#like the point of the show is DRAMA

[buggachat]

"augh, this [media] sucks. it's all about shipping"

romance is a genre, harold

#this is the funniest thing that i keep seeing #im hardly mad at it honestly it's just funny at this point #like sometimes i'll see people criticize shows that used to be plot-based that in later seasons turned into just romantic drama #and i get that can be frustrating. but if a show has been ''about shipping'' since the pilot then maybe it's just the genre #this is like the funniest and most mundane version of dead dove #imagine explaining to a boomer or something that a show sucks because ''it's about shipping'' and then having to define shipping for them #and they look at you and say ''you... you mean like.... a romcom?''. how would you recover from that. what would you say

[juniperhillpatient]

hate it when there’s already enough characters & they bring in a new one to take up all the attention from the already interesting characters. like ok. no one asked

#I usually end up warming up but I do seem to often hafe new characters #I hate Harry’s ex wife fr she’s so annoying like omg who caress #how many love interests does Harry need #like he has enough. this is too many. what was the point of her showing up. go away & stop causing drama there’s enough going on #with the alien plot & all the other love & family drama among the characters #this just feels so pointless. what’s the point of her #I’m watching resident alien btw #sorry I’ve been silent so far I’ve just been casually liking it #my toxic trait is I only comment on stuff I don’t like lol #tv tag #resident alien

[2sw]

Supernatural S7E03 The Girl Next Door S8E10 Torn and Frayed

#sam winchester #spn 7x03 #spn 8x10 #s7 #s8 #gifs #the last thing i want is to start a fight cause i'm sick of all the fandom drama #the point of this gifset is there was a clear continuity of what matters the most to sam in both situations #that's all. #anyway. 'sam was just jealous of benny' is the worst take about s8 #you can't minimize it like that. watch the show again😒 #my opinion on that is in the tags of my 8x08 post. if you even care

[deoidesign]

I've been told my comic feels like it was written by AI.

I suppose I'm not trying to be groundbreaking. I'm not interested in pioneering genres. I'm not writing for the purpose of literary analysis.

But written by AI...?

I'm already someone who has my humanity questioned. My identity erased. My existence disrespected. It could be worse. Anything could be worse.

But AI?

I spend weeks writing single scenes, toiling over the implications of single lines. I have goals. My writing has intent.

If you cared to read deeper, perhaps you'd see the themes. Maybe then you'd see the value. If you tried to analyze it maybe you'd see something there.

Maybe you'd see me.

Someone told me my comic seemed like it was written by AI.

And my humanity was denied one step further in that my voice was not seen in the work I've poured years of my life into.

#this is a comment that has bothered me for... a long time. #it really sat with me. #its insulting of course... #but i get insults all the time #thats not what bothered me. #there was something more to it #something more to how this hurt my feelings and why it lingered so long in my mind #and i think its because of this. #it removes me. it removes my humanity. #in a world where i already feel so invisible and invalidated #where i express myself. my love. through my work #to be told it seems like something a literal robot coild make #a conglomeration of marketable ideas #god. jts so insulting on a completely other level. #its straight up dehumanizing #so. watch the things you say seem like ai #when its actually made by an artist #especially if you know that it was made bh someone #they have a heart an theyre trying to show it to you #i know its not that deep or whatever. #but isnt it? #isnt the point of our art to connect to others? to love them? to spend time with them?? #im being dramatic #but i also care #and sometimes a little extra drama is what gets my ideas across. #i would know #im a writer

[zishuge]

The Spirealm 致命游戏 (2024) | Ep. 33

#the spirealm #致命游戏 #kaleidoscope of death #ruan nanzhu #lin qiushi #ling jiushi #tan zaozao #xia zhiguang #huang junjie #lu menglin #cdrama #cdramasource #kodedit #userhanyi #*gifs:mine #nanzhu and the inconvenience of having Feelings #look at this disgruntled little kitten #he's going to be nice for lingling but he's NOT going to be happy about it #but listen he'll literally do anything as long as lingling keeps smiling approvingly at him like that #anyway i actually really love how the entire point of the character of zhang yiqing in this drama #is literally only to show how much lingling has changed nanzhu #in that first he actually cares about li dongyuan's safety inside the door and then he agrees to help here.... however reluctantly lol #and then he comes back later to have a conversation about how much nanzhu has changed lingling lol

[hephaestuscrew]

Who says the episode title phrases in each episode of Wolf 359?

I've created a spreadsheet to show which character says the episode title phrase (i.e. the words which form the name of that particular episode) in every episode of Wolf 359. Graphs summarising this data can be found below, but to look at the full spreadsheet in all its glory, and see the progression through the series, you can follow this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cQLkhxbDAItU6rdiUAYGn54FXXxYC-JXlCmP_Dqe9FA/

(Please note: I’ve focused here on which character first speaks the exact title phrase within the episode itself. In some cases, this is not the only - or the most significant - time that the title phrase is spoken.)

EDIT: This post previously stated incorrectly that "the devil's plaything" is not said in Ep57. In fact, it is said by Pryce (through Minkowski). Thank you to @yaghoulghosty for pointing this out!

Season breakdown graphs below the cut...

#Wolf 359 #w359 #the empty man posteth #I think I'll reblog this with properly worded thoughts about the patterns at some point #but for now I'd like to draw attention to a couple of things: #(1) the proportion of Eiffel title phrases reduces as the show progresses #reflecting both the movement away from a sole focus on Eiffel's narration #and perhaps the balance shifting more towards drama rather than comedy over time #(Eiffel is particularly good at coining a comedic turn of phrase) #(2) After the SI-5 are introduced #there's 5 Kepler or Jacobi title phrases in a row #solidifying the SI-5's presence in the show #If you view the title phrases as often referencing the key problem or issue of that episode #then I think it is significant who expresses it #Please do feel free to share your own thoughts! #On a personal note: #when I make things like this #it seems kinda absurd that I only started properly considering the idea that I might be autistic this year #I'm sure all the neurotypicals are regularly making spreadsheets and graphs about the fiction podcasts they think about constantly...

[total-drama-brainrot]

february has blessed me with The Sickness (i'm down with it) so apologies for not posting much these past couple days

anyway i'm still waiting for someone to write that alenoaheather fake dating au where both heather and alejandro pretend to date noah- the least intolerable person on the plane besides each other- to make the other jealous and noah Lets It Happen because it's funny and he has nothing better to do (he's read all of his books and now he's bored)

#exposing myself as an alenoaheather shipper i think they could all make each other worse /pos #solarium if you see this that post was A Banger #bonus points if neither alejandro nor heather notice that noah's “cheating” on them despite noah not even attempting to hide it #owen: gee noah! how come chris lets you have TWO partners? noah: The Ratings™ (/ref) #heather and alejandro are so caught up in each others' reactions they don't even notice noah raiding their luggage for valuables #(in his mk era) (he's using Boyfriend Privilege for everything it's worth as compensation for dealing with his Two Idiots) #eventually alejandro and heather start genuinely competing for noah's affections because they Can't Be Outdone by the other-- #and also because they might've caught feelings for him too but SHHH 🤫 #noah's autistic rizz bags him two of the most attractive partners on the show despite him looking like a wet paper bag /j #power throuple goals; two overcompetitive conventionally attractive antagonists and their wisecracking cringefail twink #total drama #td alejandro #td heather #td noah #alenoaheather #thoughtless posting #silly ideas #ophe's ranting in the tags again

[lgbtpopcult]

#23point5 #23 point 5 #23.5 #23.5 degrees #23.5 the series #thai gl #glseries #gl series #gl drama #gl #girl love #yuri #lgbtq+ #lgbt #lgbtq #gay #wlw #lesbian #girls who like girls #bi #lgbtqia #sapphic #tv #YouTube #bisexual #lesbiana #lesbianas #lesbians #pansexual #tv shows

[oreolesbian]

the absolute lack of media literacy from people who haven’t even seen oppenheimer is making my head spin but whatever

#like - every three seconds it’s someone talking about how it’s us military prop or it doesn’t cover the atrocities well etc etc #when a) it is so definitely NOT us propoganda- it is so clearly critiquing the us military and oppenheimer himself #and b) it doesn’t cover every small detail of the impacts of the bomb bc that’s not what the film is about #it is a screenplay adapted from a biography on oppenheimer #it is about him - a biopic - and how he got to the point of making atomic weapons and ends on a note of undeniable horror #it is a movie that constantly bombards you with anxiety bc you have the burden of knowing the future #it is not in any way forgiving anything - it acknowledges the fucked up nature of the situation #hell it’s mostly a courtroom drama that shows how fucked up mccarthyism was #i’m a big history buff - so this plays a lot into it #but y’all have GOT to just stop seeinf things on a surface level and engage with media w/ a deeper mindset of just ‘thing bad’ #anyway - sorry it bothers me a lot #there are genuine criticims that can be leveled at both nolan and this film and i have seen them #im not sitting here calling the end all be all of cinema - but it’s a well made movie w/ something interesting to say and evaluate #not wanting to see it is one thing - by all means - but wringing it through the mud w/ absolutely no knowledge of the actual content of - #the film itself is actively annoying #media literacy #oppenheimer #mini rant

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

also, because Dracula is in the public domain, there are multiple completely free audiobook recordings available on archive.org (and also archive.org is an incredible and vast collection of free media which I have and will continue to spend hundreds of merry hours consuming)

#dracula daily #not a shitpost #I'm not actually reading it by email I've been listening to the audiobook during bedtime #bedtime stories!!! #the archive.org audio collection is especially exceptional #i love the vintage radio shows and modern bbc audio dramas #especially the horror/supernatural ones like let's see.... #nightfall. vanishing point. the man in black. the hotel by daisy johnson. this thing of darkness. #FEAR ON FOUR. Weird tales. Craven. The Coma by Alex Garland. #all so very very good

[bumblingbabooshka]

Polycule Moments Guess who got access to recording software

#chakotay/janeway/tuvok #st voyager #Chakotay how could you!!! Tuvok wanted to show off!!! #I love how Chakotay looks so much like '????' after - as he SHOULD. #Chakotay #Kathryn Janeway #Tuvok #A little slice of how Janeway & Tuvok normally operate...delicious <3 #they are so.....suave?? #I can't believe Tuvok actually STOOD up...SIR. Sit DOWN!!! Heheh this ain't drama class <3 #Janeway's expression when she finds something funny but can't laugh...'oop!' #I love early seasons Tuvok he takes every opportunity to be like 'Hello Captain who I know better than everyone else. I assume you want #xyz?' (Yes Tuvok you're brilliant as always old friend) and then if he were human he'd turn to Chakotay with the smuggest grin ever on his #face #I wish they'd used this trait of his to tell us more about their friendship pre-voyager #or had it originally be just the two of them as more insulated from the rest of the crew before Janeway starts branching out #(and maybe they can make it a plot point that Tuvok doesn't in a 'we've gotta befriend him!' episode)

[bananonbinary]

ive never actually watched anything gordon ramsey (except chef jr) so i thought id check out kitchen nightmares

it is WILD how different the british 2004 version is from the american 2007 version oh my god

and its not because "ooh americans are insane"

the british one (at least the first few episodes ive seen) is a little depressing, because they didnt do a good job framing a narrative arc. a restaurant is suffering believable problems, ramsey comes in, fixes the restaurant...and then theres a check in a month later to reveal that it went back to shit the second he left. it's honest, but not very fun television.

the american one has the opposite problem. i actually couldnt even get through the first episode because it's so over-the-top obviously staged bullshit. like i can practically SEE the director off screen saying "yes! now everyone shout at once!" and theres a cheesy narrator telling me EXACTLY what i'm supposed to feel at all times. i guess its probably entertaining for some people, but my god i can actively feel my brain going numb at how stupid and substanceless it is.

like, i know reality tv is a shithole, but surely there was a middle ground here, where they told mostly real stories, but with a little bit more editing flare to give it a satisfying emotional arc.

#i cant stand reality tv because in general i do NOT enjoy watching people shout #and i hate how its faked. like. actors in a fiction show might really be friends. #but these people certainly actually hate each other irl and thats uncomfortable #because they arent SCRIPTED to have drama they are EMOTIONALLY MANIPULATED until drama happens #im gonna keep watching the british one #in the hopes that they hit that sweet spot at some point before going nuts with the fake bullshit

[rythyme]

at this point Jojo Tichakorn can literally do whatever he wants. like he probably showed up to that gmmtv pitch meeting like "i'm making a sex comedy about a guy who goes on a drunken quest for a condom, gets kidnapped, and time travels to the future where he's a renowned gynecologist" and the gmmtv ppl were just like "cool! sounds weird but idgaf here's a million dollars" and then Jojo just did whatever the fuck he wanted. and it was good. this man can't miss.

#like he's practically tenured at this point. all of his shows are like ''gmmtv let him make that?????'' #the warp effect #jojo tichakorn #lgbt drama #thai drama #100 #theo.txt

[stizzysupremacy]

“It’s a romcom!”

their breakup has a body count, which is neither especially romantic nor particularly funny 🤷‍♀️

#man I hope certain people experience what it is to have friends whose breakup becomes everyone’s problem #let’s see if you still think they are cute together after they tear the whole group asunder with their drama #and make everyone miserable before getting back together #and then act like they did nothing wrong and invite you to their way-too-soon wedding where you have to grit your teeth and smile #knowing one of them will be crashing on your couch for a week after the inevitable divorce #if ppl choose to be optimistic and believe in their love and their ability to work things out #that’s great more power to you. just stfu to me when I point out red flags that worry and sadden me #I DIDNT ASK YOUR OPINION. I LEFT IT UNTAGGED FOR A REASON #(to be clear I do think the show is funny and has cute love stories. but definitely NOT because of the main couple. yikes)

[sentientsliotar]

Please let this be canon

Okay so we all know Lilith is Charlie’s mom and Lucifer’s wife-

TIL that some texts describe Lilith as Adam’s first wife before Eve…..please let this be canon in Hazbin, chaotic family drama is entertaining

#Hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel lilith #hazbin hotel lucifer #hazbin hotel charlie #okay but imagine it- #Morningstar family drama #bonus points if Lucifer is pettyness incarnate with Adam #meanwhile Lilith is just chilling #like Morticia Adams level chill #And it’s not common knowledge #So Charlie will say things that leave the whole hotel very confused/curious while she is oblivious to it #you think Alastor is the one to stir shit up but no- #he lets Angel Dust do that #just sits back and watches the show #A popular version of Lilith is a being who was created from the same soil by God #but refused to be subservient to Adam so she left him #simp Lucifer could be a very interesting alternative #alright I’ve said my piece imma go burn with Fizzarolli-

[daylightaftertherain]

btw young royals' central thesis for wille is still "the problem isn't that he likes a boy, the problem is that he's a prince" and people need to remember that

also I was going to put the rest in the tags but yknow what

yes I KNOW he can't realistically abdicate YET, but I'm saying it's the best resolution for him and not just because it would give him and simon an easier time!! if the fandom weren't so caught up in yelling about how the only happy or good ending is wilmon endgame (seperate rant that I texted avie yesterday but not the point of this post) maybe we could have a discussion about wille abdicating would be more for himself than any relationship he may or may not be in.

even if he and simon broke up the source of his problems would still lie PRIMARILY with the monarchy, and removing himself from that would be the first step to HIM recovering and healing and growing, not his relationship w simon. that's a seperate matter and seperate problem that can only be properly addressed after abdication because while he is a prince and part of a corrupted and vicious system, he cannot be a good person to himself, simon, or any of his friends and family.

#trust and believe I am still an endgame truther but it's kinda annoying to see people blatantly missing the point of the show #and what the problems it's trying to depict are simply because it gets in the way of wilmon getting back together #and the whole thing for me does have echoes of amanormativity and the weird mindsets a LOT of people here have #we've been very explicitly shown that being crown prince is destroying every aspect of wille's life in some way!! #and not just the romantic side even though THAT'S what people fixate on the most!! #like I hate to say it but yr is a drama about class and identity before it is a romance #young royals