Beneath the static Issue #3
Smackie’s & Beyond!
First of all: Happy New Year, Merry Christmas, and Happy Thanksgiving! Every time I've sat down to try and write one of these, I've been sidetracked with real life and I just kept putting it off. So, 3rd time's the charm, I guess? Anyways - onto the update!
With Smackie's coming to a close this Friday (1/9), and officially scheduled to release, it's time to look towards the future. As much as I LOVE Smackie's and our Retro friend and his fryboy counterpart, I'm excited to be working on another passion project. It's bittersweet, honestly - I never imagined Smackie's to connect with so many people. It started as this goofy idea about a guy training himself on how to run a fast food restaurant, and evolved into something much more meaningful. So, it's sad to walk away from it for now, and to know that, at least for the podcast, this story is complete.
And so, we close this chapter of Ghost Wolf, and move onto the next one, which is weird becasue we're kinda moving into a prologue of sorts here.
The Hanson Tapes came BEFORE Smackie's.
Logo for The Hanson Tapes
I've had this first season written and (mostly) recorded for close to a year now. In fact, it was supposed to release Sept 5th 2025, and got replaced by Smackie's. And, honestly, I couldn't think of a better jumping off point than Smackie's to get a show under my belt. This show follows Agent Tate, as he receives cryptic audio confessions from (potential) serial killer Jack Hanson. As the series unfolds, it's up to you to decide whether or not Jack is confessing, or spiraling into a mental crisis. Up to this point, I've only had Jack's portion of Episodes 1 - 10 recorded, awaiting an actor for Agent Tate. And I'm excited to announce, as of last night, we officially have Episodes 1 - 5 COMPLETELY recorded.
So, what does this mean?
Well, to be completely transparent, I'm eyeing early September as my release window for all of my projects moving forward. This gives me enough time between seasons/series to write/record/edit/schedule all of my episodes. I'm a work ahead type of guy, so I like to have as many episodes batched as possible so that I can stay on a consistent release schedule for you guys. There's nothing more frustrating than having to wait on an episode because the creator is behind.
Fret not, though, because I've got a few more projects in the works that I'm spitballing to have a more consistent, year-round sort of release schedule. But, again, I'm a work ahead type of guy, so I don't want to start releasing these until I have a few batched up so that I can stay on a consistent schedule.
The first is Smiles from Bright Town. You can actually hear the first episode in my previous Behind the Static update. It's a PBS style broadcast with kids shows that teach you about life, friendship, death, sharing, and everything in-between.
The second is Phil vs Normal Life; a sitcom style mini-fiction that follows a ghost (Phil) and his reanimated corpse (Phil) as they try to navigate living a normal life post-mortem. I've actually got the first episode of this recorded, as well, following Phil as he attempts to pay his rent to his landlord.
However, my main focus at this juncture is to put together The Hanson Tapes Season 1 so that it's ready for release in early September.
A quick look ahead, expect this to drop Friday September 4th, as of this writing. The larger, more serialized projects take priority, while the ongoing series are on the backburner for the time being. Hopefully, once I finalize The Hanson Tapes and schedule it to post in the coming months, I'll have plenty of time to work on SFBT & PvNL to batch those and get those on a consistent release schedule for you - bi-weekly, forever. Or, until I get bored with it lol.
Alright, cool. Knocked this off my to-do list for the day. I hope it provides some insight into the process and a little roadmap for you, moving forward. I'm debating, depending on how large this community grows, putting out a poll once The Hanson Tapes is scheduled and having you guys decide on which project you'd like for me to focus on next! I've got a lot of concepts in the chamber, in various states of completion that I'm excited to share with you. But, I'd love for you to help guide this process and choose which shows YOU want to listen to next.
I've officially got work to do, and I'm procrastinating by rambling here.
Okbaiiiiii
