#tv watching

[bomberqueen17]

caught up

Ha so i managed to watch all the episodes of the new Witcher season this weekend, so now i can -- let's be real I wasn't avoiding spoilers before, but like, I've read the books right, it's like, there's only so much they can do to surprise me. (below discussion is not in-depth or spoilery, more general and I don't have a ton of time so not meant to be anything profound)

I see they've taken Cahir's character in a delicious other direction-- book!Cahir is a dutiful young fanatic whose youth and relative inexperience is kind of critical to his character (and kind of parallels Ciri's contemporary journey, as she goes from being an idealistic child through all the things she goes through, he also is humbled and shamed and loses his idealism and his fanaticism gets a layer of tarnished desperation and then he finds his humanity etc-- chefkiss), but the Netflix version is an older, more deeply-committed fanatic, more intimately and personally tied to the ruler he serves so faithfully. They've also done some worldbuilding for Emhyr's missing years that I think is very interesting. It's funny, Cahir's actor is too old (but a great actor), and Emhyr's is too young, they've tried to age him up but he's like. Well he's like thirty. It hits weird. But, television, that's how television is.

I was using my sister's television since i had the house to myself, and could not figure out how to get subtitles on, so any of the lines that were whisper-growled-- that is to say almost all of them-- were largely unintelligible to me. But many of the ones I could make out were also just-- word salad, pretty things strung together for the vibe, so I don't feel like I missed out. You just had to get the gist, and sometimes it was an incredibly impactful book line that they crammed in there kind of unearned, but if you recognized it you could imbue it with the correct meaning yourself. This is not really a criticism. The whole thing was so rushed because they had to cover like 20 episodes' worth of material in eight, so it was just cruising on vibes and did so I think admirably, conveying a lot of worldbuilding complexity without having really a moment to get into it, and shorthanding character development in snappy one-liners that were pretty effective if you just. Suspended disbelief about literally any kind of logistics.

I did like some of the details they did choose to give us. Cool themes with Ciri, which I think convey the entire message of the book extremely well. And like-- when she's exposed to a bunch of sunlight, they showed her suffering with sunburn. That's a great grounding little bit of detail, even if it went away by the next scene because there wasn't time-- such a good detail, really eloquently conveyed by the framing and the actress and the props.

It's like.... an incredibly abbreviated art form, where they're doing grand gestures of vibes to get the story across.

Absolutely perfect for fanfic, LOL. There's really no well thought out detail to contradict so you've got a largely blank canvas. I also have deep regret that I don't think I can retcon my fic Keira into the Keira from Netflix who was both hot and had like, the perfect earthy practical personality, fuck she's good. Relatedly I loved the detail of how in the books Margarita Laux-Antilles was described as the most beautiful women in the world, and they cast a fat Black woman to play her, an absolutely gorgeous fat Black woman, and there in every scene of the sorceresses being beautiful were several fat women being beautiful too. It's something, ok.

I kept being like "omg woman hot" as i was watching, which was funny. I was by myself though, so it was fine, no one was there to witness my incoherence except the discord channels i kept typing into the wrong ones of.

one tiny sort of spoilery bit: i loved the delicious scene with Ciri confronting Cahir, but it was so rushed it was awkward, instead of showing us much they just had to have Cahir say it, and it was-- well the vibes were fucking delicious, but the execution kind of clumsy. But as I don't plan to rewatch, have zero fear that in my head I will rebuild this myself into something absolutely fucking perfect and id-tastic. Alas that we lost the book vibe where she clearly hadn't really realized he was a person until she knocked his helmet off and saw his stupefyingly blue eyes etc., and his terror and such, but i'm just gonna go ahead and fold that back in there in my mental recreation of it, don't worry. LOL if it worked for you as shot I Do Not Blame You.

oh also i'm in love with Philippa and now i feel bad i was so careless with her in my fic. Maybe I need to give her a bit more depth. I used her game characterization, I admit it, and Netflix did so well by her I'm sort of ashamed I didn't think of her like that.

#the witcher #the witcher netflix #tv watching #about the author #b watches tv like once every two years #cahir mawr dyffryn aep ceallach

[pantoute]

oh no... i typed in "alone" into the tumblr search because i wanted to look at gifsets from the tv series "alone" and instead now tumblr thinks i am alone (i mean, i am in some ways, but unrelated) and is concerned about my mental health

#guess i will have to watch tv series alone without any tumblr commentary #here's my commentary: extremely funny to see the type of person who tapped out within the first 48 hours of s1 #police officer and man who wouldn't stop talking about how he's usually always armed #tv watching

[monsterfromid]

In later life Buster Keaton would watch tv and shout “Cut!” and “Move that camera!” Sounds just like an evening in our house.

#interactive #tv watching #buster keaton #cut! #move that camera!

[djohnhopper]

WATCHING: Stranger Things. Just started watching this on Netflix. Years after everyone else, I know - but better late than never.

#stranger things #stranger things netflix #tv series #tv watching

[technicolourtelevision]

just out of curiousity bc i dont like watching 'next week on' and 'coming up this season' content. How do you guys consume TV?

please add any comments in tags! I have always been curious about this!

#poll #tv shows #tv watching

[cartoonfangirl1218]

With the end of summer coming, I have to look at my tv watching and I must admit I was very productive on that front. I watched the entirety of: Justice League/Unlimited, Young Justice, Avatar the Last Airbender, Gargoyles, Liberty’s Kids, Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, DC Superhero Girls, Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego, Angie Tribeca, Hot in Cleveland, Superstore, Young and Hungry, Baby Daddy, Vida, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Galavant, and Scmigadoon!

The latest seasons of: Reservation Dogs, Pose, Harley Quinn, Love Victor

I won’t even go into movies as my grandfather enjoys hallmark. So so much hallmark. But I also got to see Newsies (2017) and 13 the musical for the first time.

And got through ten seasons of Law and Order: Svu! Only 14 more to go!

#random musings #tv watching

[batcavescolony]

Percy Jackson but Hestia has a cabin. that is where the unclaimed go because she goddess of home and family. Demigods get claimed faster because when they show up Hestia glares at her siblings, nieces and nephews untill they claim them.

#percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #percy pjo #disney #disney percy jackson #pjo #rick riordan #disney+ #percy jackson tv show #percy jackson tv series #batcavescoloy watches the PJO tv show #batcavescolony watches

[marypsue]

Keep seeing that post where OP starts like 'Thinking about...grieving the undead' and then adds on about like. Real life situations where people have not died but have left your life and you would have reason to grieve them.

All respect, that's an important concept, but that is not what I am thinking about when I read 'grieving the undead'.

#your brother is a vampire. he's sitting across the table from you chatting with your mother about her day #and he's dead and he's gone and he's never coming back. #he laughs the same and he talks the same but his arm is cold when he grabs you in a headlock and your dog won't be in the same room with hi #he'll still hang around watching TV with you and give you wedgies and make stupid jokes #but you can't tell him about the bullies at school anymore because this thing with your brother's face will just find them and kill them. #and not even stupid fucking Jason deserves what the monster in your dead brother's skin would do to him. #your brother is dead and lost and right there in arm's reach and gone forever with no hope of ever getting him back. #i'm sure there are corollaries to be written about like ghosts and zombies but this is the one i'm personally hung up on recently

[honestlydarkprincess]

watching the percy jackson show be like

#jess watches pjo #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #pjo tv show #pjo memes #percy jackson memes #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackson tv #percy jackson tv show #jess.pjomemes

[basketcasemp3]

downsizing seasons from 22 episodes to 13 to 8. describing miniseries as "8 hour movies". loudly declaring that shows with 20+ episodes per season cannot truly be good. complaining that "it couldve been a movie". complaining about filler episodes. complaining about bottle episodes. complaining about episodes that prioritize character over plot. fr i think y'all just dont like television

#text #personal #im complaining both abt people who make tv AND people who watch it #if u dont like long form storytelling just say that and watch/make movies instead my godddd

[emotinalsupportturtle]

David Tennant being a lifelong Doctor Who fan who was inspired by the show to act, becoming the Doctor and Ncuti Gatwa who watched David Tennant and was inspired to act, playing the Doctor opposite David’s Doctor is the most beautiful thing

#This is a fanboy moment of immense proportions #Also they are both so silly it’s perfect #Dw spoilers #Doctor who #david tennant #ncuti gatwa #10th doctor #14th doctor #15th doctor #I’m just thinking of “I saw a regeneration scene on tv aged 3 and decided to be an actor” tennant #And ‘I watched David Tennant”s hamlet before drama school and realized that’s what an actor should be and what I should aspire to” ncuti #And that hug is so wholesome #it’s really come full circle #Also we can’t forget Mel for being the no 1 hype woman there

[strive-strv]

Evil monkey from family guy sticker

#evil #will graham #we bare bears #evil morty #evil monkey #family #family guy #running #i dont know #funny #homemade #stickers #character creation #tv #tv watching #sticky notes

[evilynapple]

boredom never heard of her.

im currently on a thrilling mission to find the TV remote. the search takes me to the deepest corners of the couch where forgotten treasures lie.

its an adventure filled with suspense but i wont rest until the remote is safely back in my possession.

#remote control #tv watching #btggf #pink sweater #1980s aesthetic #pastel #pastel goth #anime art #blue hair #cleavalicous #blue contacts

[elexuscal]

Danny Phantom, The Show:

geeky kid gets super powers from his parents' weird inventions! now he has to fight a rogue gallery of ghosts... but uh-oh! he still has to keep his grades up, deal with his embarrassing parents, and navigate girl troubles! rap theme song!

Danny Phantom, the Fandom, After 19 Years of Fermentation:

a child dies. but not quite. the inherent tension between life and death. the obsession of the dead for faded remnants of the living. warped green shadows on the walls of a dark laboratory. having to hide your true nature from those who should be your greatest allies. the fear of the monster you could become if you let yourself. being a ghost as a metaphor for the trans experience. a cold breath on the back of your neck in the dead of the night. rap theme song!

#also wes is there #danny phantom #okay okay i'm exagerrating on both points obviously #it's been a LONG time since i watched the original tv show #but of course it had elements of these deeper themes and that's why the fandom's lasted so long #but it was a mid 2000s cartoon when serialised storytelling in western animation was still in its infancy #the fandom has spent a long time leaning into the story lines and themes that never would have flown then

[utilitycaster]

"why should I get invested in shows if they'll just get canceled" I was deeply invested in Heroes (2006) and it was not canceled, it just got really terrible. I also got really invested in the sandwich I had a few weeks ago despite it only lasting like 15 minutes. You must embrace the ephemeral. You must be willing to love things that may not love you back, that might betray you, or that may die an untimely death. As the great philosopher Mr. Mitchell Lee Hedberg said "I'm not gonna stop doing something because of what happens at the end."

#now granted he did die of a drug overdose but you know. one can take the good lessons #anyway. point being i understand being deeply frustrated with the state of the tv and film. #but also we can admit that for every gem canceled there's like three real duds too #idk if you want something that's guaranteed to have a bunch of seasons and you know the ending for go watch shows from the 70s #the number of adults on this site who lack the emotional wherewithal to watch an ongoing narrative is. yikes. #queue

[fulcrvm]

illya is so dramatic oh my god i love him

#yes im still on season 1 of mfu im very slow at watching tv shows #the man from uncle #mfu #illya kuryakin #napoleon solo #napollya #from season 1 episode 20 #which was honestly hilarious im glad there was an illya centric episode it was fun #rex speaks #WHY DOES THIS HAVE SO MANY NOTES WHO ARE YOU GUYS