This video took many months to research, write, film, and edit. The subject is about something I am very passionate about: William Shakespeare and the people who use him to hurt other people.
The final video will need to pass YouTube's various checks but as patrons, you get to see it now.
Any feedback is appreciated.
Death to fascism,
-K
2025-08-17 18:25:35 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons, it's been a while.
It's be
2025-06-01 14:26:53 +0000 UTC
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The musical crossover I did with Some Jerk With A Camera is now 10 years old! We had so much fun making it, as you can see.
The original upload of these bloopers were lost to weird backend Patreon shenanigans, so here it is, reuploaded. Expect our original commentary track to drop soon!
2024-10-06 19:06:59 +0000 UTC
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This is a video I've wanted to make for a while - a video essay about comic book movies disguised as a ranked countdown.
As a patron, you're getting access to this video early! The final video will need to be reedited to fit YouTube guidelines, but because of your support, you can see it as intended.
As always, I can't do this series without you. DTF stands for Death To Fascism,
-K
2024-07-30 13:00:00 +0000 UTC
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How imagining pop culture's trajectory into the future can help create a future.
This is the rough cut of the next video essay, meaning there will be some missing music, unfinalized graphics, minor edits that have yet to be made, BUT it is viewable in its entirety here on Patreon before the final version debuts on YouTube.
This video starts by talking about the 2012 play Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play and goes through theatre history, the theory of comedy, the efficacy and practic...
2024-03-25 12:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Every story ends on a dark and raging river.
Coming soon.
- K
2024-02-27 20:39:57 +0000 UTC
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Happy Holidays my kind patrons! This Sunday, December 3rd, I’ll be hanging out with a group of very neat YouTubers as we perform a live reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol! Hosted by Sara at The Fat Culture Critic, this is an annual tradition on her channel and I feel honored to be a part of it. We’ll be raising money for the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund.
I give my thanks to Sara for organizing this, and for trusting me to read for Scrooge.
Hope to see you ...
2023-11-28 22:47:32 +0000 UTC
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Hello again, all you lovely patrons!
With another video finished it's time for me to make a poll where you, the patrons, select the next video from a selection of topics that I pitch. The poll will be open for a week, after which the next topic will be announced on a stream.
For this poll I've decided to cut back on some of the options I've listed previously - not because I'm abandoning them but because I've realized that I need to flesh them out more before I could pitch them.
2023-09-09 15:11:47 +0000 UTC
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Another video essay has been made, and the ever hungrier maw that is the demand for Content commands me to make ever more. And if you think I'm worth a dollar a month, you get to decide my next topic.
As with the last poll, I plan on doing all of these ideas eventually - this poll is just to decide what I'll do next. If something isn't picked this round, it will (likely) still be on the docket for the next poll once this project is done.
The Top 20 Comic Book Movies OF ALL...
2023-03-29 15:33:49 +0000 UTC
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Hello all you lovely and kind patrons!
I've been made aware that the second episode of the Troopers Trilogy has been blocked in several countries due to a copyright claim. I've trimmed out the offending segment - the use of a clip of Bill Hicks. I figured the video will do fine without it. One it's finished processing, the video should be viewable once again. Keep refreshing here: https://youtu.be/d6o2BksW8x4
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2023-02-03 20:38:18 +0000 UTC
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I hope you all had a gentle holiday season. And I'd like to take this time to announce that I'm going to start streaming on the regular on Sunday afternoons, both on twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/kylekallgrenbhhand on Youtube on my second channel (the link to the channel itself has been consistently broken but if you click the link to THIS video: htt...
2023-01-01 20:12:36 +0000 UTC
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Hello, patrons! If you're kind enough to think my work is worth a dollar a month, then you get to help choose my next project!
As with the last poll, I plan on doing all of these ideas eventually - this poll is just to decide what I'll do next. If something isn't picked this round, it will (likely) still be on the docket for the next poll once this project is done.
The Top 20 Comic Book Movies OF ALL TIME
Hell yeah, comics can be cinema! From the page to the...
2022-11-03 22:55:00 +0000 UTC
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Hello, kind patrons! If you're kind enough to think my work is worth a dollar a month, then you get to help choose my next project!
As with the last poll, I plan on doing all of these ideas eventually - this poll is just to decide what I'll do next. If something isn't picked this round, it will (likely) still be on the docket for the next poll once this project is done.
Parasite: English, Language, Movies
A look at how the first non-English language winner o...
2022-08-16 22:14:38 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone yet again! If you're kind enough to think my work is worth a dollar a month, then you get to help choose my next project!
As with the last poll, I plan on doing all of these ideas eventually - this poll is just to decide what I'll do next. If something isn't picked this round, it'll still be on the docket for the next poll once this project is done.
The Options ARE:
Parasite: English, Language, Movies
A look at how the first non-English ...
2022-06-12 17:52:33 +0000 UTC
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If you're kind enough to think my work is worth a dollar a month, then you get to help choose my next project!
As with the last poll, I plan on doing all of these ideas eventually - this poll is just to decide what I'll do next. If something isn't picked this round, it'll still be on the docket for the next poll once this project is done.
The Options ARE:
Parasite: English, Language, Movies
A look at how the first non-English language winner of the Aca...
2022-02-05 23:51:47 +0000 UTC
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I'll be live to talk about THE League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Video, as well as discuss upcoming projects and other such nonsense. I'll be live tomorrow at 2:00 PM EST.
2022-02-04 19:00:09 +0000 UTC
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In about an hour and a half I'll be in the chat, taking questions and such and just hanging out. It'll be chill.
We will talk about imperialism. "S a cool time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wga87CDRyog
2022-02-03 19:40:44 +0000 UTC
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Around 2:00pm my time (so like in two and a half hours) I’ll be streaming the construction of this model and taking questions. It’ll be a chill time! https://twitch.tv/kylekallgrenbhh
2022-01-02 16:29:15 +0000 UTC
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This is a notice to all patrons that I'll be cancelling work streams. I've seen far too many patrons withdraw their pledges when I started doing them at lower tiers, so clearly they're not worth a perk.
Obviously I'm going to continue working on the next video, just not on camera. Well, it was an interesting experiment while it lasted.
Happy Holidays,
- Kyle
2021-11-28 22:04:08 +0000 UTC
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Hello all lovely patrons -
I'm at the work stage where all I have left to do is edit and so I want to bring back patron-only work streams. However, last time I had trouble getting people to swing by. So, I'm going to ask you directly - what's a good time to host a work stream? (these are all in EST, since I live and work in NYC)
Also, what tier should they be hosted at? Right now it's at the highest "Unicorn" tier but I want to open this up a bit and make it more accessible ...
2021-11-12 21:14:57 +0000 UTC
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Hello, lovely Patrons!
Just wanted to give you all a rundown on how the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen video is coming.
This past month has been rough, and as much as I feel like I know the comic I’m talking about backwards and forwards, I still feel overwhelmed by how much there is to talk about with this series. From the post colonial reading that could easily be applied, to the way it comments on the nature of crossovers. And I know that I promised this would be a casual v...
2021-11-02 03:51:28 +0000 UTC
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I just realized that this Monday, October 25th, is St. Crispin's Day.
Should I do something for that, patrons?
- K
2021-10-20 20:54:13 +0000 UTC
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THE League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Video!
This beat out The Name Of The Rose by a mere two votes, and I'm honestly glad it did.
This will be a more informal vlog-style deep dive into a single piece of media in the style of YouTubers like Jenny Nicolson (whose title format I am shamelessly ripping off). I've been obsessed with this series for a very, very long time so this might qualify...
2021-09-12 16:46:38 +0000 UTC
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Greetings, lovely patrons!
As announced on my YouTube livestream [link: https://youtu.be/k6rSuzr-KIs ], my Patreon will now allow all patrons AND new ones pledging a dollar or more the chance to vote on the next episode!
I talk in more detail about the episode ideas in the stream, but here are the options:
Parasite: English, Language, Movies
A look at how the first non-English languag...
2021-09-05 21:39:20 +0000 UTC
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I'm back from vacation and I'm ready to announce a lot of exciting things! Some are video essay related, others are theater related. All will be discussed.
Come join me and hang out, it'll be chill.
2021-08-31 18:00:01 +0000 UTC
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It's a two hour finale of the most personal project I've ever made. STARSHIP TROOPERS PART 3: KALLGREN premieres tomorrow at 4:00 PM EST. Brace yourselves, Roughnecks. This is More than You Would Like To Know. https://youtu.be/m4VdxZFUazE
2021-08-04 21:40:17 +0000 UTC
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Going into 2021 I wanted to give my high-level patrons something worth their investment. So, I'm happy to announce that going forward I'll be live-streaming my work for patrons at the $15 "Unicorn" tier.
I'll be doing editing, recording voiceover, taking questions from my backers, it'll be a nice fun, productive hangout with you, my bosses.
The first stream starts on the 31st, 2:00 PM, and I'll be recording some of the voiceover parts for the upcoming 72-page, 31k word video essay...
2021-01-30 20:32:10 +0000 UTC
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I showed my fiancé Jodie the latest draft of my script breaking down Starship Troopers. It is now over 40 pages long, includes over seven hours of interview footage, incorporates the entire filmography of Paul Verhoeven, as well as American war films, sci fi action comedies, Dutch comedies as well as home video footage. It breaks down Heinlein, Verhoeven, and also has a hefty dose of autobiography.
Jodie’s response to reading it was, “Kyle, this is a documentary.”
Well, it ...
2020-12-31 17:28:58 +0000 UTC
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For the Worlds Elsewhere Theater Company I edited this piece about the peace that naturally blossomed during the holidays of 1914 along the Western Front.
It was a collaboration between several members of the company: co-writers Jack Nee and Ilana Greenberg-Sud, and performers Jamie McConnaughy, Grady W Smithey III, and Maciek Nowak/Wensleydale Cheddar.
It was first streamed as part of the WE Winter Cabaret, and we all thought it would work well as its own video.
I hope you'...
2020-12-24 16:56:21 +0000 UTC
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I'm happy to announce that our Indiegogo campaign to fully fund and incorporate Worlds Elsewhere Theatre Company.
This wild idea I had back at the start of the pandemic is now a reality - thanks to everyone who supported us on this journey. We have *some* plays planned for our next season, but I'd love to hear suggestions! Leave a comment below with a play you'd love to see on the channel.
If you missed our Winter Cabaret you can watch the playback here:
2020-12-23 16:52:55 +0000 UTC
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