I’ve been tweeting a bit lately and enjoying it, so why not blog something, too. It’s been awhile it seems. My last post here was on the first of the month, wow.
Uhm, well, I don’t have much to say right now. I mean, I do, it’s just… almost midnight, and I’m getting a little tired. I mean, I actually do have a lot to say, it’s just that… IDK, I’ve been busy I guess. Or maybe the stuff is too important and I don’t know how to start talking about it, or… IDK.
Well, you have to start somewhere, lol.
I guess my random laugh of the day, aside from the twitter nonsense, was the… chuckle(?) I got from realizing that one of the new exercises I’ve been doing this year, Kang Squats, are called… Kang Squats. Yes, Kang Squats. Like the Marvel character. You know, the one in the new Kathryn movie.
I laughed, yes, because of the name. It’s like… IDK, while doing them I got an image in my head of doing Thanos Presses, or Galactus Curls. I was like… wut, lol. Yes, I literally laughed because of the name.
Not my proudest moment, lol.
Speaking of Marvel… IDK about the new movie, TBH. I’ll probably watch it of course if for no other reason than to see Kathy, but still, people just don’t seem as enamored with this one as the prior major entries in the franchise. IDK, since I missed most of those.
I have been watching the hell out of the old Marvel cartoons on Disney+, tho. The 90’s ones. Those are really good. I saw most of them as a teen back when they first aired but I’ve forgotten them since, so this is basically like a fresh watch, and they’re a lot of fun. The plots are simple for the most part. Bad guys try to wreak havoc, good guys stop them before the allotted time runs out. But beneath the simplicity of the outlay is some depth.
The world building in these shows is superb. The creativity is obvious, and the visuals are pretty nice, too, and sometimes even excellent.
And they have the old comic style to them that I like. I’m not a fan of mixing political commentary with superheroes-in-tights fight scenes. There is a real optimism in the style, and the characters, even the bad guys, are uniformly pleasant to watch. And there’s nothing inserted within the shows to be purposefully annoying, which is very nice. And the colors are bright, and it’s easy at all times to tell who’s who and who is doing what and why.
A lot of people are rejecting the new Marvel stuff because it apparently lacks everything I mentioned above. The CGI is everywhere and it’s too complicated to understand, the characters are too complicated, the plots are too complicated, there’s too much politics, too much annoying shit, etc. And I’ve heard people talk about the heroes not being “heroic” enough, to the point where they don’t even wear their costumes as much as they should, and other stuff. IDK, because I’ve haven’t seen almost all of the new movies. And there’s too much darkness. Not in style, but as in literally, like people need to turn the lights on.
I’m just staying away from it, same as I’m staying away from everything new from Star Trek/Wars and DC, etc. Honestly, I’m a middle aged man. I’m too old to be impressed with any “deep” political commentary delivered by someone standing in front of an obvious green screen wearing a rubber mask and neon colored tights.
90’s Marvel is good stuff, tho. I like the shows and will continue to watch them.
The crown jewel of them all seems to be the Silver Surfer series. That is a very good series, much smarter and more poignant than the others. Also better written, and it has the best visuals of them all.
Watching that show I was really impressed. Every episode seemed to be a study on mind control, and also on the importance of memory and purpose. Very interesting stuff.
I’m midway through Iron Man and Fantastic Four now. Good stuff. Fun to watch. Fantastic Four in particular has a strong Silver Age vibe I’m digging.
Watching these series I was struck also with how much their content has been leached by others. I’ve seen characters, situations and visuals that were copied directly from these series by Japanese manga artists and anime shows, for instance.
Maybe these series are underrated in general.
In other news… love makes you do weird stuff. I spent forty five minutes today looking for an online copy of Stefanie Scott’s old E.P., New Girl in Town. She removed it from her Spotify. I just… wanted to hear it, again. Not sure why, I guess it’s just because it was by Stefanie Scott.
I couldn’t find any of it, anywhere. I did tho find an old copy on one of my external drives. I can see why she removed it; it wouldn’t fit at all with her current image. Honestly, it wouldn’t even fit in with current Disney, which is… kinda baffling, honestly. I mean, the company, not the situation. Or maybe I mean both.
Yeah tho, love does make you do weird stuff for sure. I might be the only 40+ year old man on Earth to listen to that EP this year, or even this decade. It’s old Disney kid stuff that was pretty obscure even upon release. This wasn’t Selena Gomez and the Scene or Demi Lovato, for sure.
IDK, I guess I just love the sound of her voice, or something. Like it makes me feel comfortingly happy. I mean, even though it doesn’t even sound like her at all in the way she talks or sings now, but still… IDK.
Love is a weird thing. Almost inexplicable sometimes.
You know- I need to get out more. I think I’m nursing an epic case of cabin fever, here. I’ll make it a point to do so this year.