When You Realize There Are No Original Ideas

[@ashtoncartner]

Daniel: "What about a guy who hunts for ghosts?" Me: "Ghostbusters." Other Daniel: "Scooby Doo." Me: "Ah yes, Scooby Doo."

[@velshyem2546]

I thought Ghostbusters too lol

[@ezekielsandifer156]

Someone correct me if I’m wrong but in the Danielverse the “other Daniel” in OP’s comment is a character named Brian, right?

[@ilikewoIves]

@@ezekielsandifer156 yes.

[@VENG-k1d]

​@@ilikewoIvesDaniel, Brian,. Hoodie Guy, and who are the other guys

[@ilikewoIves]

@@VENG-k1d denis

[@jelaloudin2]

This is literally just "when you accidentally write songs that alreadyt exist" movie edition lol 😆

[@gljames24]

Exactly. Daniel accidentally redoing his old videos. SMH 😔

[@RGOY]

I mean, there's no original ideas

[@samsthemank]

I believe that was the point haha

[@Scrofar]

Yes. I believe that is exactly what he was aiming for. You solved the murder mystery, my friend. Court is adjourned.

[@TheSnowDoggo]

@@RGOY great 😂

[@StevenHe]

Hear me out. Big purple guy collects colorful stones to snap away half the population. No wayyyy anyone has thought of that

[@LEEMeganMisato]

@@StevenHe hi

[@bickhamproductions]

@@StevenHe and get this. What if you put Iron Man in it?

[@JakeTLT]

@@bickhamproductionsSomeone’s done Iron Man

[@MherDeLightProductions]

That's Avengers!

[@Spiderman_batman_ironman]

A

[@coolfish440]

"Starved to death after becoming convinced eating food was cliché" 💀

[@Someoneyeeted]

Ehh, people have been starving for a while now not really that original

[@bennysundance175]

See what Cinemasins does!?

[@K28aaa]

​@@SomeoneyeetedEven his death isn't original

[@jpting_]

3:20 In one final act of desperation Daniel created an entirely unique work of art, but died of starvation before he could ever realize. The piece was later sold for 2 billion dollars, all of which went to his dog, such as it was written within his will

[@geekforeverpixelgamingsurl5007]

Thought of that too but I believe just throwing stuff to create stains and call it "art" has already been done quite a few times.

[@HermanDuyker]

I'd watch this movie 😂

[@obwan1]

no it couldn't be that would be clique

[@jpting_]

@@geekforeverpixelgamingsurl5007 *Oh no you're right* xD

[@jamessodaa]

“What if it was like a Groundhog Day situation?” “THAT’S GROUNDHOG DAY”

[@temanor]

"That's minions!" 🤣

[@wet0wl]

The funniest part about that is that plot had me really intrigued for a sec

[@Koios90]

Haha, yeah I was like "But the cave dwellers in The Descent don't speak, do they..?". And now I'm imagining that movie, but it's Minions instead. Still horrifying...

[@DoritosAndMountainDew]

I was thinking it was going to be Bone Tomahawk

[@shadowreaver752]

​@@DoritosAndMountainDewThat movie came out of nowhere

[@hotarubinariko]

I was thinking Hills Have Eyes. Maybe I got a little too stuck on the mutant cave dweller thing.

[@tacopizzasandwich621]

Allegedly, Daniel refused to accept a proper funeral, as it is the most common process to take place after death. He preferred to have his remains shot into an incinerator, despite cremation already existing.

[@cozyvrc]

He refused to die because people have already done that

[@foxanard]

@@cozyvrc nah, it's a Jesus thing. And then a million times before that. And after that. Very unoriginal.

[@Shadethewolfy]

Yes, but has anyone done a cremation by firing a person's remains INTO THE SUN??? I don't think so.

[@eglol]

This is the perfect follow-up

[@gideonbrown4215]

“I am now canonically dead! This is canon now!” He will return. We must be ready.

[@indodinoyoutube]

Distant voice: "I always come back..."

[@JCrocker2012]

They say if you listen closely, you can still hear his voice...

[@OhHeyTrevorFlowers]

He may simply wash the hoodie (for the first time!) and call it a new character. 😂

[@Lks_13]

Somehow Hoddie Guy returned

[@WestrnEdits]

2:00 you forgot cars is also exactly that

[@Swimreader]

My thoughts too 😂😂😂

[@geekforeverpixelgamingsurl5007]

That was the first thing I thought of too.

[@AmberMetallicScorpion]

and hot fuzz

[@spirit5923]

LOL literally high powered individual

[@CherryStudios2]

Thank you

[@MartiganzYT]

This is me every time when talking to friends about my “ideas” the pain is absolutely unreal 😂

[@SuperJelly55]

I'll be honest, I'm taking lots of ideas from BOTW or TOTK 😢

[@TylerSoriano]

ur profile pic is good 👍

[@cptbuuya]

Its just a theory

[@Nanuak_]

​@@cptbuuyaA duck theory

[@Driftimator]

Why am I Alr subbed to u

[@GamerDolls]

"What if wolves were small?" Made me laugh for some reason 🤣

[@NightDog246]

*sighs in frustration* "Hey! Someone else has already done that before!" "Dangit I can't even breathe?!"

[@bennysundance175]

But he didn't Die, Cause that's Cliche, He continued existing in an painful half life, Doing nothing for the rest of eternity

[@nothingbutlemon11]

​@@bennysundance175 Doing nothing is such a cliché smh

[@9aracna.]

I was not ready for you to say, "That's Minions"

[@Bam-2488]

neither was I... caught me off guard

[@atlasdev]

Yeah. I was waiting for him to say The Kardashians.

[@MyShiroyuki]

I was thinking of that one horror movie whose name escapes me

[@Notyoavragejo]

I was thinking "Minions" at the last second, but that's because I was already trying to see if I could guess movies before they were given. But I was still expecting that I would be wrong. :P

[@TheACGamer-w3b]

It makes so much sense though

[@Sethsimracing]

This reminds me of something my writing teacher told me: "Every story ever, has already been written". Or something similar to that anyways. IDK why I said that in the comment section of a comedy sketch though. 😂

[@imfsresidentotaku9699]

Because it’s relevant to the sketch?

[@Sethsimracing]

@@imfsresidentotaku9699 That _might_ be the case. 🤔

[@qwertious]

Really? That's not very original. Commenting something that relates to the sketch? ​@@Sethsimracing

[@mochisharvey]

As a WN reader, I wish this was true, tried searching with very specific details but no story comes up

[@Sethsimracing]

@@qwertious 😨 uh oh...

[@Barnacly_cheese.]

He was relatable

[@TheKillagerMC]

Professional game dev, it took me 4 YEARS to come up with an idea that hadn't been made into a game now. Currently, I'm making it and it's fun af.

[@Ibadullah]

I'm also a game dev, I'm relatively new with only 1 "Good enough" game. But I think making a new idea is easy, just make one up, but the name making for me is so difficult that my game was called "Placeholder" for the entire development process

[@BillPeschel]

That's "Papers, Please" (now, if you edit your comment to say, "it's about a clerk in a totalitarian country deciding who to admit, we'd have a joke).

[@runningoven]

Oh, what's your idea?

[@Mutrax4706]

@@Ibadullah yep, thats the painful part does help to look at the concept behind the game, and use that in some funky way for a name, both because thats easier and the name actually makes sense examples: Grand Theft Auto - drive around in cars most of the time, doing crime Stride - you do parkour (has to do with walking, sorta) Battlefield - a field of battling Beatsaber - swing lightsabers to a beat Phasmophobia - gather evidence about ghost types, while the ghost wants to kill you or a game i plan to make eventually, "Cypoly" or smth, kinda like cyberpunk but more poly ish

[@chrisonmagic0312]

@@Mutrax4706 Stride is a parkour movement where you take large steps over gaps or on obstacles to gain momentum.

[@nexnang122]

the worst is when you come up with an idea, and go through with making it, only for it to be compared to a better execution of that idea that was done before

[@SethCrowderMusic]

Yeaaaah, do agree. But if it helps its because it really did compare to what they're comparing it to, unless they're trying to put you down which definitely happens.

[@Mystery041]

Or, (this is a true example of something that happened to me!) you develop a plot, turn it into a script, edit it, rewrite it, and edit it again, waiting one day to, in your free time, publish it only to find that in the time you wait a movie comes out that is extremely similar to your idea. AND the movie that came out isn't half as good as what you wrote! It's maddening.

[@nothingtoseehere2336]

Like this video being compared with his songs that already exist videos?

[@rascaljoy]

2:00 That casual chuck of the paper towel smack next to the bagel on the plate was so smooth, I had to go back and watch it again 🤣

[@PedroHenrique-yx2zj]

3:35 tomska already did an ad with this plot

[@JeuxAleatoires_B]

YES !!! It's hilarious because it really doesn't seem intentional 😂😂

[@woodbutcher9173]

2:20 I here minions laughing

[@w.w.1633]

"What if I did trees?" "Trees are already trees" "I think I already knew that one actually" This one made me laugh way too hard. 😂

[@danielnice1695]

2:49 I don't know why, but the "Is he though?" is what me laugh the most...

[@honeyyb]

Seems kinda derivative 🤣🤣

[@IDKProductions-z9m]

Non-original ideas are this man’s specialty

[@fnafhorror30]

Daniel always figures out a way to make really relatable content

[@christophperktold1824]

1:54 love the split screen! haven't seen it before

[@random-accountIDK]

"How about a immortal tree gremlin, who faces against a evil capitalist?" "Well..."

[@octonine6212]

wait what's this one? I can only think of The Lorax, but the Lorax isn't a tree gremlin, he's a gremlin that came from a tree... am I overthinking this?

[@Blabby1]

“Does he speak for the trees?”

[@TheRenegade...]

​@@octonine6212It's definitely the Lorax

[@saadayahgbolo60]

1:37 Daniel needs a Snickers!!!

[@Accountthatexists]

Your aren't u when ur hunrgry

[@octonine6212]

everyone has eaten a Snickers before, c'mon that's so overdone! /j

[@petitplushproductions]

"What if I did trees?" 😂😂

[@yukimoe]

TREES ARE ALREADY TREES

[@lbmautos]

Did them how? 😂

[@briondalion]

Snoop Dogg!

[@Notyoavragejo]

"No, what if I DID. TREES."

[@bennysundance175]

Tollkien did Trees

[@BCT611]

Love it. also hes proves the point on how copyrights are immoral and creates a monopoly on creativity.

[@mutantraniE]

Copyright isn’t immoral, long term copyrights are. A 25 year term is absolutely fine and allows the creator to profit off their creation for a significant amount of time without becoming stifling. A 25 year copyright term would mean that now in 2024, anything from before 2000 would be copyright free.

[@anastasiapurl2223]

RIP Hoodie Guy

[@N-m3m]

😂

[@Rockjay288]

4:29 it's canon? 😭 Nooooo!

[@Gatorboy5678]

HOODIE GUY NOOOOOOOOO

[@caringegg759]

this is like the video equivalent of "when you accidently write a song that already exists"

[@lanhank]

"Im dying to tell you im having a heart attack." 🤣🤣

[@PenneySounds]

This gave me a really great idea for a comedy sketch about a guy who wants to write a story but can't think of anything original enough.

[@IAMD-xj8bz]

3:20 THE VELOCITY ON THAT SANDWHICH

[@ashamansedai]

This reminds me of when I was a kid and came up with the idea of selling *pen* -drives (basically pens with inbuilt pendrives) and when I told my dad about it he just pulled one out of his cupboard of office supplies 😭😭😭

[@heathercook2915]

The in memoriam thumbnail made my heart drop for a second

[@gman7774]

I had a very different experience watching this. I have a pet peeve about food being ignored in film so I was just saying eat the sandwich over and over most of the video then to my shock you picked it up. Then you threw it at the eraser board! What a journey

[@bonessasan]

I realized this phenomenon years ago while struggling with a bout of insomnia. When I found out other people had thought of the concept before me, my response: "Yeah, that figures. I kinda figured as much..."

[@inevitable934]

"You know what teach? Screw music, I'm gonna go write a *movie*."

[@Timeworks1]

No no, he's got it! Make a movie about every movie type being already done

[@theliterarytarot]

This is so great “ice cream’s already a thing man” 😂

[@MalachiNorris]

“If he’s a real writer he will.” That hits on a personal level.

[@Stoatly4]

You can't just steal the thought process in my head when I'm coming up with video ideas and make it into a sketch, Daniel.

[@levischell6551]

I'm glad you're referencing good movies like the Prestige!

[@brianhawkins8397]

I mean, RIP Hoodie Guy 😢 you better believe if he shows up in a future skit and isn’t a ghost or somehow references his own resurrection, we are going to call it out now

[@NoamAgai]

Minions aren't inbred, they are canonically immortal, infertile beings, and I hate the fact I know this

[@zephyrias]

😭😭 now i know this too. Makes sense they are immortal. They living for a long time

[@-Ruben]

This was "When you write songs that already exist" 😂 I wonder if he did this as a "puzzle" for us to say "Hey, this is like that other video" or something 😅

[@kitsuneprincess4637]

Loved the split-screen part of this, it made the scene feel even more dynamic! Also thank you Daniel Thrasher for inventing the Minions

[@gabefurstenrecht3492]

Idea: clowns tries to impress ghosts, meanwhile vampires and other cryptids try to ruin their routines

[@bleachelf]

Great vid! Ah, I remember having this fear as a writer. Now I straight-up tell my fellow writer friends "this is like that scene in Tangled" or "just like what happens in Willow" or "these two characters interact just like those two characters in that one thing", etc as I plot. Now I have other fears to overcome, but so glad it's no longer this one.

[@kzcreationzmore]

2:05 forgot to mention Pixar’s Cars

[@Finnch77]

A QUIET PLACE WAS AFTER THE SILENCE - THE SILENCE WAS FIRST

[@alejrandom6592]

Writing in caps lock doesn't make it true, you crazy bro

[@Finnch77]

@@alejrandom6592 but it shows a raise of volume and anger

[@BatAmerica]

I don't mean to be rude, though A Quiet Place came out in 2018 and The Silence released a year later.

[@Finnch77]

@@BatAmerica oh i'm thinking of the other Quiet Place movies

[@Semi-DailyRandomness]

That movie idea sounds so good! Can't wait for it to be made!

[@Lolakitten78]

Same here

[@GdGreenybeeny]

It’s already a movie! It’s called the quiet place. Idk if this was joke, but just tryna let you know!

[@maxleavitt8199]

@@GdGreenybeeny clearly he was referring to Minions

[@wet0wl]

Eh that sentence is kinda unoriginal bro

[@Lolakitten78]

@@Semi-DailyRandomness maybe Daniel should make a film about a grandma trying to rescue her grandson from the mafia with the help of three Triplets

[@froydinger]

And yet again, Daniel casually drops some of the best writing on platform.

[@TheACGamer-w3b]

3:04 ima just do trees and see how the salary is

[@jmgomes1]

I’ll join you

[@KavikaBabson]

Daniel is so consistent at making me laugh hysterically. Incredible!

[@singforjoy7123]

No original ideas? Then what am I subbed to this channel for?!

[@TheJustinator]

I absolutely LOVE the powerful contrast between the two characters other than Daniel

[@Mystic-40]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT HOODY GUY, THAT WAS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER :(

[@Goofy_Dominican]

“What about trees?” “What about trees?” “What if I did tre-“ “Trees are already trees” *my brain is turned to mush*

[@vikramgogoi3621]

2:33 That's HG Well's the time machine.

[@fletchbodenschatz8813]

We must all prepare now, for the second coming of Hoodie Guy! I'll go buy a billboard: *Hoodie Guy is coming, look busy!*

[@sponge6pack]

2:15 Me: The SiMpSoNS?

[@asdgamer64]

this is literally me when I'm trying to draw/animate and i get art-blocked! LOL

[@jokerkiller900]

Omg you did it you sick bastard you made an original piece of turkey sandwich art on swiveling white board we shall call it “spinning brunchstrations”

[@Blabby1]

Already been done before it’s called “food fight”

[@menorak]

When he was describing Minions, I was thinking 'The Kardashians!'

[@victorjozek5384]

Well I've never heard of an ad of an ad blocker.

[@omarooo9962]

I was thinking he finally found a good Idea but then Daniel said "minions!" 🤣😆

[@priyam1644]

How ironic of Daniel to release a video about not being able to come up with original ideas, while also making me realise that THIS video is an original idea on its own.

[@anix7533]

I don't think I am ready for Hoodie guy to die cannonically

[@MsHoneyBBQ]

real talk, this is why i toggle a bit on how copyrights and stuff work.... id love to live in a world where artists of all kinds were ENCOURAGED to take the work of others and make it their own. i know that's what "fan art" is, but i mean in the sense that we would encourage people to take what's already been done and try to improve on it. as a creative myself, i think this is why so many creators(of all kinds), find it so excruciating to create... i know for me, that's why i haven't even been able to put anything in the world. the fear of infringement etc etc etc is too great. and i think that's a shame. we are a collective consciousness. i'd love for us all to share... anyways.. 💖

[@redrevyol]

Just make it look different and distinct like Star Wars and Star Trek.

[@Blabby1]

Star Wars and Star Treck aren’t even similar tho-

[@A--Fan]

@@Blabby1 Ummmm, space? Aliens? LASERS??? I think I rest my case. hrmph

[@Blabby1]

@@A--Fan There are many space movies, with aliens and lazers I might add, so those can't really be used as examples.

[@daydreamer.113]

i love how this is like the angel and devil on the shoulders or mind of a creator

[@Agent_Walker1610]

That's a weird way to describe the minions

[@IgnitedSteel6]

This must be the prequel to the series about writing songs that already exist

[@nickmajora]

I like that this comedy sketch idea is also unoriginal.

[@Gront517]

Silence is a quiet place “inpired”

[@Vaasco_]

Finally, the context behind why Daniels skits have been getting more unhinged..

[@BlueMarten]

-"Bingo." 😆 Well done.

[@73R3N71US]

3:44 was that a shot at opera?

[@Cakebraincat]

"What if I did trees?!" I thought this man was about to make a movie about a man 'doing' every tree species on earth in an attempt to make tree human hybrids.

[@tggamez1165]

This is “when you accidentally play a song that already exists” but like mpvies

[@bretsheeley4034]

2:11 Me: “Is he describing the morlocks from The Time Machine?” 2:34 Me: “God damn it. The morlocks are minions.”

[@mylittlebrony2130]

I thought it was time machine too

[@Blabby1]

Me three

[@AilecHuerta-fr3ip]

This is so true

[@brians1530]

2:06 If you never seen Groundhog Day or doc Hollywood I would recommend them their pretty good movies to watch when bored

[@_.Digital411]

Man this guys is so funny😂

[@carazy123_]

My friend would ask me physics questions like “if _ then why don’t they make something that _” and it always made me happy telling him what tech he accidentally “invented” 😂

[@NoahSBX]

I know this is a sketch, but people who say "there are no original ideas" just can't come up with any. It's not impossible to come up with original ideas, but what's better is to use inspiration as a foundation. Why reinvent the wheel when you can put those already existing wheels on a beautiful new car that no one has seen before?

[@raymondwalker3020]

Yeah like my comic will be DND combined with the superhero genre also y main character is superman but he is strechy.

[@Notyoavragejo]

Well, it depends on what your definition of "original idea" is. If it's broad enough that "Titanic" and "Dunkirk" are the same movie (both are set in the 1910s, both have sinking ships, etc.)... Nothing's going to be original.

[@nelaromn]

2:34 "That's Minions!" t even close to what i thinking wasn't even close to what i was thinking😭

[@JJMusic767]

Ur so funny dude 😂

[@danielmccann2979]

Horror movie idea, there is a magic man who has become able to bend reality to his vision but price he has started losing his mind. You are a creation of his vision and have to escape the twisted reality localized around him. only once escaped you realize that you are him and all those you have meet are just replications of colleagues you accidentally twisted out of place. It ends with you rembering your younger days only to look almost back to the beginning.

[@notgonnadoitm8]

mustard

[@PieceOfToast-y4k]

Yes

[@Furge]

ketchup

[@ThePersonMan]

Ketchup

[@FriendlyMisty]

Mayonnaise

[@Ohhithere11]

Of course

[@abiskywalker4399]

This was honestly really refreshing and encouraging as a creative 😂 glad for the non-cynical approach

[@thatoneyachisimp8288]

Why is no one talking about how Hoodie-guy just fucking died...???

[@AUCreatoer]

Man, that one friend who encourages you to do it is such a G

[@TheHobatron]

00:50 "All amateurs start out by imitating the greats" Yep. I'm actually releasing my first ever fiction story on Halloween (today for me, tomorrow for Americans at time of writing), and I am fully aware of how derivative it is, specifically of H.P. Lovecraft. I've also borrowed elements from a range of other sources, to hopefully create one story that is its own, but it definitely wears its influences on its sleeves. I'm just hoping that, the more I write, the more I develop and the more original I become.

[@Vanim3D]

1:59 the paper landed on the plate perfectly haha

[@jamirglaze4509]

I really needed to here this, in fact, every creative person in any field should see this. If you REALLY think that your idea is completely original, with no inspiration,then you’re prob too much a narcissist or ego maniac to admit it.

[@upg5147]

You can have inspiration, but still an original idea.

[@jamirglaze4509]

@ the very definition of inspiration is taking elements from other media to make your own “unoriginal” thing

[@upg5147]

@@jamirglaze4509 You can have inspiration from something and makes something completely different. Maybe it was a vibe or a character arc. Those things can be so loose that you wouldn't even know they are inspirations unless you told them.

[@jamirglaze4509]

@@upg5147 even if it’s completely different, it will still resemble a completely different thing, making it un-original

[@jamirglaze4509]

Like everything under a genre is un original as they share certain things to be in a genre. A example to show how nothing is original as everything creative is in a genre of some kind

[@literocalcomposer1706]

When he was describing Minions, I thought it was Wrong Turn.

[@wrenbyrd1093]

I was thinking he was talking about The Hills Have Eyes. 😮

[@literocalcomposer1706]

​@@wrenbyrd1093Great movie that one lol. The thing is, Minions is so incredibly alike in a descriptive form to these two nightmare fueled acid trips, that it's bizarre to think about.

[@MysteryUser-Who-Is-Mysterious]

I thought about an episode of X-Files