15K REACHED!
Added 2016-09-13 16:16:46 +0000 UTC
Oh my god!
Less than 24 hours (in fact about 1 minute before we hit it) after launching this Patreon, we hit the last goal I had for it. A pipe dream! Something I had put on with wishful thinking. A target to aim for over the next few weeks and months. Wow.
Thank you all so much for trusting me and believing in this project. With this much funding it's going to be possible to buy international tickets and hotels abroad to tell stories that happen around the world. It also allows us a greater budget when tackling stories domestically - something we'll be focusing on for the first couple of projects.
People keep telling me to calm down. That all this funding doesn't mean more work. Just better work. Better docs for you folks. I'm trying to remember that but as somebody who was plugged into the content churn for 5 years - producing multiple video productions a week - it's hard. Part of me wants to hop on a plane tomorrow and shoot some stuff. But there's a lot of important work to be done first. I hope you'll allow me to take my time and do this properly.
But that's not to say there isn't stuff in the pipeline for this week. I'll have details on our patron-only stream I'm organizing for tomorrow. I'll be putting up a post asking for questions for our first Q&A video. And we're recording the first episode of my op-ed show on Friday - which by the way I need help naming. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Loads coming down the pipeline but still lots of work to do to get the docs up and running. Thank you all so much for your support. It's tempting to try and use all this additional funding to turn the project into something it's not. To spend it all on expanding. My aim right now is to grow at a pace I can maintain, and focus on getting the first few docs out before looking at new horizons. I hope you folks trust me in that respect. It's a lot of responsibility, and I take it very seriously.
Now. Let's make some docs!
Danny
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I think my favorite from this list is 'state of the game'
2016-09-18 13:07:33 +0000 UTC
Name suggestion:
On Point
...for obvious reasons. :)
2016-09-16 17:39:38 +0000 UTC
Heh, I was totally thinking the same thing!
2016-09-14 23:40:39 +0000 UTC
Haha! I aim to deliver!
Daniel & Keeley
2016-09-14 14:33:50 +0000 UTC
Congratulation Danny. Its truly inspiring to see a fellow Irishman succeed in chasing his dreams. <3
2016-09-14 14:04:00 +0000 UTC
Name suggestions: Five Asides.
2016-09-14 07:04:36 +0000 UTC
Happy to support! I learned about you after Giant Bomb came back to CBS and you started showing up on there stuff. You were great on there stuff and I can't wait to see what you do here!
Wendell Williston
2016-09-14 04:47:45 +0000 UTC
Hmmmm. Danny's O'pinions? Nah, that's too much. I can't wait to see what you come up with though!
2016-09-14 01:46:58 +0000 UTC
Name the opinion show: Original Content, Please Don't Sue.
In 2015, I worked at movie theater and Jesse Ventura threatened to break my neck over Star Wars tickets
2016-09-14 01:35:08 +0000 UTC
I am not really happy with these but here are my initial name thoughts:
Start Screen;
Half Button Press;
Full Button Press;
What Says Danny;
The Games We Love;
Gameversations;
Campfire Games;
Game State;
State of the Game; Players Perspective
Maybe one of these bad ideas can lead you to a good idea.
Randy Alderson
2016-09-13 23:26:29 +0000 UTC
Write behind you mate (get it..??!)
2016-09-13 22:54:32 +0000 UTC
Can't wait, Danny!
Clay A Binkley
2016-09-13 22:29:11 +0000 UTC
Congratulations, very excited to watch these documentaries.
Jonathan London
2016-09-13 22:12:09 +0000 UTC
Grats Danny! Can't wait to see the content. High expectations come from your portfolio, you've done great work as long as I've been watching over the years, from GS UK till now. Good luck, you've got a lot of love in this dysfunctional world we call the Internet, we got your back man. Cheers mate!
Brian Johnston
2016-09-13 21:37:39 +0000 UTC
Av alle jeg hadde trodd jeg skulle treffe her ;) -AndyLonn
Anders Lønning
2016-09-13 21:30:53 +0000 UTC
Daaaahm Daniel, back at it again ... #WereHereToTakeOver
kaymackgee
2016-09-13 21:21:10 +0000 UTC
That's an awesome idea!
Kyle Castle
2016-09-13 20:51:00 +0000 UTC
Sounds a little bit too... sexy. To me at least.
2016-09-13 20:23:54 +0000 UTC
We are all so stoked for you Danny. Behind you 100%!
2016-09-13 20:19:07 +0000 UTC
Hey Danny, So I know last night you said you didn’t want “the point v2.0” to be a subset of NoClip, and that’s awesome. Whatever you name it though, I hope that it will still be one of your core shows. If that’s true, then it might be smart branding to have a theme for those core shows, and I think console commands is a fantastic theme! With that in mind, I’d like to suggest
“/Debug” - unpacking the successes and issues surrounding gaming and looking deep into the causes.
Daniel & Keeley
2016-09-13 19:34:52 +0000 UTC
Also, regarding the name, i would maybe play with the Noclip name... Opclip, Onclip, Fullclip and so on.
Daniel Nøss
2016-09-13 19:03:32 +0000 UTC
Cool beans!
Daniel Nøss
2016-09-13 19:01:34 +0000 UTC
Awesome Danny! You deserve it man. I know you're gonna kill it. Can't wait
Josh in Tampa
2016-09-13 19:00:30 +0000 UTC
Congratulations Danny. Can't wait to see your work... My only suggestion (request) is for video to go above the standard 1080p and have a 4K option, for those with over priced TVs :)
2016-09-13 18:53:03 +0000 UTC
Point Blank!
2016-09-13 18:39:41 +0000 UTC
Oh and good fucking luck to you.
2016-09-13 18:38:49 +0000 UTC
Internal Journal
GO TO 10
Rubber Keys!?
The Scribble
Tea Caddy
2016-09-13 18:37:31 +0000 UTC
Don't have suggestion but just wanted to say congrats. I'm one of those people you mentioned on streams that doesn't really do patreon but I have utter faith in you to deliver the goods. Cheers!
Adam D
2016-09-13 18:36:41 +0000 UTC
Hell Yeah! This roof can't hold Danny down! This is how much your fans adore you. Can't wait to see the next goal we break
2016-09-13 18:24:29 +0000 UTC
Point of View/Viewpoint
Have we pointed out all the "point" things yet?
Talking Point
Pinpoint
Reappointed
Point Break
2016-09-13 18:22:32 +0000 UTC
In my opinion, we're backing you because we trust in your dedication to do the work you've set out to do. Because we believe you to do so. So take your time and make the docs you've set out to make. We'll be here to watch them. :-)
Good luck, dude!
Ideas: if sticking with something point related, maybe standpoint. Oddly, I kind of like "Stand and Point" If not, "Games are Broken" or "Fully Complete" might be cool.
Khetix
2016-09-13 18:18:26 +0000 UTC
For a name suggestion: "Command Line"
Laser Ramon
2016-09-13 18:16:06 +0000 UTC
Naming suggestion: Return to Mount Stupid : There and Back again
2016-09-13 18:05:54 +0000 UTC
If you want to stick to a theme /w cheats/console commands, you could go with "black sheep wall" or "food for thought" from starcraft
2016-09-13 18:05:11 +0000 UTC
I'm currently learning python, and I think the function "raw_input" made a cool sounding op-ed name. Congratulations on 15k, Danny! So pumped for these docs!
2016-09-13 17:55:03 +0000 UTC
Checkpoint
chris bradley
2016-09-13 17:53:52 +0000 UTC
Cheers mate
Noclip
2016-09-13 17:53:16 +0000 UTC
hahaha. Oh god if only I could call it that. I adore that word
Noclip
2016-09-13 17:52:06 +0000 UTC
That sounded funnier and less snarky in my head.
2016-09-13 17:45:01 +0000 UTC
back under! someone trolled! btw, I don't know but are we supposed to receive an email about the discord thing? I never used it before so I am unaware.
2016-09-13 17:44:39 +0000 UTC
Name suggestion: "What's the point?"
2016-09-13 17:42:45 +0000 UTC
That's pretty solid actually
Noclip
2016-09-13 17:38:29 +0000 UTC
I used to have a vidblog thing called "Dear Dwyery" but it's a bit on the nose :D
Noclip
2016-09-13 17:38:18 +0000 UTC
Working on it. Sorry for the delay!
Noclip
2016-09-13 17:37:37 +0000 UTC
Oh that's really good....
Noclip
2016-09-13 17:37:20 +0000 UTC
Congrats, dont think I've got dischord yet and in settings it doesn't recognise me I'm on $5 tier but certainly no rush ;) you must be so pumped!
chris bradley
2016-09-13 17:27:21 +0000 UTC
Congrats, Danny! You earned it, dude.
R.J. Nye
2016-09-13 17:23:51 +0000 UTC
Name suggestion: "Counterpoint" ;)
2016-09-13 17:20:14 +0000 UTC
Gaming Ombudsman - too heady?
2016-09-13 17:18:12 +0000 UTC
Name suggestions:
"The Other Art"
"My life in Polygons"
"Quest Completed"
Tohir Tillyaev
2016-09-13 17:13:39 +0000 UTC
Call the op-ed piece Opposite The Editorial
Zachary Atticus Turner
2016-09-13 17:10:17 +0000 UTC
Congratulations! Here are some terrible op-ed name suggestions:
Down & Dirty with Danny O'Dwyer (this one is terrible)
No Shit with No Clip (even worse)
The O'Dwyer Inquirer (because puns)
Debug On
2016-09-13 17:01:14 +0000 UTC
Congratulations! I can't wait to see what you get to create! What about sticking with well-known source console commands for the op-ed show and call it 'thirdperson' - taking a step back to narrate what's going on in your gaming life
2016-09-13 16:58:46 +0000 UTC
Apologies mate, I've spent a good apprt of the past 24 hours trying to fix all that. Looks like most people are in but some didn't get their emails. Can you tell me - do you already have a discord account? Did you pledge at least $3 (I need to have it assigned to a tier, so that's the lowest it could go). If anyone else is having similar problems, reply here - I'll send the usernames to Patreon too.
Noclip
2016-09-13 16:54:20 +0000 UTC
As someone who's been pretty alienated by games coverage over the past few years, I really appreciate your work. I can't wait to see what stories you tell.
2016-09-13 16:51:22 +0000 UTC
Congrats Danny! Just looking through a glossary of video game terms to see if any other would work for your op-ed show, but most are already used by something else or a little cheesy. At first I thought 'Experience Point' ;) or you could call it what a lot of games are now 'Open beta'. Also your series of international documentaries could be called 'fast travel'.
2016-09-13 16:51:18 +0000 UTC
Yea if the system I use doesn't work, I'll record it locally and stick it up as an unlisted YT video for you folks. Good call.
Noclip
2016-09-13 16:50:51 +0000 UTC
I got my pledge in today. Can't wait to see you work!
2016-09-13 16:49:16 +0000 UTC
Actually there was one VERY LARGE pledge which got amended for next month. So that total isn't what I've already gotten, it's what the current overall pledge limit is. So we're still good :)
Noclip
2016-09-13 16:48:14 +0000 UTC
I'm so happy for you Danny, this is going to be incredible.
Hannah C
2016-09-13 16:45:57 +0000 UTC
Congrats!
Call the show Game Aspect / The Perspective
2016-09-13 16:45:12 +0000 UTC
Congratulations! I'm looking forward to your new show :)
2016-09-13 16:38:04 +0000 UTC
Congratulations! I just found your work a few weeks ago, and then you announced you were leaving Gamespot :P Excited to see what's coming next!
Nick Zagaroli
2016-09-13 16:37:22 +0000 UTC
Congrats!
2016-09-13 16:33:07 +0000 UTC
Congratuation! This shows that some people care and want nice things.
And of course, as soon as you hit 15k, some people pulled out (back down to 14,400$) and that's why we can never have nice things.
Mathieu Charron
2016-09-13 16:33:03 +0000 UTC
Congrats Danny! So happy to help fund this project. Excited to see where this journey takes you.
2016-09-13 16:33:00 +0000 UTC
It should be called Danny's Space Jam
Max
2016-09-13 16:32:57 +0000 UTC
Congrats Danny! I still haven't gotten my Discord email though :(
Christopher Martarano
2016-09-13 16:31:56 +0000 UTC
Breath Danny :) Take the time you need. Your content is always top shelf stuff. Speaking for myself, I'll happily wait.
Mark Davis
2016-09-13 16:30:46 +0000 UTC
Congrats Danny! To keep with the console command theme, I thought maybe you could name the show "/give Opinion" or something like that lol. Can't wait to see the first doc!
2016-09-13 16:30:28 +0000 UTC
Congrats Danny. I would absolutely love a doc one day on Geoff Crammond, his Formula 1 and Stunt car racer games form my introduction into video games.
2016-09-13 16:29:24 +0000 UTC
Congrats Danny. I would absolutely love a doc one day on Geoff Crammond, his Formula 1 and Stunt car racer games form my introduction into video games.
2016-09-13 16:29:24 +0000 UTC
Congratulations! I'm very excited to see how incredible your videos will be now that you can focus your time on them.
2016-09-13 16:27:34 +0000 UTC
Congratulations! Exciting times ahead! :D
2016-09-13 16:27:24 +0000 UTC
Gz, well deserved :-)
2016-09-13 16:27:19 +0000 UTC
Congratulations Danny! I am too excited for this as well :) Hopefully we will finally see some actually good documentary coverage in this industry (Although I might suggest checking Extra Credits out as well; although they mainly focus on game development).
Seriously now, as the name of the opinion piece show, might I suggest "The Question Mark"? No? Okay, I'll see myself out... :P
2016-09-13 16:27:10 +0000 UTC
Nice one, Danny. Looking forward to all your endeavours!
guffman
2016-09-13 16:26:49 +0000 UTC
Congrats, it's well deserved. Take your time and enjoy not being in the content churn anymore! :)
2016-09-13 16:26:32 +0000 UTC
I would be happy with regular shows and streams with the docs coming monthly or every couple of months. Don't overwork yourself Danny out of some sense that you have to pay back your supporters, I don't think any of us want to see that.
2016-09-13 16:25:45 +0000 UTC
Woo congrats!
Brendan Young
2016-09-13 16:25:42 +0000 UTC
Congratulation Danny.
2016-09-13 16:25:41 +0000 UTC
Yeah Danny! So excited for you dude!
In terms of name ideas for your show... How about Not Pointless? Fun callback while describing how we see games.
Ronny Barrier
2016-09-13 16:25:24 +0000 UTC
That is awesome. Congrats man!
Are those patreon only streams going to be available afterward? I work a 9-5 with no computer access but I still want to see them.
Thanks! And again, congrats on living the dream. There are a few of us that are living vicariously through you!
2016-09-13 16:25:05 +0000 UTC
Congrats Danny. Set a goal for $1,000,000.00 if u hit it you have to come visit each of us
Chris Thorn
2016-09-13 16:24:10 +0000 UTC
Congrats Danny! You definitely earned it!
2016-09-13 16:23:44 +0000 UTC
Congrats, Danny! Can't wait to see what you have in store.
2016-09-13 16:23:33 +0000 UTC
Congrats dude - looking forward to the stories you'll be able to tell with awesome people
kyle disanjh
2016-09-13 16:23:21 +0000 UTC
Congrats, Danny! Quality over quantity any day of the week. We'll wait patiently for you to produce your best work!
2016-09-13 16:23:09 +0000 UTC
Maintaining the pace is definitely the objective here
Hassun
2016-09-13 16:22:25 +0000 UTC
Congrats man! Excited to see what your plans are for the first one or two stories :)
2016-09-13 16:22:24 +0000 UTC
Congratulations, Mr. O'Dwyer. There is no question about your capability to deliver. You take as much time as you need to produce the level of quality you feel something deserves. With how much I'm putting in, I'm getting so much more out. This is going to be an amazing journey, so thank you for letting us be a part of it. 😆😎😄
Cameron Abbott
2016-09-13 16:22:23 +0000 UTC
Well done, Danny. This is something I've wanted to see happen for a long time, and i can't imagine anyone else doing it better :D
Cricket
2016-09-13 16:22:03 +0000 UTC
Congrats Danny! Well earned :)
2016-09-13 16:21:45 +0000 UTC
Congrats man, can't wait to see what you come up with!
David S
2016-09-13 16:21:35 +0000 UTC
"Clipping through Walls" has certain ring to it. You've earned it Danny, beat of luck
Anders Lønning
2016-09-13 16:20:17 +0000 UTC
We all believe in you Danny. Now get to work! lol
2016-09-13 16:19:05 +0000 UTC
Congrats Danny! 😄 😄 you deserve every penny. I can't wait to see all the content and documentaries you're going to produce!
Amy Gilroy
2016-09-13 16:18:54 +0000 UTC
Your doing something the games industry desperately needs. In depth, real, journalism and telling stories we should and deserve to hear.
Looking forward to everything you do. Can't wait.
Evan Pilnick
2016-09-13 16:18:52 +0000 UTC
2016-09-13 16:18:46 +0000 UTC
It's all well deserved Danny. Can't wait for the end product
2016-09-13 16:18:36 +0000 UTC