Hola!! Today's the day! Our new video will be released very soon!!!! We are just putting finishing touches to it, but we expect it be uploaded at [drumroll] 3pm PT (Los Angeles).
PLUS To mark the fact it's both Thanksgiving AND Black Friday next week, there is a pretty huge sale on over at http://www.erbmerch.com
Today we reduced all prices on all 2019-11-23 22:34:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Can you smell it? We are in the home stretch people! No joke! We'll be working all day/night today in an attempt to get the new video ready for upload tomorrow. We are hopeful we will get it done, unless any late gremlins pop up and ruin things. :) We. Can. Not. Wait. For. You. To. See. IT.
In the mean time - we have a fresh new quiz for you all! Free to enter. Prizes to be won. And it is all multiple choice. So only takes a few minutes to guess your way through. Just head to the link b...
2019-11-23 00:32:54 +0000 UTC View PostSeven match-ups. One vote each. Let's see what y'all think of these ideas!
You can read through Pete's feedback on these match-ups over at:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/31727154
A quick recap from last time out - Scorpion & Sub Zero vs Ryu & Ken won the poll with 26% of the vote. It was a pretty close contest with Ozzy Osbourne vs Johnny Cash in 2nd place wi...
2019-11-20 23:57:39 +0000 UTC View Post
We are in the final push to get the new battle out! But, we didn't want to leave you all hanging in terms of #makethisbattle feedback.
So, Peter took some time out today from editing to offer up feedback on some of the ideas you all submitted. You can vote for your favorite idea over on the new poll - see: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31728839
But, let's see what Pete...
2019-11-20 23:57:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hear ye, hear ye! Patrons of ERB! We are cranking as hard as we can to finish the new video. We are very hopeful it will be out sometime between Thursday and Saturday. As soon as we know for sure - we will let you know. No matter how fast we work, the editing is always a slow, slow process.
The audio track is already available over on all the streaming sites (Spotify, Google Play, Itunes etc) and we know many of you have heard it and are eagerly / angrily awaiting the video. Thank you a...
2019-11-20 04:29:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Yo! I found a word document from the latest battle, so thought I'd share some of the lyric ideas that had been written down; that either didn't make it into the final verses or were later altered.
In the writing process, the writing team will spew out lots of ideas. Some will get written down, some will just get bounced around verbally and others just get lost in the ether.
Anyway... here is the stuff found in this one word document. And I also included above a slightly...
2019-11-14 03:14:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Ok, folks it's that time. Who won? Did you do well? Who stunk it up? Let's find out...
The overall winner this time was.... Yaroslav Gorbal! Well done to you sir! You will be receiving an ERB T-Shirt, a S5 CD and a poster.
As ever we are also giving a t-shirt away to someone at random - this month that lucky person is [drumroll] Brandon Stevens! We will be in touch with you both soon.
If you didn't win - there will be a brand new quiz c...
2019-11-11 20:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Check out this initial demo of the Vlad vs Dracula battle. You'll find the second verses are quite different from the ones that ended up in the finalized video. Some cool lines ended up being cut, but sometimes those sacrifices are needed. Anyway, hope you enjoy this peek into the writing process.
2019-11-07 01:56:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all good patrons of ERB! We are beavering away in the studio. Currently we are editing the November battle and... this weekend we are shooting the December battle! So yeah, it's a bit crazy busy right now. But it's all slowly coming together nicely. We are all super psyched about these last two videos of 2019.
Hope you've enjoyed the season so far. Just wanted to give you some quick updates and reminders about various stuff...
TARGET UPLOAD DATES
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2019-11-07 01:55:48 +0000 UTC View PostIt's voting time!! Six match-ups. One vote each. Make it count folks!
A quick recap from last time out - the poll was based on FITP style match-ups and it ended up being a dead heat with Al Gore vs Captain Planet and Barney vs Godzilla both gaining exactly 27% of the vote each. In third place with 17% was Bigfoot vs Waldo.
PS You can read through Pete's feedback on these six ideas over at: 2019-11-02 23:37:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope you all had a fun Halloween - either going out and dressing up, or turning the lights down and pretending not to be home. :)
Peter has been looking over the ideas you posted in the latest round of #makethisbattle. This whole submission & feedback system has been very useful so far. One of the ideas from a previous round has actually been filmed and we are editing it right now. Groovy.
A second match-up from this process is something that we intend to look...
2019-11-02 23:37:11 +0000 UTC View Post
This new quiz is now live! Sorry it's a little late. We've just been very busy! Better late than never though... right!? Also - check out the little video above demonstrating Morgan's hard work at nailing his Renfield cameo.
For 50% of the quiz questions you'll need to decipher the brains of Pete and Lloyd and also special guest answer-er Alex from our good touring buddies "The Jackpot Golden Boys". You can enter using the google document link below:
Join Pete & Morgan as they chat about stuff whilst driving to check out wardrobe items. If you wanna see more video from inside cars let us know, as in Los Angeles we can spend a lot of time in traffic!
2019-10-31 01:42:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a photo gallery from the Vlad the Impaler vs Count Dracula shoot. If you're dressing up for Halloween this year I hope you look as pimp as Pete & Lloyd do!
2019-10-31 01:42:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Earlier tonight Pete & Lloyd went live with this months video stream. You can now watch a replay of it - if you missed out - just click the link above.
We are trialling a new method of streaming for this one. The new software runs in a browser window on your PC, laptop or phone. It works best in the Google Chrome browser. If using your phone it works best in vertical mode.
One thing to note: if using your mobile don't use your 'back button' or it will take you back ou...
2019-10-30 02:20:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hola Writers & Directors! ... hope you all enjoyed the Vlad vs Dracula battle! Since that release we have been working non stop on finalizing the audio for November's battle. We are shooting video for it today!
So, tomorrow we may have a mini-breather as we are a little worn out - it's been such a non stop week. But, we just want to let you know we have confirmed times for both the next Video Live Stream and also the next Writers Chat discord session.
We will be ho...
2019-10-27 18:48:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Get your teeth into our new video!!! aH aH aH!
And check out the behind the scenes video over on ERB2 at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfs0jxGhTcY
2019-10-25 20:01:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Our costume designer Morgan Christensen dropped in to the Discord server this week to chat with patrons for over an hour. [f you missed it you can still check it out - just go to the pinned message in 'drop-in-chat' channel on the Discord]
He has also kindly answered a bunch of questions that patrons submitted. So, let's see what he had to say...
What is your background? Like school, past job, etc.?
Oh boy! One simple path to becoming a costume designer. I w...
2019-10-23 23:26:54 +0000 UTC View Post
We are filming a new video today! This is for the November battle. We are shooting it across two separate weekends - which is a little different to the norm - Lloyd likes to instil a bit of chaos to things. But, seriously - huge congrats to both Lloyd and Josie who are celebrating their 10th Anniversary this week. :)
We are also currently editing the October battle which we will be releasing later this week. Hurrah! Not sure on the exact date. (Earliest will be Wednesday but it might ge...
2019-10-21 00:02:15 +0000 UTC View PostIt's polling time! Seven potential FITP match-ups from today's #makethisbattle feedback from Lloyd. Seven options in total. One vote each.
Last time out it was super close between two match-ups. Just out ahead was Simon Cowell vs Alex Trebek which topped the poll with 36% of the votes; but just a few votes behind was Karl Marx vs Niccolo Machiavelli with 33%) Super tight contest.
Who will win the new poll? Will one sail away to victory? Wil...
2019-10-18 03:22:59 +0000 UTC View Post
First off... we are very busy at work on the next ERB video. But we wanted to give you a little update. The target date we have in mind for upload is Wednesday 23rd October. This is just the target. It may be out a day sooner. It may be out a few days later. But - all be being well - we are aiming for Wednesday! Just don't hold us to it ok. :) We just like to put them out when they're ready - not before. And like Wolverine we all need to sleep sometimes.
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Happy to announce we have been nominated for two awards in this years Streamy Awards
ERB have been nominated in the 'Writing' category and Morgan has received a nomination for 'Costume Design'.
The awards will be streamed live on YouTube on Fri Dec 13th.
To mark the announcement we're gonna do a Q&A with Morgan - so if you have any questions for him drop them in the comments below, or post them in the 'a...
2019-10-17 18:07:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a photo gallery containing a whole load of photos from the video shoot for Teresa vs Freud.
PS: Reminder the deadline for #makethisbattle suggestions is on Monday 14th October so if you haven't submitted your suggestions then please do so this weekend. You can post them in the #makethisbattle Discord channel or email them to erbpatreon@gmail.com
2019-10-11 18:22:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Demos are very useful to get an idea of how lyrics on paper will work in practice and it can often highlight any potential issues with lines. Check out this demo of the Teresa vs Freud battle.
2019-10-11 18:22:11 +0000 UTC View PostAs ever - to coincide with the new #makethisbattle feedback from Pete, we have a new poll for you all. Six options in total. One vote each.
Last time out Shaggy & Scooby Doo vs Rick & Morty topped the poll with a massive 46% of the votes - with King Tut vs Queen Elizabeth II coming in 2nd place with 19%)
Will we have another landslide victory for one of these? Choose wisely folks! :)
PS You can read through Peter's feedback at...
2019-10-05 19:51:19 +0000 UTC View Post
What time is it? It's MTB time. Yes, Peter has been mulling over your match-up dreams and is ready to offer some analysis on the latest round of #makethisbattle. Did he love them? Did he loath him. Let's find out. [oh, and please remember to vote in the corresponding poll]
George Custer vs Woody the Cowboy (submitted by mblpns)
Woody? Look, I’m not going to lash out at you here for suggesting Woody, but what the H is up with pe...
2019-10-05 19:51:14 +0000 UTC View Post
FAO: Writers & Directors:
I just got off the phone with Peter and we are going to have a writers chat session tonight at 7pm PT (Los Angeles). That is just a few hours away! The chat will occur in the Discord server in the #concepts-and-spoilers channel. Hope to see you there.
If you are unable to join the chat live - we will pin the first message of the chat so that you can read back through later on.
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If you haven't yet joined the ERB Disc...
2019-10-02 23:00:33 +0000 UTC View Post
It's October... October already... the year is flying by - it's going bat crazy fast. Thank you to everyone who entered last months quiz. It was a tricky one this time around - maybe a bit too tricky? Let us know in the comments if so.
But - did you win? That's what you're here for right. Lets demystify things for you. The overall winner of the quiz was... Lucas Flick! Well done to you sir. You will receive a Season 5 CD, a pair of Nice Peter sunglasses and a s...
2019-10-02 17:03:33 +0000 UTC View Post
We've compiled some extra behind the scenes footage from the last battle. This little video above is for patron eyes only. Enjoy. :)
And - if you haven't watched the official Teresa vs Freud BTS videos yet - go to:
2019-10-02 00:09:45 +0000 UTC View Post
It's easy to think of film shoots as being glamorous and exciting experiences. Your mind might conjure up ideas of a love scene with Scarlett Johansson. But, in reality - you might just get to work with Lloyd's bare feet. :)
2019-09-27 23:11:41 +0000 UTC View Post