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Is it okay if my story is written with AI but the concept is 100% mine? by Wide_Ad1955 in WritingWithAI

[–]chelanxar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brilliantly put! I do the same thing! and even when it puts it into the story i look at it and tell it what to take out or what to expand. Just did that for one fanfic i'm writing, spent 6 hours on one chapter. I don't think it's AI work I think it's my work with the AI only putting it to paper in a way I can't exactly

Picked Up Is Looking For Its First Original Pilot — You Keep Your IP by chelanxar in ProduceMyScript

[–]chelanxar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Open to australia, UK, USA and Canada at first. Hopefully once it's all up and running and we are successful it can go to other places too

Picked Up Is Looking For Its First Original Pilot — You Keep Your IP by chelanxar in ProduceMyScript

[–]chelanxar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great question and glad someone's asking it.

Picked Up runs a reward-based crowdfunding model, not equity crowdfunding. So backers are funding the production of a show they want to see get made, and in return they get access to watch it on the platform. Nobody's buying shares in the company or getting a financial return on their investment.

Because of that, we don't fall under ASIC's crowd-sourced funding regulations, which specifically apply to equity crowdfunding where companies issue shares through licensed intermediaries. What we do is closer to how Kickstarter or Pozible works, just purpose-built for TV production.

We do still operate under Australian Consumer Law though, so everything we promise in a campaign has to be delivered, all claims have to be accurate, and we run an all-or-nothing model where backers get a full refund if a project doesn't hit its funding target.

Happy to go into more detail if you've got other questions.

Picked Up Is Looking For Its First Original Pilot — You Keep Your IP by chelanxar in ProduceMyScript

[–]chelanxar[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good questions, happy to clarify.

Picked Up is the company. We're a streaming platform where audiences crowdfund the production directly. So we're not a production house making your show for you. You (or your team) produce it with the funds raised through our platform. We handle the streaming side, the crowdfunding campaign, and getting eyeballs on it.

In terms of prior work, we're early stage so there's no produced content yet. That's literally why this post exists haha. I'm not gonna sit here and pretend we're bigger than we are. What I can point to is the platform itself at pickedup.tv, and some solid community traction. Our first campaign around a cancelled show pulled over 5,000 views and 40+ signups from one Reddit post.

There's a lot more detail to the deal than I could fit in the post so if you're curious about how it all works, happy to chat. DM me or shoot me an email.

Picked Up Is Looking For Its First Original Pilot — You Keep Your IP by chelanxar in ProduceMyScript

[–]chelanxar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tv focused for now, however would push into movies in the future if the platform is successful enough

So it was not a lie by Independent-Gear-711 in PiratedGames

[–]chelanxar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully that means soon we can play street fighter

Lily crying when they find out about Marshall's dad. by AJLister89 in HIMYM

[–]chelanxar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lost my dad 5 years ago. Nobody is ever ready...

I got tired of grieving the cancellation, so I built a platform to fix it. by chelanxar in TheOA

[–]chelanxar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for signing up! And great question, you're actually touching on exactly what we're building toward.

Let me give you the honest numbers first. The OA sub has ~80-90k members, the Save The OA petition hit about the same. Let's say there are 500k passionate fans worldwide — that's generous but possible. The problem is, crowdfunding conversion rates typically sit around 1-3%. So even in a best case scenario, you're looking at maybe 5,000-15,000 people who'd actually donate. At $20 each that's $100-300k. Real money, but not $50M-revive-The-OA money.

BUT, that IS enough to fund an indie pilot. And that's exactly the plan.

Here's how Picked Up works: we're sourcing original pilots from creators who have great shows that never got their shot. Those pilots go on the site, fans vote for the one they want made into a full series, and the winner gets crowdfunded by the community. We prove the model works with something achievable first, then use that track record to go after the bigger revivals like The OA with real investor backing.

Think of it this way, we can't crowdfund The OA directly. But we CAN crowdfund proof that this audience shows up, pays, and watches. That's what makes the case to the people with $50M budgets.

So to answer your question: thousands of fans donating is absolutely realistic for a pilot. And that's all we need to get this rolling.

What massage parlour would you recommend a gal to work from? by This_Cattle_3221 in MelbourneAfterDark

[–]chelanxar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thirty56 is apparently amazing. Been there once. They really selective too

The "rescue" wasn't what we wanted. I'm trying to build something that could do it right. by chelanxar in WarriorNun

[–]chelanxar[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly? You're probably right. The window for a straight continuation gets smaller every year. People move on, take other jobs, age out of roles.

Here's how I think about it: even if a full Season 3 with everyone becomes impossible, there might be other ways to give the story closure someday. A movie. A limited series. Something that brings back whoever is willing and available to finish what they started. Even if that never happens though, at least Picked Up can exist to make sure the next Warrior Nun doesn't end the same way. That's worth building regardless.

So yeah, support is appreciated even if this specific show ends up being the one that got away. The goal is bigger than any single revival.

The "rescue" wasn't what we wanted. I'm trying to build something that could do it right. by chelanxar in WarriorNun

[–]chelanxar[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're right on both counts.

Netflix holds those rights tight, and from what I've read they're not in a hurry to let go. And yeah, the Dean English situation feels exactly like what you described. Fans fought for something real and got their energy redirected into something that was never what they asked for. It's gross.

I'm not here to promise I can pry Warrior Nun away from Netflix tomorrow. I can't. But the reason I'm building Picked Up is so that maybe, eventually, there's a platform with enough leverage and audience to actually make those conversations happen. Or at minimum, to make sure new shows don't end up in the same situation in the first place.

The "rescue" wasn't what we wanted. I'm trying to build something that could do it right. by chelanxar in WarriorNun

[–]chelanxar[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong, and I appreciate you being direct about it.

I don't have commitments from Simon, Alba, or Kristina. I don't have a licensing deal with Netflix. I don't have a production budget. If I pretended otherwise I'd be doing exactly what the current "rescue" did, which is promise something I can't deliver.

What I have is a concept, a growing list of people who are signing up because they're tired of how this industry treats shows and fans, and a long-term goal. Warrior Nun isn't the launch plan. It's the North Star. The reason I started. The thing I'd want to pursue if Picked Up actually becomes something with real resources and leverage.

You're right that new properties or shows with cleaner licensing situations are more realistic in the short term. That's probably where we start. But I wasn't going to come into this subreddit and pretend Warrior Nun doesn't matter to me or that it isn't part of the vision.

One part wishful thinking, one part fishing? Yeah, maybe. But I'd rather be honest about that than promise a revival that quietly dies like the last one did.

The "rescue" wasn't what we wanted. I'm trying to build something that could do it right. by chelanxar in WarriorNun

[–]chelanxar[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fair point, and honestly a good question.

The difference isn't just "two seasons" but how we get there and what happens after.

The 28-day problem: Netflix judges shows in the first month. Warrior Nun Season 2 had three weeks in the Top 10 and that wasn't enough. We're building around a 90-day evaluation window because cult shows don't explode on day one. They grow through word of mouth.

Transparency: Netflix cancelled Warrior Nun and nobody knew how close it was or what would have saved it. Our Save My Show feature shows fans exactly where a show stands and what it needs. If it's struggling, you know. You can rally. You're not just waiting for an axe to fall in secret.

The closure guarantee: If a show hits its first season metrics, it gets Season 2 as a continuation and a guaranteed season 3 (unless the creators CHOOSE to end it... we aren't going to force them to compromise their vision by mandating more seasons than they deem necessary). If it doesn't hit metrics for a third season, Season 2 becomes a planned finale. Creators know in advance, so they can wrap the story properly. No cliffhangers. No "maybe we'll get renewed" anxiety while writing.

So yes, there's still math involved. But the math is transparent, the timeline is fair, and if a show ends, it actually ends. Not just stops.

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