#maybe if i make an 80's Version of this i can go with that idea... hm....... might fit better too... we'll have to see don't quote me

[tobiasdrake]

So I saw Superman (2025) last night and wow. What a weird movie. I spent a good half of it just going "What the fuck am I watching?"

And yet when I try to form actual opinions about the goodness or badness of the film, I feel generally pretty positive.

So, to get this out of the way, this movie wears its politics on its sleeve and I appreciate that so much. It says, in no uncertain terms, that Superman is an immigrant, fuck the police and especially privatized police institutions, capitalists create wars for profit or just for their own personal whims, and the genocide in Gaza must be opposed.

This movie has a lot to get off its chest and it's all good stuff.

It's packaged inside a... I can't even really call this a spectacle-driven movie. Like. That's not the vibe. If I had to describe the vibe, I would say "Direct-to-DVD cash grab filmed on a shoestring budget that no one was ever really supposed to see".

Or maybe "Made-for-TV special meant to air a couple of times one month and then disappear forever."

You know that one old Captain America movie from the 80's or 90's where Cap steals a truck? That. It feels like that.

Like. They legit have a knock-off Superfriends hanging out in a live-action rendition of the Hall of Justice, led by a Green Lantern that's played by Nathan Fillion and costumed like the Chinese bootleg version of himself.

Mister Terrific is the only character in the "Justice Gang" that the movie actually takes seriously; Green Lantern and Hawkgirl spend the whole movie walking around looking and acting like they thought they were filming a mean-spirited satire.

Which is actually really cool for Mister Terrific because I have no idea who this guy is and he dominates a lot of the film. I learned about a cool new character by watching this movie, so that's great.

The movie takes place in a firmly pre-established DC Super-universe where nothing needs to be explained because we just accept that it's all stuff that exists here.

Superman has Super-Robots in his Fortress of Solitude and a super-dog named Krypto who is an asshole and I love him. The Justice Gang fights some sort of unexplained cosmic Beholder in the background of Clark and Lois having an emotional moment. Lois pilots a spaceship to the Daily Planet to retrieve her crew and everyone gets in the spaceship, no questions asked. This is just what life is here.

Which is honestly a great way to establish a super-universe at this point because audiences are pretty sick of origin stories. Though the film does still sneak Superman's origin story in anyway, centering his arrival on Earth and his upbringing here as it interrogates whether or not an immigrant child like him can truly be considered one of us.

Evil billionaire Lex Luthor is here reimagined as an evil billionaire. The film holds nothing back in its full-throated condemnation of the Donald Trumps, Elon Musks, and Jeff Bezoses of the world through pretty much everything Lex says or does.

Despite his grandiose political and corporate machinations with horrifying real-world consequences, the film makes clear that Lex is just a petty, insecure man using his tremendous wealth and influence to chase his own self-centered and cruel flights of fancy.

And they also make him a misogynist while they're at it because, again, this movie is speaking brutal truth to power about men like him. He has one girlfriend he neglects and even abuses when things aren't going his way and an ex-girlfriend that he sent to his extrajudicial torture prison off-world. So. That's a thing.

Again, the politics of this movie are naked and unapologetic. The movie begins with Superman dealing with fallout on social media over pinning Fantasy Benjamin Netanyahu to a cactus, destroying his army's weapons, and threatening to do worse if he doesn't leave Fantasy Gaza alone. And although this is presented as publicly controversial, the film ultimately takes his side in that.

"Should we be taking Palestine's side in the Gaza genocide despite Israel being a long-time ally of the United States?" is, like, half of what the movie is even about. And the answer it gives is an emphatic "Yes. Obviously yes. What are you even talking about?"

As for Superman himself, he is starkly humanized in a way that I honestly found shocking. This is the most "Just some guy" Superman has ever felt in any Superman media I've ever seen.

He likes to interview himself so he can control the questions he answers and then gets mad at Lois during an interview when her probing questions in a serious hardball interview touch his nerves. He gets stressed out by the public reception of him on social media. He's constantly frustrated by his dog's behavioral problems but also he will fucking end you if you touch his goddamn dog.

This is an incredibly flawed and imperfect Superman to the point that it sometimes doesn't feel real that he even is Superman. And, in a sense, it isn't. Not really. Superman's behavior and actions in this movie don't evolve but his perception of himself and why he does is what the movie challenges and forces to change.

The man we meet at the start of the movie isn't really Superman. He's a man trying to be Superman. The movie spotlights his focus on protecting people first and foremost. Everything he does is with public safety in mind. He spends more time trying to shield people from super-battles' harm than fighting super-battles. When he loses his shit in the interview, he defends his actions in Fantasy Gaza by screaming that people would have died if he hadn't intervened. He doesn't understand why nobody else sees it that way.

All of this stress, all of this frustration, stems from the fact that in the back of his mind, his motives are corrupt. He's driven by what he believes to have been the mission he was sent to Earth to achieve. His birth parents wanted him to be a hero for the people and he is attempting to live up to that. At the end of the day, it's all optics; He is trying to fill a role that was assigned to him, and all this stuff about his actions in Boravia are denying him validation for it.

He just wants someone to pat him on the back and say, "You did very well at Supermanning today." His self-worth is measured by how well he carries out his designated mission of service, and this mission is precisely what the film challenges. It rips that away from him and forces him to confront his identity for himself.

Despite seemingly doing away with origin stories, his journey throughout the film is still nonetheless one of him becoming a fully realized and self-actualized Superman. It's about Clark taking ownership of his identity, his choices, and the man that his experiences have made him into.

This places him opposite Lex, a billionaire technocrat who wants to destroy Superman so that he doesn't have to feel guilty about his selfish accumulation and exercise of power. Lex has no mission, resents Superman for his, and weaves rhetorical nets to try and make his insecurity sound larger and more philosophical than it really is.

Lex Luthor is the kind of guy who hears another person say he's giving up alcohol and just flies off the handle. "What the fuck are you trying to say, huh!? That we're all a bunch of useless drunks!? YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME!?!?" He doesn't want to improve himself and he feels personally attacked by seeing others rise above the standard where he's content to remain.

There is no humanist complexity to be found in this take on Luthor; He is just a petty little technocrat lashing out at people over how small his dick is. He doesn't want to own his choices; He just wants your goddamn respect, whether he deserves it or not. He demands the dignity of his status and power.

(Which makes the film's resolution for him just. Just amazing in a perfectly James Gunn sort of way and I love it.)

Also Lex's girlfriend Eve is brilliant and managed to outplay him twice because he gives so few fucks about her that he doesn't pay an ounce of attention to anything she's doing. He underestimates the Bimbo Archetype at his own peril; She is a cunning, devious trainwreck of a human being and I want good things for her.

This movie was so fucking weird to watch. But so much fun to think about.

[todayisafridaynight]

'tumblr if you snipe the quality of another post of mine im going to break into your cellar and ruin all of your wine' translation: click for better quality

80's version

[delphianactuallydoodling]

The Gallery Wall pt 2: electric boogaloo The Yap Post

DISCLAIMER: I read this book once and almost a year ago. I tried my very best to refresh my memory through various ways, but really I should just read it again.

I tried to keep everything as book accurate as possible, but if I skipped over stuff then that's probably why. I plan to make more fanart in the future, so I'll keep any corrections in mind for the future.

That being said, I want to get into some of the inspiration and thoughts behind my designs for the Greek class.

A general critique I have for people's designs for all the characters is that they exist in a sort of time period-less void. We know the story is set in the 80's, yet that style is not explored very much. I don't know if this is because people easily associate the 80's with neon colors and other garish aesthetics that feel like a total opposite of the ambiance of this novel. However that's not an accurate portrayal of what a lot of 'normal' people were wearing during that time.

Despite the Greek class being maybe slightly old fashioned in an old money sort of way I don't believe they would totally disregard the trends of the time.

Camilla

Camilla quite suits the 80's. The trend of pastel clothing is in line with Donna's description of the twins wearing mostly white or other light colors.

I'm not necessarily opposed to the Camilla with a bob agenda, but there were more than enough icons in the 80's that were rocking a pixie cut adjacent hairstyles for me to go even shorter. I ended up going with Molly Ringwald for my main source of inspiration hairstyle wise. The curls add to the angelic description.

Longer hair than a bob is out of the question. I find it a kind of weird design choice. Sometimes it comes off to me as if people can only view Camilla as either a tomboy or very femme. I'm a firm believer that short hair is neutral and doesn't necessarily lean toward masculine looking. It's all about styling and Camilla certainly seems to like feminine things.

I imagine her to be slightly boyish looking, because she resembles her brother. I sketched them at the same time to ensure they would resemble each other, not having one particular refence in mind. Ironically I think my earlier versions resemble each other more than my final versions. Charles' design felt lackluster however so I redid it.

Charles

Originally I wanted to give Francis Wham era George Michael hair, but then I read his description again. However Charles is a sort of popular attractive man for the time period, so why would he not have big hair. Thus the transfer was made. This did have as a consequence that in some stages of the process he very heavily resembled princess Diana. I thought that was quite funny.

For Charles I did the opposite of what I did with Camilla. For Camilla I made sure she was pretty in a bit of a boyish way, so for Charles I made sure he didn't turn out too masculine. We don't want Chad Charles.

Francis

Here I'm starting to doubt myself a little bit. A lot of people draw Francis with slightly longer hair, but compared to Camilla he doesn't get any people complaining. I might have missed a passage somewhere, but I also like the idea that my interpretation is just different from others.

When I decided for myself I was going to give him very short hair I knew I had to draw some inspiration from Annie Lennox. She's obviously very fashionable, as is Francis, and known for wearing suits. I had to tweak the design to be more classical and to include a necktie. He feels very maximalist, so on top of his described pince-nez glasses I drew him with an earring and a bunch of brooches.

As for the make-up I know he'd get hate crimed on campus, but it's a fun thing to imagine. Although I left it out of the final design for that reason.

I don't mind Evgeniy Shvarts as a fancast. I think he has similar facial features to what I had imagined.

Henry

Henry is often designed too skinny and/or too conventionally attractive. It's a difficult balance to keep him looking severe and off putting enough, but also broad enough and almost handsome. One thing is for certain that man doesn't give a flying fuck about what currently in style. I haven't been able to figure out if those 'English suits' have a particular cut in that time, but I can't imagine him walking around in an 80's oversized suit with big shoulder pads. However not a tight 70's suit either, so take that as you will.

I'm not too mad at Zane Holtz as a fancast. He's certainly broad enough, but I find him to be too conventionally attractive. However it's a lot better than some others I've seen. I also don't believe him to wear his hair like that. Not a lot of people notice his scar, so that leads me to believe it's at least partially covered by his hair.

I ended up giving him browline glasses, because I thought if I ever did end up drawing Bunny them having different glasses would set them apart more design wise. However after I finished the drawing I saw that passage that says he has the same wire frame glasses that bunny has. I like that the browline glasses make him look even more stern, but if we were to go for accuracy I'd have to change it.

Richard

Richard was the hardest for me to design and honestly I still don't know what I imagine his facial features to be. All I knew was that I wanted him to have a fuck ass haircut. He seems like the sort of dude that hasn't changed his hair in years. The only thing that's changed is that his mom used to cut it and now he does it himself. That's how I landed on a late 70's, Beatle-esque mop that's in a constant state of being slightly too long. He's somehow handsome enough to pull it off though, much to his own confusion I imagine.

He's wearing a sweatshirt that is noticeably less formal than the others. Paired with that tweed jacket he borrowed from Judy Poovey.

General

I'm going to be honest I didn't have a particular idea behind the strip of light besides that the drawing would be too boring without some interesting lighting.

Rapid fire composition choices:

Henry's portrait is greyscale and his frame features a rose to give the whole thing an in memoriam feel

His portrait is bigger and in the top corner to make it feel like he is looming over the rest

Francis' portrait looks more like a painting than a portrait photo to compliment his classic style

The obvious stain where another portrait used to be. His presence can't be completely erased by that and the little frame featuring bunnies still being on the wall

Richard's photo is sun bleached and slightly damaged. Like he either took it with him from home and they never bothered to replace it or the rest of the group just didn't care enough to be gentle with it.

That's also the reason why his is the smallest portrait and is placed in the corner.

The ferns in the bottom corner

Butterfly for transformation corny

If you're still here sorry for yapping so much and THANK YOU for reading. Thank you in general for y'alls nice comments and reblogs. I read all your yapping, I love it. Please let me know your thoughts!

As I said in my last post I want to make more fanart in the future.

[lexa-ocean]

This MAY be an extremely Niche Question, but how do u Imagine your mainverse Rockafire and WP5 In a timeskip. (If they all reunited now (they were a band in the 80's in the mainverse :3))

(they'd prolly all be very old by now)

You're right they'll be old af lol

So even tho i'm not the biggest fan of strict timelines, and do tend to prefer a 'the time when this is happening doesn't matter' aproach to my stories, i DID sit down sometime last year to write at least the year i think Rolfe n Wolfman were born into.

After a lot of debacle n heavy usage of my phone's calculator, i ended up with 1944 as Wolfman's birth year, n 1948 as Rolfe's

From that, i'm able to guess the birth years/current ages of the rest of the rockafire, since i did also write down their ages in relation to each other.

So! In the year of 2025, the band would be...

Fatz: 78

Rolfe: 77

Billy Bob: 74

Earl: 74

Looney: 66

Dook: 61

Beach: 59

Mitzi: 55

...Mitzi would be my mom's age 🤔

Anyways!! I don't have ages for all of the wp5 set in stone, but yes for some lf them. So for the ones i have, Wolfman would be 81 (if he's still alive--), Dingo would be 66, n Mini would be 64. Even tho i dont quite have ages for em, Queenie is around the same age as Wolfman, n WP5!Beach was the oldest of them, at least like 5 or more (possible more) years older than Wolfman. To the point i think present age he would be pushing 90, again, if he's alive.

Now for a meetup... i wanna believe that my version of the rockafire n wp5 all kept in contact w each other, if maybe distantly, an occasional postcard/call when something intersting happened, invitations to big events like weddings/graduations/baby showers if they were to happen, being communicated via social media once that became mainstream, n the 'hey i'm in town wanna meet up?' occasional lunch together, if individually. Like they'll obviously all talk to each other, but occasions when they can ALL get together like old times would be rare.

(Still-- maybe its bc 'old intersted been revived' n i rewatched it recently but-- a get together all of them would go like the 31 minutos episode El Funeral de Tulio.

Anyways...

I went over what Rolfe would do post-band in this ask, but for the rest of them...

Fatz would marry Esmeralda. He was a private music tutor on the side for a while during his wp5 days, so i think he would go back to that. I also hc his family has a small restaurant on their hometown, small family-run place, so maybe he'll go back to helping there? My hc of Esmeralda is a stylist, btw, but doesn't have her own styling place, so maybe she'll take the chance in a new city to set up her own thing. I hc they can't have kids biologically, so i can see them fostering/adopting a buncha kids, bc Fatz will always be A Dad™ in my heart

Earl, i am drawn to the idea of him getting a radio show for no particular reason, maybe just bc he has a v recognizable voice? So yeah, while Rolfe's off teaching acting n stuff, Earl is in a (or various) radio station(s) thru the day. I'm on the fence abt them having kids or not? They would def get married as soon as they can tho.

Billy Bob n Looney obviously have Smitty's to worry about. But i can see Looney deciding (sooner rather than later) to go to college for programming. I can see him getting a job relating to it n eventually making Some Bank out of it. Also, if you've read this fic: he does eventually find out what happened to his parents... but thats a story for another day. On that note, Billy Bob eventually becomes Choo-Choo's legal guardian officially, taking over his deadbet parents, so Choo-Choo grows up very happily n loved (:

Beach n Dook would also marry eventually. I can see them staying in the music scene, first making a duo, then being musicians-for-hire individually, then producers for other artists. Beach gets an english degree that he doesn't do a lot w since he's focused on music. They don't have a whole lot of money, but they lived an okay, calm, n happy life together. Again, on the fence w them having kids, but if they do it'll 100% be adoption, just fyi

Mitzi, frankly idk what she would do? A part of me wants to say "cheer coach/music teacher" but idk... thats up on the air as of rn

Thats i think all i have to say abt this? Nice ask tho, made me think a lot!

Thx for asking!!! ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝💖

[tacticalhimbo]

Happy Valentine's Day @monarch-boo ! I come to you courtesy of @gtafest , and as a fellow Gay Tony lover, to bring you this sweet treat!

I loved all of your prompts, and hope I did this one in particular some justice! <3

WORDS: 1.1K FANDOM(S): Grand Theft Auto 5/Online WARNINGS: Brief Mentions of Drugs and Alcohol (No Substance Abuse)

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Let me know if you’d like a more permanent copy of this, too! I’m always happy to provide a PDF version of the writings I do!

[NEOCITIES MIRROR]

With this new nightclub schtick in Los Santos, Tony figured he had it good. Sure, the person fronting the operation was a complete enigma that frankly confused the shit out of him–half the time it was hard to tell if they were pleased or pissed about a sale–but they were effective with what they did. So much so that it was no surprise when they’d mentioned creating a partnership with the El Rubio. Because of course they would! What could possibly go wrong when offering your services to one of the–if not the–most notorious drug traffickers out there?! Surely nothing important, not when you were casually working behind his back to plan the heist of the century by taking advantage of a very thin alliance.

If he were honest–and he was–Tony despised the idea. It was much too reminiscent of… everything that went wrong in Liberty City. Sure, most of that was his fault, but it was still nerve wracking. And the bubbling anxiety was only made worse when his business partner invited him along to the island getaway.

“Kid, are you sure–”

They simply tilted their head and shrugged their shoulders, turning their palms up as if to ask what was the worst that could happen. Tony’s arms crossed across his chest.

“I’m just saying, getting into bed with these kinda guys–fun as it is–only comes back around. You’re sure you can manage keeping the act up?”

An affirmative nod. Tony’s eyes couldn’t help but roll as he threw up his hands.

“Alright, fine. But I’ve already told you: I’m not good with a gun. If shit hits the fan, don’t expect me to take any shots.”

[...]

And that was how Tony ended up standing on the compound’s veranda, sun setting on the island coast as a few guards stood silently by the door. Tired eyes found the energy to bounce along the courtyard below, watching as his business partner putzed around with the Madrazo kid and his pack of lovely ladies. Patrolling guards seemed to ignore the festivities for the most part, sparing brief glances before continuing their rounds. Partygoers of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds danced to the blaring beats. Just beneath it all, Tony could hear the door to his side open, and out stepped the man of the hour.

“Oh, hey! Surprised you are not down there enjoying the party. Seems more your style.” 

“If it were the height of the ‘80s, maybe.” Tony laughed. There was a bitter edge to it, though it was almost sentimental. Still, he played it off as a simple jest. “Not exactly my style now.”

“Ah, I see.” El Rubio stepped forward, waving his guards inside. They gave each other an uncertain glance, but did as told. “Still drink?”

A curious glance; a subdued shiver seeing that they were truly alone now. Well, at least if he died here it wouldn’t be embarrassing on account of there being one sole witness. Maybe two. Surely there had to be snipers somewhere. He squinted over the rims of his sunglasses toward the setting sun, subtly checking the horizon. Nothing… damn, either they were good or this guy was way too confident.

“Course I still drink.” He grinned. It wasn’t confidence; it was business. Selling the visage of confidence to stand on his own feet. And, thankfully, it worked. At least it’d seemed to. 

If it didn’t, El Rubio didn’t make it clear from the way he’d simply stepped over toward the corner of the veranda, gesturing for Tony to follow. Leading him ever so casually to the set of patio furniture and bringing his attention to the fancy bottle and glasses that awaited them. Bourgeoix, a relatively popular choice in Los Santos, but this one seemed... richer? At least where cognac was concerned. Upon closer inspection, as the two found themselves seated, it was richer–aged. Sourced directly from the French commune of Châtellerault in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and not some manufacturing plant that claimed it was 'tous originaux.'

“Fit for a Prince.” The casual repetition of the company slogan created pause. If one listened closely, they could swear there was a lingering sense of… something within El Rubio’s voice. Something much too intimate for Tony to let himself linger on. Especially when accompanied by that sly grin and knowing twinkle in his eyes.

So he simply glanced at his current companion, letting an awkward laugh slip. “I get it, very funny. Well, this ‘prince’ appreciates the gesture. This is an original bottle, no?”

El Rubio nodded as he poured them each a glass, raising his toward the setting sunlight once setting the bottle down to admire the vibrant color. “Of course it is! All the fucking money in the world from the business I do; why would I waste it on cheap shit?”

Another fit of uncertain, though concurrent, laughter. Laughter which was quickly drowned by the other’s chattering. There was an odd pleasantry to their idle chatter once the alcohol carried any lingering anxieties out to the shimmering sea below. It flowed away like the deep amber of the cognac sloshed into their glasses, transferred from bottle to mouth with hardly any care in the world for the luxurious price tag that accompanied it. Tony eased right back into his chipper state of mind, quick to jump into the conversations El Rubio presented. They laughed, they sighed, they found themselves reminiscing on the days of hard drugs and incessant clubbing, as well as those beyond that. About the quaint, relaxing days. Those that El Rubio–who Tony learned was actually named Juan Strickler in this moment–spent idly golfing whilst visiting the Madrazos. Those that Tony spent wishing for something more to come out of his miserable little life; it did come, of course, and chased his happy little ass all the way to Los Santos…

And now, to Cayo Perico, where the irony was suddenly not lost on the cartel head. Hours passed, the sun set, and the party below went on with no signs of stopping anytime soon. Rather, things were just getting started by the sound of it.

“Say,” El Rubio began, leaning on the elbow that rest on the table between them. “You dance?”

Tony peered over the edge of his glass, brow cocking as he’d swore he caught another sign in his companion’s expression. Rather than run away from it, he leaned into it. Mirrored the gesture of resting on the table as he set the glass down. “Of course I dance. Wouldn’t have gotten into the nightclub business if I didn’t appreciate the art of it.”

A grin. “So, let’s dance.” An offered hand, which Tony boldly took.

[tartrat]

2025 week two songs review

i forgot to do last weeks lol, i'll get around to it. This is a good week

Vogue: April's back! Love that the mentioned her by name in the teaser. This time shes left the 80s behind and is now in the 90s lol. She does look a bit more mature in this one, probably to reflect that the song is a 90s song as opposed to IWDWS being 80's. Even with how the store she's in has changed now selling more cds. wonder if any other coaches will appear in the background like they did. I kinda want to draw April now. They have temporarily privated the preview lol, probably because it said it was the ballroom version by accident.

Vogue (Ballroom): At first i thought the lighting looked weird but then i watched it again and it looked normal. Do we know who the dancer is? i'm guessing either one of the choreographers or its someone whos apart of a collab. I know nothing about the vogue style of dance, but this looks like its going to be sore on the arms. I find it weird when there's an actual human in the games because i'm so used to seeing the regular coaches that when the likes of Ava Max or annother real person show up, it throws me off.

Something I Can Feel: They said on twitter that this one incorporates sign language into it as the singer is deaf. It's really cool to look at, dance looks fun as well. At first i thought that this could be the forgotten queen before the events of human, but the more that i look at it the more it looks like the dancer is performing to an audience. Its nice when we get songs like this. I also really like the jump they do, its just satisfying to me.

Yeah!: This ones so funny to me for some reason. Like he's trying to be serious, but he isn't and comes off as more cute than anything. Looks really fun though. Love how he goes into the ddr machine for the chorus. The more i watch it the more adorable the dancer looks and the more he looks like Tyler from Sk8er boi, maybe it is him but we probably won't know until Just Dance tells us his name or posts a meme tomorrow. Can't wait to get the gold move to get a YEAH on YEAH!

ranking:

1 Something I Can Feel.

2 Yeah

3 Both Vogues

Last week i felt that they chose the most random points to cut the previews off at, where as this week it feels like they chose the right parts to end so you still get a good idea. This is a fun week

I love how the coaches that have been returning get updated looks. Like lady citrus from last week is so vibrant and The bride's original look is so clean looking now. Even April, who first appeared last year, now looks like shes adapted to the change of the 90s. Honestly i really like how coaches have been returning as it makes them feel like actual characters. Its also really funny when they bring the most random coach back like did anyone know that Captain Crimson was the coach from Jump in the line before it was mentioned in his lore video, then you go and check and it is the same guy, only more ravaged.

They still haven't updated the 2025 playlist wth this week's and last week's songs.

[dimalink]

Vi Aliens – white visual look Vi and space

It is vertical space shooter. About aliens. Based on science fiction tv-series. Such as Visitors 80s years. So, I am, personally, a fan of style 80s. Vhs tapes. For example.

Space shooters – rather typical game genre in videogames. Age of 80s and 90s, at least. When games were two dimensional. Side view or top down view. All of that, always, was very interesting. Some planet. Or space. Aliens can be very different. Cyborgs. Or some creatures. It was, always, big interest to get to know - what is next. What it will be a next level.

I remember very well a visual side of Ufo sausages, so white color. So, pure white light. At the background of black space. Ufo sausages - white. Crystal white. And space is black. And, only, stars shines with a white light.

These kind of Ufo sausage were shown very good in tv series Visitors 80s years. There were, even, a fragment when a big Ufo sausage is waving above a city. It was a vey big by its size. And, mainly, design of space ships – interesting theme. Star Gate Sg1, also, good to remember.

So, here it is my design. With impressions after that things. And, so, white color. As a part of design. White or little gray. Few, a little, very a little. Letter V. Latin V. Just like Visitors. But, in my case there is no meaning. Simple visual effect. Latin Vi. Vi Aliens. They are Vi. Should be like this. Science fiction. Action. Space shooter.

I, also, remember some white space in videogame Dead Space. There are scenes with so white color. And space. White corridor and space. Door of the space ship is opening. And, something like, white corridor. Black space above. And, so, white corridor. Something like a tube. But, at the top - it is black space.

And at the low – white as a surface of space ship. Monsters, there are in those places. I remember it very good. So, I decide to make with white color solution, also, a game. So, it is about impression. In part of visual ideas.

Egypt ships. It is theme of science fiction and Egypt. It is, also, can happens. It is Star Gate Sg1. Pyramids are something like flying in space. Maybe even part of ideas goes after Star Wars. Retro episodes. It is, also, interesting sci-fi action. Let`s take this triangle big ship, for example.

New in this vertical shooter. It is bonus system. Several bonus. They have a numbers. Digits. It is so little cubes. With size 15 x 15 pixels. They are flying in space. So, cubes. As Nes games. You pick up one of them and get something interesting. Bonus.

Digit 1 – it restores life. You again with 100 precent of life.

Digit 2 – it is triple laser.

Digit 3 – It is Side C laser.

Picking up these squares, you restore health. Or get upgrade.

And, here we will have 4 bosses. And 1 megaboss. Logic of behavior it will be little another. With compare with previous game (Free Linear Space). Bosses here – it is a big size alien ships. They are big and have their own path on the game screen. Which is on repeat. And, some of them, have a random element. Go to one side or another – random selection. And there are - that moves by certain path. As on rails. So, also, they are exists in this game too.

Basic Pascal version 1.17 "BLOCK" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Platform Ball, Cabin Pilot, Free Blocker, Free Bee. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

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[toaarcan]

I mentioned in my Bold New Moebius post the other day that Miles is one of my favourite Archie Sonic characters, so I thought I'd elaborate a bit more on that.

Bear in mind that the more I talk here, the more likely I am to go into pure "I made it the fuck up" territory, because he was a very underutilised character in canon, and that means I'm going to be doing some heavy interpreting and stretching. This is how he appears to me, after all.

The obvious first point (one I even made in the previous post) is that he's a Starscream-type, and that's one of my favourite villainous archetypes. Some little shit of a bad guy who sits there going "I could do better" and often has kind of a point, because the main villains they're working for tend to be a bit... dim.

Miles usually working for Scourge is a prime example of this. He's a genius, and Scourge is... not. Remotely. They work in very different ways, Scourge being loud and explosive and prone to self-sabotage, while Miles is more sneaky and subtle.

But what gives Miles so much potential is actually something unexpected: His fear.

Miles is often regarded as a coward, and I used to hate this. After all, being afraid of Super Scourge is a fairly reasonable stance to take. At the same time, framing Miles as someone who talks a big game but is kind of a wimp when cornered does fit as an inversion of Tails' lacking confidence and braver centre.

But the main reason I think this is actually a fairly good trait for a villain is that it compounds with his intellect.

If Miles is a genius who really, really doesn't want to get punched in his smug face, then he should be very cautious in his schemes. He has the intelligence to make his plans in such a way that he's always safe. His plans have contingencies. His contingencies have contingencies. Even if you thwart and foil the first six layers, maybe the seventh will catch you out. Even if you stop him from achieving his objective, he's already escaped.

Miles isn't a villain who can show up every few weeks with another crazy scheme and get foiled. He's the sort of villain that only shows up rarely, but when he does, strap the fuck in, because even getting close to stopping him is going to be a challenge.

And despite the Sonic series' propensity for genius antagonists, none of them have ever really tried the "Master planner" angle. The most genius plan we've seen from other villains in Archie is Mogul going "I'm immortal and you're not, so I'm just gonna wait until you 80 and then win."

Finitevus is a genius, but while his plans are good, they're not hugely intricate. He tends to resolve his problems by way of overwhelming force, and his ultimate goal is worldwide genocide by way of burning the entire planet to the ground.

Eggman... look, as much as I dislike Ian Flynn's version of Eggman, whom I find an incredibly confused character, I do think he's got a good point about Eggman being a fuckup. The SEGA game version of Eggman is the guy who responded to one Gizoid going into murder-mode and nearly killing him by immediately building another one, which then proceeded to go into murder-mode and nearly kill him. He constantly unleashes other threats that he cannot control (Chaos, Shadow, Emerl, Gemerl, Dark Gaia, Zavok) and then acts surprised when it blows up in his face.

The guy is a scientific and mechanical genius with the foresight and planning skill of a cranefly. It's weirder when his plans don't backfire on him.

And that means there's a niche! There's a type of villain that Miles can fill, a character who uses his intelligence not for the creation of doomsday weapons, but to concoct a plan that will take every last scrap of Sonic and co.'s determination to overcome. Additionally, Miles has another trait that works in his favour: Who he's a counterpart to. After all, in Archie, Tails has a grand destiny and unmatched power that is simply... never used. For anything. Gallagher introduced the idea, and Penders waffled on about it and dragged it out and changed his mind about what it was meant to be, and then Flynn ended it in a really weaksauce way.

So basically, Tails had a big role to play, and ended up fulfilling his destiny about three times, and with the final one it was mostly done for him, by a machine, that he was being used to power, but he was mostly unconscious, and he had help from Shadow. And then Flynn said he lost all of his powers except flight off-screen, but it was never shown and that's intensely lame so I ignore that part and so should you.

But... Miles is an evil counterpart to Tails, and the antiverse appears to have just as many Emeralds (or Beryls) as the Prime one has. There's no reason Miles can't also be a Chosen One. In fact, it stands to reason that he is one. And while Tails briefly had all the power of all the Chaos Emeralds in the universe, and gave it up... what would a villain do with that kind of power? Certainly nothing good.

On Moebius, the Great Harmony is a doomsday prophecy, and Miles is at its centre. And that feeds into another one of my favourite villain tropes, "The Chosen One exists and it is explicitly a bad thing."

And we'll round this out with another villain trope example, because Miles is an absolutely amazing candidate for the Villainous Breakdown.

I love it when a bad guy reaches the end of their rope and just fucking loses it. Maybe they start begging for the mercy they never showed others, maybe they lose control and just start viciously attacking everything in sight, determined to take the hero down with them. Whatever form it takes, it can be immensely satisfying.

And Miles, a genius schemer who really, really does not want to get the crap kicked out of him, would play out this trope beautifully.

Now if only they'd actually done something with him in Archie. Or maybe it's a blessing in disguise that they didn't, given the standards most Archie villains were at by the end-stages of the preboot.

[scarlet--wiccan]

“time-god Tommy” doesn’t feel like a fan-theory thing to me. Whatever collected edition of the YA I read first (I’m sure lots of other people did too) talked about how the concept behind tommy was someone who had as much potential as Billy but didn’t really use it (I’m badly paraphrasing but I know it was something along those lines). Between that and all the in-universe concerns about how powerful Wanda’s kids could be I feel like that’s always kind of been like, almost canon. Not necessarily as a “time god” but something at least on par with Billy’s reality warping/demiurge status. Of course there were various fan theories (the demiurge is only them combined, Tommy is destructive where Billy is creative, time god/space god stuff) but ultimately it seems like they were thinking about op Tommy since the beginning

It hasn’t really been portrayed well (nor has the David/tommy relationship which I care about infinitely more than power levels or feats :/ ) but I feel like. Nothing really has from YA except Kate? Billy’s power and status is super unclear too with the utopian parallel retcon. If they’re going to address any of these issues (except d/t that can and maybe should happen in an x book) it would be in a new YA or SW book. My hope is that SW returns after SW&Q and they give at least an arc to Tommy (and/or Billy and/or David)’s development

For one thing, if it's not in the text, then it's not canon. Heinberg's early scripts and pitch documents get passed around a lot in this fandom, but there is A) a lot that was obviously changed between those early drafts and the final version, and B) several notes that are just weird or in bad taste. I don't think it makes sense to put stock in those documents.

The idea of Tommy having greater powers than we've seen is completely within reason, and I think it's something that should be explored for both him and Pietro, especially after all of the retcons and new developments that have happened to the Maximoff family. Orlando has teased that he's going to expand on Pietro's and explore his abilities in SW&Q, so I'm looking forward to more on that front. And I've said this a million times already, but I do think that the Demiurge thing needs to be recontextualized and redefined, and if they wanted to pull from those 80s and 90s storylines about Wanda's babies to do it, that's great, too!

I called out the "time" thing specifically as fanon, and fanservice, because it is. That was a very specific and recognizable reference to fanon, which it sounds like you're aware of.

[beingsupahbi]

Jess Watches // Sun 26 May // Day 242 Synopses & Favourite Scenes & Poll

Sweet Kaaram Coffee (with mum) 1x03 A Different Beat

The women experience a blast from the past and a shock from the present.

I wonder what happened between Kaveri and her school romance. Does she see her past relationship through rose-tinted glasses or was it really that magical? Maybe an idealized version of history to help cope with her present.

Frasier (with mum) 6x11 Good Samaritan

Driving home one night, anticipating his son Freddie's visit, he stops to help a woman stuck in the rain--and discovers that she's a sex worker.

Always be kind and help other people when you can. It's basic human decency. And ofc Frasier wanted some grand recognition smh.

Upload 3x02 Strawberry

Nathan and Nora struggle to make their relationship work, while Ingrid tries to make the best of her second shot at love.

Several highlights: Luke tenderly sculpting Nathan's head out of clay 👨, Nathan and Luke 80's-themed wrestling 🤼, a.i. school 👩🏿‍🏫, the many teated cow 🐄, Luke swapping out memories with cartoons 🐲, Ingrid whispering mean things in her angel's ear 🥵.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo Ep 4 The Strife of the Three Brothers

Dong Geu-ra-mi seeks legal advice from Young-woo when her father unknowingly agrees to take on a massive debt. Kwon Min-woo broods in resentment.

Dong to the Geu to the Ra-mi is an excellent best friend. Being the most helpful and supportive at all times. Seeing how affectionately Junho looks at YoungWoo and suggesting date ideas with a wink. Fist bumping her mum in quiet celebration of the court case going their way. The best of besties.

[gosiksmallspace]

get to know me

Tagged by the amazing @godotismissingx, thank you so much! ❤️

do you make your bed?

Yes, every day. I keep a pile of clothes on it during the day (the pile moves to the chair at night). It’s just easier to put stuff on it when it’s made.

what's your favourite number?

7. Or 9. Not sure. I like the shape of these two.

what is your job?

I will answer that as soon as I get one.

If you could go back to school would you?

To high school yes. I had a great group of friends and it was fun. 

I wouldn’t go back to middle school though. People there were awful there.

can you parallel park?

In theory yes, but in practice better not.

a job you had that would surprise people?

The most exciting thing I did and I got money for was to stand in the forest at 3 AM as a field game supervisor. I told people to make equations with matches. Good times. Even if I got bitten by bugs. Not sure how surprising that is. 

do you think aliens are real?

I don't rule out this possibility. I just think that we are not worth it to be visited. And they probably don’t want us visiting them. If we can’t take care of our situations and planet, why bother theirs?

can you drive a manual car?

Automat is not really popular in here. We mostly have manuals that I can and do drive. 

what's your guilty pleasure?

I love crime shows.

tattoos?

None.  

favourite colour?

I love colors in general, especially vivid ones. And pastels too. Choosing a favorite is hard. 

Maybe greenish-blue? Or orange. 

favourite type of music?

Depends. Mostly 2000-2015 pop. Also some 80s and 90s classics. K-pop too. And versions of the popular songs played on violin.

do you like puzzles?

Love it. I wish I had more space for them.

any phobias?

Bugs. Graphic images of bugs. Where you can see all their parts. Ugh.

Also, I really hate when something is done to eyes. Like the idea of the finger touching and eye or eye operation scares me.

favorite childhood sport?

I was into baseball because of the anime Diamond an Ace lol

do you talk to yourself?

All the time. It’s motivating. And helps to set a plan for what to do next. Or just commenting on the situation.

what movie(s) do you adore?

The best of the best: The Merciless. It’s my whole personality for the last few years 🤣🤣🤣

coffee or tea?

Tea. Hot one, iced one, black, fruity, with sugar, with honey, with raspberry syrup. All are good.

first thing you wanted to be growing up?

A doctor or police officer. I wanted a job that would help people or bring justice. I had a really idealistic mindset as a child. And then you learn that world isn’t exactly that simple.

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[honda-hatch]

On Invincible "vs." The Boys

A ramble that is 100% subjective and in no way objective

It's kinda goofy how these two properties got melded together by the cultural zeitgeist that swept both of them up at similar times. Both were on Amazon, both were violent, both were seen as parodies of the current trend of superhero media (which, depending on who you ask, was starting its current downward slide in 2020 between the pandemic damaging theatre-going on top of 2019's Endgame).

Now, both Invincible and the Boys were originally post-9/11 comics, but frankly, I have no idea if these two would have been compared in their original release timeframe (with Invincible starting in 2003(?) and The Boys in 2006(?)). Now, the The Boys started in mid 2019 and Invincible in 2021, yet you'll still see memes of both used here and there (even if the Boys has three seasons and Invincible is only coming up on its second now), and I'll still see people trying to compare them, as if they're similar.

See, I never really saw it that way. The Boys (both versions of it, despite their differences) is a satire of comic book superheroes. Garth Ennis infamously hated them, and post-9/11 was full of jaded comics and media (particularly horror movies). Even if we were far from the comical violence of 80s action and horror, post-9/11 is when realistic violence and torture porn came into vogue. In my opinion, the comic is terrible. Nobody is particularly likable, it's jaded to the extreme, and is filled with lots of sexual violence, and a borderline pointless resolution. I watched and enjoyed the first two seasons of the show, but I never felt compelled to watch the third after seeing that they were going to be messing with compound V and everything (much like they did in the original comic). Now I'm not denouncing the show as overall bad because they made a creative decision or whatever, it just made me ponder why I opted to tear through all of the Invincible comics in three days instead of watching The Boys season 3.

I think, oftentimes, extended satire can kinda lose sight of what its doing. Either it just becomes self-parodying or just kinda burns itself out. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I think intense genre satire works better when its in a limited form, whether it be a limited series, a movie, or a oneshot issue/episode. It allows itself to covers everything it wants, make all the jokes it needs to, without requiring a greater investment.

I'm not saying that's a surefire way for things to work, of course. I'm barely a creative. Maybe I'm just spewing bullshit. But it does connect to why I enjoy Invincible so much in comparison to it.

Now, the Invincible comics are far from perfect. I am, admittedly, a Robert Kirkman fan, but I can't understand how he managed to write so many incredibly poor female characters in the series. There are plenty of flashes of brilliance (namely stuff like Eve's origin and a lot of Monster Girl material, but I digress),yet overall, the female characters come off as foolish and overly vulnerable, which is especially ridiculous in Eve's case. Still, Mark and his father are riveting characters. They make mistakes, they learn from them, they grow, and they have complete arcs. The comics do a great job slowly expanding the universe into something that feels like it could be expanded upon, and yet, it doesn't *need* to, and has a great ending. Even having an ending is an achievement for many pieces of serialized material, and Invincible's left me genuinely content.

The show, so far, is measurably better than the comic, with Kirkman seemingly growing from his previous experiences (or perhaps just having a clever writing room that knows how to polish his material well). Women are actually three-dimensional, and not just through breaking character! What a revelation. But the real wonder of it all is the fact that Invincible remained what it was, even in the current era: a more mature superhero story.

It's not really a satire overall. It pokes fun, parodies classic heroes, sure. But Mark's story is genuinely one of becoming an incredible superhero. Yeah, there's blood, there's gore, etc, etc. But ultimately, Mark's story is about becoming stronger to save people. Not just his whole planet, but the universe.

There is a more genuine tone to The Boys TV series. There is an idea of taking down The Man that seeks to screw over the commonfolk, but revenge takes center stage most of the time. The same idea of revenge that Ennis wanted to inflict back in 2006. Yeah, its more obvious that the human characters (or Hughie, at the very least) are more "Heroic" than most of the actual "Heroes." But that can only be displayed so many times over and over. I have no doubt that season 3 of the Boys is at least good, if not iconic, but I just find it easier these days to invest myself that have a more genuine core. I don't mind re-experiencing Mark's story because of that genuine story

Sure, both have an interesting "EVIL SUPERMAN" character (side note: 99% of the Invincible cast could instantly body homelander. Folks who think lasers are OP have not consumed Invincible). But as a good friend likes to point out, Omniman is more like "if Superman's dad was evil." Even if what made Omniman iconic to the public was his beatdown of Mark, that's just the starting point for an incredible character, one who does an excellent job of representing the story's message of hope. Homelander is interesting, but I can't find a lot of his stuff as compelling. I know its funny and cool to have so much of his freakishness culminate in perversion and cruelty, but eh. Omniman just works better for me.

I'm crazy, I'm nuts, I'm crazy, this isn't well-reseacrhed, yadda yadda. Shut up, I'm rambling about why I don't care to continue watching the Boys but I'm so jazzed about Invincible. I'll save genuine critical writing for my damn grad courses.

Anyway, this is probably all pretty dumb. Maybe I just get tired of self-referential humor. And like I said, there are great satires. But that's not what I'm rambling about right now. Fuck it

I want Mark's gloves

[coreypettengillconceptart2]

After talking to Leo I felt good about moving forward with this version of my setting. So I continued my paint-over, using copies the masked cracks to further the effect throughout the house, and photobashing in areas to ad detail and texture.

After a bit I decided to ad the doll into the composition to add some drama, and a bit of humor (I mean it is a silly idea for a tactical FPS if we're being honest here). I'm not sure if I'll keep this in as it's not necessarily reflective of what I'm imagining for the gameplay. I also adjusted the light on the neighboring house. Since I got the lighting from the blender render it should have been correct, but that house was sticking out. Maybe the paintover/photobashing darkened everything else.

I spent a little bit of time using gradient maps to figure out the mood/coloring to go for with this piece. I feel like what I've come up with so far is a bit to extreme (probably because I've been watching some old 70's/80's B-grade horror movies). But it's at least helping me figure out what not to do.

I also recently found a short tutorial demonstrating a technique for painting with gradient maps. So I watched that and spent some time playing around with the technique tonight.

I started out just experimenting by painting over a black and white version of one of my designs from last semester. Then moved on to making a quick doodle from scratch.

After spending some time with the technique I realized it could work great for creating the a effect of a strong warm light hitting skin. So I spent some time coming up with the right gradient, an tested it by painting a sphere. It seemed to work fairly well, so I'll be excited to try it in an actual painting, as well as find out what else this technique can be used for.

Tutorial:

AaronGriffinArt (2020). How to Paint Using Gradient Maps - Photoshop Tutorial. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJU3KOwo0jU

Images Used for Photobashing:

CC0-Photographers (2017). Free Images : hand, monument, statue, finger, gesture, arm, sculpture, art, marble, access 3648x4864. [online] Pxhere.com. Available at: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/906038

Daderot (2016). Hedge - Studley Royal Park - North Yorkshire, England. Available at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hedge_-_Studley_Royal_Park_-_North_Yorkshire,_England_-_DSC00773.jpg.

Honeyhouse Films. (2011). Rain 23. [online] Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/honeyhousefilms/6339713465

Large (2022). The Dermatology & Laser Centre. [online] Dermatology and Laser Centre. Available at: https://www.laskinmd.com/concerns/large-pores/

pickpik (n.d.). beige and purple porcelain doll. Available at: https://www.pickpik.com/doll-toy-old-toy-cloth-dress-white-background-159107.

Pngtree. (2024). Cracked Ceramic A Mesmerizing Background Texture, Porcelain, Abstract Drawing, Hd Background PNG Transparent Image and Clipart for Free Download. [online] Available at: https://pngtree.com/freepng/cracked-ceramic-a-mesmerizing-background-texture_15517671.html

Public (2016). A full moon is seen through the clouds. Full moon moon night sky. [online] Getarchive.net. Available at: https://itoldya420.getarchive.net/amp/media/full-moon-moon-night-sky-55ef51

Texturelabs.org. (2017). Free Texture | Brick 141. [online] Available at: https://texturelabs.org/textures/brick_141/.

[asktheghosthost]

On the topic before but as a tangeant.

In 2014 they announced a something wicked this way comes remake.

And i was HYPED! it is one of my favorite books! And the movie in the 80's is great! But the story deserves to be broyght back to bring more attettion and awareness.

And it pissed me off for 11 years that theya re remaking classics who are always in the mainstream. They would fast pass the green light dor alladin, the little mermaid, beauty and the beast remakes and make them.in a few years, while other classics that deserve a second change,not because they are bad, but because at the time of their release they were overlooked, to rot.

But now i stop and think, no, no other version of the 80's swtwc will do.

Because disney 80's where dark. They did show many scare and creepy with no second thought!

But even if we disregard the too dark of 80, what about now? It won't be dark enough to do justice to the book! Maybe in the 2000's they could still pull it.

But disney is taming and "cleaning" EVERYTHING!

God it hurts!

I hate the "live action" (it's like 90% CGI, c'mon) remake trend. It's so lazy, and they keep botching ideas that could be a neat change because it's always done half-assed. Like, you'll have some really great casting choices, but then make things as soulless looking as possible. I don't get it. Mainly, I'm always disappointed they don't pick stories that could use it. They play it super safe with movies that were already hits so they can copy and paste.

You know what could be cool? The Chronicles of Prydain. Don't remake The Black Cauldron shot for shot. Go back to the source material, have the filmmakers sit at a table and read all of the books, and rework the basis for The Black Cauldron from the ground up. Make it a series on Disney+. But that would take time and a lot of effort and it's not an intellectual property that's universally beloved by Disney fans, so they won't do it. They'll just keep sitting on the rights for it so no one else can try. AAGH!

Anyway, I was going to talk about something in the parks that was mentioned here and in the last ask, because it's a rant I've gone on with my husband a lot. There very much is a clear drive to make attractions as tame as possible. And this kind of thing has happened before. The Fantasyland dark rides have a history of tweaking to find the right tone, but there's been a very noticeable move to make things as G rated as they can, and I think it can be detrimental to the experience.

A big example of this is the Little Mermaid dark ride. Don't get me wrong, it's cute and likable. But they very deliberately omitted any peril. No fight with Ursula. No hypnotized Eric. It just weirdly cuts to the end. Snow Whites Scary Adventures is now Enchanted Wish, which sounds like a bad direct to video sequel. Mission Breakout is way less scary than Tower of Terror, despite being essentially the same. My beloved Dinosaur will be gone soon. And I'm someone who actually likes Tiana's Bayou Adventure, but it really feels like something, some bit of "oomph" or adventure needs to be in that Dig and Little Deeper and the lift hill section. Maybe a chase from the gators or the frog hunters? Just some little bit of extra excitement to match the tone of the drop. Say what you will about Eisner, but the dude tried new things, and wanted to appeal to older kids/tweens/teens. Maybe something like Alien Encounter was too intense, at least for Magic Kingdom, but a good balance can be found. People want to experience the world of the films at the parks, but the parks make it way tamer than the films. I don't really have a great answer for this, I just wanted to vent. Yes, it's a park for families, but families are made up of all kinds of people. Some kids are going to love "it's a small world," and some kids are going to favor Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. I'm just asking for variety, instead of this really sanitized shift that seems to be playing out.

[the-firebird69]

We like the idea but we don't want you to say that word and we know you're saying about him and they go around his black people and that's what they're called and you're saying goo and Oya say it but maybe not everybody over there and they say yeah we say it but he doesn't want to because it's very negative to him even though you think that they are and you can't say is something wrong with that so he's a wigger but this idea is pretty good it's kind of our son's idea and BG usually does it he wants to work for cash to threaten the social security people which is Trump and it will be the s*** out of him and he needs to to convert dirt bikes into electric Enduro and BG wants him on one and he wants him to test it out and stuff and he has a place for it and Ken would come along probably and maybe riding around and putting different motors on and then they'd start putting motors on it and he says no they would be just putting motors on and Chinese bikes and BG says probably and that's a good idea he says it's a wonderful idea and he can ride around they have insurance to cover someone that's no insurance and it's company insurance you can drive these bikes around and he says okay for cash and we have to list him as an employee after that's all it's not a big deal and he says this is a great idea and you don't need to work there to have permission to drive it it's a blanket thing so and it doesn't say that employees have to be doing it it's helpful but it is a policy that covers other people driving it because the company vehicle and I just say he's working as a representative and that's usually good enough and we can have you drive cars this truck around and deliver them and assemble some of them and they'll be a lot of fun dirt bikes from China into Enduro and driving around is probably a better idea lol I have this whole thing where I'm the invnture and stuff. This awful but I don't feel like having to go to Comic-Con but still she probably get him up there cuz it's the cause. It is true so you can probably deliver 20 of these at a whack and we should do it it's really needy and I'm going to try and get it going and you convert this dirt bike Chinese dirt bike and they got 250s in a mostly and you put it on mid drive motor with transmission and battery and the battery is solid we can make a couple versions and he doesn't like to either but if you use a bigger battery like a d cell and you can put a couple batteries in you can get enough voltage it'll work pretty good to go half as far no it's the third but it takes a long time to charge and also they don't last that long really this guy is a b**** this Trump so the regular battery is solid and the engine it'll go about 120 as an Enduro for about 130 MI that's 150 lb person. With the cheesy battery it will go about 80 miles and the top speed is about a hundred but that's not bad he says and the price difference is big the first one is like a 250 Templar converted would be about $2,500 bucks no it's $3,500 which is not much but I can get them cheaper and if you get the cheaper one it's about $2,800 and you can always convert to get the other battery and it's really not a big deal you just take the battery out and put a new wind in and change the controller and the conversion would be about 800 bucks but still for $3,500 you're getting a motorcycle that it goes further than the zero and we can add a more expensive battery and you could go couple 100 miles that's further than you go on a gas tank.

We have the conversion stuff and I'm trying to set it up and have them deliver it would be great having delivered some of these sports cars after he says but you got to try it no it should be just like the eBay but you can't really ride one around but when he's delivering it it's like he is sponsoring it there's another idea converting quads into street bikes and the UTV in the cars all that stuff can be done and I'm trying to get things going it's real tough Trump is being a bear and he thinks someone PGA side but really it's all his people are you getting mulched

Bg

I'm out of here early and I'm going to work it says what work your AI boy after that enough I've heard it enough and I'm trying but really I'm probably not listening to

Trump

Here's the white people to hear it is AI boy and he's wrong and what you say is who cares if he has the program it's not an all encompassing program or computer they never are huge ones are defeated easily and we're kind of sick of hearing it and you pumped it up a little bit boy that guy's in that case

Bg

You're absolutely wrong Trump and yeah he's right it's just a computer program and you put so much stock in his ridiculous and your people are dying it's gross

Mac daddy

Olympus

[melancholichalfelf]

Why would it be cool for DC to get Cyborg his own live-action movie.

I know you are going to say that it actually a bad idea but hear me out.

When I say live-action Cyborg, most of you will picture Ray Fisher from Snyderverse. I personally think that Ray's Cyborg could have had potential if his origin story was done right. We almost see nothing of Victor in Whedon's version and while Snyder's version added some extra scenes, which in my opinion do not paint the whole picture of his character. I won't go to the details and name every single thing I think Snyder did wrong (though I could), instead I'm going to say a few ideas that would set a new light on the character.

Diclaimer: I will be talking about the original version of Cyborg from the 80's (because I like this version the most, ok?)

The rehabilitation

First of all Victor was an talented athlete, olympic material. He was very passionate about sport and this is why the accident had such an impact on him (no pun intended I'm just bad at english). He survived thanks to his father but at what cost? His mother didn't make it and he is now half man, half robot. He has to learn how to walk again, to use his new cybernetic limbs, how to take care of those robotic parts - he, an athlete, has to learn about this scientific mumbo jumbo from his father - a person Victor hates the most. And after he had overcome all his hardships and gets some sense of normality his bubble pops again. People stare at him when he walks around the street, they are afraid of him, they think he's a monster. He tries to get back to what he loves - sport, but then the coach tells him that with his robotic parts he can't compete anymore. He thinks that nothing matters anymore, that he does not belong anywhere, that is untill Raven recruits him to the Teen Titans.

Teen Titans and Beast Boy

I personally think that Cyborg should belong with the titans because his relationship with Changeling/Beast Boy is something he doesn't exactly get in Justice League. Garfield doesn't discriminate, doesn't judge, on the contrary in fact, thanks to his time with the Doom Patrol and Robot Man.

Sarah Simms and the kids

I think that Sarah and kids are the important aspect of Victor's life and it shouldn't be left out. It was always heart-warming reading through the pages with Cyborg playing/helping with the kids, showing them that their life does not end with a loss of a limb. Cyborg is the shining (literally) example that they can do it like he did. And on the other hand thanks to those kids he doesn't see himself as a monster.

Relationship with his father

I said I wouldn't criticize Snyder's "vision", however I think Snyder should have told a different story with Silas Stone. Instead of getting rid of him through Steppenwolf and leaving Victor with unsaid apology, he should have made them confront each other. Sure in the comics Silas was sick and not vaporised by a mother box but that's the point! Victor should have had the time to find his way back to his father, to spend the remaining time together, learning about each other, understanding each other and actually bonding like father and son for maybe the first time in their lifes. And after Silas passes away Victor gets the satisfaction of getting on good terms with his father, that he got to say how he loved him, that he cared - something Snyder stole from him in the movie.

I also know what are going to say: "But It was a movie about Justice League, not Cyborg, there is simply no time for this!"

True, but also if Snyder did not dwell so much on slow-mo maybe a few more scenes could be added with the saved time. And also this is why I'm making this post. DC should have made separate movies of the JL members before doing a movie about JL. There wouldn't be a need for a lousy character introduction because everybody would already know what's what, this whole intros just stole the precious time that could have been used for some actual plot.

I think the movie could be a window to see the world trough the eyes of people with disabilities. I started helping a friend on a wheelchair to get around the campus of our university and let me tell you, the helping really opened my eyes, now even when my friend is not around I'd always look at random thing (like stairs) and see it as an obstacle for people on the wheelchair. My point is the movie could show us what people with disability have to struggle with every day, to be more considerate of their needs. Maybe people with disability will have a hero to relate to. I think that giving Victor his own movie is a good idea and I really don't care who might get the role.

And that's the end of my little 2 AM opinion over-sharing.

What do you think? Maybe I'm a biggot so feel free to disagree with me.