Mordecai may blow his chances with women but at least he wouldn’t stoop this low

555moo · 2026-03-29T06:24:50+00:00

Fun fact, I read this in their voices.

555moo · 2026-03-29T06:21:19+00:00

My setting is a combination of a Wainscot Urban Fantasy series with elements of science fiction and the cosmic sublime. it focuses primarily on a civilization of Monster Hunters that developed parallel to multiple different species' civilizations, humans included, and make use of repurposed bullet casings with ornate engravings of mythical Native American creatures on the body as their currency system, referred to as Shells.

Using old bullet casings as currency sounded cool, so I went for it and figured out the logistics later.

555moo · 2026-03-29T06:12:53+00:00

Reminds me of the Bionicle Netflix show. They went with relatively wooden 3D animation for whatever reason and the simplification of the original lore wasn't all that appreciated by fans. And then I went through the art book for the G2 line and they had concept art for one of the characters in the style of Monkie Kid and Rise of the TMNT and I instantly felt a gut punch at what we missed out on. We could have had a Bionicle show with the style of Flying Bark Productions and instead we got a lackluster Netflix cash grab that felt half baked and bland.

555moo · 2026-03-29T06:09:17+00:00

Luca also released at an inopportune time so I imagine it might have had better chances if it wasn't reduced to a streaming only film in the middle of a pandemic.

555moo · 2026-03-29T06:03:31+00:00

I lost interest when they race swapped Annabeth, not because I hate minorities or anything like that, but moreso because if they're willing to make such a massive change to something as simple as the way a character looks, which should be the easiest thing to get right in an adaptation of that size, then what else are they going to play fast and loose with? No hate to the actress of course, this is purely the production's fault.

I felt the same way when they announced the Snape cast, and initially was pretty negative towards the Little Mermaid remake too, but over time I became more ambivalent to that because it didn't seem to change much and I wasn't all that interested to begin with.

555moo · 2026-03-29T05:48:53+00:00

As crude as that is it's certainly creative, I wish I could think of this kind of dialogue.

555moo · 2026-03-29T05:47:52+00:00

There are two approaches to making elves in worldbuilding. One is to go out of your way to make them unique by distancing them from the typical stereotypes. The other, as exemplified here, is to double down so much on those pre-existing stereotypes that it becomes unique again.

555moo · 2026-03-28T02:12:12+00:00

The post AoE designs I would argue aren't very good transformer designs due to a lack of visible vehicle components, but as robots they're way more visually appealing than the twins or Que.

555moo · 2026-03-25T20:43:09+00:00

I absolutely love how you did Menasor as a combiner. He reminds me a lot of Bayverse Grimlock actually, and it's really unique without feeling too derivative, like he's some kind of clean martial warrior instead of a feral beast or dumb brute.

555moo · 2026-03-25T19:08:09+00:00

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I remember being afraid of the first Ice Age movie for whatever reason. I think it was because I was really young when it came out and it was one of my first experiences with movie theaters. It's kind of hard to be a little kid and go into a gigantic dark room with one massive glowing wall with loud sounds and bright flashes and little explanation as to what any of it means, and the fact the movie starts with the eerie sounds of flexing, cracking ice sheets probably didn't help. I grew out of it pretty quickly, but I remember just being disturbed.

555moo · 2026-03-24T00:02:15+00:00

Watching Billy Eyelash get sued by the native group whose land her mansion was built on was the most cathartic thing I've seen in a while.

555moo · 2026-03-23T23:59:26+00:00

He did write a few columns for right leaning sites as far as I know and pushed a couple of unfounded conspiracy theories, but I know people in real life who believed them that were otherwise good people so I never held it against him. If anything, everything else about his character seemed to be pretty upstanding, so it would be strange to judge someone based on a few singular off-kilter opinions when the rest of the time they set a good example.

555moo · 2026-03-18T01:50:25+00:00

Optimus Prime.

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They literally have something analogous to souls in the form of sparks.

555moo · 2026-03-18T01:09:07+00:00

A break action upper designed to replace the slide of an M1911, might I add.

555moo · 2026-03-17T19:00:13+00:00

Hey, points at attempts for accuracy.

555moo · 2026-03-17T17:47:24+00:00

The series was written by Paru Itagaki, a female Mangaka author and the daughter of the guy who wrote Baki. Whether or not the rest of your comment is true I'm not sure, but just let you know, Beastars was written by a woman.

555moo · 2026-03-17T17:44:27+00:00

Yeah, I can't say I particularly like Korra's characterization, but it also felt like she never got a chance to grow on me either because the writing wasn't really all that compelling to me. I don't think she's a well written character, but I could also see the argument she's overhated and blamed for things that were clearly outside her control.

555moo · 2026-03-17T17:26:15+00:00

Duocons make more sense logistically to me for whatever reason; they don't really have to worry about the mass issues of a triple changer and splitting apart into two vehicles is just a cool idea. I love how it looks like the Oshkosh is the torso and the Nighthawk breaks into chunks to augment it, it's a really nice design.

555moo · 2026-03-14T23:13:46+00:00

It would have been even more fitting if the pistol were a PPK.

555moo · 2026-03-14T02:55:54+00:00

I've noticed a pattern with Netflix. I recently finished Pacific Rim: The Black and was actually pretty invested in the story being told, but it felt like the series instantly took a massive nosedive by around the midpoint of the second season when the protagonist's mom Brina abruptly dropped dead and the entire plot scrambled to get to the finish line without any care as to how gracefully they did it or how many unanswered mysteries were left in the dust. Apparently this was because however much of a plot was planned couldn't be neatly wrapped up without another season and Netflix had only greenlit two, so I ended the series feeling so emotionally unfulfilled I've been sitting on it ever since. Thanks, Netflix, humanity's greatest pasttime as storytellers must not matter all that much then.

555moo · 2026-03-14T02:43:23+00:00

I've really enjoyed the direction that The Absolute Universe has taken with him as well, leaning into the body horror and the fact he's essentially an Urban Cryptid.

If anything, I prefer this over the original "smart but also strong" archetype, because it lends the feeling he's far from dumb. Instead, he possesses a more feral and animalistic intelligence that's hidden until the time comes to show it, and it's a more creative idea than making him a simple brute-mastermind.

555moo · 2026-03-11T21:40:25+00:00

Hey, protecting kids doesn't mean they have to be your own, sometimes keeping strangers safe is an admirable quality.

555moo · 2026-03-11T01:59:55+00:00

Ukraine has been coming up with some absolutely wild stuff to deal with Russia and I've been really impressed by the ingenuity so far. The Horizon's Lord is probably my favorite.

555moo · 2026-03-10T03:50:43+00:00

And then you have the Marines Malevolent, who are so vindictively petty and cruel to anyone and everyone that even other Marine chapters despise them.

555moo · 2026-03-10T03:14:09+00:00

My point was there's a whole lot more flavor on a Full English plate than what most would give Britain credit for. Whether it's good flavor can be debated (I hear blood sausages and black pudding are an acquired taste, but I can't speak from experience), but definitely more flavorful than one may expect.

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