@MysticMoonsong imgur has a sorting thing where you can just see newest submissions. You do run the risk of seeing the occasional nightmarish horror post, but I used to have a lot of fun sitting in the new queue and just commenting. Not joking, I met someone there once that ended up being my long distance long term partner for 8 years.
The internet has a lot of power to bring people together, if only our corporate overlords would let us do our thing.
@Imperor, that is so awesome. 🖤 I might have to check that out. Yes, the more corporate these social sites become, the fewer interactions and chances we have of meeting like-minded people. I think Mastodon, or at least the interaction with you and a few others, has given me what I have been looking for in a social platform (at a time in my life when I am wanting to rebuild it).
I’m not really sure where this is headed. But I guess it’s ok so far. I recall feeling iffy about The Mandalotian at first too, but it eventually won me over.
Also.... I made the mistake of reading comments on various posts made by Disney/Star Wars for #TheAcolyte and holy shit, some people are the actual WORST. Some people must live just for shitting on things or other people.
Look at the Rotten Tomatoes score, critics are very high, audience is very low. Like damn, nobody likes to hate on things they love more than some #StarWars fans it would seem...
Und wer von euch hat schon #theacolyte auf Disney+ angeschaut?
Wir (Sohn2 und ich) haben uns heute die ersten beiden Episoden gegeben und finden es interessant.
Was denkt ihr? #starwars
Lee Jung-jae as Master Sol is great. I think this will be the most memorable character from #TheAcolyte which #StarWars fans will love for years to come.
Watched the second episode of #TheAcolyte and it is still ok. The second episode was a bit better than the first, enjoyed the alien designs and the city and all that. The story moves forward with every episode so far, compared to #Ahsoka this is lightning fast. And I prefer that much more, the show doesn’t keep you hanging, it always solves some plot points and sets up new. I‘d still prefer this whole thing to be a movie, a proper #StarWars movie, remember those?
@stpaultim For me movies just hit different. And especially with Star Wars it's such a big screen event thing. The shows are so-so (Andor and all the animated stuff is good to great, the rest varies wildly for me) and the use of the Volume in most of them makes them all look a bit dull.
The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel, trash can edition. Don't have 4 hours to watch YouTuber Jenny Nicholson's video essay on "the Star Wars hotel"? (https://buff.ly/3x7aqaQ) These lame attempts at trash cans summarize the story quite well.