#Sean Allison and co.

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January's classic experience: A classic saga of January's good-old adventures (prior to the Pokémon experience) - Part 1 = {Driving Ib and Ib - Part 1 🠊 The Triss team's sitcom show - Part 1 🠊 Parody adventures with Luffe and Sjanne - Part 1 🠊 The Angora guys by night - Part 1 🠊 Fritz and Poul (ft. Split) records their livestream commentary for "January and co.'s hero-brave sad-to-fab quest thru their hero-brave journey from sad to fab" - Part 1} ▶ [Mr. Müller's audio/video commentary for "January and co.'s hero-brave sad-to-fab quest thru their hero-brave journey from sad to fab"] January's hero-brave journey from sad to fab - Part 1 = [Mr. Schüster's audio commentary for "January and co.'s pre-historic quest"] January and co.'s pre-historic quest - Part 1 = Mr. Schüster's secret underground living room / Morning at the farm / January's first appearance / January gets started / January's first start of his career - Part 1: January starts his day off

Before we get on with the show, i will first of all have something to explain:

NOTE: While watching "January and co.'s hero-brave sad-to-fab quest thru their hero-brave journey from sad to fab", it are mostly watching "Driving Ib and Ib, "The Triss team's sitcom show", "Parody adventures with Luffe and Sjanne", "The Angora guys by night", and "Livestream commentary with Fritz and Poul (ft. Split)".

Well, there you go. I had now already explained this note, but however, we're not ready yet, cause i have 2 more notes that i shall explain:

ADDITIONAL NOTE #1: January and co.'s "hero-brave sad-to-fab quest thru their hero-brave journey from sad to fab" are sometimes borrowing some style of classic episodes of the Case Closed anime from "Case Closed - There's Only One Truth" to "Detective Conan and the Rainbow"

ADDITIONAL NOTE #2: January and co.'s "hero-brave sad-to-fab quest thru their hero-brave journey from sad to fab" may also sometimes borrow some style of Kika and Bob

Now, there we go again. I had already explained these two notes, but we're still not ready yet, cause i need to explain 18 extra notes, so i gotta explain it at that case:

EXTRA NOTE #1: Mr. Müller are an mailman who are responsible for recording the regular audio commentary for January and co.'s sad-to-fab quest.

EXTRA NOTE #2: Mr. Schüster are responsible for recording the audio commentary at his secret underground living room, cause he's obviously recording the audio commentary for January and co.'s sad-to-fab quest which involves January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab, and are made up of three chapters: The first chapter depicts January and co.'s pre-historic quest (following the creation of the Earth), the second chapter depicts the revenge of Lord Aytien (which ends with a cliffhanger, but after the cliffhanger continues with a surprise continue in which January and co. releases free from prison, thru plotting a hero-brave scheme to defeat Lord Aytien (thru destroying the Aytien universe), and save the world, by rescuing Princess Sara and Ola (along with his best friend Joppe), just in time), and then, the third chapter depicts January and co.'s camping school journey at the southsea island (in which January and co.'s makes their hero-brave efforts of defeating Lord Aytien (thru destroying the Aytien universe), by saving the world, and rescuing Princess Sara and Ola (along with his best friend Joppe) just in time).

EXTRA NOTE #3: Mrs. Prysselius are responsible for managing Mr. Schüster's secret underground living room.

EXTRA NOTE #4: The Swedbank crew are responsible of recording the visual audio commentary.

EXTRA NOTE #5: The Deutsche Bank crew are responsible of supervising Mr. Schüster's secret underground living room.

EXTRA NOTE #6: Ib and Ib are handling the task of recording/filming their primary livestream commentary, though taking a driving trip with their car.

EXTRA NOTE #7: The Triss team are handling the task of recording/filming their secondary livestream commentary, though broadcasting their own sitcom.

EXTRA NOTE #8: Luffe and Sjanne are handling the task of recording/filming their tercerary livestream commentary, though doing some funny parodies, by checking out some serious stuff: for example reading funny signs, and even many more of some kind of serious.

EXTRA NOTE #9: The Angora guys are handling the task of recording/filming their quaternary livestream commentary, though being home at their flat, by discovering something awesome.

EXTRA NOTE #10: Fritz and Poul (from the Cavalry) (alongside Split) are handling the task of recording/filming their quinary livestream commentary, by reacting to "January and co.'s hero-brave sad-to-fab quest thru their hero-brave journey from sad to fab".

EXTRA NOTE #11: Kling and Klang are responsible for reacting their livestream commentary, cause they are two wacky cops who are Mr. Schüster's crazy allies, and they're handling the task of reacting their livestream commentary, and additionally, they're obviously teaming up with two wacky ladies, Mrs. Kling and Mrs. Klang, who are typically demonstrating something typical.

EXTRA NOTE #12: Else-Marie are responsible for paying attention at Mr. Schüster's secret underground living room. She eventually gets help of her mother and her dad named Beck.

EXTRA NOTE #13: Mr. Schüster's seven friendly allies (although they're ironically remaining unnamed) are responsible of resolving the issue.

EXTRA NOTE #14: Mr. Krüse and Mr. Meyer are responsible of require something very important.

EXTRA NOTE #15: Gary Gadget are responsible of repairing something that are getting broken.

EXTRA NOTE #16: Freddy Ferrick are responsible of resolving some problems thru performing extensive troubleshooting.

EXTRA NOTE #17: Svante Stockselius, Jon Ola Sand and Martin Österdahl are responsible of supervising the video audio commentary.

EXTRA NOTE #18: Graham Norton, Terry Wogan (despite that he had ironically passed away), Scott Mills, Paddy O'Connell, Sarah Cawood, Sara Cox, Caroline Flack, Ana Matronic, Laura Whitmore, Mel Giedroyc, Rylan Clark-Neal and Chelcee Grimes are responsible of producing the visual audio commentary.

All right. Here you have these 18 extra notes. We're now ready to get this show on the road, so without further ado, let's get into business.

At first, we're going to meet Ib and Ib. Ib and Ib are two comedians who are driving the car, by doing some funny jokes and funny pranks. They're responsible of reacting to the audio/video commentary for "January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab", so they're getting started today.

We're then meeting the Triss team. The Triss team are a gang of some funny comedians, and they're living home at their flat, cause they're broadcasting their own comedy sitcom, by doing some funny gags, as well as some funny jokes and funny pranks. They're also responsible of reacting to thr audio/video commentary for "January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab", cause they will right now get this show on the road.

Next up, we're going to meet Luffe and Sjanne. Luffe and Sjanne are two crazy, wacky pranksters that are doing some crazy, wacky stuff, as well as some crazy jokes and crazy pranks. They're getting a cool time at their flat, and they're sometimes going on a trip of doing some funny, crazy stuff, though exploring some serious things, but anyway, they're responsible of reviewing about "January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab", and besides, they will now get started today.

At next, we're going to meet the Angora guys. The Angora guys are a gang of some wacky comedians who are home at their flat, cause they're checking out some funny things and stuff, cause they're always responsible of broadcasting their own comedy show. Well, by the way, they're eitherway responsible of discussing about "January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab", cause they're right now turning on the camera, cause the Angora guys are on the stage.

Coming up next, we're gonna meet Fritz, Poul and their sockpuppet Split. Fritz and Poul are two multi-millionaires who are plotting some cheeky cool stuff that they can exactly do anything at anytime that they want to. They're teaming up with a sockpuppet named Split, who are almost resembling a hedgehog, and he does a similar vein to Dolph and Margit. Well anyway, Fritz, Poul and Split are responsible of producing, recording the audio/video commentary for "January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab", but anyway, that's enough with the set, so let's get it started.

However, before we're going to meet Mr. Müller, we're first of all making way for Ib and Ib, the Triss team, Luffe and Sjanne, the Angora guys, and Fritz and Poul (ft. Split), cause they're gonna handle the task of carrying their attitude.

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We'll there you go. We had now got it together with Ib and Ib, The Triss team, Luffe and Sjanne, the Angora guys, and Fritz and Poul (ft. Split), so we will right now get into the regular feature. Well then, without further ado, let's give a warm welcome to Mr. Müller

So now we're going to encounter Mr. Müller. Mr. Müller are an mailman who works at Österreichische Post AG, and are always responsible of delivering posts, mails, packs, presents and much more for everyone. Well by the way, Mr. Müller are apparently deciding to do something different, cause he's going to tell the story about January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab, well while telling that story, he will at the same time record the audio/video commentary for "January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab". So, Yup, that's a good idea, cause Mr. Müller are going to record his own audio/video commentary (with audio and video (at on-screen)). Well anyway, without further ado, we gotta get started, cause Mr. Müller are ready to get started of telling the story about January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab, and due to that, he had obviously turned on his video recorder, cause he's ready to record his audio commentary, so we gotta get started immediately. Okay, it sounds like a good idea. Well indeed, Mr. Müller are ready to record his audio commentary, so for now, without further ado, Mr. Müller are ready to begin his audio/video commentary for January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab, cause January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab are about to begin right now. Well of course, it is time to get the adventures started, so by that, it is time to let Mr. Müller's audio/video commentary for January and co.'s hero-brave journey from sad to fab begin.

At the very beginning, we're first going to meet Mr. Schüster who are going to get started at his secret underground living room. Well by the way, he are eventually joining up with Mrs. Prysselius who will always be able to manage Mr. Schüster's secret underground living room. But anyway, without further ado, let's get started.

1.1.1.Startup screen

Despite the beginning of the creation of the universe, we're first starting off with a black background, as we hear the sound of wind-blowing sound effects, and on this black background, we then see part of a dark background, which are slowly fading in and it brightens to reveal that it is made up of dark cumulonimbus borders with gaps on the bottom and top. Some border formations are being shown thru being shrouded in darkness, with a pitch black background partially illuminated by the bottom half of the screen. Then at that moment, a greyscaled backdrop gradually fades in and a light appears from behind it in the center of the screen which fades in gradually from a white light appearing between its flash, causing a spectrum of greyscale to appear around the light. The greyscale fades out, and as it lights up the rest of its light, it then flashes, which fully lights up its brightness, and it reveals to be a white flash of light which then starts to glow and it reveals a splashed light which begins to shine through the lower-middle-left screen, and it zooms into view from the lower-middle-left, and when it gets closer to the camera, it later dies down as it heads to the center of the screen and it shines up from the center as its shines begins to glow bright with its brighter shines coming from the left, right, top, and bottom of the screen, though sparkling each other, and the borders and background brighten, as the light suddenly grows a sparkle of birghtness (although you can easily notice that the sparkle appear at the light out of thin air) and it suddenly glows brighters as it gets bright, as we zoom into the light which suddenly zooms into the camera and ahead upon us, the screen flashes very bright, so that it reveals that the light are actually a cut-out of a black silk wave with a blacked-out rim around the holes, transitiong to the light that are suddenly filling the background, despite that it turns into a full morning sky. The borders here are pure white and more ethereal in design, compared to the more realistic greyscaled borders, but just as the borders light up, a group of golden sparkles appears, moving over a platinum background with a bright light which flashes as we transition to another more golden sparkles that moves over while a red sun is shown. As it moves closer to the sparkles, the sun flashes as we transition to the Telefunken logo's diamond shapes, seguing into the startup screen. We're therefore seeing a ray of light, resembling a sunburst, with a different shining background fading in a brief second later. The light is coming from some electric lights which receives some enchancements to better resemble some dynamic electric lights. This involves the addition of blurry parting lights with a very bright light between them. The light gets brighter until the lights are apart and then it fades to the traditional electric light effect, albeit the parting lights at the start are slightly modified with a sharper look to compliment those electric lights, as the borders that were normally in the transition are suddenly turning into those golden sparkles and a red sun is seen. Just as the red sun lights up, we're zooming into the electric light animation in which we see some electric lights coming up on the screen (à la the New Xbox Experience's intro cutscene). We're then seeing a colorful orb flashing in, which quickly zooms toward us as we see several lines move into it, and as the orb zooms through the camera, we see a tunnel made of smoke and spirals, as they disappear as more lines appear and we therefore zoom out of some electric lights as well as some glowing colourful tunnel containing many colourful rings, and the light becomes more intensive and the tunnel later collapses on a black background into a diamond shape with helixes, hence hearing some scribbling sounds followed by a reversed cymbal crash. Then with that, we're therefore encountering Mr. Schüster, for the first time ever.

So there we are here, and now by that, we're about to meet Mr. Schüster (for the first time ever). By the way, we will at the same time Mrs. Prysselius, cause she's responsible of managing Mr. Schüster's secret underground living room

2.2.2.Introducing Mr. Schüster

We're eventually encountering Mr. Schüster, for the first time ever. Mr. Schüster makes his first appearance and introduces himself, as he hosts the startup program, by narrating the presentation for the "adventures of January and his friends". Mr. Schüster tells about a boy who wants to be a famous hero: January. Though his story will be a hero-brave one, it will be 1000% awesome, because this story will be so much amazing when the boy enters the adventure business. Then afterwards, Mr. Schüster are eventually introducing his voice recorder, and he obtains an armchair and also a computer desk with a PC. Well then with that, Mr. Schüster are therefore recording his audio commentary and are at the same time turning on the PC by starting the program for the first time ever. With the program commencing for the first time ever, Mr. Schüster turns on the light and introduces his secret underground living room. He therefore resurrects the startup program, and hosts it at the same time, and he therefore tells about the legend of the "adventures of January and his friends". At that case, Mr. Schüster meets an housekeeper named Mrs. Prysselius who introduces herself, by demonstrating about the "adventures of January and his friends". She then helps Mr. Schüster with managing the startup program at the secret underground living room, and they're at the same time engaging their allies, and then, however, they're unexpectly making way for the Dolph gang, an greedy dumb-guy crew which consists of four greedy tramps that are seriously getting not-so-lucky: Thunder-Carlsson, Blom, Fille and Rulle (along with their henchmen Dolph and Margit). These tramps had regardlessly entered that secret underground living room, cause they had come to see if they can find anything to steal, but they've had never heard about January, and they're obviously seeing some kind of light in the room and they're deciding to take a closer look at the room. Well luckily, Mr. Schüster (along with those tramps) meets two clever cops named Kling and Klang. They're seriously noticing something very exciting that will reveal to be the "adventures of January and his friends". Well, by the way, Kling and Klang are at the same time meeting two not-so-lucky ladies named Mrs. Kling and Mrs. Klang. They're seriously demonstrates that it can't wait to experience the "adventures of January and his friends". Anyway, let's get back to Mr. Schüster, cause he's now getting his own video call with Else-Marie. Mr. Schüster helps Else-Marie with creating a hero passport for January, and then afterwards, he therefore boots up a fresh start for the "adventures of January and his friends".

3.3.3.Meet Mr. Schüster

4.4.4.Mr. Schüster introduces his secret underground living room

5.5.5.Mr. Schüster meets his allies

6.6.6.Mr. Schüster continues his introduction

So today, we're getting started, and Mr. Schüster are at his secret underground living room, cause he records his own audio commentary (with audio and video (at on-screen)).

7.7.7.Mr. Schüster resumes his introduction

8.8.8.Mr. Schüster at his secret underground living room

9.9.9.Mr. Schüster gets company

10.10.10.Mr. Schüster gets it started at his secret underground living room

11.11.11.Mr. Schüster encounters the Dolph gang

12.12.12.Mr. Schüster requires some offer

13.13.13.Mr. Schüster boots on his voice recorder, and demonstrates the introduction to his audio commentary

So now, without further ado, it is time to get started of telling the story about the "adventures of January and his friends", well due to that, Mr. Schüster had turned on his voice recorder, cause he's ready to record his audio commentary, so we gotta get started right now.

14.14.14.Mr. Schüster starts his voice recorder, and records his audio commentary

Mr. Schüster are now ready to record his audio commentary, so for now, without further ado, Mr. Schüster's audio commentary for the "adventures of January and his friends" are about to begin, and due to that, it is time to get the adventure started, so by that, the "adventures of January and his friends" are about to begin.

15.15.15.Mr. Schüster records his audio commentary

The "adventures of January and his friends" are first of all starting off with an early morning at the farm, in which the farming crew are deciding to learn something important, and because of that, it will therefore be followed by the birth of January (alongside his friends).

16.16.16.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = Morning at the farm

It begins with a small farming village where an elderly farming couple are managing an farming village and an farming base in Liechtenstein, as they come under threat by a nearby property development. The farming village's development manager, under pressure from his corporate bosses to evict the tenants and start construction, sends a farming hoodlum and his gang of thugs to bribe the farming couple and their tenants to move out, but when the tenants resist, the farming hoodlum and his thugs punch through the farming artist's door, intimidate an pregnant single mother, and break an farming ally's jar of tiles, so after the farming couple refuses to move, the farming hoodlum vandalizes the farming base, breaking a sentimental photo frame in the process. For some reason, this assault convinces three of the tenants to move out, the farming artist's best friend is tired of living in an old, depressing farming village with a guy whose art career is going nowhere, but she dumps the farming artist, by packing up and before leaving, advises the farming artist to quit being an artist and get a steady job. Eventually, the farming couple's friends takes the farming development manager's bribe and decide to move to the farming village, but the farming grandpa feels a little betrayed by the farming town for taking the farming development manager's money but they explain that the farming town and the area it's in just doesn't feel like home anymore, so they advise the farming grandpa that maybe he and the farming grandma should do the same and come live with them at the farming town, and with the assault and the farming grandma's dementia growing, the farming grandpa contemplates giving in.

And we'll continue on...

17.17.17.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = The birth of January

18.18.18.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January is born

We're continuing where we had left off.

Later, the next following day, although something looks bleak, a tiny pure, liquid, magic sphere appears and falls from the sky, by producing an immortal magic crystalline filled with incredibly strong magic properties that are also capable of healing illness, decay and injury, but however, upon discovering it, an farming stepmother discovers the crystalline and although hiding it, she uses it to retain her youth and beauty, by hoarding its healing ability through a song to keep her young for many years. Many years later, the pregnant farming grandma falls deathly sick, leading the farming grandpa to seek out the legendary mystical crystalline, and despite the farming stepmother's effort to hide it, although she's angered, the crystalline is found, uprooted and taken by farmers from the nearby farming municipality and it is boiled into medicine which will be used to save their pregnant and ailing farming grandma. Shortly thereafter, it heals/recovers her and she are at the same time giving birth to a young boy named January, who has an unageable body that possesses magical properties. Well indeed, as a side effect the newborn boy inherits the crystalline's astonishing magic abilities – which manifest through his unageable body which had absorbed the abilities of the crystalline, but however, while attempting to recover the crystalline, the farming stepmother, who wants to reclaim her immortality and youth, sneaks into the farming village and discovers that January's body has inherited the crystalline's magic, but however, the farming stepmother captures January by raising him as her own in an isolated farming cottage at the outskirts of the farm, hence saving the powers of the crystalline for himself. In order to keep the confined and isolated January content in the cottage, the farming stepmother lies about the outside world being dangerous and filled with bad people who will hurt him and take advantage of his magical capabilities. She often teaches him to fear the outside world and its people, as it is for January's own safety, and then afterwards, she therefore leaves the cottage to find the gifts for January, thus leaving the boy alone most of the time, well besides, January will constantly hope that he will soon guide his way back home to Berlin (which is the capital city of Germany). Knowing that the starlights are meant for him, he repeatedly asks the farming stepmother to let him venture into the outside world, but she refuses, as she claims that the outside world is a dangerous place, and however, January then asks for a special paint that will take the farming stepmother three days' round trip to obtain and return, and the farming stepmother accepts. In that case, January will constantly wish that he will hopefully find his way back home to Berlin, and due to that, January will casually accept it, so he gets it now.

And we'll continue on...

19.19.19.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January makes his first appearance

20.20.20.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = Introducing January

21.21.21.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January's first start

22.22.22.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January starts his day off (while doing some stuff, especially though witnessing the origins of his playmate Ola and his girlfriend Princess Sara, including at the meantime while January's friends are getting born and introduced for the first time ever, and also at the meantime while witnessing the flashbacked backstories of January's friends)

23.23.23.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets an attitude

24.24.24.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January teaches his basics

25.25.25.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January receives some information

26.26.26.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January joins into the fun

27.27.27.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January starts his day off

28.28.28.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets an interview

29.29.29.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets an early routine

30.30.30.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January discusses about hard labour

31.31.31.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January begins an early morning

32.32.32.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January goes to work at hard labour

33.33.33.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January works some hard labour

34.34.34.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets tough of working those hard labour

35.35.35.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets an typical situation of hard labour

36.36.36.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January receives an attitude of hard labour

37.37.37.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets a day in court

38.38.38.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January approves to win the case

39.39.39.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January works his skills

40.40.40.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets an hard situation of hard labour

41.41.41.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January approves to concentrate himself

42.42.42.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January researches an idea

43.43.43.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January finds an solution

44.44.44.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January requires some assembly

45.45.45.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January resolves some assembly

46.46.46.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets too hard to work those hard labour

47.47.47.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January decides for an idea

48.48.48.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets farming

49.49.49.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January receives some technical difficulties

50.50.50.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January resolves those problems

51.51.51.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January approves his best

52.52.52.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January trains his basics

53.53.53.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets some tough time to spare

54.54.54.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets too much tough time to spare

55.55.55.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January are getting it typical

56.56.56.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January approves to retreat his hope

57.57.57.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January approves to make his best

58.58.58.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January promises that there's no need to worry

59.59.59.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January approves that he will never lose hope

60.60.60.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January obtains the key

61.61.61.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January unlocks the key

62.62.62.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January decides for a good idea

63.63.63.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January reassembles a good idea

64.64.64.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January repairs his skills

65.65.65.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January receives an update

66.66.66.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets some offer

67.67.67.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January decides something important

68.68.68.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January decides to get smart

69.69.69.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January learns how to get smart

70.70.70.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January trains to be smart

71.71.71.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January gets some interesting workout

72.72.72.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January trains to workout

73.73.73.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January accepts an good idea

74.74.74.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January resolves his training skills

75.75.75.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January makes himself smart of training

76.76.76.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January repairs the resolving

77.77.77.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January progresses some smart workout

78.78.78.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January does his best to work it out

79.79.79.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January collects his smart efforts

80.80.80.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January manages his smart workout

81.81.81.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January plots an decision

82.82.82.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January learns how to report for duty

83.83.83.Mr. Schüster learns to record his audio commentary = January suggests to make it smart

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We'll be right back after the break...

NOTE: Upon his first introduction, January introduces his IT-stuff, and besides, January boots up his smartphone which is always able to work 1000% stable, though it sometimes upgrades into new builds.

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not to be a silly goose but i have the itch to write and below are a bunch of things i'd love to write ! i am open to writing on tumblr or jcink but heavily prefer discord ! please be eighteen or over if you are giving this post a like or messaging me ! if you have any questions please let a girl know i love to yap about headcanons , characters , and swap pinterest boards i will be annoying abt it ! but yea give this a like or dm me if interested !

plots : slasher multimuse / messy 2000s socialites / yellowjackets style where we play older and younger versions of plane crash survivors / mermaid x pirate romance / not actually the characters but the vibes of red white and royal blue gay royals and all that / just want random period pieces like characters in the 70s or something / rich girl x country boy / proper enemies to lovers / the bitches from the mummy / mob lackey and mob boss daughter / something based on beth x rip from yellowstone / literally just a drama college friend group bc it’s fun / gimme real old gay vampires that are just messy and awful for each other but keep falling back together / literally on my knees begging for any kind of beauty and the beast plot / gay cowboys / next gen marvel or dc / scooby doo style friend group and ships / 70s rockers / literally anything where we can cast older and younger versions and do next gen stuff eventually bc that's so fun / co-stars on a fantasy television show

wanted opposite : nick robinson / archie renaux / emilio sakraya / jena malone / ryan graves / adrian kempe / sza / lily gladstone / yahya abdul mateen ii / alperen duymaz / drew starkey / fka twigs / aubrey plaza / peter gadiot / renee rapp / paul mescal / havana liu rose / milo manheim / taylor zakhar perez / riley keogh / anna diop / melissa barrera / ben barnes / ayo edibiri / fabien frankel / dev patel / oliver jackson cohen / danny ramirez / aubin wise / cillian murphy / amber midthunder / daniel sharman / auli'l cravalho / logan lerman / phoebe tonkin / rege jean page / winona ryder / dua lipa / elodie yung / joseph quinn / simone ashley / camila mendes / jensen ackles / henry golding / blu hunt / aaron taylor johnson / calum hood / gabriel luna / savannah lee smith / may calamawy / ruby cruz / chay suede / brady skjei / zazie beetz / donald glover / emilio sakraya / evan peters / lola tung / anyone really

ships : wanda x vision (recasting required) / (recasted prefered) sam x bucky / bucky x steve / natasha x bucky / gale x dewey / buffy x spike / buffy x angel / keyleth x vax / older annabeth x percy / anakin x padme / tom blythe x rachel zegler / mason gooding x jenna ortega / peter x gwen but not tom holland peter / bloom x sky from winx club / danielle galligan x calahan skogman / nesta x cassian / taylor zakhar perez x madelyn cline / mickey x ian from shameless but recasted / rhaenyra x harwin / taylor zakhar perez x amita suman / haley x nathan from oth / haymitch x effie from the hunger games / anna diop x brenton thwaites / lydia x stiles (recasted) / scott x allison (recasted) / older sean x emma from degrassi (recasted) / rosalie x emmett from twilight (recasted) / odessa a'zion x drew starkey / courtney eaton x sophie thatcher / lorna dane x marcos diaz (lorna recasted) / kaz x inej / nina x mattias / jason todd x rose wilson (not titans tv version) / clark kent x lois lane / hal jordan x barry allen / klaus x caroline (recasted caroline at least) / hayley x klaus / mackenzie davis x gugu mbatha-raw

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Oli Sykes on Instagram, 04/05/2023.

LosT Very proud of this one. I feel like my vision for future emo & this next record has been realised. But it’s gonna get even more bonkers. Thank u for all the love. Thankyou to @zakkcervini for convincing us to go with our original instincts. @jordanfish86 for going insane on production as well as @traceybrakes & @lonelyspeck sharing their unique, magical sounds and ideas with us. On the video side, I’ve never been so impressed and inspired by a director as I was with @jensennoen I thought I was a perfectionist but geez the guy is tapped in. So much fun creating this video with him and I learnt so much. And such an incredible team, which I will credit underneath. PH2 is coming eeee 🧪👹🫀 Directors: @Jensennoen @olobersykes Producers: @phoenixvaughn + @rndevereaux + @ashhainzer Executive Producers: @frankborin + @ivannaborin Cinematographer: @justinjonesdp Production Company: @blesscode Video Commissioner: @kat_catt Production Designer: @three60s Co-Producer: @jessiexthexmess Production Coordinator: @flavor_flaim HMU Designer: @tarnovetska Casting Director: @nadiaaat & linaa_lovelyyy Dance Choreographer: @gabbyskalak Assistant to Producers: @chrislaplante_ 2nd AD: @elliotphonehome84 2nd 2nd AD: Sean Doyle Gaffer: @ocufilms Best Boy Electric: John Landry Electricians: @mylifeismundane, Sean James, Pauli Dandino Key Grip: @joseph_simpsun Best Boy Grip: Michael Kotaya Grips: @akorede.amole, Miguel Escalona, Kevin Amaya Dolly Grip: @lionlera 1st AC (A Cam): @thatguyaric 1st AC (B Cam): @kraig.bryant 2nd AC: Neil Hausey SFX Blood Technician: Cody Wilkins HMU designer: @tarnovetska On set makeup artists: @plazticpatrick @fainafx @alexromanmua @xknifeplay FX Technician: @codyjwilkins Makeup Props: @fxmuartist @bastaromina Costume Designers: @orchidsatellite & Elias Martinez Assistant Wardrobe: Sailor Gonzales Art Director: Zoe Hazlett Co-Art Director: Allison Jensen Set Dresser: Layla Kornota Art Assistant: Diane Lac Prop Master: @Sate_paige Key PA: @maximbalter Camera Van Driver: Yuri Fedorova PA Crafty: Danny Lopez Key PA Talent: Quinton Couch PA Production: Audrey Eck PA Runner: Ryan Colegrave Site Rep: Trevor Larson FSA Officer: James (Jim) Paul

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Death in Teen Wolf

Considering the amount misperceptions I've seen about the trailer for the Teen Wolf movie, I wanted to point out that it is unreasonable to expect that the movie would operate under a different aesthetic or under a different internal rules system than the series. I've already pointed out that Allison's resurrection not only has significant precedent but it also makes a great deal of sense as the means of the nogitsune's retribution.

Yet, let me back up my arguments with some data. I've conducted a survey of 'death-related events' in Teen Wolf. I'll define them before giving the details below the jump. For the sake of the argument, I have only included those death-related events in the series where we saw the actual acts of killing or the bodies afterward. This means, for example, that Satomi's death is not included as we did not see the act nor the corpse. In instances of mass death, unless an exact number was possible, I counted them as only one death, but the category will have a '+' after it. Finally, those people who died without speaking more than one line of dialogue are marked with an '*' for completeness's sake.

Here are the categories.

Implied Deaths: This is when the event on the screen is meant to suggest that the character may have died, yet there is no narrative confirmation by another character nor is there any evidence of the event, before the character is later revealed to be alive, such as Scott passing out in the woods in Co-Captain (1x10). Number: 23+

False Deaths: This is when the event on the screen is meant to suggest that the character has died, and there is narrative confirmation by another character and/or the presence of consequences for the death, but the character is later revealed to be alive. The primary example is Kate Argent in Season 1. Number: 13

Dead: This is when the death-related event on the screen depicts a character dying, the character is intended to be dead and remains dead. Number: 134+

Dead and Resurrected: This is when there is a death-related event on the screen, the character is dead, narratively confirmed to be dead, and then comes back to life. Number: 10

As you can see, all of these death-related events are a major part of the show, as to be expected from a horror-themed action-adventure. Therefore, when people complain about 'bringing Allison back' or 'no one ever dies' what fandom actually means is that 'I wished someone else had been brought or back or that the wrong character died.'

Season 1

Laura Hale – Dead

Garrison Myer – Dead

*Video-Store Clerk – Dead

Derek Hale – False Death

Janitor – Dead

Riddick – Dead

Unger – Dead

Scott McCall – Implied Death

Nurse Jennifer -- Dead

Kate Argent – False Death

Peter Hale – Death and Resurrection

Season 2

Homeless Omega – Dead

Coach Lahey – Dead

Bennett, a hunter – Dead

Tucker, the mechanic – Dead

Sean – Dead

Jessica – Dead

Kara Simmons – Dead

Scott McCall – Implied Death

Victoria Argent -- Dead

Night Desk Officer – Dead

*3 Deputies – Dead

Gerard Argent – Implied Death

Jackson Whittemore – Death and Resurrection

Season 3A

Braeden – False Death

Heather – Dead

*Swimming Pool Guy – Dead

Emily – Dead

Kyle – Dead

Ennis – Dead

Adrian Harris – Dead

Scott McCall – False Death

Derek Hale – Implied Death

Vernon Boyd – Implied Death (drowning)

*ER Attending Doctor -- Dead

Dr. Hilyard – Dead

Vernon Boyd – Dead

Tara Graeme – Dead

*Mr. Westover – Dead

*Piano Playing Teacher – Dead

Scott McCall – Death and Resurrection

Allison Argent – Death and Resurrection

Stiles Stilinski – Death and Resurrection

Kali – Dead

Aiden – False Death

Ethan – False Death

Jennifer – False Death

Jennifer – Dead

Season 3B

*Mrs. Tate -- Dead

*Kylie Tate – Dead

William Barrow – Dead

Ethan – Implied Death

Chris Argent – Implied Death

*Yakuza members – Dead

*Possessed kumicho – Dead

*Ambulance Driver – Dead

*Woman Driver – Dead

Isaac Lahey – False Death

*Dying Deputy – Dead

Michio -- Dead

Michio’s Father -- Dead

Rinko -- Dead

Rhys – Dead

Dr. Lester – Dead

Merrick – Dead

Hayes – Dead

*Internment Camp Prisoners – Dead

*Eichen House Workers -- Dead

Stiles Stilinski – Implied Death

Allison Argent – Dead (for now)

Aiden – Dead

Season 4

*Calavera hunter – Dead

*Mr. Walcott – Dead

*Mrs. Walcott – Dead

*Walcott sibling – Dead

*Deputy – Dead

Sean Walcott – Dead

The Mute – Dead

DeMarco – Dead

Carrie Hudson – Dead

Brett Talbot – Implied Death

Briggs, the Gas Station Attendant – Dead

*Assassins – Dead

*Assassin with Revolver – Dead

Assassin held by Berserker – Dead

Violet – Dead

Garrett – Dead

*Experimental Victim – Dead

*Satomi’s Pack Members – Dead

*Satomi’s Large Pack Member – Dead

*Hospital Assassin with Gun – Dead

The Chemist – Dead

Scott McCall – False Death

Jordan Parrish – False Death

Brunski – Dead

*Renegade Hunters – Implied Death

Berseker #1 – Dead

*Calavera Hunters – Implied Death

Derek Hale – False Death

Berserker #2 – Dead

Season 5A

Belasko – Dead

*Desert Wolf’s Victims -- Dead

*Transport Guard – Dead

Tracy’s Father – Dead

Tracy Stewart – Dead and Resurrected

Lucas – Dead

Donovan Donatti – Dead

Josh Diaz – Dead and Resurrected

Deaton’s Russian assistant -- Dead

*Chimera left on McCall Dining Room Table -- Dead

Zach – Dead

Beth – Dead

Corey Bryant – Dead and Resurrected

Hayden  Romero – Dead and Resurrected

Scott McCall – Dead and Resurrected

Noah Stilinski – Implied Death

Season 5B

Noah Patrick – Dead

Communications technician – Dead

Prison transport guard in hospital -- Dead

*23 Victims of the Beast – Dead

Gabriel Valack – Dead

*Bus Victims of the Beast – Dead

Colonial woman – Implied Death

British Soldiers – Implied Death

*French hunting party – Implied Death

*French villagers in the basement – Dead

Sebastian Valet – Dead and Resurrected

Josh Diaz – Dead

The Pathologist – Dead

The Geneticist – Dead

Tracy Stewart – Dead

The Surgeon – Dead

Sebastian Valet – Dead

Theo Raeken – False Death

Season 6A – Note: I am not counting ‘erased’ individuals as dead, as they were clearly transported to another dimension

*Helium thief – Dead

*Janitor – Dead

*Bicyclist #1 – Dead

*Bicyclist #2 – Dead

Radio Silence ally – Dead

*The Outlaw – Dead

*The Hospital Ghost Riders – Implied Death

Season 6B

Halwyn – False Death

Aaron – Death

Brett Talbot – Death

Lori Talbot – Death

Quinn Finch – Death

Schraeder – Implied Death

Suicidal Deputy #1 – Death

Suicidal Deputy #2 – Death

Jiang – Death

Tierney – Death

Edgar – Death

Melissa McCall – Implied Death

Aaron’s three victims – Dead

The Primal Pack – Dead

Halwyn – Dead

*Two petrified hunters in Genotype – Dead

Deucalion – Dead

*Various hunters – Implied Death

Derek Hale – Implied Death

Peter Hale – Implied Death

Ethan – Implied Death

Jackson – Implied Death

Malia – Implied Death

Kate Argent – Dead

Gerard Argent – Dead

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LIAFF SPECIAL #7: Jordan Peele - Il cinema terrificante e spettacolare

Carissimi lettori, ben ritrovati con un nuovo appuntamento con LIAFF SPECIAL,  la rubrica dedicata all’approfondimento di personaggi e temi nel mondo dell’intrattenimento. L’argomento per questo mese riguarda uno dei registi più insoliti e particolari dell’attuale panorama cinematografico, trattasi di Jordan Peele. In questo articolo impareremo a conoscere il cineasta statunitense, partendo dalle sue origini come attore comico, fino all’analisi approfondita dei suoi noti lungometraggi, i quali rappresentano perfettamente e in maniera diversificata la visione portata avanti dal regista.

The comedian: chi è Jordan Peele?

Jordan Haworth Peele nasce a New York il 21 Febbraio 1979 da padre afro-americano, Hayward Peele jr., morto nel 1999, e da madre bianca, Lucinda Williams. Cresciuto con sua madre nell'Upper West Side di Manhattan, Peele ha studiato fino al 1997, per poi formare un duo comico assieme a Rebecca Drysdale, ex-compagna di scuola e futura sceneggiatrice di Key & Peele. Fino al 2002 Peele si esibisce a Chicago ed altre città in performance comiche e musicali, per poi entrare nel mondo della televisione l'anno successivo, con il suo ingresso nella nona stagione di Mad TV, un programma di sketch comici, dove farà coppia con Keegan-Michael Key. Nel 2008 Peele lascia Mad TV e si mette in proprio, creando musica e contenuto a sfondo parodistico e satirico, appare in alcune serie televisive e film, fra cui l’adattamento televisivo di Fargo, la già menzionata Key & Peele, serie co-creata con Keegan-Michael Key e andata in onda dal 2012 al 2015, e l'action-comedy Keanu, sempre in coppia con Key. Nel 2017 Jordan Peele si da’ ufficialmente alla regia, coronando un sogno che ha sin dall’età di dodici anni, e produce negli anni anche altre opere, fra cui si ricordano la nuova versione di The Twilight Zone, Hunters e Lovecraft Country.

Get Out: fuga dal delirio

“Man, I told you not to go in that house.”

Nel 2017 Jordan Peele esordisce come regista cinematografico, optando per un horror con elementi di commedia, affermando come i due generi siano incredibilmente simili tanto per il ritmo, quanto per l'affidarsi alle rivelazioni nel corso della storia. Per scrivere il film, Peele afferma di essersi ispirato a The Stepford Wives (1975), uno dei primi esempi di film horror con sfumature satiriche, e che per lui il film è molto personale, soprattutto per quanto riguarda la tematica del razzismo. Con l’aiuto di Keegan-Michael Key, Peele presentò l’idea al produttore Sean McKittrick, il quale rimase parecchio entusiasta del progetto. Peele scrisse la sceneggiatura in circa due mesi e il casting iniziò qualche tempo dopo, con Daniel Kaluuya e Allison Williams ad essere scritturati per primi. Peele racconta di aver scelto Kaluuya per il ruolo del protagonista dopo averlo visto nell’episodio di Black Mirror “Fifteen Million Merits”, mentre per Williams il regista ammette che la scelta dell’attrice è frutto di una manovra per disorientare il pubblico, dato che il suo personaggio appare all’inizio del film come una persona di fiducia, per poi rivelarsi l’opposto nella seconda metà della pellicola, con la scena dove sceglie la prossima vittima e sorseggia del latte sulle note di “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” scritta proprio per rafforzare il lato oscuro del personaggio. Tutto viene studiato a tavolino da Peele, dalla scelta della location in uno stato americano dove non predominavano atteggiamenti razzisti, alla presentazione del “sunken place” come metafora del cadere in un luogo oscuro e pericoloso per poi risalirvi, interpretato da alcuni critici anche come chiave di lettura per raccontare la paura vissuta dalla popolazione afro-americana sin dall’inizio della loro storia. Tale componente aveva portato Peele a temere che il film non potesse avere successo, a causa di un eccessiva identificazione da parte dei bianchi e degli afro-americani che lo avrebbero visto, e ha influenzato anche la colonna sonora, curata da Michael Abels, le cui tracce hanno voci di cantanti afro-americani ed elementi della musica black. Il finale originale del film prevedeva che Chris venisse arrestato dalla polizia dopo aver strangolato Rose e che Rod, invece di salvarlo, lo andasse a trovare in prigione, offrendogli aiuto per smascherare la famiglia Armitage, cosa che Chris non avrebbe ritenuto necessario. Secondo Peele, tale epilogo rifletteva la realtà legata al razzismo, ma durante la produzione del film, Peele optò per un “lieto fine”, anche alla luce degli episodi di violenza contro gli afro-americani da parte della polizia accaduti in quel periodo (in realtà il regista aveva considerato diversi finali, alcuni dei quali sono inclusi anche nei contenuti speciali del DVD/Blu-Ray del film). A dispetto delle previsioni il film incassò moltissimo al botteghino e fu acclamato dalla critica per la storia, l’interpretazione, la regia e soprattutto il sottotesto sociale, arrivando infine ad ottenere quattro nomination agli Oscar 2018, vincendo solo come miglior sceneggiatura originale. Riguardo all’interpretazione del suo significato, la visione più condivisa è quella dove il film è visto come una rappresentazione critica dell’America post-razziale, dove gli antagonisti non sono gli estremisti bianchi, ma i cosiddetti liberali, i quali, per quanto bene possano comportarsi nei confronti degli afro-americani, in realtà rendono loro la vita disagiante, riducendo le loro figure a un modello estetico e nient’altro.

Us: il lato oscuro prende vita

“Once upon a time there was a girl, and the girl had a shadow.”

Essendo rimasto turbato dalla confusione di generi usata in Get Out, Peele affermò che il suo secondo lungometraggio dovesse essere un horror a tutto tondo. Per scriverne la storia, Peele racconta di essersi ispirato all’episodio di The Twilight Zone “Mirror Image”, che parlava di una giovane donna e del suo oscuro doppelgänger, e che l’idea degli esseri incatenati nel sottosuolo deriva dalla sua esperienza ogni volta che prendeva il treno per tornare a casa, affermando che ogni volta che passava sotto una galleria, vedeva un riflesso di se stesso. Nel 2018 ebbe luogo il processo di casting, con Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke e Elisabeth Moss a venire scritturati per primi, seguiti dal resto del cast. Peele afferma di aver sempre visto la famiglia Wilson come un episodio di archetipico quartetto, dove Adelaide (Nyong’o) è il leader, Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph) è il guerriero, Gabe (Duke) è il giullare e Jason (Evan Alex) è il mago. Per interpretare il suo doppelgänger, Nyong’o ha usato una voce differente, affermando di essersi ispirata alla condizione nota come disfonia spasmodica, in cui la voce di chi ne è affetto è soggetta a regolari spasmi, aggiungendo anche di essersi preparata in maniera sicura con l’aiuto di terapisti e medici specializzati. Le riprese durarono per tre mesi e all’uscita nelle sale il film ebbe un grande successo, con la critica che ne apprezzò la regia, la sceneggiatura, l’interpretazione della Nyong’o e la colonna sonora di Michael Abels, difficile da dimenticare. Come per Get Out, anche in Us c’è stato un dibattito riguardo al significato del film. Alcuni ritengono che vi sia un collegamento fra gli esseri del sottosuolo, le leggende urbane e la paura per il diverso, altri affermano che il film rappresenti il classismo e il dualismo degli Stati Uniti, arrivando a pensare che il titolo del film potrebbe significare U.S., l’acronimo per United States (Peele avvalorerà questa ipotesi, affermando in seguito che uno dei temi principali della pellicola è il concetto di privilegio). Il film è ricco di riferimenti cinematografici, letterari e della cultura pop, dalle inquadrature alla Stanley Kubrick, all’effetto horror ereditato da film come Jaws e A Nightmare on Elm Street, al riferimento alla figura di Michael Jackson, specialmente nelle tute rosse indossate dai doppelgänger, fino alle citazioni della Bibbia, in particolare al libro di Geremia, dove si parla della caduta della civiltà causata dai falsi idoli.

Nope: un terrore spettacolare

“We are being surveilled by an alien species I call << the Viewers >>. And though they have yet to emerge from their ship, I believe they trust me. If they didn’t, I don’t think any of us would be here right now.”

Nel 2019, la Universal Pictures annunciò di aver stipulato un accordo quinquennale con la Monkeypaw Productions, casa di produzione di Jordan Peele, e l’anno seguente il regista si mise al lavoro sul suo terzo lungometraggio, raccontando di averlo scritto in un momento in cui vi era preoccupazione riguardo al futuro del cinema, a causa della pandemia di Covid-19, e che pertanto intendeva scrivere un film spettacolare, il quale avrebbe riportato il pubblico nelle sale cinematografiche. Peele aggiunge anche di aver scritto la sceneggiatura rinchiuso in casa e che questo lo ha portato a scegliere il cielo come il soggetto del film, sapendo che il mondo da un lato intendeva tornare all’esterno ma dall’altro aveva vissuto un trauma profondo, che lo spingeva a chiudersi in se stesso. Nel Febbraio 2021 Keke Palmer e Daniel Kaluuya si uniscono al cast, assieme a Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea e Keith David, con le riprese che si tennero da Luglio a Novembre di quell’anno. Il film uscì nelle sale nel Luglio 2022, essendo il primo film di genere horror ad essere girato con la tecnologia IMAX, ed ebbe un grande successo, con la critica che ne esaltò la visione ambiziosa, la regia e l’interpretazione, finendo nella top 10 dei film del 2022 redatta dall’American Film Institute e venendo definito uno dei migliori film fantascientifici del ventunesimo secolo. Naturalmente anche Nope è stato soggetto a un approfondita analisi, e la critica evidenziò che i temi più rilevanti dellla pellicola erano il concetto di spettacolo e di sfruttamento del dramma e del trauma, menzionando il riferimento alla cancellazione della presenza afro-americana nell’industria cinematografica, fattispecie nel genere western, motivo per cui all’interno della pellicola viene citato Buck and the Preacher (1972), il primo film ad avere dei cowboys afro-americani, o anche la figura di Ricky Jupe (Yeun), il quale sfruttava l’incidente avvenuto nella sitcom a cui aveva preso parte da bambino e anche la presenza della creatura per crearsi la propria fama. La creatura aliena è chiaramente una metafora, a detta di Peele, di una minaccia d’altro mondo, nonchè un qualcosa che ci accomuna, vale a dire il rapporto con lo spettacolo, citando come riferimento per la sua rappresentazione il famoso anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, il quale contiene notevoli riferimenti biblici.

What’s next: il futuro del regista

Jordan Peele non si ferma di certo qui. Infatti la Universal Pictures ha confermato che il quarto lungometraggio del regista uscirà nelle sale a Natale 2024 (data soggetta a variazioni a causa dell’attuale sciopero della WGA). Come per i precedenti progetti, Peele non ha ancora svelato nè la trama, nè il genere del film, nè tantomeno il cast, ma siamo fiduciosi che il regista saprà regalarci nuove e terrificanti emozioni. Intanto, se non avete avuto ancora modo di vedere i suoi film, vi consigliamo di recuperarli, ne vale davvero la pena!

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13 Nepo-Babies Making Great Horror Movies and News of the Week

JOIN THE GRUE-CREW FOR movie news of the week and the 13 "Nepo-babies" in Horror Movies . All this, and more, coming up next…

This is HNR, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE HORROR NEWS podcast. Back with your host Doc Rotten again are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the 'Net: Dave Dreher, the lead news writer at Gruesome Magazine; and, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6dead6irl.

HORROR MOVIE NEWS

Sean S. Cunningham developing Friday the 13th reboot, House reboot, and the original script The Night Driver. Source: Bloody Disgusting

Rob Savage's Stephen King adaptation, The Boogeyman, moves from streaming to theatrical release. Source: Hollywood Reporter

To no one's surprise, Blumhouse announces M3GAN sequel for 2025. Source: Hollywood Reporter

TOP 13 - NEPO-BABIES IN HORROR MOVIES

INFINITY POOL is heading to theaters this weekend, January 27, 2023, from director Brandon Cronenberg, son of fan-favorite director David Cronenberg. Let's take a look at 13 other second - or even third - generation actors, writers, and directors in horror films in 2022 and into 2023.

Alexander Skarsgård (Stellan Skarsgård) - The Northman and Infinity Pool

Bill Skarsgård (Stellan Skarsgård) - Barbarian, It, The Crow (Eric Draven)

Allison Williams (news anchor Brian Williams) - M3GAN

Jamie Lee Curtis (Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh) - Halloween Ends and Haunted Mansion

Nicolas Cage (August Coppola -Father; Francis Ford Coppola -Uncle) RENFIELD

Sosie Bacon (Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick) SMILE

Odessa A'zion from the new Hellsraiser 2022 is the daughter of actress Pamela Adlon and German director Felix O. Adlon

Gideon Adlon (Pamela Adlon and Felix O. Adlon) SICK

Maya Hawke (Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke) - Stranger Things

Fiona Dourif (Brad Dourif) - Chucky

Wyatt Russell (Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn) - Godzilla and the Titans (TV) and Night Swim

Jack Quaid (Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid) - SCREAM 2022, The Boys

Lewis Pullman (Bill Pullman) - Salem's Lot (2023), The Strangers: Prey at Night

Mason Gooding (Cuba Gooding Jr.) Scream 2022, Fall, Scream VI

Asia Argento (Dario Argento) DARK GLASSES

OTHERS

Michael Gandolfini (James Gandolfini) Beau is Afraid

Billie Lourde (Carrie Fisher) American Horror Story

Emma Roberts (Eric Roberts) Abandoned

Dan Levy (Eugene Levy) Haunted Mansion

Grace Gummer (Meryl Streep) Let the Right One In (TV), AHS

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Movies I watched in March

Thought I’d chronicle the films I’ve been watching over the March period, from the 1st to the 31st, and how I’d rate them. If you’re looking for something to watch, perhaps this will help. A lot of these movies are available on streaming services also.

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) - 10/10

I hadn’t watched this in a couple of years but I was blown away. Peak Scorsese.

Rushmore (1998) - 7/10

Not the best Wes Anderson movie for me but still fun.

Lion (2016) - 8/10

I discussed this at length on my podcast: The Sunday Movie Marathon. Great movie!

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) - 10/10

Now this is one of the best Wes Anderson movies. I discuss this more on The Sunday Movie Marathon. Fantastic, funny and I watched it twice because it’s so much fun.

Inception (2010) - 10/10

Discussed on The Sunday Movie Marathon. Best Christopher Nolan movie for me, Inception is just breathtaking.

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) - 5/10

This might be Anderson’s weakest film (at least from what I’ve seen) but it’s still not as bad as a lot of directors at their worst.

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - 10/10

I was really on an Anderson binge in March. The Royal Tenenbaums is one of the most wholesome movies I’ve seen and certainly one of his best films.

Rome, Open City (1945) - 4/10

This was filmed in Nazi-occupied Italy and from that premise, the film enticed me. Despite having some interesting qualities, I do feel that initial pull is most of what the movie has going for it.

The Prestige (2006) - 7/10

I showed this to my brother and for what it’s worth, he enjoyed it. I do think this is one of Nolan’s weaker efforts but considering how much I like it, that speaks a lot to Nolan’s filmography as a whole.

Nostalgia (1983) - 10/10

I watched Nostalgia three times in the space of a week and reviewed it on The Sunday Movie Marathon. It’s phenomenal.

Kangaroo Jack (2003) - 1/10

Another one I watched for the podcast. Kangaroo Jack is truly terrible and it upset me a great deal. Avoid this movie.

Stalker (1979) - 10/10

Another Andrei Tarkovsky movie (director of Nostalgia). I watched this again during the day before my second watch of Nostalgia and while it’s hard to compare such different movies, I enjoy Stalker more. It’s a staple of Russian cinema for a reason.

Four Lions (2010) - 5/10

Watched for the podcast. I didn’t really gel with this comedy but it would certainly appeal to someone who enjoys the humour, as my co-hosts did.

Revolutionary Road (2008) - 6/10

This Sam Mendes joint was a tad too melodramatic but still boasted some great performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

Metropolis (1927) - 6/10

This silent film is a staple in cinematic history. Its themes are as painfully relevant today as they were in the 20’s, yet despite that I found a lot of it to be intensely boring. After it hit the hour mark, I started playing it at 1.5x speed.

Crimson Peak (2015) - 4/10

A lot of great set design and costumes and colours, yet the story itself was madly uninteresting.

Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind (2004) - 10/10

Who doesn’t love a good movie written by Charlie Kaufman? I reviewed this on The Sunday Movie Marathon and after a third watch, it is as fascinating as it is gut-wrenching.

Godzilla (2014) - 3/10

If you wanted to see Godzilla fight a bunch of monsters for two hours, then this is not the movie for you. There’s maybe about ten minutes total of on-screen Godzilla action and considering that’s really all anyone’s watching this for, it’s amazing the titular sea lizard occupies so little of the movie.

Prisoners (2013) - 10/10

Brilliant mystery thriller by my favourite director, Denis Villeneuve. Discussed on the podcast.

Eraserhead (1977) - 7/10

David Lynch’s debut feature film went down in my estimations this time around. You can listen to why on The Sunday Movie Marathon. Still, Eraserhead is a very good movie.

Raiders of The Lost Ark (1981) - 6/10

The first Indiana Jones movie proved to be a fun romp and Harrison Ford plays the character beautifully. I’m just not a big fan of Spielberg and his average verging on pretty good but rarely ever great movies. Perhaps on a second watch, I may enjoy this more.

The Seventh Seal (1957) - 9/10

Watching this movie again was so much fun. So far, it’s my favourite Ingmar Bergman film. It’s a celebration of life and love, with an underlying sense of dread as death looms ever-present.

Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (1984) - 5/10

I can tell why this generally looked on as the weakest in the trilogy. Harrison Ford is still great but the movie dragged a lot and felt more like a bunch of things happening for the sake of it rather than a fun action/adventure.

Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989) - 7/10

The Last Crusade was a lot of fun and maybe it was Sean Connery’s inclusion, or perhaps the bottle of wine I drank through the movie elevated my enjoyment. But alcohol aside, I still believe this to be the best in the series.

Justice League (2017) - 2/10

People really weren’t kidding when they said this was bad. I watched this in preparation for the Snyder cut and I was not happy. This took years off my life.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) - 3/10

Barely any better and double the run-time of the original. I discussed this on The Sunday Movie Marathon and I was certainly not impressed. Better luck next time, Zack!

The Truman Show (1998) - 10/10

Brilliant movie and one I would highly recommend for a stellar Jim Carrey performance. This was another recommendation for the podcast.

Eighth Grade (2018) - 7/10

I was impressed with Bo Burnham’s debut feature. This is a coming of age story centred around a young girl growing up in the modern world and how it can affect the youth of today. Burnham shows a deep understanding of youth culture and a real knack for filmmaking.

Bad Education (2019) - 8/10

A real “yikes!” movie. If you want to learn a bit about the embezzlement that took place in an American school back in the early 2000’s, you need not look further than this tight drama with fantastic performances from Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney.

Twelve Monkeys (1995) - 8/10

One of the only movies where the time travel makes sense. I recommended this for The Sunday Movie Marathon and it’s pretty great.

Ready Or Not (2019) - 7/10

Despite a premise that is not wholly original and a super goofy third act, Ready Or Not is gory, violent fun with a lot of stylish art direction.

Dead Man (1995) - 3/10

Recommended on the podcast. I really did not get a lot out of Dead Man. It’s a very slow movie about Johnny Depp going through the woods and killing some people on the way, but it’s two hours long and hugely metaphorical and sadly it just didn’t connect.

Misbehaviour (2020) - 6/10

A big draw for me in Misbehaviour is Keira Knightley; I think she’s a great actor and I’m basically on board with anything she does. I’d been wanting to see this for a while and I was shocked to see just how relevant it is (being set in 1970) to the world we find ourselves in today, where women are still fighting to be heard and to be treated equally. While the film is not spectacular, I still got a lot from its themes, so recently after the murder of Sarah Everard and how women are being treated in their protest.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb (1964) - 7/10

I was surprised at just how hilarious this early Kubrick movie is. While I can’t say it floored me or took any top spots, it’s still a great examination of the military and how they respond to threats or try to solve problems and the side of war we don’t often see in films: the people in the background sitting in a room making crucial decisions.

Taxi Driver (1976) - 10/10

Wow! I can’t believe I’d never seen this before but I’d never really had access to it. Taxi Driver is a beautifully made movie with so much colour and vibrancy. De Niro puts on perhaps his best performance and Paul Schrader’s timeless script works miracles.

Sleepy Hollow (1999) - 5/10

Classic Tim Burton aesthetics in a pretty by the numbers, almost Supernatural-esque story eked out over an hour and forty minutes.

Seaspiracy (2021) - 6/10

Everyone’s going crazy over this documentary and I agree it tackles important issues we’re facing today surrounding the commercialization of the fishing industry, but a lot of what’s presented here is information already available to the public. The editing feels misplaced at times and the tone is all over the place. Nonetheless, it’s still quite fascinating to see good journalism being done in a way that exposes this side of the industry.

Pirates of The Carribean: The Curse of The Black Pearl (2003) - 8/10

Super fun and a great first instalment in a franchise that sadly seems to have peaked at the first hurdle.

My Octopus Teacher (2020) - 8/10

Great cinematography and a lovely premise, this documentary has garnered an Oscar nomination and I can see why.

The Sisters Brothers (2018) - 8/10

A really solid western I was happy to watch again. It’s a shame no one really talks about this movie because it is excellent with stunning visuals and great performances.

Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) - 5/10

A strangely massive drop in quality from the original. If I didn’t like the whole concept of this franchise so much, I might have had a worse time.

Reservoir Dogs (1992) - 8/10

On a second watch, Tarantino’s first feature is still wildly impressive.

Life of Brian (1979) - 7/10

This is perhaps my third time watching Monty Python’s Life of Brian and it’s still incredibly funny, however it never manages to measure up to its predecessor (and one of my all time favourites), Monty Python and The Holy Grail.

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Satisfied?

We examine what Letterboxd reviews of Hamilton reveal about the musical’s cultural currency in 2020.

In this absolutely insane year, when our love of movies feels helpless in the face of pandemic-induced economic collapse, some extremely good decisions are being made on behalf of audiences. Studio Ghibli on streaming platforms. Virtual screenings to support art house cinemas. Free streaming of many important films about Black experience. And: Disney+ releasing the filmed version of Hamilton: An American Musical—recorded at the Richard Rodgers Theater in 2016 with most of its original Broadway cast—a year ahead of schedule, on Independence Day weekend.

“Superlative pop art,” writes Wesley of the filmed musical. “Hamilton wears its influences and themes on its sleeve, and it’s all the better for it. Lin-Manuel Miranda and his team employ an unlikely cocktail of not only hip-hop and showtunes, but also jazz (‘What’d I Miss?’), British-Invasion pop-rock (‘You’ll Be Back’), folk music (‘Dear Theodosia’) and Shakespeare (‘Take a Break’) in service of developing an impressively vast array of themes. This is a testament to the power of writing, an immigrant narrative, a cautionary tale about ambition, a tragic family drama, and a reevaluation of who decides the narrative of history.”

2016 may only be a half-decade ago, but it feels like an eon in American political years. With theaters dark and America’s long record of racism under urgent scrutiny, the complex smash-hit lands back in the spotlight at an interesting time. Is Hamilton “the most offensive cultural artefact of the last decade”, as Lee writes? Or “timeless and wholly of the moment”, as Tom suggests? The answer, according to a deep read of your Letterboxd reviews, is “all of the above”.

First things first: why now?

Sophie has a theory:

“Disney executive: Hey we’re losing a lot of money because our parks are closed. How do we start making money again?

Other Disney executive: It might be nice, it might be nice… to get Hamilton on our side.”

Sure, business. Still, it’s historically unprecedented that a Broadway show of this caliber (a record-setting sixteen Tony nominations, eleven wins, plus a Grammy and a Pulitzer) would be filmed and released to the public while it’s still, in a Covid-free universe, capable of filling theaters every night. Will people stay away when Broadway reopens because they’re all Disney+’d out?

No chance, reckons Erika. “I’d still kill to see Hamilton live with any cast… I get why producers are afraid that these videos might hurt ticket sales, but I’m fucking ready to buy a ticket and fly to NY one day just to see as many shows as I can after watching this.”

Not every musical fan has the resources to travel, often waiting years for a touring version to come near their hometown. And even if you do live in a town with Hamilton, the ticket price is beyond many; a daily lottery the only way some of us get to go. So Holly-Beth speaks for many when she writes: “I entered the Hamilton lottery every day for almost two years but I never got to be in the room where it happens… however, this 4K recording of the original cast will do very nicely for now! Finally getting to see the context and performances after obsessing over the music for years was so, so satisfying.”

“Finally” is a common theme. Sydnie writes, “I love this musical with every fiber of my body and it was an extraordinary experience finally getting to watch it in Australia”. Flogic: “To finally be able to put the intended visuals to a soundtrack that I’ve had on repeat for such a long time: goosebumps for 160 minutes.” Newt Potter: “Now I fully understand people’s love for this masterpiece of a musical!”

I’ve got a small query for you.

Where’s the motherfucking swearing? Unsurprisingly, Disney+ comes with some limitations. For Hamilton, it’s the loss of a perfectly placed F-word.

“I know Disney is ‘too pure’ to let a couple of ‘fucks’ slip by,” writes Fernando, “but come on, it’s kind of distracting having the sound go out completely when they sing the very satisfying ‘Southern Motherfucking Democratic Republicans!’ line.”

Will agrees: “Disney cutting ‘motherfucking’ from ‘Washington on Your Side’ felt like sacrilege akin to Mickey Mouse taking an eyebrow pencil to the Mona Lisa.”

Nevertheless, sings Allison:

“Even tho Disney stripped the story of its f***s, Don’t think for a moment that it sucks.”

(Yes, she has a vegan alert for Hamilton.)

Does it throw away its shot?

The crew filmed two regular shows in front of live audiences, with additional audience-less sessions for a dolly, crane and Steadicam to capture specific numbers. The vast majority of you are satisfied. “It’s the most engaging and expertly crafted life filming I’ve seen since Stop Making Sense,” writes ArtPig. “The film does an incredible job of placing you right in the action. It feels like the best seat you could get in the theater. You can see the sweat and spit.”

“Translates perfectly onto the small screen,” agrees Ollie. “There’s a level of intimacy that feels hard to replicate in any other filmed production. We see those close ups, the passion and gusto behind every actor’s performance.”

“Shockingly cinematic for something filmed on such a small stage,” is Technerd’s succinct summary, while Paul praises director Thomas Kail: “He knows when to back away along with moving nearer when appropriate, and the choices always serve to govern the power and stamina of the performances.”

Though cast members’ voices were recorded on individual audio tracks, Noah had a few quibbles with the sound quality. “Some of the audio capture is off in the recording, sometimes voices being too soft or too loud. It’s not immersion breaking, but it is noticeable enough to irk me a little in pivotal moments. Some of the shot composition doesn’t fully work either. Of course nothing is going to be as good as seeing it in person.”

Robert, recalling another recent cinematic escapade of musical theater, lets his poetry do the talking:

“This will do for now until the true movie’s made, Though if Hooper directs, there’ll be an angry tirade.”

I think your pants look hot.

Hamilton fans have their cast favorites, but something about being able to see Jonathan Groff’s spittle and Leslie Odom Jr’s scowls in 4K has you losing it all over again. Several specific shout-outs we enjoyed:

“Daveed Diggs the Legend! Go watch Blindspotting (2018), it’s one of the best movies ever!” —Kyle

“It’s hard to believe anyone will ever top Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr. I already loved him from the original cast recording, but seeing his full performance in all its glory was just godly.” —Erika

“Thankful that it was made possible for me to view with such clarity the phenomenon that is Renée Elise Goldsberry and spectacular Phillipa Soo.” —Thea

“Daveed Diggs was electrifying and Jonathan Groff was absolutely hilarious. If they interacted together the stage would’ve combusted from the sheer will of their talent.” —Nick

This is not a game.

On one hand, the release of Hamilton is sweet relief for music theater nerds riding out the pandemic. A generation of kids knows every word by heart, rapping (this version of) American history like it’s no thing. On the other, the Obama-era musical already feels behind-the-times, even for many Hamilton lovers, and the filmed version has brought that into sharp focus.

“I listened to the OG cast album about 50 times when it came out, the production is about as good as I’d always hoped,” writes Josh. “Since then however there’s been a very important and broader reckoning with the failures of neoliberalism and the Obama years ([from] which this has to be the most emblematic piece of art) and for me personally a drifting further to the left that has resulted in a very different relationship with the material. So my feelings today are a bit more complicated.”

“Hamilton is extremely non-committal about its politics,” writes Sting. “It doesn’t examine much of what Hamilton dictated besides ‘he wants complete financial control of the country’ (which would sound like a fucking supervillain in any other context, including reality).”

That lack of political commitment, reckons Morgan, is what helped Hamilton as a musical become so popular: “It’s fun. It’s catchy. It interweaves trendy and socially relevant artistic tools to infer a subversive subtext, while simultaneously sanitizing and, at times, flat out fabricating the historical narrative and downplaying the brutality of the true origin story, for the sake of appeasing those in power. Classic Bill Shakespeare stuff.”

History has its eyes on you.

Much criticism lies with the fundamental storytelling decision to make a modern ruckus about America’s Founding Fathers, the men (including Alexander Hamilton) who in the late eighteenth century united the thirteen colonies and co-wrote the Constitution. Undisputed titans of history, they also have blood on their hands, and HoneyRose writes that the musical “glorifies these men, and paints them as self-sacrificing heroes, and honestly normalizes and validates slavery, as well as the behavior of slave owners.”

Stevie, who saw the Broadway production as well as the filmed version, confesses: “I’ve tried (I’ve really tried) to understand what makes people lose their minds over this but I’m still completely baffled by the hype… These were horrible men and a romanticism of them through song and dance just seems entirely misguided.”

Sean is not convinced that Hamilton is a hagiography. “I can’t imagine anyone watching all of this and thinking it paints a portrait of the Founding Fathers as anything other than childish, greedy, venal and self-aggrandizing.” Wesley agrees: “I don’t think Hamilton is trying to be a history lesson, so much as a lesson about how we think about history. It’s a compelling human story told in a revolutionary way.”

That “revolutionary way” is the musical’s central conceit: that of a cast-of-color playing the white founding fathers as they bumble towards independence. Journalist Jamelle Bouie, who regards the musical as “fun, exciting, innovative and, at points, genuinely moving,” wrestles with the “celebratory narrative in which the Framers are men to admire without reservation. Through its casting, it invites audiences of color to take ownership of that narrative, as if they should want to take ownership of a narrative that white-washes the history of the revolution under the guise of inclusion.”

It’s complicated for Matt, too: “It’s widely agreed upon that the show encapsulates the Obama era better than anything, how it coddles white liberals with a post-racial vision of history in a superficial sense, overlooking the insidious and oppressive systems that they benefit from (hearing the audience clap to ‘Immigrants, we get the job done’ unsettled me). Of course hopefully its legacy will be that it opened up more Broadway roles for POC. But I really think that the show doesn’t make Broadway more appealing and accessible to POC, it just makes hip hop more accessible to white people, a launching pad of course to listening to Watsky or something.

“No hate though to anyone that’s completely in love with this, it’s definitely worth seeing despite any hang ups.”

I wanna build something that’s gonna outlive me.

The story doesn’t end, just because the music does. Kai_Kenn has a suggestion: “I have been a part of discussions that dissect the culture that created Hamilton, as well as the culture that Hamilton created, and whether or not Hamilton appropriately addresses the modern issues [that] the cult following proposes it does.

“This is an ongoing discussion that I am trying to be an active listener in and, if you consider yourself to be a conscientious consumer of art, you should too.”

Noah is on board with that: “Reflecting on the past and focusing on the future are not two mutually exclusive actions. Both are a must, regardless of who you are or what you do. A five-star experience in a four-and-a-half-star film. I think that’s just fine.”

Related content

Want to see more of the key cast? Watch Daveed Diggs in ‘Blindspotting’; Renée Elise Goldsberry in ‘Waves’, Jonathan Groff repeat his role as Kristoff in ‘Frozen 2’, Lin-Manuel Miranda in ‘Mary Poppins Returns’, Leslie Odom Jr. in ‘Harriet’, Phillipa Soo in the forthcoming ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’, Christopher Jackson in the forthcoming ‘In The Heights’, Jasmine Cephas Jones in ‘The Photograph’, Okiereriete Onaodowan in ‘A Quiet Place II’ and Anthony Ramos in ‘Monsters and Men’ and ‘A Star is Born’.

Ways to support the Black Lives Matter movement

Official Black Lives Matter’s Resources

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Films where they mention ‘Hamilton’

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Coming Soon! The awards ceremony is December 10! You can watch on ESPN 3.

The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced that former UCLA quarterback Mark Harmon has been named the 2019 recipient of the NFF Gold Medal in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments, unblemished reputation and for reflecting the values of amateur football. He will be honored for his achievements during the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10 at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City, which will also celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football. Harmon will become the 65th recipient of the NFF Gold Medal.

"As we prepare to celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football, Mark Harmon captures exactly what we hope to inspire in future generations of young football players, making him the perfect recipient for the NFF's highest honor," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "An NFF National Scholar-Athlete at UCLA in the early 1970s, Mark took that same relentless drive to succeed, applying it to his career as an actor and unequivocally becoming one of the most successful stars of his generation. He has earned this honor many times over, and we are extremely proud to add his name to the esteemed list of past NFF Gold Medal recipients."

"Having achieved the highest levels of success, Mark Harmon has always remained humble and focused on the things that really matter in life, which is hard work, perseverance and teamwork," said NFF Awards Committee Chairman Jack Ford. "His success on the gridiron as a student-athlete and his subsequent icon status in film and television make him exceptionally well-qualified as our 2019 Gold Medal recipient. We look forward to welcoming him back to the NFF's stage in December, poetically 46 years after his being honored as an NFF National Scholar-Athlete during an event when another famous actor, John Wayne, accepted the NFF Gold Medal."

Harmon was born and raised in Southern California; the son of actress Elyse Knox and Heisman Trophy winner Tom Harmon, a 1954 College Football Hall of Fame inductee from Michigan. He attended The Harvard School (now known as Harvard-Westlake) in Los Angeles, playing football, baseball and rugby. On the gridiron, he mostly took the field as a running back and safety, only appearing in four games at quarterback. He broke his elbow as a junior, and did not play varsity football as a senior.

Not recruited out of high school, Harmon headed to Pierce Junior College in Woodland Hills, California, and he quarterbacked the team to a 7-2 record in 1971, earning All-America laurels. His performance earned him multiple scholarship offers, including Oklahoma in an effort led by Barry Switzer, the offensive coordinator at the time and a future College Football Hall of Fame coach, to recruit him. Harmon opted to stay in his hometown of Los Angeles, playing for UCLA head coach Pepper Rodgers and assistant coaches Homer Smith, Lynn Stiles and Terry Donahue, also a future College Football Hall of Fame coach.

Playing alongside future College Football Hall of Fame inductees Randy Cross and John Sciarra, Harmon helped orchestrate a UCLA turnaround, quarterbacking the Bruins, which had finished 2-7-1 at eighth-place in the Pac-8 in 1971, to a combined 17-5 record in 1972 and 1973. In his first game ever as a Bruin, which opened the 1972 season, Harmon led an underdog UCLA to a dramatic 20-17 win against two-time defending national champion Nebraska, snapping the Huskers' 32-game-unbeaten streak.

A Wishbone-T quarterback who could run, pass, fake and mix plays, Harmon rushed for more yards and touchdowns than he did passing, amassing 1,504 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns versus passing for 845 yards and 9 touchdowns during his tenure in Westwood. The offensive coordinator Homer Smith's wishbone offense forced Harmon to make multiple decisions in very short time periods, distributing the ball to running backs Kermit Johnson and James McAlister. The combination created the top running game in the nation in 1973, and UCLA set school records for total yards gained (4,403), average yards per game (400) and rushing touchdowns (56).

A Communications major who aspired to become a doctor, Harmon excelled in the UCLA classrooms, carrying a 3.45 GPA and graduating cum laude. His accomplishments earned him Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors as well as an NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award, which led to his trip to New York City where he was honored at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner the same night that John Wayne accepted the NFF Gold Medal.

"In today's society, the scholar-athlete is indeed a rare breed," Harmon said in responding for the NFF Scholar-Athlete Class in 1973. "Not only does he excel on the field, but he competes in the classroom as well…. As we gather here tonight to pay our respects to the men who made the great American game of football what it is today, we hope that one day in the future some of us from the Class of '74 might be fortunate enough to carry on the great tradition that has been passed down by the distinguished men in this room. If we do, it is because our universities gave us the chance and the game of football has given us the principles."

After UCLA, Harmon declined professional football offers to instead pursue acting. He worked in advertising, as a shoe company rep and as a carpenter between acting gigs and appearing in Coors beer commercials. His hard work eventually paid off with a big break on NBC's St. Elsewhere and the leading role of Dr. Robert Caldwell. His success continued on NBC's police drama Reasonable Doubts starring as detective Dickey Cobb and CBS's Chicago Hope where he appeared as Dr. Jack McNeil.

He also had memorable arcs on the hit shows Moonlighting and The West Wing before landing the lead role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, on CBS' global favorite NCIS series, which has become part of television history, approaching its 400th episode and recently inking a deal for its 17th season. The most-watched-scripted show on American television today and consistently ranked among the five highest-rated TV shows each year, NCIS is a TV juggernaut, attracting more than 15 million viewers each week throughout most of its run.

In 2011, Harmon became an executive producer on NCIS, and in 2014 an idea he co-developed became the spinoff NCIS: New Orleans which premiered on CBS with Harmon as an executive producer alongside Gary Glasberg. His big-screen credits include Freaky Friday, Wyatt Earp, The Presidio, Summer School and Stealing Home. He has worked with Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jodie Foster, Allison Janney, Karl Malden, Patricia Arquette and Denzel Washington among countless other Hollywood notables.

Harmon has received numerous accolades and award nominations during his career, including being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Oct. 1, 2012, but he has always remained humble with an appreciation for the efforts of others. Quietly giving back, Harmon's charitable work includes Saving Bristol Bay, Stand Up To Cancer, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Kids Wish Network, Clothes Off Our Back, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Oklahoma Kidz Charities Foundation, Oklahoma City Indian Clinic and The Children's Center OKC.

From his time as a quarterback at UCLA until now, as an executive producer and star of the CBS hit series NCIS, Harmon has always treated teammates and production crews with familial respect and loyalty.

"I look at the show as a team," Harmon said during a previous interview. "I've always been a team guy. I'm not in [acting] for the personal part of this, and I wasn't as an athlete either. It's about the work and we all work together."

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Mark Harmon Named 2019 NFF Gold Medal Recipient

On Dec. 10, the NFF will present its highest honor to Harmon in recognition of his roots as a football scholar-athlete and subsequent accomplishments as a leader in the field of entertainment. IRVING, Texas (May 16, 2019) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that former UCLA quarterback Mark Harmon has been named the 2019 recipient of the NFF Gold Medal in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments, unblemished reputation and for reflecting the values of amateur football. He will be honored for his achievements during the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10 at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City, which will also celebrate the 150th anniversary of college Football.

"As we prepare to celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football, Mark Harmon captures exactly what we hope to inspire in future generations of young football players, making him the perfect recipient for the NFF's highest honor," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "An NFF National Scholar-Athlete at UCLA in the early 1970s, Mark took that same relentless drive to succeed, applying it to his career as an actor and unequivocally becoming one of the most successful stars of his generation. He has earned this honor many times over, and we are extremely proud to add his name to the esteemed list of past NFF Gold Medal recipients."

The highest and most prestigious award presented by the National Football Foundation, the Gold Medal recognizes an outstanding American who has demonstrated integrity and honesty; achieved significant career success; and has reflected the basic values of those who have excelled in amateur sport, particularly football. First presented to President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner in 1958, the Gold Medal boasts an impressive list of past recipients, including seven presidents, four generals, three admirals, one Supreme Court Justice, 29 corporate CEOs and chairmen, actor John Wayne and baseball immortal Jackie Robinson. Harmon will become the 65th recipient of the NFF Gold Medal. (See below for the full list of past recipients.)

"Having achieved the highest levels of success, Mark Harmon has always remained humble and focused on the things that really matter in life, which is hard work, perseverance and teamwork," said NFF Awards Committee Chairman Jack Ford. "His success on the gridiron as a student-athlete and his subsequent icon status in film and television make him exceptionally well-qualified as our 2019 Gold Medal recipient. We look forward to welcoming him back to the NFF's stage in December, poetically 46 years after his being honored as an NFF National Scholar-Athlete during an event when another famous actor, John Wayne, accepted the NFF Gold Medal."

Harmon was born and raised in Southern California; the son of actress Elyse Knox and Heisman Trophy winner Tom Harmon, a 1954 College Football Hall of Fame inductee from Michigan. He attended The Harvard School (now known as Harvard-Westlake) in Los Angeles, playing football, baseball and rugby. On the gridiron, he mostly took the field as a running back and safety, only appearing in four games at quarterback. He broke his elbow as a junior, and did not play varsity football as a senior. 

Not recruited out of high school, Harmon headed to Pierce Junior College in Woodland Hills, California, and he quarterbacked the team to a 7-2 record in 1971, earning All-America laurels. His performance earned him multiple scholarship offers, including Oklahoma in an effort led by Barry Switzer, the offensive coordinator at the time and a future College Football Hall of Fame coach, to recruit him. Harmon opted to stay in his hometown of Los Angeles, playing for UCLA head coach Pepper Rodgers and assistant coaches Homer Smith, Lynn Stiles and Terry Donahue, also a future College Football Hall of Fame coach.

Playing alongside future College Football Hall of Fame inductees Randy Cross and John Sciarra, Harmon helped orchestrate a UCLA turnaround, quarterbacking the Bruins, which had finished 2-7-1 at eighth-place in the Pac-8 in 1971, to a combined 17-5 record in 1972 and 1973. In his first game ever as a Bruin, which opened the 1972 season, Harmon led an underdog UCLA to a dramatic 20-17 win against two-time defending national champion Nebraska, snapping the Huskers' 32-game-unbeaten streak.   A Wishbone-T quarterback who could run, pass, fake and mix plays, Harmon rushed for more yards and touchdowns than he did passing, amassing 1,504 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns versus passing for 845 yards and 9 touchdowns during his tenure in Westwood. The offensive coordinator Homer Smith's wishbone offense forced Harmon to make multiple decisions in very short time periods, distributing the ball to running backs Kermit Johnson and James McAlister. The combination created the top running game in the nation in 1973, and UCLA set school records for total yards gained (4,403), average yards per game (400) and rushing touchdowns (56).   A Communications major who aspired to become a doctor, Harmon excelled in the UCLA classrooms, carrying a 3.45 GPA and graduating cum laude. His accomplishments earned him Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors as well as an NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award, which led to his trip to New York City where he was honored at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner the same night that John Wayne accepted the NFF Gold Medal.   "In today's society, the scholar-athlete is indeed a rare breed," Harmon said in responding for the NFF Scholar-Athlete Class in 1973. "Not only does he excel on the field, but he competes in the classroom as well…. As we gather here tonight to pay our respects to the men who made the great American game of football what it is today, we hope that one day in the future some of us from the Class of '74 might be fortunate enough to carry on the great tradition that has been passed down by the distinguished men in this room. If we do, it is because our universities gave us the chance and the game of football has given us the principles."   After UCLA, Harmon declined professional football offers to instead pursue acting. He worked in advertising, as a shoe company rep and as a carpenter between acting gigs and appearing in Coors beer commercials. His hard work eventually paid off with a big break on NBC's St. Elsewhere and the leading role of Dr. Robert Caldwell. His success continued on NBC's police drama Reasonable Doubts starring as detective Dickey Cobb and CBS's Chicago Hope where he appeared as Dr. Jack McNeil.   He also had memorable arcs on the hit shows Moonlighting and The West Wing before landing the lead role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, on CBS' global favorite NCIS series, which has become part of television history, approaching its 400th episode and recently inking a deal for its 17th season. The most-watched-scripted show on American television today and consistently ranked among the five highest-rated TV shows each year, NCIS is a TV juggernaut, attracting more than 15 million viewers each week throughout most of its run.   In 2011, Harmon became an executive producer on NCIS, and in 2014 an idea he co-developed became the spinoff NCIS: New Orleans which premiered on CBS with Harmon as an executive producer alongside Gary Glasberg. His big-screen credits include Freaky Friday, Wyatt Earp, The Presidio, Summer School and Stealing Home. He has worked with Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jodie Foster, Allison Janney, Karl Malden, Patricia Arquette and Denzel Washington among countless other Hollywood notables.   Harmon has received numerous accolades and award nominations during his career, including being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Oct. 1, 2012, but he has always remained humble with an appreciation for the efforts of others. Quietly giving back, Harmon's charitable work includes Saving Bristol Bay, Stand Up To Cancer, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Kids Wish Network, Clothes Off Our Back, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Oklahoma Kidz Charities Foundation, Oklahoma City Indian Clinic and The Children's Center OKC.   From his time as a quarterback at UCLA until now, as an executive producer and star of the CBS hit series NCIS, Harmon has always treated teammates and production crews with familial respect and loyalty. "I look at the show as a team," Harmon said during a previous interview. "I've always been a team guy. I'm not in [acting] for the personal part of this, and I wasn't as an athlete either. It's about the work and we all work together."   Harmon will be honored during the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10 at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City. Harmon will accept his award alongside the yet-to-be-announced recipients of the NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award, NFF John L. Toner Award for excellence in athletics administration and NFF Chris Schenkel Award for excellence in broadcasting.   In addition to the presentation of the NFF Major Awards, the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner will provide the stage for the induction of the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class; the presentation of the 2019 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards; and the bestowing of the 30th NFF William V. Campbell Trophy® to the nation's top football scholar-athlete.   The 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class includes Terrell Buckley (Florida State), Rickey Dixon (Oklahoma), London Fletcher (John Carroll [OH]), Jacob Green (Texas A&M), Torry Holt (North Carolina State), Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (Notre Dame), Darren McFadden (Arkansas), Jake Plummer (Arizona State), Troy Polamalu (Southern California), Joe Thomas (Wisconsin), Lorenzo White (Michigan State), Patrick Willis (Mississippi), Vince Young (Texas) and coaches Dennis Erickson (Idaho, Wyoming, Washington State, Miami [FL], Oregon State, Arizona State) and Joe Taylor (Howard, Virginia Union, Hampton, Florida A&M).   On Oct. 30, the NFF will announce the members of the 2019 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, who will vie as finalists for The William V. Campbell Trophy®. They will be honored at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10, where one will be named the recipient of the Campbell Trophy® as the nation's top football scholar-athlete.   For ticket information at the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner, please contact Will Rudd at 972.556.1000 or wrudd@footballfoundation.com.

Recipients of the NFF Gold Medal include:

2019 – Mark Harmon 2018 – Aaron Feis 2018 – Jason Seaman 2016 – Archie Manning 2015 – Dr. Condoleezza Rice 2014 – Dr. Tom G. Catena 2014 – George M. Weiss 2013 – Roger Goodell 2012 – Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. 2011 – Robert M. Gates 2009 – Bill Bowerman 2009 – Phil Knight 2008 – Sen. John Glenn 2007 – Gen. Pete Dawkins 2007 – Roger Staubach 2006 – Bobby Bowden 2006 – Joseph V. Paterno  2005 – Jon F. Hanson 2004 – William V. Campbell 2003 – Gen. Tommy R. Franks 2002 – George Steinbrenner III 2001 – Billy Joe "Red" McCombs 2000 – F.M. Kirby 1999 – Keith Jackson 1998 – John H. McConnell 1997 – Jackie Robinson 1996 – Eugene F. Corrigan 1995 – Harold Alfond 1994 – Thomas S. Murphy 1993 – Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf 1992 – Donald R. Keough 1991 – Pres. George H. Bush 1990 – Adm. Thomas H. Moorer 1989 – Paul Brown 1988 – Clinton E. Frank 1987 – Gen. Charles R. Meyer 1986 – William H. Morton 1985 – William I. Spencer 1984 – John F. McGillicuddy 1983 – Sen. Jack Kemp 1982 – Silver Anniversary (All Past Honorees Recognized) 1981 – Justin W. Dart 1980 – Walter J. Zable 1979 – Adm. William P. Lawrence 1978 – Vincent dePaul Draddy 1977 – Gen. Louis H. Wilson 1976 – Edgar B. Speer 1975 – David Packard 1974 – Gerald B. Zornow 1973 – John Wayne 1972 – Pres. Gerald R. Ford 1971 – Pres. Ronald W. Reagan 1970 – Adm. Thomas J. Hamilton 1969 – Pres. Richard M. Nixon 1968 – Chester J. LaRoche 1967 – Frederick L. Hovde 1966 – Earl H. "Red" Blaik  1965 – Juan T. Trippe 1964 – Donold B. Lourie 1963 – Roger M. Blough 1962 – Byron "Whizzer" White 1961 – Pres. John F. Kennedy 1960 – Pres. Herbert C. Hoover 1960 – Amos Alonzo Stagg 1959 – Gen. Douglas A. MacArthur 1958 – Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Just another names survey, because there’s nothing like looking back at everyone you’ve ever met at 11:28 AM.

Do you know anyone with these names?

Sara: I know a Sarah from my college. She’s kind of a friend-ish? Like I’d say hi to her if we pass each other in the building but I wouldn’t get lunch with her or send her a meme. She also goes by Chloe, her second name. Gabby: Pretty common name. My girlfriend is a Gabie and I had another high school batchmate named Gaby; I also had an old friend from the wrestling fandom whose name is Gabbie. The last Gabbie also goes to UP but I’ve never met nor seen her in the four years I’ve studied there, which is still such a weird thing to me. Rochelle: My Language teacher (it’s basically a subject that taught us English grammar) in the 5th grade was a Rochelle and she was a massive bitch. She is the manifestation of small and cute but terrible, and she didn’t like me and made sure I knew it. I’m glad she aged terribly in the last few years. Alexis: Apparently my Uncle Alex’s full name is Alexis, but I didn’t know until today when I read the obituary for my grand aunt who had just passed. Aurora Summer: I have an orgmate/coursemate named Summer. She’s nice but I think she’s a little lazy and doesn’t make a good co-worker in projects.

Peyton Bianca: Also a common name, but it’s a pretty middle-class/white girl name too. I knew lots of Biancas from high school and all of them are studying in the more expensive university just beside ours. Jordan Eliana: I don’t know Elianas but close enough -  we have a current applicant for our org named Liana. Liberty: Eh, noun names like this one aren’t too common at all where I live. Meadow Cheyenne Acacia: Nah. The only Acacia I know is the name of one of the many dorms inside campus. Laurice and Jo used to live in Acacia but their applications got denied this year.  Erica: I used to ride the bus with an Ericka but it’s all very hazy - I was only in Grade 1 and I think she moved schools not long after, so I don’t have a lot of memories of her. I had a high school batchmate named Erycka but I never liked her either - just seemed too uppity and had a bit of an attitude for no reason. She used to be Gabie’s friend so when the two would hang out I would fuck off so that I didn’t have to deal with her loud ass. Chantell Shawna: Gabie has a coursemate(?) named Shauna. I don’t know her and I dunno if I’ve met her. I think I have, but I never talked to her. Suzy Maria: I can confidently tell you a good 70% of Filipino girls/women have Maria as their first names. No one uses it as their main name though; it’s usually just given to complement second names. Gretchen: Eh, I know a couple of popular personalities with this name but no one personal. Isabella: I have a second cousin named Isabella but I’ve never gotten to form a relationship with her because she was born and is being raised in Australia. Isabela is also the name of one of Gab’s sisters.

Skye: Someone I went to high school with has a kid nicknamed Sky... Skylar: ...because the kid’s whole name is Skyller. Cecily Paige: Nope but this did remind of the WWE wrestler Paige. Autumn Arielle: I went to grade school with an Aerielle. We lost touch for a bit when she had to drop out for a bit and ultimately moved schools, but we’ve since reconnected ever since she got into UP. She’s taking up journalism too. Brianna: Callo’s third name is Brianna. Her chaotic behavior on social media had pissed me off in the last few months so I cut ties with her. A little sad considering how incredibly close we were in high school, but I just have to remember how annoying she’s been and I feel ok again. Cassandra: I used to go to school with a Cassandra but she moved when we started the 1st grade, so I never actually got to talk or be close to her. Like Aerielle, it turns out she’s also in UP now and she’s in the football varsity too. I see her sometimes but given that we’ve never talked, the most we’ve given each other is a look of recognition of being in preschool together lmao. We also had a batchmate named Kassandra but she lives in Singapore now. Small, sweet, and just the nicest girl. Cassidy Sierra: Aya’s second name is Ciara, which is pretty close. Some of us say it similarly to Sierra, and others pronounce it as Sha-ra, so it varies. Cheri Shariah Savannah Greta: My sister had a batchmate named Greta and I remember her mostly because she’s the daughter of my high school’s old theatre manager/director/I never actually found out what his position was called, but basically he used to produce all of our school productions. Leandra Lauren: I went to grade school and high school with a Lauren. We were close as kids but she changed crowds in like the 6th or 7th grade and we lost touch from there. Austin Samantha: Lots of Samanthas were I’m from; it’s a fairly common middle-class name. I used to be best friends with a Sam; I had a high school batchmate named Sam; I knew someone a high school batch higher with the name; and I also currently go to college with a Sam. OH and I also have a cousin with this name hahahaha. She lives in New York but she visited the Philippines a couple of years ago and I was able to spend time with her then. Shayne: My sister’s kindergarten teacher was a Shane and all I remember is that she was really nice and motherly to my sister who did nothing in school but cry because she had bad separation anxiety. Seth: I have a cousin named Seth, but he lives in New York and I’ve never seen him. He’s the younger brother of my cousin Sam. Scott Ryan: I have a uncle with this name but I haven’t seen him since I was a little girl. He used to live with one of my aunts but I think he has since moved back to our home province. Maverick: One of our org’s alumni is a Maverick but he goes by Mawel. I’ve always thought he was intimidating so I’ve never approached nor talked to him. Dylan: My sister had a batchmated named Dylan which I think is a badass name for a girl. Anna: I had several former teachers named Anna. Two of them taught AP (social studies) and another taught us algebra. Katie: I will sometimes call Kate this, but I dunno anyone who legit goes by Katie. Jessica: Went to high school with one. Was always too boisterous and a little fake for me. She also loved to surround herself with boys as early as when we were 13 and while that’s never wrong I just never vibed with people like her. Lydia: I don’t know anyone with this name but this did remind me of the Breaking Bad character who was always a little bit annoying. Ellery Dakota Epiphany Galaxy Ariana: I think Yumi’s sister is an Ariana, but I’ll never know for sure because she always just calls her Ari. Gabriella: My girlfriend is a Gabriela. Rachel: My math teacher in Grade 1 was Ms. Rachel. I don’t have an opinion on her but I remember one time when our class was too noisy, she got way too pissed off and she spent the entire 45-minute period doing sign language to us to be petty. I never did like her after that. Amy: I go to college with an Aimee but I never get to see her on campus because her whole person screams Ateneo. I have no idea why she just didn’t enroll over there instead looooool, her boyfriend and all her friends are there and she’s always hanging out at their campus it’s so weird. My late grand-aunt Amet was also called Amy by some of her peers. Marissa: This is the second name of Kayla, someone I go to college with. Her schedule is weird though because she went on exchange in Canada two sems ago and she’s supposed to have been back a long time now, but I haven’t seen her at all. I have no idea if she’s still even in Canada or is back in the PH now and is just keeping her whereabouts on the down low. Taylor Rebecca: One of Rita’s older sister is named Rebecca but she goes by Becca. She graduated from my college last year, so I’m pretty familiar with her. We’re not close but I’ve encountered her a few times before and she’s reeeeally pretty and nice. The few times we’ve crashed at Rita’s place she had always greeted us out of familiarity from seeing us in our college building. Ashley: I had an STS class with an Ashley but I didn’t get to know her all that much. Allison: I used to have an instructor named Allison but I think she only taught so she could have extra cash because she’s also taking up her Master’s in the same college, so she wasn’t that good of a teacher. I do remember finding her pretty though. Oh and she also got into a really bad car accident in the middle of the sem and we didn’t have classes for like a month, so there’s that. Madison Abigail: My mom is named Abigail. Zachary: I have a cousin named Zachary but he mainly goes by James. Gabriel: Yep I have an orgmate with this name but we call him Gab. He’s...a bit of a character. Either you can tolerate his presence or you find him plain annoying. Used to play his music LOUD in Skywalk which annoyed the hell out of everybody. I’m still not sure what to feel about him so I just give him a nod when we see each other. Mitchell Joe: I have a friend named Jo but she’s a girl. I don’t think I know any guys named Joe. Corey Shawn: I know a friend of some of my friends is named Sean but we’ve never encountered each other. He’s into broadcasting and has done hosting gigs and I think he’s a junior jock in one of the local radio stations as well. Carly: Carley was my old internet best friend. We first found each other because we were huuuuge Stephanie McMahon fans on Tumblr a decade ago and we’d do edits and read fanfic and reblog photos of her, so a really close friendship blossomed from there. She had a rough life those days with a bit of an abusive mom (who has since passed) and I’d video chat her in the afternoon when I’d come home from school (by then she was preparing for school, since she’s from the US). After a while her schedule turned weird and she’d be offline for months at a time only to resurface for like two days then disappear again. She did this for like 3-4 years until I got tired and just stopped talking to her. She’s still my Facebook friend and she shares a lot of memes, but that’s all to it now. Carmen: I went to school with someone who had a very lengthy name and one of her names was Carmen, but she goes by Pam because she also has a Pamela in her name. She does streetdance and I was classmates with her once but we never really got to talk. Melissa: Eh, sure. Someone from high school. Lazy ass. Stephanie: The only IRL Stephanie I know is this girl who’s supposed to be enrolled this sem and is supposedly a classmate of mine in several classes, but never showed up from January through March. And now the lockdown hasn’t helped her case either. Shannon Selena: I have a cousin with this name but it’s spelled Selina. Also she goes by Bia because her other name is Bianca. Christine: Fairly common name. I know lots of Christines/Christina but I’m only close with one, who’s my orgmate and is the VP for Membership for the org, aka she’s the one in charge of recruiting new applicants for the two sems that she’s in charge of the committee. Paula: I went to grade school and high school with a Paula. She was SO painfully shy and quiet but friendly. She studies in Ateneo now but I wouldn’t know if she’s gotten extroverted in the last few years. Harmony Serenity Tessa: My prof in PR was Ma’am Tessa. One of the nicest, softest people ever who’s always down for anything. I think she’s in her 70s now but she’s definitely still kicking and doesn’t miss a single basketball and volleyball game during UAAP season. Claire: One of my very first guidance counselors was Ms. Claire. I remember her being motherly and she was also the counselor that intervened when I had a fight with one student in third grade that was big enough for both of us to land in the guidance office heh. Ruby Rhiannon Harper Riley Brandon Brayden Mystery Noelle: I vaguely remember going to school with a Noelle in kinder but she only stuck around the school for 1-2 years so I have no memories of her whatsoever. Destiny Darcy Dianne: Went to kinder, grade school, and high school with a Dianne. She was quiet for most of the years but she had a really blooming glow-up in high school, where she was part of the popular clique. Super smart and she’s now in business school in UP; also a terrific dancer. Felicity Grace: I have a grand-aunt named Grace. She’s very sweet and funny and is doting towards her grandkids and her grandnieces and nephews, but she and her sisters have notorious track records in the family for having a bit of an attitude and/or for making scenes, and she’s the pettiest of them all given that she’s the youngest. Despite that, all in all I have a soft spot for her. Hannah: One of my best friends in UP. We first met when she and Macy (my old high school friend) transferred to UPD from UPLB, but in the end Hannah and I ended up becoming closer friends because Macy has since struggled to adjust to the transfer and has pushed people away in the process, including me. ANYWAY I’m glad I was introduced to Hannah because she’s one of the most hilarious people I’ve ever met. She’s also insanely talented and a hell of a performer. I’ll miss her the most when I have to graduate. Kayla: That girl who went on an exchange program in Canada that I mentioned earlier mainly goes by Kayla. I remember her notably because she’s the first EVER person I talked to when I got officially enrolled in UP - we were seated together in the welcoming assembly for freshies back in 2016. It was nothing more than a random encounter though and we didn’t end up becoming close after that. Liam: My cousin Seth is also named Liam. Morgan Natasha: I went to school with a Natasha but we all called her Tashie. She had a bit of a larger build than the rest of us which made her look domineering, but she’s really nice and is a big softie if you get to know her. She posts workout videos from time to time and has since lost a lot of weight in college. Nathan Olivia: My future daughter loljk Bailey Emily Amanda: I have an orgmate named Amanda. She’s mostly shy and reserved and I haven’t really gotten the chance to know her since she’s quiet and always has to head home earlier than the rest of us. Addison Adrienne: An old classmate from high school has had her third kid that she named Adrienne. Molly Siona: I don’t know Sionas but I do know a Fiona, heh. Emerald Chelsea: Yeah Chelsea was one of my close friends in high school. We don’t talk these days but we’ll sometimes react on each other’s posts on Twitter or Facebook which is enough for me. We used to have parties and drinking sessions at her family’s gazebo behind her house, so even though we’ve mostly lost touch I’ll always have fond memories of her. Naomi Bethany: A very very very VERY old mutual on Tumblr had this name but we mostly called her Beth. She lives in the UK and I remember her being a CM Punk fan. Had unique eyebrows but was super pretty and she used to post webcam selfies all the time. Brittany Hope: Someone I went to kindergarten with had Hope as a middle name but she went by Maezelle. Super blurry memories of her as we were never close, but I remember her specifically for her teeth lmao - she had some cavities as a kid so she had a bunch of silver teeth. OK just checked Facebook and it turns out she lives in California now, as do most of my batchmates who migrated to the States as kids. Joy: I know several people who have Joy as a middle name but don’t go by it, like high school batchmates named AJ and CJ. Jade Aaron: Old friend from high school. Like Chelsea, he was a part of our friend group. He studies in UP too and we’ll say hi and hug when we see each other, but we aren’t personally close. Andrew: Coursemate, classmate, orgmate, groupmate in several projects, and now my thesis partner. At first I found him annoying and a bit too invasive and extroverted for my liking, but I gave him a chance and he’s turned out to be a really amazing, loyal, supportive friend. He’s an extremely talented writer, singer, performer, host, and radio jock. Wimpy drinker though haaaah. James: I have a cousin named James. He lives with his family in Vietnam and since his dad is from New Zealand, he’s picked up a bit of an accent as well. Jonathon Zachariah Malachi Victoria: I had a classmate in a polsci elective with this name, but I called her Jillian during that time cos it’s her first name. Judging from social media posts, she mainly goes by JV. Solomon Sorin Celia Heather: Went to high school with a Heather and is actually attending the same course as Jillian ^ in UP now. We were quite close in high school and she used to confide in me about relationship issues, back when she was seeing someone who had plans of transitioning. Heather’s parents were very strict against the idea and went to great lengths to forbid her from seeing him, so yeah that’s what she would rant to me late into the night about. We also bonded over One Direction and Joe Sugg for a time, and those days were a blast. She also got me to be in a Twitter DM thread with Caspar Lee for my 16th birthday which was a HELLUVA SURPRISE lmao. I’ve never forgotten those days with her and I’ll always remember her fondly even though we never talk anymore. Ivy: My prof in feature writing was named Ivy. She’s... a meh instructor at best. She loved telling HER stories and HER experiences and narrating HER interviews with famous people, politicians, celebrities, athletes, etc. but she left a few lessons behind which is really what we all enrolled for lmao, so I didn’t really learn anything from her class. Jasmine: Someone I went to high school with. She was into K-Pop, J-Pop, and anime back then and I think she still is. We were always good friends towards each other even though we were never close close. She’s taking up linguistics in UP now. Jasper Kaylee Anica: An instructor from the broadcast communication department in my college. Nothing much to say about her except she weirdly tags along with one of the other professors ALL THE TIME TO EVERYWHERE, including the washroom. I’m definitely not judging but yeah, it’s what I notice first when I think of her.

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A Pattern of Violent Behavior

I have to admit that I might tend to overreact to fandom nonsense, but it costs me nothing except time and the tediousness of anti-Scotts who approach MAGA levels of malicious memory loss.  One of the drawbacks of my inability to let things go is that sometimes a particular post gets stuck in my head, and it remains there until I exorcise the demons.  This post has reply from a commentator that I can’t get out of my head.

I’ve already dealt with the idea that Scott is not a hypocrite for having the unfilled and unpursued desire to kill Peter in Season 1.  I’ve dealt numerous times with the idea that Scott failed to kill Gerard, most recently by pointing out that, while dangerous, neither Scott nor any other character regarded it as a failed assassination attempt.   That leaves only the argument “managed to get massive amounts of people killed through my unwillingness to kill actual villains.”

Unfortunately, I have to agree.  Scott didn’t let Derek Hale die and everyone suffered for it.  He had the chance:

Stiles: You know, you probably lost it when you two were fighting. You remember that, when he was trying to kill you, after you interrupted him trying to kill Jackson? Are you starting to see a pattern of violent behavior here? 

Scott: He wasn't going to kill anyone. And I'm not letting him die. 

Stiles: Could you at least think about letting him die? For me? What?

If only Scott had listened to Stiles!  Since Stiles is always right, his best friend should have recognized that it’s for everyone’s best interest that Derek Hale die at the hands of the Argents.  Imagine how many people’s lives would have been saved!

Jackson would not have bitten, so Coach Lahey, Bennet, Tucker, Sean, Jessica, Kara, four deputies, and Matt would not have died.  Body count: 11

The Alpha Pack would not have come for Scott and/or Derek, which means that the Darach wouldn’t have made an appearance either.  So none of the twelve sacrifices, that unfortunate Ambulance driver, Ennis, Kali, Erica, Boyd, and Jennifer herself wouldn’t have died.   Body Count: 18

With no Alpha Pack/Darach War, the drowning ritual would not have been completed and Stiles wouldn’t have been possessed by the nogitsune.  That means Katashi and his men would still be alive, those two people electrocuted at the hospital, at least one dead deputy dying due to the bomb, the two deputies dying at the police station, and the minimum of four people dying at the hospital, Allison and Aiden.  Body count: 16+

And since Allison didn’t die, Meredith wouldn’t have started the Dead Pool.  That means the Walcotts, DiMarco, Carrie Hutchinson, the ten members of Satomi’s pack, Brunski, the six-plus rogue hunters, the nameless female hospital assassin, the six-plus Cavalveras, and two Berserkers wouldn’t have died.  Body Count: 32+

According to Valack, the Dread Doctors only returned when Scott, Stiles, and Allison reignited the Nemeton, so we can put the nine permanently dead chimeras, the twenty-three dead found in the tunnels, the dozen plus found in the school bus trap, at least one dead teacher, the Dread Doctors themselves, and Sebastian Valet, again.   Body count: 49+

And then there’s the rampage of the Anuk-Ite and Monroe, neither of which would have happened.   That means Deucalion, Aaron, Edgar, the four bodies in the freezer, the Primal Pack, Quinn, the Eichen orderly, all the residents of the Closed Ward, Satomi Ito, Brett, Lori, the rest of the Ito pack, four hunters, Kate Argent, and Gerard Argent.  Body count: 24+

Final Body Count:  145+

All that because Scott wouldn’t let Derek die.  Tsk, tsk, tsk, Shame on you, Scott.  Shame on you.

I think even the most sarcasm-challenged of my audience can get the point of this little exercise.  If, as the commentator argued, Scott was in the wrong for not executing anyone who could be a threat, then he was wrong for not letting Derek Hale die immediately after Scott stopped him from murdering Jackson in Co-Captain (1x10) and only a little bit after Derek betrayed Scott to Peter, regardless of Derek’s oh-so-tragic-backstory, intent to do good, or possibility of growth.  We could easily do the same type of calculus for Peter, Stiles, and Theo.  

The only possible counter they have is that things could have gotten worse if Derek was dead.  Leaving aside the fact that Derek was essentially useless in stopping Peter, I’m sure that Scott, Stiles, and the Argents could have figured out a way to stop the evil alpha. Hell, with Scott as a normal alpha, the Alpha Pack has even less reason to come.  What about Scott being an unstable omega?  Scott was an omega for eight months with no sign of instability.  What about Deucalion?  Deucalion didn’t kill anyone after Scott and Derek let him go.   What if Scott had murdered Theo on Stiles’s say-so -- then Lydia, Malia, Stiles, Liam and Hayden would be dead.

Scott recognizes that not only does he not have the ability to tell the future, he doesn’t have the right to try.   He stops characters trying to kill other characters, but he doesn’t base that on what they might do or what they have done, but what they are doing.   

Though the bottom line is, people like the commentator wanted Scott to get out of the way of the Hales murdering Jackson and the Argents.  They wanted him to execute the characters they didn’t like -- like Gerard, Deucalion, Jennifer, etc, but they didn’t want him to execute the characters they did like -- such as Derek, Peter, Theo, etc.  There’s no hypocrisy in Scott’s  moral stance, and no one injudiciousness.

I can’t help but wonder if the real world wouldn’t be better off if we all agreed that everyone has a right to life regardless of whether we liked them or not.

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still waiting on my copy of phineas & ferb season 3 on blu ray | my favorite songs from this year (oh my god it’s only been a year)

2018 playlist

full tracklist under cut cause it’s long y’all

rock with me / aretha franklin // companion / humming house // good love / aly & aj // juice / lizzo // all ways / elliott park // now & then / sjowgren // boasty (feat. idris elba, stefflon don, & sean paul) / wiley // calypso (feat. stefflon don) / luis fonsi // movement / hozier // haven / we banjo 3 // timebomb / walk the moon // burning / maggie rogers // friends / hyper potions // golden ember / mandolin orange // playinwitme (feat. kehlani) / kyle // magic in the hamptons (feat. lil yachty) / social house // azúcar negra / celia cruz // inchana massina / ali farka touré // a day for the hunter, a day for the prey // leyla mccalla // weathervane / pigpen theatre co. // everywhere / fleetwood mac // freedom / tim fain // feels so good / honne and anna of the north // sucker / jonas brothers // chariot / mega // stars / ayla nereo // love feels / color the band // be my husband / nina simone // shadows / alphabeat // que lio / héctor lavoe // we're far enough from heaven now we can freak out / deep cotton // caramelo duro (feat. kali uchis) / miguel // mirror / ider // old town road remix / lil nas x // come meh way / sudan archives // i'll go on loving you / alan jackson // honeybee / the head and the heart // joy / bastille // good / allie x // real love / carly rae jepsen // crow / bear's den // graveclothes / birdtalker // darkness visible / mumford & sons // who's got the boom / sophia eris // jameson / lake street dive // summer love / chelsea cutler // winnebago (feat. quinn xcii & daniel wilson) / gryffin // nothing's right / birdtalker // trampled flowers / willa amai // keep on / jackie venson // annie, heart thief of the sea / kishi bashi // my love will never die / ag and claire wyndham // wedding song / anaïs mitchell & justin vernon // acrylic / leikeli47 // no bad vibez / rich white ladies // rose-colored boy / paramore // self control / frank ocean // paradise / bazzi // may your kindness remain / courtney marie andrews // otherside / beyoncé // put it together / langhorne slim // we rise / rhiannon giddens // motivation / normani // better in the morning / birdtalker // zanies and fools / chance the rapper // go to town / doja cat // u yo mussiya kwini / ghorwane // skip to the part / mercy bell // death of me / brandon jenner // can't help but fly / climbing poetree // somethin' stupid / inara george and charlie wadhams // hang loose / alabama shakes // the bones (feat. hozier) / maren morris // forgive me friend / smith & thell and swedish jam factory // color in your cheeks / ibibio sound machine // new brighton (feat. anohni) / nakhane // n.o.w. (no one waiting) (feat. destra garcia) / nadia batson // we sink / chvrches // let my love / damion suomi & the minor prophets // nothing left / john-allison weiss // like candy / nooky jones // optimist / zoë keating // light of a clear blue morning / dolly parton // slip away / perfume genius //

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Life & Style, December 2

Cover: Bradley Cooper’s life as a single dad 

Page 1: Photo Flash -- Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton and Carrie Underwood at the Country Music Awards 

Page 2: Contents 

Page 4: The Top 10 Celine by Hedi Slimane Looks -- Amy Adams, Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon, Charlize Theron, Scarlett Johansson 

Page 5: Allison Williams, Nicole Kidman, Brie Larson, Julianne Moore 

Page 6: Twinning! Chloe Bennet vs. Gwyneth Paltrow, Olivia Munn vs. Petra Nemcova

Page 8: Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry’s ugly custody battle 

Page 9: Demi Lovato’s risky romance with Austin Wilson, Throwback -- James Van Der Beek, Biggest Spenders of the Week -- Jennie Garth, Post Malone, Jennifer Lopez, Drake 

Page 10: Kourtney Kardashian quits KUWTK, friends fight to save Matthew Perry 

Page 12: Caitlyn Jenner’s nip/tuck obsession, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton butting heads, VIP Style -- David and Patricia Arquette, Kenya Moore and Bret Michaels and Enrique Iglesias, Kate Mara and Maggie Gyllenhaal, Melissa Benoist, Steve Aoki, Elisabeth Moss, Ozuna, Alex Morgan

Page 14: The Week in Photos -- Kate Hudson and Jennifer Garner at the Baby2Baby Gala

Page 15: Selena Gomez and dog Winnie, Matthew McConaughey and Jimmy Fallon 

Page 16: Child’s Play -- Alessandra Ambrosio and daughter Anja, Tori Spelling and son Beau, Jessica Simpson and daughter Birdie, James Van Der Beek and daughter Olivia 

Page 18: Kristen Stewart and Elizabeth Banks, Maria Menounos, Jenny McCarthy 

Page 20; Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen and David Oyelowo, Justin Bieber, Catherine and Sean Lowe and dog Ellie 

Page 24: Stars Behaving Badly -- Jason Momoa and James Corden and Alfre Woodard, Rita Ora, Russell Crowe 

Page 26: Say What?! Awkwafina, Elizabeth Banks, Paula Abdul on Keanu Reeves, John Legend on Kanye West, Billie Eilish 

Page 28: Bridezilla Anna Faris’ wedding day demands 

Page 29: Jennifer Lawrence’s baby fever, Kenya Moore’s divorce battle 

Page 30: Cover Story -- Single dad Bradley Cooper starting over 

Page 34: Prince Charles’ cozy relationship with Meghan Markle sparks tension in the royal family 

Page 36: Ben Affleck romancing his co-star Ana de Armas 

Page 38: Pete Davidson and Kaia Gerber moving too fast 

Page 42: Christina Anstead -- how I got my body back after baby 

Page 44: Who Lives Here? Jennifer Lawrence 

Page 46: Diva or Down-to-Earth? Diva Jennifer Lopez, diva Gwyneth Paltrow 

Page 47: Down-to-earth Josh Lucas, down-to-earth Christina Hendricks 

Page 50: Style Crush -- Margot Robbie 

Page 52; Entertainment 

Page 54: Social Stars Posts of the Week -- Camila Cabello and Emilia Clarke, Mindy Kaling, Lea Michele, Zac Efron 

Page 55: Sam Smith, Reese Witherspoon, Alessandra Ambrosio

Page 56: Horoscope -- Sagittarius Chrissy Teigen, They’re Not Together But They Should Be -- Capricorn Nina Dobrev and Scorpio Taron Egerton 

Page 60: What I’m Into -- Tyler Cameron