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[ImpracticalDino]

What is one recently released song that you're listening to a lot, if any?

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

What is one recently released song that you're listening to a lot, if any?

I am currently addicted to the entire concept album Epic the Musical, which retells The Odyssey in the modern classical/orchestral genre. 7/9 sagas have been released, covering the plot from the Trojan War up to the Isle of Calypso, and every single song is incredible, usually there are some slow or underwhelming songs in most musicals but this one just keeps banging time after time, probably because it's designed for every song to go viral on TikTok (and unanimously succeeds every time, according to my friends on TikTok). As a fan of musicals and classics, it was a match made in Mt. Olympus for me, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for some really good music

[Enchanted-Valley96]

Do you blame Kids Media for Pirates still be thought of as Lovers of the 7 Seas, wear Skull and Cossbone Hats and look for Tresure with an X that marks the spot?

[Compsognathus]

Have you ever watched Charlie:All dogs go to heaven?

[ImpracticalDino]

Have you seen the movie Hairspray (2007)?
If so what is your opinion?

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

Do you blame Kids Media for Pirates still be thought of as Lovers of the 7 Seas, wear Skull and Cossbone Hats and look for Tresure with an X that marks the spot?

Yes, but only because Treasure Island is kid's media, that book basically codified "Age of Sailing pirates" in popular culture and we never escaped. Since then, even adult media like Black Sails have maintained the aesthetic and I can't even blame them, it's an incredible genre and I love writing in it myself from time to time. Not many authors can singlehandedly invent a new genre like that, Robert Louis Stevenson can count himself among a very lofty pedigree!

Have you ever watched Charlie:All dogs go to heaven?

Yeah of course! Wonderful movie, I admit I've only seen it once because it makes me really sad (I don't do great with dead pets even when they're given as much carefulness and gravitas as they are in that film) but it was a very impactful film that left its mark on me and I don't regret seeing it.

Have you seen the movie Hairspray (2007)?
If so what is your opinion?

This one I've been meaning to, I've only ever heard the title song which gets stuck in my head every few years. Would you recommend it?

[Enchanted-Valley96]

What do you think of DIsneyland ticket prices? Do you think it's worthpaying the expensive prices to enjoy "The Magic"?

[ImpracticalDino]

Have you seen the movie Hairspray (2007)?
If so what is your opinion?

This one I've been meaning to, I've only ever heard the title song which gets stuck in my head every few years. Would you recommend it?

Yep, yep, yep. Mo-o-o-o highly recommends it!
What an awesome musical it is! All the songs are amazing, and it is a movie with an amazing message.

Following up on Enchanted's question, what do you think about the company Disney as a whole?

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

What do you think of DIsneyland ticket prices? Do you think it's worthpaying the expensive prices to enjoy "The Magic"?

Following up on Enchanted's question, what do you think about the company Disney as a whole?

To reply to both at once, I don't really have strong feelings on Disney, I'm not a fan of how litigious they are, and I think they've caused irreparable harm to copyright and public domain law in this country. They have many wonderful films under their belt and they've advanced animation in many ways, but they've also screwed over smaller studios who work with them, bought out competitors, shut down competing studios through legal but unethical practices, and vastly inflate the cost of everything at Disneyland to the point that I couldn't afford anything the one time I went there (freshman year of high school as part of a choir competition, so I didn't pay for a ticket. Even then, the lines were so long I couldn't go on most rides between performances and found myself just doing the Explorer Canoes over and over again. The one concession I bought, a large pineapple smoothie, was hollowed out so I barely got any smoothie despite the cup being massive.)