ThaOGDreamWeaver

Tiny new bit: Target getting their sponsorship in early, with a rather nice little introduction to Riri:

So: the great heroes and villains of our time tend to have something - or someone - that their performers use as a handle or key to get into the role. For Hannibal Lecter, Tony Hopkins used lizards and one of his beloved pet cats. (Note how rarely he blinks in the prison scenes.) Chadwick drew on assorted Shakespearean kings and their actors for the gentle gravitas of T'Challa. And then... well, there's this guy. Any others that would be good to know about?

I tend to write ones that make me laugh (and a hopefully few other people too). My toons include a Paragon U student who got into a drunken bet in the High Energy Physics lab (never a good idea), the world's toughest Parks & Rec Ranger (in Paragon, keeping people off the grass is important - so is keeping the grass off people), and an innocent lab hamster bitten by a radioactive accordion player. On a side note, though: my core, pre-Sunset and reborn core toon is openly LGBT (which I'd like to be realtime, but, family). This - and the confidence I project as that toon - has led to more than one person coming out to me. And, well, talking through all That Stuff, and family, and work, and how people deal (or don't), have been some of the most emotional experiences I've had. Even if I have no idea where they are realtime, and we're sitting wearing ridiculous costumes on the roof of a building in Steel, sharing that kind of human connection is... a thing.

Clannad - Hourglass RIP Noel Duggan🎸

No kidding. As to the rest: There might not have been quite enough smashing (Matt Murdock aside), and the final ending felt a tiny bit flat. But all in all, Shulkie has been done right by. EDIT: one final thought:

Queen + Adam Lambert - Who Wants To Live Forever? (IoW Festival, June 13, 2016)

Nocturna - New Evil

The Hollows and Nerva, for two. Felt a lot like the CoT's decor style.

Okay, so that was indeed pretty damn good and did throw some surprises. Let's check out the results:

Santana & Friends - Oye Como Va Tito Puente ft Oscar The Grouch - Ran Kan Kan

Spoilering your spoilers:

I loved the B&W - and the colourisation sequence to Over The Rainbow, which is also a neat little gag.

usually am 😈 (and yes, she was born the day the big man went to Paradise… by the dashboard light)

...I just liked the sound of it. BTW, I may be terrified of clowns, but Pennywise is a masterful creation (King's book, Tim and now Bill all prey on the mind.) I had a Rogue Isles specific variant in mind, so do watch out for Goopy...

U2 & Johnny Cash - The Wanderer I know it's fashionable to hate on U2 following that iPhone episode and Bono being a bit of a grumpy old git of late, but enjoy. This is the last track on Zooropa - and arguably a little hidden gem in a rather mixed bag of an album.

If I stan Jen & Matt as a thing… …does that make it a court-ship? [tumbleweed.gif] …*cough* anyhoo… Fun episode right up until the point where it should have ended (“…do I get fridged?”… ouch, gurrrl.) All heroes’ journeys have to include The Breaking Point, and here we are. My man Matt got some. And Jen got some…one who genuinely liked Jen for being Jen, however temporarily. I like that even in Jen-mode she’s confident bordering on feral now when she wants to be. Not that Intelligentsia would appreciate that in a woman, if they met any. Distinct Kick-Ass vibes to our villain moron-of-the-week. Clearly being rich isn’t always a superpower without the genius and/or dark brooding trauma to go with it. Betting hideous slimy Elon Muskrat is Hulk-King. Damage Control were on the scene suspiciously fast. Did Jen get SWATted as well as set up?

So this little curiosity has been unleashed upon an unsuspecting world in time for the witching season… the crossing of worlds… Samhain… what you …mortals… refer to… as… Hallowee- [FX/GRAMS: thundersheet, chains in howling gale, maniacal distant laughter] …thank you, quite enough of that, Michael. Directorial debut for insane genius Michael Giacchino, it’s a more than slightly tongue in cheek piece in terms of script and action. But an absolute paean to black and white horror flicks, with so many classic touches - slits of light or pinhole lights highlighting a character’s eyes, low-angle beast shots, the shadowplay, lovingly replicated film grain even down to the reel change blips. In Marvel terms, it also introduces Elsa Bloodstone. She may or may not be a one-shot, but Feige said a number of things in the show would be important going forwards. (Unless he was joking). The character has teamed up with a number of Marvel heroes previously including the Defenders, Nextwave, The Midnight Sons… and one Jessica Jones. I wonder… …Anyway. It’s a mad little creation - only the tuba was OTT for me - but fun as all hell, genuinely scared my partner and clearly a labour of love. Oh, and say hi to Ted if you see him. He owes me a Kirin.

Does seem like a slow-burn one but they’ve got at least one more confirmed series to do. For some reason the mobile version of this board doesn’t do Spoilers, so some slightly redacted thoughts: Much acting. Much tension. Not much “action” action, but lots to watch. Sense we won’t be seeing some of the raid party again. Nobody set loose the whelps, k? Uncles. Always with the uncles. Somewhat familiar. But A Plan is forming. Was the crystal planted specifically to get him in trouble - bait for thieves or troublemakers? Our friend at the ISB and her sidekick are that rarest of things in the Empire: smart, diligent and capable of enough empathy to think from someone else’s perspective. Very dangerous, if they aren’t defeated by their own bureaucracy. Same goes for our mole on Adhani. B***ard’ing someone into begging you to let them walk into your trap (or out of your bank vault) takes skill. Not wholly sure what the scene on Ferrix was for in this context. Nice hotel, though. Mon not doing parenting right. Or relationships generally. All in all; the spring is wound and next week’s episode is ready to fly. Let’s hope it’s a doozy.

Hang on, a JLo screwball romcom? Here? Well...trust me. Wait 'til 55 seconds in.

I think you may be correct in that. (Even though Saracen keeps referencing it.) That said, he's not the brightest bunny in the box, but he did help cover someone's tracks in more ways than one? Thoughts: Masterly comic performance from Tim Roth that brings to mind the great Eric Idle (especially the chickens) Stack of fun moments balanced with some genuine emosh stuff, with the bubble pierced again by comedy. Another "slow" episode that changes what a cape series is/is supposed to do, but annoys the Charlie fans. One other potential spoiler

You seem to have been most wise - Namor it is. Also, I gotta say… when I think Doom, much as I love Maurice, I do think Roger L Jackson. For reasons.

New WF trailer just dropped: Appropriately somber opening, honouring and transitioning from Chadwick. Still no idea why Namor specifically comes for landlocked Wakanda. Mom’s very, VERY angry. Why? Surprise… our first look at RiRi Williams and the Ironheart suit, ahead of the series next year. Interesting. Will that be a flashback or a solo story arc? New BP is female, but no clue yet as to who. Betting it’s Nakia, for casting reasons as much as anything else.

I think we're being set up to think that. My Rug-Pull sense is tingling. But I may be wrong. Also, my notes on this week's episode:

Foo Fighters x Nancy Wilson x Pink - Barracuda

Bruce Springsteen - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)