intermittent cricket song

so many audio dramas and not enough time

[charcoalsuns]

drew some things from moments in season one of fawx & stallion :)

cocktail/champagne glasses based on mid-19c glasses in the v&a collections

globe based on alfred wegener's maps, from his papers that originated the theory of continental drift and the ur-kontinent/pangaea

crumpled paper referenced from the piece of paper i printed archie's monologue on and spent way too long scrunching up just so

madge and hampton's church based on the parish church of st matthew, constructed in the 1850s in actual Ashford (as far as i could find, St Aloysius's didn't specifically exist)

emitting from the phonograph are waveforms of crimeria's lines, "yes, AND-- she was 'set up'" (thank u audacity for the visualization)

[prokkoli]

highschool squad

[prokkoli]

what if we're platonic soulmates and we want to stay together forever also our love language is sharing warm meals together

ART COLLAB WITH THE WONDERFUL DEAREST @nyoomzz (tumblr and twt)!!! :D

twitter post

[charcoalsuns]

Warlock Holmes, scrawling in his journals with crayon: this writing thing is easy really

[greykolla-art]

The Hell Hound of the Baskervilles gave us such a DEVASTATING look into Warlock’s backstory. I was Imagining him reminiscing about it while he’s hiding on the moors.

[angryducktimemachine]

What if we met by chance through a mutual friend and grew old together?

[ID 1: a digital drawing of Holmes and Watson as young men, Holmes is wearing a lab apron and is grabbing onto Watson's hand with both of his to pull him along and an excited, big smile. Watson is smiling and stepping after him. /End ID]

[ID 2: a digital drawing of Holmes and Watson as older men, Holmes is wearing a sweater vest and a beekeeping hat is tucked under his arm. He's holding onto Watson's hand with his own and smiling fondly at him. Watson, wearing a Norfolk Jacket is returning the smile. /End ID]

[224bbaker]

F&S Video Update #1 | Fawx & Stallion

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Today: the first of our quarterly update series for our Patreon subscribers of every level! This time, we're sharing updates, teases, and info on the status of season 3 as we head into the end of 2025! We've got some big updates coming in the new year, as well as more Team Commentaries, Cin-Enigmas episodes, behind the scenes content, and more!

Check out our Patreon page, with some free-to-all introductory content, today!

[charcoalsuns]

i've lost count of how many times i've listened to the case of the hard truth, it's such a wonderfully satisfying episode

how after the opening credits there ceases to be any background music for some time, letting all the conflicts breathe and feel as real as they do -- the moment the piano underscoring returns is so gentle and beautiful, like the audio equivalent of sunlight streaming through a break in the clouds, and it makes me clutch my heart every time!!!

it marks the shift in both conversations, of Archie and James finally honest with themselves and with each other about why working on (and messing up) this case has them feeling so empty, of Madge and Hampton remembering how they met and realizing they'd lost sight of their own partnership

and then!! the way those quiet chords enter when Madge says "Why can't we just help people?" and how they increase in strength and tempo when Hampton has his epiphany, when the two scenes start overlapping even further and their lines sound like they're all four in conversation together -- the momentum is GLORIOUS, i know it's coming, and it still takes my breath away like i'm hearing it for the first time

[cleverreports]

We report: there is a weight to this morning, like the day was fully formed as soon as there was light in the sky. The sunrise does not hold for our waking up, so we have to be here with our eyes very open, and our mind very alert. We left the smell of coffee and toast behind.

[charcoalsuns]

i made a Fawx & Stallion cryptic crossword! a medium befitting, i hope, of a podcast positively bursting with puns.

solve online here // solutions here

[sherlock-is-ace]

James the stylist, Madge having to put up with it, and Hampton going "you will not speak ill of the dead... again" ... their asses are not media trained

[charcoalsuns]

ouch, these moments from 1x08 (The Case of the Hard Truth):

(third scene, behind the Admiral's Shanks) McMURPHY: We get it, Stallion, you have long legs and a firm posterior. We’re all jealous. Now put ‘em away before I arrest you for public indecency, eh? ARCHIE: He won’t - he won't do that. You won’t do that.

starting from episode 1, the characters are so wonderfully expressive about their sexualities and relationships that it wasn't always at the front of my mind that of course, Madge marrying James was a favor to him for a reason. McMurphy's comment is framed as a joke but has a threatening undercurrent that really got to me on this listen, considering the connotation of "indecency" in English law after 1885, and Archie's immediate response -- a rapid, quiet reassurance toward James, then emphatically addressing McMurphy -- kicked me right in the heart.

(later, in Archie's bathtub) ARCHIE: Christ, I hated Scotland Yard when we first met, remember? I hated the way they acted, I hated the way they went about their business. Hell, I still hate how terrified I am of what they might mean for us, for our life together. But after I solved that whole fiasco at the baking competition I thought: oh, maybe I can fix this, maybe I can do it right.

and reevaluating the McMurphy interaction made this part of Archie's beautiful stretch of dialogue hit all the harder. he was terrified! an undercurrent as present in him as the threat inherent in a police officer. for five years he was so determined to fix the system from the inside, to do it right; for five years he's been with James. that conflict exists in him alongside his struggle with wanting to carry out Justice while still following The Rules, and the way these overlapping layers are portrayed throughout the season, especially in the last few episodes, is done so well

[charcoalsuns]

starting a third listen of fawx & stallion and all the parts of my face hurt from trying not to smile too noticeably

which is truly an impossible task; not just these perfectly timed performances, i'm delighted by the sound effects, the music, i'm overwhelmed with cheer and whimsy at the reading of the opening and closing credits

[dimension20official]

Tonight: a new documentary from director Brendan H. Banks all about our own Rick Perry - “The Legendary Rick Perry and the Art of Dimension 20″ Launches at 7pm ET / 4pm PT on @dropoutdottv

[whatevererr]

the five player table is so suspicious to me. manifesting surprise sixth pc showing up halfway through

[thelockedhour]

This blog has been transitioning into multi fandom for a while…

Anyways WBN has such a grip on my heart rn, especially Ame she’s such a cute kid!! Biiiig ghibli vibes from the whole podcast go check it out.

[stone-stars]

[ID: A brightly colored digital drawing of Ame from Worlds Beyond Number. Ame is a young, East Asian kid with a short, messy bowl cut. She is sitting in her nest, which is full of colorful pillows and blankets. Standing in front of her is Taro, a rooster who is missing a number of feathers. She holds a finger out towards him as if she is accusing him of something. He looks at her quizzically.]

[charcoalsuns]

cinematic parallels

[ID: Screenshot from Game Changer season 5, episode 1, showing the three player podiums as confetti floats across the set. None of the players are present. Sam stands behind the middle podium, looking stoic but dispirited. End ID]

[ID: Screenshot from Game Changer season 5, episode 9, showing the set from the same angle. Behind the player podiums are Brennan, holding back laughter; Lou, giving a pinched smile; and Siobhan, smiling joylessly. They all look toward Sam, who strikes a wide stance in front of Lou and Siobhan's podiums. He has flung his arms outward with each hand in a V sign and is leaning slightly backward, mid- gleeful shout as he alone celebrates. Confetti floats around him. End ID]