#starman tv series

[bluemoonperegrine]

Fanfic Masterlist

Werewolf By Night WIPs The Happiness You Bring (collaboration with @abirdie @grabyoursaintsandpray @lisseim @lookitsgrim @onbearfeet) Elsa Bloodstone/Jack Russell, Elsa Bloodstone & Ted Sallis, Jack Russell/Ted Sallis (ao3 link)

A Friend Indeed (collaboration with @onbearfeet) Elsa Bloodstone & Jack Russell, Ted Sallis, Nina Price (ao3 link) Moon Knight/Werewolf By Night silly romance AU Hallmark by Knight co-written with @vicarious-rebel

Those Who Wander Marc Spector/Jack Russell, Marc Spector & Steven Grant & Jake Lockley, Layla El-Faouly, Lissa Russell, Khonshu (ao3 link, YouTube playlist)

Unannounced Marc Spector/Jack Russell, Marc Spector & Steven Grant & Jake Lockley, Khonshu, original characters (ao3 link, YouTube playlist)

Moon-Crossed Lovers Marc Spector/Jack Russell, Marc Spector & Steven Grant & Jake Lockley, Khonshu, Lissa Russell, original characters (ao3 link)

The Out-of-Towners Marc Spector/Jack Russell, Layla El-Faouly & Marc Spector, Marc Spector & Steven Grant & Jake Lockley, original characters (ao3 link)

Indivisible Steven Grant/original character, Marc Spector/Jack Russell, Marc Spector, Marc Spector & Steven Grant & Jake Lockley, original characters (ao3 link)

The Knight Before Christmas Marc Spector/Jack Russell, Lissa Russell (ao3 link)

Adventures in Moon Doofery Marc Spector/Jack Russell, Lissa Russell, original characters (ao3 link)

Werewolf By Night

The Happiness You Bring (collaboration with @abirdie @grabyoursaintsandpray @lisseim @lookitsgrim @onbearfeet) Elsa Bloodstone/Jack Russell, Elsa Bloodstone & Ted Sallis, Jack Russell/Ted Sallis (ao3 link)

A Friend Indeed (collaboration with @onbearfeet) Elsa Bloodstone & Jack Russell, Ted Sallis, Nina Price (ao3 link)

Ted's on First Elsa Bloodstone/Jack Russell, Ted Sallis, original characters (ao3 link)

Something Awful This Way Comes Jack Russell & Elsa Bloodstone, Elsa Bloodstone & the Bloodstone eldritch horror (ao3 link)

Five Simple Tips Elsa Bloodstone/Jack Russell, Lissa Russell (ao3 link)

Makes the Heart Grow Fonder Jack Russell/Elsa Bloodstone

Bittersweet Symphony series

Take Me Home, Country Roads Elsa Bloodstone/Jack Russell, original characters

Jack and Elsa Go to White Castle Jack Russell/Elsa Bloodstone

Show Me State of Mind Elsa Bloodstone/Jack Russell, original characters (playlist)

Prodigal Daughter Jack Russell/Elsa Bloodstone, Billy Swan, original characters

Once Elsa Bloodstone/Jack Russell, 18-year-old Jack Russell/female original character, 17-year-old Lissa Russell, Lissa Russell Price, Adam Price, Laura Russell, Philip Russell, original characters (audiobook edition)

Past Is Prologue Jack Russell/Elsa Bloodstone, Lissa Russell Price, Laura Russell, Gregory Russell, Philip Russell, original characters (playlist)

Ties That Bind Jack Russell/Elsa Bloodstone, original characters

Werewolf By Night/Daredevil/Starman/MCU

The Wolves Within Jack Russell, Matt Murdock, Scott Hayden, Wilson Fisk, Vanessa Fisk, original characters

Moon Knight MCU crossovers

What You Wish For Marc Spector/Layla El-Faouly, Steven Grant/Layla El-Faouly, Jake Lockley/male original character, Khonshu, Taweret, Scott Hayden/female original character, Jenny Hayden/Paul Forrester [Starman], original characters

Paint the Town Red Moon Knight system, Wade Wilson/Jake Lockley

Midlife Crisis series (Starman/Moon Knight/Spider-man crossover)

Those Vagabond Shoes Scott Hayden, Moon Knight system, Khonshu, Paul Forrester [Starman]/Jenny Hayden, original characters

Whirling Heavens, Drunken Lion Scott Hayden, mentions of Marc and Steven

Dress for Success Scott Hayden/female original character, minimal Marc and Steven, original characters

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Pharaoh Scott Hayden/female original character, Spider-Man, references to Marc and Steven, original characters

Twenty (Thousand) Questions Scott Hayden/female original character, minimal Spidey, Marc, and Steven, original characters

No Good Deed Scott Hayden/female original character, Spider-man, minimal Marc and Steven, original characters

[bluemoonperegrine]

OMG I'M DYING FROM THIS. 😂 It's time for a Gen-X deep cut of nerdery.

I'm a big fan of the 1986 TV series Starman, which was a continuation of the 1984 movie with Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. IMO it's aged well (both the movie and the show). Good acting, writing, and production values. The TV show is generally family-friendly 80s, so don't expect anything edgy. There's some good social commentary, though.

Why am I telling you this in a Tuvok reblog? Because I first saw Tim Russ as a guest star in a Starman TV episode. When I saw him as Tuvok years later, I said, "Hey, that's Tyrone, the pimp from that one ep of Starman!" Paul (the alien in the TV series) got thrown in jail for double parking and unwittingly arguing with the cop who told him to move, IIRC. Tyrone was his cellmate. He's really funny.

My dayjob beckons, so I'll try to find some screencaps later today.

Tuvok 1D option 1………..? 👉👈 if u want…

I ABSOLUTELY do want thank u friend (1D)

[lifewithaview]

Luke Wilson and Brec Bassinger in Stargirl (2020) Pilot

S1E1

Courtney's seemingly perfect life in Los Angeles gets upended with a move to Blue Valley, Nebraska with her mother Barbara, stepfather Pat Dugan and stepbrother Mike, and she finds herself struggling to adapt to her new town and high school. But when Courtney discovers that Pat is harboring a major secret about his past, she ultimately becomes the unlikely inspiration for a new generation of Super Heroes.

*The town of Blue Valley, Nebraska, which the new family moves to, is also the traditional home of Wally West, the original Kid Flash.

[gorogues]

Spoilers for this week’s episode of Stargirl!

A lot happens in this episode, as can be expected in a series finale. Let's go through it! This is long and spoilery, so it's behind a cut.

There's a flashback to the Ultra-Humanite's brain being put into Sylvester's body nine months ago…and it's even more horrible than anticipated. The Dragon King and Icicle actually revived Sylvester from death, so he was alive but strapped to an operating table, and then they cut into his skull while he was still conscious and fretting about what they'd potentially done to Pat. So he clearly did care about Pat, even if he was kind of an ass about it sometimes. And things get worse: near the end of the episode, we see that someone's preserved Sylvester's brain somewhere and it's reliving his last moments of worrying about Pat and screaming in pain over and over. Holy shit is that ever dark.

Jordan Mahkent tells Cameron that Pat Dugan was murdered by the Ultra-Humanite, and Sofus says in Norwegian not to lie to the boy. Lily tells him in Norwegian to shut up and that he's an old fool, which is surprisingly hostile of her (for all her cruelties, she seemed to care about him), but Jordan continues manipulating his son and asks him to call Courtney and tell her that Starman is at the junkyard. Cameron knows he's not being truthful to her but does it anyway, presumably due to his family's prompting that the group of them can end this war if they team up to fight the Ultra-Humanite.

Meanwhile, Pat thankfully digs himself out of his grave. And Cindy, Jakeem, and Mike are pursued by the Dragon King in the Ultra-Humanite's body. Cindy takes on her dad with her blades, but she's little match for someone in such a large strong body.

Thanks to Cameron's phone call, the JSA goes to the junkyard and meets the Mahkents + the Ultra-Humanite (in Sylvester's body). Jordan and the U-H tell Courtney that Pat is dead and want to team up with her to get justice, but she doesn't believe them (good judgment, honestly). Fortunately Pat soon shows up in S.T.R.I.P.E., which causes the U-H to flip out with rage and attack, very much blowing his cover. There's soon a knock-down brawl between the Mahkents and the JSA, and between Pat and the U-H. Sofus and Beth square off again, but both quickly admit they don't want to fight, and Lily is furious that her husband doesn't want to kill the kids. She threatens to kill him herself if he doesn't join the battle, but she ends up crushed to death by a fallen car.

Jakeem channels the power of the Thunderbolt and saves Cindy from near death by transforming the Dragon King into a stuffed toy, proving that he's the rightful owner of the pen by being able to wish effectively despite his recent wishes being vague.

Jordan threatens to kill Courtney if she won't join him, but Barbara intervenes by shooting him with the crossbow Paula Crock had been teaching her to use. It doesn't kill him, but Courtney takes the Staff back due to Barbara's urging; it seems that the U-H was able to use it due to Courtney's belief that it belonged to him. Once she accepts that he isn't Sylvester and that it's hers, she's able to retake it from him. She uses the Staff to burn Jordan's face.

Pat and the U-H nearly kill each other in their brawling, but finally Pat brains his enemy with a rock and knocks him unconscious. It's extremely upsetting to him to see his friend's body being used for evil by a monster…I don't know if it's for the better or the worse that he doesn't know Sylvester's last (and continued) thoughts are for his well-being.

Cameron's clearly terrified about what his father will do and tries to stop him from hurting Courtney, but Jordan tells him not to force him to do what Brainwave did: kill his own son. Courtney tells him what a piece of shit he is for saying that, so Jordan says that either Cameron does what he has to, or Jordan will. Cameron attacks him with a blast of power and we see Jordan enveloped in a ton of ice/snow before some kind of icy version of him seems to rise out of it, screaming.

Sofus isn't looking too good, so Cameron tells the JSA that he's taking his grandfather to safety and he's leaving forever. He acknowledges that he betrayed Courtney and his own family, which is obviously very hard on him, but Courtney says she can help. Regardless, he and Sofus disappear in some kind of explosion of ice/snow.

And the rest of the episode is about wrapping up most of the loose ends. Rick apologizes to Beth's parents for acting like a jerk, and Beth officially asks them to help her and be her sidekicks. They're very enthusiastic about it, and end up giving themselves codenames.

Sylvester's body is still alive in hospital, but had a serious brain bleed and the Ultra-Humanite's brain is basically dead. Pat decides to keep him on life support in the hopes that the real Sylvester can be recovered somehow, and as we see, his brain is still alive elsewhere in shocking condition.

Rick goes to Grundy's grave in the woods, saddened that the big guy hasn't come back despite all the others returning from the dead. However, Grundy's arm suddenly digs its way out of the grave, possibly due to his friend saying he misses him.

Courtney gives the Gambler's daughter the letter written for her, which is clearly an emotional experience for her and she thanks Courtney. Yolanda sees everyone happy and calls her mother to admit she'd been lying to her, and hopefully explains why she did it so her mother will ideally chill out…we don't see her do that, though she seems tearfully happy afterward so it appears to have gone well.

And Courtney stands outside the Mahkent home, looking on while it begins to snow. Cameron is there and asks if she really can help him, and they hug. Mike meets up with his biological mother for the first time in years and has an enjoyable chat with her, but he still calls Barbara "Mom" when he returns.

Then there's a flash-forward to three months later, in Copenhagen. Jordan's out alone when he hears someone whisper his name, and then steps in some weird sticky goop. Artemis is there, and tells him it's a flammable substance her father used to put it in his explosive hockey pucks, and then she lights it. Jordan is burned alive, and as she says, he shouldn't be able to come back from this. She's almost certainly correct, as we saw that some of his ancestors were burned in Europe, and it probably doesn't allow them to turn into water or escape as some kind of cold/ice vapour like he'd clearly done in the junkyard. Jordan is probably dead.

And then there's another flash-forward to ten years later, at the JSA museum. The Shade is cheerfully giving a tour and telling the visitors about the history of the modern JSA. Courtney is now Starwoman, Cindy is now Dragon Queen, Todd and Jennie and Sand are part of the team, as are Icicle and Artemis (presumably Cameron and Artemis Crock). As are Jakeem, the Shade, Damage, and an unknown Stripe 2.0 (Mike?). Rick and Beth are soon to be married by the Shade himself, and Solomon Grundy tags along with them. The JSA have rescued the Seven Soldiers of Victory from the Nebula Man in an adventure which will presumably go unseen, and it's a nice nod because we never did see the Shining Knight after he went off to find his old teammates at the end of first season. And, the JSA has somehow brought the real Sylvester Pemberton back to life.

Then a rift opens, and Jay Garrick (John Wesley Shipp) runs right through the big JSA table. You may recall that Jay's helmet was seen during the fatal ISA attack in the premiere episode and he was presumed dead, but clearly he wasn't! Shade is surprised to see him, but Jay says that he and the JSA are needed, at which the Shade grumbles that their adventures are never over. The series finishes with "Never the end", so maaaaaaybe I'll get my wish that there'll be a special later on, or perhaps a comic which tells more stories in this `verse. We can hope.

A pretty satisfying finish, in my opinion. One wonders how they rescued Sylvester's brain and how he's doing now after that awful experience, which would be traumatic for anyone. It's good to know that Artemis and Cameron will become heroes (Cindy and the Shade too), but I wouldn't want to be around if/when Artemis ever told the others about what happened to Jordan. Artemis and Cameron are a couple in the comics, but there'd be a lot of uncomfortable family baggage if they ever got together in the show. I still want to know if the Mahkents are Frost Giants :] And while we don't get to see the adventures of Jennie, Todd, the Shade, and Sand working and learning together, they obviously do meet up and form bonds and become JSA members in their own right, which is a good feeling.

I'll really miss this series, as it's the show I've enjoyed the most over the past few years. I'd love it if DC made a standalone episode or movie to give us some more adventures, but maybe that's what fic is for. It is nice to know there are relatively happy endings for most of the crew, at least as of ten years from now; one never knows what fifteen or twenty years later have in store for superheroes. But I'm glad they were able to rescue Sylvester after all the terrible things which happened to him, and hopefully he and Pat made peace as friends. He was a jerk sometimes in life, but didn't deserve any of the torture Icicle and co dealt to him.

Also: while I'm sorry we didn't get more Jay in the show, it's great to have him return at the end! That was a hell of an entrance.

[mydaddywiki]

Dirk Blocker

Physique: Husky Build Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)

Dennis Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957-) is an American actor. He earned his first regular TV role on Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976–1978), playing pilot Jerry Bragg. From 2013–2021, he starred as Detective Michael Hitchcock on the Fox/NBC comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. His best known film credits include Poltergeist (1982), Starman (1984) and Prince of Darkness (1987).

A cute, bald and cuddly daddy, I think he has developed into a more fuckable daddy than his dad, Dan Blocker of Bonanza fame. What? His father was a big old bear that look like he'd just fuck you and leave. Dirk looks like he’d stay and cuddle.

Lets see… he was born in Los Angeles, CA, earn his bachelor of arts degree so he could teach K-12. Is married with two children. Honestly I don't even know why I mention it any more. I must be genetically predisposed to only being attracted to straight guys. Still, I can dream.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series) - Numerous times shirtless. There’s… Johnny! (TV Series) - Open shirt and short shorts. MAS*H (TV Series) - Open shirt.

[thealmightyemprex]

Sci-Fi Channel | 1996 | Full Episodes with Commercials

Begining of Sci Fi month and here is something fun to watch ,a compilation of Sci Fi Channel episodes(Monsters,Ray Bradbury Theater , My Secret Identity,Swamp Thing,Beauty and the Beast ,Alien Nation,Tek War ,Starman,Kolchak the Night Stalker ,Friday 13th The Series,War of the Worlds,The Odyssey and Sci Fi Buzz) complete with commercials 

A fun  compilation of old Sci Fi/Fantasy/Horror TV  and a throwback to the 90′s 

Notes:Of the episodes,Alien Nation,Kolchak,Monsters, Swamp Thing,and Beauty and the Beast  are my faves.Most curious about checking out more of Starman,War of the Worlds and Tek War.Also the Sci Fi Buzz is fun cause it gives an american view of Anime and British sci Fi from back in the 90′s

Anyway if your curious about old Sci Fi TV or need something in the background this could work 

@ariel-seagull-wings @themousefromfantasyland  @the-blue-fairie @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @filmcityworld1 @princesssarisa @minimumheadroom

[chernobog13]

Japan's answer to Superman: Super Giant!

Super Giant was the hero of a series of nine films. This is the poster for the first film (simply titled Super Giant) in the series, released July 30, 1957. It told the first half of the story of how Super Giant was sent to Earth to protect it from a terrorist organization threatening to destroy the planet.

The second half of the story was released in theaters two weeks later, on August 13, 1957. The two parts were later edited together, dubbed in English, and released on American TV in 1965 as the film Atomic Rulers of the World. To avoid confusion (and possible copyright infringement lawsuits), Super Giant was renamed Starman.

[boatmediatourney]

🛸Spaceship Media Lineup🛸

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 movie)

3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018-2019 tv show)

Alien (1979 movie)

Apollo 13 (1995 movie)

Arrival (2016 movie)

Aurora (2016 book)

Babylon 5 (1993-1998 tv show)

Battlestar Galactica (2003 tv show)

Chorus (2021 video game)

Cowboy Bebop (1998 tv show)

Culture series (1987-2012 book series)

Dark Matter (2015-2017 tv show)

Dead Space (2008 video game)

Doctor Who (1963-present tv show)

Event Horizon (1997 movie)

Farscape (1999-2003 tv show)

Fire Fire (2014 song)

Firefly (2002 tv show)

Galaxy Quest (1999 movie)

Guardians Of the Galaxy (2014, 2017, 2023 movies)

Honorverse (2004-2015 book series)

Imperial Radch series (2013-2015 book series)

In Space with Markiplier (2022 movie)

Interstellar (2014 movie)

Lifted (2007 short film)

Little Einsteins (2005-2009 tv show)

Lost in Space (2018-2021 tv show)

Mass Effect (2007, 2010, 2012 video games)

Nope (2022 movie)

On A Sunbeam (2018 book/webcomic)

Orphans of the Sky (1963 book)

Red Dwarf (1988-present tv show)

Rocket Ship Galileo (1947 book)

Seveneves (2015 book)

Spaceballs (1987 movie)

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012-13 tv show)

Space Invaders (1978 video game)

Space Oddity (1969 song)

Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato (1974 tv show)

Starman Jones (1953 book)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999 tv show)

Star Trek: Generations (1994 movie)

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 tv show)

Star Trek (1966-1969 tv show)

Star Trek (Alternate Original Series) (2009, 2013, 2016 movies)

Star Trek Voyager (1995 tv show)

Star Wars (new trilogy) (2015-2019 movies)

Star Wars Original Trilogy (1977-1983 movies)

Star Wars Prequels (1999-2005 movies)

Star Wars Rebels (2014 tv show)

Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2019-present tv show)

Sunshine (2007 movie)

The Expanse (2015-2022 tv show)

The First Men in the Moon (1901 book)

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (2014 book)

The Lunar Chronicles (2013, 2014, 2015 books)

The Martian (2011 book, 2015 movie)

The Mechanisms (2011-2020 band)

The Warrior's Apprentice (1986 book)

Treasure Planet (2002 movie)

Valerian (2017 movie)

Voltron Legendary Defender (2016 tv show)

Wolf 359 (2014-2017 podcast/audio drama)

🛸 (emoji)

[sammysdewysensitiveeyes]

That post about writers completely re-inventing characters and ignoring continuity and turning them into basically self-insert OC's (which is generally infuriating for fans) got me thinking about times when it actually worked well to totally revamp a character. I think one of the keys is when it's an extremely minor character, and long dead or out of continuity, so fans are less likely to mind. (Readmore, because damn do I ramble a lot.)

Like one of my favorite examples is the Shade, a Silver-Age Flash villain who had a cane who could create shadows:

It's the guy in the top hat, so old school that he hung out with The Fiddler.

Shade had largely fallen out of continuity when he was picked up to be a major character in James Robinson's Starman, where he was reinvented as an immortal being from the Victorian era who had gained supernatural powers from a magical accident. No longer needing the cane, this Shade could control and project shadows. Starman's Shade was also a significantly more interesting and complex anti-hero type, who had adopted Opal City as his home and is willing to defend it. He is dark enough to rip people to pieces with his shadows, but winds up helping the good guys more often than not, even if it's sometimes for his own purposes. The series also delves into his past history through the present, fleshing out his past and origins. Also, he got much hotter:

That probably helped, too. This Shade is so different from the original he may as well be James Robinson's OC, but i can't imagine even fans of the original complaining, he's a very cool character whose profile was raised enough in Starman that he got a solo mini-series. He also appeared in the live action Stargirl TV series as the Robinson version of the Shade, playing a similar role as an amoral anti-hero who might be helpful but can't always be trusted.

Of course, I may be biased, because I love The Shade.

Another example where I'm definitely biased is X-Men's Changeling transforming into Morph on TAS. Changeling was kind of an interesting character, as a former terrorist turned good with a last-minute redemption, but his redemption was a half-assed flashback that retconned his death to revive Xavier. He probably would have been a forgotten footnote in X-Men history if he hadn't been pulled out of mothballs and given a personality overhaul to become Morph, a much more fun, heroic and sympathetic character. I think it says a lot of that all the alternate versions of Changeling that appeared in the comics since TAS (AoA and Exiles) have been clearly based on TAS Morph's "wacky shape-shifter" personality, and literally called Morph rather than Changeling. The alternate version has largely eclipsed the original. That being said, it would be kind of interesting to see 616 Changeling resurrected on Krakoa with more of his original personality intact. He could join X-Force for sneaky shape-shifter espionage stuff now that Mystique is busy with the Council and Destiny. If nothing else, it would be funny to see a former criminal be absolutely appalled at Beast's actions in X-Force because "I thought you were supposed to be the good guys!"

There are examples even with bigger name characters, like Bucky Barnes being famously brought back from the dead in 2005 as a mind-controlled assassin. Despite turning Bucky darker and grittier, the revived Bucky has become something of a mainstay of the Marvel Universe, was featured in several movies, and shared a Disney+ series with Falcon in which they were clearly dating. It probably helped that by 2005, Bucky was just famous for being dead, and not many people were reading old comics from the 40's and 50's, so Winter Soldier could over-write teen Bucky.

And of course, there are major overhauls to even long-standing characters that add depth, like Magneto going from a standard 60's villain to a noble-but-misguided terrorist, Holocaust survivor, and old friend of Xavier. I think most people acknowledge that to be a massive improvement on the character that made him far more interesting and complex.

It probably helps when the characters are taken in a "good" direction, although it can be fun to watch people go dark as well. Grim and gritty Bucky was still a largely sympathetic character, he was just "cooler" (and also alive). But I'm pretty sure absolutely no one liked DC villain Dr. Light being retconned as a rapist in Identity Crisis, even if it made him more threatening. (There was a lot to hate about Identity Crisis). I'm also not super-fond of Josh Williamson giving the original Trickster a come-back only to write him as much nastier than he was before, although at least he didn't become a rapist. Never write James Jesse again, Williamson.

Responses are mixed to Moira McTaggert, another long-dead minor character, being retconned as not only a mutant, but a mutant who has been directing and influencing all of the X-Men's history from behind the scenes. Personally, I'm sad to see one of the X-Men's best known human allies turned into a secretive and manipulative mutant, but I could deal with it until Percy turned her into an evil cyborg that wore a Banshee skin-suit. Percy had better keep his claws off Stevie Hunter, one of the few human X-Men allies left alive. (Also she's totally a congresswoman now).

Overall, I think it depends a lot on how long the character has been out of action and how well the writer uses them, and responses will always be mixed. Of course, these positive examples are not meant to justify the tendency of certain writers to take well-known characters with a long established history and completely ignore it in order to write the shallowest and laziest possible version. Everyone reading this probably has a different writer in mind, and you are all right.

[ufonaut]

I admittedly don’t know a ton about the JSA but in my process to find out more I’m confused by Stargirl’s involvement in everything. Do you know when that started and why?

i'm your local jsa encyclopedia and i like to think i'm pretty qualified to say i know everything there is to know about the jsa so, yes, but... i think everything about stargirl's involvement in the jsa is pretty self-explanatory regardless of whether you're encountering her in the comics or the (less-than-canon-compliant) tv show?

pat dugan, courtney's stepdad, was the sidekick of the original star spangled kid (a mantle that notably has nothing at all to do with starman, except for the fact that ted knight gave sylvester pemberton his cosmic rod and belt in all-star comics 1976). courtney becomes the second star-spangled kid in her original series stars and s.t.r.i.p.e. 1999. she soon joins the jsa in jsa 1999 as one of its younger members, along with jakeem thunder. in 2001, when jack knight/starman retires in order to raise his son, he gives courtney the cosmic staff and the mantle to do with them as she pleases and courtney officially takes on the name of stargirl.

(the passing of the mantle in starman 1994 #80)

i'm just not sure what you mean by her involvement in 'everything'? courtney's hardly been at the forefront of the jsa in more than a decade and the tv show's its own little universe. but i hope this helped a little!

[esonetwork]

The Earth Station DCU Episode 337 – The Flash Series Finale

New Post has been published on https://esonetwork.com/the-earth-station-dcu-episode-337-the-flash-series-finale/

The Earth Station DCU Episode 337 – The Flash Series Finale

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs review The Flash Series Finale. Abdul of the Green Team is on the run from the Manhunter, while the Lady Cop is on the hunt for Starman in Danger Street #6. Superman is saved by space dolphins as he continues the search for Earth in Superman: Lost #3. The Sidekicks must face off against the combined might of The Childminder, Hourman, and his master in Stargirl: The Lost Children #6. Jack Napier’s hologram returns and takes his children Jackie and Bryceon a road trip in Batman: White Knight Presents – Generation Joker #1. Hal Jordan returns to Earth after quitting the Green Lantern Corp when the Guardian’s of Oa disappear and the United Planets take control of the corp in Green Lantern #1. All this plus, DC News, DC TV, Shout Outs, and much, much more!

————————

Table of Contents

0:00:00 Show Open

0:01:05 DC News

0:21:48 Danger Street #6

0:26:46 Superman: Lost #3

0:32:06 Stargirl: The Lost Children #6

0:39:27 Batman: White Knight Presents – Generation Joker #1

0:49:12 Green Lantern #1

1:02:34 The Flash S9 Ep13 – A New World, Part Four

1:17:36 Show Close

Links

Danger Street #6

Superman: Lost #3

Stargirl: The Lost Children #6

Batman: White Knight Presents – Generation Joker #1

Green Lantern #1

Speed Force (1997) #1 (Cletus’s Read More Comics Pick)

Earth Station DCU Website

The ESO Network

If you would like to leave feedback, comment on the show, or would like us to give you a shout out, please call the ESDCU feedback line at (317) 455-8411 or feel free to email us @ earthstationdcu@gmail.com

[bluemoonperegrine]

They're remaking what?!?

According to IMDb, Shawn Levy (Arrival, Stranger Things, Night at the Museum, Deadpool 3) is producing and directing a remake of the 1984 scifi/adventure/romance Starman which John Carpenter directed. The film starred a very young Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. It's aged well.

I love this movie.

I love the TV series that followed it even more, warts and all. It wasn't perfect but it had heart. It's mostly been forgotten. 😢 Not by me, though. I've written a lot of fanfic for it. Gotta create the content no one else will.

Do not fuck this up, Levy and everyone else involved!

If anyone wants to watch the TV series, last I saw you can find all of it on YouTube. Message me if you want links.

[yubel198]

some context for my latest skit

I should explain the context of the skit I wrote for Annie/Atsuover's birthday, and why Sheridan sent her a card.

see, in the AU, Sheridan saw Annie as his daughter, despite her still having her parents. this also plays into a take of the Swap AU that exists.

I came up with my own take of the Swap AU with the Revival AU thrown in.

here's who swaps with who:

Annie swaps with Garcy

Sheridan with Lucks

Masa with Marco

Lamar with Sofia

Lucinia with Evelyn

Theo with Bo

you get the idea

as for the other characters,

Wren would swap with Winston (which would make the most sense)

Steven and Glitchy Red would both swap with Mike and Blue Tears (Mike would have a shiny Squirtle)

you get the idea

given this would be similar to the Revival AU, Annie would be adopted by Sheridan, fall in love with Belle (Tari's swap) befriend Desti (Axol's swap) in the afterlife (she died from Alcohol poisoning, and a failing liver) and met the SMG2 crew

Regarding Steven and Glitchy, Steven would be swapped with Mike, Mike went insane after losing his Blastoise Dewdrop in a failed trade, so he strangled Steven, becoming Strangled Blue, or "M!k3" as his inner madness. However, Dewdrop gets reincarnated as a shiny Squirtle for Mike, and he calls him Dewey. As for Glitchy, he swaps with Blue Tears, since Blue and Red are polar opposites.

since X and FM become Spudnick recolors in the Swap AU, Enzo becomes one as well, (Starman's not in the AU for very obvious reasons)

As for Wren, he and Winston swap, so Winston becomes a washed up Splatfest champion and Melony's idol, while Wren becomes the TV Adware, making a simulation for Winston. the Simulation in question would also be Pirate themed, (I remember seeing a picture of the Swap AU having a pirate themed simulation instead of a western theme, which I liked)

for the trio's, Annie becomes pals with both Otis (Swap!SMG0) and Desti, while Garcello befriends Niles and Orange (Swap!Meggy)

Annie and Desti are also a trio with Belle (this'll be shown in the Revival AU too, as the three are also close)

regarding the Meta Runner crew, Lucinia and Sofia are cousins in the swap!AU, and Sofia wants nothing to do with her spoiled cousin. As for Evelyn, she and Lamar are step siblings, both are close, as half the time, the two just had each other. As for their friendship with Annie, they plus Marco met her when she was real young, so they became her older siblings.

As for Annie and Sheridan's relationship, in both AU's, they got along well. In the Swap AU, she's his daughter, and Sheridan fully supports his daughter, both in her dreams, and her transition. Annie's gone by Annie since she was little, she barely remembers her birth name, (rather, her dead name) so Sheridan has always known her as Annie, and he loves her. In the main AU, the two get along well, in fact, Sheridan has Annie as his assistant when working in his lab. She's also hurt when the truth is revealed.

Some things do stay the same from the main series, such as Sheridan's love for coffee, Garcello smoking, and Annie drinking "The Liquid" however, she gains The Liquid after her revival, allowing her to become her Liquid form. Garcello's cigs aren't deadly, but can turn him into a ghost.

That's all I have right now guys, I made add on in the future.

[therealpontius]

Are you dunn yet?

This is the only other series ive done, ive wrote a few chapters but i abandoned the end so i hope i can pick it up again.

Warnings: drug misuse

It was a normal saturday. You woke up at 7, got changed, watched the news then headed to aldi for your weekly shopping. You were only 23 but acted 53.

When you parked your car you headed for the shop getting milk, soup, veg, fruit and eventually icecream incase of surprise periods or down days.

"Oh piss off" you heard from behind you, making you turn round. A group of 5 men stood, looking at a bag of potatoes , they all looked around your age. One of the boys noticed you had turned around, he was shirtless with patchwork tattoos and a shaved head "hey, lady. Sure potatoes where the first food to grow in space?" The five men turned to look at you, waiting for your response. Unfortunately you knew the answer "yeah...?" The group of men look at each other "bull shit, steve-o payed her to say that. Im calling it" a smaller man with curly hair spoke to the rest "i can confirm he didnt" you laughed as you walked to go pick up your icecream. Aldi only done one you liked and that was cheeky monkey, if you didnt get it it was the end of the world.

You managed to spot it but it was on the top shelf, shit. "Okay ill jump" you whispered under your breath. Didnt work "just stand on your tiptoes" you encourage yourself. Didnt work. You look around, no ones there. "AASAHDHWJEJE" screaming into your hands in frustration "hello? Everything alright?" You freeze in horror and embarrassment as someone tapped your sholder from behind, you slowly turn round and it was one of the men from earlier, curly blonde hair and was probably around 6ft with beautiful eyes, he noticed you staring at himFor too long "hello? Lady?" You snapped out of it "um yes sorry im fine" you turned round again to hide your red face "well alright" his voice faded.

Once he had gone you continued trying to reach it when you felt an arm brush pass yours and grab the ice cream, you turn round to face who it was when you realise how close he is, practically hugging you close . Sure enough it was the beautiful stranger "here you go, im getting one aswell anyways" you raise your eyebrow since youve never heard anyone else actually liking it "you like this one?" He nods "its the only good one" a laugh escapes your lips as you relate to him, you took the cold ice cream and thank him going to walk off "hey lady wait one more thing!" You turn round and see him writing his number onto a bingo ticket, he gives you the paper and mouths "call me" before walking off. Strange.

After buying your items and walking out the shop, you took the number out your pocket

"845 747-" "hey watch where your going!" The older man you bumped into shouted and you noticed you had dropped the paper "sorry!" You chased the pink bingo paper in the middle of the carpark, everyones eyes where on you as you ran -ass in the air- after a soaking wet bingo paper but looked away once you had finally caught it

You checked  the number incase it had been damaged, it had, the black ink on your hands and smudged down "shit!" You exclaim earning a "cover your ears Tommy, she clearly isnt one with god" from an elder woman near by.

The sky got dark and you still held the peice of paper in your hand. Sitting on the couch, tv on in the background and the plasticity paper slotted between your fingers as if it had been cemented. No matter how hard you tried you couldnt make sense of it

"And for tonights bingo! Number one.... 45 Number two... 12...."

Wait. You look at the bingo ticket again.

'45  12  66   70  06'

"Number three 66"

Yes.

"Number four 70"

Okay.

"And for the last number of the night..... six!!!"

You jump up and celebrate as if you where sat with your friends, fists flung in the air and the pure look of joy on your face. "Fuck it" you say calling your friends "fancy a drink?"

5 friends and 5 excuses later you where left alone, the joy of wining far gone. Might aswell go drinking yourself?

You arive at a small pub to have a few ciders and go home, no intention of getting shit faced. The bar desk was sticky, it stank of beer and peanuts "hello lady, what can i do you for?" The bartender, jamie asked. He was a nice man, quite old and could not remember names for the life of him "just two cans of cider please jamie" he nodded and walked to get you your cans.

"Hey potato lady!" Your hopes got high, you turned feeling your face already blushed "hey! Oh.. hey" it was the guy with the shaved head and he sat with a girl with medium curly hair that had her face down onto the table, probably too drunk to stay awake. "What you doing here all alone?" You shrugged "didnt have anyone to come with" jamie placed your cider cans down and took in the change you had placed beforehand "thankyou my love" you nodded him off as you lifed your cans to the table the man was sitting at.

As you sat down you realised how drunk or high or whatever the man was, was. "The names o, steve-o" you tried to hide your cringe as much as you could, his face resembling a smoulder "my names y/n, nice to meet you" you put out your hand for him to shake but he couldnt manage to touch it, his hand swinging and swiping at anything but your hand "whos your lady friend?" You point to the strangely muscular woman who lay in her arms, raising your eyebrows. He goes silent and his eyes searched your face before a husky laughed escaped his lips "what? Is it your sister?" His laugh only grew stronger waking up the woma- wait "dude what" oh shes a man...

"Potato lady thinks your a girl!" The man looked around confused at who this 'potato lady' is "im so sorry!" You laughed out an apology making him smile too, his smile much more friendlier than

steve-os "hello mrs potato, my names chris. Now steve if you wouldnt mind im really sleepy" steve-o wiped the tears from his eyes and patted chris on the back .

"So back to business" he brought his nose up to a tissue and inhaled causing you to look at him in disgust.  He just looked you up and down "now my friend, ryan, was telling us he scored with a hottie and gave her his number. Why didnt you call him? I mean like.. like..." he zoned out and lay back in his chair leaving you to look around, confused. "Steve-o? Steve-o?" You nudged him and he sat up "what dude?" He looked more pissed "take my number and give it to ryan" he pulled out his phone and started stairing at it like it was changing shape "what the fuck dude, you do it" you slowly type your number into his phone and return it to him.

When you finally headed home you could barley sleep thinking about how eventful today had been...

[gorogues]

Spoilers for this week’s episode of Stargirl!

Jordan Mahkent has plunged back into his life, and he's putting up a good front of peace and love. Surprisingly, he's admitted to the killing of Crusher and Paula, but only after he was accused of it and there probably wasn't any room for denial. He claims their deaths were a regrettable accident which was unavoidable because they'd surprised him. Otherwise, he says he wants to put all the strife and anger behind him, crediting Courtney with helping him turn over a new leaf. He knows Mike killed him (and tells his family this, so Cameron now knows), but claims to have forgiven him. But everyone outside his family -- even Courtney -- is understandably skeptical and hostile given what he just did to the Crocks.

Jordan's parents are thrilled to have him back and Cameron's glad too, though Cameron's still got some lingering questions and anger that his dad let everyone believe he was dead. (In fairness to Jordan, it seems likely that he's telling the truth about not being sentient as his body was re-forming from water. But who knows how long he was watching everyone and not letting his family know he was alive). Cameron wants to start his relationship with Courtney again but she's quietly reluctant, still bothered by whatever his dad's up to. Jordan tells her that he's fine with the two of them having a relationship.

But Sylvester hits the roof when he learns Jordan's back, as Jordan had killed him and much of the JSA ten years ago. He destroys one of the buildings at the farm the Ultra-Humanite's been hiding in, and swears he'll execute Icicle. He puts the burden on Courtney by asking to use the Staff and essentially seeking her blessing, which is a terrible thing to do to another person, particularly a young one. And Courtney continues to be torn, because as much as she distrusts Jordan, setting out to kill someone is not okay with her…and she's thinking of maybe recruiting Jordan to fight against the Ultra-Humanite. Pat and Sylvester had said earlier that the U-H and the ISA had been enemies because the ISA wouldn't let the U-H join, and obviously the Crocks won't be there to help in the upcoming fight.

At least Artemis has some closure in her parents' disappearance, but that doesn't make the grief and rage any easier. She's also staying with the Whitmore-Dugan family like Yolanda and Sylvester are, and Barbara gently comforts her. Barbara and Pat were also distressed by the Crocks' deaths because of their growing friendships, and it's even tougher on Barbara because Jordan's back as her boss and she knows firsthand what a monster he is. She holds it together quite well, despite the shock.

The end of the episode finds Jordan wandering alone through a rural area, and then the Ultra-Humanite comes through the trees to join him. Jordan says it's time to get the plan started, so he and the U-H are thus working together and aren't enemies. Which is entirely expected, so maybe the show should have established the purported enmity between the U-H and ISA earlier, to build up potential tension between the two sides. But regardless, there clearly isn't any enmity now, and Jordan is almost certainly lying about wanting love and forgiveness. Does he simply want revenge, or is there something deeper at play? How far will he go, and will Cameron side with him or Courtney? Obviously these questions will have to be answered in the final two episodes.

And I wonder who's going to fight with the JSA in the finale: Artemis and Cindy are pretty good bets, but who knows if Shade and the twins (possibly with Sandy in tow?) will appear. Maybe even Helix will join in. It should be a pretty good fight, and wildcards like Ragevester and Cameron should shake things up a bit and make it more complicated. Plus, there's the potential question of Sylvester being the Ultra-Humanite's pawn, and what that might mean for the battle. We've got to wait two weeks for the next episode, but I'm really looking forward to it.

[nevermeyers]

For the ask game: 13, 29, 31, 33, 46 (ToT)~~~

13. What do you like about yourself?

I'm able to say no. I never knew this was a thing until several people praised about it from me and until a friend asked me to show her how I could do it.

I'm able to say no very easily, perhaps because I don't care what the other person is thinking. If I don't want to do something I just don't do it and that's it, I don't care if it makes others feel bad.

No, I'm not going to go have a drink with you just because you're my classmate. No, I don't want you to kiss me goodbye, or hug me, I don't want to have anything with you either. No, I won't lend you my pen because I've seen that you always lose everything the others lend you, next time be more responsible. No, I don't need you to walk me back home, I'm better off without you.

Apparently, for some reason some people find it difficult lmao

29. What are your comfort movies/shows?

Any series from my childhood! Especially Pokemon Diamond and Pearl and Pokemon Generations. I loved Pokemon :') also Monster High. I think they were the only dolls that really conveyed good values.

31. A lyric that feels like it was written specifically for you/about you.

Oh No! by Marina, Hard to Love by Rosé.

If you are not very careful // your possessions will possess you // TV taught me how to feel // now real life has no appeal

You want all of me, I can't give that much // so don't fall too hard, 'cause I'm hard to love

And some random verses from Melanie Martinez songs. I don't usually feel identified with songs but these are the first ones that occurred to me!

33. An artwork that makes you feel things.

I've put several types of art here, because I couldn't choose just one :')

Saint Chapelle, Paris. The first time I saw it was in an art history class, years ago. I never regretted choosing that subject. It's simply beautiful, it seems to me one of the most beautiful works that have ever been created. The colors of the stained glass windows are wonderful and seem to transport you to another place. I'll not go into detail about how important this chapel is for the Christian world, since I'm not religious. A teacher told us that some artists gather there to try to take the colors of the stained glass windows on their canvases <3

The Kiss of Death. It's located in the Poblenou Cemetery in Barcelona. All the sculptures in the cemeteries give me a nostalgic and terrifying air at the same time. They make me feel so lost, yet calm, so contradictorily fascinated by them. I think this is one of my favorites.

The painting Fallen Angel by Alexandre Cabanel. Do I need to explain something? It's one of the most beautiful paintings I have ever seen. I love the detail of his wing tips, like he's rotting or wasting away, his angry look is amazing and then there's his famous tear. If I could see it in real life I think I would cry.

When I was still in high school, a classical culture teacher told us that human beings were capable of crying when our eyes see something they consider beautiful. I cried with the landscapes of Your Name. I also cried with the whole movie, but that's not the point haha. I remember seeing the scenes in the sky and being so overwhelmed by them that I started crying :')

The Silence of the Lambs book, by Tomas Harris. Nobody can tell me that it's not a work of art. I read it a while ago and I have such good memories

The Pianist movie. Self explanatory. Simply one of the best movies ever made. Is beautiful. I always want to cry at the end :')

These panels in Shingeki no Kyojin. The first time I saw them, a chill ran through me. Even to this day, years after seeing them for the first time, they still inspire me with a strange feeling that mixes terror and sadness. These episodes of The Rumbling are so, so impressive

David Bowie's Starman. I don't know what it is about it, I don't even know why I like it. Every time I hear it I remember myself from years ago because at that time I couldn't stop humming it. I hummed it for a whole year every day without ever having heard it in its entirety for some unknown reason. After that year I decided to finish listening to it and I simply adore it

Don't stop me now by Queen. It's my favorite song of theirs. I have a strange association with this song, every time I hear it I think of freedom and airplanes because my brother used to listen to it every time he played airplane simulators. It's a strange association, I know. The final part is simply beautiful, Freddy's voice and the piano fading little by little with that hum. It's a work of art.

46. A simple pleasure from this week.

Already answered here! But I'll add study with my cat on my lap! It was so cold and she was warm :')