Weekly Update: May 11th, 2024 | The One Where I Am Grumpy About Fan Fiction "Adaptations" of Books

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Mike talks about the week that was and the week that will be for May 11th, 2024.
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@Uppernorwood976 17 дней назад

Making a second season of Shogun is like making a second season of Band of Brothers set in 1946

@austinquick6285 17 дней назад

Terry pratchett is overrated. His following is cult like

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy 17 дней назад

Looking forward to our discussion for Dear Dr. Fantasy, my friend! It will be recorded, not a livestream, because I’m old, and I suck at multitasking. 😁 By the way, I’m wandering out of my hermitage to watch Shogun - another topic we can discuss!

@mariozakall 17 дней назад

The Hunt for Gollum... I'm already looking forward to "Gimli's Moria Morning Run" and "The Arrows of Legolas".

@Yesica1993 17 дней назад

Hahahahaha! Don't give them any more ideas!

@calebmauer1751 17 дней назад

Second Breakfast 2: Reheated: A Hobbit Story

@Paromita_M 17 дней назад

No comment on Shogun S2 (haven't seen S1 or read the book) but fed up of LOTR being milked. Just...stahp, please. 😿

@michaelvcelentano 9 дней назад

2:45 I’m telling you, it’s going to be worth it when you read later books! When you read the books in publishing order, there are TONS of inside jokes that you’ll get. The first two are rough, but they get SOOO much better!!

@jonskogen9477 17 дней назад

Couldn’t agree more about Shogun. Just like they should’ve kept True Detective a limited series. Guaranteed it has the same result!

@MattsFreeChannel1 17 дней назад

Love season two, though. I would have been surprised years ago to say I didn't stick through with the rest, but, boy, season two has some good stuff in there.

@84tand 17 дней назад

At least True Detective was an anthology series. Would’ve been bad if they continued the story of the two characters from the original

@repskillian1313 17 дней назад

I've liked to loved all the True Detective seasons. I hope they do more.

@neondemon5137 17 дней назад

I agree with you about Shogun, fingers crossed they don't take a dump on their beautiful diamond. Maybe they'll do the other books?

@dubhmoore575 17 дней назад

U are always so respectful, Mike, even when something isn't to ur taste, thanks for sharing 😎

@johnbruno9430 17 дней назад

Finished lonesome dove this week and currently watching the Lonesome dove 1989 tv series. I picked up streets of laredo and boys life by mccammon this week. Started Boys life and really enjoying it. Happy reading Mike!

@arabellawillow9248 15 дней назад

Loved watching the discussion with 2toRamble! I was laughing along the whole time.

@Beyond0Eternity 17 дней назад

Colour of Magic is much better on re-read once you get a better understanding of the world and the various characters that briefly show up in the book

@itsagoddam.pandamic 14 дней назад

I agree with you Mike about Shogun and LotR.

@Talking_Story 17 дней назад

I have decided to break my planned TBR and finish the month with Silverblood as well.

@FlowerPower69123 13 дней назад

Terry pratchett going postal is my favourite

@mjam761 15 дней назад

I totally agree with you on the last book feeling rushed. My only disappointment was the Billy the Boy story arc. Lastly, I will always remember, before Tomas does anything, he must take his piss!

@ladymairreads 15 дней назад

As someone who’s read Silverblood promise it’s so worth the hype. And I highly recommend the narrator (olly from game of thrones!)

@Paul_McSeol 14 дней назад

Hi Mike. Yeah, would love a new adaptation of Tai Pan or Noble House. Your video about sequels does sound rather cool. And I’m super excited for the new King novel. Currently reading William Gibson’s Zero History and Anne Rice’s The Witching Hour. Have an awesome week.

@neondemon5137 17 дней назад

I've been reading Tigana, reminds me of the Kingsbridge books, sort of an old school style.

@esmayrosalyne 15 дней назад

I am sooo happy that you liked the ending of Priest of Crowns, I desperately want new stories from McLean!! And curious to hear your thoughts on The Silverblood Promise, I also got that ARC and didn't get to it oops. Also loving all the livestream content, never enough Mike in my life hahah 🤣☺

@kylerieman221 17 дней назад

I've had a pretty interesting week. Tuesday evening I went to pick my wife up from work and ended up getting caught in the middle of a tornado. It tore up some roofs and uprooted some trees in our local cemetery and devastated our park, but thankfully no one was hurt. As far as reading goes, I'm making my way through my Stormlight reread and just started Elantris today. I'm also slowly making my way through In Cold Blood. God of War Ragnarok has been a blast so far as well

@renattaashley9420 15 дней назад

I'm actually a new subscriber due to ur interview with 2toramble. I became a subscriber of theirs due to Sarah J Maas. I am also about to take on The Wheel of Time series for the first time.

@StAntonioStefanov День назад

You should have tried small gods, not sure why it is not in every beginner list. It is a completely separate story and it is amazing.

@cynthiafialka 17 дней назад

I loved the book Shogun and the series was so well done but I agree they should not make a second season. Doesn’t matter if the Hiroyuki Sanada is involved. It will be like when they ran out of source material for GOT, and look where that went.

@09RetsamEdalb 16 дней назад

I got Four Past Midnight by King at Half-price Books the other day, and I'm reading Library Policeman soon based on your recommendation!

@kaiju_k5042 16 дней назад

Buckle up :) I read it because of Mike too.

@mikesbookreviews 15 дней назад

Hope you enjoy the nightmares!

@enoch1524 17 дней назад

Yup! I 100% agree with you Mike. And thanks for bringing up Silverblood Promise. I had not heard of it and it sounds really good.

@zkinak2107 16 дней назад

I just finished the battlestar galactica miniseries (amazing!) and I’ve been reading Tigana, Franz Werfel’s star of the unborn and Dyrk Ashton and David Estes’s Kraken Rider Z.

@simonedwards9450 17 дней назад

The colour of magic is not one of my favs in the series. Tbh the first three are a little hard going, but wait until you hit Mort - that is when you see the real fun and genius of Sir Terry Pratchett

@rkgrkg 15 дней назад

Your 2toRamble chat was so fun! I love seeing my favourite booktubers get together! And next is Phillip Chase! Agree about the fanfic 'adaptations'. The fans usually do it better. (Star Trek Continues)

@mandyhuybregts3235 15 дней назад

Ow i loved Doctor Sleep. But i do agree The Shining didn't need a sequel. I am now reading Later. And it starts of good. But you did scare me about Holly hahaha 😂.

@OfJaggedRisings 16 дней назад

I’m with you on the shorter books!

@clarkkentnaruto4322 17 дней назад

Hey Mike. How are you doing? I wanted to let you know, that first, I am now about 3 hours into listening to the audiobook of Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. Boy, this has got to be the strangest book that I have listened to. I am just along for the ride to see where it goes. I also did pick up an audiobook version of the Silverblood Promise, so I might be joining you soon.

@Michael_L_Morrison 17 дней назад

I completed The Silverblood Promise about 30 min before seeing this video. I had a lot of fun with this book. I can’t wait for book 2.

@stevenstewart782 17 дней назад

I agree that the plot what there is of it is all over the place And things are rapidly changing but I really liked this book because Just the irreverence Of terry Pratchett just his writing style made it so much fun I think you like the light fantastic which I just finished reading the other day. It takes up right where this 1 left off But it has a little bit more plot. Extremely crazy and fun But there is an end goal.looking forward to Guards Guards soon. I think I'll be using Discworld books as Light hearted breaks in between something heavy Anytime I feel a slump coming on I'll pick up Discworld

@theycallmefingers2 17 дней назад

Just FYI The Elder Scrolls has two regular fantasy novels written by Greg Keyes, and they aren't lore/history books - "The Infernal City" and "Lord of Souls".

@jeffnduran 16 дней назад

Thank you, Outlander.

@JonDoe-xl1ov 17 дней назад

I bet Mike has played the Gollum game 😆

@jaroslavmihok740 17 дней назад

i fully agree with you on Shogun season 2 ... i have some stories which ended, then they wanted to milk it and it is at best not good in most cases it is horrible one of my all time favorite manga series they basically started fan fiction but not by loyal fans and it is complete disaster ... i mean look at what netflix did with the witcher and what ever what was called the prequel mini series blood something it was absolutely horrible, spit in the face for every or at least most witcher fans

@RiddlesOfSteel 15 дней назад

I feel like fantasy fans don't consider you a fantasy fan until you get either WoT or Sanderson works under your belt. I've managed to read The Dark Tower series, Gentleman Bastards, A Song of Ice and Fire, and Greenbone Saga as the main fantasy series. Some Conan the Barbarian. I've been having the itch to get into a bonafide heavy hitter like WoT or Stormlight. Just don't know where to land on that

@briankregg6329 17 дней назад

Great video!!

@andrewbeccarelli7613 15 дней назад

Equal Rites, Mort, and Guards Guards are solid, much better

@Yesica1993 17 дней назад

Re: Hunt for Gollum THANK YOU! I just heard about this yesterday. They couldn't at least give it another title? No way they were clueless about that fan film. No way. I feel so bad for those people.

@nick_a_93 17 дней назад

Can't wait for that Dear Dr Fantasy, i listen to you and Philip all the time. I'm definitely interested in War for the Rose Throne, feel like i keep hearing about it

@samofWinterfell 17 дней назад

I’ve been on a big Beatles high this week. Been listening non stop. I think Rubber Soul is still my favorite. I watched Get Back and loved it. What Beatle books would you recommend? I just picked up John by Cynthia Lennon.

@alexandruteodor3585 17 дней назад

I've started Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa and it is awesome! Would you like to read it, since you like Shogun so much?

@michaeljdauben 17 дней назад

I agree. Great book!

@Netguard1 17 дней назад

Reading shotgun part 1 and crocheting a blanket

@TheNickcone 16 дней назад

You should check out David Gemmell. He was the master of "heroic" fantasy, i would like to see your take on his books, plus they tend to run under 400 pages. He was a big influence on John Gwynne, too. I recommend Legend or waylander as an introduction. Also, I second having Tai-Pan adapted!

@mikesbookreviews 15 дней назад

I read Legend late last year. I liked it.

@KalleVilenius 16 дней назад

Stayed up all night to finish reading War of the Flowers by Tad Williams. Would you be surprised to learn that Tad Williams wrote a good book? Crazy, I know! Standalone, too.

@cinxschannel9937 17 дней назад

I have that Puma T-Shirt too :) But in green color :))

@JesseRad 15 дней назад

Did you see Brian Keene and a bunch of other authors are in the final stretch of submitting the manuscript for THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: STORIES FROM STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND. He noted that, "it’s the very first shared world anthology set in Stephen King’s literary universe." Curious what your thoughts are on something like that. Additional info: It’s a very thick book. Almost as long as The Stand itself. There are 36 authors and 34 stories (two of the stories are collaborations).

@stevenstewart782 17 дней назад

Started my Brandon Sanderson journey this week With Mistborn

@carlocannas4379 16 дней назад

Hi Mike been watching you're channel for about 8 months now and I love it it's introduced me to a lot of books that I never knew about. anyway I totally agree with you about shogun they should not do a sequel to it although I wonder if they'll do what Netflix did with a song of ice and fire where they called it game of thrones for the whole show and maybe carry on with gai Jin or something.that way you could have the same cast as shogun.have your cake and eat it so to speak.what do you think?

@MetalGildarts 16 дней назад

I'm still mad that I can't get a new copy of the goated black and red hardcover of Shogun. These damn publishers I swear....

@manuelwiebe4709 17 дней назад

I feel a tinge of hesitation about the hunt for gollum as well...

@AutomailUser 17 дней назад

I fully agree with you on Priest of Crowns but I feel like it could have remained a quartet and ended perfectly if he had included some damn stakes in the last book and changed where some things went but still ended in almost the same place. I'd love to discuss spoilers with you regarding this book and where I think McLean could have made some more gut-wrenching decisions if you'd like. It was THIS close to being a top tier series for me before unfortunately falling flat on its face with that last book.

@Tim_with_Tomes_and_Tales 17 дней назад

Totally agree. They should not be doing a sequel to Shogun. Have a fun vacation.

@Henry-jp3mc 16 дней назад

I DNF'd the colour of magic. Just not for me. The Prince of Nothing trilogy is more my comedy 😂

@ChaplainMalachai 16 дней назад

I am with you on Shogun. If people want to see the battle of Sekigahara there are several Japanese films from the 70's and 80's that are pretty good. As for LOTR Hunt for Gollum, there are reports they could be making it into two movies. Repeat of The Hobbit anyone? I agree, do a trilogy of The Last Alliance from the Second Age!

@spike_99 17 дней назад

I think another season of Shogun might work if they have a good story. I mean it's going to have to be a REALLY good story. If not, it's best to let that sleeping dog lie.

@jellevanbreugel325 16 дней назад

Yay, discworld!!!!! And yes, the light fantastic is still messy parody. The BBC live action miniseries/movies were pretty cool though! finished Vatta wars. Fun read, pretty quick. Not sure what to read next, actually wrote a page or two for my own fantasy book idea :) was thinking either Streets of Laredo or Lions of Al-Rassan by GGK, didn't hear of Silverblood though, might do that. Finally binged The Gentlemen tv show, great fun! Also new season of Clarkson's Farm is out, 2 episodes in, definitely worth a watch!!!!

@iWizard 17 дней назад

I'm interested in the Peter Mclean series. Think I'd like it? Is it based loosely on some historical period? Looking forward to your chat with Philip.

@TheRealKLT 17 дней назад

I really do not understand why everyone complains about The Color of Magic, lol, it was fine. Not every book has a straightforward, linear, one perspective narrative.

@jellevanbreugel325 16 дней назад

eh, when you compare it to the later entries it's not that great and is messy. 🤷‍♂ agree it's a fine book though!

@kingzzz6509 17 дней назад

I was thinking that an interesting idea for a video would be an updated top 10-15 animal companions, as well as a top 10-15 fantasy protagonists. I dunno, I thought it might be neat. Right now I’m in between reads, I’m not really sure what I’m going to start, except for I’ll probably start slowly working on God Emperor of Dune, unless it really grabs me.

@PhoenixBooks27 17 дней назад

I've been reading through The Bound and the Broken. Started with The Fall, and I'm about half way through book 2. Might take a break of them before that monster 1400 page book 3. We'll see how it goes. I will say these books read very quickly even with their length. Great series! Kind of trying to leave my TBR wide open a bit, so we shall see how it goes. I do want to read The Book that Broke the World, and really want to get back into Stormlight. I'm like you though Mike, I kind of want some 500 page books or something before I get back into the huge Stormlight books. Also totally agree about the new the Hunt for Gollum, I honestly do not care about this movie at all.

@ptannous27 16 дней назад

I never mind more content of stuff I love. Give me more GOT LOTR etc. for the chance it’s actually good and entertaining. If it’s bad like Disney Star Wars and ROP..I just ignore them. They never happened. My biggest gripe is they rushed the season. If they wanted they could have spread this out, did more from the source and did 3 seasons.

@Netguard1 16 дней назад

Here is an Ida for a video books that should only had 1 book

@mckennaaustin-ward4209 17 дней назад

I feel as though Lord of the Rings is turning towards the path of Star Wars, not in terms of poor quality in writing or characterization ( though that’s been crappy too). Rather we are seeing these franchises that cover enormous universes continuously returning to the same characters and periods of history within the world. This makes the story feel much smaller and unoriginal. The carpet is getting thin so to speak. I’d rather see a release of behind the scenes footage and interviews from the original film trilogy. I finished The Fox Wife this week which I really enjoyed (probably not for you Mike but maybe another viewer🖖🏻) it has to do with the fox legends of Asia which I remember learning about from a hell boy movie of all places. I think this book might fall under magical realism but I’m not sure. I’m still reading The Rape of Europa which is fascinating history. Happy Reading!

@binglamb2176 17 дней назад

I am with you on Shogun. The story of Shogun covered by the book has ended. Do not fanfic more. Adapt Tai-Pan instead.

@Pulsar77 17 дней назад

The fan-made Gollum film is back on youtube, so at least there's that. But yes, this is a terrible idea. Didn't they learn anything from the Hobbit movies? And who's going to replace Viggo and Ian? This is the equivalent of the Han Solo movie.

@jakobwetzel7065 17 дней назад

Agree. I’m not for a Shogun season 2. It will water down a perfect show.

@eded9157 17 дней назад

Noooooooooo, i didn't know about Shogun S2.

@lock67ca 17 дней назад

If they want to do a season two, adapt Musashi. Starts at the aftermath of Sekigahara.

@SuperPuddingcat 17 дней назад

If you did not enjoy the Colour of Magic you are not going to enjoy the Light Fantastic either as it is pretty much more of the same. Do yourself a favour and skip it. Go straight into Guards Guards this story will give you a much better feel for Sir Terry’s writing. You can always go back to the Light Fantastic at some other stage.

@paradigmshift7907 17 дней назад

This is the problem with modern Hollywood and these networks. They just can't let something good rest. If it has a degree of success they're going to milk the franchise until there is nothing left and the IP is damaged. There is barely any originality left anymore. The Hunt for Gollum is the perfect example. I'm guessing they're going to be adapting the " The Hunt for the Ring" section of Unfinished Tales along with some of the lotr appendices stuff, but who the hell thinks this is a good idea? Sure I enjoyed reading about it but it doesnt even have close to enough content to make a movie out of it, or even tell a complete story; its just extra cool info to read about. And yea Peter Jackson is back, well he also made The Hobbit movies..plenty of room to be skeptical and annoyed.

@Yesica1993 17 дней назад

It's not a new problem, though. TV shows go on and on and on, long after they should have ended. The very expression of a show, "jumping the shark", goes back to Happy Days, with Fonzie waterskiing, and it pretty much marked the downhill of the show. (I can't even remember if I saw that particular episode, though I've seen clips.) Even going all the way back to M*A*S*H, the quality was dropping and they seemed out of ideas. The only reason ER was able to last 15 seasons was because they had so many cast changes. (They did have one of the few great series finales, though. I'll give them that!) Frasier got more "slaphappy sitcom" in later seasons. Let's not even talk about The X-Files. That's probably the worst example I can recall. The sad fact is, sooner or later, everything needs to come to end. But Hollywood can't accept that because they want the money. So they draaaaaaaaaaaaaaag things out, until even the fans are begging, "Please, just let it DIE!"

@paradigmshift7907 17 дней назад

@@Yesica1993 Its not new, but I think its certainly more common. But I was more talking about adaptations of book material. Too many seasons can be a problem, but its not like we got 3 Happy Days spin offs or continuations. Or even a reboot

@Yesica1993 17 дней назад

@@paradigmshift7907 True. Honestly, everyone just seems out of ideas. I'd give anything to see a brand new story. Something original, not based on a book or a continuation of something else.

@paradigmshift7907 17 дней назад

@@Yesica1993 definitely 💯

@BrianBell7 17 дней назад

If you listen to the White Album backwards, it says "Paul is Dead and so is Clavell"

@jctmanu 17 дней назад

First!

@calebmauer1751 17 дней назад

The Light Fantastic is more of the same. Most of the books do have cohesive stories though instead of feeling like episodes of a monster of the week TV show.

@hhumca 16 дней назад

😁

@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels 17 дней назад

Oh man, so agree on spinoff culture. They're so fixated on milking hits for every cent of profit that it irks me everytime I see a spinoff/expansion announcement now. Its why nothing's truly good anymore - you might have a great movie or book or series but you nearly always have the caveat of *but this other thing sucked* to tack on, because they always inevitably push it too far and ruin it.

@EmberJune 17 дней назад

Bout halfway through the last book of the age of madness and then I have read everything within the first law universe 😢. I know many ppl may disagree with this but I think the first trilogy was better. Not that I havnt enjoyed the age of madness bc I have loved my times with these books, but I don’t see why it’s viewed as being so much better than the original three novels.

@Winegarner 17 дней назад

I'm with you they should not make a season 2 of shogun. It's my favorite book and I'm not a fan of this kind of bastardization of the story.

@zackattack366 17 дней назад

I’m deeply disappointed in Shogun season 2. Without Mariko the three legged stool of characters collapses.

@boomerbyll3004 15 дней назад

No more adaptations!!! Script writers should make their own stories.

@gryftkin 15 дней назад

Why fact check, when you have us? :D

@MrBoJangles 17 дней назад

I loved The Color of Magic. The Light Fantastic is basically a continuation of that story. Seems like I'm in the minority lol. Discworld does get better with each book and I believe publication order is the best way

@calebmauer1751 17 дней назад

But why read in publication order? It's so rare for a book series to not need to be read that way, and Terry Pratchett pulls it off perfectly. He never has to lean on previous books because he gets the characterization out early and consistently in every book so you know who these characters are without reading a previous one. It's like, you wouldn't expect someone to read all of Marvel comics in publication order, people can skip to Spiderman. It just doesn't make sense to tell someone who constantly is talking about how he has too many books on his TBR to ever finish them, that he should read in publication order on a 40 book series. Let him skip the weaker ones so he can enjoy some of the best and we can get to see videos about them sometime before RU-vid pulls the plug and switches to only 15 second AI-made videos.

@jellevanbreugel325 16 дней назад

@@calebmauer1751 hard disagree. Books get better with every entry and most of them have nods/cameos/nuggets to earlier books and characters. Makes them more fun imho.

@HonduranHoneymoonhon 16 дней назад

No, Mike, never fact check before a video. People will fact check for you. People have fun sharing their knowledge, and you get more comments engagement. Win/Win

@84tand 17 дней назад

To play devils advocate. The Handmaids Tale was only one book, but the subsequent seasons were well liked. Remains to be seen with Shogun, but it’s going to be tough to top season 1

@cynthiafialka 17 дней назад

There’s a sequel to Handmaid’s called The Testaments and they might be adapting some of that - not sure.

@TF-lk6co 17 дней назад

You previously said you want to read Discworld in publication order, so fyi, Guards! Guards! is not the fifth book in the series, it's #8 according to Wikipedia.

@calebmauer1751 17 дней назад

Let's skip to the best stuff. The reader who sent him those books obviously included Guards Guards deliberately.

@TF-lk6co 17 дней назад

@@calebmauer1751 Probably, but he said he's intentionally reading in publication order. Maybe he'll change his mind after The Light Fantastic.

@MattsFreeChannel1 17 дней назад

Mike, don't say "Sir, " lol. You're playing the Crown's game.

@calebmauer1751 17 дней назад

For real, we don't call Mick Jagger "Sir Mick Jagger". It's just an award, you don't have to rescue a village from a fire-breathing dragon to get it. The King doesn't even decide who gets it, it's decided by a committee and then the monarch essentially just hands out the award, like an MC at an award show.

@TheRealKLT 17 дней назад

I don't watch Shogun and have never read the book and I have no horse in the race, but making a second season would demonstrably not be fan-fiction. It's a professionally produced television show with full IP rights being released for compensation, which is not what fan-fiction is. Also, an adaptation is not the source material, and it has no obligation to be. The book is the book, the show is the show. If you don't want to watch the second season, don't watch the second season. The book will still exist, untainted.

@lisac1619 17 дней назад

What an odd take.

@seanbester1465 17 дней назад

@@lisac1619 It's the correct one. By the rigid definition Mike describes, every Batman film, every Planet of the Apes film, every MCU movie, etc is essentially fanfiction because it doesn't pull directly from the original source. Obviously these comic book franchises have naturally expanded and progressed over decades, but in the case of POTA, there is one original source, a book. It was never adapted in a faithful way to the screen, including the 1968 film. Like it or not, it changed cinema in significant ways and had a lasting impact on the industry. I get what he's saying that studios should focus more on original and new ideas/works, but I don't think he's viewing the matter from all possible angles.

@calebmauer1751 17 дней назад

@@seanbester1465 Yeah, notable exceptions exist. Starship Troopers is another famous example. Frankenstein had only one book, and the popular conception of Frankenstein is not very like what was in the book, that came from a stage play adaptation.

@wheelz1325 17 дней назад

I never got the hype behind Steven Spielberg even as a kid I always found his movies quite boring🤷

@calebmauer1751 17 дней назад

He made Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Saving Private Ryan. He also made Ready Player One, but still, it's not like he hasn't earned some hype.

@wheelz1325 17 дней назад

@@calebmauer1751 I guess I was mostly thinking of Indiana Jones I totally forgot about Jurassic Park and Saving Private Ryan he's just a hit or miss for me I haven't seen those movies in years the last Spielberg movie I saw was Bridge of spies I guess he's just not really on my radar anymore now that I went back and looked at his filmography he's made more good movies than bad 🤣

@theycallmefingers2 17 дней назад

@@wheelz1325 Periods and commas exist for a reason.