#he's watching TV haha

[menelaus-blue]

as promised tumblr, the drawing has been done

[okcoolthanks]

I really liked “I Saw The TV Glow” for a lot of reasons like the lighting and sound design and stuff

But I also really liked it because how similar I felt to it. Like you watch a show you love so much you want to Be In It and all you do is interact with That Show to the point where you start talking like it and you make everything you see like it because you don’t Know anything else

I really liked owens character because of how Stuck he is in his life. He says he doesn’t think about “that stuff” because it makes him feel gross so he doesnt. He takes a job at a place he doesn’t like and when it gets shut down he goes with the manager to the next place also doing a job he hates. When his parents die he lives in the same house he grew up in because he doesn’t want to leave. He had one friend and when she disappeared presumed dead he didn’t do anything but reminiscenced on his time with her and watching the show she helped him watch. You can also see how he starts taking care of himself less after his father died, in the last scenes of the movie he looks like he barely eats or drinks water, he doesn’t do anything but his job. “Years feel like seconds” because he isn’t doing anything of importance he lost everything that he looked forward too

He doesn’t talk above a normal speaking volume until he’s literally DYING and even after he apologizes still out of breath. He’s still dying then. No one responds to his apologies or responded to him when he was screaming

He gets a chance to leave and go with Maddie to The Pink Opaque and he gets scared, he gets a chance to leave with her when he was younger and he gets scared. He’s so unhappy with his life but he doesn’t want to change it because he doesn’t know what else to do

[lazzarella]

This was so funny 😂

[sadquickchristmassnowman]

you guys remember when jeff protected abed from that bully in comparative religion (the season 1 christmas episode)? do you think that was the first time, in all the years of abed being bullied, that someone actually stood up for him?

[tinybed]

my arms and whole body are so sore :{ cuz not to TMI but my neighbor who is 78 had an accident yesterday and it was like this whole thing ya know. he went to the hospital today finally, cuz he didn’t want2 go yesterday.. he is in better condition today but still went to get checked out thank goodness… anyway i am just like rly sore and my back hurts a lot. gonna try to chill out and take care of myself too >_< i’d been very non-stop watching him and helping him since this happened cuz he called me first to help him, plus he’s like the only person i rly know after living here for 2 years. of course i care about the guy… anyway at least i can relax mentally knowing that he’s getting the help he needs now

[girlwiththegreenhat]

you know what? at least he got his wedding. i guess ,

[rotisseries]

"she met a pinecone's fate" was hysterical the first time around and it's still funny but the longer I think about it the more unsure I actually am about the line

[pocketdaan]

You've kept track of the characters on your kid's favorite show, but this one seems brand new!

^ without compression + chromatic aberration. Tried using an old indie animated kids show style! Ones with lineart rough at the edges, have choppy frames, and bleeding watercolors... I swear those exist 'cause I watched em, but I'm having a hard time thinking up an example lmao

As for the premise, like a Candle Cove thing 'cept some adults can still see it. Imagine a kids cartoon playing and one character is always digging at his pockets. Luckily for Pocketcat, his friendly attitude makes it easy to wave off! He's only looking for his keys promise.

[pynkhues]

I saw people discussing this on twitter: it took less than a year from the start of filming season 1 to it airing (December to early October), and Rolin said that the strike pushing things back meant they had to film the second season in hours with less darkness and that was difficult, so I would THINK they would try to film season 3 late this year or early next year (even if flashbacks to human Lestat mean they film in daylight sometimes, most of the season would still be nighttime)...so they certainly COULD release the season in late 2025, and wouldn't autumn 2025 make sense? I could also see early 2026, but it just seems like they wouldn't want to do two years between seasons every time (really early 2026 would be more like 18 months). Rolin says they are thinking of possibly 5 more seasons -- they can't anticipate taking ten years for that?? Wouldn't 12-15 months between seasons make more sense?

I'm also wondering about what Rolin said about figuring out if they want to split TVL into two seasons, depending on what they might pull from other books. I want them to have enough time to tell whatever story they want to tell, and it really does sound like Rolin feels fully supported by AMC -- I'm kind of hoping they do it in one season with 10 episodes, but hey, if they can do it in eight or decide to split it in two, then cool.

Autumn next year would make the most sense! Rolin renewing his multi-year deal with AMC weeks prior to the announcement of the s3 order, and even seeming pretty confident about s3 at the 92NY panel back in April too makes me think a lot of things have probably been in train for longer than it seems. It makes me wonder how far along they are in the writing process (if they've even formally started! Which I kinda suspect they have given Rolin's been openly talking about him and Daniel working on the songs already.)

Newsreader s3 is supposed to be airing in early 2025, so the one thing about starting late 2024 would be you'd probably have a bit of a stop-start given they'd wrap for the holidays and then would, I imagine, need to release Sam for his press commitments, but then Australia usually pays dust to marketing and publicity lol, so it might not be as much of an issue as the reverse was (I'm pretty sure I heard through the grapevine that they were doing re-shoots for Newsreader when Sam had to head to the US for his IWTV press obligations).

I've been wondering about whether or not they'll split TVL as well. It's interesting though because TVL and Queen of the Damned really are a duology within the broader series, so I also kind of wonder if they might do something like adapt the two books over three seasons, which I think would probably make a lot of sense? There's so many new characters across the two books, and while I think they balanced the expanded role of Armand, and the introductions of Madeleine and the Paris Coven really well in s2, we'd also lost almost every character except the leads after s1. Both TVL and QotD introduce a lot of new supporting characters, many who are going to stick around in various capacities like Gabrielle, Marius and David (although I do kind of wonder if they're merging Daniel and David's characters, given the way certain things are shaping up), and being able to spread them out a bit as they've already been doing with s1 and s2 could give them a bit more breathing room.

[lazzarella]

Not sure which smile in ep 4 is cuter: when Kinn overhears Porsche being like ‘oh you wanted me to be shocked that Kinn is gay????’ to Big or, earlier, when Porsche face plants into his crotch in the sauna and he kinda rolls his eyes, readjusts Porsche so he’s not, you know, face down, and just smiles so fondly

(The answer is both, of course)

[hereforyourdispleasure]

Love love love Darian's relationship with age. He's 26. He's time travelling 24/7, he has no idea when a year has passed for him so that's an estimate. Straight up doesn't have a birthday. He's a 60s kid. He's gen X. He looks younger than 26. Besties with an 80s kid and a victorian. The only times he's engaged with any other 60s people was a cannibal, a one sided co dependant relationship and people he's scamming on Facebook. He loves the 80s because that's when he fucked off to Commish. He listens to and watches 2000s shit

[saul-okayman]

Okay crush has worn off (thank GOD) I think he was just a man who is respectful and says nice things

[areyouwho-ithinkyouare]

me internally when i’m trying to respect and recognise that my dad has unaddressed autism that impacts the way he handles social interractions while also trying to not just excuse the shitty insensitive behaviour that has absolutely contributed to my mental health issues

[kideternity]

“Jono is British” No he isn’t. Not to me. Never to me.

[softquietsteadylove]

Alright your Pokémon au is just amazing! Here is another prompt to this beautiful AU! Gillade watching Gil and Thena dancing around each other a while now and decided to take a little action by bumping Gil “accidentally“ so he kisses Thena 😂

"Thanks again for the save, today."

"Don't mention it," Thena said softly, opting for that rather than telling him that it was insane to think that she wouldn't come to his rescue if he needed her. "Did you at least get some rest this afternoon?"

"The Audino checked me over and I was cleared for duty!" he smiled, although Thena glared at him for it. He chuckled, stirring around his bowl of soup. "Really, Thena, I promise I'm fine. They're trained to treat people and pokemon there, and they all agreed I could go back to work tomorrow."

He was omitting the fact that they wanted to keep him overnight for observation. The only reason he was here for dinner was on the promise that he would come back tonight and sleep with routine check-ins by the medical staff at the ranger centre.

"Ursa?!"

Gil chuckled, patting Teddiursa on the head as Thena ladled him more soup before he could even protest. "Don't worry, buddy, I'm fine. Your brave Mama came and rescued me from a pack of wild pokemon today."

"Teddi!" Yes, the little cub knew that, because he had been left home with Ninetales since it was 'too dangerous', and 'nowhere for her baby'. "Teddiursa!"

"No," Thena reasserted, and it silenced the little bear in one blow. Although he did sit himself on the counter with his little paws crossed and his cheeks puffed out. Thena shook her head, poking one of those fuzzy little cheeks and immediately receiving a giggle as a reward. "Bewear are very dangerous pokemon. I couldn't risk you getting hurt if things didn't go well."

"Teddiursa!" it protested, gesturing to Gallade. If the fighting/psychic type was entrusted to protect Thena and Gil out in the field, then why couldn't it have come too?

Thena set Gil's bowl back in his hands before poking Teddiursa in the tummy, getting another giggle for it. "That's enough of that, sweetie-poffin. Gallade had enough to worry about out there."

Damn right he did, Gallade mused as he observed the little family around him. Thena was tickling the grumpiness out of her little cub while Ranger Gil...well, he was watching Thena. Like always.

Gil took another bite of soup. The base of it was his own recipe that he'd managed to teach Thena (through excruciating trial and error). She was terrible at making human food, but at least with his soup base recipe all she had to do was throw in edible ingredients. And this soup sure was edible.

Thena settled Teddiursa against her hip, looking at Gil to see if he was regaining the colour in his cheeks. But when she looked at him he was already looking at her, and with a funny look on his face. Thena's cheeks took on colour of their own.

Gallade rolled its eyes. One night of watching tv without witnessing its trainer's terrible attempt at a love life--was that so much to ask?

"Ninetales," the fox pokemon by the fire commented. As always, she chose to stay out of it; if Thena figured out her feelings for the Ranger then good for her. But Ninetales was happy to let it happen organically.

After all, Ninetales had known about Gil's feelings for Thena since she was a Vulpix. Gil had a similar ignorance to it all as Thena did, but certainly he knew he felt...something, for Thena. It was further than the ace trainer had gotten to figuring it out, for Arceus' sake.

"Gallade," the Blade pokemon replied, looking over its shoulder again.

"Tell me you don't have to go out there again tonight," Thena frowned at Gil, scratching behind Teddiursa's ears idly.

"Not tonight, I'm just heading back to the centre to rest," Gil shook his head, still eating the soup. "I've got afternoon duty tomorrow, though."

Thena sighed, although her eyes made it seem like she'd rather be yelling, "I would think you could take a few days off after nearly being choked to death by a wild Bewear."

Gil didn't even blink, though, just laughing into his next spoonful. "Ah, it's okay. And besides, it's pretty much just aerial sweeps."

"Just don't go flying into a flock of Altaria," Thena teased a little more lightly, bumping his hip with hers.

They could just sit at her table, like normal people. But they took all their meals in the kitchen, standing up, talking with their heads close, elbows bumping, trading soft stories and loud, belting laughs.

Gallade turned the tv off and stood; enough was enough.

"I know you'd rescue me anyway," Gil chuckled, bumping her hip right back and setting down his third empty bowl on the counter. He turned to face her properly.

"Excuse me," she laughed, letting Teddiursa hop out of her arms to take Gil's bowl to the sink for her. "Who's the Ranger here?"

"Hey, I'm a pokemon Ranger, I range pokemon," Gil corrected, making Thena laugh until her cheeks were pink.

Gallade sighed, 'bumping' into Gil's back on its way to the berry cupboard.

Gil blinked rapidly, eyes wide. He had collided with Thena, pressing her against the counter, although he'd reached out to brace himself - and her - from the fall.

Thena's eyes had squeezed shut as Gil's lips landed against hers. She had been laughing--she un-pursed her lips, relaxing them against his. It was...kind of nice.

Gil was stunned as he felt Thena melt against him, just a little. But he realised too late that his eyes were already closed. He was already kissing her back. His hand was already on her cheek to do it.

Thena sighed as they parted ways, pulling away slowly. Her eyes fluttered open and found Gil's doing the same. She stared at him, wondering if he always looked so...wonderful. "Um..."

"Uh," Gil blinked right back at her, also at a loss for words. But blood rushed to his ears, making him wish he had his hat to hide his embarrassment (or at least fidget with). "S-Sorry! I-I didn't-"

"No, it was-"

Both stared the other down, trying to figure out what the next move was. Did they deny it?--deny that it happened, deny that it was nice? Deny that they undeniably both liked it?

Gallade glared at them from the couch again; did he do all this for nothing?

"It was," Thena paused, her voice barely coming out as she took in a shaky breath, "nice."

"Oh," Gil let out numbly (dumbly). The singular word made the colour in Thena's cheeks deepen and his heart nearly threw itself through his chest to offer itself to her, "I-I liked it too!"

"Okay," Thena mumbled, clearly at a loss for words.

"Okay," Gil mumbled back, trying to think of what to say. He had no fear wandering right into a pack of Bewear, sure, but uttering a few words to his beautiful trainer friend?--apparently impossible.

"Right."

"Uh," Gil sucked in a breath. He was still standing close to her, not having moved all that far away after the kiss. He tapped his thumb against her hip, "hey."

Thena peeked up at him through long, sandy lashes.

Gil kissed her again. Thena leaned into it more naturally this time. His hand came up, brushing over her cheek and pushing her hair back a little. Their heads tilted to the side together as they pulled apart again. Gil licked his lips. "I have to go, but...can I...come see you in the morning?"

Thena licked her lips too, nodding as they eyes held together almost too strongly. She smiled, "same time as always?"

"Yeah," Gil let out a faint laugh, smiling at her like he had never seen anything like her.

He hadn't.

"Okay," Thena whispered, keeping her eyes on him as he reached around blindly for his hat, gripping it in his hand as he waved to her on his way out. She waved back, "see you then."

Gil stared at her until the door had to break their gazes for them.

Thena immediately turned around, throwing her head in her hands on the kitchen counter. She pressed a scream of sorts into the back of her hand.

Teddiursa tumbled back, startled by the sudden outburst from his usually calm Mama. He turned over, petting her hair the way she pet his fur when he needed comforting. "Teddi?"

Thena didn't look up, only pointing to where she knew her Arceus forsaken pokemon was sitting on the couch (like a menace). "You don't deserve a luxury ball!"

"Gallade," he waved off, willing to accept any frustrations of hers if it meant not having to watch them dance around anymore.

[pankomako]

yk sometimes i see posts on here that remind me of one time - i forget if i already posted about it - when i was watching one of boat's streams, and my mom noticed and asked me if he was married yet. i was like, 'no??' and my mom said 'well he's getting kinda old' and i responded like 'he's only in his mid-20s???' and my mom was like 'yeah!! he's getting old' then i guess i asked how old she was when she got married and she said she was like 21 i think. in my mind i was like HUH?? WHUH?? that's like. REALLY YOUNG TO ME??? i mean if you ask me i think my friend is JUST fine as is lol. this happened i think maybe a year or so ago but i remember it every so often and how weird it feels to me that my mom thinks she can just. make comments about him like that