Tron, Rick and Morty, and The Smurfs

You know what I think happened? A while back someone posted a fan drawing of Jax in a maid outfit, which got a lot of attention. Later in the show there’s a scene where the rest of the gang “vote” to put Jax in a maid outfit just to piss him off. And I really think those two oddly-coincidental events melted some people’s brains.

Also I’ve noticed with the less mature folks, they can’t separate their fanfics/ships/whatever from the actual story being told. And this is what we get.

I’ve done it. You’ve done it. People are gonna do it. Just recognize it for what it is and don’t take it personally/seriously and everyone walks away content.

And that’s what makes it even more absurd. You’ve already got a nonbinary character who represents body dysmorphia, but nope, let’s start this fight over a completely different character.

Calm down, Thanos.

Jax. And there is no why.

See, a sizable percentage of this fandom are maladjusted woker-than-thou 12 year olds who develop parasocial relationships with fictional characters, and adults with similar personality profiles. That’s where it came from. Lurk in some of the fandom spaces and you’ll see behaviors similar to this. Some of these people even picked a fight with the show’s creator over who the main characters are. She’s had to come forward more than once to collectively tell people to settle the fuck down.

That being said, I’m happy you watched the pilot. Enjoy the next seven episodes - there’s some great character and plot/lore development and even though there’s only one episode left, there’s still a lot left to reveal. The most exciting part of this is that Glitch, an independent animation studio, managed to secure a worldwide theatrical release for the final episode (which will actually be episodes 8 and 9 combined for a full-length feature film run) in early June. This is unheard of for an independent studio. They’ve been doing their best to keep the fandom up to date on how they’re securing venues, and enlightening us all on the massive shitstorm of red tape you have to navigate to accomplish this.

And of course the fandom had to scream at everyone about that too lol. 🙄

Peach cobbler, hot, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

I happen to be a fan of The Amazing Digital Circus, and for a brief time I did participate in the fandom, and here’s just one of many, many examples of what this fandom does to itself.

Someone came up with the idea that one of the characters is trans…based on absolutely zero facts from the show itself, anything said or implied by the creative team…nothing more than their own oddball imagination. Which immediately split the fandom into two very rabid camps on this non-issue. And you’d think the show’s creator explicitly stating that no, this character is not in fact trans, would settle it? Lol nope.

Shouldn’t surprise me that a show with the subtext of mental illness would attract mentally ill people, but man this fandom will pick a fight with anyone.

That’s what makes it a good story though - an ethical dilemma with no clear “right” answer.

I always think of Thomas Dolby’s cover of “I Scare Myself” (original by Dan Hicks). Dolby did a great job smoothing out the arrangement and some of the harmony, and I think he just sings it better. And holy fucking swanky trombone solo!

I think it’s a short story and not a book, and I think you botched the title, soooo…maybe start with that?

Gay! Apply directly to the forehead!

I will smother my cat in kisses specifically to get the “GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME” reaction.

My ex was like this. I’m actually pretty sure it was pathological, like I mean she’d just lie so automatically and effortlessly. And you’d think that someone who lied like that would be good at it? Lol nope. She was easily the shittiest and most transparent liar ever. Half the time I’d just let it go because calling her out on it in real time never accomplished anything.

And she’s still at it. She got herself a new gf and she’s already spinning up the lie generator and she’s gonna fuck this one up too and she’s genuinely, sincerely going to wonder why her relationships always fall apart. I’m giving it until the end of the year.

So you and your dog are just…wagging your tongues at each other???

OP, you care to chime in on this?

Probably Dr. Nefario from Despicable Me, because I’m an old fart puttering around a lab making stupid shit.

My 2012 MacBook Pro is still going strong, still my primary home computer, still does everything I need. Maxed out the memory and upgraded to a SSD hard drive years ago and it runs great.

I got a cheap dash cam off Temu a few years ago. I’m sure I don’t have to explain beyond that.

Yes. I’m an idiot. I know. I’ve always known.

“Seventh chevron…fire!”

~ Praetor Elizabeth “Bones” Lochley of The Serenity

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