#nicholas wootton

[jayisgayandtrans]

When I get you Paul T. Scheuring, when i get you Matt Olmstead, when i get you Nicholas Wootton, when i get you Kalinda Vazquez, when i get you Seth Hoffman...

Istg when i get you, for what you did in S4 Ep 22 of Prison Break. WOOO YALL ARE MESSED UP. WHY?

[maxielonceagain]

Max with Calum and Adam! 🥰❤️ Best mechanics! ❤️

[petermorwood]

YA or not YA, that is the question...

This started out as a response to Diane’s post here about YA literature and its long history prior to what some people think inspired it, but got longer (Oh! What a surprise!) and wandered far enough from the initial subject that I decided to post separately.

So here it is.

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Many years ago my town library (in Northern Ireland, so following UK library practice, I suppose) had just two sections, Adult and Children. There was no YA section, and the Children’s section covered everything from large-format picture books through to hardback novels and the usual amount of non-fiction.

(Library books were almost always bought in hardback for better wear, and even the softback picture books were rebound with heavy card inserts.)

There were classics like “Treasure Island”,  “Kidnapped”, “King Solomon’s Mines” “Under the Red Robe” and “The Jungle Books”.

There were standalone titles like “The Otterbury Incident”, “The Silver Sword”, “The Sword in the Stone” and “The Stone Cage”.

There were series about characters like William, Biggles, Jennings and his counterpart Molesworth, the Moomins, Narnia and Uncle.

There were authors like Alan Garner, Nicholas Stuart Grey, Rosemary Sutcliffe, Henry Treece, Ronald Welch… And of course there was J.R.R. Tolkien.

The first time I got "The Hobbit", "Farmer Giles of Ham" and "Smith of Wootton Major" they were shelved in the Children's section. This was about 1968-69.

In the early 1970s the library moved to larger premises, which allowed room for Very Young Children (where the picture books now lived) and Children (everything else), still with no YA section, though with more advanced picture books like “Tintin” and “Asterix” * in a sort of no-man’s-land between them.

( * These included editions in the original French, which turned out very useful for making language lessons at school a bit more fun and gaining extra marks in exams through judiciously enhanced vocabulary.)

“The Hobbit” et cetera were still on the Children shelves, but now that the library was larger and more open-plan, volumes of "The Lord of The Rings", normally in the Adult section, occasionally got shelved there as well by well-meaning non-staff people.

I never saw “The Hobbit” mis-shelved alongside “Lord of the Rings” among the Adults, but Farmer Giles” and “Smith” sometimes turned up there, courtesy of those same well-meaning hands.

It’s probably because the first, with its sometimes complex wordplay and mock-heroic plot, reads like a humorous parody of more serious works, while the second, if read in the right frame of mind, can seem quite adult in the style of Sylvia Townsend Warner’s “Kingdoms of Elfin” - which is in fact a good deal more adult than “Smith of Wootton Major”, even if you squint.

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This “Hobbit” / “Rings” confusion is a lightweight version of assuming a particular author writes every book for the same age-group. This is very much not the case.

Sometimes the thickness of the book is a giveaway. Compare, for instance, @neil-gaiman’s “American Gods” with “Coraline” or indeed “Fortunately, The Milk”.

Sometimes the cover is a hint, for example the difference between “Live and Let Die” by Ian Fleming...

...and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, also by Ian Fleming...

...although the original James Bond novels are – apart from some extremely dated attitudes – a lot more weaksauce than many YA books nowadays.

(More weaksauce still now that Fleming, like Roald Dahl and Agatha Christie, has been censored to conceal the extent to which - let's call them Certain Attitudes - were a standard feature in British popular fiction. Apparently (I haven't read any Newspeak Bond so can't confirm) the redaction was done in a curiously slapdash way, removing some things while leaving others.

These novels have become, IMO anyway, period pieces as much as Kipling, Doyle, Dickens and Austen, and erasure probably has less to do with sensitivity - maybe with some "brush it under the rug and they'll forget about it" involved - than with keeping them marketable, so Fleming doesn't go the way of other once-bestselling writers like "Sapper" and Sydney Horler.)

It would also be a mistake, despite advisory wizards Tom and Carl, to think that @dduane’s “Young Wizards” books are meant for the same age-group as her “Middle Kingdoms” series – although, once again, the later YW books and all of the MK slot into what a modern YA audience expects from its fiction.

But sometimes there’s absolutely no doubt that This Book by This Author is not meant for the readership of That Book by The Same Author. I’m thinking of one example which caused a certain amount of amusement.

“Bee Hunter” by Robert Nye is a retelling of the Beowulf story for children, though IIRC occasional bloody episodes as Grendel takes Hrothgar’s housecarls apart make it more suited to older children. 

I’d brought home a copy from the library when much younger, and borrowed it again years later in company with another Nye novel, “Falstaff”...

...which was poetic, historic, melancholic, often bawdy, frequently funny and at all times most emphatically NOT for children, as indicated by some of these chapter headings - I draw your attention to XX, XXII, XXXII and especially XL... ;->

Yes. Quite... :->

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I was familiar with card index systems from quite early in my life, because my grandfather’s grocer’s shop had a fairly simple one for keeping track of customers, suppliers, stock and so forth, and since the library’s index card system cross-referenced in the same way, I was already home and dry.

If I could remember a title, I'd find the author, and once found I could track down other titles by that author (which, as shown above, can be educational...) Even if I could only remember the subject - historical, adventure, comedy - I'd still have narrowed my search window more than somewhat.

(This from-here-to-there mindset later became virtual train travel by way of the electronic timetables which SBB – Swiss Railways – used to issue on CD, and which let me “travel” anywhere in Europe, complete with a map. Those CDs are long discontinued, but I can still do virtual travel courtesy of the SBB website. Complete with a map…)

This is the last one we got, kept for sentimental reasons and occasional outdated train-travel on an equally outdated XP netbook.

As you do.

Or as I do, anyway. :->

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I also knew about title request cards and interlibrary loans, and was a frequent user - never more so than when I started reading “The Lord of the Rings” for the first time.

The town library didn’t have all three volumes, just “The Fellowship of the Ring” and “The Two Towers”, so I checked them out on a Friday to read over the weekend.

You can already see where this is going… :->

I finished “Fellowship” late on Saturday afternoon, went straight into “Towers” and by Sunday evening was all of a twitter (no, not that one) or as my mum would have said, up to high Doh, as I fretted about Not Knowing What Happened Next.

Fortunately school was no more than a brisk bike ride from the library, so I devoted my Monday morning break to zooming down and filling in one of the most urgent title requests I’ve ever made, then spent the rest of the week on tenterhooks, looking in every lunchtime and each afternoon on my way home.

Just In Case.

Some kindly librarian must have pulled strings or stamped the request "Expedite Soonest", because when I went back to school after Thursday lunch, I had “The Return of the King” burning a hole in my saddlebag.

I wanted to start reading it at once, but good sense prevailed; imagine getting caught between chapters at the back of a boring Geography lesson and Having The Book Confiscated…

I didn’t pay much attention in class on Friday, due to being half-asleep after starting “Return” in the evening after prep and finishing it in the wee hours of the morning.

But being tired didn’t prevent me from starting with “Fellowship” again on Friday night, and this time being able to read right through to the end without needing to stop.

It Was Great…

[mybeingthere]

Peter Coker, RA (British, 1926-2004)

‘One of the foremost realist painters in England … Coker will be remembered for the refreshing nature of his astringent vision, for his consummate mastery as a draughtsman, painter and etcher, and as a proud and vigorous inheritor of a great artistic tradition.’ (Frances Spalding, Independent, 20 December 2004)

Peter Coker was born in London on 27 July 1926. He first studied at St Martin’s School of Art (1941-43; 1947-50), and began to exhibit regularly at the Royal Academy from 1950. Though he was a contemporary of John Bratby and Edward Middleditch at the Royal College of Art (1950-54), his work related only briefly to the raw figuration of the Kitchen Sink School. This was signalled by his paintings of a Leytonstone butcher’s shop which were included in his highly successful first solo show (Zwemmer Gallery 1956). His development as a landscape painter originated in his first encounter with the canvases of Gustave Courbet on a trip to Paris (1950). By the mid 1950s, he was an established landscapist in the French manner, working from the motif on the coasts of Normandy (1955) and Brittany (1957), and drawing inspiration from such contemporaries as Nicholas de Stäel. Later in the decade, he revived the spirit of Barbizon in his paintings of Epping.

Coker moved with his family to Manningtree in Essex (1962), and added occasional appearances at Colchester School of Art to teaching at St Martin’s. Nevertheless, he concentrated on his work, and made time for painting trips to France, the North of England and Scotland. He held solo shows at the Zwemmer Gallery (1960s), the Thackeray Gallery (1970s) and Gallery 10 (1980s), and continued to exhibit regularly at the Royal Academy. He was elected an Academician (ARA 1965, RA 1972), and had his early images of the butcher’s shop presented at the RA in one of an increasing number of public retrospectives (1979).

From 1972, Coker made several visits to Bargemon, Provence, during which he gradually accepted the character of the South of France, and integrated its startling light and colour into his established palette and handling. Late in the decade, he applied this approach to an ideal motif, in beginning a series of paintings of the garden of the Clos du Peyronnet, Menton. Following the death of his son Nicholas in 1985, he stayed at Badenscallie, Ross-shire, Scotland. There he began an impassioned series of landscapes, extended on subsequent visits, which focussed on salmon nets drying at Achiltibuie. These reaffirmed his essential identity as ‘a northern painter’, which had actually become more strongly emphasised by his contrasting achievement of painting the south. The many studies and paintings inspired by both Mediterranean France and the West of Scotland comprised important elements of such recent retrospectives as that of drawings and sketchbooks at the Fitzwilliam Museum (1989) and that of paintings and drawings at Abbot Hall Art Gallery (1992).

In October 2002, Chris Beetles mounted a major retrospective of the work of Peter Coker and, at the same time, launched the artist’s authorised biography. The beautifully produced hardback book, with over 250 illustrations, contains contributions from Richard Humphreys (Tate Gallery), John Russell Taylor (The Times), and David Wootton (Chris Beetles Ltd). The book includes a comprehensive biography and chronology, essays, appraisals of his work, a catalogue raisonné and lists of his exhibitions and sketchbooks.

While the monograph and retrospective were being planned, it seemed that the artist’s career might have been drawing to a close. However, the joint project revived his energies significantly. This was manifested by a range of new work, which was shown at Chris Beetles Ltd during spring 2004. The motifs are mostly familiar, being drawn from existing sketchbooks, and range across France and encompass Britain. Yet the handling was freer than ever, and the palette more vibrant – accomplishments of which Peter was justifiably proud. This display was complemented by an exhibition of recent Parisian subjects, touring to Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield.

Peter Coker died in Colchester, Essex, on 16 December 2004.

[vintagewarhol]

[aspiestvmusings]

Scorpion 4x10 special preview w. the Nicks

Nick S. & Nick W. preview tonight’s new episode of Scorpion, ep 4x10 “Crime Every Mountain”

Beware, spoilers! Talk of & clips from the episode!

source: CBS Scorpion twitter

PS. Told you this ep has a lot of (crazy) stuff going on! There’s the plane crash & the survivors with their cash-ata, there’s stunts!, there’s W/P action, there’s  T/H (Quintis) action, there’s Sly/Cabe hunting Collins, there’s ladies hitting on Sly, there’s indoor cats playing outdoors, there’s ... so.. much... stuff... and some end twists & turns...that will leave the team & viewers waiting for “what’s next” til next ep airs in two weeks! 

I have several live-blog posts set up, including a little fun video..that is relevant... for a Quintis scene! (and if I was not against filming the 7-y-o & sharing her stunts videos online, I’d also have a video ready for next weeks ep, too!)

[a-beautiful-mind-wf001]

Patience will pay off. We keep [those relationships] in mind. We’ll take care of you, we promise.

Nicholas Wootton (x) about Waige

I think it’s safe to say they’re taking care of us now. :) 

[livingwithashipname-blog]

List of Interviews on Scorpion Romances & the Season Finale

A word of caution…

Do not read this material with shipper goggles by inserting your expectations and ignoring the realities printed in the source material.  You will set yourself up for failure.  Do not get baited by the ambiguous nature of the word “exciting” and all of it’s synonyms when it’s used to describe future developments or things that have yet to be revealed.  Ask why and for what purpose in the story. Refer to the show itself for answers to some of these questions - it’s a literal map, especially this season!  Enjoy the wonderful marketing/PR strategy at work!  I am intrigued and excited! 😉😂😂

Bustle: Katharine McPhee & Elyes Gabel Break Down Walter & Paige’s Romantic Scorpion Moment

TVLine: Scorpion EPs Break Down That ‘Waige’ Moment, Tease ‘Realistic’ Future

Entertainment Weekly: Scorpion stars on THAT Waige moment: ‘It’s the conclusion of one part of the story’

TV Insider: Scorpion Team Talks About Those Romance Shockers

The Hollwood Reporter: Scorpion Creators Explain the Balancing Act of 'Will They or Won’t They’ (Guest Column)

Yahoo TV: Elyes Gabel and Katharine McPhee on Why Waige Took So Long to Get Together

New York Post: Behind the scenes of planning a TV wedding

OnTV Today: Walter and Paige tread water, in several ways, as ‘Scorpion’ proceeds

CBS Miami: Robert Patrick On Scorpion And How To Stop The Terminator

     Side note: I will update this interview list as needed. 

[quintisiscanon]

We don’t know who their friends are or their family, so we really didn’t want those characters there because then we’d have to make them into [full] characters and we don’t have time for that,” says “Scorpion” executive producer Nicholas Wootton. “The more we could make it an isolated, insular event, the more intimate and the more fun it would feel and we could concentrate on our own people.

New York Post on TV weddings (including the Quintis wedding) 

[thundergrace]

Written by Chuck and Scorpion exec producer Wootton and Quantico EP Coburn, the formerly untitled project is high-stakes thriller about Elena Federova, a very recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who even in captivity orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists, and Val Turner, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan.

[kingedwardvi]

King Edward VI’s journal, 1549-51 .

First entry: 1549. This looks more of an exercise of kingship through the registeering of events such as the war against Scotland, riots in England and the execution of Thomas Seymour, who happened to be the king’s uncle. Much is said that the king’s perception was rather cold, but he was not writing for himself. As pointed before, it looks more like a study of events and one must wonder what were the true sentiments of a king as young as Edward in turbulent days. 

The content reads the following:

“In the meantime in England rose great stirs, likely to increase much if it had not been well foreseen. The council, about nineteen of them, were gathered in London, thinking to meet with the Lord Protector and to make him amend some of his disorders. 

He, fearing his position, caused the secretary in my name to be sent to the lords to know for what cause they gathered their powers together and, if they meant to talk with him, to say that they should come in a peaceable manner. 

The next morning, being 6 October and Saturday, he commanded the armour to be brought out of the armoury of Hampton Court, about 500 harnesses, to arm both his and my men with it, the gates of the house to be fortified, and people to be raised. 

People came abundantly to the house. That night with all the people at nine or ten o’clock at night I went to Windsor, and there watch and ward was kept every night. The lords sat in the open places of London, calling gentlemen before them and declaring the causes of accusing the lord protector, and caused the same to be proclaimed.

After which time few came to Windsor, but only the men of my own guard who the lords willed, fearing the rage of the people so lately quieted. Then the protector began to treat by letters, sending Sir Philip Hoby, lately come from his embassy in Flanders to see his family, who brought on his return a very gentle letter to the protector which he delivered to him, another to me, another to my household, to declare his faults, ambition, vainglory, entering into rash wars in my youth, negligence about Newhaven, enriching himself from my treasure, following his own opinions, and doing all by his own authority etc., which letters were openly read, and immediately the lords came to Windsor, took him and brought him through Holborn to the Tower. 

Afterwards I came to Hampton Court where they appointed by my consent six lords of the council to be attendant on me, at least two, and four knights. Lords – the marquis of Northampton, the earls of Warwick and Arundel, lords Russell, Sr John and Wentworth. Knights – Sir Andrew Dudley, Sir Edward Rogers, Sir Thomas Darcy, Sir Thomas Wroth. 

Afterwards I came through London to Westminster. Lord Warwick was made admiral of England. Sir Thomas Cheney was sent to the emperor for relief, which he could not obtain. Mr Nicholas Wootton was made secretary. 

The lord protector, by his own agreement and submission, lost his protectorship, treasureship, marshalship, all his movables and nearly 2,000 pds of lands, by act of Parliament.”

Link: Hanson, Marilee. "King Edward VI’s journal, 1549-51 – Primary Sources" <a href="https://englishhistory.net/tudor/king-edward-vis-journal/">https://englishhistory.net/tudor/king-edward-vis-journal/</a>, February 8, 2015

[https://englishhistory.net/tudor/king-edward-vis-journal/]

[watchaholics]

Mintazsaru (2013), 1. évad

Mintazsaru (2013), 1. évad

Mikor kezdek megcsömörleni a kriminek csúfolt tucat sorozatoktól (mint a Helyszínelők összes vagy a Gyilkos elmék utolsó nyolc évada) akkor felkutatom az internet bugyrait egy egészen egyedi bűnügyi sorozatért. Ezekből viszont igen kevés van, azok is vagy régiek, vagy egy évad után azonnal belengették azt a bizonyos kaszát. Nos, a Mintazsaruis pont hasonló, és bár minőségileg vannak hiányosságai,…

[mundo-misterio]

The Endgame: NBC encarga series de suspenso sobre crímenes internacionales: programas de televisión cancelados y renovados

The Endgame: NBC encarga series de suspenso sobre crímenes internacionales: programas de televisión cancelados y renovados

por Regina Avalos, 23 de septiembre de 2021 (Foto de: Eric Liebowitz / NBC) The Endgame se dirige a NBC. La cadena encargó el thriller internacional protagonizado por Morena Baccarin, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Kamal Angelo Bolden, Costa Ronin, Noah Bean, Jordan Johnson-Hinds y Mark D. Espinoza. Nicholas Wootton, Jake Coburn, Julie Plec, Emily Cummins, Andrew Schneider y Justin Lin están al frente de…

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Scorpion 4x09 special preview w. the Nicks

Nick S. & Nick W. preview tonight’s new episode of Scorpion, ep 4x09 “It’s Raining Men (Of War)”

Beware, spoilers! Talk of & clips from the episode!

 source: CBS Scorpion twitter 

PS. I am really proud that they said it out loud...that they have an amazing cast - actors, who are so good (at their job). You really can  write whatever  (comedy, drama, all kinds of scenes and plots) - the cast will BRING IT! They praised the cast, and EKT (and RP) in today’s episode...for the “therapy session” scenes. So rightfully!