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OCTOBER UPDATE
🕑 Added 2020-10-09 11:34:54 +0000 UTCHey folks! Just thought I'd update you all on my progress.
The video that won the $10 patron poll, Anti-Vax: A Measured Response, is coming along! I tried to keep it under 40 minutes but it continuously threatened to balloon in size...and then a journalist who covered the anti-vaccine scare extensively in the early 2000s happened to release a really good book about the topic last month, which pointed us in some really interesting directions. So it's going places, but it's longer (and taking longer to make) than I'd planned.
Additionally, this October 19th is the tenth anniversary of the release of Fallout: New Vegas, one of the best games ever, and I've been working on a video about that game, which also serves as a sort-of sequel to one of the most popular videos on my channel, so that's exciting. I probably won't make the exact date, but I intend for it to be done this month at least, giving me room to finish editing the Anti-Vax video by early November.
Furthermore, my set is being taken down soon. The Hbomb set was built in my mum's garage a few years back, and she's finally moving, so I'm spending all the free time I have writing and shooting as much material as I can before I need to take it down, including footage for december's video: The proper release of the War on Christmas video that's been up for patrons for a year, lol. I'm updating it with a few changes and some new material to differentiate it from the patron version, and keeping an eye on any new developments in the christmas-o-sphere to cover to keep it current.
So, it looks like for once I'm going to get a video out every month for a little while. I think since the Christmas video is already largely done, and the New Vegas video basically makes itself since I've been composing it in my mind-palace for about 4 years, this gives me a lot of leeway to keep up that pace into the next year. I'm gonna aim for every month/month and a half at worst from now on. It's really useful having a producer onboard to help me keep my work in-scope. Thanks Kat!
And thanks to you. Without your support I would definitely have died in the apocalypse already. I can't wait to show you what we've been working on!
Oh and if you're just here to watch me destroy my career: The prequel videos are coming. I'm proud of the scripts in the same way Nero was proud of how nice Rome looked when it was on fire. please send help
- H
Comments
Michael Sanders
Maaaaaaan I can't wait for your prequel trilogy on the prequel trilogy. You love to hate the things you love
Tedsville
I just re-installed New Vegas for about the 8th time.
I'm delighted to know you also love FNV! I've been dying for some good news, and I'm glad it came from here
FNV is my all-time favorite game, I have over 500 hours in it, I cannot wait for that video!
Thank you!
Absolutely cannot wait for the prequel videos!
^I wish to signal boost the pathologic 2 comment. Also we need vampire TMBL!
I know writing in these comment sections gets nowhere but do you plan on making the pathologic 2 video anytime soon? I played it at your suggestion and it turned out to be the most horrific and amazing experiences of my life. I was so thoroughly traumatized by that game that for moths, each time I would walk past a bin in school I would instinctually gravitate towards it and almost start digging through it out of fear for my life. Best game of all time.
Brittny Okahara
I’m the child of antivaxxers and if you need any first hand info, feel free to hit me up. :)
Tiago Martins
Hmm, still hoping you would do your Night In The Woods one but all this ones look promising! Keep up the awesome work!
B.M. Deadrock
All this sounds awesome but are you going to cover the new Dracula miniseries at any point?
Kristy Young
I literally find anything you make wildly entertaining, even if I have never played the game you’re talking about or think I care about your subject. You’re just that good. That being said, I’m eternally waiting for a Pathologic 2 video since your pathologic vid is my go to comfort video for some reason lol
Nowhere Girl
the prequels are good
Scroll down to sometime in February this year, you'll find it!
Where can I find that "war on xmas" vid?
Awww yeah I’m keen for the prequel video. I’ve always thought that regardless of how good and/or bad each movie is, I really thought that the fall of Anakin Skywalker was excellently constructed. I also appreciate it for being so different from the originals,, and when I heard about George’s plans for the sequels being so whacky I kinda got the sense that all the trilogies were supposed to be so different anyways.
tophergrace
the prequels had a lot to say but they still were pretty bad movies
Svipul The Transboi Valkyrie
Defending the prequels? *slaps on Star Wars badge* I have faith in you, and I will continue to support and accept you even when you're wrong <3 <3
Marcia
Really love New Vegas, it was one of the things that made me start questioning a lot about the way the US likes to present itself on the world stage. Extremely excited for this.
Nik Pinski
> Oh and if you're just here to watch me destroy my career: Just to be clear, we are not here to JUST watch you destroy your career. We are here to ALSO watch you destroy your career. And to support you every month until you do so, and then also every month after that anyway.
I'm so unbelievably psyched for your FNV video, I spent a solid summer replaying the shit out of it back in the day.
ARBco
That all sounds rad. FNV is probably one of my most played games, it's pretty important to me, mods included. I feel like it's hard to talk about something like FNV personally without bringing up Project Nevada or New Vegas Bounties.
Vee
oh snap I love FNV and I forgot it existed 😵 super interesting branching story and great characters! They tried to emulate it in 4 but kinda fell on their faces 🤦♀️
YES!
Zoe Tolbart
I hope for the New Vegas video it goes into details about the DLCs which it seems get overlooked in a lot NV video essays
I always knew "Fallout: New Vegas is Genius, And Here's Why" was inevitable. New Vegas is one of my favorite things ever so I can't wait, thank you Harris!
love all your work, glad to see your shirts sell out in under 10 minutes too
Justin Milo
NGL making those prequel videos isn't going to nuke your career as much as making a video defending the sequels would. but i look forward to seeing an honest and fully realized prequel defense that doesn't amount to "lightsaber fights cool, music good, obi-wan good"
New Vegas is my favorite game of all time, which is a fact that I have annoyed a multitude of people with by not shutting up about it when given the chance to discuss it. I can’t wait to see your take. Please make it, like, 5 hours long; I would watch every picosecond of it.
When you upload the new and improved War on Christmas video to YouTube will you keep the original version available to view on Patreon? Obviously I believe as the creator of these videos you should have the freedom to completely remove any old versions whenever you wish to (For example, as much as I enjoy Lindsay Ellis's Nostalgia Chick videos, I support her choice to nuke all her Channel Awesome work). That said, the historian in me loves looking back at old editions of someone's research to see how new ideas have developed over time with additional knowledge.
That rules, October 19th is my birthday, I had no idea that FNV came out that say.
I demand the video be as long as possible to distract me from reality for the maximum possible time
Penny Gotch
I'm kinda looking forward to the prequels video. I've seen so many people talk about what's wrong with them and very seldom does anybody talk about things they liked or things they did right, so it'll be nice to see an alternative perspective. Also, good luck with the move! And as an autistic, I'm super looking forward to seeing you dismantle anti-vaxxers as efficiently as you dismantled flat earthers. Although hopefully there will be fewer vegan neo-nazi rappers in this one.
Jacob Freedman
I hope the move goes along well. Looking forward to the new set once it's back up
J. Francis
Uh oh, I guess I better finally finish New Vegas so I can be ready for the new video...
Kat Lo
Every month/month and a half is going to be crazy but goddammit we'll try. Remember to take some weekends off, Harris 🤞
SurgeryHead
I'm still holdin' out for Death Note Was Good, Actually
Edward Price
YESSSSSSSS, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! [HAPPY END]
The Worm's Hole
What's this I hear about shirts?
im so glad to hear all that, we're waiting, its always worth it :)
Sébastien Demmel
Harris if you start releasing videos every 4/6 weeks, 2020 will make history for a whole different set of reasons than what we expected...
uziel1447
Please make your videos as long as possible. There is nothing more relaxing to watch as a british person who tells me that the world is falling apart.
Marcia
💙💙💙
Conor Byrne
Can't wait, consistent videos is something I'm definitely looking forward to, but don't feel bad if you aren't able to make it,always go for quality over quantity
Can't wait to see the videos! I always look forward to what you put out
Amazing , cant wait!
Super keen 🔥
I knew there was a reason that I revisited a few of your old videos this morning, looking forward to seeing the upcoming ones ! Take care ☺️!
Please make the videos as long as you have to. I want to avoid all my tasks again and spend a whole afternoon watching some guy on the internet single handedly demolish idiots and popular media (and secretly capitalism).
Thanks for the update! Happy to support you 😁
Tani
if you want to keep it shorter for yourself that's great but I want you to know most of us don't mind if it's longer than 40 minutes.
Sam Mortimer
The end of an era is upon is
Superdark33
<3
Thanks for the update Harry, can’t wait ☺️☺️
