#Rewatched 26 April 2023

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Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) - Watched on August 5, 2023

It spirals to its inevitable conclusion. We revisit a moment, a scene. A little more plays out, we step back or step forward. We live transfixed in a moment. Sometimes a scene mirrors another, it's all the same but with different details. There is no escaping fate, we can only be sucked closer and closer to our inevitable conclusion.

Stop Making Sense (1984) - Watched on October 5, 2023

I genuinely don’t think this needs any explanation or justification at all. I could watch it over and over and over and over and over.

Possession (1981) - Watched on October 17, 2023

It took me three sittings to get through this film and I wasn’t sure I liked it immediately after I finished it. And then it just simmered in my mind for days and weeks after until it finally clicked into place. I love the way Sam Neill moves in this. Everyone comments on the haunting way Isabelle Adjani looks directly into the camera, and yea. Yeah. Ok. Yeah. Yeah.

The Devils (1971) - Watched on June 26, 2023

I thought going into it with the full knowledge of Urbain Grandier would defang it, and perhaps this did soften the blow a bit, but it's audacious, frenzied, sensual. You get tangled up in its themes, its sensations, its torture.

Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - Watched on January 13, 2023

This set off a brief and ferocious obsession with Al Pacino. I have a strained relationship with films based on true crimes, but this slides past my qualms, perhaps just on the strength of the fact John Wojtowicz himself did write a review of it.

Bound (1996) - Watched on April 5 and August 19, 2023

The way Corky and Violet can come together with genuine trust so quickly. The way Ceaser can misunderstand Violet so fundamentally. The literal betrayal in realising who someone is.

Häxan (1922) - Watched on October 27, 2023

The 1922 equivalent of a Youtube video essay where a guy is like, "Guys, I just learned a bunch of fucked up facts about witches and witch trials. I think maybe we just execute women for being poor and mentally ill. Also aren't mental institutions a bit fucked up?" but like, a bit hornier than you would expect for the subject.

Cruising (1980) - Watched on January 17, 2023

It’s all about looking and being noticed. The camera is looking. Al Pacino is looking. The men are looking. And the ambiguity of the gaze and the plot.

Pontypool (2008) - Watched on October 4, 2023

It's a film about words. It's a film about broadcasting from a radio station and seeing nothing. Our imagination fills in the visual gaps. It's so much more horrifying to be piecing everything together from the safety of a recording booth.

The Lair of the White Worm (1988) - Watched on February 1, 2023

Hugh Grant—looking like a lesbian—who is a freaky little rich boy who believes in cryptids, Peter Capaldi—looking like a lesbian—sucking snake venom from a neck bite, an incredibly sexy snake woman with a house full of snake stuff, a giant snake puppet, surreal dream sequences, the coolest game of snakes and ladders ever made, snake dicks, weaponised bagpipe music, homoeroticism, and giant strap-ons.

Ravenous (1999) - Watched on October 19, 2023

This film is so offbeat and strange. It has the strange feel of a comedy, while being a really understandably grim depiction of cannibalism as manifestation of greed, expansionism, and colonization. I kept having these moments of shock that this was a studio movie, that studios were willing to make this film that so thoroughly deconstructs the American mythology.

Penda's Fen (1974) - Watched on July 6, 2023

The first movie in a long time that has made me feel as though I need to pick it apart like an essay, to rewatch multiple times and take notes and repeat sentences until I’ve done a thorough analysis. I've never had a film hit me in quite this way before.

[linilunilumi]

Schloss Einstein Staffel 26 Rewatch pt. XI

Folge 1047: Nolin Breakdown Spezial (wie passend gerade)

die ungewöhnlichen Liebeserklärungen gehen in eine weitere Runde: - "Ne, ich finde Colin super. Als Platzhalter." - "Es können ja nicht alle schlecht gewesen sein bei deinem Casting" - "Colin war gut." - "Colin, du bist der einzige nicht nervige Mensch auf dem Einstein." wir steigern uns - "Ich brauch' dich, du bist mein Jackpot." der kommt nur leider von joel ahha

Um mich mal selbst vom 25. April 2023, 19:11 Uhr zu zitieren: ""ich kann das nicht.." und dann das seufzen? bro colin, was meinst du? den kopf ausschalten oder dich neben noah setzen und in ihn verliebt sein??!" dramatic gays

"Was in aller Welt könnte denn jetzt wichtiger sein als unser Projekt?!" aaand cut to:

noah and his lil satisfied smirk :')

die ganze Szene aber auch einfach... i need to talk to whoever is responsible for all of this

and this:

the staring? the ~ bisexual flag behind colins head?? the matching three-coloured hoodies??? wenn ich sprachlos bin, switche ich ins englische. i'm sorry aber HILFE

Okay, kurz beruhigen. Folge 1047 endet wie folgend: Noah: "Willst du lieber gehen?" Colin: "Weiß nicht...", daraufhin steht er allerdings auf und sagt: "Ich bring' ihm mal die Geruchskammern." Dann verlässt er das Zimmer. Die Szene war immer etwas komisch für mich, weil Colin zwar sagt, dass er nicht weiß, ob er lieber gehen will, sich dann aber scheinbar doch innerhalb von wenigen Sekunden dazu entscheidet, es zu tun. (Habe ich aber auch nie weiter hinterfragt, weil es ist Colin. Natürlich wird er helfen.) Dementsprechen bin ich irgendwie auch immer davon ausgegangen, dass Colin dann für eine gewisse Zeit bei Joel im ShareSpace bleibt und ihm mit den Kammern hilft (weil wie wir wissen: Joel ist für die Ideen da, Colin für die Umsetzung lol). Wir sehen in der Szene anschließend zwar nur Joel mit den Kammern im ShareSpace, aber es kommt ja durchaus mal vor, dass drehtechnisch ein Schauspieler eingespart wird und dass Colin zwar nicht on screen zu sehen war, aber theoretisch trotzdem anwesend gewesen sein sollte. Folge 1048 beginnt dann allerdings so:

Es ist Abend und sowohl Colin, als auch Noah tragen noch dieselbe Kleidung wie aus der letzten Folge. Zufällig? Oder soll es tatsächlich noch derselbe Tag sein wie aus Folge 1047? Und heißt das, dass Colin eben schnell beim ShareSpace vorbei ist, um Joel die Kammern dort abzuliefern, aber dass er dann direkt wieder zurück ins Internat, zu Noah, ist? Und dass sie den Abend zusammen mit kickern verbracht haben?? Ist ja nicht so, als würden die im selben Haus wohnen und dass das da wahrscheinlich häufig so vorkommt, aber wieso finde ich das trotzdem so wholesome? Die beiden kleben wirklich aneinander zu diesem Zeitpunkt! and look at my all queer friend group being happy together <;3

P.s. Ich kann immer noch nicht glauben, dass Nesrin wegen dieses blöden Streits den 4D-Stuhl in die Luft jagt (wenn's auch nicht ganz mit Absicht war). Nicht nur Joels Arbeit seit mehreren Monaten, sondern auch Colins! Ihr Sportsgeist ist hier wohl kurz verloren gegangen...

[al-mayriti]

as i did last year, this year i've been recording basically everything i did during the year so i didn't forget. anyways, here is my true 2023 experience, it is divided by categories (travels, books, music, movies, etc) and i will bold my favourites of each category. also, if you want more details especially with travelling and music, here's the twitter thread i've been using to record everything down <3

also!! just in case, dates are in dd/mm format !

TRAVELS:

02/01. calp (alacant, spain) 05/04. mojácar (almería, spain) 17-18/04. glasgow (scotland) 18/04. balloch and loch lomond (west dunbartonshire, scotland) 20/06. albacete (spain) 18-19/08. barcelona (spain) 19-23/08. milano (italy) 20/08. lake como (lombardia, italy) 22/08. verona (italy) 08-10/09. valència (spain) 15/10. bari (italy) 15-28/10. metaponto (matera, italy) 22/10. taranto (italy) 13-16/12. vera (almería, spain) 15/12. mojácar (almería, spain) 16-17/12. valència / la pobla de vallbona (valència, spain)

CONCERTS:

14/01. amaia (la riviera) 17/04. paramore (OVO hydro, glasgow) 15/05. cariño (el matadero) 16/06. valeria castro (noches del botánico) 23/09. amaia (wizink center) 12/10. ginebras (wizink center)

MOVIES:

17/01. knives out 22/01. glass onion 19/02. ¡ay, carmela! 25/03. volver 26/03. jojo rabbit 26/04. super mario bros. the movie - IN THE CINEMA 30/04. knives out (rewatch) 27/05. glass onion (rewatch) 10/06. matilda (2022) 21/06. spiderman: across the spiderverse - IN THE CINEMA 28/07. barbie - IN THE CINEMA 01/09. indiana jones and the dial of destiny 22/09. the little mermaid (2023) 24/09. bottoms 11/10. barbie (rewatch) 18/11. mean girls 02/12. marie antoinette (2006) 09/10. the hunger games: the ballad of songbirds & snakes - IN THE CINEMA

VIDEOGAMES:

03/02. simmiland (PC) 03/02. stacklands (PC) 10/02. fire emblem engage (switch) 03/03. crusader kings iii (PC) 09/03. rpg maker xp (PC) 04/05. dice kingdoms (PC) 25/06. harvestella (switch) 27/06. indoorlands (PC) 08/07. humankind (PC) 28/07. the legend of zelda: tears of the kingdom (switch) 28/07. lakeburg legacies (PC) 28/08. the yawhg (PC) 08/09. frostpunk (PC) 31/10. lakeside (PC) 24/11. hades (PC) 23/12. cities skylines ii (PC)

TV SHOWS:

18/02. el ministerio del tiempo s1 06/03. druck s5 (rewatch) 08/03. druck s6 (rewatch) 13/03. el ministerio del tiempo s2 20/03. shadow and bone s2 16/05. abbott elementary s2 23/06. el ministerio del tiempo s3 21/07. derry girls s1 (rewatch) 12/11. bany compartit

TOP SONGS BY MONTH:

january: 5. la maza - priscila félix 4. la canción más hermosa del mundo - manuel carrasco 3. inteligencia emocional - belén aguilera 2. odio que te quiero - paula koops, noan 1. joker (REPUTA) - zahara, carolina durante february: 5. liar - paramore 4. you first - paramore 3. running out of time - paramore 2. big man, little dignity - paramore 1. figure 8 - paramore march: 5. si quieres - cariño 4. inteligencia emocional - belén aguilera 3. música ligera - ana mena 2. me he pillao x ti - ana mena, natalia lacunza (album version) 1. me he pillao x ti - ana mena, natalia lacunza (single version) april: 5. california friends - the regrettes 4. galgo - belén aguilera 3. costura - valeria castro 2. un clásico - ana mena 1. no me querías tanto - natalia lacunza may: 5. oh boi - shego 4. c'est comme ça - paramore 3. évidemment - la zarra 2. this is why - paramore 1. zenzenzense - RADWIMPS june: 5. yo quisiera - alice wonder 4. you first - paramore 3. antagonista - belén aguilera 2. father and son - yusuf / cat stevens 1. tonta - nathy peluso july: 5. guerrera - valeria castro 4. la vida moderna - veintiuno, love of lesbian 3. vampire - olivia rodrigo 2. i have a dream - amanda seyfried 1. fiebre - bad gyal august: 5. galgo - belén aguilera 4. nunca llega 05 - natalia lacunza 3. roméo&juliette - olympe chabert 2. discoteka - lola índigo, maría becerra 1. es albacete - rozalén september: 5. narciso - pipiolas 4. get him back! - olivia rodrigo 3. love is embarrassing - olivia rodrigo 2. vampire - olivia rodrigo 1. ballad of a homeschooled girl - olivia rodrigo october: 5. vampire - olivia rodrigo 4. hot to go! - chapell roan 3. más colao que el colacao - la la love you 2. vii. cassandra (fillas de cassandra) - fillas de cassandra 1. ateo - c. tangana, nathy peluso november: 5. novix - maría josé llergo 4. si quieres - cariño 3. maledetta primavera - loretta goggi 2. salvaje - nathy peluso 1. all too well (10 minutes version) - taylor swift december: 5. san peter - pipiolas 4. ballad of a homeschooled girl - olivia rodrigo 3. deja vu - olivia rodrigo 2. drivers license - olivia rodrigo 1. can't catch me now - olivia rodrigo

THEATRE PLAYS & MUSICAL SHOWS:

05/03. la saga (teatro lara) 07/04. tick tick... boom! (teatro la estación caixabank príncipe pío) 08/10. school of rock (teatro ibercaja delicias) 18/11. mean girls (grupo de teatro amorevo) 29/12. phantom of the opera (teatro albéniz)

BOOKS:

29/01. assembly - natasha brown (2021) 08/04. tartesso y los fenicios de occidente - sebastián celestino pérez & carolina lópez - ruiz (2020) 12/04. daddy - emma cline (2021) 23/04. a thousand splendid suns - khaled hosseini (2007) 29/05. los renglones torcidos de dios - torcuato luca de tena (1979) 03/06. the bands of mourning - brandon sanderson (2017) 24/06. kokoro - natsume soseki (1914) 10/07. miss benson's beetle - rachel joyce (2020) 08/08. the no-show - beth o'leary (2023) 18/08. tales of the alhambra - washington irving (1832) 22/09. the attack - yasmina khadra (2005) 25/09. the lightning thief - rick riordan (2005) RE-READ 30/09. the sea of monsters - rick riordan (2006) RE-READ 02/10. the titan's curse - rick riordan (2007) RE-READ 04/10. the battle of the labrynth - rick riordan (2008) RE-READ 07/10. the last olympian - rick riordan (2009) RE-READ 23/11. the kamogawa food detectives - hishashi kashiwai (2023) 21/12. a christmas carol - charles dickens (1843)

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April 2024 Movies/Shows Wrap-Up

A little monthly (spoilery!) wrap-up of all the shows, movies, and shorts I’ve watched or am watching in April 2024, general thoughts, and ranking of them all.

Recommendation of the month(s): idk, had a bunch of shows that I rated pretty well but they each have big caveats lol.

Ranking

The Good Bad Mother (2023) = Utsukushii Kare S2 (2023) = 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) = The Warp Effect (2023)

I Hear Your Voice (2013) = Rewatch: ? Utsukushii Kare S1 (2021) 

Jazz for Two (2024) =  Utsukushii Kare: Eternal (2023)

Some More (2018)

Watching: 23.5

I managed to watch some shows that I’d been really anticipating for quite a while and were released early last year: Utsukushii Kare S2 + movie and The Warp Effect

Average Rating: 6.5/10

MDL Updates - Added to Watchlist: 

A section because I’m curious about how many shows I decide to add to my Watch List a month and also the ratio of watching them:adding them.

Title MDL (year) - (date added to Considering or finalized to Watchlist): initial reaction

Jazz for Two - 240411: New kBL that seems fine

Love is Better the Second Time Around - 240417: i'm fond of the second chance/post-breakup romance trope, hopefully I’ll like this one

Blank - 240417: Only season 1 is out for now and apparently it ends on a cliffhanger, so idk if I should be adding it to the watchlist quite yet but I want age gap GL (w dubious morality? idk what the discourse is about tbh), so I’ll add it and hope S2 is released in May as expected and turns out well

My Beautiful Man: Eternal (2023)

Unknown: I’d been keeping an eye on it since it started releasing and it got pretty high praise all throughout. I think I can get into the we’re-not-biological-brothers-but-we-grew-up-together-as-brothers dynamic 

Deep Night: I’ve enjoyed First Piyangkul in shows before and am curious about the host club setting in this. This show is such an interesting case because on reddit and on Tumblr, everybody seems to love it and MDL has some mixed comments but mostly positive there too and yet the MDL rating is 7.5, I wonder why the discrepancy.

23.5: FINALLY

I Became the Main Role of a BL Drama - 240417: The Conversation podcast mentioned in their 2024 Winter Lagniappe and seems like it's a celeb-related show? they’re actors?

To Watch List At Start Of Month: 64

To Watch List At End Of Month: 64

Removed from To Watch List:

Title (Year) - (date removed): reason

Nothing this month

Completely Watched

The Good Bad Mother (2023)

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Apr 26, 2023 - Jun 8, 2023

Watch Via: iQiyi (so, ;>) 

Watch Dates: Apr 1 - 3, 2024

Rating: 7/10

Overall Impression: Lee Dohyun <3 My reason for watching but the show is bigger than just him. It was so addictive and entertaining, watched the whole show in like 2 days and 2 hours. Impressed by the acting of Lee Dohyun and the mother and Mijoo's actors. The show was mostly about the mother and son relationship, with the revenge plot + the Mijoo/Kangho romance arcs in the background. I deeply wish that Kangho hadn't apparently forever loved and understood his mother and did everything for her and sang her favourite song while studying for the Bar or whatever. He went low-contact with her in Seoul even before he discovered the stuff that made him break up with Mijoo, so I think the reasons behind that and the hurt and betrayal that caused him to take such an action should have been focused on more. We got fleeting moments of him being angry or her saying she's bad but it was all explained away or he understood or whatever. Anyway, idk, I think if that relationship was more clear + the ending of the revenge arc was more solid, I would've rated it higher because I did enjoy this but some things bothered me significantly.

Also Appears In: The Good Bad Mother Live Blogging

I Hear Your Voice (2013)

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Jun 5, 2013 - Aug 1, 2013

Watch Via: Viki (paid, so ;>)

Watch Dates: Apr 3 - 11, 2024

Rating: 6.5/10 [May 12, 2024 Update: Decreased by 0.5 stars when rerating shows I've watched in 2024: 7 -> 6.5]

Overall: Noona romance + mystery + courtroom + sliiight supernatural with mind-reading, it has a bunch of things I liked. It's from over a decade ago but enjoyable nonetheless. I liked it, though Hyeseong and Sooha were quite cute but I wish 1) the episodes were a bit more condensed to be 14-16 episodes and 2) the fucking love triangle wasn't so prominent (though I get that they probably did it because Sooha was underage at first). Not life-changing and kind of overstayed its welcome for me, esp because I was barely watching 1 ep a day in the middle there.

Also Appears In: I Hear Your Voice Live Blogging

Jazz for Two (2024)

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Mar 26, 2024 - Mar 29, 2024

Watch Via: iQiyi (paid, so ;>)

Watch Dates: Apr 11 - 12, 2024

Rating: 6/10

Overall: Nobody in this drama asks before kissing lol not Doyoon, not Seheon, not the little kiss that Seheon's brother gave to sleeping Taejoon, and the other two, Juha and Taeyi, are experts in being creeps and having internalized homophobia that they direct outwardly to the guys they like as well (Seheon's brother fits here too lol). Yet, I enjoyed it a fair amount, the story was coherent, the acting was fine, I was endeared by Doyoon (is he the Omega X kid?), and the dynamics were enjoyable, if iffy on certain counts. Not super attached though.

tags: jazz for two

Also Appears In: Jazz For Two Live Blogging

Some More (2018)

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Nov 7, 2018

Watch Via: Gagaoolala (paid, so ;>)

Watch Dates: Apr 13, 2024

Rating: 5/10

Overall: It was fine ig but I did skim through the latter half. 

Ah, my exams are done (for this semester or forever? who knows), so I can finally start some new shows. Dunno whether I want yaoi with Utsukishii Kare rewatch + S2 and movie or to watch The Warp Effect. They’re both early 2023 shows that I’ve been meaning to watch but it’s been so long of me anticipating them before their release + wanting to watch while releasing + meaning to binge them after release that the expectations are a little high and I keep putting off watching them oof.

And then I got a bunch of Love for Love’s Sake tiktoks on my FYP and the edits for that show are really good, so I’m tempted a bit to rewatch that because it’s on my To Rewatch list anyway but I’ve decided no.

Rewatch: Utsukushii Kare (2021)

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Nov 18, 2021 - Dec 23, 2021

Watch Via: Viki

Watch Dates: Mar 23, Apr 17 - 18, 2024

Rating: 7?/10

Overall: Ahh, idek why I wasn't Gripped by this rewatch, like I like the characters and dynamics but it wasn't keeping my attention as much, maybe because it's a rewatch? Maybe my original rating of 6.5 was correct and I shouldn't have bumped it up to 7 but who knows, maybe I'll be reintroduced to the brainworms after watching Season 2 because I found ep 6 really engaging and was into it and S2 + movie will have new, unfamiliar stories for me.

tags: utsukushii kare

Also Appears In: Utsukushii Kare, Utsukushii Kare (S1, S2, Movie) Live Blogging

Utsukushii Kare Season 2 (2023)

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Feb 8, 2023 - Mar 1, 2023

Watch Via: Viki

Watch Dates: Apr 18 - 19, 2024

Rating: 7/10

Overall: This season is about Hira and Kiyoi's relationship. They didn't become boring after getting together, they didn't magically end up being a perfect happy well-adjusted couple after getting together, nor were there random issues thrown just because; the struggles and hurdles are true to their characters and dynamics. I liked the themes and dynamics it explored and their character + relationship development and progression. I also smiled a lot and lost my mind a little at certain moments. Strong writing, strong characters, strong acting, what a relief.

tags: utsukushii kare

Also Appears In: Utsukushii Kare (S1, S2, Movie) Live Blogging

My Beautiful Man: Eternal (2023)

Country: South Korea

Release Dates: Apr 7, 2023

Watch Via: Viki

Watch Dates: Apr 19, 2024

Rating: 6/10

Overall: Great, fun, though not as emotionally invested as Season 2 because they're in a better place in their relationship in this movie (even if it's not necessarily Perfect). It was interesting to have new people in their lives like Anna and Noguchi and how their stories influenced them. I'm happy with where we're leaving off the characters after ~6h of show/movie but lowest rating so far because it felt like we spent too much time on stuff like Anna’s story or the random kidnapping.

tags: utsukushii kare

Also Appears In: Utsukushii Kare (S1, S2, Movie) Live Blogging

The Warp Effect (2023)

Country: Thailand

Release Dates: Dec 12, 2022 - Feb 27, 2023

Watch Via: Youtube

Watch Dates: Apr 20 - 26, 2024

Rating: 7/10

Overall: A unique and enjoyable show, it was so fun to see all these characters in their specific situations and how they deal with them. The characters were all compelling, it's wild how I was into all their storylines. how charming each character/their story was, and how the story juggled them. It also made me see a bunch of actors in new lights, New most of all, as they acted in a role outside of their usual wheelhouse. I think the most frustrating part for me was how it seemed like although they were getting at it, they never quite acknowledged that what Alex did to Jean that night was rape. It made me quite angry actually, especially how Alex's actions didn't feel like it actually took Jean's feelings and trauma and requests into account. I was at least glad that in that timeline, Jean doesn't get back with Alex. 

tags: the warp effect

Also Appears In: The Warp Effect Live Blogging

GMMTV 2024 Part 2 Showcase happened and it was very intriguing, I’m excited! 

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Country: USA

Release Dates: March 31, 1999

Watch Via: TV

Watch Dates: Apr 23 , 2024

Rating: 7/10

Overall: Watched it with my sister impulsively because apparently Heart Breakers is loosely inspired by Taming of the Shrew/10 Things I Hate About You and I wanted to understand all the stuff that referenced that movie. It’s a fun one, I thought Kat and whatever the guy’s name is were cute, even though I thought the resolution was much too easy. 

Change2561 Changing Project Lineup 2024 happened and oooh, it had some gems, I’m sooo excited for Goddess Bless You From Death now! 

Also last night I created a list on MDL for Upcoming shows without release dates (mostly BLs, some GLs, a non-QL here and there) and it now has 33 shows. I hope most of them are released by this year please

Currently Watching

23.5 

Country: Thailand

Release Dates: Mar 8, 2024 - May 24, 2024

Watch Via: Youtube

Watch Dates: Apr 27 - ONGOING, 2024

Rating: -/10

Overall: Started it when 8 episodes were released.

tags: 23.5 degrees

Also Appears In: 23.5 Degrees Live Blogging 

I think I'm just in more of a mood to watch intense/thriller stuff and would binge if I was watching that was more that route because I've been watching one ep of 23.5 a day and while it's fun, I'm not dying to watch the next part or next ep. The Warp Effect was kinda like that too, I was watching 1-2 eps a day for a while. Been a while since I binged stuff quickly (The Good Bad Mother in 3 days at the start of the month). Hopefully I can make sure I keep up with the rest of the episodes as they release and don’t get distracted with other shows.

Posts Created This Month:

GMMTV 2024 Part 2 Showcase

Change2561 Changing Project Lineup 2024

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Obscure Animation Subject #35: Yin Yang Yo!

Originally posted on Twitter on March 14, 2023.

Created by Bob Boyle, who also created Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and developed PPG 2016, its an American-Canadian co-production by Jetix Animation Concepts, the last show by a joint venture of Disney Television Animation and Jetix Europe.

The series airs on Toon Disney via the Jetix programming block, later merged into Disney XD by the end of the show’s run. It premiered as a sneak peek on August 26, 2006, then officially on September 4, 2006. The final episode aired on April 18, 2009, and reruns aired until 2010.

In Canada, it premiered on Family Channel on March 25, 2007. Most writers and animators involved with the show previously worked on The Fairly OddParents, 6teen, Clone High, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and Danny Phantom. This includes Bob Boyle, creator of both this show and Wubbzy.

Bob Boyle has also worked on both The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom as a producer and art director for both. For the earlier show, he also was an executive producer, storyboard artist and layout designer. Head writer Steve Marmel also worked on OddParents and DP.

Marmel took inspiration from anime like FLCL and anime-influenced shows like Teen Titans. Considering he’s an anime fan, you can see the influences in his style of writing. This show’s and Wubbzy’s art style are similar to each other, but this show has a more detailed edge.

This show is about two twin rabbits named Yin and Yang, and their sensei-like panda figure named Yo, a master of fictional mystical martial arts called Woo Foo. The twins learn about the sacred art of Woo Foo, a special type of martial arts that involves both might and magic.

They must work together to defeat evil villains and forces movitivated on destroying, corrupt or dominate society. For the first season, the primary goal was to defeat the Night Master, a powerful enemy, but by the second season we got more storylines making room for more lore.

The show, having to last for two seasons with 65 half-hours of 104 segments had positive reception thoughout its run, thanks to the animation, comedy, action and lore. It gained a fandom who grew-up with the show very fondly is often compared to Wubbzy, Boyle’s other work.

I even grew-up with it when it was airing and thought it was good. Rewatching it, it still holds up very well, its considered timeless. I definitely recommend checking this show out if you haven’t seen it, it’s fun, action-packed, hilarious and has great continuity.

[bethoftheblvd]

Movie Breakdown of 2024

This was a a crazy year in movies. I went to SXSW and saw 26 movies. I saw all of the live action Spider-Man movies on the big screen. I took my nephews to 5 movies and a combination of little cousins to 3. I GOT MY SISTER TO THE MOVIE THEATER TWICE!!

As it got closer and closer to the end of the year, I saw the number of movies watched (full length and shorts) go higher and higher until it was getting closer to 500. So I set a goal 10 days out from the end of the year to watch 17 movies. And I fucking did it! I got to 500!!

So here’s the breakdown.

# of movies watched: 500

# of different movies: 460

# saw in theaters: 265

# of shorts in theaters: 4

# of total shorts: 8

Movie with most rewatches: Twisters with 10

“Research” Breakdown:

I watched movies based around certain movies/events (mainly because of Glen Powell) as a way to prepare for certain events or just because there were a bunch I haven’t seen before.

Rom Com/Dram sprint

Richard Linklater (director for Hit Man, 7 movies)

Twisters list (director/cinematography/natural disasters)

Trailer Breakdown:

I started counting the amount of times I saw a trailer (started on April 17th) and the movies with the biggest marketing at my local theaters were:

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (31)

Twisters (25)

Joker: Folie A Deux (24)

Wicked (24)

Speak No Evil (22)

I counted Deadpool & Wolverine with 25 but that’s including a promo playing right before the movie with Wolverine cursing at you to not use your phone (9) so a technical total of 14.

Total times I was late and the trailers already started/ended by the time I walked in: 28

I don’t think I’ll be able to beat 500 in 2025, but I do want to do more movie “research”. Complete list of movies by month below the cut

January

Mooned (2023) (short) (theater)

Migration (2023) (theater)

Wonka (2023) (theater)

The Boy and The Heron (2023) (theater)

Maestro (2023)

Some Other Woman (2023) (theater)

Night Swim (2024) (theater)

The Boy and The Heron (2023) (theater)

Origin (2024) (theater)

The Iron Claw (2023) (theater)

Leo (2023)

The Holdovers (2023)

Mean Girls (2024) (theater)

The Book of Clarence (2023) (theater)

Ferrari (2023) (theater)

The Beekeeper (2024) (theater)

Set It Up (2018)

Lift (2024)

La La Land (2016)

Self-Reliance (2023)

Mamma Mia! (2008)

Two Can Play That Game (2001)

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)

Call Me By Your Name (2017)

Burrow (2020) (short) (theater)

Soul (2020) (theater)

My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Monster-In-Law (2005)

The End We Start From (2023) (theater)

Which Brings Me To You (2023) (theater)

The Zone of Interest (2023) (theater)

Om Shanti Om (2007)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) (theater)

All of Us Strangers (2023) (theater)

Plus One (2019)

Land of Bad (2024) (theater)

Begin Again (2013)

I.S.S. (2023) (theater)

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)

Little Manhattan (2005)

The Hating Game (2021)

Dune (2021)

Beautiful Disaster (2023)

Beautiful Wedding (2024) (theater)

Founder’s Day (2023) (theater)

Chasing Amy (1997)

Love & Other Drugs (2010)

Erin Brockovich (2000)

Love & Basketball (2000)

The Notebook (2004)

Anyone But You (2023) (theater)

The Super (1991)

Serendipity (2001)

Think Like a Man (2012)

Think Like a Man Too (2014)

February

Just Like Heaven (2005)

Fighter (2024) (theater)

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Shortcomings (2023)

While You Were Sleeping (1995)

Origin (2023)

Argylle (2024) (theater)

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

His Girl Friday (1940)

My Fair Lady (1964)

How to Be Single (2016)

Lisa Frankenstein (2024) (theater)

Meet Cute (2022)

The Spectacular Now (2013)

Two Night Stand (2014)

Upgraded (2024) (theater)

The Promise Land (2024) (theater)

Guess Who (2005)

The Taste of Things (2023) (theater)

Scrambled (2024) (theater)

Mississippi Masala (1991) (theater)

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Never Been Kissed (1999)

The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020)

How to Have Sex (2023) (theater)

There’s Something About Mary (1998)

I.S.S. (2023) (theater)

Brown Sugar (2002)

Before Sunrise (1995) (theater)

Before Sunset (2004) (theater)

Kitbull (2019) (short) (theater)

Turning Red (2022) (theater)

Madame Web (2024) (theater)

Annabelle (2014)

13 Going On 30 (2004)

White House Down (2013)

Out of Darkness (2023) (theater)

Drive-Away Dolls (2024) (theater)

The Kid Detective (2020)

Flatliners (2017)

Flatliners (1990)

Bridesmaids (2011)

Players (2024)

Twister (1996)

Problemista (2023) (theater)

Bob Marley: One Love (2024) (theater)

Night at the Museum (2006)

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

National Treasure (2004)

March

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

The Iron Giant (1999) (theater)

Ordinary Angels (2024) (theater)

Dune: Part Two (2024) (theater)

One Life (2023) (theater)

Snack Shack (2024) (theater)

My Dead Friend Zoe (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Magpie (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Y2K (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Ghostlight (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

I Saw the TV Glow (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

I Love You Forever (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

I Don’t Understand You (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Arcadian (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

My Sextortion Diary (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Monkey Man (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

A Nice Indian Boy (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Doin’ It (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

High Tide (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Omni Loop (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Roleplay (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

We’re All Gonna Die (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

7 Keys (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

The Greatest Hits (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Birdeater (2023) (theater) (SXSW)

Malta (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

The In Between (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

It’s What’s Inside (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Sing Sing (2023) (theater) (SXSW)

Secret Mall Apartment (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Perfect Days (2023) (theater)

The Idea of You (2024) (theater) (SXSW)

Spaceman (2024)

Wicked Little Letters (2023) (theater)

Accidental Texas (2023) (theater)

Knox Goes Away (2023) (theater)

Thorns (2023) (theater)

The Neon Highway (2024) (theater)

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) (theater)

Shirley (2024)

Imaginary (2024) (theater)

For the Birds (2000) (short) (theater)

Luca (2021) (theater)

Sting (2024) (theater)

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (2024) (short)

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024) (theater)

The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024) (theater)

27 Dresses (2008)

April

Immaculate (2024) (theater)

Late Night With the Devil (2023) (theater)

Love Lies Bleeding (2024) (theater)

Role Models (2008)

Parenthood (1989)

Lila & Eve (2015)

Arthur the King (2024) (theater)

The First Omen (2024) (theater)

The Long Game (2023) (theater)

In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023) (theater)

Civil War (2024) (theater)

Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (2024) (theater)

King Fu Panda 4 (2024) (theater)

Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)

Spider-Man (2002) (theater)

Yolo (2024) (theater)

Interstellar (2014) (theater)

The Greatest Hits (2024)

Anna (2019)

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) (theater)

Abigail (2024) (theater)

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) (theater)

Spider-Man 2 (2004) (theater)

Boy Kills World (2023) (theater)

Inception (2010) (theater)

Sasquatch Sunset (2024) (theater)

Challengers (2024) (theater)

It Had To Be You (2000)

Whiplash (2014)

Theater Camp (2023)

Bottoms (2023)

Housekeeping for Beginners (2023) (theater)

The Mummy (1999) (theater)

Spider-Man 3 (2007) (theater)

Cinderella’s Revenge (2024) (theater)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

May

We Grown Now (2023) (theater)

The Fall Guy (2024) (theater)

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Planet of the Apes (1968)

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) (theater)

Tarot (2024) (theater)

Unsung Hero (2024) (theater)

Dunkirk (2017) (theater)

Monkey Man (2024) (theater)

Unfrosted (2024)

The Iron Claw (2023)

You’ve Got Mail (1998)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) (theater)

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) (theater)

Not Another Church Movie (2024) (theater)

Everybody Wants Some!! (2018)

Poolman (2024) (theater)

Boyhood (2014)

Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2019)

The Blue Angels (2024) (theater)

The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) (theater)

Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood (2022)

Hit Man (2023) (theater)

IF (2024) (theater)

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) (theater)

Ezra (2023) (theater)

IF (2024) (theater)

Mad Max (1979)

Mad Max 2 (1981)

Back to Black (2024) (theater)

I Saw the TV Glow (2024) (theater)

Hit Man (2024) (theater)

The Garfield Movie (2024) (theater)

Sight (2024) (theater)

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Furiosa: A Max Max Saga (2024) (theater)

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) (theater)

To Catch a Killer (2023)

In a Violent Nature (2024) (theater)

Hit Man (2023) (theater)

June

Hit Man (2023) (theater)

My Cousin Vinny (1992)

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) (theater)

Burn After Reading (2008)

Dark Waters (2019)

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Bad Boys Ride or Die (2024) (theater)

Set It Up (2018)

Hit Man (2023)

The Big Bend (2021) (theater)

Summer Camp (2024) (theater)

Mother of the Bride (2024)

Moscow on the Hudson (1984)

The Dead Don’t Hurt (2023) (theater)

Remembering Gene Wilder (2023)

Hit Man (2023) (theater)

I Used to Be Funny (2023) (theater)

X (2022) (theater)

Inside Out 2 (2024) (theater)

The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) (theater)

Inside Out 2 (2024) (theater)

Treasure (2024) (theater)

Firebrand (2023) (theater)

Inside Out (2015)

The Exorcism (2024) (theater)

The Watchers (2024) (theater)

Tuesday (2023) (theater)

Thelma (2024) (theater)

Kinds of Kindness (2024) (theater)

Hide and Seek (2005)

July

Daddio (2023) (theater)

Fly Me to the Moon (2024) (theater)

A Sacrifice (2024) (theater)

A Quiet Place (2018)

A Quiet Place Part II (2020)

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) (theater)

The Bikeriders (2023) (theater)

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024) (theater)

Kill (2023) (theater)

MaXXXine (2024) (theater)

The Hurricane (1937)

The Wave (2015)

13 Minutes (2021)

Kalki 2898 AD (2024) (theater)

San Andreas (2015)

The Lion King (1994) (theater)

Longlegs (2024) (theater)

How It Ends (2018)

Lucky Life (2010)

Lumina (2024) (theater)

The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)

Rim of the World (2019)

Twister (1996)

Munyurangabo (2007)

Sing Sing (2023) (theater)

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Abigail Harm (2012)

Robot Dreams (2023) (theater)

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Volcano (1997)

Minari (2020)

Twisters (2024) (theater)

Space Cadet (2024)

Twisters (2024) (theater)

Dandelion (2024) (theater)

Twisters (2024) (theater)

Oddity (2024) (theater)

Twisters (2024) (theater)

Despicable Me (2010)

Twisters (2024) (theater)

Matilda (1995)

The Sandlot (1993)

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) (theater)

Los Frikis (2024) (theater) (SAFF)

Twisters (2024) (theater)

August

Despicable Me 2 (2013)

Twisters (2024) (theater)

Coup! (2023) (theater)

Inside Out 2 (2024) (theater)

Trap (2024) (theater)

Kneecap (2024) (theater)

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Cuckoo (2024) (theater)

Despicable Me 4 (2024) (theater)

The Expendables 2 (2012)

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Borderlands (2024) (theater)

It Ends With Us (2024) (theater)

Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)

Space Jam (1996)

Over the Hedge (2006)

Shark Tale (2004)

The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

Alien (1979)

The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)

Bee Movie (2007)

Aliens (1986)

Skincare (2024) (theater)

Shrek (2001)

Shrek 2 (2004)

Shrek the Third (2007)

Rob Peace (2024) (theater)

Puss in Boots (2011)

Gunner (2024) (theater)

Dìdi (2024) (theater)

Long Way North (2015)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)

The Crow (1994)

The Crow (2024) (theater)

Turbo (2013)

What Would Jesus Do? (2024) (short)

Twister (1996) (theater)

Twisters (2024) (theater)

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

The Fall Guy: Extended Cut (2024)

September

My Penguin Friend (2024) (theater)

1992 (2024) (theater)

Abigail (2024)

Strange Darling (2023) (theater)

Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln (2024) (theater)

The Thicket (2024) (theater)

Blink Twice (2024) (theater)

Alien: Romulus (2024) (theater)

You Gotta Believe (2024) (theater)

My Old Ass (2024) (theater)

Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014)

The Front Room (2024) (theater)

AfrAId (2024) (theater)

Space Chimps (2008)

Astro Boy (2009)

Civil War (2024)

Coraline (2009/2024) (theater)

The 4:30 Movie (2024) (theater)

Speak No Evil (2024) (theater)

Twisters (2024) (theater)

Uglies (2024)

Jackpot! (2024)

Bride Wars (2009)

Beetlejuice (1988)

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) (theater)

After Yang (2021)

The Killer’s Game (2024) (theater)

The Killer (2024)

After Yang (2021)

Selena (1997) (theater)

Twisters (2024) (theater)

His Three Daughters (2023)

Shrek Forever After (2010)

Bilby (2018) (short)

Manou the Swift/Swift (2019)

Never Let Go (2024) (theater)

Zurawski v Texas (2024) (theater)

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

Transformers One (2024) (theater)

Whiplash (2014) (theater)

The Wild Robot (2024) (theater)

Notice to Quit (2024) (theater)

White Bird (2023) (theater)

October

Azrael (2024) (theater)

Bagman (2024) (theater)

It’s What’s Inside (2024)

Megalopolis (2024) (theater)

Transformers One (2024) (theater)

Rebel Ridge (2024)

Salem’s Lot (1979)

Terrifier (2016)

The Substance (2024) (theater)

Signs (2002)

El Conde (2023)

The Wild Robot (2024) (theater)

As Above, So Below (2014)

Piece by Piece (2024) (theater)

Saturday Night (2024) (theater)

Ella Enchanted (2004)

Girl Haunts Boy (2024)

The Apprentice (2024) (theater)

Rumors (2024) (theater)

Woman of the Hour (2023)

Sing: Thriller (2024) (short)

Your Monster (2024) (theater)

Joker (2019)

Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) (theater)

November

Time Cut (2024)

Conclave (2024) (theater)

Terrifier 2 (2022)

Smile (2022)

Terrifier 3 (2024) (theater)

We Live In Time (2024) (theater)

Heretic (2024) (theater)

Anora (2024) (theater)

Venom: The Last Dance (2024) (theater)

The Mouse Trap (2024)

It (2017)

Two Weeks Notice (2002)

Heretic (2024) (theater)

The Silence (2019)

A Real Pain (2024) (theater)

Gladiator (2000)

Red One (2024) (theater)

Gladiator II (2024) (theater)

Small Things Like These (2024) (theater)

Orion and the Dark (2024)

Elevation (2024) (theater)

Hot Frosty (2024)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Out of My Mind (2024)

It Chapter Two (2019)

Frances Ha (2012)

Moana 2 (2024) (theater)

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)

December

Smile 2 (2024) (theater)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) (theater)

The Order (2024) (theater)

A Return to Salem’s Lot (1987)

Y2K (2024) (theater)

Will & Harper (2024)

Keanu (2016)

Klaus (2019)

Nutcrackers (2024)

Arthur Christmas (2011)

The Pink Panther (1963)

Krampus (2015)

September 5 (2024) (theater)

Werewolves (2024) (theater)

Glass Onion (2022)

The Return (2024) (theater)

Hundreds of Beavers (2022) (theater)

When In Rome (2010)

Carry-On (2024)

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

Power Rangers (2017)

How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

The Man in the White Van (2023) (theater)

Queer (2024) (theater)

The Grinch (2018)

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Flow (2024) (theater)

The Dead Don’t Die (2019)

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

The Six Triple Eight (2024)

Love Hard (2021)

A Christmas Story (1983)

The Lorax (2012)

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) (theater)

Four Christmases (2008)

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery (2022)

Babygirl (2024) (theater)

Kraven the Hunter (2024) (theater)

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) (theater)

Dear Santa (2024)

Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016)

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020)

Birds of Prey (2020)

Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)

Juror #2 (2024)

The Proposal (2009)

RRR: Behind & Beyond (2024)

Project X (2012)

Nightbitch (2024)

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Films Watched in 2023

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) on 2 January. 3/5

Get Out (2017) on 25 January. 5/5

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) on 26 January. 3/5

Don’t Look Up (2021) on 29 January. 5/5

Glass Onion (2022) on 29 January. 3/5

Kick-Ass (2010) on 1 February. 3/5

Belle de Jour (1967) on 19 February. 3/5

Paris Is Burning (1990) on 2 March. 4/5

Memento (2000) on 6 March. 4/5

Donnie Darko (2001) on 20 March. 4/5

Beetlejuice (1988) on 8 April. 4/5

The Truman Show (1998) (rewatch) on 16 April. 5/5

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) on 18 April. 2/5

An Education (2009) (rewatch) on 19 April. 5/5

Juno (2007) (rewatch) on 20 April. 5/5

Harold and Maude (1971) on 7 May. 4/5

Being John Malkovich (1999) on 10 June. 5/5

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) on 11 June. 3/5

Chinatown (1974) on 3 July. 4/5

What We Do in the Shadows (2014) on 6 July. 3/5

Ammonite (2020) on 13 July. 4/5

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) on 24 July. 3/5

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023) on 25 July. 4/5

Barbie (2023) in theatres on 28 July. 4/5

Midsommar (2019) on 29 July. 3/5

Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) on 11 August. 3/5

Dreamland (2006) on 12 August. 5/5

The Stepford Wives (2004) on 20 August. 2.5/5

No Hard Feelings (2023) on 23 September. 1/5

Barbarian (2022) on 1 November. 4/5

Watchmen (2009) on 3 November. 4/5

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023) in theatres on 5 November. 3/5

Nimona (2023) on 25 November. 5/5

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) on 30 November. 2/5

Up (2009) (rewatch) on 4 December. 3/5

Encanto (2021) on 6 December. 3/5

Tangled (2010) (rewatch) on 7 December. 3/5

The Princess Diaries (2001) (rewatch) on 8 December. 5/5

The Princess and the Frog (2009) on 9 December. 3/5

Serendipity (2001) on 10 December. 4/5

The Little Mermaid (1989) on 11 December. 4/5

Emma. (2020) on 12 December. 4/5

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) (rewatch) on 13 December. 4/5

Scrooged (1988) on 15 December. 3/5

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) (rewatch) on 24 December. 5/5

The Family Stone (2005) on 25 December. 2/5

Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (rewatch) on 31 December. 3/5

[brian-in-finance]

Gif: @clairelizfraser

S02E08 The Fox’s Lair • 28 May 2016 Official Script

Outlander Rewatch 2023 Countdown To Season 7

Favourite Word

Ye’re defending the old buzzard now? Father must be birling in his grave! — Jenny

Photo: Sweatpants and Coffee

Gif: Tenor

Favourite Line

I fantasized all manner of violent acts I would subject you to. All of them ending with lighting the pyre beneath your feet and dancing on your ashes as you promised to dance on mine. — Claire

Gif: Tenor

Favourite Image

A grand potato, if ever I saw one. — Mrs Crook

Remember… I thank ye, White Lady. I couldna have got it all wi’out ye. — Lord Lovat

24th of 75 • Wednesday, 26 April 2023

[reachingforthevoid]

Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep

I rewatched this serial on 26 April 2023. It’s set a hundred years after it first aired, which is now only 61 years away… Rather than be in space, we’re under the sea. That presaged a bit of other watery SF, if I recall correctly, such as James Cameron’s The Abyss (1989) and TV’s seaQuest DSV (1993-1996). Of course, Warriors of the Deep isn’t the first SF to go under water and it also isn’t Dr Who’s first or last foray below the oceans. But, it’s been a little while.

I’m minded of Ursula Le Guin’s observation that one of SF’s strengths is dealing with present concerns through the lens of a speculated future. This serial is very much that case, and while the details have changed over the last 39 years the concerns are terrifyingly similar. Having nuclear missiles does increase the risk of them being used… What’s nice is the human crew are more diverse than quite a few we’ve seen in recent times, and their costumes and make up are reasonably futuristic without being silly. 

In the TARDIS, the Doctor’s had a hair cut and Turlough doesn’t want to go home anymore. Fickle boy. They run into trouble with an automated Earth weapons system and end up on the sea base. The sea base is under threat from creatures we’ve met before… yep, the Silurians and Sea Devils. The Doctor tries what he tried before, with mixed success. There is a ridiculously high death count.

This serial has a bit of a bad reputation because of some of the costumes and sets. To be honest, it’s not one I’ve watched a lot over the years and I’m surprised by how much it maintained my interest this time around. There are some great ideas in it, and all too recycled in terms of real-world politics. And, yeah, it helps to regard the production as one of those impressionist plays rather than anything realistic. I like the music, too.

[brian-in-finance]

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S05E10 Mercy Shall Follow Me • 26 April 2020 Official Script

Outlander Rewatch 2023 Countdown To Season 7

Favourite Word

Captain Ahab nailed a doubloon to the mast of his ship and swore that there would be a great prize for the first man to sight the whale. — Brianna, fake reading aloud

Screenshot: Outlander-Online

Favourite Line

I could never think any less of you. — Brianna

Gifs: @xmichaeljacksonx Different scene, same sentiment

Favourite Image

Remember we used to race on the beach there when I was little? — Brianna

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Remember… let’s hope the smith doesn't think we're practising witchcraft asking for a hollow needle. — Claire Fraser

65th of 75 • Tuesday, 6 June 2023