#Burbank Media Center

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Dairy Queen/Orange Julius, 201 E Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91502

I didn’t go to DQ last year, and I did actually miss it. My first soft serve ice cream was undoubtedly a DQ dipped cone. My parents were fans of the dipped cone. DQ is consistent…the dipped cone is always good! I’ve had it from DQs in other states too.

Chocolate dipped cone (small $5.44): The dipped cone is the same price as a sundae. I assume that you get the same amount of soft serve ice cream. The soft serve is smooth, creamy, and mild. It melts quickly. The chocolate shell is thin and crunchy. The cake cone is crispy and fresh. So simple and so good. I also appreciate the unique shape of the DQ soft serve.

You’ll find DQ/OJ on the second level of the Burbank Media Center mall.

The OJ menu includes smoothies, hot dogs, and beverages. The DQ side has Blizzards, PB parfaits, sundaes, banana splits, Dilly bars, and cones (plain, dipped in chocolate or confetti cake).

Credit cards accepted.

4 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

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Guest Announcement: Henry Gilroy

While best known to the Star Wars fandom for his TV writing, Henry Gilroy got his start in the Star Wars galaxy with Dark Horse Comics! His Legends work includes several short Star Wars Tales comics, the comic adaptation of The Phantom Menace and associated tie-in comics, and the comic adaptation of Attack of the Clones. Straddling the line between the two eras of canon, he also wrote many comic tie-ins that are formally considered Legends for Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

For those of you who are fans of Wolffe, among Gilroy's work on The Clone Wars comics is issue #9 where Wolffe loses his eye to Ventress;

This is also the same comic from which these panels make the rounds on Tumblr where Wolffe and Kit Fisto are trying to determine Plo's age:

Henry will be participating in panels and signings at Legends Con throughout the weekend of September 9th & 10th at the Marriott Convention Center in Burbank, CA! Buy your tickets by August 29th at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/legends-consortium-2023-tickets-541786186067

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(Long rePost) "Blood in the water"

How SAG-AFTRA strike will create global havoc for Hollywood - Los Angeles Times

SAG-AFTRA members picket outside Netflix in Hollywood on Friday, the first day of the union’s strike — and first such walkout in 43 years.

(Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Hollywood top executives figured they could ride out a skirmish with screenwriters reeling from technology’s changes to the industry.

But few executives were prepared for — or wanted — a strike by the industry’s largest union, SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 actors and other performers. 

After talks over a new contract collapsed last week, throngs of performers joined writers on picket lines — plunging Los Angeles’ signature industry into chaos and further complicating what some fear could become a long and devastating strike.

Movie shoots have ground to a halt. A-list stars have bailed on film and TV marketing campaigns. Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy and other actors walked outduring Thursday night’s London premiere of Universal Pictures’ highly anticipated “Oppenheimer.” 

The upcoming fall TV season could sputter, devoid of new scripted episodes of “Abbott Elementary,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “NCIS.” And media companies that were already struggling to compete in the streaming era could see their fortunes further sink.

“There’s going to be a lot of blood in the water,” Jonathan Taplin, director emeritus of USC’s Annenberg Innovation Lab, said. “This is not going to end well.”

Simultaneous strikes by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists — the first joint work stoppage since Ronald Reagan led SAG in 1960 — couldn’t come at a worse time for traditional entertainment companies.

Their businesses haven’t fully recovered from pandemic shutdowns. Walt Disney Co., Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery have been grappling with heavy debt loads due to mergers, and also from ordering dozens of shows to ramp up their streaming services. All the while, linear broadcast and cable TV networks have witnessed a precipitous slide in viewers to Netflix and other streaming services.

“The economics of the industry are very challenging — the worst that we’ve ever seen,” veteran media analyst Michael Nathanson said. “A prolonged strike will only make things worse.”

Amid a nationwide rise in labor activity, Hollywood’s discord has taken on the trappings of a larger cultural clash, ostensibly pitting everyday workers against top wage earners, America’s 1%. 

On picket lines and social media sites, richly compensated industry leaders, including Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger and Warner Bros. Discovery Chief David Zaslav, are being portrayed as cartoon villains.

Outside Disney’s Burbank headquarters on Friday, a striking worker hoisted a sign that depicted Iger’s face superimposed on a hand-drawn Marie Antoinette figure, holding a raspberry-colored confection under the words: “How about sharing some of that cake, Bob?” 

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, center, and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, left, outside Netflix on Friday. 

(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, best known for starring in the 1990s sitcom “The Nanny,” has been celebrated among striking workers after her rousing speech Thursday to announce her board’s unanimous vote to call a strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the organization that negotiates on behalf of the media companies.

Actors are seeking higher minimum pay, increased residuals and revenue sharing with the streamers. They’ve demanded protections against the use of artificial intelligence to simulate background actors, known as “extras.” Writers have made similar demands, saying since the rise of streaming, midlevel writers have struggled to make a living wage.

“The entire business model has been changed because of streaming, digital and AI,” Drescher said. “At some point, you have to say ‘no, we’re not going to take this anymore.’”

The AMPTP defended the offer the group had made to actors, including what it said was the highest percentage increase in pay minimums in 35 years and a “groundbreaking” proposal for AI protections. 

“A strike is certainly not the outcome we hoped for as studios cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life,” the AMPTP said. “The union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry.”

It’s not clear when bargaining sessions with the actors might resume. No talks are currently scheduled. 

AMPTP negotiators haven’t met with the WGA in more than two months.

Taplin, a former film producer who wrote a book about artificial intelligence, “The End of Reality: How Four Billionaires Are Selling Out Our Future,” said the threat posed by technology “for all artistic production is gigantic.”

“People worry, in the abstract, about AI replacing workers but here it is, it’s actually happening,” Taplin said. “They don’t want to have to pay for extras anymore, so they could have a scene that has 5,000 AI extras in the background.”

Technology also has upset Hollywood’s hierarchy. AMPTP’s shifting makeup now includes tech giants Amazon, Apple and Netflix — companies that don’t have a tradition of collective bargaining.

Veteran executives said the group, even in good economic times, formed an uneasy alliance. Member companies, including Disney, Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Netflix, are more accustomed to battling one another for viewers and revenue. 

And some in Hollywood have wondered whether the AMPTP’s shifting makeup will stand in the way of a deal. 

When reached for comment, AMPTP spokesperson Scott Rowe said: “The companies remain completely united.”

But unlike past strikes, including the 100-day standoff between writers and studios in 2007-2008, no leading executive has emerged to help broker labor peace.

Director Steven Spielberg, left, Disney CEO Bob Iger and director James Cameron in January. 

(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Wall Street already has placed its bets, punishing the stocks of legacy media companies. 

Since the writers’ strike began in May, Disney’s stock has fallen 13% to $88.62 a share. Paramount has dropped more than 30% to $15.96 a share, and Warner Bros. Discovery has declined nearly 7% to $12.40. 

Shares of WBD, which owns HBO and CNN, closed at $12.40 on Friday, down nearly 50% since April 2022 when the smaller Discovery absorbed WarnerMedia — a deal that saddled the company with more than $45 billion in debt. 

In contrast, Netflix shares have soared 36% to $441.91 since the writers’ strike began.

Netflix now boasts a higher market value — nearly $200 billion — than Disney, the world’s largest entertainment company, which is valued at $162 billion. 

“Investors are saying Netflix can weather the storm,” Nathanson said. “They make a lot of shows, and stack them up because of the binge-viewing model. They also have a lot more international production that they can import.” 

Disney’s boss, Iger, appeared on business channel CNBC last week from the annual media mogul conference in picturesque Sun Valley, Idaho. The executive, who returned to the company in November, acknowledged that he underestimated the challenges confronting his company — particularly in the traditional television business.

“The disruptive forces that have been preying on that business for a while are greater than I thought,” Iger said. “We have to come to grips with that.”

Disney already has slashed nearly 7,000 jobs this year in an effort to save $5.5 billion. And in a nod to the changing winds, Iger suggested Disney might consider shedding linear channels, perhaps even the ABC television network. 

The company, he said, also is open to taking on a strategic partner for ESPN. 

Disney’s sports empire remains lucrative, but it is plagued by the trend of consumers ditching cable and satellite subscriptions in favor of streaming apps. At some point, the company plans to offer ESPN directly to consumers — but Iger didn’t say when.

“We’re seeing accelerated cord cutting as people are dropping the cable bundle,” Nathanson said. “And advertisers are no longer supporting the networks as they have in the past.” 

Broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — are expected to be hit hard by the twin strikes because they are most reliant on fresh programming. Late-night comedians, including ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel and CBS’ Stephen Colbert, have been off the air since early May, when the writers’ strike began.

If the two walkouts are not resolved before October, there probably won’t be any new scripted shows produced until next year, according to company insiders. 

And that could be devastating at a time when traditional networks are struggling to hold on to viewers.

“The networks have sports and news but a lot of their constituents are there to watch the prime-time shows,” said Neil Begley, a senior vice president for Moody’s Investors Service. “Among those viewers, there’s an expectation that fall is the start of the new season. The networks are going to have to reach far and wide for content to fill those hours.”

Compounding matters, this year’s annual TV advertising market, when TV networks sell their commercial time for the new season, has been sluggish.

“Advertisers don’t know what type of programming they’re going to get with these strikes,” Begley said. “They’re saying: Why commit?”

Privately, company executives say their businesses won’t feel much financial pain for several months. Without widespread production, costs will be lower, which translates into higher profits — at least in the short term.

Studios also are expected to begin canceling TV writers’ overall deals to find more savings.

But eventually, networks and streamers will run low on original episodes and media executives will be motivated to reach a detente.

“You can’t get by without actors,” Begley said. “The actors’ strike gave more leverage to the writers.”

Analysts and veteran executives said the market is straining to support all of the streaming services — and shows to stock them — launched in the last five or so years. Hollywood, they say, could look dramatically different after the strikes get resolved.

“Consolidation is going to happen,” predicted Nathanson. “Perhaps the strike will accelerate those moves as the weakness sets in. Some of these players are going to get weaker.”

Times staff writers Richard Verrier, Yvonne Villarreal, Ryan Faughnder, Stephen Battaglio and Anousha Sakoui contributed to this report.

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Apartment buildings for sale Burbank

Apartment buildings for sale Burbank

Burbank, California, renowned as the media capital of the world, presents a golden opportunity for investors eyeing the real estate market. With its vibrant culture, thriving economy, and proximity to major entertainment hubs like Hollywood, Burbank stands as an attractive destination for those looking to invest in apartment buildings.

Apartment buildings for sale in Burbank offer a range of benefits for savvy investors. Firstly, the demand for rental properties in the area remains consistently high, driven by the steady influx of professionals, artists, and media personnel seeking accommodation close to their workplaces. This sustained demand ensures a stable stream of rental income, providing investors with a reliable source of cash flow.

Moreover, Burbank boasts a strong and diverse economy, anchored by major entertainment companies, tech firms, and aerospace corporations. This economic stability translates into long-term growth potential for real estate investments, as property values tend to appreciate steadily over time.

Additionally, Burbank's strategic location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area makes it a prime rental market. With convenient access to major highways, public transportation, and attractions such as Universal Studios and Griffith Park, Burbank appeals to a broad spectrum of tenants, including young professionals, families, and tourists.

Investing in Aapartment Buildings in Burbank also offers investors the opportunity to diversify their portfolios and hedge against market volatility. Unlike single-family homes, which are subject to fluctuations in the housing market, multifamily properties tend to be more resilient during economic downturns. The consistent demand for rental housing ensures that vacancies remain low, providing investors with a buffer against potential income loss.

Furthermore, apartment buildings in Burbank often come with attractive amenities and features, such as swimming pools, fitness centers, and lush landscaping, which can help attract and retain tenants. By providing desirable living spaces, investors can command higher rental rates and increase their overall return on investment.

In conclusion, investing in apartment buildings for sale in Burbank presents a lucrative opportunity for investors seeking stable income streams, long-term growth potential, and portfolio diversification. With its robust economy, high demand for rental properties, and strategic location, Apartment buildings for sale Burbank stands as an attractive destination for real estate investment in the bustling Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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Color Printing in Burbank to Make Your Business Card That Much Better

My Printing Matters takes pride in delivering top-tier color printing services in Burbank, ensuring that your business cards make a lasting impression. In a world saturated with mediocre designs, we understand the importance of standing out, especially when it comes to the timeless marketing tool – the business card.

Despite the digital age, business cards remain a powerful asset in the marketing landscape. However, a staggering 90% of them lack thoughtful design, missing crucial information or failing to incorporate captivating details. My Printing Matters is here to help you not only pass the “trash test” but to make your business cards memorable and attention-grabbing.

Our expertise goes beyond providing printing services – we offer valuable tips to enhance your business cards, from crafting a memorable logo to incorporating interesting textures. Your business cards play a pivotal role in making that crucial first impression, and with our guidance, you can make that impression truly remarkable.

Premium Business Cards for a Lasting Impact

Choosing the right type of business card can significantly impact how your brand is perceived. At My Printing Matters, we offer various options to ensure your cards not only convey professionalism but also exude a sense of refinement.

Foil stamping is one of our premium options, providing an elegant touch that elevates your cards to a new level. The subtle glimmer adds sophistication, making your cards stand out in a crowd. This technique not only conveys professionalism but also showcases a commitment to quality and attention to detail.

Silk business cards are another excellent choice, offering a smooth texture that not only feels luxurious but also adds a layer of water resistance. Imagine confidently exchanging cards during a lunch meeting without worrying about spills damaging your contact details. These cards not only look and feel premium but also withstand various situations, ensuring your brand is always represented in the best light.

For those seeking a more creative approach, raised business cards provide a unique solution. Featuring an embossed design with a 3D effect, these cards add depth and texture, making a strong statement about your brand’s creativity and individuality.

Considerations When Choosing Business Cards

Selecting the right business card involves more than just picking a design. The shape of the card matters – while rectangular cards are a popular choice for practicality, some opt for unconventional shapes. If you decide to go with a unique shape, ensure it aligns seamlessly with your brand’s image.

Your logo should take center stage, being easily recognizable. It doesn’t necessarily have to be front and center; the key is to position it in a way that captivates attention. Beyond design elements, include essential business details such as your name, address, phone number, and email. Don’t forget to showcase your online presence with your website URL and social media handles.

For those seeking more information on printing premium business cards, My Printing Matters is just a call away. Contact our color printing Burbank company at (818) 260-9512, and let us elevate your brand with exceptional business cards that leave a lasting impression.

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Realistic Greatness: Leasing Gear In Los Angeles

Los Angeles, the focal point of the worldwide entertainment world, is a city that inhales film. It’s where dreams are woven into stories that enamor crowds around the world. At the core of each and every convincing film lies a universe of mind boggling arranging and planning, and one of the most critical parts of this interaction is approaching the best true to life gear. In this article, we’ll investigate how Los Angeles, with its energetic film culture, offers a plenty of choices for leasing gear that fills realistic greatness.

ARRI Rental Los Angeles: ARRI Rental is a name inseparable from realistic brightness. Their Los Angeles branch brags a broad determination cameras, focal points, and lighting hardware. Whether you’re needing the famous ARRI Alexa LF camera or the most recent in lighting innovation, ARRI Rental is the go-to objective for producers taking a stab at the greatest. Panavision: With a celebrated history that traverses many years, Panavision is an image of realistic dominance. Their Los Angeles area gives an exhaustive scope of cameras, focal points, and frill. What separates Panavision is their enduring obligation to remaining at the front line of innovation, guaranteeing that producers approach state of the art gear. Keslow Camera: Keslow Camera is praised for its immense stock of cameras and focal points. The Los Angeles branch offers customized administration, where specialists help producers in choosing the right hardware for their undertakings. Their profound skill and different contributions make them a confided in accomplice in the business. Brightening Elements: Lighting is a significant component in filmmaking, and Enlightenment Elements succeeds in giving top-level lighting gear. Their stock incorporates best in class Drove apparatuses and conventional tungsten lights, engaging producers to make the ideal mood for their shoots. Wooden Camera: Wooden Camera has practical experience in embellishments and backing gear, offering a wide cluster of camera emotionally supportive networks, follow center units, and different fundamentals. Their gear smoothes out creation, guaranteeing a consistent in the background insight. Burbank General media: Outstanding sound is essentially as imperative as visuals in filmmaking, and Burbank General media has practical experience in sound hardware rentals. Their top-level amplifiers, recorders, and sound stuff ensure that the venture sounds as enthralling as it looks. Stray Holy messenger Movies: Stray Holy messenger Movies takes special care of producers, all things considered, giving a tremendous stock of hardware, from cameras and lighting to hold and electric stuff. Their moderateness and extensive contributions pursue them a favored decision among free producers. In a city that flourishes with imagination and development, admittance to the best Cinema Equipment Rentals Los Angeles is central. These investment properties give state of the art innovation as well as deal important skill to help movie producers in understanding their realistic dreams. Whether you’re an old pro or an arising ability, Los Angeles furnishes you with the assets and backing expected to rejuvenate your narrating with realistic greatness. With these rental choices, you’re totally ready for an effective filmmaking venture in the diversion capital of the world.

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Glendale and Neighborhood Beautiful Attractions

Located in Los Angeles County, Glendale offers a wide range of attractions for visitors. The city is a short drive from Los Angeles and Burbank. It is also close to Joshua Tree National Park and Grand Canyon National Park. The climate in Glendale is warm and Mediterranean, with temperatures ranging from 60sdegF to 90sdegF in summer and 40sdegF to 50sdegF in winter.

The city has many parks. One of the largest parks is Verdugo Park, which is located near the Verdugo Mountains. It has a baseball field, playground, picnic tables, and hiking trails. The park also has a historic building. This historic building was constructed in 1865. It was owned by several different people and changed hands several times before being acquired by Glendale in 1933.

The city also has a number of museums. The Doctors House Victorian Museum, for example, is an old Victorian home that was saved from demolition in 1979. It has been restored by the Historical Society of Glendale. It was the home of silent film actress Nell Shipman. It is also home to a Victorian gazebo. The museum hosts special events and period reenactments.

The city's public library, the Brand Library & Art Center, also has a number of programs for visitors. They have an extensive database of more than 110,000 items. They also feature various events and dance companies. They also hold an art gallery.

Glendale also has several museums. The Museum of Neon Art, for example, is located on Brand Boulevard and displays historic neon signs from around the city. It also has an impressive collection of electric media and kinetic art. The museum also features works by top international neon artists.

There are also several other hiking trails at Wildwood Canyon Park. It's also easy to find parking. The park is open year-round. It also hosts a weekly yoga group. It's also a great place to get away from the bustle of the city. The park has a lot of recreational activities. If you're looking for a fun place to explore in Burbank, CA, Wildwood Canyon Park is a great choice. Whether you're looking to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city or to see some of the wildlife, you'll find it here. Whether you're into nature or fitness, you'll be glad you found it. The trail is free to use. It's also well maintained. You'll get great views of the surrounding valleys. You'll be rewarded with a fantastic hike and fun.

Located in Glendale, Brand Park is a 31-acre (12.5-hectare) park that's perfect for kids and families. The park has a basketball court, playground, softball field, and more. It's also home to a tea pavilion, Japanese tea house, and a doctor's house. There are also several hiking and biking trails. It's also home to the Brand Library and Art Center, which opened in 1956. It features an art gallery, a tea pavilion, and a specialized music collection.

In the late 1800s, Brand was an enthusiastic promoter of Glendale. He was a native of Missouri and founded a title guarantee and trust company in Los Angeles in 1895. He also helped bring the Pacific Electric railway to Glendale in 1904. He was a pioneer in the development of the city. He was a successful developer who made a fortune in real estate. His dream was to build a grand model city.

The park is also a great place to explore the history of Glendale. It features a pyramid memorial, which includes Brand's widow, Mary Louise Brand. The pyramid also houses multiple family pets.

Wrongful Termination Lawsuits

Generally, wrongful termination occurs when an employer fires an employee for reasons other than job ability, skill, or performance. Some reasons for termination are discrimination, breach of employment contract, or retaliation.

Wrongful terminations happen to over 20 million workers in the United States every year. A wrongful termination lawsuit can seek compensation for back pay, emotional distress, and punitive damages. It's important to get professional advice before filing a lawsuit.

If you think you have been a victim of wrongful termination, you need to investigate the facts. You may have to subpoena your former employer's personnel files to gather evidence. Also, take note of the details of your termination, including any promises your employer made.

If you believe you have been wrongfully terminated, consult a lawyer as soon as possible. It may be difficult to win your case without the help of a lawyer.

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LegendsCon is just 25 days away!

Get your tickets now to meet Randy Stradley, Matthew Stover, Jason Fry, Corinna Bechko, Sean Stewart, Barbara Hambly, Abel Peña, Craig Miller and Joe Bongiorno at the Marriott Convention Center in Burbank, CA on September 9th & 10th!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/legends-consortium-2023-tickets-541786186067

LegendsCon is a fan-run convention celebrating the original Expanded Universe books, comics, games, and other media that are now known as Legends. We seek to create an event that brings together fans in an environment that fosters positivity and inclusivity while we celebrate our love of Legends material. We are an unofficial community organized event, which is not sponsored, run by, or affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. All event proceeds will go to The Peter Mayhew Foundation.

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How to link your ABC account to any smart TV that you have: A detailed explanation and sign-up process

An American commercial broadcast television network is called The American Broadcasting Company (ABC). It serves as the centerpiece of The Walt Disney Company's ABC Entertainment Group subsidiary. The network's main office is located in Burbank, California, close to the Roy E. Disney Animation Building and across the street from Walt Disney Studios. The network's broadcast center, located at 77 West 66th Street on Manhattan's Upper West Side, houses the network's secondary offices as well as the news division's headquarters.

Since selling ABC Radio (formerly known as Cumulus Media Networks) to Citadel Broadcasting in 2007, ABC's broadcasting activities have been almost entirely limited to television.

It is the youngest of the Big Three American television networks and the fifth-oldest significant broadcasting network in the world]. As its initialism also reflects the first three letters of the English alphabet in order, the network is occasionally referred to as the Alphabet Network.

In this article, however, we will be looking at how you can link your ABC account to any smart TV that you are using.

What you need to know about ABC iview: The streaming service that you can link to your Smart TV

The ABC offers a free, always-on video-on-demand TV streaming service called ABC iview. On Smart TVs, laptops, tablets, cellphones, gaming consoles, and other media streaming devices all around Australia.

With iview you can avail of the following features:

Watch past episodes of broadcast TV shows from ABC.

Watch ABC iview debut movies and TV shows on-demand before they air on ABC.

Watch ABC networks live streaming

It is simple to use, free of commercials, and offers a wide variety of age-appropriate content, from comedy to the arts, drama to the news.

The majority of ABC iview programs are typically accessible for catch-up viewing 30 minutes following the broadcast for a minimum of 30 days. Every day, new programs are added.

Without an ABC Account, you can watch ABC live streams on the ABC iview website. Without having an ABC Account, you can also browse the current selection on the ABC iview.

Pre-requisite for linking your ABC account to your TV

ABC Account (create one if you don't already have one)

a TV or device that is compatible, such as a Smart TV or Apple TV. The list of supported devices must be reviewed.

a second device, like a laptop, tablet, or smartphone

How to connect your Smart TV to your ABC account

If you already know the special code from your television, click here to go to abc.net.au/linktv or type the address into the web address bar at the top of your browser. Otherwise, use the steps below to locate the special code and enter it to connect your TV to your ABC Account. 

To link your smart tv to your ABC account, you need to:

Using your remote control, launch the ABC iview application.

Select EASY, GET START.

It's conceivable that your device is exempt from the login requirement due to compatibility or age if you don't see the screen above. Above is a list of compatible devices.

Keep an eye out for the four-digit code at the bottom of the display (see below screen and note).

Continue to finish the connection process on your secondary device.

NOTE: Remember that this code has a 20-minute expiration date. By hitting the Back or Return button on your remote, you can leave the Link on your TV menu and return to it if an error notice appears stating that the code has expired.

To link your backup or secondary device to your ABC account, you need to:

Once you have figured out the special code by carrying out the steps in the On your TV section:

To access www.abc.net.au/linktv, click this link or type the address into the top-right web address bar of your web browser.

The choice is to LOG IN TO YOUR ABC ACCOUNT.

Enter the login details for your ABC Account.

Enter the special code shown on your TV after logging in, then select LINK YOUR TV.

Please be aware that Internet Explorer (IE) is not supported; Firefox or Google Chrome are recommended instead.

Is signing in necessary when you are linking your ABC account to your smart TV?

If you're wondering why logging in is crucial, allow me to explain. You will soon need to be logged in to an ABC Account in order to use the ABC iview website or the ABC iview app on a compatible device.

There are a few exceptions, though. While many TV models allow login, some older devices are incompatible with the current version of the ABC iview app. Even if they are not logged into an ABC Account, users of these devices will be able to access ABC iview.

There may come a time when they are unable to continue supporting the ABC iview app on outdated televisions, despite their best efforts to do so.

This can prevent you from being able to download the ABC iview app. An ABC Account enables the following actions to be taken:

Use the Continue Watching feature to pick up where you left off watching. The best part is that you may use any of your logged-in devices to access this helpful feature.

To keep track of the episodes you've seen so far and where you are in a series, use your Viewing History.

In order to preserve your favorite shows, create a Watchlist. As soon as new episodes are available, they will immediately be uploaded.

To obtain a more individualized TV and web experience, create profiles for each member of your family.

You'll receive tailored recommendations based on your viewing history.

It's easy to sign up; you may do it quickly by using your Facebook, Google, or Apple account in addition to your email address.

List of devices via which you can stream  ABC iview and link it to

ABC iView can be activated so that it can be viewed on a range of gadgets. You only need to sign up once to watch ABC TV episodes whenever and wherever you want! ABC.net.au provides a list of compatible gadgets for ABC iView streaming, including:

Hisense TV

ABC iview website

LG TV

Mobile app: Android, iPhone, iPad

Fetch TV

Mobile browser: iPad, Android, iPhone

Apple TV

Samsung TV

Android TV (including Vodafone TV, NVIDIA Shield, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Foxtel Now, Google TV, and some Sony TVs)

Foxtel IQ

Telstra TV

How to sign in to your ABC account once it is linked

The first step in setting up an ABC Account is signing up. You can access your ABC Account after registering on any ABC website or app that allows login (ABC Merch excluded). Visit Accessing Your ABC Account for help logging in if you've previously registered (created an ABC Account).

Create an ABC Account using the signup button and your email address, password, or an Apple, Facebook, or Google account:

For details on how to open an ABC Account, choose one of the options listed below:

If you select email address and password

Visit the page marked "SIGN UP WITH EMAIL."

Once you've entered your email address and password, press the yellow CONTINUE button.

Enter your gender, birth year, address, and first or preferred name.

Check the box if you accept the Privacy Policy, Privacy Collection Statement, and Terms of Use.

Please read the content referred to in the Privacy Policy, Privacy Collection Statement, and Terms of Use before continuing.

Select the yellow CREATE ACCOUNT button.

the email with the subject line can be located Please complete your registration in your inbox.

The yellow CONFIRM EMAIL button must be clicked to finish the registration process.

You must get in touch with ABC if you can't locate the email containing the verification link.

If you select Apple, Google, or Facebook

Once you've gone through the following procedures, your ABC Account will be registered and approved. Any ABC website or app that supports logging in will allow you to log in (ABC Merch excluded).

Conclusion

You can access more features and improve your ABC experience with an ABC Account. By watching shows online, listening to podcasts and the radio, or keeping up with all the wonderful news and entertainment on ABC, you can tailor your experience. Now that ABC iview has been activated using the link we supplied above, you can watch it all by going to ABC.net.au.

Source: https://tomtysononeclick.blogspot.com/2022/10/how-to-link-your-abc-account-to-any.html

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#SaveLegacies: How To Help! 

thread originally by @hizziesundead on twitter.

we don’t want to end such an iconic and beloved franchise on a cancellation with a rushed ending. the TVDU deserves a final season to wrap up over a DECADE of storytelling. legacies has more stories to tell so we want a fifth season!

THE ENTIRE THREAD UNDER THE READ MORE!

we started off with a bang by trending #SaveLegacies for multiple days in row. keep using the hashtag on any and all legacies/tvdu related content. our goal is to be LOUD so we can be heard. please read the guidelines so twitter doesn’t remove any tweets and/or suspend anyone

we are focusing on getting @netflix to pick up the show. however, before they can do anything we have to let warner bros know we want them to sell the rights to the show. when contacting @warnerbrostv PLEASE make sure to be POLITE. we don’t want to attract any negative attention

here’s how you can contact warner bros tv address: 

4400 Warner Blvd, Burbank, CA 91522

contact info for questions regarding shows on WBTV: 

phone: (704) 374-3973 

email: shill@wbtv.com 

you can also try their Office and Production Services at 818-954-6777 or wbsf@warnerbros.com

as stated earlier our focus is on @netflix since they’ve seen what we’re doing so we have to show them just how much we want our show to be saved! stream and don’t stop streaming until we reach the top ten/trending.

whether you’re international or domestic you can do your part by hyping up the show and letting netflix know the benefits of picking up legacies. include info such as the show’s popularity online, the large + dedicated fanbase they’d be bringing over, attachment to the tvdu, etc

how to contact netflix address: 

100 Winchester Circle Los Gatos, CA 95032

call or start a live chat with their Help Center here: http://help.netflix.com/en/ 

put in requests for legacies season 5 here: http://help.netflix.com/en/titlerequest

with the addresses provided feel free to use them to send fan mail, fan art, or anything that has to do with #SaveLegacies! also, if you wish to do so, you can contact @hulu @PrimeVideo @peacockTV as well. tagging @NetflixGeeked and @netflixqueue on Twitter can’t hurt either

flood netflix’s and warner bros tv’s social medias with #SaveLegacies. whether that’s instagram, twitter, facebook, etc. the more platforms we reach the better! 

also, if you haven’t already: please sign this petition

thanks for reading! please like, rt, and post wherever you’d like to spread the word. every tweet, stream, phone call, and email counts! let’s #SaveLegacies

remember to RT this thread on twitter as well!

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Saludos Amigos at 34

A review by Adam D. Jaspering

In 1941, World War II was raging. A number of Latin American countries were beginning to sympathize with the Axis Powers. The Roosevelt administration did not want fascist ideology creeping into the western hemisphere. The State Department needed an ambassador to steer South America towards US interests. They needed Walt Disney.

Walt Disney Animation Studios was in a precarious situation in 1941. For starters, Disney Studios made an irreversible pivot towards feature filmmaking. After the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the company expanded. The Hyperion Disney Studio had been abandoned for the larger, more lavish, and pricier Burbank Studio. It was a great cost, but one Disney hoped to offset with his next few pictures.

Disney expected up to 75% of his gross revenue to be earned internationally. Because of the war, the European film market had dried up. As a direct result, Pinocchio and Fantasia were financial losses. Disney had spent too much money and was not earning it back.

These financial struggles culminated in the most infamous labor dispute in the company’s history. Layoffs were imminent, and Disney could only promise security to a small fraction of his 1200 employees. This was the tipping point for the Disney Studio staff.

While Disney proved his mettle as a cartoonist and filmmaker, his business savvy was underdeveloped. Disney was running his big company like a little company, not delegating tasks or departmentalizing. There were wild discrepancies in employee pay and benefits. Animators earned anywhere from $12-$300 a week for the same output of work. Disney, unsympathetic to his employee’s complaints, refused to amend his practices. The ensuing Disney Animator’s Strike lasted from May 29 to September 14th, 1941.

As a result of downsizing and retaliatory firings, Disney Studios exited the strike with only 694 employees. A majority of them, rather incensed by the ordeal. Disney needed three things to keep his company afloat. First, enough money to keep production financially stable. Second, a new market to sell his films until Europe became viable again. Third, he needed to recuse himself from duty until animosity subsided. The US Department of State could provide all three.

The deal was simple. Disney would embark on a 10-week goodwill tour to South America, financed by the United States Government. He would visit Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. Disney would convince the populace, media, and politicians that The United States was an ally worth keeping. For his cooperation, Disney was given federal loan guarantees, staving off bankruptcy.

Disney brought sixteen faithful employees along on the journey. They were a combination of animators, writers, and composers. They were tasked with soaking up the culture, atmosphere, and influence. Disney Studios would use these inspirations to create two films especially for Latin American audiences: Saludos Amigos (1942) and The Three Caballeros (1944).

Saludos Amigos is comprised of four independent segments, each one centered on a different area of South America: The Peruvian highlands, the Chilean Andes, the Argentinian Pampas, and Rio de Janeiro. Between these segments is video footage of Disney and his crew touring the continent. Perhaps to bookend the segments. Perhaps to ground the cartoons in a sense of reality. Perhaps to pad the runtime; Saludos Amigos is only 42 minutes long!

The first segment is titled Lake Titicaca, taking place at the namesake body of water, resting on the Peruvian and Bolivian border. The short features Donald Duck on vacation.

Donald Duck is one of the most popular characters in the Disney pantheon, and this is his feature film debut. He is appearing in a short within a movie, but it still counts as a feature film debut. Donald is a very static character. You know exactly who he is, what he is capable of, and what sort of situations he will find himself in. Some misfortune will befall him, he’ll overreact, and his anger will exacerbate the situation.

How he behaves in Lake Titicaca is exactly how he behaves in every short. Donald plays a tourist vacationing in Peru. He gets altitude sickness. He upsets a llama. His boat sinks and he’s plunged into the lake. The rope bridge he’s walking across falls apart, sending him careening down a gorge. It’s funny, the slapstick is well done, and it is paced well. It is a very typical Donald Duck cartoon.

It is so representative of Donald Duck, it could easily serve as a stand-alone short. It didn’t need to be part of a movie at all. There’s no massive increase in artistic style. No daring adventure in animation techniques. No groundbreaking backgrounds or design. Disney raised the bar for five consecutive films. Now he was lowering it.

In fairness, the artists did depict the Peruvian environment in a vivid manner. It’s a travel advertisement that doesn’t feel like one. The native craftwork, clothing, and culture are on full display, just as intended. 

For the first half of the short, anyway. Partway, the focus drifts away from Donald Duck visiting Peru to Donald Duck’s wacky hijinks with a llama. In short, Lake Titicaca does a decent job of portraying Peru. However, the focus is on Donald Duck first. Peru is simply the backdrop.

The second featurette is Pedro. Pedro is a personified airplane, the baby in a family of personified airplanes. Pedro’s father’s job is carrying the mail between Chile and Argentina. Every day, he flies over the treacherous Andes. One day, Pedro must fill-in for his father. It’s a parable about growing up and accepting responsibility.

The task and the journey is formidable. It’s made all the more complicated by Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America. More than an obstacle, Aconcagua is also personified. He is an angry and territorial mountain, with the ability to control the weather. Whenever planes bother him, he creates storms. It makes little sense. Personified airplanes also make little sense. Clearly, we can accept a large quantity of silliness. 

Much like Lake Titicaca, Pedro is enjoyable, but offers little in terms of cinematic grandeur. It’s easy to understand why. Disney and his group returned from South America in October, 1941. Saludos Amigos debuted in August, 1942. Cinematic grandeur was not the goal. A finished product was the goal.

Throughout the rest of the 1940s, Disney would be releasing a series of package films. Shorts, cobbled together without much rhyme or reason, released as a feature. The combination of Disney’s financial woes and reduced staff forced him to dial his filmic aspirations back. For the foreseeable future, his productions needed to be fast, cheap, and accessible. Saludos Amigos was the forefather of these films.

While the cartoon is underwhelming, it’s not necessarily bad. The major problem is, Pedro offers a very poor representation of Chile. Lake Titicaca offered Peru and its environments as a backdrop. Pedro seems determined to ignore its setting. If young Pedro was carrying mail from Denver to Sacramento, and a personified Pike’s Peak was giving him grief, very little would be changed. There is no Chile in this cartoon dedicated to Chile.

Chileans themselves were well aware of this slight. Chilean cartoonist René Ríos “Pepo” Boettiger was especially frustrated. After seeing Saludos Amigos, Pepo created a truly Chilean cartoon character. Condorito, an animated condor, debuted in 1949. Beginning as a simple comic strip, Condorito has been syndicated internationally, featured in his own comic books, been adapted to TV, film, and a webseries. He remains popular in Chile and throughout Latin America. It’s easy to get inspired by art you like. You can also be inspired by art you don’t like.

Next in the program is El Gaucho Goofy. Here, Disney staple Goofy makes his feature film debut. By 1941, Goofy’s schtick was drifting away from narrative-driven comic shorts and towards a parody of instructional videos. Already, he had “instructed” on baseball, skiing, swimming, fishing, and martial arts. These themed shorts would continue all the way to the 1960s.

El Gaucho Goofy aims to teach the differences between an American cowboy and a South American gaucho. Both have the same job, tending to cattle on the open prairie. The short highlights the regional and cultural differences.

A defining aspect of these satirical Goofy shorts, Goofy is at constant odds with an omniscient narrator. Goofy either tries and fails to follow the provided instructions, or follows the instructions too closely, resulting in disaster. The slapstick is one mere aspect of the humor. The remainder is a dissonance between what the narrator deadpans, and what Goofy actually delivers.

El Gaucho Goofy is funny in its own right. What’s more, Goofy is truly representing the life of a gaucho on the Argentinian Pampas. The short is basic, but entertaining, informative and detailed. Another strike against Pedro, outclassed in dignity and competency by Goofy.

The final segment of the film is Aquarela do Brasil (Watercolor of Brazil). Here, Donald Duck is employed once again. Not simply a sightseer in a foreign land, Donald is paired with Jose Carioca, a parrot and enthusiastic Brazilian patriot. Donald’s fiery temper and bad luck are sidelined for a whirlwind travelogue of Rio de Janeiro.

At the time of filming, Rio was the third most populous city in the western hemisphere (it’s currently fifth). It was the clear intention of the filmmakers to highlight the urban metropolis in all its modern glory. A deliberate rebranding of South America as not just farmers and rural villages. South America also houses centers of industry, culture and commerce, on par with New York.

But when featuring Brazil, one has an obligation to depict the country as a whole. The urban splendor must be paired with the natural beauty. The Amazon river basin and the Pantanal are magnificent natural wonders. Their unique ecosystems and indigenous life contribute to Brazil’s evolution as an empire. Even miles outside the city, there are sights to behold.

The Disney animators depict the natural landscapes well. They create a beautiful watercolor wonderland. A disembodied paintbrush swoops in from offscreen, creating the world in real time. We are given a contrast of deep greens, vivid fluorescents, and rich pastels. It’s very post-impressionistic in style and saturation.

When the short introduces Jose, it shifts into an exploration of Rio de Janeiro’s cityscape. Jose shows off trademark Brazilian interests, including nightclubs and a cachaça bar. Here, Donald partakes of his first glass of cachaça (a Brazilian spirit distilled from sugarcane, quite similar to rum). 

Saludos Amigos, not fully intended for children, has no shame depicting Donald Duck drinking hard liquor. For what it’s worth, he doesn’t seem to enjoy it. Not that the drink tastes bad, Donald can’t stomach alcohol at all. It’s a strange thing to both feature alcohol as a cultural highlight to be respected, but also outwardly discouraging the beverage to a percentage of the viewing audience. Such is the problem of using a children’s cartoon character as a cultural ambassador.

The character of Jose Carioca has a lot of personality. Even more when compared to an oddly subdued Donald, serving as an everyman and American analog. Jose is a passionate, excitable motormouth who launches into long monologues in his native Portuguese. He is often oblivious to Donald not understanding. He has much love for his native Brazil, and is quick to share it with everyone. He especially loves music and dance.

So much so, the movie has no choice but to end on a samba number. Like Fantasia before it, Saludos Amigos has no coda, no outro, and no farewell. Just a title card reading “The End.” Combined with its 42-minute runtime, I can imagine many audience members sitting confused in the theater, waiting for the movie to continue.

Saludos Amigos was never intended to be a masterpiece. It was a piece of propaganda and a tax write-off cobbled together in less than nine months. There are individual elements of the movie to be enjoyed, but nothing especially noteworthy. Had it been made by any studio besides Disney, it would be relegated to obscurity. Not that Saludos Amigos is a celebrated entry in the Disney canon.

The story behind the film’s production is more interesting than the movie itself. Walt & El Grupo, a 2008 documentary, fully detailed Disney and his South American tour. It’s clear that The Walt Disney Company, owner of the archival footage and distributor of the final work, had creative control. Details of Disney’s interoffice troubles and financial debts are briefly mentioned, but the film focuses instead on a recreation of his South American tour. The end result is a very dry, unengaging film.

Despite every problem with Saludos Amigos, it did improve American/South American relations during WWII. The Axis powers had tried to influence South America, but by 1944, Latin America fully embargoed both Germany and Italy. Saludos Amigos didn’t achieve much, but it helped stop fascism from conquering the world. How many movies can make that claim?

Fantasia  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pinocchio Bambi Dumbo  Saludos Amigos

[elliepassmore]

In the Afterlight Review

5/5 stars Recommended for people who like: dystopian, found families, psychic powers, inner group conflict, impossible decisions After where we left off at the end of NF, ITA opens up in a very distinctly apocalyptic setting. The series has always vaguely had that feel in the way most near-future dystopian books do, but the EMP and bombing of LA tipped the scale further into apocalypse territory. I enjoyed how Bracken really explored the vision of a bombed-out LA and the impacts that might have on suburbs like Burbank. Something about the image of burned, shelled cars and brick rubble and abandoned shops just does something for me in terms of settings, aesthetic, and mood. I think, in this case, it works quite well to set the tone of the first bit of the book. The second setting is pretty neat too. It’s another League location in California, but a bit farther north. The place is like a huge compound with secret rooms as well as tunnels connecting it to different locations. It’s the perfect place to hide a bunch of kids while you’re planning an action against, say, the ‘rehabilitation’ camps Psi kids are kept in. Aside from suiting the purposes of the characters, this second setting also visualizes the divide that starts to occur between what’s left of the League in CA, with some (most) of them hanging out in the Garage, which is separated from the main portion of the compound by a long tunnel, and those that are left mostly sticking to the main part of the compound. The Garage is definitely cooler visually, I’ll say that, but the ideology and plans of those who hang out there is a little too optimistic for reality. With this as the last book dedicated to Ruby’s story, it’s mostly about closing out her arc. After LA, she wants so desperately to do the right thing by everyone and is stretching herself so thin it’s no wonder certain stuff ends up happening. She’s much more in-tune with her powers, though she still doesn’t like using them and still wants a cure. I like how things go for her in this one, for the most part. I feel bad for her in this one more so than the others. She’s so down in the dumps and so few people see it, like, I think Liam picks up on it, but it’s only really addressed when they have some down time together, which is neverand then the only other one to really mention her emotional mood is Zu. So, Ruby basically has a boyfriend who’s as busy and her and a 13-year-old to discuss her mental state with….not great options. With all her issues on her powers and the insecurities that come with that, added into the mess with Jude and dealing with Clancy and the issue with the League agents and wrangling everyone, it just gets to be a lot and I feel so bad for her. One thing I am not too pleased about is her and Liam’s arguments and distance. Like…the entire thing is just so dumb and takes up multiple chapters, and then it’s resolved in one and they’re all peachy-keen again, which makes me wonder if the tension between them really needed to last as long as it did (but I’ve decided to blame exhaustion, stress, and Clancy for this one). Speaking of Liam…I’m not really sure what to think of him in this one. He’s definitely gung-ho for helping other kids and making sure that the camps are shut down, but his plans for going about it lack the teeth that they had in TDM (and, ironically, his OG plans are the ones Ruby builds on and he disagrees with, so…). I can’t tell if he’s just reeling from everything that happened in NF or if it’s just a weird character change that makes him inclined to think that a media storm will successfully bring the camp system down or what. His change in plan combined with his dislike of Cole, his distrust for the League, and Ruby’s own insecurities, just leads to him coming out as quick to irritate in this one. I will give him the fact that having your memory stolen and then regifted would be extremely jarring and invasive. I get why he writes the note, and I get why he’d be touchy and angry about that, but the rest of the stuff is just, I’m pretty sure, just his judgement getting clouded. Not to mention, he’s a hell of a lot more reckless, though we are seeing things through Ruby’s POV and he could always have been exceedingly careful, so there’s that. Outside of those interrelated changes, he is largely still the super sweet, super supportive, protective Liam we saw in TDM and NF. Even when he is fighting with Ruby, or even later with Cole, he still wants to understand and combine ideas instead of dismissing them out of turn. Chubs is once-again stuck between his two friends and hates it, though he does his best to work with them. I feel like Chubs gets a lot more mature in this one and faces things with a wiser attitude than he did before. I mean, he was always the more cautious one of the bunch but he just got an extra layer of professionalism added to him throughout this book. He seems a lot more at ease with life and with himself, which was good to see. On the other side of the spectrum, we get to see a much more emotional Vida than we have before. Sure, in NF we saw her angry plenty, but here there’s a mix of sadness and grief and desperation and camaraderie and support we didn’t get in the previous book. Her walls break down a lot more and she’s willing to admit that she’d prefer to talk about what happened to Jude rather than just shove it down and away like everyone else seems inclined to do. She also starts a surprisingly tight friendship with Zu, and the two of them are definitely a force. Zu comes in about a third- to halfway through the book. I love Zu, she’s such a great character personality-wise, but she also has a way of cutting right to the center of things and helping people. She may be young, only 13 in this one, but she’s go the insight of someone much older. What happened in the novella In Time has clearly impacted her when she first comes into ITA, but she slowly and steadily overcomes it, learning and helping those around her and letting them boost her in return. She grows a lot as a character, and it was awesome to read. Nico is an interesting character, since he was in NF, but it was difficult to really get a feel for who he was as a character in that one. Here, we see he has a lot of regret over what happened in LA, and he’s working to reconcile the Clancy he used to know to the person Clancy is now. Nico’s unflinchingly loyal, but he’s come to realize he put his money on the wrong horse and is struggling to make it up to everyone. Clancy’s still a piece of work and none of his character development comes internally, it’s all external. We do get to meet his mom, though, and combined with what we know of President Gray….well, it just explains a lot. Okay, it’s kind of spoilery, but I absolutely adore the entire thing Ruby has going on once she’s back in Thurmond. She goes back in and she’s struggling so much with the feelings of fear and absolute terror the place instill in her, plus the worry that the plan won’t work because the people on the other side won’t come or won’t come in time, just makes the fact she fights through it all that much better. I wish her reunion with Sam was a little better, though, I did want there to be a bigger thing with them, but whatever, we get that in Beyond the Night. My favorite scene from this collection of chapters is when Ruby’s in the control tower with O’Ryan and just snaps on his ass. It’s great. Of the main three books—TDM, NF, and ITA—this one comes in as my second favorite, with TDM as the first and NF as the last. The settings are, once again, fantastic, and I love a lot of the plot and events that occur in this book. I do think that Ruby and Liam fighting as much as they do only to have an insta-make-up was not great (though I do have my suspicions that they’re issues were exacerbated by Clancy manipulating Ruby. Ever notice how the two times he does it large-scale, she’s also separated emotionally, and generally physically, from (primarily) Liam and the others? My hunch is Clancy saw how well it worked the first time and used his Orange powers to manipulate it into happening again). Overall, ITA is a good ending to the series and I’m pretty satisfied with it all around. Clancy Story in 2018 Edition 5/5 stars The story picks up from when Ruby went to see Clancy at the end of ITA. The collection is basically a run-through of Clancy’s worst moments. There are some of them, like when he and Hayes and Olivia find East River to establish it that aren’t too bad. Then there are others, like the ones where he’s strapped to a table getting experimented on, that are downright awful. Most of them fall somewhere in between. The way it’s set up, I believe it’s a reverse chronological order of Clancy’s memories. The first one is from ITA, when he tells Ruby that she’s the one who tipped off the PSFs about the Sawtooth camp, and the last one is from when he’s pretty little, probably around three or four. I like that, as we progress through the story and the memories, we also get to see how Clancy’s warped mind was built up bit by bit. As a child, he obviously has little malice other than when it comes to protecting himself from others. As time goes on and he’s experimented on, that malice and cruelty grows into what it is in the first memory. Aside from the way we’re seeing each memory erase based on how recent it is, I love how Bracken chose to end each scene with “a heartbeat, and it’s gone.” There’s just something about that line, about the speed and finality of it that I just love. Nico features in most of the memories, so we get to see how Clancy, in his own weird way, does have feelings for the other boy. Clancy doesn’t have full-blown romantic feelings about Nico, or even what I’d necessarily call a crush, but he definitely is attached to him and Nico holds sway. I think this might be my favorite ‘exclusive short’ of the bunch. It’s a combo of the formatting of the piece and the way we get to see inside Clancy’s head and watch his development into the person he is in the TDM series that makes it one of my favorites.

Note: Since Through the Dark is just a bind-up of the novellas, it’s coming out on Saturday and TDL’s review will be coming out next Wednesday