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wesleycrushers · 3 months ago

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Hey, I need the lore on the Wil Wheaton national TV fiasco. I'm intrigued.

I apologize for letting this sit in my inbox for a hot minute, being an adult with responsibilities and stuff is stupid 😒 (especially when you have an uncontrolled chronic illness on top of it, but anywho)

my time has finally come

okay I lied just a little because it wasn't technically Wil Wheaton that made fun of me, but you'll get what I mean in a moment

So about ten(ish) years ago, Wil had a short lived series on Syfy called the Wil Wheaton Project and for those unfamiliar, he would basically discuss the geek news of the week (like, I know Gotham was airing at the same time, so he would often talk about the latest episode) and there were sketches and guest stars and things of that nature.

But, let me give you some context on me ten years ago, so I can really paint the picture of how batshit this was for me. So, I would've been around 19, maybe 20, at that time, and I had just watched Next Gen for the first time and instantly fell in love (it was actually the first star trek series I had seen, and it's what got me into it). But, not only did I love the show and characters as a whole, I was OBSESSED with Wesley in particular (and Data, but that's not relevant to this story), and at that point in my life I was so much worse than I am now in the sense that, when I was fixated on a certain character, I was FIXATED. Which made me want to look up what Wil was doing in the present day. (it certainly didn't help that i developed a brief little crush on adult Wil). Like, I bought and read his book, I watched and rewatched every movie of his I could get my hands on (Toy Soldiers and Stand By Me in particular were practically playing on a loop), I would rewatch the Wesley episodes like. It was bad lol

So, when I found out he was going to have a new show on Syfy, ofc I was super thrilled and my ass was SEATED from day one when it first premiered. I would faithfully watch it every single week while live tweeting. But, obviously the only episode I ever missed live ended up being the one where I was mentioned lmao I can't remember exactly why I couldn't watch it right away, it's been ten years lol But, I think I was just out or something so I had my DVR set. Normally I would've just watched it the second I got home, but my Mom really enjoyed it as well so I promised I would save it until the next night so we could watch together. As soon as I said good night to her, I logged onto twitter and. all these random people were tweeting me and retweeting a couple of my tweets and I was like "????" I used twitter a lot back then, but I still like. my following was very modest, and I was only involved in one (1) fandom on there, so things like that did not happen to me. And what's worse, the first few people that tweeted at me didn't really explain why?

BUT THEN. I got to one that I still remember it to this day both because it's when I was sort of clued in to what had happened and also because the tweet itself was kinda funny to me. It said something like "just watched the wil wheaton project and immediately had to run to twitter to see if you're real, I'm so glad you are. Have a good evening!" and that's when the adrenaline kicked in. I saw a few more tweets mention the Wil Wheaton Project so at this point I'm literally shaking lmao and I ran into my Mom's room to show her and to freak out a little so she's like "alright, let's go watch it"

And we're watching it, and everything's normal, Wil's just talking about the nerdy stuff that happened that week and I'm just getting more confused as to what I had to do with this BUT THEN

(as a sidenote, they obviously showed my twitter username, but I'd rather not repeat it here because I started it when I was a very young teenager and I no longer have access to it and I'm sure there's stuff on there from past me that would get me doxxed and killed on the "we piss on the poor" no nuance website)

Anyway, he had this segment with Skeletor where Skeletor would read mean tweets, and since this was the season 1 finale (which, unfortunately, also turned out to be the series finale), Skeletor was reading tweets disparaging the Wil Wheaton Project. AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN, MY TWEET POPS UP ON THE SCREEN BEHIND WIL AS HE SAYS SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF, "I happen to know a lot of people like watching the show. For example, [REDACTED] said, 'My Tuesday isn't complete without a new episode of the #WilWProject :)'"

and that's about where I burst into (very excited!) tears lmao my mom had to lovingly shush me because she was trying to hear what was being said but I was too busy crying

So, then Skeletor made comment about how I must be a woman of sophistication before he pulled up another one of my tweets that read, "I love sitting on countertops and I don't know why" and then he said one or two more things making fun of me and my love of sitting on countertops and that was about it lol

But the thing is, those two tweets were not back to back. I was a young millennial on social media, I was posting every damn thought that popped into my head lmao and idk when they started planning out the next week's show and writing the jokes, but there's about a 50% chance that either Wil himself or someone on his team saw some of tweets where I talked about how adorable I thought Wesley was in his uniform 🤦🏻‍♀️ (I like to imagine my absolute nightmare scenario where Wil and maybe a few writers are all sitting around some table and my tweets are just projected onto a screen in the front of the room or something. I don't want to be corrected if that's not what happened, I'd rather just live with that image forever 😂)

Anyway, I can't remember exactly how long it was after that happened, but I believe it was at least a few days, Wil posted on his website that unfortunately, the show had been canceled. Except he titled that particular post with "if you like sitting on countertops..." which was so bittersweet for me. Like, I was obviously super bummed his show hadn't made it but it was so exciting that I wasn't just a blip on his radar, like I was still a part of the running gag! And, as I said, it's been a decade since this happened but I still think of it at least once a year on the anniversary, if not more often, because it was legit one of the top 5 moments of my life lol

I've always hoped that I would get to go to a convention or something and meet him so I could be like "I'm the countertop girl!" but sadly, especially with COVID, that hasn't happened yet. Perhaps someday :)

#I know he has a tumblr but i'm sure he gets a lot of messages so I've just never bothered #asks #anyway thanks for asking I've been wanting to tell this story for YEARS #also if you celebrate HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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aceofwhump · 10 months ago

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Have you ever considered doing any Star Trek whump?

The Original Series actually has an episode that inspired the whump hurt/comfort trope (as so often happens) and it literally has everything.

Our main characters being brutally tortured? ✔️

Emotional whump as one character, immediately after being tortured, is forced to choose who gets tortured next (and this time it’s being tortured to death)? ✔️

Our main characters fighting with each other over why he should be chosen to suffer and not the others, because nobody wants anyone else to be hurt? ✔️

Taking care of a friend dying from said torture and coming to the realization that there’s nothing to be done? ✔️

Medically induced unconsciousness (both as post-torture care and for Other reasons)? ✔️

Internal injuries, weakness, coughing, telepathic comfort given to dying friend, cuts and bruises, losing consciousness? ✔️

A classic “if you don’t save my friend then just kill all of us” moment? ✔️

Character who can and does feel the agony everyone else is going through, and who even reflects those injuries on her own body? ✔️

It’s literally got everything. Please watch it because I Need your thoughts

I LOVE STAR TREK! And yes I have indeed considered making Star Trek whump gifs!! But there's so much to choose from that I always end up frozen with indecision and never make anything. Every single one of the series has fantastic whump. I want to make Tom Paris whump gifs cause he has some GREAT whump in Voyager. Next Gen is my favorite and has great stuff too. I want to start watching Strange New Worlds and I'm sure there's good whump in that. Star Trek is so good. And how can I not love the show that held so many fandom firsts! Omg what episode is that?! That's so many amazing tropes! In one episode!? SO GOOD!

#star trek #whump #mod replies #ask

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ramblings-of-a-mad-cat · 1 year ago

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Mad cat do you like The Orville? I saw your post talking about Twice Upon a Lifetime. Gordon has my whole entire heart and I wish they could have just let him be, but they had to protect the timeline. Everything they did they did for the sake of their future.

I do! In a lot of ways, it was baby's first Star Trek, for me. I saw episodes of Next Gen here and there when I was a kid, but The Orville is what inspired me to watch Next Gen (and Discovery) in full. Even to this day, I consider The Orville to be "real" Star Trek. Not saying it's better than official content (though I certainly enjoy it) but I would argue that it's more than earned it's place as an addition to that fictional universe.

Regarding Twice In a Lifetime,

I know that was the point of view the episode wanted to establish for Ed and Kelly, and I'm not even sure if they wanted us to see Gordon as being in the right or wrong. I can only tell you that when I watched it, I was absolutely on his side and frankly, rooting for Ed and Kelly after that episode was...challenging.

They claim they want to protect the timeline, but they have an extremely narrow definition of what that means, regarding a subject that they freely admit to not fully understanding. The fact is, Gordon could be right. Maybe the timeline where he stays on Earth is the "right" one. The Orville crew don't know. They can't be sure, one way or the other, so what makes the version of time they're fighting for more real, more legitimate, more "safe?" Whether or not Gordon should have done what he did, it's happened now. Ed claims that it's still in flux "until we act." But that doesn't make any sense. Everything they do is "acting." How does the timeline know when they "mean" it?

Oh and, they go back in time to rescue Gordon from 2015, despite already interacting with Gordon in 2025, and obtaining the fuel they need to make that journey from 2025. Would that not create gigantic paradox? I guess it doesn't, but again, how the hell could the Orville crew be sure that it wouldn't before they make that jump? Can we also talk about how they mine a finite resource from the Earth's crust that hasn't even been discovered yet, like that won't affect the timeline more than Gordon having kids.

There is no way to not leave a footprint when you're in the past. It is not possible. On paper, hiding out in the woods seems like it would change less, but it really doesn't. Every one of the animals Gordon killed for food might have played some role or been part of a domino effect that changed the future somehow. It's called The Butterfly Effect for a reason. Living a quiet, mundane life, to me, is just as acceptable and probably smarter than staying in the wilderness. Oh yeah, and when they find Gordon's bio, Kelly asks "Why is there a record of him at all?" My sister in Christ, why were you looking him up in the first place if you didn't expect to find something?

Ed and Kelly keep bringing up Union law to Gordon, even though the Union literally doesn't exist in the 21st century. How is he supposed to break laws that don't exist? The Union can try to legislate the past all it wants, but in actual practice it should have no right or jurisdiction. By The Union's it's own reasoning, the past is apparently written in stone. Ed and Kelly also mention how Gordon "took an oath" as if he hasn't made it very clear that he's resigning his post as a Union officer. And so long as we're talking about the law, would it not be a crime to erase Edward and his unborn sibling? Like, Gordon raises that point and Ed/Kelly don't acknowledge it.

Man, I could go on. I could talk about the hypocrisy of The Orville crew considering history says they're all supposed to be dead after the dark matter storm in Season 1. How they were far more open minded with Past Kelly in Season 2, agreeing to let her stay and not forcing a memory wipe on her when she was going home. Not to mention they were willing change history in The Road Not Taken. I could talk about how, in just the previous episode, they were willing to risk losing their greatest ally against the Kaylon just so Topa could transition. I'm not saying any of these decisions were wrong, but if that's the attitude we've been going with so far, how do Ed and Kelly justify such a sharp turn?

In general, I have a lot of issues with the laws of The Union/Federation. I also think The Prime Directive is a circular argument that basically humble-brags about it's own lack of empathy, but that's a debate for another time.

#The Orville #Star Trek #Twice in a Lifetime #Gordon Malloy #Ed Mercer #Kelly Grayson #Edward Malloy #The Federation #The Union #The Prime Directive

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bearsinpotatosacks · 2 years ago

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In Every Universe - a Fanback Fic

Fanboy's got some questions, Payback may have answers.

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For a prompt list, this was "I hope I find you in every life"

Words: 685

“Okay, so if you were in Star Trek, one, what era would you be in, and two, what department?” Fanboy asked.

Payback slouched further down the chair, they were in the middle of a movie marathon to celebrate surviving the mission. Last time he got to pick, they’d spent an entire day, closer to two really, watching all the films. They’d even included Deadpool, much to Mickey’s dismay, Reuben counted it, the X-Men Academy was literally featured so was technically an X-Men film in his book.

“Era?”

“Yeah, the 60s original tv show, the films, the Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, the New Films, Disco-”

Reuben held his hands up and laughed, “Okay, okay I get it,” he then pondered for a second. “I’d say Next Gen, I didn’t watch the original show until I met you but I watched that, so nostalgia points, but also all the rest seem too stressful.”

Mickey was almost taken aback by the look on his face but it soon settled out. His familiar grin came back, eyes crinkling on the sides as the apples of his cheeks flushed darker. Somehow he always managed to look happy or impressed.

“What about you?”

“The original show, specifically the second series, or maybe whenever the animated show happens, which is at the end of the mission, and I’d probably be either a weapons officer in the Engineering Division or a Navigator on the bridge.” He took a breath, then turned to him. “What about you?”

His answer wasn’t that complicated, but then again, he wasn’t autistic with a special interest in Star Trek, “Well, I’m a pilot right, so what’s the closest equivalent to that?”

“You said the Next Gen, right?” Reuben nodded at him. “So you’d be a flight officer.”

He tried to go back to the television but Mickey pulled on his arm again. Deciding to pause it, he fully turned to him.

"Lord of the Rings, what would you be?"

"Hobbits eat all day and don't face danger," he nodded smugly to himself. "That would be the life for me."

"You've got the feet to match," Fanboy mumbled.

"What was that?"

Mickey smiled, "Nothing," he paused, then added. "I think I'd be an elf, you know, tall, elegant, knowledgeable-"

"-none of which you are-"

He elbowed him in the ribs. But Reuben recovered quicker than Mickey thought, so he lunged toward him, grabbing him feet first and tickling them.

"No stop!"

He tried to shake him off, tried to kick him but Reuben had too much of a grip. Tickling was an unknown skill that he'd mastered. He knew every spot to get him to squirm, and did this whenever he couldn’t win a discussion. Like now.

After a moment, he stopped. Mickey lay there panting for a moment. The smile on his face flickered for some reason and slowly sunk as he got his breath back.

Reuben rolled over him and pinned his arms above his head. He kissed his left cheek, then his right, before settling on his nose.

"What's the matter?"

"It's silly,"

"Not if it's got you this sad,"

Mickey took a second, then told him, "It's just that we'd never see each other, in all those other universes, we'd be in different times or be different races and, I wouldn't want that, I love you,"

Reuben had to admit, that was a little silly, but if his Mickey got sad over it, then it wasn't silly at all.

"We'd find a way back to each other somehow,"

"How, though?"

"Because I hope I find you in every life,"

For what was meant to be a serious moment, it was a bit disheartening to have him laugh in his face.

"That was so corny,"

Reuben laughed and kissed his temple, leading his way down to his lips by laying more on his jaw.

"Well, you know me, I'm as corny as a cob,"

Mickey wrestled his hands free and cupped his face. Their noses grazed each other’s as they almost kissed.

"Yeah, you so are," he said as their lips finally met.

These two cuties! Also putting my special interest in here too, Star trek. Thanks for reading!

#fanback #mickey fanboy garcia #reuben payback fitch #mickey garcia #reuben fitch #fanboy garcia #payback fitch #fanboy top gun #payback top gun #fluff #star trek reference #star trek #lotr reference #lotr #tickling #tickle fight #top gun #bear writes #i hope i find you in every life

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cleverhottubmiracle · 13 days ago

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Gracie Abrams is in the middle of telling me about the new music she’s writing when a thought stumps her. She pulls out her phone to Google the answer: When did her chart-topping second album, The Secret of Us, actually drop this year?“We started making new stuff the same week that we finished [that album]. Or actually, no, even earlier. When did the album come out?” she says, before trying to guess the release date: Top of the year? April? “What month are we in? December. When the f*ck did that album come out?” The page finally loads. “June 21st! Holy sh*t! I am losing my mind, if you cannot tell. Time isn’t as real as it once was.”That about sums up the story of Abrams’ life lately. In just a few months, she’s graduated from certified next-big-thing to actual big thing, thanks to her skillful songcraft and some excellent timing. After releasing two albums — 2023’s Good Riddance and then Secret, which got a deluxe edition in October — the 25-year-old scored a true star-making hit with “That’s So True,” a begrudging farewell to an ex that’s been inescapable whether you’re swiping through TikTok or flipping through the radio.It helped that, along the way, she’s opened for two of the most powerful women in the world: Vice President Kamala Harris, who recruited Abrams to rev up Gen Z with a campaign rally performance in Wisconsin this October; and, most crucially, Taylor Swift, who tapped Abrams to open for 49 shows of the Eras Tour and made a rare guest appearance on The Secret of Us track “Us” — the dean of confessional songwriting teaming up with her brightest pupil.Acne Studios dress, CHANEL Fine Jewelry earrings and ringsShe’s even managed the rare feat of transcending her nepo-baby status — her dad is sci-fi director J.J. Abrams, her mother is production executive Katie McGrath — and flipping it back onto her parents. At a recent show in New York, I watched fans approach her father to take selfies, not because he made Star Trek and Star Wars movies, but because he’s Gracie’s dad. (As one fan jokingly put it: “There is literally no way you knew JJ Abrams before Gracie unless ur like 50 like be for real.”)“They’re like, ‘What in the world?’” Abrams says of her parents’ reaction to her fame. “But it’s really sweet.” And she has a new appreciation for her mom — “The toughest person I know, and not a softie” — after watching her interact with Abrams’ growing army of young listeners. “The way that she treats people is how I want to treat people, and for me to see her be that way towards this community that cares so much about the music…” she says, her voice trailing off. “Her support and encouragement of my writing my whole life is the reason that I’m doing any of this now.”“Every time I’ve opened for Taylor, I watch and learn. I learned from her every time we have a conversation about the weather, even.”Abrams is telling me all this over breakfast in New York City, where she’s days away from making her musical debut on Saturday Night Live. She arrives punctually at Buvette in the West Village, dressed in a striped shirt and navy trousers, a black fur hat covering the hair that launched a thousand bobs. She arrives alone, coming from her mom’s nearby apartment, where she’ll be staying for the next few weeks. She seems remarkably calm and collected given the circumstances. Less than 36 hours ago, Abrams was on stage in front of 60,000 people in Vancouver, wearing a $75 thrifted wedding dress, performing for the final night of the Eras Tour.“Everyone had been crying all day. It felt like the last day of school backstage,” she says, sipping an oat milk cappuccino. “Everyone was walking around with their [Eras Tour] books, signing each other’s books. We were all walking around with Sharpies.”Like most Swifties, Abrams is moving through the stages of grief over the end of the tour. “I watched the live streams on shows that I wasn’t at,” she says. “I’m feeling emotional and grateful and in a state of shock that we don’t, as a global community, get to experience that source of light anymore.” And she’s especially appreciative of how being in Swift’s orbit offers a kind of pop-star boot camp as she enters a new stratosphere of success. “I was just soaking up every moment of her show, too. I’ve basically been studying it for a year-and-a-half. Every time I’ve opened for her, I watch and learn. I learned from her every time we have a conversation about the weather, even.”“It feels way easier to be alone in New York. And I love being alone.”When Abrams first started on the Eras Tour, two Taylor’s Version albums were just Easter eggs, the Poets had yet to be Tortured and “Tolerate It” was still on the set list; Abrams herself was fresh off the release of her debut album. By the time she rejoined the tour this past October, “That’s So True,” had just come out, and she could feel the way her life was changing in the vibrations of the stadium.“It’s funny to see what one song can do for engagement. In your head, you’re like, ‘Of course.’ But it’s crazy when you get to see that week-by-week in a stadium,” she says. “It was really wild. It felt different, for sure. There is something really psychotic about being able to hear voices in the stadium singing sh*t back at you. It’s like, ‘What the f*ck?’”Ottolinger top, David Koma skirt, CHANEL Fine Jewelry earrings and rings“That’s So True” becoming Abrams’ biggest hit to date is both a plot twist and a no-brainer. She started writing it last year but didn’t feel strongly about finishing it in time to put on The Secret of Us’ standard edition. Yet the song’s brash, self-aware lyrics are peak Abrams, embodying everything fans love about her. Since her first EP in 2020, she’s been packing emotional wallops into the tight confines of a three-minute pop song, with the easy intimacy of that friend who sends two-minute-long voice notes. Even as Abrams barrels from one feeling right into the next, her moments of mess have an enviable cleverness to them. Just listen to the second verse of “That’s So True,” where she manages to be both cheeky and snarling as she sifts through resentment for an ex who’s moved on (and herself for not doing the same): “What’d she do to get you off?/ Taking off your shirt, I did that once/ Or twice/ No, I know, I know I’ll f*ck off/ But I think I like her, she’s so fun/ Wait, I think I hate her, I’m not that evolved.”Audrey Hobert, Abrams’ best friend and frequent writing partner, has an idea of why Abrams’ songs are so sticky, even when they’re full of unconventional choices. “She taught me about something called mouthfeel, which is when you see if words feel good all strung together, and I’ve never forgotten it,” she says. “She’s hilarious and smart and fast and fun, just like she is when we’re not writing.”“That’s So True” went viral before it even came out: A snippet of Abrams playing the song acoustically with Hobert made the rounds on TikTok so quickly that Abrams added it to the set list of her headlining tour this fall. By the time she played two nights at Radio City Music Hall in New York — still days away from release — 90% of the crowd knew all the words, and even reenacted the lasso dance move Hobert made in the original video. (Hobert, who is also her roommate, is working on music of her own: “She is brilliant and deserves all of the ears and eyes,” Abrams teases. “The music she’s making right now is my favorite sh*t ever. You’ll love it.”)“I feel really lucky that 95% of my interactions with strangers are not with creepy dudes.”“It’s such an angsty, sarcastic song,” Abrams says of the hit, which she finished this spring at New York’s Electric Lady Studios with producer Aaron Dessner. “Audrey and I were drunk on the roof, writing it in tears, laughing. The initial lyrics were way gnarlier.” (“You don’t wanna know the first-draft lyrics,” Hobert tells me.) But there’s still plenty of bite in the bridge, a rushed, panicking confession that became a TikTok prompt for everyone from Kelsea Ballerini (“I was like, ‘Oh my God, you know who I am?’”) to @grandadfrankk (a charming Irish septuagenarian with 7.7 million followers). In November, it became her first top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.Also fueling the song’s rise: a new interest in Abrams’ growing celebrité, particularly her relationship with actor Paul Mescal, with whom she has been snapped by paparazzi several times over the last six months. (Mescal was also in attendance at the same New York show, and the pair were seen arriving hand in hand at this weekend’s SNL after-party.) Abrams keeps it brief when I ask how she’s found navigating personal relationships under this new public microscope. “That has nothing to do with me,” she says, straight-faced. “It doesn’t affect me.”LÙCHEN dress, CHANEL Fine Jewelry earrings and ringsRecently, Abrams got her own place in New York and is making the East Coast her home base. “Everything is more generative for me in New York. It feels way easier to be alone here. And I love being alone,” she says. Anonymity in the city is also a little easier to come by. “I’ve definitely noticed a change [in people noticing me], and at the same time, my life day-to-day doesn’t look different. I feel really lucky that 95% of my interactions with strangers are not with creepy dudes, for example, but young women or girls who are super emotional like I am and are able to express that. I appreciate that so much, and so I think that that is incredibly lucky.”“I’ve seen people be cruel towards new listeners, which is a bummer and such a shame because it’s not remotely how I feel.”She references a Maggie Rogers interview clip that’s made the rounds online, in which the singer-songwriter talks about how easily everyone can become a public figure in the age of TikTok. “And of course there are different levels and this spectrum is wide,” Abrams says, “but I do agree with what she said about the month you release an album, you get a lot more interaction with strangers in the street, but then six months later, things are quieter. People’s attention spans are short, and that’s all real and true.”The videos about Abrams that I encounter on my own feeds are relatively wholesome: Fans are dissecting her lyrics, not her love life (and, sure, a few are begging for her ab routine). “I’m glad that that’s what it feels like,” Abrams says. “I don’t really feel very engaged with my algorithm. I’m lucky that I don’t get my own sh*t on it. The videos that I interact with are about people that live in the middle of nowhere by themselves, or I get a lot of pregnancy announcements from strangers to their friends and family. I get a lot of wild animals and sh*t. So I don’t feel like I’m seeing a lot of myself, which I like.”Next year, we’ll all be seeing a lot of Abrams. The day before we meet, Abrams announced a new tour that features some of her biggest headlining shows to date, including multiple nights at arenas like New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden. “When I think about playing bigger rooms, I think of the Eras Tour as this endless well of information for me,” she says. “I felt like I was at school for this job. I used to be freaked out about the concept of not playing in a 100-cap room. It’s been a minute since I felt freaked out. If anything, you get to say hi to more people in bigger rooms.”Fans have taken note of her habit of frequently waving to members of the crowd throughout her shows, as if she invited them personally. (“Gracie waved at me” videos are a TikTok genre unto themselves.) Why does she do it? “I’m in a room with other people. They’re waving at me, and I want to say what’s up back,” she says plainly, as if to underscore that it’s not a bit — just a way of making even a big room feel a little bit smaller.Ottolinger top, David Koma skirt, CHANEL Fine Jewelry earrings and rings, Tom Ford shoesLately, she’s been thinking about the way her fan base has adjusted to an influx of new members. “I’ve seen some sh*t online recently that has made me…” she says, pausing to collect her thoughts. “I understand the whole concept of wanting to gatekeep small artists and feeling like you are responsible for finding somebody in their primary stages of development and then being responsible as well for helping share them with the world.“But I’ve also seen, on the flip side, people be kind of judgmental or cruel towards new listeners,” she adds. “I think that’s such a bummer and such a shame, to be honest, because it’s not remotely how I feel about it. I’m like, ‘Everyone, f*cking get in here! Come! Be a part of this community!’ It is generally really f*cking kind. Seeing some of that sh*t, I’m like, ‘Come on — chill.’”Following our breakfast, Abrams is headed to Saturday Night Live’s famed Studio 8H for her first visit this week. “For some reason, booking the Eras Tour and booking SNL exist in the same part of my brain where I didn’t know that chemicals in my head could release like that,” she says. “It’s such a privilege, an honor to do it. And also Chris Rock hosting is so f*cking nuts! I feel like I somehow cheated the system into being there for his show.” (She made at least one new fan with her performances: Barbra Streisand, who praised her on Instagram.)After a few Jingle Ball dates, a time-honored tradition for ascendant pop stars, she’s done for the year; she’ll do Christmas in New York with her family and take a trip for New Year’s before landing in London for the first half of January. “I spent so much time there over the past few years, and a lot over this year,” she says, then adds quickly — lest you jump to any geographical conclusions about her personal life — “I’ll be just chilling. I’ll be writing. I’ll be writing a lot.”And as for that new music? She’s been plugging away with Dessner at Electric Lady Studios and thinks a record could very well be out by the end of 2025. “I am inspired by Taylor in a million ways, but especially by the pace with which she puts things out into the world,” Abrams says. “There’s less pressure the more you release — that’s how I consider it for myself. I want to just keep it coming while I’m in this period of writing as frequently as I am. I think it would be a waste to not be open.”Top Image Credits: LÙCHEN dress, CHANEL Fine Jewelry earrings and ringsPhotographs by Keith OshiroStyling by EJ BrionesSet Designer: Alice JacobsHair: Bobby EliotMakeup: LoftjetManicure: Caroline CottenTalent Bookings: Special ProjectsVideo: Tiki, Kristina GrosspietschSenior Photo Producer: Kiara BrownEditor in Chief: Lauren McCarthySVP Fashion: Tiffany ReidSVP Creative: Karen Hibbert Source link

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norajworld · 13 days ago

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Movie Review

"The human adventure is just beginning" Star Trek The Motion Picture 1979

So I felt like watching some old movies recently and got my hands on a collection of Star Trek movies from old to new. Today I set out to give them a shot and see how the old movies hold up and if I like the series. A bit of a backround info on my knowledge on Star Trek: I know next to nothing about the universe and have had little to no contact with any media prior. I first got to know the name of the series because my physics teacher talked about it a lot in class and modeled themed exams when I was in about 7th-8th grade I guess. I've always been a big Star Wars kid and am to this day very fond with nostalgia on the series, but Star Trek was before my time (I'm born in 2002). Recently a friend recommended me Next Generation and I'm getting into it a little recently aswell. A lot of stuff baffels me tho, I don't know jack about the characters, the alien races and relationships between them.

So now today I had quite the shite day and decided to treat myself to a nice old movie, picked the first in my collection and decided 'chronological it is, baby". This movie fucking slaps. Gotta say straight out the gate, I loved it, it looked awesome, I don't know how they did all this shit in '79 but it's sick. The camera drives through the cloud and around the planet thing are stunning, this tops some of the computer generated stuff of the last decade for me for sure. Visually: Gaming The characters are the only thing that didn't pick me up as much. As always when I watch something Star Trek, I feel like I'm missing some crucial information on who people are, why people react the way they do and shit. I liked the dynamic between the 4 dudes, the struggle who gets to command the ship felt a bit out of place for what I know Star Trek to be in Next Gen. Kirk in this one is a bit too indicisive of a captain in my opinion. He gets affected by his surroundings more, which, actually, now that I think about it, is a nice contrast to Picard, who is incredibly competent and doesn't show much of fear or indecisiveness. Something else that was interesting to see is the way diversity was (or wasn't) included. When the whole crew assembled at the start I could see native american representations in the crowd, but the way women were portrayed was lacking in comparison to Next Gen. The twist near the end of the movie literally made me gasp out loud. I was fucking SHOCKED what V'Ger was, FUCKING nuts. Also the theme of the movie was super cool. Seeing the search for meaning in a movie made like 50 years ago, an outspoken denial of materialism being capable of finding the meaning of life, whoa, that was nuts!

Great Movie, I'm rating it 11/13 for the 13 books that I'm currently (not) reading nor finishing anytime soon the way it's been going

Sending my blessings darlings

#my writing #movie review #star trek

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hi gar trek if you watched tng what did you think of barclay

I like Barclay

see every day i fight for my life in the trenches because the tumblrinas on here dont seem to share that opinion. but its kind of interesting because he seems to be a fan favorite in like every other space. I think its because on here we hate to see a problematic king winning. like okay i get it he was weird for recreating all his coworkers on the holodeck and wanting to have sex with troi so bad it made him look stupid. but he was never rewarded for that behavior and by the end of hollow pursuits he made the decision to change his ways. He said goodbye to his fantasy life and took that step into the real world even if it was hard. There are two things that I really like about him: some say hes kind of a mean spirited wink wink nudge nudge representation of a trekkie. im sure the writers were sick of star trek fans. im sure they received more unhinged letters and harassment then any other show runners at the time. There is something that happens when a show gets too popular and suddenly the creators find themselves in contact with the consumers. Who remembers sherlock S3E1 where they for no apparent reason wrote in a sherlock fanclub and made them all deranged obsessed people. Barclay is extremely socially awkward and spends all his free time creating fantasies about star trek charecters. jee does that sound like anyone you know? If Barclay is supposed to be this mean character of a star trek fan, well. I'm kind of obsessed with that right? like the writers really said "look at yourself your pathetic" and like not only were they spot on but like.... everyone really liked Barclay. Like the fan reception was great. I don't know there is just funny irony in that. okay SECOND did you know Genes whole idea for next gen is that there would never be any interpersonal conflicts between anyone because by that point humans would have evolved past that kinda of drama and everyone would be perfect and get along nicely? well like, obviously you cant have a tv show where everyone is perfect because that would be boring as shit, but that residual energy was still there. Right like the main cast, they go through shit on a daily basis, but they are all like, extremely good people. and then BAM Barclay enters the scene. and he's just this horrible pathetic loser and the way it contradicts everything else we've seen in the show is so amazing. like I don't know how relatable the cast of TNG is, maybe they are people we aspire to be and maybe we share attributes with them, but have you really ever met someone so smart and brave and heroic? but then there is Barclay. and he's literally just some guy. and not even a good one at that. its genius!!! pure genius

#of course i watched tng..

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sleepyowlwrites · 3 years ago

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find the word tag CCXXXXIV

I had a sudden hankering to watch either a mission impossible movie or star trek next gen, but since there were two options, I watched neither. typical me. little snow hats from @drippingmoon and @akindofmagictoo

spine ( you, of bone, and I, of bitterness, 2020) [of course it had to be this.]

your spine links all your bones closer the more I strain them apart and there is not a one that could be separated except, perhaps, by the visceral decapitation of an inward part the sinew from the skeleton, the muscle from the mainframe your essence is elegant in its demise and I admit even in defeat you maintain your strength from older days

wink (summon story supplemental - moonink you like grimes right?)

Grimes still couldn’t portray emotion but she could color her words nicely. “You moth-headed moldwarp, what did I just say about power? Even though you might be able to design the array perfectly, a Shidha is more than capable of tricking you into letting it out of it. And I’m not stupid enough to get us both in trouble by trying it.” She shook her head again, the bones of her neck sliding back and forth. “You’ve got guts, I’ll give you that.”

Shae spat her annoyance onto the summoning array and it winked out of existence. “You don’t.”

“Ah, you got me, right down to my bones,” Grimes howled before leaping back up to the roof. “Be careful, or that’s all you’ll have, too.”

growl (summon story d0 - I know the grammar of the first sentence doesn't seem to make sense, but it does in the story)

Wryn showed up looking far too pleased with themselves for somebody who were drenched in ibsin blood.

Zan dropped the log he’d just placed against his arm, not because he was afraid but just out distraction. He took in the entire sight of Wryn, their dark shirt dripping with a purple substance. Literally, it was dripping, and the drops made the dead grass beside Wryn’s feet sizzle a little when they fell. “How does your passenger not have a problem with this?”

Wryn grinned even wider, their skin purpling with the effort and distorting out of shape on their hands. “We have no loyalties,” they said in a coarse growl, the “s” elongating into an unnatural hiss. “We not not seek to kill, but we do not mind it. Even each other.”

torch (the sleepy stash)

You saw my mangled edges and caressed my deep wounds You saw the outlines in shadow and drew me a halo You held me up against the sky like a torch in the night and I was quiet

active (beating hearts, 2021)

“He’s still able to shiver, that’s good.” Wu Xie pulls out heat packs and strips the plastic off of them. Liu Sang holds onto them while remembering and forgetting and remembering to shake them active. “Will you hold onto this tight while Xiaoge carries you?”

Liu Sang is not a child. He can follow instructions. “Yes,” he says, before his brain takes its time figuring out the other implications of that question. He’s being pulled onto Zhang Qiling’s back by the time he catches up with it. “No, I can walk!”

He means to say it loudly, in protest, but his voice is all hoarse and his teeth are chattering again, so it sounds more like a quiet, “No, I- c’n walk…”

“Of course you can,” Pangzi says, rather placating. “But this will be faster.”

“I don’ like it,” Liu Sang tries to explain, very unhappy about the tightness at the base of his throat. He can’t quite swallow it away, so he has to just let the tears creep up the inside of his mouth. “Feels bad.”

“You’re safe,” his ouxiang says, the first time he’s spoken since they reunited and it shuts Liu Sang up in a good way.

break (the sleepy stash)

Look inside again, look deeper still Where flowers bloom on staircase rails Where curtains draw at break of dawn Where hands are fixed and faces drawn My house was burning But my home stands strong

chain link (space dust, 2021)

link our limbs to the creatures of the outside the monsters who share our fate and tremble in the starlight if we swallow our fear we can find our path through the galaxies and further still inside the overpass

keep you, keep you, keep you in my pocket, keep you by my side hold you, hold you, hold you close to my heart, always in my mind take it, take it, take it all the way back to our first night breathe in, breathe in, breathe in all the oxygen so we won't survive

we'll turn to space dust and float around together we'll mean nothing as we study the great black void we can shine, we can go up in flames, we'll shatter we are stars, we are a supernova, we are the silent noise

daylight (summon story d0)

The jolt he felt yanking him back to reality came suddenly with a frenzied energy that reformed him. He became a self, he regained his body just in time for something to split his being in half, then casually sew it back together with no anesthetic. Zan had felt less pain when Wryn had slit his throat. The world of fog and blood and emptiness drained away like darkness before daylight and he could feel more than the pain. There were cold stones under his back, a clot of something disgusting lodged under his tongue. He could breathe- his heart beat, his ribs ached. Zan was alive.

He opened the eyes he once again possessed to find the people he was starting to think were not actually his friends looking down at him with not nearly the right amount of pity. Zan glared, the action pulling at his skin like a rope burn.

"The first time is the worst," Wryn said without a trace of an apology.

in the words of Erin, Shidha, Wryn. lonely, wrecked, monday, knives, easy. BONUS: smoke, mirror. @spacetimewraithwrites @selene-stories @uraniumwriting @mel-writes-with-her-dragons @diphthongsfordays @yejidoesthings OR ANYBODY or nobody

#find the word tag #tag game #searching circle

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data or geordi?

Data:

How I feel about this character: I love him! IDK how you could not love data!!

All the people I ship romantically with this character: geordi :3

My non-romantic OTP for this character: I've always loved the scenes of Troi and Data hanging out and having a conversation, they have a very sweet friendship

My unpopular opinion about this character: IDK if I have one... like. literally as much as this site hypes of data, it's all true. he's the perfect little guy. he lives up to the data love on this site.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: gay. also I think he and riker should have formed a ska band

Geordi:

How I feel about this character: every time Geordi smiles or laughs... it just fills me with such joy and love... he is the most handsome dude, especially when he's got a bit of beard, and star trek next gen really nerfed him not letting him keep the beard for the series because it LOOKS GOOD. anyway I love him he's great he's perfect even when he's not etc etc etc.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: data :3

My non-romantic OTP for this character: I recently watched "The Next Phase" for the first time and the way Geordi and Ro have gay/lesbian solidarity vibes. I need to finish season 6 but man I just love that this show is just a cast of friends! STTNG by beloved.

My unpopular opinion about this character: IDK. He's underused as a character, maybe. But even that might be untrue, I should watch more next gen and get back to you on this

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: hmm because I'm not completely caught up IDK if I have an answer rn... let's see what I think after I finish next gen and the movies tho

#thank you!#anon #sorry I'm so slow with these but they're fun #phebs speaks

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So I'm doing what a lot of star trek blogs do and am going to watch all the series (TOS -> TAS -> TOS Films -> TNG -> DS9 -> VOY -> Enterprise -> AOS -> Discovery -> Picard -> Lower Decks). So far I've watched most of TOS, a few episodes of TAS and all the AOS films.

But I've been holding off from watching any other series for 3 reasons:

I'm worried I'll lose interest in TOS and AOS when I watch them. But, this doesn't make much sense because if I'm that worried I'll lose interest then I'm not going to, I'll keep interacting with TOS and AOS because I like it that much

The episodes are an hour long and my brain is actually afraid of getting bored while watching things. This doesn't help with the fact that I distract myself with my phone and i watch things on my phone, but Netflix does have a thing where you can watch and do stuff. Also I don't have to watch everything in one go. (Seriously my mind is a wonder sometimes)

There's so much to watch. But there's no deadline to everything, I'm literally going to watch 1 episode a day, then tng when I'm watching the films.

So, that's a look at the wondrous thing called my brain and sense of time. Here's my thoughts on the first episode of TOS I rewatched, the Man Trap

Jim gives Bones flowers, that's wheat Jim, not flowers

Bones is such a romantic I love it

Also love how the first episode (or the second if you include the pilot) is centred around him, he is my fave 😍

Sulu is great this episode, him and Janice Rand are plant buds and I love it

Also I love the little things they put in here that didn't stick, there's more close up, follow one character camera movements that you don't see too much later on and the little sayings are great too (e.g Janice Rand saying "Go chase an asteroid")

Also when Uhura speaks Swahili to the thing, it suggests the fact that, at least in TOS when they're on duty, there's a common Federation language spoken so everyone understands each other, because apparently there were no translators everywhere like there are in the next gen

This episode is just fun overall

And Deforest Kelley acts so well as himself but also not him because it's a fake version of him

Also any info on how Vulcan biology works is appreciated, I love the nifty gritty stuff (case and point my ideas of how farming, education and building works in the Star Trek universe which I'm planning to post one day)

I like how the ending shows that Bones hasn't immediately recovered from things, like other episodes do

I will have to remind myself that Chekov is in season 2 onwards because I got confused when I first watched TOS for the first time

That's all, I hope you enjoyed my thoughts and explanations of things!

#leonard mccoy #bones #hikaru sulu #jim kirk #spock #janice rand #tos #the man trap #reblog #fandom #bear watches tos

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Space Ghost Coast to Coast #85: “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” | December 7, 2003 - 11:30 PM | S08E04

Happy 20th anniversary, Adult Swim. And, boy, what a momentous episode of Ghost do we have here to celebrate. There are a number of episodes where the guest is an event unto itself and this is truly one of them. Frequent punchline William Shatner is an absolute cunt... and a proper legend. His cuntiness and legendary status are two things that seem to be at odds with one another, and the Space Ghost crew have managed to come up with an artfully idiosyncratic episode to match Shatner’s weird-guy-ness. It’s a classic for sure, and important. But (making a “smug dipshit” face) is it funny?

YES! It’s FUNNY! I will admit though, the first time I saw this episode I didn’t quite know what to make of it. This is partially because I’m very much a Star Trek agnostic. I’ve never been into Star Trek. In the last few years I’ve watched most of the pre-Next Gen motion pictures for inane list-making reasons, and I enjoyed them to varying degrees, but Star Trek is truly not for me. I’m more of a... well, I’m not a Star Wars guy either. What’s the other one? Uh... Spaceballs. That’s it. I’m more of a Spaceballs guy.

But I feel like I’ve absorbed a lot of Star Trek lore through cultural osmosis. I vaguely understand that William Shatner has had some deliberately-paced choreographed fight scene on those rocks from Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey. When I hear music similar to the the music that Jim Carrey hums in The Cable Guy, I’m pretty sure whatever it is I’m watching is doing a Star Trek thing. And yes, I’ve watched every single Red Letter Media “Mike and Rich talk about Star Trek for 4 hours” video. But even today, after having picked up more Star Trek knowledge on my journey to the grave, I still have this nagging feeling of “I only sort of get this”.

Still, this episode has a handful of screamingly funny lines, and the episode ends wonderfully, with Space Ghost in his death throes, suffering the ultimate indignity of dying in front of William Shatner. There’s also the part where Zorak asks why everyone in Star Trek is black, and a part where Moltar nervously reads from his fan fiction (from a book labeled TARD WARS, hahaha). Shatner, who has a reputation for being arrogant and difficult, is as good a sport as one could hope. The show makes good use of his hammier moments, and only shits on him slightly in the process. The most notable moment is when Shatner says to Zorak “didn't you and I fight to the death?” to which Zorak replies “That sounds pretty dumb, man”. I’ve actually quoted this line many times. It’s one of the best.

Also, for those of you who like to track these things: the show features callbacks to other episodes and shows; the handimen at Zorak’s apartment are clearly extras from Sealab 2020/2021, one of the Leprechauns from Aqua Teen Hunger Force shows up, and there’s a poignant callback to classic Space Ghost episode “Banjo”.

The title motif of this season is naming the episodes after Allman Brothers songs, and I always wondered about this one. Maybe I’m reaching, and it’s probably too disrespectful to be true, but I always thought that it was somehow a veiled reference to Shatner’s wife, whom he supposedly killed or let die. It’s simply too dark to be true, but it’s the first thought that immediately jumped to my mind when I first heard the title of this episode. Am I stupid for thinking this? Am I stupid because it OBVIOUSLY is a reference to that?? I simply do not know. I would like to know.

MAIL BAG

The big anniversary is upon us. What are your 20 favorite things about adult swim for 20 years going. Don't sleep on this question!

I gotta do SOMETHING special, so I might as well do this. More thought could have gone into this, but I spent about an hour trying to come up with episodes or moments from 20 different shows and putting them in rough chronological order. I limited myself to one episode/scene/moment/joke/whatever per show so it’s not all Space Ghost jokes. So, here we go:

Sealab 2021: “I, Robot”. Adult Swim proved it could be brilliant right out of the gate with the stealth premiere of “I, Robot”, but for Sealab it’s all downhill from here. (2000)

Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Space Ghost stops in his tracks to reminisce about the time Bobcat Goldthwait said "crack a window". The entire episode “Kentucky Nightmare” is brilliant, but this moment in particular so uniquely captures my sense of humor that it’s inexplicable. The dumb look on Space Ghost’s face when he stops in his tracks. Goddamn. (2001)

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: “Mayhem of the Mooninites” I tried very hard to make this all be individual jokes or scenes or whatever, but this is another episode where the entire thing is just line after line and I can’t really pick. This, “I Robot”, and “Kentucky Nightmare” is like a perfect trio illustrating how good Adult Swim really was right out of the gate. (2001)

Home Movies: Jason casually reveals that his parents have no idea who Brendon and Melissa are and that he spends most of his free-time making movies with them. This is the episode “Storm Warning” which is overall one of the best episodes of Home Movies, but this scene is probably my favorite. Illustrates how simple and hilarious the comedy is on this show. (2002)

Tom Goes to the Mayor: the end scene in “Undercover”, where they’ve shoddily reversed Tom’s various unnecessary surgeries and called him “Taumpy Tears” to boot. Positively sublime. (2006)

Metalocalypse: Dr. Rockso’s music video. From the episode “Dethclown”. I was never in love with this show as much as the true fans were, but there were a handful of incredible episodes. This episode basically tells one joke over and over and it’s very funny. It really ends with a bang showcasing Dr. Rockso’s shitty music video that celebrates cocaine use. His singing voice is hilarious. (2006)

Assy McGee: I am the only person in the world that defends Assy McGee as being “actually pretty good” and it’s all entirely due to this one line: Assy McGee (a pair of naked buttocks with legs, whose ass functions as his head) is forced to attend a black tie event and is just milling around wearing nothing but a black bow tie. Through clenched anus he delivers the line “I can barely breathe in this penguin suit”. The whole show is worth it for that joke. I don’t even know what episode it is except that it’s from one of the first few. I might not even have the line exactly right. But, I remember laughing so hard. I may not have laughed at Assy McGee again. (2006)

Saul of the Mole Men: The opening theme song. And nothing else. (2007)

Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: Jim and Derrick. I should pick something more user-friendly maybe, since this episode almost entirely relies on being familiar with Tim & Eric’s previous episodes. But goddamn, this episode is such a funny concept (which is basically Tim & Eric doing an alternate MTV-ified version of Awesome Show) (2008)

Moral Orel: “Numb”. When Moral Orel suddenly stopped being a quirky Adult Swim comedy and suddenly started doing episodes that resembled art films. This episode is a fucking masterpiece. I remember sobbing the first time I saw it. There are a few in season 3 that are like that, but this one is my favorite. (2008)

Check it Out! with Dr. Steve Brule: Terry Bruge-Hiplo reviews “Dumpster’s Children”. Another bit of comedy that I’d describe as “inexplicable” and “sublime”, and it all hinges on an old man’s mouth. Holy fuck. I don’t think I’ve laughed harder than this at a TV show since. (2010)

Delocated: The ending of “Mole”, an extended Face/Off riff where Jon goes undercover as the scary mobster Sergei. In the final moments of the episode he marries a woman, fathers multiple children with her, and only then is pulled out of the mission. The episode is a tour-de-force of comic acting by Steve Cirbus, who is graciously allowed to shine for most of the episode. But man, that ending is fucking wonderful. (2010)

Venture Bros.: The ending of “Operation P.R.O.M.” a flurry of emotions hit me when “Like a Friend” by Pulp starts playing. The scene is so well done and weirdly touching. Brock realizes that deep down he gives a shit about the Venture family and is genuinely terrified something might happen to them. And then he gets to slaughter a bunch of Zorak monsters, which is also weirdly sweet. It’s even touching on a meta-level knowing that Jackson and Doc tried many times and failed to include licensed music in the show. I love Venture Bros, but I think we’d all be better off if this were the series finale. Sorry. I had to say it. (2010)

The Heart She Holler: The first scene with Patton being taught the way of the world posthumously by his father on a VHS tape. The first season of this show is amazing, but that scene, especially where Patton does a little Japanese bow and says “oh, hot dog!” is just hysterical. Literally every time a hot dog comes up in conversation my wife and I quote it. Please, do not scorn her, it’s not racist when SHE does it. (2011)

Eagleheart: The All That Jazz inspired finale. “Paradise Rising” is mostly a masterpiece, and how it ends is so fucking incredible. Easily the most under-rated show on Adult Swim and I’m not just saying that because... you know (mimes dick-sucking) (2014)

Rick and Morty: I watched the first two episodes of Rick and Morty, thought it was good, but for some reason didn’t become a devotee until my wife made me watch the Mr. Poopybutthole episode. It’s still my favorite episode, I think. (2015)

Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America: The “Dinner with” specials are all really good, but goddamn, this one hits. Should be shown in schools. I am going to go to every grade school in my county with an AR-15 (to get past the guards, of course) and I won’t leave until they call an assembly and they let me fumble around trying to find it on vimeo and play it for the students. (2016)

The Eric Andre Show: Eric interviews Steve Schirripa. The bit where he has an intern dip his balls in Steve’s spaghetti sauce is hilarious, naturally, but I’m here to showcase the running gag where every time Steve complains how hot the studio is, Eric just wordlessly hands him an ice cube until Steve explodes. It’s one of the most childishly hilarious things I’ve ever seen. It’s perfect. (2016)

Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace: The Pick-Up artist sketch. I’m mostly unimpressed with MDE, and all but a few Sam Hyde bits leave me cold. But this sketch is a crowning achievement. I mean, I think these guys suck politically and are more mean than funny, but their sensibilities yielded one really incredible piece of comedy. Okay, I laughed at the blackface sketch too. There. You dragged it out of me. (2016) Joe Pera Talks With You: This show is beautiful and I love every episode. But the episode “Joe Pera Reads You The Church Announcements” Wherein Joe discovers a new-to-him song and can’t stop listening to it, is one of the most joyous episodes of television I’ve ever seen. A gateway episode. I tell everyone to please watch this one first. (2018)

#adult swim #space ghost coast to coast #adultswim2021

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