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1993 - Shannen Doherty portrayed by Michael Comte for the November 1993 issue of Vanity Fair.

Brat on a Hot Tin Roof (Part 3)

Shannen doesn’t believe in hell. *‘I only believe in heaven,’’ she says, sitting by her pool. ‘‘My theory on it is that He’s our father, and no matter how many wrongdoings I do, I don’t see how He could have His child burn in eternal hell." She tosses a tennis ball into the pool for her dogs to retrieve. “I tend to think hell is where we are right now,” she adds," in the sense that there are so many struggles that we face.”

Which is why she has decided not to pose nude for Playboy, one of the ‘struggles’ she has struggled with lately. They were offering her a reported $300,000-plus. “They’re really nice people, but I just can’t do it,” she says. ‘‘I mean, what do these men do with Playboy? You always hear stories about them. You know, about men jerking off to Playboy in the bathroom. And that’s a horrifying thought. I just get this image of some really gross guy with, like, Playboy in front of him, just jerking off. And I'm like ‘Oh, God. No. No. I refuse to be the centerfold. I refuse.’ "

She has a similar response to drugs, another one of the hurdles she has faced. “I’ve surpassed that,” she explains. "I’m really not into drugs. It’s sort of like I’m having a natural high on my life, just being myself. Why do I want a drug to alter who I am? Why do I want to snort coke so I can be extremely hyper and talk nonstop? I’ve never understood that drug. What’s the point? And what about ecstasy? I've seen my friends on it, just touching themselves and going home with people they don’t know and I’m like ‘Haven’t you heard of AIDS? My God, what are you thinking? Just because some drug makes you feel incredibly sexual, now you’re just going to pick up on some guy? Get a little control.' I don’t like being out of control, you know. Despite what People magazine says about me.”

She pets her black Lab absentmindedly. “My focus is on finding true happiness,” she says. “That’s my world now.”

Ie a Friday night and Shannen and some of her friends are at the Universal Amphitheatre to see Frank Black (formerly of the Pixies) and the The. "Getting good seats for concerts is clearly the best thing about being famous,’’ she says. ‘‘That means a lot to me.”’

She doesn’t usually go out armed with bodyguards—only if it’s a big function, like when she led the Pledge of Allegiance at the Republican National Convention. Tonight she just pulled her hair over her face like Cousin Itt and walked to her seat. ‘‘It’s like Jack Nicholson at a Lakers game,’’ she explains. ‘‘They see him, but they leave him alone.”

Shannen considers herself something of a music aficionado. ‘‘I have Jimi Hendrix in my car right now,”’ she says proudly.

‘Really?’ I ask. ‘‘Are You Experienced?’’

“In what sense?’’ she responds. ‘Are you asking me if I'm like a Jimi Hendrix person with heroin? Am I experienced in heroin? No, I'm not.”

She seems more knowledgeable about tonight’s concert. It’s a great show and she’s having a great time until a woman approaches her. "She goes, ‘You're not Shannen Doherty, are you?’" Shannen says, recounting the incident the next day. "And I was like ‘No.’ She goes, ‘Well, I’m a casting director and this band is doing a song called ‘We Hate Brenda,’ and we’re looking for a Brenda look‘alike. And you look an incredible amount like her.' "

The woman gave Shannen her card. She looked at it and handed it back. ‘‘I am Shannen,’’ she said. ‘‘ And no thank you." “The woman sat down,’’ Shannen recalls, ‘‘and apologized, but I don’t know whether her apology was sincere or not. Hopefully she’ll think about what I said because what she’s doing is cruel, unjust, and just wrong."

The casting director at the show was working for Kerin Morataya and Darby Romeo, the two masterminds behind what can only be described as the 'I Hate Brenda’ movement... [They give these people some lines that I'm not going to bother to type here, but can be found on the scans of you want to read them]

“It’s propaganda!’’ exclaims Shannen. “These two girls are obviously lonely and depressed and attention-starved. They decided to get attention by picking on me.” She pauses. The I Hate Brenda stuff really upsets her. It also upsets Aaron Spelling, whose company produces Beverly Hills, 90210, and who threatened to stop the recently published I Hate Brenda Book. “We own the name Brenda," he said. "And our lawyers are looking into it.”

But doesn’t Shannen think all this is even a tiny bit amusing? ‘‘No,”’ she says emphatically. ‘‘None of it is amusing to me. What's funny about it? It’s just people hating me. It’s just. . . bad!"

Brenda is back. There are constant rumors that Shannen will be fired from 90210, but here she is, on the set, ready to work. “We would never think of dropping Shannen,’’ says Spelling, who is not a stranger to temperamental stars, having produced such landmark shows as Charlie's Angels and Dynasty. "The actress Shannen Doherty was acting out a lot,” says executive producer Darren Star. ‘‘She was pretty crazy. …She’s clashed with cast members—there’s no love lost between Luke Perry and Shannen—but they're both actors and can put their personal differences aside. There was never any real question that she’d be back.”

And here she is. “Where do you want me?” Shannen is asking. In this episode, the third of the season, Brenda has gone to Minnesota for college. Her roommate, a childhood friend, and she have had several fights, mostly over boys (what else?). And in this scene today Brenda announces that she’s moving back to Beverly Hills. ‘‘Shan,” says director Jeff Melman, ‘‘I want you over a little to the left.”’

Shannen is wearing jeans, a tight cropped black sweater, and (of course) motorcycle boots. She seems oblivious to the other actors, especially the girl who plays her roommate, who is sitting on the edge of the bed having her long blond tresses groomed.

After four rehearsals, they shoot the scene: Brenda bursts in on her roommate and her roommate’s boyfriend. The boyfriend puts on his pants and leaves. Brenda yanks out her suitcase and begins to pack. The roommate pleads, ‘‘I know I've been a jerk lately, but we’ve been friends forever.” Brenda continues to pack. Then she delivers her big speech: ‘‘I wanted to be different. Not just from my friends back there, but from you and everyone else. And the truth is, I am different. And that’s just the way it is.” Tight close-up. End of scene.

They go through this several times, and with each take, Shannen sounds grumpier. Brenda always seems to be a little cross, in a perpetually bad mood, and that’s because it’s the way Shannen plays her. ‘‘The character is whiny,” Shannen says defensively. ‘‘But this season will be cool. I end up going out with an older man and it’s a good story line.”’

Melman and Doherty confer a moment over some bit of blocking. Watching the monitor it’s clear that, despite her limited range as an actress, the camera loves Shannen. The girl playing her roommate is, by any objective standard, more beautiful. Yet your eye goes straight to Shannen. The other girl fades away—she’s just another blonde—while Shannen holds your attention. Even the way in which she is irritating and petulant is somehow arresting. She draws you in.

After the scene is taped, Shannen retreats quickly to her dressing room. On the walls are framed magazine covers featuring the stars of 90210 and some pinned-up snapshots. ‘‘I should probably take the shots of the ex-boy-friends down,’’ she says, ripping a photo of Dean off the wall. She tears it in half.

Her friend Audreé Futterman is waiting for her. ‘‘Audreé is part of my team,” Shannen says, plopping down on a futon. ‘She does my hair in all my movies.” The other half of her team is her makeup person, Toni G. They have become her best friends.

Audreé and Shannen were hanging out last night until two A.M. on the set of Wolf, which stars Jack Nicholson. Audreé, who is wearing a loose dress with black boots, is doing hair on the film.

There’s a knock at the door, and a 90210 assistant hands Shannen two white paper bags. She gives one to Audreé and tears open the other. ‘“Two or three years ago when I used to drink and I'd get a hangover, I'd eat a hamburger and French fries,” Shannen explains as she unwraps her burger. ‘‘In-N-Out are the best.” Audreé smiles, as if this is some kind of joke only they two can share. ‘“Two or three years ago? Back then?” she asks. ‘‘Yeah,’’ says Shannen, eating away. She laughs. "I can hardly remember.”’

There’s a lot of back-and-forth about Peter Gabriel concerts and how Shannen doesn’t approve of Audreé’s latest boyfriend and whether or not Shannen will be able to land a part in hipster screenwriter-director Quentin Tarantino’s latest project, Pulp Fiction. Besides Brenda, Shannen’s greatest artistic triumph was playing one of the Heathers in Heathers, the cult film that launched the careers of Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. Shannen’s eager to get her career back on that kind of cool track, and a role in Pulp Fiction would help. “My agent snuck me the script,” she says. ‘‘He says I'd be perfect.”’ (Tarantino wasn’t aware of Shannen’s interest. The three female roles went to Ma- ria de Medeiros, Rosanna Arquette, and Uma Thurman.)

There is another knock on the door, and an assistant director peeks in and asks Shannen if she could talk to the wardrobe person on her way back to the set. Shannen frowns. ‘‘I thought we worked out the fittings,’’ she says, getting increasingly nasty with every word. ‘‘Could you go tell her that?’ The A.D. leaves and Shannen looks at Audreé. ‘‘God,” Shannen says. ‘‘I mean, if she wants to do a proper fitting . . ."

A few moments later, the A.D. reappears. ‘‘They need you," she says. “And could you stop by Wardrobe?" Shannen rolls her eyes. ‘‘O.K.!’’ she snaps.

Audreé appears to be oblivious—she is there to worship. ‘“Wasn’t Jack great last night?’’ she asks Shannen. ‘Jack definitely has antennae.’

‘“Yeah,”’ Shannen agrees, ‘‘he’s got em.”

They both smile—more in-jokes. “You’ve got antennae, Audreé,’’ Shannen says, pulling on her motorcycle boots. ‘‘ ‘Antennae’ means you’re not self-conscious,’’ she explains, "because you don’t care. That you're just different.”

Audreé finishes her fries. ‘‘Yeah—that’s you, Shannen,’’ she says admiringly. “You don’t care. You've definitely got antennae.’’

“I hope so," says Shannen. "I really hope so.”

(Part 1 — Part 2)

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Watch Drag Race Down Under with Mandy and Freya at Sporties

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Watch Drag Race Down Under with Mandy and Freya at Sporties

Hometown queens Mandy Moobs and Freya Armani will host The Sportsman Hotel’s Drag Race Down Under viewing party in Brisbane on Saturday.

The two Brisbane drag queens are competing in the fourth season of the show. Drag Race Down Under is streaming in Australia on Stan on Friday (November 2).

The lineup of the newly retitled Drag Race Down Under finally dropped earlier this month. Stan unveiled the guest judge lineup on Friday.

Each Saturday night from November 3 until the season four finale, The Sportsman Hotel in Brisbane will host a weekly viewing party for the show.

Mandy and Freya will host the first one on November 3 from 5:30pm, spilling the inside tea on filming the latest season.

Resident Sporties stars and special guests will host the parties each week.

Book a table at The Sportsman Hotel website.

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Drag Race Down Under season four lineup

Mandy Moobs and Freya Armani are on season four of Drag Race Down Under with Aussies Brenda Bressed, Karna Ford, Lazy Susan, Max Drag Queen, Nikita Iman, Vybe and Kiwi queens Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams.

After RuPaul officially exited the show, the new season is hosted by Michelle Visage for the first time.

Aussie comedian Rhys Nicholson will also return to the judging panel.

As well as the usual celebrity guest judges, a rotating roster of previous queens will also join the judging panel, in a first for the show.

Why this US Drag Race star is cheering on Mandy Moobs

Rhys Nicholson is not ‘the new Michelle’ on Drag Race Down Under

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nanowrimo · 7 years ago

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30 Covers, 30 Days 2017: Day Ten

Every November, during National Novel Writing Month, thirty professional designers volunteer to create book cover art inspired by novels being written by aspiring authors from around the globe. Why? To encourage new, diverse voices, and help build a more creative world.

30 Covers, 30 Days is presented in partnership with designer and author Debbie Millman. Read more about these NaNoWriMo 2017 novels-in-progress, and the cover designers, below.

Forbidden Fruits

A Women’s Fiction novel being written this November by NaNo participant Brenda Nicholson in the United States.

In a world where growing food can be a criminal act, a group of women band together to become guerrilla gardeners for a cause. Their plan? To stealthily use open spaces in their subdivision to help provide sustenance to their poorer neighbors. They have to dodge the old nosy neighbor and local government leaders, but in the end they succeed in making lasting friendships and bringing change.

Cover Designed by Roshanak Keyghobadi

Roshanak Keyghobadi is an artist and scholar who regularly writes about contemporary art and design. She holds a doctoral degree in Art and Art Education from Columbia University and her MFA and BFA are both in Graphic Design. She blogs at artCircle.

#nanowrimo #nano 2017 #30 covers 30 days #30c30d #book cover #roshanak keyghobadi #Brenda Nicholson

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mybeingthere · 2 years ago

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POLLYANNE SMITH TJUNGKAYA (on the right) AUSTRALIAN, PITJANTJATJARA, B. C. 1957.

Pollyanne is from Fregon, on the APY LAnds -Anangu Pitjantjatjara/ Yankunytjatjara Lands, 350km SE of Uluru.She paints at the Kaltjiti Arts Centre located in the Kaltjiti Aboriginal Community, Fregon. Since 1994, Pollyanne has worked at the Fregon Anangu School as an AEW, anangu education worker and continues to paint after school and in the holidays. Pollyanne was born near Ernabella at Balfours Well on the APY Lands. Her mother was from Ikari close to and north or Watarru.

Her father came from Iltur, an important men's site south-east of Watarru. Pollyanne paints the country of her mother. To the north, yet close to Watarru, this is Untju-ku ngura, her mother's birthplace. A large hill with a rockhole in the middle is a distinguishing feature of this country. Also in this region is Mamungari'nya the place where the monster spirit lies; it is a place of minyma tjukurpa - women's dreaming.

Pollyanne went to school in Ernabella and then in Fregon. Her teachers were Nancy Nicholson (Shepherd) Bob Capp and Rodney Sheridan. Pollyanne worked at the Fregon Art Centre when Diana James was the craft advisor. She learnt batik, tie-dyeing and made hooks, floor rugs from hand spun sheep wool rugs.

Pollyanne comes from a large family of eight children. Her father Georgie was a local identity in Fregon and was known for growing beautiful watermelons.Pollyanne's mother was his second wife. Witjiti and Murray are the eldest. Pollyanne, Tjunguarra-(Mantuwa), Noli, Nancy, Rosemary (deceased) and Paul were children from the second wife. Pollyanne married Yami Smith (since passed away) from Fregon and has four children. Anthony (passed away) Shannon and Yami and Maxine (Brenda) an adopted daughter.

https://www.shortstgallery.com.au/.../372.../biography/

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raapija · 3 years ago

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Rating Bucks Of Youth outfits based on my personal preferences. And science.

Nicholas:

-my nana would like to have her couch cushions back

-starting strong with Jesus, +10 points

-I feel like this guy would sell me toasters in bulk and call it the family business

Matthew:

-we in the jungle (boy?), Only +5 for the weak Jesus earring, sorry bruv

-yas, serve it, sister! 💁💅✨ His hair is so pretty

-this guy on the other hand would steal my toasters and then resell them at triple the "original" price that I paid the other dude for

Niccolo:

-I'll call this "The Exxon Valdez oil spill"

-the first time in 3 months Nick has had this much clothes on

-I'm pretty sure there's some Jesus in it, so +7.5 points

Matteo:

-solid bus seat aesthetic

-definitely something my dad would've worn in the mid 90's

-the tag team belt goes well with these colors, +5 points

Nichodemus:

-he really embraced the nose-to-ear jewellery, didn't he

-great Canary Islands -holiday romper with a dark twist, I like it

-show us the thigh, Nick. Also, +10 points for Jesus 🙏

Matthias:

-your geography teacher has arrived

-huge "i got 99 problems, and your day, Brenda, ain't one of them" -vibes

-this is actually kinda chill, ngl, I would wear that. +10 points

Nichola:

-could be used as a background to an Eddy Burback video

-sneaky lil nosering, +3 points

-I swear, these rompers keep getting shorter and shorter

Matthilda:

-good colors, +5 points

-I would be screaming too, honestly 💁

-the more I look at this photo, the more it looks like a dress. +6.9 points 👌

Nicholson:

-my favorite romper so far, bless this 🥰🥰 +20 points

-as black as my soul, very nice

-Baaaaarely enough Jesus in the earring, +6 points

-never noticed how smooth Nick's legs are, look at that. I wish I had skin that smooth 😔😔

Mattholomew:

-staying in the jungle, are we? Okay, okay... 💁

-Matty strikes back for the home stretch with a strong Jesus, extra +70 points

-this is what an LA citizen would wear to an expedition to the Amazon. Jokes on you, he could blend perfectly into the shrubbery and live as one of the plants for perhaps a whole, full, eternity

The results:

Nick:

56.5 points

Matty:

101.9 points

Wow, Nick got absolutely destroyed. Better luck next time, little brother. I guess it's scientifically proven now, that Matt has more fashion sense.

#aew #all elite wrestling #young bucks #matt jackson #nick jackson #fashion #i spent way too much time on this

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tuseriesdetv · 5 years ago

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Noticias de series de la semana: Reina Imelda

Renovaciones

Netflix ha renovado The Crown por una quinta y última temporada

Netflix ha renovado La casa de papel por una quinta y sexta temporada

Netflix ha renovado Sintonia por una segunda temporada

Epix ha renovado Perpetual Grace, LTD por una segunda y última temporada

Cancelaciones

Netflix ha cancelado Soundtrack tras su primera temporada

Noticias cortas

El reparto de Élite cambiará tras la tercera temporada.

Anthony Okungbowa (Kofu) y Bayo Akinfemi (Goodwin) serán regulares en la segunda temporada de Bob Hearts Abishola.

Fichajes

Se confirma que Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter, Pride) protagonizará la quinta y última temporada de The Crown.

Owen Wilson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Midnight in Paris) se une a Loki. Se desconocen detalles.

Marcia Gay Harden (The Newsroom, Damages) será la madre de Gary (James Roday) en A Million Little Things.

David Krumholtz (The Deuce, Numb3rs) será Bob Arum, adversario y posteriormente mejor amigo de Evel Knievel, en Evel.

Sarah Shahi (Person of Interest, City on a Hill) protagonizará Sex/Life. Será Billie Connelly, una madre de los suburbios que sale en busca de la chica sexy y soltera que era hace diez años.

Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds, Community) será recurrente en la segunda temporada de Blood & Treasure como la hermana Lisa, una monja de Roma.

Kelli Berglund (Lab Rats, Now Apocalypse) será Crystal, una valet (acompañante del luchador) de veinte años que desea competir como luchadora, en Heels.

Dulé Hill (Psych, Suits) y June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie, New Girl) se unen como recurrentes a la segunda temporada de Black Monday. Serán Marcus Wainwright III, presidente del fondo de becas afroamericano; y Corky Harris, esposa del congresista Harris (Tuc Watkins).

Mitchell Hoog (Hariet, The Devil Made Me Do It) y Belmont Cameli (My Evil Stepdad) serán Mac, el hijo de Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar); y Jamie, el hijo de Jessie (Elizabeth Berkley); en el revival de Saved By the Bell. Haskiri Velazquez (The Birch) y Alycia Pascual-Pena (Moxie) también participan.

Harry Richardson (Poldark), Thomas Cocquerel (Escape Room 2) y Jack Gilpin (Billions) se unen como regulares a The Gilded Age. Serán Larry Russell, recientemente graduado en Harvard; Tom Raikes, un joven abogado de Doylestown, Pensilvania; y Church, el mayordomo de la familia Russell.

Jenny Gago (StartUp, Soutland) será recurrente en Deputy como Anjelica Reyes, madre de Paula (Yara Martinez).

Sarah Yarkin (Single Parents, Foursome) será recurrente en Motherland: Fort Salem como Libba Swythe, una ambiciosa joven de clase alta con un viejo rencor hacia Abigail (Ashley Nicole Williams).

Tireni Oyenusi se une como regular a Americanah. Será Dike, el hijo de Aunty Uju (Uzo Aduba).

Enrique Murciano (Bloodline, Without a Trace), Camron Jones (The Purge, Elephant Department) y Jessica Sula (Skins, Scream) sustituyen a Will Chase, Kevin Alves y Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut en los papeles del sheriff Kean, Bishop y Natalie en Panic. Kerri Medders (Alexa & Katie, SEAL Team), Bonnie Bedelia (Parenthood, Designated Survivor), Moira Kelly (One Tree Hill, The West Wing), Nancy McKeon (The Facts of Life, The Division), Rachel Bay Jones (Dear Evan Hansen, God Friended Me) y Bryce Cass (13 Reasons Why) serán recurrentes como Ruby Anne McDonough, amiga de Sarah y hermana de Riley; Anne, viuda que le da un trabajo a Heather (Olivia Welch) en su granja; Laura Kean, esposa del sheriff Kean; Jessica Mason, madre soltera de Dodge (Mike Faist); Sherri Nill; madre soltera de Heather; y Adam Lyons, amigo de Ray (Ray Nicholson).

Mather Zickel (Masters of Sex, Better Things) será recurrente en The Crew como Frank, el novio de Beth (Sarah Stiles).

Chance Kelly (Generation Kill, Aquarius) será recurrente en For Life como Cyrus Hunt, el poderoso e imponente alcaide de la prisión.

Kaley Ronayne (Gotham, Quarry) será recurrente en The Right Stuff como Dee O'Hara, enfermera de los Mercury Seven.

Sarah Minnich (Better Call Saul) será recurrente en Briarpatch como Ginger Galanti, reportera de campo para Channel 8 en San Bonifacio, Texas.

Rachel Boston (Witches of East End, Kidding) y Tim Chiou (iZombie, Living with Models) serán recurrentes en la tercera temporada de SEAL Team como Hannah, la mejor amiga de la infancia de Sonny (AJ Buckley); y Michael 'Dirty Mike' Chen, agente del equipo.

Jen Tullock y Zach Cherry (You, Living with Yourself) protagonizarán Severance junto a Patricia Arquette, Adam Scott y Britt Lower. Serán Devon, hermana de Mark (Scott); y Dylan, empleado de Mark.

Blake Harrison (A Very English Scandal, World on Fire) y Barbara Flynn (Death in Paradise, The Durrells) se unen a Kate & Koji, antes conocida como Kate and Kolo. Serán Medium, sobrino de Kate (Brenda Blethyn); y Councillor Bone, eterna archienemiga de Kate.

Zahra Bentham (Spinning Out) y Mouna Traoré (Condor, American Gods) serán recurrentes en Madam C.J. Walker como Nettie, esposa de Ransom (Kevin Carroll); y Esther, una joven artista que trabaja en la línea de productos de Sarah (Octavia Spencer).

John Douglas Thompson (The Bourne Legacy, A Most Violent Year), Patrick Murney (Seven Seconds, Public Morals), Ben Miles (The Crown, The Capture), James McArdle (Mary Queen of Scots, New Bloods), Sosie Bacon (13 Reasons Why, Here and Now), Joe Tippett (The Morning Show, Rise) y Neal Huff (Falling Water, Show Me a Hero) se unen a Mare of Easttown. Serán Carter, el jefe de Mare (Kate Winslet) en el departamento de policía de Easttown; Kenny McMenamin, el padre de Erin (Cailee Spaeny); Richard Ryan, profesor de escritura creativa; el díacono Mark Burton, Carrie Layden, madre soltera y exnovia de Kevin (Cody Kostro); John Ross, marido de Lori (Julianne Nicholson); y el padre Dan Hastings, un primo de Mare.

Austin Crute (Daybreak, Booksmart), Nik Dodani (Atypical), Andrew Jacobs (Paranormal Activity: The Marked One) y Chloë Levine (The OA) se unen a la segunda y última temporada de Trinkets. Serán Marquise, nuevo amigo de Tabitha (Quintessa Swindell); Chase, rival intelectual de Moe (Kiana Madeira); Ben, el hermano mayor de Moe; y Jillian, nueva amiga de Elodie (Brianna Hildebrand).

Olivia Scriven (Degrassi: The Next Generation) será recurrente en Mrs. America como Liza Schlafly, la hija de Phyllis (Cate Blanchett).

Jim Klock (Cloak & Dagger, Green Book) será recurrente en The Underground Railroad como Tom Hardman, agente local de Indiana.

Pósters

Nuevas series

FX encarga Redeemer, drama creado por Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) e inspirado en 'The Churchgoer' (2019), novela de Patrick Coleman en la que el pasado y el presente de un antiguo pastor convertido en guardia de seguridad (Matthew McConaughey; True Detective, Dallas Buyers Club) colisionan mientras busca a una mujer desaparecida en Texas y descubre una conspiración criminal. Producida por Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) y Matthew McConaughey (True Detective).

Netflix ha encargado diez episodios de una serie de acción real adaptación del anime One Piece. Creada y escrita por Steven Maeda (Lost, The X-Files).

Netflix desarrolla la primera serie creada por Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (Primos, Diecisiete), una emocionante historia de amistad y superación.

Netflix encarga Jaguar, ambientada en los años 60 y centrada en Isabel Garrido (Blanca Suárez; Las chicas del cable, El internado), una joven española que logró sobrevivir al campo de exterminio de Mauthausen y se une a un grupo de agentes en busca de justicia usando Jaguar como alias y destapando a cientos de nazis refugiados en España, entre ellos Skorzeny, conocido como el hombre más peligroso de Europa.

Apple TV+ encarga Physical, dramedia ambientada en los años 80 en una comunidad costera en el sur de California que sigue a una mujer (Rose Byrne; Damages, Bridesmaids) que sufre por su condición de ama de casa y encuentra el camino hacia el poder a través del mundo del aeróbic. Escrita y producida por Annie Weisman (Desperate Housewives, Suburgatory).

Apple TV+ encarga una comedia musical protagonizada y producida por Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live) que sigue a una pareja de mochileros que quieren revitalizar su relación y descubren la ciudad mágica de Schmigadoon, donde todos actúan como si estuvieran en un musical de los años 40, y que no pueden irse hasta que encuentren el verdadero amor. Escrita y producida por Cinco Paul y Ken Daurio, guionistas de Despicable Me y The Secret Life of Pets. Producida por Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live, The Other Two).

Amazon encarga The Hospital, comedia de animación sobre dos doctoras alienígenas especializadas en enfermedades raras de ciencia ficción. Una de ellas desafía el protocolo y contrae una enfermedad de otra dimensión y deberán encontrar la cura antes de que el universo sea destruido. Escrita y producida por Cirocco Dunlap (Man Seeking Woman, Russian Doll). Producida por Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll) y Maya Rudolph (Forever).

Amazon encarga dos temporadas de Fairfax, comedia de animación para adultos sobre cuatro amigos de instituto que buscan la relevancia social. Creada y producida por Matt Hausfater (Undateable), Aaron Buchsbaum y Teddy Riley.

Showtime desarrolla Memory, drama basado en la serie coreana sobre un abogado al que le diagnostican Alzheimer y se ve obligado a enfrentarse a sus errores pasados y a su peligroso futuro mientras intenta sacar a la luz una conspiración farmacéutica que podría salvar su vida y su carrera. Escrita y producida por Michael Saltzman (Sneaky Pete, Murphy Brown). Producida por Aaron Kaplan (Santa Clarita Diet, The Mysteries of Laura).

Movistar+ desarrolla una serie sobre la vida de Miguel Bosé. El cantante colabora con los guionistas mientras escribe su autobiografía, que será complementaria a la serie. La idea es tener tres temporadas de ocho episodios cada una. La primera se centraría en su niñez, la segunda contaría su crecimiento artístico y personal en Londres, Nueva York, Francia, Italia o México, la parte más desconocida, y la tercera mostraría su éxito como artista y el cumplimiento de sus sueños.

Netflix encarga ocho episodios de In From the Cold, thriller de espionaje internacional con un toque sobrenatural en el que una madre soltera americana (Margarita Levieva; Revenge, The Deuce), durante sus vacaciones en Europa con su hija, es obligada por la CIA a enfrentarse a su pasado como espía rusa y producto de un experimento de la KGB que le dio habilidades especiales. Escrito y producido por Adam Glass (Supernatural, The Chi).

Luz verde directa en ABC a The Big Sky, protagonizada por la detective privada Cassie Dewell y la antigua agente de policía Jenny Hoyt, que buscan a dos hermanas secuestradas por un camionero en una autopista de Montana pero descubren que no son las únicas chicas desaparecidas en la zona y trabajan contrarreloj para evitar otro secuestro. Escrita y producida por David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies, Ally McBeal). Basada en 'The Highway' (2013), libro de la saga de C.J. Box.

ITV encarga cinco episodios de Viewpoint, drama que sigue un procedimiento de vigilancia policial en Manchester y explora si es posible observar las vidas ajenas con verdadera objetividad. El detective Martin Young, con sus propios traumas y sentimientos de culpa, ha de vigilar al principal sospechoso de la desaparición de una maestra de escuela, su novio, pero teme estar proyectando su soledad y su remordimiento. Creada por Ed Whitmore (Silent Witness, Manhunt) y Harry Bradbeer, director de Fleabag o Killing Eve.

Netflix encarga diez episodios de Country Comfort, comedia multicámara en la que una joven sureña aspirante a cantante de country (Katharine McPhee; Smash, Scorpion) pierde el control de su vida personal y toma un trabajo de niñera de los cinco hijos de un tosco vaquero (Eddie Cibrian; Take Two, CSI: Miami). Ricardo Hurtado (School of Rock, Malibu Rescue), Jamie Martin Mann, Pyper Braun, Shiloh Verrico (Lingua Franca, Crown Vic) y Griffin McIntyre (Return of the Mac) interpretarán a los niños. Creada por Caryn Lucas (The Nanny, Miss Congeniality).

Netflix y Canal + Francia encargan doce episodios de On The Verge, dramedia escrita, producida y protagonizada por Julie Delpy (Before Sunrise, 2 Days in Paris) que se centra en cuatro madres de Los Ángeles que se enfrentan a retos con sus matrimonios, carreras, familias e identidades y fijan este punto de su vida como una oportunidad de reinvención. Producida por Nick Hall (Looking, Enlightened).

Starz ha encargado ocho episodios de Run the World, comedia creada y escrita por Leigh Davenport (Boomerang) y Yvette Lee Bowser (Dear White People) que sigue a un grupo de amigas negras que viven y trabajan en Harlem y luchan por dominar el mundo. Protagonizada por Amber Stevens West (The Carmichael Show, Greek), Andrea Bordeaux (NCIS: LA), Bresha Webb (Marlon, Grey's Anatomy), Corbin Reid (How to Get Away with Murder, Valor) y Stephen Bishop (Imposters, Being Mary Jane).

Hulu encarga Tender Is The Night, limited series adaptación de la novela de F. Scott Fitzgerald (1934), que cuenta la historia de un joven psiquiatra que tiene un problema con el alcohol y las chicas jóvenes. Escrita por Nina Raine.

Fechas

La séptima temporada de Endeavour se estrena en ITV el 9 de febrero

The Pale Horse se estrena en BBC One el 9 de febrero

The End se estrena en Sky Atlantic el 10 de febrero

La segunda temporada de The Split se estrena en BBC One el 11 de febrero

La cuarta temporada de Man With a Plan se estrena en CBS el 2 de abril

Broke se estrena en CBS el 2 de abril

El estreno de The Baker and the Beauty en ABC se retrasa del 6 al 13 de abril

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Joyce & Hopper meet-cute in Melvald’s over the holidays, Will & Jonathan make an appearance. Life in sleepy Hawkins before the upside-down.

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If The Fates Allow

Christmas, 1982

It was quarter to seven on December 21st, and Joyce Byers was finally coming up on the tail end of her shift at Melvald’s General Store. She was all alone, sitting at the checkout counter, chin in her hands, mindlessly flipping through the latest issue of Cosmopolitan and listening to Brenda Lee’s holiday hits on the tape deck. Nearly an hour had passed now without a single customer and the minutes were crawling by.

Busy little bee that she was, Joyce had already swept, restocked the shelves, dusted the displays at the front of the store and replaced a few worn snowflakes hanging in the windows. She even remembered to water the poinsettias. All she had left to do now was cash out, and she was gone. Her fuddy-duddy of a boss wouldn’t normally approve of such things, but Joyce decided to close out her cash register early anyway. Donald would just have to understand.

Tonight was special after-all: the Hawkins Middle School Christmas pageant began at seven-thirty sharp, and she would need to lock up the store within the next twenty minutes to get there on time. The sixth-grade students were putting on a production of A Christmas Carol, Will was playing Tiny Tim, and she couldn’t be more thrilled. She was so proud, in fact, that she had bragged non-stop all day to anyone who’d listen.

Her youngest had devoted the past two weeks to rehearsing with his brother and friends in her living room, while she sat cross-legged on the floor, reading their stage directions aloud. She knew that script word for word by that point and while he might not have the most lines like Mike or the funniest ones like Lucas and Dustin, Will’s lines were the most important of the whole play, in her opinion. She was more than excited to see her baby’s debut performance.

Jonathan had called the store shortly after six to say he was running late and might not make it to the store in time to pick up the finishing touches for Will’s costume before he needed to get his brother back to the school. Joyce still had the pageboy cap (she had finished sewing it on her lunch break that afternoon) and a crutch borrowed from the pharmacy down the street, so she absolutely, positively could. Not. Be. Late.

She was nearly done tallying up her receipts with two minutes to close when she heard the bell on the door chime behind her. Of course a customer would walk in as she was closing up tonight, the only night of the year she had somewhere important to be.

“Oh come on,” she muttered under her breath, looking up in time to see her inconsiderate shopper breeze by. The familiar face glanced her way and gave a slight nod, acknowledging her unapologetic stare. He looked like a man on a mission brushing the fresh snowflakes off his corduroy jacket with that perpetually annoyed expression on his face.

It was always a strange sight to see Hopper out of uniform.

That night, he was wearing a festive plaid flannel and jeans. His dirty blonde hair was mussed, missing it’s sheriff’s hat, and day-old whiskers shadowed his cheeks. He passed the disheveled look off like it was intentional — even though she knew that he had likely just rolled out of bed from patrol the night before and didn’t give a hoot what he looked like. That just made it all the more sexier in her opinion and she scolded herself for thinking that way. She couldn’t help herself, though. He was aging into the perfect blend of Harrison Ford and Jack Nicholson: A bit rough around the edges, handsome as hell, and cocky… like he knew it.

Her heart was creeping its way into her throat as she watched him head to the back of the store. You don’t like him like that anymore, she reminded herself sternly (even though she knew deep down it was a lie).

Bee-lining to where Donald kept the liquor, he snuck another glance back at Joyce before turning down the aisle and disappearing from view. She pretended not to notice and promptly checked her reflection in the dark windows, thanking her good sense that morning to put a bit more effort into her hair and makeup for the pageant tonight. Smoothing her new bangs in vain, she took out the cherry chapstick from her vest pocket, popping some color on her lips. Joyce was nonchalant but mentally preparing for the worst.

An unsavory exchange at the supermarket on Labor Day that year had left a sour taste in her mouth and she vividly recalled swearing to herself on the drive home that if she never saw Jim Hopper again, it would be too soon. She regretted every word she said by the time the groceries were put away and meant to apologize when she saw him again, but in spite of their small hometown, they managed to avoid each other for the rest of autumn. Joyce really couldn’t be too surprised to see him now; they were well overdue for a run-in, and it was quickly becoming apparent he was meant to play the Ghost of Christmas Past in this twisted little production of her life.

But maybe (emphasis on maybe) enough time had passed now, and Hopper wouldn’t be on the defensive with her this time. He could see for himself that she was doing good and she could let him know that she took his words of advice, got her life back on track. She could finally, properly thank him. They could both say their sorry’s and move on.

Sure, it wasn’t the greatest timing, and she had maybe less than ten minutes to follow through on this little burst of spontaneity, but she could work with what she was given and was grateful for the opportunity at a fresh start. This could be her new year’s resolution for ’83, and it was something she could get started on right now.

She had unplugged the Christmas lights in the window, turned the radio and overhead lights off and moved the open sign to ‘closed’ by the time he reappeared.

Out of all the stores in all the towns, in all of Indiana…

This had to be fates giving her the nudge she needed to make amends. Or maybe she had just listened to one too many sappy Christmas songs that day, and they rotted her brain. A hundred ways to say hello ran through her head, but any notion she had about where the conversation would take them went out the window the second he opened his mouth.

“Am I keeping you?” he called out across the darkened store, leisurely taking his time walking back, making it clear he didn’t give a shit either way… slower than molasses in January.

Despite the actual answer and her simmering annoyance at his choice of greeting, she shook her head 'no’ and peered at the contents he carried up to the checkout with wide eyes.

“You okay there?”

Hopper scowled at the question, shifting the weight in his arms. She raised an eyebrow at him, pushing for an answer.

“Yeah, what’s it to ya?” he finally muttered, looming over her on the other side of the counter now, but Joyce didn’t back down.

She looked pointedly at him. His arms were full; a 40 of Jim Beam and Stoli were both tucked into the crook of one arm, with a box of wine wedged under the other. He expertly balanced three six packs and a stack of styrofoam cups on top of two flats of beer.

“‘Lot of booze for one person. Even you.“

She meant for her comment to come off as light-hearted teasing, but it fell flat. Rolling his eyes at her concern, Hopper dropped the beer on the counter with a thud, stacking the other items around unceremoniously. One of the bottles rolled towards the edge of the counter, and Joyce thankfully caught it before it could fall, placing it gently down next to his other items.

She didn’t mean to pry, but as long as she had known him, Hopper was possibly the most stubborn man she had ever met. If he were suffering, he’d die before he’d let on, and that worried Joyce more than she cared to admit. Over the last few Christmases, she had watched him from afar, a silent witness to his inner struggles dealing with the holiday season. She could only imagine how he felt, especially since she could barely cope herself after her own divorce. But to lose your only child too? She couldn’t bear the thought.

Even if they weren’t exactly on speaking terms, and even if he drove her up the wall when they did see each other, he was still (kind of) her friend. She felt compelled to ask, if only for her peace of mind.

"It’s not all for me, Joyce. It’s the PD Christmas potluck tonight,” his irritation peaked, and he waved the sleeve of cups at her with a wry look on his face, like it should have been obvious.

“Oh, well my mistake then,“ she snapped her mouth shut, feeling stupid she didn’t think of that first and even more so for assuming. Joyce grabbed the cups from Hopper and found the price tag, focusing on the task to take her mind off the fact she could sense his eyes watching her every move.

"Gimme a pack of camels too,” he sniffed. Two twenties were flicked at her across the counter, like he was leaving cash on the nightstand. Like he didn’t even know her at all.

Joyce’s blood started to boil.

“Say please,” she snapped, glaring at him. It wasn’t what Hopper said; it was how he said it.

He locked eyes with Joyce, not budging, and now it was her turn to roll her eyes. It didn’t take long before she gave in and grabbed his pack of smokes from the drawer under the counter, adding them to the total, punching the price in with a tepid fury. So much for peace on earth and goodwill to men. Not only was he making her late, but he was ruining her mood now too.

Her cheeks smoldered, but Joyce held her tongue, fighting the burning desire to tell him off. A small part of her recalled that this is what always happened between them: she’d go out of her way to initiate the conversation, trying her best to be pleasant, if not a bit friendly (sometimes even a bit flirty). Hop would instantly go on the defense with an ignorant remark or two. She would retort to start the fight, and then they were off to the races. Both would walk away smarting, leaving all the words they shouldn’t have said hanging in the air for all of Hawkins to see. Everyone in town knew that Joyce and Hopper were on the outs and had been for a long while.

But after all the damn self-help books she had read that year, it finally clicked: They didn’t have to ride on this merry-go-round of hurt feelings anymore. She knew she could break the cycle if she really wanted to. Truth be told, she missed his companionship, and if there was one thing Joyce was in need of right now, it was a friend… maybe even something more. It drove her batty how much she wanted to console him as a friend, throttle him like a nemesis and rip his clothes off all at the same damn time.

Clearing her throat, she spoke up again, refusing to give in to his silent treatment, “Got any plans for the holidays?”

He grunted in response, making her venture a guess that was a “no,” or “none of your business,” — possibly both.

Joyce carried on, fidgeting with the box of wine. She looked for the price, instead of at him, “Well, the boys and I are planning a big breakfast on Christmas morning, um, since I work Christmas Eve. You should stop by. I mean, if you don’t have anything else going on…“ She side-eyed his reaction and set the wine aside.

Hopper’s eyes narrowed. His mouth drew tight at her words as if he was considering it for a split second, before he declined with a curt, "No, thank you.” Didn’t even bother with an excuse.

The outright dismissal took her back by surprise before she quickly recovered with a half-shrug, half-smile.

“Oh okay, maybe next year,” she said, just hoping she didn’t look as defeated as she felt.

With a sober nod, Hopper let his attention fall to the items on the counter between them. He passed them off to Joyce without another word as she rang them up, one by one. With each button pressed, the silence between them grew more and more awkward. Joyce expected some pushback from Hopper, but this was really taking the cake. Here she was, putting herself out there, doing her best to extend an olive branch during the holiday season, and he was still holding a grudge. Un-be-lievable.

She wasn’t about to give up, though. She wanted to make it clear to him that this little game they continued to play year after year had gone on long enough. They were both adults now, and it was time to put their differences aside. Forgive and forget.

Joyce would melt Hopper’s little Grinch heart, even if it killed her.

She gave him his receipt and change, slowing down to let the tips of her fingers pause over the palm of his hand. Joyce lingered for a slow, taciturn moment until she finally caught his eye, her thumb brushing over his. Hopper’s steely demeanor softened at her touch, if only for a brief moment in time, and there it was: a fleeting glimpse of the man she once knew.

Her voice was quiet when she spoke again, "Merry Christmas, Hop.”

His acknowledgment was barely there, but unmistakable. He gave a subtle squeeze back before pocketing the change.

To an outsider, it would have looked like nothing more than a momentary pause between acquaintances or perfect strangers, but to them, it was a spark of hope on the longest night of the year.

“Merry Christmas, Joy,” the words tumbled from his mouth like he didn’t want to say it, but she could tell he meant it nevertheless. And just as quickly as the moment fell over them, it passed.

Without another word, he opened the pack of Camels and lit up, ignoring the ‘No-Smoking’ sign taped to the wall behind Joyce. She didn’t bother to say anything, watching, amused as a puff of smoke enveloped him in the dark of the store, like a magician making his grand exit. Loading up his arms, he took one last glance to make sure he got everything and was on his way. Her heart was heavy to watch him go, but what could she do? Chase after him? Beg him to talk it out? Force him to be her friend again? It was going to have to be on his terms if anything, and it was clear to her now that he wasn’t ready to make nice.

The door swung open before Hop could reach it, and Will ran into Melvald’s only to stop short, practically colliding head first into the beer.

“Chief,” Jonathan nodded politely.

“Hi uh, M-mister Hopper,” Will smiled up at the tall man he recognized as his mom’s old friend before running over to her counter to grab his hat from her outstretched hand.

"Hi baby,” Joyce beamed at her youngest, admiring his costume. “You look great! Very Dickens!”

Will proudly donned the pageboy hat for his mother’s approval and grabbed the crutch. “Thank you! Love you! See you at school,” he called to Joyce over his shoulder, running back to where Jonathan was offering his assistance to Hopper.

“Need a hand with that, sir?” The teen didn’t bother to wait for a response from the police chief, shifting his camera bag upon his shoulder, and grabbing the bottles off the top of the stack, while Will held the door for them.

Hopper could only watch it happen; he was bombarded by the trio of Byers’ and completely caught off guard. He looked down at the two smiling boys in front of him before looking back at Joyce, who was glowing at the sight of her polite, little men.

“Fine,” he huffed. “Take these, too.”

Jonathan grabbed the six-packs without hesitation from under Hopper’s arm and started for the door while Joyce stifled a giggle, drawing the attention of all three.

“So I’ll uh, meet you boys at the school in twenty,” she told her sons before turning to Hop. “Nice to see you,” she smiled, her heart fluttering just the tiniest bit when it was returned.

It might not have been a complete reconciliation like Joyce had hoped for, but she would accept it for what it was; a Christmas armistice in their war. With it came a renewed sense of hope that 1983 could be a fresh start for the both of them.

The boys led Hopper to his marked Chevy parked out in front of the store. The snow was finally tapering off as the temperature started to drop, the tiny flakes sparkling in the soft glow of Hawkin’s street lamps wrapped up in pretty red bows. The street was empty and quiet, the fresh snowfall making it seem like they were the only ones left in town.

"You in a play or something, Tiny Tim?” Hopper called out to the younger Byers boy, who was running ahead outside the store.

“Yeah!” Will turned back to him at the truck and raised the crutch in the air as Hopper approached. “How’d you know?”

“Just a guess… Your mom’s real proud, I can tell,” Hopper smirked at the kid, despite himself. “Y’know, she used to star in all the school plays when she was your age, too.” He glanced behind the Byers boys to the storefront, where he could see Joyce locking the door behind them. The urge to go back and talk to her was pulling at him now, but he stayed firmly in place.

Jonathan opened the trunk and started to load up the back of the Blazer while the Chief was distracted, exchanging a look with his little brother. Turning back to Hopper, Jonathan grabbed the last of the load from the older man and his attention.

“We have an extra ticket, you know.”

“Oh?” Hopper mumbled, Jonathan’s words breaking him from his daze. Firing the styrofoam cups in behind the booze, he slammed the trunk hatch and took a long drag off the cigarette hanging from the side of his mouth. He glanced back, but she was gone.

“It was supposed to be for my dad but… he’s not coming,” Will was looking glum, poking holes in the fluffy snow with the end of Tiny Tim’s crutch.

Rage prickled the inside of Hopper’s chest as he took in the sad sight. He instantly wished he knocked Lonnie’s teeth in a lot sooner than he did.

“You should come,” Jonathan perked up, offering Lonnie’s ticket to the other man. “She won’t mind.”

Hopper highly doubted Joyce would agree with that statement. But then again, after her little grab at attention in Melvald’s just now… maybe the kid was right.

“Yeah! You should come,” Will perked up, echoing his brother with a sly look. It was suddenly very apparent the angle was to make him Joyce’s date for the night.

Nope, sorry boys, not happening. Maybe in another life.

“Ah thanks, I’d really like to,” he lied, fishing for the keys in his pocket and a quick excuse. “But I have to get this stuff back to the police department. People are waiting on me, important police business, y’know?” he dropped the last of his smoke to the ground and stamped it out.

“Merry Christmas boys, and thanks for the help.”

He gave the Byers boys a small salute as he climbed into the truck, frantic to get out of there and away from the barrage of emotions his little errand brought with it. The Chevy’s engine roared as it turned over in the cold, making the boys take a step back onto the curb. He didn’t mean to be a jerk, but he was walking a fine line here; he had boundaries to maintain.

Through the fogged up windows, he watched them share a look of disappointment and turn to go.

Hopper’s blackened, frozen heart tapped on his chest to remind him it was still there and he heaved a sighed. Rolling his window down, he called out to Will & Jonathan, “Hey, how about a raincheck for next year?”

"Sure,” Will brightened up instantly.

Hopper choked back his smirk, “Break a leg tonight, kid.”

Jonathan chuckled, and Will waved the crutch again with a laugh, “Thanks!”

There — that could be his good deed for the Byers family this holiday season. Even if he couldn’t keep the raincheck next year, the gesture was enough. While Hopper let his diesel warm up, he watched the boys climb into Lonnie’s beat-up, old Ford.

They were good kids. It was clear Joyce had done her absolute best in raising them on her own over the last three years, even if it was only to spite the asshole who fathered them. Hop was sure Sara and Joyce’s youngest would have made great friends, too. A twinge of sorrow hit him at the realization they never even got the chance to meet.

The brothers waved to him once more as they pulled out of the parking stall, leaving just him and Joyce, the only cars parked on Main Street. Deciding it was a good a time as any to chain smoke, he lit up again and idled, getting lost in his thoughts.

Why did he have to stop there instead of the gas station or grocery store? Sure, Melvald’s was the closest store to the police station, but if he really wanted to, he could have gone out of his way to avoid her altogether. Hopper would be lying to himself if he said that he didn’t stop in to check up on her, to test the waters. He figured if he was feeling lonely, she was probably lonely too…

Turns out, he wasn’t ready. Seeing Joyce only brought the bad feelings bubbling up to the surface, making him feel worse. Now he had all these unfettered emotions to deal with, and lord knows, it would take weeks to get them back in their bottle.

With nearly twenty years of history between them, they had been through so much. Forgive and forget was easier said than done at this point. There were some words you couldn’t take back, and some things you just couldn’t forgive, and it would take a lot more than some simple pleasantries or a soft touch to make him change his mind and start rebuilding all the bridges Joyce Byers burned.

The cigarette had burned down when the chime of the bells jostled him out of his thoughts, his eyes darting to the rearview. Joyce was locking the deadbolt and hadn’t yet noticed that he was still there. He stubbed the butt out in the ashtray, watching closely as she turned around and saw his truck still parked in front of her store. There was no hiding from her now.

She paused, blinking once, twice. The corner of her lips curled.

Hopper’s eyes flicked to the passenger side mirror to watch as she began walking towards her car, head down, stifling a satisfied smirk in her purse.

Watching Joyce struggle to find her keys through the frost-bitten truck windows was a strange mix of bitter and sweet for Hopper. It was a familiar sight, almost comforting, like shaking up a snowglobe and watching it settle. A shimmer of frost and foggy breath swirled around her head like a halo, and he swore she glowed like a goddamn angel under the lamplight. He fought the impulse to roll down the window and say something, anything, knowing full well a she-devil still lurked underneath that pretty little exterior.

Danger, Will Robinson. Time to tread lightly, think logically and not let his festering feelings get the better of him.

She threw him one last look over the roof of the Pinto to let him know she saw him watching her, before climbing in and starting her car. It was the same look that she always shot him right before ripping him to shreds: exasperated, like she was tired of his shit. Hopper had grown to hate that look, yet it still wound him up all the same. She was teasing him now.

He shook his head, shaming her for playing games.

Joyce shook her head back and flipped him the bird.

Hop narrowed his eyes at her. Very mature.

She wrinkled her nose and stuck her tongue out, hesitating before finally waving goodbye. Hopper chuckled to himself as Joyce put the car in reverse, a serene sense of nostalgia settling over him then.

She must have felt it too. Glancing back to him one more time, a tiny smile played about her lips.

He nodded a simple farewell, and she returned it before driving off towards the school, retreating into the dark and silent night. Once she disappeared around the corner, he started to make his way back to the party at the station, turning the radio on to distract himself.

Hopper wasn’t quite ready to let Joyce back in just yet. Even if they could go back to being friends… Did he really think he could be open with her? Allow himself to be vulnerable? Not when it still felt like everything he ever loved had been taken away from him too soon (including her, more than once).

He’d see how the new year panned out, but he wasn’t sure if he could ever shake this feeling it might never be the same again.

But, dammit if he didn’t miss her anyway.

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Highlander (1986) Review

[This is a review includes spoilers!]

Brenda: "What can you tell me about a seven foot lunatic hacking away with a broadsword at one o'clock in the morning in New York City in 1985?" Connor: "Not much."

As B-movies go, this one isn't all that good. But it did something extraordinary: it introduced a unique fantasy universe that has captivated fans for years. I've spent a lot of time fantasizing about the Highlander-verse. If I wrote fanfic, it would probably be Highlander fanfic.

These immortals appear to have it made. They live forever and don't age after their first death. They regenerate and recover from everything but beheading. But Highlander at its best effectively explored the drawbacks of immortality. They must always live on the fringes for fear of discovery. They are constantly at war with each other, competing for "the prize." If they love a mortal, they must watch them age and die. If they don't love mortals, they cut themselves off from the world. The fact that they can't procreate intensifies their isolation; this was a particularly clever writing choice. This movie dipped its toes into this theme with Connor's marriage to Heather, and his relationship with his adopted daughter, Rachel.

Christopher Lambert's Connor is pretty good, especially considering that the actor barely spoke English at the time. He doesn't do it for me like Adrian Paul does, though. Bringing in Sean Connery as Connor's immortal sponsor was a good move, although I've always had a hard time getting past them casting a Scot as an Egyptian in scenes that take place in Scotland.

Along with the fantasy universe itself, there were several things I loved about this movie. The utterly gorgeous Scottish scenery. The clever transitions from Connor's present to his past – my favorite was the Mona Lisa on the wall. The fabulous rock score by Queen, particularly "Princes of the Universe" and "Who Wants to Live Forever," which has become even more poignant after the premature death of Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury.

And then there's Clancy Brown, one of my favorite character actors, as the Kurgan. He may be the scariest, most over-the-top Highlander villain ever. He's certainly the most physically imposing. I just loved him in that insane costume in the irreverent church scene. Also loved him chasing Brenda around her apartment, and their kamikaze drive around the city. It takes a very good actor to pull off stuff like this.

Highlander is not a long movie. For reasons I'll never understand (probably the deeper wisdom of the suits, who do their best to screw up movies), the U.S. version of this movie is eight minutes shorter and lacks some backstory, some of the more violent bits, and (idiotically) the war flashback that explained Connor's relationship with Rachel.

Lots of bits and pieces:

— Connor was born in 1518 in Glenfinnan. Ramirez told Connor that he was born 2,437 years ago, but we don't know the year that scene took place.

— Kurgans were an ancient people from the steppes of Russia. We don't know how old the Kurgan was. But he was definitely the first of a long line of immortal villains with names that begin with the letter K.

— Many of the basic "rules" are introduced in this movie: feeling ill when encountering another immortal (the "buzz"); holy ground; not being able to have children. All wounds heal, with the exception of wounds to the neck which appear to be permanent. (Loved Clancy Brown's safety pins.)

— My favorite scene may be the 1783 flashback to the duel on Boston Commons, with Bassett having to kill the drunken Connor over and over again, as Connor giggled and staggered around. It showed comic possibilities to immortality which were later explored extremely well in the television series.

— The brief zoo scene felt like a deliberate homage to Christopher Lambert's previous movie, Greystoke.

— Most Obvious Symbolism was Connor and Kurgan fighting for the Prize under a huge sign that said, "Silvercup." And in the same scene, Brenda was wearing plaid.

— Dan observed that Highlander felt a lot like Terminator with its exuberant guerrilla filmmaking, an unkillable, unstoppable foe and a couple on the run from him.

— Connor had a specific look: trenchcoat, jeans, and sneakers. It worked for him.

— The final battle in front of all of the windows (which you know will eventually all break) was striking. Pun intended.

— Connor made his living as an antique dealer. A marvelously logical occupation for an immortal.

— Birds flew up into the air right before Ramirez died.

— Sean Connery's red costume with the peacock feather cape was too much. Not too many men could carry that one off, but he did.

— Connor's last five aliases were Adrian Montagu, Jacques Lefebret, Alfred Nicholson, Rupert Wallingford, and Russell Nash.

When you have a fantasy universe with multiple movies and a long-running television series, you're going to have inconsistencies. How could they know? Here, there are lots of them:

— Ramirez told Connor he was experiencing a "quickening" but it was unrelated to taking someone's head. The whole thing with the stag is inconsistent with the later Highlander-verse.

— When Connor was stabbed and drowned, he didn't die and revive; he just stayed conscious.

— The biggest was the ending, of course, with Connor being the last of the immortals and getting the prize. The fact that it included having kids and growing old was probably intended to be ironic. The Kurgan would have been deeply disappointed.

Quotes:

"There can be only one." The most famous line from the movies and the series.

Connor: "Stop, sir, I beseech you. I apologize for calling your wife a bloated warthog, and I bid you good day."

Kurgan: "Happy Halloween, ladies. (thrusts his tongue in and out at them) Nuns. No sense of humor."

This isn't a particularly good movie in the grand scheme of things, but it's certainly compelling and unique. Three out of four stars,

Billie Doux knows that there can be only one. And that's Methos.

#Highlander #Connor MacLeod #Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez #The Kurgan #Doux Reviews #Movie Reviews #something from the archive

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Top 10 Greatest Leonardo DiCaprio Movies of All Time

Source We all love Leo for his promising performance. May he be a bad boy, a romantic boyfriend, or a mentally-ill child, we couldn't deny the fact that he's an incredible actor. Plus, he's the King of Freak-Out scenes! Now, let's find out his top 10 greatest movie roles of all time. 1. Titanic

His most popular movie performance of all is playing Jack Dawson in the award-winning 1997 movie, Titanic. This box-office, record-breaking movie that stunned millions of people across the globe has made a worldwide phenomenon that goes deep down in history. Besides the heart-breaking story of the tragic ship, there's also Leo and Kate's chemistry that binds the audiences into a more level of attachment. No doubt, it's still the summit of Leo's career, and one of the greatest old-school movies to come out of Hollywood in the last 20 years. Fun facts: Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet committed to the film even before the script was written, on the basis only of a 165-page outline James Cameron had written.The hands seen sketching Rose are not Leonardo DiCaprio's, but director James Cameron's. In post-production, Cameron, who is left-handed, mirror-imaged the sketching shots so the artist would appear to be right-handed, like DiCaprio.Both Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio learned how to dance the polka for the scenes set at the party in the third-class compartments.Johnny Depp was offered the role of Jack Dawson, but turned it down, and considers it a big regret. 2. What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Source In this emotional, tear-jerking movie, our young Leo plays Arnie Grape, who is a mentally handicapped teenager. He's the younger brother of Gilbert (Johnny Depp), who struggles to bring their family out of difficult circumstances. Leo's performance as a mentally disabled teen is so convincing, it'll make you think that he's definitely not normal at all. This movie brought our young Leo to his first Oscar-nominated role. It's just so sad that he won't be able to tell his "Mamma" about his Oscar award, because she won't wake up anymore. Fun facts: Leo said that playing Arnie Grape was "the most fun I've ever had."When getting into character, Leo remarked of it. I spent a few days at a home for mentally retarded teens. We just talked and I watched their mannerisms. People have these expectations that mentally retarded children are really crazy, but that isn't so. It's refreshing to see them because everything's so new to them."Leo created Arnie's trademark flicking his finger against his nose, describing it as a sort of "brain wipe...like Arnie is massaging the inside of his brain."Leo really did not bathe during the period in filming when Arnie refused to go near water! 3. Romeo + Juliet

Before Leo had the role of Jack in Titanic, he's already a hot icon for being the handsome, sexy, and romantic boyfriend that every single ladies dream of having. Set in the modern era, Baz Luhrmann's histrionic, gang-war-filled setting take on the classic play. Although Kate and Leo's chemistry is so much perfect in Titanic, it is undeniably true that Leo and Claire's pair up is also stunning. Fun facts: Leonardo DiCaprio's version of Romeo's speech at Juliet's bier was so good it movedClaire Danes to tears, nearly ruining the scene. The moment the director yelled "cut!," Danes smacked DiCaprio on the arm and said, "Don't make me cry. I'm supposed to be comatose, here!"Leonardo DiCaprio was Baz Luhrmann's first choice to play Romeo.Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio initially did not get along well on set. Danes accused Leonardo DiCaprio of being immature, while Leo said Danes was just uptight. 4. Catch Me If You Can

Source Who would've thought that this handsome, good-looking man is a fugitive? Not in real life though, but in Steven Spielberg's hit movie, "Catch Me if You Can". Leo is Frank Abagnale, a real-life con-man who traveled around the country and lived the high life as he impersonated pilots, lawyers, and doctors. Leo's acting from one character to another is just so promising, we'll all convinced that he's not just impersonating. Fun facts: To get her to achieve the way he wanted her to sloppily kiss Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg asked Amy Adams to pretend she was starving to death and eating a cheeseburger.According to the real Frank Abagnale Jr. approximately 80 percent of the movie is true.When Frank begins recruiting decoy flight attendants; when announcing the girls picked he announces the actresses by real name.17-year-old Frank tells Brenda he's 28 years old, which was Leonardo DiCaprio's true age when Catch Me If You Can premiered in 2002. 5. The Departed

Source One of the most intense roles that Leo ever had was playing the role of Billy Costigan as a cop infiltrating the mob. Together with Matt Damon as a mobster infiltrating the police force, the film is an intricate, fascinating tale of competing cat-and-mouse games. However, the film director and his screenwriter infuse it with so much tragedy that it winds up becoming something almost mythic. But seeing Leo's performance is just so intense, in a totally unglamorous way by being a desperate man who almost loses his identity. It's one of his all-time greatest performances. Fun facts: Leo could've won an Oscar award for this movie. A possible reason why he did not receive an Oscar nomination for his performance in this movie was because the Warner Bros. Studios initially did not want to favor him over his co-stars and place him in the leading actor category. The studio favored his leading performance in Blood Diamond (2006) (which eventually got him a nomination). DiCaprio himself refused to campaign against his male co-stars in the supporting actor category, so Warner bought no supporting actor ads for DiCaprio, and he did not receive a nomination.Leonardo DiCaprio was cast in the title role in The Good Shepherd (2006).Leonardo DiCaprio called his one-on-one scene with Jack Nicholson "one of the most memorable moments of my life." 6. Django Unchained

Source Playing the matured role of a slave owner Calvin Candie in a smooth and attractive way is definitely a credit to Leo's amazing talent. His dirty, racist, and demented heart on Quentin Tarantino's hit movie "Django Unchained" brought him into a remarkable role of being the bad guy playing his cards on a sophisticated way. This is a man who breeds and forces his slaves to fight each other, who has a weird fascination with France, and who is, at heart, a murderous psychotic. Fun facts: When Leonardo DiCaprio's character Calvin Candie smashes his hand on the dinner table, the actor accidentally crushed a small stemmed glass with his palm and really began to bleed. DiCaprio ignored it, stayed in character, and continued with the scene. Tarantino was so impressed that he used this take in the final print, and when he called cut, the room erupted in a standing ovation. DiCaprio's hand was bandaged and he suggested the idea of smearing blood onto the face of Kerry Washington. Tarantino and Washington both liked this, so Tarantino got some fake blood together.During the filming of one of the dinner scenes, Leonardo DiCaprio had to stop the scene because he was having "a difficult time" using so many racial slurs. Samuel L. Jackson then pulled him aside telling him, "Motherfucker, this is just another Tuesday for us." 7. The Basketball Diaries

Source Another young Leo movie, this is just one of the many proofs that Leo was born to act. His role in the movie adaptation of Jim Carroll's memoir, The Basketball Diaries, is a big shift from playing the sweet, innocent, and mentally-challenged Arnie in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" to a high school basketball star, who eventually becomes broken, and worse, a homeless drug addict. But Leo's flexible character made him so amazing in this movie, which brought a dramatic atmosphere in his struggles as a broken teenager. Fun facts: The guy Jim talks to in the underground drugden, is the real Jim Carroll.Leonardo DiCaprio and Juliette Lewis previously appeared together in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993).This is the first film with Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg. They would later appear together in The Departed.Jim Carroll was unaware of who Leonardo DiCaprio was at first. "When they first told me it was gonna be Leo, I didn't know who he was," Carroll told The Los Angeles Times. "If they'd said the kid from Growing Pains (1985), I would have known, because when I first saw that kid, I said, 'This kid has a lot of presence.' I said, 'That kid is very pretty. He's gonna do well.'"To prepare for his role, Leonardo DiCaprio hung out in Greenwich Village and went to a poetry reading with Carroll. 8. The Aviator

Source This movie is another Martin Scorsese's. Leo plays the role of Howard Hughes in his early years of being an inventor, and at the same time, a bigtime millionaire businessman. He's facing a lot of problems in almost everything. As he tries to continue chasing his plans and dreams, there are times when he's about to get mad, and Leo's characterization on this part of Howard's life is truly convincing. He's definitely a great actor for this movie. Fun facts: Leonardo DiCaprio spent a day with Jane Russell to hear her memories and impressions of Howard Hughes. She was very impressed with DiCaprio's visit and told him that Hughes was a quiet yet extremely stubborn man who always got his way in the end.Howard Hughes' Los Angeles home in the film was actually the home he lived on Muirland Drive.Leonardo DiCaprio received an Oscar nomination for playing Howard Hughes.Leonardo DiCaprio (standing roughly 6ft) is several inches smaller than the actual Howard Hughes (6ft4). 9. Revolutionary Road

This 2008 movie is kind of special, as Leo and his Titanic partner Kate were reunited for this adaptation of Richard Yates' classic novel "Revolutionary Road". This movie is mainly about suburban despair and two adults who realizes that life is not as easy as one-two-three. Contrary to their adventurous and colorful characters in Titanic, their roles in this movie is matured and somehow full of problems. Leo's excellent performance in this movie is his signature freak-out, where we're all stunned and scared for a moment as he burst out his anger and disappointment. Fun facts: While directing the love scene between Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, director Sam Mendes (husband of Winslet at the time) opted to watch the monitor from another room.This was the second movie Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet worked on together since Titanic (1997). Paramount Pictures, which distributed the early film in the U.S., was the worldwide distributor of this film.This film marked the second time Kate Winslet has been in a movie where she makes love in a vintage car, and someone's hand hits the window and slides down it in the throes of passion. The first time was in Titanic (1997). 10. The Man in the Iron Mask

Source After the success of Titanic comes this movie. Leo, who played the sneering, playboy King Louis XIV with his long-imprisoned twin has become a hit after Leo's stardom in Titanic. Young Leo was so versatile, he was able to play two different characters in one movie! Besides, we can also see Leo in his elegant robes while hiding the fact that there's something more dreadful in those shiny dress. Fun facts: Leonardo DiCaprio's mask was made out of polystyrene.Louis XIV did have a brother named Philippe, but he was not a twin. He was several years younger, a flamboyant homosexual, and had the title Duc d'Orleans.MGM discovered the audience the movie attracted was "directly related to appeal of Leonardo DiCaprio", being 55% female and 46% under the age of 25.The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeremy Irons; and two Oscar nominees: John Malkovich and Gérard Depardieu. Read the full article

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The Old Salem Post

Our Local Tamassee-Salem SC Area News each Monday except holidays Contact: [email protected] Distributed to local businesses, town hall, library. Volume 6 Issue Week of October 24, 2022 https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/oldsalempost-blog Lynne Martin Publishing

EDITOR: I was speaking with a friend who recently visited the Amish states. She said “I would love to live there, but there is no land for sale.” Imaging that! They protect their land for their families and for the survival of their way of life. I recently spent some time in the Big Easy. As I looked around at the skyscrapers, the litter and filth, the different types of people, and I wondered what in the world is “easy” about this way of living, and why I was there in the first place. I guess it was to see that I cherish our way of life here. What we have is true life. True living. And I thank God I have this place to come to and call home! LRMartin Sharing: How did New Orleans become known as the Big Easy? Supposedly New Orleans was compared to New York. The Big Apple state (NY) is a hurried pace to reach the desire of the biggest and the best. Whereas New Orleans represents a laid back easy attitude toward life.

TOWN OF SALEM: Downtown Market every Sat. 8am-12pm. Fall Festival: Oct 28, 5:30pm-7:30pm. Inflatables, Pony Rides, Hay Rides, Face Painting, Trunk or Treat & More! You may donate candy at the Town Hall for for Trunk or Treat. *Rec Basketball signups now through the end of October. *Mobile Food Pantry Nov 12, at Salem First Baptist Church 10am until- noon or while supplies last.

Jocassee Valley Brewing Company (JVBC), 13412 N Hwy 11 Open Wed-Sat, 8am-9pm Events: Wed: No event Thurs: Old Time Jam 6:30pm Fri: Food: Wing Wagon South Music: Goers Blues Duo, 4pm. Brown Mountain Lighting Bugs 6:30pm Sat: Halloween/Samhain Harvest Festival: IRON OAK BARN serving Irish Food 1130 am Music: Derrick Phillips 4pm Brendan Nolan 630 pm. Craft Vendors. Costume Contest 6pm. Sunday: 12pm-7pm. COFFEE SHOP Wed-Sat 8am-9pm

ASHTON RECALLS By Ashton Hester + SALEM LIBRARY HOSTED "ROUND-UP READING CLUB" PARTY IN 1952 - (The following story was in the August 27, 1952 issue of the Keowee Courier). . .A group of children who participated in the summer "Round-Up Reading Club" at the Salem Library were entertained and presented their certificates at a party given by Mrs. Christine Wigington, the library custodian. . .The children were appropriately dressed for the occasion in cowboy boots and hats, and Mrs. Wigington carried out the cowboy theme in decorating the library rooms. . .Refreshments were enjoyed and several games were played, with the winners receiving as prizes lassos, miniature cowboys, and bandanas. . .Mrs. Ray Green, county librarian, was a guest at the event, and Mrs. Crawford Nicholson assisted Mrs. Wigington. . .The children who attended were Glen Dalton, Darwin Poe, Bobby Land, Elaine Brown, Brenda Nicholson, Larry Dalton, Rufus Land, Beth Nicholson, Guy Nicholson, Guy Towe, John Bolick and Carolyn Bolick. . .The Salem Library was organized in June of this year and has made remarkable progress. It is one of two progressive branch libraries of the Oconee County Library in Walhalla, the other being in Westminster.

Vote soon: There are many political signs out on the roadsides for the District 1 Oconee School Board Seat. Please do your homework on all of the candidates. Do not just check the status quo box on any candidate. We know the current Board spends money like they have an infinite bank account. And actually they do! They hold power on your taxes and hold us hostage to a failing public school system. LRM

OPUS TRUST, 501c3 nonprofit– mission to educate and promote the protection of our farms, landscape and precious places. Our current projects have been fundraising to support the Eagles Nest Art Center and create a museum for the CCC artifacts, to teach &show appreciation for the generation who provided the beautiful parks and trails we enjoy today. Next meeting Mon, Oct 24th at 6pm JVB.

Land Use and Easements: If you Will your property to your children or even an organization, without any type of restrictions in place, your land or farm can be sold off and developed and change forever the dreams you worked so hard to make come true.

Jottings from Jeannie in Bali, South Pacific Bali has been called “the world’s last paradise.” I don’t see how natives would want to trade balmy sea breezes, fertile countryside, terraced rice paddies and low hanging mangoes for high rent and heating bills? From what I’ve observed, the WEEKLY family feasts and adherence to the Hindu religion binds citizens of “my village” Bondalem tightly together. Males and females wear traditional dress from 3 month olds to seniors. No one would dream of causing a ruckus with attention-seeking-behavior or dress! The young women were SHOCKED to learn that some women choose to have babies without a husband in the USA, and asked: How will those babies learn the stories of their father’s people? These American babies will grow up broken without their fathers guidance and love. And speaking of LOVE, I will be home next week! From the other side of the world, I love you, Oconee! Miz Jeannie. ( Keep me in your prayers as I use my heart and my head in His service!)

Eagles Nest Art Center, 501c3, 4 Eagle Lane, Salem UPCOMING EVENTS: See our Website: Eaglesnestartcenter.org and Face Book. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Nov 19, 2022 Malpass Brothers performance has been cancelled. But, we found ELVIS.

ANNOUNCING ELVIS is coming to SALEM! Elvis Tribute Artist, Jim Reiser, will perform Nov 19, 2022, 7pm-8pm. Doors will open at 6pm for general seating. Get there early. Enjoy concessions and our Treasure Room. Tickets are on sale at the Salem Town Hall, Ticketleap, or call 864-280-1258. Dec 3, 2022, 7pm a Christmas Performance by Darin and Brooke Aldridge. Ticketleap or Call 864-280-1258.

ENAC Board meeting Monday, November 7, 5pm at ENAC.

NEWS FROM FRIENDS OF LAKE JOCASSEE: FOJ has a couple of events coming up: "Perk up the Park Day" Sat, Nov. 12, 9:00 til Noon at the Keowee-Toxaway State Park on Hwy 11. GPS address:108 Residence Dr., Sunset, SC. SPONSORED BY: Friends of Jocassee, Inc. We will be working with landscape designer Jon Fritz to install a new native plant garden at the back entrance to the park's visitor center and all are welcome. We have about 120 native shrubs & plants to install, water & mulch. Snacks and water provided. A tentative rain date has been set for Nov. 14 from noon to 2:00 pm. Any inclement weather changes will be posted on the FOJ web site. Bring gloves & garden tools & come join our state park beautification project. No pre-registration necessary. Waivers will be required for FOJ and State Park at sign in. * WHAT: "Jocassee Santa" at Devils Fork State Park Day Use Area (Eclectic Sun) on Sat, Dec 3 10:00-2:00. Friends of Jocassee is sponsoring this event for photographs with Santa. Hot chocolate, cookies, and making nature tree ornaments will add to the holiday fun. Bring your own camera or have our photographer snap a holiday picture of your kids or family with Santa with the beautiful Lake Jocassee as the backdrop! Free event, but SC State park admission fees apply

EXPERIENCING INTIMACY WITH GOD Community Women’s Bible study begins Oct 24. We meet each Monday at 10:am in the Fellowship Hall of Salem United Methodist Church. All women are welcome.

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Rick Fox

Ulrich Alexander (Rick) Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Canadian-Bahamian film and television actor, businessman, retired basketball player, and Esports franchise owner. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Fox is currently a Founding Partner at Vision Venture Partners, spearheading the private equity firm’s move into professional esports and providing strategic guidance, creative direction and business development support to each of VVP’s portfolio companies. He is also the owner of premier esports franchise Echo Fox.

Early life

Fox was born in Toronto, the son of Dianne Gerace, who was an Olympic high jumper and women's pentathlete, and Ulrich Fox. His father is Bahamian and his mother is of Italian and Scottish descent. Fox's family moved to his father's native Bahamas when Fox was young. He attended Kingsway Academy in Nassau, where he was a member of the high school's basketball team, the "Saints." Fox also played high school basketball in Warsaw, Indiana. After two seasons (1984–1986) at Warsaw, Fox was projected to have a very successful senior season. Just prior to his senior season, the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) ruled that he had no more high school eligibility left (due to completing eight semesters between the Bahamas and Indiana) and was not allowed to participate in any IHSAA games. Despite not playing his senior season, Fox was voted onto the Indiana All-Star team in 1987.

He then went on to star collegiately at the University of North Carolina where his highlights included leading the Tar Heels to the 1991 NCAA Final Four.

Basketball career

Boston Celtics

Fox began his professional basketball career when he was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft. As a member of the Celtics, Fox became the first rookie starter on opening night since Larry Bird in 1979 and made the 1992 NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 8 points per game. Fox played off the bench his first two seasons as the Celtics reached the playoffs for the last time in the Larry Bird era. By the 1995–1996 season, Fox had become the team's starting small forward and achieved double figure scoring. He recorded career highs of 15.4 points a game and 2.2 steals a game (4th in the league) and made 101 three-point field goals in the 1996–1997 campaign.

Los Angeles Lakers

In the summer of 1997, the Celtics released Fox, and he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. He played and started in all 82 games during the 1997–1998 season, averaging 12 points per game. In the playoffs, he tallied 10.9 points a game as the Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals before losing to the Utah Jazz. In the 1998–1999 season, the Lakers acquired All-Star small forward Glen Rice. Fox primarily served as his backup during the next two seasons.

Prior to the 1999–2000 season, Phil Jackson became the team's head coach. The Lakers achieved the league's best record with 67 wins, led by the MVP play of Shaquille O'Neal and the young all-star Kobe Bryant under Jackson's triangle offense. In the playoffs, Fox played all 23 games as the Lakers advanced to the 2000 NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. In the Finals, Fox averaged 6.7 points, including 11 in the Lakers' game 1 victory. In game 6, with the Lakers leading the series 3-2, Fox hit a critical three pointer in the 4th quarter to help the Lakers' final rally as they won the game and the NBA title, Fox's first.

Following the departure of Glen Rice, Fox started 77 of 82 games in the 2000–2001 season, posting an average of 9.6 points a game while shooting 39% from three point range. In the playoffs, Fox started in all 16 games as the Lakers swept through the first three rounds and reached the 2001 NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers. Fox scored 19 points in the Lakers' game 1 loss; the 76ers were led by Allen Iverson's 48 points. The Lakers would win the next four games of the series, securing their second straight championship. In the fifth game, Fox contributed with 20 points, and hit all three of his three-point field goal attempts.

In the 2001–2002 season, Fox played and started in all 82 games in the regular season and in all of the Lakers' 19 playoff games. The Lakers faced a grueling 7 game series against the Sacramento Kings, with Fox scoring 13 points in the Lakers' game 7 victory in Sacramento. In the 2002 NBA Finals against the New Jersey Nets, Fox averaged 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals as the Lakers swept the Nets in 4 games to win their third straight NBA title.

In the 2002–2003 season, Fox started in 75 of 76 games but suffered an ankle injury that kept him out of the last two games of the first round against the Minnesota Timberwolves and the entire Western Conference Semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs defeated the Lakers 4-2. Fox missed 40 games in the 2003–2004 season due to a foot injury, but started in 34 of 38 games while active. He would only play in 3 of 16 playoff games as the Lakers advanced to the 2004 NBA Finals but lost to the Detroit Pistons in 5 games. In 56 career NBA playoff games, Fox averaged 6.1 points per game, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists. Following the 2003–04 season, Fox was traded back to the Celtics in a deal that brought Chucky Atkins to the Lakers, but opted to retire instead of suiting up for the Celtics.

Fox played internationally for Canada twice, at the 1990 and 1994 FIBA World Championships.

Acting career

During NBA career

While attending UNC, Fox completed a bachelor's degree in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures. In 1994 Fox appeared in the film Blue Chips as a member of the Texas Western basketball team. In 1996 Fox then played the role of Terry Hastings in the film Eddie, a slumping basketball player who receives help from fan "Eddie" played by Whoopi Goldberg. Fox then had a role as the ladies man Chick Deagan in the 1998 film He Got Game film directed by Spike Lee. It was in 1997 however that Fox received the biggest role of his early acting career playing prison inmate Jackson Vahue on the HBO prison drama Oz, appearing in 11 episodes of the show between 1997 and 2003. Vahue is a superstar basketball player imprisoned for charges related to a sexual assault charge. He subsequently develops and overcomes a major drug addiction. Fox first appeared on the episode "To Your Health" and each of the following episodes for the rest of the first season. His character would again appear at the beginning of the second season, before returning during the middle of the fourth season on the episode "Revenge is Sweet" and appearing on the duration of the season, as Vahue is nearing probation. His character's final appearance would come in the show's last season, on series finale "Exeunt Omnes", when Vahue is almost killed by the character Brass.

Fox was a supporting actor in the 1999 film Resurrection playing the role of Detective Scholfield and the role of Ray in the television film The Collectors. At the time ESPN quoted Fox as saying of trying to balance his acting career with his sports career that, "I mean, Penny Marshall is courtside. You got Jack (Nicholson) and Denzel (Washington). The head of the William Morris Agency is there. (Ally McBeal creator) David E. Kelley comes to some games ... I want to jump into conversations with them, but I'm working!"

In addition to Oz, Fox appeared in three more television series in the year 2003. On the first season of the crime drama 1-800-Missingstarring Vivica A. Fox, Rick Fox played the role of Eric Renard over five episodes. He also provided the voice of the characters Flash Williams and Smooth Daley on the Crime Wave/Odd Ball episode of Nickelodeon's animated series The Fairly OddParents, and played the role of Peter Sampson on the television show Street Time. As Eric Renard he played the love interest of the FBI agent Brooke Haslett, played by actress Gloria Reuben. That year he also appeared in the film Holes in the supporting character role of Clyde 'Sweetfeet' Livingston, a baseball player.

Contemporary acting career

In 2005 Fox guest starred as the character Stephen Melbourne in the UPN television series Kevin Hill and appeared in Love, Inc. as the character David Marley, appearing in six episodes after only being announced for three. In 2006 Fox played the role of Fabrizio in the film Mini's First Time the same year he appeared in 5 episodes as Daunte in the CW drama series, One Tree Hill. In 2007 Fox played Wilhelmina Slater's bodyguard and lover Dwayne in the second season of Ugly Betty, opposite his former wife Vanessa Williams. The following year Fox signed on with the show Dirt to play a recurring role in a multi-episode storyline lasting six episodes playing the role of Prince Tyrese. In 2008 and 2009, he had a recurring role (as a fictionalized version of himself) on the BET comedy-drama television series The Game, also returning to reprise his role in the 2012 season finale. In 2008 Fox also had a lead role in Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns as Harry, a coach trying to court the character of Brenda played by Angela Bassett. In 2009, Fox played himself in the comedies Party Down and Head Case, and he currently has recurring roles on VH1's Single Ladies and Tyler Perry's House of Payne. In 2010 Fox briefly guest starred on the science-fiction series Dollhouse, and took on a recurring role on the CW remake of Melrose Place. In 2011, Fox then played the role of Bernadette's ex-boyfriend Glenn in The Big Bang Theory episode The Love Car Displacement. In an article about his appearance TV Guide quoted Fox as saying about his role, "It's all in Glenn's head now. 'How am I losing to this guy? He's smarter than me ... I love that they turned the 'threatening ex' on its ear. At the end of the day, I have more insecurity about my intellect and am constantly fighting to be accepted intellectually and be seen for more than my looks and my size. I want to appear intelligent and prove my intelligence. That's where I'm battling with him."

In 2011 Fox also played a suspect on the crime drama Body of Proof and in 2012 he played the character Andre Carson on the series Franklin & Bash. He also played the recurring role of Winston on Single Ladies and Andrew Thompson the series Mr. Box Office.

Fox has also appeared in five videos with CollegeHumor duo Jake and Amir titled "Rick Fox", "Rick Fox 2", "Rick Fox 3", "Rick Fox 4", and "Finale Part 5: The Auditions". In these videos Fox plays Amir's bookie and is shown to have a fixation on eggs and chicken. His ex-girlfriend, Eliza Dushku, appears in "Rick Fox 4." Fox is featured as a guest star on the Jake and Amir podcast If I Were You Show episode 78 Steroids.

In 2013, Fox played the role of Chase Vincent in the VH1 series Hit the Floor.

In 2014, Fox guest starred as the character Dr. James Kendall in the CBS television series Mom. On the same airdate, he appeared as himself on an episode of the CBS sitcom The McCarthys.

In 2015, Fox played the role of Sam Johnson, the general manager for eponymous basketball team on Yahoo's original series Sin City Saints, he appeared in the TV film Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, and played retired basketball player Calvin Owens on iZombie. In 2016, Fox also appeared in the Showtime original series Shameless.

Reality television

In late 2010, Fox was a celebrity contestant on ABC's Dancing With The Stars, paired with pro Cheryl Burke. They came in sixth place.

He was host of the Jace Hall Show for five episodes.

Fox appeared as a contestant on Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?, in season 3.

He was a special guest judge during season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

In 2017, Fox was a contestant on the "Chopped" Star Power actors competition. Fox came in second place.

Professional eSports

On December 18, 2015, Rick Fox announced that he had purchased professional League of Legends team Gravity Gaming (which re-branded into Echo Fox) of the North American League of Legends Championship Series. Echo Fox's League team has since finished 7th in the 2016 Spring split and 10th in the 2016 Summer split, out of ten teams. As of February 20, 2017, they are in a two-way tie for 7th place in the 2017 Spring split.

Echo Fox expanded into the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene in January 2016. They disbanded their CS:GO team in November 2016.

On April 29, 2016, Echo Fox went into fighting games by signing a top North American player Julio Fuentes of Street Fighter V. Echo Fox continued to expand in the fighting game genre in May, acquiring Super Smash Brothers Melee player Mew2King. In January 2017, Echo Fox made an even bigger move in the fighting game community by signing Street Fighter V players Justin Wong, Tokido, Yusuke Momochi, and ChocoBlanka, Mortal Kombat X players SonicFox and Scar, Super Smash Bros. For Wii U player MKLeo, and former Evil Geniuses FGC manager Antonio Javier.

Personal life

Fox has a son Kyle (born 1993) with Kari Hillsman, a woman he dated while playing basketball for the Boston Celtics. Fox was also married to actress/singer Vanessa Williams. After eloping in summer 1999 in the Caribbean, they had another ceremony in September 1999 in New York City. They had a daughter in May 2000. In August 2004, Fox filed for divorce from Williams. Fox and Williams' split however was amicable enough for the two of them to work onscreen together several years later on the television show Ugly Betty. Fox and actress Eliza Dushku dated from October 2009 to June 2014. He has a younger sister, Jeanene Fox who is a highly successful European model and actress.

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