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rogueslayer452++ I recently found out that costumer designer Shawna Trpcic has passed away. She's worked on various projects, but I mostly knew her from Whedon shows, particularly that of Firefly since I listened to an episode commentary with her featured where she discussed the process of the costumes for that specific episode among other behind-the-scenes information. So even though I didn't follow her closely over the years, this news was still quite a shock.
++ Reddit is a site that I previously was hesitant on visiting that much in the past because I heard it was a cesspool, and while it can be that for sure so can most sites, to be honest. It just depends on the subreddit. Reddit operates similarly to that of the old school forum/message boards with subreddits have individual moderators, which is part of why I've been finding myself visiting there more frequently as of late. Although the site itself has its fair share of issues, it's also a great way of finding different communities and people with opinions, thoughts, and places of discussion that isn't so easily found elsewhere online, including useful resources, informative advice and news updates. I don't have an account there, I prefer to lurk and browse, but I do like visiting daily for these particular things, from fandom to just general news and information.
++ Watching Make Some Noise on Dropout.tv has been my highlight of the last week. It's a spin-off little game show from its own game show, Game Changer, where both are similar in the format of Whose Line although I'd argue that Make Some Noise is a bit more of that in its nature due to its prompts. And just like Game Changer, it's absolutely hilariously chaotic. I'm sure some have already seen some clips floating about (the Times New Roman vs. Comic Sans one, and the most recently Brennan Lee Mulligan's Trump-as-Sauron impression being the most circulated that I've seen), and trust me it's this unhinged and then some. Here is a random compilation of some moments from season two just to get a bit of a glimpse of the shenanigans that occur.
++ Reddit is a site that I previously was hesitant on visiting that much in the past because I heard it was a cesspool, and while it can be that for sure so can most sites, to be honest. It just depends on the subreddit. Reddit operates similarly to that of the old school forum/message boards with subreddits have individual moderators, which is part of why I've been finding myself visiting there more frequently as of late. Although the site itself has its fair share of issues, it's also a great way of finding different communities and people with opinions, thoughts, and places of discussion that isn't so easily found elsewhere online, including useful resources, informative advice and news updates. I don't have an account there, I prefer to lurk and browse, but I do like visiting daily for these particular things, from fandom to just general news and information.
++ Watching Make Some Noise on Dropout.tv has been my highlight of the last week. It's a spin-off little game show from its own game show, Game Changer, where both are similar in the format of Whose Line although I'd argue that Make Some Noise is a bit more of that in its nature due to its prompts. And just like Game Changer, it's absolutely hilariously chaotic. I'm sure some have already seen some clips floating about (the Times New Roman vs. Comic Sans one, and the most recently Brennan Lee Mulligan's Trump-as-Sauron impression being the most circulated that I've seen), and trust me it's this unhinged and then some. Here is a random compilation of some moments from season two just to get a bit of a glimpse of the shenanigans that occur.
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Date: 2023-10-10 11:56 am (UTC)I feel like Reddit is similar to tumblr, where it has such a loud reputation that you think the second you go, you'll sink into the cesspool. There are certainly characters, but there are also good corners.
That said, it just occurred to me that that might be the thing, the fact that a lot of it is fannish and/or nerdy. I think even at the best of times, both sites are a little... animated for people who are used to be more self-focused, down to earth aspects of most social media. Again, I'm not saying there aren't valid criticisms, there are, but I also think they're remnants of old school internet. The people I know who love Reddit and tumblr are people like you and I, who miss old school internet.
There are a lot of people on Reddit aren't into nerd/fannish stuff, though. I follow a few TV show subs, and sometimes people will respond to threads going "it's just a show." It's like they truly do not understand the point of a discussion community. But they may also be trolls. I've seen comments like that on Facebook too, but Facebook is where I DO expect that.
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Date: 2023-10-14 06:27 am (UTC)It's probably why those who migrated from Reddit to Tumblr took it like fish to water.
But it's true, Reddit is very old school Internet, and while there's something for everyone it is a good place for niche and obscure interests, which general social media isn't that keen on. Plus, there's no algorithm to bombard you with nonsensical posts or influencers trying to sell you something. You just search and find things yourself, which seems to be something that a lot of people so used to the endless scroll on their social media feed cannot comprehend for some reason (listen, I had to see that one TikTok that circulated on Tumblr of someone saying that AO3 had an bad user interface and I'm just going ????? it's so simple? and direct??? and easier to use than most sites especially for fanfic? wtf?), which y'know, different online generations and all that, but still. I prefer the format of Reddit/DW and even Tumblr, though Tumblr has attempted to become like other social media sites (thank goodness for xkit and unfucker scripts) I have been using that place since 2011, so, heh.
But they may also be trolls. I've seen comments like that on Facebook too, but Facebook is where I DO expect that.
Reddit has quite a lot of trolls, I see. I've known that even before going there regularly, though it's funny how it's easy to spot those kinds of people. Some are better at hiding it than others. But sometimes people are just looking to be a dick.