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letters2fiction · 3 months

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Welcome to Letters2fiction!

The concept here is to send in a question or a letter request, and you’ll get a response from your fictional character of choice, from the list below. Please stick to the list I’ve made, but of course, you can ask if there’s some other characters I write for, I don’t always remember all the shows, movies or books I’ve consumed over the years and I’m sure I’m missing a lot 😅

Status: New Characters added - Thursday March 21st, 2024

TV SERIES

A Discovery of Witches:

Matthew Clairmont

Baldwin Montclair

Gallowglass de Clermont

Marcus Whitmore

Philippe de Clermont

Jack Blackfriars

Sarah Bishop

Emily Mather

Diana Bishop

Ysabeau de Clermont

Miriam Shepard

Phoebe Taylor

Gerbert D’Aurillac

Peter Knox

Father Andrew Hubbard

Benjamin Fuchs

Satu Järvinen

Meridiana

Law and Order:

Rafael Barba

Sonny Carisi

Joe Velasco

Mike Duarte

Terry Bruno

Peter Stone

Hasim Khaldun

Nick Amaro NEW!

Mike Dodds

Grace Muncy

Kat Tamin

Toni Churlish

Amanda Rollins

Olivia Benson

Rita Calhoun

Casey Novak

Melinda Warner

George Huang

Sam Maroun

Nolan Price

Jamie Whelan

Bobby Reyes

Jet Slootmaekers

Ayanna Bell

Jack McCoy

Elliot Stabler

One Chicago:

Jay Halstead (Could also be Will if you want)

Antonio Dawson

Adam Ruzek

Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz

Dante Torres

Vanessa Rojas

Kevin Atwater

Sean Roman

Matt Casey

Kelly Severide

Joe Cruz

Sylvie Brett

Blake Gallo

Christopher Hermann

"Mouch"

Otis

Violet Mikami

Evan Hawkins

Mayans MC:

Angel Reyes

Miguel

Bishop

Coco

Nestor

911 verse:

Athena Grant

Bobby Nash

Henrietta "Hen" Wilson

Evan "Buck" Buckley

Eddie Diaz

Howie "Chimney" Han

Ravi Panikkar

T.K. Strand

Owen Strand

Carlos Reyes

Marjan Marwani

Paul Strickland

Tommy Vega

Judson "Judd" Ryder

Grace Ryder

Nancy Gillian

Mateo Chavez

The Rookie:

Lucy Chen

Tim Bradford

Celina Juarez

Aaron Thorsen

Nyla Harper

Angela Lopez

Wesley Evers

BBC Sherlock:

Greg Lestrade

Mycroft Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Moriarty

Molly

Bridgerton:

Anthony Bridgerton

Benedict Bridgerton

Simon Basset

Daphne Bridgerton

Eloise Bridgerton

Kate Sharma

Edwina Sharma

Marina Thompson/Crane

Outlander:

Jamie Fraser

Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser

Frank Randall

Black Jack Randall

Brianna Fraser

Roger MacKenzie

Fergus Fraser

Marsali Fraser

Jenny Fraser Murray

Ian Murray Sr.

Ian Fraser Murray

Murtagh Mackenzie

Call The Midwife:

Shelagh Turner / Sister Bernadette

Dr. Patrick Turner

Nurse Trixie Franklin

Nurse Phyllis Crane

Lucille Anderson

Nurse Barbara Gilbert

Chummy

Sister Hilda

Miss Higgins

PC Peter Noakes

Reverend Tom Hereward NEW!

Narcos:

Horacio Carrillo

Peaky Blinders:

Tommy Shelby

Downton Abbey:

Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham

Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham

Lady Mary Crawley

Lady Edith Crawley

Lady Sybil Crawley

Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham

Isobel Crawley

Matthew Crawley

Lady Rose MacClare

Lady Rosamund Painswick

Henry Talbot

Tom Branson

Mr. Charles Carson

Mrs. Hughes / Elsie May Carson

John Bates

Anna Bates

Daisy Mason

Thomas Barrow

Joseph Molesley

Land Girl:

Connie Carter

Reverend Henry Jameson (Gwilym Lee's version)

Midsomer Murder:

DCI Tom Barnaby

Joyce Barnaby

Dr. George Bullard

DCI John Barnaby

Sarah Barnaby

DS Ben Jones

DS Jamie Winter

Sgt. Gavin Troy

Fleur Perkins

WPC Gail Stephens

Kate Wilding

DS Charlie Nelson

Sergeant Dan Scott

NEW! Once Upon A Time

Regina / The Evil Queen

Mary Margaret Blanchard / Snow White

David Nolan / Prince Charming

Emma Swan

Killian Jones / Captain Hook

Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin

Neal Cassidy / Baelfire

Peter Pan

Sheriff Graham Humbert / The Huntsman

Jefferson / The Mad Hatter

Belle

Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood

Will Scarlet

Zelena / Wicked Witch

Alice (Once in Wonderland)

Cyrus (Once in Wonderland)

Jafar (Once in Wonderland)

Gideon

Tiger Lily

Naveen

Tiana

Granny

Ariel

Prince Eric

Aladdin

Jasmine

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Hercules

Megara

Tinker Bell

Merida

Red Riding Hood

Mulan

Aurora / Sleeping Beauty

Prince Phillip

Cinderella

Prince Thomas

NEW! The Vampire Diaries / The Originals

Stefan Salvatore

Damon Salvatore

Caroline Forbes

Elena Gilbert

Bonnie Bennett

Enzo St. John

Niklaus Mikaelson

Elijah Mikaelson

Kol Mikaelson

Rebekah Mikaelson

Freya Mikaelson

Finn Mikaelson

Mikael

Esther

Marcel Gerard

Davina Claire

MOVIES

The Pirates of the Caribbean:

Captain Jack Sparrow

Barbossa

Will Turner

Elizabeth Swann

James Norrington

Kingsman:

Merlin

Harry Hart

Eggsy Unwin

James Spencer / Lancelot

Alastair / Percival

Roxy Morton / Lancelot

Maximillian Morton / The Shepherd

Orlando Oxford

Jack Daniels / Whiskey

Gin

BOOKS

Dreamland Billionaire series - Lauren Asher:

Declan

Callahan

Rowan

Iris

Alana

Zahra

Dirty Air series - Lauren Asher:

Noah

Liam

Jax

Santiago

Maya

Sophie

Elena

Chloe

Ladies in Stem - Ali Hazelwood books:

Olive

Adam

Bee

Levi

Elsie

Jack

Mara

Liam

Sadie

Erik

Hannah

Ian

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros:

Xaden Riorson

Dain Aetos

Jack Barlowe

Rhiannan Matthias

Violet Sorrengail

Mira Sorrengail

Lillith Sorrengail

Bodhi Durran

Liam Mairi

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degasdyke · 3 months

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lyrics from vampire empire by big thief // ballet.

ekaterina maximova and an unnamed teacher talking to each other during rehearsal / nardia boodoo sitting in an empty studio / george balanchine and suzanne farrell rehearsing swan lake / amandine albisson and audric bezard rehearsing renaissance by sebastien bertaud / nikisha fogo and natascha mair in ballet class / unnamed dancer photographed mid-pirouette by leon neal / christopher wheeldon and wendy whelan rehearsing together / natalia osipova resting during a rehearsal of romeo and juliet / virginia johnson in dance theater of harlem's creole giselle / fumi kaneko and william bracewell performing romeo and juliet

#ballet tag #saw that song go viral and honestly so many of the lyrics relate to the ballet experience imo #ballet #webweaving

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emrystheedgedancer · 9 months

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Other book series I love:

-The Inheritance Cycle (Christopher Paolini). It’s not the best written series ever but it was my gateway to other fantasy series besides Harry Potter. It has a special place in my heart.

-The Mirror Visitor series (Christelle Dabos). I still haven’t read the fourth book but the first three are just beautiful. A combination of Alice in Wonderland meets steampunk meets political intrigue where they literally decide to fight god. Just good, whimsical, strange but pleasant fantasy.

-The How to Train Your Dragon books (Cressida Cowell). Now disclaimer these are definitely written for a younger audience but 1) David Tennant narrates the audiobooks and 2) they’re absolutely hilarious anyway. Thoroughly enjoy each one and just how progressive ridiculous they get and how cool of a character Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is.

-The GrishaVerse (Leigh Bardugo). I like every book in the series. The first three are a typical YA trilogy with a few twists and some clever world building. The Six of Crowd duology is really excellent. The King of Scars duology has moments of greatness and also moments that make me furious. Overall though they’re all great reads and the world really sucks you in.

-The Glamourist Histories (Mary Robinette Kowal). These are a fantasy twist on Jane Austen style regency era writing. Each book gets a little bit more ridiculous but in the best way possible. And the main couple is so so cute.

-The Queen’s Thief series (Megan Whelan Turner). Now I haven’t yet read every book in this series. There were years and years in between each book. But the first four are excellent so I can only imagine the last two are also excellent. Lots of twisty turns and political intrigue.

-Jurassic Park and The Lost World (Michael Crichton). People will say “well I’ve seen the movies so do I really need to read the books?” And the answer is yes you do. Jurassic Park the book is so much richer and more interesting than the movie. Don’t get me wrong, I love the movie too but the book has a lot more nuance to it. More characters, an actually evil capitalist John Hammond, and a somewhat sympathetic Dennis Nedry. The second book isn’t nearly as good but it is still very worth the read.

#books #book reccs #book recommendations #fantasy books #not Cosmere #not Brandon Sanderson

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paulinawoodpecker · 5 months

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Tad the lost explorer and the crystal’s odyssey cast

@jakkiisthatboy2

Main Voices:

Tad: Trevor white

Sara: Alex Kelly

Mummy: Joseph Balderrama

Tiffany maze: Gemma whelan

Ramona: Pippa Bennett Warner

Victoria: Elena Sanz

Ramirez: Elena suarel

Reena Roberto Ramirez: Olivia Rodrigo

Flora peace: Ariana grande

Minnie wakanda: Kiki Layne

Snowy Moscow: Taylor swift

Jessie wakins: Tiffany haddish

Kelsey swells: Ariel winter

Chai Ming Kong: akwafina

Nagham hugh: beyonce

Lukas Williams: Patton oswalt

Indiana jones: Harrison ford

Princess kida: Jenny slate

Nathan drake: Louis C.K

Dora: keke Palmer

Tiffany mordon: Sheila Victor

Riña: Brittney spears

Blair: dove Cameron( also singing voice in the crystal’s odyssey)

Andrea: Christina Vee

Ying: Constance Wu

Max: Adam James

Jack: Ramon tikaram

Pickles: Gary Martin

Joya: Becky hill

Queen Rosalina: Christina apple white

Shanlina: Nicki Minaj

Sarafina: Catherine Keener

Amy Jefferson: Eden Riegel

Jasmine Jefferson: Ciara bravo

Singing:

Tad: ZAYN

Sara: Tori Kelly

Mummy: Joseph Balderrama

Tiffany maze: Taylor swift

Ramona: Bebe wood

Victoria: auli’i Cravalho

Ramírez: auli’i Cravalho

Reena: Olivia Rodrigo

Lukas: Justin Bieber

Tiffany mordon: Renee Rapp

Riña: Brittney spears

Max mordon: Adam James

Blair: dove Cameron

Ying: Constance wu

Andrea: Christina Vee

Joya: Becky hill

Queen Rosalina: Jennifer Lopez

Shanlina: phillpha soo

Sarafina: phillpha soo

Jasmine: Matilda(Ronald daul musical)

Amy: auli’i Cravalho

Other voices:

Elena: Aimee Carrero

Isabel: Jenna Ortega

Mateo: Joseph Haro

Gabe: Jorge Diaz

Naomi: Jillian rose reed

Felice: Elle fanning

Victor: Dane dehaan

Camille: Maddie Ziegler

Odette: Carly Rae jespen

Eep: Emma stone

Guy: Ryan Reynolds

Dawn: Kelly Marie Tran

Thunk: Clark duke

Tad’s army:

Asha: Ariana debose

Winnie Coyle: Geraldine Viswanathan

Mavis: Selena Gomez

Claire: Lexi medrano

Tulip: Katie crown

Pearl West: Natalie Rarick

Mario and Christopher: chris Pratt

Princess peach: Anna Taylor joy

Sonic: Ben Schwartz

Tails: Colleen o shaughnessy

Knuckles: idris Elba

Queen Amaya: Angelique carbal

Dahlia: Jennifer kumiyama

Simon: Evan Peters

Hal: Niko vargas

Gabo: Harvey Guillén

Safi: ramy youssef

Bazeema: Della saba

Dario: Jon rudnitsky

Kenny: Ken jeong

Kevin: Kevin hart

Ryan: Roger Craig smith

Anne: Philpha Alexander

Song list:

A different beat: little mix;(Rini’s cheerleading practice)

Do what you gotta do: dove Cameron: (pickles max and jack’s and Reena’s argument)

What was I made for: Billie Ellish (the mind of memories form first to third film)

Perfect people: Becky hill (mummy’s capture)

Welcome to this day: (the adventure begins)

Shadows: (the ladies have a chance to cure him)

Granted: Olivia Rodrigo( rini realizes what she had done)

All of these things I’ve done: (the ladies realize what they’ve done to Rini)

Hearts of courage (Tad’s training)

The final countdown( The triple team’s final training)

Little Wonders (The Triple Team in new style)

Someday: (tad gets worried about mummy)

The rose song: Olivia Rodrigo and ZAYN (Reena cheers tad up)

Love always comes as a surprise; (Ramirez and Tad having fun together)

Go the distance: (rescue mummy time)

Can you feel the love tonight (Sara and tads romantic moment)

Stuck with you: Ariana grande and Justin Bieber (Reena and Lukas’s love song)

Mountain chase: (mountain discovery)

Hold on: Becky hill (the gang continues on their journey)

A whole new world: Olivia Rodrigo and Justin Bieber and ZAYN and Tori Kelly (the love between the two)

It takes two: (Elena, felice, eep, and their friends count on the team)

Meet the plastics: Renee Rapp (Tiffany mordon’s introduction)

World burn reprise Renee Rapp (Tiffany mordons villain song; she starts making everyone mean using her powers; her revenge on tad)

Love someone new (shanlina convinced tad to move on)

Courage in me: Lou (Tad’s transformation)

South of the border: (Mexican Independence Day, and the Chicago cats cheerleading squad)

Lazarus drug: (epilogue song)

A wish worth making: (end credits)

Empire: Ella Henderson ( playing in the background when end credits rolling)

#tad the lost explorer #tadeo jones #tad the lost explorer 4 #tadeo jones 4

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adarafaelbarba · 8 months

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Who do I write for?

Law and Order SVU and other Law and Order shows

Sonny Carisi

Rafael Barba

Mike Dodds

Nick Amaro

Kat Tamin

Peter Stone

Hasim Khaldun

Grace Muncy

Rita Calhoun

Toni Churlish

Joe Velasco

Mike Duarte

Jamie Whelan

Bobby Reyes

Nolan Price

Frank Cosgrove

Jet Slootmaekers

Samantha Maroun

Terry Bruno

~~~

Raúl Esparza Characters

Frederick Chilton

Bryan Kneef

Nevada Ramirez

Jackson Neill

Jonas Nightingale

~~~

Chicago PD

Jay Halstead (Could also be Will if you want)

Antonio Dawson

Adam Ruzek

Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz

Dante Torres

Vanessa Rojas

Kevin Atwater

Sean Roman

~~~

Chicago Fire

Matt Casey

Kelly Severide

Joe Cruz

Sylvie Brett

Blake Gallo

Christopher Hermann

"Mouch"

Otis

~~~

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Literally any of the Avengers

~~~

Mayans MC

Angel Reyes

Miguel

Bishop

Coco

Nestor

~~~

A Discovery of Witches

Matthew

Diana

Baldwin (specify if you want old or new Baldwin)

Gallowglass

Marcus

Phoebe

Miriam

Dominico

Ransome

Geraldine

Philippe

Ysabeau

Louis

Louisa

Verin

Freyja

Stasia

Hugh

Godfrey

Sarah

Peter

Gerbert

Benjamin

Father Hubbard

~~~

Sherlock:

Greg Lestrade

Mycroft Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Moriarty

Molly

~~~

Kingsman:

Merlin

Harry

Whiskey

Eggsy

Roxy

Lancelot/James Spencer

Percival/Alastair

~~~

The Rookie:

Lucy Chen

Tim Bradford

Celina Juarez

Aaron Thorsen

Nyla Harper

Angela Lopez

Wesley Evers

~~~

911 / 911 lone star:

Athena Grant

Bobby Nash

Henrietta "Hen" Wilson

Evan "Buck" Buckley

Eddie Diaz

Howie "Chimney" Han

Ravi Panikkar

T.K. Strand

Owen Strand

Carlos Reyes

Marjan Marwani

Paul Strickland

Tommy Vega

Judson "Judd" Ryder

Grace Ryder

Nancy Gillian

Mateo Chavez

#karen speaks #who do I write for?#law and order svu #law and order organized crime #law and order #chicago fire #chicago pd #kingsman #a discovery of witches #mayans mc #marvel cinematic universe #the rookie #sherlock #911 lone star #911 abc #911 fox

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inevitablemoment · 9 months

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CATHLEEN PAIGE SPENGLER - OC INFO

(Special thanks to @ariel-seagull-wings for this manip; it's so beautiful!)

FULL NAME: Cathleen Anne Spengler (nee Paige)

NICKNAME(S): Cath (by everyone, started by Egon), Cathy (by everyone on her side of the family), Cat (by Janine), the Ghostbuster's Guard Dog (by tabloids and critics), the Wicked Witch of Summerville (by Summerville citizens)

FACECLAIM: Linda Purl

FANDOM: Ghostbusters (1984-1989; 2021-)

BIRTHDAY: January 2nd, 1945

ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn

SEXUALITY: Demisexual

GENDER: Female (she/her/hers)

OCCUPATION: Actress, writer, singer, dancer, choreographer, voice and dance teacher, Ghostbuster

BIRTHPLACE: Madison, Wisconsin

LIVES IN: Madison, Wisconsin (birth-age 12) || Cleveland, Ohio (age 12-18) || Manhattan, New York City, New York (age 18-24, 25-48, 77-currently) || Cambridge, Massachusetts (age 24-25) || Summerville, Oklahoma (48-77)

NATIONALITY: American

FAMILY:

Egon Spengler (husband, m. 1974-2021 (his death))

Felicity Spengler (daughter, miscarried 1978)

Callie Spengler (daughter)

Marie Spengler (daughter)

Trevor Spengler (grandson)

Phoebe Spengler (granddaughter)

Benjamin Paige (father, died 1988)

Colleen Paige [nee Tillens] (mother, died 2002)

David Paige (older brother)

Joanne Paige [nee Vogel] (sister-in-law)

Jill Paige (niece)

Mark Paige (nephew)

Mitchell Paige (nephew)

Lucinda "Cindy" Paige (niece)

Christopher Paige (nephew)

Theresa Paige (niece)

Sharon Paige (niece)

Caroline Tiffin [nee Paige] (older sister)

Glenn Tiffin (brother-in-law)

Ronald Tiffin (nephew)

Anthony Tiffin (nephew)

Jackson "Sonny" Tiffin (nephew)

Abel Paige (younger brother)

Rebecca Paige [nee O'Connor] (sister-in-law)

Loretta Paige (niece)

Erika Paige (niece)

Dominic Paige (nephew)

Eleanor Paige (niece)

Melanie Paige (niece)

Katrina Paige (niece)

Constance "Connie" Whelan [nee Paige] (younger sister)

Douglas Whelan (brother-in-law)

Monty Whelan (nephew)

Timothy Whelan (nephew)

Gina Whelan (niece)

Felicity Whelan (niece)

Adam Paige (younger brother)

Helen Paige [nee Rafferty] (sister-in-law)

Olivia Paige (niece)

Holly Paige (niece)

Cynthia Paige (younger sister)

Edison Spengler, Sr. (father-in-law, deceased 1983)

Ruth Spengler [nee Westelman] (mother-in-law, deceased 2001)

Elon Spengler (brother-in-law, deceased 2014)

Noelle Spengler [nee Rosenfeld] (sister-in-law)

Edison Spengler, Jr. (nephew)

Cyrus Spengler (uncle-in-law, deceased 2002)

Peter Venkman (honorary older brother)

Dana Barrett (honorary sister-in-law)

Oscar Venkman [born Wallance, formerly Barrett] (honorary nephew)

Eliana "Elly" Venkman (honorary grand-niece)

Andrew Venkman (honorary nephew)

Kelly Venkman (honorary nephew)

Ray Stantz (honorary older brother)

Willow Olson (honorary sister-in-law)

Addison Stantz (honorary niece)

Natalie Stantz (honorary niece)

Grace Stantz (honorary niece)

Janine Melnitz (honorary younger sister)

MOODBOARD:

CHARACTERISTICS: Creative, daring, valiant, quirky, brave, sweet, headstrong, theatrical, hopeful, romantic, prone to vanity and a quick temper, plucky, brilliant, enigmatic, cunning, maternal, devoted, protective

LIKES: Musicals, reading, writing, learning new things, singing, dancing, traveling, planning events, research, baking, cooking, photography, cuddling with Egon and the girls, snipe battles with Peter, being the center of attention

DISLIKES: Ignorance and close-mindedness, her blood family, Slimer escaping the display case, the Peck family, bullies, the fact that her sister Connie gave her youngest daughter the same name of the baby that she lost

WEAPON OF CHOICE:

PKE Meter

Proton Pack

Ghost Trap

Gigameter

Tobin's Spirit Guide

Occult Reference Net

OTHER PERSONAL INFO:

Raised Catholic, but converted to Judaism shortly before her wedding to Egon

Attended Julliard to study music and NYU to study literature/creative writing

After years of struggling to conceive and eventually becoming pregnant only to lose the baby at eighteen weeks, Cathleen took up alcohol to cope

Idolized Julie Andrews, Debbie Reynolds, Judy Garland, Chita Rivera, and Shirley Jones growing up

Fluent in Hebrew, Yiddish, French, Greek, European and Latin American Spanish, Flemish, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Latin, and Sumerian

INSPIRATION: Sherrezade (Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier), Juliet O'Hara (Psych), Becky Barnes (Hatchetfield series), Elliot Reid (Scrubs), Miss Holloway (Hatchetfield series), Annabel Lee (Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party), Elphaba Thropp (Wicked), Ramona Trousers (Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story), Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard (Once Upon A Time), Princess Aurora/Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty), Gwen Barrymore (The Solve-It Squad Returns), Marlowe Viccellio (Psych), Dr. Julia Ogden (Murdoch Mysteries), Dr. Helen Magnus (Sanctuary), Dr. Bedelia du Maurier (Hannibal), Jane Seymour (Six)

NAME ANALYSIS:

Playlist available here

#Ghostbusters #Ella's OCs #Linda Purl #Ghostbusters IDW #Ghostbusters: Afterlife #Ghostbusters 1984 #Ghostbusters II #Cathleen Lives AU #ariel-seagull-wings #Cathleen Paige Spengler #Cathleen Spengler #Cathleen Paige #OC: Cathleen Paige Spengler #OC: As Long As You're By My Side

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coldcoldlampin · 2 years

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#rachel goswell #slowdive #1991 #christopher whelan

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garadinervi · 8 months

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Robert Walser, Essay on Freedom (1928), in Selected Stories, Foreword by Susan Sontag, Translated by Christopher Middleton and others, Postscript by Christopher Middleton, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, NY, 1982, pp. 179-181

#graphic design #book #robert walser #fëdor dostoevskij #susan sontag #christopher middleton #tom whelan #carol gehrig #farrar straus giroux #1920s #1980s

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akashadarkblade · 1 year

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Can I do an offshoot of a tag game? inspired by the TV show tag game: Rules: 10 (non-ancient) books for people to get to know you better, or that you just really like.

Got tagged by @sleeplessincarcosa it’s been so long since I’ve read a book lol but here we go. Gonna put it under a cut.

1. The Door Within Series was a fantasy trilogy I was introduced to in High School by a friend of mine that I really enjoyed.

2. Leviathan and Behemoth by Scott Westerfield were books I also read in High School and really enjoyed. Sadly, I haven’t gotten my arse around to reading Goliath. (it’s been so many years oh no) It’s an alternate history story about World War 1.

3. If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson was a book I was assigned to read in English, but ended up loving. The ending killed me and I had to leave the classroom because I was like, five chapters ahead of everyone else. I didn’t want to start crying in front of the rest of the class and have people ask what was wrong.

4. Maximum Ride by James Patterson. I feel like the series went on a bit too long for its own good, but I did genuinely love the first book.

5. Sail by James Patterson. I’m not sure what it was about this book, as it’s not usually something I would read, but it was genuinely difficult to put down when I read it.

6. The Return of the Dragon by Rebecca Rupp. I actually only read the second book, and wasn’t able to get myself a copy of the first. But I really love this book and think about it often.

7. Chu Ju’s House by Gloria Whelan was a book I read in middle school at the suggestion of a teacher. It’s stuck in my mind for most of my life.

8. Garden of the Purple Dragon by Carole Wilkinson was another book like The Return of the Dragon where I read the book without realizing it was a sequel. Still loved it though, but I don’t remember if I ever went back to read the first book.

9. Eragon by Christopher Paolini is especially near and dear to me because it’s one of the few books I read with my mother and sibling. Sitting in the living room, passing the book around each chapter, is probably one of my fondest childhood memories.

10. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Yeah, I know it might be cheating, but it’s less the book itself and more the memory of my teacher reading it to the class. We all sat crowded around him, hanging on his every word as he read it to us. It’s one of my favorite school memories and I think was the start of my love for fiction.

If you’d ask me to reccomend any of these books, it would definitely be the Leviathan series. Especially if you’re into Alternative History books. This series is so damn good and I feel like a horrible buffoon for not finishing it.

As for tagging, anyone who wants to do it I would love to hear about your favorite books :D

#long post #long post is long #all this made me realize is i have forgotten EVERY BOOK i have ever read #in my entire life #lol #this took so much longer than it should have #thank you for the tag!

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lunastar92 · 1 year

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#svu/oc crossover #crossover #law and order svu #law and order special victims unit #law and order oc #law and order organized crime #behind the scenes #mariska hargitay #christopher meloni #rick gonzalez #brent antonello #danielle moné truitt #olivia benson #elliot stabler #bobby reyes #jamie whelan #ayanna bell

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namesisfortombstones · 1 year

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ICH, DR. FU MANCHU LEBEN...

Recently I discovered that in Germany when they released the five European Christopher Lee Fu Manchu films (known as “Fu Man Chu” in Deutschland), they recut and released their own specific versions of the films there. They are comparable to how the Japanese monster movies were changed for release in the United States, but no one in America or the series' native England seems to be aware of this. 1. THE FACE OF FU MANCHU - I, DR. FU MANCHU: 96 mins - 83 mins (PAL)/ 88 mins (NTSC)

Whilst he was known as "Dr. Fu Manchu" in the Sax Rohmer books, in the Christopher Lee series, not once is he referred to as "Dr." The Germans, however, go out of their way to refer to him as only "Dr. Fu Manchu." The times "Fu Manchu" alone is used in the German dubs of the entire series can be counted on one hand. Because this was a German co-production with Great Britain, the Germans exported Joachim Fuchsberger and Karin Dor, two of the biggest stars of their "krimi" films, for the cast and they are given billing above Christopher Lee and Nigel Green! The Face of Fu Manchu begins with a moody prison beheading and the credits run over a rainstorm. I, Dr. Fu Manchu has the same video footage for its credits, but plays a jaunty, spritely tune inappropriate in the extreme, written by Gert Wilder. This tune would go on to be used for the main titles of each subsequent film as well. How the Germans felt a Chinese criminal mastermind should be represented musically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzXwjKk_nFA&ab_channel=MarcoPrati Fuschsberger and Dor dub themselves in the German dialogue, but Christopher Lee does not, which is bizarre considering Lee spoke fluent German. However, whoever did dub Lee dubs Fu Manchu for all five films.

The entire movie has been rescored (presumably by Gert Wilder, credited for the score) to replace the English score. The only time Christopher Whelan's music appears is a brief bit at the very end as Nigel Green rides off on horseback. Most of the new music amounts to stings for the end of scenes or a shock moment. Additionally, scenes that did have music in the English version go scoreless here.

The movie's opening thunderclap has been removed as well. Various scenes throughout are trimmed or cut entirely, including the action sequences. Professor Mueller (and his daughter, Maria Mueller) have been renamed Professor Merten (and Maria Merten) for some indiscernible reason.

There is a new shot and a new scene edited into the German version which seems to have been shot by the British crew. An establishing shot of the museum director's door is inserted when Nayland Smith goes to warn him about Fu Manchu.

In case you just weren’t keeping up with the movie... When the movie's action switches to Tibet, Nayland Smith's party is shown attacking and replacing the monks bringing the Black Hill Poppy seeds to Fu Manchu. Alas, there is no extra footage of Fu Manchu, though.

British colonialists beating up some Buddhist monks because they’re the heroes? Lastly, Fu Manchu's infamous warning, "the world shall hear from me again," has been replaced. As the Tibetian palace Fu is in is blown sky high, Fu seems to somehow [telepathically?!] be addressing Nayland Smith directly and tops off his threat with "I, Dr. Fu Manchu live." This phrase would be repeated for the rest of the series except the last one. There are no end titles, and this would repeat for the other four movies. 2. THE BRIDES OF FU MANCHU - THE 13 SLAVES OF DR. FU MANCHU: 94 mins - 81 mins (PAL)/ 86 mins (NTSC)

The German version opens with a recap of the end of the first movie much like the U.S. version did. However, it does not use the same footage (because the U.S. version somehow managed to have unused footage in their recap). Fu's North African stronghold is shown with establishing shots frequently, presumably with footage from another movie.

In the normal version, Fu’s stronghold is hidden under a desert mountain. Here, it’s just sitting out in the open where God and everyone can notice it. A German voiceover explains something, then the opening credits begin, again accompanied by Gert Wilder's Fu Manchu Theme. The film has once again been entirely rescored by Wilder. And as in the first movie, German actor Heinz Drache gets billing over Christopher Lee. When Jules Merlin is dragged into Fu Manchu's Egyptian-style lair, Fu welcomes him over an intercom system that is not present in the English version. Characters are again renamed for no discernible reason. Michele Merlin is renamed "Maggie." The unseen-because-he's-dead Dr. Ramchad (and his quickly-dead daughter, Shiva) has been renamed "Dr. Preston." Most outrageous of all, Douglas Wilmer's turn as Nayland Smith has been rechristened "Terrence Spencer"! Whether or not, this was done because the part had been recast is unknown. Most of Fu's references to Nayland Smith have been removed. When the film goes to England, a super appears onscreen reading "London 1924." The German version of the first movie had no such claims (and Brides takes place almost immediately following Face). A shot of Maria Mueller's home from Face has been taken and used as an establishing shot when Franz first visits Dr. Merlin in London. There are also some new shots of newspapers featuring photos of Otto Lenz. Some extra footage of a map of North Africa has been inserted when Nayland Smith/Terrence Spencer and company are trying to locate the Temple of Karnac where Fu is holed up.

Well at least they thought to show this new building blowing up in the climactic inferno as well. 3. THE VENGEANCE OF FU MANCHU - THE REVENGE OF DR. FU MANCHU: 92 mins - 80 mins (PAL)/ 85 mins (NTSC)

The movie starts out with a brand new title sequence, underscored with Wilder's theme music. However, the original composer Malcolm Lockyer is given credit this time around and indeed, this version has not been rescored. Christopher Lee is finally properly given top billing, as he would for the remaining two films. However, German actor Wolfgang Kieling playing the very-extremely side-character Dr. Lieberson is given second billing! Horst Frank manages to get the "and" credit. Apparently, the Germans just wanted a new credit sequence because they then proceed to use the raw footage from the movie's original credit sequence as Chinese slaves haul Fu Manchu and his daughter to their homeland province of (the fictional?) Kwang Su.

Look, ma! No supers! When the movie cuts to England, a super identifying it as "London" appears, though no year is given this time. Douglas Wilmer is back to being Nayland Smith with no explanation whatsoever. However, Horst Frank's cowboy gangster character Rudy Moss has been renamed "Ronald Moss." When Fu Manchu and his daughter speak Chinese (which they do an inordinate lot in this film), they are merely dubbed with new German dialogue. It is unknown whether the dialogue was made up or actually translated from Chinese (Tsai Chin helped Christopher Lee with his Chinese lines). Of the five movies, this one has the least changes, though a sequence of Fu Manchu explaining to Rudy/Ronald just what the hell they're doing has been removed.

4. THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU - THE DEATH KISS OF DR. FU MANCHU: 94 mins - 78 mins (PAL)/ 82 mins (NTSC)

A new shot of some Amazonian waterfalls opens the movie before cutting to Fu Manchu's dacoits hauling the bevy of women to his Incan lair. There is supposedly a thunderstorm nearby (though the sky looks clear) and the sound effects are culled from audio of King Ghidorah's gravity beams in Monster Zero (no, for real)!

Are there even waterfalls on the Amazon?

The credits, this time, are the same credits seen in The Blood of Fu Manchu, but again have been rescored with Gert Wilden's tune. Tsai Chin does not get credit in this one (despite her being onscreen in the credit sequence!) and Jess Franco's name is cut off the screen (you just see "Regie" and no actual name).

Directed by None of Your Goddamn Business Wilden has again rescored the film with stings and cues. Only one piece of Daniel White's original score remains in the film during an early scene in a jungle. The character of Celeste has been renamed "Cheleste" for some reason.

Much of the movie's ending explosion has been cut considerably leaving things even more abrupt than the film already did. And instead of using the amazingly moody and avant garde version of "the world shall hear from me again" from the English version, here, a shot of Fu from the opening titles is superimposed over the waterfall to assure Nayland Smith that "I, Dr. Fu Manchu live."

Germany, what the hell? You thought THIS was better than this???

5. THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU - THE TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR. FU MANCHU: 92 mins - 80 mins (PAL)/ 85 mins (NTSC)

The Castle of Fu Manchu has been entirely overhauled by the Germans as if they knew the film was a piece of shit and decided they were going to make it better as best they could. Constantin Films gave it a valiant go, but ultimately, the movie is still a slog. Just slightly more interesting because of the changes to the English version. The movie opens with a brand new shot of a tree limb before cutting to the insert of Fu Manchu from the opening of the previous movie as he explains his new plan.

Behold, the tree limb of terror! The footage from both The Brides of Fu Manchu and A Night to Remember that make up the film's prologue has been trimmed considerably. All the footage of the ship's revelers has been taken out. Once the iceberg--er, the chunk of ice Fu has caused to appear in the Caribbean--hits the ship, the film does not cut back to the Brides footage, leaving us to believe Fu's test was a complete success, rather than the utter failure it is in the English version. Also, the Titanic footage goes from tinted blue to completely black and white and back again. The final shot of the Titan-er, ship sinking has been cropped considerably.

Instead of the travelogue scenes of the movie's titular castle from the English version, the movie has a brand new titles sequence. Using the footage from The Blood of Fu Manchu's credits sequence and Gert Wilden's theme song, the Germans manage to invent a far superior work (and Tsai Chin gets her credit back). Amusingly, every so often, Fu Manchu himself interrupts the credits sequence via radio broadcast announcing each time, "This is the voice of Dr. Fu Manchu!" The rest of the film has been rescored. None of the original score makes it in this version.

This time, people are not the only ones being renamed. The castle of Fu Manchu becomes a "palace." Honestly, "The Palace of Fu Manchu" does sound better and more exotic. The ailing Burt Young look-alike Dr. Heracles now becomes Dr. Henderson.

Much like the other films, new foley sounds abound. When Lin Tang follows Lisa across Istanbul to meet Omar Pasha (named for a real Ottoman field marshal), Muslim chanting can be heard in the distance.

There are two brief new scenes not in the English version, both made up of stock footage. Firstly, a scene of Lin Tang walking through the Incan prisoner cells from The Blood of Fu Manchu has been inserted for no particular reason, unless to justify the movie's new title. Another new scene uses shots from elsewhere in the film to feature Fu Manchu condemning Lisa to his torture chamber. She does not take it very well.

Pretty ballsy, Germany. The lame-ass explosion taken from what looks like a black and white silent film when Fu's dacoits attempt to assassinate Nayland Smith with a grenade has been replaced by an almost-as-lame still image of smoke from an explosion.

Is this really better? The end of the movie drops the bombshell that Lisa is actually Omar Pasha's daughter. She calls out "Mein vater!" before ditching Nayland Smith and Dr. Heracles/Henderson. In the English version, it's heavily implied that Pasha and Lisa are lovers! The Germans obviously took one look at this film's weak-ass "the world shall hear from me again" and wisely replaced it with the much better one from The Vengeance of Fu Manchu despite the fact Fu never wears a feather in this film. For the first time in German, Fu actually does say the phrase "the world shall hear from me again" instead of the "I, Dr. Fu Manchu live" from the prior four films.

Thanks, guys. This is a lot better. Is The Torture Chamber of Dr. Fu Manchu better than The Castle of Fu Manchu? Honestly, for all its numerous changes, it's about the same quality. No better, no worse, just an interesting variant. At least it's over about five minutes quicker. The German version is certainly better, though, than the awful American version utilized for Mystery Science Theater 3000 that looked like amateurs made the film. The German versions have been released onto DVD in Germany. There is The Dr. Fu Manchu Collection and The Complete Collection of Dr. Fu Manchu. Despite the wildly different packaging, they appear to be the same disc contents and should be easily available to anyone trying to track them down (I got my set from Amazon UK).

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