#Dan Robbins

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Anything Goes! #4 cover. 1986. Art by George Perez.

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Study Motivation Movies and T.V. Shows

Legally Blonde

Hidden Figures

The Harry Potter Series

Good Will Hunting

Dead Poets Society

Felicity

The Sex Lives of College Girls

Gilmore Girls

Gossip Girl

Grey's Anatomy

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Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters Scoundrel's Wages -September 1999-

Dark Horse Comics

written by Mark Schultz

pencil art by Mel Rubi

inked by Andrew Pepoy

letters by Clem Robbins

colors by Dan Jackson

cover art by Marc Gabbana

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do you guys freak with the loser divorced ex-alcoholic octopus dad oc my friend made that I’ve been canonically dating for three years

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Out this week: Betty and Veronica Friends Forever: Game On! (Archie, $2.99): Ron Robbins, Bob Smith, Dan Parent and more contribute to this collection featuring the Archie gang in stories about video games, digital drama and virtual reality, including a new story that includes Amber Nightstone, Sabrina’s rival. 

See what else is arriving in comic book shops this week.

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Dream cast and crew for a Frankenstein adaptation?

Cracks knuckles confidently

Director: Guillermo Del Toro (it is his dream project)

Composer: Benjamin Wallfisch

Cinematographer: Dan Laustsen

Writer: Matthew Robbins

Costume Designer: Jenny Beavan

Production Designer: Carol Spier

Art Director: Patrick Tatopoulos

Editor: Bernat Villaplana

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Preview: Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Game On!

Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Game On! preview. A BRAND-NEW STORY kicks off this collection of tales of video games, digital drama, and virtual reality realness! #comics #comicbooks

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Also, I do love Tector.

The scenes with Weaver in Death March were *chef’s kiss*.

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Ottos' Daughter at The Whiskey A Go Go October 19, 2003 part 2

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Chauncey Street creates the Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards

The blood was quickly draining from the faces of Gerry Laybourne and Debby Beece.

Chauncey Street Productions –Albie Hecht, Alan, Fred– was describing a scene of hopeful optimism of an annual kids' award show Nickelodeon should produce.

"There'll be the biggest movie stars in the world while 10,000 kids will be screaming at the top of their lungs!"

"But why will any stars come to a Nickelodeon kids' awards show?"

In 1988, Nickelodeon was only three years into its Fred/Alan revival. Even with the network at #1 in the ratings, Nick management was, smartly, still working like the channel was an underdog. It allowed the staff to keep their creative and business edges, striving to be the best.

As much as Nick had grown, the general perception was that The Disney Channel was bigger. It wasn't true, not by a long shot, but Disney clearly had a bigger brand name in the public's –and the media business's– imagination. So the underdog needed to keep up the pressure.

We thought an annual Kids' Choice Awards, executed well, could be Nickelodeon's nail in The Disney Channel coffin. After all, Nick was the most popular kids channel on television, by far. This show would be the proof, like ESPNs ESPYS and MTVs Video Music Awards had done for their channels.

Gerry and Debby became convinced, as did the MTV Networks higher ups, that with cable in 50 million American homes in the late 1980s, and Nick at #1 in the ratings (not to mention the dominance of Nick-at-Nite), in addition to kids, parents –and please, movie stars were parents too!– were more excited about Nickelodeon than anyone realized. And the chance to be in the presence of a live Nick show would draw out the crowds.

Alan: A nice detail is what Gerry told me years and years later. “When you guys told me the idea I thought I was going to throw up. I was so worried celebrities wouldn’t come because we were still new. But I also knew you were right and we had to do it.”

It was still an uphill battle to mount the show. Budget would be an issue for several years, convincing Universal's Hollywood theme park to give us one of their pavilions for free was, to say the least, a triumph of negotiation (we promised that we’d feature the tour in the show!). And those movie star guests? That took a while.

From the very beginning, we were thinking about what the actual physical award would be. Albie was drawn to the blimp version of Nick’s logo that Corey & Co. had designed for Fred/Alan. It was his brainstorm that insisted the dirigible would double as a kaleidoscope.

Dan Schneider, Debbie Gibson, Brian Robbins frightened by King Kong on the Universal Studios Hollywood tour KCA 1988

The first show host was Tony Danza, then flying high on "Who's the Boss," Nickelodeon network ID singers, Eugene Pitt & the Jive Five and pop sensation  Debbie Gibson. And maybe most prophetic of all,  guest presenters included stars of the sitcom "Head of the Class" Dan Schneider and Brian Robbins. "Prophetic" because Dan went on to create Nick's iconic live action comedies like "Drake & Josh," "iCarly" and "Zoey 101." And Brian? Well, after several years of being a hit television producer with partner Michael Tollin ("Smallville," "All That," "One Tree Hill"), in 2018 Brian became the president of Nickelodeon.

Alan: Other details: We couldn’t get Eddie Murphy that first year. We couldn’t even get Judge Reinhold to accept on his behalf. Thank goodness John Ashton did the appearance. (He was the cop sidekick.)

Also if I’m not mistaken Alf won best actor for TV. Hey, they were kids. 

Brian Robbins & Dan Schneider KCA 1988

Albie went on to become the Nickelodeon's president of production where he produced all the Kids' Choice shows until he becamse Spike TV's founding CEO in 2003. Not for nothing, after a steady build, the 1998 10th Annual Kids' Choice Awards was held at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. The sold out capacity? 10,000 screaming kids.

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Currently reading May 2023

I am currently reading quite a few book according to my Goodreads.com list, but I would say I am only really active in four of them for the past week now, despite there actually being 22 books on the list, a handful have been slowly slogged through for the past year! But never mind – it’s just the result of an ever increasing chaotic and information starved mind! The four I am currently reading…

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hiya, please can we also have ted talk recommendations like your book recs post? :) for the categories you mentioned ♡ thank you

Here you go angel ♡

Business:

The Single Biggest Reason Why Startups Succeed - Bill Gross

The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers - Adam Grant

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity - David Allen

How to Pitch to a VC - David S. Rose

The Future of Money - Neha Narula

Personal Development:

The Art of Being Yourself - Caroline McHugh

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - Angela Lee Duckworth

The Power of Believing That You Can Improve - Carol Dweck

How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over - Mel Robbins

Try Something New for 30 Days - Matt Cutts

Mental Health:

The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage - Susan David

Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid - Guy Winch

Depression, the Secret We Share - Andrew Solomon

All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes - Andy Puddicombe

The Art of Stillness - Pico Iyer

Relationships:

The Secret to Desire in a Long-Term Relationship - Esther Perel

The Power of Vulnerability in Relationships - Tracy McMillan

Rethinking Infidelity... a Talk for Anyone Who Has Ever Loved - Esther Perel

The Mathematics of Love - Hannah Fry

The Hidden Influence of Social Networks - Nicholas Christakis

Success:

The Happy Secret to Better Work - Shawn Achor

Embrace the Near Win - Sarah Lewis

Why We Do What We Do - Tony Robbins

Keep Your Goals to Yourself - Derek Sivers

Why You Will Fail to Have a Great Career - Larry Smith

Goals:

The Power of Setting Goals - John Doerr

The Puzzle of Motivation - Dan Pink

Smash Fear, Learn Anything - Tim Ferriss

Why We Do What We Do - Tony Robbins

The Skill of Self-Confidence - Dr. Ivan Joseph

Self Love:

The Art of Being Yourself - Caroline McHugh

The Power of Vulnerability - Brené Brown

Your Elusive Creative Genius - Elizabeth Gilbert

The Psychology of Your Future Self - Dan Gilbert

The Surprising Science of Happiness - Dan Gilbert

Confidence:

Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are - Amy Cuddy

The Art of Self-Confidence - Dr. Ivan Joseph

Dare to Lead - Brené Brown

The Hidden Influence of Social Networks - Nicholas Christakis

The Confidence Gap - Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

Health & Wellness:

The Brain-Changing Benefits of Exercise - Wendy Suzuki

How to Make Stress Your Friend - Kelly McGonigal

The Science of Cells That Never Get Old - Elizabeth Blackburn

Why Dieting Doesn't Usually Work - Sandra Aamodt

The Art of Stillness - Pico Iyer

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Rock Hudson et Cindy Robbins dans un roadster Horch 855 1939, pendant le tournage du film «This Earth is Mine» en 1959. - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.

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Just remember that the current president of Nick, Brian Robbins, worked with Dan Schneider closely numerous times in the 90s and early 2000s.

It leaves a really bad feeling in my stomach and he better address this documentary and everything else soon, because it's not looking good.

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DC Comics Announces "Challengers of the Unknown"

DC Comics "All In" initiative is bringing back the investigators of the strange and unusual, the Challengers of the Unknown. The Challengers of the Unknown 5-issue limited series will be written by Christopher Cantwell with art by Sean Izaakse. The comic spins out of Absolute Power and the DC All In Special.

The "terror of the Darkseid shock wave has cascaded across the DC Universe…tearing open the very fabric of time and space itself! Only one band of super-scientists have the right stuff to challenge the fate of a universe: the Challengers of the Unknown.

Ace Morgan, June Robbins, Prof Haley, Red Ryan, and Rocky Davis, adventurers “living on borrowed time,” run day-to-day operations for the Justice League’s Watchtower base in orbit above Earth, collaborating with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the League to seal the rifts that threaten the galaxy. But a mysterious foe from the Challengers’ past lurks in the shadows, and its connection to the Darkseid wave will put not only the Challengers, but all of the DC Universe on borrowed time."

Challengers of the Unknown #1 (of 5) goes on sale on December 18, 2024. The debut issue sports a main cover by Mike Deodato Jr., variant covers by Sean Izaakse and Romulo Fajardo Jr., Taurin Clarke, and Danny Earls, a foil variant cover by Gleb Melnikov, and a character design variant cover by Dan Mora.

(Image via DC Comics - Mike Deodato Jr.'s Cover of Challengers of the Unknown #1)