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Gravity Falls is definitely one of those shows that got inspiration from Twin Peaks. I caught the show a few years ago, and it's basically a traditional soap opera, with some surrealist supernatural nightmare elements thrown in. Definitely not suitable for kids, I'd say, but I enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to the Return... except I have work tonight, so.

Eh, what the heck. There's some pony type disaprity going on, so...

So... quick question. We know Susebron was the God-King, and that there were previous rulers before him. We know that some of the God-Kings were the offspring of the previous one (though not all). ... do we know if they were all KINGS? I don't recall God-Queens ever being mentioned as a possibility, so I'm curious if there might be something going on there, either realmantically (only males can be born to a God-King?) or socially (Hallandren prefers having male rulers) which Brandon has talked about

I have giben up on avoiding spoilers. I'm going to settle for "if the episode is good, I'll watch regardless". So... yeah. Man. Arrow season 5. Can we talk about this for a minute? Because this year has been amazing for Arrow, in my opinion. I like Legends for it's goofiness, but it remains the weakest show for me; typically, Flash has been the best of the three... but this year, I think Arrow really came out ahead.

Odium's status as potential end boss IS rather odd, considering his significance in the Stormlight Archive. We know there is going to be more Cosmere after Stormlight Archive. If Odium is the Big Bad of the overarching 'verse, that should imply that he'll survive Roshar... except he's been set up the big bad of the Rosharan series. He splintered Honor, he's corrupted the inhabitants of that world, he's (presumably) been gunning for Cultivation... For that series to end with him saying "Eh, guess those plans failed, I'm outta here, LATER GUYS" seems... odd to me? Inconclusive. So I have to imagine that there is a bigger bad beyond Odium, at least on the wider scale. (My speculation would be Autonomy, maybe? But we don't know enough yet.)

Maybe? I'm so far behind in everything, so.

@Left Not Scooby-Doo, but the Arrowverse DOES have the Vixen CW Seed animated series. I haven't seen it -I don't think it's acccessible outside the US?- but that might be worth a look. They're also doing one for the Ray this year, I think, and there's been rumors of them possibly making a Constantine one to carry on from his cancelled show

Hmm. This sounds really fun!... just makes me wonder if I should change Cherry, since having two poets might not be great and Crescent sounds more fun. (Then again, haiku emphasises directness of thought, so maybe having a more poetic and metaphorical-type character would create contrast/shenanigans? Dunno.) (And please don't take this as me saying to change your idea! I like Crescent! And as my in-progress sheet shows, Cherry is rather vague right now. So far as societal lore... I can fill in some stuff for you via PM's if that helps? As I say, I think I have a Reputation... but in the broad strokes, there're no guidelines between different pony types.)

Name: Cherry Blossom Type: PENDING. Still musing my options. Cutie Mark: A single cherry blossom, floating on the wind. "I have no C-R. To suggest so is foolish. I just talk this way." (Or, in laypony terms... all Cherry's dialgoue is in the form of haiku. BECAUSE LINGUISTIC QUIRKS, and Trixie already nabbed the third person.) Full description, background etc later, just sort of... clearing this concept with you guys first of all?

On the one hand, I have actually been lax in the MLP fandom of late. Haven't watched any of season seven, missed most of season six, and haven't written any of the fan fics I want to. ... on the other hand, I think I might have a "reputation" as a fan of the franchise on this site, so. Tentatively posting interest, pony pending.

Uh.. well... there're two episodes left? So, unless you REALLY binge... I kinda doubt you'll make it to the ending, bud. On the plus side, you won't have to wait for episodes to be released! Always look for the positives!

This is an important question: Is it a new series? Or is Netflix just hosting the old series for a newer audience?

A rewatch of Samurai Jack, beginning to end, once season five has been completed may or may not be on my agenda.

Yeah, definitely. She had her own specific niche that no one else was really filling, and it IS a shame to see that gone. Plus... I don't know. Cass had her own solo book for a good seventy-something issues. Steph!Bats was just downright fun, in a way that... she makes me laugh. Her comic -again, the little I've seen- was really well-written, and I so wish they had continued with that.. instead of not only booting Steph out of the role, but pretending she didn't even exist. (Honestly, that whole era of the Batfamily immediately before the New 52 is amazing and fascinating for eveyrone and I could talk at length about it)

I mean... at least Babs got her name in the film? Is more than Cass or Stephs ever got. Or are ever likely to get. Which is a shame; what I've read of them shows Cassie and Stephanie as two very fun, very cool and interesting characters, and I wish they stuck around. Hurrah for Rebirth, I guess; I really ought to read more Detective Comics for those two... (And yeah, I think they are both better Batgirls than Barbara COME AT ME BRO.)

Yeah, but they seemed to be things 90's kids should have watched? Impression I got from them, coupled by the fact that I can't think of a decent 90's cultural milestone (I DID see some of the Disney Renaissance films though. I remember sitting in a theatre and watching the first few minutes of Hunchback... but honestly, that is the ONLY part of the film I remember. I also saw Batman and Robin in cinema, but, um... I try not to think about that.) If it makes you feel better, I did catch some of Princess Bride in my first year at Uni? I now know what the emotional resonance of "As you wish," is

Still haven't seen Legion, might try and fit this one into my schedule. Dunno. I'm ridiculously behind on television.

I see your "Harry Potter" and raise you Back to the Future, the Princess Bride, the Karate Kid franchise, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live action movies, the Aliens franchise... ...actually, ya know what? Name a thing that 90's kids were supposed to have watched, and I can pretty much guarantee I missed it I also didn't see X-Men 1 or 2 until they got DVD releases for some reason, and that was at the height of my status as an X-fan. (Heck, think I was... what, 16 by the time I saw the Terminator films? And those have become one of my favorite movies ever, so) Actually, remember at Uni, one of my friends was so horrified that I hadn't seen those pop cultural milestones that they asked if I had been raised in a convent. BUT MY ANIME KNOWLEDGE (in our small social group) WAS SECOND TO NONE, SO I CLAIM A MORAL VICTORY.

Okay, minor thing I want to comment on regarding Samurai Jack, season 5. Spoilers for episode 7.

@KaymythRegarding Fullmetal Alchemist: I'd say wanting it dubbed is a fair option, particularly in this instance. FMA is a show which takes a lot of it's cues from European history, culture and settings; an english dub just feels more "natural" to me for it than a Japanese one. (Also, the english dub is pretty good. That's a plus)

@TwiLyghtSansSparkles I still want to see your Doctor, ya know; Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifty-Eight, whatever

This is how The Last Jedi should open:

So... a friend of mine was just mentioning that there is some security issue with the current version of Windows, and that there was an update available for it? I admit, I know absolutely nothing about computers, so I hadn't heard anything, but... yeah. Was wondering if anyone could confirm that? (And also, how does one update an OS? I always just wait until I get a text box saying that the computer needs to restart and let it handle that stuff on it's own...)