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[jeandejard3n]

007 Back to the Highlands

[sgiandubh]

News from Birmingham, part 4: last tidbits

The Highlanders 7 con ended about one hour ago. Here is the last batch of selected pics from the closing ceremony, immediately sent by the girls.

Same restrictions as yesterday: Mordorians need not apply and no stealing for X or Instagram, please - whoever you might be.

An interesting tidbit was brought by this guy, in his closing speech:

Meet Sean W. Harry, the owner of the Highlanders franchise. He took the time for a special kudos to Steve Himber and he said that when he first got the idea of organizing the convention, he didn't really know where to start. He knew, however, that Himber was 'the Number One in the US for convention casting', contacted him and told him he 'wanted the OL cast' : 'thank you, Steve, none of all this would have been possible without you'.

As mentioned by @misssophie-me, things might be more nuanced, IRL. Thank you for the research, honey and might I add a screenshot of my own, for clarity:

The guy owns two companies, on each US coast: Himber Entertainment Worldwide, in New Jersey and Himber Entertainment, in LA. He introduces himself as a 'talent manager', but I can't understand how and why his number of professional connections is so limited. Perhaps he is just like me, he doesn't like LinkedIn much - go figure:

Himber lost a trial in court, in 2007, against another LA talent manager, Holly Lebed, for 'negligent breach of contract' - no fraud, however, was retained against him:

The above go to show the plaintiff won the case and took the money. Lebed's attorney and Lebed herself, as plaintiff, were served a 'satisfaction of judgment'. This shows they received the money they were owed by Himber, who lost the case. His reputation must have been stellar, afterwards. I bet the farm.

If Himber is 'Number One in the US', I wonder who Lebed is: Number One in the entire galaxy? There is quite a difference in numbers, on LinkedIn:

Remember (LOL for years) this New Jersey convention, in 2018? Granted, it was way before my time, but hey, Internet is forever:

Neither S, nor C could attend (last minute) due to conflicting filming schedules and were replaced by Rankin and Skeleton. Something caught my eye in the very stiff statement released by Himber, at that time. Perhaps it might clarify his status as far as S and C are concerned:

'The booker who coordinated Sam's appearances between his theatrical agents and promoters such as yourself'. For sure, those guys at Creation Entertainment were mightily pissed. Himber's choice of words is peculiar, though and he lends the impression he doth protest too much. This is the kind of statement and the kind of guy that would make many people suspicious.

You make up your own mind. I think there are many things that just begin to make sense, now.

But to end on a somewhat lighter note, remember (LOL for all the rest of the season) this recent pic, at Wimbledon?

Turns out the same guy showed up at the Highlanders Con, as Skeleton's assistant for the autograph session. I have no pic to substantiate, but I was told by our girls he was helping out with post-its, etc. Weird.

Questions, questions.

[thequeendesi]

Two Pink Lines

Title: Two Pink Lines

Alt Title: I’ve Heard Worse News

Warnings: swearing, unplanned pregnancy, mentions of bad childhood

Pairing: Fezco x Reader x Platonic!Ash (lil bro ash and big sis reader ftw)

Disclaimer: I don’t own you or the euphoria franchise. I own the writing.

Rating: PG I reckon

Word count: 2k

A/N: I haven’t written anything in three months! I hope this doesn’t suck! I’ve had so much going on lately! I’ve gotten into my own place w my bf, I had a car crash, a major pregnancy scare, and a job promotion lol. I’m doing alright rn, so I figured I’d take the chance and finally get something out again! Thank you all for being so so kind and patient w my inconsistent ass 😂 I genuinely love all of y’all!!

✨✨

You sighed, placing the test face down on the counter. Music playing from your phone to try and ease your nerves. Snooze by SZA playing low as you slipped down the wall. You pulled your knees to your chest as you allowed the song to play through, your brain running the entire time.

The jokes you made to your boyfriend, Fez, were just that. Jokes. In no way did you actually think you were ready for children. You had just graduated from East Highland less than a week ago.

Your childhood wasn’t the most pleasant. You had been living with your boyfriend since you two were 13 and 14. Fez was all you knew, and you were all he knew. You knew everything about him and his life. His grandma, his job, his brother. And you fit like a glove in all of it. His grandmother took you in with open arms and loved you as her own.

You didn’t know what you’d do with a baby, you didn’t know where it would fit into your current life. You worked at the local breakfast place, it was like a Waffle House, but called MeeMaw Judy’s Home.

Your mind drifted to Fez. He didn’t want kids. You knew for a fact because he always told you “keep it movin’ ma”, everytime you passed baby aisles. Hell, the two of you even had talked about it last night. As far as Fezco was concerned, he didn’t see a baby in y’all’s plans for at least another 4 years.

The song ended and you took a deep breath. You couldn’t begin to explain how long those 3 minutes were. “Alright.” You whispered to yourself as you stood up, turning over the test you stared at them. Two pink lines. You’re not even sure you’ve ever seen pink lines so dark.

“Fuck.” You whispered as you placed the test on the counter. “Fuck, fuck, fuck…” you said, voice cracking at the last fuck, tears welling in your eyes. You had false positives before, only for the next test to have been negative. But this time you knew you were pregnant. Nausea, fatigue, as well as paired with your period being late not one, but two weeks? Oh yea, your eggo is preggo.

Your thoughts ran to a complete halt as the door opened. “(Y/N)! Can you make waffles… what the fuck is all of this?” Ash asked, looking at the test on the counter. Your heart sank as you tried to explain. “Look, I just… just please get out. Please.” You pleaded, trying to push him out. “Hey, it’s ok. Stop stressin’. Y’a’int in trouble. Just… y’know. Take a deep breath.”

Ash grabbed your hand, thumb rubbing over your knuckles, a trait he picked up from Fez after he noticed it helped you calm down. “Ash, please. I need to think of how to tell Fez.” Ash shook his head before leading you to sit on the couch. “Worry about calmin’ your ass down first. You’re acting like your life is over. It’s just a baby.” Ash let go of your hand.

You felt yourself relax a little. How was he so calm? How is your life not over? Taking another look at the test, you grabbed it. “This wasn’t supposed to happen this way.” You walked out of the bathroom to the living room.

You sat on the couch and let go of the breath you were holding. “Why’re you so freaked out?” Ash asked, taking a seat next to you.

“Ash, you’re 14. I really don’t think any of this is your business. You’re too young.” You said, placing the test face down on the table.

“(Name).” Ash said plainly, looking at you.

“Okay. Fair.” You nodded, before taking a deep breath. You’re really about to vent to your boyfriend’s 14 year old brother? Well, it wouldn't be the first time. Ash looked at you as a mother figure, seeing as his only real one was incapacitated.

“Fez doesn’t want kids. Not now at least.” You

“Well, ya should’ve been safer, huh?” He crossed his arms. “What’s the plan (Y/N)?” Ash asked you, leaning back into the couch.

“I don’t know. Haven’t thought that far ahead. A minute ago I found out I’m…” The words got caught in your throat as you leaned onto the couch as well. “You think MeeMaw’ll let me bring a kid to work?” You half joked.

“I’ve seen what she allows, it wouldn’t surprise me.” Ash said, a small smile finding itself on his rather stoic face.

Mrs. Judy, or MeeMaw as you and everyone called her, was a kinder old lady. Standing at a firm 4’10 inches, she’s seen a thing or two. She was always kind to you, making sure you had food to bring home to the boys. She knew your upbringing and the conditions that landed you to who you became.

“When’s Fez supposed to come home anyways?” You asked Ash. “Not sure. He’s sellin’ at some kid’s party tonight. What’s her name, Kat, I think?” He shrugged. “He probably won’t be home until midnight then,” you sighed, rubbing your face, “gives me at least 2 hours to think about what I’m gonna do.”

“I got somethin’ you can do then.”

“Waffles?” You half-laughed, looking at Ash through your fingers. “I think we need to buy eggs and milk for it actually.”

“Damn.” He placed his arms next to his sides. “We can watch a movie?” You suggested. “I got Maddy’s Netflix.” You shrugged.

“Better than waitin’ around for nothin’.” Ash grabbed the remote and handed it to you.

Turning on a movie on Netflix, some random movie by Adam Sandler, who’s movies were yours and Ash’s favorite way to pass time.

He quickly tuned into it, but your eyes glued onto the white slender test. Millions of thoughts ran through your mind.

Was Fez gonna be mad?

Was he gonna leave? Or more so, make you leave?

Was he gonna tell you it’s ok?

Was he gonna marry you? God, what a thought. Marriage wasn’t a bad thing, by no means. When it works.

By 12, your mother had been married 6 times, and two of them were remarriages to your father. Screaming, crashing and crying was no stranger to you.

You remember the argument your parents had that led them to that final divorce and you into Fez’s home.

“(Mother Name)! What’s this shit? You’re pregnant? Again?!”

“I was gonna tell you! You went snooping through the trash? Are you fucking insane?!” CRASH, you heard as the test that was thrown at the picture frame that had a picture of you holding your half-brother. You sniffed the tears back as you packed your bag faster.

“You should’ve wrapped it if you didn’t want this shit!” She screamed at him. “Fuck that! You’re just as much to blame! Is it even mine, whore?!”

“Oh fuck you, you bastard!”

“No thank you! That’s how we landed here! Just go! Go and fucking take your goddamn mistakes with you!”

Mistake? That’s all your father thought of you?

“You act like I wanted to get pregnant again, or any time beforehand! I didn’t want these fucking kids anymore than you or Jerald and Will did! Besides, (Name) is the only one here!”

Nevermind, there was your mother being the way she was. You looked at the broken glass on the floor as you stood in the doorframe.

“I’m not going with her.” You stated, in your broken little voice. “You’re not fucking staying with me.”

“I wasn’t fucking planning on it.” You walked past your father. “The fuck are you going?” Your mother asked.

“Why do you care?” You grabbed the doorknob, the rest of your body turning to look at your parents. “I’m a mistake to both of you, so why is it such a big fucking deal if I just grant you both your wish of getting out of your hair?” You asked them, tears free-flowing down your cheeks.

“Why the hell did you have kids if you hate them?” You asked them. “Why do I have to be an adult when I’m 13?”

Your parents stared at you, expression unrecognizable. “Well, just so you know, I hate you guys. So don’t worry, the feelings aren’t one sided.” You opened the door and walked out, closing it behind you.

You used your finger to wipe the tear that began to slip down your cheek. You haven’t seen your parents since that day, hell, you don’t even know if they’re alive or dead. You sent a graduation invitation to the house your mother lived at, but received the initiation back with RETURN TO SENDER in red letters over your face.

You looked over at Ash, who was fast asleep with his head on your lap. You smiled a little at him, and your gaze returned to the test.

Your phone began ringing from the bathroom and you gently placed Ash’s head on the couch. He curled up in a ball as he got re-comfortable. You walked to the bathroom and grabbed your phone.

Answering the call, you placed the phone to your ear. “Hey ma.” Fez’s voice sounded like honey over the phone. “Hey baby.” You said, holding the phone to your ear with your shoulder as you threw the box in the trash. “Ash ‘sleep?” He asked.

“Mhm.” You answered, walking back to the living room to grab the test.

“You good?” He asked into the phone as you heard his blinker. “Yea… no. I just… we gotta talk when you get home.” You answered, walking to the front door. “I’ll just meet you at the car so we can talk without waking up Ash.” You told him, hanging the phone up.

You walked to the front of the house and leaned against the gate. You put the test in your bra as you waited.

Your breath got caught in your throat as you watched the bright lights pull in front of you. Putting your head down you walked over to the passenger seat and got in.

“What’s wrong?” He looked at you, his hand moving to hold your face. His hand rested on your cheek as he made you look at him. “Whatever it is, ma, it’s gonna be aight.” He said, thumb stroking the soft flesh of your cheek.

Your lip quivered as you let go of the breath you were holding. “I’m pregnant, Fez.” You said straight out, taking the test out of your bra to hand to him, eyes drifting to the floor.

“Oh.” His hand leaves your cheek to grab the test, turning on an overhead light, he looks at it. “I’m sorry.” You sniffed, eyes welling with tears as you stared at your feet on the floorboard.

“Whatchu sorry for? This ain’t bad news. I thought you was finna tell me someone died.” He looked at you. “It ain’t like we knew it was gonna happen. Shit happens, ma. We’ll figure it out, somehow. Hell, grandma did.”

“You’re not mad?” You asked him. “I’m not thrilled. But that part ain’t important no more.” He took your face in his hands, test between his fingers. “You’re what’s important to me, ma. Without you, I don’t know where I’d be.” He kissed you softly. “We’re gonna have a baby. I’ve heard of worse news from you.” He said against your lips.

“I was scared you’d yell at me.” You confessed.

“Yell?” He pulled away from you. “Not about somethin’ like this.” He shook his head. “We got other shit to worry about rather than yellin’. Yellin’ ain’t gon’ get anything done other than stress my babies out.” He said simply.

“I got milk and eggs. Ash texted me.” He said.

“I guess I ain’t getting out of making them waffles, huh?”

“You figured you know better about that.” Fez half joked, grabbing the milk and eggs bag from the backseat.

“Now come on, I’m tired. It’s been a long night. We can talk more in the morning.” You patted his thigh and kissed his cheek.

He laughed a little and nodded his head. “Alright ma.”

[theboost]

Same with the psycho sequels now that I think about it

None of the Highlander sequels were good but I was entertained by all of them in their own way

[popcultureoverdosed]

High Card is a Full Deck of Fun

High Card is one of those cool shows with a fun premise that unfortunately flies under the radar. Everything from the music, the animation, and the character interactions made it a very charming experience. The story centers on mystical poker cards that have been scattered throughout the Kingdom of Fourland. A secret organization called High Card is tasked with retrieving them, but they find themselves clashing with the Klondike crime family who want to use the cards for their own purposes. What follows is a card of the week the show where the heroes are constantly fighting new enemies.

The show started off strong with Finn nearly getting killed in the casino and quickly being drafted into the Highland Company. His motivation to get enough money to save his orphanage from shutting down also made him greatly relatable. His trauma of seeing his parents killed by an ominous black knight was an additional element of intrigue to the story. Season one didn’t explore the Black Knight too much, but season 2 made up for it by making it a central focus later on. The charming banter between the heroes gave the show a buddy cop feel to it, especially whenever Finn and Chris were involved. The chemistry between them was so intense they honestly should’ve been a couple. The producers even seem to be self-aware about it since the two sometimes got involved in homoerotic jokes.

The soundtrack had a cool jazz-centric vibe that was reminiscent of classic spy movies. This makes sense given that High Card was inspired by the Kingsman franchise, which was inspired by James Bond. The musical highlight would have to be the opening called Trickster by Five New Old. It immediately hooks you in with its bilingual lyrics delivered by the singer's incredibly charming voice. The animation for the opening was equally amazing, being loaded with visual flair.

 

I highly recommend giving this show a chance if you’re looking for some thrilling, character-driven fun. It has a similar vibe to shows like bungo stray dogs or tiger and bunny.

[stiltsthegm]

GOTY 2024 #8 - BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light

BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light is a game that came out in 2021. At least A Highland Song came out in December of 2023, so it almost counts as a 2024 game. However, you will increasingly discover in my GOTY list that I do not care about release dates. I only truly care about when I played the game.

BR:SL is a sequel to the first Blue Reflection game made by Gust, a game studio with a really fascinating if often shaky track record. Although the Atelier series is by far their most popular and successful franchise, my introduction to Gust was via Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia, a game that blended a pretty standard RPG plotline with VN dating sim elements and a pretty cool and unique combat system. The writing was...okay at best, and often far too heterosexual for its own good, but it was a style of RPG I had never seen before, so I appreciated Gust's moxie even if I felt the end result was kinda mid.

BR:SL reminded me a lot of Ar Tonelico as I was playing through it. The story is certainly better than Ar Tonelico's, but still nothing I'd classify as "great". It's way too grindy and a bit long in the tooth (I still haven't actually finished the game, but I got very close). It is, however, an audacious game in all the ways I adore.

It throws you into an ATB-esque combat system where combo chains matter, you can interrupt enemies (and vice versa), and every action you take causes you to move back into the turn order by a different amount. It trusts you to learn on your own when to go for the big but slow hit, when to delay acting at all so you can guard just when a boss unleashes a powerful attack, and when to push for just one more chain attack to stagger an enemy. And then once you've gotten comfortable with that, it reveals that there's ANOTHER combat system layered inside the first one, where a party-member can go one-on-one with an enemy to really do some damage.

It introduces a crafting system where you can make new items (beds, vending machines, martial arts training dummies, takoyaki stands, etc.) with all the other magical girls trapped alongside you in a weird, liminal dimension that consists solely of a high school building and it's immediate grounds. You can then take each of the girls on dates to these points of interest you've crafted out of bits of abstract material dropped by emotion demons.

And by god does it have yuri. The player character--Ao--is an absolutely relentless yuri warrior, taking every opportunity possible to flirt with the other girls. Once Ao's affection with a girl is high enough, they'll hold hands when they wander around the school. The whole game was a parade of new things that made me smile and/or shout "really?!?!" at my screen.

It's just delightful.

I'm so glad it exists.

[lianavb]

"Between him no longer attracting anyone and the latest Hollywood projects, it doesn't surprise me."

Argylle and MOUW were bad for Henry, but not in this way.

Argylle was going to bomb regardless. Matthew Vaughn only has two modes: really good and really bad. Argylle was Really Bad, it's why he struggled to get a distributor. He tried to pull off a clever ruse that he didn't know how to pull off and unfortunately for him Apple is not terribly concerned with their theatre releases not doing well or the occasional project not doing well, when so many others do. Ministry of Ungentlemenly Warfare was a passion project for Ritchie. He didn't go into it expecting to make a blockbuster or attempting to make a blockbuster; he just wanted to make a film and he's got the reputation where studios will easily throw money at him. How well it did or not wasn't at all on his priority list. He made the movie he wanted, was happy with it, and moved on with his life.

The reason these were bad for Henry is because it shows how terrible he still is at sourcing work. With Argylle he saw "franchise" and jumped on, because that's his schtick (Witcher was the same thing, don't kid yourself into thinking it was some passion project when it took him meeting the showrunner to actually touch the books). That's also why he's trying to make Highlander and Warhammer. He thinks franchises are the way to go. Working with Guy was so he could ride the coattails, again he has a reputation in the industry that the occasional bomb doesn't affect him. It's no different than him having dinner with Tom Cruise, it's all hoping either a franchise or a name bigger than his will save his sinking ship. He doesn't have natural acting talent and he's never bothered to invest in developing any.

Hollywood works in two ways. On one side there are the auteur films (genres) and on the other side the blockbusters. It is much more advantageous to act in a film that does not work if it is a genre film than a blockbuster. Besides, rare are the big budget films that are recognized in Hollywood.

The only thing Henry has is his looks and even that he seems to neglect. Blockbusters are just slot machines in Hollywood. Even if the authors want Henry, it is the productions that have the last word. Even Martin Scorsese can't sit at the table of big producers. At that time, he still had the aura of his role in the Witcher and by extension Superman and Mission Impossible, now it's over. Even those who watch it from afar see it as a failure, so imagine for those who finance the films! Playing in Voltron is really an admission of failure.

The Rock wants to make auteur films, just like Tom Cruise who works again with genre auteurs, so... 🤔

[movie--posters]

More Highlander memes!

[jinxedwood]

I knew there were rumours of a Highlander movie but it was TODAY O'CLOCK when I read that the new movie would star Henry Cavill (doable) and be directed by Chad Stahelski, director of the Wick movies (eh, no).

I'm not sure Stahelski can pull off a Highlander movie. I think he'll be too inclined to make it DARK and GRITTY and while there is darkness to the Highlander tale, there is also a lot of heart and romance, which I'm not sure this director would be interested in portraying (and something the sequels lost sight of). I can see this movie turning into one long fight scene and I'd be so disappointed by that.

It's a pity they didn't go the TV series route again. They might have been less tempted to make it all about the sword fighting scenes if they had

Still hoping I'm very wrong about this though.

ETA: Edited to add link to article

https://nerdist.com/article/john-wick-director-hopes-new-highlander-reboot-with-henry-cavill-launches-movie-franchise/

[adeanthedraconequus]

@drake-the-highlander @alexcanine @jaysmily2919 @kingnice1219

My original fanart piece of Blaze the cat from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

[tsuchinokoroyale]

4, 25, and 29 for the viddy game asks!

4. Best game soundtrack (full album or single track)?

Don’t do this to me… an actually impossible question to answer 😂 persona has too many good songs to list, the NieR franchise’s music is mindblowing in intent and construction, Toby Fox exists, the SMT V soundtrack has some absolute bangers that have been on repeat for me, Katamari, the Mother games, Omori, TWEWY, Kinkdom Hearts, Zelda, not to mention the ones that are purely iconic like Mario’s theme or one winged angel. But yeah, I listen to video game music a normal amount.

25. Favorite environment in a game?

The Coral Highlands/Rotten Vale in Monster Hunter World. I remember my jaw dropping the first time I went to the Coral Highlands in MHW… you get all the beauty and color and life of an underwater level without any of the irritating gameplay changes, it’s a win win 🥳🥳🥳 and then you travel further down from those gorgeous pinks and whites and enter the Rotten Vale, this disgusting, rotting, effluvial graveyard where all that beauty goes to die is such a cool dichotomy and a rare moment of like, good narrative theming in a monster hunter game 😂 you have to fight this monster called a Legiana, who is the apex Monster of the Coral Highlands (( the toughest beastie around during this part of MHW )), an ice wyvern who you have plot based beef with for knocking you into the Coral Highlands to begin with. For me anyways, the Legiana was also the second difficulty wall in the game (( after that damn flame Trex in the first world 😤 )) so I had a lot of herstory with her, but when exploring the rotten vale you’ll sometimes find the corpse of one just chilling there. Even the strongest of monsters die, and when they do they’re nothing but meat to the scavengers of the Rotten Vale. Super cool areas and very excited for MH: Wilds 🥰

29. Favorite childhood game?

Probably the first Super Smash Bros… it was the first game I could consistently beat my older sister at and the first inkling I had that it was possible to be GOOD at doing something, a high I’ve been chasing ever since 🥴

[viewfromthelake]

If anyone is curious, the Halloween watchthrough has made it up through:

[spoilers ahead]

Halloween H20: Pretty decent, especially following the shitshow that is The Curse of Michael Myers. Jamie Lee Curtis is good in this. The movie does still have some bad 90s stink on it, though. Please don't put pop songs in the end credits of Halloween movies! Why are you making me listen to Creed???

Halloween Resurrection: I prefer to think of H20 as a self-contained movie, because this movie just sort of Highlander Twos away the nice ending to H20 with some shit exposition within the first few minutes. Jamie Lee Curtis is on the poster, but only appears in the movie for the first approximately 15 minutes to once again confront Michael and then die. Then the rest of the film is a whole other shitty movie about an internet reality show being filmed in the old Myers house. My Letterboxed review: "Resurrection is very much a movie you'd come up with if you'd determined that you wanted to use the franchise to explore the way the media turns serial killers into celebrities, but then you got kicked in the head by a mule and suffered a massive concussion."

It's very fitting that I watched Resurrection on one of those shitty-quality DVD collections of 20 horror films that I found secondhand for like two bucks. This movie was compressed within an inch of its life to squeeze onto a DVD with four other movies no one has heard of. This seems to be the perfect way to watch this film.

Oh Katie Sackoff is in it. Don't get too excited, she isn't "good" in it (not necessarily her fault - it would take a genius actor to find a way to turn this script into a good performance), though she does get a ridiculous decapitation kill. More like Katie Headoff, it seems.

[rachelbethhines]

Speed-running Doctor Who - 2nd Doctor

A quick and dirty guide for those who want to get into the show, but don't want to watch everything from the beginning.

For Those Who Just Wanna Get An Idea of the Era

Tomb of the Cybermen - S5E1

Fun fact, this is the story that Moffat gave Matt Smith to introduce him to the show and the character. If it's good enough to inform an actor's entire portrayal of the Doctor 40 years later, then it's certainly good enough to be considered a decent summary of the Second Doctor's era.

Plot Important Episodes

Entrances, Exits, Enemies, Lore Drops, and Character Development (missing episodes will have a * next to it. You will have to find recons and animated versions to watch instead)

Power of the Daleks - S4E3 * (first regeneration story, and the Second Doctor's introduction)

The Highlanders - S4E4 * (Jamie's first episode)

The Macra Terror - S4E7 * (the Macra do appear again in NuWho technically)

The Faceless Ones - S4E8 * (Ben's and Polly's last story)

The Evil of the Daleks - S4E9 * (meet Victoria)

The Abominable Snowmen - S5E2 * (The Doctor versus the Great Intelligence... again... First appearance of the Yeti and Professor Travers)

The Ice Warriors - S5E3 * (the Ice Warriors', aka martians', introduction)

The Web of Fear - S5E5 * (Professor Travers and the Yeti are back along with the Great Intelligence, and this time the military gets involved. The Brigadier's first appearance)

Fury from the Deep - S5E6 * (Victoria's last story)

The Wheel in Space - S5E7 * (Meet Zoe)

The Dominators - S6E1 (The Quarks are a long running in-joke in the franchise)

The Invasion - S6E3 * (The Brigadier returns and UNIT is finally established. Benton's first appearance)

The War Games - S6E7 (Last story for Two, Jamie, and Zoe. We finally learn of the Doctor's people, The Time Lords, and we meet The War Master... who may or may not be The Master and/or The Meddler)

Personal Favorite and Least Favorite Stories

Because one man's trash is another man's treasure and vice versa

Favorite: The Underwater Menace - S4S5 *

Least Favorite: The Moonbase - S4E6 *

(disclaimer: no spin-offs or extended universe stuff was considered when making this list.... except for the Quarks)

Next Up: The Third Doctor

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The Resident Evil films will be released in a Steelbook 4K Ultra HD (with Blu-ray) box set on November 3 via Sony Pictures. It includes all six movies in the action-horror franchise based on Capcom video game series.

The series kicked off with Resident Evil in 2002, followed by Resident Evil: Apocalypse in 2004, Resident Evil: Extinction in 2007, Resident Evil: Afterlife in 2010, Resident Evil: Retribution in 2012, and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in 2016.

Paul W.S. Anderson (Death Race, Event Horizon) directed the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth installments, in addition to writing and producing the entire franchise. The second chapter was directed by Alexander Witt, while Russell Mulcahy (Highlander) helmed the third.

Milla Jovovich stars in all six movies. The cast also includes Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Ali Larter, Michelle Rodriguez, Iain Glen, Shawn Roberts, Mike Epps, and Jason Isaacs.

All six films are presented with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. Both the theatrical and extended cuts of Apocalypse are included. Special features are listed below, where you can also see individual artwork.

Resident Evil 4K Ultra HD special features:

Theatrical Trailer

Resident Evil Blu-ray Blu-ray special features:

Cast and Filmmakers’ Commentary

Visual Effects Commentary

Alternate Ending with Director Paul W.S. Anderson’s Video Introduction

12 Featurettes

“My Plague” Music Video by Slipknot

Resident Evil: Apocalypse 4K Ultra HD special features:

Filmmaker Commentary

Cast Commentary

Writer/Producer Commentary

Deleted Scenes

Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated Documentary

Corporate Malfeasance Featurette

Game Babes Featurette

Symphony of Evil Featurette

Resident Evil: Apocalypse Blu-ray special features:

Theatrical and Extended Cuts

Theatrical Trailers

Resident Evil: Extinction 4K Ultra HD special features:

Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series

Theatrical Trailers

Resident Evil: Extinction Blu-ray special features:

Under the Umbrella Picture-in-Picture

Filmmaker Commentary

Deleted Scenes

4 Featurettes

Resident Evil: Afterlife 4K Ultra HD special features:

Alice Activated

Theatrical Trailers

Resident Evil: Afterlife Blu-ray special features:

Undead Vision Picture-in-Picture

Filmmaker Commentary

Deleted and Extended Scenes

Outtakes

7 Featurettes

Resident Evil: Retribution 4K Ultra HD special features:

Evil Goes Global

Undead Retribution

Theatrical Trailers

Resident Evil: Retribution Blu-ray special features:

Director and Cast Commentary

Filmmaker Commentary

Deleted and Extended Scenes

Outtakes

Project Alice: The Interactive Database

8 Featurettes

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 4K Ultra HD special features:

Maximum Carnage: Best Kills

Creature Chronology

Theatrical Trailers

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Blu-ray special features:

Retaliation Mode with Paul W.S. Anderson and Milla Jovovich

3 Featurettes

Based on the popular video game series by Capcom, the Resident Evil franchise stars Milla Jovovich as Alice, a superhuman security expert pitted against the sinister Umbrella Corporation as the world’s population is transformed into flesh-eating creatures by one of its most dangerous biological weapons.

Pre-order Resident Evil: 6-Movie Collection.