Alt Shift X 2025
Added 2024-12-25 09:16:56 +0000 UTC
In 2024, we released The Real Jon Snow – the biggest ASX video ever, and one of our best.
We made weekly videos and livestreams about House of the Dragon Season 2.
We did weekly livestreams about Dune: Prophecy on Quinn’s Ideas.
We chatted with Raya Golden and Abigail Thorn.
And we had lunch with George R.R. Martin!
Meanwhile, Alt Schwift X and Glidus released a mind-boggling 82 hours of Westeros talk. That includes HOTD “Dragon Time”, the epic Fake Jon Snow, and three instalments of their bewildering Ranking Food series. Schwift also, inexplicably, made a Jon Snow rap.
In 2025, I want to focus on Dune, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
We have four big Dune videos in-progress:
The Dreamer of Dune, about the extraordinary life of Frank Herbert
The Philosophy of Dune, about the themes and meaning of Frank’s Dune books
The Real Dune Part Two, comparing the Dune Part Two movie to the book
Fighters of Dune, a shorter video ranking the best warriors in Dune
These videos are inter-connected – learning about Frank helps me to better understand Dune, which makes all these videos better. We’re going in deep, so it’s taking a while! But these are big exciting videos, and I can’t wait to release them for you.
Also in 2025, the second Game of Thrones prequel show will begin – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on George Martin’s Dunk & Egg stories. The Dunk & Egg stories are smaller and simpler than Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. So I expect our weekly videos will also be shorter and simpler. (I feel that our 30-minute-plus HOTD S2 Explained videos were too long and inaccessible – long-form discussion should just be in livestreams/podcasts).
We also have ASOIAF and HOTD videos in progress. And I’m curious to cover George R.R. Martin’s non-ASOIAF work… And someday I’d like to make more big ASOIAF character videos, like The Real Daenerys Targaryen… And I might cover other shows, like maybe Severance…
But for now, the main goal is to finish those Dune videos!
In January, we’ll still be on break, and the Patreon will still be paused, so you won’t be charged.
Thanks for your support! Patreon supporters like you make Alt Shift X possible.
Happy holidays and happy new year!
Alt Shift X
Comments
Can you please do some videos on Severance? It is like Westworld but much better. Please?!?!
The Red Woman
2025-02-05 05:51:17 +0000 UTCThank you I'm excited for your Dune videos because that's a series I haven't yet read (I listened to the audiobook of the first Dune book but that doesn't count). Excited for 2025!
Teresa
2024-12-25 20:59:48 +0000 UTCHappy holidays!
Ron
2024-12-25 20:25:28 +0000 UTChappy holidays and thank you for such a great year of content!!! love yall sm 💕💕
Bo
2024-12-25 16:28:57 +0000 UTCI also liked the longer videos, but I get why shorter ones might appeal to a larger audience. I really enjoyed Severance. It'd be cool to hear your take on it one day. Also super excited for the Dune videos! Anyway, thank you for all your great content (and thank you, Schwift and Glidus, too). Hope everyone has a great holiday and a happy new year ❤️
Christin
2024-12-25 15:50:32 +0000 UTCMerry Schwiftmas, Mr Christ!
Max Wigler
2024-12-25 14:34:24 +0000 UTCI really enjoyed the explained hotd videos, they didn't feel too long to me at all! Just right for the amount of content the episodes offered and with good pacing on making things clear. Regardless I look forward to all new content. Happy holidays! 💕
Shalini Aguilera
2024-12-25 13:25:41 +0000 UTCMerry Christmas! Sounds like a great plan
Pablo Reed
2024-12-25 13:17:46 +0000 UTCMerry Christmas and a happy new year's. I do love the longer format video but for monetization purposes I understand.
Xochitl Sandoval
2024-12-25 11:45:59 +0000 UTCMerry Christmas to you all!!!🎄
Pat Reon
2024-12-25 11:00:57 +0000 UTCPerfect year to become a patron! 😅
RYCBAR2013
2024-12-25 10:25:09 +0000 UTClooking forward to what you have planned! happy holidays to everyone in the Shift family
Jackson Longmire
2024-12-25 10:09:09 +0000 UTCMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family! Excited for your new videos to drop; imo longer the videos the better :)
danidelight
2024-12-25 09:40:31 +0000 UTCMerry Christmas! Really looking forward to your next ventures and projects
Ådne Gerhardsen
2024-12-25 09:32:54 +0000 UTCThanks Matthew, and a happy Schwiftmahannukahmas to you too!
Alt Shift X
2024-12-25 09:32:19 +0000 UTCHappy Schwiftmahannukahmas to you and your kin! (IYKYK) Thank you for all your hard work and for another year full of wonderful, insightful and entertaining content!
Matthew Tyler
2024-12-25 09:26:08 +0000 UTC
