#Captian sparklez

[ainelane]

Finally started stoneblock 3 god why did i wait so long this is so good so far i don’t know what jardon been sipping but it’s made him the funniest person in the room the entire stream 

[probsjosh]

I quite enjoy that ccs are literally campaigning for themselves in the name of tumblr sexyman status I think it's really funny but also incredibly jarring as I'm not used to fandom shenanigans reaching the spectrum of Being Known

[shdwstorm]

I know everyone and their dog are talking about the Minecraft Movie trailer and all possible opinions on it have already been stated but I have a new take

This all ties back with the Studios vs Indie war that's been brewing. Because you may not think of it that way, but the buckets and buckets of minecraft animation strewn across YouTube are indie animation projects. Of course the movie was going to have to compete and get compared to Story Mode, but it was also going to get compared to Captian Sparklez, Rainimator, Squared Media, Villager News, Animation vs Minecraft, and so much more. All of these count as indie animation, though usually they're left out of the discussion.

Despite having infinitely more resources, people, and funding, studios keep fumbling again and again and again. They keep losing to tiny teams of ametures making videos on YouTube and the Minecraft Movie makes it so much more obvious.

Death to the studios, long live indie animation

[chemicalarospec]

my dad invited me and my brother to watch Firefly with him and it's actually really good??? (idk why I expected it not to be-- probably because the last time I tried one of his old Spaceship Shows (the one with the puppets) it was too sexist and too slow to get through.) First of all it should have been ILLEGAL for them to not have a single Chinese character in this show, but as a Chinese person I do like the aesthetics of the show and how they mashed up traditional Western and Chinese styles. The pronunciation is hilariously bad (IF ONLY THEY HAD A CHINESE ACTOR, HUH), but I like it because it's funny. (Me and my brother do laugh out loud every time.)

But the characters are actually so good?? First of all we got THREE FOUR (I didn't count right lmao) female main characters, no smurfette principal here! One of them doesn't even have any implied romance so far okay technically River doesn't but I was thinking of Kaylee and she has a crush on Simon lol. Kaylee, my favorite -- I LOVE how her appreciation of girly feminine stuff is portrayed as something that should NOT be mocked and does not negate her more "masculine" role as the mechanic and that she can nerd out WHILE being feminine. There's also how Mal, the main character, and Zoe, his first mate, have a longstanding and deep connection that's entirely platonic! Men and women CAN just be friends! Do note, Zoe (who is awesome btw) is married to another man, the pilot who is honestly so far the most boring character, and Mal is interested in Inara. Who, speaking of, I also love how so far Inara's profession as a (unionized it seems!) sex worker is treated with respect. River is the most ~okay~ in terms of sexist writing as a weak and mysterious and mentally unwell but sexy woman, but since she's not the only woman it doesn't feel like a big deal. (I feel like she's going to become more grounded, at least I hope so because I want to see more of her personality!) Misogynistic comments are challenged when made! Of course the writing isn't perfect but it's a LOT better than what I expected (and if a modern show didn't do the things I'm praising here I would be offended btw).

Also River's brother Simon is a complete dandy (I think it would be stereotyping for me to call him gay lmao), I love that for him. Episode one he bleeds from his mouth like a dying c-drama boy-- I just had a Vision of the resemblance and now I can't get it out of my head, all he needs to do his open his eyes super wide and then he'd be a dying c-drama boy. He cares for his sister so much, it's super sweet even though he REALLY sucks at dealing with psychosis(? would that be the term to describe her episodes?). Book is an instant icon of course, he's just there forcibly being the moral compass lol. Christianity in space smh. Despite being mr sexism I also love Jayne's character - he's funny (love a guy who's always trying to kill) and the question of his loyalty is intriguing. Mal is a kind of a Generic Protagonist Man but his backstory is solid enough that means his brooding attitude actually makes sense. The "Badger" side character is funny/interesting too, and my bro says he looks like Captian Sparklez haha. (Wash (Zoe's husband) is there. Sometimes he's funny.)

Going back to the design, I am partial to Victorian or whatever aesthetics, so I love how they threw that in along with the cowboy thing, and there's a lot of individual pieces merging Chinese aesthetics with that that I think do a great job. It speaks to my mixed heart <3. The costuming is actually so fun (mostly speaking to crowd scenes), so many characters get to wear distinctive outfits . Also kind of Killjoys vibes because they say "shiny" haha. I respect how space shots have no environment noise, only cowboy music lollll. Visual effects are interesting; you can always Tell but it does seem to me the best they could do at the time.

Wow this post turned out longer than I expected. So a recommendation for Firefly I guess! Forewarning, the parts with the "Reavers" are pretty dark/grotesque -- actually, there's significant violence throughout the show, the Reavers are just the worst.

[the-ultimate-tournament]

Captain sparklez (youtuber) V.S Lechonk (best name ever)

[acousticcheeze]

Back when I was a kid, Stampylongnose, Ballistic Squid, Squashie Duck, Sky does Minecraft, and Captain Sparklez were the Minecraft youtubers I watched. Now I see all these youngins talking about Dream Smp this and Tommyinnit that and I feel old. I’m happy for them though even tho I don’t understand the Dream fandom and whatnot. You go little Minecraft fans. (Ps: If you’re an adult watching all of this stuff, that’s fine too! I’m happy for you! :)

[uglyshirtsinc]

ILLUMINA AT NUMBER 3 HOLY SHIT LETS GOOOOOOOO FUNKY BI NINJA MAN I NEVER SEE HIM ON TOP LISTS

FRUITBERRIES WAS 4TH AND CAPTIAN SPARKLEZ WAS 5TH BTW

[detective-horse-girl]

I’ve only known voltz!Ranboo for 30 minutes but if anything happens to him I’m killing everyone in this room

[ainelane]

Sparklez: *wandering through a mine in lethal company* "is this what poops sees before it comes out"

Simply iconic no more notes mr captain sparklez

[hiveswap]

I disctinctly remember people saying "captian sparklez isn't a minecraft youtuber" because "he's not racist" and "do not associate him with dream"

I have 0 memories of any of the stuff that people were saying "all minecraft youtubers are racist" for. What the fuck were the sources. Who convinced half the website of that

[rhaenyraisadyke]

THEY WERE SO CLOSE PAIN BUT AT LEAST CAPTAINS CURSE IS BROKEN

[holistic-fandoms]

This is really specific but I've been just binging the Captian

[starrysymphonies]

Hey Mianite fandom

You good?

[sadtrashking]

Im never fucking drawing water again.

Dragon tubbo my beloved

[glitchedmedic]

I wanted to practice sprites, pixel art, and draw Ianite so have a simple goddess sprite!

[quack-city]

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT THE POP OFF TEAM! THE POP OFF TEAM! THE POP OFF TEAM! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

HOLY SHIT THEYRE GONNA POP OFF????? also why did they make sparklez a dilf