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thecryofthegulls · 2 years

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I’ve been stuck in OFMD brainrot since March, but beyond causally telling people they should watch it (on Crave in Canada), I haven’t really brought it up in conversation, or discussed the million meta ideas I have bouncing around.

what I have done is inflicted NZ pop content on unsuspecting people around me. As I am already spiralling, it seemed like a way to indulge without anyone suspecting a thing.

today I was chatting with a colleague at our remote field research station about Flight of the Conchords and I go ”I love kiwi humour, there really should be more of it”

he goes I agree, I have an old theatre friend in Toronto whose finally making his first feature film and the main actor was supposed to be the guy who played mclovin. turns out he was a massive dick on set and they had to find a replacement really quick for the lead. the guy who played the manager on FotC took the part and came highly recommended. what’s his name, Rhys Davis?

“… Rhys Darby”

Yeah that’s it! he did such a great job I’ve seen production clips he’s wicked funny. the movie is about someone time traveling to the past and getting stuck, but instead of trying to solve his predicament just shrugs and tries to live normally in the past. the movie asks ”what if the heroic time traveller was lazy and also kinda of an idiot?” Luke is so happy after working in the industry for years as a writer and editor to be finalizing production right now.

I’m a little stunned and trying to keep my cool. ”so how was he on set? less of a dick then the mclovin’ guy?”

super nice I heard! really fun shoot.

Anyway the movie is called Relax, I’m from the Future and I’m losing my mind trying to ask casual questions about an actor whose instagram stories I’ve watched

#Ofmd #rhys darby #relax I’m from the future #the incredibly small world of the Toronto film industry #does this mean rhys is now casually listed as leading man material from studios that aren’t filled with his friends??#Becoming an A-list comedy/dramedy actor???#our flag means death #gullcries #how is my current secret hyperfixation leading to people talking to me about fucking Rhys Darby of all people out of the blue in real life

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