#mordecai sings it weird

[a-libra-writes]

can I please request for a Mordecai Heller x female reader? like reader is a showgirl who sings on stage like Mitzi one and tends to attract a lot of attention but backs out when they feel this murdercat plotting their death lmao. thank you 😁

heyo! I decided to do a looot of the cats for this one, since its p similar to my Peaky Blinders Jazz Singer post that I was fond of. GN Reader.

Being a Jazz Singer & Performer!

Rocky - When he was hired and met you for the first time, it was absolutely an "infatuation at first sight" situation. Pros!: He's unfailingly polite and sweet, he seems to play with even more energy when you two share a stage, his grin is very off-putting to creeps who shout up at the stage and harass you. Cons: He can get quite distracted when you two share a stage. Many times Zib has had to pull him back with the rest of the band, because he keeps unintentionally scooting closer to you.

The worst part of the Lackadaisy falling onto hard times is the fact you rarely worked there now - you had to sing at other clubs to make ends meet. One of Rocky's big motivators for getting the club back to its old self is you'd come back! Forever this time! (Probably). Rocky doesn't exactly have the time or money to visit the other clubs you work at, so he wants all of your attention during your infrequent visits to the Lackdaisy.

Freckle - Look, he's a shy kid, and the whole 'sneaking out under cover of night to do bootlegging/torpedo shenanigans' is still new. He doesn't have a lot of experience or frame of reference for what a good club singer is like, but Freckle thinks you've got to be one of the best. You have to be, right? Your voice is wonderful and you look positively celestial under the stage lights - wait, that's weird to think, right? Thank God he didn't say it out loud. ... He didn't, right?

Freckle hasn't the slightest idea of how to approach you, so it's up to Ivy and his cousin to drag him over and attempt conversation. It's... a little pitiable, but he's trying. That said, he's surprisingly outspoken and a little scary if someone tried to mess with you while you performed. You're used to the heckles and catcalls, but it's shocking to see that shy tabby jump up from his seat and raise his voice at them.

Ivy - She liked you from the moment she first saw you perform at the Lackdaisy, and that crush hasn't dulled over the months. She maaaay have kept a few posters that advertised the clubs you sang at, and may or may not have cajoled her way into those clubs so she could watch the show. She could easily sweet talk her way to backstage, too - seems you've got a fan.

When the Lackadaisy goes downhill, it's Ivy who wants to sweet talk you into returning. You'll bring in a crowd! The acoustics are great! Pretty pleeease? Her dad Ivy will pay you and not get in trouble until months later when the family accountant goes over the finances. Obviously she cares about the club's wellbeing, but she also wants to spend time with you! Though she's bold enough to just ask you outright. She's also bold enough to outright shout and fight anyone whose heckling you - throwing a heel is a favorite tactic.

Viktor - You're someone he saw often in the olden days, back when the club could afford to have you perform several times a week rather than once a month. Viktor never cared much for the cacophony the crowd and music made, though he knew objectively you were an excellent performer. Rather than endure the crowd, he'd listen to your voice drift across the caves backstage, rehearsing with the band or just by yourself. It was pleasant to listen to, and he could do so in private, either coming back from a job or about to go on one.

Once things began to fall apart, it's not as though he went around to clubs ... or anywhere, really. So if you stopped performing at the Lackadaisy, you might never see each other again. Choosing to stay (or at least do a few pity gigs) would lead to the surprising sight of the big, morose Slav working behind the bar and watching from there, rather than his previous hideouts. It's a little intense to be under that stare... but not all unpleasant? And given how sparse the crowd is, anyone making trouble and catcalling will get dealt with so promptly, they won't even have time to finish their wolf whistle.

Zib - Well, obviously he's going to be drawn in by an attractive singer. Come on. Zib can be smooth when he wants, chainsmoker-scent and rumpled clothes aside. The band likes to tease him mercilessly about it, but that doesn't stop him from cozying up while you two perform together and shooting his shot backstage after every show. Back when the Lackadaisy was thriving, he could afford to hang out at the other clubs you performed at; nowadays, though, that's not so likely.

Even so, starting up a friendship or even fling wouldn't be difficult. He's attracted to and interested in creative spirits, doubly so if you two had very different taste (so there's more to discuss!) and you got on well with the rest of the band. Late-night debates about this musician or that show over a game of cards and several bottles of wine, either together or with the rest of the boys, and waking up half-dressed and seriously hungover come sunrise. Opportunities for visiting would dwindle as the Lackadaisy's business dried up, though if you stayed on ... No, he wouldn't want that for you. If anything you'd be mentioning to him and the band that there's other places to perform to pay the bills. Well, it'd be food for thought.

Wick - Wick wouldn't call himself a music aficionado, especially what's listened to at these rowdy speakeasies, but he won't deny how hard it was to focus on his business associates when you were on stage. So when he discovered you often performed at his favorite club, it was a pleasant surprise. He really wanted to speak with you at some point, at least compliment the performance, but didn't want to come off as those typical entitled wealthy guys who get too fresh with ""lower"" class performers ... so sometimes you'd find flowers in the dressing room and an anonymous note of appreciation.

He finally gets a conversation when you're a guest at a posh party he's attending, or when you continue to perform at the Lackadaisy in spite of the dwindling crowd. It's a shame your large audience is missing, but at least it's way less awkward for him to strike up conversation when you come to the bar? He probably won't bring up the flowers. Oh god, what if you think that's weird. You probably assumed the flowers were some freak fan. Is he a freak fan? He's not, right? (It will take him like months of dating to finally admit to the flowers thing)

Serafine - A good-looking cat with a nice set of pipes is certainly someone she'd notice, especially if they were a regular performer at the Marigold Room and other places she frequented before that. If it was the former, she'd have plenty of chances to wink when you met eyes, "chancing" across you backstage or just being forward and chatting you up after the show. She certainly isn't shy about expressing her interest, and it could be a fun fling.

You do look adorable swinging your hips and swaying your tail along to the beat, not to mention the different get-ups you have to dress in. Serafine maaaay or may not have wanted to help pick a suit out, or help with make-up, or give you some of her jewelry to wear... It's half marking her territory and half she loves to lounge around your dressing room and be a pest. You'd never kick her out and she knows it. She'll do it in other clubs, too, though you have no idea how she keeps getting past security.

Nico - Like his sister, he has no qualms nor shame about trying to get your attention on stage. Unlike Serafine, though, he'd start doing it immediately and be a general pest after the show. The difference between his attention seeking and the other men's in the audience is he actually has some charisma when you two meet backstage, so you're only slightly inclined to tell him to buzz off. He wasn't much of a music expert, and he still isn't ... But he likes hearing you rehearse and hum to yourself, and it's endearing when he requests songs.

He's pleased when you get gigs at the Marigold Room, as it's easier to hang around before and after the show - and bonus, he gets to be extra aggressive with throwing creeps out to impress you! But if you're performing elsewhere then Nico will stop by. He might be bruised and/or bloody because he just left a job, but don't worry! Sometimes he'll even bring flowers or whatever - though without Serafine knowing, she'd never let him live it down.

Mordecai - He wouldn't approach you any differently from others - he'd still be his usual prickly, anti-social, often awkward self - in fact, he might avoid an avid performer, simply because they often have fans around them or at least people recognizing them. What could get his notice was someone whose real persona is very different from their ostentatious self on stage - more quiet and pensive, perhaps. Like any attempt at friendship, let alone romance, it's slow going with him.

That said, he's the type to admire professionalism in a performance. A well put together outfit, thoughtful musical arrangement (as if he's an expert ...). He wouldn't like a femme presenting singer have to wear skimpy clothes or tolerate a rowdy audience. If there was a questionable manager or creepy fan bothering them, Mordecai can deal with that, at least, not that he'd tell his friend/partner. Mordecai would generally glare down any touchy fans and annoying admirers like a jealous terrier. This amuses Mitzi to no end.

Asa - Simply put, he saw you performing at a ritzy party he was invited to and reached out to your manager so you might perform on a weekly basis at the Marigold Room. Very professional! He'd send flowers with his name to the dressing room afterward, would make sure you're finding everything to your liking and not being bothered by anyone. Requests to continue performing would bypass your manager to being nice, short handwritten notes.

Eventually he'd pay you extra and treat you to a nice dinner afterward, if you were comfortable with it. If you let the older man down, he's not too bothered. He'd continue the friendly business relationship and would still send flowers and so on. He'd rather keep you as a good business associate and continue to enjoy the performances than let his silly feelings get in the way. Alas, he is hopeless at discussions of your music. My guy called a ukelele a tiny guitar.

Wes - He never hung around the Marigold Room after hours - it's his workplace, and not really his vibe - but it's very hard to resist not sitting by for an hour (or three) with a drink while you finish your set. Sometimes you two will meet eyes, or he thinks you are, and he considers dropping backstage to say ... hello? He's an 'employee', so isn't checking up on you a normal thing to do? Make sure you're satisfied with the Marigold Room and all that. Right.

Ironically that's how he's finally able to meet the singer he's been mooning over for months. A drunk patron was getting too cozy on your way out, and Wes happened to be there. His face and ... charming demeanor is good for scaring off upper class wimps. So there's that. He's not so bad, though - clumsy, and prooobably realizes you're out of his league. You get to see more of his earnest side when you two meet outside of the Marigold Room, where his fellow murderous gangsters coworkers aren't watching yalls every move with popcorn in hand.

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[foxyd101]

Can you tell us more funfacts about the Masquerade AU?

Masquerade Au- funfacts

Oooo, I have sooo much info/fun facts that I love to share to you all about my Masquerade au. (Also, quick drawing of wally, frank and sally. I've been a busy bean, so i'm sorry for the late answer)

Now for the Fun Facts:

-Wally: His height is 5"4 tall. He can give hugs but will sometime go ragdoll if you hug him first without informing him. He's a man that loves sweets, especially if it's apple-related. And his voice claim is *drum roll* Sebastian Michaelis from "Black Butler".

-Juile: Her height is 5"5 tall. She has a big collection of gifts in her room (from guests, and she cherishes the ones from her friends). During the day, she enjoys hanging out with the residents or roam the halls singing. Her voice claim is Anastasia's voice, and maybe her singing voice is Lucille from "Monster in Paris".

-Sally: She's 5'6 ft tall and is a little menace in the mansion. Sally and Home have a sort of sibling relationship, and she always gets clean-up duty when she teases/pranks him too much. Sally's voice claim and singing voice is Sawyer's voice from "Cats Don't Dance".

-Eddie: He's 5'7 ft tall. He became the lead male singer due to Sally overhearing him singing a song to himself as he walked through the garden one day (the song was totally not based on Frank *wink wonk*). His voice claim is Mr fox from "Fantastic Fox," and his singing voice is "Michael Buble".

-Frank: He's 5'5 tall. Frank learned how to play the violin from Home. He loves to garden in mansion grounds and still is a bug lover. His voice claim is Victor from "corpse bride" (I'm still debating this).

-Poppy: Her height is 6 ft. And her dance style is ballet (all forms- classical, neoclassical, and contemporary). She enjoys spending her time in the kitchen or the tea room of the mansion. It's rare to see her dance at the ball because she is shy, but you can still see her dance on her own time during the day. Her voice claim is Maid Marian.

-Barnaby: His height is 7 ft. He loves to joke around and join in on Sally's antics but knows when to step down if it's too much. He loves to hang out with all the residents and is incredibly close to Wally (since they are best of friends) and is seen helping Wally with dealing with the guests. His voice claim is Mogens from "Klaus film".

-Howdy: He is 7'5 ft tall. He loves to create new drinks for guests to try and is an absolute jokester when he is around Barnaby. He tends to keep poppy company during a ball but is also seen helping Barnaby with the guests. His voice claim is Mr rogers.

-Home: He's 8'5 tall. Not only is he a whole mansion, but he also has a puppet form, which he can control both. Now, when he takes on his puppet form, it does not affect the mansion while he roams within himself (it sounds weird as I type it out XD). Also, when he isn't in his puppet form, he shows himself through windows or mirror reflections when he wishes to, mainly with Wally and the residents. (It's a bit hard to explain, but I know many people will ask). Also, Home's glasses crack when he starts to get mad or is angered (a little detail that I can't stop drawing). His voice claim is *drum roll* Mordecai from "Lackadaisy" and his singing voice claim is Fred Astaire.

[wolflover33100aj]

I'm on the weird side of TikTok, I'm not complaining though

How am I supposed to explain Footlong Dingle Dog?

How am I supposed to explain Marble City Pizza?

How am I supposed to explain Mordecai from Regular Show singing Thousand Years to Fin from Adventure Time?

How am I supposed to explain 2 guys playing trumpets in the worst quality?

[nitewrighter]

I've been recently seeing a lot of the OverWatch AI voice things being used to make song covers and a lot of them are absolutely hilarious, like Genji singing "trouble", or Hanzo / reaper / genji singing "Cupid", kiriko singing "what does the fox say", etc.

And I just found a Genji and mercy duet of "love the way you lie" that I think is rather funny, especially considering so many of the comments are along the lines of "the Eminem becomes me" , anyways I think you might mildly enjoy it atleast?

https://youtu.be/yK4zsrwRKzc

(I think I added the link right? I have no idea, I'm still figuring out Tumblr lol)

Oh my gosh I mean the AI is a lot better than expected but I can't listen to the song choice for more than 30 seconds because Genji rapping Eminem makes me cringe SO hard. It's weird because I'm always coming up with silly little AMV's in my head for different pairings I like when I'm listening to music, and as far as music goes, I actually love duets, but if it's the actual characters singing it my brain NOPES right out. I was sitting here for a solid minute like "Well maybe it's the song choice? What if the song was--No. Nuh-uh. No."

Like yes, I know I know, cringe is dead, and I've actually seen some decent animatics in my day and I mean like... if I'm not taking myself too seriously, I can imagine my OC's singing (And I've canonically given some of them decent singing voices and there was a whole band subplot!!), but a lot of the time, if it's established characters singing, that just throws my brain right into the Twilight Sparkle/Mordecai "Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky were shooting stars" territory.

[truxicanfalconer]

[Mordecai/Moxxi? :o ]

Who’s the cuddler?: I can imagine they both enjoy cuddling, but probably Mordecai a little more than Moxxi.

Who makes the bed?: Neither of them xD They both lazy when it comes to taking care of house stuff.

Who wakes up first?: Mordecai. He usually gets about 4 hours of sleep each day.

Who has the weird taste in music?: Moxxi (except not really; she likes normal music, Mordecai just thinks that music is weird.)

Who is more protective?: Mordecai. Maybe a little over-protective.

Who sings in the shower?: Moxxi Mordy will hum along sometimes.

Who cries during movies?: Depends on the movie.

Who spends the most while out shopping?: Moxxi.

Who kisses more roughly?: That also depends on the mood at the time.

Who is more dominant?: They do switch back and forth.

My rating of the ship from 1-10.: 13.

[nyoomew]

Okay so I initially read this and assumed it was just another Classic Nonsensical Tumblr Meme ™.

But! @wack-ashimself’s comment made my brain stutter. I swear to god … there’s a video of mordecai singing this song. It feels fake and like I dreamt it but I KNOW there’s a fan made video of this exact thing.

mordecai and rigby stop pretending that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars or youre fired

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Guess who made some witch OCs!

Nathaniel Kaneko

aka Isao, Rai, Haru, Mordecai... - real name unknown - cis male (he/him), aro-ace - urban witch

Nathaniel has completely adapted his magic to his urban environment, using divination to predict metro delays, phone charms as talismans, talking to the urban fauna, etc. He has a day job as a barista, brewing subtly enchanted drinks for his patrons. He seems like a pretty average dude at first, save for a few elements of weirdness. When he's caffeinated, he turns into a full-on cryptid, but it's unclear whether he's naturally weird and ominous, if or he's just messing with people's heads on purpose.

Nathaniel lives in a small flat that he shares with Gabriel (OC belonging to @whosayscrimedoesntpay), a countryside witch who has come to study in the city.

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Siobhan Holoway

agender (they/them), panromantic ace - sea witch

Siobhan is a sea witch and a light-keeper, working on an isolated lighthouse on a small windswept island off the shore of a coastal fishing town. They are rather misanthropic, and prefer to live alone - they cultivate their reputation as a cliché broody and slightly mystical light-keeper for that purpose. Outside of their (very serious) work on the light-house, they are a complete dramatic bitch. They do a lot of wistfully looking out at the waves, singing to themself about their loneliness, lounging around with a heavy wool sweater and a cup of hot grog… etc. Because of Siobhan's magical activities, the locals think the light-house is haunted. (they're not wrong.)

Siobhan actually become quite friendly and helpful to those who can break past their gruff outside, like their friend Imogen (@whosayscrimedoesntpay's OC), a fisherwoman from the nearby village.

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Nathaniel and Siobhan are siblings (despite their different family name). They have a typical "loving each other and annoying the shit out of each other" sibling relationship, and are the only ones who can see through the other's mystical bs (they're both real witches who do real magic, but they're also dramatic bitches who live for The Aasthetic).

[haleyscreations]

So.....my imagination is weird lmao. My brain had the thought to crossover Regular Show and Five Nights at Freddys, but make it angst. 😅 The story that I have so far is that Mordecai and Rigby have some sort of fight and at one point, Mordecai says something like, "We won't go anywhere with our band because we won't ever be good enough." Rigby, not wanting to give up on the band, goes online to find singing and guitar lessons, but they're all super expensive and he don't have that kind of cash lol. He soon finds an ad, after hours of scrolling, for free lessons at a Pizza plex, but it's only free if he works there. Rigby being determined to make the band work, he applies and a few days go by, and soon he's standing at the front doors.

This is kinda where I need to fill in some plot details, but basically Vanny eventually captures Rigby, gives him to Afton, and then Afton puts Rigby into an animatronic. Rigby doesn't have any of his previous memory's and helps around the plex like he was always like that. I see him helping out kids in the Fazcade and when he's not there, they have him proform when the Glamrocks need a day. Obviously, everyone at the park notices that Rigbys gone, goes find him, and when they do, they are even more determined to get hime back home.

So, that's all I got lol. Please let me know what you think and if you got questions about this, then also let me know 😅🙃

(He also helps sun and moon in the daycare when he's not in the arcade)

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Eastwood

So I watched all the westerns by Eastwood. Below you’ll find my list of what I’d say are his best to not necessarily worst just not great. Keep in mind that this list is just my opinion and yours very well may differ and hey that’s great. Also keep in mind there will be spoilers but to be fair the majority of these movies are older than me. I would also like to point out that I didn’t view Rawhide as I really didn’t seem like something I’d like. The list is as best as I can tell are all of his westerns. Some are kind of iffy as I don’t consider them a western. 

http://most-wanted-western-movies.com/clint-eastwood-westerns/

1.”Unforgiven” 1992

 My original pick was going to be “For a Few dollars more”. I re-watched Unforgiven again and have decided that Unforgiven is his best western. Made in 1992. It features Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman and Richard Harris. There might even be more stars but those are the ones that stood out to me. The plot basically goes like this. William Munny a ruthless killer back in the day settles down with a woman who changes his life. He gave up his killer ways. The wife is already dead when the movie starts and Munny stays on the good path for lack of better phrasing. I don’t want to spoil to much more but needless to say a large bounty put on some ruffians leads to some nice action. 

I love the soundtrack to this movie. Well at least one song in particular and that’s Claudia’s theme. You can YouTube if you wish. I think it’s really great. 

A couple of quotes that I enjoyed. 

“ I've killed women and children. I've killed everything that walks or crawls at one time or another. And I'm here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you done to Ned”

.”It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.“

2. “For a few dollars more” 1965

 This is the sequel to a “Fistful of dollars”. It’s part of the famous dollar trilogy movies. Made in 1965 Eastwood portrays the man with no name. I really like  Lee Van Cleef as Col. Douglas Mortimer. It’s a revenge type of western. Both Cleef and Eastwood characters are pretty much bounty hunters. Cleef has an entirely different motive for his actions though. They seem to have great chemistry together too. I also like the dialogue between them as well. Clint Eastwood's character calls Lee Van Cleef's character "old man", while Van Cleef's character calls Eastwood "boy". Once more I love the music plays when the pocket watch is opened up. 

3.” A fist full of dollars.” 1964  

The beginning if you will of the the man with no name trilogy or dollars trilogy which ever you prefer. The dollars trilogy is what you call a spaghetti western. “ Spaghetti westerns were not rated highly due to their low budgets, over the top violence and inferior art work. But, these Spaghetti Westerns changed that perception forever. Director Sergio Leone gave one after another hit and this trilogy made Clint Eastwood a mega star. “ Some people don’t like them or they find them to corny. Each to their own. I loved the movies. My father pointed out to me one of the things that bugged him was the constant camera cuts to the other characters in the film. It especially focuses on their eyes. I never noticed it until he pointed it out. I do love the scene where he confronts the bullies/bad guys. On his way to them. He passes by the undertaker and tells him to get three coffins ready. After the shootout he passes back by the undertaker and tells him my mistake 4 coffins.

4. “The Good, The bad and the Ugly.” 1966 

The last of the dollars trilogy. A lot of people will say that this is the best of the three movies. Like the previous  film it also stars Lee Van Cleef. This time though he is one of the villain’s. It’s a good movie. I enjoyed  Eli Wallach as Tuco. Once more you have the music on point with  The Ecstasy of Gold. I heard that song years earlier when Metallica would use it. My last thought on this trilogy is I do love how Eastwood is always smoking those little cigars. I have read though he actually hated them.

“ You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig. “

5. “Two Mules for Sister Sara” 1970

This one is a film I really liked. It doesn’t seem to be as serious as the previous I’ve listed above. It actually has quite a few comedic moments in it. I think one of the best parts of the movie is after Hogan (Eastwood) saves Sara from impending doom. She gets dressed and comes back out in her nun gear. Once Hogan realizes she is a known his expression is great then he exclaims “Jesus Christ”. I noticed this movie had blood in it. A lot of the earlier ones don’t. One guy gets his arm cut off and one takes a machete to the face. It’s a good movie and I enjoyed it. I should note the soundtrack or at least one song they play over at times in the film is a play on the title. It sounds like a mule actually braying. Pretty nifty. 

6. “Pale Rider” 1985

Another good movie. Eastwood is just known as the preacher in this movie. He helps out a prospect town from becoming a mining town. When the prospectors will not give up their land. A marshal and his deputies are sent in to get prospectors out. It’s hinted at that the marshal may know the preacher form the way he reacts after told his description. This is definitely one of my favorites though. It does get a little weird with the preacher having intercourse with a guy’s girlfriend. The action is great though. It should be noted that it’s been told that Eastwood’s charter is a ghost in this film. Richard Kiel is in this movie as well. He is a well established actor. Most likely known for playing Jaws in Moonraker. 

7. Outlaw Josey wales 1976

A lot of people like this movie. It’s Eastwoods only PG rated western. It’s once more a revenge type western. Josey’s family is murdered by the Union army and he joins a confederate group to get his revenge. I think one of the best parts in the movie is when Josey shoots the rope holding a ferry going across the river. Some of the Union soldiers horses fall into the river preventing them from reaching Wales. This movie is said to be George Strait’s favorite. I did find it funny that the old man in charge of the ferry was playing to both sides. If you were a Confederate he would sing “Dixie” if you were a Union solider he would sing “Battle hymn of the republic” Ever the opportunist I suppose. 

"Well Mr. Carpetbagger, we got something in this territory called a Missoura boat ride!"

"Well are ya' gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?"

8.”High plains drifter” 1973

This movie could be almost a part of the man with no name trilogy. It’s just not as good. I liked the midget character named Mordecai . He is one of the best in the movie and funny. This is one of the movies where it’s possible that the stranger (Eastwood’s character) could be a ghost. Some people say he is the sheriff’s brother. Eastwood has said that himself. Then again some people say he is the ghost of the sheriff himself. It’s up to the viewer and how you choose to interpret it. This movie also marks the first movie Eastwood directed that was a western.

“You're going to look pretty silly with that knife sticking out of your ass.“

9. “Hang’em High” 1968

This was Eastwoods first major role in America. The Dollars trilogy had yet to come out over here in America. Jed  (Eastwoods character) is wrongfully hanged by a posse. He naturally seeks revenge after being rescued. He becomes a Marshal and winds up bringing some of the posse to justice. It also stars Pat Hingle. I really only know him from Tim Burton’s Batman. He played Commissioner Gordon. 

10. “Joe Kidd” 1972

To be honest with you this movie really doesn’t do anything for me at all. It’s not a bad movie but it’s not one that really captivates me either. It stars Robert Duvall as a rich/wealthy landowner trying to push Mexicans off of their land. He hires Eastwood’s character named Joe Kidd. It does have some decent moments. A pretty cool scene shows Kidd taking out a gunman upon a rock. The final fight is also pretty neat where Kidd drives a train through the bar.

Honorable Mentions: 

1.”Bronco Billy” 1980

This movie was on the list and I viewed it. I liked it. Eastwood plays a carnival showman. It’s your typical story of guy and girl don’t get along. Then as the movie progresses they start to get along and wind up with one another. It’s not a western but it has the theme. It does have  Scatman Crothers in it as Doc. Throw in a crooked lawyer and a crooked husband and this is the movie you have. 

2. “Paint your wagon” 1969 

This set during the gold rush. It is a musical though and you can get the soundtrack on itunes. I heard about this movie from The Simpsons years ago. It doesn’t have a western feel to me. Eastwood plays Pardner. It’s a cool little musical. It’s an interesting movie though. A Mormon has two wives and he sells one. Well Pardner and his partner Ben rum son played by Lee Marvin buys her. Elizabeth the wife that was purchased basically has two husbands. It’s really a good movie. My favorite song being “Wand’rin Star”

3. “The Beguiled” 1971

They had this movie on the list and there again I witched it. It’s certainly not a western. It’s okay. Eastwood kind of plays a bad guy in it but only to survive. Set in the Civil War era. He is an injured Union solider rescued by a little girl. She takes him to an all girls school. It should be noted that this is the only movie in which a character portrayed by Eastwood dies. 

[radioromantic-moved]

an f/o for each spirit phone track is SO cool !!! which ones have u already matched? :0c

THANKS FOR ENABLING ME <3 fair warning this may get a little bit long because autism brain go brrr

even though neon j (no straight roads tv head guy) isn’t on the list yet i legally have to put him down for lifetime achievement award because that’s his whole aesthetic. being brought back from (the brink of) death through cybernetic modifications. scientifically enhanced singing team. delta echo alpha delta. matching him to the song was the entire reason i thought of this concept in the first place fjsdjgnsgn

touch tone telephone is my freebie. i can’t think of a f/o who matches it well enough so i’m just gonna give it to me (and my s/is) cause i’m That gay goth cryptid kid.

cabinet man is mordecai...i posted about this in the tags of an old post many months ago but the base concepts match up STARTLINGLY well. sacrifice part of your humanity to be part of something greater than yourself. you were never that in touch with other people anyway, what’s the big deal? the aesthetic doesn’t really work cause like. one is oldsy timesy one is supernatural sci fi but i can overlook that

no eyed girl is glados :) i love my nonhuman frighteningly powerful girlfriend. she could kill me in one hit isn’t she great?

none for when he died or sweet bod yet cause those two skew on the weirder side

eighth wonder is so hard because it has very specific vibes that i’ve assigned to characters in the past but idk who on my list they’d go with. i want to say one of the tma f/os for obvious Strange Little Cosmic Being reasons...if i was including platonic f/os i’d say jon but that would open up a whole new list to consider

ancient aliens could potentially be gordon? cause he’s in a hell world where he’s forced to survive while things attack him and his friends are maybe actually Things that he can’t fully comprehend or understand. it’s a little bit of a reach but it’s the best i’ve got so far 

soft fuzzy man...a part of me wants to put down trexel for no other reason than it gives me those sorts of vibes but he also works so well for spiral of ants that i’m hesitant. i imagine zephyr from mlp to this song a lot and i guess he’d be singing it to dash so in that context it’s sort of dash’s song? but i’m still unsure about this one

reaganomics is frank because capitalism.

skipping as your father for reasons i’ve previously discussed i’d say drake for the funnies but he’s a good dad i won’t do that to him

i earn my life is...extremely peeperscore. workaholic with real bad anxiety. ‘i wouldn’t be so worried if i wasn’t always right’...it just hits

man-made object gives me Very Vague della vibes if the object is the spear of selene...just like. you have the power to build this great fantastic thing, but are you sure it’s worth it? i might think on this one further

spiral of ants...that’s trexel. if it fits anyone it fits trexel. you’re trapped in this mechanism that capitalism’s created for you where you’re pitted against your companions in this weird bid to survive. also thinking about ‘the circle rules your life’ cause the circle :handshake: the board, you know. just the vague noun names on their own...

i won’t do the bonus tracks cause there’s so many of them and i don’t know which ones i’d include but the core tracks are here...you now have this information to do what you wish with

[daily-morby]

*sings* If you’re gay than you’re gay, don’t pretend that you’re straight- Haha hope you guys like this, sorry if Mordecai’s body looks weird. Also yes Rigby’s tail is wrapped around his legs .W.

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Thank you for drawing such a lovely pic! I hope we see more of your wonderful art on this blog, people! Keep submitting! 💙💜

[streetsofsecrets-a]

TAKEN FROM: @writerintheattic

RULES: list either 20 books you want to read in 2020 or 20 goals, or some mix of both, up to you! then tag some friends to play along :)

10 BOOKS

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings / Maya Angelou (STARTED)

Sugar / Berniece McFadden (STARTED)

Barney’s Version / Mordecai Richler (STARTED)

The History Of Love / Nicole Krauss (STARTED...LOST)

It’s Not All Downhill From Here / Terry McMillan

Codes of Betrayal / Dorothy Uhnak 

Five-Carrot Soul / James McBride

Daughter / Asha Bandele

Little Weirds / Jenny Slate

Gone Girl / Gillian Flynn

7 GOALS

Loose weight.

Finish the first draft of Hello Stranger.

Read the above books, in my free time. I might invest in audible. 

Work on things as early as possible for the sake of future!me.

Stop over-analyzing things.

Be more “expressive.”

Get more comfortable talking about my ocs outside of tumblr.

Write in journal routinely.

I tag whoever. I’m not going to make 10 goals and only accomplish a small handful. 😂

[classic-rock-roller]

1. When you’re done recording the soundtrack for the DQ game with Bonham and Kevin, you receive an early copy of the game to try playing it. Before you even open the case, you and Kevin and Bonham see the back. It’s got a photo of the three of you and says in big letters ‘SPECIAL GUEST STEEL PANTHER ON THE SOUNDTRACK’ “What the hell?” Kevin says. What do you and Bonham say and how do you go about fixing it?

Bons and I laugh and Kevin gets on the phone to straighten this out because “I can’t believe they’d mistake us for those talentless hacks.” 

2. Your band has just finished performing a show and you’re all coming backstage to meet Kevin and Randy for dinner. You’ve barely walked up to them when Kevin looks to Bonham and says, “Are you alright?” She’s barely opened her mouth to answer before swaying slightly and collapsing on the floor. What happened and what do you, Kevin, Randy, Erik, Sean, and Linus say?

Me: Oh my god. I’d make sure she was still breathing and ok. 

Erik: I’ll call 911. 

Sean and Linus are freaking out, Kevin and Randy are helping me. She passed out from exhaustion and she was a bit sick. So we made sure she got good rest before our next show.  

3. You’re hanging out with Bonham one day when Kevin comes home and says, “I need to borrow Bonham for a minute.” You ask why, and he says, “I got asked if I would duet this song Torpedo with her and I’d rather do it with you.” Before you can answer, Bonham, says, “She can be a part of it but it’ll ruin the joke.” “What do you mean, joke?” he says. “It’s a comedy song, a guy is singing with the girl he cheats with but his wife comes out halfway through. I’ll do the duet with you and she can be your wife. Cause she’s your wife for real.” What does he say and how do you react? How does the performance go?

He widens his eyes and turns to me, “I SWEAR. I never cheated on you with Bons. Please don’t think I did.” 

Me: Whoa, whoa, whoa. I know that, Kev. Relax. 

Bons: Wow, guilty conscience much?

It goes well, much better than we expected. 

4. You get home one day and hear Bonham yelling at Sean. “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to! I just was trying to help!” Sean says. “You ripped the keys off my saxophone! This is from the 60s! I can’t repair or replace it! Do you have anything to say for yourself?” she yells. “…oops?” Sean says. “Oops is insufficient!” How do you respond and how do they react when you come in?

Me: Whoa, whoa, whoa calm down Bons. We can fix it. 

She whirls on me, “We CANNOT fix it. It’s old no one knows how to fix it. 

I give her a look and go, “Calm down. Where I grew up there are a lot of older tradesman who’d know how to fix it.” 

It takes us a bit but I find a place to fix it and it’s good as new. Sean mouths thank you to me after I calm Bons down. 

5. You and Bonham and Kevin are filming Table Flip with the Grumps, and while you’re waiting to start filming you see Danny and Kevin and Bonham dancing to this song and Arin filming. They seem to be having fun. What do you and Arin say as you both film and what do the three of them say when they’re done?

I just shake my head and Kevin screams, “Come on stop being a sourpuss.” He pulls me in and I wind up dancing with them. He pulls me in for a kiss right after we stop and Arin yells, “No PDA on my show!” 

Kevin: We aren’t on your show yet so...

He dips me and kisses me harder 

Bons: Blegh, I don’t have to see this. 

Danny: Arin he does have a point. 

6. A new song your band is doing has a full jazz horn section. You’re in the studio when the trumpet player Linus recommended, Mordecai, shows up. He and Bonham are going in to play their matching tracks while you and the rest of your band are going to listen and tell them how to fix it. Bonham comes out of the booth for a minute and shakes his hand. “Mordecai, nice to meet you. Come on back with me.” She turns around to lead him to the booth, and once her back is turned, Mordecai looks at Sean and the boys and mimes having large boobs and mouthing, “Her rack!” He’s barely turned around to follow her when Sean says into your ear, “I don’t care how good he is, I don’t want him here. He’s going to do something to her or you, I just know it.” How do you respond, and what happens when the mics start recording?

Me: I agree, Sean. I get the creep vibe off him. But let's just wait it out, for now, we can’t really find another jazz horn player on such short notice. 

I can tell Bons is uncomfortable and she keeps jumping after ten minutes she comes out and goes, “We need a new guy. That one keeps pinching and slapping my ass.” 

We show him the door and start looking for another one. 

7. Bonham’s playing a video game one day while you’re reading; Kevin and Randy are watching (somewhat). She’s clicking through a scene of story when one of the characters says in a very flamboyant voice, “Human sacrifice? Oh honey, that’s not okay.” Kevin looks up from the page you were on and says, “What kind of game is this?” Bonham says, “A fun one.” How do you and Randy respond?

Randy: Seems like a cool game. 

Me: It’s fun, I’ve played it with her before. 

8. You’re on the set of GGG with Crue, and they have since told you that you don’t have to be a dancer, but can sit with them. Bonham’s happy to keep dancing though, and after the take is over, she comes down to get a drink. You’re overlooking the shot with the boys when Bonham comes over and says, “How’s it looking?” Vince puts his arm around her and steps slightly behind her and says, “Sweetie if you keep it up it’s gonna look just fine.” Before anyone else can comment on the shot, Bonham says, “Vince, I can feel your boner rubbing on my back and I’d appreciate it if you didn’t have it there, thanks.” How does he respond, and what do you, Mick, Nikki, and Tommy say?

Vince: Well, maybe I’d like it there. I thought you would. 

Bons decks him. 

Tommy: Whoa! High five, Bons! That was a good one. 

Nikki: Don’t mess with Bons, noted. 

Me (looking over Vince on the floor): I told you not to do it, Dude. 

Mick: ...Idiots

9. You and Bonham are at a party with some cute guys named Kevin and Randy that you met at a show earlier in the week, and you’re all having a really good time. Bonham’s been drinking and mingling while you’ve been talking to that Kevin guy. At one point she comes up to the both of you and slaps Kevin on the butt. “Hey cutie, where’s your blond friend? I got some business to take care of.” she says. How does he react and how do you respond?

Kevin: Whoa there, don’t do that. 

Me: Oh she does that a lot. You’ll get used to it. (He did) 

10. You come home one day to get ready for a photo shoot with your band. Kevin and Sean and Bonham all stayed home to get ready but you went on a makeup run. When you walk in Sean is in the bathroom dicking with his hair, and Bonham’s room is locked, and Kevin is nowhere to be found. You’re looking for him in your bedroom when you hear weird sounds coming from Bonham’s room. “Hey, stop it–hah! O-ohkay, yeah, that’s better no! Stop, Kevin, no, stop! You’re hurting me! Ha-hah! Help! I’m gonna-aah!” Concerned, you unlock her door and come in expecting the worst, but you see Kevin trying to tighten the stays on Bonham’s show corset for her. She sees you and says, “Finally, I’m gonna-hah!-suffocate if he doesn’t-nn!-let up!” “Shut up, I’m not hurting you, hold still!” Kevin says. How do you react, and what do they say?

Me: Kevin move. I’ll help you. He can’t do it for shit. 

I loosen the straps and Bons breaths a sign of relief. 

Bons: Thank you he was suffocating me. 

Kevin: I was not hurting you, Jesus. 

11. Bonham went back to Colorado alone to visit some family, and you and Kevin are meeting her at the airport. When she comes up to you guys Kevin hugs her first. “Hey, back off, she’s my friend too.” you say. “Oh really?” he says, still hugging her. “Well if you want her you’ll have to get her!” He slings her over his shoulder and runs away. What do you do and what do they say when you reach them?

I chase after them through the airport and Bons is yelling at Kevin to put her down. 

Bons: You’re a child Kevin. 

Kevin: Yeah, but it was hilarious. 

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1) Randy had just passed away a few weeks prior and your singer has given birth to her and Kevin’s fourth kid. When you come to visit her in the hospital, you find her and Kevin sitting on the bed looking at their son. Your singer sees you and waves you over to take a look at your newest godson, “Isn’t he the cutest?” She hands him to you and when you hold him you find that his onesie reads, “It’s a Randy thing. You wouldn’t get it.” Before you can ask about it, Kevin goes, “We were planning on naming him after Randy before he passed away and that didn’t change after.” What do you say and how do your singer and Kevin respond?

2) Sean has just joined your band and he’s still a little new to all this. Since he’s 20 he can’t legally drink yet so you and your singer watch him like a hawk to make sure he doesn’t drink. One day, Kevin and Erik come on the bus supporting Sean. Apparently, he got into a bar with some fans and they bought him a shit ton of drinks. Your singer glares at Erik and goes, “I told you to watch him.” “Hey, it’s not my fault. Kevin almost gave him cocaine.” Your singer whiles on Kevin and goes, “KEVIN!” You see Kevin visibly shrink back as she comes whirling at him, “Don’t you ever fucking give any of my band members drugs. Understand?”  He’s about to open his mouth and she goes, “I don’t want to fucking hear it.” She takes Sean from Erik and helps him into the back of the bus. What does Kevin say after she leaves and how do you and Erik respond? What is Sean like when he wakes up the day after?

3) You are with QR while they’re recording QR III. All of a sudden you hear the door bang open to the recording booth and the manager saying, “Mrs. DuBrow you can’t be back here right now. They’re recording.” You watch as she whirls on him with bright red eyes and goes, “I don’t give a fuck I have to talk to my husband. Right. Now.” You know something is very, very wrong. You follow her into the recording booth and Kevin goes, “Honey, what are you doing here?” Before he can say anything else, she slaps him hard across the face. You're about to ask what she did that for when she goes, “Ooh, I could just kill you. That’s for Roxanne. Thanks to you and your fucking coke addiction, habit. Whatever the fuck you want to call it. She found it and thought it was candy so now our little four-year-old is getting her stomach pumped because of how much she ate.” She takes a breath, “I hope you’re happy with yourself. I explicitly did not want this to happen and it did. I just wanted to tell you so if none of us are home when you get back it’s because we’re at the hospital.” She turns around to leave and Kevin tries to grab her wrist but she pulls out of his grasp, “I can’t even LOOK at you right now.” She storms out of the building. What does Kevin say and how do you, Rudy, Carlos, and Frankie respond? 

4) Your singer has been dating Tom Keifer for a couple of years and it’s the day that they are going to be married. You’re her maid of honor and you, Randy, and Rudy find Tom and Kevin having words. Kevin looks to you and goes, “Thank god you’re here Bons. I need to talk to BabyCarrot, please. I have to tell her I was stupid and I love her and...” Before he can say anything else, Tom decks him in the face, “You had your chance, buddy. Don’t try to tell her all this on our wedding day. You should have listened to her when you had the chance.” Kevin gets up and wipes his bloody lip. What does he say next and how do you, Tom, Randy, and Rudy respond?  

5) One day you and Rudy come back to you and your singer’s apartment to find her and Kevin having an argument. “I don’t understand why you have to be friends with him.” Your singer glares at Kevin, “Because I’ve been friends with him since I was in college. You don’t seem to have a problem with Ryan.” “Yeah, because Ryan’s gay! He has no interest in you.” Your singer closes her eyes, “Kevin, you don’t have to worry ok?” What do you and Rudy say and how do your singer and Kevin respond?

6) After your singer had that huge argument with Kevin over his coke habit, you go up to their room to check on her. You find her laying on the bed with her face in the pillow crying pretty heavily. You place your hand on her back and offer her comfort. After about five minutes you hear, “Auntie Bons, what’s wrong with Mommy?” And you look to the door to find Mal holding baby Randy with Roxanne and Eddie. What do you say to them and what does your singer say? 

7) Your singer takes you, Kevin, Rudy, and Crüe to a hypnotist. Kevin is sitting in the auditorium saying, “I don’t believe in hypnotism. But Tommy pulls him up onstage with him.” One they are hypnotized the hypnotist picks Kevin out and shakes his hand. He says, “sleep” and the next thing you know, Kevin is passed out on the hypnotist's shoulder and is slowly lowered to the stage. How do you, Rudy, your singer, Mick, Nikki, and Vince respond?

8) Tommy and Kevin are still being hypnotized. At one point, the hypnotist makes Tommy and Kevin’s belly buttons rubber and tie them together. They are joined together at the belly buttons when the hypnotist wakes them both up and goes, “Dudes, what are you doing?” Tommy and Kevin look at each other. How do they respond and how do you, Rudy, your singer, Nikki, Mick, and Vince respond?

9) You, Rudy, your singer, your band, and some of her college friends have been drinking. Your singer hasn’t been drinking because she’s pregnant with Mal so she’s been babysitting the drunks. She’s about to go to bed when Sean, Erik, and her college friend Kevin go, “BabyCarrot can you please, please, please make us PB and J and Mac and Cheese?” You see your singer huff and she looks to Erik and Sean, “You’re lucky I love you.” and her friend Kevin, “You’re lucky I tolerate you.” How do the three of them respond and what do you and Rudy say?

10) You and your singer are on another episode of the Power hour with Danny and Arin. Your singer is showing her knife throwing skills because for some reason the viewers like when she does knife tricks. She brought Tommy with and goes to Danny and Arin, “T-Bone is here because you won’t want to be a part of this trick.” She then proceeds to set it up. Tommy stands against the board set up and she tosses switchblades around his head. How do you, Danny, and Arin respond while she does this and what do you guys say after? What does Tommy say once it’s over?

11) Your singer has been dating Tom Keifer for a while and you both have a feeling he’s going to propose to her. One night, the two of you are having a girls night and she’s a little drunk. She says to you, “I love Tom so much and I want to marry him. But a part of me wonders what would have happened if I decided to stay with Kevin. What would have become of our lives?” Right at this moment Rudy walks in supporting a drunk Kevin (they went out drinking). How do you respond to your singer, what does she say once she sees Kevin and Rudy, what does Kevin say to her and how do you and Rudy respond?

@osbournebemydaddy  your turn Bons :) 

[aloneintheveldt]

Oh, you sweet summer child. Imma give you the greasy-fastball version @noblepeasant.

Basically this is a ship (slang for creating a romantic relationship between fictional characters) from the early/mid 2010s that gained infamy involving two characters from completely two different shows; Twilight Sparkle (MLP:FiM, a unicorn) and Mordecai (Regular Show, anthropomorphic woodpecker). They are supposedly engaged in a strained romantic relationship, the song (Airplanes by B.o.b.) is indicating that their relationship has come to a head and they're reluctant yet yearning to separate; or at least try to "make it work". While MordeTwi is a whole genre unto itself, this picture is the most infamous to come out of the niche internet subgroup.

Fig 1.

Don't know why this shit resurfaced though, ask the zoomers. (EDIT: Its because some guy on TikTok sang "Airplanes", then someone put his singing and this image on Youtube as a music vid or smth)

Fig 2.

Fig 1. - The origin of the meme/ship "(MordeTwi) Airplanes by bluedog444" - Deviantart (2012).

Fig 2. - Original, respective character designs for Twilight Sparkle (Left) and Mordecai (Right).

*I must stress that I do not condone nor condemn this weirdness, but since I experienced this when it first happened years ago, I thought I'd give the in-depth explanation.

Can we pretend that airplanes

In the night sky

Are like shooting stars?

I could really use a wish right now

Wish right now

Wish right now

[demigodofhoolemere]

Liken the Scriptures

Something I'm completely in love with and I always ask other Mormons if they've ever seen them: Liken the Scriptures. Now having been more involved with the LDS community on this site and realizing that I haven't talked about it nearly enough, I thought it high time to make a post about it and shamelessly promote my favorite thing in the world.

Liken is a movie series of scripture stories (from both the Book of Mormon and the Bible) imagined as musicals. The premise is that in the modern day, there is a child who is facing a difficult challenge in their life, and they are told stories from the scriptures that relate in some way and the child can use the lesson they've learned from the story and apply it in their lives. When told these stories, the child will imagine it in their minds, everything set up like a play with songs and all, so that they can really get a feel for the story and put themselves into the shoes of the people who lived it.

I have found many times over that these little movies have helped me to remember the stories better than I ever could on my own, and give me a serious appreciation for the real thing. They’re not only educational, but incredibly fun and truly wholesome entertainment, with lots of comedy gags that are a grab-bag of scripture references and hilarious anachronisms (my personal favorite is the sundial watch that appears in all of them). It’s serious when it needs to be and funny when it can be. One minute you have an upbeat and fun number and the next minute the jokes are turned off like a switch and suddenly you're feeling the Spirit strongly, or vice versa, and the transition is so natural and organic. The songs are so well done, the acting is so powerful, there are completely brilliant musical motifs and overtures, the sets and costumes are somewhat cheesy and are clearly church budget but in the best and most fun possible way. The messages are moving and they stay with you.

This is already long, so I'm going to talk about great things from each of them under the cut.

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Nephi & Laban (2003)

- a primary classroom that I feel like I've been in before

- the “imaginer child” somehow manages to continually break his imagination’s fourth wall and talk to Nephi

- Nephi (about Laman and Lemuel): “🎶 The older ones play games that I don't always like to play🎶” Lemuel in the background: “Let’s beat Nephi with a rod!”

- Laman is played by Ice from Hocus Pocus

- the song where the brothers are drawing lots is a literal boyband number and I honestly have no words for that experience

- Laban sings a lot about how much he loves his possessions, Zoram is just going with it and the guards are exhausted with their boss

- there’s an incredibly moving number involving Sariah praying to God for comfort, and honestly the raw emotion emanating from her as she cries to Heavenly Father is so powerful and so relatable and it makes me cry with her

- the best method ever of avoiding showing somebody get killed

- a gorgeous closing number that includes the repented Laman and Lemuel but also foreshadows their future by having them not sing the line “I’ll follow thee through all my days” with their brothers

Ammon & King Lamoni (2004)

- Abish is a significant central character and is treated as a scripture hero in her own right, and gets her own incredibly inspiring song about sharing the gospel that has always really resonated with me

- Lamoni is awesome, his servants are great, the queen is amazing (sadly there is no ‘to me he doth not stink’, but her very presence in general makes up for it)

- subtle acknowledgement of Ammon’s past with the sons of Mosiah

- Ammon has a lovely song about the blessings of missionary work and spreading God’s word. During this song he has a picnic with a bear, teaches it the gospel, and gives it a bottle of honey as a thank you for its time. I couldn't make this up if I tried.

- after Lamoni orders his servants to watch the sheep, the servants have a hilariously pessimistic song where they're bemoaning their upcoming deaths, and instead of showing Ammon chop off arms we’re treated to the servants coming back with an upbeat and lively song celebrating the fact that they're alive, and they retell to Lamoni the story of everything that happened. The sequence is incredibly clever and the choreography is the BEST.

- a deep and thoughtful number about Lamoni reconsidering his entire life

- something I really like about this one is that unlike the others, this time it's not the imaginer child who personally needed to hear the story but actually the person telling it

David & Goliath (2005)

(There are 2 versions of this because they re-shot the modern day portion to use a different imaginer child. The one that gets sold with the set is the second version but the first one is still out there if you look for it and personally that's the one that I get more emotional about.)

- Goliath is played by Thurl Bailey and David’s brother Abinadab is played by Alex Boyé which is really all you need to know. Thurl uses a club as a microphone while he sings about murdering the Israelites. This whole thing is gold.

- honestly all of David’s brothers are such characters, they're great. There’s a song where they’re all arguing like children over which one of them is going to be king, and there's another where they’re meeting Samuel and their father keeps trying to promote each of them and after each of them is rejected he continues to claim that the next one in line is his favorite, and when David is chosen he acts like he knew it all along even though they didn't bring him in the first place

- David has a couple of different numbers about the Lord seeing what's inside of you and using you for good things even if you feel so small

- Saul has a complete mental breakdown which results in the best song I've ever heard in my life

- there’s a very reverent sense of companionship between David and Saul, and they have an absolutely gorgeous duet where Saul reminisces about how he used to have the kind of faith and goodness that David does, and David assures him that it's never too late to let God touch your heart

- the Philistines are completely wild and ridiculously over-the-top and their crazy outfits range from Rastafarian to Rod Stewart and their weapons are all completely made up and it makes no sense and I love it

- David: “🎶 and he will soon be 6 feet deep, I’m giving you my oath 🎶” Saul: “But suppose he were 6 feet deep, why, he'd still be 3 and a half feet tall!”

- a servant uses finger guns

- “I Am David” makes me feel like I can do anything

- Saul’s future is foreshadowed by him looking super confused and uncomfortable about David getting the kingdom’s praise

Alma & King Noah’s Court (2005)

- Noah’s courtroom comes complete with animatronic jaguars

- Noah is insanely high-maintenance and his kingdom is some sort of wild media circus and one of the priests reminds me of my uncle as a rockstar

- within the child’s imagination Alma himself also imagines a few things and has to snap out of it so there’s some imagination-ception going on here

- throughout the whole movie Alma is so earnest and genuine and it's so sweet

- Abinadi makes me cry like a baby every single time

- I kid you not, Noah and the priests have a disco number. There is a straight-up disco number in the middle of the courtroom. I can't even begin to explain.

- Seriously though. Abinadi. He ruins me. I always cry. I'm crying right now.

- Alma ruins me, too.

- Honestly the theme of conversion and baptism in this one just gets to me (I suppose it does with Ammon as well but for whatever reason Alma is different). I've been raised in the church myself, but my mother and my paternal grandmother are converts, some good friends in my stake were converted, and I've been blessed to be able to see our closest family friends come to believe the gospel and get baptized, and sharing the light of Christ with others is such an important thing to me that I can never come out of this one with dry eyes.

The First Christmas (2006)

- all of the shepherds are super cheery and optimistic except for just one who's very bored and very tired

- Zacharias and Elisabeth tug at my heartstrings in the worst way

- the angel Gabriel is the absolute best in every way

- any scene with Mary in it is so beautifully powerful, her songs even more so

- there's a scene with the Biblical era equivalent of nosy relief society sisters and it’s great

- honestly there are so many powerful scenes in this one, you've got Mary and Joseph looking for a place to stay and you've got a choir of angels giving glory to God and you've got the shepherds celebrating the birth of Christ and you've got the manger scene and... chills the whole way through

- gloomy shepherd: “Nothing ever happens out here, I mean nothing!” *brightly glowing Gabriel appears half a second later*

- if you've ever heard BYU Vocal Point sing ‘He’s Born’, this is where that song comes from

Esther & the King (2006)

- My favorite. My absolute favorite. There are no words that can convey my love for this movie. Stick my DVD copy with me in my coffin when I go.

- All of the songs are so catchy and amazing and I love each and every one of them with all my heart.

- The maidens waiting to meet the king all do the most ridiculous and flashy things to try and impress him and Esther’s just like ‘um...ok...’ and Hegai has the best reaction faces ever to grace this planet

- Teresh and Bigthan are so weird and a little crazy and I love it. They're like if Timon and Pumbaa were villains.

- what I love even more is Haman, oh my word, he's so vain and childishly absurd but also somehow manages to be truly menacing and awful and it's incredible

- Esther’s relationships with Mordecai and Ahasuerus are perfect and so sweet and all of them individually are such good people

- her songs are so breathtaking and strong and she's my hero and I love her

- Haman has the best villain songs in the history of villain songs. I will never ever tire of them.

- wonderful use is made of the chamberlain with the unfortunate name of Carcas

- there's a song for the part where Haman keeps giving hilariously specific suggestions for gifts that he thinks are for himself and then he goes to cry to his wife when he has to do all of it for Mordecai

- early on Esther has a song asking the king if he can love her for who she is and in the end it gets so beautifully flipped on its head and he's the one very humbly asking her if she can love him and it's the sweetest thing

- the word ‘news’ in the closing number “There Is News Today” is subtly but clearly pronounced like ‘noose’ because Haman’s about to be hanged and it's amusing in a weirdly morbid way

Samuel the Lamanite (2006)

- the imaginer child has been doing this for so long that her imagination process is evolving and now she sees herself physically partaking in the story and interacting with the citizens of Zarahemla and at one point the storyteller goes ‘can you imagine how it must have felt to be a believer in a time such as this?’ and her eyes are wide as she nods her head in fear like ‘yes I'm living it right now and I want out’

- the wicked people in the city sing about how great they are and while doing this they are continually casually awful to the people around them

- there’s this narcissistic archery corps who have the run of the place for some reason

- Nephi II and Nephi III are super sweet

- there are wonderful songs about never being alone because God is within and He shares His love

- Samuel looks very accurate to that figurine

- someone throws a rock at Samuel but it bounces off the wall and comes right back to hit the guy in the face

- the bad guys have a song about how it's been 5 years and nothing Samuel prophesied has happened, and for whatever amazing reason it's a mariachi number and the screen transitions into sepia and they have a piñata that looks like Samuel but they can't hit it no matter what they do

- interestingly, even though this one is filled with a lot of funnies, it's also the most dramatic because the villains become completely ruthless and the believers are literally almost murdered

Daniel & the Lions (2006)

- Darius is overstressed by his job and Daniel has basically become his therapist. Darius has a jazz number about his stress and how he needs help.

- Daniel is so calm and sweet and always has the best advice to offer. His relationship with Darius is very brotherly and loving, and he deals with the men who want him dead with such grace and patience.

- the king’s messenger (to a noisy crowd): “Put a sock in it!” villager #1: *whispers* “What’s a sock?” villager #2: *shrugs*

- Daniel only buys fruit and vegetables from the marketplace in reference to earlier in the book of Daniel where he refuses meat

- There are 3 main bad guys who go after Daniel, and the leader of the band is properly creepy. They also have a fully choreographed number about spying on Daniel while he's literally like 5 feet in front of them and he keeps looking back at them awkwardly, and later they literally have a Beach Boys number in the middle of the throne room and it's the best thing that's ever happened to me

- Darius’s heart is absolutely broken when he realizes that by law Daniel has to be sent into the den and it’s so gorgeous

- when Daniel is taken away the bad guys become very dramatic and act like they've made so many sacrifices for this victory and they're waving around red flags and it's somehow amusing but darkly disturbing at the same time

- Daniel and Darius have an incredibly powerful duet about the Spirit offering peace in times of need and it makes me cry

- the lions are played by people in costume and Daniel can talk to them

- Instead of just making them peaceful or causing them to lose their appetites, the angel turns the lions into vegetarians. They suddenly have a lively number about how excited they are to be vegetarians now. Vegetarian lions. I couldn't make this stuff up. It’s golden.

Jonah & the Great Fish (2011)

- Jonah is played by David Osmond

- I still love this one but personally I don't feel it's quite as good as the others, which has everything to do with the underwater sequences. The ‘great fish’ is given a name and a life story and he has a fish friend who follows him everywhere and for some reason they're given a large amount of screentime. I still kind of like them, but I’m sure I would like them better under different circumstances. It feels very weird and out of place here. The imaginer child and her storyteller even talk about them like they’re real characters. There are also villainous sharks for some reason. The only thing that makes sense about anything that happens underwater is the sequence when Jonah is inside the fish. I don't want to seem like I'm bashing the movie because I don't mean to, I definitely still adore it and I would still recommend it. There’s just stuff that doesn't make sense.

- The way they portray the contentions in Nineveh is to have the city be divided into the Left Siders and the Right Siders, and they all wear a glove on the respective hand and wear different color schemes. The architecture is different on both sides and even all of the names begin with L or R. Everyone is very unnecessarily dramatic about staying on their sides of the dividing line and there's an awesome musical number about how much they all hate each other and how important it is to pick a side. This clearly happens a lot because the king and queen are very tired of having to break up fights and after everyone has cleared out they have a beautiful duet about their hopes that God can help their people.

- Jonah has a great song where he's pledging himself to God and promising to go wherever he is asked, and then he's told to go to Nineveh and he goes, “EXCEPT THERE!” and suddenly the entire song backtracks and takes on a feeling of panic as he packs up all of his things and sings about running as far away as possible

- the mariners that Jonah hitches a ride with take advantage of how desperate he is to run away and they scam him out of almost all of his money, also the captain has a mullet

- when thrown overboard: “So this is how the story of Jonah ends, huh? Prematurely, in the first chapter. I think about verse 15...”

- Jonah has a beautiful repentance song when he's inside the fish, and the entire ending where Jonah is in Nineveh is really well done and the closing number is very uplifting and moving.

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Really though, I highly recommend Liken to anybody. I can't do these movies enough justice, they’re amazing. I put them on whenever I'm feeling bad, they just have a way of healing your heart and uplifting your spirit. They’re a wonderful reminder of how present our Heavenly Father is in our lives.