You can post the names on here! If it's something you discovered on twitter because of Dan himself following them, it's all good.confusedpanda wrote:I wasn't sure if I should post the names of the accounts on here, but yes that's the production company
Ok I'll place my bets: it's something for youtube red, or netflix. Either a sitcom based on their life, a documentary about coming of age on youtube, or they're just producing a high budget April Fool's video.confusedpanda wrote:I wasn't sure if I should post the names of the accounts on here, but yes that's the production companymalday wrote:lemonademoney ?confusedpanda wrote:Alright, after a week of debating on posting this, I'm just gonna let the cat out of the bag. Specially after this live show.
So I'm like 100% sure Dan and Phil are working on a secret project. Sometime in the week of March 6th, dan started following this managing director for a production company on twitter. This managing director also followed flipside almost right after dan and has been following Phil for ages according to Phil's following. At first I was like oh that's... interesting. Until I noticed that the twitter account for production company followed dan, phil and flipside all at the same time.
All we know is, they're working on something with a production team, which is pretty exciting and might explain the whole "come back to me in five months" thing dan was talking about in his live show from last week and the shifty eyes when saying he knows why he's been so tired. Also, this company honeslty produces everything from what I've seen on their site. From online shorts, to music videos, to documentaries, etc.
Mods, if this isn't ok to post (though all this is literally public knowledge and can easily be found on twitter), feel free to take it down. I wasn't even planning on finding anything like this when I was just looking at Dan's following tab one day. The fact that this Knowledge was quite literally in our faces and no one noticed just leaves me to question, what else has been hiding in plain sight like this?
I noticed that he followed the producer but didn't make any connections so good work! If you look at the producers twitter he retweeted something from Comedy Central about how they are making digital shorts this year with some youtubers and others- no dan and Phil mention- but I thought it was interesting because I could see them interested in making digital shorts.confusedpanda wrote:I wasn't sure if I should post the names of the accounts on here, but yes that's the production companymalday wrote:lemonademoney ?confusedpanda wrote:Alright, after a week of debating on posting this, I'm just gonna let the cat out of the bag. Specially after this live show.
So I'm like 100% sure Dan and Phil are working on a secret project. Sometime in the week of March 6th, dan started following this managing director for a production company on twitter. This managing director also followed flipside almost right after dan and has been following Phil for ages according to Phil's following. At first I was like oh that's... interesting. Until I noticed that the twitter account for production company followed dan, phil and flipside all at the same time.
All we know is, they're working on something with a production team, which is pretty exciting and might explain the whole "come back to me in five months" thing dan was talking about in his live show from last week and the shifty eyes when saying he knows why he's been so tired. Also, this company honeslty produces everything from what I've seen on their site. From online shorts, to music videos, to documentaries, etc.
Mods, if this isn't ok to post (though all this is literally public knowledge and can easily be found on twitter), feel free to take it down. I wasn't even planning on finding anything like this when I was just looking at Dan's following tab one day. The fact that this Knowledge was quite literally in our faces and no one noticed just leaves me to question, what else has been hiding in plain sight like this?
..or they are finally recording their Dan and Phil LP and producing a spectacular music video for the first single ('Lizards' btw)malday wrote: Ok I'll place my bets: it's something for youtube red, or netflix. Either a sitcom based on their life, a documentary about coming of age on youtube, or they're just producing a high budget April Fool's video.
nomalday wrote:Ok I'll place my bets: it's something for youtube red, or netflix. Either a sitcom based on their life, a documentary about coming of age on youtube, or they're just producing a high budget April Fool's video.
it's a surrealist horror thriller set in space, created and directed by phil and written by dan starring neither of them, bless their hearts I want this!lurker wrote:
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That's an interesting interpretation because I actually felt like he was quite salty. Some of it could be down to him being tired, but he seemed almost irritated at his audience to me. He read out questions in mocking/patronizing tones, and he sounded derisive when he talked about why they wouldn't play Life is Strange and exasperated at people encouraging him to write on his forehead. I got a sense of impatience throughout, even though he also did still go on some interesting tangents.captainspacecoat wrote:I was surprised by how generally calm that liveshow was, I was expecting salty Dan to make an appearance after the reaction to ISG 9 but I actually felt that he was in quite a sweet mood, which was refreshing.
Ooh, interesting! I do see what you mean kind of, I think you're definitely right about the Life Is Strange part, and there were a few moments (snorting after saying 'Dan Lester' comes to mind) where he seemed a bit put out - he seemed quite defensive about perceived audience expectations. I guess for me I was just dreading this liveshow so much and had built it up in my mind as one of those live shows where he's just consistently snappy, as those always leave me feeling stressed and exhausted. It definitely fell short of that to me, and I felt that he was for the most part (to me, at least) quite gentle and calm, at least moreso than I would have expected him to be given the negative reaction to ISG 9.alittledizzy wrote:
That's an interesting interpretation because I actually felt like he was quite salty. Some of it could be down to him being tired, but he seemed almost irritated at his audience to me. He read out questions in mocking/patronizing tones, and he sounded derisive when he talked about why they wouldn't play Life is Strange and exasperated at people encouraging him to write on his forehead. I got a sense of impatience throughout, even though he also did still go on some interesting tangents.
I thought he was calm too and just trying to be funny and entertaining while reading as many question as he could. He seemed to answer questions more honestly and decidedly, which made it fun to watch for me, even if mocking the phandom at times.alittledizzy wrote:That's an interesting interpretation because I actually felt like he was quite salty. Some of it could be down to him being tired, but he seemed almost irritated at his audience to me. He read out questions in mocking/patronizing tones, and he sounded derisive when he talked about why they wouldn't play Life is Strange and exasperated at people encouraging him to write on his forehead. I got a sense of impatience throughout, even though he also did still go on some interesting tangents.captainspacecoat wrote:I was surprised by how generally calm that liveshow was, I was expecting salty Dan to make an appearance after the reaction to ISG 9 but I actually felt that he was in quite a sweet mood, which was refreshing.
The idea of them having a show using their dynamic and personas horrifies and excites me at the same time, just the hypothetical situation itself. I would love to watch something with them in it (their personality in certain situations) quite separate from youtube. It could have potential, but if they actually did it, it would probably just fall to shit. I just rambled on here:secretagentphan wrote:You know I'd be kind of worried if they made a Netflix sitcom about their lives, but if they made a skit show on comedy central I'd be pretty optimistic! I trust Dan and Phil and comedy central for the most part so I'd definitely tune in and hope for the best. I feel like it'd be better for them to do a less sitcom version of their lives and more of a key and peele, tim and eric, ect. skit show where they base their dynamic on themselves and then have various random skits. That could be really cool. (Look at me jumping to all these conclusions with no basis lmao). I'd just hate for them to have a Mirada Sings type show that doesn't translate well (a lot of people liked her show but I really didn't tbh) and I personally feel like a sitcom thing would do exactly that.
Yess, I was pretty tired and mildly prepared for Dan to be his usual self (i.e. jumping from one topic to another, ambiguous comments and a prepared list of things to talk about) but this was slightly different as he came off slightly weary and tired. He looked just about done with the internet drama, things he felt like everyone was waiting for him to address while also being affected with whatever's been going on the last couple of weeks that he cant disclose. I definitely sensed a tone of impatience as well.alittledizzy wrote:That's an interesting interpretation because I actually felt like he was quite salty. Some of it could be down to him being tired, but he seemed almost irritated at his audience to me. He read out questions in mocking/patronizing tones, and he sounded derisive when he talked about why they wouldn't play Life is Strange and exasperated at people encouraging him to write on his forehead. I got a sense of impatience throughout, even though he also did still go on some interesting tangents.captainspacecoat wrote:I was surprised by how generally calm that liveshow was, I was expecting salty Dan to make an appearance after the reaction to ISG 9 but I actually felt that he was in quite a sweet mood, which was refreshing.
I thought that story was really interesting too, I feel like there's this weird trope that exists in the phandom of Phil being super confident and comfortable in social situations but recently they've both mentioned several instances that would suggest Phil is actually quite socially uncomfortable/anxious at times. It's very humanising, and I wish people would drop this strange dichotomy where Dan = anxious and socially awkward in opposition to Phil = confident and Dan's social security blanket.misakichan274 wrote:
Also, the movie story where Phil once again took responsibility for someone else's action, like the popcorn story, was so fascinating and makes me feel for him because I react similarly in public. I love how they portray each other in their narrations though, its so fond
PS-Hearing Dan talk casually about watching Phil since 2007 (basically a decade) made me swoon for some reason
Honestly the first half hour or so to me felt like 3 hours, I was feeling some antsy (defensive/deflective?) energy with all the speed talking but then he seemed to settle down a bit. I kind of expected him to talk about ISG more, but I'm glad he didn't since I think that's where some real defensiveness would have reared its ugly head; though he did make sure to note it's been 10 months since the last one, and then seemed a bit agitated when answering about when the next dinof will be. I really love how proud and confident he seems of the gaming channel though.alittledizzy wrote:That's an interesting interpretation because I actually felt like he was quite salty. Some of it could be down to him being tired, but he seemed almost irritated at his audience to me. He read out questions in mocking/patronizing tones, and he sounded derisive when he talked about why they wouldn't play Life is Strange and exasperated at people encouraging him to write on his forehead. I got a sense of impatience throughout, even though he also did still go on some interesting tangents.captainspacecoat wrote:I was surprised by how generally calm that liveshow was, I was expecting salty Dan to make an appearance after the reaction to ISG 9 but I actually felt that he was in quite a sweet mood, which was refreshing.
Oh, I find that so interesting! If it is a joint project/moving, why mention being tired in the singular when they've been quite liberal with the 'we' lately (watch people freak out that Dan is moving out by himself because of this). Then again, it could be another misdirection. I still can't stop thinking about 'life things' they are doing though, and taking it chill for this year. Maybe it means they'll do the Life things after this special project? Could the 'physical' part be lack of sleep from brainstorming/planning this secret project instead of the more usual physical-through-labour? If only Phil was as generous with vague hints that make us go crazy. Where is that time machine when you need one???captainspacecoat wrote:As for why he's so tired - I'd be surprised if it's not a secret project. Given that they've followed that production company and all the other clues people have been talking about I think it's likely they have something in the works that they aren't able to talk about. I'm so so so curious about it though oh my god, I hate not knowing for sure. It does interest me though that he always talks about it in the singular (I'm so tired), and that he specified he is physically exhausted. Given that they both follow the guy from lemonademoney though (providing that is related to what they're doing), I assume it is a joint project.
As for moving, that comment at the end about how noisy the apartment is did again make me feel like moving is on the cards, although I'm sure he's well aware that everyone thinks they're going to move so he may just be egging us on.
The idea that Phil was a presence in Dan's life for most of his one pre-Phil serious relationship just fascinates me. Obviously, we don't know much about that relationship nor should we since neither Dan nor his ex have been forthcoming about it... but man, it still makes me think hard about how much of an influence Phil's videos were on Dan, whether or not Dan followed him on social media or was a casual fan, and at what point it turned from entertainment to a genuine enough interest for Dan to reach out and how that intersected with the relationship that Dan was presumably still in at that point?fancybum wrote:43:38 (chat) When did you start watching Phil’s videos?
"I don't know, back in like 2007 or something. I've been watching YT since.. when was my account created? 2006, 2005. You know. I was watching YT for ages, and there was nothing interesting happening on YT."
YTer movies/shows do tend to kind of suck (I mean, I've got a soft spot for Camp Takota/Dirty 30, but the plots are paper thin), but so do YTer tours, right? Glorified Q&A's usually. But I think with their tour, D&P proved they're interested in working a lot harder than they "needed" to (speaking from the perspective that they still would have sold out tickets all over the place even if it was just a Q&A), which bodes well for (maybe, hopefully) creating something that not just hardcore fans can enjoy by seeking out professionals that know what they're doing and can make it look like D&P know what they're doing through collaboration.onetruetrash wrote:I'm not sure I would wanna see a TV show from them. YouTuber movies tend to suck (I'm sure there's some good ones.) and the only example of a YouTuber having a TV show is Miranda Sings, which wasn't well recieved. I hope they are just moving because I don't know if their style would work well for TV.
Surrealist horror, um yes please. 'Bless their hearts' yeah they're not exactly seasoned actors. They have the most experience as presenters, and through the BBC, they (thinking mainly Dan with Supergamers, but even their radio excursions to location shoots and interviewing will have honed these skills) have documentary experience. They really don't have any experience in long-form narrative writing outside of tatinof, and even that was a lot of things loosely tied around a story..lurker wrote:nomalday wrote: Ok I'll place my bets: it's something for youtube red, or netflix. Either a sitcom based on their life, a documentary about coming of age on youtube, or they're just producing a high budget April Fool's video.
Segments/sketches/shorts, omg I'm getting excited and I shouldn't. But. The possibilities. At the same time though, if it's not meant for YT, then goodbye slightly-more-consistent uploading. Hmmmm. What I really want is 'viewer spooky happenings' but in a 'trying to be ironic but actually freaked out' travel series: they research something scary, maybe they interview people I don't care, then go somewhere and get spooked and laugh. I might even trade consistent!DAPG for that, don't sue me.I once wanted to make a video series about the 7 deadly sins, maybe I’ll do that this year. Who knows. Maybe that’s something I could do more creatively, with a bigger production budget, or maybe just on YT. Who knows.
We'll never get the full picture but it really is maddening interesting to think about. I just had the very strange image of Dan and his gf watching early Phil videos together. Awks.alittledizzy wrote:The idea that Phil was a presence in Dan's life for most of his one pre-Phil serious relationship just fascinates me. Obviously, we don't know much about that relationship nor should we since neither Dan nor his ex have been forthcoming about it... but man, it still makes me think hard about how much of an influence Phil's videos were on Dan, whether or not Dan followed him on social media or was a casual fan, and at what point it turned from entertainment to a genuine enough interest for Dan to reach out and how that intersected with the relationship that Dan was presumably still in at that point?
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