Cup of Jones - November 18, 2019 (Patreon)

We made a big announcement this morning! Next month we’re joining the Roost sales network, and before the end of the month we’ll be saying goodbye to our regular sponsors of the Easy Allies Podcast and Frame Trap. There are a lot of steps to this transition, and several reasons why we’ve made this choice, so there is a lot to cover in this episode alongside the usual batch of business questions. Instead of doing an editorial at the end of today’s episode, I’m going to spend a bit of time at the top going over the what, how, and why of Roost. In short, we’re really excited about it and we hope you will be too.

Video Link: https://youtu.be/FEtXCbk9eYg

- Brandon


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PERSONAL QUESTIONS

MORGAN MOHALLA - Thanksgiving is just around the corner....What are you most thankful for this year and what side dishes are you excited for? JONES - I’m most thankful for my beautiful son Milo. And the studio, of course. As far as Thanksgiving dinner goes, I’m all about the stuffing. Get gravy on it and get it in my face.

MATT BROOKBANK - Since you're a Disney fanatic, I wonder what your thoughts are on Disney + now that it's launched. JONES - Amanda and I are totally obsessed. We’ve made it through 2 episodes of both The Mandalorian and The Imagineering Story, Aladdin, the first 25 minutes of Newsies, and last night we watched Star Wars Episode IV for the first time together. I’m excited to watch the first Guardians of the Galaxy again. I don’t think I’ve seen it a second time. It’s a little glitchy on Apple TV, but there’s so much good stuff in there. I’m a bit overwhelmed.

KYLE LEE - With the release of the new Sonic trailer, I have a question that I think is uniquely suited to you as both a trailer connoisseur and games man. Do you think it's possible that the bad Sonic design was intentional, to get people riled up, and then happy when the real design is revealed? JONES - I think that’s way more elaborate of a plot than I would ever give Hollywood credit for. That could backfire so spectacularly, and there are so many people involved, that it would be very hard to keep it under wraps. I think they goofed and got lucky. But I like your imagination!

COSMIC CROWN - There's a Youtube creator I follow who goes by B-Mask who's argued that video games and theatre have a lot in common with each other, arguably (in his view) more so than with film and television. Additionally, he's also drew a similar comparison with theme parks as well. As someone with a theatre background and as an avid theme park fan yourself, I was curious what your perspective on these views are, and what you think about the commonalities between games and theatre/theme parks vs film/television are. JONES - Wow, someone could write a whole book on this, I think. There are lots of elements you could mention, but I think one of the big ones is that in theater and in theme parks, you become the camera. Just like how you control your perspective when you’re playing video games. So you can frame the action as you see fit. The Imagineering Story (on Disney+) covers this a bit. They always keep it in mind when introducing people to new areas.