Logan and Jake Paul are storming Max with Paul American, a so-called unscripted chaos fest dropping March 27, but the internet’s already torching it as a scam-fest deluxe. Outkick’s hyping it as an ‘unhinged masterpiece,’ while Daily Mail reports Max users are ready to ditch their subscriptions over this mess. YouTube’s savage, calling them “scam artists” and ripping Jake as a “weak coward” for dodging real boxers and Logan as a “snake oil salesman” for his CryptoZoo flop that left investors broke. Instagram’s no better, drowning Jake’s hype post in hate and “Kardashians 2.0” jabs.
Reality TV’s been thriving on this vibe forever, The Kardashians racked up 20 seasons, now killing it on Hulu with season 6, while Max jumps on the influencer train with hits like Bayleen Out Loud (14.7 million streams!) and An Update On Our Family. Controversy’s the game as Bayleen’s Tourette’s gets side-eye for being “dramatized,” but views don’t lie. It’s all about hate-watching, says Headspace: we love judging flops from our couches. With the Pauls’ decade-long hate parade, Paul American might just be peak hate-watch bait, Max doesn’t care if you love or loathe it, as long as you’re watching. Thoughts? Spill below!
Reality TV’s been thriving on this vibe forever, The Kardashians racked up 20 seasons, now killing it on Hulu with season 6, while Max jumps on the influencer train with hits like Bayleen Out Loud (14.7 million streams!) and An Update On Our Family. Controversy’s the game as Bayleen’s Tourette’s gets side-eye for being “dramatized,” but views don’t lie. It’s all about hate-watching, says Headspace: we love judging flops from our couches. With the Pauls’ decade-long hate parade, Paul American might just be peak hate-watch bait, Max doesn’t care if you love or loathe it, as long as you’re watching. Thoughts? Spill below!
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00:00Logan and Jake Paul are crashing HBO Max with their new reality show Paul American,
00:04billed as unscripted chaos, but the public, they're calling it a scam fest already.
00:09Let's break it down.
00:10Outkick hails it as an unhinged masterpiece,
00:13but Daily Mail says Max users are ready to cancel subscriptions over the new show.
00:17Dropping March 27th, Paul American promises raw Paul Brother energy,
00:22yet YouTube's roasting it hard, with one comment stating,
00:25shame on y'all for giving airtime to these scam artists.
00:28While another critic feels the show features a weak coward and a snake oil salesman,
00:33possibly referring to Jake Paul's decision to allegedly pick boxing opponents with weaker
00:37records rather than facing top tier boxers in his weight class, according to reports,
00:42which would assumingly leave the snake oil salesman comment to Logan Paul
00:46and his recent crypto scam allegations.
00:48According to Prima Law, the allegations against Logan suggest that he made over
00:52$100,000 in profit from one stock by selling it once the price had skyrocketed.
00:57Logan was then forced to apologize for his involvement in a crypto game called CryptoZoo,
01:01which has been shelved, leaving millions of investors out of pocket.
01:05Unfortunately, there is very little support from fans on the release of the new show,
01:09as Instagram comments flooded Jake Paul's announcement
01:12with more dislike and comparisons to the Kardashians.
01:16Reality TV has been around for a while, with the Kardashians running 20 successful seasons on E,
01:21and then was later picked up by Hulu, which just premiered season 6.
01:25Now, with influencers rising to fame and mixing with Hollywood,
01:28it makes sense that Max and other streaming services would recently lean into influencer-led
01:33stories. Hulu features TikTokers Charli and Dixie D'Amelio in the reality show The D'Amelio Show,
01:38which follows their family as they navigate fame and the challenges of being in the public eye,
01:42and has run for three seasons.
01:44And Max has been successful with recent documentaries like An Update on Our Family,
01:48which takes you through the adoption drama surrounding ex-YouTube parents James and
01:53And we can't leave out the TLC show Balan Out Loud, which is available to stream on Max,
01:57leading to more exposure of the show and more commentary around Balan Dupree,
02:01who was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome in 2020,
02:04right before her 18th birthday, according to reports.
02:06And around the same time, Balan started posting on TikTok, and she quickly amassed a following
02:11of devoted fans for her playful, unfiltered videos of a young person enduring the pandemic,
02:16while managing her vocal and motor tics, according to Interview Magazine.
02:20Since Balan's rise to social media fame, many have questioned the authenticity of her Tourette's,
02:24and feel the show may be dramatizing her symptoms for views.
02:27But despite the controversial topics of these shows, according to Variety Magazine,
02:32as of February 24th, more than 14.7 million people have streamed or watched Balan Out Loud
02:38on TLC and Max, making it TLC's most-watched new unscripted series in nearly a year for adults and
02:44women 25 to 54. See, the truth is reality shows featuring people others despise, where viewers
02:51watch just to slam the star of the show, thrive on hate-watching, a key reason shows like The
02:56Kardashians stay so popular. According to Headspace, hate-watching is popular as it can
03:01spark joy from seeing others' missteps, creating a boost to the viewers' ego as they judge them from
03:07afar. And with how long Jake and Logan Paul have been disliked, this makes the hate-watching appeal
03:12even stronger. And at the end of the day, Max doesn't care if people are watching because they
03:16love or hate the show, they just care if people are watching. But what do you think? Drop your
03:20thoughts below and follow us everywhere at What's Trending.