was thinking about how aang is constantly thrown off by how much katara wants to touch him in book 1, and how this could mean it’s a cultural thing not a personal thing but also both
he doesn’t start hugging her back till the end of book 1 and even in book 2 he’s still thrown off by her cheek kisses. every time she initiates a new type of physical interaction, he has a confused or surprised reaction. the one time he initiates a hug is in the serpent’s pass after he initially rejected katara’s hug from earlier. in book 3, he initiates more physical interactions but it still doesn’t add up to the amount of times katara has in total. outside of katara, the only other time i can think of him reaching out to to touch someone is toph when he held her hand because she was feeling vulnerable.
even when i think of the flashbacks, i don’t really recall him getting a hug from gyatso or anyone. obviously the circumstances in the flashbacks are a bit tense but in general, the air nomads don’t seem to be that big on physical affection among friends or even pupils and teachers. gyatso gives him a pat on the head and that seems to be pretty much it when it comes to physical contact. the only being he hugs freely and consistently is appa 😭
anyway it’s just interesting to me to think of aang coming from a community of free-spirited monks and nuns who were not keen on too much touching and affection, being with katara, who comes from a culture or at least a family that hug and embrace each other whenever they feel like it. katara gets a hug from gran-gran, she hugs sokka’s annoying ass sometimes and he gives her a kiss on the cheek when he’s feeling particularly affectionate even if she gets the ick. plus, the water tribe is the only culture where the official greeting between people meeting for the first time includes physical contact.
individually, katara initiates platonic physical interactions with several characters to suggest that this is also just a part of her personality even if aang is definitely the one she likes to be affectionate with the most, let’s be clear!
anyway this is me once again cornplating about a certain monk and his physically affectionate girlfriend who’s also his girl best friend that likes to hug him, touch his face, kiss his cheek, etc.
This may be something of a cultural thing, which is also really neat.
When we see them in flashbacks, the monks do seem to be rather hands off. They bow, they beckon, they wave, and they even play tricks with airbending (or at least Aang and Gyatso do), but we don’t really see much physical interaction.
The Southern Water Tribe, meanwhile, seems to be much more free with physical affection. The greet each other by grasping forearms, hugs and nudges are pretty common, and one warrior even greets Sokka at Chameleon Bay by giving him a noogie.
My favorite thing is that we get all these detractors here saying, oh, you Americans, you think you're so great. Well, yeah, because we are. And then you get people who come here and see the basics that we have and go, holy fuck, this is how they're living. It's like, yeah, we are the greatest.
This has been bugging me for ages and I feel like you’re the only other blog who would appreciate my conundrum here. Do you think people in the avatar-verse drink cow’s milk?
On the one hand the lost lore archive seemingly confirms that cow-pigs produce “delicious” milk, but how canon can we really consider that? On the other hand, if you didn’t already know, most humans are lactose intolerant. The gene for lactase persistence (the ability to digest milk past babyhood) originated in the Middle East or Europe and spread from there. Even today East Asia has some of the highest rates of lactose intolerance in the world, and lactase tolerance was virtually nonexistent in North America pre-colonisation. Not drinking cow’s milk is the norm for humanity, not the exception, so I just think it would be cool to have at least one fantasy world where the main characters are lactose intolerant and soy milk is the norm.
Granted, given that cheese can be made to be palatable to lactose intolerant people and that there does seem to have been some lactase persistence traditionally in northern Indian and Himalayan regions (at least at a cursory research glance), you would probably expect it to vary by region and culture. Maybe cow-pig milk is consumed in only certain regions and otherwise usually made into cheese. I personally headcanon that air nomads eat sky bison cheese, which might taste similar to chhurpi.
From what I've read, dairy cows aren't native to East Asia, hence the lack of cow milk in most of the traditional cuisine of that region. I would say that cow-pig milk in Avatar might just be a local delicacy unique to the EK town from "Zuko Alone".
However, a predisposition towards lactose intolerance is not necessarily a permanent roadblock to enjoying milk products. Speaking from personal experience, I can generally build up my tolerance for dairy if I make a point of drinking milk every day. However, if I take a break of more than a week, then I have to start the whole process over again.
As for the consumption of other animal milks...
Based off cultural inspiration, the Air Nomads likely had close to 100% lactase persistence. Dairy is a huge part of Tibetan and other Himalayan cuisine. Plus, if Appa is any indication, sky bisons were roughly the size of sperm whales. Assuming there was a sky bison for every nomad, there was probably enough extra milk produced for it to become a staple of the Air Nomad diet.
The Northern Water Tribe probably has some lactase persistence, since they have Mongolian and Sakha cultural influence in addition to Inuit. Both Mongolian and Sakha culture are known for their consumption of mare's milk, both as a drink and as an ingredient in dishes. Plus, the NWT canonically has Buffalo-Yaks, which is a combination of two animals whose milk is commonly consumed in parts of Asia. Lactase persistence might not be as strong in the Southern Water Tribe, who don't seem to have domesticated any milk-producing animals.
The Earth Kingdom probably only has lactase persistence in certain regions, such as the village in "Zuko Alone". This aligns with its primary cultural inspiration, China. While most of China does not have a cheese-making tradition, there are pockets of regional cheeses: cow and goat acid cheeses in Yunnan, fermented cow milk cheeses in Xinjiang, and yak cheeses in the Tibetan and Mongolian autonomous regions. However, on the whole, I think most EK citizens stick to non-dairy milks made from soy, seeds, or nuts.
Finally, there's the Fire Nation. I don't think they drink much milk. In addition to China, the Fire Nation's other major cultural influences are Southeast Asia (Thailand, especially) and Japan. Historically, none of these cultures consumed much animal milk. I think the Fire Nation's choice of milks would be soy, sesame, coconut, or peanut.
Aren't arctic camels a domesticated animal in the swt? camel milk is a pretty common staple among people who keep them (and I know several north American farmers that have brought camels. onto their farms specifically for milk!) Sami people also milk reindeer, but immmmm not sure how well snow leopard caribou would take to being milked
You're right! In Korra, we do see arctic camels, so the SWT likely consumes dairy regularly, at least in the post-war period. This would imply that Katara and Sokka have some lactase persistence. I can just imagine Sokka bringing this up whenever a game or situation requires the Gaang to split into teams:
Sokka: Alright, Team 1 will be me, Katara, and Aang. That leaves Suki, Toph, and Zuko for Team 2.
Suki: Are you basing this off seniority in the group or something?
Sokka: More like who can handle a few rounds of drinks without turning into a tomato.
Team 2: *glares*
Sokka: Kidding! It's based on who can have a milkshake without turning into a walking stink bomb---*gets dirtball to the face*
The Fire Nation does have hippo cows, though. Maybe they just keep them for meat, but I don’t think they’d want to waste a potential resource like that, at least during the war.
you show me a spunky optimistic and somewhat quirky lady and a man who is completely in love with her and her nonsense and you’ve got me hooked right away
Firefly/Serenity is pretty good for world building and characters. But it's only one season and a movie. The Stargate series, specifically SG-1 and Atlantis, have pretty good lore, though they're very mid-2000s weekly shows so the world building doesn't get as much attention as the weekly shenanigans until the later seasons. I saw someone in the comments already recommend Star Trek: TNG, which I'll second wholeheartedly and add in Deep Space Nine for afterward.
If world building is your main criteria, I'd tentatively suggest one of the Game of Thrones series. GoT has an almost universally hated ending, and House of the Dragon seems to be falling apart faster that GoT did, but A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is excellent. It actually has protagonists and it's more optimistic and heroic than the more cynical and bleak GoT and HotD.
Jericho is a really good post-apocalyptic show from the early 2000s. It follows a small Kansas town after a nuclear bomb goes off in a nearby city. They don't know why it happened or how far the attack, if it was an attack, might have gone. The show is mostly about the town, specifically the Greene family, dealing with the fallout (literal and figurative) while holding onto their small town American values. It has one full season and a second, sort of epilogue season that ties up most of the loose ends before the show was canceled, but it's still really good. I rewatch it every few years.
The early 2000s Battlestar Galactica reboot show is also really good. So is Falling Skies, which is another post-apocalyptic show that follows a family as they try to fight back against the aliens that conquered Earth. It has a lot of good people trying to do the right thing and a kind of patriotic through line you don't see anymore. The main character, who's played by Noah Wyle, is a former history teacher who tries to keep the spirit of America alive as much as he can while fighting the aliens. But the world building is very much in the background compared to the fight against the aliens and the personal dramas between the characters.
I'd always recommend Lost. I know people think the ending is confusing but I didn't have any problem with it and I'm not always great at figuring out things in shows that aren't laid out clearly. The Stand mini-series from the 90s is pretty good too. Surprisingly strong Christian themes from something written by Stephen King. Gary Sinise, Rob Lowe, and Molly Ringwald are in it. The newer series from a few years back is terrible though.
I’m gonna toss out some suggestions as well, although I tend to enjoy animated shows more frequently than live-action.
Avatar the Last Airbender has been praised for its worldbuilding for years now, and I definitely agree that it’s worth watching. It is a kids show, and Season 1 especially feels like a Saturday morning cartoon, but its story and characters live up to all the hype. The show tackles plenty of heavy subject matter, but does so in ways that a lot of kids will be familiar with from their own lives. The world feels vast and real in a way many of its imitators have failed to live up to, and it’s full of characters who are just as complex and well developed.
Delicious In Dungeon (or Dungeon Meshi if you prefer) only has one season so far, but a second has been announced. Even if you’re not all that into anime or Dungeons and Dragons, this show’s approach to creature design is very inventive in ways that really add to the fantasy genre, as well as offering both exciting fights and hilarious comedy. It’s especially enjoyable to watch the main party’s wildly different personalities clash as they progress through the titular dungeon, and it only gets more entertaining when they bump into other people while on their quest.
Sym-Bionic Titan, much like Firefly, was tragically cancelled before it could really get into more than episodic adventures, but what we actually got is still incredible. Due to only having twenty episodes, we’re left with a lot more questions than answers, both about what the villains actually want and how the protagonists would defeat them, but the interactions among the main cast are still excellent. It’s a teen drama and a giant mech vs giant monster fight at the same time, and it’s a lot of fun to watch.
I don’t remember Revolution as being an amazing show, but the worldbuilding was pretty interesting, and it was nice to see a post-apocalyptic story where only some people were total assholes, as opposed to the genre standard of everyone being assholes. I liked the familial bond between main characters Charlie and Miles, and the cause of the societal collapse was fairly unique and grounded for the genre. It very much felt like a CW show, which isn’t really surprising considering it was created by the same guy who made Supernatural, and I remember it falling off in Season 2, but I enjoyed it well enough.
My favorite thing right now are all these videos of Europeans coming to America - especially the South - for the World Cup and discovering an entirely different world from what they’ve been told. 😂 My faves are the guy realizing he can get free refills at a restaurant and downing like 2 or 3 Cokes and looking like the happiest kid alive, and the sweetest little Norwegian kid doing his darnedest to order in English at McDonalds and absolutely nailing it.
And it seems like it’s actually making some people here wake up and go “hey, maybe our country is pretty cool after all.”
Too many people come here and only see NY or LA. There is so much more to America than a handful of failing coastal cities that more resemble third world shitholes than the other 99% of the greatest country on Earth. I love how many people are coming to the real America and finding so many things to love.
I actually think that Mr. Bennet was probably the most similar to Lydia for all that as his favourite daughter Lizzy shared his penchant for books and witticisms about other people.
The thing about Mr. Bennet is he's chiefly concerned with his own amusement, his own interests, while Mrs. Bennet panics over the entailment and what they'll do when he's dead he brushes it off and takes no action, if pushed on it he gets passive-aggressive.
He's not interested in thinking about a world where he's dead or preparing for it, and while that's obviously irresponsible it's also not like that mindset's uncommon even today.
Mr. Bennet doesn't save money, Mr. Bennet reads and jokes around, taking nothing seriously.
Mr. Bennet is prepared to make fun of his young daughters "They are all silly and ignorant like other girls but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters" and tease his wife "You mistake me dear I have a high respect for your nerves, they are my old friends." and everyone else that he comes into contact with "For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?" "Mr. Bennet’s expectations were fully answered. His cousin was as absurd as he had hoped; and he listened to him with the keenest enjoyment, . . . and, except in an occasional glance at Elizabeth, requiring no partner in his pleasure." He amuses himself with their antics without stepping in to teach the daughters he's responsible for better 'more respectable' ways to behave especially in regards to the scenes they make in public.
That's far less entertaining after all. And would require him to actually put work in rather than look down on them as an observer.
Lizzy mirrors his behaviour a lot at the start of the book in regards to making character judgements about the people around her, but her care in trying to make sure her younger sister doesn't drink too much at the ball for example is something he never would've bothered with and she learns over the course of the book to be less prideful about her 'discernment' and less liable to allow herself to be prejudiced against the people she meets based on hearsay or first impressions.
Lydia meanwhile is similarly entertaining as a member of the family early in the book and later on is revealed to be similarly selfish in what her indifference to the consequences of her choices will mean for the rest of the family, in the note explaining that she has run off with Wickham, Lydia writes “What a good joke it will be!”
While her sense of humour is less cynical and sarcastic than her father's the fact she places priority on what's fun rather than the right thing to do makes her a very interesting parallel.
Of course this is also an indicator of her immaturity and her parents' failures to educate her properly but Lydia ends up being a foil for both her parents', the result of their enabling and neglectful parenting styles and a merging of their worst qualities/personality traits.
In fact her marriage echoes their own "My child, let me not have the grief of seeing you unable to respect your partner in life." in how she marries thoughtlessly, for attraction rather than love. As ridiculous and inconsiderate as her mother; as passive, selfish and careless in regards to 'duty to the family' as her father and as conceited as both of them.
In the end, he jokes about how quickly his guilt for the situation will pass and he decides not to pay an allowance for her clothes or allow her to visit “I will not encourage the impudence of either, by receiving them at Longbourn.” but this is of course in line with his behaviour all throughout the book.
If it's not interesting to him he either makes fun of it or avoids it.
Having Lydia at Longbourne would mean facing his mistakes with her or even the similarities her marital situation shares with his own and that would be uncomfortable. Unlike Lizzy and Darcy he doesn't change himself at all despite the pressures of the situations he encounters over the course of the book, and sadly neither did Lydia. They didn't want to you see. So they didn't bother and thanks to the efforts of other people, it mostly all worked out for them. At least on the surface.
Mr and Mrs Bennet are both deeply flawed people who fail to properly prepare their daughters for adult life. Jane and Lizzy turned out alright because they were able to parent themselves decently well, which Kitty later benefits from.
Lydia’s fate is as much her parents’ fault as it is Wickham’s.
seems obvious to me that the problem is not the kid but rather that he was "her backup choice for over a decade." plenty of men do step up to raise children that aren't their own. sounds like he just he has more self-respect than to be the simp she kept on the back burner for ten fucking years.
I have a lot of respect for dudes who step up and raise another man's kids. As much as we clown on single moms it's really not the kids' fault and they do deserve a good father figure.
With that being said it's really hard to take a lot of single moms seriously because it's way more likely that they just want you as a resource rather than truly loving you and wanting to build a life with you.
My stepdad was decidedly NOT looking to get married again when he met my mom. He was newly divorced, three teenage kids, and just trying to keep his job and life together. Some friends set up a profile for him on a dating website, but he didn’t pay the subscription because he wasn’t looking to marry again.
He had a list of things a woman would have to be before he’d even consider dating them, and he fully admits he made it because he was convinced no woman could match it. She had to be active in the church, divorced, have not been the reason for her divorce, and she had to be the sort of person who was always fifteen minutes early, to name just a few. He finally decided to pay for the subscription just to find people to talk to. He was convinced his list was foolproof.
And then he met my mom.
To hear my dad tell it, he met my mom for the first time and said to himself “Crap. Now I need to get married.” They dated for about four months before he proposed, and this fall they’ll have been together thirteen years. He went from having three children to having eleven, and he’s loved all us kids the same; but the person he loves best is Mom.
He’d been the backup before; the breadwinner, the stabilizing force. What he hadn’t been, to his ex, was the partner. The true love. The best friend.
And then he met my mom.
My mom had been through her own heartbreaks, her own disappointments, and through a lifetime of struggle, what she’d never had was an equal. A security blanket. A partner.
And then she met my dad.
The two of them restored my belief in love. I don’t doubt they love me, but I especially don’t doubt they love each other. While I have yet to meet a man I’d call husband, I know in my bones that I want the same kind of love my parents have for each other.
Ah, let me count the ways in which fandom interpretation of Sirius Black infuriates me. One day, I’ll write an essay, but as I don’t currently have the time to pen a thousand-page epic -
This is literally the moment that possibly defines Sirius the most, and it’s the one that everyone forgets.
Everyone knows the story - Sirius arrived at Godric’s Hollow, saw the Potters’ bodies, and tore after Peter Pettigrew in a blind, thoughtless, reckless rage.
Um, except he didn’t.
He tried to take care of Harry. He tried to get Hagrid to give Harry to him, and when Hagrid refused, he tried to argue.
What, you think he was planning to tear after Peter with Harry tucked under one arm? Of fucking course not. It didn’t change that he wanted to kill Peter, that he probably would be happy to find and kill him later - but he wasn’t planning to murder anyone, to throw his life away, to even sit in a dark corner and drink himself to death while holding a goddamn baby.
This is Sirius’s godson, the person he promised his dead best friend he’d protect, and whom he now loved more than anyone alive. He’s asking for the kid so he can take the kid, and that means devoting himself to a lifetime of raising, nurturing, being patient, being parently, changing nappies and nursing fevers and a million other VERY. RESPONSIBLE. THINGS.
Do we know how good Sirius would have been at doing that? Hell no.
But what we do know is the most important thing - that he was willing to try.
Hagrid cites Dumbledore’s orders and won’t give Harry up.
So it’s really only once everything is really gone - that Sirius’s responsibilities and attachments are nearly all truly severed - that he decides there’s nothing else to do but go after Peter.
And ties back in with DUMBLEDORE BEING A BIT OF A JACKASS HERE. THERE’S -literally- no reason for him to NOT tell Sirius the reason Harry HAS GOT to live with the Dursleys.
But go Fig, he doesn’t
Oh btw Sirius, sorry you were wrongfully imprisoned in a horrible soul-sucking depressing Wizard prison for YEARS. I assure you it was all necessary.
Everyone always assumes Dumbledore left Sirius to rot, but I think everyone’s forgetting a very important possibility: Dumbledore might not have been there when the Fidelius Charm was cast.
Lots of people assume it was Dumbledore who cast it, but James, Lily, and Sirius were all described as skilled and powerful by those who knew them. Any one of them could have been the one to cast the Fidelius, and Dumbledore’s presence wouldn’t have been necessary at all. If they were really worried about a spy within the Order of the Phoenix, keeping the list of people who know who’s the secret keeper as small as possible would make sense.
Dumbledore is a brilliant wizard, and he knew far more than he let on, but he wasn’t omniscient. It’s entirely possible he, along with everyone else (even Remus), genuinely believed Sirius was the traitor.
Utah lawmakers and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expressed frustration Saturday after the U.S. Department of Wa
So, in case you’ve missed it, the Department of War/Defense has updated its list of religious affiliations for military service members, and the Church of Jesus Christ was explicitly not listed as a denomination of Christianity.
I’m aware that many people, especially in other Christian denominations, don’t view us as “real” Christians. Some even view us as a cult, while others throw around phrases like “White Islam”. I can safely say, as someone who’s been a member of the church my whole life, and has attended other denominations’ church services several times over the years for my father’s work as a chaplain, that these claims are untrue.
I would like to correct some of my fellow members, who easily discard the label of Christian, or do not see the problem with us not being accepted by others as Christians.
Firstly, the Book of Mormon clearly states in 3 Nephi 27:4-9 “And the Lord said unto them: Verily, verily, I say unto you, why is it that the people should murmur and dispute because of this thing? Have they not read the scriptures, which say ye must take upon you the name of Christ, which is my name? For by this name shall ye be called at the last day; And whoso taketh upon him my name, and endureth to the end, the same shall be saved at the last day. Therefore, whatsoever ye shall do, ye shall do it in my name; therefore ye shall call the church in my name; and ye shall call upon the Father in my name that he will bless the church for my sake. And how be it my church save it be called in my name? For if a church be called in Moses’ name then it be Moses’ church; or if it be called in the name of a man then it be the church of a man; but if it be called in my name then it is my church, if it so be that they are built upon my gospel. Verily I say unto you, that ye are built upon my gospel; therefore ye shall call whatsoever things ye do call, in my name; therefore if ye call upon the Father, for the church, if it be in my name the Father will hear you;”
Jesus commands that the Church be called in His name—His mission and atoning sacrifice constitute His gospel—Men are commanded to repent and
Our church leaders have also reinforced our Christianity. In the October general conference of 2007, Elder Jeffrey R Holland said “Now, to anyone within the sound of my voice who has wondered regarding our Christianity, I bear this witness. I testify that Jesus Christ is the literal, living Son of our literal, living God. This Jesus is our Savior and Redeemer who, under the guidance of the Father, was the Creator of heaven and earth and all things that in them are. I bear witness that He was born of a virgin mother, that in His lifetime He performed mighty miracles observed by legions of His disciples and by His enemies as well. I testify that He had power over death because He was divine but that He willingly subjected Himself to death for our sake because for a period of time He was also mortal. I declare that in His willing submission to death He took upon Himself the sins of the world, paying an infinite price for every sorrow and sickness, every heartache and unhappiness from Adam to the end of the world. In doing so He conquered both the grave physically and hell spiritually and set the human family free. I bear witness that He was literally resurrected from the tomb and, after ascending to His Father to complete the process of that Resurrection, He appeared, repeatedly, to hundreds of disciples in the Old World and in the New. I know He is the Holy One of Israel, the Messiah who will one day come again in final glory, to reign on earth as Lord of lords and King of kings. I know that there is no other name given under heaven whereby a man can be saved and that only by relying wholly upon His merits, mercy, and everlasting grace19 can we gain eternal life.”
We declare it is self-evident from the scriptures that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are separate persons, three divine beings.
During the April general conference of that same year, Elder Gary J. Coleman said “Cortnee asked, “Mom, are we Christians?” As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you are a Christian, and I am too. I am a devout Christian who is exceedingly fortunate to have greater knowledge of the true “doctrine of Christ” since my conversion to the restored Church. These truths define this Church as having the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Like other members of the Church, I now understand the true nature of the Godhead, I have access to additional scripture and revelation, and I can partake of the blessings of priesthood authority. Yes, Cortnee, we are Christians, and I testify of these truths in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.”
I am a devout Christian who is exceedingly fortunate to have greater knowledge of the true “doctrine of Christ” since my conversion to the r
We are commanded by our Lord and Savior to take His name upon ourselves. That includes the name of Christian.
To my fellow members, it does matter that we are called so. To those of other faiths who question or deny our seat at the table, I suggest you reread Mark 9:37-40 “Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is on our part.”
so far, I have quotes from the russos on how they think Cap is old fashioned and needed to go, how black widow was damaged and needed to “complete herself” how tony “needs to go.” they clearly don’t care for thor or ant man, thinking them idiots. They don’t seem to respect Falcon or War machine (I wonder why) so who DO they like?
Why were they given control over a movie franchise where they hate all the characters?
This really freaking annoys me. If you’re in charge of a movie franchise then it is your job to embrace every character, to help them grow and overcome their differences. But no, NO! These asshats kill off every single character that they hate and are acting like complete babies just because they don’t like them. If you don’t like them so much then fuck off! Go and work on something else! Just stop ruining the MCU!!!
On the bright side, knowing the directors actively hated half the characters they were working with leaves me feeling 0% hesitant to ignore every single bullshit character move they made! 😜
Look, I have my differences with the LOTR movies, but you can see in every frame the sheer overwhelming love for the story that went into those movies. On genuinely every level. Every person involved with the production of those movies loved what they were doing and were working passionately, and it shows.
The disregard that leaks through parts of the MCU, two of the new Star Trek movies, and the new Star Wars trilogy really is baffling to me. So many people love these franchises and would have lovingly poured their heart and soul into them. And filmmakers who just didn’t care were handed these films?? Imagine what we could have gotten if actual fans had been allowed to make these movies.
Oh wait, I don’t have to imagine. People who love these franchises and these characters put their tiny amounts of free time and overwhelming effort into producing fanfiction and fanart for these characters every day. I could go on AO3 right now and in half a dozen clicks get sweeping, beautiful, poetic treatises on the human condition written through these ‘Verses. Vast arrays of adventures starring these characters, and the characters themselves would be lovingly adored by their writers. I could enjoy content made by people who care.
These directors and producers don’t deserve to be handed these franchises and they don’t deserve the paychecks they receive for half-assing their way through them. Not when fans produce outstanding content every day for free, just out of passion alone. This is ridiculous, can Hollywood please start putting people who actually care about the characters in charge of the movies? Please? I promise I’ll go back to buying movie tickets if I think the characters will be treated fairly by their narratives.
And this is what happens in almost all film adaptations these days. They’re handed off to people who don’t like or care about the source material, want to “fix” it, and/or want to “put their own stamp” on someone else’s work. And when you do accidentally get someone who cares about the thing they’re adapting, it gets canceled for “not having broad appeal beyond fans of the source material” like the new Stargate show Amazon just axed in the womb.
So often, I have to explain to people that yes, I am a fan of X/Y/Z franchise, and no I will not watch whatever new thing is coming out. That doesn’t make me a “fake fan” or “poser”, it makes me someone who can tell when the creators of a new project in said franchise actively despises the universe they’re telling a story in.
It should go without saying that if a filmmaker/television producer doesn’t like a particular franchise, they should not make a movie or tv show in said franchise, but apparently some people haven’t gotten the message.
“If thou wilt do good, yea, and hold out faithful to the end, thou shalt be saved in the kingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the gifts of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation.”
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