#started rewatching for the ☆nostalgia☆

[shytulipghost]

Here's a funny anecdote:

When I was 13, I had an idea for a time travel story which was about a kingdom that had a magical clock tower that was created by a wizard a long time ago. The citizens would heavily rely on said clock to go back in time and fix their problems (the problem though was that they would have to climb up the tower to move the hands of the clock anticlockwise).

An alternative for the citizens was to go up to the wizard's descendants for help. The descendants had a pocket watch that they could use to time travel and it was an object they would pass down from generation to generation (it worked the same way as the clock tower, but they could also move forwards in time and stop time). However, the citizens would take advantage of them and treat them as living tools instead of people.

I ended up abandoning the whole idea 2 or 3 years later because I didn't know how to develop the story and I was starting to lose interest in it.

...

Cut to last year, when I decided to watch the first two episodes of The Little Prince 2010 series out of nostalgia (to be more precise, the "Planet of Time" arc). I was having a good time rewatching it and I was slowly remembering the enjoyment I had for this series when I was a kid (I had only watched the first season). Then, I got to the flashback scene in the second episode, where the viewer is shown and told how the Snake tempted the watchmaker (a very important figure in that planet because he controls all the planet's clocks and how time functions there) to ignore his responsibilities and, unknowingly, slowly destroy his own planet.

Here's the relevant part of the flashback: the Snake basically asks him if he wishes to be a kid again and not be stressed and burned out anymore (the watchmaker had been exhausted lately because of his job). Once he seems interested in the idea, the Snake gives him a "solution". What's that "solution"? To grab a clock and move the hands anticlockwise so he can essentially "go back in time" (he doesn't actually time travel; he just turns into a baby).

The moment I watched that scene, I remembered my abandoned time travel story and thought: "Oh, so that's where I got that idea!" (I also realized that it was very ironic to be watching these two episodes again for nostalgic reasons).

I knew that some childhood shows and movies had a direct influence on my art and writing (for example, the main characters of the novel I'm writing are just the Mane 6 from MLP: you have the nerdy girl, the sporty girl, the girly girl, the silly girl, etc.), but I hadn't considered that "The Little Prince" may have also influenced my work (both the abandoned and non-abandoned ideas). I might have subconsciously taken other elements from it, such as some of its themes and plot details).

I think it also probably had a small influence on some of my antagonists (especially, some of my demon characters). There aren't any demons in the series, but the Snake is depicted as being kinda like Satan, with him tempting people and making deals sometimes. (Funnily enough, when the series came out, I had started catechesis and my mom had read to me an abridged version of the Bible that was made for kids. However, I didn't make the connection at the time that the Snake was acting like the serpent from the Bible).

NOTE: the series isn't a Christian show, but it's something I noticed after rewatching it. There aren't any other similarities to the Bible or Christianity besides that. Also, I'm not very religious, but I find stories with demons interesting.

being an artist and revisiting media you liked when you were 11 is like. oh ok. this shaped my sense of humor and the way I write characters and the way I pace narratives and the tropes I'm drawn to. and I vastly underestimated how much of an impact it had on me because I literally have not thought about it for 15 years. but it was there inside me the whole time. ok. ok cool! c ool

[jewelthenerd]

Absolutely NOBODY asked for this but Papaya trio sketches because for some reason out of ALL the characters in Ninjago my brain could’ve picked to latch on to, it chose the three who have never canonically met

I’m sorry but I love them dearly

I also apologize for not allowing any character that I draw to NOT have at least one inhuman trait, as you can see Morro got the worst of it here

[ebenelephant]

rhydian morris really was THE original pathetic white boy simp of my childhood, wasn't he?

[wigglybunfish]

What if i drew grown up Little Einsteins. If i drew Big Einsteins what then

[edutainer2022]

After Chaos 1&2 it was like a whole other show. I don't think I've ever watched all S3.1 episodes once or start to finish - all the way up to the SOS/Signals arc. They're on my zero rewatchability list. It's thanks to S3.1 that I accidentally learned Jeff got retrieved years later via Flyboy's gifset. I also have a strong hunch it's in S3.1 the authors were floundering - either looking to branch out to "newer and cooler" (Chaos Crew), or chasing what they thought were fandom-popular/favorite concepts, or chasing wink-wink, nudge-nudge nostalgia to get more original fans back on board.

tag needs a new marketing team

[jesmeraki]

Erica Jones

[charliearty]

been on a big sonic kick lately! started reading the comics so here are some redraws each page with volume referenced last page is no ref 💕

[crink]

im cringe but im free

[daily-kagami]

Day #73: Grown Up

[elviradreaminess]

H2O: Just Add Water 💧✨

MerMay is over! But I still have a couple of drawings left to share, so here’s one of them!

Guys, I don’t even know where to start to express my obsession with H2O when I was a lil gurl 😭💖 I was so obsessed with it that I used to believe that I was a mermaid… I love everything about this show! And I always will! It’s such a dear memory to my heart 💙

[netscapenavigaytor]

bwaah. i'm really missing the sonic the hedgehog series (<- still there and never went anywhere), which is to say im actually missing how it and its fancontent made me feel when i was 7. i need to do more stupid brainless badass shit with my fandomless ocs or god help me

[zannolin]

(re-ish)watching ncis in 2023 is like came for the murder and crime solving, stayed for the absolutely unhinged tiva plotline

[vampdyke69]

listen i know its been 10 years and the show itself really wasnt that good but nothing has hurt me like the how i met your mother finale

[ermahgerditsanerd]

[sonicscrewed]

Been rewatching Doctor Who, been nostalgic since Tennant came back. Was about to pop the old Tennant collection into the PS5 and my brain just screamed at me, "WTF are you doing? You're skipping nine? You DON'T SKIP NINE!" - like the fangirl I was 15 years ago was gonna pop into my living room and THROTTLE me.

So, first ep - "Damn, this is grainy and campy and has really too many shitty-supposed-to-be-amazing special effects, how the hell did I get so hooked on this?" Second ep, "Ok, starting to see it, and HEY the Jukebox! I forgot about that!" By the end of the third ep, yup, totally hooked again. Got up to the preview for "Father's Day," three in the morning, and was like, "Oh no, not tonight, Satan." Slept, woke up, turned it on again. Let me tell you, over a decade later, and still. STILL. Cried my eyes out. Fast forward and I just finished "The Doctor Dances" and I gotta go to work. But man, let me tell you, it's very much reminded me how much I loved my first Doctor. And Rose. And it's been so much fun smirking at the Face of Boe and playing "find the Bad Wolf" on the walls. 1000% would recommend. Fantastic.

[sparkle-fiend]

I watched the live action adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho on Netflix.

The fight choreography was awesome! Everything I could hope for in a live action YYH. And I liked the special effects (for the most part - I’m assuming they didn’t have a massive budget). The character designs…. I liked some better than others.

In terms of story, they did some clever things in the way they adapted and compressed the story of the anime, but five episodes was just not enough. The first three were strong, and then the last two were a rushed mess. They should have either given it more episodes, or saved some story for a second season. It’s a shame, because there was a lot of potential to make something fantastic.

Despite the flaws I would still say I enjoyed it, and will probably rewatch.