#whoever justin kirk is

[lestatbaby]

I wanted to create a collage of #iwtv men boobily breasting, and it ended up as Lestat's Diary/Hunky Vision/Mood board (The second one featuring his live reactions)

[nalyra-dreaming]

Former film industry anon here. About the cast announcements. A press release in the network or streamer site and given in advance to the big entertainment publications and sites (entertainment weekly, variety, deadline, collider, rolling stone, den of geek, tv guide to name a few) saying this actor or actors joined this show is a cast announcement. Character names and short character descriptions are generally added just for bigger roles or bigger names but not necessarily for everyone. Social media posts with actor headshots as announcements are a pretty recent thing and always come at the same time as the article announcement. And it really depends on the network/streamer and marketing team if they do those and for who. AMC doing that just for the leads in all three shows is not out of the ordinary.

With iwtv in particular. Eric Assad and Ben getting only articles and not social media announcements is normal. And should have been a clue that Rashid was not just a background character if you think about it. Joseph Potter not getting an announcement at any point is a little weird but also the strikes were happening last year making too many things not work as usual. I suspect they would have announced him at comic con if that hadn't been cancelled. Not sure why they didn't announce him after the strikes but also he was in promotional material which says they weren't trying to hide him. And we have seen the show keep actors and roles quiet with Justin Kirk and that was not what happened with Joseph.

For season 3 I expect a press release announcing Gabrielle, Marius and Magnus at some point, not necessarily on social media though. If it gets to the point where they are filming exteriors on location and we still have no names then they are hiding something. Until then its just aknowledging that tv shows are giant machines with tons of moving pieces cast announcements not happening or not being what fans want or expect is not a big conspiracy theory just production doing its thing.

Alright :)

Thank you for weighing in!

Either way we'll know soon enough I think. :))

I am very much looking forward to whoever they'll cast though, and I cannot wait.

[indelicateink]

some random recent wishes from the bounty of IWTV kink meme requests--the full list is amazing!

note: so many thanks to @vampire-dove for maintaining this anon kink meme for us.

to play: click on the form link on the left side of the kink meme page. please go add more. please fill prompts. have you mused about your favs exploring each others’ bodies today? NO? would you like to?

Armand/Louis de Pointe du Lac Blood Drinking

loumand have been fucking but they haven't shared blood yet

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Raglan James/Daniel Molloy

Daniel Molloy and whoever the hell Justin Kirk is playing (Raglan? Marius?). Dubai, pre-vampire Daniel. Just two old men screwing while screwing over vampires.

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Lestat de Lioncourt/Louis de Pointe du Lac Past Rape/Non-con, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

modern-day au. when impoverished Lestat de Lioncourt comes into the vast inheritance left to him by his stalker, he makes a lot of changes in his life. the first is tackling his illiteracy. he's making steady progress, but braving the public library has been life-altering--especially since meeting the hot librarian who recommends him books for them to argue about.

other life goals include buying an actual house, exploring the wonders of having health insurance, enjoying the ability to buy new clothes. and getting over the trauma of magnus's attack. and being able to be intimate with someone again. little things like that. mostly he just wants to hang out around all the free books, in sight of his very beautiful new friend.

non-ao3 tags: anxiety about sex, louis is compassionate, adult learning is not a punchline, louis knows all the best erotica

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Claudia/Madeleine Claudia starts realizing that she's getting the same kind of butterflies around Madeleine as she did around boys, perhaps even stronger. One night after Madeleine called to visit, Claudia takes her exploration into her own hands and imagination.

While Claudia is in the throes of her self pleasure, Madeleine returns to retrieve something she'd forgotten, only to hear Claudia's moans through the half-closed door. Peering inside, she watches for a moment, her own hunger growing inside her, before she can't hold herself back. Swooping into the room, Madeleine takes charge of the situation (not in a dom sense; just in an experienced sense) and shows Claudia the joys of lesbian sex.

TLDR: Claudeleine + masturbation interruptus, first times, (slight) voyeurism, experienced teaching the inexperienced

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Armand/Daniel Molloy, Lestat de Lioncourt/Louis de Pointe du Lac Possessive Behavior, Possessive Armand, Vampire Daniel Molloy

Daniel wants to interview Lestat, but apparently he’s like catnip to older vampires. Lestat flirts relentlessly, Louis finds it funny, and Armand is possessive.

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Armand/Louis de Pointe du Lac Trans Louis de Pointe du Lac, Trans Armand, Lesbian Sex

dyke loumand have sex on a motorbike

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Lestat de Lioncourt/Louis de Pointe du Lac Birthday Sex, Consensual Somnophilia, Marathon Sex, Established Relationship, Consensual Kink Loustat having (enthusiastic!) free use agreement on their respective birthdays (including somnophilia).

I couldn't find free use kink tag so let's pretend it's there. Ideally, would have two parts, one on louis' birthday, one on lestat's, but picking one would be good too!

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Daniel Molloy/Louis de Pointe du Lac Post-Season/Series 02, Canon Compliant, Murder, Blood Drinking, Shower Sex, Bottom Louis de Pointe du Lac louis gets back home a few days later to a newly turned daniel who has been holed up in the penthouse since he killed a couple employees as soon as he'd gone through the worst of his transformation. vampire daniel with newfound zest for life comes onto him.

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Lestat de Lioncourt/Louis de Pointe du Lac Top Louis de Pointe du Lac, Bottom Lestat de Lioncourt, Dominant Louis de Pointe du Lac, Submissive Lestat de Lioncourt, Spanking, Crybaby Lestat de Lioncourt, Cock Warming, Orgasm Delay, Orgasm Denial, Orgasm Edging, Begging

After Lestat comes back home flaunting Antoinette's scent, trying to get a rise out of Louis, he gets what he wants. But Louis, determined not to give in so easily, makes him beg for it.

Bonus points if Louis makes Lestat play the piano with his cock in him.

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Daniel Molloy/Louis de Pointe du Lac Painplay, High Heels, Foot Fetish, Orgasm Edging, Verbal Humiliation, Bottom Louis de Pointe du Lac could be an AU or canonverse. louis likes high heels, daniel likes it when louis gets a little mean.

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so I am but one cheerleader--if anyone else wants to make posts promoting requests they'd like to see, you might catch the eye of a like-minded author or fellow dreamer!

[lemonandpie]

the justin kirk and ben daniels speculation between seasons 1 and 2 has manifested again with charles edwards and william fichtner and i just want to know whose face i should be picturing when i’m reading the vampire lestat/armand. who is my evil dad who will never think i’m good enough the viewers need to know

😂

I don't think it'll be William Fitchner, but I am hoping whoever he plays will end up in the main iwtv show eventually. Alex/Michael from Prison Break was one of my first ships before I knew what shipping was, and I need to see him in a sexually charged situation with an incredibly handsome younger man again

[zemkzone]

9 people you would like to get to know better

I was tagged by @hardwiredweird so I can't say no, can I?

1. 3 ships - ColdFlash, Hannigram, oh, tiny lil thing coz I like fairytales, Renhardt (Nick/Sean, from Grimm) BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE!!!!

2. First Ever Ship - LOL, is it telling beyond telling that I immediately latched onto Kirk/Spock? POSSIBLY tied with Queer as Folks's (US) Brian/Justin, which was canon. Fanfic-land was way messier. Uh, I think the first ship I READ like mad was Aragorn/Legolas???

3. Last Song - AC/DC's "Back in Black"

4. Last Movie - Uh, the first few minutes of Avatar: The Way of Water (but I got work-swamped so who knows when I'll finish that???)

5. Currently Reading - The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon

6. Currently Watching - by watching, I mean "playing in the background as I work for the pseudo-sciency vibes"... I'm rewatching the last season of Bones

7. Currently Consuming - A double-shot dirty chai latte with oatmilk

8. Currently Craving - a mezcalita or a triple shot of scotch (augh, soon, sooooo soon)

9 people to tag - @a-redharlequin @hexergraf @simpledontmeanpeachyart @notquiteinsane @coldflasher and whoever else feels up to it!

[dwreader]

I find it so ironic how you proclaim to not care about Lestat while making posts guessing what age he was last in before meeting Louis or who his mother should be played by. You're really no better from his other fans who claim to hate him but still talk about him so much. Maybe focus more on the other characters for once and then you'll be interesting enough to mention Beyonce

SHDHAJJA idek whether to answer this cause it sounds like a troll but whatever i can’t let a lestat lover accusation stand. other than that one post about his CLOTHES (and some potato quality sdcc poster) have you ever seen that man’s face on my blog????? please 😭 most of my costume posts are about claudia like what are you even talking about anon. scroll thru my iwtv tag and that man barely features but it’s like how am i suppose to talk about this show otherwise cause he is one of the main characters and drives a lot of the plot lmao

also im interested in gabrielle on her own cause she’s one of the only major roles left to be cast if the justin kirk rumors are true and whoever that guy is actually plays nicki. plus i just hate when ppl fancast women with actresses who aren’t old enough to play them i stg my agenda is just making sure ppl are aware that actresses who are age appropriate to play a woman AT LEAST in her mid50s do exist even tho hollywood likes to pretend they don’t.

anyways as i said lestat is an essential element of this show but he’s just lower on my priorities cause i find louis infinitely more fascinating in this iteration (unlike the movie) but i do enjoy their relationship so like i kinda have to bring up his name sometimes.

[abusedog]

whoever decided to hire justin kirk as known fascist and future us president jeryd mencken in succession definitely deserved a raise .

[clarafordahwin]

I still cannot believe they got Justin Kirk to play Mencken. That's insane!!!!!! Angels in America???? In Succession???? I love you whoever cast him I love you Justin thank you

[nellie-elizabeth]

Fic Writer Questions

tagged by: @lizardkingeliot

How many works do you have on AO3?

36

What’s your total AO3 wordcount?

975,182 words!! I am rounding in on that one mil so soon... the vast majority of this is Magicians fic.

How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

1. Magicians (26) 2. Queer as Folk (4) 3. Shadowhunters (3) 4. Good Omens (1) 5. Thor (1) 6. Harry Potter (1)

I have older fic on ff.net, a lot of it is Merlin fanfic, that used to be my main squeeze back in the day. ;)

What are your top 5 fics by kudos? These are all five from the Magicians, and three of them (1, 4, & 5) are from the same series!

1. Lover's Touch 2. Maybe This Time 3. Promises 4. Fragments 5. Identity Theft

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Yes! I don't think I can overstate how important comments are... if you're someone who doesn't leave comments, I really encourage you to give it a try, it means SO MUCH to writers. I always want to talk to the people who are kind enough to leave a note!

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I don't really do angsty endings because I have a happy ending guarantee on all my fics, so the closest is probably the gapfiller Bottle Episode which takes place in season two and is kind of about Quentin and Eliot not being on the same page... there's nothing in the fic that explicitly indicates that the canon story will change in any way, so I guess it implies the shitty-ness of what happens in the show. Which is. Pretty damn angsty.

(I've written major character death in other fandoms but NOT for The Magicians! Not permanent, anyway!)

Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve ever written?

A Comet Pulled From Orbit and its accompanying series... it's an Old Guard and Magicians AU and I am BONKERS proud of it! Magicians characters, but they're all immortal and sleeping with each other now... go check it out.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Hmm yeah. Not really in this fandom, just a few borderline critical things here or there. In an old fandom I received quite a bit of anon hate for something really stupid that doesn't even bear repeating. People suck lol.

Do you write smut? If so what kind?

Yep! Fun fact: my highest kudos'd fic, Lover's Touch, was also my VERY FIRST smut scene! It's so funny to read it now because I think it's pretty clear that I'm a little nervous about it and I'm avoiding using certain words lol. I got over that pretty quickly. :)

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

No, not to my knowledge!

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not recently, but yes!!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No! I would love to give it a try but I'm nervous about how I'd do with it, honestly.

What’s your all time favorite ship?

I feel like I have to say Queliot just because of sheer amount of time and tears and energy I've devoted to them. I will say that Kirk/Spock and Brian/Justin are like... my formative slash ships and I think shipping them and reading fic for them is what made me appreciate fandom, so I have to give them shout-outs for that reason.

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

Honestly I'm not ruling anything out at this point! I do have a post season-4 fix-it that had some promise but I'll never get around to spiffing it up... so many other people have already done the exact same story and done it better. It's confined to drafts forever more.

What are your writing strengths?

Big long emotional conversations.

What are your writing weaknesses?

Mundane details. What people are wearing. What they're eating. What music they listen to. Geography. Atmosphere.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I like it if not overdone! I did a tiny bit of that in the Comet 'verse because all of the immortal characters are polyglots and you KNOW they're constantly slipping in and out of languages with each other... but I never did a lot of it because I don't want to rely on google translate for that kind of thing. I'm more likely to say "so-and-so said in [language]" instead of writing it all out.

What was the first fandom you ever wrote for?

Twilight, friends. It was Twilight.

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

I think honestly... A Comet Pulled From Orbit, or my recent one-shot Regrets, or the Absence Thereof. They are about as different as can be, but they both show different strengths of mine.

tagging @hmgfanfic, @ameliajessica, @honeybabydichotomy, @allegria23, and whoever else hasn't been tagged!

[kmp78]

Except she´s not getting sponsorships via him." Words! This show is only VK's shitshow. VK gave an interview as her teenage years that she want to be model and actress and she is going to marry Justin B. Well, that's hole point! No JB but tired one. VK is very sticky gold _dick_er until they send her back to Russia. All VK's 'friends' dump her bc she is nasty and toxic liar. * SmfH how useless is that?!" JL is back in the saddle. Thanks to Ale! * FAAAAAAAAKE PIC." Thank You K, more this, please!

Yeah cos noooooooo other teenage girl EVER has dreamed of being a glamorous model and marrying whoever tweenie-bopper was a hot name at the time. 🙄

Elvis, every single Beatle, David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, Scott Baio, Rob Lowe, Kirk Cameron, Jordan Knight, Mark Owen, Justin Bieber...

Jeez, if you'd asked my mom in the late 50s when she was a fresh-faced tween, she would have said she's gonna marry Paul Anka! 🤭

And me?

Well, my tweenage loins ached baaaaaad for Jordan. 👅

My notebooks most def were filled with "Mrs. Jordan Knight ❤❤❤" scribbles, and don't you DARE claim you never ever ever went through that phase as a tween girl!

EVERYONE DOES! 🤨

But of course you just wanna sit there and act as if a tweenage VK saying she gets moist in her panties for Bieber is somehow abnormal and proves she is a malicious bitch only out to hunt down a rich and famous husband. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Pathetic.

[junker-town]

NFL head coaching carousel: What jobs will become open and who could fill them?

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

From jobs already open, to ones where the seat is red hot.

It’s approaching that magical time again: The NFL coaching carousel. With two weeks left in the season, there are only a handful of jobs we know will be open in the February, including replacing Urban Meyer’s mess in Jacksonville, and filling Jon Gruden’s homophobic, racist shoes in Las Vegas. With new NFL rules teams no longer need to wait to begin interviewing candidates. Teams can begin to look to fill positions as soon as this week, which could really shake things up down the stretch.

As obvious as the positions are that need to be filled, perhaps the most stunning part of all this is who won’t be fired this year. The Giants seem dead-set on continuing forward with Joe Judge, for some reason. The Panthers appear to be giving Matt Rhule one more year, which is also utterly mystifying. Both organizations are taking the approach of “they haven’t had enough time,” as if you need to keep eating a sandwich full of rotten ham before noticing the ham is rotten.

There’s also a possibility this season that we could see a shocker? A team suddenly in need of a coach that nobody saw coming?

Jobs that are open

Jacksonville Jaguars

We obviously know this is the big one. The Jags swung for the fences by hiring Urban Meyer just under a year ago, but it was the kind of swing where you lose control of the bat and smack yourself in the face.

To say Meyer was a disaster is an insult to disasters. There’s a waiting rockslide right now furiously writing me saying “don’t you DARE compare me to Urban Meyer.” While it might surprise you to think this job is desirable, it kind of is.

Whoever walks into the situation essentially gets a blank slate. The QB situation is more or less solved with Trevor Lawrence, even if his rookie season has been underwhelming, and there’s an opportunity to build using $71M in cap space, the second most in the NFL.

Las Vegas Raiders

The mid-season resignation of Jon Gruden opened up a job with a team that’s already on the verge of being a playoff team. The 8-7 Raiders (at the time of writing) have almost all all the pieces they need, with a solid quarterback in Derek Carr, an emerging young running back in Josh Jacobs, and a developing defense.

There’s definitely work to be done, but the Raiders have a lot of cap space to work with and could be a good coach away from making some noise.

The job with a dead man walking

Chicago Bears

The chances Matt Nagy remains in Chicago are so slim he belongs in his own category. On paper Nagy’s resume doesn’t look that bad, but this is a man who took a talented team and found a way to make them play so far below their potential it defied belief.

Presumably GM Ryan Pace will be out the door along with Nagy, turning over the direction of the Bears to people who understand the potential of Justin Fields and can work on building around the young QB.

Two jobs that could come open

Minnesota Vikings

This is really a question of how long the Vikings are comfortable with mediocrity. Zimmer has been with the team since 2014, and in those seven years there’s really not a lot to show for it.

Zimmer has kept his job this long by having a tendency to get Minnesota into the playoffs every other year, offering tantalizing promise, only to then see it pulled away the next year. This will be the first year the team has had back-to-back losing seasons with Zimmer at the helm, giving ownership more than enough cause to pull the trigger.

I might be in the minority, but I like Rick Spielman as a GM. This team just needs a better in-game manager and someone who can maximize the talent on this team. Also someone ready to accept that Kirk Cousins is a stat-padding machine who can’t lead a team to a Super Bowl, making it time to change direction at QB.

Denver Broncos

Vic Fangio was a favorite to be a mid-season firing before 2021 began, but an early win-streak on the back of a solid defense saved him. Now the Broncos are a middling team, which is better than anyone expected, but perhaps not enough to justify keeping Fangio.

We’re entering the third season of Fangio’s tenure, and unless Denver wins out, it will be three losing seasons in a row. That would normally be enough to justify firing a coach, but there’s a chance he showed just enough this season to give him another year.

I’m of the opinion Denver should move on, largely because it’s difficult to see what Fangio’s vision for this team is.

One potential NFL head coaching opening that would be a surprise

Seattle Seahawks

There is nothing pointing to Seattle needing a new head coach, but maybe this is time for Pete Carroll to move on. The 5-11 Seahawks are a mess, and a large part of that is being bitten by the injury bug, but there’s also been ample friction between the organization and Russell Wilson.

If rumors are true and Wilson wants to move on, what’s the motivation for Carroll to stay? He’s 70 years old, he’s won a Super Bowl, there’s nothing left to really prove. I know if I was in that position I wouldn’t really want to hang around and put the work in to a rebuild, when I could chill and enjoy retirement.

This feels like a huge turning point for the Seahawks. Yes, there’s a good chance everyone makes amends and returns in 2022, but I think there’s also a possibility we see a full teardown in Seattle, and that begins with Carroll stepping down.

Who could these teams look at?

There’s no single answer for what organizations are looking for in a new head coach. Instead we have a short list of talented individuals ready to take over teams. Here are some of the guys to watch as jobs open.

Byron Leftwich, offensive coordinator Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Brian Daboll, offensive coordinator Buffalo Bills

Eric Bieniemy, offensive coordinator Kansas City Chiefs

Raheem Morris, defensive coordinator Los Angeles Rams

Josh McDaniels, offensive coordinator New England Patriots

Kellen Moore, offensive coordinator Dallas Cowboys

Kevin O’Connell, offensive coordinator Los Angeles Rams

Jim Caldwell, former Colts and Lions head coach

[nalyra-dreaming]

What Sam said about his experience with fandom reaction in S1 broke my heart. I'm glad that he walked away and that he's found a way to deal with it but unfortunately this is still happening right now. To Joseph for example, people are still making all sorts of gross comments about his looks whenever someone posts something nice about him and his character on twt. And I'm bracing myself for whoever they cast as Marius. I hope he's a very seasoned actor with nerves of steel because jfc...

That is why I had hoped (still low-key do^^) that it is Justin Kirk who will be Marius. Because he would bring the props for the character - off- and onscreen.

But yeah, I hope the ones who regularly slander him - especially on Twitter - are realllllllyyyyy proud of themselves. *slow clap* (And, just as a note, I do wonder if those people ever wonder how that makes them look to Jacob, too, given his and Sam's obvious friendship.)

Fandom can be real ugly that way, unfortunately.

[kirkminihane]

Post about the best twenty moments from my show

from a big fan on Twitter:

Top 20 Storylines/Moments in Kirk Minihane Show History

20. Intern Nick promotes Jon from Scranton working with Entercom and Kirk explodes 4/17/20 Mike walks out

This particular show started off with a bang as Kirk promised to fire whoever made a fateful instagram post and then immediately backed down, by the end of the show Mike was so worn down he just left.

19. Kirk Is Done With Gerry Callahan, But This Time for Real? 2/16/20

There have been highs and lows with Kirk's former partner Gerry Callahan, including brilliant dissections of what Gerry continues to do on his highly rated podcast co-hosted with Dave Cullinane. Kirk blew up at Gerry's disloyalty and various negative things Gerry had done to Steve and a lot came out.

18. Kirk and Big Cat for the first time 10/8/19

Dan Katz may have abandoned Kirk in his time of need, but he is tolerably entertaining and his chemistry with Kirk would have been monetized by a competent company. There was a reunion at the Super Bowl.

17. Kirk bails on the show during Kelleher Appearance 11/1/19, plus Kirk names Kelleher designated survivor 10/28/19 Kelleher's first appearance 9/9/19

The tension between Kirk and KMS superfan Rich Kelleher makes for great radio as Kirk literally knows everything Rich is going to say before he says it. Lots of funny stuff here.

16. Menners can't handle calls, Kirk consistently hates Mayo with the storm of a thousand suns

Justin's pathetic speech to the listeners, Menners' sensitivity with his restaurant, and the fact that Kirk unblocked Mayo just to later block him again make the machinations of the show's YouTube channel ripe for comedy, including the drama over the stolen YouTube views.

15. Should Blind Mike Be on The Kirk Minihane Show? 11/27/19

The first of a continuing conversation about why Mike is bad on the show and yet Kirk can't find anyone to replace him, so just tortures him.

14. Kirk arrives in Miami to start trouble, but Dave says, "You're Just Here To Do Radio"

Kirk's frustration with Barstool began at the Super Bowl when Dave Portnoy shut down various "humorous" plans, like Mike was going to go in a drag bar and pretend it was media row, I'm sure the audio would have been awful. Kirk was completely quiet during a Rob Gronkowski interview and he and Barstool golf "personality" Riggs haven't spoken since. A monumental week of radio.

13. RA Minihane gets Abraham Hands in the Boston Globe

Kirk charged listeners to get fake stories in the Boston Globe, stories that were obviously made up but the Globe didn't bother to check out. So they published a nonsensical coronavirus anecdote from someone named Abraham Hands who was concerned about stolen pizza money. All the credit in the world to beloved parody account RA Minihane. Just an absurdly funny moment.

12. Cullen episode is TV show written by Kirk 4/30/20

Kirk quickly wrote this satire of legendary fraud Boston Globe reporter Kevin Cullen that plays out through forty minutes of an old radio serial. Great production from Steve Robinson. As Kirk said, no other podcast could do this, and no other podcast would even attempt something as ambitious. It's really amazing Kevin Cullen is still working at a newspaper.

11. Kirk goes to war with Mariah Carey's fans, the Lambily

The sheer absurdity of this feud exemplified the silly side of the show I believe they should have embraced more while at Barstool. Just madness.

10. Kirk navigates anger between Mike and Steve 12/2/19

So Kirk went to lunch with Adam Minihane and Steve, and got Steve to say a lot of things about how he doesn't like Mike on the show. The next morning Kirk brilliantly exposed Steve to Mike, sparking genuine anger between them. An episode I could listen to a million times because it's just a genius completely understanding his friends and how they relate to each other, and yet staying quiet enough to let them figure it out for themselves.

9. Blind Mike wants to be fired 1/2/20 Portnoy Hates Blind Mike 1/28/20

Mike was an intern at Barstool Sports years ago, and his whining, pitying attitude towards work and life irritated something in Dave Portnoy. Psychologists have speculated that it is something within Dave that he hates about himself; in any case, Mike's continued frustration with being hated by the place he loves is exposed by Kirk to great humor.

8. Kirk ends Kelleher and solves Pizzagate 11/12/19

When Kirk is mad he pops on with a fifty minute episode, the length he is contractually obligated to Barstool to fulfill. Here he excommunicates a big fan and destroys listeners who think the show appropriated funds meant to create a disparaging billboard of Bob Murchison. Just awesome precision of anger from Kirk.

7. Kirk and Mike make fun of Cullinane handing the show off to Steve 7/26/19

For some reason Steve took a three week vacation as soon as the show started, which left Kirk with an impressive fill-in, Boston-area producer Dave Cullinane. Here, Kirk and Mike riffed about what an English-accented Cullinane might say to Steve upon his return.

6. The Protest in Woburn Finishes Murchison, But Blind Mike Drank Too Much, Unexpected Live Show 11/4/19 Plus Steve vs. Linda Part II 11/5/2019

The Kirk Minihane Show planned a rally in Bob Murchison's hometown. Rich Kelleher made himself the center of attention, arousing Kirk's ire, and Mike was fed drink after drink by the Minifans, ensuring he was a slurred mess for an impromptu live show. This was the first indication fame was getting to Mike's head.

5. Mike and Will completely screw up disrupting Red Sox Truck Day event 2/4/20

Mike's best story on the show was the disastrous recap of his evening trying to shout down Sam Kennedy and getting kicked out of a Red Sox media event. Neither he or intern Will thought to record any of it.

4. Kirk Wanted Mike to Go on a Florida Trip But He's Busy With Alba 6/1/20-6/4/20

Intern Will and the guy behind the Latino Kirk Minihane parody account decided to go to Florida. To torture Mike, Kirk pretended he wanted Mike to go at the last minute. When Mike asked Alba to reschedule a birthday party for his work trip, she threatened to end the relationship. A rollercoaster made out of nothing.

3. Mike tells Francesa that Dave has coronavirus 3/31/20

Mike had been making tremendously unfunny calls to Francesa for a few months, but when he announced that his boss Dave Portnoy had coronavirus, Dave had to be convinced by Big Cat not to fire Mike. The complete lack of loyalty from one Erika Nardini was noted by Kirk, as he saved Mike's job again.

2. Steve's No Good, Very Bad Morning In Watertown 1/16/20, 1/17/20, plus Steve deletes missing audio 2/24/20

For some reason Steve forgot to cut up a stunt where Kirk tried to get into Fenway Park, and Kirk subjects him to two hours of listener calls. One of the funniest moments ever in radio.

1. Mike gets drunk in Madawaska 2/11/20, including Mike and the Minifans 2/7/20 and DEC's 2/7/20 appearance on the show

If Steve's Reckoning was the best Shakespearan comedy of The Kirk Minihane Show, this was its Hamlet. Mike gets drunk for the second time during a crucial live show that Kirk hilariously sited in Madawaska, Maine, right near the Canadian border. Minifans showed up anyway, but they saw a terrible show due to Mike. Kirk was so mad he banged his head against his steering wheel. In response, Kirk puts Mike through the wringer in an empathetic way.

[zemkzone]

Who? Me?

I’m considering myself tagged-by-mention by the inimitable @hardwiredweird, LOL.

Rules: Tag a few people you want to know better; make a new post, don't reblog!

Favorite color: Deep, jewel-toned reds are my jam, but I also love gold and teal.

Currently reading: I’m almost done with The Chosen and the Beautiful by Ngi Vo, and I’m devouring Matt Murdock/Frank Castle fics on A03 at the moment too. I have a rather long TBR pile, so I gotta snatch whatever reading time I can!

Last series: This courtroom drama on Netflix, Anatomy of a Scandal.

Last song: Okay, I listen to a lot of things at random... but I’m pretty sure most of the last few were by Sam Smith .

Last movie: R.I.P.D., starring Ryan Renolds. It was... uh... not good, but it suited my need for a mindless watch a few nights ago?

Coffee or tea: Why not whisk(e)y? Or a Guinness? But yes, coffee. The darker the roast, the better.

Sweet, spicy or savory: Savory. Spicy too, in degrees depending on my mood.

Three ships: The three currently topmost in my mind are Hannibal Lecter/Will Graham, Harvey Specter/Mike Ross, Leonard Snart/Barry Allen (this last one has somehow possessed my SOUL)

Currently working on: I feel like I NEVER leave my laptop these days. But I’m trying to get back to finishing my novel. In the meantime, I’m having a riot of a time writing this ColdFlash fic, When Lightning Hits Ice. It’s dug in so deep I have the sequel(s) and some one-shots floating in my head too.

First ever ship: Kirk/Spock from Star Trek: The Original Series. Even if I didn’t realize right away what I was feeling for them. If we wanna be explicit about knowing ships, Brian Kinney/Justin Taylor from the US version of Queer as Folk.

Favorite piece of clothing: RN, it’s my growing collection of Cloud Hoodies from Popflex Active.

Comfort food: Popcorn, lightly salted, stove-popped, no butter.

Favorite time of the year: Fall or spring, really. I love winter, but maneuvering around can be a BOTHER and I can only stand summer heat if it’s a short tropical vacation.

I tag... @theroguesharlequin and whoever else wants in on this madness. xp

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The Linc - Doug Pederson’s old friend thinks Eagles should keep Nick Foles over Carson Wentz

Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ...

Brett Favre says Eagles should go with Nick Foles over Carson Wentz - NBCSP “No disrespect at all to Carson Wentz. I think he’s already proven that he’s a great quarterback. Totally different than Nick Foles. Nick Foles, to me, is more of a (Tom) Brady-esque type quarterback. Very limited in what he can do but very, very good in what he does. He’s a pure pocket passer and he’s great at dishing it out and he’s proven that he’s clutch. He did it this past week, he did it last year, he’s done it time and time again, and he’s proven that he can win the big games. That, I think, is what we have to look at, or the Eagles, or anyone in a similar situation — it’s about winning, it’s about being clutch, doing really what you expect your players to do. And he does it as well as anyone.” Favre spoke on his radio show on SiriusXM NFL Radio, co-hosted by Bruce Murray.

Even one of Philadelphia’s biggest haters admits he’s impressed by the Eagles - BGN I can’t believe I’m saying this about the guy who once said “Philadelphia is the dumbest sports city in America” but Colin Cowherd actually had a really good take on the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this week. You would think that Cowherd might rip the Eagles for how their 2018 season ended, calling them a “one-year wonder”or a “fluke.” But he didn’t. Instead, he actually went on a long rant about how the Eagles were incredibly impressive in their playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints.

The Future of the Eagles with Zack Rosenblatt - BGN Radio Michael Kist talks with Eagles’ beat writer Zack Rosenblatt of NJ.com to take a look back at the 2018 season before discussing a range of topics regarding what happens with the Eagles before the 2019 season! Enjoy the show? Leave a five-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts! Powered by SB Nation and Bleeding Green Nation.

Ranking the Eagles’ 2019 offseason needs from most glaring to most stable - PhillyVoice One of the strengths of the Eagles’ roster over the last few seasons has been the defensive line, and there haven’t been any recent down years in terms of the pass rush. And you know what? You don’t want to be that team that can’t get to the quarterback. The lack of a pass rush is a fatal flaw for many teams, especially in today’s NFL, where there are so many elite quarterbacks who can just pick you apart if they have time to throw. If you can’t affect the quarterback, you’re in big trouble.

Eagles’ Success Stems From Culture Established By Doug Pederson - PE.com Pederson waited for every last player to file through the tunnel and greeted each one with a hug or a pat on the back. Some greetings lasted longer, depending on if the player wanted to take in that moment or just continue walking. But each was sincere and made an impact. “I’ve never seen that before,” said 11-year veteran defensive end Chris Long. “There’s nothing fake about that. I mean there’s nothing fake about that. A lot of people, when they get power in the league and they get the head coaching job, they don’t treat people the way Doug treats somebody. I just really appreciate him.”

Biggest looming 2019 free-agent decisions for all 32 NFL teams - ESPN The defensive hero of Super Bowl LII, Graham played through a high ankle sprain last postseason and wasn’t fully healthy for much of the 2018 campaign. He ended up with four sacks -- his lowest total since 2013 -- but the 30-year-old picked up steam as the season went on. He can be a force both against the run and as a pass-rusher, and he has been a key figure in the locker room over the past several seasons. Graham loves it in Philadelphia. If the Eagles can get him at a discount, a deal could get done. But his best chance at a bigger payday will be elsewhere.

Howie Roseman defends Eagles’ new medical staff after injury-marred season - Inquirer Wentz confirmed that he sought outside medical opinions and that those doctors said that his injury could have been difficult to diagnose from tests. The Eagles, he said, were basing treatment off his symptoms, which, he said, were “up and down.” Roseman, when he was asked why the Eagles weren’t able to diagnose Wentz’s injury earlier, especially once he popped up on the injury report, declined to offer details. “I am going to let what Carson talked about his own injury” stand on its own, Roseman said. “Everything we did complied with the NFL rules.” Wentz was never placed on injured reserve, but he missed the final three games of the season as backup Nick Foles helped lead the Eagles into the postseason. Wentz also missed both playoff games and said he was hoping to be available had the Eagles advanced further. Wentz said that he is expected to make a full recovery and should be fine long-term. Roseman said the Eagles had confidence that their 26-year-old quarterback, who Pederson declared as the starter for next season, can be “a 19-game starter” in the future. Nineteen games would be mean that the Eagles return to the Super Bowl. Having a healthier season would help make that possible.

It’s time for Nick Foles to take a stand - PFT If, as it appears, the Eagles will play out Foles’ contractual situation in a way that allows them to control his rights for 2019, Foles needs to be sure that everyone realizes that he has plenty of power. From the Eagles exercising a $20 million option for 2019 to Foles invoking his right to buy his freedom for $2 million to the Eagles applying the franchise tag at $25 million or so, Foles should make it clear that he will gladly sign the one-year tender, refuse to sign a long-term contract with the Eagles or someone else that doesn’t take into account the $30 million or so he’d make under the tag in 2020, and prepare to go year to year, Kirk Cousins-style, until Foles gets a fair contract from whoever holds his rights or a chance to hit the open market.

Pick Six Podcast: Here are the teams most likely to trade for Steelers’ Antonio Brown - CBS Sports So who makes sense as a potential suitor? Pick Six host Will Brinson agreed with La Canfora that just about every NFL team outside of the Steelers’ AFC North rivals could be a realistic trade partner for a player of Brown’s caliber. But the latter has an idea about where, specifically, the perennial All-Pro could land. ”I think he ends up in the NFC,” La Canfora said. “I think you look at the Eagles, I think you look at the Seahawks, I think you look at the 49ers, I think you look at the Packers. And then, beyond that, who don’t you look at?”

What will the Jaguars get out of John DeFilippo? - Big Cat Country One of the big pluses of DeFilippo is he’s known as a teacher, which could be very important if the Jaguars do decide to draft a quarterback with their first round pick even though the hire will likely ramp up Nick Foles speculation.

Redskins Coaching News: Greg Manusky will keep his job after Jay Gruden talked to potential replacements - Hogs Haven Greg Manusky is back! I know you are as excited as Jay Gruden is to hear this news. The Redskins had some casual conversations with several former head coaches/defensive coordinators for the DC job that’s not officially open in Washington. Everyone they talked to(Todd Bowles, Steve Wilks, Gregg Williams, and Joe Woods) found other jobs in the NFL and passed on joining Gruden’s lame duck coaching staff.

The Incredible Feats of Young Andy Reid - Sports Illustrated “His waist was probably twice as big as mine, and he was probably eight inches to a foot taller than everybody,” Pallas says. Ken Gerard, one of Reid’s physical education teachers at Thomas Starr King Junior High School, estimates that, at 13 years old, Reid stood about 6’ 2”, and weighed 220 pounds. Reid’s friends confirm, he was right around that size.

The Chiefs’ Underrated Pass Rush Could Be the Key to Stopping Tom Brady - The Ringer The trio of Justin Houston, Chris Jones, and Dee Ford form one of the more fearsome pass-rushing units in the NFL—and their success could send Kansas City to the Super Bowl

NFL playoffs Panic Index 2019: Tom Brady has fewer postseason road wins than Mark Sanchez - SB Nation The Patriots don’t have to hit the road often in January, but when they do, they “struggle,” at least as much as the Patriots ever struggle. They’re just 3-4 as the away team in the Brady-Belichick era. Brady’s three wins are actual fewer than Mark Sanchez has in his postseason career — in fact, one of Sanchez’s four road wins was also one of the Patriots’ three home losses. Fewer road playoff wins than Mr. Butt Fumble himself? How embarrassing.

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Shutdown Showdown-PCW Newsline

1/10/2019 PCW NEWSLINE

The Shutdown Continues

The Media Reacts

Kellyanne Conway and Jim Acosta Get Into It

PCW Heartland Rankings

This Week on PCW Extreme Political TV

CURRENT CHAMPIONS: Universal PCW Champion: ‘Red Solo Plastic Cup’ Ray McAvay (Independent/Les Miserables) Universal PCW Tag Team Champions: Sports Entertainment Corporation: P.M.C. Banks and Charlie Blackwell Universal PCW Women’s Champion: ‘Extreme Pizza Delivery Girl’ Tessa Martin (Independent) PCW Red Brand Champion: Kirk Walstreit- the Wall Street Market Analyst with the Man Crush on ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit PCW Blue Brand Champion: Vacant PCW Red Brand Tag Team Champions: Banks and Blackwell PCW Blue Brand Tag Team Champions: Union Jack Taylor and the Ultimate Social Justice Warrior

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LAST WEEK ON EXTREME POLITICAL TV: The shutdown continues. How is the media covering the shutdown?

Colleen Crowder: Our narrative is that the shutdown is all Donald Trump’s fault plus it’s wrong that PCW Heartland owner Dawn McGill gets to run her shows while the PCW Blue and PCW Red Brand shows…bigger shows…are forced to stay home.

PCW Heartland Owner Dawn McGill delivers a warning to the Establishment.

Dawn McGill: I said this on May 14th, 2017 and it holds true today. Paul Ryan or Kevin McCarthy whoever in charge there don’t get it. Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer don’t get it. I still wonder sometimes if Donald Trump actually gets it.   But let me make this clear to the Establishment…PCW is not here for you. PCW is not here for the Sports Entertainment Corporation and CSPN. PCW is not here for the American Patriots. PCW is not here for the Progressive Alliance. PCW is here for…YOU…the fans. We don’t need the American Patriots. We don’t need the Progressive Alliance. All we need to succeed is you…and your support.

Nancy Pelosi adjourns Executive Committee meeting early leaving American Patriots wondering what’s going on.

Pelosi moves to adjourn for the weekend. Steny Hoyer (MD-Progressive Alliance) seconds. The Progressive Alliance quickly stands and streams out the door as fast they can leaving a confused and bewildered American Patriot Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-American Patriots) looking at the American Patriots in the room.

Kevin McCarthy: Hey! Where’d everyone go? Does anybody know what’s going on?

Elizabeth Warren has a beer at the show.

Back from the break, the camera pans up to where Elizabeth Warren (MA-Progressive Alliance) is sitting in the crowd. She’s having a beer and talking with the people surrounding her.

Colleen Crowder: All Elizabeth Warren is doing is trying to show that she’s an ordinary person…no different than anyone else.

Johnny Suave: Because most ordinary people pretend to be a member of a protected class in order to gain preferential treatment at one of the world’s most prestigious universities.

New Universal PCW Champion Ray McAvay speaks.

Ray McAvay: The wrestlers of the PCW Red and Blue Brands are sitting at home right now because the Progressive Alliance and the American Patriots can’t agree on anything. We are here in Topeka, Kansas this afternoon because we are here for you…my way is different from most professional wrestlers. I’m an average schmuck. I show up. Punch in. Shut up. And get to work.

Heartland Title Tournament Semi-Finals. -Jack Fraiser defeats Average Joe in the first semi-final. -’The One Man American A-List’ Stone Chism defeats SNAFU in the second semi-final

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SHUTDOWN UPDATE An emergency meeting took place this past Tuesday night with the PCW Red and Blue Brand wrestlers, PCW CEO Donald Trump (NY-American Patriots), Nancy Pelosi (CA-Progressive Alliance) and Chuck Schumer (NY-Progressive Alliance).

Trump spoke first and once again urged the Executive Committee to agree to his security enhancements to make PCW show a safer place for the fans. Trump emphasized that he wanted to get the PCW Red and Blue Brands back to work. But as long as Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer refuse to even consider his plan, he will keep the shows shut down.

Next, Pelosi and Schumer spoke to the assembled wrestlers concerning the grave situation.

Pelosi went first. She grimly states Trump has chosen to hold the Red Brand and Blue Brand hostage until he gets his way. Pelosi agrees that we need to secure our shows. But she alleges Trump has manufactured a crisis and is hurting the families of the all the wrestlers who have been effectively locked out of their jobs.

Schumer, who appeared uber glum, wants to separate the shutdown of PCW shows from the arguments about security. We can secure our shows without building a literal wall between our fans and our wrestlers. Schumer also calls this a manufactured crisis and says let’s get the Blue and Red Brand shows going again and work this out.

How did it play out? Longtime Progressive Alliance adviser James Carville had this to say.

James Carville: I’ve been more excited about colonoscopies than he (Schumer) was giving his speech tonight. He didn’t want to be there.

A meeting was scheduled for Wednesday between Trump, Pelosi, and Schumer to continue to discuss the issue. Could both sides ratchet down the rhetoric and work together to find an end to the crisis?

VIDEO: Wednesday Meeting Between Trump, Pelosi, and Schumer

[Trump walks in and sits down across from Pelosi and Schumer.]

Donald Trump: What’s going to happen in thirty days if I reopen the Red and Blue Brand, will you agree to approve the improved security enhancements I’m proposing?

Nancy Pelosi: No.

Donald Trump: Okay.

[Trump stands back up and starts for the door.]

Chuck Schumer: Hey? Where are you going?

Donald Trump: I’m not wasting my time.

Chuck Schumer: You can’t leave!

Donald Trump: Didn’t Nancy Pelosi adjourn the Executive Committee early last week so the Progressive Alliance could leave instead of negotiating with the American Patriots?

Nancy Pelosi: That’s different.

[Trump exits.]

So apparently no.

The Guild of Low Level Media People Trying to Make a Name for Themselves had this to say:

‘Low Level Reporter at the New York Times Trying to Make a Name for Herself’ Colleen Crowder: Trump has fabricated this crisis. Again, this is why we need a new CEO.

‘Low Level Reporter at CNN Trying to Make a Name for Herself’ Sharon Johns: Donald Trump is being petulant. He's trumped up this 'crisis' and is keeping wrestlers from making a living. The Progressive Alliance is right to dig their heels and refuse to consider any other view other than theirs because their view is correct.

‘Low Level Reporter at the Washington Post Trying to Make a Name for Himself’ Dan Miller: Trump is wrong. He’s being a child. His argument has no merit and we agree with the Progressive Alliance over this manufactured crisis.

‘The Voice of PCW’ Johnny Suave had this to say.

Johnny Suave: So I guess the moral of this story it’s okay when it’s clear Nancy Pelosi has no intention to negotiate when she adjourns the Executive Committee last week so the Progressive Alliance can leave the American Patriots and go home for the weekend…but it’s not okay for Donald Trump to get up and leave when it’s clear Pelosi has no intention of negotiating.

Crowder, Miller, and Johns all begin to cough…

Colleen Crowder (coughing): …that’s different…

Dan Miller (also coughing): …whataboutism…

Sharon Johns (also also coughing): …false equivalency…

Colleen Crowder (coughing): …let’s move on…

Dan Miller (coughing): …move on…

Sharon Johns (coughing): …yes…move on…

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CONWAY-ACOSTA SKIRMISH Trump aide Kellyanne Conway tangled with CNN’s Jim Acosta before the Tuesday meeting.

Jim Acosta: Kellyanne, can you promise the PCW CEO will tell the truth tonight?

Kellyanne Conway: Yes, Jim. Can you promise that you will? The whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Am I allowed to mention ‘God’ to you?

Acosta fired back that he doesn’t have an ‘alternative facts’ problem like she does.

Kellyanne Conway: Make sure that goes viral. This is why I’m one of the only people around here who gives you the time of day. You’re such a smartass most of the time and I know you want this to go viral.

Jim Acosta: Ma’am?

Kellyanne Conway: Don’t you ma’am me. Don’t you put it back in my face for all corrections your network needs to issue. I was on your network 25 or 26 times in 2018. I’m one of the last people here who even bothered to go on, and the disrespect you show to me personally, I’ll look past it. By the way, isn’t this you at a PCW House show this past weekend showing that security enhancements actually work?

VIDEO: Poplar Bluff, MO House Show

[A video appears. Acosta is standing in line to go to a PCW Heartland house show in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.]

Jim Acosta: There’s nothing here resembling an emergency situation.

[There’s extra security in place. There’s dividers in place that help separate people.]

Jim Acosta: There’s no people rushing to get into the building.

[The whole process is smooth and orderly.]

Red-faced, Acosta’s jaw drops. He turns and runs off.

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PCW HEARTLAND RANKINGS

Heartland Title Champion: TBD #1 Contender: ‘The One Man Anti-Hollywood A-List’ Stone Chism/Jack Fraiser #2 Contender: SNAFU #3 Contender: Average Joe #4 Contender: Justin Beaver (SEC)

Heartland Tag Team Title Champion: Weapons of Mass Destruction: A. Tom Bomb and Hy Drogen Bomb #1 Contender: The Dork Dynasty: Leonard and Sheldon Robertson #2 Contender: Island of Misfit Wrestlers: Rah and Halitosis #3 Contender: The Beer Bellied Softball Playing Ninja: Hank and Tiny #4 Contender: The Green World Order: ‘Extreme Vegan’ Brock Cole Lee and GreenPete

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THIS WEEK ON PCW EXTREME POLITICAL TV We will find out who the new Heartland Champion is going to be? Will it be the ‘One Man Anti-Hollywood A-List’ Stone Chism? Or will it be Jack Fraiser backed by his Oootlander Claire Rendell?

‘Mr. Hollywood’ Kevin Daniels is upset over the Les Miserables ‘intrusion’ of the Golden Globes earlier this week. Daniels plans to address the issue at Extreme Political TV.

PCW Heartland Owner Dawn McGill and Professor McCarthy of Berkeley, California meet…no, not in a ring but in Dawn’s office about the incident at Extreme Election Night 2018 where McGill threw McCarthy over the railing and through two tables below.

The SEC tries to explain the Clemson-Alabama game this past Monday night.

And the latest on the PCW Shutdown of the Red Brand and Blue Brand shows.

 All this and more this Sunday night on Extreme Political TV.