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Ratman77 recently suggested we have a lot of INFJs in our ship.

Which one are you?

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp]]>
Ratman77 recently suggested we have a lot of INFJs in our ship.

Which one are you?

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=517 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:40:16 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=517 Since we are blessed with writers aplenty at the HQ I thought it'd be nice to have a thread where we can mumble and grumble about the writing process. This can be about our own personal projects, fan fictions, etc. It can also be about cool and or frustrating things we've read and want to vent/discuss.]]> Since we are blessed with writers aplenty at the HQ I thought it'd be nice to have a thread where we can mumble and grumble about the writing process. This can be about our own personal projects, fan fictions, etc. It can also be about cool and or frustrating things we've read and want to vent/discuss.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=511 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:48:30 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=511

Take The Test!

This is a highly HIGHLY accurate quiz for uncovering your inner Marvel villain. I can attest to this. The first time I took it I answered honestly, well as honestly as one can with these things, and the result was...Thanos.   

The second time I tried to fake it out and my answers were intentionally deceptive (clever, huh?), and the result was...Thanos.



Sigh.]]>

Take The Test!

This is a highly HIGHLY accurate quiz for uncovering your inner Marvel villain. I can attest to this. The first time I took it I answered honestly, well as honestly as one can with these things, and the result was...Thanos.   

The second time I tried to fake it out and my answers were intentionally deceptive (clever, huh?), and the result was...Thanos.



Sigh.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=300 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:43:31 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=300 I'm focusing on family and the poignancy that sometimes comes with dark humour. It's really vague and frankly a bit shite at the moment, so I'd appreciate some suggestions of key episodes or moments that might argue my point. It's due in less than a week.

Tabitha Walby, Essay Draft 3, The Simpsons

A narrative medium in television that I feel has its wisdom overlooked is the American sitcom. Staple sitcoms like the now churned-out The Big Bang Theory - particularly in the ubiquitous later seasons - are all most people regularly view, so many are conditioned to believe that comedy isn't difficult, and can't be an art form. Partly, I think, this has to do with the viewer mass-dismissal that the American sitcom must be placed into two categories; According to (will find his name), Type 1 and Type 2. The Type 1 sitcom is very basic and gag-driven. Example, Two Broke Girls, a light-hearted comedy solely reliant on toilet humour, cultural stereotypes, double entendre and physical humour. Filming in front of a studio audience or adding audience laughter in the edit is particularly common in this category. There is nothing wrong with this. The intentions are clear. Type 1 sitcoms are for light, forgettable entertainment. Then there is the Type 2 sitcom, which is remarkably less accessible. These shows often run for less than four seasons due to mainstream ratings trouble despite critical acclaim or an avid fan-following. They can inspire just as much laughter as a Type 1 sitcom, but deliberately lack the blunt transparency required in Type 1, used to ensure the audience didn't miss the joke. Example, Arrested Development, which subverts the inaccurately bandied about “dysfunctional family” trope by having a bizarre host of characters which actually are dysfunctional, managing to be a bit unpleasant and strangely adorable at the same time, with offbeat interweaving background gags and sharp wordplay which give the show longevity, as it withstands multiple re-watches, but also may alienate an audience accustomed to broad comedy and characters with black-and-white morals. The creator of the Type 2 sitcom is an auteur and has a very specific universe to bring to the audience. Largely the lack of commercial ubiquity of a Type 2 sitcom is down to the creator's refusal to be slave to a wide audience, but this can result in a more personal connection with a niche-audience who relate to the characters and get the thought process of the writers, directors and creator. Cult American comedies don't age because their identity does not slot in perfectly with the time they were created.

However. I feel that there is space for another type of American sitcom, Type 3, the iconic sitcom. The cultural text I will use to argue this is The Simpsons. There was a divide between those who “got” it and those who didn't. The Simpsons, in its early days, knew how to balance crudity and intelligence in a way that did not pander to either “type” of viewer. But what I think has given the show a longevity that many divisive shows never quite gain is its portrayal of the modern working class family. Many shows before it focused on a unit of family or friends, like The Waltons or The Partridge Family, but they were, by default, unquestionably well-meaning and deeply preachy. There was always a happy ending, and lessons were learned at the end of every episode. What set The Simpsons apart, and what I believe gave it an edge of more specific and relatable poignancy, was its dark and crude tendencies that teetered on the edge of controversial. Homer strangles Bart, yet they obviously love each other, and we as an audience never doubt that. Possibly the cartoon genre helps with this, but unusually the show had an emotional gravitas that worked surprisingly well within a slightly unhinged cartoon universe. The nice cartoon coating allows flexible and off-kilter narrative techniques to be palatable to a wide audience that may see the same genre-twisting in a live-action show like Community and be put off. My point is that anything is possible in any genre, particularly cartoons, but The Simpsons was arguably the first cartoon to extend this point to mean multi-layered characters narratives.The turning point, where The Simpsons surpassed Type 1 and headed nearer to Type 2 territory, can be pinpointed in the episode “Bart Gets An F”. Yet again it was Bart underachieving at school, which had been the sole aspect of Bart's character, but the key difference in this episode was that the character was fleshing out. In this episode Bart has had enough with all these F-grades and genuinely tries to study and get better. He doesn't have the attention span and briefly hates himself for it before going out to play with Milhouse, but, through a previously one-dimensional character taking a step forward and altering the previous narrative default, the show grows a heart and starts to become self aware and emotionally intelligent.

The Simpsons occupies a rare grey area where broad physical comedy and toilet humour adds to the layered writing, rather than being the only way into the “situation”. In the first nine seasons, the show had an inarguable appeal to practically everyone with a television. It is not clear whether this was deliberate, but The Simpsons appeared to have a “something for everyone” approach to writing. Satire, sight-gags, subversion of cultural stereotypes, self-awareness and surreal absurdist humour were all interweaved with a variety of offbeat characters who were familiar, relatable and gradually became multidimensional as the series went on. The Simpsons was created by Matt Groening who started out drawing a cartoon called Life In Hell in regional newspapers. They featured a rabbit called Binky, and most of the humour was derived from the dark side of life. James L Brooks, now co-producer of The Simpsons, saw Groening's cartoons and proposed he do some “buffers” – approximately 20 second skits before and after ad-breaks – for The Tracey Ullman Show. Groening created a yellow-skinned family named after his own, apart from Bart, the anagram of “brat”. Ironically the family was created because Groening didn't want to spoil his “good” characters. They became very popular and in 1989 Fox commissioned a season of 13 full-length episodes. Initially, Bart was geared to be the favourite and the main character, as many early episodes were centred around him; “Bart The General”, “Bart the Daredevil”, and his face dominated the merchandise, but well-meaning dad Homer was more popular. To be honest I did not enjoy the early Simpsons episodes because it hadn't “arrived” yet; there was heavy character bias (Bart), barely any of the supporting characters that bounce off the family no matter how distant they were from them, and very little human depth. The show was shuddering into life.]]> I'm focusing on family and the poignancy that sometimes comes with dark humour. It's really vague and frankly a bit shite at the moment, so I'd appreciate some suggestions of key episodes or moments that might argue my point. It's due in less than a week.

Tabitha Walby, Essay Draft 3, The Simpsons

A narrative medium in television that I feel has its wisdom overlooked is the American sitcom. Staple sitcoms like the now churned-out The Big Bang Theory - particularly in the ubiquitous later seasons - are all most people regularly view, so many are conditioned to believe that comedy isn't difficult, and can't be an art form. Partly, I think, this has to do with the viewer mass-dismissal that the American sitcom must be placed into two categories; According to (will find his name), Type 1 and Type 2. The Type 1 sitcom is very basic and gag-driven. Example, Two Broke Girls, a light-hearted comedy solely reliant on toilet humour, cultural stereotypes, double entendre and physical humour. Filming in front of a studio audience or adding audience laughter in the edit is particularly common in this category. There is nothing wrong with this. The intentions are clear. Type 1 sitcoms are for light, forgettable entertainment. Then there is the Type 2 sitcom, which is remarkably less accessible. These shows often run for less than four seasons due to mainstream ratings trouble despite critical acclaim or an avid fan-following. They can inspire just as much laughter as a Type 1 sitcom, but deliberately lack the blunt transparency required in Type 1, used to ensure the audience didn't miss the joke. Example, Arrested Development, which subverts the inaccurately bandied about “dysfunctional family” trope by having a bizarre host of characters which actually are dysfunctional, managing to be a bit unpleasant and strangely adorable at the same time, with offbeat interweaving background gags and sharp wordplay which give the show longevity, as it withstands multiple re-watches, but also may alienate an audience accustomed to broad comedy and characters with black-and-white morals. The creator of the Type 2 sitcom is an auteur and has a very specific universe to bring to the audience. Largely the lack of commercial ubiquity of a Type 2 sitcom is down to the creator's refusal to be slave to a wide audience, but this can result in a more personal connection with a niche-audience who relate to the characters and get the thought process of the writers, directors and creator. Cult American comedies don't age because their identity does not slot in perfectly with the time they were created.

However. I feel that there is space for another type of American sitcom, Type 3, the iconic sitcom. The cultural text I will use to argue this is The Simpsons. There was a divide between those who “got” it and those who didn't. The Simpsons, in its early days, knew how to balance crudity and intelligence in a way that did not pander to either “type” of viewer. But what I think has given the show a longevity that many divisive shows never quite gain is its portrayal of the modern working class family. Many shows before it focused on a unit of family or friends, like The Waltons or The Partridge Family, but they were, by default, unquestionably well-meaning and deeply preachy. There was always a happy ending, and lessons were learned at the end of every episode. What set The Simpsons apart, and what I believe gave it an edge of more specific and relatable poignancy, was its dark and crude tendencies that teetered on the edge of controversial. Homer strangles Bart, yet they obviously love each other, and we as an audience never doubt that. Possibly the cartoon genre helps with this, but unusually the show had an emotional gravitas that worked surprisingly well within a slightly unhinged cartoon universe. The nice cartoon coating allows flexible and off-kilter narrative techniques to be palatable to a wide audience that may see the same genre-twisting in a live-action show like Community and be put off. My point is that anything is possible in any genre, particularly cartoons, but The Simpsons was arguably the first cartoon to extend this point to mean multi-layered characters narratives.The turning point, where The Simpsons surpassed Type 1 and headed nearer to Type 2 territory, can be pinpointed in the episode “Bart Gets An F”. Yet again it was Bart underachieving at school, which had been the sole aspect of Bart's character, but the key difference in this episode was that the character was fleshing out. In this episode Bart has had enough with all these F-grades and genuinely tries to study and get better. He doesn't have the attention span and briefly hates himself for it before going out to play with Milhouse, but, through a previously one-dimensional character taking a step forward and altering the previous narrative default, the show grows a heart and starts to become self aware and emotionally intelligent.

The Simpsons occupies a rare grey area where broad physical comedy and toilet humour adds to the layered writing, rather than being the only way into the “situation”. In the first nine seasons, the show had an inarguable appeal to practically everyone with a television. It is not clear whether this was deliberate, but The Simpsons appeared to have a “something for everyone” approach to writing. Satire, sight-gags, subversion of cultural stereotypes, self-awareness and surreal absurdist humour were all interweaved with a variety of offbeat characters who were familiar, relatable and gradually became multidimensional as the series went on. The Simpsons was created by Matt Groening who started out drawing a cartoon called Life In Hell in regional newspapers. They featured a rabbit called Binky, and most of the humour was derived from the dark side of life. James L Brooks, now co-producer of The Simpsons, saw Groening's cartoons and proposed he do some “buffers” – approximately 20 second skits before and after ad-breaks – for The Tracey Ullman Show. Groening created a yellow-skinned family named after his own, apart from Bart, the anagram of “brat”. Ironically the family was created because Groening didn't want to spoil his “good” characters. They became very popular and in 1989 Fox commissioned a season of 13 full-length episodes. Initially, Bart was geared to be the favourite and the main character, as many early episodes were centred around him; “Bart The General”, “Bart the Daredevil”, and his face dominated the merchandise, but well-meaning dad Homer was more popular. To be honest I did not enjoy the early Simpsons episodes because it hadn't “arrived” yet; there was heavy character bias (Bart), barely any of the supporting characters that bounce off the family no matter how distant they were from them, and very little human depth. The show was shuddering into life.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=280 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 10:32:39 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=280
Ricardo Shillyshally - this thread has a distinct hat-tip in your direction.

I'll start with the astronaut Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station giving his rendition of Space Oddity by Bowie. A bizarrely modern choice, but that's my attempt at being pleasant this year.

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And Werner Herzog on the derangement of penguins;



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Ricardo Shillyshally - this thread has a distinct hat-tip in your direction.

I'll start with the astronaut Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station giving his rendition of Space Oddity by Bowie. A bizarrely modern choice, but that's my attempt at being pleasant this year.

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And Werner Herzog on the derangement of penguins;



]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=239 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 04:44:29 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=239
Gamcheon Village, Busan, South Korea:



Temple:




Lanterns for Buddha's birthday:




Dragon at the Lotus Parade in Seoul:




At a temple in Seoul:




Garden behind my school:



Mermaid statue at the edge of the beach:




Sand sculpture at the beach:



Dragon at the Lotus Parade:

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Gamcheon Village, Busan, South Korea:



Temple:




Lanterns for Buddha's birthday:




Dragon at the Lotus Parade in Seoul:




At a temple in Seoul:




Garden behind my school:



Mermaid statue at the edge of the beach:




Sand sculpture at the beach:



Dragon at the Lotus Parade:

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Farewell to the enormous talent that was Robin Williams.

"They'll never make a movie about the life of Robin Williams, eventful though it's been, because they'd never find another actor who could play him."

http://news.sky.com/story/1317085/robin-...dead-at-63]]>


Farewell to the enormous talent that was Robin Williams.

"They'll never make a movie about the life of Robin Williams, eventful though it's been, because they'd never find another actor who could play him."

http://news.sky.com/story/1317085/robin-...dead-at-63]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=167 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 18:24:41 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=167


Live Bottom show. Be warned, this has a LOT of profanity…





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Live Bottom show. Be warned, this has a LOT of profanity…





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]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=149 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:29:43 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=149 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=128 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 01:31:05 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=128
I'm originally from Berlin, Germany, born and raised. To be more precise: Berlin-Mitte.

Btw, homeland is the closest word for "Heimat", a German word with no English equivalent that denotes the relationship of a human being towards a certain spatial social unit. The term forms a contrast to social alienation and usually carries positive connotations.]]>
I'm originally from Berlin, Germany, born and raised. To be more precise: Berlin-Mitte.

Btw, homeland is the closest word for "Heimat", a German word with no English equivalent that denotes the relationship of a human being towards a certain spatial social unit. The term forms a contrast to social alienation and usually carries positive connotations.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=83 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:18:32 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=83
Although I could probably place myself in the first three categories, I'm primarily a Shenny shipper.

The early antagonistic relationship had SO much potential already but the chemistry is still there, even though the writers have done everything in their power to misdirect and misrepresent it. They could write Shenny tomorrow if they had the will to do so but they would have to be behind it 100% otherwise I would rather not see it at all.

Let me know if you want any other options included in the poll.]]>
Although I could probably place myself in the first three categories, I'm primarily a Shenny shipper.

The early antagonistic relationship had SO much potential already but the chemistry is still there, even though the writers have done everything in their power to misdirect and misrepresent it. They could write Shenny tomorrow if they had the will to do so but they would have to be behind it 100% otherwise I would rather not see it at all.

Let me know if you want any other options included in the poll.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=54 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:13:09 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=54
- Lord Of The Rings. I appreciate that they are very well done books/films, but it all leaves me cold. Some friends invited me to a LORD OF THE RINGS MARATHON. I came to the conclusion that a MARATHON was not a good place to start if you don't know whether you even like the films. I have not read the books. I sat there for about 12 hours with only pizza, cans of non-alchoholic (why couldn't it be alchoholic?!?) summer-fruit cider and off-topic banter to keep me from killing myself.

- Onesies. I guess you have to remove them if you need the toilet, or is there a flap?

- Pippa Middleton's behind. Old news I know, but it really pissed me off. Maybe it's a guy thing. I don't think much of female behinds.

- Biffy Clyro. I just think all their songs sound too similar.

- Chocolate. I do not have this fabled female obsession with chocolate. If I do have some I need a drink and something salty at hand.

- Amy Farrah Fowler! (I'm not going to explain that again )

- Jennifer Lawrence.

- George Clooney. Is it just me or does he look a tiny bit like he might stink of piss and cigarettes?]]>
- Lord Of The Rings. I appreciate that they are very well done books/films, but it all leaves me cold. Some friends invited me to a LORD OF THE RINGS MARATHON. I came to the conclusion that a MARATHON was not a good place to start if you don't know whether you even like the films. I have not read the books. I sat there for about 12 hours with only pizza, cans of non-alchoholic (why couldn't it be alchoholic?!?) summer-fruit cider and off-topic banter to keep me from killing myself.

- Onesies. I guess you have to remove them if you need the toilet, or is there a flap?

- Pippa Middleton's behind. Old news I know, but it really pissed me off. Maybe it's a guy thing. I don't think much of female behinds.

- Biffy Clyro. I just think all their songs sound too similar.

- Chocolate. I do not have this fabled female obsession with chocolate. If I do have some I need a drink and something salty at hand.

- Amy Farrah Fowler! (I'm not going to explain that again )

- Jennifer Lawrence.

- George Clooney. Is it just me or does he look a tiny bit like he might stink of piss and cigarettes?]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=40 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 12:31:05 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=40 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=35 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 09:39:32 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=35 ]]> ]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=30 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 15:25:02 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=30
People who pretend they like something you like just as much as you do to make conversation. there is no point in this. I shall now transcribe an example.

Anon: So, what is your favourite band, then?
Me: Well, I don't usually have favourites, but I love Muse. That's about as far into "bands" I go.
Anon: Oh, I love Muse too! They're the best band ever.
Me: Ah, what's your favourite album then?
Anon: Well actually I only heard one of their songs. It was quite good though.
Me: You disgust me. Get out of my sight and only come back when you think of a better way to talk to people.

I also had a friend when I was 10 which I strongly disliked anyway and couldn't really count as a friend in hindsight who, no matter what I mentioned, claimed to be a massive fan of it. Of course I got wise to this and asked her questions about said videogame or movie, and she fell out with me. Thank fuck for that. I couldn't handle interrogating her about Crash Bandicoot one second more.

There's just no point in it! People do it on dates as well. They try to have as much in common with the person as possible but it's obviously going to fall through when the space between ...ahem... other things needs to be filled with conversation.]]>
People who pretend they like something you like just as much as you do to make conversation. there is no point in this. I shall now transcribe an example.

Anon: So, what is your favourite band, then?
Me: Well, I don't usually have favourites, but I love Muse. That's about as far into "bands" I go.
Anon: Oh, I love Muse too! They're the best band ever.
Me: Ah, what's your favourite album then?
Anon: Well actually I only heard one of their songs. It was quite good though.
Me: You disgust me. Get out of my sight and only come back when you think of a better way to talk to people.

I also had a friend when I was 10 which I strongly disliked anyway and couldn't really count as a friend in hindsight who, no matter what I mentioned, claimed to be a massive fan of it. Of course I got wise to this and asked her questions about said videogame or movie, and she fell out with me. Thank fuck for that. I couldn't handle interrogating her about Crash Bandicoot one second more.

There's just no point in it! People do it on dates as well. They try to have as much in common with the person as possible but it's obviously going to fall through when the space between ...ahem... other things needs to be filled with conversation.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=29 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 15:12:47 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=29
We all know on here we have The Praying Mantis and Coco The Gorilla (Sorry Penny ) in common as two of our infatuations. But there's got to be other shows, actors, bands, writers or whatever that lodge rent-free in your heads.

Discuss.]]>
We all know on here we have The Praying Mantis and Coco The Gorilla (Sorry Penny ) in common as two of our infatuations. But there's got to be other shows, actors, bands, writers or whatever that lodge rent-free in your heads.

Discuss.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=20 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 22:44:14 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=20 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=14 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:48:37 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=14 To start with, in the spirit of Saturnalia;
Darth Conifer
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Darth Conifer
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