#Michael Brill

[bobdobalina]

Thanks to the Wikipedia article on Long-term nuclear waste warning messages, lots of people know the "THIS PLACE IS NOT A PLACE OF HONOR" quote, but it occurred to me to look up the original document that it comes from, the 1993 report "Expert judgment on markers to deter inadvertent human intrusion into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant," by Trauth, Hora, & Guzowski of Sandia National Laboratories... and the whole thing is pretty fascinating.

Specifically, the famous quote and the pages above all come from the sub-report by "Team A," consisting of Dieter G. Ast (Cornell University), Michael Brill (Buffalo Organization for Social and Technological Innovation), Maureen F. Kaplan (Eastern Research Group), Ward H. Goodenough (University of Pennsylvania), Frederick J. Newmeyer (University of Washington), and Woodruff T. Sullivan, III (University of Washington). "Team B," I was surprised to notice, included astronomer Frank Drake (creator of the Drake Equation for estimating the changes of contacting extraterrestrial life).

The diagrams of possible construction options look a little bit like architectural plans, but also quite a bit like Dungeons & Dragons environment designs... and perhaps like the ruined architecture of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

[twixnmix]

Keith Haring and Dianne Brill at the re-opening of the MoMA in New York City, May 1984.

Photos by Trey Speegle

[gameofthunder66]

Lisey's Story (2021) miniseries

-(started) watchin' Season 1 (miniseries)- 7/21/2024- on Apple tv

[bungandmunchpi]

Sorry now that I've started New York Posting I can't stop but:

Little Tonys wishlist I wrote in a fugue state last night! Just centered around the shows I saw in person.

Stereophonic: it's gonna get in everywhere I think and probably sweep BUT all the actors are in Featured Actor in a Play and it's slowly killing me. I think Sarah Pidgeon's definitely getting in, maybe Juliana Canfield, and I think at least one of Tom Pecinka, Eli Gelb, and Will Brill are getting in. I thought before that they might bump Sarah and Tom up to lead, but now they're all in Featured it's really interesting/stressful (delete as appropriate). Previously I would have said Eli gets in and maybe Will, and Tom can mix it with the big lads, but now I'm wondering if Tom gets in just because Peter is almost the biggest role in the show, and then probably Eli because he already has another nom (can't remember which awards body it is, sorry). I think Eli and Will both getting in and not Tom would be super harsh, but I wouldn't be surprised if that did happen. Would love Will Butler to get into Score too, and I'm feeling reasonably optimistic about that!

Merrily: again it's getting in everywhere and probably sweeping. I wouldn't be shocked if all three leads won in the end: Groff Lead, and Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe both Featured. I'm not super familiar with how stacked Featured is for Musicals, but I think Krystal Joy Brown and Katie Rose Clarke are both fab so would love if one of them snuck in. I also saw someone talking about Reg Rogers getting into Featured if the nominators really go for Merrily, which would be fun, but I have a feeling Featured Actor in a Musical is gonna be too busy, particularly since Illinoise haven't got anyone in Lead.

Enemy of the People: Strong's getting in and I would say probably the frontrunner for Lead? I think it's getting in for Revival too but I think Sam Gold might be on slightly shaky ground, which I'd say is fair given how strong Director of a Play is this year. I think Imperioli too, but I'd love there to be space for Caleb Eberhardt, although I can't imagine there will be.

Appropriate: again super strong, I think it's going to get a whole bunch of nominations. Lead Actress is a barnburner this year: Paulson v Lange v McAdams is going to be such a good race, and I think the general consensus is that the production is the runaway favourite for Revival, which is great. Featured Actor in a Play haunts me: everyone seems to be predicting Corey Stoll and not Michael Esper, but yesterday Time Out New York had Esper in their own picks (not predictions), and he got a Drama Desk nom and Corey Stoll didn't. I'm crossing every single digit I have that this holds out and we get Michael Esper Tony nominee! He's one of my favourite actors and (bias aside) I think he's so fantastic in Appropriate, and the more deserving of the two (sorry Corey).

Side note: didn't get to see Days of Wine and Roses as it had CLOSED by the time I got to NYC (I'm looking at you, everyone who didn't buy tickets), but Brian and Kelli are locks for Lead, and I'd love it to get in in Musical and Score. I think Brian v Groff and Kelli v everyone else are going to be very interesting races!!

[fionamccall]

The smallest feline is a masterpiece

In a Sunday Times article on the history of cats in art, Kathryn Hughes attributes the above quote to Leonarda Da Vinci, who tried, but failed to sneak a cat into his painting of the Madonna and Child. They appear in his drawings but not in his finished paintings. Apparently it was too much to keep both cat and child still enough to paint.

Hughes reckons that cats weren't fully appreciated in the middle ages. But they do appear in church carvings. Here are two from my recent visit to Lichfield Cathedral and the beautiful Norman church of St Michael's and St Mary's, Melbourne, Derbyshire.

Other favourite cats in art include M.C. Escher's white cat; Reginald Brill's hilarious drawings of his black cat Nellie doing all sorts of unlikely things at the Little Hall, Lavenham and Duncan Grant's very grumpy cat at Charleston in Sussex.

Image: Charleston, © Estate of Duncan Grant. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-cat-opussyquinusque-73826

[mariocki]

Mindwarp (Brain Slasher, 1991)

"If you want eternity, Infinisynth can give it to you. It's just a sensation. If you want to shake the hand of God, you do it. It's a program."

[arcimboldisworld]

Hells Kitchen - Shubert Theatre New York 11.05.2024

Hells Kitchen - Shubert Theatre New York 11.05.2024 #musical #aliciakeys #shuberttheatrenewyork #amazing #review #hellskitchen #broadway #review

Wow. Was für eine Show! Was für ein grossartiger Cast! Was für eine tolle neue Produktion am Broadway: “Hells Kitchen” mit der Musik von Alicia Keys im New Yorker Shubert Theatre – was kann man anderes sagen als “absolutely worth the trip” und dabei ist Soul und R&B sonst nicht wirklich meine Musik. Kein Wunder hat “Hells Kitchen 13 Nominierungen für die Tony Awards erhalten… Continue reading…

[fortjester]

the (known) Resurrection Beasts of the Locked Tomb Series

Dungeon Crawler Dragon by @sparrowlucero // Res Beast 1 / The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory // Res Beast 2 / The “Landscape of Thorns” by Michael Brill & Safdar Abidi // Res Beast 4 / "Ulysses and the Sirens" by Herbert James Draper // Res Beast 6 / [REDACTED] // Varun the Eater (Res Beast 7) / Moon Jellyfish // Res Beast 8 / "The Thing (1982)" dir. John Carpenter // Alecto (Res Beast 9) / Hollywood Hair Barbie by Mattel

[xxswagcorexx]

all the roads led to you by np13

or: apocalypse/domestic.

image credits 1:

Stray dogs run in front of the Chernobyl by SERGEI SUPINSKY via Getty Images // More highlights of roadside Indiana August 2018 by highways-are-liminal-spaces on tumblr // Figure 4.3-4. Spike Field, view 2 by Safdar Abidi // UKRAINE-CHERNOBYL-DRILL-FEATURE by SERGEI SUPINSKY via Getty Images // Figure 4.3-3. Spike Field, view 1 by Michael Brill // Sign near nuclear plant in NJ by selfawarefeline

text credits 1:

all the roads led to you by np13 // The Hollow Men via Wikipedia // Introduction to The Iliad by Emily Wilson // Long-term nuclear waste warning messages via Wikipedia // End of the World by Aphrodite's Child

image credits 2:

a bunch of flowers that are in the grass by Eugene Golovesov on unsplash // Trochilus Rufus Gmel. via Biodiversity Heritage Library on flickr // a bunch of white flowers growing on a tree by Hannah Endall on unsplash // Forest afternoon's light. by rainie-is-seasonchange on tumblr // Apple Blossom: Michigan State Flower – Fragranced Beauty by floraqueen.com (via snailspng on tumblr) // Le Manoir des chats ailés / Mewingham Manor by Laura von Stetina (via snailspng on tumblr) // i think we're all going to be okay maybe by b0nkcreat on tumblr // Vireo Flavifons Vieill. via Biodiversity Heritage Library on flickr // show me by archbudzar on tumblr // a field full of wildflowers and daisies by Eugene Golovesov on unsplash // Blumenwiese bei Weßling by Alexander Koester

text credits 2:

all the roads led to you by np13 // my name (2021) // Undertale by Toby Fox // Strawberry Swing by Frank Ocean

[giantmonstermash]

Okay, getting this outta my head because i think it's an awesome detail if it turns out to be true:

Something I've noticed about Goji Minus-One's design is specifically in the spines.

The first thing I thought when I saw them was "Whoa, those look different!"

The second was "Holy Shit, those look like something from Michael Brill's 'Spike Field' art."

Godzilla Minus One is going to go full-tilt into showing off just how lethal the King of The Monsters can be, ain't it?

[wusel1811]

Fringe Teil 2: Familie Bishop

Willkommen in der Zukunft!

Olivia, Fauxlivia, Lincoln (hat wohl seine Brille vergessen), September, Broyles, Peter und Astrid sind sicher angekommen 🙂 Besonders begeistert sind sie davon wohl nicht, so wie sie alle gucken 🤷

„Und was machen wir jetzt?”

“Ich würde mich gern frisch machen!”

“Können wir nicht erstmal was zu Essen finden?”

Vorsichtshalber nimmt Olivia nur eine Portion Outpost-Popcorn, das ist gratis – wir haben nämlich nur 50 intergalaktische Credits

Die alternative Zukunft ohne Beobachter ist eindeutig sehr viel bunter geworden als die Zukunft mit Beobachtern… das heisst bestimmt was Gutes ❤️

Hoffentlich verliert September unsere 50 Credits nicht gleich beim Sabbac, ich kann ja nur Astrid, Olivia und Peter steuern 😱

„Wie sollen wir hier nur Walter und Michael finden???”

Fauxlivia scheint ihr Selbstbewusstsein verloren zu haben…

Achtung, Peter – die Dame neben Dir wirkt rein optisch nicht, als würde sie zu den Guten gehören…

Aaargh

Nachdem Astrid ihr Outfit geplant hat, ist Nina ausgewählt – die ich ja gar nicht mitgenommen habe. Astrid, Olivia und Peter sind nicht mehr auswählbar

*freu* “Wusel hat uns gerettet!”

Hm, genau genommen hat jemand im Internet euch gerettet, der die Lösung wusste… auf Weltenverwaltung gehen, den Bishop-Haushalt auswählen, von dort einen der Sims auf Batuu auswählen und auf “play” klicken

Während Astrid und Olivia fröhlich weiter tanzen und ich keine Ahnung hab, wo der ungesteurte Rest der Bande sich herumtreibt, stelle ich fest, dass ich die Aufgaben dreimal erfüllen muss – mit jedem meiner steuerbaren Sims. Dreimal Essen bestellen, dreimal frischmachen, dreimal Outfit planen und danach über die Weltenverwaltung das Spiel wieder zum Laufen bringen *seufz*

„Hey, Commander Broyles – wenn wir alle Aufgaben dreimal erfüllen, kriegen wir auch dreifache Belohnungen!”

“Super – kann man für intergalaktische Credits in unserer Zeit Ausrüstung fürs FBI kaufen?”

Sorry, Wusel – ich hab irgendwie unterwegs vergessen, was ich machen sollte…”

*seufz* Du solltest POPCORN KAUFEN!

Um kurz nach zehn hab ich meine drei ins Bett geschickt, um 1:00 sind sie hellwach und bereit fürs Frühstück 🤷

Ausserdem muss ich zwar jede Aufgabe dreimal erfüllen, bekomme aber höchstens einmal die Belohnung… Peter hat nur 100 Credits gekriegt, waren für die erste Aufgabe nicht 200 versprochen?

Egal, das können sie ja jetzt alle beim Frühstück besprechen 🙂

Als nächstes sollen wir je drei Sims über den Widerstand, die erste Ordnung und die Schurken befragen. Und das dreimal… Man stelle sich das vor!

Peter: “Hallo, können Sie uns was über den Widerstand erzählen?”

Olivia: “Sorry, ich hab gerade nicht zugehört, können Sie uns das nochmal erzählen?”

Astrid: “Tut mir leid, ich war etwas abgelenkt, könnten Sie eventuell nochmal…”

Und das mal 9 😂

Ein Glück habe ich die anderen Sims nicht spielbar gemacht vor der Reise – darüber nachgedacht hab ich 🤣

Immerhin kann man einen Sim über alle drei Fraktionen befragen und muss sich nichtmal vorher mit ihm anfreunden…

September hat EINDEUTIG ein Problem mit Glücksspiel… er guckt ja auch schon ganz beschämt 

Broyles: “Dunham, Sie und Lincoln gehen zur ersten Ordnung und befragen diesen Lt. Agnon! Peter und September, Sie übernehmen die Schurken und Hondo! Astrid und Fauxlivia, versuchen Sie den Widerstand im Wald zu finden!”

„Lincoln, ich glaube, wir haben uns verlaufen… hier kann man gar nichts anklicken ausser dem Laden für Spielzeug und Kleinteile, in dem wir uns nichts leisten können!”

“Komisch, laut Karte sind wir im Distrikt der ersten Ordnung…”

„Guck mal, da drüben, das muss Agnon sein!”

„Guten Tag, sind Sie Lt. Agnon von der Ersten Ordnung? Haben Sie vielleicht einen Auftrag für eine mysteriöse Fremde, die sicher nicht aus der Vergangenheit kommt?”

„Oh, ja, tatsächlich habe ich gerade einen Auftrag für eine vertrauenswürdige junge Frau wie Sie!”

„Die erste Ordnung ist voll super, finden Sie nicht auch, Herr Popcornverkäufer?”

„Um Himmels Willen, was bist Du denn für eine Verrückte???”

„Sie können nicht einfach so zum Lieutenant – ich brauche erst Ihr Zeigebild!”

Vermutlich hätte Olivia lieber wild um sich geschossen, aber sie hat einen Fuss in der Tür

Mal gucken, was die Bonus-Belohnung ist… es ist ein Daten-Dingsi, mit dem man bestimmt noch tolle Dinge machen kann 🙂

Die arme Olivia holt sich noch die nächste Mission und ich mache für heute Schluss und spiele morgen als Ausgleich beim Widerstand 🙂

[woundlight]

tag game: oc in three images

tagged by @coarsely, thank you!

rules: post three pictures describing your oc, however vague or specific you wish.

my wips run largely on vibes and aesthetics (for the time being), so this tag game is a very fun way for me to describe my ocs as vaguely as possible. these three are from my wip godslayer (no wip intro we die like men)

two, isopeleia mesarthim

paco rabanne, fall 2020 // spike field, michael brill and safdar abidi // akhtala monastery fortress, armenia

sarracenia rasalgethi

jaime culebras // queen of hearts, dd-anne // jeremy hall

lumi

whio photography // the wounded healer, marija gauci // venus in real colors, nasa

tagging @flowerprose, @helvelloides, @skelwrites, @zorya-km, @ratracewriting, and, of course, anyone else who wants to!

[gameofthunder66]

Lisey's Story (2021) miniseries

-(finished) watchin' Season 1 (miniseries)- 9/13/2024- 2 [3/4] stars- on Apple tv

53% Rotten Tomatoes

[bungandmunchpi]

Just wanted to write a little something about the shows I saw in New York before the Tony noms come out tomorrow! I never write long-form about the things I've seen any more so thought I'd indulge myself quickly.

Stereophonic, 13th April

Theatre twitter was abuzz about this when it was at Playwrights' Horizons and the transfer rumours were very exciting as we were planning our trip. We managed to nab some $40 seats in the rear mezz for previews and went with it as the first show of our week!

It's a great play, although I don't think totally deserving of the raves/five stars it's getting everywhere. It could do with some pruning in places and I think both Nancy and I thought the female characters were a little bit underwritten: I'd say the scenes where it's just the two of them discussing their careers and personal lives are the weakest of the play, although Sarah Pidgeon and Juliana Canfield are both fantastic. The rest of the cast is as well - it's stacked top to bottom, with six out of seven making their Broadway debuts which is thrilling! Will Butler's music is absolutely phenomenal, and the show really soars when the band kick into gear and are recording successfully: we were both nodding our heads and tapping along, and I can't wait for the album to come out on May 10th.

Shout-outs to basically everyone in the cast, as everyone gets their little (or large) moment, but I think Eli Gelb really anchors the thing and has a gorgeous arc, and Will Brill is incredibly funny and sad at the same time. Tom Pecinka is doing fantastic work too as the antagonist/engine of the show, and I've really enjoyed watching his Gold Derby interview where he speaks about the hostility he experiences from the audience a lot of the time, and how he processes that and stays true to the text without being tempted into making the character more likeable.

We stagedoored too and everyone was very lovely! We got to compliment Will on his British accent and meet Tom's dog Molly, who was totally over the two-show day and ready to be on her way (but very sweet with it). A great start!

Merrily We Roll Along, 14th April

This was the show I spent the most money on, and I went on my own as Nancy was off being immersed at Punchdrunk (/the McKittrick Hotel, apologies). I love Sondheim and I really love this show - I was introduced to it by Lonny Price's beautiful documentary The Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened, which I would really recommend even if you're not a big Sondheim/musical theatre person, as it deals with being creative and dreaming big at a young age, and how we adjust when those dreams aren't realised or turn sour. It felt very special to be seeing Merrily on Broadway, as I believe Sondheim used a lot of his own early experiences in the theatre to make it. So special in fact that just hearing the overture made me extremely emotional (although it's a different version/orchestration to the overture on the original cast recording, which is one of my favourites of all time).

It's brilliantly directed/somewhat reworked by Maria Friedman, and she's been credited with turning what was a notorious flop originally into an absolute smash off and on Broadway this season. I think she does a lot of good work but it's undeniable just how brilliant a lot of the songs in it are: when Daniel Radcliffe finished Franklin Shepherd Inc, the man sitting behind me exclaimed "what a number!" to his seatmates. The material in the second half in particular is extraordinary, and I thought all three leads were fantastic as the characters get younger and younger, with It's a Hit, Opening Doors, and Bobby and Jackie and Jack highlights. Our Time, the brutally optimistic climax of the show, had me tearing up as soon as it started, and I cried all the way through the curtain call, just because I felt so lucky to have been in that space experiencing that piece of work made by this team of cast and creatives.

Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe are all phenomenal in it: I was expecting less from Daniel Radcliffe as I know he has the least musical theatre experience of the three, but he did a great job and brought so much humour to Charley, which I really enjoyed. Jonathan Groff's Growing Up is stunning and he just leads the show so well - he's a real star and would be very deserving of the Tony, which I have a feeling he may just land. Lindsay Mendez has been out of the show now and then so I was preparing myself not to see her and then was thrilled I got to: her voice is so solid and her arc was beautifully drawn, from Mary's acerbic comedy at the beginning of the show to her brightness as she's entering the creative world early on in her career.

In terms of emotion, this was probably the highlight of my trip, and I'm excited to see the production sweep a lot of awards in June!

An Enemy of the People, 17th April

As soon as this was announced, it started making my New York trip plans more concrete. I think Jeremy Strong is one of the best actors we have working today, and it was brilliant to see him onstage - I don't think he's done any theatre for a decade, and Circle in the Square is pretty intimate for a Broadway venue, so that was extremely exciting.

I was left a little cold by the production: I think that may be Amy Herzog's version, which gets through the nuts and bolts of Ibsen's play, but does so at quite a lick (the show runs about two hours with a five minute pause in the middle). The character work the actors are doing is beautifully detailed, so you really want to spend some more time with them all. Jeremy Strong is totally transformed from Succession, endearing and frustrating in equal measure, and he and Michael Imperioli work so well together as very different brothers. I saw Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' The Comeuppance recently at the Almeida, so it was fun to see Caleb Eberhardt and try to read him back into that play: I thought he was really fantastic and nuanced in Enemy, and would love to see him snag a Tony nom, although I think Featured Actor in a Play is insanely crowded (and I would hate to see any of the Stereophonic guys lose out).

Sam Gold's staging is nice although the space seems to be a little difficult to work in. There are some interesting details in the second half as things become less naturalistic, with characters remaining onstage to watch the action, and Jeremy Strong being Jeremy Strong has to put himself in some kind of physical peril (getting buckets of ice poured on him as the townspeople turn on Stockmann, leaving him wet through (and I presume freezing) for the rest of the show).

Overall this was good if not as impressive as I'd hoped, but it was amazing to see Jeremy Strong onstage and he again was lovely at the stagedoor, so I'd recommend that if you're interested!

Appropriate, 17th April

This was the best show we saw all trip, from the writing to the direction to the performances, and so brilliant that we didn't try very hard to get into something on the Thursday evening, as we didn't want to spoil the high we'd experienced the night before.

I love Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' writing, and the way he plays with drama as a form to create his shows. Appropriate sits in the tradition of American domestic drama, and it's harrowing and screamingly funny all in one go. Again a real thrill to see a cast this stacked, and fun to pick up another Succession cast member, with Natalie Gold so good in what could be a tricky role. Sarah Paulson leaves it all out there in the lead role, and does a fantastic job: another actor who isn't afraid to be unlikeable, and who goes deep in the cruelty she exhibits towards other characters. Corey Stoll does some great, solid work too, and Michael Esper is so SO good as Franz. The role is so disruptive and interesting and gross and funny, and he does a beautiful job. Nancy and I really bonded over the production of The Glass Menagerie he was in in London in 2017, so it was wonderful to see him onstage again and to see him bring it so hard.

The design elements of Appropriate are phenomenal too, particularly the final sequence, which I won't spoil but is one of the most extraordinary things I've seen done onstage.

That was the trip!! I had a brilliant first ever week in New York and the best time seeing my first shows on Broadway: I was very sad to leave but it's made me really excited to see great work in London over the summer, and I'm ready to start saving up again to go back!

[mortallyclearwonderland]

Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken/Meet the Gillmans

Meet The Gillmans (or Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken) is an upcoming animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation. There is no date yet but it’s supposed to come out in Summer 2023.

"Meet the Gillmans is the story of a typical teenage girl, Ruby. Growing up in a seaside town in Florida. Like all teenagers, she’s embarrassed by her family. Only in this case, Ruby has extra reason to be embarrassed; because she’s from a family of…sea monsters. No one in town knows this (the Gillmans are “different” but the locals chalk it up to them being from Canada), but poor Ruby is scared to death that someday the truth will come out. If this happened, what would become of her social life? It would be calamitous. Naturally, the truth comes out, and disaster ensues."

I'm curious about how the animation is going to look. Are they going to do what they did with The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots the Last Wish or something completely different? I mean both of the previously mentioned films still look distinct enough with their character designs.

Speaking of The Bad Guys, I wonder if they're going to do the same thing with the ''disguises'' being more of a joke. You can clearly see in the concept art that she's a color no human can be, she's got tentacles and fins. I wouldn't chuck it up to her and her family just being Canadians. Maybe it's after they're outed as sea monsters.

That's a thing I love about this plot. Usually when the plot revolves around monsters or just anybody hiding the truth doesn't come out until the very end. Maybe one person or a group of misfits find something/someone, and they're scared of it at first but after bonding with it they decide to help it, and hijinks and action ensue. In the end, they either succeed in finding a safe haven for the creature or the truth comes out. When the latter happens the villains have a chance to see the error of their ways and befriend the thing they're been chasing after or get killed off. Preferably by their own stubbornness. We can't have the mascot of the movie be a killer even in self-defense. It's such a great idea to start the movie or at least dedicate a good chunk of it to what happens after the world finds out mythical/magical creatures exist. Everyone will have a ton of questions. What will the other sea monsters think? Will they come out of hiding knowing they're not hated or will they be angry with the Gillmans? Are there more mythical creatures they don't know about? The character's list mentions a mermaid. Do they know her? Is she the villain? Will there be a villain?

Speaking of the characters, let's have a look at them.

Clarica, mermaid.We know nothing about her besides that she might be voiced by Annie Murphy.

Dad, keeper of the peace in the family. They’re interested in Michael Sheen and Ty Burrell. They have discussed with Josh Duhamel, Jimmi Simpson, Oliver Hudson.

Agatha, tough-loving mother.  Regina King is on the short list for her. Uma Thurman has had discussions for the role.

Uncle Brill, quirky and loving uncle.

Unknown role, they’ve offered Lana Condor the role and has discussed with Rachel Zegler and Brittany O’Grady.

As you can see there's not much to go by. Parents sound interesting. I wonder what their dynamic is going to be like. Please for the love of God not another idiot husband and bitch of a mother. But Dreamworks has some of the best couples in movie history. I'm sure we'll have another power couple and people will simp over them. I bet!

Uncle Brill sounds fun. He's probably going to be a lot of people's favorite. Going off his description he's going to be somewhat of a sidekick to Ruby, get into a lot of wacky situations being able to finally show his true self, and be the reason for a lot of those ''embarrassing'' situations.

Ruby herself is ‘‘your typical teenage girl‘‘ and the least interesting character so far. We have to wait and see what they'll do with her arc in the movie. She'll probably learn to not be so embarrassed by her own family.

Clarica is just a mermaid so far.

Who is his mystery character? A villain? A potential love interest from the concept art?

How would you name the dad? I think Ben or Ricou. Names of actors who played The Gillman from the Creature from the Black Lagoon.  

Who do you think should voice act?

I'll try to keep you updated and share if you have any information of your own.

[skyriderwednesday]

Okay, but actually watching the Sister Suffragette sequence, I love how clear it is that just like Mr Banks and the way he comes home, this happens every single day and the only thing likely different about today is that usually Jane and Michael are marching around singing with them. Mrs Brill and Ellen are rolling their eyes and groaning, but they still take their places and sing along with enthusiasm once Mrs Banks gets into it. It's exactly like Admiral Boom and his cannon.

I also love that Mr Banks genuinely doesn't realise that Jane and Michael aren't there until he finishes his song.