Update Blog - 8/29/20 (Patreon)

I always want to make sure my videos come out the best they can be. Sometimes, that requires to make sacrifices and switch up some plans. Not the first time this happened, but this is a case that this will surely be worth the wait. And I mean, you do get a review earlier than planned, so you do get something out of it in a way. So, with that said, here's what's been happening this week.

- Released my review of Open Season: Scared Silly: Originally, this week was suppose to be the release of Part 10 of AL:WDAS+. However, because me and Logan needed a little more time to finish a few things up, it'll be coming out next week. So, because of that, September's ACR ended up happening now and you got to see me finish off the entire Open Season film series with Scared Silly. As shocked as some are, since some believe this to be the worst of the four, I consider this to be the best sequel of the franchise (which is really not saying much). It's not good at all, sure, but I can see where there are some legit effort and care that some of the people behind it wanted to make a legitimate. I guess after going through the awfulness of 2 and 3, this one seemed like a better experience by comparison and doesn't feel as much like a cheap cash grab like most of Sony Animation's other sequels (come to think of it, that's pretty much all of their sequels). This doesn't mean I'll be planning to watch this again any time soon, but I'm just glad I don't have to see another Open Season again. So, now with that over, I can wash off from that franchise and move on to something completely different, Hey Arnold: The Movie. I haven't seen the show in a long time, so it'll be interesting to go back to that little neighborhood and how this movie fairs out. 

- Featured in PaleoSteno's podcast: Here's a fun little thing I did this week. I joined PaleoSteno's POS podcast as a special guest and we all talked about a wide variety of stuff, alongside Sabersparks, JaxBladeFitness and Hirosashii. One thing I was surprised in there is how we burned through so many stories in those 2 1/2 hours, talking about Sponge on the Run, The CW Powerpuff Girls series, the DC FanDome stuff, the new Samurai Jack video game, Glitch Tech, Infinity Train and many, many more. A bit of a contrast to my podcast where I do indepth with my thoughts on just a handful of stories. However, it was still a lot of fun hanging out with these guys and I'd be down to do it again :) Click here if you wanna see the podcast in full and the fun shenanigans we get into. 

- Created a Special Review: Throughout this week, my big project was working on this week was getting into a special patreon-requested review after doing a few with my traditional format. I wasn't too sure what to expect with the subject beforehand or even know what to do with it, but then I realized a pretty meta idea that kind of makes fun of the video-making process YouTubers commonly go through. It took a little more time than expected to create, mainly because there were some other things happening in my life during the week, but I managed to get this one done in a fun and satisfying way. One thing that I'm not sure is if people are familiar with the subject. Without saying what it is, I feel like it's quite forgotten compared to other adaptations of the story it's based on, but I am curious if people are aware of its existence, or have even seen it themselves. We'll only know when the review comes out later next month.

- Starting the next part of AL: Walt Disney Animation Studios +: After I finished the special review, it was time to get back into AL:WDAS+ with a new part. Funny enough, I'm already a bit advanced thanks to overworking in the last episode and had to move one segment to the next one, already having both wrote and recorded it. So far, I'm just setting up the research for what's to come with some of these movies and it will be exciting to see what's in store for this batch because this will be when the REAL Disney downfall happens, losing tons of money and re-evaluate their approach in animation. I'll see what this part will have in store, but this week is to say that I'm ready for it.

So that should be it for this week. Oh! Also, this will be the first of 3 weeks that I will have a video that will feature a sponsor by The Ridge. If you want a really good long-lasting wallet and  don't hurt your old wallet too much for it, go to Ridge.com/ANIMAT and use the promo code ANIMAT to get 10% and free worldwide shipping! Sorry, thought I'd quickly mention that. Anyways, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!