Virtual S9 Updates

[Nerf]

The first episode of the season, "From the Ashes", is currently available here.

Hope you like it.

[Nerf]

I have added a synopsis and a promotional poster for the second episode, which you can find in the episode guide. The episode itself will be released this coming Sunday. The planned schedule for the next few episodes goes like this:

Jan. 11th: Episode Two (A Wound In Time)

Jan. 18th: Episode Three

Jan. 25th: Episode Four

After that will be a short hiatus before I release episode five. As for the reason I did not give titles for those last two episodes, it is because I have been changing the titles from the originals and they are not set in stone. Also not set in stone is that schedule. I will do my best to keep to it, but as you all know, anything can happen.

[Nerf]

Okay people, I have something new and exciting for you! Is it the series' scheme? Nope! Is it updates about the next episode? Nope! Each of those will be coming soon, though. However, right now I have for you... Opening credits! Can I hear a yay? No, I can't, because it's text. But who cares?! YAY! And a WOOT WOOT for extra measure. Now I'm just thinking of measuring tape with the words "WOOT WOOT" on it.

Ahem. Anyway, the credits were made by our resident head honcho, the talented Rory, aka The Matriarch. Thanks a bunch, Rory! I didn't even ask her, she just surprised me with them. Aww, and it wasn't even my birthday. Although, when it was, you didn't even remember! Oh, wait, I think you did. Whatever.

The credits are fantastic and you can find them in each of the two episode threads that are up. Why are they there? Because it makes it a little more real and fun, and because I said so. Also because hers are not the only credits that will be featured. I have another batch, made by another talented member, coming soon. Rory's credits will be featured with any episode that has Billie and Christy in it, while the other credits will be featured with episodes that do not have them. So that also adds a little fun realism, where the show wouldn't have someone in the credits if they weren't in the episode.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the credits that Rory made. If you would like to comment on them and give Rory some feedback, please do so in the General Discussion thread.

[Nerf]

Update time... sort of. I'm sorry that there have been no updates in awhile, and that I have barely been around. I've been busy and also kind of depressed with where I am in my life right now, which doesn't really make me want to write.

However I think it might be possible to have the third episode up this Sunday... I make no promises, but I will try to make it happen.

In other news, I have been working on another story idea recently which I am really excited about. I had the idea about a year ago, but never figured out how to fit it into my series. But just last week I started thinking about turning it into a novel. Not a huge novel, of course. But more along the lines of one of the Charmed novels. Of course, it wouldn't actually be a novel, it would be online like all my other stuff, but we're just talking size here. Length. Bigger, fuller story.

But I'm really excited about it. I started researching some stuff for it earlier this week and everything was just falling into place so perfectly, so I could use actual history and mythology, instead of making a bunch of stuff up. Currently I am trying to figure out at what point in the series to set it. With the other Charmed books they usually don't have a specific point in time. You can usually just generally figure out what season it's in. But for what I want to do it would have to take place at some point in S7 and it's just... kind of hard to figure out when exactly to put it and what plot lines from the episodes before it I would have to deal with.

As for the story itself, all I will say is that a lot of it will take place in India and deal with the Kumari (living goddesses. Go look them up if you're interested). I think it will be a lot of fun to write, having the Charmed Ones in such a different culture, getting away from San Francisco. It's probably why a lot of the Charmed books have them go on a vacation. New place, new people. More fun to write.

Anyway, not sure when that will come. I want to research Indian culture and stuff before I really get started. If any of you know any fun tidbits of information about Indian or Hinduism, please let me know. I want to try to work in a lot of the culture; be detailed.

By the way, I unlocked this thread, so you can respond if you want. And I noticed that no one commented on the credits Rory made, so also do that here... if you so wish. And if you don't, then shame on you.

[Harrison]

Very glad to see you back, Nerf. You've been missed.

First off, Rory's credits rocked! All the clips were great and she did a great job of finding some great, moderately-used clips, along with some completely new clips. So yeah, effects rocked and everything.

Secondly, I'm glad to see you've got a new project on your hands but I still really hope you continue on with VCS9 as it's very good and you've already gotten a few episodes out. Feel free to take a hiatus or something whenever you need one. We Shadow Talers understand the demands of life.

So anyways, welcome back and I hope you'll be sticking around.

[Nerf]

I FINISHED!

Oh my god, it took me forever, but I did it. Today I just got on a roll and was able to finish. I am so sorry for making you all wait for so long. It shocked me as I was typing the release date that the last one was released on January 11th. Almost four fricken' months ago. Gah!

But the third episode is done! Bascially. I just want to go over it one last time for any typos and such before I upload it. But for now I have posted the episode information, along with a promo poster. I made the poster a long time ago and it was never one of my favs, but whatever. The episode itself will be released tomorrow/later today, as it is after 2 in the morning. I can't wait to know what you all think once it is posted and again I am sorry it took so long. I am determined the next one will not take as long. It better not, or this series will never be finished, and that is just not an option.

Since I am on a roll with this stuff, I am going to make sure to also reply to all the reviews I have gotten. It was very rude of me to wait this long to do them. I also plan on posting a couple questions in the discussion thread that will hopefully get some of you talking. So keep an eye out for that, and keep an eye out for the third episode when it goes live! ... Well, not "live", obviously, since it's inanimate and can't be alive. Is it even inanimate? It's not exactly and object, since it's a bunch of numbers and data in a computer. Hmm. ... Sorry. Ignore the random wackiness.

[Harrison]

There's that rambling again.

Very happy to see that things are getting back on track. Perfect timing too since I finally got my start on the series.

Good luck with episode four! Oh, I'm also looking forward to the VS9 scheme. Very excited.

[Nerf]

Episode Three: "Lost and Found" is now up! I have also added a new episode header to each page, so make sure to check those out. I hope you all like the episode and I am looking forward to your thoughts.

[Nerf]

The synopsis and promo poster for the fourth episode, "Veritas", is now up. The original title was "Itineris ad Veritas." Not sure yet if I will leave it as is, or change it back. Both are latin, by the way.

The episode itself will be coming soon, but feel free to discuss any theories or what-not.

[Lexi]

Thats interesting, now I know Veritas means truth, but what does Itineris mean?

[Terry]

Lexi, I think it means "the path, the way" -- if I trust my French (think "itinerary" )... So Itineris ad Veritas would mean The Path of/to(ward) Truth...

[Nerf]

Yep. That's exactly what it means.

I thought that might be a bit wordy, though, and that shortening it to just "Veritas" (truth) would be better.

[Lexi]

Ah right, thank you for explaining that