#media rec

[cobalt-knave]

Why You Should Watch Headless

Headless is a free webseries from Shipwrecked set in Sleepy Hollow and following the new middle school science teacher Ichabod Crane. Ichabod’s rent gets raised, and he finds an unlikely roommate in none other than the headless horseman, on the condition he help the horseman find their head. What follows is a great comedy as Ichabod, Headless, local witch Matilda (who runs the not-a-drugstore), the mayor’s daughter Kat, absolute joy and middle school PE teacher Brom Bones, and the Babes (Brom’s three (3) weed smoking boyfriends who can and will do anything. Not well. But they will do anything.).

Every time they find and try out a new head, the owner of the head takes the episode -- a pirate, a local weed guy and history nerd, a youtuber, an infamous James Bond-esque thief, etc.

Now, some Headless things in no particular order:

- All the characters are great. Even character who seem like they should be side characters, like the Babes, get their time in the limelight and are absolute delights.

- THE BABES. Not only are they multi-talented icons, they also start their own show following up on the different heads called “Unsolved Babesteries”.

- Brom Bones. Brom could have been a nothing character, a dick and a rival for Kat’s affections. BUT NOT THIS TIME. Brom is a delight, and I adore him.

- There is a heist episode.

- Verla is a horror that may or may not have crawled out of a TV. She is also functionally Matilda’s adopted teenage daughter.

- M.K. Wiles wears a fake mustache one time.

- There are a lot of interconnected webs which unfold so nicely.

I highly recommend it!

#headless #media recs #media rec

[maple-leaf-in-autumn]

everyone watch this!!!! very good very cute very emotional

#fucking GOT me #akira #akechi #shuake #media rec #Youtube

[marithlizard]

Kids' animation is a hit-or-miss thing for me. I feel like most Disney movies are simplified down past the point where I can really engage with them; shows like MLP have the additional problem of being self-conscious about the moral lesson tucked into each episode. It takes something unusually well-written to make me forget that I'm not the target audience and get immersed in the story.

Hilda is not quite like anything else. I find myself thinking of both The Hobbit and Moomintroll, but neither entirely fits; the humans and supernatural creatures of this world coexist uneasily, and the vibe shifts from gentle and friendly to numinous and slightly creepy and occasionally actually scary. We always know that Hilda and her loved ones will get home safe eventually, somehow, but she can't make her world safe for everyone and some conflicts have no good solutions. No Big Bad, no plot tokens or prophecies or wise old mentors with all the answers. Just a world where human civilization hasn't managed to push the magic off the map yet, and a girl who loves to explore. It's just incredibly charming, okay, try it :)

#media rec #hilda

[bitter-goodbyes]

Hey hi!!!!

You should watch Skull Island!!!!

It’s an animated show set in the Monsterverse!!!! It follows the main characters Charlie, Mike, and Annie and is absolutely amazing!!!!!

#skull island #skull island (2023) #monsterverse #king kong #show recommendations #highly reccomend #show rec #media rec

[friendofthecrows]

When I give my blog a makeover I always want to change the icon, but THIS TIME I don't want to until I know I've gotten at least one person to watch Trickster (the superior anime adaptation of Edogawa Ranpo's "The Boy Detective Club")

Oh well. I made the world's best header to make up for it.

#Trickster #trickster edogawa ranpo #trickster anime #media rec #twenty faces #the fiend with twenty faces #blorbo posting #hal rambles

[thesixthcavalier]

I am insanely late to this party, but if you haven't yet read Experience Boost I highly recommend it. A delightful little webcomic that manages to capture so many of the nostalgic highs and lows of MMO play with friends and randoms alike. I've laughed, I've smiled, I mostly ignored the comments section, and I read the whole thing in a couple of days because I just couldn't put it down. Seriously, for a comic that ended more than four years ago, this is some seriously excellent stuff. It is a bittersweet delight knowing that there's not anymore to be had, but I loved every minute of what was there, and it's a beautiful journey.

#experience boost #media rec

[scuderlia]

just watched BloodSisters and it changed my life. if you're queer, it's basically required viewing. seriously such a good documentary.

~ i wrote a lengthy letterboxd review on it here: ☆☆☆☆☆

#letterboxd #media rec #lia.com

[tinkerbelldetective]

This is suchhhh a longshot but back in 2013-2015 (mid 2010s, not sure how long the show was actually on) there was a show about a teenage or college aged spy. The first episode consisted of him delivering a pizza to a warehouse. Does anybody remember this show at all?

#tv shows #cbs #spies #it's not alex rider this was way before #media rec #idk if it was cbs or not #it was available to watch on demand on cable #boost

[transadvicecolumn]

#trans advice column #trans #transgender #queer #lgbtq+ #media rec #books

[skunkes]

i wanna note that Stay will prob need a rewatch, theres lots of hints and easter eggs throughout the movie that tie in with the ending and honestly i had to watch an analysis vid on it by chris stuckmann cuz i missed a lot lol. its one of those movies =w= HAHA him bleeding out + being a general punching bag in the nice guys was remarkable. my other recs would be only god forgives, half nelson and the believer, theyre top tier imo! + murder by numbers if u wanna see him play a gay role hehe

thank u for da recs!! ill see about watching either wit friend or when im in a movey mood again \^_^/

#skunk mail #Anonymous #ffr #bc rn we're on 24 hr lars lockdown 😭 #media rec

[cluster-c-pds-culture-is]

Cluster C culture is Only Everyone Can Judge Me by Crywank

#cluster c #cluster c pds #cluster c personality disorder #cluster c personality disorders #cluster c culture is #cluster c pds culture is #media rec #recommendation

[norcumii]

The other day, in a fit of exhaustion (chronic fatigue fucking sucks) but needing to stay up for awhile, I ended up on youtube in desperation for something novel but engaging enough to keep me from checking out and desperately wandering off to bed. 

Anything educational or political wasn’t gonna cut it. I ended up in my to watch list because there was nothing else working, only to find a D&D Beyond playlist I’d apparently found and forgotten about: Battle for Beyond.

I have been loving this so, so much. I made it to episode 5 today, made it through some fuckin’ gorgeous moments and hilarity and FEELS that absolutely murdered me ded -

(context free spoiler under the cut)

AND THEN THIS FUCKING SCENE HAPPENED. NO CONTEXT, NO HINTS, JUST THIS LINE, BETWEEN THESE TWO CHARACTERS, YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH WOUNDED WHALE SCREECHING HAPPENED BECAUSE HOW FUCKING DARE.

Seriously reccing this one, go forth and enjoy, the cast is amazing and the dynamics will knock your socks off one way or another. It’s glorious.

#d&d beyond #battle for beyond #Dungeons and Dragons #aabria iyengar #jasmine bhullar #media rec #excuse you i was using those feels #i thought the tea rant was going to be the delightful apex of a glorious episode #and then aabria came in with the psychic damage #i mean steel chair #and then jasmine knocks it out of the park and into the sun #gods DAMN #it's also a good campaign to see if liveplays are a thing one might enjoy #fwiw

[expfcultragreen]

#media rec

[brutalfish]

I don't know if you ever liked Zatch Bell/Gash Bell, but like, Zatch Bell 2. That is all

Aww, good for them! I used to watch the 4kids version of Zatch Bell back when it was airing - I even had my own book for the card game! I've always thought about giving the series a proper read one of these days, maybe this is the sign the time is now haha!

#asks #zatch bell #media rec

[detaia]

LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY OF A BEAST!!!! THEY'RE SO COOL FUCK YEAHHHHHH

Gods this manga goes so hard. Imagery, worldbuilding, characterisation, intensity...it has it all. Its an isekai about a 70 year old artisan who works in the manufacturing sector who gets reincarnated into a fantasy world. By combining their expertise with the existing magic systems of the world, they can make miracle machines. The amount of research into modern manufacturing techniques, the amount of thought put into how the magic system works, the role of adventurers in society, the importance of dungeons for national power, the threat of demons, the amount of work that went into establishing a baseline for strength using specific monsters and characters so as to emphasise just how impactful his creations are.....it does all of these things so fuckin well I can't

and it has so many impactful panels. this is just one of em and holy shit I got so pumped when I saw it I started jumping its soo fuckin cool can you imagine how many hours it took to draw this 2 page spread and gods it was worth every second. there is so much storytelling happening here with this single panel when you know the full context.

and also??? all of the characters are this well designed?? even though there are so many?? characters that show up for 3 panels have the potential to be main characters, that's how unique and detailed they are again the amount of work and dedication and creativity expended in every page is fuckin staggering. AND AGAIN. THIS FUCKING BEAUT OF A MONSTER YOU SEE HERE. IT ONLY SHOWS UP FOR THIS ONE PANEL. the artist needed a monster to use for imagery in ONE PANEL and they said "I'm going to fucking draw a fucking leviathan and no one can stop me" HELL FUCKIN YEAH what a monster artist you can tell that they really really really love manga and they wanna get every single bit just right

the manga is called "Grand Dwarf ~The Smalltown Craftsman's Skills Are Unmatched In Another World~ by Saito Naotake

#hnggngnfjjfnfjfigk #HWOOOOAAAAWWHAJJAKjdnsnjanamakak #ahem #manga #media rec #personal #rambles

[cruhxx]

hey. YOU.

Do you like space? Time travel? Cool woman leads?

Go read Zero Jumper you'll love it.

#zero jumper #m.zj #m.tg #time travel #fanart #character sheet #character intro #art.tg #cruhxx doodles #character design #alterna comics #media rec #comic rec