Alt Shift X update (Patreon)

Hey guys,

Thanks for your support through another huge season of GOT! Season 7 was a challenge for several reasons – longer episodes, less book content, that GD Winterfell plot... But I think we made some kickass videos these last couple months. The Patron livestreams were also cool – a fun way to hear from you guys directly. Producing all of this content every week without compromising on quality required hundreds of hours of labour from a dedicated team – which could not have been possible without your support.

With this season done, our main focus returns to ASOIAF videos. Given that the GOT show ends in 2018/19 (and TWOW comes out.. eventually?), these next 12 months are probably the best time to cover all the big topics we haven't gotten to yet – theories and mysteries like the pink letter, Doom of Valyria, House Dayne, Euron, Patchface and Bloodraven, and character analyses on Jaime, Brienne, Sansa and others. (Now would also be a good time for that Rhaegar video). So there's heaps of ASOIAF to explore – will hold more Patron votes so you guys can choose some topics (:

We'll also explore some non-GOT series. There's lots of demand for Westworld – it'd be cool to do a Westworld Season 1 Explained video. We could also do Stranger Things, American Gods, Rick and Morty, The OA, movies, books, games – comment your suggestions below! I'd also like to try some more real-world / educational stuff – have been tinkering with a script about disaster, which seems all too relevant now... ASOIAF will remain the focus of Alt Shift X – but it's not the only thing worth talking about ;)

Finally, we'll continue with goofy side-projects like Alt Schwift X and Alt Shift ZZZ. A very lovely and quirky community has formed around Schwift (yes, there'll be more episodes this week, promise!) so that'll continue to be a place for fun little experiments. I also see lots of potential in some kind of book club / discussion / live-stream / podcast series – so something like that may materialise.

For now, we're taking a break. The Patreon is paused, and no one will be charged at the end of this month.

Until we return, thanks again – and cheers!

Alt Shift X