#tony o'dell

[miyagi-hokarate]

1983 Black and White Press Photos, from The Karate Kid Universe

[bubblegumflavor]

oohhhh I have a new favorite og Cobra Kai picture :'3

(How have I never seen this before??? TOT Source )

[brokehorrorfan]

Chopping Mall is getting a novelization on November 19 via Encyclopocalypse Publications in association with Scream Factory. It will be published in paperback, mass market paperback, and e-book.

The 138-page adaptation is written by Brian G. Berry (The Barn: The Novelization), based on the screenplay for the 1986 cult classic by Jim Wynorski and Steve Mitchell.

High tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightning short circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into "killbots" on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers! Four couples are trying to make it after hours in a mattress store. They make it alright-in the morgue!

Pre-order Chopping Mall: The Novelization.

[sigurism]

John Davis Chandler (& Tony O'Dell) Airwolf s3e19: Break-in at Santa Paula Dir: Dennis Donnelly

[nymoshopper]

I really like to imagine that this would be an example of an album that Johnny keeps with him from og Cobra Kai

[danielslaw]

TONY O'DELL AS JIMMY IN THE KARATE KID (1984)

[zappedbyzabka]

They’re looking at each other

[dream-beyond-the-fantasy]

4, 13, 21, 24, 25, 33, 42, 57, 63, 70 and 71 for the fic writer ask game!

Thank you for the questions! Okay, this took some time and thought. And some of my answers are long. It will be under a "read more" out of convenience and respect for my mutuals and followers.

4. what is the plot bunny you’ve been carrying for the longest? optional bonus question: do you ever wonder why you haven’t written it yet and experience deep existential dread?

I really want to write a background and sidestory for a one-off character from George Lopez that Tony O'Dell played. I don't think I've written it yet for a few reasons:

a) I don't know if his character is named Blaine (dialogue and closed captions) or Patrick (credits on IMDb and from the end of the episode).

b) I kinda want to ask Tony about that episode and role.

c) I haven't had time or haven't sat down and focused on it enough to start writing it.

No, I don't experience existential dread over it.

13. talk about a writing experience that has pleasantly surprised you.

This isn't going to take long. But in writing my first fic, Is This Love?, I learned that I can write sexy things. This is the opposite of the "write what you know" advice. I have done research and will continue to do more. I've talked with others who have written smut. And I have had some friends read over what little I have written. As I tend to write out of sequence, I haven't published the smut and I'm still a bit anxious about it, but I decided to do this to prove to myself that I could. I wouldn't be upset if Is This Love? is the only fic that I write that contains smut, but proud of myself.

21. pick a writer to co-write a book with and tell us what you’d write about.

A fellow fanfic writer? Hmm, I would say @curiousdamage @missviolethunter @cecexwrites @rynnie-rynn @themaradwrites @avatarskywalker78 and/or @the-time-lord-oracle.

With Curious, MissV, Rynn, and/or AvatarSkywalker78, I would write something for The Karate Kid or Cobra Kai because that is the main fandom that we have in common. The first three were with me when I created my OCs and I honestly would trust them to write Julie or Alyssa. But all of them have strengths writing other characters in that fandom that I'm not sure I can do justice or write with the nuance they deserve.

Curious, MissV, and I could finally write that spinoff/revival-type fanfic for The Equalizer with Scott McCall and his OC daughter as the central characters. Or Curious and I could write a Cagney & Lacey story.

With Cece, it would probably be a story set in the Wizarding World with supporting and minor canon characters.

Obviously, a Doctor Who story with The_Time_Lord_Oracle.

And were I to write an original story, it would be with Rynn or Mara.

All of these writers are ones that I greatly admire, consider friends, have created some of the best original characters (I wish they all were canon and I would protect them to the end), and have written many of my favorite stories.

If you are asking about published/professional authors, I'm not sure. Maybe Rick Riordan, Richelle Mead, David McIntee, Timothy Zahn, Jude Watson, or Cassandra Clare (yes, I know some of the allegations against her, but she is still one of my favorite YA writers).

24. on average, how much writing do you get done in a day?

It really depends on it's a workday vs. weekend, how much time I've had to write, and how inspired I was. If I write at least 500 words, I consider it a productive day.

25. what’s your revision or rewriting process like?

I edit as I write, which makes the writing process longer, I'm sure. Then I send it to my beta. After I hear their thoughts and suggestions, I take into account if those serve the story and make appropriate edits. Then I will post it on AO3.

33. do you start with the characters or the plot when writing?

Honestly, a very rough plot idea. The characters are my main focus and I spend more time thinking about how to develop them and how they will react to the plot.

42. describe the aesthetic of a story in 5 words.

Let me preface this with "I'm not sure that I'm doing this right."

Family. Friendship. Discovery. Magic. Adventure.

57. what is the last thing that a fic made you google when you were reading it?

Okay, these might not be the actual last things, but they are the best that I can remember: Camille Coduri's natural hair color and Billie Piper's eye color.

63. what’s the best insult you’ve read in a fic?

I've read so many fics that I honestly don't know. I'm sorry.

70. are you very critical of your own writing? how much do you find yourself editing (either during the writing or after the fact)?

Yeah, I think I am. I second-guess myself a lot. I edit as I write, so I might spend hours on the same damn paragraph because I didn't like the original word choice, felt it was too similar to something I had previously written, or numerous other reasons. I once nearly trashed everything I wrote for Is This Love? and lay on my bed crying because I thought I was being too harsh on Jimmy and my OC Julie.

71. how do you balance writing and life? do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of writing you have to do?

Hahaha. Balance? What's that? Ironic isn't it, considering that I write for The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai? Yes, I constantly feel overwhelmed by the amount of writing that I have to do. I want to be able to post two chapters for three of my WIPs by the end of 2024. I haven't worked on two of them at all yet. I haven't done any writing since early or mid-February. Sometimes, I feel like a failure because I started writing Is This Love? in 2018 and I haven't even started writing the scenes concurrent with the plot of The Karate Kid, while I've got friends and mutuals who can write, finish, and post a few multichapter fics within a few months.

[duranduratulsa]

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[controlthesleeve]

The Cobra Kai gang over the years

They're all really some of my best friends, all of the guys. We just had so much fun with it, all of the Cobra Kais. We hung out all of the time, went to lunch and dinner, and hung out on weekends. We kind of lived the parts. You kind of tend to do that, especially when you are younger. You just kind of get really into it and take it home with you. I’d go home and try my kicks out on my girlfriend or my friends and show them my new round kick. They are some of my best friends today. It was just a bunch of good people. [...] It was exciting thing to be on the set. It’s kind of like the high school or college experience, where you don’t even realize how good it is until you leave and then you look back and go, man we were so innocent then. You want to hang on to those friendships.

-- William Zabka

[aarons-corner]

HE HAS TO STAND ON THE BED TO BE AS TALL AS HER IM SOBBING😭

[miyagi-hokarate]

There's this article from 1984 about the rise of villainous blondes in movies that I'm reading — and while it's interesting, all I really care about are the sections on The Karate Kid and interviewing William Zabka on the subject lol

First, great way to describe William Zabka's/Johnny's platinum bangs.

Reminder: this article released in 1984. So it's little squeaky-voiced Zabka saying this about himself.

Just LOVED the way this is phrased about the Cobras LOL (nooo don't forget about Token Brunet Jimmy 😭)

What I found MOST intriguing though is that Zabka apparently shares This about him and his costars:

LISTEN...I KNOW IT WAS FORTY YEARS AGO...BUT I NEED TO KNOW WHAT ZABKA, THOMAS, MCQUEEN, GARRISON, AND O'DELL WERE SAYING ABOUT THEIR CHARACTERS AND THEIR PARENTS SO BAD...I NEED THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE COBRAS

[kata-loging]

Tony O'Dell as Band Member #1 (Jeff) in Eight is Enough (1977-1981) season 4 episode 16: The Courage to Be

[jessmalia]

OG Cobras || Here’s to Never Growing Up

“They say just grow up, but they don't know us We don't give a fuck, and we're never gonna change”

@cassiusthecorrupterofsouls @emilyskinners 

[nymoshopper]

I don't know how to explain it exactly, but I really imagine the og Cobra Kai doing this with adult Bobby

[nymoshopper]

For me, these guys:

They have exactly the same friendship and do the same stupid things as these guys: