Talking about Dr Strange's Character Arc in his first movie, hinging on the wonderful scene where the Ancient One tells Stephen "It's Not About You".
Best scene to one of my favorite superhero movies.
-B
2022-05-27 15:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A stock heroic origin! Wait, what?
2022-05-20 15:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
*slowly sliding back westward over the course of 500 years*
-B
2022-05-13 15:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A totally whimsical and fine folktale where nothing unnerving happens!
2022-05-06 15:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Big building, lots of marble. Very architecture. Big fan. Wow.
-B
2022-04-29 15:05:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Easily one of the most challenging videos I've ever done, but worth every minute of it.
See youtube video for fundraiser details.
-B
2022-04-15 15:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Incidentally, welcome to April, everybody!
2022-04-01 15:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
For when the real villain was your own nifty accessory all along!
2022-03-25 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for all your great suggestions on yesterday's seasonal update post! I've gone through and picked out a bunch I'm excited to explore (WAY more than can fit on any reasonably-sized poll) but as always, you guys get to choose which ones you'd like to hear about first!
-R
Spring! Set your clocks back and keep there because it's time for d a y l i g h t.
It has been a deliberately quiet start to the year over here at OSP. So in uncharacteristically concise fashion, let me run down what's new and what's coming up next for OSP:
First up: ...
2022-03-21 16:19:43 +0000 UTC View Post
A new detail diatribe, almost at a record for runtime, whoops.
-B
2022-03-18 15:05:59 +0000 UTC View Post
A tantalizing glimpse into the unplumbable depths of lost knowledge and a glimmer of the hilarity found therein
2022-03-11 16:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
In partnership with The Woman Cards we're launching a Kickstarter for a deck of playing cards featuring 13 amazing women from all across time and around the world.
So as part historical-primer/part advertisement, this video is a lightning-round of all 13 women in this deck.
2022-03-04 16:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey gang, for Women's History Month this year we're running a Kickstarter with The Woman Cards to bring you a deck of 13 playing cards featuring some of history's coolest women.
Tomorrow we'll be releasing a video to promote the project and spotlight the 13 figures on the cards, but you can back the pro...
2022-03-03 17:42:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Tis the season for overwrought romantic conflicts I guess!
2022-02-25 16:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Honestly Tantalus and Sisyphus get all the attention, but Erisichthon probably wins the prize for Sheer Horror
2022-02-11 16:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Roooooooooome!
In case my choice to lead the year with the Pantheon video wasn't enough foreshadowing, let this be exhibit B in what will be a fantastic year of imperial Rome content on the channel. Obviously that's not like, the only thing I'm doing, but I do have lots of great roman topics on the horizon. Thi...
2022-02-04 16:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A completely innocuous and not-at-all weirdly loaded concept!
2022-01-28 16:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
In the spirit of taking it easy this month, today I present you with a fun behind-the-scenes video on how I make my maps.
-B
2022-01-21 16:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I'd say this video's only got five minutes left before it explodes
2022-01-14 16:01:06 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year everybody! :D It's 2022 and that means we've got a year-end wrap-up and an update on what's coming in the 12 months ahead.
VIDEOS:
First, a review of what OSP did in 2021: We had 57 videos between us, including 12 Trope Talks, 9 Miscellaneous Myths, 8 Histories Summari...
The gang gets together and yells about movies!
2021-12-24 16:05:59 +0000 UTC View Post
ancient ancient greece, even more ancient-er than the usual old ancient greece. now that's ancient.
-B
2021-12-17 16:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Genuinely one of my favorite tropes! Let's talk about why!
2021-12-10 16:05:59 +0000 UTC View Post
This video was a topic request from patron Dr Angela J Black!
I hope you enjoy this episode of Pope Fights as much as this video enjoyed willing itself into existence.
-B
2021-12-03 16:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
And it took me less than a year this time!
2021-11-26 16:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons! Merch news ahoy! Quick lowdown for you is we've got two sales running Right Now!
First, we've got All Our 2021 Enamel Pins Back In Stock! WOOT. And we've got a discount Just For Patrons! Hop on over to C...
