#marvin propaganda

[musicalpilftournament]

Character Propaganda Pages Pt 1

Links to all the propaganda pages for each character in the tournament. I plan to add links to each page as new propaganda is released. Some characters don't have pictures, so please send them if you have any. For characters with lots of propaganda I have compiled sections into a "summary" and that's what will be attached to the polls. I also apologise in advance if I mislabel any actors or characters, I have difficulty recognising faces sometimes.

Marvin Trina Whizzer Brown Mendel Charlotte and Cordelia Jean Valjean The Bishop of Digne (X) Linda Monroe Bill Woodward Mother (TTO) (X) Father (TTO) (X) Tom Houston (X) MacNamara Karen Chasity (X) Solomon Lauter (X) Webby (X) Sweeney Todd (X) Mrs. Lovett The Baker (X) Baker's Wife The Witch Armand (X) Diana Goodman (X) Doctor Frank-N-Furter Marya Dmitrievna Pierre (X) Persephone Willy Wonka (X) Munkustrap (X) Elphaba (X) Claire Zachanassian (X) Heidi (X) Madame Giry (X) Gilles André (X) Erik (Phantom) Christine Daaé (X) June George (X) Delia (X) Barbara Maitland (X) Adam Maitland (X) Fanny Gabor (X) Gregor Vassy Anatoly Sergievsky (X) Walter de Courcey (X) George McFly (X) Phyllis Stone (X) Margaret White (X) Mama Rose Desiree Armfeldt (X)

[every-character-ever-poll]

MARVIN - Falsettos

[madame-mongoose]

Your baby girls are so lesbian I love them ❤️❤️❤️

Also please give Marvin his milkshake with extra sprinkles I think he needs it

Why give him a milkshake when he already has the sweetest thing in the world

[albapie-aka-thiccmartian]

Something I drew for fun as a parody of vintage war propaganda posters. Join the Martian Empire!

[the-robot-bracket]

Marvin propaganda:

"Use "h2g2" for the tags"

"very manically depressed"

"Just a depressed little guy"

"All his lines are so funny and he’s so iconic"

"He’s depressed because he was forced to exist and if that’s not a MOOD"

[makethosenarratorsfight]

I just made a very very very long response to one of ur polls

I just lost half an our to ur blog

If marvin doesn't win I might just cry

i believe in you you got this!! take down the hydrogen bomb solider o7

[kaylaschaoticrandomness]

I completely agree. He’s actually divorced and he deserves to win. PLEASE. It’s a travesty that Marvin is losing.

Round 3! (Quarterfinals)

May the best divorcee win!

[yuespropagandablog]

Hello esteemed mutual. If you are reading this, then that means my propaganda is working. But you might still have questions, so I am here to answer them.

What is Falsettos?

A damn good musical.

But time to get serious. It's a sung-through musical written by William Finn and James Lapine, with Lapine also writing the music and lyrics. Falsettos is a two-act musical, like many, but it's important here because Falsettos is actually two musicals in one. The first act is March of the Falsettos, and the second act is Falsettoland. These are the last two installments of the Marvin Trilogy. The first part, In Trousers, flopped on off-Broadway and is also not part of Falsettos. Are you following?

The first acts centers on a Jewish man named Marvin (the main character of the Marvin Trilogy, who would've thought) and his homosexual relation with Whizzer, and how that impacts the family. He's left his wife Trina and son Jason to be with Whizzer, but Marvin is also Marvin, and loves to have a tight-knit family that includes all of them, but fails to see how his wish impacts the others. The second act takes place two years after the first and it's all about Jason's bar mitzvah, but oh, oh no, it's a homosexual story set in the 80s. Yeah folks, I am going to be upfront: this musical does not have a happy ending. Spoiler. I know. But I just want people to know what they're getting themselves into.

The show has a lot to say about gay life in the 70s and 80s, gender roles and masculinity, traditional family, illness, and Judaism. Yes, you cannot separate the Judaism from this show, no matter how hard a Spanish production tries.

Where can I watch it?

The original Falsettos debuted in 1992 on Broadway. I know it from its 2016 Broadway revival. There are, uh, slime tutorials for both (and also for In Trousers if you're interested), and the 2016 version also got a proshot that was aired on PBS, so they did have to censor some language. RIP "You save lives and I save chicken fat, I can't fucking deal with that", you will forever be missed. This link totally definitely does not lead to a YouTube upload of that proshot, what do you mean?

There are also a bunch of other productions, sometimes with footage, sometimes not. I actually saw the Dutch version in 2021 in Amsterdam (probably while I had COVID, but in my defense, I tested negative before I boarded my train!)

Is there a trailer or something?

Yes, here's a trailer for the proshot.

Here is their Tony performance, which is also my favourite song of the show:

(They did take out the "Lighbulb up the ass" and "I can't fucking deal with that", because America is America. But at least we got Andrew Rannell's boner in return?)

And for funsies, here's the Tony Awards performance of the OBC:

(They did censor the words "homosexuals" and "lesbians", unless that was the original lyrics. I dunno. I am not very familiar with the original one.)

You implied AIDS. Are there other content warnings?

Yes. AIDS will be the main theme of the second act. You can ignore it by just turning off the show after the song What More Can I Say, but that is obviously not the full show. There's also some period-typical homophobia, as in in act one, Jason is afraid that his father's homosexuality is a fatal hereditary disease. There are also a lot of dysfunctional relationship dynamics in act one, including one instance of physical abuse. Act two has the AIDS of it all and because of that, the major character death warning.

But is there also fun to be had?

Yes, definitely! One thing that makes Falsettos a good show is the tonal whipslash. Both act one and act two start out as the funniest shit you've ever seen and then BAM, drama. It is kind of impressive how the show does that. It has stellar comedic songs like Four Jews in a Room Bitching, My Father's A Homo/Everyone Tells Jason to See a Psychiatrist, I'm Breaking Down, Jason's Therapy, Year of the Child, Miracle of Judaism, The Baseball Game, A Day in Falsettoland, Everybody Hates His Parents and whatever the fuck March of the Falsettos (the song) is.

The first half of both acts you can't stop laughing and the second half of both acts you can't stop crying. That's Falsettos, baby!

Does the music slap?

Oh yeah. It is a fully sung-through musical. If that's not your jam, then you're better off skipping it. It also has a more "traditional" musical theatre sound, whatever that might mean. As you saw in the previous section, it has a lot of great comedic songs, with stellar lyrics like "Look, look, look, look, look, it's a lesbian from next door!/Followed by her lover who's a lesbian from next door too!", "Hepa-hepa-hepatitis-hepatitis?", "We're watching Jewish boys who cannot play baseball play baseball", "You have paintings of dicks!/Don't talk to me about taste!", "Lightbulbs in the ass!", the entire "You are going to kill your mother" section, "Homosexuals!!!!!" and of course the opening line of the entire show "Four Jews in a room bitching". And many more. But don't be fooled, because this song also has some emotional bangers (mostly in the second part of the acts due to the aforementioned tonal shift).

Are there German characters in this musical?

Mendel's last name Weisenbachfeld sounds German. Is that close enough?

[musicalpilftournament]

If Marvin loses you should delete this whole blog I'm not even kidding

Oh shit

[every-character-ever-poll]

MARVIN - In Trousers

[c-schroed]

Let's not forget that it was Lee Marvin who once said

"Death is only the end if you assume that the story is about you."

Sexy and clever.

Sexiest Podcast Character — Night Vale Bracket — Round Α

Propaganda

Dr. Carlos "the Scientist" Dave Robles

I would have said Cecil Palmer but I love Cecil Palmer too much to submit anyone other than his husband, who he loved from the moment he saw him

"That new scientist, we now know he’s named Carlos, called a town meeting. He has a square jaw, and teeth like a military cemetery. His hair is perfect, and we all hate and despair and love that perfect hair in equal measure. Old Woman Josie brought corn muffins, which were decent but lacked salt. She said the angels had taken her salt for a Godly Mission and she hadn’t yet gotten around to buying more. Carlos told us that we are, by far, the most scientifically interesting community in the US, and he had come to study just what is going on around here. He grinned, and everything about him was perfect, and I fell in love instantly."

Lee Marvin:

A legendary and prolific actor. He played nearly every role in Cat Ballou. We know what the film industry is like, thus he must be both conventionally attractive and have the swagger of so-called "character actors" to be as successful as he has been. He was immortal, it was always his 30th birthday, and he just grew so tired of it that he reached out and made time work properly in Night Vale. This caused a lot of problems.

"And once there was a man. Oh, his dreams were simple. He wanted to be an actor, that’s all. To lie a little to audiences, in a way that they like being lied to. But time got stuck on him, like gum on a shoe. It was always his 30th birthday. From the big bang to the tedious heat death of the universe. His 30th birthday forever. Time weighed on him. And so he looked out at every Night Vale that has ever been and every Night Vale that ever will be, all of them swirling and swinging through intertwining chronologies, and he concentrated very hard, and he reached out one tired, ancient, 30 year old hand and stopped them all. Just for a moment, he stopped time’s gyrations."

Mod note: This tournament is about fiction podcasts. Please only vote for the fictional character that lives in Night Vale and not the real Lamont Waltman "Lee" Marvin Jr. (1924–1987).

[billboard-hotties-tourney]

Round Three Is Over

Alrighty, folks, the third round of the Tantalizing Tunes Tourney has concluded! Here are the 32 songs advancing to Round Four:

“Puttin’ on the Ritz” by Fred Astaire

“I Put a Spell On You” by Nina Simone

“Fever” by Peggy Lee

“Nights In White Satin” by The Moody Blues

“Magic Carpet Ride” by Steppenwolf

“Time of the Season” by The Zombies

“Summertime” by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

“At Last” by Etta James

“I Put a Spell On You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

“Distant Lover” by Marvin Gaye

“Golden Years” by David Bowie

“Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin

“La Vie en Rose (Live)” by Edith Piaf

“Barracuda” by Heart

“Venus In Furs” by The Velvet Underground

“Light My Fire” by The Doors

“Lady Marmalade” by LaBelle

“Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen

“Good Vibrations” by The Beach Boys

“I Don’t Know” by Ruth Brown

“Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” by ABBA

“I Want to Be Evil” by Eartha Kitt

“La Vie En Rose” by Josephine Baker

“Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash

“Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Presley

“Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)” by Sarah Vaughan

“Jolene” by Dolly Parton

“(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman” by Aretha Franklin

“Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye

“Dream a Little Dream of Me” by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

“Feeling Good” by Nina Simone

“Crazy On You” by Heart

If you'd like to submit written propaganda for any of these, please do! Round Four begins January 16th at around midnight PST, so do it before then.

Congratulations to our victors, and good luck...

[tragic-ships-tournament]

The Tragic Ships Tournament Round 1

*note yes the one pictured is the Hadestown version of Orphydice, but both versions of the ship were submitted.

Propaganda under the cut!

Whizzvin:

"Their actors have so much chemistry In the 2016 production of Falsettos (the combination of March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland) and It Immerses you so much because they look so In love and are so playful with each other. Whizzer becomes a third father to Jason (Marvin's son) after Marvin and Mendel, and him teaching Jason baseball Is so sweet. Their little handshake greeting thing Is so Important to me, and Jason looks up to Whizzer SO MUCH. Whizzer and Marvin are so In love with each other It makes them look stupid. Marvin actually found the love of his life, and they are soulmates to me. He felt so much self hatred for so long and went through so much pain trying to pretend to be someone he wasn't, but then he met Whizzer and finally found out that love Is real. They both started becoming better people and learning how to show their love for one another and It was ripped away from them for no reason. Marvin finally looked forward to living and growing old, and Whizzer stopped fearing the Idea of being with Marvin until death tore them apart - he didn't know It would be so soon though. Whizzer dies as happy as he can be In his situation, surrounded by people who actually love him, but Marvin dies miserably. Trina, Mendel, Jason and his other friends are all probably there with him when his life ends, but he has a hole In his heart that can never be mended. At least they weren't apart for long this time."

Orphydice:

"y'all probably know the story of orpheus and eurydice. but they are SO tragedy. they are TEXTBOOK tragedy. they redefined the genre. on their literal wedding day as she's walking down the aisle eurydice gets bit by a snake and dies. orpheus loves her so much he goes down to the underworld to try and save her. hades allows him to take her back to the land of the living, as long as she walks behind him, and he cannot look back, otherwise her soul will be taken. he's mostly fine , but begins to doubt and at the very end of the tunnel, he looks back. they lock eyes for a moment before she disappears back into hell. orpheus is then so distraught that he wanders the earth singing mournful melodies and gets stoned to death by some nymphs who think his sad songs are bumming them out. DUUUUDE their story consumed my every waking thought as a child."

[the-joker-of-musicals]

heather propaganda

We all had a heathers phase and I know multiple people who literally pretended to be her. (I was a theatre kid and us 13year olds were convinced the school would let us put on a play of heathers) she’s queen bee for a reason. Even if you aren’t fully scared of her she has to evoke some feeling in you and the old candy store was just 🤌 *chefs kiss*

marvin propaganda

Gay bitter asshole divorcee. Left his wife left his child and ran off with a friend Wants it all

[archaeopter-ace]

Marvin the android propaganda!

"Funny," he intoned funereally, "how just when you think life can't possibly get any worse it suddenly does."

[the-robot-bracket]

not sure if this is where I should submit propaganda or if it counts because they haven’t appeared yet but here’s some propaganda for two of the characters I recognized

-Marvin (hitchhikers guide)

was so depressing he made a sentient spaceship die.

was a prototype of robots having emotions (obviously ended up with depression)

if I can recall correctly, on multiple occasions he’s given other robots/people depression or existentialism (I think idk I’ve only read the first book and watched the movie)

-Commander Tartar

was one of the last remnants of humanity

then tried to bring back humanity by getting rid of the new species (inklings, octolings, etc etc)

failed

was defeated by an octoling in high heels while a (very good) song was sung by idols Marina and Pearl

still an awesome bad guy robot guy cause he managed to make levels and do a lot of stuff WITHOUT HANDS?!?!?

Propaganda submissions are always welcome via ask even if the robot hasn't appeared yet!

Thanks for the propaganda!