#Rick Dicker

[myopic-lawyer]

Tengo entendido que Evelyn Desvors te odia y culpa de la muerte de su padre ¿Te sientes culpable por la muerte de su padre? ¿Odias a Evelyn? ¿Que sientes al respecto?

* Suelo hacer las contestación conforme a la época donde los supers aún no son ilegales. Tomando en cuenta que los padres de Evelyn y Winston fallecieron poco después de la ilegalización de los Supers, está contestación fue unos cuantos meses después del fallecimiento de los padres de Evelyn y Winston *

En realidad Simon sabe que no es su culpa, pero como instinto de todo héroe, el sabe que pudo haber hecho algo y aunque no fuese así, Simon les guardaba mucho cariño a la señora y señor Deavors.

La señora y señor Deavors siempre fueron gente muy amigable, con todos en realidad, pero algo que tenían en común está pareja, era que les encantaba hacer sentir incluido a todo el mundo. Ellos notaban como Gazerbeam siempre se excluía el solo, de todo y de todos, en las juntas el siempre fingía ayudar a Dicker con documentos o a llevar cosas de aquí para allá, con tal de no estar cerca del gentío. En las fiestas para los Supers normalmente Gazerbeam no asistía, a pesar de que todos los supers de la NSA estaban invitados. En las cenas hechas por filántropos económicos para los Supers, Gazerbeam siempre se sentaba en una esquina para no hablar con nadie o se sentaba a lado de Dicker para hablar de cualquier cosa ya que Simon es consciente que cuando la gente lo ve hablando con Dicker, normalmente se trata de trabajo, papeleos, eventos, etc, por ende prefieren no interrumpir, y Simon lo sabe muy bien, por eso en muchas ocasiones Simon suele estar pegado como garrapata a lado Dicker con tal de que la gente no le hable, y Dicker lo sabe bien y no le molesta para nada. PERO, los Deavors notaron esto, por ende, siempre trataban de incluirlo, notaban que no le gustaba la aglomeración de gente así que solían invitarlo a cenar con poca gente, normalmente solo el y algún otro Super como Fironico, metaMan y de más, en ocasiones con Dicker, incluso aveces el solo, poco a poco fueron desarrollando una buena relación.

El señor Deavor noto la pasión de Gazerbeam por la política, podían pasar horas hablando sobre leyes y tratados, normalmente el señor Deavor era quien hablaba y Gazerbeam se deleitaba sobre como una empresa puede llegar a tener más demandas sobre recursos humanos que sobre su producción.

La señora Deavor noto que Gazerbeam era un Goloso amante del dulce, del chocolate exactamente. Ella solía darle a Gazerbeam cajas de chocolate, chocolate amargó, chocolate dulce, chocolate puro, chocolate negro, chocolate blanco, chocolate con nuez, chocolate con canela, también solía darle malvaviscos. Definitivamente ella supo por dónde atacar a Gazerbeam, fue muy astuta y calculadora, incluso más que cualquier villano contra el que Gazerbeam se haya enfrentado antes, la señora Deavor descubrió el punto débil del vigoroso, estoico y firme Gazerbeam. El chocolate. 🍫

Y digamos que el hecho de que la noticia del Fallecimiento de la Señora y Señor Deavors se encuentre en todos los periódicos y televisores no ayuda a que Simon se olvide del asunto al menos un día.

[the-great-bonkings]

This beauty

I missed18th anniversary of the Incredibles, so here’s some Incredibles content.

(it’s mostly Syndrome because…)

Grab the scruff.

Rick 210% done with Syndrome’s BS.

Winston and Buddy would be friends if Syndrome wasn’t… Syndrome. Winston will not stand for it and will let Syndrome know.

What are they thinking?

It’s a funny idea I wanted to sketch down, “What if sidekick? and What if transportation?”

I always love making Incredibles content, I might be down for some suggestions related to Incredibles art. Idk, let me know and I might draw it. 

[nor3gertz]

hyperfixation be damned i be listening to ALL dude lines that i could find. even in fucking GERMAN

[doodlepede]

watching a 3 hour video about The Incredibles 2 and I'd never actually heard the brother character's voice before? and every time i heard it in the clips in the video, i was like, he sounds exactly like JimmyMcGill BetterCallSaul, so i had to find out who voices him, and well. yeah it's because he's voiced by JimmyMcGill BetterCallSaul

[time-traveling-fetus]

I know everybody is reblogging my Incredibles post cause we all hate insurance companies and Bob's boss is intentionally the most punchable man in the entire movie. But i do think it's interesting how the movie handles his actions. It doesn't discuss whether or not it was an ethical decision. The scene is emotionally structured to encourage viewers to be 100% on board with throwing Gilbert Huph (yes thats his boss's name) through four solid walls, but whether or not it was a good decision is simply not commented on. We were given enough reason to not be sympathetic to Gilbert and we can move on.

What is commented on is how problematic it is for Bob to do this. Not problematic as in immoral, but problematic as in it literally causes problems for him. It was a rash decision made out of anger. Immediately after we can see him realize what he's done. So now Bob doesn't have a job. He can't support his family. The government is giving Gilbert hush money so he doesnt oress charges, which is the last support the government will give Bob. Even though Rick Dicker offers to relocate Bob, he can't put his family through that again. He can't disappoint his wife again. Ultimately what he did was lash out of anger and get punished for it. He's a grown man, and a super at that! He can't just throw someone through a wall. It's a surprisingly grounded response in a children's superhero movie. It's a moment that says "We aren't in a world where the good guys can just punch the bad guys and call it day anymore. It's not like Bob's glory days." At the end of the day he has to drive home in his broken car and tell his wife how he ruined everything. Which really does a lot to illustrate how bleak Bob's disillusionment with life is. Bob doesn't want to live in the new world he's been thrust into, which is why his and other supers' righteous desperation was so easy for Syndrome to manipulate.

[marcmarcmomarc]

Once Upon a Lamp - list of characters

In honor of Once Upon a Studio turning one year old

EXT. THE STEVE JOBS BUILDING - EARLY EVENING

Feature films

Toy Story (Toys)

Woody

Buzz Lightyear

Jessie

Mr. Potato Head

Slinky Dog

Rex

Hamm

Bo Peep

Mrs. Potato Head

Aliens

Bullseye

Mr. Pricklepants

Dolly

Trixie

Buttercup

Chuckles

Stinky Pete

Barbie

Ken

Lots-o-Huggin’ Bear

Big Baby

Twitch

Stretch

Chunk

Sparks

Chatter Telephone

Bookworm

Peas-in-a-Pod

Forky

Giggle McDimples

Ducky

Bunny

Duke Caboom

Gabby Gabby

The Dummies

Billy, Goat, and Gruff

Toy Story (Human side)

Andy Davis

Mrs. Davis

Molly Davis

Sid Phillips

Hannah Phillips

Bonnie Anderson

Bonnie’s Mom

Bonnie’s Dad

Buster

Scud

A Bug’s Life

Flik

Hopper

Princess Atta

Princess Dot

The Queen

Molt

Slim

Heimlich

Francis

Manny

Gypsy

Rosie

Tuck

Roll

P.T. Flea

Dim

Mr. Soil

Dr. Flora

Thorny

Cornelius

Thumper

Aphie

Monsters, Inc.

James P. Sullivan

Mike Wazowski

Boo

Celia Mae

Randall Boggs

Henry J. Waternoose

Johnny Worthington

Scott “Squishy” Squibbles

Don Carlton

Terri and Terry Perry

Art

Tylor Tuskman

Val Little

Fritz

Katherine “Cutter” Sterns

Duncan P. Anderson

Roz

Yeti

Jeff Fungus

Banana Bread

Roger Rogers

Suzy “Sunny” Sunshine

Finding Nemo

Marlin

Dory

Nemo

Hank

The Incredibles

Bob Parr

Helen Parr

Violet Parr

Dashiell Parr

Jack-Jack Parr

Lucius Best

Edna Mode (E)

Buddy Pine

Winston Deavor

Evelyn Deavor

Mirage

Rick Dicker

Voyd

Cars

Lightning McQueen

Tow Mater

Cruz Ramirez

Ratatouille

Remy

Alfredo Linguini

Chef Skinner

Colette Tatou

Django

Emile

Anton Ego

WALL-E

WALL-E

EVE

Captain B. McCrea

John

Mary

M-O

GO-4

The Reject Robots

Hal the Cockroach

Up

Carl Fredricksen

Russell

Dug

Charles Muntz

Alpha

Beta

Gamma

Kevin

Kevin’s Babies

Brave

Merida

Elinor

Fergus

Hamish

Hupert

Harris

Fergus’ Dogs

Angus

The Witch

Maudie

Lord MacGuffin

Lord Macintosh

Lord Dingwall

Young MacGuffin

Young Macintosh

Wee Dingwall

The Witch’s Crow

Conan the Clan Dingwall Hunk

Inside Out (Mindscape)

Joy

Sadness

Anger

Fear

Disgust

Anxiety

Envy

Ennui

Embarrassment

Nostalgia

Paula Persimmon

Xeni

Jean Dewberry

Janelle Johnson

Teen Riley

Rainbow Unicorn

Melatonin

Inside Out (Humans)

Riley Andersen

Jill Andersen

Bill Andersen

Grace Hsieh

Bree Young

Valentina Ortiz

Dani

Ally

Sofia

Nour

Coach Roberts

The Good Dinosaur

Arlo

Spot

Henry

Ida

Buck

Libby

Nash

Ramsey

Butch

Thunderclap

Downpour

Coldfront

Frostbite

Windgust

Bubbha

Lurleane

Pervis

Earl

Forrest Woodbush

Fury

Destructor

Dream Crusher

Debbie

Coco (Land of the Living)

Miguel Rivera

Dante

Abuelita Elena Rivera

Enrique Rivera (Papá)

Luisa Rivera (Mamá)

Tío Berto Rivera

Tía Carmen Rivera

Tía Gloria Rivera

Abuelito Franco Rivera

Abel Rivera

Rosa Rivera

Socorro Rivera

Benny Rivera

Manny Rivera

Coco (Land of the Dead)

Papá Héctor Rivera

Ernesto de la Cruz

Mamá Imelda Rivera

Pepita

Mamá Coco Rivera

Papá Julio Rivera

Tía Rosita Rivera

Tía Victoria Rivera

Tío Óscar Rivera

Tío Felipe Rivera

Onward

Ian Lightfoot

Barley Lightfoot

Laurel Lightfoot

Corey

Colt Bronco

Blazey

Soul (Living World)

Joe Gardener

Libba Gardener

Dez

Dorothea Williams

Curley Baker

Miho Akage

Connie

Melba

Lulu

Soul (The Great Before)

22

Moonwind

Terry

Counselor Jerry A

Counselor Jerry B

Luca

Luca Paguro

Alberto Scorfano

Giulia Marcovaldo

Ercole Visconti

Massimo Marcovaldo

Daniela Paguro

Lorenzo Paguro

Grandma Libera Paguro

Ciccio

Guido

Machiavelli

Turning Red

Meilin Lee

Ming Lee

Miriam Mendelsohn

Abby Park

Priya Mangal

Tyler Nguyen-Baker

Jin Lee

Grandma Wu Lee

Auntie Chen

Lily

Helen

Auntie Ping

Mr. Gao

4*Town

Lightyear

Izzy Hawthorne

Sox

Mo Morrison

Darby Steel

Commander Cal Burnside

Alisha Hawthorne

Kiko Hawthorne

Elemental

Ember Lumen

Wade Ripple

Bernie Lumen

Cinder Lumen

Gale Cumulus

Fern Grouchwood

Clod

Brook Ripple

Harold Ripple

Alan Ripple

Lake Ripple

Eddy Ripple

Marco Ripple

Polo Ripple

Ghibli

Elio

Elio Solis

Ambassador Questa

Ambassador Grigon

Olga Solis

Glordon

OOOOO

Ambassador Helix

Ambassador Tegman

Ambassador Turais

Hoppers

Mabel

King George

Short films

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

André

Wally B.

Luxo Jr.

Luxo Jr.

Luxo Sr.

Red’s Dream

Lumpy

Red

Tin Toy

Tinny

Gumbo

Flip ‘n Beth

Ace

Clocky

Spot

Zoo Train

Chrome Dome

Rallye Guy

Fire Hydrant

Helicopter Sheep

Toypot

Frodo

Bouncy

Eben’s Car

Les

RenderMan

Knick Knack

Knick

Sunny Miami

Sunny Florida

Sunny Egypt

Sunny Jamaica

Sunny Palm Springs

Sunny Israel

Surf Death Valley

Sunny Atlantis

Geri’s Game

Geri

For the Birds

Bluebird Flock

Gawky Bird

Boundin’

Jackalope

Lamb

One Man Band

Bass

Treble

Tippy

Lifted

Stu

Mr. B

Presto

Presto DiGiotagione

Alec Azam

Partly Cloudy

Gus

Peck

Day & Night

Day

Night

La Luna

Bambino

Papà

Nonno

The Blue Umbrella

Blue

Red

Lava

Uku

Lele

Sanjay’s Super Team

Sanjay

Sanjay’s Father

Hanuman

Durga

Vishnu

Piper

Piper

Lou

Lou

J.J.

Bao

Mom

Son

Dad

Cindy

SparkShorts

Purl

Purl

Lacy

Office Bros.

Office Ladies

Kitbull

Kitbull

Dog

Smash and Grab

Smash

Grab

Float

Father

Son

Wind

Ellis

Ellis’ Grandma

Burrow

Rabbit

Badger Landlord

The Rabbit’s Neighbors

Loop

Renee

Marcus

Out

Greg

Jim

Manuel

Greg’s Parents

Gigi

Nona

Nona

Renee

Twenty-Something

Gia

Nicole

Self

Self

TV shows

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Commander Nebula

Mira Nova

XR

Booster Sinclair Munchapper

Warp Darkmatter

Gravitina

N0S-4-A2

XL

Win or Lose

Coach Dan

Laurie

Rochelle

Kai

Yuwen

Tom

Taylor

Borna

Hannah

Other

THX

Tex

[quitealotofsodapop]

So yeah I just realised that "The Monkey King and the Infant" is pretty much half The Incredibles.

Retired supers growing bored and adjusting to "normal" life.

Sun Wukong/Monkey King = Bob Parr/Mr Incredible

Liu'er Mihou/Macaque/Six Eared Macaque = Helen Parr/Mrs. Incredible

Xiaotian/MK/Monkie Kid & Mei = Dash Parr

Bai He/LBD's Host = Violet Parr

Rumble & Savage = Jack-Jack Parr

Pigsy and Sandy = Lucius/Frozone (with Tang as Honey/Frozone's wife)

Guanyin/Moksha (and maybe Spider Queen for the fashion) = Edna Mode

Red Son = "Buddy"/Syndrome

Lady Bone Demon = Mirage

SWK's Lawyer = Agent Rick Dicker (the guy who relocates the Parr family)

So many of the scenes in Incredibles fit Shadowpeach, esp in aus where they're parents to the kids/retired.

So many incorrect quotes to pair.

[sundove88]

The Incredibles (Sundove88’s Version) Casting

In loving memory of Matthew Perry- you’ll always be our friend!

In this animated adventure, married superheroes Ainz Ooal Gown and Albedo are forced to assume mundane lives as Tatsu and Miku Kuroda after all super-powered activities have been banned by the government. While Ainz loves his wife and kids, he longs to return to a life of adventure, and he gets a chance when summoned to an island to battle an out-of-control robot. Soon, Bone Daddy is in trouble, and it's up to his family to save him.

Telecommunications guru Dan Heng enlists Albedo to fight crime and make the public fall in love with superheroes once again. That leaves Ainz Ooal Gown with one of his greatest challenges ever -- staying home and taking care of three rambunctious children. As Lovely, Sonic and Kirby offer him a new set of headaches, a cybercriminal named The Overlord launches his dastardly plan -- hypnotizing the world through computer screens.

Tatsu Kuroda as Robert Parr (The Way of The House Husband)

Ainz Ooal Gown as Mr. Incredible (Overlord)

Miku Kuroda as Helen Parr (The Way of The House Husband)

Albedo as Mrs. Incredible (Overlord)

Megumi Aino/Cure Lovely as Violet Parr (Happiness Charge PreCure)

Sonic as Dashiell Parr (Sonic The Hedgehog)

Kirby as Jack Jack Parr (Kirby)

Rarity as Edna Mode (My Little Pony)

Kid!Omegon as Kid!Buddy Pine (Poptropica)

Omegon as Syndrome (Poptropica)

Loid Forger as Lucius Best (Spy X Family)

Zane as Frozone (Ninjago)

Longclaw as Rick Dicker (Sonic The Hedgehog)

Nightmare Enterprises Customer Service as Gilbert Huph (Kirby)

Mr. Krupp as Bernie Kropp (Captain Underpants)

Shadow Pokemon as The Omnidroids (Pokemon)

Tessa Turncoat as Mirage (Poptropica)

Master Chen as The Underminer (Ninjago)

Seiji Sagara as Tony Rydinger (Happiness Charge PreCure)

Cure Princess, Cure Honey, and Cure Fortune as Themselves/Violet’s Friends (Happiness Charge PreCure)

Yor Forger as Honey Best (Spy X Family)

Anya Forger as Herself/Lucius and Honey’s Daughter (Spy X Family)

Jasper as Brick (Steven Universe)

Lemon Cookie as He-Lectrix (Cookie Run)

Macaque as Krushauer (Lego Monkie Kid)

Kabu as Reflux (Pokemon)

Hawks as Screech (My Hero Academia)

Croissant Cookie as Voyd (Cookie Run)

Dan Heng as Winston Deavor (Honkai Star Rail)

Harumi as Evelyn Deavor (Ninjago)

The Overlord as The Screenslaver (Ninjago)

Various Characters as The Supers’ Friends

Here’s your hint to the next casting (It’s a remake):

🦚🏝️👑

[lavalamp-juice]

Incredibles Super Lore- Everseer

(All from an Incredibles DVD bonus (you can watch it on yt))

(Context Rick Dicker is interviewing other supers)

A personal favorite of mine, I like when super powers have a kinda downside that makes you think... hmm maybe I wouldn't want super powers [._.]

He is constantly seeing microscopic germs on everyone and everything. This is not a power he can turn off and on like other superheros in media (superman) This causes him to be germaphobic not liking physical contact.

I find it funny and disturbing that he can read the minds of animals and especially doesn't like mind read squirrels minds. WHAT ARE THESE SQUIRRELS THINKING?

I feel like he would be a better superhero working from the background like reading the villains mind and coming up with a plan since his very intelligence is high. But maybe not in the fight... In the voice recording he mentions "I can knock 3 people into a wall if I need to" he also mentions that he can make people perceive that they are being beaten up and win that way. So this guy can kinda mind control ppl? That's crazy. At the end of the voice recording he goes on a hysterical rant on how germs are everywhere and nothings clean. He was also part of a small team called The Phantasmics but that's another post.

Thx if you read all this interesting lore! :D

[skatoonyfan1234]

Barnyard & The Incredibles - Snotty Boy Meets Rick Dicker

[A bright light flashes and we see Snotty Boy and Agent Rick Dicker seated at an interrogation table)

Snotty Boy: Where am I? And who are you?

Dicker: File 82-726. Agent Rick Dicker interrogating. State your name please.

Snotty Boy: (Nervous) My.. nickname's Snotty Boy.

Dicker: Tell me about the incident.

Snotty Boy: [as the scene with the cows entering his room starts to play] Well, i was asleep that night, in my room, when all of a sudden, I got pushed outta my bed. [he gets pushed outta his bed] When I looked up, I saw these cows in my bedroom! And even weirder than that, one of them talked!

Otis: [after pushing Snotty Boy off his bed] That's called 'boy tipping'! Hahaha! (Snotty Boy screamed in fear, alerting his parents)

Snotty Boy: [talking] By the time my parents entered the room, all they found was me, cowering, like a gibbering wreck.

Snotty Boy [Flashback]: Never go to meadows. Never go to meadows. Never go to meadows. Never go to meadows. Treat cows nicely.

Snotty Boy's Dad: OK, no more Red Bull.

(Back in the dark room)

Snotty Boy: Ever since that night, I was traumatized. I felt like I would never touch meat again for as long as I live, and-(He notices a lazer light pointed at his forehead) Hey, what's that?

Dicker: (The lazer was from his mind-erasing machine) Have you told anyone else about this? Your parents?

Snotty Boy: Uh... No. They might think I'm crazy. But you understand what I'm talking about, Mr. Dicker?

Dicker: Sure, kid.

Snotty Boy: [sighs] You know, I just wish I could forget i saw those cows actually appearing and talking in my bedroom.

Dicker: You will, kid. (He fires a suction end at Snotty Boy's forehead making him pass out as the screen fades to black) You will.

[bops-fandom-wowie]

Wait…

RICK DICKER IS MIKE ERMANTRAUT?

AND IM JUST FINDING THIS OUT NOW??????

Meet the cast of Incredibles 2.

[myopic-lawyer]

Hola buenas, ¿cuántos años tiene usted? Si se puede saber y ¿cuál es su pasatiempo?.. saludos desde argentina 🇦🇷.

Me gusta remontar estás preguntas alrededor de los años de oro de los supers, cuando aún eran legales, así que Simon está en sus 28s por el momento.

[freezegirl]

👫 / for kie and vi !

headcanon fun time / @ultmanias

01: in my head, helen has a younger sister named jeanne. jeanne still goes by what was once helen's maiden name, truax. much like helen, jeanne also has elasticity powers. which led to her being called 'jeannie elast' but unlike helen, however, jeanne never manage to get the hang of combining hero work and being a mom. so when jeanne, at the height of her career, fell pregnant with her son, connor - who would later take up the nickname lash - she decided to retire from active duty and instead took on a teaching position at skybourne high to be able to raise her kid without having to contend with dangerous missions she might not come back from. (and no, no one knows who connor's dad is. jeanne is very tight-lipped about that one.)

02: metroville and maxville are so close to one another that they're basically neighboring cities. both metroville and maxville have a rivalry with centropolis, however. new urbem is okay, though. as is muninciberg.

03: whether our threads are set at western view junior high (metroville) or skybourne high (maxville), the fact of the matter remains that kie took a shine to violet immediately for much of the reasons that kari mckeen did. though kie is less of a chatterbox than the aforementioned girl. violet is a good listener, she's whip-smart and super funny. and she doesn't roll her eyes - at least, not in a negative manner - whenever kie goes on tangents and/or rants about the history of heroics or super powers and how they work and stuff like that. kie enjoys catching a movie with vi as much as she enjoys sparring with her. she's very glad that she doesn't have to hide parts of her life from her beloved friend.

04: kie hasn't confirmed it yet but she's certain that vi had a hand in her meeting edna mode aka her favorite designer.

05: it's not that kie doesn't trust rose, the daughter of bulbox and maybe vectress? (or maybe a twin or genetic clone of hers, considering vectress is deceased?) anyway, it's more like---well, kie was jealous, okay? not enough to step in or steer violet away from rose because vi can certainly make her own decisions. but it did take more than a few moments for kie to thaw around rose (and, yes, violet did tease her about it).

06: while she once wanted to go into the field full time after high school and college, now kie is thinking about making that a part time thing. her art is important to her. the sport she does is important to her. she's already spoken to helen and violet about it, but she also set up a meeting with rick dicker of the NSA (national supers agency) to talk to him about it before she really commits to any decision (mostly because the thought of fighting crime alongside violet seems cool).

07: at the end of the day, kie wants violet to be happy, whether that's with tony ryndinger, kari mckeen, with anyone else or alone. so long as violet is happy, kie is happy, too.

[gregkauffmanstarkeybooks]

Book 2 of 2.

"Bear and Rick McKenzie, private investigators who just happen to be brothers, are called in when mysterious deaths begin to happen on the set of a high-budget adult feature “The Perils Of Paul Lean”. The shoot’s producers are frightened, as are the actors and actresses involved in the filming. The dead actors, Mick Goodhead and Steve Dickers – fake names if Bear ever heard them – may have been part of some money-laundering scheme and possibly crossed the wrong person, only to wind up dead. Rick wonders if a jealous lover might be responsible for the murders. All anyone knows is, the deaths may not be over.

For Bear, the case offers a one-in-a-lifetime chance to live a dream, making a porn film with some of the biggest names in adult movies. For Rick, it’s considerably less of a fantasy, since he has no desire to watch his older brother having sex on camera – or at all!

Who is behind the gruesome killings, and do they really intend to strike again? If they do, how much danger is Bear really in?

WARNING: NUDITY & ADULT SITUATIONS. READER DISCRETION. NOT for readers under 18."

This book is available on Amazon in paperback.

EDIT: On January 31, 2025, I reissued this book with a new cover and a tightened-up plot. The new cover is at the head of this entry. The old cover is discontinued.

[news4usonline]

Chargers offense stumble in preseason opener

The Los Angeles Chargers take on a new identity under Jim Harbaugh this season. The head coach's presence alone seemed to have brought on a newfound level of confidence during training camp. Harbaugh's style translates to any level of football, and he is already a proven winner at the collegiate and NFL levels. Winning football was not what Los Angeles put on the field during their first preseason game against Seattle. They lost 16-3 and will have to play better when the regular season rolls around if they want to live up to the standards of the new regime. Luckily, it was just an exhibition game, but with Justin Herbert or not, the offensive scheme for Los Angeles looked pedestrian. In the first half, they went three-and-outs on their first three drives, followed by an interception and two more three-and-outs.

Los Angeles Chargers running back Isaiah Spiller (28) runs for some tough yards against the Seattle Seahawks in a preseason game played at SoFi Stadium on Aug. 10, 2024. Photo credit: Rick Stallworth/News4usonline "There is a lot of work to be done, but now we have begun, which is positive. We have a place to start, but offensively, there was some good thing, not nearly enough," said Harbaugh. "I don't think anyone on the offensive side of the ball would be happy with that." A short field gave the Chargers their first points of the season when Cameron Dicker booted a 58-yard attempt through the uprights. Dicker is a weapon. He has been crushing field goals in practice, and after getting Los Angeles on the board with 3:26 left in the half, he then made the tackle on the ensuing kickoff. In three professional seasons, he is 52-55 on field goal attempts. https://twitter.com/chargers/status/1822440073750626396 It is very early, but they will need to start opening up the playbook as the preseason games continue. There were very few downfield opportunities, and the run game was stagnant. Considering the time of possession working against them and several star players sitting out, the defensive unit was solid. They battled against short fields and minimal rest to hold the Seahawks to only 16 points. Troy Dye and Nick Niemann help limit the damage, anchoring the defense at the linebacker position. The duo combined for eight solo tackles and two sacks in the first half. In the second half, the Seahawks managed to run over eight minutes off the clock on the first possession. They drove the ball all the way down the field to set up a first and goal from the three-yard line before the Chargers' defense stuffed them on three straight plays for an impressive goal-line stand. https://twitter.com/chargers/status/1822437287658934736 "I thought our defense played winning football. I thought our special teams played winning football, and offensively, we underperformed," said Harbaugh. Herbert's status for week one is up in the air, making the backup quarterback position an important one to figure out. Easton Stick finished the game 5/13 for 31 yards and an interception. He needs to be better in the next preseason game, or Los Angeles may start to look at other options. "Ultimately just not executing at a high enough level obviously to move the football, and that starts and ends with me, so that is frustrating," said Stick. "I think we will watch the tape and see what happened. We will go through the video and learn and grow personally and as an offense." The defense can be the anchor for this team. Although they did not play on Saturday, Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa, and Derwin James are all returning, and anytime you have three All-Pro-level players on one side of the ball, that could mean big things to come. The star trio needs to stay healthy, and other players obviously need to contribute as well, but if all goes according to plan, they should be a stout group. "I am always excited to play with that guy," Mack said of playing alongside Bosa. "We haven't had a lot of time together on the field, which is unfortunate at this point. He is a special talent. He can be one of the best guys in the league when healthy." Mack and Bosa are still two of the top pass rushers in the league, which will really help Harbaugh and his staff in year one. Better days are ahead for the Chargers, and there is a lot of optimism that this will be a very competitive team when everyone is on the field. Read the full article

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Jonathan Banks as Pappy McAllan in Mudbound (2017). John was born in Washington DC and has 182 acting credits from a 1974 short to eight episodes of a 2024 series. This is his second honorable mention, after Boiling Point. His entry among my best 1001 is the voice of Rick Dicker in Incredibles 2.

His other notable credits include two episodes of Barnaby Jones, Coming Home, The Cheap Detective, The Rose, episodes of The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie, Airplane, Stir Crazy, three episodes of Lou Grant, Frances, 48 Hours, two of Hill Street Blues, three of Simon and Simon, Gremlins, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Beverly Hills Cop, eight of Falcon Crest, 74 of Wiseguy, one of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, two of Dexter, one of Modern Family, 28 of Breaking Bad, Horrible Bosses 2, and 61 of Better Call Saul.