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falaffles-mywaffles · 11 months ago

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This is all very great information and I fully support bringing back cd-roms and cds.

Especially making mixtapes for road trips or just to give to a friend with a lil sharpie title like “Things That Made Me Think Of You :)” or “Nightcore Anime Weeb Shit Vol. 4”

But please please please do NOT fear monger mp3s. You CAN own digital purchases of songs as long as you are able to download the mp3 file that song is YOURS forever. It is IN your computer. You can copy that mp3 onto an exportable hard drive/flash drive. You can put that mp3 into another computer or device and play that song as many times over. The important thing to remember here is MAKE SURE YOU ARE PURCHASING THE MP3.

I know we shit on Apple but any iTunes song purchase is an actual mp3 you can find in your computer in your iTunes folder. Back it up. They don’t do DRM anymore for their songs so you don’t need to worry about that either now. Plus ngl it’s ridiculous easy to rip songs from CDs onto itunes that then get converted to mp3s for you and to also burn CDs using iTunes too (its literally like Sonaspectrum said). It’s also easy to transfer your library now too along with all the playlists you made and play counts of your songs between computers.

But look, if you aren’t an Apple fan and don’t want a program of theirs on your computer that’s perfect fine. Because there’s SO MANY FREE ALTERNATIVES ON DIFFERENT OS YOU CAN USE INSTEAD TOO (iTunes is free as well if anyone is interested in it). It just takes one quick search of “music library player” for you to get started but by default, computers already come with the capacity to simply play your mp3 files and so many already come with a built in music player too that will actually house all your mp3s.

CDs and vinyls are great and I love that they’re coming back but shit happens and they aren’t 100% forever yours simply because they can in fact get damaged and it can happen over time regardless of how well you take care of it. Vinyls warp, CDs scratch, but thats part of the charm and experience of those mediums. It’s proof of how loved the music was to be played so often. But there’s a reason mp3 became big. Because they allowed us to FINALLY have a real “forever” form of a song that we can then put back into another CD whenever or simply have it on a different device but you STILL have all those songs.

PLEASE learn about mp3s again. PLEASE utilize it in conjunction with CDs (I mean you’re going to have to if you plan on making your own CDs anyways).

And hey…since we’re bringing back old forms of listening to music can we repopularize mp3 players again? As someone who actually had books of CDs and grew up on them I truly love them to death, I do. But if you’re going to be on a long road trip it can uh…get tiring listening to the same songs for a while and changing out CDs can be tedious if you’re alone in the car and driving. Mp3 players were a slightly better alternative that also allowed you more music options as well. It’s the reason I still use one to this day as my way of listening to music in my car (that I’m lucky is old enough to still have an aux input). Imagine having your entire music library in your hands and being able to listen to whatever song you want as many times you want with zero commercials zero need for internet and it’s all yours.

Might be a longshot, but I just want aux and CD-ROMs to stay in cars and computers.

I’m sure there’s some mp3 players with bluetooth capabilities as well and there’s devices like AirFly that allow you to make your mp3 players into bluetooth readable devices (I personally use this method so I can still listen to my iPod with my wireless earbuds). So just because you may not have a reliable CD or vinyl player around or accesible to you, you aren’t limited to streaming services. Please free yourself of Spotify.

Welp anyways that’s my spiel ✌🏼

HOLD THE LINE!! KEEP PUSHING!!!!!

#this isnt even getting into the wonderful world of pirating music #and how it perfectly ok to do so if the celeb is like a multimillionaire #who already has a good established career and maybe ur a bit broke #and would rather use that cash to support and indie artist you also like on their Bandcamp #if ur interested in learning about sailing the high seas for mp3s lemme know #id be happy to tell ya more about it :3 #falaffle rants

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foulserpent · 4 years ago

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your Skyrim romance mod showcase and analysis keeping me company as I do my university project and got me wondering. if you were to rewrite/redesign the suitors what would be your take? and would Alec Theprinceofsong be a slam poet

ok this is really hard bc romance mod type things are NOT my thing but here goes:

actually its going under the cut bc this got SUPER long

casavir is a vigilant of stendarr heavily devoted to his duty and a little goofy about it, like a little too self-serious. you help him out with some missions and hes a little interested in you but very very awkward at flirting. it turns out he hasnt had a relationship in a long time and is repenting for a past where he was callous and self-centered and hurt some people, and feels undeserving of love. he has some religious sexual guilt but no actual vows of chastity or w/e, its more just “feels the need to atone and not be self-pleasing”. hes a little “knightly” and arrogant, but not patronizing to you. hes a real do-gooder type and will stand up against injustice wherever he sees it, getting him into trouble sometimes.

neeshka is a romance option in this. shes a thief who has fallen on hard times, and will approach you and bishop to trick and rob you. shes successful and you track her down, but you have the option to talk to her and she will explain herself to you, and wind up offering to help you out. shes a little flirty, but nothing over the top. it becomes evident that shes had to rely on only herself for most of her life and has a difficult time being vulnerable, but will eventually open up to you. she asks you to join her in visiting the site of her childhood home so she can have someone with her to talk about the memories there, which are painful and bittersweet and something she’s been running away from. you have an option to gently hold her hand in this moment.

alec prince of song is kind of an eccentric bard who is struggling to find success in skyrim due to his musical stylings being something that can be described only as slam poetry and interpretive dance. hes a hopeless romantic artist type who might be a little annoying. but in an absolutely bizarre turn of events, it seems that he has some loose grasp of the voice or possibly a form of TONAL ARCHITECTURE and can perform some tonal magic by his “singing”. basically hes incredibly pretentious but also really powerful without really being aware of it

darren is gay so hes only actually a romance option if youre playing as a man, but is extremely forward and no-filter towards everyone. kind of self-centered, but in a pretty friendly way? like he thinks hes amazing but is also super impressed with whatever you do. hes a mage in training and offers to help you on your quest, and it turns out hes not super great at most aspects of mage-ness (though he certainly thinks otherwise) and kind of just wanted someone to hang out with because hes a little lonely.

jack has like almost nothing to him in the game so im having a hard time with this one. i think he wouldnt be a real romance option but might be a fun one-off quest where you find him stranded IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WILDERNESS NOWHERE NEAR ANY WATER, hungover and having no idea where his ship is. you have to retrace his steps to help him get back and its sort of like the quest “a night to remember”. maybe just for fun it turns out hes not even human (which he forgot about due to being drunk) and is a dremora shiphand for the one and only velekh sain, but hes pretty friendly about it and you get to meet a whole ship full of dremora pirates.

cael also really does not have much of anything in the mod (not even a quest) and is also the least horrible character so idk what id do with him?like there isnt much to say here about the character himself bc theres the least amount of horrible shit.

bishop is rewritten from the ground up. hes an asshole and pretty mean, just not in the specifically misogynist abuser way. you only travel with him by hiring him as a mercenary. he starts to chill out and open up to you a little as you go, and eventually reveals the thing about how something claiming to be mara appeared to his mother, who sold his soul to it.

eventually he apologizes for being so nasty to you. hes still a bit of a jackass because thats who he is, but he makes the effort to be better because hes starting to care about you and enjoy your time together, and its making him want to be a better person. he sees himself in neeskha a little bit, being also someone whos been self reliant and chewed up and spat out by the world and turned hard and cold as a result, and meeting her is a point where he starts to come to Understandings about himself.

at no point are you made to feel obligated to be nice to him or to heal him, and when you say things that are confrontational to him he wont always “win” that conversation. he will be a little flirty at times, but just slightly, and your character will be the one to initiate relationship progress should you choose to do so.

the romance mod has a “main quest” of finding out what happened with his soul and etc (maybe to make it have relevancy, theres a background of events of this type happening a lot lately and people hallucinating the aedra and being asked to pledge to them), which you meet the other characters as a part of if you dont meet them on your own. bishop is not the only romance option you can end up with, and will end up as a friend regardless of that choice

#saint-nevermore #oh i forgot the redesign thing. with that just have them not all be white blonde people with smooth poreless faces and boyband hair #also also this is exclusively based on the mod and not the neverwinter nights 2 characters this mod plageurized from

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swiss-cheeze · 5 years ago

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Harry Hook || Maddening Future

This is a MALE X MALE insert.

MALE PRONOUNS.

Harry x MALE! Reader.

MALE.

Okay now we got that out of the way, please enjoy and remember requests are always open.

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“Have you any idea why a raven is like a writing desk?” where the only words etched into Harry's wrist that Harry had not chosen to be there; the words your soulmate and true love would say to you where written on every prince, princess, king, queen, villian and villians child somewhere on their body. The thought that Harry even had a soulmate baffled the pirate every day, who could love a thief, pirate, criminal, betrayer and every other word you could think of, the sentence plagued Harry like a shadow over his shoulders with every minute he didn't have his soulmate with him, it felt empty but he didn't know why. Evie snapped her fingers in front of Harry's face to get his attention again.

“Harry! Hook!” Evie exclaimed, each words pronounced with a clap of her hands, Harry finally looked at the girl in front of him with wide eyes, “oh good, you're back” the girl said with a tight smile. Harry cleared his throat.

“Well lass, me thinks it’d be a good moment to take a breather dontcha say?” Harry said with a grin, hoping it would charm the blue haired girl, she only smiled tightly before moving to the front of the class. That was a no, Harry sighed as he wrapped his arms around his head on the desk.

“You get into a sword fight,” Evie started, Harry's head popped up quickly at the mention of a sword fight, “do you A, give up, B, try to work out the problem like civil people, or C, kill the person you are fighting.” Evie asked, Harry knew what answer the girl wanted.

“How about D?” Harry said rhetorically with a grin, “where you gut them with your hook and feed their insides to the crocodile!” Harry said a little too enthusiastically even for himself, Evie let out a soft sigh.

“Come on Har, what's got you like this?” Evie asked, the girl put down the pointer stick she had and walked over to Harry, pulling up a chair the girl sat in front of the desk as Harry put his head in his hands.

“Got me like what?” Harry mumbled into his hand, covering most of his words.

“You’re dissociating, you aren't paying attention, daydreaming.” the girl paused, “is...is it your soulmate?” Evie asked softly, the topic of soulmate was dangerous on the isle and for the isle kids even as most of them never believed they were ever going to find their soulmate or ‘true love’. Harry took a moment to consider his options before nodding softly.

“I just…” the pirate paused as he didnt know how to tell his feelings, “it’s so vague and I never know if ill ever be able to find ‘em,” Harry looked to Evie, “don't get me wrong i don't care who they are, daughter of Peter Pan or son of Pocahontas ,” Harry shrugged, Evie didn't want to seem fazed at Harry's swift coming out about dating a boy, she should have been used to it or at least known. Gil and Harry where always close, the same as Carlos and Jay, they had always been vocal that they would get together if they ended up falling for each other or the other was their soulmate and yadda yadda but Carlos found Jane, his soulmate as Jay was still searching but the pair is never one to shy away from a little bromance or male affection.

“May i ask what it says?” Evie said aloud, she saw Harry took a moment, almost taken aback by the fact that she wanted to see but nodded none-the-less as he gripped his right hand sleeve and pulled it off, his hook had been discarded to his left as he did this, trusting Evie not to go for it. Harry sighed softly as he saw the ink on his skin, it was a soft sigh that didn't go unnoticed by Evie, a sigh of content, almost like he couldn't wait for the day he found the one for him.

“I always wonder what it means to them,” Harry wondered out loud, Evie didn't stop him as she didnt want to ruin the perfect moment, “is it a motto? Something they live by? A lyric? Song? Title?” Harry sighed as he drifted his thumb over the words before he reeled his head from the place it was, tugging the sleeve back on as Evie quickly stood back up with a smile.

“Get this right and I'll let you out five minutes early,” the girl said as she turned back to the blackboard, Harry let out a bored sigh as he looked to Evie with a ‘you really want me to answer this?’ look, Evie grinned wider knowing exactly what was going through Harry's head. The pirate groaned.

“Fine! B! There, happy, can I leave now?” the pirate asked as he grabbed his hook and pointed to the door, Evie sighed softly but nodded.

“Go on, enjoy the woods and have a stroll Harry, clear your mind of seagulls” the girl called out to the retreating pirate.

“Only thing on my mind little lady is the one on my wrist!” the pirate called back before exiting the room and making his way to the enchanted forest; maybe a leisurely stroll won't be too bad to clear one's head, a berry bush along the way to keep up his needs and he’s set.

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A few people tried to stop Harry along his way simply to ask for him to sign their petition or to ask for an interview they needed for a class but Harry declined (surprising himself and the other as he declined with a ‘no thank you darling, maybe later’, before quickly realising and walking away). Harry sighed softly as he felt a wave of relief and calmness over take his body as he entered the enchanted forest, the forest always had a spell cast upon it that it would help anyone who entered it any bit it could, in Harry's case it was to just be calm and not worry so much. The leaves on the trees blew in the wind as the birds got carried through the sky, the leaves and sticks crunched under Harry's feet as he walked, his hook glittering when it hit the rays of sun poking through the leaves, a soft humming came from Harry, “as the world falls downnnnn” the pirate sung softly, “Are you, are you coming to the tree, where they strung up a man they say murdered three. Strange things did happen here, no stranger would it be, if we met at midnight, in the hanging tree.” Harry sang his lullaby softly before continuing his humming of the song, that was until a soft tune caught the pirates ears, a high tune that was upbeat and lively, one that wanted the pirate to dance. A smile made its way to Harry's face as he walked closer to the music, a small blue gate stood in the way between Harry and the place he desperately wanted to be, the pirate unlatched the gate and stepped in as the dirt twisted beneath his shoes, lively music was something that always got Harry going. A long table faced Harry as he was at the end with no one around besides the voices he heard on the opposing end, a lovely voice filled with hope and cheeriness, it enchanted Harry as the pirate stepped forward.

“Would you like some more tea my dear?” a voice asked, a grin evident in the sound.

“Of course by dear but only half!” another voice answered followed by loud cackling, the air was soon filled with breaking china and a clinking of sorts, Harry cocked an eyebrow as he finally got close enough to see everyone occupying the table. A boy sat in the biggest chair at the head of the table, his hat reminded Harry of the Mad Hatter it looked almost identical, the boys coat had a large collar with one side sticking up to the brim of his hat while the other was laid down, his hands were encased in white lace gloves while a sewing pillow laid across the back of his hand, held on by a strap. The boys eyes had a brilliant blue to them that Harry could see from his place as his red painted lips and crazy eye makeup didn't do enough to accentuate his features, but from far away Harry couldn't tell all that much, around the boy was broken china, spoons, teapots, saucers, cups and all different types of cakes and desserts scattered on the table, ground and the boys own clothing and hat including his disheveled hair that poked out from under his hat. Next to the boy stood a small girl on a chair holding a sword, in front of her was another girl with a crazed look in her eyes, tattered clothing and large bunny ears plastered onto a headband. This crazy bunch intrigued Harry to no end.

“Darlings!” the girl with the sword yelled out, “we have company!” every pair of eyes turned to Harry as the boy paled for a moment before a grin overcame his features.

“Couldn't help meself love, heard such a beautiful sound and couldn't resist” Harry said as he bowed down, “‘arry Hook, at your service” the pirate grinned as he looked up, but his grin soon faltered as the group in front of him burst out laughing.

“ELLO GOV!” the girl with bunny ears yelled at as she stood on top of her chair and did a silly pose, “WELCEME TO OUR UN’BIRFDAY” she yelled in a weird accent.

“Unbirthday?” Harry asked softly as he took a seat next to the girl with ears.

“An Unbirthday is whenever your birthday, ISNT!” the girl cackled next to Harry.

“Ye a pirate aint ye?” the girl with the sword asked in a fake ‘pirate’ accent as she kept one eye closed and a weird grin on her mouth, Harry grinned as he held up his hook.

“On of the best lass” Harry said with a grin, at this point Harry realised the boy at the head of the table hadn't said anything and was simply sitting with his hands in front of him, fingertips against the opposing hand, looking through the brim of his hat gave Harry a demeaning look.

“Ain't ye meant ta be in scool?” the bunny eared girl continued the accent as she cackled, the girl with the sword threw a cup to the bunny girl who quickly dodged the china before cackling again.

“Could ask ye the same question” Harry mumbled as he looked around the table with a cocked eyebrow, the girl with bunny ears cackled softly as she held out a tea cup before pouring the tea from above before grabbing a spoon and dumping as much sugar as she could into the liquid.

“Spoon…” the girl gasped softly as she looked to the spoon in mesmerisation. The one with the sword rolled her eyes before walking across the table to Harry and holding her hand out.

“I’m Molly Mouse! Me mum is Mallymkun Dormouse, Mally for short” the girl said as she shook Harry's hand, the pirate had a soft grin on his face as Molly let go of his hand and the girl with ears turned to him holding out her hand as a teacup dangled from one of her fingers.

“Tussle Earwicket! Daughter of Thackery Earwicket the March ‘air!” the girl exclaimed as Harry took the girls hand cautiously before she ripped it away two seconds into the shake to throw the teacup to the boy at the head of the table who simply caught it with his hand, still in his position Harry saw him in; staring past the brim of his hat, this silenced the table as both girls seemed to almost cower into their seats and their eyes drifted anywhere but the boy.

“And ‘o may you be my dear?” Harry asked moving forward on his elbows with a grin as he chin rest on his knuckles. The hatted boy twirled the china around his finger before throwing it back to Tussle who dodged it yet again before cackling loudly, so loudly and full heartedly she fell off the back of her seat, this had not seemed to faze anyone as Molly went back to sipping her tea, however the boy caught Harry off guard. Standing on his chair the hatted boy stood on top of the wobbling table and walked to Harry's direction, kicking plates, cakes, tea sets, pots, spoons and anything else in his way as he finally stood still in front of Harry, the pirate was about to look up to the boy but before he could the hatted boy swooped down and leant on the balls of his feet, knees bent. His head was bent down and only his mouth could be seen, a dark demeanor seemed to cloud the table as Tussle slowly brought herself back to the table.

“Have you any idea why a raven is like a writing desk?" the boy whispered softly, Harry's eyes widened as his breathing quickened and his throat closed in on itself all at the same time, the pirate was at a loss for words for a moment before getting pulled back into reality.

“Now why would someone like you, be asking someone like me why a raven is like a writing desk?” the pirate whispered softly, he had gotten closer to the boy and was now face to face. The boy wore brilliant eye makeup of blues, whites, yellow, orange and red as white and black mascara and eyeliner accentuated his features even more so then the white paint around his face, the boys red painted lips curled into a smile as he tipped his hat up with a flick of his finger to fully look at Harry.

“Terrence Hightopp, son of Tarrant Hightopp,” the boy paused as he took in all of Harry's face, the sharp jawbone, beautiful eyes, cheekbones and glorious black eyeliner, “also known as the Mad Hatter, the Hatter or just, Hatter” the boy spoke in a soft voice drizzled in caramel, “you, Harry Hook, have a very strange, unexpected and…” the boy paused as his smirk almost grew bigger as his eyes drifted over what felt like every inch of Harry's face and body, “mad” the boys eyebrows lifted as his eyes widened, “life ahead of you,” Terrence paused for a moment again, “since you are my soulmate” the boy whispered, Harry grinned as his eyes sparkled with mischief. Terrence grinned as he stood up to his full height, holding one hand on his shoulder as the other stretched out in front of him, he was about to declare something before a raspy voice cut through the air, it was at this moment Harry realised that the air had changed, the sky looked a little dimmer and Terrence had orange hair peeking out from under his hat.

“Down With the Bloody Big Head” the voice rasped softly, Terrence changed in that one fleeting moment as a body appeared at the opposite end of the table the hatter boy had previously sat at. Another beautiful boy with soft blue hair, large blue cat-slit eyes, black stripes, ears and a tail, his clothing seemed almost royal thought it had its rips and tears, the clothing seemed almost tiger like besides the blue and black accents. The new boy was looking at his nails in a poised femimine way, “I wouldn't suggest i ever got an invite now would i?” the new boy said softly, though he was a little ways away his voice came out as if he were in Harry's lap.

“We would suggest no invite, as you had just invited yourself” Terrence said raspily, as Harry looked up to Terrence the pirate realised his makeup had darkened to almost completely black and his eyes turned a bright vibrant orange, deranged.

“I always invite myself, you used to be the life of the party Hatter” the new boy grinned wickedly, he seemed to know the buttons he was pushing on Terrence, that was until the new boy seemed to finally realise it wasn't just the four of them and instead was five, “my my my Terrence, keeping a jewel like this to yourself; how selfish” the boy said before disappearing for a moment, a soft laughter floated through the air as Molly, Terrence and Tussle looked around hoping to spot the cat-like boy, that was before the boy appeared on Harry's lap, straddling the pirate to which his hands flew into the air and was almost terrified to touch the new boy, “‘ello lovely” the boy said softly as a finger made its way down Harry's jaw, a growl came from Terrence.

“You get your grimmy cat hands off my Harry, you guddler's scuttish pilgar-lickering, shukm-juggling sluking urpal. Bar lom muck egg brimni-!” Terrence started.

“HATTER!” Molly yelled, Harry quickly looked to the smaller girl who was standing on the table, from the distance she was at (which wasn't much compared to Terrence) she was only up to the hatters waist. Terrence turned to Molly as his eyes and makeup changed back to their original colours.

“Thank you” the hatter said in a strained voice, the cat-boy chuckled softly as he made his way off of Harry.

“You know im only ever teasing you Hightopp” the cat-boy said as he made his way to Terrences chair, he pointed a finger as an asking of ‘can I sit?’ to which Hatter nodded.

“Not this time Cess, our new guest here is son of Captain Hook from Neverland and is my soulmate, this is one you don't mess with” Terrence said, the hatter jumped down from the table and stood next to Harry, the pirate took this time to stand up, soon releasing his new boyfriend towered over him just the tiniest bit. ‘Chess’, or cat-boy Harry now dubbed the new boy nodded solemnly in understanding.

“Understood Terrence” Chess said before his eyes slid to Terrence’s hat, “you do know how much i love your hat” the cat-boy grinned with wicked sharp teeth.

“Not even if the Jabberwock killed me and my hat was the only thing that is left of me” Terrence said with a mad grin, Chess sighed softly before nodded.

“Yeah yeah” the cat-boy said sadly as he slumped in the chair, Molly and Tussle then began throwing more china at each other as Chess soon joined in; Terrence bent down ever so slightly to Harry's ear.

“Let's leave them as we get to know each other, hmm?” Terrence asked, Harry turned to the Hatter.

“Tell me about the hat” Harry said quickly, “then we walk” the pirate grinned as he knew the smile charmed the hatter.

“Fathers, family heirloom. Chess’ dad loved it and then the obsession got passed down to his kid” Terrence said with a shrug, “now let's go, the moon is out” Terrence pointed out. Harry looked to the sky and there in the middle was the biggest moon he ever saw.

“But...it was only midday when I left Auradon” Harry said as he and Terrence started walking, the hatter grinned and chuckled.

“You’re in Underland now darling,” Hatter said as he walked backwards with his arms over Harry's shoulders, Harry seemed a little scared at Terraces words but the hatter soon backtracked, “Hook, im kidding,” the Hatter said with a grin, “we get out of the forest and it'll only be like one, it a little part of Underland we have to ourselves without leaving the country” Terrence said, Harry nodded as he maneuvered the Hatter boy to his side, Terrence putting his arm over Harry's shoulder as Harry had his arm around the Hatters waist.

“I never thought I'd find my soulmate” Harry said absentmindedly, the stroll had only just started but he felt as if he knew Terrence his whole life.

“Neither did i,” Terrence said softly, “my father always loved soulmates and was thrilled when he found my mother, I was thrilled when I first read the words on my hip but I always thought I was too mad to be loved, i was a simple hat makers kid,” Terrence shrugged, “i didnt realise my dad was really famous until i was like ten, but I still believed I was too mad of a person to be loved” Terrence sighed softly as Harry turned the boy around and held the Hatters shoulders.

“Love you are amazing, i only just met you but i want to spend the rest of my life with you; im a lowlife criminal, thief, swordfighter, barfighter and chippe shoppe waiter. You are my soulmate and I am yours, i want to get to know you and I want to fall in love with you every day of my life and wake up to find your face next to mine in the same bed, holding you softly and making sure you’re okay” Harry took a breath as he looked into Hatters eyes with full generosity and honesty.

“Go on a date with me” Terrence said with a grin, “anywhere”

“I would be delighted darling” Harry said with a grin before bowing, his hooked hand was high in the air as Terrence curtsied with his coat, both grinning widely at the maddening future ahead of them.

#harry hook x reader #harry hook #descendants #uma #mal #carlos #jay #evie #x reader #gil #disney

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glitteryhottubavenue · 7 years ago

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I’m starting this a little later

I hope I can get through the next month. I think I can I think I can. I need to go out and record some more sounds of the city on my zoom. I should do that tomorrow.

This play is really challenging for a number of reasons.

1 being that I do not know the system very well and so will have to learn that

2 I am challenged to play 2 instruments and do the design, which I love rising to the challenge of so lets see if this can happen.

3 Its a famous play of something that is close to my heart.

I bought a soprano trombone today. It is so cute and I cant wait to begin learning how to play the darn thing.

Still learning how to type with my right hand which is amazing to me that it isn’t as dexterous as the other hand and I wonder how long it will take before the two can type at the same pace.

I will practice and play desire by u2 on this soprano trombone.

It was a weird day for a number of reasons One being that I got a phone call that really put me in my place regarding some work stuff but it’s also family stuff, like chosen family stuff that I am having a hard time growing with apparently. There is this weird circle that I seem to have created with two of the people involved in this event and I am so perplexed as to why I have these feelings of being threatened and or just unsettled in what I thought was my own environment. I got super attached to somenone and it eats at me from time to time because it is still there. I feel all torn up about it and wonder exactly what is to be done and they in turn like someone else. or so they tell me. Ive always assumed that their feelings for another person was the same feelings I have for them. The fact that it takes my breath away just thinking about this person is really perplexing and I cannot rationalize it when I think of the bigger picture and what I want in my life and how and when and who and what I want to do with all of that. I’m really at a loss and they are so willing and happy to take up with other people and I just want to be special to them. But instead I have reckoned that I am once again second fiddle. Hmm I have heard that before haven’t I. When I used to play sports. That was a weird time in my life because I didn’t quite know how to make it in college and then turned to theatre. I always thought that was what fate had in mind for me but from time to time feel a little upset that I never made it to the olympics. Anyway I have a career I’m building and if I made it to the top at this point then I only have down to go after that. Though Ive always wanted to plateau at the top. That would be fun. Mostly though my major concern is money and while I’m womanifesting money (500,000! its coming I can feel it.) I am on a budget and yet like to shop at whole foods so you can see my first world dilemma.

I walked around weho today and was astounded at the amount of a-fucking rad shops and b-rad looking people. Where have I been living? under a rock apparently.

I just want this show to be good. I think I am very greatful for the time I get to be there working on it. Much earlier than most sound designers and I get to play in the space so we’ll see how we can make that shit work.

I can make that shit work. ANd play the fucking soprano trombone. I almost forgot the name of it. I went to a dispensary (Finally a recreational marijuana law passed in the state of california in 2017 the year of our lorde) and they had a “pop up shop” for the show Disjointed and were selling strains based off of show on netflix. But I can’t believe that it is still illegal and all for a chance to crack down on people of color. You know, that’s fucked up. And they’re still doing it today and not letting the incarcerated pot dealers out of prison even though it’s becoming legal in most states. PEOPLE ARE IN JAIL BECAUSE OF POT AND IT’S LEGAL NOW. thats fucked up.

I’d like to write a something about this case of injustice. It would be great if I wrote a musical. Why do I have reservations about writing a musical. Ive never done it before is I guess the main reason and what if it isnt good is my next reason but my reason for doing it is because a-you like music and b-you like musicals. Start writing you fool.

There are several different options I have to go with.

A Sleater Kinney Musical

A Riot GRRL Musical

A musical about a lesbian couple somehow

a musical about transmen

a musical about a festival

a musical about a queer love triangle

a musical about 2 lady pirate lovers

a musical about beyonce

a musical about a tom robbins novel (book?)a

a musical about the state of america

a musical about taking your vitamins

a musical about the theatre tech

a musical about what its like to work in an aquarium

a musical about what it’s like to work in a food truck

a musical about eating your vegetables

a musical about the experiences of tomboys

a musical about an anime show

a musical

hmm that’s all I have for now

a musical about hippos

I mean I guess I could literally write down anything and see what sticks

a musical about hats

a musical about bats

a musical about rats

a musical about shoes

a musical about columbia

a musical about the rain in the wintertime

then I start wrinkling up my nose and want to stop

why do I keep having a rift with c what is this distance, what is she treating me like and what is their relationship with j why does it irk me. why do I get so sad when I hear about these people. I miss them? Why do I want to be in j’s arms so much they have a life and its very well established and I just fantasize and fantasize and need to get it out, purge myself of this arraignment because it cannot be healthy for either one of us. I mean unless we kept it light but I keep obsessing and not learning my lesson and keep putting my fingers into the fire. It’s s a button I can’t stop pressing and I dont know why. I also get sad when I don’t get attention but know I don’t really warrant it. Like for real yet I feel like I need it or want it or deserve it yet I am not owed a goddamn thing by anyone and would rather concentrate on work than move on I guess.

I think it’s a connection that will prove to be something in time but not now. I am just so drawn to it. motherfucking flame. Why though, can’t I just like someone my own age and style. I would need to meet such a person in real life and since I don’t have a life but the rehearsal room right now it will be interesting to see what happens next. At least I have pretty people to look at in the rehearsal room. I can knock this one out of the park. I know it!

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Here Is The Absolute Best Bar In Every State

Alabama

Pink Pony Pub

Who doesnt want to drink on the beach? This world-famous beach bar offers it all, the sun, the ocean and great service.

Alaska

F Street Bar

Known for their fresh seafood, amazing food and good drinks, this bar has proven why its been a go-to for such a long time. Its one of the older bars in the area but it has proven time and time to be a must see.

Arizona

Second Story Liquor Bar

The Second Story Liquor Bar prides itself on great drinks, food and service. A definite must see in Scottsdale.

Arkansas

Flying Saucer Little Rock

If youre looking for a great selection of drinks, this is your place. People praise this bar for having great prices as well as wonderful service. Who knows, maybe youll earn a saucer with your name on it.

California

Smuggler’s Cove

Ahoy mates! This pirate themed bar will keep the rum coming with over 200 different types, as well as the memories.

Colorado

Henry Tavern

With lots variety and different things to do, this stop is a great way to spend an evening. Hit up happy hour or watch the big game on one of the dozen big TVs.

Connecticut

Little River Restoratives

This bar is known for their cozy and lighthearted feel. Locals recommend it as a definite stop.

Delaware

Jessop’s Tavern

Great food with an awesome colonial feel to it. Youll feel like youve gone back in time but youll enjoy the beverage selection as well as great service.

Florida

Capt Tonys Saloon

The pirates punch is a must try at this pirate themed bar. With a casual vibe, its a good place to hang out with friends. Make sure you try to get the coin in the fish mouth.

Georgia

Red Phone Booth

Craft cocktails, small plates and cigars offered in this 1920s inspired bar entered through a phone booth.

Hawaii

Dukes Waikiki

A popular tourist place, Dukes offers great drinks, beautiful views and a good time.

Idaho

Taphouse Pub And Eatery

This Boise establishment has a wide variety of drinks and food that keeps its rating over 4 stars.

Illinois

ROOF on theWit

With a sleek layout and pretty city views, this Chicago bar is said to impress. Its a great place to dress up with friends or it makes for an impressive first date.

Indiana

Slippery Noodle Inn

Indiana’s oldest bar offers great food, live blues bands and loads of atmosphere.

Iowa

Firehouse Bar

Its known for its beer garden and large crowds. Perfect place to watch a sporting event or celebrate a holiday.

Kansas

So Long Saloon

If youre looking for a trendy venue, good food and a great selection of drinks, check out this Kansas bar.

Kentucky

Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar

For the bourbon lovers, this bar will keep you on your toes with all the different options.

Louisiana

Carousel Bar

Get in touch with your childhood self with this Carousel Bar.

Maine

Arcadia National Bar

Who doesnt want to play old arcade games with access to alcohol? Grab a cocktail or a cold beer and try your kills on an old pinball machine.

Maryland

Seacrets

Another bar on the water. Seacrets has a gorgeous view with great food and drinks to add.

Massachusetts

The Tunnel Bar

This Boston bar looks as though its literally located in a tunnel. With awesome stone details, this bar has a great atmosphere and alcohol selection.

Michigan

HopCat

This one is for the beer lovers out there. With lots of options, youll never be bored with your beer choice. Hopcat provides a casual atmosphere thats perfect for drinks after work with friends.

Minnesota

First Ave

With a good music venue, staff and atmosphere, youre sure to have a good time at this Minnesota bar.

Mississippi

Hucks Cove Bar And Grill

A great place to enjoy a sunny day.

Missouri

Harrys Country Club

Casual bar with a wide beer, whiskey and tequila selection. They also offer a jukebox when there isnt live music.

Montana

The Buffalo Bar

No rules, at this fun bar. Enjoy the scenery while youre having a cold beer. Dont forget to take a selfie with the buffalo dcor.

Nebraska

Crescent Moon

A real like atmosphere. This bar offers a great selection of food and drinks.

Nevada

Minus 5 Ice Bar

You are in for a cool experience. This bar is made of ice, need I say more? The only advice I have is to make sure youre dressed for the cold temperature.

New Hampshire

Coat Of Arms Pub

A great Irish bar. Enjoy a cold Guinness and some of their highly rated food.

New Jersey

Wonder Bar

This New Jersey bar is said to be dog friendly. So, grab Fido and have a good time.

New Mexico

Adobe Bar

Great live music and drink selection. A must see in New Mexico.

New York

Founding Fathers Pub

A bar dedicated to our founding fathers. With a laid-back atmosphere, this pub has American historyrelated decor, darts and trivia nights as well as great burgers.

North Carolina

Thirsty Monk

Ashevilles premier beer bar. Beer lovers can enjoy a constantly rotating selection of beers on tap as well as a fun casual bar experience.

North Dakota

The Blarney Stone Irish Pub

Another Irish Pub for the books.

Ohio

The Big Bang

With dueling Pianos and a fun appearance, you will have a great time.

Oklahoma

The Pump Bar

Another great bar that offers a good outdoor setting. Its on the casual side and known to be a great place to hang out and enjoy a drink.

Oregon

McMenamins Edgefield

This sprawled out bar offers multiple bars on the premises as well as a great concert venue on the outside. I have personally been here and I love that there is something for everybody.

Pennsylvania

The Grandview Saloon

Beautiful city skylines and great drinks. A perfect date night.

Rhode Island

Ogies Trailer Park

Casual, fun and popular is a great way to describe this Rhode Island bar.

South Carolina

Seor Frogs

If youre looking for more of an outgoing party atmosphere, youve found it.

South Dakota

Full Throttle Saloon

A popular biker bar, this bar attracts tourist from all over.

Tennessee

The Flying Squirrel

Beautifully designed, this bar not only offers a great evening ambience that is popular with guests, it also offers a fantastic brunch that is said to be a must.

Texas

Billy Bobs Texas

Offering barbeque, rodeos and cowboys, this bar is a true Texas establishment. Put on your cowboy boots and have a good time.

Utah

Beer Hive Pub

This Salt Lake City holds a solid 4 stars with multiple raves about their great food, drinks and service.

Vermont

Farmhouse Tap And Grill

All the food offered here is farm to table which allows you to know what exactly you are eating. With a wonderful drink menu, you will enjoy your time here.

Virginia

Topgolf

Where adults can be a kid but with the adult beverages. There is something fun for everyone here.

Washington

Canon

This bar has an amazing liquor wall and toy cannons that are served with certain dishes. A must visit for the Seattle Area.

West Virginia

The Empty Glass

Mostly known for their great music venue and good food, the locals recommend this bar. It keeps a solid 4 star rating.

Wisconsin

Moccasin Bar

Hilarious taxidermy and inexpensive drinks is just two reasons youll have fun at this local bar.

Wyoming

Mint Bar

A true cowboy bar.

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Here Is The Absolute Best Bar In Every State

Alabama

Pink Pony Pub

Who doesnt want to drink on the beach? This world-famous beach bar offers it all, the sun, the ocean and great service.

Alaska

F Street Bar

Arizona

Second Story Liquor Bar

The Second Story Liquor Bar prides itself on great drinks, food and service. A definite must see in Scottsdale.

Arkansas

Flying Saucer Little Rock

California

Smuggler’s Cove

Ahoy mates! This pirate themed bar will keep the rum coming with over 200 different types, as well as the memories.

Colorado

Henry Tavern

With lots variety and different things to do, this stop is a great way to spend an evening. Hit up happy hour or watch the big game on one of the dozen big TVs.

Connecticut

Little River Restoratives

This bar is known for their cozy and lighthearted feel. Locals recommend it as a definite stop.

Delaware

Jessop’s Tavern

Great food with an awesome colonial feel to it. Youll feel like youve gone back in time but youll enjoy the beverage selection as well as great service.

Florida

Capt Tonys Saloon

The pirates punch is a must try at this pirate themed bar. With a casual vibe, its a good place to hang out with friends. Make sure you try to get the coin in the fish mouth.

Georgia

Red Phone Booth

Craft cocktails, small plates and cigars offered in this 1920s inspired bar entered through a phone booth.

Hawaii

Dukes Waikiki

A popular tourist place, Dukes offers great drinks, beautiful views and a good time.

Idaho

Taphouse Pub And Eatery

This Boise establishment has a wide variety of drinks and food that keeps its rating over 4 stars.

Illinois

ROOF on theWit

With a sleek layout and pretty city views, this Chicago bar is said to impress. Its a great place to dress up with friends or it makes for an impressive first date.

Indiana

Slippery Noodle Inn

Indiana’s oldest bar offers great food, live blues bands and loads of atmosphere.

Iowa

Firehouse Bar

Its known for its beer garden and large crowds. Perfect place to watch a sporting event or celebrate a holiday.

Kansas

So Long Saloon

If youre looking for a trendy venue, good food and a great selection of drinks, check out this Kansas bar.

Kentucky

Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar

For the bourbon lovers, this bar will keep you on your toes with all the different options.

Louisiana

Carousel Bar

Get in touch with your childhood self with this Carousel Bar.

Maine

Arcadia National Bar

Who doesnt want to play old arcade games with access to alcohol? Grab a cocktail or a cold beer and try your kills on an old pinball machine.

Maryland

Seacrets

Another bar on the water. Seacrets has a gorgeous view with great food and drinks to add.

Massachusetts

The Tunnel Bar

This Boston bar looks as though its literally located in a tunnel. With awesome stone details, this bar has a great atmosphere and alcohol selection.

Michigan

HopCat

This one is for the beer lovers out there. With lots of options, youll never be bored with your beer choice. Hopcat provides a casual atmosphere thats perfect for drinks after work with friends.

Minnesota

First Ave

With a good music venue, staff and atmosphere, youre sure to have a good time at this Minnesota bar.

Mississippi

Hucks Cove Bar And Grill

A great place to enjoy a sunny day.

Missouri

Harrys Country Club

Casual bar with a wide beer, whiskey and tequila selection. They also offer a jukebox when there isnt live music.

Montana

The Buffalo Bar

No rules, at this fun bar. Enjoy the scenery while youre having a cold beer. Dont forget to take a selfie with the buffalo dcor.

Nebraska

Crescent Moon

A real like atmosphere. This bar offers a great selection of food and drinks.

Nevada

Minus 5 Ice Bar

You are in for a cool experience. This bar is made of ice, need I say more? The only advice I have is to make sure youre dressed for the cold temperature.

New Hampshire

Coat Of Arms Pub

A great Irish bar. Enjoy a cold Guinness and some of their highly rated food.

New Jersey

Wonder Bar

This New Jersey bar is said to be dog friendly. So, grab Fido and have a good time.

New Mexico

Adobe Bar

Great live music and drink selection. A must see in New Mexico.

New York

Founding Fathers Pub

A bar dedicated to our founding fathers. With a laid-back atmosphere, this pub has American historyrelated decor, darts and trivia nights as well as great burgers.

North Carolina

Thirsty Monk

Ashevilles premier beer bar. Beer lovers can enjoy a constantly rotating selection of beers on tap as well as a fun casual bar experience.

North Dakota

The Blarney Stone Irish Pub

Another Irish Pub for the books.

Ohio

The Big Bang

With dueling Pianos and a fun appearance, you will have a great time.

Oklahoma

The Pump Bar

Another great bar that offers a good outdoor setting. Its on the casual side and known to be a great place to hang out and enjoy a drink.

Oregon

McMenamins Edgefield

This sprawled out bar offers multiple bars on the premises as well as a great concert venue on the outside. I have personally been here and I love that there is something for everybody.

Pennsylvania

The Grandview Saloon

Beautiful city skylines and great drinks. A perfect date night.

Rhode Island

Ogies Trailer Park

Casual, fun and popular is a great way to describe this Rhode Island bar.

South Carolina

Seor Frogs

If youre looking for more of an outgoing party atmosphere, youve found it.

South Dakota

Full Throttle Saloon

A popular biker bar, this bar attracts tourist from all over.

Tennessee

The Flying Squirrel

Beautifully designed, this bar not only offers a great evening ambience that is popular with guests, it also offers a fantastic brunch that is said to be a must.

Texas

Billy Bobs Texas

Offering barbeque, rodeos and cowboys, this bar is a true Texas establishment. Put on your cowboy boots and have a good time.

Utah

Beer Hive Pub

This Salt Lake City holds a solid 4 stars with multiple raves about their great food, drinks and service.

Vermont

Farmhouse Tap And Grill

All the food offered here is farm to table which allows you to know what exactly you are eating. With a wonderful drink menu, you will enjoy your time here.

Virginia

Topgolf

Where adults can be a kid but with the adult beverages. There is something fun for everyone here.

Washington

Canon

This bar has an amazing liquor wall and toy cannons that are served with certain dishes. A must visit for the Seattle Area.

West Virginia

The Empty Glass

Mostly known for their great music venue and good food, the locals recommend this bar. It keeps a solid 4 star rating.

Wisconsin

Moccasin Bar

Hilarious taxidermy and inexpensive drinks is just two reasons youll have fun at this local bar.

Wyoming

Mint Bar

A true cowboy bar.

Source: http://allofbeer.com/2017/11/16/here-is-the-absolute-best-bar-in-every-state/

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Blockbusters assemble: can the mega movie live the digital era?

From Star Wars sequels to superhero dealerships, blockbusters still rule the film industry. But with Amazon and Netflix tearing up the freeing planneds, are they on shaky sand?

Is the blockbuster in hassle? On the surface, to hint such a thing might seem as absurd as handing out the wrong envelope at the biggest phenomenon of the movie docket because you were busy tweeting pictures of Emma Stone. This is the blockbuster were talking about. Its Luke Skywalker, Jurassic World, Disney, The Avengers, Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Pixar. Its the Rock piercing his fist through a structure. Its the effects-driven culture juggernaut that powers the entire film industry. Does it look as if its in trouble?

A glance at the balance sheet for its first year to year would cement the view that the blockbuster is in insulting health. Total gross are higher at the present stage than any of the past five years. Logan, the Lego Batman Movie and Kong: Skull Island have all drew in big-hearted gatherings globally. And then theres Beauty and the Beast, a true-blue cultural phenomenon, currently racing its method up the all-time higher-rankings. All this and theres still a new Star Wars instalment, another Spider-Man reboot, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Alien: Covenant, Blade Runner 2049, plus sequels of (* deep breath *) Guardians of the Galaxy, Cars, World War Z, Kingsman, Transformers, Fast and the Furious, Planet of the Apes, Despicable Me, Thor and Pirates of the Caribbean still to come. Hardly the signs of a crisis, it would be fair to say.

Dig a bit deeper though and the foundations that blockbusters are built on start to look precariou. Last-place month, Variety produced a fib that painted a picture of an manufacture scared stiff by its own future, as customer flavors accommodate with changes in technology. Increased pres from Netflix and Amazon, those digital-disruption barbarians, has caused the big studios to consider changing the behavior they exhaust movies. The theatrical space, the 90 -day cushion between a cinemas introduction in cinema and its exhaust on DVD or streaming, is set to be reduced to as little as three weeks in an attempt to bolster dwindle dwelling amusement sales. Its a move that service industries sees as necessary, as younger onlookers develop more adaptable, portable viewing procedures, and certainly numerous smaller productions have begun to liberate their cinemas on-demand on the same day as in cinemas it was one of the reasons that Shia LaBeoufs Man Down grossed a much-mocked 7 in cinema.

Ana De Armas and Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049. Photograph: Allstar/ WARNER BROS.

At the same time, investors from China long thought to be Hollywoods saviour have suddenly chilled the best interest, cancelling major studio slews as the Chinese box office abides growing hurtings( with domestic ticket auctions merely increasing 2.4% in 2016 against a 49% rise the year before)and the governmental forces crackdown on overseas investment starts to burn. Contribute to that a couple of high-profile recent busts Scarlett Johanssons Ghost in the Shell, Matt Damons The Great Wall, the unintentionally creepy Chris Pratt/ Jennifer Lawerence sci-fi Passengers, Jake Gyllenhaals Alien knock-off Life and you have an manufacture thats not as expanding as the blockbuster bluster might suggest.

Hollywoods response to this instability has been to double down, focusing on blockbusters to the exclusion of just about everything else. In the past decade the summer blockbuster season has mission-crept its lane well into spring, a phenomenon that has been period cultural global warming; this year, Logan was liberated a merely three days after the Oscars intent. The ensuing consequence is of a full calendar year of blockbusters, with a small drop-off for Oscars season in January and February and even in that span this year we still visualized the liberations of The Lego Batman Movie, The Great Wall, John Wick 2 and the regrettable Monster Trucks.

Meanwhile, the mid-budget film that hardy perennial that used to help prop up service industries by expenditure relatively little and often deserving plenties( belief Sophies Choice or LA Confidential) has largely been abandoned by the major studios, its potential profit margins seen as insufficiently high when the cost of things such as commerce is factored in. Which isnt to say that mid-budget movies dont prevail, its merely that theyre being make use of smaller, independent studios ensure Arrival and Get Out for recent successful specimen or most commonly as TV series.( Theres that Netflix, disrupting situations again .)

In essence, what this all means for service industries is the fact that it blockbuster or failure. Studios have looked at the altering scenery and decided to react by replenishing it with superheroes, war wizards and CGI mortals, acquiring more blockbusters than they used to, but fewer films in total. The old-fashioned tentpole formula, where a few large-scale films would shelter the mid-range and low-budget nonsense, has significantly been abandoned. The blockbusters are about reducing the films these studios produce down to a minimum, reply Steven Gaydos, vice-president and executive editor at Variety. They clear nothing but large-scale bets. You have to keep improving a bigger and more efficient spaceship.

Its a high-risk strategy and one that, in the form of Disney and their Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar dealerships, has brought big rewards. But this abrupt ratcheting up of the stakes means that the cost of default has already become far more pronounced. Last-place time Viacom was forced to take a $ 115 m( 92 m) writedown on Monster Trucks, while Sony took a writedown of roughly$ 1bn on their entire cinema disagreement after a faltering couple of years.

Hugh Jackman in Logan. Photo: Allstar/ 20 TH CENTURY FOX

While those losses might be explained away as the outcomes of bad stakes on bad films Monster Trucks was infamously based on an idea by an executives five-year-old son they hint at the holocaust who are able to ensue if a broader, industry-wide difficulty were to present itself. Namely, what if the public loses its appetite for the blockbuster?

Its not entirely without instance: in the late 1950 s, as television would be in danger of steal a march on cinema, studios responded by travelling large-scale. Spectacle was seen as the key: westerns, musicals and sword-and-sandal epics predominated. But gatherings soon thrived tired of these hackneyed genres and ticket auctions continued to shrink. That era the industry survived, thanks first to the infusion of vitality provided for under the jumpy, arty New Hollywood films, then later with the early blockbusters such as Jaws and Star Wars.

Could such a mass tuning-out happen again? Surely, theres an spooky resemble in the way that Hollywood has reacted to changing durations with width and spectacle, but also in their narrow focus. Once an sexual thriller such as Fatal Attraction or a musical drama such as Footloose might have reasonably been considered a blockbuster. Nowadays the blockbuster almost exclusively is still in the action, fantasize, boys cinema or superhero genres.

The superhero film including with regard to towers huge over the industry, as every studio tries to replicate the formula set by Marvel. Ever-more niche caped crusaders are being given their own cinemas Batgirl, Aquaman, the Gotham City Sirens in an attempt to unearth a new Deadpool. Spider-Man and Batman have once again been rebooted in an attempt to freshen up the respective franchises. And, of course, everyone wants their own cinematic macrocosm a immense galaxy of characters that together can generate a apparently infinite number of spin-offs, sequels and prequels. At this very minute, the creators of Call of Duty are actively seeking to turn their shocking shoot-em-ups into a series of interlocking films, while James Cameron a director whose preferred approach of cracking a seed is with a sledgehammer, you suspect is creating a universe around his smash-hit Avatar, replete with five sequels, graphic novels, actual fictions and, most bewilderingly, a Cirque du Soleil show.

These shared natures actively tribunal the sort of gatherings who will turn up to every movie, buy the action fleshes, don the cosplay outfits and ingest the branded breakfast cereal in other words, teenage sons. The dominant ideology is fanboy culture, says Gaydos. It is adolescent. It is the conflicts by violence. It is wish-fulfillment, spectacle and diversion phone and delirium, if we are seeking to get Shakespearean.

Truly, the geeks have inherited the earth. But what about the rest of us? How many people have the time, force or inclination to sit through, say, all the cinemas in the forthcoming Universal Monsters shared universe, which begins this year with a reboot of The Mummy and has resuscitations of Wolf Man, Van Helsing and the Invisible Human in pre-production? Greenlighting this serial of movies without be seen whether anyone is going to bother to watch even the first of them looks like a risky struggle, and the most recent plight of the Divergent YA movie franchise, whose recent movie is being exhausted as a Tv movie due to lack of interest, offers up a cautionary tale that studios should perhaps be paying attention to.

Cars 3. Photo: Allstar/ WALT DISNEY PICTURES

But whats impressing about all these blockbusters is how youth-skewed they find themselves, at a time when a one-third of cinemagoers in the US are over the age of 50. Older gatherings can experience The Avengers as much as everyone else, of course, but sloping your sell primarily towards young people is a risky strategy. Young parties tend to be the most fickle audience, one whose attention is split in thousands and thousands of regions, mentions Gaydos. Theyre too the gathering least able to splash out on cinema tickets. And of course theyre an audience who are becoming increasingly accustomed to watching material on their phones, laptops and smart TVs.

In other terms, theyre the ones likely to action through the seismic change service industries is currently fretting over. If they lose interest in the modern blockbuster in the way that younger audiences turned away from the westerns, musicals and historic epics in the 1960 s, the studios will have to find something glistening and brand-new to wave in their faces and this time they wont have something akin to the New Hollywood to court them with, as that kind of transgressive, edgy, groundbreaking fare is increasingly revolving up on the small screen.

Perhaps the best thing the studios can do in the face of this new world is to show some imagery in how they develop and present their blockbusters and there are signs that this is already happening. Producer Stephen Woolley, who has worked on cinemas such as The Crying Game and the forthcoming adjustment of On Chesil Beach, quotes Deadpool as a film that has subtly managed to shift the feeling of the superhero movie. Its taking a much more sophisticated viewpoint of that world-wide and ridiculing it, while at the same reinforcing it. It was a clever have-your-cake-and-eat-it from the people who made it.

Meanwhile, Disneys successful live-action reimaginings of their animated pieces most notably Beauty and the Beast and The Jungle Book suggests that its possible to play the sequels and remakings activity without it seeming like a retread over old floor. Most outstandingly of all, the musical think this is making a comeback with the success of La La Land, that rare mid-budget movie to have spanned over into blockbuster status, grossing more than $400 m at a budget of $37 m.

Woolley is aware of the risks twirling all over the blockbuster, but considered it important that mass extinguishing is still some road away, if it ever comes. The chance you have is that audiences are fickle, and they could abruptly turn off, he says. Something occurs for them to say: Actually, we dont such as those movies any more. And theres always this inkling that it might materialize. But every time it seems to happen on the blockbuster front, another movie comes out to prove you wrong.

Ultimately, though, what might keep the blockbuster safe for the time being is not the films themselves but all the stuff around them. The thing that the studios are doing is something akin to a hypermovie or a supermovie, mentions Gaydos. Its a whole other thing. Its a toy-delivery arrangement. A Cars movie will gross $500 m or $600 m but the Cars commodities will exchange$ 4bn. Ultimately the movie is designed to be a monster sell implement for merchandise and theme parks that produce billions and billions.

As Hollywood agonises over its own future, it might be that the best direction for the blockbuster to survive is to subsume itself into bigger, most secure revenue streams: playthings, recreations, merchandise, live attractions. So if you want to keep the blockbuster around for a while longer, you should get your Superman outfit on and run yourself a container of that branded cereal.

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Here Is The Absolute Best Bar In Every State

Alabama

Pink Pony Pub

Who doesnt want to drink on the beach? This world-famous beach bar offers it all, the sun, the ocean and great service.

Alaska

F Street Bar

Arizona

Second Story Liquor Bar

The Second Story Liquor Bar prides itself on great drinks, food and service. A definite must see in Scottsdale.

Arkansas

Flying Saucer Little Rock

California

Smuggler’s Cove

Ahoy mates! This pirate themed bar will keep the rum coming with over 200 different types, as well as the memories.

Colorado

Henry Tavern

With lots variety and different things to do, this stop is a great way to spend an evening. Hit up happy hour or watch the big game on one of the dozen big TVs.

Connecticut

Little River Restoratives

This bar is known for their cozy and lighthearted feel. Locals recommend it as a definite stop.

Delaware

Jessop’s Tavern

Great food with an awesome colonial feel to it. Youll feel like youve gone back in time but youll enjoy the beverage selection as well as great service.

Florida

Capt Tonys Saloon

The pirates punch is a must try at this pirate themed bar. With a casual vibe, its a good place to hang out with friends. Make sure you try to get the coin in the fish mouth.

Georgia

Red Phone Booth

Craft cocktails, small plates and cigars offered in this 1920s inspired bar entered through a phone booth.

Hawaii

Dukes Waikiki

A popular tourist place, Dukes offers great drinks, beautiful views and a good time.

Idaho

Taphouse Pub And Eatery

This Boise establishment has a wide variety of drinks and food that keeps its rating over 4 stars.

Illinois

ROOF on theWit

With a sleek layout and pretty city views, this Chicago bar is said to impress. Its a great place to dress up with friends or it makes for an impressive first date.

Indiana

Slippery Noodle Inn

Indiana’s oldest bar offers great food, live blues bands and loads of atmosphere.

Iowa

Firehouse Bar

Its known for its beer garden and large crowds. Perfect place to watch a sporting event or celebrate a holiday.

Kansas

So Long Saloon

If youre looking for a trendy venue, good food and a great selection of drinks, check out this Kansas bar.

Kentucky

Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar

For the bourbon lovers, this bar will keep you on your toes with all the different options.

Louisiana

Carousel Bar

Get in touch with your childhood self with this Carousel Bar.

Maine

Arcadia National Bar

Who doesnt want to play old arcade games with access to alcohol? Grab a cocktail or a cold beer and try your kills on an old pinball machine.

Maryland

Seacrets

Another bar on the water. Seacrets has a gorgeous view with great food and drinks to add.

Massachusetts

The Tunnel Bar

This Boston bar looks as though its literally located in a tunnel. With awesome stone details, this bar has a great atmosphere and alcohol selection.

Michigan

HopCat

This one is for the beer lovers out there. With lots of options, youll never be bored with your beer choice. Hopcat provides a casual atmosphere thats perfect for drinks after work with friends.

Minnesota

First Ave

With a good music venue, staff and atmosphere, youre sure to have a good time at this Minnesota bar.

Mississippi

Hucks Cove Bar And Grill

A great place to enjoy a sunny day.

Missouri

Harrys Country Club

Casual bar with a wide beer, whiskey and tequila selection. They also offer a jukebox when there isnt live music.

Montana

The Buffalo Bar

No rules, at this fun bar. Enjoy the scenery while youre having a cold beer. Dont forget to take a selfie with the buffalo dcor.

Nebraska

Crescent Moon

A real like atmosphere. This bar offers a great selection of food and drinks.

Nevada

Minus 5 Ice Bar

You are in for a cool experience. This bar is made of ice, need I say more? The only advice I have is to make sure youre dressed for the cold temperature.

New Hampshire

Coat Of Arms Pub

A great Irish bar. Enjoy a cold Guinness and some of their highly rated food.

New Jersey

Wonder Bar

This New Jersey bar is said to be dog friendly. So, grab Fido and have a good time.

New Mexico

Adobe Bar

Great live music and drink selection. A must see in New Mexico.

New York

Founding Fathers Pub

A bar dedicated to our founding fathers. With a laid-back atmosphere, this pub has American historyrelated decor, darts and trivia nights as well as great burgers.

North Carolina

Thirsty Monk

Ashevilles premier beer bar. Beer lovers can enjoy a constantly rotating selection of beers on tap as well as a fun casual bar experience.

North Dakota

The Blarney Stone Irish Pub

Another Irish Pub for the books.

Ohio

The Big Bang

With dueling Pianos and a fun appearance, you will have a great time.

Oklahoma

The Pump Bar

Another great bar that offers a good outdoor setting. Its on the casual side and known to be a great place to hang out and enjoy a drink.

Oregon

McMenamins Edgefield

This sprawled out bar offers multiple bars on the premises as well as a great concert venue on the outside. I have personally been here and I love that there is something for everybody.

Pennsylvania

The Grandview Saloon

Beautiful city skylines and great drinks. A perfect date night.

Rhode Island

Ogies Trailer Park

Casual, fun and popular is a great way to describe this Rhode Island bar.

South Carolina

Seor Frogs

If youre looking for more of an outgoing party atmosphere, youve found it.

South Dakota

Full Throttle Saloon

A popular biker bar, this bar attracts tourist from all over.

Tennessee

The Flying Squirrel

Beautifully designed, this bar not only offers a great evening ambience that is popular with guests, it also offers a fantastic brunch that is said to be a must.

Texas

Billy Bobs Texas

Offering barbeque, rodeos and cowboys, this bar is a true Texas establishment. Put on your cowboy boots and have a good time.

Utah

Beer Hive Pub

This Salt Lake City holds a solid 4 stars with multiple raves about their great food, drinks and service.

Vermont

Farmhouse Tap And Grill

All the food offered here is farm to table which allows you to know what exactly you are eating. With a wonderful drink menu, you will enjoy your time here.

Virginia

Topgolf

Where adults can be a kid but with the adult beverages. There is something fun for everyone here.

Washington

Canon

This bar has an amazing liquor wall and toy cannons that are served with certain dishes. A must visit for the Seattle Area.

West Virginia

The Empty Glass

Mostly known for their great music venue and good food, the locals recommend this bar. It keeps a solid 4 star rating.

Wisconsin

Moccasin Bar

Hilarious taxidermy and inexpensive drinks is just two reasons youll have fun at this local bar.

Wyoming

Mint Bar

A true cowboy bar.

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Blockbusters assemble: can the mega movie endure the digital age?

From Star Wars sequels to superhero dealerships, blockbusters still govern the film industry. But with Amazon and Netflix tearing up the liberate planneds, are they on iffy floor?

Is the blockbuster in hardship? On the surface, to propose such a thing might seem as foolish as siding out the incorrect envelope at the biggest happen of the film docket because you were busy tweeting pictures of Emma Stone. This is the blockbuster were talking about. Its Luke Skywalker, Jurassic World, Disney, The Avengers, Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Pixar. Its the Rock perforating his fist through a build. Its the effects-driven culture juggernaut that powers the entire film industry. Does it look as if its in tribulation?

A glance at the balance sheet for the year to appointment would cement the view that the blockbuster is in insulting health. Total grosses are higher at this stage than any of the past five years. Logan, the Lego Batman Movie and Kong: Skull Island have already been gathered in big audiences globally. And then theres Beauty and the Beast, a true-life cultural phenomenon, currently hastening its course up the all-time rankings. All this and theres still a brand-new Star Wars instalment, another Spider-Man reboot, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Alien: Agreement, Blade Runner 2049, plus sequels of (* deep breather *) Guardians of the Galaxy, Cars, World War Z, Kingsman, Transformers, Fast and the Furious, Planet of the Apes, Despicable Me, Thor and Pirates of the Caribbean still to come. Hardly the signs of a crisis, it would be fair to say.

Dig a little deeper though and the foundations that blockbusters are built on start to look shaky. Last-place month, Variety wrote a legend that covered a picture of an manufacture scared to death by its own future, as buyer preferences adapt with changes in engineering. Increased pressure from Netflix and Amazon, those digital-disruption barbarians, has caused the large-scale studios to consider changing the road they liberate movies. The theatrical opening, the 90 -day cushion between a films debut in cinema and its liberate on DVD or streaming, is set to be reduced to as little as 3 weeks in an attempt to bolster diminishing dwelling entertainment auctions. Its a move that the industry sees as necessary, as younger witness develop more adaptable, portable deeming techniques, and surely many smaller yields have begun to liberate their movies on-demand on the same day as in cinemas it was one of the reasons that Shia LaBeoufs Man Down grossed a much-mocked 7 in cinema.

Ana De Armas and Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049. Photograph: Allstar/ WARNER BROS.

At the same time, investors from China long thought to be Hollywoods saviour have suddenly chilled their interest, cancelling major studio treats as the Chinese box office sustains growing tenderness( with domestic ticket sales exclusively increasing 2.4% in 2016 against a 49% rise its first year before)and the governments crackdown on overseas investment starts to bite. Add to that a couple of high-profile recent duds Scarlett Johanssons Ghost in the Shell, Matt Damons The Great Wall, the unintentionally creepy Chris Pratt/ Jennifer Lawerence sci-fi Passengers, Jake Gyllenhaals Alien knock-off Life and you have an manufacture thats not as expanding as the blockbuster bluster might suggest.

Hollywoods response to this instability has been to double down, places great importance on blockbusters to the exclusion of just about everything else. In the past few decades the summer blockbuster season has mission-crept its way well into spring, a phenomenon that has been worded cultural global warming; this year, Logan was released a merely three days after the Oscars objective. The developing impression is of a full calendar year of blockbusters, with a small drop-off for Oscars season in January and February and even in that period this year we are continuing envisioned the liberates of The Lego Batman Movie, The Great Wall, John Wick 2 and the regrettable Monster Trucks.

Meanwhile, the mid-budget cinema that hardy perennial that used to help prop up the industry by expensing relatively little and often deserving mass( recollect Sophies Choice or LA Confidential) has significantly been abandoned by the major studios, its full potential profit margins seen as insufficiently high when the cost of things such as commerce is factored in. Which isnt to say that mid-budget movies dont subsist, its merely that theyre being made by smaller, independent studios understand Arrival and Get Out for recent successful precedents or most commonly as TV sequence.( Theres that Netflix, interrupting situations again .)

In essence, what this all means for the industry is the fact that it blockbuster or bust. Studios have looked at the altering scenery and decided to react by replenishing it with superheroes, act stellars and CGI beasts, realise more blockbusters than they used to, but fewer films in total. The old-time tentpole formula, where a few large-scale movies would shelter the mid-range and low-budget material, has largely been abandoned. The blockbusters are about reducing the cinemas these studios grow down to a minimum, read Steven Gaydos, vice-president and executive editor at Variety. They represent nothing but large-hearted gambles. You have to keep building a bigger and more efficient spaceship.

Its a high-risk strategy and one that, in accordance with the arrangements of Disney and their Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar dealerships, has brought big-hearted wages. But this sudden ratcheting up of the stakes means that the cost of outage has become far more pronounced. Last-place time Viacom was forced to take a $ 115 m( 92 m) writedown on Monster Trucks, while Sony took a writedown of practically$ 1bn on their entire film division after a faltering couple of years.

Hugh Jackman in Logan. Photo: Allstar/ 20 TH CENTURY FOX

While those losses might be explained away as research results of bad bets on bad cinemas Monster Trucks was infamously based on an idea by an managers five-year-old son they hint at the apocalypse that could ensue if a broader, industry-wide trouble were to present itself. Namely, what if the public loses its appetite for the blockbuster?

Its not entirely without precedent: in the late 1950 s, as television threatened to plagiarized a march on cinema, studios responded by starting large-hearted. Spectacle was seen as the key: westerns, musicals and sword-and-sandal epics predominated. But audiences soon ripened tired of these hackneyed genres and ticket marketings continued to diminish. That occasion the industry existed, thanks first to the insertion of vitality provided for under the jumpy, arty New Hollywood films, then later with the early blockbusters such as Jaws and Star Wars.

Could such a mass tuning-out happen again? Certainly, theres an creepy echo in accordance with the rules that Hollywood has reacted to changing experiences with length and spectacle, but also in their narrow focus. Once an sexual thriller such as Fatal Attraction or a musical drama such as Footloose might have reasonably been considered a blockbuster. Nowadays the blockbuster almost exclusively resides in the action, fantasy, minors film or superhero genres.

The superhero film including with regard to looms big over the industry, as every studio tries to repeat the formula to be prepared by Marvel. Ever-more niche caped campaigners are being given their own cinemas Batgirl, Aquaman, the Gotham City Sirens in an attempt to exhume a new Deadpool. Spider-Man and Batman have once again been rebooted by seeking to freshen up the respective dealerships. And, of course, everyone wants their own cinematic cosmo a vast galaxy of characters that together can generate a seemingly infinite number of spin-offs, sequels and prequels. At this very time, the creators of Call of Duty are actively seeking to turn their terrifying shoot-em-ups into a series of interlocking cinemas, while James Cameron a director whose preferred method of cracking a nut is with a sledgehammer, you suppose is creating a cosmo around his smash-hit Avatar, rife with five sequels, graphic novels, actual romances and, most bewilderingly, a Cirque du Soleil show.

These shared universes actively court the sort of audiences who will turn up to every movie, buy the action anatomies, don the cosplay outfits and gobble the branded breakfast cereal in other words, teenage boys. The dominant ideology is fanboy culture, suggests Gaydos. It is adolescent. It is conflict resolution by violence. It is wish-fulfillment, spectacle and recreation tone and feeling, if we are seeking to get Shakespearean.

Truly, the geeks have inherited the earth. But what about the rest of us? How many have the time, intensity or inclination to sit through, enunciate, all the cinemas in the forthcoming Universal Monsters shared universe, which begins this year with a reboot of The Mummy and has resurgences of Wolf Man, Van Helsing and the Invisible Guy in pre-production? Greenlighting this line of cinemas without be seen whether anyone is going to bother to watch even the first of them looks like a risky struggle, and the recent situation of the Divergent YA cinema dealership, whose latest cinema is being exhausted as a TV movie due to lack of interest, offers up a cautionary narration that studios should perhaps be paying attention to.

Cars 3. Photo: Allstar/ WALT DISNEY PICTURES

But whats striking about all these blockbusters is how youth-skewed they are, at a time when a one-third of cinemagoers in the US are over the age of 50. Older audiences can enjoy The Avengers as much as everybody else, of course, but sloping your sell primarily towards young people is a risky programme. Young beings tend to be the most fickle audience, one whose attention is split in thousands and thousands of plazas, pronounces Gaydos. Theyre too the gathering least able to splash out on cinema tickets. And of course theyre an audience who are becoming increasingly accustomed to watching material on their telephones, laptops and smart TVs.

In other words, theyre the ones likely to force through the seismic change the industry is currently fretting over. If they lose interest in the modern blockbuster in accordance with the rules that younger audiences turned away from the westerns, musicals and historic epics in the 1960 s, the studios will have to find something lustrou and brand-new to brandish in their faces and this time they wont have something akin to the New Hollywood to courtroom them with, as that sort of transgressive, jumpy, groundbreaking price is increasingly growing up on the small screen.

Perhaps the best event the studios can do in the face of this new world is to demonstrate some imagery in how they develop and present their blockbusters and there are signs that this is already happening. Producer Stephen Woolley, who has worked on movies such as The Crying Game and the forthcoming adaptation of On Chesil Beach, quotes Deadpool as a cinema that has subtly managed to change the perception of the superhero movie. Its taking a much more sophisticated consider of that world-wide and humiliating it, while at the same strengthening it. It was a ingenious have-your-cake-and-eat-it from the ones who caused it.

Meanwhile, Disneys successful live-action reimaginings of their inspired undertakings most notably Beauty and the Beast and The Jungle Book suggests that its possible to play the sequels and remakes recreation without it detecting like a retread over old-time dirt. Most remarkably of all, the musical think this is making a comeback with the success of La La Land, that rare mid-budget movie to have crossed over into blockbuster status, grossing more than $400 m at a fund of $37 m.

Woolley is aware of the risks twirling around the blockbuster, but feels that mass extinguishing is still some method away, if it ever arises. The peril you have is that gatherings are fickle, and we are able to abruptly turn off, he alleges. Something happens for them to say: Actually, we dont like those movies any more. And theres always this inkling that is likely to happen. But every time it seems to happen on the blockbuster figurehead, another movie comes out to prove you wrong.

Ultimately, though, what might keep the blockbuster safe for the time being is not the films themselves but all the stuff around them. The thought that the studios are seeing is something akin to a hypermovie or a supermovie, alleges Gaydos. Its a whole other thing. Its a toy-delivery arrangement. A Cars movie will gross $500 m or $600 m but the Cars products will sell$ 4bn. Ultimately the movie is designed to be a giant sell implement for merchandise and theme park that generate billions and billions.

As Hollywood agonises over its own future, it might be that the best lane for the blockbuster to survive is to subsume itself into big, more secure revenue streams: dolls, competitions, merchandise, live attractions. So if you want to keep the blockbuster around for a little while longer, you should get your Superman costume on and spout yourself a container of that branded cereal.

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Blockbusters assemble: can the mega movie subsist the digital era?

From Star Wars sequels to superhero dealerships, blockbusters still rule the film industry. But with Amazon and Netflix tearing up the freeing planneds, are they on iffy sand?

Is the blockbuster in hardship? On the surface, to indicate such a thing might seem as absurd as handing out the incorrect envelope at the most difficult happening of the movie docket because you were busy tweeting pictures of Emma Stone. This is the blockbuster were talking about. Its Luke Skywalker, Jurassic World, Disney, The Avengers, Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Pixar. Its the Rock piercing his fist through a house. Its the effects-driven cultural juggernaut that powers the entire film industry. Does it look as if its in difficulty?

A glance at the balance sheet for its first year to date would cement the view that the blockbuster is in inconsiderate health. Total grosses are higher at the present stage than any of the past five years. Logan, the Lego Batman Movie and Kong: Skull Island have all attracted in big-hearted audiences globally. And then theres Beauty and the Beast, a true-life cultural phenomenon, currently racing its behavior up the all-time rankings. All this and theres still a brand-new Star Wars instalment, another Spider-Man reboot, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Alien: Agreement, Blade Runner 2049, plus sequels of (* deep sigh *) Guardians of the Galaxy, Cars, World War Z, Kingsman, Transformers, Fast and the Furious, Planet of the Apes, Despicable Me, Thor and Pirates of the Caribbean still to come. Hardly the signs of a crisis, it would be fair to say.

Dig a little deeper though and the foundations that blockbusters are is built around start to look precariou. Last month, Variety wrote a tale that covered a picture of an industry scared stiff by its own future, as purchaser flavours change with a difference in engineering. Increased pressure from Netflix and Amazon, those digital-disruption barbarians, has caused the big-hearted studios to consider changing the mode they liberate movies. The theatrical opening, the 90 -day cushion between a movies entry in cinemas and its freeing on DVD or stream, is set to be reduced to as little as 3 weeks in an attempt to bolster lessening residence amusement marketings. Its a move that service industries sees as necessary, as younger spectators develop more adaptable, portable considering techniques, and certainly many smaller productions have begun to secrete their cinemas on-demand on the same day as in cinemas it was one of the reasons that Shia LaBeoufs Man Down grossed a much-mocked 7 in cinema.

Ana De Armas and Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049. Photograph: Allstar/ WARNER BROS.

At the same time, investors from China long thought to be Hollywoods saviour have abruptly chilled their interest, cancelling major studio spates as the Chinese box office accepts growing stings( with domestic ticket auctions simply increasing 2.4% in 2016 against a 49% rise its first year before)and the governments crackdown on overseas investment starts to bite. Add to that got a couple of high-profile recent busts Scarlett Johanssons Ghost in the Shell, Matt Damons The Great Wall, the unintentionally creepy-crawly Chris Pratt/ Jennifer Lawerence sci-fi Passengers, Jake Gyllenhaals Alien knock-off Life and you have an manufacture thats not as prospering as the blockbuster bluster might suggest.

Hollywoods response to this instability has been to double down, focusing on blockbusters to the exclusion of just about everything else. In the past few decades the summer blockbuster season has mission-crept its style well into springtime, a phenomenon that has been expression cultural global warming; this year, Logan was secreted a mere three days after the Oscars intent. The ensuing aftermath is of a full calendar year of blockbusters, with a small drop-off for Oscars season in January and February and even in that season this year we are continuing received the liberations of The Lego Batman Movie, The Great Wall, John Wick 2 and the lamentable Monster Trucks.

Meanwhile, the mid-budget cinema that hardy perennial that used to help prop up the industry by costing relatively little and often deserving fortunes( imagine Sophies Choice or LA Confidential) has significantly been abandoned by the major studios, its full potential profit margins seen as insufficiently high when the cost of things such as market is factored in. Which isnt to say that mid-budget films dont prevail, its just that theyre being made by smaller, independent studios witness Arrival and Get Out for recent successful instances or most frequently as Tv line.( Theres that Netflix, disrupting things again .)

In essence, what this all means for the industry is that its blockbuster or failure. Studios have looked at the shifting landscape and decided to react by filling it with superheroes, activity starrings and CGI beings, making more blockbusters than they used to, but fewer cinemas in total. The old tentpole formula, where a few large-hearted cinemas would shelter the mid-range and low-budget substance, has largely been abandoned. The blockbusters are about reducing the movies these studios produce down to a minimum, reply Steven Gaydos, vice-president and executive editor at Variety. They oblige nothing but big stakes. You have to keep building a bigger and better spaceship.

Its a high-risk strategy and one that, in accordance with the arrangements of Disney and their Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar franchises, has brought large-hearted honors. But this abrupt ratcheting up of the stakes means that the cost of collapse has become far more pronounced. Last-place time Viacom was forced to take a $ 115 m( 92 m) writedown on Monster Trucks, while Sony took a writedown of practically$ 1bn on their entire cinema fraction after a faltering couple of years.

Hugh Jackman in Logan. Image: Allstar/ 20 TH CENTURY FOX

While those losses might be explained away as the result of bad stakes on bad cinemas Monster Trucks was infamously based on an idea by an executives five-year-old son they hint at the cataclysm who are able to follow if a broader, industry-wide question were to present itself. Namely, what if the public loses its appetite for the blockbuster?

Its not entirely without precedent: in the late 1950 s, as video threatened to plagiarized a march on cinema, studios responded by proceeding big. Spectacle was seen as the key: westerns, musicals and sword-and-sandal epics reigned. But audiences soon germinated tired of these hackneyed categories and ticket marketings continued to diminish. That hour the industry endured, thanks firstly to the injection of vitality provided for under the jumpy, arty New Hollywood cinemas, then later with the early blockbusters such as Jaws and Star Wars.

Could such a mass tuning-out happen again? Surely, theres an spooky repetition in the way that Hollywood has reacted to changing days with width and sight, but also in their restricted focus. Once an sexual thriller such as Fatal Attraction or a musical drama such as Footloose might have reasonably been considered a blockbuster. Nowadays the blockbuster almost exclusively is still in the action, imagination, boys film or superhero genres.

The superhero film including with regard to towers large over the industry, as every studio tries to replicate the formula set by Marvel. Ever-more niche caped crusaders are being given their own films Batgirl, Aquaman, the Gotham City Sirens by seeking to discover a new Deadpool. Spider-Man and Batman have once again been rebooted by seeking to freshen up the respective dealerships. And, of course, everyone wants their own cinematic universe a vast galaxy of reputations that together can generate a apparently infinite number of spin-offs, sequels and prequels. At this very time, the creators of Call of Duty are actively seeking to turn their appalling shoot-em-ups into a series of interlocking films, while James Cameron a director whose preferred approach of cracking a seed is with a sledgehammer, you believe is creating a macrocosm around his smash-hit Avatar, rife with five sequels, graphic fictions, actual novels and, most bewilderingly, a Cirque du Soleil show.

These shared cosmoes actively court the kind of audiences who will turn up to every film, buy the action illustrations, don the cosplay outfits and feed the branded breakfast cereal in other words, teenage sons. The dominant ideology is fanboy culture, articulates Gaydos. It is adolescent. It is conflict resolution by savagery. It is wish-fulfillment, sight and recreation seem and frenzy, if we want to get Shakespearean.

Truly, the geeks have inherited the earth. But what about the rest of us? How many people have the time, vigour or inclination to sit through, add, all the movies in the forthcoming Universal Monsters shared universe, which begins this year with a reboot of The Mummy and has resuscitations of Wolf Man, Van Helsing and the Invisible Soldier in pre-production? Greenlighting this series of movies without knowing whether anyone is going to bother to watch even the first of them looks like a risky attempt, and the recent predicament of the Divergent YA film dealership, whose latest cinema is being released as a TV movie due to lack of interest, offers up a cautionary fib that studios should perhaps be paying attention to.

Cars 3. Photo: Allstar/ WALT DISNEY PICTURES

But whats impressing about all these blockbusters is how youth-skewed “they il be”, at a time when a one-third of cinemagoers in the US are over the age of 50. Older audiences can enjoy The Avengers as much as everybody else, of course, but sloping your marketplace primarily towards young people is a risky programme. Young beings tend to be the most fickle gathering, one whose attention is split in thousands and thousands of homes, answers Gaydos. Theyre also the audience least able to splash out on cinema tickets. And of course theyre an audience who are becoming increasingly accustomed to watching material on their telephones, laptops and smart TVs.

In other messages, theyre the ones likely to violence through the seismic change service industries is currently fussing over. If they lose interest in the modern blockbuster in accordance with the rules that younger audiences turned away from the countries of the western, musicals and historic epics in the 1960 s, the studios will have to find something lustrou and brand-new to motion in their faces and this time they wont have something akin to the New Hollywood to tribunal them with, as that sort of transgressive, jumpy, groundbreaking grub is increasingly diverting up on the small screen.

Perhaps the best happen the studios can do in the face of this new world is to demonstrate some imagination in how they develop and existing their blockbusters and there are signs that this is already happening. Producer Stephen Woolley, who has worked on movies such as The Crying Game and the forthcoming modification of On Chesil Beach, quotes Deadpool as a film that has subtly managed to shift the sensing of the superhero movie. Its taking a much more sophisticated panorama of that nature and humiliating it, while at the same reinforcing it. It was a inventive have-your-cake-and-eat-it from the ones who established it.

Meanwhile, Disneys successful live-action reimaginings of their enlivened duties most notably Beauty and the Beast and The Jungle Book suggests that its possible to play the sequels and remakings tournament without it feeling like a retread over old ground. Most singularly of all, the musical think this is making a comeback with the success of La La Land, that rare mid-budget movie to have intersected over into blockbuster status, grossing more than $400 m at a budget of $37 m.

Woolley is aware of the risks swirling all over the blockbuster, but feels that mass extinguishing is still some direction away, if it ever runs. The hazard you have is that gatherings are fickle, and they could abruptly turn off, he does. Something happens for them to say: Actually, we dont such as those movies any more. And theres always this inkling that it might happen. But every time it seems to happen on the blockbuster front, another movie comes out to prove you wrong.

Ultimately, though, what might keep the blockbuster safe for the time being is not the films themselves but all the stuff around them. The thing that the studios are manufacturing is something akin to a hypermovie or a supermovie, reads Gaydos. Its a whole interesting thing. Its a toy-delivery structure. A Cars movie will gross $500 m or $600 m but the Cars concoctions will sell$ 4bn. Ultimately the movie is designed to be a monstrou sell tool for stock and theme park that generate billions and billions.

As Hollywood agonises over its own future, it might be that the best mode for the blockbuster to survive is to subsume itself into bigger, most secure revenue streams: dolls, recreations, merchandise, live attractions. So if you want to keep the blockbuster around for a while longer, you should get your Superman costume on and move yourself a container of that labelled cereal.

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