Thehappyspaceman - TheHappySpaceman Productions

Happy 2023!

Sorry I didn't say it earlier, I had a late-night gig yesterday and didn't wake up until 1 in the afternoon. But I'm saying it now, so happy new year! Let's hope this is an improvement!

How's it been, man?

Been alright! I've been very busy looking for a job, doing stuff with the Falsies, and recording my upcoming album, Living for the Darkness, so I'm only now getting around to answering some of these asks. (I also haven't had any time to make new videos because of that, so... yeah, forgive the lack of activity.)

Question time for Tumblr.

In movie adaptations of plays you love, what are some of the biggest stage-to-film changes that drive you up the wall? (Can include movies that are otherwise good.)

My example: The movie adaptation of Dreamgirls made many changes, some better than others, but IMO, getting rid of the song "Ain't No Party" was the biggest sin by far. I mean, not only does removing that song eliminate a significant amount of Lorrell's character development from a storytelling standpoint, but even ignoring that... they have Anika Noni Rose as Lorrell and they don’t even use her? What the hell?

On liking stuff.

There's a post going around on Tumblr about reminding people that they had a Hamilton phase and them being ashamed of it, and I must be in a minority because I still think Hamilton is great, so I don't know what there is to be ashamed of.

I'm aware that the fandom of that particular thing had a reputation for being... strange, but I'm pretty sure being part of a cringey fandom is, like, a rite of passage to be on the internet nowadays. No need to throw the play itself under the bus because of it.

Maybe I'm just OOTL, but in general I don't understand the mindset of being ashamed of having loved something in the past that you aren't as into anymore. That's part of your growth and development.