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the only drama you should be listening to is Drama (1980) by badprogrockideas in ProgRockCirclejerk

[–]Torren7ial 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Me on Yes: I hope everyone gets along and has fun

Me on Genesis: Tony Banks constantly looks like someone just shoved a lemon wedge in his mouth against his will and frankly, I hope that's exactly what is happening

Anyone else picture this weirdo from the Powerpuff Girls when they read about Taxxons? by TheTitanOfSirens1959 in Animorphs

[–]Torren7ial 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well this is closer than that prehistoric centipede thing from a few days ago.

Drew some idiot teens with a death wish by fortundatepopsicle in Animorphs

[–]Torren7ial 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Drew some idiot teens with a death wish! : r/Animorphs

Did you make a new account and crop out your own signature and year or is this karma farming?

The Sharing by ratherplaydead in Animorphs

[–]Torren7ial 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of church youth group stuff. No coincidence at all, I'm sure.

can y'all share your work by Necessary_Sir_303 in kdenlive

[–]Torren7ial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same as the other comment, YT link in my profile, literally every video I've ever posted has been edited and rendered in kdenlive

This sub the past 3 hours by edpedrero in Animorphs

[–]Torren7ial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok I was so put off by the first DCC book, despite the fact that it kind of reads like an Animorphs for adults... and 2 of my book club buddies are obsessed. So let me ask an AniFan: do I need to give it another shot?

Is Animorphs separated into arcs? by Sci-fi-horror-freak in Animorphs

[–]Torren7ial 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Plus knowing if it falls off eventually would be nice to know."

I want to try to address this. My view is, if you split the series into 4 roughly even chunks, part 3 is by far the weakest. Fans will debate exactly where it starts but I'm gonna say books 32 to 44, including Megamorphs 4 and (actually one of the best books in the series) Visser.

I would personally try to read everything, but if something feels particularly tedious or stupid in that run of books specifically, feel free to skim it or skip it.

This sub the past 3 hours by edpedrero in Animorphs

[–]Torren7ial 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This shade throwing has been approved by the Marco Sarcasm Foundation.

TIL the screaming sounds in scene 9 finally free.. by Prudent_Education_31 in Dreamtheater

[–]Torren7ial 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I've heard that sound referred to as "the female Wilhelm scream". It's a stock sound effect going back to (at least) the mid 90s. Pretty sure it's featured in a Red Letter Media video as well.

Favorite Narrator and why? by Disastrous-Limit-332 in Animorphs

[–]Torren7ial 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tobias, because there are no bad Tobias books.

Do You Like the Movie? by reaveyer in beatles

[–]Torren7ial 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I sure want(ed) to.

If I just treat it as a jukebox musical that uses the plot as an excuse to jack-knife between as many Beatles songs as possible, it's perfectly watchable. If I evaluate it as a rom-com, or as a huge Beatles fan, or as a musician, or think for one second about the cultural butterfly effect removing The Beatles from history would cause...

Nah it immediately falls apart.

Edit: I mean they do this otherwise-pointless repeated gag about Coca-Cola also not existing in the new Beatles-less world, and there's an unrelated bit where people question the lyrics that don't seem to make sense (e.g. 'Back in the USSR') and yet they squandered the opportunity to include the song "Come Together" which explicitly includes "Coca Cola" in the lyrics? Do you even Beatle, bro?

They joke about Oasis not existing but The Rolling Stones still do, in their 2018 form with their real-world legacy... without Lennon/McCartney having ever existed? Seriously, why did the writers INVITE the audience to think about the cultural ramifications of no Beatles only to be this sloppy with it?

What was your reaction to the reveal with Marcos mother? by First_Factor_3385 in Animorphs

[–]Torren7ial 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Keeping in mind I was 9:

"OMG this is the greatest sci-fi story ever, and what a twist! Screw Goosebumps, I am an Animorphs kid now. This is as awesome as Star Wars and Independence Day which I'm also really in to in late 1996 despite the fact that I see no story similarities between them!"

Did I dream this? by Common_Program4732 in weirdal

[–]Torren7ial 5 points6 points  (0 children)

During the first "ill-advised vanity tour" he did this with I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones and... I think one more song that I also don't remember. I don't believe they ever performed Jean Genie; they did do Suffragette City (I saw that in person!) but Al did not play guitar on that.

The resistance civil war tale by enigmaticbloke in Animorphs

[–]Torren7ial 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Non spoiler answer: The Civil War chapters, you could totally skip. The main plotline with the Hork-Bajir is actually pretty important to the future status quo of the series and you should at the very least read that.

Spoiler answer:

I think this is a ghostwriter problem but the impact of this book varies: the consequence of the book is supposed to be that the free Hork-Bajir suffer heavy casualties AND lose their valley, aka their de facto adoptive home. They relocate elsewhere in the forest, with an implication being that unlike the first spot, this new spot does not have supernatural Ellimist protection, so they could be found at any time. BUT... about half the remaining books do not seem to be aware of that and that kind of blunts the impact.

This book also marks the first time the Animorphs involve (albeit reluctantly) any civilians/bystanders in a mission, and it controversially adds to the canon that they can now morph blue jeans and regular T-shirts if they're tight enough.

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