And so time goes on.

[rogueslayer452]

++ So, the midterms elections happened and I can honestly say that I'm relatively relieved with the outcome. It's obviously not perfect, depending on individual states and their voting was like, but in the overall terms of the country it's a good step forward in comparison to how shitty the last few years have been. It gives a sense of hope and optimism for the future. Although after that came the sad stuff like another mass shooting and now the California wildfires that are still going (we're fine here, but the sky is very hazy and the air quality is shit).

++ For anyone who hasn't really been paying attention to this news, remember when Photobucket did the stupid thing by holding their images hostage unless you paid an obscene amount of money, and then reversed it after they got a new CEO? Apparently they done fucked up yet again by automatically adding watermarks on images that I think can only be removed if you pay for their new hosting package. Which yeah, no, fuck that. It makes looking to save icons and graphics people in fandom have made impossible, which pisses me off. And apparently Flickr has done something stupid too, similar to that of what PB initially did but worse. So if you have a Flickr account might as well save and move your images elsewhere.

++ I've been thinking a lot about the current state of television, or rather the way reboots/remakes/revivals have dominated everything. I answered a question a while back about not wishing any reboots of older shows because, at this point, they are unnecessary cash grabs with little to offer, which I've ranted about multiple times, but thinking about that got me wondering. Instead of reboots, what about spin-offs? It still holds the nostalgia factor of the originals but focuses on new characters and stories while expanding the already existing canon. I can think of quite a few shows that I feel would benefit from having spin-offs, to have their worlds further explored. I think it would be a better option than just resorting to completely remaking or reviving something entirely. While it could get out of hand like what's currently happening in media, since not everything needs spin-offs the same as not everything needs to be rebooted or have a revival series, I still think in moderation it can be done well when there's a decent idea behind it and if there's more to tell from that universe, not done only for the popularity.

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[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I think the thing that is the most obnoxious about Flickr is that *years* ago that was kinda how they ran things and you upgraded to Pro to get the unlimited space and then at some point they rolled that back and it was unlimited for everyone, so we all started dumping photos into there. Now they have been bought by SmugMug who probably said "WTF this doesn't work as a business model!" and is trying to get some sustainability in there. But once you give something way for free, it's not fair to switch over like that! And the 1000 photo limit is so low, all things considered.

I know they are offering a year at 30% off...I might do that just so I don't have to delete everything right now, have a year to weed out photos and see what happens. I was mostly using it for a back-up along with Google Photos. But searching around tonight, I don't see many other photo sites that are free. :\

I've said this before, and it might have been with you, but I really think the reason 'Stranger Things' was such a huge hit was that it was a love letter/homage to all those 80s scifi movies with kids as the central roles. It is it's own thing but it owes so much of what it is to other shows. I'd be fine with more shows like that - that are inspired by other things, don't have a problem admitting it, but are still their own thing. It leaves them more room to grow.

Sadly, none of the networks ever return our calls :P

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

But once you give something way for free, it's not fair to switch over like that! And the 1000 photo limit is so low, all things considered.

Yeah, and while I have never used that site, the low limit is what kinda frustrates me about the whole thing because they're forcing anyone who has over that to either pay extra or have their photos automatically be lost/deleted forever by the company themselves. And that's so unfair and kinda shady for them to do. Because you're right, once they started doing the unlimited for everyone it's really shitty of them to basically spring this abruptly on everyone.

But searching around tonight, I don't see many other photo sites that are free. :\

I know. I remember that it wasn't too long ago that there were quite a handful of free image hosting sites, but they've all been either defunct or forcing people to pay. It really sucks how greedy companies can get. :/

I'd be fine with more shows like that - that are inspired by other things, don't have a problem admitting it, but are still their own thing. It leaves them more room to grow.

I completely agree. It's like, why do a reboot when you could simply create something original that was merely inspired by particular shows? By doing that, you're paying homage to the original but also be your own thing. It's also the trap of certain reboots because they try to be their own thing by doing something "different" while doing all the nostalgia thing, but most times just end up being nothing like the original aside from being in-name-only, so why even bother being a reboot at all? Why not just be your own show and say you were drawing inspiration from previous shows? There's a reason why most consider reboots lazy and unnecessary cash grabs.

And I really do like your Stranger Things example, because it's very true in terms of it drawing inspiration from a particular era and of certain things in pop culture while still telling its own story, being its own thing. I think many should learn to do this.