Lurktacularr wrote:
Whilst I would love this, I don't think I agree it would help his career. AmazingPhil is the most PG channel they have. Nitty gritty parenthood just wouldn't be relatable to his mainly tween audience. In that sense it would probably serve to change his demographic (maybe to 21-35 as highest in numbers rather than 10-21) rather than increase his audience. I suppose if that's his goal then yes, it would help, but god knows what his goals are.
Sorry, maybe i wasn't make myself 100% clear. Let me start from the begining.
So far the AP brand is basically, an "angel bean who has a slight quirk and awkwardness", he's never very #relatable, that's Dan's brand. However, people who likes Phil are most likely to be enjoying his personality, and those who enjoys his angel bean image, would enjoy his angel bean dad image just as much. Being a dad wouldn't make him less PG as long as he keeps his quirkiness and angel beaness, he's already have a family friendly image, so why not go all the way.
So far their massive cult teen following are more likely coming from Dan's side and their "phan" shipping side. But if you look closely Phil's channel is actually quite ageless, people from 6 to 60 can enjoy him. He just happen to have a teen following that's all, now youtube viewers have aged up, the biggest user group are actually 25-34.
So as long as Phil is still part of the "phan", his teen demo aren't going anywhere, and he can attract older viewers, so why not?
Lurktacularr wrote:
Dan on the other hand... I feel like fatherhood would help him immensely. Even the tweens don't tune into Dan for PG sweetness and light cos they ain't getting that. So even if they didn't relate to parenthood I think Dan on dinof could incorporate that kind of thing into what he already does (imagine... reason why Dan's a fail: left his baby for 2.3 seconds and it shat all up the bathroom wall. Cue Mr Phillip complaining loudly and them worrying they'll never be allowed to rent anywhere ever again).
Either way, from a personal level I would love this and whilst I feel the chances are remote, I hope for this kind of content one day
I think the exact opposite, Dan attracts young people, a lot, and his sarcastic image doesn't go along with fatherhood at all(maybe it will work idk), all the nitty gritty would actually drive his viewers away. People tune in Dan for #relatable comedy sketches and hilarious fail stories, not family vlog. He can complain about being a dad, but that's very hard to resonate to his teen demographics.
But i mean as a trash i will enjoy everything course.
Philena wrote:
akui, really not sure I follow your logic there. There are literally a million things he could do that don't include becoming a parent and could be relevant to his fame and popularity. I honestly could never see Phil including his parental status in his career, whatsoever. Never.
I want to know what million things are cuz all i can think of is being a dad. Please tell.
Anyway, what i mean by being a dad is not putting his kids in every thumbnail of the video, i'm more talking about a status here, the dad status. He can talk about his kids' funny story from time to time without showing his kids to the camera. That's what i think. Phil wouldn't use his kid as clickbait.