#Kong Lear

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"Kong Lear" (1985) - Per Bronken

(Orig. play title: "King Lear")

Films I've watched in 2024 (76/?)

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Amanda Lear - More #discoremix #superdrive #hitmix #remixsong #mix@La-M...

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Quite an unusual subject today but: music! More precisely, a "fairytale" album.

Have you ever heard of Joanna Wang? She is a Taiwanese-American singer, quite known, and I want to briefly evoke here an album of hers released in 2014: Midnight Cinema.

As the name and the album cover show, this album is entirely dedicated to a specific type of cinema, which does contain - and this is why it is interesting for us fairytale afficionados - fairytale movies. In fact most (if not all?) the songs of this album are covers and reprises of songs from movies!

And the very first song of the album sets the tone for what this "Midnight Cinema" is about: titled "Alice in Wonderland", it is actually taken back from... Disney's Alice in Wonderland.

Outside of this song, the album also contains a cover of "Pure Imagination", the famous song from 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. And we do know that Roald Dahl works are considered "modern day fairytales"...

What I find most interesting with this album, however, is how it also chooses songs and melodies from what I consider to be "fairytale-adjacent" movies. I haven't spoken much about this (except for when I did a "Spooky fairytale" series back in Halloween) but there are stories and movies that have the feelings or are deeply linked to fairytales, without being fairytale themselves.

The most obvious of these choices would be how Joanna Wang covered "What is a youth", the beautiful song from the most famous Romeo and Juliet adaptation to this day, the 1968 movie. And if you know your Shakespeare, you will understand why his works are all "fairytale adjacent" - from his constant reuse of the exact supernatural characters involved in fairytales (kings, fairies, witches, star-crossed lovers) to him actually quoting and reference numerous fairytales (lines from "Jack and the Beanstalk" are found in King Lear, itself having a plot belonging to the "Love like salt" type of fairytale, while the British fairytale "Mr. Fox" is referenced in Much Ado about Nothing).

Another interesting choice would be the Moon River song, from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Why? Because interestingly, there was a short study of the evolution of the figure of the "fairy" ("la fée" in French) I recently read, and among the various incarnations, this book stopped upon the classics of the American cinema to point out two female characters from non-magical movies that still were perfect fit for the archetype of the "fairy" as she was developed by medieval tales and literary fairytales. One was precisely Audrey Hepburn's character of Holly Golightly (I believe the other was the character of Lisa Carol Fremont, played by Grace Kelly in Hitchcock "Rear Window").

After these specific movies, the other tracks can have some names and lyrics evoking fairy tales... But they come from movies that have no relationship whatsoever with fairytales. Like the track "Love from Once Upon a Time" which actually comes from... "A Better Tomorrow", an 80s action movie of crime and battle considered to be the epitome of the Hong Kong genre called "heroic bloodshed".

I am not going to put here all of the songs of the album, but if you want to know the full list, here are the remaining songs:

Forgotten Times. From 2002's Infernal Affairs

The Dream Chaser. From 1990's A Moment of Romance.

The Scent of Roses. From 1994's "Red Rose White Rose"

Night Shanghai. From 1946's All-Consuming Love.

In the Mood for Love. This one does not come from a movie, but from a 2000 album by Tony Leung.

You Only Live Twice. From the 1967 James Bond movie of the same name.

This Precious Night. From 1991's Prison on Fire II.

If I Had Words. From 1995's A Little Pig Goes a Long Way.

Fun fact: While the album was sung and created by a Taiwanese artist, mixing Hong Kong cinema with America movies, it was actually recorded in Finland, with the music produced by Finnish musicians.

[gepgep2]

HB: Well, there are Yahwehs—just as I say there are seven versions at least of Jesus or Jesus Christ, or Jesus and Jesus Christ, in the Greek New Testament, there are innumerable versions of God in Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible, but the one who interests me and always has and always will, is the original one, the first Straha, traditionally called J or the Yahwist, probably written as early as the reign of Solomon, 3,000 years ago, in which most certainly he is as I say a stern imp, up to a lot of mischief, something of a trickster God—human all too human: he's always walking around on the ground; he isn't flying up in the air—he's walking around on the ground in order to make personal, you know, sort of on the job inspections of how things are going. He closes the door of the ark—of Noah's ark with his own hands; he even more memorably buries Moses in an unmarked grave, with his own hands; he is very fond of picnics; thus at Mamre he sits beneath the terapim trees because he always likes to be in the shade rather than the sun, thus he walks we are told in Eden in the cool of the day, at Mamre, with two of the Elohim who are his angels he sits beneath the terapim trees, and he has a sumptuous rather full-scale luncheon prepared by Sarah—roast veal and whey and freshly baked sort-of cakes. And how is one to put it—he on Sinai, on the side of Sinai, he sits there and shares a meal with 73 elders of Israel. They stare at him and he stares at them and that's it. He doesn't say a word and they don't say a word, but there he is. And according to Kabbalistic tradition, from the Merkavah thing on, he's enormous, he is I say the King Kong of deities, he is of enormous size.

LQ: What leads you to think of this God as more than an exceptional fiction?

HB: Well, his metaphysical density, his ferocious and vivid personality, his intensely human traits—I gather you're not going to eat that so I'm going to put it back in there—

LQ: One more bite.

HB: Go ahead, go ahead. He is . . . he is a . . . the reason why I keep invoking Shakespearean characters like King Lear, who is I think Shakespeare's version of Yahweh, or Hamlet, who has a very complex relation I think to Mark's Jesus, is that Yahweh, Mark's Jesus, Hamlet, King Lear, Falstaff, Cleopatra, Iago—they are all more real than you are, whoever you are, and yes, they are fictions, but if they're fictions, what are we? Since they are livelier than we are, exceed us in energy and in dynamism, as Yahweh does also. [...] he's quite a fiction, he's very persuasive and as I keep saying in the book I wish he would go away. I don't like him. I don't feel anybody can like him. His famous definition when Moses asks him his name—his famous self-definition is ehyeh asher ehyeh, translated by William Tyndale as "I am that I am" and that's kept in the Authorized Version of the English Bible. The Hebrew "ehyeh asher ehyeh" actually means "I will be, I will be;" "I will be that I will be," or to make it into better English "I will be present wherever and whenever I choose to be present," but I say throughout the book that also means "And I will be absent wherever and whenever I choose to be absent." And he is very distinguished by his absences, it seems to me. But if he is just a literary character—well first of all I don't recognize any distinction between literary and human characters; I mean I'm notorious for that, and why not be notorious for that—it seems to me that the sacred Bloomstaff, as I call him, is at least as real as old Bloom—Sir John Falstaff, of course. But not even kidding, I mean what can you say about the Yahweh of the J writer? He is endlessly memorable, he is endlessly unreliable. [Pause.] But he gets inside you. I repeat I would like him to go away, but he doesn't seem to go away.

LQ: Why doesn't he go away?

HB: Well, because I'm pretty sure he is our equivalent—I mean, our equivalent for him now is what our Uncle Siggy Freud called "reality testing" and the Reality Principle. Freud says that reality testing means that you have to "make friends with the necessity of dying."

LQ: So he's the name of everything that opposes our will.

HB: Yeah, he is . . . [...] But since I don't think there's any distinction whatsoever between sacred and secular texts, there's only great writing and bad writing (or good writing in between I suppose or fair writing) then it's natural to speak of—in fact, remember what Blake says; he says religion is just choosing forms of worship from poetic tales, and then he adds—this is The Marriage of Heaven and Hell — "Thus men forgot that all Deities reside in the human breast." But that doesn't mean that they don't reside there.

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To You

The 1# Legendary Japanese 🇯🇵 Actor & Martial Artist 🥋Of Cinema 🎥 Before & Today

Born in Tokyo, he was scouted by an entertainer while playing with the son of the actor Kokichi Takada who lived in the same condominium, and after working as a model for a magazine for young children, he joined the Himawari Theatre Group at the age of five. He made his film debut in 1966 in the ninkyo yakuza film Game of Chance (浪曲子守唄) starring Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba, reprising his role as Chiba's character's son in two sequels released the following year.

He is a Japanese actor and martial artist. He began his career in the mid-1960's at the age of six, and gained prominence for his roles in Japanese and Hong Kong action films, later establishing himself as a dramatic actor.

He made his first major Hollywood appearance portraying Ujio in The Last Samurai (2003), later appearing in such films as Sunshine (2007), Speed Racer (2008), The Wolverine, 47 Ronin (both 2013), Minions (2015), Life (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Army of the Dead (2021), Bullet Train (2022), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). He also had a recurring role on the HBO series Westworld (2018–2020).

He is best known to international audiences for his roles as Ryuji Takayama in Ring (1998), Seibei Iguchi in The Twilight Samurai (2002), Ujio in The Last Samurai (2003), Kenji in Rush Hour 3 (2007), and Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion in Mortal Kombat (2021).

His role as 'The Fool' in the Shakespeare play King Lear also gave him notable theatrical notice in the United Kingdom.He has received numerous accolades, including two Japan Academy Film Prizes, three Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, four Kinema Junpo Awards, and honors from the Yokohama Film Festival.

In 2018, he received the Medals of Honor with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government for his "artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments."

Please Wish This Legendary & Incredible Japanese 🇯🇵 Actor & Martial Artist 🥋Of Years Of Outstanding Cinema 🎥 & Also Shares The Same Birthday with, The Legendary Aussie Actor, Hugh Jackman. Who has starred a movie in with, A Very Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HIS MOVIES. YOU WILL

IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD OF HIM. ITS OKAY YOU DEFINITELY WILL NOW.

THE 1 & THE ONLY

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#HiroyukiSanada #TheWolverine #47Ronin #Extant #MortalKombat #Shogun #Scorpion #YoshiiTornaga

[writer59january13]

Inevitable death defines afterlife - trois

So all I ask, would be inviting, offering, and ushering me to

top secret cygnet committee

to give this average sized

chapped sticky man spinning the david bowie playlist

as a somber dee jay

an eel lick trick kool aid battery acid test dancing in the street

even if that requires me to get undressed dancing with the big boys

my helping hands of average size

worthy to sink initial

public offering funds and don me with bullet proof vest building a soulful bond –

glue tin free - day in day out

tis the emotional state

of ma deux grown darling daughters choosing to take flight

leaving this dada glum many days

assigned chauffeur de jure father

where cradle of democracy

i.e. phila., penna skyline due west opposing to dwell in the city,

I am just dead against it

does pursue assigned tasks with aplomb twittering, springing

and googling hypnotically

like a dead man walking

appealing banana rhea public like zest.

Yours truly loner moxie he got

who enjoys tasty kumquat teasing as fragrant decadent debaser

who (years ago) experienced

social anxiety with abdominal knot

barking, dancing, and foaming

at the mouth diamond dogs

twiddle ling green thumbs

oof a harris tweed interesting when deep sleep

stirs question did you ever have a dream

butta, non raincoat wearing scott drying out the muddy

and watery dirty song

lives in or on xyz lane allowing avid bowie fanatics

to do anything you say

where construction

shoddy as dung key kong stepping gingerly

around the pile of dodo

whereby foundation starting to rot positioning myself just so,

that ye don’t bring me down

I turnip ma head of lettuce n eyed

rotten green tomatoes

while yam able to trot don’t let me down & down

now this cracked egg noggin

thoroughly mixed up warning ye against the temptation, to jump into a chocolate vat

hence don’t look down

in mind and even out loud,

ja utter more'n !@#$ what!

Postscript: how didst aye fair keeping thine bow tied

heart in suspense asking - don’t sit down

asia faux pas king lear hoping for his divine arrival

with movie time drive in saturday

whom might live far or near breathing sigh of relief

at appreciable distance

‘tween dum dum boys

even though seasoned heartland I see tackling threading n camel

thru needle than writing

bajillion line poem

evinces davy jones locker

sealed with a prayer honoring the solemn funeral

whereat everyone says hi

doth exist whether heterosexual

or supremely "queer"

everything’s all right

such immense gulf

entombs plenty of fish flailing with death

as all dog bombs the moon

and carcasses of those in rear envying that titanic ghost

of david bowie to fall in love with me

guard, yukon beak comb

good friends n share

until time lapse on terrestrial sphere

finds metamorphosize unbeknownst

to bobbing buoys

and gabbling gulls tear

ring thru the vast tarn shroud

amidst wreckage where

manifest destiny

swallows up the man who fell to earth amidst tha sea of humanity

tulle thee last civilization year

will forever disappear.

this psalm burr endeavor from: modest nonpareil wordsmith

[karenlacorte]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Owls and Pussy-cats Nonsense Verse.

[thediaryofatheatrekid]

2019 Tony Award Predictions

I know some of ya’ll are dying for my predictions, but I’m not quite finished with them yet. I will say that I recently found out that whenever there are a total of 9 nominations in a category that means there will automatically be 5 nominees that really helped me solidfy a lot of categories. However, I’m still waitng for the reviews on All My Sons, Beetlejuice and Burn This. I’m also waiting on the decisions for Ink and whether Bertie Carvel will be conisdered leading or featured and also whether there will be one Best Revival category or if it will be two seperate ones. Other than that I have every category done and ready except for 6 (Excluding Best Revival) those categories are Best Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, Best Scenic Design of a Play and Best Direction of a Musical.

HOWEVER, I’M GOING TO GIVE YA’LL A TREAT. I will give you the number of nominations that each production will get. If the production has an * next to it then that means that they are one of the options in the 7 categories I previously mentioned. I know this isn’t much, but I promise you will get my nomination predictions the minute the Tony’s release their final eligibility statement. So here goes in order from greatest to least.

QUICK NOTE: Last year there were 10 women eligible for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical and therefore they had 6 nominees. This year there are 11 men eligible for the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical so I think they might have 6 nominees again.

15: Hadestown 12: Oklahoma! 11: To Kill a Mockingbird 10: The Cher Show* 8: Network*, Tootsie 6: All My Sons*, Be More Chill, The Ferryman 5: Ain't Too Proud, Burn This*, Ink* 4: Beetlejuice* 3: Hillary and Clinton, King Kong, King Lear*, Kiss Me Kate 2: Bernhardt/Hamlet, Torch Song*, What the Constitution Means to Me 1: The Boys in the Band, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus*

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About a week ago, I posted a WIP graphic that represented a bunch of the Apollo kids (mostly ocs but including canon) using their camp necklaces.  At the time, it went back to only kids that were in camp when Will was, but that’s now been expanded as far back as all the kids Lee ever knew!

Another change is the post-TOA year bead; originally I had a design for The Sun and the Stars, but as that book’s looking more and more like it’s taking place the same summer as TON and therefore won’t have its own bead, I’ve replaced it with a new design!

As always, bead designs are free to borrow with credit, but please don’t use my ocs’ names!  (You are, however, welcome to use the full names I’ve assigned to Yan, Jerry and Gracie, once again with credit).

Questions about the beads or the ocs or canon kids are all very welcome! 

I’ll list their names properly under the cut in case the graphic’s a bit hard to read, as well as preferred names if different, pronouns and nationalities!  Head counsellors are also indicated, and whether they’re an oc, named canon character, or unnamed canon character.

All are listed in order of arrival at camp.

Kim Ha-Yoon //  김 하윤  (she/her); South Korean (*head counsellor) - oc Kelly Boyd (she/her); Irish - oc Ray Strickland (he/him); American - oc Aarohi Sengupta //  আরহী সেনগুপ্ত (she/her); Indian/Bengali - oc Owen Bell (he/him); American - oc Lasse Åkerström (he/him); Swedish - oc Elizabeth “Lizzy” White (she/her); American (*head counsellor) - oc Gabriel Moss (he/him); American - oc Mitchell “Mitch” Green (he/him); Canadian - oc Gilbert “Gil” Weeks (he/him); American - oc Michelle Best (she/her); American - oc Lauren Best (she/her); American - oc Emily Teague (she/her); American (*head counsellor) - oc Baird McNeilly (he/him); Scottish - oc Clara Wolff (she/her); German - oc Lyam Pastrana (he/him); Puerto Rican - oc Ceridwen “Ceri” Priddy (she/her); Welsh - oc Lee Fletcher (he/him); American (*head counsellor) - named canon Yvonne Calvert (she/her); Canadian - oc Laura Piper (she/her); American - oc Melody York (she/her); American - oc Helen Sangster (she/her); American - oc Brendan Howard (he/him); Canadian - oc Reece Gold (he/him); American - oc Bran Thrussell (he/him); American - oc Daisy Teague (she/her); American - oc Michael Yew (he/him); American (*head counsellor) - named canon Lear Howard (he/him); Canadian - oc Lawrence Hunter (he/him); Canadian - oc Dawn Harper (she/her); American - oc Phoebe Buckley (she/her); American - oc William “Will” Solace (he/him); American (*head counsellor) - named canon Morton Shepherd (he/him); American - oc Robyn Archer (she/her); American - oc Xavier Campara (he/him); Spanish - oc Joy Norris (she/her); American - oc Alice Tuner (she/her); American - oc Nye Rimmer (he/him); American - oc Sally Farmer (she/her); American - oc Elias Robinson (he/him); American - oc Nathan Lister (he/him); American - unnamed canon Tristan “Tris” Barnes (he/him); Canadian - oc Samson “Sam” Clair (he/him); American - oc Austin Lake (he/him); American - named canon Kayla Knowles (she/her); Canadian - named canon Raphael Diego (he/him); Mexican - oc Emma Bard (she/her); American - oc Cheung Yan //  张焰 (they/them); Chinese/Hong-Kong - (half-)named canon Jeremy “Jerry” Allen (he/him); English - (half-)named canon Gracie Crowe (she/her); American - (half-)named canon Merida Stringer (she/her); Scottish - oc Robin Stringer (he/him); Scottish - oc

(a huge thanks to @burning-moths, their unnamed friend, and @ferodactyl for helping me with Ha-Yoon, Aarohi and Yan’s names and being general sensitivity checkers.  Of course, any persisting mistakes are all on me, not them!)

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COMING SOON-CHINA DEEP FREZEE FOR STUDENTS

The move, first reported by the New York Times, could impact 3,000 to 5,000 Chinese students and could be announced as early as this week, according to the sources, including a current U.S. official and another individual who was briefed on the administration's internal discussions.

The United States and China are at loggerheads over China's decision to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries fear could erode its freedoms and jeopardize its role as a global financial hub.

Chinese students who are in the United States will have their visas canceled and will be expelled, the source briefed on the plans said, while those already outside the United States will not be allowed to return.

The main purpose of the action is to clamp down on spying and intellectual property theft that some Chinese nationals are suspected of engaging in on U.S. university and college campuses, the source said, adding that the administration expected significant push back from those institutions because of their financial interests in Chinese student enrollment.

Some 360,000 Chinese nationals who attend U.S. schools annually generate economic activity of about $14 billion, largely from tuitions and other fees.

The decision on the visas is likely to further sour ties between the world's top two economies - also at odds over the coronavirus pandemic and trade.

Deliberations on the visa move have been in the works for months, the sources said. While not directly related to the tensions over Hong Kong, the timing appears to be part of "an overall pressure campaign" against China that has intensified in recent months, the source familiar with discussions said.

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress China had undermined Hong Kong's autonomy so fundamentally he could not support recertifying the city's special pre-1997 trading status established when it was a British colony.

(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and Matt Spetalnick; Editing by Will Dunham)

[sablelab]

Covert Operations - Chapter 126

SYNOPSIS:  Jamie has whisked Claire away to a romantic getaway where she can recover from her incarceration at the hands of Jonathon Randall and the Rising Dragons.

Chapter 125 and all other chapters of this story can be found at …https://sablelab.tumblr.com/covertoperations

THANK YOU for reading and I hope you will enjoy the chapters that are to come over the next couple of weeks as most are Jamie and Claire centred.

CHAPTER 126

 Claire gasped as Jamie turned into a remote airport where he’d organised a private Lear jet, for the next leg of their journey.  She was gobsmacked at the mode of transportation they were to board as she was sure that they were going to some remote location in Hong Kong for their convalescence.  What she thought was going to happen certainly didn’t, as they were not going to some isolated place but were to travel somewhere else only Jamie knew and he’d been very secretive and evasive about their final destination.

“Jamie … Where are we going?”  Claire asked when she saw that there was a jet plane waiting for its passengers. “The last time we were on a private jet, we were going to memories suddenly ran through her mind of her mission with Madame Cheung.

Placing his hand on her knee Jamie squeezed her leg and placed a kiss to her cheek.  “No Sassenach … ‘tis a surprise. Trust me mo ghràidh.  Ye are going to love it.”

“I do trust you Jamie.  I’m just inquisitive as to our destination.  If we are flying somewhere it can’t be too far away.”

“All in good time Sassenach. Ye shall see.”

Claire's radiant smile spread across her face as she looked away from him and pretended to study the scenery. "I guess I'll have to. But can you give me a little clue as to where you are taking me?”

“We should be there in about twelve hours. That’s all I’m going to say.”

“Twelve hours!” Claire exclaimed in shock. “Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ. Just where are you taking me James Fraser?”

Their teasing interaction had distracted her and when she glanced up, she took better notice of their surroundings at the airstrip. With a wry smile on his face, Jamie drove toward a private hangar where a sleek white Lear Jet sat waiting on the tarmac with engines revving. The name emblazoned on the side of the jet gave Claire no hint as to their destination unfortunately so she could obtain no information there either. James Fraser didn’t say another word, he just merely grinned at her with a mischievous gleam in his eye as he bought the car to a halt.  They both got out of the vehicle and Jamie helped his perplexed partner up the short flight of steps into the plane as their luggage was placed in the cargo hold on the plane. Once inside, Claire’s eyes widened in surprise at the luxurious interior of the Lear Jet.  Beautiful veneer wood panelling, deluxe leather upholstered seats and amenities with anything you could think of for a long journey were provided.  The cabin was very high tech with touch screens indicating the location of the features on the jet and there was even a decent-size galley with an oven and espresso machine. The rear cabin consisted of two recliners and a sofa and a bedroom and bathroom were located to the rear as well.

Her lips parted as a soft exclamation of amazement burst forth as Jamie led her to her plush leather seat in the cabin.

With her hand to her mouth she looked at him, her eyes sparkling with happiness, “Oh, Jamie …”

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Sitting her down comfortably in her seat Jamie then quietly spoke with the pilot as Claire strained to hear what instructions he was giving him. However, his conversation was impossible to hear and she was no further to knowing where the Lear jet was heading.

Damn you James Fraser!  How much longer are you going to keep me in suspense?

After a short conversation, Jamie returned to sit beside her and gave her a kiss on her cheek. "Ready Sassenach?" he asked with a teasing grin on his face knowing that Claire was biting at the bit to know their destination.

"No. Not until you tell me where we are going that is going to take twelve hours to get there James Fraser," she replied jutting her chin out at him in feigned defiance.

But Jamie remained nonplussed.  He watched Claire in amusement as she then tried her feminine wiles on him to try and change his mind. Her gaze ran seductively down the length of his body as she began to undress him with her eyes before returning to lock with Jamie’s blue eyes that were attuned to what she was doing.

He chuckled at her attempt to garner information as to their destination and with a mischievous twinkle in his eye replied somewhat cryptically, "Somewhere warm." Then taking her hand in his he lightly ran his thumb over her palm. "That's the only clue I'll give ye Sassenach." His piercing, blue eyes watched Claire’s expressive face as anticipation crossed her features coupled with a beaming smile.

"But I don't have anything appropriate to wear in warm weather Jamie.  If only you’d said something earlier, I could have packed accordingly," she admonished breathlessly fluttering her eyelashes and biting her bottom lip at him suggestively.

Immune to her feminine wiles Jamie rolled his eyes in mock dismay at her attempt to goad him into telling her where they were bound. "I ken ye'd say that Sassenach. A new wardrobe has been arranged at our destination, but clothes are optional if ye’d rather.”

Claire couldn’t believe the words that had come out of his mouth let alone the seductive look he was giving her.  

“Why Mr Fraser. I do declare that you have left me quite flummoxed,” she replied with a rising inflection and an evocative smile.

Jamie raised her hand and kissed the back of her knuckles. “Good.”

His breath was warm against her hand, and it sent delicious sensations up her arm and travelled simultaneously to the pit of her lower abdomen where desire flamed with an ever-increasing intensity.

This is going to be a long flight, Claire thought as she rested her head back against the leather seat and closed her eyes while thoughts of being naked with the virile man beside her filled her mind with delicious possibilities.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Unbeknownst to her, James Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser had organised a two-week romantic getaway for his Claire in Tropical North Queensland Australia at a private and unique waterfront villa overlooking the Whitsunday Islands, mountains and an aquamarine harbour. It was the ultimate destination accommodation for them to enjoy the privacy, romance and serenity of this beautiful piece of paradise.  He thought that not only could they both relax and enjoy the tranquil setting but it was a place as far away from Section One as they could get. They both needed time to recuperate from their wounds and Claire especially needed a peaceful, calm and beautiful setting, in which to erase her demons of what had happened to her at the monastery.  

It was also the perfect and tranquil place to base themselves if they wanted to be a normal couple and go exploring all the treasures that the Whitsunday and Great Barrier Reef region had to offer. There were many places to visit and things to do: an abundance of national parks, turtle spotting, sailing, sea kayaking, mountain biking, swimming in the local waterhole at the base of Cedar Falls, rainforest walks, crocodile safaris, as well as enjoying the many cafes and restaurants the area had to offer if they were inclined. But if they didn’t want to leave their villa accommodation they could simply stay home, give each other a massage beside their infinity pool, hop in the outdoor spa, go sailing or just enjoy the view of being in one of the most spectacular locations on the planet.

Their destination was an amazing place in paradise just a short drive away from Airlie beach in a very secluded spot that ticked all the right boxes for Jamie.  There was nothing he wouldn’t do for his Sassenach to help her regain that spark that had been severely damaged because of Johnathon Randall and the triad’s interrogation and torture at the monastery.  Claire needed to be somewhere as far away from those memories as possible and he knew he had found the right place for her to regain that carefree sprit of the woman who had stolen his heart.

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Fortunately, Claire was exhausted and had slept most of the way on their journey to Australia and then on to the Whitsunday Coast Airport situated just outside the town of Proserpine. Jamie picked up a pre-arranged hire Land Rover for the approximate thirty-minute journey to their destination near Airlie Beach the gateway to one of Australia’s most prised natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef and Whitsunday Islands.

It was not long before he saw the road leading to the property about a half mile off the road and slowed his speed in preparation for the exit. As he veered their vehicle onto an isolated road the wheels sent up clouds of dust around them, partially obscuring the view. Slowing down he steered the SUV along a winding dirt trail caressed by tall gum trees at a more leisurely pace. They travelled for some distance and it seemed they were going deeper and deeper into the tropical rainforest. It was peaceful and quiet out in the open, with the only civilized sound being that of the Land Rover’s engine purring like the sound of a steady heartbeat. Claire could also hear the laughing sound of kookaburras and the screech of the sulphur crested cockatoos as they passed under a canopy of gum trees along the remote track. The sunlight was getting dimmer but they could still see well enough without turning on the SUVs’ lights. Jamie drove along until he came to a clearing in the distance. With the dwelling in sight, he slowed the speed of the land rover as he drove closer. As he approached the clearing, he manoeuvred the vehicle until he pulled the car up to a beautiful waterfront villa nestled into the side of a hill amongst lush vegetation. It was a lovely two-storey modern home made from timber and sandstone with large picturesque windows that overlooked the panoramic sea view.

Claire stared in awe at the beautiful residence located in this stunning setting with oceanic views. It was so lovely and peaceful here; it was certainly a dream location and she just knew that their time in this particular place was going to be wonderful for their sanity and peace of mind. The panorama was spellbinding. Taking in her surroundings she noticed a winding crushed granite path leading up to the front of the villa. Beautiful stone carvings were positioned amongst the foliage and she could see a lovely water fountain nestled amidst the ferns in the garden as well. It had a serene and relaxing Zen ambience about it and Claire immediately fell in love with their accommodation and more in love with James Fraser for bringing her home to Australia and this magical place to recuperate.

It had been such a long journey here and she couldn’t really comprehend fully that Jamie had actually organised this trip and brought her here to the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef.  This stoic man who was a cold-blooded killer for Section One had turned into a hopeless romantic just for her and she couldn’t love him any more than she already did. This place of private surroundings and anonymity was just what they needed.

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Stopping the vehicle, Jamie removed the key from the SUV’s ignition and got out of the Land Rover in order to help Claire from the passenger’s seat. He opened the door and giving her his hand, he helped her get out of the car.  Smiling at his chivalrous gesture Claire leaned towards him and taking his hand in hers she alighted from the SUV. As she did so, Jamie couldn’t help but notice that her eyes had welled up with unshed tears.

“Are ye okay mo nighean donn?” he asked concerned that she was upset.

“Yes … Yes, I’m fine Jamie,” she replied so softly he barely heard her words.

“Then what is it mo ghràidh that has made ye so emotional?”

Claire looked up at his worried face. “Nothing … everything,” she sighed her eyes glistening with tears that started to trickle down her cheek.

Jamie was taken aback not understanding the underlying cause of her tears.  Was it just the jet lag kicking in or was it something more? Had Claire been thinking about her incarceration or her time in Med Lab?  It could have been a gamut of reasons and he was at a loss for something to say that would ease her distress.   However, before he had a chance to say something more Claire spoke again.

Wrapping her arms around his waist she leaned up and kissed him on his lips.  “Oh Jamie, this place is perfect.  I love it.  It’s paradise and I can’t thank you enough for bringing me here.”

“Aye, ‘tis.  I’ve been told that the amazing view is constantly changing with the tides, tropical weather and passing boats coming in and out of the harbour with the backdrop of the beautiful mountains.”

“Oooh, maybe we might even be able to catch sight of some sea turtles, whales or dolphins.”

“We just might see some wee beasties Sassenach, maybe even some water horses,” he added with mirth in his voice and reminiscing of the mythical beasts of Scottish folklore tales told to him as a young boy.

“I really don’t think they have water horses in Australia Jamie,” Claire said laughing, her mood decidedly different to when they first arrived.

“Aye, yer probably right mo nighean donn, but nonetheless they have other strange animals here do they not Claire?”

“That is true,” she replied her mind however was again focused on the place where she was now. “It’s beautiful here Jamie and I can’t wait to spend fourteen days with you in this magical setting.  It's so stunning that I really won't want to leave.”

His heartbeats quickened as Claire’s arms tightened around him even more and he returned her kiss with one of his own.  “I’m glad my love. This place is going to be our sanctuary for two weeks and we can do as much or as little as we want.”

An enigmatic smile suddenly bowed her lips just like it had before on their journey here. Jamie couldn’t quite decipher the look that now crossed her face or what hidden meaning she had attached to his words, but knowing that her tears were happy ones he guessed that she quite liked where he had brought her for their recuperation. He felt good and wondered if indeed her thoughts had actually been of an intimate nature because his thoughts had certainly gone there with his reply. When she spoke, he knew that he was correct in his summation.

“So, clothes are optional then Fraser? Claire whispered softly as her eyes captured his in a penetrating look.

“Aye … Aye … they are Sorcha,” he replied against her lips before giving his Sassenach another penetrating passionate kiss that sent her mind reeling with a myriad of thoughts and possibilities.  

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Jamie took Claire’s hand entwining his fingers with hers and led her along the meandering gravel path and foliage that stopped at a staircase leading up to the entrance of the waterfront villa. They climbed the stairs hand in hand until they reached the top landing. Standing on the covered decking Claire looked out at the setting and inhaled the fresh, sea air as she waited for Jamie to unlock the door.

Raising their joined hands to his lips he placed a chaste kiss to Claire’s knuckles reluctant to let go, then smiling at her he announced, “Wait here honey while I fetch the key.  The real estate agent said he would leave it under the potted plant on the deck.”

There was a stunning multi-coloured “Sassy,” a topical flowering Heliconia psittacorum plant on the deck and lifting the plant up, Jamie found what he was looking for.  Placing the key in his hand, he looked at Claire intensely before inserting it in the door.   Stepping inside, he held the door ajar for her to preceded him into the house, before closing the door behind them. However, it was more than just the act of shutting a door, it was shutting out their life at Section One, a life they’d left behind for two weeks for one of normality without surveillance. Standing quietly by he watched his love closely waiting for her initial reaction.

As he stood there Jamie’s gaze caressed his Sassenach from the top of her lovely brown hair falling around her shoulders to the tip of her fashionable ballet pumps.  

This woman was heaven-sent and he could barely understand how much she had changed his life.  Claire Beauchamp was an angel and far too good for Section One.  She spread happiness wherever she went despite the fact that she too was a trained killer. Section One had tainted his life until he was but a robotic shell of a man.  That was until Claire had come into his life and turned it upside down.  It was this angel who had made him realise he was indeed worthy of love and being loved and reciprocating that love in return.

Claire Beauchamp was his lifeline, his soulmate, his reason for existence. His life was forever changed because of her because his Sassenach was his light in the darkness that once ruled his life.

He never tired of casting a surreptitious glance at her when in Section and any clandestine meeting was carefully executed so as not to alert their superiors Operations and Madeline.  Claire was unlike any other operative and when she laughed, her whole face lit up and it filled his heart to bursting.  Their feelings were suppressed in Section because they were under constant surveillance but Claire still managed to shed light in a world where there was none.  Murtagh adored her as too did Fergus because his woman saw the good in people and because of her personality operatives gravitated to her and none more so than those two individuals.  He’d observed her talking with Murtagh especially and saw how her eyes would sparkle with the joy of being with people she loved and admired.  He knew that Section’s weapons’ expert was a father figure to her and that Claire was like a daughter to him.  For Murtagh Fitzgibbons to volunteer to go back into the field was rare, but he did it for his Sugar because she meant the world to him and Murtagh would do anything for her and by association, for him as well.

Operatives in Section admired her and he knew why.  

Claire Beauchamp bucked the system but still performed her duties with her conscience still intact. She was everything that others were not because she still had humanity for innocent life but abhorred the evil that people perpetrated.  Claire had ideals and a moral compass that was sadly lacking in their leadership at Section One … and because she questioned things and opposed the rules, she was a threat to the order that Madeline and Operations had created with their leadership style.

Jamie reluctantly severed his gaze from his Sassenach and observed her body language as she cast her eyes around the room.

“Why don’t ye sit yerself down on the settee while I go and collect our belongings from the SUV? I won’t be long and then I can show ye around the villa Sassenach.”

“I wonder if there is any whisky? I could do with a drink after our long journey and a bath would be nice too.  Is there a bath Jamie?”

“Not sure, but I ken there is a Jacuzzi.  Will that do?”

“Hmm, Sounds good. Hurry back Fraser … I just might let you share.”

Giving her an enigmatic smile, Jamie hurried down to the Land Rover and retrieved their suitcases from the boot of the car.  Racing up the stairs two at a time he placed their belongings down in the entrance before opening the door once more. He then picked up the suitcases and placed them inside the entrance before closing the door behind them. Jamie then made his way into the lounge area where Claire was waiting for his return.

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“Did ye find any whisky Sassenach?”

“No, but there was a bottle of champagne plus nibbles and cheese. There was also a note addressed to you Jamie.”

“Perhaps we can christen the Jacuzzi with that bottle of bubbly then Sassenach.  It will soothe those tired limbs,” he stated seductively with an ulterior meaning underlining his words.

“Oh, that would be nice Jamie but perhaps later,” Claire replied ignoring his innuendo and looking around their magical accommodation, smiling and liking what she saw very much. She glanced Jamie’s way and her face was beaming with delight but her head was swimming with questions.

“How did you find this place?”

Jamie came nearer and nearer to Claire holding her gaze as with each step he took.  “I saw it online on an Air B&B site; I noticed it because it was secluded and had a private beach and marina as well as being some distance from a populated area.”

“It’s definitely in a most stunning setting. No wonder you chose to stay here Jamie.”

“I’m so happy that ye love it Sassenach.  I thought ye would.”

“Who owns this property?”

“Caitriona and Sam Heughan did …”

He gave her an inscrutable look which only piqued her interest as to why he was hedging his reply. Leaning into her personal space Claire felt that Jamie was going to reveal something significant especially with such a piercing look he was giving her. And he did.

“… but I do now.” Claire’s eyes widened in shock for his answer had caught her by surprise.  “Really?”  Her flabbergasted answer solicited his next reply. “And I also bought the adjacent property as well because it’s so serene, peaceful and quiet here.  It’s private and secluded in a beautiful tropical location Sassenach and a perfect place to forget the world we inhabit as Section One operatives.” Claire looked at Jamie as his words finally seeped into her brain. James Fraser, the cold murderer of Section One had purchased a property that was the complete antithesis of everything that Section stood for.  This place really was a refuge away from their constant life under surveillance and where their every move was monitored.  This place was an oasis away from the world of espionage and covert operations and was a home where they could just be a normal couple.

In return James Fraser scrutinized the look that passed over her features as his Sassenach contemplated what he had just said.  He was eager to get her opinion.  “Do ye like it Sassenach?”

Instead of immediately answering Claire walked around the main room they’d entered; she took inventory of what was in the seaside house while processing the information Jamie had just volunteered. Her mind was trying to make sense of the fact that James Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser had purchased this property.  She turned to look at this secretive man who still stood quietly watching her actions with a little satisfied smirk on his face. Jamie gave her a penetrating look trying to gauge her feelings on the matter of the house.  

A smile bowed her mouth.  “I do like it Jamie.”  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Claire looked at her love with a contemplative look in her eyes trying to work out this enigmatic man. Tilting her head, she perused him from head to toe then ever so slowly she raised her glance to his lean hips before lingering on his muscled chest.

James Fraser’s body was so mighty fine that just looking at him made her heart flutter with wicked thoughts. She knew what Jamie looked like naked and what it felt like to run her hands over his chest. Just the thought of gliding her fingers through his chest hair and over his warm skin sent her heart beating faster.

She inhaled a raspy breath and forced her body to try and stay calm but she was finding it decidedly difficult in his presence.  

This man was in her blood and just the way he was looking at her sent shivers down her spine.  Her errant thoughts about his hands whilst driving had conjured up way too many ideas of the erotic nature and now just looking at him was having the same effect on her equilibrium.  If he continued to provoke her in this way, she wouldn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of avoiding Jamie’s advances particularly in this idyllic setting.

Finally, Claire managed to control her breathing and lifted her gaze to his eyes.

Jamie was watching his love with amusement. Although he had no idea where her thoughts had travelled nevertheless, he could hazard a guess to where they went.  The look in her eyes was suddenly dreamy and he was aware that she was going off on one of her tangents yet again.  This happened quite a lot when she looked at him.  It was as if she was imagining what he looked like naked and he couldn’t deny the feelings that thought gave him.  He knew that his Sassenach was mulling over some very racy thoughts in her head. He could tell by her shallow breathing, the flush that hugged her cheeks and especially by the dilated pupils that greeted his scrutiny when she finally had the courage to look at him.

“I’m glad,” he replied biting his tongue to stop himself from laughing out loud at her inner turmoil.

“Come on Fraser show me around before it gets too dark,” was Claire’s daring response despite the fact that her heart was racing and she was fighting inner demons that seemed to mock her foolishness when in this man’s presence.

This time, however, he did laugh and pulled her into his arms.

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“Well then Miss Beauchamp …,” he replied resting his forehead against her as he held her tightly to his chest.

Claire began to melt in his arms and could feel the pounding of his heart muscle against her chest. Jamie too could feel the vibrations of her heart beating in response to their closeness. The sound of air entering and leaving her lungs only exacerbated her shallow breathing and Jamie could feel Claire’s warm breath kiss his cheek as they gazed into each other’s eyes. He wanted nothing more than to kiss his brave woman senseless until she lost all consciousness, but now was not the time.  There would be plenty of time for that later.  “… perhaps we can start right here.”

“Here?” Her nerves were all off-centre and the way Jamie was holding her close was not making matters any better.

Placing a light kiss to her forehead, he released her from his embrace. “Aye, mo ghràidh.  We can start here in the main living room unless … ye would like to start … in the bedroom?”

“Oh? … Okay … Here sounds just fine,” she muttered almost at a loss for words because if innuendo was Jamie’s game then she was in trouble.

  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* to be continued on Friday 12th June

[dachi-chan25]

I finished my tbr but I didn't liked a lot of the books, I am so disappointed, I read 2 extra graphic novels to at least get something I did like so yeah.

1-Cinco Horas Con Mario - Miguel Delibes

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Se que es un clásico de la literatura española pero es que la mujer es insufrible de verdad que es una basura de personaje totalmente despreciable y prejuiciosa el concepto del libro me atrajo muchísimo pero de verdad que yo no puedo con el monólogo interno de esta mujer.

2.- The Young Elites - Marie Lu

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I think I know what they were going for with Adelina, Marie Lu was going for an anti hero or a fallen hero but Adelina lacked so much depth for that to be the case, sadly the worldbuilding wasn't great either, again the premise seemed intriguing to me but I didn't like the characters or the plot and seeing as this is very character driven I couldn't enjoy it nor am I inclined to read the next books.

3.- A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole

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I was so disappointed, I became intrested in this after reading about the author and how this book came to be published. But I am sorry to say I just couldn't connect with any of the characters or the humor so yeah it wasn't an enjoyable read for me at all.

4.-Athena's Champion - David Hair/Cath Mayo

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It was ok, I felt pretty luckwarm toward this, which is surprising as I loved the Moontide Quartet by David Hair, and this "prequel" to the Illiad certainly sounded like something I would enjoy but it felt so juvenile and again the characters annoyed me a lot, idk maybe I wasn't in the right mood for it.

5.-Four Dead queens - Astrid Scholtte

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The worldbuilding made no sense to me. It was predictable and the villian was a caricature, the romance was bland and the relationship I did care about came to nothing because the title itself spoils the queens die, like I just don't get how a system that doesn't work for anyone literally even the rulers disliked the Queenly Law is still going on.

6.-Kingsbane (Empirium #2)- Claire Legrand

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Whyyyyyy??? I really liked the first book, and unpopular opinion but I liked both queens, but this book was so wierd, Rielle felt like a whole new character like I was curious as to how she came to be the Blood Queen and it was such a disappointment I hoped for more, and Elena didn't fare much better, I just - I will not continue the series I just didn't like this book at all and i don't see how it will recover from the point it left us.

7.-The Kingdom of Cooper (Daevad Trilogy #2) - S.A Chakraborty

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Finally some good food!!!! So by this point I pretty much thought I was brain dead and didn't like reading anymore but this book returned my faith. Why hadn't I read this??? Nahri goes through so much in this book and I really love how much Ali and she complement each other, how idelistic and caring they both are, like I really want them together not only romantically (I mean I know they in laws but let's be honest Muntadhir would rather be married to Nahri's brother, soooo we can work it out) Dara fucked up but I did feel for him, like I don't support what he is doing but the politics of it were complicated, and well Daevad is a mess rn so yeah I am dying to see what happens next.

8.-Candide - Voltaire

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It was pretty funny and there is a lot of satire going on, I always appreciate that.

9.- La Senda del mexica - Joaquin Guerrero Casasola

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Me encanto el concepto, una novela negra ubicada en Tenochtitlan es algo que de verdad me intrigaba, sobre todo porque utilizan el concepto de detective viejo que ya duda de sus habilidades, Opochtli no es un personaje que me agradara en particular pero lo disfrute como protagonista y la historia aunque bastante sencilla fue muy original y descriptiva, realmente me pude imaginar todos los sabores y colores que describía Opochtli y eso lo aprecio mucho.

10.- King Lear - William Shakespeare

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This is a re-read for me, this play is one of my favorites and I enjoy a lot to read it every now and then.

11.- Bury what we cannot take - Kristen Chen

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This book is about a family that seeks to flee China during the Mao regimen to go to Hong Kong where the father lives with his mistress, the mother is unable to get permission for all of them leaves San San her young daughter then faces horrors as she tries to catch up with her family as her brother who was very loyal to the party tries to go back. I thought it was a great read really moving, but the end felt too open for me I wanted more I wanted to go deeper and Stronger w some themes so it left me dissatisfied.

12.- The Priory of the orange tree - Samantha Shannon

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I loved it!!!! The mythology surrounding the dragons and wyrms was great, the different realms w their different systems. The religion, in Virtudom especially where the ruler is believed to be a descendant from the Saint (and that plot twist), the characters and how well developed they were. Sabran and Ead! !!!! Like I was hoping they would be the saphicc romance everyone raved about cuz I loved their interactions, like I lost hope for a second there but then I was so happy when it came to happen, as a matter of fact the only reason why I didn't give this 5 stars is cuz I would have loved to have a prologue 10 years in the future to see them fulfill their promise.

13.- Verify - Joelle Charbonneau

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It might be good to introduce dystopic to a young audience, like this takes from many classic dystopias that gives a nice fundation if you never read one before, but as someone who enjoys dystopias a lot for me this was pretty boring and unoriginal, I know it was supposed to be a retelling of Fahrenheith 451 but I didn't see ir that way, like we could argue Paper is deemed as illegal and stuff but tbh it wasn't great, the main character was very unappealing to me, so not reading the next one.

14.-Prosper's demon - K.J Parker

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I really loved this one!!! Very short but succeeds in establishing the world and the characters, it was so good, full of morally grey characters, the ending left me shook like it really made me believe one thing and then boom!!!

15.-The Book of Lost Saints - José Daniel Older

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So this book is about a spirit taking possesion of her nephew's dreams so he will investigate what happened to her, how she died as she doesn't even remember her name, her memories are super vague. We unravel the story of a Cuban family in the middle of the revolution and institution of the communist régimen, how many people were prosecuted for fighting against Castro, among them Isabel and her sister Marisol. We get another amazing plot twist (for real it made me cry) intergenerational trauma and the search of identity as an immigrant pretty great stuff.

16.- Snow Glass Apples - Neil Gaiman

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I loved it!!!! Dark retellings are some of my favorite things, and I have always liked Vampire!Snow White, this is just so creepy and good.

17. - Laura Dean Keeps breaking up with me - Mariko Tamaki

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Lots of queer representation and drama!!!! For real I just wanted to hug Freddie and tell her Laura wasn't shit. So we get the Importance of friendship and a good support system how a relationship can be toxic even if there is love (codependence isn't fun kids) and lots of relevant topics.

Gosh i really wish next month goes better, I will do another unhaul.

[musicals-and-more]

2019 Tony Nominations!!!

I am so excited to watch James Cordon host the 73rd Annual Tony Awards on June 9th!!!

BEST MUSICAL

Ain't Too Proud

Beetlejuice

Hadestown

The Prom

Tootsie

BEST PLAY

Choir Boy

The Ferryman

Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Ink

What the Constitution Means to Me

BEST PLAY REVIVAL

Arthur Miller’s All My Sons

The Boys in the Band

Burn This

Torch Song

The Waverly Gallery

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL

Kiss Me, Kate

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

BEST ACTOR (PLAY )

Jeff Daniels, To Kill a Mockingbird

Paddy Considine, The Ferryman

Bryan Cranston, Network

Adam Driver, Burn This

Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy

BEST ACTRESS (PLAY)

Annette Bening, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons

Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman

Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery

Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet

Laurie Metcalf, Hillary and Clinton

Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means to Me

BEST ACTRESS (MUSICAL)

Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show

Caitlin Kinnunen, The Prom

Beth Leavel, The Prom

Eva Noblezada, Hadestown

Kelli O'Hara, Kiss Me, Kate

BEST ACTOR (MUSICAL)

Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom

Derrick Baskin, Ain't Too Proud

Alex Brightman, Beetlejuice

Damon Daunno, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

Santino Fontana, Tootsie

Best Book of a Musical

Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Dominique Morisseau

Beetlejuice

Scott Brown & Anthony King

Hadestown

Anaïs Mitchell

The Prom

Bob Martin & Chad Beguelin

Tootsie

Robert Horn

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Be More Chill

Music & Lyrics: Joe Iconis

Beetlejuice

Music & Lyrics: Eddie Perfect

Hadestown

Music & Lyrics: Anaïs Mitchell

The Prom

Music: Matthew Sklar

Lyrics: Chad Beguelin

To Kill a Mockingbird

Music: Adam Guettel

Tootsie

Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Paddy Considine, The Ferryman

Bryan Cranston, Network

Jeff Daniels, To Kill a Mockingbird

Adam Driver, Burn This

Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Annette Bening, Arthur Miller's All My Sons

Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman

Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery

Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet

Laurie Metcalf, Hillary and Clinton

Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means to Me

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom

Derrick Baskin, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Alex Brightman, Beetlejuice

Damon Daunno, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

Santino Fontana, Tootsie

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show

Caitlin Kinnunen, The Prom

Beth Leavel, The Prom

Eva Noblezada, Hadestown

Kelli O'Hara, Kiss Me, Kate

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Bertie Carvel, Ink

Robin De Jesús, The Boys in the Band

Gideon Glick, To Kill a Mockingbird

Brandon Uranowitz, Burn This

Benjamin Walker, Arthur Miller's All My Sons

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Fionnula Flanagan, The Ferryman

Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird

Kristine Nielsen, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Julie White, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Ruth Wilson, King Lear

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

André De Shields, Hadestown

Andy Grotelueschen, Tootsie

Patrick Page, Hadestown

Jeremy Pope, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Ephraim Sykes, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Lilli Cooper, Tootsie

Amber Gray, Hadestown

Sarah Stiles, Tootsie

Ali Stroker, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

Mary Testa, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Miriam Buether, To Kill a Mockingbird

Bunny Christie, Ink

Rob Howell, The Ferryman

Santo Loquasto, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Jan Versweyveld, Network

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Peter England, King Kong

Rachel Hauck, Hadestown

Laura Jellinek, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

David Korins, Beetlejuice

Best Costume Design of a Play

Rob Howell, The Ferryman

Toni-Leslie James, Bernhardt/Hamlet

Clint Ramos, Torch Song

Ann Roth, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Ann Roth, To Kill a Mockingbird

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Michael Krass, Hadestown

William Ivey Long, Beetlejuice

William Ivey Long, Tootsie

Bob Mackie, The Cher Show

Paul Tazewell, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Neil Austin, Ink

Jules Fisher + Peggy Eisenhauer, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Peter Mumford, The Ferryman

Jennifer Tipton, To Kill a Mockingbird

Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden, Network

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kevin Adams, The Cher Show

Howell Binkley, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Bradley King, Hadestown

Peter Mumford, King Kong

Kenneth Posner and Peter Nigrini, Beetlejuice

Best Sound Design of a Play

Adam Cork, Ink

Scott Lehrer, To Kill a Mockingbird

Fitz Patton, Choir Boy

Nick Powell, The Ferryman

Eric Sleichim, Network

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Peter Hylenski, Beetlejuice

Peter Hylenski, King Kong

Steve Canyon Kennedy, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Drew Levy, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, Hadestown

Best Direction of a Play

Rupert Goold, Ink

Sam Mendes, The Ferryman

Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird

Ivo van Hove, Network

George C. Wolfe, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Best Direction of a Musical

Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown

Scott Ellis, Tootsie

Daniel Fish, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

Des McAnuff, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Casey Nicholaw, The Prom

Best Choreography

Camille A. Brown, Choir Boy

Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me, Kate

Denis Jones, Tootsie

David Neumann, Hadestown

Sergio Trujillo, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Best Orchestrations

Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, Hadestown

Simon Hale, Tootsie

Larry Hochman, Kiss Me, Kate

Daniel Kluger, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

Harold Wheeler, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Rosemary Harris

Terrence McNally

Harold Wheeler

Special Tony Awards

Marin Mazzie

Sonny Tilders and Creature Technology Company

Jason Michael Webb

Regional Theatre Tony Award

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

Palo Alto, CA

Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award

Judith Light

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

Broadway Inspirational Voices – Michael McElroy, Founder

Peter Entin

FDNY Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9

Joseph Blakely Forbes

Congratulations to all the nominees and especially to Hadestown leading with 14 nominations!!!

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The 1# Legendary Japanese 🇯🇵 Actor & Martial Artist 🥋Of Cinema 🎥 Before & Today

Born in Tokyo, he was scouted by an entertainer while playing with the son of the actor Kokichi Takada who lived in the same condominium, and after working as a model for a magazine for young children, he joined the Himawari Theatre Group at the age of five. He made his film debut in 1966 in the ninkyo yakuza film Game of Chance (浪曲子守唄) starring Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba, reprising his role as Chiba's character's son in two sequels released the following year.

He is a Japanese actor and martial artist. He began his career in the mid-1960's at the age of six, and gained prominence for his roles in Japanese and Hong Kong action films, later establishing himself as a dramatic actor.

He made his first major Hollywood appearance portraying Ujio in The Last Samurai (2003), later appearing in such films as Sunshine (2007), Speed Racer (2008), The Wolverine, 47 Ronin (both 2013), Minions (2015), Life (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Army of the Dead (2021), Bullet Train (2022), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). He also had a recurring role on the HBO series Westworld (2018–2020).

He is best known to international audiences for his roles as Ryuji Takayama in Ring (1998), Seibei Iguchi in The Twilight Samurai (2002), Ujio in The Last Samurai (2003), Kenji in Rush Hour 3 (2007), and Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion in Mortal Kombat (2021). 

His role as 'The Fool' in the Shakespeare play King Lear also gave him notable theatrical notice in the United Kingdom.He has received numerous accolades, including two Japan Academy Film Prizes, three Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, four Kinema Junpo Awards, and honors from the Yokohama Film Festival.

In 2018, he received the Medals of Honor with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government for his "artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments."

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SEEN, READ, PLAYED 2019

I continued to be, to quote a friend, “the most organized consumer of media” in 2019, once again taking a page from Steven Soderbergh (who, according to Popsugar, I also bear an 83% resemblance to) and kept track of track of every movie (76), episode of television (1,536), play (17) and musical (8) seen, every book read (40), concert attended (6) and video game (10) finished (not to mention all of the scripts I read for work or podcast episodes I listened to, which were not included because enough is enough).

All caps, bold: MOVIE All caps: TV SERIES Italics: Book Bold Italics: Play/Musical/Concert Quotation marks: “Video Game”

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JANUARY

1/1 - DOCTOR WHO (1), WATERSHIP DOWN (1), TIDYING UP WITH MARIE KONDO (1)

1/2 - WATERSHIP DOWN (3)

1/3 - The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

1/4 - Avatar The Last Airbender: Imbalance Part One by Faith Erin Hicks, TOP CHEF (1), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (2), Come From Away (Ahmanson)

1/5 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS (1), THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (1), ESCAPE ROOM

1/6 - THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (2)

1/8 - THE COOL KIDS (1), THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (2)

1/9 - THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (2)

1/10 - THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (3)

1/12 - THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (1), YOU’RE THE WORST (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1), TOP CHEF (1), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS (1), CATASTROPHE (1)

1/13 - FAM (1), CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (1), SINGLE PARENTS (1), GOOD TROUBLE (1)

1/14 - THE PASSAGE (1), Why Art by Eleanor Davis

1/15 - ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (1)

1/16 - I FEEL BAD (2), GOOD TROUBLE (1), CATASTROPHE (1), SINGLE PARENTS (1), THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (1)

1/17 - MASTER OF NONE (2), I’M SORRY (2)

1/18 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS (1)

1/19 - Linda Vista (Mark Taper Forum)

1/20 - CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

1/21 - THE PASSAGE (1), YOU’RE THE WORST (1), Paper Girls Vol.5 by Brian K Vaughan, Ice Cream Man Vol 2: Strange Neapolitan by W. Maxwell Prince, 

1/22 - RIVERDALE (1), SCHOOLED (2), CORPORATE (1), THE CONNERS (2), THE NEIGHBORHOOD (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1),

1/23 - CRASHING (1), CORPORATE (1), GREY’S ANATOMY (1), GROWN-ISH (4), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (3), ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (1), SINGLE PARENTS (1)

1/24 - THE OTHER TWO (1), TOP CHEF (2), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (2), SCHITT’S CREEK (3), RIVERDALE (1)

1/25 - SMILF (1), THE CONNERS (1), SCHOOLED (1), I’M SORRY (1), GROWN-ISH (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS (1), GREY’S ANATOMY (1)

1/26 - “Spider-Man” (PS4), THE GOOD PLACE (1), THE PASSAGE (1)

1/27 - DEADLY CLASS (1), CHARMED (1), YOU’RE THE WORST (1), CATASTROPHE (1), THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (1), BROAD CITY (1), CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (1), RENT: LIVE

1/28 - UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (3), FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE (2)

1/29 - FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE (6), SMILF (1), CRASHING (1), HIGH MAINTENANCE (1), UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (3)

1/31 - CORPORATE (1), GROWN-ISH (1), I’M SORRY (1), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (1), HIGH MAINTENANCE (1), SERENITY

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FEBRUARY

2/1 - GREY’S ANATOMY (1), ATLANTA (2), WILL & GRACE (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1), RIVERDALE (1)

2/2 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (2), THE OTHER TWO (2), UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (1)

2/3 - GREY’S ANATOMY (1), TOP CHEF (1), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (1), BROAD CITY (1), CATASTROPHE (1)

2/4 - CRASHING (1), SINGLE PARENTS (1)

2/5 - ATLANTA (9), THE NEIGHBORHOOD (1), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (1), THE PASSAGE (1), CHARMED (1), YOU’RE THE WORST (1)

2/6 - WAYNE (1), ROSWELL (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1)

2/7 - ROSWELL (1), TOP CHEF (1), The Magician King by Lev Grossman, Back: Book 2 by Anthony Clark

2/8 - WAYNE (1), CORPORATE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS (1)

2/9 - THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (1), THE OTHER TWO (1), BROAD CITY (1), BUMBLEBEE, TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (1)

2/11 - THE PASSAGE (1), RUSSIAN DOLL (3)

2/12 - RUSSIAN DOLL (4), The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez

2/13 - THE OTHER TWO (1)

2/14 - THE OTHER TWO (3), DATING AROUND (6)

2/15 - HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U, WAYNE (1), THE OTHER TWO (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS (1)

2/16 - TOP CHEF (1), “Captain Toad Treasure Tracker” (Nintendo Switch), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (1), The Judas Kiss (Boston Court Pasadena)

2/17 - TEMPTATION ISLAND (2)

2/18 - CATASTROPHE (2), ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

2/19 - CORPORATE (1), BIG MOUTH (1)

2/20 - BOOMERANG (2)

2/21 - BOOMERANG (1), CRASHING (2), CORPORATE (1), DOCUMENTARY NOW (2), GROWN-ISH (3), I’M SORRY (3), SURVIVOR (1)

2/22 - KIM’S CONVENIENCE (2), RIVERDALE (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (2), SCHOOLED (2), GREY’S ANATOMY (3)

2/23 - TOP CHEF (1)

2/24 - DOCTOR WHO (2)

2/25 - THE NEIGHBORHOOD (2), WILL & GRACE (3), CRASHING (1), WEIRD CITY (6), ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (1), THE PASSAGE (1)

2/26 - WAYNE (7)

2/27 - THE NEIGHBORHOOD (1), VANITY FAIR (1)

2/28 - ANGIE TRIBECA (1), CORPORATE (1), DOCUMENTARY NOW (1), GROWN-ISH (1), I’M SORRY (1), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1)

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MARCH

3/1 - SCHOOLED (1), RIVERDALE (1), WILL & GRACE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNTUCKED (1), SINGLE PARENTS (1), BROAD CITY (1), BETTER THINGS (1), PEN15 (2), The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman

3/2 - BROAD CITY (2), SINGLE PARENTS (1)

3/3 - SINGLE PARENTS (1), SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (1), TOP CHEF (1), THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (1), “Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze” (Nintendo Switch)

3/4 - DOCTOR WHO (2)

3/5 - GREY’S ANATOMY (1), DOCTOR WHO (1)

3/6 - CRASHING (1), SURVIVOR (1), YOUTH & CONSEQUENCES (6)

3/7 - CHARMED (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNTUCKED (1)

3/8 - THE SWORD OF TRUST, CHARMED (1), GREY’S ANATOMY (1)

3/9 - THEM THAT FOLLOW, LITTLE MONSTERS, PORNO

3/10 - GO BACK TO CHINA, THE ART OF SELF DEFENSE, ROMANTIC COMEDY, BOOKSMART, STATION 19 (1)

3/11 -  RUN THIS TOWN, THE DAY SHALL COME

3/12 - VILLAINS, SCHITT’S CREEK (1), CORPORATE (1), DOCUMENTARY NOW (1), GROWN-ISH (1), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (1), RIVERDALE (1), ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (1), FLEABAG (1), The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 8: Old is the New New by Kieron Gillen

3/13 - ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (1), FLEABAG (1), SURVIVOR (1), TOP CHEF (1)

3/14 - THE PASSAGE (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

3/15 - QUEER EYE (1)

3/16 - QUEER EYE (2)

3/17 - “Bad North” (Nintendo Switch), THE PASSAGE (3), PEN15 (3), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNTUCKED (1)

3/18 - PEN15 (3), FLEABAG (1)

3/19 - PEN15 (2)

3/20 - CRASHING (1), SURVIVOR (2)

3/21 - BETTER THINGS (2), US, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

3/22 - THE OA (2)

3/23 - “Abzû” (PS4), THE OA (1)

3/24 - Lackawanna Blues (Mark Taper Forum), THE OA (5), THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

3/25 - THE INVENTOR: OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON VALLEY, TOP CHEF (1), FLEABAG (1)

3/26 - SCHITT’S CREEK (1), THE NEIGHBORHOOD (1), BROAD CITY (2)

3/27 - SURVIVOR (1), BROAD CITY (1), Black Hammer Vol 3: Age of Doom Part One by Jeff Lemire

3/28 - WILL & GRACE (2), TRUE DETECTIVE (3)

3/29 - Burn This (Broadway)

3/30 - Oklahoma! (Broadway), King Lear (Broadway)

3/31 - Hillary and Clinton (Broadway)

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APRIL

4/1 - TRUE DETECTIVE (5), SCHITT’S CREEK (2), JANE THE VIRGIN (1), VEEP (1), FLEABAG (1)

4/2 - BROAD CITY (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

4/3 - SURVIVOR (1)

4/4 - THE GOOD FIGHT (1), VANITY FAIR (2)

4/5 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (2), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UNTUCKED (3), YOU’RE THE WORST (1)

4/6 - YOU’RE THE WORST (3), The White Album (UCLA)

4/7 - YOU’RE THE WORST (5), KILLING EVE (1), VEEP (1), CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (1)

4/8 - FLEABAG (1), CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (3)

4/9 - CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (3), When You Find Me by P.J. Vernon

4/10 - SURVIVOR (1), THE BOLD TYPE (1), SUPERSTORE (1)

4/11 - WILL & GRACE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNTUCKED (1)

4/12 - RIVERDALE (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

4/13 - GUAVA ISLAND, SUMMER OF ’84

4/14 - “Spider-Man: The Heist” (PS4), HELLBOY, GAME OF THRONES (1), VEEP (1)

4/15 - KILLING EVE (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1), MIRACLE WORKERS (1)

4/16 - SCHITT’S CREEK (1), RIVERDALE (2), VANITY FAIR (2)

4/17 - SURVIVOR (1), ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (1), MIRACLE WORKERS (2)

4/18 - RIVERDALE (1), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (2), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNPLUGGED (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

4/19 - KIM’S CONVENIENCE (2), P!nk (The Forum)

4/20 - LITTLE, ROSWELL (1)

4/21 - “Spider-Man: Turf Wars” (PS4), GAME OF THRONES (1)

4/22 - ROSWELL (1)

4/23 - WILL & GRACE (2), JANE THE VIRGIN (1), ROSWELL (1), GREY’S ANATOMY (2), STATION 19 (1)

4/24 - ROSWELL (2), SURVIVOR (1)

4/26 - IN THE DARK (3), STATION 19 (1)

4/27 - AVENGERS: ENDGAME, THE BOLD TYPE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNTUCKED (1), HOMECOMING

4/28 - FLEABAG (1), GAME OF THRONES (1)

4/29 - GREY’S ANATOMY (1), MUM (1), VEEP (2), THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

4/30 - THE 100 (1), SUPERSTORE (2), KILLING EVE (1)

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MAY

5/1 - SURVIVOR (1), SUPERSTORE (1)

5/2 - DOCUMENTARY NOW (3), THE BOLD TYPE (2), SUPERSTORE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

5/3 - RIVERDALE (1), THE NEIGHBORHOOD (4), BROCKMIRE (5), BARRY (1), THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNTUCKED (1)

5/4 - “Spider-Man: Silver Linings” (PS4), SUPERSTORE (3),

5/5 - GAME OF THRONES (1), SUPERSTORE (2), VEEP (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

5/6 - AN EMMY FOR MEGAN (6), WITLESS (10)

5/7 - BONDING (1), DEAD TO ME (2)

5/8 - BARRY (1), SURVIVIOR (1)

5/9 - RIVERDALE (1), BARRY (2), DEAD TO ME (1), THE 100 (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

5/10 - RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNTUCKED (1)

5/11 - DETECTIVE PIKACHU

5/12 - DEAD TO ME (2), GAME OF THRONES (1), VEEP (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

5/13 - SUPERSTORE (2), DEAD TO ME (2)

5/14 - BARRY (2), DEAD TO ME (3)

5/15 - BARRY (2), BROCKMIRE (1), SURVIVOR (1), THE 100 (1), NAMOUR

5/16 - SURVIVOR (1), RIVERDALE (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1), THE BOLD TYPE (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

5/17 - SUPERSTORE (2), Happy Days (Mark Taper Forum)

5/18 - THE DRAGON PRINCE (2)

5/19 - STARGATE, GAME OF THRONES (1), THE DRAGON PRINCE (3)

5/20 - BARRY (1), BROCKMIRE (1), BETTER THINGS (9), THE DRAGON PRINCE (2)

5/21 - AFTER DEATH (6), THE DRAGON PRINCE (2)

5/22 - BLESS THIS MESS (6), TALES OF THE CITY (1), THE 100 (1), SINGLE PARENTS (2)

5/23 - BOOKSMART

5/24 - SHRILL (6), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNTUCKED (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

5/25 - THE PERFECTION, VANITY FAIR (2)

5/26 - VIDA (2)

5/27 - SINGLE PARENTS (4), KILLING EVE (5)

5/28 - BROCKMIRE (1), VIDA (1), THE 100 (1), EASY (2)

5/29 - EASY (7), DOCTOR WHO (1), PATRIOT ACT WITH HASAN MINHAJ (1)

5/30 - WHAT/IF (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), CASTLE ROCK (1)

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JUNE

6/1 - VIDA (5)

6/2 - VIDA (2), LATE NIGHT

6/3 - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (1), THE BOLD TYPE (2), ALTERNATINO WITH ARTURO CASTRO (1)

6/4 - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (1), THE BOLD TYPE (1), BONDING (2)

6/5 - STEVEN UNIVERSE (7), THE BOLD TYPE (1), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (3)

6/6 - READY PLAYER ONE, STEVEN UNIVERSE (8), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2)

6/7 - SKY HIGH, STEVEN UNIVERSE (28), WHAT WE DO IN SHADOWS (1), Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol. 1 by Jordie Bellaire

6/8 - EMPIRE RECORDS, CLUELESS

6/9 - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2), BIG LITTLE LIES (1), CLAWS (1), CASTLE ROCK (1), Pet Sematary by Stephen King

6/10 - GROWN-ISH (1), TRANSPARENT (1), CASTLE ROCK (2)

6/11 - TRANSPARENT (7), THE 100 (1), GENTLEMAN JACK (2), Avatar The Last Airbender: Imbalance Part Two by Faith Erin Hicks, Die Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen

6/12 - BLACK MIRROR (1)

6/13 - Imogen Heap (The Greek)

6/14 - BASKETS (1), CAPTIVE STATE, GROWN-ISH (1), POSE (1), LOS ESPOOKYS (1), Dana H. (Kirk Douglas Theater)

6/15 - SONGLAND (1), DOCUMENTARY NOW (1)

6/16 - BIG LITTLE LIES (1), Betty Who (The Fonda)

6/17 - THE BOLD TYPE (1)

6/18 - EUPHORIA (1), YOUNGER (1)

6/19 - EVERYTHING SUCKS (2)

6/20 - EVERYTHING SUCKS (1), THE 100 (1), POSE (1)

6/21 - EVERYTHING SUCKS (7)

6/22 - Indecent (Ahmanson)

6/23 - All About Eve (National Theater Live), EUPHORIA (1), BIG LITTLE LIES (1), LOS ESPOOKYS (1)

6/24 - YOUNGER (1), CLAWS (1)

6/25 - BASKETS (1), GROWN-ISH (1), THE 100 (1), HOMECOMING (2)

6/26 - HOMECOMING (6)

6/27 - HOMECOMING (1), QUEEN AMERICA (10), TRINKETS (2), Aly & AJ (The Fonda)

6/28 - POSE (1), TRINKETS (1), LOS ESPOOKYS (1)

6/29 - TRINKETS (7), GIRLBOSS (9), HONEYMOON

6/30 - GIRLBOSS (3), THE ROOK (1), TOY STORY 4

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JULY

7/1 - SEX EDUCATION (1)

7/2 - COBRA KAI (10), BASKETS (1), GROWN-ISH (1), THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE (5), ALTERNATINO WITH ARTURO CASTRO (1), EUPHORIA (1)

7/3 - MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

7/4 - BOOKSMART,

7/5 - SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, LOS ESPOOKYS (1)

7/6 - MIDSOMMAR, Good Omens by Terry Pratchett

7/7 - BIG LITTLE LIES (2), EUPHORIA (1), STRANGER THINGS (1), The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee

7/8 - THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE (7), GROWN-ISH (1), STRANGER THINGS (2), ARE YOU THE ONE (1), TURN UP CHARLIE (3)

7/9 - ARE YOU THE ONE (2), STRANGER THINGS (1)

7/10 - STRANGER THINGS (2)

7/11 - ARE YOU THE ONE (1), TURN UP CHARLIE (2), Rent (Pantages)

7/12 - LOVE ISLAND (1), TURN UP CHARLIE (1)

7/13 - STRANGER THINGS (2)

7/14 - BIG LITTLE LIES (1), POSE (1), EUPHORIA (1)

7/15 - LOVE ISLAND (3), LOS ESPOOKYS (1), YOUNGER (1), BASKETS (1)

7/16 - LOVE ISLAND (1), SWEETBITTER (2), GROWN-ISH (1), FLORIDA GIRLS (1), THE 100 (1), YOUNGER (1)

7/17 - THE 100 (1), ARE YOU THE ONE (1)

7/21 - BIG LITTLE LIES (1), VERONICA MARS (2), LOS ESPOOKYS (1)

7/22 - GROWN-ISH (1), TURN UP CHARLIE (2), BASKETS (1), FLORIDA GIRLS (3)

7/23 - BONDING (4), THE GIFT, THE 100 (1), YOUNGER (1)

7/24 - WONDERFALLS (1), VERONICA MARS (1), POSE (2)

7/25 - ARE YOU THE ONE (1), CLAWS (3)

7/26 - VERONICA MARS (3), The Play That Goes Wrong (Ahmanson)

7/27 - ARE YOU THE ONE (6), The Lehman Trilogy (National Theatre Live)

7/28 - VERONICA MARS (2)

7/29 - MIRACLE WORKERS (4), SPECIAL (8), EUPHORIA (1)

7/30 - GROWN-ISH (1), THE 100 (1), POSE (1), The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire Part 1 by Michael Dante DiMartino

7/31 - BLACK MIRROR (2)

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AUGUST

8/1 - SWEETBITTER (2), BASKETS (1), GROWN-ISH (1), JANE THE VIRGIN (4), ARE YOU THE ONE (1)

8/2 - JANE THE VIRGIN (12), DIVORCE (2), BASKETS (1), THE BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW (1)

8/3 - ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD, Miss Saigon (Pantages)

8/4 - YOUNGER (2), EUPHORIA (1), YEARS & YEARS (2), DIVORCE (4)

8/5 - Through the Woods by Emily Carroll, DIVORCE (5), YEARS & YEARS (2)

8/6 - POSE (1), THE 100 (1)

8/7 - SWEETBITTER (1), DIVORCE (9), Some People Do by Frank Lowe

8/8 - YOUNGER (1)

8/9 - ASSASSINATION NATION, YEARS & YEARS (2), BH90210 (1)

8/10 - EUPHORIA (2), QUEEN SUGAR (2), GROWN-ISH (1), QUEER EYE (1), MY FAVORITE SHAPES BY JÚLIO TORRES

8/11 - QUEER EYE (1), QUEEN SUGAR (6)

8/12 - SWEETBITTER (1), BASKETS (1), SUCCESSION (1)

8/13 - QUEEN SUGAR (7), POSE (1)

8/14 - QUEEN SUGAR (26), ARE YOU THE ONE (1)

8/15 - QUEEN SUGAR (2)

8/17 - THE BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW (2), ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA (1)

8/18 - ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA (1), WHY WOMEN KILL (1), YOUNGER (1), The Secret History by Donna Tartt

8/19 - SUCCESSION (1), BH90210 (1), SWEETBITTER (2), QUEEN SUGAR (1), BASKETS (1), THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES (1), ARE YOU THE ONE (1)

8/20 - GENTLEMAN JACK (1), AMERICAN VANDAL (2)

8/21 - AMERICAN VANDAL (2), READY OR NOT

8/22 - AMERICAN VANDAL (3), POSE (1), ONE DAY AT A TIME (1)

8/23 - GOOD BOYS, ONE DAY AT A TIME (2), THE BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW (1)

8/24 - ONE DAY AT A TIME (5)

8/25 - Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple, Kacey Musgraves (The Greek)

8/26 - ONE DAY AT A TIME (4), YOUNGER (1)

8/27 - BASKETS (1), ONE DAY AT A TIME (1), WHY WOMEN KILL (1), BOJACK HORSEMAN (2), GLEE (1)

8/29 - BH90210 (2), SUCCESSION (1), GLEE (1)

8/30 - JENNIFER’S BODY

8/31 - WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE

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SEPTEMBER

9/1 - BOJACK HORSEMAN (3), THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (3), Deadly Class Vol. 8: Never Go Back by Rick Remender

9/2 - THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW (3), ARE YOU THE ONE (1)

9/3 - SUCCESSION (1), THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES (2), AMERICAN VANDAL (5), YOUNGER (1), CLAWS (1), THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (1)

9/4 - BOJACK HORSEMAN (5)

9/5 - AMERICAN VANDAL (3)

9/6 - ATYPICAL (18), IT: CHAPTER 2

9/7 - THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW (1), STYLING HOLLYWOOD (2)

9/8 - BOJACK HORSEMAN (2), The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (3)

9/9 - ON MY BLOCK (11), DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (4), ARE YOU THE ONE (1)

9/10 - ON MY BLOCK (7), LOVESICK (3), GENTLEMAN JACK (3)

9/11 - SUCCESSION (1)

9/12 - DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (3)

9/13 - BH90210 (2)

9/14 - THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (1), The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, A Play Is A Poem by Ethan Coen (Mark Taper)

9/15 - THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (1), HUSTLERS

9/16 - LOVESICK (8), YOUNGER (1), CASTLE ROCK (1)

9/17 - LOVESICK (6), The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion by Gerard Way & Gabriel Bá

9/18 - THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (1)

9/20 - THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (1), GLOW (1)

9/21 - GLOW (2)

9/22 - GLOW (3)

9/23 - GLOW (4)

9/24 - SUCCESSION (2), THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES (1), CASTLE ROCK (2)

9/25 - SURVIVOR (1)

9/26 - SUPERSTORE (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1)

9/27 - “The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening” (Nintendo Switch)

9/28 - THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (1), JUDY, EVIL (1)

9/29 - AD ASTRA, PERFECT HARMONY (1), SUNNYSIDE (1), SINGLE PARENTS (1), CASTLE ROCK (1)

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OCTOBER

10/1 - HARLOTS (2)

10/2 - SUCCESSION (1), LOVESICK (5), SURVIVOR (1)

10/3 - MUM (5), ROOM 104 (1), THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES (3)

10/4 - I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE (3), FUTURE MAN (1)

10/5 - BLESS THIS MESS (2)

10/6 - THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (1), SUPERSTORE (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1), SINGLE PARENTS (1), BIG MOUTH (1), PERFECT HARMONY (1)

10/7 - The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon, SUCCESSION (1), BIG MOUTH (3)

10/8 - BIG MOUTH (2), The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 9: Okay by Kieron Gillen

10/9 - SURVIVOR (1)

10/11 - PARASITE

10/12 - THE GOOD PLACE (1), SUPERSTORE (1), HOCUS POCUS, THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (1)

10/13 - BIG MOUTH (3)

10/14 - SUCCESSION (1), Paper Girls: Vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan

10/15 - BIG MOUTH (1), SINGLE PARENTS (1), CASTLE ROCK (2)

10/16 - RIVERDALE (1), PERFECT HARMONY (1), SUNNYSIDE (1), SURVIVOR (1)

10/17 - CASTLE ROCK (1), SINGLE PARENTS (1)

10/18 - PERFECT HARMONY (1), Lizzo (Palladium)

10/19 - RIVERDALE (1), THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (1), SUNNYSIDE (1)

10/20 - Avatar the Last Airbender: Team Avatar Tales by Bryan Konietzko & Michael Dante DiMartino, Avatar the Last Airbender: Imbalance Part 3 by Faith Erin Hicks, The Light In The Piazza (Dorothy Chandler Pavillion), THE GOOD PLACE (1), SUPERSTORE (1), BLESS THIS MESS (2), LIMETOWN (2), THE BIRCH (3)

10/21 - ATTACK ON TITAN (6)

10/22 - ATTACK ON TITAN (9)

10/23 - ATTACK ON TITAN (7), SURVIVOR (1)

10/24 - ATTACK ON TITAN (8)

10/25 - ATTACK ON TITAN (7)

10/26 - ATTACK ON TITAN (4)

10/27 - ATTACK ON TITAN (7)

10/28 - ATTACK ON TITAN (11)

10/29 - INDOOR BOYS (24), SANTA CLARITA DIET (5)

10/30 - SANTA CLARITA DIET (3), DUMPLIN’

10/31 - SURVIVOR (1), SANTA CLARITA DIET (3)

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NOVEMBER

11/1 - BOMBSHELL, SANTA CLARITA DIET (1)

11/2 - THE GOOD PLACE (2), SUPERSTORE (2)

11/3 - THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF (2), TERMINATOR: DARK FATE, HIS DARK MATERIALS (1), WATCHMEN (1)

11/4 - WATCHMEN (2), SANTA CLARITA DIET (8)

11/5 - The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman

11/6 - SANTA CLARITA DIET (7), SURVIVOR (2)

11/7 - SANTA CLARITA DIET (3), DICKINSON (1)

11/8 - ATYPICAL (1)

11/10 - “Dead North”, SUPERSTORE (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1), WATCHMEN (1)

11/11 - ATYPICAL (4), SKAM (1), HIS DARK MATERIALS (1)

11/12 - SKAM (12)

11/13 - SKAM (1), EVIL (2), SURVIVOR (1)

11/14 - SKAM (11)

11/15 - SKAM (10)

11/16 - SUPERSTORE (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1), The New One (Ahmanson)

11/17 - WATCHMEN (1), HIS DARK MATERIALS (1)

11/18 - SKAM (4), EVIL (2)

11/19 - SKAM (2), EVIL (1)

11/20 - SURVIVOR (1)

11/21 - SKAM (3)

11/22 - SUPERSTORE (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1)

11/23 - Jitney (Mark Taper Forum), FROZEN II,

11/24 - EVIL(2), WATCHMEN (1)

11/25 - SINGLE PARENTS (4), BLESS THIS MESS (3), THE CROWN (1), HIS DARK MATERIALS (1)

11/26 - THE CROWN (1), MOTHERLAND (2)

11/27 - Slave Play (Broadway)

11/29 - SURVIVOR (1), Jagged Little Pill (Broadway)

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DECEMBER

12/1 - KNIVES OUT

12/2 - THE CROWN (2), THE L WORD: GENERATION Q (1)

12/3 - THE CROWN (1)

12/4 - THE CROWN (5), SURVIVOR (1), WATCHMEN (1)

12/5 - THE CROWN (4), HIS DARK MATERIALS (1)

12/6 - THE CROWN (9)

12/7 - THE CROWN (7), GRACE & FRANKIE (3)

12/8 - IN THE HEIGHTS

12/9 - The Aimee Mann & Ted Leo Christmas Show (Largo)

12/10 - HARLOTS (1)

12/11 - BLESSS THIS MESS (2), SURVIVOR (1)

12/12 - The Shining by Stephen King

12/13 - SUPERSTORE (1)

12/14 - Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake (Ahmanson)

12/15 - WATCHMEN (2)

12/16 - THE DRAGON PRINCE (3), GRACE & FRANKIE (5)

12/17 - THE DRAGON PRINCE (6)

12/18 - SURVIVOR (2)

12/19 - Cages (Woolf & The Wondershow Theater)

12/20 - THE SHINING, Doctor Sleep by Stephen King, DOCTOR SLEEP

12/21 - GRACE & FRANKIE (11)

12/23 - LITTLE WOMEN, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, The Woman In The Window by A.J. Finn

12/24 - GRACE & FRANKIE (7), SINGLE PARENTS (2), JOJO RABBIT

12/25 - A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

12/26 - PARASITE, HARRIET

12/27 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, BOMBSHELL, BTTM FDRS by Ezra Clayton Daniels

12/28 - JOHN MULANEY & THE SACK LUNCH BUNCH, KNIVES OUT

12/30 -  The Outsider by Stephen King, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

12/31 - DOLLFACE (1), JOHN MULANEY & THE SACK LUNCH BUNCH