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Finally finished Godspell after starting it around Easter. I wondered why it was giving me vaguely Sesame Street, The Wiz, and The Warriors vibes, then I realized itâs because they're all filmed in 1970s New York. đ
(Or at least originally filmed then and there, in the Street's case.)
Anyway, the movie has its problems, but the Phariseesâ design is amazing.
Push brooms for eyes, trash bags for apparel, tubing for a mouth, and rakes for arms. Very urban. They look better in the movie proper.
Sorry for the gif quality. There was like only one video of this scene on YouTube. But honestly, the rakes are way creepier than Freddyâs Kruegerâs mitts and his occupation is âdream pervert.â
It reminds me that one of the things I liked about The Wiz was that itâs basically a Wizard of Oz AU instead of just being a straight remake.
Instead of the twister taking Ross!Dorothy to a village then having her travel through countryside and woods to a city then a castle, sheâs still in a city setting. But it remains fantastical throughout the whole journey.
Anyway, I just love gushing about monster designs and fantasy settings and I already discussed The Wiz lol.
#Tawney talks#Godspell#Godspell 1973#Easter#crucifixion#minors do not interact#monster#horror#Sesame Street#The Wiz#The Warriors#The Wiz 1978#The Wizard of Oz#Wizard of Oz#Muppets#Jim Henson#Wizard of Oz 1939#Diana Ross#A Nightmare on Elm Street#Nightmare on Elm Street
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okay i am on board with the weird ot3
#the flirting is bizarre but it is there#the doctor really had to go to kirk like :) hey jim you won't guess who showed human emotion#and then they were gushing about it like schoolgirl#you guys should see a therapist#wiz watches star trek
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Now I prefer Hypnos but Zagreus is also amazing
@enderiz @ozdical @horrific-dunce >:3
Doing one of these but with my mutuals after seeing this image on my dash today!!
..Y'know he may be the god of war but.. I'm not mad. No, no not at all. :)
@xxgalacticambitionsxx @hatbox-apologist @ghostingyourass79 @kittieshauntedourfantasy @emerald194 @thatonerabbit @comical-icicle
#hades zagreus#i fu king lobr#the guy#behold jim#frog i knew you it you were into old menlike ren and wiz#TSK
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Eternally Confused and Eager for Love Review
Eternally Confused and Eager for Love Review
Director Rahul Nairâs gabby comedy looks at the difficulty of dating in the digital age in a manner thatâs equal parts shallow and silly, notes Sukanya Verma. Remember that time Chandler Bing was stuck in an ATM vestibule with a Victoriaâs Secret model but was too tongue-tied to strike a conversation while the voice in his head mocked him mercilessly? Eternally Confused and Eager for Love opensâŠ
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#Akhtar#ATM#Chandler Bing#Devi#Director Rahul Nair#Eager for Love Review#Farhan#jim sarbh#Lizzy McGuire#Reema Kagti#Ritesh Sidhwani#Sukanya Verma#Victoria#Vihaan Samat#Wiz#Zoya
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On this day, 34 years ago... we lost a great man, a creative genius, and a wiz at puppetry, the GREAT Jim Henson...
We, at "The Cartoon CARTOON Show" salute Jim for all the amazing work he's done in his young life, from his start at a local television station in Washington D.C., to the creation of The Muppets, who have inspired many puppeteers across the globe.
And while some of his work has been seen on Cartoon Network on rare occasions, like a recent airing of the live-action Ninja Turtles movies (*to which he helped create the animatronic suits for the films), his legacy will always leave a lasting impact on our lives, especially ours.
But why does this little green frog from the "Adventure Time" stop-motion episode, "Bad Jubies" kinda remind me of someone...?
Let us know in the comments what you like about Jim Henson and his many fuzzy and furry creations.
#cartoon network#cartoon cartoon show#the cartoon cartoon show#cartoon cartoons#cartoons#youtube#youtube channel#video blog#jim henson#the jim henson company#the muppets#muppets#the muppet show#kermit the frog#frog#puppetry#puppets#art of puppetry#sesame street#fraggle rock#muppet babies#the dark crystal#labyrinth#the storyteller#adventure time#bad jubies#references#jake the dog
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Jim Greenleaf as McDorfus in Joysticks, March 1983. starring well Joe Don Baker was the biggest name but I think Jim Greenleaf got the most screentime.
Photos 1-4. Introducing video game wiz McDorfus.
Photos 5-8. Reaching for a photo, displaying his sexy belly overhang..
Photos 9-12. Stalling until his friend can climb out the window to caress his belly.
Photo 13. Weâve got some belly peeking out.Â
Photo 14-18. Oh look McDorfus has been kidnapped by Larryâs other brother Darryl (John Voldstad).Â
Photo 19. Just needed a profile.
Joysticks is one of the juvenile comedies Jim Greenleaf did, which includes Gorp & Surf II, So juvenile, I rented them at least twice each at the video store just for Jim. I think these types of films were perfect for video store rentals.
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May I add the to the fantasy list
Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb
Merovingen Nights by CJ Cherryh
Riftwar saga by Raymond E Feist
Green Rider series by Kristain Britain
Rider at the Gate by CJ Cherryh
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Codex Alera by Jim Butcher
Everworld By KA Applegate
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba
Vows and Honor by Mercedes Lackey
Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McAffery
Wiz Series by Rick Cook
that's all I got for now without adding more series by the same authors (notably Cherryh and Lackey)
I love getting these mile long lists lmao it's the kind of thing I'd submit. I've added them all!
#ask#submission#farseer trilogy#merovingen nights#the riftwar saga#green rider#rider at the gate#the dresden files#codex alera#everworld#the wheel of time#the wandering inn#valdemar: vows and honor#dragonriders of pern#wiz
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Charlie Smalls, photographed by Martha Swope, circa 1974, via NYPL I've been a fan of Charlie Smalls ever since first seeing John Cassavetes' FACES, which includes his great "Never Felt Like This Before." The amount of information about him out there before his work on THE WIZ is thin: backed Harry Belafonte and Hugh Maskela (check out his piano on "Felicade"); appeared on the Monkees tv show; recorded one single under the group name C. Smalls & Co. With a little further digging I've found that the group included vocalists Nancy Whalley King and John Richardson, plus session legends Jim Keltner on drums and Wilton Felder on bass. According to an article in the November 2, 1968, Michigan Chronicle, the Queens-born Smalls attended PS1, then Music & Art and Juilliard, and then played in the 379th Air Force band. ("I wasn't very good on the M-1," so they let me play glockenspiel full-time.") In the mid-60s, he played regularly at Steve Paul's club, The Scene, which was also a hotbed for early jazz-rock experiments.
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So the crew gets to cheer up Blanket Fort Ed with 2 films each.
Since they had to go to Ye Olde Blockbuster, no films from 2000 - present can be selected.
I'll go first:
Frenchie: Enter The Dragon and Car Wash
Buttons: Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Evil Dead
Lucius: All About Eve and Torchsong Trilogy
Pete: Fast Times At Ridgemont High and Lost Boys
Fang: On The Waterfront and American Gigolo
The Swede: The Little Mermaid and The Goonies
Oluwande: The Wiz and Sparkle
Jim: The Magnificent Seven and Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
Roach: The Mack and Coffee
Izzy: Cruising twice
ADD YOUR OWN! CMON Y'ALL!
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Harsh Times (2005 Movie) - Wiz Quiz Scene
This was my first time using Final Cut Pro - So bear with me.
Movie: Christian Bale as Jim Luther Davis in Harsh Times (2005) dir. David Ayer
FYI: Christian Bale was an executive producer of Harsh Times.
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The Lie Becomes the Truth- A Steddie Fic (Part 4)
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At some point, Steve was going to have to get used to embarrassing himself.
While Robin was always kind enough to remind him that he sucked when he struck out with the ladies, Steve was a jock.
He was strong.
He was handsome
.
He had good hand-eye coordination, a wiz with his nailbat, and could beat up a Russian asshole with a phone.
Not too shabby, if he did say so himself. (Which he *did*, thank you very much Robin and Dustin.)
From the movies they played in Family Video, Steve had seen many action heroes saving the day. They would get shot, stabbed, blown up even, and still save the day.
So. Eddie was not some dainty damsel, and Steve, while being a strong, handsome former jock, was no action hero from a movie. After taking a few steps, Steve nearly fell over.
Right. He was injured too. Shit.
After some rearranging, Steve ended up with a new Eddie backpack. Or as Dustin liked to call it, Eddie was riding âYoda-Styleâ.
Steve kept to himself just how much he didnât think Eddie looked like a Muppet.
(Steve would tell Robin later, much later, that it is possible to crush on a musician that doesnât look like they were created by Jim Henson. She flipped him off. It was great.)
Something else Steve learned? His piggyback companion didnât think of him as that safe Shire place.
He couldnât feel upset about that, because he found out that he was something far, far greate than a place.
He, Steve, was the Samwis!
Actually, that was a bit confusing. Eddie had said, âSamwisâ. Dustin said the character Eddie was asking for was named âSamwiseâ.
That wasnât what Eddie was calling him.
A plus on Eddie being pressed up tight against his back, (besides the obvious), was that Eddieâs words were clearer. No more garbled half sounds. Being off the ground made the metal head also more of his chatty self.
Still delirious as fuck, but at least they could understand the words coming out of his mouth.
Even if they did make Steve blush. He was confused as shit, but wellâŠ
How was he supposed to react when these things were crooned in his ear?
âOh Stevewise. My gardener. My paladin. My fluffy haired knight. You water my flowers, tend my hedges, fight off ShelobâŠcarrying me outta Mordor.â
Dustin kept looking over, furrowed brow, as he limped between his Nancy and Robin crutches.
Steve knew that look.
The little shit was contemplating.
Gears were working overtime in Dustinâs head, trying to make a picture out these random puzzle pieces he thought Eddie was giving them.
To be honest, there were gears turning in Steve head, too. (It was easier to focus on that than the pain in his sides or how only a few minutes before Eddie wasâŠ.how *Steve* was a liar.)
He knew what a knight was, easy. He knew his hair had incredible volume. But the rest of that? What the fuck? Were those from that book his likes? From the *Dorks and Disasters* game? Was he speaking in code?
And most importantlyâŠhow the hell did Eddie know he liked to garden?!
Eddie didnât have much of a yard at the trailer park, but he had brought some flower pots over to Maxâs to brighten the place. But how did Eddie know he grew them?
Something warm was filling is chest, like liquid sunshine.
If Eddie wanted him to be his gardener, he would be the best god damn gardener Eddie had ever seen. What little lawn he had would be trimmed and green. He would keep Eddieâs house full of flowers every week. He and his uncle would drown in fresh vegetables. Forget the farmerâs market. *Steveâs* their farmerâs market, baby.
It was when they entered the trailer that Eddieâs chatter took a despondent turn.
As Steve put his precious, heavy load on the couch, EddieâŠsang.
Steve didn't pay very much attention in school. But he did remember something about ocean sirens using beautiful singing to hypnotizing sailors to drown themselves, or something like that.
Yeah. If Eddie was a siren, then Steve would be drowning.
It wasnât some heavy metal ballad, like most might expect. No. It was all the words he has brushed the shell of Steveâs ear, plus more, put to song. Steve was pretty impressed. Eddie was some fucking musician, making a song on the spot with all that blood loss and being nearly unconscious. But unlike how happy the words made Steve before, these wereâŠsad.
"Oh Stevewise. My gardener. My paladin. My fluffy haired knight.
You water my flowers, tend my hedges, fight off strange things in the night.
You carry me out of Mordor, Safe, Mount Doom a distant shore
But you'll go back to the Shire, marry Rosie. And I...Iâll go West with the Elves, forevemore"
Dustinâs head snapped towards Eddie. His genius gears stopped turning. There was an epiphany. One completely lost to Steve. Completely lost to Nancy too, it seemed.
But not to Robin.
Despite him knowing for a fact that Robin didnât play D&D or read that book (he asked, okay?), she knew a thing to two about music. Where Dustin got some secret code in he words, Robin heard something n the notes.
Something that made her cry and cover he mouth.
Nancy had turned to her and ask what was going on, but she just shook her head.
âIt isnât my place to tell.â
Dustin turned to her, looking so sad and lost, before he limped over and gently hugged Eddie.
âOh EddieâŠthat isnât how the story has to end! Frodo doesnât have to go into the West. We love you. I love you! Your family loves you! Stay with us.â
Wait a fucking second. Was Eddie talking aboutâŠdying?! Again?!
Not on Steveâs watch!
Frantic, Steve gripped Eddie face. His eyes were still closed, so Steve got in close.
âListen here, Munson! Stay AWAY from any fucking lights at the end of tunnels, okay? No walking West, or any shit, okay? Plus, ahâŠâ
Eddie had talked Elves, right?
âPlus, the Elves are dipshit asshole...â
What was something Eddie hated?
Steveâs eyes lit up.
He knew this!
He slapped his hands and snapped his fingers.
âJOCKS! The Elves are total Jocks!â
Robin, bless their shared brain cell, picked up what he was putting down. âYeah! And not the nice, dumb kind! Jason Carver? Totally a zealot, child hurting, friends-of-Dorothy-hating Elf!â
Eddie wrinkled his nose. âEww.â
Smiling, Dustin jumped back in. âThe West is full of Jason Carver Elves! Don't go towards any lights! Stay in the Shire. Your uncle is in the Shire.â
âWayne?â
Steve put some curls behind his ears.
âYeah. Wayneâs waiting in-in the Shire. Why donât we go say hello?â
While the three of them were talking Eddie out of his dark mood, Nancy had used the time to fashion a new rope out of towels from the bathroom, and even a makeshift seat out of Eddieâs guitar strap. Somehow, big brains Nancy made the rope twice as long, and developed a pulley system with a towel rack, a floor lamp, and a plastic wheel-thingie with wrapped black cable that must have been from Wayne Munsonâs job.
Jesus, sometimes Steve wondered if that woman was a female McGyver. How did she end up with an idiot like him, again?
Going as carefully as possible, Nancy crawled through first. Dustin was next, put into the guitar strap and towel seat. Nancy repositioned the mattress. Robin helped Dustin up as he climbed with Steve pulling on the rope. Hands were going bloody and raw from the terrycloth, Steve grunted and smiled when Dustin made it to the other side.
It was time for Eddie.
Unlike Dustin, Eddie wasnât able to sit upright. He needed to be wrapped tightly in a blanket, while in the seat, and secured with some of the cables before they could pulley him through.
Gingerly laying him on the floor, Eddie started speaking again.
âShire Time?â
Checking the belt already around his body, Robin answered back.
âWe need to make you an Eddie burrito, but yes! Weâll get you to the Shire, then the hobbit hospital for magical stiches and rabies shots. How does that sound?â
Steve lifted Eddie as best as he could, and placed him in on the blanket. Something was still troubling Eddie, Steve could tell. As he and Robin wrapped him up (with âhelpfulâ instructions from both Dustin and Nancy, Jesus), asked him what was wrong.
âBut what about Rosie?â
Steve remembered him calling Nancy a flower, but he started to think that maybe even that had to do with that book too. That song of Eddieâs had him-Sam-Stevewise-whoever the fuck he was marrying this Rosie.
And that? Yeah, no.
He couldnât let Eddie think that.
After all, he was Eddieâs gardener. And secretly damn proud of it.
Man, Steve really needed to read more.
A scary thought crossed his mind.
What if Eddie was so out of it that he *wasnât* his gardener? What if the Samwis guy was a gardener, and Eddie was just reliving his favorite book while his mind was checked out?
âHey, Eddie?â
In his cocoon, Eddieâs head lulled towards the sound of Steveâs voice.
âYeah?â
âDo you know who I am? Like, really?â
Robin looked at him, curious and concerned.
âSteve, heâs lost a lot of blood, maybe donât-â
âSteeeeve Harrington.â
Steve smiled, while Robin looked, nervous? Huh?
âOkay, yes, youâre right! Iâm Steve.â
âStevewise, the Gardener.â
âSteveâs not-â
Steve interupted Robin.
âYes, I do like to garden.â
Robin raised an eyebrow.
âYou do?â
âWho do you think takes care of the plants at my house?â
âI donât know, a gardener?â
âYes, that would be me!â
âI meant a hired gardener! Your parents pay for scented toilet paper and fancy stinky cheeses! I didnât know!â
âAny time, guys!â Dustin yelled from the ceiling hole.
âTone, Merry!â Eddie spoke back.
Steve got close to Eddieâs face, sweeping his hair behind his neck.
âSee, this is why I asked. You called him Mary. Do you know who that is?â
âThatâsâŠDustin.â
Thank God, Eddie was becoming more lucid.
The two of them hoisted Eddie up. Tying Eddie with the cable to the rope, Robin curiously asked, âAnd who am I?â
âRobin, the Fool of a Took, of course.â
âI donât know how to take that.â
Nancy yelled this time. âI think I see an ambulance outside of the windows! Come on!â
An ambulance?! Why the fuck was an ambulance out there?
Steve decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Eddie needed medical attention, and fast.
Steve pointed up, even though Eddie was yet to open his eyes.
âAnd who was that?â
Something ugly and sad crossed Eddieâs face.
âRosie.â
âAnd who is Rosie?â
The next words were not what he was expecting.
âYour wife.â
Not Nancy. Not your ex. Not âThe girl I think you will marry.â No.
Your wife.
Robin and Dustin were silent. Nancy?
Mortified.
There was a time when Nancy appearing near dread at the idea of marrying Steve would have hurt him. Deeply. But that was a long time ago. Things changed. She would always be his first love.
But she was no longer going to be his last.
Locking eyes with her, Nancyâs shock and quiet panic melted into a surprised understanding.
Of course she was going to figure him out. If anyone was going to recognize a Steve in love and with a breaking heart, it would be Nancy Wheeler.
Nancy, doing her good friend Steve a solid squared her shoulders. As Steve pulled the rope, Nancy called up to a rising Eddie.
âOkay, let's get one thing straight. Stevewise isn't marrying Rosie. Or Violet, Petunia, ANY flower, okay? Nobody is marrying flowers, right Steve?â
Pulling harder, feeing the fibers in the cuts of his palms, he agreed.
âThatâs right! Stevewise is not marrying Rosie. The only flowers he has are in his garden.â
Robin and Dustin were watching both he and Eddie closely.
Eddie? For obvious reasons.
But Steve? He knew it they were questioning why Steve and Nancy were making it official that they were not getting back together. He knew Dustin thought he was in love with Nancy. Robin too. She went as far as to tell Nancy that they were platonic with a capital P.
That was one of those important capital noun words.
And had he not had the nuggets talk with Nancy?
But now was not the time to tell his best friends that his ex just figured out that he liked guys, and he only wanted the one that nearly died on them.
With one final tug, Eddie Munson was through the portal.
And the rope broke.
#steve harrington#eddie munson#steddie#luna is a writer#steddie fic#lunaraindrop#eddie talks in lotr references#lotr reference#eddie sings
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So who do you think should get Excalibur in the Sunshine Au? Cause Iâve seen opinions that the âworthiestâ would be Jim, Steve, Douxie, Krel to Nari of all people.
I've already decided who's going to get Excalibur, but it won't be any of the characters you mentioned.
Jim's role is solidly set as the Trollhunter, keeping balance between the worlds of humans and trolls.
Steve's arc will be learning about how to be a true hero, and his weapon will be the axe he gets from his first true battle, Toothache.
Douxie will gain the confidence to take his place as a master Wizard, with a staff of his own.
Krel will realize he can help his friends and Akiridion-5 in his own way. He doesn't need to be a warrior like his sister or a monarch like his parents. Being his DJing tech wiz self is more than enough.
Nari is essentially a deity, who for the first time experiences what it's like to be treated, not like an object of worship or reverence, but as a friend.
The person who gets Excalibur will be someone that shares some of the same wounds and misgivings about magic as Arthur. But instead of his arrogance they will have enough humility to truly be trusted with the god-killing blade.
#tales of arcadia#toawizards#sunshine au#between daylight and darkness#rmvspeaks#excalibur#jim lake jr#steve palchuk#hisirdoux casperan#krel tarron#nari
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These may seem like out of left field questions, BUT I'm headed to Philadelphia at the end of February, and you seem to be from Philly? I was wondering, as an out of stater, if I should try a Cheesesteak with whiz as opposed to provolone? Also do you have a shop you could recommend? Thanks in advance and sorry if this is a bit odd.
I am... so honored that you thought of me for this
Personally I like provolone more, but if you're getting a cheesesteak to get the Philly Cheesesteak Experience(TM), then you gotta get it wit wiz!
I would normally recommend Jim's at 4th and South, but it burned down this past summer and won't be open by the time you visit :( Most of my recommendations for anything are going to be southeast Philly because that's where I live and if it isn't walking distance I do not perceive it, but I like Ishkabibble's and Angelo's! Angelo's also makes *fantastic* pizza.
My other food rec is Lorenzo and Son's at 3rd and South. They have pizza slices the size of your head. If you don't want to be perceived as a tourist, you ask for "a slice" -- that's it. There's one size, no toppings, and bring cash!
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 Small Axe - Red, White And Blue (2021)
01. Jim Reeves - This World Is Not My Home
02. Gloria Jones - Tainted Love - Single Version
03. Jim Reeves - It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
04. Al Green - Tired of Being Alone
05. Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
06. Beggar & Co. - (Somebody) Help Me Out
07. Al Green - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
08. Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up
09. Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It)
10. Planet Patrol - Play at Your Own RiskÂ
11. Al Green - For the Good Times
12. Alton Ellis - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
13. Pioneers - Big City Life
14. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Punky Reggae Party
15. Nakkia Gold, Wiz Khalifa, Bob Marley & The Wailers - Justice (Get Up, Stand Up)
16. Phyllis Dillon - The Love That a Woman Should Give a Man
17. The Jamaicans - Things You Say You Love
18. Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross - Harder They Come
19. Sound Dimension - Soulful Strut
20. Cynthia Richards - Foolish Fool
21. Joya Landis - Love You True
#Small Axe#Lovers rock#Film#Music#Reggae#70s music#Romantic reggae#Janet Kay#Alton Ellis#Barry Briggs#Sandra Cross#Kofi#Carrol Thompson#Dennis Brown#Louisa Mark#Jean Adebambo#Gregory Isaacs#Marcia Airken#Christine Lewin#Junior English#Mangrove#playlist#Red#White And Blu#Red White And Blue#Lovers Rock
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38 Spesh, Harry Fraud - Speshal (feat. Stove God Cooks)Â
Fresh video from 38 Spesh and Harry Fraudâs collaborative album, Beyond Belief which features guest appearances from Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, Benny The Butcher, Jim Jones, Conway The Machine, Stove God Cooks, Ransom & Elcamino.
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The first bottom two pairs are Emotional Sandy, Baby Sandy, Second Chance Danny, and Boy Band Danny. I suspect Baby Sandy and Boy Band Danny get kicked off next - they're the ones I remember the least (the other two were featured heavily in the audition episodes).
Oh, the bottom four still get to perform? They don't do the sing-off until the end? I guess that's better than not letting the losers perform what they'd been rehearsing all week, but it does seem terribly inefficient.
It's musical theatre week! Max gets "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and Laura gets "Superstar." Wow, so Danny and Sandy. Then there's Wholesome Danny with "Footloose" and Ballerina Sandy with "Take That Look Off Your Face," which make more sense.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, I'm sure you did actually know this, seeing as it's your song, but "Take That Look Off Your Face" was not "made famous" by Denise Van Outen. What about Marti Webb? And Sarah Brightman? And Bernadette Peters? You can compliment Denise without erasing history!
Bellhop gets "Burning Love" and Rock Chick gets "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina." I'm noticing a pattern of Sandys singing ALW and Dannys singing songs that technically have been in musicals. (I mean, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" originated in a film musical, but Max did the pop version.)
...okay I guess I remembered wrong and Rock Chick wasn't complaining about there not being enough to act, just that she was having trouble "loving her song." So my reaction back then was probably, "But there's so much to act in it!!!!!!!!!" Also she pronounces "promise" like "prom-oss." It's annoying.
ALW jokes that he and David Ian should've called the Maria show "You're the Nun That I Want." Also, he would have liked the Dannys and Sandys to be "more diversified [...] in the type of performers," and yeah, the judges did pick a pretty samey bunch. Character type aside, Boy Band Danny is the only one who looks even a little "ethnic" (dunno what his background is, other than being Mormon, but apparently his last name is Basque?), and if I'm right about him not having lasted long in the competition, I suspect that's partly why. America! Though the voters were at least open-minded enough to pick a quirky Danny (who later came out as non-binary, even) and a brunette Sandy. And the Danny runner-up was blond, gasp!
Oo, group performance of "The Phantom of the Opera!" It's awkward. And ends with Kate Rockwell very abruptly doing the high note. Well, a high note, I don't think it's anywhere near as high as Christine gets. Which is fine, they're not auditioning for a soprano role!
Ambitious Danny sings "My Eyes Adored You" "from" Jersey Boys and Kate sings "Buenos Aires" (she does not have the low notes). The pattern holds. ALW did write songs for men, people! You made a Sandy sing one of them!
Hey, the pattern has broken! Hot Danny, the blond one, is singing... "Ease On Down the Road" from The Wiz. Yikes. And Spiritual Sandy gets "Memory."
WAIT WAIT WAIT they're doing the sing-off before any of the bottom four perform. The winners have to perform right after that, and the losers don't get to do their songs after all. Oh, that is mean. Also, they say who had the least amount of votes and it's Boy Band and Baby. I guess Second Chance and Emotional were helped by the power of the narrative, because their solo performances were not good. The sing-off song is "Tears on My Pillow," which Billy Bush says is from Grease. It was in the movie, but it's certainly not from there. The (main) judges decide who to save as a group, and David Ian delivers the verdict: Boy Band and Baby are staying.
Boy Band sings "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly, no mention of it even being in a musical, though it does appear in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. And Baby sings "I Don't Know How to Love Him."
Tonight's judges' choices: Hot Danny and Laura (David Ian), Wholesome Danny and Spiritual Sandy (Kathleen Marshall), Max and Laura (Jim Jacobs), Wholesome and Laura (ALW).
And then, at last, Second Chance Danny and Emotional Sandy say goodbye with "Sandy" and "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (reprise)." They do not have to give up any parts of their costumes or ride moons or anything.
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