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The Lore of Bubsy Explained in More Detail Than it Deserves

Posted here early for Patrons, thanks and enjoy <3

The Early Drafts of FLCL Progressive and Alternative were way different

A preview of the upcoming FLCL vid where I talk about the early drafts of the sequel scripts that ended up a lot different from the shows we actually got. Fair warning but you might need to actually watch FLCL Progressive and Alternative to have the necessary context here, which I don't recommend you do.

An hour or so of obscure FLCL Trivia for my members and patrons

This is part of my upcoming video explaining everything there is to know about FLCL. I thought this part explaining alternate versions of the main story told in the original 6-episode OVA might be of particular interest so I've made it an early patron exclusive. Enjoy!

Update on how the next video's going and stuff

I know everything about FLCL now.

Next Video Progress Update and just whatever else comes to mind

Yup im back with another short audio log of me talking about what I'm working on now. leave questions to be answered in the next one. Also check out the new pinned post asking for suggestions on future videos that i remembered i promised id do while in the middle of recording this lol

WHAT SHOULD I MAKE A LECTURE ABOUT? ACCEPTING YOUR SUGGESTIONS!

This is not a poll - this is me asking you for suggestions on what to include in a future poll where I let Patrons vote on a video topic (I said I'd do so if i passed 100 patrons, which I have!). If you're a patron your suggestions will hold more weight obviously but I'll open suggestions up to anyone. The eventual poll picking which suggestion actually becomes a video, though, will only allow patrons or youtube channel members a vote.

So if you've got a thing in mind that you think wo...

Post-Tamers Post-mortem reaction Podcast

Uh heres what im thinking right after the premiere of the Tamers vid.

Who Is Tamers12345? - Sonic Underground 101 (EARLY WIP VERSION FOR PATRONS)

Hello patrons, I am excited to share this with you: the first draft of the Tamers12345 lecture, which I gave live at TUIGC about 3 weeks ago (TUIGC was just announced on my brother BestGuyEver's channel if you don't know what that is yet). I plan to release the final version around the end of this month, this version has some audio correction but not much, and is missing any onscreen visual aids, but the A/B camera editing is basically done.

Enjoy, and if you notice any hiccups or mista...

Patron Q&A/Update Podcast, Episode 24: "Battle Network Down, Next Up Tamers"

The title says it all, I said I would record another update QnA podcast for y'all after the Battle Network video was out, so that's this. I respond to your questions from the last one, leave more questions down below to have then answered in the next one!

A Capella cover of "Proof of Courage" from Battle Network 2

I made this for the video so I thought I might as well share it. The track loops

Sneak Peek at the next video after Battle Network

Just thought I'd share this with a select few. I hope to have this video out in April. In the meantime I'm putting the finishing touches on the Battle Network vid and hope to have it out very soon. Stay tuned

BATTLE NETWORK EXPLAINED PART 2: BATTLE NETWORK 4-6

The second one of these. Again, missing visual elements but otherwise fully edited. Still crunching and freaking the fuck out about getting this done by the end of march.

Enjoy, leave feedback, and thanks again for being a patron!

BATTLE NETWORK EXPLAINED PART 1: BATTLE NETWORK 1-3

This is missing visual elements but is otherwise the fully edited first part of the new lecture vid. I'm working basically all day every day to get this thing done; my goal is to have it fully finished before the end of march. I might be able to do it, just maybe.

Anyway, enjoy. And feedback is appreciated, any messed up edits or audio hiccups can still be fixed for the final vid. Thanks again for being a patron!

Patron Q&A/Update Podcast, Episode 23: "Sorry"

I have finished recording most of the new video.

so i answer your questions, and some of the answers are probably not what you wanted to hear, but i do it anyway.

sorry.

ben saint <3

BATTLE NETWORK EXPLAINED INTRO

I have been recording the Battle Network/Star Force video and I lightly edited the intro before going on to record the rest. Here is that.

I am of course still working on the full video and hope to have it out, god willing, in march. Is that overly optimistic? I don't know. But that's what I'm trying to do.

Anyway, now I must sleep, wake up tomorrow, and get back to recording. As of this post I've recorded myself talking about Battle Networks 1 through 3 plus Battle Chip Challenge...

Quick Progress Update: Battle Network

I am nearly ready to record the footage for the upcoming Battle Network lecture which is very exciting. Once that's filmed I have a few side video projects I intend to be working on while that's being edited. So that's also very exciting.

I got a pretty good amount of comments on the Q&A update podcast I made a few weeks ago, so once the Battle Network filming is done I will do another Q&A podcast for patrons. So keep your eyes peeled for that soon.

Thanks for all the supp...

Patron Q&A/Update Podcast, Episode 22: "End of 2024 Post-Bionicle State of the Everything"

Well it's the first one of these I've done in forever. I said I'd make an update podcast after the Bionicle video was out, and that's what this is. I talk about the making of the video, how it's doing, how my channel's doing in general, what I've been up to the past year, what I'm working on next, and just, yknow, like, whatever, man.

If you have any more specific questions for me please drop them as comments. If there's enough I will do a followup answering them. Ok thank you bye!

BIONICLE Lecture Premieres this Sunday!

Hello all. This is just a heads up that the video I've been working on for something like a year now is finished and will be premiering live on youtube this Sunday October 20th, starting at 10am EST and running all day since the video is 13 hours and 14 minutes long. Jump in the premiere chat if you have a chance!

I'd also like to thank all of you here too, the video owes its existence to all of you who support what I do. So thank you!

The Patron Thank You segment of the video has been filmed!

Hello, this is just a quick message to all my patrons, I will be making a more substantial update very soon. But I wanted to make it known that as of now the Patron shout-out segment of the upcoming Bionicle video is filmed, meaning I will not be able to shout out anyone who becomes a new patron between now and when the video is released. I hate to discourage anyone from supporting, but I don't want anyone to pledge under the pretense of getting shouted out in the vid only to be disappointed....

The Bionicle Lecture - Part 4 (backer-exclusive preview)

The BIONICLE lore is well and truly weird by this point. There are so many side stories going on now with the Order of Mata Nui and the Toa Hagah and Takanuva that it took me this entire part just to get through talking about the 2008 Karda Nui arc. I know I said there wouldn't be more previews after the last one but, heh, well, you know how it is... At this rate there might be a part 5 talking about 2009 and 2010. I would expect that final part to be shorter than this one but I won't know un...

The Bionicle Lecture - Part 3 (backer-exclusive preview)

Back again with Part 3! This time we follow the Toa to the island of Voya Nui as they seek the Mask of Life to save Mata Nui. Hijinks ensue.

This may be the final preview before the full video drops. Maybe. It depends. I put more effort into the editing in a few places in this part and I like the result, but tell me what you think.

PLEASE tell me if there's audio, visual, editing, factual, or any other mistakes you catch while watching, I will take all input and use it to improve ...

The Bionicle Lecture - Part 2 (backer-exclusive preview)

Hello again gathered friends, I am back with part 2 of my upcoming full BIONICLE video, this one focusing on the events which took place 1000 years before the beginning of the story in the city of Metru Nui.

Again all feedback is appreciated, any mistakes either factual or technical that you spot in this preview can still be fixed before the final video so I appreciate nitpicking.

Thank you! Love you! <3 - Ben

The Bionicle Lecture - Part 1 (backer-exclusive preview)

Hello, gathered friends. I have been working like a dog on this Bionicle lecture video for many months now. I had expected it to be done sooner, but it turned out to be a much bigger subject than I at first thought. I expect the full video to be at least 10 hours long, probably more. I don't know exactly when the full lecture will be finished, but I would say I am more than half, maybe two thirds done working on it, give or take.

Since I have done so much work on this video and yet it s...

Patron Q&A/Update Podcast, Episode 21: "Next Lecture Is Underway and other News"

In this episode I reveal what the next lecture video will be and when I expect it will be done, talk about my thought process and general approach to making lectures and content in general, and then I answer your questions which gives me lots of opportunity to complain about the various things that have kept me from getting it done sooner.

Ask a question in the replies and it will be answered in the next one! Cheers, and thanks for being a Patron.

-Ben <3

Patron Q&A/Update Podcast, Episode 20: "What's Up With Stuff"

Yeah I figured it was about time to answer all the thoughtful questions you fine folks left on the last one of these, thank you for all of that. In this I give a brief update on the status of several of my current projects including the next lecture, my book, my podcast, and a new monthly zine, before diving into your questions.

Leave a question below, get a reply in the next one! Thanks everyone as always for patroning and here's to reaching 100 patrons in the not-too-distant future. 2023-03-01 00:39:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Patron Q&A/Update Podcast, Episode 19: "So What's the Next Lecture?"

Hello, I'm back after an unusually brief period with another Patron Q&A. In this episode I answer your questions and discuss the reception my new lecture video has gotten, thoughts about possible topics for the next one, and progress on the book I'm almost finished putting together.

I know there's a few new patrons, hello and thank you for pledging! If you'd like to ask me a question or just say something and have me respond to it, leave a reply to this post right here and I'll resp...

I'll do an update/Q&A soon

Probably after Thanksgiving. If you'd like me to respond to a question or comment you can leave it down below here. Thanks!

Patron Q&A/Update Podcast, Episode 18: "Secret Video's Almost Done"

Part of me wanted to wait till I finished editing that video I've been talking about for months, but I said I'd record one of these when I was done moving, and it might be another few weeks till that's released, so I decided not to wait any longer. I answer and respond to your months-old questions and comments, and drop probably more hints than I intended to about what the secret video's about, while stubbornly refusing to just say what it is, even though you, my generous patrons, absolutely ...

Patron Q&A/Update Podcast, Episode 17: "The Secret Arc"

In the last one of these, I said it had been too long since the last one. Well, this time, it's been even longer. I get into why I kept delaying it in the episode, as well as explaining what I've been doing, including a bunch of secret plans that I don't expect to be talking about anywhere else for at least the foreseeable future. I also get into some of the real behind the scenes story of some seemingly trivial drama that I would not discuss publicly in most other places. Anyway, I'm sure I ...

"Pride" - Vaporette by Kaiju-kun from Vapors 2

This is the final Vaporette from the Vapors 2 book, they're all up here for patrons' perusal now. What's it been, like 3 years since the Vapors 2 book? Why did I wait so long to post these? I don't know. Anyway, enjoy.

-Ben <3