honestly i love dee bradley baker and michelle ang with all my heart, but i need more bad batch interviews that aren't just them. give me noshir dalal talking about his character and showing how he voiced those glorious screams in this week's episode. give me keisha castle-hughes talking more about emerie in a video interview rather than just an article one and what she thinks of emerie in season 3. give me jimmi simpson and how he nails hemlock's voice while not sounding like him at all in real life (at least to me based on whatever i've seen him in, I can't hear it). give me wanda sykes and how much she puts her own personality into phee.
49 notes
·
View notes
The Mosley Review: Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Season 2)
To tell you the truth, I wasn't looking forward to watching this. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the first season and the journey of Clone Force 99 and how they stayed together despite the betrayal of the new Empire and one of their own team members. I just felt the series fell into the trap of being a few too many episodes and kind of was loosing the magic that the preceding series, The Clone Wars series, had each week. It followed the same formula of adventure of the week and it would eventually show the reactions of planets as Imperial rule was being implemented. That and the team becoming a family and how they survived together was the core of the show and for the most part it was good. By the end, I ended up enjoying it. Now comes this new season and its more of the same, but the tone has shifted into something more bleak and the rapidly growing shadow of the Empire grows as the team tries to make a living in this new era. I actually waited for all 16 episodes to be finished and binged them and it was much better that way for me. There were some really fun episode arcs that were there to entertain and the really heavy ones were evenly distributed this season. I truly enjoyed that we got to see how the lives of the clones became expendable and how they were treated as equipment instead of like human beings by the Empire. The parallels between how the clone rights and benefits are being fought for to the horror stories about the Department of Veteran's Affairs in our world was eerie and sad. The amount of character depth in this show has truly evolved past the fact that it is meant for kids and carries on the deeper themes of life after war, entry into civilian life and so much more. I was shocked by how much I loved this season.
Dee Bradley Baker continues do the heavy lifting of amazing acting and storytelling as Clone Force 99 and many more clones that cameo along the way. As Hunter, you get to see the weight of his decisions come to the forefront. He is trying to be the steadfast leader, but even he is starting to see how the life they're trying to live away from Imperials and doing side jobs, won't last long. As Wrecker, he becomes more of the big brother and less the sometimes comic relief. I liked that he has a small, but relevant emotional journey. As Echo, he shows the level of commitment and love for the cause of defending his brothers and sister against everything. He even tends to be the voice of reason and empathy in many great moments. As Tech, he takes the very logical character to a new and subtle depth emotionally. He may be so data driven and accurately blunt most of the time, but there is a heart behind that datapad and we get to see it towards the last half of the season. He was truly the standout this season. As Crosshair, you get to see his realization that turning on his brothers to serve the Empire was beneficial for a time, but futile. Once he truly sees how his commanding officers treat his clone brethren and eventually himself, you see him truly question that so called loyalty he has toward following orders. His arc was the second best part of the series. Michelle Ang was wonderful once again as Omega and I loved that she leaned into her training and became on par with The Bad Batch. She could handle herself and she was smarter this time around and I loved her chemistry with everyone. She really completes the family dynamic of the team and I loved her connection with Echo and Tech the most. Rhea Perlman was even more despicable and mean as Cid. She truly shows why she is the worst business partner to have in this ever changing world. She was fantastic in her performance and truly was the most untrustworthy character I've ever seen in Star Wars history. Now the award for the creepiest character I have ever experienced in Star Wars, goes to the outstanding Jimmi Simpson as the Imperial Doctor Royce Hemlock. His presence was so shrouded in secrecy and darkness and you truly get see the evil experimentation side of the Empire through his workshop of horrors. He just oozes villainy in his voice and how he carries himself in every scene. I'm half convinced that he's not even human. He is definitely become one of my new favorite villains.
The amazing Kevin Kiner returns to grace us with his magnificent score. It is epic in the best way and very much influenced by the grand maestro John Williams in so many ways. Even listening to it now as I type this review, I can visualize the scenes. The best scored episodes of this season for me are "The Outpost" and the season finale "Plan 99". The range of emotions throughout those stunning episodes were expertly scored by this man. Visually this season was on par with the last season, but had more of an exotic look to it in the first half and a more grey smoky look to it in the second half. The dichotomy between the hopeful outlook and the dark and dreary future was astounding to see in animation. Once again this show has surprised me on how great the storytelling is with a group that I didn't know I would care about this much. It was great to see the turmoil of the clones and the politicians fighting for their rights. I still feel that the show needs to be more focused on the main plot and not deviate so much into the adventure of the week since we're getting close to that point where the Empire takes over everything. This was a great season in the end and I cannot wait to see what happens to the rest of The Bad Batch in the next season and how they recover from the events of the finale. Let me know what you thought of this season or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!
6 notes
·
View notes
New 'Bad Batch' Trailer Teases Action Packed, High Stakes Second Season
New ‘Bad Batch’ Trailer Teases Action Packed, High Stakes Second Season
A peaceful-looking island on an unknown planet, followed immediately by members of the squad of genetically altered clones, the Bad Batch, being chased by large crabs, breaks the ground for a glimpse at what’s to come from the upcoming second season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Set in the aftermath of Order 66, the show follows these group of rogue clones, as they navigate a galaxy under this…
View On WordPress
0 notes
Time For Tea: Introduction
Lavender Haze ( Violet Kingsleigh & Cian Hearts ) has now been merged with Long Live The Queen ( Queenie Hearts & Ace Hearts & Maria Frollo & Helena ) to create a clusterfuck political intrigue series, and several more Wonderland characters have been added to the mix
PS: huge thanks to @cecexwrites @ginevrastilinski-ocs @the-witching-ash for listening to me completely lose my mind and jump all over the place as I figured this out!
The OGs
Ace Hearts [ Curran Walters ] – Long Live The Queen; son of the Queen Of Hearts, Queenie's left hand man & chief enforcer
Cian Hearts [ Gavin Leatherwood ] – Lavender Haze; son of the Queen Of Hearts, invited to the isle because reports say that the child of the Queen of Hearts is running the Isle and they assume it must be her son
Helena [ Tegan Croft ] – Long Live The Queen; daughter of Hades & Persephone, Queenie's right hand man, and other chief enforcer
Maria Frollo [ Elle Fanning ] – Long Live The Queen; daughter of Judge Frollo, grew up locked in his tower and has only recently been freed and brought to Crims, manages Crims
Queenie Hearts [ Madison Davenport ] – Long Live The Queen; daughter of the Queen Of Hearts, unofficial Queen of the Isle, runs her crew with an iron fist and military precision
Violet Kingsleigh [ Meg Donnelly ] – Lavender Haze; daughter of Alice & The Hatter, heir to Wonderland, goes to Auradon because Wonderland suspects Auradon of poisoning the White Queen
The Wonderland Crew
Caoilinn Whittemore [ Florence Pugh ] – daughter of the White Knight & Violet’s personal guard; goes to Auradon with Violet
Arley Whitaker [ Tom Holland ] – son of the White Rabbit & Violet’s personal secretary / manager / wrangler; goes to Auradon with Violet
Chelsey Chester [ Rowan Blanchard ] – daughter of the Cheshire Cat
Tenney Earwick [ Jack Wolfe ] – son of the March Hare
Mallaidh Merrick [ Mary Mouser ] – daughter of the Dormouse
Deirdra Taggart [ Ella Hunt ] – daughter of Tweedle Dee
Deryn Taggart [ Joe Keery ] – son of Tweedle Dee
Duncan Taggart [ Joe Keery ] – son of Tweedle Dum
The Isle Crew
Neasa Kearney [ Kaia Gerber ] – daughter of the Red Queen, runs recruitment & orientation for the crew
Caitria Devlin [ Billie Lourd ] – daughter of the Duchess, crew manager
Keira Knave [ Alba Baptista ] – daughter of the Knave of Hearts, combat trainer
Killian Knave [ Freddy Carter ] – son of the Knave Of Hearts, combat trainer for the crew
Shiloh Reece [ Emilia Jones ] – daughter of the Cook, medic
Bonus – existing ocs who have been added to Time For Tea as part of Queenie's crew
Nettie Tremaine [ Peyton Elizabeth Lee ] – daughter of Anastasia Tremaine, medic
Raisa Rasputin [ Sophia Ann Caruso ] – daughter of Rasputin, barge day coordinator, collector
Rini Bing [ Jenna Ortega ] – daughter of Herman Bing / The Ringmaster, crew manager
Savina Stromboli [ Diana Silvers ] – daughter of Stromboli, collector
Winona Sykes [ Milly Alcock ] – daughter of Bill Sykes, head of inventory
( now need to decide if the existing ocs added to Time For Tea should keep their current titles or become part of Long Live The Queen )
16 notes
·
View notes
"Phee is too old for Tech."
I have seen this repeatedly on Tumblr and Twitter and it's cracking me up. I'm going to burst a few bubbles here and love every moment of it.
Dee Bradley Baker--the voice of Tech, Crosshair, Hunter, Rex, and EVERY other clone who was ever simped over--is 60 years old.
The incomperable Wanda Sykes, who voices Phee, just turned 59.
And just to add to fuel to this hatred-sparked dumpster fire, Noshir Dalal--whom we all love to hate as the silky smooth voice of Vice Admiral Rampart--is out there making 44 look good.
Phee doesn't look 59. Tech sure doesn't look 60. They both look like adults of compatible ages who are nowhere near the ages of the artists who voice them. If you want a reason to not like Phee and Tech together, the weak argument of her being "too old" for him should not be one of them.
130 notes
·
View notes
Key art, trailer, synopsis and episode guide for Star Wars: The Bad Batch below!
Today, Disney+ released the trailer and key art for season 2 of acclaimed Lucasfilm Animation series “Star Wars: The Bad Batch.” When the new season opens, months have passed since the events on Kamino, and the Bad Batch continue their journey navigating the Empire after the fall of the Republic. They will cross paths with friends and foes, both new and familiar, as they take on a variety of thrilling mercenary missions that will take them to unexpected and dangerous new places. “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” season 2 stars Emmy Award® nominee Dee Bradley Baker (“American Dad!”) as the voice of the Bad Batch and Emmy Award® nominee Michelle Ang (“Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462”) as the voice of Omega. Emmy Award® winner Rhea Perlman (“The Mindy Project,” “Cheers”) returns to guest star as Cid, Noshir Dalal ("It's Pony," "The Owl House") returns to guest star as Vice Admiral Rampart and Emmy Award® winner Wanda Sykes (“The Upshaws,” “Black-ish") makes her guest starring debut in the series as Phee Genoa.
“Star Wars: The Bad Batch” is executive produced by Dave Filoni (“The Mandalorian,” “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”), Athena Portillo (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars Rebels”), Brad Rau (“Star Wars Rebels,” “Star Wars Resistance”), Jennifer Corbett (“Star Wars Resistance,” “NCIS”) and Carrie Beck (“The Mandalorian,” “Star Wars Rebels”) with Josh Rimes (“Star Wars Resistance,” "Star Wars: Visions") and Alex Spotswood (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars Rebels”) as producers. Rau is also serving as supervising director with Corbett as head writer and Matt Michnovetz as story editor.
“Star Wars: The Bad Batch” streams exclusively on Disney+ beginning January 4, 2023, with the first two episodes.
List of episodes and airdates:
Jan. 4 — Episode 201 “Spoils of War” & Episode 202 “Ruins of War”
Jan. 11 — Episode 203 “The Solitary Clone”
Jan. 18 — Episode 204 “Faster”
Jan. 25 — Episode 205 “Entombed”
Feb. 1 — Episode 206 “Tribe”
Feb. 8 — Episode 207 “The Clone Conspiracy” & Episode 208 “Truth and Consequences”
Feb. 15 — Episode 209 “The Crossing”
Feb. 22 — Episode 210 “Retrieval”
March 1 — Episode 211 “Metamorphosis”
March 8 — Episode 212 “The Outpost”
March 15 — Episode 213 “Pabu”
March 22 — Episode 214 “Tipping Point”
March 29 — Episode 215 “The Summit” & Episode 216 “Plan 99”
46 notes
·
View notes
Disney+ Sets Premiere Date For Star Wars The Bad Batch Season 2 To Kickoff Disney’s 100 Years Of Wonder Celebration.
Disney has released a brand new trailer for the second season of the Star Wars animated series, “The Bad Batch”, which is coming to Disney+ with a double episode premiere on January 4th, 2023 this to kickoff Disney’s 100 Years Of Wonder Celebration.
The season starts months since the events on Kamino, and the Bad Batch continue their journey navigating the Empire after the fall of the Republic. They will cross paths with friends and foes, both new and familiar, as they take on a variety of thrilling mercenary missions that will take them to unexpected and dangerous new places.
“Star Wars: The Bad Batch” season 2 stars Emmy Award nominee Dee Bradley Baker (“American Dad!”) as the voice of the Bad Batch and Emmy Award® nominee Michelle Ang (“Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462”) as the voice of Omega. Emmy Award® winner Rhea Perlman (“The Mindy Project,” “Cheers”) returns to guest star as Cid, Noshir Dalal (“It’s Pony,” “The Owl House”) returns to guest star as Vice Admiral Rampart and Emmy Award® winner Wanda Sykes (“The Upshaws,” “Black-ish”) makes her guest starring debut in the series as as Phee Genoa.
“Star Wars: The Bad Batch” is executive produced by Dave Filoni (“The Mandalorian,” “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”), Athena Portillo (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars Rebels”), Brad Rau (“Star Wars Rebels,” “Star Wars Resistance”), Jennifer Corbett (“Star Wars Resistance,” “NCIS”) and Carrie Beck (“The Mandalorian,” “Star Wars Rebels”) with Josh Rimes (“Star Wars Resistance,” “Star Wars: Visions”) and Alex Spotswood (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars Rebels”) as producers. Rau is also serving as supervising director with Corbett as head writer and Matt Michnovetz as story editor.
Season 2 consists of 16 episodes and Disney has provided the airdates:
Jan. 4 — Episode 201 “Spoils of War” & Episode 202 “Ruins of War”
Jan. 11 — Episode 203 “The Solitary Clone”
Jan. 18 — Episode 204 “Faster”
Jan. 25 — Episode 205 “Entombed”
Feb. 1 — Episode 206 “Tribe”
Feb. 8 — Episode 207 “The Clone Conspiracy” & Episode 208 “Truth and Consequences”
Feb. 15 — Episode 209 “The Crossing”
Feb. 22 — Episode 210 “Retrieval”
March 1 — Episode 211 “Metamorphosis”
March 8 — Episode 212 “The Outpost”
March 15 — Episode 213 “Pabu”
March 22 — Episode 214 “Tipping Point”M
March 29 — Episode 215 “The Summit” & Episode 216 “Plan 99”
40 notes
·
View notes
Representation that will be in the first season of The Sandman
I’ve seen two very drastically different arguments about the representation in the first season of The Sandman Netflix series. The first argument is the tired “Get Woke, go broke.” and otherwise complaining that the casting is “too woke.”
The other complaint is actually concern that there isn’t enough representation in The Sandman.
So here’s a list of the representation in the first season of The Sandman that I know of thus far...
LGBTQ representation in the first season of The Sandman:
The Corinthian - Gay
Lucifer - Genderfluid, Panasexual (played by a woman)
Mazikeen - female presenting Panasexual (Lucifer’s lover)
Desire - Nonbinary, Panasexual (played by a nonbinary actor)
Alexander Burgess - Gay (Or bisexual)
Paul - Gay (Alexander Burgess’s lover)
Johanna Constantine - Bisexual
Rachel - Lesbian (or bisexual) (Joanna’s former lover)
Judy - Lesbian
Donna - (might just be name dropped this season but will turn up later) Lesbian (Judy’s exgirlfriend)
Hal Carter - Gender nonconforming, Gay
Lucienne - Possibly asexual (never confirmed)
Cain - Possibly asexual (never confirmed)
Abel - Very likely asexual (and raising a baby Gargoyle like he’s is child).
Morpheus - very likely what we’d today call demi-sexual / Pan Romantic (The terms didn’t exist yet when The Sandman was written.)
And this is just what I know to be in the first season. There’s a lot more to come.
_____________________________
Racial diversity:
Lucienne - Black (and now a woman)
Death - Black
Ruthven Sykes - Black
Unity Kinkaid - Black
Rose Walker - Black
Hector Hall - Black
Cain - South Asian
Abel - South Asian
_________________________
Disability / neurodivergent representation:
Lucienne - Needs glasses
Cain - Usually wears glasses, impulse control issues, and some form of OCD though probably not the best representation considering...
Abel - Has a stutter John Dee - Mentally ill
Alexander Burgess - Though the comic never specifies what’s wrong with him, you will notice as he ages his ability to walk diminishes as does his eyesight. I suspect MS.
Morpheus - I have already seen very good arguments suggesting that he’s autistic coded but I don’t really think that was intended.
29 notes
·
View notes
Snowpiercer characters and the Cbeebies shows I associate with them (no I'm not okay thanks for asking) in no particular order
Melanie - Grace's Amazing Machines (but also, Pablo)
Ben - Mr Tumble
Javi - Octonauts
Alex - Swashbuckle
Jinju - Andy's Aquatic Adventure (or any of Andy's adventures actually, including the dinosaur one)
Ruth - The Furchester Hotel
Layton - Let's Go For A Walk
Zarah - Sarah and Duck
Pike - In the Night Garden
Roche - Bedtime Story (he'd be so cute reading it OK)
Till - Bluey
Audrey - Yakka Dee
Oz - Nick Cope's Popcast
Wilford - Chuggington
Kevin - GO jetters
Sykes - How is it made?
Lights - Bitz and Bob
Jupiter - Waffle the wonderdog
Winnie - Tiny Wonders
Miles - Bing
Boki - Love Monster
2 notes
·
View notes
Best New Drum & Bass: April by Beatport
- DATA CREATED: 05/04/2023
- QUALITY: MP3/320 kbps
- GENRE: Drum & Bass
Tracklist
Level 2 - Bali Hai
Hyroglifics - Albany Road
Magenta - Bad Girl
Able - $$$CHAT$$$
Slwdwn - Revenant
Thematic - It Began
Zombie Cats, Waeys - Left Nothing
Sweetie Irie, Voltage - Natty Love - Serum VIP
TUDOR, IMANU - Haunt My Mind - Machinedrum Remix
Headroom - Xplain
Paul T, MC Fava, Oberon - Heading Home
DJ Hybrid - Takeover - 2023 Mix
Keeno, Vio.let - Frenzy
Skepsis, Haribo - Mosh Pit (feat. Haribo)
Toddlah, Georgie Riot - Jump
Benny Page, Devilman - Loud
Reknek - Conspiracy Theory
Comma Dee, Jamezy - Do Not Disturb
Harley D - Monsters
DJ Die, Addison Groove - Morro Dub - Watch The Ride Remix
Tryst Temps - Forgo
Deekline, Benny V, Entice MC - Higher
Zara Kershaw, Sustance, Pola & Bryson, Duskee - Sweet Relief
Psychlo - Stop Me
Sykes - Da Licence
Download FileCat
Read the full article
0 notes
Best New Drum & Bass: April by Beatport
- DATA CREATED: 05/04/2023
- QUALITY: MP3/320 kbps
- GENRE: Drum & Bass
Tracklist
Level 2 - Bali Hai
Hyroglifics - Albany Road
Magenta - Bad Girl
Able - $$$CHAT$$$
Slwdwn - Revenant
Thematic - It Began
Zombie Cats, Waeys - Left Nothing
Sweetie Irie, Voltage - Natty Love - Serum VIP
TUDOR, IMANU - Haunt My Mind - Machinedrum Remix
Headroom - Xplain
Paul T, MC Fava, Oberon - Heading Home
DJ Hybrid - Takeover - 2023 Mix
Keeno, Vio.let - Frenzy
Skepsis, Haribo - Mosh Pit (feat. Haribo)
Toddlah, Georgie Riot - Jump
Benny Page, Devilman - Loud
Reknek - Conspiracy Theory
Comma Dee, Jamezy - Do Not Disturb
Harley D - Monsters
DJ Die, Addison Groove - Morro Dub - Watch The Ride Remix
Tryst Temps - Forgo
Deekline, Benny V, Entice MC - Higher
Zara Kershaw, Sustance, Pola & Bryson, Duskee - Sweet Relief
Psychlo - Stop Me
Sykes - Da Licence
Download FileCat
Read the full article
0 notes
Could [SPOILER] be a Jedi?
Did this week’s episode of The Bad Batch just hint at another Jedi in Star Wars? “Entombed” is filled with Easter eggs, and sees the titular gang (all played by Dee Bradley Baker) join newcomer pirate Phee Genoa (Wanda Sykes) in a treasure-hunting mission to the Kaldar Trinary system, after a few episodes of disillusionment with their frequent employer, Cid (Rhea Perlman). What they find, though,…
View On WordPress
0 notes
Could [SPOILER] be a Jedi?
Did this week’s episode of The Bad Batch just hint at another Jedi in Star Wars? “Entombed” is filled with Easter eggs, and sees the titular gang (all played by Dee Bradley Baker) join newcomer pirate Phee Genoa (Wanda Sykes) in a treasure-hunting mission to the Kaldar Trinary system, after a few episodes of disillusionment with their frequent employer, Cid (Rhea Perlman). What they find, though,…
View On WordPress
0 notes