Articles of Conflagration
| Debut: Q2 2025 |
| Episodes: TBA |
| Opening Theme: "Living in the Fast Lane" by Python Blue |
| Cast: Draco (host, writer, editor) Roastmaster (writer) |
Articles of Conflagration is an upcoming Gatorbox show that is currently in its pre-production phase. It is a comedy show recorded offline hosted by Draco where he reads and performs articles published by Twilight Foundry from their archives. The name of the show is a reference to the United States' Articles of Confederation with wordplay referencing "conflagration" (a massive fire) as an homage to Roastmaster whose work is predominately featured in the series.
Draco was inspired to make the series after reading several of the articles he wrote for RFSHQ between 2004 and 2008 on the air as part of the RFSHQ 20th Anniversary stream held on May 10, 2024. Articles of Conflagration is the first Gatorbox series aside from the main stream itself to debut with a dedicated set. The set features a large purple wall with a repeating pattern of rounded rectangle-like shapes in alternating shades of light and dark purple; this color scheme and pattern was taken directly from the background designed for the former Twilight Foundry media archive website. The large "Twilight Foundry" logo hanging behind the desk was created using the most recent version of the logo designed in 2014, this graphic was based heavily on the original Twilight Foundry logo that was created in 2001 (the original logo can be seen on the desk as a small business card inside a frame).
The show's title theme is "Living in the Fast Lane" performed by Python Blue, a cover of the title song from the MS-DOS game Jones in the Fast Lane. The original track from the game was used for the opening credits of Roastmaster.avi, an animated series that was to be created by Roastmaster exclusively for Gatorbox's Autopilot in 2012 however the producers of the series were unable to secure funding for it and as such it was never worked on beyond its initial announcement teaser.
Format
Draco welcomes viewers to each episode following the opening credits and introduces the subject. Before the episode starts proper Draco gets up from his desk to take viewers to the "Context Corner" where he provides some insight into "the way things were in the world" when the article to be featured was written. Because most of the episodes pertain to things written a decade ago or more this segment helps prime the viewer for some of the content which may have become dated in the years following its original publication. Draco returns to the main set to sit back down and perform the selected article. In a given episode of Articles of Conflagration the majority of the featured article is left intact with only nominal changes being made to clarify tone of voice or perspective. Draco acts as the author for every article using first person pronouns to refer to himself even if he was not the original author of the article in the episode. This is done to avoid confusion as relaying an entire story in a third person perspective proved to be difficult to follow in test recordings.
Recurring gags
- Draco starts every episode writing on a typewriter as the title credits finish, he is actually typing "These levels were made by kids" during each shot.
- The Context Corner, while specifically written into the series as a context vehicle, is something of a recurring gag itself.
- The desk ornament changes every episode, and is usually related to the theme of the episode, but no attention is ever drawn to it.
Episodes
| Episode | Article Featured | Premiere | Source | Author | Org. Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Joseph's Indian School Just Sent Me Shitloads of Gifts | Q2 2025 | Gator Company | Roastmaster | c. 2011 |
| 2 | The Nutrisystem Challenge | Q2 2025 | RFSHQ | Draco | c. 2006 |
| 3 | ABC's "Shows More Popular Than BattleBots" | Q3 2025 | BattleBots Update | Draco | 09/02/2016 |
| 4 | The 144 Worst gTLD's | Q3 2025 | Twilight Foundry | Roastmaster | c. 2014 |
| 5 | Every Super Mario 35th Anniversary Mission, Ranked | Q3 2025 | Gator Company | Draco | 04/05/2021 |