ok let's do a tag game since 2023 is ending!! give me ur top 10 fav media released in 2023!! i'll go first!!
1) the monkey king
2) just dance 2024 edition
3) the amazing digital circus
4) barbie
5) ruby gillman, teenage kraken
6) deep sea (2023)
7) suzume
8) trolls band together
9) hunger (2023 thai movie)
10) five nights at freddy's/the super mario bros movie (they are a tie lol)
tagging: @kurocookieemi, @angstxietyy, @dearlittlrott, @ilovescaredysquirrel2, @maddieinheaven, @sinningvin, and anyone else who wants to do this!!
Decided to share my TV Time 2023 Rewind because why not? Spotify didn't give me my wrapped this year and I need somo consolation from that injustice. >.<
Anyway, as you know english is not my first language, so my Rewind is on my native language but I will translate everything, of course.
So...
The first show I watched in 2023 was...
And my first movie of 2023 was...
In my defense, I don't really watch movies, it's very rare when I do. ^^'
And I love shark movies, I can't resist them, okay? :'D
My biggest marathon of 2023 was...
Yeap, sounds accurate, I rewatched the whole show for comfort so that's why.
I've watched...episodes in 2023...
That's a crazy average of 12 episodes per day, what am I even doing with my life at this point I wonder........
I rated 0 episodes, sorry. LOL
I've watched...movies in 2023...
Just like I said above...movies aren't usually my thing, so, I've only watched 3 movies in 2023.
And apparently I don't rate anything. LOL
I've watched a total of...hours in 2023 (this includes both shows and movies btw)...
Considering that a year has 8760 hours this is quite crazy, I need something better to do with my life...
This is the month I've been more active in 2023...
I've achieved...emblems in 2023...
I believe I got more last year but that's still a nice number.
Now the best part...my most watched shows of 2023 are...
Like I said, I've rewatched Supernatural all over again and have been rewatching Morangos Com Açúcar (a portuguese teen show from my time), this last one has around 250 episodes per season and has 9 seasons so yes, it's only natural to see it up there. LOL
I've also started watching Bleach last year so it makes sense.
I'm however surprised with Pokémon. LOL
I watched Nanatsu because of a friend...didn't appreciate it much I gotta confess.
My most wacthed genre from 2023 were...
Drama, comedy, fantasy, adventure and action.
Alright, overall it looks pretty accurate, wasn't expecting to see comedy in second place thoughh, I'd put it at 5th place. LOL
My own characters have a lot of dramatic themes, so yeap, drama in first makes 100% sense for me, I love a good drama, I'm a dramatic drama addict.
And that's all for the 2023 Rewind, I can't wait for this year's now. LOL
To prove how long and old my watchlist is, this was one of the first jdramas I ever found on Netflix and I finally got around to watching it. But I loved this show. Yes it had its slightly annoying characters and scenes but ultimately the message of the show is that you need to learn to grow and to do that you need to be passionate about what you do. But you also need to take yourself seriously in that journey. So when fresh out of college Mayuko Tokito joins a small company of luxury lingerie, she has a lot of growing to do. But I loved the whole cast and they all go through their own journeys. Plus one of the underlying messages about the lingerie shop was that this wasn't just to sell underwear, it was to make women feel great and special in their own life.
2. Heartstopper (Season 2)
Another great season of this show and I find this such a good adaptation from Alice's comics. Plus the things she has changed from comics to the screen still fit in perfectly to the overall theme and I love the extra side stories we get to explore outside of Nick and Charlie this season. I think Tao and Elle's relationship continues to evolve and grow closer, plus their date at the museum was super cute. Tara's hearbreaking scene with her mom and how that plays out with Darcy is so important to show and handled so well. Plus thank you Alice for creating more awesome and heartwarming Ace representation! I loved Isaac's exploration and discovery of asexuality and love that more and more young people are able to see themselves and identify so much earlier than I did.
3. Old Enough! (Season 2)
I wasn't expecting to get more seasons of this, but I absolutely adore this show. Sure its still the same premise of watching Japanese toddlers run their first errand, but a cool thing they did with these new episodes is they showed videos from 20 years ago (because the show has been running that long in Japan) and then they would flash forward to today to see where that kid was now and see how they react to sending their own kids out to run their errand. It's so cute and heartwarming.
4. Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Seasons 1-6)
Hasan Minhaj is smart, charismatic, and hilarious. And I've always appreciated him as a comedian and correspondent on The Daily Show, but he really shined in his own series. What was cool to me too, was while I wasn't watching these at the time they came out, most of the stories and subjects he talked about are still highly relevant and still as impactful as I'm sure they were when they released. And a lot of that has to do with how well presented they were, including the jokes that he had with his audience. Would love to seem him do another show like this, but until then, I'm excited to see his new standup show live.
5. The Dragon Prince (Seasons 1-5)
I knew I was going to love this show when I finally got around to it since it was co-created but Aaron Ehasz, but I didn't know how much until I really dived into this show. I love the story and am actually impressed how much they have been able to tell in just 45 episodes with such a rich premise and cast of characters. The diversity is also fantastic. I absolutely love General Amaya and love that while she is deaf, she is a badass but someone who also adores Queen Jinai. I think the growth with the 3-year story gap was also great because we really got to see the kid trio grow into their roles, especially Ezren who I adore. And honestly after season 1, I thought I would hate Soren forever, but I love this man because is a good hearted weirdo and he's had a lot growth from his family's trauma which is great to see.
6. Jane the Virgin (Seasons 1-3)
I added this show to my watchlist a long time ago and by the time I got to it, I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it, but its just fun telenovella goodness. I think the over drama of every situation is hilarious, but it also has its tender moments. I think the cast is great and I love how each character goes through these periods of likability to hateable to redeemable and its what is keeping the show pretty fresh now that Mateo has born. My only gripe, I never was a fan of Michael and was sad to see them get married, but definitely didn't expect him to go out like that (if he really is dead, because who knows with a Telenovella). But I've been on team Rafael since the beginning because I honestly think, even when he's made mistakes, it's because the man is trying his best in the shittiest of situations he finds himself in. But honestly, Jane doesn't deserve him now.
7. Doctor Who Christmas Special (2023)
This was a fun return to Christmas specials and I really enjoyed seeing Ncuti in command finally. He's a joy to watch especially because he is already showing the perfect switches of being happily enthusiastic with the love of learning a new alien language, the in command way he handles the police officer and the goblins, but also the same woeful timelord who is still carrying on despite learning his past. I also love Ruby and I'm curious how RTD is going to do a mysterious girl story, though I am a little wary still since I haven't been his biggest fans. But overall its a very solid story.
8. Good Omens (Season 2)
I was curious to see where this show was going to go since their isn't a second book (or a third for that matter!), but I trust Neil at the helm. And the premise was enjoyable and entertaining with great appearances by our favorite characters as they tried to deal with this new issue of Gabriel appearing in Aziriphale's bookshop with no memories. The only thing I didn't like, was even in six short episodes, I felt like it took a while to really get down to the heart of the story and while it was fun to see how hell was responding to the issue, the rest of it dragged a little to me. Still I love the past scenes with Crowley and Aziriphale and understand why the ending happened. Now that its been renewed for a third and final season, it will be interesting to see where it goes.
9. Call the Midwife (Season 12 + 2023 Christmas Special)
Another great season of this beautiful show. I'm still impressed that they can continue to tell heartbreaking and heartwarming stories all these seasons later, but its also great to see the growth of all our favorite characters. Though I am a bit peeved at how they wrote out Lucille and I feel so bad for Cyril because he cares so much for her and I wonder what will happen to him now. Still, I'm so glad to see Trixie so happy and now married to Matthew who is honestly such a great guy. Can't wait to continue seeing what takes place in Nonnatus House as this show always makes me feel things.
10. Miraculous World: Shanghai
Finally getting back into this show now that I have Disney+. So far out of the two specials, this one was more enjoyable because it had way more story and didn't suffer from Marinette's constant cringe. And though it was a shit reason for her to visit her uncle, I know she got a lot more out of Shanghai than she was expecting and not just because Adrien happened to be there. Plus it really highlighted how much heart and how much of a hero she could be and introduced a great character in Fei. And who can go wrong with a superhero trained in kungfu?
Other shows I watched:
11. The David Tennant Specials Part 2 (AKA the Doctor Who "60th Anniversary" Specials)
12. The Flash (Season 10)
13. Hibana Spark
14. Miraculous World: New York
15. Stargirl (Season 3)
16. Explained (Seasons 1-3)
Shows I rewatched in 2023:
1. Doctor Who (Season 19-The Power of the Doctor)
I've come so far this year, and I'm forever grateful for my best friend, because if we hadn't met this year I would not be on this site, I would not be drawing stick figures, I'd have no idea how to make videos, and I certainly would not be the person I am today.
Half of the clips in this rewind is from videos I've never posted on here, because before I really began posting on tumblr I was mostly just sending my videos to my best friend.
I look forward to seeing how next year goes, maybe by the end of 2024 I'll be doing frame-by-frame animation, who knows?
yang/phoomjai (love in translation ; thailand) | segasaki/yoh (my personal weatherman ; japan) | songkram/ai (destiny seeker ; thailand) | hotae/donghee (unintentional love story; south korea) | shogun/maitoh (why you y me ; thailand) | chen yi/ai di (kiseki: dear to me ; ) | yai/jom (i feel you linger in the air ; thailand) | togawa/nozue (old fashion cupcake ; japan) | pluem/kawin (ghost host ghost house ; thailand) | hantae/baram (sing my crush ; south korea)