What I'm working on - June 2026 (Patreon)

Hey all! Sorry for the late update post this month, I've been moving to a new apartment and haven't had internet for a couple weeks (I know this sounds like a fanfiction author's note, but it's true.) But fear not, I have been working on my Wrong movie catchup video. I've got it all filmed, have done my first editing pass, and now just need to edit clips in. One obstacle is that I can't seem to find copies of the 3 most recent Wrong movies from any of my """usual sources""", so I have to screen record them myself. Which is fine, but just a little time consuming. However, the video is just a scant 20 minutes long, so it shouldn't take me too long to finish. It'll definitely be out by the end of the month. Thanks for your patience!

In addition to that, I know I made it sound like Hello Dolly was next on the list, and I do still plan to make that video, but recently I've actually been getting into finally planning a video on my favorite weird bad movie, Speedway Junky. I've always wanted to share it with my audience but love the film so much that I haven't really known where to start. A big part of why it fascinates me so is because it's tricky to articulate what is so strange and funny about it. But I'm excited to tackle that!

I'd love to make it a true deep dive and try to reach out to some of the cast/crew involved, but so far it's proving difficult. The director's only online presence seems to be Facebook, and his messages are turned off. Worse yet, Jesse Bradford hasn't even seen the DM I sent him on Instagram. Not to mention some of the other leads of the film (Jordan Brower, Jonathan Taylor Thomas) have since retired from acting, making them virtually impossible to track down. I'll keep trying. Maybe I can start paying for IMDB Pro again. I only wish June were longer, because this would be a great pride month video. A lot of the intrigue of the film, in my opinion, concerns how gay/not gay the story/characters/director are.

I just rewatched the director's commentary today, and I'm going to start working on a plot recap soon, which I think will be the first section of the video (assuming most people probably aren't going to click off the video to go watch the movie in its entirety on Tubi.) That said, if you want to watch it, now is the time!

On a personal level, I've decided to make it a fangirl summer. A healing-your-inner-14 year-old-summer. By that I mean I'm rewatching Heated Rivalry, a show I'd previously only watched while sick in bed with the flu, out of obligation to the First Respodcast Patreon, and thought was fine, but not much to write home about. I'm trying to really savor it this time. I'm re-reading Ngozi Ukazu's Check Please, the gay hockey media *I* grew up with. I'm rewatching Eddie and the Cruisers, a movie I've only known for a year, but is so palpably my jam and that I dream of rewriting into the torturous gay yearn-fest it was meant to be. I've even been revisiting ships and fanfiction I used to enjoy as a tween. Tumblrina summer! What are you guys reading and watching these days?

Thank you for another month of support! Video coming soon!