#with the mcfly twins being the stars of this one. i know i know it's 'doctober' and normally i'd make them all centred around doc

[doctorbrown]

DOCTOBER '24 ⸺ 「 4 / 31 * FOR THE DREAMERS 」

[REDACTED] Divergence: Twin Pines(ɑ) — %.5138802 October, 20XX, 21:35

Ellie runs her hand over the sleek hood of the Time Machine, closing her eyes as she takes a deep breath, exhaling along a slow count of five. Her heart isn’t racing, not yet, but she can feel the tension pulling at her muscles, feel every single one of her nerves fray, unravelling underneath the Herculean weight of an entire timeline.

It all rests on her shoulders. Ha–no pressure.

Is this what you felt like…? How’d you do it, Dad? Even without Uncle Doc, you—

Her dad’s face flashes in her mind, fuzzy around the edges and distorted, viewed through the lens of a long-forgotten youth, and Ellie, in the deathly silence of the hangar, nearly reaches out for the face of a man whose smile looks so much like Emmy’s, whose spirit or ghost or whatever haunts her, haunts this hangar, waiting to finally be free. 

What would he say if she gave up? Let the possibility of uncertainty reduce everything he worked for to nothing? 

Living with that would be a fate worse than Hell, wouldn’t it?

And worse, that would mean she was abandoning everything, abandoning Emmy to this nightmare because she was too much of a chicken, too cowardly when it really mattered for all her bluster and bravado over the years. 

Sighing, she lightly strikes her palm against the stainless steel door frame, using the soft pinging sound to push all her fears and worries to the back of her mind. 

Can't let Emmy see me like this. He's already worried more than enough for the both of us. 

The hanging overhead lights shoot wildly off the machine’s metal frame, ricocheting around the room and Ellie cracks a small smile at the sight, as if it is a sign that everything is going to work out. 

She knows what she has to do. She and Emmy didn't spend months arguing over this for nothing. 

I can do it. I have to do it. 

The door to the hangar swings open, groaning as it does, and Ellie immediately snaps her spine straight in spite of the almost unbearable weight determined to fold her in two. 

Emmy walks in, his face pinched in that uncharacteristic yet stubbornly persistent scowl. He's been gloomier as of late and even  threatening that his face would be permanently stuck like that couldn't lift the cloud that'd settled over him for long. His smiles were smaller these past couple weeks. Forced. 

I can't blame him. I'm probably never coming back. Not this me, anyway. He's the smart one, he knows that. 

“That's not going to be the last thing you're gonna make me see before I leave, is it? Em, it's finally happening—you could at least pretend to be happy.”

“I’m–” Scared. Yeah, I know. Emmy sets his jaw, falling back behind the sword and shield that logic and analysis have become over the last several years. She’s seen the change–the way he immediately calls for his armour when his heart starts to shatter–and Ellie is reminded all over again of why she fought him on this, tooth and nail despite it all.

“Don’t get distracted back there, El,” Emmett warns, staring long and hard into her eyes. “You’re gonna see our…” For once, Ellie pretends she doesn’t hear her brother’s voice crack and waver, doesn’t hear the hundred and one muffled screams hidden away in every word. “Parents. But you can’t stay. And you can’t let them know. Just–just do what you have to do, okay?”

She makes a show of rolling her eyes and smacking her little brother on the arm. “Look, I know. I’m not gonna fuck this up just because I’ll get to see Mom and Dad again, okay? When I get back, we’ll both get to see them.” 

I’m not going to leave you here alone.

A long silence stretches between them, pulling Ellie further and further away from her brother until, “Take this with you.” Emmy fishes his wallet out of his pocket and Ellie’s eyes widen in immediate recognition.

“Wait—” 

But Emmy ignores her, pressing a worn, well-loved photograph into her hands. The very same one they’ve propped up on the table during long nights, the one they’ve looked at over and over again, memorised every small detail of because they had to, because it was all for them, wasn’t it? 

All because of them—

Fuck.

“I want that picture back,” Emmy says and Ellie just scoffs as she grabs him by the arm, pulling him into a bone crushing hug that he doesn’t squirm against. 

“Catch you in a better timeline, Em. HEA, right?” She pats Emmy twice on the back before pulling away, determination setting her eyes ablaze. 

“HEA,” Emmy mutters as Ellie hops into the driver’s seat, slamming the door shut with a thud loud enough to wake death itself. 

The engine roars to life and Ellie gives him one last grin before she slams her foot down on the gas, leaving everything behind with a scream of rubber.

[lesbianrobin]

rating stobin halloween costume options that u guys submitted!

doc brown (robin) and marty mcfly (steve): 7/10 using back to the future for them is very fun but it's a bit expected... a bit normie.... also steve would just look like himself i think like it would just look like robin was an old guy and steve didn't wear a costume.

kurt russell (steve) and the thing (robin): 9/10 the thought of robin constructing some horrific sfx costume to be the thing is fucking incredible and i think steve would enjoy being sexy kurt russell. also he would definitely tell people he was kurt russell and if they said you mean rj macready? he'd be like who?

snoopy (steve) and woodstock (robin): 5/10 ok i know i KNOW it's cute in theory but think about it in practice. how would they actually do these costumes. we know they're diy'ing this. i fear this would just be like t-shirts with some marker on them and perhaps scary-looking face paint. maybe it could be cute but idk i don't have faith in them </3

bert and ernie: 10/10 this would be absolutely iconic and i think they would slay. no notes.

cagney and lacey: 6/10 i must admit this one was my idea. i think it's not recognizable enough and they'd be explaining it all night but i just love the thought of them having such a dykey couple costume.

bonnie and clyde: 7/10 once again i fear this might not be super recognizable but it is a fun idea and they'd look so hot.

ripley and the alien: 9/10 i worry about how they're gonna pull off the alien but i like to imagine that steve is wearing the panties + tank top combo and that is worth enough for me to set aside practicality.

the blues brothers: 9/10 they would look so sexy and have so much fun in their little matching suits <3

batman (robin) and robin (steve): 10/10 this would be so fucking cute and i Know they would spend the entire night waiting for somebody to say robin's name so they could both go "yes?" at the same time and then giggle like little children.

hammer and sickle: 7/10 idk how they would do this one but i thought of it weeks ago and haven't stopped laughing at my own idea since.

merry and pippin: 9/10 because when i got the ask suggesting this costume i almost cried bc it is just so precious to imagine HOWEVER if they went to a halloween party barefoot i'd have to kill myself.

shaggy and fred: 8/10 very cute but i feel like they need a scooby...

twins from the parent trap (1961): 9/10 this one is so funny to me like it's such a funny reference to make and it also implies that either they get wigs or they get the same haircut which is just an incredible visual.

princess leia (steve) and han solo (robin): 7/10 ok listen. listen hear me out. i love the gender fuckery we know this BUT i truly believe that steve would refuse to do a star wars costume if he couldn't be han solo. like i just don't think he would do it. however if she could convince him then robin would absolutely eat! it would be so sexy she would be absolutely crushing it with the ladies.

miracle max and valerie: 7/10 ok listen i support this one but it's just not my favorite. like it's funny it's unique it's original but i think steve wants to be sexy on halloween and i also suspect they would have to explain this one a lot.

salt and pepper shakers: 8/10 it's giving blues clues and i love it. very much classic couples costume but the classics are classics for a reason!

wesley (steve) and inigo montoya (robin): 10/10 hot. imagine robin doing the little monologue. steve wearing the mask. them fencing with like toy lightsabers or something. this one fucking rules.

ok that's it thank you for attending my presentation <3 love u all xoxo bye

[knickynoo]

Headcanons for what Marty and Jennifer are like as parents, and how Doc/his family interact with the kids?

Anon, this is such a late reply, and I'm sorry. I'm making a concerted effort to finally get to some of the asks I've been neglecting.

Also, I'm almost positive that I once made a post of Marty and Jen as parents headcanons, but I must have forgotten to add a link in my pinned post, and the Tumblr search function is useless, so I can't find it. Anyway, I may end up repeating some of what I put in there or even contradicting it, lol.

Of course, I'm going with the improved, happy Jen and Marty marriage timeline for this. So, as parents, they're a pretty united front. They're both very involved in all aspects of the kids' lives from the start and excited to embark on such a wonderful journey for their family.

Being first-time parents and also having twins leaves Marty and Jen utterly exhausted for, like, a solid year or two. They're happy, but they're tired. As such, they're sure to divide up the work, take over for the other when needed, and also rely pretty heavily on family for support. Jen's parents help out a lot, as do George and Lorraine. I can see Aunt Linda and Uncle Dave stopping by a good deal as well to help with tasks around the house or just watch the twins for a little while so Marty and Jen can sleep.

Doc and Clara play a very big role in the kids' lives! Of course! Doc and Clara love those McFly kids!!! Makes me lose my mind to think about. They don't even wait to be called upon or anything; they just show up at the house, announce they're taking Junior and Marlene for the day, hand a home-cooked meal to Jen and Marty, and then leave. Marty and Jen are incredibly thankful for their help, and Doc and Clara love having babies around again.

Doc is like the very chaotic uncle, but in like...the most responsible way. He's got Dad-Mode down pat at this point, and he slips right into it with Junior and Marlene, but he also knows how to let them have some (supervised) wild fun. He plays games that teach them science concepts and lets them help with small projects of his when they're able to do it safely. He also reads lots of Jules Verne to them. Marty definitely calls Doc one day and goes, "Junior and Marlene are playing an elaborate game of Around the World in 80 Days outside. Can I assume this is your influence?" The kids also start digging a giant hole in the yard at some point, and that's how Marty and Jen know they've started reading Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Clara absolutely dotes on the twins every opportunity she gets. They both find such comfort in her presence and love spending time with her. She has a special place in her heart for Junior. On nice nights, she takes Junior and Marlene outside to sit on blankets and look at the stars. She teaches them about the constellations and the stories that go with them.

Okay, this is something I know I mentioned in that other post I can't find: Marty writes individual songs for Junior and Marlene that he sings to them at night. It starts off as something he does to help them sleep at night, but it's a tradition that continues until the kids are much older.

Jennifer likes to involve the kids in as many experiences as possible, so she's always looking for little art classes they can take, museums to take them to, hobbies to introduce to them, etc. She also sets aside days every so often where she just takes one kid along for an afternoon of doing something special with them that align to their interests. Maybe on those days, Marty takes the other kid and does the same.

Lately, I've been thinking about Marty and Jen having a third child at some point and what that scenario would look like. One thing I know for sure is that they would not have an "M" name.

You'd sent this ask in late September, and I ended up writing two Doctober chapters that include Marty, Jen, the kids, and Doc and Clara! I'll link them in case anyone might be interested :) HERE & HERE

Thanks for the ask!

[saveme-storybrooke-potc]

(yes that is Emma)

CaptainSwan headcannons (Only from the show, not alternate universe or anything like that)

They're late to everything (family parties, gatherings, dinners etc...)

Emma sleeps on the right side of the bed, Killian sleeps on the left, makes it easier for them to hold hands

Emma likes to tease Killian a lot, he pretends that he hates it when deep down he finds it kinda hot

Emma constantly asks Killian about who's real and who isn't since he's visited so many realms and probably knows if Santa Claus, Jack Sparrow or the Tooth Fairy are real (Yes, she asks him this probably every night and he finds it amusing)

They are the children of the group (Snowing, Rumbelle, OutlawQueen rip, Granpetto) mainly because they are too traumatized from their childhoods so they're less likely to enjoy going out and drinking whine with the group (doesn't mean they don't enjoy it together at home)

They talk about their past foster homes (or owners for Killian)

They compare scars/tattoos

After their wedding, and they were married for 6 months, they got a tattoo that best represents them (comment what you think that would be and I'll choose my favourite)

Emma always tries to ask Killian about his family, and tries her best to find ways to help Killian remember them

They're equals in their relationship but sometimes Emma is more in charge and Killian doesn't mind (despite being criticized about it by David, Regina, Granny, Whale)

Emma's introduced Killian to all her favourite childhood (and early adulthood) shows/movies: Back to the Future I/II/III, The old superman movies, star wars, old Johnny movies (because yes, Emma watched POTC on loop and enjoyed watching 4 and 5 for the first time with Killian)

even though Emma cut Killian's drinking supply to just water, they have a cabinet in the basement with fancy whine and other alcoholic drinks (Emma only takes it out when she has surprises for Killian)

Emma's nicknames for Killian are: Killy, Prince Charles, Elffy, Baby, Blue-eyes, My Pirate, Jones, Babe, Mr. Jones, Warden (only when he's too protective)

Killian's nicknames for Emma are: Swan, Luv, My Luv, Mrs Jones, Baby, Babe, Sweetheart, Sweetie, My Princess, Green-eyes, Leia, Beautiful, Goddess, Siren, Miss Marty Mcfly

Emma finds out that Killian is allergic to strawberries when he eats a jelly filled donut and gets hives. And Killian finds out Emma is allergic to cats when he came after finding a cat in the alleyway and didn't wash his face, hands or jacket

whenever Emma is really mad with Killian she uses his full name "Killian Brennan Jones" he tried to do it back at her once but failed because he doesn't know her middle name

Emma is also the only one allowed to use his middle name

They just want to spend time with each other

Emma likes making Killian all his favourite meals and he does the same for her

Emma's told Killian all her darkest secrets like Henry having a twin sister (an OC character), her relationship with Neal Cassidy

Emma always wants to make Killian feel more part of the family

after they got married they started reading before bed (just to try new things)

[aion-rsa]

The History of Back to the Future Began With a High School Yearbook

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After collaborating on the inventive (but underperforming) films I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Used Cars, Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale struck creative gold in 1985 with Back to the Future, easily the most popular sci-fi comedy in history.

But then again, what even is history? As the popular franchise — which also included 1989’s dark and weird time-jumping odyssey Back to the Future Part II and 1990’s charming Western Back to the Future Part III — illustrated how time is more mutable than any of us could possibly imagine. So maybe this explains how it seems like Marty and Doc have been with us forever, a feeling that is heightened by the release of Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy. This new 4K Ultra HD set features stunning A/V and enough archival and new special features to ensure that your, um, time is well spent. In conjunction with this release, we had the opportunity to speak with writer Bob Gale about the history of the future…

In the original Back to the Future, Doc obviously comes up with the idea for the flux capacitor when he hits his head on the sink. Was there a similar eureka moment for you when you were first coming up with the film’s concept?

Absolutely, there was!

In August of 1980 I was visiting my parents at the house that I spent half of my childhood in, where they were still living. I was digging around the basement and I found my father’s high school yearbook. I attended the same high school that my dad did. So here was a high school yearbook from the year 1940. I had graduated in 1969. I said, “Well, this will be interesting to see what my high school looked like 29 years before I went there” and lo and behold, I discovered my dad had been the president of his graduating class. I had no idea. And I’m looking at this picture of my dad, and he’s very proper and straight. And I’m thinking about the president of my graduating class who was just somebody I would have nothing to do with. We were just in completely different circles.

And I wonder to myself, “Gee, was that the kind of guy my dad was, like my school president? If I had gone to high school with my dad, would I have even been friends with him?” And boom, that was the eureka moment, the lightning strike, if you will, that made me think, “Now, there’s a movie. What if a kid from today could go back in time and ended up in high school with his dad?”

So when I came back to California, I told this idea to Bob Zemeckis, and he immediately loved it. And he said, “And yeah. And what if your mom went to the same high school? And what if it turned out that your mom who said she never did any stuff with guys, she did all of that stuff with guys? Wouldn’t that be fascinating to have that.”

So we just got cooking on this idea, and we just knew that there was a movie here — not only a movie here, a movie that nobody ever done before. And it did occur to us several times, “How come nobody ever thought of this before? Have we actually thought of something that nobody ever came up with?”

What are some of the reasons you feel are behind the trilogy’s enduring success?

I think it’s the humanity of it. Every person in every culture, every country, every time period, they have a revelation when they’re eight, nine, 10 years old, where they truly understand, “My parents were once children.” I mean, that’s a mind-blowing thing to get your head around because if you think back to when you’re six or seven, your parents are these God-like figures.

You can’t imagine that they were ever anything other than your parents. And then suddenly you understand, “Okay, wait. So the clothes I was wearing last year, don’t fit. I’m getting bigger. My parents talk about the fact that they were children and I’ve seen these pictures. My God, it’s true. They really were.” And then a little bit later on, when you’re getting interested in sex, it occurs to you, “Gee, what did my parents do on their first date? How did they end up getting together?” Some of it, maybe you don’t want to know too many details, but everybody wonders, “What would it have been like to be a fly on the wall during my parents’ first date?”

And so those human things are captured beautifully in Back to the Future, and that’s what makes everybody identify with the story. It just works. Now, of course, the fantasy of going back in time, that’s something that everybody’s thought about. We wonder what that would be like, what would it be like to be sort of a tourist in another time. We capture that.

There’s this one other element that is very, very important, which is that the movie reminds us that we have a certain amount of control over our own destiny. That the choices that we make when we’re young can affect how things turn out when we’re older.

We illustrate this really clearly showing the evolution of George McFly. We see the wimp George McFly and the result of him being a wimp all of his life. And then we see what happens to him when he gains confidence and is able to stand up for himself and stand up for Lorraine and take on the bully. And the confidence that he gathered from that incident is also the confidence that inspires him to say, “Hey, you know what? Yeah, I could follow my dream. I could try to be a writer.” And he’s successful, and it’s all because of that moment that he takes control of himself.

The production of the original Back to the Future had a bit of a shaky start. But once Michael J. Fox was brought on board, did you ever have a sense that what you were creating was going to withstand the test of, for lack of a better word, time?

Well, we never thought of it in those vast periods of time, generations, or anything like that. When you’re making a movie, you just want the movie to make enough money so that they don’t run you out of town on a rail and give you a chance to make another movie. So, that was what was paramount in our mind: will people actually go? Because we’d made three movies prior to this, not counting Romancing the Stone, which I wasn’t involved with, but people had not gone to see I Want to Hold Your Hand. They had not gone to see 1941 or Used Cars. Were they going to go see this one?

The first inkling that we had that they might actually go, as you know, we shot for five and a half weeks with Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly. And the scenes that we shot at the high school, you’d only shoot in a high school when the school was not in session. So we shot these scenes with Eric Stoltz over Christmas break, 1984. These were scenes in the hallway, scenes in the school parking lot. Then we went back there to shoot the same scenes with Michael J. Fox during the spring break in 1985.

When we shot these scenes in 1984 with Eric, local kids are going to come by and say, “Oh, they’re shooting a movie here? What are they shooting? Who’s in it?” You’d say, “Eric Stoltz is in this.” Well, they didn’t know who Eric Stoltz was, and no one came to watch us shoot.

Now, when they found out that, hey, they’re shooting a movie at the high school and Michael J. Fox is in it, we had kids lined up seven deep. They wanted to see Michael J. Fox because Family Ties was such a big sensation on television. And it was on one of those nights where Bob and I looked at each other and said, “Wow, they may really come out to see this kid. He is really a much bigger star than we thought he was.” And they did.

The new Blu-ray collection includes screen tests from actors like Ben Stiller, Kyra Sedgwick, and actors that have gone on to huge fame since auditioning for Back to the Future originally.

Someday, it may. The reason that we don’t do that … And by the way, the screen tests for all these other actors, they’re very, very brief. I don’t want to build this up for everybody to see, “Boy, you’re going to see a three-minute screen test Ben Stiller.” No, you’re going to see 25- to 30-second screen test of these people.” That’s as much as they wanted in there, and we understand.

In terms of the making of the Back to the Future trilogy, what were some of your favorite moments, both from a writing standpoint and on-set memories?

Well, my favorite on-set memory by far was the night that Michael J. Fox came to work the first time. We were shooting the Twin Pines mall sequence. And we’d actually shot some of this stuff the week prior with Eric Stoltz. And remember, we’re doing something here, recasting or lead after six weeks of shooting, nobody had ever done anything like this. Yeah, you replace an actor after one or two weeks for something isn’t working out, or Buddy Ebsen, the makeup on The Wizard of Oz gave him a bad reaction. Somebody dies. That sort of thing.

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But to shoot as long as we had shot and then say, “Nope, it’s not working. We’re going to start all over again,” this was insane.

People thought we were crazy. Our own crew thought we were crazy, until Michael came to work. And once Michael started performing, once he started acting with Chris, you could just feel it, the whole crew, just kind of this giant burden, this weight lifted from our shoulders. And everybody said, “It’s going to be great. It’s going to work. This kid is Marty McFly.”

So of everything on the production, that was really my favorite, most indelible memory.

I really feel like nothing about Back to the Future‘s success or its longevity has been ordinary. It’s such a kind of a standalone phenomenon. I think that even plays into the production of the Back to the Future musical, which is something that as a musical theater lover and a science fiction fan, I couldn’t imagine how it’s going to come together until I saw the footage. You had what I think has got to be a first in theater history in that you adapted your screenplay for a major, huge-budget, blockbuster sci-fi comedy for the stage. How difficult was that adapting the movie for a completely different medium and to make it work within the limitations of the theater?

Well, it was a challenge, of course. And going into this I saw as many movie-to-theater adaptations as I could to see: Do I think they did that right? Do I think they didn’t do it right? And one of the key things was to say, okay, this is a different medium. We’re not going to slavishly recreate the movie on stage. If people want to see the movie, they can see the movie. Very easy to do. We have all of these new tools and paint brushes and things that we can use. And the medium is different.

Thank goodness we had the perfect director with John Rando who has tremendous chops in musical comedy. He helped guide this project. The script that I gave him, it was maybe 70% there, 75% maybe. He would just go through it and say, “Look, Bob, you don’t want to do this because it’s the stage…and by the way, we can do this instead because it’s the stage, and we can have the actor look at the audience, we can have Doc Brown look at the audience and roll his eyes or give a little smirk and it’s going to work.”

We had enough workshops where we could test things, so pretty soon, I started to totally understand what he was talking about and really get the feeling of, okay, we can take a chance and try this.

Of course, that’s one of the best things about both the workshop process and the preview process. I was there for all the rehearsals and all the workshops and all the previews to say, “Okay, that joke didn’t work as well as it could. Let’s see what we can do instead.” I’d write a new joke and we’d try it the next night. And if it worked, great. If it didn’t, “Okay, Bob, try something else.” Or I’d go to the actor and say, “Why don’t you do this?” I mean, everybody had this fabulous working relationship.

Part of it was the love that everybody in the company had for the movie. Everybody involved in it, they were kids when they saw the movie. So our art department, Tim Hatley, brilliant production designer, Finn Ross, our video designer, and our special effects guys, they all were of the opinion: “We love Back to the Future and we’re not going to be the guys to screw this up. We want to be able to make the illusion of the car going 88 miles an hour absolutely work on stage. We want to be able to put the clock tower sequence on stage and give the audience an absolute thrill. We want goosebumps to go through them when the car travels through time.”

And they did it. It’s a good way to work when you can get the best people in the world and then you just say, “Okay, you’re the best at what you do. Figure out how to do this. I’m not going to stand over your shoulder and tell you, ‘No, you can’t do this. No, you can’t do that. Try this, try that. You have carte blanche to figure this out, and you know what we’re trying to do.'” And they did it.

I cannot wait for you to see the show. It is so wonderful. The audience loves it so much. I love it so much. The songs are fantastic. The cast is incredible. It’s just a marvel.

Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy is in stores now.

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[frasier-crane-style]

While I’m on these SDCC announcements, apparently they’re really making Krypton, a show about the most foregone conclusion in comic book history, but the twist is that time travelers are trying to stop Kal-El from being born and Hawkwoman and Adam Strange have traveled back in time to Marty McFly that shit.

Which is pretty much the exact premise of Star Trek: Enterprise (speaking of shitty Trek!): liven up a prequel by introducing a time travel element to stir the pot. I suppose it worked out well enough with Star Trek ‘09. It just seems a bit self-defeating to me. “See how James T. Kirk became captain of the Enterprise! But we don’t really have faith in that premise to be interesting, so also see if the good guys can stop time travelers from fucking things up and destroying the universe! Although obviously, in a metafictional sense, that’s not going to happen. So, uh, watch a weird AU version of characters you like as young people who’ve been irrevocably altered and will never really become the characters you know anyway.”

Anyhoo, Hawkwoman and Adam Strange? Of all people? Why not people more associated with the Superman Family, like Superboy or Power Girl? I guess Supergirl could intend to use them... wait, is this set in DCEU continuity or CWverse continuity? Or maybe it’s set in the Flash/Arrow/Legends universe, where Superman exists, but he just hasn’t debuted yet. Or the time-traveling villains won. That would be wack. “Hey, Supergirl, Barry here--ever wonder why there isn’t a Superman or Supergirl on our universe? Well, we sent Adam Strange and Hawkwoman to make sure that Krypton shit went smoothly, and boy, did they fuck up!”

Also, Hawkwoman and Adam are both strongly associated with committed relationships, so are Hawkman and Alanna going to show up? Are they just not going to have romances for the length of the show? I’m not sure I trust them not to pair up Adam Strange with Zod’s uncle or something. And, I know it’s just me, but if you’re using alien characters, why not Big Barda and Scott Free? By virtue of Darkseid sorta kinda being a Superman rogue, that works! Darkseid is sending time travelers back to Krypton, Scott and Barda go to stop them, they have a cute romance... just give me something, DC, you spent a whole season of Smallville on the Fourth World and all we got was a mention of Orion. The Wonder Twins showed up, but no one from New Genesis. It’s been like five TV shows since then, still nothing!

[justanothercinemaniac]

Epic Movie (Re)Watch #123 - Back to the Future Part III

Spoilers below.

Have I seen it before: Yes

Did I like it then: Yes!

Do I remember it: Yes.

Did I see it in theaters: Yes.

Was it a movie I saw since August 22nd, 2009: Yes. #385.

Format: Blu-ray

1) I like really enjoy this film and I don’t know why. In some ways it is my favorite of the trilogy (but not really, the first one is my favorite). There are just so many things I love about it. The Western genre, the greater emphasis we get on Doc, Thomas F. Wilson as Mad Dog, there are just a lot of things about this film that really work for me on a base level. Outside of the original, this is the one I watch most of the trilogy.

2) Universal decided to unveil a new logo at the start of this film because 1) it was the studio’s 75th anniversary and 2) this was their most popular series at the time. It is the rare occasion when a logo actually adds to the weight of a film, as it feels more magical and we have a greater sense of time than we did with past logos.

3) Because the last film ended with the climax of the first film, and because this film’s opening scene was the ending of the last film (kudos if any of that made sense to you), this means that the end of the clock tower scene is the only sequence to appear in all three Back to the Future films.

4) The film’s opening theme actually introduces a new love theme from composer Alan Silvestri. A lighter melody which reoccurs throughout the film which I always tied to Doc and Clara’s relationship. But in hindsight it could just as easily be used to relate Doc and Marty’s friendship.

5) I mentioned in my post about Back to the Future Part II that the sequels play with the idea of history repeating itself by recreating scenes from the original in new circumstances. This trend continues in Part III immediately when Doc doesn’t believe that Marty actually came back FROM the future and refers to him as, “future boy,” only for Marty to talk to Doc through a locked door and convince him otherwise.

6) Doc reading the letter his future self wrote to Marty from 1885 is great. We get to see a lot of fun from 1955 Doc in reacting to ideas like the flying Delorean and briefly thinking that, “Einstein,” was someone other than his own future dog. Also it makes both Doc & Marty tear up. I’m all for tearful bromances.

7) As I mentioned before, this film does succeed in some nice emphasis on Doc’s character. Before he was a funny enthusiastic scientist and we didn’t get MUCH of his backstory, but here we get nice little details which flesh out his character more. Notably, his love for Jules Verne inspiring his desires to be a scientist. We also learn that he LOVED the Old West and as a kid he wanted to be a cowboy. That’s such a fun idea!

8)

Marty [after finding a picture of his great-great-grandfather Seamus McFly, also played by Michael J. Fox]: “That’s him. Good looking guy.”

9) So Doc is about to send Marty into the old west dressed as a “cowboy” and Marty points out he never saw Clint Eastwood dress like this.

Doc: “Clint who?”

Marty [looking at the movie posters]: “That’s right. You haven’t heard of him yet.”

The movies featured at the drive-in - Revenge of the Creature and Tarantula -both actually feature a young Clint Eastwood in them!

10) According to IMDb:

The drive-in theater was constructed specifically for this film. It was built in Monument Valley, and demolished immediately after filming. No films were ever screened there.

I would have LOVED to go to that drive in. Like that would be a must see destination for sure.

11) This is a nice callback to the original:

1955 Doc (telling Marty about how he’ll have to drive through the desert): “Remember where you’re going there are no roads!”

12) The gag with the Native Americans is pretty clever. For those of you who haven’t seen the film: Marty is concerned about running into the drive in wall with the Native Americans on it but is concerned he’ll hit them, but Doc points out he’ll travel back in time when there was no wall. Except when he travels back in time, there’s a group of (possibly stereotypical) Native Americans charging right at him (because they’re being chased by the cavalry).

13) Michael J. Fox as William McFly.

Fox continues his excellence of acting out multiple characters from the first film with his performance as Marty’s ancestor Seamus. He plays it totally different than he does Marty. Quieter, kinder, a little less brash, and with a killer Irish accent. Like his acting in the previous film, you never feel like you’re watching Fox play against Fox. They’re two totally different characters and he does well to show that.

14) Not only does this film play well with preexisting gags, but it also adds to them.

Marty: I had this horrible nightmare. Dreamed I w-... dreamed I was in a western. And I was being chased by all these Indians... and a bear.

Maggie McFly: Well... you're safe and sound here, now, at the McFly farm.

Marty: McFly farm? (Marty jolts out of bed to see Maggie) Why, you're my, you're my, my...(realizes he’s never actually met this woman in his whole life, as opposed to all the times he’s done this with his mom.) Who are you?

15) Just as Fox plays Seamus well, Lea Thompson does a great job as Maggie McFly.

Maggie is so different from Lorraine or...huh, I guess she’s only played different versions of Lorraine before. But she’s a little fiercer, being an immigrant at all, is able to hold her own with her husband, and again the Irish accent is great! I very much enjoy Maggie.

16) Robert Zemeckis directed Who Framed Roger Rabbit before the two Back to the Future sequels...

17) Think about this: we have seen seven full generations of Marty’s family.

His great great grandparents, Seamus and Maggie.

His great grandfather, William (as a baby).

His grandparents, Sam and Stella (in the original film)

His parents and his mother’s siblings (in the original film)

His parents.

Him and his siblings.

His children.

That gets to an excellent point about this series: it’s not about random time travel, it’s very much about family and the relationships we form between blood and friends. The fact that we meet seven generations of one kid’s family I think illustrates that perfectly.

18) Marty wandering through town illustrates how he wanders through town in the earlier films, giving us some nice throwbacks/foreshadowing (I don’t know which it is in a time travel movie) when we see A. Jones Manure Company.

19) The three bar patrons:

Dub Taylor, Harrey Carey. Jr., and Pat Buttram made careers out of playing sidekicks, town drunks, and colorful townsfolk in hundreds of westerns and television shows. Buttram in particular provided memorable voice over work in The Fox & The Hound as Chief and Disney’s Robin Hood as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

20) Bufford ‘Mad Dog’ Tannen.

This was Thomas F. Wilson’s favorite film to shoot out of the Back to the Future trilogy because he got to be a cowboy pretty much. Wilson is truly underrated throughout this film. In so many ways Mad Dog is a wildly different character from Biff and Griff. He’s more of a classic thug, he feels like he’s straight out of an old western and Wilson is chameleonic in the part. You don’t see Biff or Griff or any of other Wilson’s work, you just see Mad Dog and I will forever shout to the heavens that Thomas F. Wilson does not get enough credit for his work in this film.

21) These films really lucked out in their pop culture references. From the original we’ve had references to films, TV and music which have stood the test of time. These include Star Wars, “Star Trek”, Jaws, and - in this film - Clint Eastwood and Michael Jackson. Marty’s Michael Jackson dance when Mad Dog asks him to Dance is great!

22) In each film Marty pisses off a Tannen family member in a place to drink and is chased through town by him and his gang. This film is a bit more serious with that idea, as Mad Dog and his crew ride their horses and practically hogtie and lynch Marty. It’s the one time the town chase has not ended with Marty coming up on top, needing Doc’s sharpshooting to save his life. According to IMDb:

Thomas F. Wilson who plays Buford Tannen, performed all his horse riding stunts himself. He also did the trick where he lassoes Marty just before we meet the 1885 Doc.

When "Mad Dog" tried to lynch Marty, Michael J. Fox was accidentally hanged, rendering him unconscious for a short time. He records this in his autobiography "Lucky Man" (2002).

23) I never knew how amazing Doc Brown as a badass gunslinger would be until I saw this film.

24) It’s interesting to note that Doc does not remember helping Marty get to the Old West when he did so thirty years earlier. My working theory is this: we know that Doc hit his head a lot, so I’m guessing at some point he just banged himself up so much he forgot his own future in the Old West.

25) The Mayor in Part III was a part which was offered to Ronald Reagan after his presidency, as he was a fan of the original film. He ended up turning it down.

26) The whole idea of an act committed by Marty and Doc changes the name of Clayton Ravine to Shonash Ravine then to Eastwood Ravine is basically a more obvious version of the Twin Pines/Lone Pine Mall joke in the first film.

27) Clara Clayton.

With the exception of Lorraine, the Back to the Future films don’t exactly excel at representing female characters (they literally left Jennifer on the porch in the middle of the last film and she won’t show up again until the end of this film). Mary Steenburgen as Clara Clayton is a nice change of pace for that. Although largely introduced as a love interest for Doc Brown, she is developed into an interesting character to match Doc’s. She has the same love for Jules Verne and science as he does (a rarity in the Old West), she’s able to fend for herself around Bufford Tannen, but she and Doc also connect on a really fascinating level. Even though they just met, the chemistry between Lloyd and Steenburgen make you really believe that these two love each other (the scene where Doc agrees to fix her telescope is so cute!). I love Mary Steenburgen in this film, and she’s a worthy addition to the trilogy.

28) With the extension of the story to a trilogy, we get to see when the famous Hill Valley clock starts clicking in 1885 (in Part III) and when it stops clicking in 1955 (in the original film). Thinking it through, you can figure out exactly how long the clock ran. The clock in the clock tower started running at 8:00 p.m. on September 5, 1885 (the date is provided by the caption on the photograph Doc gives Marty at the end of the movie). The lightning strikes the clock tower at 10:04 p.m. on November 12, 1955. This means that the clock tower operated for exactly 70 years, 2 months, 7 days, 2 hours, and 4 minutes.

29) Much like how Huey Lewis made a cameo in the original film, ZZ Top (who sings the song “Doubleback” which plays during the credits) cameos as the 1885 town bad during the dance.

According to IMDb:

According to the book "Billy Gibbons: Rock & Roll Gearhead", ZZ Top was hanging around the set and was asked to be the town band. During one take, the camera broke. While waiting for the camera to be repaired, Michael J. Fox asked if they would play "Hey Good Lookin'" which they did. Afterwards, more requests were played. Two hours later, someone inquired if the camera had been repaired. Robert Zemeckis replied that it had been fixed for quite a while, he just didn't want to stop the party that had evolved.

Also the song they’re playing is an acoustic version of “Doubleback” from the film.

30) I’m sharing this largely for the first 22 seconds.

After watching the modern “Doctor Who” series I immediately think of this:

You Whovians get me.

31) I’ve seen this film probably around ten times (maybe eleven now) but this was the first time that the actor playing the Colt salesman looked familiar to me.

Well that’s because the last time I watched this film and my most recent viewing I’d see Blazing Saddles twice and, well...

32) And of course this has to continue because it wasn’t resolved in Part II:

Mad Dog [to Marty]: “You yella?”

Again, I don’t have an issue with this as much as other people do, but it’s hardly my favorite aspect of the trilogy.

33) This part makes me laugh every time:

Mad Dog: Then let's finish it, right now!

Gang Member #1: Uh, not now, Buford. Uh, Marshal's got our guns.

Mad Dog: Like I said, we'll finish this tomorrow.

Gang Member #2: Tomorrow, we're robbin' the Pine City Stage.

Mad Dog: What about Monday? Are we doin' anything Monday?

Gang Member #1: Uh, no, Monday'd be fine. You can kill him on Monday.

Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen: I'll be back this way on Monday!

34) Doc and Clara stargazing melts my cynical heart.

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35) The only time in the entire trilogy when the catchphrases are flipped!

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And I laugh every time.

36) It is a truly fascinating scene to watch when Doc tells Marty he wants to stay in 1885, but Marty knows Doc so well he is able to pretty easily convince him otherwise (mainly by appealing to the scientist in him). It shows just how great a friendship these two have.

37) You know what I never got: why does Doc not want to take Clara with them to 1985?

SHE’S SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD ANYWAY!!!!

38) My heart breaks every time Doc tries to tell Clara the truth about himself, and each time I watch this film there’s a part of me that thinks it won’t happen this time. I’m always wrong.

(GIF originally posted by @whatshouldwecallme)

39) This fucking scene:

Doc [after a traveling salesman tells him you never know what the future holds]: “Oh...the future. I can tell you about the future.”

(Feel free to stop watching after 1:44)

40) I’m starting to realize this film has some of my favorite gags in the whole trilogy.

Marty [after Doc faints after taking a shot]: “How many did he have?”

Bartender: “Just one.”

Marty: “‘Just one’?”

Bartender: “Now there’s a man who can’t hold his liquor.”

41) Marty realizing what we all should when dealing with someone like Tannen:

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42) If I didn’t ship these two enough, just listen to how Clara describes Doc:

Clara [asking about Doc]: “Was this man tall, with great big brown puppy dog eyes and long silvery flowing hair?”

I love it!

43) Originally Mad Dog Tannen (after falling in manure) was arrested for killing Marshal Strickland and this was said by the deputy. However, this scene was deleted as the filmmaker decided it was too dark. They pointed out the fact that no one dies and stays dead in the Back to the Future films. Hence the re-dub.

44) When Doc blows the train whistle he gleefully exclaims, “I’ve wanted to do that all my life!” This sentiment would be repeated by the main character in 2004′s The Polar Express, also directed by Robert Zemeckis.

45) The entire climax with the train - while no Clock Tower scene from the original - is a great ride! It keeps the film’s standard for exciting and well done action in check while also feeding in incredibly into the western genre. It’s just a lot of fun!

46) This moment:

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HIS FACE! HE’S JUST SO HAPPY AND I LOVE IT! YES!!!!

47) It’s so sad when we think that Marty will never see Doc again because the Delorean is destroyed. Thank god for time travel.

48) Needles looks like a moron. Did people really dress this way in 1985?

49) In the last film it was established that Marty got into a car accident with a Rolls Royce after being called chicken, a decision which sent his life spinning down the toilet. This time we see the scene itself and while Marty decides not to race Needles (and in doing so he avoids the accident), because of time travel something is different this time:

JENNIFER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE CAR! JENNIFER WOULD’VE FREAKING DIED!

That could’ve been very bad for Marty.

50) I have a lot of fan theories in my head that fill up a lot of plot holes, but one thing I can’t figure out is how did Doc get the barriers to the railroad to drop before he traveled back in the time train to meet Marty & Jennifer?

51) Jules & Verne.

If you watch carefully, you can see the younger of the two - Verne - doing random stuff with his hands during the wide-shot. That’s because a crew member was in charge of doing things with his hands that the child actor would mirror, mainly with petting the dog. But when the crew member started gesturing for someone to come by them Verne continued mirroring him. And it’s in the final film.

52) This is a great closing message for the entire trilogy.

I love Back to the Future Part III. I love all the Back to the Future movies honestly, but something about Part III just really does it for me. I love the Western setting, I love the emphasis on Doc, I think Lloyd and Wilson get to really shine, and Clara is such a wonderful addition to the story. It’s just a really great way to close out one of the best film trilogies in movie history! So go watch it! Not just this film, the whole trilogy. You won’t be sorry.

[gupdoo3]

Alright so I’m FINALLY doing a write-up about my second major group of OCs

some background: once upon a time my friend @voteplant2040/@popelickva was doing a livestream of him trying to figure out a TF2 Newgrounds dating sim and someone in the chat (I believe it was @milesdafoo) said something to the effect of “I’d have more fun playing a dating sim where you dated a golf ball and a golf club”. I looked at that, said “challenge accepted”, and hashed out a few characters. I don’t know if I’ll ever turn this into an actual game because that’s hard work, but at the very least I’m proud of myself for having come up with somewhat interesting characters based on such a weird prompt. (Note: Technically Miles came up with two of these characters. Well, it was originally one character, but then it became two characters who share a hive mind because of weird sci-fi bullcrap. But I’m not telling which ones they are.)

Disclaimer: these characters haven’t been bouncing around in my head for a very long time, so they’re not as developed as I’d like, but here they are nonetheless.

(note: all Japanese names are in surname given name order)

Hajikano Masumi (gender and pronouns decided by the player, 17, japanese) is the (canonically autistic) protagonist with a vested interest in science and not a lot of social graces who occasionally forgets things like “eating”, “sleeping”, and “showering”. During the game they have the option to become an intern at the research wing of Iwadate Industries. They used to be really engaged in anime, manga, and visual novels, but that phase is mostly passed. Their way of calming down is to play golf, which is how they meet...

The Baishō siblings are the two love interest of this hypothetical game. They  serve as a deconstruction of the Stereotypical Anime Personification Of Inanimate Objects Who Are Also Your Love Interests, because, dude, what do you do with two humans who have spontaneously popped into existence, have no knowledge of the outside world, and don’t legally exist? And isn’t the concept of being an object and then suddenly becoming a sentient being a bit horrifying? (And as such, even if they act like they have it all together, they’re both scared of the new world they find themselves in and saddened because they don’t see themselves as truly human.)

(note: I’m not trying to do any faux-deep navel-gazing “i read an intro to psychology/philosophy textbook” type stuff, i just don’t want my hypothetical video game to be the same cliche drivel as everything else that stars personified anything.)

They came to life one day while Masumi was playing golf and later enrolled at his school under false names.

Baishō Kyō (gender and pronouns decided by the player, 17, japanese) is an innocent, naïve, wide-eyed idealist. They’re the golf ball. Kyo is short, stout, and albino, and those last two things make them a bit self concious about their appearance (once they learns that most people consider those things flaws).

Baishō Michi (gender and pronouns decided by the player, 17, japanese) is quiet, aloof, and calculating. They’re the golf club. No-one knows what they’re thinking.

Maruo Ryuta (male, 17, japanese) is Masumi’s hot-blooded, somewhat ditzy, nerdy best friend. Despite his nerdiness he’s definitely not the brains of the bunch; his flavor of nerdiness is more along the lines of visual novels (and the occasional English-language adventure game). 100% probability of giving too many fucks about any minor inconvenience. Has always wanted the chance to shout “OBJECTION!”

Monty and Molly Forrester (male/female respectively, 12, canadian) are two of Masumi’s next door neighbors. Their mom works as an engineer at Iwadate Industries as part of the Exercise project (essentially it’s an endeavor to make a robot who can play sports) and their dad is Masumi’s science teacher. Monty is a weird nerd kid (who eventually ends up bonding with Ryuta over their shared love of Monkey Island) and Molly is an outgoing girly girl. (I know which other twins these two might remind you of please don’t bother pointing it out)

Isoarashi Lydia (female, 11, canadian-born japanese) is Molly’s precocious best friend. She’s extremely stoic and laconic-- until you get her talking about Sherlock Holmes. Since she’s a little bit weird (and a whole year younger than her classmates), she had trouble making friends when her family moved to japan until she met Molly. The two initially bonded over being Canadian, but they quickly started partaking in each other’s interests. She’s a lesbian with a crush on Molly, and later on the two share a bit of a puppy love.

Dr. Scott Calvin (male, late 20s, british) is a computer scientist who works at Iwadate Industries on the Exercise project (but I’m not sure if computer science is what his phd is in?). He’s one of the youngest researchers on the team and certainly the youngest one with a PhD (he’s pretty much directly out of grad school; though he’s been working at Iwadate in some capacity since before he got his PhD). Although he’s not intended to be an example of “young wunderkid immediately beats all the seasoned adults at their own game” he’s certainly proven himself worthy of his position depsite his age. He’s pretty much always frustrated/disgruntled in some capacity, though his is a more subdued frustration than Ryuta’s (or, to quote John Mulaney “Adult life is already so goddamn weird, this might as well happen”). Will talk for hours about computers. He’s named after both Tom Scott and Marty McFly’s alter-ego “Calvin Klein”.

Dr. Bulan “Becky” Buanaputri (female, 30, indonesian) is Masmui’s step-aunt (ie his mom’s stepsister) and a kinesiologist who works on the Exercise project (her job partially consists of analyzing movement data from human test subjects but her exact duties are very hush-hush). Born in Indonesia, but her family moved to America when she was a kid. Went by Becky as a kid to avoid jokes about how much Bulan sounds like Mulan, and the name stuck. She’s very cheerful and loves cats. Never seen without a bag of microwave popcorn that she’s eating from, and she also has a bit of a sweet tooth.

Fritz Möller (male, late 20s, german-swiss) actually started out as an Ace Attorney OC in a fanfic which I started writing but don’t know if I’ll ever return to. Fritz is a meteorologist who works at the research wing of Iwadate in some capacity, and he trains dogs in his spare time. He’s involved with the mysterious Sector 22 project. Drunk a lot (obviously not part of his AA characterization). Usually not drunk at work. He’s best friends with Scott-- they were dormmates together and shared an apartment for a while. He now lives in a house with his grandmother (in light of her husband’s passing), right next door to Masumi.

Toshiyuki Harvard (male, late 20s, japanese-british) and “Hatch” (male, 30s, german-american) are two childhood friends of Fritz. Toshiyuki is introverted, stoic, and no-nonsense, while Hatch is generally more upbeat, and a bit of a klutz. These characters don’t get as much screentime as most of the others so I haven’t fleshed them out very much LOL

Agari Shirō (male, 60s, japanese) is Masumi and Ryuta’s homeroom/P.E. teacher. He looks like he could probably bench-press you, but is actually a jolly, amicable man. Is gay.

Exercise (???) is a robot being developed by Iwadate Industries but he might be gaining sentience DUN DUN DUUUUUUN

[undxunted]

A VERY DESCRIPTIVE & DETAILED PROFILE OF YOUR MUSE. repost with the information of your muse, including headcanons, etc. when you’re done, tag 15 other people to do the same!

tagged by: @cosmicrallway tagging: I don’t have enough friends and the rest were tagged already so  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ do it if you please!

MUSE: THE USURPER (the most recent acquisition)

NAME: Basil King AGE: 20 years old SPECIES: human GENDER: male ORIENTATION: Not defined. Considered aromantic/heterosexual(?), but I feel he can fall in love, he’s just shut it down for (or bad). Depends on how the story develops and the further thought I put into the character, but a certain thing is no matter what, he will always keep stuff platonic, whether he’s got feelings for you or not (or whether he can or not), that’s why people tend to think he’s a flirt, but it’s easier to keep people controlled with a platonic friendship. PROFESSION: student (Medicine)

[ PHYSICAL ASPECTS ]

BODY TYPE: Average athletic but aiming to get a larger build. HAIR: light brown with blonde highlights EYES: Haunt me blue SKIN: pale HEIGHT: 173 cm (5 ft 8)

[ FAMILY ]

SIBLINGS: 

Female from oldest to youngest: Vanessa (25, alive), Victoria (twin sister, alive), Violetta (5, deceased).

Male from oldest to youngest: Bernard (28, alive), Benjamin (12, alive), Baham (8, alive).

PARENTS: Cynthia King (formerly Pober) and Uriah King CHILDREN: None ANY PETS?: Baham and Violetta asked for a dog and eventually got one, but Basil doesn’t really care about it.

[ LIKES ]

COLORS: Maroon, red, neon blue, neon red, oxford gray and black occasionally. SMELLS: gasoline, bleach, flowers. FOOD / DRINKS: Mostly sea food and meat, but tapioca will drive him crazy in any presentation. Strawberry and Peanut Butter milkshakes but also anything Cassava Roots related. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES?: yes [  ] || rarely [ x ] || no [  ] FAVORITES: Exploring and making silent claims over abandoned places or liminal spaces, you won’t ever see a “Basil King wuz here” graffiti, though, because one, that would be disrespectful towards the essence of the place, second, people rarely even go to these places and third, he wouldn’t be stupid enough to write his own name or leave something behind that can be tracked back to him and be accused of vandalism, trespassing private or governmental property and/or be accused of making satanic rituals which have totally happened before just because he loosely drew an inverse pentagram on the ground with a stick out of boredom and the woman who runs the church events saw him and called him “demon child” since then; Basil was twelve.

He also enjoys manipulating people, adulation, old lighters and dressing with fandom leather jackets (X-Men, DC Comics related, Marty McFly’s jacket and even that one jacket that he got in a thrift store because it reminded him of Max Rockatansky and he found like seven death moths in its pockets and the church lady saw this and said it was a bad omen and accused Basil again of being a “demon child”).

Since this came up, number 7 is also his favorite and usually bumps against it and when Violetta was born and had all the luck and attention the other 6 siblings didn’t have, Basil thought it was because she was the seventh and so she was blessed. Due this mostly, Basil got rid of her and suddenly his luck started to change. He feels as if he stole her that lucky star from her when she died, because then life started to go up for him.

[ OTHER DETAILS ]

SMOKES?: yes [  ] || no [ x ] || occasionally [  ] DRUGS?: yes [  ] || no [ x ] || occasionally [  ] DRIVER LICENSE?: yes [ x  ] || no [  ] EVER BEEN ARRESTED?: yes [  ] || no [  ] || almost/detained [ x ]

[ AESTHETICS ] (this was a personal addition. Feel free to erase it if you use)

Finding a lucky penny on your way somewhere.

Vibrant colored flowers during the twilight or in a rainy day.

That feeling when lights are out and it is getting kinda dark and you only have one candle but it is that one candle your mom gave you and it’s too pretty to light it up.

Love potions from that tacky esoteric store in the old and forgotten side of town that far from making the other love you, makes you more obsessed with them.

Dust falling over a wooden throne.

Arcades

Polaroids

Memorizing movie lines

Boxes with old belongings in the attic.

Mushrooms growing on the trunks of trees.

Those weird ass dreams that leave you thinking and horribly self-conscious about your existence the morning after.

Silent conversations that are based on eye contact only.

Lingering almost-kisses.

Occasional chipped nail polish from a week or two after his twin sister was bored and he lets her do just anything with his body and she enjoys putting make up and stickers on him (which takes me to the next one)

Tiny stickers that you didn’t know you had somewhere on your body until you bathe or shower and they fall down.

Dry dirt or dust on hair.

Prince charming smiles (He smiles once every three bazillion years).

Post-apocalyptic themes.

Soft minty breath.

“Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack” cliche quote.

Alexander the Great

Old libraries

Nice, deep conversations in that hipster coffee shop with dim lights and a constant smell to wood and earth combined with the smell of pumpkin lattes (during Autumn) and cappuccinos or chocolate (the rest of the year) .

“Pick your poison”, “Are you an option?”

Us The Duo sounding in the background even if there’s a crude scene developing.

Suspenders and a beret in older times.

“I never imagined death wearing those jeans”.

“Oh, Anna, if there was only someone out there who loved you”.

Glitches in the matrix.

Broken gifs

[theretroperspective-blog]

Let It B

Ah, the B-movie. It had been a source of entertainment for many a stood-up date or theater talk-back participant about as long as the genre has existed. But what IS a B-movie? We've all seen 'em ( and know almost instantly when we have), but what makes a film "B"? What does a movie need in order to be "B"? And what of the iconic B actor? Who chooses to have a career that, in its basest form, means 'sub-par'? B-ACK STORY B-movies (the term) first came about during Hollywood's Golden Age. The name was for movies meant for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom-half of a double feature. In the later '20's (27-28), during the final days of the silent era, the production cost of feature films from major studios averaged between $190'000 to $275'000. During the time when bigger budgeted films weren't being made, studios still had to pay for sound stages, actors they had on retainer, and hired crew. These studios would make low-budget (i.e. lower quality) flicks in order to make extra cash as well as continue to use their people (mostly to keep them from fleeing to other studios), and would sell these lower films alongside their major productions. In laymens' terms, a B-movie is much like the B-side of an album. (For my youngun's, albums are what music USED to come on. Questions at the bottom, please.) Basically these smaller, cheaper flicks got put into theaters to cover run times between bigger pictures. This then led to micro-budgeted studios creating their own B-movies to sell to the studios at cost (usually producing them at around $30'000 and recouping cost plus). All of this comes about, again, due to the end of the silent era. During that time films were preceded by live acts and a variety of short films and news reels. Once sound became law, those were mostly dropped, and in came cartoons and serials, which were followed by a double feature, the first being the B-film, mainly to draw more money from the viewer. But the major studios soon caught on, developing B-units to produce those less expensive films on-site, nearly killing the indie studios (until the indie-wave of the 70's, but that's another blog). With this came the game of BLOCK BOOKING; or, to get access to a studios' more profitable features, theaters would HAVE to also buy their B-movie in a double-feature set. Along with this insidious scheme came BLIND BOOKING, where theaters would have to take the B-movie sight-unseen. In this way studios were assured a good profit on the lower-grade flick, no matter how awful it might be. The innocent years of Hollywood folks! However, many B-movies were serials, with an actor continuing to play the same character in each, such as the 'Andy Hardy' films staring Mickey Rooney. MOVING ON While the original meaning of the term B-movie ended with the double-feature production ceasing in the 50's, the term is still used for films that don't quite meet A-level criteria. "B-movie" now brings connotations of lower-quality films - which isn't ALWAYS true... To quote Wiki: "In it's current usage, the term has somewhat contradictory connotations; it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is (a) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions ("Sharknado"), or (b) a lively, energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively 'serious' independent film ("Turbo Kid"). Or, in more basic terms: A B-movie is a low-budget commercial film that's NOT art house. The term is now also used for high-budgeted flicks with exploitation-style content (such as much of Tarantino's work). But much good has come from the B-movie genre! Some high profile directors like Jonathan Demme began with B-movies. And it's where many A-level actors got their starts. Recent Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio got his start in "Critters 3". "June Bug" star Amy Adams got through in "Cruel Intentions 2". And Charlize Theron didn't even have a line in "Children of the Corn 3 : Urban Harvest". And one of the more well known is Jennifer Aniston's turn in the cult classic (and where's my blog on those?) "Leprechaun". And neat-o, there's my segway! BACTORS Both John Wayne and Jack Nicholsen got their start in B-movies, too. As well as our former president Ronald Reagan, who was a B-movie star before he ran our country. But there are MANY actors who are known simply for their B-movie work alone. Here's a list of them (in no order other than as I remember them). PJ SOLES: I know her from the 1979 "Rock 'n' Roll Highschool", about a young girl who idolized one of the world's greatest bands, the Ramones; but she also played the tomboy menace Norma in "Carrie", and doomed-to-die friend Lynda in "Halloween". CRISPIN GLOVER: He became a Hollywood staple, and Lorraine's 'density' in "Back to the Future" as George McFly, and recently was the Red Knave in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland", but Glover got his start way back in 81 in a TV movie called "Best of Times", and as the star of the cult hit "Willard". MEG FOSTER: She was a woman looking for love - round 2 - in "The Step Father 2", and played 'Holly' in "They Live" alongside Rowdy Piper, but is most recognized portraying Evil-Lyn in the live-action He-Man movie, "Masters of the Universe". CLINT HOWARD: The brother of director Ron Howard, Clint began as a child actor, but has continued with films like "The Ice-Scream Man", "The Fun House Massacre", and "Nobody Gets Out Alive". TOM SAVINI: Tom was originally a SFX creator for "Friday the 13th", but he's also had quite the acting career in films like "Creep Show 2", "From Dusk 'till Dawn", and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower". BRAD DOURIF: He's now a part of the "Lord of the Rings" legacy since playing Wormtongue in "The Two Towers", but he's always been well known by voice, if not face, as Chuckey in every single "Child's Play" film in the franchise. He also stared alongside Jack Nicholsen in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". MICHAEL IRONSIDE: Most recently he portrayed the zealot Zeus in the fantastic "Turbo Kid", but Ironside's been working since the 70's, including "Scanners", "The Hitchhiker", and a personal favorite, the TV show "Sea Quest". CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT: The one and only true 'Highlander', Lambert's also known for playing Lord Rayden in the live-action version of "Mortal Kombat". CLANCY BROWN: I first spotted him in "Highlander" as well, playing psychopath Victor Kruger, but Brown's gone on to have a formidable career on-screen as well as with voice work, playing Lex Luthor in the animated "Superman" series. But I also knew him as Drew's step-dad Gus from "Pet Semetary 2". BRUCE CAMPBELL: Probably the most recognized B-movie actor of all time, Campbell started in the "Evil Dead" series, and has continued being our hero in shows like "Burn Notice" and "Ash VS. the Evil Dead". This might be where I'd say "All hail the king, baby!", but you get what I'm saying. Moving on. BUT THEY'RE A TO US 'We all have different opinions' blah-blah, 'they're like assholes' yadda-yadda. But there have been B-movies that have, through that grand test of time, been elevated to A-level status by their fans. Usually they're referred to as 'Cult Classics', but we all know we'd watch them in leu of some of the newer, block-busting behemoths of today, given the choice. Maybe it's because of previously stated stars, maybe it's the special effects, or maybe they're just so off the beaten path that we just can't help but fall in love with their weirdness. So here are some of the best - no real order, and nowhere close to the total list. THE EVIL DEAD SERIES There's lots of arguments over whether the original film "Evil Dead" should be included, but Sam Rami's occult trilogy is deeply beloved. From the supreme low-budget gore to Bruce Campbell's chin, this series holds one of the highest Rotten Tomatoes scores on the site, even beating out it's recent remake. Eat it, Dead-its! IRON SKY What IS it with Nazi's?? Why do we like watching them die so damn much? Think it was the genocide? Pretty sure it was the genocide. What-ever, this film's premise is enough. Nazi's waiting on the dark side of the moon to launch a final attack on Earth. Wow. I'm pretty certain I know THAT'S how the funding came through. DEATH BED: THE BED THAT EATS I don't know a film fan that hasn't seen this movie. Its premise is its title. It's a bed. It eats people. SHARKNADO There's FOUR of these fucking movies. No wait, FIVE. I don't get it, but it hit a large enough portion of viewers. Welcome back, Tara Reid. THE BLOB Classic (in general and actual terms) B-movie fare. A gigantic blob that consumes everything in its way. First appearing in the 50's with a young Steve McQueen, it got remade in the 80's and is supposedly being remade again. ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES So, mutant tomatoes decide to start eating us. Vegetarians in the 70's were shaking in their faux suede shoes, I'm sure. BASKET CASE Oh man, do I love this one. A man is born with a homicidal deformed Siamese twin that gets detached via surgery, so the two brothers decide to go after those that separated them. And the deformed one gets carried around in a basket. GET IT?!?! POULTRYGEIST:NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD Full disclosure - I know one of the SFX guys who worked on this Troma feature. Just look for the talking shit sandwich. BEASTMASTER A guy who can talk to animals goes after a power hungry war lord who sacrifices children. And man-bats. TROLL 2 The best- worst movie ever made. But sadly, no trolls. Just goblins. Please go check some of these films out. PLEASE. You're just hating yourself if you don't. So B-movies live on, as they should. Because we all need to be reminded of what a mediocre world we really live in.

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Things You Need To Know About: In The River Valley

Tag: ~V: In The River Valley

Premise: Victor wasn’t sure what would come after the Land of the Dead, though he knew something must. A strange pastoral landscape dominated by a river, with his body restored to 19-year-old youth, was not what he expected, but he’d certainly take it. One problem – he’s revived in this new world separated from his wife. Fortunately he’s already made some new friends ready and willing to help him find her, including one Alice Liddell. But then there’s the next problem – he’s starting to develop feelings for Alice…

This AU is basically a post-canon crossover between Corpse Bride, the Alice games, and the Back To The Future trilogy & BTTF: The Game using the rough setting of the Riverworld from the Philip Jose Farmer books. In this world, Victor had his adventure with Emily, and then settled down into married life with Victoria with no further issue (well, other than Pastor Galswells calling him damned, meaning they had to get another pastor in for the wedding). He lived a happy, full life, complete with taking over the cannery when William finally retired (in name, anyway -- everyone knew that it was the foreman who was really running things), getting two new dogs (a husky named Bayard and a corgi named Lightning), and having three children with Victoria -- twins James and Emma and single son Charles. He died at the age of 85, waited patiently for a year in the Land of the Dead for Victoria to join him, spent another two years with her exploring the pleasures of the place, and then prepared to move on with her at his side.

To his surprise, "moving on" seems to involve waking up on a grassy riverbank in a strange one-piece blue outfit, restored to his 19-year-old body -- and surrounded by strangers speaking what he later learns is Italian. Baffled, he searches through the crowd for someone who speaks either of the two languages he knows -- English and French -- and comes across a lady who speaks both (as revealed when they start off in French, but then she notices his accent and switches back to English). She introduces herself as Alice Liddell and explains that she had roughly the same experience as him -- she'd been in the Land of the Dead, preparing to move on with her family, and had woken up here all alone. And while she can't complain about the look of the place so far, she's a bit sour at being separated from her parents and especially her sister yet again.

Victor, understanding this feeling, makes her an offer -- they stick together and look for his wife and her sister together. She accepts, just in time for someone else to hear the conversation and ask if he can join too. He introduces himself as Dr. Emmett Brown, saying he's been separated from his wife and his best friend and would appreciate the help in looking for them. Victor and Alice are open to having another companion, and scour the crowd to see if there's anyone else who wants to join them. There is --and to Victor's delight, it's Bonejangles, restored to life just like the rest of them. He's keen on finding Emily, whom he's missed ever since she moved on. The four band together and, after a bit of adjustment to the rules of this new world (such as apparently magical mushroom-like things that fill cannisters with food -- Dr. Brown's going on about 'energy-matter conversion' but it's all Italian to Victor), head out along the river to find their missing loved ones.

It's a long trek, though a pleasant one -- the "mushrooms" provide food and other things; the weather is largely pleasant with few periods of rain; the landscape is beautiful, with a largely pastoral air; and the company quite entertaining. Victor happily resumes his friendship with Bonejangles (aka Sam Thatcher), and rapidly grows close to both "Doc" Brown (whose stories of the future time period he lived in Victor finds fascinating) and Alice. Very close to Alice, in fact -- about two months into their journey, he realizes that he's starting to develop feelings for her. A near-miss kiss on the banks of the river one starry night confirms she's starting to fall for him too, but both of them agree to delay any start of a relationship until they're both certain Victor's unlikely to ever find Victoria again.

Two weeks later, they come across Victoria -- and Doc's wife Clara, and his best friend Marty, and Marty's wife Jennifer, and Emily, and Alice's sister Lizzie.  The latter two are chasing around two other men -- Victor recognizes in horror Barkis Bittern, while Alice furiously informs him the other is Angus Bumby, the man responsible for her losing her family in the first place. There's a bit of chaos as the three groups collide, which is eventually broken up by someone demanding order on "his" bit of the river. Doc recognizes the man as an old foe of his, Kid Tannen -- but it seems age and being deposited on the "Riverworld" has mellowed the man out some, as he merely asks what the hell is going on and how he can stop it interrupting his card game. Barkis and Bumby are outed as the murderers they are, and they're chased off by some of Tannen's friends. Tannen himself tells them to take a hike as he doesn't like the look of their faces, and they're only too happy to comply -- after a few minutes for a joyous reunion, of course.

Later on, safely settled out of Tannen territory, Victor guiltily confesses to Victoria about the near-kiss, and how close he's grown to Alice. Victoria's response?

"...would now be a good time to admit I kissed Emily?"

As it turns out, she and Emily ended up developing feelings for each other while on the search for him and Emily's other Land of the Dead friends. Victor, not sure how to take this, asks Emily about it, and she confirms the story -- and admits she's not quite over him either. Fortunately, it's about this point that Marty asks what's going on -- and, upon being told, informs them of some interesting discoveries regarding romance and sex that his time period was privy to; namely the "queer"/LGBTA+ spectrum of sexualities and polyamory. Having names for some of their feelings helps Victor, Victoria, Emily, and Alice sort things out, and they decide they might as well try having a sort of open relationship all together. ("After all, it's not like we can really get married again here -- unless you want to track down Pastor Galswells." "Oh God no!") It works out surprisingly well, and the gang decides to just keep traveling together over the world. After all, there's a lot of it to explore -- and maybe someday, they'll figure out why they're here in the first place...

This verse has two distinct time periods/locations threads can be set in:

For I Would Walk 500 Miles: The period of time before Victor, Alice, Doc and Bonejangles encounter their missing loved ones again. Victor's roaming along the edge of the river and surrounding environs, searching for his lost love. He's worried about Victoria (and his children -- did they end up here as well?), and is wondering if he'll ever see her again...but at least he has excellent company on the journey. Although...the way Alice makes him feel...but no -- he and Victoria had that incident with Emily already. He's going to stay faithful. At least, until he's certain she's gone forever. Could you help him make sure?

We'll Be Counting Stars: The period after the three groups collide and everyone is reunited. Victor really didn't expect his wife to be so understanding about him falling in love again with another woman -- but then, he also didn't expect her to have fallen in love with what is technically his ex-fiancee. And the fact that they're all willing to give just being together in one little group a try...not to mention all the new friends he's made with Doc Brown and his family, plus the McFlys and Alice's sister...when did he ever get so lucky? Probably best not to question it -- just enjoy it while it lasts. And besides, he's got bigger things to worry about -- now that Victoria's been found, it's time to locate his kids! And his pets, if he can find them.

Common NPCs:

Alice Liddell (throughout)

Victoria Everglot (We'll Be Counting Stars)

Emily Cartwell (We'll Be Counting Stars)

Lizzie Liddell (We'll Be Counting Stars)

Emmett Brown (throughout)

Marty McFly (We'll Be Counting Stars)

Jennifer Parker (We'll Be Counting Stars)

Clara Clayton (We'll Be Counting Stars)

Bonejangles (throughout)

Scraps, Bayard, and Lightning (We'll Be Counting Stars)

Shipping: More poly fun! Between Victor and Victoria having been happily married in the past, Victor and Alice developing feelings for each other while on the search for Victoria, Victoria and Emily developing feelings for each other while on the search for Victor, and Emily and Victor rekindling their spark upon reuniting -- well, it just made sense for them to fall into a four-way relationship. They're all a little surprised at how things turned out, but very content with it too.

NPC Ships: Marty McFly/Jennifer Parker; Emmett Brown/Clara Clayton; Lizzie Liddell/Bonejangles

Important Facts:

While this AU uses the general Riverworld  setting, certain elements have been tweaked -- you'll notice that nobody ended up on the banks of the river hairless and naked! There's also more animal life than just fish in the river (Victor can still chase his butterflies, and I have an idea that stray pets are wandering around having fun waiting for their masters), and the matter converters that provide the food can also provide other things upon request (Victor will eventually end up with a very futuristic roll-up keyboard for his musical needs). Basically this is "Riverworld, but with everything I thought was stupid taken out/changed."

Speaking of that, don't expect to see any "canon" Riverworld characters, in particular the famous Richard Burton. I -- well -- all right, I actually loathed the first book I read in the series and found Burton in particular to be a horse's ass. I just like the general idea behind the universe. Fandom fun only here!

NPC Alice's history includes both games and a smidge of Otherlands -- while there was no great "Leviathan" threat to all of London, Alice did figure out she had a magical talent for jumping into other people's minds. She used it to help out the children of London, working part-time at Houndsditch with Dr. Wilson and June Thatcher (her other job was at the Royal Opera as a stagehand, as hinted in "A Night At The Opera"). She died at the age of 83, not perfectly content with her life but figuring she'd made the best possible of it. Her parents and sister had managed to hang onto themselves long enough to meet her down there (though they'd decayed all the way down to skeletons -- No Rot only works for so long), and the four had prepared to move on together when they were taken to Riverworld. The elder Liddells woke up together in a different spot on the river, and they're on the move looking for their daughters, much like Alice (and later Lizzie) are looking for them.

Doc, Clara, Marty, and Jennifer's history includes the trilogy of movies and the Telltale Game, with just a bit of the Ride -- after the events in 1931, Doc and his wife set up a proper part-time home in Hill Valley 1986, with Doc eventually gaining fame as the inventor of personal hover technology -- first in the form of the hoverboard, then in flying cars. He and the boys (Jules as a fellow scientist, Verne as the PR guy) set up their brand as the Institute of Future Technology, which developed into a full-blown lab on the outer edge of the town, employing and encouraging the best and the brightest. Marty, meanwhile, became a reasonably-successful musician with the Pinheads for a few years, before retiring to a life of songwriting. He and Jennifer married in a proper chapel and eventually had twins -- Douglas and Marlene (Marty slightly soured on "Marty Jr" after his first trip to 2015), though -- as he learned when they were five -- they were actually Marlene and Douglas. They all spent a happy life together, managing to keep future time travel trips to the "sightseeing" kind. Doc naturally was the first to pass on, and was absolutely dumbfounded by the Land of the Dead -- he spent most of his time before his wife and best friends arrived making a thorough study of the place. Like the Liddells, they'd planned to move onto whatever came next together, but the Riverworld had other ideas. When resurrected, Doc resembles his 1931 self, Clara looks like the teenage version of herself briefly glimpsed in the comics, and Marty and Jennifer as they do in BTTF I.

Much like Alice has her Otherlands "enter other's minds" ability, Victor has some minor magical talent -- the whole experience with Emily and the Land of the Dead inspired him to research it. He and Victoria both know Scrub & Shine, Mend The Shattered, Warmth & Chill (heating and cooling spell) and Flower's Blush -- Victor also knows Glowing Orb and Break The Bonds Of Earth (allows levitation of objects).

There will probably be appearances from all the children and parents of the main characters as applicable. This doesn't have to be in NPC form either -- if you play one of the appropriate characters, feel free to jump in! Think of how hilarious it'll be for poor Victor to have to explain his current romantic situation to his mother, Maudeline Everglot, AND Lorina Liddell.

This verse is open to everyone!