#I haven't watched that show since 2016-2017 and it's still there

[absolutebl]

Because of a post I saw yesterday, about older bls and by older I mean, not old at all, just before 2020. Are there some you still go back to regularly? even if it's just to watch certain scenes? And are there any older bls you would like to see remade like what they did with Love Sick?

Oooo, 2 very fun questions!

Older BLs I Revisit Regularly (pre 2020)

Seven Days (2015) - I would say I rewatch this at least once a year. Sometimes just part 2.

Addicted (2016) - usually from the kidnapping (confession) sequence onwards, maybe once every couple of years

Long Time No See (2017) - I actually haven't rewatched this ins a while, but I feel like I might soon. When I do a rewatch on this one it's usually the whole show.

HIStory 2: Crossing the Line (2019) - another one I likely rewatch every year, just the main couple's story.

I used to rewatch bits of both Love By Chance (AePete only) and Until We Meet Again but I haven't revisited either in a couple years.

I did a rewatch of Lovesick recently (to go along with the reboot). I used to rewatch Make it Right pretty regularly but since 2020 (and BLs exponential growth) I haven't revisited it.

Older BLs I Would Like Remade

What a question. Specifically like Lovesick - a remake from the same country as opposed to a reboot or a reinterpretation? Ooof. I could only come up with one:

Same Difference AKA Docchi Mo Docchi - Japan, such a great manga, such a disappointing attempt. Try again.

Older BLs I Would Like Rebooted by a Different Country

Advance Bravely (China) - sings a little song, "give it to Thailand," specifically... Joss (now that he's lowered himself to BL) and... hum, who for our pretty rich boy? Not sure. Not Gawin.... let me ponder. (Man, MeenPing could have had fun with this one.)

SOTUS (Thailand) - give it to Korea. I want my gay Heirs some way or another. Yeah I said it, this is me, nothing is sacred.

Seven Days (Japan) - I know. My precious baby! But honestly the premise of this one is so fun and so tidy I'd love to see anyone take it on. Specifically, since it's so neat, Korea. But I think Thailand's GMMTV could also do well with this IP.

Method (Korea) - a touchy one, but I think a remake from Japan might be fun. Different ending tho.

Forbidden Love (Japan) - change the ending and hand if off to Taiwan. I would pay bank for this version. Seriously.

Same Difference (Japan) - what the heck, give this one to Taiwan as well.

Love By Chance (Thailand) - just AePete, lift it and hand it off to Korea. That'd be so much fun.

It's a cheat because it's not really BL but I would love to see Thailand tackle something like Wait For Me at Udagawachou.

Beloved Enemy (China) - has to go to Taiwan.

The Fairy Fox (China) - Thailand. That would be such a blast!

Mr. CEO is Falling in Love with Him (China) - such a great possibility as they implied everything - so just, give it to Taiwan and have it all actually happen on screen for us, please.

Speaking of!

SCI Mysteries (China) - who has the money and the skill for this? Husbands + police procedural. Hummmmmm. How about a Thailand OG pair: TayNew maybe? (I mean obviously it's a MaxTul vehicle... ah if wishes were BLs.) No, never mind. Give it to Korea! Full 16 eps, please. Thank you. Now Guardian, I'm not sure about.

What a fun time, thanks for this!

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[autism-swagger]

You ever have an incredibly niche, bizarre skill or talent that is so insanely useless that you yourself anyways forget you have it.

[somewhereincairparavel]

yall I just saw a few parts of miraculous world London special and I'm TWEAKING WTF, I'll watch the full episode tomorrow but damn Adrien finding out that Gabriel is dead, breaking down and pushing ladybug away out of anger, while leaning on kagami instead, and ladybug breaking down hugging Nathalie, is probably one of the saddest things I've ever seen pan out in miraculous and miraculous has pretty damn sad things. It shows the heavy baggage thats forced upon both ladybug and Adrien at the same by Gabriel

[verstappen100]

An ongoing Daniel Ricciardo video collection ❤️🍯🦡☀️

adding links to vimeo and youtube finds (under the cut, so it'll update reblogs as I add more links over time!)

hello!! This is definitely not a comprehensive list, mostly filing under things that are just new to me as a more recent fan! it's cool when I stumble upon a vid I haven't seen or one I recognize from a gif set! so I'm adding them in a list of links here in case anyone else is curious ❤️ some are like 30 second commercial spots & others are longer interviews, most so far from 2014-2020 🎥🎤✨

okay allons-y!!

Sourced from Vimeo

not chronologically organized (yet!) so I've just added the upload date atm for a date approximation; have yet to look into all the uploading accounts, too, so there is definitely way more out there to see!

📍Update 01-01-2025:

Btw if you click a link in the tumblr app and it shows a tumblr page saying "There's nothing here" sadly many of the vimeo links are not redirecting correctly atm 😭

the videos are still up and available (thankfully!! and they can be found by searching the titles on vimeo [which are listed for each vid before the upload date part below]) but!! I will be making like a Google doc with all the links, since tumblr insists on adding this redirect bologna and I'm not tech savvy enough to know why its not working hehe 🙃 I'll be back this weekend with a fix and the new link list!

lastly here's the link for DR's brand vimeo which also has the overall site search option at the top for easy access 🔍 not linked but copy-and-pastable into Google or Safari etc: https://vimeo.com/user50821531

thanks y'all!! ❤️

update 01-05-2025 I'm sorry y'all!! I have been fighting a fever all weekend 😭 so I have yet to compile everything, but the Google doc with all the working links will be here asap!! ❤️ (update 02-02-2025 omg I'm taking 5ever! Sorry y'all, I've not forgotten, life has been hella busy but I'll be adding all the vimeo links to a file soon!! Thanks for being so patient with me! hope everyone is well!! ❤️)

definitely starting with the dozens of videos on DR's official brand Vimeo (which has the delightful Sunday Night Flights series of casual post-race recaps) link

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen paint Aston Martins in Hosier Lane - Uploaded on Mar 21, 2018 - link

Daniel Ricciardo - T Magazine Aus BTS spot - Uploaded on Jan 14, 2023 - link

Ricciardo, favorito para el GP de Singapur - Uploaded on Oct 25, 2016 - link

Red Bull - Camper Race BEHIND THE SCENES | Max Verstappen und Daniel Ricciardo - Uploaded on May 29, 2017 - link

Red Bull InFrames - Singapore GP with Daniel Ricciardo - Uploaded on Oct 25, 2017 - link

Daniel Ricciardo drives Renault Clio - Uploaded on Jul 24, 2014 - link (ah the image in the collage above is for the other Clio commercial linked below and vice versa!! I got them mixed up when adding screenshots hehe. Pobody's nerfect)

Daniel Ricciardo | Race Service (parallel parking with some slightly haunting editing) - Uploaded on May 22, 2022 - link

Season Break - Daniel Ricciardo - Uploaded on Jan 30, 2020 - link

Daniel Ricciardo x Hilton - Uploaded on Feb 7, 2023 - link

Optus TVC Daniel Ricciardo - Uploaded on Dec 17, 2024 - link

Fox Sports - I Am Daniel Ricciardo (bananas editing /positive) - Uploaded on Apr 9, 2017 - link

ESPN AUSSIES ABROAD: DANIEL RICCIARDO - LIFE IN THE FAST LANE Opener - Uploaded on Apr 21, 2016 (I have yet to watch the full documentary!) - link

ESPN AUSSIES ABROAD- DANIEL RICCIARDO - LIFE IN THE FAST LANE Preview 2 - Uploaded on Apr 21, 2016 - link

Daniel Ricciardo: Uncut (😳🥴 sorry mind in the gutter, this is a longer interview tho!) - Uploaded on Sep 17, 2017 - link

Daniel Ricciardo Feature - Uploaded on Mar 28, 2018 - link

Renault Clio I Ricciardo I Augusto Gimenez Zapiola - Uploaded on Sep 3, 2020 - link

Sky Sports Ident - F1 - Ricciardo - Uploaded on Jan 5, 2018 - link

PIRELLI: DANIEL RICCIARDO P ZERO WORLD - Uploaded on Aug 12, 2016 - link

C4F1 Daniel Ricciardo Interview Australia 2019 - Uploaded on Mar 20, 2019 - link

Daniel Ricciardo_comp_1005 - Uploaded on Dec 11, 2017 - link

Daniel Ricciardo x Artura - Uploaded on Feb 10, 2021 - link

Daniel Ricciardo drives the Triple Eight Project Sandman V8 Supercar - Uploaded on Mar 16, 2016 - link

Red Bull Racing x PUMA USGP Launch at Austin Speed Shop - Uploaded on Mar 7, 2017 - link

TAG Heuer Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 2018 Global Commercial - Uploaded on Jul 12, 2019 - link

Red Bull : One day in the life of Daniel Ricciardo - Uploaded on Apr 15, 2016 - link

Carsales // Celebrity Drive with Daniel Ricciardo - Uploaded on Aug 1, 2023 - link

On_set_with_Daniel_Ricciardo.mov - Uploaded on Nov 22, 2021 - link

Castrol EDGE Daniel Ricciardo Live on The Edge - Uploaded on Jun 4, 2020 - link

Aston Martin Racing - Daniel Ricciardo vs Darren Turner - Uploaded on Dec 17, 2021 - link

Red Bull Racing Daniel Ricciardo Photoshoot - Behind the scenes - Uploaded on Sep 16, 2020 - link

Dan Ricciardo and Alissa Smith - Silverstone 2018 Interview - Uploaded on Apr 14, 2019 - link

YouTube

omg I have yet to properly dive into YouTube! probs this section will just be as I come across things (Vimeo is much more manageable for perusing)

[2017 F1]日本GP ダニエル・リカルド&マックス・フェルスタッペン トークショー Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen's talk show - 10-08-2017 - link

Added 01-01-2025 - Daniel Ricciardo on Malaysian GP - 09-27-2017 - link

Added 01-02-2025 - Q & A with Tonio Liuzzi and Daniel Ricciardo - 08-31-2011 - link

Added 01-05-2025 - Trackwalk with Daniel Ricciardo, Korea - 10-17-2011 - link

Added 02-02-2025 - Daniel Ricciardo's "Ultimate F1 Track Layout" interview - 09-22-2016 - link

more to come soon!! ❤️ thank you for stopping by!

[sansaorgana]

Oh yeah, I remember when the trailer came out, it was a huge thing in the Elvis world. I was so nervous about it 🤣 I knew Baz wouldn’t disappoint but still, it’s so easy to screw up something like this, it’s such a delicate topic 😭

But yeah, I didn’t expect to develop a crush on Austin either, but oh god. The moment I saw his performance and then saw him what a beautiful person he was (and the way he acted in some ways as Elvis, even before the movie) made me fall over heels for him, oopsies

And nooo! I haven’t watched any of Callum’s works other than MOTA, he’s so adorable with Aus, I can’t.

Ive been meaning to watch more of himm, anything you recommend?

it's definitely not helping that Austin is such a lovely person! it makes him even more attractive 🙈

anything to recommend with Callum? well, it depends what you like.

he's in one of my all time favourite tv shows ever, which is War & Peace (from 2016 by BBC)

Emma (from 2020) is a classic 😅

Callum was also in the first season of the tv show named The Capture (from 2019) and I really enjoyed it! I even watched Season 2 even though he's not in it

he's also cute in the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald haha

I also enjoyed Queen and Country (2014) where his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Kirby plays his sister (and they look like a couple on the poster but they're siblings in it lmao)

The Only Living Boy in New York (2017) is another movie of his that I enjoyed

And since you're from Poland, I just have to mention the movie Tramps (2016) because he's playing a Polish-American there 🙈

ooooh and I nearly forgot to recommend the mini tv show Leaving (from 2012) where he's very cute and very young and Helen McCrory is in it, too (RIP) 💔

I've seen quite a few with him although I haven't seen his newest projects except for Masters of The Air, obviously. I have to finally watch them!

I've seen a few other movies of his but it has already gotten long and it's not like you want me to list every movie with Callum I have seen 🤣 but yeah, when I say I had a strong crush on him... I MEAN IT 💕💀

[shychick-52]

My physical disability (long post)

Given that it's Disability Pride Month, I wanted to share a bit of my own experience.

After experiencing HORRIBLE back pain for weeks in late 2016 (the doctor didn't send me for an MRI or any deeper scan after the x-ray didn't show anything), I woke up one morning in January 2017 with literally ZERO balance. Like, I could move my legs, but I still couldn't walk. It was the most terrifying sensation.

Called the ambulance, they took me to the hospital where I had the proper scan done, and it turned out to be a massive tumor pressing on my spine and crushing the nerves. Because it had been growing for months, everyone agreed it was a miracle I wasn't totally paralyzed. (The tumor turned out to be cancerous, and I had several more tumors in other places too, including my stomach, ovaries, liver, and kidneys). After it was removed, I still had zero balance.

Well, the entire five months I was in the hospital getting treatment wasn't fun, made even worse by my destroyed mobility. During my stay, I switched back and forth between a wheelchair and a walker. I was so depressed, terrified I'd never walk properly again and convinced my life was over. Even after I was discharged from the hospital, and still continued to use a wheelchair and walker, I can't count how many times I freaking bawled. I had very poor control of my legs, and had to look down at them at all times to know what they were doing so I didn't trip.

And for the first time in my life, I was met with challenges that able-bodied people don't have to worry about (the worst of which were stairs). I could finally appreciate how frustrating it is when able-boded people selfishly use the handicapped stall in the washroom (when the other ones are perfectly available) when you have to go!

Not long after I got out of the hospital, I started attending physical therapy. I worked for months and months, and graduated from a walker to two canes to just one cane. I practiced walking in the pool by my place (with aqua-therapy, I didn't have to worry about injuring myself if I fell in the water, and I fell plenty at first). I gradually got better, but it was HARD.

Shortly after my very first visit to physical therapy, my therapist diagnosed me with spasticity in my legs and feet. That's a condition caused by a spinal cord injury; the injury to the nerves in the spine cause the signals between the nervous system and the legs/feet to be thrown completely out-of-whack and fail to communicate properly (which was why I couldn't sense what my feet were doing unless I looked at them), forcing the leg muscles to be in a permanent state of horrible stiffness and constant spasms. It's a horrible feeling.

Finally, in the later part of 2019, I no longer needed a cane. I could walk just fine on my own (for the most part), and I haven't had to rely on walking aids since then, and I don't have to watch my feet to know how they're moving when I walk. But the spasticity- which is permanent- remains. I manage it with medication, which helps the stiffness a bit. And my biggest challenge remains stairs; I absolutely cannot go up and down stairs (especially up) without a banister. But because of how generally stiff my muscles are, my balance will never be perfect. And I can't really run, although I can walk just as fast as I used to.

Cold weather, rain, and atmospheric pressure all make the spasticity worse.

[galacticyarn]

Blabbering about Tenipuri

In early 2024, I finally read The New Prince of Tennis and had so many thoughts that I figured I may as well write them up for sharing. I got into The Prince of Tennis around 2006 when I was the same age as some of the characters. These were the days of Livejournal, as well as fanfiction dot net, AKA the pit of voles. My favorite ship was InuKai. Over the next few years, I gradually faded out of the fandom until I basically didn’t think about Tenipuri whatsoever. From roughly 2012-2017, I wasn’t really in online fandom at all. I never made the change from LJ to Twitter or Tumblr.

Sometime around 2016, I got back into Tenipuri because of a friend on Plurk, a social media site that still shows you posts from people you follow in chronological order. I ended up joining the Tenipuri Discord as well as AO3, watched some of Tenimyu for the first time, and wrote fics for the first time since the LJ days. I started playing Rising Beat, and went downhill from there (in a good way.) As an adult, my views on the characters that I used to dislike have softened to the point that I pretty much like all of them. My favorite individuals and ships definitely shifted around and I’d be hard pressed to pick only one character or one ship, because I get different things out of each. 

Now that I have read Shinteni, I gained 5 (five!) new ships. For a while they were filling my mind when I would wake up earlier than my alarm, and when I would try to fall asleep. I guess this goes to show how very much I am into Tenipuri. I haven't been very active in fandom Discord servers now that those seem to be where everyone is, but I’m feeling the urge to try online fandom again. I can’t believe I missed out on the Tenirabi zines because I had muted the entire server…

All this to say I’m back :) 

[cru5h-cascades]

LORE-fi Bag: Corrine's Journal (Part 2)

Part 2 baybeee

I should have written this in part 1 but I'm skipping around in these journal entries. I'm just writing the more story relevant entries.

August 29, 2015

Em's birthday was yesterday so as a gift I helped him get his name legally changed. Surprisingly enough he got both his first name AND last name changed. I guess he just wants to distance himself from his shitty dad as much as possible. I wouldn't blame him. But he was pretty happy after he got the paperwork done. After that we went out for an ice cream cake and I gave Em two other presents: a walkman and a tape deck. Em's also pretty interested in the ancient tech I have around the house so I figured maybe he'd probably like those too. I showed him the blank cassette tapes I have and told him he can use the tape deck to burn music onto those so he can listen to them on the walkman. He really likes that thing...

January 1, 2016

I gave Em a music box last night. I guess you could call it a late xmas present. He loves it. He played before he went to sleep after midnight. His childlike soul strikes again.

I can't help but notice Em's little mannerisms. How curious he gets about new things I bring into the house that I find while I'm out. How he has the tendency to sleep on me sometimes while we're watching TV on the couch late at night, among other things. If my parents met him they'd probably tell him to grow up or something like that. To me, those little things about him are kind of cute. He's a silly lil' guy. It's like having a big ol' cat in the house. And I like that.

May 13, 2016

So the Regina Spektor CDs I ordered came in yesterday and, as usual, Em wanted to know what was on the CDs. He played my copy of Far all. Night. He played the song Eet on that album an unholy amount of times. Oh Em... what am I going to do with you?

July 10, 2017

Em and I are gonna try making music together. I'm not really sure why it's taken me this long to make a song again. It's been a few years since I wrote Balloon Flowers and I had fun writing it. About time I started working on new music. Who knows. Maybe we could get famous off of our music. That'd be pretty cool.

But then again... Em's dad is still alive, at least as far as him and I know. If we got famous he'd probably find out. And I don't want to even consider what could happen if he did. From what Em told me about him that guy is literally the devil but instead of a pitchfork in hand he's got a beer bottle. He's probably not too happy about his son running away from home. If we do get famous... I just hope that he stays the hell away from Em.

August 4, 2017

Em's been pulling all nighters every now and then for weeks now, trying to make music. Honestly, the music he makes is pretty cool. I haven't even figured out how to make music like he does on my own. I'm jealous of him lol. But it's fine. As long as we're making music together I'm happy. But I really wonder... why does he keep staying up late to learn music stuff? Is it just to impress me? I guess that's just another "emi-isim" of his.

April 14, 2018

Em and I found this huge flower field today. I've never seen that many flowers out in the wild. It was incredible. Em brought his sketchbook and charcoal pencils and did an impressive drawing of one of the flowers we found over there. Is there anything this man can't do?

November 5, 2021

BIG NEWS. THIS ONE LADY WHO WORKS AT ONE OF THE THEATERS IN TOWN IS ORGANIZING AN EVENT HAPPENING NEXT MONTH AND WHILE AT WORK SHE CAME UP TO ME AND OFFERED ME A SPOT IN THE CONCERT. I SAID YES RIGHT THEN AND THERE. AAAAH!!! SO EXCITED!!! I NEED TO START PRACTICING FOR THE CONCERT!!!

December 10, 2021

Today's the day!! What might possibly be my big break! Em's out of the apartment right now. He said he'd be there in the theater before we start performing. Em's been acting... weird lately. Like he's planning something. Before he left he told me he had a surprise for me but I had to wait until the concert was over to get it. Goddamnit don't make me wait, Em! Well, I'm sure whatever he's got planned, it's going to be absolutely incredible. Em knows me too well. I hope he likes the concert. I wish both of us could be up there. Em deserves it. For everything he's done for me. I couldn't even imagine what life would have been like if I hadn't found him out on the streets that one day. But one thing's for sure... he's made my life so much better than how it was when I lived in Greensburg. He made me feel more free than I've ever felt before. I feel like I could die happy just knowing that I let Em into my life and we raised each other up. Gotta love Emio...

Ah! I need to start getting ready for the concert! I'll write a little bit more later. I can't wait to see what Em has in store for me!

[peachi-blossom]

Happy 14th anniversary of Puelle Magi Madoka Magica (魔法少女まどか☆マギカ)

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is my #1 favorite magical girl anime and it has a special place in my heart.

Let me tell you how I discovered Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Somewhere on 2012, I discovered Puella Magi Madoka Magica through a fangame called "Grief Syndrome" that my older sister plays. I asked her what happens when a soul gem turns black and she showed it to me when she played as Sayaka. I learned that when a soul gem turns black, Sayaka becomes a witch.

I was intrigued by the characters, the witches, and the Czech and Russian inspired animation so I decided to look at a Puella Magi Wiki to know about them and other stuff.

Somewhere on 2014 and 2016, I started to watch some clips of the anime and listen to the soundtrack. But sadly, I lost interest in it because I thought it was grim and edgy.

On 2017, I got back into it all because of watching a clip of Mami transforming into a magical girl and I was listening to Credens Justitiam and Mirai, but mostly Mirai. Then she became my favorite character even though I haven't watched the anime yet. Which she's still is today.

On 2018, I officially watched the anime on Crunchyroll. I cried when Madoka sacrificed herself, but I couldn't understand why I cried. I didn't know what was my #1 favorite magical girl anime so I searched other magical girl animes that could be my #1 favorite, but to no avail.

On January-April 2021, I decided to watch PMMM on the TV on HBO Max (which is currently called Max now). I finally understand what the anime is. Puella Magi Madoka Magica isn't grim and edgy, it's hopeful and sad. It's about finding hope and overcoming despair. Madoka became my favorite character since then and I loved her character development because she actually grows as a person. She also reminds me of myself because we're both shy and came from a loving family.

On May or June 2021, I watched it on Hulu with my Dad. He said it was pretty good and commented on the Christian themes in the anime. After that, we watched Madoka Magica Rebellion together on someone's channel on YouTube (which the video is not here right now because of copyright).

So yeah this is why Puella Magi Madoka Magica is my #1 favorite magical girl anime and has a special place in my heart.

Now with Magia Exedra and Madoka Magica Walpurgisnacht Rising coming up, I think I'm hopeful for 2025.

"--Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. --As long as you remember her, you are not alone."

[brigitteblackwood]

hiii thanks for rbing my horror recs post! here's your recs! :)

based on ginger snaps i'd recommend let the right one in (2008), the lure (2015), the witch (2015), the living dead girl (1982), stoker (2013), bones and all (2022) and carrie (1976) about (blood thirsty) outcast girls who want to be loved :(. 

based on hausu i'd recommend suspiria (1977), beetlejuice (1988), eraserhead (1977), the love witch (2016), the cell (2000) and the rocky horror picture show (1975) because they have unique aesthetics that they really commit to, and tetsuo: the iron man (1989), brain damage (1988), possessor (2020), killer klowns from outer space (1988), the machine girl (2008) and videodrome (1983) because they're some of the more unhinged batshit insane movies i've seen.

based on we're all going to the world's fair i'd recommend i saw the tv glow (2024), pulse (2001), skinamarink (2022), may (2002), censor (2021), swallow (2019) and eraserhead (1977) which are all strange but beautiful movies with themes of loneliness. 

based on scream i'd recommend urban legend (1998), behind the mask: the rise of leslie vernon (2006), house of wax (2005), you're next (2011), haunt (2019), the final girls (2015), totally killer (2023) and the cabin in the woods (2011) because they're all about (masked) killers starring cool female characters.

based on the blair witch project i'd recommend the ritual (2017), horror in high desert (2021), the strangers (2008), the tunnel (2011) and them (2006) which are all quite simple but effective horrors about something lurking in the shadows.

hope there's some you haven't seen yet! :)

Thanks for the recommendations! Some of these I've seen already, but there are plenty I still haven't watched. In fact, a few have been on my watchlist for a while, so I'll take this as a sign to get to them soon (or, in the case of Let the Right One In, hurry up and read the book since I want to finish it before checking out any of the adaptations).

I thought it might be fun to share my thoughts about the ones I have seen:

The Witch (2015) - I read The Crucible when I was far too young (I stole it off my parents' bookshelf after I got bored with reading Junie B. Jones) and was obsessed with dark fairy tales about witches living in the forest as a child. So this was very much my shit.

Stoker (2013) - After watching this, I spent so many nights just wondering whether India Stoker and Merricat Blackwood would get along or try to kill each other if they ever met. I still don't have an answer.

Carrie (1976) - Love the use of split screen and Sissy Spacek really only moving her eyes during the attack on the gym. Hate the aggressive male-gazeyness of the locker room scene and the under usage of Amy Irving (I thought she was a interesting choice to play Sue, and I'm forever bitter she and Carrie didn't get to have their confrontation at the end like they do in the book).

Suspiria (1977) - The colours! The Goblin soundtrack! Sure, the actual plot barely makes any sense, but I adore it so much!

Beetlejuice (1988) - The last time I watched this was back in high school, so I should probably give it a rewatch soon. I remember loving the Maitlands and the Deetz family but absolutely hating Betelgeuse; I think he's the weakest character and would argue that you could still get a great story without him, but I understand I'm likely in the minority here.

Eraserhead (1977) - God, I always get so mad on the baby's behalf. He cries all the time! Well, he probably wouldn't cry so much if you didn't leave him lying on a hard table 24/7! 🙄

The Love Witch (2016) - I'm conflicted about this one. I thought it was beautifully shot, and I love anything that pays homage to older films. But since Anna Biller has gone full TERF since its release, I've found my viewing experience somewhat soured (which sucks because I was really interested in seeing her upcoming Bluebeard adaptation before I found out).

Videodrome (1983) - Another one I need to revisit. I'm a big Cronenberg fan, but I don't think I really gelled with this one the first time I watched it. James Wood (🤢) being the star probably didn't help.

I Saw the TV Glow (2024) - I got to see it at my local indie cinema as a double feature with The People's Joker last month! I bawled my eyes out, but thankfully, so did everyone else around me.

May (2002) - She's so me (minus the murder and mutilation, of course).

Swallow (2019) - Has one of my favourite ending shots in film history.

The Cabin in the Woods (2011) - The script was far too Whedon-y for me to enjoy, but I cheered so loud when they unleashed all the monsters on the staff.

Rocky Horror (1975) - I have fond memories of my mother sneaking 14-year-old me and my 10-year-old sister into our first live viewing (I think the only reason she succeeded was because my sister hit puberty early and looked a lot older). We'd known about the show for most of our childhood because both our parents worked in theatre and would often play showtunes around the house, so we'd already memorized most of the songs (minus Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me, which our parents would skip for obvious reasons).

I'd love to hear some of you're thoughts on these films. If you're comfortable sharing.

[sebastianthecollectorandcreator]

PhantomStrider's Modern Cartoons Ranking And My Thoughts On Each Individual Cartoon

To Start, I First Watched This Video Back In 2016 Or 2017 (Can't Tell Which One To Be Honest). I Got Into A Handful Of Those After Seeing That Video. Here's The Video In Question:

I'm Only Speaking About Each Cartoon In Order Of His Ranking And That His Ranking May Not Reflect My Thoughts On Each Show. In A Separate Post, I'll List Off Some Of The Cartoons That Were Snubbed From The List. Now For Number 10.

Right Off The Bat, We Have A Show That I Have An Interesting History With. This Was One Of Many Cartoons That I Was Introduced To Via This Video. I Like This Show, But I Wouldn't Call This My Favorite Nick Show. This Show Kinda Planted An Idea That Might Or Might Not Be Present In Most Future Projects Of Mine (Large Families). I Rarely Watch An Episode Of This Show Nowadays. I Haven't Seen Any Episodes Past Season 4 (I Saw The Movie And The First Season Of The Casagrandes As Well, But That's It). Watching New Episodes Wasn't As Much Of A Priority As It Used To Be. Also, Have You Ever Had That One Person Who Fell Into Controversy That You Were Sure Was Innocent When The Initial Controversy Was Happening, But With Hindsight, Now Knows That The One Person Really Was That Bad? For Me, That Was Chris Savino. Also, I'm Only Reading Fanfics For This Nowadays Instead Of Watching The Show Itself. Moving Onto Number 9:

I Never Watched This, So I Can't Really Give My Opinion On It. I Have The Whole Thing Recorded Onto The DVR, So I Could Watch It At Some Point. It Has Elijah Wood (Frodo From "Lord Of The Rings") In It, So That Might Help Make Me Want To Watch It. For Number 8:

Yet Another One I Haven't Watched. If It's On Paramount Plus Or Netflix, Then I'll Watch It. Let's Hope The Next One Is One That I Have Watched. Let's See If Number 7 Is It:

Okay, This One Is It. I've Watched This Before, And Liked It, But Haven't Seen It In Years. I Was Introduced To It Through The Video. I Should Revisit It Sometime. Number 6:

I Never Watched This Outside Of Clips And That One Simpsons Couch Gag:

That Show Was Just Always There, Y'Know? Considering That I Got Satellite TV In The Summer Of 2017, I've Definitely Seen And Heard About It When The Third Season Was Going. Let's See What Number 5 Is:

I Watched The Whole Thing On Paramount Plus Back In 2022 And I Remember Liking It. Along With Its Predecessor, I Should Get Around To Revisiting This At Some Point. With How People Were Calling Korra A "Mary Sue" (Some Probably Still Do, IDK), I Hope Netflix Doesn't Adapt This Like They Did With ATLA, That Would Be A Whole Headache If That Were Ever To Happen. For Number 4:

Aw Yeah, Now That's What I'm Talking About. I Finally Watched This In The Summer Of Last Year, And I Really Like This. What I Could Say About This May As Well Have Been Said By Many Others (Vailskibum94 Included). I Know It Led To A Bunch Of Successors, One Of Which Is On The List, While A Bunch Of Others Have Been Snubbed. For Number 3:

In Hindsight, I'd Probably Have This And GF Switch Positions On The List. I'm Actually In The Process Of Revisiting This. I Posted On Here And Reddit About The Show Quite A Bit Recently. The Last Episode I Watched Was "Sophomore Slump" And, Marco Will End Up With A Rude Awakening And A Love For Linkin Park When He Finds Out About Star And Tom. Also, I Watched Saberspark's Video On This Earlier Today And Yeah, I Think Amphibia Or The Owl House Should Be In That Position On The List Instead. Also, I Heard About Star Executing Order 66 On A Lot Of Characters. After Initially Watching This, I Must Have Blocked Out A Lot Of This Show Since Initially Watching This. Whatever Excitement I Had With Seasons 1-2 And The Battle For Mewni Special Seems To Slowly Be Withering Away As The Episodes Go By. Next Up On This, For Number 2 Is:

One Of The Few Shows On The List That I Heard Of Prior To Watching This Video. I Watched The Majority Of Season 1 On Cartoon Network And That's It. I Have A Lot Of Shows I Need To Get Around To Watching. Onto The Honorable Mentions. The First Honorable Mention Is:

I Never Watched This. Was Weird Al Involved With This Or Something? Honorable Mention Number 2:

Oh. That. Should I Remind You That The Video Was Made In 2016? This Was Another Show That I Had Heard Of Prior To Watching This Video. You Know How When Someone Uploads A Full Episode Or Movie, Said Episode Or Movie Is In The Bottom Corner Of The Video And The Audio Is Pitched Up To Evade Copyright? That's How Me And My Sister First Watched The Show. When She Eventually Got The DVDs Of The Show, I At Least Got To See It The Way I Should Have Seen It. I Think The Show Fell Off Harder Than SVTFOE Could Even Imagine. I Never Watched A Single Episode From Season 5. I Watched Videos From Cyrus The Great And Smarty Pants And Read Posts From Tumblr's Own The Immaturity Of Thomas Astruc And I Still Haven't Watched An Episode Of Season 5. I Watched The Movie Though. Before I Go Too Crazy About This Show, Let's Get To The Next Honorable Mention:

Another One I've Heard Of Prior To Watching That Video. Same With We Bare Bears, I Remember Liking It, But I Haven't Seen It In Years. At Least It's On Disney Plus, So I Could Rewatch It. For The Last Honorable Mention:

The Last One That I Heard About Prior To Watching That Video. I Never Watched The Show, But I'd Love To At Some Point. I Even Have The Happy Meal Toys From Way Back When. For Number One:

This One I Heard A Lot About. I Watched The Show In 2020 On Hulu (Seasons 1-4) And HBO Max (Season 5, The Movie And Future) And I Remember Enjoying It. I Need To Revisit It. Thankfully, WB Is Reissuing The Complete Series Set Next Month.

[oh-archivist]

i was here back when you cosplayed gorillaz i didn’t know you still did stuff until your daryl cosplays showed up on my dash!

WE ALSO WATCHED MY "2D on MTV Cribs" video It was so endearing LOL

Also! Yeah! Gods, those Daryl pictures were from like, 2017 too!

And in 2023, I still cosplay and do stuff! I just haven't posted much here cause I usually just make the cosplay and wear it when I go to cons! But I'd like to make more content like ask blog stuff cause that was always fun back in the day! Even if Tumblr isn't the same as it was, I still really enjoy making content like that for fun. anyways haha my most recent cosplay is the tenth doctor from Doctor Who! You can see it here

But I also have my babyboy Steve Harrington still <3 Been cosplaying him since 2016 ugh

Aizawa from BNHA, Stu and Billy from Scream, and Crowley from Good Omens!

[eregyrn-falls]

Listen. I've been in fandom since the "paper zines were all we had" era. So OP's right -- like so much else in life there's been this shortening of attention spans / ability to focus. And the "consumerism instead of personal entertainment and community bonding" is an important point.

But what's interesting to me is -- running right in parallel to what seems to be described here as a culture of jumping into a new thing, while it's running, and then leaving when it's done, and cutting ties with the people you were briefly in the other thing with -- running right in parallel with that are new fandoms that themselves continue to persist.

Like, yeah, Supernatural -- it started in 2005, but it kept putting out new content through 2020 (as we all who were here on Tumblr -- in SPN fandom or not -- so vividly remember and continue to commemorate!). It's an old and persistent fandom, and I don't know its exact status know, but there's a reason it persisted.

And of course I won't talk about the Star Wars and Star Trek posts I still see come across my dash. Or the regular, new posts of LOTR meta or art. But they do! I think nobody is surprised by that.

You might point to those fandoms, including SPN, as containing or having been started by a previous generation in fandom. People who were more used to the older mode of doing things; fandoms that started before the "content" commodification and the elevation of bite-sized everything.

Also, I have to point to SPN, again, as an example of a fandom for a piece of media that was released under the older media model: 15 years worth of seasons, usually released once a week. Others have talked about what the "binge era" of streaming release has done to fandom; the negative impact it has had on the way fandom used to build a community *in between* the dates on which new episodes (or whatever) were released. Now it's "dump an entire season out there at once", and fandoms become split between people who watched it quickly and are digesting the whole thing in order to talk about it; and people avoiding it because they haven't gotten around to it yet (because that's a bigger time commitment than watching 1 hour each week).

Anyway, I guess what I wanted to point out was that even from my limited individual view, I see fandoms continuing to persist. Some portion of fans AREN'T joining while the media is in progress and then abruptly leaving soon after it's done. There ARE people doing that. But there's another track of fandom, as it were, where people are sticking around. And they aren't all "old" fans used to the old way of operating, either. It's fans of all ages.

Gravity Falls aired from 2012-2016. In 2023, it still has an active fandom. It's a smaller fandom than it was while the show was airing or for the year or two after it ended. But, it's consistently active. (In fact, it's consistently active across multiple platforms, although those platform circles don't always overlap -- Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, reddit, YouTube, etc.)

Who exactly is participating has turned over during the last 7 years. Some of us have been here for that long or longer, and we've watched people drift off to other fandom pursuits, while others continue to find the show and come in. Sure, in 2017 (a heady year soon after the show ended, while some new content was coming out in other forms), a fan was able to organize a zine project that was able to get enough submissions for a 100 page zine (with only a handful of people contributing more than one piece; that was Wayfaring Strangers). But in 2023, I was able to get 72 people applying to participate in a multi-artist lyric comic project (we're almost done!); and believe me, I don't have *that* huge a reach.

I've always been a person who joins a fandom and then tends to stick around for about 10 years (maybe a little less; sometimes more). But because I've been in fandom this long, I've observed that how long a person sticks with a fandom varies hugely. It's very personal! Some folks will be active for a few months. Some will stick around for a few years. Some will be long-haulers. That's been true for decades.

In my personal experience, based on people I follow, I can also see that "The Adventure Zone: Balance Arc" (which ran from 2014-2017) still has people creating for its fandom. (I'm not *in* its fandom but I follow people who are. So I can't speak to how big a fandom it has at this point, but it's clearly still there.)

This is not a refutation of the original post, here. It's more to say, in a hopeful way, that older ways of doing fandom are still in operation; even for fandoms that have arisen relatively recently. I'm sure if someone tried to survey active fandoms, you'd find more. It's not ALL high-paced content-producer driven.

Yeah, there's a distressing amount of that, and there are people for whom that has become the pace of their engagement with fandom. I can't say whether they *like* it, or not. But I can say that there are still a good number of people who reject the whole "the show's over, time to close up and move on" thing. Who do still enjoy fandom itself -- the community -- at a bit of a slower pace.

Not people saying “Fandom has always been like this” in that vent post I made. No. It hasn’t always been like this. Fandom has NEVER been like this until recently and if you were in fandom pre-tumblr purge, pre-twitter, pre-netflix boom, pre-tiktok….then you would fucking know it was nothing like this.

We still had the drive to create. We still sold prints and charms and made zines…but it was never like this.

The introduction of streaming, binge shows that drop all at once, tiktok and vine RIP i still love u vine but you were the beginning of a particularly ugly era) creating this bite sized, quick paced ‘content’ era of creation and it bled out into fucking everything else.

Fandoms didn’t die down when the show ended or the season was over. You didn’t mass unfollow artist, writers or moots just because they changed fandoms. There wasn’t this need to please the algorithm in order for your posts to get seen by people and enjoyed.

Fandoms used to last YEARS. Star Trek is literally the oldest running fandom out there and you got people in there that could care less about the new stuff and still have been happily prancing through their fucking fifty year old fandom today. Hell, even SPN after all it’s fuckups and shitshows has a dedicated fanbase STILL creating tons of art and fic.

There is no patience anymore. No calm feeling of taking in fandom and friends at a pace that which doesn’t make you stressed and is still fun.

Do I blame fandom for this? Of course not, but people are complacent with it and start changing their vocab to accommodate and end up making the situation so deep it cant be fixed.

We call Art & Fic Content now, completely stripping the value of what it is to a level of consumerism instead of personal entertainment & community bonding.

[peakwealth]

Move slowly and do not break things

FROM JAPAN 1

Kyoto neighbourhood temple, April 2024

Good news. Japan's long running experiment with fiscal irresponsibility, decades in the making, is going well. The international bailiffs haven't shown up in the middle of the night and even Tokyo's stock market has perked up, something long deemed utterly improbable. Life goes on, everything is spic 'n span, the dazzling food halls of the department stores are busy, as are the more modest shopping malls that have come to disfigure suburban Japan. And, of course, the trains run on time. How all of this is possible remains hard to explain, just as hard as when I last visited, in 2016. (1)

Look around, though, and you can see how prosperity is quietly seeping away. Industrial output is falling, household savings have evaporated and tax revenue has been going down since 2017 - the latter obviously... concerning if not calamitous for the world's most indebted country.

As the economy loses speed, incomes decline and the per capita GDP is by some metrics now less than Italy's. The government just keeps issuing new bonds to cover the annual shortfall, adding to the pile. Perhaps inertia has something to do with it, the assumption that if the budgetary trickery has worked so well for so long, why change it now? Or there simply is no alternative: as the country needs to keep going, the tap of fictional money cannot be turned off.

Geriatric Japan continues to be the gentlest of anachronisms. It is leading the way, showing other countries how to age with a measure of dignity. Until recently, the big cities had remained immune from demographic erosion, but that is no longer the case. The population is in decline in all of the prefectures. But it is in the countryside that the phenomenon is most visible. The elderly go about their remaining business in silence and many village houses show few signs of life. Look closer and it is obvious no one lives there any more.

Abandoned houses in the village of Sekigahara, near Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture (April 2024)

The government has faced at least this part or reality: immigrants, mostly Asian, are finally becoming a more common sight in the cities. It doesn't make Japan a multi-ethnic society like the UK or Canada, but it signals, as I wrote earlier, an unprecedented change to the fabric of Japanese society, accustomed as it is to cultural homogeneity and ethnic exclusivity.

Still Japan carries on in all its Japaneseness. Some of it is frozen in time, some of it is up to date, but it is clear that much of what constitutes Japan's face to the world goes back a long time: Sony, Hitachi, Toyota, Yamaha, Mitsubishi, Canon are names that belong, in essence, to the 20th century. The commercial brands that established Japan's global identity, even the smaller ones like Kikkoman (sauce) or Shimano (bicycle gears) have little novelty value. Uniqlo is one of the few Japanese brands to have spread worldwide in recent years.(2)

Not enough of those. (National Arts Center, Roppongi, Tokyo)

Like Europe, Japan has missed the boat of global connectedness. It hasn't come up with anything that compares to Facebook, Apple, Google or Amazon. Not invented there. Instead Japan continues to manufacture earth moving equipment, 35 mm cameras and mass market wrist watches. This is not to belittle Japan's efficient manufacturing sector, its rigid work ethic or its still thriving creativity. But it is not what creates the trillion dollar corporations of the 21st century. Japanese smart phones? Swept aside by the Samsungs and Xiaomis of Korea and China.

I noticed a corporate slogan of Hitachi that said "Inspire the Next" but in reality Japan hasn't inspired much in a long time. It is not a frivolous country, much of it is dull, static and regimented. Japanese society is unfailingly civil and conservative, too obliging to foster disrupters and visionaries. Not too many Elon Musks have popped up in Japan. It is not part of the Japanese genius.

In many ways one should be grateful for this because it can be argued that the Instagrams and TikToks of this century have not made the world a better place. Au contraire, they have made the global rat race a lot rattier. They have brought anxiety to billions and the scourge of disinformation and post-truthism. So instead of obsessing about Japan's demographic and industrial sunset, we might as well let them potter on and be grateful for our reliable Toyotas and our Panasonic appliances.

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(1) The total of Japan's publicly issued bonds (national and local) now stands at around 1,300 trillion yen or around 225 % of annual GDP. The government gross debt-to-GDP ratio is even higher at 258,2 % (2023).

By comparison: Germany 68,6 % China 71,8 % USA 126,4 % Italy 149,8 %

Source: Japanese Public Finance Fact Sheet. (www.mof.go.jp)

(2) If you think Nintendo, think again. The company was founded in the 19th century.

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ALSO SEE EARLIER POSTS LIKE: "Better not make fun of geriatric Japan" - https://peakwealth.tumblr.com/post/116037791897

[smittenskitten]

Aof Noppharnach Chaiwimol

The director and screenwriter of A Tale of Thousand Stars

P'Aof has been making content for GMMTV as early as 2017 with My Dear Loser as a screenwriter. He is best known for directorial work in creating some of the best queer content.

Some of those work includes: He's Coming To Me (2019), Dark Blue Kiss (2019), Still 2gether (2020), A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021), Bad Buddy (2022)

P.S My thoughts are rather haphazard sooo yeah! These are just some stray thoughts.

The stories P'Aof works with are are always very interesting. Are these stories flawless? Absolutely not, as much as I love ATOTS I can still poke holes in it. With all the flaws and all I do love atots if it wasn't obvious already.

According to P’Aof, he wanted to make ATOTS into a series since he read the novel in 2016/17. So technically this show had been in the making for a long time. They aired their first teaser back in 2019 but before they could start shooting you know what happened and everything shut down. Even after starting the shoot there were lots of obstacle like changing location, building an entire set (Tian’s house, the school) from scratch, nature, climbing cliffs with all their shooting equipment.

They faced a lot to make this show, and there were some fandom lores tidbits that was quite interesting (someone should make another post about the making of ATOTS!!!)

Watching P'Aof's shows I have always felt like I am watching a story unfold about two people instead of a typical BL (IDK if that makes sense!). The focus on emotions is another reason what makes his shows so great.

Shows like ATOTS, Bad Buddy has quite a grip on people. How many of us are still mentally living in Pha Pun Dao? Or in the rooftop of PatPran’s building?

With ATOTS I got introduced to more of P'Aof's works. After having watched most of the shows he created, I appreciate the craft and the craftsman's effort in making his shows better than the last one.

P’Aof also has a knack for doing cameos. If you are watching ATOTS right now, keep your eyes on episode 5 👀

Personally, I think P'Aof is a fan of thorathat (I have no way of proving this excerpt for what I have observed LOL). He loves the drama in his shows. Bad Buddy with family feud, ATOTS with heart transplant = love connection (but not really).

But none of them come close to what he did with Dark Blue Kiss. To this day DBK has the most dramatic opening I have seen in a BL (even if you haven't seen the drama check out the opening credits)

Maybe it's P'Aof’s flare for the dramatics that gives me hope for his next project (hopefully coming out this year!!! 🤞) Moonlight Chicken, starring EarthMix. While the theme or the title of the show is not that popular, I am looking forward to watching it.

So let's manifest another great show from P’Aof 🙏

[tiffanylamps]

Heyyyy do u have any wlw/GL film recs it can be dramas movies anything at this point im so desperate 😭

Hello!!!! Thanks for the ask! I love the topic haha. I'm going to give you 8 recs, I hope you like them! (synopses taken from imdb) The Handmaiden / 아가씨 (2016) A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her

I don't think I've watched this movie since it came out, so my memory is a little fuzzy. I remember thinking it was brilliant and entertaining; I found the plot and characters to be compelling and I was really rooting for Lady Hideko to get a happy ending. The cinematography is so delicious, as is the romantic tension between the lead female characters. However, I did find the sex scenes to be a little... not to my taste but my opinion might have changed in the last few years

Colette (2018) Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms

A Historical biopic about the life of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. It's another movie I haven't seen since it came out but I also enjoyed it. Although married to a man (who is also a dickhead), Colette has relationships with women, most notably, Missy, who is male presenting. (I don't remember if Missy's gender is ever defined in the movie, so I'm not sure if "women" is the correct term to use when describing them. I might be misgendering them as the real-life Missy, Mathilde de Morny, did go by Max/Uncle Max in their later years.)

The Favourite (2018) In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne

Here we have another biopic, this time it's about the relationship between Queen Anne, Sarah Churchill, and Abigail Masham. I adore this movie! It's soooo fantastic to see queer women be so ruthless, cunning, terrible and desperate. Gosh, I love how love and ambition are depicted throughout. It's fantastic! All three female leads are excellent.

Atomic Blonde (2017) An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents

Charlize Theron plays a bisexual baddie in a spy action movie where she is hunted down by James McAvoy?? Yes please and thank you!

Shiva Baby (2020) At a Jewish funeral service with her parents, a college student runs into her sugar daddy and ex-girlfriend

This is one of my favourite movies. It is a horror dressed up as a comedy. THE INTENSITY is sooo unreal that it inspired me to write an original story! I love everything about it! Plus, YES to bisexual and sex-work representation!

Bend it like Beckham (2002) Two ambitious girls, despite their parents' wishes, have their hearts set on careers in professional soccer

Yes, the main character ends up with the male love interest. But this movie is still soooo queer! Jess and Jules are gay for one another, I don't make the rules! Kiera Knightley wanted them to be together and so did everyone else. If they ever made a sequel (which they should), it could be about them reuniting and getting together. I watched this movie soooooo many times growing up.... lol Calamity Jane (1953) The story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok

Another biopic but this time, it's a musical haha. Okay, yes, Jane ends up with a man and yes, the real Calamity Jane was married twice in her life to men. But when I watched this as a child, it awaken something in me. The movie is so queer-coded, I could see it even as a little child who didn't know what queer was yet. I haven't seen it in over a decade, maybe more, but it left a huge impression on me. Plus, The Windy City and A Woman's Touch are absolutely certified jams. (side note: when I watched A Woman's Touch for the first time, I remember thinking that I wouldn't mind living in a cabin with my best "gal friend" 😂) Now for a TV show I watched growing up (when I was WAY too young to be watching something so adult) that made me feel the feels:

Sugar Rush (2005) 15-year-old Kim has just moved to Brighton and developed an earth-shattering, hormone-surging crush on her new best friend, Sugar

Coming-of-age/ sexual awakening stories aren't always my thing anymore, as I don't care to watch teenagers exploring their sexuality but I watched this when I was 10(??), and it was very important to me. It's not a very good show and is probably considered to be super outdated now, but I found it formative. Plus, when I was growing up, there weren't any (not from what I can remember) shows or movies with a lesbian lead wanting to be in an interracial relationship with her best friend. It's an important part of queer TV history. Plus, it has Andrew Garfield playing one of the wettest male characters ever lol

Thanks again and I hope you like my recommendations! 😊