Disappointing Pieces of Lost Media (That Didn't Live Up to the Hype)

You probably remember all the biggest lost media searches but what about that ones that aren't remembered as much? Let's take a look at some forgotten topics today!

[DWN]

The most disappointing piece of lost media I've ever seen was Spongebob's lost episode. I know a guy who followed a treasure map for around 40 minutes through his town looking for the last VHS tape with the episode on it, and it turned out to just be five minutes of cheap walk cycles. Absolutely unbelievable.

[alphabulblax]

My favorite piece of Lost Media that didn't exist has to be the Evil Farming Game. Basically, someone said that they remembered a game that was like Harvest Moon, except you kill your wife and have to hide her body from the police. It sparked a search that went on for several years until it was revealed that the whole thing was just a Vinesauce Joel clip that the OP had absorbed into his subconscious and thought was an actual game. It's a rare instance where the end result is so funny that I can't really be too disappointed.

[Paula-dot-jpg]

Honestly even if the search with A Day With SpongeBob was disappointing to people, it's still a fascinating story to me just because of the weirdness of Regal Films. Like even if we didn't get what we want out of it we found a completely different mystery that has just as much intrigue

[Wolf]

Honestly I'm baffled that people considered a slightly different art style but still mostly the same pilot for Billy and Mandy MORE interesting than the bizarre trepanation video we got!? I don't understand what people want out of these searches sometimes.

[kalebnolan]

I’m gonna be real, most lost media is gonna feel like a let down because the biggest part of the hype is the search

[Ars-Nova]

Personally I think the Billy and Mandy one is satisfying, mostly because it’s nice seeing how the creator solved it through just holding onto it. It feels sweet that he not only made a cool showing of it but uploaded it himself.

[deniromorales]

I think the "go for a punch" search is very similar to the SpongeBob one. When OP came out and said it was fake, seemingly no one wanted to believe them and everyone was still hoping there was a lost anime.

[kalkuttadrop]

If I’d have to pick, I’d say “Cracks” is probably the biggest successful lost media hunt in the community’s history, primarily due to the age of the hunt compared to Clockman and the fact there was a borderline coverup by Sesame Workshop to keep it from being shown publically, with a few private showing occurring years before the real release.

Clockman is close, and due to happening more recently, got more attention, but the actual video didn’t quite live up to the recollections and had been available for years online, people just didn’t know the title. That just can’t live up to a decades long search through old tape archives and legal battles that Cracks had.

I will say though, The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet, while not exactly true Lost Media, has the potential to rival the likes of them if the mystery is solved.

[otaking]

I'd say there's still plenty of unanswered questions in regards to A Day with SpongeBob, such as Regal's website containing viruses, those associated with the company wanting to distance themselves, and the supposed cases of money laundering.

[nick]

Pretty sure most lost media is going to be incredibly disappointing once it's found. The point of finding it isn't because it's suspected to be grand or great. Rather, it's just for the sake of preserving a piece of media history. Most lost media gets lost in the first place because it's not particularly notable, memorable or popular. So you can't really expect it to be anything amazing in the end if it _is_ found.

[themcpingu]

Lost media is never boring when you cover it Mr.LSuperSonicQ

[flowerzforsaturn]

I’m kinda surprised people found the billy and Mandy prototype disappointing. I personally thought a childrens show having a really unsettling pilot to be really cool (even though it freaked me out more than it should have)

[BezddRed]

So you recorded a 10 minute video about Flapjack's lost pilot but decided not to finish or release it. Does this mean you yourself have lost media that is coincidentally about lost media?

[thelonleyUchiha]

Personally I do think the more interesting story that the lost media community accidentally probably uncovered some sort of money laundering scheme and became a thorn in the side of the guy in charge all over a bootleg spongebob movie lol. It’s to bad there’s not enough evidence to send to the police cause that would be absolutely amazing 😂 “we were hunting for spongebob but what we found was much worse” 🤣

[Awesomeman-wjqv]

"and of course, the Hannah Montana anime"
The Hannah Montanime

[KingOfInsanity]

Lost media that isn't all that it's cracked up to be can be disappointing sometimes. Especially when it's so wild.

[JackReacts]

My favorite was the prank where people would take "spong knob square nuts" and just burn it onto a DVD that they'd dress up like a day with SpongeBob

[ironmaster]

idk the billy and mandy one sounds very nitpicky to me, i mean is a super effed up version of the original show and pretty much a real life version of a creepypasta, what more can you want?

[clarencekisamore]

Would love to see what kind of lost media a website like Newgrounds has. I was an avid fan in the 2000s and I wonder how many shorts or series were lost over the years.

[Spacething]

the absolute power contained in the guy at the pixar section who showed up, proved that they had the disc, dumped it, and then completely left after only 5 posts