Lindsay Ellis Explained

Lindsay Ellis
Birth Date:24 November 1984
Birth Place:Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
Education:New York University (BA)
University of Southern California (MFA)
Years Active:2008-present
Notable Works:Axiom's End
Spouse:[1]
Children:2
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Pseudonym:Nostalgia Chick
Channel Name:chezapoctube
Channel Display Name:Lindsay Ellis
Subscribers:1.21 million
Views:143.3 million
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Silver Year:2017
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Gold Year:2020
Stats Update:April 2, 2024

Lindsay Ellis (born November 24, 1984[3]) is an American science fiction author, video essayist, film critic, and YouTuber. Her debut novel, Axiom's End, published in July 2020, became a New York Times Best Seller.

Education and career

Ellis received her BA in Film Studies from New York University in 2007, followed by an MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2011.[4]

Along with her friends Elisa Hansen and Antonella "Nella" Inserra, Ellis wrote Awoken, a paranormal romance parody of Twilight, about a woman falling in love with Cthulhu, under the alias Serra Elinsen.[5]

In 2010, Ellis wrote and directed the documentary short film The A-Word about women's experience with abortion.[6]

Nostalgia Chick (2008–2014)

From 2008 to 2014, while also studying for her MFA, Ellis was selected to host The Nostalgia Chick as part of the Channel Awesome production company, a web series based on the Nostalgia Critic. She went on to create over 100 videos as part of the series before leaving in 2014 to focus more on long-form video essays.[7]

Video essays (2014–present)

On her YouTube channel, Ellis has frequently made videos about Walt Disney Pictures films.[8] Other works include "The Whole Plate", a long-running series examining the Transformers film series and the work of Michael Bay, which has received more than 4 million views,[9] and a three-part series about the production of The Hobbit trilogy and its effect on the New Zealand film industry.[10] [11] Her Loose Canon series explores derivations of literary and film characters over time. Since 2017, her focus on her channel has been on video essays about films. Ellis says she most enjoys thinking about "things that are deeply flawed but have this really interesting potential". Her videos are created with a small team of part-time staff. In addition to covering film topics, she has also created videos on being a YouTube content creator.

Ellis also co-hosts the It's Lit! web series, alongside fellow YouTuber Princess Weekes, for PBS Digital Studios, which explores trends in American literature as a companion piece to The Great American Read on PBS itself.[12]

The three-part documentary The Hobbit Duology (2018), which Ellis wrote and edited with Angelina Meehan, was a finalist for the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Related Work.[13]

Ellis was one of the founders of the Standard creator community along with Dave Wiskus, CGP Grey, Philipp Dettmer, and many other creators. Through Standard, she has released most of her content on Standard's Nebula streaming video service, including an extended cut on Tom Hooper's Les Misérables.[14] She releases content early on Patreon, where she has over 9,000 patrons, making her one of the top 50 creators on the platform.[15]

Throughout her career online, Ellis has been subject to multiple campaigns of online harassment.[16] One such campaign occurred after she compared the film Raya and the Last Dragon to on Twitter, which detractors perceived to be a racist generalization of media featuring Asian people. In a 2021 Patreon blog post titled "Walking away from Omelas" (an allusion to the short story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin), she announced her retirement from YouTube and content creation, citing cancel culture and online harassment.[17]

In June 2022, Ellis resurfaced publicly at Vidcon, where she discussed her life following her online retirement and the impact it had on her own mental health.[18]

Ellis announced through her Patreon that, while she still intended to never return to YouTube, she would be releasing new content exclusively through Nebula, with her patrons getting free access as a Patreon perk. In October 2022, Ellis posted her first video essay in nearly one year on streaming platform Nebula, discussing the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

In 2024, Ellis returned to YouTube, while still continuing to publish video content on Nebula.[19] [20]

Noumena (2020–present)

In early 2020, Ellis co-founded MusicalSplaining, a podcast in which she, accompanied by director and illustrator Kaveh Taherian, discussed a different musical every two weeks. It was included in O, The Oprah Magazines top 20 new podcasts of 2020.[21]

Ellis' debut novel, Axiom's End, a science fiction novel set in 2007, planned as the first book, of five,[22] in the Noumena series. was published by St. Martin's Press on July 21, 2020, and entered The New York Times Best Seller list at number 7 on August 9, as well as appearing on the Los Angeles Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.[23] [24] Ellis was subsequently shortlisted for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, which is given out during the Hugo Award ceremonies.[25] In July 2022, Ellis made a guest appearance on MusicalSplaining. She also appeared in the final episode of the podcast in December 2023.[26]

Personal life

Ellis grew up in Johnson City, Tennessee. She is bisexual[27] [28] and a vegetarian.[29], she and her husband Nick Hansen live in Long Beach, California. She has two children: one born in 2022, and another in 2024.[30]

Works

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated worksNominee(s)Result
2019Hugo AwardBest Related WorkThe Hobbit DuologyLindsay Ellis, Angelina Meehan[37]
202111th Streamy AwardsCommentaryHerselfLindsay Ellis[38]
Astounding AwardBest New WriterAxiom's EndLindsay Ellis[39]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: So yesterday was my third wedding anniversary, and for as expensive as wedding photos are and considering I've never publicly posted them anywhere, this seemed like some primo Instagram #content. So although I have sprinkled some stealth pictures of Nick hither and thither, here we are, not being coy. Well, being a little coy. Highlights include: bad prom photos with Angelina, Nella fittingly catching the bouquet, and Transformers wedding cake toppers (Starscream and Windblade - I'm Starscream obvs). To preemptively answer some questions — my mother walked me down the aisle. Elisa (my comment matron for those who don't know her by her other works) was my other bridesmaid, and yes she is my sister-in-law. The cake was chocolate cheesecake. . instagram.com.
  2. Web site: Storied . YouTube . PBS Digital Studios . December 30, 2021.
  3. 1198636763260039168 . thelindsayellis . happy birthday to me . November 24, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191124194707/https://twitter.com/thelindsayellis/status/1198636763260039168 . November 24, 2019.
  4. Web site: How YouTube Made a Star Out of This Super-Smart Film Critic . Raftery . Brian . March 8, 2019 . . limited . live . https://archive.today/20200504044608/https://www.wired.com/story/how-youtube-made-a-star-out-of-this-super-smart-film-critic/ . May 4, 2020 . August 4, 2019.
  5. Web site: Awoken – Serra Elinsen . Kress . Melanie . October 9, 2013 . CultureFly . review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181017212812/http://culturefly.co.uk/awoken-serra-elinsen-review/ . October 17, 2018.
  6. Web site: James Reviews Lindsay Ellis' The A-Word [Film Review] ]. McCormick . James . April 4, 2011 . CriterionCast . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171008004303/https://criterioncast.com/reviews/james-reviews-lindsay-ellis-the-a-word-film-review. October 8, 2017. August 4, 2019.
  7. Web site: Former contributors allege mismanagement and misconduct at Channel Awesome . Schroeder . Audra . April 4, 2018 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190330130625/https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/channel-awesome-sexual-misconduct-allegations/ . March 30, 2019 . October 22, 2018.
  8. News: Metz . Nina . October 5, 2017 . Video essayist Lindsay Ellis takes on Disney . . live . limited. October 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171211194652/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-mov-lindsay-ellis-youtube-movie-rev-20171004-story.html. December 11, 2017.
  9. Web site: Bumblebee Peeing on John Turturro Propelled Lindsay Ellis to Film Criticism Greatness [Ep. #41] ]. Zakarin . Jordan . July 16, 2018. . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029181849/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/bumblebee-peeing-on-john-turturro-propelled-lindsay-ellis-to-film-criticism-greatness-ep-41. October 29, 2019. October 22, 2018.
  10. News: Puschmann . Karl . April 26, 2018 . Is The Hobbit trilogy really that bad? Yes – here's why . . live. October 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20200504045219/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?objectid=12037984. May 4, 2020.
  11. News: Butler . Tom . April 5, 2018 . The Hobbit actor says the films became 'a big punch up, driven by technology' after studio interference . . live. October 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525022032/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hobbit-actor-says-films-became-big-punch-driven-technology-studio-interference-143702428.html. May 25, 2018.
  12. Web site: The Case for Fan Fiction (feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes) It's Lit . YouTube . February 27, 2020 . Storied . July 29, 2020.
  13. Web site: YouTuber Lindsay Ellis Has Been Nominated for a Hugo Award for Her Acclaimed Hobbit Duology . Vorel . Jim . April 2, 2019 . . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901182642/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/04/youtuber-lindsay-ellis-has-been-nominated-for-a-hu.html. September 1, 2019. August 4, 2019.
  14. Web site: Creators Can't Always Take Risks With Their Content. That's Why YouTuber Community Standard Built Nebula — A Platform For Its Creators To Experiment. . Hale . James . June 10, 2019 . TubeFilter . June 24, 2020.
  15. Web site: Top Patreon Video . June 23, 2020. Tubefilter. June 24, 2020.
  16. Lindsay Ellis, Video Essayist – XOXO Festival (2019) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/7Alen-p6_ak . December 21, 2021 . live. October 18, 2019 . Ellis . Lindsay . YouTube.
  17. Web site: Ellis . Lindsay . December 27, 2021 . Walking away from Omelas . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211228021744/https://www.patreon.com/posts/60406124 . December 28, 2021 . Patreon.com.
  18. Web site: VidCon 22: Former YouTuber Lindsay Ellis says she's learning to live with the trauma of being 'canceled' . June 28, 2022 . NBC News. June 26, 2022 .
  19. Web site: Ellis . Lindsay . My third book Apostles of Mercy is out now so my agent is making me recap my first two . Youtube . 9 August 2024.
  20. Web site: Ellis . Lindsay . Lindsay Ellis . Nebula . 9 August 2024.
  21. Web site: The Best New Podcasts of 2020 to Get Lost In . Elena . Nicolaou . . April 7, 2020 . July 12, 2020 .
  22. 1750399115568296107 . thelindsayellis . It is #3 of a planned 5! . Ellis . Lindsay . January 25, 2024 . January 25, 2024.
  23. Web site: Video Essayist Lindsay Ellis Announces Her Debut Novel, Axiom's End . September 5, 2019 . . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200428113731/https://www.tor.com/2019/09/05/lindsay-ellis-announces-her-debut-novel-axioms-end/. April 28, 2020. September 5, 2019.
  24. Web site: YouTube Media Critic Lindsay Ellis Announces Debut Novel Axiom's End . Weiss . Geoff . September 6, 2019. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200306090713/https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/09/06/lindsay-ellis-debut-novel-axioms-end/. March 6, 2020. September 11, 2019.
  25. News: O'Donnell . Emily . 2021 Hugo Awards Finalists Announced - Comic Years . April 17, 2021 . Comic Years . April 13, 2021 . April 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417170831/https://comicyears.com/pop-culture/2021-hugo-award-finalists/ . dead .
  26. Web site: MusicalSplaining: Cabaret (Series Finale!!) on Apple Podcasts. live. December 26, 2023. Apple Podcasts. December 26, 2023. https://archive.today/20231226225707/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cabaret-series-finale/id1497762464?i=1000639716414. December 26, 2023.
  27. Web site: Bisexual Privilege, Bisexual Erasure . Ellis . Lindsay . June 26, 2015. Real Name Brand Lindsay [personal blog] . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627063813/http://namebrandlindsay.com/2015/06/26/bisexual-privilege-bisexual-erasure/. June 27, 2015.
  28. Lindsay Ellis Discusses Bisexual Folks w/ 'Straight Passing Privilege'. True Tea. Blaque. Kat. May 24, 2021. May 25, 2021.
  29. Web site: Ellis . Lindsay . November 16, 2023 . Lindsay Ellis (@lindsayellis.bsky.social) . November 16, 2023 . . this might be a little ️ hot take ️ but as a long time vegetarian the absolute worst thing about thanksgiving is the over-reliance on celery, the worst vegetable..
  30. Web site: Ellis . Lindsay . February 21, 2024 . true friendship is overnighting someone several pounds of rice pudding from new york while they are recovering from a c-section. on a related note @bigjoel.bsky.social is a true friend. . February 21, 2024 . Bluesky.
  31. Web site: How Not To Be Alone in the Universe: Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis . www.tor.com. July 22, 2020 .
  32. Web site: A New Kind of Nostalgia in Lindsay Ellis's "Axiom's End" . chireviewofbooks.com. July 23, 2020 .
  33. News: Newly Published, From the Extraterrestrial to East Jersey State Prison . The New York Times . October 29, 2021 .
  34. Web site: Truth of the Divine . www.publishersweekly.com.
  35. Book: Apostles of Mercy (Noumena, 3) Hardcover – June 4, 2024 . 1250274567 .
  36. Web site: Noumena #3 Apostles of Mercy Lindsay Ellis . www.goodreads.com.
  37. Web site: 2019 Hugo Awards. July 28, 2019 . March 9, 2022.
  38. Web site: 11th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners . The Streamy Awards . December 12, 2021 . en . December 12, 2021.
  39. Web site: 2021 Hugo Awards. January 2021 . March 9, 2022.

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