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fuckyeahgoodomens · 5 months

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Ooh! A wonderful interview with Rich Keeble who played Mr. Arnold (the one with the Doctor Who Annual :)) in S2! :)❤

Q: In Good Omens 2 you play Mr. Arnold, who runs the music shop on Whickber Street. Were you a fan of Good Omens before joining the cast, and is it challenging to take on such an iconic story which is already loved by a huge fanbase?

A: “There’s always pressure if you’re working on something with an existing fanbase and people might have an idea already as to how you should be approaching something. To be honest I was aware of the show but I hadn’t actually seen it before I was asked to get involved. I knew it was something special though! I remember talking to Tim Downie [Mr. Brown] about how when you tape for certain things you know if something’s a “good one”. Of course by the time I was on set I’d watched Season 1 and read the book.

I had an interesting route into the show actually: I was asked at the last minute to read the stage directions at the tableread on Zoom, and Douglas [Mackinnon] the director called me up to discuss pronunciations of the character names etc. To prepare further I quickly watched the first episode on Prime Video, and I was very quickly drawn into it. A couple of hours later I was on a Zoom call with David [Tennant], Michael [Sheen] (with his bleached hair), Neil [Gaiman], Douglas and the whole team, including Suzanne [Smith] and Glenda [Mariani] in casting. After that readthrough I asked my agent to try and see if she could shoehorn me in and she came back with a tape for Mr. Arnold saying “you play the piano don’t you…?” They wanted me to demonstrate my musical playing ability, so I rented a rehearsal studio room in Brixton for an hour and filmed myself playing piano (and drums just in case), then I did my scenes a couple of different ways and I guess it wasn’t too terrible!”

Q: During episode five you mimed to music written by series composer David Arnold alongside a real string quartet – this must have been very immersive! How did it feel to work with David, and bring the ball to life?

A: “I actually didn’t meet David Arnold sadly, but I did work with Catherine Grimes, the music supervisor who is lovely. David was at the London screening but I missed an opportunity to go and say hello to him which I kicked myself about.

I remember before I was in Scotland there was a bit of uncertainty as to whether I would need to play anything for real or not, so I practised every day playing loads of Bach and other music I thought was era-appropriate just in case they asked me to do anything on the fly. So yes, it was very immersive as you say! They sent me three pieces of music to learn which I practised in my Edinburgh apartment on a portable folding keyboard thing I bought. They introduced me to the string quartet (John, Sarah, Alison and Stephanie) and I tried to hang out with them when I could. On the day we all had earpieces to mime to. I had to mime while listening out for a cue from Nina [Sosanya] from across the room, then deliver my dialogue and carry on playing, which was tricky! The quartet and I helped each other out actually: Douglas would say something like “let’s go from a minute into the second piece of music”, I’d look at the sheet music and whisper “where the hell is that?” and one of the quartet would say “we think that’s bar 90” or something. Here’s a little bit of trivia: the shooting overran and the string quartet couldn’t make the last day, so they found some incredible lookalikes to replace them for the scene when we get lead out of the bookshop through all the demons, although I think they also kept them deliberately off camera.”

Q: What did you think of your music shop when you first saw the set? Did you have a favourite poster or prop?

A: “I thought it was incredible! It could’ve been an actual music shop with all the instruments hanging up with the “Arnold’s” price tags on. The attention to detail was incredible, well IS incredible as I understand it’s all still there. It’s hard to pick a favourite to be honest. I did a little video walkaround on my phone at the time so maybe I’ll post that if I won’t get in trouble. Interestingly the shop interior itself was elsewhere on the set to the shop entrance you see from the street. You walk out of Aziraphale’s shop, over the road, through the door of the music shop and… there’s nothing.”

Q: Mr. Arnold is tempted into the ball by a Doctor Who Annual and is playing the theme in the music shop scene – are you a fan of Doctor Who in real life? And what was it like making those jokes and references in front of the Tenth Doctor David Tennant?

A: “I’ve always dipped in and out of Doctor Who over the years since Sylvestor McCoy, who was doing it when I first became aware of it when I was growing up. Even if you’re not a fan it’s one of those shows you can’t really get away from, so doing that particular scene in front of David was really fun, and of course Douglas had directed Doctor Who as well. Apart from the amusing situation of two supposed Doctor Who fans talking about Doctor Who without realising they’re in the company of a Doctor Who, I also seem to remember Michael being the one to suggest that he would deliver his “due to problems at the BBC” line directly to David.

Oh, and I think it was actually my idea to grab the annual off the harpsichord before joining the queue behind Crowley at the end of the ballroom scene (which we’d shot weeks earlier at this point). When we were blocking it out and rehearsing I knew I had to leave my position and get to the front for my “surrender the angle” line, and then later it just felt like I wouldn’t leave without the annual so I ran back through everyone to grab it. Nobody seemed to have a problem with me doing that so I just carried on doing it when we shot it! I do remember it being a fun set with Douglas and the team being very open to suggestions.”

Q: How did you balance filming both Good Omens and BBC Ghosts at the same time?

A: “Luckily both shows were a joy to work on, and everyone seems to know about both of them. We were shooting them in early 2022 and I also had a little part in an ITV drama called ‘Stonehouse’, starring Matthew Macfadyen. I usually never know when I’m working next so to have three great TV jobs at once was very unusual. There was all this date juggling and I actually almost had to turn down Ghosts due to clashes. Luckily both shows had to move some dates so it worked out. But yes, I spent two weeks up in Scotland shooting all that Good Omens ballroom stuff, then I came back down to London to do Ghosts, knowing I’d be back up to shoot my scenes in the music shop in a couple of weeks. Now, when I found out who was playing my wife in Ghosts I couldn’t believe it: Caroline Sheen – Michael Sheen’s cousin! She was amazing and that was another great set in general. I say “set”, but it’s all filmed in that house which surprised me. I’d worked with Kiell [Smith-Bynoe] and Jim [Howick] before, and Charlotte [Ritchie] was in the Good Omens radio play a few years ago and a big fan of the book. Charlotte’s very musical of course and we got talking about my folding keyboard I had for practising my Good Omens stuff, and she ended up setting it up in the house for us to have a play on!

Now, when we’d shot all our internal scenes there was this big storm forecast, and our external scenes were scheduled for the day of the storm, so that had to be moved into the next week. It meant I ended up shooting those scenes outside the house, then going straight back up to Scotland to shoot the Good Omens music shop scene the next day! When I mentioned to Michael I’d just worked with Caroline he said “ooh she’s in Ghosts is she!” and revealed that she’d texted him about me which was rather surreal. Then later after the Ghosts wrap party Kiell gave me a part in his Channel 4 Blap, so at the time I felt like I was killing it career wise, but the industry quietened a bit after that and my workload eased off over the year so I was in my overdraft by November.”

Q: What are your plans for the future – can we expect to see you in something else soon?

A: “This year, after a bit of a quiet start, I was very fortunate to work on a Disney+ show called Rivals which stars… David Tennant! I think I’m allowed to say my character is called Brian, and I shot five episodes so that was another really amazing job, and great to work with David again (I told him he must be my good luck charm, although I hope he’s not sick of me). That should be out at some point in late 2024. Other than that I’ve filmed a few other bits I presume will be out next year, one of which is called Truelove on Channel 4 which actually looks really good. That starts early January. Of course now Season 3 of Good Omens has been greenlit, I would love Neil and the gang to have me back on that… but I can only keep my fingers crossed!”

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ineffably-human · 7 months

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I'm honestly pissed at the reviewers who were claiming this season is all fanservice with not enough action or whatever the hell it is they said.

Good Omens s2 was fanservice, it was huge fun but 90% of it was everyone spinning their wheels while learning maybe one or two pieces of new information. Everyone is largely the same, flaws and all, and until that ending happens it's mostly meant to make us enjoy watching our OTP and have comforting feels about them.

This season of Our Flag is about Ed and Stede (and, I'd argue, Izzy) deciding the kind of people they want to be. That's happened since minute one and every episode has moved that forward. We see that in their fantasies, in their hallucinations, in who they are separately and together, in every single person they meet.

It's not a coincidence that Ricky is a noble fascinated by pirates until his playing around gets him hurt, and then his reaction is to burn it all down. (Unlike Stede, who thinks he's lost the man he loves and his immediate reaction is to forgive his crew and get them to safety before he even thinks about mourning.)

Or that Ned Lowe is mannered and loves music but is a sadistic snob who thinks everyone is disposable, and that's who Stede kills in cold blood.

It's not a coincidence that Zheng is a brilliant pirate with a broader vision but a people-focused kind of leadership, who is actively trying to build a force that ends pirating by giving everyone pay and security just when Ed is thinking about retirement again.

Even the way some of the crew find their bliss and leave or start considering it, the way they operate as individuals but also as a sort of unified force demonstrating community and safety and open easy queerness and how they're all transformed by it (sometimes literally). The contrasting images of piracy as encroaching death and perfect freedom.

It all hangs together so well, it's so smart and has such clear things to say. To call that 'fanservice' is such an insult to it. To deliver more of what made the show gather a fanbase by understanding its own arc and message is just good, strong writing. Because writing that understands the audience it built doesn't feel mindless. It feels like a thesis.

#fandom: ofmd #ofmd #ofmd spoilers #i am a meta gremlin

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thetruthwilloutsworld · 6 months

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If anyone knows a thing or two about sex scenes, it’s Sam Heughan. Over the past decade, the 43-year-old Scottish star of Outlander, the cult-hit historical drama, has filmed hours of notoriously raunchy footage in his role as Jamie Fraser, the dashing 18th-century Highland rebel, with his wife, Claire – a time-traveller from the 20th century, played by Caitríona Balfe.

Yet two years ago, Heughan, as one of the executive producers (with Balfe), introduced an intimacy co-ordinator to choreograph such scenes, which had been criticised by many as excessively violent.

“The industry’s completely changed since Outlander started,” Heughan says, sitting in a Soho bar on a visit to London from his home outside Glasgow. “Not just our show but also shows like Game of Thrones were very graphic, with no room for the imagination, in a way that’s quite jarring now. As young, keen actors, we were just expected to get naked and go at it. Caitríona and I formed a bond and trusted each other, but there were times when we were pushed too far.” He was especially troubled by a scene involving full-frontal nudity in season one, when Jamie was tortured and raped by his rival, Black Jack Randall (Tobias Menzies). “That really didn’t sit well.”

Everything changed following the MeToo scandal, leading Heughan to employ Vanessa Coffey to choreograph the sex scenes. “So now everyone knows what the boundaries are, like in a football or rugby match. It’s been so helpful and freeing, and it was because I didn’t want younger actors to go through what we’d gone through. Now, the scenes are sexually charged, but not gratuitous.”

Despite his heartthrob status, Heughan – who’s 6ft 2in, with the strapping physique his role necessitates – is modest and thoughtful company. He also had Coffey enlisted to co-ordinate his latest project, Channel 4’s erotic thriller The Couple Next Door, filmed during the short break between Outlander’s seasons nine and 10, in which he plays Danny, a policeman living in a Leeds suburb in an open marriage with Becka (Jessica De Gouw).

“We didn’t want to make a salacious or seedy show about swingers,” Heughan says. “It’s about the psychology behind it – what is it to be in an open relationship where two characters love each other so much that they can invite people into that relationship? I think it’s possibly the greatest form of romance to allow your partner this, if it’s the itch they need to scratch. My character struggles with it.

The couple’s (initially) strait-laced neighbours are played by Alfred Enoch and Eleanor Tomlinson, who in 2019 finished five seasons as Demelza in Poldark. With Outlander about to start filming its final season, she and Heughan compared notes on moving on from a huge, long-running costume drama.

“It’s emotional. For me, the prospect’s hugely bittersweet. It feels like getting out of an institution. Outlander’s like a family, it literally defines who I am.” After all, Heughan has created an empire of Outlander spin-offs, including books, television travelogues and his spirits brand, The Sassenach – named after Jamie’s nickname for the English Claire – not to mention his charity, My Peak Challenge, which has raised nearly £5 million to fund a variety of causes, including hunger relief and blood-cancer research. “I’m ready for new challenges, but also nervous about what it’s like in the real world,” he says.

Still, he felt now was the right time to wrap. “Outlander could have finished after the ninth season, but, personally, I felt we hadn’t quite got there. So now we have the problem of pushing the writers to do something that’s hopefully satisfying for the audience, but also exciting.” So Heughan doesn’t yet know how Outlander ends? “No idea, and it’s really tough because Diana [Gabaldon, the author on whose novels the series is based] has written so many books.”

The show has a vast international fanbase; VisitScotland has cited a 67 per cent rise in visits to the show’s locations, such as Culloden and Inverness. “I do feel like I’m an unofficial ambassador for Scotland, and sometimes I don’t think the show is given enough credit for what it’s done for Scottish tourism,” Heughan says. “I think the numbers are even bigger than they say, because reams of Americans are just making their own itineraries. Doune Castle’s numbers are up 800 per cent, it’s been completely renovated as a result.”

The show has also transformed the local film industry. “For 10 years, we’ve been employing people at over 200 Scottish locations, we’ve started an intern scheme, we’ve built a studio with five sound stages where there was nothing before. So it’s going to leave a legacy.”

The son of an artist single mother (his father walked out when he was a baby), Heughan spent his early childhood in the Borders, his teens in Edinburgh, before studying at Glasgow’s Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where his mentor was third-year student James McAvoy.

Having worked in London and Los Angeles, Heughan fell back in love with Scotland when he was cast in Outlander. Initially against independence, filming the first season in the run-up to the 2016 referendum transformed him into a vocal advocate. “Scottish politics right now is a bit of a mess, which is a shame, but maybe they’ll find a new rallying cry. We’re a great wee country with amazing resources, most of which are controlled by the British. Similar small European countries have great identities.”

Initially, Heughan is hesitant to discuss the issue, aware taking either side will provoke a social-media backlash, but then he decides: “Why can’t actors have opinions? The problem is you have to come down on one side, there is no room for debate. Everything has become so aggressive and then social-media algorithms mean you only get to see one side of the argument.”

He had his fingers burnt when last month he signed an open letter from Artists for Palestine UK, alongside the likes of Tilda Swinton and Steve Coogan, which accused the Government of “aiding and abetting” Israeli war crimes, but failed to condemn Hamas’s terrorism. The following day, Heughan rescinded, saying he hadn’t “fully understood” what he was signing.

“I was maybe naively calling for peace, which is what we all want, but, unfortunately, that situation is so complex, I can’t understand it all,” he says now. “As an actor, you have a platform, but if you put your thoughts out there, you upset people, but you’re also damned if you don’t say anything.”

Heughan’s taking time to navigate a potential post-Outlander career path. “I’m a workaholic, but I have to be discerning. Whatever I do next, I have to feel really passionate about.” Possible plans include directing and exploring a different side to Scotland than misty heather and bagpipes. “I think that underbelly you see in [Ian Rankin’s] Rebus and Irvine Welsh is very interesting, there are still pockets that are very hard and gritty.”

Back in 2005, he auditioned for James Bond in Casino Royale – the role that eventually went to Daniel Craig. Now, there’s a new vacancy. “I’ll throw my hat in the ring,” he says, grinning. “I’d be a brilliant Bond, I’m good at action and I’d bring a lot of emotional intelligence.”

There might even be space for a personal life. Heughan’s mystified by “facts” he reads about his private life online. “There’s so much nonsense that’s completely false – apparently, I have a daughter. News to me!” he says, flushing. The truth, he says, is that Outlander leaves no time for relationships.

“It’s insane hours and takes over everything. Caitríona’s carved out a beautiful family for herself that she protects very well, but I’ve seen how hard it is for her to do that. I want a cat, but I’m too scared even for that, how would I look after it? One day, maybe,” Heughan says, dreamily.

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blue-thief · 2 months

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i still vividly remember that THIS was the moment i fell in love with isagi as character

i will never not be insane about how brilliantly isagi's character was written. i've never been the type of person to like the protagonist (in animanga at least), and when i DO like the protagonist, it's usually bc there's a lot of distance put between them and the audience. the characters i and many people are drawn to usually attract a large fanbase bc the mystery surrounding their true thoughts and intentions add to their intrigue.

meanwhile, there are people who ARE usually drawn to shounen protagonists are used to the nice sunshine boi and/or guy who brute forces his way through their power levels, obstacles, and character development by never giving up!!! archetype.

in isagi's case, he's able to create so much intrigue BECAUSE the audience understands his thought processes so intimately, and he plays around with the traditional shounen protagonist archetypes in an interesting and inventive way. when it comes to isagi's character development and problem solving, blue lock is the perfect example of the classic writing advice "show don't tell". other series (shounen and sports shounen especially) have their protagonists overcome obstacles through sheer willpower alone, but blue lock goes the extra mile with isagi. the narrative goes into painful detail to show how isagi identifies problems, deconstructs them, solves them, and finally executes his plan. it's always such a huge dopamine rush to see him this way during games.

other series also love their geniuses, and it's no exaggeration to say that it's hard to write geniuses. the solution is to usually leave said geniuses' full internality a mystery to the audience which is a completely valid and smart move on the writer's part. however, part of what blows me away with isagi is the fact that he is a genius whose mind is put on full display for the viewer. he's an attainable genius. not only does he empower the audience through platitudes about never giving up, he takes them on a journey to show how not giving up is possible.

#this isn't supposed to be any sort of formal analysis i just wanted to yap #god i love him and his mind so fucking much #blue lock #bllk #isagi yoichi #yoichi isagi #bllk isagi #isagi #bllk isagi yoichi #bllk yoichi isagi

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mindshelter · 2 years

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speaking as someone who wasn't part of the DC fanbase in the 2000s by virtue of being a small child, can you. fucking imagine. what it was like to be a fan of tim and kon back then. nothing huge, they'd be cute together now that they've grown out of their past antagonism and are now the best! of friends! who support each other -- tim assures kon of his own humanity, refers to kon as family. kon, in turn, helps tim shoulder the grief of losing jack and is notably territorial over tim's status as robin. aw, that's sweet--

and then kon fucking dies, as one does. crosses the wrong rainbow bridge. body's going cold by the time tim reaches him. they were his colours.

and then, for the next few years, you're periodically hit with the most deranged content possible. what happens next far, far exceeds whatever inhinged nonsense DC's own timkon fans could have come up with. tim is pretending to be coping well, and a full year later, he is in fact coping so well that he's trying clone or ressurrect kon through any means possible. this brings him (and the titans) in direct opposition against the brotherhood of evil, whose leadership consists of, wait for it, a gay gorilla and his gay lover, a gay brain in a jar. their gay evil goal is to give the brain in a jar a new body so they can live happily ever after. tim is quietly devastated when their attempt at cloning Brain said new body fails. their final appearance in that issue has the Brain quote nietzsche: "there is always some madness in love. but there is also always some reason in madness."

seven (7) pages later, tim's ninety-fifth attempt at remaking kon fails. he starts destroying his lab equipment in a fit of rage. cassie exclaims that even if tim did succeed, it wouldn't really be conner, to which tim says, he'd be close enough. we could make him close enough.

hey tim what the fuck is wrong with you (don't answer that)

absolutely nobody at all, zero people:

DC: this disembodied brain and his boyfriend, a french gorilla named monsieur mallah, mirrors tim's struggle to live without his beloved friend and show tim the futility of trying to bring him back to life

it. it just keeps. just keeps going. no time to catch your breath. my best friend died. i couldn't accept it, tim says melodramatically, a single manly tear rolling down his cheek. i couldn't lose you too. i know it wouldn't have been you, conner, but it would have been something.

and it keeps going. bleeding out. will i see conner? hope so, tim thinks, because his priorities are in order. the rooftop hug. why so happy? let me guess. sale on leather?

if you need me, just yell. i'll hear you. i know you will, conner. and thanks. for what? for believing in me.

elsewhere, a sentient plant makes kon hallucinate his greatest fears and they are, get this,

1. tim not liking him (agh!)

2. tim hating him (agh!)

3. tim dying (agh!)

we haven't even reached you'll always be my robin. you'll always be my clone boy. that's the gratuitous, almost vestigial cherry in top at this point.

... like. imagine being a DC fan pre-infinite crisis and thinking robin and superboy were pretty cute, and had great chemistry, not expecting anything too crazy. and then spending the next five to six years getting repeatedly kicked in the face. i just know those livejournal forums were popping back when adventure comics #3 (2009) dropped

#I dont think enough people know that timkon was compared in canon to a villanous gay couple #that's a real thing that happened how did they come up with this shit #got slightly overshadowed by the lab tantrum in the same issue lmao #dc #timkon #for all the weirdo behaviour both of them lapse into around each other they are delightfully healthy when things are going well lol #this isnt even all of it. Not even Close #comic blogging

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fictionally-attached · 3 months

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It is now becoming more and more clear to me as to why the creators of Avatar the last airbender walked away from the live adaptation.

Toning down Sokka's sexism

Sokka being sexist is as important as Katara fighting against sexism. They are BOTH products of their culture. The makers of the Netflix adaptation forget Sokka was the only boy left to protect his village. He believed it was his duty to protect the weak. When he came across warriors that were women, he felt they knew nothing. Only to be humbled, he’d apologize, and accept he was wrong. He even fell in love with one of them (Suki). Sokka’s sexism came not just from his own trauma and trying to fill his father’s shoes, but also the fact that Water Tribe culture is very strict re: gender roles. This showed that although the Fire Nation were the bad guys each nation still had its own flaws and issues. Plus, by showing a likeable main character overcoming their prejudices, it does a better job teaching people to not be prejudiced than by just having the villains be prejudiced. This plot point is a HUGE focus on Sokka's initial development. He is not just some goofy side kick non bender. He learned that his views were flawed and GREW from it. This issue is still relevant to today and not just back in the early 2000s.

2. “We had to make it a serialized Netflix drama, which meant it couldn’t just be for kids. It had to also appeal to the people who are big fans of Game of Thrones.”

I'm fed up with the common misconception that making something appealing to adults necessitates it being dark and gritty. It's an oversimplified assumption that overlooks the nuanced maturity already present in the story. This series masterfully incorporated mature themes that resonated with audiences of all ages. From the genocide of the Air Nation to instances of child abuse endured by characters like Zuko, and the exploration of sexism within the Northern Water Tribe, ATLA didn't shy away from addressing complex issues. It also delved into cultural erasure, the horrors of war, the pitfalls of autocratic governance, and the struggles of characters dealing with PTSD, depression, and mental illness. These elements added depth and resonance to the narrative. Pushing for further grimness to cater to a different fanbase would undermine the series' existing richness and maturity.

3. “We decided to make Aang’s narrative drive a little clearer. In the first season of the animated series, he’s kind of going from place to place looking for adventures. He even says, ‘First, we’ve got to go and ride the elephant koi.’ It’s a little looser as befits a cartoon. We needed to make sure that he had that drive from the start. […] We essentially give him this vision of what’s going to happen and he says, ‘I have to get to the Northern Water Tribe to stop this from happening.’ That gives him much more narrative compulsion going forward.”

Giving Aang this drive right from the start completely changeshis character. A significant aspect of his development in the first season involves transitioning from someone who simply longed for a carefree childhood to one destined to fulfill the role of the Avatar. Remember, he's just 12 years old. Aang's sense of being overwhelmed by the weight of his Avatar duties is precisely why he fled and ultimately became trapped in ice. He wasn't eager to embrace his Avatar status, and that reluctance doesn't vanish overnight. He's a child burdened with the unimaginable responsibility of saving the world and stopping an entire nation. That essence of childhood doesn't evaporate with acceptance of his fate; it remained a fundamental aspect of his character arc across all three seasons. Maintaining his childlike innocence while navigating such weighty responsibilities is central to Aang's appeal and adds depth to his character. Moreover, the numerous detours the "gaang" takes contribute significantly to world-building, a vital element that imbued the original series with its charm. Will the remake ignore all of this???

In today's media landscape, there's a growing tendency to portray main characters as almost too flawless. While it's important to have protagonists that viewers can connect with and support, that doesn't mean they should be devoid of any imperfections. Flaws are what lend characters their humanity and depth, providing them with the opportunity to evolve and improve as the narrative unfolds. When a character begins the story with flawless beliefs and actions, it leaves little room for growth, resulting in a stagnant character arc.

I'm really concerned about how Zuko's and Azula's character development will be handled in the remake. They're both quite flawed characters, especially Azula. She was portrayed as being evil, yet also struggling with mental health issues. It's important to recognize that both aspects can coexist, and one doesn't excuse the other. This complexity was depicted well in the show's final season. I hope they won't simplify or remove these traits in the remake.

And what's next? Will they remove the beloved cabbage man too?

#atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar #the gaang #aang #atla sokka #atla aang #atla rant #atla zuko #zuko #katara #atla katara #toph beifong #ATLA

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ladypeonies · 26 days

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This is a huge accomplishment.

In the entertainment industry, it’s about Acting-Business and I don’t pay that much attention to the business side of it (brand deals, ads, etc.) even if I find it interesting. But this is a huge accomplishment. It was clearly coming when they flew him for Piaget 150th anniversary and all the posts they made about him.

European brands are usually more cautious than their American counterparts for instance when choosing global ambassadors so this is a bold choice, in my opinion. Bold because Apo has fans globally but isn’t globally known yet, do you get my meaning? And it also shows their trust in Apo. Ella Richards, Lee Junho are safe choices.

Apo is the choice coming from the heart, they saw his personality, his uniqueness, he looks like himself and nobody else, he follows the trends that suits him and this is basically what Piaget represents as well.

This kind of deal doesn’t happen without the brand studying and following closely the celebrity. They noticed how he conducted himself, the fact that he was scandals free, etc. And of course, because it’s about business, they paid attention to his fanbase and their support.

That’s why you shouldn’t pay attention to haters, they don’t matter, brands don’t care about them. They can say whatever they want, brands look at the reputation, the love, unconditional support a celebrity has. They know Apo’s fans would show up for him, will hype and trend everything he does. They also trust the fact that their association with him will make him bigger than he already is. The news will be in entertainment, and business platforms and people would wonder who the heck is this talented, charming, beautiful man from Thailand.

You bet I’m proud. Also. I don’t forget that this man with a darker skin from Thailand has just been named the global ambassador for one of the most luxurious and famous brands in the world. And I hope he is an inspiration for every single dark-skinned young girl and boy in Thailand not to change themselves to fit in the industry but to know they can thrive as well because they’re damn beautiful.

"“Its an honour to have Apo be a part of this new creative dynamism…,he has this trailblazing attitude that inspires everyone around him & creates new light. One that never fades” Piaget Global director of communications and image.

#apo nattawin wattanagitiphat #apo nattawin #apo&piaget

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silverbriseis · 12 days

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Kyman YouTuber x Twitch streamer au where they are both popular creators on their both respective platforms yet literally both them and their fans hate each other with a extreme burning passion

Cartman was already like canonically a YouTuber(the cartmanbrah thing) but I do think he'd fit better as a twitch streamer, anyways he would definitely be like a ishowspeed type of streamer, where he's so controversial it leads to infamy to actual fame, for every hater he has, he has 3 more fans that find him incredibly hilarious. He'd definitely be aware of his notoriety and try profitting off of it, although he'd probably slow down over time because he doesn't want any of the sponsors to drop him LMAO.

Now over to Kyle, I think he'd have like the total opposite of Cartmans career, where Cartman blew up incredibly fast because of his persona, Kyle would have started earlier and overtime rose to popularity,at first he'd definitely be one of those "hidden gems" type of youtubers, where he has a small but dedicated fanbase that enjoy the variety of his content. I think he'd have like many types of videos(video essays and raising awareness for other important topics) at first, his videos are quite awkward and janky but overtime you can see him improve him as his mic quality gets better and his videos get more detailed, he'd be known for a few very popular call-out videos he made for other creators, his fans would love him because of of his sincerity and how he isn't afraid to call out other people on their bs, and whereas Cartman is loud and brash, Kyle is very polite and civil(even in his call-out videos) and he very rarely gets mad or rages out loud in his videos(well until cartman shows up in his videos LMAO)

I think they'd both blow up at the same time and get extreme amounts of attention, Cartman because of his streaming and his very horrid remarks and Kyle because of a very well-researched 3 HOURS long video essay where the topic/title is basically "How content creators breed toxicity in their community and others" with a HUGE png of cartman slapped onto the thumbnail. (Most of the segments are basically about Cartman with passing mentions of other creators) Anyways his fans would notice a big difference in his behavior in this new video because of how frustrated he is LMAO and how much he uses subjective language, "HES A RUDE, MANIPULATIVE SOCIOPATHIC ANTISEMITIC ASSHOLE WHO HAS NO REGARD FOR ANYONE ELSE AND HIS FANS AND SHOULD BE BANNED FROM THE PLATFORM" he'd def gain new fans from this but I think cartmans fans would find the video and start clowning/spam the comment section and Kyles new and old fans would defend him and now both of their fambases are basically waging war on each other

(Also even before the essay or when they both gained fame, Cartman would tweet about how much Kyles videos/channel suck ON HIS MAIN ACCOUNT like "Wow Kyle looks extra bitchy in this video, Is he on his period?/ Kyle uses so much of his jew brain in this video yet his conclusion here is much so dumb like multiverses are____"

Anyways Cartman would sooo definitely tease the shit of Kyle after that video, he'd be like "Kahl, obviously, I'm your reason for fame you shouldn't treat me so- AW SHIT, KIYAL THAT FUCKINH HURTS" and Kyle "Your fatass deserves it"

Also they would narrowly avoid being cancelled because of their behavior towards each other, Cartman for his (implied) antisemitism calling Kyle a jew many times as an insult and Kyle for his (very direct) fatphobia towards Cartman lmao fortunately when anyone tries to cancel the two of them, both of their fanbases put aside their differences and defend them from everything.

Just wait until the yaoi fangirls(us) find them and kickstart a new saga LMAOO

#despite being so different i like to think they'd gain fans for the same trait #their sincerity and honesty AAA i love when kyman are more similar than they think #kyman #sp kyman #south park kyman #south park #kymannies please interact #kyle broflovski #eric cartman #kyman fanfiction

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i NEED to be his obnoxious significant other who is obsessed with him and thinks he can do no wrong and is always just at recording sessions and shows for some reason because he gets mad when they tell me to leave and threatens to walk out so they just have to let me stay and im like always getting into fights with people on his behalf and i am always inhis ear like you are better than all of these people they arent shit you have to quit you can do this on your own and im a major factor in the groups dissolution but more importantly we are obnoxious with each other and continque to be really obnoxiously in love after buffalo springfield breaks up and are still together when he joins crosby stills and nash and everybody who remebers our bullshit is bracing themselves for more of the same but actually the sudden fame and the huge devoted adoring female fanbase and all that shit is too much for me and i finally start deploying my toxic behaviors on him because im afraid of abandonment and he leaves after like incident number 7 of me accusing him of cheating on me and threatening to kill myself and my life is in shambles but for some reason i continue even tho im like living with my parents and a shell of my former self and we dont really talk except about practical things like hey come get your box of shit from my attic etc but occasionally i see him like in a resteraunt or something in the LA area and it ruins my whole week

#what do i even tag this as #cw suicide mention #happy valentines

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Anonymous Asks: "Can we have an AU where the SDJ boys and Bo are sex workers?"

Ooooh yes, I'm a sucker for sex worker headcanons!! This is gonna be so self indulgent~

Content: honest discussions of sex work, femboy, chastity, sugaring, camming, full service sex work, survival sex work, escorting, bdsm dungeons, sadism, fetish modelling, pupplay

Jack:

Jack is a dungeon dom

He kind of got into it accidentally. He frequented his local dungeon to get out his sadistic urges, and ended up befriending a lot of the workers there

All of the submissives who work there have been dommed by him, so they're able to attest to his skills when he applies to be a full time dom in the dungeon

He does, of course, still have to go through the training process. He starts off as a submissive, and as much as he hates it (and hates that he enjoys it) he sticks with it

Then he moves onto co-domination, and finally full domination. His technically skills don't need much honing, so he manages to get through training pretty quickly

He's very popular with the more extreme masochists, given how willing he is to inflict any amount of pain, and how sweet and gentle he is with the aftercare

He actually really enjoys his job. It's satisfying, seeing a customer come in visibly stressed and leave visibly relaxed. Knowing that he helped them

He does a lot of talking with his clients as well. Listens to them vent about their problems, offers advice and a friendly ear. They tend to open up to him a lot during aftercare

He's got a pretty dedicated clientele who come to him regularly. He has a whole schedule for his regulars, and when they miss a week he worries about them

Generally, he finds his job to be the perfect balance between letting him indulge his own desires and helping other people enjoy themselves

Ian:

Camming is his speciality

Specifically, femboy stuff as well. He wears cute skirts and thigh highs and a pink plastic chastity cage while fucking himself on camera for tips~

He has a small fanbase, but they're very generous. Lots of older men with plenty of money to throw his way, as long as he'll show off for them

His whole setup and outfits and toys are all pastels, especially pinks and blues. He has a wishlist that clients can send him stuff from that all matches the aesthetic too

He doesn't show his face. The highest he'll go is showing off his collars, and he might show himself from behind to show off some cute ear headbands or something. But no face.

He actually really enjoys the attention. He thanks his fans by name and will read and respond to the chat as he cams, and sometimes he even gives links to control some of his internet connected toys~

His shaky, nervous little voice is actually a huge draw. People love how flustered and discomposed he sounds, even before he's properly started his shows

He also has a premium snapchat that people can pay for access to, where he'll send little teasing pics throughout the day, especially before and after streams

If someone offers, he's happy to be a sugar baby too. It's not that he needs the money, but he enjoys acting and he enjoys being taken care of

He genuinely enjoys his work a lot! He blocks creeps very readily because he can afford to, and he doesn't mind keeping his fanbase small

Shaun:

Shaun does indie pornos!

He likes things with at least a semi-solid plot. Something more than just "oh haha the pizza man stuck his dick in the box." He likes crafting elaborate stories to film

He wants to get involved in every aspect of the filming. From the script writing to the set and costume design to actually acting in it, he wants to be part of it all!

His house is filled with various props and costumes and toys from the pornos he's filmed. He generally likes to use them to decorate his house, half because it's funny and half because it's cheap

He's very proud of his work, he'll sit all his friends down and make them watch his newest film with him. He'll talk through the whole film and everything, he's so hype!

He's won awards for his work, and big name porn studios have tried to hire him, but he prefers to be an independent creator because it gives him more control

He's also very adamant about the health and safety of the actors, so he makes sure to only work with people who care as much as he does. This also keeps him away from the big studios

He's saving up to try to start his own proper studio with full-time employees and a base of operations and everything, but it's expensive and he's not great at budgeting

Seriously, he can't help but buy any props and toys he thinks will go well in one of his films. He's got an entire shelf full of various fantasy dildos he plans to use one day

He has a lot of fun with his work, he genuinely loves what he does and is incredibly proud of it! He tells absolutely everyone about what he does with no shame

Nick:

We already know he's a professional dom

He does a wide variety of things. He likes to experiment and doesn't want to pigeonhole himself as only one type of creator. His only limit is that he won't submit for work

He often collaborates with other sex workers. Whether it's doing photoshoots or videos, he loves the chance to see how others work and to make something fun together!

He's been doing it for long enough and is popular enough to have his own separate studio space. It's got all of his gear on display and plenty of fun furniture too

Over the years, he's amassed a pretty big collection of toys and gear. He has a whole wall covered in hooks dedicated to his leather cuffs and harnesses

He's got a handful of proper cameras and some really good mics. He's all about quality, and he's constantly working on making things even better

He takes a lot of pride in his work. He puts a lot of effort into his scripts and shoots and everything! Each set and video and audio is carefully designed by him

He really goes for the soft dom angle. Sure, he'll happily show his rougher side, but for the most part his fans are there for his soothing voice and gentle domination

He does a lot of voice kink stuff, especially JOI videos. He tries to keep everything as gender neutral as possible because he doesn't want any of his fans feeling excluded or left out

He takes a lot of pride in his job. He worked hard to get where he is, and he's a very vocal activist for sex worker rights. He also uses his platform to boost other creators

Joseph:

Joseph is a full service survival sex worker

He's picked up odd jobs that weren't sex work here or there, but he tends to fall back into it because it's something he's good at and it's a more certain income for him

He has some dedicated clients who often take him in for a few days or weeks at a time and pamper him, basically being his sugar parent for a little bit at a time

Most people want him to dominate them, so that's what he does. He works with a lot of wealthy people who care about their images, so they pay him well for his silence

He's definitely not above getting on his knees and sucking someone off in exchange for dinner. He spends a decent amount of time in dark parking lots waiting for clients

The local motel workers know him. He rents rooms there sometimes when he knows there's a conference or something going on and lots of people will be staying there

He's close with the other full service sex workers in his area. They all sort of help each other out where they can. Because he's so big and strong, he'll often protect them from dangerous clients

He doesn't mind doing sex work, but he sure does wish he could be doing it for the love of the job rather than for a roof over his head and food in his mouth

He gets harassed by the cops pretty often, but he hasn't been caught with enough evidence to charge him yet. He tries to keep the heat on him so the other workers aren't in as much danger

He doesn't mind getting picked up by the cops so much, just because at least when he spends the night in a cell, he's got a roof over his head. But he still hates them

Jean:

He's a porn star!

He got into it as a fuck you to his parents, really. He was never passionate about it, he just figured it was a good way to fuck with their precious reputations

A big name actor looking to do porn? Yeah, he had no lack of interest and offers. Honestly, he spent a good long while looking through scripts to decide which one to do

He'd only planned to do one. Just enough to shock people and piss of his parents, and then go right back to his usual acting, riding the waves of media attention

But... well, he actually really enjoyed it. He's an exhibitionist at heart, and his co-stars were... so much nicer than what he's used to. It's weird, but he enjoys it

He became friends with a number of other porn stars just from hanging out on set between takes and talking to people. They were all so much more welcoming than he's used to

He felt really at home with it all. For once he was actually enjoying his work, and was interested in the final product. He was determined to make it good

When he finished that first one, he looked back over the other roles he'd been offered. He weeded out the ones he didn't care for, and then booked the others

Whenever he works with someone again, they always greet him with such excitement. It feels good to actually be wanted on set, rather than begrudgingly accepted

It started as a way to rebel, but he actually really found a home on porn sets. He even dabbles in writing and directing his own stuff sometimes, though he prefers acting

Rory:

Rory is a male escort

He kind of got into it by accident. Someone at a bar confused him for an escort and paid for him to spend the evening with them. He just thought they were into him until they paid him

He's not one to turn down money! He was more than happy to pocket it and try to figure out whether or not he could do something like that again

It's the perfect gig for him. He gets to go out to all sorts of fun restaurants and events and whatnot, just being the arm candy for whoever's paid for his company

And then sometimes they bring him home to fuck him, sometimes they don't. He's not too fussed either way, as long as there's money in his pocket at the end of the night

For a while, he does it freelance. Just kind of waits around places, hoping to get picked up. Mostly because he doesn't know any other way of getting hired

But he runs into another escort who tells him about agencies and suggests he find one. He asks around until he finds an agency who want to hire him

He's a very easy-going worker, so he's very popular. He's not picky about his clients, and takes the people no one else wants to go with. He also picks up shifts from sick coworkers

He's pretty high in demand, being ginger and pretty and down to fuck anyone! He has a dedicated set of clients, and then an endless stream of one-off clients who like his look

He doesn't really get why people are weird about his job. It doesn't occur to him that it's any different from working an office job, so he'll talk about it proudly

Bo:

Bo is a fetish model

He's another one who fell into his work by accident. Coming out of his game was a tough adjustment, and he didn't really have time to find work

But his look... well, it's unique. And definitely has the looks of a fetish model. I mean, the man's a walking dogboy with a collar on, can you blame people for the confusion?

He doesn't get why people keep asking to photograph him, but he goes along with it. Especially once he learns what money is and why he needs it

He finds it fun! He's used to showing off for people, trying to keep the attention on himself, so posing for a camera comes pretty naturally to him

He actually really enjoys trying on all the fetish gear and working with other people. He settles into the job well, and his pictures are received very well

He obviously specialises in pupplay fetish content. Bone gags, leashes, muzzles, cages, dog bowls... you name it, if it's pupplay then he's doing it!

He is a huge hit in the gay community, and he regularly gets invited to be part of pride events. He's also big in the leather community cause he models a lot of leather stuff

He avoids doing anything more than photo shoots just because he's still getting the hang of those and just... life in general. But he enjoys what he does

His face is in just about every 18+ magazine that has hot guys in it! You can't avoid seeing him if you're looking for fetish pictures, even just product pictures when you're buying stuff

#swwsdj #something's wrong with sunny day jack #dachabo #sdj jack #sdj ian #sdj shaun #sdj nick #sdj joseph #sdj jean #sdj rory #sdj headcanons #dachabo headcanons #18+ only #sunshine

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