Kickstarting the Video Watchdog Digital Archive

Kickstarting the Video Watchdog Digital Archive




Tim and Donna Lucas, proud parents of 177...and counting!
As announced in my posting from October 23rd., Video Watchdog has entered the digital age with an interactive online edition of the magazine to compliment the long running print version, and also presented the digital debut of Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark. But wait...there's more!Not only will all issues from #175 onward be available in this new format, but Tim and Donna Lucas have also launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the scanning and posting of the previous 174 issues (thousands of reviews and hundreds of articles across more than 14,000 pages) as well as the two Video Watchdog Special Editions! This incredibly ambitious undertaking will require the hiring of additional manpower so that Tim and Donna can perform the necessary work, establish the required super structure and continue producing the magazine, as well as performing their other endeavors, including Tim's assignments for outside publications, his liner notes and commentaries, etc. Note that the digitized interactive Video Watchdog Archive will be available across multiple platforms - iPad, iPhone, Android, Kindle Fire, and yes, your good old PC!Check out the Kickstarter page where Tim Donna tell you everything you need to know about the significant advantages of owning digital back issues and the extensive variety of reward packages (based on themes, formats, etc). You can also see video testimonials from directors Joe Dante, John Landis, Ernest Dickerson, Robert Tinnell, and film historian Leonard Maltin. Among the incentives is a Video Watchdog statuette, based on our "'Dog Bytes" mascot originally drawn by Steve Bissette. Sculptor Mike Parks of Mad Lab Models will be producing the individually signed and numbered statuettes, which are made of resin
and bonded bronze. Standing approximately 7-8" high, they come with a nameplate that proclaims the owner as being a Video Watchdog
Digital Archive Founder! A portion of Mike's fee will go towards foster care and shelter for cats awaiting adoption, a cause to which Mike and his wife dedicate much of their time.The various pledge amounts offer a considerable bargain over what these various packages will go for once the campaign is finished, so if you have been thinking about filling in the holes of your collection or love the idea of having such a handy, searchable version of the Video Watchdog Archive (every issue - including those that have been out of print for years) at your fingertips, now is the time to act!