Checkpoint 1: Kick-off

[nepenthee]

With slight delay, this DW community is now open!

As mentioned on the event site, the challenge will be accompanied by regular checkpoints where you can share your plans and progress, ask for help and discuss anything regarding site-making. These checkpoints will be posted in approximately biweekly intervals by me, your host, and sometimes by larissa. :)

Some questions to start with: What are you making and why, how long has the shrine been on your wishlist, and where are you starting from?

Feel free to chat about anything, no need to answer any of these questions!

Comments

[velvetdusk]

This is such a fascinating lens to view the series through — the imagery you describe makes it sound almost ritualistic in its own right. The idea of a “living house” watching from its portrait-eyes and this playful line between reverence and kink… it’s deliciously strange in the best way. It’s such a reminder of how much fun it is to take something familiar and lean into its mythic edges.

And oh, I relate so much — I haven’t really coded or created anything since 2016, so I’ve been brushing up on my skills lately too 😭 That 2004 web energy is so real though; it’s like muscle memory, dusty but still alive under the fingertips. I can’t wait to see what you build — I have a feeling it’ll capture that nostalgia perfectly, but with the spark of someone rediscovering their craft.

[lexicalcrow]

It's such a fascinating show! Because on one level, yeah, it's comedians doing stupid things and making fools of themselves. It's comedy. It's hilarious. But then you add in all the other layers and it gets deep and so so interesting. It is a show that didn't need 'Lore', but the Lore adds so much to how it works, and the relationship between Greg and Alex that plays out over the course of each series.

I mean, there's a portrait of Greg that greets you as soon as you walk in the front door of the house, but he's not looking at you, he's looking off to one side. Indifferent. Imperial. Imposing. For a long time, and I don't know if it's still like this because I haven't noticed it, but they had small portraits of the champions on the wall beside that entrance portrait too. Fascinating show. So much visual language to play with.

That's such a mood lol. I can barely remember how to do CSS, but I can remember basic HTML 4 woooo. XD But yeah I wanna up my game a bit, make it worthy of a Taskmaster shrine. Not too fancy, ofc, but just fancy enough. :D