#community commentaries

[defectivegembrain]

Not really sure how to react to this exchange from the Pillows and Blankets commentary:

Danny Pudi: I don't mind pooping in public

Yvette Nicole Brown: You don't

Danny: No, not at all

Yvette: Danny will poop if you're in his trailer with the door open

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

This wine tastes like pigs blood!

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[asidian]

One thing I adore about Dead Boy Detectives is how brilliant the first ten minutes are. The pacing is incredible. You meet the boys, learn who they are, get a peek at what they want, and are shown what their strengths and weaknesses are.

Straight out the gate, you know that Charles is impulsive and more physically protective, and that Edwin is more intellectual and prone to magic. You learn magic exists and this is a setting where an infinite backpack can happen. Edwin gets a chance to show off his deductive skills with their client, and Charles gets to show off his people skills with both the client and the WWI ghost. Six minutes in and we already know these characters.

You learn that this is how these characters function together, and that they know each other well enough to know each others' strengths and weaknesses and rely on each other and compensate for them, respectively. The pacing is lively and attention-grabbing, and the back-and-forth between the office and the scene while they're on the job allows a fantastic showcase of the contrast between how they work together in different situations.

Then we get a look at the deeper need that motivates our two ghosts: staying together, against all odds, even after death, even in the face of Death herself.

And then we segue into another brilliant bit of exposition. Instead of a long, stodgy talking scene that would slow down the pacing, we get shown slices of Crystal acting strangely to explain what's going on.

In the space of ten minutes, we have met our characters, know what drives them, know their status quo, and are ready for that status quo to be upended, all without a single exposition dump.

No wonder this series series was met with critical acclaim. This is brilliant character writing and pacing. I write for a living, and this intro scene had me turning to the person next to me, saying, "THAT'S how you do it."

There's so much to appreciate about Dead Boy Detectives, but I feel like the script doesn't get anywhere near enough attention. Standing ovation for the absolutely brilliant writing, honestly.

[portland-polycule-archive]

New reaction image just dropped!

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Another kind of diversity we need in writing is protagonists without love interests. Give me adults with full-fledged stories that don't include falling in love.

[cicekwizard]

The True Crime Starter Pack

1. EXPLOREWITHUS – https://youtube.com/@explorewithus?si=zLzao9_e02hGb0a3

(If you're more interested in interviews with serial killers or murder cases, then this channel is for you. It also explores the entire case and surrounding circumstances)

2. STAYAWAKE – https://youtube.com/@stayawakevids?si=NeI-CBPo4Gt8JhXt

(The channel is similar to ExploreWithUs, but it also delves deeper into the psychological aspects of crime cases. If you're interested in that, then this channel is for you)

3. Murderpedia - https://murderpedia.org/

(This is the website that helped me begin my research. It has a ton of material that's categorized by geography. Whether it's filicide, familicide, or serial killers, they provide the background, crime, and trial of a perpretrator. I'll warn you that this site provides crime scene photos that can be rather disturbing)

4. JCS - Criminal & Psychology – https://youtube.com/@jcs?si=xehdBb1eS3L36x6g

(it used to be more popular channel but stopped posting it's similar to 2 first two)

(that's all I'll post more if I come across something "badass")

[did-i-do-this-write]

How to Support Writers During the Scourge of A.I. Bullshit

Do

Interact with us. Talk to us. Reach out to us. Many writers physically write for themselves, but they share for others. To build a community and connect with someone, to learn from them, and to make a genuine connection through something they've created. Comments, questions, rambling tags, they all mean that our writing reached someone who genuinely enjoyed it.

Share our work. This does not mean repost, this means reblog and/or send the link to friends and other potential readers. Some writers may have negative experiences with their work being shared on other platforms (such as discord), but reblogging is almost always appreciated so we can reach a wider audience. Even if you don't have anything to say or comment, it will help.

Ask questions. Many writers are dying to talk about the creative choices they made, the word choice they fought with until they got it just right, the details they added just HOPING someone would notice it. If you wish you could get more context/detail about a piece, odds are all you have to do is ask!

Treat us like humans (because we are). Crazy concept, right? The thing that terrifies me the most about all this is the potential that we take humanity out of the arts. We replace it with A.I. until human creativity becomes irrelevant because it's more convenient and more profitable.

We are not robots making content for your entertainment, we are people sharing stories to make genuine human connections and share our passions. Stories that take hours, days, months, even years of our lives to properly craft. We practice and study and learn so that we can express ourselves skillfully. Even when done as a hobby for fun, there is heart and energy and time put into the final draft.

And finally, Don't

Use A.I. for anything. Because the more it's used, the more advanced it becomes. The more advanced it becomes, the harder it will be to discern a genuine human touch between an A.I. regurgitating what it's been taught.

In the end, this is a plea. I'm begging you. Do not give A.I. the ability to replace us.

[somsom606]

Guys does anyone know what happened to that Eric cosplayer last year?

This dude? I can’t find anything on him

[whereserpentswalk]

Never trust anyone who criticizes people with privilege more than they do people with power. If someone's version of class consciousness leads them to see academics, white collar workers, people who can afford things they can't, and people they see as 'intellectuals' as the enemy, more often than they see billionaires, politicians, the police state, and Christian fundamentalism as the enemy, they do not have your best interest in mind. When people who make hundreds, see people who make thousands as the enemy, people who make millions win.

If you see yourself falling into these traps, be aware of it, and remember that there's a difference between those who are privileged under systems of power, and those who control and benefit from them. While it's important to see privilege, you have to understand that it isn't the same as power. The average blue collar worker, and the average white collar worker have more interests in commen then either will ever have with a ceo. Division in the working class only benefits capitalism. And when you start to criticize things you consider intellectual because you think someone more privileged than you is associated with them, than you're starting to think like a fascist.

[lilithism1848]

[chalc0]

My dumb headcanon about Benrey is that he lost his body after final battle and now roams around as voiceless skeleton

Small comic just in sketches because I'm still busy with many projects but if you're interested I can add more pages and render it

[defectivegembrain]

In the commentary for Cooperative Polygraphy Danny Pudi said hi how are you to the...potential dvd audience? And Joel McHale was like they can't answer you idiot (affectionately I assume). Well I am here about a decade later saying I'm fine thanks, Danny, and it was very sweet of you to ask!

[clonerightsagenda]

I'm loathe to make this comparison because people throw out Discworld as a comp title way more often than warranted (and don't get me started on how every SF debut claims Murderbot as a readalike when it's not deserved) but if I could make the comparison once, I think Greater Boston is the closest I've seen to Discworld. It skins over the real world with a made up* metropolis and then uses that setting and its cast of interconnected characters to make a lot of observations about people and society that range from hilarious to profound and, frequently, both at the same time. One of the show's theses is first presented in a monologue about two Bigfoot hunters seeking the sublime and finding each other.

It posits ridiculous scenarios and then takes them seriously in the worldbuilding. It dredges up bizarre real world facts and spins them into something else until you're constantly looking up which bits of trivia are true. It's relentlessly optimistic about humanity and our capacity to care for each other while also being cleareyed about all the ways we as individuals and a society are currently failing. It's got a guy named Dipshit Poletti. I don't know what Terry Pratchett would have written about Brexit, but Greater Boston's take on the 2016 US election is the best I've seen. America's truest answer to Ankh Morpork right now is a city made out of trains.

I came to this realization while on my commute this afternoon but I now desperately want to see CMOT Dibbler in Red Line.

[redysetdare]

I think there's a genuine conversation to be had about how aro spaces have begun pushing QPRs in a similar way that amatonormativity pushes romantic relationships onto people but a majority of aros just refuse to engage in the discussion because they see it as an attack on QPRs or people saying QPRs are romantic relationships lite instead of actually looking at the fact it's critiquing how some Aros have begun pushing it almost like an alternative to romance and something all Aro's want.

No one is saying QPRs are bad but rather that there is too much push that the idea of a QPR will fix people's problems. "oh you're lonely? just find a QPR!" "You dont have to be in a romantic relationship you can be in a QPR!" "QPR is MORE than friendship" etc etc.

There's a genuine critique here of QPRs being used to continue to push amatonormativity by again assuming that every aro wants a partner - even if not romantic - and I think we can have a genuine conversation about this rather than going at each other throats over a fake argument of "QPRs bad"

[portland-polycule-archive]

I've tried explaining this situation to people I know IRL and it really does feel like this.

[nthflower]

I think the real message disco Elysium wanted to give was getting stickbugged.