zanabism:

One of Justin Trudeau’s first actions in office was his approval of the sale of 15 billion dollars worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia–one of the worst human rights violators in the world, a country that kills its own dissidents in the streets, and supplies funds and weapons to achieve the mass murder of Shia Muslims and other minority sect Muslims worldwide via terrorist groups–despite promising during his campaign that he would cancel the whole deal altogether.

So I don’t really fucking care that he wore a pink sweater for ‘anti bullying day’ or that he takes selfies with people at the beach or that he listens to the Tragically Hip because there is NOTHING this man can do in his time during office, no promise he can fulfill as prime minister that could even begin to compensate for the human devastation we are about to cause in countries overtly and covertly besieged by the KSA or within Saudi Arabia itself where dissidents and activists are kidnapped, tortured and killed every day.

Stop celebrating the pointless fucking non-victories of his campaign as if they mean something in comparison to the war crimes we are facilitating in Yemen or the indoctrination that we are now funding and complicit in spreading. The Canadian government is no less evil than its notorious neighbour and it’s such a huge disservice that we are selling it and our war-crime-supporting leader as anything but.

enigmaticagentalice:

do you ever think about the fact that there are people who just…don’t like musicals…like, if you asked them if they wanted to see a musical, even a really good musical, they’d be like…’no thanks I don’t like musicals’…they live their entire lives…not liking musicals…getting no enjoyment from musicals…I just think about those people sometimes and I feel so terribly terribly sorry for them…

peaceful-moon:

stephenhawqueen:

the US is unreal like girls cant wear shorts to school, you can literally lose your job for being gay, and unarmed black children are brutally murdered on the regular but old white ppl r still like “what a beautiful country. i can freely carry a gun for no reason and some of our mountains look like presidents. god bless”

THIS IS LITERALLY IT. THIS IS WHAT ITS LIKE

parliamentrook:

reachnerdisms:

disabledpaladin:

caramelbunnies:

I know pirates gonna pirate, but seeing artists talk about torrenting night in the woods is crazy offensive. Like, you expect others to support your art when you’re ripping off individual artists? NITW is made by literally three people (Scott, Bethany, Alec) and their publisher is a mom and pop shop run from somewhere in Michigan like come on. In Scott’s own words:

If you can’t buy Night in the Woods just yet, consider tiding yourself over with Longest Night [itch.io] & Lost Constellation [itch.io]! 

They’re both pay-your-own-price aka FREE AS SHIT and are part of the NITW universe!!! Longest Night directly deals with Mae & friends while Lost Constellation is a ghost story in the canon.

Indie game devs really don’t make any money even if their games blow up and become mainstream/popular and risk a lot by even releasing games in the first place. Support your artists.

don’t torrent games people have busted their asses making for years and years. Pay the twenty fucking dollars for the game. Or worst case, wait for a Steam Sale when it may get a discount.

If you like content like this and want to see more of it, it has to be profitable. So buy it. 

(ALSO thanks for the reminder that this is out, I need it.)

jwblogofrandomness:

lennythereviewer:

At the beginning of this series, Donald and Scrooge are NOT on good terms with each other.

The nephews are surprised to learn that Scrooge McDuck is their uncle, and by the looks of the trailer Webby informing them that Donald is apparently a famous adventurer is also a surprise to them; since they’re under the assumption that they’re a normal boring family

I feel like Donald was once Scrooge’s partner in all his crazy adventures, and at some point he just got sick of it all and wanted to just settle down and be normal.

The two haven’t spoken to each other often since then and Donald getting all dressed up to go see Scrooge is probably his way of at least trying to be civil

Why he has to leave the boys with Scrooge this time however is beyond me, but I feel like Scrooge was more or less his last option. The look on his face when they’re about to go there says it all

That is the look of someone about to go see a relative they dread seeing

Or maybe I’m over analyzing a near two minute trailer because I’m over hyped for this series

Actually this theory might hold some water (Get it, cause they’re ducks).

Anyways, there is one particular detail I noticed during the trailer, that being this scene.

In this scene you may have noticed a ripped up issue of the Duckburg Daily with what looks to be plot important text.

“McDuck Hangs up his Spats After-”

Now obviously we can theorize that Scrooge gave up on adventuring after a certain event happened. However we have yet to see any more hints related to what might have happened.

That being said there is a good chance that this could involve Donald somehow, though I have a feeling that it wasn’t Donald wanting to give up adventuring, but rather Donald causing some huge mistake that ended up loosing Scrooge his treasure and thus Scrooge blaming the failure on Donald. If you haven’t noticed the duck tends to be a little accident prone (see several of his cartoons and the scene with him getting his butt stuck in the wall seen in the original post above).

ilovekimpossiblealot:

disneywizard:

At least…If you like Disney Television Animation.  

Which I do.  Oh so much.  

If you’re a fan of Gravity Falls, or Star vs. The Forces of Evil, or Wander Over Yonder, or Kim Possible, or Gargoyles, or any Disney Television show, then gather ‘round because I’m about to teach you some history.  

“Never forget, that it all started with a Mouse,”~~Walt Disney.

Great things come from humble origins.  Never forget that Disney TV…All started with a Duck.  

It was the 1980s.  Disney Television Animation was a new department at Walt Disney Studios.  And Disney was suffering.  These days it’s easy to think of Disney as a mega-giant, but back then, Disney was suffering.  Movies were being produced on shoestring budgets, and animators (such as Don Bluth) were jumping ship to find work at studios that were paying better and producing better content.  The Little Mermaid hadn’t yet hit theaters, sparking the Disney Renaissance.  The fledgeling animation department had produced two shows prior, “The Wuzzles” and “The Adventures of Gummy Bears”.  

Disney was in dire straights from Walt’s passing in 1966 left the studio suffering up until the 80s, when they started to take a few risks.  Risks that paid off.  The studio gambled on the idea that investing more money into quality animation would pay off in the long run if the show went into syndication.  It was something that worked well with live action, but had yet to be done with animation to that degree.  Cheap animation with tons of shortcuts could be syndicated, but something high-quality had never been done before.  

Ducktales was the first show that attempted this, and it paid off handsomely.  Not only was the show a hit with audiences (and a merchandising cash-cow) but it changed the game.  It set the stage for the Disney Afternoon a few years down the road, and paved the path for every show I mentioned at the beginning.  Without Ducktales, there would be no Gargoyles, no Star vs. The Forces of Evil, no Gravity Falls.  

Heck, I take it even one step beyond that…Without the inspiration of proof-of-concept, I’d wager that even OTHER studios cartoon creations wouldn’t exist.  No Animaniacs, No Adventure Time, no Steven Universe (and don’t think I missed the shout-out to Ducktales in “Onion Trade”) 

Ducktales was important because it raised the craft of animation to another level, combining storytelling with good, non-repetitive animation to produce quality TV.  For a time, Ducktales was Disney’s Flagship TV series, waving the banner and representing the company in the realm of television animation. 

And even today, the classic Ducktales series holds up rather nicely.  Sure, some things are a little dated, but at the end of the day, I enjoy watching Ducktales without reservations.  That’s why I own the DVD sets.  

 And it’s why I’m so happy about this reboot.  

This isn’t just a revamp of an old show.  This is Disney returning to its roots, reclaiming a bit of it’s history and polishing it off for the next generation.  I’m a little misty eyed.  I had some initial misgivings when this was announced, but the cast announcement melted those fears away, and now, seeing the trailer that dropped less than 24 hours ago…I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited for a TV series ever.  

Breaking down this trailer, we finally hear David Tennant as Scrooge McDuck.  I’ve actually been aware of Tennant’s presence in the voiceover scene for a few years now (Most notably, he plays bit parts in the How To Train Your Dragon franchise from Dreamworks) But hearing him as Scrooge…I really feel it works.  He’s got a certain quality the echos the late, great Alan Young, and I feel like he couldn’t have been better cast without some of that good old fashioned Disney Necromancy (And as we know, they used up their allotment of Necromancy on Christopher Plummer for Rogue One) 

I love that the Nephews are getting unique characterization and personality. I loved Russi Taylor’s performance way back when, but one Nephew was really interchangeable with another.  Dani Pudi, Ben Schwartz, and Chris Moynihan really bring an awesome chemistry to their roles, just from the trailer.

And then there’s Webbigail.  Oh my God, I love how they’ve rebooted Webby.  She was always the annoying load back in the classic series.   Making her a Donald Duck fangirl is freaking GENIUS (and Kate Micucci is perfect for this role too) Bonus points given for Webby’s infamous “Quacky-Patch Doll”  being used for dart practice in the background of her room.  Webby has gone from outright “The Load” territory, to one of the most fun-seeming characters present in the reboot.  

And all of this from one minute and a half trailer.  I can’t wait for this series, even though I know I must.  I know it’s gonna be something special, I can feel it.  Maybe even Disney’s Flagship show, once again.  Stay tuned to my Tumblr, for much, much more.

One thing I know for certain that I’m going to do when the pilot for this airs…A side by side comparison of the Classic Pilot and the new one.  

Peace out, 

Disney Wizard

This is why art and animation is important;it inspires people to their core.