My Brain Cells Coming Together To Finally Write Something

Random Dark Crystal shower thought:

We’re all automatically assuming that if AOR were to continue, then the series would end after Jen and Kira are found by their adoptive families (i.e., the Mystics and the podlings)

But what if it doesn’t? Like, would they still show gelflings fighting Garthim and getting drained even after Jen and Kira are safely hidden away?

Y’know, just an idea.... 

For the Dark Crystal Fans:

This one here has been going back and forth in my mind for a while, so I thought I might as well just go ahead and present it for your validation.

So, The Dark Crystal is my favorite film ever, and Blade Runner is another movie that I really enjoy. Both of them came out in 1982, so naturally that made me want to do a mash-up of the two.

I give you: THE CRYSTAL RUNNER AU! 

Essentially it’s the plot of Blade Runner with Dark Crystal characters, but with a few changes in order to make it a bit more interesting.

Setting

• The Skarith Land of Thra, 2019. The UrSkeks arrived on the planet a thousand trine prior and completely overhauled the place into what it is now: a futuristic  land full of flying cars, synthesized food, and most importantly, Replicants.

• The UrSkek Foundation specializes in creating Replicants for cheap labor. Models are based off all of Thra’s creatures, meaning that there’s Gelfling, Podling, and even UrSkek Replicants running around, doing the bidding of their masters until their lifespan runs out.

• When a Replicant goes against its programming, the police send out special investigators to retire them using specially-made crystal shards. These officers are known as Crystal Runners.

Characters

• Jen (Rick Deckard) - Retired Crystal Runner (or at least trying to be). He is called in again when four out of six escaped UrSkek-type Replicants begin running rampant throughout Thra.

• Kira (Rachel) - Assistant to SoSu, the CEO of the UrSkek Foundation. After meeting Jen, she questions whether or not she may be a Replicant, despite having memories of being raised by Podlings.

• Aughra (Gaff, the Origami Guy) - Keeps to the background, providing miniscule clues to Jen and Kira while also dropping hints that she knows who’s a Replicant and who isn’t.

• SoSu (Eldon Tyrell) - CEO of the UrSkek Foundation. Passive and diplomatic, yet enigmatic and somewhat prejudiced towards non-UrSkeks.

• TekTih (J.F. Sebastian) - Genetic Designer for the UrSkek Foundation.

The Replicants

• UngIm (Roy Batty) - Leader of the rogue Replicants. Desires a longer, if not eternal, lifespan for himself and his companions.

• SilSol (Pris) - UngIm’s second. Has a knack for manipulating through persuasive means.

• ZokZah (Leon) - The most violent member of the group. Often resorts to threats to get what he wants.

• EktUtt (Zhora) - The first of the group to be found. Secretly gained employment as a dancer in a dive bar in order to earn currency for the rest of the Replicants.

Other

• As part of my own special twist on the story, the lifespans of UrSkek Replicants don’t indicate when they die, but when they split into their individual halves. After they become divided, the Skeksis and urRu halves will begin to rapidly age and eventually perish after a time.

• Additionally, instead of a mass genocide, the Gelfling population ended up becoming swarmed with Replicants, resulting in no Gelfling knowing if they are truly a real person or not. 

• Garthim are used as a last resort against Replicants or to even get rid of rogue Crystal Runners.

Well, there you have it. I’m not sure if everybody’s ever even seen or heard of Blade Runner before, but I had fun coming up with this AU, and hopefully soon I can post a few sketches I did based on the idea. 

Please feel free to add your own ideas if you like! 

So on my Instagram explore page there's this account called oldhollywoodconfessions, and since I had never really looked at it much, I decided to take a quick dive and see what it was about.

From the name I was expecting the basic appreciation/criticism towards old actors and actresses, which is seen in these images here:

But most of these confessions on the page are more along the lines of this:

There's a lot of James Dean-related ones.

And then, lo and behold, I discovered the more... Sexually-charged confessions.

And that's how I found this absolute gem of an image:

Simple. Straight to the point. Flawless. This is how you deliver a confession folks.

A few geckos I made over the weekend. Enjoy.

More original art. Testing out doing variants of the same drawing. The name of this piece is called Fear.

Not the greatest thing in the world but I’m steadily getting better with digital drawing. Here’s a small thing I did for The Dark Crystal, showcasing the Skeksis’ morning ritual where the nasty vulture-lizards rejuvenate themselves so they can continue to talk smack to each other.

My tribute to Jiro Dan, the lead actor from Return of Ultraman who passed away the other day.

Recently watched Eyes Without a Face for the first time, and holy shit, I love this film. Definitely on my Top 10 for best horror movies. I really like how suspenseful this film can get at certain points. And the music is killer too.

Y’all know what day it is. Honestly even if nothing is announced for the franchise’s anniversary I’m just happy that there’s so many people who even know about it to begin with. That being said, I’m never giving up hope.