thesameguy
March 14th, 2014, 10:18 PM
The very first Kickstarter I funded was for the Ouya, and while it got off to a weak start it has ultimately paid off. The little cube is now fully supported by XBMC and hacked-in Netflix works awesome - the two things I bought it for. It'd be great if it also supported Amazon Prime Streaming, but since I've used that service for two things in four years, I'm not all that beat up. XBMC is 90% of my needs. $129 - because I opted for the optional bronze (ish) finish really well spent. I might actually buy a second.
The second Kickstarter I funded was for the Veronica Mars movie. I'll admit it, I was a huge fan of the show and it didn't take much convincing for my girl to get really into the show as well. (early signs things were going to work out - her instant love affairs with V.Mars and Mike Ness). The movie came out today, but as backers we got access to the day early screening of the movie in SF, which is why we hauled ass down there in the Fiero last night). The movie was great, like genuinely good. A perfect follow up to the TV show. It also felt really special sitting in a movie theater in a big city knowing I was watching a thing I was directly responsible for.
I fucking love Kickstarter. It's really cool taking part in getting something off the ground, and some time later you get a neat present, possibly something very few other people will get. I've funded three other Kickstarters - another movie, a video game, and the Modarri cars (that have their own thread). I think all three are due for completion this year. I'm excited. :)
The second Kickstarter I funded was for the Veronica Mars movie. I'll admit it, I was a huge fan of the show and it didn't take much convincing for my girl to get really into the show as well. (early signs things were going to work out - her instant love affairs with V.Mars and Mike Ness). The movie came out today, but as backers we got access to the day early screening of the movie in SF, which is why we hauled ass down there in the Fiero last night). The movie was great, like genuinely good. A perfect follow up to the TV show. It also felt really special sitting in a movie theater in a big city knowing I was watching a thing I was directly responsible for.
I fucking love Kickstarter. It's really cool taking part in getting something off the ground, and some time later you get a neat present, possibly something very few other people will get. I've funded three other Kickstarters - another movie, a video game, and the Modarri cars (that have their own thread). I think all three are due for completion this year. I'm excited. :)