#The inspector general

[best-movie-ever-tournament]

School of Rock was submitted without propaganda.

The Inspector General:

Goofy musical adapted from a Gogol play. Danny Kaye is mistaken for someone else (shocker!) and abuses his position to... right wrongs, eradicate corruption and save an orphanage or smth like that.

[peterlorres21stcentury]

today in "roles that Peter should have played, but didn't"

Oh no it's another bit of hilarity from my man Nikolai Gogol. This time it's "The Inspector General," a satirical play of corrupt government officials and the rascals who scam them. I first read the play in high school (I think, it's been many years), and from the start I imagined that Peter would have filled the role of Osip perfectly.

ok this still is from Crime and Punishment, but tell me he's not adorable and perfect

Osip is, according to the directions for the cast:

"A typical middle-aged servant, grave in his address, with eyes always a bit lowered. He is argumentative and loves to read sermons directed at his master. His voice is usually monotonous. To his master his tone is blunt and sharp, with even a touch of rudeness. He is the cleverer of the two and grasps a situation more quickly. But he does not like to talk. He is a silent, uncommunicative rascal. He wears a shabby gray or blue coat."

Osip openly insults his master Khlestakov at several points in the play and Khlestakov doesn't seem to take much notice, which is somehow especially funny if I imagine the insults in Peter's voice. He also opens Act II with a lengthy monologue while lying in bed, complaining to himself about being hungry on account of his master being a penniless fool and a ne'er-do-well. I... used to read that monologue several times over because you should know why at this point. The translation that I owned is a little different than the Project Gutenberg one, and I remember one line in particular that I preferred: "Oh, I could eat the whole world, the way I feel." 🥺 I've stolen it a couple times, or adapted it to several fics. I may be using it yet again, haha

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

July: Blue Redux (+ Green Redux)

The Inspector General / Elsa Lanchester as Maria

The 1830s is a decade that doesn't make it to film particularly often. I like the unusual combination of black and light blue here, and the looped pattern around the neckline with the little heart-shaped ornament in front. I'm not an expert, but I believe the hairstyle is actually from a decade or two later, with the dangling ringlets.

Costumes for this movie were by (William) Travilla, who also designed costumes for several of Marilyn Monroe's films and, much later in his career, the TV show Dallas. This was one of his early projects.

[cookiecrumbconundrum]

yeah yeah yeah i can get behind the intersection of the commodification of 1980s and the artificiality created by a narrative based on false assumptions but what i really need to know before i approve this production of government inspector is will there be a Twister™️ mat present on the set? no? well fuck you.

[mewtwo365]

So i watched the time travel inspector gadget episode where he goes to 19th century london (which accidentally is very up my alley) …. and so heres even more inspector gadget drawings and also Great Ace Attorney because i love crossing over stuff i like XD

I hope you enjoy my weird drawings, and have an AWESOME day!!

[msbfonnie]

Scrybeswap uberbots + factory workers!! and bonus magick p03 ndjke

i love magick p03 a lot if you couldnt tell

[gambitgambino]

Uh so I was really doubting if to share or not my designs for the whole Team Sleuth, but here they are I guess

I’m sorry I’m not bringing anything new to the table with my takes 😭🙏

[rowanberrypop]

you know what early part 2 can be as ugly as it wants when neighbor world princess looks like this

[russellcranebf]

im getting settled down after moving to mexico so i might not be too active :')

here is some art though!

[upon-lavender-hills]

For the greater cause I am giving in to my corrupting impulses of drawing men in love, that cause being Grunge severely lacking in content. I would add "still", but really, nothing is changing, it's just me boiling alive in my own broth. Well, maybe something is changing, but I can't see it for now. For now, I will be the change I want to see in the world and spew whatever this is into the social media space. Sounds like a plan to me. I would've elaborated on what's going on here, but that's kinda embarrassing and I don't want to. Just take it, please. Or don't. That's also good.

[best-movie-ever-tournament]

The Inspector General:

Based on a Gogol play. Danny Kaye plays a gipsy (the movie's words, not mine) who, after a bunch of shenanigans, ends up being confused with an imperial inspector general. He's getting very well treated which is good and makes him keep up the charade, but unknown to him, the people treating him well are actually corrupt and want to kill him so they're not denounced by the inspector to the emperor. He'll manage to survive through sheer clumsiness.

The Court Jester:

It's a really funny movie with songs and dances. Danny Kaye is a musical/comedic genius. The women are treated so well! The princess is portrayed as a person with power, not just helpless to the whims of her father. And Maid Jean is the love interest and the second in command for the rebel group. Also, look up the fight scenes. They are impressive and stupidly hilarious

[hyperch1ptune]

This specific outfit & setting w Fidget gadgetinis send text

idk if I have too much open space on this but all I knew was that I wanted a full body ,,

I think the background is a lil jank as well idk

[greenapricot]

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[nightingale2004]

Sherlock BBC: Mystrade version

Emmaline "Emma" Sofia Lestrade Holmes

Faceclaim: Malina Weissman

Emmaline is the only biological child of Mycroft Holmes

Mother unknown (or is known, but Mycroft doesn't want to go down that rabbit hole again)

Gregory lestrade is her stepfather

Mycroft and Greg married when Emmeline was only a few months old

She is 2 years younger than her twin cousins

Despite the sibling rivalry between her father Mycroft and her uncle Sherlock, she and her cousins get along really well, but they do have their little competition with each other regarding their unique intelligence

She is a master hacker and has secret access to the British and American government security

She often goes behind mycroft and Greg's back and hacks into their systems for either information or because she's bored

She inherited Mycroft's deduction ability along with high intelligence

She has an interest in mechanics and engineering

She loves Greg

Learned fencing

Math, science, and chemistry genius

Loves Rosamund and Allison

She often joins her cousins on their cases

She and the twins run on caffeine if a case gets challenging

She has raging OCD

She plays the harp, lyre, piano, and flute

Emma and the twins play games together, whether it's deduction games or board games.

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Tyler Pierce Lestrade

Faceclaim: Keean Johnson

Tyler is the biological son of Gregory Lestrade

He has multiple siblings. His oldest sibling is at college in america

He originally was in his mother's custody, but he would visit Greg a lot as a kid

As he got older, he thought Greg didn't care about him. So he would get into trouble with the police to get his dad's attention

Tyler didn't like Mycroft as he grew up or Emmaline. He thought that they were the reason he wasn't around him or his siblings growing up and that he was replaced

Things between Tyler, Emmeline, and Mycroft were tense until Tyler and Emmeline slowly started to get along then Mycroft slowly followed

After Tyler slowly got more involved with his dad and his new step-father and step-sister, he got involved with the Holmes children and their adventures, which he did not mind except the many enemies trying to kill a bunch of teenagers

When Tyler went to school with Emmaline and her cousins, he would always threaten the bullies who would dare to make fun of his new family (he always denies it, tho)

Tyler has a short temper and is aggressive

He loves to skateboard and do graffiti

Is a great liar and can come up with an alibi in a snap

He is incredibly sarcastic, and he is always questioning his life choices

He plays the drums as a hobby to smash or hit his feelings with sticks

Spends most of his time with the Holmes family

He will never admit it, but he loves the Holmes family as his own and will fight with and for them

Loves family game nights

The family dinners are a bit "extreme," but they are also very entertaining

[patrice-bergerons]

Ways to say I love you, morseverse detective partners edition:

Conversations had entirely via meaningful looks

When he knows what sandwich is for lunch based on the day of the week

Definitions of ecumenism and misplaced apostrophes you never used to notice before

Burying evidence

If he goes, you go (who else would understand you)

Running into fires to save your bagman

When he knows what day of the week it is based on the sandwich (thank God)

Sharing earbuds to listen to music

Too many lunches to count

Burying evidence, compromising everything you believe in edition (what choice do you have?) (it's him)

Draping your coat over him while he sleeps on your sofa

Saving him and saving him and saving him

When he should mind how he goes

Conversations had entirely via meaningful looks (and your boss is yelling at you)

A hand on his shoulder

Enlisting your daughter's help to find his stolen guitar

When he is too clever for his own good by half (and you wouldn't have it any other way)

The fondest of smiles you reserve only for him

When he is your governor

(When it hurts too much to say his name ever again)

[countdown-to-ghost-trick]

Here's the result of today's stream! This color wheel features 16 characters total, in order:

Sissel

Ray

Memry

Missile

Lynne

Jowd

Beauty

Jeego

Dandy

General Sith

Cabanela

Pigeon Man (+ Lovey-Dove)

Kamila

Cat

Emma

Amelie