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[taylortruther]

out of curiosity: what is a controversial topic that has caused lots of discourse or strife in the fandom that you simply do not care about?

[inumbrapugnabimus-maybe]

what are they saying?

Like, genuinely I can’t think of anything I drew them and idk what to with them help

[monarchisms]

so this is the unintentional part two of that summary post i made with geoff talking about the end of achievement hunter. for this post, i'm going to try my best to sum up what michael, trevor, and joe (but not alfredo because he was sick at the time 😔) have said about what will happen in the future on the penultimate episode of off topic, #403. there won't be a transcript this time as i am busy with schoolwork and stuff, so i'll try to make this summary as filled with as much accurate information as i can to make up for it :)

so basically,

trevor starts off by saying they'll be doing the last of various series to wrap everything up. he also notes that some of these finales will be "more nostalgic"

one of the series finales that's up right now is vs episode #150: joe vs BK. the game they played is cooking mama!

after the series finale of off topic (#404 lol), the final AH video ever will be a let's play in the remastered version of burnout paradise, and the cast will consist of geoff, jack, trevor, and michael. this is a callback to the first ever AH video they did back in 2008, and it's already been filmed! trevor says it was more emotional then he thought it would be :')

michael explains that the video will essentially be a ~70-minute podcast. in it, they'll talk more about the end of achievement hunter, where the cast members have went/what they've all moved on to, and new projects that they'll working on. he also says that he thinks that people will call this video "cathartic" while comparing the vibe to their old gta v series, sunday driving

not as important, but michael said that he was mindlessly driving and turning in burnout paradise in the same way that he'd run and jump in minecraft because he "fucking hated" playing minecraft lmfao

as said before, they decided to close AH and start something new with dogbark instead of continuing like they used to. michael acknowledges that in the last few years, most of the crew had already left rt in some way or moved on to other stuff within the company, leaving just michael, trevor, alfredo, and joe as the most consistent on-screen talent by the end. *bonus bit that wasn't mentioned until later, but alongside these 4, jarren from the post team will be their channel manager for dogbark :)

as this group makes videos for dogbark, michael says that their stuff will be both "tonally different" and "very fluid" as they're still figuring it out as they go, noting that they were balancing it and AH/let's play content at the same time

michael also talks about how he's been doing what he's wanted to do at AH for a long time, but there were some things he still couldn't do within the constraints the AH crew had put on themselves

while there will be some gameplay stuff on the dogbark channel, as mentioned in this episode and the channel trailer, they will primarily focus on live action content. trevor makes a point by saying that the style/theme in the trailer will "not be pervasive throughout the entire brand", and michael adds on to that by saying the trailer "is at 100, but every video won't be at 100"

michael and trevor make a point by saying that there will be more variety, as in "a dozen little formats", not necessarily like the shows/series they made at AH, with joe saying that they're not trying to "tie themselves down" to strict uploads and such, like they were when they were previously fitting into a mold at AH

trevor says that he has seen achievement hunter, and rooster teeth as a whole, having a unique challenge ahead of them. he refers to making content that appeals to an audience who had been following them since the early days while trying to also find new faces, both out there in the audience and internally at the company, in order for AH to stay around

he also points out how difficult it is to do that with a long-standing brand that has had different eras of content, since there would be an audience with differing expectations for them. with that, it became hard for the AH crew to balance said expectations with the authenticity they tried to show in the content they created. the crew has changed as people alongside their audience, and the stress that came with it was challenging

michael stresses that the group not only chose to make a new channel completely, they also had to fight for it for a while, and wanted to slow down on AH content before properly closing/archiving the channel to create dogbark. beyond the struggles of creating something new from scratch, they now have the challenge of preparing the audience for the jump from AH to dogbark while thinking about all the pros and cons before going forward

this week (the week of september 18th) and next week (the week of september 25th) are the last weeks of new AH content. after that, there will be a 1 or 2-day break before dogbark properly starts making new content on october 2nd. trevor feels like people will get a better idea of what dogbark is after a month or two of them uploading content

finally (subject to change, of course), they want to aim for full uploads every monday and friday, with patreon-like exclusive videos with rt first every wednesday and saturday. one of the confirmed things to expect is a first-exclusive podcast. the first week dogbark officially starts, all that content will be public as a sample of what to expect, and every week after that will follow that schedule

[leafy-laddie]

just my silly two cents for my fellow wonderfolk...

i think we should use "#meadowlark [character name]" more instead of "#[character name] yaelokre"

cuz it's the equivalent of using "#dana terrace luz" or "#matt braley marcy" instead of "#toh luz" or "#amphibia marcy"

just a silly peeve do with that as you will

¯\_(q:)_/¯

[coffeeandjuice]

I will never get over some of Steve Rogers’ lines in the MCU because he’s not written to be an inherently funny character or comedic relief, but there’s just something about the way Chris Evans delivers the lines that make me giggle

[kurushimiangel]

Battle For Mental Health lineup!!! ^_^

[local-robotgirlthing]

All ships can be improved by adding another person

[cfaarchive]

Bi-Weekly Challenge #2: Seeking/Offering Shelter

Whether your protagonists (or otherwise!) need it or are offering it to someone else, or whether you're looking at something bigger (refugee crisis? horrible battle for the entire planet? did Batman somehow become the menace of the multiverse again?), this bi-weekly prompt is all about sheltering! Could it be interpersonal? Sure! Could it be interdimensional? Also sure! Interpret it however liberally or strictly you like and write between 100 and 1000 words on the topic!

Once you do, post it to the archive under the tag Bi-Weekly Challenge #2: Seeking/Offering Shelter and make sure you add it to the archive collection!

This challenge ends on 9/8 at 11:59PM Eastern!

[musclesandhammering]

Real queerbaiting almost always has to do with an individual character’s identity rather than any romantic pairings but y’all aren’t ready to have that conversation.

[bottombaron]

while doing research for another theory I came across a completely mundane detail that I can’t imagine holding any actual significance but at the same time I couldn’t pass up sharing it

so, during the scene that I am calling the Pepsi Challenge, we have this moment:

Nandor gives Guillermo, as he says, a “flat Pepsi”

except Guillermo doesn’t drink Pepsi…

my boy is a Coke-Cola drinker as the lord intended.

normally this isn’t even worth mentioning. maybe the line was ad-libed or read wrong, or it’s just a joke that wasn’t thought about very long and that’s all good! i’m cool with all that. what would this inconsistency even mean in the long run anyway right? how would Nandor even know the difference between Coke and Pepsi???

really what gets me is that in the scene the bottle is set and reset two or more times, almost always keeping the label visible.

now, it’s been a while since i’ve been thru this issue on a set, but my understanding was that no labels could be used without paying a licensing fee. which is why you usually see fake labels on products in tv and film or more likely, they just turn a product at an angle so the label can’t be read and nobody has to pay anything to use it. but here the label is not only clearly visible but it maintains visibility at almost all cuts. which means the bottle was purposefully realigned in order for audiences to see that Guillermo is undoubtably drinking Coke-Cola. wwdits paying a licensing fee for this seems a little odd considering it’s not like Guillermo drinking Coke is important in anyway. it doesn't give significant product-placement either. but then Nandor brings up the flat Pepsi and i’m like ??? and if anyone says that Guillermo drinks both, shut your goddamn mouth and jump in a lake and when you climb out find the nearest convenience store and drink one or both of them because obviously you never had before and have no idea what you’re talking about. the two drinks are notorious for, if one is liked, the person would find the other absolutely disgusting.

also, yes, Guillermo didn’t just have it for show. he actually drunk it.

again, i’m not saying this means anything. i just think it’s interesting. 🤷‍♂️

[glitchedsecrets]

thing i have realized about myself is this:

one of my favorite types of characters is "group of, usually at least a little goofy, people who are in some manner a gang or group of criminals that work under a leader"

i love henchmen and underlings and stuff so much, if i can't imagine them singing "if i had $1,000,000" by barenaked ladies, i do NOT want them. bonus points if they are singing with their boss(es), but not required.

[calipsan]

Every love song that involves burning, Heaven, church, or Hell is now all about Aziraphale and Crowley.

[aro-aceattorney]

Ultimately I think my favorite character archetype is when someone is fundamentally a good person but is just. Awful at interpersonal relationships in a way that hurts the people around them.

Like they’re a good kind person but an awful dad. Or they’re a good person but just So Bad at being in a romantic relationship

[fruitbythefoot7]

yk, if byler isn’t endgame, than i have some Serious Questions

[comas-are-for-sleeping]

ammoral women in media :D

ammoral men in media >:(

(there are outliers)