March Update (The next few videos)

The way things have worked out, I have four complete scripts ready to go and a bunch of half complete ones waiting in the wings. Unfortunately, I once again wasn't able to make the first of those for the end of this month- but the first video will be done next month, closely followed by the rest of my finally planned out schedule. So, rather than make you wait to discover what each will be, I figured you guys should get a preview of the first four video subjects i’ve lined up, just to give you an idea of what i’ve been working on…

- The Mandalorian (Beyond Pictures)

I promised myself this would be the first full video I’d release this year on the channel and I’m sticking to that. Originally it was just going to be a Notes on, but I realised my thoughts on the show were better suited to the philosophy of Beyond Pictures, and while it’s actually a pretty short video, it’s taken a long time to untangle what I want to say without being too complicated. I can’t say I’m convinced I’ve managed that yet, but i’ve seen a lot of pieces saying the show ‘fixed star wars’ and I think this angle is different enough for me to want to finish the job. You also get some spicy takes on the whole franchise so, you know, might be worth it for that alone.

- Notes on Wandavision

This was a lot easier to write and came together pretty quickly after the show ended. However, I didn’t want to seem too reactionary and held off from releasing it ahead of my plan, as well as finding some new insights once the dust had settled which I think made it a stronger piece. It’s basically a discussion of both how the show adapts the material and whether or not I think it holds up outside of that, and while the currently running Falcon and Winter Soldier might end up getting mentioned it’s not going to alter the vast majority of the finished script.

- Notes on Spyro… 4?

So, like the Notes On Crash 4 video I wanted to talk about Spyro 4- only this time we don’t know if that game’s even happening. I thought it might be fun to get ahead of the curve and spitball about what I’d potentially like to see in a sequel, as well as deconstruct ALL of the existing sequel attempts in as few words as possible. I think it’s a solid little filler piece for the channel and will hopefully generate some good discussion, as I’m not sure i’ve done the best job of really figuring out how to take Spyro’s gameplay forward and would love to hear people’s responses to that concept once it’s done.

- Jak Franchise video (Beyond Pictures)

Going to keep quiet about the exact title of this one. I wanted to do a short little video about the Jak franchise like the Ratchet one I did years ago- then Charlie went ahead and made a video that said EVERYTHING I would have done. I scrapped the idea until, last year, he and I were talking and suddenly a new angle popped up. This is the video game franchise vid I’ve been teasing to patrons for a while now, and while it’s still not a terribly long video, I think it’s got a way stronger purpose than it had before and I’m ready to get it out there. Still very like that Ratchet video, but with a new Edge, and not that one guy actually called Edje, which is about the level of joke I can manage right now sorrysorrysorry

I won’t be making too much of a habit of these previews as I like to keep my cards hidden until I’m ready to show ‘em- part of the reason is that, while it’s good for my fans to know what’s happening and to hold me to certain promises, it’s also difficult to keep the energy/momentum fresh when you’ve basically already revealed the content of the video to people (Matthewmatosis was talking about this recently and I heavily relate, I can guarantee that the Fantastic Four video would not have been as exciting to release had you all known exactly what it was.) I think this is vague enough that the videos will still have an impact and obviously I have even more planned out long after this, some things i’ve briefly mentioned, a lot of things I haven’t, so hopefully i’m riding the balance for you guys. Just thought it had been too long between videos to not spill what i’ve been doing between marvel projects and tooth pullings.

Thanks again for all the support in that time- I hope these will still surprise you and justify your contributions. I’ve written so much but it’s time to start rounding it down and just get it all out there. Til then, gang.

-B