#and i can’t help but dread it all

[hvertz]

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[goodfcknlord]

watching all the reviews for jury duty come in and glow about the show’s execution is… kind of wild. because on one hand, the actors are so incredibly talented and the producers did an insane job and it’s objectively really well-done, but on the other hand, wtf?

when the truman show came out, it was accepted that what was happening to truman was psychologically horrifying and objectively Wrong. watching everybody just,,, accept,,, that a man’s reality was completely constructed for a few weeks and that his life is probably somewhat irrevocably changed from the experience without really criticizing the complete loss of control in over his image and reality he underwent.

and I UNDERSTAND that the main character technically consented to being on camera for a documentary on jury duty, but he didn’t agree to the ninety-seven plus hidden cameras they’d stuck around the court room + every other set, or the notoriety he’s been experiencing since the show aired. in the age of tiktok and instagram catching people on camera without their consent + catapulting people to millions of views without their permission, this show only really redeems itself by being relentlessly positive and kind about their main character (because it’d also be kind of inhumane to film a guy without his consent and then be mean to him, also.)

I guess it just makes me wonder about the precedent shows like this set. Jury Duty does a good job making their main character the good guy, and making themselves and the actors the butt of the joke. But given the reception it’s received, it makes me wonder about the likelihood of shows like it being made as well, in Jury Duty’s lieu—in which producers choose to punch down more often, and paint their subjects in increasingly unsympathetic lights (especially given California and Silicon Valley’s habit of glamorizing disagreement and discord, seeing how it historically sells better). I wonder what the next Ronald experiences, if there is a next season, or how the next show after this chooses to paint their main character, and how much their audience is going to care about the consent their actors provided before subjecting them to uncomfortable and out-of-control conditions that were then blown up in front of millions of people to see.

[snckt]

me and this heating pad against the world tbh

[ricemilkyart]

Y’all are not ready for this

I was thinking of giving him a tail and piercings and a different hairstyle but I kept it simple.

Oh and more info in tags <3

[rapidhighway]

I didn’t go to sculpture again……

[sockdooe]

If anyone would like to send some good vibes my way I would be so grateful

[gracebethartacc]

considering possiblyyyyy including the rest of the 7 teens in the rewrite in some capacity but like not as ashas friends but not as background characters either bc I wanna keep them as a group to some extent but not like acquaintances yk?? If that makes sense? my idea is maybe they can also work in the castle like dahlia does bc iirc shes the only one who directly works there but everyone else just kinda either bummed around or helped her out but that was kinda it?? So I’m considering maybe I could make them work in other parts of the castle so like I said they can be considered a group/collective bc they work in the same place but don’t actually hang out or anything ? But yeah idk shrugs it’s felt a bit odd for me to straight up have them not in it at all bc making them just bg characters feels weird bc aforementioned Simon and dahlia being ashas friends would be kinda out of place/pointless reference wise if you didn’t have all the dwarfs together in some form or fashion

so uhhhhh reason I’m making this post at all is bc I’d love to have any suggestions for like their jobs or thing they do etc

also yes this is just an excuse to include bazima bc I love her but won’t fit in the current group dynamic /hj

[il-predestinato]

I'm not your mutual but I would like to hear your thoughts 😬

Just don't put on his tag so people won't see it.

I'm disappointed in his performance on the sprint shoot out as well, but in the sprint was there much more to do?

[mcnuggyy]

yooo I used one of the new voting machines today and it was sooo nice wow!!!

[catharusustulatus]

What if Steve dies not from bites, bullets, or Vecna, but because he hits his head just one too many times. He’s knocked down in the final battle and stumbles back up, the world blurry and ears ringing, and can tell something is wrong. So can Robin, who rushes over and hold him as he falls back to the ground, cradling his head as he mumbles “M’ sorry Rob, I don’t know what...” and as she watches blood drip from his ear, she says “it’s okay. We’re gonna win.”

[seilon]

been having an overwhelming on and off feeling of dread all day over the thought of opening my email or getting a text or whatever and it’s Yet Another job rejection. like good god that’d fucking kill me

[sunshinereddie]

:|

[just-rogi]

God the horrors are approaching again (Monday)

[witchothewest]

I truly don’t understand how people are just…normal about driving. Like. You are in control of a metal death machine, responsible for its movement as if it is an extension of yourself, but you just have to like know how far out from your own body it extends. You’re going 60 mph along with everyone else, they can’t be trusted to be any good at what they’re doing so you have to monitor and be aware of their movements. You’re having to pay attention to 360 degrees around you at all times via multiple mirrors while navigating other drivers, pedestrians, fucking BIKES, the road, know where you’re going and how to get there and turn at the right time and change lanes all while following a complex set of rules and not killing anyone or dying. Just…excuse me? You all just…do this? Every day ??? I feel like you’re all lying to me honestly. Like cool invention you got there but what the FUCK

[pinkfey]

sort of ?¿ an unpopular opinion but i love weddings so much

[ech0light]

id love to stay in regular text correspondence with my friends so we don’t lose touch. unfortunately the horrors