A combination gif repository / askblog / research centre dedicated to the character of Bill Needle, SCTV's resident critic at large.
Presented in a wrapper of anachronistic epistolary roleplay (Needle somehow has access to the contemporary Internet in the early 80s and is now Melonville's most irritated blogger).
(Psst: I also make gifs and other things that aren't Needle-related @collateral-joy. Check it out if you like Dave Thomas, SCTV, Dave Thomas on SCTV, or having a good time in general)
See below for more information on tags and posts and whatnot.
"Huh? You wanna know more about this place? Well, I can't stop you. Just keep in mind that this is a work in progress."
Tags
Find the Needle Content you crave using the intuitive content tagging system. Posts are tagged (#needle [type of post]). For example, #needle blog will net you all of Needle's personal blog posts. Other terms currently in use are gif, ask, image, edit, video, audio, game, and update.
#purpletext is used for posts that are explicitly "out of character" (or more accurately, in character as a sort of ghost that's haunting Needle's computer - it's complicated).
Posts
As stated at the top, this blog operates in a few different modes.
At the center of it all is my gifmaking practice. I have taken it upon myself to supply the world with the finest Needle gifs. I also take requests, so do send in any specific scenes/themes you'd like me to cover. Please feel free to use the Needle gifs however you see fit - spread 'em far and wide! All I ask is that you let people know where you found 'em.
Next up, the RP element. Through in-character blog posts and answering your asks, together we can get to know Bill Needle and what goes on in his funny little head a bit better. He might come across as aloof and/or abrasive, but trust me, he gets real excited when he sees a message come in.
To round it out, I also may occasionally offer the fruits of my ongoing Needle research. So far, this has taken the form of compilations - see the #needle video tag for the goods. I am something of a Needle Expert, you could say. Let us discuss the finer points of Needle (pun intended) over some piña coladas.
Went ahead and added a buncha tags to stuff (mostly the gifs).
Each post tagged #needle gif or #needle image is now tagged with the Needle appearance it's from. I'm following SCTV Guide's naming conventions here, should be pretty intuitive.
Additionally, the standalone gif posts have all been tagged with #SCTV and #Dave Thomas. I may tag other types of post with these in the future, depends on how public-facing I feel like being.
I figured that tagging for Bill Needle would be redundant - this blog comes up if someone just searches for Bill Needle anyway. With how sparse the Bill Needle tag is, I think only tagging the pinned post is just fine.
So far, with the asks, I've been playing Needle how he was at the end of Cycle 2. That is, after Pajama Party but before Maudlin's Eleven.
This is more out of convenience than anything. Needle canon is pretty sparse, but there are a few key events that I like to keep in mind (Needle's apparent turn against Caballero at the People's Global Golden Choice Awards, for example).
If you'd like to speak with a certain version/era of Needle, just let me know and I'll accommodate!
WOOOOOO, After spending about 14+ hours on this thing. I am near completion. It looks Okay, considering I haven't worked on my needle craft in over a year. But not bad, I like it, and I hope that the person who receives it also enjoys it as well.
