#taskmaster: the line

[kitmarlowe]

The plan worked a treat. You got the classic 72. Well done, you.

[taskmastersource]

this was shot like something out of a horror movie

[eesttm]

[genuflecting]

I never understood the dykefag urge until seeing Julian and Sue's outfits on the most recent episode of Taskmaster... I get it now

[prawns-are-cannibals]

Who's ready for the series finale tonight? I know I'm not

[personinthepalace]

"That fucking baby stole my goddamn candy!" - Eric in Taskmaster Minnesota Season 2, Episode 1

This lives rent free in my head 😆

[literary-lesbian]

ok but if we're talking rules, joanne objectively did not keep her arms up for the whole task soooooo

[dapg-otmebytheballs]

Dan and Phil revival has reignited my secret hope of seeing them on Taskmaster someday

[cloudberrylane]

an ogre was hungry / ate a child / it was his

[kattahj]

Rules: List 10 of your comfort shows, then tag 10 people

Tagged by @katiekeysburg about a month ago. This took me forever, sorry!

Tagging some mutuals from my notes: @minutia-r @sorry-bonebag @re-bee-key @theendofcake @beccaelizabeth315 @anotherlovr @lotesseflower @morathicain @firlalaith @lena221bee

Interpreting this as shows I watch when I want to feel happy and warm and cared for. I don't often rewatch shows, so some of these are ongoing and others are just ones that made me feel good when I did watch them.

Apologies to all the other feel good shows I've had along the way thst didn'tmake the cut. :-)

What's My Line: A game show from the 50s/60s where the panel guesses people's occupations, and also who the celebrity guest is (they're blindfolded for that one). If you want to watch light banter, low-stakes games (extra points are frequently handed out), and hear about jobs you didn't even know existed, this is perfect. Available on YouTube for free, too!

Taskmaster: Another low-stakes game show, this time with celebrities having to perform absolutely ridiculous tasks. This frequently involves not so much thinking outside of the box as thinking outside of the planet. Also, the two hosts have an amusingly dom/sub thing going on.

Queer Eye: Five gay people come to a person, or sometimes a group of people, to fix up their appearance, home, and personal lives. The results can be quibbled with sometimes, but for the most part, this is like a warm hug.

Ghosts: A young couple move into a house that turns out to be haunted. Since they're now so deep in debt that they can't move, they have to make friends with the ghosts. Exists in two versions, UK and US. The UK fans will swear up and down that theirs is the only good version, but the truth is that both are good, and as a comfort show specifically, the US version may be more effective, since it's softer and cuddlier.

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts: In the future, humans live underground, mutated animals ("mutes") roam the earth, and everyone is at each other's throat. Until a girl named Kipo accidentally ends up on the surface and decides to make friends with all the animals, which she turns out to be surprisingly good at. Also, there's lots of singing.

Press Gang: Childhood favourite show that still holds up, about a group of teenagers making a newspaper together. Good drama, good humour, and also, the editor is a smart, ruthless girl named Lynda, who has lots of Belligerent Sexual Tension with Spike, one of the reporters and resident rebel, in a classic 80s/90s romantic trope. In case that's your kind of thing. :-)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Girl who was stolen by the Evil Horde as a child discovers that she's actually the destined hero of the Princess Alliance, their enemies. Sweet story, very queer, and with surprisingly nuanced villains. Doesn't quite measure up to Kipo in my book (I know most people disagree), but almost.

Julie and the Phantoms: Musically gifted teenager discovers that the ghosts of a dead rock band "lives" in her garage. From the creator of High School Musical, but so much better. Sadly cancelled after only one season (very unfortunate timing with covid).

And since I've been watching all these Asian QLs lately, naturally I need to add the softest of those:

She Makes My Heart Flutter: Short and sweet about a lesbian bar owner who gets her routine changed when her niece comes to work for her. Only takes a little bit more than an hour to watch, and it's lovely the whole time.

Old Fashion Cupcake: Office romance about a 39-year-old manager whose midlife crisis is interrupted with the help of the 29-year-old working for him, who dares him to try new things and experience life like a young girl would. Lots of tasty food in addition to the romance.

[eesttm]

S04E08 outtake

[glitchbirds]

really glad that without even intending to do so ive managed to get back into the habit of watching comedy improv/panel shows this year. i think its important for my mental wellbeing to, on a semi-regular basis, watch a bunch of comedians make fools of themselves trying to do silly shit

[jameszmaguire]

also like. i Get that that's how the episode played out and it (hopefully) would not have been Like That in a full series of more than one episode, but it left a bad taste in my mouth that Kiell and Sophie, the only two black contestants, were put down constantly during the show

[youpricksneverwalk]

Okay I know 2 now, so if someone just wants to tell me the other 3 s17 contestants at this point

[wannabecreations]