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  • For the one that looks most right, Gal Gadot is probably the best from this list. For the movie I'm most likely to watch? The Terry Crews version would be worth it even if it sucks

  • How many of you are still actively using Reddit?
  • I never fully stopped using Reddit. I do use it a lot less though. Most of the subs I was there for either slowed down or stopped. One of them only has a single user who's allowed to post now

  • Now Reddit sell NFT-like stuff
  • They've been doing it a while. They even gave some free ones away to encourage people to buy more. I actually have some of the free ones because why not. I would never pay for them though

  • Fun Fantasy series with immense worldbuilding and great characters?
  • My 3 main recommendations were already mentioned but I'll mention them again for visibility.

    Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson. There are actually multiple main characters, but the world building is top notch. I haven't finished the series yet (it's my "read during lunch" series atm) but so far there are 2 male main characters in the 18-25ish range

    The Codex Alera by Jim Butcher. The main character starts around 12 and there are arguably multiple main characters, but it's a damn good series. Think ancient Rome but everyone controls elementals

    Lightbringer by Brent Weeks. A fantastic series where the government and religions of the world are built around the magic system. The series happens over a few years but the main character starts at around 15

    Since I mentioned Lightbringer I also want to mention The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks. It's a dark fantasy series featuring magically gifted assassins. Most of the good guys are criminals and murderers. It's a brutal series with an excellent cast of characters and a world that feels like it's been through hell. The main character starts off as a kid, but is in his 20s by the end of the series

  • Books from around the world
  • If you don't mind a somewhat bleak post apocalyptic book, I really liked Metro 2033 by Dmitri Glukhovsky.

    There's a game series based on it too, but you asked for books and I haven't played the games

  • Official timelapse
  • If you look between the seriously struggling Canadian flag and the big circle that says OSU! There's a carefully animated Bad Apple music video. It starts pretty much right away so it should be easy to keep track of

  • Thanks Spez!
  • Nuking your comments doesn't hurt Reddit or Spez, it just hurts other users who are looking for the answers that you gave. If you want to leave Reddit, it's better to just leave

  • QUESTION What defines dark fantasy?
  • It's a combination of mood and setting. The mood should be serious and the world should be harsh. Grimdark fantasy is kind of a subcategory where the world is completely hopeless as opposed to just being a bit harsh.

    The most famous dark fantasy (or depending on who you ask grimdark) series that I can think of is The Witcher. You probably know a bit about about it but there really are no proper good guys. Just Geralt who at least cares enough to try sometimes

    Another pretty well known (but kinda controversial) one is Goblin Slayer. This one has some... interesting ideas about goblins. It does do a decent job of making them a credible threat though and you can understand why the goblin slayer wants to make them extinct. An interesting thing about this one is that the characters don't have actual names. This makes them feel disposable to some extent and adds to the general feel of it

  • Fediverse: What's the worst movie you've seen (and why is it possibly Son of the Mask)?
  • The worst movie I've seen is the Poltergeist remake. If you've seen it you know why, but basically it boils down to a combination of toning it way the hell down and breaking the main rules of horror.

    They showed the "mysterious spooky ghost world" at the end and it was basically just the house but dark and fuzzy. They also had scenes that were obviously meant as watered down replacements for scenes in the original movie. They replaced the scene where a guy peels his own face off with a scene where a drill goes through a wall

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