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Andrew (Television Executive)I've been so busy making toys that I haven't spent much time talking about why I'm making toys. I mean, I've spilled a few lines about <a href="https://retro.social/tags/RevolutionaryJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RevolutionaryJoy</a> but this extends so far beyond just joy. And the toys that we're making, basically over night, have gone from feeling like clumsy, hasty knockoffs to professional productions that rival factory output! (And they're still made from recycled materials and industrial waste!) So let's talk about it.

Andrew (Television Executive)<a href="https://retro.social/@Username_Here_ASAP" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Username_Here_ASAP</a> <a href="https://retro.social/tags/RevolutionaryJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RevolutionaryJoy</a>

Andrew (Television Executive)Oh, one last thing before I hit the sack. If you want to watch <a href="https://retro.social/tags/filibus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#filibus</a>, it's up on wikimedia commons: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Filibus_1915.webm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Filibus_1915.webm</a>I recommend against re-releasing or remixing the above copy if you're worried about copyright infringement, as that one uses a new translation and new inter-titles which are probably under copyright. The original english titles are lost, afaik. I'm working on a new new translation ( <a href="https://communitymedia.video/w/nYaqWnn34d57auvQeSE6TY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://communitymedia.video/w/nYaqWnn34d57auvQeSE6TY</a> ) with cc-by-sa intertitles and a new score, but it isn't ready yet. That's one of the projects I want to pick back up in the near future. Regardless, <a href="https://retro.social/tags/filibus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#filibus</a> is a <a href="https://retro.social/tags/feminist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feminist</a> <a href="https://retro.social/tags/skypirate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#skypirate</a> film full of <a href="https://retro.social/tags/airship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#airship</a> shenanigans and <a href="https://retro.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a> <a href="https://retro.social/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#romance</a> <a href="https://retro.social/tags/revolutionaryJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#revolutionaryJoy</a>. It's also 100 years old, and it was the inspiration for our <a href="https://retro.social/tags/skypirates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#skypirates</a> playset.

Andrew (Television Executive)Anyway, if you're looking for some <a href="https://retro.social/tags/revolutionaryJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#revolutionaryJoy</a>,Sundog and I have built a whole universe of skypirates. We have action figures, we have an in universe newspaper, we have dossiers on pirates that have not been produced yet. We have plans for video games (and I thought of a method for building a second today that ... well it's almost too good not to do. If I don't forget, I've probably nerdsniped myself in to it) and I have half a board game finished that I'll revisit soon. We have 100+ year old movies, including <a href="https://retro.social/tags/filibus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#filibus</a>, which you must see if you haven't. It's an absolute delight. And we're going to make many more things. Maybe more videos, maybe comic books, maybe a short story collection, or even a pulp novel?

Andrew (Television Executive)Alright, talking about <a href="https://retro.social/tags/revolutionaryJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#revolutionaryJoy</a> and <a href="https://retro.social/tags/skypirates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#skypirates</a> has me back at <a href="https://retro.social/tags/filibus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#filibus</a> and maybe <a href="https://retro.social/tags/gbstudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gbstudio</a> (sorry for all the hashtags, I want to find this later and I'm too stubborn to install elastisearch.) I've been toying around with the idea of making a Skypirates video game. I have some ideas and I keep coming back to a couple of different styles but what I really don't have is the time to develop a game right now. So This is what I'm thinking: - I'm going to write the outline for a Skypirates visual novel - I'm going to come up with a list of characters, poses, and backgrounds (for graphics, which I am no good at, so I'll have to commission them) - I'll either whack it up in renpy or find a collaborator or a contract to build the thing.

Andrew (Television Executive)Speaking of <a href="https://retro.social/tags/RevolutionaryJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RevolutionaryJoy</a> I got this in the mail today from <a href="https://mastodon.social/@blaft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@blaft</a> If you aren't familiar with their game, they publish English language fiction from India. Frequently SF, sometimes in translation. They're the god damn coolest, and you should give them money. This is their anti-caste anthology. Their newest (second newest? I should get the newest newest in the mail in another few days) anthology. I am deeply grateful for these folks, I sell a lot of their work at our bookstore, and I can't wait to dig in to this one.

Andrew (Television Executive)I make things! I help other people make things. I let other people help me make things. The act of making things is, by itself, radical. But I'm trying to take it step further. I'm centering my values and I'm focusing on joy, on things that bring me joy, on things that create joy for others. I'm focusing on replacing the things in my life, in the lives of other people, that enrich billionaires or promote harmful ideologies or wreck the planet with things that don't. This is why I make toys! It's why I run New Ellijay Television.<a href="https://retro.social/tags/revolutionaryJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#revolutionaryJoy</a>

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