#SHIT I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION ALL DAY MAYBE ILL MAKE A COMPILATION OF THE BEST MOMENTS

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I just had a flashback to when I saw this live with my best friend😭

Excellent performance by the most excellent actors

I wanna vent vent vent about it but in a good good good way

Les Misérables Tecklenburg 2018

Patrick Stanke (Jean Valjean), Milica Jovanovic (Fantine), Jens Janke (Thénardier), Bettina Meske (Mme Thénardier)

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I feel like I need to apologize to you all for exposing you all to that video, even if indirectly. That very well may be- no, you know what? It is the worst thing I’ve ever liveblogged on here, bar none. Even worse than Rio 2 (and you know that’s no easy feat if you saw my reaction to that movie’s shitty ending). I don’t enjoy covering something that I know is gonna make me mad, I really don’t, but holy shit this was too much for me to avoid not talking about.

Full disclosure: before I found out about this video and the massive backlash it got, I was what you might call a casual Pink Floyd fan. (I liked the songs of theirs I’ve heard on the radio and one of their less-popular albums that my dad has.) I’d heard of the film version of The Wall a few times but hadn’t actively thought about it or sought it out. I didn’t know about almost anything regarding any of the stories behind the songs. After the backlash though? I looked a bit more into their work, which is fascinating. I listened to the whole original album for The Wall, and now it’s one of my favorite concept albums. My girlfriend @animatedc9000 and I watched the movie together not too long ago, and since then it’s grown on me quite a bit, more than any other movie based on a concept album I’ve seen (which may not be saying much since that list only includes Tommy, which is a mixed bag, and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which sucks). When I started sharing the things I was finding out about the album with her, she told me that all of it was “blow[ing her] mind”. I’ve found something new that I like, and it’s because of all the people who cared to speak up against the work of somebody who didn’t care enough about it to really do the subject matter justice.

Listen, I’m not saying that if you have a different view or opinion on something from me and/or most others that you’re wrong. Don’t like The Wall, either the film or the album? That’s fine. Don’t care for Pink Floyd in general? That’s okay. Can’t enjoy The Wall because of all the drama behind it regarding Roger Waters? Fair enough. However, if you’re gonna review something like this, then context is important (especially for something like The Wall, both the album and film), and not only does this “review” provide none of that, it feels like Doug Walker doesn’t know the context either and that he didn’t do any research into any of it past his initial viewing. I know I’m not the best when it comes to bringing up all the details about the things I liveblog, but that’s because I’m not really reviewing them so much as reacting to them half the time, and even then I at least try my best to let people know what’s going on. I’m just one person on the internet who does this stuff mostly on the fly, for fun, and for free, unlike Doug Walker who’s got thousands of subscribers, (supposedly) analyzes media for a living, plans most of his material out in advance, and has the resources to make an elaborate production like this.

That being said, what Doug Walker did in this video isn’t just state his unpopular opinion in an ill-conceived way; he continually made fun of an abuse victim, saying that what they went through wasn’t that bad and he should just get over it, and made no attempts to even try and understand how it affected them even long after it all happened. That is the biggest factor in what makes this so unforgivable to me, and all of the other terrible elements that come with it just further cement it as the worst video he’s ever done. Of course, this isn’t that new for him or his company, given that their first public message addressing the Change the Channel situation was “We sincerely regret you feel that way”, so what makes this different from that? (Well, aside from the mistreatment of the former employees being arguably unproven whereas you can’t even deny the fact that he’s mocking an abuse victim here.) I’m sorry to say that the answer seems to come down to more of who he’s talking about this time than anything.

Look, certain classic rock fans can be easy to irritate, to put it mildly. I include myself in that because I still have a tendency to clench my jaw and groan whenever some guy (yes, including Doug Walker, and yes, it’s always cishet white guys I see doing this) refers to The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” as “The CSI Miami theme”. It’s not a big secret that rock fans are like this either, in a way you could say it’s a stereotype. Nobody really seems to talk about Doug Walker’s content all that much these days (outside of people doing “cringe compilations” of it I guess), not after that Not So Awesome document discussed the horrible things he and his company have done to their former employees. If he wanted to get people’s attention again, he was gonna have to do something big and in a way where people would have to talk about him, and what better way to do that than with a series of statements regarding something some people have a strong attachment to (and whose album happened to be turning forty soon) where he can feature bigger name guest stars and includes something he can try to sell off to his most dedicated fans?

What I’m saying is that Nostalgia Critic’s The Wall comes off as an attempt to troll for attention so he can try and become relevant again, even if it's for all the wrong reasons.

That’s probably the wrong conclusion to come to for this (or maybe not; this is a guy who seems to delight in pissing off Pokémon fans for no good reason), but at this point who even cares what the reasoning behind it was. What matters is that this happened, and the things he’s said here aren’t just lazy, they’re cruel and insulting to say to an abuse victim, and no amount of guest stars or special effects can cover that up or save it. If you can handle darker, fairly depressing subject matter, I do recommend listening to The Wall, perhaps even checking out the movie if you can handle what’s in the album (though not before looking into the kind of triggering content it has; like I said earlier, it gets dark at points). If it doesn’t seem like your thing, I completely understand, but regardless of how you feel about it, please do not watch this “review” or seek out the album they made of their songs from it, not even to try and laugh at how bad it is or see for yourself if it really is that bad. Please trust me: it is that bad and it is not worth your time.

Doug Walker, I doubt you’ll ever read this, but if somehow you do, then I have just one thing to say to you: STOP.

[screechingaussie]

50 Questions Tag

Thanks for tagging me bb @riceeater22

1. What takes too much of your time?

Music, Drawing & Tumblr.

2. What makes your day better?

Youtube compilations, my mutuals on here and music

3. What’s the best thing that happened to you today?

I got paid and Booked my next holiday

4. What fictional place would you like to go to?

Skyrim, she likes dragons even if they try and kill her.

5. Are you good at giving advice?

Probably not but people keep coming to me for it so?

6. Do you have any mental illness? I haven’t gone to the doctor for it but a few I can think of.

7. Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis?

Yup

8. What musician inspired you the most?

Tyler Joseph

9. Have you ever fallen in love?

Ugh I dunno

10. What’s your dream date?

One with not tooo much social interaction? Like go somewhere quiet

11. What do others notice about you?

How short I am

12. What is an annoying habit you have?

Biting my nails

13. Do you still talk to your first love?

Loll nope i’m too awkward for that shit.

14. How many ex’s do you have?

Uuuuuhhhhh we not

15. How many songs are in your playlist?

1685 songs

16. What instruments can you play?

Piano, ukulele and very little guitar

17. Who do you have the most pictures of?

Yugyeom, Chan and Jungkook (don't tell tae he’s swaying me atm)

18. Where would you like to go before you die?

Back to Korea.

19. What is your zodiac?

ImA VirGo

20. Do you relate to it?

I think so?

21. What is happiness to you?

Sleeping (wowzers that’s sad)

22. Are you going through anything right now?

Study, Work and I’m constantly tired so

23. What’s the worst decision you’ve ever made?

Probably getting a tattoo on my arm? I kinda just wished I kept them clear now.

24. What’s your favourite store?

Probably Kmart

25. What’s your opinion on abortion?

I guess it depends on the situation? I don’t wanna get too into it cause I know its a touchy subject for a fair few people, Its your body and your mind, take care of it above all else.

26. Do you keep a bucket list?

Nope, I do have a travel list tho

27. Do you have a favourite album?

I am You and Look I guess

28. What do you want for your birthday?

Well got7 are preforming in Melbourne Just before my birthday so

29. What are most people’s first impression of you?

Im a push over, not true at all, I’m just kind until you try to take to much.

30. What age do you seem according to most people?

A lot of people think I’m really young, maybe I come across as childish.

31. Where do you keep your phone while you’re sleeping?

Bedside table

32. What word do you say the most?

Probably fuck, possibly bugger

33. What’s the oldest age you would date?

Probably no older than like 7 years

34. What’s the youngest age you would date?

1-3 years I guess? I would probably end up babying them alot tho.

35. What job/career do most people say would suit you?

Teacher but my social anxiety and fear of children being mean to me, lol

36. What’s your favourite music genre?

K-Pop.

37. If you could live in any country in the world, where would it be?

I’ll probably stay in Australia but I’d love to live overseas somewhere.

38. What is your current favourite song?

Come on -  Got7.

39. How long have you had this blog for?

Maybe a little under 2 years?

40. What are you excited for?

Sleep, when I have a day off work.

41. Are you a better talker or listener?

A better Listener, I don’t like telling people my problems.

42. What is the last productive thing you did?

Some of my homework, I was meant to do some today but did this instead

43. What do you want for Christmas? I dunno

44. What class do you get the best grades in?

Art

45. On a scale of 1-10, how are you feeling right now?

4.

46. What can you see yourself doing in 10 years?  

No Idea

47. When did you first get your heartbreak?

2017

48. At what age do you want to get married?

I dunno if I want to get married

49. What career did you want to have as a child?

Vet

50. What do you crave right now?

Someone to do my homework for me

I will tag whoever wants to do this :)