Tumgik
#source: taika waititi and rhys darby
marksandrec · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Marks and Rec: Misc #2451
(But, they also met him.) (Dialogue from "Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby Take Lie Detector Tests" on youtube.)
1K notes · View notes
ladypolitik · 4 months
Text
Tumblr media
47 notes · View notes
hellishunicorn · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
OFMD incorrect quotes part 10. Ed strikes up a little bit of flirting with Stede during a fencing lesson (that was already more about flirting than actual fencing, but that's by the by)
(I may have used the same image twice, don't worry about it).
289 notes · View notes
leonsgotit · 2 years
Text
Ed: I have the highest standards when it comes to romantic partners. He must be sophisticated, deadly, and preferably the most ruthless pirate to ever sail the seven seas.
Stede: *trips over air and lands flat on his face*
Ed: …
Ed: I want that one
64 notes · View notes
rhysdarbinizedarby · 6 months
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
New episode stills of Rhys Darby as Stede Bonnet and Taika Waititi as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach in Our Flag Means Death Season 2, episode 1 - 3
Source: OFMD Pressroom Media
1K notes · View notes
bizarrelittlemew · 4 months
Text
Interview with Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi about OFMD S1 (March 2022)
Source: The Project NZ
184 notes · View notes
Text
03/11/2024 Daily OFMD Recap
TLDR; Cast & Crew; Wee John Wondays; Rhys Darby; Con O'Neil; Taika Waititi; Wendy Anderson;Damien Gerard; London Billboards; London Billboard Survey; Watch Party Reminders; Queerties; Trends; Max Surveys; Fan Spotlight; Fundraisers; Articles ; LoveNotes; DailyDarby/TonightsTaika
Hey Lovelies. I'm not sure where the recaps are going to be going from here. I may calm thinks down a bit and just keep you updated on watch parties and fun sightings. With the news on s3 not being picked up, I'm feeling not quite sure of myself on where to go from here. Still thinking on it. Is there a particular thing about the recaps you like? Maybe I'll focus more on what people want to see most. Anyway, I'd love some feedback. Thanks Crew.
== Cast & Crew Sightings ==
= Wee John Wonday =
This one featured Con O'Neill and Gypsy Taylor.
Src: Kristian Nairn's Instagram
instagram
== Rhys Darby ==
Tumblr media Tumblr media
Rhys has a new Cameo! This time from our lovely dear @/Baladria on twitter.
Check out the video on Cameo
In addition, Rhys posted a pic by @andyhollingworth1 on his instagram story.
Tumblr media
= Con O Neill =
Warning, video may cause tears of joy and sadness. Con O'Neill is a gem of a human being. "You were all the home we ever needed"
I also missed his post from the other day, which was a dedication to his lovely mom.
Tumblr media
== Taika Waititi ==
Rita was kind enough to give us some more Taika shots amongst her pile of Auckland pics! SRC: Rita Ora's Instagram
Tumblr media
== Wendy Andersen ==
Our RedFlagCrew @wendywings on Twitter brought us some much needed Peanut action from the Oscars.
Tumblr media
== Damien Gerard ==
Our lovely Father Teach has been making videos for us on Twitter! He's been sending a lot of love notes and keeping us up to date with his works. If you're interested please visit:
Tumblr media
https://x.com/damientgerard/status/1766667952252977602?s=20
https://x.com/damientgerard/status/1766981901796147662?s=20
== First London Billboard Meet Up==
The first day of the London Billboards had a wonderful meetup of various UK fans! The billboard was visible from Leicaster Square and had a whole lot of foot traffic throughout the day!
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Our lovely friend @queerly-autistic / QueerlyAutistic on Twitter made it to the billboard as well!
Tumblr media Tumblr media
The UK Crew also got to see some Box Trucks!
Tumblr media
Our dear friend @/whimmzee on twitter put these awesome signs together and the visiting crew signed them!
Tumblr media
An exhausted OFMD Crew took one last picture after many hours of work! Thank you for getting out there and documenting the billboards: @MoviesWithMarty, @/whimmzee, and @queerly-autistic.
== Save OFMD Crew London Billboard Survey ==
Tumblr media
"Although the March 18 & 19 dates for the billboard are locked in, we’re still able to change the design if desired. This is where you come in. Amazing donors, your generosity is responsible for this billboard, so it’s only fair you have a say in this decision. We’ve set up a survey of viable options: let us know which you’d most like to see! It’ll be open through Wednesday, March 13, 11:59 GMT. Thank you again for helping us make this happen! 🐙💜 “Billboard Survey Link” Tumblr Link to Post / Instagram / Reddit
== More London Billboard Meet Ups! ==
Tomorrow's the day folks! First set of Billboards are up tomorrow! SRC: Tumblr / Instagram
Tumblr media
== New Save OFMD Crew Calendar ==
Tumblr media
The next few days are focused on the LED Trucks outside the various networks locations as well as doing a rewatch party with @OurFlagRTL
= Watch Parties =
== Wrecked ==
There are sources being passed around. If access is an issue, DM @iamadequate1 on Twitter or Tumblr
Season 2 watch from March 11th to March 15th. 
Season 3 watch from March 18th to March 22nd. 
Times will be 10pm GMT / 5pm EST / 4pm CST / 2pm PST. Watch two episodes per day. Episodes are 21-22 minutes each. Use the following Saturday for the tags/watch if interested but not able to make this time.
Tumblr media
Hashtags: 
#WreckedPirates
#SaveOFMD
#RhysDarbyFaction
== Deutsche Nachrichten / German News ==
Tumblr media
Twitter-Watch-Along von Our Flag Means Death:
Streamt Staffel 2 ab dem 15. März.
Samstag, 9.3. 17:00 Folgen 1 bis 3, 
Dienstag, 12.3. 20:00 Folgen 4 & 5, 
Mittwoch, 13.3. 20:00 Folgen 6 & 7, 
Donnerstag 14.3. 20:00 Folgen 8 & 9, 
Freitag, 15.3. 17:30 Folge 10
Und anschließend bingen wir zusammen Staffel 2! 
Schaut und tweetet mit! 
Hashtag:
 OurFlagRTL
== The Queerties! ==
We finally find out the results of the queerties votes tomorrow!
Tumblr media
== Trends ==
Tumblr media
== Max Surveys ==
Don't mind if I do! If you emailed max earlier this year after the cancellation, check your email, you may have one too. Feel free to tell them how much you hated that they cancelled OFMD. Remember these folks are not the ones making the actual decisions so be a Polite Menace and not a Complete Asshole :D Although, if you decide to go complete asshole route, just be sure to let them know its David Zaslav you're mad at, not the support folks.
Tumblr media
== Fan Spotlight ==
Thank you to @melvisik for continuing to make these fun Cast cards for us!
Tumblr media
I would love to get more fun stuff for fan spotlight, so if you'd like your artwork or creations featured please please please hit me up! I'd love to highlight your work!
== Fundraiser Status ==
I had a few folks ask me to keep them updated on the two big fundraisers going on right now so I'm just showing a comparison fo how much they're going up today :). As usual please don't feel obligated to spend money you don't have or can't spare! If you wouldn't mind sharing to help these charities out, it would be appreciated, but yet again, not required.
eSIMS and Sanitary Products for Gaza
03/10/24 - $5689 / 191 Supporters / 71 %
03/11/24 - $5814 / 194 Supporters / 72%
Tumblr media
InSoupNow Status
Wow! That jumped up in less than a day! Thank you to everyone donating or sharing! It's working!
03/10/2024 - $925 / 39 supporters / 18%
03/11/2024 - $1183 / 47 supporters / 23%
Tumblr media
== Articles ==
Exclusive Interview: stand-up comic Jes Tom on Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda Netflix comedy special – “I am your new queer best frenemy”
== Love Notes ==
Hey lovelies, I'm going to leave the love notes to Con and Rhys tonight. There's nothing I could say that they haven't said better. Rhys Cameo Con's video is up above in the Cast & Crew Section I will say I love you all, and I hope you're hanging in. Be kind to yourself today lovelies <3
== Daily Darby / Tonight's Taika ==
Tonight's theme? SNAAAAAAKES OOOOOHHHH ITS A SNEEEEEKKKK Daily Darby Gif Courtesy of @ofmd-ann Tonight's Taika Gif Courtesy of @tea-and-liminality!
Tumblr media Tumblr media
72 notes · View notes
octaviustheoctopus · 1 year
Text
our flag means death cast sorted by age + birthdays :)
Sorted from youngest to oldest
Format: Actor (Role): Birth date (Age on 4 January 2023)
Jonathan the seagull (Karl): ?
Nathan Foad (Lucius Spriggs): 30 December 1992 (30)
Vico Ortiz (Jim Jimenez): 10 October 1991 (31)
Samson Kayo (Oluwande Boodhari): 20 June 1991 (31)
Guz Khan (Ivan): 24 January 1986 (36)
Joel Fry (Frenchie): 20 May 1983/84/85 (39/38/37) (it's unclear T-T)
Samba Schutte (Roach): 1 February 1983 (39)
Claudia O'Doherty (Mary Bonnet): 29 November 1983 (39)
Angus Sampson (King George): 12 February 1979 (43)
Kristen Schaal (Antoinette): 24 January 1978 (44)
Rory Kinnear (Nigel & Chauncey Badminton): 17 February 1978 (44)
Nick Kroll (Gabriel): 5 June 1978 (44)
Tim Heidecker (Doug): 3 February 1976 (46)
Kristian Nairn (Wee John Feeney): 25 November 1975 (47)
Nat Faxon (The Swede): 11 October 1975 (47)
Simone Kessell (Mother Teach): 19 August 1975 (47)
Taika Waititi (Blackbeard | Ed Teach): 16 August 1975 (47)
Rhys Darby (Stede Bonnet): 21 March 1974 (48)
Ewen Bremner (Buttons): 23 January 1972 (50)
Will Arnett (Calico Jack): 4 May 1970 (52)
Leslie Jones (Spanish Jackie): 7 September 1967 (55)
David Fane (Fang): 28 December 1966 (56)
Fred Armisen (Geraldo): 4 December 1966 (56)
Con O'Neill (Izzy Hands): 15 August 1966 (56)
Boris McGiver (Father Bonnet): 23 January 1962 (60)
Gary Farmer (Chief Mabo): 12 June 1953 (69 (nice))
Toneey Acevedo (Tribal Elder): ?
Unknown:
Brian Gattas (Siegfried): ?
Connor Barrett (Officer Hornberry): ?
Michael Crane (Office Wellington): ?
(I didnt put Jonathan or Toneey Acevedo here because it's safe to assume they're in the first and last positions in the list)
Main sources: google, ofmd fan wiki, wikipedia
if anyone spots a mistake/finds one of the missing dates tell me & I'll change it :)
34 notes · View notes
grigori77 · 1 year
Text
2022 in TV - My Top 10 Shows
Tumblr media
10.  THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY (season 3, Netflix)
The lovable and deeply weird adaptation of My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way’s epic mindfuck of a cult comic book from showrunner Steve Blackman (Bones, Fargo, Altered Carbon) has pulled off a particularly impressive feat, managing to drop THREE essentially perfect seasons of TV in a row without ANY signs of flagging in quality, pace or sheer sense of fun.  After the bonkers time-travel shenanigans of the first two seasons, things in the timeline have REALLY gone to pot, and now the gloriously dysfunctional Hargreaves siblings have got a truly diabolical enemy to deal with, namely the Sparrow Academy, a far superior group of superpowered oddballs that were trained by their adoptive father, Sir Reginald Hargreaves (Colm Feore), when he discovered what a “massive disappointment” his original collection of inexplicable orphans would become.  Worse still is the fact that one of them is a new, far more unpleasant version of their late brother Ben (After Yang’s Justin Min), who instantly takes a personal set against them … absolutely bonkers and enjoyably irreverent, this show remains as unrepentantly mad as ever, with the entire cast shining throughout, although once again Robert Sheehan effortless steals every scene as louchely nihilistic clairvoyant Klaus.  Extra kudos of course have to go to the show for allowing Elliot Page to transition as his character goes from Vanya to Viktor, although we should also thank Netflix for seeing the good sense in picking it up for one more season after this given that whopper of a cliffhanger …
Tumblr media Tumblr media
9.  OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH  (HBO Max)
One of the year’s biggest surprise hits came in the form of this riotously unique surrealist sitcom series based on the true life tale of Stede Bonnet, the gloriously flighty 18th Century Barbadian aristocrat who left his plush life of privilege and luxury in order to pursue his personal dream of becoming The Gentleman Pirate.  Problem was, he’s THE WORST pirate there ever was, a genuine embarrassment to the profession, who mostly rose to fame after he was taken prisoner by and become the object of playful amusement of the feared terror of the High Seas himself, Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. The undeniable highlight of this show has to be enjoying the sparkling interplay between the two leads – Rhys Darby is, as always, an unbridled delight as Bonnet, the most unflappably effervescent hopeful idiot to have ever lived, while Taika Waititi’s clearly having the time of his life presenting the most feared pirate who ever lived as a disenchanted but ultimately gentle soul who’s long since grown tired of the ferocious façade he’s had to cultivate for himself over the years.  The rest of the cast are huge fun too (none more-so than Ewen Bremner as Bonnet’s entirely bizarre first mate Buttons), while the characters and sparkling scripts crafted by showrunner David Jenkins (People of Earth) and his writing team are a veritable masterclass in how to present a perfect show about LGBTQIA folk and their daily struggles through the prism of delightful absurdist comedy.
Tumblr media Tumblr media
8.  THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (Netflix)
Mike Flanagan continues his assault of sheer small screen horror brilliance with this pitch perfect (sort of) anthology series based around the tales told by a group of teenagers thrown together in Seattle’s Brightcliffe Hospice for terminally ill adolescents in the mid-90s as they attempt to deal with impending death and all the horrific emotional baggage that comes with it.  Iman Benson (Uncle Buck, Black AF) shines incredibly brightly in an astounding youthful cast as Ilonka, the desperate dreamer who’s checked in with the intention of discovering the source behind a little known cure for her thyroid cancer which may exist somewhere in the hospice, while Nightmare On Elm Street’s Heather Langenkamp is wonderfully complex as Brightcliffe’s firm-but-fair chief resident doctor Georgina, and a winning selection of Flanagan regulars show up in a variety of roles (along with the resident cast) in a variety of intriguing roles in the titular group’s cathartic late night pastime of telling each other spooky tales.  These are the undeniable highlight on offer throughout the series, covering a fascinating range of genres from mysterious whodunnits and ghost stories to time-twisting sci-fi brain-melters that never fail to impress as Flanagan gets a chance to stretch his range a bit, but the overarching storyline is intensely compelling too as we come to really care about and root for these kids.  As we’ve come to expect from his work, this is spooky, creepy and insidiously unsettling, but once again there’s as much emotional intensity on offer here as bone-deep spine-chilling terror.  Unlike the rest of his TV work to date, however, this one was CLEARLY intended to be a proper ONGOING series … so of course Netflix has gone and cancelled it. At least we’ve got his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher to look forward to, and he’s DETERMINED to bring Stephen King’s legendary The Dark Tower to the screen in far better style than the criminally awful 2017 movie, so there’s still hope …
Tumblr media Tumblr media
7.  CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS (Netflix)
Another big surprise hit sneaking in under the radar this year was this unexpected anime gem from Kill la Kill creators Studio Trigger, based on the cult tabletop RPG which spawned the troubled yet deliriously popular video game.  Anyone who knows me, of course, knows this is RIGHT UP MY STREET, I’m a total sucker for anything cyberpunk, as well as anime in general, so this was a perfect combo for me, but even so I was generally surprised by just HOW UNBELIEVABLY GOOD this actually turned out to be. It’s pretty short too – with ten episodes each clocking at around the 25-minute mark it’s pretty easy to binge in a single sitting – but thoroughly sweet, each instalment propelling the impressively robust story forward at quite the pacy clip towards a suitably explosive climax, with plenty of blistering action and compellingly dark techno-shenanigans along the way.  The real reward here, however, is the characters, a crew of dysfunctional misfits brought together over the course of the series who perfectly encapsulate the brilliantly crafted universe’s dark and dangerous criminal underworld – the central love story between teenage dropout turned cybernetically-enhanced mercenary David and born-survivor elite hacker Lucy is compellingly intense and realistically written, but the best addition here has to be hyperactive pint-sized cyber-badass Rebecca, who’s an ultraviolent delight from start to finish.  The animation is some of the very best I’ve EVER seen in anime, and the design work throughout is never less than stellar, wisely taking its lead from the impressively inventive game but still happy to carve its own path.  The end result is one of the best animated shows I’ve come across in quite some time (it’s not on Arcane’s level, but comes damn close), so it’s a shame that, since it was apparently intended to be a standalone, we’re unlikely to see any more in the future …
Tumblr media Tumblr media
6.  WARRIOR NUN (season 2, Netflix)
Debuting in the middle of the Pandemic turned out to be a stroke of truly great luck for Continuum creator Simon Barry’s unique but also intrinsically challenging adaptation of Ben Dunn’s gloriously bonkers comic book Warrior Nun Areala, which became an impressive runaway hit for Netflix and made a second season inevitable.  Gods knew it quickly earned a rabid following (myself among them) who were champing at the bit for more, but shooting restrictions meant we’d have to wait a little bit … but it’s finally arrived and it is REALLY GREAT, actually IMPROVING on the previous run as we follow unlikely Warrior Nun Ava Silva (a truly spellbinding turn from the thoroughly adorable Alba Baptista) and her gang of rogue holy helpers on their quest to take down the Big Bad false messiah threatening to turn the world into hell on earth, the fallen angel Adriel (William Miller).  Along the way they get into an endlessly inventive series of scrapes, fights and misadventures that are a gleefully subversive joy to watch, but once again the real charm here is the will-they-won’t-they back-and-forth dance that continues between Ava and Kristina Tonteri-Young’s precocious but also thoroughly awkward Sister Beatrice.  Plotwise, things are tied off in a fairly neat little bow by the end of this season – albeit through an emotionally devastating climax which you definitely need to keep the tissues handy for – but even so there’s enough room for more that it’s a criminal shame that Netflix have decided to pull the plug on this one too.
Tumblr media Tumblr media
5.  PEACEMAKER (HBO Max)
Whatever you might think about Warner Bros./Discovery in general regarding its current treatment of the future of the DCEU (especially after the shocking fate that befell the heavily anticipated Batgirl movie), and about filmmaker James Gunn in particular now that he’s taken over as the head honcho on the franchise itself, you can’t deny that he did a phenomenal job with this deliciously non-PC spinoff from his awesome 2021 Suicide Squad soft-reboot.  Michael Cena’s Christopher Smith was one of the film’s biggest hits, so a series following his exploits as the titular antihero was a damn smart move, the former wrestler-turned-actor once again proving what a comedic genius he is as he flexes, gurns and drops hilarious inadvertent one-liners as one of THE WORST SUPERHEROES in the entire DC Universe.  That being said, the show’s frequently stolen out from under him by Unreal and Time After Time’s Freddie Stroma, who’s even more of a blissfully awkward joy as Smith’s best friend/unwitting nemesis Adrian Chase, aka Vigilante, a ridiculously talented combat nerd who desperately wants to be a badass dark avenger like his bestie, while there are similarly game turns from Jennifer Holland and Steve Agee (both reprising their roles from The Suicide Squad) as the downtrodden ARGUS agents charged with keeping Smith under control along with Danielle Brooks’ geeky new recruit, and there’s an irreverent and perfectly scummy turn from Robert Patrick as the Peacemaker’s white supremacist supervillain father August Smith, the infamous White Dragon.  A riot from start to finish, this show is packed with over-the-top, ultraviolent action, jet black humour and an endless series of razor sharp winks, nods and homages from one of the best geek-master filmmakers in the business.  Best of all, though, has to be that STONE COLD GENIUS title sequence, choreographed to perfection to the brilliantly awful earworm Do You Wanna Taste It from irreverent Norwegian glam metal band Wig Wam, which is guaranteed to have you crying you’ll be laughing so hard.  Personally, I can’t wait for more of this one.
Tumblr media Tumblr media
4.  GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES (Netflix)
Anyone who’s been following me long enough to know what I like should know that Guillermo del Toro is one of my favourite filmmakers of all time, I simply ADORE his work, so an anthology show of dark and disturbing horror stories shot-right-through with his irresistible geeky stylistic DNA was a no-brainer for me. ESPECIALLY since he opens every episode with an adorable intro where he presents his philosophical thoughts on what we’re about to experience in the style of Rod Serling. XD  The stories on offer, meanwhile, are an eclectic bunch, ranging from short-sharp-shock creature features to broadly satirical body horror, but there’s an impressive line in cosmic terror on offer here too, with several entries wearing del Toro’s deep-seeded Lovecraft influence on their sleeves.  They’re also consistently impressive, without a single dud in the selection, although the undeniable highlights of the whole bunch, for me, have to be the adaptations of actual Lovecraft stories, Pickman’s Model and Dreams in the Witch House, which perfectly encapsulate the author’s restless sense of endless low-key dread and horrific anticipation, with the eldritch horrors unleashed brought to deeply disturbing life through a selection of impressively palpable physical effects that’s become one of del Toro’s greatest strengths.  The production values on offer here are second to none, as is the quality of the ensemble casts and the directors bringing each story to life, which includes the likes of Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Splice), Panos Cosmatos (Mandy), Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home At Night) and David Prior (The Empty Man) - each filmmaker does wonders for their individual stories, showing spectacular flair and skill throughout, but every single episode still has the titular master of weird cinema’s fingerprints all over it.  Which is exactly what you want from such a wondrous tribute to one of the best visual storytellers out there right now …
Tumblr media Tumblr media
3.  THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA (Amazon Prime)
Netflix really seems to have dominated all on the small screen this year, but Amazon have still managed to make their presence felt with one of this past year’s BEST OFFERINGS, in the form of a gleefully irreverent animated adaptation of the first Campaign of wildly successful Dungeons & Dragons-based live-play table-top RPG webcast series Critical Role. Most of my followers should already be keenly aware that I am quietly OBSESSED with the ongoing games, so when they announced this I was almost delirious in my excitement, and this first season paid off all our mad expectation MAGNIFICENTLY.  Starting out as a Kickstarter by the Crit Role gang themselves with the intention simply to make an animated special, the resulting support was SO STRONG they were able to spring for a whole series, which was then picked up for genuine syndication by Amazon, and the rest, as they say, is history … best of all, though, is the fact that, because it’s their baby, the original cast IN THEIR ENTIRETY are involved in bringing it together, from the writing to the character performances, and since they’re a collection of highly talented voice-actors they’ve done a STUNNING job here … but then THEY DO know their characters right to the bone.  Animated with EXQUISITE attention to detail by Titmouse (Metalocalypse, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Animaniacs and Pantheon among others), packed with stunning action and dark thrills and shot-through from start to finish with an infectious sense of humour, not to mention a veritable DUMPTRUCK’s worth of epic feels, this is an absolute riot from start to finish.  I’m waiting with eager anticipation for the imminent arrival of the second season, and am sublimely happy Amazon have already commissioned a third …
Tumblr media Tumblr media
2.  STRANGER THINGS 4 (Netflix)
After season 4 ended in such a crazy place, with Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown) depowered and Hopper (David Harbour) assumed dead but actually VERY MUCH ALIVE in a Siberian gulag, we were left with a hell of a lot of crazy questions, but we never had any doubt The Duffer Brothers would deliver those answers and more in style. That being said, they really pulled out ALL THE STOPS with this season, not only upping the scale to delirious levels but also massively increasing the overall runtime, which even prompted Netflix to employ a somewhat frustrating tactic of splitting the season into TWO PARTS with an entire month of waiting in-between … but at least the end result was some of the year’s most engrossing and thoroughly AWESOME television. Certainly this one packed the small screen’s biggest amount of WOW, as we’re finally given the fascinating but also thoroughly horrifying origin story to both the Hawkins Lab psychic experimentation project AND the Upside Down itself … giving away more threatens MASSIVE spoilers, but once again every aspect of the show deserves LASHINGS of praise heaped upon it, from the spectacular effects work (particularly some truly stunning prosthetic make-up work bringing the series’ ultimate Big Bad to life) to the uniformly astounding cast, with the ever-reliable returning players (particularly Brown, Harbour, Winona Ryder, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink and Joe Keery) once again doing their fair share of the heavy-lifting while the newcomers (most notably Joseph Quinn, Jamie Campbell Bower and Tom Wlaschiha) each make strong impressions going forward.  By turns thrilling, terrifying, heartfelt, funny and inventive, but always pitch-perfect in its nostalgic charm, this show continues to be one of the very best pieces of top-notch small-screen entertainment around, and I cannot wait to see what’s to come in the final season …
Tumblr media Tumblr media
1.  THE SANDMAN (Netflix)
If ANYTHING was gonna beat Stranger Things to the top spot, it could only have been Neil Gaiman’s VERY hands-on adaptation of his own thoroughly beloved revolutionary cult comic book series.  Seriously, Gaiman changed the game with this title, so he was THE ONLY ONE we, the hardcore faithful, could possibly trust to bring his masterwork to life on the small screen, and after his astonishing efforts with the Good Omens show we had the utmost faith that he had the chops to pull it off.  We were not wrong … working closely with fellow showrunners David Goyer (Blade, Batman Begins) and Allan Heinberg (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, Wonder Woman), Gaiman has produced a series that wisely stays faithful to the original source material, essentially splitting this first season into two arcs, with the first realising Book 1 of the comic, Preludes & Nocturnes, while the second focuses on Book 2, The Doll House.  Tom Sturridge (The Boat That Rocked) was PERFECT casting as Dream of the Endless, one of a unique family of near all-powerful cosmic beings charged with the control and caretaking of various aspects of the Universe itself – Dream, obviously, rules over the province of the Subconscious, while his sister, Death (Killing Eve’s Kirby Howell-Baptiste), is pretty self-explanatory, but not at all what you’d expect.  After imprisonment for almost a century, Dream is looking to put his house back in order, but this brings him into direct conflict with various entities, including, dangerous “sorcerer” John Dee (David Thewlis), the Devil themselves, Lucifer (Gwendoline Christie), and monstrous rogue nightmare The Corinthian (a chilling performance from Boyd Holbrook), while the foundations for a far darker, more wide-reaching conspiracy are being laid by hands much closer to his heart … this adaptation is nothing short of a MASTERPIECE, Gaiman and his helpers bringing his creation to life in the most magnificent of ways in one of the most spectacular chunks of television I’ve ever had the privilege to witness.  Spellbindingly beautiful, emotionally devastating, spine-chillingly horrifying and effortlessly entertaining in equal measure, every single element of this show was brought to bear with the utmost attention to detail, and the results are nothing short of perfection.  Netflix have wisely picked it up for a second season, but we can only hope they maintain their faith in the series long enough for Gaiman to bring the entire saga to life …
Tumblr media
Honourable mentions:
The Boys (season 3, Amazon Prime); Andor (Disney+); House of the Dragon (HBO); 1899 (Netflix); Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+); Obi Wan Kenobi (Disney+); Reacher (Amazon Prime); Interview With the Vampire (AMC); The Man Who Fell To Earth (Showtime); Gangs of London (season 2, Sky Atlantic)*
*What can I say?  There was A LOT of great TV this past year …
22 notes · View notes
marksandrec · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Marks and Rec: Misc #2499
The ghoul boys love the Squatch. (Dialogue from "Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby Take Lie Detector Tests" on youtube.)
237 notes · View notes
ladypolitik · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media
97 notes · View notes
hellishunicorn · 2 years
Text
OFMD incorrect quotes, part 4 (aka if that scene in scene in episode 7 had gone a little differently)
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Bone apple tit.
399 notes · View notes
Text
OFMD Interviews etc.
Oh hello there new obsession. Time to gather ALL the sources! Started a new Pinboard, am dragging shiny links to it. It’s a work in progress, but there’s already a lot to read! Here it is in its entirety:
Our Flag Means Death
And here are tags to keep it all nice and organized:
David Jenkins (Creator) Rhys Darby (Stede) Taika Waititi (Ed)
Interviews with / Posts by or featuring the show creator & main cast.
Leslie Jones (Spanish Jackie) Matthew Maher (Black Pete) Nathan Foad (Lucius) Samba Schutte (Roach) Samson Kayo (Oluwande) Vico Ortiz (Jim)
Interviews with / Posts by or featuring the fabulous crew & supporting actors.
Behind The Scenes Random facts and footage from the filming.
Costumes + Props + Sets Articles / Posts about and interviews mentioning all the details that bring the show to life.
Interviews Collects all interviews with everyone.
Meta + Resources From fan speculation to historical facts.
Queerness Interviews and writings that discuss the various aspects of the queerness featured on OFMD.
Reactions Liveblogs, reviews and the like.
Romance Interviews and writings that discuss the developing romances (mostly the main ship, but also some of the others) on the show.
Season 2? People talk about what may happen in Season 2.
Thinkpieces Media pieces on OFMD.
90 notes · View notes
I heard your special interest is “the gay pirate show” and I am DYING to know more can you please infodump
*vibrating at the speed of sound* yeah I like this show a normal amount
But okokokokook thank you for giving me permission to talk about
Our Flag Means Death
So let's start like, in the beginning so you get context:
It's a romcom
That's very loosely based on a real life pirate
Named Stede Bonnet, an aristocrat who left his fancy life and family to become a pirate
He was different than the other pirates, wanting to be called The Gentleman Pirate and did things like pay his crew a salary
He also supposedly was the guy who invented walking the plank
That's just a little fun fact :)
His career only lasted barely over a year
But the most well known thing about him and his piracy is his stint with Blackbeard
Yeah that guy
Basically he got gravely injured, Blackbeard swooped in to save the day and he relented his crew to him while he recovered
They sailed together for a little bit until Blackbeard left him and marooned his crew
Stede tried to find him, but they sadly never met each other again
So 200 years later, this guy named David Jenkins who made one funny show that was canceled read the Wikipedia article his wife linked him and said "oh that was gay" and thus
The show was born!!!!
So you got Stede, played by Rhys Darby, the guy who was the background funny man in all your shit like Voltron and the new Jumanji movies
And Blackbeard is played by Taika Waititi, the guy who directed the new Thor movies and appears in all his movies in some way
AND OTHER REAL LIFE PIRATES APPEAR IN THE SHOW TOO, LIKE
Isreal Hands, who is called Izzy Hands, played by Con O'Neill
And Calico Jack, played by Will Arnett in one episode
So the plot of the show iiiiiis.....
Stede is sad
His childhood sucked, his dad sucked and he was put in an arranged marriage with a stranger
He finally decides to take the leap and commission a ship and planned to hire a crew and leave with his fam
But fam said "we are a wife and children Stede plus wife hates the ocean"
So he leaves them, and even though he's happier now, he still feel guilty for leaving in the middle of the night with just a letter about where he went
He tries to do piracy differently!
He encourages his crew to express their feelings in a healthy manner
And they even do arts and crafts at one point
Buuuuut he's a guy who has no idea what the fuck he's doing
And almost dies until Blackbeard swoops in to save the day
Who is actually Edward Teach the fucking adhd king
Who's pretty bored with his life of plundering and not even having to properly fight people anymore cause they just surrender when they see the flag
So he meets this fancy man who shows off his library and fireplace on a wooden vessel and a secret closet full of clothes
And is like "sign me the fuck up"
So yeah, that's the show's plot.
But if you might've saw in the very beginning, I said this is a romcom
It's a romcom
Between the leads
Thus: Gay Pirate Show
So but like, to give more context on how revolutionary this show is
It's not just between the leads:
There are two other queer romances in the show that get emotional depth and importance
And they said in interviews that all the crewmates are supposed to be queer!!!
So my fucking ship, my fucking babies, are interracial middle-aged guys who have a slow burn romance
And the other pairs are
1. two guys
(one initially portraying himself as a manly man pirate, the other a flamboyant guy who becomes a great therapist and friend to the main leads)
And 2. A fat black man and a Hispanic nonbinary assassin
No I'm not fucking kidding, they show this pirate who seems to have "plot twist! This dude is actually disguised as a lady!" But instead it's "plot twist! Their gender is knives!"
So the show is not just gay as an afterthought:
It's baked into the show's core
Yet it's not a source of angst and is shown to be liberating
They literally named one of the episodes This Is Happening to tell you This Is Happening Between The Leads
So yeah, this show is FUCKING AMAZING, especially after
So much queerbaiting
And all the romantic moments are made
To be romantic, not just in a "haha bros acting gay!!!"
Even the creator of the show admitted he didn't know what queerbaiting was when he made it
He just hired a diverse writing staff and made the show cause he wanted to make it and saw it as gay
So obviously this is fantastic, and definitely enough to get people to watch it if you wanna watch it at this point.
But it is very important for me to add this ain't the only thing great about this show.
So let me give some honorable mentions on how this show is the best thing ever and deserved all the Emmy awards screw the Emmys:
It's not just a comedy all the way through - There is some drama and hard-hitting moments that are given seriousness
They don't give a fuck about logic and historical accuracy, Izzy is supposed to be 17 at this point and time and he's played by a 50 year old man
They acknowledge racism and homophobia as a thing in this world
And the racists and homophobes get their comeuppance, usually by bodily injury or death
So. Much. Symbolism. With the clothes and the colors and specific items which makes me go insane cause it shows they took their time with this story
It wouldn't be surprising if it's hard to get into the show initially, but I find it's sort of a cool trick as you think the show is like "oh The Office but with pirates" before it hits you with the gay
Also the shows funny. It's a comedy, so you hope it would be funny, but it is really funny.
The show gives the cast a lot of room to improvise, so if you thought this one moment was really funny, it was probably improvised
A diverse cast in terms of skin colors and body types and accents
Also none of them are marvel studio body types
There's a sick black lady with a wooden hand in a couple of episodes and she's awesome
The leads played by Rhys and Taika are irl friends for over a decade, so the slow burn is believable despite being really fast
There's a funny moment where a guy named Izzy tries to be homophobic but it's just really awkward for him
The show plays with flashbacks brilliantly to show the inner minds of characters, so it's not some sort of afterthought
The women in the show, despite not being a lot of them, are given three-dimensions and shown to be friends
This includes Stede's wife, who gets a POV of her life and you feel sympathetic for her and root for her even
(which is also not afraid to show their lead man be an ass)
Seriously, the main ship has some of the best moments in the entire show
I won't spoil any of it, but when you see them, you will scream
And my personal favorite part...
The portrayal of trauma in the show
It's not a little thing - it's a major driving force for both Stede and Ed
In fact, it's basically the main plot of the show for Stede
And its very realistic how they show characters going through trauma
And its not all portrayed the same way either
This trauma is intrinsically tied to masculinity a lot of the time
And the entire show really is not only about breaking free from your role in society -
- but also about what being A Man is
Which works considering the judgement of gay love in society
... OK I think that's it for now
And if yoooou wanna know more about The Gay Pirate Show
It's on HBO Max
(And plenty of sites like this one here)
And is going to start filming s2 in a couple days!!!!
My blog of course has plenty of posts about the show
But my personal favorite ones are @snake-snack-stede @wearfinethingsalltoowell @knowlesian @vitruvianwatson @the-orange-in-red-silk @batsarebetterthanpeople @biceratops7 @twocarsonenight @prettybard
And plenty of others I'm sure I'm forgetting XD
But if you look at their blogs, you'll find others and go down a rabbit hole of shitposts, metas, art, etc etc etc that deserve lots of love
41 notes · View notes
How ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Designers Mixed History With Broad Theatricality
Tumblr media
Working on “Our Flag Means Death,” a half-hour comedy now streaming on HBO Max, production designer Ra Vincent was excited for the challenge of crafting “a theatrical play … on the high sea.”
Tumblr media
Concept art by Ra Vincent, reunited with collaborator Taika Waititi
A fictionalized account of reallife 18th-century “gentleman pirate” Stede Bonnet (played by Rhys Darby) and his relationship with the infamous Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard (Taika Waititi), the series needed to use its sets in ways that typical movie and television productions do not.
“It’s less of a major motion picture and more of a theater sports performance,” Vincent explains.  At the outset, Vincent says the team decided, “Let’s build an environment where the cast can explore exactly who the character would be without the limitations of having a seriously preplanned set.” To fashion that kind of open space, the art department needed to make room for 100 crew members and their equipment, while also allowing for the actors and their needs in the moment. “That meant building 360-degree environments for them to work in, and then making them shootable,” Vincent says. “So we made these theatrical versions of stage backdrops for these characters to work in. They were really there to support the development of these characters.”
Tumblr media
Production designer Ra Vincent conceived theatrical versions of stage backdrops for actors to work against.
In 1717, Bonnet commissioned a Spanish galleon outfitted as a warship and christened the Revenge. Vincent describes his vision for the vessel: “Part of his flamboyance sort of rubbed off in the finishing of this ship. You can commission a warship easy enough, but then when it comes time to do your decorations and add your flair, that’s where we built a layer of Stede Bonnet over everything.”
Vincent went merrily over the top in designing the captain’s quarters: “We modeled his cabin loosely off your typical sailing vessels at the time, but given a little extra proportion we built into his cabin an amazing bathroom and walk-in wardrobes and a library with an open fire. It’s sort of a crazy notion: Who would have an open fire in the library on a wooden boat? Stede Bonnet would, just because it looks right.”
Completing the look of the captain’s quarters, set decorator Christopher Carlson added soft furnishings, fine linens and many of the sorts of details one might expect to see from a pirate who is actually an aristocrat.  When fully assembled, the Revenge is 180 feet long and fills a large soundstage at Warner Bros. “We did quite a lot of serious research and realized that it would be extravagantly difficult to build [an exact replica of a] sailing ship,” Vincent says. “We went about simplifying some things.”
For instance, the actual ship had a great deal of rope hanging from it for specific purposes. “But maybe we don’t quite need to make everything make sense,” says Vincent. “Sometimes a rope looks better at one end of the ship than it does at the end of the ship where it’s supposed to be. For the purposes of telling a really great story, you kind of want to coerce the audience into believing what they’re seeing is a version of reality.”
Similarly, the designers loosely interpreted other historical details. For a fictitious pirate town in the Caribbean, “we also used a massive LED backdrop, with a two-dimensional plate projected on it, of a few locations in Puerto Rico,” the designer says. “And you can kind of tell when you’re watching the series that it seems like you’re there but you’re not really there: Is this a play? Or are we at sea?”
Ultimately, Vincent sees his job as supporting both story and character. “The audience already bought the fact that we’re on a boat,” he says. “After that, you can allow yourself to leave the epic scenery alone and just enjoy watching people do amazing performances.”
Tumblr media
Source: Variety
36 notes · View notes
rhysdarbinizedarby · 1 month
Text
Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby getting ready for their mermaid scene (Part 1)
Source: Samba Schutte's IG
629 notes · View notes