#the real world s1

[weshallcleansetheworld]

The Real World premiered 30 years ago today! The original, and still the best!

#the real world #the real world new york #the real world s1 #eric nies #julie gentry #heather b #norman korpi #andre comeau #kevin powell #becky blasband #reigndance #the grind #siriusxm fly #mtv #reality tv

[ickypuppi3]

only child steve who never learnt to share, being so extra and possessive when it comes to things that are his. steve getting real weird about billy hopping off his case all of a sudden and hanging around with other people. steve pushing back, getting on billy’s case ‘cause- that’s his, that attention is his, billy is his

#he should get real weird w it too camped out outside billy’s house at night cause he wants to know Why #weirdo steve my bestest friend in the whole entire world i need him to be worse all of the time #i need him less hinged and more entitled #s2 no sleep not ok steve (that guy from the fics) w s1 steve’s whole entitled persistence thing #harringrove #ickyspeaks

[puppyeared]

Atla live action 😐

#thats my honest reaction 😐 #to be fair ive only seen 20 minutes of the s1 finale bc my parents are watching it but. mmmmm kinda mid #like. the casting is definitely an improvement since the last time they tried a live action but it feels like the writing falls flat #or maybe im being harsh bc ive only heard negative criticism on it beforehand. but fr anytime u bring up the original its already #good and not just because its the original. so much fucking detail went into it to the point of someone noticing azula wielding mai's knive #to how well thought out irohs character is used as a way of uniting the cast especially as zukos foil #i heard that sokkas sexism was toned down and i have to agree that feels like a cheap move. like i get WHY they think it would be better #but its not about how that reflects on real world its about how it affects the story. sokka starts out as a misogynistic asshole because #it makes it that much more impactful when he changes. toning that down makes it flatter and makes his character development weak #and someone pointed out they didnt even make him wear the kyoshi warrior uniform and i know it feels like such a small detail but #come on man. they did that in the original because not only does it help him really walk in their shoes - wearing 'feminine' clothing and #makeup and having suki explain its significance but it also ties in with the shows theme of harmony and intersectionality #i was also disappointed when they had the fire sages explain how the water tribe draws power from the moon because in the original it was #IROH who explained it to aang and everyone else BECAUSE we as the audience is under the impression hes with the 'bad guys' #and it builds up to how he learned from the other nations which reconciles his past as a war general and his character overall #AND its an excellent starting point for the cast and audience to understand how the nations arent as closed off as you would think #plus you would think its only fire nation doing propaganda but they expanded on that with earth kingdom censorship and it WORKS #a lot of things in the live action also feel arbitrary like. they gave momo a near death experience for 5 minutes for no reason #im firmly on the stance of bringing back filler moments instead of putting major events right after each other so that u give your #audience a sense of time passing and to really absorb the story. but i think thats more like shock value than filler and yeah its a small #thing to gripe about but those things build up and its really annoying. the thing abt avatar filler moments is that however small #its at least meaningful. hell even the beach episode emphasizes how isolated zuko and his friends are as child soldiers #i also swore to never watch the first live action since it was that bad but i really liked the stylized tattoos they used for aang #anyway. those arejust my thoughts. im not gonna watch the rest because im a ride or die for the original aftr growing up and #rewatching it at least 20 times as a kid. but theres definitely room for improvement and i wish ppl wouldnt take it as 'better' just cuz #netflix is adapting it. i wouldve killed for them to just reanimate the entire avatar series and touch NOTHING ELSE no redub #no changes to the story. just reanimate the thing and leave the rest alone and youd make easy money just the same #ALSO its very jarring not hearing jack desena and dante basco voicing sokka and zuko cause their voices were the most recognizable to me #i get that its because its live action but im allowed to feel a little sad abt that. and uncle irohs accent was really soothing #yapping

[wandermit]

its the way that adam, mira and kai care about each other from the moment they meet for me ,, without even knowing them, adam smiles fondly at kai and mira bickering in the room while he's checking out the vent, and mira and adam laughing together at kai's clumsiness, them also running towards him in panic, mira immediately taking his hands when he gets electrocuted, adam remembering kai's name before kai himself does, all of adam and kai's fights feeling more like the way two friends with repressed feelings about their own roles in the group would fight when lost rather than strangers ,,,, its like they remember loving each other before they remember who each of them are :((

#im rewatching s1 and feeling emotions #this might just be me and i know adam and mira being close to kai in the real world before s2 is disputable #but they care about each other to me #the hollow #the hollow netflix #save the hollow #juno speaks #kai the hollow #the hollow kai #kai th #adam the hollow #adam th #the hollow adam #mira the hollow #the hollow mira #mira th #btw with the kaidam feelings thing the way i see it kai wants to prove hes just as good as adam whilst adam just wants every1 to stay safe #hes unaware that kai is trying and kai is unaware adam's not #i could be mischaracterizing but it just.. idk i dont think two literal strangers would be so comfortable bickering all the time

[whitedahlia13]

Our love story was what legends are made from a pure friendship a real romance the best of both worlds laughter and kisses the fervor of passion with bite marks and bruised lips holding hands and fingertips pressed against flesh the thrill of being alive our souls stained with eternity and sweet poetry. A love like nothing you've ever experienced before or ever will again… except with me.

-N.R. Hart Legends

#stydia #stiles and lydia #stiles #lydia martin #teen wolf #stydia through the years #s1 - 6 #stydia and words #beautiful words #pure friendship #real romance #best of both worlds #soul deep #eternal flame #Legends #nr hart #poetry #love poem #that's my otp #remember I love queue

[romancanine]

mistynat was the best fucking dynamic in the WORLD!!!!!!! AND THEY FOUCKING TORCHED IT!!!!!  

#im mad about Yellowjackets now because its cathartic to get mad about poor writing and I cant do that with succ #UMMMMM hyperobsessive weirdo killer who holds an endearing fixation on the nihilistic yet tender junkie? #and they detested each other in the woods but also one pledged devotion to the other? and misty has been obsessed ever since? #and has forgiven nat for absolutely everything even when nat won't forgive herself? because she exists on an entirely different moral plane? #but will protect her now because nat protected her then? #like misty's obsession with nat isn't even because she was the antler queen #she was obsessed from the get-go via her idolization of the Yellowjackets #but then it clearly turned into something else #because misty is an apostle above all else #yet she was shown in s1 to be so devoted to nat as a PERSON beyond anything else #and nat's begrudging alliance with her...now on equal grounds in the Real World...being able to perhaps stomach misty's insanity because its #so much more visible than that of the others #because it validates what nat believes about the survivors #they are FUCKED UP #but there is a certain comfort in the fact that misty was always fucked up #GODDDD they could have been so good #yellowjackets #mistynat

[syncopatedid]

That feeling that you can't even write fan fiction for Link Click until the finale of the 10th season because canon will threaten to unravel every headcanon you wrote by the next episode.

#Link Click #Listen fam #how LG and CXS got around to a) finding out about each other's powers the first time and b) deciding hand contact is the way to go #Did they discover hand contact actually made a difference than CXS just clapping his own hands and how #Heck did CXS even *know* he COULD time travel until LG came into the picture #These thoughts have plagued me since S1 E1 #I have theories about episode 9 but I am le tired of them retconning the plot every other business week lol #Of course Lu Guang Knows Everything(tm) I think that is the only real unverified theory that we can say for certain will not be retconned #A reminder that they STILL haven't conclusively told us if all people in that world are aware that there are some among them with powers #Or is it something that only the police know of and keep under wraps from the general public #It sure feels like it's meant to be hidden and yet it feels like nobody's ever surprised when someone else with powers just toddles by #This world building is kinda all over the place #I suppose fanfics still work if one is just writing a scenario rather than a story that may build on the questions still unanswered

[dykeinthedark]

why do people always make sequels that try to emulate the first enstallment in every aspect. we should just start making more sequels with the same characters and world but you completely change the genre. sorry but your fantasy action comedy blockbuster is going to be a wistful indie romantic drama now.

#this is about good omens if u can't tell........ #those are 2 different shows and i love it. same characters and world but the vibes are so different. #(i liked season 2 hella lot better) (it was character focused and quiet/gentle/romantic) (idgaf abt any of the non azi/crowley ppl in s1) #(they're like okay characters but lets be real who gaf) #good omens

[eugeniedanglars]

unpopular opinion but the zava hate on this website is fucking insane. i get that jamie is everyone’s poor little meow meow but him being unhappy about zava throwing off the team dynamic does not make zava secretly evil when his worst crime we’ve seen so far is being self-centered. please get a grip

#ted lasso #it also betrays a real lack of understanding of how superstar athletes work? #like. when you have an athlete of that caliber on your team you actually do kind of have to structure your strategy around them #the show is exaggerating it for dramatic/comedic effect but you don’t sign one of the best athletes in the world #and then insist on making them play just like the rest of the team for the sake of ‘fairness’ #(and before anyone goes ‘but jamie in s1!’ jamie is explicitly not on zava’s level) #(he’s a decent striker who man city loaned out because he wasn’t good enough to put on their starting lineup or even keep as a bench player) #(his behavior in s1 was disproportionate to how good he actually was + he was actively cruel to his teammates) #(zava has earned his ego and isn’t a bully) #there’s also the fact that zava is literally just zlatan who despite being an egomaniac supposedly gets along well with other players

[tozierstache]

goodnight this is four different people you can't convince me they're all the same guy

#like. visually? yeah. same guy. even the mustache doesn't change his face THAT much #but on an emotional level. these are four separate dudes #even like... s1 harry stone is a different dude than s9 harry stone #harry anderson #night court #harry stone #cheers tv show #harry the hat #it #it 1990 #richie tozier #dave's world #i don't know if it's spelled dave berry or dave barry but either way i don't wanna get him all mixed up with the real guy that. #i think the character is based on? from what ive gathered?

[birgittesilverbae]

stoked that midst pod got picked up by crit role productions but as someone who's listened from ep three it's a pain in the ass not to be able to binge both seasons anymore

#midst podcast #go on king re-release those remastered eps but I want to re-listen to the end of s1 loss of faith #wanna re-listen to the world expansion of s2 wanna re-listen to- #oh I've said faith now the brainrot shall commence #feeling very shitty hipster about this but for real I've been recommending it over and over for two and a half years #em talks

[bardicious]

I've begun playing spot which season this is with Chapel gifs, cause her hair sucked in season 1. wow, they really did a far better job in 2, looks more natural.

#Where No Man Has Gone Before and Then Some #star trek #snw #strange new worlds #christine chapel #for all I know - that could be her real hair? #does the dye job just suck in s1? it feels like it #looks hella cute in s2

[isadora-greenhall]

This was inevitable. From the moment Scary met Willy this was going to happen

#dungeons and daddies #spoilers #I think I always knew scary was going to fall into Willy's arms/clutches and the fact that she ACTIVELY made it happen is incredible for her #character. the fact she did this is LINK'S HOSUE too (someone I ship her with) is an extra angsty cherry on top of all their horrific drama #for me too 😁 #also also rip Tony you were a real one #I knew he'd have a think for Marco lmao but I was expecting it to happen in the bg for a couple of eps lol #also also poor link is gonna have to do damage control with poor Marco 😭 #the way Anthony said 'Marco SCREAMS' hit me hard #poor Marco who has no knowledge of any of this world just had someone murdered in his home during a dinner party his son forced him to have #lol. more trust issues in the li-Wilson household 😭😭😭 #anyway I'm dying for the next episode!!!!! #my posts #my two cents #also also #I'm relistneign to s1 atm and just listened to the episode where they get the kids back after finding out about the omega daddies #*relistening #and Terry says he was basically called a spare or back up #s2 Willy shows that he spent all those years imprisoned thinking about what he should've done differently #which is why we're seeing his grooming Scary #calling her special etc #I'm excited to see her figure it out and kick his arse #also sorry not sorry for all the tag talk lol my brain is in overdrive rn ahaha

[jaggedcliffs]

Castle Rock S1 had a lot of potential that was unfortunately wasted, since it threw character arcs and themes out the door in favour of devotion to J.J. Abrams’ ~mystery box~

Castle Rock S2, while not without flaws, is thankfully much better overall, where you sometimes even forget about the supernatural parts because you’re so caught up in the character drama!

It also has the side effect of making Season 1 not only pointless but also nonsensical, to the point that I actually think its better if you don’t watch Season 1 at all because you’ll be less confused

#if you don't watch s1 you won't be asking yourself question like: #why would the devil cook dinner for an old woman and then draw her a bath? #why would the devil keep killing off shitty people like abusive prison guards #or the warden of private prison whose solution to an inconvenience is to violate human rights #and etc.? #he seems kind of bad at his deviling job #he seems like he should be recruiting the shitty people like he does the french colonialist to take over(?) the world(???) #(admittedly that's unclear as well in s2 but hey the french body-snatching colonialists weren't the real villain anyway) #(hence: why s2 is better) #castle rock

[gingericywolf]

I Need to thank my friend for giving me a way to finish watching camp cretaceous. Sorry for them they don't know what they brought upon them. I'll never be normal ever again.

I'll have too much fun sending them all my fav moments. Also all the kenji moments cause he is literally my friend.

#camp cretaceous #jurassic world: camp cretaceous #kenji kon #jwcc benji #not having netflix and having only the tv episodes avaible was sending me insane #also yeah they are literally kenji #s1 ep 3 is literally so us #I'm basically Ben #we are real life benji. everyone in our friend group ships us and we break their hearth by not being together #the fact that I myself ship Benji don't know what it says #the 'how is your grip so strong' line is something they told me word for word #i do have green eyes and did have pink hair at some point. but i could never be brooklyn #also got my brother to react to a few episodes and I love it #he clocked kenji as a disaster bisexual in episode one

[vivitalks]

“Is someone dying?”

“No! It's nothing like that.”

“Okay, I just had to check!” Luke pauses. “Am I dying? Am I dead and this is the afterlife?”

“What about this situation—”

“Maybe it’s a test to get into heaven! Like I have to comfort my friend in order to prove— I don’t know, man! I’ve never…” Luke swallows. “I’ve never seen you cry before.”

The faint amusement on Alex’s face wilts away. He breathes out, shakes his head, and then inhales deeply. “I, uh…” He sits on the armrest of their ratty sofa. “I came out to my parents.”

“Oh, shit,” Luke whispers.

hi. julie and the phantoms fanfiction for you and yours.

#julie and the phantoms #jatp #alex mercer #luke patterson #guys. i also dont know. just go with it #stuff #my writing #my fic #how do i tag anything ever #i wrote this thinking it was an exercise for the benefit of my own brain and that it would never be posted anywhere because it's bad #but then i let it sit for several weeks and now it doesnt look bad anymore #so now im tacking it onto the jatp fanfiction billboard #i have barely ventured into jatp fic world at all i have no idea what the vibes are #also im really a luke/julie girl but i had this thought about luke and alex and it would NOT let go of me #and i have no idea how to address luke and julie without trying to address the mess that is the canon we are left with at the end of s1 #since it's the only season #and even if i erase the existence of mr big evil ghost magician (i forget his name. calum? corville? CALEB??) #and erase the dumb nick plotline #i still have no idea what to say happens in re: how solid and real are the boys after that initial hug #so anyway #all of which to say #i wrote a pre-canon thing instead lmao #and maybe one day ill have the strength to try my hand at a post-canon jukebox (thats the ship right?) thing #but today is not that day #now i know it's 2:30am so im gonna head to bed i think #goodnight xo