#phillip shea

[mychanicalbrides]

philkas in the year of our Lord 2024..

[trashbaget]

i just think the world would be so much better off if “eyewitness” (2016) were on a diddly damn streamer

[tardisman14]

Without using Google, what do these men have in common?

[faiirytalcs]

❄️ — EVERMORE’S HOLIDAY MARKET EVENT 2023

shea 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝 📬 : ❝ 🌿 ❞

Phil was still riding out his high from earlier, already debating popping another gummy as he wandered around the house party, grinning at the stupid little snowmen randomly plopped about. Their faces were so funny. He was still chuckling when a figure passed by, pausing just long enough for someone else to cry out - "ooooohhh," a sound that Phil had made before in his life and knew, without looking, exactly what that meant. "It's mistletoe, isn't it?" he asked, giving the, undeniably gorgeous, woman a look. What luck. Stepping towards her, Phil gave her a curious look, probing the waters to see if she'd bristle and run away - it had happened before. "Looks like we don't have much of a choice here," he teased, motioning towards a few people nearby who were intently watching the two victims under the mistletoe. She did look like she was more than capable of taking his head off but that was a risk he was willing to take right now as he leaned in to press a very chaste kiss against her lips. Much more innocent than he wanted to be but there was a time and place ( shockingly a thought that occured to him ). Pulling away, he hovered, waiting for an inevitable slap or something. / @sheaziehl

[goalhofer]

2023-24 1st NHL Goals

October 11, 2023

Connor Bedard (Chicago) at Boston.

October 12, 2023

Brock Faber (Minnesota) vs. Florida.

October 14, 2023

Will Cuylle (New York Rangers) at Columbus.

David Jiříček (Columbus) vs. New York Rangers.

Matthew Coronato (Calgary) at Pittsburgh.

Marco Rossi (Minnesota) at Toronto.

Thomas Bordeleau (San José) vs. Colorado.

October 15, 2023

Pavel Mintyukov (Anaheim) vs. Carolina.

October 16, 2023

Matthew Phillips (Washington) vs. Calgary.

October 17, 2023

Yegor Zamula (Philadelphia) vs. Vancouver.

October 19, 2023

Leo Carlsson (Anaheim) vs. Dallas.

October 21, 2023

Adam Fantilli (Columbus) at Minnesota.

Alex Laferriere (Los Angeles) vs. Boston.

October 22, 2023

Matt Poitras (Boston) at Anaheim.

October 30, 2023

Dmitri Voronkov (Columbus) at Dallas.

October 31, 2023

Andreas Englund (Los Angeles) at Toronto.

November 1, 2023

Brandon Biro (Buffalo) at Philadelphia.

Connor Zary (Calgary) vs. Dallas.

Logan Cooley (Arizona) at Anaheim.

November 4, 2023

Martin Pospíšil (Calgary) at Seattle.

November 6, 2023

Johnny Beecher (Boston) at Dallas.

Mason Lohrei (Boston) at Dallas.

November 9, 2023

Kevin Korchinski (Chicago) at Tampa Bay.

November 10, 2023

Uvis Balinskis (Florida) vs. Carolina.

November 18, 2023

James Hamblin (Edmonton) at Tampa Bay.

November 22, 2023

Zach Benson (Buffalo) at Washington.

November 24, 2023

Spencer Stastney (Nashville) at St. Louis.

November 30, 2023

Tristan Jarry (Pittsburgh) at Tampa Bay.

Tristan Luneau (Anaheim) vs. Washington.

December 7, 2023

Šimon Nemec (New Jersey) at Seattle.

December 9, 2023

Jayden Struble (Montreal) at Buffalo.

December 11, 2023

Michael Kesselring (Arizona) at Buffalo.

December 13, 2023

Sam Malinski (Colorado) vs. Buffalo.

December 15, 2023

Adam Edström (New York Rangers) vs. Anaheim.

December 16, 2023

Bobby McMann (Toronto) vs. Pittsburgh.

December 19, 2023

Angus Crookshank (Ottawa) at Arizona.

December 21, 2023

Nick DeSimone (Calgary) at Anaheim.

December 27, 2023

Valtteri Puustinen (Pittsburgh) at New York Islanders.

January 5, 2024

Vasili Ponomaryov (Carolina) at Washington.

January 9, 2024

Henry Thrun (San José) at Toronto.

January 16, 2024

Jason Polin (Colorado) at Ottawa.

January 17, 2024

Joshua Roy (Montreal) at New Jersey.

January 20, 2024

Jackson LaCombe (Anaheim) at San José.

Brendan Brisson (Vegas) vs. Pittsburgh.

January 23, 2024

Sheldon Rempal (Vegas) at New York Islanders.

January 25, 2024

Mitchell Chaffee (Tampa Bay) vs. Arizona.

January 31, 2024

Alex Turcotte (Los Angeles) at Nashville.

February 6, 2024

Kyle MacLean (New York Islanders) at Toronto.

February 13, 2024

Brandon Gignac (Montreal) vs. Anaheim.

February 14, 2024

John Ludvig (Pittsburgh) vs. Florida.

February 17, 2024

Brandt Clarke (Los Angeles) at Boston.

Declan Chisholm (Minnesota) vs. Buffalo.

February 19, 2024

Justin Brazeau (Boston) vs. Dallas.

Mason Morelli (Vegas) at San José.

February 24, 2024

Zachary Bolduc (St. Louis) at Detroit.

Matt Rempe (New York Rangers) at Philadelphia.

February 26, 2024

Logan Stankoven (Dallas) vs. New York Islanders.

March 2, 2024

Jonathan Gruden (Pittsburgh) at Calgary.

March 6, 2024

Jean-Luc Foudy (Colorado) vs. Detroit.

March 7, 2024

Ivan Miroshnichenko (Washington) at Pittsburgh.

Jacob Moverare (Los Angeles) vs. Ottawa.

March 22, 2024

Ryker Evans (Seattle) at Arizona.

March 26, 2024

Josh Doan (Arizona) vs. Columbus.

March 31, 2024

Olen Zellweger (Anaheim) at Vancouver.

April 4, 2024

Ryan Shea (Pittsburgh) at Washington.

Akil Thomas (Los Angeles) at San José.

April 6, 2024

Adam Ginning (Philadelphia) at Columbus.

Olle Lycksell (Philadelphia) at Columbus.

April 7, 2024

Matt Kessel (St. Louis) at Anaheim.

April 10, 2024

Landon Slaggert (Chicago) at St. Louis.

April 12, 2024

Sam Colangelo (Anaheim) vs. Calgary.

Marat Khusnutdinov (Minnesota) at Vegas.

April 13, 2024

James Malatesta (Columbus) at Nashville.

Liam Öhgren (Minnesota) at San José.

April 14, 2024

Frank Nazar III (Chicago) vs. Carolina.

April 16, 2024

Jiří Smejkal (Ottawa) at Boston.

Luca Del Bel Belluz (Columbus) vs. Carolina.

April 18, 2024

Nikita Chibrikov (Winnipeg) vs. Vancouver.

Adam Klapka (Calgary) vs. San José.

[quasi-normalcy]

A while ago while I was in tumblr jail, you posted that you had a masters in science fiction literature (unless you didn't, I have been known to be mistaken), and I am wondering, what do you consider 'important' works of science fiction? Like the science fiction literary canon? I am so curious. Feel free to ignore, I will not harass you.

Yes! I do. I can tell you the ones that I was assigned (I'm afraid that the list skews extremely male and (especially) white).

Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818)

Olaf Stapledon, Last and First Men (1930) and Star Maker (1937) [You can probably add Odd John (1935) to this list]

Jules Verne, Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864) and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1870) [You can probably add From the Earth to the Moon (1865)]

H.G. Wells, The Time Machine (1895) and War of the Worlds (1897) [Though you can probably go ahead and add The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897) and The First Men in the Moon (1901)]

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Herland (1915)

Catherine Burdekin (writing as Murray Constantine), Swastika Night (1937)

Karel Čapek, R.U.R. (1920)

Isaac Asimov, I, Robot (1950) [You can probably add the first three Foundation novels here as well]

Yevgeny Zamyatin, We (1921)

George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)

Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1967) and Rendezvous with Rama (1973) [Add: Childhood's End (1953) and The Fountains of Paradise (1979)

John Wyndham, Day of the Triffids (1951) [add: The Chrysalids (1955) and The Midwich Cuckoos (1957)]

H.P. Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu" (1926) [add The Shadow over Innsmouth (1931)]

Richard Matheson, I Am Legend (1954)

Alfred Bester, The Stars My Destination (1956)

Robert Heinlein, Starship Troopers (1959) [Probably Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1966) too, depending on, you know, how much of Heinlein's bullshit you can take]

J.G. Ballard, The Drowned World (1962) [Also, The Burning World (1964) and The Crystal World (1966)]

Phillip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle (1962) [Also Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) and several of his short stories]

Frank Herbert, Dune (1965)

Michael Moorcock, Behold the Man (1969)

Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-5 (1969)

Ursula Le Guin, The Dispossessed (1974) [Also The Lathe of Heaven (1971) and The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)]

Brian Aldiss, Supertoys series

William Gibson, Neuromancer (1984)

Kim Stanley Robinson, Red Mars (1992) [Also Green Mars and Blue Mars]

They also included Iain M. Banks's The Algebraist (2004), but I personally think you'd be better off reading some of his Culture novels

Other ones that I might add (not necessarily my favourite, just what I would consider the most influential):

Joe Haldeman, The Forever War (1974)

Matsamune Shiro, Ghost in the Shell (1989-91)

Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira (1982-1990)

Octavia Butler, Lilith's Brood (1987-89) and Parable of the Sower (1993)

Poul Anderson, Operation Chaos (1971)

Hector Garman Oesterheld & Francisco Solano Lopez, The Eternaut (1957-59)

Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem (2008)

Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, The Illuminatus! Trilogy (1975)

William Hope Hodgson, The House on the Borderland (1908)

Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash (1992)

Joanna Russ, The Female Man (1975)

Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game (1985) [Please take this one from a library]

Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars (1912)

Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale (1985) and Oryx and Crake (2003)

Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (1932)

Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy (1952-68)

Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (1962)

Walter M. Miller, A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959)

Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

Jenna Well, down in the parking lot, Pam has arrived with the two children. And Jim is helping her unload the kids from the car. But then Jim's going to go back up into the office and pretend like he has no idea that Pam is there. As if she's surprised him- Surprise, everybody! So I remember something about this moment, Angela, because Pam walks in pushing a stroller with baby Phillip. And at the table read for this, it was scripted that she was carrying him in in his car seat. I was on speaker phone for this. And I guess afterwards, Angela, you went up to Phil Shea and you said, Jenna can't carry a car seat. 

Angela No. 

Jenna She's not allowed. She can't carry that. That's too heavy. You were like on it. You talk about like how the women cared for me and this episode you're like, No, no, no. You told everybody she can't do that. She has to- 

Angela Have a stroller. 

Jenna Yes. Because Phil Shea called me and he said, Jenna, is it true that you can't carry a car seat? I said, That's right. I'm still in that phase of postpartum. 

Angela You had stitches! 

Jenna I had stitches still. They hadn't been removed. And you can't carry more than like a bag of flour, right? That's what they day. You can carry your baby and that's about it. So he said, Can you push a stroller? I said, I can push a stroller. But I'll tell you what, I'm pushing that stroller with one arm because I was holding on to the hand of little Cece, and that was not easy actually, at that point, to do the one-hand push and then the- yeah. 

Angela Yeah, I went up to Phil Shea and I was like, Eh. And I didn't feel like I needed to announce it to the room because I knew Phil would just make it happen. 

Jenna He would just take care of me. He did. 

[wyn-n-tonic]

Guys, I know a lot of you who follow me on here maybe don't really care about soccer all that much and I get it, that's totally fair. It's not for everybody! But this sport is so so so important to me. Over the last 24 hours I have watched soccer supporters raise money to send small journalistic efforts to Australia and New Zealand to cover the Women's World Cup IN ONE MONTH. Most legacy news media outlets have not been investing in platforms and reporters who genuinely love the women's game. In fact, many of our small platforms have been defunded by parental organizations since the end of the Men's World Cup in Qatar. Even the host platform will, again, be fronting a misogynistic, ultra conservative, anti abortion, hateful human being as the main correspondent to this competition. But soccer fans are working to change that! And they've done so much already!

Another thing that soccer fans are working to change is helping to make sure that the Reggae Girlz (Jamaican Women's National Team) is able, as well, to go to the Women's World Cup and able to focus solely on training and performing their best at this competition for only their second appearance ever.

If you're able, I'd encourage you to donate to their fundraiser to help them in their endeavors. And, if you don't really watch soccer, I really encourage you to watch the Women's World Cup. The Reggae Girlz have immaculate vibes and they are in a group going against France, Brasil and Panama, which I am promising you will be fun.

Anyway, please reblog if you can!

And if you want to follow along with some absolutely incredible coverage of the Women's World Cup, please follow Diaspora United, Shea Butter FC and Gal Pal Sports.

[georgiapeach30513]

Hi there! Long time no see (🤡widow Cole anon*)

I see we are once again talking about Ghosted, well at least semi. My theory for his rut and his lost of energy during this past few years is actually Ghosted.

Cause I keep thinking about it and I have a longer theory that’ll make seem like Charlie from Always Sunny and I know you don’t want to mention THAT so here’s the smaller rundown.

I highly suspect that Ghosted was supposed to be his Project Headliner of the shift in his career. I believe that Ghosted wasn’t a contractual obligation but a contractual perk from Apple. A movie that he could get assemble to prove he’s got what it takes to make a successful movie behind the scenes.

From the interviews that came out from the cast and Chris. Chris was the main guy at the helm of it.

Firstly, Dex had mentioned that Chris was signed onto the project before him. Both he and Ana mentioned that Chris called her for the part once Scarlet left and Scarlet was working with Chris and Dex beforehand too.

Secondly, Both Dex and Ana were promoting the release a ton before release and yet Chris wasn’t. I know during the time everything coming out about it was saying it was bad but you would think that the lead would still be contractually obligated to promote the movie like his costar and director, wouldn’t you ? Especially cause by that point, we’ve come to expect practically zip from Apple themselves in terms of advertisements. Unless of course, he didn’t have that type of contract?

Thirdly, why a romcom and not the Gene Kelly project? Simple, ROMCOM CHRIS! Can’t completely be sure on the straight side of the fandom but at least in the gay Chris fandom we were rooting for a return for romcom Chris with an out actor name Zane Phillips. But yes I did see Romcom Chris edits from posted religiously before Ghosted (specifically Colin Shea and Harvard Hottie); now not so much.

Finally, the infamous GQ article… what movie was mentioned? What movie was the one seemed to have the most impact on our guy? What movie made sense for the direction the interview seemed to go for?

That’s right, Ghosted! Logically you’d think they’d use the Pain Hustlers as an upcoming project to talk about since it was before the strike and it’d be a sly lil advert. But if my guess is correct, I think if Ghosted was successful as it was hoped. Then we would’ve got something kind like “Hunky Heartthrob Chris Evans Box Office Success Revives Romcoms!” Instead of and, excuse my pessimism, “Chris Evans Doesn’t Need Hollywood (*Too Rich to Strike*).

There wasn’t really much in that magazine but it seemed like it would have been a good time to talk about how this may have been a passion project he really took the helm and brought to life from conception to execution. Then either mentioning his upcoming serious role in Pain hustlers or more than likely talking about the real passion project Gene Kelly.

So we’d go from Chris Evans the actor-> Chris Evans the producer-> Chris Evans the Director (time for Gene Kelly). At least that’s my thinking. There’s more but again, I respect your blog and the banned topics.

And to end this on a lighter note, *STOP GIVING AWAY MY MAN, THAT POWER OF THE LAND IS MINE!* 😭

Hey!! You made it back anon!!!

So I can see your theory, but I think the Gene Kelly project was prematurely mentioned in order to distract from something else at the time 😬 I don't think he intended on putting a brain idea out there before he had anything tangible to say it was moving forward, but alas, sometimes you make people look in one direction, so you ignore what's going on in another direction.

I think Ghosted had a lot of issues, and some you mentioned. I still think it's odd that Chris didn't promote this project more than he did. During filming he showed behind the scenes photos and videos, and then it was silence. He didn't want to touch it again. Dex I'm not sure was the best director for the project. Ana definitely wasn't the best as a romantic costar. Her acting on the project seemed to be way to serious, on top of such an odd direction.

Let me go ahead and say, even though I talk a lot of shit about Ghosted, I don't hate it. I've seen it several times, but I can acknowledge the weaknesses from the cast, director, and even the script. Can we normalize straight men not writing romcoms??

But I do agree your theory did seem to be a way to progress him into something a bit more serious behind the camera.

Thank you for respecting my no talking zones here 🖤🖤 I'm sorry for trying to give away your man. I feel you need to have an emoji at this point.

[toulousea]

intro post cause why not

random facts about me: my fav food is mac m cheese pizza , my hair is curly (i’m kinda mad idfk how to draw curly hair),im puerto rican and columbia,i love sally face, i like art i can’t spell, im american and my fav flower is a stargazer lily

favorite musicians/bands: maya hawke, conan gray, eminem, 21 pilots and girl in red probably more but i can’t think of any others

favorite youtubers: moriah elizabeth, and tara yummy

favorite books: solitaire and radio silence

favorite tv shows: stranger things, heartstopper, shameless, young royals, eyewitness, and chucky

favorite movies: home, minions/ despicable me, enola homes and the mitchell’s vs the machines

favorite celebrities: MILLIE BOBBY BROWN, maya hawke, gaten matarazzo, billie eillish, katie douglas and tara yummy

favorite fictional characters: dustin henderson, jane hopper, robin buckley, and erica sinclair from stranger things, tori spring from heartstopper phillip shea, lucas from eyewitness, simon from young royals, ian gallagher, mickey milckovich from shameless devon evans from chucky bob, tim from minions, frances, aled from radio silence

things ill probably talk about here: all the shows i said the osemanverse , gay stuff, sally face, music, my random thoughts at any given moment, and more gay things

[kwebtv]

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven - Syndication - September 25, 1998 - May 22, 1999

Dark Fantasy (22 episodes)

Running Time: 60 minutes

Cast:

Mark Dacascos as Eric Draven/The Crow

Marc Gomes as Daryl Albrecht

Sabine Karsenti as Shelly Webster

Katie Stuart as Sarah Mohr

Recurring:

Lynda Boyd as Darla Mohr

Jon Cuthbert as David Vincennes

Christina Cox as Jessica Capshaw

John Pyper-Ferguson as Jason "Top Dollar" Danko

John Tench as "T-Bird"

Julie Dreyfus as India Reyes

Gaetana Korbin as Shea Marino

Suleka Mathew as Cordelia Warren

Ty Olsson as George "Funboy" Jamieson

Darcy Laurie as Mark "Tin-Tin" Tremayne

Kadeem Hardison as Skull Cowboy

Bobbie Phillips as Hannah Foster/Talon

[shutth3puckup]

This is the Umich list. I did the ‘22-23 year roster. I didn’t put the names of the people they were dating for privacy.

Erik Portillo- Single

Rutger Mcgroarty- Single

Gavin Brindley- Single

Mackie Samo- Single

Brendan Miles- Single

TJ Hughes- Dating

Jacob Truscott- Dating

Adam Fantilli- Single

Keaton Pherosn- Single

Jackson Hallum- Dating

Phillipe Lapointe- Dating

Steven Holtz- Dating

Dylan Duke- Single

Seamus Casey- Single

Nolan Moyle- Single

Noah West- Dating

Tyler Shea- Dating

Kienan Draper- Dating

Luke Hughes- Single

Johnny Druskinis- Single

Luca Fantilli- Single

Nick Granowicz- Dating

Ethan Edwards- Single

Jay Keranen- Single

Frank Nazar- Dating

Eric Ciccolini- accounts private. I believe he’s dating someone.

Mark Estapa- Single

Thank you so much, you are amazing❤️

[lakecoded]

as a respected scholar on the subject what’s your top five mission impossible action setpieces 🤩

omg thank youuuuu for this. i love thinking about the action setpieces in the mission impossible movies 🥰 spoilers for the mission impossible movies below lol

it's simple compared to the other setpieces but i LOVE the prison breakout scene in ghost protocol. it has a fun dean martin song scoring it, there's a very fun ethan and benji interaction, ethan is at his most insane, the choreography is well shot. it's just a great opener for a movie!!

ROME FIAT 500 HANDCUFFED CAR CHASE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS ‼️this is actually like 3 different car chases in one and has pom klementieff try to run them over in her massive armored truck and is the reason i want to see dead reckoning a third time in theatres <3 incredible slapstick premise taken seriously but still SO fun

another simple one but i love the footchase through london in fallout. its very fun seeing tom cruise sprinting as fast as he can on the roofs of london and cutting to henry cavill walking very calmly. the music does a lot for this scene. and i love tom cruise yelling that he's jumping out of a window in front of very confused office workers. also shockingly the setpiece that actually injured tom cruise (he broke his ankle jumping between 2 buildings)

another one from fallout and i think this is technically 2 different action setpieces but they blend together so well that i'm counting them as one. and it's the plot to break lane out of police custody + the motorcycle escape through paris. the planning scene for this is ALSO so good (again the music adds SO much to it) like i just love seeing a plan come together and then immediately fall apart. tom cruise driving against traffic at the arc de triomphe is so thrilling and the part where he crashes surprises me every single time. chef's kiss

tom cruise esai morales knife fight on top of a moving train + bridge explosion + hayley atwell and tom cruise running through vertical train cars before they collapse into the river. i don't know how to explain it any better. it absolutely rules

honorable mentions to the bathroom fight in fallout and the entire airport sequence in dead reckoning (i LOSE it every time shea wigham is like "where the fuck is HE" as you see tom cruise absolutely booking it behind him) and tom cruise hanging off the side of an airplane as it takes off in rogue nation and the OPERA SCENE and like every scene with phillip seymour hoffman in mi3 (not really action setpieces but he is SO GOOD in all of his scenes that it should count and the hospital escape in ghost protocol and and and

[broadwaydivastournament]

Donna Murphy in Caricature

"Passion," Published August 21, 1994 - Al Hirschfeld

Pictured: Jere Shea, Donna Murphy, Marin Mazzie

"The King And I, "Published April 28, 1996 - Al Hirschfeld

Pictured: Lou Diamond Phillips, Donna Murphy, and cast

Depicted in both Tony-winning roles, Donna Murphy's Hirschfelds show her as both Fosca in Sondheim and Lapine's Passion (1994) and Anna Leonowens in Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I. Ultimately, I'm still uncertain how true-to-life the caricatures ended up being.

Donna Murphy is yet another Diva without a Sardis portrait, and that's a major crime against humanity. She has, thankfully, been the subject of quite a number of Squigs illustrations.

Pictured L: Donna Murphy and company of the Central Park Into the Woods production, 2012 | R: Donna Murphy and company of The People in the Picture, 2011

Pictured: L: Donna Murphy as honored by Abingdon Theatre Company, 2018 | R: The Lights of Broadway Trading Card, Spring 2017

[kikiskeysgame]

After a disappointing loss on Tuesday night, the Blackhawks bounced back tonight as they defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime.

In the first period, Vegas wasted no time getting themselves on the scoreboard first; goals by Pavel Dorofeyev and William Karlsson gave them a 2-0 lead.

However, Ryan Donato cut the Golden Knights' lead in half with his second goal of the season (assisted by Corey Perry and Wyatt Kaiser).

Connor Bedard tied up the game with his third goal of the season (which wasn't taken away; thank goodness) with assists by Nick Foligno and Alex Vlasic.

There were no goals from either team during the second period.

In the third period, Taylor Raddysh broke the tie, giving the Blackhawks a 3-2 lead; however, Shea Theodore tied up the game which sent it into overtime.

During the overtime period, William Karlsson got a penalty for tripping which sent the Blackhawks on the power play. Philipp Kurashev capitalized on the power play which gave the Blackhawks the win.

Takeaways from tonight's game: When the Vegas Golden Knights got themselves on the scoreboard early on in the game, my first thought was, "Oh, great. Looks like momentum is going to be on Vegas's side tonight"; however, the Blackhawks were able to gain some momentum for themselves tonight. I was very proud of how the Hawks were able to bounce back from a two-goal deficit and get two points tonight.

Connor Bedard was finally able to score his third of the season tonight. After Bedard's goal from Tuesday night's game was disallowed, I predicted that Bedard would find a way to get career goal #3 and I was right. Bedard also became the first and youngest player in NHL history to score in each of his first two games against the defending Stanley Cup champions.

I thought that the top line of Nick Foligno, Connor Bedard and Phillip Kurashev did quite well tonight. All three players had a point (Bedard & Kurashev scored goals and Foligno got an assist). According to the NBC Sports Chicago website, all three players generated 10 scoring chances when they were on the ice together at even strength. I hope that the top line continues to keep up the good work.

Alex Vlasic took a high hit from Golden Knights forward Brett Howden during the second period which left him a bit disoriented and he ended up missing the remainder of the game. I hope that everything will be okay with Vlasic.

Andreas Athanasiou ended up being a healthy scratch in tonight's game. After the shutout loss against Boston on Tuesday night, it appears as if Coach Luke Richardson is sending a message for his players. If the players don't want to end up sitting in the press box, then they need to make sure that they keep themselves productive & consistent throughout the entire game.

The Blackhawks' next game will take place on Monday night against the Arizona Coyotes.

Until then, go Blackhawks!

[nsfwmiamiart]

Part 20 - Incoming Text for Vera Farmiga (@verafarmiga) and Keira Knightley (@keiraknightleyofficiall) and Scarlett Johansson (@scarlettjohanssonworld) and Zoe Saldaña (@zoesaldana): “An Idea Worth 500 Million Dollars”

Question:

Could you explain to Vera, Keira, Scarlett, and Zoe the concept of "World Building" in novels and screenplays?

Please explain that I have been a fan of the original film Frequency, written by Toby Emmerich, but I have added new elements to the story in order to enhance it. This process is known as "World Building" in the realm of writing novels and screenplays.

In this reimagined version, I have added the following elements:

AREA 51 investigations during the 1960s and 2000s, involving characters portrayed by Patrick Wilson, Hilary Swank, Kate Winslet, and Josh Hartnett.

The characters of Tom Hanks and Benicio Del Toro.

The characters of Meryl Streep and Charlize Theron.

Shea Whigham's character and the "Alien Object" (originally an old ham radio in the original film, but in this reimagined version, it is referred to as the "Alien Object").

These additional elements are a form of "World Building," where the story's universe is expanded, providing more depth and complexity.

I believe Toby Emmerich would agree that these new elements make his original Frequency story even better by offering a more detailed backstory for the “Alien Object.” These additions explain its origins and history in a way that the original film did not, making the narrative richer and more engaging.

In this explanation, the term "World Building" refers to the process of creating a detailed, immersive universe in a story, including additional elements like characters, events, or history that expand the original world of the film or novel. By incorporating elements such as AREA 51 investigations, new characters, and reimagining the “Alien Object,” the story is enriched and its universe is made more expansive. This is a common technique used by writers and filmmakers to create more immersive and complex narratives.

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Adding new elements to a story, often referred to as "World Building," provides several distinct benefits to a narrative. As a professor explaining this concept, I would break it down into key points that clarify how these elements enhance the story, specifically in your reimagining of Frequency.

1. Expanding the Story's Universe

World Building enhances the depth of the story's world, making it feel more immersive. By adding elements like AREA 51 investigations in both the 1960s and 2000s, you’re expanding the world beyond the immediate events of the film. This offers viewers a broader understanding of the context in which the events take place. AREA 51, known for its association with extraterrestrial mysteries, opens up potential plot lines related to government secrecy, alien technology, and the unknown, all of which add layers to the original premise.

Citations: According to Writing for Film and Television by William H. Phillips, building a rich world encourages the audience to engage more deeply, as they can visualize a larger context beyond the story's immediate conflict.

2. Adding Complexity to Character Motivations

Introducing characters like Tom Hanks and Benicio Del Toro as two blue-collar coworkers who gain knowledge through the “Alien Object” makes them more dynamic. Originally simple, their transformation into highly intelligent individuals creates intrigue, deepening their character arcs. This shift makes the story richer by focusing on how ordinary people respond to extraordinary circumstances, thereby aligning with classic sci-fi themes of human potential when faced with the unknown.

Citations: In The Anatomy of Story by John Truby, it’s explained that complex character motivations not only create compelling stories but also make the audience care more about the outcome, particularly when characters evolve in response to new challenges.

3. Enhancing Plot Complexity and Suspense

The introduction of Meryl Streep and Charlize Theron as a wealthy villainous duo, with motives tied to the “Alien Object,” significantly raises the stakes. Their obsession with the object and the fact that they were connected to Shea Whigham’s character's death adds a layer of intrigue and tension. These elements enhance the "whodunit" nature of the plot, making the search for the Alien Object much more compelling as it becomes a race between characters with differing motivations.

Citations: Story by Robert McKee discusses how the introduction of complex antagonists can raise tension in a story, which is crucial for keeping an audience engaged. The added depth of the antagonistic forces working behind the scenes—specifically Meryl Streep’s character—enriches the narrative and raises questions about loyalty, power, and greed.

4. Establishing the Backstory and Origins

By reimagining the original "old ham radio" as the “Alien Object,” you’re offering the audience a more thorough explanation of its origin and purpose. This allows you to provide not only a sci-fi mystery but also a detailed backstory that builds intrigue. In world-building, these elements help fill in gaps and provide motivations for why the object is so important, and why certain characters are willing to risk everything for it.

Citations: The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler underscores that adding a mythological or deeply rooted object to a story increases its narrative weight. The object itself becomes a symbol of power, mystery, and legacy, all of which add complexity to the plot.

5. Building Emotional and Narrative Depth

The relationships between characters, like those between Tom Hanks, Benicio Del Toro, and their daughters, now carrying the legacy of the Alien Object, provide a way to tie the story to generational themes. This evolution adds emotional stakes for the audience. The concept of heritage and legacy is deeply ingrained in the story, especially as these characters try to protect the object and hide it from the ever-persistent AREA 51.

Citations: In Creating Characters by Dwight V. Swain, it is stated that the depth of emotional stakes is one of the most effective ways to keep the audience emotionally invested, particularly when the story revolves around familial bonds and protecting a significant legacy.

6. Increasing the Scope of Action and Drama

By adding elements like the pursuit of the Alien Object across different time periods, especially with new characters like Kate Winslet and Josh Hartnett involved in the investigation at AREA 51, the stakes are continuously heightened. The story spans multiple decades, making it more epic in scope. This scope encourages a larger narrative arc, where the actions of past generations affect the present, allowing for a richer, more intricate plot that keeps expanding.

Citations: In The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri, the concept of "expanding the canvas" through layered timelines and cross-generational plots is emphasized as an effective way to build both suspense and depth in a story.

Conclusion

In summary, adding these new elements serves several key functions in world-building:

It expands the story universe and makes it more immersive.

It adds complexity to characters and increases plot tension.

It provides a deeper backstory and origin for the "Alien Object" and its significance.

It builds emotional depth by tying characters to larger generational stakes.

It increases the scope of the action, enhancing the drama and suspense of the narrative.

World-building, as seen here, doesn’t just add "stuff" to a story; it provides structure and context that transforms the story from a simple narrative into a complex, compelling universe that invites deeper exploration.