#this was taken ~18:35 into the episode version on youtube

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here, a screenshot of corey dorris in hey melissa for your troubles

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Don Johnson Filmography - Free Links!

Instead of you spending countless joyful hours trawling the web for grainy old '70s flicks, I did it for you! Here's a list of FREE places to watch DJ's stuff.

This list will be in reverse chronological order as they appear on IMDb. Some are just placeholders until (if) better links can be found, and some are bootlegs from other countries. I'm excluding music videos since those aren't hard to find.

And if you want to skip boring/annoying plot but don't want to miss him, I've made a key:

MC (main character) - much of the story involves his character and he is onscreen often

SC (side character) - only part of the story involves his character, so he's onscreen far less often than other characters

C (cameo) - he's got one or two scenes and they're small, in which case I'll mark his appearances in 0:00:00 format

I'm leaving most content warnings to viewer discretion, but some I don't feel comfortable ignoring. Also, some of the YouTube vids may get taken down at any moment :( If you like something, back it up! I'm using KMPlayer to download my faves, but I've heard you can also use VLC.

>> Links below cut! <<

First, check out my list from Tubi which has the most high quality versions of his work and TV appearances. If it's on Tubi, it won't be on this post!

Home Movie: The Princess Bride - (C, 0:41:30) the entire film is hilarious, especially if you've seen the original; made by a bunch of celebs during quarantine.

Knives Out - (SC) ok, there's no link, but i'm begging you to go buy this movie on DVD it's like $5-$10 tops in stores these days.

Moondance Alexander - (SC, 0:18:20)

Just Legal - (MC, eight episodes)

Word of Honor - (MC) this vid has "helium" audio and other insufferable flaws.

Goodbye Lover - (SC, login req)

In Pursuit of Honor - (MC) WARNING: animal death/abuse

G.I. Joe: The Movie - (SC, voice only, 0:30:35...) spare yourself, skip this movie that he probably did for his kid.

Tales of the Unexpected - (SC; one episode)

Matt Houston - (SC; one episode)

Melanie - (SC)

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. - (SC; German dub) clips of his character.

Elvis and the Beauty Queen - (MC; Portuguese subtitles)

Revenge of the Stepford Wives - (SC, 0:12:40, 0:25:15...) he has multiple scenes including one at the end, but these movies stress me out.

Beulah Land - (SC) only in part 1, but his character is replaced by a young Jonathan Frakes in part 2. WARNING: non-graphic rape

From Here to Eternity - (C, one episode, 0:07:10, 0:36:00)

The Rebels (MC, two-parts)

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill - (SC, 0:13:39...)

First, You Cry - (SC, first scene, 0:24:20, 0:44:20, 0:57:07, 1:15:38, 1:32:16)

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold - (C, 0:19:48, 0:32:19, 0:44:03...) can't stomach this film to find the rest of his scenes, he's a very minor character.

The American Girls - he's not in this! the main male character is played by the lovely Charles Haid from Hillstreet Blues, but it isn't listed on Haid's IMDb. Also, the character he plays does not go by the name DJ is listed under for that episode, so maybe DJ's in a different one? Regardless, I only found two episodes and DJ is in neither.

Ski Lift to Death - (SC) he shows up in the second video...don't make me watch this.

What Really Happened to the Class of '65? - TV spot w/ the only footage of him that I can find.

Cover Girls - (SC, 0:27:21, 0:40:40, 01:01:15...)

The City - (MC) costarring Mark Hamil

Barnaby Jones - (SC, one episode) I watched this and now it's missing...it sucked anyway. DJ plays an amateur arms dealer with a sickly son, a wife in jail, and a hideous mustache. He loses.

The Streets of San Francisco - (SC, one episode)

Law of the Land - (MC)

Return to Macon County - (MC) login to YT req but there is also a Spanish dub that doesn't req login. costarring Nick Nolte

A Boy and His Dog - (MC) this version has the nude scenes edited out, sign in to YT for the full cut; much higher quality than Tubi. WARNING: rape, etc.

The Rookies - (SC, one episode) costarring Nick Nolte

Kung Fu - making an executive decision here uhhh skip this one

The Harrad Experiment - (MC; two-parter w/ odd in-video ads that you can easily fast forward) WARNING: they all get naked

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors - (MC, one episode)

Lollipops, Roses and Talangka - (SC; some scenes in Tagalog) can't find the 1975 sequel or much information on English sites, but one Filipino fanblog implies the film may no longer exist.

Zachariah (MC)

Endlessly impressed by how much has been preserved and curated over the years. Even if a ton of it was junk, it's nice to save people's hard work and memories :)

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[gdwessel]

Rumors About Ospreay + Unrest In The NJPW Locker Room; Government Adds Okinawa to State Of Emergency, Another Extension Possible; Quick Review of DSOTR Collision In Korea; Shota Umino News!; Ren Narita on Dark Elevation; Satoshi Kojima In Impact Next Week

Strap in because this is going to be a long one.

There are rumors and reports coming out now (mostly from one source, the Voices of Wrestling website, from behind a Patreon paywall) that Will Ospreay's injury may not be what it seems, and there is growing discontent to the point of "mutiny" among the non-Japanese wrestlers regarding the state of emergency, the last-minute decision to resume touring when some were already travelling out of Japan, and the constant need for quarantining when coming back into Japan. Unfortunately this is as much as I can say, because this is behind a paywall, so until it gets made for public consumption I’m kinda limited in what I can say.

I can totally buy that all is not well within NJPW, especially after the COVID-19 bubble has burst. I've already discussed the creative malaise happening in the company right now. That there seems to be backstage dissent shows possible signs of trouble ahead for the promotion, and this golden period that we've been accustomed to is well and truly over. (I mean, it already was once lockdown happened, but they did the best they could, in my honest opinion, including a Pretty Good if not great WK15. Right now, creatively, we are below 2nd-half 2018 levels of poor.) But NJPW has weathered these storms before, although not with a global pandemic looming over everything. I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt that Ospreay is indeed injured, because a) they haven't exactly been shy about wrestlers being injured and needing to vacate titles before b) if Ospreay is legit injured, he is far more likely to receive treatment as a citizen of the UK from the (somehow still alive if not totally hobbled by Brexit) NHS, as opposed to Japan's healthcare system which is far more like the US model. Some wrestlers are swearing up and down he is injured, from the rumors. Ospreay certainly hasn’t said anything in his own words, beyond RTing NJPW’s announcement of his injury and vacating the title, and posting a pic of himself kissing the belt. RevPro kinda sorta said something but were also pretty vague. But for an injury suffered on 5/4/2021, this pic posted on 5/18 does not look like someone who just had such a severe neck injury they need to fly back to the UK (mind you, it COULD have been taken much earlier than that). Indeed, Ospreay’s still-active Twitter is more focused on Hana Kimura at the moment*. All this said, professional wrestling by it’s very nature has a baked-in amount of bullshit as part of it, so that this injury might be phony is always a distinct possibility.

It is utterly believable there is conflict between wrestlers and management, and communication is piss-poor at best. It is also believable that NJPW and Bushiroad are only taking their cues from a government Hell-bent on holding an Olympics an overwhelming majority of those polled are against, and who are treating the extended state of emergency as a vague suggestion rather than as a, you know, state of emergency. Pretending everything is hunky dory hasn't worked so far, so not sure why NJPW, nor the Japanese government, think eventually it will. (And NOAH is on my shit list right now too.) On that note, the government has now officially added Okinawa to the state of emergency. There is also talk that it will be extended further, as a government subcommittee member is quoted in the article as saying “it is difficult to think” that it will be lifted on 5/31/2021. Among that talk is word that Tokyo particularly will be under a stricter lockdown if this goes on. On a piece of actual GOOD news, it has been announced that the government has approved both the Moderna and AstraZeneca versions of the vaccine, so perhaps the vaccination rates will start to go up at last.

* - The anniversary of Hana Kimura’s tragic death is tomorrow (5/23/2021). I still sometimes struggle with the idea she is gone. Tonight at 10:30pm EDT (which is 5/23/2021 12:30pm in JST), FITE TV will be showing a live Hana Kimura tribute show put on by her mother, Kiyoko Kimura. Have a look in if you can

I was able to watch the Vice Dark Side Of The Ring episode on Collision in Korea, the two-night joint NJPW & WCW show from May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, on 4/28 & 4/29/1995, as it aired Thursday. It will hit YouTube here pretty soon. I am working on a podcast project about this documentary, and the (WCW version of the**) show itself, with the good lads at the Days Of Thunder podcast, so I won't talk too much here, but I will say a few things about it:

I did appreciate the detail here, as well as being able to get an interview with Antonio Inoki for this, especially as he was the principal driver of this show happening. I did also like that they took time to detail Inoki's mentor, and the "father of puroresu," Rikidozan, who himself was a North Korean national by birth. I did not appreciate the mythical pathos they added to the death of Rikidozan, which by all accounts was a random street fight with yakuza over a perceived insult (stepping on Rikidozan's shoe). I also felt they could have done a better job explaining the situation between Japan and North Korea at the time. When the event was first proposed to the NJPW roster, Scott Norton recounts Masahiro Chono telling Norton that "they want us dead," but it took until introducing former CNN foreign correspondent Mike Chinoy nearly halfway through the documentary to (briefly) explain the brutal colonialism that Japan wreaked on North Korea in the first part of the 20th century.

Also, as salacious as DSOTR can get, I am very surprised one of the most famous rumors/stories about this show did not get discussed, the internet wrestling legend that Kensuke Sasaki and Akira Hokuto were, erm, Quite Vocal when they were together, which of course did eventually lead to their marriage four months later which continues to this very day. But that was also part of another critique I had, which is, they mainly focused on the WCW part of the events, when this was an NJPW promoted show. The way it was told on DSOTR, the only Japanese wrestlers there were Antonio Inoki, Shinya Hashimoto, Akira Hokuto and Bull Nakano. I'd love to hear more from the NJPW side of things, besides how proud Inoki was of this political stunt that did not get him re-elected to the Diet anyway.

Overall, I do recommend watching this when and how you can, because it is absolutely bonkers. I will definitely keep you posted on when the podcast project for this drops. ** - I've tried looking for the NJPW version and have failed so far. NJPWWorld only has two matches from this, Antonio Inoki v. Ric Flair, and Akira Hokuto v. Bull Nakano. The WCW version is not officially released, even on WWE Network, so yeah search the internet to see it.

We finally have an update on Shooter! That is, Shota Umino. Earlier in the week, RevPro's official Twitter had a tweet saying This Summer, showing Umino in not only his white/pink Tanahashi-esque tights, but holding his Death Riders jacket from Jon Moxley, that Shota retweeted, making this his first tweet since September 2019. Two days later, a hype video appeared with footage of Shooter, including performing Death Rider. Now a Sports Illustrated article is claiming that Shooter was supposed to have reunited with Mox on the NJPW Strong episode that had Mox & Chris Dickinson face Yuji Nagata & Ren Narita, but Umino had an unspecified injury preventing that. (They further say that Mox v. Nagata’s IWGP US title match was originally set for Strong but Tony Khan convinced NJPW to hold it on AEW Dynamite.) Umino's last match listed on Cagematch was on 3/14/2020 in ATTACK! Wrestling in Cardiff, Wales, on the winning side of a 6-man tag match with Kyle Fletcher & Kid Lykos II defeating Shigehiro Irie, Chief Deupty Dunne & Los Federales Santos, Jr. It's great to have him back wrestling again, and I hope we get that reunion with Moxley soon enough too.

As an update to an item from an earlier post, it appears that the Ren Narita v. Royce Isaacs match that was teased but then not aired on AEW Dark this past Tuesday will actually be on AEW Dark: Elevation this coming Monday instead. Also part of that will be approximately 35 other matches (I only slightly kid), one of those being Rocky Romero v. JD Drake. This usually drops on YouTube at 7pm EDT / 6pm CDT Mondays.

This past Thursday on Impact, a video package showed that Satoshi Kojima would be appearing on next week's episode. This will be Kojima's first time ever wrestling in Impact under any name, as the last time NJPW and TNA were working together, Kojima was still away in All Japan Pro Wrestling. No word as to what he will be doing or whom he will be wrestling.

Also on Impact, Juice Robinson & David Finlay Jr. successfully defended the Impact World Tag Team titles against Ace Austin & Madman Fulton... before getting blindsided by two members of the Violent By Design unit (in this case, ECW veteran Rhino and former AJPW Triple Crown champion + cancer beater Joe Doering) with whatever Impact's version of a Anytime Anywhere Challenge is, and took the belts from FinJuice. They claimed FinJuice were going back to Japan, but, erm, who knows if that's the case or if it was for a time period when Wrestle Grand Slam was still a thing that was happening.

Also also, it seems Don Callis is no longer in any executive capacity at Impact. This is a little significant as it seems it was Callis who opened the negotiations back up for Impact to work with NJPW. Of course, lately he's spent more time as an on-screen heel manager for Kenny Omega, the Good Brothers and now the Young Bucks on both AEW and Impact programming. We'll see how much longer Kenny Omega's belt collector shtick goes on for with Callis no longer part of creative or management.

And that is actually it for now! Yipes!

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Episode 41 Review: 78 Pick-Up

{ Youtube: 1 | 2 | 3 }

{ Full Synopses/Recaps: Debby Graham | Bryan Gruszka }

  Hello and welcome back to my Garden of Evil, where today we begin an especially weird week of Strange Paradise. This is Ian Martin’s final week writing the show, albeit with heavy executive meddling at this point. In previous weeks, some of the things mentioned in the Lost Episode summaries still happened, or certain plot points still appeared with a different outcome, but that mostly stopped last episode and will only happen once more with one more plot point. For reference, here is the Lost Episode summary for this episode:

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (November 7, 1969), p. 84.

That doesn’t happen in this episode. Actually, not much does compared to a typical Monday episode--or does it? Usually, Martin reserves the most important events or revelations for Mondays and Fridays and uses Tuesday through Thursday for less important plot points, recap, and building suspense, but this time we get a Monday episode that’s mostly focused on the latter. This breaks with the previous weekly structure of the show and underscores how hasty his rewrite of Episode 41 must have been.

Don’t believe me? Here’s a list of the most important events that occurred on previous Monday episodes:

1: Jean Paul releases Jacques 6: Jacques gives Alison her first dream about him 11: Alison writes to Dan for help 16: Matt arrives on Maljardin 21: Dan suspects Jean Paul of murder 26: Alison uncovers her first clues about Dr. Menkin’s experiments 31: The cryonics tank leaks 36: The 1st séance

And on Fridays:

5: Dr. Menkin dies 10: Tim and Holly arrive on Maljardin 15: Jacques fires Dan 20: Alison's second dream about Jacques 25: Raxl and Vangie learn that Elizabeth is a witch [didn’t amount to much in the aired version, but foreshadows her original plotline] 30: Jean Paul decides to arrange first séance 35: Vangie foresees her death on Maljardin 40: Jean Paul's emergency meeting

For comparison, here are the biggest events from Tuesday-Thursday episodes: (brackets indicate events that I believe were originally intended to be more significant)

Week 1: Holly escapes Westley House (3), Jacques signs his name on Dan's documents (4), Alison arrives on Maljardin (4) Week 2: Holly flees to Caribbean (7), Dan shows Vangie Jacques' signature (8) Week 3: Elizabeth arrives on Maljardin (12), Tim begins Portrait of Doom (13) Week 4: Conjure Man dies and makes Vangie Conjure Woman (17), Jacques brings Dan to Maljardin (18), [Holly discusses her nightmare about Tarasca (19)], Erica's funeral (19) Week 5: Raxl and Quito show Matt the temple (23), Jean Paul steals the bottle of cyanide (23) Week 6: [Jacques cements his relationship with Elizabeth (28)], [Raxl predicts the possession of other characters with her cards (29)] Week 7: Jean Paul brings Vangie to Maljardin (32), the guests learn that Quito is a zombie (33), [the Holly portrait is damaged (33)] Week 8: [Holly starts searching for the secret passage (37)], [Jacques gives Alison more notes (38)]

So what happens in Episode 41, which feels more like a mid-week episode? Let’s explore it together and see what took the place of the beginning of Elizabeth’s mental descent into the 17th century.

When Dan enters the Great Hall and tells the other guests where he’s been, both Matt and Vangie give him the side-eye.

Dressed in a dirty black turtleneck, Dan returns from his exploration of the eponymous garden of Maljardin, where he was searching for the missing cyanide and/or the way out (I don't care about either subplot--give me Jacques, dammit!). "What are you all planning?" he asks as Vangie, Matt, and Tim eye him with suspicion. "Another séance, Vangie? Or a prayer meeting, Reverend, to save us all by communication with the infinite?"

Matt asks him where he was and he says that he was searching for the way off the island. "Like Holly," Tim comments, which is the only reason why he's even in this scene. Cue recap, although surprisingly little from Mr. Boring Artist, whom Martin seems not to know what to do with anymore. Considering how bland Tim is, I don’t blame him.

Vangie making her favorite facial expression.

Uh-oh!

But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is upstage right, and the gorgeous but volatile Jean Paul has arrived to bitch out Dan for wanting to leave Maljardin! “Have you been on a journey, Dan?” he asks. “Here on Maljardin, they all meet the same end.”

“And some end in death,” adds Matt, which further angers the master.

“Is that a prediction or a predilection, or perhaps a threat?” Jean Paul asks, because he’s the only one allowed to make death threats on Maljardin. God Jean Paul forbid the Reverend return the favor.

“A fact, Mr. Desmond.” Too bad Jean Paul doesn’t care much for facts.

Holly is safe for now!

Both Alison and Holly(!) follow him upstairs. Holly says she feels fine now, which she attributes to Alison’s arrival just in time to show Jean Paul Dr. Menkin’s notes at the end of last episode. And then Jacques torments Jean Paul in front of all the detained guests:

Jacques: “Yes, be discreet. If I make you seem mad, they will betray you...”

“...and your sleeping Erica in her vulnerable cryocapsule.”

Holly: “Look at him. It’s like he’s in another world! Just like he seemed to be another man down there in that creepy crypt.”

He reminds everyone that visits to the crypt are off-limits and marches off, ignoring Elizabeth’s attempt to calm him down. Alison shows the notes to her increasingly estranged fiancé Dan and recaps to him about how she now only has five weeks of notes left. Meanwhile, in the dining room...

In a trance, Vangie solemnly lays a spread of Tarot cards on the dining room table, when suddenly she crushes one within the palm of her hand:

Matt notices that she is in a trance and Alison rushes over to get her out of it. When she does, Vangie is confused:

As is the tradition on this blog, I will attempt to interpret the Tarot cards that Vangie has drawn to determine the message. I suspect that Ian Martin deliberately chose specific Tarot spreads to subtly foreshadow planned events (see also my Episode 29 review where I analyze one such spread) in addition to all of the other Tarot symbolism he uses. Let’s start with the cards on the table:

And their possible meanings, taken (mostly) from Tarot.com and The Tarot Guide:

The Devil can also refer to the id, chaos, sexuality, obsession, or abuse, but I believe that it’s more likely meant literally here. Death may be meant literally (which is not how it’s normally used in the Tarot), but change would make just as much sense in the context of Jacques’ plans for Maljardin. I had trouble identifying the card at the top, but I think that most likely it’s the Ace of Cups in reverse. Ace of Cups RX can mean (among other things) sadness, unrequited love, or pessimism, but it could also mean a shadow version of Alison, whom Vangie’s previous readings represented as the upright Ace of Cups. Sounds like Rahua, although that’s doubtful because the show has all but forgotten about her. More likely, it foreshadows Alison’s death or another form of undoing.

As for the card crumpled in Vangie’s hand,

The Eight of Wands seems a very odd choice in combination with the others, because of its positive meaning:

Success--but for whom? I’m guessing Jacques, which would explain her reaction. The spread implies that Jacques’ plans to steal Jean Paul’s body for good (the change), followed by discontent, sadness, and loss, will succeed.

In the Great Hall, we hear Dan tell Tim and Matt about how, while searching Jean Paul’s bedroom, he found a map drawn by Jacques of the only escape route through the channel. “They’re probably false and intended to lure sailors to their watery grave,” the Reverend speculates, given the cartographer in question. Unfortunately for them, Jean Paul overhears their conversation. “The Reverend knows the Requiem,” he threatens passive-aggressively.

Jean Paul must have contact with his Erica, even if it kills him as Vangie predicts it will.

Then Jean Paul visits Vangie in the dining room to insist once again upon another séance. She reluctantly agrees, although she feels very uneasy about it. By now the Conjure Woman has laid another Tarot spread, consisting of a different combination of cards:

And my interpretation:

The King of Swords--which we know represents Jacques--is reversed, and so is the Knight of Pentacles. As with the reversed Ace of Cups from the first spread, the reversed Knight could either mean the revival of Dan’s 17th-century counterpart d’Anton or (more likely) Dan’s demise. Whether the reversed King of Swords still means Jacques or instead refers to his reversal Jean Paul is unclear, but I think the latter is more likely. The King’s characterization on The Tarot Guide is very negative, but “power-crazed,” “controlling,” and “ruthless” do describe the man Jean Paul has become, and Vangie does predict in this scene that he may soon die. The Queen of Cups, which has previously represented both Elizabeth and Holly, appears upright, as do the Knight of Cups and the Queen of Swords. The Tarot Guide’s description for the Knight of Cups mentions an “artistic, creative” man, which sounds like Tim: the only male guest in Maljardin to not have previously been associated with a Tarot card. The identity of the Queen of Swords is unclear, but I have a feeling that she is meant to represent Erica. The Nine and Ten of Swords indicate that at least some of these characters will die, and there will be no way of preventing it.

Later in the episode, she lays a third spread while talking to Elizabeth:

My interpretation:

Elizabeth asks what the cards means, and Vangie gives this curious explanation: “That a woman who seeks love will receive what she gives...Nothing else.” Evidently, that includes burnout (Ten of Wands reversed) and regret/missed opportunities (Four of Cups). But which woman could these cards be about? Is it Elizabeth, Holly, or someone else? Could it even be...Erica?

Elizabeth suggests that Vangie invite her to tomorrow’s séance, then leaves when she sees Matt. They discuss the upcoming séance and Matt tells her, “I will certainly not consent to take part in the circle a second time.” But the Tarot cards say otherwise:

“What we say is one thing,” says Vangie. “What takes place is another. The Fool. The cards say you will. They cannot change it, and neither can you. The cards do not lie. Forces join the battle. Which is good, which is evil, who knows? You can’t change it, in spite of yourself!”

Vangie lays two spreads of Tarot cards in this scene. The first is too blurry to interpret, but appears to include either the Nine or the Ten of Swords:

The second--which Vangie implies relates to the events at tomorrow’s séance and which includes the Fool as its fifth card--is interesting:

My interpretation:

I did not expect to see the Hierophant--which represents tradition and conformity when upright--in any of her spreads. It just doesn’t seem relevant to any of the themes of the Maljardin arc, unless we count the generational gap between Holly and the establishment. The Tarot Guide gives “reversed roles” as one suggested meaning for the Hierophant reversed, which fits neatly with Ian Martin’s original (now scrapped) plans for at least one additional possession (but probably more). Five of Cups reversed is pretty straightforward: Jean Paul is trying to move on from his wife’s death by contacting her spirit. Likewise for the Hanged Man, whose trapped state could represent anyone on the island except for Jacques. The Ace of Cups here could represent idealism or compassion, but it has always meant Alison in previous episodes, so I’m sticking with her as my interpretation.

As I’ve written above, I don’t actually know if any of these cards (save the Fool) were mentioned in this episode’s script. There’s no way of knowing if any of these arrangements were deliberate or if Angela Roland was actually just drawing random cards in her scenes. Mostly, I’m interpreting these cards because there isn’t much else to do in February in the middle of a pandemic. It keeps my mind busy and it gives me something to talk about re: this episode other than weekly plot structure.

There’s one more scene of her pulling cards. The three cards in this spread appear to be the Five of Cups RX again, the Ten of Swords RX (either a total disaster or one narrowly averted), and the King of Wands RX (most likely Jacques). She has just pulled another when she lets the rest of the deck slide out of her hand onto the table. She has a nervous breakdown:

The combination of the Tarot spreads full of omens of doom lead Vangie to a nervous breakdown the day before the séance.

This episode serves the function of building suspense to the second séance, which we know will happen soon. Vangie does not want to hold it because of the danger that the cards have foretold, but she knows that there’s no way out of it and (according to her) the cards don’t lie. What doom awaits Maljardin in the coming weeks? Only time will tell. It won’t be Tarasca, but it will be something seriously strange.

Coming up next: A mysterious black rabbit appears in the Garden that has not known wild animal life in three hundred years.

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[nightqueendany]

The GOT S7 Commentaries...

So one of the incomprehensible ANTI arguments as to why it’s believed Jon/Sansa are endgame or that Jon actually isn’t in love with Daenerys (and therefore is playing her, is undercover/political Jon theories and is actually in love with his sister instead) has to do with the Season 7 Episode 7 commentary, specifically, Kit’s comments about one Jonerys scene in particular.

That scene every ANTI has a hard-on about is when Jon/Dany are in the corner of the dragonpit alone, passing the dragon skull back and forth and are talking about Dany being infertile (or so she thinks).

In the commentary, Kit says “this is when they decide they really like each other” and David Benioff sort of disagrees, mentioning earlier scenes of them in the caves, etc.

Antis like to say that since Kit can’t even supposedly pinpoint when Jon and Daenerys started to fall for each other, that this must be proof that Jon actually is playing Dany and Kit has known it all along and isn’t that invested in the romance he’s portraying on screen.

Now, a few points to remember before I serve up some hot tea:

This commentary is well after the wrapping of filming. Many many months after wrapping.

The actors have not seen any of the completed episodes for this season.

The actors frequently skip the bits of the scripts that do not have them in it. Hence the joke “Bullshit, bullshit, my line, bullshit.”

The entire season is shot incredibly out of order. Some scenes from Episode 7 were the first shot of the entire season.

The actors and even D&D absolutely do not take these commentaries seriously AT ALL. “90 minutes of goooooold....”

THEREFORE

With the long break between when they wrapped filming, with filming being out of order, and with actors skipping large chunks of script, when Kit and co did the commentary, much of the details of the script were forgotten. In fact, in the 7x07 episode, Kit frequently says he doesn’t know what’s going on in a scene because he’s forgotten even filming it in the first place.

But I’ll let the commentary speak for itself:

0:30 - “Have any of you three ever listened to any these commentaries?” - Dave Benioff.  “I jog to them.” - Dan Weiss. “I sometimes go on YouTube and forwardwind bits until I’m talking and just listen.” - Kit Harington. “Is that what you on set while we’re shooting?” - Dan Weiss “Most days.” - Kit Harington. “Bullshit, bullshit, my line, bullshit bullshit bullshit.” - Dan Weiss. “Bullshit, bullshit, my line.” - Kit Harington.

2:25 - “I’ve forgotten what’s going on here.” - Kit in reference to the scene the Unsullied are lined up outside King’s Landing and the Lannister soldiers are preparing in case of attack.

4:40 - “The thing about Thrones is you turn up and you have a horse riding assessment at the start and the last people to know anything about what happens in the series are the actors so Camilla, the stunt guys, everybody knows the storyline, what happens to your character. And it’s your job during the horse riding assessment to try and get that information.” - Kit when they’re talking about their horse riding assessments at the beginning of filming every season.

5:57 - “Ohh I know what’s going on. I’ve just realized...it’s taken me that long to figure it out.” - Kit, in reference to the scene Sandor Clegane taps on the box holding the wight on the ship headed for King’s Landing and the Dragon Pit meeting.

14:25 - “Oh we did have rain, didn’t we?” Kit in reference to Dan and Dave talking about the VFX guys having to take out raindrops from scenes because he literally couldn’t remember filming what was, according to Lena, “Torrential rain.”

19:09  - “I’m quoting your character from later in this episode.” - Dave Benioff talking about Lena conspiring with the costume designer. Lena clearly didn’t get the reference when Dave made it because she had forgotten her own line from the script of the episode they’re watching.

23:56 - “Here’s where you’ve just, just fucked the whole thing up” - Dan Weiss, “It was quite interesting having everyone of the main characters, or the principle characters, in the same place at the same time.” “Looking at you with disdain.”

24:53  - “Alright Jon Snow, don’t fuck this up.” - Dave Benioff, “Don’t fuck it up Jon, what could he possibly do to fuck it up?” - Kit Harington. “Just say fine’.” “Just say ‘yes’. Simple.” - Looks at Daenerys (Emilia Clarke). “Noooo,” “I am true to my word.” “God he pisses me off.” “Kit Harington would have just lied through his teeth here.” - Dan Weiss. “Honestly I would, yeah.” - in reference to Cersei asking Jon to stay out of the fight between her and Daenerys after the dead are defeated and Jon admits he already bent the knee to Dany.

-Okay, not really relevant, just my personal favorites on Jon publicly bending the knee, but I digress...

29:35 - “What’s going on now?” - Kit when Tyrion goes to meet with Cersei and is standing outside talking to Jaime.

30:32 - “Did you film this right at the start? The start of the season, is this one of the first ones you filmed?” - Kit. “Yeah I think it was in the first couple of weeks.” - Lena. When Tyrion and Cersei are meeting privately. Filming out of order...

31:02  - “I’ve forgotten what happens in the rest of this episode.” - Kit during the Tyrion Cersei scene. COME ON HE LITERALLY ADMITS HE CAN’T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SEASON FINALE OF THE SHOW HE’S STARRED IN FOR SEVEN YEARS. They don’t study this stuff like we do guys!!! They love it but they’re not as big of nerds as us!!!

31:57  - “This does look like a good scene.” - Kit again on the Tyrion Cersei scene. 😳🙄

37:10 - “Kit, what did you think about this scene? Why don’t you tell us something useful. For the one guy left listening.” - Dave Benioff. “I liked it. I liked this scene.” “I can’t remember, what was this scene about?” “Yeah, she says that I’m not... she can’t have children.” “We’ll see about that.” “Haven’t met the little Jon.” “No this is where they really decide where they like each other, isn’t it?”  “If that’s what works for you? I feel like it happened a little sooner. You know when they’re in the cave together, there’s some friction, some heat. “ <= What the ANTIS heard “I don’t recall when Jon and Dany start to fall for each other because it’s unimportant to the story.”  => What they conveniently forget Kit adds at the end => “It happens in stages. But this is where the magic touch happens. This is where the electricity happens, just there.”

39:12 - “Actor studio question for you, so when you’re playing this scene, are you thinking in the back of your head, I know I’m telling a lie or are you just playing it as if this is really what’s gonna happen?” - Dave Benioff  “What sounds more intelligent?” - Lena, talking about when Cersei comes out to the Dragonpit after her conversation with Tyrion and tells Team Targaryen she will send her armies north to fight alongside them against the dead. Lena, a professional actress, can’t even remember how she approached and played a scene that is pretty pivotal for the entirety of next season. I mean....

41:38 - “If someone’s watching this for the first time.” - Kit. “I know I’m joking, it was a joke, Kit, fuck.” - Dave Benioff. “They’ve probably already read it online anyway.” - Dan Weiss. - Talking about Littlefinger’s death when Sansa receives the raven from Jon about bending the knee to Daenerys. Again, not really relevant. This is just personally one of my fave bits from the commentary. But D&D knew what was up with the leaks hah.

44:46 - “This is one of the first scenes I shot in the whole…” - Kit Harington about the Jon/Theon throne room scene on Dragonstone when Theon says he needs to go after Yara. More out of order shooting making it difficult for actors to recall certain storylines, plots, lines, scenes, episodes, etc.

46:18 -  “I’ve forgotten you’ve got that Alfie scene in this bit.” - Kit on Theon later on the beach with the other Ironborn.

48:05 - “Does Jon know who Yara is? I guess he probably does, he knows things.” - Dan Weiss. When Theon says he needs to go save Yara. This is the writer, producer, and showrunner and he’s legitimately asking this question. Side Note, of course Jon would know who Yara is, he grew up with Theon. Surely the topic of his sister would have come up at some point.

48:37 - “I have no recollection of who writes what anymore.” - Dan Weiss. Talking about the Jon Snow/Theon scene.

1:05:44 - “This was, I think, Isaac’s first scene, that he shot in the season. So he was still, he did a very good job of finding this new version of his character right out of the gate.” - Dan Weiss on the scene where Sam arrives in Winterfell and meets with Bran where they speak about Jon’s heritage.

1:08:04 - “Are you kidding?” - Lena, who doesn’t read the scripts, about Rhaegar and Lyanna being married. “No, Heir to the throne. Heir to the … well, technically.” - *Lena gasping* -  “There’s mum and dad. I’m getting emotional actually.” - Kit “Lena do you not read the scripts?” “No cause I fucking watch it.”

1:09:42 - “Oh shit off.” Lena when Lyanna says Jon’s real name. At Bran’s line: “He’s the heir to the Iron Throne.” - Lena inhales sharply.

1:10:52 - “Did you not know that was coming? Did you?” - Kit to Lena about Jon being the heir to the throne.  - Side Note: when Kit said this, I actually thought Lena might have been crying until she speaks again in the Sansa/Arya scene and her voice is unaffected so I guessed she wasn’t but anyway...just goes to show how much the actors know about the scripts and scenes and show in general.

1:13:24 - “Oh, you haven’t seen this have you? You don’t know what’s happening?” - Kit to Lena about The Wall coming down.

Clearly, our fave folks do not pay nearly as much attention to this stuff once they’re done filming it as we do.

BTW I thought all the ANTIS didn’t believe a single thing the actors, producers, composer, costume designer, etc. said about the show in commentaries or BTS bits because none of what they said aligned with the Jon/Sansa pairing...?

SOUNDS LIKE PICKING AND CHOOSING WHAT YOU WANT TO ACCEPT AND BELIEVE TO ME.

[astrofantastic]

im so sad the weekly idol ep was never fully subbed the original fan got their video taken down and no one ever finished it ;;

Here are the subbed clips I found on youtube ! I know it’s not the entire episode but it’s the best I could find :’))

Original episode, ASTRO’s segment begins at 19:45 and ends at 50:25

If you are able to view the kshow123 VIP 2 version, you can watch up until about minute 32 with subs. 

2x speed Baby (25:20 - 28:17)

CF Battle (29:58 - 33:11)

MJ & Eunwoo Freestyle Dance (35:35 - 37:09)

Moonbin & Rocky Freestyle Dance (37:13 - 40:38) 

One Legged Pushup Contest (43:18 - 47:40)

in total you can watch about 70% of it subbed ? it’s not the best but its the most that we’ve got ^^”

[starfriday]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BROTHER!

~The Format That Changed TV Forever In India And Across The Globe Turns 20!~

Mumbai, 16th September 2019: Big Brother, (aka Bigg Boss in India) - the original reality format - celebrates its landmark 20th birthday today.  On the 16th September 1999, nine Housemates moved in a purpose-built house in the Netherlands, equipped with 24 cameras and no contact with the outside world to be watched 24/ 7 by Big Brother. A cultural phenomenon was born, and the TV revolution aired its first ever episode that night on Dutch Broadcaster Veronica, part of RTL.

Since its launch, Big Brother has taken the world by storm, with 471 series of 28,391 episodes commissioned in 60 markets and airing pan regionally in 80 since its launch. 7,153 housemates from around the globe have spent 35, 143 days in the house and there have been 5, 035 evictions.

Twenty years since its worldwide debut, Big Brother is enjoying one of its best years yet and is constantly being renewed internationally with 22 productions in 18 markets confirmed to air in 2019.

In India Bigg Boss has conquered audiences, in Hindi, Kannada, Bangla, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil and Malayalam. With 30 seasons under its belt Globally Endemol Shine India is the only one in history of the franchise who has produced the Big Brother format (Bigg Boss) in multiple languages for different broadcasters. Bigg Boss has now been produced in India in 7 languages and today produces more than 600 episodes in a 365-day calendar year.

With huge stars such as Salman Khan, Kamala Hassan, Nagarjuna, Mohanlal, Mahesh Manjrekar and Sudeep as hosts, an interesting mix of contestants and an amazing creative and production team, the show continues to garner huge TRPs and driving in viewers every season.

Talking about the completion of 20 years of Big Brother globally, Abhishek Rege, CEO, Endemol Shine India said, “Big Brother is undoubtedly the most popular non-scripted show across the globe entertaining viewers from all strata of society. In India too, the show has been well received and has garnered a huge fan following.  The ongoing appreciation for the franchise across the globe and in India, no matter the language, is testament to the effort of the creative and production teams at Endemol Shine globally and our understanding of geographies and of local audiences.”

Engaging audiences with interactivity

Big Brother is more interactive and immersive than ever, whether it be viewer polls, making decisions for tasks or else the weekly evictions which are the bedrock of many global schedules. Big Brother stands out in the way it engages the audience to be part of the show, and earlier this year saw 202 million votes cast in Brazil in a single eviction.

Innovating with technology

Big Brother has always thrived on changes in the tech and TV landscape and fans have more access to the show’s content than ever before, whether it be watching episodes on YouTube in Spain where the series had a dual strategy to produce the programme for linear and online or streaming on a broadcaster’s SVOD or AVOD platform in markets like the US, Canada and Finland.

The show is innovating with tech within productions too. Big Brother Poland was the first version of the reality hit to be filmed in a real-life existing house. This has been followed by the recent relaunch in Finland, where the house was located in the heart of Helsinki in REDI shopping mall.  These new types of productions are only possible because of advanced technology and state of the art cameras which allow the show to be produced in innovative ways. It also furthers the creative freedom for the producers with fully connected houses enabling access to rooms to be limited or to give housemates certain privileges such as access to the fridge or even the coffee machine. Existing locations also have created a truly authentic environment for relationships to develop.

Sustainability

And the format is rolling our green initiatives too, in Germany the production team of VIP series saved an estimated 12,000 coffee cups after switching to reusable bamboo cups and all groceries for the House were sourced locally.

In Finland, the new house will be made with recycled materials and with water scarcity a significant issue in India, the production has installed waste water recycling, as well as placing water restrictions for housemates and one of the regional versions even features an empty swimming pool to make a point about the limits.

None of us know what the next twenty years will bring, but one thing for sure, the world is watching.

Big Brother in numbers

1. 7,153 people have entered the Big Brother house of which 517 were from Bigg Boss India so far)

2. There have been 5,035 evictions of which 372 were in Bigg Boss India so far

3. 28,391 episodes of Big Brother have aired globally of which 2942 were in Bigg Boss India

4. Over 35,143 days have been spent in the house of which 2908 were in Bigg Boss India

5. There have been 471 series to date, making 471 Big Brother winners 30 of which were in India  

6. 3,000 people applied via telephone for the first ever series in the Netherlands

7. There were 24 cameras in the original Big Brother house in the Netherlands. The most recent version in Finland has 51, whereas in Italy they shoot with an astounding 100+ cameras. India used 89 cameras in the BB Hindi S12

8. The oldest housemate to enter the Big Brother house is Lionel Blair who at 85 joined Celebrity Big Brother in the UK. 75-year-old Jerry MacDonald who came third in the US series 10 in 2008

9. Julie Chen Moonves is the longest serving Big Brother host, having presided over the US show for 19 years since its launch in 2000

10. 1 baby has been born in the Big Brother house; this took place in the Netherlands in 2005

11. The longest uninterrupted television broadcast of Big Brother lasted 8, 763 hours from 2nd March 2004- 1st March 2005 in Germany

12. A record 202 million votes were cast in one eviction in Brazil in March this year.  These second highest being Bigg Boss Tamil with 19, 59, 37, 000 votes

13. 7 versions of Big Boss in 7 different regional languages (Marathi, Tamil, Bengali Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam) have aired in India.

14. Big Brother has 62.5 million digital followers.

15. There have been 7.3 billion lifetime video views

16. 59 couples met in the House.

17. 5 marriages have taken place within the House of which 2 were from Bigg Boss India

18. 12 children have been born from Big Brother romances.

19. Since launch Big Brother has been commissioned in 60 countries, some of which aired pan-regionally taking the show to 80 countries.

20. An estimated 12,000 single use coffee cups were saved when the production of Big Brother VIP in Germany switched to reusable bamboo cups.

Endemol Shine Group

Endemol Shine Group creates world class content that entertains and enthrals billions of people around the world.

We are the world’s largest independent producer, operating on a unique local and global axis with 120 production labels across 23 markets and unrivalled creative, production, distribution and commercial capabilities.

With over 75 major awards under our belt, we bring our stories and brands to life through TV production, digital content, live experiences, gaming, merchandising and much more. We also boast a rich archive of more than 4,300 registered formats and a catalogue of over 55,000 hours of scripted and non-scripted programming which we distribute through Endemol Shine International.

Global hits include non-scripted superbrands MasterChef and Big Brother, globally-loved favourites Deal or No Deal, Your Face Sounds Familiar, Operacion Triunfo, Money Drop, Hunted, The Island, and many more. And we continue to innovate with the likes of Big Bounce Battle, Family Food Fight and All Together Now, the world’s fastest travelling new format of 2018. Online sensations Mr Bean and Simon’s Cat meanwhile lead our digital brand portfolio alongside MasterChef, with over 2.7 billion monthly views and growing.

Our vibrant drama portfolio includes scripted superbrands Peaky Blinders and Black Mirror, as well as Humans, Grantchester and Tin Star, all of which have aired in 100 or more markets. Endemol Shine Group is also behind some of the most popular World scripted titles domestically and internationally including Bron (Sweden/Denmark), Dark (Germany), Nevsu (Israel), El Vato (Mexico), La Catedral del Mar (Spain) and The Oldenheim Twelve (Netherlands).

In 2018, Endemol Shine Group had 700 productions on air across 270 platforms and channels, and we travelled more formats than any of our peers.

[gaymusicchart]

Gay Music Chart - 2020 week 27

YES, we're back ! Welcome to the Gay Music Chart, the LGBTQA related music videos TOP 50 actuality and most request.

 For this first top of the year, the countdown was made only with the views on our playlist PRIDE MONTH 2020.

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  01 (NEW) : Nguyễn Trần Trung Quân - "Tự Tâm"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 01 (x1)

Vietnam - October 2019

Don't miss this awesome music video, with a complex love triangle story and several twists.

 02 (NEW) : Nguyễn Trần Trung Quân x Triple D - "Canh Ba" ("Tự Tâm" 2)          

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 02

Vietnam - January 2020

After "Tự Tâm", this is the second part of a probable trilogy, where the king can't forget his dead lover. With this cliffhanger, we can't wait to see the part 3 !

 03 (NEW) : Todrick Hall - "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 03

USA - May 2019 - from the album "Haus Party"

The choreography is legendary.

 04 (NEW) : PJ Brennan - "Bones"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 04

USA - September 2019

 05 (NEW) : Sam Smith - "How Do You Sleep?"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 05

UK - July 2019

This music video represents a new queer Sam Smith. Seeing him smiling while he dances shows how he's confortable with who he is now.

 06 (NEW) : Pierre Lapointe - "Le monarque des Indes"              

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 06

Canada - November 2019 - from the album "Pour déjouer l'ennui"        

 07 (NEW) : Lu Xue-Rui (盧學叡) - "Who I Am" /《我是誰》

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 07

Taiwan - October 2019

This music video shows the struggles to assume your sexual orientation.

 08 (NEW) : MIKA - "Sanremo"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 08

UK / Lebanon - October 2019 - from the album "My Name Is Michael Holbrook"            

The music video shows the difficulties to be gay in Italy in the 50's, with a married man cruising in the streets and clandestin bars while avoiding police patrols.

 09 (NEW) : Mabel Matiz - "Comme un animal"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 09

Turkey - June 2019 - from the album "Maya"    

The Turkish artist sings the chorus of this song in French, probably to pass the censorship because he's talking about  "f*cking like an animal".

 10 (NEW) : Benjamin Scheuer - "I Am Samantha"          

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 10

USA - March 2020

This is a powerful anthem for transgender people.

 11 (NEW) : Сергей Лазарев (Sergey Lazarev) - "Я не боюсь" ("Ya ne boyus")

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 11

Russia - November 2019 - from the EP "Я не боюсь"

With this song called "I'm not afraid", Sergey Lazarev shows subtly that you don't have to be afraid to love who you want.

 12 (NEW) : Will Young - "All The Songs"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 12

UK - March 2019 - from the album "Lexicon"    

The British singer dares to strip naked in this music video.

 13 (NEW) : АНГЕЛ (ANGEL) - "Давай замутим" (Davai Zamutim)          

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 13

Russia - May 2019 -  from the album "Твоя любимая тема" ("Tvoya Lubimaya Tema")

АНГЕЛ (ANGEL) is one of the members of the new queer music scene in Russia.

 14 (NEW) : Romy, Tanishk Bagchi & Yo Yo Honey Singh - "Pyaar Tenu Karda Gabru"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 14

India - January 2020 - from the OST "Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan"

This song is taken from the first Bollywood gay movie "Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan" which tells the story of a gay couple who must face the opposition of the father of one of them.

 15 (NEW) : Melanie C - "Who I Am"      

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 15

UK - March 2020

The ex-Spice Girls member make a queer come back with several songs and music videos with LGBT themes. This one is about self-esteem.

 16 (RE-ENTRY) : Bilal Hassani - "Roi" (Live @ Eurovision Song Contest 2019)

LW: - / WO: 10 / PEAK: 05

France - May 2019 - from the albums "Panic" & "Eurovision Song Contest 2019"

Bilal Hassani came 16th at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with this song about proud and self esteem.

 17 (NEW) : Thibaut Pez - "Que tu meures"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 17

France - June 2019 - from the EP "Garçon formidable"

 18 (NEW) : Макс Барских (Max Barskih) - "Лей, не жалей" (Ley, ne zhaley)  

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 18

Ukraine - February 2020

 19 (NEW) : Christopher Sorensen - "Way. Way. Back"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 19

USA - November 2019

A sweet music video about two childhood friends at three different moments of their lives, who faced the opposition of the father of one of them when he discovered they were lovers.

 20 (NEW) : Patrick - "Heavenly Bodies"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 20

UK - April 2020

 21 (NEW) : Yuma X - "Secret Lover"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 21

Australia - April 2020

The music videos shows a secret relation between two men who have both a girlfriend.

 22 (NEW) : 肖戰 Xiao Zhan & 王一博 Wang Yibo -《無羈》("Wu ji") (Chorus version)    

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 22

China - July 2019 - from 陳情令(國風音樂專輯) The Untamed OST    

"The Untamed 陳情令" (available on YouTube with subtitles) was the most successful Chinese television series in 2019, based on the Boy Love xianxia novel "Mo Dao Zu Shi" by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. The love relationship between characters Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji is in part censored, because it's Chinese television, but you can still see it between the dialogues and the looks between them. Thanks to this phenomenal success, several new Boy Love TV series projects are developped in China.

 23 (NEW) : Tuure Boelius - "1"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 23

Finland - March 2020

 24 (NEW) : Goldnation feat. Sir Ari Gold - "Soundtrack to Freedom"    

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 24

USA - June 2019 - from the album "Soundtrack to Freedom"    

 25 (NEW) : Isaac Dunbar - "comme des garçons (like the boys)"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 25

USA - Avril 2020

 26 (NEW) : ギヴン(Given) / Mafuyu -「冬のはなし」(Fuyu No Hanashi)

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 26

Japan - September 2019 - from the OST "Given" & the EP "Marutsuke / Fuyu No Hanashi"

This heartbreaking song, about the struggles to live after the death of your lover, is taken from the episode 9 of the japanimation TV series "Given", with all main charaters LGBT. A must see.

 27 (NEW) : Douwe Bob - "Consider"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 27

The Netherlands - April 2019 - from the album "The Shape I'm In"          

 28 (NEW) : Madox - "S.E.X."

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 28

Poland - October 2019

The Polish artist sings totally in French in this song.

 29 (NEW) : The Irrepressibles feat. Jon Campbell - "Let Go (Everybody Move Your Body Listen to Your Heart)"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 29

UK - March 2020

 30 (NEW) : Miss Caffeina feat. Javiera Mena y La Casa Azul - "Cola de pez (Fuego)"    

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 30

Spain / Chile - September 2019

 31 (NEW) : Miley Cyrus - "Slide Away"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 31

USA - September 2019

 32 (NEW) : Mashrou’ Leila (مشروع ليلى) - "Radio Romance"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 32

Lebanon - August 2019 - from the album "The Beirut School"

 33 (NEW) : Elias - "Neon Lights"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 33

Sweden - October 2019 - from the EP "HIM"

 34 (NEW) : Davis Mallory, Deekey - "Downtown"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 34

USA - November 2019 - from the EP "Downtown"

 35 (NEW) : Mrs Yéyé feat. THÉA - "Solitaires"  

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 35

France - March 2020 - from the EP "Solitaires"

The transgender French artist sings her satisfied life during the sanitary containment of the COVID-19 because she's introvert. It's like an anthem for introvert people who like to stay at home.

 36 (NEW) : Ben Platt - "Rain"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 36

USA - September 2019 - from the album "Sing To Me Instead" (Deluxe)            

 37 (NEW) : Kim Petras - "Icy"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 37

Germany - October 2019 - from the album "Clarity"      

 38 (NEW) : Kevin McHale - "Help Me Now"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 38

USA - April 2019 - from the EP "Boy" EP                

The former actor of Glee and past member of boyband NLT began a solo carrier as an out gay artist with this single.

 39 (NEW) : Chaz Cardigan - "Not OK!"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 39

USA - January 2020 - from the EP "Vulnerabilia"

 40 (NEW) : LP - "Shaken"            

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 40

USA - June 2019 - from the album "Heart to Mouth"

 41 (NEW) : Beverly -「尊い」(tōtoi)

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 41

Japan - November 2019 - from the album「INFINITY」

 42 (NEW) : Mike Taveira - "Curious"    

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 42

USA - February 2020

 43 (NEW) : Hatari feat. Bashar Murad - "Klefi" / "Samed" (صامد)          

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 43

Iceland / Palestine - May 2019 - from the album "Neyslutrans"

 44 (NEW) : Đức Phúc - "Hơn Cả Yêu"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 44

Vietnam - February 2020

 45 (NEW) : Hoshi - "Amour censure"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 45

France - December 2019 - from the album "Sommeil levant"

A song for tolerance and gay love, and a music video against "La manif pour tous", a collective against LGBT rights in France.

 46 (NEW) : Stefan Alexander - "Skeleton"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 46

USA - September 2019 - from the EP "Thunderclap"

 47 (NEW) : Trúc Nhân - "Sáng Mắt Chưa"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 47

Vietnam - July 2019

This huge success in Vietnam is about a gay man who tells to a woman that her partner will be his.

 48 (NEW) : Will Young - "My Love"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 48

UK - June 2019 - from the album "Lexicon"

 49 (NEW) : Greyson Chance - "Dancing Next To Me"    

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 49

USA - February 2020

 50 (NEW) : Azis - "Who Cares"

LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 50

Bulgaria - February 2020

  ALSO NEW THIS WEEK

 小賴 (Lai Yanju) - 【下次我會把你抓緊 Next time, I'll hold you tight】

Taiwan - February 2020

 Bright Light Bright Light - "I Used To Be Cool"

USA - June 2020 - from the album "Fun City"

 Rodrigo Massa - "Tira o Pé do Chão"

Brazil - June 2020 - from the album "La Fiesta"

 Pabllo Vittar - "Amor de Que"

Brazil - December 2019 - from the album "111"

 Manila Luzon featuring Latrice Royale - "ROBBED"  

USA - June 2020

 Miz Cracker - "She's a Woman"

USA - June 2020

 Lizzo x Queer Eye – "Soulmate" (Official Lyric Video)

USA - June 2020 - from the album "Cuz I Love You"

 Monét X Change - "March"

USA - June 2020

 Divina De Campo - "Gratify"

UK - July 2020

 Steff Da Campo - "Saving Your Soul"

The Netherlands - June 2020

 Nea - "Some Say"

Sweden - September 2019 - from the EP "Some Say"

 Nimmo - "Come Back"

UK - July 2020

 Yanni Burton - "A Part Of Me"

Australia - July 2020

 Apolo - "Otro Nivel"

Spain - June 2020

 Javiera Mena - "Corazón Astral"

Chile - June 2020

 טליסמאן (Talisman) & הראל סקעת (Harel Skaat) - "רוצה לחזור" ("Rotze lahzor")

Israel - May 2020

 ไบร์ท วชิรวิชญ์ (Bright Wachirawit) - "คั่นกู" ("khạ̀n kū")

Thailand - March 2020 – from  " เพราะเราคู่กัน 2gether The Series " OST

 Eurovision Song-Along (Official) - Iconic Contestants Join The Party

USA / international - June 2020 - from the Netflix movie "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" OST

 Jeangu Macrooy - "Grow"

The Netherlands - March 2020 - from the compilation "Eurovision Song Contest 2020"

 Lesley Roy - "Story Of My Life"

Ireland - March 2020 - from the compilation "Eurovision Song Contest 2020"

 See you next week !

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GAY MUSIC CHART – 2017 week 52

 Welcome to the Gay Music Chart, the LGBTQA related music videos TOP 50 actuality and most request.

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 Here is the recap for this week :

 OUT : Não Recomendados - Não Recomendado (Remix Deep Lick) (LW: 18 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 18)

OUT : Kevin Chomat - Un homme à terre (LW: 27 / WO: 45 / PEAK: 01 (x3))

OUT : Oscar and the Wolf - Breathing (LW: 32 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 10)

OUT : Banda Uó - Tô na Rua (LW: 34 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 34)

OUT : Oscar and the Wolf - Runaway (LW: 37 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 19)

OUT : Jvel - Los morbos, los vicios y todos los servicios (LW: 38 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 38)

OUT : Brandi Carlile - The Joke (Live from Studio A) (LW: 39 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 39)

OUT : Living Without Prejudice - Stronger Together (LW: 41 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 41)

OUT : Bilal Hassani - House Down (LW: 42 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 25)

OUT : 10cm - Help (LW: 43 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 24)

OUT : SOPHIE - Ponyboy (LW: 44 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 44)

OUT : La Pelopony - Icónica (LW: 46 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 46)

OUT : So Brown - United States of Deprivation (LW: 47 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 47)

OUT : Parson James - Only You (Lyric Video) (LW: 48 / WO: 1 / PEAK: 47)

OUT : Sam Vance-Law - I Think We Should Take It Fast (LW: 50 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 23)

  01 (=) : Alfie Arcuri - If They Only Knew (LW: 01 / WO: 25 / PEAK: 01 (x7))

This is the new music video of the winner of The Voice Australia 2016. What must do a gay man when he's in love with his best male friend, who's dating his best female friend?

  02 (=) : PJ Brennan - Tease (LW: 02 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 02)

PJ Brennan is well known for his role as Doug Carter in the British television soap opera Hollyoaks.

 03 (+ 14) : Kevin Chomat - Issue de secours (LW: 17 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 03)

 04 (+ 1) : Calum Scott - You Are The Reason (Lyric Video) (LW: 05 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 04)

 05 (+ 21) : Eli Lieb - Next To You (LW: 26 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 05)

 06 (+ 2) : Huntington - Love Is Love (LW: 08 / WO: 13 / PEAK: 02)

Three years after "Secret", this is their new original song. It was released specially for the Australian debate about marriage equality. Every cent made from this song went go to the Yes campaign. Now that the debate is over, finaly, LGBT can now get marry : congratulations Australia !

 07 (+ 24) : Trevor Moran - Sinner (LW: 31 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 07)

 08 (+ 11) : Jakub & Dawid - Pokochaj nas w święta (LW: 19 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 08)

This time, the Polish couple sings for this Christmas song, always to change mentalities in their country !

 09 (- 6) : Larva - For Ruy (censored version) (LW: 03 / WO: 9 / PEAK: 02)

Larva is a Mexican openly gay heavy metal band. The uncensored version, only for adults because of its raw sex content, is now also available on YouTube.

 10 (- 6) : Leon Else - What I Won't Do (Lyric Video) (LW: 04 / WO: 28 / PEAK: 02)

The British singer has came out on Facebook last May.

 11 (- 5) : Wrabel - The Village (LW: 06 / WO: 21 / PEAK: 01 (x1))

This engaging song was written the day after US President Trump removed new federal protections for trans students in public schools last February. Trans actor August Aiden plays the role of a young transgender who tries to be himself despite the hostility of his father in the music video.

 12 (=) : La Prohibida - Baloncesto (LW: 12 / WO: 22 / PEAK: 03)

 13 (=) : Conchita Wurst & Ina Regen - Heast as Net (Hubert Von Goisern Cover) (LW: 13 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 13)

The power of yodeling, but in a classy way.

 14 (- 3) : G&D (Geez & DIK) - Freelove (LW: 11 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 07)

There are several straight, gay, lesbian and bi couples making love in this music video.

 15 (+ 1) : HEIDRIK - Monster (LW: 16 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 15)

 16 (- 6) : Michele Bravi - Diamanti (LW: 10 / WO: 14 / PEAK: 04)

This is the third single from the Italian singer taken from the album “Anime Di Carta”.

 17 (- 8) : Greyson Chance - Low (Official Lyric Video) (LW: 09 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 09)

 18 (NEW) : Erik Altemus - Love Crimes (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 18)

 19 (- 12) : P!nk - Beautiful Trauma (LW: 07 / WO: 5 / PEAK: 06)

In her new music video, P!ink supports her husband Channing Tatum who loves wearing her dresses.

 20 (+ 4) : Alfie Arcuri - Love is Love (LW: 24 / WO: 10 / PEAK: 12)

The Australian singer took position with this song for the YES in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. 61,6% of the 12,7 millions people who voted said YES to mariage equality. Now that the debate is over, finaly, LGBT can now get marry : congratulations Australia !

 21 (NEW) : Reigen - Rollin (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 21)

 22 (- 8) : Kevin Chomat - Sens Interdit (LW: 14 / WO: 16 / PEAK: 01 (x2))

This new single of the French singer reached the top 10 YouTube trending in France.

 23 (- 8) : SAKIMA - Daddy (LW: 15 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 15)

 24 (NEW) : Anye Elite - White Boy (Like A Kite) (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 24)

The track is #1 in the Top 40 LGBT Urban Chart.

 25 (- 4) : Bobby Newberry - Up (LW: 21 / WO: 9 / PEAK: 08)

 26 (NEW) : Tom Goss - Gay Christmas (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 26)

This song is dedicated for those who can't spend their Christmas holidays with their family, which are the moment in the year when LGBT are most exposed to homophobia in family.

 27 (+ 6) : Tokio Hotel - Boy Don't Cry (LW: 33 / WO: 8 / PEAK: 11)

The lead singer Bill Kaulitz becomes a beautiful drag queen in the new music video of the German band.

 28 (+ 1) : Namuel - Joven de Corazón (LW: 29 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 11)

In his new music video, the chilean singer is a teen at school who has a crush on his bully.

 29 (+ 1) : Michele Bravi - Tanto Per Cominciare (LW: 30 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 14)

 30 (- 5) : Sam Smith - One Last Song (LW: 25 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 25)

 31 (NEW) : Blondie - Doom or Destiny (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 31)

 32 (NEW) : Linn Da Quebrada feat. As Bahias e A Cozinha Mineira - Absolutas (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 32)

The video discusses the prejudices, diversity and representativeness of the LGBT community in Brazil.

 33 (NEW) : Tokio Hotel - Easy (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 33)

 34 (- 12) : Léo Áquilla - Princesinha da Favela (LW: 22 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 22)

 35 (NEW) : Brockhampton - Quiver (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 35)

The song is the chapter 3 of a short movie called "Billy Star", which included several songs.

 36 (- 1) : K Anderson - Cluttered (LW: 35 / WO: 4 / PEAK: 25)

 37 (NEW) : Smashby - Ringleader (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 37)

 38 (NEW) : Blake McGrath - Before You Go (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 38)

A song dedicated to his father.

 39 (NEW) : Out of the Blue - Merry Xmas Everybody (Charity Single) (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 39)

 40 (NEW) : Wham! - Last Christmas (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 40)

Fans tried to make this classic Christmas song tops the UK singles chart for Christmas, to honore George Michael, but it only came third.

 41 (RE-ENTRY) : P!nk - What About Us (LW: - / WO: 16 / PEAK: 01 (x3))

The music video includes audio contents from the tragic events in Charlottesville for denouncing the hate speeches from the supremacist movements, and shows several people dancing under the intimidating eye of the authorities, including two men together.

 42 (+ 3) : Hunter - So Gay (LW: 45 / WO: 2 / PEAK: 42)

The Tanzanian singer dares to proclaims his homosexuality in music in a country where homosexuality is criminalized and punished by prison. He has perhaps created a new anthem for LGBT rights in Africa.

 43 (- 20) : Hayley Kiyoko - Feelings (LW: 23 / WO: 9 / PEAK: 04)

The singer flirts with another woman while she’s dancing in her new music video.

 44 (NEW) : Willam Belli - Ho Ho Ho Ho (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 44)

 45 (- 9) : ILY - Your Love (LW: 36 / WO: 11 / PEAK: 05)

Two new brides are kissing in this Swedish music video.

 46 (NEW) : The Presets - Do What You Want (LW: - / WO: 1 / PEAK: 46)

 47 (- 7) : Virgin Suicide - Evil Eyes (LW: 40 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 30)

This Danish music video is like a short movie, telling the struggles of a closeted gay teen taken by his father to a fathers-sons's camp.

 48 (- 20) : Javiera Mena - Dentro de ti (LW: 28 / WO: 3 / PEAK: 28)

 49 (=) : Sufjan Stevens - Mystery of Love ("Call Me By Your Name" OST) (LW: 49 / WO: 7 / PEAK: 11)

The movie Is actually nominated for 3 Golden Globes for Best Movie, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.

 50 (- 30) : Steve Grand - Walking (LW: 20 / WO: 10 / PEAK: 05)

The song has now a music video shot in New Orleans!

  ALSO NEW THIS WEEK

 Katy Perry - Hey Hey Hey

Katy Perry plays Marie-Antoinette who dreams to be Joan of Arc.

 Björk - Arisen my Senses

Arca is featuring in her new music video.

 Måneskin - Chosen

 Candy Ken - White Man Privilege

 Macy Rodman - SFUB

 Picco feat. Lunascope - Broke

 Alok & Mathieu Koss - Big Jet Plane

 Bobby Newberry - Holiday

 Bonnie McKee - Have Yourself a Merry Fucking Christmas

 Sam Sparro - Christmas in Your Heart

 Davis Mallory - Christmas Giving

 Nicki French - Very Christmas (Matt Pop Glitter & Sparkle Mix)

 NU3L - All I Want For Christmas Is You (cover of Mariah Carey)

 Chris Weaver and Stephanie’s Child - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (live @ The Voice 2017 - Finale)

Even if the drag artist has been eliminated in episode 15 last November, he came back to make an amazing performance in the final, but some conservative viewers didn't appreciated it.

 Hansol 한솔 Sexy Dance (IU - "Jam Jam" choreography cover)

The South Korean singer, member of the boyband Topp Dogg, has came out as asexual last summer.

 Dez Mona - Skai Blue ("Skai Blue" OST)

This is the original soundtrack for short film SKAI BLUE by Guido Verelst, about a gay Cameroonian refugee.

 TURN IT AROUND - trailer (short movie by Niels Bourgonje)

The Netherlands, 2017

The trailer is only available on Vimeo. When the fifteen year old Bram meets Florian at a house party, he immediately falls for him. There’s only one problem: nobody knows Bram is gay.

 GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE - Y.M.C.A.

It's funny to see how an iconic gay anthem is covered by this famous Japanese boy band, even if it loses all its gayness.

 SECRET GUYZ -『悩めるヒーロー』Nayameru Hiro / The Troubling Hero

This is the new single of the Japanese transgender band.

 風男塾 (Fudanjuku) / 新たなる幕開けのための幕開けによる狂詩曲～キミがいればオレたちも笑顔 / Rhapsodism by the opening for a new beginning - If we are there we are smiling

 氷川きよし Hikawa Kiyoshi - きよしのねずみ小僧 / Kiyoshi no nezumi kozo

The latest single of the prince of enka.

 【TDC】Tomioka Dance Club 登美丘高校ダンス部 feat Shinsuke (from Beat Buddy Boi) - Baby Dance バブリーダンス

The original video from a Japanese high school dance club in Osaka made the buzz in Japan last September, so a lot of dance cover have raised on YouTube, like this one with a man dressed as a woman (the only one without heels). An occasion to hear again this old JPOP track from the eighties "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" from  荻野目洋子 Oginome Yoko.

 東京ゲゲゲイ Tokyo Gegegei -「世界中からサヨウナラ」"Sayonara From All Over The World"

A dance cover by Japanese choreographer Mikey.

  See you next week and don’t forget to vote for your best LGBTQA music videos ! Here are the rules :

1 ) You can vote for many videos as you want under the videos on YouTube in the comment section. It could be recent or past music videos, which must provide at least one among the following conditions:

- the music video has LGBTQA related content, in the lyrics or the music video

- the artist is LGBTQA, an LGBTQA icon or eventually ally

- LGBTQA medias talked about it.

2 ) You can’t vote more than 3 songs of a same artist per week.

3 ) In case of an artist who receive votes mostly by a fan base, we will count only one song, in a limited time of 10 weeks of presence in the top.

4 ) You can vote with only one account.

5 ) If you make 5 votes or less, your first vote will represent 5 points, your second vote 4 points, etc… until your last vote and following 1 point. If you make 6 to 10 votes, your first vote will represent 10 points, your second vote 9 points, etc… If you make more than 10 votes, your first vote will represent 20 points, your second vote 19 points, etc…

6 ) People who make 1 to 5 votes form the amateur ranking, those who make 6 to 10 votes form the fan ranking, those who make more than 10 votes form the expert ranking. We form the jury ranking. And we count now the ranking of minutes of views of our weekly playlist of the previous week. The Gay Music Chart is the addition of the five charts. In case of equality, the number of votes and the dates of votes will count.

7 ) The votes will close on Thursday, 8 PM, European time.