#MERE MORTALS

[meremortalscomic]

There are benefits to having some kind of bear..dog...thing on your roadtrip.

[fujobritta]

side quest/mere mortals, the mythic quest spin-off series is apparently done filming

[alulapop]

I saw a post that went something like “his mortar is so ready to grind into her pestle” so I closed the app and made this as fast as possible but when I reopened the app it reloaded and I lost the post but heres what I made

[alexzalben]

MYTHIC QUEST spinoff series MERE MORTALS ordered by Apple TV+

If you haven't checked out Mythic Quest, it's great, and once a season they do an episode that departs from the main narrative to flesh out other parts of the world. Mere Mortals, a spinoff series, will tell eight stories in that vein, and sounds very cool.

Full release below:

Apple TV+ today announced that its critically hailed, hit comedy series “Mythic Quest” will expand its universe of beloved characters with “Mere Mortals,” a new eight-episode extension series from Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris and Katie McElhenney, with Megan Ganz, Rob McElhenney, David Hornsby and Charlie Day serving as executive producers.

“Mere Mortals” will explore the lives of employees, players, and fans who are impacted by the game. The new spinoff series takes a page out of the acclaimed departure episodes of “Mythic Quest,” including the upcoming episode “Sarian,” set to make its global debut on Apple TV+ this Friday; last year’s “Everlight,” the special episode that earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Narrator for Anthony Hopkins; season one’s “A Dark Quiet Death”; “Backstory!” from “Mythic Quest” season two; and, the widely celebrated standalone episode, “Mythic Quest: Quarantine.”

Currently in its third season, “Mythic Quest” is a global hit sitcom from creators Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Megan Ganz that has been hailed by critics as “hilarious and endearing,” “a ton of fun,” and “the best workplace comedy on TV.” The series received an early season three and four renewal, and boasts a Certified Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes.

“Mere Mortals” is written by “Mythic Quest” star Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris and Katie McElhenney. The new series will be produced for Apple TV+ by Lionsgate, 3 Arts Entertainment and Ubisoft. Megan Ganz, Rob McElhenney, David Hornsby, Charlie Day, Nick Frenkel, Michael Rotenberg, Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin will serve as executive producers. 

The new series will join a growing offering of hit and award-winning comedy series on Apple TV+ including the soon-to-premiere “Shrinking,” as well as new seasons of “Ted Lasso,” “Schmigadoon!,” “Physical,” “The Afterparty,” “Bad Sisters,” “Trying” and more.

[saturnisscreaming]

No mere mortals can look up on my visage without experiencing insanity

[beljar]

We are imperfect mortal beings, aware of that mortality even as we push it away, failed by our very complication, so wired that when we mourn our losses we also mourn, for better or for worse, ourselves. As we were. As we are no longer. As we will one day not be at all.

Illustration by Holly Warburton // text by Joan Didion, from The Year of Magical Thinking

[appletvdaily]

Apple is expanding the world of “Mythic Quest” with a new series set in the world of the show that hails from three of the original series’ writers.

Variety has learned exclusively that Apple has ordered “Mere Mortals” from Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris, and Katie McElhenney. All three are writers on “Mythic Quest,” with Burch also appearing onscreen as the character Rachel. In addition, “Mythic Quest” creators Megan Ganz, Rob McElhenney, and Charlie Day will executive produce “Mere Mortals” along with “Mythic Quest” executive producer and star David Hornsby.

The eight-episode “Mere Mortals” is said to follow the model of episodes of “Mythic Quest” like “A Dark Quiet Death,” “Backstory!,” “Everlight,” and the upcoming episode “Sarian.” Per the official logline, “Mere Mortals” will “explore the lives of employees, players, and fans who are impacted by the game” at the center of the mothership series. Katie McElhenney wrote “A Dark Quiet Death” and “Sarian,” while Burch wrote “Everlight.”

[beltart]

ENRICHMENT

[ours-stan]

mortals by tommy lefroy is one of the best songs to exist ever just a hashtag fact

[crazycatkatetrap]

"Your highness, I will not be here forever."

Something Solar wishes wasn't true. Especially about KT . . .

Kind a bland background and fricked up proportions, but I did this at 4am, so . . . .

[marshmellow-dragon]

Inhale. I'm alive.

Exhale. I'm dying.

This mortal body:

So beautiful,

So frail,

So easily destroyed.

Every breath I take keeps me alive and kills me slowly.

[meremortalscomic]

[roohdaar]

There are times when we unnecessarily take things seriously. Let Go. Live Free.

You're mortal anyway.

[wickedzeevyln]

Frailty

Grounded in contemplation, Tethered to fragility,At odds with uncertainty,Indeed, the experience of mortalityIn confrontation with Earth’s formidable forces.Against the resilience of the wind,Emerging from its lair, stirred by storms,To upheave even the mightiest oaks,To sculpt the mountains,Dispersing dust across the lands to deter hubris from ourspecies Against the relentless assault of…

[littleitaly94]

"And we all, with UNVEILED FACES, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."

2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV

[noveltyreads]

Mere Mortals by Erin Jade Lange Book Review

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

I am a sucker for the typical teen high school story.

And even more so when there are vampires involved. 

When I saw Mere Mortals for request on NetGalley, I knew the book was right up my alley. We all heard the story of human turns into a vampire but what about a vampire turning back/into a human? That is something I haven't seen done before. As such, I was curious about the story and what the vampire main characters would think about humanity from the outside. 

I really enjoyed the story. I felt like it was fun, fresh and quirky which is what I wanted even before I opened the book. The pacing was not too slow or too fast but the book did skip over some parts that I really wanted to read more about. For example, we'd be reading about Charlie's anticipation of her second date but the next time we hear about it, it already passed and we didn't really get to experience that moment with the character. As a result, we missed out on an opportunity to delve deep into the characterisation of the love interest and by extension, we missed out on feeling that chemistry between the two characters which would've been vital to the ending for obvious reasons. 

The characters I connected to the most were Sal, Reg and Lina and that was mainly because we got deeper glimpses into the former and latter's backstories. Reg was a character I understood early on but as the book continued, I felt more and more distant from him. If we maybe had more moments with him and Charlie, we might've been able to get a glimpse into how his relationship affected him. As such, the way his character arc ended wouldn't have been as out of the blue as it was. 

The side characters were essential to the story, as in, so many of Charlie's choices were centred around her relationships with her human counterparts. Their role in the story was to help Charlie see the beauty of being human. I wished they had more of a presence in this book because I felt like everything with their characters felt quite surface level. I wanted to know more about the twins, about Poe and about Dexter. While we got slightly more backstory with Dexter, I still wanted more from him. I wanted to know him more than simply his desire to open an eatery in the future and from being a farmer's son. The fact that Charlie's connection with him felt so instantaneous didn't help this case at all but that's also because my personal preference with romance is slow burn. 

Now onto Charlie. I see what the author was trying to do. I think she was trying to showcase the contrast between human and immortal through characterising Charlie as selfish and unkind at the start and then turning her into a selfless and kind human girl towards the end. Charlie was by no means a likeable character, not at the start anyway, but I wish we had more of a smoother transition to showcase this change in her character especially since it was highlighted over and over in the book that this was influenced by the people (specifically humans) around her. If the humans felt more present and we got further glimpses into their backstories, personalities etc then this element would've felt stronger and her choices would've felt more justified. 

All in all, a fun story that was quite enjoyable to read. The characters did fall a little flat though. While I was reading this book, I asked myself if this would've been better if marketed towards the younger YA market or even tween readers. I think it would've been a readable book for that age group especially since there were no mature themes and nothing too violent to be considered inappropriate for that audience. 

ACTUAL RATING: 3.3 STARS