Ramble: Youtube Originals Pitch(es)

Did Jenny predict Parkour Civilization? Wonder what her thoughts are

Kevin Sanchez

That fake con one kind of predicted jury duty

Molly Ingalls

I would watch a Jenny Nicholson theme park travel show in a heartbeat

Laura Torlaschi

All of your YouTube Originals ideas were fantastic. I knew the first one would be a theme park based one because, well, obviously. That could be a Travel Channel show. Also it's funny to see your early thoughts about doing Twitch and worrying you'd do it and then not like it and abandon it. Prophetic!

Shawn (AKA ShabeRaven)

"Fake Vid Con" sounds astonishing.

flynnparadox

could you do a meetup id you ever go to the efteling? we are from the Netherlands and live quite close!

Miles and Sjors

Now I really want to see a Jenny goes to theme parks show! I would pay so much money to see that. Also please go to Efteling some day. I’ve never been, but I would love for you to go and make a video on it.

Emmie Desrosiers

August 31, 2018 Our Hostess has been posting a lot of photos from New England recently, and it looks like she had a wonderful time up there...but did she learn anything surprising on her trip? I now find myself filled with a certain Suggestible Curiosity, a hunger for knowledge that could hold my attention for an hour or more... but when I am *that* focused, I know that I get fascinated by -- or even compelled to take action about -- things that are mentioned during or between anecdotes. Like, if I was listening to Jenny talk about her travels, and someone leaned over and said "refinance," or "new car," or the name of a snack food (or ANYTHING AT ALL, really!), I know I would do ANYTHING to take out a loan, turn in my current vehicle, or buy cases of that snack food. Do Jenny's videos make anyone else here feel really ready-to-buy like that? Just curious.

Steve Ray

I"m enjoying Escape The Night, a/k/a "Photogenic Divas Struggle with Story Problems."

Steve Ray

Cobra Kai and GoodGame were both pretty cool.

Greg McDaniel

Chiming in super late here, but I definitely think that for anyone looking to stream video games or release minimally edited video game videos (weird phrase), it helps to have someone else to do it with you. It just eases the pressure to fill the dead space and gives you more freedom to say random stuff without it awkwardly trailing off into the void. Plus it’s just easier when half the time you’re reacting to what someone else is saying instead of coming up with something yourself. You don’t even have to play a 2P game in that scenario for it to work: you can alternate or just have someone watching and laughing at your failures (or vice versa). Oh and it makes the jokes feel less forced and presumably makes it a more fun experience for you as the creator! Obviously it means you have to work around more than one person’s schedule, but I think it’s overall a really good option.

George Dodd

twitch dude

Lauren McNamara

Looks like one of these: <a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/Gy4m1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/Gy4m1</a>

If you're worried about overcommitting or leading people on about the video game stream, why not stream on YouTube? At least at first to see if you enjoy it, then move to Twitch for them big buxx.

Bill Cass

Can you take a pic of that endor poster?

Matt S

Please review that Goosebumps game! That was one of my favorites as a kid :)

Paul Thies

Second!

I really want a top 10 twilight zone video

That game had significant development and design by Warren Spector, one of the great minds at Steve Jackson Games, makers of Globbo! and Illuminati.

Steve Ray

I love the idea to get into gaming and I'd definitely watch it. If I could suggest a game you might like I'd say Epic Mickey for the Wii. It's a Disney game and it's development was responsible for Disney buying back the license to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It has a lot of references to Disneyland attractions and old Disney cartoons and it's a pretty fun game where you play as Mickey and decide to be a good guy or a good guy that's also a jerk.

Nathanial

You could always guest on someone else's Twitch channel to get a feel for it.

Alex W

Oh! Maybe the original Knights of the Old Republic?

Derek Horkel

I really think you'd enjoy A Hat in Time quite a bit. It's fairly easy, breezy, well-written, and astonishingly charming.

Nirvana's replacement frontman

I actually hate Twitch with my life and find it entirely unwatchable, even when I love the people doing it. with that said, you could save yourself time and money if you wanted to do a regular ol’ Let’s Play-style video—just capture your gameplay and add commentary in post-production. I’m not sure whether that’s more work or less, but if you ever didn’t want to be on-camera but still wanted to do a uniquely Jenny video, that’s an option.

Andrew Kornfeld

You should hang out with Adam The Woo!

Mister CPU

in love with the fake vidcon concept

Em

At this point, I watch more programming on Twitch than I do network or cable television. The RPG shows specifically like on Hyper RPG, which seem like they'd be really fitting for you. Specifically Pencils & Parsecs, a Star Wars RPG show.

Jesse Glaspey

I would definitely watch if you did some twitch streams, but only do it if you feel like you actually enjoy it, don't feel obligated. Also like others have mentioned, you can stream basically anything there, so it doesn't always have to be video games. Definitely make sure you have good moderators though because ya know, internet.

Bagelhog

Dark? Dream Daddy is wholesome fun for the whole family.

Booty McJohnson

I'd be really interested in a Jenny Nicholson Let's Play of a heavily narrative based game, something like Life is Strange

Joe Robinson

Congrats on the topic win!

Jenny Nicholson

After Twitch, you can launch a $30,000 gofundme to support a free Discord chatroom.

Bill Holt

A Jenny Let's Play of Goosebumps: Escape From Horrorland sounds pretty rad.

The BabaDuck

Some people repost twitch streams to youtube (with ads). Probably would help initially anyway since most people would be coming from youtube.

Derek Horkel

For game streaming, have you thought about playing silly/weird games? Or dialog tree driven games? I feel like streaming those works better for people who aren't primarily "gamers".

Derek Horkel

Jenny I am going to Disney World in September I 100% support a tips video (parody or not). ESPECIALLY PARENT FRIENDLY TIPS. I am super looking forward to the fanfic videos!

Haley Budigan

Thank you for the great ramble! I would definitely be interested in a twitch stream by you. I really hope they call you back about the theme park show!

Malyssa Hinds

Jenny thank you for the great video!

Bill Holt

YouTubeRed also had an entire comedy series called "Do You Want To See A Dead Body?", which had nothing to do with Logan Paul.

Steve Ray

"Dream Daddy"? "Hateful Boyfriend"? This is some dark material! I saw someone start a walkthrough of a game where your daughter has died, and instead of trying to meet someone new, you decide to gather magickal components and create a perfect replacement daughter through alchemy.

Steve Ray

In the absense of a 13RW video, could you reccomend the good ones you know of? Oh, oh, oh! Or a quick video that's just recommendations of some of your favorite video essay makers.

Timothy Morrise

I'd be so psyched to see you do a gaming series. Maybe you could get someone to let you borrow their rig and see if you like it ? Or rent a system ?

Tyler Tuthill

As for the twitch thing, if your interest in video games depends on having other players, what's stopping you from streaming games you play with others online? Even if it's going to be older console games, most of them have emulators with a netplay option. If none of your real friends are into it, you will easily find players right here. Just a thought.

Abel Cassius

If that's the entirety of your Youtube originals experience, it means you haven't seen Cobra Kai? It may be the closest thing to that sith academy sitcom thing you said you'd like to see. A lot of it is about bullied nerdy kids being progressively turned into their school's bad kids clique. Maybe that's worth rambling about...

Abel Cassius

Twitch does kind of rely on you streaming consistently if you want revenue from it, which doesn't sound like the way you're interested in doing it. If you do decide to go ahead with it, I've done some streaming before (casually, not for money) so if you need help on the technical end of things I'd be happy to do that.

Quakerin

I’ll definitely tune in to your twitch channel. I’d recommend having some mods to keep chat from getting too salty and weird. I watch Dexbonus a lot and she has set strict rules for her mods to enforce and I think they do a pretty good job of keeping it a fun and chill. I’ll echo other people too, you can do IRL, gaming, crafts, talk show, rambles, or whatever. It seems to be a pretty open space and it feels like a nice way to get people to support you directly? If it remains a side thing like Felicia Day treats it you can probably get the best enjoyment out of it - full time streamers seem to be frustrated a lot by dips in their subscriptions. (which they stream more to smooth out, and eventually fear taking time off to avoid)

James Murphy

Well, nowadays there's also the Affiliate tier with paid subscriptions, which is a lot easier to reach (you just get less perks such as emotes, but honestly, who cares about that). Both also get bit donations enabled (twitch's built-in donation system), although a lot of people handle donations through Paypal instead, just because I think it's better economically? Although, I just remembered Twitch also used to have a program to fast-track Partner status for people who come with a pre-established Youtube audience, and I assume Jenny could qualify if that's still around.

TalysAlankil

And even while you are building your channel to get to the "Partner" level/status where you can get paid Subs, you can still enable donations/tips so viewers can just donate cash while you are streaming. That seems to be a very common thing in the streams I have watched (tips).

Brian Bakke

Regarding twitch: monetization is through paid subscriptions (though there's also a non-paying "follow" for people who want to be notified when you go live), but it's not available from the get-go, you have to reach a certain engagement and regularity before you can even do that. So by the time you reach that you'll know if you like it or not

TalysAlankil

Efteling is a parc i've heard a LOT of good things about; never had the occasion to go there yet but it's on my list since I'm nearby Also I would 100% watch your Divergent parody

TalysAlankil

I think that theme park ride show sounds really great, if I was really wealthy I would fund it. I hope you continue to work on the concept and can pitch it some production company successfully someday.

Daniel Fahringer

JENNY AND BLACK NERD COLLAB!?!? Also, exploring video game content would be cool, definite potential to widen your audience (especially with nostalgic classics like Banjo-Kazooie), but as others mentioned, proceed with caution as trolls love to tear down female gamers.

Chris Pearce

Man, seeing you streaming the Goosebumps game would be super cool! If you don't want to bother with all the equipment, even recording you playing the game and talking about it would be awesome and really interesting. :)

Quilly

I literally started applauding, and I'm by myself in the house.

Rick Clark

Efteling! I went a couple of times in the mid 90's. back in the pre internet days hardly anyone outside of Holland knew anything about it; you'd very very occasionally meet someone else who'd also been there as a kid and when talking about it they'd always have this distant look like they're having Vietnam flashbacks p.s I hope you're wrong about them now having movie licensed rides there, much of the parks charm comes from the really bizarre/semi nightmare-fuel folk-law they use for themeing; it would be a shame to see that replaced with something more conventional

F W Pancakes

I’ve not really watched Twitch but I’d be interested. I’m not much of a video game player but my brother was (and is) so I’m pretty familiar with old Sega and Nintendo games. Top ideas. If I were a YouTube overlord I’d have snapped up that theme-park one – a YouTube theme park counterpart to Richard Ayoade’s Travel Man (which I’ve just started watching. It’s good. On a side note, since the people appearing on Travel Man are often the same people appearing on British panel shows, you’d be perfect for British panel shows like Would I Lie to You? and 8 Out of 10 Cats). Stuart’s a good name for a horse.

Stuart Payne

Love this Ramble! Fun topic and surprise (spoilers) horse naming, can't beat that. I agree with the other folks that you can use Twitch as a livestreaming platform in general; it doesn't have to be video games (although that sounds fun to me). I would say the main thing to consider before entering that space is whether you want to do live video in the first place. I think that can be a challenge, especially for folks who value preparation and the ability to make humor out of editing. Still, it could be really rewarding to get live feedback. My biggest recommendation is to arrange for a few moderators in advance. Every Twitch streamer with an audience also gets trolls; you'll want one or two people at least moderating the chat and weeding them out early. Good luck if you pursue it!

Daniel Anderson

I'd say try Twitch, but if it's not for you I'd rather see you make videos you enjoy doing.

Blockbustergirl47

I would 1000% show up for a theme park video series hosted by you. I would also def contribute towards a Kickstarter or something to help make it happen.

Kevin Van Develde

Regarding YA novel parody. Have you seen The Group Hopper? <a href="https://www.hulu.com/watch/698985" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.hulu.com/watch/698985</a>

Adam Giess

Your twitch stream would have some great tangents and rambles I'm sure.

Buddy Crotty

alternatively, a very serious guitar hero stream. full gear. just intently playing guitar hero

Evan Bobrow

i feel like lets plays would be fun! i could see dating sims being really funny too since they're basically game fan fic. something ridiculous like dream daddy or hatoful boyfriend (the one with the pigeons) also it could be cool if you wanted to play with other people, i'd love to see you and bailey go on some epic gaming quest (if you both wanted to obviously)

Evan Bobrow

Twitch is a game of "Can you monologue aloud while using your computer?" Eventually, viewers showing up makes that a dialogue which is much easier than talking to yourself, but if you like rambling to a crowd hourly Twitch is where it's at.

Yakob

I definitely think you'd do well on Twitch. I love watching people play retro games. But definitely look into it more so all your questions are answered before you decide. Twitch has its own culture. My roommate walked in during the last bit and has not seen the Avenger's yet. Somehow I paused it in time. Great joke BTW. Thanosing the credits! Dead.

Élan Botkin

I liked the focus-group clarity of The Thinning. "The results are in, sir...the number-one source of high-school anxiety is standardized tests." "Smithers! Get me two treatments for a standardized-test teen dystopia -- one feature and one mini-series -- by 5:00 p.m. Pacific! Go!"

Steve Ray

Fun ramble! I would totally watch a “Parts Unknown” style show for theme parks. I am a major retro gaming nerd with a huge collection of games across all system so I would be very excited to see a twitch stream. The market for these old games has exploded so it can be harder and more expensive to get them but I know fans would totally donate stuff to play.

I could definitely see you playing the TellTale games. Since you don't seem interested in shooter or that type of game. The TellTale games are great story based games. There is generally some fairly basic fighting/reacting, but certainly nothing like a shooter. But the stories are great, and you need to make lots of decisions that impact the games which fit very well into a Twitch-type scenario. You can pause when the choices come up and discuss them with the viewers, or lay out your reasons/arguments, etc. I believe it would be very entertaining with your sense of humor.

Brian Bakke

Great ramble video there was so much covered!

Luis

I think nostalgic 90s PC games would be the perfect thing for you! Putt-Putt, Pajama Sam, Carmen Sandiego, Mavis Beacon, maybe old King's Quest, games like those would be particularly hilarious.

Austin Baker

I like the idea of following a celebrity at an appearance (convention, etc) and tell them there is one actor who is going to approach them with a fake interaction, then film the whole experience, edit it down to the 5 most ridiculous characters, show a highlight reel and say "who was the actor?" And watch the celebrity pick the wrong person and be like "you mean this fan was genuine when they asked for me to sign their poster and then kiss it?". I imagine this would be fun because most fan interactions are terrible.

Fun Kilo @imkilo

For a few minutes, at least! I was like WHAAAAAA?

Steve Ray

This might be a dumb idea, but is anyone Twitching text-based games, like Adventure or Zork, or ASCII-based games, like Moria or Larn? You don't need fast reflexes to type in READ BOOK or 8 to move north.

Steve Ray

Hey! Some of my friends and I acted in and wrote something we called fan-fiction theater. =p

Freya Northman

I'd love to see you on Twitch just playing 80s and 90s PC games for kids. My Little Pony, Nancy Drew, Disney.

Alex Belanger

A really bad concert at a convention, with terrible lyrics and terrible music but people inexplicably seem to like it? I have seen that concert... many times. Also, I think it is HILARIOUS that you are starting to feel that disconnect from younger people already. This is a really fun ramble. Thanks.

Brandon Blackmoor

Jenny, I think you'd be great streaming a story-based game like Phoenix Wright, Danganronpa, or Zero Escape. The stories are so ridiculous but great. I'd love to hear your commentary on each story.

Joel Eblin

:D OMG! Thanks, Jenny, this is so awesome! When I saw the plushie constellation, I *knew* that was a positive sign, but I didn't know *HOW* positive! And with a musical sting, to boot!

Steve Ray

That was some mighty fine ramblin'! I was so engrossed, I totally missed my Ant-Man and Wasp show time! I'm all in for the horse naming thing. Could you add a part about celebrity horse names? Like, is Mr. Ed really such a good name for a horse in a sitcom?

Tom Bowling

Well, I rarely use my Prime Sub, so that's yours if/when you get partnered... see, you're already making money! Your channel also doesn't have to be strictly gameplay (just go browse the IRL section) and you could talk about anything for as long or as little as you wanted to... i.e.; a day spent at Disneyland, whatever show or movie you've seen that you wouldn't bother putting on your main channel or some other daily task. Personality is King/Queen on Twitch so you shouldn't have too much trouble finding an audience.

The variety throughout this ramble was great. My favourite bit from the early part of the ramble was going on able all the various love triangles, which was hilarious. The surprise victory for How to Properly Name a Horse had me with a wide mouth-open smile for, like, at least a few minutes. And then we got that bonus Incredibles 2 mini hot-take and that was just the icing on a most delicious rambly cake. I'm just overall very pleased and also super excited to finally find out How to Properly Name a Horse.

Shaun Cheah

I'm going to start solving all my life issues with parkour. If Mario can do it, so can I! I'm not a gamer, but I would watch your commentary while playing games.

Escape the Night is like a televised LARP, which is cool, but also a new format

Joseph E.

Is that an honest to God Heimlich plushie on your bed?

Austin Baker

I watch a few YouTubers who I followed over to Twitch for livestreams (FoldableHuman, some of the guys from RedLetterMedia, etc). I think it would definitely be fun to try. I wouldn't stress out about the subscription thing. I think people generally subscribe because they're interested in supporting the streamer. If you gave up quickly, worst case they're "out" $5, which went to support a creator they already are a fan of. The one thing I would recommend is getting a stream buddy. It really helps to have someone to bounce conversation off of, to help you keep up with chat while you're trying to play, etc. FoldableHuman has his friend Crystal, who is delightful and who helps keep the chat lively even if Dan is distracted by game.

Jon G

A Twitch channel, eh? You don’t have to just do games on that. You could just do a mundane task, like editing a video. It could be fun. The feedback would be live. People like watching others play games. It’s weird, but I get it. Banjo Kazooie for everyone!

Bill Lehecka

Actually, parkour was a key part of the Bolshevik's strategy in 1917. The icy rooftops of Moscow claimed many comrades' lives.

JK

Yesssss, finally we will learn how to properly name a horse

Madi

One day we’ll know what a sequel Star Wars trilogy would be like if it was from 1999. But that day is not today.

Bill Lehecka