Things that I would sell my soul for and kill a man in an attic to see in a tpodg adaptation (and still probably won't ever see ;-;)
Henry played by an actress. Despite the lack of analysis of it, tpodg has some great openings for the nature of gender and gendered roles. If Henry is played by an actress, WITHOUT changing the gender of the character and simply presenting the actress as masculine I think there could be some very interesting analysis to be had especially because of the character’s weird relationship with women (see previously list about henry). Also it would be kinda neat imo!
An adaptation set in 1930s hollywood. Tbf this exists and it’s called real life. But there’s never not a good time to call out the scummy ways young, beautiful (and queer!) people are abused by the establishment.
An adaptation where instead of Henry being adapted to be some weird conservative mouthpiece he’s adapted to be as cynical as he is meant to be. People often forget that underneath the misogyny is some actually very interesting dialogue, such as a call for individualism, disbelief in the establishment/his own country. All I am saying is that if you get past the edgelord bs, you can actually see something that makes sense.
An adaptation set in 1960s England. Out of all the periods one could pick, the 60s feels like the most fitting for the novel’s original story. The 60s was when youth culture became the dominant culture of the Western World, it was a break from traditional norms that were literally inspired by Victorian sensibilities. It is the first time we start seeing traditional masculinity challenged through Mods and the Peacock Revolution. Also the fashion would be fun.
Basil not dying somehow. Idk how it would be done without ruining the climax, but I would love an adaptation that doesn’t kill Basil for once.
Basil being a cat owner. (PLEASE)
Hetty Merton’s part not being adapted into a redemption thing for Dorian.
Actually pretty sets that match the beauty of the written setting. Stop with the dark academia bullshit— this book does not have the vibe of a stuffy academic and dark dorm room (that’s Frankenstein, yall). Give me bright gardens of roses and sickly yellow laburnum. I want to be able to smell the lavenders because their purple hue is so abrasive to my eyes. Give me the color palette of Utopia (UK ver—the US ver is so bad ;-;), dammit!
If someone does a period adaptation of the 80s again, can Henry please be a modern rock star and Basil as his friend/designer/manager–idk. It would be very fun and give Henry an actual connection to something that got a moral panic. Also England’s rock and pop tended to be quite queer in this era—ie “relax” by frankie goes to hollywood.
Can someone smarter than me figure out how to create an adaptation where Basil lives please? Ty ily <3
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10 songs, 10 people
Thanks: @csb-writes 💙
For this WIP.
Rules: Put your music on shuffle and list the first 10 songs that come up. Describe how they relate to your WIP and/or worldbuilding.
1. The Devil’s Trill by Giuseppe Tartini
2. Chambermaid by Emilie Autumn
3. I want my innocence back by Emilie Autumn.
4. Lose Your Soul by Dead Man’s Bones
5. Let The Record Show by Emilie Autumn
6. Icarus by Bastille
7. Illicit Affairs by Taylor Swift
8. Fight Like A girl by Emilie Autumn
9. Shalott by Emilie Autumn
10. Poet by Bastille
Analysis: I am not entirely sure what to say, if I am being honest expect me meta analyzing it when it’s edited and published (etc).
In any case, this WIP is a gothic horror about a cycle of narcissistic abuse against the backdrop of 1890s London where everyone, yes, even Sibyl and Hetty is queer. Dorian Gray is obviously the bi bastard (derogatory and affectionate) of all time. But, in small homage to Wilde, who I have complex feelings about, make the queerness undeniable to the audience. I suppose you could call it a morality tale but that requires their to be justice in the end and some degree of black and white morality. Here, even Sibyl is selfish and human, and complicated. To explain the abundance of Emilie Autumn, the reason I wrote this was to give Sibyl Vane a voice she never had and simultaneously deal with my own past dealing with gaslighting and abusive partners. Hetty Merton and Victoria Wotton are permitted the same nuances but they aren’t the tragic figure Sibyl is. Basically, I really wanted to write a gothic horror that holds misogyny, classism, etc to account and have an analytical retrospective on The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
Why Wilde’s novel still resonates with people.
Tagging:, @mjjune, @jiya-jale, @covenofthearticulate, @no-depression-for-vampires, @how-absurd23rd, @quinnharperwrites, and @saintmachina.
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1 and 2 for the fandom asks?
1. Favorite fictional characters this year
i used to actually keep a list of my favorite characters but i do not anymore . so i may be forgetting some people. but this is a very long list though sorry. i tried to keep it to only two characters per media and only ones that i actually think about sometimes and only ones that actually show up in person. also this doesn't include fictionalized versions of real people. ok:
dorian gray (the picture of dorian gray)
sibyl vane (the picture of dorian gray)
amalia lorraine (vivian grey)
vivian grey (vivian grey)
jake callahan (chicago)
glumdalclitch (gulliver's travels)
lemuel gulliver (gulliver's travels)
tybalt (romeo and juliet)
linton heathcliff (wuthering heights)
mr lockwood (wuthering heights)
asa trenchard (our american cousin)
florence trenchard (our american cousin)
charlotta ivanovna (the cherry orchard)
gregor samsa (the metamorphosis)
jacob dow (the case of the dow twins)
sanger rainsford (the most dangerous game)
george b wilson (the great gatsby)
unnamed brown antagonist girl rat (ratatoing)
2. Favorite ships this year
nothing sorry... romance is just kind of disgusting to me! however i want to give an answer here so i will give you friendships i like that aren't really canon and most of these are crossovers so like they're not canon literally at all (btw again i am excluding my weird little historical fiction from this list):
vivian grey & dorian gray
sibyl vane & hetty merton & violet fane & sybilla & jenny mere
jake callahan & roxie hart
creature from frankenstein & gregor samsa
rm renfield & lucy westenra
um. there's so so many more but i don't remember them ...... sad!
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-------------- masterlist of names that were in the harry potter series.
hey there! i don't know how this idea of masterlist popped into my mind, but i wanted to make something different and since there are lots of characters in the harry potter series, i thought it would be fun to make this list. the names are in alphabetical order because i like things some way organized - hope you like it. please, give a like or reblog this post to spread the word (i'd really appreciate that) !!
female
agatha, alecto, alice, alicia, amelia, amy, andromeda, angelina, apolline, arabella, araminta, ariana, arsenia, astoria, audrey, augusta, aurora, bathilda, bellatrix, bertie, bertha, bridget, cassandra, catriona, carlotta, cedrella, celestina, charity, cho, daisy, daphne, demelza, dilys, dolores, dominique, dorcas, doreen, doris, druella, eileen, eleanor, elladora, eloise, emma, emmeline, eunice, euphemia, fleur, gabrielle, galatea, gertie, ginevra, ginny, gladys, gormlaith, greta, griselda, gwendolyn, hannah, helena, helga, hepzibah, hermione, hestia, hetty, ignatia, iolanthe, irma, isolt, jane, jean, katie, kendra, laura, lavender, lily, lisa, lucy, luna, lysandra, mafalda, mallory, mandy, marietta, marjorie, marlene, mary, meghan, merope, millicent, minerva, mirabella, miranda, miriam, molly, morgana, muriel, myrtle, narcissa, natalie, nymphadora, olive, olympe, orla, padma, pansy, parvati, patricia, penelope, perenelle, petunia, pomona, poppy, porpentina, queenie, rionach, rita, rolanda, romilda, rose, rowena, roxanne, septima, seraphina, susan, sybill, tina, tracy, valentina, veronica, vicky, victoire, walburga, wilhelmina.
male
aberforth, abraxas, adrian, aidan, alastor, albus, algie, alphard, ambrosius, amos, amycus, andrew, antonin, anthony, archer, argus, armando, arnold, arthur, augustus, bartemius, barty, benjy, bertie, bertram, bilius, bill, blaise, bob, cedric, charlie, colin, cormac, cornelius, credence, cuthbert, darren, dean, dedalus, dennis, derek, devlin, dirk, draco, dudley, eddie, edgar, elphias, eric, ernid, ernie, euan, evan, fabian, fenrir, fergus, filius, flavius, fleamont, florean, frank, fred, gelert, geoffrey, george, gideon, gilbert, gilderoy, godric, graham, gregory, hardwin, harold, harry, harvey, heathcote, henry, horace, hugo, ignotus, igor, jack, jacob, james, jimmy, joey, justin, justus, kenneth, kevin, kingsley, kirley, lancelot, lee, linfred, louis, lucius, ludo, magnus, malcolm, marcus, mark, marvolo, merton, michael, miles, morag, morfin, morgan, mundungus, neville, newt, nicolas, nigellus, oliver, orion, otto, owen, patrick, percival, percy, peter, phineas, pierre, quirinus, rabastan, ralston, reginald, regulus, remus, roddy, rodolphus, roger, rolf, ron, ronald, rubeus, rufus, salazar, scorpius, seamus, septimus, severus, silvanus, sirius, sturgis, ted, teddy, terrence, terry, theodore, tibirius, tobias, tom, vernon, viktor, vincent, walden, walter, william, willy, xenophilius, zacharias.
note: you may think some of these names weren't in harry potter, but some were just mentioned once or twice in the books or on pottermore (most of them are mentioned in the books/movies, but there are some exceptions).
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