History Creator / BrianDavidGilbert

* WhamLine: A comedic bit in the "Just One Day" video. The song up to this point has been a typical BoyBand love song about some girl, but then TBD suddenly starts singing about how he dislikes his co-member Dale.

But I'd give it all up... if I could have just one day... ''without Dale''!

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->BDG's mom: This is a lot of research into things that really have very little meaning.
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* ShownTheirWork: Although his work is often comedic, especially in ''Unraveled'', it constitutes a large amount of work and often drawing from his background in musical theatre and education in creative writing when discussing such varied topics as global mythology, literary constructions, and [[AccidentalInnuendo his knowledge of feet]]. [[note]] metrical feet, that is. [[/note]] Or taking an entire year to read every single ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'' novel so he can give book reports on each one.

* ShownTheirWork: Although his work is often comedic, especially in ''Unraveled'', it constitutes a large amount of work and often drawing from his background in musical theatre and education in creative writing when discussing such varied topics as global mythology, literary constructions, and his knowledge of feet. [[note]] metrical feet, that is. [[/note]] Or taking an entire year to read every single ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'' novel so he can give book reports on each one.

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* KindheartedCatLover: Spends an entire video trying to level up Zuko, the grouchy cat of his roommate and in the process grows a very heartfelt friendship with him.

Brian David Gilbert, better known by his initials BDG, is an internet content producer who first rose to prominence when he joined Polygon and produced the ''{{WebVideo/Unraveled}}'' series, where he dug into (and sometimes fabricated) the lore behind some of the most beloved video game franchises, while also [[MeaningfulName slowly going insane]]. After producing three seasons, BDG left Polygon to create new works.

* SurrealHorror: A couple of BDG's videos on his personal channel [[note]] Namely [[https://youtu.be/Sx3ORAO1Y6s how to make jorts]], [[https://youtu.be/wbfu39l0kxg Earn $20K EVERY MONTH by being your own boss]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXZy8BbMz_U&lc=UgzYwd3NMdCiuVUBCAZ4AaABAg.9KR_QunJRi79KSKsD5YCFn Teaching Jake about the Camcorder, Jan '97]] [[/note]] start out as regular tutorial-like videos, but slowly devolve into bizarre situations that would make anyone reasonably unsettled. On top of that, these videos are often drenched in [[WorldOfSymbolism metaphors and symbolism]].

* BreakingTheFourthWall: In [[https://youtu.be/RXZy8BbMz_U "Teaching Jake about the Camcorder, Jan '97"]], [[spoiler: the dad eventually speaks directly to Jake and tells him to stop watching the tape over and over again because it won't explain anything or bring him peace. At one point he says "Jake? you're not..." which implies that he realizes ''you'', the viewer, are watching him.]]

* SurrealHorror: A couple of BDG's videos on his personal channel [[note]] Namely [[https://youtu.be/Sx3ORAO1Y6s how to make jorts]] and [[https://youtu.be/wbfu39l0kxg Earn $20K EVERY MONTH by being your own boss]], [[/note]] start out as regular tutorial-like videos, but slowly devolve into bizarre situations that would make anyone reasonably unsettled. On top of that, these videos are often drenched in [[WorldOfSymbolism metaphors and symbolism]].

* ObliquelyObfuscatedOccupation: PlayedForDrama in [[https://youtu.be/wbfu39l0kxg "Earn $20K EVERY MONTH by being your own boss]]". Brian's character never really explains and doesn't seem to know what all the spreadsheets he works on are for; he simply repeats how he's making $20K every month by being his own boss and how great it is. [[spoiler: He gets tired of not knowing and attempts to find out. This goes poorly for him.]]

A full list of BDG's work can be found on his website [[https://www.briandavidgilbert.com/ website]].

* SurrealComedy: His short-form comedy often begins as a seemingly normal video, then devolves into strange niche circumstances that don't make much sense, often with strange flashy effects. For example, his "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3eotWyZv5c it's time to get good at darts]]" video goes from Brian practicing darts during quarantine to a creepy sequence with old-timey footage and a robotic voice declaring that by the year 2053, every construct of the world will revolve around darts.

* AuthorAppeal: A lot of his short form youtube content centers on interests of his, such as Old Bay Seasoning or and especially Jorts. BDG even describes himself as a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx3ORAO1Y6s jorts enthusiast]].

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[[https://www.briandavidgilbert.com/ website]], [[https://www.patreon.com/briandavidgilbert patreon]] [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakAg8hC_RFJm4RI3DlD7SA youtube channel]].

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