LUCIDS: PART TWO

[@bree-anne]

sometimes I forget that Benjamin and Oliver are supposed to have the body of 2nd graders and that just makes me crack up

[@introstealer]

Time to forget that all the characters are played by one person, then remember half way through and be confused as to how all of the shots are filmed.

[@Me-ss2gq]

A large part of me still refuses to believe that this ENTIRE series is made by one person- the acting, the writing, the music, the filming, the editing, everything??? You are far too talented for this world

[@entropy6732]

Well his mom voiced Lydia

[@ronanmcgurn8062]

Technically 3 people his parents help him out with filming and provide the voices of Quinn's Parents

[@zypper7213]

@@ronanmcgurn8062 and it says in the description that his parents helped him with some camera stuff - regardless it's still absolutely impressive

[@Alisibeth_Talia212]

Maybe he pulled a Loki and these are all Variants of him?

[@VGl0dXM]

we're just in his dream guys

[@sarahb.4104]

The “you’re real, Oliver. At least to Me.” Line hit my like a fucking truck. The Emotion!!

[@NicholasPodany8]

That was my mom’s first take. Nailed it.

[@magesticwanderer8788]

Wow

[@florphy1237]

@@NicholasPodany8 im crying fr bc of that line and my name is oliver and that just hit so hard

[@oliverhernandez2486]

@@florphy1237 I feel you, I freaked out when I first heard them saying our name but after a while it does make the lines hit that much harder

[@prayinq]

@@NicholasPodany8WOAHHHHH

[@Me-ss2gq]

I didn’t know I needed behind the scenes of all the Jaspers sharing one brain cell but it’s exactly what I needed

[@barbeele2146]

i’m really glad that you’ve been able to make these longer than a minute

[@darylesese]

This one is NINE MINUTES!!! We’re being fed ladies and gents

[@kcb1995]

I saw how long this one and had to use every ounce of restraint to not shout for joy at midnight! Edit to add after I finished: AND YET I WANT MORE!! HOW DID NINE MINUTES GO BY SO FAST!?!?

[@cleooostvogel40]

"some are so small they can fit in your pocket" his ENTIRE face changes. So does hers. It's the little details that make this so incredibly Awesome!!

[@teconpg]

i just don’t understand what it means

[@Eeazyeezy]

Theo Guimarães the apple was in his pocket. He’s in a dream.

[@Me-ss2gq]

Side note I’ve started calling this the ‘Nicholas Podany Universe’ and I’ve managed to get two of my friends obsessed so far, wish me luck for the rest of them

[@justaddsugar915]

You did! That’s awesome! I really want to bring my friends into this too

[@chloewatters4668]

I've been trying to get one of my friends invested, but it's difficult. I DESPERATELY need someone to talk to about it.

[@grayblethenerd]

Have you considered the "Lucid-verse"??

[@NicholasPodany8]

YES!!! BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND MAKE THEM JOIN Us hold up what do we call ourselves?

[@justaddsugar915]

@@NicholasPodany8 The “Dreamers”? Like Lucids but dreamers

[@solei24]

i didn't realize that his parents were voicing him, I thought he was just REALLY good at impressions

[@LithiumIon5]

“He died when he was 3 months old...” I- fuck.....the writing is amazing! man that line hit hard

[@NicholasPodany8]

Hey thanks!

[@dorianramsey5974]

“Once you get past the point of not knowing what’s real anymore, it doesn’t matter. All that’s ever been real is what you chose.” I SCREAMED. I THINK ABOUT THIS EVERY DAY.

[@barbeele2146]

THE PRIDE AND PREJUDICE FANFICTION SKSGWJHD

[@raydiioactive]

THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING 😭

[@wolfania]

1:03 “Will we be faking the allergic reactions after dinner as well, sir? “Of course!” “Very good Sir!” Swear I’m going to make this joke all the time 😂

[@Music_MikeZ]

I feel in the future like these episodes can be stitched together and reproduced as a movie. I see a great potential in this series along with all the crossovers and it would be cool to see different perspectives from different "movies"

[@NicholasPodany8]

Oh that would be so cool

[@mossbox8852]

i literally saw this comment and said out loud "oh that would be sooo cool" as i was going to click 'show reply' and then i saw my exact words already there-

[@alexandraae1443]

@@NicholasPodany8 I hope you plan on or in film school- you’ve got talent for it! You could make serious $$ with this as an actual movie!

[@GraceMotley]

I saw someone else comment about the “Nicholas Podany Universe”, but if we call it the “Nicholas Podany CINEMATIC Universe” it become the NPCU and I think that’s much more fitting

[@valeriaquinterolopez9346]

IT COULD BE THE “The Nick Podany Cinematic Universe”

[@AmaranthHoney]

its incredibly impressive that youre paying every character but man is it hard to keep track of them

[@NicholasPodany8]

I feel you, the pants I’m wearing for who are impossible to keep tabs on

[@Isabel-js3yh]

Wait wait wait so does this mean that Oliver is controlling this dreamscape? Or at least the owner of it?

[@NicholasPodany8]

hmmmMMMMMM???

[@lavenderelski8337]

Ok I don't get the apple though. What do you mean control?

[@youtubeuser9693]

The world they are in is also a dream. Oliver is hiding the Apple so Benjamin doesn’t find out!.... I think

[@chloewatters4668]

@@lavenderelski8337 Quote from The Adventures of Benjamin and Oliver:"Whoever’s controlling the dreamscape that we’re in will have some sort of signal, and our brains perceive that signal as an apple"

[@moths_bones]

i think that’s what the apple means, yes. that would make benjamin a charecter of oliver’s dream that became conscience to have the original third grade dream. also might explain how they dreamt together

[@Code_Ax0]

3:12 Oh no, not School House Rock constitution song 💀 Why does my brain default to that too!

[@jasperanderson736]

Can we just get the full song sung by Nicholas?

[@Code_Ax0]

@@jasperanderson736 For real!

[@marsfeathers]

Your mom has an incredibly soothing voice. She's a fantastic voice actor and honestly, if she did any other voice acting stuff like audiobooks I would hop on that IMMEDIATELY.

[@kcb1995]

This series is by far one of the most intriguing things to ever come from the internet!! Thank you so much for sharing these with us!!

[@NicholasPodany8]

Hey thank you for sticking with it!

[@leopardshark1387]

The music is just INCREDIBLE and these mini series are the BEST. Seriously how is he not a movie director!?!?

[@rkjs7615]

My dude I LOST IT at “the back up storage”, I’ve also realized I’m constantly on backup

[@chrissalavapie]

I used to think 1 minute on tik tok was too short now here I am watching this 9 minute episode still wanting more

[@NicholasPodany8]

This is so kind, I was so nervous about it getting boring, so thank you

[@chrissalavapie]

Nicholas Podany yay np! I’m so invested!! I’m studying this series harder than I am for my finals LOL

[@dylanvonderhorst5900]

MY JAW DROPPED AT THE END OH MY GOD I AM NOT OKAY

[@NicholasPodany8]

LETS GO

[@WisdomShark]

Wait... So does this mean Benjamin is a part of Oliver's dream, or that Oliver a part of Benjamin's dream?

[@NicholasPodany8]

yes

[@melonahn]

@@NicholasPodany8 that's helpful

[@aposterous4126]

@L D iconic of him

[@jordanlaurie1170]

@@NicholasPodany8 who wouldve known that you were telling the truth

[@joshgray3360]

Your writing has a touch of absurdity to it, à la Douglas Adams, but the story still has touching meaning, like Terry Pratchett. I love it.

[@-chippedstars-2889]

I'd love to see an interpretation of how the characters actually look, physically, like the boys as little boys, Mrs. Hill as an older woman, or any of fhe other characters. I love how the creator acts out EVERYONE it's incredible.

[@AdfasSSBM]

once my finals are over, I will make a film theory-esque video about this series (or at least try to) it is not going to be easy to avoid having a part 1 that just explains the plot before investigating the story.

[@NicholasPodany8]

I would truly be so honored

[@AdfasSSBM]

@@NicholasPodany8 ehh don't expect anything too good, but i will try

[@AdfasSSBM]

oh right i need to get started on that at least now i remember that there are those combined videos

[@InsertGamingYT]

@@AdfasSSBM commenting so I can get a reminder when it’s out

[@Gottmilk94]

Did you ever happen to make the video??

[@Sofinnie4665]

I love that you're able to capture each individual personality of each character. Like literally, I forget that it's one actor doing this. Honestly so incredible. Can't wait for the next part!!!

[@NicholasPodany8]

Thank you!! It’s fun to write them and then get to speak as them as well (or, lip sync in some cases)

[@Sofinnie4665]

@@NicholasPodany8 the fact that I'm fan-girling rn because u freaking replied to my comment is beyond me 🙊

[@chloewardmusic]

WAIT I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS. So if this is all Oliver's dreamscape, does that mean he was already a lucid and traveled into Benjamin's dream at the beginning of the series? And what's the link between the two of them? How long was he in Benjamin's dream? Why did he go there in the first place? How did he get there??? This series is SO GOOD omg

[@NicholasPodany8]

ALL of the right questions ❤️

[@brayvp7996]

I honestly think Benjamin was a character in Oliver’s dream, or that they both lived in a shared dream

[@nicoprieto8979]

So is benjamin a jasper? Because no one cares that this “new person” is living with them

[@Me-ss2gq]

In the original Jasper series he was introduced as a Jasper by Prime so I think so

[@NicholasPodany8]

Yes Benjamin is a Jasper. Somewhere in his dream life timeline, he became/becomes a Jasper. But we don’t know how or when or why.

[@chrissalavapie]

Nicholas Podany this is so trippy I love it

[@lucybellamy5095]

@@NicholasPodany8 wait what’s a jasper

[@dqs18]

WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT...... THIS IS OLIVER’S DRWAMSCAPE?!?!? HAHAHAHABSAMHENANSJAJSB

[@chloewatters4668]

Is that what that meant?

[@teiven4407]

@@chloewatters4668 well, remember when the teacher said Benjamin and Oliver perceive the owner of a dreamscape as someone who holds and apple? Well Oliver was just holding an apple

[@dqs18]

@@teiven4407 If this is actually what’s going on, I wonder why Oliver hasn’t said anything to Benny

[@chloewatters4668]

@@teiven4407 Yeah, I watched his livestream and he basically confirmed it. I'm just slow on the uptake. I'm really excited about all the possible implications of this

[@bookworm272]

I’m exited too, this series is so amazing I feel bad for blinking and missing any part of it

[@yeahitskit3029]

The acting of each character is so amazing that I constantly forget there’s only one person playing these characters

[@elainenelson2025]

If the music from this episode doesn’t get put on Spotify I think I’ll pass away. It is so good I’m breathless.

[@InsertGamingYT]

Or Soundcloud atleast

[@promptcritical976]

He performed it live like a year ago, but still no studio version 😢

[@gloop7458]

Not me sitting here, balling my eyes out, thinking about what I would do if I learned about dream scapes and had the opportunity to meet the people I’ve lost. This is a really good series.

[@mitchellhasto3003]

I desperately want these to be remade into an official series. Have this guy run everything, preferably star in it too but also bring on more actors so everyone doesn’t have the same face. Alternatively, they could get James Macevoy to do every role given we know he has the range and talent.

[@AnticlimacticPangolin]

When the tone of the music shifted I felt so concerned!!! I love this!!

[@herminegildoneto3897]

I just love your parents are in on this with you!

[@tenzero5274]

The editing and acting is unreal holy shit this is amazing

[@alexialaura3529]

Lydias voice is so beautiful and calming i could feel the emotions coming from her dialog. I love it its hard to believe something this great was made by a small amount of people

[@_Uno_Cinco_]

“It’s odd. Once we get past the point of not knowing what’s real anymore, you realize it doesn’t matter. All that’s ever been real is what you’ve chose.” That hit deep. #existentialcrisis

[@jay-gf7lm]

WAIT IS OLLIE JUST A CONSTRUCT

[@jay-gf7lm]

Maybe similar the sims sketch that gained sentience

[@chloewatters4668]

Ollie?

[@NicholasPodany8]

DONT GIVE ME IDEAS WHEN I HAVE IT PLANNED NOW 😂

[@Code_Ax0]

@@chloewatters4668 Ollie and Benny Oliver and Benjamin. Simply their name's shortened.

[@chloewatters4668]

@@Code_Ax0 Oh right, duh. Sorry

[@rubbaband999]

I love so much that Benjamin’s default/ auto-pilot is school house rock Because, same

[@saturnouwu4062]

I love the fact that he make all the voices just a little different so we can see the differences between them

[@Echo-od9ix]

When he started singing the preamble I lost it

[@mistbored]

wHOAA god this is messing with my mind but i love it so much,,, mrs hills being a part of oliver's dreamscape??? did NOT see that coming this is so so interesting!! also i keep forgetting that all of the characters are you which is a huge nod towards your acting skills and abilities to differentiate characters (for example i spent at least 5 minutes thinking "how did all of the jaspers memorize the jasper facts to say them at the same time perfectly in sync?" before remembering you were the only one saying it lmaoo)

[@chloewatters4668]

I'm pretty sure that Ms. Hills has her own dreamscape, but she knew that this one was Oliver's because she had to use Oliver to get there.

[@tonysandoval1841]

eventually we NEED a full soundtrack

[@daisy2782]

I’m hooked this feels like a Netflix drama

[@jathpurr]

Oh God you have no idea how alert my brain is watching this, I'm just over 2 minutes in and I've heard my name more times then I do in an entire week

[@josie1553]

this was INCREDIBLE!!! another great part to an incredible series. i’m completely obsessed

[@josie1553]

also this is 100% too smart of a series for me. i’ve watched the entire universe like three times and i’m still so confused LMAO. love it anyway

[@NicholasPodany8]

Oh it’s WILDLY confusing, but thank you for sticking with it!!!

[@avajones6835]

This is like sanders sides and over the garden wall mushed together with a dash of Daniel thrashers editing. It’s (chefs kiss) beautiful.

[@jaymesays6437]

Oh my god I am losing my marbles at that ending. I am so glad I found this.

[@pandalandalopalis6515]

im so so hooked and the acting is PHENOMENAL i cant even comprehend like -- gosh, my favourite shit ever are those chilling moments like the way mrs hills says "sometimes [secrets] are so small they can fit into your pocket" and oliver looks up with wide eyes and for a moment they just stare at each other. like i have no idea what that means but i know it's gonna come back around and omfg i just love it so much also i love that mrs hills is your mom's voice and arthur is your dad's voice -- so nice of them to lend their voices for the project! definitely helps with the immersion into the story

[@butiamjustaperson8823]

It took me so long to realize that you were actually using your dads voice and not just changing your own voice. How on earth do you get it to match up so perfectly, it's amazing! All of this is freaking amazing!

[@aspenadams1633]

As people start to visit one another again, I smile at what might happen if people came over while filming was taking place. I mean imagine the climbing out the window I-

[@melissak.l9734]

It's already incredible that you're doing this all by yourself, but I love the fact that your parents support and help you with your projects!

[@bethanyfaile1916]

So does this answer the question that when someone does manage to hop into other dreamscapes, their original body in their original reality is just dormant, in a coma-like state? Because I was wondering what would happen to Benjamin if he were to find his fiancé and stay in her dreamscape. Would his original body need a protector to watch over it and keep it safe while it just sits there for the rest of his life?

[@NicholasPodany8]

So in episode... 6? I explain this quickly, it’s kind of an inception approach, where the deeper you go, the slower time moves in your reality relative to you. So... depends how deep he goes. Will he look for a deeper replica? Or live in the original dream?

[@bethanyfaile1916]

@@NicholasPodany8 oh I see! So if he’s in a super deep dream, it’ll be like almost no time passed at all in his reality! Thanks for taking the time to respond :) I love the world building you’ve made.

[@laurena7401]

omg when he started “we the people…” that brought the whole song back in my memory and i didnt even know i knew all the words

[@Redjay_Lee]

The story is so freakin good. Think I just found my new favorite actor/writer

[@jellymice]

This series is so mindfuck but also emotional that i just can't stop watching

[@CozzyKii]

When he started signing in the backseat of the car I genuinely almost lost my shit😭why was that so funny?!?!!!!!

[@imperfectandchaotic]

I literally just ignored a call from my friend so I could finish the video and OH MY GOD.

[@katiesorce]

I love all the Cursed Child photos on the fridge! It's so crazy how one person can embody multiple characters at once just by slightly changing your hair and facial expressions!? The TALENT! Also I'd be really cool if did like a lil behind the scenes episode with how you made all these?? Would be so cool!

[@NicholasPodany8]

Cursed child photos were so much fun to photoshop. And yeah!! I’d love to do that!

[@hollygarfield123]

i’ve been struggling with derealization lately and for some reason this series is really helping me

[@booniebear1884]

Bro your songs are fire🔥🔥I love Sedona and For Misha, I'm gonna show them to my sister. I think she'll like them😊

[@phoenixthedutchie149]

Benjamin reciting the kardashians is where my brain goes I just recite every episode from red vs blue it’s a problem i died at the fact I’m not the only one who recites tv shows when I’m on “autopilot”

[@rainbowemo7840]

Omg it gets better every👏single👏time👏you post!! Also I love seeing the different sides to how jasper was but also the ending was so emotional and aahhh

[@shadow_shine3578]

Now that I've watched the prequel this series makes so much more sense!!!

[@samcox4442]

The School Houserock Preamble song KILLED me. so good

[@mollymcgeefansnumberonefan]

I am extremely confused but I love this

[@itscreativedaisy]

That's what I mean when I say "Do it yourself". You inspired me, all this time I've been stopping myself of doing what I love, the reason? I thought I couldn't do it without money. It turns out that the only thing that I needed was my creativity. Legitimately, you are great.

[@RamiroCharriol]

The voice acting is SO GOOD.

[@NicholasPodany8]

@parents

[@AmandaPodany]

@@NicholasPodany8 Just waiting for our residuals

[@startaru]

this just gave me the idea that i'm just some person in someone's dream and now i'm kind of terrified.

[@sgrbear3810]

I cannot handle how aMAZING THE SOUNDTRACK FOR THIS SERIES IS?!?!?!?!

[@backtothefuturenerd85]

This series is literally so good the story is sooooo good omg

[@w0rmzf00l]

i am now obsessed with this series

[@barbeele2146]

love the song and love this series 😭

[@moomooblue3810]

Your mother is an AMAZING voice actress, omg??

[@Elliott_29]

You have no idea how fast I clicked on the notification. Im so excited! I've been waiting all week for this

[@NicholasPodany8]

❤️

[@existenceispain_geekthesiren]

I was so absorbed by the series I only now realize Mrs. Hills has a different voice

[@echoeddra8on]

I want this to be a feature film and you have to star. This is too amazing not to receive more recognition!

[@Kostya444Sir]

So i'm watching this, and the second video in my recommendations is "Vsauce out of context" whith a photo of him holding an apple and that explains A LOT.

[@meganreilly9944]

"You're real Oliver. At least to me." What the heck 😳

[@TraffyWifeSwap]

Absolutely incredible, thought provoking, deep... VERY well done

[@kazziieann2882]

Why is this like so good?? The writing editing acting and voice acting are better than anything on Hollywood bro

[@makayliedoody6895]

NICHOLAS, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! OH MY GOODNESS! Keep it up man!!! The characters and shifts and adding Arthur and using past scenes... WOW!

[@reamondnuudles]

This is so great! I'm glad that Ms Hills got some character development and wasn't just there, haha! I can't wait for more from you, man!

[@oc4110]

You are an amazing actor/director/writer I am absolutely astonished

[@megatron-dq9kn]

Dude this is unbelievable, the story us so intricate and deep but only played by one person. This really showcases you're range as an actor. I look forward to growing up watching your success

[@lakouto9587]

I laughed when I heard string theory and the uncertainty principle, this is awesome

[@Bev4Ever2]

The quality of these never cease to amaze me. I cannot wait to see where this goes

[@siri_gardner_art]

My friend sent me the playlist for this series and holy heck this is excellent.

[@NicholasPodany8]

Hey thanks for joining!!

[@Haydrik_osity]

THIS STORY. MMMMMMMMY HEAD HURTS THINKING ABOUT IT, I LOVE IT.

[@maxskellington910]

THE WE THE PEOPLE BIT REALLY GOT ME KASDFHASKJ HAHAH oh god I have so many emotions over Oliver and Benjemin already holy shit

[@Javinkal]

This series is so cool!! I love it so much! I'm extremely glad that I am able to see and enjoy these videos! ❤️

[@NicholasPodany8]

Thank you!!

[@matteoandreazzoli9711]

The doctor: "All your dreams have a meaning!" My dreams:

[@edakivanc8654]

ok so i neeeed the backstory for oliver and how he even started to question his own reality. what happened at that rainy day with the police lights in the background and what is the symbolism with his rain jacket and why-

[@NicholasPodany8]

well well well... tune in tonight at 8pm EST / 5pm PST!!!

[@edakivanc8654]

@@NicholasPodany8 the fact that i am from germany and have to stay up late for this and that nothing can stop me from doing so

[@dinollama3983]

DUDE! You’re absolutely amazing. I’ve found myself waiting for each part of the series and growing attachments to characters. Ps. I also love your music. It’s strange that I love your creations so much haha. Thank you for all you do and I hope it benefits you very much in the future!

[@cryogencrypts7484]

Lucids sounds like what a game looks like when a KZbinr voices every character in the game

[@samiam9753]

Can we take a really fat minute to appreciate the fact that this is all 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙪𝙙𝙚 like this is all one man givin us fricking everything acting wise and always keepin the plot 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘺 as heck

[@NicholasPodany8]

“why’s it spicy” thank you