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BIG BIG BIG UPDATE (BIG UPDATE TAKE II!)

Added 2023-10-16 23:30:39 +0000 UTC

I know. Just last week we had a BIG UPDATE which confused some and maybe put you guys in a tough spot to make some decisions. Well scratch ALL of that. I feel like Nic Cage in The Rock:

PLD : I meant it at the time.
Subscribers : PLD, "at the time"? You said it seven and a half seconds ago!
PLD : Well... gosh, kind of a lot's happened since then.

In truth...Kristian and I had a long conversation and basically, we've listened to you guys! We know that while the website had some great advantages, we also know that it lost a bit of that community feel we were striving for!

I'm happy to announce that we are going to shift EVERYTHING back here to Patreon. I think we look at our time with the website as an experiment which we thought could be more effective than it ultimately was. SO, let's bring everyone back together in ONE spot.

What does that mean? The Q&As, the special Big Things, and even more exciting the one on one sessions that have been so popular with you guys will all be coming back to PATREON!!

FROM KRISTIAN:
"The one on one sessions have been tremendous. I have got to learn about so many of you through this. A lot of you have been here since we started and then others pop in and out and I’m always meeting new people. So by bringing it back to Patreon, I hope to meet some more of you, and I hope to continue to get to know the old faithful. And for Patreon, you will be introduced to the 15 minute surprise sessions. People throughout our show, the big thing we’re any shows we might have done you could have a 15 minute one on one with a special guest. I think this is a funhere and I’m glad we get to explore it now in The Patreon." -KH

With that in mind...we are shutting down the website October 23rd. (And yes, we are going to be taking all of the website exclusive stuff and populating it back over here as we get time)

The following are the new Patreon tier setups that will go into play on November 1st:

PATREON:

BIG THINGS ($5/mo)

Discounted Live Event Tickets when available ($5)
ACCESS to a MONTHLY newsletter written by Kristian updating Patrons about everything going on with the channel, the Patreon, live events, and more!
MONTHLY - One episode of Schmoes Know Live from the archives! - Blasts from the past involving all your favorite Schmoes and their Greatest Hits of Wacky Hijinks!
Gain EARLY ACCESS to 1-3 episodes PER WEEK of The Big Thing (The night before it airs to the public!)
ACCESS to both WATCH and/or JOIN (via Streamyard) a monthly Livestreamed Q&A with Kristian & PLD!

BIGGER THINGS ($10/mo)

ALL BIG THINGS BENEFITS PLUS…
FREE Livestream Tickets to ALL LIVE EVENTS (Flappers, NYC, etc.) ($14.95 a la carte)
What I Am Watching (VIDEO & AUDIO - a monthly 10-15 minute bonus podcast by Kristian discussing just what else Kristian has been watching that he hasn’t discussed on The Big Thing that month! The goal is to discuss movies and tv shows that you’ve never seen or perhaps haven’t seen in awhile!
ACCESS to a BI-WEEKLY BONUS UAP-Themed Q&A Podcast with Questions generated by Patrons! (Can be video-questions! - Emailed to bigthingops@gmail.com)
FULL Reaction Videos from Kristian and/or members of the crew when available. (These will return once we hit 700 Patrons! - When that happens, whether it is a rewatch or a first time watching, Kristian will add one person to the table to do reactions with him! When we hit 1,000 Patrons, TWO people will join Kristian at the table.)
ACCESS to special Big Thing episodes with SPECIAL GUESTS (when livestreamed)

EVEN BIGGER THINGS ($35/mo)

ALL BIGGER THINGS BENEFITS PLUS…
MONTHLY 15 minute video sessions with a surprise member of the crew! You will have access to one of the cast members of The Big Thing where you will be able to chat about pop culture and life in general! Who will it be? One month it may be Brett, the next month it may be Mike, then maybe Kate? You never know but you’ll have fifteen minutes to sit down and ask them anything!

BIGGEST THINGS ($50/mo)

BIG THINGS & BIGGER THINGS BENEFITS PLUS…
MONTHLY 30 minute video session where you will sit down with Kristian to talk about anything you want! Movies, Pop Culture, UAPs, The Schmoedown, Advice on streaming? Big Balls? It’s up to you!

Beyond that, we have several goals in place for us to achieve so spread the word! Stay tuned because we will come up with even MORE!

Once we reach 600 PATRONS: Mike Kalinowski will do STAND-UP for Five Minutes!
Once we reach 700 PATRONS:We will once again offer a REACTION or REWATCH with Kristian and ONE member of the crew! Guaranteed TWICE a month. The edited version will appear on the channel while the FULL RAW Footage will be available on Patreon!
Once we get to 1,000 PATRONS: Winston will face his fears at Universal Halloween Horror Nights and we’re going to record it all! The full footage will be on the channel while extra footage will be on the Patreon!! (***NOTE - if we reach 1,000 Patrons BEFORE October 27, he will go this year. If it’s AFTER October 27, he will go next year!***)
The REACTION or REWATCH will occur with TWO members of the crew alongside Kristian!
Once we get to 1,200 PATRONS:A new benefit for the $10 tier will open up! Kristian has 5-10 hard copies of the wonderful Wicked Art’s Capes and Cowls comic book and we’re going to have a raffle for copies signed by the crew!
Once we get to 1,500 PATRONS:Kristian and Brett will travel to watch a Corey Feldman concert from the front row and will attempt to get backstage – All of which will be recorded and shown to you!
Once we get to 5,000 PATRONS:Kristian will turn into KEN! He will bleach his hair blonde and spray tan himself for an unspecified time AND PLD will shave his mustache off for the first time in 25+ years!
Once we get to 10,000 PATRONS:SKYDIVING POP STAR! We will see the return of pop superstar ZaFlertin Flouse! Yes! Brett has agreed that he will for one night return as the German phenomenon and go full in character, method, style and skydive!
IN ADDITION, Kristian has agree to put on one last LIVE Schmoedown event. If we hit this goal, we will hire a crew, get the competitors and run a LIVE Movie Trivia Schmoedown style FREE FOR ALL! (For those unfamiliar.. POST FFA link)