Hey guys!
A lot of you have been writing in to say how much you miss the show and wondering when it's coming back - and it's really great to hear from you and to know we're missed! The short answer is: Book 2 is coming - just not yet. We took a break after Book 1, and now we're getting back into it. That said, making The Once And Future Nerd to the level of quality you've come to expect requires a big metaphorical machine with lots of moving parts, so we can't responsibly commit to any kind of release date at this point, but we can promise that the show is moving forward!
What can you do to contribute to Season 2? We have some ideas:
Keep sending us positive messages - that really encourages us!
Draw some fan art and put it on Tumblr (we're looking at you, artsy people!)
Tweet about us and the awesome fuck-yeah-once-and-future-nerd.tumblr.com (also - a huge thanks to whoever made that!)
Get redditing! Participate on the subreddit, discuss your theories about season 2, tell your friends, and get them to start listening and discussing too.
And last but not least, if you haven't yet, please consider buying some merchandise or pledging on Patreon. The truth is, so far we still lose money in creating each episode - and our brilliant actors are still by and large compensated in pizza. Any money we receive from Patreon will go towards offsetting the production costs of the show, and if we ever were to break even on production, it would go towards compensating our cast and crew. And if you are not in a position to contribute, don't worry, we pledge that our podcast will always be free to listen. But if you are in a position where you could comfortably contribute, each dollar pledged (or piece of merchandise purchased) will help to grease those big machine gears and smooth the process towards creating Book 2. And as a reminder, no matter what you pledge on Patreon you won't be charged for it until we put out an episode.
So do we have anything for you in the meantime? Well, many of you have been nice enough to tell us how much you liked the song that Arlene and Gwen sing to each other, and you asked whether we could make it available as a standalone release. Consider yourselves heard - we went into the studio with an improved arrangement and real instruments. We'll need a little time for pickups and mixing, but as soon as that's ready, the song will be available for sale, and a making-of featurette will be available for free on our feed!
Also want to call out a few great iTunes reviews we've had since the last episode. Deepschwag says "Kind of Vincent Price meets Buffy." High praise indeed. User Thousand Things says "I emerge, after a weekend that started with thinking "hey, this looks like an interesting podcast..." and ending with having binge-listened to the entire series. Considering forcing my husband to sit and listen to the whole thing again while I enjoy it a second time through. In other words, AMAZING. YES. LOVE. Listen to this podcast!" And Jesse W Jackson says "Found this through a search and I'm very pleased. A nice story with a just the right amount of naughtiness. I like the characters and the story is easy to follow. My only suggestion, more titles based on Bruce Springsteen songs!" Noted, Jesse, and thanks. Glad someone caught that. So those are all greatly appreciated.
That's all we've got for now. Thanks for your love and support and patience, and keep subscribed to this feed for all future updates.
Audio Announcement: Update February 2016 | The Once And Future Nerd podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
