#original sin 2001

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ORIGINAL SIN (2001)

dir. michael cristofer

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One Dress a Day Challenge

November: Grey Redux

Original Sin / Angelina Jolie as Julia Russell Vargas

I didn't know about this movie until I went looking for costumes, but the designer was none other than Donna Zakowska, who went on to design The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel! The film is set in the 1870s, and this gown, which appears in a couple of brief scenes near the middle, features a beautifully draped bustle. Also note the stiff pleats at the neck and cuffs, as well as the button accents on the sleeves.

I do believe this is the first time Angelina Jolie has been featured on this blog!

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Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas in Original Sin (2001)

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2001 Original Sin with Antonio Banderas promo shoot

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Original Sin. (2001)

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Original Sin (2001)

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dominique swain at the original sin premiere in 2001

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Happy 29th anniversary to the pilot episode of XENA.

Original air date: September 4th, 1995.

Directed by Doug Lefler. Written by Robert Tapert.

Lead starring Lucy Lawless as Xena.

and Renee O’Connor as Gabrielle.

I will watch and write meta about other TV shows.

I will watch and write meta about other TV ships.

But nothing I watch or write meta about in this world will ever come close to matching my fan passion and loyalty to the TV show ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ and the TV ship Xena and Gabrielle. They are my one true love.

What ‘Sins Of The Past’ does once you’ve seen the whole TV show and watch the episode back over is it shows you how intertwined these soulmates already are as the event of them meeting saves their lives and once you are aware of the wheres and whys of this - the show itself completely changes into something more valuable than you initially saw and understood. I recommend people go back and watch it and only view it as a love story from the very beginning because the way it hits you when you do is just mind-blowing.

They set up a beautifully complex and layered WLW love story between Xena and Gabrielle without really realizing that that’s what they were doing because it’s such a very natural and authentic queer storytelling of two strangers that find home in the soul of each other.

"There’s not a word yet, for old friends who’ve just met” is a lyric in a song written by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher from ‘The Muppets Movie’. Writer and co-executive producer, who wrote many of the most formative episodes of ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’, Steven L. Sears affectionately ascribes that lyric to Xena and Gabrielle because he believes it perfectly describes the incredible soulmate connection that the two main characters share right from the very beginning of the TV show. And I would have to say that I agree with him on that because no matter what alternative Universe, Uber timeline, reincarnated lifetime or afterlife it is, they meet each other and they develop an attraction to and affinity for each other that seemingly goes way beyond basic friendship and romance and they have a dynamic that is so strong, so substantial and so damn profound that the studio gave up on censoring them. It’s a dynamite chemistry that can be felt so viscerally that you can watch the episodes countless times over and still pick up on fresh new things about the way these two characters are with one another and how they balance and complement each other so perfectly that they’re basically the human representation of yin and yang. And you can read my Xena and Gabrielle: Character study thesis to learn what I mean by that.

Their relationship is incredibly well-written in that it’s so carefully and conscientiously slow-burned and evolved from friends into lovers that it will make it impossible not to ship them together. Believe me - even if you’ve seen Xena before, you haven’t seen it like this. You haven’t seen it as a WLW love story from the beginning to the end. But once you do, you will be attached to it in ways that will make you just like me.

That is… Lifelong dedicated to and enamoured with it.

This is a TV show that finished airing in the year 2001 but it’s been my everything since I first discovered it at 5 years old just flicking through the UK channels bored out of my mind or so my parents have told me.

I cannot even begin to imagine of who I’d be without this TV show and TV ship in my life and I know no other will ever come close to it or them for me for the rest of my life. So all day today I am spending my time celebrating not just the TV show’s anniversary of its pilot episode but also Xena and Gabrielle’s anniversary of meeting and becoming the greatest love story ever told in TV art/entertainment history. They’re iconic and legendary in the LGBTQ community for a reason. That reason is that they’re the first and, honestly, still the best WLW/queer representation that can ever be witnessed and engaged with on the TV screen. The factors as to why that’s true are many,… but mainly… it’s because they were allowed to exist and evolve together as the only lead main female characters in such a way that no other WLW ship on TV ever would or could do so again. They may have been severely censored as an explicit romantic and fully maintext confirmed and committed couple on screen but the creators never let that prevent them from providing a depiction of an all-encompassing love that was much like a romance and still went beyond a romance. Xena and Gabrielle’s love went way beyond the boundaries of romance. I’m not ever saying it’s not that. I’m just saying that it’s more than that and that’s exactly what makes it even more romantic than anything else ever created at least in the TV format and paradigm it was.

Since then, the landscape has changed so drastically that TV WLW/queer ships are never given what they got. Which was a 6 seasons, 22-24 episodes-long epic journey of them just being each other’s absolute EVERYTHING. You can see, hear and feel every single moment of that in who Xena and Gabrielle are as both individual main characters and as a main character dynamic because they do not ever neglect any real and raw aspect about them. The only thing you do not ever get to see between them - although it is heavily implied often - is sexual intimacy. That really is not a loss because everything else that should or needs to be there is there way more than it is with any other WLW/queer TV ships in any other TV shows because they’re lead main characters. In fact… they’re the only lead main characters that are credited throughout the entire run of ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ and, honestly, sometimes I do wish TV ships in other TV shows would censor themselves every now and again so that they would be forced to dig deeper into the nuances and details as much as they did with Xena and Gabrielle.

I know many would disagree with me here but I’m adamant that the censorship helped them more than it hindered them because what you got instead with them was such a powerful representation of true love that didn’t have to rely on sex to represent it. I know that they couldn’t be shown to be sexually intimate because it wasn’t allowed to be sexual. Nowadays it can but I find that sex is used too much now when it shouldn’t be because a real life WLW/queer ship is more than sex and that’s why Xena and Gabrielle is still better representation even in this day and age.

It’s a combination of queer censorship, unbelievably strong chemistry between the leads and the creator/cast/crew’s sincere intention with queer storytelling that gave us the truly EPIC WLW love story that we got with XENA and I wouldn’t have it any other way because, for me, that is everything I could ever want.

So if you love this TV show and TV ship, please join me in celebrating the timelessly magical experience it is by writing meta about what these things mean to you.

XENA: “You know, I’m sending you home in the morning.”

GABRIELLE: “I won’t stay home. I don’t belong there, Xena. I’m not the little girl that my parents wanted me to be. You wouldn’t understand.”

XENA: “It’s not easy proving you’re a different person.

*Gabrielle eyes her curiously, Xena throws a bundle of blankets at her, gestures to the other side of the fire*

You can sleep over there.”

XENA: “You know, where I’m headed, they’ll be trouble.”

GABRIELLE: “I know.”

XENA: “Then why would you want to go into that with me?”

GABRIELLE: “That’s what friends do. They stand by each other when there’s trouble.”

XENA: “All right, friend.”

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You like rpgs. Do you recommend any games like baldurs gate 3?

Absolutely. I'll assume you mean CRPGs and not RPGs in general.

Computer Roleplaying Games (CRPGs) refers to a style and genre of game that BG3 follows. Some have started calling CRPGs "Classic RPGs" instead. CRPGs are typically identified by an isometric, top down view style, a heavy focus on story and exploration.

I'm going to split my list it three main categories based on accessibility factors. These factors include the amount of reading involved, the depth of mechanics and the level of abstraction/math required.

Easy Entry Level

Baldur's Gate 3 - 2023 - Larian Studios. The current gold star for easy entry CRPGs. Exceptional graphics, every character voice acted, very little reading and fairly straightforward mechanics and concepts.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 DE- 2017 - Larian Studios. This is basically a less polished, more complex version of BG3 and made by the same studio.

Disco Elysium, Final Cut - 2019 - ZA/UM. Disco Elysium is a detective/social focus game that dives into heavy narrative concepts. Failing rolls is just as viable for the story as succeeding them, making the game's mechanics take a backseat to story. However, there is a lot of reading and that may be a barrier to entry.

Tyranny - 2016 - Obsidian Entertainment. A game about being evil, it's mechanically pretty simple, but there's a fair bit of jank due to it's low budget, and the game ends on a cliffhanger, but it's story is very solid.

Mid Entry Level

Wasteland 3 - 2020 - inExile Entertainment. The long awaited third installment of the Wasteland franchise and significantly less complex than its predecessors. Post apocalyptic, frozen Colorado, grim reality and goofy ideas. This is the franchise that originally inspired Fallout.

Shadowrun: Dragonfall DC/ Shadowrun: Hong Kong EE - 2014/2015 - Harebrained Schemes. Set in the Fantasy/Cyberpunk hybrid setting of Shadowrun. Fair bit of reading, but the game's mechanics are relatively easy to grasp and don't require a lot of math. Always play Dragonfall before Hong Kong.

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire - 2018 - Obsidian Entertainment. A unique setting, exploring a fictional parallel to the age of piracy. Very wordy (but a lot is voice acted), with a lot of world building, but well worth engaging with. The first game, Pillars of Eternity, is less accessible, but still good.

Kingmaker/Wrath of the Righteous/Rogue Trader - 2020/2022/2023 - Owlcat Games. Owlcat adapts existing systems into CRPGs, like how BG3 is an adaption of DnD 5e. Do not be fooled, these games are where you start hitting a lot of complexity, a lot of math and a lot potential to damage your playthroughs by accident. This is where things start to get difficult.

Difficult Entry Level

Baldur's Gate 1/2 - Bioware - 1998/2000. The prequels to BG3, these games use an older, much more complex version of DnD's rules. Be prepared for a lot of reading and complex mechanics, but you'll be rewarded with some amazing storytelling.

Planescape Torment - Interplay - 1999. Another game using DnD's older mechanics, Planescape is a completely different beast from BG3. Many consider this series mechanically inferior to the Baldur's Gate franchise, but with better storytelling and world building to compensate.

Fallout 1/2 - 1997/1998 - Interplay/Black Isle. One of the most widely known game franchises started as an isometric CRPG. Universally considered more complex, rewarding and deeper than the Bethesda portion of the franchise, you'll need some experience to get into them, but you'll be happy you did.

Games I haven't played but I've heard good things of:

Wasteland 2, DC - 2015 - inExile

Torment: Tides Of Numenera - 2017 - inExile

Neverwinter Nights - 2002 - Bioware

Arcanum - 2001 - Troika Games

Ultima 7 Part 1/Part 2 - 1992/1993 - Origin Systems

Icewind Dale - 2000 - Black Isle Studio

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Whumptober 2023 - No. 14: “Feed me poison, fill me ‘till I drown.” Flare | Water Inhalation | “Just hold on.”

Antonio Banderas as Luis Vargas in Original Sin (2001)

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ANTONIO BANDERAS in Original Sin (2001).

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ORIGINAL SIN (2001)

dir. michael cristofer

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Colección series vintage, hoy STAR TREK : THE ORIGINAL SERIES (TOS) , en español se llamó VIAJE A LAS ESTRELLAS y también LA CONQUISTA DEL ESPACIO. Es una serie de TV de ciencia ficción creada por Gene Roddenberry y que salió al aire en tres temporadas entre los años 1966/1969 y con 80 capítulos con 29 para la 1ra , 26 para la 2da y 24 para la tercera y última, mas un capítulo extra en el año 1988. La serie esta ambientada en el siglo XXIII y sigue las aventuras de la nav e espacial ENTERPRISE NCC-1701 al mando del Capitan JAMES T.KIRK (𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿), su primer oficial el Sr SPOCK (𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗡𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘆), el oficial medico en jefe LEONARD McCOY (𝗗𝗲𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆), la oficIal en comunicaciones NYOTA UHURA (𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘀), los pilotos SULU Y CHEJOV (𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗶 y 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗴) y el ingeniero de a bordo SCOTTY (𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻), todos ellos convertidos en celebridad con el paso del tiempo, algunos mas otros menos. Cuando la serie se estreno en 1966 no fue un éxito de inmediato pues la audiencia era baja y también los ingresos por publicidad e incluso antes de finalizar la 1ra temporada ya se hablaba de una cancelación.Su productor original Gene Roddenberry se alejó en la 3ra temporada y al final de esta, la serie fue cancelada. Sin embargo la serie fue extremadamente popular luego de una redifusión en la década del 1970, tanto que fue seguida de 10 series más y algunas de pronto estreno.

1-Star Trek: La serie animada: Se emitió entre 1973 y 1974.  2-Star Trek: The Next Generation: Se emitió entre 1987 y 1994.  3-Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Se emitió entre 1993 y 1999.  4-Star Trek: Voyager: Se emitió entre 1995 y 2001.  5-Star Trek: Enterprise: Se emitió entre 2001 y 2005.  6-Star Trek: Discovery: Se emitió entre 2017 y 2024k.  7-Star Trek: Picard: Se emitió entre 2020.  8-Star Trek: Lower Decks: Estreno 2020 y concluye a final 2024. 9-Star Trek: Prodigy: Se emitió entre 2021 y 2024. 10-Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Estreno 2022 y aún al aire.   11-Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: Se estrenará en 2025.

Obviamente que la franquicia no se quedo solo en la creación y emisión de series, sino que también se crearon películas, que hasta la fecha son 6 con los personajes de la serie original, el Capitán Kirk, Spock, Uhura y otros.

1-Star Trek:The Motion Picture (1979). 2-Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). 3-Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984). 4-Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). 5-Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). 6-Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).

Con el resurgimiento de la franquicia, gracias a una nueva serie llamada Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), llegaron otra saga de películas con el Capitán Picard (𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁), que en total fueron estas 4:

1-Star Trek: Generations (1994). 2-Star Trek: First Contact (1996). 3-Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). 4-Star Trek: Némesis (2002).

La franquicia se tomo unos años de descanso, hasta que en el 2009, Lanza una película, que fue finalmente trilogía, con el Capitán Kirk mas joven, interpretado por 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗲.Las películas fueron:

1-Star Trek (2009).   2-Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). 3-Star Trek Beyond (2016).

También habra una película nueva, que retomará el personaje de la emperadora Philippa Georgiou, interpretado por la actriz 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗼𝗵, cuyo personaje apareció en la serie Star Trek Discovery (2017):

1-Star Trek: Section 31 (2025).

Quedo grabado para siempre en nuestros oidos el introito de la serie original y todas las demás, la voz de su capitán que decía “El espacio: la ultima frontera. Estos son los viajes de la nave estelar «Enterprise», en una misión que durara cinco años, dedicada a la exploración de mundos desconocidos, al descubrimiento de nuevas vidas y nuevas civilizaciones, hasta alcanzar lugares donde nadie ha podido llegar antes”. Mi puntaje para esta icónica serie es 8/10.

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Angelina Jolie in Original Sin (2001)

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Original Sin (2001) dir. Michael Cristofer

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All the lover girls need to watch the 2001 film, Original Sin. I want a love like that.