Well, I want to ask you guys something. (Patreon)

So errr, first bit is done!

Part 1 is complete at 2 hours and 38 minutes. What you can see a screenshot of, up there, is one of the earlier drafts that I have shown to a few close friends for proofing. Many edits were made throughout the process and now I am waiting for a few pieces of art before the whole thing will be finished.  

There are over 25 audio edits on top of the two bulk recordings, I had a cold when re-recording some stuff and I had to re-record those again without realising how jarring it was to listen to. You can hear a few in the final version now but they aren't as egregious. 

Music was tough, I got all the tracks from each of the mainline episodes and chose what I thought were suitable, I blended some songs in there from other franchises too when talking about them on writing tangents. The main point is to keep a consistent tone for what is being discussed and what you hear. 

I dealt with a few days of copyright claims. After many re-renders and uploads, I managed to escape the bots but you never quite know what will happen when these things go live for the first time. 

As I said before, this video is likely my finest work yet, in terms of production and I am happy that it can now sit in a queue, waiting to be uploaded. I finally have something tangible to provide you guys for waiting so patiently. 

I have already recorded half of Part 2 while 1 is getting cleared up to completion and I have edited a bit of the timeline. Next update will focus on explaining what Part 2 will be covering. 

But what I wanted to ask you folks for feedback on is the release of Part 1. 

Realistically, by Christmas, I think I will be half way through Part 3 at best. It could be as far as February before all 15 hours/6 Parts are edited and ready for release.  So there is a choice I want you folks to make. 

Would you prefer I release all parts once they are completed OR release part 1 on Christmas, as it isn't wholly about The Force Awakens and functions more so as an introduction to the series and an introduction to my work? 

Of course, there will be a wait between Parts 1 and Parts 2,3,4,5,6, which is something I like to avoid but I am willing to make an exception because of how long this series has taken to make and I mean, c'mon, it's Christmas. 

So, what do you guys think? Let me know in the comments and I will hopefully make a decision by the next update. 

But HEY! 

We did it, Part 1 is genuinely ready to release and it's longer than The Last Jedi! with full editing on the visuals, soundtrack, commentary and it's chock full of references. Thanks again for waiting folks, I am going to be so glad once I finally put this out. it's been too long.