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The Bar!

See what these knuckleheads all got up to at this afternoon's Bar session! You could join up for three of these sessions a month at the Biggest Things Tier!

Q&A - AUGUST 27th at 4pm ET

Drop those questions or email them to bigthingops@gmail.com!

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Hey guys! I just wanted to get a few dates out there so you know what/when things are happening!

For the $50+ crew we are opening The Bar this month.

THE BAR:

Tuesday, August 13th at 4pm ET

Friday, August 23rd at 4pm ET

Tuesday August 27th at 10am ET

Streamyard links will be posted separately to that tier.

ALSO On Tuesday, August 27th at 4pm will be our August Q&A! Link to the show and the Streamyard link will be posted separately as well!

Also we plan on getting some guests back on hopefully the next few months to do some exclusive streams as well!

Thanks crew!

Q&A Gathering

Hey folks! I'm going to drop this post here so we can begin gathering questions for the Q&A that will happen towards the end of the month. As always, if you prefer you can email me at bigthingops@gmail.com!

DTE YouTube Memberships Open

Hey everyone! Last month we had discussed opening a Patreon for Down to Earth before we put it off. This is the reason why! We have decided to experiment with YouTube Memberships!

If you joined The Big Thing Patreon after finding Kristian through Down to Earth and that is your primary focus, make sure to check out the DTE Membership. It basically will be a Patreon for DTE!

JULY Q&A Streamyard Link

Come on screen with Kristian & PLD and ask your questions direct! 5pm ET July 30th!!!

Introducing: THE BAR!

What's up patrons?!?! As July comes to an end, we are excited to announce a tweak to the $50+ Patreon Tier!

Starting in August, Kristian is going to open....The Bar! Towards the beginning of the month, Kristian and I will schedule THREE dates during the course of the month for 60 minutes EACH date. We will post the dates and times of these one hour session and each and every one will be open to ANYONE in the $50+ tier!

No more worrying about trying to find times, and worrying about scheduling and rescheduling! Additionally, instead of 30 minutes, you could potentially get 3 HOURS with Kristian and your fellow big film nerds in our great community!

Thank you guys for being the best! We appreciate you!

BE ADVISED! Tuesday's Q&A pushed back...

from 3pm ET to 5pm ET! See you then!

SDCC - Tell Us!

What are you most looking forward to about SDCC?

SK Archive: Episode # 2 Producer Ethan Erwin & Summer Movies 2011

This particular episode is a fun one for a vast amount of reasons! Ethan Erwin the producer of such films as Sherlock Holmes, Unknown and Book of Eli. We talk about all of those but then get into SUMMER MOVIES 2011. This was fun to listen to again to see who was excited about what and how we were right about some and dead wrong on others! Enjoy!

July Q&A with Kristian & PLD - JULY 30th

At 3:00pm ET! Get those questions in on the earlier post (or here) or emailed to bigthingops@gmail.com!

Streamyard link will be posted day-of!

Q&A Post

Start leaving your questions here for the yet to be scheduled July Q&A! You can also email them at bigthingops@gmail.com

-PLD

JUNE NEWSLETTER FROM KRISTIAN

Hello everyone!

So you’re getting two newsletters one that was supposed to come out on June 30 and one that will come out this month. Obviously one of the main reasons that you’re getting it delayed is because of the big move. As most of you are aware, after 20 some odd years in Los Angeles, I packed up with the family and headed back to New York. The decision was based on a lot of different things primarily being around family, change of environment and other things.

So far the move has been the absolutely right choice. I love the new studio here. Once Brett is completely finished with the remodeling, I plan to do a video showing you guys the whole entire thing. All of the equipment is here, all of the cool studio stuff is here. They were just things waiting to be put into place. my wife did a wonderful job with the background on the things that you see behind me. We’re actually working on some more things today to get on the walls.

The support and encouragement has been absolutely wonderful and appreciated. Roxy and myself have been doing the Thursday shows while Brett has been away and we’ve had so much fun doing them. It seems that those particular shows on Thursday with less pop culture and movie news is something that you guys welcome also. The views have been pretty decent for those shows and I’m pretty happy with them. I like doing them also because it is a change of pace for the weekly grind of what we do here.

We are starting a new Patreon for Down to Earth! As a lot of you might know or may not know, I moved UAP Tuesday off of the main channel and it is now on the down channel. Tuesdays have become episodes with either myself, special guest or an interview. Last week we had Jamie Campbell Bower on the show. If you don’t know Jamie... you should and you will. Jamie is one of the main characters in Stranger Things season four! He has been in Twilight, Harry Potter, and he is also in Kevin Costner‘s new western, Horizon. It was a great conversation. I’m very proud of it.

We have a lot of great interviews coming up and the team that we have booking talent has been doing any extraordinary job.

Take advantage of the Q&A and other things that we do here. I know that a lot of you do the one on ones, but would love to have more feedback and what you guys would like to see more of. But this has been a big experience for me, overwhelming at times but exhilarating for the most part. Thank you guys for being part of it and I will see you for another newsletter this month.

- Kristian

Down to Earth Patreon Delayed

After a conversation with Kristian - we have decided to delay launching the DTE Patreon. Due to the move to NY this month and settling in, it makes more sense to start a new membership driven feature like that in August. This gives us a full month to complete settling in, not only in NY, but with some exciting interviews coming up, etc. We want to do it right.

SO I apologize to DTE enthusiasts who were looking forward to joining up. You still will get your chance! We just want to make sure we are doing our best to serve you!

-PLD

STREAMYARD LINK TO JOIN Q&A - TODAY AT 2:30pm ET

Here you go folks! At 2:30pm today, come join the fun and have a question prepared to ask on screen! See you then!!!!

JUNE Q&A with Kristian & PLD - Tuesday June 25 at 2:30pm ET

Alrighty folks! First time in NYC for the Q&A...so note 2:30 EASTERN time! Get your questions in below or at bigthingops@gmail.com

Streamyard link will come day of!

LAUNCHING DOWN TO EARTH PATREON

Greetings all! With the upswing of the Down To Earth Channel, and quite frankly two separate audiences, it makes sense to offer two separate Patreons! This Patreon will remain for The Big Thing and will concentrate on the pop culture side of the Big Thing.

IF you came here from the UAP shows and the Down To Earth channel, stay tuned! July 1st will see the launching of the Down To Earth Patreon which will focus on the UAP phenomenon! Stay tuned for the link! The Tiers will be as follows:

$5 TIER

WHEN AVAILABLE - UAP Tuesday on Monday nights! (If Kristian can complete editing the UAP Tuesday show on Monday, you will get it here on Monday! You can leave questions on the Patroen post that will be answered on Patreon itself or on the next UAP show!

$10 TIER 

BI-WEEKLY - Patreon Exclusive Video with Kristian with a guest, or live streamed, or with Patrons on screen to discuss the Phenomenon!

$50 TIER

MONTHLY - Q&A Video. There will be a monthly post, where you can drop all your UAP questions, and Kristian will answer them in an exclusive Patreon video!

Update to Patreon

Hello everyone! With the craziness of the past couple months due to Kristian's BIG move, we appreciate the patience and loyalty you guys have for us. We love engaging with you all! We'd love to hear from you more on things we could possibly offer that would deliver more bang for your buck!

We've seen however that many of you are here just to support and...we COMPLETELY appreciate that! However we also want to deliver for you as well and we don't want to waste time with things that aren't working. SO we thought now would be a good time to streamline things down to what appears to register most with everyone and with what we can consistently deliver.

So I'd love to hear more in comments what works and what doesn't work...but for now as of July 1st , this will be the new tier layout:

$5 TIER

MONTHLY - An exclusive newsletter from Kristian updating you on the channel, the shows, the patreon, and life in general!

MONTHLY - An archive episode from the Schmoes past will be made available to this tier and above!

MONTHLY - Q&A Session with Kristian & PLD. You’ll be able to ask questions on the post, in the live chat, and even come on screen (Please have a question ready!)

WHEN AVAILABLE - Early Access to Big Thing Episodes (If Kristian can get an edit done the night before, YOU will get it here first before the rest of the audience gets it the following day!)

$10 TIER

Everything at the $5 Tier

WHEN AVAILABLE - Extra Big Thing Episodes (occasionally with Special Guests!)

WHEN AVAILABLE - Capes & Cowls Digital Comic

$50 TIER (Limited to 12 Slots)

Everything at the $5 + $10 Tier

MONTHLY - 30 Minute 1 on 1 Video Sessions with Kristian where you can talk about whatever you’d like! Movies? TV? Schmoedown? UAP? Big Balls? Farts in an elevator? You decide! PERFECT

Capes & Cowls #5 RELEASED

It's time! Wicked Art has outdone himself! Continuing the adventures of the Chairman and crew! Here is your access to this month's issue! Read and comment letting Wicked Art know what you think!

CHEERS TO WICKED ART!

Streamyard Link to Join the Q&A!!! 3pm PT!

Q&A Tomorrow night at 3pm PT / 6pm ET!

Streamyard tomorrow! GET THOSE QUESTIONS IN BELOW! (or at bigthingops@gmail.com)

Final LINK! I promise!

If you didn't get to watch the livestream today, this will be the link for the replay. BTS, I had set it up on one channel, but then over the weekend we were repurposing the channel so we had to move it off channel. I created a new Big Thing Patreon Exclusive YT Channel to stream to for things like this and the Q&A. BUT you can't stream to a new channel until 24 hours have passed! SO we just did it on the main channel, and figured the replay could just live on on the new channel! SO the livestream will be offline now, and you can come see the replay here!

NEW LINK - Brett and Kristian Show off the Studio

Patreon Exclusive! A tech glitch made us have to create a new stream. SO disregard the previous link in the now-deleted post! THIS is your new link. Tomorrow - Monday 1pm PT / 4pm ET Brett and Kristian show off the Studio as a Patron Exclusive!!!

Capes and Cowls - EARLY EDITION

Tomorrow's Capes and Cowls...right now! (Or as soon as it's done processing!) Enjoy!

April Newsletter from Kristian!

Hello everybody. Hope everyone is doing well. This is the April newsletter exclusive just for the Patreon.

Man what an interesting month it is. As a lot of you know or most of you know, I am preparing for a move back to New York and excited to get the new studio moving And excited to make some changes in general. I had a great phone call today with someone who is going to be working on getting us more guests for interviews. I believe that really could change the dynamic of the Channel in general.

So I am happy as always that I have you guys here, and this constant support from you guys has been monumental. We had an interesting, bit of a slow month with movie news, but the new channel is picking up and picking up fast.

The addition of Kris Carr has been wonderful to theteam she just fits like glove and it is great to have such a dynamic and I’m very happy with the team that we have over here. I am pretty excited for May. Big movies!

I will spend a little time in New York to set some things up and that’s the main thing here. I will be doing some new videos soon. The out of the theater reactions are gonna start to pick up in May obviously.

I’ll have a what I am watching for you guys in the next couple of days and I’m excited to do a live show with Scott Mantz exclusive for all of you. I have a live comedy show that I’ll be doing with Ellis and as always, please write any questions or anything that you guys want.

And thank you by the way everybody who got something on that New York Amazon wish list, they all came from Patreon. So you guys continue to be the absolute Killers as far as super supporters over here. I thank you, theteam thank you. You are the best.

Live now! Come watch!

Announcement! The Big Thing Patreon Livestream with SCOTT MANTZ

Coming on April 24th at 3pm PT! Link will be posted closer to the date! It's great to have the Movieman on the show!

Join the Q&A - 3pm PT - Tuesday April 16

Hey everyone! Here is the streamyard link for the April Q&A with Kristian and PLD. 3pm PT on Tuesday April 16!

April Q&A with Kristian & PLD

SK Archive! Episode 24: CLASSIC Katee Sackhoff pranks Jeremy Jahns

Remember this one? A CLASSIC prank!!!!