#Gregory McIntosh

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Excerpts from an AllMusic review by Gregory McIntosh.

“ A Todo Vapor is a really fascinating live document of Gal Costa from the early '70s where she proved to be as exciting and diverse on-stage as she was at that time in the studio. The first seven tracks (of 18) feature Costa alone, accompanied by only her own acoustic guitar and the performances are dramatic, intimate, precise, emotional, and stunningly clear. 

A Todo Vapor would've been a fine set with only these tracks, but the real treat comes in about halfway through the eight-minute epic, "Vapor Barato," when out of nowhere, her band joins in and turns the slow, intimate descending progression into a scorching lament …. the band is experimental and dynamic -- actually quite mad -- similar to her band on her two self-titled records from 1969. “

https://www.allmusic.com/album/-fa-tal-gal-a-todo-vapor-mw0000607041

(via Discoteca Básica Bizz #132: Gal Costa - Fa-Tal: Gal a Todo Vapor (1971))

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In case you don’t recognize the actors’ characters:

Ross = Aaron

Michael = Abraham Ford

Ian = Tomichi Okumura

Austin Abrams = Ron Anderson

Pollyanna McIntosh = Jadis/Anne

Xander Berkeley = Gregory

Alanna Masterson = Tara Chambler

[allmusic]

AllMusic Staff Pick: Gal Costa Índia

With Índia, Gal Costa completely abandoned the absurd, screaming guitars and wild drumming for some of the lushest, most sophisticated, and most complex arrangements of her career. Her voice is clear and inviting as always, sitting perfectly with the strings, accordions, horns, reeds, and percussion that swirl around, effortlessly punctuating the romance in every track. Even though the hugely influential Tropicalia movement was over by the time of this release, Índia unquestionably shows that Costa's inventiveness was still unfolding and impulsive and should be considered by the wave of Tropicalia collectors as a worthy addition to the assortment of recordings in that it shows how a major player in that movement transferred her ambitions to a completely different direction without forsaking her class or drive.

- Gregory McIntosh

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For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: John Gustafson: Jack Lemmon Max Goldman: Walter Matthau Ariel Truax: Ann-Margret Grandpa Gustafson: Burgess Meredith Melanie: Daryl Hannah Jacob Goldman: Kevin Pollak Chuck: Ossie Davis Snyder: Buck Henry Mike: Christopher McDonald Moving Man: John Carroll Lynch Weatherman: Steve Cochran Pharmacist: Joe Howard Nurse: Isabell O’Connor Fisherman: Charles Brin Fisherman: Oliver Osterberg Film Crew: Director: Donald Petrie Original Music Composer: Alan Silvestri Producer: Richard C. Berman Editor: Bonnie Koehler Director of Photography: Johnny E. Jensen Art Direction: Mark Haack Special Effects Coordinator: Peter Albiez Chief Lighting Technician: Patrick Marshall Key Costumer: Trina Mrnak Location Manager: Cat Thompson Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Hart Foley: Ellen Heuer Dialogue Editor: Vic Radulich Special Effects Supervisor: Greg C. Jensen Musician: Tom Boyd Associate Producer: Kathy Sarreal Casting: Sharon Howard-Field Second Assistant Director: Molly Muir Leadman: Chris Gibbin Boom Operator: Mark Steinbeck Dialogue Editor: Mike Szakmeister Stunts: Bill McIntosh First Assistant Camera: Jimmy E. Jensen Costume Supervisor: Keith G. Lewis Music Editor: Andrew Silver Production Accountant: Kim Bodner Administration: Peter L. Mullin Costume Design: Lisa Jensen Dialogue Editor: Christopher Assells ADR Editor: Linda Folk Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kim Waugh Stunts: Spiro Razatos Title Designer: Wayne Fitzgerald First Assistant Director: Douglas E. Wise Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom E. Dahl Second Unit: Rosalie Seifert Orchestrator: William Ross Administration: Gregory J. Niska Set Decoration: Clay A. Griffith Makeup Artist: Linda Melazzo First Assistant Director: Randy Suhr Foley: Kevin Bartnof ADR Supervisor: Jessica Gallavan Foley Editor: Eric Gotthelf Sound Recordist: David Behle Best Boy Electrician: Hugh Langtry Assistant Editor: Trudy Yee Construction Foreman: Blaine Marcou Special Effects: Shelly Hawkos Administration: Tom Sann Hairstylist: Linda Rizzuto Key Makeup Artist: Rick Sharp Assistant Property Master: Jerry Swift Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Robert J. Litt Stunt Coordinator: Ernie F. Orsatti Chief Lighting Technician: Pat Blymyer Scoring Mixer: Dennis S. Sands Production Accountant: Susan Montgomery Executive Producer: Dan Kolsrud Property Master: Jim Zemansky Stunts: Ray Lykins First Assistant Camera: Christopher M. Fisher Unit Publicist: Michael Singer Associate Producer: Darlene K. Chan Researcher: Aryn Chapman Sound Effects Editor: Randy Kelley Supervising Sound Effects Editor: Mark P. Stoeckinger Still Photographer: Ron Phillips Construction Coordinator: Douglas Dick Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Wayne Heitman Foley Editor: Patrick N. Sellers First Assistant Editor: Adam C. Frank Color Timer: Dale E. Grahn Supervising Music Editor: Kenneth Karman Dialogue Editor: Chris Hogan Camera Operator: Dick Colean Assistant Costume Designer: Elizabeth Shelton Location Manager: Dave Halls ADR & Dubbing: Thomas J. O’Connell Key Grip: Richard Moran Key Costumer: Hala Bahmet Administration: Lisa D. Menke Hairstylist: Linda De Andrea Assistant Art Director: Jack E. Pelissier Jr. Assistant Sound Editor: Cybele O’Brien Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Elliot Tyson Assistant Sound Editor: Victor Ray Ennis Production Sound Mixer: Russell C. Fager Rigging Gaffer: Tim Marshall Negative Cutter: Donah Bassett Script Supervisor: Susan Bierbaum ADR & Dubbing: Rick Canelli Special Effects: Keane Bonath Associate Editor: Steve Schoenberg Production Design: David Chapman Producer: John Davis Writer: Mark Steven Johnson Movie Reviews: John Chard: Do me a favour. Put your lip over your head… and swallow. Grumpy Old Men is directed by Donald Petrie and written by Mark Steven Johnson. It stars Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret, Kevin Polla...

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Final Pool Parties in 3300 BCE

The Indus Valley Civilisation, flourishing between 3300 BCE and 1300 BCE in what is now Pakistan and northwest India, was notable for its advanced urban planning, architecture, and social organisation. And sewage, people.

The sophisticated sewage and drainage systems of Harappans were unparalleled in the ancient world, with houses connected to a centralised water network preventing most people from dying from germs.

Quite a futuristic feat for that period, as the Harappan settlements predate Rome by millennia, solidifying its place as one of the most populous and significant urban centers of its time.

This system provided sanitation and helped manage the monsoon floods that could have devastated their cities. In the past, these floods used to be ambivalent, enriching the soil and facilitating agriculture, but also posing threatening urban infrastructure and probably even bringing Harappans to their eventual collapse.

Our expert opinion is: when our home gets flooded all the time, we tend to abandon it.

Or we stay, hoping the floods aren't that bad, right?

Illustration by stupid assholw + AI

Further reading:

1. "The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives" by Jane McIntosh, which offers a comprehensive overview of the civilization's architecture, social structure, and potential religious practices.

2. "Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus Civilization" by Marshall Sir John, a pioneering excavation report that provides firsthand observations of the the extensive urban planning of Harappans.

3. "The Indus Civilization: A Contemporary Perspective" by Gregory Possehl, which discusses the civilization's technology, trade, and the enigmatic script that remains undeciphered, offering insights into its possible religious beliefs and practices.

[ariverablog]

The Help

The Help (2011) is a movie directed by Tate Taylor. The movie is based in the 1960’s in the American South during the Civil Rights Movement. Skeeter, an aspiring author, returns to her hometown of Jackson, MS. She begins to author a novel based on the point of view of “the help” – a term used for African American women hired as housekeepers by white families during the time. Secretly Skeeter collaborates with African American housekeepers, Aibileen and Minny, to author stories about their experiences.

While laws were changing, during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s, there were still racial aggressions towards Black people, especially in the American South. We see this in an earlier scene in the movie when Hilly, a white woman, refuses to use the bathroom at her friend, Mrs. Leefolt’s, home because her African American housekeeper, Aibileen, uses the guest bathroom as well. Hilly installed a separate bathroom outside of her own home for her housekeeper Minnie to use and encourages Mrs. Leefolt to do the same, claiming that African Americans carry different diseases than white people. She even goes as far as to mark the toilet paper in her own bathrooms with pencil to see if her housekeeper, Minny, is using their indoor restrooms and tries to force her to go to the outside restroom during a severe storm. This ties into Gregory Jay’s article “Who Invented White People?” Jay states, “… Americans faced the fact that changing the laws did not change the feelings and beliefs of individuals, black or white. Beyond the abstract words of law and legislation, real people continued to carry with them the history of racism, whether as victims of its horrors or as beneficiaries of its privileges.”

Throughout the movie we can also see the socioeconomic disparities when it comes to race. The fact that African American housekeepers mostly lived in the same lower-class neighborhood in Jackson, all catching the bus in the morning to take them to the upper-class, white neighborhoods where they worked. There is also a point where we see Minny preparing her eldest daughter for her first day of work as a housekeeper. Her daughter was pulled out of school to support the family financially.

Although The Help focuses on race, there is quite a few instances of gender bias as well. We can see this clearly with Skeeter. When she comes home and applies to be a columnist at The Jackson Journal, she is given the Miss Myrna column to run – a column focused on housekeeping tips and tricks which is very fitting for what was considered to be a woman’s role during the time. In addition, Skeeter hasn’t had much experience in dating unlike her social peers who are already married with children. Throughout the movie there are subtle reminders that due to Skeeter’s choice to have a career, how she dresses/styles her hair, and her opinions make her an unlikely prospect for marriage. Skeeter seemingly has similarities with Peggy McIntosh, the author of “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” in which McIntosh references the understanding of white privilege by comparing it to her experience amongst men who do not realize their advantages. It seems as if Skeeter’s rejection of conformity to a 1960s homemaker and the fact that she was extremely close to her own family’s housekeeper, Constantine, allows her to see the unjust treatment of Black women of the time. Like McIntosh references in her article, it’s simply not enough to disapprove of the powers that keep systemic racism in place, people must work to dismantle them. Skeeter embodies the change she wishes to see by giving a voice to those whose voices have been suppressed by authoring the book The Help.

References

IMDb. “The Help (2011) - Plot - IMDb.” Www.imdb.com, www.imdb.com/title/tt1454029/plotsummary/.

Jay, Gregory. “Who Invented White People?” The Thomson Reader: Conversations in Context, by Robert P. Yagelski, Wadsworth Publishing, Jan. 2006, pp. 96–102.

McIntosh, Peggy. “‘White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack’ and ‘Some Notes for Facilitators.’” National SEED Project, 2010, www.nationalseedproject.org/key-seed-texts/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack.

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Lane, who has studied the above writers extensively, also reflects this view. He writes that this mystical spirituality and spiritual direction was grounded in epikistasis, an endless desire for God. It is an infinite ‘straining forward to what lies ahead’ that is alluded to in Philippians 3:13.

In Gregory’s conception of mystical desire, the excess of God’s being, insofar as it is utterly incomprehensible, results in a subject engaged in perpetual discovery. So, even after death, there is only ever a ‘satisfed dissatisfaction’. From this perspective, we can see that these early writers did not perceive desire solely as affective fulfillment. Instead, they understood that it had an ontological status linked to broader cosmology. Desire was caught up with the whole person and not just an affective part of the person.

Both McIntosh and Lane suggest that desire was an expression of the inherent incompleteness of our entire existence and that each action, whether this is intellectual, emotional, or physical, is ultimately incomplete and thus signals its relation to the infinite.

The Direction of Desire Mark Gerard Murphy

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Black Lives Matter social media

the subject of my social media selection is the Black Lives Matter social media account (Blklivesmatter). Black Lives Matter is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people, and promote anti-racism. Its primary concerns are incidents of police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people. I chose this social media because it relates to our topic in class about the civil rights movement. a nationwide movement for equal rights for African Americans and for an end to racial segregation and exclusion arose across the United States. by how the " March on Milwaukee " contributed to the national fight for civil rights for African - Americans and to passage of the federal fair housing act in 1968. Like an example of this is in our week 4 articles with the articles titled Richard Dryer , " on the Matter of Whiteness " and Peggy McIntosh " white privilege : unpacking the invisible knapsack" , and Peggy McIntosh " white privilege checklist". Black Lives Matter is a protestested social group demanding the police and kkk afilliates to stop killing the black community just because they have a dark skin tone. Police and the whites were killing these African American's for the wrongful reasons. an example of this is in Minnesota where a man named George Floyd was wrongfully accused and a police officer kneeled on his face and he was telling the officer " I can't breathe". In addition there was a teenager named Trayvon Martin who was just eating skittles with his hood up and gets fatally shot and murrdered for no reason at all. What I mean by white privilege is that the whites are more superior than any other color. An example would be Emmitt Till and how was brutal murdered and hunted by the neck for whistling at a white lady. Black Lives Matter also relates to week 7 African Americans pdf. Like I said before Black Lives Matter is a group that wants justice for the whites wrongful actions and the civil rights movement had no say in anything. the African American wasn't always like this with the 13th amendment in 1865 with slavery being abandoned and the 14th amendment in 1868 were all slaves were granted citizenship in the great migration. In week 1 race and ethnicity with the articles titled Gregory Jay, "what is multiculturalism" with how the world was segregated. It was the black community vs the white community in this battle for equality. Blacks couldn't do things that the whites couldn't do like drink out the same butler , and eat at certain spots at restraints and justice just wasn't equal to the African community.

Dyer.pdf

white-privilege.pdf

whatismc.pdf

Week 7 African Americans.pdf

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Multimedia Journal 2

“3rd Rock From the Sun.” IMBD, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115082/

The show that I chose for my second Multimedia Journal is 3rd Rock from the Sun, a sitcom from the 90s about aliens that come to Earth and try to live normal human lives. The human disguised aliens learn about various human norms and cultural experiences that help the audience gain an outside perspective about who we are as humans. Throughout the series, there are lots of episodes that discuss race, ethnicity, and whiteness.

Turner, Bonnie, et al. “Dick, Who's Coming to Dinner.” 3rd Rock From the Sun, season 5, episode 6, NBC, 23 Nov. 1999.

During season 5 episode 6 titled, “Dick, Who’s Coming to Dinner,” the main character, who is an alien disguised as an older white male, gets excluded from attending a black student union group. He does not understand why he is not allowed to attend and is offended. At first, he claims no contribution to the history of white population, but then he dives deeper and learns about the history of white oppression in the world. During his revelation that the history of whiteness is somewhat bad, his human friend says, “It’s not like you picked the color of your skin, right?” This is somewhat comical because when designing himself as a human, he picked to be a white male. This episode reminded me of our discussion of Peggy McIntosh’s “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” along with Richard Dryer’s, “On the Matter of Whiteness.” These two writers discuss the privilege that Dick chose to have during the show. In McIntosh’s works, she discusses that men and white people are not conscious of their own oppressiveness. This directly relates to the show where Dick does not understand how he is oppressive, nor is the white population. Dryer speaks to how and what privilege gets you as a white person, and Dick realizes all the privilege he has during the episode.

“3rd Rock From the Sun.” IMBD, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115082/

Another moment of diversity occurs during season 1 episode 16, titled, “Dick Like Me,” when the group of aliens realize that they do not have an ethnic group. Throughout the episode they try to become various ethnic groups and try to act in different ways in relation to the different cultures. The aliens picked out the last name Solomon, which someone tells them that they might be Jewish, which lead them to their conclusion of ethnic groups. This reminded me of how we talked about mixed races during the semester. Just like how in Vin Diesel’s Multifacial, the Solomons are continuously told that they need to pick one ethnic group to be in. Although they have no background in any particular ethnic group, they have to only pick one. The short film by Diesel discusses how he is not completely black or completely Italian for various roles.

Diesel, Vin, director. Multifacial, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf4Ydp8CGk8.

This connection relates to how people determined that people can only fall into one group, not a variety of groups. Overall, 3rd Rock from the Sun has many moments throughout the entirety of the show that represent the cultural diversity, racial issues, and other problems that occur in America.

Diesel, Vin, director. Multifacial, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf4Ydp8CGk8.

Gregory Jay, "Who Invented White People" From Speech Given by Gregory Jay, http://www.uwm.edu/%7EgJay/Whiteness,Whitenesstalk.htm Reprinted by permission

Martin, Craig. “The Brilliance of Containing Whiteness.” Culture on the Edge, 1 Nov. 2019, https://edge.ua.edu/craig-martin/the-brilliance-of-containing-whiteness/.

McIntosh, Peggy. White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.

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Multimedia Blog #3

For my final blog, I chose the social media website, Twitter. More specifically, I chose to follow the group, Black Lives Matter. This movement is obviously relevant to our class topics and concepts about race and ethnicity.

The movement was started in 2013 by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi. The rapid spread of this movement was due, in part, to social media a few years later with the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. It became popular worldwide after the death of George Floyd in 2020.

The mission of the movement is to eradicate white supremacy and bring justice to those affected by it.

In Gregory Jay's reading, "Who Invented White People?", he talks about how prevalent racism is in our world today. In the reading, he says, "To this day, racial discrimination remains pervasive in America" (Jay, 2). He then goes on to discuss how minority groups face much discrimination in many different areas like from banks, jobs/corporations, college and universities, and so much more. This connects to the Black Lives Matter movement because this is the whole point of the organization. The goal is to eliminate these types of discriminatory barriers.

This is Black Lives Matter's most recent tweet. This article discusses how BLM has set up a relief fund for Black college students and any one who has attended college that may need help paying back student loans. After the pandemic, student loan debt has skyrocketed, so the goal of this relief fund helps lift the burden off of African American's.

I think the BLM movement is really important to discuss, and I'm surprised we didn't talk about it in Multiculturalism in America. The movement calls attention to issues that don't necessarily affect everyone, but more specifically Black people. The organization sheds light on the everyday issues that African American's face and uses their support in order to diminish these inequalities.

In Jay's reading, he makes an interesting point. This excerpt is important to understanding why race does matter and will continue to matter. It helped me view my cultural identity in a different way because I never really realized how much the word 'race' is associated with minority groups, yet being white is obviously a race, and the white people themselves stigmatized the word to have a negative connotation.

This tweet reminds me of Peggy McIntosh's discussion on the Invisible Knapsack of White Privilege. When she discussed her newfound self awareness of the white privilege she has, she listed unearned assets she receives in her everyday life just based off of her race.

This is one of the unearned assets she listed. Voting is related to this and is a major public issue that minority groups are discriminated against in our voting system. The BLM movement works to reverse these unjust boundaries put in place.

Overall, it's sad to see that the way this movement came to rise in power and popularity was over deaths of innocent African Americans by the police, but it's refreshing to see that they are fighting. We are fighting.

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Sorted caps from seasons 1, 4, 5 & 7 of The Walking Dead.

Aaron -  Ross Marquand - #5,400

Abraham -  Michael Cudlitz - #6,900

Amy - Emma Bell - #2,600

Andrea - Laurie Holden - #11,600

Astrid - Brianna Venskus - #3,300

Beth - Emily Kinney - #12,600

Bob - Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. - #4,800

Carl - Chandler Riggs - #16,300

Carol - Melissa McBride - #28,000

Cyndie - Sydney Park - #2,100

Dale - Jeffrey DeMunn - #8,700

Daryl - Norman Reedus - #19,000

Dawn - Christine Woods - #2,600

Deanna - Tovah Feldshuh - #3,000

Dwight - Austin Amelio - #2,900

Eugene - Josh McDermitt - #13,100

Ezekiel - Khary Payton - #4,800

Gabriel - Seth Gilliam - #4,600

Glen - Steven Yeun - #19,000

Governor - David Morrissey - #9,400

Gregory - Xander Berkeley - #3,000

Hershel - Scott Wilson - #6,000

Jadis - Pollyana McIntosh - #1,800

Jenner - Noah Emmerich - #3,300

Jerry - Cooper Andrews - #900

Jesus - Tom Payne - #3,700

Jim - Andrew Rothenberg - #2,600

Joe - Jeff Kober - #1,600

Lily - Audrey Marie Anderson - #2,900

Lizzie - Brighton Sharbino - #5,000

Lori - Sarah Wayne Callies - #17,000

Maggie - Lauren Cohan - #17,000

Merl - Michael Rooker - #1,400

Michonne - Danai Gurira - #11,000

Mika - Kyla Kenedy  - #5,000

Mitch - Kirk Acevedo - #1,100

Morgan - Lennie Michael James - #5,700

Negan - Jeffrey Dean Morgan - #14,100

Noah - Tyler James Williams - #2,500

Richard - Karl Makinen - #4,000

Rick - Andrew Lincoln - #69,000

Rosita - Christian Serratos - #10,000

Sasha - Sonequa Martin-Green - #16,500

Simon - steven Ogg - #2,500

Sophia - Madison Lintz - #1,300

Spencer - Austin Nichols - #3,000

Tara - Alanna Masterson - #15,000

T-Dog - IronE Singleton - #3,500

Tyreese - Chad Coleman - #8,800

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The Walking Dead - Characters that are going to die in Season 8.

Spoilers Ahead! If you're not completely up-to-date with The Walking Dead you may wish to turn back now. Still here?

Are you sure? Good,  Then I shall begin!  In the Season 8 mid-season finale, fans learned that Carl Grimes was no longer for this mortal coil.  Bitten by a walker a few episodes before, Carl has no chance of survival, and when the show returns in February, we will see his last actions as Chandler Riggs exits the show. This is obviously a massive departure from the comics, and some fans are in uproars, extreme reactions including a decision to boycott the show. For me though, it's an exciting proposal. The series has always differed from the comic.  These outraged 'fans' are probably the same that love Daryl (who doesn't even exist in the comics) and Carol (who should've died years ago)... so maybe should just settle down and go along for the ride.  Yes, comic Carl has a lot of storyline we're now no longer going to see - or maybe we will, but in a skewered fashion? - but new storylines will take their place.  I'm sure the series will continue with what it's always done... cherry pick the comic events they want to, sometimes the comic panels will be created faithfully, whilst others will differ in their timing and with who is involved. As I say, I'm excited.

But Carl is just one character biting the dust.  Ever since  main characters started getting the chop, each season offers us two to four main players to be sacrificed.  It's the nature of the beast.  As big a death as Carl will be, he'll only really be the first big one of the season, I'm sure.   (Sorry, Eric and not even Shiva count).  So else is for the chop?  Let's take a look at the characters I think are doomed.

MORGAN JONES

This has pretty much already been confirmed.  A while back we were given the news that THE WALKING DEAD and FEAR THE WALKING DEAD would be receiving a crossover. Now it could be argued that the most logical choice would be to have a FEAR  character cross over to TWD, but instead the showrunners have decided to go the other way. On TALKING DEAD, it was announced that actor Lennie James would be crossing over, and joining the cast of FEAR as a regular character.  Presumably this means we'll be seeing what Morgan got up to before he joined his TWD crew.    However... in his interview, Lennie James revealed that he'd filmed his final scenes and said bye to everyone, and was just now starting filming season four of FEAR. The implication is that Morgan is to die on the original show.  That, or can we expect FEAR to experience a time jump, bringing it inline with the events of TWD... and interesting thought as we're expecting TWD to experience it's own time jump as per the comics.   Maybe FEAR will, and TWD won't?  Or maybe we're just being hopeful as it'd mean Morgan doesn't die, he just moves on.  I don't believe that though, I firmly believe that Morgan will die, but then we'll get an extra bit of his adventure though the other show... his time will be limited though, as we know he will have to leave in order to join the main show.  It'll be interesting to see how the two shows deal with the continuity of it all.

So who else?   Maybe that will be all, considering both Carl and Morgan are deemed 'original'  characters and to lose both of them in one season is a big deal. I feel though we can expect at least one if not two more deaths.  Each season, from this third season onwards, has been keen to kill of members of both sexes... I doubt this year will be any different. (Note: it could be argued that season 6 only killed off two female characters - Jessie & Deanna - but for me, whilst the reveal was left to season 7, we saw Abraham killed off in the closing seconds).

JADIS

I mean, she has no purpose, right?  She seems a distraction from the main plotline and I think may be there as an obstacle, complication but also as cannon fodder.  I do not see her surviving 'All Out War'.

Also, with my theory that a female character will be chopped, she might take the place of a more beloved character.  I doubt the likes of Maggie, Michonne or Carol are to be killed off, and whilst I wouldn't be completely surprised by Tara or Rosita (either are ripe for picking off), Jadis seems to most likely.  I also think Enid is safe, if only because of Carl's exit.  They need one youth in the fold, right?

So, Carl, Morgan and Jadis, anyone else?

SIMON

Sorry Simon fans.  Sorry Steven Ogg fans.  I just don't see Simon getting out of this alive.  All things considered, it's going to be a bit of push for Negan to survive, and it's entirely likely the show could choose to off him, but from Chandler Riggs' interviews, Carl's death will be used to somehow prevent Negan's death.  We'll have to see how that plays out, but I'm convinced the show will wish to keep Jeffrey Dean Morgan for as long as they can.  That leaves Simon has the highest ranking savior, and to that end, his cards are marked.    Who will strike the final blow?  Well that could fall to many... but I don't see Simon making it to season nine. BONUS 5th DEATH I'm not convinced we'll see the Whisperers just yet... but we might, bringing them in before the season's end to tease the next.  If they do then there's an iconic-to-be set of deaths that involve heads on sticks.  If that were to happen, the last episode could take the death count much higher (Rosita & Ezekiel get beheaded in the comics, amongst minor characters) but producers might choose to save that for the next season.  Instead though, they could choose to off a different character a bit early... Gregory.  Whilst he's played so wonderfully by Xander Berkley, Gregory just doesn't seem to have much of a purpose now.  Will he receive the same fate of hanging as he does in the comics?  Yep, I reckon so.

So there you have it.  We know Carl's gone.  Morgan we can be pretty certain off, but I'm adding Jadis, Simon and possibly Gregory to the list. Do you think I'm right, or am I way off?  Time will tell! 

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The Walking Dead Season 8 Portraits - Set 2.

[mrsluthordanvers]

I was tagged by @hrwinter @battenthecrosshatches ​ and @nevertobeships ​ to share five books I want to read this year! <3333 thanks friends

1. The Women of the Counsins’ War: The Duchess, the Queen, and the King’s Mother by Philippa Gregory, David Baldwin and Michael Jones

2. Women of the OSS: Sisterhood of Spies by Elizabeth P McIntosh

3. The Falcon Thief by Joshua Hammer (I technically started this one last year as a rec from @i-am-robie, but I just really truly struggled to get into reading last year. fingers crossed this year is better bc I really want to read this book)

4. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

5. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

6. The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff (Yes I know I said 5, but I added a 6th so there were 3 non-fction and 3 fiction in case people were reading these to get ideas and they don’t like non-fiction)

tagging @oreoambitions @roseticospacebae @deadbiwrites @spaceman-earthgirl @fireladybuckley @sheltereredturtle

[gwens-fiction]

Welcome Post

Hi! I’m Gwen. Currently applying for a PhD in wildlife and fisheries. I’m 24, have two younger siblings, and 6 pets (3 dogs, 2 rabbits, and a cat). I write a lot of fanfiction for the Penguins of Madagascar fandom, but I also write on original things, too.

Main Penguins of Madagascar Fanfics:

-A Scientific Match

Summary: Kowalski, a penguin scientist, has tried again to build his Love-u-Lator invention. After a few scans of nothing, the device suggests a potential soul-mate match in New Jersey. He chooses to follow the device to see if his device is working properly (and potentially find himself some romance).

-A Scientific Conundrum

Summary: Sequel to A Scientific Match, Kowalski and Francis now find themselves in the situation of figuring out the conundrum that is their newly established relationship and all its ups and downs. Join them as they face new challenges such as Blowhole's family, other enemies, and whatever chaotic situation they manage to get themselves into. A Kowalski x Blowhole (Franski) fic. (Other minor focus ships may appear later).

-Scientist Overboard

Summary:  Francis and Kowalski have been dating for over a year when Kowalski and the others go on a mission out at sea. Kowalski finds himself washed overboard during a bad storm, waking up without any memory on an island. He and his spirit guide then attempt to return to New York while the others try to find him. A Blowhole x Kowalski fic.

-Haunted Mansion

Summary: Blowhole, Kowalski, and their children decide to go on a family vacation, but get sidetracked by a haunted mansion's advertisement that Blowhole couldn't pass up. Will include 2 guest OCs of my friend @insert-meaningful-username . A Franski fic with bonus fankids.

-Caretaker of Madagascar

Summary: Some believe misfortune can bring people together. Others believe that destiny has the power to interconnect lives, whether those lives wanted to or not. Call it a coincidence. Call it fate. Call it a despicable force of nature. Either way, nothing could've stopped the fact that Bridget Ailith, a cantankerous new zookeeper, found herself forced to team up with the Penguins to undo a machine's disastrous effects. Doesn't help that those penguins are now— (CO-written with @insert-meaningful-username)

Original WIPs

-Harris & Bell

Summary: Gregory and Kendall are investigating a series of murders that have been appearing by the Thames. Not only is a killer on the loose, but their ability to continue working alongside the police is at risk as Chief McIntosh is under review. The two have to show that they are useful compatriots to the department, even if their methods are….questionable occasionally.

-Hidden Earth Chronicles

Summary: Local Necromancer Vasco has just returned home to find his beloved wife missing. He tries getting help but everyone tells him she must have left him and to get over it, but he knows his Estella too well for that to be the case.

-Obscure Science

Summary:  Rejected scientist Dr. Darwin Rose finds new employment with an off-the-record agency that focuses on well…obscure and bizarre occurrences, whether they be paranormal, supernatural, fantastical, or seem like something from science fiction, this agency investigates it all. Darwin is paired up with another scientist, Dr. Cassidy Blue, and together they have some crazy escapades. 

-Tropical Storm

Summary: Martin along Evy and Diego, are newly moving into the San Diego Zoo. However, Martin’s life is unexpectedly rocked when a secret agent accidentally drops a piece of top secret spy equipment among his belongings. Now he’s been recruited by the local espionage squad. Together they keep the zoo safe from assorted enemies, as well as face international threats.

-My Baby’s a Werewolf

Summary: Single Dad, Sebastian’s, toddler daughter, Amber, gets bitten by a “big dog” one evening at the park and becomes a little werepup. Now her dad is handling the pressures of being a single dad as well as trying to get his daughter back to normal.