The Panic Restaurant review was bittersweet both to shoot and finally edit some 10 months later after it was filmed. It represented the culmination not only of a story arc (the Allison relationship), but also my moving out of NJ. It was both a fun and poignant film to me, and it probably is my favorite overall that I’ve done. There’s a little bit for everyone to enjoy: comedy, drama, a good game being reviewed, and a little smooching. What else could you want?
It took so long for me to get around to edit, since when I moved I obviously had a lot going on. I had a couple other videos to edit first, and produced a whole new slew videos after I moved. It took awhile to get around to it schedule-wise, but it also could have been a subconscious decision I was making to prolong editing it as long as I possibly could. Since the video really represents the end of one chapter of my life and the beginning of new one, something inside me maybe didn’t want to face it again, as the finality of the stressful and life-changing decision would be relived again on screen through the video. Maybe that’s B.S., or maybe it’s true… I’ll figure it out. Either way, the video turned out well, and as long as its entertaining, who cares what it means to me, right? 
I want to especially thank Allison for putting up with my shenanigans both on screen and off; she’s a good friend and sweet person. Check out her art, music, etc. at allisonwunderland.com.
Take care,
Pat
I’m going to have nightmares about flying wieners and fry machine gunners now…
That was pretty awesome, I hope everything goes well. Fantastic video and series. However, that slap at the end was kind of weak
Erwin, that slap was pretty painful…