Hey, sorry about the short notice. Now that the list video's out, we're excited to get working on the short story! But before we can do that, we need to get some feedback and suggestions from you. Come join us on our Discord serv...
2017-10-07 13:29:15 +0000 UTC View Post
In our first sci-fi video we came to a single unifying definition that we felt expressed the breadth of sci-fi. This time we're taking a look at the genre's history to show *why* we chose that definition.
Audible ➤ 2017-10-06 23:57:10 +0000 UTC View Post
We're currently putting the finishing touches on our Sci-Fi List video and have a good idea about what we'll write for the story. We're looking to get a head start on the research for our H.P. Lovecraft Month, but need a direction to guide our research and planning.
Here are a few ways we could ta...
2017-10-05 20:48:06 +0000 UTC View PostWe're fast approaching the second installment of September's Sci-fi series, but it's definitely going to bleed into October. As a result, we want to get a steady handle on October's theme ahead of time so we're well prepared when the time rolls around.
A lot of you may have anticipated this, ...
While we prepare for the next sci-fi month video and discuss our upcoming think tank session, it's important we keep things moving at a brisk rate, and the best way to do that is to keep the morale of the team high.
Since our last welcome post, two new humans have joined in to make sure that ...
The last several months have been rather slow for us, and Sci-fi month is also off to a rather slow start. We might find this discouraging, if not for you, our community, and all of your support.
Since the release of our newest video, two new heroes have joined in to keep our moral, ...
For such an important and well-loved genre, sci-fi is rather difficult to define. Is it space opera? High-brow philosophical parables? Serious speculation about the future of technology? Is it all of those things? And then, what *isn't* it?
In thi... 2017-09-22 15:14:33 +0000 UTC View Post
We'll start posting visual sneak peeks for the forthcoming Sci-fi episode tonight. Before that, we need to decide on a topic for the list video that will follow so we can start researching and outlining for it.
There are a couple of clear directions we could go:
2017-09-15 20:14:02 +0000 UTC View PostWish there was more we could share with you guys so far, but we're officially done with the script and editing TB's audio for the upcoming Sci-fi vid!
I'm gonna be working on making assets today and tomorrow, then I'll be animating. So $3+ patrons, expect some visual sneak peeks real soon!
Nik Maier just bumped his pledge to $25, which is a huge contribution to the show and means we'll have another top-tier patron beside the amazing Arch Di Angelo to thank on screen at the end of each series!
You all mean so much to us. Every dollar from every pledge brings us that much closer ...
Mankind stands at the brink of a new frontier: digital reality. An R&D team has developed a way for people to explore it, but who says they're ready?
Subscribe for more! ➤ 2017-09-09 19:46:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, we've still got a few finishing touches to put on our new short story before it comes out but it's for sure on the way. One of the last things we need to do is decide on a name.
So far, we've narrowed it down to three:
So we're going up to the foundry soon to visit TB and talk about what we're going to do for sci-fi month. We got a bunch of great suggestions for films to watch while we're writing the script, now we just have to choose which ones we're going to pay special attention to. The top suggestions right no...
2017-08-29 01:59:27 +0000 UTC View PostA rather small update this time: I just received word from Benji that he's finished writing the new short story! This is a great relief to me in particular, as I've been feeling somewhat out of commission while the team's been away at the convention. I've been reading and studying in the meantime, b...
2017-08-25 02:19:50 +0000 UTC View PostWith our humans returning from Gen Con and some delays to the production of our current story, things are chugging along rather slowly at the foundry right now.
Thankfully, we have a community of incredible fans to help us keep things running, including four new patrons.
Welco...
Very small update, but we didn't want to take you by surprise! We're looking forward to some merchandise rewards in the near future, but for now we've had to make some small cuts and one important addition:
—Seasonal greetings have been removed from the $3 tier
—Think-tank...
Now that we're working on closing out our Don Quixote theme with a short story, it's time to start looking ahead to our next series! But things will be a little different this time, as we've already planned some material for the coming months.
September's th...
Prepare your rookers for back-clapping and multiplicitous rounds of applause, for we have three new humans in our midst! With their help, we're crawling ever closer to our second goal, which should be a lovely improvement for everyone!
Everyone welcome:
—Andrew Jacobson
It's been some time since we've done a welcome post, which is a shame, because 7 new humans have joined us since our last! So allow us to rectify this here and now.
Everyone Welcome:
—Quinn
—Noeladoe
—Karri Neves
—Evan Moore
—Ariesticnig
—Zen...
Click here to watch
Congratulations, fleshy ones! You've made it to...
2017-08-03 19:41:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Long ago, before The Onion or Terry Pratchett, a Spanish author was playing with satire in ways the world had never seen before, and has hardly seen since. Miguel De Cervantes took the world by storm with his two-part novel: Don Quixote. In this video, we want to discuss how he did i... 2017-07-24 04:28:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Within the last week, 6 new humans have stepped forward to help make sure the (figurative) gears keep turning here at the Foundry!
Everyone welcome:
—Gabriel Walton
—Kidjchai Yingsery
—Tarma Hartley
—David Dominguez
—Christina Subbiondo-M...
Hello everyone!
After much deliberation, we're considering some minor changes to our reward tiers. Specifically, the seasonal greeting reward for our $3+ patrons. We'd like to replace it with something more worthwhile.
The chief problem we face in this endeavor is that we don'...
Like I do every month, I went ahead and updated the scrolling BG text for the videos and the special thanks for the ...
2017-07-09 23:01:32 +0000 UTC View PostSince our latest welcome post, three new humans have joined our patreon community!
Everyone welcome:
—Rachel Reeves
—David Amador
—Shane Johnson
Feel free to introduce yourselves! Tell us a bit about who you are, and be sure to join us on our 2017-07-02 01:03:18 +0000 UTC View Post
We recently posted our first ever patreon promotional video, and in response dozens of incredibly supportive humans flooded in to help support our humans!
Because of all of you, we've surpassed our first goal, which means we'll be starting monthly Q&As + Think Tank sessions on our Discord...
So a few weeks back we announced that we would be holding a giveaway for our fans and our patrons.
And the winner is... drumroll...
Arch di Angelo! Yay!!!
2017-06-28 09:37:58 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone give a big welcome to the newest additions to our Patreon community: Tom Davies, Thomas Krull, and Psych! You guys are making it possible for us to keep working on and improving the show. Thanks for all the support!
While you're here...
Hello all! It's finally time for the big announcement! July's theme is going to be...
Don Quixote!
April/June together have been both very exciting and very strenuous. We finally finished what may be our most labor-intensive s...
"There's something wrong with grandma Kathy."
Miriam's grandmother has been insisting that all the lights in the apartment stay on at all times. It seems like simple, if very annoying, paranoia. That is, until Miriam turns the lights out herself and d... 2017-06-20 22:04:12 +0000 UTC View Post