not very piratical

[kindkit]

I just subscribed to HBO Max, specifically so that I can watch Our Flag Means Death yet again, but this time actually paying for it and increasing its viewership numbers. I really want a second season, and I really want the folks who made this to get paid.

. . . I'll buy the Blu-Ray whenever it's released, too.

It occurs to me that it's very, very nice to once again, after many years, be in a financial position to support art that I love.

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[sovay]

It occurs to me that it's very, very nice to once again, after many years, be in a financial position to support art that I love.

I also think it's nice that you have art you love enough to want to support financially.

[rydra_wong]

\o/ \o/ \o/ to both of these things!

[kindkit]

It's been a while since I was this excited about a story. Partly a pandemic thing, partly a me thing (I seem to get more exacting as I get older). It makes a nice change.

I honestly don't know whether Our Flag Means Death is really that good, or whether it just happens to fit my own specific wishes extremely well. Queer characters (including lots of queer men) in genre; a storyline that isn't primarily about coming out or homophobia; queerness that is integral to the characters but not the only thing about them; a love story that's just slow-burn enough but not like 4 seasons of pining; queer friendship/community/solidarity; and some lightness and hope, because I really need that these days, and maybe we all do.

ETA: Forgot to mention an important one: queer characters who are older. So many queer stories focus on kids and young adults, and I get why that's important, but it's not where I am and those aren't particularly the stories I want anymore. I like stories that acknowledge that queer people don't just disappear once we hit 40!

[sovay]

Queer characters (including lots of queer men) in genre; a storyline that isn't primarily about coming out or homophobia; queerness that is integral to the characters but not the only thing about them

To be honest, those points right there are extremely attractive, even without the slow-burn and hope. Also older queer characters! I'm really glad to hear this.