#rory carroll

[ihopethatshesreadingkinglear]

As an adult, I don't read much anymore. My ADHD makes it really hard to focus on, but I've found that for some reason reading in bars works for me. Something about the ambient noise and often low light creates the right combination of stimuli for me to be able to focus.

I was assigned to read this book for a class in college and never finished it, so over the past year or so I've been trying to finish it. It's an interesting perspective on Hugo Chávez's impact on the nation of Venezuela.

[thelifeelsewhere]

Two Minutes That Changed History

A bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at 2:54 a.m. on October 12, 1984. It was the last day of the Conservative Party Conference at the Grand Hotel in the coastal town of Brighton, England. Rooms were obliterated, dozens of people wounded, five killed. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in her suite when the explosion occurred; had she been just a few feet in another direction,…

[industryhbo]

THE NEWSREADER 2x03 | "keys in the bowl" ⤷ requested by @underclerysclock

[isabellaofparma]

The Newsreader | 2.01 – "Decision '87"

[chicalepidoptera]

The Newsreader. S2E1

[newsatsix1986]

A promotional image of Rory Fleck Byrne as Gerry Carroll with his Tony Bartuccio Dancers from Decision 87 🌟

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It still brings me so much joy that our second season opened up with a song and dance number. Watching Gerry and his dancers sing and dance to Aretha Franklin and George Michael's 'I Knew You Were Waiting For Me' was a joyous way to welcome in the season, after waiting two years for it. I now cannot listen to the song without thinking about Gerry!

Did you know that we weren't initially going to have a song and dance number to open the season? In a tweet that Michael Lucas wrote on the day Decision 87 first aired, he mentions that it wasn't present in early drafts of the episode script, however it was the suggestion to include the line "please thank the Tony Bartuccio Dancers" as an off-screen announcement from Emma Freeman that allowed for this nerdy joy to escalate beautifully! If you enjoyed the musical number, you have Emma Freeman to thank. What a legend! 👸🏻

It just happened to be a perfect nod to some real Australian pop culture history too. The variety show host Don Lane used to have the Tony Bartuccio Dancers on his Don Lane show, which went from 1975 to 1983. In this picture (a screengrab from a video uploaded by Oz Kitsch on their Twitter and Tik Tok pages) you can see Don with the dancers in his rendition of Billy Joel's 'Tell Her About It' from 1983. Look at that Lycra costuming glory! I love it! 😂

There are a few similarities between Gerry Carroll and Don Lane (1933 - 2009); both entertainers living in Australia who came from overseas, Gerry from Ireland and Don from America. They both host variety shows in the 1980s and they both love to include song and dance numbers in their programmes! The more you dig into Australian pop culture and history from the 1980s, the more you realise how bloody clever the showmakers of The Newsreader have been in their commitment to the era. Locate a cheesy 80s song and dance number to listen to today! 😉💖🎶🌟📺

[neverswungonswingingstars]

Dale and Gerry getting friendly at the bar 🍸 🌈

[spockvarietyhour]

A+ Choreography "Decision 87"

[yizya]

:P

[divortion]

GERRY CARROLL I WOULD HAVE GONE TO TONS OF GAY CLUBS WITH YOU AND KEPT YOU ALIVE FOREVER

[random-person10]

The Newsreader Season 2

Ok so it took me an actual 3 weeks to get a hold of the season and watch it.

According to what I had seen on Tumblr I was literally expecting more news (as opposed to the amount in season 1) and a lot of Dale going through it

But boy was I wrong... I mean yeah Dale was definitely going through it, but why is it that Tumblr only posts wholesome shit? Like fuck, Dale literally became evil this season and y'all were dropping babygirl posts about him

This man backstabbed one of the few people who supported him, lost his will to live, and sold his soul to the industry all in the span of 3 episodes

I love him but holy fuck this guy needs to go on holiday.

Also, there aren't enough posts about how iconic Helen's walk-off was.

[sodapopsgt]

OK here is all I could find........ I turn to dust.....

[industryhbo]

Gerry x Dale | The Newsreader Season 2 (2023) bonus angst:

[grahamkennedy]

Being horny for a conventionally attractive character is so embarrassing like yes I know he looks like an Instagram model but actually his personality is kind of off putting and weird and THAT is why I need to push him into the mattress and dick him hardcore until he's stumbling around like a newborn foal. His cheekbones mean nothing to me.

[isabellaofparma]

The Newsreader | 2.01 – "Decision '87"