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Greetings Patrons! 

Thanks to all of you who continue to support me in what I'm doing online. Special greetings to all you newcomers who have pledged in the past month! I wanted to let you know what I'm thinking about for the Patreon this month:

Ask Me Anything: I wanted to open this month by trying something somewhat new: Ask me anything in the comments or via DM! If there are enough questions, I'll put together a video answering them (All Patrons will get early/exclusive access).

Everything else: For the $10+ audio feed, I'm planning on releasing my review of Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut (feat. Patrick H Willems) this week. Other ideas I'm considering but are not yet final:

A 3-part Back to the Future series retrospective (the new 4K disc set is out now!)

A review of Almost Famous on the occasion of its recent 20th anniversary 

More episodes of "The Bomb Squad" podcast, in which Patrick Willems and I will discuss famous box office movie bombs and assess whether or not they were in fact terrible

But I have to also be honest: I have no idea WTF is going to happen with the U.S. Election this week and I have to imagine that whatever does happen is going to dramatically impact my mood and inclination to plan out and record podcasts episodes about movies. It's pretty unpredictable how things will play out and I will hope for your patience and understanding as I muddle through it. 

Either way, I'll likely plan to record more impromptu podcast (lifecast?) episodes like this one and talk through what we're feeling about things. I hope you find these helpful.

In the meantime, always open to your suggestions/questions below in the comments. Thanks! Be well. Stay safe. And vote. 

Comments

Pixel-davis

Please do record more impromptu reaction podcasts if you're inclined to. They really help me process the madness we're living through!

Linus

I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your episode reflecting on the 1SE-app and it made me curious to eventually see your past year. Though I can totally understand you wanting to hold off a bit on that as well, considering the situation!

Robert Dufour

Good morning David, A second vote for impromptu podcasts. I am finishing season 6 of The Americans. Any recommendations for other spy thrillers series?

Byron

Have you, Devindra, and Jeff considered playing dungeons and dragons game? I’d love to watch a livestream or an audio podcast version of that!

Mich

Hi David, Thank you for your post. I'm definitely feeling anxious about Tuesday. I'm planning to take off work for the back half of the week because I know I won't be able to focus until we know what's happening. So while I appreciate hearing you guys on the reaction podcasts--it really does help--I know this week is going to be a lot and completely understand also not hearing from you. All that said, please take care of yourself. : ) When you're ready, here are a few questions for your AMA:  Once covid is behind us, what life hacks do you want to keep? (ex. going on walks, family game night, etc.) How do you think we'll be streaming content 10 years from now?  Which black mirror episode is our most likely future?  How's your photography journey going?  What's your secret geek? (ex. comic books, crafting, chef, etc.)

Abhi Rao

I have a small request. I often listen to slashfilmcast reviews before watching movies and pause before the spoiler section. And despite a a decade of practice I panic everytime I hear "spoilers starting right now". I know that the spoiler tag will give me time but I always scramble to pause. I wonder if you could change to "starting after this"

David Chen

Sorry Abhi - don't think I'm going to change this as it's just good radio to convey urgency. Would rather you be too careful than not careful enough about avoiding spoilers!

Abhi Rao

Makes sense. No worries.

Wil Knoble

Here’s a possible question - because of the lockdown/isolation... is there something you’ve tried to pass the time (between editing) that you didn’t think you’d like but found rather enjoyable? Board games or playing cards are a couple examples.

Mark Marinaro

I’ve always been curious about your background and the start of your professional career. Like what school did you attend, which cities have you lived in, early jobs, etc. Thanks!

Gary Yarbrough

How has your podcasting process evolved over time? What kinds of emotional, mental, physical, and psychological spaces has it taken up in your life pre-, during, and post-recording from the stand point of a host, researcher, talent booker, technician, script planner, show partner, business administrator, marketer, ad booker, critic, and all around philosophizer?

Claxton26

Is there any chance you will be reviewing the bootleg cut of Almost Famous. I remember it being much better than the theatrical cut, though I can’t find it streaming anywhere.

Kenny Malone

Yes! I love guest break-in stories on Culturally Relevant. What’s your break-in story?

Christian Evaristo

I don’t know if you’ve covered this before but any chance you can give us a tour of your Home Media set up, like what TV, Audio, gaming console etc you are currently using?

Anthony Ramil

By this point, is it more valuable to you to maintain your status of having not watched Firefly than it is to actually watch it? Do you feel like you'd be losing something by finally watching it? And is there some other major I-can't-believe-you-haven't-seen-it property that can take the mantle if you ever do decide to watch Firefly?

Anthony Ramil

I'll make this pledge now (and I hope others will join): I'll up my Patreon tier to the next level if you, Devindra, and Jeff do a full series review of Firefly before my next birthday (February 12, 2021).