#miss fisher fandom 30 day challenge

[foxspirit1928]

Miss Fisher Snippets (219)

From the archive – Miss Fisher Fandom 30 Day Challenge, Day 8 Saddest episode. This is what I wrote in the original Tumblr post on 09-Feb-2015.

“As an immigrant myself (from a Southeast Asia country to the U.S.), the topics of where one’s loyalty laid (or where it was perceived to lie) during wartime as well as the struggle of being completely integrated into and accepted by the adopted country are very intriguing to me. Even though this was a fictional situation set in a time period almost 100 years ago, and thankfully I haven’t encountered similar situations in real life, I sympathize with the pain and suffering inflicted upon the Voigt family. The world is full of people who are loving and embracing, but there would always be small groups who are ignorant, biased, resistant, and hostile toward the “outsiders” like those in Maiden Creek. Like Jack said, ‘May we never see the likes of her again’.

What’s tragic was that Valma was also a victim herself. Both her husband and son were killed in the war; the heartache and despair drover her over the edge and killed Mikael Voigt, a German immigrant who triggered her hatred toward the enemy country. Sergeant Ford and Dr. Ryan sympathized with her and helped her covered the truth. Ten years later, when Oskar Voigt suspected the real reason of his father’s death, Dr. Ryan had to kill him to keep the secret from being dragged out. Their actions were inexcusable, but the circumstances were sympathizable.

Thankfully, there were also some lighthearted and romantic moments woven into the storyline, like Jack coming to Miss Fisher’s aid after receiving her encrypted phone call, Hugh’s proposal to Dot, and Miss Fisher putting the new hat on Jack. These moments injected some warmth into the episode and lifted our mood a little.”

(Posted 16-Nov-2024)

[scarisd3ad]

‘Scarisd3ad’s Masterlist

Decided to make a new one because I don’t know if all the links in my old one work anymore. As you can see I got rid of a bunch of old fic (mainly Steve’s because a lot of the things 13 y/o me wrote for him were god awful) because A I reread them and cringed my ass off while doing so, so decided to scrub any evidence of it off the internet or B the link doesn’t work in the og masterlist and I’ve lost the fic. I also got rid of a couple fandoms I write for because I either don’t get requests for them or I’m not interested in being associated with the fandom anymore.

Request box

all requests are open as of February 8th, 2024.

Key fluff - ☁️ angst - 🌧️ finished fic - ☑️ ongoing fic - ✅

events

Halloween writing challenge - ‘22, ‘23, ‘24

Christmas writing challenge - ‘23

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stranger things

Steve harrington

found you 🌧️☁️ (series discontinued)

red 🌧️☁️ (series discontinued)

Jump then fall 🌧️☁️ (series) ✅

fake dating ☁️🌧️ pt2

first day jitters 🌧️

sober🌧️☁️

begin again🌧️☁️

promptober day 4 - decorating your apartment☁️

promtober day 18 - going to the pumpkin patch☁️

promptober day 29 - handing out candy to trick or treaters ☁️

promptmas day 6 - secret Santa ☁️

In a world of boys, he’s a gentle man ☁️

Robin Buckley

you like me? ☁️

horror movie marathon ☁️

Billy Hargrove

no Fics available

Jonathan byers

no Fics available

Eddie Munson

no Fics available

mike wheeler

no Fics available

El hopper

no Fics available

Lucas Sinclair

promptober day 9 - getting lost in a corn maze ☁️

max Mayfield

no Fics available

Dustin Henderson

no Fics available

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scream

Billy Loomis

Trouble ☁️ (series) ✅

Stu macher

promptober day 6 - movie night ☁️

promptober day 10 - "are you scared?" 🌧️

promptober day 31 - Halloween party ☁️

Trouble ☁️ (series) ✅

Sidney Prescott

no Fics available

Tatum riley

promptober day 5 - shopping for Halloween costumes☁️

Dewey riley

no Fics available

randy Meeks

no Fics available

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miscellaneous

Jason dean (heathers)

no Fics available

Conrad fisher (tsitp)

no Fics available

min ho (xo kitty)

no Fics available

bill denbrough (IT)

no Fics available

Georgie cooper (young Sheldon)

no Fics available

Cooper Adam’s (trap)

No fics available

Paddy (speak no evil)

No fics available

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the last of us (hbo and game)

Joel miller

superstar☁️🌧️(series) ✅

highway don't care 🌧️☁️

promptober day 16 -trick or treating with him and Sarah ☁️

promptmas day 3 - baby its cold outside ☁️

promptmas day 7 - decorating the tree. ☁️

promptmas day 10 - writing Christmas letters with Sarah ☁️

promptmas day 12 - Christmas day ☁️

Too sweet 🌧️

Ellie Williams

no Fics available

Tommy miller

no Fics available

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The black phone

Vance hopper

grabbed🌧️

the grabbed🌧️(series) ☑️

wearing his vest (blurb)☁️

matching costumes☁️🌧️

braids☁️

Promptober day 8 - “I don’t dance”☁️

Promptober day 13 - “take them all”☁️

Promptober day 30 - Halloween sleepover☁️

Bruce Yamada

Promptober Day 12 - dancing in the rain☁️

Promptober day 24 - going to the carnival ☁️

Promptmas day 9 - snowball fight☁️

robin Arellano

Robin standing up for chubby!girlfriend!reader🌧️☁️

Finney Blake

Trick or treating ☁️

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the walking dead

Daryl Dixon

to the end and back (series)🌧️☁️✅

promptober day 2 -"its cold" ☁️

promptober day 19 - "i dont do cotumes" (pre apocalypse! daryl)☁️

promptmas day 2 - first christmas after the world ends ☁️

Carl Grimes

Promptober day 7 - “do you think it’s Halloween yet?”☁️

Promptober day 22 - cuddles ☁️

Promptober day 25 - telling scary stories☁️

Promptmas day 8 - reminiscing on past Christmases☁️

Rick Grimes

no Fics available

Glenn Rhee

August - betty - cardigan (mini series)🌧️☁️✅

Promptober day one - drunk after a bonfire ☁️

Promptober day 11 - stealing their sweaters ☁️

Promptober day 17 - the power going out (pre apocalypse Glenn) ☁️

Promptober day 21 - injuries 🌧️☁️

Promptober day 23 - “do you miss Halloween?” ☁️

Maggie Greene/Rhee

No Fics available

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Five Nights At Freddy

Promptober day 15 - Sneaking into the pizzaria🌧️

Promptober day 26 - comforting cc after mike scares him 🌧️

Micheal Afton/Schmitt

Promptober day 3 - trick or treating with cc, Elizabeth, and Mike ☁️

Promptober day 14 - Halloween party ☁️

Promptober day 27 - “I hate Halloween” 🌧️

Promptmas day 1 - baking cookies with him and Abby☁️

Promptmas day 11 - the night before Christmas ☁️

William Afton

Freddy fazbear (any variant)

No Fics available

Chica(any variant)

No Fics available

Foxy (any variant)

No Fics available

Bonnie (any variant)

No Fics available

Montgomery gator

Promptober day 28 - Sneaking out of the pizzaplex to trick or treat☁️

Roxanne wolf

No Fics available

sun/moon

No Fics available

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Talk to me

Hayley

Promptober day 20 Having an encounter with the hand 🌧️

Mia

No Fics available

Jade

No Fics available

Daniel

No Fics available

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Descendants

Mal

No Fics available

Evie

No fics available

Carlos de vil

No fics available

Jay

No fics available

Harry hook

No fics available

Uma

No fics available

Ben Florian

No fics available

Chad charming

No fics available

Hades

No fics available

[foxspirit1928]

And that voice. Don’t forget the voice, @citysouthnorth !

(Re-blogged 02-Feb-2018)

Day Two - Favourite Male Character

Gosh I wonder who I should pick?  Jack Robinson of course!!!!  He is the calm in the storm.  He is cautious in matters of the heart.  He has a love of literature and a curiosity for science.  He’s a good dancer.  He’s a survivor and so much more.  And he’s not bad looking either!

[fandomtrumpshate]

FTH2022 - by the numbers

Signups for FTH2022 have been open for almost exactly 3 days. In that time 296 creators have signed up to offer 379 auctions in 175 fandoms. (To put those numbers in context, last year in the first FIVE days of signups, we had 256 creators sign up to offer 325 auctions. This year is looking to be BIG!)

At present:

2 auctions are offering to create videos

4 are offering 'Other' fanworks, including powerpoint presentations and filk

25 are offering podfics

34 folks have signed up to offer various beta services (look for a post with more info about what folks are offering sometime in the next week).

52 are offering fanart

and 262 are offering written fanworks (fanfiction, original work, meta, remixes, poetry, etc)

Creators are overwhelmingly choosing to let bidders decide on which of our supported orgs they will make their donations. The orgs most often chosen by those creators who wished to direct donations to a particular nonprofit are -

Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund

Navajo Water Project

Any/All abortion funds

The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights

National Network to End Domestic Violence

The three least often chosen are -

Spread the Vote

Unsilence

Votebeat

And below the cut you'll find the list of all the listed fandoms ranked by how many signups they have. In a few minutes we'll have another post for you, bringing back the Unlisted Fandom Challenge and info about which fandoms are being written in, in what numbers.

34   Sherlock Holmes *

33   MCU *

31   Harry Potter *

30   Good Omens

30   K-Pop *

28   Teen Wolf

25   The Witcher

23   Star Wars *

18   Fullmetal Alchemist

17   Supernatural

16   Mo Dao Zu Shi / The Untamed

13   Boku no Hiro Akademia (My Hero Academia)

13   Hockey RPF

13   Shadowhunters

13   Tian Guan Ci Fu (Heaven Official's Blessing)

12   Merlin

12 The Old Guard

11 Star Trek *

10 Check Please!

9   All for the Game

9   Dragon Age *

9   Raven Cycle

9   Tolkien *

8   Final Fantasy

8   Original Work

8   The Magnus Archives

7   9–1–1

7   Gundam Wing

7   Marvel Comics

6   Avatar The Last Airbender *

6   Doctor Who *

6   Hades (video game)

6   Haikyuu!!!

5   DC Comics

5   Naruto

4   Arcane

4   Captive Prince

4   Critical Role

4   Hunger Games

4   James Bond

4   Leverage

4   Steven Universe

3   DC Extended Universe *

3   Dishonored

3   Hetalia

3   Locked Tomb Trilogy

3   Six of Crows Duology

3   Stranger Things

3   The Green Knight

3   The Magicians

3   Tian Ya Ke / Word of Honor

3   Wheel of Time

2   A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones

2   Carry On

2   Danny Phantom

2   Dungeons & Dragons

2   Encanto

2   Fire Emblem Three Houses

2   Firefly

2   Genshin Impact

2   Hannibal

2   It (2017/2019)

2   Juiie and the Phantoms

2   Mass Effect

2   RWBY

2   The Good Place

2   Venom

2   Voltron

2   Yuri!!! On Ice

1   Arrowverse *

1   Bungou Stray Dogs

1   Criminal Minds

1   Diamond no Ace

1   Gravity Falls

1   Guardian

1   Hacks

1   Homestuck

1   Iron Widow

1   Kingsman

1   Legend of Zelda

1   Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

1   Nirvana in Fire

1   No. 6 - All Media Types

1   Shameless (US)

1   She-Ra

1   Stargate

1   The 100

1   The Adventure Zone

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Headcanon about Dot

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2OaK7o5

by foxspirit1928

The headcanon about Dot was Day 16 of the Miss Fisher Fandom 30 Day Challenge, originally posted on Tumblr on 11-Feb-2015.

Words: , Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Gen

Characters: Dorothy "Dot" Williams

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2OaK7o5

[sleemo]

New Order

In The Last Jedi, Rey teams up with Luke Skywalker – but he’s not the man we remember. And that’s not the only shock. Total Film talks to the key players about the Star Wars movie that changes everything. 

— Total Film Magazine

“Luke Skywalker has vanished,” announced the opening crawl to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And vanished he remained, for pretty much the entire running time of the seventh instalment in the space saga. 

Sure, his presence hung heavily over that film, the first Star Wars movie in a decade, and the first to follow on from the events of 1983’s Return Of The Jedi. Luke ended that particular film a pretty well-balanced Jedi Knight, having helped destroy the evil Empire while resolving some of his daddy issues with Darth Vader. He was last spotted at a victory celebration on Endor, watched over by the Force ghosts of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Vader/Anakin. What could go wrong?

Cut to 30 years later and the events of The Force Awakens, and Luke is nowhere to be seen – save for a brief flashback – until the final moment when he’s handed his trusty lightsaber by Rey (Daisy Ridley), a young scavenger from the desert planet Jakku who has recently discovered Force sensitivities of her own. The long hair and grey beard can’t disguise the tormented scowl of the galaxy’s original golden boy. 

This is not the Luke we remember. As Mark Hamill himself puts it to TF, “It’s shocking to hear Luke say, ‘I know only one truth: it’s time for the Jedi to end’ – the last time we saw him, he was the most optimistic character. He was sort of at the peak of his powers, and you would imagine that he’d then become a Jedi master and train other people and so forth. What has happened to him that has so traumatised him into where he is now?” 

That is the question that drives The Last Jedi, aka Episode VIII. In 2015, J.J. Abrams’ The Force Awakens was a critical and commercial smash, putting Star Wars back on top (after the plastic prequels squandered fan goodwill), scoring more than $2bn at the global box office and an overwhelmingly positive response. 

Last year’s standalone ‘Story’ Rogue One was also a hit to the tune of $1bn, proving that the world was ready for adventures outside the core episodic structure. But now we’re back to the narrative throughline of Rey, Kylo Ren, Finn, Poe... and of course, Leia and Luke. (The journey of the former, who we’ve seen go from orphan to princess to spy to senator to general of the Resistance during the franchise, is apparently unaltered in The Last Jedi, despite Carrie Fisher’s death meaning this will be her last Star Wars movie.) 

“Watching the film, there’s going to be a very emotional reaction to what she does in this movie,” says TLJ director Rian Johnson. The indie auteur behind Brick, The Brothers Bloom and Looper, he’s something of a Padawan when it comes to blockbuster filmmaking on this scale. 

Johnson’s the only person besides George Lucas to have a solo writer-director credit on a Star Wars movie, and it seems he used that autonomy to make some pretty bold choices, even in a series celebrated for its twists. 

Hamill even famously told Johnson, “‘I pretty much fundamentally disagree with every choice you’ve made for [Luke],” before he came round to Johnson’s way of thinking (and he’s now hoping the audience will have the same reaction). Daisy Ridley was similarly surprised when she first read the Episode VIII script. “I had certain [expectations] of what I thought would happen [in the story] and then I was taken aback by what did happen,” she explains.

“I went and talked to Rian about it and then you’re like, ‘Oh, OK.’ Hearing the thing from the person as to what it is that they are picturing made it all seem great instead of nerve-wracking.” 

To speak to Johnson himself, it’s hard to imagine he could ever cause shock or worry in an actor, given his politeness and warmth. And despite the fact he’s taken the characters from The Force Awakens and pulled them out of their comfort zone, he admits to being driven by his own intense Star Wars fandom. 

He also asserts that the film will very much be a continuation of The Force Awakens: narratively, stylistically, tonally. “As much as I could I was trying to [maintain the tone], because it’s a continuous story,” he says. “And in fact, you know, some of the things we do get a little heavier in this movie, but I was very conscious of trying to continue the tone from the last movie... It was delightful. It was a blast. And I didn’t want to lose that. I didn’t want to descend into heaviosity with this movie.” 

All that said, The Last Jedi will be anything but a repeat of TFA. “The second chapter has a much different function than the first chapter, and I knew there were going to be things that were different about it – just the same way that there are things that are different about Empire from A New Hope.”

LUKE WHO’S TALKING

For all the impact of Luke’s appearance at the end of The Force Awakens, something significant was missing. Dialogue. In person, Hamill couldn’t be further from the sombre, taciturn Luke of the current movies. Garrulous and generous to a fault, an innocuous question leads to an anecdote avalanche – littered with spot-on impersonations of George Lucas, Harrison Ford and Alec Guinness – and our allotted time disappears faster than the Millennium Falcon on the Kessel Run.

When we meet in London’s Rosewood Hotel, Hamill launches into a story about his original Star Wars audition process, totally unprompted. “And by the way, it got down to two sets of one Han, Luke and Leia, and another Han, Luke and Leia,” he says. “They never mixed and matched. It was either Carrie, Harrison and me, or the three other people. Marcia Lucas [Star Wars editor and George’s ex-wife] took credit for urging him, because he couldn’t decide. So I always like to give her a shout-out, because it changed my life in so many wonderful ways.”

While Luke Skywalker would become a role that would define his life, Hamill still felt some hesitance about returning to the franchise – something that chimes with Luke’s own withdrawal from the world. “Well, it’s the fear of the unknown,” considers Hamill of his own reluctance. “Because I thought we had a beginning, middle and an end. What if we don’t catch lightning in the bottle again? Fans can be so judgemental. They were hypercritical of some of the prequels. A lot of it, I think, was because it didn’t go the way that they wanted it to go. And they became very possessive of this series.” 

In terms of relating to Luke’s position, Hamill admits, “You always try to make some kind of a connection, even in a fantasy, to something in your own life... and maybe it’s that failure to change the world the way I wanted it to be, that I could relate to as Luke not being able to accomplish what he wanted to accomplish.” 

For Johnson, writing for Luke and pals was something of a childhood dream realised. “You type ‘Luke Skywalker’ into your screenplay program and then start typing dialogue, and you get chills,” laughs Johnson. “Or Leia, you know? But also, I’ll tell you the truth. As much as growing up with Star Wars, and that I was looking forward to working with Mark and Carrie, the thing that really hooked me – and I think hooked so many of the folks that are into these movies – is the new characters from The Force Awakens.” 

Much as audiences and Star Wars devotees were excited to see Han Solo, General Leia and Luke Skywalker return to the fold for another Episode, they were always set to be key supporting characters, rather than the leads. The new trilogy would have run out of steam pretty quickly if there weren’t any new characters worth investing in. 

That’s where Abrams struck gold, particularly with Rey, played by genuine overnight sensation Ridley. An orphaned scavenger, she found a family of sorts with Han Solo, Chewie and liberated stormtrooper turned Resistance fighter Finn. At the end of TFA, a lightsaber duel with Han’s estranged son (and murderer) Kylo Ren began to unlock some of Rey’s Force skills, and she would later head to Ahch-To to hand Luke his trusty ’saber. In a break from tradition, The Last Jedi will be the first Star Wars movie to pick up precisely where the last one finished.

NO JEDI IS AN ISLAND

That direct continuation meant yomping back to Skellig Michael, the Irish island that stood in for Ahch-To. Filming there before principal photography began in earnest, it meant that Johnson had “a couple of ‘first’ days, weirdly.” 

A precarious location, it presented a number of challenges for Ridley. “Going to the toilet at the top of that island, I swear to God, that path was this big,” she gestures, making not the most reassuring indication of its width. “And there was no railing. So you’d be walking, thinking, ‘Why am I going to the toilet on the top of a cliff? And if I take a step to my right, will I fall to my death? And is this worth it?’ So that was really, really surreal. And then it was sort of amazing actually because I think I remember [thinking], ‘This is the most amazing view ever.’” 

What little we know of the plot to TLJ suggests Luke will train up Rey as a Jedi. “Actors want to fall into the characters they’re playing,” is all Hamill offers when we ask him if the mentor/trainee relationship was reflected off-screen. For Ridley, this film brought a shedload of new stunts to tackle that would push her to her limits, including a mysterious underwater sequence. 

“The dive for me was probably the most scary and the most thrilling thing,” she says. “The lightsaber stuff was great because I felt like I got a lot stronger and I could push myself a lot further than I thought I could the first time around... It sort of worked story-wise too, because as I was getting stronger with it, you would think in the story that was happening too. But the dive was my favourite thing. It was frickin’ awesome.” 

Not that this new-found strength necessarily meant Ridley felt more confident going into the sequel after the overwhelmingly positive response to TFA. “I found it much more scary, honestly,” she gasps. “I felt way more neurotic the whole way through. Because with the first one, I was lost in the whole journey of it, and on this one, I was much more aware of what was going on every day. Like, it felt more visceral. The first one felt like a dream the whole time.” And when audiences massively embrace your character, that only heightens the weight of expectations. “There’s a responsibility and a sort of feeling to uphold that people have connected to. So I actually found it a lot more scary, but also very rewarding.”

With Johnson thrusting the characters in unexpected directions, Rey is split from Finn, her fellow stowaway in TFA, as the story demands that she share the screen with Luke. Boyega’s Finn – who was left comatose at the close of the last film – will return to action in a mission that will take him away from Rey and towards the bright lights of obscenely wealthy casino planet Canto Bight. “Finn got a back injury and the Resistance is at its lowest point it’s ever been and they are very, very weak at the moment,” Boyega explains. “And so, for him, he has chosen to do this crazy mission.” 

NEW BLOOD

Finn’s mission allies him with a couple of the galaxy’s fresh arrivals, including Resistance member Rose, played by newcomer Kelly Marie Tran. Pausing to consider what she can actually tell us about Rose, Tran offers, “She works in maintenance, and she is really good at what she does...” She pauses. “I keep saying she is not cool. I don’t want people to misinterpret that. By that, I mean she is not like this muscly superhero that you can never be. She’s this everywoman character. Like, what would you do as a normal human being if you got pulled into this?” 

Finn and Rose end up having to form a cautious alliance with the film’s mysterious ‘DJ’ (Benicio Del Toro), a ‘slicer’ (read: hacker), whose particular set of skills the pair find themselves in need of. A quick Google search will reveal the meaning behind Del Toro’s initialled moniker, but we’ll leave that out for now for the spoiler-averse. Suffice to say, he’s probably not entirely trustworthy. He’s one of a handful of fresh faces introduced in TLJ. 

In terms of the new characters, Tran is particularly stoked for audiences to see DJ and Laura Dern’s Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo (see Q&A, opposite). “I think they bring a lot of cool, different energy into a franchise like this,” she says. 

Also to watch out for in this instalment are new creatures, such as the already beloved porgs (see boxout p61), an insanely cute birdlike species that resides on Ahch-To. We’ll also see close-up glimpses of the First Order’s Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis), no longer hiding behind a hologram. Captain Phasma will return to clash with Finn. And if the final trailer is anything to go by, the parallels between Rey and Kylo Ren (a former apprentice of Luke’s gone rogue, remember) will become even more apparent. 

“From the script [of The Force Awakens], to seeing the film for the first time, I felt like the dynamic between those two is fascinating and complicated and had a lot of potential,” grins Johnson. “That was one of the things I was really excited to figure out ways to get into, on this one.” The gasp- inducing sign-off to the trailer suggests Rey reaches out to Kylo to “show me my place in all of this”, although Johnson assures us that if you’ve seen the trailer, you shouldn’t think you know it all. “We all love the trailer because we look at it and we say, ‘God, it looks like it sells the cow, but it doesn’t.’ Not because it’s tricky or it’s misleading you, but because there’s just a lot more... It doesn’t give you answers, it gives you questions, which is terrific.”

END GAME

Johnson also jokes that making the middle chapter is “so much easier”. 

“I just found it really fun, having had a great setup with these characters, and to then delve into each of them, and then to leave it in a place similar to what I felt on The Force Awakens... You’re excited for what comes next.” Not that you should expect anything ‘middling’ about The Last Jedi. “I did want the audience to feel like they’ve had a full meal, and they’re excited a few years from now for what comes next.” 

Perhaps the biggest shock relating to the whole production was the fact the film itself was completely finished almost three whole months ahead of its release date, pretty much unheard of in this age of blockbusters being subjected to tweaks and adjustments right up to the 11th hour. 

Johnson’s longtime producing partner Ram Bergman expresses no surprise that Johnson has smashed it. “Rian is very specific,” Bergman says. “It makes preparation so much easier. It’s efficient.” The jury will soon be in on where Johnson’s effort rates in the canon, but for now he has the bittersweet experience of handing back the reins to J.J. Abrams, who is returning to the saga to direct Episode IX after Colin Trevorrow departed due to creative differences with Lucasfilm. 

“J.J.’s seen several cuts of the movie, and he read a few drafts of the script,” says Johnson. “He’s been a great cheerleader through the whole process, and with very helpful notes. But that was all in context of just wanting his opinion as a filmmaker. That was before he was doing IX. We’ve had a couple of very small conversations, but nothing substantive about IX. But the truth is, I’m not really going to be involved at all.” 

With the picture locked, Johnson will effectively step back from the franchise, and resume following it as a fan. “It’s very similar to the handoff between VII and VIII. I kind of took it to a place, and now I’m going to hand the baton off and step back.” 

Johnson calls this “a complicated thing”, but can’t hide his glee when it comes to putting him back in the position of a punter once more, excited for what the future of the franchise holds. “I’m psyched,” he grins. “I can’t wait to sit back and just be an audience member again, and I’m really excited to see how J.J. finishes all this off.”

Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens on 14 December.

— Total Film Magazine

[foxspirit1928]

My MFMM Calendars 2021 – October

It’s October, which means Halloween is just around the corner. With a bit of editing, I turned this behind-the-scenes photo of Phryne and Jack into a Happy Halloween post last year and now one of my custom-made calendars this month. In contrast to the mischievous Phryne, Mr. Tobias “Angel Incarnate” Butler is featured in the other. Have a spook-tacular month, everyone!

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p.s. I made these calendars for my personal viewing pleasure only, and they are not for sale.

(Posted 01-Oct-2021)

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I was tagged by @joi-in-the-tardis  Thank you, my friend!!  :D 

THE LAST: 1. Drink: Iced Coffee (I’m still working on it...) 2. Phone call: My mom- called to let her know we were almost home. 3. Text message: My hubby 4. Song you listened to: Human, Rag’n’bone Man 5. Time you cried: Last night on the way home...and maybe in on the way to work this morning?  I can’t remember.  HAVE YOU: 6. Dated someone twice: Yes 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: No 8. Been cheated on: I better not have been.  9. Lost someone special: Yes 10. Been depressed: Yes 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: No.  And I’m 38.  I don’t like puking and I’m not a huge fan of alcohol.  So... LIST 3 FAVOURITE COLORS: 12. Blue 13. Green 14. Pink IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. Made new friends: I have, as a matter of fact! 16. Fallen out of love: No 17. Laughed until you cried: I don’t think so...I laugh a lot, though... 18. Found out someone was talking about you: I don’t exactly lead an exciting life.  I doubt anyone takes the time to talk about me.  lol 19. Met someone who changed you: No?  I mean...not that I”m aware of. 20. Found out who your friends are: Yes?  This question seems so loaded.   21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: I have!  GENERAL: 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: Nearly all of them.  23. Do you have any pets: We have a couple fish in an aquarium.  24. Do you want to change your name: I changed my name when I got married...  Well, my last name.  I’m fine with Mandy as my first name.  I’m rather used to it.  25. What did you do for your last Birthday: Oh!  We were in Tennessee and on vacation!  We went to the Smoky Mountains National Park and to a dinner show! It was pretty much the best birthday ever! 26. What time did you wake up: The alarm went off at 6:15, but I didn’t drag my sorry butt out of bed till 6:32. 27. What were you doing at midnight last night:  Sleeping.  Mmmm....sleep 28. Name something you can’t wait for: We are going to the Adirondacks Sept. 10-15.  I’m pretty excited about that!! 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: Yesterday!  :D  We drove out to visit my mom and dad over the weekend. 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish everything wasn’t such a damned emotional challenge.  I can’t just ever *do* anything, there’s always like a ton of “mental paperwork” that I have to go through first.  It’s exhausting.  31. What are you listening right now: The sound of typing and some of my co-workers on the phone. 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: I’m not sure.  Probably?  33. Something that is getting on your nerves: I just wish people could mind their own business.  34. Most visited Website: Probably either Tumblr or Facebook LOST QUESTIONS. I JUST PUT IN RANDOM INFO ABOUT ME 35. Mole/s: I have one on my neck, and a very light tiny little one on my cheek. 36. Mark/s: Like scars?  On my arms, one on my left pointer finger (KFC accident!) and various others on my knees and such from...being a kid. 37. Childhood dream: I just wanted to get married.  Like...that was always my life’s ambition.  Careers are for other people, not for me.  I wanted to be a wife. 38. Haircolour: Blonde.  It’s getting a little darker as I get older, but it’s still blonde like it always was.  39. Long or short hair: Long-ish?  I can put it in a pony tail and a bun, so....I’m going with longish.  40. Do you have a crush on someone: CE?  :D  <3  41. What do you like about yourself: I am silly and fun. 42. Piercings: My ears are pierced but I haven’t worn earrings in like 2 years. 43. Bloodtype: O+  44. Nickname: Mandy, Mando, Wifey, 45. Relationship status: Married 46. Zodiac: Taurus 47. Pronouns: She/Her 48. Favourite TV Show: Doctor Who, Simpsons (old ones!), Golden Girls, all of the Farm shows from BBC- Wartime Farm, Victorian Farm, Tudor House, Edwardian Farm..., Downton Abbey, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries...  50. Right or left hand: Lefty 51. Surgery: I will die before I let someone chop into me.  Thanks.  52. Hair dyed in different color: I get highlights sometimes, but not recently.  Right now it’s pretty much just my normal hair color, grays and all. 53. Sport: ...  I don’t like playing sports all that much.  I am uncoordinated and hate being embarrassed.  55. Vacation: I’d love to go on a vacation that I didn’t worry about before we went.  Hahahaha.  Dare to dream. 56. Pair of trainers: I don’t really have a favorite pair.  Just...they’re good for walking.  Yep.  MORE GENERAL: 57. Eating: I do this, every single day, without fail! 58. Drinking: Diet Pepsi, milk, coffee, tea, water, uh...those are the most common. 59. I’m about to: Get back to work- this is taking longer than I thought it would!  lol 61. Waiting for: 4:00.  I want to go home.  (It’s 9:43.  Not good.) 62. Want: To stop feeling like I need to cry all the time.  God, it gets old!  I am so tired of just feeling perpetually sad.  63. Get married: Task completed 9-18-04 64. Career: No thank you.  I am a data processor, but that’s just a job. 65. Hugs or kisses: Both 66. Lips or eyes: You can kiss with lips, so I’ll go that way! 67. Shorter or taller: I like taller, but I’ll take shorter, too.  lol 68. Older or younger: It’s funny because...I just like talking to people- age sometimes doesn’t matter so much.  :)  70. Nice arms or nice stomach: Um...arms, I guess? 71. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive.  I’m not happy hanging around with loud people.  I want to run.  72. Hook up or relationship: Relationship 73. Troublemaker or hesitant: Hesitant.  If you make me mad, though, I’m pretty direct. HAVE YOU EVER 74. Kissed a stranger: No 75. Drank hard liquor: No 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: No (I don’t have them, so...) 77. Turned someone down: Yes 78. Sex in the first date: No 79. Broken someone’s heart: Yes 80. Had your heart broken: Yes... 81. Been arrested: No 82. Cried when someone died: Yes 83. Fallen for a friend: Yes DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. Yourself: I rely on myself, but I’m not sure if I believe in myself. 85. Miracles: Not so much. 86. Love at first sight: Not really 87. Santa Claus: Why wouldn’t I?  He’s real!!  ;) 88. Kiss on the first date: I haven’t dated for like 20 years.  89. Angels: I don’t know.  Not really.  Maybe?  If they’re real, just like everything else, I doubt they care.  They’re just around.  Doing their own stuff. OTHER: 90. Current best friends name: Kristin, but we call each other Friend!  :D  91. Eyecolour: Blue 92. Favourite movie: Some Like It Hot, Big Trouble in Little China, Adventures in Babysitting, Almost Heroes, Maverick, alll the movies from my youth!  lol Tagging: @chocolate-and-fandoms, @chiaroscuroverse, @ciara-jane, @badwolfinthetxrdis, @fleurdeneuf, @hanluvr, and anybody else who would like to play along!  Come join in! 

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Get to know me tag

I was tagged by @pixelatedpeaches!

1) Rules: Tag 9 people who you would like to know better.

Totally random people from my activity feed: @bountifulberries, @slytherinpixels, @melien, @sabrinassims, @asimlishpixel, @goatkibble, @whentheysim, @sevenleafsimblr, @blurrypxls. If you’ve already done this or just plain don’t want to, feel free to ignore me!

Relationship Status: Single

Last Song I Listened To: Don’t Take the Money - Bleachers

Last Book Read/Listened To: I honestly can’t remember, which makes me sad.

Favorite Color: A light green

Top Three Shows: Terrace House, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, The Crown

Top Three Characters: I don’t have any that I can think of off hand.

Top Three Ships: I don’t really have any?

2) Rules: BOLD the statements that are true for you!

APPEARANCE: I am 5'7" or taller I wear glasses I have at least one tattoo I have at least one piercing I have blonde hair I have brown eyes I have short hair My abs are at least somewhat defined I have or have had braces PERSONALITY: I love meeting new people People tell me that I’m funny Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me I enjoy physical challenges I enjoy mental challenges I’m playfully rude with people I know well I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it There is something I would change about my personality ABILITY: I can sing well I can play an instrument I can do over 30 pushups without stopping I’m a fast runner I can draw well I have a good memory I’m good at doing math in my head I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch I know how to throw a proper punch HOBBIES: I enjoy playing sports I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else I have learned a new song in the past week I work out at least once a week I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months I have drawn something in the past month I enjoy writing FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION I do or have done martial arts EXPERIENCES: I have had my first kiss I have had alcohol I have scored the winning goal in a sports game I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting I have been at an overnight event I have been in a taxi I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year I have beaten a video game in one day I have visited another country I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts (Note from @onemoreordinarysimblr: I just realized this thing is skewed toward a younger demographic than myself. Oh well!) RELATIONSHIPS: I’m in a relationship I have a crush on a celebrity   I have a crush on someone I know I have been in at least 3 relationships I have never been in a relationship I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them I get crushes easily I have had a crush on someone for over a year I have been in a relationship for at least a year I have had feelings for a friend MY LIFE: I have at least one person I consider a “best friend” I live close to my school (used to live RIGHT next to school!) My parents are still together I have at least one sibling I live in the united states There is snow right now where I live I have hung out with a friend in the past month I have a smartphone I have at least 15 CD’s I share my room with someone RANDOM SHIT: I have breakdanced I know a person named Jamie I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce I have dyed my hair I’m listening to one song on repeat right now I have punched someone in the past week I know someone who has gone to jail I have broken a bone I have eaten a waffle today I know what I want to do with my life I speak at least 2 languages I have made a new friend in the past year

[chloe-d-stories]

Get To Know Me

I was tagged by @thewinterflakesim​ to do this one. Thanks darl!

1) Rules: tag 9 people who you would like to know better. I tag everyone who wants to do this. Can’t think of 9 blogs right now......

Relationship Status: Single

Last Song I Listened To:  the VegasCon 2017 cover of ‘Brother’, performed by Jensen Ackles.

Last Book Read/Listened To: Nevermore by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Favorite Colour: Red, blue, green. Any combination of all of those :P 

Top Three Shows: Supernatural, Midsomer Murders, Murdoch Mysteries

Top Three Characters: Castiel (Supernatural), Owen Harper (Torchwood), Phryne Fisher (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries)

Top Three Ships: Jilliam (Murdoch Mysteries), Romione (Harry Potter), Phryne and Jack (Miss Fisher).

2) Rules: BOLD the statements that are true for you!

APPEARANCE:

I am 5'7" or taller

I wear glasses (only sometimes)

I have at least one tattoo

I have at least one piercing

I have blonde hair

I have brown eyes

I have short hair

My abs are at least somewhat defined

I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY:

I love meeting new people

People tell me that I’m funny

Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me

I enjoy physical challenges

I enjoy mental challenges

I’m playfully rude with people I know well

I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it

There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY:

I can sing well (more like I’ve been told I can....)

I can play an instrument

I can do over 30 pushups without stopping

I’m a fast runner

I can draw well - Stick men all the way!

I have a good memory

I’m good at doing math in my head

I can hold my breath underwater for under a minute

I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling

I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch

I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES:

I enjoy playing sports

I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else

I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else

I have learned a new song in the past week

I work out at least once a week

I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months

I have drawn something in the past month

I enjoy writing

FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION

I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES:

I have had my first kiss

I have had alcohol

I have scored the winning goal in a sports game

I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting

I have been at an overnight event

I have been in a taxi

I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year

I have beaten a video game in one day

I have visited another country

I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts (if going to The Wiggles when you’re 18 months old counts, then yes)

RELATIONSHIPS:

I’m in a relationship

I have a crush on a celebrity

I have a crush on someone I know

I have been in at least 3 relationships

I have never been in a relationship

I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them

I get crushes easily

I have had a crush on someone for over a year

I have been in a relationship for at least a year

I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE:

I have at least one person I consider a “best friend”

I live close to my school (literally just down the paddock.....#unicollegelife)

My parents are still together

I have at least one sibling

I live in the united states

There is snow right now where I live

I have hung out with a friend in the past month

I have a smartphone

I have at least 15 CD’s

I share my room with someone

RANDOM SHIT:

I have breakdanced

I know a person named Jamie

I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce

I have dyed my hair

I’m listening to one song on repeat right now

I have punched someone in the past week

I know someone who has gone to jail

I have broken a bone

I have eaten a waffle today

I know what I want to do with my life

I speak at least 2 languages

I have made a new friend in the past year

[foxspirit1928]

I love this, @whopooh Although Raymond is not my favorite male character besides Jack, Hugh, Mr. Butler, Bert, and Cec (ha-ha, it’s a long list, I know), but I like him a lot. He has the boyish charm and naivety that make you want to protect him, and his determination to realize his childhood dream makes you want to root for him and help him. I hope he and Clara have a long and happy union and his film studio flourish.

(Re-blogged 19-Jan-2018)

MFMM 30 day’s challenge: favourite male character

The second question for the Miss Fisher 30 days challenge is “Favourite Male Character”, and I view this as a bit of a trick question. There is no doubt that Jack Robinson is my favourite, and I love what they have done with him as a character and the nuanced way Nathan Page plays him (I expanded on this a bit in a tumblr post on why Jack really is worth all our love). So the question must be, bar Jack, who is my favourite male character.

But also, all the regulars in the show are wonderful, and I cannot pick out one between Hugh, Mr Butler, Cec and Bert. So the question must be, bar the regulars, who is my favourite character.

And for this, I actually do have an answer. Amid several really great characters, I choose Raymond Hirsch. He is rather sweet and fun and a little bit adorable when he whines, but above all he brings us a delightful glimpse into how Phryne has friends and how Phryne was as a child. We can still see small remnants of that boy and girl who would go nicking fruit together, and have the other’s back (Raymond saying “Tell him, Phryne” just makes me laugh). And it’s so nice to see Phryne negotiating that friendship with her new loyalty, to Jack and the detective work. I adore her taking a small double take and then saying “It’s a fair question, Raymond”. I think he even kind of deserves Clara, although she’s an even more lovely side character than he is.

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I don’t know 9 people lol but I wanted to do this

Rules: Tag 9 people

@marioncotillarding

Last song I listened to: Genghis Khan - Miike Snow

Last book you read/listened to: Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater, im reading it for the second time omg

Favourite color: Purple

Top three TV shows: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Grace and Frankie

Top three characters: Phyrne Fisher, Brianna (Grace and Frankie), Titus Andromedon

Top three ships: Grantaire and Enjolras, Phyrne and Jack, Jake and Amy

2) Rules: BOLD the statements that are true for you!

APPEARANCE: I am 5'7" or taller I wear glasses I have at least one tattoo I have at least one piercing I have blonde hair I have brown eyes I have short hair My abs are at least somewhat defined I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY: I love meeting new people People tell me that I’m funny Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me I enjoy physical challenges I enjoy mental challenges I’m playfully rude with people I know well I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY: I can sing well I can play an instrument I can do over 30 pushups without stopping I’m a fast runner I can draw well I have a good memory I’m good at doing math in my head I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES: I enjoy playing sports I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else I have learned a new song in the past week I work out at least once a week I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months I have drawn something in the past month I enjoy writing FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES: I have had my first kiss I have had alcohol I have scored the winning goal in a sports game I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting I have been at an overnight event I have been in a taxi I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year I have beaten a video game in one day I have visited another country I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts

RELATIONSHIPS: I’m in a relationship I have a crush on a celebrity I have a crush on someone I know I have been in at least 3 relationships I have never been in a relationship I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them I get crushes easily  I have had a crush on someone for over a year I have been in a relationship for at least a year I have had feelings for a friend 

MY LIFE: I have at least one person I consider a “best friend” I live close to my school (lol on campus) My parents are still together I have at least one sibling I live in the united states There is snow right now where I live I have hung out with a friend in the past month I have a smartphone I have at least 15 CD’s I share my room with someone (bf)

RANDOM SHIT: I have breakdanced I know a person named Jamie I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce I have dyed my hair I’m listening to one song on repeat right now I have punched someone in the past week I know someone who has gone to jail I have broken a bone I have eaten a waffle today I know what I want to do with my life I speak at least 2 languages I have made a new friend in the past year I have been given flowers before

Someone do this and let’s be friends

[flyingsquirrely]

Master Tag List

Finally finished tagging my entire blog!

General:

me – if it makes me go #relatable, it’s here

my posts – things that I am the OP of

original stuff – stuff about my original characters/universes/etc.

jokes/puns/fun – LARGEST TAG, ENTER AT OWN RISK. Full of jokes, puns, and anything I consider amusing that I couldn’t fit in another category

vine – a depressing number of broken links here, but there’s still a few vines hanging around

video – if it has a video and it isn’t tagged with vine or music, it’s here

music – is music. Ish.

cool pictures – may overlap with cool things, but generally more focused on the photo

cool things – does not always include photos, but always cool (occasionally overlaps with prompts)

prompts – writing prompts, or things that could be used as prompts

meta – talking about writing/reading/blogging/etc

useful things – informative posts, generally writing-related

art – art that I couldn’t stuff in another category

art theory – stuff about art and how to do it well (currently v small)

quote – quotes that I like

cats – posts primarily about cats

cute – 90% animals, but some other posts here too

dinosaurs - yes

all aboard the dragon wagon! – posts about dragons

lovecraft et al – from eldritch horrors to the void (does not contain only Lovecraft)

solarpunk – the best -punk

friendship – posts about friendship

good things – if you need a pick-me-up

recipe – recipes and pictures of food, mostly desserts

dnd – dungeons and dragons related

want – I want the thing

productivity – posts involving work/college and often the not doing of work/college

Oregon – posts about Oregon

nostalgia – trip

tis the season – posts about various holidays

conversation – conversations with people via post. Not really useful to anyone but me.

Writing:

30 Day Original Story Development Challenge – old and incomplete

My fanfiction - ehhhhhh

Subjects:

history – seriousness may vary

linguistics – languages and their development

math – I promise, math is actually pretty cool

science – fun

computer science – FUN (may include robots)

space – or SPACE

philosophy – fun when not dry as heck

politics – rarely informative, mostly trying not to think about hell

Fandom:

Yu Gi Oh

Fullmetal Alchemist

Detective Conan/Case Closed

Gintama

Osomatsu-san

Princess Tutu

Mob Psycho 100

Yuri On Ice

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Natsume’s Book of Friends

mspaintadventures – contains Homestuck and other mspa stuff

Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra

Gravity Falls

Danny Phantom

Voltron

Miraculous Ladybug

Promare

Castlevania

Paranatural

Room of Swords

Ducktales

The Owl House

Tiger and Bunny

S-Classes that I Raised/My S-Class Hunters

When The Third Wheel Strikes Back

Dungeon Meshi

Phineas and Ferb

misc comics/anime – contains anime, manga, cartoons, comics, webcomics

disney – also contain pixar/dreamworks/etc. bc I’m a lazy person who found a disney post first

Zootopia

Big Hero 6

superheroes – contains Marvel/DC/etc. as well as non-fandom superhero/villain things

The Martian

Jurassic Park/World

Star Wars

Pacific Rim

Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/other Tolkien

Kingsman

Knives Out

misc movies

Pokemon

Minecraft – also Mindcrack

Legend of Zelda

Ace Attorney

Overwatch

Tales Series

Flight Rising

Dishonored

CrossCode

Horizon Zero Dawn

Hollow Knight

Bug Fables

World of Warcraft

Runescape

misc games

Star Trek

The Man From UNCLE

Doctor Who

Merlin

Psych

Brooklyn 99

Firefly

Stranger Things

Schitt’s Creek

9-1-1

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

Ted Lasso

Leverage

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries

misc tv

Harry Potter

Sherlock Holmes – all incarnations

Shakespeare

Pride and Prejudice/Lizzie Bennet – and related things

Warriors

Good Omens

Discworld

The Queen’s Thief

The Murderbot Diaries

misc books

Welcome to Night Vale

Slenderverse – anything Slenderman-related

Red vs Blue

RWBY

The Adventure Zone

Critical Role

Mystery Skulls Animated

Thrilling Intent

Dimension 20

misc podcasts

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[foxspirit1928]

Miss Fisher Fandom 30 Day Challenge – Reprise

Day 30 What I want there to be in the movie

The original challenge was held before S3 was aired, so the topic was “What I want there to be in season three”. My answer was “More Dr. Mac!” because our favorite doctor was in only 4 episodes in S1 and 6 episodes in S2, which was definitely not enough. When S3 started, we were delighted to see that she took over the city coroner position and appeared in 7 episodes; however, we were also slightly disappointed that her total screen time was still quite limited and without a dedicated storyline. Since her name has not been mentioned in any press releases or news about the upcoming movie, apart from a surprise cameo, I fear that we won’t be seeing Dr. Mac at all. What a shame.

So, what I want there to be in the movie? To be honest, I am ecstatic that Phryne and Jack will be teaming up again to do what they do the best, so I will take whatever Every Cloud has in store for us. If I must come up with something, I’d say a happy “family” reunion moment that includes not only Mac but also Mr. Butler and Jane. (Note: In addition to Phryne, Jack, Dot, and Aunt P, we know that Hugh, Bert, and Cec will make appearances, according to IMDb.) If we get to see Phryne and Jack kissing under the starry sky in the Negev Desert or waltzing at Aunt P’s party all night until they both lose all reason, it would be the most luscious icing on the cake.

(Posted 05-Oct-2019)

[foxspirit1928]

Miss Fisher Fandom 30 Day Challenge – Reprise

Day 25 A character I want to know more about

In the original challenge, my answered was Mr. Butler (link here). I still do want to know more about him, but I am now adding Miss Lee from S1E5 Raisins and Almonds to the list because she is one of my favorite characters.

On the show, we simply knew her as Miss Lee, but the book revealed that her first name was Sylvia. Kerry Greenwood described her look as “a strong-featured young woman, with washing-blue eyes, a firm mouth and chin, and a carefully controlled mouth”. I think that Kat Stewart was perfectly cast for the role. She has the right look to begin with, and with the help from the excellent hair, make-up, and costume teams, she brought the image to life.

In the book, Miss Lee was “a perfectly self-contained young woman, who required no masculine attentions, merely wishing to get on with her own neat life in peace”, but I like the TV version of her having an affair with a married man whom she was accused of murdering. Even if he hadn’t died, they were destined to be apart anyway because of his Zionist dream. So romantically tragic – or tragically romantic? Anyway, one of my favorite scenes was when Miss Fisher pointed out that she didn’t seem very distressed about her boyfriend’s death, Miss Lee replied “Because I didn't break down in tears and bear my soul? How could you begin to know how I'm feeling?” Kat Stewart delivered the line with soft voice in a controlled tone, which cracked at the end and reveal her hidden emotion. Superb acting.

Although the book provided a little more information about her than the show did, there is still a lot that I would like to know. Where was she from? Did she have any family? Did she go to university? Where did she get the money to open the bookshop? What became of her after being acquitted of murder? There could be so many stories to tell. If only I were clever enough to write about them.

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p.s. If you are on Instagram, give Kat Stewart (@kat_stewy) a follow. She is quite active and a lot of fun.

(Posted 07-Sep-2019)

[foxspirit1928]

Miss Fisher Fandom 30 Day Challenge – Reprise

Day 26 Favorite episode of Season 3

The original Day 26 challenge was “A character from the books you wish was in the show”, and my answer was Mrs. Butler (link here). At that time, I had not read any of the books, so the choice was rather random. For the challenge reprise, @izzyandlouie changed the topic to Favorite episode of Season 3, and my answer this time is not random – Game, Set and Murder.

To some fellow fans who suffer from Arachnophobia, this episode (especially the opening scene) is hard to watch. Fortunately, it doesn’t bother me, so I am able to enjoy all the wonderful storylines in this episode. First of all, Hugh returned after an extended fishing trip (a little over 3 weeks, from around August 5 to August 30, 2019, per my Miss Fisher Timeline Research). Now promoted to Sr. Constable, thanks to Jack, Hugh still got stuck with uncomfortable duty like picking up Miss Fisher’s “internal device” in front of his superior and fiancée. That bedroom sequence was hilarious and wouldn’t have worked if it were Constable Martin. (No offense, Neville.) We were so glad you were home too, Hugh.

Dot and Hugh’s reunion might have been sweet, but Jack and his newly anointed Special Constable Phryne Fisher captivated our hearts. “I've been saving this since I was ten years old…for Buffalo Bill but you'll have to do” – swoon. “Mr. Burn, open up! Detective Inspector Jack Robinson.” “And Special Constable Phryne Fisher” – hilarious. “Would you get off my desk, please? Just remove yourself, Miss Fisher” – sexy. “I suppose you'll be wanting your badge back, then.” “Well…no. No. I think you've earned the badge” – awww.

(Posted 12-Sep-2019)