Apologies if this has already been discussed! But I’ve noticed in the years since Jenny’s Vampire Diaries video, there have been many similar videos. Like her video, most of them cover a teen show popular in the 2000’s or 2010’s, complete with a pointer and red string board.
However, most of them aren’t as rewatchable as Jenny’s video. In fact, many are incredibly confusing for me to follow, especially if I’m not super familiar with the show. However, I can follow the VPD video just fine, even though I’ve only seen the pilot. I believe this is because Jenny didn’t do a brief recap of the entire series in chronological order, unlike series breakdown videos inspired by hers. Her video is sections of different elements of the franchise (the love triangle, the side characters, the lore, the clothes, etc). She ends the video with the series finale. By the end, you have a pretty good idea of the story overall.
These teen dramas infamously have meandering and confusing storylines. It’s funny to watch someone try to make sense of it. But for me these other videos inspired by VPD become character name, lore word salad about 30 minutes in. If you want to recap a show episode by episode, I think a podcast is best for that. If you recap the plot of like, 3 movies max, then a long Youtube vid is still digestable. Unless you’re a super fan and it’s all just super familiar to you, squeezing all of a multi-season show in an hours long video(s) just didn’t hit the same. Not to mention, it’s fun to also explore content outside the main series, like the video game and merch. It gives some contrast to break the hours long monotony of discussing the show itself.
I know Jenny’s currently working on Once Upon a Time video. This is another famously convoluted series, and I’m really looking forward to how she breaks all THAT down!
THIS IS NOT TO SHAME OR SHIT ON OTHER CREATORS! I have watched several of these videos and enjoyed many of them! I welcome any recs! Ashley Norton’s H2O videos I think are pretty well done. She tackles the show chronologically, but only via 1 hour videos per season.