#castaways

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Castaways (2023) dir. Ilyssa Goodman

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Saving Castaways by Franciszek Ksawery Lampi

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Emily & Cara in Castaways (2023) dir. Ilyssa Goodman

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"Castaways on a Barren World"

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Distraction

For @andorerso because she went and posted that post where they looked all sexy and castaway. So this is all her fault if you think about it.

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Distraction

The rain hammering on the hull woke Cassian. Next to him, Jyn mumbled and rolled over. He leaned over to kiss her shoulder, then tossed the blanket aside. After fishing around for some clean-ish clothes, he went up into the cockpit to check the systems. 

Hyperdrive - dead. 

Life support - dead.

Hull - compromised.

Communications - still working. Still broadcasting. No messages received.

Everything the same as it was yesterday, then. 

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Bill Clarke / AD-ART, Pylon and Building Signage for Castaways, (Present site of the Mirage Hotel-Casino), Las Vegas, Nevada, 1965

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BIRTHDAY TYRSHANKS BLAST

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Las Vegas Strip, 1963

Low aerial c. Summer ‘63. Bud’s Liquors & Gifts, left. Castways hotel open prior to their grand opening on 9/1/63. Sands, and Musso’s restaurant, right. Unknown photographer.

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Street Scene, Portland, OR © Robert Pallesen

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The beautiful Tina Louise.

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Emily & Cara

Castaways (2023)

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Castaways

Five years in space was a long time. It could, on occasion, feel like a lifetime even on a starship as big and bustling as the Enterprise. Between their often death-defying missions and encounters with new alien civilizations, daily routines sometimes began to feel tired, stale, even suffocating. Tempers flared and attention wandered. Even the most dedicated Starfleet personnel were, after all, only human—well, most of them. After a while, they all wanted to stretch their legs, enjoy some sunshine (or at least some shopping), and see some unfamiliar faces off-duty. The captain of the Enterprise, arguably the most dedicated of all the ship’s officers, had sometimes been reluctant to take shore leave in the past. But he felt sorely in need of it now. His brother and sister-in-law were dead, his first officer had nearly been permanently disabled, and the remaining years of their mission stretched out before his eyes like a deep well full of endless, invisible possibilities, not all of them good. He loved his ship and his crew and was still looking forward to the rest of their journey...after a brief holiday.

Starfleet Command approved four days of general shore leave for the entire Enterprise crew on Beta Regulus II. During that time, outside technicians and engineers would crawl all over the ship evaluating its condition and making potential repairs and updates, much to the chagrin of Chief Engineer Scott.  The planet was dominated by a pleasantly subtropical climate and warm seas as well as several large, bustling commercial centers in its chief cities. It was an ideal place to take shore leave by just about anyone’s standards and could comfortably accommodate all four hundred of them.

Kirk had instructed his officer corps carefully regarding his expectations: he wanted the entire crew on their best behavior. “This is a pretty cosmopolitan planet, and we might cross paths with some people we wouldn’t consider friends. If I hear about any of our people making trouble, I won’t hesitate to cancel general shore leave for everyone.” Then he dropped the stern commander facade and smiled at them. With only the best serving on the Enterprise, he wasn’t really concerned about having to make good on his threat. Besides, there were no signs of any Klingons or other similarly unsavory characters in the area as far as he was aware and therefore little cause for real concern.

After procuring some appropriate civilian clothes from the replicator—since he rarely had any reason to be out of uniform and also had the most varied regulation wardrobe of anyone else aboard the Enterprise, he kept almost none in his quarters—Kirk beamed down to the surface with Dr. McCoy and Spock. The former was already fully decked out for a vacation in an old-fashioned polo shirt, sandals, and sunglasses, while the latter, still in uniform, had his Vulcan harp tucked beneath one arm. The three friends materialized in a small, sunny plaza from which they could just catch the roar of the sea in the distance. Numerous other crew members were milling about nearby.

“Planning to serenade the doctor while he sunbathes, Spock?” Kirk asked with a chuckle

Spock raised a brow. “Since Beta Regulus is, as you say, cosmopolitan, I intend to see if any shops carry a set of strings for my lyre, captain,” he replied.

McCoy rolled his eyes as he slid his sunglasses down over them. “Just don’t forget to relax a little too, Spock. That is the general idea of shore leave! Well, Jim, you comin’?”

Kirk smiled. “I’ll catch up, Bones.”

He headed towards the dispersing crowd of crewmen to say hello to people with whom he usually didn’t mingle. A few of the women who rarely got to see their captain in person blushed and smiled like shy schoolgirls as he passed through, shaking a hand here and grasping a shoulder there in the warm, congenial way that inspired so much personal loyalty. His sleeveless royal blue v-neck certainly did nothing to discourage them from glancing over their shoulders to steal a second look or from smothering giggles with their palms. As usual, Kirk paid no mind to the attention.

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[Desperate romance. Is the curse of castaways. What good is skill.]

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Castaways

We are Castaways ahoy

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The Backyardigans Should NOT Have Come Back -.-

The original show had a more than solid run with 4 Seasons totalling 80 episodes. Most cartoons would luck enough to have 2 or 3 Seasons, but not many last as long as The Backyardigans did and maintain consistent high quality from Episode 1 to Episode 80. A reboot or revival could, theoretically, be made with new kids and new songs, but then you run the risk of repeating yourself or being a pale imitation. And with the recent passing of series creator, Janice Burgess, most fans agree that it was best to let it be.

Clearly, the people running the Backyardigans YouTube channel didn't get the memo! This shallow attempt at reigniting the series fails not only as a reintroduction of the characters and 6 also as a continuation of the series. They just re-did the Castaway song and retold the Castaways story in just 3 minutes.

This was such a rushed and undercooked video that didn't give time for the characters and story to breathe. The animation is so floaty and stiff, which especially an egregious flaw for the Backyardigans, where they were animated to have weight and bone structure even during the imagination sequences. The designs also look horrendously uncanny, like they were making them more closely resemble modern 3D TV cartoons than sticking to the already appealing designs.

Now, I'm not one of those insecure hacks on Twitter (or even Reddit) who thinks when something is bad, it must've been made with A.I.. I wasn't involved in the making of this video, so I have no way of knowing with 100% certain if this was actually made with A.I.. I will, however, say that the lyrics they added to the track are very unnatural and forced, and the singing from the characters isn't doing the song any favors.

The worst part about this vid, though, is the very bad timing in which it came out. If it had come out in 2021 back when the song was trending on TikTok (and had better animation, singing, and actually told a well paced story), it would've been much more reasonable to produce it as a one-off. However, it came out today, 4 months after the passing of Janice Burgess. You read that right: it's only been 4 FREAKING MONTHS! There was no acknowledge of her contribution to creating the series, no thank you, no in memory of, no nothing. Not in the video, not on the channel, NOTHING! If you're not gonna make a Backyardigans video that pays tribute to the creator, then just don't bother at all. Because this is nothing but scummy and pathetic.

You all should be mature enough to know what to do and what not to do now. For all our sakes, I hope this channel does the right thing and deletes this video, apologizes, and goes dormant for all reasoned eternity -.-

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