#Michael Skaggs

[a-fix-of-muses]

Currently Listening To: "ASTRAL GALLERY [feat. Michael Skaggs]" by FOXCULT, Outline In Color, Michael Skaggs

[michellespriggs]

Michelle is a talented and experienced vocalist who specializes in jazz and contemporary music, perfect for creating a romantic and elegant atmosphere on your wedding day.

With over 25 years of experience performing in various acts, including alongside notable artists like Michael McDonald and Boz Skaggs, Michelle has the skills and expertise to make your wedding music unforgettable. She offers a wide range of wedding music options, from acoustic solo sets to full band performances, and can tailor her music to your specific taste and preferences.

In addition to weddings, Michelle also performs at other events, such as corporate functions, private parties, and festivals. She is also a qualified vocal coach and offers voice lessons for singers of all levels.

[docrotten]

PUPPET MASTER (1989) – Episode 248 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“December 8th, 1:46 A.M. Researcher and principal psychometric subject about to embark on sexual experiment number 517A; hopefully will be opening up a channel to Neil Gallagher; experiment may utilize various sexual aids and certain assorted apparatus; descriptions to follow.” Uh, what kind of puppets are these? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they delve into the still-growing Puppet Master franchise with the one that kicked it all off: Puppet Master (1989)!

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 248 – Puppet Master (1989)

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Decades of Horror 1980s is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

André Toulon, a puppet maker, one day discovers an old Egyptian formula able to create life and decides to use it to give his puppets life. The Nazis covet this knowledge and, in desperation, Toulon commits suicide. Some years later, four psychics visit a former colleague who suddenly commits suicide. Along with his widow, they uncover the secrets of the Puppet Master.

  Directed by: David Schmoeller

Writing Credits: David Schmoeller (screenplay by) (as Joseph G. Collodi); (story by) Charles Band, Kenneth J. Hall, J.S. Cardone (uncredited)

Produced by: Charles Band (executive producer); Hope Perello (producer)

Music by: Richard Band

Puppet Effects Created by: David Allen Productions

Selected Cast:

Paul Le Mat as Alex Whitaker

William Hickey as Andre Toulon

Irene Miracle as Dana Hadley

Jimmie F. Skaggs as Neil Gallagher

Robin Frates as Megan Gallagher

Matt Roe as Frank Forrester

Kathryn O’Reilly as Carissa Stamford

Mews Small as Theresa (as Merrya Small)

Barbara Crampton as Woman at Carnival

David Boyd as Man at Carnival

Peter Frankland as Assassin #1

Andrew Kimbrough as Assassin #2

Ed Cook as Pinhead (voice)

Linda Cook as Leech Woman (voice)

Tim Dornberg as Tunneler (voice)

Bert Rosario as Blade (voice)

Michael Laide as Jester (voice)

Just what the Grue-Crew ordered (or maybe just Crystal), killer puppets!!! Charles Band and the merry band of misfits – Blade, Jester, Pinhead, Tunneler, Leech Woman, Shredder Khan, and Gengie – scream and slice for airtime in this first entry in the Puppet Master series. Originally intended for a summer theatrical release, the film skipped wide audiences for the booming direct-to-video market… and became an instant franchise, spawning 14 sequels and crossovers… and counting.

At the time of this writing, Puppet Master is available for streaming from the Full Moon Channel, Peacock, Shudder, and Tubi as well as PPV from Amazon and Redbox. The film is available on physical media in Blu-ray format as a stand-alone disc or as part of various boxed sets from Full Moon Entertainment. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Chad, will be The Beast Within (1982). It should be interesting when the Grue-Crew go talkabout with this one.

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.

Check out this episode!

[kadertins]

Put your music on shuffle for 10 songs and post them. Then tag a few friends to share your tunes with.

Got tagged twice for this by @akayna and @its-just-boo so decided to do 20 songs cause why not

The beers - the front bottoms

Realize - LiSA

The suffering - Coheed & Cambria

1x1 (ft. Nova Twins) - Bring me the horizon

Rocky top - Appalachian Pickers

HARUKA KANATA - FLOW

Besitos - Pierce the Veil

Don't stop me now - Queen

Gurenge - LiSA

No Gravity - Delta Heavy

Again - YUI

Disease - Beartooth

Run-around - Blues Traveler

Uncle Pen - Ricky Skaggs(travis tritt, patty loveless)

Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz

White flag VIP - Delta Heavy

Sic transit Gloria - Brand New

Say hey (I love you) - Michael Franti & spearhead

Sugar, we're goin down - Fall Out Boy

Foggy mountain breakdown - Craig Smith

This was fun! Also a variety but that's to be expected with all the stations I put on shuffle

Ima tag @maybeehales

[golbc]

June 26th Prayer Requests

Cheryl Rohrer - taken by squad this morning to Adena.

Kenny Skaggs - Salvation.

Splash Camp - Next week.

Barbara Myers (Anita Rowland's Sister) - undergoing treatment at the James.

Dylan Ogle - next step, Dr's Appointment tomorrow.

Michael Comer - time extended to stay off his recovering ankle.

David Martin (Bryan's father) - Still awaiting call from cardio.

[ulkaralakbarova]

Pink Cadillac

A bounty hunter helps out the wife of a bail-jumper after her child is kidnapped by neo-Nazi types. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Tommy Nowak: Clint Eastwood Lou Ann McGuinn: Bernadette Peters Roy McGuinn: Timothy Carhart Lounge Entertainer: Jim Carrey Waycross: John Dennis Johnston Alex: Michael Des Barres Billy Dunston: Jimmie F. Skaggs Darrell: Bill Moseley Ken Lee: Michael Champion Mr.…

[newcountryradio]

New Country 27e jaargang  #T1213 (S772) (C16)van 22 januari 2024  (wk 04) uitzending op Smelne fm & Crossroads Country Radio

Album van de week:   Balsam Range - Kinetic Tone  

Classic album :  SSgt Barry Sadler – Ballads Of The Green Berets   

Hits of the Year : 1976

Maandfavoriet : Callum Kerr & Chris Andreucci – Tamed by Tennessee  

Maandartiest : Suzy Bogguss

Suzy Bogguss -  Outbound Plane *maandartiest

Jo Dee Messina – Stand Beside Me  #1 25 jaar

Jordan Davis - What My World Spins Around  # 1 2023 

Conner Smith - Meanwhile In Carolina

Scotty McCreery - Can’t Pass The Bar

Evan Honer - Nowhere Fast

Brit Taylor - Saint Anthony.

Zach Top - Sounds Like the Radio  

Nate Smith - World on Fire     #1.

Balsam Range - Echo Canyon   Album vd week

Balsam Range   - God Knows   album

Lady Antebellum – Need You Now single of the year        2010

Red Sovine – Teddy Bear   1976

John Michael Montgomery - Life’s a Dance  20/1  1965

Merle Haggard – Sing Me Back Home       

Callum Kerr & Chris Andreucci – Tamed by Tennessee   favoriet 

Ricky Skaggs - Make God First       *sofi  

Ssgt Barry Sadler - The A Team / -I’m A Lucky One

Ssgt Barry Sadler The Ballad Of The Green Barets

The Secret Sisters - Same Water

The Howdies -  Buddie.

Vince Gill - Oklahoma Borderline (3 in 1)

Vince Gill – Look at Us

Vince Gill - The Key To Life.

Balsam Range - What the Years do    Album van de week

Morgan Wallen – Man Made A Bar     #1 album.

Carly Pearce - We Don't Fight Anymore.

Chris Janson - All I Need Is You

Riley Green - Different 'Round Here

The Mavericks - Tonight Is the Night

Dierks Bentley - Every Mile A Memory Trucksong

Suzy Bogguss – Aces  maandartiest

Lori McKenna  - The Tunnel   juweeltje 

Gabe Lee – The Wild   Album vorige week

Balsam Range  - We’ll All Drink Money   Album vd week .

Mark Blomsteel - Everything You Do (Does It For Me)   Dutch corner

West Virgini Railroad - Deep In The Country  .Dutch corner.

Early Bird - Mother Played The Dobro Dutch corner

Willie Nelson –My Way

Waylon & Willie - Good Hearted Woman #5  A Year in music . 1976

Elvis Presley - Moody Blue. #4

Engelbert Humperdinck – After The Lovin . #3 

Eagles - New Kid In Town -  #2

Mary McGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers   #1

Cody Johnson – Til You Can’t

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[montysworld]

Teacups from and maps and plans on Vimeo.

“Teacups” (2023) - Written & Directed by Alec Green & Finbar Watson, Voiced by Hugo Weaving

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION | Best Animated Short Film For almost half a century, Don Ritchie would approach people contemplating suicide at the edge of a cliff near his home.

instagram.com/teacupsfilm/ twitter.com/teacupsfilm teacupsanimation.com hello @ teacupsanimation.com letterboxd.com/film/teacups/

2 Oscar® qualifying awards 9 Awards in Festivals 25 Official Selections

Don Ritchie voiced by Hugo Weaving Written & Directed by Alec Green & Finbar Watson Art Director & Animation Director: Alan Holly Backgrounds: Muireann Mills Animation: Mikai Geronimo, Josh O’Caoimh, Deither Kirby Jay, Rory Byrne, Alan Holly Title design: Josh O'Caoimh Executive Producers: Max Ohman, Lenard Cassimatis, Geordan Bates Associate Producers: Max King, Alex Mayo Producers: Alec Green, Finbar Watson, Alan Holly, Carla Vulpiani Creative Producer: Finnegan McGrath Music: Stephen Roach & Luke Skaggs (Songs of Water) Sound Design, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing: Alex Francis (Soundfirm) Production Manager: Carla Vulpiani Digital Creative: Michael Orfanos

#teacupsfilm #teacupsanimation #hugoweaving #donritchie #animation #2danimation

[vickiabelson]

Three-time Grammy Winner, and founding member of Toto, Steve Porcaro, with a stellar discography long enough to give one scrollers cramp, with artists from Michael Jackson, Boz Skaggs, Earth Wind & Fire, Miles Davis, Chicago, Chaka Khan, Stephen Bishop, Don Henley, and Bette Midler, to name but a very few, and. composer on screens big and small from Dune, Primal Fear, to Justified, again, to name but a few, will be sitting down and Holding The Line. Sorry. How could I not? So looking forward. I’ve met Steve a couple of times of late and he’s warm, accessible, humble, and downright delightful. This is gonna be FUN!

Steve Porcaro Live on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson

Wednesday, October 11, 5 PM PT, 8 PM ET 

Streaming Live on my Facebook

[mystlnewsonline]

Missouri Governor Grants 26 Pardons for April 2023

Missouri Governor Mike Parson grants 26 pardons for April 2023 JEFFERSON CITY, MO (STL.News) For the month of April 2023, Missouri Governor Mike Parson granted 26 pardons pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri.  Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals.  Families have been or are in the process of being notified. Governor Parson has instructed his legal team to continue reviewing clemency files and working to eliminate the backlog inherited by his administration. Pardons: 1.  Heather Stokes 2.  Mark Skaggs 3.  Francis Mesaros 4.  Anthony Blakey 5.  Timothy Blozvich 6.  William Blum 7.  Norma Bratton-Poindexter 8. Sharon Brodie-Starks 9.  Michael Roberts 10.  Crystal Channell 11.  Nicholas Kirkwood 12.  Dave Lucas 13.  Brian Raymond 14.  Celestine Chambers 15.  Ricky Lowry 16.  Michelle Webb-Deatherage 17.  Keith Robinson 18.  James Jackson 19.  Danny Martin 20.  Sarah Haller-Huffman 21. Macia Jackson-Latimer 22.  Lorin Tracy 23.  William Grindstaff 24.  Lisa Williamson-Fuqua 25.  Ronald Mullin 26.  Robert Yuille Read the full article

[saturdaynightmatinee]

CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 7 / 10

Título Original: Ghost Town

Año: 1988

Duración: 85 min.

País: Estados Unidos  

Dirección: Richard Governor

Guion: Duke Sandefur

Música: Harvey Cohen

Fotografía: Mac Ahlberg

Reparto: Franc Luz, Catherine Hickland, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Penelope Windust, Bruce Glover, Zitto Kazann, Blake Conway, Laura Schaefer, Michael Alldredge, Ken Kolb, Will Hannah, Henry Max Kendridck, James Oscar Lee, Charles Robert Harden, Edward Gabel, Jackson Fisher, Julie Kausler

Productora: Empire Pictures, Lexin Productions

Género: Horror; Action; Western

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095215/

TRAILER:

[alwayssummerblog]

Michael Ray & Carly Pearce Cover ‘When You Say Nothing at All’ With Ricky Skaggs

“When You Say Nothing at All” is an emotionally packed song, no matter how you hear it. Keith Whitley’s original 1988 recording marks one of his many No. 1 songs in his short-lived career, as he unfortunately passed away at age 33. Allison Krauss recorded a version in 1995 and Ronan Keating recorded a version in 1999. Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, the song made another powerful appearance at the Grand Ole Opry this November.

Country couple Carly Pearce and Michael Ray took the stage for their take on the classic tune, one they’ve performed live together previously. This rendition is one for the books, however, as Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs joined the duo on stage for a three part harmony. It was especially appropriate for Skaggs to lend his voice as he was Whitley’s bandmate in the revived Clinch Mountain Boys band in the 1970s. The meeting of new and legendary country artists on stage at the Opry is always memorable, and this performance is surely one to make note about.

With Pearce and Ray, one of country’s newest couples, it’s not always so serious. Ray took to the Ty, Kelly & Chuck show recently and spilled on the first time he hung out with Pearce after she invited him to her No.1 party for her single “Every Little Thing.” Apparently after a busy day of training and meetings, he showed up in smelly gym clothes and they talked about salmon patties?! Watch.

Well, if nothing else Ray is certainly a man of his word. If Pearce still found him a catch after that, then it sounds like they’re definitely made for each other! 

[brokehorrorfan]

Blu-ray Review: Alone in the Dark

Not to be confused with the 2005 video game adaptation of the same name, 1982’s Alone in the Dark has all the makings of a horror classic. It’s written and directed by Jack Sholder (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, The Hidden), stars screen greats Jack Palance (City Slickers), Donald Pleasence (Halloween), and Martin Landau (Ed Wood), features a special effect by Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead, Friday the 13th), and was the first production shepherded by New Line Cinema (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Lord of the Rings). It would be notable for all the talent involved even if it was bad - but it's a genuinely great genre outing. Scream Factory aims to change the tide on the under-seen picture with a Collector's Edition Blu-ray.

The film follows psychiatrist Dan Potter (Dwight Schultz, The A-Team) to his new position at a new-age psychiatric hospital known as The Haven. Its righteous founder, Dr. Leo Bain (Pleasence), uses unorthodox methods to get through to patients - or voyagers, as he refers to them - that other doctors have written off. Potter is stationed on the third floor, where the potentially dangerous individuals are housed: paranoid schizophrenic veteran Frank Hawkes (Palance), pyromaniac ex-minister Byron Sutcliff (Landau), child molester Ronald Elster (Erland van Lidth, The Running Man), and serial killer John "The Bleeder" Skaggs (Phillip Clark).

Under the delirious belief that Potter killed their old doctor and that they are next, the patients plot to kill him first. A power blackout allows them to make an easy escape, followed by riots through the city where they blend in. The last act feels a bit like Night of the Living Dead, as Potter and his family - wife Nell (Deborah Hedwall, Mare of Easttown), liberal sister Toni (Lee Taylor-Allan, Stargate), and young daughter Lyla (Elizabeth Ward) - are trapped in their house with the armed killers lurking outside, then it slowly becomes a home invasion as the madmen make their way inside one by one.

Slasher is the easiest way to classify Alone in the Dark, but that's not entirely accurate. Produced during the subgenre's golden age, the movie certainly contains key slasher elements but also eschews several of its tropes. Notably, it centers on adults rather than teenagers, college kids, or young adults. Coincidentally, it’s set in a town called Springwood (pre-dating A Nightmare on Elm Street by two years) and features a killer donning a goalie mask (arriving the same year Jason Voorhees picked one up in Friday the 13th Part III).

Sholder shows remarkable control in his direction for a feature debut, delivering a tight 93 minutes with a couple of chilling stalk-and-slash scenes. Working with cinematographer Joseph Mangine (Alligator, Q: The Winged Serpent), the film features some beautiful, blue-tinted nighttime sequences. The score, composed by Renato Serio (The Pumaman), is begging to be pressed on vinyl. Its main theme is reminiscent of The Exorcist's "Tubular Bells" with hints of Italian prog rock and John Carpenter influence.

Schultz is considerably more restrained than his over-the-top Murdock from The A-Team, but he’s understandably overshadowed by - and billed below - the bigger names. Palance, per usual, commands attention every time he's on screen. Pleasence’s Dr. Bain is the inverse of his Dr. Loomis from Halloween; one is convinced his patient is pure evil, the other believes they are harmless. Landau adds further gravitas. Brent Jennings (Lodge 49) plays the ill-fated third floor security guard, while a young Lin Shaye (Insidious) pops up as the first inmate Potter meets. Punk band The Sic Fucks appear as themselves, performing the infectiously macabre "Chop Up Your Mother" and more at a nightclub.

Alone in the Dark has been newly scanned in 2K from the interpositive with DTS-HD Master Audio stereo sound for Scream Factory's Collector's Edition Blu-ray. It features reversible artwork with a new design by Hugh Fleming that leans into the slasher elements and the ominous original poster art. A new interview with Sholder is one of the best director featurettes in recent memory. The sharp, 40-minute piece offers detailed anecdotes about the Friday the 13th's inspiration, the original script being set in New York City, how editing The Burning taught him how to make a horror movie, and more.

Sholder's archival audio commentary from the 2005 DVD is also included. A lot of information from the interview is repeated, but the longer form allows him to go into greater detail. Film historians Justin Kerswell (author of The Slasher Movie Book) and Amanda Reyes (author of Are You In The House Alone?: A TV Movie Compendium) provide a new audio commentary in which they analyze the subtext of the film. A new featurette finds former Fangoria editor-in-chief Michael Gingold visiting the New Jersey filming locations (including one later used in Orange is the New Black) as they appear today.

Both new and archival interviews with The Sic Fucks vocalist Russell Wolinsky and back-up singers Snooky Bellomo and Tish Bellomo show the band members taking pride in their small part in horror history. An archival chat with actress Carol Levy is also included; she recounts playing the libidinous babysitter in addition to her work in other productions, then shows off her ability to put her legs behind her head. The theatrical trailer, TV spot, two radio spots, and a gallery of stills round out the extras.

Alone in the Dark is available now on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray via Scream Factory.

[kwebtv]

Halt and Catch Fire  -  AMC  -  June 1, 2014 - October 14,2017

Period Drama (40 episodes)

Running Time:  60 minutes

Stars:

Lee Pace as Joe MacMillan

Scoot McNairy as Gordon Clark

Mackenzie Davis as Cameron Howe (born Catherine Howe)

Kerry Bishé as Donna Clark (née Emerson)

Toby Huss as John Bosworth

Aleksa Palladino as Sara Wheeler (season 2)

Recurring

Morgan Hinkleman (season 1–3) and Kathryn Newton (seasons 3–4) as Joanie Clark

Alana Cavanaugh (season 1–3) and Susanna Skaggs (season 4) as Haley Clark

August Emerson as Malcolm "Lev" Levitan (seasons 1–3)

Cooper Andrews as Yo-Yo Engberk (seasons 1–3)

David Wilson Barnes as Dale Butler (seasons 1, 4)

Graham Beckel as Nathan Cardiff (seasons 1–2)

Annette O'Toole as Susan Emerson (seasons 1–2)

Mike Pniewski as Barry Shields (seasons 1–2)

Scott Michael Foster as Hunt Whitmarsh (season 1)

John Getz as Joe MacMillan, Sr. (season 1)

Mark O'Brien as Tom Rendon (seasons 2–4)

James Cromwell as Jacob Wheeler (season 2)

Annabeth Gish as Diane Gould (seasons 3–4)

Manish Dayal as Ryan Ray (season 3)

Matthew Lillard as Ken Diebold (season 3)

Anna Chlumsky as Dr. Katie Herman (season 4)

Molly Ephraim as Alexa Vonn (season 4)

[internetaddict104]

Hi! I just found your snl moments vid on youtube, it's hilarious and never fails to pick me up when I'm sad so thank you!!!

But I wanted to ask if it's not too much trouble, could you tell me all the sketches you included?

Thanks :)

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh that’s so sweet thanks for enjoying it!!!! (Also thanks for messaging me I love seeing shit in my inbox, especially when it’s from different social medias I have 😊)

But ok I have 2 SNL moments comps and idk which one you’re referring to so I’ll do both (in order of appearance):

SNL Moments That Give Me The Will To Live (the thumbnail is John and Pete during their The Mule review)

Uncle Ben (Dave Chappelle)

Weekend Update: Gumby Returns (Eddie Murphy)

Chad and RuPaul (RuPaul)

Weekend Update: Jeanine Pirro on Her Fox News Suspension (Paul Rudd)

Weekend Update: Stefon on St Patrick’s Day (Bill Hader)

Weekend Update: John Mulaney and Pete Davidson Review Clint Eastwood’s The Mule (Rachel Brosnahan)

Weekend Update: Get in the Cage with Nicolas Cage and Paul Rudd (Andy Samberg)

The Admiral (John Mulaney)

Chad and JLo (JLo)

Weekend Update: Biden Wins 2020 Election (Dave Chappelle)

Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks (Tom Hanks)

80s Music Video (Donald Glover)

Rap Roundtable (Timothee Chalamet)

Weekend Update: Colin Jost and Michael Che Swap Jokes (Matt Damon)

Weekend Update: Stefon on Spring Break’s Hottest Tips (Jonah Hill)

Weekend Update: Jeanine Pirro on Fox News Handling Trump’s Impeachment (Eddie Murphy)

Weekend Update: Dr Wenowdis on the COVID-19 Vaccine (Timothee Chalamet)

Weekend Update: Anthony Crispino and Angelo Skaggs (Ryan Gosling)

Weekend Update: Colin Jost and Michael Che Switch Jokes (Paul Rudd)

Weekend Update: Jeanine Pirro on Coronavirus Lockdown Protests

SNL Moments That Keep Me From Ending It All (thumbnail is Jake Gyllenhaal and John Mulaney during Airport Sushi)

The Coroner (Jeremy Renner)

What’s Wrong with This Picture (Paul Rudd)

Bride of Blackenstein (Jesse Eisenberg)

Graveyard Song (Jim Carrey)

Weekend Update: Pete Davidson on JK Rowling’s Transphobic Comments (Bill Burr)

Little Miss Teacher’s Friend (David Harbour)

Weekend Update: Jebidiah Atkinson Reviews Broadway Plays (Andrew Garfield)

Jingle Barack (Chance The Rapper)

Medieval Times (Adam Driver)

Smorgasbord (Scarlett Johansson)

Family Feud: Harvey Family Thanksgiving (Chance The Rapper)

Judge Barry (Chance The Rapper)

Airport Sushi (John Mulaney)

Weekend Update: Jebidiah Atkinson on the Oscar Nominees (Jim Parsons)

Wedding Venue Ad (Don Cheadle)

What’s Wrong with This Picture 2021 (Carey Mulligan)

The Negotiator (Regina King)

Weekend Update: Michael Che on Bidets (Jason Momoa)

Rudolph’s Big Night (Jason Momoa)

Wakanda Forever (Chadwick Boseman)

[itsclydebitches]

So the story goes like this: I’m in London for the month, popping into every used bookstore I find, and while in one I spot Captains' Logs Supplemental: The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages. Though baggage weight limits won’t let me buy it (I have already bought so many books) I did snap pics of the “Past Prologue,” “Cardassians,” and “The Wire” entires. And then transcribed them. Because I thought the other Garak stans might enjoy this info!

Worth the read imo 💜

Episode #3 “Past Prologue” Original Airdate: 1/11/93 Written by Katharyn Powers Directed by Winrich Kolbe Guest Starring: Jeffrey Nordling (Tahna), Andrew Robinson (Garak), Barbara March (Lursa), Vaughn Armstrong (Gul Dunar), Richard Ryder (Bajoran Deputy), Susan Bay (Admiral), Gwynyth Walsh (B’Etor)

“We didn’t want your typical Cardassian in there,” says director Winrich Kolbe of the creation of one of DS9’s break-out characters, the Cardassian spy Garak. “Obviously it would have been hard to put a real Cardassian soldier in a clothing store. Perhaps it would have been terrific, who knows, but what we felt we had to deal with was somebody abnormal—at least as far as the Cardassians were concerned. It was one of those things where I wasn’t quite sure whether Andy Robinson would be the right guy. I had a different idea as to what type of actor I wanted, but Andy Robinson was available and turned out to be terrific. What I wanted, which shows how far off I was, was Sydney Greenstreet. I have to admire an actor who has to come in at three in the morning and stay in that kind of makeup for the rest of the day and still be able to give a performance.”

Comments Michael Piller, “One of the things about ‘Past Prologue’ that bothered me was that Bashir’s performance was in a very broad range—and this was newness. I believe we have strange aliens, strange makeup, spaceships, explosions and wormholes and costumes that are crazy, so that the people within them have to be entirely credible. If those people get too big in their performances, then you go into opera, and it becomes space opera, foolish and unbelievable. Patrick Stewart really led the way with us in Next Generation, which is to underplay. When you think you’re going to go big, you come down, and it has much more power and credibility. You believe there’s a space station or a spaceship like Enterprise. The biggest problem with the early shows is that some of the performances were too big or too restrained. We had to find the even tone for the ensemble to work together. Our voices weren’t quite right, and the performances were uneven. The first episode hurt the character of Bashir because he was so broad in those scenes with Andy Robinson that he looked like the greenest recruit in the history of the Starfleet, and that hurt him for two or three episodes. If we were shooting it today, his performance would be much more credible, and he wouldn’t have the same reaction from the audience that he has now.”

Klingon renegades Lursa and B’Etor, of course, were introduced in the Next Generation two-parter “Redemption,” and were used as part of an attempt to tie Deep Space Nine into existing Trek continuity. The characters eventually perished in battle against the Enterprise in the feature film Star Trek: Generations.

“The creative synergy allows you incredible opportunities,” remarks Piller. “It’s interesting how we used them. Essentially, we had a story and, in the case of Lursa and B’Etor, we said, ‘Hey, we’ve got a real kind of Casablanca spy story and we need someone to really be doing double dealings and bringing money and doing gun exchanges; why don’t we use the Klingons—and use those characters that we love so much? It works out just fine to use those guys because then there’s a connection and an identification. There’s a backstory, there’s a history, and all of these things make for such a richer series.”

Says Ira Behr, “There’s no doubt that people like [TNG characters like] Lwaxana [Troi] and Q and Vash and a bunch of others. They have a certain life to them as characters and an energy that certainly helped The Next Generation and helps us too. The characters that don’t have to be Starfleet and don’t have those strings we have attached so often. A lot of times you have people performing those characters who take a lot of relish in doing them, so they’re fun to have come back.”

Piller doesn’t feel that in exploiting The Next Generation’s voluminous history Deep Space Nine has an unfair advantage, appealing to those already familiar with Trek lore. “You have to look at the shows themselves,” he insists. “There’s no question in my mind that conceptually, each of these shows would work because they’re about the new characters. In ‘Past Prologue,’ there’s a moral dilemma for Major Kira where she has to confront her loyalty to her past life and what her new life is going to be. It’s really about her. It’s illuminating our new characters. As I’ve always said, the guest stars are catalysts. There have been times when I have not been satisfied, more prior to my arrival, that the shows have been about the guest stars, but ultimately the shows that succeed are when the guest stars are serving as catalysts to illuminate our characters.”

Episode #25 “Cardassians” Original Airdate: 10/25/93 Teleplay by James Crocker Story by Gene Wolander and John Wright Directed by Cliff Bole Guest Starring: Rosalind Chao (Keiko O’Brien), Andrew Robinson (Garak), Robert Mandan (Kotan Pa’Dar), Terrence Evans (Proka), Vidal Peterson (Rugal), Dion Anderson (Zolan), Marc Alaimo (Gul Dukat)

“I didn’t have a lot of faith in this show at first,” admits Ira Behr. “It was such an issue-oriented show that I thought we would oversimplify a complicated issue, but what got me into the show was when I realized this was not only a chance to bring back Garak but to do this whole weird little number with what’s going on between him and Dukat. To me, that nailed the character and I knew after that happened we were going to see a lot of Andy Robinson, who’s become quite popular on staff. What did not work for me was the kid and O’Brien. I thought that was very obvious stuff compared to the rest of the episode. Sometimes we have a tendency to overload the stories. Ultimately, who cared about this kid? It was weak compared to the rest of the episode.”

“As an actor, when I got the script, I didn’t realize Dukat was being set up to take the blame,” says Marc Alaimo, who portrays Gul Dukat. “But I played him as a man who was being set up. A man who was taking the dive because he had wanted to remove the children but his orders were to leave them. I never really understood that story. It seemed complicated to me, and I never quite understood how he got blamed for it.”

Episode #42 “The Wire” Original Airdate: 5/9/94 Written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe Directed by Kim Friedman Guest Starring: Andrew Robinson (Garak), Jimmie F. Skaggs (Glinn Boheeka), Ann Gillespie (Nurse Jabara), Paul Dooley (Enabran Tain)

“It just so happens some of the best shows are the least expensive, because we’re forced to be concise,” Ira Behr comments. “Our conceptual thinking of two guys in a room who are struggling for survival, or against each other, frequently makes for very good drama. This episode was an opportunity to show Bashir with a real strength that he hasn’t had before.

“[Story editor] Robert Wolfe talked passionately about doing this show, and we had always talked about the fact that Garak might have been George Smiley back in Cardassia and maybe we should explore that. Then I went to the movies and came back and said, ‘He’s Schindler.’ Why don’t we do Schindler and Smiley, and then Michale [Piller] said do all four stories, every one different. Robert came up with the idea that he tells this story about his best friend and it turns out to be him. Then you meet his mentor and best friend, who says, ‘I hope he dies, but tell him I miss him.’ That’s perfect; it’s all great stuff.”

Admittedly, “The Wire” could be perceived as an attempt to repeat the success of first season’s “Duet,” and the staff was aware of the similarities. “‘Duet’ was Kira’s crisis as much as the guy’s crisis, and this was much more Garak’s show,” offers Behr. “I thought that was a little dangerous, and we knew we were doing it, but let’s face it, the Cardassian monologue is great and Cardassians like to talk. They’re also great fun to write.”

Says David Livingston, “It’s a bottle show. It’s basically Andy Robinson in a room, but it’s very compelling because it’s one man intervening. Kurt Cobain needed Siddig. If he had had Sid he might have pulled through, because Sid knocks some sense into Andy’s head and says, ‘You’ve got to get off this stuff.’”

According to director Kim Friedman, “‘The Wire’ was kind of a challenge because most of the episode was two people in a room, Sid and Andy Robinson. It’s very hard to create pacing and energy for a show that is basically set in a room. But ultimately I was very pleased with the whole episode. I think my favorite moment was the implant withdrawal scene, which results in a fight between Bashir and Garak. It was just a very powerful moment.”

Paul Dooley, who played the menacing Enabran Tain, returned in DS9’s third season two-parter “Improbable Cause” and “The Die is Cast.” He is known for his role as Martin Tupper’s gay father in the HBO sitcom Dream On.