>>90795651>Were you around when this shit was actually being made?Yes I was, I started watching after Fist World.
>How big was the show's audience? Pretty big, I'd say a big glut of the fanbase came from Newgrounds (although I learned later that Something Awful was a big chunk as well, since Matt Wilson was a goon). It never reached Homestar Runner levels of popularity but it was enough that Wilson was able to make some decent side cash from shirt sales.
>Why did Matt end it before Episode 100? Irritation with the fans, mostly. He and the fanbase were always on rocky terrain, but after episode 75 the amount of complaints pouring in regarding the updated art caused him to adopt a very "I don't give a shit about this anymore" attitude. He was probably tired of Bonus Stage by that point as well but he was the most vocal about his annoyance at his fans being the reason for Bonus Stage's demise. There was a brief period of time where a fan had offered to pay Wilson to finish the series, but when the fan backed out he axed the series after trying to glean some chump change by releasing half of episode 89 on Newgrounds and providing a link to a site where you could pay to view the rest of the episode.
>Why was he so anxious about it on his blog 3 years ago?That I could not tell you, I haven't kept up with Wilson since Bonus Stage ended.
