Update Blog - 10/24/20 (Patreon)

Especially in these divided times, it's almost impossible to not do something that might end up triggering some people on the Internet. So, if you would dive into a subject like politics, then there's no point to please everyone and play it safe. You gotta go all in or get out, and that's what lead to what might be my most controversial video yet (depending if people get a massive reaction out of this).

- Released The Politics of BioShock Infinite: I'll say this right now. As I'm writing this, the video isn't released yet, so I don't know what the outcome of this video could be. With that said, this originally began as just a review request for the game BioShock Infinite. However, the patron also put in a special demand to not be shy on the political aspect of the game (and the BioShock franchise is very political with its commentary). It had me thinking a bit and figured, if I would dive into the politics of the game (especially when the US elections are just around the corner), then why not go all in with that angle instead of just doing a regular review? I also had some additional help from the patron to fact check and add some additional info I might've missed (He's a major BioShock Infinite fan and a great historian, making him more than qualified to help me out on this) and the result turned out to be quite an interesting study on the downhill spiral of patriotism and looking into how the game's city of Columbia was doomed to fail with it's nationalist system. Will this cause a massive backlash against me or will I surprisingly end up with more praise for calling out the dangers of nationalism? Who knows? But great timing to have it really to help more Americans inspire to go and vote to end America's cultism.

- Released the Fall 2020 edition of the Update Vlog: While most of the updates I've mentioned are regarding things you've most likely already know (like the masks, Patreon's annual payments and the Instagram account), the big update to discuss was regarding what's happening at the end of the year with the annual Top 5 Best & Worst Animated Films. I can guarantee that it will be different this year, but how different? I don't know. This is such an unpredictable year that the best I could do is list some plans to prepare myself for any case that could happen. I was surprised to find that there were a variety of answers of which plan people would prefer (including some that think Plan C is best), but all I can do is take it one step at a time. Will there be a Top 5? If so, will I include the streaming movies? We can only wait and see at the end of the year.

- Created some AniMat's Classic Reviews: The big thing that I did work on this week was on a couple of reviews for ACR and I was honestly surprised that they ended up being much bigger than I expected. It wasn't just that there was a lot to talk about with these features, but it's also the fact that they are very recognizable (well, one is more to the Disney/Animation community and the other is very popular in general). There's so much to get into with what made them stand out and their pros/cons that really is worth discussing about. Because of how I'm sure these will be highly anticipated reviews, I also careful revised them to make sure I got them right and well done. I'll admit that they made me go to bed at 2 in the morning because I wanted to make sure I can get the job done and well done late at night. However, I'm happy that they're ready for the rest of the year and believe me when I say that there will be some hype for these ACRs.

- Starting a Special Review: Now with the ACRs done for this week, it's time to cool myself off and go easy with starting the next couple of projects I'm working on. One is a series of tribute art for the 10th anniversary of the Top 10 Scariest Disney Moments that I would put up each day on social media and the other is another Special Review. I know recently when I say that, it's usually some non-animated project no one would expect me to talk about, but this is not really the case. I promise that this one is actually an animated series. However, to ensure that I don't end up working my butt off until way late, I"m only taking it easy and just watching the episodes at my own pace. So for this weekend, I'll be taking it easy watching the episodes, drawing more for that 10th anniversary project and taking some breaks by playing in the Crown Tundra in Pokémon Sword. That'll help refuel me for next week.

And that was my week of madness of unleashing some politics and really working hard on some reviews. It was an intense week for sure, but maybe the Halloween spirit can help cool me down for when I get to work next week. For now, I"m happy with what I"ve accomplished and I'm sure the next video will help cool some heads with something fun, so until next time...

See ya later, dudes!