#episode 618

[hauntingblue]

Law said fuck them kids when he cut the building in half

[runningmanfeels]

this is about to be a Hyungin PD stan account

[oneawkwardcookie]

Seeing a basketball being such a big thing again is hilarious

FOXTV: You know what time it is!!

It’s the #911onFOX Season FINALE no context spoilers!

[atlaculture]

Hi, I love your work and was wondering if you've done a post breaking down Earth Kingdom clothing inspiration and what the pieces are called. I'm writing a fanfiction and having a hard time finding info. Thanks!

The thing about the Earth Kingdom is that it's the most populated and diverse of the four nations in-universe. Meaning that each area of the Earth Kingdom has its own unique flavor. Some places are based off of specific Chinese dynasties, others around the various ethnic minorities of China, and some are other Asian cultures entirely.

Ba Sing Se's aesthetic is based off of the later years of China's Qing Dynasty (1636-1912):

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Ba Sing Se Queues (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Zuko's Teashop Outfit (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Ba Sing Se Headdresses (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: The Dai Li (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Royal Earthbender Guards (tumblr.com)

Toph's family and background are meant to appear refined and wealthy so their look is based off of the later years of China's opulent Tang Dynasty (618-907):

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Toph’s Fancy Dress (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Toph’s Sleepwear (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Toph’s Hairstyle (tumblr.com)

Bumi likes to wear Chinese opera clothing and his character is broadly inspired by Lu Bu of the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280):

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Bumi (tumblr.com)

Kyoshi Island is Heian & Edo period Japan mixed with Ainu culture:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi Headbands (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi Makeup (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi’s Hair & Clothes (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi Warriors Uniform (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi Islanders Fashion Pt. 1 -... (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Kyoshi Islanders Fashion Pt. 2 -... (tumblr.com)

When Zuko and Iroh are on the run in the EK, they encounter a Vietnamese town and a Korean village:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Anatomy: “The Swamp” Episode (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Architecture: Song’s Village (tumblr.com)

The tribes of the Si Wong Desert are North African crossed with Mongolian:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Sandbenders (tumblr.com)

Chong and Lily (Secret Tunnel Hippies) wear Tibetan and Hmong clothing, respectively:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Chong (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Lily (tumblr.com)

The refugee family with the pregnant wife is inspired by Yi people:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Serpent’s Pass Refugees Pt. 1 (tumblr.com)

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Serpent’s Pass Refugees Pt. 2 (tumblr.com)

And, with the exception of culturally isolated areas like Ba Sing Se/Si Wong Desert/Omashu/Kyoshi/Foggy Swamp, most men in the EK wear their hair in Taoist topknots:

The Cultures of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cultural Fashion: Earth Kingdom Top Knots (tumblr.com)

So the sort of clothing your characters will be wearing in the EK depends on where in the country they are or are from. If you plan on inventing a new setting that takes place in the Earth Kingdom, try to choose a culture and period that reflects the mood or theme you're trying to get across.

[laf-outloud]

Supernatural Netflix Viewing Numbers - Jan. 2023 - Jun. 2023

Thanks to anon on this ask, I was able to download Netflix' report with viewing hours from Jan. 2023 to June 2023. I thought I'd run some numbers for Supernatural.

Now, obviously, with these numbers, there are caveats in that we don't know if certain episodes are watched more than others, so the best I can do is an average of views per episode in a season. Some episodes in the same season may get fewer views while others get more (this is the only way it makes sense to me why Season 15 is watched more than Season 14, lol!)

Based on the math below the cut, here are the rankings of most-watched Supernatural seasons (# = average views per episode):

Season 3: 65,421

Season 1: 61,822

Season 2: 49,614

Season 4: 47,794

Season 5: 45,253

Season 6: 41,633

Season 7: 36,681

Season 8: 35,054

Season 9: 32,744

Season 10: 31,909

Season 11: 30,889

Season 15: 29,820

Season 14: 29,206

Season 12: 28,048

Season 13: 26,958

As you can see, Seasons 1-5 are expectedly at the top, with 1-3 taking the top three,

People can draw their own conclusions, but for me, it just proves that the general public watch Supernatural for Sam and Dean, and anyone planning a reboot, looking at these numbers, should know exactly what to put back on our screens.

Now, I'm no math major (I actually got a D- in math in 7th grade), so if I'm doing something wrong, someone please correct me! But, I believe by dividing the total number of minutes viewed by the total number of minutes in the season, we can calculate the number of separate views per season. Then, if you divide the views by episode count, you can get a decent average of how many people watched each episode in the first 6 months of this year.

Season 1; 22 episodes:

1.254 billion minutes/922 minutes = 1,360,087 views/22 = 61,822 avg. views per episode.

Season 2; 22 episodes:

978 million minutes/896 minutes = 1,091,518 views/22 = 49,614 avg. views per episode

Season 3; 16 episodes:

672 million minutes/642 minutes = 1,046,729 views/16 = 65,421 avg. views per episode

Season 4; 22 episodes:

960 million minutes/913 minutes = 1,051,479/22 = 47,794 avg. views per episode

Season 5; 22 episodes:

900 million minutes/904 minutes = 995,575/22 = 45,253 avg. views per episode

Season 6; 22 episodes:

828 million minutes/904 minutes = 915,929/22 = 41,633 avg. views per episode

Season 7; 23 episodes:

804 million minutes/953 minutes = 843,652/23 = 36,681 avg. views per episode

Season 8; 23 episodes:

774 million minutes/960 minutes = 806,250/23 = 35,054 avg. views per episode

Season 9; 23 episodes:

726 million minutes/964 minutes = 753,112/23 = 32,744 avg. views per episode

Season 10; 23 episodes:

684 million minutes/932 minutes = 733,906/23 = 31,909 avg. views per episode

Season 11; 23 episodes:

660 million minutes/929 minutes = 710,441/23 = 30,889 avg. views per episode

Season 12; 23 episodes:

618 million minutes/958 minutes = 645,094/23 = 28,048 avg. views per episode

Season 13; 23 episodes:

594 million minutes/958 minutes = 620,042/23 = 26,958 avg. views per episode

Season 14; 20 episodes:

486 million minutes/832 minutes = 584,135/20 = 29,206 avg. views per episode

Season 15; 20 episodes:

498 million minutes/835 minutes = 596,407/20 = 29,820 avg. views per episode

[poughkeepsies]

hey so um if we saw Eddie fall asleep on his couch in 609 and then Buck in 612 and Christopher in 615 and those are all 3 episodes apart and in 601 when the couch metaphor is established it took Buck 3 tries to get the lasagne right then what I'm hearing is 615+3=618 BUCKLEY-DIAZ FAMILY COUCH SCENE WHERE THEY FINALLY GET IT RIGHT THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE ALONE THAT COUCH IS HOME TO ALL OF THEM

[widowshill]

lot's of boys have dreams about me :)

HE'S JUST LIKE HIS DADDY

[docwritesshit]

A Night to Remember

Blurb: Fluffy star gazing date with the sillies

Word count: 618

Fandom: Doctor Who

Ship: Ninerosejack

Authors note: I finished season one of nuwho with a friend and I am unwell. This was written as I was watching the last three episodes of the season as well so haha….. that was trip

Anyways, enjoy

To be entirely fair to the Doctor, traveling through space and time to deal with various world-ending threats did not leave a lot of room for a love life. And he didn't even mean to get one, he stumbled into it. Or fell into it. He wasn’t entirely sure how he managed to get one with these two but one he had. And love life meant dates.

He wished there was a sun blowing up right now. He would know what to do then at least.

“Oh Doctor, take a breath. It’s just us.” Jack tried to reassure him, patting him on the back. The Doc rolled his eyes, but couldn’t help the way his hands twitch and pick at his nails. The TARDIS was stationed, both Rose and Jack were by the door and all that was left was to walk through. And go on a date.

Was it too late to cause a nuclear war between planets-

The way Rose and Jack tugged on his hands and intertwined his fingers with theirs made it apparent it was, in fact, too late. But he let them lead him out the door.

He raised an eyebrow at the sight before him. He knew they were in charge of everything, but he did find it a bit odd that they chose somewhere in the middle of nowhere, and it was a bit more on the chilly side for his liking.

Rose led him to lay down on a ratty blanket, smiling sweetly as she sat next to him

���I know, seems a little basic for a group that can travel through space and time. But-“

Jack popped up from behind them both, brandishing a covered silver platter.

”Our life is anything but basic. So in a backwards sense, we thought it would be a bit more exciting”

Doc looked between the two with a small smile, shaking his head.

”Is that it? Can’t say I mind though.”

He looked up at the stars, smiling at the sight.

”I quite like the view of stars over most anything else.”

A wine glass appeared in his vision.

”Would some liquor of the gods make it better?”

Doc took the glass.

”Perhaps.”

Rose chuckled at the sight, taking her own glass from Jack as he finally set the silver platter down. Doc scoffed at the spread his partner prepared.

”Did you really bring only drinks to this?” He inquired. Jack shrugged, taking a swig from his glass.

“Did not know what ya liked. So I thought a bit of everything was a safe bet.”

Doc smiled, taking a drink of his own wine and spitting it out immediately.

”Yeah, good plan. Could I have that martini instead?”

With a new beverage in hand, Jack landed right next to The Doctor, shamelessly wrapping an arm around his shoulder and pulling him in closer. Rose sighed and followed suit, snuggling into Doc’s other side with her head on his shoulder, sipping her own wine.

Doc tried to relax. He felt Rose take his hand again, Jack kissing the side of his head. He heard the sound of crickets in the background, felt the blanket underneath him. He was right here.

Jack nudged him, grinning before glancing back up to the sky. Doc followed his gaze and blinked, chuckling again. Rose smiled, looking up herself.

”Well, it couldn’t be all that basic, now could it?” Jack pointed out. Doc laughed, leaning more into him.

”No, not with you lot.”

They all smiled as they witnessed the night sky light up in a small rainbow of colors, the rays streaking through the night. Doc held both of his companions tighter.

”Though I never am basic either.”

[friendshiptothemax]

hi i bet you get this all the time and you dont have to answer if you dont want to BUT what was your journey to being an Actual Tv Writer like? im looking into becoming a writer but im so out of my depth on how to do it

My journey to being a TV writer is incredibly regular -- it's kind of the template of how it should work. That being said not everyone goes this route, and not everyone who tries it is as lucky as I was! But it's kind of the most "basic" method.

I moved out to LA in 2011 to go to grad school. I don't think grad school is necessary for everyone -- the two biggest things I got out of it were time to write and a close group of friends, so if you can obtain that in other ways you might as well save yourself the $$. While I was in grad school, I worked a little in the industry, freelancing as a script supervisor on a number of student films, vanity projects, webseries, and commercials. I also worked at a couple of internships, where I met more people than just my classmates.

Once I graduated, I kept doing the un/underemployed thing (I read and reviewed self-published novels for rent money) until I was lucky enough to get a job as a production office production assistant on an NBC show called Aquarius. I spent a season getting lunches and running copies for the production office (which includes the accountants, art department, locations, and general office staff). I did that on two more shows before I got hired as the writer's production assistant for The Blacklist. I was still getting lunches and running copies, but for the writers! Woohoo!

After two years of that, there was an opening in the writer's room for script coordinator. The script coordinator is kind of between assistant and writer. I read every script about 1,000 times, proofreading, looking for continuity errors, and keeping up the entire writer's room, cast, and crew all on what was the most current copy of the script. It was an amazing job that was hard as fuck but I really enjoyed because I got to really get into the heads of my bosses. In my second year of that, they told me I could pitch them ideas, and I pitched an idea that became episode 618. I wrote it and it went really well, I think in part because I was so familiar with their voice. After that, they brought me on as a writer full time for season 7, and I was a writer there for the next four years.

My advice to you is twofold --

Work on your writing. I really like Pam Douglas' book "Writing the TV Drama Series." There are some good podcasts, particularly by John August and Craig Mazin, though I'm sure there are others. Read as many scripts as you can. When you have a script, enter contests to get feedback. Here is a great list of the most reputable ones, so you can get feedback and hopefully a little credit to your name if you place highly in one.

Make friends. I find that "networking events" are stupid, but HAVING a network is invaluable. Every TV job I've ever gotten is because I knew someone already working there. Move to LA and start meeting people. For me, besides my grad school classmates, it was improv classes, D&D, and working on the low-budget sets as a script supervisor (different from script coordinator, I know it's confusing), but you can find your own thing. The more friends I made in the TV assistant world, the MORE friends I made. As they say, a rising tide raises all ships, and that has been very true for me. Be nice and cool to everyone -- you never know when that construction PA you worked with on one show might be the in to your next.

Good luck!! Let me know if you have any more questions! :)

[rikeijo]

Today's translation #618

Newtype 01/2017, Otsuka Manabu interview

Part 2.

-- What do you think about Yamamoto Director and Kubo-sensei combo?

Otsuka: I think there are the best combo to create a story about figure skaters that there are. Both of them, as you'd expect, are people with a special talent and their love for figure skating is extraordinary. But working together, we also had a lot of troubles, especially with schedule. Because, they were so particular about everything. I thought that it was my job to do something with that, so I was desperately trying to get them under control.

-- What about Hiramatsu Tadashi-san, the person responsible for character design and the main Animation Director?

Otsuka: This show was the first opportunity for me to work with Hiramatsu-san. I think that people who watched episode 1. will agree, but I was so impressed by the his determination to make the viewers enjoy themselves that is present in every cut, like in how Minako acts when she brings Yuuri home and calls out that Yuuri is back, or Mum running towards them. He's one of these people that I'm so honored to be able to work with.

[Notes: He probably didn't really mean it to sound like that at all, but Hiramatsu-san (so a guy) is just kiss kiss, much respect✨and what you tell us about the women? - the reason for schedule delays, they are! Some people call him a liar, but I think he may actually be the too-honest type of person that has no filter 🤔]

[omniversecomicsguide]

Is he back or is he still dead? The return of Jason Todd made it into our TOP TEN RESURRECTIONS episode… but when exactly did he return?

Featured Cover Art:

BATMAN #618 (2003) by Jim Lee, Scott Williams & Alex Sinclair

See who else made the list in our latest episode or listen to us yammer about it on all pod-platforms

[lover-of-mine]

Why would s6 be the end of buddie? Don’t we know what happened? They found out (mid way) they were being cancelled and rushed everything. Why do you think 6a was so dramatically different to 6B? Even the finale? I think it’s ranked the worst episode in the series… look at s5-s6 compared to s7. In those previous seasons, the dynamic between buddie was gone. It wasn’t there. Why? What changed from s4 finale to s5? Those are the seasons with the least amount of scenes from them. I wonder why? I know we tend to blame KR and she does hold some of it, but what if it was literally FOX. FOX is the boss of KR. We know Tim wanted to do bi buck in s4 but was shot down from above. Knowing what we know from s4, i think he wanted Eddie being shot in front of buck and almost dying to be the catalyst. Knowing what we know now, buddie or queer Eddie or bi buck was NEVER an option on FOX. Look what happened in the FIRST season since moving to ABC and Tim coming back. We got bi buck. Look at Eddie and his SL. Look at their dynamic together. Buck and Chris. 7x04. The bachelor party. 7x09 (the award medal scene). The finale. We the audience are told, Buck IS part of the family. Otherwise, why continue to be involved in the storyline. Why have him there at all. The way we had 10 episodes and almost content/scenes in ALL OF THEM.

Okay, I'm pretty sure they just meant if the show had been cancelled and 618 had been the actual end. I agree with all your points tho. They tried to hit the brakes with buddie with 6a and then they just hit the gas with more force than ever. Everything about season 7 screams buddie is coming because there is a crazy focus on them even tho both of them were involved with other people through most of it and it was a reduced season. Buddie can be the staple of the show if they go there and milk all they can from having this one of a kind relationship and given the way buddie was the one thing handled with care throughout the whole season, and marketing, I don't doubt they are ready to give buddie that spotlight because that means numbers. They made it clear that they are family and Buck is now canonically queer. It's the natural progression of the narrative. And the most profitable and thats what matters ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(���ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[the-orion-scribe]

Episode VI: Days of Northwest Past

Fandom: Gravity Falls

Rating: T

Summary: The past, present and future all collide in a giant, messy pile on Pioneer Day. As such, the Pines have to untangle this mess before they are wiped from existence.

Chapter 1: Pioneer Day: 1863

Summary: Back in 1863, Plutarch Northwest, eldest son of Nathaniel, presented his contraption to the world. However, by doing so, he had made himself a target…

Happy 618! And thus, a new work celebrating Pioneer Day! (A bit late to promote here, but better late than never).

[911bts]

6x18 "Pay It Forward" Synopsis

A series of freeway car accidents leads to a catastrophic overpass collapse that endangers the lives of civilians and members of the 118 in the all-new "Pay It Forward" sixth season finale episode of 9-1-1 airing Monday, May 15 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NIN-618) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)

Cast: Angela Bassett as Athena Grant; Peter Krause as Bobby Nash; Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Buckley; Oliver Stark as Evan "Buck" Buckley; Kenneth Choi as Howie "Chimney" Han; Aisha Hinds as Henrietta "Hen" Wilson; Ryan Guzman as Eddie Diaz; Corinne Massiah as May Grant; Gavin McHugh as Christopher Diaz

Guest Cast: Tracie Thoms as Karen Wilson; Anirudh Pisharody as Ravi Panikkar; Bryan Safi as Josh Russo; Chiquita Fuller as Linda Bates; Annelise Capero as Natalia Dollenmeyer; Chelsea Kane as Kameron; Colin McCalla as Connoir; Edy Ganem as Marisol; Freda Foh Shen as Anne Lee; Kelvin Han Yee as John Lee; Hailey & Bailey Leung as Jee-Yun; Declan Pratt as Denny Wilson

[transcendence-au]

was feeling nostalgic so i decided to reread some old tau fics and i noticed the number 618 appear several times, specifically in characters like alcor's online usernames. is there any significance or did someone choose it once and it stuck?

It's actually from the show itself! If you watch closely, there's usually a couple of 618's hidden in each episode. It's because June 18th is Alex and Ariel Hirsch's birthday. We like to slip it in when we can as a reference to that.

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #618

The puppet for Ernie the Mongoose from The Animal Show was reused as a pet ferret in Kermit's Swamp Years.

Sources:

Kermit's Swamp Years. 2002.

The Animal Show. Episode 325: "Mongoose & Secretary Bird." April 11, 2005.