#Twisted

[ofekma]

[kamapon]

book 7 scarabia spoilers

I could't help it

[khruschevshoe]

Starkid is one of the absolute best arguments for supprting independent art. The fact that the shows you're invested in can't get canceled by Big Daddy Streaming, the quality is always amazing, the love of the cast and crew doesn't get squeezed out by surprise budget reductions, the fact that since crowd funding provides almost all costs up front (plus the presence of voluntary digital ticket/in person tickets for additional funding), the fan base can access the full material for whatever cost they can contribute (even if you can give nothing monetarily, you will still get a professionally shot version of the material eventually, without surprise fees or password crackdowns, AND with captions/completely accesible regardless of location). The same goes for Tin Can Bros, Shipwrecked, and all the other associated theater and web series companies loosely connected to Starkid. Like, I cannot believe the amazing content provided to us at the same level as Broadway or streaming services with billion dollars at hand, with almost none of the catches that come with others. Like, I cannot believe that we get all of this right at our hands.

[dicenete]

A bit of a fish mafia mobster Floyd @v@ to celebrate the octanivelle itabag I got from my friends for my birthday gift.

Twisted Tag Team

@windalchemist001 @twstsandturns

Trying to finish up some sketches from my sketchdump file. I was so socially and physically tired when we arrived at my sister's place that I just blacked out and had 4 hour nap. The First birthday party was fun and it was nice to see my friends irl since we all live so far apart. And on the next weekend, another party! For my friends who are more from the northeastern Finland.

[nemfrog]

Twisted tree trunks and birds. Die Pflanze in Kunst und Gewerbe. v.2. 1886?

Internet Archive

[merp-blerp]

Elpenor: *Dies because he was doing something dumb* Also Elpenor:

[sirius-you-know]

No but why is reading fanfiction way easier than starting a new book

[avisdymart]

The Doll trend but with Rollo Flamme

[justarandombrit]

Starkid really loves their dark reprises that come immediately after the original song, don't they?

[hipsternumbertwo]

An Age & An Age: Celebrating 15 Years of SK! [Cinderella's Castle Kickstarter]

[thatdelusionalnerd]

Bully the bully to bury the bully is so much like follow the golden rule to follow the gold and rule

[starkidsupremacy]

Starkid and Puppets: A Legacy

Now if you're like me, you're probably obsessed with starkids penchant for puppetry

And in light of recent news...

It's safe to say I've been screaming, crying, throwing up thinking about it alot

So lets take a journey through all their Puppets shall we!

We start where all good stories start AVPM. Who have the Dragon puppet

Next, MAMD has no puppet's

And AVPS has sorty and scarfy! (<3)

Now obviously... Starship, with an incredible amount of puppetry

Bug and buggette

Roach and some other backround Puppets (including mosquito's)

And (in my opinion) starkids most incredible puppet to date, Pincer!

Holy Musical B@tman has none

AVPSY does have a puppet! They have the basilisk puppet (technically scarfy and sorty again)

Twisted has two Puppets! The monkey

And the parrot

Neither Trail to Oregon or ANI have any Puppets unless you count Cornwallis

Firebringer has both trunkell

And snarl (with a size to rival pincer)

And you know what, let's count the duck

Tgwdlm has none

Black friday doesn't technically have any but I'm still going to put a picture of wiggly here because I just think you should look at him <3

And surprisingly, while nightmare time 1 has no puppets, nmt2 does!

The axe man

And the stupidly impressive (and rival for my fav) Otho

Lastly Nerdy Prudes Must Die, regrettably, has no puppets

That's a total of 20 different puppets (lmk if I miscounted starship). With an average of 1.3 puppets per musical/project!

Sorry this is so long lol

[violetwolfraven]

Wait wait wait remember that post about how Team Starkid/the Lang brothers are going to be comparable to Shakespeare 500 years from now and it was mostly played for laughs like yeah lol you’ll need a paragraph of footnotes to explain the zefron poster but like

I don’t think that’s actually far off from how Starkid’s place in theatre history might play out and here’s why. Just hear me out

Why is Shakespeare so popular today when he definitely wasn’t the only playwright from that era? When he’s not even the only playwright from that era from England that we have surviving works from?

Two main reasons:

1) Shakespeare’s work is (relatively) universally relatable. The characters do things that are so fundamentally human. They make jokes at their friends’ expense. They complain about being awkward in front of their crush. They have daddy issues. The plot lines of the plays aren’t too complicated. The dick jokes land whether you’re watching in 1611 or 2024, and they probably still will in 2637. Shakespeare’s works are timeless because he didn’t try to outsmart his audience. He wrote about things everyone could relate to rather than trying too hard to peacock his intellect in front of the nobility. This is not true of every playwright.

2) Shakespeare was really popular right around the time England started colonizing everything in sight. Copies of his work got shipped all around the world, translated into dozens of languages, performed probably thousands of times. Setting aside the moral implications of this, the important thing to note is that Shakespeare was about the most easily accessible English playwright during a time of rapid, intense globalization.

Meanwhile, Starkid:

1) Invests hard in meaningful, relatable character arcs instead of spectacle and expensive sets or costumes. Also, lowbrow, immature humor and dick jokes that make A Very Potter Sequel funny and enjoyable regardless of if you’ve ever seen any other Harry Potter media in your life.

2) Posts professional recordings of their musicals to YouTube FOR FREE, making their shows about the easiest, best quality musical theatre you can get pretty much anywhere in the world, regardless of if your area has an active theatre scene. Proshots from other companies are rare and usually not free. Bootlegs are all well and good, but even if the video quality is alright (and that’s a big if) the audio is usually garbage. Starkid has been posting the best quality free recordings they can afford since 2009, shortly after the birth of social media, another time of rapid, intense globalization.

In short, I’m not saying that theatre historians in 500 years won’t remember any our current Broadway faves, but I am saying that in my opinion, Team Starkid is probably going to be more accessible for the general public. If you’re a 26th century English teacher trying to teach your class about narrative structure in 21st century theatre, what are you going to show your students? A bootleg of Hadestown with blurry video and garbage audio? Or the professional recording of Twisted, parts of which they will probably even enjoy, because even long after no one remembers Disney’s Aladdin anymore, your class of 26th century 16-year-olds are still going to laugh at “No One Remembers Achmed.”

[liviavanrouge]

Protective Dragon

Malleus: *Opens the dorms doors* Yes-

Malleus: *Perks up then Scowls* Oh, it's just you

Jack: *Nods, holding purple roses* Is Livia ready for our date?

Malleus: Date?

Jack: *Nods* I was taking her to that flower field she found for a small picnic...

Malleus: *Stares him down*

???: Mal Mal, is that Jack!?

Malleus: *Slams the door shut* NO!!

Jack: Uhhhh....

~~~~~

Livia: Mal Mal! I am going on this date and you can't stop me!!

Malleus: Couldn't you have at least chosen someone worth your time!

Livia: Jack is worth my time! Now get out of the way!!

Malleus: *Shakes his head, blocking the door* I refuse to let my Beastie go on a d-date....

Livia: MALLEUS, I'M NOT FOUR ANYMORE!!

Lilia: *Chuckles* She's correct, Malleus

Malleus: But she's still a baby!

Livia: NO I'M NOT!!

Malleus: By fae standards yes you are, you're still a baby! My Baby!!!

Lilia: *Frowns* Hold up, I don't recall you having a wife who went through six hours of birth.

Livia: Technically I am his baby as well, since he and Gran Gran Maleficia allowed me to stay in the castle for eleven years despite all the protests about it....

Lilia: I guess....

Livia: BUT I'M NOT A BABY THOUGH!!!

Malleus: YES YOU ARE!!!

Livia: NO I'M NOT!!!

Malleus: I refuse to let my Beastie go on a date with a mere wolf!

Livia: *Glares at him, her eyes narrowed* Malleus

Lilia: Oh, she pulled the first name..

Malleus: B-Beastie....

Livia: If you don't let me go, I'll never call you Mal Mal ever again, Malleus

Malleus: You wouldn't-

Livia: Take. Your. Pick!

Lilia: *Grins* OOOOOOOOO!

Malleus: *Sighs*

~~

Malleus: *Glares at Jack, his eyes glowing* Have her back before ten!

Jack: I will...

Livia: *Beams and waves to Malleus* Bye Mal Mal!

Malleus: Be careful, Beastie! Look around when you're walking, don't take things from strangers, always say please and thank you and-

Lilia: *Covers Malleus' mouth* Have fun you two~~

Livia: We will!

Malleus: *Frowns, silently sulking*

Lilia: *Chuckles* You've become more of her parent than I have

Malleus: *Huffs* I know....

Lilia: *Laughs* Fret not! She'll be alright

Malleus: ......I hope so..

Malleus: *Frowns then vanishes into thin air*

Lilia: *Sighs* Oh dear, he's gonna stalk them..

@queen-of-twisted @yukii0nna @zexal-club