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klaineccfanficlibrary · 3 months

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can y’all recommend me the fluffiest schmoopy-est one shots you know? am currently sick and mopey rn :(

So many great fluffy one shots, I've tried to choose a selection. We have the oneshot tag and the fluff tag! But here are some. Get well soon! ~Jen

In your atmosphere By Mistyday

AU; Kurt's an out of work actor in LA, Blaine's the boy playing guitar on the 3rd Street Promenade. Companion piece to Covered in Rain, in which we explore if it'd been Los Angeles instead of New York.

and follow up Covered in Rain by Mistyday

AU; Blaine plays guitar in a cafe, Kurt's there one day and Blaine's smitten. Inspired by a picture found on Zachary Quinto's twitter and John Mayer's Covered in Rain. A love song to New York City.

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A Season of New Developments By Coffeeaddict80 @caramelcoffeeaddict

Shortly after Kurt moves into a new apartment building and meets his hot new neighbor, Blaine, he hires Blaine to photograph a huge fashion spread that he's organizing for the January issue of Vogue. In the meantime, the two men spend their free time getting to know one another better.

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Blind by calliopemelpomene

Blind dates never work out. Except sometimes.

Read at: [PDF]

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How Something Like luck you are by OhQuixotica

Kurt and Blaine have a crappy date, then make up for it on the playground, and Blaine never does find his shoes.

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I thought maybe you knew by @gleefulpoppet

A sweet coffee shop meet-cute, where a stranger with gorgeous hazel eyes saves Kurt from one of his exes. Sappy trope goodness through and through.

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She gave me two hearts by anna_timberlake @shame-is-a-wasted-emotion

Kurt Anderson-Hummel found some reports pertaining to Blaine Anderson-Hummel about his past medical records which contained a very shocking secret. What would happen when Blaine finds it? How would they handle it together?

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Us-Tube By daffodilkurt

We’re both rival YouTubers with the “anything you can do I can do better” rivalry. Whoever uploads a video first the other one makes a video exactly like it but better. Our subscribers ship us even though we live far away from each other. We have an encounter at a con one day

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Sleep tips for the Chronically Nocturnal by rockitman

Kurt can't sleep and Blaine takes that as a personal challenge

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Midnight by notenoughttogivebread

Written for Klaine Advent: Kurt and Blaine after The First Time.

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and couldn't resist adding:

In Sickness and in… by flaming_muse

There’s just Blaine, his hot pillow, and the heavy winter clouds pressing down on his chest. Futurefic.

Please also recommend!

#klaine fanfiction #fic finder #fluff #one shot

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bookgeekgrrl · 4 days

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My media this week (19-25 May 2024)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😍 Infinite Coffee & Protection Detail [pts 3-8] (owlet) - 192K total, includes main recovery fic The Long Road Begins at Home plus several shorter vignettes/episodes. My day/life/mood is always immeasurably improved by reading this series.

😊 Sorry Charlie Miller (Tanner Cohen, author; full voice cast) - Zachary Quinto is the main star of this original audio fiction in podcast format. It's a comical, catty, campy, mystery that was very entertaining. It gave me mild Hiaasen vibes and hearing ZQ play an absolute hot mess detective wannabe that's all of those above adjectives was pretty great. Much silly fun.

😍 Scents and Sensibility: The Working Assassin's Guide to Supersoldier Seduction (galwednesday, silentwalrus, skellerbvvt) - reread for Stucky Book Club and it apparently has been over 2 years since my last read, so it was about time! It's the clownfish AU and it's a classic and a legend for a reason. Another one that improves my day/life/mood every time.

💖💖 +147K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

SPELEVINK (Ginny_Potter) - MCU: stucky, 9K - cute, slightly cracky little fic feat. IKEA

like heaven stood up in you (napricot) - MCU: stucky, 9K - you had your soul with you #1 - endgame fix-it with reverse time heist - genuinely zero memory of reading these which is weird because they are so good! I fucking BOOKMARKED THEM!

find a way to forgive myself (napricot) - MCU: stucky, 34K - you had your soul with you #2 - alternate 2012 timeline created during prev story

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

That '90s Show - s1, e3-4

The Unicorn - s1, e2

Game Changer - s6, e2

The Brokenwood Mysteries - s10, e4

Smartypants - s1, e3

Um, Actually - s6, e7

D20: Misfits & Magic - "The Chosen Ones" (s10, e1)

D20: Adventuring Party - "Cluck If You Buck" (s5, e1)

Dead Boy Detectives - s1, e2-4

D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Ragenarok (Part 2)" (s21, e20)

D20: Adventuring Party - "Gotta Wrap It Up" (s16, e20)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

⭐ Hit Parade - Be My Baby-Baby-Baby Edition

Re: Dracula - May 19: Surely in the Toils

Working - A Much-Needed History of Queer Women’s Spaces

Persuasion by Jane Austen - Persuasion 2. | Past Persuasions

Persuasion by Jane Austen - Persuasion 3. | The Captain's Return

The Fandom Show - The Mummy (1999)

WikiHole - Pilates (with John Early, Kate Berlant and Claudia O'Doherty)

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Ludlow Massacre Site

Persuasion by Jane Austen - Persuasion 4. | Perpetual Estrangement

Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #15: Hold On Tight

Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep15 "Hold On Tight"

Dinner’s on Me - George Takei

Vibe Check - I’ll Dip Into Her Dark Waters

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Does IF capture the magic of its Pixar inspiration?

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - A Rogue Trip with Amir Siraj

Outward - Behind the Scenes of ‘Gays Against Briggs’ with Christina Cauterucci

Decoder Ring - Why Are We Still Using Fat Suits?

⭐ 99% Invisible #583 - The Lost Subways of North America

Wild Card - Ada Limón doesn't want all the answers

⭐ The Atlas Obscura Podcast - A Daring Story of Freedom with Edda Fields-Black

⭐ Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - Silent Sea

Shedunnit - The A.A. Milne Mystery

History Is Sexy #87 - Janina's Top 3 Shipwrecks

Re: Dracula - May 24: It Never Rains but it Pours

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga And What's Making Us Happy

It's Been a Minute - The Real Housewife-ification of Congress; And, 25 years of being pilled by The Matrix

What Next: TBD - Scarlett Johansson vs OpenAI

Dear Prudence - My Nonreligious Boyfriend Is Meeting My Ultra-Religious Parents. Help!

Re: Dracula - May 25: Mingle Our Weeps

⭐ Slow Burn - Gays Against Briggs | 1. A Hotbed of Homosexuality

⭐ Slow Burn - Gays Against Briggs | 2. Defend Our Children

⭐ Slow Burn - Gays Against Briggs | 3. Harvey Milk vs. the Machine

⭐ Slow Burn - Gays Against Briggs | 4. You Must Come Out

⭐ Slow Burn - Gays Against Briggs | 5. Strange Bedfellows

Under the Influence - Die Another Day: Reviving Old Commercials

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

'80s Pop Party

Presenting Bonnie Raitt

Billy Joel

Rock Radio • 1970s

my Feel Good Supermix

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czarcaustic · 6 months

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thoughts on AOS while I watch AOS for the first time (THERE WILL BE SLANDER)

wow this movie is really butch right off the bat... so much action... so much dousing of every corner of the film in shadow

this couple said "Tiberius is a bad name but naming my 2 second old infant son JIM sounds good" assigned 60 year old man at birth

jim almost going over the cliff... gotta hit every movie cliche -_- also what's with the giant rift on the flat plains of Iowa

BABY SPOOOOCK HIS LITTLE FRECKLES oh noooo

"he has human eyes" omg :'(

WINONA RYDER?

zachary quinto's voice has uuuh... no gravitas, I'm sorry guys. he just does not sound like spock to me

oh lord no, jim.... ssshut up and leave uhura alone!!! this movie is such a product of the 2000s.... cool guy main character bothers a woman as flirtation

omg I am hating the dynamic of Uhura as Cool Popular Girl all these random bros feel the need to jump in and defend because she's so hot? my accidental posse I developed by virtue of being Too Hot

kirk grabbing her boobs... wow this movie is so much worse than I thought it would be. I forgot the 2000s was this sexist, which is crazy because I lived it.

"a peacekeeping armada" bro that's just a "woke" way to say military

ok Bones is pretty good

nooooo why is Jim such a pervert freak

- not only did you violate ze RUles - twirls evil moustache-

Oh I REALLY like this Bones

the sounds the enterprise doors make omg it's like a mouse farting -shoop!-

wha- the computer didn't understand chekov's voice??? couldn't he have just spoken russian ??? what is the motivation for speaking english in the world of the universal translator

ok I assume this is like "ahaha imagine if a person had an accent" humour like man... that joke was already overplayed back then

Spock talks like an evil cat

Nero saying "Hulloh!" so casual when being hailed. Hey guys, how's it hangin'?

sksksk Sulu being like yes sir I have hand to hand combat training like yeah boy, I bet you do

"Kirk you're not cleared to be on this mission and should be at home, that's why I'm selecting you as the person I'll send on an even deadlier mission" make it make sense

that's like a head surgeon being like oh ok since you're not cleared to be in the surgery room why don't you just step up here and help me perform the surgery

Kirk's smirk at Spock when Pike gives him XO..... SHUT UP I HATE YOU NASTY MAN

Chris Pine always looks like he's hiding ice cubes in his cheeks

ngl this movie is boring as fuck

Pike is similar to SNW Pike, if you took everything interesting about Anson Mount's Pike and threw it away

omg what?!? what's with the bit where the guy is having too much fun laughing and being jolly to pull his parachute lmao

omg not a hanging off the edge of a cliff scene AGAIN, I can't take this

it's cute having Chekhov accidentally call Spock Commander instead of Captain

Chekov is a gamer, he can lock on

aw he's so cute.

"enah-jyyyzzze" Spock says while popping a squat... wow he's so gay

Vulcan getting sucked into the black hole really looks like a butthole

ok not to do with the movie but I accidentally just wrote "Vulvan"

Spock: ok guys just gonna record my very personal diary right in the middle of the bridge DON'T FOLLOW ME OUT WHEN I STORM OFF IN A DRAMATIC WAY

oh no Uhura's the best girlfriend

wahahaha tying my enemy up on a big slab and shining a light directly in his face and calling him by his first name, hey wait a moment do you guys hear Ghenghis Khan playing

not Spock quoting that Sherlock Holmes bit about the impossible I thought you were supposed to value logic

good arguing between Kirk and Spock though

did Spock just fucking drop Kirk on an inhospitable planet?!?!

oh my fucking god he's evil!

he really said it is logical to straight up kill this man rather than sedate him ok mr megalomaniac

oh nooo jim crying from spock prime's emotional transference, they have so much chemistry

"so you do feel" ok kirk your spock is like, the most emotional young spock of all, he wears his emotions on his sleeve

I love you bug-eyed alien friend of Scotty's

Scotty's whole shindig would hit harder if every person in this movie wasn't like ohhoho I'm the best guy ever at the thing I do within the span of like, a day

Spock Prime saying he learned to cheat by fucking with timelines from Jim, ah yes you love to see it

oh no Scotty got Charlie and The Chocolate Factoried

Spock being one of the antagonists of this movie is so funny

this fight is cringe.....

the little end intercom sound is the exact same starting note as MGMT's Kids

JIM YOU MADE SPOCK LOOK REALLY BAD IN FRONT OF HIS DAD!!!!!

"omg hiii, are we having a weird voyeurism moment in the transport bay?"

"I want Spock dead NOW!" child demands ice cream

OMG THIRD TIME JIM IS DANGLING BY HIS HANDS OFF A CLIFF, c'mon guys these moments are not good enough to demand the rule of threes

the parallel of Spock taking George Kirk's place as the self-destruct pilot - all to save his beautiful wife... Christopher Pike

Spock Prime just being like ah fuck it I'm not worried about Time Fuckery actually... I just needed to make sure you were gonna learn to love Kirk. we respect him for that

imagine if your future self was like hey I decided I don't care about temporal directives so I'm choosing to meet you but I did care so much about you learning to love and trust my best friend that I set up a scenario which would trauma bond the two of you to ensure you'd be friends and you're just like oh yeah I guess that's a normal situation to have with your platonic bro

Kirk got Captaincy of the Enterprise through uuuh... committing mutiny to save the ship, they were just like yeah ok I guess we'll give this ship to you now instead of it being like, an experience based thing. imagine if that's how it worked in real life.

in conclusion it just ain't my beloved SNW

#star trek #star trek AOS #I'm sorry there is so much AOS slander in this post #I'm not judging though you guys I am a huge fan of media that is Not Good

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saltygilmores · 2 years

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Onto the subjects I wanted to ask you about then (I feel like talking about milo is a maze these days sory if I offended you). Do we know the release window for his new movie? I'm holding onto hope that this one will be decent. Also, did you watch the new AHS with Zachary Quinto? If so, is it any good? I gave up on the show years ago but this one looks kinds good.

There was a press release about a European release in 2024, unclear to me from the article if that means the US will actually get it earlier (we usually do). I have no stomach for horror/gore/gross shit/violence (except for true crime shows, which are usually a lot less graphic and at least have some educational/historical value), but I love Zackaree so much that last year I made a vain attempt to watch the 2nd season of AHS, figuring I could just close my eyes if I got scary or violent, but it was so vile and disgusting that it mildly traumatized me, honestly I can't believe that shit is allowed on TV in the US but they can't show a damn nipple. Anyway I was a lot more cautious this time, just skipped around to watch Zachary's parts and nothing else. I am not concerned with the plot. He is very hot and that's all I can say. I'm not the right person to ask if it's "any good" lol

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pencilscratchins · 3 years

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do you have any heroes hot takes?

absolutely i do. spoilers for this show that came out in 2006:

jessica/nikki should have taken the bullet for DL, and he should have never died

claire being an "un-buriable gay" is genuinely hilarious and made even funnier by the fact it was 100% unintentional (also shes bi)

angela was a milf

ando was hot. james kyson is STILL hot

hiro was paid dust. he was the best and he was disrespected

also he would have been a barb.

even though adams entire s2 storyline should have never happened, it did create one of the few true love triangles: hiro in love with yaeko, yaeko in love with adam, adam in love with hiro

matt and mohinder should have never stopped living & raising molly together. they should have had a beautiful, sincere, slow burn romance and matt should have quit his job.

eden ALSO should have never died and had the coolest power

the last season is actually kind of stupid fun if you turn your brain off and let it wash over you

simone? shouldnt have died.

daphnes great, but she was clearly a lesbian. matt and her were each others beards.

maya's power was a stereotype but her actress is so good they should have done more with her

the petrellis were probably very annoying about being italian

claire should have taken peter's place as main protag after season 1

sylar is camp. no i wont expand

they should have let zachary quinto play the banjo. like sylar kills a bluegrass player and has a full banjo recital in the middle of an episode.

#i could go on #but i wont #*kisses hand* this is for the 5 people who watched this show #i would aplogize for the heroes posting but idc #i earned this SKSKS #ask #anon #not art #read more #heroes nbc #so you can block the tag SKSKS #dont watch this show #but adam like..................... white man being the best samurai in history #disgusting why why did u do that JEFF #also i know quinto didnt know how to play yet idc

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bunnylouisegrimes · 3 years

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I need to know bc I love the dude myself lmaooo

Q: What are the sexiest things about Charlie Manx?

First, thank you so much for the ask, I don’t get them often! ☺️ 💕

Second, that list is so long, omg 😂

For starters, both book and show Charlie are hot. I know a lot of people would look at book Charlie and be grossed out (it’s obvious for many that show Charlie is better because he’s played by Zachary Quinto of course), but there’s just something oddly cute to his goofiness. When he’s in his young form, he looks like a cuter version of Orlock, as if Orlock had shorter teeth (in the form of an overbite) and hair on his body. Show Charlie is similar to that, but has some additional features (thicker eyebrows, sharp teeth but they don’t stick out, etc). Plus, their outfits and cars! Their physical attributes definately contribute to their sexiness.

I think their complex and complicated insides also contribute. It makes them sad, but you feel empathy and sympathy for them. When I first found Charlie’s backstory, I mulled over if I hated him or not, but eventually, I realized that I really didn’t hate him, and he was just an awesome complicated villain that does make a point about what he does, even if it isn’t 100% the best. He had so much shit happen to him in life (I’m disregarding the show’s version of events because that whole thing was Jami O’Brein’s sad excuse of a public hate boner for him). The way his mother treated him, his dad wasn’t in his life, he was poor, he was growing up in a time where being poor was really tough in particular, what few people his own age at the time made fun of him, he was raped as a child, his wife, whom he thought was the love of his life, abused him and sometimes the kids when times were tough and while they worked their asses off for her... and then, he and the girls become soul-needing vampires beyond his control. Also, for years he remains alone without another woman to truly call his own. But despite all of this, he makes the best of what shitty cards were given to him in life, and that’s something that is extremely attractive and something to look up to. He tries to make the best of his situation that already has some good elements, and when he does that, he can get through life. I know if I were him, I would have a very hard time doing that. So while his backstory isn’t exactly sexy, it definately adds to what makes him attractive and makes one want to help him and explore him.

His dominance... oh yes. We can all agree he’s dominate and takes charge of a situation (he’s a driver afterall!). Some like him to be “mean dominant,” but personally, I like him protective dominant. It’s hot to me how he can make you fall in love with him and then he teasingly has you wrapped around his finger, but he’s not doing it in a sadistic way, rather a soft but firm way. He’s happy that you love him as he loves you, something that hasn’t happened much in his life. He’s the type of dominate man that doesn’t want to hurt you, but instead make you feel super happy while you make him super happy in return. The only time he becomes “mean dominate” is when he’s going to kill someone hurting him, you, or the kids, which is incredibly sexy. Of course, if it were me in that universe, I would’ve just fallen head over heels in love with him the moment I saw him, and he wouldn’t really need to work hard to make me fall any deeper, just be his usual dominant gentleman self.

Speaking of gentleman! Yup, his gentlemanly characteristics. You don’t find a polite and patient gentleman like Charlie anymore, who only wants sexual things to be kept between only the both of you and in the most private of moments. Really, that just makes things hotter. Keeping things between him and you only makes it all the more sacred and special. He takes his time, he doesn’t rush, he just wants to treat you well first and foremost. Plus, all the old fashioned elements to him... it’s fascinating to see all the decades that he’s been through, and quite a few old fashioned men from the 20th century, to me, were very attractive (Gregory Peck comes to mind). And his family oriented mindset... he just wants to take care of a family and be the breadwinner. He wants to have kids with you, he wants to take care of said kids, he wants to treat both you and them unlike how he was treated in life, and he wants to make you all feel proud and good about yourselves (and hopefully, you can make him feel proud and good about himself, even if he thinks he doesn’t deserve it sometimes).

I guess the last thing that comes to mind is his love for allowing one to escape and be themselves. If you like childish things, you can and should! If you’re stuck in a shitty situation, come with him and get lost in his world. If you feel like you’re weird, don’t, because he knows what it’s like to feel like an outsider. In many ways, Charlie is an embodiment of all forms of abuse. If there’s a form of trauma or abuse, he has been though it all, and he can relate to all forms of pain. If you have been through any form of pain, he understands and wants to help you. He will be a protective and dominant gentleman, but you will be his equal companion for all of eternity.

That’s all the points I can think of. Thank you again for the ask, I can’t get enough when it comes to talking about this man!

#nos4a2 #charlie manx

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thebad---catholic · 4 years

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My problems with AOS

Well here I am, 10 years late with an opinion no one asked for, but I have to write this down and throw into the void so that I can be at peace. I’ve been salty about this film franchise for a very long time now. This will mostly focus on Star Trek (2009) with the other two movies sprinkled in.

1. Starfleet

Honestly where do I even begin? In TOS, Starfleet was modeled after the navy (idk how accurately, but Roddenberry was in the air force so I’m assuming he’d know how all that works). You can get a feel for the chain of command, and everything feels natural with character ages and things like that. There’s a procedure for everything.

AOS Starfleet feels more like a high school club than an interplanetary exploration organization. Jim is supposed to be twenty-five when he gets the rank of captain- after he was almost expelled for cheating. He has no idea how to operate or run a starship. TOS Kirk moved through the ranks of Starfleet and was promoted on merit and leadership skills- he worked for his position.

Why was Jim the only person who knew what was happening when Nero showed up? Was there any requirements to joining to Starfleet other than get on the shuttle? Why did the linguist not know the difference between Vulcan and Romulan when they’re the linguist? How did Pike bypass the chain of command to appoint Jim Kirk as First Officer which was an obvious show of favoritism to someone was about to be thrown out of the academy? Why the fuck was he allowed to keep the title of captain? What the fuck?

Speaking of Jim.

2. Jim Kirk’s Character

I...don’t like Jim’s character in this film. It’s not terrible for a younger version of Kirk, but like I said though, there’s no reason Kirk should be this young. And in this one he’s just kinda a douche.

We know from TOS that Kirk gets around, but he genuinely cares for his exes, and in general respects women. He uses sex appeal as a strategy, but more than anything this comes off as a subversion of the femme fatal trope bc Kirk is a man. In the movie, he’s just a standard action movie protag who has lots of sex just because.

The scene when the Orion woman says she loves him and he replied “that’s so weird” is just...so weird? Like I can’t imagine Kirk doing anything in that situation than backing off and explaining that he doesn’t feel the same way. The scene continues with him hiding under the bed when Uhura walks in. Watching how the camera angle makes Jim out to be a voyeur made me uncomfortable then and it still does. It could be explained that Jim is trying to figure out Uhura’s identity or that he’s listening in and people look at who they’re listening to but like...she was in her underwear. You shouldn’t look at people while they’re getting undressed, especially when they don’t even know you’re there? Is that a hot take? Apparently.

In TOS there’s this really nice scene in This Side of Paradise(S1E24) where the whole crew is high (again) and has abandoned ship, leaving Kirk to tend to things. We see Jim move around the ship with a little clip pad and make the proper checks. This is a captain who knows his stuff. That is the Kirk we should have seen if we’re going to see Jim become captain.

AOS kirk goes through a standard “stop being an asshole” arc commonplace for male protagonists, but this happens well past the point he should stop being an asshole. Either the AOS series should’ve been a prequel with Jim becoming captain at the end of the trilogy, or he should’ve been older with a completely different arc- maybe coming to terms with his rank? Imposter syndrome? Learning to trust his crew and building trust with them? Building a friendship with Spock and McCoy? There’s a lot to work with here.

3. Spock and Uhura’s relationship

Why. Like why. For what. Por Que.

I like giving Uhura a bigger role, I don’t like making her a love interest to do that.

It doesn’t make sense for either of their characters. Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, linguist expert who handles all transmissions to and from the enterprise- an icon of black women’s representation is now demoted to Spock’s nagging girlfriend. This bothers me more than a little bit.

It manages to make even less sense for Spock. A hallmark of Spock’s character is his duality. He struggles to combat his emotions and the human half of him. His repeating character arc in TOS is coming to terms with humanity while upholding the Vulcan way of life. Having him in an established romantic relationship before this arc is supposed to happen just makes for a boring romantic subplot about a relationship that shouldn’t happen and that I don’t care about.

TOS Vulcan culture is kinda shitty. Explicitly patriarchal and stuff, and also kinda racist against humans. The source of Spock’s inner conflict is not himself but a society that views him as lesser for being half human. However, one thing that I can certainly understand from a “logical” (logic in quotations bc racism and sexism is fucking stupid) people is ritualized arranged marriages. It just...makes sense to me that Vulcans would simply have their mates chosen for them and then marry that person and be done with it. Neat. Logical. Conformity.

This makes Spock and Uhura’s relationship even stranger. Why would Spock go so against conformity that he dates someone before he truly comes to terms with himself? Even if they throw out ponfarr and arranged marriage, it still doesn’t work but now it especially doesn’t work.

My personal theory is that Spock and Uhura’s relationship was established purely to make shippers shut up. It’s no secret Spirk is the most popular ship from TOS. I have no doubt they knew this while writing the movie. So to quietly wrap a no homo on Spock and Kirk’s friendship, they use Uhura as a prop to do so.

The teacher/student dynamic should only be relegated to fan fiction and the throwaway line about oral sensitivity makes me cringe. Every. Time.

4. McCoy

Karl Urbans performance is easily my favorite part of this movie. He captures DeForrest Kelley so well it hurts. He made Leonard Nimoy cry. His chemistry with Pine made McKirk go from the most underrated triumvirate ship in TOS to rival Spirks popularity in AOS. His scenes with Zachary Quinto are just *chefs kiss*.

So why doesn’t he have more of a role? The triumvirate is missing a third.

In particular, there’s a scene where Uhura, Kirk, and Spock make their way down to a planet to talk to a Klingon. I can’t remember which movie it was or why, but Spock and Uhura were bickering and Kirk remarks “can we do this later?”

The line was funny. It would’ve been golden if it was McCoy and not Uhura.

A fantastic performance by an underutilized character in a movie where that character should’ve been at the forefront.

5. Representation

I am skeptical of any movie that advertises diversity. Nonetheless, it made me happy to know Sulu was going to be gay. This is Star Trek after all, known for its diversity and large LGBT fan base, and an homage to George Takai who’s a gay man irl. So whatever.

The fact that I wasn’t expecting much says a lot about the current state of LGBT rep in media but this blink-and-you-miss-it shit is really starting to get to me.

I mean he jus- he doesn’t even give his husband a KISS. Like why.

6. Destroying Vulcan

WHY. Oh god why.

This isn’t Star Wars, JJ. We don’t do that here.

Imploding Vulcan was the most god awful shock value bullshit plot device I’ve ever seen in a movie and it was done entirely to make Spock sad. Besides the gaping plot hole of “why did Nero go back in time to destroy Vulcan when he could’ve just saved Romulus” I’m just grasping to find a purpose for this particular event. New fans don’t care at all about Vulcan while I was enraged that they would do Amanda that dirty.

It’s not just that they did that, it’s more that they did it like that. Vulcan’s destruction should’ve caused a federation wide meltdown as the biggest catastrophe in the entire franchise. If they were gonna make the stakes so pointlessly high, they should’ve treated the destruction of Vulcan exactly how they would treat the destruction of earth. There a million ways to treat that event with more gravity and million better plot lines that don’t involve G E N O C I D E

7. Miscellaneous petty bullshit because I’m a baby

-lower the fucking stakes Jesus Christ

-Don’t like the set. It’s bright and white and boring and gives me a headache. You don’t need a remake of the old set but like have fun ya know? Shit looks like an Apple store.

-Christine and I are the same in that we are both soft and are thirsty for Spock. Imagine my surprise to learn she wasn’t fucking there. Same with Janice but I’m more pressed about Christine. I don’t even remember the name of that blonde doctor lady who is Not Christine but i didn’t want her.

-The costumes in AOS look boring but still don’t feel like a uniform either. I deadass think Chris Pines outfit in the SNL skit looked better than the actual movie (minor adjustments needed)

-I didn’t notice this at first but someone pointed out that women’s uniforms don’t signify rank and now I can’t not see it. I don’t...think this movie treats women good? Or McCoy? Or just people who deserve better?

-Lens Flare

-I get why they did it but I don’t like that they misquoted the opening theme to say “no one” instead of “no man”. I probably wouldn’t have even notice except they gave the line to Uhura. Comes off as just a touch too “yay feminism” which is really rich coming from that treated Uhura like an object to be looked at when she wasn’t too busy being Spock’s emotional support gf, and completely cut two women from the main cast.

8. Conclusions

If I could describe these movies in one word it’d be generic. Which sucks because Star Trek far from generic.

They’re fun to watch but not think about. It was nice that I got to see a Star Trek movie in theaters. I just wish it as the same Trek I saw on TV.

#star trek the original series #star trek tos #star trek aos #star trek alternate original series #jj abrams #jim kirk #captain kirk #dr mccoy #bones mccoy #spock #mr spock #lt uhura #nyota uhura #hikaru sulu #star trek #star trek headcanon #trekkie #trekker #star trekkin

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Why Amazon Prime’s Invincible Had to Be Animated

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Invincible comic writer Robert Kirkman has a gentlemanly agreement with Steven Yeun, who appeared in The Walking Dead for six seasons and now stars as the adapted Invincible’s titular hero.

“Steven and I have a rule that there’s no more popping his eyeballs out. I can live with that – once is enough,” Kirkman tells Den of Geek and other outlets during the series’ press day.

Kirkman’s imagination is as violent as it is vast. Yeun’s character Glenn Rhee on AMC’s The Walking Dead (based on the Kirkman comic of the same name) was a notable unfortunate recipient of that bloodlust when he was beaten to death with a barbed wire baseball bat in the show’s seventh season.

Now Yeun is providing his voice to Mark Grayson a.k.a. Invincible – the super-powered high schooler at the center of Amazon Prime’s adaptation of Kirkman’s comic. Steven (and Mark’s) eyeballs are safe for now…but very few other body parts are in this sprawling superhero tale.

Invincible first premiered in a preview as part of Image Comics’ Savage Dragon #102, more than a full year before Kirkman’s black and white zombie blockbuster The Walking Dead debuted. The character graduated to his own regular series in 2003, first illustrated by Cory Walker, and then by the prolific Ryan Ottley. The story of Mark Grayson ran, uninterrupted and with very few side arcs, for 15 years before concluding with issue #144 in 2018.

The appeal of Invincible can be hard to describe. At first glance, it’s a very conventional comic book story. Mark is the son of Nolan Grayson a.k.a. Omni-Man, an alien from the planet Viltrum and now Earth’s most powerful superhero (of which there are many). The series begins with Mark eagerly anticipating the arrival of his own superpowers and then embarking on an adventure of super self discovery, alongside a host of heroic allies and terrifying villains.

What sets Invincible apart, however, is its dedication to realistic storytelling. Mark is a very likeable, yet believably flawed young man.Kirkman’s sprawling 144-issue narrative meticulously follows Mark’s maturation and the ethical questions raised by a universe fit-to-bursting with invulnerable ubermensches.

There’s also the violence…oh the sweet, sweet violence. Ryan Ottley’s art in Invincible has a deep, abiding respect for the physics of super powers. Though the images may be colorful, the action depicted within them are shocking in their brutality. Nary does a bone go uncrunched or an intestine un-ripped out in Kirkman and Ottley’s hyper visceral world.

Naturally, Invincible was always a hot target for adaptation, particularly after AMC hit Kirkman zombie paydirt with The Walking Dead. But how exactly could any TV series fully capture the deliriously gory detail of Ottley’s art? The answer as it turns out is to just go ahead and adapt the art too.

Amazon Prime’s Invincible, the first season of which will be eight episodes, features animation from Wind Sun Sky Entertainment and Kirkman’s own Skybound. Kirkman himself is on board as a producer, alongside David Alpert, Catherine Winder, and Simon Racioppa (who serves as showrunner). The end result is an animation style that hews closely to the comic’s original art and often seems like Ottley’s illustrations in motion.

“The action is a little bit more brutal when things are moving. I think it’s going to serve to heighten things in the series,” Kirkman says.

While heightening the violent rhythms of Invincible seems like a wild proposition, the show’s star agrees that the animation does just that.

“You can go to places that live-action probably isn’t able to go to, even now,” Yeun tells Den of Geek and other outlets. “(Animation) creates a nice separation so that you can examine what the show might be saying without one-to-one comparison. Like that’s an actual arm being ripped off, but it’s a cartoon arm being ripped off. There’s just something different about that.”

Both Yeun and J.K. Simmons, who plays Nolan, note that the show’s kinetic sequences provide interesting voice acting challenges.

“What’s really fun is going back over in ADR and tracing back over these action sequences and these emotional moments. A lot of this show lives in those emotional moments that aren’t necessarily mixed in with dialogue, where a breath or a subtle way of gurgling blood in your mouth and trying to breath is its own kind of emotionality,” Yeun says.

“ADR is usually just ‘make this grunt.’ But because of the intensity of the violence and the stakes and the repercussions, it did feel much more emotionally connected doing the fight sequences,” Simmons adds.

The show’s animation style isn’t all about merely capturing the grunts and gurglings of blood, however. While Mark Grayson’s story begins relatively small, it eventually blossoms into an enormous superhero universe containing countless people, monsters, and worlds. Even in our era of technical sophistication where just about anything seems possible on television, Invincible is a hard sell as live-action.

According to Kirkman, animation was the only way to properly tell this story.

“The main benefit is that we’re going to be able to provide the audience with a scope and scale, more akin to a $200 million blockbuster movie than what you usually get from your average superhero television show,” Kirkman says. “Drawing an army of a thousand people is a little bit easier than hiring a thousand people and putting costumes on them and things like that. If we want to have three different alien invasions in the same episode, we can.”

Invincible Review (Spoiler-Free)

By Bernard Boo

Kirkman knows the limits of live-action television as well as anyone. Though The Walking Dead remains an enormous success for AMC, it has experienced quite a bit of casting turnover throughout the years with only Norman Reedus’s Daryl Dixon and Melissa McBride’s Carol Peletier remaining of the season 1 main cast in the show’s 11 seasons. Requesting that actors endure grueling television shooting schedules in the humid Atlanta summers for an undetermined number of years is a big ask as it turns out.

If depicted in live-action, the commitments of actors’ times and bodies would be even more brutal for the Invincible cast. And the cast of Invincible is set to be huge. The first season alone will star: Yeun as Mark Grayson, Simmons as Nolan Grayson, Sandra Oh as Debbie Grayson, Seth Rogen as Allen the Alien, Gillian Jacobs as Atom Eve, Andrew Rannells as William Clockwell, Zazie Beetz as Amber Bennett, Walton Goggins as Cecil Stedman, Jason Mantzoukas as Rex Splode, Zachary Quinto as Robot, and many, many more. (Check out the full list over here).

And that’s before the story begins to expand with more heroes and villains in later issues/seasons. The relatively smaller time commitments of voiceover acting in animation allows Kirkman and the series writers to keep the cast as large as needed, though Simmons notes that he, Yeun, and Oh all still get to act together in-studio.

Kirkman says the show is able to delve deeper into certain characters than the comics did, with figures like G-man Cecil Stedman and the Rorschach-esque Damian Darkblood getting more screen time.

“These are characters that I should know intimately, but getting to work with these actors and getting to hear these voices and how these performances come together, it’s like I’m meeting these characters again for the first time and the absolute best way,” Kirkman says. “I’m seeing new aspects to them that didn’t really exist before. It’s really making me more excited about moving forward with this show for many seasons with this cast.”

Yes, Kirkman and the rest of the Invincible cast already have “many seasons” in mind for the show. Whether those seasons will come to pass are up to Amazon and its subscribers. But it seems clear that animation was the right choice for the story’s scope was television was the right choice for its length.

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10. Heroes

2006-2010, 4 Seasons, 78 Episodes, US, NBC

Creator: Tim Kring

Main Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Hayden Panetierre, Masi Oka, Jack Coleman, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Adrian Pasdar, Greg Grunerg, Zachary Quinto, Ali Larter, Noah Gray-Cabey, Santiago Cabera, Twany Cypress, Leonard Roberts, James Kyson Lee, Kristen Bell, Danai Ramirez, David Anders, Dana Davis, Cristine Rose, Brea Grant, Robert Knepper, Dawn Olivieri, Deanne Bray, Ashley Crow, Jimmy Jean-Louis, George Takei, Randall Bentley, Adair Tishler, Elizabeth Lackey, Jessalyn Gilsig, Thomas Dekker, Stephen Tobolowsky, Zeljko Ivanek, Elisabeth Röhm

„Every hero must learn his purpose, then he will get tested and called to greatness.“

The one in which: People across the globe discover that they have super powers. Which leads to them preventing a horrible future, and then another really horrible future, and then another horrible future, which could potentially end Earth, and then another bad future caused by Robert Knepper. Also we have a brain stealing serial killer, an immortal teenager, a japanese nerd, two brothers, who are a little bit too close maybe, triplets, a not very bright mind-reading cop, a hot scientist, an electric girl, and Horn Rimmed Glasses aka Noah, whose glasses are actually not horn rimmed at all. Also we end with a cliffhangar, on which the pretty horrible follow-up series is built on, but we tend to ignore that most of the time.

Favorite Episodes: Five Years Gone (1x20), Six Months Ago (1x10), Genesis (1x1), Four Months Ago (2x8), Villains (3x8)

#Shows Past #Afaim loves #Heroes

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i've heard whispers you're reading a lot of star trek fics atm... if you have any spirk recs, one wouldn't be against that! just sayin' ...

marie, i have only been waiting for someone to ask!

i also want to start off with saying the fics i’m recommending are all based in the stxi/alternate original series, meaning the reboot films where chris pine (best chris!) plays james t kirk and zachary quinto plays spock. some of the fic might be read as either universe, but all in all the recent films have always been the way i roll.

ABSOLUTE EPIC:

Observations, by anon-j-anon

this epic, 400k, fic is hosted on livejournal but with easy click through links for every chapter. basically it takes the first reboot film and then spins it into the original series universe. some of the chapters and parts are based on episodes, some are the author’s original takes and shapes. the spock voice here is outstanding, the kirk characterisation is a masterful one of pine-meets-shatner. i’ve read this fic twice but i think the last time was in 2013. it’s a big undertaking, and some parts are really fucking difficult to read. but all in all it’s a masterpiece. everyone, no matter fandom, should read it at least once.

EPICS:

The Lotus Eaters, by aldora89

THE WORLD BUILDING! what starts off as a regular retrieve-mission turns in to captain kirk and spock stuck on an unknown planet. what looks to be normal and unthreatening takes a different turn as the night creeps in… this will have you wanting more and more and more. with the mystery of the planet and its inhabitants, the growing relationship between the stranded crew members, and also the unexpected help. 93,5k.

Don’t Stop Believing by kianspo

I WAITED SIX YEARS FOR THIS FIC TO BE FINISHED, and fuck if it didn’t pay off. as will become clear from this list i have a thing for very competent genius jim and spock’s fascination with him - this has that in spades. also a very good spock voice, needed as it is his character that we follow. from being a cadet at starfleet, to becoming kirk’s first officer and the enterprise’s five year mission. 200k and a little extra, plus checkout the series tag!

Atlas by distractedKat

when i read this the first time around it was hosted on ff.net, lucky for us the author has put it on ao3! takes place after the narada incident, spock is encouraged by starfleet admirals to get to know kirk and report back, does he deserve the captaincy? and well, that’s only the beginning. 135,5k divided into parts, lots of action.

Leave No Soul Behind by whochick

an au of the first reboot film and a really good one at that. we follow some of the EPAS - emergency personnel ambulance service. and once again, the world building here is exceptional. the narada keeps showing up and getting away, and all the characters we know turn up and play their part, but in unexpected ways. what’s always true is, spock is frustrated and fascinated, and so is kirk. 259k.

FUN EPIC:

Spoctoria - strive seek find yield, by waldorp, screamlet

you’ll like this one marie! in parts based on the film the young victoria (where emily blunt plays the young regent). spock is the heir to the federation throne and as such he needs to married, and to someone fitting at that. james t kirk is the prince of america, because his brother abdicated, and he is not… fitting. another one where the writer manages to marry the reboot films with great world building, as well as turn side-characters into exceptional loveable, and humours, roles. 68k, extras in the series tag.

Bang a Gong, waketosleep

i haven’t reread this recently, but i know that i’ve read it more than once. i remember it as both hilarious and hot. quite the combo. (pon farr ;) ~23k

SEMI-EPIC (BUT STILL EPIC)

Magpie, by waldorph

growing-up-together au of the reboot films. jim’s life is sad and writers in the stxi fandom love to hurt him even more. in this one, at least he has spock. ~58k

Entering Orbit, by museaway

takes place after the narada incident. jim goes back to iowa to get away from the media, a… misunderstanding has spock following. sharing a house in the middle of nowhere, after the destruction of vulcan, leads to the two getting to know each other. 31k

Something Smart to Do, by kianspo

5+1 - kirk and spock keeps ending up married on missions. five times they didn’t mean to and one time… 21k

Helloooo, Nurse! by lalazee

Jim is a nurse with expert knowledge of vulcan biology, 9k

Slightly newer, post st:beyond

Bluebird, by waldorph

BAD. ASS. WINONA. KIRK. another fave trope of mine, sadly not used by many more than waldorph and their friends. winona as a starfeelt engineer, she left her son on earth because other than george her true love was space and her work… jim understands. mostly. that’s not this fic. just partly. but really good. 7k

And Then I Let It Go, by kianspo

the crew gets some time off after the events of star trek: beyond. kirk goes to do something he always meant to. spock tracks him. 10,6k

asymptote, orphaned

i only have vague memories of this one, but i remember liking it, so i will get back to it. (i’m pretty sure it was written by an author with “anna” in their name and they wrote both larry and e/R as well) summery @ ao3: Spock only deserves so much, and Jim is everything. 4,8k

I COULD GO ON EVEN MORE. all-in-all: everything kianspo has written for the fandom is worth checking out. so are things by waldorph, waketosleep, spicyshimmy. lots of others. if you filter ao3 by kudos you’ll find lots of works by littleb*rdtold - i liked these when written but find that they don’t hold up ten years later. anyone is free to check for themselves of course.

for anyone having read all of these, feel free to come back for more! or if you’d like to rec me something, i’m all ears!

#ashes-and-dust #fic rec ks #that is such an old gif #i had to post it #i think i saved it off lj #in... 2010 #wow

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Have now lazily scooted through CSI Season 2, where there was not one single episode I had no memory of (the dog was named Maverick!)

Anyway here is some data:

- They got some more Vegas establishing shots between seasons, I see you new B-roll! They also zhuzhed up the title sequence with some new character shots at 2x13

- The biggest crime of this season was in the first episode, and it was putting George Eads in Transitions lenses

- Archie Kao was hired to play campus security guard “M. Blaze” (according to the name stitched on his uniform) for 2x02, and apparently they liked him so much that six episodes later they brought him on in the recurring role of Archie Johnson the AV tech

- However, and all the love to Archie, but my new favorite recurring character this time around is the delightfully shady local funeral home director. I don’t know his name. He’s introduced in season 1 doing something overtly illegal, and then continues to show up a couple times a season always in ways that still *feel* criminal but you can’t actually charge him for it. Like knowing exactly how much each organ goes for on the black market, or chaotically jamming out to Vivaldi as he embalms someone.

Nickname Tally • Brass: calls the crime unit collectively “the Nerd Squad,” also is the only one to use Rick for Warrick • Catherine, Gil, and Jim: all call each other by their first names • Greg: after Nick first dubs him Greggo in 2x05 (“Hey, leggo my Greggo!”), Warrick readily picks that up and uses it twice in the remainder of the season, and Sara once. Nick actually doesn’t use it again, but once near the end of the season he calls him “G”, which no one else has used so far. • Gris: this one seems to be just a Nick and Warrick thing • “my dear”: what Grissom calls Catherine over the phone when she’s in Miami, with the most comfortable married energy you can imagine. I love Mom and Dad.

- There is NOTABLY more dynamic blocking/cam work this season, a real increase in depth of field particularly in the crime lab. Either they’re giving the cinematographer more time, or someone’s getting more ambitious, or they hired up.

- After only getting paired on one case last season, the powers that be (Grissom or execs, whether you want to think of it Watsonian or Doyleist) are letting Catherine and Sara work together more, and it’s great, they’re great together and a great team. I like when they’re stuck out with a body at remote convenience store waiting for the coroner and Sara gets bored and starts using all the fluorescent print powders in the kit and lifts like 800 neon fingerprints while Catherine just paces around steamed and gnawing on the candy bar Sara handed her from one of the shelves.

- Maybe one third of the actors who play dead bodies breathe in their shots, and I wish I hadn’t learned to notice that

- In episode 9, CSI is suddenly allowed: butts, nipples, and SIGUR ROS. All before we even get to Lady Heather’s place! Truly she brings us so much.

Speaking of Lady Heather—guest stars, get yer guest stars: • Julie Cooper from The OC as the professional, warm dominatrix who has a WONDERFUL dynamic with both Grissom and Catherine and I like her so much • Jeremy Renner, as The Worst • most of the cast of Desperate Housewives—and they are always the murderers • Daniel Dae Kim! as a hot (given) federal treasury guy • the Janitor from Scrubs, whom I recognized from the back of his head…[shaking my own] • tiny Aaron Paul as Son Of Redneck, who has secretly fallen for the Buddhist monks down the street and sneaks off to pray with them without his father knowing • unsavory chop shop mechanic Zachary Quinto, in what is hopefully a wig and an equally greasy jumpsuit

In 2x10, ‘Warrick Brown and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’ (not the real title), something happens to cause Gary Dourdan to make this face 8 separate times

In this scene in 2x12, Marg Helgenberger and George Eads look like they’re auditioning for CSI: Marseille

- I don’t know if we’ve ever gone to Bar 911, but it’s been name dropped several times. It does not seem to be a reputable establishment, or at the very least is the initiating grounds for all sorts of malfeasances.

The two times Nick Stokes and I had the exact same heart attack: 1. When I’d had most of a St. Germaine gin & tonic and was drifting into a CSI-related daydream during a meditative scene of Nick just quietly examining a car, and then Greg Sanders popped his head in the passenger door like HI. (Incidentally, we then learn that Greg is constantly snuck up on in the glass box he calls a lab, which actually feels like it explains a Lot) 2. On the next day and in the next episode, when I was eating grapes as Nick went through a house, and nearly bit my finger when a pet parrot suddenly squawked

- In episode 16 we learn that Warrick plays original jazz piano compositions, as if he wasn’t already hot enough. (Then at the end of the episode when he’s feeling low and vulnerable he sits down at a gambling table in a casino and we’re like nooo, but then Nick just quietly appears and takes the seat next to him and Warrick’s like what are you doing man and Nick says he’s just here to play some cards with his friend, and I had a Whole Human Emotion)

- Finally, the Greg Sanders Arc Watch continues apace, but I’m withholding any commentary on how that seems to be working until I get at least another season in, because I wanna confirm a hunch. And in S2 the main point of Greg is still these 30 second cutscenes where someone tries to get DNA results from him before he says something so embarrassing that their soul liquifies out of their body. But they’ve sent Nick in so many times that this season—definitely against Nick’s better judgement—the two of them began to develop a game, where Greg speedily starts drawing chemical compounds related to the case on his clear dry-erase board and Nick tries to guess what they are before he’s done. “What did I win?” Nick asks on the second occasion of this, and we do not get an answer to that.

Anyway, to carry us out— Grissom: “Say goodbye to Greg.” Sara: “Bye Greg.”

#my definition of 'data' is loose #CSI

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had a social distancing picnic today with my cousin (& co.) and i just started infodumping about star trek:

"so like spock is actually a goth but because he's usually in uniform he doesn't look like it-"

"by human standards or by vulcan?"

"huh! good question. you know what? i'm going to say yes to vulcan standards because they are a dramatic people but i don't think they're as dark and mysterious as spock."

showing her the "goth spock" post i added a bunch of pictures to:

"...what are you grimacing at?"

[she points to disco spock]

"his facial hair choices"

"i mean yeah he IS a feral scientist manbaby here-"

"it's just... ughhh"

"yeah." (i'm silently offended on his behalf)

[she points at AOS spock, the only one she is familiar with]

"now THAT'S my boy! quinto!"

[nodding in agreement because yes, zachary quinto is hot, even if he isn't /my/ spock]

"also he's dyslexic, and they talk about it in disco a little more-"

"oh really??"

"yeah and his dad is a HUGE jerk. but like, in disco he like apologizes to his kids and they forgive him and it's very nice."

"...his dad's name is.... disco?"

"OH MY GOD NO i mean star trek: discovery."

"OHHH"

later, talking about TAS:

"anyway so there's this episode where they get kidnapped by an alien who looks like satan and spoiler alert he IS satan and there's this whole acid trip sequence with flashing lights and captain kirk shoots lightning out of his fucking finger tips-"

"oh my god"

[i excitedly show her the clip on my phone]

"please tell me that leonard nimoy-"

"oh yeah! that's him! whole cast is there!"

"GREAT!!!"

"right? it's especially wild because like... there's like two modes. like, you have shatner who can't rely on his body acting-"

"that's like ALL he does!"

"yeah! so he just kind of yells into like mic, like: NNNNOOOoooOOOOOOoOoo!"

[she laughs]

"or like... you can tell he REALLY didn't want to come into work that day and he's just like: oh no. spock."

"ok now i REALLY have to watch this!"

it was nice :)

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OK, April 17

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: The Robin Williams nobody knew -- his last words, inner struggles and loving heart

Page 1: Big Pic -- Scott Disick lifts daughter Penelope and plays with her cousins Saint West and North West and a pal

Page 2: Contents

Page 4: Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich’s second chance -- just two months after separating Brooks and Julianne are giving their marriage another shot

Page 6: After years of rumors regarding her well-being Britney Spears is preparing to set the record straight on a TV chat or podcast interview

Page 7: Buzz has been building for months over the possibility of Matthew McConaughey running for governor of his home state of Texas, Elizabeth Hurley has openly drooled over George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney isn’t happy about it, Charlize Theron may seem intimidating to some but not stuntwoman Dayna Grant -- everyone knows how Charlize is an acquired taste and isn’t too social in Hollywood and it’s a breath of fresh air for Charlize to have a genuine friendship

Page 8: Kathie Lee Gifford is mourning the recent death of her dear friend and colleague Regis Philbin and plans to team up with his widow Joy Philbin to honor him in any way she can, Kristen Stewart was nervous enough when she signed up to portray Princess Diana in the upcoming biopic but her anxieties have only worsened because of her touch and go romance with screenwriter Dylan Meyer, fresh off her 79th birthday Martha Stewart is upping her efforts to find a sexy new suitor and she’s turned to close pal Snoop Dogg to help make that happen

Page 10: Red Hot on the Red Carpet -- from blush to magenta stars rock pretty pink frocks -- Regina King, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lashana Lynch

Page 11: Cynthia Erivo, Sarah Hyland, Laura Dern

Page 12: Who Wore It Better? Olivia Munn vs. Kris Jenner, Minka Kelly vs. Hailee Steinfeld

Page 13: Gwyneth Paltrow vs. Chloe Bennet

Page 14: News in Photos -- Brooke Shields works out in her backyard in the Hamptons

Page 16: Tallulah Willis and her mom Demi Moore both don pieces from her new clothing line Wyllis, pregnant Katy Perry showed off her baby bump at the beach in Santa Barbara, Tom Felton skateboarding in a Venice park

Page 17: Madelaine Petsch and her dog Olivia, Demi Rose

Page 18: Ashley Benson and G-Eazy hold hands while hiking, Jon Bon Jovi lip-synching, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson crafting with daughters Jasmine and Tiana

Page 19: Elsa Hosk on a weekend getaway, Brody Jenner and his dog, Chrissy Teigen and daughter Luna were twins

Page 20: Catching Rays -- whether for work or plays stars are spending the season outdoors -- Dorit Kemsley in a water-gun fight with her kids, Bella Hadid shot a campaign for Michael Kors in L.A., DJ Khaled on his custom Sea-Doo

Page 21: Christina Milian and boyfriend Matt Pokora in St. Tropez, Ireland Baldwin with her dog on the beach, Shanina Shaik on vacation in St. Tropez

Page 22: Carol Alt at the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival

Page 23: Katie Holmes picked up some CeraVe while running errands, Hannah Ann Sluss waited for a cab in L.A.

Page 24: Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy’s love nest -- the pair are slowly but surely settling into their new abode

Page 26: Take It Easy -- your favorite stars share their secrets for staying cool calm and collected -- Elizabeth Hurley, Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Heidi Klum, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Page 28: Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s first days as parents to daughter Willa

Page 29: Though movie buffs were excited to hear that The Pelican Brief’s Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington would be reuniting 27 years later to star in the upcoming Netflix drama Leave the World Behind but the casting news didn’t sit well with Julia’s husband Danny Moder, though Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger ended their romance two decades ago Jim recently confessed that Renee was the great love of his life and before the interview he quietly reached out to her in hopes of rekindling their friendship and maybe more but Renee isn’t eager to jump into a relationship right now, it’s only been seven months since Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden welcomed their daughter Raddix via surrogate but the pair are already thinking about baby No. 2

Page 30: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hunting for property in the California countryside to set up a home and a working farm, since Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel hit a rough patch last November he’s agreed to draft a midterm agreement to help Jess feel more secure in their marriage -- Justin’s pledged that any proven cheating will result in Jessica getting the lion’s share of their assets as well as primary custody of the kids, Love Bites -- Ciara and Russell Wilson welcomed their second child together, Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young engaged, Vanessa Morgan announced she’s expecting a son in January then three days later the baby’s father Michael Kopech filed for divorce

Page 32: Cover Story -- Robin Williams’ untold story -- Robin’s meteoric rise and heartbreaking fall six years after his tragic death

Page 36: Sandra Bullock’s wedding joy -- Sandra secretly wed longtime love Bryan Randall in a superromantic ceremony on her birthday

Page 38: Reality Bites -- these stars got their first moments in the spotlight appearing on unscripted TV shows -- Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Kesha

Page 39: Emma Stone, Aaron Paul, Jamie Chung, Laverne Cox, Josh Henderson

Page 40: Interview -- Ellie Goulding -- music therapy -- the British singer explores her darker side on her latest album

Page 42: Gisele Bundchen fit at 40 -- find out how Gisele got into the best shape of her life

Page 43: Forty Never Looked So Good -- see how these supersvelte stars who also turned the big 4-0 this year stay in shape -- Jordana Brewster, Olivia Munn, Zooey Deschanel, Kristen Bell

Page 46: Style Week -- Olivia Culpo’s collaboration with Prive Revaux

Page 50: Sassy school-year must-haves -- Storm Reid

Page 52: Dorm Decor -- Kiernan Shipka

Page 54: Entertainment

Page 55: Q&A with Damian McGinty

Page 58: Buzz -- Rebel Wilson trying to lose weight in 2020

Page 60: Sound Bites -- Jennifer Aniston reacting to her Emmy nomination for The Morning Show, Prince William on the worst gift he’s ever given Duchess Kate, Melissa Gorga on teen daughter Antonia, Mark-Paul Gosselaar on rewatching Saved By the Bell for his new podcast, Catherine Zeta-Jones on how she and Michael Douglas will celebrate their 20th anniversary this fall

Page 61: Trista Sutter on why The Bachelorette ends in more lasting relationships than The Bachelor, Andy Cohen on auditioning for a role on Sex and the City, Billy Eichner tweeting about Taylor Swift’s new album Folklore

Page 62: Horoscope -- Leo Charlize Theron turned 45 on August 7

Page 64: By the Numbers -- Zachary Quinto

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Sunday reading recap (20-Sep-20)

Friday night I watched Enola Holmes, which was a lot of fun and very entertaining!!! MBB has serious star power. Susan Wokoma’s Edith was my fave. And then I spent all of Saturday binging the final season of The Good Place!

ANYWAY here’s the reading...

💜 Common Goal (Game Changers #4) (Rachel Reid) - another installment of a satisfying & fun hockey romance series! a bit of an age gap, FWB-turned-lovers.

👂 Before Midnight (Nero Wolfe #25) (Rex Stout)

Three Witnesses (Nero Wolfe #27) (Rex Stout)

💜 👂 Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher #2) (John Scalzi) - I like Tony, I like this world and Zachary Quinto’s performance is fantastic.

Head In The Game (Jeff Adams) [novella]

Labor Day, 1960 (A Nick & Carter Holiday Book 16) (Frank W. Butterfield) [novella]

plus 116K in shorter fic so shorter work shout out

Pressure series (darter_blue) - 51K in the complete series - starts with a nervous flyer Bucky being distracted by sex in the bathroom with his hot seatmate and then goes from there into an action adventure (but still with lots of very good sex!) [series is complete]

Worth It (darter_blue) - 2K, very short but very sweet with a tiny twist of angst to bring out the flavor - a no powers AU with math nerd Bucky, bearded post-serum Steve and speed dating. I actually read this 3x over the week; it’s so delicious!

Trip Down The Strip (Brokenwords) - 14K, no powers modern AU with army captain steve, stripper bucky and nat being the embodiment of the ‘now kiss’ gif. very hot, slight D/s vibe.

#sunday reading recap #bookgeekgrrl's reading habits #game changers series #rachel reid #nero wolfe series #the dispatcher series #the adventures of nick and carter #stucky forever #fanfic ftw #fan makers are a *gift*

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d-criss-news · 5 years

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For the audience at most award shows, “commercial breaks” involve the P.A. announcer offering a few instructions, or if you’re lucky, a clip reel or trivia package that gets shown on the screens. Generally the highlight is watching to see which celebrities make a bee-line to the bar in the lobby.

But at this year’s Tony Awards—held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday evening—it felt like there was as much action during the commercial breaks as there was during the actual telecast. A handful of awards were handed out before the CBS broadcast began—by the trio of Moulin Rouge’s Aaron Tveit, Karen Olivo, and Danny Burstein—including a costume design award to famed designer Bob Mackie for his work on The Cher Show. And the honorary awards were also handed out during the commercial breaks with Judith Light, Rosemary Harris, Terrence McNally and others delivering their memorable, stirring acceptance speeches during the breaks.

But the most unexpected interstitial feature came courtesy of host James Corden, who emerged during three commercial breaks to lead a “karaoke” session with a celebrity in the audience. The firs time, he convinced good sport Ben Platt—sitting in the front row—to give it a shot, quipping “Where’s S.J.P.?” before launching into “Tomorrow” from Annie.

The second time around, Corden approached Darren Criss and Anthony Ramos, sitting near each other in the audience. They picked “96,000” from In The Heights, which Ramos ended up taking on on his own, pulling his Hamilton and In The Heights co-star Christopher Jackson, also sitting nearby, into the rendition.

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Immediately following the telecast, the majority of the winners made their way several blocks uptown to the Plaza, for the official gala after-party. Corden entered at around 11:45pm, right along with To Kill a Mockingbirdwinner Celia Keegan-Bolger, as well as Constitution’s Heidi Schreck. Boys in the Band cast members Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Zachary Quinto, Jim Parsons, and Charlie Carverchatted in a group near the entrance, joined by Ryan Murphy, who also spent some time visiting with Corden. (Bomer also made his way over to Corden’s table—where the late-night host sat with his parents and others—to chat.) Criss, Jackson, Michael Urie, Cher Show winner Stephanie J. Block, Burn This’s Brandon Uranowitz, and more circulated near the dance floor. At nearly 1 a.m., as Light was making her way out, a man shouted to his friends, “Laura [Donnelly] and Jez [Butterworth] just got here!”, gesturing toward the table where the writer husband and actress wife, whose The Ferryman won best play, sat.

The night wound down at the very bustling O&M party, held each year at the Carlyle Hotel. The Boys in the Bandcrew held court, in full force, as Ruth Wilson, Tom Sturridge, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Bareilles, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Porter, and others navigated the space. High school B.F.F.s Beanie Feldstein and Ben Plattcongregated near the front, with Feldstein’s Booksmart co-star Molly Gordon and other friends.

The party closed down with a performance as impromptu as the Corden karaoke bits during the actual awards; at about 3 a.m. Darren Criss sat down at the piano, in the back room— of the party, to perform “Tiny Dancer” (apparently a new hot trend!. “Happy Tonys!” he shouted before signing off; sunrise, at this point, was just a few hours away.

#darren criss #vanity fair #tony awards 2019 #press #june 2019 #thanks musexmoirai

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