Bringing this back during the current discourse because The Sea Beast was an amazing example of an animated movie that showcases the real range of how different female characters can look from one another
stopping time to dedicate that particular lyric SOLELY to Louis, despite it being all about him, “only you get to hear this part” type gesture. oh and here’s my annotated book with all the ways in which it broke my heart because despite everything You Are The Only Being I Trust
When I design historical figures, I'm less interested in asking, "What did they look like?" and more interested in asking, "What did they mean?" I treat each one as the personification of their reign, shaping their design around the events, symbols, and stories associates with em
sam's expression here almost saying "we were doing so well, we were finding our way back until you fucked up" = "i tried to write you the prettiest song in the world but i got distracted" and their last contact was when lestat was literally writing a song on the piano and asking louis what he thought about it....this fucking show 🤌
"But it was not until a few nights later, when I watched a man pull a knife out of his walking stick, and press the blade to his brother’s breast bone, that I said to myself, Lestat unpack your trunks. You’re home." #tvlspoilers
1. ACR (Automatic Content Recognition)
What it does:
Your smart TV is essentially taking a digital screenshot of your display every two seconds. It takes those snapshots, creates a digital fingerprint, and cross-references it with a massive database to figure out exactly what you are watching. It then sends that data back to the manufacturer so they can build a highly lucrative advertising profile of your habits. This massive data collection operation runs constantly in the background.
Why it kills performance:
Taking screenshots, processing the image data, creating a hash file, logging the timestamps, and firing it all through your Wi-Fi requires a ton of background computing power. Your TV's tiny internal processor is basically working overtime just to spy on you, leaving almost no memory left for you to actually navigate the menus.
How to kill it:
Samsung: Settings → Support → Terms & Policies → Viewing Information Services → Off
LG: Settings → All Settings → General → Live Plus → Off
Vizio: System → Reset & Admin → Viewing Data → Off
Sony: Settings → Privacy → Usage & Diagnostics → Off
The installer looked up and said, "Flipping this single switch just freed up 20% of your processor's capacity."
Hard truth…
I can speak freely because I’m 65 years old and my pocketful of fucks is seriously depleted.
Working as a paralegal at various studios in LA for thirty years…I had the opportunity to observe studio executives closely.
They’re generally a slippery and clueless bunch who shouldn’t be allowed near anything remotely creative…but the new regime at Paramount is straight up evil.
I assure you.
These soulless bastards have nothing but contempt for a show about grace and redemption and the struggle against fascism.
ATLA is a mystery to them.
They. Do. Not. Value. The. Franchise.
the fact that these are real pictures that someone took of sam reid as lestat on stage is genuinely the most insane thing that has ever happened in the world
‘Did you ever love someone who didn’t love you back? I know you know who I’m taking about…did you ever try to let someone back in when they come to you with what feels like a softness in their eyes… and then you find out about a book, a salacious best seller filled with misremembered cobwebs and fucking bullshit’ … it’s so LOUSTAT OVER #TheVampireLestat