Why did I not know about this sooner? I know I’m completely behind the curve on this news, but it is my duty to inform you the people of this monuments event. Shout it from the rooftops even! The Back to the Future trilogy has been the Blu Ray collection I’ve been waiting for. This release coincides with the 25th anniversary of the franchise (geeze I feel old), and is slated for Tuesday, October 26th, 2010!

It will feature an all new restoration of the film with a boat load of bonuses (including a huge brand new retrospective). All I can say is, “GOTTA GET BACK IN TIIIME”.

Check out the link for more detailed info.

As an exclusive bonus of being the totally awesome people you are by faithfully visiting this site, we’re giving you the release date of episode 11 of Substance TV. In production since late October, the final game I was patiently waiting for came in last month, giving me the chance to finish the episode. As a cherry on top of the aforementioned bonus, we’ll reveal one of the games up for review. For those who recognize the ninja like figure in white as the infamous Joe Musashi, you already may know.

One of the games up for review is…. Shinobi III for the Sega Genesis.

I won’t go into any detail as I’m saving that for the show, but just to put things into perspective, Shinobi III is not the most amazing game in this episode. Episode 11 will have the exclusive first and only video review of a brand new next gen game. Needless to say you’ll want to tune as this is a game you need to know about.

Speaking of tuning in, when should you? Good question. Episode 11 of Substance TV will premiere on Sunday, January 31st, 2010 on both YouTube and this website. For those who watch it here at www.substance-tv.com, you’ll be able to watch the full high quality version, with perfect audio clarity, and all while running at 60 frames per second. Oh yea, we don’t screw around when it comes to quality.

So for now, it’s back to work. See you next Sunday!

- Brian

I’ve been a little hush hush about a big secret in my life, but now that my wife has gone public on Facebook, it’s time to spill the beans. My wife and I are going to have another baby! We’ve been a quiet on the subject for a few months now, but we thought it was time to start telling friends and family, and I consider all of you friends.

This is also a major reason why episode 11 has been delayed longer then I’d like. After we found out awhile back, I knew things were going to be a whirlwind, and indeed they were. I wanted to focus my entire attention on being not only a father to my son Avery, who is now almost 20 months, but the new baby to be. That means less time to work on the show, and more time devoted to family. Things are going very well, and from time to time I’m able to do some work on the show. Nevertheless, progress on episode 11 is coming along nicely.

Anyway, thanks for all the support from our fans and friends. We’re lucky to have folks like you around. I’ll keep you updated on all the pertinent baby information as it comes.

BTW: Tommorrow we will be announcing not only the release date of Substance TV episode 11, but I’ll tip my hand and let you know one of the three games we will be reviewing. Check back tomorrow to find out!

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: