#channel select

[izzyspussy]

the fact that they made it illegal to make ads louder than programs on tv in 2010 but haven't updated it to apply the same regulation to streaming. who do i have to call.

[osakanone]

Armored Core: Ass Man

Way WAY Better than I expected. Some flaws -- but probably due to Peter Watts (the writer) not having enough creative control, or involvement with storyboarding. Blame Amazon for that.

Watt's thoughts: www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=11288

Keanu's acting suggests he's known addicts personally -- not just for the vocalizations but completely nailing the very specific flavour of emotionally-eroded-escapist-exceptionalist-egotism it brings, which probably means him and Watts are on the same page. Phenomenal.

Watts doesn't quite get mechsploitation/mechposting but for an outsider he gets impressively close more than once and he is playing many of the right notes.

Fights are pretty good.

Slightly too much exposition.

Could stand to be significantly more horny and existential.

Genuinely impressed.

Edit: Just learned about River Phoenix. Keanu's clearly chanelling people he's met. The pathos, dignity and sincerity, and tragedy and the understanding of the power-fantasy at the root of every addiction is peak. This could have been cynical and it wasn't. Very very impressed.

[minijenn]

So Nintendo released a new music app and at first I thought it was fucking stupid but now that I'm actually using it?

Yeah I love this. Dammit.

[ronanceautistic]

Wheelzies-accurate content

[valiant-portabella-pirkko]

just for fun, I've been snapping fancy shots of each of my beta test characters this time around. so without further ado, these fellas are:

Kara the Fierce (Norn Soulbeast) Valiant Luaith (Sylvari Daredevil) Goria Deathcaller (Charr Reaper)

[gay-artificer]

artificer powers me up to draw edgy fanart like warrior cats does to 15 year old socially outcast weirdgirls

[zenmom]

Does anyone remember Teen Titans Go? I feel like a fool to have loved it as a little kid. I was young and impressionable back then…

Oh no… this might be a controversial take…😟

why didn’t my parents say to me that the show is awful? Why didn’t they point out to me what really is wrong with it? I would’ve loved Steven universe but nooooo! It had the be that show that I later hated due to it being so contradictory. And the fact that other shows on CN opens up my eyes that the other ones that are absolute classics (not you, Clarence and Uncle Grandpa. I cannot really make sense of you two) such as Steven Universe and Adventure time. If only Adeventure time became my favourite show, would’ve I hated Teen Titans for its trying to be cool and something you shouldn’t miss. Hell, even my brother’s friend is right and I’m embarrassed to admit after so long liking that show.

The worst part? When I hated it, all the other shows that are promising are either cancelled or moved else where, leaving CN with only a few shows. Heck, I would’ve even enjoyed infinity train but now I think it’s just pointless to even watch cable at all (now why do I want to watch all episodes of Mickey Mouse Funhouse and Mixed Adventures and Road racers?)

So long story short: Cartoon Network is pathetically dead to me due to keeping up this hot garbage (if it’s a type food that had been served for years, I wouldn’t eat it and avoid it like peanut butter because I hate the smell of it)

And sonic boom, despite being somewhat similar to teen titans, at least knew how to set the humour right. That’s why I want to watch it. Anyways, what happened to adventure time and other good shows on there? Are they still playing, right?

[eurovision-del]

Finland have definitely become one to watch in recent years, so going into Eurovision season they were one of the countries I was most excited for! With UMK happening this weekend, here's my ranking of the competing songs:

Mikael Gabriel & Nublu – Vox populi

Sini Sabotage – Kuori mua

Jesse Markin – Glow

Cyan Kicks – Dancing With Demons

Sexmane – Mania

Sara Siipola – Paskana

Windows95man – No Rules!

Despite being just seven songs, this was a super hard selection to rank – honestly you could ask me tomorrow and I’d probably switch them around again. This is a very even competition in my eyes - every song is good in its own way and I enjoy them all, but there's no standout. I was in a weird position after my first listen through all these songs when they were released where I felt really positive about this selection, but then struggled to recall any individual song. A couple of weeks to get familiar with them all has definitely helped.

Right now, I think my favourite is Vox populi. It’s a super fun track, their style of Eurodance with the slightly rockier guitars and drums creates this fantastic energy – it’s great pump up music. It’s also pretty cool that it’s bilingual, with a rap verse each in Finnish and Estonian. In fact, we’ve got a fair amount of rap and hip-hop here which I love to see, since I feel they're genres that go underrepresented in Eurovision and national finals in general. Even better, they’re all very distinct from each other. Kuori mua is another rap track, but it couldn’t be any different, with the attitude it exudes and its super slick beat. I love the sharpness of it all, and how it mixes in the piano in the second half to create a more positive sound, lifting some of the tension but keeping all the energy.

The overall production level in all these songs is great – this whole selection is high quality and just sounds good to my ears. The one slight exception is No Rules, which I feel goes a bit too heavy on the fake eagle screeches, although it very much fits the overall tone of the song. This one slight annoyance, and the fact that I preferred Vox populi when it comes to Eurodance, was what made it end up at the bottom of my list, but I honestly feel bad about it – it’s still a very fun song and does what it’s doing  well. I didn’t want to rank any of these songs last!

Because the songs are so even, I couldn't even suggest what deserves to win this Saturday. It's going to all depend on performance for me. Finland are never going to do better than last year's Eurovision result, but UMK has honestly become one of the best national finals over the past few years, and I hope this is enough to keep up the qualification streak they're on.

[fantastic-mr-corvid]

its so sad when discord servers get big and the sense of community is lost. accidentally clicked on a server i used to be active in and seeing the art channel just be post after post with barely any interactions between people. It used to be so much better, but after a really skilled fandom artist started posting there and the mods made a ping for people that they used every time they sent even a wip and so the art channel just turned into a love fest for that artist and god forbid you posted before them, or after bc you had to wait so long before the hype train stopped. Like pour love on artists in your community!!! but dont so clearly single one out and kill the praise for anyone else. bc its so clearly affected the server to this day...

[catboyolli]

#pssssst gif makers may we have this moment as a gif pls 🥺🙏

@theflyingfeeling i had to split it in two, but here you go! 💖

[t4llhum4n]

Ngl I half-expected him to ask Sweetie what their favorite scary movie was

[haarute]

2XKO alpha is today and i am so hoping i get a code i want to Game

[thegardengrows-infrozenrain]

love seeing cool fanart from a cool artist only to have to immediately block them for dramamongering.

like okay you drew a character with your headcanons. cool. great. don't need an inflammatory likebeggar caption with 25 "kAwAiI" emojis while you rant about how no one will like them because literally everyone in the fandom hates minorities and is a "weirdo freakazoid" who will attack you for headcanons.

like you can just tell behind the screen, past the needlessly smug aura, they're just fucking SEETHING about their imaginary haters.