literaryspinster

[literaryspinster]

[literaryspinster]

SO many shows only exist because of shorter seasons. Shows that tumblr are utterly mad for. We get shorter seasons now (and believe it or not, that isn’t that new, cable shows have always had about 13 episodes, network shows with ads were the ones that tended to run longer), but we also have lots more shows than we used to, and it’s impossible to make all of them at 22 episodes. The Get Down, The Baby Sitter’s Club, A League of their Own, Dickinson, High Fidelity, all of them had very short runs or were cruelly cancelled early, but if 22 episode, ad supported seasons were still the norm, I don’t think those shows would have seen the light of day at all.

Everything, with the possible exception of sitcoms would be as aggressively white as it was when I was in middle school, and nearly everything full stop would be aggressively straight, because that’s what’s considered safer. I don’t think we’d have Gen V, I don’t think we’d have the Flanaverse, I don’t even think we’d have Arcane. Having a 22 episode season of Arcane sounds legit but when 9 episodes took 6 years I’m not sure it would have been feasible on a similar budget. Not saying things are perfect now, they aren’t, you have to sort through a lot of trash to get to the gems. But there are still gems.

#i think there are valid critiques out there but also some of it just seems pathologically ungrateful. #not everything was perfect 20 years ago i promise #we sacrifice as much as we get back #cutting some of the fat and using it to give us thirteen episodes of everything that needs more time actually sounds doable to me #22 episodes for almost every show seems impossible.

[literaryspinster]

Gemma Correll.

[literaryspinster]

[literaryspinster]

Fuck Israel and fuck everyone who still wants to pretend this is confusing or complicated. Is it really that hard to point out the "bad people" in a scenario where a multi-billion military apparatus is handcuffing and killing children and medical staff inside a fucking hospital?

[literaryspinster]

the resurgence of female separatism will be the fucking death us

[literaryspinster]

[literaryspinster]

filmmakers and audiences and critics alike all need to start suspending their disbelief again

[literaryspinster]

‼️‼️

If you're having trouble keeping up with what's going on in Palestine because of US news coverage of university protests, here are some articles you can read and a video you can watch:

While CNN & all the other mainstream media try to paint the university protests as "pro terrorism" (which they're not, they're literally anti-war protests.) Palestinians are being slaughtered by the minute.

Please don't stop speaking about Palestine.

[literaryspinster]

"How can you write romance if you're asexual?" The same way I write fight scenes despite never having elbowed some dude in the small intestine: Really badly and I don't know what I'm talking about pls I'm sorry-

#lol #i'm not that bad am i? 😂

[literaryspinster]

This is lowkey how I flirt

#cootie i'm a virgo #i'm a virgo #jharrel jerome

[literaryspinster]

It's very hard to do.

[literaryspinster]

would you trust your icon to babysit your children be honest

#of course #i think lucienne would be great with kids #even if she’d insist otherwise

[literaryspinster]

Shayma and her family needs help relocating to safety outside of gaza. She’s only 25 and holding together two of her passed sister’s children who are mentally drained after the passing of their mother and their other sister.

If possible please donate to her GoFundMe and share, she’s the sweetest girl and deserves the world. Her Twitter is @dpechesmode.

[literaryspinster]

Fancasting My Sister The Serial Killer (just finished, had a great time with it and would love to see an adaptation)

Korede: Mimi Ndiweni

Ayoola: Thuso Mbedu

Tade: John Boyega

Mum: Alfre Woodard

Muhtar: Edi Gathegi

#my sister the serial killer #mimi ndiweni #thuso mbedu #john boyega #alfre woodard #edi gathegi #fancasting books #i know ayoola is described as light skinned. thuso’s just who i pictured throughout #so if you know of a preferably not too westernized light skinned actress with similar energy i’d love to hear suggestions!

[literaryspinster]

me running from lesbians.

[literaryspinster]

The goggles that flip into cat ears is one of the most brilliant design choices ever.

Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)