I have been uninspired of late.
Part of it is the limbo with Wolf Pack Season Two and the Writer's Strike.
It is hard for my brain to get around roadblocks of uncertainty like what we have right now.
So being uninspired, I did some more experimenting
with this artificial intelligence nonsense that everybody seems to be overdosing on.
I had a conversation with Chat GPT.
In my interactions with it, I don't find it particularly intelligent but I suspect that
the constraints put on it by its creators - not allowing this thing to have access
to everything on the internet in real time - is like tying a racehorse's legs together.
Anyway, I had Chat GPT come up with a hundred questions about Teen Wolf
which it managed to do in just two attempts.
These are mostly trivia type questions. I'll make
a post with all this so you can read them all yourself.
I then ask it to come up with a series of questions
for those people who could easily answer the 100 initial questions.
It provided me with 20 questions that I would describe as "meta"
questions they're all about how special effects enhance the viewer experience,
relevant social messages in the show, fan controversies and guest stars.
Again, there's some really good content here
but not necessarily something I want to do a whole video about.
My goal here was to get some new ideas for videos. I also wanted
to see if the intelligence could ask a question that would make
me think something other than "yeah I already did that video back in 2020".
So I asked him to come up with the ultimate
Teen Wolf question - the life the universe and everything question.
Deep Thought: The answer to the great question of life the universe and everything is 42.
It is a very literal machine and it did it - sort of.
What underlying message or profound philosophical
exploration does Teen Wolf offer about the nature of identity,
personal growth and the interconnectedness of humanity and the supernatural world.
So this struck me because I've been nibbling around
the edges of all of these elements for years now.
The ultimate goal in Teen Wolf is to find physical and emotional balance and it is
a level of development that is prized by everyone within the werewolf community.
Gerard: There was an exceptionally powerful Alpha who did live here. The
type of person that they would go to for advice and guidance.
The full wolf form on Teen Wolf is not for fighting. It is emblematic
of a person's intelligence and their full mastery of the werewolf abilities.
It's easy to write Teen Wolf off as just another supernatural high
school show but I think if that were the case you wouldn't still
be watching YouTube content about it six years after it got canceled.
I don't know. Did the AI just condense everything we've been talking about over
the years or did it stumble onto a genuine spark of true intelligence about Teen Wolf?
Derek: Sometimes the shape you take reflects the person that you are.
Scott: There's a saying, sometimes the shape you take reflects the person you are.
Lydia: What kind of shape is sociopathic [ __ ]?
On the nature of identity,
Teen Wolf taught us that the shape you take reflects the person you are.
That's been done before in other media but the only example my brain is feeding me
right now is that Jack Black/Gwyneth Paltrow movie where the supermodel character looked
like a hag because that's what soulless shallow people look like on the inside.
Girl: Plan things and travel and go shopping.
Scott: But it's like us? Derek: A shapeshifter, yes. But it's it's not right.
On personal growth, anyone can be an alpha by being a good
person and living your principles when compromising would be the easier path.
Deaton: Your eyes were red, bright red. Scott: How is that possible?
Deaton: It's rare something that doesn't happen within 100 years.
It's one who rises purely on the strength of the character, by virtue, by sheer force of will.
I was preached that every Sunday school class I ever attended. Unfortunately,
I was surrounded by examples of how in reality most people are
hypocrites and can't even live up to their own professed standards.
Stella: Oh let's face it. This here is just a little Peyton Place and
you're all a bunch of Harper Valley hypocrites!
And the interconnectedness of humanity and the supernatural world.
Scott: We're stronger in packs. Allison: Like strength in numbers?
Scott: No, like literally stronger, faster better in every way.
Packs make you emotionally stronger because emotional
support is the most important thing to humanity.
Scott: Something's changed. Melissa: What do you mean?
Scott: I'm not sure something's different with me and my friends, with all of us. Something's changed.
When it comes to interconnectedness,
Teen Wolf reinforced quite forcefully that we desperately need each other.
As for balance in the supernatural world, Teen Wolf provided great metaphors.
The Dread Doctors messed with Kira for their experiments and to break into Eichen. Kira in
turn trapped the Wild Hunt in Beacon Hills and completely devastated the supernatural order.
Liam: Everyone else is gone. All of them.
Liam: They're all gone you have to come with me. Scott: What is it?
Liam: I can't explain it. I have to show you.
Corey: Attention all passengers, the train will be arriving in eight minutes.
Basically made the town unlivable - does that
remind you of anything happening in our natural world currently?
You could take that a step further. Jennifer
meddled and tipped the balance on the dark side of the supernatural order.
This required a reigniting of the nemeton which in turn created several years of supernatural chaos.
Teen Wolf was always a show about issues and
it had a strong point of view about how the world should be.
Coach Lahey: Absolutely, spotless.
But the Jeff Davis style is different than some
other writers. He is not going to rub your face in the message.
Lydia: And you are?
Phoenix: We're here for the party.
Lydia: Well come on in!
Anyway that was my Teen Wolf meets artificial intelligence experience
and I did manage to get a video out of it so I guess that's cool.