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iamadequate1 · 3 months

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Don't Stream on Max

Ragging on Max is fun, isn't it? This is going to be long since I brought tables. Here's a kiss GIF to get people's attention!

Let's be real: if HBO/Max has a cancellation rate this high and is the only streamer with a cancellation rate approaching these numbers, we're long past the point where fingers can be pointed at the shows individually, trying to invent unique "failures" in each one separately... except for Zaslav's baby, The Idol, that show deserved it. If there is an oddity like this, deduce down the common factor, and the common factor here in all these "failures" is WBD/HBO/Max. WBD does not know how to run a streaming business, and yet, it is charging consumers the highest rates in the industry.

✨Cancel Max now✨

Remember that WBD sponsored article from Vulture? Remember?? Specifically...

And then there was the final strike against last month’s canceled trio of titles: their production costs. As noted earlier, all three series went into development circa 2019-2020, at a time when competition for hot new shows was beyond intense. Streamers were handing out ridiculous deals in order to land coveted projects and agreeing to license fees and production budgets that were usually only reserved for big, established blockbuster hits. So a series like Rap Sh!t, which had the feel of an indie production and used iPhones to tell its story, ended up costing Max twice as much to license as HBO’s critically loved, niche comedy Somebody Somewhere, per a source familiar with show budgets. Our Flag Means Death, the same sources say, had a license fee three times that of Somebody.

First of all, they picked the smallest show they could in order to justify ~scary~ words like "twice" and "three times" without any danger of being specific, but they also picked a show that was "renewed" and I can find no evidence it's being worked on anymore!

But 2019-2020, let's discuss that. The merger was finalized April 8, 2022, and Max, the illicit love baby between Discovery+ and HBO Max, launched on May 23, 2023. On its face, Max has the second largest sticker price of streamers, and that sticker price is mostly built from that HBO prestige, but I'll build to that...

Let's say Zaslav had to let 2022 roll, so let's look at 2023, shall we? HBO/Max had 11 shows debut in 2023.

Velma (Max - renewed + lol)

The Last of Us (HBO - renewed)

Fired on Mars (Max - Purgatory)

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Max - Renewed)

Clone High (Max - Purgatory as new season is coming in)

The Idol (HBO - cancelled)

Warrior (Max - cancelled + moved to Netflix)

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (Max - renewed)

Young Love (Max - Purgatory)

Scavengers Reign (Max - Purgatory)

Bookie (Max - Renewed)

Wow! Not even half confirmed renewed, and one of the success stories is Velma. HBO also only debuted two series that year: TLOU was in development since 2020, but The Idol was still in early stages when Zaslav wandered in. Since he didn't put a stop to it, The Idol remains Zaslav's sole contribution to HBO, especially since according to Wikipedia, the show went under a "drastic" overhaul in April 2022, the month of the merger.

There is an article going around citing that Max has a 26.9% cancellation rate, and that seems.... off? It is still far higher than every other streamer, but it's still lower than what's expected from what we've seen of WBD/Max. If you look at Max's original programming list and HBO's original programming list, something's not adding up. I tried to follow the source back, but it wanted money, so I'll do it myself! I suspect that the glut of mindless reality shows, exploitative docuseries, and miniseries really brought that percentage down.

I'm just going to look at the cancellation of actual scripted shows, ignoring miniseries (that's just a big movie on purpose and no concern about #FinishOurStories), series that haven't aired an episode yet, non-English series (most don't have Wikipedia entries and are a messier thing to research), and co-productions (as Anne with an E showed, sometimes the partner can be responsible for cancellations -- this unfortunately leaves off series like Gentleman Jack). I also limited myself to series that had/about to have a season debut after the merger date (April 8, 2022).

(I've got the 'tism, and I enjoy making spreadsheets.)

Drama:

Comedy:

Anthology:

Continuation:

Adult Animation:

Kid/Family:

(Note: I used "ended" if I immediately saw that it was the creators who ended the show on purpose.)

HBO Breakdown:

Max Breakdown:

Combined:

HBO/Max is hovering around a confirmed 50% cancellation rate. I don't expect shows like Tokyo Vice and The Sex Lives of College Girls to last past their seasons that are about to premiere, and I expect many of these other "renewed" or "pending" shows to disappear into the ether.

Let's talk money. What is the monthly cost to subscribe to streamers? To make my life easier, I'm not going to list out yearly costs.

Streamer | Cost/Month with Ads (USD) | Cost/Month without Ads (USD) Apple | n/a | 9.99 Disney | 7.99 | 13.99 Hulu | 7.99 | 17.99 Disney/Hulu Bundle | 9.99 | 19.99 Max | 9.99 | 15.99 Netflix | 6.99 | 15.49 Paramount | 5.99 | 11.99 Peacock | 5.99 | 11.99 Prime | 8.99 | 11.98 Starz | n/a | 9.99 Discovery+ (on debut) | 4.99 | 6.99

Disney and Hulu together without bundling would be 15.98 with ads and 31.98 without ads, so each bundle is 62.5% of what it would have been with a double charge. If Max would be a similar deal, the HBO and Discovery pieces separately would add to 15.98 (ads) and 25.58 (no ads), so assuming no Discovery inflation (and, lbr, the starting pricing was already too high), the HBO piece would be 10.99 (ads) and 18.59 (no ads), putting HBO as the most expensive streaming option.

It's hidden, but Max is a bundle. Discovery+ and HBO do not have overlapping shows or audiences; it's really like if ESPN and Disney tried to sell itself as one service without telling anyone.

Since I tossed out the reality pieces, the cancellation rates I have above are the HBO pieces. If you're paying for Max, you're paying for the most expensive TV option, while paying for the highest turnover in TV productions. If you're subbed to Max for one show, it would be cheaper to just buy it from a digital store or, you know, 🏴‍☠️

So, circling back to the initial quote: sobbing about being beholden to the wacky 2019-2020 greenlights, when those greenlights are the only reason people are subscribed to the service in the first place is certainly a choice! Especially since now that the only "originals" Max is offering up are on par with Velma and The Idol, and the prestige TV that were underway at the time of merger (ex, TLOU and that upcoming HP show) maybe justify a one month sub-and-binge per year. With this obscene cancellation rate and creator disrespect, they aren't going to nab any more big projects, but they sure want you to pay them like they are.

Look, I'm not getting into the labor and worker treatment parts of this, and I'm not getting into the media representation parts of this or how non-white/straight/male shows have to meet impossible standards. Both of those are also egregious and part of a much, much larger discussion. Just from a purely consumer point of view, Max is a bad product.

Cancel Max. It is not worth your time to care about anything they put out.

Anyway, some petitions for shows that this failed streamer dumped recently. Max won't pick any of them up again, but you can show other streamers that there is interest for them to pick up the shows!

Our Flag Means Death

Rap Sh!t

Julia

Winning Time

Warrior (S4 has not been confirmed with Netflix)

#petitions at end #our flag means death #ofmd #save ofmd #adopt our crew #david zaslav #hbo max #max #don't stream on max #rap shit #rap sh!t #julia hbo #winning time #warrior #the gilded age #the gilded age should help out their Gay Twitter brethren

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kawaiiwitchy · 24 days

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I've been watching a variety of Elvis-related movies, with the eventual goal of watching all of his movies. I've started cataloging them and wanted to share along my progress and insights!

Movies

Elvis (2022)

Amazing. Amazing casting, production, storyline. Everything about this movie was amazing. Baz Lurhmann does not miss and was the perfect director for a big, bold, and glittering Elvis flic, just like Elvis himself! Also, Austin Butler.

King Creole (1958)

My favorite of his films by far! The songs, the acting, the setting, the darker and more gritty story line as compared to some of his other movies.

G.I. Blues (1960)

One of my favorites, I really enjoyed the co-stars in this one as well.

Blue Hawaii (1961)

Again, one of my favorites. The music is iconic of course, and the co-stars were great.

Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)

This one was very fun and he looked absolutely stunning!

Fun in Acapulco (1963)

Again, really fun, he looked amazing, and the songs were great!

Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Iconic movie and theme song!

Roustabout (1964)

This one was alright, not really a favorite of mine. He looked and sang great, but most of it fell flat for me.

Clambake (1967)

Definitely not my favorite. It was supposed to be a fun beach movie, but being that this was post-concussion and the quality of the movies they were doing was going downhill, it just felt off in a variety of ways. (Also he truly worked CONSTANTLY. It's insane how many movies, shows, and songs he cranked out every year!)

Priscilla (2023)

I'm a huge Sofia Coppola fan so this was a must watch for me personally. It was beautiful aesthetic wise, but Jacob's Elvis was very cold and distant, and there's of course controversy about the events included in it and how negatively Elvis is overall portrayed.

TV / Documentaries / Docuseries

Reinventing Elvis: The '68 Comeback (2023)

Amazing visually and I really appreciated the commentators and their personal experiences!

Elvis: That's the Way it is (1970)

Just Elvis and the gang goofing around a lot! It brought me so much joy to just see him having fun!

Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018)

Again, amazing visuals and aesthetic, and wonderful commentary. This doc also focused on his spiritual side, which is often not highlighted as significantly as his talent and charm.

Elvis on Tour (1972)

This one truly made me appreciate how much work he put into each and every concert and tour, and seeing him perform is also obviously the main draw to watch this one.

Let me know your thoughts and I'll keep you all updated with my progress!

#elvis fans #elvisaaronpresley #elvis movie #elvis presley #elvis fandom #elvis history #elvis the king #elvis movies

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girlweepinginstairwell · 2 years

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I saw someone saying that everyone likes to think they would have supported Britney back in the 2000s. everybody thinks they would have been on Monica Lewinsky's side back in the 90s. everybody thinks that if they'd been at the right place at the right time, they'd have supported the maligned women of the past.

and now that they're here, now, they do this.

and in fifteen years a docuseries will come out exploiting amber heard and her story (amber won't see a penny of the money) and everybody will say that they can't believe they could have been so blinded by the media, that EVERYONE is complicit.

some of us weren't complicit. some of us were here, doing the research, looking at the pictures, listening to her testimony, looking at the evidence. and no one fucking cared. they just wanted to make fancams of johnny depp in court and make fun of a woman having her life systematically obliterated by her abuser.

it really is disgusting, i don’t disagree with you at all. the excuse that people were blindsided or brainwashed by the media only goes so far when you see the absolute glee with which they were calling heard names and wishing terrible things upon her for daring to stand up against her abuser. i can’t imagine what she must be feeling right now

#it just kills me because men already hate us. why are YOU as a woman perpetuating and pushing this sort of rhetoric too.#knowing it could potentially be used against yourself someday. knowing that the victims of abuse in your life see everything you’re saying.#i absolutely cannot comprehend it #asks #misogyny #abuse /

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akajustmerry · 5 days

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hi Merry! any shows you're enjoying currently? you have such great taste :)

aw hi lubly thank u <3 honestly unemployment has me in a bit of a depression so I've been struggling to watch stuff on my own but!!! in the last month or so I've been rewatching elementary from the beginning (with my younger brother), watching fallout (also with my brother we're up to the finale!!), fun docuseries history of the sitcom (with my dad who was quoting all the sitcoms 😭), 2020 soft sci-fi series tales from the loop, and I started the excellent netflix ripley series! oh, and big mood is probably my favourite new series of the year so far (lydia west and nicole coughlan are so fucking good).

anyways, I keep forgetting to tell you all that I'm on Serializd (Letterboxd but for TV) so you can follow me their if you wanna see what I'm watching/have watched ❤️

#tv #anon

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libras-interactives · 10 months

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Hi ! I just wondered, is there any thought process about your UtDM ocs' creation, such as for Jake or Marius, that you would be willing to share ? I just think it's really interesting ! Have a nice day !

Sorry this is so long!!! I guess the main point is I have lists of looks/breeds I want to do at some point, as well as personality archtypes, backstories, histories, etc. And I mash them together in my brain and sometimes I get full characters out of it. Specifically:

Marius came into being because I wanted Eveline to have some kind of family - her background is rough. I couldn't see her having a child, but a cousin she basically raised and adored as a little brother/son seemed to just fit. He's 10 years younger than her, a child when WW1 happened, so his experience and resulting personality was far different. He's Eveline's opposite - while she's succumbing to despair, he's reckless and invincible and cares little for laws and governments.

Jack was more gradual and less serious. I had an idea for a bookstore owner whose an illiterate hillbilly in the city and also hides copious amounts of illegal liqour in his stockroom. His name was also Jack Page, he was much older and an associate of Flynn's. He just didn't fit into the story and after doing this silly fantastic ask, I reworked him to be younger, even more odd looking and waaay more Appalaichian. canisalbus' OC Machete, and Pangur of pangurandgrom fame was a big influence to his looks, though old Jack Paige was a hairless cat (and current Jack is not nearly as stylish as Machete or cute as Pangur)

The idea of good-looking and outgoing Marius being friends with this dork was too easy and fun to pass up. Also, the book Educated and docuseries Keep Sweet and Obey stuck with me. Religious trauma is something I haven't experienced directly, but I still feel very connected to because it runs through a lot of my older family members - I ended up funneling that into him. Sorry, Jack!

#thanks for letting me ramble!!! i love asks like this #libra says #if:devil's moon

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sankta-starkova · 7 months

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LETTERMAN

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summary: the one where ej and andy get to spend time together in the camp until the production gets in the way, threatening to ruin their summer and relationship

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Andy stood outside of the girls cabin with Maddox, the two talking as they leant against the fence.

She was enjoying the time away from the drama and the pressure of being Anna and the issues with her boyfriend.

The two girls walked to the campfire pit, sitting down on opposite sides as Andy was blue and Maddox yellow.

"When I heard that the camp that is putting on frozen has a day that's emotionally similar to the 2006 and 2008 disney channel games, I jumped at the chance to explain it in the docuseries," Corbin explained as everyone sat down.

It was a bit awkward with Andy and EJ on the same team, along with Gina, Ashlyn and Ricky, as they hadn't really talked through their issues yet.

Dewey explained the challenges that they would participate in but Andy wasn't paying much attention, her mind focused on what was going to happen with EJ.

She cared so much about him and hated that this was going on. As someone who didn't have boy drama, this was a crazy concept to her.

"Okay, the captain of the yellow team is Maddox," Corbin called out, "And the captain of the blue team is EJ, if he can take his eyes off of his girlfriend,"

The crowd laughed and she was in shock, eyes going wide as she looked at him.

Andys head whipped over to EJ and he looked away from her instantly, his face blushing as he realised he'd been staring. She watched him as he stood up next to Maddox, unable to look at her.

She knew they were being depicted as the lovesick couple for the show but right now, they were far from it.

"Now, tomorrow, the winning team can text whoever they want when they get their phones back!" Corbin announced.

Dewey grumbled from the back that it was against camp policy but everyone ignored him, instead cheering for the phones.

The group headed out to the courts, ready for the first game. Andy didn't care too much about it, her mind elsewhere

Andy had never been very good at basketball or any of the other suggested games so was not looking forward to those.

"Andy!" Ej called out and she rolled her eyes, turning her head around to see him running over

"I don't want to fight today, not whilst Channing is here," she said, taking a step back.

She didn't want to be caught saying something bad on camera and then it was aired in front of everyone and they'd know all their issues.

"Blues a nice colour on you," he said, almost not even realising he'd said it, "I'm sorry, can we talk, I've got to be quick, I have places to be,"

Andy scoffed, "of course you have places to be. You've had places to be all summer that don't include me," she explained, annoyed with him.

"Shit, Andy I didn't mean it like that-" he started and she just started to shake her head.

"I'm not in the mood Caswell, please," she said and he sighed, shaking his head before turning around and leaving.

He rushed to the barn, deflated with the relationship issues he'd been having. He loved Andy and he had to fix it, not matter what. So he called in reinforcement.

When he got there, he saw Miss Jenn, who he'd called last night for advice on how to be a good director - and maybe on how to be a good boyfriend.

"EJ, my tallest child," she said before rushing over and engulfing him in a hug, "Where else would I be other then helping you,"

He had mentioned some issues over the phone, mainly the issues with the show but she could see that the issues with Andy were bigger than she had expected by how deflated he looked.

"I present to you, the writings of a genius. Everything you'll need to sir the musical successfully," Miss Jenn explained, "Now sit, and tell me about your summer,"

"It's been good, we got here and we've been having fun," he stopped as he recalled all the good things that had happened.

He thought about it for a second, his smile falling as he remembered how good they had been at the start of summer.

"Then uh, then I became director and it all fell apart," he explained.

Miss Jenn could see how much he was struggling, "being a director is a heavy weight to carry,"

He nodded, "Its just that I love her. More than anything in the world, and I was so scared of losing her that I didn't tell her that my dad wants me to leave Salt Lake for this aspirational college,"

She looked at him. Miss Jenn knew how much he loved Andy and how difficult this all must have been for him.

"And on top of that, I'm the director so I'm not spending time with her and I might be ruining the last summer we have like this," his face fell into his hands.

He was freaking out, his breathing starting to pick up speed, a hand going to his heart as he felt it pounding in his chest.

Miss Jenn stepped over, a hand rubbing over his back reassuringly as he took a deep breath, remembering what Andy told him whenever he would panic.

"You're a good man EJ," she promised, "And she will forgive you, you two just need to start talking again,"

He lifted his head up from his hands, turning back to look at her, "She won't even look at me,"

"We'll find a way. I'm not going to let you two fall apart because of some documentary," she promised, "Now, lets start practicing how to run this show,

Back in the basketball courts, Andy sat with Ricky and Gina, the three talking about where EJ is.

"He'll be here, he's getting on my nerves but he will be here," She reassured them.

Ricky sighed, "He's busy, maybe he's working on the musical," he suggested.

"This is his girlfriend Ricky, he should be with her," Gina said, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Lets just get on with the game, I don't want to talk about him," Andy said, getting up, her shoulders slumped in disappointment.

Ricky and Gina shared a look, the latter walking away for a second to grab something, leaving the two best friends alone.

"I don't think he kept the secret on purpose Andy," he said.

She scoffed, "Did you not hear me? I said I don't want to talk about it,"

"Okay. I'll talk, you listen," Ricky sighed, watching as she folded her arms across her chest, "He was just worried about what would happen and he didnt want to ruin your relationship,"

"Then why did he tell Val and not me?" She asked, feeling the tears burning in the back of her eyes.

"He needed to talk to someone about how to tell you, he wanted to tell you I'm sure. He just needed to find the right way to," He explained.

Andy shook her head, "He should be able to tell me anything," she stopped, "I'm done talking, please Rick,"

After another game of Simon says, EJ accidentally let it slip that Miss Jenn was at camp.

Everyone instantly freaked out, chasing EJ all the way to the barn where they talked to her, "What are you doing here?" Carlos asked.

"EJ asked me back here for some directing and life pointers and I had some time so I had to come," she explained.

"Me and Andy got Elsa and Anna," Kourtney announced, "And Carlos is Olaf and Ricky is Kristoff,"

"We have to get back to the climbing wall or we forfeit the game," EJ said and Miss Jenn followed them there after many protests.

They stood there in the crowd and Miss Jenn approached Andy, "EJ mentioned you two have been having issues," she said.

Andy scoffed, "That's an understatement," she sighed, "I just feel like we're not communicating at all,"

"Sometimes, we have to take a minute to ourselves and make mistakes before we grow," Miss Jenn said, "He really cares about you, and you care about him. I've never seen two students so in love,"

"In love?" Andy questioned, her voice timid

"You might not have admitted it to yourself dear, but we all see it," Miss Jenn said with a smile, placing a hand on her shoulder.

After an eventful day in the climbing wall, the team were at a draw, both ready for the next stage.

The sing offs meant that the yellow team had won and as disappointed Andy was, she was glad to see Maddox and Jet so happy with each other.

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aidansplaguewind · 1 year

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What shows have you enjoyed recently, plaguewind? Have you watched The Last of Us?

I did watch The Last of Us and I played quite a bit of the game. To be honest I thought the show was just okay. It was a decent watch but by no means do I think it was AMAZING the way many people seem to think it is. But I think a lot of that is to do with the Pedro Pascal bandwagon that's going on right now. I mean, he's kinda cute from some angles but really? He's no Aidan.

A show that I do think is amazing is The Handmaid's Tale. And it is straight up better than the book it's based on. I've never had a show make me feel so many different things so passionately. The story is great, it keeps you on the edge of your seat. The acting is excellent. I can't think of a single person on that show who's acting falls short.

The vast majority of the shows I have really enjoyed are already over. I just finished Working Moms and I think it may have been the last season but I haven't googled it to find out. I'm a hard person to make laugh but that show makes me laugh. It's definitely one of the lighter things I watch. I prefer intense dramas and suspense.

I watched Succession and it's okay but all of the people on it are just atrocious. I don't consider any one of them a good person except maybe Cousin Greg.

I liked The Last Kingdom but it too just finished up with a movie. I liked Vikings up to a point. After Ragnar dies it only stays really interesting for a bit longer. To be honest I didn't finish it. It just wasn't holding my interest anymore.

I liked YOU but this last season was a let down. I didn't like season 4 at all. Is there going to be another season? Anyone know? I feel like I read that there was but the way season 4 ended it could have very well ended there.

I watch Stranger Things and it's a fun little watch. I've watched all of Euphoria. It's watchable but not amazing. I've watched all of Shadow & Bone so far. It's not bad. I've watched Bridgerton and I enjoyed it. It's fun and not too serious. I just recently watched both seasons of Sweet Tooth. It's corny and cheesy but it's also fun and cute. I liked Good Girls but I believe it was canceled. In The Dark, if it didn't canceled is alright. It held my interest when I had nothing else to watch. I did watch House of the Dragon, it's okay.

I'm trying to think. I watch so much shit this should be easy to answer but when asked I just go blank. I'm trying to think of stuff that is still on and not old and over.

Oh! I do love Outlander. However, I'm wondering how much life it still has in it before it starts to get repetitive and boring.

Oh I watched Rings of Power. The Sandman. Lucifer. Better Call Saul. The Crown.

I really do watch SO MUCH shit and I can't even think of it all. But some things that I watched that are over and have been over for a while but I thought were really good TV are Dexter, Shameless, DARK, Orange is the New Black, The Walking Dead (to a point), obviously Game of Thrones (to a point), Weeds, Breaking Bad and....I'm going blank again.

Oh and I watch a shit ton of True Crime documentaries and docuseries. I love a good serial killer story.

Crap this is long but yeah, I watch a lot of shit. If something gets people talking and starts to get a buzz around it, I'll usually watch it just to see what all the fuss is about. Sorry this got so long.

#television #TV #outlander #the last kingdom #vikings #the handmaid's tale #House of the Dragon #Sweet Tooth #Working Moms #Dexter #Shameless #The Walking Dead #DARK #Orange is the New Black #Game of Thrones #Weeds #The Last of Us #Stranger Things

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rinisbowen · 2 years

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i find it interesting how val is described as someone who brings a sense of maturity into this season and her psychology major is a detail worth highlighting, yet she is one of three people who are mentioned as the ones who sort of orchestrate the fake drama storylines in ep 5.

how do you think her character, with what we know about her so far, may contribute to this plot? ej and carlos i understand due to their respective roles at camp/as individuals, but why val and not someone like maddox who is also a cit?

thanks for the ask omg!!! we're so close to the premiere !!!

but ah yes, val... she's going to be fun i just know it. like- my new daughter truly. (i also just- adore meg donnelly which has made me so excited for her character since she's been announced, she's a brilliant performer).

but it is interesting to think about how she's been described as bringing a certain maturity to the season, but she's also going to be involved in stirring up fake drama in 305... which feels a bit immature admittedly.

to me, i think val's going to get involved for a similar reason to ej... and that's because she's like- heading up this production to a certain degree in her position as choreographer (particularly given even though she's not the director, she's the one doing the casting), seems to maybe be like- the Head CIT potentially just based on what we've seen. she'd be involved in stirring stuff up because i believe it's kind of said that they like Promised corbin a good show for the docuseries... with the drama and such. and maybe she- similar to ej, feels a good bit of pressure to deliver that, even outside of the frozen production, so she decides to participate in making fake drama rather than y'know- tearing her cast apart when they need to be at their best for the performance at the end of camp.

i think it's val and not maddox because val has more of a reason to deliver this- and because maddox is the by the book rule follower. she's not going to do it haha. also- maybe val thinks making fake drama is interesting from like- a psychology perspective. like what would be most interesting for the disney+ viewers to watch at home...

#hsmtmts #val #val hsmtmts #hsmtmts season 3 #hsmtmts: 305 (the real campers of shallow lake)#hsmtmts: val #answered #shippertrash37

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ladykailolu · 2 years

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Gyjo Pride Day 25 (nsfw):

After a loooooooong day at work, Gyro loves his baths. He has a glass of wine, candles around the bathtub, and in a modern AU, he sets up his ipad across from him and finds a fun youtube video to watch (spoiler alert: it's the Chris Chan docuseries!)

He gets in the water, very warm and inviting, a little scalding but not biting, and he leans back and he relaxes with a heavy sigh through his mouth.

A sip of wine, a nice stretch, a fine moment. He sinks lower, water reaching to his ears, his legs up, over the tub, bent, and spread apart deliciously. One could look over and see, well, everything!! His muscles of his pecs, abdomen, pelvis, and penis surrounded by a bush of dark hair.

His long hair is wet and clings to his skin whenever not submerged. He laughs and mumbles something incoherent to anyone else. He knows he's tired, the kind of tired where he knows it but also knows he cant do anything about it or anything for anyone.

He's drunk, a little high, and fixated on the screen. He wiggles his whole body, swaying with the up and down of the waves. He looks down at his groin with his legs spread wide apart and imagines Johnny there, making his cock disappear into his mouth. Yeah, that's it. Those were the nights he loved best. Come to think of it, Johnny never did that in the bath with him. He should change that. Soon. Maybe get him drunk enough where he'll do anything Gyro wants.

And Johnny comes in too into the bathroom and immediately shuts and locks the door. Kids don't need to see this part 😉

Johnny finds Gyro, easy and playful in the waters, so Johnny approaches, smirk and dark aura in hid eyes mostly unnoticed by the soaked Italian.

"Come over here." Gyro begs, and Johnny hangs on his every word. "Come in with me." Was the bathtub even big enough to fit two people? Fuck it. Gyro grabbed onto Johnny's shirt collar and pulled him so far over the tub until his face hovered over Gyro's dick a bit. He was already this far, he may as well go all the way and finish it up.

Johnny stripped, discarding every article of clothing with greater speed (and greater frustration), and when he took off his shirt over his head and back, his skin seemed so soft and hair seemed so blonde and inviting, that aggro wondered how he ever could have waited. johnny was beautiful. His skin was roughed in areas but still fair, muscles were smaller than Gyro's but still he executed a rather firm handshake, and his face looked so innocent and clean. Untainted by anyone. He could kiss every single of the freckles dotting his nose. He couldn't wait to rub his seen all over that face.

Johnny climbed in, on top of Gyro, who hardly moved except up a little in a near seated position. And his back was thrown against the tub wall when Johnny kisses him and out all of his weight on him. Without wasting time, Johnny reached for his dick and pumped it until it poked just out of the water. Then, he sat on Gyro's lap and rubbed him until he was rock hard and ready to roll with him.

Gyro was too high to understand that this wasn't exactly what he wanted. Johnny's hands were firm and rough, like a woodsman's hands after he finishes carving. And he loved that friction, got drunk on that friction, and wished that friction would never end.

Instead, he painted Johnny's rectum, ass, and lower back.

#gyjo #gyjo pride month #gyjo pride #gyjo month #not sfw #gyro zeppeli #johnny joestar #jjba

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Best and worst parts of F2 for you?

Best parts for me:

The MUSIC oh my stars it was so good. I love every song and all the cut ones we know about (well, “Unmeltable Me” isn’t all that great to me, but it was still cute). My favorites are still “Show Yourself” and “The Next Right Thing” but I have a greater appreciation for “Into the Unknown” now too (I ended up singing it for my last recital lol).

Anna and Elsa getting the endings I thought they deserved. Even in the 1st movie, Anna felt like the better candidate for Queen to me. Like she wanted so badly to be with the kingdom and see the people, and even though she left a stranger in charge, she took responsibility for pushing Elsa too far and went after her. Then in movie 2 she’s going all over Arendelle in the opening and does everything she can in service of her people. Even her cut song “Home” is all about wanting to give Arendelle everything she can. I’m on the side of those that felt her ascending the throne made sense. I also think Elsa fully becoming the Snow Queen/5th Spirit and having her stay in the forest was the right decision. (Also SHE’S LIVING IN THE FOREST WITH THE NORTHULDRA AND NOT ALONE IN THE GLACIER, HOW ARE SOME PEOPLE NOT GETTING THAT??) Now she can finally, truly be what she wanted in the first film - fully free to be herself. She’s not stranding herself on a mountaintop or self-isolating herself in the name of “protecting” herself/Anna, she has fully embraced her powers and can be herself entirely. And if we look at the last shot of the whole movie, she’s calm and elated. The story of the sisters ends with Elsa finally being happy.

The visuals - the animation and effects are stunning and the COSTUUUUMES oh my gosh I love the costumes. My favorite is Anna’s outfit with the cape and Elsa’s spirit dress. I still kind of wish the spirit dress was a bit more “mystical” but I’ve grown more fond of it overtime (and at least its silhouette fits in with her other dresses).

I LOVE Kristoff in this film. I’ve said it too many times but I don’t really like how Kristoff was handled in movie 1. But in THIS one omg yes please more of this. He’s so supportive of Anna through and through and just wants to make her happy. I really wish his original song hadn’t got cut, it was really fun and sweet (plus Anna being the one to propose would’ve been a nice switch). I get slightly annoyed that he just spends his B-plot trying to propose until he disappears til the end, but still, he’s much more tolerable than movie 1 “stupid girl you can’t get married to that guy you’ve only known a day oh now you’ve known me for like 2-3 suddenly i love you now kiss me”.

Worst Parts for me:

The story wanted to badly for you to forgive Agnarr and Iduna for what they did to Anna and Elsa and I just can’t. Good intentions or not, THEY were the ones that shut Anna out. THEY were the ones that allowed Pabbie to manipulate Anna’s memories. THEY were the ones that taught Elsa her powers were dangerous and had to be suppressed to the point that no one would even know she had them. The most we get is Anna telling Elsa not to blame herself for their deaths because she wasn’t responsible for their decisions. I understand why “I Seek the Truth” got cut, but I still think you could’ve re-worked it for the boat scene so that Anna could get to call them out (”another secret/and another and another/ at least you were consistent/hello Father, hello Mother”).

Going off that last point, because they wanted you to forgive Agnarr and Iduna so bad, I think the Show Yourself scene, as honestly FANTASTIC as it is for the story at that point, was stopped from its full potential of being absolutely perfect. After watching the docuseries (Into the Unknown: The Making of Frozen II) I learned the writing team went back and forth for the longest time on who the voice was going to be. At one point, the idea was that the voice was Elsa herself, like her Snow Queen/Spirit form calling to her, and when she found the voice she would merge with it to become her true self. That makes so much sense with the song! There’s this journey she takes in it where she believes she’ll find a PERSON with all of the answers to who she is, while it turns out she was searching for herself and her place in the world. So she embraces her destiny as the Fifth Spirit and fully transforms into the Snow Queen. I think it makes that one line much more powerful: “You are the one you’ve been waiting for / All of my life”. BUT that’s just my own view of it. I really want a version now (even a cover) where it’s Elsa singing with herself.

I don’t like the inconsistency of the spirits - like why is there only 1 for 3/4 of the elements but then Earth has a few? And why are they all vastly different KINDS of creatures? Earth has personified elements, water and fire have animals, air is just the wind, and the 5th spirit is a human-turned-spirit.

I think a lot could’ve been fixed with the story if they were given an extension and kept the target audience on the kids/teens that grew up with the original Frozen instead of being told they had to tone it down for younger kids. Again, the Into the Unknown docuseries showed me how troubled production was. There was so much passion behind the making of it, but because they had such a rigorous deadline and had to appeal more to younger kids, I feel like that’s what ultimately caused the movie to suffer with its writing. The writing team clearly wanted a more mature story but had to rewrite and rewrite until they had to just finish everything without being able to iron out the creases. It’s a shame, really.

#MELROSE THIS IS THE POST I THOUGHT GOT EATEN #asks #locktobre #also again i think f1 is probably a better film but i LIKE f2 more

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lil review of netflix's alien worlds:

overall it's a very pretty docuseries, but content-wise it's bit disappointing for me. not enough time was spent on each planet, and i wanted to see more of the cool critters!

it's far less focused than alien planet, but it's certainly a fun intro to the spec-bio genre

so, enjoy!

#film tag #docutag #arecibo radio telescope at the end tho

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By Lauren Michele Jackson

A half-formed thought feels worse than an empty head—the tip-of-the-tongue sensation, the inkling of a there there without the foggiest notion of how to get, well, there. Especially dire is when the “what” that we wish to articulate feels half-formed itself, something observable yet emergent, for which the masses have yet to find language. But all we have is language, of course, and so we must muddle through, reaching for a word to serve as a placeholder for our idea until something better comes along. Some would say that finding new language is the work of scholars, but in the age of the Internet we may have lost track of who is leading whom. However provisional, the placeholders sometimes stick.

For example: I spent last month hunting for a new apartment in Chicago. All I wanted was a unicorn: an old building in a historic neighborhood, with humane updates and classic fixtures. Instead, I was confronted with a drab and seemingly ubiquitous new aesthetic. Like any U.S. city, Chicago has been beset by the constipated whimsy of as-seen-on-TV home renos: gray floors, gray counters, and the pallid ingenuity of an open floor plan. The look is “inoffensive, inexpensive, innocuous,” as Amanda Mull described it recently in The Atlantic. Call it, as the headline of that piece does, the “HGTV-ification of America.” Have you noticed it, too? Not the gray laminate but that suffix: “-ification.”

I see it cropping up everywhere. In addition to “HGTV-ification,” The Atlantic has covered the “flu-ification of COVID policy.” A recent piece in Esquire considers the “merch-ification of book publishing,” and the Daily Beast, writing on the Netflix docuseries “Harry & Meghan,” declared the “Gen Z-ification of the royal couple.” Vox has lately published articles on the “old man-ification” of television, the “Easter egg-ification” of celebrity beefs, and the “ ‘You’re doing it wrong’-ification” of TikTok influencers. Last year, Teen Vogue announced the end of Pete Davidson’s “Kim Kardashian-ification” after the actor, who’d sharpened his look while dating the image-conscious star, wore a hoodie at a film première following their breakup. (The New Yorker has proved reticent on this particular kind of neologism, although, as far back as 2002, the magazine did refer to fears of “le Big Mac-ification” of French life.)

Pundits and politicos are having their fun as well. They’ve been indexing the “Trump-ification” of just about everything since his candidacy in 2015. (Meanwhile, the rap dignitary Chuck D, of Public Enemy, attributed the groundswell of support for Trump to “dumbass-ification.”) During the past few years, the Washington Post has diagnosed the “NRA-ification,” “ ‘alternative facts’-ification,” “hoax-ification,” and “Hitler-ification” of the Trumpian right. And the right has issued its own warnings. Trump’s embattled rival Ron DeSantis likes to decry the “woke-ification” of various institutions including, in my home state of Illinois, law enforcement under Governor J. B. Pritzker’s leadership.

But what piqued my interest in the suffix was the many weirder and more humorous iterations that have recently been enlivening everyday speech on the Internet, which, after all, is where a great proportion of everyday speech now lives. Within my narrow window of the Web, I’ve seen, in the past weeks alone, comments about the “living-room-ification of public spaces” (from the film and TV critic Clint Worthington) and the “that’s what she said-ification of humor” (from the comedian Josh Gondelman); complaints about the “Chicago-ification of L.A.’s gay scene,” the “Pitchfork-ification of leftist politics,” and the “spreadsheet-ification of society.”

At the risk of taking wordplay too seriously, I’ll note that there is a name for what is happening here, grammatically. The word is its own mouthful: “nominalization.” It refers to the process of forming a noun, usually from another part of speech. “Demonstrate,” a verb, becomes “demonstration”; the adjective “intense” turns into “intensity,” “vary” to “variation,” “merry” to “merriment,” and so forth. The suffix “-ification” (also “-ization”), usually attached to words that end in “-ify,” describes change, the process of something becoming different from what it once was, as in “gentrification” or “globalization” or “Californication,” which—before it became the name of a Red Hot Chili Peppers album and then a David Duchovny-led TV series—was used to describe a source of anxiety, among Pacific Northwesterners, about the encroaching influence of their southern neighbors. Of course, “nominalization,” from “nominalize,” is itself a nominalization.

Nominalizations are not something that most of us spend any time thinking about. We repeat the ones we’ve heard or read, making use of them intuitively. We tend to reach for them, in particular, on occasions when we want to demonstrate expertise. Compared with other, “concrete” nouns that follow the usual “person, place, or thing” heuristic—nouns like “bird,” “child,” “table”—nominalizations usually convey abstract concepts: “establishment,” “divinity,” “happiness.” The New Zealand author and poet Helen Sword, in her book “The Writer’s Diet,” published in the U.S. in 2016, argues that an excess of nominalizations can have a deadening effect on language. She offers her own coinage—“zombie nouns”—to describe the way such words can “suck the lifeblood from potentially lively prose.”

Sword, who earned a doctorate in comparative literature from Princeton, has written four writing guides mainly targeting academics and business professionals. “Nominalizations, of course, are nothing new,” she told me when we spoke on the phone recently. She pointed to George Orwell’s essay “Politics and the English Language,” published in 1946, in which he diagnosed a certain “staleness of imagery” and “lack of precision” plaguing contemporary writers. “The whole tendency of modern prose is away from concreteness,” he wrote. By way of demonstration, he translated Ecclesiastes 9:11 into, as he put it, “modern English of the worst sort”: “objective consideration of contemporary phenomena compels the conclusion that success or failure in competitive activities exhibits no tendency . . .” The parodic exercise is, as Sword described in the Times, knowingly “teeming with nominalizations,” its inertness especially pronounced beside the elemental sun and bread imagery in the original verse. Nominalizations are often used in a way that “obfuscates meaning,” Sword said. The further writing strays from concrete images, the more challenging it is to comprehend. “Thinking hard is good,” Sword added, but when somebody plies you with nominalizations, “you start to feel like maybe they don’t want you to understand.”

As a proponent of “thinking hard,” and even an occasional offender, I am inclined to defend nominalizations in the same manner in which a dancer might insist upon distinguishing between retiré and passé, with the former describing a held position and the latter a passing through of that position on the way to another—the point being that sometimes pedantry is annoying but not superfluous. I submit, though, that nominalizations can sound lazy and bad and lethally ridiculous in corporate and bureaucratic contexts. Among scholars, it is the kind of habit that prompts lay readers to accuse us of “jargon.” As the Harvard linguist Steven Pinker put it, in an article from 2014, “Instead of affirming an idea, you effect its affirmation; rather than postponing something, you implement a postponement.” The piece was titled, with admirable plainspokenness, “Why Academics Stink at Writing.”

Orwell wrote “Politics and the English Language” in the wake of the Second World War, and, far from just chastising writerly “bad habits,” he was concerned about the way “a lifeless, imitative style” might be used in “defence of the indefensible.” For decades, scholars of discourse analysis have studied how the use of nominalizations, combined with a reliance on the passive voice, can slyly conceal ideological aims and the parties that endorse them. (Consider, for instance, the difference between “end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration” and “Biden ends COVID national emergency.”) But, when I showed Sword my favorite neo-nominalizations, she admitted that “something different seems to be happening.” My examples—“Gen Z-ification,” “S.U.V.-ification,” “bimbofication”—had been nouned from fellow-nouns. Sword explained that that’s “relatively rare” among zombie nouns, which are often formed from verbs and adjectives. Many of the “-ification” source words are proper nouns, in particular—Trump, Kim Kardashian, Goop—but their nominalization refers not to the specific people or brands so much as to whatever values they represent. In a recent issue of The Drift, for example, the writer Mitch Therieau aptly pinpointed what he called the “Antonoffication” of pop music, which he defined, in reference to the hitmaking producer Jack Antonoff, as “the dispersion of the aesthetics of indie rock out from a distinct subcultural enclave and into a general ether.” Where many other zombie nouns sound stuffy (contextualization, systematization), the “-ification” creations are cheeky about their unwieldiness. As Sword put it, “They’re trying to get your attention.”

One of my favorite iterations is borderline incoherent: “the popcraveification of chartdata,” which I noticed in a tweet by a user named @stanyelyah. Parsing this formulation requires familiarity with two relatively trivial online entities—Pop Crave and Chart Data—both of which exist to spew unattributed pop-culture facts into the ether. As one of the lost souls who has skimmed content from both sources, I am in the privileged position of being able to interpret the suggestion that one has become more like the other. Or am I? The ultra-niche neologism both invites and repels my understanding.

Some degree of clumsiness seems intentional. The reporter Kelsey Weekman, writing for BuzzFeed about the Internet’s infatuation with formulations such as “-pilled” (“redpilled,” “tradpilled”) and “-core” (“cottagecore,” “Barbiecore”), noted that “much of the joy in suffix-ify-ing a word now comes from the absurdity of smashing two words together that never would have met in organic conversation.” Indeed, many examples of “-ification” are too idiosyncratic to be worth repeating—I don’t foresee “jeans and a nice top-ification” taking off anytime soon.

It is all the more impressive, then, when such a coinage has staying power. Earlier this year, the writer Cory Doctorow introduced “enshittification” to describe the deterioration of online platforms such as Amazon, TikTok, and the app formerly known as Twitter. The term has since been eagerly picked up and applied elsewhere. (In TechDirt: “Seven Rules for Internet C.E.O.s to Avoid Enshittification.”) “Enshittification” clarifies something about the suffix in question, which is that it rarely announces good news. Nobody wants “app-ification,” “Uber-ification,” “Airbnb-ification,” “Marvel-fication,” or “Walmart-ization,” except, perhaps, shareholders. All of these nominalizations, rather, seem to point to interrelated worries about the monopolizing, homogenizing pattern in which our culture is moving. On the one hand, the words grasp for the precision required to keep up with the swiftly tilting present. On the other, they risk impeding understanding rather than facilitating it.

The quest to describe our convoluted times ultimately leaves us with words that are bespoke but imprecise, which grab attention through novelty but have little to say in the long run. That, too, is nothing new. As Sword told me, “it’s an interesting combination of trying to do something original that is, in fact, already quite derivative. That’s how culture works.”

#language #internet

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kammartinez · 8 months

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By Lauren Michele Jackson

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sparklyvernis · 1 year

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Wrap 🆙 2022

What I read this year

The one on the left is an extensive collection of scientific & psychological experiments that were done throughout the years regarding the nervous system and the attitudes towards creating, feeling, experiencing, being aware of one’s actions whether intended or not. It’s a very basic book that dwells on human nature and attempts to explain the science part of some things that can’t be explained by the science that we have available. For instance, hypnotism. It is a very dry subject sometimes, and it would be great if it could be turned into a documentary at some point with more visuals, but as a book, I think it requires a lot of imagination to try to keep up with the subject at hand: existentialism. The one on the right is a small compilation of historical data about red lipstick. This one is the opposite, it has a lot of visuals, but very little written content. I wish it had more text. I really liked it. It’s like a coffee table book or something light that one can carry around while waiting for public transit or at a doctor’s office. I learned a thing or two that I didn’t know about makeup. It's called Red Lipstick, An Ode to a Beauty Icon by Rachel Felder. The reason why I got into this book is obvious, I like makeup. I remember when I visited the Besame store in Burbank, and I looked at the vintage make up that they had in a little glass cabinet, and just wondered where has it been? What stories can be told around these items? This book answered some of these questions for me. The reason why I got the other book was because I once saw a mini docuseries that led me down this rabbit hole. It’s such a good one. This video also does a great job. If you’re into this subject you will get it.

What I watched this year

Oh boy, 2020 and 2021 had me watching some real weird stuff. Like the news and Borat’s Subsequent film (excellent by the way). But now that the dust has settled, I’m watching more “normal stuff”. I’m really into documentaries, but this year I think I only watched a couple. I watched The Housewife and the Hustler on Hulu and The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley on HBO (so good). This last one was done by the same guy who did Going Clear, so it was really good. I followed up with The Dropout on Hulu of course, Amanda did such a great job. I was really busy in 2021 so I had a bit of catching up to do this year, so I watched the obligatory Squid Game on Netflix and The Handsmaid’s Tale on Hulu. Both were riveting, but too gruesome. I liked that they were thought provoking and bingey. I finished the last season of Ozark on Netflix, no comments there. I mean I never wanted it to end, I felt like someone was breaking up with me when it was over (LOL). I really like Julia Garner, so I also watched Inventing Anna on Netflix. Lastly, and my favorite by far, I watched Dopesick on Hulu. The soundtrack, the acting, and the plot were all amazing. Not to spoil it, but the part when The Offspring song comes up had me all riled up, in a good way.

Other hobbies I had fun with this year

I got better at keto baking. I recently made these yummy almond flour chocolate chip cookies that only had 6g of sugar/carbos in it. If you guys want the recipe let me know and I will post it. Also, I listened to Season 1 of a really interesting podcast called The Long Time Academy and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was suggested in an email I think, by the people at Headspace. It’s a meditation app that I like to use sometimes. It was definitely an eye opener, and I hope they make season 2 soon. This philosophical podcast talks about environmental politics and cultural legacy, as it pertains to our species' failure to cherish and take care of them. Honestly, it asks the questions that we are too busy to ask, but it also acknowledges why we are so busy and so tired to even address them.

Future plans for next year

I plan on reading more about the two subjects that I already read about this year, and expand my knowledge there. I definitely need to meditate more, it helps me with breathing, living in the moment, and prioritizing things. Yoga too, I need to do more of that. I want to focus on my blog and go back to blogging more. Embrace the mess and do more nail art <3

#sparklyvernis #old/new year recap

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BTS Will Tell ‘A Story Of Our Music’ In Disney+ Docuseries and Concert Special

The following article has been posted on July 13, 2022 at 11:38PM:

An Overlooked Tracks News Finding: Here’s an article you might have overlooked. Having a partnership with NewsAPI, we try to catch music entertainment news for you to view, read and possibly enjoy. We will continue to find what’s available in the world of music entertainment, concert information and music releases. But obviously you – the listener and reader are the biggest source for news in your area, so if you can share with us. For right now, look at what we found for you:

“From The MTV News Website – BTS Will Tell ‘A Story Of Our Music’ In Disney+ Docuseries and Concert Special”

The boys of BTS are giving you “Permission to Dance” on stage with them on their upcoming new Disney+ specials.

The sensational pop group will star in exclusive shows on the streaming platform following a collaboration agreement between their studio Hybe Corporation and the Walt Disney Company. The negotiation “to showcase creative excellence from South Korea’s music and entertainment industry” will include five specials, though so far, only three titles have been revealed.

“This will be the start of a long-term collaboration, where we present worldwide audiences a wide range of Hybe content for fans who love our music and artists,” Park Ji-won, CEO of Hybe, said in a statement. “The Walt Disney Company has a long history of franchise building and promoting musical artists, with its unparalleled brands and platforms.”

BTS Will Tell ‘A Story Of Our Music’ In Disney+ Docuseries and Concert Special

One of the specials includes a cinematic 4K concert film named BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA. It will feature BTS’s November 2021 live performances of the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 singles “Butter” and “Permission to Dance” at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. No release date has been set, but according to an interview on Disney+ Singapore, it will be coming out soon.

Another project that is reportedly releasing shortly is a travel reality show titled In the Soup: Friendcation. In addition to V of BTS, it will feature an ensemble cast including Itaewon Class’s Seo-jun Park, Parasite’s Woo-shik Choi, actor and boy band ZE:A’s Hyung-sik Park, and rapper Peakboy. The show will follow the five performers taking a surprise trip and participating in various fun activities, from walking on the beach and exploring new places. A release date is set to July 22 and a teaser trailer can be found below.

A docu-series titled BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star on the band’s career and rise to international stardom is also set to be released in 2023. It will also give the Army glimpses of “a more up close and personal side” of…..