#tudor barber bob the barber

[battle-of-the-bobs]

Bracket 2 / Round 2 / Match 46

[boleynsrex]

The warm strength of her fingertips bleeds into the thick, brocaded fabric of his sleeves. Isobel Percy is, the King muses, a steel magnolia: her lithe frame, impossibly slight, secreting a liquid metal core. Her pretty head nimble with proud thoughts, spooling words only a Percy would dare utter. Her dark, luminous eyes like hooks for the soul, to which men like William Tudor were powerless. His father, God rest his soul, had been bewitched by one such woman of her ilk: a lady who now walked among them a queen, her back unbent by the weight of her station. Casting a sidelong glance at Isobel, glowing like an angel of heaven, one would never know that her own relative’s neck was due to grace the block, to ooze and suffuse it with her noble blood, for she gave no tremor of fear; only placid temerity. William instinctively gives a flex to his arm, a knot of muscles dancing and clenching underneath her grasp, as he relished the sweetly-fragranced solidity of a beautiful woman (of which his court, so the poets rapped, was rather fortunately crowded) floating by his side.

The King arranges his face into a pattern of wry amusement, the mention of their encounter flashing in his eyes, as though he were an eagle soaring and squawking on high, lording over the clandestine meeting like the winged, mythical beasts gliding over the rugged cliffs of Dover – or perhaps Icarus himself, his waxen wings dripping molten gold over England. ‘Aiding, of course,’ He echoes, his mouth pursed. ‘I’d say the debt was yours to repay, but I much prefer the ball square in my court. I might decide to play it at will, Mistress Percy, so you mustn’t underestimate your King.’

Wills' gaiety dissolves into heed, his impassive gaze trained to the empty corridor stretching endlessly before them. The King stiffens, blood drumming to his head, as Isobel speaks: calling down a melodious blessing over that woman, her aunt, who was condemned, by a panel adjured by the King’s own pleasure, to die a traitor’s death. But he is silent, his grave face giving no indication of either clemency or vengeance, growing intent, thinking neither of her delight nor fear. Her words strike a potent chord within him – echoed over and over again like the ominous humming of a Byzantine hymn. To be alone is a cruel fate. How many times had he felt the same, clustered by a myriad of petitioners, foreign dignitaries, splendidly dressed courtiers, appearing to look through him as if he were glass – or at him, as if he were an immovable chunk of marble, no more tangible than a bust of the great Alexander? An Adam’s apple bobs in his freshly shaved throat; a raw, red stitch where his barber’s blade had thoughtlessly scraped.

My King. Dark eyes slide close; prying open at the intonation of his Christian name. William, William, William…

Nearing his private chambers, the King’s footfalls cease until they stand completely still, and he turns to face her, two monoliths joined together. Looming over her like an ancient oak – a shock of copper hair gleaming like a raven snared in the topmost branches – his gaze dark, exigent, pressed into Isobel’s own with a fierceness that belonged to the two dynasties whose blood he proudly bore. ‘Isobel…’ William draws both of her delicate hands into the cusp of his, her fingers warm to the touch. ‘Even if you were Eleanor of Aquitaine herself, the charge… it is indissoluble. An imbecile could see that her actions were traitorous; there is no undoing it.’ He, like his father, bends to no one (not merely because King Henry would have needed to be hauled up by ropes), though his words are swollen with a certain magnanimity that made obsolete any doubt in his strength of character, in the veracity of his piety. This was, after all, the man begotten by the woman every belle in France envied, the King every woman in England revered as the handsomest potentate in Europe, the sovereign every girl dreamed of; a man above mortals, a heavenly body just below angels… and in a confident stretch of silence, Wills’ eyes scan Isobel’s for a mere hint, a sweet whiff, of the trust and admiration he gleaned with ease from lesser subjects.

‘You are unlike any woman I’ve met before,’ the King mouths, suddenly laughing, only promptly aware of the frigid temperatures of his empty, windowless halls, a place where no one dare tread. ‘But you have my word that we will spare your beloved aunt every honour. It will be quick, painless, and private. You have my word.’

Blinking, the King's brow twitches as he unleashes one of his hands from their tangled nest of fingers, using it to brush aside a silken strand of hair tickling the side of her cheek, unbound from the restriction of her headdress. His eyes trace the movement of his thumb, brushing her skin, tucking said ringlet behind the cream shell of her ear; then, gently, assiduously, cradling the side of her face, his palm protecting her jaw as if it were the most delicate pearl in all of England. The nearness of her, the scent of her, the mounting need to slant his mouth over hers pulsed throughout his body; a blinding longing that began to move within him as his tongue outlined the seam of his bottom lip, his intent gaze never budging from hers. His free hand slid toward the small of her back; long, lean fingers furrowing into the fabric of her gown. Yet just as his face was mere inches from hers, their noses nearly touching, his warm breath fanning across the sensuous bow of her lips, a clearing of one's throat broke the spell. William, as though his flesh had been singed by her touch, leapt back and turned his furious gaze to the incomer shadowing the hallway – Julian de Vere.

With a fist clenched by his side, the King dipped his head to Isobel.

'Mistress Percy,' He remarked; a frigid, emotionless parting. 'Send my regards to the family, will you?'

And without another word uttered, the King stalked off in the direction of the council, leaving Isobel in his wake.

perhaps it should've been sibella instead of her on this path for leniency, a venerable littérateur, homer's forgotten daughter, a pious woman that could embellish any fable or narrative; isobel had seen her scribble away in her diaries and voraciously devour exceedingly rare and large books a countless number of times. it's only sensible to assume that she'd be capable of speaking from the heart on behalf of aunt elizabeth. presumably still, the role could've been edmund's too. thirteen years of camaraderie that stems from the early days of boyhood must equate to more and be of greater value in comparison to whatever she may offer.

“thank you, your grace.” she could be the voice of a haloed cherub in his ear, extol and praise him before the world, shower him with platitudes and reverence that he's bound to hear from every noble that doesn't truly mean it, deceive him with well-crafted and elaborate lies, but she opts for the truth.

“my loyalty,” isobel echoes, playing with the words as if they're iridescent freshwater pearls within her mouth whilst walking arm in arm with him, the very amalgamation of purple and blue making it seem as if they're one. “well you cannot ask for something that is already yours. as for friendship, i've always thought that the most cherished ones must be earned and built, but i'd say that night in the rain gave you a head start. for aiding me, of course.”

a skilled orator not by nature, but proclivity and practice, a master of pace, structure, and phrasing, she had acquired such adroitness as a fledgling by anne boleyn's side, going for perspicaciousness over needlework. “a wise king must know his subjects. he, after all, holds their fates in his hands. that's why i must tell you the story of elizabeth talbot, for she's not just a name on a parchment of paper, and though her treacherous choices mustn't be excused, i believe they weren't necessarily done out of malice. see, aunt elizabeth lost her husband years ago and was left childless, without someone to call her own. it's why she loved sibella dearly, the youngest girl, whom she doted upon, while i was away and serving at your lady mother's court.” she couldn't speak of the way they had sojourned in foreign cities, basked under the roman sun or sailed the azure mediterranean sea. no, that wasn't her story to tell. hers are rare memories, of fleeting cheek kisses, lovely letters detailing her voyages, and expensive gifts she had sent almost religiously often, from venetian silk to extravagant jewels.

unable to hold a distinct opinion of her own and yet unwilling to condemn and castigate the woman even before the king, she opens her mouth once more. “we weren't by definition close, but i knew her well enough to see the profound sadness in her eyes. to be alone is a cruel fate. one could easily say that loneliness begets loneliness. i think that's how she ended up trusting the wrong people. she allowed herself to fall for their ruse, all under the guise of finding comfort.” it's daunting, too, to realize how alone she must've been.

“my king,” raptly, she turns to look at him, forsaking the act of weighing every word as the silken veil of pretense and guise drops ceremoniously.

“william,” his name on her tongue like holy prayer, a midnight hymn, immortal echo, like she whispered it a thousand times before, in a dream, another life.

“think of my sister, someone who's too gentle to know of true callousness of the court.”

“think of my brother, the dutiful man you've known for so long, the same man who has once already faced the brutality of loss.”

“and think of me, a woman most devout to your cause.”

[oh2e]

The Historical Fashion Fix presenter’s “personal friend” Tudor barber Bob the Barber may only be in one sketch but he lives in my head at all times, rent free.

[novemberenby]

Lee, the Historical Fashion Fix presenter, and his personal friend Tudor Barber Bob the Barber.

[ID: a photo of Lee and Tudor Barber Bob the Barber kissing each other on the cheek in greeting. Tudor Barber Bob the Barber is facing us but Lee has his back to us. This image has been put onto 5 different pride flags - 1978 rainbow, mlm, gay, bisexual and queer chevron. The left column is normal and the right column has the flags blurred slightly. End ID.]

[chapsinthelibrary]

feeling like tudor barber bob the barber rn

[spinninghunkofspacerock]

It's Tudor barber bob the barber!

not that I’m complaining but why the sudden HH asks?

is this you coping? /lh

[tuseriesdetv]

Guía de series: Estrenos y regresos de mayo 2019

Cuando la lista de series pendientes es más larga que la de la compra, empieza a agobiar que el número de novedades supere la veintena. Pero haremos lo que podamos, como lo hemos hecho siempre, para estar al día.

¡Feliz mayo!

Leyenda:

Verde: series nuevas.

Rojo: series de las que haremos reviews semanales.

Negro: regresos de otras series.

Naranja: miniseries o series documentales.

Amarillo: tv movies, documentales, especiales o pilotos.

Morado: season finales.

Púrpura: midseason finales.

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Calendario de series

2 de mayo: iZombie (5T y última) en The CW

3 de mayo: Dead to Me (1T completa), Undercover (1T completa), Tuca & Bertie (1T completa), All in My Family, The Last Summer, A pesar de todo y Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile en Netflix

5 de mayo: 

The Spanish Princess en Starz

When Calls the Heart (vuelve) en Hallmark

6 de mayo: 

State of the Union (1T) en SundanceTV

Chernobyl en HBO

Man With a Plan (3T finale) en CBS

The Resident (2T finale) en FOX

Shadowhunters (series finale) en Freeform

8 de mayo: 

Lucifer (4T completa) en Netflix

Empire (5T finale) y Star (3T finale) en FOX

The Goldbergs (6T finale), Schooled (1T finale), Modern Family (10T finale) y Single Parents (1T finale) en ABC

9 de mayo: Mom (6T finale) en CBS

10 de mayo: 

Instinto (1T completa) en Movistar+

The Society (1T completa), Easy (3T y última), O Mecanismo (2T completa) y Wine Country en Netflix

Sneaky Pete (3T completa) en Amazon

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (6T) en ABC

MacGyver (3T finale) y Blue Bloods (9T finale) en CBS

Last Man Standing (7T finale), The Cool Kids (1T finale) y Proven Innocent (1T finale) en FOX

12 de mayo: 

Our Cartoon President (2T) en Showtime

The Simpsons (30T finale), Bob's Burgers (9T finale) y Family Guy (17T finale) en FOX

13 de mayo: 

L.A.'s Finest (1T) en Spectrum

Arrow (7T finale) en The CW

Bull (3T finale) en CBS

9-1-1 (2T finale) en FOX

14 de mayo: 

El pueblo (1T completa) en Amazon

The Flash (5T finale) en The CW

FBI (1T finale) en CBS

NCIS: New Orleans (5T finale)

15 de mayo: 

Sliced (1T) en Dave

Riverdale (3T finale) en The CW

16 de mayo: 

Good Sam en Netflix

The Big Bang Theory (series finale), Young Sheldon (2T finale) y SWAT (2T finale) en CBS

Grey's Anatomy (15T finale), Station 19 (2T finale) y For the People (2T finale) en ABC

17 de mayo: 

Fleabag (2T completa) en Amazon

The Rain (2T completa), It's Bruno! (1T completa) y See You Yesterday en Netflix

Catch-22 (1T) en Hulu

State of the Union (1T finale) en SundanceTV

Hawaii Five-0 (9T finale) en CBS

19 de mayo: 

Game of Thrones (series finale) en HBO

The Red Line (1T finale) en CBS

Supergirl (4T finale) y Charmed (1T finale) en The CW

NCIS: LA (10T finale) en CBS

20 de mayo: 

Legends of Tomorrow (4T finale) en The CW

The Fix (1T finale) en ABC

21 de mayo: 

Blood & Treasure (1T) en CBS

The Village (1T finale) en NBC

NCIS (16T finale) en CBS

American Housewife (3T finale), The Kids Are Alright (1T finale), Black-ish (5T finale) y Bless This Mess (1T finale) en ABC

22 de mayo: 

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Normal Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons en ABC

SEAL Team (2T finale) en CBS

Whiskey Cavalier (1T finale) en ABC

23 de mayo: 

Riviera (2T) en Sky Atlantic

Vida (2T completa) en Starz

Elementary (7T y última) en CBS

Il nome della rosa en SundanceTV

24 de mayo: 

What/If (1T completa), She's Gotta Have It (2T completa), Alta mar (1T completa) y The Perfection en Netflix

Dynasty (2T finale) en The CW

26 de mayo: Game of Thrones: The Last Watch en HBO

27 de mayo: The Hot Zone en National Geographic

28 de mayo: 

Pure (2T) en WGN America

Animal Kingdom (4T) en TNT

29 de mayo: 

The InBetween (1T) en NBC

Archer (10T) en FXX

The Hot Zone en National Geographic

31 de mayo: 

When They See Us y How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (1T completa) en Netflix

Good Omens en Amazon

Swamp Thing (1T) en DC Universe

Deadwood: The Movie en HBO

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Estrenos de series

Dead to Me (Netflix)

El marido de Jen (Christina Applegate; Married with Children, Samantha Who?) murió en un atropello y fuga, y ella no está preparada para dejar el caso sin resolver. Judy (Linda Cardellini; Freaks and Geeks, Bloodline) también perdió a su prometido. En esta comedia negra de Liz Feldman (2 Broke Girls, One Big Happy), las dos viudas se conocen en un grupo de duelo y forman una amistad única. Con James Marsden (Westworld, X-Men), Brandon Scott (Grey's Anatomy, Channel Zero), Max Jenkins (The Mysteries of Laura, Grey's Anatomy), Sam McCarthy (Condor), Luke Roessler (Legion, Bates Motel) y Edward Asner (Lou Grant, Up). Diez episodios. Estreno: 3 de mayo

Undercover (Netflix)

Ferry Bouman (Frank Lammers) es uno de los mayores productores de éxtasis del mundo y vive feliz junto a su mujer (Elise Schaap) en su villa en la frontera entre Bélgica y los Países Bajos. Las cosas cambian cuando dos agentes encubiertos, el belga Bob Lemmens (Tom Waes) y la neerlandesa Kim de Rooij (Anna Drijver), tratan de infiltrarse en su vida y desmantelar su red de narcotráfico. Escrita por Nico Moolenaar (Vermist) e inspirada en varios sucesos reales. Diez episodios. Estreno: 3 de mayo

Tuca & Bertie (Netflix)

Tiffany Haddish (The Carmichael Show, Girls Trip) y Ali Wong (American Housewife, Inside Amy Schumer) ponen voz a Tuca y Bertie, una tucán que es un espíritu libre y despreocupado y una pájaro cantor muy insegura que viven juntas. Cuenta además con las voces de Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead, Trollhunters) como regular y Tig Notaro (One Mississippi, Transparent), Tessa Thompson (Westworld, Veronica Mars), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Girls), Nicole Byer (Loosely Exactly Nicole), Jermaine Fowler (Crashing, Superior Donuts), Amber Ruffin (Late Night with Seth Meyers), John Early (Animals, Search Party) y Reggie Watts como invitados. Creada por Lisa Hanawalt, productora de BoJack Horseman. Diez episodios. Estreno: 3 de mayo

The Spanish Princess (Starz)

Limited series que llega después de The White Queen (2013) y The White Princess (2017) y continúa adaptando las novelas de Philippa Gregory. Esta vez, se centra en Catalina de Aragón (Charlotte Hope, Game of Thrones), princesa a la que se le prometió el trono inglés desde niña pero ve truncado su futuro tras la muerte del príncipe Arturo Tudor. Con Alicia Borrachero (Periodistas, Isabel), Aaron Cobham (Cold Feet), Elliot Cowan (Da Vinci's Demons, Krypton), Ruairi O'Connor (Delicious), Jordan Renzo (Class), Olly Rix (Our Girl, Of Kings and Prophets), Harriet Walter (The Crown, Flowers), Richard Pepper (The Same Sky), Nick Barber (New Blood) o Laura Carmichael (Downton Abbey, Marcella). Escrita por Emma Frost (The White Queen, The White Princess). Ocho episodios. Estreno: 5 de mayo

State of the Union (SundanceTV)

Con capítulos de diez minutos de duración, veremos los encuentros semanales de un matrimonio en un bar antes de sus sesiones de terapia de pareja. Protagonizada por Rosamund Pike (Gone Girls, Pride & Prejudice) y Chris O'Dowd (The IT Crowd, Girls), escrita por Nick Hornby (About a Boy, Brooklyn) y dirigida por Stephen Frears (The Queen, A Very English Scandal). Diez episodios. Estreno: 6 de mayo

Chernobyl (HBO)

Miniserie de HBO y Sky Atlantic que explorará las razones del desastre nuclear ocurrido en Ucrania en 1986. Protagonizada por Stellan Skarsgard (Nymphomaniac, Mamma Mia), Emily Watson (Apple Tree Yard, The Theory of Everything), Jared Harris (Mad Men, The Crown), Adam Nagaitis (The Terror, Happy Valley), Paul Ritter (Friday Night Dinner, No Offence), Jessie Buckley (The Last Post, Taboo), Adrian Rawlins (Harry Potter, Glue) y Con O'Neill (Happy Valley, Cucumber). Creada por Craig Mazin (The Hangover Part II, Scary Movie 3) y dirigida por Johan Renck (Vikings, The Last Panthers). Cinco episodios.

Estreno: 6 de mayo

The Society (Netflix)

En un idílico suburbio de Nueva Inglaterra, de pronto desaparecen los adultos, Internet, las carreteras y todo tipo de comunicación con el exterior y quedan más de doscientos adolescentes que han de sobrevivir rodeados por un denso bosque. El escuadrón lo forman Kathryn Newton (Big Little Lies, Three Billboards), Rachel Keller (Legion, Fargo), Gideon Adlon (American Crime, Blockers), Jacques Colimon (The Perfectionists), Olivia DeJonge (The Visit, Will), Alex Fitzalan (Slenderman), Kristine Froseth (The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, Sierra Burgess is a Loser), José Julián (Shameless), Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny), Alex MacNicoll (Transparent, The 5th Wave), Jack Mulhern, Salena Qureshi (Madam Secretary), Grace Victoria Cox (Heathers, Under the Dome), Sean Berdy (Switched at Birth), Spencer House (BrainDead), Toby Wallace (Romper Stomper), Olivia Nikkanen, Michael Cassata y Emilio Garcia-Sanchez (The Boonies). Escrita y producida por Chris Keyser (Party of Five, Tyrant) y dirigida por Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man). Diez episodios. Estreno: 10 de mayo

L.A.'s Finest (Spectrum)

Spin-off de la trilogía de películas Bad Boys en la que Sydney Burnett (Gabrielle Union; Bad Boys II, Being Mary Jane) ha dejado su pasado atrás y se ha convertido en detective de Los Ángeles formando pareja con Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba; Dark Angel, Fantastic Four), una madre trabajadora con una historia también complicada. Con Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights, The Family), Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters, Grace & Frankie), Duane Martin (All of Us, Scream 2), Ryan McPartlin (Chuck, Devious Maids), Sophie Reynolds (Youth & Consequences, Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything) y Zach McGowan (Black Sails, The 100). Escrita por Brandon Margolis y Brandon Sonnier, guionistas de The Blacklist. Producida por Jerry Bruckheimer (CSI, Lucifer). NBC descartó el piloto y el nuevo servicio de streaming estadounidense Spectrum adquirió los derechos después de que la compañía canadiense Bell Media encargase la serie. Trece episodios. Estreno: 13 de mayo

Sliced (Dave)

Comedia escrita y protagonizada por Samson Kayo (Timewasters, Famalam) que sigue a Joshua (Kayo) y Ricky (Theo Barklem-Biggs; Ballot Monkeys, Kingsman: The Secret Service), dos repartidores de pizza del sur de Londres que solo quieren ganar algo de dinero, mudarse y conocer chicas. Dirigida por Al Campbell (Bad Education, Man Down). Tres episodios. Estreno: 15 de mayo

Catch-22 (Hulu)

George Clooney (Suburbicon; Good Night, and Good Luck.) dirige, produce y protagoniza esta limited series adaptación de la novela de Joseph Heller (1961) sobre un piloto de bombarderos (Christopher Abbott; Girls, The Sinner), miembro de las Fuerzas Aéreas de Estados Unidos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, que se cuestiona tanto las motivaciones del enemigo como las normas del ejército. El compromiso de Clooney con la dirección le llevó a renunciar a uno de los papeles protagonistas en favor de Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights, Bloodline) y finalmente participa como secundario. Con Hugh Laurie (House M.D., The Night Manager), Giancarlo Giannini (A Walk in the Clouds, Tirante el Blanco), Austin Stowell (Battle of the Sexes, Whiplash), Rafi Gavron (Counterpart, Homecoming), Julie Ann Emery (Preacher, Fargo), Tessa Ferrer (Grey's Anatomy, You're the Worst), Jay Paulson (Beyond, Mad Men), Gerran Howell (Emerald City, Young Dracula), Graham Patrick Martin (Major Crimes, Two and a Half Men), Martin Delaney (Zero Dark Thirty, Now You See Me 2), Pico Alexander (A Most Violent Year), Jon Rudnitsky (Saturday Night Live), Kevin J. O'Connor (11.22.63, Chicago PD), Lewis Pullman (Battle of the Sexes, Lean on Pete), Daniel David Stewart y Harrison Osterfield. Seis episodios. Estreno: 17 de mayo

It's Bruno! (Netflix)

Comedia creada, dirigida, producida y protagonizada por Solvan 'Slick' Naim que sigue a un amante de los perros y a su mejor amigo en sus aventuras diarias en Bushwick, barrio de Brooklyn. Les acompañan Rob Morgan (Stranger Things, Daredevil) y Shakira Barrera (GLOW, Faking It). Ocho episodios. Estreno: 17 de mayo

Blood & Treasure (CBS)

Un brillante experto en antigüedades (Matt Barr; Valor, Sleepy Hollow) y una astuta ladrona de arte (Sofía Pernas; The Brave, Jane the Virgin) se unen para atrapar a un despiadado terrorista que financia sus ataques vendiendo objetos robados. Completan el reparto Katia Winter (Sleepy Hollow, Legends of Tomorrow), Michael James Shaw (Roots, Bull), Oded Fehr (The Mummy, Resident Evil), James Callis (Battlestar Galactica, 12 Monkeys), Alicia Coppola (Jericho, We Are Your Friends), Antonio Cupo (Bomb Girls, Ice), Karl Graboshas y Anna Silk (Lost Girl). Creada y producida por Matt Federman y Stephen Scaia, guionistas de Jericho o Limitless; escrita por Taylor Elmore (Justified, Limitless) y dirigida por Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man). Trece episodios.

Estreno: 21 de mayo

What/If (Netflix)

Antología creada por Mike Kelley (Revenge) y producida por Robert Zemeckis (Manifest, Tales from the Crypt) que contará en cada temporada un cuento sobre la ética y las consecuencias de nuestras decisiones. En la primera temporada, Lisa (Jane Levy; Suburgatory, Castle Rock) y Sean (Blake Jenner; Glee, Eveybody Wants Some!!) son unos recién casados que reciben una peligrosa proposición de una mujer poderosa (Renée Zellweger; Chicago, Bridget Jones's Diary) a cambio de una cantidad de dinero que necesitan desesperadamente. Completan el reparto Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters, Red Band Society), Daniella Pineda (The Detour, The Originals), Louis Herthum (Westworld, True Blood), Tyler Ross (The Killing) o Keith Powers (Famous in Love, Faking It). Diez episodios. Estreno: 24 de mayo

The Hot Zone (National Geographic)

Basada en el libro de Richard Preston (1994) y producida por Ridley Scott (The Good Wife, The Terror), cuenta el origen del Ébola y su llegada a Estados Unidos en 1989. Protagonizada por Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, Dietland), que interpreta a una científica del ejército que forma parte de un equipo secreto que debe evitar la propagación de la enfermedad; Noah Emmerich (The Americans, The Truman Show), Topher Grace (That '70s Show, War Machine), Robert Sean Leonard (House M.D., Dead Poets Society), James D'Arcy (Agent Carter, Broadchurch), Nick Searcy (Justified, 11.22.63), Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones, Clash of the Titans), Paul James (The Path, The Last Ship), Robert Wisdom (The Wire, The Alienist) y Grace Gummer (Mr. Robot, The Newsroom). Seis episodios emitidos en tres días consecutivos.

Estreno: 27 de mayo

The InBetween (NBC)

Cassie Bishop (Harriet Dyer; Love Child, No Activity) nació con el don de ver y comunicarse con los muertos. De esta forma, ayuda a su amigo detective (Paul Blackthorne; Arrow, Lipstick Jungle) a resolver los casos más difíciles, encontrando así un propósito y un escape a lo que ella bien podría considerar una maldición. Les acompañan Justin Cornwell (I Am the Night, Training Day), Chad James Buchanan (Star, Inhumans), Andres Joseph (The Good Doctor, The Crossing), Sean Bolger (Adam Ruins Everything), Anne-Marie Johnson (Imposters, JAG), Grace Lynn Kung (Mary Kills People, Frankie Drake Mysteries), Sarah Abbott (V-Wars) y Cindy Luna (Still the King, The Last Ship). Escrita por Moira Kirkland (Medium, Dark Angel) y dirigida por Charlotte Sieling (Forbrydelsen, Bron/Broen). Estreno: 29 de mayo

When They See Us (Netflix)

Ava DuVernay (Selma, Queen Sugar) escribe y dirige esta miniserie sobre los cinco adolescentes -cuatro afroamericanos y un hispano- acusados injustamente de violar a una mujer -blanca- en Central Park en 1989. Forman el reparto Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives, American Crime), Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel, Up in the Air), Joshua Jackson (The Affair, Fringe), Famke Janssen (The Blacklist, X-Men), Niecy Nash (Scream Queens, Claws), Blair Underwood (Quantico, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), John Leguizamo (Bloodline, Moulin Rouge), Jovan Adepo (The Leftovers, Fences), Michael K. Williams (The Wire, The Night Of), Storm Reid (A Wrinkle in Time, 12 Years a Slave), Kylie Bunbury (Pitch, Under the Dome), Christopher Jackson (Bull, Hamilton), Chris Chalk (Gotham, The Newsroom), Jharrel Jerome (Mr. Mercedes, Moonlight), Omar Dorsey (Queen Sugar, Ray Donovan), Aunjanue Ellis (Quantico, The Book of Negroes), Marquis Rodriguez (Iron Fist, Chicago Fire), Adepero Oduye (12 Years a Slave, The Big Short), Caleel Harris (Castle Rock), Marsha Stephanie Blake (Orange Is the New Black, Happyish), Ethan Herisse (Go On), Aurora Perrineau (Chasing Life), William Sadler (Power, Roswell), Freddy Miyares (Elementary) y Justin Cunninghham. Cinco episodios.

Estreno: 31 de mayo

Good Omens (Amazon)

Adaptación de la novela de Neil Gaiman (American Gods) y Terry Pratchett, una comedia en la que el ángel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen; Masters of Sex, The Good Fight) y el demonio Crowley (David Tennant; Doctor Who, Broadchurch) llevan tanto tiempo en la Tierra que la noticia del fin del mundo no les hace gracia y, mientras los jinetes del Apocalipsis comienzan su misión, hacen lo posible para influir en las futuras decisiones del bebé que se supone que se va a convertir en el Anticristo. Cuenta también con Jon Hamm (Mad Men, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Patrick Melrose), David Morrissey (The Walking Dead, Britannia), Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter, Sleepy Hollow), Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), Mark Gatiss (Game of Thrones, Sherlock), Mireille Enos (The Killing, The Catch), Steve Pemberton (Inside No. 9, Happy Valley), Anna Maxwell Martin (The Bletchley Circle, Motherland), Jack Whitehall (Fresh Meat, Decline and Fall), Adria Arjona (True Detective, Emerald City), Derek Jacobi (Gladiator, Vicious), Michael McKean (Better Call Saul, Clue), Nina Sosanya (Marcella, W1A), Niamh Walsh (Jamestown, Holby City), Yusuf Gatewood (The Originals), Daniel Mays (Line of Duty, Born to Kill), Sian Brooke (Sherlock, Doctor Foster), Ariyon Bakare (Thirteen, New Blood), Amma Ris (Chewing Gum), Lourdes Faberes (Knightfall), Ned Dennehy (Broken, Peaky Blinders), Ilan Galkoff (Wizards vs. Aliens), Alfie Taylor, Sam Taylor Buck y las voces de Frances McDormand (Three Bilboards, Fargo) y Brian Cox (Succession, X-Men 2). Escrita por el propio Neil Gaiman, que insiste en que no habrá más temporadas sin importar el éxito de la serie. Seis episodios. Estreno: 31 de mayo

Swamp Thing (DC Universe)

Abby Arcane (Crystal Reed; Gotham, Teen Wolf) es una joven que investiga lo que parece ser un virus que ha nacido de un pantano que guarda horribles secretos. Completan el cast Jennifer Beals (Taken, The L Word), Ian Ziering (Beverly Hills, 90210; Sharknado), Virginia Madsen (Sideways, Designated Survivor), Kevin Durand (The Strain, Lost), Will Patton (Falling Skies, Shots Fired), Leonardo Nam (Westworld), Jeryl Prescott (The Walking Dead, Ray Donovan), Andy Bean (Power, Here and Now), Derek Mears (Sleepy Hollow), Henderson Wade (Riverdale, Extant) y Maria Sten (Channel Zero). Escrita por Mark Verheiden (Smallville, Heroes). Diez episodios. Estreno: 31 de mayo

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (Netflix)

Moritz (Maximilian Mundt) es un adolescente que quiere impresionar a su exnovia Lisa (Lena Klenke) para recuperarla y empieza a vender drogas online junto a su amigo Lenny (Danilo Kamperidis) convirtiéndose en uno de los mayores traficantes de Europa. Creada y producida por Philipp Käßbohrer (Neo Magazin) y Matthias Murmann (Neo Magazin) e inspirada en una historia real. Seis episodios. Estreno: 31 de mayo

Years and Years (BBC One)

Russell T. Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk) nos trae un drama que cuenta la historia de una familia de Manchester durante quince años de cambios políticos, económicos y tecnológicos a partir de una noche de 2019 crucial en sus vidas. Protagonizada por Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility, Saving Mr. Banks), Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful, The Imitation Game), Russell Tovey (Quantico, Looking), T'Nia Miller (Marcella, Cucumber), Jessica Hynes (W1A, Up the Women), Ruth Madeley (Cold Feet, The Level), Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax, The Mother), Jade Alleyne (The Lodge, 4 O'Clock Club), Maxim Baldry (Hollyoaks), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Sex Education, Cucumber), Lydia West o Kieran O'Brien (Glue, The Syndicate). Seis episodios. Estreno: Aún sin fecha

Hatton Garden (ITV)

Drama que representa el robo de joyas y efectivo en abril de 2015, el mayor en la historia de Inglaterra y considerado único por su ambición y planificación, por parte de un grupo de sexagenarios. Protagonizan Timothy Spall (Harry Potter, Sweeney Todd), Kenneth Cranham (In the Flesh, Maleficent), Brian F. O'Byrne (Aquarius, Mercy Street), David Hayman (Taboo, London Spy), Alex Norton (Taggart, Two Doors Down), Ian Puleston-Davies (Marcella, Coronation Street), Geoff Bell (Suffragette, Kingsman) y Nasser Memarzia (The Night Manager, Le Bureau des Légendes). Escrita por Jeff Pope (Cilla, Little Boy Blue) y Terry Winsor (Essex Boys) y dirigida por Paul Whittington (Cilla, Little Boy Blue). Anunciada para finales de 2017, su emisión tuvo que posponerse porque los abogados creían que perjudicaría a su protagonista en el juicio. Cuatro episodios. Estreno: Aún sin fecha

[battle-of-the-bobs]

Bracket 2 / Round 1 / Match 27

[battle-of-the-bobs]

Annnd matchups!

Bracket 1, Round 1 matchups:

Bob Hale (Horrible Histories) v.s. Bob Parr (The Incredibles)

Bobby Flay (Beat Bobby Flay) v.s. Bob (Veggietales)

Bobby (Creamerie) v.s. Bob (Twin Peaks)

Bob (Guardian tales) v.s. Bob the squid (I made it up)

Bob Belcher (Bob's burgers) v.s. Bob Marley (real life)

Bobby Fulbright (Ace Attorney) v.s. Bobby Funk (One piece)

Bob the dinosaur (Dilbert comic strips) v.s. Bobby Singer (Supernatural)

Bobby Proud (The Proud Family) v.s. Bob the builder (Bob the Builder)

Bob (Stranger Things) v.s. Uncle Bob/T-800 (Terminator 2) 

Bob McKenzie (Strange Brew) v.s. Bob Benson (Mad Men)

Bob Kelso (Scrubs) v.s. Bob Steckler (UHF)

Bob Vance (the office) v.s. Bobby Brady (The Brady bunch)

Bob the Drag Queen (Rupaul's Drag Race) v.s. Robert Callaghan (Big hero 6)

Robert E. O. Speedwagon (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) v.s. Bobby (Paper Mario: The Origami King)

B.o.B the rapper (real life) v.s. Robert Muldoon (Jurassic park)

Bob Hunter (Desperate housewives) v.s. Robert Paulson (Fight club)

Bracket 2, Round 1 matchups:

King Bob (Recess) v.s. Bob Odenkirk (real life) 

Bobby Hill (King of the hill) v.s. Bob Sagget (real life)

Bob Newheart (real life) v.s. Bad Bob Zimmerman (Check please)

Bob Trow (Mister Roger's neighborhood) v.s. Bob hope (real life) 

Bob (Animal Crossing) v.s. Bobby Zimmeruski (A Goofy Movie)

Bob/Lapis lazuli (Steven universe) v.s. Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons)

Bob (Top gun Maverick) v.s. Doodlebob (SpongeBob)

Bobbie (company) v.s. Bob Sheldon (The Outsiders) 

Bob Duncan (Good Luck Charlie) v.s. Roller Bob (Toy Story)

Robert Smith (lead singer of The Cure) v.s. Rob Cantor (Tally hall)

Tudor barber, Bob the Barber(Horrible Histories) v.s. Bob the dictionary definitions (the real life dictionary)

Bob redmil (company logo/real life) v.s. Bobby Baccalieri (The sopranos)

Bob the sentient sourdough starter (A wizards guide to defensive baking) v.s. Bobs (Mirrormask)

Bobby Dagen (Saw 3D) v.s. Tatsurian the Unchained "Bob" (Kaijudo)

Bob (Bob And George) v.s. Hydra Bob (Deadpool/Marvel Comics)

Bobert (The amazing world of gumball) v.s. Bobby Fischer (real life)

[oh2e]

May have let my friend making a joke turn into me spending way too long on this edit at 1am

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Winner: Tudor barber, Bob the barber!

Bracket 2 / Round 1 / Match 27

[battle-of-the-bobs]

Bracket 1, Round 2 matchups:

Bob Hale (Horrible Histories) v.s. Bob (Veggietales)

Bob (Twin Peaks) v.s. Bob the squid (I made it up)

Bob Belcher (Bob's burgers) v.s. Bobby Fulbright (Ace Attorney)

Bobby Singer (Supernatural) v.s. Bob the builder (Bob the Builder)

Uncle Bob/T-800 (Terminator 2) v.s. Bob Benson (Mad Men)

Bob Steckler (UHF) v.s. Bobby Brady (The Brady bunch)

Bob the Drag Queen (Rupaul's Drag Race) v.s. Bobby (Paper Mario: The Origami King)

Robert Muldoon (Jurassic park) v.s. Robert Paulson (Fight club)

Bracket 2, Round 2 matchups:

Bob Odenkirk (real life) v.s. Bobby Hill (King of the hill)

Bad Bob Zimmerman (Check please) v.s. Bob Trow (Mister Roger's neighborhood)

Bob (Animal Crossing) v.s. Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons)

Doodlebob (SpongeBob) v.s. Bob Sheldon (The Outsiders) 

Roller Bob (Toy Story) v.s. Rob Cantor (Tally hall)

Tudor barber, Bob the Barber (Horrible Histories) v.s. Bob redmil (company logo/real life)

Bob the sentient sourdough starter (A wizards guide to defensive baking) v.s. Tatsurian the Unchained "Bob" (Kaijudo)

Bob (Bob And George) v.s. Bobert (The amazing world of gumball)

Annnd matchups!

Bracket 1, Round 1 matchups:

Bob Hale (Horrible Histories) v.s. Bob Parr (The Incredibles)

Bobby Flay (Beat Bobby Flay) v.s. Bob (Veggietales)

Bobby (Creamerie) v.s. Bob (Twin Peaks)

Bob (Guardian tales) v.s. Bob the squid (I made it up)

Bob Belcher (Bob's burgers) v.s. Bob Marley (real life)

Bobby Fulbright (Ace Attorney) v.s. Bobby Funk (One piece)

Bob the dinosaur (Dilbert comic strips) v.s. Bobby Singer (Supernatural)

Bobby Proud (The Proud Family) v.s. Bob the builder (Bob the Builder)

Bob (Stranger Things) v.s. Uncle Bob/T-800 (Terminator 2) 

Bob McKenzie (Strange Brew) v.s. Bob Benson (Mad Men)

Bob Kelso (Scrubs) v.s. Bob Steckler (UHF)

Bob Vance (the office) v.s. Bobby Brady (The Brady bunch)

Bob the Drag Queen (Rupaul's Drag Race) v.s. Robert Callaghan (Big hero 6)

Robert E. O. Speedwagon (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) v.s. Bobby (Paper Mario: The Origami King)

B.o.B the rapper (real life) v.s. Robert Muldoon (Jurassic park)

Bob Hunter (Desperate housewives) v.s. Robert Paulson (Fight club)

Bracket 2, Round 1 matchups:

King Bob (Recess) v.s. Bob Odenkirk (real life) 

Bobby Hill (King of the hill) v.s. Bob Sagget (real life)

Bob Newheart (real life) v.s. Bad Bob Zimmerman (Check please)

Bob Trow (Mister Roger's neighborhood) v.s. Bob hope (real life) 

Bob (Animal Crossing) v.s. Bobby Zimmeruski (A Goofy Movie)

Bob/Lapis lazuli (Steven universe) v.s. Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons)

Bob (Top gun Maverick) v.s. Doodlebob (SpongeBob)

Bobbie (company) v.s. Bob Sheldon (The Outsiders) 

Bob Duncan (Good Luck Charlie) v.s. Roller Bob (Toy Story)

Robert Smith (lead singer of The Cure) v.s. Rob Cantor (Tally hall)

Tudor barber, Bob the Barber(Horrible Histories) v.s. Bob the dictionary definitions (the real life dictionary)

Bob redmil (company logo/real life) v.s. Bobby Baccalieri (The sopranos)

Bob the sentient sourdough starter (A wizards guide to defensive baking) v.s. Bobs (Mirrormask)

Bobby Dagen (Saw 3D) v.s. Tatsurian the Unchained "Bob" (Kaijudo)

Bob (Bob And George) v.s. Hydra Bob (Deadpool/Marvel Comics)

Bobert (The amazing world of gumball) v.s. Bobby Fischer (real life)