Videos for Good Trips
Videos for Good Trips
Summer 2023 megalist of recommendations for video (TV shows, movies, YouTube channels, etc) to enjoy on your voyage.
Please use the following format when posting recommendations:
Title:
Type:
Vibes:
Good Trip Qualities:
Harsh Qualities:
(optional) Link:
(optional) Other:
For example:
Title: Fantasia
Type: Animated movie
Vibes: Classical music, abstract animation, comedic moments, divided into short segments, no/minimal/unimportant plot
Good Trip Qualities: artistic melding of music and animation, movie is a compilation of individual, unrelated music videos that viewers can enjoy in bite sizes or skip segments that aren't appealing
Harsh Qualities: the final segment "Night on Bald Mountain" features creepy/demonic imagery that some might find disturbing; to avoid, stop watching the movie after the segment about ballet-dancing animals ("Dance of the Hours")
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_(1940_film)
Other: Also worth checking out the sequel, Fantasia 2000
Only post one recommendation per comment! Upvote recommendations that you agree would be pleasant to view while on a trip, and downvote recommendations that you think would be unpleasant to view while on a trip.
Title: PBS Eons
Type: Youtube Channel
Vibes: Science, archaeology, paleontology, ancient earth, bite-sized chunks of information (about 6-10 minutes of content per video)
Good Trip Qualities: Fun for the science-enjoying layman, good pacing, good balance between staying accessible and being detailed, lots of "whoa I didn't know that" moments and topics, less fluffy than standard nature TV shows
Harsh Qualities: The outro (final 1-2 minutes) can be a bit jarring/boring/cringe (also super easy to skip), topics covered inevitably include themes such as death and extinction but it's handled tastefully, the series may be too brainy for those on particularly intense voyages and not brainy enough for those well-versed in the topics covered
Link: https://www.youtube.com/@eons
Other: Part of PBS Digital Studios (check out for similar videos on different subjects) http://youtube.com/pbsdigitalstudios
Title: Houseki no Kuni (English: Land of the Lustrous)
Type: Anime TV show
Vibes: Beautiful, fantasy, philosophical, action, wistful, far future/alternate reality
Good Trip Qualities: Gorgeous animation, solid soundtrack, unique setting and premise, conducive to multiple rewatches, soft fantasy world-building, mysterious
Harsh Qualities: Mild body horror and fantasy violence, the animation style (CGI) takes some getting used to, occasional weird/jarring moments, the early episodes are hard to appreciate without having finished the entire series
Link: https://myanimelist.net/anime/35557/Houseki_no_Kuni
Other: Read the original manga for a more tour de force vibe and to continue the plot. Unfortunately a season two of the anime has not been announced at this time.