#cb progressing stuff

[cb-writes-stuff]

Guess what? I wrote. 310 words. That's a 160 more than I had to write for repeating note milestone! And it adds up to a total of 11,838 words.

And guess what? You're gonna get to read all of them. That's below the cut, if you're interested!

What I Wrote Today:

Finally, it was second long-shadows, on the first day of the weekend. He sat at a table in the Fox and Rabbit, stretching his arms. His shift ended early, as it did every year on the day before Wyrd’s Watch.

Lynn approached, carrying two small mugs in her hands, and took the seat across from him. He thanked her as she handed him one. “Is Ven not joining us?” she asked.

Nauth shook his head as he took a sip of the wine. It wasn’t the best wine, no, but it was certainly better than ale. “He’s already left.”

“Left? For what?”

“The lost sons thing,” Nauth told her, waving his hand. Everyone knew this.

Apparently, that didn’t include Lynn. She nodded along expectantly. He sighed. “For Wyrd’s Watch.” She nodded again. More, then.

“Every family sends out a son to the oasis north of the city. They get there around noon, have their own festivities, and leave for the city. They usually get back early the next morning.”

Lynn thought for a moment. “Huh.” Her scrunched eyebrows told Nauth she still didn’t get it. “So... So, what does everyone else do?”

Nauth took another sip of the wine. He always tried his best to be patient, but... Well, he shouldn’t have assumed anything. “Tomorrow night, every house will have dinner, there’ll be dancing, and then the oldest woman in the family will realize the son is ‘missing’ and keep vigil at the North Gate until he returns. Then there’s more feasting, more dancing, all throughout the day.”

She stared at him, squinting. “Okay.” She looked into her mug, as if there were answers in there. “Why?”

“‘Why?’” he repeated. “What do you mean, why?”

“I mean, what’s the meaning of it?” She took a very dainty sip from her mug. “Usually, holidays like this have some sort of story behind them.”

He shrugged. “I’m no historian,” he said. “If you wanna know so bad, you can ask Ven.”

“Ven isn’t here,” she replied, smirking.

He grinned snidely. “Well, that’s just too bad, isn’t it?” They both laughed. Lynn had a good sense of ir-Vandeth humor.

This was originally indented, like my usual "favorite thing I wrote today"s. But it was hard to read. Also, if you count it, it's more than 310 words. That's because I also grabbed a little bit from before what I wrote.

[himbo-in-limbo]

More containment breach AU stuff! TW BLOOD N CREEPY STUFF

[AU belongs to @/teefsintheweb!! ✨] But first CB fronnie bc I love ❤️

My self-inserts lore has been updated!

After becoming “possessed” by subject 1230

researcher [REDACTED] would undergo many changes, the most significant being their body suddenly changing in gender/muscle density/even hair color. They appear to have all memories of their “former” self but they act uninterested to talk about them. They constantly look like their in a dazed state [the music incantations seem to be working in keeping them calm]

Next was their personality, going from a once anxious person to a more eerily calm and confident individual. Personal say that when subject 1230 would make eye contact, it felt like they were staring at their soul. Their presence in a room feels heavy and unnerving.

[note: we constantly find subject 1230 in their bathtub filled with what appears to be…blood, upon asking why they keep doing this they gave only one answer “it feels like home” subject 1230 will be moved to a newly made cell for them that mimics this sensation]

Before Researcher Fazbear was hired,not much progress was being done in regard to subject 1230, for reasons unknown they have slowly started to share information about themselves and finally allow certain personnel into their cell.

Old scientists that used to monitor them swore they could see subject 1230 in their rooms or in their dreams.

[directivexero]

Strap in folks, I'm talking about Fighting Games again

with Combo Breaker 2025 just about a month away, I've been musing over my progress with the three games that I'm playing in brackets for; Guilty Gear STRIVE, Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8. somewhere along the way, my drive petered out and I think I'm in a similar situation to where I was last year. I think I pushed myself too hard at the start of the year, ran out of gas around the beginning of March and kept pushing, and now I'm completely out of gas. Tekken is the only game that I have really been able to bring myself to boot up in my off time and that game has it's own mess of problems. but, I am here now, I made my bed, now I have to lay in it. let's go over where I'm at currently with each game, and I will try to come up with a quick and dirty plan to resolve these issues.

Guilty Gear Strive - this one is pretty simple: the Tower actively makes me mad. I hate how wide the skill gap is at the top of the tower and it just reminds me how nice it is to find little bits of progress in other games, and that doesn't exist in Strive at the moment when my only opponent's are a level 600 Goldlewis and a VIP Nago. I think it will come back with a vengeance once they give us actual matchmaking, but we'll see.

Street Fighter 6 - this one is just entirely burnout. I got really invested in learning Mai when she released, finally being able to play a sexy big boobie lady with a relatable personality, and I just went all in. Part of it is also that I poured my heart and soul and over 100 hours into a really sick video that only like 7 people watched, and that just made me sad. If I dust myself off and log in today to get the new EX color, it might come back.

Tekken 8 - we all know why this one is here. I was so insanely motivated to grind Tekken. I was making progress at a solid pace, and my eyes would light up when I learned how some of Alisa's niche moves and tech worked. I was to fired up and loving the game. and then Harada shoved his head so far up his own ass that he ripped a hole in space and time and released the Season 2 patch. I am still, somehow having a ton of fun with the game, but it's an entirely different game than what I started with. I am praying that they do something to address what is happening with the game, my hope is that they just revert it back to the final version of season 1. but there's not much I can do about it now, and we'll have to see if I wanna keep going after CB is done.

and that's everything. it's a combination of frustration with game systems, burnout, and devs not understanding what their playerbase wants. some of these things I saw the writing for and just ignored until it was too late, that's on me. I am treating myself to a break with some fun stuff before I fly out, but I wanna try to get some last bit of practice in bc that's just the kind of person that I am. I wanna be the best that I can be! and I wanna play my heart out, it would be disrespectful of me if I didn't give my opponent's my all, and I feel bad about last night because of that. I hadn't even warmed up for bracket, and I feel like I didn't quite give them the fight that I could have. that's gonna change. and after the dust settles at the end of May, it's time for a change of pace. take my well-deserved rest after the work is done.

[katiekatdragon27]

[TW FOR EYESTRAIN]

Oooooo villian Chocolate Bar ooooooooo~

This was supposed to be a simple doodle what happened 💀?

Meet the big bad of my Superhero AU. Just imagine Titan from Megamind but he was always malicious and controlling to begin with (and he actually has a wife and isn’t a massive incel).

Progress pieces and lore under cut:

Since I'm still working out this part of the AU, I'll just provide some vague stuff to chew on.

Choclate Bar was just some guy who on one really liked. He didn't really have a good personality either, but he did want to be liked. Somehow, he found out about a powerful piece of alien tech in its testing phase and decided to take it for himself. Long story short, the tech corrupted his mind a ton, leading to him kidnaping some of the scientists (the Gummy Bears and English Muffin) and the alien whose power was in the device (Click). Then, he gaslights a fellow criminal with future vision and mind-reading (Moonstone) into working for him or he'd kill their "close friend" (Diary). Then he helped a failing celebrity (Cracker) back on his feet with artificial super powers and a new fit in exchange for all his monetary gain and loyalty.

Overall, CB’s a manipulative piece of shit who kidnaps and gaslights people lol. What a guy, but his wife's sorta hates him now as a result </3.

He is the boyfailure of all time I'm sure nothing bad happens to him ever. Also the lyrics are from Will Wood's 2econd 2ight 2eer (that was fun, goodbye.). It's a great song please listen to it, it's basically his whole character.

Have a nice day fellas, I have homework to do :)

[television-overload]

Fanfiction Masterlist

It's been a long time coming but it's high time I put all the fanfic I've written in one place. Let's see if I can remember to keep this post updated this time.

I have written for: NCIS, X-Files, Star Wars, and Harry Potter

***This list is in progress, and I am working on putting all my work on Archive of Our Own, be on the lookout for additions***

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NCIS

...and next thing i knew [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Silly little ficlet inspired by Tony's beard in Past Present Future. Takes place sometime after season 17.

A Place Called Home [AO3]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

The fear that there would be no place for her in their lives fills her with immeasurable dread. Is there space enough for three in their apartment? Is there space in their hearts? Post-"In the Wind."

Back to You [AO3]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

A year after leaving Ziva on the tarmac, Tony can't stand being without her anymore, so he books a flight straight to Israel to see her again. However, he has more than a few surprises waiting for him when he gets there.

Between Friends [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Because there was a deleted kiss from season 10 that almost made it into Family First... and I wanted to know what that would have looked like (please, CBS, release the kiss!)

blood is the life [AO3]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Code Z [AO3] [Tumblr]

October 2018. Stuff happens. It gets kind of dark. TW: blood, depictions of violence

Call Sign: Ninja [AO3]

(DiNozzo-David Family)

In the midst of danger, Tali has a chance to shine. A snippet of an imagined season 2 of NCIS: Tony & Ziva.

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Almost 9 months after Tony leaves Ziva in Israel, McGee and Bishop answer Tony's desk phone to a surprise caller, a very distressed and fearful Ziva. Can Tony make it in time to witness one of the most important moments in his life?

Count to a Million [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Sniper? What sniper? Count to a million, Tony is on his way to Israel to be with Ziva. And she's looking forward to it just as much as he is.

Diving In [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Ellie Bishop/Nick Torres)

While investigating a case at a beach, Bishop and Torres take a moment to themselves--facing their fears, and facing each other. Sometime around season 16.

Gotta Be Love [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Tony and Ziva are having fun babysitting Kayla and Jared Vance, but apparently kids are more perceptive than they'd thought. Kayla sees something in Tony and Ziva that they, themselves, do not see.

heartache [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Ziva David & Tali DiNozzo; Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Facing imminent separation from her daughter, Ziva ponders the prospect of sending her heart across the ocean without her.

heartbeat [AO3]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

With their hearts full, years after being reunited, life decides to throw Tony and Ziva another curveball.

heartstrings [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo & Tali DiNozzo; Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Face to face with his daughter for the first time, Tony wonders how he's been getting along all these years with his heart on the other side of the planet.

How Does a Moment Last Forever [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo & Tali DiNozzo; Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

How a shared love of movies helped Tony and Tali through their grief.

intertitles [AO3]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Silent movies, nonverbal communication, and the beginning of a beautiful (more than) friendship. Season 7.

I Saw My Friend [AO3 *TBA*] [Tumblr]

(General; Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

After discovering Ziva's private shed and journals, Agent Bishop ponders the impact of her predecessor and what she went through.

I Will [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David; Tony DiNozzo & Tali DiNozzo)

Post-17x11 - “Who knows how long I’ve loved you? You know I love you still. Will I wait a lonely lifetime? If you want me to, I will.” -The Beatles

Not Alone [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Delving into Tony's thoughts during the scene at the end of "Shiva" in season 10.

Phantoms [AO3] [Tumblr]

(General)

Gibbs has always had conversations with the dead. Diane dropping by years after her death is no surprise. But a few other people make their own appearances, helping Gibbs to cope with his current situation and the uncertainty of the future.

Precious Cargo [AO3 *TBA*] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

On the flight back from rescuing Ziva in Somalia, Tony thinks about just how close he came to losing her.

Promise Me [AO3 *TBA*] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

What if a confession of feelings followed the scene in the elevator? Swan Song AU.

Puzzle Pieces [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Short season 13 ficlet, Tony musing on the missing other half of his heart.

scenes from a snow globe [AO3]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Tony is enjoying the aftermath of a big snowstorm while out searching for evidence for a case. Ziva? Not so much. Set abstractly somewhere in Season 10.

Seen It All Before [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Ellie Bishop/Nick Torres; implied Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Torres and Bishop are starting to remind Tim of two other agents he used to know... They're not as good at hiding it as they think they are. He's seen this all before.

soft light [AO3]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Bedtime at the David-DiNozzo house, a week after reuniting as a family.

Someday [AO3 *TBA*] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

After Tony and Ziva spend the evening babysitting Vance's kids, they have a little talk about Tony's apparent fear of children, and what they see in regards to a family in their own future.

Tiva in Every Episode [AO3]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David; Tony DiNozzo & Ziva David)

A Tiva-centric, episode-by-episode fic marathon filling in gaps, peeking behind curtains, and reading Tiva into episodes with little or no Tiva... This should be a fun ride. Each season will be one fic, a chapter per episode. Currently on Season 4!

To Those Who Wait [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Following the events of 17x11 "In the Wind," Tony and Tali get the best kind of surprise on the streets of Paris.

ville de l'amour [AO3]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Tony, Ziva, and Tali spend a special summer day together in the beautiful City of Love.

The Walls That Tell Our Stories [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

What I think we all want to imagine happened after the doors closed on that elevator at the end of Ducky's farewell episode.

What Really Happened [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

September 2024. Tali has some questions about her parents' trip to Paris nearly fifteen years prior, and she's determined to get the details.

White Christmas [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David; Timothy McGee/Delilah Fielding; Jimmy Palmer/Jessica Knight)

For Christmas 2023, the NCIS family makes their way to Alaska to celebrate all together for the first time in years.

Worth It [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Tony DiNozzo/Ziva David)

Tag to 09x13 "A Desperate Man." Ziva tells Tony about Ray standing her up at dinner the night before, and Tony has a "what if" moment. What if Tony had been there for Ziva when Ray was not?

EDITS:

Tony DiNozzo - "Hero" [Tumblr]

Fanvid tribute to Very Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo.

Tony & Ziva - "She" [Tumblr]

Tiva in seasons 10 and 11.

ART:

Tony, Ziva, and Tali [Tumblr]

Families that look over their shoulder together, stay together.

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X-Files

beautiful [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Fox Mulder/Dana Scully; Fox Mulder & Maggie Scully)

Weakened by her latest round of chemotherapy, Scully doesn't feel much like herself. Mulder helps her find the strength to keep fighting.

chance encounter [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Fox Mulder/Dana Scully)

Six months after becoming fugitives from the US government, Mulder and Scully have a chance encounter with someone that is very important to them.

fate is the handspike [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Fox Mulder & Dana Scully)

Starting on February 23, 1964, Teena Mulder begins to worry about her young son. At first, she thinks maybe he's wishing for a little sister, a wish that will be granted very soon. But he insists the little girl he talks to is called Dana, and she's too little to play, but she likes when he reads his books to her.

Field of Dreams [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Fox Mulder/Dana Scully)

Mulder's favorite movie inspires him to fill his seemingly endless free time with a special project shortly after moving into the Unremarkable House. Second chapter takes place Fall 2024.

Meet Cute [Tumblr]

(Fox Mulder/Dana Scully)

I guess it could be considered a fic. Revival Mulder and Scully are stopped on the street by a popular street interviewer from social media. Mulder takes the opportunity to brag about his beautiful partner.

The Most Popular Man in D.C. [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Fox Mulder/Dana Scully; Melissa Scully)

After Scully returns from her abduction, Mulder starts noticing that he gets an unusual amount of attention from the women of Washington, D.C.

neither snow nor rain [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Fox Mulder/Dana Scully)

It looks like a certain niche magazine is publishing again.

of our own making [AO3]

(Fox Mulder/Dana Scully)

After the events of Amor Fati, Mulder isn't quite ready to give up on a miracle. It just might take a little extra work to get there. (a.k.a. the msr adoption fic)

rain [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Fox Mulder/Dana Scully)

Two agents, caught in the rain again. Mulder does what he's always wanted to do.

sh-boom [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Fox Mulder/Dana Scully)

In his defense, the dreams he constantly has of Scully are extremely vivid. Where does the boundary between dream and reality lie? Takes place sometime in February 1998, during Season 5.

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Star Wars

a dozen roses [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze)

Some thoughts in the last moments of Duchess Satine Kryze's reign. Told from both Obi-Wan and Satine's perspectives.

a lily etched in armor [AO3]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze; Korkie Kryze & Ahsoka Tano)

After the excitement of exposing the corruption on Mandalore, Korkie Kryze shows his new friend Ahsoka something that once belonged to his father.

concordia [AO3]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze; Qui-Gon Jinn & Obi-Wan Kenobi; Qui-Gon Jinn & Satine Kryze)

The year on the run lasts a little longer than expected, and the group of three fugitives turns into four.

Dancing in the Dark [AO3]

(Ben Solo/Rey)

Just a whole lotta touch-starved, lonely Ben Solo feeling a lot of feels when the Force decides to connect him to Rey. Completely self-indulgent angst and fluff.

hope like the sun [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze; Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker; Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker)

Obi-Wan wakes in a world where Anakin Skywalker never became Darth Vader, where instead of everything going wrong, everything went right. Is that too much for him to ask for?

i found gravity [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze; Padmé Amidala & Satine Kryze; Padmé Amidala & Obi-Wan Kenobi)

Padmé thinks she's introducing two of her good friends at a Senate gala on Coruscant. Turns out, they already seem to know each other. And they promptly forget she exists once they're in each other's orbit again.

Life Force [AO3]

(Ben Solo/Rey)

The force was not ready for the Skywalker bloodline to end. As Rey stands before the twin sunset of Tatooine, a special visitor stops by that reignites her hope for the future.

like a lily among the thorns [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze)

Utterly destroyed and ravaged by war, Satine wonders if she'll ever see that glimmer of light that she always hoped to see on Mandalore.

Like Life Itself [AO3]

(Ben Solo/Rey)

Rey senses a new presence in the Force after settling on Tatooine. It's not entirely Ben, and it's not entirely her. Can Ben come back to her? After all, their bond IS a power like life itself.

Mother [AO3]

(Satine Kryze & Anakin Skywalker; Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker; Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze; Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker)

Two times Anakin really needed a mother, and Duchess Satine Kryze went above and beyond to help him.

shadows [AO3]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze)

When Satine's plan to acquire proof that Deputy Minister Jerec's testimony was tampered with falls through, she must seek another way to clear her own name and reestablish faith in her Mandalorian government. She may need help from a friend.

The Sound of Mandalore [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze)

Uncertain what to do with a Jedi Master who is overly attached to his former Padawan, the Jedi Council decides to send Obi-Wan Kenobi to tutor Force-sensitive Mandalorian foundlings on Mandalore in the early days of the Clone Wars. The Sound of Music except Star Wars.

this could be such a dream [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze)

In the stillness of night during their year on the run, Satine and Obi-Wan dare to imagine a life without the responsibilities they've sworn themselves to.

to live is enough [AO3]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze)

When Obi-Wan Kenobi sets out to rescue someone he loves, failure isn't an option. Your typical Lawless Satine lives canon divergence, with a dash of angst.

what they grow beyond [AO3] [Tumblr]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze; Satine Kryze & Korkie Kryze)

On a rare day off, Satine reflects on her legacy.

what was once a garden [AO3]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze)

Fifteen years after losing Satine to Darth Maul, a time-worn Obi-Wan Kenobi makes a trip to Mandalore to pay his respects.

your future, my fate [AO3]

(Obi-Wan Kenobi & Qui-Gonn Jinn; Obi-Wan Kenobi/Satine Kryze)

While traveling through hyperspace on their first mission as master and apprentice, Qui-Gon Jinn sees visions of his new padawan's future.

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Harry Potter

Family Day at Hogwarts [AO3]

(Harry Potter & Dudley Dursley)

Hogwarts is inviting families to its first ever Family Day at Hogwarts! Against Harry's wishes, the Dursley's are sent an invitation, but only one of them is actually interested in going. A "Dudley visits Hogwarts" story.

In Loving Memory [AO3]

(Harry Potter & Severus Snape)

Harry has never really liked Halloween… for obvious reasons. A certain professor isn't really a fan either. Perhaps some healing is in the cards for both of them, after a trip out to a small village in southwest England.

[m-has-a-blog]

I wasn’t impressed with the finale either. They took no risks! At least one twin (Sasha’s one because I don’t buy that she’s into that dullard for a second lol) should’ve died. I also hate how they ignored lngrid and Sasha’s friendship in the end because she betrayed Sasha too! Where was that conversation? They have come so far with trust and respect and genuine care—Ingrid’s unsent voice memo to Sasha about wanting to be better was almost a admission of feelings for her and a lot more affecting than the lame bedside confession they forced on Sasha. Yet they just never acknowledged their connection. But watching them rebuilding their friendship next season is pretty much the only thing I’m looking forward to because I know Ingrid’s sticking around at least. What would you have liked to see for them in these last few episodes or the finale ?

Okay I have been chewing on what I thought the ultimate problem here was and I think what I landed on is that it's a problem of tone. CBS Watson tries to balance goofy elements with Serious Drama, but this whole time the Serious Moriarty stuff has been treated with the same narrative weight as the alien hand syndrome murder stuff, so it feels uninteresting in comparison, because the characters aren't treating it like a real threat.

And there are ways to do the 'team is never going to get killed off bc that's not the kinda story it is' stuff in a way that's not obnoxious. Look at Leverage! We know they're not gonna kill the crew off, not really, but THEY encounter somebody's scary, deadly old enemy who has more power and more willingness to kill than they do, the characters treat the situation differently than they do other jobs. I'm not seeing that ramp up in narrative tension here.

Also Watson choosing to kill Moriarty doesn't feel like it MEANS anything. I REALLY wanted it to. Because this was the coolest they let this character be the whole time. I wanted this to be Watson's equivalent of Nathan Ford's 'god killed you. I just made sure it took.' moment. But the reason that WORKS in leverage is because it marks his progression as a character, embracing his shadow-shelf because he's only able to truly help people in this criminal mode. This moment should signify a similar moral quandary for Watson and it just......doesn't.

And yeah the Sasha/Stephens stuff sucked. These people have NOT known each other long enough to be in love. It's like they don't know what to do with Sasha outside of sticking her in a romantic subplot, which is a shame because that moment where she threatens to kill Moriarty's agent shows an INTERESTING DIRECTION the character could go! I LOVE a woman with a deep well of violence in her.

And the Ingrid-Moriarty stuff was interesting sure but again: nobody really Reacts. Stephens does, but it still feels less personal and more 'we need to set something Else up for Ingrid so we are making this character say these things'. It really feels like they wrote the finale first and then forgot to make the rest of the show build up to it, but also didn't change anything when they realized the story isn't going there anymore.

I WILL watch at least the first couple eps of an S2 if we get one just to see what happens but like. Disappointing finale! A bummer! At least we will always have the Ingrid/Sasha in our hearts.

[sshbpodcast]

Character Spotlight: Nog

By Ames

After some great blogposts on Quark and Rom, we’ve got one Ferengi left to shine the spotlight on, and that’s another of our fan favorites: Nog! Similarly to his father, Nog’s character arc over the seasons of Deep Space Nine is captivating to watch, as he grows from a little punk ne’er-do-well into a fully realized, complex person full of nuance and opportunities to learn. Which is pretty much DS9 in a nutshell.

So get prepared for some character whiplash, as we’ve got both childish pranks and severe post-traumatic stress disorder to explore in our blogpost below as we applaud the impressive versatility and range of the late Aron Eisenberg. Check out what your A Star to Steer Her By hosts have assembled as some of the young Ferengi’s best and worst moments, and check out our discussion on this week’s podcast episode (jump to 1:15:10 for Nog!). And there’ll be no running on the promenade!

[Images © CBS/Paramount]

Best moments

Vulcans stole my homework As usual, we’re starting off with the good moments, and early on in “The Nagus” we see Nog get pulled from Keiko’s school out of Rom’s sheer racism. But what’s most commendable in the young Ferengi is that he sticks with it, secretly learning to read in the cargo bay with Jake and entirely subverting Sisko’s expectations and systematic racism against the Ferengi!

Maybe this isn’t a problem. Maybe it’s an opportunity. While we gripe about how the Ferengi can be cartoonishly one-dimensional at times, there are times when their obsession with profit makes for good character and plot moments. When Nog encourages Varis Sul, Tetrarch of the Paqu, to view her land-rights situation in “The Storyteller” as a business negotiation, she finds a compromise everyone enjoys!

Say that five times fast Speaking of Nog’s business acumen, he’s clearly still learning some of the basics in “Progress” but we still enjoy watching as he and Jake create their own Milo Minderbinder–like syndicate to sell yamok sauce and self-sealing stem bolts for what will turn out to be great running gags for years to come… not to mention tongue-twisters that frequently plague us on the podcast.

Because I don’t want to end up like my father From what we know about Nog by the midpoint of season three (including some of the bad moments you’ll see below), it seems entirely random for him to want to join Starfleet as he says in “Heart of Stone.” But when he exposes to Sisko that he has dreams outside of making profit, of being something greater than his father, you really root for the guy and know he’s really going to do it!

Best friends in subspace When old man Jake Sisko is ready to embark on some outlandish quest to find his father, lost in subspace for decades, in “The Visitor,” there is absolutely no surprise that Nog is right there at his side in the Defiant, ready to do whatever it takes for his old friend. Sure, it’s an alternate future version of Nog, but the connection he has with Jake is as real as ever.

On Wednesday we wear red Of course, Starfleet Academy is a challenge for Nog, who has set his sights on getting into the elite and extremely cliquey Red Squad to make a name for himself. But when it turns out that Red Squad is just a bunch of cadets being used by Admiral Leyton for his coup in “Paradise Lost,” Nog helps Sisko to find the truth of the matter, even if it is reluctantly at first.

Not quite a Vulcan Hello The B-plot in “Blaze of Glory” may not entirely gel with the A-plot of watching Eddington’s sacrifice, but it’s still some cute stuff for Nog. When he stands up to Martok after a whole episode of getting walked all over by the Klingons, you’ve got to respect the guy. As Martok says, “Courage comes in all sizes,” and it’s great to watch Nog tackle his problems head on.

Have a good day! There’s just something about “In the Cards” that makes you feel good. Nog, being the best friend a kid could ask for, agrees to help Jake win his dad a baseball card, going so far as to loan all his money to Jake (I can hear every Ferengi screaming at that). And then the rest of the episode is them going around the station, making everyone have a genuinely nice day. It’s so cute!

Boogie woogie woogie Okay, Nog might only have one line in all of “You Are Cordially Invited,” but I just find him dancing with Jadzia at her bachelorette party just so endearing that I had to include it. Aron Eisenberg came up with the little Ferengi frog dance himself, and when Terry Farrell joins in, I find myself smiling every time. Thank you, Aron, for creating this adorable moment.

Have faith in the Great Material Continuum So the whole Rube Goldberg device that is the chain events of schemes in “Treachery, Faith, and the Great River” may be kind of a repeat of the deals from “Progress” but it’s still very clever. After he joined Starfleet, you could almost forget that Nog is a Ferengi under the ensign uniform, but he pulls off deal after deal after deal to get the chief the stabilizer he needs.

We have a casino to build While it is painful to watch Nog struggle with PTSD in “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” the way he knuckles down to assist Vic with his finances and to work on expanding the lounge into a casino is simply fascinating. It’s helping him cope, so that by the end of a brilliantly acted episode, he doesn’t even realize that he’s put himself on the road to recovery that is right for him.

He’s not just a hologram, he’s my friend Speaking of Vic’s casino, Nog is quick to pay back his holographic crooner friend for helping him recover by participating in the big heist in “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang.” Nog’s part is to crack the safe in the countroom, and when he learns that it has an auto-relock tumbler that no one was expecting, he keeps his cool, gets to work, and helps the whole crew save the day!

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Worst moments

You never get a second chance to make a first impression The very first glimpse we get of Nog in “Emissary” is him stealing shit (almost certainly at Quark’s bidding) and getting locked in the brig by Odo. He has all of two lines in the episode – “Hurry up!” and “Now!” –  but he is immediately cemented as a bad seed under the thumb of his uncle. The show literally starts Nog off with such a bad reputation there’s nowhere to go but up!

What this place needs is a school Nog’s delinquent behavior doesn’t stop there. When he and Jake strike up a friendship in “A Man Alone,” it’s by sharing the experience of pranking a couple of civilians on the promenade with some Garanian bolites, which cause them to itch terribly and turn colors in a scene that legitimately looks like torture. It’s no wonder Keiko steps in by starting up her little school.

Buckets of fun! We see another of Nog’s juvenile pranks in “The Storyteller” when he fills Odo’s bucket with oatmeal and dumps it on Jake who, utterly mortified, believes for a second that they’ve somehow killed Odo. It’s a little funny in hindsight, but at the moment it just seems cruel. Jake’s reaction of terror certainly helps that along, cementing Nog’s station status as a nuisance.

No running on the promenade! There’s one more Nog prank to make the list! When he sprays some foul-smelling fluid on Tumak in “Sanctuary,” it causes a big fight to break out with the various Skrrean kids. Nog just can’t help himself. As if these refugee kids haven’t been through enough, they have this short, big-eared, froglike nuisance wreaking havoc for them. What a brat.

No one’s asking you to think, my dear As we’ve discussed in Quark’s and Rom’s respective spotlight posts before, Ferengi culture is garbage, especially how they treat females. We see some of that come through in Nog in “Life Support” when he goes on a double date with Jake and acts like a complete asshole to Riska. He’s demeaning to her, he requests she cuts his food for him, and somehow Jake’s the one apologizing!

I’ve been looking for it for two years Even when Nog has matured and joined Starfleet Academy, we get little reminders of the miscreant that he was from the start. At his coming-of-age yardsale, Kira discovers that Nog has had her lost springball racket all along and was attempting to sell it in “Little Green Men.” Sure, that was two-years-ago Nog, but he could have returned it in all that time!

Could you massage it some more? Across so many of these posts, every time oo-mox comes up it automatically makes the worst moments lists. So when Nog tricks Faith Garland into giving him oo-mox in “Little Green Men,” and not for the first time evidently, I find it abhorrent. Here’s hoping I don’t have to bring up such rapey behavior again for a while (at least until that one Ferengi episode of Enterprise).

Healthy body, healthy mind After a season or so at Starfleet Academy, Nog suddenly becomes a tightass. The conflict with Jake, now his roommate, in “The Ascent” is manufactured and trite – the kind of odd-couple antics of eponymous sitcoms. Nog is now a neatfreak. He constantly works out. He corrects Jake’s stories without permission. It’s like his character has been rewritten to fit a punchline, and an old one at that.

I won’t turn my back on you again This one’s just a little silly peeve. After the events of “Empok Nor” when Garak’s little murder spree on the titular station, Nog vows to never turn his back on Garak when they’re out searching for supplies in “Rocks and Shoals.” But then after they get hostage-handoff’ed, he immediately turns his back on Garak as they cross the levy. Dude! What did you just say?

Red Squad, Red Squad, Red Squad! Nog got tempted by the allure of the corrupt Red Squad in “Homefront” and “Paradise Lost,” but it’s in “Valiant” that he gets thoroughly taken in. Acting Captain Watters offers Nog everything he’s ever wanted: respect, rank, and some semblance of power, in exchange for his unquestioning obedience when the utterly impossible plan goes swiftly sideways. Gee, who’da thunk?

And you find that impressive? The Dominion War sure brings out the worst in a lot of people. Sisko commits some war crimes. O’Brien is typically racist about the Jem’Hadar. And Nog starts to fancy himself a soldier, bent on killing the enemy. In “The Siege of AR-558,” he blatantly admires the Ketracel-white tubes that Reese has collected as war trophies, and Quark is all of us, displaying utter disgust at this.

You don’t come into my club and start hitting customers While we totally get that recovery from the loss of his leg is a struggle, that’s no excuse for how Nog treats his friends in “It’s Only a Paper Moon.” Living in a holodeck starts off as a way to not only avoid the people he thinks are staring at him, but to avoid helping himself get better through therapy and rehabilitation. And when Jake visits, Nog is rude to Jake’s date, and then outright attacks Jake in the middle of Vic’s set. Pally!

— You’ve got a deal! That’s the end of the Ferengi spotlights (for now?), but we’ve got more great DS9 recurring characters to examine for the next couple weeks, so make sure you’re following along here. We’re also still plodding through the Xindi arc over on our watchthrough of Enterprise, so join us on SoundCloud or wherever you get your podcasts, and hail us over on Facebook and Twitter. Now say it with me: self-stealing stem– dammit!

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I'm glad someone brought it up because again, you can think what CEO j*ng did was unprofessional, but he absolutely did not start any type of hate campaign against taemin. I remember seeing someone on Twitter say it was mostly his Korean fans doing that and they got dragged to high heaven. But it was true? They've been starting it since he left sm and it has been progressively getting worse with them complaining about not getting content or them complaining about not getting gifts to that evil bubble message that I'm sure wasn't the only one he got. It just blows my mind that they'll blame everybody (and by everybody I mean SHINee and everyone associated with them) but the people actually doing it.

it's crazy because, for some reason, they didn't want tm to leave esem even though that agency managed his solo activities the way they did. i dont blame them for being anxious at the start because bpm is a small agency, and yk the whole Ren spotify thing + the ceo being... yeah, but honestly, every complaint they have against bpm could easily apply to esem too lolololololol like mentioning how some of the bpm managers had broken the law and then turning around to say you miss that old fart lee sooman who was yk spending sm groups money on new houses and used to be a wanted criminal lol OKAY!👌🏾 they're kinda obsessed with that agency's (fake) prestige, and they think that esem's brand protected him from criticism, and yk, there's also that general stuff they do to preserve an artist ~image~ so you'll never witness an artist fucking up and they kinda enjoyed it bcs that way they could treat tm as some doll

(luckily it didn't happen!) like remember, they were gonna send trucks demanding focus on group stuff, which blink blink why isn't esem being included in that scolding since yk they're the ones managing the group cbs? (+ tm is literally the last person to accuse of ignoring group schedules/group stuff in general like he didn't spend 3 entire enlistments doing wtv to keep shinee's brand alive lol) also the way the noze thing got bigger recently only because these ppl are using against him bcs 'since he left esem he isn't interested in his fans' etc etc

honestly, there isn't a perfect agency, and bpm sucks just like esem sucks and even griffinent has their problems, so going into some crypto typing war for these agencies isn't worth it BUT! esem was going to kill off tm's legacy just to not make him surpass them in terms of yk

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Let's Read Peanuts (Yes, all of it) – December 1953

There are lots of great strips I just don't have room to comment on. I strongly encourage everybody to read the full month at the official GoComics page. Today's month starts HERE.

Dec 4, 1953

Schulz loves to put random stuff in 'quotation marks' in these early comics. I have no idea if it was a personal quirk or the standard practice of the time.

Dec 11, 1953

That's actually a good look.

Dec 13, 1953

Good perspective work on that piano. He really captured the effect of the keys going back into space. It's a harder effect to make work than you'd think.

Also, LMAO.

Dec 14, 1953

Lucy's early interactions with Linus come across as fairly mean-spirited to me and I can't say I'm a fan. It does explain a lot about how Linus ends up though.

Dec 20, 1953

I mean, this town has sentient trees and classrooms (oh shit, spoilers, sorry), so this snowman being both alive and dangerous is completely within the realm of possibility.

Dec 23, 1953

Fun fact: Schulz has actually been keeping the number of games they've played consistent this whole time.

Good job Lucy, you did it.

#goals

Dec 29, 1953

Marking the occasion because Violet failing to get CB to feel jealous (usually by way of comparing dads) becomes a recurring thing for quite a while.

Thoughts:

And that's 1953! Let's see how the art has progressed, shall we?

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We're not seeing the massive changes that we saw between previous years, but the art is definitely still evolving. In addition to the heads continuing to shrink and the characters slowly aging up, the general design aesthetic seems to be getting more strongly defined while the line-work itself becomes a bit more loose and expressive. A pretty decent upgrade if you ask me.

We're also seeing a lot of experimentation in terms of format and character dynamics. Snoopy has started mugging for the camera, Lucy has started stalking Schroeder, Shermy got a new haircut, etc. The Sunday strips in particular seem to be getting a lot of love this year with increasingly detailed and dynamic background art and lots of different joke structures being played with. We even saw what felt like a trial balloon for longer for stories at one point.

Good stuff! Looking forward to 1954!

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The Lost 30 Years - Seol Woon-do/ Jin Bo-ra/ Na Hoon-a, etc. (잃어버린 30년 - 설운도/ 진보라/ 나훈아 등) - Episode 11/35 (Pt. 3)

This text serves as part three of the Korean album 'The Lost 30 Years,' featuring artists such as Seol Woon-do, Jin Bo-ra, and Na Hoon-a. The focus will be on the events surrounding the broadcast that took place in 1983, which inspired the creation of this album. For a comprehensive understanding, please refer to part one, which details the album's context, the broadcast's background, program planning, and content. The live broadcast commenced on June 30, 1983, followed by an emergency broadcast relay from July 1 to July 10, 1983, and continued with regular programming from July 15, 1983, to November 14, 1983.

Moderators

Dr. Yoo Cheol-jong, born in 1932 in Jumunjin-eup, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, initially worked as a corporate HRD training instructor rather than as a KBS announcer. His strong presence as a host of educational programs often led to confusion with announcers, similar to broadcaster Lee Sang-byeok, who also faced such misconceptions after his long tenure as an MC for shows like Morning Plaza and TV Love. Lee Sang-byeok, who had experience as a magazine reporter and entertainment critic, was selected to co-host the morning show 'Studio 830' alongside announcer Lee Ji-yeon. Initially hesitant to take on the role of MC for a show focused on separated families, she was ultimately persuaded by the producer to embrace a more relaxed hosting style, which allowed her to connect with guests and viewers on a personal level. This approach not only alleviated the anxiety of ordinary guests unfamiliar with broadcasting but also fostered an emotional bond with the audience, as her genuine reactions to poignant moments often resonated deeply, eliciting sympathy and engagement.

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Lee Ji-yeon, an announcer born in 1947 in Galsan-dong, Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do, is married to KBS voice actor Kim Tae-yeon. Although her primary affiliation was with KBS, she is not classified as a KBS announcer. She began her career at Iri Christian Broadcasting Station, now known as Jeonbuk CBS, in 1969, serving as an announcer until 1979, and later declared herself a freelancer following the media merger in 1980. In the early broadcasting days, there were instances where Jeonju KBS or Daegu KBS were mistakenly referred to as Daegu Christian Broadcasting. By 1983, she was hosting Studio 830 as a freelance announcer. Notably, she shares her name with the current KBS announcer Lee Ji-yeon and is the same age as broadcaster Lee Sang-byeok, her father. Additionally, she is a member of a separated family, having lost her older brother during the war; he later became a people's actor in North Korea, and they reunited in Seoul during the 2000 South-North separated family reunion.

The reunion of separated families often evokes profound emotions, exemplified by the poignant encounter between announcer Lee Ji-yeon and her brother in North Korea. During her appearance on the MBN program "Agungi," Lee Ji-yeon recounted that her brother, an only son who had been conscripted into the volunteer army during the Korean War, went missing and later became a prominent actor in North Korea. Their meeting occurred during the 2000 inter-Korean family reunion, which began with the customary display of regime propaganda. As the reunion progressed, her brother noticed a sprinkler in the hall, mistaking it for a surveillance camera, which prevented him from expressing his true feelings. Upon learning its actual purpose, he was overcome with emotion, inquiring about their parents' well-being and reflecting on the shock they must have felt at his disappearance. Lee Ji-yeon remarked that seeing her brother felt like a resurrection of their deceased father.

Lee Ji-yeon's dedication to reuniting separated families has earned her multiple accolades, including the Order of Civil Merit. She has taken on various roles as a master of ceremonies, notably as the early host for KBS Open Concert. Currently, she is a seasoned MC focusing on programs for older adults, including "Start a Wonderful Life" on KBS 3rd Radio and "Lee Ji-yeon's Luxury Treasure Chest" on NS Home Shopping. Notably, she holds the distinction of being the oldest active female freelance announcer in the industry.

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Kim Dong-geon, an announcer born in 1938, hails from Sariwon in Hwanghae Province, which informs his empathetic approach when interviewing separated families from the region. Following Korea's liberation, he relocated to South Korea, where he graduated from Yonsei University and began his broadcasting career at Dong-A Broadcasting System (DBS) in 1963, later moving to Tongyang Broadcasting System (TBC) in 1968 and then to KBS in 1973. This transition to KBS occurred with the establishment of the public corporation, rather than during the media merger of 1980. He became a prominent KBS announcer throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, notably hosting the long-running program 'Let's Meet at 11' for nearly a decade and KBS Music Stage for 30 years, with a seven-year break. In the mid-1990s, he transitioned to a freelance role, passing the Music Stage hosting duties to Jeon In-seok in 2003, but returned to the program in 2010. Additionally, he has a notable history of hosting the Miss Korea Pageant for 31 years and participated in the 2020 Modern Korea Broadcast Day special, reflecting on the 'Search for Separated Families' broadcast.

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Shin Eun-kyung, a prominent announcer, was born in 1958 and began her career at KBS as the eighth announcer in 1981. She quickly gained recognition for her Western-style appearance and became the weekday anchor for KBS's 9 o'clock News alongside reporter Choi Dong-ho. Her notable career took off in 1983 when she hosted "Finding Separated Families," and she, along with MBC's Baek Ji-yeon, played a significant role in shaping the presence of female announcers in the broadcasting industry during the 1980s. In 1986, she continued her tenure as the 9 o'clock News host under Kim Gwang-il and Park Sung-beom, eventually passing the weekday anchor role to Yoon Geum-ja in 1987, after which she focused on weekend anchoring until 1992. Following her studies abroad in 1993, she married Park Sung-beom, a fellow KBS anchor, in 1995 and later transitioned into business and politics.

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Lee Kang-ja, an announcer, graduated from Ewha Womans University with a degree in English Language and Literature. She began her career as the first announcer at DTV, which later became TBC, in 1964. However, after marrying Jeon Hang, a member of the 'Sesam Trio,' in 1971, she chose to leave her broadcasting career to become a housewife. In 1983, she resumed her professional life as a freelance reporter for a program and . Following her immigration to Paraguay in 1985, she later relocated to Argentina and eventually settled in the United States, where she served as a TV anchor for the New York Korean Broadcasting Company. In 2005, she returned briefly to her hometown of Wando during a visit to her home country.

Other Announcers

It can be confidently asserted that nearly all prominent mid-tier hosts, including KBS, TBC, and DBS, were introduced.

Son Seok-gi, an announcer born in 1952 in Yeongdong, Chungcheongbuk-do, began his career at Dong-A Broadcasting System (DBS) in 1976, but transitioned to KBS following media consolidation. He holds the distinction of being the first announcer in South Korea to graduate from the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University. In 1991, he became a founding member of SBS at its inception, contributing to various programs, including sports broadcasting and Morning Wide. He advanced to the position of team leader for the SBS announcer team in 1998 and later served as the deputy director in 2000.

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Announcer Hwang In-woo joined KBS as its eighth announcer in 1981 and worked alongside announcer Shin Eun-kyung. Presently, she serves as a professor at Sungshin Women's University and the SBS Broadcasting Academy, making her a recognizable figure among aspiring announcers. Following a particular event, the visibility of Son Seok-gi and Hwang In-woo diminished, leaving only their voices to resonate. It can be argued that these two individuals endured significant challenges due to the demanding nature of broadcasting for separated families.

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Announcer Jeong Mi-hong is recognized for her pro-Park and conservative views that gained prominence in the 2010s. However, it is important to note that she served as the spokesperson for the Democratic Party's Cho Soon camp during the first nationwide local elections in 1995, suggesting that her political orientation was not conservative at that time. Over the years, she developed her career in broadcasting, ultimately becoming a prominent announcer, notably co-hosting the opening ceremony of the 1988 Seoul Olympics alongside announcer Lee Chang-ho on KBS 2TV.

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Park Yong-ho, an announcer, is the father of KBS announcer Park Tae-won. In the 1990s, he served as the host for KBS's 1st Radio Evening News, the 7 o'clock News Network on KBS 1TV, and the 6 o'clock My Hometown program, before departing from KBS in 1999. He briefly ventured into politics after being elected during the 16th National Assembly election in his hometown of Incheon Ganghwa-gun; however, his election was annulled due to allegations of violating the Public Official Election Act, which curtailed his brief tenure as a National Assembly member.

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Won Jong-bae is a prominent news anchor associated with Dongyang Broadcasting, who transitioned to KBS following a media merger, similar to Son Seok-gi. He gained recognition as the host of KBS 2TV's educational program 'Love Broadcast' until the 1970s and is fondly remembered by individuals born in the 1980s and early 1990s for his role in the scholarship quiz. This period coincided with the quiz's relocation from MBC to EBS; however, prior to this, he also hosted KBS 2TV's 'Middle School Quiz' and the 1989 New Year's special 'Cartoon Movie Parade,' making him a well-known figure among audiences from the 70s and 80s.

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Hwang In-yong, a prominent former announcer at Dongyang Broadcasting, gained recognition for his role as the last voice on the program To You Who Forgot the Night, which marked the final broadcast of the station before its closure due to media consolidation. Following the merger, he briefly joined KBS, where he continued to host the radio show 'Hello, Hwang In-yong, Kang Bu-ja/Kim Mi-hwa,' a program he had previously presented on TBC. After the democratization of South Korea in 1987, he transitioned to a freelance career, primarily working with MBC on the program 'The Story of the World.' Currently, he is nearly retired from broadcasting, managing a music appreciation room in Heyri, Paju, while occasionally taking on narration projects.

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Actor Kang Bu-ja has been a prominent figure in broadcasting since the TBC era, co-hosting the morning radio show "Hello, I am Hwang In-yong and Kang Bu-ja" alongside announcer Hwang In-yong, as well as the program "Finding Separated Families," which highlights the show's significant popularity.

Anchor Song Ji-heon, who began her career at Dong-A Broadcasting, transitioned to KBS following its merger, where she took on the role of host for morning information programs like "Live Nationwide Now," later focusing primarily on current affairs programming.

Additional announcers include Yoo Ae-ri, Kim Hee-seong, Song Kyung-hee, Kang Sung-hee, Kim Sang-jun, Park Young-woong, Lee Jeong-bu, and Kim Hye-ja.

Local Broadcasting Stations

Local broadcasting stations in South Korea feature a diverse array of personnel across various cities. In Busan, notable figures include Jo Gye-sik, Kim Byeong-rae, Go Gwang-soo, Kim Woon-dae, Jeon Ok-soo, Wang Jong-geun, Kang Mi-ran, and Jeong Dong-jin. Daegu's station is represented by Jeong Jeong-hwa, Lee Dong-geon, Kim Young-sook, Lee Sang-hak, and Kang Sun-ae. Gwangju's broadcasting team consists of Lee Jae-bong, Yoon Dong-won, Choi Gyeong-cheon, Kim Si-jeong, and Song Hye-kyung. In Daejeon, the key personnel are Park Jong-kwon, Kang Hee-soo, Lee Jong-tae, Kim Jin-won, and Shin Hyeon-ok. Jeonju's station features Lee Jong-seop, Park Kyung-jik, Jo Seong-jin, Son Hye-won, Lee Jeong-ran, and Moon Yeong-rye. Cheongju's broadcasting staff includes Lee Young-sook, Oh Han-shin, Lee Jin-wook, Kim Hong-sik, Noh Young-sil, and Jo Young-sook. Chuncheon is represented by Lee Ju-byeok, Kim Sang-geun, Kim In-ju, Shin Hye-kyung, and Kang Bu-gil, while Gangneung's team comprises Kwon Won-tae, Yang Seong-jun, Kim Myeong-hee, and Kim Jeong-i. Lastly, Jeju's station includes Kim Seon-dong, Kim Beom-gyu, Kim Dong-hoon, and Jeong Ok-sun.

Broadcast List

KBS undertook the digitization of all recordings from the program Searching for Separated Families to enhance accessibility for descendants and the global audience, initiating this process on March 5, 2014, by uploading the content to YouTube. Subsequently, in October 2015, this initiative was recognized as a UNESCO Memory of the World.

The Special Feature is scheduled for June 30, 1983, to July 1, 1983, from 10:15 PM to 2:30 AM. The event will be moderated by Yoo Cheol-jong and Lee Ji-yeon, with auxiliary support from Hwang In-woo and Son Seok-gi at the Public Hall, Jeong Mi-hong at the Public Hall, and Park Yong-ho operating the broadcast vehicle. Regional offices will be represented by Kang Hee-soo in Daejeon, Lee Ju-byeok in Chuncheon, Kim Seon-dong in Jeju, and Lee Dong-geon in Daegu.

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On July 1, 1983, from 10:15 PM to 7:40 AM, the event was moderated by Yoo Cheol-jong and Lee Ji-yeon, with auxiliary support from Won Jong-bae and Yoo Ae-ri in the Central Hall. Additional participants included Kim Hee-seong, Hwang In-woo, Son Seok-gi, Jeong Mi-hong, and Park Yong-ho, all stationed in the Public Hall. Regional representatives were Jeon Ok-su from Busan, Lee Jae-bong and Song Hye-kyung from Gwangju, Kang Mi-ran from Busan, Lee Sang-hak from Daegu, Lee Jeong-ran from Jeonju, Jong-Kwon Park from Daejeon, Kim Sang-geun from Chuncheon, Lee Young-sook and Oh Han-shin from Cheongju, Kwon Won-tae from Gangneung, Kim Beom-gyu and Noh Young-sil from Jeju, as well as Shin Hyeon-ok from Daejeon, Park Kyung-jik from Jeonju, and Shin Hye-kyung from Chuncheon.

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Day 2, dated July 2, 1983, took place on a Saturday from 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM, with moderators Kim Dong-gun and Shin Eun-kyung overseeing the proceedings. The auxiliary progress was managed by Song Kyung-hee, Hwang In-woo, and Lee Jeong-bu in the Public Hall, while Kang Seong-hee and Kim Hye-ja contributed alongside Jeong Do-yeong in the Central Hall. Regional representatives included Kim Woon-dae from Busan, Song Hye-kyung from Gwangju, Jo Won-mi from Daejeon, Lee Dong-geon from Daegu, Oh Han-shin from Cheongju, Kang Hee-soo from Daejeon, Jeon Ok-su from Busan, and Kim Young-sook from Daegu.

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Day 3, dated July 3, 1983. The event took place on a Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 7:20 p.m., with Yoo Cheol-jong serving as the moderator and Lee Ji-yeon assisting. Hwang In-woo and Son Seok-gi contributed as auxiliary progress coordinators in the public hall.

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Day 4, dated July 4, 1983, Monday, from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, with moderators Yoo Cheol-jong and Lee Ji-yeon.

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Day 5, dated July 5, 1983, Tuesday, from 9:00 AM to 8:20 PM, with moderators Yoo Cheol-jong and Lee Ji-yeon.

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Day 6, dated July 6, 1983, Wednesday to July 7, Thursday, from 10:15 PM to 6:20 AM, with moderators Kim Dong-gun and Shin Eun-kyung.

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Day 7, dated on July 9, 1983, Saturday, from 10:15 PM to 8:00 AM, the moderators were Yoo Cheol-jong and Lee Ji-yeon. Subsequently, on July 10, 1983, Sunday, the session continued from 9:00 AM to 7:20 PM, with Kim Dong-gun and Shin Eun-kyung serving as moderators.

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[cb-writes-stuff]

Finally got back to writing after an unintended four-day break! Put down 304 words, adding up to a total of 11,527 words. It’s also the day before the conflict finally starts, so that’s exciting.

I also split what I have so far into two chapters, so Chapter 1 is 7,682 words, and Chapter 2 is (thus far) 2,908 words.

Favorite thing I wrote today:

He walked down the street, most in thought. Dodging the occasional passerby was second nature to him. A copper every hour. If half the shift is noon to second short-shadows… then that’s… He muttered the calculations under his breath and gasped. Almost eight hours. Wyrd, that’s almost twice what I make already.

He walked a little slower, dazed by the thought. Making that much, he could do a little more than just get by. He could start saving up. It’d only be a copper a day, but he would be saving up.

All the things he’d be able to do swirled around in his head. Replace his old, worn-out rugs. Mend his old cups and plates—or better yet, replace them. Replace his pillow, his blanket… He didn’t dare to think of the new things he could buy, worrying the very idea might knock him over and render him useless.

This bit really shows just how poor Nauth is. His financial fantasies are replacing his old things. Never buying new things. I think it’s kinda sad, but he’s happy about it, so.

[itsbenedict]

at work: meeting about the stuff that isn’t done yet

at work: find an elasticsearch query that brings up a test record

at work: talk to whatshisface about the CB index

at work: follow up on LMS help site thing

at work: oh god there’s ANOTHER meeting

secret project: import script and commit to git

TJS scene

exercise

hwoof! so the search query thing was sort of a bust (or rather, it's because the records were missing, and i'm waiting on someone else to index it now). most of the work hours today were about the CB index thing, which ended up being more complicated than expected and will probably be my tomorrow

secret project continues apace. the demo script chunk was larger than expected and i got carried away getting some effects right instead of just importing the text, so i didn't import the whole thing, but respectable progress was made.

[storiesofsvu]

Hi! CM anon here. It's been a while since my last message, but I'm back. I'm now in season 8 (I'll be watching the season finale tonight). These past seasons had been quite a journey, the Lauren episode destroyed me, and Garcia's voicemail broke my heart.

I knew that season 8 would be an uphill struggle for me without Prentiss, but I enjoyed it more than I expected, especially with the replicator storyline.

Now, I've seen a lot of ships in the fandom, like everyone with anyone. Since I'm pretty much new in the fandom, I wanted to give it a chance to most of them and I think I have a few favorites already. But I wonder, which ones are yours?

oh hiii!!!!

glad you're back!

omg, the lauren arc is literally what i'll watch when i'm in the mood for cm but also in the mood to cry LOL.

season 8/9 get a lot of flack from people because there is no emily, and i totally understand that. HOWEVER, you get Alex Blake, which is an extremely good addition (i only wish we got to actually see her and emily like, solve a full case together or share time on the team cause that would be incredible). I also found s 8/9 to have a lot of good storylines and episodes. I think they're likely the seasons i've watched the most on repeat since watching cm. If Alex wasn't your cup of tea at first i also find that she grows on you, she's just so soft. i love her so much.

the replicator storyline is so good! i love those eps!!

oooo fun!!

TBH, i don't heavily ship anyone from the show. LOL, i know that's weird, but hear me out, i'll go through the big ones here:

Jemily: incredible potential when it comes to the early seasons, they have this chemistry and unspoken bits that scream more than friends (it's very similar to Cabenson imo, if you're an svu fan). Even like, s6/7 there are still moments of pining, but once they made the choice to write in AJ's pregnancy and have JJ settle down with Will, they ended Jemily. (and dont get me started on the s17/18/evolution jemily cause i literally have to log off twitter over how batshit the fandom is going rn).

I like them, i see the appeal. if Paget hadn't been leaving at the end of s7 and they had gone through and killed Will like they planned (and cbs weren't cowards) i could have seen the natural progression for Jemily to start then (slowly and over the years lol) but otherwise, it's a no for me (CANON) (i do still enjoy it in fics, even if i don't particularly read straight up jemily. if that makes sense).

Hotchniss: i completely and totally understand the appeal and why people ship them, but i simply cannot get behind them. Like, i want them both to run me over but ONLY ever individually. people often are all "but you write hotch and you write emily, why not a hotchniss threesome?" and i simply cannot answer that. I get the bestie, watching out for each other, willing to die on their sword for the other to protect them/their family, supporting each other vibes, and platonic love but i cannot see past that. Part of it is the shitty background writing for characters on this show and Emily's background/history not making a single lick of sense cause he apparently worked for her mother, sometimes its said he knew em when she was a teenager and he was an adult and that makes things super weird. but yeah... i get it, but its not my cup of tea. ESP in fandom when people write them married and dilute emily down to being this shell of a woman who is just a wife/mother and needs his support and protection to survive. like.. what... lol

Morcia: LOVE THEM. i absolutely love the vibe they give and i do think that they were always meant to be best friends. I love the teasing, the flirting with no harm, how much they truly love each other and protect each other.

Willifer: i swap back and fourth a lot on these two. I didn't see any huge issues then i rewatched the earlier stuff. 1: the writers threw them together so fast (again, because of aj's pregnancy) and the first time i didn't even remember him from his original ep by the time he showed up again. My second watch, it was the way he outed her for being pregnant and turning down his proposal in front of the entire team and said she shouldn't be out in the field that made me want to kill him. overall we see them making a happy family together so, in the long run, whatever, but that moment really gave me the ick.

I know you're not there yet, but:

Temily: basically the only ship that i REALLY like. they've got these little moments, tara is someone who comes into em's life later and isn't fully knowledgeable about emily's past, it becomes emily's choice when to reveal those little things, ya know? And i think that would make emily that much more comfortable and confident around her. i *personally* also think that this would be a much more logical step (as of the end of s16 at least lol) in canon than jemily but that's all i'll say to not spoil shit lol.

It's also not really a big ship, or much of one, but you cannot deny JJ/Alex had chemistry over their time together. If we completely ignore Will during those years, it's totally feasible they had a little fling. LOL.

SO.... yeah... i like the little undertones of a lot of ships while watching the show, i wish some of them had been developed a little bit more, like just give us crumbs pls. Others i absolutely despise. Others i have literally zero opinions on. It also very much can and does differ between canon and fanon.

have a great day!! <3

[thepuffinoverlord]

Your Name Core Tag Game

Type your name + core on Pinterest and post 6 pics!

Thanks for the tag @cb-writes-stuff! I'm not doing this one on my writing blog so this is my first non-writing tag game!

hm. these images get progressively more and more creepy. I'd say the first two and maybe the skeletons fit my aesthetic but the rest are totally out of my lane. I'm more into naturey and rustic stuff than I am creepy or supernatural. I also found a lot of pictures of this french piano company and also this thing

I'll just tag @starkidweirdo for now but if you're a mutual of mine who likes tag games feel free to hop on and I'll tag you in the future! also, anyone who sees this post is free to join in if they like~

[landrysg]

In a just-released CBS News poll, only 23 percent say their overall financial situation has gotten better in the last few years. Asked how the policies of the presidential candidates might affect them financially, a mere 16 percent think Biden’s policies would make them better off in a second term, compared to 48 percent who expect those policies to make them worse off. ...

Students of public opinion such as Ruy Teixeira and Patrick Ruffini have observed that a broad, multiracial group of working-class voters have grown increasingly misaligned with the legacy interests of both parties. They are skeptical of progressive social positions, especially on social order questions like crime and immigration. But they also are uncomfortable with economic globalization, supportive of social insurance, and longing for economic opportunity to be available beyond superstar coastal cities. They are skeptical of professionals and public sector unions, but they also need police, schools, universities, and infrastructure that work—they lack the resources that the wealthier can use to get around public sector dysfunction. ... A focus on addressing the cost of living by driving down the underlying cost of goods like housing, transportation, and energy is attractive to [these] voters who are economically pinched but skeptical of redistribution. Such voters will also be attracted by the idea that the work of government is important but that actually getting it done requires a willingness to pick fights with public sector producer interests like unions and social service professionals (which they assume, with reason, control the Democratic Party).

One could sum all this up by saying: “It’s too damn hard to build stuff” in this country. ...

(HT Ann Althouse)

[ncisfranchise-source]

The world of NCIS keeps growing, with two shows currently airing new seasons (the mothership and Hawai’i), one already set to return for another (Sydney), and two more ordered to series for some time in 2024-2025. One of those new ones is NCIS: Origins, a prequel story about Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ early years, picking up in 1991. (The other is a spinoff about Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo’s characters.) Mark Harmon serves as narrator and executive producer, and Austin Stowell will play the young version of the character he starred as for 19 seasons on NCIS.

“I was aware of it before it got going. I knew about the initial ideas of it and stuff, but NCIS: Origins sounds to me something that could be very, very cool,” NCIS star Sean Murray (who has played Timothy McGee since Season 1) tells TV Insider. “I mean, Gibbs in the early days of NIS and back when it was called NIS and not NCIS, I think that will be really interesting and I’m looking forward to seeing it.”

He continues, “I’ve talked to Mark a little bit about it, and I know he’s excited about it. I’m sure the quality control on that one is going to be—I think they’re going to hold on to that one pretty good. I think it’s going to be done really well. I really do.”

Cliff Lipson/CBS

One of the most shocking moments of NCIS came when Harmon exited in the 19th season, with Gibbs staying behind in Alaska in the fourth episode. Gibbs’ farewell to McGee, whom he’d watched grow from probie to senior field agent. “You’re getting there. You just gotta find your rhythm,” Gibbs told him, referring to more than the fishing they were doing. “Be patient. It’s about progress, not perfection. Once you know the basics, the rest just comes from inside.”

For Murray, “that’s one of my favorite scenes I’ve done, the goodbye with Mark. As hard as that was, at the same time my character saying goodbye to Mark, we had an incredible time.”

They did film that in Alaska. “We actually went and did the real fly fishing in Alaska, and it was amazing. And actually doing that sequence is one of my best memories of this show,” he shares. “Also, when we were out in that water filming, knee-deep, fly fishing, we got a steady cam operator out there, and at one point, we’re doing the scene where we’re basically saying goodbye to each other. And I look around, all of our crew is crying, so I felt like we were doing something right.”