#the end of the broccoli era

[foxsoulcourt]

James Bond: end of the Broccoli era

Well, F*%! Amazon, in its ego-istic quest to control eVeRyThiNg. Barbara, thanks for putting up a SHEROIC fight against the behemoth, also reported in Variety.

Never thought I’d be GRATEFUL that Babs and Craig killed Bond in NTTD, but I sure am now!

However, life will go on for Bond (shrugs) and Broccoli herself. Till was a FANTASTIC film, so we have more wonderful productions to look forward to with her guiding them to audiences.

(Yep, there I was, researching US voting rights legislation when I looked up and saw Kash Patel, Walmart, and… James Bond???… trending in AP news. Immediately k n e w what it was about. Darn it.)

[sabi0229]

Ben HeadCannons

Got the bandana idea from Dave

He feels safer with Darius

draws bumpy all the time

still tired to eat grubs back home that when his parents saw his mom threw up

wanted to blow up his school

Would make Yasammy #1 supporter insta

When reporters asked him a stupid question he would roast them so bad that he ended their career

Liked his long hair

Still keeps lots of handsanitzer in his fannypack but now for medical reasons

best grandpa ever

makes jewelry with the girls

draws on kenjis face when he's asleep with Yas

he found a bandaid in the pool and thats when he became a germaphobe

Secretly has a photo album of just him and Darius

has a million drawings of Firecracker and Bumpy

Looks more like his mom

Loves to scare people with his eyes

Bugs Darius by getting his boot and eating grubs out of it

Shoved a grub down Kenjis throat so he can shut up

Took brooklynns and yas hair ties to create something

Calls Darius 24/7

In his dorm he has a secret compartment full of Carob and Sanitizer

Love rock, metal music

dislikes bright purple

has a big tan outline on his forehead that his mom had a scare

Went swimming once naked ( in his wild boy era while he was alone) that was the real reason why bumpy left him she realized her father was becoming a hippy

Cuddles forever and never lets go

lets camp fam do his hair

asks Darius questions about his hair because he's Ben and curious

Lets yas paint his nails

had braces and still wears retainer

he lost a tooth as a kid by slamming himself on the bed

He got scared of his Christmas presents once that his parents had to spray disinfect spray because another person touched it aka santa

doesn't like broccoli

loves a ball pit

had very sudden urges to just jump on someone's back kenjis a victim here

follows darius like a lost duck/puppy

sammy bakes his favorite treat's

cant' spell simple words ( like me)

loves his college hates the work

played soccer after nublar

eats the weirdest foods

When he visits Darius they would stay up all night goofing around

Out of all the people who visited Ben during college Brooklyn and Darius were the most to visit him

Ben had a roommate but they got freaked out by Ben's habits that Ben doesn't have a roommate

Makes mini explosions

Bumpy smacked him once to shut him up

Wrestles Kenji

when he got confused when Darius said shaggy he looked up what shaggy looked like again and looks in the mirror and he stared at the mirror for a good hour

[corrodedcoffins-blog]

The Almost Breakup

note: short but i'm happy with it

also gonna get back into this story soon also if you have thoughts on this au (or any of my aus) please share i love hearing them <3

y/nupdates

liked by CorrodedCoffinStan, lilian_19, and others

y/nupdates: Y/n and Isla (Y/n's boyfriend's daughter) out together going out to dinner and seeming very close, and no Eddie in sight

y/nupdates: Y/n and Isla (Y/n's boyfriend's daughter) out together going out to dinner and seeming very close, and no Eddie in sight

view all comments

emails.tour.11: her and isla bonding is so cute

icarly_: Isla is so pretty

Metalhead_: she's such a slut

13taytay: JOJO!! HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING?!?!

im.a.mirrorball: in her step-mom era

y/nismyqueen: where are y/n's shoes from?? very very important!

for_our_moony: prada i think, but steve madden makes a more affordable

CorrodedCoffinStan: he is to old for her, and now making her act like a mom to his daughter. disgusting.

-

y/nupdates

liked by tswiftfan13, gilmore_girl, and others

y/nupdates: Y/n was out with her new boyfriend, Eddie Munson's son. They went out to lunch together, and this is the first time we've seen them together.

view all comments

dog.loverrr: only 5 years between her and her boyfriends son..

princess.y/n: love seeing her with Leo not just isla

anna.frozen_: my worlds colliding

munson_86: fr been an Eddie fan for years and a Y/n fan since girl meets world

y/nswifey: forever in love with Leo Munson

philly_eagles.fan: i think they should date instead of her and his dad, the age gap is gross

-

Eddie and Y/n have been together for 6 months now, about the time Eddie’s relationships would end, without the women ever meeting his kids and never any ‘I love you’s. But everything was going well, and though Y/n had met Isla when she met Eddie they had gotten really close, and she had now met Leo and despite all expectations that went well. Y/n and Leo had become friends of sorts. But no matter how happy he was, how happy she made him, Eddie started pulling away. He couldn’t help it. He loved her, yes. Not that he’d told her yet. He loved his kids first, and he has to put them first, always will. 

Y/n was now on the international leg of her tour, and they haven’t talked in a while, always seeming to miss each other. This was giving Eddie the space he needs to think about their relationship. Not without zero help from his kids. 

“Is Y/n going to come here after her shows in Europe are over?” Isla asked, pushing her vegetables across her plate with her fork, then picking up her knife to saw the broccoli in two.

“Um- I’m not sure, kid.” The man mumbles, hoping Isla will move on after not getting an answer.

“Why not?”

“Isla-”

“Can you ask-”

“Isla! Finish your dinner, or if you're done take your plate to the kitchen.” Sighing, Isla got up grabbing her plate to the kitchen and stomping upstairs to her room. After hearing the slamming the teens door, Eddie gets up to start loading the dishwasher. Leo, who was over for dinner, like he often did, walked over to his dad, placing his plate next to the sink. Then rounding the island, to sit at a bar stool. 

“So.. What’s with your attitude?” This causes Eddie to look up from his task, giving his son a look that could kill.

“Leo, we're not talking about this.”

“No. We have to. I don’t know what’s wrong with you. You get so sensitive everytime we mention Y/n lately. Are you not talking? Please don’t break up with this one, I actually like her.”

“Leo. I ca-”

“No. You love her! And I guess that scares you, because every relationship you’ve had since mom has had this 6 month timer and that timer has gone off, and you're not ready. Or it scares you that she’s so close to us. And that if you ever break up Isla would be heartbroken.” 

Eddie takes a moment, thinking over what Leo has said, and scarily accurate it is, and since when was Leo that smart?

“Leo?... Could you stay here with Isla for a few days?”

“Yeah.” Leo says, a wide grin spreading across his face.

-

Here Y/n was sitting in her hotel in Paris, staring at her phone, looking at a voicemail Eddie had left. It’s time. He’s going to break up with her; she just knows it. Her and Leo went out a couple weeks ago and he had let slip of Eddie’s 6 month timer on relationships, of course that was followed with Leo’s reassurance that he could feel she was different. But that didn’t cure her anxiety. 

Because since she left for tour, they haven’t talked, like Eddie has been avoiding her. She had written a break-up song about him for fucks sake, they’re not even broken up yet. But now he was going to break up with her, over a voicemail at that. 

Ripping the band-aid off, Y/n finally presses play on the voicemail.

“Hey, Y/n-” God her first name, it’s really happening “-um, I have a lot of this to say, but I can’t say it over the phone. So I’ll talk to you later. I care about you. I know it hasn’t felt like it, and that’s part of what I need to talk about. I just need you to remember that. I care about you. Okay. Bye.”

At least he was planning on letting her down easy. Guess that’s a plus. Pouring herself a glass of wine from the overpriced display hotels have, Y/n sits down at the dining table, staring at the abstract painting across from her. After what felt like an hour of staring, which in actuality it was 10 minutes, the young woman hears the click of the hotel door. It startles her back into a conscious state, wondering why her assistant Andrea, the only other person with a key card, was entering her room at this hour.

“Andrea?” Turning the corner, Y/n comes face to face with the older, taller man. “Eds… Wha- what are you doing here?”

“Did you not get my voicemail?” He asks, as if that voicemail held any answers. 

“Yeah, but.. It was pretty vague.” Her reply caused Eddie to smile.

“Yeah, sorry about that, I was in a rush. Packing, getting the jet ready.” Silence came over the two. Awkward silence. The couple had never been in awkward silence for the entirety of their relationship, always talking, never a pause in their banter. They had comfortable silence at night, staring into each other's eyes. But never was it awkward between them.

“You’ve been avoiding my calls.”

“I’ve been avoiding your calls.” The two spoke at the same time, before Eddie continues, “I’m sorry. It’s just- Ever since my relationship with my ex-wife, my relationships have had this 6 month lifespan. And when they get close to 6 months I get ready to end things.” Here it comes the ‘it’s not you, it’s me and my commitment issues’ “But that didn’t happen with you.” Oh. “With you, you met Isla and Leo no woman I’ve been with has gotten there, and they like you! And that’s fucking scarry. So the thought of us ever breaking up and what that would do to Isla.. It killed me, so I wanted to get ahead of it, y’know break up with you before she got even more attached, but I couldn’t so I just avoided you. Which was the wrong choice because that just caused you and me more pain. So.. I came here to tell you that.. I love you. And you don’t have to say it back, but I need you to know that I’m in, and this relationship it’s not just you and me anymore, my kids are in this. And I have to think about them and I need to know that you will also think about them.”

Throughout that long winded explanation, all Y/n could think about is that Eddie is not breaking up with her, and that he loves her. He, Eddie Munson, playboy, rock legend loved her.

“Eds, I love you too.” After she said the three little magic words, Eddie leaps towards her, his lips smashing against hers. Their lips moving in sync, Eddie’s tongue tempting her lips to widen, to allow his tongue and hers to fight for dominance. Y/n’s lips grant Eddie’s tongue entrance while Eddie has her distracted by his tongue, his hands slip downwards to her thighs gripping them for support to lift the woman onto the dining table, leaning her back and lifting his lips from hers to be able to talk once again. The disconnection of their lips leave the couple breathless, panting, and staring into eachothers eyes. 

“I love you.”

“I love you too.”

-

The couple wake up the next morning, sunlight seeping through the sheer curtains, legs tangled together, Y/n moving to put her cold feet on Eddie’s legs to warm them.

“Ah! Get your feet off me. They’re cold.” Eddie mumbles into his hair, before turning his body to face Y/n, he was the little spoon last night.

“I know! That’s why I want you to warm them.” The short woman says in a ‘duh’ tone. Wiggling her feet between his calves, Eddie grabs her ankles, moving onto his back and pulling her to straddle him. Her bare core, resting on his v-line, as the two were still naked from last night's activities. 

“Hi.”

“Hi, darling.”

“Good morning.”

“Good morning.” The older man brings his hand to his girl's jaw, his thumb rubbing back and forth on her cheek. 

“I love you.” This causes Eddie to let out a deep chuckle, as the two have said this about 30 times since he first did last night.

“I love you too.”

“So.. Now that we’re in love or whatever.” “‘Whatever’” “I want you to meet my parents… In a couple months when I get a break from tour. What do you think about that?” Y/n was worried about asking Eddie this, it felt so juvenile, but Eddie has never once made her feel bad about their age gap, one of the many things she loved about him.

“I would love to. And in the summer, I would really love you coming with me and the kids to Hawkins, meet my uncle and my hometown friends?”

“I would love to meet the man that raised my amazing man. I’ll have to thank him y’know. A lot.”

“Of course, he did a great job.”

“Oh shut up. I also really want to meet your friends. What are they like?”

“Well theirs the Hellfire boys, Dustin, Lucas, Mike and Will. They’re a couple years younger than me, all married, all have kids. Mike and Will are married, they adopted a few. Then there’s Steve. He has a kid Leo’s age.. Then Robin, she got married to this girl from high school, Vicky, me and Steve totally got them together but she won’t admit it. They’re all great, and I can’t wait for you to meet them.” 

-

“I want to go to.. Italy. Have you been?”

“Yeah, it’s beautiful.”

“I’ve always wanted to go.”

“I’ll take you.”

The two have been laying on their backs staring at the ceiling, talking all about the places they’ve been and want to go. The couple haven't left the bed all day, just to go to the bathroom, and Eddie once to grab them food, all while still naked, just how they liked it. 

“I wrote a breakup song about you.. Before everything, when I thought we were going to break up.” She added the last part quickly after her pause.

“Anything bad about me?” Eddie asks, clearly making a joke out of it, something Y/n was thankful for, he could always tell when she needed him to be serious and when she needed him to be jokey, another thing she loved about him.

“No, of course not. Just about how it would be super hard for me if we did break up.”

“Then good thing we didn’t.” He says, pressing his lips gently against hers.

~taglist~

@whoscamila @mystargirl-interlude @creoleguurl @witchwolflea @kissmejoey @taylorswiftsloverfr @random000000sblog

[ultimate-007]

The end of Bond as we know him.

The Broccoli era is over. Amazon now have creative control over James Bond.

This could be good news, or it could be a disaster. I'm skeptical: look what happened when Disney took over other "franchise" properties like Star Wars, Marvel and Planet Of The Apes: they cheapened them and made some truly atrocious "product". I'm not convinced Amazon will be any different.

Cubby Broccoli is turning in his grave.

[galactic-glamour-girl-posts]

The Powerpuff Problem

See the thing with Powerpuff Girls is for four seasons it's like this:

"Oh, our hit kids show isn't that weird. I mean sure, it's a show that stars adorable little girls that are so unapologetically violent that there's blood in the intro and even some episodes..."

"OH GOD, aliens are invading! And even worse - THEY'RE BROCCOLI!"

"...they fight a zombie magician, we do a mecha episode whilst simultaneously mocking the mecha genre, one of the main recurring villains is straight up Satan..."

"Oh I'm sorry, did you wanna go on vacation? Too bad, your absence will mean the end of society as you know it. Everyone you know is either miserable, insane, or dead, and they all blame you! Did I mention you're five?"

"...in fact we have another one called Sedusa...now that I think about it we put a lot of innuendos in this actually..."

"Hey. Hey Craig. Hey Craig I wanna do a double length episode where the stars of this children's show say "dick" over and over again, is that cool? Great...also I'm giving it one of the darkest endings we've ever done k byyyyyyyyyyyyye."

"...b-but there's cute stuff too! There's a fun episode where the girls play inside on a rainy day, there's one where they get turned into cute little puppies, there's one where they sing about love to save the day, there's one where they eat candy which we use as a way to tackle the subject of addiction-wait..."

"Let's do our own take on Frankenstein! Can it have a sudden downer ending that will scar a generation of kids? Sure, f*ck it!"

"...OK maybe it's pretty weird. But being unique is good! That's part of what our show's all about - it's unusual to see little girls being the ones who kick butt, but they're characters young girls deserve to see, and characters EVERYONE can be inspired by. Now let's watch the movie that came out less than a year after 9/11 where the heroes destroy a city that totally doesn't resemble NYC!"

Then the last two are just...

"OK, who wet the bed?"

"So in this episode these usually kickass heroines are forced to quietly ask a criminal to leave their house, with noooooo onscreen fighting whatsoever... don't worry the kids will love it!"

"...and then all the characters sing about how they should all get along. The End! All of them? Yep. Even the villains? Yep. Even Him? Yep. With no bait-and-switch joke where all the villains immediately go back to their old ways? Correct!"

"OK, so like...crying. We make can make 11 minutes out of that, right?"

"Let's bring back the Rowdyruff Boys, not just for a rematch, but permanently! OK! What do you want them to do? Graffiti, rob and beat up people for fun, property damage, stuff like that. Don't the Gangreen Gang do that stuff already? I guess. So what will THEY do? Eh I dunno turn them into simps for an episode. Anyway, wouldn't it be cool if 2 out of the 6 appearances the RRB make after being revived never actually happened?"

"Yes of course we need multiple close-up shots of the sunburnt, bulging skin of three five-year-old girls. Yes of course we have to show it peeling off towards the end! How else are we gonna teach kids to use sunscreen? Could you tell this episode was part of the Chris Savino era?"

"Hey is it just me or is the pacing of our newer episodes kinda...slow? What do you mean? They're fin-zzzzzzzzzzzz-"

"mAyOr wAnT ToAst!"

[its-teeem]

WAAAIIITT!!!

Tell me everything about your tpodg aus!!!!!

I'm so glad you asked!!! I have a handful and have done a good job uniquely tagging them to make sure they're all grouped together. I'll put them in the tags.

Mindscape AU: My absolute favorite which was actually made by @klqrambles. It really took over my head when I saw their posts and I just ran with it.

Quick Summary: Dorian gets to face some consequences in the shape of Basil's ghost. Slight problem, it's not Basil it just looks like him, not that Dorian can tell the difference. Dorian does not have a good time.

Red Riding Hood AU: My most recent AU, it's mostly just for Halloween fun.

Quick Summary: Basil got turned into a werewolf trying to save Henry from being eaten by what they thought was a really big wolf. Unfortunately as a werewolf, it's hard to live in the city so we get cottage core era.

Selkie AU: The very first au I ever made. I really want to go back and make more posts cause I have a whole vision for it.

Quick Summary: Selkie Basil gets his seal skin robbed and has a meet cute with Dorian who is in his cocaine party era. Plot twist, Dorian, the really nice human who's been helping him, IS not nice and IS the guy who stole his skin.

Oxford Days AU: Technically not an AU, this is actually set before Dorian.

Quick Summary: Young Henry meets Basil for the first time as dormmates at Oxford, it's a match made in heaven. Just a bunch of shenanigans.

Love Wins AU: I really want a happy ending even if I have to delulu is the solulu my way into getting one.

Quick Summary: Everything stays the same except for the fact that Henry and Basil have a weird situationship going on that somehow saves everyone and Dorian is stuck as their third wheel.

While the AUs that are next aren't mine, I highly recommended them.

Blood Moon Painter: by @klqrambles, Basil is a serial killer and may have committed some crimes due to love.

80's Rock: by @justastrugglinghotchocolate Modern AU where Henry used to be a rock star and gets to be replaces by rising star Dorian.

Rosemary is for Remembrance: by @ibrithir-was-here, they are making it a whole comic so go visit them, Basil gets reincarnated and is now solving his own murder without even understanding what the horrible dreams he keeps having are.

The Losing Game: by @justastrugglinghotchocolate this one is an actual fanfic that they wrote. Role reversal between Basil and Dorian, there is a whole master post for anyone interested

Death Note AU: by @ai-the-broccoli, we get Kira Dorian who plans to cleanse the world with the help of his death note's Shinigami, Henry. Basil is L.

Mythology: by @justastrugglinghotchocolate Basil and Henry are Persephone and Hades with some creative liberties. All is good till Dorian fucks shit up.

Vampire Dorian: by @justastrugglinghotchocolate, was actually the very first AU I saw from this fandom, Basil stays with mysterious young man Dorian who does his best to gaslight, girlboss, gatekeep Basil into staying longer with him for some reason. They even drew some actual panels for this

[rei-ismyname]

The Phoenix/Phoenix Force sucks

If you're not familiar with Marvel/X-Men's The Phoenix catching you up on the full context is not really possible. I'll summarise the salient bits, but I definitely recommend checking out The Phoenix and Dark Phoenix sagas in Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men. The big dumb Firebird has appeared earlier in the timeline for better or worse, but that's the definitive phoenix story (and very entertaining.)

An abridged Publication History of the Phoenix

- The Phoenix is introduced as a cosmic abstraction, a vital entity that is part of the universe. Jean Grey is sacrificing herself to save the rest of the X-Men and this happens.

And this.

It's wild shit, totally iconic and mostly internally coherent, though it doesn't end well. Jean as the Phoenix eats a star and destroys a planet of broccoli people. A very effective use of girl power. A lot happens and she ends up sacrificing herself again. It was established that Jean is The Phoenix, now and forever.

- Rachel Grey, Jean and Scott's daughter from an alternate timeline shows up and is a phoenix host for years without any genocides or whatnot. There's angst, but it's just a part of her. Rachel was a bit of a Jean expy at times but it still made sense and was exciting. She's Jean's daughter so it doesn't take too much handwaving to accept her as a 'host.' (She still is btw, no idea how this works but I like her.)

- Over the next few decades the Phoenix showed up an awful lot. Avengers Vs X-Men is probably the most well known instance. The bird is a lot less picky about hosts now. Hope Summers is the intended host (another Jean expy at times,) but due to Tony Stark's arrogance the phoenix ends up in five other people - Namor, Emma Frost, Scott Summers, Magik and Colossus. It makes very little sense tbh, but after much needless conflict it ends up in Hope and she uses it for some cosmic magnificence.

- Over the next few decades it's all over the place. The Stepford Cuckoos, Quentin Quire, tean Jean, this Shi'Ar dude with a big sword, a prehistoric woman called Firehair, this utter dipshit called Faithful John, and others. It's become a problem of the week, deus ex machina, and worst of all - the stories are not very good. The lore of the phoenix is nonsensical at this point but Marvel was not showing any restraint. Personally, I'd groan whenever it appeared because it meant repetitive plot points and further muddying of how the thing works.

- The Avengers got hold of it and the less said about it the better. It's the mid 2010s and this supposedly unknowable universal abstraction, a god of sorts, has become frankly silly (derogatory.) The wonder has been strangled through overuse and conflicting lore. I'm actually understating it a bit - if you don't believe me check out the wiki for The Phoenix. This cosmic abstraction, one of the most iconic X-Men concepts/moments/arcs had become cringe and boring through overuse and lack of imagination.

- In 2019 Jonathan Hickman's House of X dropped and it was a great time to be an X-Men fan - the Krakoan age. A decade plus of deeply average stories and nostalgia bait were in the past and the status quo had changed in wonderful ways. The Phoenix received a mention on a data page, but it was in a list of powerful entities to give context to a new and interesting concept. At the time it wasn't necessarily foreshadowing.

- In 2023 Marvel was (unwisely IMO) speed running an end to Krakoa and the aforementioned concept emerged as the endgame threat. The Phoenix found its way into the story in an organic fashion and the X-Men put all their hopes in The Phoenix to defeat the threat. Kieron Gillen, under difficult circumstances and with less time than promised, actually did it! He used the Phoenix in a quality story with appropriate gravitas and wonder - and he cleaned up the lore so it made sense again. That run (and era) ended in a better place than most of us imagined it could. It didn't surprise me because Gillen is the best writer in comics today IMO, but we got lucky. He left it on a high note but Kieron Gillen is not at Marvel anymore and Tom Brevoort is in charge of X Books. I'll come back to this polycule erasing bozo.

Phoenix (2024) picks up where he left Jean and The Phoenix (and some infinity comics but let's ignore those for now) - both lore and characterisation-wise. It's explicitly solicited as a cosmic run and the first issue has delivered on that. It's not hard to imagine an ending with The Phoenix seeing itself out of the story in an entertaining way with clean lore and sense of wonder intact. Hopefully without killing Jean again 😅.

Ideally, Marvel will have the good sense to leave it alone for a few years at least. The books are already milking nostalgia and historically X-Men keep returning to the Phoenix, Apocalypse, and some new hate group/the US government deciding genocide is on the menu again. Apocalypse has had character growth (and if they ever undo that I'm doing violence) and moved on & we've just had an attempted genocide plus past victims resurrected - so I'll be generous and say they're off the table. The X line has all new writers and seems to be looking to synergise with '97 and the MCU while claiming they're going for fresh and exciting.

We might get lucky again. X-Men 97 is way past the OG Phoenix stuff and so far has avoided using bottom of the barrel storylines from that time. The 2000s contains danger, but most instances don't fit the 'greatest hits' style they've used so far. An exception to that could be Avengers vs X-Men, but I think they'd save that for a summer blockbuster if anything. I suspect a lot of people would get hype about a movie called AVX, especially if they never read the comic. The MCU hasn't been shy about reconceptualizing events for movies, like Civil War, for instance. The essence of the premise was there but the film made a lot more sense. There's plenty of other reasons (better ones even, ones that don't feel OOC and forced) for the X-Men and avengers to fight, and they'd have to set it up with Disassembled (kinda already happened, not Wanda's fault,) House of M (please no) and then all the Hope Summers/Messiah events. The Fox Movies already did the Phoenix, too, bad as it was. I don't think they'll go that way.

Secret Wars has a phoenix egg in the comics, but it's not important and it's barely an X-Men story. I don't see The Phoenix menacing our screens anytime soon, thankfully. What I fear most is editorial playing it safe and/or nostalgic (which is why Tom Brevoort concerns me - check out his Spider-Man manifesto and you'll see what I mean) and a writer returning to the well when pitching story ideas. Everyone is confident at the start of a new era bc it takes a while to internalise that Marvel repackages and reskins the same 25 tropes while deliberately presenting the 'Illusion of change.' Once the initial ideas dry up and it's crunch time it's natural to look to the past for ideas and characters to reuse. Maybe sales dip a little, or the comics are in a holding pattern waiting for the MCU to do something. Whatever the cause, it will get pitched again and Brevoort will likely say yes. I don't want to be unfair to the guy, but he's been failing upwards for years.

After all, it's happened so many times already. Metatextually, The Phoenix is a symbol of rebirth. That would be a good thing. It can be easy to mistake repetition for rebirth, but it's the avatar of life and creativity. In universe one of its roles is to destroy stagnant ideas or species. Anything that's static and has stopped evolving. Ironically it's been used in some of the worst instances of creative stagnation in Marvel comics. The Phoenix, recent goodness aside, sucks.

I genuinely hope I'm an old 'man' shaking my fist at a cloud while telling Tom Brevoort to get off my lawn. I love being wrong. Nothing would make me happier than Spider-Man or Magneto hosting the Phoenix being an Impossibility. I know I'm not the target demographic but I don't just hope these things for myself. We all deserve good stories, new ideas, the joy of being vulnerable enough to get invested in escapist media. The Mouse, like all capitalists, does not give a fuck about those things though unfortunately. They care about profit. Eh, there's always Fan Fiction. If it does happen I'll commit to a million words. 💜

Don't even think about it.

[helloiamadrawer]

Class 1-A Boys + music they listen to 🎵🎧 (PART 1)

Ojiro and Shoji would a b s o l u t e l y vibe together to meditation music, yk like the two most calmest bois of 1-A inviting each other to their dorms to chat, study or hang out to meditate after training to find some inner peace within themselves 😊✌️

Koda gives Animal Crossing vibes so much (probably plays Animal Crossing too 🥺) so he would listen to cutecore music for enjoyment, maybe a a bit of lofi if he has to study. Nervous boi would be so scared of showing off his music to his classmates because of how they would feel about it 🥺

Izuku loves all pop songs from 2000's to now pop music. But if you ask who is his favorite artist...probably Shawn Mendes, Harry Styles or Boywithuke. The first song he got attached to was 'Stitches'. Other types he likes are techno and dubstep

One time, after dinner at the dorms, Izuku and Todoroki were washing dishes in the kitchen and Izuku had his headphones on listening to said song and little did todoroki know..broccoli boi started ✨singing✨ it. His lovely voice ringing through the room, making the peppermint haired boy look at him in suprise. And poor boi din't notice it until he glanced back and immediately started apologizing and blushing like a mad man lol.

Todoroki was always a man of variation but he was never introduced to much music cause you know...

Until one day..he was just scrolling around youtube and all he could see was everything ✨slowed and reverb✨

It couldn't go away from his field of vision he clicks on a slowed version of Dancin by Aaron Smith and let me tell you when he did this

HE DID THIS jsgakjsbgiua

Starts to literally v i b e in his dorm room. It's like he's been teleported to another world where he can zone out and dance and when the song ended, he wanted more. Now everytime you see him, he has his earphones in listening to the sweet sounds of reverbed music (until he has to go to bed ofc cause he has curfew) and has about 200 songs on his Spotify playlist (he clearly hasn't stfu about it 😂) but outside of his new addiction, he also likes techno like Izuku does. Definitely plays it on his speaker too if hanging with the DekuSquad

When baking, Sato likes to play some indie music cause for some strange reason, it naturally speeds up the baking process for him. Yes, even the song from Lazytown Cooking by the Book (it's a guilty pleasure

Random headcanon: he gained a liking for broadway music and he had a theatre kid era once before he got into the whole baking/cooking spiel.

Tokoyami is the MOST obvious one of them all. He just loves being the emo/alt lord and loves metal/heavy metal to death. I mean probably every time he sees a new metal band he'll seek them out to see if they're good or not. He did come across a band that Kuroiro showed him once when Class B came to the dorms after the whole training tournament the band was called Nemophila ⬇️

He liked it, buuuttt he wanted 'more power' so he asked him what other bands he liked so he sent him this⬇️ Broken by the Scream

He took one look at the album art and literally thought that his twin emo is fooling him but when he listened to it holy shi- it's so good WhAt so much power 🤟😯 mans was even more shocked that it was an ✨all girl✨ band (yes even a girl did the deep voice) he was s h o o k e t h but in the greatest way possible, he even recommended this song for Jirou to listen and he NEVER does that. He includes it in his playlist and discovers there's more songs by them. He doesn't mind playing it out loud sometimes but he feels like it's only for him not being selfish or anything metal is a genre he treasures to him and doesn't give af what ppl think of it PERIODT.

Part 2 is coming soon since this part was sooo long than expected hope y'all enjoyed this part 🤟✨

[cutebutalsostabby]

How exactly does Age of Calamity fit into the timeline now?

Is it split off from Breath of the Wild or does it loop back around?

If it's split off, does that mean the events of Tears of the Kingdom will never happen after Age of Calamity?

Who is Astor?

Does Link draw the Master Sword at a different age?

What on earth is the plot??

LOL. Age of Calamity, eh? That ole thang.

Creating a Champion says that BotW!Link originally drew the sword at age 12-13. BotW itself doesn't specify the age, but at a minimum it was before Link was appointed as Zelda's personal guard, before Mipha agreed to pilot Vah Ruta and before the bulk of the Guardian research took place. In Age of Calamity, Link and Zelda look to be around sixteen for the whole game, but the egg guardian appears before Link is appointed as Zelda's guard AND before the Champions are appointed and he draws the sword after all of that. So if you ignore Creating a Champion and don't mind cramming all the events leading up to the Calamity into a really short timeline, technically there's no continuity error? I think? But 12-13 makes more sense imo. I mean, archeology and research takes a WHILE, you know??

If you wanted to fit it into the canon timeline, I would say that it exists in its own branch, separate to BotW, though the messy part here relates to the time-travellers: did Sidon, Teba, Riju and Yunobo all go back to their own era afterwards, or did they travel to the future of THAT timeline? Did Sidon ever get to meet his sister again?? Did they all have to pretend it didn't happennnn???? Asking the important questions here.

No reason why TotK couldn't also happen in that timeline, though it might happen differently considering that the castle is in better shape. Wonder if that opening scene would've gone differently without the pile of rocks blocking the mural? Lol. But yeah, Calamity Ganon is sealed away at the end of both games, but basement Ganondorf is probably fine either way.

Astor only exists within Age of Calamity. He is referred to as a prophet, leading some to suggest that he was the one to tell the Royal Family about Ganon's impending rebirth. I don't personally feel like that interpretation makes much sense? But maybe he was connected with that prophet somehow. Otherwise: no one knows.

Which brings us neatly to your last question: what IS the plot?

Lol.

Uhhh baby Zelda builds a sentient time machine with mysterious cosmic powers of letting-multiple-people-use-the-Sheikah-slate-at-once. Said time machine witnesses the apocalypse and then attempts to avert it by travelling back to the past with a micro SD card full of hyperrealistic war footage and then recruiting and/or adopting a small teenage swordsperson who eats rocks. Along the way you meet baby Sidon (very important) and some kinda broccoli guy (not very important), then the sentient time machine turns out to have an evil twin sentient time machine intent on expediting the apocalypse, at which point you befriend the evil cult of ninjas who were trying to murder you and idk the broccoli guy too I guess, and you beat the apocalypse back with the power of friendship and/or overpowered fish siblings with spears. The end.

[denimbex1986]

'Christopher Nolan's James Bond movie is imagined in a new AI-generated poster, which features Cillian Murphy in the starring role. After first taking on the part in 2006 with Casino Royale, Daniel Craig bid farewell to the franchise with 2021's No Time To Die. Following Craig's departure, it's been unclear who will play 007 next, or what director might usher in a new era for the franchise.

While the wait for news regarding James Bond 26 continues, new AI art shared by Dark on Instagram imagines what a Murphy and Nolan 007 collaboration might look like...

The art features Murphy wielding a pistol and sporting a tuxedo, and it makes a strong case that the Irish actor would have been a solid choice for the role.

Will Christopher Nolan Ever Direct A James Bond Movie? Nolan, who is best known for hit movies like The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, and Oppenheimer, has long seemed like a great fit for the Bond franchise. Inception and Tenet, after all, are basically 007 movies with sci-fi twists. The director himself is also a self-professed lover of Bond, saying in an interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast earlier this year that "the influence of those movies in my filmography is embarrassingly apparent."

As for whether he would be interested in directing an installment in the franchise, Nolan has said that "it would be an amazing privilege". However, the director also makes clear that directing a 007 movie – or working within any big franchise – often comes with various creative constraints. In order for him to consider taking on a Bond movie, he stressed that he would need to be in a place where he could bring the totality of his own vision for the character to life.

While the interest is there, then, it's not clear if his creative conditions would be a deal-breaker or not. Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, after all, exert a great deal of control over the franchise. That being said, the ending of No Time To Die really wiped the slate clean for James Bond 26, and now seems like the perfect time to bring in a filmmaker like Nolan to put his own spin on things.'

[otomebunny]

[Monthly Overview] Josei-muke Game Releases August 2023

Come check a look at this month's otome and BL game releases and catch up on josei-muke news!

Games releasing this month are:

Spade no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Black World~ (JPN)

Hakuouki Shinkai: Manyou no Shou (JPN)

Friendly lab unlock(); (JPN/ENG/Simplified & Traditional CHN/KRN)

Norn9: Last Era (ENG)

Radiant Tale ~Fanfare!~ (JPN)

Josei-muke News Highlights of July 2023:

New I Chu Unit "Andalsion" Revealed

Tears of Themis 3rd Anniversary (CHN/TWN Server)

On Air! Crowdfunding Campaign

Nu:Carnival Official Doujin Anthology "Pink" Pre-orders start!

"What the HELL is bad?" Delayed by Month and a Half

Otomate Collection Subscription Service Ends this October

Broccoli is Having a Summer Sale!

👇Check my full post out for more information👇

[philosophicalparadox]

Yep.

The only native produce Europe had in the Middle Ages was:

Carrots and relatives (like parsnip and salsify), beets, turnips, which were the main starchy vegetable;

Leafy greens (esp. brassicas) in their primitive forms. The ancestors of kale, broccoli, mustard greens, spinach and of course chard, since they ate the beet tops as well as the root.

Fruits included apples, pears, rose hips, currant, elderberries, Rowan berries, plums, apricots, and in the far north blueberries, crowberries, and a few varieties of cranberry. In the far south they could grow date palms, but those took ages to mature. They grew and ate figs in Italy.

Production plants (for textiles, mostly) were where Europe shined. Flax, (turns into linen) hemp, (becomes rope) and yes cotton existed in medieval Europe. The variety of cotton used wasn’t as productive as the type from north America but it was still cultivated for creating Muslin (a kind of sheer fabric kinda like Tule) and for use in wound dressing since it didn’t readily cause, what would ironically be called later, “cotton fever” which is when fibers of a fabric get caught in a wound (usually a sword wound) and cause it to fester. Cotton actually doesn’t do this as readily as linen does, because the body can break it down better, but nearly any fabric can cause it. Cotton simply isn’t as “sticky” with the right weave. So muslin became gauze when it was available, though silk was highly preferred as silk dressings, though not as absorbent, flat out won’t stick to a wound; this is why rich men used silk doublets, because when silk fibers are cut they don’t fray and get pushed into a wound. They were the bandages of choice for burn victims and lepers, but silk was more expensive than cotton and cotton much more expensive than linen, so laypeople rarely ever had either.

Peasants got by fine, though, because medieval societies often had a kind of universal healthcare via the church. Churches were places of healing, monasteries more so. They could afford all those expensive dressings, and usually didn’t hesitate to use them. The church post-carolingian era (post 1250-1300) could have some corrupt classist tendencies, but healing the sick and poor had always been a tenement of the Vatican so a lot of times even when classism started creeping heavily in toward the end of the medieval era proper, they’d still suck it up and treat the destitute and poor like everyone else.

Monasteries were like hospitals, and churches were sort of like doctors offices. Usually there was at least one parishioner or priest or even a novice who specialized in medicine.

And if they had specific problems, there were other people for that. The church always worked for free so were the hub of the truly poor, but peasants could usually afford a trip to the local barber-surgeon if they really needed it. (And yes, a barber surgeon is exactly what it sounds like, except they could also be dentists and executioners/torturers too; surgery was a common way executioners in particular made side money).

Apothecaries were pretty much exclusively the domain of the church, to avoid poisoning. But a rare few stood in their own right, usually playing to the wealthy and having inherited the position.

Well I would give a medieval peasant some spaghetti.

[ipconsultinggroup-1]

Amazon MGM Takes Creative Control of James Bond, Marking the End of Family-Led Era

Amazon MGM has taken creative control of the James Bond franchise, ending decades of family-led oversight. Longtime producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are stepping back, though they will co-own Bond’s intellectual property with Amazon MGM.

Wilson, retiring after nearly 60 years, cited a focus on art and charity, while Broccoli plans to pursue other projects. Since Amazon acquired MGM in 2022 for $6.1 billion, tensions over Bond’s future have stalled the next installment.

This marks the first time in over 60 years that a Broccoli won't greenlight a Bond film. Amazon MGM also plans to expand the franchise beyond movies, raising concerns among fans about potential streaming spin-offs.

Contact Us

DC: +1 (202) 666-8377 MD: +1 (240) 477-6361 FL +1 (239) 292–6789 Website: https://www.ipconsultinggroups.com/ Mail: protect@ipconsultinggroups.com Headquarters: 9009 Shady Grove Ct. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Branch Office: 7734 16th St, NW Washington DC 20012 Branch Office: Vanderbilt Dr, Bonita Spring, FL 34134

[usacouples]

James Bond film franchise give creative control to Amazon MGM as producers step back

It’s the end of an era for the James Bond film franchise, with an announcement that’s set to leave fans and industry insiders both shaken and stirred. Famed producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson will take a step back and hand creative control over to Amazon MGM, it was revealed on Thursday. It means that for the first time in the more than 50-year history of 007, a Broccoli won’t be…

[influencermagazineuk]

James Bond's legendary film franchise is in the midst of a significant change as Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the veteran producers, relinquish their positions. The pair, who have been in charge of the 007 world for decades, are handing over creative reins to Amazon MGM Studios, a major change in the future of the British spy franchise. The Bond franchise started in 1962 with Albert "Cubby" Broccoli at the helm, co-producing the initial movie, Dr. No. The reins were passed on to his daughter, Barbara Broccoli, and stepson, Michael G. Wilson, and they saw the franchise go from strength to strength in the last three decades. But now that Wilson is 83 and Broccoli busy with other endeavors, it's time for Amazon to step up. Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Amazon MGM Studios came into being following the acquisition of MGM, Bond's mother studio, by the tech giant in 2022. Speculation has been high regarding the direction of the franchise since then, particularly after Daniel Craig's last adventure as the iconic spy in No Time to Die. There has been much anticipation regarding Bond's next adventure, and this recent update brings some sense of direction to what the future holds. Broccoli and Wilson will continue to co-own the franchise under the new deal, but Amazon MGM Studios will have total creative input into its future. Wilson said he was grateful for the amazing ride, adding, "With my 007 career spanning almost 60 amazing years, I am retiring from producing the James Bond films to concentrate on art and philanthropic projects.". Thus, Barbara and I concur, it is time for our long-time partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to take James Bond into the future. Broccoli had similar sentiments, looking back on her strong bond with the franchise. "My life has been spent preserving and continuing the phenomenal legacy that was left to Michael and me by our father, producer Cubby Broccoli.". I have been privileged to work hand in glove with four of the incredibly talented individuals who have portrayed 007 and thousands of great artists in the industry. With the ending of No Time to Die and Michael's retirement from the movies, I think it is time to give attention to my other ventures." With this takeover, Amazon MGM Studios now has the authority to choose who will play the next actor to embody James Bond. Although there has been no official confirmation, some names have been buzzing as possible replacement of Daniel Craig. Some of the top contenders include James Norton, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Theo James, all of whom have been subject to high speculation as the possible ones to play the role of the dashing secret agent. For decades, Broccoli and Wilson had a tight control over the franchise, holding Bond films to a specific vision. Their dedication to keeping the character intact was acknowledged by Craig himself when he awarded them honorary Oscars in November. "There have been lots of people and institutions over the years who've attempted to place their own imprint on Bond," he said. "Barbara, Michael, I don't know how much I respect your integrity in refusing to let go of your unique vision as you brought Bond into the 21st century with a passionate and protective commitment to honor the heart of this franchise." The change in leadership offers interesting possibilities for the future of the 007 universe. Under the leadership of Amazon, there can be scope for a larger franchise beyond the classical film series. Over the last few years, streaming platforms have cashed in on the possibility of larger cinematic universes, similar to what the Star Wars franchise has successfully done on Disney+. This would involve the development of spin-off series, prequels, or even parallel versions of the Bond story previously unimaginable in the Broccoli-Wilson era. Mike Hopkins, Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios' head, spoke about his excitement for this new era. "We are proud to carry on this beloved legacy and look forward to introducing the next chapter of the iconic 007 to audiences everywhere." There has already been one experiment with expansion, although not with much success. Last year, Amazon released the first spin-off TV series, 007: Road to a Million, hosted by Succession star Brian Cox. The reality-style competition show featured teams racing to complete spy-themed challenges in pursuit of a £1 million prize. However, the show received a lukewarm reception from both critics and fans. Cox later joked that he initially believed he was signing on for a new James Bond film. The timing of the announcement for a new Bond movie now does make more sense considering this significant change in ownership. It has now been over four years since No Time to Die opened in cinemas, and there has been minimal information regarding a 26th official Bond movie or its star. The time gap between Bond movies has traditionally been lengthy, yet the latest switch could beat the last six-year benchmark for the greatest span between movies. Last year, movie critic Robbie Collin pointed to the uncertainty over Bond's future, reporting that there was "no script, no title, not even a director" for the next movie. In December, tensions between Broccoli and Amazon were reported by the Wall Street Journal, indicating that things had turned sour. The paper even reported that Broccoli had referred to Amazon executives as "idiots" in private. While such reports show behind-the-scenes turmoil, the official confirmation of this new deal gives a better sense of direction for the franchise. Bond is one of cinema's longest-lasting characters, and with Amazon now at the helm, the world will be watching to observe how 007 develops in the contemporary era. As the iconic spy prepares for his next mission, fans can only speculate what the future holds. Will the next Bond film stick to tradition, or will Amazon’s influence bring radical change? Only time will tell. What remains certain is that James Bond will return—though his next move is anyone’s guess. Read the full article

[a-heart-like-a-sparrow]

February 7th, 2025 - chef

Meh. Elegiría cualquiera de los dos albumes antes que esto. Pero este tema está bien.

Re banco a los furros del video.

✦•······················•✦•······················•✦•······················•✦

I fucking hate broccoli. It has no flavour and the texture is disgusting.

That's why I made an entire different meal just to avoid eating a broccoli tart.

I'm in my chef era.

Turns out I have to pay other $7000 for my classmates. Okay.

I only do this for myself. I don't wanna regret not doing this for the rest of my life. I couldn't care less about my classmates.

I really don't.

Tomorrow my Star+ suscription ends. Fuck it.

I might watch one of my favourite movies and that's all. Maybe someday I'll pay it again.

But right now I just can't do that.

I also fucking hate Valentine's Day. It doesn't matter how lonely I am. I don't like it at all.

I guess that's obvious. Maybe not.

I don't know what I'll do that day. Perhaps I'll turn off my phone and stay offline as much as possible. Who knows.

But I'll fucking hate it.

That's all. Yeah. Just leave me alone, I'm eating.

Rest well.

✦•······················•✦•······················•✦•······················•✦