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IMPORTANT PSA NOT-UPDATE

Whoops, totally forgot to post this yesterday.... Sorry!

Anyways, no update for this cycle of 10 days, so my apologies about that. Both Agent0002 and I haven't had the best past couple weeks and it's been hard finding time to write or edit. However, we will most definitely have the next chapter ready by September 30. And there's a silver lining: I plan to go on hiatus after publishing Chapter 10 anyhow, so by putting that release off, it means the hiatus will be a week and a half shorter. :)

ANYWAYS anyways, I'm gonna take this opportunity to do a little PSA.

So Tim McKeon, right? Co-creator of Odd Squad and the lead writer for the show, we've all got a lot to thank him for. If it weren't for Tim, our dear fandom wouldn't exist today as we know it. So after all he's done for us, it's probably time we do something wonderful for him. And as it so happens, the perfect opportunity to do just that has arrived! A couple weeks ago, Tim McKeon MESSAGED ME ON TWITTER (I know right??? I still can't believe it!) calling for all Odd Squad fans to help him out with something...

See, he's got a new show out on Amazon.com called Will vs. The Future. It's about a normal middle school boy named Will who suddenly encounters a time-traveling kick-a[meep!] girl named Athena who tells him that he grows up to destroy the world, and it's up to Will and Athena and another girl named Hayley to change Will's future so he doesn't become a world-destroying villain. Awesome, right?! Here's the thing, though: there's only one episode so far, called a pilot episode. Basically, if Amazon sees that this episode is popular enough, that's when they'll green-light a Season 1 to start production. If not, Tim McKeon's show won't ever get to happen. :( And that's where you all come in!

Here's what you can do to help Tim: go to Amazon.com and search "will vs the future", which should take you to the main page for the episode. (If somehow you can't find it, I posted a screenshot below that has a picture of a bit link, so try typing that into your Google search bar.) It's done through Amazon Prime, but you do not need to have a Prime account in order to watch it. I repeat, you DO NOT NEED a Prime account in order to watch it! The pilot is about 22 minutes long (which is roughly the length of an actual Odd Squad episode, wink wink), and it's hi-freaking-larious with a diverse/realistic cast and strong female leads -- also like Odd Squad! Then once you've watched it, and this is the important part, LEAVE A FIVE-STAR (YES, FIVE STAR) REVIEW saying how much you loved the pilot and want to see more episodes, and even what your favorite part of the show is so far if you want! My favorite part is all the Odd Squad easter eggs -- there's at least two, see if you can find them and any more!

Speaking of Odd Squad, Tim also told me in our Twitter conversation that Odd Squad is still waiting on a Season 3 confirmation -- which means it's not cancelled yet! No news is good news for now, so let's all keep hoping.

Here's the screenshots of Tim's messages to me, to prove I'm not lying:

But otherwise, YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST TO WATCH AND REVIEW THE PILOT. That's not a long time either, only about a week and a half. After that the pilot gets taken down from Amazon, so there's no time to waste. And I'll even give you all an incentive: whoever watches/reviews the pilot and comments below that they did BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30 will get a shoutout in the next chapter!!

Well, what are you waiting for? Go watch and review Will vs. The Future!!! :D