Ilari

joined 2 years ago
[–] Ilari@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago

The LotR version of the There Was Only One Bed trope is There Was Only One Horse

 
[–] Ilari@sopuli.xyz 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The key reason why this failed is that it was prohibitively expensive to run. They had to maintain a cast of professional actors, and even minor hotel staff had to maintain story and character.

There’s a very small audience that’s willing to pay thousands of dollars for a Star Wars LARP, no matter how professionally it’s produced.

[–] Ilari@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, the TV really breaks the immersion.

[–] Ilari@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago

Commenting to creators with specific things that I like about their work

[–] Ilari@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

“Now it’s red! Now it’s blue! Now it’s red again!”

 

Automagic was a series of toy cars with color-sensitive paint that changed color in hot and cold water

[–] Ilari@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've literally never seen one before. What country and decade are these from?

[–] Ilari@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

I remember this so well. My aunt got one when she was little, and eventually multiple generations got to play with it.