 Commander 788 here, and it's about time I did a new introduction video for my Patreon, and the first thing I'd like to say is the videos that I do will always be free. The expense that goes into making them has been funded by me, and it's my privilege to do so. As some of you may know, I am in public service, and there's not anybody getting rich in public service, but the viewers have supported this channel in so many ways. And not long ago, I was really worried that I might have to shut down the channel just because I wasn't able to get new toys to review, and without toys to review, there's no show. Well, I avoided that eventuality because I got a different job, and because I had the help and the support of the viewers, and that meant the world to me, and I sincerely thank all of you for that. You guys literally kept this channel going. So what will the Patreon be used for? Well, I do need to keep a steady flow of complete items coming in to review, so I can make sure that every week I have something new to look at. So it will partially be used for that, but primarily it will be used to improve the quality of this channel. And that means going into things like better video and audio and lighting equipment, things that I've been putting off just because I have to often make a choice on whether I'm going to get a new toy to review, or if I'm going to update my equipment to improve the quality of the video. And usually the toy wins out, because if I don't have a toy to review, there's no show. But at some point, I really do need to upgrade the equipment and really improve the quality of the videos that you see every week. Also, I recently launched the website, and that could use some improvement, and so the Patreon will be used to improve that as well. Ultimately, my goal would be to have this channel be self-sustaining. What that means is that the channel itself would pay for all the expenses that go into it, things like replacing equipment when it breaks down. That's a major problem that's happened on more than one occasion, or upgrading my editing software. That happened last year when my old editing software just stopped working, and I had to upgrade it to have a new video for you guys to see. So the expenses like that, if the channel could pay for that, then I could focus more on the reviews themselves, doing more and better things, bringing you bigger things to see, more collaborations, more just fun stuff that really enhance, I think, the quality of the video. I'd be able to focus on that more rather than improvising and working around these small problems that always seem to pop up. And it really wouldn't take very much to reach that goal. Really, if just one percent of subscribers were to support the channel on Patreon in any denomination, the channel would be self-sustaining. And since this is my passion and I put all my energy into it, that would enable me to do things with the channel that I've always wanted to do, but have been just out of reach. There are some incentives on Patreon, and I encourage you to check those out, but I also have another goal. I have a goal of reaching just 10 patrons, 10 patrons at any level. If I can reach 10 patrons on Patreon, I'm gonna give those folks some say in what happens on this channel. Those guys are gonna help me decide what toys are going to be reviewed. I want you guys to be a part of this. I'm just the guy in front of the camera. This has always been a team effort. I know not everyone can contribute on Patreon, but you guys always contribute anyway. You contribute just by showing up, by watching the videos, by giving it a thumbs up on YouTube, by subscribing on YouTube, by sharing the video, all the things that you usually do. That all matters. And you guys always impress and humble me by how much you care. Together, all of us, whether a patron or not, are going to create something special. We're going to create a strong GI Joe community on YouTube. We will create videos that are so great that people from other fandoms are going to notice. They're gonna see what we do, and they're gonna say, hey, there's something special and fun going on in GI Joe Land. I better pay attention to that. That's what we're building. And I appreciate your support. I appreciate any form of support you provide. And if Patreon is a way you can support, I invite you to do so. Thank you to everyone. You make it possible for me to stand in front of this camera every week and talk about something that I care about. You are the reason I do this. So let's carry on, let's move forward. And as we do, let's remember that only GI Joe is GI Joe.