#toby stephens inspired?

[awesome-shoes-with-wings]

So 'bout that Poseidon from the show, amirite? *goes to cry again*

I think we were all blown away by that excellent performance. So of course I spent the last 2-3 days trying to get a design of Poseidon that I liked by merging the show and the books' versions together!

Anyhow, customary song from my Poseidon playlist:

I'm only honest when it rains, An open book with a torn out page, And my ink's run out. I want to love you but I don't know how.

NEPTUNE - Sleeping at Last

(almost used Tahitian Blue by John Butler Trio but discovered... I already did that with my previous drawing... but Neptune is perfect anyway.)

[posallys]

dream a little dream of me

posally | T | 4.6k | could-be canon for @pjoseries and @chironshorseass

Do you ever dream about mom?  Dreaming is simple; words are not.  When Poseidon looks at his son, he sees Sally.

or, a recollection of the things poseidon dreams about

read on ao3

[sirtadcooper]

I WILL DO   G R E A T   V I O L E N C E   AGAINST THAT THING.

[falllpoutboy]

pjo is the show of the dilfs now sorry- the fancast

yahya abdul-mateen ii as frederick chase & timothy olyphant as paul blofish

[princesssarisa]

Inspired by @thatscarletflycatcher's list of actors who have appeared in multiple Jane Austen adaptations, I've made a list of actors who have appeared in two or more adaptations of Brontë novels. I've covered all three of the sisters' books and included radio dramas as well as screen and stage adaptations.

*Timothy Dalton played Heathcliff in the 1970 Wuthering Heights film and Rochester in the 1983 Jane Eyre miniseries.

*Toby Stephens played Gilbert Markham in the 1996 Tenant of Wildfell Hall miniseries and Rochester in the 1983 Jane Eyre miniseries.

*Tara Fitzgerald went from playing Toby Stephens' love interest to playing his love interest's childhood abuser – Helen Graham in the 1996 Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Mrs. Reed in the 2006 Jane Eyre.

*John Duttine holds the distinction of having played both Heathcliff and Hindley Earnshaw in different Wuthering Heights adaptations: Hindley in the 1978 miniseries, Heathcliff in the 1995 radio drama.

*Amanda Root played Catherine Earnshaw in the 1995 Wuthering Heights radio drama and (showing her versatility) Miss Temple in the 1996 Jane Eyre film, as well as narrating the 2004 Naxos audiobook of Jane Eyre.

*Emma Fielding is heard in both the 1995 and 2018 radio dramas of Wuthering Heights: as Catherine Linton in 1995 and as Nelly Dean in 2018. She also narrates the 1996 Naxos audiobook of Jane Eyre.

*Geoffrey Whithead played St. John Rivers in the 1973 Jane Eyre miniseries and Mr. Linton in the 1995 Wuthering Heights radio drama.

*Jean Harvey appeared in both the 1973 and 1983 Jane Eyre miniseries: as Mrs. Reed in 1973 and as Mrs. Fairfax in 1983.

*Judy Cornwell played Nelly Dean in the 1970 Wuthering Heights and Mrs. Reed in the 1983 Jane Eyre.

*David Robb played the Count de Hamal in the 1970 Villette miniseries and Edgar Linton in the 1978 Wuthering Heights miniseries.

*Bryan Marshall played Gilbert Markham in the 1968 Tenant of Wildfell Hall miniseries and Dr. John Graham Bretton in the 1970 Villette miniseries.

*Sarah Smart played Catherine Linton in the 1998 Masterpiece Theatre Wuthering Heights, and Carol Bolton, the female Heathcliff character, in the 2002 TV film Sparkhouse, a modernized, gender-flipped retelling of Wuthering Heights.

*Holliday Grainger played Lisa Bolton, the female Hareton/Linton composite character in Sparkhouse, and Diana Rivers in the 2011 Jane Eyre film.

*Sophie Ward played Isabella Linton in the 1992 Wuthering Heights film and Lady Ingram in the 2011 Jane Eyre.

*Morag Hood played Frances Earnshaw in the 1970 Wuthering Heights and Mary Rivers in the 1983 Jane Eyre.

*Jean Anderson played Nelly Dean in the 1963 TV version of Wuthering Heights and Mrs. Maxwell in the 1968 Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

*Barbara Keogh played two unpleasant Brontë maidservants: Zillah in the 1978 Wuthering Heights and Miss Abbot in the 1997 TV film of Jane Eyre.

*Norman Rutherford played the lawyer Mr. Green in the 1978 Wuthering Heights and Sir George Lynn in the 1983 Jane Eyre.

*Anna Bentinck narrated the 2015 Dreamscape Media audiobooks of both Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.

*Janet McTeer played Nelly Dean in the 1992 Wuthering Heights film and reprised the role as co-narrator of the 2006 Naxos audiobook (she reading Nelly's narration, David Timson reading Lockwood's).

*Edward de Souza played Mr. Mason in two different adaptations of Jane Eyre: the 1973 miniseries and the 1996 film.

Adding Brontë family members and friends into the mix:

*Ida Lupino played Isabella Linton in the Lux Radio Theatre's 1939 adaptation of Wuthering Heights based on the 1939 film, and Emily Brontë herself in the 1946 film Devotion.

*Chloe Pirrie played Emily Brontë in the 2016 TV film To Walk Invisible and Catherine Earnshaw in the 2018 Wuthering Heights radio drama.

*Ann Penfold played Polly Home in the 1970 Villette miniseries and Anne Bontë in the 1973 miniseries The Brontës of Haworth.

*Gemma Jones played Mrs. Fairfax in the 1997 Jane Eyre and Elizabeth Branwell in the 2022 film Emily.

*Richard Kay played William Weightman in The Brontës of Haworth and Lockwood in the 1978 Wuthering Heights.

*Megan Parkinson played Catherine Earnshaw in the 2015 Ambassador Theatre stage adaptation of Wuthering Heights and Martha Brown in To Walk Invisible.

*Susan Brodrick played a barmaid in The Brontës of Haworth and Mary Rivers in the 1973 Jane Eyre.

I'm sure there are plenty more, but this list is long enough for now.

[a-man-for-hire-and-his-archives]

Why 'Black Sails' Is Still Worth a Watch

These pirates' lives made for some great television.

(Spoiler alert for people haven't watch!)

The Big Picture

Black Sails is an underrated pirate series that serves as a prelude to the novel Treasure Island.

The show explores the origins of Captain Flint and John Silver, and their journey from noblemen to pirates.

The series features an ensemble of real-life pirates, has a prolific cast, and delves into darker and more introspective themes than other pirate shows.

Pirates make for great entertainment. From the swashbuckling thrills of the Pirates of the Caribbean films to the animated antics of One Piece, and recent hit shows like Our Flag Means Death, buccaneers and their battles on the high seas have provided a wealth of stories for screens large and small. One of the most underrated pirate stories happens to be the Starz series Black Sails. Over the course of four seasons, a gripping narrative of blood and betrayal was woven.

Created by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine, Black Sails was crafted to fill the void left by Starz's previous heavy hitter Spartacus. And much like the Rome-set series, Black Sails features an ensemble cast and drew inspiration from another creative work. In this case, the show serves as a prelude to the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, and focuses on two characters from the novel: Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and new crew member John Silver (Luke Arnold). While other prequels to famous works feel the need to explain every little detail that surrounds the preceding source material, Black Sails takes a different path and explores how its pirates came to be the men they are.

Captain Flint and John Silver Are at the Center of This Swashbuckling Story

In the second season, Flint is revealed to have turned from a nobleman's life to that of a pirate following the imprisonment and death of his lover Thomas Hamilton. Adding salt in the wound is the death of Thomas' wife Miranda, which pushes Flint over the edge. Throughout the series, he attempts to gather his fellow pirates into a force that will rival the British fleets; he also tracks down and kills those who wronged him. By the series finale, Flint has finally won his war and becomes the ruler of the pirate nation Nassau. Stephens portrays Flint with a quiet intensity that often boils over into bloodlust and/or rage given who he interacts with.

During his quest, Flint must deal with Silver, who often schemes against him and ultimately winds up betraying him in order to gain a greater share of the gold hidden in the Spanish ship known as Urca de Lima, which drives the plot of the first two seasons. However, over the course of the series, Silver grows to be a loyal ally to Flint and the crew of the Walrus, and uses his schemes to help them survive. True to the book, Silver suffers extreme torture in Season 2 that forces him to have his leg amputated — but even though he has a peg leg, it doesn't make him any less dangerous.

'Black Sails' Explored the Lives of Real-Life Pirates and Deeper Themes

Black Sails was also notorious for introducing several real-life pirates into its narrative. Chief among them was Blackbeard (Ray Stevenson), who goes by his real name of Edward Teach. Teach enters into a partnership with Flint and the other pirates when they seek to retake Nassau from Captain Woodes Rogers (Luke Roberts), who Teach wants revenge against for reasons initially unknown. Stevenson is utterly terrifying as Teach; he towers over everyone and even defeats Flint in a sword fight — when Flint is the one who challenged him! Other real-life pirates include Zach McGowan as Charles Vane, Toby Schmitz as Jack Rackham (otherwise known as "Calico Jack"), and Clara Paget as Anne Bonny.

Black Sails contains what may be one of the most prolific ensemble casts for a cable series; each member went on to star in more genre fare. Tom Hopper, who portrayed Billy Bones, is a major part of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix. Jessica Parker Kennedy, who plays Max, made an appearance on The Flash as Barry Allen's daughter Nora. Stephens has appeared in the James Bond film Die Another Day, as well as Netflix's Lost in Space. Stevenson has been in all sorts of genre fare including Ahsoka (in his final performance), Punisher: War Zone, Thor, and G.I. Joe: Retaliation. This is another thing it shares in common with Spartacus, as that show has seen many of its alums go on to alternate genre fare (none likely more famous than Lucy Lawless, who defined early genre TV when she played a certain warrior princess).

Black Sails stood out from other pirate series by going into darker places, especially where its characters were concerned. Though Flint was the protagonist, he'd commit cold-blooded murder, especially if anyone crossed him. Betrayals were second nature; one minute two of the pirates could be allies and the next they'd be at each other's throats. And for all the blood, sex, and swearing, the series was rather introspective; it explored the mental cost Flint's past took on him, and was willing to question whether or not he could truly find peace. Black Sails was definitely a series ahead of its time, not just in pirate media but in genre storytelling on the whole, and the map it laid out would lead to many similar elements playing out in shows that would soon follow, like Game of Thrones and The Witcher.

Black Sails is available to stream on Starz.

Note from admin: Black Sails coming to Netflix US on 1st January, stay tuned!

Source: Collider

[thealogie]

your theater posting inspired me to go see a play for MY most beloved british actor, toby stephens. corruption in nyc. and it was so funny because i had just read your post about how all these plays in london are being staged with live videos of the actors on screens—and this one is doing it too 😭 it wasn’t distracting and actually made sense in context but it wasn’t necessary. then again this play was not necessary either lol.

it was fine! odd topic to write a play about but it was entertaining enough at least. captain flint kinda put the rest of the cast to shame, so it was worth it for that, but i can’t really recommend it.

alistair petrie and his whole family were there watching along with another british actor (who i didn’t recognize but was famous enough for someone to ask for his autograph outside when he and alistair went in to meet toby). me and this old man were the only ones at the stage door haha. i was so nervous i didn’t really say anything except asking him to sign.

This is such a fun story. Toby Stephens my beloved is doing a mid play in New York? Oh I will have to go hype it up if it’s still playing when I go

[crosswordgf]

casting toby stephens as poseidon was sooo sexy of them genuinely an inspired piece of fan service but like for themselves

[somfte]

Oh! I shared this info with the Sunder City discord but forgot to put it here.

In some interview somewhere, Luke Arnold mentioned that he used to read the Philip Marlowe noir detective novels, and that they informed his love of the genre and his inspiration for the Sunder City novels.

Then someone else, somewhere, mentioned that in 2014 Toby Stephens was cast as Philip Marlowe in a BBC radio adaptation of eight of the novels.

I set out to find those recordings and they were available through archive.org!

They are *beautifully* produced, full cast radio dramas. I listened to the first one the other day and was entranced. Here are the links, both the main page and the zip download, for anyone else who is interested:

https://archive.org/compress/BBCMarlowe/formats=VBR%20MP3&file=/BBCMarlowe.zip

[choosejoyangel]

Stephen's monologue is greatly appreciated. It resonated deep within my heart and soul. Toby and Stephen were good friends regardless of their differences. Instead of blocking each other, they chose to be friends! Whether or not you believe in God, you are capable of being a kind-hearted person. You do not have to be perfect, but open your heart to compassion for someone else different from you.

We live in a world where if someone is an apple and someone else is an orange, the banana is shamed no matter who they choose. All three pieces of fruit may be good fruit, but there is supposedly no right choice! Because of a few bad apples and oranges, all apples and oranges are bad. Shame on the banana for seeing each other for what they all are, fruit. Shame on me for seeing each other for what we all are, human beings.

I created my blog to be a place where everyone was welcome. It still is a place where everyone is welcome. Do not expect me to scroll through every single blog to determine who is worthy of my attention. Realistically, there is not enough time in the day for that. I try my best to be who everyone expects me to be, but I am unable to fulfill everyone's wishes. I can only be me. God is love. I try to be the young woman God wants me to be, full of love.

Instead of going out to enjoy life and smell the flowers more often, I waste my energy wondering what I did wrong to be subjected to hatred. I never said I was perfect. There are moments where I have made mistakes, but I am able to learn from them! I am not a mistake. I am not a mistake for trying to figure out my own path in this one life I am blessed to live! None of us are mistakes!

It is silly how I deleted so much of what I have shared or liked on here, because I was trying so hard to be perfection. One of my worries are that I am leaving everyone and everything out. If I do this, I must do that. Honestly, it is not fun. The other day, I broke down crying after I thought I had offended someone else. Online or offline, it is like I can't make everyone happy. I can't make everyone happy.

The person who has a piece of my heart for being sparkling glitter in the darkness has inspired me to choose positivity over negativity. Some of you try to deny who they are, because they are who or what you hate. Open your heart. People who love rainbows and have faith do exist. My command of the English language may not be perfect, but that is where my heart takes over. Jesus loves you even if you don't love Him. Jesus doesn't pick and choose who is worthy of His Love and Compassion. Why should I be any different?

I love all of you. Try not to prejudge each other. Imagine a better world. Dreams can come true. Let's be friends. With love. :)

[iressails]

half year gif wrap

at the end of last year i got tagged a bunch of times to do the various year in gifs games and just didn't because reasons. so here i am starting a new one mid year for people who want to do it.

i'm tagging @mxrisacoulter, @significanceofmoths, @willsilvertongueblog, @willsilvertongue, @lordbelacqua, @elenas, @liquidsnvke, @yourgaydads, @ilackallhonour, @bellamuertes, @casualavocados, @famosoentrescalles, @hlotss, and @olincino yes i know some of you are artists and not specifically gifmakers but do this thing show off your creations. also no pressure

go ahead and pick whatever my dudes if a month doesn't work for you pick a month from a previous year. it's best if you're like me and can't remember or tag your creations poorly to go to https://[yoururl].tumblr.com/archive

my wrap

January (2023) - bit of a dead month so i'm doing december's effort, got reblogged this month, still really proud of this one

February (2023) - Sgt Cawood oh holy hells sexy - i darkened and highlighted the green to great effect yay

March (2022) - her flinging the baby gets me also the colouring here actually took ages and it was the baby one that took the most time

April (2022) - went all pink

May (2022) - this was nasty to gif and even though there were great lines in this play the source video was huge but also garbage at the same time

June (2023) - part 1 of my happy hlots AU, i snapped with this one. notes to effort ratio not good but i had a great time making it. Rediscovered gradient map

[awesome-shoes-with-wings]

The Lightning Thief

Looks like Zeus is happy to have his master bolt back.

[hyuccubus]

Happy STS! Today, I'm pulling away from characters (finally 🤭) and asking about influences. Who are your literary influences? Can you see specific influences coming through in some of your specific works?

I'm fashionably late, as usual 🥲

Some influences are the word style of Neil Gaiman and Stephen King, the warm, kind characters of Nancy Farmer, the words unsaid by Joyce Carol Oates, the humor of Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler), and furthermore, just about everything to do with Joe R. Lansdale's style. His story "Fish Night", inspired me to try writing again after having given it up more than a decade ago. I'm also inspired by writers for story heavy indie games, especially Bethany Hockenberry, who worked on Night in the Woods, and Toby Fox's work on Undertale and Deltarune Thanks for the ask!

[kitsnicket]

Toby Stephens Poseidon and Lance Reddick Zeus is an INSPIRED casting

[margoshansons]

Honestly between Logan Lerman & Pedro Pascal as Paul, my bet would be Pedro. Pretty sure he’s the one Rick would be happier to have on set at least. Plus, bonus of Pascal having previous work with the mouse!

Logan as Paul is just my inner child wanting to see some recognition for those movies cause I like the rest of the fandom I absolutely adored them but I understand why Rick wants to distance himself from them.

Honestly I think Pedro as Paul would be inspired. He was my choice for Poseidon before Toby Stephens and honestly I would love to see him and Walker interact.

Plus it could be another one to add to the “Pedro Pascal as a non biological dad to a feral child” genre pile

[coloradohq]

we’d love to see some muses who are over 50 years old. so, here are a few fc suggestions in the hopes that it’ll inspire something for someone: 

sheryl lee ralph, keanu reeves, zahn mcclarnon, michael greyeyes, daniel sunjata, angela bassett, carla gugino, tony leung, michelle yeoh, william fichtner, hiroyuki sanada, christopher meloni, iain glen, tommy flanagan, byron mann, wes studi, jonathan banks,  steven  williams, toby stephens, ewan mcgregor, mark hamill, helen mirren, daniel dae kim, rachal weisz, gabrielle union, morris chestnut, taye diggs, lee byung-hun, jason scott lee, karl urban, and so many more.