#george luz cameo

[flashnthunder]

From Worry and Woe (ao3)

There’s warmth in the stitches of his quilts, pulled tighter around his body than the warm night requires. It’s a different texture over each square of fabric as he drags his knuckles over it. Going back and forth till they start to burn like his palms.

Still, he feels the same kind of fear crawl into bed with him, shifty and wary-eyed like a beaten dog.

Joe Toye Day prompt; pre-war/post-war @toyeday

[atomicradiogirl]

band of brothers (2001) part 5 - ‘crossroads’ dir. tom hanks

[softguarnere]

Like A Girl (Like A Man)

Shifty Powers x OFC

Chapter Seven: Nvwatohiyadv & Saoirse

Summary: If this is what Hell feels like, at least it’s not as lonely as all those days back home in her room.

A/N: An update? After all this time? I'm just as shocked. I'm trying my hardest to keep up, but I have so many papers and projects due this semester that updates may be a little infrequent for the next few weeks.

Also a massive thank you to the wonderful @latibvles for supplying the name of Zenie's first kiss 🫶🏼You are so beloved And for those of you who like chapter titles, nvwatohiyadv is the Cherokee word for liberty, while saoirse is Irish for freedom - just trying to combine both parts of Zenie's heritage

Warnings: alcohol, smoking, religious trauma, period typical attitudes and terms in regards to race, homophobia, improper binding techniques, language, brief mention of vomit

Taglist: @liebgotts-lovergirl @latibvles @mrs-murder-daddy @lieutenant-speirs

August 1943, New York

Most of them are spilling their alcohol soaked guts onto the docks with retches that hurt to listen to. The few of them that didn’t partake in the guzzling of whiskey the night before are strong stomached until they step onto the SS Samaria, and then they too are sick to their stomachs.

Hardly any of them have ever been on a ship before, and it’s taking them a while to get their sea legs. Funny, how they can fling themselves out of perfectly good airplanes, hurling themselves toward a cold and unforgiving ground, but a ship against the rocking of the waves is what makes most of them feel ill.

But something else is getting to Zenie. Not the usual nerves that send a chill down her spine whenever she spares the occasional moment to be anxious about the possibility of being found out. This is something else. It’s almost like homesickness, or tender feelings for the place she’s about to leave behind.

Life jackets on, they all pack together on the deck as the Samaria leaves New York. She’s short enough that she manages to claim a place by the rail without anyone complaining that they can’t see. After all, just like her, everyone is vying for a peek of Lady Liberty herself.

She’s beautiful. Tall. Elegant. Set against the hazy backdrop of orange sky and mist rising from the waters around her, she’s more of a figure, looming larger than life as they sail by.

Zenie has only met her paternal grandparents a handful of times, but now a memory of her grandfather’s voice whispers to her in his thick accent. “. . . I looked out across the water, and there she was. Her torch guided the ship like a lighthouse, pullin’ us in. All my doubts about leavin’ Ireland left me then. How could I be nervous, with such a lass watchin’ over me?”

Guilt turns into a rock in her stomach. Her father’s parents worked hard to get out of Ireland, to get themselves and their descendants to America. And here she is, willingly going back to the place that they fled.

And now the fine lady watches Zenie as she goes in the opposite direction – leaving America for Europe. If the statue were real, she might recognize something of her Irish grandparents in Zenie and offer her the same strength that she did them so long ago.

What about her other grandparents? The ones who are one hundred percent all-American, whose parents and their parents and the ones before them had been in America since time immemorial. Lady Liberty never welcomed them – they were already here.

It’s silly, really, to wonder whether or not a statue could afford some fondness or sense of protection on a person, but Zenie can’t help but wonder if the figure protects her and her liberties, too, when the world seems so keen on keeping those rights away from her and other Indians.

No. A statue can’t protect anyone, or their liberties. Not really. It’s Zenie and these men and all the other people fighting this war that are protecting those freedoms. The statue is just a reminder of what is often overlooked; it gives an icon to an ideal. If anything, the statue doesn’t represent some omnipresent force that welcomed her grandparents when they immigrated, but rather regular people and their beliefs. The statue only exists because someone believed in something enough to give the world a giant reminder of it.

Well then, what does Zenie believe in?

The lady looming over the water must have some sort of answer. Just as she welcomed Granda into America so long ago, she now watches Zenie leave it – both McGlamery’s traveling towards something that they believe in, though their journeys go in opposite directions.

Go, the godlike figure on the island seems to tell her. Go forth and protect and defend what I represent. For people like your Irish grandfather, who believed in liberty. And people like your Cherokee Granny, who hardly got to see it.

Lady Liberty is stuck in place. Zenie knows what that feels like. But she’s not immobile now. She unstuck herself because of feelings of suffocating in one place. Now she keeps going because she believes in what she’s doing. She believes that she’s a part of something that’s good.

How could she feel guilty with such a lass watching over her?

The longer that they’re on the ship, the more grateful Zenie becomes that she’s not in the Navy, or the Marines, or the Coast Guard. Or any sort of sailor, actually, carrying her secret or not. It’s hot and crowded and miserable. The men stink and personal space is quickly becoming a foreign concept. Her large feet trip her up on the ladders several times, and the only thing that keeps her from tumbling down and crashing onto the decks are the quick hands of her friends that fly out to catch her by the arm.

Toye claps her on the back once after helping her stay upright. She hopes that he mistakes her wince as one of relief and not her dread that he might feel her bandages.

If anything, her secret is only making her experience aboard the Samaria more miserable than everyone else’s. The farther down into the ship they go, the hotter and more crowded it becomes. The binding around her chest makes it harder to breathe, and even though the men all have a few beads of sweat along their hairlines, she feels like she’s glistening with it. All she can do is hope that by some miracle, the ship will reach her destination faster than anticipated, because the second that Zenie sees the hammocks packed together to provide them with a place to sleep, she has a feeling that she won’t be doing much of that – not when the mercury is so high and the oxygen so scarce.

If her feet don’t floor her in this crowded place, the realization that hits her does: where will she change? Clean up? Relieve herself? They’ll toss her out to sea before the ship even sets sail.

“You look like shit, Tommy Boy,” Bill deadpans.

“Gee, thanks.”

“No, I’m bein’ serious. Have a cigarette or somethin’.”

“Maybe you should find Doc Roe,” Luz suggests. He slings his pack over his shoulder and sighs up at the racks above them, resolving himself to climb up to the top where there are still a few that are unoccupied. “If anyone wants to offer a trade, now’s your last chance.”

Toye makes a show of stretching out on his rack, which is close to the ground. “I’m good.”

Bill flips open his lighter and holds it to the end of his cigarette. “Same here.”

Finding Gene is probably her best option. He’ll have some sort of suggestion; he always knows what to do. But right now the boat is hot and she’s exhausted.

A vague memory of a church sermon from her childhood flashes through her mind. The pastor, his booming voice like a canon as it echoed off the walls of the church, lecturing the congregation about the fires of Hell that awaited them if they strayed from the flock. He gave the lecture so many times that she could be remembering any given Sunday of her childhood. As a young girl, the danger of the Underworld seemed to lurk right beneath her feet, the ground threatening to split open and reveal lapping flames that would swallow her up if she so much as fidgeted during the service. The Sunday after she had her first kiss – with that pretty Lucy Jordan from out of town, with the pretty hair and the soft lips – she sweated in her family’s pew as she awaited the inferno to take her. When nothing happened, the fire and brimstone didn’t seem quite so threatening, or even all that real.

The heat generated from the bodies all tightly packed around her does make her wonder, though, if this is what the nether regions of the afterlife feel like. At least she’s surrounded by friends. The thought makes her chuckle to herself as she plops down on a rack. She removes a cigarette from the mostly untouched pack in her pocket, nicks Bill’s lighter, and fills her lungs with the smoke, hoping it will help her nerves.

She glances around, chuckling again as she picks up pieces of scattered conversations from the men. If this is what Hell feels like, at least it’s not as lonely as all those days back home in her room.

Yeah, she thinks. Not too bad. 

“My brother’s in North Africa,” Bill’s voice draws her out of her thoughts. “He says it’s hot.”

“Really?” Malarkey snarks from behind him. “It’s hot in Africa?”

“Shuddup.” Malarkey’s hard expression melts as he laughs. Bill rolls his eyes. “Point is, it don’t matter where we go. Once we get into combat, the only person you can trust is yourself, and the fella next to ya.”

Or woman. Lady. Lass. Dame. Whatever slang term Philadelphians use for girls.

Would they trust her, if they knew her secret and then found themselves next to her on a battlefield? Eugene would; he had said she was brave. If there’s anyone I would trust in combat, it’s someone as fearless as you.

Maybe someone else on the ship is fearless in the same way that she allegedly is. Maybe they share the same secret. That’s a nice thought. She would trust these men – these fellas – if the bullets were flying, but if they knew the truth, they would probably never trust her again.

“Long as he’s a paratrooper,” Toye says.

Zenie might not be a man, but she is a paratrooper. She went through the same training as everyone else here.

“Oh yeah? And what if that paratrooper turns out to be Sobel?” Luz asks as he hauls himself up the racks. Looks like he couldn’t convince anyone to trade spots with him.

Above them, someone else’s voice sounds off with a response that she misses over the din of whoever is above her shifting his weight, making the rack squeak. Another thing that reminds her of Sundays in church: learning to tune things out. She doesn’t need to get her feelings hurt by listening to them talk about who they do or do not trust – because while Tommy falls into one category, Zenie most likely falls pretty firmly into the other.

The next thing that she knows, the rack beside her is shifting as Bill stands, and then the people around her fall quiet as Liebgott’s voice fills the space. “I’m a Jew.”

“Congratulations.” She can’t see him, but Zenie can hear the smug smirk on Bill’s face when he responds, “Now get your nose outta my face.”

He deserves it, friend or not, when Liebgott swings at him. He should know better than to say something like that, and she’s planning on telling him so when she jumps up to help the others hold the two men apart.

A sharp pain blooms in her chest, sending her stumbling back into the racks. A gasp escapes from her lips. No one notices – they’re all too busy trying to keep the first Easy Company casualties from occurring before the ship reaches England.

She’s never been hit in the breast before. And now someone’s elbow has just jabbed her there, managing to hurt even through the bandages.

That’s it. She’s got to solve this problem.

It’s a miracle that she doesn’t get jabbed again as she pushes through the throng of bodies. The miracle balances itself out with the fact that she doesn’t see Gene anywhere among them, and no one seems to know where he is when she throws the question out to them. Instead she finds –

“Tommy!” McClung yells above the rest of the voices that swirl around them. In a second, he’s pushed through the crowd and caught up to her, Popeye and Shifty right behind him. “Where’re you off to?”

“Any of y’all seen Doc Roe?”

“No.” Popeye tilts his head. “Are you as sick as ol’ Shifty Boy here from all that whiskey?”

“Just eat somethin’,” Shifty suggests with a nod. “A couple of those donuts from the Red Cross girls had me right as rain.”

Popeye claps him on the back and flashes her a winning grin. “He learned that from me.”

“No, it’s –“ She offers a vague, sweeping gesture with her arm. The heat. The tight space. The lack of privacy. “I just need some air.”

“We were goin’ up top, anyways. We’ll come with you!”

It’s easier to push through the crowd when she’s got three friends helping her clear people out of the way. Earl pushes through the crowd like it’s nothing. Popeye calls out greetings to people as he goes. Zenie scans everyone’s faces, looking for Gene, reassuring herself with the thought that he’ll know what to do and he’ll come up with a plan for how to handle all this bandage business.

“Fuckin’ ridge runners,” someone scoffs as they force their way through the crowd.

At her sides, her hands immediately ball themselves into fists. She scowls, looking around for whoever might have said it. Cobb is sitting on a rack nearby, and she’s willing to bet the comment was thrown from his direction.

“Hey.” A gentle hand places itself on her shoulder and urges her forward from behind. “Just ignore him. Been enough fights on this boat for one day.”

“But –“ She feels herself deflate under Shifty’s touch. He’s right; they’ve been called worse.

The salt on the breeze is unlike any kind of wind that she felt back at home. During the more pleasant times of year, mountain breezes feel friendly and teasing as they play with her hair and snap flags on their posts. The wind from the sea that greets them abovedeck carries a sense of adventure. It’s powerful – powerful enough to carry them somewhere new.

It fills her lungs and whispers to something in her soul. All those days of sitting in her bedroom feeling suffocated and sorry for herself. Now she’s the farthest away from home that she’s ever been, and (as long as she’s not crammed in the bowls of the ship with the other men) she can breathe.

“Feelin’ better?” Shifty asks. His hand hasn’t left her shoulder. Zenie finds that she doesn’t really want him to remove it.

“Much.”

Earl gestures to all the space around them. “Look at this! This is way better than being trapped belowdecks.”

“Well, it’s a long way to England. We can probably spend as much time up here as we want.” I know I will be, Zenie doesn’t add as she relishes in the cool breeze and the sound of the waves.

“We oughtta sleep out here,” Popeye says. “Better than sweatin’ for hours at a time and listenin’ to everyone snore and complain about the heat.”

Shifty nods in agreement. “We oughtta.”

So they do.

The first night of the voyage, they return to their racks with everyone else. Zenie stays awake all night, listening to people pant in the heat, grimacing every time a rack squeaks as someone shifts their weight. Some people manage to doze, but she spends the next day groggy and vows that she’ll take Popeye’s suggestion. Her friends don’t take much convincing.

“Like camping.” They’re all sprawled out on the deck, hoping that any non-coms or officers that catch them won’t send them back below. The waves slapping against the side of the boat are loud but soothing. In the growing darkness, Zenie can just make out Shifty’s smile. He’s in his element. The others agree, and she doesn’t admit that no one has ever actually taken her camping before.

Instead she’s intent to just be there, the ocean sounds sending that thrum of adventure running through her core as it carries her far, far away from that noble statue back in New York. Far away from the loneliness of her room and straight into the next leg of her adventure. Surrounded by friends.

Not too bad.

[still-single]

HEATHEN DISCO ep. 331 (26 March 2023) available for listening

We did it, thanks to all who pledged support during the CHIRP Spring Fundraiser.

Show is up now with my compliments.

HOUR 1

Los Kowalski – Paprika 2

Lush – Light from a Dead Star

Amon Düül II – Eye-Shaking King

Major Stars – Blank Slate

Purling Hiss – Shining Gilded Boulevard

Lisel – Stalactite

Thee Headcoats – The Gun in My Father’s Hand

Mikey Dread – World War III (Extended Version)

Cheater Slicks – Coming Back to Me

Smirk – Polyrhythmic Tics

The Flesh Eaters – Eyes Without a Face

Son of Dribble – Shed

Annelies Monsere – August

Iceage – Burning Hand

HOUR 2

Nuovo Testamento – In My Dreams

Mr. Big Mouse – Duck the Mouse

Imagination – Just an Illusion (Dub)

OMD – VCL XI

The Party of Helicopters – Brutal Enigma

Henry Franklin – Tribal Dance

Lia Kohl – when glass is there, and water

Los Mundos – Luz Perversa (live)

Ashra – Don’t Trust the Kids/Blackouts

Moodymann – If I Gave U My Love

Stare Case – Lost Head

George Darko – Medo Menuamon (12” version)

HOUR 3

Dendö Marionette – Frozen Edge

The Pop Group – We Are Time (dub)

Rank/Xerox – Basement Furniture

Dorothy – Softness

Current Affairs – Buckle Up

Disintegration – Make a Wish

Borzoi – Frac Daddy

Boomgates – Cameo

Mats Gustafsson & Joachim Nordwall – THERE ARE SOME WORLDS IN WHICH ALL DREAMS DIE (en glad stund)

The Scrotum Poles – Pick the Cat’s Eyes Out

The Wedding Present – Sticky

East Coast – You Can’t Let it Get You Down

Liturgy – 93696

The Afghan Whigs – My Curse

Public Enemy – Brother’s Gonna Work it Out

[hbostolemysoul]

Band of Brothers Pregnancy Prompts: #8 “I'm 41 weeks and 2 days, how do you think I'm doing?” - George Luz (ft. Lipton)

George Luz was pretty good at making people laugh, in fact he would say that his ‘comedic talents’ along with his dashing good looks are what helped him to snag you in the first place.

Yes, comedy is usually what dear old Saint Luz would resort to when you were stressed…although in this particular case it seemed that there was very little his smart mouth could do to ease your tensions.

Waddling out of the clinic you were the epitome of frustration. You had been having Braxton hicks contractions for a few days, throughout last night and into this morning they seemed to pick up in both intensity and speed. You had called your doctor and were told to come in, just in case it wasn’t a false alarm.

You and George had both been hopeful that baby Luz was ready to enter the world…but much to your dismay the contractions stopped about 20 minutes after being in the clinic.

The walk back to the car was thick with tension, George being the gentleman his is opened the door for you. Giving him a strained smile, you made your way inside the vehicle.

Sliding into the driver seat he chances a quick glance your way, his heart hurts a bit seeing the defeated and exhausted look on your face,

“How are you holding up babe?”, he asks gently.

Letting out a frustrated huff you shrug,

“I’m 41 weeks and 2 days, how do you think I’m doing George?”, George winces sympathetically at your tone. As soon as the words leave your mouth you feel like an asshole. Rubbing at your watering eyes you apologize. George just shushes you and pulls you as close as he can.

Eventually, your sniffles let up and you just laugh,

“The kid is definitely going to take after you George, already pulling pranks on mom while still in utero”, George lets out and indignant snort at your comment.

“Hey, can’t fault the kid for working on his comedic timing. Doesn’t exactly have the greatest audience to play off of in there”, you roll your eyes and laugh. George presses a kiss to our head, winking cheekily at you before you both begin the drive home.

Bonus: Your water breaks while George is on the phone with Lipton.

You: *laying on the couch trying to nap*

Luz: *chattering animatedly to Lip about work nonsense*

Lipton: *rolling eyes at George antics while feeding Speirs cat while he is on deployment*

You: *water breaks* “…Uhm…George?”

George: *continues to chirp animatedly to Lip*

Lipton: *Pauses what he is doing, thinking he hears you in the background*

You: “GEORGE MY WATER JUST BROKE”

Luz: *silence*

Lipton: “George, did she just say her water broke?”

Luz: *more silence*

You/Lipton: “GEORGE!”

Luz: “Oh…uh you sure?”

You: *glares at George angrily before a contraction hits*

Lip:

Also Lipton:

(I need to stop and get some sleep... #sorrynotsorry) 

[gluteus-canis-familiaris]

don't lie, this was the first scene where you realized Luz and Tab were two separate people the first time you watched BoB, amirite

[lostinthewiind]

Band of Brothers: Following the Actors

George Luz played by Rick Gomez

What Else Was He In?

The Crossing (TV Series)

Synopsis: When refugees from a war-torn country start seeking asylum in a small American fishing town, it becomes clear that something strange is going on. The residents soon learn that the country they are fleeing from is America, and the war they are escaping hasn't happened yet. While the government sets to work trying to untangle the truth behind the ominous migration, the fact that the lives of those involved will never again be the same seems to be the only thing that no one can deny.

Who Does He Play?: Nestor Rosario

Would I Recommend it?: Yes

Extra Facts/Thoughts: The show only ran for 1 season before being cancelled, but it’s really good! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

My Rating: 7/10

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Blue Shark Hash (Movie)

Synopsis: A raffle ticket and a spur-of-the-moment decision contribute to two strangers going on a romantic weekend getaway to Bermuda.

Who Does He Play?: David

Would I Recommend It?: It’s weird as fuck, but yeah, give it a shot!

Extra Facts/Thoughts: Some good sexy scenes in this movie if that’s what you’re looking for . . . hopefully, that’s all you’re looking for because the plot leaves much to be desired

My Rating: 5/10

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Leave (Movie)

Synopsis: A novelist encounters a stranger who threatens to turn his world upside down.

Who Does He Play?: Henry

Would I Recommend It?: Probably not, if I’m being honest

Extra Facts/Thoughts: Also stars Frank John Hughes (William Guarnere), Ron Livingston (Lewis Nixon), and Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad). The plot was lost on me, sadly. 

My Rating: 3/10

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The Week (Movie)

Synopsis: When his wife leaves him right before their week-long 10-year anniversary celebration, a washed-up TV host decides to do all of the events alone and turn it into a journey of self-discovery.

Who Does He Play?: Dick Romans

Would I Recommend It?: YES!

Extra Facts/Thoughts: Also stars James Madio (Frank Perconte), Frank John Hughes (William Guarnere), and Richard Speight Jr. (Skip Muck). It’s a pretty funny movie. I’ve seen it twice and enjoyed it both times. 

My Rating: 8/10

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Smaller Roles/Cameos: Justified (TV Show), Transformers (2007) (Movie), Kings of Con (TV miniseries), Applebox (short), Pissing Vocal Gold (short), Boomtown (TV Show)

*Lists will be updated when I have seen more content that the certain actor is in. These lists are strictly compiled of movies and TV shows I have personally seen so I can actually recommend them or not. If YOU have a show or movie to recommend to me, let me know and I will check it out and add it to the list.*

[aion-rsa]

Hamilton Movie: Meet the Original Cast

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Wait For It. More than just one of the best songs in Hamilton—that Aaron Burr has soul!—those words signify how long fans around the world have waited to see Hamilton performed. Not everyone could afford a ticket at the height of the musical’s popularity or lived near a city where the touring show has visited. Yet now, in times when the lights across Broadway are out, we all can be in the room where it happens.

Thanks to Disney+, and the $75 million the Walt Disney Company shelled out for the rights, a filmed performance with the original Broadway cast of Hamilton is here. For the diehards who’ve listened to the original Broadway cast recording hundreds of times, it’s like seeing old friends when Anthony Ramos as John Laurens, Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette, and Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan walk into a bar. But for those who may not have the soundtrack memorized by heart, and painful memories of standing outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre for the original Hamilton lottery, here’s a rundown of who’s who.

 Lin-Manuel Miranda – Alexander Hamilton

A multi-hyphenate talent long before he stepped into Alexander Hamilton’s wool stockings, Lin-Manuel Miranda has had one of the most impressive careers of his generation in theater. The son of Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda and Luis A. Miranda Jr., the latter of whom arrived in New York as a Puerto Rico transplant and went on to become an advisor in Mayor Ed Koch’s administration, Lin-Manuel came from an impressive background. He arguably began his professional career  at Wesleyan University by writing a one-act musical his sophomore year: In the Heights. Born and bred in New York, Lin strove to write a musical that infused the freestyle rap and salsa rhythm that he loved growing up in Washington Heights with the American musical tradition.

It impressed enough contemporaries and eventually professional producers that Miranda was able to spend years retooling it alongside playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes for Connecticut theater, Off-Broadway, and finally Broadway. All the while Miranda played protagonist Usnavi de la Vega in addition to having written  the music and lyrics. It went on to win the Tony for Best Original Musical and Best Original Score, paving the way for Hamilton. Indeed, it was during an invitation to the Obama White House in 2009 as the In the Heights wunderkind where Miranda announced he was writing a hip hop album about Alexander Hamilton… and then shocked everyone with a stunning version of the show’s opening song.

Hamilton of course became a generation-defining musical that Miranda wrote the music, lyrics, and book for, in addition to playing the titular U.S. Treasury Secretary. Both as an Off-Broadway production at the Public Theater and Broadway behemoth, Hamilton made headlines and sold out performances. The musical won its creator international acclaim, numerous Tonys, Drama Desk Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It also paved the way for Miranda to have a career in Hollywood.

Starring in Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Miranda has developed a close relationship with the Mouse House where he’s also written and co-written songs for Moana (2016), which he received an Oscar nomination for, and the upcoming The Little Mermaid remake. He is also an outspoken advocate for Puerto Rico where he spent summers with his grandparents growing up. After hurricanes Irma and María in 2017, Miranda has raised funds for rescue efforts and rebuilding, including by reprising the role of Alexander Hamilton in a touring production that began with performances in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In advance of the tour, his family donated $1 million to the University of Puerto Rico. And just for the record, he plays the voice of Gizmoduck on the new DuckTales. 

Leslie Odom Jr. – Aaron Burr

Likely still best known for playing Aaron Burr both off and on Broadway, Leslie Odom Jr.’s theater career began well before Hamilton. Getting his start by playing the significant supporting part of Paul on Broadway in Rent in 1998 (Odom was aged 17 at the time), the actor moved into a stage career quickly while also pursuing a BFA at Carnegie Mellon University. Born in Queens and growing up in Philadelphia, Odom had a lifelong love of the theater, which led to him rising up through the wings where he played ensemble roles in Jersey Boys, Being Alive, and a concert version of Dreamgirls.

Odom’s first major starring role was as Isaiah Sturdevant in a musical version of Leap of Faith, both during its out of town tryout in Los Angeles and its Broadway debut in 2012. But he began his significant professional relationship with Lin-Manuel Miranda with an Encores! Concert performance of Tick, Tick… Boom!, a musical written by Rent composer Jonathan Larson that was not performed in his lifetime. It paved the way for Odom to land the second starring role of Hamilton when the musical premiered at the Public Theater in 2015 and on Broadway later that year. Odom would go on to win a Tony for Best Actor in a Musical by playing the trigger-happy vice president.

Beyond theater, Odom enjoys a successful recording career, releasing his first of two solo jazz albums, Leslie Odom Jr., in 2014 well-before playing Burr. He also has transitioned to Hollywood. Already having played smaller guest roles on network television shows like CSI: Miami and Smash, after Hamilton he had a starring role in Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and played abolitionist William Still in 2019’s Harriet Tubman biopic, Harriet.

Daveed Diggs – Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson

A musician, rapper, and writer as renowned for his musical career as his theatrical one before Hamilton, Daveed Diggs’ hip hop ability earned him the distinction of “fastest rapper on Broadway” with the ability to speed through 19 words in three seconds during Layfette’s solo in “Guns and Ships”—though he jokes in the rap world that is only “medium fast.” Still, it was that ability that led Lin-Manuel Miranda to invite Daveed Diggs to early Hamilton workshops in 2012.

Before that Diggs had developed notoriety for being the lead vocalist and writer for experimental hip hop and rap group, Clipping. Joining William Huston and Jonathan Snipes in 2010 on the west coast scene, the group released their first mixtape album, midcity, in 2013. Diggs also enjoyed a theatrical career before either Clipping or Hamilton. In fact, after growing up in Oakland, he attended Brown University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts. He then initially pursued work in experimental theater, including on the national tour for Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s Word Becomes Flesh, as well as work in regional Shakespeare productions, including playing Caliban in a San Francisco production of The Tempest.

Since playing Lafayette and Jefferson in Hamilton both at the Public Theater and on Broadway, winning a Tony for the latter, Diggs has pursued a multimedia career that includes the vastly underrated Blindspotting, an indie film that includes poetic verse interludes that Diggs co-wrote and produced. He earned a Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead for his performance. He also did a major stint on ABC’s Black-ish before starring in The Get Down and now Snowpiercer on TV. He also appeared in the movies Wonder, Velvet Buzzsaw, and Pixar’s upcoming Soul.

Christopher Jackson – George Washington

Before Hamilton for Christopher Jackson and Lin-Manuel Miranda, there was In the Heights. Indeed, Jackson played the supporting role of Benny opposite Miranda in that show during both its Off-Broadway and on Broadway runs in New York City. Yet even by that point, Jackson had already developed an impressive theatrical career, starring in his first Broadway musical at the age of 21 in the original cast of The Lion King.

After attending American Musical and Dramatic Academy, the Illinois-born Jackson broke into theater with Time and the Wind Off-Broadway and then as part of the ensemble in Disney’s groundbreaking The Lion King in 1997. He would go on to play the lead role of Simba in the show several years later. Afterward, he starred in a number of major productions that include Memphis, Cotton Club Parade for the Encores! Concert series, and Bronx Bombers, in which he played a singing and dancing version of Derek Jeter. He left that production though to work again with his playwright pal on Hamilton. In addition to starring in the off and on Broadway productions of the show, Jackson is the only Hamilton cast member besides Miranda who was with the musical since the beginning, playing the rapping-on-metronome American president in the show’s 2014 Vassar Workshop.

Since Hamilton, Jackson has added to his TV credits by appearing in Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us and Apple TV’s Central Park. He also confirmed to Den of Geek earlier this year he has a cameo in the In the Heights movie and will be appearing in Miranda’s upcoming film version of Jonathan Larson’s Tick, Tick… Boom!

Phillipa Soo – Eliza Schuyler Hamilton

The daughter of a Chinese-American father and European-American mother, Phillipa Soo was fresh out of Juiliard when she landed her first major starring role in a musical. That production, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, was Dave Malloy’s ambitious adaptation of a 70-page segment of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Soo originated the role of Natasha Rostova in the musical’s three original Off-Broadway runs between 2012 and 2013. And it was during one of these performances that Hamilton director Thomas Kail and Lin-Manuel Miranda were in attendance. Afterward they asked her to read for the lead role of Eliza, the Schuyler Sister who would become Alexander Hamilton’s wife.

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Soo originated the role of Eliza both at the Public Theater and on Broadway, earning a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Soo would go on to star in the eponymous role of the Broadway adaptation of Amélie in 2017, being nominated again for a Tony. Later that same year, she starred in The Parisian Woman, an original play by Beau Willimon, for a limited run between November 2017 and March 2018. She also starred in CBS’ short-lived military legal drama series, The Code.

Renée Elise Goldsberry – Angelica Schuyler

Winning the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her rendition of Angelica, Renée Elise Goldsberry was another of the breakout stars of the original Hamilton cast. Born in San Jose, California before growing up in Texas and Michigan, Goldsberry began her career in equal parts television and theater. After graduating with a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University, and then earning a Master of Music in Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, Goldsberry went on to appear in a national tour of Dreamgirls and make her first appearance on Ally McBeal in the same year, 1997. Appearing as one of the backup singers behind Vonda Shepard on the Fox drama, Goldsberry appeared in 43 episodes between ’97 and 2002. On Broadway she’d go on to star as Nala in The Lion King, as Mimi in Rent, and originate the role of Nettie Harris in the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple in 2005.

In television, her credits include a 272-episode stint on One Life to Live, guest spots on Star Trek: Enterprise, Royal Pains, Masters of Sex, Documentary Now!, and The Following, and a major recurring role as Geneva Pine on The Good Wife. More recently she is among the stars of Netflix’s Altered Carbon and featured in a supporting role in Trey Edward Shults and A24’s Waves.

Anthony Ramos – John Laurens / Philip Hamilton

The upcoming star of the In the Heights movie, where Ramos plays a role that Lin-Manuel Miranda originated and wrote, Ramos’ life has turned out quite a bit different than he initially planned. How could it not when in high school he intended to pursue NCAA Division III Basketball and then a career in basketball coaching? Instead the Brooklyn born Ramos got a full scholarship to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, a conservatory for the performing arts, and graduated from its musical theatre program in 2011. A year later he appeared in a supporting role of In the Heights’ touring production before starring in Radio City Music Hall’s short-lived Heart and Lights. Seriously, it was cancelled during previews.

That turned out to be a blessing though, as it led Ramos to audition for Hamilton, securing him the dual role of Hamilton’s doomed BFF John Laurens and then Hamilton’s doomed firstborn son, Philip, in both the Public Theater and Broadway productions of the show. Miranda clearly thinks Ramos is looking for a breakout role, particularly after starring in a memorable supporting role in Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born remake, as Lady Gaga’s bestie Ramon, and featuring in supporting roles in Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Trolls World Tour. In the Heights should be it.

Okieriete Onaodowan – Hercules Mulligan / James Madison

The cast member to stay the longest on Hamilton, Okieriete Onaodowan played the wildly different roles of Hercules Mulligan, an American spy on the British Army in New York, and founding father and future U.S. president, James Madison. The son of Nigerian immigrants, Onaodowan was born in Newark, New Jersey where he began pursuing professional theater after high school. Appearing in numerous off and off-off-Broadway productions, Onaodowan eventually broke through by appearing as “Rock & Roll Boyfriend” in the national tour of Green Day’s American Idiot musical. Afterward he appeared in a 2012 Broadway production of Cyrano de Bergerac.

In 2014 he was the understudy for the role of Apollo Creed in the short-lived Broadway musical version of Rocky but then achieved stardom with Hamilton, both at the Public and on Broadway. He also took over the leading role of Pierre Bezukhov from Josh Groban in the Broadway version of The Comet of 1812. He also has numerous TV credits that include Blue Bloods, Ballers, Girls, The Get Down, Grey’s Anatomy, and an episode of BoJack Horseman.

Jasmine Cephas Jones – Peggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds

Before she played the relentlessly insistent Peggy, Brooklyn born Jasmine Cephas Jones had already begun a film and television career that included supporting roles in Blue Bloods and Noah Baumbach’s Mistress America. A graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, Hamilton was only her second stage credit, and first one on Broadway. Since then she’s also played Roxanne opposite Peter Dinklage in a musical version of Cyrano de Bergerac, and appeared in Baumbach’s Marriage Story as well as Stella Meghie’s The Photograph.

Jones has also pursued a musical career with her debut album Blue Bird. And in a little bit of Hamilton trivia, she is married in real-life to Anthony Ramos, whom she met in the Public Theater production of the musical.

Jonathan Groff – King George III

Wow, from Kristoff to Mad King George, Jonathan Groff is really showing his range on Disney+ these days! Yep, one of the most well-known mainstream actors pre-Hamilton, Groff made himself a household name, at least with musical theater and animation geeks, by playing Kristoff in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen (which he reprised in last year’s Frozen II). He also played the recurring villainous and then redeemed (I guess) Jesse St. James on Fox’s now infamous Glee.

Prior to any of that though, Groff came from the theater, beginning his career straight out of high school and breaking through with the starring role of Melchior Gabor in Spring Awakening. Originating the role both Off and then on Broadway in 2006, he received a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for the performance. He followed that up with a Shakespeare in the Park production of Hair in 2007.

Groff went on to be nominated for a Tony for his show-stealing mugging as foppish, Top 40-listening King George–a nice feat since he was the only Original Broadway cast member who did not appear in the Public Theater production. And most recently he starred on stage as Seymour to rave reviews in an Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors. But he’s probably best known to many now as Holden Ford, the FBI special agent with a very peculiar fascination with serial killers in the David Fincher-produced Netflix series, Mindhunter.

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Love through symphony - Nixon x Reader

With cameos by: George Luz, Bill Gaurnere, Babe Heffron, Carwood Lipton, Harry Welsh and ginger Captain America himself Dick Winters.

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The morning after St Patricks Day, Yale University - 2003

You awoke slowly, the light in the room almost blinding, you reached a heavy hand to try and turn off the light but to no avail. Oh, you thought, dragging a hand over your eyes in embarrassment, it’s the sun. Your head felt like someone had dropped an anvil on it during the night, you swore softly to yourself. What on earth had happened last night, you tried to think back, Annie had been passing you drinks most of the night but that wasn’t out of the ordinary and that never made you feel like this. Chris had challenged you to beer pong, again nothing unusual there. Deciding the mystery could be solved another time you shifted in the bed, trying to shuffle further into the covers to beat back the chill in the March air only to freeze. 

There was a very warm, very male, very naked body behind you. Fucks sake. For a second you didn’t dare move. Breath catching in your throat as the body behind you curled closer, head pressing on the base of your neck and arm curling around your middle. Fuckfuckfuckfuck. 

Carefully you wiggled away, gently moving the arm around your waist up and off. Taking a steadying breath you turned and your stomach flipped. Holy shitting fuck it was Nix. 

“Oh fuck, not you” The words escaped your mouth before your brain had the chance to filter them.

“Morning to you to Y/N” Nix mumbled, rolling onto his back and flinging an arm over his eyes to guard them from the brightness of the morning sun.

“Sorry, that was…I didn’t mean it like that you know I didn’t” You said softly, prodding him in the ribs with the tip of your finger. 

“I know you didn’t”  He held an arm out, beckoning you to lay your head on his chest. He raised an eyebrow at your face, which you guessed was playing through a rapid range of emotions. “Oh quit looking like that come here”

What the hell, we’ve already had sex, what’s a bit of cuddling now you thought, and then you did just that, moving right into his space and laying your head on his chest and wrapping an arm securely under his ribs. Lew pressed a kiss into your hair, and hummed to himself, a tune you couldn’t quite follow, but it sounded pretty. Full of resonating highs that gave you goosebumps. This must be what it’s like when Nix is happy, you’d never seen him like this. You sat together in some classes, whispering conspiratorially at the back, trading laughs and notes about the professor when they were facing the board. You had an easy friendship, had gotten on from the moment that you met. But you’d never seen him like this, this raw and open, and so like himself. 

“What are you humming?” You asked, dropping a kiss to his chest.

“Nimrod Adagio, Op.36, Enigma” he answered

“You’re a pretentious prick Lewis Nixon, did anyone tell you that?” 

The feeling of his answering laugh rumbling through his chest kept the smile on your face for days. 

May, New York - 2005

“And then the opposing counsel lost his shit, just asked him point blank what on earth his point actually was, Joe looked like he was gonna leap over the bench and coldcock him on the spot” 

The room was loud, the bar full of New York City attorneys, you had been laughing solidly at George’s story for the last hour, it had been long and winding, stopping to allow interjections and context from those who had been in court 3 today. Which to all intents and purposes had been an absolute riot. Your chuckles kept going as George brought the story to its satisfying end, Joe Liebgott beating the opposing counsel without getting arrested himself in the process. 

You excused yourself from the group to go to the bar, still stifling your laughter, your eyes scanned the crowded bar for Nix, he was meant to have been in court today, but he should have been finished by now. You pulled your phone out to see if you had any missed messages, it wasn’t like Nix to be this late. Frowning to yourself you ordered two drinks anyway, one for yourself and one for Nix when he eventually hauled his ass here. 

You were about to make a start on Nix’s drink when the man himself walked into the bar, he looked different, hunched in on himself somehow. Like he was carrying a weight he just couldn’t keep carrying. You knew this career hadn’t been easy for him for the last two years, his father had lost his shit when Nix had decided to become a prosecutor and not head the legal department of his fathers company straight out of college, and every time they met it was brought up again. His eyes found yours, like a compass finding North, and you smiled wanly, acknowledging the trouble he had brought with him. He joined you at the bar, taking the seat to your right, as he always did. 

“Hey Y/N, sorry I’m late to the gathering” He kissed the side of your head fondly, a standard greeting. After that night in college, nothing else had happened between the two of you and you had both remained really good friends. Not that you hadn’t wanted anything more to happen, you absolutely had. For some reason it had just never come about.

“I think I’m the only one who noticed, George has been telling everyone stories of the shenanigans of court 3 today”

“Court 3, again?”

“Uh huh, Lieb nearly cold-cocked opposing counsel to hear Luz tell it”

“No shit” 

“Whether it was really that dramatic is a matter of contention, Bill says Luz is exaggerating and  Lieb isn’t here to confirm or deny, its all supposition at this point” 

“I love it when you talk dirty to me”

“Fuck off Lewis” 

He laughed, eyes crinkling at the sides, throwing his whole body back. It made you smile, his dark mood lifting with each passing moment. You were loath to ask him what it was, but you knew you had too. There was something still lingering in his eyes. Something he wanted to say. 

“Hey Nix, what’s eating you?” You bumped his shoulder with your own, your voice soft and low, just loud enough to hear over the raucous laughter of your table of friends. 

“Its nothing, don’t worry about it” He bumped your shoulder right back and forced a smile.

“The one thing we’ve never done is lie to each other, please don’t start lying to me now”

He looked lost, eyes wide and frightened, his hair flopping over his face, your hands itched to be able to push it back, to run soothing hands down his sides. He looked like a lost little kid and the urge to gather him into your arms and not let go was a strong one. 

“I uh, I’ve joined the army” He said, barely looking at you “I start OCS next week”

You felt like you’d been punched in the gut, your mouth dropping open. 

“The army?” 

“Yeah, I’m not cut out for law Y/N, I never liked it, and court today. It was a shit show, I knew I’d made the right choice. I watched you today, how you wiped the floor with Donaldson without so much as breaking a sweat. And I just thought, thats the difference, between someone who is born to do this and someone who’s been made to” His eyes were pleading, his hands twisting. “You’re angry”

“Not that you’re leaving law Nix, I’m your best friend, I’d be a pretty bad one if I thought you loved it. I’m mad that you joined the army and didn’t tell me. When was I going to find out, were you going to call me the day you left, leave a note in my office what?”

He had the sense to look abashed. “I didn’t get that far, I was too worried you’d hate me for leaving”

You shook your head forcefully, the thought of ever hating Lewis Nixon made your stomach turn, made your heart jolt painfully. It was something so unfathomable that you just couldn’t even stand to think about it. Lew was looking down, staring at his hands despondently waiting for you to pass your judgement. 

“Oh Lew” the wobble in your voice was surprising, his eyes flicked up to meet yours, the contact was fleeting he was already sounding the retreat in his head you knew it. “Hey Lew look at me” your hand gently moved to his jaw, turning him to face you. The stricken look on his face made your heart clench, and you couldn’t get the words out. Not at first. So you did the only thing you knew only thing you knew would bring him some comfort. You leaned over and dropped a kiss to his forehead, just at the point where it met his hair line, and held there. You could feel him tremble under your lips and you squeezed your eyes shut to try and fight back tears. 

When you pulled away he was looking at you like he’d never seen you before, eyes wide and wondrous, his hand tracing the spot your lips had been seconds ago. Your breath caught, something warm filled your chest, a feeling of fulfilment you weren’t sure you could ever feel. 

“I could never hate you Lew” your words were soft, you could feel the familiar sting of tears, the ache in your chest growing with each second that ticked by. You let your head drop to the side, to rest on his shoulder. “No matter what you did, I could never hate you” you felt exposed, like you’d just revealed too much, but Lew just put an arm around your shoulders and held you close. You could feel your own body shaking, the worry for him taking over that fierce need to make him happy. 

“Lew” you mumbled into his neck

“Yeah” his lips pressed into your hair so sweetly 

“Promise you’ll come back to me” you could feel him take a shaky breath, you knew it wasn’t something best friends said to each other, but you figured these were exceptional circumstances. “I don’t know what I would do if something...” you couldn’t say it, couldn’t stand the thought. 

“Promise” his arm tightened around you, fingers tracing soothing patterns into the skin of your arm. He rested his head atop yours, humming ‘I Vow to Thee, My Country’ into your ear.

** 

“Think they’re banging?”

“Jesus Luz” Bill groaned, taking a long pull of his beer 

“I think they’re banging”

“Good for you Luz, can we get back to cards now?” Bill shuffled the pack quickly, eyeballing Luz with a glare that could have levelled whole cities.

“Shouldn’t we deal them in?” Babe asked, looking over at Y/N and Nix sat at the bar, huddled close together, Nix’s arm slung around their shoulders. 

Bill followed Babes eyes, landing on Nixon and smiling to himself. “Nah Babe, let em be, they’ll join us when they’re ready” Bill put his hand over Babes and squeezed, trying to tell him that Nixon and Y/L/N weren’t coming back to the table anytime soon.

Luz threw money on the table suddenly, grabbing a pen and sheet of paper from his bag. He clapped his hands together to command everyone’s attention. Bill, Babe, Lipton and Shifty all turned to look at him. 

“Right gentlemen” he started, assessing each one in turn “I suggest we bet on it”

“Aww cmon Luz for Christ’s sake” Bill moaned head dropping into his hands 

“Look boys, maybe they aren’t banging, but I’m telling you the only person I look at like that is Chloe” he tapped the gold band on his finger “If they ain’t already banging, they will be”

“I’m not betting on Y/N Luz” Lip’s arms were folded, staring Luz down. Lip was one of Y/N’s closest and longest friends, he didn’t feel entirely comfortable betting on her sex life. 

“Lip, just look at them! Tell me I’m seeing things” 

Before Lip could look, Bill threw fifty dollars on the table “There you go Luz, twenty five from me, twenty five from Babe” 

“Bill, come on, you’re not gonna do this too”

“As much as I hate to admit he has a point Lip have you seen em? I look at Babe the same way Nix looks at Y/N. And there ain’t nothing just friendly about that”

Lip finally did take a look at his friends sitting at the bar, shoulders pressed so tightly together you couldn’t see between them, chatting with their faces so close their noses were almost touching. Nix’s eyes were crinkling at the corners, a boyish grin taking years from his face, he obviously said something amusing because Y/N threw her head back in delight, peels of laughter falling from her lips. When she was composed again, the look she bestowed Nix was so utterly besotted that Lip nearly fell from his chair. Nix, the consummate ladies man, who could tell if a woman or a man for that matter liked him from just a glance, seemed to have absolutely no fucking clue. 

“Double or nothing boys” he said as he put fifty dollars into the middle of the table.

Luz’ grin was feral “Alright, write down your bets gentlemen”

New Years Eve, New York - 2007

Having Nix back stateside for New Years was something you never thought you would get, in the years that had followed him joining the army, he had been deployed overseas every Christmas and New Year. Your group of friends filled the apartment with jokes and laughter. Some of them from Yale, some from the ADA, and some from high school. Nix had brought a couple of Army buddies with him, ones lucky enough to also be at home this holiday. Lieutenant Harry Welsh was wild, shorter than Nix, but a ball of manic energy who was well on his way to drunken unconsciousness telling anyone and everyone about his wife Kitty who was at home in Wilkes Barre, she wasn’t, she was sat on the sofa laughing with some of your friends from college, but Harry in his drunken state kept lamenting her absence. 

Captain Dick Winters on the other hand, was quiet and collected, with, despite Nix and his insistent protests otherwise, an absolutely wicked sense of humour. You had both been stood in the corner, drawing laughter out of each other with progressively wilder stories of Nix, and some of each other too. You had told him of that one disastrous first date, where, completely out of your depth and too nervous to have listened to anyones advice beforehand had proceeded to ask the poor person if they liked the sun. Then told him it had only gone downhill from that already pretty low start. Dick had laughed until he had tears in his eyes, asking you through breathless giggles if that was the first thing you had said. At your nod, his eyes crinkled and his grin was full and toothy, joyous at your expense.

You spoke for most of the night, about why he joined the army, about why you went to Law school, about why on earth you were both friends with Lewis Nixon. When Nix came over to ask you to join in the dancing, because it was nearly midnight, you were exchanging numbers, eager to remain friendly beyond tonight. When Lew held out his hand, you took it, allowing him to pull you up from your seat propped against the wall. You turned offering Dick a hand for him to the same, but he gave you an odd look, one you couldn’t quite read and shook his head. A knowing smile on his face. 

Nix all but dragged you to the makeshift dance floor and when he spun you into his arms his expression was cloudy. The song was slow and you rocked together slowly, despite the slightly murderous look on his face you couldn’t help but find comfort in Nix’s arms. Head finding its place on his chest, listening to the steady beat of his heart. 

From across the room, George Luz and his wife Chloe were involved in some convoluted slow waltz so that Luz could keep his eyes on his friends, barely moving and plastered together in the middle of the floor. 

“George, you cant still be betting on them” Chloe admonished, cuffing his chin gently with her finger.

“Chloe my love, I could win big tonight”

“You bet they’d get together tonight?”

“Not tonight specifically, but by the end of this year. Babe bet Valentines Day 2006, the amateur”

“You’re an idiot Mr Luz”

“I am, but you married me Mrs Luz, what does that say about you?”

“That I should have said I’d go on a date with Rick in 8th Grade”

“That’s not funny”

“It’s hilarious” Chloe pressed a kiss to his lips in mock apology, then made a show of turning her head to look at Nix and Y/N “anyway, you’re wrong too”

“What makes you say so?”

“A woman always knows darling”

Luz huffed, let her think she’s right he thought, the mother of his child deserved that. 

**

“You and Dick looked friendly” Nix rumbled, pulling away from you slightly so his eyes could scan your face. 

You looked up at him, slightly dazed by the sudden question.

“Yeah we swapped numbers, he seems like a genuinely nice guy, don’t get a lot of them around anymore”

That didn’t seem to be the right answer, Nix’s face went through a torrent of emotions then smoothed out like nothing had happened. 

“Good, that’s good” 

You frowned, not understanding his words and shook your head slightly, let Nix have his mysteries. You pressed close again, revelling in the feeling of having him here, of knowing that right now you had hold of him and he was safe. When he was deployed, every day brought with it a new fear, a new way that someone could take Lewis Nixon away from you. You eyed his hand, holding yours so gently, the cuff of his shirt had ridden up a little revealing his soldiers tan. Overcome by a wave of emotion you pressed your face into his chest. Inhaling deeply, just to remind yourself that for right now, he wasn’t going anywhere. 

“I’m really glad that you’re home Lew” 

“Yeah, yeah me too” he pressed his lips to your forehead, and held there. Revelling in the feel of your skin under his lips, if this was all he had, if this was all he could ever have, he would take it. He wouldn’t dream of stepping on Dicks toes. He took a shuddering breath, kissed your forehead one last time and started to hum along to the music. Somewhere during the time you had been dancing the music had changed, notes of Nix’s classical music collection had begun to filter through the room. 

“What’s the song Nix?” 

“Blue Danube, Johann Strauss”

“Huh, I don’t remember this” 

“You recognise it from its most famous part” he laughed, and as the familiar music picked up you grinned wildly when he led you around in a waltz in your little area of the floor. 

You were still dancing and laughing giddily when the countdown started. You both slowed to an almost stop, eyes wide and chests heaving, hands intertwined. 

3...2...1

“Happy New Year Lew” the words felt different this time, you’d said the same words many times, but this time they felt weighted like there was hidden meaning behind them that you couldn’t puzzle out. 

“Happy New Year Y/N” 

Nix sounded full of emotion, his hand pushed a lock of your hair behind your ear almost absently, running his fingertips down the side of your neck. He leaned forward and your breath caught in your throat, heart jackhammering in your chest. His forehead rested against yours and he exhaled a juddering breath, he ran his tongue across his lips and seemed to steady himself. 

“HAPPY FUCKIN NEW YEAR NIX!” Hardy stumbles up to you both, limbs loose and uncoordinated, Nix seems to jolt back into himself and take a step back, shaking his head slightly and leaving you feeling impossibly cold. He was gonna kiss me, you realise almost hysterically, wanting nothing more than for him to tell Harry to leave. Instead he smiles indulgently and tells Harry he’ll be over in a minute. 

He looks at you again, that tidal wave of emotion washing over his face before he leans in and kisses your cheek, so sweetly that it brings tears to your eyes. He wishes you one more ‘happy new year’ and follows after Harry. It feels a lot like a goodbye. 

On the other side of the room a man cries out “You gotta be KIDDING ME”

January - Edison, New Jersey, 2013

Nix had finally passed out on the couch, stretched out on his side with his head resting on your lap, your fingers were carding through his hair, tracing soothing patterns across his scalp. He mumbled to himself and pressed his face further into your thigh. It had been a hell of a day, Nix’s mother’s funeral had been crowded, people coming from far and wide to express their condolences at her passing. It had hit Nix hard, he had loved his mother with everything he had, he hadn’t understood her methods at times, he’d gone through phases where he had wanted to hate her. But the fact remained that he loved her so much, more than he had every loved his father. So when he had asked you and Dick to come with him to the funeral neither of you had hesitated. Dick had pulled some sort of miracle so that he could be deployed the week after, you had begged your DA to let you have the time and hastily packed a bag to join Nix and Dick on the trip across the river to New Jersey. 

You remembered why Nix didn’t talk much about his family when you got there, you had met Stanhope Nixon a few times, which as far as you were concerned was a few times too many. He had barely acknowledged your presence at Nix’s side, had barely given Dick a polite hello, rather he had launched into a tirade at Nix who had flinched and took on every word, each one landing home, cutting Nix into ribbons in front of your eyes. You had tried to move the conversation away from Nix, trying to introduce Dick, tried to offer your condolences but Stanhope took each of your efforts and used them as extra ammunition on his son. Your jaw was clenched right and your hand had found its way to the soft unblemished skin of Nix’s wrist. Dick’s hand was a solid calming weight at the base of your spine, his thumb rubbing circles to try and simmer your building temper. You wondered what you looked like to the other mourners then. Your hand clamped tight around Nix’s wrist, Dick’s hand obviously rubbing your back. Fuck them, let them talk. 

Sitting here now, Nix laid across you, breaths puffing evenly over your thighs you felt oddly protective. This man was yours, yours to protect and look after, yours to defend and fight for. You couldn’t, wouldn’t let anyone hurt him like this again. A small cough made you raise your head, Dick, who was sat in the plush armchair to your left looking thoroughly uncomfortable at how expensive everything in this house seemed to be turned to look too. Blanche Nixon stood watching you, a pinched look on her face that reminded you so vividly of Nix in deep thought that you had blink hard. 

“Hi Y/N” she started, looking a little lost for words, staring hard at her brother with a faraway look in her eyes. 

“Hey Blanche” you sighed, hand still pressing patterns in Nix’s hair 

Blanche followed the movement for a while before looking back at you, her expression unreadable. For all she had her moments where her relation to Nix was heart wrenchingly clear you had never had so much trouble reading Nix’s face as you did reading his sisters. She stood for a while chatting about nothing, thanking you for coming, for making sure her brother was here. 

“Could he not do that somewhere else?” She tutted, eyeing Nix’s sleeping form again, then looking straight at you, expression once again closed off and unreadable “He’s always been like that, doing things he shouldn’t, causing fights where there are none”

You could feel the muscle in your jaw clench as she continued to speak, could see Dick doing the same, his hands balling into fists. You were pleased, that Nix has Dick, he needs someone to keep him grounded, someone to watch his ass in a war zone where you couldn’t follow him. Dick looked like he was about to interject, his neck turning an angry blotchy red as his anger built. 

“Give it a rest Blanche would you?!” You snapped, glaring at her and the alarmed look on her face “He’s fucking devastated, and all he’s had today are his so called family tearing him apart over trivial things. So back off and leave him alone will you? I’m sorry if you think I’m being insensitive, but I’ve about had enough of this for one afternoon”

Blanche at least had the wherewithal to look a little abashed, she nodded stiffly and walked away. You let your head fall back on the couch, drained and shaking. 

“Do you want a drink?” Dicks question was softly spoken, but the thought behind it was much appreciated. You nodded and he rose from his chair, squeezing your shoulder as a calm expression of congratulations and went to get drinks. 

You sat there in silence, trying and failing to understand how someone like Nix had managed to come from a family like this. The man in question moved impossibly closer and you smiled to yourself. 

“Thanks for that” he mumbled into your stomach 

“Anytime, I’ve always fight for you Lew”

You felt him smile and it sent a jolt of happiness through you. He settled himself again, one of his hands grabbing a fistful of your shirt in such a transparent need for comfort that you started stroking your hand down his neck, over his back and back again. Trying to draw out as much of his pain as you could, you felt the fingers of the hand that wasn’t clenched tightly around your shirt start to tap out the notes of the piano.

“Clair de Lune” he said, voice heavy with approaching sleep

“Lew?”

“The song, it’s Clair de Lune, Debussy. It was her favourite” 

He seemed to drift back to sleep, and you smiled. Not having the heart to tell him you knew this one. 

Dick returned, carrying a tumblr of whisky and a water. He handed you the whisky with a wry smile. 

“Sorry they didn’t have a nice rosé” 

“This is fine” you raised the glass to him in thanks and took a sip, letting the taste explode on your tongue and burn down your throat. 

“He looks cozy” 

“Dick” it was a warning, you’d had many of these conversations before, you weren’t ready for another one now.

He held his hands up in mock surrender, but he looked determined. “I’m just saying Y/N, I’ve never seen him look like that” 

“Like what? Asleep? Upset? What?”

“Peaceful” 

And that made you pause, your anger dissipating, you let out a breath. You inclined your head, an invitation for Dick to continue. 

“You know, I’ve seen many sides of Nix over the years, he’s one of the finest officers I’ve served with, he’s quick witted, sharp, brilliant at his job. But this Nix, the Nix I see when he’s with you like this. It’s almost a forbidden side of him like it’s a part of him I’m not meant to see. I’m his friend Y/N and he loves me like one, I know that like I know the back of my own hand. But you, god, he looks at you like you hung the moon, you’re his friend too, I know you are. But he loves you completely, adores you actually”

“He doesn’t, we’re friends”

“Y/N, Nix loves you, is in love with you. Has been for years. He’s never needed to tell me, it’s as irrefutable as the sun rising in the east every morning”

Tears we’re spilling down your cheeks, you stared at Dick with something akin to awe. “He never said anything” 

Dick smiled “Of course he didn't, he has no idea, that he’s in love with you that is. He’s known he liked you, actually thought that you and I were going to be a thin at one point. You know I’ve watched him be frustrated that dates just haven’t gone very well and that he’s got nothing in common with people he actually had a lot of things in common with. And it’s because he’s setting them up to this impossible standard. None of them are you.” 

“What do I do Dick?”

“Well, do you feel the same way about him?” 

It didn’t take much thinking to realise that yes actually, you loved Lew with your whole being, always had right from the start. You nodded jerkily at Dick, who smiled happily back at you. 

“Then tell him, not right now. But do tell him. You won’t regret it”

30 September - New York, 2014

The apartment was full to capacity, all the occupants waiting on Nix. The surprise party had been Harry’s idea, but the unofficial celebration of his discharge from the army had been yours. Everyone was chattering excitedly, Luz was trying in vain to convince a boisterous six year old Adam to stand still and not tear around after Bill and Babes three year old Max who was running through the apartment, laughing loudly while a visibly harassed Babe tried to wrestle the uncapped marker pen out his his hand. Harry and Kitty’s little girl Sarah slept peacefully though all the ruckus. 

You wrung your hands nervously, you hadn’t seen much of Nix since your talk with Dick in New Jersey at the start of the year and you were even more aware now of how much you’d missed him while he’d been gone. The door the the apartment clicked open, Dick walked through first carrying a lot of what looked like Nix’s stuff in his arms, he threw a smile at them and stepped out the way allowing Nix to come into the room. 

A loud cheer of SURPRISE spread through the room and Nix’s eyes widened in shock, glancing around the room at all of the people who had assembled here. But then his eyes landed on you and it’s like he stopped caring about anyone else in the room. He mouthed ‘hello’ at you and that was it, you couldn’t take it anymore. You strode up to him and pressed your lips to his, for a second he was frozen, so still and quiet that you thought you’d gotten everything wrong, the the ever correct advice of Dick Winters has let you down this time. But something seemed to click into place for Nix, because he practically sobbed into your mouth and kissed you back. And it was so devastating that it left your knees weak. You feel the breath you were holding punch out of you, kissing Nix was something you thought you would never get tired of. You pulled away and he pressed back in, slotting your lips together once again. He kissed you in a way you had never been kissed before, he was making this wanton needy little noises in the back of his throat and you swallowed each of them up, storing every single one in your heart of safe keeping. Someone coughed loudly, pointedly behind you and you reluctantly pulled away to look. The assembled crowd were smiling so broadly that you thought it must be hurting them. You saw Lip hold his hand out to Luz, Bill and Babe in turn each man begrudgingly handing over notes to a grinning Lip. 

“Not that you two getting your act together isn’t lovely, but there are children here and we’d like to keep it kid friendly” Harry laughed 

You and Nix both coloured, you could feel his hand possessively sitting on your hip. Squeezing gently in reassurance. You didn’t leave each other’s side for the whole night, both constantly trailing little touches across each others skin, this too fragile and new to want to go your separate ways just yet. When the party was in its dying stages, children flopped over couches and tired parents sagged next to them, you and Nix slow danced, trading smiles and kisses happily, easily, like you’d been doing this for years. 

Later, when you were both in bed, sweaty and satiated, Nix resting his head on your stomach, his arm slung over your hips, and lips pressing open mouthed kisses to your stomach that made you sigh. One hand playing absently with his hair and the other locked with his, you thought to yourself that life doesn’t really get all that much better than this. As his kisses became firmer, started to make their way upwards, a breathy happy moan escaped you. You felt him smile happily against your skin as he continued his journey upward. He kissed your throat, under your jaw, your forehead, the tip of your nose before he kissed your lips, licking his way into your mouth. Radiating happiness all the while. You felt drunk on it as you wrapped your arms around his shoulders and clung on as he kissed you breathless. 

When he pulled away, and you opened your eyes, he was looking at you so unguarded and full of love that you felt a tear slip free, he shushed you gently, wiping it away and gathering you to his chest. 

“Don’t cry Y/N, please don’t cry”

“It’s just, it’s so overwhelming, having this, with you”  

“I know” 

“I love you Lew, I hope you know that”

He smiled, and it was brighter and better than any sunrise you had ever seen. Because you knew instinctively in that moment, that this smile would only ever be yours. No one else would get this part of Lew, wouldn’t get his easy smiles or delicious touches this was yours and yours alone for the rest of your life. 

“I love you too Y/N, I love you too”

You curled into his side, head resting on his chest and you were hit vividly with the memory of the very first time you had been together like this, in your final year of law school. He’d been humming a tune to himself then too, how naive you were to think you had seen Lewis Nixon truly happy then. Because that Lew was a world removed from the one lying next to you now, his fingers hadn't tapped your heartbeat into your skin, his arm hadn't pulled you closer out of need to have as little space between you as possible. That Lew hadn't pressed an immeasurable amount kisses to your hair over the years, and didn’t do so now like it was a benediction. He was still humming the tune, brows furrowed trying to place it. 

“Y/N, what’s this song, I can’t place it, it feels like it has a bit of Vivaldi’s Spring in it”

You laughed breathlessly, oh how the tables had finally turned. 

“That’s because it does, it’s Vivaldi’s Spring recomposed, by Max Richter” 

His smile was awed, and brimming with so much love that you rolled atop him, cupping his face in your hand and pressing him down to kiss him. 

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Inside  ‘Star Wars’

‘The people vs. George Lucas', Alexandre O. Philippe, 2010, VOSE.

Realizado tras un llamamiento a todos los fans norteamericanos que quisieran hablar sobre su amor y odio hacia George Lucas y el universo Star Wars, se centra en el fanatismo alrededor de la saga y a su propio creador.

Con la participación de George Lucas, Bill Plympton y Ray Harryhausen entre otros.

‘George Lucas: Flying Solo’, BBC, Omnibus, 1997, VO.

- Interesante documental - un tanto desconocido sobre George Lucas y su saga, con imágenes detrás de cámaras y segmentos de varios cortometrajes realizados por el cineasta, como ’Look at life’, ‘Herbie’ y ‘Freihei.

Con la presencia de Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Walter Murch, Francis Ford Coppola, Anthony Daniels, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, Irvin Kershner, John Plummer, Walter Murch, Dennis Muren y Ron Howard entre otros.

'George Lucas: Creating an Empire', Bio., 2002, VOSE.

'Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the impossible', Leslie Iwerks, 2010, VOSE.

Narra 35 años de historia de la mítica factoría de efectos digitales Industrial Light & Magic, fundada por George Lucas en 1975 y que ha jugado un papel primordial en gran parte de las producciones más famosas de Hollywood, incluyendo la franquicia Star Wars.

Intervienen George Lucas, Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Jon Favreau, J. J. Abrams, Jerry Buckheimer, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Williams, Seth Green y John Lasseter entre otros.

'From Star Wars to Star Wars: The story of Industrial Light & Magic', Jon Kroll, 1999, VO, SE en YouTube.

Describe la increíble evolución de la fábrica de sueños de George Lucas, incluyendo una mirada al interior de ‘Star Wars Episodio I: La amenaza fantasma’.

‘Las mil y una galaxias’, Canal+, 1999, VE.  

Hace mucho, mucho tiempo, en una galaxia lejana, un director de cine imaginó un universo en el que tenía lugar la saga cinematográfica más importante de la historia, Star Wars. Y creó un imperio de cómics, maquetas, toallas, libros, juguetes, etc.

'La tecnología de Star Wars' ('Star Wars tech'), Rick Hull, 2007, VE.

Intenta descubrir si la tecnología de sables láser, prótesis biónicas, viajes en el espacio a la velocidad de la luz, etc, presentes en los films de la saga podría llegar a convertirse en realidad.

'Star Wars. The legacy revealed' (’Star Wars. El legado’), Kevin Burns, 2007, VOSE.

Directores y académicos hablan sobre la mitología de la saga y del impacto de sus películas en nuestra sociedad.

Con la presencia de George Lucas, Peter Jackson, J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Kevin Smith, Stephen Colbert, Linda Ellerbee, Tom Brokaw, Newt Gingrich, Elvis Mitchell, Kevin Wetmore Jr., Dan Rather y Nancy Pelosi entre otros.

'A galaxy far, far a way', Tariq Jalil, 2001, VO.

Presenta la atracción del universo Star Wars para sus muchos fans con entrevistas y diversos cameos, abarcando hasta el estreno de ‘Star Wars Episodio I: La amenaza fantasma’.

Con las opiniones de Roger Corman, Meat Loaf, Andy Garcia y Joe Pesci entre otros.

★ Vídeo.

'When Star Wars ruled the world', VH1, 2004, VO, SE en YouTube.

Trata sobre como Star Wars cambió las reglas en las sociedades con un entorno pop, e incluye las opiniones de Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, James Earl Jones y Billy Dee Williams entre otros.  

'Star Wars: The magic and mystery', Thomas C. Grane, FOX, 1997, VE, SE en YouTube.

Focaliza la primera trilogía de Star Wars formada por ‘Star Wars Episodio IV: Una nueva esperanza’, 1977, ‘Star Wars Episodio V: El Imperio contraataca’, 1980, y ‘Star Wars Episodio VI: El retorno del Jedi’, 1983.

'From Star Wars to Jedi: The making of a saga', Richard Schickel, 1983, VO.

Al igual que el documental anterior se centra en la primera trilogía, de la cual se incluyen todas sus featurettes en la siguiente lista de reproducción.

'A long time ago… The story of Star Wars', BBC, Omnibus, 1999, VE/VOSE.

Nos ofrece una mirada a varios films de la saga, centrándose con imágenes detrás de cámaras en la preproducción, rodaje y estreno de ’Star Wars Episodio I: La amenaza fantasma’ de George Lucas en 1999.

Incluye comentarios de George Lucas, Tara Fitzgerald y Ewan McGregor entre otros.

'The making of Star Wars… as told by C-3PO and R2-D2', 1977, 20Th Century Fox, Robert Guenette, 1977, VO, SE en YouTube.

Es el primer documental realizado sobre Star Wars, en concreto sobre ‘Star Wars Episode IV: A new hope’ (’Star Wars Episodio IV: Una nueva esperanza’) en 1977.

Presentado por C-3PO y R2-D2 y narrado por William Conrad.

‘Empire of dreams: The story of the Star Wars trilogy’ (’Star Wars: El imperio de los sueños. La historia de la trilogía de Star Wars’), Kevin Burns, Edith Becker, 2004.

Star Wars cambió para siempre la manera de hacer, ver y escuchar el cine. Transformó el propio Hollywood e influyó en toda una generación. Este documental de tres horas y media de duración revela el trasfondo de la serie de películas independientes con más éxito de la historia.

Es la saga de un outsider de Hollywood llamado George Lucas, y de una serie de películas hechas realidad a base de trabajo y dedicación que reescribieron la reglas de la cinematografía. Es la historia de un cineasta independiente que tuvo que innovar e inventar una forma completamente nueva de crear películas.

El documental presenta nuevas entrevistas con Lucas y más de cuarenta miembros del reparto y del equipo, acompañadas de escenas nunca vistas del rodaje de cada una de las tres primeras películas.

Es la aproximación más exhaustiva hasta la fecha a un pionero que triunfó contra toda probabilidad y logró dar vida a un cuento de hadas moderno que cautivó al mundo entero.

Versión extendida, 3:30:00, VOSE.

Documentales de Jamie Benning

‘Slimy piece of worm-ridden filth - Life inside Jabba the Hutt’, Jamie Benning, 2015, VO.

'Return of the Jedi. Special location effects by @jamieswb', Jamie Benning, 2015, VO.

‘Star Wars. Building Empire. The filmumentary’, Jamie Benning, 2011, VO.

‘Star Wars. Returnig to Jedi. The filmumentary’, Jamie Bennings, 2011, VO.

‘The complete filmumentary’, Jamie Benning, 2011, VO.

Footage

Detrás de cámaras de 'Star Wars Episodio VI: El retorno del Jedi’, Jeff Broz, 1989.

Return of the Ewok.

Del LaserDisk de 'Star Wars Episodio VI: El retorno del Jedi’, VO, SE en YouTube.

De ’Star Wars Episodio V: El Imperio contraataca’, sin audio.

Bonus

‘Star Wars villains’, VO.

'5757’, David Berry, VO.

‘George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy explicando el futuro de Star Wars’, VO.

'Las criaturas de la Guerra de las Galaxias', emitido en C+ en 2006, VOSE.

‘Star Wars: Original trilogy - Epic retrospective’, S. Thomas, 2015, VO.

‘Lucasfilm archive tour. Original Star Wars props’, 1993, VO.

‘Standby lights, camera, action!: Revenge of the Jedi’, VO.

‘Sound advice. An interview with Ben Burtt’, 1993, VO.

Extras de disco

‘Star Wars. The original trilogy featurettes’. 13 vídeos. ‘Star Wars Episode I. Webisodes and featurettes’. 19 vídeos. ‘Star Wars Episode II. Webisodes and featurettes’. 21 vídeos. ‘Star Wars Episode III. Webisodes and featurettes’. 20 vídeos.

Otros documentales

relacionados con la saga Star Wars que es posible encontrar en la Red.

'The unauthorized Star Wars story', 1999.

'The stars of Star Wars', 1999. Entrevistas de Kent Hagen con el reparto.

'Star Wars: Music by John Williams', David Buckton, BBC, 1980. Desconocido y estraño documental nunca emitido oficialmente, que presenta a John Williams componiendo la BSO de 'Star Wars Episodio V: El Imperio contraataca' y dirigiendo la London Symphony Orchestra.

'Hollywood´s masters of myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force behind Star Wars', David Kerr, 1999. Episodio dedicado de la serie de tv británica.

'Star Wars city', 1985. Episodio de tv canadiense.

'The mithology of Star Wars', Pamela Mason Wagner, 2000. Versión en Vimeo.

'The official Star Wars fan film awards', varios, 2002. Los ganadores de 2015.

'G4 presents Star Wars at 30', Genji Keen, 2007.

'How to stand in line for Star Wars', Hanelle M. Culpepper, 2005.

Dos de Gary Leva en 2004, 'The Force is with them: The legacy of Star Wars' y 'The characters of Star Wars'.

'Star Wars: A musical journey', Tippy Bushkin, 2005.

'Science of Star Wars', Pierre de Lespionois, 2005. Mini serie.

'Bring back... Star Wars', Simon Urwin, 2008.

'Star Wars: Feel the Force', Stephen Franklin, 2005, VOSE. Contiene footage poco visto.

Sobre uno de los mejores films de la saga, 'SP FX: The Empire strikes back’, CBS, 1980, VOSE.

‘Clapperboard: The Empire strikes back special’, ITV (RU), 1980, VO.

Interesante footage disponible en Eyes On Cinema. 12 vídeos.

'I am your father', Toni Bestard, Marcos Cabotá, 2015.

'Star Wars VII: The force awakens: VFX', 2016, VO.

'The Star Wars holiday special', 1978, VO.

Star Wars Official Tumblr.

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Watch Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" Video Reference "Bring It On," "Mean Girls," "Legally Blonde," and "13 Going on 30"

Well everybody, Ariana Grande's "thank u, next" music video has finally arrived. After weeks of teasers that started with kissing cousins and ended with the news that Ari's former Victorious costar would be in the video, the full, entire thing is here for our viewing pleasure (with tons of outfit inspiration to go around, BTW).

Yes, it's as good as we all imagined. As we knew already, the "thank u, next" visuals reference four iconic 2000s movies: Bring It On, Mean Girls, 13 Going on 30, and Legally Blonde.

And, whew, she packs a lot into a song that's originally only three minutes and 26 seconds long (the video itself is more than five minutes). Here are all the movie references you missed while watching "thank u, next," out Nov. 30. Let's break it down by movie, shall we?

1. Mean Girls

Ariana's love for Mean Girls is well-documented — when she was a kid, she even recreated scenes from the movie with her friends. Now, she's doing essentially the same thing in the "thank u, next" video, where she dresses up as Regina George, brandishing a Burn Book of her very own alongside the Plastics — actor Elizabeth Gillies (as Cady), childhood BFF Alexa Luria (as Karen), and cousin Courtney Chipolone (as Gretchen). Of course, we can't forget the actor cameos in the kick-off portion of the video that we've already seen, including original Mean Girls stars Jonathan Bennett (who played Aaron Samuels) and Stefanie Drummond (who played the girl Regina punched in the face — it was awesome).

In the video, the Mean Girls moments abound. She dons the "Jingle Bell Rock" Santa outfit along with the other Plastics as they perform the number. And who pops out to be Amy Poehler's "cool mom"? None other than Kris Jenner herself, momager extraordinaire.

Some other hidden moments? As a fan noticed in the behind-the-scenes footage, Ari's version of the Burn Book appears to include a reference to her ex Big Sean: an old photo of the two of them together. And another fan noticed that on his page, she wrote, "Could still get it."

The video shows that all of Ariana's exes (Big Sean, Ricky Alvarez, and Mac Miller) get a spot in the burn book — including Pete Davidson. You can read on his Burn Book page that she has written, "Sry I dipped," seemingly confirming that she's the one who broke off their engagement.

2. Bring It On

When Ari takes on 2000 cheerleading movie Bring It On, she's clearly in it to win it.

In the video, she remakes the Rancho Carne Toros into a team with uniforms featuring the acronym "TUN" (for "thank u, next," of course) and the East Compton Clovers become the "Lovers." Many of her friends play cheerleaders on both teams: the Clovers are comprised of Ari's backup dancers Nekai Johnson, Luz Remigio, and Patience Aquart, in addition to friends and fellow musicians Tayla Parx and Victoria Monét (who are also cowriters on the song). The Toros, on the other hand, include Colleen Ballinger, Courtney Chipolone, Daniella Monet, and Alexa Luria.

Cliff, Torrance's love interest, is played by former Victorious costar Matt Bennett. For their music video reunion, the pair recreates one of the film’s most iconic scenes — acting out when Torrance and Cliff compete in a teeth brushing/dancing battle.

Along with bringing her “thank u, next” motto to teeth-brushing, Ariana goes on to recreate the moment Torrance listens to a taped song that Cliff wrote for her. Holding a pair of red pom-poms above her head, the singer does her best Rancho Carne Toros dance routine. Among the other memorable scenes recreated from Bring It On, include Ariana’s version of the half-time cheer-off between the Toros and Clovers. Her version includes the two opposing cheer teams coming together for a finale that has them kicking their way to the video’s conclusion.

3. 13 Going on 30

13 Going on 30 is probably the movie we saw the least of in Ari's teasers leading up to the release, but there's plenty to love about the movie in the actual "thank u, next" music video. Ari, of course, plays Jenna Rink (who Jennifer Garner plays as an adult), the 13-year-old turned magazine editor in the 2004 romantic comedy.

Jenna's iconic dollhouse makes an appearance in Ariana's music video, as does Ari in a wedding dress — joined by her friends as bridesmaids. But wait, another Ari as Jenna pops out with a brunette bob, carrying her big dollhouse to the front porch steps. She lets a single tear fall before the magic sweeps her up into Legally Blonde land.

4. Legally Blonde

Reese Witherspoon's Elle Woods in Legally Blonde is a role that Ariana was clearly born to play. She matches the outfits and props perfectly, from the memorable bright orange Macbook to all the fuzzy pink things she can manage. Ariana's dog Toulouse also gets his time to shine, when he lays out on a pool float like Elle's dog Bruiser in Ari's teaser images.

In terms of cameos, in this part of the music video, the major one is Jennifer Coolidge, who reprises her role in the movies as Paulette Bonafonté. Paulette joins Ari's Elle in the hair salon as they bend and snap their little hearts out. Ari also talks over her boy troubles, in a thinly-veiled reference to Pete Davidson and his alleged BDE. "I mean he was really cute, you know. It was really big," Ariana contemplates, as Paulette sits in front of her.

Paulette then ruminates, "I've only gone out with one guy who had a big front tooth and I liked it because he never got anything stuck in the front...teeth. But, have you ever gone out with someone who had no front teeth at all?" To which Ari replies, "No."

We also get a lot of other Legally Blonde recreated scenes, including Ariana coming to campus in all pink, and her lounging on the lawn studying — and one eagle-eyed fan has already spotted that the book she's reading is titled "Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy." Best of all? Paulette reunites with the original delivery man who played her love interest in the movies. True love!

All in all, "thank u, next" is as fun and stocked with more references than we could have ever hoped for. It's hard to imagine anything could ever top this major moment in music video history, but Ari apparently is already thinking about what's next. She tweeted on Nov. 30, "can i drop another song after this i’m bored."

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MacGyver: Una actualización necesaria

Hace poco más de un año, el remake de MacGyver, una de las series icónicas de los años 80s, vio la luz y ya va en su segunda temporada.

Muchos crecimos viendo la serie original, donde el personaje interpretado por Richard Dean Anderson lograba solucionar muchos problemas sólo usando su navaja suiza y su inteligencia. Así, era capaz de crear una tosca pero funcional pistola con un tubo de metal y un poco de pólvora, entre muchas otras cosas, para salir de problemas.

Lo más llamativo, en cuanto a estética, de este personaje, era su pelo rubio con un notorio mullet, un corte muy popular entre los jóvenes de los 80s y que significó una característica muy especial, siendo conocido hasta hoy en Chile como el corte MacGyver (pronunciado “maguíver”).

La serie mezclaba acción, drama y un poco de comedia que era propia de los 80s y eso, junto con el ingenio del protagonista, la transformó en un éxito.

Pero MacGyver, aquel agente de la Fundación Phoenix, es atemporal, y pensando en eso, CBS creó una nueva serie remake, protagonizada por Lucas Till, a quien hemos podido ver en la segunda trilogía de X-Men, interpretando a Alex Summers, Havok, y por George Eads, a quien ya conocimos en CSI: Las Vegas.

La serie es un poco más rápida que la serie original, y también ha cambiado muchos elementos, introduciendo a nuevos personajes (como Riley, una experta en computadores, y Bozer, el comic relief de la serie).

Pero a diferencia de la original, donde la acción y el drama ocupaban la mayor parte de la historia, esta nueva historia trata de mezclar los comentarios asertivos de Jack Dalton, un “cabeza de músculos” fanático de Bruce Willis (y tiene muchas referencias a sus películas) y la participación de Riley y Bozer.

La calidad de la acción es espectacular, contando con secuencias mejor logradas y con efectos especiales de mejor calidad (aunque no la calidad que vemos en el cine). Lo “malo” de esta nueva serie es que se pierde mucho de la magia original de la serie, esa que no explicaba del todo lo que Mac hace (ahora se explica mucho mejor), además de que, a diferencia de la versión original, se nos recuerda cada cierto tiempo cuál es el primer nombre de MacGyver: Angus.

Es una serie entretenida, muy actualizada y que cuenta con mucha acción, su buena dosis de drama y misterio que resulta bastante novedoso y atrayente. Es una historia buenísima. Y desde el 29 de septiembre se emite, cada viernes, un capítulo de su segunda temporada. Y si se lo preguntan, no, no tiene cameos de Richard Dean Anderson.

NOTA: 7.9/10 

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Hoy cumple años George Clooney 56 años es un actor, director, productor y guionistaestadounidense. Ha sido galardonado con cuatro Globos de Oro, dos Óscar, y un BAFTA. También es conocido por su activismo político, siendo Mensajero de la Paz de Naciones Unidas desde 2008.Debutó en el medio cinematográfico en 1978, y más tarde obtuvo un amplio reconocimiento por su papel como el Dr. Doug Ross en la serie de la NBC ER (1994-1999), por el que fue nominado dos veces para los premios Emmy. Gracias a ello, comenzó a interpretar varios papeles principales en películas como Batman y Robin (1997) u Out of Sight (1998). En 1999, protagonizó junto a Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube y Spike Jonze, la película Tres reyes, una bien recibida sátira de guerra ambientada durante la guerra del Golfo. En 2001, la popularidad de Clooney creció gracias al que fue, hasta ahora, su mayor éxito comercial, Ocean's Eleven, la primera de la trilogía, siendo esta una adaptación de la película homónima de 1960, que protagonizaron la Rat Pack. Al año siguiente, hizo su debut como director con el thriller biográfico Confesiones de una mente peligrosa. Ganó un Óscar al mejor actor de reparto por su papel en la película Syriana (2005) y fue nominado como mejor actor por sus interpretaciones en Michael Clayton (2007), Up in the Air (2009) y Los descendientes (2011). En 2013, recibió por la producción de Argo el Óscar a la mejor película junto a Ben Affleck y Grant Heslov. Es la única persona que ha sido nominada a los Óscar en seis categorías diferentes. En 2005, la revista TV Guide lo colocó número uno en su lista de las "50 estrellas más atractivas de todos los tiempos". La labor humanitaria que desempeña el actor incluye su defensa en la búsqueda de soluciones para el conflicto de Darfur, la recaudación de fondos para los damnificados de los terremotos de Haití de 2010, el océano Índico de 2004 y de los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001, y la creación de documentales para crear conciencia sobre las crisis internacionales como Sand and Sorrow. Además de su labor como mensajero en la ONU, es miembro del Council on Foreign Relations. En abril de 2014, se anunció su compromiso con la abogada británica, de origen libanesa, Amal Alamuddin. El 27 de septiembre de 2014, el representante del actor confirmó que se ha casado con Amal Alamuddin, en una ceremonia privada celebrada en el hotel Cipriani en Venecia. El 29 de septiembre de 2014, Clooney y Alamuddin celebraron su boda por el civil en Venecia, misma que fue presidida Walter Beltroni, exalcalde de Roma. El 25 de octubre de 2014 el actor y su esposa Amal Alamuddin celebraron una nueva boda en Reino Unido. La celebración fue organizada por los padres de Alamuddin debido a que su familia no pudo asistir a la boda realizada en Venecia y cumpliría años Orson Welles (1915- 1985) fue un actor, director, guionista y productor de cine estadounidense.Considerado uno de los artistas más versátiles del siglo xx en el campo del teatro, la radio y el cine, alcanzó el éxito a los veintitrés años gracias a la obra radiofónica La guerra de los mundos, que causó conmoción en los Estados Unidos cuando muchos oyentes del programa pensaron que se trataba de una retransmisión verdadera de una invasión extraterrestre. Este sensacional debut le valió un contrato para tres películas con el estudio cinematográfico RKO, que le otorgó libertad absoluta en sus realizaciones. A pesar de estos beneficios, solo uno de sus proyectos previstos pudo ver la luz: Citizen Kane (1941), su película más exitosa. En 1946, bajo la sospecha de ser comunista, su carrera en Hollywood se estancó y se vio obligado a trasladarse a Europa, donde trabajó como actor para financiar sus producciones, algo característico del periodo conocido como Macarthismo, durante el cual numerosos personajes de la vida pública fueron acusados de pertenecer a esta corriente ideológica y, con ello, ser enemigos de los Estados Unidos. Sobre la época, el mismo Welles escribió: «Lo malo de la izquierda estadounidense es que traicionó para salvar sus piscinas. Y no hubo unas derechas estadounidenses en mi generación. No existían intelectualmente. Solo había izquierdas y estas se traicionaron. Porque las izquierdas no fueron destruidas por McCarthy; fueron ellas mismas las que se demolieron dando paso a una nueva generación de nihilistas». Pese a su persecución y debido a su triunfo en Europa, en 1958 Welles pudo volver a Hollywood para el rodaje de su película Touch of Evil entre otros títulos de capital relevancia en su carrera. Entre sus otros muchos proyectos destaca la producción y dirección de películas como Macbeth (1948), Otelo (1952), El proceso (1962) y F for Fake (1975), entre otros. Su última aparición fue en televisión, haciendo un cameo en la teleserie Luz de luna; murió cinco días antes de la emisión del capítulo.Su fama creció tras su muerte en 1985 y ahora se le considera uno de los más grandes directores de cine y teatro del siglo xx. En 2002 fue elegido por el British Film Institute como el mejor director de la historia del cine.