The question on everyone's mind while watching Netflix and Seven Network's Australian reality series Instant Hotel is, of course, what clan from Vampire: The Masquerade are each of the teams? Fear not, fellow Australian Reality TV fans. The guide to every Instant Hotel team's VtM clan is finally here. Terry & Anita - Assamite This [...]
So you want to be a Mage? Turns out Mage is less Harry Potter and more Choose Your Own Way to Screw the World
I have started and stopped writing and deleted this post many times over the past two years. Hopefully I'll make it to the end this time. I started again this time because I've seen increasing numbers of Critters (fans of Critical Role) come forward and say "this community has not welcomed me." There are increasingly [...]
Spoilers for Cats: The Musical Cancel all other movies. The Cats trailer is out. This trailer is absurd. The cats have unsettling human noses and how cat-like they are is incredibly inconsistent. But still, the trailer is on brand for Cats. For those unaware of the plot of cats, it's about a night where Jellicle [...]
This one was rough... and also strangely not the first time we have talked about Lighthouses on Project Derailed.
While it may be hard to be objective, sometimes you still got to take a crack at it.
THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR GAME OF THRONES S8E4 On the latest episode of Game of Thrones, Jon did the unthinkable - he left his loyal companion Ghost behind, sending him with Tormund to go live a new life beyond the wall. It was intended to be a sad but touching moment - a practical [...]
Warning: discussion of abuse and sexual assault. Spoilers for Game of Thrones, Arrested Development, and The Royal Tenenbaums. Incest is, rightfully, often seen as abusive or repulsive, but the topic is explored in media anyway. Shows like Game of Thrones and Arrested Development have brought the sexual taboo back into cultural discussion. At times, incest [...]
I think it is safely time to definitively state that Albus Dumbledore, the kind and arrogant professor from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, was hooking up with lady witches so frequently that it would make Scott from the fraternity Slamma Pi say "... Damn dude... Respect." That is correct. I can state with 100% [...]
Read about other LARP movies here. LARP movies are an underrepresented genre in fan movies. However, enough exist that a few rules can be followed in terms of structure. The two most popular movies, Knights of Badassdom and Role Models, mirror one another in significant ways. They show full and obsessive immersion into the game [...]
