adios agita
i’ll start with the fun stuff. i’ve decided to aim my patreon donations at a goal. thank you for those who have and continue to donate, the funds have made it easier to justify upgrading my photoshop from CS to CC, which i wouldn’t have done if i didn’t have the extra cash, so in a very real way, you have contributed to making my tools a little sharper for me to ply my craft. CC has some smoother drawing tools which i can already see a benefit from. thanks guys! have fun with a recent drawing, and visit my patreon!
i recently killed my twitter account. facebook, you’re on deck.
i’ve tried working with these platforms to reach my readers, full disclosure. but lately, in every way other than the comic, social media has seemed more of a frustrating obligation, or worse yet, a bullhorn for assholes.
so, this is my exiting social media rant. it’s obligatory, like crop dusting a bad party before you leave. it’s out of my hands. i’m paradoxically annoyed with this type of tech while excited to see what the new thing is. i have a feeling you have to be an early adopter, and an early abandoner to really get the most of any it.
to be fair, in the beginning, like with a lot of cool things before the masses glom on, it was wildly convenient. reconnect with old friends, hear about new jobs, all that jazz. then the ads, and the ads parading as news, and next thing you know, that party i mentioned turns into a time share seminar, and it’s time to let one rip. maybe i’m just bitter. i’d feel more kindly disposed to it if i had gotten many, if any readers from those platforms, but when i think about it, for free services, i feel like they take a lot more than they give. could be that i’m just late to this realization, but once you connect those dots, you can’t go back.
next one the adgenda, i was gonna write this long blurp comparing the orville and star trek discovery, seeing as how it seems alot of people have strong feelings about these shows recently, having came out at the same time. i’ll just cut to the point, the orville answers a question galaxy quest answered 20 years ago, without any of the pathetic ham handed shifts in tone that the orville suffers from, trying to address today’s social issues, and discovery has a big budget, and looks very nice and seems like it can’t decide whether or not it wants to do a large story arc, or stand alone episodes.
but, enjoy what you enjoy, not my place to say nuthin. cept i will anyways. i think people are overly critical of discovery though, cause it has to justify being a successor to the star trek franchise, and overly forgiving of orville, cause…. i have no idea. people love that show though.
BUT, people should be watchin…
Phillip K Dick’s Electric Dreams
i’m starting to think that black Mirror was more influential than i expected, cause electric dreams follows a similar structure. short stories about technology in the future, and plenty of em. all different, each with their own point. i’ll end the comparisons there, but it’s a show very much worth yoru time. i’m about 4 episodes in, and while i don’t think it’ll live up to it’s name sake, it’s still very entertaining.
Facebook went on the block for me several years ago but has recently been resurrected for using some of the groups for advice and idea sharing, finding the right group can be difficult but beneficial And I always try and contribute more then I ask for help. Twitter, Instagram, ET AL have never been a thing for me, I dont feel the need to market myself to the world and the people that I’m interested in following usually have other means for getting the information out.
Been enjoying electric dreams so far, some episodes more then others but that is mainly due to having different writers and directors for each episode, the expanse and dark matter have been my favorite sci-fi shows of late, Star trek joined a bunch of other franchises in the rebooted to much category in my opinion, I may binge watch discovery later but I’ll wait till I’m in the right mood for it. And while I’ll give it a shot I’m sorry to think that Dr Who will be joining that category of rebooted to far next season, Moffat has been putting the show in a different tone the last few years and looking at Chibnall’s recent work I’m just not sure he was the right choice as show head. I’m having a hard time justifying giving Mr Robot much of my time anymore it became pretty disjointed in season 2 and this year it seems like the story has taken a back seat to Sam Esmail’s political feelings. As for fun shows the Orville has been pretty lacking so really I’ve only been watching Dirk Gently this year.
Sorry for the long rant, it just seemed to grow on its own, Really enjoy your site, Thanks.
no worries about the rant. that’s what this space is for. i knwo what you mean, about finding groups you like, but i’m not always into being part of a community. for the most part, i want to do my thing, and if i had more time to interact with people, i’d probably spend it doing more drawing. which isn’t to say i don’t learn from other people’s stuff, i just don’t have a lot to add to the conversation over it.
you’re right about electric dreams, being up and down, but i think that’s half the charm. they’re like little movies. short and to the point. bite sized matinees. and yeah, i can’t follow mr robot that much anymore either. which is sad. thanks for the props, glad you found my comic!
But…your Tumblr is gonna stay, right? Husband has the same issue with social media. A bunch of people only out to promote themselves are not the ideal crowd to help your art blossom. I try telling him to just hang around for a while, comment on posts, be his usual charming self. Then he informs me I’m a daft old witch and he ain’t in this to make friends *shrugs* All I know is that I went into the game expecting nothing and now I’m private message friends with Patrick Warburton.
I am a serious Star Trek fan, but I’m not a fan of having to pay to watch shows. I will wait for Discovery on disc or something so I can see it all at once. And I’ll probably pass on the Orville show because I too am fed up with people and entertainment tripping over their own damn feet to be “relevant.” Ten days after you make your point the next new thing has already come along to get pissed about. Bleh.
Never heard of Electric Dreams, so I’ll have to check into it. I LOVED Black Mirror, though (and Galaxy Quest, for that matter), and your recommendations are usually spot on for me so I’m in!
tumblr can stay, instagram too. i mean, it’s all the same thing, at it’s core. where it becomes something different are the people, and their level and type of engagement. some sites discourage certain behaviour, or promote a more positive vibe where the people moderate themselves. others don’t. and others, fester like an open wound of terribleness. what made 4chan the warren for trolls that people believe it to be. it’s fundementally no different than any other forum.
but i know how your husband might feel. you’re a social butterfly, you make the effort. mostly, i want to just do the work, put it out there, and let it market itself. but that’s not the way it works. half, if not more than half of art is selling yourself. which is sad, cause it’s not a skill i want to learn.
i think the original star trek worked to be relevant as well, but i don’t remember the effort seeming as sweaty as it does with orvile. it’s not subtle, or poignant. so, it comes off as a bit insulting to ones intelligence. and i like my scifi to be a little more serious.
electric dreams has been quite a pleasant surprise, i’ll say that.