The Sidemen Story

It's a long documentary about the crew of the Sidemen and focusing on their individual chanels before they became the modern You Tube force which they are now.

They provide unique content every Sunday on You Tube and their uploads gain millions and millions of viewers. They are the most succesful UK You Tube collective in existance; at the time of writing.

I have watched their content and it is fun and easy TV to goof-off with late-at-night with a bowl of popcorn and a can of cold beer.

It's got the Generation Z seal-of-approval and everywhere they go they get cohorted by crazy kids after a slice of the fame and the fortune.

However it's quite self-indulgent and it is a bit long for what could essentially have been compressed into an hour. I got a bit tired of the format and as a documentary perspective it was not as fun as logging into the channel and just dropping out.

There was some great information about mental health but they sometimes don't take things too seriously because they're too busy laughing to realise the actual message. I think they are maturing as men and are realising how important mental health is and advocating it to Generation Z and beyond is fabulous.

I was also glad that they are doing charity work and an important aspect which is funding childrens' school trips. The Government don't do enough to help the poor and it's sad that famous people have to cover it. Austerity helps only the rich.

It's nice to see these guys reach out to their communities and help others. It's a nice story and I wish them the best-of-success even though this documentary is a bit dull compared to modern produciton standards. Please get someone like Louis Theroux on for a professional angle.

The sidemen story is really the story of the sidemen we go on a journey all away back to 2013 to 2024 and it's great we get a glimpse of the lives of the sidemen and it shows their fans including me at event and meet and greets or truly it an amazing documentary it is only available in the uk I wish it was international for everyone to see but this documentary really explains the sidemen to people who don't watch the videos and the new fans it also show the behind the scenes of the sidemen which I think is a great thing to see in a documentary it's the thing your looking for in a documentary I really think it's great.

Production value was great and it gives a good insight into the sidemen. I think a rating of 8 is very fair as nothing is ever a 10. Being a fan from the beginning myself I do believe Netflix missed a lot of the lore out which has brought my rating down a little, but overall I do believe its probably a fair representation of the sidemen and how they came to fame. For someone who doesn't know the sidemen fully this would be a superb watch and gets a small insight into what they do and how they became so famous. Like I said I do believe Netflix could have added at least another 40 mins to an hour on top of what was produced by just adding small bits of lore.

"The Sidemen Story" offers a glimpse into the lives of the renowned YouTube group, The Sidemen. While it captures the group's camaraderie and rise to fame, it falls short in delivering a balanced portrayal of all members, particularly Vikkstar123. Known for his significant contributions to the gaming community and business ventures, Vikk is reduced to a simplistic character motivated mainly by financial gain. This overlooks his passion for gaming and his role in shaping online communities. Despite its moments of emotion and humor, the documentary's narrow focus on financial motivations, especially regarding Vikk, detracts from a fully realized narrative of The Sidemen's collective and individual journeys.

If you're a sidemen fan expecting a deep dive on their lives that goes past what you probably already know through YouTube, it's not that. (Tbf they've said that whilst promoting it)

What it is: a well put together documentary with an overview of their story as a group, then brief overviews about each individual, their motivations, and struggles etc. Good production value, and good pacing makes it watchable. 7/10

I can't tell if anyone who doesn't watch them would particularly find this interesting, but maybe!

P.s. Found it hilarious that vik had to tell one of the Netflix cameramen to pan the camera so people knew what was happening lol.