#Also with a grin and a laugh

[infriga]

I convinced my mom to try the live action One Piece, because she's the type to like this style of show even though she isn't into animation and would never read manga, but I didn't think I'd be able to convince my dad because he's usually a stickler for more grounded and realistic stories (his favourite genre is war movies, his favourite movie is Saving Private Ryan, for reference). But, when I brought up with him how I figured it probably wouldn't be his thing because it was fantasy, he mentioned to me that he does enjoy some fantastical stuff if it has like an internal universe logic, like Star Wars, and the more I thought about it, the more I remembered that he also enjoys campy fun action adventure stuff that doesn't take itself too seriously like Indiana Jones or Pirates of the Carribean.

And One Piece has both that internal logic for why people can perform crazy feats (even if it isn't explained right away) which I mentioned to him (just that there is a reason why people can do crazy things in this world), as well as the campy fun action adventure thing going for it, especially in the Live Action (the fight against Morgan's base even has a major Indiana Jones vibes ngl). So I explained that to him and asked if he wanted to try it, and he agreed to watching the first episode with me to decide if he'd watch it with my mom and me.

AND HE ACTUALLY SAID IT WAS INTERESTING SO FAR!! Like, he is NOT the kinda guy to enjoy anime or manga or even western cartoons, always refuses to watch anything anime and doesn't show any interest when I talk about it (I've managed to convince him to watch a few movies like Sword of the Stranger but it's obvious that even when he's not bored or doesn't hate it, it still doesn't catch or keep his interest), and he's really picky about anything fantasy or SciFi, if it like sets off his bullshit meter too much he starts nitpicking the logic behind certain abilities, or decisions, or explanations, etc. I once tried to get him to try Gravity Falls and he wanted to stop after the first episode. He's THAT picky.

So the fact that he actually laughed several times while watching the first episode of OPLA with me, commented about Luffy's character positively several times (he seems to think Luffy is really funny which surprised me cause I thought he'd be the most entertained by Zoro but I mean I can't blame him it is Luffy after all), never cringed or criticised or said anything about how ridiculous it was, means a lot coming from him cause he's always really blunt and honest about his opinion on this sort of stuff (which is fine I don't want him to pretend to enjoy stuff when he doesn't). He actually watched the whole first episode without it losing his attention, and seemed to have fun! And he agreed to watch the rest with my mom and me!

This sort of thing is one of the reasons why I dislike when people just dismiss the idea of live action adaptations entirely. I get that people are jaded with past failures, and don't like when live action is treated like a replacement for or improvement from animation when it isn't. But it is a valid medium just as much as animation or comics or writing are, and can be used to produce some amazing things. And the fact is, there are people who have a hard time connecting with other mediums who will otherwise never engage with this media in its original forms. Live Action, when done well and done right, can reach new audiences and welcome them into the fold in ways the original formats never can.

One Piece didn't need the live action to be popular, obviously, and the live action cannot and will not replace the original, nor should it. But I love that we get to have it alongside the manga and anime. It's just more of what we love, it's the cherry on top of an already stellar multi-layered cake. It complements the original rather than taking anything away from it. And for the first time in over a decade I might be able to share One Piece with my parents, who would only ever have a chance of experiencing it and enjoying it in live action. There's just something so awesome about that for me personally. I just wish more live action adaptations would understand what the One Piece live action understood about the adaptation process, and that's how to keep the heart of the story in-tact, so more people from more fandoms could have a chance to share something they love with more people who it would otherwise not reach.

Anyway, thank you Oda and the OPLA cast and crew for doing live action right for once!

[everysongineverykey]

as part of the getting-worse-before-it-gets-better portion of aziraphale and crowley's season 3 relationship arc we NEED a desperate "i love you" from aziraphale met with a hissed, spiteful, and quickly regretted "i forgive you" from crowley

[reineydraws]

this ask got me thinking about the body swap au again lol here's a wip for what is eventually going to become a sketch dump post for the au aha. whenever i finish that.

[whirlpool-blogs]

Q: Do you imagine, or live through it in your head, what it will be like when your name is called - regardless of who does it, and when?

Jack: I’m guessing my legs will numb a little bit? I don’t know, I mean, it’ll probably be a little bit of a blur.

[asilentguardian]

the batfamily could probably make (even more of) a fortune with their lives being a soap opera or a reality TV show.

They've probably had many, many offers over the years for a reality TV show. Bruce's PR manager practically begs him to do it. He refuses, but there isn't much he can do about the soap opera that is "not based on anyone in particular" and features the "Rayne Family" and they're extremely dramatic relationships and story lines.

[sunpoffin]

thinking of a danganronpa S au where izuru takes fuyuhiko up on his offer of someplace to stay after he graduates from hope's peak. fuyuhiko keeps his word on not using izuru as a weapon but just because of who fuyuhiko is, they still end up in dangerous situations sometimes

a rival group, or powerful person burned by the kuzuryus tries to kidnap fuyuhiko and in response, izuru immediately protects him. downs the people directly threatening them in seconds, grabs fuyuhiko, and back flips away with him, while also making the remaining badguy hidden in the rafters think that izuru doesn't know about him... all so that izuru can dodge one of his bullets that he's already calculated the trajectory of perfectly so that it shoots through the window of a car as well as the specific wires needed to get it hotwired

izuru tosses fuyuhiko into the passenger seat, takes the drivers side and... stops.

Izuru: ... Izuru: I don't know how to drive. fuyuhiko: You WHAT. Izuru, now with a pretty weird smile on his face as he puts the car into drive: I don't now how to drive.

Izuru can obviously figure it out on the fly, but I think there's something thrilling to him about being confronted with something that isn't already folded into his talents. Like Izuru relies on his talents so heavily, he just assumes he has a talent for everything. And kind of gets tripped up when he has to actually use his talents to learn something new.

Also, would be extremely funny if he just straight up does NOT know how to operate a stick shift.

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

u call gojo princess exactly one time as a joke and he lets out a giggle he didn’t know his vocal cords were capable of producing

[turtleblogatlast]

I am once again overcome by the sheer magnitude of pranks Mikey and Leo could commit on the world of archaeology through their combined abilities of time and space

With enough time for Mikey in particular to be strong enough to make a small time portal - again within Leo’s portal opened in Someplace, Somewhere - they could plant so much shit just to mess with historians.

Like - Mikey wanted to try painting Greek-style pottery and Leo is like “hey hey wait…”

And now there is newly discovered evidence of Greek depictions of humanoid turtles laying around.

[tequiilasunriise]

When Steph and Cass get married they don’t take the last name Brown (Daddy Issues™️) or Cain (Daddy Issues Prime™️) or even Wayne (Steph absolutely REFUSES to become a Wayne nosirree), but a secret fourth thing (Gordan).

[moxiexjustice]

I cannot wait to see what happens on Sunday! I am so hyped!

Is hangman going to interfere in the match? To aid or not? Who’s to say, idk but i feel like this match is going to be good regardless.

[cementcornfield]

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS2sSyqSr/

“you’d think theyd be a little better celebrating at those big touchdown catches if they’ve had that many”

😭😭😭 joemarr fight back they’re saying you’re too fucking emotional to have a cool celly together 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

😭😭😭

[airenyah]

[brokentoys]

also WHY is he not allowed to be fun anymore... i mean, compare his aura in the hush sequel vs the original.

most of the time we saw eddie, he has a shit eating grin on his face. he was allowed to be FUN. and i know, i know. you could say "oh it's the context of the scene!! it's VERY grim!!!" BUT LIKE.

in the original hush, even after realizing how dire a situation is. eddie can STILL find light (in his fucked up way) he can still find a way to get the last word, to grin. like what happened to this riddler?

this is a very recent problem, likely the Tom King Effect™️i complained about this with another recent comic. about how ed's demeanor... his reactions... they're all boring.

[batsplat]

please never stop making your long ass analysis posts you're THE motogp scholar and i'm learning so much from you as i'm sure others are too

besides deeper analysis on the guys everyone talks about it's also so fun to see nicher races and rivalries discussed that don't get as much spotlight in the general fandom

i appreciate you soo much especially as a newer fan still looking for races to watch and sources to read, thank you for sharing your thoughts like this, seriously!!

thank youuuuuuuuuuu such a nice ask :(( glad the long ass analysis posts are being appreciated. especially the niche stuff generously about five other people care about

here, have a casey/jorge/vale photo I only recently unearthed as thanks:

the context for the photo is this clip from laguna 2010, where they accidentally played the italian rather than the spanish national anthem. which, y'know. would be a funny moment anyway, but it's just a very valentino thing to happen and a very jorge thing to happen. couldn't have chosen a funnier combination of guys for this particular mix up I reckon. like the commentators say, "poor jorge lorenzo"... it's so symbolically perfect in the context of that whole season and rivalry, so good it feels scripted. anyway, I'd already seen from a distant video taken from the crowd (unfortunately with inconvenient railings in the way) and a very poor quality photo included in this post that casey was also laughing... but I am thrilled to have an ever-so-slightly higher quality photo to confirm this - think it's from around 0:26 in the clip so right when the spanish national anthem kicks in, and casey is still grinning widely. idk it's cute... this is valentino's second race and first podium back from injury and it's also casey's best result of the year thus far (yikes) and jorge's racked up another win - so it's one of those podiums where everyone has genuine reason to be happy to be there. BUT the vibes between valentino and the other two had also taken a turn for the rancid when valentino broke his leg and returned... which showed in that sachsenring to laguna stretch lol. so it's just kinda fun to see them sharing a nice little moment together :) love and friendship wins yay

[mjrdm]

I've been meaning to translate & share russian musical adaptation of The Man Who Laughs by Novokuznetsk musical theatre "Sedimoe Nebo" ("Seventh Heaven"/"Seventh Sky")

It seems like a tough task because the musical itself is gruesomely boring and I managed to watch it fully only once for that reason, yet I would still love to share some parts I somewhat liked or at least found interesting.

This one is Barkilphedro's aria.

This one is pretty tame but I do like the harpsichord and its promising grandeur (sadly it's not really excalating anywhere and keeps the same melody throughout the whole song). The musical also has another Barkilphedro aria that makes the skin peel off my body in a negative way but I would like to translate it too as a token of affection to my favorite character in the story.

Anyways, amateur translation by your humble servant. English is not my first language so forgive me mistakes, if there's any.

СЛУГА ТРЁХ ГОСПОД (Three masters' servant) Barkilphedro: There's only one thing on Queen Anna's mind right now: How to trample into the dirt her bastard sister? Truly, I have no desire to argue with the queen I will happily join this funny game. To serve the great lordess is more than satisfying; I'm over here and there, I'm aware of all sorts of schemes. My Black journal I keep neat and tidy, And write notes for her in a special section. I am paid handsomely for my loyalty. Me, Barkilphedro. Me, Barkilphedro. Lord David: Barkilpherdo, you're a loyal man of mine. I'm asking you to carefully watch over Josiana. Barkilphedro: Lord David ordered me to watch over Josiana, And, as a man, I'm willing to help him. She clearly acts very strangely: First beckons with caresses, then turns her back. To serve David, I swear, is more than satisfying; I'm over here and there, I'm aware of all sorts of schemes. My black journal I keep neat and tidy, And write notes for him in a special section. I am paid handsomely for my loyalty. Me, Barkilphedro. Me, Barkilphedro. Josiana: I trust you, Barkilphedro. Watch over David. I'm very invested in how he's spending his evenings. Barkilphedro: I'm always willing to serve beautiful Josiana. Ready to crawl on my knees into her warm corner(?). Whisper to her all of the flattering confessions, day and night, Lie to her endlessly, take endless revenge on her! To serve beautiful mistress is more than satisfying; I'm over here and there, I'm aware of all sorts of schemes. My black journal I keep neat and tidy, And write notes for her in a special section. I am paid handsomely for my loyalty. Me, Barkilphedro. Me, Barkilphedro. Troupe: Pretty helpful to know what's in the minds of those close to you, Helpful to watch over them day and night. You've been tasked to do so at least three times already. How can you say no to that? How can you not help? To serve three masters is more than satisfying; You're over here and there, you're aware of all sorts of schemes. And your black journal you keep neat and tidy And write notes in special sections for us all. You're payed well for your royalty, You, Barkilphedro. You, Barkilphedro.

[lanternlightss]

thinking about how nameless bard mostly frowns in the boy and the whirlwind cutscene. thinking about how most arts and scenes of venti depict him with a smile. thinking about venti looking in glass windows or the reflection in ponds and lakes, poking at his smile with both index fingers. thinking about venti staring at his own happiness and feeling a sense of wrong about it—this is his friend’s face, yes, but not how his friend smiled. this is wholly venti’s; something he has practiced for years, centuries, to be as perfectly human as possible.

(thinking about how if you break down enough walls, if you get him to laugh just enough, if you squint a little—his smile then would look exactly like his friend’s had. a wide, crooked, lovely thing.)