Essential media

[muneca_brava]

I stole this from ladytharen

What would someone need to watch, read, or listen to in order to really know and understand you? Basically, what media defines you and made you who you are today?

This is both stuff that influenced me when I was young and stuff that I really connect to today. It's a very random of-the-moment selection!


Movies

• The Painted Veil
• Meet Me in St. Louis
• Robin Hood (Disney version)
• Rebecca
• Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Moulin Rouge!
• In the Mood for Love
• Hot Fuzz

TV

• Veronica Mars
• Brideshead Revisited miniseries
• Six Feet Under
• Doctor Who S1-4

Music

• Les Miserables
• In Our Bedroom After the War (album) by Stars
• The National

Books

• Harry Potter
• The Ruby in the Smoke (Philip Pullman)
• The Beast Must Die (Nicholas Blake)
• everything by John Dickson Carr
• Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
• Wolf Hall (Hillary Mantel)

Other

• Critical Role (more recent but I do think its influence will hold up)
• Belgian Rik Ringers comic books!
• Sculptures by Rodin, in particular Prodigal Son and Eternal Spring

Comments

[delphi]

Now that's a wonderfully eclectic list.

[muneca_brava]

Haha, thanks? I agree, looking back on this list I'm not sure what it says about me ;)

[elperian]

I'd also forgotten to update my 'essential media' post with Six of Crows, so thank you for that :D I found those books last year and fell head over heels in love.

And Robin Hood! <333

Have you tried the new series of Doctor Who with 13? I've enjoyed it quite a bit (I quit sometime in the midst of 11's tenure).

[muneca_brava]

I love Six of Crows so much, it's like those books were written for me.

I've seen a few episodes of the new season, the first three I think. I wasn't gripped enough to keep up, but I'm still so happy Moffat is gone so I'll probably catch up soon! I also quit a few seasons ago during the Clara/Eleven period.

[bruisingknees]

Oh, this is a great idea :D might have to steal it!

Veronica Mars though! (How excited am I about the new season? So excited!)

[muneca_brava]

You should, it's fun! ;)

I'm excited as well, it's one of the only shows I'd trust with it tbh.