Pinned post time! (Not to be confused with "Pin-Lee post time," which we love but which is sadly not this post.)
Heyo! Welcome to Murderbot Moodboard, a blog for celebrating The Murderbot Diaries and the Murderbot TV show by sharing quotes, fanart/fanfic, memes, screencaps, meta discussions, and basically any post which sounds like it could be about Murderbot and friends clients/mutual administrative assistants.
All fandom posts will be tagged #murderbot for easy searching. Posts about the books will be tagged #the murderbot diaries, posts about the show will be tagged #murderbot tv, and both tags will be included only on posts where both apply. Posts that have been scheduled using the Tumblr queue function are tagged #sanqueueary moon.
This blog tries to make its posts as accessible as possible. All images I post include an image description in the alt text (and if I forget, feel free to remind me!). Did I tag your post as #cw eyestrain? I promise that's not an insult to your art; please read this Tumblr post about tagging images for the safety of people with seizures and migraines.
This blog is enthusiastically supportive of the TV show and its cast. Posts about new TV episodes will also be tagged #murderbot spoilers through the Saturday or Sunday after the episode drops on Apple TV+. Posts about the books will only receive spoiler tags if the book was published within the past month, so if you're new to the books and want to avoid spoilers, I'd suggest filtering #the murderbot diaries. Other commonly used tags are discussed in more detail at the bottom of this post (below the cut).
This blog is positive towards both canon and non-canon ships and commonly reblogs some shipping-related posts. Fandom is where we play around with canon for fun (see this Tumblr post)! (I am strongly against the harassment of other fans for their fanworks or headcanons; to quote this Tumblr post by allthingswhumpyandangsty, we should not "[value] the nonexistent lives of fictional characters more than real living, breathing people." Or to quote this Tumblr post by scottstilesliam, "No ship, or any aspect of a fictional universe, is important enough to treat another real life human being badly." Also, it's okay to be sex-repulsed and dislike ship fics, but there's nothing wrong with people who write ship fics, especially when they're properly tagged. Ship and let ship, folks! Murderbot/Gurathin posts are tagged #murderathin; Murderbot/Mensah posts are tagged #mensahbot; Murderbot/ART posts are tagged #murderhelion and/or #mutual administrative assistants.
BTW my main is @notcruvusmemes, so if you see me interacting with your posts from that blog, it's the same person. :) Also if I reblog a post here that's clearly off-topic it was probably meant for my main. (This happens now and then, for I am very human.)
Links and tag list below the cut:
Links:
"Rapport," the latest Murderbot short story by Martha Wells
Perihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new mission at a corporate-controlled station in the throes of a hostile takeover… Novelette |
The Murderbot Diaries Tumblr Community (run by other Murderbot fans!)
132 members, 314 posts about #the murderbot diaries #tmbd #perihelion • A community for art, meta, and discussion of The Murderbot Diaries.
Murderbot Mixtapes in this post:
💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 1 · Murderbot Diaries Mixtape · So, due to recent events I've canceled my paid membership for Spotify and moved over to TIDAL,
Murderbot Moodboard on Insta:
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Murderbot Moodboard Linktree:
An unofficial fan account sharing memes and posts about the Murderbot TV show and The Murderbot Diaries.
"Murderbot TV Promos" playlist (a YouTube playlist of trailers, interviews, and promos for the TV show)
Trailers, interviews, and other promo content for the Apple TV+ show 'Murderbot.'
Other books, shows, and games you might enjoy if you love Murderbot:
💬 6 🔁 39 ❤️ 112 · I have a few new games to add to the list!
Play as a teenager trying to survive the dangers of a new planetary colony:
Blog tagging system
In the past, my go-to fandom tag for this blog was #the murderbot diaries, and I didn't often tag things as just #murderbot. Since we started seeing content for the Apple TV+ show, I decided to change my tagging system to follow what I said above regarding #murderbot, #the murderbot diaries, and #murderbot tv. Posts about the TV show prior to a few months ago may be tagged #murderbot show.
I only tag posts with #martha wells when they are specifically about her, such as links to her interviews, screenshots of her social media posts, or posts that specifically discuss her writing style/choices (Doyleist instead of Watsonian perspective).
Quotes from the books are tagged #murderbot quotes.
Fanart and fanfic are usually tagged #murderbot fanart and #murderbot fanfic, respectively.
Posts that mention/include specific characters other than Murderbot are generally tagged with those characters' names; ART is usually tagged #asshole research transport and sometimes #perihelion.
Discussion about the books is sometimes tagged #murderbot meta, and is tagged with specific book titles when applicable.
Memes get tagged #murderbot memes. Memes/image edits original to this blog are also tagged #murderbot moodboard.
Posts from other blogs that aren't technically Murderbot posts, but could be about Murderbot or other characters, get reblogged with the tag #murderbot mood. I originally started this blog specifically so I could use this tag, lol. If you see any posts out in the wild that sound like a #murderbot mood, please feel free to tag this blog!
Recommendations of other good scifi (or otherwise relevant) books that I've been reading are tagged as #book recs.
Finally, through various events and because Murderbot is a very pro-therapy fandom, this blog has become a place where I post occasional updates about stuff I'm learning or progress I've made thanks to trauma therapy. I never include details about my trauma or much personal information at all, as my goal is to talk about the experience of healing in a way that's understandable and relatable without being triggering. If you'd like to read these posts or ignore them, I tag all of them as #personal and usually #trauma recovery.
Martha Wells, please. Please. Season 2 is <12 months away, can I get something, anything.
A blurry out of focus shot of the set. An ambiguous selfie with an unknown actor. A bluesky post teasing about how you're looking forward to reactions about a specific scene. A vague comment about the show taking a different lens. Teasing a TV exclusive character or scene. Dropping an actor's name. Hinting there will be more Mensah. Casually commenting on how something you saw reminds you of something else. Compliments of the set. A photo of some shoes tagged #Tapan
i don't "date" and i don't "chill" and i don't "hang out." i make pacts. i swear oaths. i forge unbreakable bonds. this makes me a cool breezy person to take on road trips et cetera
