#legacy entertainment

[happypeachsludgeflower]

Okay okay okay.. but listen. What if Shen Yuan had a harsher System and was forced to convincingly play Shen Qingqiu, making Luo Binghe detest his existence, but when Luo Binghe returns from the abyss to enact his revenge and has Shen Qingqiu on trial at Huan Hua, unfortunately for everyone (and fortunately for us), they drug Shen Qingqiu with truth serum and accidentally spiral Shen Yuan into fanboy rampage of epic proportions about how great Luo Binghe is.

[spider-mandaily]

Please make this happen. Upcoming: A Spideypool movie?

[girldriveroscar]

silent communication comp :,)

[therealmrrobinson]

THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE Movie Review

Let’s be honest, when it comes to movies, the Looney Tunes brand has not had a very good run this decade. In 2021 there was Space Jam: A New Legacy, which turned out to be nothing but a shameless commercial for all things Warner Bros., and then there was the infamous tale of the shelved Coyote vs. Acme movie that may never see the light of day. So it’s with all of these tragedies that it’s a miracle that this movie, The Day The Earth Blew Up, even got released. (Granted through Ketchup Entertainment and not WB. themselves.) Not only that, but it’s also incredible that the end result is undeniably the best Looney Tunes ever made.

THE GOOD

What separates this movie from something like the Space Jam sequel, is that it is made by people who clearly love Looney Tunes. Despite the fact that we only have three characters, this movie stays true to who they are. Daffy Duck is more reflective of how his was when he was first introduced and before he started being paired up with Bugs Bunny. He’s a complete lunatic, he’s overly confident, and has a tendency to cause more trouble than what they have to deal with in the moment! Meanwhile, Porky Pig is the more sensible of the two, complete with his famous stutter. Eric Bauza does a fantastic job voicing both characters and much like Mel Blanc long before, it’s incredible how many of the Looney Tunes characters he’s able to voice to perfection. Petunia Pig is also a fun character. She manages to be the most sensible of the group, while also being crazy and…dare I say looney in her own way!

The animation is spectacular. It’s great to not only see classic 2D animation, but also 2D animation that was made for a big screen experience. The last two animated movies that I can think of that look like they were hand drawn are The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim or Teen Titans Go! To the Movies. In both instances, you watch those movies and question the reason to release them in theaters. The animation in The Day The Earth Blew Up is not only smooth and well detailed, but it also amplifies the insanity and comedy. One of my favorite gags is with Farmer Jim, the adopted father of both Daffy and Porky. While our two main characters are fully animated, Farmer Jim is mostly a static drawing played for full comic effect.

The movie is not just hilarious in how it captures the spirit of Looney Tunes, but also how it works as a parody of the alien invasion movies of the 1950s. From mind control, alien goo, 50s style flying saucers, and the title of the film itself, this movie is a perfect homage to those old school science fiction movies. However it’s mixed with that very chaotic tone that you expect from Looney Tunes and features enough twists that make the movie feel fresh and funny! The big masterplan of the alien invader is ridiculous but makes sense within the nature of the film!

OVERALL

This is about as good as a Looney Tunes movie can get and the flaws it has, aren't worth mentioning! I never got the appeal of Space Jam, and this is coming from a kid of the 90s. That movie should’ve been my childhood, but it just doesn’t work for me. As for Looney Tunes: Back in Action, I have a soft spot for that movie, but even then I can’t deny that The Day The Earth Blew Up blows that one out of the water. It’s got spectacular animation, it’s fateful to the source material, the characters are fun, and it’s jam-packed with jokes that made me laugh hard! Not to mention it has a lot of heart when it comes to Daffy and Porky’s friendship. It’s a reminder of what made Looney Tunes work in the first place and why they will endure until the end of time despite David Zaslav’s hatred for them!

RATING

GET OFF YOUR ASS AND GO SEE IT NOW!!!

[sleepn0tfound]

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“Is this…”

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Her breath was ragged.

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“What justice means to you?”

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She looked up at those who were supposed to be the embodiment of justice, revealing that the pupils of her eyes had turned into slits.

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“Answer me!”

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Her voice echoed through the halls, firm and authoritative, forcing even the mightiest down onto their knees.

[spider-mandaily]

The Home era has ended... Here's to a Brand New Day Era!

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Damaged Armourless Ultra Magnus in Skybound would've been Cool

(Maybe I shouldn't complain about Ultra Magnus NOT being a "White Red Eyed Optimus" in Trailer Armour because Skybound's Transformers is a Different Universe and Not Dreamwave Productions BUT I can't Pretend Magnus and Optimus Prime "Never" shares the Same Body either)

[frippschamber]

What's everyone's favourite bit of obscure lore from any part of the SSO franchise?

[retrocgads]

UK 1998

[simplysimmingg3]

Slay from home 📱💻📈

[hazyange1s]

HL Characters’ Tricks and Treats

It’s my favorite day of the year so before I go and fall into a candy/cocktail coma tonight… here’s a few ridiculous headcanons about the HL characters on Halloween 👻

Sebastian

Dresses up as something scary/clever/historical like a character from a horror novel. Definitely uses magic with his costume to make it more realistic (is that actual blood?!)

Would DIE for a haunted house. He’s the one laughing and having the time of his life at the front of the pack.

Probably asks to take a moonlit walk through a cemetery. What, it’s romantic!

He is Scottish, and they’re quite superstitious about Hallowe’en. Seb doesn’t walk across the street when he sees a black cat or anything, but he’s very respectful towards the dead (barring the aforementioned graveyard romp)

Scares everyone — teachers, his friends, Hogsmeade shopkeepers. The only person he can’t seem to get is Ominis, and it haunts him.

Would say cheesy little things to his S.O. (or friends) like “if I pull a trick on you now, will I still get a treat later?” 🙄

Ominis

Doesn’t really understand Hallowe’en or care about the holiday, but his friends love it so he goes along (begrudgingly).

Dresses up as the same thing with slight variations every year unless Sebastian can wrangle him into something else. Definitely likes classic/scary costumes i.e. vampire

The guy clinging to his friend/partner in the haunted house (usually Poppy; she doesn’t mind).

In my lore, he owns a little black cat and is highly protective of her on Halloween. Like takes her everywhere (sadly some people are known to harm black cats on this day ☹️)

Denies most party invitations because the energy is just too much. If he does come, he’s in the corner talking to like two people and drinking lmao

However, he’d secretly live for mischief night type antics and would come up with the most devious pranks. Never gets in trouble for a single one.

Garreth

Bought out Honeyduke’s by October 1. Most of it is for him and he’s in a coma by midnight.

Creates a drink that tastes like candy corn and gives you so much energy you can’t fall asleep until sunrise. Nobody in the castle sleeps that night and the professors are running around literally stopping kids from bouncing off walls.

Dresses up as a pun/something silly (obviously) or “badass”— could show up as a knight or as Merlin with a really long beard just so he can say “Merlin’s beard” fifty times. Would totally show up to class dressed as Professor Sharp and get detention for it.

Cracking jokes in the haunted house and messing with the actors until they have to kick him out.

Is either in an all-out war with Peeves or has teamed up with him to pull a practical joke on the Slytherins.

Enthusiastic pumpkin-carver and apple-bobber. Did the Monster Mash before it was cool.

Amit

Gotta be honest, can’t see him being a big fan of Halloween. He’d rather be in front of a fire writing his memoir than out with all the hooligans (aka his friends)

IF someone can manage to drag him out of the common room, chances are it’s his partner and he’s stuck to their side like glue all night. The unfortunate victim of many a prank.

Costume consists of different astronomers every year, which are remarkably detailed. Sometimes he’ll mix it up and try out a mummy or something from mythology.

Will likely refuse to step foot in the haunted house, but on the off chance he’s persuaded, Amit flinches at every little sound 😅

Knows a lot about the history of All Hallows’ Eve and will tell anyone within earshot.

Not a fan of ghosts (I mean, they are a bit unsettling), although they all seem to love him — he’s just got a soothing presence, I guess.

Natty

She didn’t grow up celebrating Halloween like everyone else did, so she could really take it or leave it. But it can be fun!

In Africa, they focus on the oldest traditions of this time of year by honoring their dead. Natsai and her mom would probably pay homage to her father.

Doesn’t wear a costume her first couple of years in Scotland, but by sixth year she’s decked out in something pretty. I could see her dressing up as a powerful female historical figure like Cleopatra or Morgan le Fay.

Honestly might go for a couples’ costume and would dutifully think of the perfect one. Always coming up with good ideas for things to do, too.

Is eerily chill in the haunted house. Nobody even sees her flinch until the very end, she’s too busy herding everyone to notice what’s going on.

Enjoys a good scare, but she doesn’t really like to scare other people (unless they deserve it).

Poppy

Her and her gran had little Halloween traditions, but she never got to fully appreciate the holiday until she started making more friends at school.

Often dressing up as some type of magical creature (shocker, I know) or a cute/whimsical being; like a unicorn or a dryad.

Is down for the count after about three Butterbeers at the end of the night and needs to be carried back to Hufflepuff common room.

Gets moderately scared at the haunted house; still braves it admirably. Is pushed to the middle of the group for protection since she’s the smallest 😂

Makes special treats for the creatures and would probably yell at anyone who tried to force their pets into costumes oop

Loves to decorate the dorm/common room with enchanted lights and wreathes and shimmery cobwebs.

Imelda

Pretends to think that Hallowe’en is ridiculous but secretly LOVES it. She’s counting down the days as soon as school starts.

It’s the day before the first Quidditch game of the year so honestly don’t be surprised if she disappears for a few hours to practice. Or makes the rest of the team join.

Has the best costumes and you’ll never guess what she’s going to show up as. One year it’s a Holyhead Harpies player, the next it’s a disturbingly convincing zombie, and another she goes as Sebastian to piss him off.

Fighting people in the haunted house. You touch her? You lose a hand. You touch Poppy? You die. She’s kicked out even before Garreth.

Has no qualms about spooking the underclassmen (watch out Zenobia) — or anyone, for that matter. Absolutely BRUTAL.

Tells a great scary story, and she can make them up on the spot. They’ll just give you nightmares for a few weeks, it’s fine.

[a-chuffed-floating-panda]

“What would the nuns possibly gain out of spying on Yangchen?”

[I don't know what this turned out to be😅 I was a lot better at writing essays in Norwegian classes than English classes because I could 'talk' more. This is structured thinking and ‘talking’ I guess]

I got hit with a sudden thought while I was at work.

The nuns who spied on Yangchen during her childhood can be seen as a Devadatta story if you squint your eyes and tilt your head a little; something that started off with good intentions that later led to misery.

That it started out as something with a good intention because Yangchen was, for a fact, unstable. Something that would be important for someone in Ayunerak’s position to know. You know, what should be done if the next avatar isn’t quite sound of mind? How would their actions and choices affect the world? This, by all means, is a good intention.

But it doesn’t stop at a single report of this information. It continues and evolves into detailed monitoring. With the mention of Abbess Dagmola taking notes of the names and past lives Yangchen would slip into, I’d imagine that those reports would be quite detailed.

(I’m continuing to write as I’m walking home)

But why not stop at a single report and continue to monitor her by themselves without sending more reports? Because, for one, this isn’t mindfulness, nor is it respectful of them to do so and it would definitely generate negative karma for them. Something that I strongly believe came back to bite them when Ayunerak slipped up and let the information be known to Yangchen.

Now then? The Avatar, the most important person in the world, who is from their temple, doesn’t trust them. For as kind and compassionate Yangchen is toward humanity, something like this, especially from people who she thought she could trust and with a fragile mind like hers, breaks a bond to a point where it simply can’t return to what it used to be. And for some people, this is something that can be accepted- “this has happened, this has hurt me and I cannot change this”- but never forgiven.

If I go full on Buddhist and mythical and all worldbuildingy, Yangchen would be considered a reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara, and some regard him as a Buddha. A Tathagata. (This depends so much on the tradition) and if the definition is stretched and moulded, the breach of trust and the lack of respect for her as a person, is a wound to her. Which would go under the unforgivable sin of wounding a Tathagata and send someone straight to hell. [If you really stretch and water down the definition and define what a wound truly is. In reality, this rule would mean attempting to kill a Tathagata]

I don’t believe that Yangchen has forgiven them. (At that point in the books, at least; I am aware she resolves to not find out who, it's more the nuns as an entity that I'm thinking of) She might have said so to comfort, if they found out she knew, and keep up that ‘compassionate avatar’ front of hers, but not meant it; Actions like that hurt no matter who you ask. Taking her compassion into account, I’d believe she’d want to forgive them, but would be too hurt to do so immediately.

It takes a very strong person and a lot of cultivated compassion and bodhicitta- she is the Avatar, after all- to forgive such a betrayal of trust. Yangchen is 17. She is a teenager. She hasn’t been in the world for that long. There is time to eventually forgive if she hasn’t.

I know Hsien resides at the Western temple, but when I first heard that, it felt a lot like service to me. Hierarchy. Something they did to serve her because she asked them to. [That would also strengthen the ‘compassionate avatar’ image as well, wouldn’t it? Make her look nice in their eyes. Didn’t think about that…]

(I am home now)

Now, what would the nuns gain out of continuing to send such reports and monitor her as closely as they did? Despite the obvious cultivation of bad karma?

We don’t know. That’s the thing. This is where the squinting and head tilt comes in because a lot of this can be speculated since there isn’t a lot known about the nuns at the temple.

In the instance of Devadatta, he was jealous of the Buddha and wished for status and honour. He began with good intentions, wanting to make the sangha better by hardening some of the Buddhas rules, something he thought would be helpful. But there he was met with failure. He befriended a local king, who gave him a lot of donations and really brought out an obsession with himself. Devadatta later approached the Buddha, asking him to resign and give the leadership over to him. Something the Buddha refused. Devadatta tried to kill the Buddha three times before he created a schism in the sangha by leaving and creating a new school with his followers. He became extremely ill nine months later and saw the wrongs of his actions and wished to meet with the Buddha to beg for forgiveness. On his way to the Buddha, the earth sucked him down to hell before he could meet him.

Obvious downward slope there.

He commited the three unforgivable sins, killing an arhat, wounding the Tathagata and creating a schism within the sangha

Some reasons for the nuns, just at the top of my head, temple donations/funding, patrons, status-among the temples and in the order- and refugees to possibly ordain.

I doubt they were jealous of a small child, believing that they should be the avatar instead of her. But this idea is common, though. So maybe? If they’re that petty.

Taking in the isolation of the world at the time, trade with the outside world went down; Upcharged prices and people being greedy mostly. They lost money and funding to keep up with the temple. It’s the largest temple, so I’d imagine they’d need a bit more materials and money than trading with each other could bring in. The nuns could have continued writing reports to Ayunerak, concerned about Yangchen’s unstable mind and how she’d affect the world, hoping that they’d get donations or patrons to help with the temple in return.

The refugee mention depends a bit on the environment, rivalries between monks and nuns, and what sect is more popular at the temples during this time. Say, the platinum affair happens, the order of the white lotus involvement is known among the monks and nuns and people begin throwing blame at each other for saying ‘this’ to that order member and ‘that’ to another order member, blaming them for causing the platinum affair to happen; That they were the root that caused such suffering. Rifts begin to form in the communities and those who write reports to Ayunerak believe that getting more refugees to the temples and ordaining them would bridge the rifts. And the temple with the most refugees does bring about a certain status that ‘they’re the most compassionate ones’ and are thus better than the other temples.

… wouldn’t this be like trying for a baby, thinking it would fix your relationship with your partner when you should’ve broken up with them? That was a very sudden thought that popped into my head right now. But there are those who believe it, so this can have some merit.

For status within the order, it’s very speculative. Because one, it isn’t known what an air nomad's role in the order is. Two, can they even rise up the ranks as an air nomad? Those who’re not supposed to care for status or worldly affairs? Three, a practising air nomad and politics? How would that work?

I headcanon, genuine practising air nomad members of the order to mostly be scholars, collecting rare historic information and writing treatises. Transporting items or people across the continent. Not necessarily high rank. Nomads, on the other hand, I headcanon them to be a lot more open to different things. [I lean into this in some of my fics. Shout out to my Sonam fics and further ones involving her<3<3 Shoutout to the elusive wings of love, to an extent<3]

So, say that they can rise up the rank like a normal member and out of ‘concern’ for Yangchen, secretly wanting status and honour, sends those reports thinking that they’d be on Ayunerak’s good side and thus rise quickly in the ranks because of her. This is very selfish, despite what good intentions they had at the start. I guess it would show the other members that they care for Yangchen, though, and they’d receive praise for being so kind and caring. This is the closest I've gotten it to Devadatta's story.

[I know I’ve mentioned in some of my fics that there are air nomad grand lotuses, but it’s more the rising in rank I’m thinking of as opposed to being ‘gifted’ the title so to say and becoming one without rising rank.]

Then it’s the meddling in politics. Knowing the orders ‘neutral’ status and tending to observe the world instead of acting, why knowingly let people suffer? Why knowingly let people die? Something that would go against the teaching? I don’t understand.

But then, not everyone is kind and there are corrupt individuals who believe they know better and they unknowingly cultivate great karmic obstruction with such a belief. People who believe they know better also tend to cherry pick things to make them look better; They look at some teachings with contempt and favour others. This is bad. Like very bad. They’ll end up unable to cultivate respect for the teachings, if they think they know something, they will lose something else, and their practise will be a small portion of the path, and the karmic obstruction this creates will be extremely painful to remove.

Tsongkhapa makes mention of this in ch2 of the Lam rim chen mo

Geshe Tsakpuwa also comes to mind here; the one who poisoned Milarepa

So, someone could’ve truly deluded themselves into thinking that they were practising the teaching by sending the reports to Ayunerak, thinking that it would be for the betterment of other beings if she knew of Yangchen’s connection to her past lives. The karmic obstruction created will show itself at a later date in their life.

A good comparison would be corrupt pastors.

There is another thing I thought of, but it’s rather… apathetic, if taking in Yangchen’s mind into context and something that they don’t gain anything from. Like, at all. Outside of a hurt Yangchen who doesn’t trust them.

That is the thought of the ‘me.’ Of a permanent self. Which doesn’t exist in the true nature of reality.

Someone could’ve then written those reports to Ayunerak with the genuine belief that Yangchen doesn’t truly exist. So since she doesn’t exist, what they’re doing won’t really matter that much because ‘we don’t exist.’ This, while yes, it’s a view that’s sought to achieve, it’s also quite a cold way to regard Yangchen with when she needs something that is untainted and undeniably Yangchen’s.

For her younger years, she needed a ‘me,’ something that was undeniably hers and she thought she did until Ayunerak slipped up.

A last reason, is that the nuns were manipulated into spying on her. Which I believe can have happened. Or blackmailed maybe because nuns haves lives, too, they could’ve gotten caught doing something they weren’t supposed.

You know, what if a nun was involved with someone, that someone found out that Yangchen was the avatar and threatened Yangchen’s safety, demanding information in return? It is a possible scenario.

This is something that could be a Jetsun scenario, if she was the one to leak information. [Oh my god, the angst potential this has in a fic]

After getting all that out, I still don’t see what they’d gain out of doing that. Like, I genuinely don’t? Nuns and monks are well read people and extremely knowledgeable, so they’d know that it would be a bad thing for them to do. If they’re genuine practitioners, nothing outweighs such negative karma that they’d accumulate from doing that and they would know that.

If they’re not genuine, then I believe their reasons for doing so comes in this order, that they think themselves to be better, corrupted teaching, status in the order and at the temples and temple funding.

Reasons I'm cautiously including because it depends on context:

The belief that Yangchen doesn't truly exist is something

Manipulation/blackmail

Those reasons, taking the state of the world into account, seem the most realistic and likely ones.

Did I get you thinking? If I got you thinking, then I did something right:)

[I entertained a thought I had at work thinking that it would be a quick throw away post and this happens😂 did this just turn into an essay? I’m not arguing for anything, though😕 I was just thinking and this happened. I am sooo surprised that I remember the lam rim bit😭 I’m so proud of myself😭🥲 Welcome to my brain on an average work day when I try to entertain myself]

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Darion got another promotion! Time to celebrate

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Spider-Man/Deadpool #13

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parrot sucks so bad can jumper just replace him

[fights4users]

D23 was interesting

Entertainment was… less entertaining and super tone deaf “did everyone want 6 more remakes and sequels no one asked for?”

Meanwhile the parks panel is hilarious, full throttle and josh d'amaro is like “everyone gets a puppy!”

Rip Tron fans