Ramble: Youtube Originals Pitch(es)

VidCon, idea number three: the “plant” sounds like an accidental description of J Station.

Did Jenny predict Parkour Civilization? Wonder what her thoughts are

That fake con one kind of predicted jury duty

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

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!

"Fake Vid Con" sounds astonishing.

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

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.

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.

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

Cobra Kai and GoodGame were both pretty cool.

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.

twitch dude

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.

Can you take a pic of that endor poster?

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

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.

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

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

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.

You should hang out with Adam The Woo!

in love with the fake vidcon concept

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.

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.

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

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

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

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".

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!

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!

Jenny thank you for the great video!

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.

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 ?

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.

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...

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.

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)

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

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

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.

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.

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. :)

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

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!

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

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.

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>

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

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

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)

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.

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.

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!"

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.

Great ramble video there was so much covered!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

: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!

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?

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.