#Black Friday Review

[thatyoutubereviewer]

Watch "The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals" on YouTube

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals

Genre: sci-fi horror comedy musical proshot

Date posted: Dec 24, 2018

Closed captioning: very good 👍👍

Runtime: 1:52:36

Youtube description: summary of the show with full credits of cast crew and direction, as well as time stamps for both scenes and songs

Trigger warnings: fake blood and guts, blue shit, smoking, drinking, vulgar language, guns, gunshots, the US government, gaslighting

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟

Full spoilers free review below vv

What a better video to review than the one that *really* got me sucked into YouTube. Of course, I'd been watching YouTube for years before that, even the same channel. But this musical? Fucking transcendent!

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals (tgwdlm) pushes the boundaries in every way. From the adult comedy that can't *quite* make it on Broadway, to the suspenseful sci-fi apocalyptic plot you can't find anywhere else, this show is perfect for theater lovers and those wishing to dip their toes into the musical world. A story that takes place over two days, after a meteor hits and people start singing, what will the guy who doesn't like musicals do?

The characters are brilliantly written and all stand apart from each other. Even when an actor is playing another character on stage, you can always tell who they are supposed to be. It's a cast of eight performers onstage, which is wildly impressive to me that it seems like a whole town with only eight people. There is... decent representation, while most of the characters are straight white men, there is one black man with a lesbian daughter. Trust me that Starkid vastly improves their representation if that is something of importance to you.

Jeff Blim's musical writing paired with the cast's talent made a wonderful soundtrack with genres ranging from 80s rock ballad to coffee showtune it'll leave you in whiplash in the best way. All of the songs make sense for the scenes and flow well with the plot. Let's just say I've jammed to this album a few,, several times.

The pacing starts slow, then picks up and doesn't stop. There's so much to chew on, but the show gives you enough time to swallow it. Nick and Matt Lang's writing has always been really good, but a lot of people consider tgwdlm their magnum opus. Tgwdlm is one of three musicals set in the small town Hatchetfield, and if you like this, you'll definitely like those.

Tgwdlm has an active fandom on tumblr and twitter, though I highly recommend you watch all three hatchetfield musicals before you interact for fear of spoilers.

I rated tgwdlm at a 6 out of 5 stars because this show gave me joy and community when I didn't have a lot. It's hard not to fall in love with these characters, songs, and plot. Also, when it first came out, I watched it several times over just because it was so good. I highly recommend to anyone willing to spend their time on something cooky, fun, and a little spooky.

#Youtube #thatyoutubereviewer #youtube review #the guy who didn't like musicals #tgwdlm #hatchetfield #starkid #team starkid #paul matthews #emma perkins #black friday starkid #starkid npmd #my first review! #i just wanted to share my fave musical tbh

[blood-orange-juice]

My yearly supply of tea has arrived.

#this is almost 2kg of tea #chinese post managed to get it here before the black friday stampede and before sinterklaas #I'm very happy #tea #should I start writing tea reviews as a way of practicing describing scents in english #hmm

[comfort-zone-magic-zone]

Let’s talk Glass Onion:A Knives Out Mystery! Janelle Monáe did her thing!!! Honestly, it was better than Knives Out! The cast was spectacular and it was really funny and enticing. Y’all should know I love a good murder mystery by now and this one was a great. Y’all at home watching Christmas movies and I’m over her watching Monáe burn the mother fucking house down! Go watch!

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[thewhizzyhead]

before I sleep, here is my definitive ranking on all the NPMD songs and some rambles on why I placed them there - also the ranking is based on how much I vibe with them (music production and lyricism have different rankings)

1. Hatchet Town (aka the hatchetfield trilogy theme song like this tune perfectly encapsulates the chaos Hatchetfield has to go through with every Starkid project pos-2018 and I love it - kinda wish it was a number that is more integrated with the plot with the kids tho BUT I REALLY DID LIKE that this melody was quite prominent in the other songs too)

2. High School is Killing Me (I've watched many teen centered musicals and believe me when I say that this song is one of, if not, the best introduction numbers out there for this genre - also it's a really great opening hook for a show)

3. Nerdy Prudes Must Die (FUCKING AMAZING HONESTLY - amazing way to REALLY re-establish a villain back from the dead and to establish the main theme for the nerds here: "I'm Not A Loser" (tho i fucking wish that motif was used a bit more))

4. Just For Once (everyone cheer for Lauren Lopez flexing not just her high tier soprano skills, but also how amazing of a fucking actor she can be like the concept of this song is quite layered and to pull it off both comedically and emphatically takes great lyrical and acting prowess)

5. The Summoning (a well-anticipated onstage introduction to all 5 of the LiB that balances out befuddling neon-entertainment with genuine fucking menace)

7. Cool As I Think I Am Reprise (A FUCKING GENIUS REPRISE I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH HOW COOL I FIND THEM RECONTEXTUALIZING THE OG SONG AND IF I LOVED YOU TO FIT THE SITUATION AND BOTH OF THE CHARACTERS GROWTH. LIKE IN TERMS OF THEMATIC IMPLICATIONS WITH CHARQCTER DEVELOPMENT, THIS SONG AND ITS SCENE WOULD BE THE TOP)

6. If I Loved You (I think this song could be a bit more honestly like I know how much Starkid has explored Steph and Pete's relationship in their other projects and I was really hoping that they would have it more portrayed here - however the song is a bop nonetheless and it matches neatly with their themes and the harmonies are top tier. I placed this higher than the next just due to my personal bias like I really do like the song)

8. Dirty Dudes Must Die (A GREAT TWIST THAT MAKES ME WANT ANOTHER MUSICAL ABOUT GRACE CHASITY'S DERANGED SELF - also the new context of the song Grace is reprising here makes her a villain even scarier than MAX of all people but that's just me)

9. Literal Monster (A very catchy beat and well structured song that provides a good introduction to a jock-bully with the god complex. also kinda foreshadowing to nerdy prudes must die)

10. Cool As I Think I Am (the instrumentation reminded me of Dear Evan Hansen ngl fjsjd but it really does sound like an I-Want song from a teen-musical which is of course what they are going for - it sounds very nice and earnest though and I loved how it was utilised in the reprise. However I still fucking wish that the I'm Not A Loser motif was used more)

11. Dirty Girl (look I'm sorry for ranking this quite low on the list but like there is no fucking way I'm using this as bait to lure other people in like they'd be scared away I'm sorry fjdjs BUT I love how Will and Angela perform this though like top tier starkid performances ever - its not just what I would listen to on repeat personally jgjdjs)

12. Go Go Nighthawks! (This one gets plus points because of FUCK YOU CLIVESDALE GO GET FUCKED. otherwise its nice and cheery and perfectly shows how happy everyone is without Max but um I kinda wish it could be a bit more especially in terms of showing how happy the other nerds are now that Max is gone but that's just me)

13. Bully The Bully + Bury The Bully (Look I couldn't decide which was better like they both are the same melodies so like gjxjs these two are cute though and I liked seeing the 5 kids bonding in Bully The Bully since we don't get that many scenes with them)

14. The Best Of You (the pop-punk happy number is a staple of teen-centered musicals and it does really sound nice - just isn't that much of a standout compared to the others.)

#also for the best of you i have like a bone to pick with that one as much as i find it a fun song #but that is once again a rambly critique on how steph was utilized in the show sO WE'LL SAVE THAT BONE FOR ANOTHER DAY #but yea that's my NPMD ranking #the music prod here is on another level honestly #like they stepped up their game here #as for lyricism hmm given the genre it's more or less as I expected - i like it but there are some parts where i expected more #but they did a good job in having nuance in some of their songs like Nerdy Prudes Must Die and Just For Once like those r GOOD DEEP DIVES #hmmm maybe i'll do a full review soon of NPMD to just consolidate all my critiquey rambles #rn it's sittiing at a score of 8.5/10 #and is probably my top 3 fav starkid musical of all time - tgwdlm and twisted are top 2 and 1 #(i cant say much about black friday yet cause i havent watched it but um i have a feeling it could technically be a tie with npmd) #nerdy prudes must die #npmd #npmd spoilers #starkid

[slaughtergutz]

Thanksgiving, aka Black Friday in some regions, was fucking awesome. Gnarly kills. Fun FX. Classic slasher without falling into the annoying tropes that make it hard to watch. Holiday themed revenge slasher who-dun-its are my favorite, highly recommend.

#thanksgiving #black friday #slasher #slasher movie #horror movies #movie review

[sixamese-simblr]

Reviewing the Black Friday musical by Starkid because I feel like it

I know that the shared audience for this and my blog is probably close to zero but I feel like sharing my thoughts. I've been binging Team Starkid musicals the past few weeks, and because Black Friday is both clearly higher budget and simultaneously not as strong as the preceding ones, Firebringer and The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, I feel like I need to get my thoughts out.

Spoilers will be unmarked.

Black Friday is a musical about an eldritch entity called Wiggly trying to get a foothold in our realm, and doing so in the most American way possible: selling merch of itself.

So far, love the premise. There are two main issues I have with the show: while the show is correct in its message, it spends too much time with characters spelling the message out to the audience, and the tone is too bleak to really work.

My first gripe is arguably the smaller one. The musical's central conceit is that all the adult characters have "holes", emptiness in their lives they seek to fill with products. Among the media I've seen dealing with consumerism it is the most spot-on with its analysis. Most anti-consumerist media says "products don't make you truly happy" but doesn't stop to ask why people turn to products. Black Friday acknowledges that they do so because products are the only thing that's reliable in American society with so much economic insecurity, no social safety net and a political system that cannot be counted on to change anything. While the analysis is spot-on, the musical has not one but two characters (Uncle Wiley and Lex) talk basically at the audience for several minutes to explain this, and once more in song form (Made in America). It just feels preachy and takes away from the interpretation of the musical as a text by providing the author's intended reading. It also takes away from Wiggly as an eldritch entity - it makes Wiggly just a little too concrete to work.

My bigger gripe is the tone of the musical - it's a really bleak and serious tone. While I respect the turn into a more serious path, it's just not done particularly well, because the chosen tone conflicts with the medium. One of the major conceits of musical theater is that when the emotions get strong, they get expressed through song. The main protagonists, however, only feel gloom: they are a teenage toy store employee who wants to get away from her deadbeat mom, a dad who lost his wife last year and a nurse who killed her abusive husband. However, gloom is not a particularly great emotion to sing about. This makes most of the songs not really stick. The main standout song for me is the opening jingle which instead expresses a manufactured corporate cheeriness - a great choice! Corporate positivity is already an inherently inhuman emotion and is a great fit for an eldritch entity! The entire musical starts with the characters having deep life problems and ends with the implication that they die in a nuclear blast. The emotional ups and downs are not pronounced enough. I wish they kept up the faux cheeriness more to contrast with the dreariness of the characters. I feel it could be done to really unsettling effect, although that could rended the musical a little too similar to The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals. Then again, it fits with the inherently silly premise of an evil plushie. One song that I feel particularly drops the ball is Wiggle, the villain song near the end by the members of the Wiggly cult that has formed in the mall. It's the climax of the musical, and it just doesn't capture the religious extacy that it attempts to get to.

To round off with my positive remarks on the musical: Linda, Wiggly's prophetess and cult leader, is an absolute delight. We support women's wrongs in this house.

It also has one of the coolest on-stage practical effects I've ever seen. Throughout the musical, we get a sense of what Wiggly look like through his depiction as the dolls:

However, halfway through the second act we finally meet Wiggly in person, using two lights for eyes and the Christmas decorations that have been there the whole time for tentacles to genuinely great effect:

It gives such a great sense of an otherworldly creature lurking in the shadows, not quite clear enough to make out, but through the magic of pareidolia and the fact that we've seen the stuffed Wigglies and know what he's supposed to look like he's clearly visible. It's such a great way to evoke the presence of a larger-than-life eldritch monster live on stage.

#ramblings #nonsims #black friday #hatchetverse #review

[cozylittleartblog]

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[littleolfandomblog]

ao3 fic rec of the week: Week 5

Fic Name: Best Friend's Brother

Fandom: Marauders/Harry Potter/Jegulus

Author: @mayzarbewithyou

Word Count: ~330k

Chapters: 30

Summary: Regulus hates his brother—this is fact—and as his best friend, Remus would never betray him by falling in love with aforementioned brother. Sirius hates his entire family—this is also fact—and as his best friend, James would never betray him by falling in love with a member of it. The problem is, none of them are even aware that it's happening.

Personal Thoughts: This fic is so fucking wild so much shit happens. But its all funny. Even when they're being angsty little shits it all just so /good/, you know?? After recommending Choices last week, i had to put a nice soft one the week.

#UPDATE: this fic was taken off ao3 #i always mean to post these on fridays and it never happens #marauders #marauders era #ao3 fanfic #fic rec of the week #fic review #jegulus #wolfstar #sirius black #regulus black #black brothers #james potter #remus lupin #dead gay wizards #except they're not dead

[finnglas]

Hmmm. Just purchased a tablet for writing/publishing reasons. We'll see if the momentary sticker shock is worth it.

#honestly the price is midrange for tablets #and i read a LOT of reviews #but girl [gender neutral] #that's still money T_T #even with a heckin black friday sale #which is why i went ahead and did it today #40% off helps a lot

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[themajorbarkana]

What a nice and sweet review we got on Etsy! We love knowing this deck’s cuteness really comes across in every card, while still retaining the deeper intuitive meanings. <3

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[thatyoutubereviewer]

Workin' Boys

Genre: musical short

Date Posted: Apr 27, 2024

Closed captioning: so good

Runtime: 28:42

Youtube description: brief summary, links, and credits

Trigger warnings: death, murder, blood, guns, general violence

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟

Full spoiler free review below vv

Our first repeat channel (Not counting news channels)! Now, I will admit, this video requires 3 full musicals, and two seasons of a room musical anthology series to get the most enjoyment possible. In my opinion, it's worth it. This show was released to the public when dedicated fans donated to Starkid's upcoming show, as it was previously behind a pay wall. This is an absolute treat to Hatchetfeld fans and encapsulates everything we would have wanted that we've been waiting about six years for. This has so many easter eggs and little lore bits for the fandom that if you haven't watched it yet, who are you?

Also the dutch angles are so good in this I love it.

10/10 Hatchetfield fanservice

#youtube #thatyoutubereviewer #youtube review #workin' boys #starkid #team starkid #hatchetfield #henry hidgens #tgwdlm #black friday #npmd #starkid npmd #black friday starkid #starkid tgwdlm #starkid hatchetfield #avpm

[indigos-shits-and-giggles]

Okay but what is Wiley doing in Australia??

#this was a review on the starkid merch website #wilbur cross #wiley #black friday #hatchetfield #team starkid

[pubcapscott]

Cycling Black Friday Deals 2022

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[gravecinema]

Grave Reacts: Black Friday (2021) - 11/22/2022

In this video, my roommate and I will be reacting to our very first viewing of Black Friday from 2021. Anything with Bruce Campbell is always well worth a watch!

#youtube #grave cinema #grave reacts #black friday #reaction video #horror #review #critique #bruce campbell #devan sawa

[sixofravens-reads]

hm, it's just after 8pm. Wolf Moon is 252 pages long. I'm on page 55. Wonder if it's possible to finish this book tonight...

#barely touched it since like thursday or friday but now im like. I MUST FINISH THIS BOOK THIS WEEKEND!! #it shouldn't take too long to read like its not a particularly dense story. which is nice bc sometimes charles de lint can be super dense #this was supposed to be something i read in 2 or 3 days as a palate cleanser but then i forgot to read all weekend lol #but!! gotta finish it!! there are so many other books i really want to read!! #i saw a review of A Lesson in Vengeance today and now im curious about it again #i think as a huge Holly Black fan tho im legally required to read Book of Night next #anyway time to go finish this book lol. hopefully before 11 so i can get to bed at a normal time #thinking about reading