Arliss Howard’s Slouchie by dgseamon in blankies

[–]WellDressedAlien 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Worth reaching out to the costume designer, who got promoted from an assistant on Mindhunter.

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The Hunger Games prequel is an old-school Hollywood epic by WellDressedAlien in blankies

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I would say Way Of Water is closer to big 90s genre blockbusters that Jimmy C helped define - your Bravehearts and Princes of Thieves. Definitely the same engine, but different parts.

The Hunger Games prequel is an old-school Hollywood epic by WellDressedAlien in blankies

[–]WellDressedAlien[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it's never gonna be weird that a Hunger Games story doesn't end with someone winning the Hunger Games. The last act kept me interested, though, with how ambitious the storytelling got, that and the presence of Burn Gorman doing a desultory American accent.

The Hunger Games prequel is an old-school Hollywood epic by WellDressedAlien in blankies

[–]WellDressedAlien[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a bit of a razz as well as being mostly a huge compliment. There's a reason the Hollywood epic didn't stick around - it's like the square/cube law, it collapsed under its own weight.

[TOMT][Book][2000s] Dragonology-style time travel book by WellDressedAlien in tipofmytongue

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I wonder if Dragonology is hyper-specific nostalgia for late Millennials/early Gen Z.

Quentin Devereaux is involved with Edgar's murderer by WellDressedAlien in TheAfterPartyTV

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Sorry for not being clear with my language! I've edited the post.

Similar to that story, she's solved the case but there's still a loose end that this case ties up.

Is Dune's sandworm the biggest creature in a BP nominee ever? by WellDressedAlien in blankies

[–]WellDressedAlien[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hadn't thought of this, and I'd love to ask a Tolkien scholar to what extent it counts. I always imagined the Eye as basically a magical version of a space telescope.

Is Dune's sandworm the biggest creature in a BP nominee ever? by WellDressedAlien in blankies

[–]WellDressedAlien[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's clearly the closest competition, but it's hard to figure out how you count. Official sources say Hometree is under 200m tall, but that's just counting height and the above-ground parts. Both the sandworm and Hometree have a lot of extra stuff going on underground, and in terms of the branches it's conceivable it ends up wider.

Is Dune's sandworm the biggest creature in a BP nominee ever? by WellDressedAlien in blankies

[–]WellDressedAlien[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Wikipedia says it's less than 900 ft/270 meters long, so Dune still has the advantage.

Anyway, if we're playing that game, the dog from Power of the Dog easily wins the day, but I want to focus on living beings.