Chris Chan VS. The Internet - Revision history

Larry the Larryhog: /* Cancellation */

2025-10-27T14:32:51Z

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	According to [[The WCT]] in a leaked DM years later, allegedly Naught and Draft had once been friends, but that [[MKRNightVee]] had manipulated Naught into turning against Draft, and that this was a cause for the cancellation of the film.<ref>[[:File:HTL-WCT DM 25Jul2021.png]]</ref>		According to [[The WCT]] in a leaked DM years later, allegedly Naught and Draft had once been friends, but that [[MKRNightVee]] had manipulated Naught into turning against Draft, and that this was a cause for the cancellation of the film.<ref>[[:File:HTL-WCT DM 25Jul2021.png]]</ref>

	As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.		As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.

	==Mentions by Chris==		==Mentions by Chris==

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	'''''Chris Chan VS. The Internet''''' is a cancelled and (presumed) lost documentary film directed by film student '''Joseph Draft'''. Footage was filmed [[March 2019]],<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531505 ([https://archive.fo/CMSIx archive])</ref> and included interviews with Chris, [[Barbara]] and [[Megan]]. The film would've focused on the current condition of [[Chris]] and the [[Chris and reality\|long-term effects]] that [[internet]] [[troll]]ing has had on his mental state. The trailer, a leaked minute from the opening, and two brief leaked clips are the only known surviving portions of the film, and the film remains in limbo, if not outright lost.		'''''Chris Chan VS. The Internet''''' is a cancelled and (presumed) lost documentary film directed by film student '''Joseph Draft'''. Footage was filmed [[March 2019]],<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531505 ([https://archive.fo/CMSIx archive])</ref> and included interviews with Chris, [[Barbara]] and [[Megan]]. The film would've focused on the current condition of [[Chris]] and the [[Chris and reality\|long-term effects]] that [[internet]] [[troll]]ing has had on his mental state. The trailer, a leaked minute from the opening, and two brief leaked clips are the only known surviving portions of the film, and the film remains in limbo, if not outright lost.

	Draft has not given a public statement on the cancellation.		Draft has not given a public statement on the cancellation. Potential reasons given by insiders include problems with the Kickstarter campaign, possible harassment by [[Kiwi Farms]], and intimidation by [[Naught]].

	==History==		==History==

Hurtful Truth Level: /* Cancellation */

2025-09-23T19:56:46Z

Cancellation

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	On 19 July 2019, Draft joined Kiwi Farms under the username Bombsaway, but avoided mentioning ''Chris Chan VS. The Internet'' until 19 January 2020.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/members/bombsaway.39895/</ref> On that date, Draft posted that "some faggot has been threatening to dox me so I thought I'd beat him to it" and included his own dox, his role having directed the film, and that he also [[white knight]]ed for Chris.<ref>[[:File:Joseph Draft KF.jpg]]</ref>		On 19 July 2019, Draft joined Kiwi Farms under the username Bombsaway, but avoided mentioning ''Chris Chan VS. The Internet'' until 19 January 2020.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/members/bombsaway.39895/</ref> On that date, Draft posted that "some faggot has been threatening to dox me so I thought I'd beat him to it" and included his own dox, his role having directed the film, and that he also [[white knight]]ed for Chris.<ref>[[:File:Joseph Draft KF.jpg]]</ref>

	According to [[Naught]], a Kiwi Farms user who had also interacted with Draft over the chat service [[Discord]], he had gotten Draft to face-dox himself after a 4-hour conversation once his hard drive containing ''Chris Chan VS. The Internet'' was destroyed.<ref name=naughthistory>[[Naught#History]]</ref> Naught claimed that the mostly-completed film was destroyed by Draft out of [[stress]] over film cuts and infighting with some of his collaborators.<ref name=stress>[[Official CWCki Server chats (Naught)#Chris Chan VS. The Internet]]</ref> Naught also alleged Draft to have had a key role with the [[Arbitarch CWC Alliance]] Discord server and that he had been using it to gather content, and that Naught shut the server down.<ref name=naughthistory></ref>		According to [[Naught]], a Kiwi Farms user who had also interacted with Draft over the chat service [[Discord]], he had allegedly gotten Draft to face-dox himself after a 4-hour conversation once his hard drive containing ''Chris Chan VS. The Internet'' was destroyed.<ref name=naughthistory>[[Naught#History]]</ref> Naught claimed that the mostly-completed film was destroyed by Draft out of [[stress]] over film cuts and infighting with some of his collaborators.<ref name=stress>[[Official CWCki Server chats (Naught)#Chris Chan VS. The Internet]]</ref> Naught also alleged Draft to have had a key role with the [[Arbitarch CWC Alliance]] Discord server and that he had been using it to gather content, and that Naught shut the server down.<ref name=naughthistory></ref>

			According to [[The WCT]] in a leaked DM years later, allegedly Naught and Draft had once been friends, but that [[MKRNightVee]] had manipulated Naught into turning against Draft, and that this was a cause for the cancellation of the film.<ref>[[:File:HTL-WCT DM 25Jul2021.png]]</ref>

	As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.		As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.

Hurtful Truth Level: /* Cancellation */

2025-09-20T16:12:52Z

Cancellation

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	According to CMCW, most of the collaborators who had tentatively signed on were spooked, and he suggested it was due to hostility from Kiwi Farms users.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537363 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref>		According to CMCW, most of the collaborators who had tentatively signed on were spooked, and he suggested it was due to hostility from Kiwi Farms users.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537363 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref>

	According to [[Naught]], a Kiwi Farms user who had also interacted with Draft over the chat service [[Discord]], the mostly-completed film was destroyed by Draft out of [[stress]] over film cuts and infighting with some of his collaborators.<ref name=stress>[[Official CWCki Server chats (Naught)#Chris Chan VS. The Internet]]</ref> Naught also ~~claimed that he got~~ Draft to ~~face-dox himself<ref>~~[[~~:File:Joseph Draft KF.jpg~~]]~~</ref> after a 4-hour conversation once~~ the ~~drive was destroyed~~.<ref>~~[[Naught#History]]~~</ref>		On 19 July 2019, Draft joined Kiwi Farms under the username Bombsaway, but avoided mentioning ''Chris Chan VS. The Internet'' until 19 January 2020.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/members/bombsaway.39895/</ref> On that date, Draft posted that "some faggot has been threatening to dox me so I thought I'd beat him to it" and included his own dox, his role having directed the film, and that he also [[white knight]]ed for Chris.<ref>[[:File:Joseph Draft KF.jpg]]</ref>

			According to [[Naught]], a Kiwi Farms user who had also interacted with Draft over the chat service [[Discord]], he had gotten Draft to face-dox himself after a 4-hour conversation once his hard drive containing ''Chris Chan VS. The Internet'' was destroyed.<ref name=naughthistory>[[Naught#History]]</ref> Naught claimed that the mostly-completed film was destroyed by Draft out of [[stress]] over film cuts and infighting with some of his collaborators.<ref name=stress>[[Official CWCki Server chats (Naught)#Chris Chan VS. The Internet]]</ref> Naught also alleged Draft to have had a key role with the [[Arbitarch CWC Alliance]] Discord server and that he had been using it to gather content, and that Naught shut the server down.<ref name=naughthistory></ref>

	As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.		As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.

FokkerTISM: /* History */

2025-09-18T16:20:22Z

History

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	On 4 [[April 2019]], the project was announced through a [[Kickstarter]] page via a tweet from Chris, and having a funding goal of $20,000. The description on the Kickstarter page<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdraft/chris-chan-vs-the-internet</ref> initially had very little information on the documentary and no breakdown of how the $20,000 of the budget would be used. The page was eventually updated and described that the film had been completed (to a point) and that the purpose of the Kickstarter was to conduct additional interviews, have more special guests, and to finance costs associated with filming.		On 4 [[April 2019]], the project was announced through a [[Kickstarter]] page via a tweet from Chris, and having a funding goal of $20,000. The description on the Kickstarter page<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdraft/chris-chan-vs-the-internet</ref> initially had very little information on the documentary and no breakdown of how the $20,000 of the budget would be used. The page was eventually updated and described that the film had been completed (to a point) and that the purpose of the Kickstarter was to conduct additional interviews, have more special guests, and to finance costs associated with filming.

	[[Kiwi Farms]] user CMCW claimed to be involved with the film and made multiple posts answering questions on it. He said that Chris wanted to help provide info for the film, ~~giving~~ his master copy of [[Christian Weston Chandler...Yep, I'm on TV :)]] and consenting to recordings inside the house, including a new house tour and interviews with him and [[Barbara]].<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531489 ([https://archive.fo/6pbYH archive])</ref> Draft took additional photos of the [[The Wall of Originals]] and Chris gifted him a couple of the cards,<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533717 ([https://archive.fo/6AvCO archive])</ref> as well as artwork (including [[:File:Ted Bundychu 2019 gift drawing.jpg\|one of Bundychu]]). Chris, Barbara and Megan were all paid out of Draft's money for their interviews and were promised a cut of any profits made.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533404</ref><ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537270 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref> CMCW also said that [[Geno Samuel]] (known for ''[[Chris-Chan: A Comprehensive History]]'') and Sachumo (known for his 2015 [[Chris Chan Documentary (Sachumo)\|documentary]] and [[Sachumo Interview\|2017 interview]] of Chris), and others would be participating with the film.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531290 ([https://archive.fo/kExFI archive])</ref>		[[Kiwi Farms]] user CMCW claimed to be involved with the film and made multiple posts answering questions on it. He said that Chris wanted to help provide info for the film, providing his master copy of [[Christian Weston Chandler...Yep, I'm on TV :)]] and consenting to recordings inside the house, including a new house tour and interviews with him and [[Barbara]].<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531489 ([https://archive.fo/6pbYH archive])</ref> Draft took additional photos of the [[The Wall of Originals]] and Chris gifted him a couple of the cards,<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533717 ([https://archive.fo/6AvCO archive])</ref> as well as artwork (including [[:File:Ted Bundychu 2019 gift drawing.jpg\|one of Bundychu]]). Chris, Barbara and Megan were all paid out of Draft's money for their interviews and were promised a cut of any profits made.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533404</ref><ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537270 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref> CMCW also said that [[Geno Samuel]] (known for ''[[Chris-Chan: A Comprehensive History]]'') and Sachumo (known for his 2015 [[Chris Chan Documentary (Sachumo)\|documentary]] and [[Sachumo Interview\|2017 interview]] of Chris), and others would be participating with the film.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531290 ([https://archive.fo/kExFI archive])</ref>

	According to Geno, Megan actually wanted to reunite with Chris in person; however, Draft vetoed this, feeling it would be "too corny and forced".<ref name=geno></ref> According to [[Naught]], eventually, Megan changed her mind on being included in the film, and requested her inclusion be cut.<ref name=stress></ref>		According to Geno, Megan actually wanted to reunite with Chris in person; however, Draft vetoed this, feeling it would be "too corny and forced".<ref name=geno></ref> According to [[Naught]], eventually, Megan changed her mind on being included in the film, and requested her inclusion be cut.<ref name=stress></ref>

Hurtful Truth Level: /* History */

2025-09-14T23:04:07Z

History

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	[[Kiwi Farms]] user CMCW claimed to be involved with the film and made multiple posts answering questions on it. He said that Chris wanted to help provide info for the film, giving his master copy of [[Christian Weston Chandler...Yep, I'm on TV :)]] and consenting to recordings inside the house, including a new house tour and interviews with him and [[Barbara]].<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531489 ([https://archive.fo/6pbYH archive])</ref> Draft took additional photos of the [[The Wall of Originals]] and Chris gifted him a couple of the cards,<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533717 ([https://archive.fo/6AvCO archive])</ref> as well as artwork (including [[:File:Ted Bundychu 2019 gift drawing.jpg\|one of Bundychu]]). Chris, Barbara and Megan were all paid out of Draft's money for their interviews and were promised a cut of any profits made.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533404</ref><ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537270 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref> CMCW also said that [[Geno Samuel]] (known for ''[[Chris-Chan: A Comprehensive History]]'') and Sachumo (known for his 2015 [[Chris Chan Documentary (Sachumo)\|documentary]] and [[Sachumo Interview\|2017 interview]] of Chris), and others would be participating with the film.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531290 ([https://archive.fo/kExFI archive])</ref>		[[Kiwi Farms]] user CMCW claimed to be involved with the film and made multiple posts answering questions on it. He said that Chris wanted to help provide info for the film, giving his master copy of [[Christian Weston Chandler...Yep, I'm on TV :)]] and consenting to recordings inside the house, including a new house tour and interviews with him and [[Barbara]].<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531489 ([https://archive.fo/6pbYH archive])</ref> Draft took additional photos of the [[The Wall of Originals]] and Chris gifted him a couple of the cards,<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533717 ([https://archive.fo/6AvCO archive])</ref> as well as artwork (including [[:File:Ted Bundychu 2019 gift drawing.jpg\|one of Bundychu]]). Chris, Barbara and Megan were all paid out of Draft's money for their interviews and were promised a cut of any profits made.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533404</ref><ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537270 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref> CMCW also said that [[Geno Samuel]] (known for ''[[Chris-Chan: A Comprehensive History]]'') and Sachumo (known for his 2015 [[Chris Chan Documentary (Sachumo)\|documentary]] and [[Sachumo Interview\|2017 interview]] of Chris), and others would be participating with the film.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531290 ([https://archive.fo/kExFI archive])</ref>

	According to Geno, Megan actually wanted to reunite with Chris in person; however, Draft vetoed this, feeling it would be "too corny and forced".<ref name=geno></ref> According to [[Naught]], eventually, Megan changed her mind on being included in the film, and requested her inclusion be cut.<ref name=stress></ref> Naught also claimed that the stress over the matters led Draft to give up on the project,<ref name=stress></ref> and eventually destroy a hard drive containing the only known copy of the film. Draft also feared that the hostility surrounding the film would also lead to him getting [[dox]]xed, so he did the job himself.<ref>[[:File:Joseph Draft KF.jpg]]</ref>		According to Geno, Megan actually wanted to reunite with Chris in person; however, Draft vetoed this, feeling it would be "too corny and forced".<ref name=geno></ref> According to [[Naught]], eventually, Megan changed her mind on being included in the film, and requested her inclusion be cut.<ref name=stress></ref>

	According to Geno, "Joe's buddy who saw the footage said they got lots of footage of Chris belching and screaming in public, and was all giddy about it".<ref>[[:File:Geno on Draft footage.png]]</ref>		According to Geno, "Joe's buddy who saw the footage said they got lots of footage of Chris belching and screaming in public, and was all giddy about it".<ref>[[:File:Geno on Draft footage.png]]</ref>
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	According to CMCW, most of the collaborators who had tentatively signed on were spooked, and he suggested it was due to hostility from Kiwi Farms users.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537363 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref>		According to CMCW, most of the collaborators who had tentatively signed on were spooked, and he suggested it was due to hostility from Kiwi Farms users.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537363 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref>

	According to [[Naught]], a Kiwi Farms user who had also interacted with Draft over the chat service [[Discord]], the mostly-completed film was destroyed by Draft out of [[stress]] over film cuts and infighting with some of his collaborators.<ref name=stress>[[Official CWCki Server chats (Naught)#Chris Chan VS. The Internet]]</ref> Naught also claimed that he got Draft to face-dox himself after a 4-hour conversation once the drive was destroyed.<ref>[[Naught#History]]</ref>		According to [[Naught]], a Kiwi Farms user who had also interacted with Draft over the chat service [[Discord]], the mostly-completed film was destroyed by Draft out of [[stress]] over film cuts and infighting with some of his collaborators.<ref name=stress>[[Official CWCki Server chats (Naught)#Chris Chan VS. The Internet]]</ref> Naught also claimed that he got Draft to face-dox himself<ref>[[:File:Joseph Draft KF.jpg]]</ref> after a 4-hour conversation once the drive was destroyed.<ref>[[Naught#History]]</ref>

	As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.		As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.

Hurtful Truth Level at 23:00, 14 September 2025

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	{{quote\|Chris's [[Random-access humor\|spazzing off topic]] was a HUGE challenge filming. Barb is up there in age but more lucid than people think she is, Chris just has her exhausted.\|Draft's friend CMCW.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/page-8#post-4532186 ([https://archive.fo/1THQC archive])</ref>}}		{{quote\|Chris's [[Random-access humor\|spazzing off topic]] was a HUGE challenge filming. [[Barb]] is up there in age but more lucid than people think she is, Chris just has her exhausted.\|Draft's friend CMCW.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/page-8#post-4532186 ([https://archive.fo/1THQC archive])</ref>}}
	{{quote\|[[Megan]] actually wanted to be reunited with Chris because she thought it was gonna be fun, but the director went against it because it was gonna be too corny and forced\|[[Geno Samuel]]<ref name=geno>[[:File:Geno on Draft docu.png]]</ref>}}		{{quote\|[[Megan]] actually wanted to be reunited with Chris because she thought it was gonna be fun, but the director went against it because it was gonna be too corny and forced\|[[Geno Samuel]]<ref name=geno>[[:File:Geno on Draft docu.png]]</ref>}}

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	{{quote\|Chris's spazzing off topic was a HUGE challenge filming. Barb is up there in age but more lucid than people think she is, Chris just has her exhausted.\|Draft's friend CMCW.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/page-8#post-4532186 ([https://archive.fo/1THQC archive])</ref>}}		{{quote\|Chris's [[Random-access humor\|spazzing off topic]] was a HUGE challenge filming. Barb is up there in age but more lucid than people think she is, Chris just has her exhausted.\|Draft's friend CMCW.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/page-8#post-4532186 ([https://archive.fo/1THQC archive])</ref>}}
	{{quote\|[[Megan]] actually wanted to be reunited with Chris because she thought it was gonna be fun, but the director went against it because it was gonna be too corny and forced\|[[Geno Samuel]]<ref name=geno>[[:File:Geno on Draft docu.png]]</ref>}}		{{quote\|[[Megan]] actually wanted to be reunited with Chris because she thought it was gonna be fun, but the director went against it because it was gonna be too corny and forced\|[[Geno Samuel]]<ref name=geno>[[:File:Geno on Draft docu.png]]</ref>}}

Hurtful Truth Level: /* Cancellation */

2025-09-14T22:57:41Z

Cancellation

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	According to CMCW, most of the collaborators who had tentatively signed on were spooked, and he suggested it was due to hostility from Kiwi Farms users.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537363 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref>		According to CMCW, most of the collaborators who had tentatively signed on were spooked, and he suggested it was due to hostility from Kiwi Farms users.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537363 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref>

	According to [[Naught]], the mostly-completed film was destroyed by Draft out of [[stress]] over film cuts and infighting with some of his collaborators.<ref name=stress>[[Official CWCki Server chats (Naught)#Chris Chan VS. The Internet]]</ref> Naught also claimed that he got Draft to face-dox himself after a 4-hour conversation once the drive was destroyed.<ref>[[Naught#History]]</ref>		According to [[Naught]], a Kiwi Farms user who had also interacted with Draft over the chat service [[Discord]], the mostly-completed film was destroyed by Draft out of [[stress]] over film cuts and infighting with some of his collaborators.<ref name=stress>[[Official CWCki Server chats (Naught)#Chris Chan VS. The Internet]]</ref> Naught also claimed that he got Draft to face-dox himself after a 4-hour conversation once the drive was destroyed.<ref>[[Naught#History]]</ref>

	As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.		As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.As of [[October 2024]], the film has yet to surface online, so it can be presumed that if it isn't sitting in cloud storage or on a hard drive somewhere, then the unused footage has been lost entirely.

Hurtful Truth Level at 22:55, 14 September 2025

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	On 4 [[April 2019]], the project was announced through a [[Kickstarter]] page via a tweet from Chris, and having a funding goal of $20,000. The description on the Kickstarter page<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdraft/chris-chan-vs-the-internet</ref> initially had very little information on the documentary and no breakdown of how the $20,000 of the budget would be used. The page was eventually updated and described that the film had been completed (to a point) and that the purpose of the Kickstarter was to conduct additional interviews, have more special guests, and to finance costs associated with filming.		On 4 [[April 2019]], the project was announced through a [[Kickstarter]] page via a tweet from Chris, and having a funding goal of $20,000. The description on the Kickstarter page<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdraft/chris-chan-vs-the-internet</ref> initially had very little information on the documentary and no breakdown of how the $20,000 of the budget would be used. The page was eventually updated and described that the film had been completed (to a point) and that the purpose of the Kickstarter was to conduct additional interviews, have more special guests, and to finance costs associated with filming.

	[[Kiwi Farms]] user CMCW claimed to be involved with the film and made multiple posts answering questions on it. He said that Chris wanted to help provide info for the film, giving his master copy of [[Christian Weston Chandler...Yep, I'm on TV :)]] and consenting to recordings inside the house, including a new house tour and interviews with him and [[Barbara]].<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531489 ([https://archive.fo/6pbYH archive])</ref> Draft took additional photos of the [[The Wall of Originals]] and Chris gifted him a couple of the cards,<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533717 ([https://archive.fo/6AvCO archive])</ref> as well as artwork (including [[:File:Ted Bundychu 2019 gift drawing.jpg\|one of Bundychu]]). Chris, Barbara and Megan were all paid out of Draft's money for their interviews and were promised a cut of any profits made.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533404</ref><ref ~~name=payshut~~>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-~~4537228~~ ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref> CMCW also said that [[Geno Samuel]] (known for ''[[Chris-Chan: A Comprehensive History]]'') and Sachumo (known for his 2015 [[Chris Chan Documentary (Sachumo)\|documentary]] and [[Sachumo Interview\|2017 interview]] of Chris), and others would be participating with the film.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531290 ([https://archive.fo/kExFI archive])</ref>		[[Kiwi Farms]] user CMCW claimed to be involved with the film and made multiple posts answering questions on it. He said that Chris wanted to help provide info for the film, giving his master copy of [[Christian Weston Chandler...Yep, I'm on TV :)]] and consenting to recordings inside the house, including a new house tour and interviews with him and [[Barbara]].<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531489 ([https://archive.fo/6pbYH archive])</ref> Draft took additional photos of the [[The Wall of Originals]] and Chris gifted him a couple of the cards,<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533717 ([https://archive.fo/6AvCO archive])</ref> as well as artwork (including [[:File:Ted Bundychu 2019 gift drawing.jpg\|one of Bundychu]]). Chris, Barbara and Megan were all paid out of Draft's money for their interviews and were promised a cut of any profits made.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4533404</ref><ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537270 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref> CMCW also said that [[Geno Samuel]] (known for ''[[Chris-Chan: A Comprehensive History]]'') and Sachumo (known for his 2015 [[Chris Chan Documentary (Sachumo)\|documentary]] and [[Sachumo Interview\|2017 interview]] of Chris), and others would be participating with the film.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4531290 ([https://archive.fo/kExFI archive])</ref>

	According to Geno, Megan actually wanted to reunite with Chris in person; however, Draft vetoed this, feeling it would be "too corny and forced".<ref name=geno></ref> According to [[Naught]], eventually, Megan changed her mind on being included in the film, and requested her inclusion be cut.<ref name=stress></ref> Naught also claimed that the stress over the matters led Draft to give up on the project,<ref name=stress></ref> and eventually destroy a hard drive containing the only known copy of the film. Draft also feared that the hostility surrounding the film would also lead to him getting [[dox]]xed, so he did the job himself.<ref>[[:File:Joseph Draft KF.jpg]]</ref>		According to Geno, Megan actually wanted to reunite with Chris in person; however, Draft vetoed this, feeling it would be "too corny and forced".<ref name=geno></ref> According to [[Naught]], eventually, Megan changed her mind on being included in the film, and requested her inclusion be cut.<ref name=stress></ref> Naught also claimed that the stress over the matters led Draft to give up on the project,<ref name=stress></ref> and eventually destroy a hard drive containing the only known copy of the film. Draft also feared that the hostility surrounding the film would also lead to him getting [[dox]]xed, so he did the job himself.<ref>[[:File:Joseph Draft KF.jpg]]</ref>
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	Draft has not made a statement on the film's cancellation.		Draft has not made a statement on the film's cancellation.

	His friend CMCW said, in response to criticism from [[Kiwi Farms]] users over the Kickstarter, that Draft was despondent over flubbing it and was considering shutting it down.<ref ~~name=payshut~~></ref> The Kickstarter for the film was indeed abruptly cancelled on 6 [[April 2019]], only two days after its creation.		His friend CMCW said, in response to criticism from [[Kiwi Farms]] users over the Kickstarter, that Draft was despondent over flubbing it and was considering shutting it down.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537228 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref> The Kickstarter for the film was indeed abruptly cancelled on 6 [[April 2019]], only two days after its creation.

	According to CMCW, most of the collaborators who had tentatively signed on were spooked, and he suggested it was due to hostility from Kiwi Farms users.		According to CMCW, most of the collaborators who had tentatively signed on were spooked, and he suggested it was due to hostility from Kiwi Farms users.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/post-4537363 ([https://archive.fo/o/6wYGC/ archive])</ref>

	According to [[Naught]], the mostly-completed film was destroyed by Draft out of [[stress]] over film cuts and infighting with some of his collaborators.<ref name=stress>[[Official CWCki Server chats (Naught)#Chris Chan VS. The Internet]]</ref> Naught also claimed that he got Draft to face-dox himself after a 4-hour conversation once the drive was destroyed.<ref>[[Naught#History]]</ref>		According to [[Naught]], the mostly-completed film was destroyed by Draft out of [[stress]] over film cuts and infighting with some of his collaborators.<ref name=stress>[[Official CWCki Server chats (Naught)#Chris Chan VS. The Internet]]</ref> Naught also claimed that he got Draft to face-dox himself after a 4-hour conversation once the drive was destroyed.<ref>[[Naught#History]]</ref>

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	{{quote\|Chris's [[Random-access humor\|spazzing off topic]] was a HUGE challenge filming. Barb is up there in age but more lucid than people think she is, Chris just has her exhausted.\|Draft's friend CMCW.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/page-8#post-4532186 ([https://archive.fo/1THQC archive])</ref>}}		{{quote\|Chris's [[Random-access humor\|spazzing off topic]] was a HUGE challenge filming. [[Barb]] is up there in age but more lucid than people think she is, Chris just has her exhausted.\|Draft's friend CMCW.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/page-8#post-4532186 ([https://archive.fo/1THQC archive])</ref>}}
	{{quote\|[[Megan]] actually wanted to be reunited with Chris because she thought it was gonna be fun, but the director went against it because it was gonna be too corny and forced\|[[Geno Samuel]]<ref name=geno>[[:File:Geno on Draft docu.png]]</ref>}}		{{quote\|[[Megan]] actually wanted to be reunited with Chris because she thought it was gonna be fun, but the director went against it because it was gonna be too corny and forced\|[[Geno Samuel]]<ref name=geno>[[:File:Geno on Draft docu.png]]</ref>}}

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	{{quote\|Chris's spazzing off topic was a HUGE challenge filming. Barb is up there in age but more lucid than people think she is, Chris just has her exhausted.\|Draft's friend CMCW.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/page-8#post-4532186 ([https://archive.fo/1THQC archive])</ref>}}		{{quote\|Chris's [[Random-access humor\|spazzing off topic]] was a HUGE challenge filming. Barb is up there in age but more lucid than people think she is, Chris just has her exhausted.\|Draft's friend CMCW.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/chris-chan-vs-the-internet-documentary-promo.55095/page-8#post-4532186 ([https://archive.fo/1THQC archive])</ref>}}
	{{quote\|[[Megan]] actually wanted to be reunited with Chris because she thought it was gonna be fun, but the director went against it because it was gonna be too corny and forced\|[[Geno Samuel]]<ref name=geno>[[:File:Geno on Draft docu.png]]</ref>}}		{{quote\|[[Megan]] actually wanted to be reunited with Chris because she thought it was gonna be fun, but the director went against it because it was gonna be too corny and forced\|[[Geno Samuel]]<ref name=geno>[[:File:Geno on Draft docu.png]]</ref>}}