Long-time friends of the TTV group, Kini and Avohkah Tamer, returned to / debuted on the channel in fall 2018. Only three members attended Brickfair in August 2018: Eljay, Invi, and the new member, deadmatoro. The Podcast Archive channel was repurposed as a Let's Play channel (now known as TTV Nerfed!). Brainstorm was cancelled, and only one episode of either The TTV Podcast or Brickfeed was recorded each week, instead of both. Soon, Eljay was welcomed back into the group, and the channel's content drastically changed. In March 2018, Jon was fired, and the group dissolved Pandemic Panda to return the focus of TTV to their friendships with each other rather than to being a business. Around this time, Eljay was fired from the company. Shortly afterwards, they held their final MakutaFest livestream event. Most of the cast attended Brickfair in August 2017, namely Var, Meso, Eljay, Jon, Ven, Takuma, Exx, Prpl, Invi, and AT. Additionally, their "Brickonicle" discussion from The TTV Podcast, reimagining BIONICLE as a System theme, was transformed into its own podcast, Brainstorm. Although it has continued through 2019, episodes of this series have typically only been recorded when the Ninjago TV show has been releasing episodes, usually over the course of a few weeks in the winter and summer. In 2017, TTV launched a third podcast, Ninjagocast, dedicated to Ninjago discussion. TTV taking a group photo at the Washington Monument in 2017, (from left to right) Eljay, Venom, Mesonak, Prpldragon, Jon, Exxtrooper, Tenebrae Invictus, Takuma Nuva, Avohkah Tamer and Varderan. In October, the group took a hard hit when Vessel was "sunsetted" by Verizon, with most of the Vessel-exclusive shows being cancelled or going on hiatus. Several shows were also discontinued this year, such as Don't Fight, TTV Talks, Product Showcase and the long-running Recap Reviews reached its conclusion. Only two of these shows remain, and one of them is currently on hiatus. In 2016, a few shows were introduced, such as The Brickfeed Podcast, Game Dev Tycoon, Undertale Let's Play and Matoran Escape with Meso and Viper. Since returning they have told numerous stories of the week and posted vlogs they took. TTV taking a group photo at the Washington Monument in 2016, (from left to right we have) Varderan, Venom, Eljay, Jon, Phweffie, and Mesonakĭuring Brickfair, they also recorded their first video Podcast, Podcast 207. They also saw Suicide Squad on August 5th of that year. They would talk to fans and meet with them. In August 2016, six members of the group, Mesonak, Varderan, Viper, Kahi, Venom and Eljay went to Brickfair Virginia, the first time that all six of them had met in one place. Tenebrae Invictus also returned from his hiatus while serving as a missionary. In 2016 Prpldragon joined the crew as a host and artist for the group. Although a number of fans dropped off because of this, their view count and subscriber rate continued to increase steadily. In late 2015, the group decided to cease reporting on confidential leaks, despite the belief of some that such leaks were largely responsible for their newfound popularity. In 2015 the group continued to discuss and cover BIONICLE's second generation. In July 2014 TTV launched the TTV Message Boards, a forum where fans could interact and discuss LEGO. As more and more leaks came out, their popularity amongst the community grew. In Summer 2014, the first leak of BIONICLE's Second Generation emerged and TTV reported on it and gained instant popularity. Also in 2014, Takuma Nuva and Exxtrooper joined the group as new hosts. In 2014 the group again rebranded as "The TTV Channel". Instead of managing the podcast himself, Varderan gave control to Mesonak, and he has managed the TTV Podcast ever since.Īs the years went on, several changes and several new faces appeared, including Jon, Venom, Phweffie and Tenebrae Invictus. The podcast focused on general LEGO, but also had a strong influence of BIONICLE mixed in. Realizing that there was still potential for a LEGO themed podcast to succeed, Varderan branched out the focus of the podcast and, along with Mesonak and Eljay, re-branded it as "The Three Virtues Podcast". After only nine episodes however, the iBZP Podcast closed down.
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