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Into the Unknown
Anonymous asked:
If you wanna have fun with it, you could say ‘stemgroup dinosaurs’ which is technically true, but definitely not the intended use of that term.
But it will neatly encapsulate the group you’re trying to describe.
(Broadstrokes definition: Stemgroup means members of a group which are extinct, crown group means all surviving members of the group)
This is also really cool, thanks anon!!
I forgot the stem and crown terminologies from when I took basic bio AGES ago and we went over taxonomy definitions. I really loved that stuff, it’s super cool :)
listening to Gravity Falls episode commentaries is great. Alex Hirsch nearly worked himself to death constantly. Grunkle Stan was nearly voiced by Matt Chapman of Homestar Runner. Literally nothing aside from the twist about Stan having a twin was planned more than a few episodes in advance. The zodiac wheel meant nothing and consisted of random symbols from the first 7 episodes because the intro was animated after those were done. Alex came up with the term “search for the blind eye” to be an extra bit for the between-season shorts before deciding to actually have a payoff for that setup and writing Society of the Blind Eye.
Bill was meant to be a joke character and when Alex suggested that he be a real villain Michael Rianda responded “You, my friend, have lost the plot.” Bill getting one episode in the spotlight was basically chance and he only became the main villain of season 2 because he was so popular with the fans. The reveal of the portal at the end of season 1 was suggested by Mike without thinking it through and he left before the next season and the other writers were SO ANNOYED after that went through because they somehow had to keep that plot going for the 10 episodes it’d take to actually pay off. I am genuinely astonished that this show came together as well as it did at all.
By the way – this is a good time to let folks know that all of the DVD commentaries (including the “hidden” ones) are currently available in this YouTube playlist.
(They have been up on YT before, and removed. Highly recommend that folks download them off YT and save them, now that the DVD sets are out of print.)
Anonymous asked:
I really love how you draw and write Stanley and Stanford (and everyone in GF for that matter!) they feel very very in character. In your opinion, what are the core characteristic of the Pines? What do you think when writing about them? Also sorry for my English!
gin-juice-tonic answered:
I think they both just want to be wanted.
And I think they each know one thing the other doesn’t, and it effects how they interact with the world.
I think Stanley understands that he deserves to be loved (though he doesnt get enough of it). I don’t think Ford understands that about himself.
And I think Stanford understands that he has worth and can add great things to the world (though eventually it becomes saving the world from his mistake). And Stan doesnt feel he’s worth much of anything.
And they’re both very deeply lonely…
And all of this can make them act like real assholes sometimes. But at the end of the day they’re both good men trying their best.
I had a LOT typed out originally, but it was quickly turning into an 80 paragraph essay, so I’m just gonna leave it here.
To elaborate just a teeeeeensy bit... about the love thing, cause I think the ‘worth’ one is more obvious.
Stan is always reaching out for love (Continually trying to impress Filbrick even after being kicked out, making ‘friends’ in prison, marrying a waitress he hardly knew, calling Stanford (though he hung up), dedicating his life to get back Ford, re-instituting contact from his family after obtaining Stanford’s identity, taking Soos under his wing, inviting in the twins...)
Ford isolates. He only thinks he’s worthy of having a loved one around when trying to do something with a higher purpose (Not befriending any of the townsfolk, not thinking to call Fiddleford before the portal, despite the joy we see his company brings him. Feeling like Bill is a “friend” despite Bill seemingly only ever discussing the portal project with him. Only reaching out to Stan when the entire world is in danger even though we knew he thought about him and missed him, hiding away in the basement upon his return)
And so, the moment I’ve all been waiting for! I’ve finished coloring this comic, and I am going to post it right now.
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ALTSorry for the delay, i had to ponder this one a little as well as ask my boyfriend his own opinion. Cause Im not really all that wisdomous.
I think the best thing you can do is think about the reasons why these clothes are your favorites and have faith that these attributes are what the clothes are going to project.
Or as my boyfriend put it- "fuck it we ball".
...Dont actually smack yourself though
Fanart de una de mis series favoritas, no se cuantas veces la habré visto pero nunca me canso de hacerlo
Little sketch done in a café. Happy 11th birthday Gravity Falls ! And happy birthday to the best grunkles !
I can’t believe it’s already the 11th anniversary, it just felt like the 10th just a few months ago. I really do have to thank this show for much, because it’s one of the main reasons I really got into drawing, along with being a great comfort show in a time of need.
Remember to stay weird, folks 🌲
What kills me is just how uncertain everything would have been. Stan had frighteningly little information to go off of, yet staggeringly unshakable faith. The way he talks to himself while he’s working on it just twists my soul about because he has no idea what’s going to happen when he turns the portal on. He has no idea if Ford is even still alive and I think at this point, the idea of all his work being for nothing would actually destroy him.
Imagine if Ford didn’t come through the portal. The implication that you spent 30 years on something and it didn’t mean anything, that you probably killed the only person who ever believed in you because you’re just That Incompetent and they were all right about you, you were never going to amount to anything because you are the scum of the earth, you are nothing more than a Stan Co. knock off of the real thing and even though you deserve every bad thing that’s happened, it just hurts and the fact that no one cares makes it that much worse.
Ford calls Stan a hero, but I worry that that epithet is too vague to really impact him. Because sure, Stan may have untold trauma from living in the dregs of society, but Ford has blood splattered journals and a rivalry with a demon. That’s what heroes look like. They don’t look like tired old charlatans who run a tourist trap.
But strength - especially the kind of strength it must have required for Stan to even get up every morning - isn’t always flashy or even visible. Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is continue to love when the world has given you absolutely no reason to.
