The Social Experiments

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* Teaser Trailer

### Rating

18+, Content warnings for derealisation, explicit language, gore, horror themes, jumpscares, and flashing lights in some sequences

### Runtime

Episode 1: 1:48:19
Episode 2: 2:19:00
Episode 3: 59:08
(intros and outros included)

### Written by

Ranboo
Keenan Mosimann

### Music by

Nathan Hanover (The Social Experiments (Original Livestream Soundtrack))

### Produced by

JK Productions
Ghost Commander

### Budget

USD$1 million

**Generation Loss: The Social Experiments**, also known as **Generation 1: The Social Experiments** and **The Social Experiments brought to you by Showfall Media**, is the first release of Generation Loss. It was a series of horror-comedy livestream experiences in late May 2023 written by Ranboo and Keenan Mosimann. It was produced by JK Productions and Ghost Commander and featured an original soundtrack created by Nathan Hanover.

There were three live-streamed shows, *Episode 1: The Spirit of The Cabin*, *Episode 2: The Mastermind of The Warehouse*, and *Episode 3: The Choice*, broadcast on May 24th, 26th, and 28th on Ranboo's Twitch channel and the story is fully contained within the streams. A director's cut, known as the *Founder's Cut*, is expected to be released Q1 2024.

## Background

Generation 1 was originally going to be a small short film but due to resource limitations, Ranboo decided to transform it into a live experience in order to be able to properly make his vision for the story.

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> **A little story for the genlosers**
> Just as a cool little behind the scenes tidbit as well as explination[sic] for why its live!
> Originally generation 1 was meant to be a small short film with the typical "genloss story" that everyone kind of has in mind (with some big changes ofc), but when i was brainstorming I kept running into the same problem: with the resources I had, I wouldnt be able to make what I wanted to make. I wouldnt be able to do the idea that I had in my mind justice. So when I got in contact with JK who specializes in live content (FOR ORIGINALLY A WHOLE OTHER IDEA) I went "wait a second" (realization thanks to help from Ash Kabosu LMAO) and decided to make a different, live production because then I could truly make the vision come true.
> This is 100 percent of everything that I can give in this story. We have not cut any corners and thats how I am forever going to be with this project. Anything else like a short film would have just been put with all of the other horror short films and wouldnt have been done to the vision I had.
> So THAT is why this is a whole live experience and isnt the story you think it is, but dont worry that original story still exists :D
>
> Ranboo (ranboolivesaysstuff), Tumblr

The Social Experiments was first teased in August 2022 on one of Ranboo's Twitch live streams, in which he wrote out the initials "TSE" on a drawing of a retro television screen. The full title was first teased on October 31, 2022 through the Generation Loss Twitter account. More letters of the title along with the logo design were gradually revealed every five days after the previous.

On November 30, 2022, the Twitter account posted a cropped image of the project's logo with the caption "Many become one".

In the five days leading up to the trailer's release, a different Generation Loss logo design was posted each day accompanied by a countdown.

"5", posted December 1, 2022"4", posted December 2, 2022"3", posted December 3, 2022"2", posted December 4, 2022"1", posted December 5, 2022
### Times Square Billboard

On May 20-21, 2023, an advertisement for The Social Experiments was displayed on one of the billboards on 1540 Broadway in Times Square, New York. The billboard advertisement contains the Generation Loss logo, the Showfall Media logo, the show dates, and footage of GL!Ranboo having woken up to find himself kidnapped, tied to a chair and hooked up to a machine. Ranboo visited the billboard in person on the day it was put up.

A photo of the billboard, containing a video of GL!Ranboo with red text saying "SAVE HIM".A photo of Ranboo looking at the billboard, containing a video of GL!Ranboo with red text saying "SAVE HIM".A photo of Ranboo looking at the billboard, containing the Generation Loss logo.
## Cast & Characters

* Ranboo (character), played by Ranboo
* Slimecicle, played by Charlie Dalgleish
* Sneeg, played by Brendan Thro
* The Puzzler, played by Jeremy Elbertson
* Ethan, played by Ethan Nestor
* Niki, played by Niki Nihachu
* Austin Show (character), played by Austin Show
* Vinny, played by Vinny Vinesauce
* Valkyrae, played by Rachell Hofstetter
* Sykkuno (character), played by Sykkuno
* Hetch, played by Keenan Mosimann
* Squiggles, played by Keenan Mosimann
* Frank

## Episodes

* *Episode 1: The Spirit of The Cabin*, broadcast on May 24, 2023
* *Episode 2: The Mastermind of The Warehouse*, broadcast on May 26, 2023
* *Episode 3: The Choice*, broadcast on May 28, 2023

Episode 1 posterEpisode 2 posterEpisode 3 poster
## Teasers

### Official Trailer

A teaser trailer was released on December 6, 2022, and it gained 134k views within a day of release and reached #41 on YouTube Trending.

### Connecting...

*Connecting...* was released on April 22, 2023, and features music by Nathan Hanover and voice acting by Alex Kister. It was also posted on Twitter with the caption "Take control".

### Connected.

*Connected.* was released on May 1, 2023, and features music by Nathan Hanover and voice acting by Alex Kister.

### Announcement

*Announcement*, (premiered as *Showfall Media Special Announcement Keynote*), was released on May 3, 2023 and features music by Nathan Hanover..

### The Hero

*The Hero* was released on May 14, 2023, featuring music by Nathan Hanover. It is the official introduction to Ranboo's character and was also posted on Twitter.

Generation Loss- The Social Experiments Official TeaserConnecting...Connected.AnnouncementThe Hero
## Reception

Each of the three episodes received an average of approximately 50,000 concurrent viewers, with *The Mastermind of The Warehouse* peaking at around 55,600 total viewers. **Generation Loss: *The Social Experiments*** was submitted for the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards under the newest category, *Outstanding Emerging Media Program*. Variety predicted the show to be a potential nominee for the award, and it was the only non-VR media predicted in the running. Unfortunately, the show did not receive a nomination.

### Game Theory

On July 30, 2023, The Game Theorists uploaded a video theorizing about *The Social Experiments*. During the video, however, they mistakenly referred to the show as an alternate reality game (ARG), which it is not.

## Trivia

* All three episodes were filmed at the Galleria at White Plains, a recently vacated mall in downtown White Plains, New York.
	+ There were 38 different sets for the show.
* Before the show, Ranboo said that the production was going to cost around USD$1 million.
* According to Ranboo, there were around 66 scenes for the shows, with only 2 of them being pre-recorded.
* Ghost Commander designed a custom Twitch extension to integrate with the shows and involve viewer choices within the story.
	+ Burdrehnar made the art and animations for the Twitch extension UI.
* The show's safe word for Day 1 was "lilac", which was changed to "oyster house/haus" for Days 2 and 3 due to Ethan's character wearing purple. This was also used as the name of the YouTube channel for the video Charlie reacted to on stream.
	+ Despite the existence of a safe word, Ranboo did not stop the show when he suffered from electrical burns from a dislodged wire during Episode 1. Further information: The Spirit of The Cabin § Behind the Scenes

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 reallymillee [RanbooLive] (May 21, 2023). "gen 1 titles and genre" (Twitch Clip).
2. ↑ RanbooVODS (May 22, 2023). "LAST STREAM BEFORE BIG GENERATION LOSS TIME! IT BEGINS ON MAY 24 AT 6PM EST!" at 3:57 (YouTube Video).
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (May 24, 2023): "Episode 1: The Spirit of The Cabin Your viewpoint: http://twitch.tv/ranboolive [Poster]" [Archived]
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 jodilemma [RanbooLive] (December 31, 2022). "genloss costs $1M" (Twitch Clip).
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (May 3, 2023): "Three shows. One hero. [Image]" [Archived]
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Generation Loss (December 6, 2022). "Generation Loss: The Social Experiments Official Teaser" [Archived] (YouTube Video).
7. ↑ Generation Loss Behind The Scenes [@generationloss2] via Twitter (April 22, 2023): "Generation 1’s ost is being done by none other than @NHSynthonic ! He has made some absolutely amazing pieces for this :D" [Archived]
8. ↑ Ranboo [ranboolivesaysstuff] via Tumblr (May 12, 2023): "ALSO just as a little thing Everything that you are seeing so far is just marketing! The show can and will 100 percent stand on its own without any prior knowledge! So if there is something that you arent getting or something that you dont understand dont worry! All will be explained :D" [Archived]
9. ↑ reallymillee [RanbooLive] (May 21, 2023). "gen loss streams are the story" (Twitch Clip).
10. ↑ RanbooVODS (August 10, 2023). "JUST TALKING CHALLENGE! NOT TALKING = 1 BILLION DOLLARS LOST!!!!" at 23:30 [Archived] (YouTube Video).
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ranboo [ranboolivesaysstuff] via Tumblr (May 12, 2023): "A little story for the genlosers" [Archived]
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 RanbooVODS (August 16, 2022). "Ranboo draws things while talking and answering questions" at 31:06 (VOD).
13. ↑ Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (October 31, 2022): "\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_" [Archived]
14. ↑ Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (November 5, 2022): "G\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ L\_\_\_ \_\_\_ S\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ [Image]" [Archived]
15. ↑ Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (November 10, 2022): "G\_n\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ L\_\_s \_\_\_ S\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ [Image]" [Archived]
16. ↑ Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (November 15, 2022): "G\_n\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ L\_\_s \_h\_ S\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ [Image]" [Archived]
17. ↑ Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (November 20, 2022): "G\_n\_\_\_\_\_\_n L\_\_s Th\_ S\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ [Image]" [Archived]
18. ↑ Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (November 25, 2022): "G\_n\_\_\_\_\_\_n L\_ss Th\_ S\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ [Image]" [Archived]
19. ↑ Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (November 30, 2022): "Many become one [Image]" [Archived]
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (December 1, 2022): "5 [Image]" [Archived]
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (December 2, 2022): "4 [Image]" [Archived]
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (December 3, 2022): "3 [Image]" [Archived]
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (December 4, 2022): "2 [Image]" [Archived]
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (December 5, 2022): "1 [Image]" [Archived]
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (May 20, 2023): "The Hero [photo of billboard]" [Archived]
26. ↑ Geno [@GENL0SERS] via Twitter (May 20, 2023): "EXPLODING THIS IS SO FUCKING COOLLLLL IM SO EXCITED FOR THSI SHOW AAHHHDHHFH [Video of billboard]" [Archived]
27. ↑ VidCon (July 7, 2023). "'Generation Loss: How It Happened' at #VidConAN23: Ranboo & More Share Behind-the-Scenes Stories" at 35:45 [Archived] (YouTube Video).
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Ranboo [@Ranboosaysstuff] via Twitter (May 20, 2023): "Sure hope that guy is okay [Photo of Ranboo looking at the billboard]" [Archived]
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Ranboo (alt) [@ranaltboo] via Twitter (May 20, 2023): "So surreal to actually see this time :) I’m so excited for this thing [Photo of Ranboo looking at the billboard]" [Archived]
30. ↑ Ranboo (alt) [@ranaltboo] via Twitter (May 20, 2023): "It’s up all of today and tomorrow :) we pulled out all the stops for this haha" [Archived]
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (May 24, 2023): "Episode 2: The Mastermind of The Warehouse Your viewpoint: http://twitch.tv/ranboolive [Poster]" [Archived]
32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (May 28, 2023): "Episode 3: The Choice Your viewpoint: http://twitch.tv/ranboolive [Poster]" [Archived]
33. ↑ jodilemma [RanbooLive] (December 8, 2022). "generation loss announcement trailer is trending" [Archived] (Clip).
34. ↑ Generation Loss (April 22, 2023). "Connecting..." [Archived] (YouTube Video).
35. ↑ Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (December 6, 2022): "Take control [Trailer video]" [Archived]
36. ↑ Generation Loss (May 1, 2023). "Connected." [Archived] (YouTube Video).
37. ↑ Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (May 3, 2023): "[A link to the announcement video, showing the title as 'Showfall Media Announcement Keynote!']" [Archived]
38. ↑ Generation Loss (May 3, 2023). "Announcement" [Archived] (YouTube Video).
39. ↑ Generation Loss (May 14, 2023). "The Hero" [Archived] (YouTube Video).
40. ↑ Generation Loss [@Generationloss1] via Twitter (May 14, 2023): "[Video]" [Archived]
41. ↑ RanbooLive - Stream May 26, 2023. Twitch Tracker. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023.
42. ↑ RanbooVODS (June 29, 2023). "Ranboo tries, and fails, to go up -Only Up!" at 1:45:19 [Archived] (YouTube Video).
43. ↑ VidCon (July 7, 2023). "'Generation Loss: How It Happened' at #VidConAN23: Ranboo & More Share Behind-the-Scenes Stories" at 37:29 [Archived] (YouTube Video).
44. ↑ Clayton Davis (June 20, 2023). Emmys: Creative Arts Categories Likely to Push ‘Dahmer’ and ‘Succession’ as Most Nominated Shows, HBO or Netflix Could Lead for Networks. Variety. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023.
45. ↑ 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Wikipedia. Retrieved on July 12, 2023.
46. ↑ The Game Theorists (July 30, 2023). "Game Theory: Lies Of The Founder (Ranboo: Generation Loss)" [Archived] (YouTube Video).
47. ↑ Vinesauce: The Full Sauce (June 1, 2023). "[Vinesauce] Vinny - My Generation Loss Experience + Abandoned Mall Exploration" at 2:25 [Archived] (YouTube Video).
48. ↑ Ranboo [ranboolivesaysstuff] via Tumblr (April 15, 2023): "37 custom sets/areas in total :), Reblog adding: Not exaggerating [Image of a printed page saying 36, 37, 38] (there’s one that I don’t really count LMAO)" [Archived]
49. ↑ reallymillee [RanbooLive] (May 21, 2023). "genloss will be live, only 2 of 66 scenes are pre-recorded" (Twitch Clip).
50. ↑ reallymillee [RanbooLive] (May 21, 2023). "ghost commander designed the gen loss twitch extension" (Twitch Clip).
51. ↑ Burd Bones [@Burdrehnar] via Twitter (May 28, 2023): "Had the pleasure to work with GhostCommander to make the art and animations of the UI for Ranboo's Generation Loss! It was a lot of work and fun to put together ;p" [Archived]
52. ↑ Sneeg VODs (June 4, 2023). "SNEEGSNAG REACTS TO GENERATION LOSS CHAPTER 1" at 1:14:57 [Archived] (YouTube Video).
53. ↑ Slimecicle VODS (May 29, 2023). "a completely normal Slimecicle stream" at 4:30 [Archived] (YouTube Video).
54. ↑ Generation Loss Team [oysterhaus] (May 28, 2023). "VIRAL COLOR COMPILATION 🐍 #1 🌭" [Archived] (YouTube Video).
55. ↑ Generation Loss Behind The Scenes [@generationloss2] via Twitter (May 24, 2023): "Fun behind the scenes fact! Ranboo is currently being treated for a burn caused by a wire that malfunctioned halfway through the show! Don’t worry he is okay! He just kept going for some reason!" [Archived]