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[lesbiansloveseokjin]

day 318/548 of taehyung's military service

this selca was posted on 180304 with the caption:

Good night

(trans cr: Soren @ bts-trans)

[yearofinstitutionalization]

313/638 One Suga a day while he is away

[taehyunghobi]

hi pals! here's my 2024 gif wrapped!! or well, half a year of it because i only started this blog this year! thank you for tagging me @raplinenthusiasts @cosmicdreamgrl @cordiallyfuturedwight @jkvjimin @yooboobies ily 🤍

june ♡ j-hope in the box - my first post on this blog! ♡ pink bubble gum tae

july ♡ mots vhope ♡ boyfriend vibes hobi #1 - the start of a series i've wanted to make for a v long time

august ♡ the hobilympics - nothing better than olympic brainrot inspiration ♡ the taelympics - i genuinely think he can win some of these btw ♡ hoseok the tease - also an idea that's floated around in my mind for a v long time

september ♡ hots hobi ^♡^ - I LOVE COLORING AND GIFFING HOTS SO MUCH ♡ pretty black swan tae

october ♡ hobi countdown d-1 - this was so much fun and made my heart so full :') ♡ tae fake tattoo ♡ hobi's first live post military

november ♡ vroom vroom tae - went through an i miss tae psychosis by rewatching him on the yellow scooter thus this was born ♡ hobi's eye crinkles - my heart grew 10x each time i made a new gif of him smiling with his little fish eye crinkles

december ♡ hobi practice room beyond the star - beyond the star color grading so god damn ugly and green i've never felt more accomplished coloring something in my life (that's an exaggeration but at the time i felt like a god) ♡ happy birthday seokjin - my favorite bday set so far!!

thank you so much for all of your support this year!! i was here on bts tumblr years ago before leaving during the pandemic for twitter and giffing there and randomly decided to come back this year because i missed this community. i'm thankful for how kind many of you have been and although i know i can be a pain sometimes, i really truly am so grateful for everyone's love on here. i'm going through a lull at the moment but i'm hoping to improve even more and hopefully have more inspiration for more comps and such next year!! if you want to see more at a glance here u go have fun. apparently i made 160 gifsets as of right now since june so i think i'm a little insane maybe.

idk who hasn't been tagged yet and as always do not feel obligated to do it but i'm tagging @jinstronaut @rjshope @heybaetae @btsjk-biased @hvseoks

@kookjinnies @kimtaegis @love4hobi @jung-koook

[seoul-bros]

Jikook Week 44 Complete (08/10-15/10/2024)

Their 44th week in the military is now complete. It's time to celebrate with a look back at this week in 2014.

This was the Dark & Wild era and in researching this post I was drawn back to Beyond the Story to reread what the members and particular J-Hope & V said about promoting Danger, the title track.

"All those performances for "Danger" were really exhausting. When we had that comeback with "Danger" releasing the Dark & Wild album, we'd done about twenty music show pre-recordings and then went to a different program where they announced first place. We were told we had to be there, so we went up there live, completely out of it. Then, it turned out we weren't even candidate for first place, which I think was a big shock." J-Hope

"It's fine if other teams are named as candidates for first place. We just need to work harder. But at the broadcasting stations, we'd always be the first to say hello and greet everyone, the seonbaes and the hubaes alike, but some people just ignored us and passed right by. Or mocked us for not being candidates for the top place.

After the broadcast, we all got into the van together...... Someone was crying, someone was getting really mad, and someone just couldn't speak. The unspeakable disappointment and that tear-jerking emotion was too much

That's when we thought, 'Hey us, let's do really well. So that no one will ever look down on us again.' Looking back, I'm glad we at least got a hold of ourselves back then (laughs). Because we all found our resolve, we had that determination and we all came together as one, swearing to become a really awesome group together" V

That belief that they were in this together and they only had each other comes out very strongly in their SM posts of the time and can perhaps be best illustrated by vmin's TwiX posts. These two romantic & sensitive 95 liners were also ambitious & determined to succeed together with their team.

"Let's go for a long time, I only have you V"

Let's not forget this night view, Jimin

Ah, I see now, Let's be friends for life

Jimin Post 1, Jimin Post 2, V Post 1

This week in 2014 was the tail end of the Danger promo period and images and videos from previous performances were released.

Twix Link

For their Music Bank show there was a mission challenge to make a heart for the audience during the performance.

It's such a complete contrast their gentle laddish camaraderie in the dressing room compared to the tough macho attitudes they were portraying on stage.

JK "Are you kidding me? What am I to you?, Am I easy? Uh, are you playing with me?" JM "You're in danger now, Why are you testing me? Why are you testing me?, Don't make me confused

Even with the difficulties facing them off stage as soon as the lights went up they delivered smash performances EVERY SINGLE TIME.

This week was also countdown to the the Red Bullet Tour (17-19/10/2014) and the release of War of Hormone (21/10/2014).

Look at these countdown gifs - V (D-6) is taking me out!

And look at these jikook cuties. JK in particular was so so young.

Finally, this week it was Jimin's second birthday after debut and he spent it in the practice room.

Post Date: 15/10/2024 in SK

[dlstmxkakwldrlarchive]

since that one anon asked what are your fav jongyu and onho moments too????

this is tewwww serious tewwwwww serious....... jongyu have some many silly moments i adore, even if im not hello baby number one fan they're so funny there, like just two dudes in their early 20s being dead beat fathers, i like this hello baby clip, and this one also this one. also every jongyu 151231 fancam like they're silly silly (its funny to me how rv members are there), when jjong called the members ananatachi (you guys) and jinki made his famous word play with under the sea making jjong laugh.

ofc these two behind concert clips, them being two chismosos one two three four five six, when jinki attented jjong con and they sang please dont go together after so long (i ii iii iv v vi ), their winking game on stage, when jinki after the ny countdown blew a kiss to jjong, this clip during everybody stage behind, them playing house + fujo taem, the 👉🏽 thing during ayo, line music express interview ofc, jjong forgetting selene lyrics and jinki sings the verse to help him/ jinki forgetting selene and jjong fake chokes him.

hmmmmmmm 321, this interview where they choose eo as the kindest member, when jinki went to x inspiration and jjong greeted him without mentioning his name bcs 'he feels shy' + in his last ment he was like 'have inspiration (to fans) but no inspiration for that yeongman', and all of their duets (other than please don't go, my faves are tragedy and like a man)

and I love this polaroid so bad.....

onho is so easy. onho piggyback during lucifer, their in your eyes duet (+ 48 hours segment where they talk abt how they care for eo), this silly fancam, when jinki appeared during minho's military discharge (esp the part where minho says to jinki to believe in his unfunny jokes, also their giggling bewitched me), that music bank interview where they successfully connect, ofc the seek 12 fart contest interview, not enough rice when jinki kept failing to jump the rope right and minho screams at him, the shinee ghost story, when during piece of shine minho began to sing blue.

hmmmmmmm lewser jinki in that isac moment (not the one with luna but the one where minho gets 1st place), them dancing to everybody during becho, also jinki going to minho's heartbreak stage, that moment during the press your number showcase lol and them during marie claire behind

OH OH even that mino man onyu man thing they have.

[p1n3appl3p3n]

I’m not a huge fan of comparing the members, but Jimin’s latest post about not being able to say much because he’s in the military juxtaposed by V posting about fast food and RM posting about his countdown to tell you all we need to know about who is serving in a very serious location and who, while completing physically demanding tasks, is not. Jikook are on the front line. They aren’t safe enough to talk to us frequently.

No real point to this, but I realized this week that was the best example of what their military realities are.

[bangtanpurplearchive]

August 2023 part 6

24th August - 31st August 2023

Jin -  317 days (10 months  12 days - 45 weeks 2 days ) until discharge from military (221213 - 240612)

JHope -  444 days (1 year  2 months 17 days - 14  months  17 days - 63 weeks 3 days ) until discharge from military (230418 - 241017)

August

23 August

230823 | Japan Fanclub BTS CORNER  Wallpaper #26 Tae (1)

24 August

 Instagram:  RM  (1), (2).Tae (1), (2). (3). (4). (5) 

230824 | Tae x Seoul Tourism (1).

230824 | Tae x W Korea  (1). 

230824 |  NPOP x Tae (1).

230824 | V earns his first win for "Love Me Again" on M Countdown! #LoveMeAgain1stWin (1).

230824 |Ask Anything V x W korea (1)

230824 | BTS ranked #7 (surveyed by both experts and general public) in Sisa Journal's "Who Moves Korea 2023" Survey. #BTS is the highest ranking Artist in the List at #4! This is #BTS 5th entry in the Top 10 (2018 - (#16), 2019 - (#8), 2020 - (#9), 2021 - (#5), 2022 - (#4), 2023 - (#7) (1). (2) (3).

25 August Blue teaser trailer 2

 Instagram: Big Hit (1), RM (1)Tae (1), (2). (3) 

230825  Blue Teaser trailer 2 (1)

230825 JK SEVEN (ft Latto) - Alesso remix visualiser (1) (2)

230825 | Tae x Spur magazine (1). (2). Tae x Arena Homme+ Korea  (1). Eyes magazine (2). L’Officiel Thailand (3). Elle Japan (4)

230825 | MelOn Music Ig post Seve and Love me again Weekly Top artist Love Me Again (1). Melon (2).

230825 | Yoongi x NBA (1). Eyes Magazine (2). WWD Korea (3).

230825 | [슈취타] EP.17 SUGA with 이강인  (1). (2). (3).

230825 |[BANGTAN BOMB] Jimin and SUGA Video Call - BTS (방탄소년단).

26 August

 Instagram:RM (1).

230826 |  Tae will be on PIXd on 230902 at 6pm KST (1). Tae Geffen  (2).

230826 | Congratulations Jungkook! It's Seven 10th win on MBC Music Core today! #Seven10thwin   (1). 

27 August

 Instagram: RM (1), (2). (3). (4)

230827 |  Tae will be on dingostory (1). 

28 August 'Scenery',' 'Winter Bear', 'Snow Flower (feat. Peakboy)' Official Release

 Instagram: Big Hit (1),  RM (1).

'Scenery',' 'Winter Bear', 'Snow Flower (feat. Peakboy)' Official Release (1) (2)

230828 |  Tae  weverse (1). 

29 August Layover photos - 3

 Instagram: Big Hit (1),  RM (1).  Jimin(1)  (2).  Tae (1), (2).(3)

230829 |  Park Bogum instagram  (1). Peakboy  (2). Eyes magazine(3).

230829 | BTS x Billboard  (1).

230829 |  SEVEN Billboard (1) Global 200 #1 (1). Billboard 200 excl US #1 (2).

230829 |JHOPE “Jack In the Box” returns to #1 on this week's Billboard World Albums chart (1) This week's top-selling albums: #2 (2)

230829 | Layover photos - 3  (1).

30 August

Twitter: Big Hit (1)  Instagram:  RM (1), (2). (3). (4). (5) Tae (1), (2).  Tik Tok : (1).  

230830 | RM weverse live  (1).  Tae weverse live (1). (2). 

230830 | SEVEN # 1 MelOn daily chart  (1).

230830 | Tae will be on You Quiz on the block  (1). 

230830 |  What happened to Chimmy  (1). 

230830 | Japan Fanclub BTS CORNER Wallpaper #26 JK  (1).

31 August

Twitter: Big Hit (1),  Instagram: RM (1), (2).  Tae (1), (2). 

230831 | Tae x Elle Singapore x Celine (1). 

230831 | V earns his 2nd win for "Love Me Again" on M Countdown!#LoveMeAgain2ndWin  (1). 

230831 |Tae on dingo story (1). (2)

[otakusmart]

BTS V New Album Takes Center Stage: A Deeper Dive into 'Layover'

Amidst BTS's temporary hiatus due to mandatory military enlistment, the individual members are embracing the opportunity to shine as solo artists. This remarkable display of creativity has already birthed a series of triumphant ventures. Amid this dynamic solo surge, BTS's V, with immense excitement, has unveiled his long-awaited debut solo album. BTS V's solo debut has already started with many singles and OSTs to popular Korean dramas. However, BTS V's solo music journey will take off with the highly anticipated Layover album. According to sources, BTS V's debut solo release will consist of six distinct songs: "Rainy Days," "Blue," "Love Me Again," "Slow Dancing," "For Us," and an intriguing untitled bonus track.

BTS V new album Layover album release date, songs list, and more

BTS V New Album Layover Mark your calendars for fans of BTS and the Charismatic V - the highly anticipated Layover album will release on September 8, 2023. With just about a month's wait, listeners will be treated to an immersive experience of the album's entirety. Teasing the thematic essence of 'Layover,' V's record label, Big Hit, has dropped hints. The project promises to embrace the spirit of BTS V R&B, and pop fusion style while also delicately interweaving elements of pop - a genre both V and BTS are renowned for. Hee-Jin Min, the visionary CEO of ADOR, a subsidiary of the K-pop powerhouse HYBE, oversees the creative direction of Layover.' Min's influence spans every facet of the project's conception - from music production to intricate choreography and design elements. Within the BTS circle, V leads the solo release, positioning him as the latest torchbearer, marking his journey into solo stardom. His fellow bandmates have already embarked on this path, achieving significant milestones.  In 2023 alone, Suga and Jimin scaled the heights of the Billboard 200 chart with their projects, securing the No. 2 spot. J-Hope and RM, in 2022, achieved remarkable victories with their solo albums, dominating the charts. Even Jung Kook, while yet to unveil a full studio album, secured a monumental achievement by claiming the summit of the Hot 100 chart with his debut solo single "Seven." As the anticipation builds for his EP's release, it's worth noting that V isn't a stranger to solo projects. Prior to 'Layover,' he treated fans to a slew of tracks that unveiled glimpses of his unique musical identity. The "Christmas Tree" track stands out as V's entry into the Hot 100 chart on his own, a significant milestone achieved in 2021 when it peaked at No. 79 during the festive season. The countdown begins as we await the symphony of 'Layover,' a testament to V's artistry and his journey into solo music. With its diversified soundscape and V's signature charisma, the album is poised to leave an indelible mark on the industry and the hearts of fans worldwide, setting the stage for a new era in V's illustrious career. Read the full article

[daleisgreat]

Inglourious Basterds

I am jumping out of order with the third Quentin Tarantino film I am covering here is not QT’s third film, Jackie Brown, but instead for his 2009 alternate take on World War II, Inglourious Basterds (trailer). Click or press here for my article on Reservoir Dogs, and click or press here for my entry on Pulp Fiction. I have owned the BluRay since it first released well over a decade ago, and it is a shame yet another QT gem has sat in my backlog for so long. This takes place in occupied France with a riveting opening scene where German Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) conducts an interview with a local dairy farmer which eventually leads to questioning about missing Jews. This being a QT film, the dialog is intentionally drawn out, with Hans pausing the interview for a refreshing glass of milk, and digressing on other tangents before eventually getting to the burning question. Once again, QT absolutely nails the art of conversation like very few of his peers can. Every subtle body language flinch and pivot throughout their verbal exchange is not wasted, and it ultimately pays off with a unforgettable impact to close the scene. If it was almost any other filmmaker, my tolerance would have surely been tested, but there is something to QT’s scripts that without fail have me 100% invested in their surplus of verbiage as much as a climactic action scene in the latest summer blockbuster.

Be prepared for some vintage-QT dialog-heavy scenes...I wouldn't want it any other way from him! This being a WWII film, one would think it would be safe to presume there is a fair amount of military combat scenes. While there is a significant body count by the end of the film, the firefights are not of the typical Hollywood WWII fare, so do not expect any all-out tanks, war planes, and massive artillery skirmishes. Most of the action that transpires here involves a team of Jewish American soldiers headed up by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt). After the absurd fallout from their latest mission in a basement tavern, they receive intel from undercover operative Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) that Nazi leadership including Hitler (Martin Wuttke) himself will be at the grand opening of the latest military propaganda film, Nation’s Pride.

The theater owner where Nation’s Pride will be premiering, Shosanna (Mélanie Laurent), has an intriguing arc on how she is roped into debuting the film at her cinema which is caused by the relentless intimate pursuit of German soldier, Frederick Zoller (Daniel Brühl). Without giving too much away, Shosanna has her own agenda too, and everything builds up splendidly to the big premiere night of Nation’s Pride. I vividly remember going into the theater not clued into the ending which I will not spoil here, and I was instantly stunned at the direction QT went for the final act. There is nearly an hour and a half of bonus material on the BluRay. The standout bonus is a half hour interview with Brad Pitt and QT, conducted by Elvis Mitchell with some highlights of their conversation being how energetic the overall shoot was, and what it was like premiering the film in Germany. Other extra features worth checking out is the full six minute cut of Nation’s Pride, a quick look back with interviews of the cast and crew from the original 1978 Inglorious Bastards, and a pair of interviews with Rod Taylor who has some fun behind-the-scenes stories with QT on how the two have the utmost respect for each other.

Inglourious Basterds did not disappoint with a highly entertaining second viewing where nearly the entire ensemble cast excelled in their performances! For a film that is two and a half hours long, it proved to be a swift viewing after being so engrossed with all the aforementioned dialog-dense scenes. I cannot fairly rank this among QT’s movies as I nearly love them all equally, but it goes without saying if you have made it this far then you know I am giving this the highest of recommendations! Other Random Backlog Movie Blogs 3 12 Angry Men (1957) 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown 21 Jump Street The Accountant Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie Atari: Game Over The Avengers: Age of Ultron The Avengers: Endgame The Avengers: Infinity War Batman: The Dark Knight Rises Batman: The Killing Joke Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Bounty Hunters Cabin in the Woods Captain America: Civil War Captain America: The First Avenger Captain America: The Winter Soldier Christmas Eve The Clapper Clash of the Titans (1981) Clint Eastwood 11-pack Special The Condemned 2 Countdown Creed I & II Deck the Halls Detroit Rock City Die Hard Dredd The Eliminators The Equalizer Dirty Work Faster Fast and Furious I-VIII Field of Dreams Fight Club The Fighter For Love of the Game Good Will Hunting Gravity Grunt: The Wrestling Movie Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Hell Comes to Frogtown Hercules: Reborn Hitman I Like to Hurt People Indiana Jones 1-4 Ink The Interrogation Interstellar Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Jobs Joy Ride 1-3 Justice League (2017 Whedon Cut) Last Action Hero Major League Man of Steel Man on the Moon Man vs Snake Marine 3-6 Merry Friggin Christmas Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpions Revenge National Treasure National Treasure: Book of Secrets Nintendo Quest Not for Resale Payback (Director’s Cut) Pulp Fiction The Punisher (1989) The Ref The Replacements Reservoir Dogs Rocky I-VIII Running Films Part 1 Running Films Part 2 San Andreas ScoobyDoo Wrestlemania Mystery Scott Pilgrim vs the World The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Shoot em Up Slacker Skyscraper Small Town Santa Steve Jobs Source Code Star Trek I-XIII Sully Take Me Home Tonight TMNT Trauma Center The Tooth Fairy 1 & 2 UHF Veronica Mars Vision Quest The War Wild The Wizard Wonder Woman The Wrestler (2008) X-Men: Apocalypse X-Men: Days of Future Past

[lesbiansloveseokjin]

day 277/548 of taehyung's military service

this video was posted on 170802 with the caption:

Our gramps~~~

Video Translation:

S: This place is real...this place is really Hawaii...

(trans cr: Alli @ bts-trans)

[yearofinstitutionalization]

Given the news, an OT7 pic seems sad, but appropiated :'(

58/638 One Suga a day while he is away

[seoul-bros]

Jikook Week 23 Complete ✔️(14 - 21/05/2024)

Their twenty third week in the military is now complete and time to celebrate this milestone with a look back at this week in 2015.

It was The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Part 1 era and the lead single I Need You was being promoted on all the SK music shows.

On the 14th May they appeared on Mnet Countdown.

and Jungkook posted on TwiX saying, "Thank you for your effort!!! I will perform brightly tomorrow as well ㅋㅋ"

In researching these weekly blogs I keep finding out new things about South Korea. Did you know that Koreans celebrate THIRTEEN Valentine's Days and one of them is the 14th May known as Yellow Valentine's Day or Rose Day.

"On Yellow Day, singles who want to be in a relationship wear a yellow shirt and order a “yellow” curry at a restaurant as a symbolic gesture that encourages them to get rid of their “single status.” For those who already have a lover, they would instead celebrate Rose Day by exchanging roses."

On this day in 2015, Jimin sent a rose to ARMY, "I heard it's Rose Day today. I didn't have time, so I drew it in a hurry. Thank you so much ARMY for supporting us today too. Thank you every day, every day"

It was a week of non-stop fan signings and music show appearances. Fansignings - Wow look how young and adorable they were in 2015.

In addition to Mnet Countdown, they appeared on Arirang Simply Kpop, KBS Music Bank, MBC Music Core, SBS Inkigayo and Show Champion. They were burning the candle at both ends. V even admited that they were exhausted in this backstage segment from Show Champion.

The segment was called Loyal Boys and they had to choose someone else in the group to praise. Who does JK choose to praise....hmmm well no surprises there then.

MBC Music Core - Jimin and Jungkook

SBS Inkigayo

Show Champion Backstage - Jikook talking about Jimin's disappearing six pack and the origin of different martial arts.

Post Date: 21/05/2024

[the-master-cylinder]

SUMMARY Project Questor is the brainchild of the genius Dr. Emil Vaslovik, Ph.D., a Nobel laureate. Vaslovik had developed plans to build a superhuman android. A team of the world’s foremost experts is able to build the android even though they do not understand the components with which they are working — they are only able to follow the instructions and install the parts left by Vaslovik, who has disappeared. Attempts to decode the programming tape were worse than merely unsuccessful—they also erased approximately half of the tape’s contents. They decide to substitute their own programming, over the objections of Jerry Robinson (Mike Farrell), the only team member who had actually worked with Dr. Vaslovik. He is overruled by the head of the project, Geoffrey Darrow (John Vernon). When the android’s body has been finished, the new tape is loaded, but with no apparent results. In desperation, Robinson persuades Darrow to allow Vaslovik’s tape — what remains of it — to be loaded. Again, the team is disappointed, as there appears to be no response.

Once left alone, the android comes to life. It adds various cosmetic touches to a previously featureless outer skin, transforming itself from an “it” to a “him”, and he (Robert Foxworth) then leaves the laboratory to visit Vaslovik’s office and archives; it is there that he first identifies himself as “part of Project Questor”. The android then seeks out Robinson, whom he forces to accompany him in a search for Vaslovik, with Darrow in pursuit of both, following a minuscule datum in his original programming.

Questor (who becomes more “human” as the story progresses) only knows that it has something to do with an “aquatic vehicle” — a boat — and that if he does not find Vaslovik before the end of a countdown, the nuclear generator in his abdomen will overload and explode. Vaslovik had programmed this into him to prevent his creation from being misused, and time is running out. The pair, traveling to England, escape from custody and travel to the home of Lady Helena Trimble (Dana Wynter), who had known and worked with Vaslovik. (Her name was an homage to Bjo Trimble, who had led the fan campaign to keep Star Trek on the air.) After Robinson refuses Questor’s naive suggestion that the scientist seduce Lady Helena as a way to get information, Questor announces that he will make the attempt, adding, “I am fully functional.”

Just as Questor deciphers the clues and tells Robinson that he knows where Vaslovik is, he is shot by British soldiers, and returned to the laboratory. Robinson repairs Questor, and Darrow gives him two options: If Robinson puts a homing transmitter inside the android, they will be given a plane to go find Vaslovik, but if Robinson refuses, the android will simply be flown to a safe location where the explosion will not endanger anyone. Robinson implants the beacon, and they jet off to Mount Ararat; the “boat” imperative, as Questor had realized just minutes before being shot, had referred to Noah’s Ark.

Robinson and Questor reach a cave concealed inside Mount Ararat with seconds to spare. Questor’s timer is made safe, and he has found Emil Vaslovik (Lew Ayres), who tells Questor and Robinson that he, too, is an android. Questor is the last of a series, going back to “the dawn of this world,” left there by “Masters” to serve and protect mankind. They functioned by a law which Vaslovik quotes to Questor:

“We protect, but we do not interfere. Man must make his own way. We guide him — but always without his knowledge.”

Each of the Masters’ previous androids had a lifespan of several hundred years, at the end of which each assembled its replacement. The unexpected, rapid advent of nuclear physics and the radioactive fallout from above-ground nuclear testing had damaged Vaslovik. Questor’s design corrected these failures, and finally Vaslovik is able to die in peace, after asking Robinson to help Questor learn about humanity.

Darrow, having followed the pair, has heard enough to know how important it is that Questor be allowed to fulfill his mission. Unfortunately, he has brought the military with him to destroy the android. The cynical Darrow believes that this is proof that humanity does not deserve Questor’s help. Questor convinces him otherwise.

Deciding to sacrifice his own life for Questor’s sake, Darrow takes the transmitter and leaves, telling the military commander that not only Vaslovik had gone insane, but also that the android has escaped, and to send in jet fighters when the beacon signal is picked up. He then takes off in the jet that Questor and Robinson had used, turning on the transmitter as he goes so that they will think that the android is aboard.

Robinson and Questor, now outside the cave, look up into the sky. Robinson tells Questor that he cannot see anything, to which the android replies, “I wish that I could not.” This is notably his first verbal expression of emotion, Questor’s first visual expression of emotion had occurred when his timer had been made safe; he had then regarded Robinson with a smile. The plane is then destroyed, killing Darrow. Questor and Robinson begin their mission together.

DEVELOPMENT The Questor Tapes was a pilot for a television series. In fact, a 13-episode go-ahead was given for the series before the television movie was aired, with both Foxworth and Farrell having signed to reprise their roles. Joining the actors behind the scenes were producers Michael Rhodes and Earl Booth and story editor Larry Alexander. The green-lighted series was slated for Friday nights at 10 p.m. on NBC — the “death slot” where the final season of the original Star Trek had withered.

Roddenberry’s Best Since “Star Trek” Gene Roddenberry’s The Questor Tapes premiered on January 23, 1974. It has proven to be his best work since Star Trek. The show received solid ratings and favorable reviews on its Wednesday night telecast, it was opposite an ABC movie with William Shatner, and became an immediate success. Fans were thoroughly impressed and hoped the pilot would lead to a series.

But by that time it was already shelved. The original story, titled Questor, was written by Roddenberry three years earlier. Universal and NBC read it, liked it and Gene L. Coon was hired to write the script.

He handed in the first draft on November 29, 1972. It made the rounds and a revision was called for. Gene fulfilled their request. finishing the new pages on December 12.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy9XCtAkNEM Roddenberry talking about The Questor Tapes

The project was approved, with a few changes:

Contessa Ignacia Valenti Comara Calassi became Lady Helena Alexandria Trimble and her estate was moved from Italy to England.

The sight of Project Questor was moved from Geneva, Switzerland, to Pasadena, California.

The kidnapping of Questor and Robinson by the French was thrown out, as was the now (in)famous scene of android seducing cortesan. Roddenberry objected most heavily to that.

Robert Foxworth was under contract to Universal at the time, as was Mike Farrell. Both were miserable and turning down parts. The Questor script was handed to them. They both loved it and were hired for the parts of Questor and Jerry Robinson.

A production schedule was set, the other parts cast and sets were built. By the end of the summer of ’73 the pilot was finished. At this time, NBC was beginning to falter even more in the ratings. The execs viewed the pilot and were enthusiastic over its prospects. NBC liked it, Universal liked it, Gene Roddenberry liked it. Mike Farrell liked it…everyone liked it. NBC gave the go ahead; make it a series.

Several time slots were considered, with NBC finally choosing nine to 10 on Friday nights, directly following their new series (and hit) The Rockford Files.

Gene drafted the series “bible,” the guide to go by. In it. Questor and Jerry were based at Robinson Enterprises Ltd. a multimillion dollar corporation established with financing raised by Questor on the stock exchange.

Hidden inside the headquarters was the Information Center, with which Questor could monitor world events as they took place. Viewing screens surrounded the room, on which Questor could tune in to any meeting, merger or convergence-with no regard for secrecy. He could watch Congress, or the Soviet Defense Command or even the bedroom of a world dignitary.

Also hidden inside the corporate headquarters was the cosmetology/repair lab. Because Questor could be damaged (or even killed, with a sufficient injury to the head and bionic plasma contained therein), the repair facilities were mandatory. With the cosmetology lab, Questor could re-mold his features in order to impersonate any (presumably) male person. A new device, a personality implanter, would allow him to take on the voice, reactions, mannerisms and habits of the individual. It also allowed him to simulate emotions, under the right circumstances.

Two new characters were added: Candi. their secretary, and Balfour, their business manager, Candi was to be a beautiful, naive blonde–hired for these very qualities. It was hoped her naiveté would blind her to the true identity of Questor, and his mission. She was also to be a constant distraction to Robinson, her beauty getting in his way. However, she was determined to keep her virginity until marriage.

Balfour, their personal business manager, was a crippled Vietnam veteran, confined toa wheelchair. He used his G.I. loan to invest heavily in the stock market, and made millions overnight. He lost it as quickly. Questor found him, penniless and depressed, recognized his remarkable talent for business and hired him on the spot. Asthe series was to progress, Balfour was to grow, recognizing his injury was not the end of his life. Jerry was to play an immense part in helping to regenerate Balfour, through his sensitivity, empathy and caring qualities even Jerry did not know he possessed.

Scripts were to be of high quality, “well thought out.” No “monsters trying to conquer man” or “mad scientists threatening to destroy the world.” One plot suggested by Roddenberry involved a cancer research scientist. His upcoming marriage, to all indications, would stifle his career. There was a good chance he would succeed in finding a cure for cancer-but only if he did not marry. It was up to Jerry and Questor to break up the couple, which (with great difficulty) they did.

Conflict between Roddenberry and both Universal and NBC over the content of the proposed series doomed it, most notably ignoring the revelation at the end of the TV movie and eliminating the key character of Jerry Robinson. These changes were too much for Roddenberry, who abandoned the project. No episodes were produced.

The Questor Tapes was one of a series of television movies in which Roddenberry was involved, which also included Genesis II, Planet Earth, Strange New World and Spectre. All were intended as pilots; none led to a series.

MUSIC SCORE The music for The Questor Tapes was scored by Gil Mellé, who was a jazz musician as well as a saxophonist, composer, and also noted as a painter. (Some of his music for The Questor Tapes later made its way into Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Both properties were developed at, and produced out of, Universal Studios.) Mellé also was known for scoring My Sweet Charlie, That Certain Summer, and Frankenstein: The True Story. His most well-known film score was The Andromeda Strain.

CAST/CREW Created by Gene Roddenberry

Written by Gene Roddenberry Gene L. Coon

Directed by Richard Colla

Robert Foxworth as Questor Mike Farrell as Jerry Robinson John Vernon as Geoffrey Darrow Lew Ayres as Dr. Emil Vaslovik, Ph.D. James Shigeta as Dr. Chen Robert Douglas as Dr. Michaels Dana Wynter as Lady Helena Trimble Ellen Weston as Allison Sample Majel Barrett as Dr. Bradley Walter Koenig as Administrative Assistant

CREDITS/REFERENCES/SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY STARLOG#30 STARLOG#51

The Questor Tapes (TV Movie 1974) SUMMARY Project Questor is the brainchild of the genius Dr. Emil Vaslovik, Ph.D., a Nobel laureate. Vaslovik had developed plans to build a superhuman android.

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BMC 4/6/2019 2 PM Show

Soooo I saw BMC yesterday with @awkwardpersontm and it was an amazing day so I have a lot of notes from the show..... a L O T

This is all me copy+pasting from a note I made on my phone so sorry it’s so long

ALSO SPOILERS!!! LOTS OF SPOILERS SO SCROLL IF U DONT WANNA GET SPOILED

Also signatures (those who came to the signing): George, both Jason’s, Gerard, and Anthony

Pre-Show

Talked to Zachary so much and he was signing a little while talking

He is so excited about giving everyone their custom pins and talking to them

The pin this month is ‘I ❤️ Play Rehearsal’, last month was a SQUIP pill (green and white), and February was a Michael Mell pin

Here is a pic (also Zachary is amazing I adore him and love him sm):

He geeked out about my pants and told me I need to show my pics of them to George Salazar

Jake’s understudy went today and Anthony ROCKED IT!!!

Act 1

Jeremy’s mom went to Long Island with her prom king bf

Jake’s whole character starts to change since he first talks to Christine

The book Christine is reading is a worn book about Barbara Streisand

He loves Sbarro bc his parents used to take him there (he tells her about it during the mall)

Wolverine is v creepy and swallows a lot

They have a mailbox

Mr heeres table was full of newspapers and cereal

During TPG George didn’t catch the controller so they scrambled so it wouldn’t fall off the side and did the part until after Mr. Heere on the floor

Jeremy when he first sees rich is like I’m not in the mood I had a bad daaaaaay then proceeds to get swirlied in the toilet

Outfit changes per day

Michael has a vest over his hoodie the second day

Squips countdown before Christine says ‘guess there’s a part of me that wants to’

Upgrade got replaced and completely revamped

George wasn’t apart of the ensemble of SQUIp song

Jenna has an adorable pineapple bag

Jeremy and Brooke made out in the bleachers at the football field

The wombat mascot of the school changed to an elephant

The SQUIp pill was huuuuge

Michael’s explanation of what exto cooler tastes like: *deadpan voice* ghosts

Brooke and Jeremy both hate being the player two

Chloe kicking Christine’s backpack aaaaaaall the way stage left and it hit the wall

Me and Mikaela (awkwardpersonTM) in second row got hit with confetti that Squip tossed

He doesn’t squirt out the lotion to masturbate anymore

Squip solo before Be More Chill Part 1

Karl has lots of sequins

Mall cop Jake is replaced with bedazzled af dude

Lots of Michael references when he is ONB’d and props and stage stuff covers him and apparently headphones aren’t allowed in the halls

Chloe is scared of losing attention

Jeremy is halo’d like a king with light when looking down at Michael at the football field

New patches on Michael’s hoodie back: Atari, floppy disk, and one other I don’t remember rn

Jeremy smiled and was proud of being a masturbator

The kids in the new song all had a way to connect to Jeremy and we got bg info on them a bit more that way so it makes more sense why Jeremy says yes and is ‘suddenly popular’

Act 2

I got too caught up after with hurrying for stage door but

Jeremy isn’t late for the Halloween party this time

Christine is a princess still but instead of having her old Juliet costume, she tried to be someone she wasn’t by dressing as a slutty princess (it also had a hoop skirt that was short)

Halloween has an extra bit st the end

Do you wanna hang is a lot better with no awk lap dance

Jake unfortunately no longer hops in through the window

The entire time of the Halloween party yoy see rich getting more and more panicked and in pain with his squip

He takes a jack o lantern and starts the fire with that

The army stuff is still there in pants song

Before pants song they have an actual news broadcast on the tv on the table they recorded

Michael tries to awkwardly do military stuff back and Mr. Heere does it in return to make him feel better

Smoking effect and the mells have a lawn chair up front, garden gnomes, and a plastic pink flamingo

Jeremy tells Jenna about what the squips are before she drinks the beaker

Jeremy ends up hitting Michael and punching him in the nose and I think breaking it?

Jenna says that she refuses to not be connected and has the squiped kids grab him and she knocks him out

Michael wakes up as Jeremy is confronted with Christine and no fake out kiss attempt is made

He explains that one destroys them all before they all go

SQUIp actually wants to take over the world

SQUIp: you helped me realized what I was meant to do (context: take over the word); Jeremy: ... ah SHIT

He gets angry at Jeremy after he originally is upset and sad that he was shut off

Jeremy explains that he wanted to save Christine and that he didn’t knowing shutting one off shut them all off and Michael says that Jeremy’s less of an asshole than he thought

Rich has realistic burn makeup on the side of his face (not really real but i gasped)

Jenna/Brooke/Chloe/Jake call themselves Jeremy’s Squad

They have actual closure for the issues, even if very brief, for what happens during the show

Squip still faceplants onto the bed

Jeremy’s voice is glitching out as he insults Michael

On Squip’s anime villain look his lit up chest piece reacts and freaks tf out when Michael shows the Mt Dew Red (which is literally printed out paper around a bottle)

Jake clings to the bottle during most of it and dumps most out into the sink

Brooke wants to be seen and Chloe wants to be liked (they say they see/like each other)

Basically everyone is creepy hugging each other after being Squipped like they’re blissed out happy

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Soulmate AUs.

World building questions.

Okay. There has to be a whole social re-evaluation of society/cultures, religion, even science, if soulmates is a thing that has existed for any significant amount of time. Religion is prolly gonna dictate that your soulmate is chosen by god, and even intimidate science into not researching it. Da vinchi probably looks into it with everything else he looks at. Maybe it the last 50-100 years science has started explaining exactly what the soulmate bond is.

And it differs between AUs. First words vs colorblind vs matching images vs red string of fate vs first touch imprint vs hearing your soulmates mental soundtrack vs timer countdown vs whatever else there is. But it would still be something.

Is everyone destined to meet their soulmate? Is meeting rare? Is it taboo to get with someone that isn’t your mate? Is it just an indication that you would get along better than usual, or does it magically chemically make you fall in love?

Do you really fall in love or is it just culturally enforced?

Are there only pairs, or are triads and quads and more something that exist? What about v triads?

What about ace people? Are there platonic bonds?

Are there only platonic bonds, just with the chance of more?

What about songs and movies and fables and fairy tales? Video games? Books? How do those change?

What about celebrities? Can you fake a bond? Is that something else that actresses and politicos and millionaires have to worry about?

Do people dream of a world where they can fall in love with whomever they wish, and not have to wait for someone with a matching tattoo, or for someone to look at them and say the words on their arm, or wait for their timer to run down?

What about ethics? What sort of ethics and morality courses are there? How does only a heartfelt yes mean consent change when you have a soulmate? Probably something similar to there was no such thing as rape within a marriage until recently. But not just that—is it right to date someone if they aren’t your soulmate? Are there dating groups for people who’s soulmate has died, or who don’t have words, or who’s name has turned white?

What about laws? What sort of laws are there? Can you testify against your mate? Can you harm your mate (both legally and metaphysically, are you physically capable of causing deliberate physical harm/death/abuse to your soulmate)? Is there a difference in marriage? Can you only marry your mate? Can you marry more than one mate?

Is sexuality regarded differently? Are people of the LGBTQIA+ more accepted? Completely accepted? What about interracial relationships?

Medically? Does your health change based on your soulmate? Colorblindedness AU for example. Do you feel their pain? Does it affect you if you are a certain distance from your mate? Can you reject the bond? Are there repercussions?

What about jobs? Does the military only accept unbonded people? Does that make you more likely to meet them somewhere else? Maybe they only accept those who’s mate has died. If you have to travel with your mate does that mean the military accepts more women to serve?

(Wow I just realized there is a whole essay to be written about the concept of ‘serving’ in the military and I am not the one to do it)

More about jobs. Do they make regulations for what happens if you meet your soulmate at work? If your words are something like, ‘I’m fine, thanks’ or ‘can you tell me where the mothballs are?’ Do you ask for an excuse not to say can I help you? Or do you just refuse to work retail? If bonding happens because of physical touch, do businesses have areas set aside for people that met in a meeting or bumping into each other in the aisle to sit and talk and get to know each other? Is there a week of paid bonding leave after meeting your mate? Is that a perk of employment some places, like paid vacation, or a government regulation?

What about age of consent laws? Are there exceptions based on age? Are relationships between a 25 year old and a 60 year old acceptable because they are mates? What about a 25 year old and a 20 year old? A 15 year old?

What about familial soulmate bonds? Is incest taboo? Are twins always born with a platonic bond to each other? Do siblings or cousins sometimes have a romantic bond? Is that accepted?

If you have a bond with someone underage, is it always platonic? Can the bond shift when they become of age? Do bonds just not show up until a certain age? How has that affected age of consent laws?

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I have lots of questions and no soulmate AU that I am interested in writing. I probably should have posted this to my writing blog, but I had this mostly typed before I realized it.

Feel free to use these questions to help you worldbuild, or ignore them entirely. I just have them cross my mind when I read soulmate AUs. Which I love btw.