#i really enjoyed the mentalist having so many episodes

[whatsagirltoblogabout]

I finished watching the Mentalist yesterday and I told myself that I was going to take some time to reset my sleep schedule. It's been completely shot to pieces by my inability to resist binge watching and also my whirlwind 5-day side job as an ALM on a very messy shoot, and I kept telling myself that I would get back to normal once I finished the Mentalist. So I literally sat there, after the credits rolled on the finale, and told myself that I was going to take a break, consume some fan content at a leisurely pace and get my sleep schedule back on track before starting another show. I was being so responsible about it. And then, a few hours later, I'm lying in bed and I get curious. Curiosity killed the cat, or in this case my sleep schedule. In a meager defense, I did have to get on my computer at like 1am to deal with a work emergency. But somehow that lead to me going to sleep around 3 after watching the pilot for White Collar. Why do I have literally zero self control? Why am I like this.

[supercalime]

hellooo, fellow bucktommy shipper (and casual b*ddie enjoyer, if it weren't for the horrors...) here! i really liked your take on b*ddie st*ns and how they are now making super wild assumptions based on some latest interviews.

you know one thing that irks me? somehow nobody seems to talk about is the fact that in canon, buck isn't written to be in love with eddie at all. like, can we please talk about this??? because I'm all for Death Of The Author. OS can talk about ships all he wants but in the end, only the canon narrative matters to me personally. i've watched long-form content with endgame couples being set up in the pilot episodes who become canon many seasons later (bones, castle, grey's anatomy, the mentalist, etc.), and the entire point of such couples is to establish that, yes, they have been having romantic feelings all this time since day one. they do so very very obviously. there is zero subtlety or room for questioning.

one of the most common tropes is to give one or both characters (of the endgame couple) another love interest so that the endgame couple can be full of jealousy and pettiness every time that other love interest is mentioned or shown. having another love interests always endangers the original closeness of the endgame couple, and then the breakup propels the endgame couple forward in their relationship. the love interest is always used for comparisons, to make it abundantly clear that everybody else is lacking in some way. at no point in 911 did they do so with buck and eddie??? these dudes go through various romantic relationships, and never ever has it been any issue to the b*ddie dynamic. never was it talked about. never were hints dropped that one of them is jealous. even now, with bucktommy, eddie shows not a single ounce of jealously. on the other side, look at how they showed us buck being obviously jealous because eddie monopolized tommy's time even though buck wanted tommy time himself! buck couldn't stand the jealousy even a little bit, and he ended up literally hurting his bestie because of it. but whenever eddie is involved romantically and sexually with someone, there are zero signs that buck is bothered or threatened or jealous. they both seem super chill? they do not question at any point that them dating other people might hurt their relationship? logically, that must mean buck's never wanted to be romantically or sexually involved with eddie (and vice versa). at it's core, b*ddie has been written as a friendship. to this day, we have no canon proof for anything else.

i would not hate b*ddie to happen or anything. i do enjoy b*ddie fics (those that aren't super misogynist ♥). and i think it could be a great couple if done well! but as you said, even when buck thought eddie was hot... well, so what? that's literally just an objective observation. RG is handsome based on societal standards. chim and hen also immediately acknowledged that eddie was hot in 2x01, and both of them are Not At All romantically or sexually attracted to eddie either. nobody is questioning chim's or hen's sexuality based on the comments they made about eddie being hot. because nothing about this equals real romantic feelings or the desire to be in a relationship. the fandom understands that logic just fine with chim and hen. why not with buck, though? also, we have yet to see a reversed moment for eddie staring at buck and finding him hot. they had no problem to show eddie Immediately having a crush on ana flores when he first met her. this shows that eddie feels sexual attraction just fine. he was, however, never shown in canon to feel it for buck.

also interesting: even though buck found eddie hot when they first met, it did not trigger buck to seriously question his sexuality at any point in the past like, 5 years or so. in all those years of canon b*ddie friendship, the show has never used the plethora of opportunities to propel b*ddie into romantic or sexual territory. the show could have! but the show never did, so i refuse to let b*ddie st*ns or OS retcon this. if it's not in the canon material, it isn't canon. with tommy, it took only a couple of weeks and a handful of interactions for buck to reach a point of clarity about his sexuality. the most logical deduction imo is that buck simply clocked that eddie's hot (like everybody else, duh, he isn't special in that regard), and it's never meant anything deep.

my only real probem with this entire situation is how hardcore b*ddie st*ns are now using this as a justification to harass others even more (especially bucktommy shippers). i'd love to enjoy canon bucktommy and fanon b*ddie in peace! but the hate that b*ddie st*ns are spreading everywhere again (like with every new season and newly introduced love interest) is so overwhelming.

sorry for the long ass rant btw oopsie. feel free to ignore this. i just wanted to let it out and it seemed like you would understand. anyway, thanks for reading in case you got this far!

I’d never ignore a sensible take, anon! (I feel bad that you had to go anon but I understand. We know the drill by now, some stans are scary lol)

But like, ALL OF THIS!!!

Discourse like this is what takes away the enjoyment of media for me. It sucks that fandom experience can have two very extreme opposing sides, specially when it comes to two “competing” ships. You can kinda tell by how bucktommy shippers behave (I’m not trying to flex at all because I am one. A good majority of us has zero problem with b*ddie endgame even though we prefer the other. We like what we are getting and are happy to see this storyline play out) compared to b*ddie shippers (of course not all of them, I’m talking about the entitled ones. That clog comment sections, bother actors, go to the other ships tag to complain about it and say how their preferred ship is better, etc).

Im not immune to bad takes and bad fan behavior. Ive surely acted like these stans in other fandoms and i do regret it, so i hate seeing it happen again and again, no matter where i go.

Not to quote mean girls, but I wish we could all get along…

All that being said, whichever ship “wins”, it’s no one’s call but the writers and producers of the show. Someone told me that Tim writes for himself and doesn’t take outside factors (at least to an extent cause it’s impossible to not know the fan reaction) into consideration when it comes to where he wants the story to go.

[under-loch-n-key]

hnnng i'm not even done with house md yet but should i get into psych??

Absolutely! Psych is a very very good show. Even though it is a lighthearted show, it still has some serious moments and elements to it. Psych is the kind of show I can watch over and over again at any time because of how light and funny it is. The characters are absolutely loveable. The cast is so precious. Just everything about it is so perfect. Psych is eight seasons long. They also have three movies and a podcast together. The cast really wants to make more movies together.

I adore House MD, obviously, but it is more heavy than the show Psych is. Which sometimes I am not in the mood for. Psych has an episode for everyone. They have a musical episode, Bigfoot episode, cowboy episode, a Christmas episode, uhhh, they have an episode where they all had a late night out together and cannot remember anything that happened to them, a demon possession/“Exorcist” parody episode, a parody of Stephen King’s “The Shining”, a vampire episode, werewolf episode, etc.

There’s so many characters in the show that I just adore. Lassie is my favourite, Woody, Gus, Shawn, McNab, etc. There’s a character for everyone to enjoy. I just adore this show so much and the cast included.

It’s not mentioned in the show, but on Twitter a while back the creators of the show just randomly posted something along the lines of “Oh, yeah, lassie? Not straight. He’s actually pansexual-“ I do believe this was from the actual creators account. So, I thought that was cool.

Lassie and his partner detective Juliet O’Hara are such an amazing example of shows portraying male and female friendships properly. They actually make them friends and have it remain that way. I’m not saying that two people of the opposite sex cannot be together or anything, but it seems every time I watch a show they never make the guy and girl just be friends. There’s always tension and sex and then that’s all it becomes. They are just such an amazing duo and a perfect example of two people of the opposite sex just being besties without any weird tension or sex. I adore it.

I just so so highly recommend Psych to anyone. It’s one of my comfort shows. It’s so nice. Psych, the show and movies, is available on Peacock and Amazon Prime for free. Another show along the lines of Psych but is more serious is called The Mentalist. That show is also SO good. I highly recommend Psych and The Mentalist to anyone looking for something to watch. [:

(I will be making some more Psych and Shassie art in the future. They are one of my favourites to draw. Even the actors ship it. Which is hilarious. Lmao.)

[hackedxy0x]

My top 10 favorite shows (take two)

A couple of years ago, I posted a 'top 10 favorite shows' list right here on Tumblr. Recently scrolled through it again and was very much surprised by how DIFFERENT it was from my current one. A lot of new entries, a lot of new faves (and I have a LOT of faves). So I thought it might be fun to share my latest top 10 for anyone listening in the void. And hey, maybe you walk away with a few recommendations if our tastes are similar. You should note that these are ranked by how much I love them and nit by how good they objectively are.

Gonna drop my old list at the end if anyone's curious too. If not, let's get going.

10. Arcane

Arcane is, simply put, an amazing show. The animation is absolutely stunning, probably one of the best animated pieces of media I've seen in my life and I'm looking forward to seeing more from this studio. It's incredible how the writers managed to take a few game characters and turn them into layered and interesting individuals whose story captures you without fail. My favorite part of it has to be Silco's relationship with Jinx. Really pulled at my heartstrings. The show used to be in my top 5 (maybe a slight bias considering I made the list right after I was done with the show), but with so many new entries on the list, some shows had to go down. Still very much excited for the new season coming out in a few months.

9. Killing Eve

Ah, how the mighty have fallen. This show used to be in second place, but I'm pretty sure that was before the last season came out and ruined everything. Well, the last season wasn't as much to blame (even though it wasn't half as good as the rest of the show) as much as the horror that was the last episode. If I could delete that mess from my head, I would. Anyway, with that little rant being done, the rest of Killing Eve was absolutely incredible and it would've stayed in top 5 for sure. It has amazing humor, emotion, messiness, amazing characters, sapphic tension... For those of you who don't know, Killing Eve features a sort of cat and mouse game between an MI6 agent with a fascination for female killers and, you've guessed it, a badass female assassin. I couldn't not put it in top 10 even after witnessing the last episode.

8. Fleabag

Fleabag's "This is a love story" from s2e1 and her self-depricating monologue from s1e1 still ring around my head. Fleabag may be a mini-series, but it sure packs a punch. A dark comedy filled with British Humour . Fleabag (and yes, that's the protagonist) is both awful and relatable. And if you love morally grey characters, you're in for a treat. Because Fleabag is very much grey. Empty, apathetic, lonely, filled with love, a mess. You constantly wonder what she'll do next, is she going to reach a new low or heal. Another bonus, the hot priest. This one didn't drop much from the previous list, a consistent good. (Fun fact: Fleabag was written by the same person who wrote season 1 of Killing Eve).

7. Gravity Falls

And now we have one of the best cartoons in cartoon history (around the same spot on the list too). Gravity Falls is a classic. One of the cartoons that shaped the modern cartoon blueprint (along with other amazing cartoons, such as Adventure Time, Regular Show, AWOG...). Only two season and it still left such an impact. A cast of lovable characters, an engaging plot that doesn't miss, the funny jokes that are just the kind of kid friendly (baaaarely) that even the adults could enjoy. Just had to put it in my top 10.

6. The Mentalist

A blast from the plast. And a new entry even though it shouldn't have been since I've seen this show a long time ago, but it slipped my mind when making the original list. Rewatched it in the meantime, so here we are. This was the show you watched when tv shows were something that was still mostly for, well, the tv. I used to love getting my daily fix of it when I was younger. Crime shows were very popular (and still are), but Mentalist really did it like no other. The Mentalist was about a fake ex psychic Patrick Jane who joins the cops as a consultant so he can get revenge on Red John, a serial killer who murdered his family. Sounds glum, but a lot of the show consists of silly, murderer-of-the-week formatted episodes. But the star of the show definitely was Jane's slow burning quest to catch Red John. All the clues, the intrigue, the suffering. Not to mention that Jane was an absolute legend. (Shoutout to Cho).

5. What We Do In The Shadows

Another new entry! (Actually, all of the shows in top 5 are new entries except for num 1). What We Do In The Shadows is absolutely hilarious. A mockumentary about a bunch of vampire roomates who get up to all kinds of trouble. A simple, but effective concept based on an existing movie. This show got recommended to me along with OFMD, and it really captured my heart. The humour is silly, a lot of gags about sex and weird shit, but the acting is what really sells it. Ever member of the cast has prefect comedic timing, accent, expressions and a way of delivering a phrase that will have you in stiches. A great pick-me-up show.

4. Bungou Stray Dogs

The first and only anime on the list. I was actually debating if I should place it on spot number 3 instead, but let's leave it here for now. I f-ing adore bsd. I was reluctant about starting it because I thought it was too long, but, finally, it was seeing Nikolai's badass as fuck villain design that made me watch the show. And now I'm drowning in manga hell. How can an update be so short, yet so insane? The show progressively becomes more insane and senseless, with a cast of characters so likable that you're happy that their plot armor is close to unbreakable. The author sure loves to watch them suffer though. Did I mention that the characters are named after real life authors? And that everyone has a sexy rival and trauma? Yeah, good stuff.

3. Merlin

In a land of myth... An entry that should've been old considering when the show came out, but I've only seen it after creating my original list. Did it air on the telly when I was a kid? Maybe, can't really remember. A plot summary. Merlin is a young lad who was born with magic. He goes to Camelot for some reasonn, a place known for having a king who kills people for doing magic. He becomes a servant for a royal prat, prince Arthur. A once and future king who is supposedly Merlin's destiny. Watch as magical hijinks turn into ANGST, OH PLEASE NO. Another show I avoided due to its length, but those out of context videos on YouTube really wore me down with their charm. Not to mention that one "Are they gay?" video featuring Merthur, so I had to judge it for myself. Verdict: up to the viewer to decide the nature of that particular relationship (ship the shit out of the though).

2. Interview With The Vampire

I will NEVER stop screaming about how good this show is! It's so underrated that it pisses me off. Why isn't it mainstream, why isn't it drowning in awards? I'm trying to think of a bad moment from the show and I just can't. The writing, the casting, the acting, the directing, the scenary... High quality stuff. And this is just the kinda show where it's just so obviously a passion project where everyone involved is highly invested in the plot and knows their stuff. This show makes you feel 50 different emotions at once and, somehow, the cast manages to handle that perfectly. Just give them the awards already! One of my favorite things about the show is the use of the unreliable narrator. You never know how much of what's being said in the interview is credible. Anyway, I'm riding the high of the new season, but this is one of the rare shows that almost reached my number 1.

1. Hannibal

How do I describe Hannibal other than a masterpiece. A consistent number 1 on my list. This show combines everything I ever might want in a show. It's funny, it's dark, romanting, eldritch horror-like, smart, poetic etc etc. The finale of season 2 is one of the best episodes I've seen in my life, if not the best. Every plot point wrapped up, every character dealt with. It's kinda funny how the more you watch the show, the funnier ir becomes. Give me a billion cannibal puns, give me Will shaking like a wet dog. It really made me appreciate consumption as a love language.

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Anyway, that's all folks. Link to my previous list:

https://www.tumblr.com/hackedxy0x/669381723127185408/my-top-10-favorite-shows?source=share

[katebeckets]

Top 5 Mentalist Guest Actors/Side Characters please?

ooo, love this. okay. hmmm. I'm going to do guest stars!! I love a lot of side characters haha

Dove Cameron (Charlotte Anne Jane) — I loved seeing Jane's daughter so so so so much. I really wish there had been something with Angela too!

Linda Park (Dr. Montague) — I really enjoy this episode, there are so many funny jisbon moments and I really like Linda Park!

Donna Murphy (Diandra Sunderland) — You know I have to include the Broadway cameo hehe <3

Tamlyn Tomita (Lauri Medina) — I really love her (and a fun fact is that she once held a door open for my mom lol) and Bloodshot is such a good episode!

Melissa Fumero (Carmen Reyes) — I don't remember too much about the character but I remember being excited when I saw her! I had no idea she guest starred <3

ask me my top 5 anything!

[calciumcryptid]

Calcium's Crime Series Tier List

Years back I said I would do this because I watch way too many crime shows, so here is my tier list but of course, I can't just leave it at this so allow me to explain some things. Now, obviously, not every crime series is on there because Columbo would be among my favorites.

MY FAVORITES

Pysche is the best crime show ever, it is comedic, heartfelt, and probably the one that has aged the best (not perfectly). I could gush about it, but tallstheintrovert has a whole three-hour video essay about it on YouTube, and sums everything up beautifully. To put it simple: Ninety-nine percent of the show is a fake psychic annoying the police by solving their crimes for them. Also, it costars Karim Dulé Hill who is one of my favorite actors.

Cold Case hasn't aged as well, but the concept is unique and episodes will make you cry. As the title states, the entire concept revolves around solving cold cases, both recent and old, with flashbacks to the crime and giving people modern-day closure. Not only that, but it will showcase how bigotry and police corruption prevented cases from getting solved (although how well that age varies from episode to episode).

CSI NY is a spin-off in the CSI (Crime Scene Investigator) series so it is all about the people in the labs. Is it accurate? No, but it is still cool to see how evidence connects back. It hasn't aged well in many regards but I enjoy it greatly, and I think it has the best main lead.

OTHER COMMENTS

CSI: Crime Scene Investigator is the first in the CSI franchise. In my opinion, it is the best one on a technical level with a really solid cast of characters (I just like New York better).

White Collar and The Mentalist are good shows, especially because most of the show is dedicated to annoying the police. Sloan Stowe has a YouTube video about the Mentalist that I think is a good watch even if it contains spoilers.

Bones and NCIS are on here mainly because I have fond memories of them, not because I think they aged well or are good but because I watched Bones with my oma every day after school and NCIS with my parents so I am rather fond. I'd recommend Bones over NCIS, because it is more comedic and has a great cast of characters but someone once called it the Glee of Crime Shows and I hate I can't disagree with that assessment.

Castle is fun to watch, and has aged surprisingly in many cases at least compared to other crime series. For example, in the first seasons there is an episode about Vodun but treated with actual care and dignity or at least as much as crime series can manage. The main draw is not the main duo, the main draw is the relationship between the male lead and his daughter.

Law and Order SVU is a Law and Order show so it deepthroats the police every chance it gets, but it also has Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson and Ice-T as Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola, so...

Criminal Minds is tricky because it hasn't aged the best, and the show is known for its heaviest episodes to cause nightmares. Regardless, I think it is worth a shot because the cast is brilliant even if it is hard to watch most of the time.

Rizzoli and Isles is an interesting watch, but I wouldn't recommend it because it is very much a hit-or-miss type of show. The friendship between the two leads is a heavy draw though.

Chicago PD opens on a corrupt cop beating a man's face in and stealing his car. That is the main lead, who was an antagonist in Chicago Fire. Why did they do this? I don't know. Don't watch it. Watch Chicago Med instead if you have to watch something.

Blue Bloods is conservative. Don't do that to yourself.

[complexhaystack]

I just started binge watching The Mentalist, like 15 years too late. And it's such a damn good show!!!!

A real solid good team with incredible members, each of them bringing a great touch to the team. Jane is such an interesting protagonist - so upbeat and cheeky, but with such darkness. Lisbon is a kickass, strong, protective and amazing leader, and the only one who can actually rein Jane in. Cho is hilarious with his deadpan humour and a solid interrogator. Rigsby and Van Pelt are adorable, though perhaps I need to watch more to see them grow from the shy big guy and go-getter newbie in the episodes to come. But all members are so very endearing, and I'm glad to read that Jane and Lisbon will end up together (hooray!!).

The show has such witty dialogue. Jane definitely has some of the best lines with his schemes but the team's banter and their comebacks to annoying persons of interest are awesome. Cho often saying the stuff that makes me lol - "Impressive. The best I can do with a phone call is get pizza." 😂

Also, the show has real stakes. People close to them get hurt and die. I'm glad the core team is relatively safe so far and hope it'll be so for the rest of the seasons.

And shamoley Red John is a great villain. Written very well. I dunno how it all ends yet but so far the Red John eps really keep things on edge, and it's sad to see our heroes keep being several steps behind.

I admit I didn't like Bosco - it was creepy that a much older boss who was married was in love with Lisbon. But the impact his death had on Lisbon was sad, and wow the cruelty of what Red John did "for Jane" surprised me.

This show is a true emotional rollercoaster!! :')

I had just stopped watching House - which I had binged the first season of - but stopped halfway at S2 because man, that team is really toxic and unnecessarily dramatic (and House is a terrible boss), even if the stories and characters are interesting. I love quirky characters who are weird geniuses, but I love found family stories even more. So I did not enjoy House as it progressed and the characters turn on each other for dramatic effect - oh and also, it was really quite sexist at many turns. Cannot understand why all the women have to dress sexily in a hospital (women can dress however they like, but if it's practically every scene in the show where a major female doctor pops up, that's just odd and probably a directorial choice), or why House finds it perfectly fine to frequently make off-handed sexual remarks towards the female doctors who just laugh it off (yes he does that to his male staff also but much less frequently).

But The Mentalist... My gosh. Same era, but pretty darn respectful of women. Lisbon and Van Pelt are great characters, and some female persons of interest / criminals are v complex and nuanced. And aww this team is such a great found family!!

I forgot to add... The actors also do a stellar job. The nuances in their expressions and body language are fantastic, particularly Simon Baker and Robin Tunney. Even the one episode characters seem to act really well!

Really loving this show!

[theleotorrio]

B, E and K for the fic writer ask😊

Heyy, thank you for the ask :)

B:  What was the first fandom you read fic in?  Which was the first you wrote fic for?

It must have been Stargate fanfiction back when I was ten and found the german fanfiktion site for the first time and wanting more content from Stargate.

I think the first fanfiction I started writing myself must have been around the same time also for Stargate. Just short things, that I had fun with. The first fanfiction I wrote and published was for The Mentalist, so just a small jump from where I started out.

E: What character do you identify with most?  Is there a certain fic of yours that captures these qualities particularly well?

In general its a triangle of Raine Whispers (from The owl house), Hange Zoe (from Attack on Titan) and Nikola Tesla.

I haven't really written for the first two and I've not written much with Nikola either, but where the qualities from Nikola come through most in my writing is probably in something I am writing at the moment, so maybe I can reference that in the near future 😅

K:  Do you have a guilty pleasures in fic (reading or writing)?

Yes, I love episodes-tag fanfictions, which I know many don't, so I try to be quiet about it. But just having a deeper dive into some scenes or some things that must have happened but wasn't shown, just to expand mostly on the relationships between people, I enjoy that immensely.

Also probably a guilty pleasure is reading the fluffiest, love confessions, tooth rotting fluff I can find. I do really like that.

[lizziethat]

Broadcast television has become so utterly mediocre. We used to get such great shows from all genres, the good wife, lost, desperate housewives, community, parks and rec, person of interest, fringe, the good place, bb99, FNL, Hannibal and we also used to have some fun prodecurals, castle, mentalist etc. Don't get me wrong there was always a lot of mediocrity but we used to have at least a few great dramas and comedies every year. Now it's like everyone with a good idea went to get stifled by 8 episodes in streaming and all we're left with are the fbi's and the law and orders and the NCIS's, we have Abbott elementary and ghosts but that's it. There are no truly great dramas or even truly good ones. I have seen almost everything and I can't think of a single one, granted there are a couple I enjoy but I wouldn't consider them to be on that standard. They don't want to do interesting storytelling anymore, just minimal effort all around. I enjoyed Alaska daily idk if you saw it with Hilary swank, about missing indigenous women in Alaska and journalism but that is for sure toast.

And ... that was cancelled today.

The thing with network TV is that the model doesn't reward risks anymore. Even the NCIS /FBI/One Chicago model doesn't really allow for those shows to take many risks within the already existing standards and preconditions. And outside that model, risks are nonexistent. If you get one big swing a year, you're lucky. And if that show is allowed a chance to grow, it's a miracle. Used to be risks were left to streaming, but even streaming is cutting down on risks these days. They might give them one season, but Netflix isn't truly giving shows a chance to grow anymore, so let's not really sing their praises.

The WGA strike might really change the landscape going forward, for broadcast and streaming. It might all depend on what the final deal looks like, but a lot of the things writers don't seem willing (and shouldn't) compromise on are the things that might make or break the industry and might determine how many risks we see being taken in the future. I don't think it's overstating it to say we are literally living a moment in time that might shape the future of entertainment.

[ilargeicontradictmiself]

Random thoughts i had today, not making any short of point or anything just a stream of thought. (About noticing how set pairings and typecasting slightly effecting my viewing experience lately)

I was watching the mentalist today. I mentioned a while back that me and my sister have been noticing so many actors who have played similar or in any way different characters in other shows like criminal minds that we're doing bingo cards.

Well the last episode i watched there's this guy, he played a killer on criminal minds, a small-level villain on another show and I was half sure he was going to be involved with the murder somehow, he got there too late but he was supposed to kill the guy.

And i was just thinking about how i dont how much of that theory was knowing the show's formula, him making sense or simply the fact that he's played similar roles before and it reminded me of an ask that showed up on my dash, dont remember who it was sent to ,about the pairings in only friends and how , we all know about the set pairing but it really becomes short of an interesting point in a show like only friends or even moonlight chicken where the go for pairing them up differently too and there's even the slight possibility that maybe the don't all end up paired up and happy in the usual sense.

And anon was pointing out how they'd be interested to see the audiences expectations and reactions maybe shift if maybe instead of Book playing Mew it was an actor Khun had properly been paired up with before, if maybe there was more press supporting a bit of a set pair shake up.

Another thought was how i wasn't necessarily surprised to see Ray and Mew's dynamic before the last ep, but i was (delightfully ) surprised to see that they'd go for them being a proper item for a while and how much i loved the fact that Boston and Top , even though it wasn't a thing that went anywhere , it was still very much canonically and explicitly a thing, which carried weight for the plot and the show we've seen so far

I enjoy the mentalist connections, they may take away from the surprise a bit but they can feel like inside jokes almost, plus I find it very interesting that for example Cameron, before playing Ian in shameless, not a particularly sinister character, played not one but two murderers , child on child crime,and all this before the age of fifteen. Like that's a fun connection.

I , as many of you , have mixed feelings on the set pairing thing, ofcourse i like seeing actors with good chemistry get the chance to act together again and explore different roles and dynamics, but as ive realizes it does alter my expectations and viewing experience even on a show like only friends.

Though to be fair that's not just the set pairings, it's the formula, if for example , moonlight chicken and only friends are paving a path towards set pairings getting more mixed up and a freedom with exploring different dynamics not just as an one episode drama plot device but as real possibilities of different developments for the story even for a little while, then maybe we can expect set pairings to still be a thing but not a thing that makes one possible way for the story to go unavoidable

[matan4il]

You know I love slow burn, like everyone else, and I’d really like for buddie to be one, and I hope it’s, but I’m not a fan about how they’ve been treated in 5a, and above all in 6a. Bones, x files, the mentalist, Luke and lorelai are all slow burns that I loved, but contrary to buddie and 6a they had scenes together, they took years to be together but they had scenes almost every episode, with buddie it doesn’t happen, and if in 5a was kind of ok, after 5b imo it doesn’t make sense to repeat it

Hi Nonnie! Thank you for the ask. I’m guessing it’s in continuation to this ask, about Fox and slow burns?

If you don’t believe that Buddie’s going canon, that is perfectly legit. I don’t wanna give anyone false hope, I am not an exec in the TV industry, I’m not an insider, I have no super special knowledge that Buddie will go canon. All I have is two things that keep me watching and enjoying that aspect of the show:

1. The belief that 911, unlike a lot of other shows, is the kind that can be brave enough to let Buddie go canon, that it should and that it would profit a lot from it if the show does go that way.

2. The belief that even if Buddie don’t go canon, they’re still one of the greatest love stories ever told on TV, and I’ll enjoy every bit of it that I do get.

So given that, I want you to know that I am not trying to convince you of anything. You believe what you do! I’m just sharing my POV, and that includes my experience with slow burns, which many times included long periods of time of being kept apart and barely sharing any screen time. It happens! It serves a purpose: it makes the audience miss the couple, and it’s also sometimes seen as a “red herring.” The show makes us think it has abandoned a ship, so that the surprise when they get together is bigger, and the joy more satisfying. I’m not saying that every time two characters are apart, that means they’ll def get together! But bring apart for a while on screen also doesn’t mean that they won’t. So, take of this what you will, Nonnie! And just be happy. Find whatever it is that causes you joy, and go with that!

Thank you again and have a great day! As always, here’s my ask tag. xoxox

[stagefoureddiediaz]

Love reading your blog! A few questions. Do vertical stripes mean the same thing as horizontal? And, also, how much of the color theory that you've written about can be applied to other shows?

Hey Nonnie

I'm so glad you enjoy my blog - its always nice to know I'm putting out content people actually enjoy and not just shouting into the void, so thank you your kind words and for your great questions!

So stripe theory is very much about the horizontal stripes. Vertical stripes don't fit into that theory, I don't have a theory for the vertical stripes, but I'm currently in the middle of creating a full costume plot for all the mains and some of the regulars so that I can better spot patterns (no pun intended 😂) so I will keep an eye out for what scenes we see vertical stripes in and see if anything starts to emerge - you could also keep a note of them if you like and see if anything comes to you as and when you do any rewatching - I always love when others get involved with spotting costumes and patterns!

As to colour theory and other shows (and films), it really depends - in principle - there will be some degree of colour theory in all shows, it might be more full on or more subtle, it really depends on the designers and the overall direction a show has chosen to take. It also depends on how much colour theory the designers have studied. For example some shows will choose to go down a very specific aesthetic route and that might mean a much more limited colour palette that gets used for all characters, so it becomes much more difficult to apply colour theory. I can't think of an example of a tv show off the top of my head, but many films use it to great effect - The Matrix films and Pans Labyrinth are great examples of this.

while others might choose to use colour in a slightly different way and focus in on a specific colour which will only be seen on certain characters as a way of either highlighting that character or their storyline because they are important to the larger picture. the use of red in The Mentalist is an example where this was used to great effect - the red was either a costume, or the hair colour of a character and you would only ever see it on one character in each episode. there are other examples of this being done in both tv and film.

Its always worth looking at what colours characters are wearing, to see if colour theory is being applied to them, or if it isn't. the thing with it is that there are no hard and fast rules, each colour has a wide variety of meanings, its very much about figuring out which of those meanings a designer might be trying to get across and that is easier for some colour than others as the associations are much stronger i the wider pubic conscience than others are - for example acidic and vivid greens are very closely associated with poisons and jealousy, while baby pink (and baby blue but to a lesser extent) is associated with childishness and naivety!

Basically I've just taken a lot of words to say that it depends on the show or film but that there will be some aspect of colour theory in everything, even if its subconscious or not obvious!! 😂😂😂

Thanks for a great ask and my inbox is always open if you have more costume and colour theory questions!! 💜💜💜

[chelleztjs18]

Hello you. 😅

I love Modern Family. I binge watch that and Brooklyn 99. I just finished watching Living Single, another comedy sitcom. I was into Grey's Anatomy, but then it just kept going on and on with drama and not much medical stuff, that I didn't find it interesting anymore lol

You know, I am the same way with movies when it comes to psychological thrillers. I want to know the whys of the killers mind and not really focusing on the bloody stuff. I enjoyed The Conjuring movies because it gave the background of how things started.

This may sound crazy, but my favorite movies are musicals. I love Phantom of the Opera and Rent. I also love the marvel stuff, Fight Club, and my guilty pleasure...The Notebook.

Music wise, my repeats right now are Heartbreak Anniversary by Giveon, Leave Before you Love me by Jonas Brothers, Older by 5 Seconds of Summer. I have so many different playlists on Spotify though, and they range from pop to rap to filipino songs to country to classical 😅

So like to do batting cages, are you good at any other sports?

Are you into astrology stuff?

Hiii curious george! 😅

Oh yeah, Modern Family is so funny.. i love it. I sometimes even plays it in the background for my comfort or when i'm writing if im not listening to music.

I never watch brooklyn 99 and living single.. other sitcoms i watch often are The Big Bang Theory and Everybody Loves Raymond 😁.

Ah okay, i watched greys before but not too long.. sometimes i watch House. I sometimes rewatch Lucifer. And series that im currently watch whn i have the chance is The Mentalist..it's sooo good. I think u will like it.. because it's a crime solving movie but the main character tries to solve them by focusing on the killer's way of thinking or logic n other little details around.. i swear each episode always have plot twist.

The Conjuring scared me. I used to like to watch ghost scary movies but I stopped after I moved here because i feel that the ghosts r close n usually the house n the apartment looks similar kinda to where i live😅

I loveee The Phantom Of The Opera! Well i'm a big fan of the original singer who plays Christine Dae. I dont know if u know her, her name is Sarah Brightman. She's a british sopranos n she invented the "classical crossover" genre. U should check her music sometimes. I love almost all type of music as long as it doesnt sound too much to my ears

Nah,im not that good at sport. I would do more sports though if i dont have knee injury. N i go to batting cage just for fun n hit some balls. I love baseball.

Astrology? Something like horroscope or something? Yeah i do.

Cheerio!

[the---hermit]

Tag 9 people to learn about their interests!

Tagged by @just-a-cup-of-anxietea thank you 💜🌿

MUSIC

Favourite genre?

I grew up listening to metal and rock, and that's where my heart is. Expecially symphonic metal. But I also listen a a lot more.

Favourite song?

I could say so many songs, if I really have to pick just one I would say Fear Of The Dark by Iron Maiden. That's the song that made me fall in love with music as a kid.

Most listened song recently?

Lately I have been really into Rain Paris' covers, she's really good.

Song currently stuck in your head?

Below My Feet by Mumford and Sons

5 fave lyrics?

Although I felt like giving up

It's not the road I chose

The path less often traveled

Held the highest, the highest of hopes

(The Curse Of The Fold by Shawn James)

Man, he took his time in the sun

Had a dream to understand

A single grain of sand

He gave birth to poetry

But one day'll cease to be

Greet the last light of the library

(The Greatest Show On Earth by Nightwish)

The first thing I ever heard

Was a wandering man telling his story

It was you, the grass under my bare feet

The campfire in the dead of the night

The heavenly black of sky and sea

(Song Of Myself by Nightwish)

And suddently Hades was only a man...

(Epic III from Hadestown off Broadway)

You can be every little thing you want nobody to know

(Wilder Mind by Mumford and Sons)

radio or your own playlist | solo artists or bands | pop or indie | loud or silent volume I slow or fast songs | music video or lyrics video | speakers or headset | riding a bus in silence or while listening to music | driving in silence or with radio on

BOOKS

Favourite book genre?

I have a thing for the very first horror/scifi/fantasy that bloomed in gothic litterature at the end of the 1800s. I have no idea if that counts as a genre, but I have always had a thing for that part of litterature, and when I don't know what to read I usually just go for something that falls under this category

Favourite writer?

Neil Gaiman, and many others, but if I have to pick just one that's him. His writing style, the topics, everything is just perfect for my taste in writing.

Favourite book?

I usually say Frankenstein by Mary Shelly cause that is a great way to present the type of story I like. I was also lucky cause I read that book in the perfect moment of my life to connect with it amazingly. At the same time I feel like I am lying because to only pick one single book is so reductive.

Favourite book series?

I have commitment issues, I don't usually go for series. I would like to cheat by saying The Lord Of The Rings, but Tolkien considered it a whole book. Other than that the only full series I have read is Harry Potter. ( I have also read a few books from the Percy Jackson series, which I enjoyed at the time. And last year I started reading The Witcher series, which I am really liking but I am only two books in and I don't know if that would count).

Comfort book?

The Humans by Matt Haig. Anyone who knows me, or has been following me for a while knows about this, amd no I will never shut up about it until everyone has read it. It just gives me hope in a way didn't think was possible. (Also shout out to The Hobbit cause it just makes me feel so good)

Perfect book to read on a rainy day?

Okay so not an easy question. I think I would either go for a short book that I could read in one sitting or a collection of short stories. For the first category my first thought was Tarocchi Magici E Cavallereschi : La Vera Storia Di Rolando by Marcello Simoni. I have no idea if this was translated but It was a great retelling of the medieval story of Rolando I read last year, I'd love to re-read it. For the second category any short story collection by Neil Gaiman. I particularly love Trigger Warning.

Favourite character?

How can you ask me to pick just one? I love the Creature of Frankenstein, I connected so much to that character. But also Herger from Crichton's Eaters of the Dead is a character I love. I adore his positive spirit and his way of seeing life. At this point I should also mention Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit, one of the characters that I feel more close to me.

5 favourite quotes from your favourite book(s) that you know by heart?

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

(Frankenstein by Mary Shelley)

A paradox: The things you don’t need to live—books, art, cinema, wine, and so on—are the things you need to live.

(The Humans by Matt Haig)

Don’t aim for perfection. Evolution, and life, only happen through mistakes.

(The Humans by Matt Haig)

Herger said to me, "Be thankful, for you are fortunate."

I inquired the source of my fortune. Herger said in reply, "If you have the fear of high places, than this day you shall overcome it; and so you shall have faced a great challenge; and so you shall be adjudged a hero.

(Eaters Of The Dead by Michael Crichton)

Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.

(The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien)

hardcover or paperback | buy or rent | standalone novels or book series | ebook or physical copy | reading at night or during the day | reading at home or in nature | listening to music while reading or reading in silence | reading in order or reading the ending first | reliable or unreliable narrator | realism or fantasy | one or multiple POVS | judging by the covers or by the summary | rereading or reading just once

TV AND MOVIES

Favoutie tv/movie genre?

I have no idea. I don't know if I feel different about the genres I watch the most. You know what? I'm gonna go with animated movies because at the end of the day that's always the best option when you don't know what to watch.

Favourite movie ?

There is so many movie. In my family we religiously rewatch a bunch of movies every year, how could I pick just one? I'm gonna go with Young Frankenstein cause that movies is hilarious, and everytime I rewatch it I laugh as if I didn't know all the jokes already.

Comfort movie ?

Honestly it depends on what type of comfort I am looking for. I could go with a couple of my favourite disney classics like The Emperor's New Groove and The Lion King. But also The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings movies. This list could go on for days honestly.

Movie you watch every year ?

The list would be way too long, I am a serial rewatcher. I can say a few I haven't mentioned yet. Big Trouble In Little China, the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Wasabi, The 13th Warrior, Lo Chiamavano Trinità and A LOT of other movies.

Favoutie tv show?

The answer to this has changed many many times through the years, but I can confidently say Brooklyn Nine Nine.

Comfort tv show?

Brooklyn Nine Nine, Friends, and I know there's something else but I can't think of any title at the moment.

Most rewatched tv show?

I could say Supernatural, but I really don't want to say Supernatural. I have watched The Mentalist a fair amount of times (the first couple seasons). Now that I think about it I have seen Lie To Me a lot of times aswell. B99 too but I disn't awant to be too repetitive.

5 fave characters?

I don't know if this is supposed to be on tv shows or movies so I will randomly list a few from both. Bilbo Baggings from The Hobbit (yes I am saying it again BUT you don't understand how much I feel like him cause I also both want and not want to go on an adventure). Rosa Diaz from B99, Patrick Jane from The Mentalist, Elizabeth Swan from The Pirates Of The Caribbean. I know it's just four but I can't think of anyone at the moment.

tv shows or movie | short seasons (8-13 episodes) or full seasons (22 episodes or more) | one episode a week or binging | one season or multiple seasons | one part or saga | half hour or one hour long episodes | subtitles on or off | rewatching or watching just once | downloads or watches online

I tag (no pressure) : @anxiousoptimist101, @contre-qui , @justanotherstudyblrinthecrowd , @starrystvdy , @sage-studies , @occhicerchiati , @fly-away-from-here , @illuminatingnun and @outsassing-nero, plus whoever whats to do this just pretend that I tagged you!

[laufire]

☕️+ 22 episode seasons vs 13 episode seasons

Anonymous asked: ☕️ the shift from 22 episode seasons to 8 or 10 episode seasons

I'm a 22 episode seasons person ALL THE WAY.

I admit, sometimes, shorter seasons are convenient (otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to bingewatch Warrior Nun AND Teenage Bounty Hunters AND The Sex Lives of College Girls in the past two weeks or so lol). There are some shows that don't *need* their seasons to be 22 episodes long; mainly shows that work well as limited series and are designed as such (HBO's Watchmen comes to mind rn).

I wouldn't have complained if say, Killjoys had longer seasons, but I also never felt it hurt for it or that I was missing something. Ditto with Black Sails. Comedies are also more flexible: I don't feel What We Do in the Shadows is missing anything either, for example. Also, as we know, the British do it differently xD, but it's usually fine because the episodes are longer and they know how to work it LOL (Downton Abbey doesn't need any more episodes, IMO).

But for all of those there's at least one other that would clearly benefit of the breathing room a longer season would allow them. Long arcs that build up over a season, sometimes multiple ones? Silly filler episodes that show you new facets of the characters you wouldn't have seen before? More room to experiment with ~quirky techniques or devices, like "AU" episodes or episodes from the POV of a secondary character?

None of that is happening, at least not as well as it used to, in 8 episode seasons ffs. And I miss it, SO much, in current tv. Especially current, because I just get a different ~feeling with shorter old shows: those feel like they were written mindful of exactly how many episodes they had, caring about providing what a 22 episodes long season did in a shorter period, in their own way. Now you get 13/10/8 episodes that are out at once, bingewatched by people in one or two days, talked about for a couple of weeks, and forgotten again that are nothing more than plot moments badly sewed together.

There's a reason why on the past year or so I've enjoyed watching old school shows. Either ones I watched partially/occassionally but never finished (like The Mentalist, Scandal, or even Supernatural), or new ones (like Desperate Housewives or The Blacklist) -even if they give me this specific kind of anxiety where I dread finishing them and running out of content because omg I need more long shows in my life!! xDD.

And the reason why is because I love all of that I mentioned above, all that the 22 episodes seasons can give you like nobody else can! I love the long slow build to plot reveals that this format allows. I love the quirky episodes; sometimes I don't love the individual quirky episode or where it's placed lol, but I love that they exist! I love when writers and directors get to play around a little! I especially love these things in my high-stakes shows, BECAUSE I like that they're high stakes, but the high stakes don't feel as important if I don't get to see the rest, iykwim? You need to know what the character is missing out on. You need to feel that tragedy and that unfairness on your bones. And 22 episodes is the perfect amount to really crush you with all of that.

[whatyouandihave-makesmefree]

OTP Tag Game!

Thanks to @dancewithyoutoday for tagging me, this was really fun! <3 I've actually struggled a lot to come up with 10 ships, I think that starting from the third down they are not really in a real ranking, tho haha

1. Ian x Mickey (Shameless)

2. Brian x Justin (Queer As Folk)

3. Bill x Virginia (Masters of Sex)

4. June x Nick (The Handmaid's Tale)

5. Alyssa x James (The End of the F***ing World)

6. Pacey x Joey (Dawson's Creek)

7. Chuck x Sarah (Chuck)

8. Seth x Summer (The O.C.)

9. Jonathan x Nancy (Stranger Things)

10. Jane x Lisbon (The Mentalist)

1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 6?

Well, I honestly don't because I was 8-9 years old lol. I guess it was s3e12, where Joey is sleeping on the couch in front of a fireplace and Pacey just stops to watch her sleeping.

2. Have you ever read a fanfic about 2?

Hmm no, I haven't but… never say never!

3. Has a picture of 4 ever been your screen saver/profile picture/tumblr screen saver?

Hmm, I'm gonna have to say no to this one too.

4. If 7 were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?

Well, this one hits a nerve, because they got back together right at the end of the series finale and it wasn't exactly as I expected... I can say with certainty that I would survive because I've had to deal with worse things than that (for example, Sarah completely forgetting that she was in love with Chuck since she lost her memory because of the Intersect, therefore breaking up with him because she couldn't feel anything, maybe ?!)

5. Why is 1 so important?

O-Kay. I think they are the ones who most of all taught me that in life it's not always all sunshine and rainbows, but if you have someone to share the joys and sorrows with, your fears, your desires, and who loves you and really accepts you for who you are, then you can't fear anything. Also because I've always loved them, even when I thought it was all over, I never really believed it. I think it was love at first sight with them, and it is mainly because of the incredible interpretation of Noel and Cam and their chemistry on screen that I completely fell in love with them, first individually as characters and then together as a couple. Plus, the thrills they give me… they make me feel something that I do not feel with any other ship, maybe only Brian and Justin can get close.

6. Is 9 a funny ship or a serious ship?

I don't remember there are many funny moments between them, I think they are more of a serious ship.

7. Out of all the ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?

Definitely Ian and Mickey. They are perfect together. They are able to make you feel the same emotions they feel in that exact moment. As I write this I'm thinking about the kiss at the dock and for me that's the moment in which you perceive the true passion, the one that consumes the soul. They're the only ones who made me feel so much reality in the truest fiction.

8. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the strongest bond?

HA. I seriously sound repetitive but, of course Ian and Mickey. They basically survived everything, prison, shitty fathers who wanted to kill them for being gay, stepsisters who wanted to ruin them just for revenge, diseases, consequences of the same diseases, prison (again?), goodbyes at the border of Mexico, other 'boyfriends', prison (yep, again.) and general misunderstandings. I mean, if they do not have the strongest bond...

9. How many times have you read/watched the 10’s fandom?

I watched it just once, but I rewatched their scenes many times in the past (if I've understood the question...?)

10. Which ship has lasted the longest?

Hmm, I don't know... Brian and Justin, maybe? Because they've been kind of together all the time, except for Justin's hateful time with Ethan, which luckily for us lasted relatively short.

11. How many times, if ever, has 6 broken up?

I'm not 100% sure, but from what I remember at least twice. The first time when Dawson found out about them, and the second one at the prom because of Pacey’s lack of self-confidence, he truly believed he was not good enough for her.

12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 2 or 8?

I have to go for Brian and Justin because I think they can do anything together, even surviving a zombie apocalypse.

13. Did 7 ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?

Yes, for a while. Sarah is a CIA agent whose mission is to protect Chuck, and for this reason she can't be sentimentally involved. Of course she seems to forget this little detail over time lmao

Ahhh, good 'ol times.

14. Is 4 still together?

Not at the moment. Unfortunately, they never had full freedom to be together, they had to do it secretly.

15. Is 10 canon?

YEES!

16. If all 10 ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?

Okay, this is reeally hard. Unfortunately, I don't have a clue about what Hunger Game is. But if I have to choose one at random I would say Nancy and Jonathan.

17. Has anybody ever tried to sabotage 5’s ship?

Sabotage? Well, kinda. Let's just say she tried to kill them. There was this girl, Bonnie who wants to take revenge on her boyfriend who died because of them (although she does not know that they killed him only in self-defense).

18. Which ship would you defend to the death and beyond?

Ian and Mickey, without any doubt. (For all the reasons mentioned above.)

19. Do you spend hours a day going through 3’s tumblr page?

I used to, very much. Unfortunately, since the show was canceled, there aren't a lot of active pages about them.

20. If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the ten ships to break up forever or else she’d break them all forever, which ship would you sink?

Sorry, Jisbon. I have to abandon the ship!

Thank you again, I really enjoyed it! :D 

I’m tagging @himick, @isomymickey, @sickness-health-all-that-shit, @littlespooneven, @thisfeebleheart, @definitely-not-here, @gallavich-and-millagher, @you-me-us-family, I apologize if you already did it! ;)