#live on saturn sg

[arewedoneyet]

#kinnporsche cast #jeff satur #live on saturn sg #Youtube

[jeffoff]

[20230218] HYPE BOY - Jeff Satur

#jeff satur #Live on Saturn SG

[itsjustaninchident]

Starlight☆

Lando Norris x Model!Wife!Reader

smau

summary: Getting married means having children.... Or not? 5 months into marriage and a lot of hate and pressure has been thrown on the couple. A part 2 of To the Moon and To Saturn.

warning/s: sexual innuendos, misogynistic comments, hate comments (tell me if I missed something)

author's note: This is the most tedious and longest work I've probably done here 😭 I definitely enjoyed doing this, I enjoy reading comments from you guys and also requests are always open, I'm just not fast in making it but I'll definitely do your requests🤍

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yourusername oh sorry can't find it on the mirror where I gaf

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user1 THE IT GIRL OF THIS GENERATION

user2 THE FUTURE KIDS WOULD SAY THEY WERE BORN IN THE WRONG GENERATION UPON SEEING THIS GIRL IN THE FUTURE

user3 scrolling through the pictures slay after slay and then lando norris

user4 i still can't believe they're married

user5 Can't wrap my head around how a man who drives for a living is dating the hottest girl alive

landonorris can't believe it either

user6 at least he's self aware

user7 you're both hot tbf

user8 why are hot people only for hot people

user9 this is just too cute

user10 their kids are gonna be good looking istg

user11 I mean the parents are both good looking so

user12 can't wait omg they're gonna look so cute😭

yourusername respectfully, no.

user13 oh.

user14 is this how I confirm they both don't want children😭

user15 yn shutting off comments suggesting kids for both of them😭 she's just like me fr

user16 yn is so real for that😭 she def saw that tiktok girl with the list

user17 THE WORLD IS SIMPLY NOT READY FOR THIS GIRL😭

user18 haters are found in the ditch i fear

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landonorris P2 in Singapore!❤️

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user1 congrats lando!!!

user2 definitely deserve!

user3 why is yn not present in the sg gp?

landonorris she's busy with work :)

user4 shouldn't yn be present to her husband's races, she like missed 4 races already?

user5 girl she can't possibly be with him all the damn time😭 she's got work too

user6 leave yn alone, she literally go all out whenever she can support lando in his races

landonorris she supports me even though she's across the world, it's not her responsibility to go to every race and she has her own work to tend to.

user7 GAGGED!

user8 when he never lets anyone talk shit about you>>>>

user9 they definitely deserve each other

user10 can people stop demanding for yn and just congratulate lando😭 leave the girl alone she's not doing anything to y'all

yourusername CONGRATS BABY! any requests? ;)

user11 HE'S DEF GETTING IT😭

landonorris i think i've made it clear on chat🤔

yourusername assertive, i like it🫡

user12 STOP BEING HORNY ON MAIN?

user13 they're literally unstoppable 😭

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yourusername let me fix my shoes first

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lilymhe can u please divorce the L word and elope with me?

yourusername contacting the lawyers📞

landonorris HEY!!

alexalbon maybe we're the ones meant for each other, mate

user1 L WORD?!😭

user2 this is actually alex's karma for calling his girlfriend the squid game girl😭

user3 personally would be my last straw

user4 why is yn always outside, can't even become a decent wife and do her chores

user5 women should just stay in the house and cook.

yourusername you should try a challenge

user5 and what is that?

yourusername it's called shutting tf up

user6 GET HIMMMM

user7 you idiots, that's literally her job she needs to constantly attend events and model products she's not outside for NOTHING, unlike you.

user8 maybe that's why they don't have kids together lol he definitely would divorce her later on

yourusername checked your profile, looks like you're not even close to getting your first girlfriend

user9 HELP😭 OMG I LIVE FOR UNFILTERED YN😭

user10 these disgusting comments about yn... she's so strong to be able to handle all of these hate just because she's married to a well-known athlete.

user11 the absolute sickening moments ever for women, we can't have anything. The world does not want us to be happy.

user12 true, makes me think how she even deserves all the hate comments when she's been the nicest, most supportive, and loving partner to lando

user13 the answer is easy, she's a woman who married a man. All these men who never grew out of their highschool phase suddenly think they've got the right to talk shit about her just because she married their favorite athlete🙄

user14 YN CAN YOU PLEASE STEP ON ME

user15 calm down girl, my boyfriend's on this app🥵

yourusername oh honey, if your boyfriend admires other girls he's not your boyfriend anymore

user15 IM JUST KIDDING I DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I WANT

user16 she's an it girl and a girl's girl🫡

user17 she really said don't let any man disrespect u

via interview...

via twitter...

via article...

via twitter...

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yourusername baby #1 full of food

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landonorris can't believe this is how I find out I'm gonna be a dad

yourusername thanks for feeding me ig now u're gonna have to take full responsibility

landonorris i fully accept becoming a father of food

user0 idk what's up with these two😭

user-1 they're literally the perfect match both of them goofy af

yourfriend is this for real?!

yourusername no bae ;)

yourfriend AMEN

user1 not yn trolling the whole damn nation only for it to be a food baby😭

user2 this is what the media gets for pressuring them into becoming parents when clearly they want a different path lol

user3 true, they've made it clear numerous times already that they want to enjoy their married life more and not involve kids in the process

user4 they're so real for that

user5 I remember in an interview of yn with the same question and she said something like "I just feel like in this day and age, having children isn't a priority for most people of this generation and I'm glad that most of us are realizing how big of a deal it is to have children and deciding to not bring them in this world when we are very self aware of our capabilities. It's time we should stop pressuring couples, more so women in giving birth because it's not the only thing we're here for."

user6 SHE'S SO SLAY?!

user7 MY ELOQUENT QUEEN

user8 slay after slay

user9 everyday i have to be reminded that im actually not married to yn and we dont have 4 kids tgt

user10 SHE'S LEGIT SO ICONIC FOR THIS😭

user11 a slap on the face for those nosy people up in their business

hope y'all actually enjoyed this as much as I did writing it😭 comments are highly appreciated 🫶 lovelots♡

#lando norris x oc #lando norris x reader #fluff #f1 #f1 fic #f1 fluff #f1 socmed au #f1 fanfic #lando norris #f1 smau #lando norris au #lando fluff #lando norris x y/n

[agbromide]

5am and suddenly remembering the days spent volunteering at night (10pm no less) at the science centre observatory (with massive disapproval from the parentals) but being there during Mercury retrograde literally and seeing Saturn’s rings made me smile like a child on Christmas.

Took this off the web but it really did look like this, super beautiful :”) always did like hanging out with folks with twice my IQ and blabbering about telescopes and focal lengths :”) physics was never my strong suit but optics was heh I guess 1 year at Thorsten’s lab counted for something.

Back to reality, but sometimes I really miss pure unadulterated learning. I also find that operational experts in this field such as the people who man the observatory (at least back in the day) were the most down to earth, giving and knowledgeable people ever. Was it also sheer coincidence they were always in collared checks and plaids haha :-) I love it, and would kill to be in high socks and loose jeans again :”) I miss you science Kwong on days like these but it’s alright, we’ll get there someday :) I mean there’s loads of people who don’t get it, but the world around us and the science behind it counts for something - Laplace expansion, bulk fermentation and glucose breakdown ugh it’s truly endless… but it really pains me when you have to constantly suppress it 😪

Upon further thought, maybe that’s why I crave being in the forest. It does feel much more organic, and less… contrived :( I think it’s easy to get caught up in material possessions what with consumerism and that’s ok, but it’s moments like these that remind me that there can be a lot more to live for than just child rearing in Singapore. Kids are lovely (as much as they annoy me to no end) but I suppose they could be fun, but not much fun when you’re in SG hahaha

I’ll do better next year, I hope. Sucks being dumb. But thank you, to wherever who has stuck by me and believed in the nincompoop that is me… thus far :”) HX, Jas, HM, Amy, Boonie, Jo if you’re reading this!!! Love y’all so so much I would do anything for you.

I mean, who am I but a speck of dust but if I could do something smol for you, send me an anon sign or something :-)

[akane171]

Yes, I am sure😅😂

Yuuup, definitely poor dude 😅😖

Well, the SPN fandom is a place of crazies and madness, soo🤷🏻‍♀️😉😂

Wasn't that the scene in the OG Naruto? But Shipuuden had flashbacks of Naruto hanging out with Shikamaru and Choji🤔 Ah, whatever, I'm starting to get confused😂😂😂🙈

Yeah, I never understood that either, like the Third Hokage even PROMISED Minato and Kushina to protect Naruto and showcase him as a hero😅🤦🏻‍♀️

HAHAHAHAHA that is quite ironic😂 But didn't the newest pope even speak up several times about ACCEPTING such stuff? (I might be remembering this wrong, I don't really keep up with what which religion is currently in favor of but I think he said sth a few years ago?)🤔😅

Yes, worry about you... Calling that "entertaining" is quite worrying😅🙈

Yes, RL is like that, NOT fanfics😭

😂😂😂😂 I suppose? 😂😂😂😂

Hmm, not sure if the theory will ever be addressed🤔😅

Yeaaah...Most fillers are annoying tho some were indeed nice🤔😅

Hahaha, they'd throw the most awesomest of parties😂😍

...Please don't remind me of Scott and Malia, that was just random and weird...🙈😅

You're welcome?😅😂

Naah, I'll accept suggestions but most often then not, I'll choose, so kinda yeah😂 Everybody else just gotta shut their cakeholes😉😉

Honestly, Keith and Jim are two of my absolutely most loved things ever right now😂😂 I could watch them be silent and make gestures in interviews all day every day😂😂 (Imagine those Space puppies meeting our Karamel Space puppies😂 I feel like Keith, Jim and Mon (and Winn) would get along brilliantly😂😂😉)

Uhh, now that you say it, Linkin Park fans really do seem to be Skillet fans, too🤔🤔 Maybe because the vibe of both bands' older songs is kinda similar?🤔🤔

Ohh, Sleeping at Last is kinda an opposite to the rest😂🤷🏻‍♀️ They usually have more calming even kinda sad songs🤔😅 You might know their song "Saturn" tho, that one seems pretty widely known🤔

Ohh, FictionJunction and Two Steps from Hell?😱😍 I'll need to check out the rest when I have time tho, I'm really bad with titles and names, so not sure if I know them😅🙈

😂😂😂 medical harassment, Huh?😉

Thanks😊

Btw, OMG HAVE YOU READ THE NEW CHAPTER SHE UPLOADED, LIKE, OMG, IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND AHAHSHSHSHSHDKFLFLFLDNDBDKSÖSÖSNEBEKDODLDDK I WAS TOTALLY SCREAMING AND HYPER-ENERGIZED AFTER GETTING THE NOTIFICATION😍😍😍 (already read it twice, but still gotta read again and finally get around to commenting🙈🙈) I AM STILL SOOO HYPED EVEN THO IT'S BEEN HOURS😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

XXX

Don't believe ya :)))))

SPN fandom made me realize how incest is popular in some spaces.... and my life was not the same since then....

I think it was during the flashbacks of their first big ass battle? When Naruto was for the first time remembering how their relationship started. I think? It was long time ago and I ERASED the memory of that manga/anime from my brain =='

And here we ended, with Naruto hated by the whole village and Sasuke alone, miserable and cultivating a big ass piss at his brother. Splendid!

He was telling some progressive stuff and then told some shit about Ukraine and well, pissed me off :))) but I guess he is better than the last two. What is not a big... improvement, but whatever.

I'm innocent! You are creating some weird stuff about me in your head!

Probably it won't. That's how the producers approach their shows *glares at the SG*

Scott and Malia was the perfect example of how they fucked up perfectly working ships (Stalia and Scira) for fanonship (frucking sty dia) and realized they don't have a ship for the main hero, so they put him with his FRIEND, even when there was nothing romantic. Ever. Because friendships between males and females can't exist right??? I'm still so pissed :/

Lol, best pals for lives xD Seriosuly, we need more weirdos in our lives XD

Yeah, and some of the other bands you sent me have that vibe too, I guess it's similar genre? Not sure, because aside of the Linkin Park, I don't listen to this type too much. Still good music :D As for Skillet, there is something in their music that doesn't make me their fan, but can't tell what exactly.

Nope, sorry, I don't know that song, bands like them are not really popular here and I have never really dug into them.

FictionJunction is just perfect. And Two Steps From Hell made a lot of pieces that help me creating the space opera ideas xD they are very... epic xD

medical harassment - fuck yeah.

Nooooo, still didn't have time for that, but will soon :D Happy you are happy and for sure LW is going to be happy too xDDD

#ReFail #my fam

[unknownpleasures68]

"You'll be loved where you are now..."

#me #me trying so hard to be Deb Demure damn #gothgoth #saturn inc #goths on xmas #goths with folding fans #goth guitarist #tw: Nu Goth #tw: wannabe Drab member #celestial goth deathrock shit #boss katana amp #yamaha sg-600 #Siouxsie's_pet.img #capo #electric guitar #joy division t-shirt #lyrical quote from DBM's Behind The Wall 💋 #that amp is what I'm gonna be using during live performances soon #black goth

[dreamcast-official]

your excuse is now please share the sega lore

ok so first of all, sega was REALLY popular as an arcade developer. the face of sega for years was a character from their arcade games (opa-opa from fantasy zone) but sega eventually started making consoles. the first console they made was the sg-1000 in 1983. anyway, i don’t know much about the sg-1000 admitedly. it is pretty interesting though, def recomend looking it up if you’re interested. regardless, the first instance of the sega vs nintendo rivalry came with sega’s master system, which was an 8-bit console specifically made to compete with the nes. so that’s neat! notably the master system was called the sega mark iii in japan (kinda like how the nes was known as the famicom). with the master system, we got a new mascot for sega, that being alex kidd. i do not know much about alex kidd himself or his games, but i know he was sega’s mascot as a replacement for opa-opa. the master system did Not do that well in japan, but sega exported it anyway! this is not the first and not the last of questionable decisions! anyway, the master system was the most popular in europe and brazil (they re-release the master system to this day over here in brazil) but it was not that big of a hit in the us or japan. moving on! sega made the mega drive, which was known in the us as the genesis. and the genesis FUCKED. the genesis FUCKED because it had some of the best graphics in the market at the time and the BEST sound capacities EVER (again. at the time.) and the thing is, that’s when the rivalry with nintendo really got intense. especially after sega released sonic the hedgehog in 1991. sonic’s development is a long story  so i won’t get into it but i can definitely talk about it at some other point. anyway sonic opened new doors and sega started RUSHING through those doors. notably we have the “genesis does what nintendon’t” commercial, along with other commercials absolutely shitting on nintendo. and it worked! it worked so well that we see a new questionable decision in the horizon! and that would be making so many add-ons for the genesis that no one bought that sega almost went bankrupt. but that didn’t stop em (yet) and we got the sega saturn which would be like sega’s n64. notably, there was no sonic game for the saturn. why? BECAUSE THE SATURN DID NOT SELL WELL AT ALL. though maybe it didn’t sell because there was no sonic game? either way the saturn was home to one of my favorite games ever, nights into dreams. but not even nights can save the saturn, and it stops. then we get the dreamcast! and the dreamcast is sega’s gamecube. and i fucking love the dreamcast. it has the capacity to access the internet, the graphics were amazing for the time (at least i think so), the sound capacity was wonderful as was standard for sega, but the dreamcast did not live up to the hype made for it at the time. the dreamcast’s financial flop made sega give up on ever making consoles again, and it is solidly set as sega’s last console. and that settles it for the history of sega consoles! of course there’s more consoles and more to each of the ones i mentioned, but this is the condensed version of the story.

#ashenberry #milk.mail #<3333 thank you ashen

[prismatica-the-strange]

Does Bunny have tattoos? If so which motives and where? Does Daniel like them?

She does!

She has this bunny Tattoo on her right ankle. It's to remember her grandfather who used to call her Bunny when she was little and refused to stop wearing those fabric ears for months one Easter

This Celtic knot on the back of her neck

Dara knot

Dara’s name comes from the word “doire,” which is the Irish word for “oak tree.”

Trees for the Celts connected the world of the spirits and the ancestors, living entities, and doorways into other worlds.

The most sacred tree of all was the Oaktree. The Dara knot is a modern creation, but it is designed with Celtic knot traditions in mind.

The intertwined lines have no beginning or end. This is known as the Celtic symbol for strength because of the analogy that we all have our own roots, and this symbol rises from the roots and has no end.

The outline of a wind-up robot like this on her left hip

And a little Saturn like this behind her left ear is her newest, in terms of a few years after joining the Stargate program and SG-1

Daniel LOVES them! And he especially loves kissing the Saturn because she gets all melty and whiney when he does.

He loves sitting on opposite ends of the couch with her legs in his lap because he can absentmindedly trace the bunny one. He thinks it's incredibly adorable.

He's considered getting a matching tattoo with her at some point, but he doesn't know of what though.

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#Daniel Jackson #Daniel and Dread #Bunny Dread #tattoos #prisma Answers #prisma self ships #f/o #self shipping #prisma writes

[yoshimickster]

How would you pitch a live action legion of superheroes tv shows and which members would you use

Honestly have Winn Schott be a main as Toyman, have Mon-El and Saturn Girl be broken up with SG getting back with her thought to be dead lost love Garth Rannz, and have all sorts of primo special FX.

#legion of super heroes #dc comics

[urrone]

Tagged by @agirlnamedkeith

Rules: Answer 30 questions and tag 5 blogs you are contractually obligated to know better.

Name/nickname: Merrin, which is technically a nickname. Bird (literally only my family)

Gender: Female

Star sign: Leo

Height: 5′10″ 

Birthday: July 25

Time: 5:41 pm cst

Favorite bands: Sleeping at Last, the Avett Brothers, do the kids from Julie and the Phantoms count? 

Favorite solo artists: Stan Rogers???? I like a lot of single songs from random folks, I can’t think of anyone else right now

Song stuck in my head: currently singing Bright from Julie and the Phantoms in my brain

Last movie: The Midnight Sky which was not very good so now I’m reading the book instead. 

Last show: In it’s entirety, Julie and the Phantoms on Friday. But I’ve watched episodes of Voltron, Firefly, and Manifest since then. 

When did I create this blog: fuck if I know, is that something I can look up? It was in 2009, I think. 

What do I post: well, you follow me. So you know. Whatever I’m most recently obsessed with along with things that make me laugh. 

Last thing googled: the boring answer is the line up for the Carolina Hurricanes but the fun answer is the father of Grace’s baby in Manifest

Other blogs: @makoparkingonly @merrincanread, which I hardly ever update

Do I get asks: incredibly rarely and generally only if I’m doing a prompt thing

Why I chose my url: It’s the name of a group of children on an episode of Stargate SG:1

Following: 146

Followers: 1314

Average hours of sleep: between 4 and 5

Lucky number: I’ve always felt partial to the number 2 and after that, even numbers in general. They feel smoother than the odd numbers. 

Instruments: I played the flute in high school, currently learning the ukulele, and I’ve played the handbells for a lot of my adult life. 

What am I wearing: a long sleeved gray t shirt that says “I <3 Austin” and unicorn pajama pants.

Dream job: I don’t dream of working. 

Dream trip: I have so many but the one that seems the most out of reach is a Hobbit’s tour of New Zealand. 

Favorite food: mac & cheese

Nationality: American

Favorite song: Saturn by Sleeping at Last

Last book read: The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner. Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. 

Top three fictional universes I’d like to live in:  

1. Pern. I know Thread sucks, but I want a dragon. 

2. Harry Potter. JK Rowling sucks but I want to go to wizard school. 

3. Star Trek

Tagging @swaps55 @stumblingoverchaos @tonysstark @theoriginalladya

#meme

[jeffoff]

[20230218] cr: makeupbyrasika

#kinnporsche #kinnporsche the series #jeff satur #live on saturn sg #live on saturn sgd1

[katherinechris]

1999-2000 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Makeup For A Series

The X-Files - Theef ** WINNER ** Cheri Montesanto Medcalf, Head Makeup Artist; Kevin Westmore, LaVerne Basham, Gregory Funk, Cindy Williams, Makeup Artists

also nominated: Angel, MadTV, Star Trek: Voyager, That 70s Show

Outstanding Visual Effects For A Series

The X-Files - First Person Shooter ** WINNER ** Bill Millar, Visual Effects Producer; Deena Burkett, Visual Effects Supervisor; Monique Klauer, Visual Effects Coordinator; Don Greenberg, Jeff Zaman, Steve Scott, Steve Strassburger, Visual Effects Compositors; Cory Strassburger, Visual Effects Animator

The X-Files - Rush Bill Millar, Visual Effects Producer; Deena Burkett, Visual Effects Supervisor; Monique Klauer, Visual Effects Coordinators; Don Greenberg, Visual Effects Compositor

also nominated: Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Voyager, Stargate SG-1,

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Series

The X-Files - First Person Shooter ** WINNER ** Steve Cantamessa, Production Mixer; David J. West, Harry Andronis, Ray O’Reilly, Re-Recording Mixers

also nominated: ER, Law & Order, NYPD Blue, The Sopranos, The West Wing

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series

The X-Files - First Person Shooter Thierry J. Couturier, Sound Supervisor; Cecilia Perna, Sound Effects Editor; Debby Ruby-Winsberg, Donna Beltz, Jay Levine, Ken Gladden, Mike Kimball, Stuart Calderon, Susan Welsh, Sound Editors; Jeff Charbonneau, Music Editor; Mike Salvetta, Sharon Michaels, Foley Artists

Winner: Third Watch also nominated: ER, The Others, Star Trek: Voyager

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore)

The X-Files - Theef Mark Snow

Winner: Xena: Warrior Princess also nominated: Falcone, Felicity, Star Trek: Voyager

1999-2000 Screen Actor's Guild Awards

These are the X-Files related nominations for the 1999-2000 Screen Actor's Guild Awards. The awards were be presented on Sunday, March 12, 2000 and aired on TNT (Turner Network Television).

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

David Duchovny

Winner: James Gandolfini (The Sopranos) also nominated: Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue), Rick Schroder (NYPD Blue), Martin Sheen (The West Wing)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Gillian Anderson

Winner: Edie Falco (The Sopranos) also nominated: Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos), Nancy Marchand (The Sopranos), Annie Potts (Any Day Now)

1999-2000 Miscellaneous Awards

Publicists Guild of America

Television Showmanship Award Chris Carter ** WINNER ** for the "exceptional impact" Carter has had on TV.

TV Guide Awards

Favorite Actor in a Drama David Duchovny Winner: David James Elliot (JAG) also nominated: Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue), Sam Waterston (Law & Order)

Favorite Actress in a Drama Gillian Anderson Winner: Melina Kanakaredes (Providence) also nominated: Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel), Julianna Margulies (ER)

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show (online category) X-Files Winner: Buffy the Vampire Slayer also nominated: Charmed

Art Director Guild Awards

Television Series X-Files - Amor Fati also nominated: The Magnificent Seven (Chinatown), Roswell (Monster), Star Trek Voyager (11:59), West Wing (Pilot)

First Annual Hollywood Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards

Best Period Makeup - Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama, or Daytime) X-Files - Triangle ** WINNER ** Cheri Montesanto-Medcalf, Kevin Westmore and LaVerne Basham also nominated: Rude Awakenings (Between a Rock Star and Hard Place), Freaks & Geeks (Pilot), Providence (He's Come Undone)

Best Character Makeup - Television X-Files - Two Fathers/One Son Cheri Montesanto-Medcalf and Kevin Westmore also nominated: Mad TV (Episode #505), Mad TV (Episode #507), Providence (He's Come Undone)

American Society of Cinematographers

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series Bill Roe, The X-Files, Agua Mala ** WINNER **

British Independant Film Awards

Best Actress Gillian Anderson (House of Mirth) ** WINNER ** also nominated: Kate Ashfield (The Low Down), Brenda Blethyn (Saving Grace), Julie Walters (Billy Elliot), Emily Watson (The Luzhin Defence)

 These are the X-Files related nominations for the 1999 Emmy Awards (for the period of June 1, 1998 through May 31, 1999). The awards were televised by Fox on Sunday, September 12th, 1999. The Creative Arts Awards were given out on August 28, 1999.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully

Winner Edie Falco (The Sopranos)

also nominated: Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos), Christine Lahti (Chicago Hope), Julianna Margulies (ER)

Outstanding Makeup for a Series

The X-Files - Two Fathers/One Son Parts I & II ** WINNER ** Cheri Montesanto-Medcalf, Head Makeup Artist; Laverne Basham, Makeup Artist for Duchovny & Anderson; John Vulich, Makeup Effects Artist; Kevin Westmore, Greg Funk, John Wheaton, Mark Shostrom, Rick Stratton, Jake Garber, Craig Reardon, Fionagh Cush, Steve LaPorte, Kevin Haney, Jane Aull, Peri Sorel, Jeanne Van Phue, Julie Socash, Makeup Artists

also nominated: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Saturday Night Live, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Tracey Takes On...

Outstanding Art Direction for a Series

The X-Files - One Son Corey Kaplan - Production Designer, Lauren Polizzi & Sandy Getzler - Art Directors, Tim Stepeck - Set Decorator

Winner Buddy Faro also nominated: Ally McBeal, The Sopranos, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Outstanding Cinematography for a Series

The X-Files - The Unnatural Bill Roe - Director of Photography

Winner Felicity also nominated: Chicago Hope, JAG, The Practice

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series

The X-Files - S.R. 819 Heather MacDougall - Editor

Winner The Sopranos also nominated: Ally McBeal, ER

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)

The X-Files - S.R. 819 Mark Snow - Composer

Winner Invasion America also nominated: Fantasy Island, The Simpsons, Xena: Warrior Princess

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Veronica Cartwright as Cassandra Spender (Two Fathers & One Son)

Winner Debra Monk (NYPD Blue) also nominated: Patty Duke (Touched by an Angel), Julia Roberts (Law & Order), Marion Ross (Touched by an Angel)

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series

The X-Files - Triangle Thierry J. Couturier, Supervising Sound Editor; Stuart Calderon, Michael Goodman, Jay Levine, Maciek Malish, George Nemzer, Cecilia Perna, Chris Reeves, Gabrielle Reeves, Sound Editors; Jeff Charbonneau, Music Editor; Gary Marullo, Mike Salvetta, Foley Artists

Winner ER also nominated: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Pretender, The Sopranos

 These are the X-Files related nominations & awards for the 1999 Golden Globes.

Best TV Series - Drama

The X-Files

Winner The Practice also nominated: ER, Felicity, Law & Order

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Drama

Gillian Anderson

Winner Keri Russell (Felicity) also nominated: Julianna Margulies (ER), Kim Delaney (NYPD Blue), Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel)

Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series - Drama

David Duchovny

Winner Dylan McDermott also nominated: Anthony Edwards (ER), Lance Henrickson (Millennium), Jimmy Smitts (NYPD Blue)

 These are the X-Files related nominations & awards for the 1998-1999 Screen Actor's Guild Awards.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

David Duchovny

Winner Sam Waterston (Law & Order) also nominated: Anthony Edwards (ER), Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue), Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Gillian Anderson

Winner Julianna Margulies (ER) also nominated: Kim Delaney (NYPD Blue), Christine Lahti (Chicago Hope), Annie Potts (Any Day Now)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:

The X-Files Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, David Duchovny, Chris Owens, James Pickens Jr, Mitch Pileggi

Winner ER also nominated: Law & Order, NYPD Blue, The Practice

 Viewers for Quality Television:

Best Actress in a Quality Drama Gillian Anderson, The X-Files ** WINNER **

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Saturn Awards):

Best Series on Network TV The X-Files ** WINNER **

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

Favorite Actress - Science Fiction Gillian Anderson, The X-Files ** WINNER **

American Comedy Awards

Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a Television Series David Duchovny, The Larry Sanders Show ** WINNER **

Producer's Guild of America Awards

The Vision Award for Artistic Achievement Chris Carter, The X-Files ** WINNER **

TV Guide Awards

Favorite Actor in a Drama David Duchovny, The X-Files ** WINNER ** Favorite Actress in a Drama Gillian Anderson, The X-Files - nominee (online) Best Dressed - Drama David Duchovny, The X-Files ** WINNER ** (online) Sexiest Male - Drama David Duchovny, The X-Files ** WINNER **

Directors's Guild of America Awards

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Chris Carter, The X-Files, Triangle - nominee

American Society of Cinematographers

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series Bill Roe, The X-Files, Drive ** WINNER ** Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series Joel Ransom, The X-Files, Travelers - nominee

BAFTA Awards

Best International Programme or Series The X-Files ** WINNER **

 These are the X-Files related nominations & awards for the 1998 Emmy Awards (for the period of June 1, 1997 through May 31, 1998). The awards were presented Sunday, September 13th, on NBC, and the "Creative Arts" Awards were televised on TV Land September 11th. Congratulations to the X-Files for being the most nominated television series (tied with ER -- both with 16 nominations)!

Outstanding Drama Series

The X-Files

Winner The Practice also nominated: ER, Law & Order, NYPD Blue

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

David Duchovny as Fox Mulder episode - Redux II

Winner Andre Braugher also nominated: Anthony Edwards, Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully

Winner Christine Lahti also nominated: Roma Downey, Julianna Margulies, Jane Seymore

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The X-Files - Post-Modern Prometheus Chris Carter - Writer

Winner NYPD Blue also nominated: Homicide: Life on the Street, NYPD Blue, The Practice

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

The X-Files - Post-Modern Prometheus Chris Carter - Director

Winner (tie) Brooklyn South & NYPD Blue also nominated: Chicago Hope, ER

Outstanding Art Direction for a Series

The X-Files - Post-Modern Prometheus ** WINNER ** Graeme Murray - Production Designer, Greg Loewen - Art Directory, Shirley Inget - Set Decorator

also nominated: Ally McBeal, Dharma & Greg, Nothing Sacred, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series

The X-Files - Kill Switch ** WINNER ** Heather MacDougall - Editor The X-Files - Mind's Eye Casey Rohrs - Editor The X-Files - Post-Modern Prometheus Lynne Willingham - Editor

also nominated: Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope, ER

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Veronica Cartwright as Cassandra Spender (Patient X & The Red and the Black) Lili Taylor as Marty Glenn (Mind's Eye)

Winner Cloris Leachman also nominated: Swoosie Kurtz, Alfre Woodard

Outstanding Cinematography for a Series

The X-Files - Post-Modern Prometheus Joel Ransom - Director of Photography

Winner Law & Order also nominated: Chicago Hope, Earth: Final Conflict, JAG

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series

The X-Files - The Red and the Black Thierry Couturier - Supervising Sound Editor; Maciek Malish, M.P.S.E., Jay Levine, Gabrielle Reeves, Michael Goodman, Ira Leslie, M.P.S.E., Chris Fradkin, Rick Henson, M.P.S.E., Michael Kimball - Sound Editors; Jeff Charbonneau - Music Editor; Gary Marullo, Mike Salvetta - Foley Artists

Winner ER also nominated: Millennium, Soldier of Fortune, Inc., The Visitor

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series

The X-Files - The Red and the Black Michael Williamson - Production Mixer; David J. West, Harry T. Andronis, Kurt Kassulke - Re-Recording Mixers

Winner Chicago Hope also nominated: ER, ER, NYPD Blue

Outstanding Makeup for a Series

The X-Files - Post-Modern Prometheus Laverne Basham, Pearl Loule - Makeup Artists, Toby Lindala, Dave Coughtry, Rachel Griffin, Robin Lindala, Leanne Rae Podavin, Brad Proctor, Geoff Redknap, Tony Wohlgemuth, Wayne Dang, Vince Yoshida - Prosthetic Makeup Artists

Winner Buffy the Vampire Slayer also nominated: Babylon 5, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Tracey Takes On...

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)

The X-Files - Post-Modern Prometheus Mark Snow - Composer

Winner Buffy the Vampire Slayer also nominated: Roar, The Simpsons, Stargate SG-1

Honorable Mention -- since he is an X-Files character, after all: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Charles Nelson Reilly as Jose Chung - Millennium (Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense) Winner John Larroquette (The Practice) also nominated: Bruce Davidson (Touched by an Angel), Vincent D'Onofrio (Homicide: Life on the Streets), Charles Durning (Homicide: Life on the Streets)

 These are the X-Files related nominations & awards for the 1998 Golden Globes.

Best TV Series - Drama

The X-Files ** WINNER **

also nominated: Chicago Hope, NYPD Blue, ER, Law & Order

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Drama

Gillian Anderson

Winner Christine Lahti (Chicago Hope) also nominated: Julianna Margulies (ER), Kim Delaney (NYPD Blue), Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel)

Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series - Drama

David Duchovny

Winner Anthony Edwards (ER) also nominated: George Clooney (ER), Lance Henrickson (Millennium), Kevin Anderson (Nothing Sacred)

 These are the X-Files related nominations & awards for the 1997 Emmy Awards (for the period of June 1, 1996 through May 31, 1997).

Outstanding Drama Series

The X-Files

Winner Law & Order also nominated: Chicago Hope, ER, NYPD Blue

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully ** WINNER **

also nominated: Christine Lahti (Chicago Hope), Julianna Margulies (ER), Sherry Stringfield (ER), Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

David Duchovny as Fox Mulder

Winner Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue) also nominated: Anthony Edwards, Sam Waterston, Jimmy Smits

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The X-Files - Memento Mori Chris Carter - Writer; Vince Gilligan - Writer, John Shiban - Writer, Frank Spotnitz - Writer

Winner NYPD Blue also nominated: ER, ER, NYPD Blue

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

The X-Files - Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man James Wong - Director

WinnerNYPD Blue also nominated: ER, ER, ER

Outstanding Art Direction for a Series

The X-Files - Memento Mori ** WINNER ** Graeme Murray - Production Designer, Gary P. Allen - Art Director, Shirley Inget - Set Decorator

also nominated: 7th Heaven, The Drew Carey Show, NYPD Blue, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)

The X-Files - Paper Hearts Mark Snow - Composer

Winner The Cape also nominated: Early Edition, Orleans, Xena: Warrior Princess

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series

The X-Files - Tempus Fugit ** WINNER ** Stuart Calderon, Sound Editor; Jeff Charbonneau, Music Editor; Thierry J. Couturier, Sound Supervisor; Chris Fradkin, Sound Editor; Ira Leslie, Sound Editor; Jay Levine, Sound Editor; Maciek Malish, Sound Editor; Gary Marullo, Foley Artist; Chris Reeves, Sound Editor; Debby Ruby-Winsburg, Sound Editor; Mike Salvetta, Foley Artist; Susan Welsh, Sound Editor

also nominated: The Cape, Chicago Hope, Nash Bridges, Profiler

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series

The X-Files - Tempus Fugit Harry Andronis, Re-Recording Mixer; Nello Torri, Re-Recording Mixer; David West, Re-Recording Mixer; Michael Williamson, Production Mix

Winner ER also nominated: Law & Order, Star Trek, Voyager, NYPD Blue

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series

The X-Files - Tempus Fugit Heather MacDougall - Editor The X-Files - Terma Jim Gross - Editor

Winner ER also nominated: Chicago Hope, ER, Law & Order

Outstanding Makeup for a Series

The X-Files - Leonard Betts Laverne Basham, Makeup Artist; Toby Lindala, Effects Makeup Artist

Winner Tracey Takes On... also nominated: Babylon 5, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

 These are the X-Files related nominations & awards for the 1997 Golden Globes. Congratulations to the X-Files for winning every category they were nominated in!!

Best TV Series - Drama

The X-Files ** WINNER **

also nominated: Party of Five, Chicago Hope, NYPD Blue, ER

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Drama

Gillian Anderson ** WINNER **

also nominated: Christine Lahti (Chicago Hope), Heather Locklear (Melrose Place), Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman), Sherry Stringfield (ER)

Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series - Drama

David Duchovny ** WINNER **

also nominated: Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue), Anthony Edwards (ER), George Clooney (ER), Lance Henrickson (Millennium)

 These are the X-Files related nominations & awards for the 1996-1997 Screen Actor's Guild Awards.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Gillian Anderson ** WINNER **

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

David Duchovny - nominee

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:

The X-Files - nominee Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, David Duchovny, Nicolas Lea, Mitch Pileggi, Stephen Williams

 These are the X-Files related nominations & awards for the 1996 Emmy Awards (for the period of June 1, 1995 through May 31, 1996).

Outstanding Drama Series

The X-Files

Winner ER also nominated: Chicago Hope, Law & Order, NYPD Blue

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully Episode: Piper Maru

Winner Kathy Baker (Picket Fences) also nominated: Christine Lahti (Chicago Hope), Sherry Stringfield (ER), Angela Lansbury (Murder, She Wrote)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Peter Boyle as Clyde Bruckman (Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose) ** WINNER **

also nominated: Michael Jeter (Chicago Hope), Richard Pryor (Chicago Hope), Rip Torn (Chicago Hope), Danny Glover (Fallen Angels)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The X-Files - Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose ** WINNER ** Darin Morgan - Writer

also nominated: ER, ER, Murder One, NYPD Blue

Outstanding Art Direction for a Series

The X-Files - Jose Chung's From Outer Space Shirley Inget - Set Decorator, Graeme Murray - Art Director

Winner Murder One also nominated: Cybill, Murder She Wrote, NYPD Blue

Outstanding Cinematography for a Series

The X-Files - Grotesque ** WINNER ** John S. Bartley, C.S.C. - Director of Photography

also nominated: Babylon 5, Chicago Hope, Dave's World, ER, Murder One

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series

The X-Files - Nisei ** WINNER ** Nello Torri, Re-Recording Mixer; Doug Turner, Re-Recording Mixer; David J. West, Re-Recording Mixer; Michael Williamson, Production Mixer

also nominated: American Gothic, Chicago Hope, ER, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman, NYPD Blue

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series

The X-Files - Nisei ** WINNER ** Jeff Charbonneau, Music Editor; Thierry J. Couturier, Supervising Sound Editor; Michael Goodman, Dialogue Editor; Rick Hinson, Sound Effects Editor; Jerry Jacobson, Sound Effects Editor; Michael Kimball, Sound Effects Editor; Ira Leslie, Sound Effects Editor; Maciek Malish, Dialogue Editor; Kitty Malone, Foley Artist; Greg Pusateri, Sound Effects Editor; Chris Reeves, Dialogue Editor; Debra Ruby-Winsberg, ADR Editor; Joe Sabella, Foley Artist; Marty Stein, Dialogue Editor; Susan Welsh, Sound Effects Editor

also nominated: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Law & Order, Party of Five, Sliders, Strange Luck

 These are the X-Files related nominations & awards for the 1995 Emmy Awards (for the period of June 1, 1994 through May 31, 1995).

Outstanding Drama Series

The X-Files

Winner NYPD Blue also nominated: Chicago Hope, ER, Law & Order

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The X-Files - Duane Barry Chris Carter - Writer

Winner ER also nominated: ER, My So-Called Life, NYPD Blue

Outstanding Cinematography for a Series

The X-Files - One Breath John S. Bartley, C.S.C. - Director of Photography

Winner Chicago Hope also nominated: Babylon 5, Chicago Hope, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, Star Trek: Voyager

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series

The X-Files - Duane Barry James Coblentz - Editor The X-Files - Sleepless Stephen Mark - Editor

Winner ER also nominated: Chicago Hope, Chicago Hope, ER

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

CCH Pounder as Agent Kazdin (Duane Barry)

Winner Shirley Knight (NYPD Blue) also nominated: Colleen Flynn (ER), Rosemary Clooney (ER), Amy Brenneman (NYPD Blue)

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series

The X-Files - Duane Barry Thierry Couturier, Supervising Sound Editor; Maciek Malish, Dialogue Editor; Chris Reeves, Dialogue Editor; Marty Stein, Dialogue Editor; Jay Levine, Dialogue Editor; Stuart Calderon, Sound Effects Editor; Michael Kimball, Sound Effects Editor; David Van Slyke, Sound Effects Editor; Susan Welsh, Sound Effects Editor; Chris Fradkin, Sound Effects Editor; Matt West, Sound Effects Editor; Ira Leslie, Sound Effects Editor; Jeff Charbonneau, Music Editor; Debby Ruby Winsberg, ADR Editor; Kitty Malone, Foley Artist; Yvonne Preble, Foley Artist

Winner ER also nominated: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Earth 2, The Marshal

1993 - 1994 Emmy Awards

These are the X-Files related nominations & awards for the 1994 Emmy Awards (for the period of June 1, 1993 through May 31, 1994).

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences

The X-Files ** WINNER ** James Castle - Title Designer, Bruce Bryant - Title Designer, Carol Johnsen - Title Designer

also nominated: Birdland, Late Show With David Letterman, Rolling Stone '93: The Year In Review, South of Sunset, Tekwar

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music

The X-Files Mark Snow - Composer

Winner seaQuest DSV also nominated: Frasier, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman, NYPD Blue

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Hannah Watches LoSH - Chain of Command

Ho boy... has it been a while since I've been doing this. I apologize to everyone for the wait, but a lot of things been going on for me IRL. I recently got approval for student loans so I’m just waiting for that to come in before school, which will be full time this next semester. I'm trying to resume this on a regular basis as means with coping with recent... frustrations. 

Also, if you notice inconsistencies with the different gifs regarding fonts, that is because I was busy figuring out how to make sure they stood out. And then I had computer problems right as i was halfway done making all of them. And then I thought I lost them. 

BUT WHILE MOST OF THE FILES WERE OKAY, I HAD TO GO AND FIND EACH GODDAMN INDIVIDUAL FONT.

So if it takes me a while to get the next one out, know that there is a good chance it’s because I had a heart attack OR/AND I seem to take my frustrations out on my pillow via screaming...

Chain of Command

We kick off the episode with the Cruiser going highspeed someplace, while the Legion are trying to maintain contact with people, Lightning Lad seeming to be the most concerned.

Wow the same face syndrome here is worse than with Disney.

Lightning Lad asks the people on screen how they're holding up, to which they reply that they need help as the storm they're experiencing is getting worse.

You gotta give this show credit for constantly making Bouncy pilot on board.

Oh. That ain't good.

DON’T GIVE THIS PLANET SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE TREATMENT GARTH!

… Ohhhh...

As soon as the opening finishes playing, we see the Cruiser is still speeding, and Lightning Lad is incredibly anxious about arriving to his home planet. To the point he's constantly asking for updates from the team.

Sooo history class time?

He then goes to describe Winath, stating it's the "breadbasket of the galaxy", as it provides most of the galaxies food supply.

Certainly makes his farm boy insults from the first episode look weak.

But he moves on to discuss that cosmic storms used to be a big problem for Winath until they built "THE CORE DIFFUSOR STATION". A station that turns storm energy to usable energy. But unfortunately, the current storm is way more powerful than the maximum the station can handle, which makes the Legion's first priority to make sure the station doesn’t overload.

Awwww~

However, as soon as they approach the planet, turns out that storm is way worse than anticipated. Saturn Girl manages to get in contact with the people on the planet that are in the shelter.

SO MANY TWINS.

Ah, parents... gonna have to discuss them later.

Saturn Girl you should have caught him in your arms. You're the only one who hasn't!

Seeing as the Cruiser wasn’t built for the storm either, Lightning Lad instructs the Trips and Bouncy to stay on board while everyone else takes the battle pod.

Wait. Battle pod?

Huh.

Don't crash, this isn't the Intergalactic games.

Well, that's what he get for telling another person to do something outside their capabilities.

Unsurprisingly, Lightning Lad crash lands. Typical.

And that's why Lightning Lad is not the pilot on the usual schedule...

Upon entering, the place looks trashed but Lightning Lad says they got there just in time. Mm-hm.

Whom?

Aww he lookin a little heartbroken for a moment~

Bromance.

And then the introduction between Superman and Cosmic Boy. And honestly, Cosmic Boy starts to fanboy a bit.

JEALOUS GARTH!

Lightning Lad demands to know what Cosmic Boy is doing on Winath, and he states they got a distress call...

Wait. Plural?

Turns out he brought someone along. Ferro Lad.

Ok I can't help but laugh a little bit at this.

Cosmic Boy encourages Ferro Lad to demonstrate his powers, which is turning into Metal. And then Lightning Lad interrupts. He tries to give orders, but Cosmic Boy quickly overrides him, having Superman Lighting Lad and Colossal Boy and Ferro Lad stabilize the building while he and Saturn Girl and B5 go to the core.

Aww.

He snaps out of his emo mode pretty quickly though and goes to work.

The core meanwhile is well beyond f***ed, making Cosmic Boy project a magnetic field over the central part, but doesn't seem like it will last.

Outside, Lightning Lad is whining to Superman about Cosmic Boy about bringing in a new member with no audition, only for Superman to say it seems like a good choice.  

Wow, it's like this show loves making Superman compatible with just about everyone.

Unfortunately, the generator they were trying to put back together outside overloads.

Ouch.

He isn't able to contain the core, and Brainy is unable to work on it, and the radiation happens to be building, getting ready to blow. When trying to reaching Superman, due to communication problems caused by radiation from the core. But who needs communicators when you got Saturn Girl?

She quickly instructs Superman to get the core out ASAP, and he does. But when it blows, he passes out, making it impossible for her to reach him.

As Superman is falling back to Winath, Bouncy goes to save him.

What a pure relationship.

Unfortunately, they lose sight of him in what I assume is smoke. THankfully he lands on the ship.

Bouncy then has to maneuver the ship to prevent debris hitting them, which does make superman tumble, but Triplicate Girl catches him from the hatch door.

But the debris decides that the cruiser isn't enough to pick on, and targets the guys that are still on the ground, while throwing in cyclones into the mix. So ground team goes to meet up with inside team.

As there is no core to help pacify the weather, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad get into an argument on getting the system back online vs saving whatever they can.

When Lightning Lad asks who's going, much to his surprise, Ferro Lad and Colossal Boy volunteer. Brainy stays, being the nerd he is.

And there's the jerk persona again.

While outside and fixing a bridge, Ferro Lad confronts Lightning Lad.

Okay. That would include the entire BatFam on Lighting Lad's suspicious people list.

… WELL NOW I DO.

Back on the cruiser:

TRIPLICATE GIRL IS THE TEAM MEDIC!

Bouncy notices a pattern to the storm, but gets ignored by the ground team. And then despite protests, Superman leaves as well.

I feel u.

Meanwhile, Brainy is building a replacement for the old core. When Saturn Girl asks what she can do, Cosmic Boy tells her to step back so she doesn’t get hurt.

The outdoor squad is still struggling with the damn but Lighting Lad flies off when he sees a farm getting wasted by the debris, despite Colossal Boy's statement on not being able to save everything.

He tries to blast away the hail that's falling, but can only split the largest piece in half, which still does a lot of damage. Superman does arrive to help knock the hail stones away, but the ground starts to fall out from underneath.

DUDE THE HOUSE IS FALLING APART WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO GET YOURSELF KILLED?!

Wait. That room.

Oh.

OH

OH SHIT OW NO STOP MY HEART IS NEVER READY FOR THIS PART

Just as the house is going into the ground, Lightning Lad flies out just in time.

Ow.

After this, we cut to Lightning Lad telling Superman that it was his home.

OW.

Saturn Girl contacts them to inform them that Brainy fixed the power system, and they fly off to go back.

When asked where she’s going, Saturn Girl states she's going to the shelter, to which Cosmic Boy says she's too vulnerable. And thus she lays down the best burn she made yet on this show.

List of things that have happened to her beforehand:

-Carried off by Timber Wolf while he was in full feral mode

-Nearly blasted by Alexis

-Trapped in a fear-feeding abomination of a space station AND GOING THROUGH HER WORST FEAR OF ROLLER COASTERS

-Trapped in the Phantom Zone

She’s dealt with worse.

Ok if even Brainy, one of the least sociable of the group, knows you f***ed up, then you f***ed up big time.

Back on the cruiser, Bouncy predicts where the next massive part of the storm will hit. The damn, where it will rupture, causing mudslide and sinkhole at the shelter.

But the people on the planet won't listen. At first.

YAS BOI

Yeee

With everyone finally getting in line, Bouncy gives instructions.

As the boys are working on this, Saturn Girl arrives to the shelter, offering assurance they will be ok.

Back with the boys, yes I know, that was fast, Lightning Lad starts a fire intentionally, and Superman moves a tornado, directing the flood into what I assume is another river, lake or possibly ocean. It ain't a pond, I know that.

The station finally goes back online, and it seems to be functioning.

WElp, Brainy certainly likes to leave his signature.

So pure~

Back with Saturn Girl as she and the Winathians begin exiting.

Sarcastic SG is what I live for.

Lighting Lad arrives, with the picture he saved from the house. But doesn't go for Saturn GIrl.

Hmm.

We cut to the cruiser leaving Winath, and Cosmic Boy and Lighting Lad soon dissolve into another argument.

Wait, MONTHS?! Yeah, Lightning Lad has a right here to be mad, give an update at least once a week.

Fair enough. If Lightning Lad knew where you were, he probably would have made a massive bad impression.

I thought that was Tinya's role... then again I doubt she enjoys it.

Aww, poor ferro lad.

So, to put this argument into the ground, they hold an election. Probably will end better than the american ones can.

Nothing but respect for my team leader.

THIS SHIP IS CANNON!

Is Mekt in jail? Or do you consider him more of a nuisance on the level of STAR FINGAH?

But yeah I guess nothing can go wrong.

… SHIT.

So final thoughts on the episode overall and the characters

This was the first episode without a villain character. The main conflict is among the team and trying to keep the planet from being shredded. It's also the only episode with no villain character. I really wish we got more episodes like this, or even on the Legion's everyday mundane lives.

As for the storm plot point, it does remind me a lot of actual natural disasters and nuclear disasters. Which I think from a writing stance is a good thing.

Now. Winath. In all honestly, I kind of want to do a whole post on Winath culture and on the Ranzz family and my personal thoughts, but I'll put some tidbits of that discussion in here.

Big source for food in the galaxy. How big is that planet? Earth size? Moon size? Seems suspicious they only showed us one shelter and that there's only one station, so I'll have to go with moon, maybe smaller. So that should mean that year-round it is the optimal place for most crops. Minus cosmic storms.

But onto the whole subject of why there are so many twins.

In the comics, it was completely normal for twin births, while solo children are the minority. We aren't given any particular reason why though. We did see some people without twins in the shelter, but that doesn’t mean they weren't born single.

Another thing from the comics I want to mention is that Solo children were stereotyped as psychopaths.

Hmm. Wonder how that could possibly negatively impact kids who were solo on Winath. I said sarcastically, looking at a certain trash baby.

When I first watched this, this was when I started doing research into the old Legion comics. Where Mekt was about as sane as a cat on catnip. And had no sense of fashion.

Yes, of course I'm bringing the Trash Lord into discussion, he was in a photo! Don't worry, I'll keep the topic on him short.

Mm. He doesn't seem very happy. Pretty distant from everyone else. Gonna have to go with the possibility that solo children don't get the best treatment on Winath.

… Wonder how he felt hearing about the whole event for this episode?

And then there is the subject of Mr. and Mrs. Ranzz. How did they treat their sons exactly? Because clearly they love Garth and he did a lot of accomplishments, but Mekt came out as a mess.

In a post from Tom Bierbaum, who worked on the comics, located here, he describes the family as ”...Bit of a mixed bag. There was a lot of good there, but the parents were probably highly accomplished, career-driven people who expected nothing less of their kids but were so wrapped up in their own responsibilities that they weren't giving their kids the kind of attention and support they'd need to reach their positive potentials.”

One thing to keep in mind is that the family were a bunch of farmers. And farming is not easy. So it is possible that being too busy was one of the reasons that the kids ended up as they did, although unintentionally.

But I just gotta mention something based on personal experience.

So most of my Dad’s side of the family live in North Carolina and were in the countryside and worked with farms. 

And most of them conservatives.

Like, racist homophobic conservatives.

You can imagine how uncomfortable I, a biracial pansexual Latina girl, can get around them.

So, based on a personal experience, I am suspicious if there was some neglect towards Mekt as he was a minority that was discriminated against, and favoritism towards Garth and Ayla for being twins.

But it’s hard to say given that we barely see them or their behaviors.

Moving on.

Now the actual characters in the episode.

Starting with Superman. His fanbase grows. Not much development but we also see he's a little impulsive here, judging by how fast he went to get back out of the cruiser.

Brainy doesn't get much development either. But he definitely seems far more open to people now, given he was smiling at Cosmic Boy. Smiling. Our little grouchy pants. SMILING. The writers are keeping consistent with how he has been becoming more and more open to people emotionally, as well as expressive.

And then we have Colossal Boy. This is his second speaking role episode. He seems rather close to Cosmic Boy. Not exclusive to pet names. Which does warrant... shipping grounds. As far as character development goes, it is interesting to note that even though he's close to Cosmic Boy, he volunteers to help Lightning Lad outside the core. So, he might be more pro-active than CB1. But he also says Brainy has a big head. This could be seen as a jab at B5 because of his intelligence, but Brainy also asked if he could get any smaller than what he currently was. Perhaps being asked go get smaller is something he has to deal with frequently, and that was one of his ways of throwing it back into another person's face.

Ferro Lad... so, he seems generally nice in this episode, a bit on the social awkward side, and prefers to stay out of arguments that don’t necessarily involve him. But he keeps his face covered to hide whatever is underneath it, saying people don't want to see what's underneath. We can easily figure this means that he has been disfigured somehow, but whether or not he himself is conscious on it as well is another matter.

Which reminds me of Deadpool, who is self-conscious in his movie and that serves as the motivation to find Axe – oh I'm sorry, FRANCIS.  

But let's talk some trivia about his comic book origins. Originally, Jim Shooter, a white guy, who worked on LoSH comics, wanted to make him black. However, as writing the character took place during the 60s, DC shot down the idea, saying they would lose distribution in the South. Whitewashing him in the final product.

So, good on Jim for trying with good intentions, bad on DC for tearing it down.

As for where that goes as a consequence overall in most media for LoSH, we'll discuss it in the future.

But... that now begs the question... have other adaptations tackled this race-change? In the cartoon, we can see the skin around his eyes as well as his hands, which are light. So, it’s probably unlikely. 

Given Jim Shooter's original idea, I would totally be down for seeing a POC version of Ferro Lad.  

But I only found out Ferro Lad's backstory thanks to a friend in the last year, so it's might not well known, and the people working on the show might not have known at the time. And I've stated this before, and I'll say it again, the show originally had Triplicate Girl with darker skin, and given that they made her lighter in the final product was executive meddling, so who knows?

Speaking of Triplicate Girl, this episode once again gives us a lot of character development with her. She seems to be the medic of the group, or at least seems to have sufficient knowledge to give medical treatment. And that's a pretty interesting idea in the show. I personally would love to see more superheroes with more real-world skills. Most of the time.

(Glares at Marvel's Doctor Strange)

But she is shown around Bouncy for the majority of the show. But she has her own individuality, as she has more confidence than him, and reassures him that there was no mistake with the votes.

And now, our lovable Bouncy. This is episode gives him A LOT of development, as we watch him assess the situation and take control, making the best decisions on how to treat the situation. And accidentally becomes the new leader during the polls. Something he also has a hard time believing.

Okay, so he had to try multiple times to get into the Legion, and even when he’s in, he finds people questioning his abilities. So now, all of the sudden, he has been elevated to LEADER. That’s a definitely a big shift.

This does look like a good thing (especially since most of the legion think their worst enemies are behind bars based on what Lightning Lad said), and back when I first watched this show, I thought it was the best outcome. But now I can’t help but wonder, what are the qualifications?

Because as much as Bouncing Boy is a good person and does have skills and can assess a situation, we do have to acknowledge that if he doesn't meet the qualifications, he really shouldn't be in the position. Good intentions don't automatically mean good results in the long run. I think the next episode looks into this a bit more but keep it in mind.

I never thought I would criticize the show on that aspect when I was younger, but given the 2016 election results and where that has led, can you blame me for being concerned with this now?

Which reminds me – PLEASE GO VOTE IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE THIS NOVEMBER!

And now, the founders.

So this is Cosmic Boy's first major off screen appearance. And the show quickly show he's Lightning Lad's foil. He does take his duties seriously but does leave the team for a time to try establishing themselves to others, without contacting anyone. Diplomacy seems like a more reasonable reason than just because you're going through the ego-emo phase, but still.

 Does seem to like Saturn Girl, but unlike Lightning Lad, seems to be more overprotective, where he won't have her do anything. Something similar to Timber Wolf in the degree of unintentional misogyny. Something she calls him out on. And like Lightning Lad, doesn't back down from a challenge. But there doesn't seem to be any malice/anger on his part, unlike Lightning Lad.

Saturn Girl also gets developed as well. But it is in terms of her relationship between the two boys, in a love-triangle sort of way unfortunately. She reassures Lightning Lad that she would be with him regardless of what happens, but as soon as Cosmic Boy shows up, she goes to him. And when Lightning Lad is getting ready to go outside, she chooses to stay to serve as communication. But she makes her own decision on going to the shelter. And later, she lets Lightning Lad go to his parents without intervening or apologizing. She practices agency in these relationships, and makes it clear no one owns her and she is capable of doing things, which I really like to see.

And now our favorite Trash Child.

Lightning Lad is confronted with a threat to his home, so he takes this mission far more seriously than most other missions we have seen so far. He is going out of his way for all efforts to protect Winath. And it is understandable why. As for his jerk-and-pride personality issues, he seems to be in better control, except he seems to have focused most of it on Cosmic Boy. However, it does pop up in the tone of his voice when Saturn Girl stays behind. And has trouble trusting new people. But he seems fast to warm up to Ferro Lad.

But he doesn’t demand any apologies from Saturn Girl for siding with Cosmic Boy, showing he truly respects her.

When Bouncy becomes the new elected leader, he doesn't hold anything against him. Instead, he is supportive. We wouldn't have gotten that with our Lightning Lad in the first episode.

And can I just say the quiet moments in this episode really delivered? Both the moment when he goes to his room and when he goes to his parents show his vulnerable side.

But before I wrap up this episode, I just want to thank everyone who has put up with me taking so long to resume these reviews.

Hopefully the next one won’t take as long to get out, but... we’ll see.

#hannah watches losh #losh #legion of superheroes #legion of super heroes

[pock-o-pea]

For your ask meme - Star, Planets, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Pluto, Cancer, Capricornus, Cygnus?

OK ANON YOU WENT HARD I LOVE IT. WOW. OK.

Star- What song(s) do you feel describes you?

This surely changes often. Right now I’m stuck on Saturn by Sleeping At Last.

Planets- If you could go anywhere, where would you go? 

Back to Scotland, in a heartbeat.

Mercury- Describe your aesthetic. 

THESE ARE VERY SPECIFIC AESTHETIC PIECES BYE.

Autumn. Cool breezes and pullovers. So much laughter that your sides hurt. Curling up on the couch in snuggles. Apple cider and apple pie. Worn, well traveled passports. Highlighter and brows on fleek. Movie marathons. Whispers and giggles, holding hands walking through a museum. Forehead touches and the softest kisses. 

Venus- What’s your favorite tv show? 

I don’t know that I have one right now? I love(d?) The Walking Dead so much but the last two seasons have been utterly problematic, and spoilers for the upcoming season have me even more put off. I also love Fear The Walking Dead and Sense8 and Stranger Things. I loved seasons 1-4 of Game of Thrones. Merlin. Star Trek: Voyager. The Office. Downton Abbey. Stargate SG-1. I’m all over the place! None of these are entirely perfect but there you are.

Jupiter- If you had to pick one color to use for an entire week, what color would you choose? 

Blue, without question. It’s my favourite colour.

Uranus- What would you say is your greatest achievement? 

Living? Actively making an effort to not just exist but to live. To pursue joy. To find things that make me happy in the day to day.

Pluto- If you could meet anyone, alive or dead, who would you meet? 

WOW. Well. This question can have many answers from Chris Evans to Oprah to my grandparents that I never got to meet. Elizabeth II. William Shakespeare. I could keep going.

Cancer- How do you want to be remembered? 

As someone who loved with her whole heart, that was loyal to those she loved, that made people laugh, that laughed so much herself. As someone who was a total nerd. As someone who was happy, and happier because those around her were happy too.

Capricornus- What’s a song lyric that you relate to? 

This is an old one but a good one:

I’m never speaking up again - it only hurts me 

I’d rather be a mystery than she desert me

Oh I’m never speaking up again, starting now

Cygnus- If you could go back to any time period for a couple days, when/where would you want to go?

With the condition that I wouldn’t contract any illness and die, or be straight up arrested or maltreated or murdered because I’m an Asian woman… I would love to see Tudor/Elizabethan England, or Victorian/Edwardian England. 

THANK YOU FOR ASKING ALL OF THESE, CRIKEY! ASK ME MORE!

#about me #ask meme #Anonymous

[carobd2unit]

XTOOL OBD2 Products Software Upgrade Notice - September 2021

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Part 1.MAJOR CAR DIAGNOSIS TOOLS UPDATE

BENZ - BENZ                                                          V20.30

n Add the actuation test and special functions of some systems for the chassis 222, 213, 205, 167, 118

ü Add actuation test and special functions for

- Activated seat belt buckle, ambient lighting, MSS-multifunctional control unit, head and neck heating system (AIRSCARF), front signal acquisition and actuation control module, battery management system, left front door, engine electronic control system, automatic shock absorption system (ADS), all-wheel drive, "transmission system" control unit, camera cover, multi-function camera, selective catalytic reduction, gearbox control, shift module, electric parking Brakes, SG AWF-anti-collision assist system, tactile accelerator pedal module, fuel pump, SGR-radar sensor control unit, auxiliary heating system, parking heater radio remote control receiver, radar sensor, power electronics

ISUZU – ISUZU                                                              V8.60

ü Update Basic function to 2020

- Reading ECU version information

- Read fault code

- clear fault code

- read live data

ü Add auto scan

HYUNDAI - YUEDA KIA                                                        V13.1

n Add Yueda Kia programming function

ü Add programming for transmission, instrument panel, body control module, engines on Kia K2, K3, K5, Forte, Sportage, KX1, KX5

GM – GM/BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/HUMMER/PONTIAC/SATURN/HOLDEN  V11.10

n ABS auto bleeding covers all old models of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Daewoo, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn from 1997 to 2012

n Synchronous update headlight, suspension, seat calibration, windows initialization, tire upgrade, cylinder

FIAT - FIAT/ABAR/ALFA ROMEO/LANCIA/FIAT                                  V10.50

ü Update the basic functions of Fiat 2020-2021 models:

- ECU version information

- Code reading

- Code clearing

- Living data

- Actuation test

PEUCEOT - ALL THE MODELS                                                  V10.80

ü Add ECU version information and fault code functions for

- 308, 408, expert k0, 407, Ion, bipper, 4007, 508, 107, 308 (TX9), BOXER3 EURO5/6, 4008, 5008, 108, 301, 3008, PARTNER 2, 307 CAN, 807 CAN, BOXER 3, 206+, 607R, kp0, 208 (Ai91), expert 3, 207 CAN, BOXER3 MINIBUS, 208 (P21), 508L (R83)

ü Add ECU information and fault code functions for below models

- 508 (R8), 208 (P21), RIFTER (K9): PARTNER (K9), Partner 2 Iran-AMLAT

VW - ALL THE MODELS                                                      V12.30

ü Add ADAS function for H6 Pro

Part 2.MAJOR KEY PROGRAMMING UPDATE

Dongfeng Aeolus – AX7 PRO/Yixuan/Yixuan GS/Yixuan MAX/E70(300/400/500)        V26.59

n Pincode free, support all key lost

ü Add key programming

ü Add ECU matching

Wuling/Baojun – 730/560/530/510/310…                                    V26.22/V26.57

n Pincode free

ü Optimize online pincode obtaining function

Ford (Brazil) – Ecosport                                                                      V26.18

ü Pincode free, support all key lost

ü Optimize key programming process for 2018+ Ecosport and now support to 2021 models

Mazda                                                                               V26.83

ü Add engine synchronization function for models with various dashboards

Jeep – Renegade (Brazil)                                                     V27.05

n Support pincode reading

ü Add pincode reading and key programming for mechanical keys

Part 3.MAJOR SPECIAL FUNCTIONS UPDATE

Mileage Adjustment – Borgward/Great Wall/Land Rover/Maserati                         V30.11

n Support multiple models

ü Add Dash Recovery for Borgward BX5 (35XX)/ BX6 (35XX) / BX7 (35XX)

ü Add Dash Recovery for Haval H8 Type1(Big screen)/H9 Type1(Big screen)/H9 Type2(Small screen/D70F3529)

ü Add Dash Recovery for 2014/2017 Range Rover Sport (full digital driver display)/2018 Range Rover Velar

ü Add Dash Recovery for Maserati GranTurismo

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[jaguarwong]

A rambling diatribe on retro-gaming elitism

There’s a lot to be annoyed about in the world today - obviously - especially with the various types of mess we’re all living with in every country in the world.

But a particular, and specific annoyance in the retrogaming hobby/lifestyle/environment/zeitgeist, is the hive-mind attitude from an increasing number of the most vocal (and seemingly most affluent) participants that this is, or should be, an extremely expensive hobby/lifestyle/etc/etc.

It’s impossible not to notice an underlying, deeply unpleasant, atmosphere of elitism in many of the communities I visit. An attitude of ‘you’re not doing it right’ directed at anyone who doesn’t have their Neo Geo AES hooked up to a 20” PVM via OSSC. (I have no idea if that example makes sense, nor do I care.)

This is the kind of arms-race attitude that fought to keep PC gaming an exclusive club for decades, and it has gradually seeped into retro gaming's language and ecosystem almost undetected.

The simple joy of rekindling one's nostalgia for Super Mario World, or re-experiencing the simple fun of games lost with the arcades, is being obfuscated by a collective need to quantify, update, and monetise every aspect of vintage computer entertainment.

It’s the kind of environment where you might expect the gateway drug of emulation to be met with the utmost scorn, but instead the self appointed guardians of retro (You can have that for your quiz team/band name, BTW) have positioned emulation behind a paywall of Retron 5s, Mega SGs, and (only the latest and most expensive) Everdrives. Any excited newcomer asking about the best controller to play retro games on their laptop is quickly overwhelmed with talks of latency, resolutions, and refresh rates.

If it wasn’t bad enough that forced exclusivity exists, it actually appears to be having it’s desired effect.

You can see it both in the way questions are asked and in the tone of the responses. You can see it in the photos of someones latest, expensive, haul and the other even more expensive stuff in the background - almost, but not quite, out of focus.

People don’t ask where they can find a cheap CRT, they ask if their $100 Trinitron is ‘good enough’. A joyous celebration of a bargain buy, or a long lost attic discovery, will be met with derision and disbelief, the underlying accusation that unless you can afford the inflated eBay prices for a barely average Sega Saturn game, then you aren’t worthy to own it.

Which brings me neatly to the event that triggered this rambling blog entry.

There was someone on a Discord server I’ve been frequenting who stated, blankly, without malice, that “all the good Saturn games are 100+ dollars”.

Why would they think this? Simply because it’s what the gatekeepers want them, you, and everyone else to think.

These are the people who, when a collective question is asked, wouldn’t dream of recommending any of the dozens of fantastic, better even, Saturn games you could buy for the price of Burning Rangers.

It’s this sub-group who don’t want you enjoying Sonic the Hedgehog for free when they’ve invested $200 in a Mega SG. The only way their post-purchase rationalisation can cope is by attacking the perceived difference in quality, by claiming they seek a ‘purer’ experience, and by attempting to undermine the simple pleasure of just playing old games by insinuating that someone with a secondhand NES Mini isn’t doing it right.

Now I just want to be clear that I’m not claiming to be some kind of saint who never judges anyone else's choices, nor am I saying that there aren’t benefits to some modern retro products, but the weaponised affluence I’m seeing increasingly around retro gaming communities is something else entirely.

Admission 1: I strongly believe that by downloading a thousand roms and picking one to play for five minutes before switching to another, then another, then another... your assessment of them will lack a psychological bond of choice, expectation, and - yes - sometimes investment that adds to the whole experience of a game.

But this is no less true of a pack of illegal roms than it is of someone with thousands in disposable income spending a tenth of that on a game they’ll probably never play.

Cost, value, and investment are relative terms. The kind of ‘bond’ I’m trying to describe between a player and a game can be gained through the investment of time, the effort of research, and the expectation of finding out for oneself if that game from your childhood holds up 20 years later.

Admission 2: I think games from the previous century should be played on a CRT television whenever possible. Pixels look better with real scanlines - it’s an incontrovertible fact - and the colour depth offered by that massive, humming monstrosity wedged into the corner is really something lost to the ages.

But it’s not a prerequisite of fun. And it’s especially not necessary to find the most expensive, most instagrammable, most egregiously hyped PVM to enjoy a game of Super Mariokart with your kids.

When I say: "I think these games should be played on a CRT", I mean ANY CRT. I’m typing this in a room with 6 of the things, two of them were free, and the whole collection has been compiled for the total cash investment of £26.

As someone born over 4 decades ago I’ll let you into a secret: The geometry has always been rubbish, the hum has always been loud, the picture has always flickered and no one ever cared about resolution or refresh rate or input lag when playing Tornado Low Level on their ZX Spectrum in 1984.

It’s entirely possible to argue a convincing case that you’ll get a more enjoyable retro experience from a wonky Bush portable TV than from any professional quality display equipment. And beyond that, if you can’t find a tube telly or don’t have room for one, use an LCD - it’s better than nothing, and the filters some emulators have these days are great.

It comes down this:

If you’re lucky enough, or have worked hard enough, to have the disposable income necessary to buy $400 RGB Scart cables and a professional monitor the size of a family car - and that’s genuinely what you want for your retro gaming experience - That’s cool. You don’t need anyone's approval or respect, you’re doing what you want to do the way you want to do it - and that’s a life lesson for everyone right there. But it’s your way, and nothing more than that.

This nonsense of idolising only the most expensive elements of this hobby has to change and we, the members of these communities, are the only people in a place to do that.

So the next time you see an excited new Dreamcast owner looking for game suggestions, mention the best ones first, not the most expensive.

When you come across a reddit picture of someone's game collection don’t immediately look for the over-priced ‘rare’ game they haven’t got, look for the ones you have in common and can have a conversation about.

And if you ever, ever, see someone being criticised for playing roms, or using composite cables, or playing on a flat screen TV, or any of that postering gibberish - step into that conversation and ask what games they love? What happy memories do they have? What is it about retro games brings them joy?

Because this is the real value of games.

They bring us experiences and memories to savour forever, they engage with us in a different way to that of films and music - and that difference should be cherished.

Games exist to bring us pleasure. Sometimes that pleasure is tinged with fear, and sometimes it’s truly dark and doesn’t feel like pleasure at all. Sometimes the pleasure comes from intellectual stimulation, sometimes from mindless entertainment.

But whatever form it takes, this pleasure, this… fun… cannot be tempered by technology, and it must never be attributed to any scale of monetary investment.

The simplicity of Retro Games is joyous, they are heartbreaking, they are brilliant and they must never be withheld from those who measure value in the size of their smile, by those who measure it in the size of their wallet.

You better get the aspect ratio right though, or I will hunt you down!

#classic games #retro gaming #sega #nintendo #playstation #gaming