for the red web fans- a six-minute update was uploaded, detailing the future of the podcast in light of rooster teeth shutting down. here's a quick summary of it:
rt is winding down in these next 2 months. red web is under rt, so red web is directly affected by the shutdown
as said by trevor, they're still working on it. they're unsure what will happen, but they're currently looking to see if they can continue the show, either still under the name "red web", or at minimum continuing the show "in some form"
trevor notes that he and the crew believe it was "the honor of a lifetime" to work on red web, and appreciates all the support. he also notes that he's incredibly grateful for the opportunities the show has given everyone that's worked on it. they can't respond to every comment or dm they've gotten, especially in the last few days since the announcement, but they see them nonetheless
the podcast as is will go on through mid- to late april as they consider what comes next for the podcast
all 5 of the book club episodes have already been finished. they will be coming out every friday through the end of march (the 29th). no new episodes after that will be recorded
the crew is still planning a big video finale, "something big and exciting". could serve as the end of a chapter to red web, or as a way to say goodbye. not a lot of details on that, however, because everything isn't set in stone, and trevor doesn't want to promise something that might not exist
he explains that months of content were planned out before the shutdown announcement, so they'll try to at least "cherry-pick some of their favorite topics that they had in the immediate runway" in order to go through some topics that trevor considers "very fun"
trevor also teases that the last episode is "oddly poetic" and encourages people to share their thoughts and theories, as always
trevor then shares everyone's personal instagram handles, just in case they can't access red web's official social media accounts:
- jillian: _jillen
- christian: xchinyoung
- alfredo: alfredoplays
- trevor: _trevorc
i’m sure that someone has already mentioned this but very dedicated group of people are attempting to archive as much RT content as possible! the url is archiveofpimps(.com) and they have a discord too where they coordinate their efforts! everything is on archive(.org) so please consider donating to the website if you can!
THIS is a mega folder containing literally everything rwby-related that is available right now on roosterteeth (+v9). rwby, fairytales, world of remnant, the grimm campaign, ice queendom (sub and dub), vtubing, all the behind-the-scenes stuff. everything.
plus soundtracks for every volume + IQ, and drm-free epubs.
i will add any additional rwby content released during the wind down period as it becomes available. V1-8 have an english subtitle track embedded in the files, V9 does not because it came from CR. IQ dub has english subtitles. and for the sake of completeness i pulled all the non-english subs available on CR for V1-9 as well, those are in there as loose .ass files for the time being.
whenever possible, buy physical media. learn how to strip drm out of digital content that you own and make it a habit to do so.
alright, in erlande's stead (@monarchisms) i'm gonna try my best to make a semi-coherent post about what info went down on tonight's stream
most important thing: Rooster Teeth is still working and in production for the next 60 days so it's not like y'all will wake up tomorrow and RT and all of the content will just be gone, we do have time
Any info regarding RT and the shutdown will be coming from the RT website directly, and secondarily in discord and the some of the subreddits (i don't think they specified which subreddits tho)
They are going to try and be as transparent as possible with everything going forward in regards to what's happening with RT, they (the staff and management @ RT) don't want anybody to be caught off guard
After the news came out yesterday Chelsea said the next thing they will be focusing on is to figure out how to keep doing the things they love, which i took to meaning that they don't want to stop creating and will do their hardest to fight for that regardless of shitbag WB
They are aware that people are worried about how they will be able to support everyone after RT dissolves and so there is talk of there being a "one stop shop" for all of the social media handles for everyone that works with and @ RT for easy finding so fans can still support people
As we get closer to the end, more news will come out about what will be happening with all of RT's content and cast
WB is keeping The Roost (which is a network of podcasts) running to see if there is any type of sale opportunity to be made from it, if there are no buyers then WB will be shutting it down - along with the people that operate The Roost behind the scenes
Everything brought up today in the stream will be made into a post for easy reading and digestibility
In regards to FIRST memberships RT will do their best to refund everyone in the upcoming months, though you only qualify if you have a 6-month or 12-month plan for that, but there is a lot of legal tape they have to go through since they have so many fans across the world and in different US states so it will take some time
The new season of Camp Camp and the bonus RWBY content will still be getting posted throughout the last 60 days
another note: there are people in the community right now working on archiving everything in case WB decides to delete everything
lotsa things to say but i don’t have all the words
what i will say is that the number one reason i’m sad is because this really feels like the final nail in the coffin for the RT community as we know it. throughout all the controversies and bullshit the community has dwindled a lot, and now that the company is gone and all the employees and shows have been left to fend for themselves, it really feels like it’s over
thank you to everyone who made anything for RT content over the years. the art, the edits, the fics, all of it. whether you got five notes or ten thousand, your creations mattered and were the backbone of this community. thank you to everyone who supported RT cast/crew in their endeavors outside of their work, for participating in twitch streams or side projects. thank you for speaking up when the company was in the wrong. thank you for all the years that you made me feel like i fit in here with all of you.
keep making your art and being kind and loving what you love.
alright, since a lot of people are out of work/between jobs now, here are a lot of post team's/behind the scene employee's twitch channels. <3 (not all of them are super active on twitch but some of them are)
Also, John Mace has been streaming on twitch for a while and as his old mod I feel I have a duty to promote him loll. He doesn't stream often but he does sometimes so if you're missing Mace content, go and say hi!
Too all the people who created fan content for RT AH and seeing what is coming out.
Too all the people who spent countless hours working on fan content and are seeing this shit show.
To all the people who feel like they wasted days, months, or years creating stuff for a YouTube company that is shattering.
I feel for you as I am along side you. But what was not wasted was the hours spent honning your work to be better than before.
Take the knowledge of betterment and move on from this train wreck. Use the skills gained from this to your advantage. Do not give up be it art. Edits. Writings. Or even simple cutting of audio/video.
Keep going foreward and breath a bit easier that it was not wasted. At least not entirely.
dededos
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