MaggieMaeFish

Twtich streamin' this afternoon!

Hey all, just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be streaming more often during the lockdown/quarantine times. Probably 2ish times a week? And I'll be doing it on Twitch (so my film analysis vids don't get mixed up in the livestreams). So join me at 2pm PST / 5pm EST.

This won't effect how often I make YouTube videos, it's just something to kill time while we can't leave our homes. So join me today, or in the near future :)

CATS video!!!

EDIT: Updated with final version link.

Hi all! Here's the patron version of the hour-long Cats video, where I talk a bunch about TS Eliot, who wrote the poetry that Cats is based on. We still have a few things to work on, including: color correction, final sound mix, adding chapter breaks, dropping in a few more sound clips read by friends, and tweaking a few other things. Mostly I'm wondering if any of it is confusing, so let me know if anything doesn't make sense.

Hope you're al...

CATS Update!

Hey all! Since February is almost over, I wanted to give you an update on the Cats video. We are trying to get the Patreon version edited and uploaded to you by mid-March. The video has become a sprawling production, with weird cat makeup (as you've seen), illustrations of TS Eliot by my lovely friend Jamie Loftus (a few of her illustrations are attached here), and a bunch of scholarly quotes read by various YouTube friends. It's shaping up to be even more elaborate than my F...

Cats video... coming soon...

change - patron version

EDIT: updated to include final version of the video

Hi all! Here's the preview version of my first video of 2020, and fittingly it's about the concept of change. It's a bit different from all my other videos. It's more of a meditation, and while there are a few comedic moments, it's mostly heartfelt and serious. I talk a bit about my grandma passing. I feel like I have to give a "SINCERITY WARNING" lol... I might do some more meditative videos like this in the future, but the next few v...

Saving Christmas! - Patron Version

EDIT: Updated with link to final version.

Hey all! Here's the preview version of my video about Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas, which wraps up my thoughts on Evangelical Christian films. This one feels a little more serious than usual, but I think you'll enjoy it. We might cut a joke or two to even out the tone. I'd love to hear what you think (or if you catch any errors, etc)! So glad to be able to move on to something more fun!

Also, I have a PO Box!

Maggie Mae Fish, PO B...

Livestream tomorrow!

Hey all! We're getting back into the swing of things. We are finalizing the script for the Saving Christmas video, and plan on shooting Tuesday. So let's livestream tomorrow! Noon PST/3pm EST. Link above. If you've got questions, post them here and I'll be sure to answer them in the stream tomorrow. And you can see my new Christmas sweater which is incredibly *too much.* Plus I'm sure Duck will make a special appearance.

Happy Holidays!

November update...

Hey all,

We were hoping to get the Saving Christmas video up in the middle of November, but last week my grandma passed away, so I'm flying home for a week. My grandma was so dope. She's one huge reason I have the sense of humor I do. Not to be all parasocial-ish, but she also thought it was really cool that people responded to my tweets haha. If anyone else has lost someone close this past year, I'm feeling solidarity with you.

This, on top of the fact that we're moving this mont...

Q&A Livestream tomorrow!

Hey all! Sorry for the double-post today, but please join me tomorrow morning for a livestream where we can chat about recent videos and upcoming videos and current events! Leave me questions/comments in the replies here, and I'll prioritize your feedback in the stream!

Milestone!!! What should we do?

Hey friends and family! (Of the parasocial kind, mind you)

I recently hit a Patreon milestone which is INCREDIBLE. It's helped me move almost full time over to making deep but fun but deep videos for yall, and it's helped me become a better writer and close reader as I go. I'm so honored and I'm happy yall are happy, and I'm so excited for what I have up my sleeve!

The original milestone was a 12-hour stream marathon, but I'm not sure how many people are actually into that idea (I...

Fyre Fest of Christian Films - Final Version

Hi all! Join me for the premiere in fifteen minutes, or if you're reading this later, here's the final link to the video! Thanks for helping me get this one done!!!

THE FYRE FEST OF CHRISTIAN FILMS! (patron version)

Here's the patron version of my next video, about the Ja Rule Christian film I'm In Love with a Church Girl! We added a BUNCH of jokes in editing, so let me know if the jokes distract from the point I'm making at any given moment. Or if you have any other thoughts. But I think it's working! We'll do a final color and sound pass before uploading the final version, which we should be able to get out by Tuesday at this rate.

(As soon as it was uploaded, we realized we rendered the...

Fire Proof - Final version

Hey all! I’m premiering the final version of the video in a half hour. Come join if you’re free! Really excited for this one!!

NEW VIDEO: Fire Proof - Patron version

UPDATED with final video link.

Hey all! Here’s the early edit of my latest video! We still have a few things we want to fix/add, but I wanted to get a video to you by the end of the month so here it is! The graphics look AWFUL because we were jumping between so many different resolutions, so please forgive the unintelligible images here and there. On the positive side: I get to talk about daddies again!!!

We still need to add music, do a color pass, re-record a few lines for cla...

Shooting the next video today, plus shirts!

Hey all! We shot the to-camera parts of my next video, which discusses Christian Evangelical movies. Specifically, we talk about Kirk Cameron's Fire Proof (2008) in which he plays a fireman who is addicted to porn. It's weird and upsetting! I'm hoping to have the patron-version up for you by the end of next week. I split this subject into three different videos. The first is Fire Proof, the second is Ja Rule's movie (YES, JA RULE) called I'm In Love With a Church Girl, and t...

YouTube livestream Q&A tomorrow!

Hey all! Tomorrow at noon PST I’m doing a livestream to celebrate my first video to get 100k views (Jaclyn Hill), so I’ll answer questions and just hang out with y’all. I want to give my patrons priority for asking questions, so REPLY HERE and I’ll be sure to include you! (obviously if any question/comment is weird or offensive or something, I reserve the right to ignore it)

Here's the link, so you can save it for later:  2019-07-23 18:27:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Join me for the YouTube premiere of the new Lipstick Gate video

Heya! I’m “premiering” the final version of the new video tomorrow at 10am PST on YouTube, at this link: https://youtu.be/7Kj8rX_5qmc You can join me for live chat during the premiere! Come say hi!!!

New Video! Lipstick-Gate!

[updated with link to final video!]

Hi frans!

Here is the rough version of the new Moldy Lipstick & Capitalism: A Love Story video!

There are a few things we still need to fix, the color correction we only did in the first clip, and you'll notice a few notes we have to fix in VO. 

But other than that we wanted to get it to you guys, and if you have any thoughts or anything you think we should clarify further, etc, let me know!

Hope you're having a great ...

Shooting my next video! LIPSTICK GATE

I’m still workin on my video about the economics of Christian films, but in the meantime, I have been obsessed with Lipstick-Gate, the Jaclyn Hill controversy where people found HAIR and SHARDS OF PLASTIC in her products. So I’m doing a quick anti-capitalist video about that (which actually ties in surprisingly well to the Christian films video). Plus, we got a new camera! So our videos are looking even more slick. I’m working to get this video to you guys next week, and then we will kn...

A New Short Film!

Oh heyy lovelies :)

While I love making video essays, as you know I also have aspirations to turn those critiques into a filmmaking career, and this is a short very near and dear to my heart. I wanted to make something that was both funny and cute, rom-com ish with a slight edge, and showcasing some beautiful color and music.

It was produced by Elizabeth Banks's production company WhoHaHa, and I'm so excited to share it with you all! Featuring music from the incredible Zoe Blade.<...

SQUICKS! A short film, coming soon!

I DIRECTED MY FIRST SHORT FILM! Thanks to WhoHaHa's creator lab, I got to write, direct, and star in this little short about love, romance, and kink. It's kind of NSFW I guess? Plus, Zoe Blade graciously did the amazing score for it! WhoHaHa is releasing it on Friday, and I'll be making it public on my channel on Monday, but I wanted to give you all the first sneak peek!

A ROBOCOP video!

This video turned out a little longer than we thought, but we just kept finding more and more cool stuff! This is the patron version, so please don't share. We still have a few more things to (re)record for this, and we'll probably have the full version out on Monday or Tuesday.

Also, a few people have asked to be listed in the credits as something different from your display name. I THINK I got everyone, but if not, please let me know and I'll change it before the final version :)

The Stupids! A film analysis

[Updated with the public version of the video]

I managed to get another video out in just half a month! Here it is! It's the first in a new series where I do much shorter, but still in depth, film analysis. It's "movies I wish they'd taught in film school!"

First up is the silly 1996 movie The Stupids, which has a lot more going on for it than I would've guessed. Lots of relevant social commentary, and lots of fun. Let me know what you think! I'll still make the longer, 30-60 minu...

Sorry To Bother You -- Final version!

Hey all! Here's the final version of our "Stick To The Script -- Sorry To Bother You" video! We added some footage of me talking to camera, and there's additional interview footage with my friends Zora and Cody at the end, so if you've already watched, feel free to skip to the last few minutes to see what they had to say!

THANK YOU for your support! Time to start working on more videos!!!!!

NEW VIDEO! Sorry To Bother You!

It's finally here! This version is about 90-95% finished. I still need to shoot the moments where I'll be speaking to camera (you might notice a few of the images are a little dull or feel like filler; those are the moments I'm going to be speaking to camera), but it's ready for feedback, and I'm really excited to hear what you think! This is one of my favorite movies from last year, so I hope to do it justice. It's really fun doing a video about a movie I actually love, instead of dumping on...

Watch SOLO: A Star Wars Story with me!

I decided on a movie to watch! I was planning on doing a poll, but the week got away from me, and I already had you all do a poll this week, and I figured "how could anyone say no to streaming a Star Wars movie???" So join me at 3pm PST today! (If you miss the stream, it will be archived right afterwards.)

Also, I'll check this post occasionally throughout the stream so that if any of you ask questions on here, I can make sure to answer them on stream. I'll be interacting with chat a bu...

Gimme that Sweet Sweet Feedback on Content, Content, Content!

First off, thanks for being so patient over the last month. I was basically dead for a week and a half with the flu, which slowed down the latest video (on Sorry To Bother You). BUT! I'm back in action, and we're finalizing that script so we can get the video out real soon!

Second, I've been meaning to do a livestream to celebrate reaching 10k subscribers on YouTube. And now we've got over 20k, so IT'S TIME! This Saturday, the 23rd, at 3pm PST, I'm going to wat...

Look what just came in the mail!

We're finishing up the script for our Sorry to Bother You & Social Scripts video!!! I'm super excited for this collab vid, and we dug DEEP into how different news organizations interviewed Boots Riley. 

Hope your week is going well, can't wait to show you the rough draft vid. 

Trans Right are Human Rights.

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HBomberguy charity stream for trans youths

Hey all! Just wanted to signal boost this. HBomberguy, a lovely youtuber and sweet sweet boy, is doing a charity stream right now for Mermaids, a UK charity that supports trans kids. They've raised OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS SO FAR!! Check it out and donate if you can! https://www.twitch.tv/hbomberguy

Podcasts Galore! Zuckerberg, and "Themla and Louise"

Hey all! When I heard my friend Robert Evans was going to do an episode of Behind the Bastards on Mark Zuckerberg, I asked if I could come on the show to give a little context and talk about how David Fincher sanitized Zuckerberg's persona in The Social Network. It ended up being a THREE PART podcast. Check out part one above.

Aaaaaand, I was also on the Small Beans podcast Frame Rate to discuss Themla & Louise, which ended up feeling super personal since I really connected to those...