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scholar-of-yemdresh · 4 months

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Dear God it's pure agony being a fan of media that has a (near) nonexistent fandom😢. Like the tags are empty no fanart, no analysis, no memes I'm lucky if I see a gifset edit...Hell indescribable.

Please people I'm dying here, I'm writhing and crying. So like peep those tags pick up any that interest you and join me so their fandoms aren't empty and Inactive 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

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adsmusiconstellations · 2 years

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On Fillmore – Extended Vacation (2009)

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#on fillmore #extended vacation #2009 #2000s #dead oceans #instrumental #jazz #easy listening #exotica #glenn kotche #darin gray #DeDe Sampaio #daniel burton #dan stout #mark greenberg #caroline bittencourt #audio

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omercifulheaves · 6 months

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The Return of the Living Dead sketch Art by William Stout

#movies #the return of the living dead #zombie movies #favorites #william stout #dan o'bannon #the tarman #80's movies #spooky season

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brokehorrorfan · 6 months

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Supercool Collective is adding The Return of the Living Dead's Tarman to its BigHeadz line. The 7" PVC figure is expected to ship in the first quarter of 2024.

In addition to the standard version, a glow edition is available to pre-order through November 26. They're $35 each, or you can get it autographed by special effects artists Tony Gardner and Bryan Christensen for $50.

#return of the living dead #tarman #the return of the living dead #horror #80s horror #1980s horror #supercool collective #toy #gift #allan trautman #tony gardner #dan o'bannon #80s movies #1980s movies #william stout

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brandonsdrunkagain · 3 months

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Silicon Alley Triple IPA from Agile Brewing, Cold IPA from Adopted Dog Brewing in Lafayette, Four Double IPA Fourth Anniversary Ale from Rally Cap Brewing, Razzle Dazzle Imperial Stout from Prairie Artisan Ales, Hibiscus Lager and New Zealand IPA from Agile Brewing and finally, one of my favorite writers and artist, Dan Clowes, dropped a surreal and suburb novel, Monica. Rested Reserve Imperial Stout from Boulevard Brewing.

#beer #drunk #craft beer #craftbeer #ipa #stout #ale #india pale ale #louisiana #imperial stout #dan clowes #Monica #graphic novel #ghost world #agile #triple ipa #baton rouge #underground artist

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stealingyourbones · 5 months

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Prompt Idea: Danny has plot armor.

To start off, Danny’s whole family knows he’s Phantom, and they had to run from Amity because of the GIW. They wind up in Gotham because that’s the one place that The Government doesn’t really mess with.

The reason behind Danny’s plot armor is that in this world, Danny became incredibly overprotective of his friends and family in order to make sure he doesn’t wind up as Dan, ironically making the chance of that happening much greater than before.

In order to prevent this, Clockwork gives Danny and his family a blessing. It works like this.

Imagine you rolled a dice. To Clockwork, there are now 6+ possible alternate timelines that can ensue. Clockwork’s blessing allows those possible timelines to be restricted to only one or two, all of them good for the Fenton family.

In effect, it was like plot armor. Scarecrow attacks a library with Jazz inside? Oh, looks like her parents need her to pick up Danny early, or she drank too much water and needs to go to the bathroom, which just so happens to have a window just in reach that she can escape from.

Maddy needs to get a job? Well, Jazz’s university needs a new chemistry professor (last one was kidnapped by a rogue) and they’re in a bit of a rush so they’ll skip looking for a teaching certificate. No one cares anyways, it’s Gotham.

Jack needs something to do? Well, besides hunting ghosts, he’d always wanted to open a food truck! With Jazzy making sure nothings contaminated and some (slightly modified) recipes from the Ghost Zone, he can finally chase his dream in a big city with his Phantom Food Vehicle! He wonders what some of those shady men came up to him for, or that odd stout fella in the tux.

(The Phantom Food Truck has become a recent cryptid in Gotham. Except it’s not a cryptid, because everyone’s seen the video of the truck hurtling down the street like it’s chasing down the devil, cop cars and vigilantes alike on its tail. And yet, no one could find it. Not even the Bats. That’s about when everyone gave up. When they learned that you don’t find it, the Phantom Food Truck finds you.)

As for Danny? He’s entirely unaware of this, to focused on keeping his head down. It works, for a while. Before fate came knocking in the form of a wicked smile, as if there solely to ruin his day.

The Joker wasn’t having a good day either. He started out having a jolly old time, joker toxin gassing a small high school, making sure to leave macabre presents for his dear Batsy, and then what happens? This random kid just starts running around, helping students, saving teachers, what’s he gonna do next huh? Save a cat from a tree?

What’s worse, his useless henchmen couldn’t even land a hit on the kid! He swears, Bill doesn’t even seem to be trying.

Whatever, they managed to corner the brat, looked like he was standing in front of some other children. So Joker lines the shot, and he fires.

The gun jams.

Alrighty, he takes one from a random mook, and he shoots again.

The gun jams.

No one’s moving at this point. Where there was once dread and tension in the air, there’s just confusion. So Joker points the gun at a goon, pulls the trigger, the shot goes off.

He turns back to the Robin-ish looking twink, and he pulls the trigger.

The gun jams.

And as he starts walking towards the kid to just kill it himself, he wakes up in the Arkham hospital wing with his last memory of the encounter being him slipping on the glowing green contents of some weird looking thermos that the kid had thrown earlier in the fight. What the FUCK was that.

Clockwork doesn’t even care how pissed the Observers are any more, this is hilarious.

it's to the point of ridiculousness that the Bats have an entire file on Danny and they think he's a meta with a luck ability and nothing else.

#dpxdc #bones replies

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littlewomenpodcast · 3 months

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Jo March's Love For Stout Men (Video Essay)

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When Friedrich becomes Jo's sexual awakening in the book, she pays attention to his big hands and his big feet, and she's lusty over him. In "Jo's Boys" When Dan comes back to Plumfiled, he has grown a beard. For those of you who have not read Jo's Boys, Dan was one of Jo's and Friedrich's students. When he comes back, he asks Jo if he should shave the beard off, and Jo is like "Don't do that. It makes you look so manly and handsome" It is so funny because both Friedrich and Dan's characters are based on Henry Thoreau. Mac's character in Rose in Bloom also has the same body type. He's blonde and he's younger. In Eight Cousins where he's a preteen, he's described as a bit chubby, but then in "Rose in Bloom" Mac has a growth spurt and suddenly he's taller and he got broad shoulders. Rose is surprised and she begins to see him more attractive. All these men are described to have blue eyes, which is an interesting detail because Henry David Thoreau had blue eyes. In every Louisa May Alcott story that I have read, the leading male character, let's call him the Friedrich Bhaer archetype is a plus-size man. There is a story called The” Queen of Hearts” The leading male character is a German gentleman called Augustus Bobb, and he is a large man, the female character who very much resembles Jo, is over her heels in love with Mr Bobb. In one of Louisa May Alcott's thrillers, Long Fatal Love Chase, we meet Henry David Thoreau, This time he is father Ignatious, who is a big man and he has a beard. The Friedrich Bhaer archetype is a very kind man, he is a gentle soul so I would say that Louisa May Alcott's male characters are very body positive.

This is a quote from Jo's Boys, and Jo's Boys is a sequel to Little Women and it takes place when Jo is in her 50s and she is a famous writer by then. ”It was one of the family jokes that Jo was getting fat, and she kept it up, though as yet she had only acquired a matronly outline, which was very becoming. They were laughing over the impending double chins when Mr Laurie came off duty for a moment” According to Louisa May Alcott, Jo gained weight and grew double chins and then we have Greta Gerwig making fatphobic comments on Little Women.

Louisa May Alcott was not a particularly skinny person herself, especially at the end of her life. She became very ill after the Civil War, and she was treated with mercury the mercury treatment very likely messed up her hormone levels and caused her to gain weight. Jo is not fuzzy about weight, she finds Friedrich's dad-body very attractive, not to mention, the narrator writes how Jo's family members make jokes about Jo's appearance, all except Friedrich who is constantly convincing Jo that in his eyes, she is still the most beautiful woman on earth. How hypocritical is this from Greta Gerwig to make fat-phobic comments about a fictional character, when both Jo and Friedrich in her book are constantly being judged and made fun of by their weight? Not to mention Louisa May Alcott constantly faced fatphobia. In her diaries, she writes how fans came to see her and then they were disgusted when they saw her because she didn't look like a 15-year-old.

#little women #Friedrich Bhaer #fatphobia #Greta Gerwig #anti greta gerwig #anti little women 2019 #Jo March #Louisa May Alcott #rose in bloom #mac campbell #body image #Youtube

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i-like-media · 9 months

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I tried to give designing some of Dan's relatives a go! Tbh I'm not the biggest fan of how the show's art style portrays some women but I did my best to mimic the style regardless!

Dan's grandma is very short and stout. I imagine her to be quite hot-headed like Dan, which is why I decided to give her similar features. Like the nose, hair style and that vague squareness of her head.

Dan's mother I designed to look more like Elise Senior because of the implications of Dan and Elise being cousins. I gave her messy hair and some simple shoes because I wanted to reflect that she's got issues she isn't working through in her appearance.

Dan's father I designed to kind of look like a mellow, mid-life crisis version of Dan, to be a polar opposite to his mum. I also thought it'd probably sting for Dan to discover he dresses exactly like his dad, a person he also doesn't talk to anymore.

I'm not too happy with the designs but it does feel good to tie a face to some unseen characters!

#dan vs #dan vs revival #dan vs fanart #fanart #art #dan vs art #donutdrawsthings #sketch #doodle #character design #dan vs mom #dan vs grandma #dan vs dad

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maturemenoftvandfilms · 1 year

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Dan Lauria Born: April 12, 1947, Brooklyn, NY Physique: Stout Build Height: 5'11½" (1.82 m)

Daniel Joseph Lauria is an American stage, film and television actor and veteran of the US Marine, best known for his role as Jack Arnold in The Wonder Years, Jack Sullivan on Sullivan and Son and Al Luongo on Pitch. Additional film/TV roles include The Spirit, Independence Day, Stakeout and Party of Five.

Whilst he didn’t quite do it for me when he was at the height of his fame on The Wonder Years, but as he got older, I thought he became very fuckable. I bet everybody and their mom had the hots for the guy. I mean, just look at him. He’s hot with a look that tells you that he’s a mean son of a bitch, yet at the same time, a gentle teddy bear of a man. He’s been married before, but I can’t find nothing stating who he’s fucking now. So you know what that means. He’s waiting for me to come rock his world.

RECOMMDATIONS: The Resident (TV Series) - S2/E16 ’Adverse Events’ (2018) - shirtless Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - S11/EP16 'Don't Dream It's Over' (2015) - shirtless Here’s the Kicker (2011) - shirtless Smallville (TV Series) - S1/E3 'Hothead' (2001) - shirtless Burke’s Law (TV Series) S2/E10 ’Who Killed Cock-a-Doodle Dooley?’ (1995) - shirtless The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) - shirtless The Wonder Years (TV Series) S3/E1 'Summer Song' (1989) - shirtless

#mydaddywiki #mydaddywiki actors #Dan Lauria #american actor #actor

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whumpacabra · 4 months

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32. Walk

Anxiety, flinching, panic attack, anticipated violence, implied past captivity, implied past abuse, law enforcement mention, accusations of crimes [larceny], referenced stitches, minor self deprecation

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The Wolf’s steps faltered as he followed Dan out of the diner. His skin crawled at the idea of leaving Harrison behind, but he knew in his gut that it was just the paranoid, terror-blinded part of his brain.

(It had to be, right?)

But the real reason he stopped after a few paces was to look at the snow falling from the gray sky. It crunched under his borrowed boots as he turned, the clouds so perfectly smooth. He involuntarily flinched as Dan’s footsteps return, shaking snow from his thick black hair with a sheepish grin on his lips.

(It almost didn’t feel like a mask. He might have actually been smiling.)

“Haven’t seen snow in a while.” The Wolf started walking again, eyes glued to the gathering slush on the ground.

“You and me both.” Dan huffed, winded by the Wolf’s pace. He slowed and shortened his steps, the way he had for Harrison in the bunker. There wasn’t anything to run from now, no immediate threat on their heels. “Been a cold spring. Too cold and dry - this melt’ll be good for the pastures.”

The Wolf hummed in agreement, hands deep in his wool coat’s pockets. The borrowed clothes from Dan were appreciated, mostly on account of not smelling like blood and sweat and cigarette smoke. Harrison had needed to borrow from Thomas - not that those clothes fit his emaciated frame much better.

“Tommy’s a good kid. He didn’t mean anything by it.” The Wolf glanced over at Dan, blinking away a snowflake caught on his eyelashes. “Been taking care of his sister this last year after their parents passed. He’s, ah, a bit of an idealist, you know?”

The Wolf nodded absentmindedly, glancing at the shop windows they passed on this quaint main street. A cobbler and tailor on one side. A baker and general store on the other. A hairdresser, a post office. So painfully alien and yet so painfully normal.

“Boy was meant to get a law degree out East. Half the reason Cliff hired him was to give the kid a leg up. He was taking their deaths pretty hard.”

“And his sister?” The Wolf felt a chip of curiosity between his teeth, mingled with the sour knowledge that he wasn’t tasked with interrogation. Not here, not anymore, and yet it still drove his question. The more he knew about his allies the better, right?

(It wasn’t selfish, it wasn’t a desperation for leverage to use against them, was it?)

“Toughing it out. She was at the Trautmire’s learning how to take apart a gear assembly when the house went.”

“Fire?”

“Gas explosion. We think anyway - we’re not exactly the FBI out here and there wasn’t much left.” Dan turned toward a gravel road offshoot at the end of the main street, the winding path leading toward the smell of motor oil. “Cliff tried to get the State Troopers to come down but…guess little old Cedar Hills ain’t that interesting.”

A stout, stocky woman who hardly came to the height of the Wolf’s chest was working on a vehicle in the garage. Despite her stature, she appraised him with harsh, untrusting eyes.

“This one of your strays, Dan?”

“Word gettin’ round that fast?”

“I’ve got a humvee soaked in blood in my garage. You think Terry can keep his mouth shut on his rounds?” The woman huffed, wiping her hands off on a rag and tucking it in the top of her coveralls as she hopped down from where she had been elbow deep in a jeep. Tucking back her coppery curls under a headband, she extended a hand, still smudged with the black residue of old grease, to the Wolf.

“Alice.”

The Wolf froze before he could flinch away, hesitating as he felt his stomach drop to his feet. Frustration simmered in his blood - she was a civilian. Why was he scared of a simple handshake?

(He knew why, but that didn’t make the shame burn any less.)

“Wolf’s arm is fucked. Best he doesn’t pull any stitches.” Dan recovered for him smoothly, waving a hand dismissively that caused Alice to drop her own in response.

“Fair enough.” She nodded toward the humvee, starting towards it as she walked. “Forget something in the truck I assume?”

“Actually they’re looking to get out of town.”

Alice glanced from Dan to the Wolf.

“That so?”

“Yes. The sooner the better.”

“What’s the rush?”

“They’re just anxious to get home is all. The truck run?” Dan cut in, once again covering the flash of panic in the Wolf’s eyes when he was faced with such direct confrontation.

(Why did he ever think he could keep up this facade when he was this weak? How was he going to stop the project from hurting people when he was afraid of handshakes and hard eyes?)

“In theory, sure. Filled up the tank and everything.”

“In theory?”

“Forgot to give me the keys, Dan.” Alice laughed shaking her head. “You got ‘em Wolf?”

“No.” He didn’t like the way her face pinched in suspicion at his blunt answer. “Harrison got it started when I was…” He trailed off, glancing down at his arm.

“Why didn’t you bring the guy with the keys, Danny? Christ almighty are you sure you don’t need to go down to the VA for dementia testing?”

“There isn’t a key, Alice.” Dan grit out the words, tension gathering in his shoulders as he shifted and cross his arms. “Can you get it running without ‘em?” Confusion morphed to understanding, and then anger colored her face.

“You had me tow a stolen truck and keep it in my garage?” Alice was incredulous, a bubble of rage rising in her throat as she glared up at Dan. “Since when do you stoop to helping - of course you’d be the one taking in a couple of thieves you bleedin’ heart. Where’s Thomas? Is Cliff back yet or - “

“Alice, please.” Dan’s voice was soft, eyes desperate. The Wolf could barely see him through the tears gathering in his own eyes. Panic had his heart racing against his aching ribs.

“Don’t ‘Alice please’ me old man. You don’t know what else he’s done…”

Her angry snarls were drowned out by the sound of blood rushing in the Wolf’s ears. Dan didn’t know what else he had done. Would he find out? What would he do if he did?

(He knew what Smith would have done.)

What if she called in more police? (The phone lines were down - she couldn’t.) What if she refused to give them the truck back? (The Wolf was frightened by the knowledge that it would be easy compared to stealing it in the first place.) What if -

“Dammit, Wolf - hey, Wolf, son, you need to breathe.” The Wolf looked up, eyes wide as he saw hands coming toward him.

It was sheer instinct.

His legs buckled, knees hitting the concrete floor with a familiar crack. His left arm shielded his face as best it could, compensating for his injured right arm. He tried to make himself small, to protect his still tender torso from further abuse.

(A kick to his already aching ribs would surely make him scream.)

His ears were ringing, implants whining to hear who would come up behind him (he should have at least backed up to a wall first, idiot). But no footsteps came. He could hear the dull thrum of his heart as the panic subsided, arm slowly guided away from his face by gentle hands.

Dan’s hands. Dan was good. Dan was safe.

“You’re alright son, I wasn’t going to - you’re fine.”

The Wolf forced himself to swallow the coppery panic in his throat, thin, shallow breaths sucked between his teeth. He could feel heat creeping up his cheeks, frustration and embarrassment in equal measure as he wrenched away his hand to wipe away the unbidden tears.

“You back with us, son?”

He nodded, wincing as he stumbled back to his feet, stepping back to put distance between himself and them. He needed space - he needed his back against a solid wall - he needed to get out out out -

(Pull it together Wolf. You’re a professional.)

Something about that thought eased the weight in his chest, breaths coming easier and leaving smoother. He glanced up, both offended by and relieve to see pity in Alice’s eyes as she spoke.

“I’ll get it running. One way or another.”

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(An AU of my Freelancers series)

Taglist: @i-eat-worlds @whumpy-daydreams

#whump #anxiety #flinching #panic attacks #anticipated violence #implied past captivity #implied past abuse #law enforcement mention #accusations #stitches #self deprecation #freelancers au #ah yes wolf’s wonderful track record of telling himself ‘I am so incredibly Fine I can do this’ while his brain says ‘lol. lmao even.’#sorry if this seems lore dumpy everything I post here should be treated as a first draft #and as such I allow myself to just get the words out of my brain and worry about pacing/placement later #…and you’ll be learning a bit more about the good old ‘sheriff’ soon enough ;)

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moneeb0930 · 6 months

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7 NIGERIAN PEPPERSOUP SPICES

1. Calabash Nutmeg

Other names: African nutmeg

Botanical name: Monodora Myristica

Local Names: Erhe – Urhobo; Iwo – Itsekiri; Ehuru – Igbo; Ariwo – Yoruba; Gujiya dan miya – Hausa; Ukposa – Bini

Consists of: Shell and seed

Parts Used: Seed

Uses: condiment in soups, combined to make spice blends for peppersoup

2. Gbafilo

Other names: Rough-skinned/ Grey/ Guinea plum

Botanical name: Chrysobalanus icaco

Local Names: Gbafilo/ Gbafilor– Itsekiri And out of interest, in Brazil, it is known as Grageru or Abageru

Consists of: Sandpaper like shell and kernel

Parts Used: kernel

Uses: condiment in soups, combined to make spice blends for peppersoup

3. Grains of Selim

The fruits are narrow, slightly torulose, dark brown or black, about 2in. long, borne many (separate carpels) together on a stout peduncle (The Useful Plants of West Africa)

Other names: African/ Guinea/ Ethiopian Pepper

Botanical name: Xylopia Aethiopica

Local Names: Urheri – Urhobo; Unien – Bini; Atta – Ibibio/Efik; Uda – Igbo; Eeru – Yoruba

Consists of: Skin and seeds. The seeds are bitter

Parts Used: both – the skin is used more often, ground and added to soups or bruised and used whole

Uses: condiment in soups, combined to make spice blends for peppersoup, added to agbo (bitters), put in water to purify it, added to palm wine as a flavourer.

4. Uziza

Other names: Bush Pepper, Guinea cubebs, West African Black Peppers

Botanical name: Piper Guineense

Local Names: Edusa – Ibibio; Eti-nkeni – Efik; Uziza – Igbo; Iyere – Yoruba

Consists of: Dried black berries

Uses: condiment used in soups, rice, etc

5. Alligator Pepper

Other names: Grains of Paradise

Botanical name: Aframomum Melegueta

Local Names: Ehie ado – Bini; Ntuen – Efik; Ose oji/ okwa – Igbo; Oburo – Yoruba

Consists of: Skin and seeds. The seeds are aromatic and pungent, with some strains of cardamom flavour

Parts Used: the seeds are ground and added to soups, stews; also chewed with kolanuts where it produces a numbing effect

Uses: condiment in soups, combined to make spice blends for peppersoup, added to agbo (bitters), put in water to purify it, added to palm wine as a flavourer.

6. Tetrapleura Tetraptera

Other names: Prekese [Ghana]

Botanical name: Aframomum Melegueta

Local Names: Aridan – Yoruba; Edem Inang – Efik; Ighimiakhie – Bini; Usho usho – Igbo

Consists of: long winged fruit pods, two hardy, two soft and sweet edible wings.

Parts Used: soft wings are edible and used

Uses: ground for soups, roasted and ground for soups and sauces. Ground pulp is sometimes added to palm wine to flavour it.

7. Umilo, Omilo

Other names: Cocoplum [Caribbean]

Botanical name: Chrysobalanus icaco

Local Names: Omilo/ Umilo – Itsekiri

Consists of: Shell and seed/ kernel

Parts Used: Shell is broken and seed/ kernel inside is used.

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claudia1829things · 4 months

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Favorite Costume Movie and Television Productions Set During CHRISTMAS

Below is a list of my favorite costume movie and television productions set during the Christmas holidays. The list is in chronological order:

FAVORITE COSTUME MOVIE AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS SET DURING CHRISTMAS

1. "Three Godfathers" (1936) - Richard Boleslawski directed this seventh movie adaptation of Peter B. Kyne's 1913 novel about three bank robbers who become godfathers to a newborn child of a dying mother, after robbing a bank in 19th century Arizona. The movie starred Chester Morris, Lewis Stone and Walter Brennan.

2. "The Lion in the Winter" (1968) - Peter O'Toole and Oscar winner Katherine Hepburn starred in this movie adaptation of James Goldman's 1966 Broadway play about the personal and political conflicts of Henry II of England, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their children and guests during Christmas 1183. Directed by Anthony Harvey, the movie co-starred Anthony Hopkins, Timothy Dalton, John Castle and Nigel Terry.

3. "A Christmas Story" (1983) - Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, and Peter Billingsley starred in this acclaimed adaptation of Jean Shepherd's 1966 book, "In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash". Bob Clark directed.

4. "A Christmas Carol" (1984) - George C. Scott starred as Ebenezer Scrooge in this television adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella. The television movie was directed by Clive Donner.

5. "Hercule Poirot's Christmas" (1994-1995) - David Suchet starred as Hercule Poirot in this television adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1938 novel in which the Belgian detective investigates the murder of a multi-millionaire during the Christmas holiday. Directed by Edward Bennett, Philip Jackson co-starred.

6. "Nero Wolfe - (1.07) "Christmas Party" (2001) - Maury Chaykin and Timothy Hutton starred in this adaptation of Rex Stout's 1957 novella, "The Christmas-Party Murder", about detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin's investigation of wealthy furniture designer's murder at a Christmas party. Holly Dale directed.

7. "4.50 From Paddington aka What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw" (2004) - Geraldine McEwan starred in this television adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1957 novel about Miss Jane Marple's investigation of a murder briefly witnessed by an old friend aboard a train. Directed by Andy Wilson, the television movie co-starred John Hannah, Pam Ferris and David Warner.

8. "The Last Tycoon - (1.06) "A Brady-American Christmas" (2017) - This holiday episode was featured in the television adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1941 unfinished novel about 1930s Hollywood. Created by Billy Ray, the television series starred Matt Bomer, Lily Collins and Kelsey Grammer.

9. "The Man Who Invented Christmas" (2017) - Dan Stevens starred as Charles Dickens in this movie adaption of Les Standiford's 2008 book about the author's creation of his 1843 novella, "A Christmas Carol". The movie was directed by Bharat Nalluri.

10. "Victoria" - (2.09) "Comfort and Joy" - This holiday episode aired as finale for Season Two of the ITV series, "VICTORIA", which re-counted Queen Victoria's early years on the throne, between 1837 and 1851. Created by Daisy Goodwin, the series starred Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

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everlastiingiimmortals · 5 months

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Verse Masterlist

Mobile friendly version of the page on my blog!

Jing Yuan

//the dozing general; - main verse, canon compliant.

The current Arbiter-General of the Luofu. Follows the plot of HSR. See headcanons tab for further details.

//with the sun in your eyes; - past timeline.

Jing Yuan is still not yet General of the Luofu. Life is good with the High Cloud Quintet still together, and Jing Yuan in this time is… bright. Vibrant, filled with a still-yet innocent energy. After all, what could stop him and his loved ones and master? The world – no, the universe – is still so new, still has so much left to explore. Note: Jing Yuan can be anywhere from a child to a young adult in this verse, depending on what’s needed for an interaction!

//when the last mountain crumbles; - mara-struck!AU, developed with @/grislyintentions! This verse is affiliated with their Kafka as a result.

He’s tired. He’s held on for this long, but Jing Yuan can feel it – his time is running out. He is tired. The mara is creeping into his mind, his heart, his lungs, slowly choking him out, but he’s not ready to go. The Luofu is not ready for him to go. He has little choice – that is, until Kafka of the Stellaron Hunters offers him an alternative – a deal he cannot refuse. Safe passage for the Stellaron Hunters when needed, in return for him maintaining his position long enough for the Luofu to be ready, long enough to take the fight to the Ruin Author. Just a little more time. That’s all he needs. More info on Jing Yuan in this verse HERE.

//thunder heed my call; - genshin au.

An adeptus of Liyue, and a retired commander of the Millelith. Prone to wandering now that he is free from his duties, much like his lord. More info on Jing Yuan in this verse HERE.

Gepard

//stout defender; - main verse, canon compliant.

The captain of the Silvermane Guards. Follows the plot of HSR.

Stelle

//stellaron heart; - main verse; canon compliant.

A member of the Nameless, currently traveling on the Astral Express. Follows the plot of HSR.

Dr. Ratio

//cogito ergo sum; - main verse; canon compliant

A member of the Intelligentsia Guild and self-proclaimed "Mundanite." Follows the plot of HSR.

Yingyue

//reflecting the moon; - main verse; present time.

The current incarnation of Yubie’s sworn attendant, now serving as one of Bailu’s maids. Follows the plot of HSR.

//beautiful rain; - past timeline; Meiyu incarnation.

The previous incarnation of Yubie’s sworn attendant. Once served the previous Imbibitor Lunae, Dan Feng.

Veturas

//anima hiemalis; - main verse.

The God of Winter, Veturas is a rare sight to behold. Though his presence is said to bring frigid blizzards, he’s also seen as a guardian patron by many.

Osyss

//dragon god; - main verse.

TBA

Quinn

//on burning wings; - Monster Hunter Touched!AU.

Quinn is the vanguard of Heaven’s Mount, frequently patrolling the skies around the peak as he hunts. Though not friendly, so long as you don’t pose a threat to his home or family, he will tolerate you. Probably. Getting him to speak is a whole other issue.

//on flightless wings; - fantasy verse.

A wanderer by heart and hunter by trade, Quinn is a mercenary with a secret. He prefers the company of his wyvern mount to humans, but with a fair price he makes a reliable hire for anything ranging from errands to bounties to guarding, capable of slaying even the most fearsome creatures.

Vaara

//gravekeeper; - main verse.

Vaara is the current reigning Elder of the Vale, with an established relation to the ruler of Heaven’s Mount. Though dangerous, they’re as nonaggressive as can be. If you’re lucky, perhaps you can strike up a conversation with them and get out alive.

Updated: 03.05.2024

#//immortal; (MASTERLIST)

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brokehorrorfan · 2 years

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Trick or Treat Studios has announced a Return of the Living Dead 1:6 scale action figure of Tarman. Scheduled to begin shipping in mid-October, it's available to pre-order for $139.99.

Sculpted by Justin Mabry and Alexander Ray, the zombie stands 12” and is fully poseable. Two interchangeable heads and a brain are included. It’s packaged in a window box with opening flap.

An accessory set featuring a Trioxin barrel, split dog, and basement backdrop will be revealed soon.

#return of the living dead #tarman #the return of the living dead #horror #80s horror #1980s horror #trick or treat studios #toy #gift #dan o'bannon #justin mabry #william stout #linnea quigley #thom mathews #james karen

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volusfm · 8 months

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Il est temps d'arrêter de défendre Cyberpunk 2077

Dans un peu plus d'un mois sortira le DLC de Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty. Et si je compte y jouer, ne serait-ce que pour la curiosité, je fatigue d'avance à l'idée d'entendre de nouveau les éternelles rengaines à base de "ça va, le jeu n'est plus si buggé maintenant". Parce que bon, le problème n'a jamais été là.

J'avais déjà écrit un fil au sujet des problèmes que je trouvais au gameplay du jeu, mais malheureusement, il y a plus à creuser.

Alors, peut-être que le DLC proposera quelque chose d'intéressant, qu'il y aura encore un patch qui améliorera les choses... mais en substance, on ne sauvera pas Cyberpunk 2077. Car au delà des bugs, on a un jeu qui ne tient pas ses promesses. Et ni les patchs ni un DLC n'y feront grand chose.

Soyez avertis : ce billet contient de (légers) spoilers sur le jeu.

L'ambition démesurée

A priori, tout le monde se doute que les ambitions de Cyberpunk 2077 étaient gargantuesques et que le jeu est loin de les avoir remplies. Ce qui est d'autant plus triste, c'est que derrière ce fantasme, il y a une catastrophe humaine et des dizaines, sinon centaines, de développeurs qui ont crunché pendant des mois pour tenir une deadline impossible. Rappelons que les développeurs ont déclaré qu'ils voulaient poursuivre le développement jusqu'en 2022 pour espérer faire ce qui était prévu - et les ambitions étaient si gargantuesques qu'il n'est pas sûr que cela aurait suffi non plus.

Et cet enfer vécu par les développeurs ne s'est pas arrêté à la sortie du jeu, étant donné tout le travail qu'il y a eu à faire pour stabiliser le jeu par la suite.

"Cyberpunk" ? "2077" ?

Au delà des évidents problèmes de scope, Cyberpunk 2077 a bien du mal à tenir une promesse presque banale en apparence : celle de son titre.

En surface, le jeu fait clairement le travail : on a un jeu qui fait très cyberpunk dans le visuel, dans les sons et dans l'ambiance. Le soin apporté à Night City et à tout un tas de détails est tout simplement monumental, et la quête principale, sans être extraordinaire, se laisse très bien suivre.

Seulement, quand on creuse... eh bien, en une centaine d'heures passées sur le jeu, j'ai eu bien du mal à voir dans ce jeu l'expérience cyberpunk implicitement promise dans un futur situé dans un demi-siècle, ni n'y ai vu de messages de lutte anti-corporations pourtant présents dans la promotion du jeu.

A vrai dire, j'ai dû croiser trois personnes travaillant pour des corporations dans le jeu. Meredith Stout (Militech), Haiko Arasaka et Goro Takemura (Arasaka). On peut "romancer" la première, conclure un pacte avec la seconde, et on est amené à collaborer avec le troisième pendant tout un arc. On pourrait y voir l'impossibilité de renverser le système en tant qu'individu, et il y a sans doute un peu de cela. Mais pour un jeu qui voudrait dénoncer la domination des corporations sur les états, je ne peux pas m'empêcher de penser qu'il y va de façon légère, pour ne pas dire superficielle.

Et de manière générale, Cyberpunk 2077 semble avoir une vision très superficielle du futur et du cyberpunk. La vision de la société qu'on nous propose, outre la domination des corpos, consiste à verser dans une sexualisation et un peu de trash à tout va, ce qui bien visible dans les publicités qu'on voit un peu partout dans Night City. Et... c'est tout. C'est tout ce que le jeu nous propose comme vision cyberpunk du futur en 2077. Des méga corporations qui sont plus mentionnées qu'autre chose, beaucoup de lumière, du cul et du gore.

Rien sur la vie "virtuelle" sur Internet ou son équivalent, rien sur les réseaux sociaux, rien sur le traitement des données et leur confidentialité. Comment, sur un jeu censé se dérouler dans cinquante ans dans le futur, a-t-on pu passer à côté d'un sujet aussi critique de notre monde actuel en 2020(3) ? Rien non plus sur l'utilisation croissante d'implants et la remise en question éventuelle de notre humanité, si ce n'est un vague commentaire sur Adam Smasher ("freak's barely even human anymore!"), perdu entre des milliers de lignes de dialogue.

Le cyberpunk est un genre qui s'est fondé sur la critique de son époque et d'une vision du monde, et ce que j'ai vu de plus provoquant dans CP2077, c'est l'hypersexualisation liée à la consommation.

Quant à la domination des corporations, on a du mal à ne pas déjà la sentir dans notre propre époque en 2020. Du coup, non seulement le futur dystopique que CP2077 veut nous présenter est assez creux, mais en plus, il a bien du mal à nous perturber, n'ayant pas été mis à jour pour refléter notre futur, et pas celui des années 80 (quand le genre est apparu).

Le jeu marcherait peut-être s'il s'appelait Cyberpunk 2020 (et encore). Manque de pot, il s'appelle Cyberpunk 2077, et quand on creuse sous l'esthétique du jeu, on ne trouve guère plus que du cyberpunk dépolitisé, vidé de sa substance et réduit à de l'hypersexualisation un peu cringe et beaucoup de néons.

Le mot de la fin

J'ai titré ce billet de manière volontairement provocatrice, mais je ne suis pas loin de penser qu'il faut effectivement arrêter de défendre Cyberpunk 2077. D'abord parce que ce jeu a été un échec sur le plan critique et une catastrophe sur les plans technique et humain. Et ensuite, parce que les bugs (les défenseurs du jeu aimant rappeler que Witcher 3, lui aussi, était sorti buggé) n'ont jamais été le problème du jeu. La superficialité de ses messages et de son contenu en sont un beaucoup plus sérieux. Et aucun patch ni DLC ne changera cela.

#video games #video games industry #game development #game developers #cyberpunk 2077 #cyberpunk

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 11 months

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SCRAPE ME FROM INSIDE, MY WALLS THEY BLEED, MY OWN BLACK MASS...."

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1807x2768 -- Spotlight on concept art for one of the most iconic zombies in film history, the "Tar Man," artwork by William Stout for "The Return of the Living Dead" (1985), co-written & directed by Dan O'Bannon✝.

"Scrape me from inside, My walls they bleed, My own black mass, Fullfill, My needs.

Take hold of my mind, Capture my soul, Eternal peace, Forever stoned, Burning black tar, Stains my lungs."

-- "Tar" (1998) by GRIEF

"My job was to carry out Dan's vision, not my vision. It just so happened that Dan and I were in-synch in almost every way."

-- WILLIAM STOUT (American illustrator/painter/concept artist/living legend) on working on T.R.O.T.L.D.

Source: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c2/5d/60/c25d6018c9314e91ffa1f99d29e355ba.jpg.

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