You know what's super cool and not at all fucked up:
Tracy-Ann Oberman is starring as Shylock in a reinvented Merchant of Venice, set during the Battle of Cable Street (when 3000 of the British Union of Fascists marched to the Jewish part of London and were repelled when the Irish, communists, socialists, various anti fascist groups came out and supported the Jews against this).
The irony of a woman starring in a play about defeating antisemitism and fascism being told not to go outside because of a danger of antisemitic attack should not be lost on anyone...
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The Lackadaisy Pilot: Gets released and brings a whole new audience to Lackadaisy as well as bring back old fans that will not only draw more attention to the amazing comic but may even lead to a full animated series to let us further explore this amazing world and its characters
My poor diseased brain: I hope this makes even more people fall in love with the Viktor and Mordecai dynamic
If you have seen the pilot but not read the comic and all its side content then you really should. It provides a lot of important extra context for the characters. For example...
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The Amazing Digital Circus, as seen by a Murder Drones fan
("Candy Carrier Chaos" inspired me to write this. Fair warning, it's a long one. Potential spoilers ahead)
I stumbled into the indie animation scene on YouTube by accident. It was like finding hidden treasure. I have no hate for the big-name studios, but everything I'd been seeing up until then seemed...homogenized...over-processed, somehow? It's hard to describe. Like eating fast food when you want a home cooked meal.
Now here were stories that were all wonderfully different, in subject matter and style. I started with "Lackadaisy", which was so beautiful, it left me stunned.
(The only reason you don't see more Lackadaisy fanart from me is because it's difficult drawing cats. I'm practicing, though.)
A few more clicks brought me to "Murder Drones", and it was love at first sight.
I connected to Uzi's character within her first minutes on-screen. Despite the dark tone of the story, I still hold out hope for a good ending.
Then I started seeing teasers for a new series, "The Amazing Digital Circus".
The art style and bright colors weren't my usual speed, but I decided to check it out anyway.
Personal confession, "Digital Circus" scares me more than "Murder Drones". While "Murder Drones" wears its horror inspirations on its sleeve, to me, it's more the "cool" kind of horror that I would scribble on my notebooks between classes.
Vampires, monsters, battling the forces of darkness while jamming to nightcore, you get the idea.
I have legitimately had nightmares that look like the "Digital Circus". Strange worlds of twisted colors and shapes, people I don't know, doors and staircases that lead nowhere.
All that said, I did enjoy the pilot, I found the setup and the characters interesting, and wanted to see more.
Side note, I know the studio sometimes seems to favor "Digital Circus", and it causes some resentment between the fandoms.
For myself, I see our fandoms as siblings. Let us watch our faves (hopefully) triumph over the horrors together.
This brings me to "Candy Carrier Chaos".
It happened to debut on one of my bad days, when I was feeling down, to put it mildly.
Like I didn't matter. Like no one would notice or remember me if I were gone.
And so that opening scene of Pomni's nightmare hit me like a punch in the gut.
I won't go into the episode's plot too much, as I'm sure others here have already done that and better than I ever could. The whole reason I'm writing this is because of that ending.
The members of the Circus take the time and care to remember the friend they lost in the pilot, apparently the latest of many.
They all feel the pain of loss, of being trapped in this strange world. But they still have each other. For now, at least.
The look on Pomni's face when she realizes she's not alone. When her vision replays, it has changed.
Now, there are helping hands to take hold of her. To pull her back up out of the darkness.
I honestly became a little teary-eyed at that scene. It got me thinking, "maybe the bad days are liars. Maybe I would be missed, after all."
The power of storytelling through animation. With all my heart, I hope this medium continues to grow and flourish. To any aspiring animators and artists out there, this random Tumblr person asks, please don't give up the dream. There are people out there that need to hear your stories.
In the meantime, Pomni remains where she is...and so do I. Thank you so much if you've read this whole thing. I really appreciate it.
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::whispers and muffled giggling outside::
"Shh! Keep quiet."
"Why? It's not like she can hear us."
"I dunno. It's meant to be a surprise, and that kind of translates as needing to be quiet, guess." ::shrug::
"Quit it you two. Just leave the goodies here."
"Do you think the cake will be okay? I mean not everyone can eat cake - health concerns, allergies and stuff."
"It'll be fine. It's the thought that counts. Plus she has family and friends to share with."
"And there are plenty of other snacks in the basket."
"Should we light the candles?"
::halfhearted shove::
"We don't know how long it will be before she finds it, dopey!"
"Leave the candles unlit. No fire hazards in this surprise."
"Did everyone sign the card?"
::nods from all::
"What about the present?"
"Inside the card. Gift certificates for art supplies, beading supplies and yarn store."
"And my recording."
"Gordon, no-one needs to hear you sing the Birthday song in five different languages."
"But, yes, that's in there too."
A very happy birthday to you Nutty!
(I really hope I have the day right!!)
Oh, wow! ::tackle hugs you to the ground::
Yes, it is indeed one day after Gordo's birthday and exactly six months before Virgil's, so it is NUTTY DAY!
I love this! You are so kind to me ::tackle hugs you some more::
And Gordy, bday buddy, you can sing all you like :D
And yes, I read the green lines a few extra times cos they are green :D
::hugs you silly::
Nutty
(inclined to bring on the Virg a little more now I'm finally home and free :D )
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