Although updates on the site have been sporadic, there’s been a lot going on behind the scenes in preparation for the upcoming tenth episode of Substance TV. But this isn’t just another episode, this is the rebirth of Substance TV as you know it.
I’ve received a lot of questions surrounding this change. It’s been in the making these past few months, and Erik and I are proud to announce Substance TV episode ten will be released October 10th, 2009. As I’ve stated before, there will be some major changes. I’ve been a bit silent on the exact details, and although I can’t tell you everything, I will announce a few things:
- Substance TV will now be in widescreen! Now any game presented originally in widescreen will be shown as such. Any game natively 4:3 will remain that aspect ratio. There will be no goofy stretching or zooming. We want to preserve the original picture settings as much as possible.
- The entire show is getting a new overhaul. And I mean a overhaul. New logo, graphics, color scheme, website, intro, game titles, outro, credits, animations, and so much more. Pretty much a rebirth of the series. Both Erik and I want this series to really shine and be as good as it can be.
This of course begs the question, why? Why redo everything? The main reason we decided to reboot was because Erik and I never got to collaborate on the show from the get go. From episode one until four, it was just me doing everything. Once episode five came around, my good friend Erik came along and did a new intro and took on some extra work. It really helped because doing it all alone was becoming a real time hog. From then on, he continued to help and do more until he just became part of the show. Now I couldn’t imagine doing Substance TV without his hard work and dedication. It’s a nice balance.
The problem was, we were pretty much patching and adding on to what I started. And while it worked, it wasn’t as good as it could have been had we both started from episode one. We had always talked about doing some sort of reboot, but we weren’t sure how or when. After episode nine, it kind of just clicked that episode ten would be the perfect rebirth.
Add to that, we’re always looking to do better. We don’t want to become stagnant and rest on our laurels. We want the show to look professional and be as amazing as we can possibly make it. Hopefully that is what episode ten will be.
That’s it for now. Stay tuned in the coming weeks as changes and details will be made clear. For now, it’s back to work.
P.S. For those that haven’t seen, here’s the teaser for episode 10:
Sounds great! I can’t wait!
A new date in my book I guess… Looking forward to it.