Lee

Forrest Lee, also known as Furst, is a Streamy-winning pioneer of the Theorists Channels, being the 3rd Editor Matpat ever hired and one of the longest running Team Theorist members. He is the only host that was formally a channel partner, running his own show on The Game Theorists. He is the current host of Film Theory.
Before becoming host of Film Theory, Lee hosted a series on Game Theory called Break Down, under the screen name Furst. The series ran for 16 episodes from December 2015 to October 2017. Like all the partner shows, Breakdown was privated on the Game Theory channel; however, some individual episodes can be found linked on the Break Down show page. Lee is frequently described by Matt as the "professional" one out of the four hosts, and described as "steady" and grounded by Amy.Are They The Next MatPat?! | Meet The NEW Theorist Hosts!--GT Live, time stamp: 48:09, first aired Feb 6, 2024. He is also known for his deep, soothing voice and deadpan joke delivery.
Lee currently has a personal channel, Full Motion Videos, where he posts commentary and deep dives into lore on video games, movies and various other IPs. 
== Early Theorist Work ==
Lee started as a freelance editor for Game Theory at the age of 20. Prior to his work with Theorist, he created videos on the Smash Bros franchise, focusing on Easter eggs and other interesting trivia facts. His material was similar to Drake's "Smash History", so much so that it inspired one of Lee's friends to tweet at Matpat in an effort to promote Lee's work, resulting in him being hired.Theory Review: What's Next for Film Theory?--GT Live. First aired Feb 28, 2024. His first (uncredited) episode was Game Theory: Rosalina UNMASKED pt. 2 (Super Mario Galaxy), which aired on Sept 11th, 2014. Lee has gone on record to say that his early work with Matpat was "positive and collaborative" and that he felt empowered by Matt to make his own creative editing choicesTheory Review: What's Next for Film Theory?--GT Live, Time Stamp: 34:02. First aired Feb 28, 2024.. 
In 2015, Lee started writing for Film Theory. His first episode was a Game of Thrones episodeTheory Review: What's Next for Film Theory?--GT Live, Time Stamp: 38:01. First aired Feb 28, 2024., most likely "Film Theory: Jon Snow is THE KEY to Game of Thrones", although this cannot be confirmed at this time, as writers were uncredited during this era of FT. However, Lee and Matt have confirmed he co-wrote "Film Theory: Neo ISN'T The One in The Matrix Trilogy" (first airing Sep 12, 2015) in an episode of GT LiveTheory Review: What's Next for Film Theory?--GT Live, Time Stamp: 37:40. First aired Feb 28, 2024.. The theory of Neo wasn't 'The One' was a personal theory Lee held and he successfully pitched the idea to Matt.
Lee continued to write and edit for Theorist, eventually moving from Film Theory into the Deadlock series. Lee co-wrote the script for the 2016 Deadlock episode, "Zelda: Do Motion Controls RUIN Gamplay?-Ft. Reggie from Nintendo". The episode was particularly significant for Lee, since it allowed him to work with Reggie, a man he'd grown up admiring. Lee also wrote at least part of "OVERWATCH vs TF2: Is Newer Always Better?", a now infamous episode of Deadlock that caused a lot of controversy when it aired in 2016. Lee has since apologized for his part in getting Matpat "cancelled" for the second time in his career.Theory Review: What's Next for Film Theory?--GT Live, time stamp: 27:05. First aired Feb 28, 2024.
On Sept 24th, 2017, Lee, Ronnie, Ryder, Dan and the other editors won Best Editing Award at the 7th Annual Streamy Awards.The Game Theorists Wins Editing - Streamy Awards 2017. Awarded Sept 24 2017.
===Break Down===
Break Down was, in Lee's own words, "a documentary series that no one watched" that was hosted on The Game Theorist channel from 2015-2017. Matt more generously described Break Down as a beautiful, "thoughtful documentary (series) with pacing and silence" that differed from the faster paced shows that are now popular.Jacksepticeye is in DANGER!!|Matpat Reacts to the IRIS Project -- GT Live, Time Stamp 1:33. First aired Nov 18, 2022. At one point in Break Down's history, Lee and the rest of Theorist was approached by Blizzard to sponsor a Break Down video on the history of card games such as Hearthstone, Magic the Gathering and World of Warcraft. Lee wrote a very comprehensive script and went and edited a very detailed video together, using footage from real card tournaments. The Blizzard team loved the video but the game studio's lawyers rejected Lee's work due to copyright concerns. This traumatic experience led to Theorist adding wording to all their brand contracts in order to protect the company from last minute brand deal terminations.Theory Review: What's Next for Film Theory?--GT Live, time stamp: 15:30. First aired Feb 28, 2024. However, a non sponsored version of Lee's work can still be found online on his private channel, titled The History of Trading Card Games (Magic: The Gathering to Hearthstone).
== Lee's Departure ==
After working with the Theorists as an editor for several years, Lee left Theorist in 2018 to join the channel NormalBoots as a Producer, Channel Manger and Social Media Manager. NormalBoots was in their words "a collective of influential internet creators with a thriving community of people who love entertainment" which featured many game content creators including Peanut Butter Gamer, The Completionist, Chadtronic, Lady Pelvic, and Proton Jon.NormalBoots About Page-NormalBoots Lee also hosted the NormalBoots series Madness, "a discussion/debate show" that focused on games, nostalgia tv and film franchises. Lee would also continue to produce videos on his personal channel and help produce and narrate several episodes of the other NormalBoots partner show, DidYouKnowGaming.Zelda Breath of the WIld-Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Furst-DidYouKnowGaming-Jul 7 2018.
In July of 2018, Lee and the rest of Team Theorist learned about the death of Ronnie Edwards. Lee posted a heartfelt tribute on his personal channel to honor to his longtime editing partner and friend.Remembering Ronnie "Oni" Edwards-Furst, July 25, 2018. 
In December of 2019 Lee left NormalBoots, citing personal matters. Forrest Lee on Twitter--JarJarBrinksSecurity 
r/normalboots, posted December 23, 2019. He would return to work for Theorist as an editor in early 2020.
==Film Theory Creative Director ==
In 2022, Lee was announced as Film Theory's Creative Director on GTLive. As a Creative Director, Lee worked with Matt to manage the production of FT episodes, corresponding with writers and editors on behalf of an increasingly busy Matt. During this time period Lee also began to appear more frequently as the co-writer of various FT episodes, a trend that would continue up until him assuming the role of host in 2024. Lee also began to be featured in GT Not Lives, co-hosting one off episodes on topics such as JackSepticeeye's Iris Project. He also created new content with Matt, such as creating a tier list of the greatest horror villains in US centric mediaWho Is The Best Horror Movie Villain? | Horror Movie Tier List--GT Live, First aired Oct 18, 2023. and an MCU Movie tier listMarvel, I Just RANKED Your Movies! | MCU Movie Tier List--GT Live, first aired Apr 14, 2023.. He appeared with the three other creative directors, Tom, Amy and Santi, and GT Live's Producer Ash, for special events such as the Jackbox Party Pack 10 World PremiereIs MatPat A FRAUD?! | Jackbox Party Pack 10 World Premiere!--GT Live, First aired Sept 17, 2023. . 
==Film Theory Host Transition==
On January 9, 2024, Matpat announced that he was retiring from the on-air host role for all the Theorist channels and that he would be replaced by the four Creative Directors, Lee, Tom, Santi and Amy. In Goodbye Internet, Matpat introduced Lee to the wider Theorist and internet audience. Matpat highlighted Lee's lengthy tenure at Theorist and his amazing skills as an editor, collaborator and creator.Goodbye Internet-Game Theory, First aired Jan 9 2024. 
To prepare the audience for the big change, Lee appeared in several social media announcements created by Social Media Manger Kai. Lee also appeared in VarietyIn First Retirement Interview, MatPat Reflects on 13 Years of YouTube, One Last Game Theory and the ‘Dawn of a New Era-Variety, published Mar 14, 2024. and TubeFilterMatPat is stepping down as host of Theory videos-TubeFilter, published Jan 9 2024.. Matt did an interview for each of the new Hosts and Lee's was posted on Feb 28th, 2024. Lee would make an appearance in Matpat and Steph's final Food Theory episode, Food Theory Finale: MatPat's Last Bite on March 7th.
==Film Theory Host==
Lee's first episode as host aired on March 17, 2024, covering Kung Fu Panda.Film Theory: Kung Fu Panda’s Cycle of EVIL!--Film Theory, First aired Mar 17 2024 He made a crossover appearance over on Style Theory, walking the red carpet for Creators in Fashion, which aired on April 25, 2024.Style Theory: Creators in Fashion Spring Fashion Show 2024 He has since also made several appearances on GT Live, post Matt retirement (listed below).
== Other Notable Appearances ==
=== Matpat's Final Theory ===
In the "Chaos Ending" of "Matpat's Final Theory", Lee is shown panicking over the corpse of Josiah, before he steals his wallet and runs off. He is later seen stealing MatPat's Film Theory old Golden play button of the wall of his house.All OFFICIAL Endings! (MatPat's FINAL Theory)-Originally Posted to Game Theory unlisted. First Air Date Mar 12 2024.
==Complete List of GT Live Appearances (in reverse order) ==
Episode 	Air Date 	Notes
MatPat Reacts to the Iris Project (Anomaly Found) 	Nov 18 2022 	First Official GT Live Appearance; Co-Hosted with Tom
MatPat Reacts To Vita Carnis (Crawl, Trimmings and Meat Snake)	Feb 27 2023 	
Vita Carnis (Harvester, Host of Influence and Monolith) 	Mar 22 2023 	
MCU Movie Tier List 	Apr 14 2023 	
MatPat Reviews the MCU (Tier List) 	May 5 2023 	
Project Playtime Phase 2: Incineration 	Jun 9 2023 	Co-Hosted with Tom, Amy, Santi, Dan (discord call, voice only)
Jackbox Party Pack 10 World Premiere! 	Sept 27 2023	Co-Hosted with Tom, Amy, Santi
Horror Movie Tier List 	Oct 18 2023 	
Meet the NEW Theorist Hosts! 	Feb 6 2024 	Co-Hosted with Tom, Amy, Santi and Matpat; Live Streamed
Walten Files 4 - CyberFun Tech 	Feb 16 2024 	
Theory Review: What's NEXT for Film Theory?! 	Feb 28, 2024	
The Boiled One Phenomenon 	Apr 5 2024 	
The Amazing Digital Circus Episode 2 	May 6 2024 	
The Amazing Digital Circus is All Lies! 	May 13 2024 	
==Trivia==
*Lee's favorite/most impactful movie is Disturbia, a 2007 film staring Shia LaBeouf.
*If Lee were a muffin flavor, he would be a brown sugar cinnamon muffin.
*If Lee were a Pokémon he would be either Gaster or Golem.
*If Lee were a D&D character, he would be a human fighter or a barbarian
*Lee is a skilled Skyrim modder
*He also plays the guitar
==Citations==
Category:Theorists
Category:Film Theory
Category:The Film Theorists
Category:Channel Hosts