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May I die with only regrets such as these

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i'm sorry i don't know the source of this because it was posted on reddit without credit but i'm obsessed with this

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Embarrassed myself a few days ago and since then I've been periodically going like this

Ignore the part where he gets naked that's not part of it.

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I find this to be a fascinating study! How did you come to pick out the various shows for your survey's? Did they stem from other conversations that debated their place in the fantasy genre? Or do they somehow represent different "edge" cases criteria for what "might" be fantasy?

Whenever you post more, I would be interested to see what definition you started with. And possibly your attempt at re-writing the definition based off your findings. IMO, most folks will likely base genre off "vibes". Does it "Feel" like fantasy? Or does it feel like "Horror". I think the tough thing is that something can be 100% fantasy, but also be a different genre at the same time. Example: I believe most folks would agree that Lord of the Rings is a great example of classic "fantasy". But it has many elements of other genre's as well! Action Adventure, Romance, Horror. So in some ways, it seems like it depends on what sticks out the most in the audiences perception of the story. What did they latch onto? Anyway, thanks again!

Is it Fantasy?

I'm conducting research about general perception of the Fantasy genre for very (un)important reasons. Respond with your personal opinion, and please reblog to increase the sample size.

Feel free to add commentary, explanations, discussions, or musings in the tags, replies, or reblogs.

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You cannot do that with a spoon while others are watching.

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started calling my executive dysfunction issues my board of dysfunctional executives and treating it like a room of frail old white men and it hasn't fixed everything but it sure is fucking funny

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Love these anatomical books of fantasy creatures. Trying to justify how creatures like this could actually function.

Natural History of Dragons Series by Marie Brennan

Art by Todd Lockwood

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good bye

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What an interesting survey! I would love to see a follow up post with the final results for all the stories/Media that you are asking this about. I would put forward, as I imagine others may have already, that many of the shows you are inquiring about would fall under a sub-genre of fiction called "Speculative Fiction" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculative_fiction

However, definitions aside, it seems like what you are testing is if public opinion and perception agree with the official definition. I do often think about socially agreed upon definitions and perceptions. Looking forward to seeing how your survey turns out!

Is it Fantasy?

I'm conducting research about general perception of the Fantasy genre for very (un)important reasons. Respond with your personal opinion, and please reblog to increase the sample size.

Feel free to add commentary, explanations, discussions, or musings in the tags, replies, or reblogs.

(Find all "Is it Fantasy?" posts under tag #fantasy genre poll)