holisticat

Mikaela/18/she 🌼This is my dghda sideblog!

[maccymacdonald]

so I just finished Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.. and it was AMAZING. like, unbelievable. I loved it so much. and it ended on a cliffhanger!! a really important one!! and then, and fucking THEN. I FOUND OUT IT’S BEEN CANCELLED. WHAT THE FUCK.

PLEASE WATCH THIS SHOW! THE MORE VIEWS IT GETS ON NETFLIX THE MORE LIKELY IT IS FOR ANOTHER NETWORK TO PICK IT UP AGAIN. YOU CAN ALSO SIGN THIS PETITION TO BRING IT BACK WHICH HAS OVER 60,000+ SIGNATURES ALREADY. so here’s a spoiler free synopsis!!

The show is about Dirk, a holistic detective who operates on the notion that everything is connected. The universe has it’s ways of showing him what to do, and he uses his psychic abilities to help whoever he can by solving cases.

It’s quirky comedy makes it very funny and lighthearted, while still having very serious moments and dark storylines, especially as it progresses into season 2 to delve deeper into the origins of Dirk’s power.

IT HAS:

positive and healthy LBGT characters and relationships!

badass POC!

realistic depictions of mental illness

a wonderful canon bisexual character who is open about her struggles with drug abuse

complex and dynamic characters played brilliantly

interesting and completely unpredictable story lines

lovable characters you can get attached to pretty much straight away

unbelievably strange and awesome costumes, very wes anderson-esqe

awesome fight scenes

aesthetically beautiful cinematography

THE MAIN CHARACTERS:

Dirk Gently (played by Samuel Barnett), is an adorable cinnamon roll detective with an incredibly sad past who just wants to save the universe and make friends doing so: (also everyone agrees he’s either gay or asexual and either way I love him more than anything)

Todd Brotzman (played by Elijah Wood) is Dirks best friend/assistant who is reluctantly dragged into dirks escapades. totally relatable, either 1) sick of everything or 2) angry at everything. he tries his best.

Amanda Brotzman (played by Hannah Marks) is Todd’s sister. A total punk rock badass who suffers from a terrible disease but it doesn’t! stop! her! also, a bi icon.

Farah Black (played by Jade Eshete) is an OCD stickler for the rules who could literally kill me with her bare hands and I’d thank her.

Overall? A top show based off a series of novels by Douglas Adams who also wrote Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and episodes of Doctor Who.

(Also, there’s only two seasons. That’s not so bad to catch up on!)

please don’t let this show die

[iescapedmayday]

I’m super excited!

Hannah Marks to direct “Turtles all the way down”? Hell yes!

I can’t wait to see what she does with this!

[tamsinbeybey-she-no-porcupine]

So what I gathered from seeing tons of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency gifs on my dash.

The on in the yellow jacket that makes funny faces and looks a bit like a puppy is Dirk. and he’s really really pale. Also he doesn’t seem good at interacting with people (is he an alien who’s baffled by our customs?)

Frodo is called Todd and he is superduper in love with dirk.

There are some dystopian punk pirates. one of them is giant tattooed men who lifts a tiny punk lady and they are probably in love as well?

people are very bad at geography apparently

There’s a gorgoeus black woman who is really glad that her dad died.

That’s all

[rejisol]

ah yes, functional gay and disaster bi solidarity, sunshine and punk edition

[authordesu]

[golyadkin]

hard same

[kieren-fucking-walker]

DGHDA SpookFest 2018 Applications are Open!

What is SpookFest? 

An event for all writers and artists (of any and all kinds) in the DGHDA fandom to come together to make Halloween/October themed content.

How does it work? 

First you need to sign up. You can choose to work with a partner, to make the event more social or if you need encouragement, or work alone. 

If you choose to work with a partner you will both be creating individual pieces of work from the same prompt, (these will not be based off each others works, this isn’t a bang, it’s just so you have someone to chat/have fun/share ideas with.) Edit: Partners sharing prompts do not have to create works for the same ship. You can, but this isn’t a requirement, it’s only the prompt that’s being shared.

Once applications close, partners will be assigned (if you asked for them) and you will be sent a link to a prompt list. Prompts will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. If you are partnered you will need to pick a prompt together. 

Once you have your prompt, get creative! You can write, draw, paint, edit, make anything you like as long as it’s for the DGHDA fandom and based on your prompt. 

All works will be posted on the 31st of October to Tumblr and AO3 (for those using it.) Posting guidelines will be sent out closer to the time. 

Is there a minimum word count for writers?

This is purely for fun, so the minimum is 500 words. If you want to write a massive long epic, or create loads and loads of art feel free! But this isn’t meant to be stressful or encourage you to write an incredible amount, just good spooky fun.

What are the dates?

For those who want partners: Applications close on 28th of September.

For those who would like to work alone:  Applications close on 4th of October (but the sooner the better if you want a particular prompt).

Partners assigned and prompt list will go up on the 29th of September.

Prompts will be claimed on first come first serve basis until 5th of October (Partners will need to pick a prompt together. The earlier you pick, the better because you’ll have more time to work. If you do not pick a prompt by the 5th of October it will be assumed you no longer wish to participate.)

Completed works will be posted on 31st of October.

Sounds great! How do I apply? 

In two easy steps:

Reblog this post! (This is important as it helps get the word out.)

Fill out this form

Any Questions?

Drop me a message! I’ll do my best to get back to you ASAP. 

Happy Spooking! 

[kyokosayuki]

i’ve been thinking about brotzly the past few days, then i decided to draw this

[dirkkgently]

so all y’all gay or what

[holisticat]

this show and fandom are both the definition of chaotic gay

[ilovedirkgentlysomuch]

- I ain’t gonna hold on to these monsters anymore

[turnipoddity]

IT’S YA BOIS

[hurglewurm]

@kieren-fucking-walker I loved this idea so much I had to draw it 

[fanficfanart]

The pain was still there…but he felt something else too

Invisible - @youforgotthepie

go read it in German or English (or both if you really crave pain that much i mean who am i to judge)

[dailydirk]

Going to have my very own Sherlock Hobbs.

[dont-offend-the-bees]

this was probably done ages ago but I’m rewatching space rabbit

[princessparadoxical]

Todd: I regret getting you that blender for Christmas.

Dirk, drinking toast: Why?

[x]

[olympain]

oh hey san diego comic con is here and i’m so glad dirk gently wasn’t cancelled so we’re able to be treated to the cast having fun on instagram stories and that we have a panel and a season 3 trailer to look forward to!! thanks for not cancelling us bbc america !! 

[princessparadoxical]

This is the darkest timeline.