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one might imagine sisyphus learning by playing, winning by learning, and begin by beginning

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The end of this season has GOT to be everyone hunting Sam for sport

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Hatchetfield AU where everyone is just chilling and nothing bad happens. I call it Clivesdale

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Hi, not a techie, but as a big fan of horror movies, I am OBSESSED with the way they light Max in Nerdy Prudes Must Die (and also Richie and Ruth , but the things I love about how they’re lit are generally in reference to Max)

Even before he dies, Max is often lit like a horror movie slasher (because he’s a literal monster), and it looks so good, especially on the pro shot. Its been a while since I watched the whole thing, maybe I’ll go back and write a more detailed and specific post about why I love it, but off the top of my head, one of my favourite details is that Max is often lit in blue, specifically in the scene where he kills Richie. This, along with the line in “Nerdy Prudes Must Die”, “You think I seek revenge? I could give two shits…” shows that he’s telling the truth. Red is often the colour used for rage, passion and revenge, whereas blue is typically a colder, less emotional colour. The lighting is a way to reinforce that Max really isn’t doing any of this for any emotional reason, he’s just fulfilling his mission.

i need the starkid designers/techies to get more love!!! here's a small list of some fave starkid tech things:

-max jaegerman's makeup (by gabriela vega)

-the npmd set (by lex gernon-wyatt)

-the lighting in take me back (by sarah petty)

-twisted's costumes (by june saito & yonit olshan)

-russ walko's puppets (seen in starship, twisted, & firebringer)

-black friday's cinematography (dir. by justin hong, filmed by him, nick & matt, & john fisher)

-all the quick changes (likely coordinated by many ppl but i'll give specific shoutouts to jade svenson who did wardrobe for tgwdlm & amanda walter who did wardrobe for black friday!!)

-the black book (curse you starkid wiki for not crediting who made it, i know they commissioned it from someone)

anyways!! i invite ppl to share their favorite starkid tech things~~ 🦑

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I hate the “open floor plan” that everyone is obsessed with in houses now. I want nooks and crannies and bizarre floor plans. I don’t need to be able to see what someone is doing on the other side of the house. I want places to hide and lurk and dwell in the shadows. I am the beast who awaits in the labyrinth

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Everybody acts like each new Game Changer is a new level of betrayal and psychological torture from Sam towards his friends. Did we forget that the very first game changer was "Sam wheels out a strange machine and asks the contestants embarrassing personal questions, the veracity of their responses is judged by the Machine. The machine is actually controlled by the contestant's significant others who have been made accomplices. Forcing their loved ones into revealing shameful truths for internet broadcast." And sure, he's gotten a bit more personalized with these, constructing a variety of torture chambers for Brennan Lee Mulligan specifically, putting Grant O'Brien in various situations and then bringing his mother onto the set. But deception and betrayal were part of Game Changer from the beginning. So, when I hear people say "I can't believe Sam WENT THERE" about something all I can do is think to myself He went nowhere He's been there the whole time

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so dropout's gamechanger has been going thru an ARG, where the prevailing theory is that sam reich was replaced after Escape the Greenroom with Samual Dalton (acclaimed magician/time traveler).

My addition is this: after Escape the Greenroom, Sam has been looking at his hands every time he says "I am your host, Sam Reich" with astonishment.

Like he's amazed that this is his body. He also annunciates the 'I' in 'I am your host' more noticeably, but it is not as consistent. I noticed it before, but figured it was just a new season refresh for intros.

He does not do this in any prior episode, like The Bachelor. The episodes right after Escape the Greenroom, the Battle Royale series, Sam does not do his normal intro after introducing the players.

Interestingly, in the Escape the Greenroom episode itself, he does not look at his hands but the screen glitches before he says "I've been here the whole time" (similar to the prominent glitching in Deja Vu).

this is what I've been munching on. sam you slimy dog.

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I’m biased towards Facade cause I’ve gotten to perform it

Pls listen to this I beg of you the Jekyll and Hyde community is too small

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joey and jon kissing their little guys reblog if you agree

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i also think that brian rosenthal would slay falsettos mendel

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in the stripped club. straight up "doing it". and by "it", haha, well. let's justr say. the weanits

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rip paul matthews you would have hated the musical about you not liking musicals

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crumb is babygirl <3

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Facade (from the original cast recording, not the new one) is one of the best musical theatre songs of all time, change my mind

Pls listen to this I beg of you the Jekyll and Hyde community is too small

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this user is still hyper fixating on a show that closed years ago

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Dropout Does The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals

So my theory about overlap of Dropout and Team Starkid seems to be accurate, and people seemed to like my Dropout does Nerdy Prudes Must Die post, so I'm back for another. Same method and criteria as my previous post, you can go see that if you want to know what they are. Also, I have previously done a similar list with Internet Personalities that included a handful of Dropout people, but I'm gonna try to make this one different.

Also spoilers for potentially anything in the Hatchetfield verse

Paul: Ross Bryant

Ross is a great straight man (in the comedy sense, I don't know his sexuality) while being very funny in his own right, and I think, while Paul has a lot of his own funny moments, it's very important that his character is also the more normal guy reacting to the madness around him. Also, he would slay the Jekyll and Hyde homage that is Let it Out.

Emma : Siobhan Thompson

I think one of the essential parts of Emma's character is an underlying exhaustion with the world, and that is very Adaine Abernant and Ruby Rocks, so I think Siobhan would embody that very well.

Charlotte: Vic Michaelis

I don't think I've ever heard them do a transatlantic accent before, but I just have this gut feeling they'd be so good at it.

Ted: Ify Nwadiwe

While I do genuinely think Ify would be great in the part, if I'm being fully honest, this casting is because I (despite my better judgment) find Ted Spankoffski hot, so casting arguably the hottest man in Dropout in this part makes me seem less damaged for being attracted to the self-proclaimed sleazeball. Also him and Vic seem like they would be great playing off each other.

Bill: Brian "Murph" Murphy

He just has "refuses to drink during the apocalypse so he can be the DD" energy.

Mr Davidson: Brian David Gilbert

Since I'm splitting up all the parts, this basically turns Mr Davidson into a Princess Track where the actor just shows up, sings about desire and being choked while he jerks off, but laments how he can never achieve his dreams, and then pretty much leaves, and I don't know why, but that seems right up BDG's alley.

Melissa: Lisa Gilroy

Lisa Gilroy seems nice, but also kinda scares me, and those are the correct vibes for Melissa (#heymelissacore)

Sam: Jacob Wysoki

My only concern about this casting is that he'd go SO HARD in You Tied Up My Heart that he would keep breaking the handcuffs and/or chair, but that's fine, it would be worth it.

Nora: Katie Marovitch

The "Decaf?" parts of Cup of Roasted Coffee already sounds a bit like her TBH.

Zoey: Rehka Shankar

I feel like Zoey is such an underrated, funny side character in the show (I know she's a very small part, but like every line she has is a banger) and I feel like Rehka is a very underrated performer, so this is a good match.

Greenpeace Girl: Persephone Valentine

Making up the Save the Sea Turtles campaign is such a Sam Nightengale move, and also she would eat up Lah Dee Dah Dah Day.

Alice: Surena Marie

She's got a bit of a baby face (I thought she was like 25) and I think she would handle the change from Alice to Hivemind Alice really well.

Deb: Emily Axford

I'm definitely not just casting this because I want Emily to be my protective and caring girlfriend...

Professor Hidgens: Josh Ruben

I don't have an explanation for this one, this is vibes alone.

General MacNamara: Brennan Lee Mulligan

"Wear a Watch" and a song highlighting how the hivemind is essentially fascist and using the military to destroy any resistance to their regime is so Brennan core.

Homeless Man: Ally Beardlsey

I just feel like this is the part they'd want.

Dan Reynolds: Lou Wilson

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Donna: Aabria Iyengar

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Hard Cuts:

Jacob Wysoki as Ted

Mike Trapp as Paul

Emily Axford as Emma

Jess Ross as Charlotte

Lily Du as Zoey

Grant O'Brien as Professor Hidgens

Grant O'Brien as Ted

Ally Beardlsey as Ted