#it’s been a great year of tv watching

[shoutdontwhisper]

Favourite shows of 2023

Honourable mentions: Colin from Accounts, Julia, Lessons in Chemistry, Class of 07, Poker Face, Silo

[linden-after-hours]

As much as most of us (I assume) found Joker Out through Eurovision last year and maybe are big fans of the contest (me included), please consider boycotting Eurovision this year!

Palestinians and allies have called for the disqualification of Israel but the EBU has refused. Now Israel is participating with a song that used to be called "October Rain" (the title has been changed) that is very clearly referencing October 7th.

Russia was (rightfully) disqualified for opening fire on Ukraine. Israel is allowed to continue, despite the year-long occupation and murdering thousands of Palestinians in the last half year alone.

Boycotting means not watching, not streaming the shows, not creating or interacting with any Eurovision content. You will miss out on a glittery night of music and it will suck, but it will help path the way to a free Palestine! 🍉

Read the BDS Movements statement from March 2nd 2024 here.

[moonchild-in-blue]

somehow this week is 3 hours long and these little pockets of time i have to scroll and be silly are being consumed with chess. i'm afraid i am developing a new (old) hobby.

[pirateshelly]

Strongly considering breaking my 3 year (3 and a half year?) tumblr hiatus

[thedreadvampy]

it's been a strange arc so far

when I was 19-21 and having an extremely imbalanced relationship with someone in their mid 30s I was like 'we are both adults so the fact that this is fucking me up is my fault'

when I hit my late 20s and saw how young people in their late teens and early 20s seem now I was like 'oh wait I was so fucking young I didn't know shit about my own limits or about managing relationships and I don't know why someone in their mid to late 30s would be into that except for nefarious purposes'

the weird bit is now I'm into my 30s - not even that far into my 30s - and while I still wholeheartedly believe that last thing about how young (and self destructive) 20 year olds are, I'm also kind of like 'huh, actually nobody I know that age has their shit remotely together and frankly the reason this fucked me up is because NEITHER of us knew what the fuck we were doing it how to cope, for different reasons and at different life stages, and there probably wasn't any malice or intent to control as much as there was Blind Flailing.'

[janiedean]

hypocondria is off the charts this evening yeeeey

[ghosts-and-blue-sweaters]

[pynkhues]

Have you watched the artful dodger on Hulu? I really enjoyed it! I thought of you bc it takes place in Australia. It’s really interesting to think of how Australias history impacts the culture there even today 🩷

I haven't yet! I actually didn't even know it had come out yet, haha - I knew they were making it as they shot it in Sydney and my sister did a few dailies on it before she went onto another show, but I didn't really know that much about it beyond it being an Oliver spin-off set in Australia. It looks fun, and I quite like Thomas Brodie-Sangster, so I'll definitely check it out.

Thanks for the rec and for thinking of me! ❤️

[timeisacephalopod]

I've kinda seen some pushback to the idea of representation in media and I don't necessarily think it's bad to point out actual rights are more important than Disney's thousandth first gay character that's fine, but I've had a LOT of people comment on my works about asexual characters and tell me what I wrote changed their life-and it's always that phrase- because they now have the language to describe what they feel. I've had people who ARENT ace or aro comment that what I wrote finally made a concept they didn't understand make sense, or that the way I explained things was interesting and enlightening and I'm kind of a mediocre writer who hasn't written anything in ages.

Like idk, if reading something from a writer who is fucking around and only somewhat talented can genuinely impact someone because they've not seen anything like them reflected back at them in life or media I don't think pushing for representation in media is as "needless" as some people seem to think and caring about that doesn't mean you don't care about more "important" (although if you think seeing people like you in media ISNT important it's because you already have that representation or are privileged enough to not care if you do, in which case maybe pipe down) stuff. Hell, I even got a Facebook message ages ago from someone who found a comment I left in an ace group about QPR's and what they meant to me and how I perceived them and the person no joke said what I wrote two years before they even found it changed their life forever because they finally knew what kind of relationship they actually wanted.

So like sure, of course there's always bigger fish to fry them diversity in media (you know, like diversity in real life lol) but I don't think it's as frivolous as some people are beginning to act like it is. At least not if you're an aspec person it's not, I STILL don't see ace characters almost ever and I'll bet my whole everything if I asked a writer of a show why they'd tell me that EVERYONE has to be in a sexual relationship and characters that aren't won't sell and are boring- I say this because in film school I had a teacher TELL ME every character needed to basically be sex obsessed and when I pointed out a GREAT MANY CHARACTERS are not revolved around sex (Supernatural stars two brothers, I pointed out) and when she asked if I had love interests I was like ??? That doesn't matter- using my aforementioned supernatural example almost all their love interests die or get mind wiped because at the end of the day that's not what the story was about. So actually I think writers who act like that teacher need like 50 reality checks, and representation in stories isn't unimportant and also support indie writers you'll probably find more funky shit there then Disney anyway lmao.

And also even the asexual characters I DO see in media don't remind me at all of myself even if I appreciate the effort, but they never feel real or genuine and their sexuality doesn't get a lot of exploration so 🤷🏻‍♀️ I actually could use more media focused on characters that I can genuinely see my sexuality reflected in in a meaningful and narratively impactful way because I've got nothing.

[intothemacabre]

So one year for Christmas I got an iTunes gift card and used it to buy the first season of a.hs. Happy 10th anniversary to the first time that I ever watched M.urder H.ouse and was introduced to Vi. One of my favorite fictional characters 💜

[stinkrascal]

tonight me and bf are going to a fair!! the kind with the rides and cool lights and games and stuff!! i’m so excited 😁😁😁😁😁

[tails-boogie-board]

Sonic underground au kind of reminds of a scene from shameless

Manic: he doesn’t even know who you are.

Sonic: IM HIS BROTHER!

Manic: YOU WERE MY BROTHER TOO!

Tails: •💧-💧•

Not gonna lie fam, I haven't seen this show but I did find the clip and yea, I see it lmao

The irony is that the Sonic that Manic knew and the Sonic that Tails knows are different people.

Manic is right to feel how he does and it sucks, but no matter how factual and 'correct' he is, it doesn't change anything or influence Sonic's actions or behavior. Manic has to just deal and suffer, he knows he isn't being the 'bigger man', even if he's trying to frame like that to himself, and he feels punished for it; for his resentment at the situation, his frustration at himself for not doing more and his own feelings, and at Tails and what he represents, (Later on at their mother too).

You gotta feel for the poor dude tbh. He's a victim of the narrative

[shitpostingfromthebarricade]

Tag People you would like to get to know better - I was tagged by @secretmellowblog , thank you friend!

1. Three ships: Empereur's Mercy, Empereur's Candlesticks, The Reader x Enjolras's Mom

2. First ever ship: Karin/Kazune

3. Last song: "Visions of Gideon" by Sufjan Stevens

4. Last movie: if stand-up specials count, Neal Brennan's Blocks; if not, I'm genuinely not sure

5. Currently reading: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

6. Currently watching: Nothing, I don't think.

7. Currently consuming: oxygen as I wait at 4AM to pick my neighbor up from a bus station

8. Currently craving: sleep would be pretty fucking chill, and also some time to be alone in my house and get caught up on personal projects

Tagging other people: @almondmisery @fionacreates @surefireshore @opens-up-4-nobody (no pressure!)

[stitchthesewords]

that 'tell me about the best movie you watched this year' post is making me realize i. did not watch any movies this year.

[neverendingford]

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[ifeelfreewithoutmyshoes]

Having friends that can be as deranged as you is very healthy actually