It's the first Dispatch of 2026! Welcome!
New year, new you, new me, new creative energy flowing on Peliplat!
This felt like the right moment to recalibrate and look ahead.
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🔥 Trending on Peliplat 🔥
A few movies/shows have been dominating the cultural discourse lately, and that's no different on Peli. These writers and their articles are so on the pulse, check em out!
🧇🔦 STRANGER THINGS 🚲📺
#CONFORMITYGATE: Stranger Things Should Be Over But Isn't ... by biteSized
Chapter Nine: The Crucifixion Of The Duffers Brothers by Vkfarina
Stranger Things 5 (PART I); Escape from Camaplotz? by Damon J. Gordon
🔥🌊 AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH 🗿🌀
Arguing About Blue People While the Planet Burns by Matthew Alan Schmidt
I Think I’ve Seen This Avatar Film Before by Lauren Rouse
Avatar Fire And Ash Has the Spectacle But Not The Heart by Alex Kokz
🏓 🏅 MARTY SUPREME 👶🏻💰
Heartbreaking, the Worst Person You Know is Actually Talented (A Review of Marty Supreme) by Gavin O
Marty Supreme and the Pursuit of Greatness by Jenn the Editor
Castle in the Sky by Everything A24
📚 The Library Glow-Up 📚
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or deep in your drafts folder), you probably noticed Peliplat’s brand-new Library design.
It’s cleaner, more intuitive, and way better at helping you discover films and shows based on what you’re actually in the mood for. Whether you're looking for comfort viewing, something unhinged, or a rabbit hole you didn’t plan on falling into, you'll find it on the Library.
These are some of my favourite ‘keyword' categories you can search for on the Library:
Pains of Growing Up
Age Gap Romance
For When You're Feelin' Blue
Small Town Mystery
Go explore. We promise it’s worth the scroll 👉 https://www.peliplat.com/en/library
⏱️ Writing Challenge Corner ⏱️
The first challenge topics of the year are here! If you’ve been waiting for a reason to start writing again, this might be your sign. I'll even give you some inspo (hopefully).
🎬 The Best Movie of the 21st Century (So Far)
25 years of great cinema, how do you pick the best?
You can write about:
- The film you always come back to
- The one that changed how you view cinema
- The technically perfect work of art
- The messy, divisive choice you know will start arguments
Make it personal. Make it specific. Tell us why it’s the best to you!
🚀 Original Sci-Fi / Fantasy Story: Unexpected Destiny
No canon. No rules. Just your imagination.
You could write about:
- A character who discovers they were chosen for something they don't want
- A future dystopia where “destiny” is assigned to you
- An ordinary person caught in a cosmic event
It doesn’t have to be your magnum opus, it just has to get you creating and expressing.
…About the Prizes:
You may have noticed a change. In January, the Writing Challenge prizes are awarded entirely in LIGHT points.
With the fresh slate of 2026, we wanted to get to the root of what these Writing Challenges are really about. They are about sparking passion, creative expression, the thrill of sharing your voice, and the conversations that form around great ideas.
LIGHT awards keeps the focus on where it belongs: community and creativity
Winning LIGHT means:
- You help decide which stories rise next
- You actively support writers' work that moves you
- You shape the tone and direction of Peliplat in real time
We’re just doubling down on what makes these challenges meaningful in the first place: strong writing, real engagement, and a community that actually shows up for one another.
💬 The Discussion Board 💬
Have a thought that isn't 500-word article ready? Test it out in Discussions. Here are some worth chiming in on:
Alright, enough talking. Go write something! I'll be waiting.
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