Update Blog - 9/4/21 (Patreon)

We may have started a new month, but let's be honest, it's been a pretty rough start of September so far. On top of the pandemic being stronger than ever thanks to the Delta variant and anti-maskers/antivaxxers making things worse, there's been a lot of disasters and terrorist attacks happening like in Afghanistan, Texas and in Louisiana. I'm doing what I can to get my work done, but it doesn't help when my morale feels low by the feeling that the world is collapsing in itself. But, if we can have a little moment to escape ourselves from the outside dangers, let's talk about my week.

- Released my review of Detentionaire: Once again, I was requested to take a look at another big series and spent some weeks to check out all the episodes and turn that whole experience into a review. This time, it was on a series that I've honestly never heard of before, and now that I went through all that, it was....interesting, to say the least. It really was quite a massive mixed bag that resulted in a pretty big review where I had a lot to say of what I enjoyed and what got on my nerves. As much as I do want to praise it for the stuff that really got this series going and made things fascinating with the concept of the big conspiracy underneath the school, those first dozen episodes made it real hard for me to forgive the series and consider to recommend it to others. There is a chance that fans of the show may find I was too harsh on it, but I'm just being honest to remember the hours I spent watching all those episodes and how it all concluded with an unresolved cliffhanger. I had some fun with the show, but amongst all the series I've reviewed this year, Detentionaire is the weakest.

- Writing the next Top 10: Despite everything that's been going on in the world, my big achievement of the week is creating the entire script for the next Top 10 and I can confirm that this is going to be really special! It took me a few days last week to be sure that the list itself is perfect and set for me to work with, but as I was writing, I've already been developing a bunch of ideas of what I can do to pull them off, many of which will require some green screen work and buying some extra equipment to capture the right effect. As you're reading this, I'm a little more ahead than just finishing the script, including getting some of the voiceovers done and planning what to do for the filmed parts. The real work will start next week when I'll be doing the film work and putting it all together, which will make this my big September project. The plan is now on paper, but soon it shall come to life.

And that was the work I did this week. After everything that's been going on, I think I'll need a break. Not just from work, but just in general. Labor day is coming, so that can give me an excuse to unplug and focus on self-care than juggling my mind over everything. Take care of yourselves and, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!