*IMPORTANT* - Big Patreon Changes Coming (Patreon)

Hi everyone! Starting May 1st, I will no longer be including show/movie footage in my full reactions — We will be switching to the Watch-along/Timer style which means you will need your own footage. I will be switching mostly to Youtube as my video hosting site, posting unlisted videos and providing you links from there. 

You may have picked on up on the fact that I've run into a couple roadblocks recently when it comes to uploading & storing my videos for Patreon exclusives. I'm posting more than ever & the file sizes are naturally double the Youtube edits due to the length of the content. But mostly — thanks to all of the new traffic from you guys since last month (thank you), I've started running into some major bandwidth issues.

After doing my own personal research and speaking with other experienced content creators, I have decided that video hosts like Vimeo and Dropbox are no longer the sites that I want to use to store my content for you; the bandwidth availability is not in line with my content projections and being able to keep in line with common community guidelines is a growing concern for me. 

There is also uploading straight to Patreon as an option. They launched their video hosting feature at the end of 2022 and while I do plan to use that feature for some of my content, I also do not want to rely on it entirely. It's a new feature that is still being figured out and I don't know what the storage, bandwidth  and overall rules and guidelines will turn out to be in a couple years from now.

I've decided that unlisted Youtube links is what looks like the most sustainable and best long term solution for me. Due to me choosing YouTube, that means we'll be going with the timer/watch-along method for my reactions to avoid getting blocked. 

I will be continuing to post the remainder of Buffy (Season 4) and Angel (Season 1) the same way I have been directly through Patreon for the remainder of the respective seasons. When we make the switch over to the new way of filming the full length reactions, I will be shutting down my Vimeo account. My Buffy (Seasons 1-4) reactions will live on solely through the Youtube edited reactions. As for Angel—I am taking the time next week to edit down the first ten reactions so that edited versions can live on through our unlisted links method (because unfortunately I did not save any original footage and this is the best I can do to salvage them). However, for episodes 11-21, I am filming & editing them in the new method alongside the current method so that when we make the switch on May 1st, that backlog will still be available in that way. Side Note: Music fans — my backlog of full album reactions will be here to stay.

When I first started my Patreon, I had wanted to do the watch-along/timer method for my reactions in the first place, which is why my first six episodes of Buffy were done in that style. There was an uproar and I ended up providing the footage because of it, so I imagine there may be a bit of an uproar again. If you've taken the time to read the post and are still upset with my decision, I do apologize, but this is why I wanted to have full transparency and ample warning about the changes ahead in case you don't want to stick around because of them. Of course, I do hope that you do :) Thanks guys!