#willard sage

[clemsfilmdiary]

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970, Joseph Sargent)

Also known as: The Forbin Project

3/21/24

[of-fear-and-love]

The technology of Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Omaha Beach - Plus Fifteen - NBC - January 4, 1960

A Presentation of "Goodyear Theatre" Season 3 Episode 8

Drama

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by David Goodman

Produced by Anthony Wilson

Directed by Lamont Johnson

Stars:

Cameron Mitchell as Larry Morris

Joe Mantell as Joe Gordello

Willard Sage as Major Ralph Phillips

Jacqueline Scott as Helen Morris

Bern Hoffman as Stan Nelson

Fredd Wayne as Rusty Cotter

Dabbs Greer as Matty Burton

Paul Comi as Mike

[flickynightdarkness]

(This is of Crash Nitro Kart except it's my Crash Bandicoot OCs having the roles as the main characters, though Velo and the champion racers still stay)

It first starts at a house in the far sunset side of N. Sanity Island. Then to the living room is the orange feline Charlie sleeping.

It then goes to a garage of her house. One of Charlie's cousins; Sally is working on their blue kart which is pumping up smoke of its engine, her younger sister Tango is drawing with crayons at a small, colourful plastic table and their peaceful distant cousin Dandelion is with their other cousin Cole who is lifting weights with a dumbbell.

"That diet's a joke." Cole said, roughly while lifting weights. "Well... I've heard you can lose a lot of weight on it." Dandelion explained to Cole about losing more weight but Cole replied to her "But you can't keep it off. Just eat less and exercise more.”

Suddenly a bright light shines out of the window with a strange sound, the four check it out "Something's wrong." Dandelion said in concern with a banging sound coming from Cole dropping his dumbbell "That's not sunlight...!" She added, the brightness covers the cats, which blinds them. Tango was nervous around the light, she runs off to the living room to find her sister Charlie who is shown again, still sleeping.

"Charlie! Charlie! Wake up!" Tango shakes her older sister to wake her up. She notices the light shining through the living room, Charlie's eyes open slightly by the brightness blinding her eyes "...not...now...ango..." she muttered, then she grabs Tango and pulls her to her arms. While with that, Charlie pulled out two pairs of sunglasses for her and her little sister and they lay back down. But that doesn't stop because the house shakes and rises up from the ground, up to the sky.

Then it cuts to a lab and inside of it. Sage is pacing around the room, with Killagator and Ember sitting on the floor, playing checkers against eachother. "Oh, how can I defeat those pesty felines? Hmm... And conquer the world of course!" The fox scientist stops for about 5 seconds and points to the sky. "FELINES!" Killagator shouted in angered when he heard about Charlie, causing him to smash the checkerboard with his fist, which that startled Ember and had her shout at the alligator "REALLY KILL!? THAT'S THE 10TH TIME YOU SMASHED SOMETHING!" There she walked over to her adopted father. "I can squash felines!" Killagator said quite calmly to the two.

"Yes, yes I know you can Gator. But you failed me so many, many, many times!" Right as Sage shook his head in despair by of how Killagator has been failing his ally who brought him and trained him to become one of his loyal and strongest henchmen. But then he thought of something else by the fox "...Gator! Go see if Enid requires assistance." Killagator thought about it too, he gets up and salutes his leader before running into an another room.

In the said room; Enid is about to perform an experiment on a kart, with help from Willard Wallaby who is stood next to a switch by the door. "Okay Willard! Throw the switch!" Enid commanded the wallaby. But as he reaches for it, Killagator comes busting through the door, which caused Willard to be flatten against the wall. Just as the alligator comes towards the rabbit, a bright light shines through the lab as well. "Gator! What did you break now?!" Enid said in annoyance at the alligator but he went confused and shrugged. Right as when the two foxes in the first room staring at the light shining beneath their eyes. "What the—" Sage was cut by the light taking the lab where he, Ember, Killagator, Ember and Willard Wallaby are in.

Back in Charlie's house, Charlie and Tango finally got up and stumbles out of the front door only for the door to collapse and the doorknob to break off in his hand. She drops the knob and sees that the house had been placed in a giant citadel. A giant crowd of green aliens cheer as he emerges. "Oh my god! Sis, I think... we are getting popular!" Her eyes sparkle with excitement but Tango said in concern "Uh, Charlie... I think they're an audience cheering on... us? But where are we?" She then asked.

It then zooms out to show that the citadel was on top of a giant asteroid in the shape of Velo's face. Then it zooms back in to show the sisters looking at eachother, with Charlie shrugging. They both turn around to see their cousins Sally and Cole emerging from the house waving at them. "Hey Sally! Hey Cole!" Then they turn back, only to see Sage, Ember, Enid and Killagator standing across the clearing. Killagator smirks at Charlie threateningly, and she gives him an awkward stare at him back, but she then smiles and waving awkwardly. The two teams walk forwards and face off against each other. "What have you done you miserable feli—" Sage blamed the cats for the arrival between eachother just as he is interrupted by a hologram face of Velo appears from the giant pedestal.

"I am Emperor Velo XXVII, ruler of this galaxy!" He introduced himself along with the massive crowd cheering on his arrival. "My subjects hunger for entertainment." Which he is referring to is the entire audience, it shortly shows Charlie thinking till it goes back to the audience, as they all began wave their hands when chanting his name out together "Velo! Velo! Velo!" "And word of your racing prowess has reached my glorious empire." They notice a small group of other alien racers along with Willard Wallaby who has joined with them who they giggle while greeting the audience.

The eight began staring at Velo "And I hope you put on a good show, especially since winning the circuit will win your freedom. And, if for some reason you refuse to race, your earth will be... destroyed. But... I don't think it will come to that. Do you accept my challenge?" Velo then gives all of them a decision, whether they would race as a challenge or if they refuse, he would destroy the Earth.

(dividers owned by @animatedglittergraphics-n-more)

[deadpresidents]

GEORGE WASHINGTON •Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •George Washington: A Life by Willard Sterne Randall (BOOK)

JOHN ADAMS •John Adams by David McCullough (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams by Joseph J. Ellis (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •John Adams: Party of One by James Grant (BOOK)

THOMAS JEFFERSON •Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph J. Ellis (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History by Fawn Brodie (BOOK)

JAMES MADISON •The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President by Noah Feldman (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •James Madison: A Life Reconsidered by Lynne Cheney (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •James Madison: A Biography by Ralph Ketcham (BOOK | AUDIO)

JAMES MONROE •James Monroe: A Life by Tim McGrath (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness by Harlow Giles Unger (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity by Harry Ammon (BOOK)

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS •John Quincy Adams: American Visionary by Fred Kaplan (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life by Paul C. Nagel (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics by William J. Cooper (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams by Phyllis Lee Levin (BOOK | KINDLE)

ANDREW JACKSON •American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times by H.W. Brands (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •Andrew Jackson, Volume I: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 by Robert V. Remini (BOOK) •Andrew Jackson, Volume II: The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 by Robert V. Remini (BOOK | KINDLE) •Andrew Jackson, Volume III: The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845 by Robert V. Remini (BOOK)

MARTIN VAN BUREN •Martin Van Buren and the American Political System by Donald B. Cole (BOOK | KINDLE) •Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics by Joel H. Silbey (BOOK) •Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics by John Niven (BOOK)

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON •A Child of the Revolution: William Henry Harrison and His World, 1773-1798 by Hendrik Booraem V (BOOK | KINDLE) •Mr. Jefferson's Hammer: William Henry Harrison and the Origins of American Indian Policy by Robert M. Owens (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •The Carnival Campaign: How the Rollicking 1840 Campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" Changed Presidential Elections Forever by Ronald G. Shafer (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

[donaka-screaming]

tag game

tagged by @scarlettspectra ty darlin!! 🫶✨

last song you listened to: from the nebraska plant by the mountain goats

silver or gold jewelry?: i wear a mix of both every day but prefer gold

do you have any tattoos?: yep!! a bunch!!

‘run rabbit run’ + a coffin (house of 1000 corpses reference)

‘only see the past’ + a crystal ball (bright eyes reference)

‘disappear here’ (quote from less than zero by bret easton ellis) + the floating skeletons from the cover for every day and every night by bright eyes

lavender and sage bouquet

‘our love is god’ matching with my husband (it’s a heathers reference and we were wasted when we got them)

the blue swallow motel sign and the van i used to live in when i was homeless (the motel is in new mexico, it was where i spent the last night i was homeless)

‘what a woman’ + a pin up girl

‘where did my baby go?’ (lyric from coney island by taylor swift) + a rollercoaster sinking into the ocean (it’s based on the one that sank into the atlantic after hurricane sandy hit the jersey shore, where i grew up)

and i have 4 more planned for over the next year (typewriter with a lyric from ttpd, a daisy + some coins for john wick, the two frogs on a bench card from constantine and ofc that fuckin scream donaka mark does 😭)

piercings?: earlobes + nips (i used to have eyebrow, lip, and both nostrils but i took them out when i was 17 bc my asshole ex asked me to 💔)

currently reading or favorite book?: currently reading the terrifier 2 novelization, my fav is lunar park by bret easton ellis

a hobby you would like to try?: knitting!!

coffee or tea?: tea!!

favorite video game?: animal crossing + the sims + stardew valley + portal 1 and 2 + cyberpunk 2077 even though i can’t finish it bc it causes me too much mental anguish to play regularly

star sign?: capricorn/aquarius cusp

who is your hear me out?: crispin glover (specifically in willard 😮��💨 he was lowkey the first old man i was Weird about)

i tag: @mentallyscreamingsincebirth @moonshapedbox @tcrturedreeves @treedaddymcpuffpuff @discoscoob @johnwickb1tsch @lilithlinen @gothreeves @gea-chan96 + anyone else who wants to ✨💕

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Inspired by our It Lives in the Woods Book Club

Whether you have a fully formed profile or just a cute moodboard or some vague HCs, feel free to tag @choicesbookclub or message me a link at @lovealexhunt and I’ll add it to our list!

ILITW MC Profile on Canva (created by me, please give credit if you use ❤️)

Alphabetically by MC first name

🖤 Bella Potter ~ @peonyblossom

🖤 Deacon Willard ~ @dr-colossal-pita

🖤 Denver Harker ~ @sapphoschoices

🖤 Devi Casil ~ @gutsfics

🖤 Devon Lynwood ~ @theboxofplague

🖤 Devon Yasuda ~ @peonyblossom

🖤 Faye Sorano ~ @wordholic

🖤 Harry Spear ~ @peonyblossom

🖤 Ivy Lovelace ~ @peonyblossom

🖤 Jenna Salem ~ @lover-also-fighter-also

🖤 Jesse Harrison ~ @peonyblossom

🖤 Jo Hunter ~ @cadybear420

🖤 Raven Adams ~ @peonyblossom

🖤 Riikka Lovisa Yläkorpi ~ @aallotarenunelma

🖤 Tallulah ~ @rosesnink

🖤 Tenebris Maskwa ~ @lilyoffandoms

🖤 Willow Sage Hawthorne ~ @storyofmychoices

🖤 Yun Faye ~ @rosesnink

🖤 Yuuka Kira ~ @pulpitude

[alldancersaretalented]

Radix Wins By Dancer

Crystal Huang (15)

Dyllan Blackburn (11)

Harlow Ganz (10)

Aaliyah Dixon, Charlotte Cogan, Kiarra Waidelich (8)

Easton Magliarditi, Kya Massimino, Selenda Hamilton (7)

Ella Horan, Gracyn French, Sam McWilliams, Savannah Kristich (6)

Campbell Clark, Carrigan Paylor, Casey Tran, Ellary Day Szyndlar, Isabella Jarvis, Kensington Dressing, Lucia Piedrahita, Victoria Martinez (5)

Ava Wagner, Brady Farrar, Cami Vorhees, Elliana Mannella, Ian Stegeman, Izzy Howard, Jaxon Willard, Kylee Casares, Laci Stoico, Maddie Martineau, Morgan Higgins, Sarah Moore, Savannah Manzel, Sierra Dynkowski, Tiago Pacheco (4)

Addison Middleton, Angelina Elliott, Anthony Curley, Aurielle Balija, Ava Costa, Avery Pesson, Bella Tagle, Brightyn Brems, Calla Massey, Cambry Bethke, Carly Thrinfen, Charlee Fagan, Chau, Coltrane Vodicka, Elizabeth Lanier, Ella Jones, Emily McFarland, Emily Polis, Erin Wienke, Hailey Bills, Hannah Rickman, Kelsie Jacobson, Kennedy Anderson, Lauren Yakima, Leila Winkler, Lilly Anderson, Lola Iglesias, Mila Renae, Penelope LeMieux, Payton MacDonald, Rachel Quiner, Regan Gerena, Riley Zeitler, Sage Rosen, Stella Brinkerhoff, Sydney Burtis (3)

[troblsomtwins829]

Finally Finished Reading the Design Bibles

I took a lot of notes, and while I do, unfortunately, have to keep my blog spoiler-free for my friend (who has not played 3 yet, but we're working through it) I did want to share some highlights!

Ring on Jak's chest noted to be an "Eco Ring" that channels and holds eco force, which it odd because the Warrior is the only other person that uses rings in their design.

Gameplay note: Lurkers are specifically told to only deal with anyone who strays too far from the village. meaning the village isn't a target at all. Just realized this whole thing is in comic sans

Samos the sage is noted to be a "Scholar" of Green Eco. Skin has taken on green skin after years of exposure. Elements of his design suggest a harmony and closeness with nature rather than the noted potential corruption the human body would inflict upon it.

Kiera wants to be a sage. She also likes investigating precursor technology. These are two conflicting desires that any normal youth would have, however her noted interest in tech and building is more utilized than any eco knowledge.

Samos clearly has no problems with her pursuing this path.

Piercings and tattoos exist in the time of TPL The Warrior wears Three (3) rings, pauldrons, vambraces, and leg guards. Has a similar wrapping style in his arms and wrists to Jak, and is, more or less, the only other person that seems armed and prepared for any form of combat. His hair is also green. Being defeated by Kull was a huge his to his pride. Encountering Jak and Daxter may likely have inspired him to learn form his failure and continue onward

Willard and Gordy are the only other characters with names. Names may be attributed to those in close relationships, whereas strangers or acquaintances use reserved titles exclusively

The gambler made a bet the Warrior would outlast the lurkers and lost. That's why he's poor now.

Mosquito design justified by the utilization of the snoot as a literal bloodsucking eco-eater. Design bible notates the functions of a robot for planet-creation, however the design is distinctly more battle/war based.

Overworld concept art is vibrant and much more elaborate than the prints can give off. Overhead shots give great detail on the overall look of the world, likely able to be pieced together to make a semi-cohesive map.

Personal note: Love the inclusion of stylizing the trees to keep everything on-theme Precursor temple in concept art leaves less that it was built into the mountain and more that it fell and then settled there

Jak's hair is barely up to the Warrior's shoulder.

Renegade Jak is not much taller than his younger self. Notably bulked out in some areas, but also painfully thin despite it. Could be chocked up to the dramatic style change between TPL and Renegade. May need to superimpose over feet vs head to get full scale of actual growth, if I really want to work that angle (I do not)

gets new goggles! Those are different ones entirely!

"Dark Jak is INVINCIBLE!" lol, okay fam. 'Dark Jak' taking an intense physical toll on the body makes sense, given the transformation is due to the over-abundance of dark eco in his system. Dark Jak may act as a release of excess energy as much as a dissociative defense mechanism.

Young samos definitely smokes weed. Sig apparently wears a size 18 boot. (13 inches from toe to heel) Vin wears a bowtie

Torn's Facial tattoos are asymmetrical. Both in concept and on model. (I will never draw them that way)

Torn still has many connections with the KG besides Ashelin. Left the Baron's forces for explained reasons, and wants to take the baron down for those aforementioned reasons.

Ashelin started in the KG as a recruit and "fought her way up the ranks to become a commander." Loyal to a fault, still in contact with Torn even after his desertion.

Note: The only known KG commanders are Erol and Ashelin, with Torn being a former commander himself. These two are the only ones that have unique armour tailored to their position and style. Erol with the racing suit, and Ashelin with a more "horse girl" style. Neither contain any colour consistency between them, suggesting that customized armour is a perk to being at the literal top of the military hierarchy.

All Krimson Guards have tattoos to show their loyalty to the city. Models are all copy-pasted, but it's reasonable to assume they earn/get more when ascending ranks or branching into specialized units.

Design note: Torn has a tall torso, Vin has droopy ears, and is taller than Jak

Mar's own legend has contradictory accounts of weither he died. Precursor stone was attached to his sword. Interesting design choice.

Jak is roughtly tit-height to a Rapid-Gunner Metalhead

racing vehicles are designed with a slimmer, almost body-width footprint utilizing aerodynamics and rudders over the fish design of Kiera's original model. Additionally, riders sit feet-forward in a slouched, almost laying position that puts strain on their neck to continue looking forward. Neither model displayed in the design bible have more than one rudder for mobility, which is understandable considering the high-speeds they reach. that can't be good on your back, though.

HAVEN IS PLACED THREE HUNDRED YEARS IN THE FUTURE. PERFECT. THIS IS THE FKING CONFIRMATION I NEEDED. world concept art shows land outside of haven's walls, and even more, ruined walls, beyond. small areas that look to either be stations or small inhabited areas denote life outside of the city is not only possible, but likely. The Pumping Station is NOT misty island, nor is it geyser rock. based on foliage alone, may be adjacent to the forbidden jungle.

Sewers were MASSIVE in concept. filled with metal-heads, and winding enough to get lost in easily. Would have made a great quick getaway point if there were multiple access points throughout the city Haven Forest is a sacred place, filled with stone effigy's and an offering stand in front of The Tree. A wall may have been intended to be grafitti'd

Stone carvings depicting Mar's legend would be a wonderful touch, if incorporated.

Mar buried at the crotch of a precursor robot behind a MASSIVE door that perfectly illustrates the force required to have protected the city from Metalheads. Port was intended to be a more bustling area, complete with actual BOATS. and common areas! I would have loved to see these get modeled into the game, they'd be spectacular.

The stadium was clearly the favoured child. Drill platform is one of many, sees regular activity during the day.

If Daxter's two feet tall, and each bar is a foot, Jak is Five Feet tall.

Baron Praxis is even bigger than Sig. But still shorter than the Warrior. Kiera and Jak are roughly the same height Onin's outfit is basically the ugly nike shirt Tess is Taller than Jak. Erol is shorter than Ashelin.

Jak continues to wear wrappings up to his elbows despite not strictly needing to. Other concept has his forearms free. Headcanon explanation: Hates looking at his scars, so he covers them up to avoid it being seen or asked about.

There is not explanation for the Precursors. I fking LOVE it.

Every wastelander is designed with their hair either put up or cut short to prevent it from getting in the way. Every one has a a design with a pauldron of some kind, and while their clothing isn't entirely practical, it looks light and airy enough to provide protection from at least the sun.

return of the precursor robot

the proto-names for all of the cars feature animal names! Which, while cute, clearly did not last to the final phase.

"Wastelanders love their off-road vehicles" Sir, THERE IS NO ROAD

lol, kg segway

Precursor ship is fking HUUUUGE

The planet is noted to be "unfinished"

Huge variety of flora and fauna in the wasteland. Despite being a desert, it boasts its own ecosystem of a variety of cacti and also fully fledged trees. Concept art suggests that people are able to tame and mount large desert lizards to traverse the sands (nomadic tribes, likely)

Just from the concepts alone, i can tell the entirety of the wasteland was meant to be much larger and more elaborate than the one we ended up with. More diverse life, maybe less marauders, potentially mounts outside of Spargus, the oasis is an entire area unto itself and in the game it's just a puddle. There is so much more love and care in the crafting of the ideas and concepts of this game that sadly got left to the wayside from either time or money constraints. Haven is in ruins, New areas previously unknown have been uncovered, and there's an entire world out there that has yet to be explored in full. Were this game made today, and given the time needed to make sure it was well-produced and as elaborate as they wanted, it'd easily give Nintendo's LoZ a run for its money.

[docrotten]

COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT (1970) – Episode 221 – Decades of Horror 1970s

“This is the voice of World Control. I bring you peace. It may be the Peace of Plenty and Content or the Peace of Unburied Death.” Is that a multiple-choice question? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out some apocalyptic science fiction and horror with Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)!

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 221 – Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

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Decades of Horror 1970s is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of the podcast and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

Thinking this will prevent war, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators.

Directed by: Joseph Sargent

Writing Credits: James Bridges (screenplay); D.F. Jones (based on his 1966 novel Colossus)

Cinematography by: Gene Polito (director of photography)

Visual Effects by: Albert Whitlock (special photographic effects)

Selected Cast:

Eric Braeden as Dr. Charles Forbin

Susan Clark as Dr. Cleo Markham

Gordon Pinsent as The President

William Schallert as CIA Director Grauber

Leonid Rostoff as Russian Chairman

Georg Stanford Brown as Dr. John F. Fisher

Willard Sage as Dr. Blake

Alex Rodine as Dr. Kuprin

Martin E. Brooks as Dr. Jefferson J. Johnson (as Martin Brooks)

Marion Ross as Angela Fields

Dolph Sweet as Missile Commander

Byron Morrow as Secretary of State

Lew Brown as Peterson

Sid McCoy as Secretary of Defense

Tom Basham as Thomas L. Harrison

Robert Cornthwaite as First Scientist

James Hong as Dr. Chin

Serge Tschernisch as Translator (as Sergei Tschernisch)

John Davey as Military officer on phone (uncredited)

Paul Frees as Colossus (voice) (uncredited)

Fred Holliday as Military Computer Entry – Missile Launch (uncredited)

Robert Quarry as Scientist (uncredited)

Don Ross as Logan US Air Force (uncredited)

William Traylor as Party Guest (uncredited)

Given the current state of humankind, it makes perfect sense to turn planet management over to a supercomputer, right? Enter Charles Forbin and Colossus, his mountain-size, 70s-style, omnipotent computer. Of course, “The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley and leave us nothing but grief and pain, for promised joy!” (Robert Burns) And they “gang agley” in a hurry!

The Grue-Crew are agog at the cast – Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, and a mountain-full of recognizable character actors, many of whom have horror cred – so there is much fodder for their talkabout! By the way, is it still science fiction if it’s happening today?

At the time of this writing, Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) is available to stream from Vimeo, and is available on Blu-ray formatted, physical media from SHOUT! Factory. 

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Doc, will be Nightwing (1979), adapted from the 1977 novel by Martin Cruz Smith. Vampire bats, fellow babies!

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. 

Check out this episode!

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Doris Day | Cary Grant | That Touch Of Mink (1962) Romantic Comedy |

"That Touch of Mink"  is a light hearted 1962 American romantic comedy movie directed by Delbert Mann.  The film stars Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, and Audrey Meadows. Cathy Timberlake played by Doris Day, is a New York career woman looking for a job,.  When she walks to the unemployment office to pick up her check., Cathy is subjected to the unwanted advances of Beasley, an unemployment office clerk. Afterwards, she meets business executive Philip Shayne. played by Cary Grant,  when his Rolls-Royce accidentally splashes her dress with mud while she is on her way to a job interview. Philip, sincerely wants to make up for the incident.  Once Cathy and Phillip  meet, the two discover a strong mutual attraction.   Cast Cary Grant as Philip Shayne Doris Day as Cathy Timberlake Gig Young as Roger Audrey Meadows as Connie Alan Hewitt as Dr. Gruber, Roger's therapist John Astin as Everett Beasley Richard Sargent as Harry Clark Joey Faye as short man Laurie Mitchell as showgirl John Fiedler as Mr. Smith Willard Sage as Tom Hodges Jack Livesey as Dr. Richardson Never Miss An Upload, Join the channel. https://www.youtube.com/@nrpsmovieclassics

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Twenty-seventh ceremony - jude and Sam

Opening music: Uptown String Quartet playing James Brown’s “I Feel Good”

Welcome

We are here today to make official the marriage of jude halloran and Sam Nadon-Nichols. Thanks everyone for being here.

The ceremony part may be short but we're are hoping for the whole of their time together to be long.

We’ll have six short readings, an address to the couple, followed by declaration of vows and pronouncement. Then we hang out.

Readings

“Wedding Prayer” adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson

Behold our family here assembled. We thank you for this place in which we dwell, for the love that unites us, for the peace accorded us this day, for the hope with which we expect the morrow, for the health, the work, the food, and the bright skies that make our lives delightful; for our friends in all parts of the earth.

Tsu Yeh, AD 265-316

Do you not see That you and I Are as the branches of one tree? With your rejoicing Comes my laughter; With your sadness Start my tears Love, Could life be otherwise With you and me?

From Bill Mason’s Path of the Paddle (p.45)

“The paddler who has mastered the canoe alone is well on the way to becoming a good doubles paddler. Paddling solo gives a special feel for the canoe and how it reacts to wind, waves, and current. Paddling double is also a beautiful and challenging art. A well-coordinated team working together in either flatwater or difficult rapids is a sight to behold. Most canoeists prefer to travel in pairs on wilderness trips because two people can propel a canoe easier and faster than one.”

“That Still and Settled Place” by Edward Monkton

In that still and settled place There's nobody but you You're where I breathe my oxygen You're where I see my view

And when the world feels full of noise My heart knows what to do It finds that still and settled place And dances there with you

“Marriage Amulet” by Nancy Willard

You are polishing me like old wood. At night we curl together like two rings On a dark hand. After many nights, The rough edges wear down.

If this is aging, it is warm as fleece. I will gleam like ancient wood. I will wax smooth, my crags and cowlicks Well-rubbed to show my grain.

Some sage will keep us in his hand for peace.

Intro

You’re here to get married. Your wedding day is one brief day in time and although your vows are spoken in a matter of minutes, they are promises that will last a lifetime.

I say special day but really a wedding day is just a day, as important as it is; a marriage is a decision you make once together (“let’s do this”) and then over and over again for the rest of your lives, with love and respect, trust and hope, patience and understanding.

Address to Couple

(adapted from Robert Fulghum)

You have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point

of commitment. From that moment of attraction to this moment of yes…

you have been making promises and agreements in an informal way.

All those common commitments, matters of the heart, and more, are the real process of a wedding. …

Look at one another and remember this moment in time.

Before this moment you have been many things to one another—acquaintance, friend, companion,

lover, dancing partner, and teacher.

Now you shall say a few words that take you across a threshold of life.

Vows

Do you, Sam, want to be married to jude and share the rest of your life with her?

I, Sam, want to be married to jude and share the rest of my life with her

I promise to respect and honor you, care for you in tenderness, support you with patience and love, and walk with you through all the seasons of our lives.

Do you, jude, want to be married to Sam and share the rest of your life with him?

I, jude, want to be married to Sam and share the rest of my life with him

I promise to respect and honor you, care for you in tenderness, support you with patience and love, and walk with you through all the seasons of our lives.

May beauty surround us and kindness and happiness be our companions

Wrap-Up and Pronouncement

I'd like to read an excerpt from “Epithalamium” by John Stone

Let your twoness be as one

as much as twoness can

though let your one be also two.

In your marriage I wish you the simplest of things.

May you be well.

May you be happy.

May you be safe and secure.

May you be peaceful and at ease.

May you love and be loved.

By the authority vested in me by the voters of Randolph and the State of Vermont I now pronounce you married in the eyes the law. Congratulations.

Closing music: Los Amigos Invisibles – “Amor”

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Character Actor

James Willard Sage (August 13, 1922 – March 17, 1974) Film, stage and television actor.

Sage guest-starred in television programs including Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Tales of Wells Fargo, Peter Gunn, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Hogan's Heroes, Death Valley Days, Land of the Giants, 12 O'Clock High, The Deputy, Rawhide, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, My Three Sons, The Virginian, Star Trek: The Original Series and Tales of the Texas Rangers.  (Wikipedia)

IMDb Listing

[flickynightdarkness]

[Crash Twinsanity but instead it's my Crash OCs being like the characters]

Prezzy: [chasing a butterfly] Haha, I'm gonna getcha! Heehee, c'mere...!

[Sage is pointing his ray gun around a tree. He pauses as Ember is clicking through its settings]

Sage: Hmm... Mmhm!

[They go for "stun" mode and he zaps Pretzel. Prezzy is yammering in shock until they fall to the ground, paralyzed. The butterfly lands on their nose. Sage and Ember approach them]

Sage: Sleep, my insipid angel

[Cuts to Charlie, who is punching a coconut tree at the beach. Her sister Tango is watching her sister, while she is drinking the coconut milk out of the shell. Ember, now wearing a Prezzy disguise, peeks out from behind a tree]

Ember: (mimicking Prezzyl) Charlie? Hey Charlie! Where are you, sister? There's something weird going on in the bay? Come see!

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[Charlie and her sister Tango get to a ring shaped platform. Ember, who is on top of there, spins around her Prezzy disguise and she climbs onto her adopted father Sage's shoulder. Who he is also on top of the platform]

Sage: Surprised to see us Charlie? Like the fleas in your fur, we keep coming back!

[Charlie and Tango were both shocked by their return. Then Charlie itches her ear]

Sage: Three years we have spent alone in the frozen Antarctic wastes! And we have missed you

Sage: And so we've organised a little gathering, like a birthday party except… the exact opposite

[Cuts to Charlie's foes; Killagator, Cyanide, Willard Wallaby, Quills and Pinecone, who are also on top of the platform]

Sage: And look! All of your friends are here! You are so very popular… Let's start handing out the presents.

[willardwoodward]

Sage and Bubblegum, please

thanks for the ask <3

Sage - how does your f/o show appreciation/affection and vice versa?

willard loves to spend quality time with donna and i. he loves planning places we can go or playing baseball with me and donna or something like that.

i love giving them gifts and kissing them (:

Bubblegum - What is the most memorable moment or thing they have said to you and vice versa?

he has told me that there's no doubt in his mind that we are amazing fathers to donna and he is glad that i am in his life 🥰

probably the moment where i came into their lives because i really love them and our little family, me and willard still aren't married but it's nice to pretend that we are lol

[theiloveyousong]

yippee!!!

here’s the playlist! under the cut song breakdowns :3

heaven by solya - it feels a lot like her and her relationship w max plus the fear of not getting into heaven? her

st bernard by lincoln - religious trauma girlie

sex with a ghost by teddy hyde - her and max + the sense of doing unhealthy things for relief? so her

not allowed by tv girl - we wanna talk about sexbit we’re not allowed. also the end feels so jer? grace chasity and her self imposed isolation…

virginity rocks - hey.

well never have sex by leith ross - it feels lautity plus her chastity thing plus the water dwn whati call bejng grateful? so her

sarah by alex g - she belongs in a dream…

i dont smoke by mitski - her having a cigarette after the max thing really inspired this plus “if you need to be mean be mean to me” so!!!!

not strong enough by boygenius - always an angel? never a god? plus the whole last verse feels so end of musical her

all-american bitch by olivia rodrigo - that one fanfic inspired this but she has soooo much pent up anger.

hunger by abby sage - it can be about sex AND murdering!

nothings new by rio romeo - her life is so stagnant she would literally kil to make it new again…

death with dignity by sufjan stevens - “i forgive you mother, i can hear you / and i long to be near you / but every road leads to an end”

willard! by will wood - the slow descent into madness? her! plus animals are people too but these people are animals

pretend by alex g - literally put it in my jagertitty lyrics screenshot thing

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one like on this post and ill post my grace chasity playlist and a complete breakdown of why each song js on there