#jimmy walker jr.

[krispyweiss]

Movie Review: “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”

There’s another world in “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.”

This is a world where accordions make women swoon and may be illegal. On this plane, Tiny Tim, Pee-Wee Herman and Wolfman Jack are contemporaries; “Eat It” is an original song and “Beat It” is a parody; and Led Zeppelin will to reunite if they can open for Yankovic, whom refused an invite to play with Queen at Live Aid.

And the titular character - played flawlessly by Daniel Radcliffe - has been dead since 1985.

“Weird”’s mockumentarian pile of bullshit - much of it hysterical; some of it groan-inducing - is so high, it makes “This is Spinal Tap” look like serious movie-making. Which is its charm as director Eric Appel makes sure to include virtually every cinematic cliché - fights scenes, montages and flashbacks among them - in lying about Yankovic’s life and career.

“We agreed it would be best for us all if you would just stop being who you are and doing the things you love,” Yankovic’s mom says to her son in setting the path.

Overly long at 110 minutes, “Weird” makes ample use of its runtime, with a staggering lineup of bold-faced names - Will Forte, Jack Black, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Conan O’Brien, Emo Philips and Jimmy Walker Jr. among them - making cameos as Yankovic launches his career after Dr. Demento (Rainn Wilson) discovers him wowing a skeptical biker-bar crowd with a stirring rendition of “I Love Rocky Road.”

There’s a torrid affair with Madonna (Evan Rachel Wood), who is skewered mercilessly throughout the movie, and more murders than in a typical “Halloween” flick.

“I’ve killed so many people this week … the things we do for love, huh?,” Yankovic says to Madonna after he offs an entire drug cartel in the Columbian jungle.

For its part, “Weird” doesn’t kill. But it’s a worthwhile investment of time for whiling away an empty couple of hours.

Grade card: “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” - B-

1/19/23

[nofatclips]

Tramp (Lowell Fulson cover) by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas

[retrogoldenmemories]

[citizenscreen]

Making the premiere episode of “Good Times” on CBS in 1974.

Pictured: Esther Rolle (as Florida Evans), BernNadette Stanis (as Thelma Evans), John Amos (as James Evans, Sr.), Jimmie Walker (as James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.), Ralph Carter (as Michael Evans).

[jamesbracket]

The matchups have arrived!

This tournament includes 96 characters named James, Jim, Jimmy, and Jay (with some others too), and they will all be competing in 6 brackets of 16, and the winners of those will be participating in two semifinals, and the winners of the semifinals will fight each other in the final finals! (Basically, it’s just how I did it on @blue-character-brawl, but with the amount of participants cut in half.)

Here are the matchups:

Bracket 1

Jim Hopper (Stranger Things) VS. Jim Halpert (The Office)

James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Marvel) VS. James “Bucky” Barnes (Marvel)

James Bonde (Moriarty the Patriot) VS. James Blond (Super Mario Brothers Super Show)

Jim Rockford (The Rockford Files) VS. James Bond (James Bond)

Jimmy Carter (Real Life) VS. James Madison (Hamilton)

James Byrd (@byrdsfly) VS. James Byrd (Spyro the Dragon)

JayMoji (Real Life) VS. James Phryllas (Real Life)

Jimmy Z (Wild Kratts) VS. Jimmy T (WarioWare)

Bracket 2

James Baxter (Adventure Time) VS. James (Adventure Time)

Jamestown, Virginia (Real Life) VS. James Webb Telescope (Real Life)

Jim Henson (Real Life) VS. Jim Davis (Real Life)

Jimmy Olsen (DC Comics) VS. Jim Gordon (DC Comics)

Jay Gatsby (The Great Gatsby) VS. James Henry Trotter (James and the Giant Peach)

Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron) VS. Shimmy Jimmy (Phineas and Ferb)

James McCloud (Star Fox) VS. Jay Elbird (Ace Attorney)

James (Wii Sports) VS. James (Papa Louie)

Bracket 3

Captain James Hook (Peter Pan) VS. James Norrington (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Jim Hawkins (Treasure Island) VS. Jimmy Hopkins (Bully)

Jamie Waring (Black Swan) VS. James Flint (Black Sails)

Jamie McCrimmon (Doctor Who) VS. King James IV (Doctor Who)

Dr. James Possible (Kim Possible) VS. Jimmy Pesto Jr. (Bob’s Burgers)

Prince James (Once Upon a Time) VS. James (Princess and the Frog)

jim teacher (This TikTok) VS. Nagasaki James (Noonbit Man)

James March (American Horror Story) VS. James Vane (The Picture of Dorian Gray)

Bracket 4

James (Pokémon) VS. James T. Kirk (Star Trek)

James the Red Engine (Thomas and Friends) VS. James P. Sullivan (Monsters, Inc.)

Jamie Fraser (Outlander) VS. James Sunderland (Silent Hill 2)

James Ironwood (RWBY) VS. Private Jimmy (Red vs Blue)

James Rallison (Real Life) VS. James Huckle (The Search for Santa Paws)

Jay Walker (Ninjago) VS. Jimmy McGill (Better Call Saul)

Jaime Lannister (Game of Thrones) VS. Jimmy Novak (Supernatural)

Jem Carstairs (The Infernal Devices) VS. James Herondale (The Last Hours)

Bracket 5

James Wilson (House MD) VS. Jamie Tartt (Ted Lasso)

Jim Lake Jr. (Trollhunters) VS. James Hunter (Animal Ark)

James (The Walking Dead) VS. Jimmy (Scott Pilgrim)

James-Roman Grilfalinas (@artificialkids-2k23-official) VS. Jimmy Lightning (Peggle)

Jamie Wellerstein (The Last Five Years) VS. Jamie Winter (Midsomer Murders)

James Holden (The Expanse) VS. James Ford (Lost)

James Garrett (Zoey 101) VS. James Amber (Life is Strange)

Jay Merrick (Marble Hornets) VS. Meanie Jim (Junie B. Jones)

Bracket 6

Jim Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes) VS. James Maguire (Derry Girls)

James Black (Detective Conan) VS. James Gunn (Real Life)

James the Cat (James the Cat) VS. Jimmy the Robot (The Aquabats)

Jimmy King (Emmerdale) VS. Jim Johnman (Monster Factory)

Jame Palrose (Terror Island) VS. Jimmy (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac)

James Diamond (Big Time Rush) VS. James Herriot (All Creatures Great and Small)

James West (The Wild Wild West) VS. James Maxwell (We Happy Few)

Jimmy Campbell (Bandstand) VS. James E. Negatus (Yonderland)

Round 1 of Brackets 1 and 2 will be going up on Saturday, May 20!

[omegaremix]

Omega Radio for June 2, 2021, #265.

Johnny Hammond: “Why Can’t We Smile” (ver.)

Funk Fusion Band: “Can You Feel It”

Michael Soward: “Standing On The Top”

Quarteto Em Cy: “Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser”

Ana Mazzotti: “Feel Like Making Love”

Abahambi: “Abahambi”

Asiko Rock Group: “Lagos City”

Creative Funk: “Funk Power”

Lafayette Afro Rock Band: “Hihache”

Gary Byrd: “Soul Travelin’ Pt. 1 (The G.B.E.)“

Jack Wilkins: “Naima”

Taj Mahal: “The Cuckoo”

B.B. King: “Chains N’ Things”

Renee Costy: “Like A Magic Dream”

Jimmy Smith: “My Place In Space”

Donald Byrd & 125th St. NYC: “I Feel Like Loving You Today”

Hysear Don Walker: “Inner Face Rebirth”

Lightmen Plus One, The: “Wench”

Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express: “Future Pilot”

Bernard Ebbinghouse: “Mister Carefree”

Bobby Hutcherson: “Montara”

Steve Khan: “Candles”

Breath Of Life: “Keep In Touch”

Piero Piccioni & Shawn Robinson: “Right Or Wrong”

Arena: “Scrichell Cat”

Grover Washington Jr.: “Moonstreams”

Sonny Fortune: “Come In Out Of The Rain”

Kenji Omura & Kazumi Watanabe & Lee Ritenour: “I Feel Breeze”

Jeff Lorber Fusion Group: “Glisten”

Eddie Henderson: “Beyond Forever”

Stanley Turrentine: “Hope That We Can Be Together Soon”

Barry White: “Playing Your Game, Baby”

Champaign: “I’m On Fire”

Mass Production: “Slow Bump”

Whole Darn Family: “Seven Minutes Of Funk”

Instant Funk: “Never Let It Go Away”

Bonus Omega; crate-digging and sampling. First summer bonus broadcast.

[comics-n-stuff]

Everyone who has ever, even slightly, been Robin

*In official, DC-endorsed media 

Total: 100 (i think)

FYI:

my definition of a ‘Robin’ is extremely vague. For example, I’m counting Lois Lane because she went to a costume party as Robin, and I’m also counting ‘Boy’ from Batman: the Return of Bruce Wayne because he had the domino mask paint and was clearly a stand-in for Robin. Et cetera.

They’re organized chronologically by their first appearance as Robin

Also this is heavily dependent on DC Fandom Wiki, so please let me know if I missed anyone or if anything is inaccurate

KEY

Red = actually Robin for a significant portion of time (more than a few in-universe days & more than one issue/episode/movie/etc)

Italics = was never Robin in main continuity (i.e. Earth Two [before Earth One existed], Earth One, New Earth, and Prime Earth)

Bold = I actually acknowledge them as Robin in my heart

Dick Grayson (Apr 1940)

Julie Madison (Mar 1941)

Ricky (Dec 1944) [possible future]

Mary Wills (Apr 1950) [Earth-Two]

Bruce Wayne (Dec 1955)

Vanderveer Wayne (Jun 1962)

Alfred E. Neuman (Sep 1966) [Mad Magazine]

Lance Bruner (May 1969)

Jimmy Olsen (May 1970)

Jason Todd (Mar 1982)

Boyd, the Robin Wonder (Apr 1983) [Earth-C-Minus]

Carrie Kelly (Jun 1986) [Dark Knight Returns]

Tim Drake (Oct 1989)

Robert Chang (Apr 1990) [Digital Justice]

Redbird (Jan 1993) [The Blue, the Gray, and the Bat]

Thomas Wayne (Jan 1993) [Robin 3000]

Bane (Apr 1993) [rejected elseworlds]

Robin Redblade (Jun 1994) [Earth-494]

Tengu (Sep 1994) [Narrow Path]

Alfred Pennyworth (Feb 1996) [Batman: Dark Alligiances]

Jubilation Lee (Apr 1996) [Amalgam Universe]

Tris Plover (Jun 1996) [Legends of the Dead Earth]

Darkbird (Jul 1996)

Bruce Wayne Jr. (Feb 1997) [Earth-3839]

Lois Lane (Oct 1997)

Rodney the chimpanzee (Nov 1997) [Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty]

Marya (1998) [I, Joker]

Barbara Gordon (Feb 1998) [Earth-37]

Robin the Toy Wonder (Nov 1998) [DC One Million]

Rochelle Wayne (Feb 1999) [Reign of Terror]

Kon-El (Mar 1999) [Hypertension]

Clark Wayne (Mar 1999) [Earth-3839]

Squid Wonder (Aug 1999)

The Robin (Mar 2000) [Earth-40]

Robin Drake (Feb 2002) [Riddle of the Beast]

Stephanie Brown (May 2004)

Koriand’r (Jan 2005) [Teen Titans (2003 show)]

Garfield Logan (Jan 2005) [Teen Titans (2003 show)]

Rachel Roth (Jan 2005) [Teen Titans (2003 show)]

Victor Stone (Jan 2005) [Teen Titans (2003 show)]

Robbie the Robin (Jun 2005) [Krypto the Superdog]

Control Freak (Oct 2005) [Teen Titans (2003 show)]

Damian Wayne (Nov 2006)

Robin Olsen (Oct 2007) [Earth-8]

Bizzaro Robin (Nov 2007)

Unnamed penguin (Jun 2010) [Tiny Titans]

Boy (Jul 2010)

Robin Robin (Jul 2010) [Tiny Titans]

M’gann M’orzz (Nov 2010) [Young Justice (2010 show)]

Jericho (Dec 2010) [Tiny Titans]

Kid Devil (Dec 2010) [Tiny Titans]

Wildebeest (Dec 2010) [Tiny Titans]

Kroc (Dec 2010) [Tiny Titans]

The Joker (Jan 2011)

Lance Heart (Feb 2011)

Fransisco Ramirez (Feb 2011)

Christopher Ward (Feb 2011)

Robin John Blake (Jul 2012) [Dark Knight Trilogy]

Helena Wayne (July 2012) [Earth 2]

Robin’s Egg (Jan 2013) [Farm League]

Super Robin (Jul 2013) [Teen Titans Go!]

Selina Kyle (Mar 2014)

Damien Wayne (Jun 2014) [Infinite Crisis Video Game]

John Thomas Grayson (Dec 2014) [Earth 2]

Nibor (Jan 2015) [Teen Titans Go!]

Daxton Chill (May 2015)

Dre Cipriani (May 2015)

Riko Sheridan (May 2015)

Duke Thomas (Jul 2015)

Troy Walker (Jul 2015)

Kat-R-ina (Aug 2015)

Isabella Ortiz (Aug 2015)

BlackDomino (Oct 2015)

Darkestdawn (Oct 2015)

SideKicker (Oct 2015)

Yellowcape (Oct 2015)

Shug-R (May 2016)

Robinbot (May 2017)

Dinesh Babar (May 2017)

Rabid Robins (Oct 2017) [Earth -22]

Cult Member Robins (Apr 2018)

Rosie (Apr 2018)

Matt McGinnis (May 2018) [Futures End]

Harley Quinn (Apr 2019)

Jarro (Oct 2019)

Billy Batson (Oct 2019)

Six of Hearts (Dec 2019)

Maps Mizoguchi (Dec 2020)

Talia Kane (Feb 2021) [Earth 11]

LeBron James (Jul 2021) [Space Jam: A New Legacy]

Drake Winston (Oct 2021) [Batman ‘89]

Anita Jean (Oct 2021)

Kiki (Nov 2021)

Son of Don Mitchell Jr. (Mar 2022) [The Batman (2022 movie)]

Gan (Mar 2022)

Jon Kent (Jul 2022)

Amish Boy Wonder (Nov 2022) [The Last Harley Story]

Darcy Thomas (Nov 2022)

Elizabeth Prince (Jan 2024) [Possible Future]

Bruce Wayne clone (Jul 2024)

[gone2soon-rip]

CLARENCE GILYARD JR (1955-Died November 28th 2022,at 66).American actor. Gilyard was known for his roles as second private investigator and right-hand man Conrad McMasters to Ben Matlock (played by Andy Griffith) on the legal drama series Matlock from 1989 to 1993; Pastor Bruce Barnes in the Left Behind movie trilogy; Cordell Walker's (played by Chuck Norris) Texas Ranger partner, James "Jimmy" Trivette, in the 1990s crime drama Walker, Texas Ranger; Theo, the terrorist computer expert in Die Hard; and Lieutenant (junior grade) Marcus "Sundown" Williams in Top Gun.He later became an associate professor of Fine Arts.Theatre department at the University of Nevada,in Las Vegas.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Gilyard

[slightlyspooky]

The impact of Le Samouraï (1967) can be traced to the present day and this post by Tumblr user @cum-rade

In this essay I will outline the series of events leading the creation of the above post and the lasting effects of Le Samouraï on modern culture.

Timeline

November 1955 Vietnam War begins

1967(?) Le Samouraï begins production directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

June 1967 A time traveler* burns down the studio attempting to end production

October 1967 Release in the France

1972 dubbed release in the USA titled as The Godson to capitalize from The Godfather's Success

1972 Arthur Bremer's relationship ends, quits his job, plans to assassinate Richard Nixon or George Wallace, and ultimately shoots George Wallace while posing as a supporter and living out of his car

April 1975 Vietnam War ends

1975 Paul Schrader writes the script for Taxi Driver, inspired by assassination attempts and Le Samouraï while living out of his car

Summer 1975 Taxi Driver has begun filming

September 1975 Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme of the Manson Cult attempts to assassinate President Gerald Ford

February 1976 Taxis Driver is released staring Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, & (child) Jodie Foster and directed by Martin Scorsese

Break for Taxi Driver Rundown (spoilers)

Robert De Niro plays Travis Bickle a lonely, mentally ill, white, male Vietnam War vet who drives a taxi

Travis thinks the world is a dirty horrible place that somebody should clean up

Travis says the iconic line "We live in a society"*

Travis is infatuated with Betsy (played by Cybill Shepherd)

Travis goes on a few dates with Betsy

Betsy breaks up with Travis because he brings her to a pornographic theater

Travis deletes Facebook, hits the gym, and lawyers guns up

Travis attempts to assassinate a political candidate while posing as a supporter

Travis gets away cleanly

Travis kills a bunch of pimps to save a sex trafficking victim named Iris (played by Jodie Foster)

Travis puts a gun to his head and pulls the trigger

Travis is celebrated as a hero

Timeline Continued

John Hinckley Jr. watches Taxi Driver (1976) at least 15 times

Hinckley becomes infatuated with 14 year old Jodie Foster

1980 Hinckley moves to Connecticut to stalk Jodie Foster

Hinckley emulates The Joker Travis Bickle IRL

October 1980 Hinckley is arrested for illegal possession of a firearm while stalking President Jimmy Carter

Hinckley chooses to support Ronald Reagan

1980 American Gigolo, directed by Paul Schrader is released as the second installment of Schrader's list of movies based on Taxi Driver

January 1981 Reagan becomes president of the USA

March 1981 Hinckley shoots Reagan and several others

1992 Light Sleeper, directed by Paul Schrader is released as the third installment of Schrader's list of movies based on Taxi Driver

1997 Le Samouraï re-release in the USA

2007 The Walker, directed by Paul Schrader is released as the final installment of Schrader's list of movies based on Taxi Driver

2011 Drive inspired by Le Samouraï staring Ryan Gosling is released

That greentext where Anon pretends to be Ryan Gosling's character in Drive takes place

2016 Hinckley is released from psychiatric care

2019 Joker, (which is the same movie as Taxi Driver) is released staring Robert De Niro who's brains are blown out on screen

Joker meme culture captivates lonely males

2020 a ruling allows Hinckley to showcase his artistic work under his own name

2022 all restrictions on Hinckley are lifted

2023 Tumblr user posts about Hinckley's artwork

Le Samouraï is the basis of the Loner Male movie genre and lead to Ronald Reagan being shot. You can continue the legacy of Le Samouraï by missing the point of of the genre. Do toxic masculinity, it's very cool* and you can be just like Arthur Bremer, Travis Bickle, John Hinckley Jr., and Mr. The Joker.

*false

[bzedan]

[ID: A digital illustration of the Vault Boy condition image from the PipBoy 3000, a glowing green outlined figure on a dark screen with health metre indicators for head, body and each limb. Rather than the regular coverall-clothed guy, the figure is an outline of Garfield. All health indicators are full and he is smiling. Text below him reads "April 2024 - Level 41." End ID.]

A show came out for a game I've thought about 3-7 times every week for the past nine years and I've been completely normal about it. In my birthday month too! It influenced the playlist cover more than the contents, which are all indulgent as should be for a birthday month playlist. A lot of Carly Rae Jepsen this month, thanks to using her song titles as prompts for Storytelling Collective's April Daily Poem challenge (see results here). Two hours and 33 minutes but despite how I love playing with the length I shan't drop a one of these tracks to get to my birthday-day. Close enough, I say!

Related media to some of the songs:

'Two of Hearts' was in my mind thanks to a random video I'd encountered about the "I-I-I-I-I" sample in 'Groove Is in the Heart' by Deee-Lite, summarised over at Laughing Squid.

'Harder' was Medusa's I think birthday month track and had been out on Bandcamp for a bit but finally wended its way to Spotify, allowing me to drop it into a playlist. Their music is always a mood. They also have an At-Cost collection of merch specifically to make things available to more folks, with the option to pay it forward as well.

The way things go I think songs from a playlist I picked up from a Fallout: New Vegas fan artist are in May but heck there's a Nancy Sinatra on here so why not share now, 'Atomic Cocktail' is a very long, vibes-based playlist that is great to have going in the background.

Anyway here's a link to April's playlist on Spotify, with the track list below the cut.

Or embedded if you like that:

'Time to Pretend' - MGMT

'How Does it Feel' - Dizzee Rascal

'Free Animal' - Foreign Air

'Girl Inform Me - 2021 Remaster' - The Shins

'Complex' - Tristen

'Fun But Not Forever' - girlish figure

'Sociopathic Dance Queen' - Amaarae

'Jackie' - Scott Walker

'I Could Be Happy' - Altered Images

'GO! (feat. Karen O)' - Santigold

'Black Sheep' - Kailee Morgue

'Good Luck, Babe!' - Chappell Roan

'Me And My Shadow' - Peggy Lee

'Only A Fool Would Say That' - Steely Dan

'Seabird' - Alessi Brothers

'Thank You (Not So Bad)' - Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

'Feels Right' - Carly Rae Jepsen

'Two of Hearts' - Stacey Q

'Hey Sorry' - Boy Jr.

'Houdini' - Dua Lipa

'Hard (er)' - Medusa

'i like the way you kiss me' - Artemas

'Really Big Deal' - Jake Shears

'Eye On The Bat' - Palehound

'Sunshine Superman' - Donovan

'Sunset Superman' - Dio

'Godzilla' - Blue Öyster Cult

'Shadow' - Carly Rae Jepsen

'Cute & Cruel (feat. First Aid Kit)' - Tove Lo

'Evil Eyes' - Dio

'Do Right' - Jimmie's Chicken Shack

'Dancehall Queen' - Robyn

'I'm Like A Bird' - Nelly Furtado

'Chemical' - Post Malone

'Juke Box Hero - 2008 Remaster' - Foreigner

'The King of Rock 'N' Roll' - Prefab Sprout

'Call Me Maybe' - Carly Rae Jepsen

'Bury Me With It - Jacknife Lee Remix' - Modest Mouse

'That Life' - Unknown Mortal Orchestra

'Oh to Be in Love - 2018 Remaster' - Kate Bush

'Sideshow' - Nick Lutsko

'Primadonna' - MARINA

'When I Needed You' - Carly Rae Jepsen

'This Hell (feat. CHANMINA - Gyarupi Remix - Spotify Singles)' - Rina Sawayama

[xtremememeteam]

F1 Drivers as Country songs

Nico Hulkenburg: International Harvester - Craig Morgan

Kevin Magnussen: Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson

Daniel Ricciardo: I Hope You Hit Traffic - Jaron and the Long Road to Love

Yuki Tsunoda All Jacked Up - Gretchen Wilson

Lewis Hamilton: White Liar - Miranda Lambert

George Russell: I Wanna Talk About Me - Toby Keith

Logan Sargeant: If You're Going Through Hell - Rodney Atkins

Bonus : Better Class of Losers - Randy Travis

Alex Albon: She's in Love With the Boy - Trisha Yearwood

Carlos Sainz: Mama's Broken Heart - Miranda Lambert

Charles Leclerc: I'm Gonna Getcha Good - Shania Twain

Max Verstappen: That Don't Impress Me Much: Shania Twain

Checo Perez: 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton

Fernando Alonso: Life is a Highway - Rascal Flatts

Lance Stroll: She Thinks My Tractors Sexy - Kenny Chesney

Valtteri Bottas: Hard Workin Man - Brooks & Dunn

Bonus: Brand New Man - Brooks & Dunn

Zhou Guanyu: This One's For the Girls - Martina McBride

Esteban Ocon: Nothin to Lose - Josh Gracin

Pierre Gasly: Drivin My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt

Lando Norris: East Bound and Down - Jerry Reed

Oscar Piastri: Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett

*Special Mentions*

Toto Wolff: Fuck you Bitch - Wheeler Walker Jr.

Christian Horner: Goodbye Earl - The Chicks

Taking: Questions

Not Taking: Criticisms

[ncisladaily]

Jeff Kober has thrived on playing the baddie for much of his long career. The prolific actor has almost 150 credits to his name with stops on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X Files, Walker, Texas Ranger, The Walking Dead, New Girl, and NCIS: Los Angeles to name a few. Then there are more regular roles like Jacob Hale Jr. on Sons of Anarchy, Sgt. Dodger Winslow on China Beach, and most recently, on General Hospital where he won an Emmy for his portrayal of shady Cyrus Renault.

Next up is the pool shark thriller Break, where he takes on the role of pool hall hustler “The Hand” Jimmy. In the film, he looks to stand in the way of Eli (Daniel Weiss), the hotshot son of a former rival, from honoring his legendary dad and former rival’s legacy. Here the veteran actor talks about the project and reminisces about some of his favorite parts.

After all this time, how is it being that go-to bad guy? 

Jeff Kober: I don’t know. It is interesting, but I enjoy working. What I’m trying to do these days is humanize everyone. Even if they’re not terribly nice people based on the story being told. They can’t be all bad. What’s human about that? That’s fascinating. So you’re not ever acting. You’ve built some type of world you’re living through. As a natural result of your belief system, this is what happens.

You’re the bad guy in Break. What stands out about Jimmy to you? 

What I liked about him was it was such a specific world. So foreign to anything I’ve experienced, except bits here and there. I was in a carnival for a while as a younger man and that character would have fit well in the carnival. Someone lost a wallet on a ride. The carny who ran that ride and the carny who ran the ride next to it argued not about who got to turn in the wallet back to the person who lost it but who got the money that was in it. I didn’t understand those kind of people then. Now I kind of do to find my way in and what it would take for me to be like that. This is what made the role so fascinating to me.

How much of a pool player were you beforehand? 

I played a lot of pool in bars as a younger man. I once was beaten I think 17 times in a row by Megan Branman, a casting director in Hollywood. So I was a moderately okay pool player. I enjoy the sport, but I am never able to play even remotely like in the movie. I got an evening of lessons. This guy just corrected a couple of things for me and suddenly a whole new world opened up for me. That was amazing.

What did you make of the environment the film takes place, gritty Detroit? 

We’re seeing it everywhere today. People are frightened of so many different things. They are struggling to behave in a way with respect to themselves. They may be following the fear and doing things they don’t respect. Like when Eli decides to bet all the money he was saving for his sister’s education. That’s not out of a sense of love and compassion and wanting to do the right thing. That’s out of the terror of I can’t be shown up like this. I can’t have my ego smashed like this. We all have those challenges every day. I just look at it as is this the ego working here or the truth working here and are they aware there is a difference? Those are the questions that occur to me.

How was it sharing the screen with Darren Weiss as Eli? 

With Darren, he stepped up and met me. We really play in that area of wanting to beat each other in the script. I’m really proud of what he did in this.

It has been more than 35 years since China Beach hit the airwaves. How do you look back on the show today?

I know it didn’t come out to watch easily over the years when so many others came out because of the music rights that were so spread out. It was impossible to get permission from that many music companies and have it make sense to make it commercially available. I love the fact people are still moved by it. Everyone was trying to do the best they could in order to honor the women and men we were representing. That’s really special when you get to do a job like that.

A lot of times shows will get canceled without getting a formal goodbye, but China Beach was lucky enough to have one. A touching one at that. 

I’m grateful we did in the end show these characters accelerated forward and what it was like to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington D.C. This was very special, especially for me who have been around many Vietnam veterans. I still have Vietnam veteran friends in my life and see what they had and lost and the rebuilding process that had to occur. I really feel that China Beach was a part of opening up the consciousness of the U.S. Like, “Hey something happened here, and we’ve been ignoring it. Wake up.”

These days a lot of viewers know you from the soap opera world on General Hospital. How is it to step in and out of Port Charles as Cyrus? A role that won you a Daytime Emmy Award. 

It’s more like being a sprinter than a distance runner. You have to be ready to go. You have to be ready to jump in any direction because you don’t know who you’re going to be from one week to the next until you look at a script. You never get to see where that script fits into the larger fabric of the story they’re telling. It’s a hoot because it’s jumping into the unknown.

Cyrus has been through a lot. What do you make of his evolution? Where do you see this character going in the future on the show? 

It started out as a short gig. Whatever happened, they decided to keep me on a little longer. So they made me the mysterious half-brother of Genie Francis’ character [Laura Spencer]. They wrote this evil criminal as someone who is broken and needs his mother’s love. I was like, “How do you play that? I guess we’ll find out.” It was so much fun to do that. Then they sent him away to prison and he found Jesus, or did he? For me, it’s always about finding what’s the most interesting and grounded and most passionate perspective this character can have in a given time. They keep you guessing on that show. What he has come around to now, and being holier than now. The last time I saw him he was saying, “I got to work on myself before I tell anyone else how to do this.” Don’t you wish more people in the world realized that?

You’ve been in the shoes of a lot of characters. What are some of your favorites? For me, The Claimers leader on The Walking Dead has to be included. 

Joe on The Walking Dead was fantastic because it was so rich. The people I worked with were also just fantastic. I would have done anything on that show for as long as they wanted me to.

What a way Joe went though. 

It was the best death in the show up to that point I think. The last line for him was just great, “What the hell are you gonna do now sport?” Just amazing. I loved China Beach, too. The people, we’re brothers and sisters. We left a mark on all of our lives. A lot of us were really beginning our careers when we did that. It holds a place that will never be touched by anything else. I’ve had really exciting experiences. I had a run on NCIS: Los Angeles. I got to work intimately with Linda Hunt. That was otherworldly. There was an intimacy with her and strength in her work. She is like a national treasure. I can always tell how wonderful someone’s talent is when you just get in their face. They go, “Oh, someone is here.” Then they just jump in themselves. They did this.

Jeff Kober and Linda Hunt (Henrietta “Hetty” Lange) in NCIS: Los Angeles (Bill Inoshita/CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

One of my favorite turns for you was also when you were on New Girl as this curmudgeon of a landlord. During the rewatch podcast “Welcome to Our Show” the cast revealed a few years ago that Bruce Willis was almost cast as Remy. You made it your own though. 

It was a hoot. I actually did a movie with Jake Johnson that is on Hulu now called Self Reliance. He wrote this character with me in mind. Then right around Christmas, I did his podcast where they give advice for people on really stupid things. We were reminiscing about the characters almost doing this threesome. I was in my underwear and cowboy boots. We shot the scene many times, and every time I would come up with a different yoga pose or something I’d be doing when they came to me like reading a book or spraying aftershave in my private areas. They give you free rein to be crazy. That was a gas.

[strawb3rrystar]

Star's big book of characters

What characters will Star write for?

Genshin Impact:

Smut:

✰All adult characters - excluding the fatui (not scara) and Nahida

Fluff, Angst, and Yandere:

✰Every character - excluding the fatui (not scara) and Fontaine characters bc I have yet to do the Archon quest

Demon Slayer:

Smut:

✰All adult characters - excluding Hantengu clones and Gyokko

Fluff, Angst, and Yandere:

✰Every character - excluding Hantengu clones and Gyokko

Across the Spider-verse:

Miles Morales (Sfw only)

Gwen Stacy (Sfw only)

Miguel O'Hara (Sfw only)

Hobie Brown (Sfw only)

Pavtir Prabhnakar (Sfw only)

Peter B Parker (Sfw only)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

2012! Turtles (Sfw only)

2012! Karai (Sfw only)

Bayverse! Turtles (Sfw & Nsfw)

Rise! Turtles (Sfw only)

Rise! Future! Turtles (Sfw & Nsfw)

Rise! April (Sfw only)

Rise! Casey (Sfw only)

Rise! Casey Jr (Sfw only)

Mutant Mayhem! Turtles (Sfw only)

Mutant Mayhem! April (Sfw only)

The Hunger Games:

Peeta Mellark (Sfw & Nsfw)

Katniss Everdeen (Sfw & Nsfw)

Finnick Odair (Sfw & Nsfw)

Haymitch Abernathy (Sfw & Nsfw)

Coriolanus Snow (Sfw & Nsfw)

Sejanus Plinth (Sfw & Nsfw)

Lucy Gray Baird (Sfw & Nsfw)

Reaper Ash (Sfw & Nsfw)

Festus Creed (Sfw & Nsfw)

Treech (Sfw & Nsfw)

Tanner (Sfw & Nsfw)

Jessup Diggs (Sfw & Nsfw)

Hazbin Hotel:

Charlie (sfw & nsfw)

Vaggie (sfw & nsfw)

Angel Dust (sfw & nsfw)

Husk (sfw & nsfw)

Sir Pentious (sfw & nsfw)

Alastor (sfw only)

Lucifer (sfw & nsfw)

Adam (sfw & nsfw)

Vox (sfw & nsfw)

Valentino (sfw & nsfw)

Velvette (sfw & nsfw)

Lute (sfw & nsfw)

Cherri Bomb (sfw & nsfw)

Carmilla Carmine (sfw & nsfw)

Rosie (sfw only)

Helluva Boss:

Blitzø (sfw & nsfw)

Moxxie (sfw & nsfw)

Millie (sfw & nsfw)

Loona (sfw only)

Fizzarolli (sfw & nsfw)

Striker (sfw & nsfw)

Crimson (sfw & nsfw)

Chaz (sfw & nsfw)

Stolas (sfw only)

Octavia (sfw only)

Andrealphous (sfw & nsfw)

Paimon (sfw & nsfw)

Asmodeus (sfw & nsfw)

Beelzebub (sfw & nsfw)

Mammon (sfw & nsfw)

Stardew Valley:

Alex (sfw & nsfw)

Elliot (sfw & nsfw)

Harvey (sfw & nsfw)

Sam (sfw & nsfw)

Sebastian (sfw & nsfw)

Shane (sfw & nsfw)

Abigail (sfw & nsfw)

Emily (sfw & nsfw)

Haley (sfw & nsfw)

Leah (sfw & nsfw)

Maru (sfw & nsfw)

Penny (sfw & nsfw)

Harry Potter:

It kinda depends, but I probably won't write for all of the Slytherin boys.

More to be added soon bc there's so many characters

American Horror Story: (mostly Even Peters oops)

Tate Langdon (sfw & nsfw)

Kit Walker (sfw & nsfw) <- still working on his accent tho

Kyle Spencer (sfw & nsfw) <- can do pre and post death

Jimmy Darling (sfw & nsfw)

Dandy Mott (sfw & nsfw)

James Patrick March (sfw & nsfw)

Kai Anderson (sfw & nsfw)

Violet Harmon (sfw only)

Edward Philippe Mott (sfw & nsfw)

Rory Monahan (sfw & nsfw)

Micheal Langdon (sfw & nsfw)

Malcolm Gallant (sfw & nsfw)

Jeff Pfister (sfw & nsfw)

Austin Sommers (sfw & nsfw)

[madamlaydebug]

Happy 76th Birthday to “J.J.” Jimmie Walker.

Born June 25, 1947, He is an actor and comedian most known for portraying James Evans Jr. ("J.J. Kid Dyn-O-Mite!), the older son of Florida and James Evans Sr., on the CBS television series Good Times, which ran from 1974 to 1979, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1975 and 1976 for his role.

While on the show, Walker's character used the catchphrase "Dyn-O-Mite!" which he also used in his mid–1970s TV commercial for a Panasonic line of cassette and 8-track tape players. He also starred in Let's Do It Again with John Amos, and The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened with James Earl Jones. Walker continues to tour the country with his stand-up comedy routine.

[deafblindshorty]

MCU Characters Still Alive During The Multiverse Saga (Current year: 2026)

I'm including TV series from both Netflix and Disney+ (and ABC) as well. These characters would have been introduced from Phase 2 onwards.

Introduced during Phase One:

-Pepper Potts

-Happy Hogan

-Rhodey Rhodes

-Phil Coulson

-Hulk

-Thor

-Nick Fury

-Clint Barton

-Darcy Lewis

-Eric Selvig

-Bucky Barnes

Phase 2:

-Peter Quill

-Drax

-Rocket

-Groot

-Nebula

-Wanda Maximoff (?)

-Scott Lang

-Hope Van Dyne

-Hank Pym

-Janet Van Dyne

-Cassie Lang

-Jimmy Woo

-Luis

-Sharon Carter

-Sam Wilson

-Valkyrie

-Melinda May

-Jemma Simmons

-Leo Fitz

-Daisy Johnson

-Daniel Sousa

-Matt Murdock

-Foggy Nelson

-Wilson Fisk

-Jessica Jones

-Luke Cage

Phase 3:

-Peter Parker

-Mantis

-Doctor Strange

-Wong

-Ned Neeks

-Michelle Jones

-Shuri

-Nakia

-Ayo

-M'Baku

-Laura Barton

-Lila Barton

-Nate Barton

-Cooper Barton

-Carol Danvers

-Monica Rambeau

-Talos

-Luke Cage

-Danny Rand

-Colleen Wing

-Claire Temple

-Mary Walker

-Frank Castle

-Wade Wilson

-Tandy Bowen

-Tyrone Johnson

Phase 4:

-Yelena Belova

-Shang-Chi

-Sersi

-Thena

-Sprite

-Dane Whitman

-Most of the other Eternals

-America Chavez

-Riri Williams

-Nomura

-T'Challa Jr.

-Marc Spector/Steven Grant/Jake Lockley

-Layla El-Faouly

-Khonshu

-Kate Bishop

-Maya Lopez

-John Walker

-Kamela Khan

-Jennifer Walters

-Nikki Ramos

-Love

Phase 5:

-Veb

-Quaz

-Jentorra

-Kang

-Varra

-Gravik

WHEW! That's a lot of characters (and a lot of people "staying out of Gotham" in Secret Invasion)!

[kwebtv]

Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr.  (December 24, 1955 – November 28, 2022)  University professor, actor, and author. As a performer, he appeared in film, television, and stage productions, sometimes credited as Clarence A. Gilyard.

Gilyard was known for his roles as second private investigator and right-hand man Conrad McMasters to Ben Matlock (played by Andy Griffith) on the legal drama series Matlock from 1989 to 1993 and Cordell Walker's (played by Chuck Norris) Texas Ranger partner, James "Jimmy" Trivette, in the 1990s crime drama Walker, Texas Ranger. 

As a character actor, Gilyard made guest appearances on TV shows such as Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life, 227, Simon & Simon, and Riptide. In 1982–1983, Gilyard was cast in the final season of the NBC TV series CHiPs as Officer Benjamin Webster, opposite Erik Estrada. He co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 1984 NBC sitcom The Duck Factory. He appeared in a commercial for McDonald's in 1987.

Gilyard was an associate professor in the College of Fine Arts – Department of Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.