#jules plays not for broadcast

[vonlipvig]

everyone check up on your bisexual friends cause HOLY SHIT

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New project! Katie is going to play Rosalie Fernand in "Maigret", a PBS Masterpiece tv show. (source: Hamilton Hodell)

The public broadcaster has ordered Maigret, a series based on Georges Simenon’s novels about Jules Maigret, a chief inspector for the Paris police. Production on the series, which stars Benjamin Wainwright as the title character, has begun in Budapest; it will air under PBS’ Masterpiece Mystery! banner. (x)

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Jared Padalecki Joins ‘Fire Country’ For Guest Arc That Could Lead To New Franchise Offshoot

EXCLUSIVE: Jared Padalecki is returning to series television. The former Supernatural star, coming off a four-season run as the lead of Walker, has been tapped for a three-episode arc on the upcoming third season of CBS‘ hit drama series Fire Country, headlined and executive produced by Max Thieriot.

He will play Camden, a SoCal firefighter and maverick with a surfer swagger who is a force to be reckoned with and immediately recognizes Bode’s (Thieriot) raw talent.

The deal with Fire Country producer CBS Studios is strictly for the recurring role, sources said. Given Padalecki’s status as a popular leading man with two hit series under his belt, I hear there is a possibility for the guest stint to lead to a new spinoff headlined by him that would join the upcoming Sheriff Country.

Sources stress that the idea is still in its nascent stages. And similarly to the NCIS franchise, which originated on CBS and has generated four domestic offshoots on the network but has also expanded into streaming with the latest spinoff, NCIS: Tony & Ziva (as well as the streaming/broadcast NCIS: Sydney), a new Fire Country spinoff could be for broadcast or streaming. Reps for CBS and CBS Studios declined comment.

Fire Country, which was the most watched new broadcast series in its freshman season, was quickly identified by the CBS leadership as a potential franchise anchor that could spawn multiple spinoffs.

“We are focused on mass-appeal franchises,” CBS President and CEO George Cheeks said in June 2023. “This season’s number one show was Fire Country, which completely lends itself to building out a whole new universe… It became very clear that not only was the show special, it really felt like this could be a great example of us building together a franchise from scratch.”

The first Fire Country spinoff, the Morena Baccarin-starring Sheriff Country, which started off as a planted spinoff episode on the mothership series this past season, was recently picked up to series for 2025-26.

Keeping Padalecki in the fold has been a priority for CBS Studios following the end of its CW drama Walker, on which he was star and executive producer, leading to creating the opportunity for him on Fire Country. Walker was canceled for financial reasons despite being the network’s most watched series.

Fire Country averages more than 10 million viewers per episode in multi-platform viewing. (Live+35-day on Paramount + and CBS TVE)

Season 1 became available on Netflix in the US August 1 and has already reached #3 in the streamer’s daily rankings. This is an additional domestic streaming window for Fire Country whose first two seasons are on Paramount+. It is designed to give the show additional exposure ahead of its Oct. 18 Season 3 premiere on CBS.

From creators and executive producers Tony Phelan, Joan Rater and Thieriot, inspired by Thieriot’s experiences growing up in Northern California, the series follows Bode Donovan (Thieriot), a young convict seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in Northern California, which sends him back to his hometown.

Billy Burke, Kevin Alejandro, Diane Farr, Stephanie Arcila, Jordan Calloway and Jules Latimer also star. Tia Napolitano, who also serves as showrunner, executive produces alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed of Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

Since the end of Walker, Padalecki also has discussed a role on the upcoming fifth and final season of Prime Video’s The Boys, developed and executive produced by Supernatural creator Eric Kripke. He is repped by UTA, Industry Entertainment and Fuller Law.

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[ayrtonswnna]

it might be something with the brazilian broadcast because i can't stand this tr4nsphobic rat but it really pisses me off how they pay no mind to jules!!!!?!????? there's a jules' shirt in the ferrari box and they played it off with an unrelated new, even made it up. it's unbelievable. completely unbelievable.

[silveragelovechild]

I’ve just rewatched “The Mysterious Island” (1961), based on a novel by French author Jules Verne. It’s set in the 1860s and tells the story of several Union soldiers who escape a Confederate prison via a hot air balloon. A fierce storm transports them to a remote and “mysterious” island in the South Pacific. There they help rescue two women, passengers of a boat that sunk in the same storm.

Things get interesting when they encounter several giant animals on the island - crabs, chickens, and even bees. All of them were achieved via the amazing effects created by Ray Harryhausen and his team. They holdup surprising well for a movie released over 60 years ago. Today, in a similar movie, the effects would be done via CGI. But Harryhausen’s stop motion effect feel so much more fresh and visceral.

The music for the film was done by Bernard Herrmann, Harryhausen’s frequent collaborator. The music is appropriately adventurous and dramatic.

The only effect that doesn’t stand the rest of time is the volcanic eruption at the climax of the film. It’s clearly a model and the lava doesn’t have the “weight” of liquid rocks.

Outdoor scenes were filmed on the Catalan coast in Spain, with indoor filming occurring in England. The overall design is pretty good, especially Captain Nemo’s ship the Nautilus.

The cast is mostly English, with three exceptions. Nemo was played by Czech actor Herbert Lom (best know for playing Inspector Dreyfus in the Pink Panther films); Gary Merrill (who divorced Bette Davis only a year earlier); and Michael Callen, a young actor popular on Broadway and films in the 1960s.

Callen is a prime example of how the perception of men has changed over the years. Callen plays the heart throb and is shirtless in most of the movie. But by today’s standard he looks incredible skinny with no muscle tone.

I particularly like Michael Craig who played the castaways leader. I thought I’d seen him in some old TV westerns but nearly all of his credits are British.

The two women are played by Joan Greenwood as Lady Fairchild and Beth Rogan as her niece Elena. Greenwood has a very artificial sounding voice and I thought her dialogue may have been dubbed over by another actress (it wasn’t). About half way into the movie, Rogan switches from a long dress with petticoats into a very small and revealing leather tunic. It’s so short that her underpants are frequently revealed as she runs across the beach.

I saw “The Mysterious Island” via TUBI, a free streaming service. There were occasional commercial but not as intrusive as broadcast TV.

[knickynoo]

Back to the Future: The Animated Series, s01ep13 “Clara's Folks” Review and Commentary

Previous episodes linked HERE

In this episode: Clara and the boys are at risk of being wiped from existence because Marty doesn't know how to say no to a nine-year-old.

And just like that, here we are at the last episode of season 1.

Doc begins his broadcast by carrying in a box and explaining that Clara has been urging him to do some serious cleaning and get rid of all the junk he's gathered over the years. One particular item catches his eye, and he pulls it out to show us, explaining that it was his entry into the 1932 Hilly Valley Junior Science Fair (which would have put him at 10 years old according to his birth year in the animated series).

Doc: "A videotape recorder with full 14-day programming capability. It worked perfectly! Too bad there weren't any TV sets around."

So, yeah. That's something Doc did, evidently.

The next thing he finds is one of my favorite parts of these live-action segments. Doc retrieves a videotape from the box and tells us that he was tight on money a few years back and had to resort to selling some of his inventions on the home shopping network. He pops the tape into the VCR, and we get to see a clip of one of his infomercials featuring the new and improved mind-reading helmet he's perfected. It's wonderfully silly.

Now I want to know about these financial issues Doc was having? What's the story there? Did he not have any ethical qualms about selling a functioning mind-reading device to the general public? How is such powerful technology being sold for only TWENTY DOLLARS?

The Back to the Future universe it truly a strange place.

Doc also shows us a net, which he says belonged to Clara's father, Daniel. Doc speaks very highly of the man and says the two met back in 1850, five years prior to Clara's birth. This little story then brings us into the cartoon to hear the full story.

While Doc is doing some work on a giant robot, Jules and Verne enter, having just arrived home from school. Jules tells his father he "discovered two new elements in chemistry class," to which Doc replies, "Everyone's entitled to a slow day now and then." Verne, however, had a horrible day and is majorly bummed out about something.

Meanwhile, Marty—who is also at the Brown residence—is playing his guitar that always makes me annoyed to look at because it has these two pathetic little strings on the body and then zero strings going up the neck.

It just. It makes no sense. How is he playing this thing? It makes appearances in multiple episodes, and it never has strings on it. Is this supposed to be some kind of ultra-futuristic guitar that Doc bought him? If so, couldn't they have at least mentioned that in passing so that my mind could be at peace? (It's like they weren't even considering me in this decision at all. Rude.) Is it that terribly difficult to draw a few strings on a cartoon guitar?

Verne storms into the room and tells Marty why his day was so bad. Turns out a classmate, Roland Culver, was bragging about his grandfather's accomplishments, which upset Verne since he never had a chance to know his grandparents or any of the cool things they might have done in life. Marty points out that Verne does know some stories about Clara's parents and directs him to a frame on the wall. It contains a piece of buckboard from Martha and Daniel's wagon, on which their wedding announcement was burned into the wood.

Verne goes on to recite some of the story he's heard a hundred times, informing us that Martha and Daniel met on the Oregon Trail and married that same day.

Wanting to get solid proof of his grandparents' love story, Verne announces that he's going to travel back in time to meet them. I'm glad to say that Marty, who is typically a major enabler of the boys' shenanigans, does warn Verne about the dangers of going back in time and meeting relatives. Verne doesn't see the big deal.

"Don't get your shorts in a wad," he tells Marty. "I'm just gonna take a stinkin' picture." Verne is such a little smart-mouth, and I love the dynamic he has with Marty.

Unfortunately, even the plethora of bad things Marty experienced as a result of messing with the past isn't enough to motivate him to put a stop to Verne's plan. He ends up tagging along with them to 1850.

One neat detail in this episode is that we actually get some of the BTTF part III music in the 1850 scenes. In the one pictured above, we hear a few seconds of the music that plays as Marty walks through the town after leaving Seamus' house. And a few seconds later, as the boys are all running from a buffalo stampede, we hear the music that plays when Doc and Marty are attempting to get the horses to pull the DeLorean up to 88mph. It's very cool.

Marty, Jules, and Verne are saved from the stampede by none other than Clara's mother, Martha, who falls in love with Marty the moment she sees him. Marty is not thrilled by this development.

I mean, I don't know, McFly. Maybe you should simply stop being so ruggedly handsome and irresistible to every woman you come across. Have you considered that?

A whole line of wagons show up then, with Clara's father being the last one to arrive. He causes a collision because he's too busy reading a book to pay attention to where he's going, and we're obviously supposed to get the impression that he's a nerd.

"That's Grandpa? I hope Roland Culver never hears about this," Verne comments, ashamed of his bowtie-wearing, bookworm of a grandfather.

Poor Daniel Clayton.

The group plus Marty and the boys continue along the trail, and Jules laments that he now has to repair the damage done to the DeLorean during the stampede, along with figuring out how to undo the damage to their family tree. The future isn't looking too good for Clara's side of the family. Martha has tied Marty up and is insisting that they get married.

She literally tells him that she won't set him free until he agrees to walk down the aisle with her. And you know what? Clara is a lovely person, but her mother? Not liking her so far.

Marty manages to escape and ends up in Daniel's wagon, where Daniel confesses that he's got a crush on Martha, who doesn't even know he exists. Marty tells Daniel he's going to help him win Martha's affection.

Also, Daniel is a bug enthusiast. His wagon is just filled with jars of bugs. I like him a lot.

As part of his plan to make Daniel more appealing to Martha, Marty helps to give him a makeover of sorts—exchanging his formal clothing for cowboy attire.

Daniel: "Will this really make the lovely Miss O'Brien notice me?"

Verne: "Yeah, and she'll say, 'Who's the stinkin' geek?'"

VERNE. Verne, you are not helping.

That evening at dinner, Marty urges Daniel to go and talk to Martha, but he's interrupted by none other than "Wild Bill" Tannen, who also has eyes for Martha. He ends up kidnapping her after she witnesses him stealing from their gold.

We then take a scene jump to the present day, where something alarming is happening to Clara. She's beginning to become transparent. Which is, um, not a good sign.

She's oblivious to her current state and very upset that someone has "sanded" the wedding announcement off of the buckboard. Doc assures her that he'll take care of things and instructs her not to look in any mirrors.

After taking the time train to 1850, Doc sets out with Marty, Daniel, and Jules to find Martha (and Verne, who has gone to rescue her on his own). They have trouble trying to track them down, but it's okay because Martha and Verne manage to escape on their own after Wild Bill blinds himself with the flash from Verne's camera. They don't get too much time to relax, though, seeing as a giant bear finds them a moment later.

From over on a nearby cliff, Jules spots his brother and grandmother, who appear seconds away from becoming bear-chow. After taking some time to survey the land, Doc spots a nearby geyser and recognizes that the area they're in will eventually become Yellowstone National Park. Doc yells down for Verne to lay some buffalo hide over the opening of the geyser and sit on it with Martha. When the geyser soon erupts, they're lifted up into the air and out of harm's way. Doc and Daniel then use the covering for a wagon to construct a paraglider and swoop in to catch Marth and Verne once the geyser stops.

This heroic rescue wins Martha over, and she falls in love with Daniel, setting the timeline right. During their ceremony, Daniel (the bug enthusiast, remember?) catches a butterfly, which he says is a new species. He names it after Martha.

We return to the present day, where Verne is showing the picture of the butterfly to his class as part of his show-and-tell. Roland Culver tells Verne that he has a cool grandfather. End of cartoon.

Back in the garage, we find Doc in a state we don't often see him in: angry.

Except, surprise. The big goofball was just pretending. In fact, he was doing "geyser talk," which brings us into a little lesson on how geysers work, along with an experiment to create one using boiling water and a funnel.

After the experiment portion with Bill Nye, we go back to Doc, who is wearing glasses. I'm not sure why. But he looks nice in them. They compliment his face well.

Anyway, that's the end of the episode.

This was a fun one, and I really liked getting to see Clara's parents. You can see where she got the various aspects of her personality from. Strong-headed and tough like her mother, yet sensitive and intelligent like her father. Revisiting season 1 has been nice, and I'm excited to begin season 2, which I've never seen before.

Join me next week for the first episode of season 2, in which Marty lies to Jennifer, then sneaks off with Verne to 1697 so that Verne can get an earring in the Caribbean. ??? Really, Marty??

(I use the Futurepedia summaries to write the "join me next week" parts, btw. Very intrigued by. Whatever is going on in the next episode.)

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Hm. This is both a good target of critique and a almost mythologizing criticism: Mary Shelley is not the "true inventor" of science fiction, even if the late Brian Aldiss argued for this idea. She is one of many voices that precede H.G. Wells and precede Jules Verne. In fact there's nothing wrong with praising Jules Verne for writing some superb and trailblazing sci-fi novels that are still remembered today or for praising H.G. Wells for writing a story so vivid that its radio play was believed to be a real news broadcast and caused a mass panic.

Like isn't Margaret Cavendish's The Blazing World from 1666(!), with its strong focus on the scientific exploration of another planet, science fiction -- hard science fiction, even? Isn't Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) from the 9th or 10th century, written by an unknown author, with a child that falls from the Moon and is raised by the local community, similar enough to First Contact stories (like E.T.) to qualify (by some definitions) as sci-fi, despite the fae and magical elements (which we also find in Star Wars)? A True Story, written in what is today Syria by an atheist author includes groups of adventurers travelling to the moon and planets of our solar system, getting involved in alien politics of those celestial bodies... nothing to do with sci-fi?

Aren't medieval stories of the Brazen Head or ancient stories about the wild inventions of Archimedes (setting up hundreds of mirrors to protect a city from naval attack by burning them) technically science fiction? Isn't Alexandrian Romance, as a genre in Ancient Rome, totally sci-fi? With Alexander the Great exploring the skies in a hot air balloon (at the time didn't exist) and beneath the sea in a submarine (ditto).

I think it's interesting that the modern publishing industry keeps getting away with convincing us that one literary classic or another is the origin of the entire genre.

Like this goes for fantasy as well. J.R.R. Tolkien is the father* of fantasy*** -- and those asterisks are just a stylistic device I'm using to indicate that there's more going on. Tolkien did popularize fantasy, did cause a huge wave of ripoffs by mainstream publishing houses. His main contribution to fantasy isn't inventing it, though -- rather its being so comprehensive in amalgamating existing tropes within an existing niche genre and so good at expressing these tropes and making them all appealing that suddenly less skilled authors know how to appeal to much of the same wide audience that he appealed to.

Tolkien didn't invent giant spiders, not even in prose fiction -- Jeremias Gotthelf beat him to it by ~100 years -- and there are probably stories about giant spiders that go way back, not just in folklore and oral tradition, but also in fiction

He didn't invent adventure stories with goblins living under mountains, he was directly inspired by existing literature

Tolkien didn't invent adventure stories set in fantastical lands - not even with in published Western prose literature - his works were compared to Alice in Wonderland and there's lots of works of fiction that inspired Tolkien that can be seen in the same genre (Gulliver's Travels, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz, the list goes on)

I need to stop myself from getting carried away (the back of my mind is like "and Sauron is based on that werewolf villain in what is clearly also a fantasy book that Tolkien read") -- the point is hopefully clear by now.

No genre exists in a vacuum. When Mame-Fatou Niang (the author of the screenshotted tweet) says that Mary Shelley "wrote what is still considered today the 1st science fiction novel" but follows up telling New York Times Books that they are continuing a tradition of erasing her, I find that to be kind of silly. Because there is clearly a tradition of not considering her the mother of sci-fi -- put differently, we could just as easily say that Jules Verne "wrote what is still considered today the 1st science fiction novel" and that there is a tradition of that. We could also say that Margaret Cavendish "wrote what is still considered today the 1st science fiction novel" and that there is a tradition of that, which would equally be true, because ever since Virginia Woolfe rediscovered Cavendish's work there definitely has been a tradition considering her the mother of sci-fi and fantasy.

The reality is that these genres are ancient and diverse. That they stretch back to when people first started fantasizing about inventing things (which must have been in the Paleolithic) or about things that weren't real (I believe this 40,000 year old statue to be an example of something that wasn't real then and isn't real now). We could view Plato's Republic as containing elements of fantasy when Plato wrote about Atlantis -- sure, it was a thought experiment, but he was writing about a non-real society in the knowledge that it wasn't real -- because even if there had been a real Atlantis and Plato knew about it, which I doubt, the story of Atlantis as told by Plato is meant to illustrate his philosophical ideas about all kinds of topics and the "real" Atlantis (if it ever existed) did not exist just for Plato to be able to do that. So its related to fantasy, its purpose is to make the reader consciously fantasize about something.

When we treat these genres as if they were invented by Mary Shelley, H.G. Wells and Tolkien, we do ourselves a disservice. We ignore all that is there, the wealth of human ideas and experiences. Even much of the folkloric traditions of the world is written with a certain tongue-in-cheekness that makes it clear the reader is meant to enjoy a fantastical story and not really assume it all to be real. Anansi or Ysbaddaden don't have to be real for people to get a kick out of their tales.

Mary Shelley didn't invent sci-fi. But she sure as heck contributed to it.

[blogger360ncislarules]

Jim Howick (Ghosts), Angela Griffin (The Wives), Marcus Brigstocke (The Unbelievable Truth), Steven Hartley (Happy Valley), Elizabeth Carling (Hotel Portofino), Michael Salami (Supacell) and Dex Lee (Doctors), will all spend Christmas in the Caribbean as they star in this year’s Christmas special of Red Planet Pictures’ Death in Paradise, coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One this festive season.

They join brand new Detective Inspector Don Gilet (Sherwood, EastEnders, The Beekeeper, Shetland) in his first appearance as DI Mervin Wilson, alongside series regulars Don Warrington as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson, Shantol Jackson as DS Naomi Thomas, Ginny Holder as Officer Darlene Curtis, Danny John-Jules as Officer Dwayne Myers and Élizabeth Bourgine as Catherine Bordey in the BBC Caribbean crime drama's festive special.

The episode will also see Dwayne joined by his father, Nelson, played by Ram John Holder.

We’re back on the beautiful island of Saint Marie, and this time with a new detective inspector in tow.

Londoner Mervin Wilson ruffles some feathers as he clashes with the island’s way of life. But he quickly sinks his teeth into one of the team's most puzzling murder cases yet: three men, all unconnected apart from the fact that they’re dressed as Santa Claus, and seemingly all shot with the exact same gun at the exact same time.

As Mervin wrangles this impossible murder, his colleagues struggle with their new boss’s unusual working methods. And Dwayne’s Christmas with his father doesn’t exactly go to plan…

Shot on the French Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe, the Death in Paradise Christmas Special will be followed by a brand-new series in 2025, and fans can once again expect the perfect blend of exciting escapism, puzzling mysteries, and juicy plot twists set against an idyllic sun-drenched Caribbean backdrop.

Death in Paradise is the UK’s most watched returning drama so far this year across all broadcasters and streamers, with the 2024 series watched by over 8 million viewers. BBC Studios, who distribute the series, have now licensed Death in Paradise to over 230 territories across the globe.

Following the successful launch of spin-off series Beyond Paradise last year, the Death in Paradise franchise has built on its international success with new Australia-set spin-off series for the ABC in association with BBC Studios Australia Productions - Return to Paradise, launching Friday 22 November on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.

Death in Paradise is a Red Planet Pictures production for the BBC made with the support of the region of Guadeloupe and internationally distributed by BBC Studios. The feature length Christmas episode and series 14 is executive produced by Tim Key and Amy Rodriguez for Red Planet Pictures and Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC, and series produced by Sue Howells.

All series of Death in Paradise are available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

[vonlipvig]

oh i love when the trio is being silly together. i love them so much.

[humorous-football-shirts]

The Evolution of the World Cup: From 1930 to Today

Introduction: The FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious football tournament in the world, capturing the hearts of millions of fans every four years. Since its inception in 1930, the World Cup has undergone significant changes, evolving in format, rules, and global impact. This article explores the journey of the World Cup from its early days to its current status as a global phenomenon.

1. The Inaugural Tournament: 1930 The first FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930, with only 13 teams participating. Uruguay, celebrating its centenary of independence, was chosen as the host country. The tournament was a groundbreaking event, marking the first time national teams competed for the title of world champions. Uruguay won the inaugural World Cup, defeating Argentina 4-2 in the final.

2. Early Years and Growing Pains: 1934-1950 The early years of the World Cup were marked by challenges, including political tensions and the impact of World War II. The 1934 and 1938 tournaments saw European dominance, with Italy winning both titles. The World Cup was suspended during the war years and resumed in 1950 in Brazil, where the famous "Maracanazo" occurred – Uruguay's stunning victory over Brazil in the final match.

3. The Birth of Modern Football: 1954-1970 The 1954 World Cup in Switzerland introduced a more structured tournament format and was the first to be televised. Hungary's "Mighty Magyars" were the favorites, but West Germany emerged victorious in a surprise win. The following decades saw the rise of legendary players like Pelé, who led Brazil to three World Cup victories (1958, 1962, and 1970), solidifying Brazil's status as a football powerhouse.

4. Expanding the Global Reach: 1974-1994 The World Cup continued to grow in popularity and global reach. The 1974 tournament in West Germany introduced a new trophy, replacing the Jules Rimet Trophy. The 1982 World Cup in Spain expanded to include 24 teams, reflecting the increasing number of competitive national teams worldwide. The 1994 World Cup in the United States was a landmark event, showcasing football's potential in new markets and setting attendance records.

5. Technological Advancements: 1998-2010 The late 1990s and early 2000s saw significant technological advancements in the World Cup. The 1998 tournament in France expanded to 32 teams, providing more opportunities for countries to compete on the world stage. Innovations in broadcasting technology brought the games to a global audience with enhanced coverage and analysis. The 2010 World Cup in South Africa was the first on the African continent, highlighting the sport's global diversity.

6. The Role of Women’s World Cup: 1991-Present The FIFA Women’s World Cup, first held in 1991, has played a crucial role in promoting women's football. The tournament has grown in prestige and popularity, with the 2019 Women's World Cup in France setting viewership records. The success of the women's tournament has paralleled the men's, contributing to the overall evolution of the World Cup as an inclusive and global event.

7. Controversies and Challenges: 2002-Present The World Cup has faced its share of controversies, from corruption scandals within FIFA to debates over hosting rights and working conditions. The 2002 World Cup, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, was the first in Asia and marked by surprising results. The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been scrutinized for human rights concerns, prompting discussions about the responsibilities of hosting nations.

8. Advances in Technology and VAR: 2018-Present The introduction of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in the 2018 World Cup in Russia marked a significant shift in officiating. VAR aimed to improve decision-making accuracy and fairness, though it also sparked debates about its impact on the flow of the game. The 2018 tournament was praised for its competitive matches and high level of play, with France emerging as the champions.

9. The Future of the World Cup: 2026 and Beyond Looking ahead, the 2026 World Cup will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, expanding the tournament to 48 teams. This expansion aims to increase global participation and competitiveness. Future World Cups will likely continue to embrace technological innovations and sustainability initiatives, reflecting broader trends in sports and society.

10. The World Cup’s Cultural Impact: The World Cup's influence extends beyond football, shaping global culture and fostering international unity. The tournament provides a platform for cultural exchange, national pride, and collective celebration. The stories, emotions, and memories created by the World Cup transcend borders, making it a truly universal event.

Conclusion: From its humble beginnings in 1930 to its current status as a global spectacle, the World Cup has evolved in countless ways. Each tournament brings new stories, innovations, and challenges, reflecting the dynamic nature of football and its impact on the world. As we look forward to future World Cups, the tournament's rich history reminds us of its enduring power to inspire and unite people across the globe. Read more

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Games in this bundle I've played!

FIST: Ultra Edition we played over in the @anim-ttrpgs book club! It's Cold War mercenaries with or without ultrahuman powers--you build your character out of 2 traits and 1 role for which the game provides a massive, delightful set of tables. I was playing an Amnesiac Detective who fought with improvised weapons, and meanwhile our party contained a vampire surgeon, a gentleman thief, and a famous actress in disguise. You could spend an hour just rolling up character combinations and contemplating what sort of guy would be *rolls dice*

DEBATEUR: If you change an NPC’s mind or convincingly win an argument against them, you may immediately deal 6 DAMAGE to them (ignoring armor) in a psychic attack.

SUMMONER: You know the deepest, truest names of two phantasmagoric entities (demons, elementals, Platonic ideals, etc.) and their domains of power (such as grief, fire, or logic). You can summon them via fire-circle with ten minutes of unbroken ritual, or instantly by spending a WAR DIE. Each of these spirits will carry out a single magical command related to their domain of power before vanishing, and tend towards bad-faith or misguided interpretations of vaguely worded instructions. Magical attacks from summoned spirits deal 2D6 DAMAGE, and double DAMAGE if their domain is well-suited to the attack (like fire against ice, or silver against werewolves). When you advance, you may add another spirit to your roster instead of taking one of the usual advancement rewards.

WANDERER: Describe the event which sent you drifting from place to place. Advance if you have left behind no lasting trace of your presence by the end of a mission, or if someone you met will always miss you.

....Like That.

This one seems like a literal DEVILS ADVOCATE, which is probably what I'd pick for their codename (your characters are known by codenames). They definitely had a heated argument with the person or people closest to them, which drove them to summon some Entities to prove a point. (Jules, if you read this, I swear this was randomly rolled. If I were building Prax for FIST they would have to have the Chef trait, Obviously)

Also included in this bundle are several adventures or supplements for or compatible with FIST that I haven't looked at at all.

Scurry (a game that gathers speed!) is a wonderful lightweight game for playing Woodland Critters On A Mission! I played this as a oneshot organized by my dear friend, and it's one of the more satisfying single session games I've played. The game is set up so that you start out rolling higher value dice, with nearly guaranteed success rates, but as shenanigans ensue and things go wrong and pressure mounts, the dice you roll get smaller and your rolls get way more desperate as time passes! This gave the session a tangible arc that I really enjoyed.

Games in this bundle I'm excited for!

Adventures on a Single Page and Sodalitas: I know nothing but as a graphics person the visual design of these is So appealing so I'm going to have to check them out.

Cuticorium: The art in this looks so good! Fantasy bug society!

Final Broadcast: This seems like a game that I'll play once and then it'll haunt me for years. "transmit a final message as the galaxy is consumed by solar flame" Just Fuck Me Up, okay?

Notes on Geology: Rocks. Probably? I saw geology and blacked out.

The Game In Which: At first glance this tickles the same part of my brain that enjoyed the concept of Baba Is You, which I also have not played. Modular Mode? Swapping elements of character sheets with each other? I'm Intrigued. Fascinated. This has Zero Comments on the page despite having been published almost a year ago. I must know more.

TTRPGs For Palestine

I'll do a proper post when I'm not on my way to a con, but the itch bundle is out! Money raised goes to Medical Aid For Palestinians!

Loads of great games in here by a lot of very talented people supporting a good cause (I also submitted several of my games/creations to it)!

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Bevezető : Bent és feleségét, Julest nagy meglepetés éri, amikor egy elhagyatott tengerparti birtokot örökölnek. A ház 40 éve érintetlenül áll, amelyhez egy lenyűgöző privát öböl és strand is tartozik. A hely szépsége és nyugalma mögött azonban sötét titok lapul. A család em érti, miért tartották titokban ezt a birtokot oly sokáig. Miközben Jules a házban kutatva válaszokat keres, Ben elindul, hogy megjavítsa az eltemetett víztartályt, nem tudva, hogy ezzel egy régóta szunnyadó, a területét vadul védelmező lényt szabadít el.

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[kimpossibly]

𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 → j. paxton

pairing: jules paxton x fem!reader type: fic request: none warnings: nah, just fluff!

prompt/trope: none!

summary: jules and y/n have a movie night after winning a game. word count: 1.16k

"Did you see that last goal? I don't think I've ever seen a goalie jump so high and fail so miserably!"

Jules and Y/n were practically bubbling after the win against the Chiswick girls' team. They'd had the best defensive record for years now, and they'd beat them. The most brilliant thing about it was that it hadn't even been close! It wasn't even a question of if by the second half. Nothing made Jules happier than winning a game, and nothing made Y/n happier than Jules being happy.

"I'm home, mum!" Jules called into the house as they shut the back door behind them. Y/n's brother had given them a ride back from the game and Y/n had her overnight bag at her side, soccer bag in the other hand.

Jules's mum appeared in the kitchen, dressed in bright pinks and blues from head to toe. To put it lightly, she looked a bit absurd. Jules's mum loved bright colors. She never ceased her hobby of buying bright outfits for Jules that she'd never wear. Right then she looked like she'd stepped out of a paint store after having neon paint thrown over her. She looked surprised. "Y/n! You're here as well?"

"She's spending the night, remember?" Jules said, setting her back down by the door.

"Oh." her mum said, looking between them with suspicion for a moment. "Well then. Would you girls like anything to eat?"

"Nah, thanks mum. We're probably just going to watch a movie, and then maybe the game?" Jules looked to Y/n to confirm and she nodded.

At the mention of the word game, Jules's mum looked disappointed. She was never perfectly content with Jules's love of football. She was just about appalled when she found out that women's games were broadcast on television. It meant Jules could actively pursue her love of sport on and off the field. "Just...take off your shoes before you track dirt into the house."

The two girls nodded, slipping off their shoes. Jules peeled off her jersey (earning her a side eyed glance from her mum) and grimaced. "We need a shower." she joked.

At the word "we," Jules's mum jumped like she'd been shot, but by then Jules and Y/n were too far up the stairs to notice.

Two hours later, Jules and Y/n were sat in the living room with matching wet hair, half-watching a horror movie Jules had put on. They were more interested in talking about the game - and in the box of pizza on the table in front of them.

"She practically handed the ball to the other team. Joe was livid." Y/n recounted the moment when she looked over and saw their coach fuming over a pass made by one of the girls on their team.

"It's so odd, Lily's been playing so well lately too." Jules nodded. "I think she said her boyfriend came to the game—maybe that threw her off?"

Y/n shrugged. "Maybe. I wouldn't understand why, though."

"Come on, really? You don't think having the person you're dating in the stands wouldn't freak you out a bit? I think I'd want to show off as much as possible." Jules laughed. "Maybe she was thinking so hard about showing off for him that it messed up her play."

Y/n frowned as she got up off the couch to get more water from the kitchen. "I dunno. I guess I can't really imagine being with someone who doesn't play soccer. I mean, I don't think I could date someone who knew nothing about it. It's practically my life when school's out."

"I think I know what you mean." Jules hummed. "Dating anyone at all seems like too much sometimes. Especially with my mum, who throws boys at me whenever we're at one of her dinner parties. It's like she's trying to marry me off to the most eligible suitor or something."

Y/n walked back to find Jules sprawled on the couch on her back, eyes glued to the TV as she took up all the room. Y/n sighed a laugh. "Thanks for leaving me a spot."

"Well, come here then." Jules said, holding out her arms.

Y/n gave her a look and Jules rolled her eyes, beckoning her again. "Come on, there's plenty of room when you look at it vertically."

Y/n laughed at that, but she couldn't ignore how quickly her heart was beating. Jules, on the other hand, seemed perfectly cool and collected. To be fair, Jules was always an affectionate person. Whenever either of them scored a goal in a match they would always be found leaping into each other's arms, occasionally knocking each other over and laughing hysterically. It drove Joe mad, but they loved it. It was like a tradition.

But this? It was something different.

"You're mad." Y/n mumbled, but she set her glass of water down and walked over to Jules anyway. Shakily (but composed enough to hide it), she fell into Jules's arms, laying her head near her collarbone. Jules wrapped her arms around her, sighing into her hair. "See? Cozy."

Y/n laughed quietly, but she couldn't quite get over the fact that their legs were tangled together and her head was tucked in the crook of Jules's neck so comfortably. God, she really hoped Jules couldn’t feel how fast her heart was beating.

“Jules.” Y/n spoke suddenly, almost startling herself.

“Yeah?”

Y/n looked up at Jules. “When you said dating anyone seems stressful, did you mean anyone?”

Confused, Jules laughed slightly. “Er, yeah I guess so. What d’you mean?”

“Well, we never really talk about guys, right? I mean…it just never really seems important to either of us. And…I dunno, you just don’t seem super interested in all that.” she said, then quickly added: “I’m not either.”

Jules frowned. “I guess not.”

By now Y/n heart was practically in her throat, thumping so hard she could practically feel it in her skull. No, she was sure she’d offended Jules. That was it. “Jules, I–”

Before she could finish the sentence, Jules leaned down and pressed her lips to Y/n’s. It sucked all the air from Y/n’s lungs, a cold wash of shock going up her spine. There is no way this is real.

In an instant it was over. Jules pulled away, and Y/n looked up at her with her mouth slightly agape. For a moment Jules panicked, wondering if she had gone about this completely wrong, but then Y/n moved up so that she was straddling Jules’s waist and kissed her again. This time Jules was the one caught off-guard, but she kissed her back like she had planned it all along. 

When she pulled away, Y/n looked at her with hopeful eyes. “Is this too much?” she asked quietly.

Jules smiled. “Not at all.”

Author's Note: If there's one universal experience I know about, it's Bend It Like Beckham being a gay awakening. I simply will not ever get over this movie!!!! Nor do I want to!!!!!! I hope you enjoyed this fic, I've loved Keira Knightley's character in BILB for so long it was crazy to me that I'd never written a fic for her! Enjoy this one, loves!

[eowynn-bagels]

“Open your eyes, and see what you can with them before they close forever.”

Spoilers for All The Light We Cannot See. I heavily recommend that you read this book blind. 

Anthony Doerr’s modern classic All The Light We Cannot See opens on leaflets, falling from the sky, then mortars raining fire upon the German-occupied seaside town of Saint-Malo, during the last days of World War 2. Then Bombers crossing the English Channel at midnight. Finally, we are introduced to our two main characters, who do not meet until the last few chapters of the book. 

All The Light We Cannot See’s title derives its name from electromagnetic waves, crisscrossing the world in invisible light, connecting our two characters together. Meticulously beautiful in its prose, with heartbreakingly realistic character-driven stories, All The Light We Cannot See is easily the best book I’ve read this year. 

Sure, its unique presentation, split into fourteen “parts”, each jumping from time period to time period, and with some of the shortest chapter lengths in modern stories makes getting used to it a challenge, but once the reader overcomes the confusion created, they are introduced into a complex, interweaving story that ties its characters together only through the violence of the war.

Marie-Laure is introduced in the third chapter, which takes place chronologically 9 years after the next chapter featuring her. Over the progression of the story, we jump back and forth between Marie-Laure at the start of the war, fleeing Paris, and Marie-Laure at the end of the war, hiding in her grand-uncle’s house in Saint-Malo as the town is besieged by Allied forces, until both storylines eventually meet. 

Werner Pfennig’s story begins in the fourth chapter, as a German soldier hiding in the Hotel of Bees, five streets to the north of Marie-Laure. In the next part, he is an orphan with a sister, Jutta, and a knack for machines. We follow him as he is recruited into a military academy for the Hitler Youth, witness his friend Frederick bullied, and beaten so badly he becomes an amnesiac. He is then placed in a Wehrmacht squad including the burly but gentle Volkheimer, and becomes increasingly disillusioned with the Nazi regime. Eventually, by the end of the book, he meets Marie-Laure and is captured by the Americans, before being killed by a landmine.

The book also follows the perspectives of von Rumpel, a Sergeant Major who slowly goes insane trying to find the Sea of Flames, which Marie-Laure’s father has in his possession until he hides it in a model of Saint-Malo he built for Marie-Laure. 

Anthony Doerr expertly weaves together these multiple plotlines into one converging story by the end of the book, tying them all together through two major plot details, the radio broadcasts and the Sea of Flames. All The Light We Cannot See is so full of detail and attention that I just can’t talk about everything, like the letters from Marie-Laure’s father in prison, and how his story is left open-ended, like many did after the war, or the use of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as a metaphor 

But, where this book goes from masterpiece to modern classic is in the final chapter. The year is 2014, and Marie-Laure walks the streets of Paris with her grandson Michel, about to turn twelve. He plays a video game on his phone, and asks her if she wanted anything for her twelfth birthday. She replies that she did, and that she wanted 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. Then, we are treated to some of the finest prose of the decade; about electromagnetic waves no less. How they intertwine our lives together, how souls might travel along them too, how they are a library and the record of every life ever lived. 

Final Rating: 95/100 - Absolute Perfection

[knickynoo]

Back to the Future: The Animated Series, s01ep12 “Retired”

Previous episodes linked HERE.

In this episode: Jules and Verne's April Fool's jokes nearly destroy not only their family but also the entire town.

Quick update on the pic/gif situation. If you've been keeping up with these, you know my pics and gifs aren't being formatted correctly when viewed through a desktop computer. Instead of being in a row, they get enlarged and stacked vertically. Tumblr support has informed me that this is a bug they're working on. So, while it still bothers me and ruins the "flow" of my posts, I'm at least not losing my mind over it anymore. That is all.

Our visit with Real Doc begins with him hyping us up to see his latest experiment. He explains that it's taken months of research and hard work, but he's finally able to reveal...

He's finally able to reveal....!

Yep, Doc can't remember what it is. He goes totally blank, having completely forgotten what experiment he was going to show us. He's put hours upon hours of painstaking work into something and cannot for the life of him remember what it is. Doc panics as he tries unsuccessfully to figure it out. This is basically what happens.

He briefly ends the broadcast, then returns a moment later to make his second attempt at announcing his latest invention. Unfortunately, he still can't remember anything regarding what he was so excited to show us. "It can't be," he says. "Not my brain power."

This leads Doc into the story of another time he feared he was losing his mind, which all started with a prank on April Fool's Day.

The cartoon begins, and we watch as Jules and Verne put the final touches on all their planned hijinks for the holiday. Some of the things on their list of pranks include: salt in the sugar bowl, chocolate sauce in the shower nozzle, and pouring sparkling water on Doc's brainwave analyzer (which is less of a prank and more of just. breaking something lol).

One by one, the pranks play out, with Doc being completely unaware that he's being tricked. When his "automated jogging shorts" (which have been filled with banana peels) malfunction, he's confused but generally unalarmed. When Clara goes to shower and gets covered in chocolate sauce, he ends up thinking it was a skin-moisturizing feature he purposely built in and somehow forgot about. And when he tries to use the brainwave analyzer, which the boys had poured water on, it tells Doc that he's only got 0.01% of his brainpower left.

Doc tells Marty, who has stopped by for a visit, that he must immediately give up science in order to preserve the tiny bit of his brain that he's got left. He also says that he can't even risk conversing with Marty anymore.

Doc then runs straight through the wall of the garage and toward the house in an absolute panic.

Marty, meanwhile, is very bummed at the timing of this whole crisis. He's got a big upcoming gig with The Pinheads, and Doc had promised to help create some cool special effects for the show. But special effects require brainpower, which Doc refuses to use. Left on his own in the garage, Marty takes it upon himself to "borrow" a weather simulator machine Doc had invented. He thinks it'll make the perfect special effects for his concert and has no idea that Jules and Verne have also messed with this device.

We do a little time-jump then, where we see Doc sitting on the couch in his robe, watching mindless television. He's determined to not do anything that requires thought, and Clara is fed up with the whole thing. She tells him he's got to find something else useful to do if he isn't going to do science anymore. They have this funny exchange.

Unable to convince him to get up and do literally anything, Clara announces that she's getting Marty (who she feels is the only one able to talk some sense into her husband). When she returns with him, they find a note from Doc telling them he feels like a burden and has decided to run away. Yes, Doc has ABANDONED his wife and two small sons.

Also, yes, this is a silly cartoon for kids, but I also feel like there's a lot to examine here. Doc thinking he's used up almost all of his brain and deciding his family would be better off without him sort of says a lot about how his sense of self-worth is dependent on his perceived level of intelligence. The guy really thinks he has nothing to offer his family anymore and has decided to jump ship because he evidently can't see any remaining valuable qualities in himself.

Who did this to him? Doc, who damaged you like this? Was it Erhardt? Can we assume Erhardt is somehow responsible?

Meanwhile, Doc is wandering the streets, desperately trying not to think. And honestly? He should've brought Marty along, because Marty is well-versed in the skill of Not Thinking. He could've been a big help.

After a brief scene of Marty and Clara failing to get the police to take them seriously regarding Doc's disappearance—they think it's an April Fool's prank—we return to Doc, who has taken a job playing piano at a Hawaiian Luau-themed lounge. The patrons are less than thrilled with his rendition of "If I Only Had a Brain" from The Wizard of Oz.

Also, I'm no expert, but I'd say playing an instrument uses a significant portion of your brain, Doc. If you're trying to preserve that 0.01% that you've got left, you're not doing a very good job.

As a side note, I like that Doc can play piano. Unfortunately, he swiftly gets fired from the job for putting everyone to sleep.

We go back to Clara, who has resorted to wearing a sandwich board in order to bring awareness to her plight.

After his failed job at the lounge, we follow Doc on a montage of several more failures as he tries being a gardener, a parking attendant, and a pizza maker.

Things are not going well for him.

Apparently, the whole situation thus far has all taken place in the span of a few hours (I thought it had been days, lol) because Marty and Clara go to pick up the boys from school and inform them that their father is missing.

We go again to Doc then, who has decided to use the DeLorean to travel back to a time "when things were simple." As he flies off into the sky, we see a brief shot of a movie theater where Back to the Future is playing.

He ends up traveling to the Cro-Magnon period, where he attempts to teach the people there how to make fire. And I say again: Doc is doing a very poor job of not using his brain. He should've stayed on the couch watching mind-numbing TV if he was really serious about all of this.

After concluding that the temptation to invent things is still too strong, he seeks out a place where "no thinking is required."

Back in present day Hill Valley, Marty is preparing for his concert with The Pinheads. Wow, there's a lot of scene-jumping in this episode! We're all over the place here, bouncing between Doc and everyone else.

Marty is convinced that the best way to find Doc is to do his show because, "Doc told me he was coming, and he hasn't broken a promise to me yet." Awwwww. Very sweet. And he ends up being right about Doc showing up because we soon see him sleeping under some newspapers.

Turns out a rock concert is the perfect place to go when you don't want to experience a single thought.

Clara and the boys catch up to him and try to explain that the brain wave analyzer had been sabotaged, but Doc isn't buying it. The show begins, and Marty uses the weather simulator he had taken for his special effects earlier in the episode. Since Jules and Verne had also tampered with that device, it starts going haywire and creates a massive, dangerous storm. Marty is struck by lightning (he's fine), Doc is struck by lightning (he's also fine), and the sky turns into a swirling vortex of doom. There's a simultaneous thunderstorm, massive flooding, and snow. Clara and the boys beg Doc to use his brain to come up with a plan to save the town before it's too late. Btw, this is the current situation...

And I'm sorry but. I don't think Hill Valley can be saved at this point. Everything is completely underwater. The clock tower is almost entirely submerged. This is hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, and people are probably dead. It's incomprehensible destruction all caused by Jules and Verne's April Fool's Day prank. They should be brought up on criminal charges.

After being convinced to finally use his brain, Doc is able to turn off the machine and undo all the chaotic weather. The end result is only a slightly soggy Hill Valley. I guess no major damage was done by the 50-foot-deep floodwaters. Somehow.

We go to the Browns' kitchen table, where Doc falls victim to one final prank the boys had set up: salt in the sugar bowl. After choking on his salt-filled cup of coffee, we end on a freeze frame of Doc scowling at his children.

I also must address the fact that Doc's eye color was off again in this episode. If you've been keeping up with these posts, you've seen me mention this inconsistency before. There have been many instances of a character's eyes changing for a few seconds mid-scene (a Tannen relative's eyes going from black to blue, then back to black briefly, as well as Doc's changing to blue for a few moments) but this was like. The whole episode. They went from being black in all previous episodes to being green.

Left is how they should look (taken from a previous episode). Right is what they were like for this whole episode.

I'd really love to know why this show struggles so much with eye color consistency. What a weird little problem to have.

Real Doc closes out the episode with an experiment involving condensation and "creating clouds" but it isn't all that interesting, so I don't have much to say about it. The end!

This episode was kind of fun, even though Doc was super out of character. That guy would not ditch his family like that. It also made no sense how he was spent the whole time going, "I must not think!" while taking on jobs that all required significant amount of thought. The rapid-fire scene-jumping gave me whiplash, too. Fifteen seconds with Doc, then a thirty second Marty and Clara scene, then back to Doc for like a minute before we go back to Marty and Clara...I'm tired.

Why are Doc's eyes green now?

Join me next week for our final episode of season 1, in which Clara's mother falls in love with Marty.