#Charlie Haskell

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“The Bookstore at the End of America” by Charlie Jane Anders

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Criss Angel Is a Douchebag | Supernatural Series Rewrite | Dean Winchester x Fem!Reader

Pairing: Dean Winchester x Fem!Reader

Warnings: canon violence, canon gore

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“I just need an honest-to-goodness case,” you said, sighing. You flopped back down onto the bed you shared with Dean. “Somehow, every time we think we’ve found one, there’s, like, some other-worldly moral that can be learned from it. Just give me a ghost. I’m beggin’ the world for a ghost.”

Dean chuckled from his seat at the table and turned your laptop around to face you. “How ‘bout this one?” he asked. 

You sat up and leaned forward to read the screen. “Mind Freak?” Dean chuckled. “Maybe so.”

“I’m in,” you shrugged and began tugging on your boots. “Where’s Sam?”

“Sulking somewhere, probably,” your partner replied. 

****

The three of you set off for Sioux City where a new kind of entertainer was taking over: sluttier versions of Criss Angel, quite possibly. Jeb Dexter was one of them, and he performed a mock-demon-exorcism in front of an audience and a camera crew.

“I can't believe people actually fall for that crap,” Dean snorted as you walked away from Jeb. 

“It's not all crap,” Sam replied. 

Dean rolled his eyes. “What part of that was not a steaming pile of bullshit?”

“Okay, that was crap,” the younger brother admitted, “but that's not all magicians. It takes skill.”

“Oh, right, right, I forgot. You were actually into this stuff, weren't you?” Dean taunted. “I mean, you had, you had, like a deck of cards and a wand.”

“Dude, I was thirteen. It was a phase.”

“Aw, Sam,” you cooed. “That’s adorable.”

“Shut up,” he mumbled jokingly, clearly embarrassed. 

“Just… it bugs me,” Dean continued. “Y’know, playing at demons and— and magic, when the real thing will kill you bloody.”

“Like a guy who drops dead of ten stab wounds with no holes in his shirt?” you chimed in, referring to the case you were here to work. It seemed like it’d be a simple witch hunt. 

Dean nodded. “That's what I'm talking about.”

****

You spoke to the assistant of the young magician you’d died, and he revealed he’d found a tarot card depicting the ten of swords in his boss’s stuff while he was packing. You had the assistant give you the tarot card before you were on your way. 

You turned it over in your hand; it was a standard Rider Waite card. You’d dabbled with the cards in as a teen while trying to escape your parents' extremist religion, and that would undoubtedly prove useful to you in this situation. “I mean, obviously,” you began as you walked up to the place where Jeb and his crew were filming: a magician’s convention. “The guy on the card got stabbed through the back. But there’s meanings to each of these cards. The swords traditionally represent trouble and problem solving. The ten of swords indicates a disaster of some sort, which…” you trailed off. 

Sam snorted. “You in some coven we don’t know about?”

You shook your head. “I saw The Craft one-too-many times.”

Dean walked over to two older men sitting near the film crew. The assistant had indicated Vernon Haskell and a man named Charlie as potential enemies. It made sense; they were older, more traditional magicians, and surely, they didn’t enjoy these kids encroaching on their territory. 

“You Vernon Haskell?” Dean asked, crouching behind the man. 

“Who’s asking?” the man replied, turning around. 

“Federal agent. Ulrich,” your partner said. “Looking into the death of Patrick Vance.”

You watched on as Jeb interviewed another older magician and got his name completely wrong. 

“What a douche,” you commented quietly. 

“Couldn't agree more,” Vernon said. 

You smiled lopsidedly, turning to him and pulling the ten of swords out. “You use cards in your act, right?”

Vernon scoffed. “My act? That was a long time ago. I haven't touched a deck in years, y’know.” He held up his shaking hands, indicating a neurodegenerative disease. 

“You know anybody who uses ‘em now?” you questioned.

“Well, there was a guy down on Bleeker Street.”

The other older man chimed in. “Oh, yeah. He— he peddles that kind of specialty stuff.”

Dean questioned, “Did he have a problem with Vance?”

Vernon nodded. “Matter of fact, Vance crossed him about a year ago. Probably cost him fifty grand in royalties.” He directed you toward where to find the young man whose name was apparently Chief. 

You and Dean walked down a darkened street lined with neon signs to the address Vernon had given you. 

“Wait, wait, wait,” you said. “Dean, I think this is the red-light district.”

“So what? Sex workers can be witches, too,” he shrugged. 

“No, no, I know,” you argued. “But I think our magician friends are trying to get us pegged.”

Dean snorted. “Look, let’s just go check it out, okay?”

“Oh-kay.” You sighed and followed behind him into the building. 

****

Around thirty minutes later, the two of you walked out again, and you were laughing hysterically. “I told you!” You wiped tears from your eyes and clutched your stomach. “ ‘You ain’t been had till you been had by the Chief’,” you mimicked the deep voice of the sex worker you’d run into. 

“Fine, fine, you were right,” Dean grumbled. “Let’s— Let’s just go find Sam and never talk about this again, huh?”

“Don’t lie, you liked it.” You slapped his ass, smirking mischievously. 

He wheeled around, giving you a challenging glare. While you continued to laugh, he slung an arm around your shoulders and pressed a kiss to the side of your head. “Shut up, asshole.”

****

You approached Vernon and Charlie with Sam and Dean hot on your heels. 

“The Chief, huh?” You quirked a brow and crossed your arms. 

“What's the matter? Chief not your type?” the other magician named Charlie smirked. 

Dean smirked back. “Y’know, I could have you both arrested for obstruction of justice.”

“How?” Vernon scoffed. “You’re no Fed.”

“We con people for a living, son. Takes more than a fake badge to get past us,”Charlie explained. 

Sam and Dean laughed a little awkwardly. You took the opportunity to step in. “You got us,” you said. “I’m, uh, looking for a gig as a showgirl. Thought by coming to the convention, I could get somebody interested in my… talents.” You looked down at your somewhat exposed breasts, knowing the role of the magician’s assistant in these circles was bordering on sex work. 

Vernon considered for a moment, eyeing you up and down a bit despite his best efforts not to be a complete ass. “I’m sure you’ll find someone.” 

Then, the man on stage pulled your attention away from your conversation. “Ladies and gentlemen,” the magician named Jay announced, “what you're about to witness is a feat so daring, So dangerous, even the great Houdini dared not attempt it. I give to you… The executioner!” He gave a straitjacket to an audience member to inspect. “Now, sir, as you can see, this jacket is the real article. Thank you, sir. You may take your seat. Now, I will have one minute— sixty seconds— to escape certain death. Let's see if I can do it.” The curtain fell on Jay, and you could see his silhouette as he tried to get out of his straitjacket with a noose wrapped around his neck.

As the clock ticked down, Dean whispered to you, “I don't think he's gonna make it.”

You kept your eyes glued to the silhouette, and when the clock struck zero, Jay appeared from behind the curtain completely unharmed. 

“That was amazing!” Dean cheered, clapping. “That was fuckin’ amazing!”

You furrowed your brow, standing next to Sam as he said, “That was not humanly possible.”

****

After the show, the three of you headed back to your motel room to regroup. 

“Looks like this guy Jay was a pretty big deal in the seventies,” Sam explained. 

“Which, in magician land, means what, exactly?” Dean asked. 

“Big enough to play Radio City Music Hall.”

“What got him stuck in their ‘Where are They Now?’ file?”

“He got old.”

You drew your lips together. “Okay, so, maybe he’s using real magic to make a comeback?” you suggested. 

Sam shrugged. “It's possible. Some kind of spell that works a death transference.”

“How does the tarot card mix into it?” Dean questioned. 

“You can use tarot for those kinds of spells,” you explained. “It’s heavy-duty magic. Almost like planting the tarot card is what lays the curse; the card is what carries the energy.”

Dean nodded, thinking for a moment. “Man, I hope I die before I get old. Whole thing seems brutal, don't it?”

“What, you don’t wanna hunt ghosts with me when we’re ninety?” you smirked, sitting down next to him on your bed.

He tossed an arm around you and pulled you to his side so the two of you were lounging against the headboard. “You’re great and all, but no.”

“You think we will?” Sam asked. 

“What?” you and Dean replied in unison. 

“Die before we get old,” Sam replied. 

“Haven’t you and I already done that?” Dean laughed. 

You nudged his ribs with your fist lightly. “Don’t remind me.”

“C’mon, Dean.” Sam rolled his eyes. “I mean, do you think we'll still be chasing demons when we're sixty?”

“No, I think we'll be dead for good,” he responded. 

His words cast a solemn shadow over the room. 

“What?” Dean said. “You wanna end up like— like Travis? Huh? Or Gordon, maybe?”

“There’s Bobby,” the younger brother suggested. 

“Oh, yeah, there's a poster child for growing old gracefully,” Dean snickered. 

“Maybe we'll be different, Dean.”

“What kind of Kool-Aid you drinking, man?” This conversation was clearly confusing Dean. “Sammy, it ends bloody or sad. That's just the life.”

As brutal as that was, it was true. 

Sam went silent, but only for a moment. “What if we could win?”

“ ‘Win’?” Dean scoffed. 

“If there was a way we could just…” the brunet paused to search for the words, “put an end to all of it.”

The older brother’s tone became serious. “Is there something going on you're not telling me?”

“No.”

“Sammy—”

“No. Look, I'm just saying— I just wish there was a way we could… go after the source. That's all. Cut the head off the snake,” he explained. 

“Well, the problem with the snake is that it has a thousand heads. Evil bitches just keep piling out of the Volkswagen.” Although dejected, Sam conceded, “Yeah. Guess you’re right.”

“Why don't you go see if you can track down Jay?” Dean suggested. “We’ll see what we can dig up on this tarot card.”

Sam nodded. As soon as he was out of the room, you and Dean sat up to look at each other. 

“Something’s definitely wrong, right?” Dean asked you. 

You nodded. “Yeah, definitely.” You felt your stomach drop, hoping to god he wasn’t planning on using his powers again. Your fear was maybe irrational especially considering he knew what you’d been asked to do; you hoped he wasn’t that stupid. 

Dean gave you a quick peck on the lips to pull you out of your thoughts. “Hey, c’mon. I’m sure he’s fine.”

Still a little zoned out, you nodded. 

****

Sure enough, Jeb had been found hanging from the ceiling with the Hanged Man card in his back pocket. Your theory about the cards acting as targets for energy transference seemed to be right on the money, and Jay had been crossed by both men in the days before their deaths.

“Up against the wall!” Dean commanded, having followed Jay to his hotel room.

“God, who are you? What do you want?” he asked, clearly frustrated.

“Now!” your partner commanded again. 

“We know what you did,” you told him, helping Dean pin the man to the wall. 

“You been working some real bad mojo to jump-start your act,” Dean continued. 

“What?” Jay scoffed. “I don't know what you're talking about.”

“Look, we know you put a spell on those tarot cards,” Sam said. 

“Messing with real magic?” Dean added. 

“ ‘Real magic’? Come on, there's no such thing as real magic,” Jay replied, struggling under you. 

“Oh, is that so?”

“Yeah, believe me. I've been around this stuff my whole life. It's all just— It's— It's illusions. It's tricks. It— It's all fake!”

“Jeb Dexter strung up,” Dean argued, “was that just an illusion?”

“What? Something happened to Jeb?” Jay seemed genuinely surprised. 

“He was found hanged in his room,” Sam replied, voice considerably less harsh. “Right after you slipped the noose last night.”

“I don't know what you're talking about. Please, just let me go.” “Something's not right,” you said. 

“Usually they're whipping some badass hoodoo at us by now,” Dean affirmed. 

The three of you tied Jay to a chair to keep him still so you could deliberate your next move. By the time you turned back around, though, Jay was gone. 

“We shoulda seen that coming,” you sighed. 

“Come on,” the brunet urged. “He couldn't have gotten that far.” 

You followed him out of the room, but there was no one in the hallway. The three of you headed down to the lobby to get more of a look around. 

Then, you saw the police at the door. 

“Oh, fuck, guys.” You nodded at the men looking around the lobby. 

“That's them!” Jay called as he appeared next to the police. “Those are the nut jobs that just broke into my room!”

****

Every encounter with the police was just starting to piss you off. You’d evaded them enough times to know this wasn’t going to be too much of an issue, but this was hindering your ability to do your job. Whoever was working with or for Jay now had even more of an opportunity to kill someone else. 

You bounced your leg up and down while you sat on the bench in the holding cell, a few feet away from where another detainee slept. Dean paced, and Sam sat beside you. None of you spoke, each too pissed off and consumed by your own thoughts to form words. 

Then, around midnight that night, the guard opened the cell. “Alright, Ulriches. You’re free to go.”

You exchanged a look with Dean, knowing something had probably happened to result in Jay dropping the charges. And thus, you met up with him in the hotel lobby. 

“We have to talk,” he told you when you arrived. He brought you into the hotel’s bar where he gave you the news that Charlie had been killed during his act that night. “I was just a kid when we first met,” he lamented. “All I knew was how to cheat at cards. Charlie got me out of more scrapes than I can count. Hell, I would’ve been dead by the age of twenty if it hadn't been for him.” He sighed heavily, then took a swig of his drink. “He was more than my friend. He was my brother.”

“I'm sorry, Jay,” Sam told him. 

“Look, I should have listened to you guys when you told me that my show was killing people.”

“Well, you weren't the one pulling the trigger,” Dean replied. 

He put his glass down on the bar. “Yeah, but someone did, and I want to find out who did this to Charlie. So I'll do whatever you guys say. Just tell me what to do.”

“Jay, whoever's doing this,” the younger Winchester began, “they like you. They're probably close to you. Did Charlie and Vernon get along?”

Jay looked almost offended. “No. No, it’s not Vernon.”

“He's the only one that makes sense,” Dean urged. 

“Charlie and Vernon were your family, Jay,” Sam added. 

“And now Charlie's gone.”

“Yeah, but… they butted heads sometimes, but Vernon could never do something like this,” Jay tried. 

“It doesn’t make complete sense to me, either,” you said, and all three men turned to you. “But he’s really the only option here. And real magic… it’s almost a drug. That kind of power can corrupt people in ways you may not even notice at first.”

Jay looked down at the granite in front of him. “You better be damn sure about this,” he finally said heavily. “Vernon's all I got left.”

“Well, let us go take a look around his room first,” you told the old man. “I mean, I’m assuming y’all have been on the road your whole life. Everything he owns will be in that room; including whatever mojo he’s working.”

Jay agreed and found a way to get Vernon downstairs. When he was gone, you began your search. 

“Guys, it’s just a bunch of old-timey magic crap,” you noted, dropping a few red balls back in the cups they belonged to. “No herbs, no candles, and no tarot cards.”

“I'll be damned,” Dean breathed out.

At your and Sam’s questioning looks, Dean held up a poster to you. “Look like anyone we know?”

****

You and the Winchesters crept into the theater with your guns drawn. On the stage, you saw a much younger version of Charlie talking to Jay and Vernon about how he’d gained his immortality. Apparently, P.T. Barnum had given him the grimoire that taught him everything he knew about magic.  

“And who else has to die so that we can live forever?” Jay argued.

“What's the price tag on immortality? This isn't right, Charlie; what you're doing. You know that. Somewhere, you know that.”

“I know I don't want to come back alone— to start all over, alone,” Charlie replied. 

“Jay,” Vernon said hesitantly, “we can be young again.”

“The three of us together— Vital and alive forever.”

“Not so fast!” Dean butted in, stepping forward into the light on the stage. “I ain't Guttenberg, and this ain't Cocoon.” He nodded at Charlie. “Immortality. That's a neat trick.”

“It's not a trick. It's magic.” A noose appeared behind Dean as Charlie spoke. 

“Dean, look out!” you screamed, but it was too late. 

The noose dropped around Dean’s neck, lifting him in the air. 

You and Sam immediately shot at Charlie, but he caught the bullet in his teeth. 

“Hey, bullet catch,” Charlie chuckled, “been working on that.”

“Get him!” Dean choked. 

“Let him go!” you shouted, rushing Charlie. You tackled him to the ground and slammed your fist into his face. He flipped you off him, taking out a knife and stabbing you through the stomach. Though, no pain ever came. 

Instead, Charlie began to choke on his own blood, clutching his abdomen. “Jay,” Charlie panted, “you picked these strangers over me?”

Jay couldn’t answer him, and you pushed yourself upright to go check on Dean. “You okay?” you asked, supporting his head in one hand so you could see his neck and inspect it for injuries. 

He grabbed the wrist holding his face. “Yeah. Yeah, I'm alright, sweetheart.”

You kissed his cheek and threw your arms around his neck while he held your waist.

****

When the dust had settled and Charlie had been taken to the morgue, you and the brothers met Jay in the hotel bar to say goodbye. 

“Hey, Jay,” Dean said. “We wanted to thank you for what you did.”

“I just killed my best friend, and you want to thank me?” Jay responded, voice nearly devoid of emotion. His face held a sorrow you’d never seen in him before. 

“Where's Vernon?” you asked. 

Jay pursed his lips. “Oh, he's gone. He said he didn't want to speak to me again after what I did to Charlie.”

“Well, he’s a shit friend, then,” you said matter-of-factly. “Charlie was never gonna give up killing. You did the right thing.”

Jay turned to face you. “Are you sure about that? You know, Charlie was like my brother. And now he's dead... because I did ‘the right thing.’ He offered me a gift, and I just threw it back in his face. So now, I have to spend the rest of my life old and alone. What's so right about that?” He got up from the bar, leaving you and your boys in contemplative silence. 

“Jay,” the bartender said, nodding to the pack of cards he’d left on the bar, “your cards.”

He took one last look at them before finally saying, “Throw them away.”

You watched as Jay left, heart bleeding for him. 

“Well, I don't know about you, but I could go for a beer,” Dean said, sitting down on a barstool. 

You laughed half-heartedly. “Me, too.”

“I'm gonna take a walk,” Sam told you and Dean. He was walking away before you or Dean could respond. 

You looked after him as he left, anxiety gripping your chest. Something in you told you he was up to no good. 

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APRIL 25, 2025 RELEASE

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This release includes: Cabaret (Eva and Orville), The Last Five Years, Death Becomes Her, Good Night and Good Luck, Moulin Rouge (John's last), Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

CABARET April 10, 2025 | Broadway | 4K MP4 (11.03GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Orville Peck (Emcee), Eva Noblezada (Sally Bowles), Calvin Leon Smith (Clifford Bradshaw), Ellen Harvey (Fräulein Schneider), Steven Skybell (Herr Schultz), Henry Gottfried (Ernst Ludwig), Corinne Munsch (Fräulein Kost/Fritzie), Gabi Campo (Frenchie), Price Waldman (Max/Herman), Marty Lauter (Victor), David Merino (Lulu), Julian Ramos (Bobby), Paige Smallwood (Rosie), Jada Simone Clark (Helga), Colin Cunliffe (Hans), Christian Kidd (s/w Texas) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of the new cast! Some wandering and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call and the post-show BC/EFA speech, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC8uVT | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL OCTOBER 17, 2025

DEATH BECOMES HER January 22, 2025 (M) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (8.81GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Kaleigh Cronin (u/s Madeline Ashton), Natalie Charle Ellis (u/s Helen Sharp), Christopher Sieber (Ernest Menville), Michelle T. Williams (Viola Van Horn), Marija Juliette Abney (Ensemble), Lauren Celentano (Ensemble), Sarita Colón (Ensemble), Amy Quanbeck (s/w Ensemble), Johanna Moise (s/w Ensemble), Taurean Everett (Ensemble), Michael Graceffa (Ensemble), Neil Haskell (Ensemble), Kolton Krouse (Ensemble), Josh Lamon (Ensemble), Sarah Meahl (Ensemble), Ximone Rose (Ensemble), Sir Brock Warren (Ensemble), Bud Weber (Ensemble), Ryan Worsing (Ensemble), Warren Yang (Ensemble) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of Kaleigh and Natalie together! Some bar obstruction that only blocks off action when performers lay / sit on the floor, and some minor head obstruction that block off a few moments. Some moments of wandering and unfocusing. Includes curtain call, audio fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBZ4jG | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL OCTOBER 17, 2025

GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK April 16, 2025 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (6.96GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: George Clooney (Edward R. Murrow), Mac Brandt (Colonel Anderson), Will Dagger (Don Hewitt), Ilana Glazer (Shirley Wershba), Carter Hudson (Joe Wershba), Aaron Roman Weiner (Don Surine), Andrew Polk (Charlie Mack), Clark Gregg (Don Hollenbeck), Michael Nathanson (Eddie Scott), Georgia Heers (Ella), Glenn Fleshler (Fred Friendly), Christopher Denham (John Aaron), Jennifer Morris (Milli Lerner), Fran Kranz (Palmer Williams), Paul Gross (William F. Paley), Greg Stuhr (Phil from Legal/CBS Staff), Imani Rousselle (CBS Staff), JD Taylor (CBS Staff), Joe Forbrich (CBS Staff), R. Ward Duffy (CBS Staff), Sophia Tzougros (CBS Staff) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this play! Some minor head obstruction on the far right, block off very little. Sometimes a screen is filmed instead of an actor due to sightline issues. Some wandering and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call and the post-show BC/EFA speech, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC9fp6 | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL OCTOBER 17, 2025

MOULIN ROUGE! April 13, 2025 | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.4GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Solea Pfeiffer (Satine), John Cardoza (Christian), Boy George (Harold Zidler), Andy Karl (The Duke of Monroth), Frank Viveros (u/s Toulouse-Lautrec), Pepe Muñoz (Santiago), Samantha Dodemaide (Nini), Donnie Hammond (La Chocolat), Rayven Bailey (Arabia), Heather Makalani (u/s Baby Doll), Nick Martinez (Pierre), Giovanni Bonaventura (s/w Ensemble), Nick Burrage (s/w Ensemble), Olivia Cece (Ensemble), Alexander Gil Cruz (Ensemble), Alexa De Barr (s/w Ensemble), Mark Doyle (s/w Ensemble), Bahiyah Hibah (Ensemble), Melissa Hunter McCann (s/w Ensemble), Kelsey Orem (s/w Ensemble), Dylan Paul (s/w Ensemble), Benjamin Rivera (s/w Ensemble), Brooke Taylor (Ensemble), Shaun-Avery Williams (Ensemble), Ricardo A. Zayas (Ensemble) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of John’s last show! Action on the far left and on the walkway is obstructed in Act One. Soft focus on John throughout. Roughly one minute total of blackouts due to people walking in the aisles. Some washout on the wider shots. Some wandering and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, encore and post-show BC/EFA speech, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC8X9T | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL OCTOBER 17, 2025

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THE LAST FIVE YEARS April 9, 2025 (M) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (6.5GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Nick Jonas (Jamie), Adrienne Warren (Cathy) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this new revival! Some wandering and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC8nhX | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL OCTOBER 17, 2025

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Fundie Families and Adjacents I Follow: Burnett

John Haskell Burnett II "Johnny"- July 3, 1958

Cheryl Desnise Clay- July 28, 1959

The couple married on May 2, 1981. They share 8 children, 8 children-in-law, and 22 grandchildren.

John-Clay Byford- August 14, 1986

Hannah Joy- May 10, 1988

Caleb Andrew- August 30, 1990

Abbie Grace- April 16, 1992

Charity Faith- April 13, 1994

Maggie Ruth- August 2, 1996

Carinna Elizabeth- August 2, 1996

Benjamin Josiah- January 30, 2000

John-Clay married Sarah Faith Ferraro (May 2, 1991) on August 22, 2015. They share 4 sons.

Eric Steadfast- June 19, 2016

Samuel John- September 26, 2017

Joseph Byford- October 15, 2019

Nathaniel Wilberforce- July 14, 2022

Hannah married Dustin Gene Dornink (June 20, 1989). They share 5 children.

Evan Trust- June 19, 2014

Ransom James- January 2016

Harrison John- 2017

Brielle- 2019

Boy- 2021

Girl- 2023

Caleb married Kasey Noel Goodwin (October 4, 1995) on July 7, 2018. They share 3 children.

Erin- June 2019

Timothy- 2021

Girl- March/April 2023

Abbie married John-David Duggar (January 12, 1990) on November 3, 2018. She was 26 and he was 28. They now share two children. They are based in Arkansas.

Grace Annette "Gracie"- January 7, 2020

Charlie- September 2022

Charity married Samuel Wearden (December 17, 1990) on June 10, 2017. They share 2 children.

Brendan- August 9, 2018

Girl- 2021

Boy- 2023

Maggie married David Andres Becerra Nino on March 11, 2021

Carinna married Daniel S Penn (October 18, 1996) on February 1, 2020. They share 2 daughters.

Girl- November 2020

Girl- October 2022

Ben married Bethany Meckle (September 10, 1999) on November 20, 2021. They share 2 children.

Josiah Thomas- May 23, 2023

Albert Charles- June 20, 2025

[1900scartoons]

In the Path Of the Steamroller

September 27, 1908

Foraker and Haskell have been flattened by The Political Steam Roller, Uncle Sam looks on happily.

The caption reads "Haskell - 'Why, Joe, you're as thin as a campaign argument' Foraker - 'And, Charlie, you're as flat as a dollar contribution to the democratic campaign fund.'"

Foraker and Haskell were recently revealed by William R. Hearst to have had improper payments from the Standard Oil Company.

From Hennepin County Library

Original available at: https://digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/collection/Bart/id/5859/rec/2084

[dollycas]

Requiem for a Mouse (Cat in the Stacks Mystery) by Miranda James #Review @BerkleyMystery

Requiem for a Mouse (Cat in the Stacks Mystery) Cozy Mystery 16th in Series Setting - Mississippi Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (June 25, 2024) Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593199529 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593199527 Kindle ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CJT8QC1J Audiobook ASIN B0D6NKY8Z2 Librarian Charlie Harris and his ever-intuitive feline friend Diesel must catch a killer in a deadly game of cat and mouse where no one is who they seem to be... At last, Charlie and Helen Louise’s wedding is only a month away. They’re busy preparing for the big day, and the last thing Charlie needs is a new mystery to solve. Enter Tara Martin, a shy, peculiar woman who has recently started working part-time at Helen Louise’s bistro and helping Charlie in the archive. Tara isn’t exactly friendly and she has an angry outburst at the library that leaves Charlie baffled. And then she abruptly leaves a catered housewarming party Charlie’s son Sean is throwing to celebrate his new home in the middle of her work shift. Before ducking out of the party, Tara looked terrified and Charlie wonders if she’s deliberately trying to escape notice. Is she hiding from someone? When Tara is viciously attacked and lands in the hospital, Charlie knows his instincts were correct: Tara was in trouble and someone was after her. With the help of his much beloved cat, Diesel, Charlie digs deeper, and discovers shocking glimpses into Tara’s past that they could never have predicted. Will they catch the villain before Charlie’s own happily ever after with Helen Louise is ruined? Dollycas's Thoughts Charlie and Helen Louise's wedding day is getting close. As they work on all the final details Charlie receives a large collection of books to catalog at the archive. He is happy to have an assistant to help him but Tara Martin is an odd duck, shy, quiet, and standoffish. She also has taken a part-time job working at Helen Louise's restaurant. Then one day Charlie sees a whole new side of the young woman when she steps out of the office to take a phone call. She yells at whoever she is talking to and throws and breaks her phone. Helen Louise's restaurant was catering Charlie's son Sean's new home and Tara was working the party, but she suddenly left looking scared of something or someone. Charlie finds her and she feigns a panic attack. Later Tara is the victim of a hit and run or was it a deliberate attack? Charlie knows now someone was after her. Someone at Sean's party? Soon he and his handsome feline, Diesel are finding clues that make him delve deeper into Tara's past with surprising results. Working closely with the police he strives to get justice for his former assistant. ______ Some of my favorite cozy mystery characters are Charlie, Diesel, and all the folks in their world. I love catching up on what is going on with all of them and am delighted that we are getting close to Charlie and Helen Louise's wedding. After 16 stories these characters are like old friends and I get a comfortable feeling from the moment I start to read. In Requiem for a Mouse, Charlie wants to stay out of the investigation but he keeps finding clues in his office and suspects keep stopping by. Melba Gilley, his longtime friend and co-worker does her best to run interference or alert the authorities as needed. Helen Louise also had an interesting visitor at her restaurant. Sheriff's deputy and Charlie's friend and boarder Haskell makes several trips to the archive to pick up Charlie's finds and getting statements regarding those finds. They also have some kitchen table discussions with Haskell's life partner Stewart and their housekeeper Azalea, who happens to be Sheriff Kanesha Berry's mother. I love how everyone gets in on the investigation including Diesel with his well-placed chirps and reactions to the strangers he meets. Everyone connected to the case seemed to have an alias and secrets. I always have a great time following all the clues and interactions. This time I had part of the puzzle figured out and loved the surprise ending when most of the clues fell into place. I enjoy that the author blends normal everyday happenings in the characters' lives seamlessly with the things to move the mystery along. The story has a nice flow but there are some repetitions to get all the information to the key players. Requiem for a Mouse is a captivating addition to this long-running series. I look forward to the big event in Book 17 and Charlie and Helen Louise's exciting adventure. They have to take Diesel with them, right? It should be a blast. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to Berkley Mystery, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC. Your Escape Into A Good Book Travel Agent About the Author Miranda James is the New York Times bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries, including The Pawful Truth, Six Cats a Slayin', and Claws for Concern, as well as the Southern Ladies Mysteries, including Fixing to Die, Digging Up the Dirt, and Dead with the Wind. James lives in Mississippi. Find out more about Miranda James and her books on her webpage here. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using my links, I will receive a small commission from the sale at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting Escape With Dollycas. Find the whole series here.  Southern Ladies Mysteries The publisher is unable to offer a giveaway at this time. Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. Receiving a complimentary copy in no way reflected my review of this book. 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[geekcavepodcast]

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always Trailer

It’s Morphin Time!

Netflix is releasing a Power Rangers reunion just in time for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ 30th Anniversary. Rita Repulsa has returned and vows to destroy the team before they even become Rangers. And she definitely means business as she’s already...well, spoilers in the trailer. Now a new teenager with attitude will have to take her place amongst the Rangers.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always stars David Yost (Billy / Blue Ranger), Walter Jones (Zack / Black Ranger), Karan Ashley (Aisha / Yellow Ranger), Catherine Sutherland (Kat / Pink Ranger), Johnny Yong Bosch (Adam / Green Ranger), Steve Cardenas (Rocky / Red Ranger), Richard Steven Horvitz (Alpha 5), Barbara Goodson (Rita Repula), and Charlie Kersh (Minh Kwan, Trini’s daughter). The special is written by Alwyn Dale and Becca Barnes. Charlie Haskell directs.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always hits Netflix on April 19, 2023.

[dancebook]

Neil Haskell and Charlie Bruce

[thatbiologist]

G’eth Character Name Bank

First Names

Masculine Names

Alfred, Andrew, Arlo, Arthur, Balthazar, Barry, Ben, Benedick, Bernard, Burchard, Cedric, Charibert, Crispin, Cyrill, Daegal, Derek, Digory, Drustan, Duncan, Edmund, Edwin, Elric, Evaine, Frederick, Geffery, George, Godfreed, Gregory, Guy, Harris, Harry, Horsa, Hugh, Humphrey, Iago, Jack, Jeremy, John, Kazamir, Kenric, Lawrence, Leoric, Lorik, Luke, Lynton, Lysander, Madoc, Magnus, Maukolum, Micheal, Miles, Milhouse, Mordred, Mosseus, Ori, Orvyn, Neville, Norbert, Nycolas, Paul, Percival, Randulf, Richard, Robert, Roderick, Stephen, Tennys, Theodoric, Thomas, Tristan, Tybalt, Victor, Vincent, Vortimer, Willcock, Willian, Wymond

Feminine Names

Adelin, Alice, Amelia, Beatrix, Beryl, Bogdana, Branwyne, Brigida, Catalina, Catherine, Claudia, Crystina, Deanna, Desdemona, Elaine, Elinora, Eliza, Enide, Eva, Ferelith, Fiora, Freya, Gertrude, Gregoria, Gueanor, Gwen, Gwendolyn, Hannah, Hegelina, Helen, Helga, Heloise, Henrietta, Igraine, Imogen, Jacquelyn, Jane, Jean, Jenny, Jill, Juliana, Juliet, Katie, Leela, Lettice, Lilibet, Lilith, Lucy, Luthera, Luz, Lyra, Malyna, Margherita, Marion, Meryl, Millie, Miranda, Molle, Morgana, Morgause, Nezetta, Nina, Novella, Olwen, Oriana, Oriolda, Osanna, Pamela, Petra, Philippa, Revna, Rohez, Rosalind, Rose, Sallie, Sarra, Serphina, Sif, Simona, Sophie, Thomasine, Tiffany, Ursula, Viola, Winifred, Yrsa, Ysabella, Yvaine, Zelda, Zillah

Gender-Neutral/Unisex Names

Adrian, Alex, Aiden, Arden, Ariel, Auden, Avery, Bailey, Blaire, Blake, Brett, Breslin, Caelan, Cadain, Cameron, Charlie, Dagon, Dana, Darby, Darra, Devon, Drew, Dylan, Evan, Felize, Fenix, Fernley, Finley, Glenn, Gavyn, Haskell, Hayden, Hunter, Jace, Jaime, Jesse, Jo, Kai, Kane, Karter, Kieran, Kylin, Landon, Leslie, Mallory, Marin, Meritt, Morgan, Nell, Noel, Oakley, Otzar, Paris, Peregrine, Quant, Quyn, Reagan, Remy, Robin, Rowan, Ryan, Sam, Samar, Sasha, Sloan, Stace, Tatum, Teegan, Terrin, Urbain, Vahn, Valo, Vick, Wallace, Waverly, Whitney, Yardley, Yarden, Zasha

Surnames

Surnames, Patrilineal - First Name (Patrilineal Surname)

Ace, Allaire, Appel, Arrow, Baker, Bamford, Barnard, Beckett, Berryann, Blakewood, Blanning, Bigge, Binns, Bisby, Brewer, Brickenden, Brooker, Browne, Buller, Carey, Carpenter, Carter, Cheeseman, Clarke, Cooper, Ead, Elwood, Emory, Farmer, Fish, Fisher, Fitzroy, Fletcher, Foreman, Foster, Fuller, Galahad, Gerard, Graves, Grover, Harlow, Hawkins, Hayward, Hill, Holley, Holt, Hunter, Jester, Kerr, Kirk, Leigh, MacGuffin, Maddock, Mason, Maynard, Mercer, Miller, Nash, Paige, Payne, Pernelle, Raleigh, Ryder, Scroggs, Seller, Shepard, Shore, Slater, Smith, Tanner, Taylor, Thatcher, Thorn, Tilly, Turner, Underwood, Vaughan, Walter, Webb, Wilde, Wood, Wren, Wyatt, Wynne

Surnames, Townships in G’eth - First Name of (Location)

Abelforth, Argent Keep, Barrow Springs, Barrowmere, Bedford, Brunhelm, Bumble, Casterfalls, Dunbridge, Falmore Forest, Folk’s Bounty, Frostmaid, Fulstad, Heller’s Crossing, Hertfordshire, Humberdale, Inkwater, Little Avery, Marrowton, Mistfall, Mistmire, Morcow, Necropolis-on-Sea, Otherway, Parsendale, Piddlehinton, Port Fairwind, Redcastle, Ransom, Rutherglen, Saint Crois, Tanner’s Folly, Tavern’s Point, Wilmington

Surnames, Geographical Locations in G’eth - First Name of the (Location)

Cove of Calamity, Deep Woods of Falmore, Eastern Isles, Eastern Mountains, Foothills, Frozen Peak, Lakes, Maegor Cobblestones, Northern Mountains, Southern Isle, Tangle, West Coast, Wild Wild Woods, Woods of Angarad

Surnames, Nickname - First Name the (Something) 

Bald, Bastard, Bear, Bearded, Big, Bird, Bold, Brave, Broken, Butcher, Bruiser, Careless, Caring, Charitable, Clever, Clumsy, Cold, Confessor, Coward, Crow, Cyclops, Devious, Devoted, Dog, Dragonheart, Dreamer, Elder, Faithful, Fearless, Fey, Fool, Friend, Generous, Giant, Goldheart, Goldfang, Gouty, Gracious, Great, Hag, Handsome, Hawk, Honest, Huge, Humble, Hungry, Hunter, Innocent, Ironfist, Ironside, Keeper, Kind, Lesser, Liar, Lionheart, Little, Loyal, Magical, Mercenary, Merchant, Messenger, Old, Orphan, Pale, Polite, Poet, Poor, Prodigy, Prophet, Proud, Reliable, Romantic, Rude, Selfish, Sellsword, Scab, Scholar, Shield, Shy, Singer, Sirrah, Slayer, Slug, Small, Stoneheart, Swift, Tadde, Talented, Tart, Tenacious, Timid, Tiny, Tough, Traveller, Trusted, Truthful, Viper, Wizard, Wolf, Wyrm

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[bikinibottomdayz]

DECEMBER 10, 2024 RELEASE

All my videos can be found here, full release under the read more! I am also offering the two Tammy Faye videos as a bundle for 30 USD! If interested, please contact me at bikinibottomtrading@gmail.com!

This release includes: Tammy Faye, Death Becomes Her, Our Town, & Juliet (Cassie Silva Anne)

& JULIET November 19, 2024 | Broadway | 4K MP4 (9.67GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Maya Boyd (Juliet), Cassie Silva (u/s Anne Hathaway), Drew Gehling (William Shakespeare), Nathan Levy (Francois), Michael Iván Carrier (May), Jeannette Bayardelle (t/r Nurse "Angelique"), Paulo Szot (Lance), Liam Pearce (Romeo), Najah Hetsberger (Lady Capulet/Nell), Reese Britts (Lord Capulet/Sly), Elsa Keefe (Benvolio/Eleanor), Darien Van Rensalier (Augustine), Charli D'Amelio (Charmion), Daniel J. Maldonado (s/w Fletcher), Gabe Amato (Gregory), Daniel Assetta (Henry), Jhailyn Paige Farcon (Imogen), Khailah Johnson (Judith), Makai Hernandez (Richard), Ava Noble (s/w Titania) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of Cassie and Nathan’s debuts in their respective roles! Some wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Act Two is filmed from a more central angle compared to Act One, and has very slightly more obstruction. Includes curtain call and the post-show BC/EFA speech, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBSmgy | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL JUNE 2, 2025

DEATH BECOMES HER November 27, 2024 (M) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (9.26GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Megan Hilty (Madeline Ashton), Jennifer Simard (Helen Sharp), Christopher Sieber (Ernest Menville), Ximone Rose (u/s Viola Van Horn), Marija Abney, Lauren Celentano, Sarita Colón, Kaleigh Cronin, Natalie Charle Ellis, Taurean Everett, Michael Graceffa, Neil Haskell, Kolton Krouse, Josh Lamon, Sarah Meahl, Johanna Moise (s/w), Sir Brock Warren, Bud Weber, Ryan Worsing, Warren Yang Notes: Excellent 4K capture of Ximone as Viola Van Horne! Some very minor head and bar obstruction that blocks off a tiny bit of action here and there. Some wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBTb7u | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL JUNE 2, 2025

OUR TOWN September 27, 2024 | Broadway (Previews) | 4K MP4 (8.01GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Jim Parsons (Stage Manager), Zoey Deutch (Emily Webb), Ephraim Sykes (George Gibbs), Katie Holmes (Mrs. Webb), Billy Eugene Jones (Dr. Gibbs), Richard Thomas (Mr. Webb), Michelle Wilson (Mrs. Gibbs), Julie Halston (Mrs. Soames), Donald Webber Jr. (Simon Stimpson) Ephie Aardema Sarnak (Woman Among the Dead/Townsperson), Heather Ayers (Woman in the Balcony/Townsperson), Willa Bost (Lady in the Box/Townsperson), Bobby Daye (Mr. Carter/Man Among the Dead/Townsperson), Safiya Kaiya Harris (Rebecca Gibbs), Doron JéPaul (Sam Craig), Shyla Lefner (Professor Willard), Anthony Michael Lopez (Joe Stoddard), Bryonha Marie (Belligerent Person in the Auditorium/Townsperson), John McGinty (Howie Newsome), Kevyn Morrow (Man Among the Dead/Townsperson), Hagan Oliveras (Wally Webb), Noah Pyzik (Townsperson), Sky Smith (Joe Crowell/Si Crowell), Bill Timoney (Constable Warren), Ricardo Vázquez (Townsperson), Greg Wood (Townsperson) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this new revival. Increased moments of wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Some washout on wider shots. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBKoqx | ASKING $18 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL JUNE 2, 2025

TAMMY FAYE November 27, 2024 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (9.76GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Katie Brayben (Tammy Faye), Christian Borle (Jim Bakker), Michael Cerveris (Jerry Falwell), Max Gordon Moore (Marvin Gorman/TV Ad Voice/Monson/Proctologist), Raymond J. Lee (John Fletcher), Ian Lassiter (Reagan/Archbishop of Canterbury/Jimmy Swaggart), Andy Taylor (The Pope/Pat Robertson/Ted Turner), Mark Evans (Billy Graham/Larry Flint/Judge/Pontius Pilate), Alana Pollard (Jessica Hahn), Nick Bailey (Paul Crouch/Ally the Alligator/Colonel Sanders), Allison Guinn (Jan Crouch), Charl Brown (Steve Pieters) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this show! There is one 20 second blackout near the beginning. Some wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBTcmZ | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL JUNE 2, 2025

TAMMY FAYE December 8, 2024 | Broadway | 4K MP4 (9.89GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Autumn Hurlbert (alt Tammy Faye), Christian Borle (Jim Bakker), Michael Cerveris (Jerry Falwell), Max Gordon Moore (Marvin Gorman/TV Ad Voice/Monson/Proctologist), Raymond J. Lee (John Fletcher), Ian Lassiter (Reagan/Archbishop of Canterbury/Jimmy Swaggart), Andy Taylor (The Pope/Pat Robertson/Ted Turner), Mark Evans (Billy Graham/Larry Flint/Judge/Pontius Pilate), Alana Pollard (Jessica Hahn), Nick Bailey (Paul Crouch/Ally the Alligator/Colonel Sanders), Allison Guinn (Jan Crouch), Charl Brown (Steve Pieters) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of Autumn’s final performance, as well as the penultimate performance of this show. Some wandering and unfocusing throughout. Act Two has a minor head obstruction that is worked around well and blocks off very little. Includes curtain call, audio fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBUmV1 | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL JUNE 2, 2025

[oldtvlover]

I started with The Cracker Factory from 1979. Cast: Natalie Wood - Cassie Barrett Perry King - Dr. Edwin Alexander Peter Haskell - Charlie Barrett Shelley Long - Cara Marian Mercer - Eleanor Juliet Mills - Tinkerbell and many more 

Story: Cassie Barrett has an alcohol problem which she herself never realizes and her husband is also no help. Her three kids notice that something is wrong but when their mother can't name it. After another nervous breakdown in the supermarket, her husband Charlie brings her into a psychiatric ward where Cassie is already a steady guest. She knows the patients and her shrink, Dr. Alexander. Especially the doctor lets her see what her inner demons are and that she has to face those if she wanna recover. With time, she befriends with Cara and others there but both, she and Cara, develop a crush on the doctor. Cassie talks to her brother and family but she's not treated well by them. It takes Eleanor's visit to her drunk dead husband grave, a meeting with the AA and her sick child to let Cassie that she also has needs which need to be answered. After returning late once, she is saved by the night nurse Tinkerbell and well, after a last visit to Dr. Alexander and giving him her watch, Cassie returns home to give her family another chance.

I think it’s completely available on Youtube. Just take a look if you’re interested in it. Have fun!

[yesterdanereviews]

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Always (2023)

Film review #557

Director: Charlie Haskell

SYNOPSIS: Rita Repulsa has returned in a robot body, and is out to get the original power rangers. The yellow ranger, Trini is killed when she sacrifices herself to save the blue ranger Billy. One year later, Robot Rita returns with her plan to absorb the power rangers into her new machine to take their power for herself. The rangers must reunite to take down Rita and save their friends...

THOUGHTS/ANALYSIS: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Once and Always is a 2023 special released as part of the thirtieth anniversary of the Mighty Morphin ‘ Power Rangers TV series, and the beginning of the franchise as a whole. In the opening scene, we see the power rangers in battle against Robot Rita Repulsa, and the yellow ranger, Trini, sacrificing herself to save the blue ranger Billy, which is quite a serious twist. Fast forward a year later and we see Trini’s daughter Minh being raised by Zack, the black power ranger who is now her guardian. Unfortunately, Robot Rita has returned, and has a new plan to kidnap the power rangers to fuel a new machine and absorb their power. She starts kidnapping rangers from all over the world, including the original Red, Green and Pink ranger. Zack and Billy, the black and blue rangers, enlist the help of one-time rangers Rocky and Kat to help them stop Rita’s scheme before it’s too late. The story feels very much like a typical Power Rangers plot line, and could have easily been lifted from an episode of the series. On top of that though, they add in a more mature storyline around the death of Trini, and her daughter, who is set on revenge, and exploring what it means to be a power ranger, which provides enough emotional scenes alongside the typical martial arts action. There’s a decent balance between what you expect from the franchise, and the more in-depth mature story that a now-older Power Rangers fan can enjoy too, which is nice. It’s definitely not a high-budget reboot or remake, and perhaps offers no surprises in terms of story, but it captures that silly, low budget quality of the original that still had the charm to capture children’s imaginations thirty years ago, and in some ways it’s nice that it didn’t try to be anything else.

With regards to the characters, only Zack and Billy, the original black and blue rangers return. This leads to bringing in Rocky, who succeeded as the red ranger, and Kat, who became the pink ranger. The death of Trini, the yellow ranger follows from the death of her original actress. The green ranger Tommy, Jason David Frank declined to appear, but also died shortly after the filming was done, and Austin St. John and Amy Jo Johnson, the original red and pink ranger) also declined to appear. All in all, the cast is very much half complete, and that’s before you include that the original Rita Repulsa and Zordon actors also passed away, and while Zordon did not return, the voice for Rita’s robotic replacement is quite a solid performance. The cast of Power Rangers has always been a revolving door of actors as they leave and a new one takes on the suit, and this special tries to both reference them all, while still focusing on the original team. As such, even if you’re a Power Rangers fan, you might not recognise all the references and characters if you didn’t watch past a certain point in the series. Despite this, Rocky and Kat play their characters well, and while the acting is sometimes a bit flat and cheesy, again it’s what you expect from the series. The special does feel like it has to navigate around the missing cast a bit to try and fit everything together, but at it’s heart it’s still a typical Power Rangers story that’s simple enough to follow.

All the typical beats and action are here in this special: from the hand-to-hand combat with Rita’s goons, the Rangers fighting with the weapons, and the Megazord fight, everything is here that you would expect, along with the cheesy one-liners to go with them. It’s really a love letter to the franchise that captures the feel of the Power Rangers, while also reflecting on some more mature and emotional story elements that the now-older fanbase can appreciate. If you want a reboot, you can watch the 2017 Power Rangers movie, but Once and Always is one for those who watched the original series on Saturday mornings and had their imaginations captured. I was never a huge Power Rangers fan as a kid (I always preferred cartoons over live-action shows), but even as a sometimes fan, I found plenty in here that was entertaining enough, and allowed me to remember the series fondly. It’s full of references and everything Power Rangers, and while you’re probably not missing out on much by not watching it, it’s still entertaining enough, and a fitting tribute to those actors who are no longer with us. As the special concludes with: Once a ranger, always a ranger...

[crymeariveronceagain]

do you have any children book recommendations?

i was that kids who would get a whole stack of books from the library and finnish them in three days, but i stopped reading a few years ago, it wasn’t by choice, i still bought books and wanted to read, but couldn’t. (long story)

but now that i’m trying to read again most of the books that i own are YA and Adult WW2 historical fiction (i was a agnsty 16 year old history buff what can i say)…but i want to read something more wholesome and less realistic, if you know what i mean.

i’m really picky when it comes to YA books, but with childrens books as long as it’s found family, or mystery, or has a narrator with a sassy personality, i will read it.

i’ve always liked kid’s books better and it’s not like they won’t rip your heart out, on that note can you give me a heads up if someone dies (i was traumatized by Fig Pudding when i was 11, and read the last pages of every book because of it)

both the Lunar chronicles and Percy jackson are on my to read list, but the size of the books scare me a bit and i need to ease back into reading a little slower than that

OHKAY YES QUEEN IM ON IT.

Alright, a great and easy book series, super romantic, super sweet, aimed at like, 12-15 year olds, is Wide Awake Princess by E. D. Baker, or the Frog Princess series by her, or honestly anything by her. Fairy-Tale Matchmaker, Fairy Wings, A Question of Magic. All of it. 10/10. It's all so wholesome and cute but with good world building and magic, fun time periods cross overs between series, and all with a touch of angst, and The Frog Princess inspired Disney's The Princess and The Frog. So like.

The False Prince, by Jennifer A. Nelson. Not entirely a Kids book, leaning more towards YA in my opinion, but it's a fairytale written by a woman with the intended audience being middle grade boys.... so it's jam packed with adventure, intrigue, mystery, a bit of death and danger, politics, and a nice side of romance to swirl around in a whisky glass on a dark night. It's really hecking good, and even though I never read the sequels, I did realize exactly how much I want to be able to roll a coin over my fingers.

Anything by Shannon Hale. Yes, you want to read it. 10/10. Even her Ever After High books are good. I love this woman with my whole heart.

Roald Dahl's children's books. These books were my entire sense of humor as a kid, and you will enjoy them if you like laughing. All the nasty characters get what's coming to them, and all the magic is amazing. I recommend starting with something like The Twits(there's a very deserved death at the end, but it's hilarious and exactly the ending the Twits deserve.), or George's Marvelous Medecine(also has some death, but once again, you don't care about someone nasty dying from totally deserved consequences). My top three books of his are Matilda, The Twits, and Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator(the sequel to Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, which you should read first, even if you've seen all the movie versions).

Frindle, by Andrew Clements. Prepare to laugh. That's all i can say about this one. Comedic gold, satisfying ending.

Pretty Much Anything by Gail Carson Levine, but especially her Princess Tales, which are amazing retellings of classic fairy tales that you will enjoy every minute of.

The Princess Curse, by Merrie Haskell. I wrote angst fanfiction for the post-canon of this book. It'll never be posted. It's an odd retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

You Don't Know My Name, by Kristen Orlando. Fast paced, action packed, slightly terrifying book about being a teenage spy. More on the YA side, but I remember reading this book in a sort of awe. It was really good. There was quite a bit of death, probably of the violent kind, but it wasn't the main character, and it's a spy novel. Like, of course everyone she loves is gonna die. That's how the world works! I think there's another book out now. Absolutely awesome angsty pick.

Loki's Wolves, Odin's Ravens, and Thor's Serpent, by Kelley Armstrong. Basically a Percy Jackson but Norse Mythology and this time with the gods sort of manifesting themselves in children who now have to fight and battle the Ragnarök thing going down. They're all totally going to be stable by the end of this. At least one minor character death, and a girl turns into a fish a couple times. But there's a sweetheart of an angst werewolf!!! So!!!

Harriet The Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh. Remember your spy phase? So does Harriet. She documented it, and might be needing to learn a lesson about personal privacy and being respectful of others.

Caddie Woodlawn, by Carol Ryrie Brink. You will cry. That's all I'm saying. I don't think there's any major character death, but if there is I apologize. It's the older sister vibes for me, not even gonna lie to you. Caddie is a whole entire creature and I love her.

Socks, by Beverely Cleary. If you like cats, read this book, it will make you cry in a happy-sad way.

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow, by Jessica Day George. Definitely leaning towards more YA, and yet still has a children's book vibe to it. BUT IF THIS BOOK AIN'T AMAZING IDK WHAT IS READ IT IT IS SO GOOD IADASJDLKHDGLKAHDFLKJDFLHSDF I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY 1000000/10 IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL I HAVE READ THSI BOOK SO MANY TIMES AND I HAVE LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF IT EVERY TIME I NEED TO BUY THIS B O O K.