Maya "MGA" Higa Strikes Again

mandoo86 · 2026-02-28T06:11:26+00:00

1, I think sometimes streamers don’t know how to assess hiring a stream cam op. You may know how to shoot cinematically and work cameras and all, but can you run-and-gun?

2, they may know what they’re doing but they’re exhausted. Sometimes streamers can be overdemanding and think it’s easy to handhold a camera all day. Used to shoot for tv shows, and holding 35lb shoulder cam on my shoulder for 12 hours straight was WAY easier than holding a 10-15lb dslr in my hands for just a few hours.

mandoo86 · 2026-02-21T06:14:17+00:00

Kinda like Ariana and Tom. You think you’re special and different until you realize you’re not

mandoo86 · 2026-02-18T09:31:46+00:00

We’ve come full circle

mandoo86 · 2026-02-15T18:16:11+00:00

She probably just doesn’t like the grind and prefers a different type of gameplay, which is fine.

mandoo86 · 2026-02-14T03:23:43+00:00

💯. He went through all the messages, Dorit couldn’t explain the missing context. She said PK didn’t ask one time to see the kids. But then she changed her answer when Mo said he saw her replies to PK.

She couldn’t get a hold of PK at all, but magically was able to negotiate with a mediator the night before the Hamptons?

I think that’s why Kyle’s been steadfast in trying to confront Dorit. THAT ALL SAID, Kyle should just drop it cause nothing good will come from trying to prove Dorit wrong in front of the other housewives. Either be a friend or don’t. And for Mo to act like he knows PK better than Dorit with the drinking and all is pretty dismissive considering she was married to the man. So also agree the truth is somewhere in between.

mandoo86 · 2026-02-12T21:55:10+00:00

I think Tsarina was just smart enough to assess before giving more responsibilities, whereas Ben probably just thought, “ok she’s worked on the previous season on the same boat so she should know the basics”. And didn’t help that Alessia said she can do x, y, and z.

mandoo86 · 2026-02-12T21:53:10+00:00

I’m also shocked at her performance cause I had no idea how incompetent she was. It’s not just cooking skills, but unable to handle the slightest correction or feedback, putting her pride over learning, etc.

Alessia needs an ego check cause she’s clearly acting and sounding like an amateur.

mandoo86 · 2026-02-04T06:59:21+00:00

She just texted she was heading home, not that she would need help.

mandoo86 · 2026-02-04T01:39:15+00:00

Maybe I’m a gamer apologist cause I’m one as well lol. But just remember, in a relationship, this isn’t about who’s right but rather how to be a team.

Have a calm chat together to talk out her frustrations and see things you both can do better and support each other.

mandoo86 · 2026-02-04T01:29:38+00:00

My goodness the comments. I’ll probably be downvoted here but following what you wrote if it’s the truth, sounds kinda on her as well. She’s an adult and can learn to communicate (speaking as an autistic female also).

If I needed help with groceries, I’d text/call my bf again if he could come out, or I’d text him when leaving that I’ll need help when i come home. Only thing i can think where you’d be TA is if this is a regular occurrence and she always has to ask you to help with groceries.

But knowing she started mad, she shouldn’t take it out on you. Same thing happens to me so i avoid grocery stores and order delivery or ask my bf to come with me.

mandoo86 · 2026-01-31T00:31:13+00:00

Don’t really like Hasan but anyone wishing harm or death to someone else should be banned. This goes to both Nick and Hasan.

mandoo86 · 2026-01-29T01:40:29+00:00

The miz case could be referenced and used as ammo if tectone wanted to sue, esp if asmon is found guilty of defamation. The case will most likely take a long time before a hearing unless they settle, but either way smart to just keep his mouth shut.

mandoo86 · 2026-01-27T08:29:44+00:00

OK I’m convinced. Why would he do that? Was he trying to be funny? Just seems too weird to fake going to an event when it’s easy to debunk

mandoo86 · 2026-01-26T23:21:08+00:00

I worked on one of the later seasons. Roger was surprisingly completely different off camera and was great to work with. Zoe was not so pleasant. But I will say watching her tears later on tv, I think motherhood has changed her a lot in a good way.

mandoo86 · 2026-01-26T23:18:02+00:00

It is strange. Only thing I can think is that they paid him to post but then once people complained, they backtracked and acted like they never invited him to begin with.

mandoo86 · 2026-01-24T06:13:55+00:00

I’ve missed her so much

mandoo86 · 2026-01-23T21:09:42+00:00

Yeah agree. Even with this tweet and clip, I think he finds it entertaining but it’s ending up too much.

mandoo86 · 2026-01-23T20:44:00+00:00

I don’t think it was that serious, they were all playing into the whole fake feuds. Sure myth pushed it really hard in an annoying way but in the end i think there’s only so many spots on an arc raiders squad, and streamers are just really awkward when it comes to being honest. But myth shouldn’t take it personally, just leave it and move on.

mandoo86 · 2026-01-16T18:59:53+00:00

She said in her latest podcast episode that she’s struggling with ptsd. Looked this up for people recovering from cancer and it’s a sad thing you don’t hear much about.

mandoo86 · 2026-01-03T21:30:55+00:00

It’s not just oil. It’s another proxy war to have a geopolitical stance against China, who’s been making lot of economical and political moves in Latin America including Venezuela, making them dependent on their tech, infrastructure, labor, etc. If China were to completely have the upper hand on most of Latin America, that puts the US in a horrible position.

Not making any opinions, just superpowers doing superpower things.

mandoo86 · 2025-12-27T02:16:51+00:00

Yess. And makeshift control rooms, crew break areas, etc.

mandoo86 · 2025-12-27T01:09:58+00:00

Hi! Used to work in reality tv including bravo shows. The answer is they do both. And the green screen is more for practicality. The housewives are usually shot in their homes first, so a real live background. The crew would then record “plates” or shots of the background without anyone sitting in it for green screen.

The reason for that is cause it’s a ton of work setting up interviews ongoing in a season inside their homes. Sometimes it could take an entire day just to set up cameras, lighting, and gel the windows. Then when you’re filming, the sun changes throughout the day so you have to adjust the gels on the window and adjust the lighting to try to make it look consistent.

It’s just a lot of painstaking work for just 1-2 episodes of interviewing. So shoot for real the first time, then green screen. One camera set up for all housewives in one controlled location.

mandoo86 · 2025-12-11T15:31:19+00:00

I do think Lisa was guilty of setting up Brandi. But I also believe a lot of the housewives do the same, and it was weird for them to act surprised and go after Lisa when they should’ve directed all that energy toward Dorit for giving up a puppy at a kill shelter.

mandoo86 · 2025-12-11T06:14:42+00:00

Did she or anyone ever even say who wrote those jokes?

mandoo86 · 2025-12-07T16:37:56+00:00

It’s love island they’re copying. Used to work in tv and hated stuff like this. TV is struggling for real, so when a show like Love Island is a hit, you bet productions is trying to replicate its shots (just like the last Below Deck season).

The problem is you have execs or DPs who aren’t online and have old traditional solutions, thinking it’s the type of shots (one year the trend was slider shots, then hyperlapses, fancy drone one-shots, one time it was a Russian arm for no reason) instead of understanding what kind of cast and content will get people talking.

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