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starberry-cupcake · 5 years

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morimocchi replied to your post “also, I haven’t been able to watch any more versions of little women...”

theres a little women webseries???

Short response: yes, it’s called The March Family Letters, it has 50 episodes all available on youtube, and some other things that pop up along the way, it was done in 2014 and ended on 2015, I enjoyed it a lot.

Now for the long response, because I think it warrants one, for those who want to know the context...

At the time it was released, TMFL didn’t have the love it deserved.

When the webseries started, it was to be released in another channel, with another actress as Jo (though the one that ended up being it in is really good!) but then Cherrydale got Pemberley Digital (of Lizzie Bennet Diaries fame, who also made other webseries) to distribute it.

At the time, I wasn’t on board with that decision and I remember I posted that. I liked where TMFL was going as a small Canadian production and I didn’t fully trust PD to make it right and also didn’t think the PD audience was the right one for the series. I posted about it at the time and received an anon message telling me that PD was only to distribute it and they weren’t actually producing it, to which I responded that I still believed there was going to be an impact. I think time proved me right. Which is a pity.

There are a lot of unwarranted negative comments throughout the videos from PD fans. People nitpicking choices, acting, direction and, at the time, a lot of the decisions on representation as well (let’s remember this was 2014). The first video alone has a lot of hate in the comments, some are just vitriol.

Meanwhile, another Cherrydale production with some of the same actors and also lesbian characters, a webseries based on The Three Musketeers, was released on KindaTV. KindaTV which had, some months prior, started releasing Carmilla. Needless to say the audience was entirely different, and a series like the ones Cherrydale was doing did a lot better in a channel alongside something like Carmilla.

The problems with Pemberley Digital were many at the time, but mostly that they could never really escape the shadow of what LBD had been.

LBD really changed the game in the literary webseries landscape, it wasn’t the first but it was the most well known and, to this day, people recreate its format with other literary classics using it as a base.

But LDB had something none of them have, which is the fact that it was born, as an idea, before the genre was settled in as it is now. It was chosen to be made that way because it fit, it wasn’t something forced to fit the format.

And another thing LBD did was take a genre that could be made with little to no resources, that didn’t need much to be good, but they made it with A LOT of resources, A LOT of quality and A LOT of production, setting the bar SUPER HIGH for every single thing that would come after it. Let’s remember Hank Green (a 2012 Hank Green, at that) was producing.

There were series that had similar production levels but never a book as good as that one. Others that had good writing but the actors weren’t professional enough or the production cost too high for them. Others had issues with the format and tried to make them vlogs because it was what was being done and not necessarily because it fit the book they were adapting...

LBD wasn’t perfect by any means, but it set the bar very high. And the ones who were most aware of said bar were the PD audience.

Releasing the series through PD gave people expectations. Not necessarily of quality, because I think TMFL is very good, but of the type of content. KindaTV’s audience was more willing to accept lesbian characters, trans characters, ace characters and so on. They were more open-minded about what to change or leave in. PD audiences were expecting a re-telling as close to the original as LBD, in which the biggest changes (Lydia’s amazing storyline) were sort of “optional”.

And people never understood that TMFL wasn’t made by PD. They thought that like Sanditon or Emma Approved, it was a PD production, and put everything on them, erasing the work of those who were actually doing the show.

When I go to watch a webseries based on a book from any other place, I know what I’m getting into. I may or may not like it, but I take it for what it is, considering where it was made and by whom. I don’t judge series made by individual fans like I judge those made by big producing companies, or the ones made in the US like the ones from Finland, and so on.

I honestly feel that TMFL could have continued had it received more support. Both from the audience and from its “network”. Just like KindaTV supported their other show. They commented on people’s questions on when it was going to be back by asking them to share the videos and spread the word, but it wasn’t enough.

So, if you watch it, I hope you see it under the light of it being a small production from a Canadian group that tried really hard and got less than what they deserved.

I think time, sadly, proved me right about the choice of PD not being the right one, even if their audience post LBD was the biggest.

#morimocchi #reply #long post under the cut about literary webseries

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jesliey · 7 years

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The Many Ask Thingymabob

Second times the charm...

Tagged By: @caramiathegreat

Spoofy Soundcloud or Pandora? Im a spoofy kinda man

Messy or clean room? I think my room is comparatively clean

What colour are your eyes? Bluest blue to ever blue

Do you Like your name and why? Its alright. It always seemed a little lackluster to me

Relationship status? The running joke in my friend group is my 3 year dry spell. It isnt a very funny joke.

Describe your personality in 3 words or less? Distanced pragmatic dumbass

What colour is your hair? Golden and luscious

What kind of car do you drive? My moms PTA-mobile

Where do you shop? Bad Dragon

How would you describe your style? Dying, yet fashionable college student

Favourite social media account? We all know timboblr is utter trash, and i picked up natter a while ago and its honestly pretty fun

Bed size? Queenie my man

Any siblings? two older stepsisters and a wee lil half sister

Anywhere to live in the world and why? GERMANY OR POLAND. BECAUSE HERITAGE

Favourite snapchat filter? I really like the flower crown an butterfly ones but my phone is being dumb with snapchat and i cant get them

Favourite makeup brand? I mean i dont wear it, but im definitely not opposed! i dont know anything about brands and i am ashamed...

How many times a week do you shower? I go by how my hair feels. Usually its every other day, or every two days.

Favourite TV show? Currently? Gotta be that weeb and say Jojo...

Shoe Size? Depends on where i go, but like 12 - 13

How tall are you? Very

Sandals or sneakers? I like wearing socks and sandals feel weird on my feet

Do you go to the gym. I LIFT SO MANY THINGS WEEKLY SWOLE SESSIONS BRUH.

Describe your dream date? Existent... T-T

How much money do you have in your wallet? I dont carry cash!

What colour socks are you wearing? Black

How many pillows do you sleep with? Like 6. Ones a memory foam body pillow its soooo nice....

Do you have a job? Nah...its not for lack of trying though

How many friends do you have? Like...sooo many duuude...not really...

Whats the worst thing youve done? Cut someone who was bad for me out of my life. Bad for them, good for me.

Favourite candle scent? I mean i dont do candles but i love lavender

Favourite boy names?

Gabriel

Alistair

Jeremiah

Favourite girl names?

Elizabeth

Abigail

Lauren

Favourite actor? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Favourite actress? Ashley Johnson

Celebrity crush? theres a lot...

Favourite movie? The Boondock Saints. Easy question.

Do you read a lot? Whats your favourite book? I dont read as much as i think i should, but i loved 1984. I wanna try David Foster Wallaces Infinite Jest and i have the first book in Baccano that i borrowed from a friend and havent touched yet :/

Money or brains? Ignorance is bliss and im filthy fuckin rich HOLLA

Do you have a nickname? Jesliey is an old one. People also call me J a lot. Very briefly in highschool someone called me J-Money whenever he saw me

How many times have you been to a hospital? Not very many. I went in a few years ago for a tonsil infection but that was it in recent history

Top 10 Favourite Songs? Ok this is in no particular order and also limiting to 10 is blashpemy

Subdivisions by NSP

Everybody Wants to Rule The World by NSP

Resist and Bite by Sabaton though if im honest most of Heroes belongs here this ones just my fav

Winged Hussars by Sabaton POLISH PRIIIIIIDE

Wrong Side of Heaven by Five Finger Death Punch

All of Pendulums Immersion album im not picking one

Come with Me Now by KONGOS

History Maker by Dean Fujioka

Setting Sail, Coming Home by Darren Korb

Sonata For Whitestone Castle by Aiden Chan

Do you take any daily medications? No, but i probably should have...

Whatis your skin type? on a good day, slightly dry. on a bad day, cracked bleeding sandpaper.

Whats your biggest fear? My man i used to battle almost daily with some quite hefty anxiety. I could stare down the Grim Reaper and say “I served my time you come and take me”. Wasps and needles are pretty bad though i guess

How many kids do you want? Id be lying if i said i didnt want a daughter at some point...but theres no way im passing on my genetics. im adopting if i ever want a kid.

Whats your go-to hairstyle? Either free flowing and glorious, or ponytail if i need it out of my face

What ype of house do you live in? Moms house is pretty decently sized i suppose

Who is your role model? I dont really have one...

What was the last compliment you received? I dont know I dont really get those often...this is getting kinda depressing....

What was the last text you sent? “Well i hope shes alright”

How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa? Like 10 or 12

What is your dream car? Oh god i want a 1985 Pontiac Trans Am so bad you have no idea...

Opinion on smoking? I dont get the appeal but everyone can make their own choices

Do you go to college? Yes and im dying

What is your dream job? Metalworking and blacksmithing has lowkey been a huge fascination of mine for like 2 years now. i would love to be able to do that for a living

Rural area or life in suburbia? I like the idea of both, but rural areas have space for metal workshops

Do you take shampoo/conditioner bottles from hotel rooms? Nah i bring my own

Do you have freckles? A few spread sporadically all over my body. no noticeable patches though

Do you smile for pictures? Yeah but most of the time it feels so forced

How many pictures do you have on your phone? Somewhere between 1 and 2 hundred. Im not adding them up among all the folders...

Have you ever peed in the woods? Bruh the forest has seen every bodily fluid ive got

Do you still watch cartoons? ANIME IS NOT A CARTOON DAD. also yes quite often.

Wendys or McDonalds nuggets? GIMME DEM CHICKIN MCNUGGiES

Favourite dipping sauce? Sweet chili thai!

What do you wear to bed? Pajama pants, a shirt, and socks usually. Occasionally whatever i wore during the day. Ive been known to ditch my pants and socks in my sleep.

Ever won a spelling bee? Never been in one, but i think i could have if i wanted to

What are your hobbies? I wont as long as i live under my mothers roof, but i would hella get into amateur blacksmithing!

Can you draw? yes. should i draw? no.

Do you play an instrument? I can play trumpet, but i would really like to pick up playing cello

What was the last concert you saw? If i remember correctly it was the Scorpions

Tea or coffee? Both. Simultaneously. I like to remain calm while containing the energy of a god.

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? Fuck you america! Tim Hortons!

Do you want to get married? I wont oppose if a future partner wants to, but if i love someone enough to want to spend the rest of my life with them, then it wont be necessary

What is your crushs first and last initial? Which one tho?

Are you going to change your last name when you get married? Im indifferent

What colour looks best on you? Blue and red are my standard colours

Do you miss anyone right now. If i think about this at all the answer is usually yes

Do you sleep with your door open or closed? I have the lovely habit of losing my pants in my sleep. for the sake of everyone else in this house, closed is best

Do you believe in ghosts? Call me a skeptic

What is your biggest pet peeve? Im pretty laid back about a lot of things. Only thing i can think of now is more of an anxiety thing but i cant stand people randomly touching my hair without me knowing

Last person you called? My mother

Favourite ice cream flavour? Butterscotch ripple

Regular or golden oreos? Golden

Chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? Rainbow

What shirt are you wearing? An old white one with some brand graphic on it

What is your phone background? Lockscreen is Goku from DBZ if he were done as a Jojo character, and home screen is a cr1t1kal quote

Are you outgoing or shy? Im not overly comfortable with just meeting new people and striking up conversations without some kind of help

Do you like it when people play with your hair? I mean i used to...theres a girl at my college who has absolutely no concept of personal boundaries who has at least partially ruined that for me now. Like i said earlier, i cant stand people touching my hair now without me acknowledging it

Do you like your neighbors? Ive lived her about 8 years and im still learning their names

Do you wash your face at night? In the morning? lmao

Have you ever been high? Hella my dude

Have you ever been drunk? Also hella my dude?

Last thing you ate? Coscto chicken penne and a salad.

Favourite lyrics right now? “Light up the night./ There is a city that this darkness can’t hide./ There are embers of a fire that’s gone out,/ but I can still feel the heat on my skin./ This mess we’re in, well you and I,/ maybe you and I,/ we can still make it right./ Maybe we can bring back the light!” Light Up the Night by The Protomen

Summer or Winter? Autumn fuck that noise

Day or night? Night

Dark milk or white chocolate? White!

Favourite month? October

What is your zodac sign? League of Legends Cancer

Who was the last person you cried in front of? I legitimately dont remember...probably @vocoterra

GOOD LORD THIS TOOK TOO LONG TO FINISH

If anyone wants to do this feel free and say i tagged you!

#long post #good lord i was as far as the crush initials one #and then chrome closed and i shed a single tear #now excuse me i need to shower

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