Update Blog - 4/18/20 (Patreon)

Well, crap on a stick! I'm doing everything I can to avoid COVID-19 and keeping myself safe by mostly staying at home, always washing my hands, practicing social distancing, etc. and what happened this week? Freaking strep throat! How can I get sick from something else during a pandemic like this? The good news though is that I am recovering from it and I am taking antibiotics, but still was kind of a crappy week where fatigue often got the best of me. Anyways, here's the work I've done this week. 

- Released Part 6 of AL: Walt Disney Animation Studios +: It's been a long time since we've had the last one, but it's great to see the return of ALWDAS+ with a new part talking about a new era. If you've seen the new part, then you could probably tell how this one took more time than usual because how some elements demanded a lot more from both me and Logan, from his great animations (his Oliver vs. Littlefoot was hilarious), to searching for the part in the Sherlock Holmes radio play that matched with what was used in The Great Mouse Detective, to making those posters of the Disney films with the alternative titles. It took more effort, but they all payed off to deliver an exciting new part and I can't wait to move forward from here. I know I just came out with a new one, but I'm already seeing people anticipated for the next one when we get into the Disney Renaissance. The break is over and Animation Lookback is back to help bring you some magic during this pandemic.

- Released my review of Hop: Technically, I did release it this week on Easter Sunday, why is why I placed it here and gonna talk about it now. I've often been told this was the only Illumination film I had yet to review (since this is a live-action/animation hybrid) and actually the only one I haven't seen yet, but thanks to one Patreon request, I finally decided to do something I probably should have done a long time ago and see what this is all about, and honestly...Am I glad Illumination didn't make another hybrid film after this one because this kind of sucks. Well, maybe not that much, because this isn't one of the worst or unbearable, but it does feel like it's just one of those hybrid family films doing the exact same thing. Even as an Illumination and someone who likes 'em, this is one of their worst, like down there with The Lorax. But then again, if this is the worst they can offer, that's not necessarily a bad thing, since like I said, this could've been MUCH worse. Ah well, I gave it a chance, I did, and now I just want to go back to Despicable Me.

- Working on the script of the new Editorial: As I said in the intro, the worst thing about getting this strep throat is the fatigue that took away a lot of my time that I could've spent working. This is why the only thing that I could accomplish while healing was just writing the script for the upcoming Editorial. I've pulled up a lot of research material for this one and I am thankful that there was plenty that recently came out of this. It's a story that we already know the subject itself is wild as it is, but it gets even more insane when we answer the questions to "WHY". I'll just say that this is going to be a little bit like Tiger King where there's a lot of crazy people involved that resulted in a colossal mess. Hopefully that I am getting better, I'll be able to spend more time in getting this done soon.

- REMINDER FOR PATRONS $50+/MONTH: This month's Discord Chat will be happening on  Sunday the 19th and at 2pm EST. Let me know if you're not available for either so I'll organize a quick chat.

Well that was my messed up week of being randomly sick. Again, the good news is that I'm recovering well from it. So now I can move forward and hope I don't always feel tired so I can get back to schedule and get these videos done faster. So, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!