The video ideas we SCRAPPED!
Rob Kellis of The View from the Afternoon pulls back the curtain on 11 scrapped video ideas that never made it to air — from a planned TPD football shirt drop with a World Cup cover to a private jet journey that would’ve been too 'cringe' in today’s climate. The most painful rejection? A Wales road trip that collapsed after just 90 minutes of driving because the route had no stops worth filming — a disaster that still gets laughed about. Another idea, a 'budget camping challenge' using cheap gear from Wish and Amazon Basics, was scrapped for bad environmental optics, even though the concept was solid. The episode reveals the real cost of content creation: not just money, but risk, audience perception, and moral calculus. Rob admits that sometimes the best idea is the one you don’t do — especially when it’s too expensive, too risky, or too tone-deaf. The takeaway? Not every idea that sounds fun on paper survives the reality check of production, audience trust, and brand integrity.
The TPD football shirt idea was scrapped because it would’ve cost over 10% of the channel’s entire budget and required selling at £65 to break even.
The Wales road trip failed after just 90 minutes because the planned route had no interesting stops — a lesson in not assuming a creator’s past success guarantees future execution.
A 'budget camping challenge' using cheap gear from Wish and Amazon Basics was shelved for promoting wasteful consumerism and bad environmental optics.
The private jet video was abandoned not for cost, but for 'bad optics' — even if they could’ve tagged along at a discount, the public perception of privilege was too damaging.
The 'Grand Tour' 12-city night-out challenge was scrapped because £41.50 per person per day wasn’t enough to cover travel, food, and accommodation across 12 cities.
…and 3 more takeaways available in PodZeus
Welcome & The Podcast's Channel-Focused Nature
Rob introduces the episode, emphasizing its focus on the TPD channel and its audience, setting the tone for a behind-the-scenes look at scrapped video ideas.
The TPD Football Shirt & World Cup Music Video
“It's like, well, is that worth risking such a substantial part of our bank balance? To be honest, I would absolutely love to do football shirts one day and now we're in a different position we might entertain it at this point.”
The Wales Road Trip That Failed After 90 Minutes
“We'd just done it. And on this hour and a half drive, we like didn't see how interesting. We didn't film anything because we just thought it was like the commute to like where we need to like the first stop.”
Sneaking Into Leeds Fest: A Dumb Idea That Was Shot Down
Rob reveals a scrapped idea to sneak into Leeds Fest like a fan, which was rejected by Festival Republic for poor optics and potential encouragement of rule-breaking.
The 1975 Tour Video That Was Too Repetitive
A sequel to the successful 1975 tour video was scrapped because it would’ve been too repetitive, less engaging, and undermined by crew members wanting personal time.
“Sometimes guys I gotta be honest with you the only the reason we don't do something is just because it kind of looks bad.”
“And it's like, well, is that worth risking such a substantial part of our bank balance? To be honest, I would absolutely love to do football shirts one day and now we're in a different position we might entertain it at this point.”
“Like we've just done it. And on this hour and a half drive, we like didn't see how interesting. We didn't film anything because we just thought it was like the commute to like where we need to like the first stop”
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The View from the Afternoon
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Rob Kellis
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Dan
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TPDTV
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Jake Varley
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Chuck
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Vegan Campout
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Chernobyl
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