Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea You may have heard about the recent overwhelming success of the Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter, or you might be a "Marshmallow" yourself and have contributed. This is a big moment for fan communities, with Kickstarter giving them the opportunity to challenge the closed gates of the Hollywood system. Although it's funding is nowhere NEAR the amount Hollywood invests in moviemaking each year, crowdfunding is a way better indicator of what the audience wants to see, the one area Hollywood has failed in time and time again. Dan's video on Ethical Piracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVmSJ85XIrs Tweet of the week: https://twitter.com/voxstulti/status/316058647241318400 Music: Chiptune - Kenzalol https://soundcloud.com/chiptune/kenzalol Roglok: http://vimeo.com/musicstore/track/21166 Level 5: Room for the Homeless http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a101325/level-5 Clockwork - Titan (geometry remix) http://soundcloud.com/wompworthy/clockwork-titan-geometry-remix Let us know what sorts of crazy ideas you have, about this episode and otherwise: Tweet at us! @pbsideachannel (yes, the longest twitter username ever) Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Idea Channel Facebook! http://Facebook.com/pbsideachannel Hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com/) Want some more Idea Channel? Here's Last Week's episode: "Is Piracy Helping Game of Thrones?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U3RE_NB0EA Want another one? Here ya go: "Do Knock-Offs Prove the Value of a Brand?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWhf42Hdeq0 Here's Some More: "Is Minecraft the Ultimate Educational Tool?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI0BN5AWOe8