March Canons I Love: Humans (AMC)

Mar. 20th, 2022 08:52 pm
impala_chick: (A crane.)
Taking my cue from [personal profile] dreamersdare! This post is recreated from my own LJ, after I first finished binging the show. I started watching because of Colin Morgan, but I actually fell for a bunch of the characters.



Humans is a TV Series that aired from 2015-2018. This show has three seasons, all available for streaming on Amazon Prime. It focuses on a parallel universe where human-looking synths have been mass manufactured and are bought and programmed to do all kinds of jobs. The show follows the lives of a family of synths, a human family, one of the scientists who originally invented synths, and other scientists trying to crack the code of consciousness.



Why I love it: ( Under the cut )

TLDR; Four amazing main characters who are female, lots of discourse relevant to modern identity politics, and the found family trope executed very well!



With so many great characters, there are a lot of shipping opportunities. But I will talk about my two favorite canon pairings - one is f/f and one is m/f. Under the cut are ship-related things that probably count as spoilers. ( gifs and links under here )
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Festivids Reveals!

Jan. 25th, 2020 02:12 pm
impala_chick: (SH || Jace)
The 2019/2020 [community profile] festivids collection is live! ♥

(I haven't been able to make a fanvid since 2011 or so, but I still love keeping track of the new fanvideos)

Here are my favorites:

•A Gorgeous Vid Moment - A joyful Queer Eye (2018) compilation set to YMCA that had me in tears. The focus is on all of the people the Fab 5 have helped, and I was reminded of some of the big emotional moments of the show.

•RAISE (a little hell) - A Canadian curling vid, you say? About a team and a sport I know nothing about yet? HELL YES. This video captures a wonderful underdog sports story in a really triumphant way. I'm SO proud of this team of women.

•Little Lion Leo - Hooray for a Humans video about Leo! I really loved the way the maker highlighted all the different relationships that are important to Leo, and used voice overs to highlight his identity struggle. This video is a great recap of Leo's growth.
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Humans + The Living and the Dead

Jul. 14th, 2019 06:32 pm
impala_chick: (Merlin || Arthur on Horseback)
Time for the [community profile] sunshine_challenge prompt three: Canon Reccs!

I recently discovered my love of Colin Morgan (and Bradley James) after watching Merlin (I know, I'm way late to that party). So naturally I clicked through their filmography, and I fell hard for two shows that have both been canceled. On the one hand, I really like stories that feel complete and well-thought out from beginning to end, and both of my reccs have those qualities. On the other hand, I miss out on more time with my OTP from Humans, and the absolutely stunning period costumes in The Living and the Dead!

Humans (TV Series 2015-2018)
This show has three seasons, all available for streaming free on Amazon Prime. It focuses on a parallel universe where human-looking synths have been mass manufactured and are bought and programmed to do all kinds of jobs. The show follows the lives of a family of synths, a human family, one of the scientists who originally invented synths, and other scientists trying to crack the code of consciousness.

Why I love it:( under here )

TLDR; Four amazing main characters who are female, lots of discourse relevant to modern identity politics, and the found family trope.

The Living and the Dead (BBC 2016)
Only one season, available for free on Amazon Prime. The prodigal son returns from an illustrious big city career to his mother's farm with his talented wife, and inherits the whole operation. It turns out that something supernatural is lurking on the farm. Set in 1800s rural England.

Why I love it:( under here )

TLDR; A cute couple, creepy ghost stories, and fantastic period clothes.
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