#westworld season IV

[baltears]

only gonna say this once. grasps your shoulders and stares into ur eyes. if u watch fallout and you love vaultghoul you simply must find a way to watch westworld. because the exact same dynamic already happened in that show and had a four season arc that was going to be five and it was the most insane and incredible thing ive literally ever seen. please for the love of god please. if u watch with faith and an open heart i swear you will not regret it. watch westworld.

[themirokai]

I started watching Person of Interest in 2021 and watched the final episode last week. (There was an 8 month hiatus in there after Jim Caviezel went mask-off conspiracy theorist asshole when I couldn’t stand looking at him, but I got over it and returned to watching the show.)

I’m grateful for this show. I made fandom friends, wrote some not-terrible fic, read lots of phenomenal fic, and did a series of episode reaction posts (check out ‘#miro does poi’) that were fun to write and are fun to revisit when they occasionally get notes.

Ive seen a lot of negativity in the fandom towards the last two seasons, especially season 5, and I absolutely get it. The thing that I fell in love with about the show was the chemistry and connection between Harold and John and how that connection evolved over time and in relation to the other main characters and the numbers. I loved the “case of the week” format.

In season 4 when the show started to get more wrapped up in the war between Samaritan and the Machine, I lost some interest. When that storyline consumed the entire show in season 5, I will readily acknowledge that the story was well done, and compelling, but it felt like a lot of other Fate of the World At Stake “Prestige Television” without the heart and the character chemistry that made me love the show in the first place.

I’m sure the team behind the show didn’t want to keep making the same show forever, and they clearly had big ideas that they wanted to explore (some of which they picked up again in Westworld). I’m curious if they could have kept more of the character focus if they had had 23 episodes instead of 13 in season 5, so they had more time to put all the pieces in place for the big super AI fight.

I think my main takeaway from finishing Person of Interest is that I want to go back and watch seasons 1 and 2 again. Maybe season 3 as well. And then stop there.

[morn-drinks-cumtajino]

sometimes i forget im in louisiana but today is not one of those days. i think i need a scifi show to binge. Anyone know any hopeful ones? Besides star trek. Or just good ig

this is my watchlist:

(so i can keep track lol)

Seen:

- All Trek (half of DISCO and before)

- Og Twilight Zone

- Severance

- The Devs

- Continuum

- Quantum Leap (dont remember 2nd half tho)

- Cowboy Bebop

- Cyberpunk Edgerunners

Started:

- Farscape (S1 E3)

- Babylon Five (S1 E4)

- Lain; (S1 E8)

- Battle Star Galactica Prequel Series: Caprica (First half; didnt have second dvd)

- Silo (S1 E4?5?)

Past Season 1:

- Expanse (S2 E1) ( i think ive seen further but god if i remember)

- DISCO (S2 E?? Halfway thru)

- Raised By Wolves (S2 E?? Halfway; they cut it off the service before could finish)

- Westworld (past S2 for sure)

- Dark Matter (I think I got to season 3)

Debated Watching (feel free to encourage me):

- Battlestar Galactica

- Foundation ? (It could be funny; i just need to finish the books)

-

Zero Interest In:

- Brave New Worlds

- Picard

Books:

Series I Need to Finish:

- Gideon The Ninth (On third book, please don’t spoil) (Tamsyn Muir)

- Radchai Trilogy (Ann Leckie) (book3)

- Starchild Trilogy/Reefs of Space (Frederik Pohl; Jack Williamson) (final book; 1/2way thru)

- Parable of the Sower (Earthseed?) by Octavia Butler (b2)

- Xenogenesis Final Book (1/2 way thru) by Octavia Butler

-

Started, 1st Hundred Pages or Less:

- Earthsea Trilogy Book 1 by Ursula Le Guin

-

Finished Books (rating for my sanity)

- Code of the Lifemaker by (18/20; highkey recommend for those who wanna read silly older scifi)(honestly if you read nothing else of it, the prologue is phenomenal)

- I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (17/20; great starting point for people who wanna get into scifi classics, love the short stories. only points off is for things that ultimately are somewhat arbitrary due to me being a modern audience (structure wise))

- Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (14/20; solid but i personally found the emotional stakes a little weaker than could have been and was a little forgettable for me personally. A very solid novel though)

- The Employees by Olga Ravn (20/20; existential, unique storytelling structure (told thru interviews) that was thoroughly engaging, couldn’t put it down, and i go back to it every so often. It’s also a pretty short read.)

- Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (17/20; lesbians. Usually I’m not great at reading writing that’s style is a little more “young” (I am trying to describe it without sounding disparaging), but this one was so good I almost didn’t even notice.)

- Harrowhark The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (19/20); (Love the use of second person and the way the writing style changed. The twists were awesome. Loved the worldbuilding)

- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (15/20); (thoroughly enjoyed and had my eye on for awhile. Loved the main character and the concept; Wish there was more worldbuilding, but am excited for book 2. The end was craaazy. Didn’t see it coming. Part of me wants to call it a little heavyhanded at times, but then I look at the people around me and change my mind)

- Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh (15/20); (I tend to be biased against YA, but this was lovingly existential, and kept me engaged. Read it a while ago and remember it fondly. Very well characterized cast that unlike a lot of scifi didn’t feel like it was skimping on anyone in particular. The pacing was excellent and I am excited to look for more books by this author.)

- Time Future and Time Past by Maxine MacArthur (18/20); (Fantastically alien aliens, well thought out diplomatic relations, and utterly intriguing. Debating rereading in all honesty with everything going on lately. I hope she writes more books someday.)

- Less Than Human by Maxine MacArthur (14/20); (A little gimmicky at times as a cyberpunk novel set in Japan, but I enjoyed it pretty thoroughly. I really liked some of the worldbuilding(particularly the housing). Came together well.)

Books I Couldn’t Finish:

- The Coming of The Quantum Cats by Frederik Pohl (Trust me, just read Dark Matter by Blake Crouch instead)

- Hank Green’s Scifi Series (Wattpad grammar and somewhat condescending protagonist ontop of that (which i usually don’t mind) made me stop 30 pages in. Hank. Hank where’s your editor? Why is an entire paragraph in italics. Please, I can’t do this.

Funny story with this one. I accidentally read the first 100 pages of his second book, which made the first book more unbearable. I actually enjoyed it, and even went so far as to annotate parts of it to give to my girlfriend at the time for her to see while she read. Then I realized. And started book one. I still gave it to her because i wrote little notes for her and stuff in it but warned her lol. I tried really hard not to be a hater.)

[mouthoftheocean]

I. Favourite Colours: Black, green, grey, a particular shade of murky/murderous sky, wine red

II. Favourite Flavours: Coffee, whisky, wine, Pho, curry in most its manifestations except 'bad', anise, dark chocolate, rain, wet forest

III. Favourite Genres: Fantasy, Historical, Horror (notable mentions: Folk horror, Creature features, Zombies, Religious/Supernatural, Natural, Lovecraftian) Science-Fiction (notable mention: Dying Earth, Space Western), Black Comedy, most anything 'gritty' and/or 'gothic'

IV. Favourite Music: Ambient, Classical, Dark Folk, Alternative, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Gothic Rock, Grunge, Post-Punk, Nordic Folk, Dark Synthwave, Post-Metal, New Age, Indie, Electronica… etc.

V. Favourite Movies: The Lord of the Rings trilogy, No Country For Old Men

VI. Favourite Series: Hannibal, Midnight Mass, The Sandman, Vikings, The Haunting of Hill House, Justified, The Bear, The Punisher, The Boys, Band of Brothers, WestWorld, American Gods, True Detective

VII. Last Song: Telescope - Something for Kate, Chocolate Jesus - Tom Waits

VIII. Last Series: The Clearing, The Bear Season 2, Justified: City Primeval

IX. Last Movie: Werewolf by Night in Colour, The Martian

X. Currently Reading: Not currently reading

XI. Currently Watching: Not currently watching

XII. Currently Working on: Building a chicken coop from recycled timber and post-Covid spite

Tagged by: A levitating turtle in a trenchcoat asking to see etchings

Tagging: The void

[p1325]

#fanvidfeed #2022 #happynewyear #happynewyear2023 #tvshows #viddingisart #multifandom ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Here's the list of the shows I used: -Stranger Things, Wednesday Addams, Willow, The Devil's Hour, All Of Us Are Dead, The Summer I Turned Pretty, First Kill, Parallels, Young Royals, Archive 81 -The Essex Serpent, Heartstopper, Echoes, 1899, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, Bad Sister, Guillermo Del Toro's Cabin Of Curiosities, The Proud Family -Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Shantaram, High School Musical: The Series, Bridgerton, Moon Knight, Becoming Elizabeth, Uncoupled, Anatomy of a Scandal, The Girl In The Mirror, Heartbreak High, Archive 81 -The Woman in the House Across the Street from Girl in the Window, The Sandman, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Midnight Club, The Serpent Queen, Wolf Like Me, Servant, season 3 -We Crashed, Surface, Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Why Her, Boundless, Andor, Candy, Under the Banner of Heaven, Paper Girls, Rebelde, Elite, Girls5eva -From Scratch, High Water, The Marked Heart, Plus and Minus, KinnPorsche, Tales of the Jedi, Surviving Summer, This Is Going To Hurt, Rap Sh!t, Only Murders in the Building Season 2 -Made for Love, Abbott Elementary, Derry Girls Season 3, Atlanta Season 4, Better Things, Reservation Dogs, Severance, Better Call Saul Season 6, La Fortuna, 61st Street -Tierra Incognita, The Santa Clauses, Maggie, Blockbuster, Chloe, The Dropout, SAS Rogue Heroes, Superman and Lois, season 2, Blackish, Murderville, Emily in Paris -Barry, House of the Dragon, The Crown, Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 3, The Witcher: Blood Origin, Billy the Kid 2022, Doomlands, Chucky Season 2, Somebody Somewhere -That Dirty Black Bag, Swimming with Sharks, The Boys Presents: Diabolical, Killing Eve, Minx, From, The Cuphead Show!, State of the Union season 2, Hacks  Season 2 -Inventing Anna, Snowdrop, Reacher, Pam & Tommy, The End Game, How I Met Your Father, The Cleaning Day, Pivoting, The Gilded Age, Halo, Peacemaker, Tokyo Vice, Slow Horses - MacGruber, Station Eleven, Reacher, Grand Crew, American Auto, Bel-Air "My Kingdom, The Afterparty, Pistol, American Horror Story: NYC, Physical, season 2, In From the Cold, El Deafo (Jan. 7) -Power Book IV: Force, Promised Land, The Book of Boba Fett, Never Have I Ever, Monarch, Naomi, Just Beyond, Legend of Vox Machina, The Time Traveler's Wife (May 15) -Marvel's Hawkeye, Ghosts, Euphoria, Bridgergton, Zootopia+, Raised by Wolves, Queen Charlotte, Andor, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The White Lotus, The English -That 90s Show, Ozark season 4, The Afterparty, Summer Heat, Anxious People, Inside Job Part 2, Grownish, Gorditas, His Dark Materials Season 5, The Kids in the Hall -The Pentaverate, The Staircase, Gaslit, Russian Doll, season 2, Outer Range (April 15), Loot (June 24), Pachinko, Our Flag Means Death, This Fool -The Boys, season 3, Westworld Season 4, Black Bird (July 8), Life & Beth (March 18), The Walking Dead, season 11, part 2, Roar (2022 TV series), The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey 

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 Song: 2022 RENAISSANCE 

Artist: AdamMusic

[the-scungles-of-crungles]

Not trying to start shit, but, I think the fallout show is going to suck. Like by default. Ive seen so many things I love and have passion for, just... Die. Ive been with fallout almost since the start. If I have no expectations then I won't be dissapointed. I really do hope it can be like Westworld or Man do have have a good season or 2 to watch.

WATCH THE GODDAMN TRAILER MAN

[myfrenzi]

The Influence of Fan Theories on OTT Series and Movies

The Influence of Fan Theories on OTT Series and Movies — Best Series on OTT

The power of storytelling lies not only in the narrative itself but also in the engagement it sparks among its audience. In the world of Over-The-Top (OTT) series and movies, fan theories have become a fascinating and influential phenomenon. These theories not only keep fans engaged but also shape the way we perceive and anticipate our favorite series and films. Join us as we unravel the captivating world of fan theories and explore the “best series on OTT” that have sparked the most intriguing speculations.

Act I: The Magic of Fan Theories

Fan theories are like a parallel universe, where fans dissect every frame, line of dialogue, and plot twist, seeking hidden truths and connections.

Beyond the Screen: Fan theories extend the storytelling experience beyond the screen, offering fans a sense of participation.

Act II: The Birth of Fan Theories

Fan theories have been around for as long as there have been stories to dissect. However, the internet and social media have given them a new platform for mass discussion.

The Internet Age: Online communities and social media platforms are the breeding grounds for fan theories, where fans can share, discuss, and dissect their favorite series and movies.

Act III: The Impact on Series and Movies

Fan theories have a profound impact on OTT series and movies, influencing the way creators craft their narratives.

Steering the Ship: Some fan theories are so convincing that creators have admitted to altering their plans in response to fan expectations.

Act IV: The Most Intriguing Fan Theories

Let’s explore some of the most compelling and eyebrow-raising fan theories that have surrounded the “best series on OTT”:

1. “Game of Thrones”: Fans speculated on everything from Jon Snow’s true lineage to the ultimate fate of the Iron Throne.

2. “Stranger Things”: The series is a goldmine for fan theories about the Upside Down, Eleven’s powers, and the origins of the Demogorgon.

3. “Westworld”: With its intricate narrative, fans have crafted countless theories about the nature of the park and the identities of the hosts.

Act V: The Fan-Creator Relationship

Fan theories have given rise to a unique relationship between fans and creators, where speculation becomes a form of collaboration.

Listening to Fans: Some creators actively engage with fan theories and use them to enhance the viewing experience.

Act VI: The Unpredictable Nature of Fan Theories

While many fan theories are intriguing and well-reasoned, some are outright bizarre and unexpected.

Expect the Unexpected: Fan theories keep us on our toes, challenging our assumptions and expanding our imagination.

Act VII: FAQs for Fan Theory Enthusiasts

Q1: How can I join discussions about fan theories for my favorite series and movies? Online forums, social media, and dedicated fan theory websites are great places to engage in discussions with fellow enthusiasts.

Q2: Are there fan theories that have turned out to be true? Yes, some fan theories have indeed turned out to be accurate, surprising fans and creators alike.

Q3: Do fan theories ever influence the direction of a series or movie after it’s been released? In some cases, fan theories have influenced subsequent seasons or adaptations, reflecting the power of fan engagement.

Curtain Call: The Fan-Powered Universe

In conclusion, fan theories are a testament to the passion and dedication of fans, who invest their time and imagination into unraveling the mysteries of their favorite series and movies. They’ve become an integral part of the OTT viewing experience, adding layers of intrigue and anticipation.

As you dive into the “best series on OTT,” remember that the beauty of storytelling is not just in what you see on the screen but also in the conversations, speculations, and the shared excitement among fans.

[0aurelion-sol0]

Me, during every season of Westworld, when there's 42 different twists happening at the same time:

[spockvarietyhour]

Fancy offices at Hoover Dam

[sweetwateriver]

heres the thing about "u just have to get through the first season and then it's really good" shows ok - i know it's super annoying to hear that BUT!!!! every show u DONT have to say that about gets WORSE after the first season!!!!!!!!! so those shows should be warning the opposite

[baltears]

you know some days i do struggle to find things to be grateful for bc the past like 18 months or so i just accidentally rewired my brain to make that way harder for myself but as soon as i think about the fact that season 4 of westworld gave me half of my otp making a fucked up frankenstein's monster duplicate of the other half and then constantly comparing him unfavorably to the original whom she cryogenically preserved bc she couldn't bear to follow through on killing him i feel like ive gained 5 years onto my life

[dean-is-bi-till-i-die]

i have a problem where I don’t finish most tv shows I start

[violentdevotion]

hi so unfortunately I can't watch that really good award winning TV show you've been raving about, and that I promised to watch, because in a moment of weakness I started an animated TV series that I don't even find funny that also ended in 2011

[aworldofyou]

     Season 3 of Westworld is my favorite, and I came out of it shipping Maeve and Dolores (cause lbr, we all fell a little in love with her at the end there). But don’t ever ask me outright which season is my favorite cause I will likely not have an answer and then I will glitch out and break and freeze like a malfunctioning host.

[parvatisshallow]

CLEMENTINEEEEE!!!!!

[kingsleigh]

crap.