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Pictured here is Katie and Ryan in a homemade movie they made in their teens, based on the stories from the podcast "Warcraft Valley".

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Remember how Ryan was supposed to write his side of the Warcraft Valley stories? Apparently he did it in "Poochy's Prologue" which re-capped everything about their fanfictions, and then went on to explain that Poochy was also a master thief and sorcerer who lived on another medieval planet where his parents were dead and he gained the powers to control water, became a spy, and then became a member of the X-Men.

And then we slide right into a Christmas special, just in time for the holiday season!

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After seven expansions, World of Warcraft’s story never had a chance

It was inevitable that World of Warcraft would ruin its story. The current hubbub surrounding the leadup to the Battle for Azeroth expansion has Horde leader and fan-favorite character Sylvanas Windrunner becoming a war criminal to kick off the storylines. And while there are debates surrounding whether this fits the characterization of Sylvanas, how it fits into the lore, or whether the…

Put on your nostalgia caps because Maddy and Ryan went back and watched a movie they made in college based on their childhood fanfictions!

This "film" is full of magical animals, stop animations, an arcade montage, Disney's Gargoyles, the X-Men, and Ryan stomping around saying "I'm a Panda."

There is some backstory to this: Warcraft Valley was a story series that Katie, Maddy and Ryan mutually wrote from Middle School to College (and then some). It originally started as magical animals and aliens battling each other in the woods, but eventually spun out of control and became a giant fanfiction universe featuring characters from Disney's Gargoyles and the X-Men (Which we are now re-reading on our podcast at warcraftvalley.podbean.com).

This film was made as a surprise gift for Katie's 20th birthday. Maddy had found an old script and said "Hey, we should film this and give it to Katie for her birthday." So we gathered everyone at the time, presented the idea, and got a big "YES" as a response.

The best part about this project was that even though it was low-quality, low-budget, and clearly filmed on my home video camera, everyone involved with the project put the same amount of love and time into it because we all mutually wanted to make the movie for Katie.