#woo bosco

[woobosco]

Afro Culture (My culture)

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[vrnicky]

Woo, I want pie

And you're totally invited lol

Garo called you to tell you the good news! Bosco is finally home and sobbing at the surprise he got from his friends

[phrynewrites]

A question I have about fake dating au (and you may have already said, or I'm emotionally stunted) but why doesn't Bosco react more hopeful about Jasmine's feelings? Telling someone you love them and they respond "I don't love you, yet." is a hard hard blow. But it's not an outright rejection? And Bosco's loved her for years one-sided. Is there a point where Bosco tries their best to woo her for real and nurture that feeling into love? Perhaps before realizing Jasmine isn't trying like they are?

Ok so this question really inspired a lot of thoughts in me because tbh I was kind of stalled out on the fake dating au.

So what I'm thinking is that they're not really hopeful about Jasmine saying "I don't love you yet" because in their mind, them being in this whole "fake dating" thing together was basically a relationship. Like they've been best friends forever, they've had that emotional intimacy, they've had sex, they come home together—like it's basically a relationship and it's kind of just like a final stamp to call it that out loud. Like in Bosco's mind they've already crossed the line, so it should be a given. Also, because of the whole "fake dating," Bosco's already shown her what being in a relationship with them is like, so there's nothing else really for her to know before deciding like "this is really it, waiting isn't going to change anything either I'm enough as I am or not at all" sort of deal.

And it's a big miscommunication because Jasmine still sees it like friendship, and maybe that's because she hadn't ever considered confronting those feelings. But Bosco feels like while Jasmine's trying to sort it all out, it's kind of like she's keeping them hanging on for something that might not happen so if they have to cut it off, this is probably the right time to do it.

[moonshotsx]

Gigi's big no u is just hooking up with Bosco too, then quietly taking their advice on how to woo Jasmine properly

gigi doesn't want to give bosco credit but they do know how to get to jas' heart for sure

[kingwu]

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💤 - How does your muse sleep? Are they a light sleeper, or are they out the moment their head hits the pillow? Do they nap? Do they struggle to sleep due to things like insomnia, or nightmares?

He sleeps lavishly LOL. This spoiled ass prince king needs to have a plush bed with silky sheets that stay cool in the summer and warm, fluffy comforters in the winter, and five billion pillows. His bed is a comfy, cozy nest. He's definitely a heavy, heavy sleeper. His preferred position is side sleeping with a giant pillow to both hold and have between his legs while also surrounded by the rest of his army of his cushions. He's prone to oversleep if he actually doesn't have anything on his agenda, however if he makes appointments in the morning (whether it's business or self-care spa treatments), he will be on time. And he def uses the term "beauty sleep".

He doesn't fall asleep immediately, but doesn't struggle to fall asleep either. He has a routine (skin and hair things before bed) that's rather meditative before he finally climbs under the covers.

Bonus headcanon: While being small spoon is very nice and mimics the way his tons of pillows cradle him, he actually likes being the big spoon a lot when he's sleeping or cuddling with his partner.

❤️ - How did your muse come to realize their romantic and sexual orientations? Was it difficult to accept? Are they proud of who they are?

As I stated before, I headcanon him as bi, with a stronger preference for men — because, hey, there's more than one way to present as bi.

He does genuinely find women attractive, but he's absolute shit at trying to woo (pun not intended) any of them and that's definitely entirely his fault LOL.

As far as finding out that he's interested in men, I think it came from a young age, but not in realizing that what he was feeling was attraction instead of admiration. Toeing, but not identifying, the feeling of "do I want to be him or do I want to be with him?" when finding another guy attractive.

With the canon of Turf Wars discussing how the Earth Kingdom is the slowest as far as progressiveness goes, that's definitely the root of his compulsive heterosexuality. It wasn't until he moved to Republic City to attend RCU that he started to see folks in non-hetero relationships and related to them more. He didn't find other people in those kinds of relationships bothersome, because, hey, they're not hurting anyone and they're happy, but his reflexes still personally leaned into his comphet ways, buuuut let's just say he doesn't kiss and tell about a couple of instances from his college years. Eventually, he softened to the idea that, yeah, him doing these things is okay if it's okay for other people to do the same.

Part of him is just a little apprehensive in the sense of being under the microscope of the public eye, mostly in wanting to protect his partner — whether not that may be a man/woman/nonbinary person because people still have weird perceptions about bi people no matter who their partner is — but his big ego also says that Hey He's The King He Can Do Whatever He Wants. He is proud of loving who he is in love with, but also doesn't want to hurt them.

👻 - How does your muse handle feeling scared? Do they enjoy horror? Do they believe in the paranormal? What calms your muse down? Do they have any scary stories?

Answered here.

🧸 - Does your muse own any sentimental objects from their past? What makes it/them so special?

He has a stuffed bear, like a plushie shaped like an actual bear, from when he was a child. King Kuei's Bosco was of course very well known, especially after the king and his best pal went traveling the world — and of course the strange sight of Just A Bear, so I would imagine that people made merchandise featuring the bear. So, little Wu definitely had a plush fashioned after his great-grandfather's best friend.

It's very worn and well-loved, but he has the privilege of getting it repaired if needed, never replaced (even if he also had the means of doing so). He currently doesn't sleep with it, but makes sure it's safe and it also travels with him, just as Actual Bosco did with Kuei. (He doesn't believe the rumor that Hou-ting ate Bosco because that's terrifying — even if it may be true given how she is.)

[char-x3]

日清BOSCO Cozen Woo油🤓

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(Not Quite A) Lightbulb

A/N: This idea of couple Daya and Bosco deciding to woo an oblivious Jasmine popped in my head, and it just wouldn't let go, so here's a little short on that. (:

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“I think I want to start dating again.”

Bosco and Daya froze, looking over at the blonde girl who had just dropped that statement then quickly exchanged a look.

The three of them were chilling in Daya and Bosco’s shared apartment, squeezed together on their couch and practically knee to knee. Jasmine and Daya were duking it out on Street Fighters on the Switch while Bosco watched, alternating between cheering on Jasmine and her girlfriend.

“What? Why?” Daya said with a touch of jealousy, eyeing the shorter girl at the corner of her eye as Jasmine carried on mashing the buttons on her controller, completely not registering the other girl’s tone.

“I don’t know, just feeling a little lonely these days, that’s all.”

“Lonely how? You’re always here in our apartment.” Daya shot back, her fingers mashing the buttons harder to defend against her opponent’s finisher.

Jasmine cussed out as her fighter’s finishing move was successfully blocked before continuing her onslaught of attacks.

“Well yeah, but it’s different. You two have each other. You both get to have kisses and cuddles, and then there’s sad little old me that’s just constantly a lightbulb that you’re both entertaining because my sad little ass got dumped on Valentine’s Day, and you’ve both been too nice to turn me away.”

“That’s not entirely true.” Daya muttered under her breath, wincing when Bosco elbowed her in the ribs.

“What was that?”

“What Daya was trying to say is that you know that you’d never be a lightbulb here.”

“Well that’s what you say now, but it’s not exactly what I feel- Damn it Daya!”

Dropping her controller to the side and crossing her arms, Jasmine pouted as Daya’s win flashed across the screen, though the other girl barely gave it a glance as she set her own controller aside.

“Jas, we’ve gone over this before. You’re always welcome here. Hell, we even told you to move in since you’re here practically on a daily basis.”

The younger girl raised a brow, lips pressed into a line. “I thought that was just you being your sarcastic self.”

“She wasn’t, I promise baby.” Bosco chimed in, her hand resting on Daya’s forearm, knowing her girlfriend would probably say something that she would regret in the heat of the moment. “Besides, you did mention that your lease was almost up and you weren’t sure whether to renew it or not.”

Looking over at her two friends as they nodded reassuringly, it only took Jasmine a minute to make her decision and she gave a wide toothy smile.

“If you’re sure, then you’ve got a new roommate! But promise to let me know if I get to be too much and you want me to leave, okay?”

“You know that I always speak my mind.” Daya smirked, her smirk turning into a fond smile as Jasmine threw back her head in laughter.

“Don’t I know it. Let me go call my landlord to let him know.” Giving the couple on the couch quick tight hugs as she passed them and hustled on over to the kitchen for some privacy.

As soon as she was out of earshot, Daya wrapped an arm around Bosco, tugging her close.

“It’s time for the next phase of our plan, babe.”

“You mean sabotaging her plans of dating and convincing her to date us instead?”

“Exactly that.”

[motherofturtleducks]

Hot take: I ship miyuki/momo

theirs was a romance fit for a wattpad original story

she was a goddess among lower creatures, the only pure animal in a world of hybrids (she did not know of Bosco, which is for the best as knowing about his existence would have caused her quite the identity crisis) scourge of the fire nation and talented herbalist (she taught that old lady all she knew), she was a poised and dignified vigilante of the eart kingdom

Momo couldn’t be more chaos personified (lemurified?) if he tried, an accidental criminal at most

They met while Momo tried to steal her fourth favorite brush (a lady of her status has multiple brushes of course) in his attempts to bring she-who-scratches-his-ears-just-right whatever “whoatherr” was. he was starstruck by her grace and beauty, she was wondering why this winged rat was squeaking in her general direction like he had the right to do so

his attempts at wooing her should have been doomed to fail, were it not for the fire nation soldiers looking for the freshly escaped avatar. those soldiers might have had “whoatherr” which made them worth investigating. if during that investigation those soldiers were mentally scarred for life and had to flee in terror that was just an (un)fortunate side effect. and that’s how Momo completely accidentally wins Miyuki’s begrudging respect and permission to formally court her (as her status demands)

turns out courting is pretty difficult when you’re being dragged around the world by a bunch of children but Momo makes it work... somehow

Of course everything ends once Miyuki learns he cheated on her with some lowly pigmy puma’s of all things (and right when she was considerig the next level of their courtship, letting Momo whitin 3-6 feet of her person!) 

I’d like to think she travels to Ba Sing Se in a rage and joins the white lotus in reconquering it just so she can poison those hussies who stole her man, dicovering herself along the way and realising she’s too fabulous to be tied down

Meanwhile Momo had a passionate rebound love affair with a cabbage he ended up marrying after the war

[fireember345]

Like Fire Prompt

An Avatar the Last Airbender Prompt

Do not own Avatar

Inspired by the fanfic Zuko is the Fandom Bicycle: Everybody Gets a Ride by Alabaster68 on fanfiction.net and it is a lot less dirty than the title suggested

 After shadow and smoke

Everyone that works in the palace are eager to please Zuko as the maids try to secretly woo him over

Ty Lee also has a crush on Zuko but she doesn’t get any closer because Mai is her friend, though Mai says that she’s fine with her asking her ex-boyfriend out, though it did bother her deep down

Zuko thought it was the lingering fear his father and sister left behind but Ursa and Iroh knew that it was something else and that Zuko is too oblivious and innocent to know why the people acted so chummy around him

When Kiyi asked her mother why people were acting this way around her brother, Ursa points out that Zuko is a beautiful person, both inside and outside and people can’t resist that

Noren tells her that is was due to having such a beautiful mother and tells her to be careful around boys because they are like wild animals

Zuko receives constant gifts and letters from people all over the world, he has people sort through them and see if the gifts due to him being busy with work

With help from the Dai Li, Long Feng escaped and decided to target Firelord Zuko

Long Feng met Zuko when one of his Joo Dee caused all of them to stare at Zuko with longing and Long Feng wanted to know why or how he undid Feng’s brainwashing

After meeting Zuko in the teashop, he planned to take Zuko, ‘condition’ him, have him acting as his assistant and companion before the Gaang were causing him trouble and was unable to due to his imprisonment once more

Since Zuko was so loved, powerful, determined, influential, a ruler to the powerful Fire Nation and close friends with Aang

Long Feng planned to capture Zuko, brainwash him, become his advisor, have Zuko kill the avatar and the Earth King, begin his war with the Earth Kingdom and take over Ba Sing Se

The Dai Li arrived at the palace with a giant fluffy Bear Plushy of Bosco for Zuko as the Firebending guards snickered that the Earth King wanted Zuko as well, feeling somewhat jealous

The Dai Li made sure the Plushy was in Zuko’s bedroom, though Zuko was surprised by it, he was too tired to be bothered with it

Long Feng was inside the giant plushy, which was really a costume as he waited until the Firelord was deep asleep and used a smoked herb to render Zuko unconscious

Zuko tried to fight Long Feng and the effects of the plant, but eventually fainted

Long Feng placed Zuko into the costume and wearing a Fire Nation warrior uniform and left with the Fire Lord

During his capture, every time Long Feng tried to woo him in a creepy manner or touch him, Zuko would raise his body temp to give Long Feng third degree burns

The Gaang began their mission of searching for Zuko and learned that Long Feng escaped and from his cell, learned of his obsession with control and Lee, which the Gaang realize Lee being Zuko

While the Fire Nation blamed the Earth Nation for the kidnapping of their Fire Lord, the Gaang set out to find Long Feng, knowing he has Zuko

They got his trail when members of the Dai Li were taking their brainwash equipment to Whaletail Island

Long Feng had Zuko’s Mouth, arms and legs Earthbend together to prevent him from firebending

The Gaang followed the Dai Lee to Long Feng as the had a massive battle with him

But after defeating him, the Dai Lee and Zuko were gone, only small blue flames were found, meaning Azula took him

Azula led the Dai Lee once more as she was planning to use the equipment to make Zuko just like their father and herself

While the Gaang tracks down Azula, Zuko was eventually rescued by a rogue Dai Lee who had been carrying him and tending to his need since his capture

Refusing to lose to the Gaang, she destroyed the room that Zuko was in

Though the Gaang at first thought Zuko was dead and they started to grief for him, Zuko appeared on a hot air balloon with the Dai Lee that rescued him and agreed to make the Dai Lee his personal bodyguard which was thrilled to do, even though that he wouldn’t be able to court the Firelord since he didn’t see him in a romantic way

[hauntedheroines]

Heavy pining and unresolved sexual tension

Shipping doesn’t have to be necessarily about sex.

But come on, who are we kidding.

Here is a list of couples with moments that exhale sex and will murder you with sexual frustration.

I’ll be restraining myself to dysfunctional ships and with many UST scenes. Included one-sided attraction.

PS: Keep in mind dysfunctional not only means toxic and immoral. It also means people who can’t date normally bc, despise not being villainous, it’s their tragedy or bc they have too many differences (They maybe even enjoy bicking and teasing more than dating)

Faves

Batman franchise (Batman x Catwoman) {They are on opposites sides, but aren’t toxic}

BBC Robin Hood (Guy x Marian)

Boy, The (Brahms x Greta)

Carmilla (Carmilla x Laura)  [Female!Villain x Female!Hero] [Age gap]

Company of Wolves, The (Huntsman x Rosaleen) [Age gap]

Escrava Isaura (Isaura x Leôncio)

Grisha Trilogy, The (Alina x Darkling)

Guest, The (Anna x David)

Hannibal franchise (Clarice x Hannibal) [Age gap]

Juror, The (Anne x Vincent)

Labyrinth (Jareth x Sarah) [Age gap]

Mary Reilly (Jekyll/Hyde x Mary) [Age gap]

Nightmare on Elm Street, A (Freddy x Nancy) [Age gap] {UST is euphemism}

Notre Dame de Paris (Esmeralda x Frollo) [Age gap]

OA, The (Hap x Prairie) [Age gap]

Pedra Sobre Pedra (Murilo x Pilar)

Pirates of the Caribbean (Elizabeth x Jack)

PotO, The (Christine x Erik) [Age gap]

Princess Daisy (Daisy x Ram) [Incest]

Red Eye (Jackson x Lisa)

Schindler’s List (Amon x Helen)

SoIaF, A (Arya x Jaqen) [Age gap]

SoIaF, A (Petyr x Sansa) [Age gap]

SoIaF, A (Sandor x Sansa) [Age gap]

Story of a Man (Do Woo x Eun Soo) [Incest]

Uncle Adolph (Adolph x Geli) [Age gap] [Incest] [Every possible definition of wrong]

Vaghe Stelle Dell'Orsa (Gianni x Sandra) [Incest]

Wicked Science (Elizabeth x Toby) [Female!Villain x Male!Hero]

Honorable mention

A Forfeit of Dreams (Labyrinth fanfic): Considered by the fandom to be the perfect Labyrinth sequel, A Forfeit of Dreams is better than all the fanfics you ever read and most books as well. It could also be called UST: The novel.

Complete list

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CANON

Ashes to Ashes (Alex x Gene)

Batman franchise (Batman x Catwoman) {They are on opposites sides, but aren’t toxic} [3]

BBC Robin Hood (Guy x Marian)

Bear and the Nightingale, The (Konstantin x Vasya)

Bedazzled (The Devil x Elliot)

Blood Plus (Haji x Saya) {It’s a tragic ship, not vxh}

Boy Next Door, The (Claire x Noah) [Age gap]

Boy, The (Brahms x Greta)

Carmilla (Carmilla x Laura)  [Female!Villain x Female!Hero] [Age gap]

Company of Wolves, The (Huntsman x Rosaleen) [Age gap]

Crush, The (Darian x Nick) [Age gap] [Female!Villain x Male!Hero]

Daredevil (Frank x Karen)

Daughter of Darkness (Grigore x Katherine)

Death Machine (Hayden x Jack)

Dracula 2000 (Dracula x Mary)

Escrava Isaura (Isaura x Leôncio)

Gladiator (Commodus x Lucilla) [Incest]

Grisha Trilogy, The (Alina x Darkling)

Guest, The (Anna x David)

Hannibal franchise (Clarice x Hannibal) [Age gap]

Heart of Justice, The (Elliot x Emma) [Incest]

Heathers (J.D. x Veronica)

Jigoku Shōjo (Maho x Mikio) [Incest]

Journey, The (Diana x Surov) {They are on opposites sides, but aren’t toxic}

Juror, The (Anne x Vincent)

Labyrinth (Jareth x Sarah) [Age gap]

Legend of the Seeker (Denna x Richard) [Female!Villain x Male!Hero]

Lost in Austen (Amanda x Wickham)

Mary Reilly (Jekyll/Hyde x Mary) [Age gap]

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Jane x John) {They are on opposites sides, but aren’t toxic} [2]

NBC Dracula (Lucy x Mina)  [Female!Villain x Female!Hero]

Nightmare on Elm Street, A (Freddy x Nancy) [Age gap] {UST is euphemism}

Notre Dame de Paris (Esmeralda x Frollo) [Age gap]

OA, The (Hap x Prairie) [Age gap]

OUaT (Emma x Every fucking villain that ever crossed her path) {I could only watch until half of season 3 doe. The show gets cheesier each season}

Pedra Sobre Pedra (Murilo x Pilar)

Peter Pan 2003 (Hook x Wendy) [Age gap]

Pirates of the Caribbean (Elizabeth x Jack)

Pitch Black (Carolyn x Riddik)

PotO, The (Christine x Erik) [Age gap]

Princess Daisy (Daisy x Ram) [Incest]

Prometheus (David x Shaw)

Red Eye (Jackson x Lisa)

Schindler’s List (Amon x Helen)

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (Eris x Sinbad) [Female!Villain x Male!Hero]

SoIaF, A (Arya x Jaqen) [Age gap]

SoIaF, A (Petyr x Sansa) [Age gap]

SoIaF, A (Sandor x Sansa) [Age gap]

Story of a Man (Do Woo x Eun Soo) [Incest]

Sucker Punch (Babydoll x Blue Jones)  [Age gap]

Tokyo Mew Mew (Ichigo x Kishu)

Uncle Adolph (Adolph x Geli) [Age gap] [Incest] [Every possible definition of wrong]

Vaghe Stelle Dell'Orsa (Gianni x Sandra) [Incest]

Wicked Science (Elizabeth x Toby) [Female!Villain x Male!Hero]

NOT CANON

ATLA (Katara x Zuko)

Life With Derek (Casey x Derek)

Kim Possible (Kim x Shego) [Female!Villain x Female!Hero]

So Weird (Bricriu x Fiona) [Age gap]

World Without End (Carys x Edward)

Tesis (Angela x Bosco) {This one is very hot for a non canon}

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Sixty fun & fascinating facts about the classic Supergirl (1 / 4)

Great guns! How time flies!

May 2019 will mark sixty years since the pages of Action Comics #252 carried its landmark tale: a crashed rocket ship in a Midvale field, and emerging from within, an enthusiastic young teenager who was destined to become one of Earth’s fiercest champions. That teenager was, of course, Kara Zor-El -- otherwise known as Supergirl..!

To celebrate the classic Kara Zor-El’s sixtieth anniversary, compiled below is part one of a series outlining sixty surprising or unusual facts about the original intrepid Argo City teen who leapt from that crumpled Midvale rocket ship. Covering her original Silver and Bronze Age incarnation, in comics and on screen, each factoid is calculated to intrigue and delight -- hopefully even seasoned Kara fans will find a few morsels of trivia that had previously escaped their attention.

Enjoy...

1. She wasn’t originally known as Kara Zor-El when she debuted in comics.

What’s in a name? Well not a lot, it seems, if you happen to be Kryptionian..!

Although everyone knows Supergirl’s real name is Kara Zor-El, the Maid of Might herself didn’t deem it worthy of a mention until Action Comics #288 (May 1962), three years after her introduction, when she innocently referenced her full moniker during a dream sequence. After that readers would need to wait another fifteen years(!) before she’d mention it again in Superman Family #177 (June 1976). Outside of these rare instances Kara was usually known as Kara of Argo City, or in very early comics simply just as Kara, her birthplace itself not having acquired a name until Action Comics #280 (Sep 1961).

2. 1984′s Supergirl wasn’t actually the first movie headlined by a superhero female.

Many movie buffs will list 1984′s Supergirl as the breakthrough release that finally saw women headline a movie in the superhero genre, but this is far from the truth.

Supergirl’s record is true, but only in the English-speaking world: there had already been numerous superhero movies in non-English markets centred around super-powered female crime fighters, most notably in the Philippines. The most popular Filipino superheroine, Darna, had already racked up no less than eleven movies by 1980, plus one guest appearance in another hero’s movie.

3. She once fell madly in love with a woman.

As incredible as it seems today, the straight-laced DC Comics of the 1960s once okayed a story in which the Maid of Might fell head-over-heels in love with a woman. It happened in Adventure Comics #384 (Sept 1969), and, as you might expect, the story had a few twists and turns before the true nature of Kara’s romance was revealed.

The short version is this: Kara uses computer dating to select a match suitable for a superwoman. The computer picks Volar, a male superhero from the deeply misogynistic planet of Torma (second planet of Star-Sun 447B, in case you want to pay a visit.) Kara travels to Torma and is smitten by Volar, but he seems reluctant to reciprocate her affections. Eventually the plot reveals its twist: due to Torma’s notorious chauvinism, Volar is actually a superheroine forced to masquerade as a superhero. ”I’m heading back to Earth – where I belong!”, exclaims a disappointed Girl of Steel, “I found out Volar was no hit – but a real miss!” (Ho ho!)

4. She’s a self-professed fan of Jazz.

Growing up in both Argo City and Midvale, Kara was probably exposed to a wide range of different musical styles -- but at the end of a long day saving the world, what kind of sounds did she like to relax to? The pages of Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #7 (May 1983) dropped readers a hint when Kara expressed a strong affinity towards Jazz music. Indeed in a later issue of that same series, it is while attending a free Jazz concert with friends in Chicago’s Grant Park that Kara first tangled with the super-villain Reactron (making his comicbook debut.)

5. She once packed in her superhero career to become a socialite and style-icon in Paris.

The mid-60s was an interesting time for DC Comics; a tipping point between the juvenile gimmick-driven hangover of the Golden Age, and the more mature storytelling style of the upcoming Bronze Age, as one generation of artists and writers slowly gave way to the next. Brave and the Bold #63 (Dec 1965) fell squarely into the former category with its outlandish story, Revolt of the Super-Chicks.

The tale begins with a restless Kara feeling unappreciated: the public see her as just a hero in a gaudy costume, ignoring the sophisticated woman inside. Much to the chagrin of Kal-El, Kara abandons her superhero-ing career and heads to the bright lights of Paris to live it up. Kal sends Wonder Woman to Paris to talk some sense into Kara (the first time the pair had shared an adventure, by the way), but Diana is likewise wooed by the socialite lifestyle and joins Kara in her nocturnal revelry. If it hadn’t been for the intervention of the villain Multi-Face, the pair might have still been in Paris now.

6. Producer Ilya Salkind regretted Helen Slater’s casting as Supergirl.

When Ilya Salkind took on the task of co-producing Superman-related movies in the mid 1970s, he’d argued against the wishes of both Warner Bros. and his producer father, Alexander, by suggesting that the title role not go to a Hollywood A-lister. Ilya followed exactly the same logic when it came time to cast 1984′s Supergirl, championing an unknown actor called Helen Slater over more bankable names such as Brooke Shields (favoured by his father.)

In an interview in 2000, however, Ilya seemed to have some regrets, telling Scott Michael Bosco on behalf of Digital Cinema, “[...] frankly, with hindsight I regret it. Brooke Shields would have – not made it a better movie, but perhaps a more commercial one. This I’m convinced. I think there would have been more men seeing the movie.” Commenting on how Slater’s screen presence was more Katherine Hepburn than Sophia Loren, Salkind noted, “What happened, I think, is that we lost a lot of the audience, the male audience. I think it was also because the girl was a little unattainable.”

7. One of her most iconic costumes was originally designed by a fan.

Supergirl has had a number of crime-fighting outfits over the decades, but two particularly stand out as being iconic: Helen Slater’s 1984 movie costume (plus its imitators, such as the post-Crisis Matrix costume and Melissa Benoist’s tv costume), and the 1970s hotpants outfit.

The Girl of Steel’s hotpants attire was a racy number that screamed 70s sexploitation at a volume only Kryptonian lungs could achieve: short shorts, a plunging V neckline, billowing sleeves, and a neck choker, all in the customary red, sky blue, and yellow. The design wasn’t something dreamt up by one of DC’s staff of artists, however. but taken from a sketch submitted by reader John Sposato of Edison, New Jersey. DC had used several fan submitted costume ideas during the early 1970s -- each outfit typically receiving one or two story outings -- but John’s submission was obviously so liked by DC artists that it eventually became her permanent costume for most of the 1970s.

8. She turned Streaky into a Super Cat by accident.

DC in the Silver Age prided itself on being a family-friendly brand, free from the squalor and depravity that had once graced the pages of some of its competitors, causing moral crusaders (armed with books written by Dr. Fredric Wertham) to brand the medium as a threat to the youth of America. Without the use of excessive violence to bring thrills and drama to its superhero comics, DC relied on gimmicks such as Kryptonite. Consequently, by the Silver Age, the stuff was everywhere(!)

With her keen practical mind, Kara decided (much to the condescending amusement of her cousin) to develop an alchemy that would neutralise the harmful effects of this ever burgeoning supply of Kryptonite (Action Comics #261, Feb 1960.) She failed, naturally, but the discarded end-product, labelled X-Kryptonite, ended up accidentally giving a local stray alley-cat super powers. And so Streaky the Super Cat was born -- entirely by accident..!

9. Lena Luthor wasn’t the only female Luthor family member giving her trouble.

The Luthor family has a long history of causing trouble for the Girl of Steel. Not only did Supergirl struggle to keep her secret identity from the telepathic Lena (Thorul) Luthor -- Lex’s little sister -- but Adventure Comics #397 (Sept 1970) saw the introduction of Lex’s scheming niece, Nasthalthia. Nasty, as she was known, joined Stanhope College with a determination to help Uncle Lex flush out which of Stanhope’s students was secretly Supergirl. Suspecting Linda Danvers from the start, Nasty even followed Linda when she graduated and moved to San Francisco to become a TV camerawoman. The pair would play a dangerous cat-and-mouse game throughout many early 1970s Supergirl tales, but Nasty never quite got the proof she needed to unmask the Maid of Might.

10. She was married when she died in Crisis on Infinite Earths.

A story published in Superman Vol. 1 #415 (Jan 1986) saw the Fortress of Solitude infiltrated by a mysterious visitor from a distant planet. Intent on stealing a memento of the recently deceased Kara, the handsome green-skinned thief named Salkor is quickly apprehended by Superman.

Salkor explains how he had found Supergirl drifting unconscious in space some two years previous. He had cured her of Kryptonite sickness, but she had been left with severe amnesia. In the days that followed Salkor and Kara drew close and entered into a quickie marriage, but not long after the marriage he awoke to find Kara missing -- her memory had presumably returned. Over the next two years Salkor slowly traced his bride back to Earth, but tragically he arrived just as news of her death was broadcast around the world.

11. Her creation was part of a strategy to boost DC’s flagging superhero comic sales.

Supergirl wasn’t created on a mere creative whim; the impetus behind her introduction was likely a long-term sales strategy DC Comics had been following since the mid-1950s. According to Gerard Jones in his book Men of Tomorrow, DC knew that the demographics for the Superman radio and television shows revealed a sizeable share of young girl audience members, and that market research showed that girls read their brother’s Superman and Batman comics (second hand!) DC therefore set out to entice young girls into buying their own superhero comics by introducing titles like Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane, and characters like Batwoman and Supergirl. Although some superheroines have been accused of being nothing more than eye-candy for the young male audience, Supergirl was introduced squarely to inspire young girls.

12. She could read your mind.

In Adventure Comics #397 (Sept 1970) Supergirl investigates a mystery girl found in a coma on the Stanhope College campus. As the anonymous patient lies motionless in a hospital bed, the Girl of Steel conveniently remembers that she has the ability to perform Vulcan mind-melds: ”I'll try to delve into her subconscious -- maybe I can learn something”. The trick reveals that the mystery girl was the victim of a black magic cult, causing Supergirl to infiltrate the group undercover (literally!) Strangely, although the Girl of Steel can read other people’s minds, she seemed very poor at reading her own, as she promptly forgets all about her mind-reading abilities after that single issue.

13. She always knew how to be popular.

When Kara from Argo City first landed on Earth, she took it upon herself to pick her own secret identity name. “While you were gone”, she tells her cousin, “I used my super-hearing and heard many Earth girls’ names! I thought of a good one for myself.” The name she chose, of course, was Linda.

It isn’t perhaps a surprise that her super-hearing fixated on that particular name, given that according to names registered with US Social Security, Linda was one of the most popular girls’ names in the 1950s, beginning the decade in the top slot, but dropping two places to third by the time Kara arrived on Earth in 1959. (Kara, by the way, was 935th on the girls list at the time that Ms. Zor-El crashed her rocket ship in Midvale.)

14. Her first appearance on television was in a 1962 comedy sketch, played by Carol Burnett.

In 1962 the Garry Moore Show featured a seven minute sketch lampooning the popular George Reeves Superman TV show -- the comedy gimmick being that instead of the Man of Steel, the sketch’s evildoers were pitted against the Maid of Might, played by comedian Carol Burnett. (A similar spoof by Lucille Ball a few years earlier doesn’t count, btw, as Lucy was playing Superman, not Supergirl.)

The madcap plot sees Carol dashing to and fro, frantically switching back and forth between her everyday clothes and her hero costume, while performing an array of ridiculous feats of strength. It is debatable whether this truly qualifies as a genuine Supergirl appearance, given the obvious Reeves inspiration, but Burnett’s 1962 version does use the Supergirl name and a reasonable facsimile of her 60s costume.

15. Her first proper appearance on television was in an advert, selling underwear!

Even if the 1962 Carol Burnett sketch is ruled out as not being canonical Kara, Supergirl’s late-70s underwear commercial qualifies without a shadow of a doubt. The short advert, for the kids brand Underroos, sees Supergirl, Spider-Woman, Wonder Woman, and even Batgirl, all extolling the virtues of wearing superheroine themed undergarments. Dating from sometime around 1978, the ad seems to be the first authorised on-screen appearance of Supergirl, meaning that the ad’s opening line, “Now Supergirl is on Underoos”, is the first spoken line uttered by any actress playing the Girl of Steel. (It is unknown who the lucky voice artist was.)

That’s all for part one -- hope you enjoyed it..! Check out part two (soon) for another fifteen fascinating factoids.

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365 Day Movie Challenge (2018) - #226: Blue Steel (1990) - dir. Kathryn Bigelow (52 Films by Women 2018: #60)

One could make a strong case that Blue Steel (viewed via Hulu) is as implausible a thriller as ever came out in the 1990s, but the film is nonetheless solid evidence of Kathryn Bigelow’s obvious skill as a director. She follows the fast-paced action in the days and nights of rookie cop Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis), whose introduction to the New York City police force is initiated by a grocery store robbery (committed by Tom Sizemore, by the way) that ends when she fatally shoots the perp. Little does Megan know that the culprit’s gun fell in the chaos of the moment and was picked up by one of the shoppers who had been held hostage during the incident, Eugene Hunt (Ron Silver). Hunt, a Wall Street trader with a fabulous Manhattan mansion and some undiagnosed form of mental illness, immediately becomes obsessed with two things: murdering people at random and insinuating himself into Megan’s life (he left the grocery store before she ever saw him), wooing her with fancy dinners and helicopter rides that convince her to embark on a relationship with a guy she barely knows.

Everywhere you turn in Blue Steel, there’s an intriguing actor: Clancy Brown as Megan’s reluctant partner on the hunt (ha) for Eugene; Elizabeth Peña as Megan’s best friend, Tracy; Louise Fletcher and Philip Bosco as Megan’s parents, who are mired in their own abusive union; Kevin Dunn as another superior on the police force; and also Richard Jenkins, Mary Mara, Andrew Hubatsek, William Wise, Lauren Tom, Becky Ann Baker and Jan Saint. As far as the crucial casting of the leads, Jamie Lee Curtis does great work as the protagonist; I have to admit it was kind of a stretch to see Ron Silver as such an irresistible catch - not to speak ill of the deceased, but I’ve never thought of him as having sex appeal - but he captured the manic energy of his character pretty well. (Given when the film was made, I thought more than once of Patrick Bateman and American Psycho.) Cinematographer Amir Mokri’s close-ups on Silver’s intense brown eyes are particularly effective in conveying the back-and-forth of Eugene Hunt’s unbalanced mental state.

While Blue Steel doesn’t quite live up to the high standards set by the directorial efforts that Kathryn Bigelow made directly before and after it, the hybrid horror-Western Near Dark and the surf-centric crime thriller Point Break, I enjoyed seeing her make a film focused on a woman. Bigelow proved that the mixture of sensitivity and tenacity exhibited by Keanu Reeves in Point Break and by Adrian Pasdar in Near Dark could just as easily be portrayed by a female character, maybe more meaningfully so since Jamie Lee Curtis’s evolution in Blue Steel is akin to the hero’s journey that the Laurie Strode character underwent in Halloween a decade earlier.

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"haha pranked i've taken you off of my insurance" jksfljkhf the sheer amount of effort that even takes to change 😭

Literally @edilypilled and I were talking about how wild it would be if it ranged from literally planning months in advance to make a major maneuver that can jeopardize a person's health...vs. buying Bosco a red lipstick that's one shade slightly darker and being all giggly about it like hahaha...you've been pranked.

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Woman of 9,9 billions

"Fai del denaro il tuo Dio e ti tormenterà come il diavolo."

Questo non è un drama semplice. A leggere la trama pare una serie incentrata sull'azione e sugli inseguimenti, ma in realtà sono 32 episodi - anzi 16 perché gli episodi sono accorpati - dove al centro della vicenda c'è l'animo umano. Il peccato di avidità in particolar modo.

Tutto inizia con la nostra lead, donna sfortunata sin da piccola, che lavora come donna delle pulizie ed ha una vita insoddifacente: non ha status, soldi o istruzione ed anche suo marito, è un uomo crudele e psicopatico. E con psicopatico intendo che se lo fa arrabbiare la prende, la mette dentro la vasca, le fa il bagno e poi la fa dormire tutta la notte sul balcone.

Seo Yun, questo il nome della donna, è un personaggio chiuso, introverso, sottomesso e fondalmentalmente triste. L'unica sua gioia è Lee Jae Hoon, suo amante e marito della sua migliore amica. hai capito la lead, si?! Ma anche questa relazione è destinata al fallimento quando Seo Yun si accorge che per l'uomo, immaturo e superficiale, lei è solo un diversivo per passare il tempo.

Ma la svolta accade quando i due amanti - chiamamoli così - trovano nel bosco un camioncino ribaltato che ha appena fatto un incidente con al suo interno 9.9 milioni di dollari. Il guidatore è morto ma l'altro passeggero è ancora vivo anche se sta esalando l'ultimo respiro.

Jae Hoon subito sta per chiamare l'ambulanza ma la lead, vedendo i soldi, prende una decisione irrevocabile: lascia il tizio a morire lì e si fotte la grana. Inutili le avvertenze dell'amante che gli fa notare come probabilmente quei soldi siano soldi sporchi - leggi... della mafia - e che il loro Proprietario sicuramente li rivorrà indietro.

Seo Yeon:-" EH STI CAZZI! HO SVOLTATO!"

Parentesi: è stato molto difficile volere bene alla lead di questa storia, visto che ogni 2x3 ricordavo come avesse lasciato morire un ragazzo per la sua avidità.

Ma andiamo avanti.

Seo Yeon ed il suo amante nascondono quindi i soldi, decidendo di prendersene una metà a testa ed immaginando già una vita migliore ed agiata.

Nel mentre Kang Tae-Woo, ex poliziotto radiato dall'ordine per via di un accusa ingiusta di tangenti, pensa a suo fratello minore che proprio quel giorno è passato a trovarlo per tranquillizzarlo, dicendogli di non preoccuparsi per la sua colpa.....lo avrebbe scagionato da tutte le accuse. - e sai già dove sto andando a parare-

Dunque, la storia è bella. Non è nulla di spettacolare o particolarmente innovativo, ma la messa in scena, il ritmo, i colpi di scena, la fotografia, le OST e la recitazione sono state ottimali.

Sul cast devo fare un applauso enorme a Jung Woong-In che qui interpreta il marito della lead e che ha saputo donare al suo personaggio una carica incredibile. Ogni sua scena era calibrata per darti certe emozioni e se sono arrivata al finale immaginando in quanti modi avrei potuto ucciderlo, magari facendolo soffire come un cane, è solo grazie alla sua prova attoriale. #bravo

Ma in realtà tutto il cast è stato convincente e di spessore. Anche Cho Yeo-Jeong - che ha fatto Parasite - è stata bravissima. Io onestamente all'inizio non sopportavo nè il suo personaggio nè la sua recitazione. Ma dopo averci riflettuto e aver compreso Seo Yeo, devo ammettere la sua bravura ed alla fine è riuscita a starmi quantomeno simpatica. Non batterà mai però, il personaggio di Yoon Hee-Ju, ossia la sua migliore amica della lead, mia queen del cuore. Donna intelligente, presuntuosa ed arrogante come poche cose...ma con una forza strepitosa.

Adorabile il lead, mio raggio di sole dell'intera serie e l'unico forse in grado di portare un pò di leggerezza nella serie.

La parte più interessante del drama, più che la trama è tutta nel suo campionario di Peccati: ira, avidità, lussuria, superbia... sono questi i veri protagonisti della storia ed i soldi sono un mero mezzo per sviscerare il comportamento e l'indole umana. Ognuno dei personaggi reagisce in modo diverso, spinto dall'egoismo, dall'avidità, dal rancore...fino ad arrivare all'ossessione.

Punto in più per le OST che ho amato tantissimo. Azzeccatissime ed intense, riescono a farti entrare nella storia accompagnandoti lungo tutto il percorso.

Tuttavia non è tutto oro ciò che luccica: la serie ha diverse forzature di trama e sopratutto nella prima parte della storia, il ritmo è così frenetico e complesso, che è facilissimo perdersi. Woman of 9.9 billion è infatti diviso in due parti: una metà diciamo, di complotti e tradimenti con molteplici piani e personaggi, che richiede un'alta attenzione. L'altra metà invece è più "tranquilla" sotto quest'ultimo aspetto. Per me è stata quasi riposante. XD

Inoltre anche il finale non mi ha esaltato più di tanto: alcune cose le ho trovate positive, altre non mi sono piaciute o le avrei preferite in altro modo.

PS IMPORTANTISSIMO: Questo drama è il drama #maiunagioia. Ergo per vederselo consiglio di essere nel mood giusto. Se cercate solo una roba di azione ed inseguimenti, senza introspezioni o approfondimenti psicologici, un qualcosa per passare il tempo senza impegno...non è il drama adatto.

Vogliamo parlare del marito della lead?! e parliamone.

Quest'uomo psicopatico - e non lo dico io ma la serie stessa - ed epitome della violenza sulle donne. Questo campionario di ossessioni e psicopatie. Il riassunto umano della meschinità che sfracella la testa della moglie sul bancone di casa, scavalca il corpo senza sensi della donna e va a letto come nulla fosse.

La serie ce l'ha messa tutta per creare un personaggio odioso e cagacazzi. Si è anche impegnata per metterlo nei guai per ben tre volte e salvargli il culo ogni volta. Ed io qui impazzisco! Perché in 'sta serie crepano tutti come mosche e quest'uomo si salva sempre? Ma santo cielo! ad una certa lo prendono, gli legano le mani, lo mettono in un sacco, scavano una fossa a grandezza matrimoniale e lo seppelliscono vivo sotto almeno un metro di terra. Tu pensi... daje è crepato. Ed invece, grazie ad un coltellino da ristorante, taglia tutto e si disseppellisce da solo. Da solo. Quest'uomo è Dio...altrimenti non me lo spiego.

E dopo che hai passato 15 episodi ad odiarlo e pregare che qualcuno finalmente lo seccasse per sempre...la serie gli da pure una redenzione. Morto per salvare sua moglie, rinunciando ai soldi.

Mi spiace Woman of 9.9 billions ma mai e poi mai riuscirai a farmi empatizzare, rivalutare o farmi dire :-" eh era cattivo però....".

Mai.

Tanto più che non si è mai pentito di aver terrorizzato, manipolato, menato ecc ecc sua moglie, quindi...

cioè questo ha usato la cartavetrata sulle gambe della donna per costringerla a parlare. #psicopaticcissimo

ci doveva morire altre 100 volte prima di rivalutarlo!

Ultima cosa, il villain finale. Posso dire che l'ho adorato e mi è piaciuto così tanto che stavo per fare il tifo per lui?! Leon vero eroe di questa serie! è stato l'unico personaggio coerente fino alla fine. Stronzo, assassino e tutto quel che vuoi, ma mai ipocrita. Non come la lead che si è lasciata dietro una scia di sangue per i soldi e poi sul finale si è messa a guardare storto tutti gli altri. Inoltre è stato l'unico che ha obbiettivamente dato una possibilità a tutti di diventare ciò che desideravano. altro che la fata Smemorina

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We're offering up our many thanks to creator Juris Lisovs and the crackerjack cast & crew behind the GO! Cartoons short "Both Brothers." Working with Juris in Latvia was a blast. Created by Juris Lisovs Written by Juris Lisovs Directed by Larry Huber Storyboard: Juris Lisovs Sheet Timing: Larry Huber Character Designer: Juris Lisovs Prop/EFX Designer: Jojo Baptista Character/Prop/EFX Clean-up: JoJo Baptista Background Designers: Ryan Andrews, JoJo Baptista, Jessica Kleinman Background Painter: Mira Lark Crowell Color Stylist: Mira Lark Crowell Executive Producer: Fred Seibert Producers: Eric Homan, Kevin Kolde Co-producers: Juris Lisovs Associate Producer: Sylvia Edwards Production Manager: Steve Worth Production Assistant: Ross Kolde Development Coordinator: Kelsey Calaitges Editor: Katie Burks Animatic Editor: Andy Tauke Animation Checking: Sylvia Edwards Track Reading: Slightly-Off-Track Cast Klod/ Angry Man: Danny Katiana Tod/Man: Ed Bosco Angry Woman/Sun/Kid: Cassandra Morris Casting/Voice Director Rene Vielleux Voice Production Company Verité Studios LLC Dialog Recording: Salami Studios Dialog Mixer: Jonathan Abelardo Assistant Dialog Mixers: Samuel Porcaro, Sean Jacobson Post-production: Salami Studios Sound Design/Editorial Rick Hinson, M.P.S.E. Foley Mixer: Roberto Dominguez Alegria Foley Artist: Cynthia Merrill Dialog Conform: Mark Mercado Re-recording Mixer: Thomas J. Maydeck, C.A.S. Score: Ian Faria Animation Services: Dongwoo A&E CO., LTD. Animation Director: Geun-Sik Song Layout Artist: Young-Kyun Yoo Model Checker: Jeong-Hee Kim Key Animation: Yang-Ho Park, Kyung-Sook Park Final Checker: Sun-Ho Choi In-between: Hyun-Sook Lee Background Director: Yoon-Ho Lee Color Stylist: Jeong-Woo Lee Scan: Min-Yong Yoo Composite: Tae-Hee Heo Production Staff: Seung-Won Nam