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Maika || 20+ || aroace ♤ || germany/usa || follow/comment from alllelements || lets be honest, this blog is just a collection of random stuff that has no place on main. Includes fictional podcasts like the magnus archives, the silt verses and whetever else comes my way.

[brightlotusmoon]

Found on a friend's FB.

Favorite comment:

"Also, John is so Gen X that he's narrating his slow descent into madness by insistently and continuously making Pop culture references for literal aliens."

[bethanyactually]

Aha, the original post is this one by @nonasuch!

[image description: a photo of the main characters of Farscape on an earth-like planet in front of a blue sky with white clouds. Below that, a screenshot of a tumblr post with the username missing reads:

for the record, if you have never watched Farscape: it is a show about an American astronaut who gets stranded in space with a bunch of aliens. this description is technically accurate but tells you nothing about the actual experience of watching the show.

if it helps any, please consider that the main characters are, in no particular order:

a jock who’s very good at math and surprisingly good at feelings

an ex-space cop who combines the fighting-for-her-life aptitude of Ellen Ripley with the understanding-her-own-emotions aptitude of Seven of Nine

Space Javert

a big weird puppet friend with like 12 arms. you will want to hug him.

Fun Worf

“wow i wonder how she got so calm and centered, she seems very wise” “oh yeah i used to be an EXTREMELY violent anarchist and I’m holding onto my chill by my fingernails at all times”

like, what if Yoda had 0 wisdom to impart and was just a horrible little bastard man who only wanted to do crimes

alien girl on Space Rumspringa except she’s never going back because on her home planet feelings are illegal

/ID]

[brightlotusmoon]

I reblogged that one once I learned. I love that it came out of Tumblr.

[cipheramnesia]

The jock who is good at math is also terrible at fights. He's the lost US Astronaut and also despite knowing next to nothing about massively advanced alien tech beyond his ken is also, notably, the only one good at math.

Also everyone is so very horny. So, so horny.

Don't forget Space Rumspringa also tries to steal anything not bolted down and some things that are. And while she definitely ties to fuck her way out of trouble it feels like it would be less violent if she just killed a guy.

All trauma all the time for everyone also, you all have so much PTSD they introduced a character to the crew who was the physical manifestation of the trauma of death for the entire universe.

Dick joke, dick joke, dick joke, hey did we mention how we were all horrifically ripped from our homes and loved ones and then thrown into a place of unending torment with no hope for escape hahaha, dick joke, dick joke

If You Meet A God You Should Immediately Start Shouting At Them

Also don't forget Unfrozen Caveman Space Archeologist from ancient advanced civilization who hates violence and wants you all to know you are all so stupid, and Space Witch who is basically a drug dealer or maybe biological warfare engineer, I'm not sure.

[brightlotusmoon]

That show was many people's pansexual and monsterfucker awakening. Nerds kick ass. Geeks are full of anarchist wisdom. The Jim Henson Company answering "what can you do with this" with "hell yes"

It's a good show.

Also there's comics.

[cipheramnesia]

Everyone at each other all the time: "You would not last ten seconds on my planet," except at the human where at one point they directly ask him how such a pathetic species is still alive.

[betthearm]

You know all those “Humans are Space Australians” jokes?

They made it a show.

[brightlotusmoon]

[failure-to-adult]

Every Farscape episode can be boiled down to:

1) A failed Get Rich Quick scheme, often involving either sex or drugs

2) Space shenanigans make everyone high. I CANNOT overstate how often this comes up. Sometimes it's actual drugs, sometimes it's silly lights, alien parasites, or a random visiting alien whose species Is Just Like That.

3) Holy shit, the cops found us, everybody run!

4) The crew gets conned by yet another alien grifter because THEY are all convinced that THEY are the best grifters out there.

5) Monster of the week but its sole purpose is to create character growth or reveal some hidden reason why one of the characters isn't a completely irredeemable shithead.

The crew of Moya have exactly three collective brain cells in any given episode, and generally Pilot has at least one of them. Unsurprisingly, nobody ever listens to Pilot.

There is an entire episode where a character sustains head trauma and hallucinates himself into Looney Toons. It involves the line "Lock up your daughters and hide the fried chicken!"

None of the characters have any sense of personal space.

It is a frelling PHENOMENAL show and everyone should watch it.

[cipheramnesia]

"You are tampering with vast forces beyond your comprehension."

"LEROYYYYYY JENKINS!!!"

[nonasuch]

huh! did not realize that post had escaped containment.

anyway go watch Farscape! It’s audaciously weird and heartbreaking and clever and never met a status quo it couldn’t blow to smithereens. Also there are Muppets.

[flibbertiggibit]

I remember catching a few episodes on TV when it was airing, but now I really want to watch the series properly.

[brightlotusmoon]

It's on Tubi!

[bigmickswingin]

and youtube

enjoy it with snacks and beverages.

[farscape-now]

If you want to watch there are some live streams on youtube. Including one in English, one in Spanish, and one in german all on the official YouTube page.

Farscape

Discover Farscape, the iconic sci-fi series starring Ben Browder as John Crichton and Claudia Black as Aeryn Sun, blending live-action, digi

[jackironsides]

I know I was about two years too young to watch Farscape when it came out, but WHY IS THE MARGARITA SHOOTERS ALIEN WEARING A MAMBO SHIRT

[brightlotusmoon]

Because Harvey is cool like that.

If you are wondering why he's called Harvey, I refer you to the films Harvey and Donnie Darko.

[astriiformes]

To be quite honest with you all I do think that aro/ace-spectrum fans in fandoms where people are desperately inventing crossover ships and humanizing non-human characters in order to have a conventionally attractive guy to ship the main character with, instead of possibly having to enjoy a story with no romance in it, have the right to refer to everyone else as cowards.

[astriiformes]

Sorry you almost had to entertain the idea that people like me exist, I'm sure that was very painful for you.

[astriiformes]

This post has officially reached the "Let people enjoy things" crowd so I'm just going to come right and say it: Do I or do I not also count as a people.

[endeavourous]

“Well. Nothing. Doesn’t matter. It’s no longer my concern.”

[endeavourous]

[endeavourous]

[rylandsgrace]

Project Hail Mary (2026) + Trivia

[jpierrepontcriss]

one of the things i like most about project hail mary is that ryland doesn't have a romance plot. it's such a relief to be able to watch an expansive, immersive sci fi movie about connection between all living beings and the power of courage and love between friends without gunking up the story with a romantic relationship. it emphasizes the immense sacrifice ryland was forced to make for all of humanity rather than shrinking that narrative down to one person

[melandrops]

the aroace read of ryland grace is so personal and haunting. "you don't even have a dog." was it not enough to love the world for the sake of living in it. was it not enough to live for the thrill of discovery. was it not enough to smile at your students. was it not enough to be afraid.

[scullee]

here’s some project hail mary studies i did recently in heavypaint

[a-silly-poll-side-blog-yay]

you have to survive a week in the last film you watched, how is it going?

good

bad

great

awful

results

Voting ended onFeb 9

[renmoss]

finished the murderbot show :)

[tawghasa]

Living in the wrong timezone to notice when the hellsite is down - just like old times 🥹

[emziess]

Percy using the Golden Fleece Percy Jackson and the Olympians - S02E07

[brandybradyrandyandyndy]

source

[kaceyrps]

RAMÓN RODRÍGUEZ in WILL TRENT

[girlbossvicvega]

he was born in a dumpster. he’s brilliant. he’s very stupid. he spends half his money on buying his dog outfits. he’s been in love with his best friend for forever. he likes jazz. his accent is all over the place. he’s been through unspeakable horrors. his life is a tragedy. he never sweats. he’s misunderstood. he’s a goofball. he deserves to go crazy. he deserves to get dunked on. he does get dunked on, constantly. he’s cagey. he overshares. he arrested his best friend who’s the same one he’s in love with. he would probably arrest himself if he got the chance. when he’s sad he looks like one of those shaky little white dogs with eye crust. I didn’t say his name, but he popped into your head, didn’t he?

[vrabia]

the silmarillion is wild because you read it and you're like huh okay, and then you read lotr and it turns out everyone's just going around doing their own thing while the surviving elves are living through the final chapters of a post-apocalyptic horror story

[vrabia]

rivendell's a pretty chill place, right? everyone gets along splendidly. dream retirement home et cetera. solid chance the guy you're having afternoon tea with has either survived or personally committed war crimes. also the reason it's so chill is elrond has this magic ring that makes it so the whole place exists slightly outside normal time

galadriel's been around since the beginning, like, for pretty much all of middle-earth's history you understand, she has Seen it all and despite what you may have been led to believe is at all times this close to snapping. also the reason lothlorien is so chill is she has this magic ring that makes it so the whole place exists slightly outside normal time

i can't emphasize enough how much of a post-apocalyptic horror story thranduil lives in. homeland destroyed and half his people massacred. has fucken sauron in his backyard and the spawn of the primordial beast that eats light puttering about on his lawn. a dragon lives next door. does NOT have a magic ring and is therefore obliged to rule over his murderforest in normal time

just so we're all on the same page here, legolas' day job before joining the fellowship was to hunt the spawn of the primordial beast that eats light and it's not like, a big deal or anything. he just has to do it. he's used to it.

'elves are leaving middle-earth and it's so sad :(' they have ptsd samwise.