Josh Way

We've Reached Our Second Pledge Goal!

Added 2020-06-24 19:03:57 +0000 UTC

A couple of years ago we reached our first major pledge goal which locked in weekly new episodes of Fun With Shorts and monthly exclusives. Thanks to some very generous new pledges and increases, we've reached our second goal! Here's the description of this goal from my main Patreon page:

"I'll riff a serial or series of shorts selected with the help of my patrons, exclusively for my patrons! These will be regularly scheduled shorts, but you will help me decide which series to riff and the videos will be Patreon-exclusive until they go to DVD. "

So now we just need to figure out what series I'm going to riff. I have three candidates ready to go (see below) but I'm willing to hear suggestions from the patron community as well before making a selection. I do have a few parameters for the new series, however. The individual episodes/shorts need to be:

-readily available to download (or rip from DVD)
-in the Public Domain (preferably with a Creative Commons license)
-relatively inoffensive (appropriate for teen viewers and older)
-around 15 minutes in length or shorter (I'm the only writer!)

Here are the three serials I am already considering:

Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) - An evil pirate kidnaps a scientist. Stars Richard Bailey, Linda Stirling, and Roy Barcroft

The Return of Chandu (1934) - An evil cult on a mysterious island seeks to make a human sacrifice. Starring Bela Lugosi and Maria Alba

The Three Musketeers (1933) - No, not THOSE Musketeers. Action and intrigue in the Foreign Legion. Starring John Wayne, Jack Mulhall, and Raymond Hatton

I'll give you guys a chance to throw a few more titles into the mix, then I'll take it to the next phase.

Thanks once again to all Fun With Shorts patrons and to the pledges that made this possible!