#learners 2007

[princeloww]

tell me and i will make part 2

UPDATE: part 2

[lovand4vamp]

Learners (2007, Francesca Joseph)

[soupy-sez]

Learners, 2007

[crusheswhimsandfancies]

Oh joy of joys! I thought it was just a trailer! Can’t wait to watch this later. I need something light with DT in, having just binged two series of Broadchurch, I was getting a bit depressed.

[princeloww]

Actually, on the topic of underrated David Tennant roles,

CHRIS FROM LEARNERS (2007). HE'S SO SILLY HE'S SUCH A DORK it's such a sweet movie and gets like zero attention. OK, YES, it's kind of pointless and boring BUT IT'S FUN!!! It's a dumb little unimportant movie about some woman getting her driving licence. David Tennant is her driving instructor. He like smurfs, he likes god. Why should we care about her? I have no idea, but we DO. Also, there are two horrible histories actors, the lead is Jessica Hynes (There She Goes, Doctor Who) and the lead's husband is Pete Tyler from Doctor Who. WHATS NOT TO LOVE

The Decoy Bride is highly underrated as a romcom in my opinion. It's so good!!! And so romantic and cute and funny <333 And it has David Tennant!!!!!!

[aq2003]

consistently i keep assuming that a few of david's best roles were specifically cooked in a lab for him to play bc watching/listening to them it's like he was singularly put on this earth to act the part but it turns out this isn't the case, and also the only role i know specifically cooked in a lab for him to play is the fuckin. chris the driving teacher from learners (2007)

[masterroadtripper]

Con O'Neill as Gerry in Learners (2007)

(Remaining screenshots below cut)

[spiralescalators]

"You mean like, a sudden rainstorm forces them together beneath a canopy—they look into each other's eyes, and realize they were made for each other?"

good omens s2 // rapa nui by neruda // in the mood for love // rain poem by dickinson // everything everywhere all at once // baby i'm yours // withnail and i // small umbrella in the rain from little women the musical // good omens s1

[baynton]

Mathew Baynton in Learners (2007)

[german-enthusiast]

German Youtuber Reccomendation: Marti Fischer

mentioning Marti Fisher in a post just now, i feel i need to suggest him in general to people who think they might enjoy watching someone play around with music.

He's a musical multitalent and has been on youtube since 2007!

Back then

he became famous for his imitations ("Wunschimitationen" on YT) but especially his parody of "Chabos wissen wer der Babo ist" (a German rap song by Haftbefehl, on of the biggest German rappers at the time) which, as a German Gen Z individual, i feel is an essential part of the German Experience

Wunschimitationen (Spongebob):

(in the intro here he imitates Stefan Raab, a now retired but very famous German game show host. Imitations start at 00:43)

Chabos wissen, wer der Babo ist (Original by Haftbefehl. The title means sth like "Bros know who the boss is". Haftbefehl = "arrest warrant")

Chabos wissen, wer der Babo ist (Swing/Jazz Version by Marti Fischer)

Nowadays

he makes videos about music, current music trends, song making, as well as a series called "[song] in 5 different styles"

I can especially recommend that series. He plays around with music, shows how he gets from A to B, and is generally a super upbeat and incredibly skilled and knowledgeable guy.

I also think those videos are nice for German Learners, because the music is tangible and fun, and he talks about what he does as he's doing it, while keeping it dynamic (and it's aimed at natives! :)

[dysfunctional-doodle]

YPI PROJECT BEAT MY ASS AND I’M SUPER TIRED BUT THE TOO MANY TURTLES COMMENTARY GRIND NEVER STOPS ‼️‼️💯💯💯

betrayal…. (playing uno is 100% more worth your time than patrol, can confirm, best game ever, played a game with 20 people in a german exchange (but it was kinda quick since we only had one pack of cards and. well. 20 people))

HELL YEAH, WE’RE MAKING PROGRESS!!!!! (i have a feeling this might get a bit angsty…)

😭😭😭😭 (speech to text is really annoying i get the struggle)

y’know, of all the turtles to slander clothes, i didn’t think it’d be him

god noooo the feels 😭😭 (i never quite experienced the bad-teacher side of the neurodivergent experience (my physics teacher was crazy supportive despite the fact i never scored higher than a 40% in his class) but i would get a loooottttt of shit from classmates,,,,,,, sucks ass i feel for mm mikey)

gotta keep expanding your horizons!

ok but. of all the turtles………

love it when this happens

taking action! (also hold on 2012 mikey is an adult in his timeline???)

sighhhh i hope tech stays with the mikeys forever because their dynamiccccc 😭😭😭

not sure if i’m ready for the angst that is most likely coming our way. BUT i’m excited for it

Happy you liked my insane rambles again!

Referring to what you said about teachers, I have personally had some struggle throughout school with the way they teach things which I kind of use to write the issue mm mikey is having, very loosely. Though I don’t have a neurodivergency diagnosed (though a lot of people have kind of told me that I most definitely probably have big ADD or something similar rattling in the old noggin so idk) I learn much differently to what schools want. I am a very hands on learner, and really struggle with visual/auditory classes. It’s like being told how to write a good story but not actually doing it - I just tune out, or it is difficult to get it to “click” unless I explain it to myself in a weird way that actually makes much more sense to me. Once this “click” happens it’s great, I have no issues, but I have a lot of questions and thoughts that others don’t get prior to this point that I’ve unfortunately been disregarded for, as my teacher just didn’t want to explain and deemed me as stupid and needing extra classes because I didn’t learn in the same way. Not to brag but I’m pretty intelligent without even studying so this was a slap in the face for me.

So yeah, I kinda based at least some elements on this experience, though obviously a lot is also made up/fictionalised.

Wow that was a ramble

Anyway, you also mentioned Mikey’s age? I don’t think I’ve ever properly written down the ages outside of a discord I am in that talks about this fic, oops. In short, the timelines are not linear, but rather dotted around the place. A breakdown:

1987 are the ones where I’m not 100% sure on what to age them as, but I imagine around 17 - 19, all the same age

Rise boys are about 6 months - a year after the events of the movie

2012 are about 20 - 22, a few years after their final series (with Mikey being an extra 2 years ahead due to Dimension X)

2007 are what I believe are their cannon ages at 21? Takes place a few months after their 2007 movie (I also consider the 90s movies to be from the same universe due to the details present in 2007)

2003 are a few years after the crossover movie, making them the oldest at around 25 (Mikey being 24 due to him being a few months or so younger when they were sold)

Mutant mayhem boys are literally a couple of weeks after their movie

Bayverse boys are a year after their second movie

Hopefully that clears things up a little :)

[princeloww]

If david tennant roles had instagram

last part hehe

(part 1) (part 2)

[lovand4vamp]

OK hear me out

[ninemelodies]

The David Tennant Filmography Checklist

Including his most popular works (list made by @literatemisfit )(check what you've watched!)

Dramarama (1988) ☑️ Rab. C. Nesbitt (1993) ☑️ Takin' Over the Asylum (1994) ☑️ The Tales of Para Handy (1995) ☑️ The Bill (1995) ☑️ Duck Patrol (1998) ☑️ L.A. Without a Map (1998) ☑️ The Last September (1999) ☑️ Love in the 21st Century (1999)☑️

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (2000) ☑️ Being Considered (2000) ☑️ (just his part) Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000) ☑️ High Stakes (2001) ☑️ People Like Us (2001) ☑️ Foyle's War (2002) ☑️ Nine 1/2 Minutes (2002) ☑️ Bright Young Things (2003) ☑️ He Knew He Was Right (2004) Blackpool (2004) Casanova (2005) ☑️ The Quatermass Experiment (2005) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ☑️ Secret Smile (2005) The Chatterley Affair (2006) Recovery (2007) Learners (2007) Extras (2007) Einstein and Eddington (2008) Glorious 39 (2009) The Sarah Jane Adventures (2009) Doctor Who (2005-2023) ☑️ St. Trinian's 2 (2009) The Catherine Tate Show (2007-2009) Hamlet (2009) ☑️

How to Train Your Dragon (2010) ☑️ Single Father (2010) United (2011) The Decoy Bride (2011) Fright Night (2011) ☑️ This is Jinsy (2011) Much Ado About Nothing (2011) ☑️ True Love (2012) Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger (2012) Spies of Warsaw (2013) The Politician's Husband (2013) The Escape Artist (2013) Richard II (2013) The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013) Broadchurch (2013-2017) ☑️ What We Did on Our Holiday (2014) Gracepoint (2014) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2015-2016) Jessica Jones (2015-2019) Family Guy (2016) Mad to Be Normal (2017) DuckTales (2017-2021) You, Me, and Him (2017) Bad Samaritan (2018) ☑️ Hang Ups (2018) Mary Queen of Scots (2018) There She Goes (2018-2023) Camping (2018) Criminal: UK (2019) Good Omens (2019-2023) ☑️

Deadwater Fell (2020) Des (2020) Screening (2020) Staged (2020-2023) ☑️ Around the World in 80 Days (2021) ☑️ The Legend of Vox Machina (2022) Meet the Richardsons (2022) The Sandman (2022) ☑️ Inside Man (2022) ☑️ Litvinenko (2022) Good (2023)

[lemonycheesecakes]

Izzy Hands and Crowley interaction!!!

there’s this film from the 2000s that stars David Tennant (Crowley) and Con O’Neill (Izzy Hands) and the two characters interactions are hilarious! Con O’Neills character is very similar to Izzy Hands and watching it felt like a crossover fanfic lol!

The movie is called Learners (2007) and the only place I’ve found that you can watch it on is YouTube :)

[batsplat]

I therefore humbly ask for conrext for the "performing behaviours" textpost, the "doomed by the narrative traits that foil yours" one and the "withall due respect, which is none".

I love these textpost with all my soul

(text posts here) thank youuuu. narrative traits got a separate ask so I'll tackle that one there

this is just a cute little fun moment that TO ME is a bit of a symbolic step on casey's road to graduation... it's hard to tell from the photo itself but he is genuinely delighted on that podium. right at the start when the anthem plays, he quite forcefully (by his standards) beckons for the australian crowd to sing along

coming to the end of a tough season for him on a ducati that was just... not it anymore, though his late season form was way stronger than that bike deserved. it mean that he'd come into that weekend with the realistic expectation that he'd win phillip island. I think you can easily look back on a streak like casey's at phillip island and see it... well, retrospectively it's a bit of a foregone conclusion, but you don't necessarily quite feel the gravity of each individual win. his first in 2007, the race right after sealing the title and his triumphant homecoming; the second in 2008, finally ending his barren run of five race losses/valentino wins; the third in 2009, only the second race back from his mystery illness and a true triumphant return... and then the fourth here, which ended up being his last with ducati

but it also meant he was under PRESSURE from FANS to PERFORM

"It seemed be to that when I won it twice in a row and was going for the third, nobody was really expecting it," said Stoner, who would go on to lead throughout and win by 8.5 seconds. "But this year everybody seemed to really expect it and they weren't going to take any other result. "Definitely before the race I was feeling a little bit of pressure, a little bit nervous - more so than I normally am. "I think I need to have a few more nerves before other races, because I didn't seem to make any mistakes in the whole race. I was really happy with the way I was riding."

sometimes quite cold when talking about racing at this circuit vs racing at any other but HERE he's really... engaging with the process... he cares because the fans care, it makes him NERVOUS, he handles it and wins, he wants them to celebrate with him... look at our little showman over here, our entertainer...

here's the podium photo with valentino and jorge:

and y'know. there's just something fun about tracking casey's progression - from his first visit in his ducati prime to the circuit, where apparently he was grumpy about valentino showing up with a special livery at his home circuit. this has always been the cause of a bit of weirdness between the two of them, right, with casey's italian team and valentino's australian team that valentino always felt gave him a special connection to that circuit. there was an element of spite in casey's first win at the circuit... and now he's increasingly capable of letting himself actually relish the moment. he's grown up a bit!! he's conducting the crowd, ever so slightly more at ease with the role of the showman - no longer the kid hiding in his helmet, too embarrassed to wave at the crowd and acknowledge how good he is. valentino might have been the main figure to force that transformation, might have put casey in a position where he had to put a bit more work into how this entire public engagement business worked... but casey has always been an extremely capable learner. look at him, playing with the crowd. how far he's come

this is from jerez 2009, just categorically one of their funniest handshakes, and there is ZERO reason whatsoever for them to be so fucking weird about it. every angle of this handshake is funny in its own distinct way

I picked the one where casey has the most clearly antagonistic expression for purposes of the text post pairing and saved the other ones up, but honestly they're all excellent. even funnier because it's the same podium valentino does his 'look it's my lil guy' routine

look, it's his lil guy

this is the third race in the season, valentino's first win. they've occasionally been a little snarky towards each other in the press during this time period but like. nothing egregious. for context, this is them at the previous race at motegi:

casey once again getting a failing grade in being a '''hater'''. buddy what is this

one fun thing that DOES happen in this race is that valentino overtakes casey with a lovely little block pass and... guess where it happens. valentino at jerez, right. but honestly I don't feel like casey could've had any complaints with that - it's completely clean, zero contact, and surely valentino can't be banned from executing innocent little turn thirteen block passes for all eternity

so yeah. no particular backstory beyond valentino and casey just having a really weird handshake for absolutely no reason. they deserved another title fight