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I’ve done a lot of video series on YouTube over the years —Teenage Pokemon,Talking to Women about Videogames,Constructoid,Sup Holmes,Art Hawk, and of course,The Dtoid Show. None of them probably would have happened if it weren’t forSundays with Sagat, an admittedly slapdash “rant” show I put together for Destructoid back in 2010. It was my first attempt at an ongoing YouTube series. For better or worse, making the show taught me a lot.
Some say that the first thing you make is always going to be your worst thing. That could very well be true in this case, though in the years that followedSundays with Sagat, people never stopped asking for me to return as the character. Regardless whether the show itself was any good, folks seemed to like the idea of me playing the part of an out-of-shape, horribly disfigured former final boss.
If you’re one of those people who’s been asking for more Sagat, get ready to either be pleasantly surprised or horribly disappointed. I just got back from shooting two episodes of a new show calledSamus and SagatwithPaste.comvideogame editorialist/criticMaddy Myers. We’ll be doing out best to roll out one episode a month, starting next week.
Maddy and I both have mountains of writing assignments glaring at us at all times, and neither of us are professional actors, so it would be best for you to temper your expectations now. One thing is for sure though, if the show is half as fun to watch as it is to make, you’ll have a good time with it.
We shot two episodes plus a bonus unboxing video in a little under three hours. I would guess at least two of those three hours were spent giggling and making fun of ourselves. If we’re lucky, that feeling of friendship and self-aware idiocy will be something you’re able to share with us. I guess we’ll find out soon enough.
