#media recs

[comicaurora]

Im sure everyone is asking you your opinion of Nolan's Odyessy, so rather than throw another in there i'll ask

How funny is it that the Hadestown Proshot was in theatres at the same time?

squandered the crossover potential smh

[clearancecreedwatersurvival]

‘I want to watch a show where characters just happen to be queer and their queerness isn’t the focus of the story.’ -you should watch the wheel of time

‘I wish there was more media that normalized polyamory’ -you should watch the wheel of time

‘I wish there were more focus on women and characters of color in fantasy and sci fi and genre fiction’ -you should watch the wheel of time

‘I want more shows that put a lot of emphasis on platonic relationships and not just romances’ -you should watch the wheel of time

‘I wish there were more fantasy shows that didn’t objectify sexual violence against women’ -you should watch the wheel of time

‘I wish television would cast more middle aged and older women in dynamic and interesting roles’ -YOU SHOULD WATCH THE WHEEL OF TIME

[theartofmadeline]

happy fall! here's a mini zine i made about my favorite spooky-not-scary media

[jewish-fanboy]

even though pride month is coming to an end, don't despair! july is disability pride month, which is just as cool and awesome and important - but in previous years, i haven't see a ton of posts or information about it. so, i'm going to do my part in fixing that! each day of disability pride month, i'm going to post a recommendation of a different piece of media with disabled main characters. the goal is to raise some awareness about some cool books/movies/tv shows/documentaries and hopefully get people into the disability pride month spirt! stay tuned for day one on tuesday :)

[mangocatastrophe]

Hey, if you like sci-fi, weird little latino guys, and ROTTMNT, mmAYBE you'd like this Indie Show:

It's called Monkey Wrench!! And it's made by Zeurel and his partner Tito. There's already 5 whole episodes for you to watch.

It's really fun, the world and lore is super intruiging, and it's EXTEMELY underrated, THROW IT A BONE!!! (Pun intended)

Here's a link to whag we have of the first season so far, enjoy:

Monkey Wrench Season 1

Playlist for the first season of the web series Monkey Wrench

[isuggestplurality]

i don't know if anyone's said this but cotard's solution is DID/plural coded song

specifically

OH WOW THAT IS VERY PLURAL CODED...

[murderbot-moodboard]

I've been meaning to write this post for months, and I've realized the only thing holding me back was being a damn perfectionist about it, so just imagine me dumping a backpack of well-loved books and DVDs in front of you, and that's basically how I'm presenting you with (drumroll)...

The Murderbot-Withdrawal Media Survival Pack 🎒🦾🚀

for when you want more media that shares some of the qualities you love about Murderbot

Read an existential embodied robot and machine intelligence story: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (check your library* or buy from bookshop.org**)

Read a fun and surprisingly poignant novella about four robots who team up to start a restaurant against the odds: Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (bookshop.org)

Read a compelling series about sentient ships in human bodies challenging the ruling regime one move at a time: the Imperial Radch trilogy by Ann Leckie (Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword, and Ancillary Mercy). (bookshop.org)

Read about lesbian academics in space solving mysteries: The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti series by Malka Older (The Mimicking of Known Successes, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles, and The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses). (bookshop.org)

Read a book Martha Wells has mentioned as part of her sci-fi writing inspiration, about humans living on a terraformed planet, and the scientist who gets called out to deal with Earth-spliced plant and animal genetics gone wild: Mirabile by Janet Kagan (ebook at Barnes and Noble, physical book or ebook at Amazon)

Watch a series Martha Wells has written tie-in novels for, where scientists and the military are in space debating when to use force or just talk to the aliens: Stargate (the movie, SG-1, Atlantis; Universe if you're really hooked) (last I checked, available to stream on Amazon Prime, may or may not still be on Netflix or Hulu.)

Watch the OG TV-style Sanctuary Moon: Star Trek The Original Series and Star Trek The Next Generation (available to stream on Paramount Plus and possibly other streaming services)

Play as badass augmented human detective Vera Englund solving a murder mystery in a post-robot-revolution society: Whispers of a Machine (on Steam; also available for cheaper as an app in the Google Play store, and I assume also the Apple store)

Play as a robot named 1K in a city of robots and explore gorgeous environments while solving logic puzzles that challenge the nature of your very existence: The Talos Principle 2 (you don't have to have played the original, and I personally think the second is much more enjoyable.) (on Steam)

*Some books and shows may be available physically or digitally through your local library. If you don't want to buy them/stream them, I recommend checking your library's inventory, requesting an interlibrary loan, or seeing if your library has a digital catalog through the Libby, hoopla, and/or Kanopy app(s) (for US users at least, since I'm not sure which other countries each app is available in).

**All the books linked at bookshop.org can also be bought through Amazon if you prefer.

Feel free to reblog or comment with your own Murderbot-adjacent media recs!