rather than who you would like to see on the next taskmaster series, who do you think will be on it? like just your predictions or any inklings you may have!
anon if you're still around then you'll know i really took my time with this hahaha so sorry! i hope anyone reading this takes it as just a bit of fun and nbd, who knows who we'll get or who alex & the network have in mind! i'm answering thoughtfully (bc i always feel guilty not to 😩 so sorry this is long lol) but it's really just fun!!
i will say, of the more recent-ish series, i did get a few right!!! krishnan guru-murthy, nicola coughlan, alan davies, judi love, sue perkins, john robins, and joanne mcnally were people i just knew would eventually be on if the show could get their schedules right, and i was also certain sarah millican and dara ó briain would be asked — though not necessarily that they'd actually agree. when you have a level of seniority and esteem, the "it's such a great opportunity" aspect of the show isn't such a draw 😅 for some reason i feel SO PROUD about guessing nicola! i was just WAITING and wish sooooo much she had done a full series 😭😭😭 (how fun would saoirse-monica jackson be too!)
anyways, as for people who haven't been on yet — and this isn't to say i want them all to be, just that i think it's likeliest they have been asked or will be asked; i talked about who i want to see a little while ago here — it's important to consider the casting 'roles' the network has in mind when working with the producers to form a series, so i will keep that in mind too!
established comedian, typically a straight white man over 40: bill bailey, vic reeves, harry hill, geoff norcott, kevin bridges, adam buxton, ade edmondson, paul whitehouse (tommy tiernan? god i feel bad for not saying ed byrne but why do i feel like he's not gonna make it in the next few series? i'm on the fence with nick helm — unless he's friends with alex, then his chances go up significantly imo — and tom allen for some reason, and i feel like john bishop is almost too much of an ask?)
fresh talent comedian, typically a man under 40: rhys james, huge davies, ahir shah, darren harriott would be my top guesses but tbh any of the semi-recent edinburgh comedy award finalists are good bets as a majority of the winners from the last ~10 years have been on the series + throwing out tom rosenthal (i know he's not fresh fresh and also mostly an actor)...and, like, jazz emu?...just because if taskmaster know how much its audience adores weird little white twinks then they'll cast them
female or non-binary comedian: 100% sarah keyworth + harriet kemsley, maisie adam, jess fostekew, suzi ruffell. i've shifted away from betting on cariad lloyd and catherine bohart for some reason... (joanne was my no.1 lady bet for the last like 4 series hahaha)
non-comedian: this is very, very hard to predict because between comedy actors, non-comedy actors, tv presenters, news people, reality & social media stars... the potential predictions are just so endless! logically, the most likely is an established actor with a lot of comedy connections (think sally phillips, lolly adefope, liza tarbuck, sian gibson, daisy may cooper, susan wokoma; this category is where tm gets quite a few of its female contestants): matt holness, kevin eldon, amanda abbington, tom davis, sharon horgan, kathy burke, georgia tennant (also friends w alex?), su pollard, tom basden, apparently anyone from the cast of ghosts, and so on and so on and so on... + i'll also throw out maggie aderin-pocock as a serious contender + i really feel like one of the spice girls will be on new years treat
friend of alex: john robins was the prediction for the past few series, so just worth keeping in mind other people in this circle include elis james, matthew crosby, tom neenan, and so on
freebie answers because alex/greg have mentioned them before: jack dee, lorraine kelly, joanna lumley (i want jennifer saunders SO BAD give us an epic series w both ade and jen pleaseeee tm gods!!!!)
complete wild card bets that are either my instincts kicking in or my bias taking over: limmy, adam buxton, paddy mcguinness, diane morgan, daniel sloss, joel dommett, jess hynes, spencer jones??, alasdair beckett-king or josh pugh + if suzy izzard wasn't doing a big nyc show i'd say that's a good guess if only bc you know greg & alex grew up big fans
did i mention too many people?? if i had to put my money behind a single person it would be either ahir shah or sarah keyworth
these are almost all of my fr big heavy hitters when it comes to placing bets! but there are of course so many people i didn't name who i could totally see on either a main series or the ny treat — so many people just make sense and that's the beauty of taskmaster!!
I've been posting a lot of John Robins content lately, even stuff from outside the radio show, as I've been meticulous going through all the things he's ever done in chronological order. But I'd like everyone to know I'm not leaving Elis James' non-radio work out of this entirely.
For example, is there anyone out there who's unaware that in 2012, Mark Watson ran the Edinburgholympics (kind of a ripoff of the Taskmaster event that Alex Horne had done in the previous years, but also, similar things had happened at Mark's marathon shows in the years before that, and probably no one has a patent on the idea of doing a show at a festival where comedians have to compete in silly challenges, and Alex is the one who ended up taking it mainstream and making all the money off it when Taskmaster got picked up for TV so it's probably all right), which involved a team of David O'Doherty, Josh Widdicombe, and Jason Byrne knocking over Elis James and, for some reason, Kumail Nanjiani - like Kumail Nanjiani from the being a famous American movie star - (and also some other guy) in a tug of war? Because I've been aware of it for only a couple of years, probably not long enough, sometimes I get concerned that other people might not know and need to be informed.
Of the (un)Official Guide cast? Probably Stan (and by proxy, Chloe), followed by Declan.
Poor Stanny's been literally on the run from his government since he was 13, lost most of his family, has had to kill people, captured and experiemented on at 13, captured and experimented on AGAIN-- There's more but that's when it gets spoiler-y. Suffice to say, Stans not done with the trauma just yet >:)
But of all my OCs? Elias Byrne (from Alias Compromised and soon to be introduced to (un)official guide). This poor mfer was given up at birth, bullied for the way they look (only because of their power), scapegoated by the government and sent to a super prison even though they definitely aren't enough of a threat for that, got abused to shit in there, accused of killing an entire superhero team (made up of the only friends they ever really had) then quietly got sold off to an adult video company where they got even MORE abused to shit and back.
Then finally decided to become a terrorist about it all to try and incite change. Which... yeah, I'm sure you'll see what happens with that eventually lol. Again, there's more but. Yikes. I really put poor Eli through the ringer.
Hiya!!! is their any songs u associate with your ocs? :3
Omg YES!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE TONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beatrice: Mr. Blue Sky (Electric Light Orchestra), I want to feel alive (The lighthouse and the Whaler), For the girl (The Fratellis), She wants me to be loved (The Happy Fits), The Milk Cartoon (Marilyn Mei) + any Chappell Roan song
Nick: Today Today (Jack Stauber), Hello my old heart (The Oh Hellos), Freedom (Teddy Hyde), Glass Concrete and Stone (David Byrne)
Garah: Primaddona (Marina), Liability (Lorde), Moth Man (Dirty Bynum), Tongues and Teeth (The Crane Wives), Taking what’s not yours (TV Girl)
Eli: Hug all your friends (Cavetown), New Soul (Yael Naim), 6/10 (Dodie), Oh Klahoma (Jack Stauber), Unforgiving girl (Car Seat Headrest), Heaven knows I’m miserable now (The Smiths)
Joaquin Morales. Do we trust him? I’m trying to think why we should. He pretends not to know who you are at the bar, even though he does, as it’s revealed later. Then, if you hook up with him he takes you to a boat to do the deed, knowing you’ll assume he’d take you to his place and not some stranger’s, until security comes and you find out it’s not his boat. Then he starts helping you to undermine Martin, who clearly trusts Joaquin.
His very first encounter with you is duplicitous. He seems to want to help you take Martin down so he can get a job at Ricci & Associates. Why not just apply on the up and up? Why all the cloak and dagger maneuvers that hurt someone who trusts him? If he’s doing this to Martin, why trust him not to do it to Ricci & Associates later? Personally, I haven’t liked him since the boat hookup. That was enough to tell me he’s not worthy of my MC’s trust. Is Joaquin a double agent for Martin? Likely. Or did something happen between him and Martin in the past and he’s here for revenge? Regardless, he’s out for himself, as MC says.
Beau McGraw. Do we trust him? I’ve considered Beau to be a traitor to MC for a couple of reasons, and it started with the stunt he pulls in Book 1, where he takes credit for MC’s idea that scored him big with Sadie and Rothswell (they made peace but it speaks to McGraw family character). It’s the MC taking down his aunt that makes me not trust him. His auntie, Sadie McGraw, founded McGraw Byrne. She’s the woman who raised him after his mother died. She’s like a mom to Beau. Did her betrayal to the company hurt? Yes, but she’s still family. Blood. MC and Gabe (with Gabe being Sadie’s closest ally) not only ruined her career, but they left the firm in Martin’s hands and he’s destroying it. The firm is falling apart all around Beau and he’s powerless to save it.
This is his aunt’s legacy. Her good name is being tarnished, and McGraw Byrne doesn’t have long before it crashes and burns after R & A take Martin and Eli down for the bogus conservatorship ring Colby is running. It’s not right to blame anyone but Sadie for this, but I can see how Beau would need someone to blame. I can see how he’d become bitter and want to seek revenge on Gabe and MC. Especially MC. She’s/He’s the final push Gabe needed to bounce. She’s/He’s the one who discovered Sadie’s back room deals with Koenig. Now he wants to join R&A? IDK man. Beau has proven he’ll be dishonest, like his aunt, but to the same degree? I don’t wanna believe it, but I can see it. Or, Beau might be the good guy he appears to be. Boring, but I’ve never seen PB not be this predictable.
I feel that both Gabe and MC, indeed all of Ricci & Associates, would be wary of Joaquin, but they would trust Beau. A betrayal from him would blindside them and be the perfect setup for a third book, I think. In the end, if I had to put my money on someone for my trust, I think it would be Joaquin over Beau.
23:56 Pines Feat. Water Park - Tell Me
23:50 Leaving Laurel - There Is Beauty When You Allow Yourself To See
23:46 Sound Quelle Feat. Daniel Robinson - Tempest
23:42 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother
23:37 Be Svendsen - Andromeda
23:37 C H I L L T R A X - Take Me Away!
23:34 Everything But The Girl - Run A Red Light
23:30 Faodail & Kakadu - Painting In Shades (Edapollo Remix)
23:24 Il:lo - Cynnes
23:20 Running Touch - Why Do I
23:16 Odesza Feat. Olafur Arnalds - Light Of Day (Parra For Cuva Remix)
23:16 C H I L L T R A X - Be Svendsen World Comes
23:12 Maxxim - Waterfalls
23:07 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale
23:03 Diplo Feat. Rhye - Mmxx - Xii
22:59 Rocket Empire - Astoria
22:54 Beacon - Until Next Time
22:50 Elderbrook - The End
22:50 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc
22:47 Elypsis - Open Your Eyes
22:42 Arley & Sirolf - One Day
22:39 Solomon Grey - Home
22:35 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Malou - About You
22:30 Sons Of Maria - It Takes So Long
22:26 Disclosure Feat. London Grammar - Help Me Lose My Mind
22:26 C H I L L T R A X - Tcc Warm And Tender Ocean
22:21 Eli & Fur - Where I Find My Mind
22:18 Andre Aguado - Through The Night
22:14 Holen - Breathe
22:11 Charles Webster Feat. Shara Nelson - This Is Real
22:11 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan
22:07 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You
22:04 Flexible Fire - Amatista
22:00 Fkj Feat. Little Dragon - Can't Stop
21:56 Cinnamon Chasers - Surviving The Fire
21:56 C H I L L T R A X - Retsyn
21:52 Jako Diaz & Leyet - Only You
21:49 Harvey & Oscuro - You're All I Want
21:44 Palladian - Zagara
21:40 Kelela - Enough For Love
21:35 Groove Armada - History (M3 And Bachelors Of Science Remix)
21:34 C H I L L T R A X - E-chilled-music
21:29 Emi Ca - Just Breathe
21:25 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You
21:20 Alampa - Lush Dance
21:15 Two Lanes - Movement
21:15 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh
21:12 Tep No & Noak Hellsing - I Won’t Need You
21:08 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul)
21:03 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix)
20:59 Aparde - Know You
20:59 C H I L L T R A X - We Are The Music Makers
20:55 Floa & Phonic Youth - Falling Away
20:52 Morcheeba - The Moon (Kutiman Remix - Version B)
20:48 Parra For Cuva Feat. Kyson & Beau Diako - Ordel
20:44 Pableno - Heights
20:39 Massive Attack Feat. Hope Sandoval - The Spoils
20:39 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound
20:35 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known
20:32 Leisure Feat. Muroki - Summer Season
20:28 Approaching Black - New Life
20:24 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix)
20:21 Satin Jackets Feat. Mandy Jones - In This Life
20:20 C H I L L T R A X - Ct The Backward Chillout Channel
20:17 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories
20:14 Ben Bohmer Feat. Jonah - Home
20:10 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone
20:06 Woven - Brushes
20:03 Emmit Fenn - --amman
20:03 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass
19:58 Pines Feat. Akacia - History
19:55 Aftruu - Falling Asleep
19:52 Blonde Maze - Daydream (Otherwise Fine Remix)
19:49 Cannons - Loving You
19:45 Gramatik - Muy Tranquilo
19:45 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You
19:40 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes
19:34 Washed Out - Hide (Amtrac Remix)
19:30 Fakear - Crystal
19:26 53 Thieves - Lyd
19:21 Sound Quelle & Tailor - Where We Should Be
19:21 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise
19:18 Giants' Nest - Flower Burst
19:15 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life
19:11 Shallou & Daya - Older
19:06 Billion Watchers - Rainman
19:02 Steven Weston Feat. Lapsley - Like I Used To
18:57 Ry X & Olafur Arnalds - Colorblind (Whomadewho Remix)
18:56 C H I L L T R A X - Comes To Chill Out
18:52 Sao Miguel Feat. Sebastian Reynoso - Hope In Balance (Wisternoff-grant Remix)
18:48 Two Lanes - Searching (Ct Fixup Mix)
18:44 Chris Malinchak - When The World Stops Turning (Quiet Mix)
18:40 Jean Vayat & Evelynka - My Soul
18:36 Chill Cole - Liquid Life
18:36 C H I L L T R A X - Cleanliness Don't You Agree
18:32 Kidnap & Pinkpirate - Things Change
18:28 Farius - A Big Life (Sound Quelle Remix)
18:23 Sons Of Maria - Outbound
18:18 Double Touch Feat. Reigan - All I Want
18:18 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots
18:13 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine
18:09 Melosense - Nous
18:05 Royksopp Feat. Astrid S - Let's Get It Right
18:01 Everything But The Girl - Caution To The Wind
17:57 Shingo Nakamura - Focus
17:56 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u
17:52 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix)
17:47 Eelke Kleijn Feat. Diana Miro - You
17:42 Blank & Jones - Floatation
17:38 Satin Jackets & Panama - The Future
17:34 Maya Jane Coles - Weak
17:34 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit
17:29 Eric Hilton Feat. Brian Jackson - Something For Byrd
17:26 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo
17:23 Eli & Fur - Wild Skies
17:18 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix)
17:18 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh
17:14 Eloi El - Stick Together (Blonde Maze Remix)
17:11 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads
17:07 Holen - Not Too Late
17:02 Nox Vahn & Marsh - Come Together
17:02 C H I L L T R A X - Jimpster 1
16:58 Alampa - Playoff
16:55 Emmit Fenn - What Falling In Love Is For
16:51 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson, Oli Hannaford - Yearn
16:48 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami
16:44 Bob Moses - Enough To Believe
16:44 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh
16:39 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix)
16:35 Blonde Maze - When You Move
16:31 Bonsaye - Kismet
16:28 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix)
16:24 Khotin & Tess Roby - Fountain, Growth
16:24 C H I L L T R A X - Chill Out Chilltrax
16:18 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars
16:15 Boerd Feat. Stella Explorer - Before We Drown
16:10 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale
16:06 Il:lo - Ink
16:02 Lapsley - Levitate
16:02 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan
15:58 Westseven Feat. Angus Powell - Go Right Through (Sound Quelle Remix)
15:55 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix)
15:50 Chris Malinchak - Saving My Love
15:47 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother
15:43 Melosense - Explore
15:43 C H I L L T R A X - Cool Refreshed Smooth As Can Be
15:38 Reel People & Muhsinah - Something New (Kraak & Smaak Remix)
15:33 Royksopp Feat. Pixx - How The Flowers Grow
15:29 Farius - Coming Up (Hold On) (Dokho Remix)
15:26 Mango & Cloudcage - More Than This
15:22 Fabio Vee & Mike D' Jais - Consolation
15:22 C H I L L T R A X - Organ The Chillout Channel
15:17 Above And Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (William Orbit Remix)
15:14 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You
15:09 Blank & Jones - Alone In This Rhythm (Ben Macklin Remix)
15:05 Leaving Laurel - The Family We Find
15:01 Leisure - Be With You
14:57 Wassu & Mimi Page - Within Me
14:57 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music
14:53 Everything But The Girl - Forever
14:49 Christian Loffler Feat. Menke - Lys
14:46 Odesza Feat. Maro - Better Now
14:41 Sons Of Maria - It Takes So Long
14:37 Washed Out - Far Away
14:37 C H I L L T R A X - Take Me Away!
14:32 Steven Weston Feat. Tae - Same Dream
14:28 Kelela - Contact
14:25 Rocket Empire - Lima
14:20 Ry X & Olafur Arnalds - Oceans
14:20 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh
14:16 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul)
14:13 Dreem - Miles Away
14:09 Embliss & Lumynesynth - Phases Of The Moon
14:06 Jones Meadow - Expect
14:02 Shingo Nakamura - Falling Off
14:02 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder
13:56 Arley & Sirolf - One Day
13:52 Tsha - I Know
13:47 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude
13:43 Armin Van Buuren & Matoma Feat Teddy Swims - Easy To Love
13:39 Morcheeba - Never Undo
13:39 C H I L L T R A X - Backward Rvb Where World Comes
13:36 Sum Wave - Milkyway
13:32 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You
13:26 Baile & Haulm - Knows No End
13:22 Two Lanes - Movement
13:21 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound
13:18 53 Thieves - Waves
13:15 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone
13:11 Tomb - Unbound
13:06 Sumsuch Feat. Matty Eeles - Find Home (Vincenzo Remix)
13:06 C H I L L T R A X - Fresh And Fascinating
13:02 Floa & Phonic Youth - Falling Away
12:58 Jos & Eli & Eli & Fur - Riffs Of The Night
12:55 Emmit Fenn - The Chase
12:51 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds
12:46 Classic Unknwn & Lipless - Be With You
12:46 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass
12:41 Elderbrook - Wasted On You
12:37 Deep Sound Effect Feat. Svetlana Voice - Dreaming About You (Dj Aristocrat Remix)
12:32 Vincenzo - Chroma Rush
12:29 Cannons - Loving You
12:24 Dj San & Sebastian Moore - In Your Eyes
12:24 C H I L L T R A X - Twcc High Standard Of Quality
12:21 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories
12:17 Indigo Eyes Feat. Kehina - All Over Again (Remix)
12:14 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life
12:11 Giants' Nest - Heart Void
12:07 Vandelux - Tulum
12:07 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots
12:03 Washed Out - Too Late
12:00 Flexible Fire - Amatista
11:56 Tep No - Say What You Wanted
11:53 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise
11:48 Tycho - Receiver
11:48 C H I L L T R A X - We Are The Music Makers
11:44 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix)
11:39 Ross Couch - On Fire (Downtempo Mix)
11:34 Il:lo - Cynnes
11:31 Lapsley - 32 Floors
11:27 Che Jose Feat. Jodie Knight - Freedom (Mass Digital Remix Edit)
11:27 C H I L L T R A X - Chilltrax - Chill Out Piano
11:23 Rohne - Flicker (Faodail Remix)
11:18 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine
11:13 Joy Orbison Feat. Lea Sen - Better
11:08 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars
11:04 Blonde Maze - Night Light (Hessian Remix)
10:59 Northern Form - Mend
10:59 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel Redux
10:55 Sum Wave - Moments Of Sundown
10:52 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo
10:47 Zhu & Yuna - Sky Is Crying
10:43 Lp Giobbi Feat. Dj Tennis & Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream
10:40 Chill Cole - Liquid Life
10:35 Bob Moses - Tearing Me Up (Rac Mix)
10:35 C H I L L T R A X - Tcc Warm And Tender Ocean
10:31 Xixi Feat. Kwesi - Close To U
10:27 Leisure - Take You Higher (Serebii & Arjuna Oakes Remix)
10:23 Heard Right & Fløa - Enough
10:18 A.m.r & Lumynesynth - Unfinished
10:18 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh
10:15 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads
10:11 Melosense - Nous
10:06 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Derek Luttrell - Lose Control
10:01 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - It's Enough (The Last High)
09:57 Bonsaye - Viaje
09:57 C H I L L T R A X - Parents Magazine Seal
09:53 Everything But The Girl - Run A Red Light
09:50 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson - Riptide
09:46 Arto - Now You're Gone
09:41 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Julia Church - 9 Days
09:38 Zimmer Feat. Panama - Wildflowers
09:37 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise
09:34 Approaching Black - Sensitive
09:30 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix)
09:26 53 Thieves - Heights
09:21 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix)
09:21 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh
09:16 Mass Digital - Thoughts Of U
09:12 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale
09:06 Emi Ca - Just Breathe
09:01 Monolink - Take Me Away
09:01 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u
08:57 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known
08:54 Jimpster & Oliver Night - Ascension
08:50 Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted (Aquadrop Remix)
08:46 Pableno - Heights
08:40 Roisin Murphy - Incapable
08:40 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan
08:36 Eli & Fur - Where I Find My Mind
08:32 Cannons - Fire For You
08:28 Giants' Nest - Storm Trap
08:24 Two Lanes - Searching (Ct Fixup Mix)
08:20 Cinnamon Chasers - Surviving The Fire
08:19 C H I L L T R A X - World Comes To Chilltrax.com
08:16 Aftruu - Falling Asleep
08:13 Henry Green - Realign
08:10 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You
08:06 Flexible Fire - Marea Turquesa
08:02 Royksopp - Me&youphoria
08:02 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh
07:58 Little Dragon - Water
07:53 Leaving Laurel - There Is Beauty When You Allow Yourself To See
07:48 Sg Lewis - Lifetime
07:44 Alampa - Playoff
07:40 Rohne - Ceres
07:40 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You
07:36 Jako Diaz & Leyet - Only You
07:31 Genix & Zashanell - All I Want (Chill Out Mix)
07:27 Rocket Empire - Astoria
07:22 Mango - Skyline
07:18 Elderbrook - The End
07:18 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc
07:14 Tescana - Benissa
07:10 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul)
07:06 Kc Lights Feat. Leo Stannard - Cold Light (6am Remix)
07:02 Fakear - Crystal
06:57 Above & Beyond & Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (Aname Pm Mix)
06:53 Evelynka - Letting Go
06:53 C H I L L T R A X - E-chilled-music
06:48 Zaven - Passive Activity (Evren Furtuna Remix)
06:45 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix)
06:40 Teemid - L.a.
06:37 Pines Feat. Fractures - Rewrite The Ending
06:32 Sons Of Maria - It Takes So Long
06:27 Washed Out - Hard To Say Goodbye (Lone Remix)
06:27 C H I L L T R A X - Retsyn
06:24 Kidnap & Pinkpirate - Things Change
06:20 Tep No Feat. Starzun - Hold Me
06:17 Sultan Shepard - Sirens
06:13 Drama - Don't Hold Back
06:13 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound
06:09 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone
06:06 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories
06:02 Blonde Maze - A Break In Continuity (Forty Cats Remix)
05:57 Phello - Timelapse
05:53 Two Lanes - Ascend
05:53 C H I L L T R A X - Take Me Away!
05:48 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix)
05:45 Zimmer Feat. Panama - Make It Happen
05:40 Billion Watchers - Rainman
05:36 Andrew Nagy & Joel Winterflood - Little To None
05:31 Vok - Figure (Wax Wings Remix)
05:31 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel, Chilltrax
05:26 Jones Meadow - Fences
05:23 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother
05:19 Edapollo Feat. Akacia - Run
05:16 Dreem - Miles Away
05:16 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass
05:13 Forester - Saint (Shallou Remix)
05:10 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life
05:04 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix)
05:01 Cannons - Hurricane
05:01 C H I L L T R A X - Jimpster 1
04:57 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix)
04:53 Passenger 10 - Voices In Her Head
04:50 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Spell
04:46 Leaving Laurel - The Family We Find
04:40 Royksopp - Something In My Heart
04:40 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots
04:35 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes
04:32 Mansionair & Kim Tee - Next High
04:28 Arto - Para Mi
04:24 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix)
04:19 Odesza Feat. Olafur Arnalds - Light Of Day (Parra For Cuva Remix)
04:19 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music
04:16 Chill Cole - Liquid Life
04:12 Embrz Feat. Abroad - Rise
04:07 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine
04:03 Sons Of Maria - Outbound
03:59 Flume Feat. Emma Louise - Hollow (Logic1000 Remix)
03:59 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh
03:55 Avira & Nourey Feat. Tom Bailey - Favourite Game
03:51 Flexible Fire - Amatista
03:47 Attom & Kwesi - Rogue
03:43 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You
03:38 Slow Hearts - Endora
03:38 C H I L L T R A X - Cleanliness Don't You Agree
03:32 Arley & Sirolf - One Day
03:29 Drama - 3am
03:26 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami
03:22 Alex Hook Feat. Rene - You Showed Me
03:17 Chris Malinchak, Kiesza, Malin - Tree
03:17 C H I L L T R A X - Be Svendsen World Comes
03:14 Aether - Jupiter & Saturn
03:10 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads
03:07 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix)
03:03 Fabio Vee & Mike D' Jais - Consolation
02:59 Jones Meadow - Need You Now
02:59 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder
02:53 Steven Weston Feat. Tae - Same Dream
02:50 London Grammar - Lose Your Head
02:45 Blank & Jones - Floatation
02:41 Lipless & Blue Noir - Alone
02:36 John Monkman Feat. Liz Cass - Open Frontier
02:36 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit
02:31 Eric Hilton Feat. Brian Jackson - Something For Byrd
02:28 Floa & Phonic Youth - Falling Away
02:22 Syml & Zero 7 - Symmetry (Zero 7 Remix)
02:18 Melosense - Nous
02:18 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh
02:15 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Gordi - No One Else
02:10 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale
02:07 Odsen - Retrospective
02:02 Double Touch Feat. Reigan - Greatest Day
02:01 C H I L L T R A X - Cool Refreshed Smooth As Can Be
01:58 Cannons - Loving You
01:53 Shingo Nakamura - Come Closer
01:49 Catz 'n Dogz Feat. Jaw - Time
01:46 Farius - Coming Up (Hold On) (Dokho Remix)
01:40 Lane 8 Feat. Lulu James - Loving You (Moon Boots Remix)
01:40 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan
01:35 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix)
01:31 Nightcap - The Two Of Us (We Only Need)
01:27 Valante - Eio
01:22 Two Lanes - Searching (Ct Fixup Mix)
01:18 Khotin & Tess Roby - Fountain, Growth
01:18 C H I L L T R A X - Chill Out Chilltrax
01:14 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix)
01:08 Nicolas Godin Feat. Cola Boyy - The Foundation
01:05 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You
01:02 Holen - Not Too Late
00:58 Edapollo - Standing There
00:58 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh
00:54 Hoki - Memories Of Love (Dsf Remix)
00:49 Sons Of Maria - It Takes So Long
00:44 Darius Feat. Benny Sings - Rise (Darius Remix)
00:40 Eli & Fur - Where I Find My Mind
00:35 Leaving Laurel - Take Your Time (Extended Mix)
00:35 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u
00:31 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known
00:27 Vok - Skin
00:23 Palladian - Zagara
00:19 Emmit Fenn & Shallou - Hollow
00:14 Ry X & Olafur Arnalds - Colorblind (Whomadewho Remix)
00:14 C H I L L T R A X - Ct The Backward Chillout Channel
00:09 Deep Lo - Lost In You (Soire Remix)
00:05 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul)
00:02 Chris Malinchak - Cellophane
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2022 Reading Wrap-Up: the Good, the Bad, and the Meh
Below is a list of books that I read in 2022. I've sorted them into 3 categories: the good (books I loved), the bad (books I didn't like), and the meh (books I thought were just ok). Other than these categories, the books aren't listed in any special order or ranking.
The Good
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Witches by Brenda Lozano (trans. Heather Cleary)
How the Dukes Stole Christmas by Tessa Dare, Lisa Kleypas, Sophie Jordan, and Joanna Shupe
A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews
A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan
Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ni Ghriofa
Possession by AS Byatt
The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh
Foote by Tom Bredehoft
The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
Supersex Ed. Anna Peppard
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry
A Rogue by Night by Kelly Bowen
The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
An affair between the second in line to Britain’s throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
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Film Cast:
Tristan: James Franco
Isolde: Sophia Myles
Marke: Rufus Sewell
Donnchadh: David O’Hara
Wictred: Mark Strong
Melot: Henry Cavill
Bragnae: Bronagh Gallagher
Bodkin: Ronan Vibert
Edyth: Lucy Russell
Leon: JB Blanc
Morholt: Graham Mullins
Simon: Leo Gregory
Orick: Dexter Fletcher
Aragon: Richard Dillane
Kurseval: Hans Martin Stier
Kaye: Thomas Morris
Anwick: Jamie Thomas King
Rothgar: Wolfgang Müller
Lady Serafine: Cheyenne Rushing
Lady Marke: Barbora Kodetová
Young Isolde: Isobel Moynihan
Young Tristan: Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Tournament Judge: Gordon Truefitt
Young Melot: Myles Taylor
Young Simon: Jack Montgomery
Luther: Marek Vašut
Irish Soldier: David Fisher
Lady Aragon: Bronwen Davies
Paddreggh: Philip O’Sullivan
Tournament Crier: Nevan Finegan
Coronation Priest: Jón Ólafsson
Widseth: Todd Kramer
Widseth’s Sister: Winter Ave Zoli
Pict Guard: Miroslav Šimůnek
Funeral Priest: Kevin Flood
Film Crew:
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Music: Anne Dudley
Editor: Peter Boyle
Director of Photography: Artur Reinhart
Executive Producer: Jim Lemley
Casting: Kate Dowd
Executive Producer: John Hardy
Producer: Moshe Diamant
Producer: Lisa Ellzey
Producer: Giannina Facio
Producer: Elie Samaha
Executive Producer: Ridley Scott
Executive Producer: Tony Scott
Production Design: Mark Geraghty
Set Decoration: Johnny Byrne
Costume Design: Maurizio Millenotti
Costume Supervisor: Hana Kučerová
Writer: Dean Georgaris
Executive Producer: Frank Hübner
Executive Producer: Matthew Stillman
Co-Producer: Anne Lai
Co-Producer: Jan Fantl
Co-Producer: Morgan O’Sullivan
Co-Producer: James Flynn
Stunt Coordinator: Nick Powell
Unit Production Manager: John J. Kelly
First Assistant Director: Robert Huberman
Associate Producer: David Minkowski
Associate Producer: Christian Frohn
Associate Producer: Jennifer Leshnick
Associate Editor: Pamela Power
Associate Editor: Stephen Boucher
Hairstylist: Stefano Ceccarelli
Hairstylist: Jiří Farkaš
Hairstylist: Alena Marečková
Hairstylist: Mario Michisanti
Hairstylist: Adéla Robová
Hairstylist: Jaroslav Šámal
Key Hair Stylist: Mirella Ginnoto
Key Makeup Artist: Manlio Rocchetti
Art Department Coordinator: Marketa Puzmanova
Assistant Art Director: David Voborský
Assistant Art Director: David Vondrasek
3D Animator: Ales Dlabac
3D Animator: Zbynek Travincky
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jaroslav Polensky
Title Designer: Anthony Wonsoff
Visual Effects Coordinator: Jan Vseticek
Visual Effects Producer: Vít Komrzý
Visual Effects Supervisor: Marius Mohnssen
Special Effects Supervisor: Pavel Sagner
Special Effects Supervisor: Kevin Byrne
Additional Still Photographer: Larry D. Horricks
Camera Operator: Erwin Lanzensberger
Camera Operator: Kacper Lisowski
Second Unit Director of Photography: Miro Gábor
Gaffer: Tony Devlin
Key Grip: Helge Felgendreher
Key Grip: Ivo Grešák
Rigging Gaffer: Kriz David
Still Photographer: Rico Torres
Casting: Nancy Bishop
Casting: Anja Dihrberg
Casting: Kirsty Kinnear
Assistant Costume Designer: Giovanni Casalnuovo
Assistant Costume Designer: Mariano Tufano
Costume Supervisor: Šárka Zázvorková
Costume Supervisor: Sarka Zvolenska
Key Costumer: Cathy Smith
Seamstress: Larisa Šrámková
Set Costumer: Rebecca Higginson
Digital Intermediate: Mandy Rahn
Assistant Editor: Geraint Huw Reynolds
Music Editor: Sophie Cornet
Music Editor: John Warhurst
Script Supervisor: Catherine Allinson
Script Supervisor: Peter J. Clark
Choreographer: Lucie Samcova
ADR Editor: Gareth Rhys Jones
Boom Operator: Roman Rigo
Foley: Jack Stew
Foley Editor: Sefi Carmel
Sound Designer: Samir Foco
Sound Designer: Zeljko Lopicic-Lepierre
Sound Effects Editor: Peter Crooks
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Howard Bargroff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Graham Daniel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Martin Schinz
Sound Effects Editor: Srdjan Kurpjel
Standby Art Director: Rory Bruen
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