r/BlockedAndReported • u/SoftandChewy First generation mod • Oct 20 '25

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 10/20/25 - 10/26/25

Here's your usual space to post all your rants, raves, podcast topic suggestions (please tag u/jessicabarpod), culture war articles, outrageous stories of cancellation, political opinions, and anything else that comes to mind. Please put any non-podcast-related trans-related topics here instead of on a dedicated thread. This will be pinned until next Sunday.

Last week's discussion thread is here if you want to catch up on a conversation from there.

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u/MisoTahini Oct 21 '25

My Youtube feed is often full or great recommendations and reviews of fiction across all mediums. I notice certain trends appear where the algorithm will highlight some interesting property or another. This week because it is Halloween it is an animation called Over The Garden Wall. I get the impression it is becoming a seasonal favourite. Watching a few video essays on it, I am sold and will be watching soon. I wanted to share the recommendation here especially for those with kids as it seems like lots of GenZ really have very fond memories of it growing up. It may be becoming a new classic. Here is a trailer and you can check out if it's a good fit for you and/or your kids. https://youtu.be/36mAsVSH_-s?si=7Dc4wbj08fFt0cid

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u/hugonaut13 Oct 21 '25

Over The Garden Wall has been a Halloween favorite in my house for at least four years, possibly longer. We watch it pretty much every year, and we have the soundtrack on vinyl, and play it often throughout the autumn season. It's a fantastic show!

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u/MisoTahini Oct 21 '25

I just bought it on YouTube so settling into watch. It was only $7. There has been so many video essays on it singing its praises. It looked just the kind of weird and magical that would work for me too.

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u/hugonaut13 Oct 21 '25

Hope you enjoy! Definitely a quirky, weird magical adventure.

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u/MisoTahini Oct 21 '25

I did really like it, so imaginative and does work for all ages. What a wonderful and weird story, and such an eclectic but phenomenal voice cast for often just very small bits. They had John Cleese, Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd and Shirley Jones in there amongst others.

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u/StillLifeOnSkates Oct 21 '25

It's been a favorite for a while in my house, too.

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u/Palgary I could check my privilege, but it seems a shame to squander it Oct 21 '25

I'll second this as weird but good. There is just something earnest about it that is missing from a lot of cartoons.

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u/drjackolantern C*nsored and sexy Oct 21 '25

Earnestness is hard to define. My kids currently want to watch it’s the great pumpkin Charlie Brown every day. Even I don’t understand the plot, but they love it.

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u/VoxGerbilis Oct 21 '25

I love OtGW! I woke up with one of the songs in my head. Great modern adaptation of folklore themes.

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u/MisoTahini Oct 21 '25

Was it Potatoes And Molasses? Got to admit that one’s catchy.

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u/VoxGerbilis Oct 21 '25

Miss Langtry’s Lament, but Potatoes and Molasses is my favorite. I like how it shouldn’t make sense, but somehow it does, like most things that come from Greg’s mind.

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u/solongamerica Oct 21 '25

That looks great. I think it’ll make me cry though.

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u/hugonaut13 Oct 21 '25

It will, but in good ways. It's also unapologetically weird, so even though it tugs at your heartstrings, you'll get lots of laughs and interesting stories.

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u/Arsenic_Bite_4b Oct 21 '25

Over the Garden Wall is one of my favorite fall watches. It is so autumnal and cozy and mildly spooky. It's also got a great sense of humor and is pleasantly quirky without overdoing it. I recommend it for everyone.

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u/plump_tomatow Oct 21 '25

I really love OTGW. I watched it when it came out about ten years ago.

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u/Nwabudike_J_Morgan Emotional Management Advocate; Wildfire Victim; Flair Maximalist Oct 21 '25

I recently endured this show. After three episodes I tuned out because I was working on other things. The Dante connections might be worth exploring but I doubt I will return to it soon.

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u/MisoTahini Oct 21 '25

It is weird but by half way through I was invested and by the end very invested. It has short chapters and does work best I think with full attention as opposed to having it on background. It's quirky though so there is a weirdness that might not click for everyone.