What I'm working on - March 2024

Greetings, Patrons. To any newcomers, welcome! I got quite a few new signups from my latest video, which is awesome. Apparently the audience for werewolf-related YouTube content really is vast, and for that I'll always be grateful. If you're new here, one thing I like to do on this nascent Patreon is give updates and spoilers on videos-in-progress.

So what's in the cards for the next few months? I actually recorded a video yesterday after feverishly cranking out another way-too-long script over the course of a few days. I managed to pare it down to ONLY 17 pages. Are you proud of me??

The video in question is on....... The recent 'Holdovers' plagiarism allegations! If you haven't seen the news, British screenwriter Simon Stephenson recently accused the director (Alexander Payne) and screenwriter (David Hemingson) of The Holdovers of plagiarizing his unproduced screenplay, Frisco. This was all detailed in a Variety article that came out the day before the Oscars, where The Holdovers had several nominations. (Article link)

If you follow me on Twitter, you'll already have seen why this interested me: At first glance, the article seems to present a pretty damning case. But once you read the supporting document Stephenson sent to the WGA to make his case, and especially if you happen to read the screenplays of both The Holdovers and Frisco, the allegations immediately fall apart. They are completely different scripts, Stephenson's case is ridiculous, and the Variety article is incredibly misleading. And yet, there still appear to be plenty of people online who are taking his claims at face value. SO. I thought it would be worth making a video that puts everything in one place and breaks down Stephenson's document and arguments in detail. I think it's pretty entertaining stuff, hopefully others will agree. The video should be out before the end of the month. FYI I'm not planning to do a Patreon-exclusive excerpt for this one, it's just not really that kind of video, but I'll make sure to provide other types of exclusive content this month.

Other than that, yes, the Teen Wolf video IS still technically chugging along. If you're someone who's been waiting for the last Teen Wolf vid with bated breath, I am truly sorry for how much it's gotten away from me. I'm on season 5 now and the 24 episodes might as well be 2400. It's a slog. I'm in the trenches. It's weird, I thought season 4 was hard to get through, but in hindsight, it was pretty okay compared to this. Maybe it's the lack of Derek so far in season 5 that's bumming me out? But I think it's more than that. It's like it's missing something quintessential, maybe the human element (lol). More of my notes from this season:

I have to be honest, I'm not feeling very jazzed about making this vid. Don't get me wrong, I'm still going to DO IT, because I HONOR MY COMMITMENTS, but god, remind me never to do a video in parts again. I'm going to try to keep myself engaged in the project by making this part a little more idiosyncratic-- Instead of doing lengthy recaps, this time around I'll maybe do a short review of each season and then fill in the rest of the vid with tangents I'm more interested in. So far my ideas are 'Why is Sterek?', 'Script doctor/things I would have changed', 'An official apology to Scott McCall', 'Bad movies starring Teen Wolf actors'... I don't know guys, I'm really grasping at straws here.

Anyway, stay tuned for the Holdovers video, and keep me in your thoughts and prayers as I attempt the Herculean task of watching a few seasons of a werewolf show for children. 

Thanks so much for your support this month!