Reaction Videos

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About

Reaction Videos are a series of online videos which shows an individual or a group of people reacting towards something that they are seeing. While the practice originally focused on reactions towards shock sites and screamers, it has since branched out towards other subjects, such as the trailer of a new anticipated movie or an unusual event that the viewer is not familiar with.

Origin

One of the earliest popular examples of reaction videos was the Scary Maze prank video which was uploaded by Youtube user Can’t We All Just Get Along? on may 20th, 2006. Within 8 years, the video has gathered more than 27 million views^[1].

Spread

On December 7th, 2008, Urban Dictionary user Señor Giggles submitted an entry regarding Reaction Videos^[2]. On October 16th, 2010, The Fine Bros Youtube channel began their reaction videos series which has gathered over 98.7 million views within 4 years^[3].

A reaction Video subreddit was created on November 5th, 2011^[4]. As of May, 2015, typing the keyword “Reaction Videos” on Youtube would yield more than 10.2 million results^[5].

Various Examples

Related Memes

Scary Prank Reaction Videos

Scary Prank Reaction Videos are a series of videos that shows an individual or a group of people reacting towards shock sites and screamers. These videos are considered to be one of the earliest examples of Reaction Videos.

The Fine Brother’s React Series

The Fine Brother’s React Series is a web show in which different groups of people are shown several online phenomenas and record their reactions and opinions. The series is considered to be one of the most popular Reaction Videos series to date with a total of 98.7 million views since it began in 2010.

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