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beardedmrbean · 2 years ago

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court, exploring free speech rights in the social media era, on Monday agreed to consider whether the Constitution's First Amendment bars government officials from blocking their critics on platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

The justices took up an appeal by two members of a public school board from the city of Poway in Southern California of a lower court's ruling in favor of school parents who sued after being blocked from Facebook pages and a Twitter account maintained by the officials.

The justices also took up an appeal by a Michigan man of a lower court's ruling against him after he sued a city official in Port Huron who blocked him on Facebook following critical posts made by the plaintiff about the local government's COVID-19 response.

At issue is whether a public official's social media activity can amount to governmental action bound by First Amendment limits on government regulation of speech.

The justices faced a similar First Amendment issue in 2021 involving a legal dispute over former President Donald Trump's effort to block critics from his Twitter account. The justices brought an end to that court fight after Trump had left office by deciding the case was moot, throwing out a lower court's decision that found that the former president had violated constitutional free speech rights.

The California case involves Michelle O'Connor-Ratcliff and T.J. Zane, elected members of the Poway Unified School District. They blocked Christopher and Kimberly Garnier, the parents of three students at district schools, on Facebook and Twitter after the couple made hundreds of critical posts on issues such as race and the handling of school finances.

The Garniers sued O'Connor-Ratcliff and Zane in federal court, claiming their free speech rights under the First Amendment were violated.

Zane and O'Connor-Ratcliff each had public Facebook pages identifying them as government officials, according to the Garniers' court filing. Zane's page was entitled "T.J. Zane, Poway Unified School District Trustee" and included a picture of a school district signage.

O'Connor-Ratcliff also had a public Twitter profile. On that account and her Facebook page, she identified herself as "President of the PUSD Board of Education" and linked to her official email address, the court filing said.

A federal judge in California ruled in favor of the parents in 2021. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last July agreed, finding that the school board members had presented their social media accounts as "channels of communication with the public" about school board business.

The Michigan case involves Port Huron resident Kevin Lindke, who was blocked from City Manager James Freed's public Facebook page after posting criticism relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lindke sued Freed in federal court, also claiming his First Amendment rights were violated.

Freed's account was a public Facebook page that identified him as a "public figure," included a picture of him wearing his city manager pin and frequently included information about city programs and policies, according to Lindke's court filing.

A federal judge ruled in favor of Freed in 2021. The Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last July agreed, finding that Freed had not been acting in his official capacity when he blocked Lindke from Facebook.

The petitioners in both disputes told the Supreme Court that the divergent outcomes in their cases reflected a divide among lower courts that the justices should resolve.

#nunyas news #it will all depend on how the person presents themselves #on whatever platform it is

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inneedofalobotomy · 6 months ago

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Zane Morgue

Author's Note: Hey, Tumblr! This is the backstory for my Creepypasta OC, Zane Morgan. I recently thought of making him after re-joining the Creepypasta fandom. You guys may see more of him on my account! At the time of writing this, I'm planning to include characters that don't belong to me, such as Toby, Slenderman, and probably Masky and Hoodie. So credits go to Kastoway/GrisGrisDoll, Eric Knudsen/Victor Surge, and Marble Hornets. You might notice that there's only one chapter, that's because I'm planning to split this up into multiple parts and take criticism from this one and make sure the next chapter is better. I'm sorry if I mischaracterize any of them, or if there is something wrong with my story, feel free to let me know in the comments and I will probably update this chapter later on to correct my mistakes. That's all! Enjoy the story.

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Chapter One

July 6th, 2010. 9:57 P.M.

Running, that’s what Zane has been doing for the past 30 minutes. Running and running with no set destination in mind. The zipper from his backpack made a small 'cling' noise as the bag shook with each step. The bloodied weapon in his hand dripped with red with every movement. The man looked a bit thinner, he was kind of pale and had messy dark brown hair with his fringe to the side. He finally came to a halt and fell on the ground, panting. As he took deep breaths in, he processed everything going on.

About 51 minutes ago, Zane Morgan and his dad had one of their usual fights. His father had been getting more violent with each fight recently. The older man pushed Zane into a shelf, knocking over a product using some sort of acid that burnt the side of his face on contact, causing him to cry out in pain. He can't remember what product it was because the scene played out so fast. He, out of anger and self defense, picked up the closest thing to him that could hurt someone.

And then, about 48 minutes ago, he had murdered his father with a hatchet in the garage, beheading him, his head flew off like his neck ejected it. After realizing what he'd done, looking down at the severed head on the ground, Zane ran up to his room, packing whatever he could find in his backpack, his toothbrush, toothpaste, money, food, drinks, whatever he thought he'd need. His iPod and headphones were already in his bag so he didn't have to waste time looking for those. He didn't even drop the weapon because it'd give the cops more proof that he did it and would start looking for him.

As he processed this, he began to grow shaky. He didn't cry though, no, that would lead someone right to him. Plus, he didn't feel like he needed to, strange. He let out a sigh and looked around, taking in his surroundings. Trees, trees, trees, all he could see was fucking trees. Skinny ones, big ones, tall ones, short ones, trees. He picked himself up and walked around, trying to find himself a place to sleep. As he walked around, he noticed papers that were plastered around the area, all of them had the same violent-looking handwriting. He didn't mess with them. The pages weren't his priority. Finding somewhere to sleep was his priority.

Zane went off the trails and started walking, he wanted to go so far that it'd be hard for police or anyone to find him. He walked for about 7 minutes before stopping and finding a place to sleep. Zane sat down on the grass and laid his head down on his backpack. He put the hatchet in his backpack with the blade sticking out so it didn't get blood on anything. He'd start walking again when he woke up. As his eyes closed and he gave into sleep, he thought he saw a pair of long black legs in front of him, though it could just be his imagination.

July 7th, 2010. 8:04 A.M.

Zane woke up and grumbled. So it wasn't just a bad dream like he'd been hoping. This was real. He killed his dad and there's no chance of him going back home. He touched the side of his face and it stung. He didn't know what to expect, he was still kind of hoping it was all fake. He picked up his bag and brushed off his pants before continuing his walk to wherever. No country, state or city allowed murder, so there's nowhere he can go.

He sat on a bench and opened his backpack, he rummaged through the bag, trying to find the drinks he packed. Zane finally found them and pulled one out. An energy drink. His favorite kind of drink. It wasn't the smartest decision of him to bring cans of Red Bull but he was just grabbing whatever he could find at the time. He cracked it open and took a sip of it. He finished the drink before crushing the can and dropping it. He had no time to waste. The police or someone probably have found his dad's body and head and were now on the hunt for Zane. He picked himself up and continued his walk.

10:42 P.M.

"Jesus, how long have I been walking?" Zane thought to himself as he sat down on the grass. He was far from his old home now and didn't know where he was. He was probably in some other city's park now. The thought of that was confirmed when he stumbled upon a pavilion. He sat at one of the picnic tables inside it and put his head down. He needed to rest, he was tired and his legs were aching.

He pulled out the iPod he got for his 14th birthday in '06. Man, what a time that was. His first birthday without his overbearing and in-obvious-need-of-help mom. The wealthier side of his family gave him somewhat expensive gifts out of pity for him because he no longer had a mother. That wasn't the only thing though, it was the first birthday he's had without her locking herself in her room and sobbing for a while. He never figured out why his mom did that. It was just something that happened whenever his birthday arrived. Maybe she was disappointed in him? No, that can't be, he's worked too hard in everything for her to be disappointed in him. Maybe she was a narcissist and wanted to make his birthdays all about her. But she never really did anything that made her seem like a narcissist besides that. Maybe she felt guilty, but for what? Why would she feel guilty?

In this state of reminiscing, Zane heard a noise, one that sounded like rustling. He turned to the location of the sound and saw that it was coming from the trees behind him.

"Hello? Someone there?" he called out.

"Probably just an animal," Zane thought before turning back to the music player. As he was about to put on some whiney emo song, which he didn't get through legal means, he felt a presence behind him.

He turned around and saw a figure standing right behind him. He looked tall, well from where Zane was. It was dark so the only other thing he could notice about it's appearance was it's striped sweater. Or was it a sweater? No, it's a hoodie.

"H-Hi!" the figure behind him greeted.

"GAH! JESUS FUCK!" Zane yelped, taking a deep breath after, "you scared me, man."

The figure just looked down at him and twitched. Zane took a closer look at him. What was that thing around his mouth? Was he wearing goggles? What was he planning to do with those hatchets in his hands?

"Uh... Hi..." Zane greeted, "uh... cool hoodie..?"

"Thank you! Is that a h-hatchet in your bag? I like hatchets, I have t-two of them!"

"You seem... upbeat," Zane pointed out, standing up and grabbing his bag. The man looked a bit shorter now that he stood up. About 5 inches shorter maybe.

The man held out a gloved hand. "I-I'm Toby," he stated, twitching a bit.

"Zane," the other replied, shaking his hand. He rolled up the sleeves of his sweater as it got warmer, revealing a black symbol on his right wrist. Toby looked down at the symbol, noticing it out of the corner of his eye.

"What's that on your wrist?" he asked before grabbing it and studying it closely.

"Oh here we go," the taller male thought as his hand was taken. The marking had been on him his whole life. He wanted to pass it off as a birthmark, but no birthmark looked like the symbol. And it definitely wasn't a tattoo. Nobody would tattoo a random newborn.

"No, I'm not in a gang, or a cult. That is just a mark I've had on my wrist for a while."

"G-gang? Cult? What're y-you talking about?" Toby asked.

"Oh, sorry, that's just what people ask me when they notice it."

"That symbol looks f-familiar. Oh! I have the same one! O-on my neck!" the man stated, pulling down the collar of the turtleneck he was wearing under his sweatshirt, revealing the same symbol.

"Oh.. cool. Why're you wearing a turtleneck under a sweatshirt? Don't you get hot?" Zane asked.

"No, not really. I c-can't really feel heat. Besides, you can't b-be talking. You're w-wearing a sweater in July."

"...You have a point there," he replied, taking back his arm and crossing them.

"Now, what did Slendy say w-when I find s-someone with that symbol..." Toby wondered aloud, his neck cracking.

"Oh! Right! You get to come with m-me! Slendy's waiting for you!" He said to the taller one.

"Who? Slendy?" Zane asked, confused, "I don't know a 'Slendy'."

"Slenderman! Y'know, the t-tall guy with no face and wears a b-business suit?"

"Huh... I think I know who that is... Why's he waiting for me?" He responded. He can remember a few moments from his life where he's seen a tall man in a business suit watching him, why would it want him now?

"You're one of his proxies n-now! You get to serve him and kill for him and-"

"I'm sorry, kill? Serve?" Zane interrupted. He didn't like the sound of that. Serving implied he was a slave, and that implied he was going to be ordered around, which was something he hated more than anything. The sound of killing didn't sound to exciting either. He killed his dad and seeing him dead on the ground with his head separated from his body was enough. A part of him wanted to do it again and again but he was more stable than that.

"Yeah! Slendy's our master! And we're the ones that k-kill for him. Not just us, there's M-Masky and Hoodie and Kate," Toby explained.

"Yeah, no. Sorry, man. My Lizzie Borden days are over," Zane replied.

"Why do you still h-have the hatchet then?" Toby pointed out.

"So the police don't know that it was definitely me."

"And they're not gonna question the guy with the b-b-bloodstained axe in his backpack?" he questioned, pointing out Zane's faulty logic.

"No, of course not, they're gonna let me go free," the boney one replied, sarcastically

"W-Whatever, can you just please come with me? Slender's gonna be pissed if I return e-emptyhanded."

"Sorry, Toby. Can't you just tell him that you couldn't find me?" he asked.

"No, he's g-gonna see right through that bullshit," the masked one explained.

"Damn, still though, I'm not willingly becoming some murderous slave," Zane replied.

"Well I-I'm not leaving you until you agree to come with m-me. Slendy's already pissed with me enough." Toby responded, stubbornly.

"Great."

#creepypasta #creepypasta oc #creepypasta oc backstory #ticci toby #creepypasta ticci toby #Creepypasta Zane Morgan #Zane Morgan #Zane Morgue #creepypasta fandom #backstory #creepypasta toby #toby erin rogers #tobias erin rogers #slender proxy #slenderman #slenderverse

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youareinlovees · 3 years ago

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Taylor and Joe in 2021 (continued)

July 1st – Taylor leaves RI and arrives in Dublin.

July 2nd – Renegade by Big Red Machine (feat. Taylor Swift) is released.

The music video features home videos of Taylor that were filmed (almost definitely by Joe) in the Belfast rental.

(via soprettytothink)

Aaron Dessner talks to Zane Lowe about Renegade. (x)

“Taylor’s words shine a light on something I think anyone can relate to–how anxiety and fear so often needlessly stand in the way of love (...) I remember the weird electricity and goosebumps I felt listening to Taylor’s voice memo of her singing this song for the first time.”

July 13th – Todrick shares a video posted by a fan account of Joe shielding Taylor from the paps. (x)

July 22nd – Joe posts photos from their trip to Ballymastocker Bay in Donegal, Ireland.

July 24th – Taylor posts about folklore’s one-year anniversary and shares pictures from the same trip. (x)

In the afternoon, they leave Belfast for London. (x)

July 28th – @/daylightanna tweets about her family being mutual friends with the Alwyns. In 2019, she received merch and a signed photo for her birthday after Taylor found out from Joe’s mum that she was a huge fan.

(Another fan, whose cousin is family friends with Joe’s family, talked about the same story back in 2018.)

July 31st – Taylor’s jet leaves London for Belfast, and then parks in Nashville.

August 2nd – It’s rumored that Joe and Taylor are in Cavan, Ireland. (x)

August 3rd – According to an article from The Anglo Celt, Taylor and Joe are reportedly staying at Farnham Estate in Cavan. (x) Other Irish publications also discuss the rumors. (x) (x)

August 6th – Joe posts these photos on his IG story, where Taylor’s arm can be seen on the right.

He also posts pictures that were taken in Shepherd’s Bush, which were probably from their trip to London the previous week. (x)

August 11th – Around this time, Taylor and Joe have dinner at @/springfield_js’ friend’s brother-in-law’s restaurant. (x)

August 21st – @/graybeloathed tweets this.

August 22nd – Joe is spotted back in Belfast, meaning they’ve returned from their trip to Cavan.

August 23rd – Taylor posts a TikTok with Screwface Capital by Dave in the background, and we know Joe is a fan of his and went to a concert back in 2019.

August 24th – Taylor leaves Belfast for London, before going to NYC.

(Since Patrick Alwyn’s starting at NYU this year, it’s possible that her jet stopped in London to pick him up and fly him over to NY)

August 25th – Aaron Dessner makes an appearance on the Midnight Chats podcast, and talks about working on folklore and evermore. (x)

“Coney Island is actually something that my brother Bryce wrote and started the music for, and he had worked a lot on folklore and also on evermore and obviously we do so much together. I had sort of developed it, and Taylor wrote Coney Island with Joe, actually, Joe Alwyn, and they felt that it was like - it felt very much, of all the songs we made, that one felt the most related to The National or something musically.”

Joe takes a photo with a fan in Belfast. (x) He evidently later flies commercial to the States, and potentially meets up with Taylor in Nashville the next day.

August 26th – Taylor and Joe are papped disembarking from her jet in LA. (x)

August 31st – Taylor and Joe are seen hiking on the Hastain Trail in Franklin Canyon Park, CA.

September 2nd – Joe and Taylor leave LA for New York.

September 7th – Taylor’s jet flies from NY to Belfast.

September 9th – Taylor and Joe go out for dinner at Shu Restaurant in Belfast. (x)

September 10th – Joe brings Taylor as his date to the Conversations With Friends Belfast wrap party. (x)

September 12th – The CWF cast and crew move to Dubrovnik, Croatia. (x)

September 14th – Taylor leaves Belfast for Croatia. (x)

September 16th – In an interview with Audacy, Ed Sheeran talks about his friendship with Taylor. (x)

It's great, and [Taylor and Cherry] get on like a house on fire, and I love Taylor's boyfriend Joe. He's such a wonderful human and they just work really well together. It's cool. It's mad having, because I don't see it as - I know it's an industry friendship, but I don't see it like that. I feel like industry friendships, when you hang out you post a picture, people know you've hung out, whereas with me and her, she'll come around for dinner with Joe, or I'll go over there for dinner with Cherry, and it's like we have a friendship that isn't really in the spotlight.

September 17th – Taylor posts a TikTok for Wildest Dreams TV that was filmed in Croatia.

September 24th – Taylor leaves Croatia and goes to London for Lena Dunham’s wedding. Joe and Jemima are presumably stuck filming and can’t attend.

September 26th – Joe’s makeup artist posts photos with both Joe and Taylor on her IG story.

September 27th – Taylor leaves London and returns to Croatia. (x)

September 28th – Joe and Taylor spend their 5th anniversary together in Croatia.

September 29th – Joe attends Sasha Lane’s birthday party.

It’s also super likely that Taylor was with Joe, because the background of another photo shows him standing next to someone wearing a dress by Christy Dawn, a brand that she's been wearing frequently lately.

October 3rd – Taylor’s jet flies from Croatia back to London.

October 4th – Joe's grandfather’s funeral is held in London, and Joe and Taylor presumably attend together. Afterwards, Joe most likely flies back to Croatia commercially to continue filming.

October 9-11th – Conversations With Friends wraps filming around this time. (x)

October 28th – Tiernan Heffron appears on a podcast and talks about meeting Taylor and Joe at the Tipsy Bird in Belfast. (x)

“Like [Taylor] goes, “I heard you singing American country music tonight” and I was like “yeah I love that music, that’s the type of music that I’d love to write” and then she goes “This is my partner, Joe” so then she introduced me to Joe, and I shook his hand. She says, “look me and Joe actually wrote the past two albums together!” It’s like, even her telling me that is really cool.”

November 3rd – It’s reported that Joe will be co-starring opposite Margaret Qualley in an upcoming A24 adaptation titled “The Stars at Noon.” (x) Filming will be located in Panama, Central America.

November 12th – Red (Taylor’s Version) is released, and most of the songs were recorded in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (x)

November 12th – Joe’s mum attends the premiere of the All Too Well short film in NYC. (x)

November 14th – Joe follows Austin Swift back on Instagram (Austin had been following him since 2018).

November 16th – Ryan Reynolds likes this Instagram post.

November 17th – Taylor leaves NYC for Panama to go see Joe.

November 18th – Taylor posts a TikTok from Panama. (x)

November 20th – Taylor’s SUV is seen parked outside the National Theatre in Panama. (x)

(Translated from theswiftiecult’s IG stories)

November 18, Taylor posted a reel, we immediately set out to investigate the wall, and guess what; that same night we found the hotel and it was super easy because we looked in the hotels that are in the old town and the first one that came out was the American Trade Hotel, the same walls. With that we already confirmed that she was here (...) The following day, November 19, swifties went on rounds and saw Joe near Cathedral Square, but they saw him from afar.

November 20: The swifties were making rounds and saw that there was movement. They saw a black van with guards who had monitored the area as if they were looking for someone, after that the car moved and parked in front of the National Theater and there was Tay, only we did not know (later I informed them). And that same day a girl tells me that she saw Joe at the hotel (we have photos but they cannot be shared) and she also saw her bodyguard.

November 22: A friend who works at the Panama Pacifico International Airport tells a swiftie that Taylor is already leaving Panama, because they were preparing her jet and it was the same one who posted the fandom account on Tumblr. (We only have photos of the jet when it was taking off and they cannot be shared either)

The jet left at around 11 in the morning, they couldn't take a picture of it. And that same day another girl from the group that they were recording in Chepo communicated to us, because she lives near her.

November 23 arrives, when May takes pictures with Joe, but before that, she talked to a producer [of the Stars At Noon], and they told her that Taylor went to the National Theater and liked it a lot, they would go out at night so they wouldn’t be seen, also because at night Joe wasn’t filming.

November 22nd – Taylor leaves Panama for New York.

November 23rd – E! Online releases an article about Taylor recently going to Panama and visiting Joe on set. (x)

A source tells E! News that the 31-year-old singer took a trip to spend time with actor Joe Alwyn at his work following the release of Red (Taylor's Version) on Nov. 12. According to the source, "Taylor visited her boyfriend on the set of his movie."

Joe, 30, is currently shooting the film adaptation of Denis Johnson's novel, The Stars at Noon, per his IMDb page.

November – Joe meets fans whilst filming in Panama. (x) (x)

November 29th – Olivia the cat makes an appearance in the CWF photobook. (x)

December 13th – Taylor and Alana Haim throw a joint birthday party in NYC. Joe’s still busy filming and unable to attend. (x)

December 16th – Taylor’s jet leaves Nashville for Panama, ostensibly to go pick him up. (x)

December 17th – Joe wraps filming on The Stars At Noon, and leaves Panama for NYC.

December 22nd – Taylor and Joe leave NYC for Rhode Island. (x)

Courtney Love wishes Taylor a belated happy birthday, and refers to her as an occasional neighbour (they both have places in Belsize Park, London).

December 27th – After spending Christmas in RI together, they go to LA while Taylor’s parents most likely head back to Nashville.

December 28th – Taylor’s jet goes Nashville > St Louis > Salt Lake City > LA. Since she has relatives in St Louis and her family often stays in SLC during the holidays, it’s super possible they were picked up for some kind of gathering in LA. (x)

December 31st – Taylor and Joe leave LA and fly to Tahiti, arriving at 7:47am. Meanwhile, her other jet goes LA > SLC > Nash > St Louis > Nash, most likely dropping her family back home.

Bowen Yang does a photo dump on IG and includes a photo from SNL week that was taken at Taylor’s NYC place.

In the background, a framed photo of Taylor and Joe can be seen.

#taylor swift #joe alwyn #taylor and joe #swiftwyn #jaylor #toe

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fundieinfoplace · 3 years ago

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The Lindsey Family

Michael (Alan) Lindsey married Tamela Jo Taylor May 27 1988. They had 12 kids. 2 deceased.

1. Jared Alan was born April 30 1991

2. Elisabeth Anne was born July 13 1992

3. Benual Paul was born Jan 5 1994

4. Caleb Royce was born May 6 1995

5. Rebekah Joy was born July 30 1996

6. Naomi Grace was born Jan 25 1998

7. Susanna Hope was born June 20 2000

8. Timothy was born Jan 16 2002

9. Liberty Faith was born Dec 31 2003

00. (10) Michael John David Was born Jan 6 2007 and passed Oct 15 2018

11. Olivia Treasure was born Dec 28 2009

00. Amy Celestine was born May 16 2013 and died May 16 2013

Jared married Emily Ramage Nov 17 2018

1. Hudson Clay Mar 27 2020

Elisabeth married Clay Taylor Oct 26 2013

1. Silver Anne Feb 5 2019

Ben married Emmalyn May 12 2013

1. Stella Rae 2014

2. Luke Michael Feb 3 2019

Caleb married Abby Feb 22 2020

1. Selah Beth July 2 2021

2. Evelyn Kate Oct 31 2022

3. Charity Rayne June 17 2024

Rebekah married Daniel Harney Sept 15 2018

1. Bryson Ray Sept 23 2020

2. Owen Zane Nov 17 2022

3. Wesyon Chase Sept 3 2024

Naomi married David Meyer Feb 17 2018

1. Aiden Ezekiel May 11 2019

2. Jaiyanna Danielle Oct 28 2020

3. Joy Celine Oct 7 2023

Susanna married Isaiah Strauel Aug 6th 2022

1. Gavin Mark Jan 11 2024

Michael had childhood cancer. For more info research his name.

#family intros #lindsey family

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vrfly · 4 years ago

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so I made some powerful asf cole gifs from the ns13 trailer bc god damn

like, I can’t believe this is finally happening. we’re getting the cole season (I hope) we deserve after, what? ten years? god damn. I fuckin hope this serves him well. he’s the master of ROCK. of EARTH. of the soil and dirt of the planet we (we, i mean the people of ninjago) LIVE ON. and y’all sayin the most he can do is a little earthquake? BULLSHIT. he’s gotta be one of the most powerful (and best, of course) ninja. he was just constantly shit on with the bad end of the stick. and now? let it go, baby.

I really hope this “spinjitzu burst” master wu mentioned is some badass ass kicker power move. it’s what cole deserves. and I am also betting his mother knew about it, too, before she died—she probably also knew about that mech he’s climbing in in one of the gifs.

I think she was fooled by the skull sorcerer in the past (as cole is likely to get, too, bc I believe there was a clip of him in a cage in the trailer with the voice over of “this is a rescue mission” or something). maybe I’m wrong though, but everything is twisted with the power of earth, and I’m pretty sure the skull sorcerer needs it to break free and take over the city. I am also betting that he got the habit of climbing mountains from his mom, too, and he’ll probably have to climb some special one that his mom tried to climb in the past, now (HER LEGACY!?!??).

GOD DAMN, I can’t believe this is happening. do you understand how HYPED I AM? 🤯

the only thing I’m worried about is princess vania potentially being his love interest or some shit. like, first off, he’s gay, and he doesn’t need some extraterrestrial species as a significant other. I also really hope his mom doesn’t turn out to be alive. that would ... suck, imo. ninjago has the reputation of bringing back characters from the dead, unfortunately, and after everything I feel like it would ruin cole’s story. (I know it was mentioned he has to continue his mother’s legacy in the trailer synopsis, but still.)

I’m not gonna talk about the duel Jay, Nya, Lloyd and Kai, Zane things here; this is about Cole. and I’m so fuckin glad he is with wu through it. LIKE, wu practically raised him. and with everything in the previous seasons, when wu was a child, it was cole who was the closest to him. I hope we get more of that now. (I hc cole was the first ninja wu took in out of the four of them, so naturally they got close; not to mention cuz cole just lost his mom and his dad was out of the picture. like I said, wu was like his make-shift father. their relationship is 🤞.)

I’m so ready for July 6th. I also need to shut up because my fingers hurt from typing, even tho I could keep talking about this. but I don’t want the post to be too long. SO YEAH.

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purplerose244 · 4 years ago

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Thoughts journal about Season 13!! 💪💪 (1/4)

Phew, I actually made it to the English release without spoilers! 🤩 I do know general things about little plots for the ninja, hopefully nothing major! Finally, the Cole season we've all been waiting for, with Rock Mom and possibly plenty of our Earth baby development! COLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT LAST!! 🖤🖤

Well, I know I'll be shooting rainbows from my eyeballs if I see even one Nexo Knights reference! For the rest I don't really know what will happen, I'm curious! 🤔

It's the 6th of July, and here we go!!

GENERAL THOUGHTS

Is it just me or the dialogues sounds better? More built up, funnier, cohesive just like in the earliest seasons of Ninjago? Maybe it's just me but I'm really appreciating 🤷‍♀️

It also doesn't feel that rushed anymore! Which was my biggest problem in Prime Empire really. The episodes seem to me like fragments of a nice movie, not a too long story forced into 11 minutes. I'm very happy with the quality so far, I feel good about this for now! 👍

No matter what season it is, you can count on The Fold to make an AMAZING intro!! Freaking awesome, it was epic and very final battle like 👌👌 I WANT THE FULL VERSION ASAP!!!

SHINTARO

I do appreciate we are not forgetting about the adventures we had until now, it feels like from season 11 forward we are building a new backstory of. But they still show stuff from the very first seasons so I'm happy anyway 😍

Pff, Cole plays Prime Empire right after being trapped in it. And Lloyd joins in! YES!! Maybe there is hope for a season without greenie being traumatized! 👍👍

Also he's doing laundry because I DON'T WANNA DO THE DISHES NO MORE~ 😎

The chicken is back 😂 The constant reference to the movie we are all kinda attached to a this point (well I am, LOOK AT THE LITTLE HAT 💕💕)

Is it me being a "I've rewatched this show way too much" type of fan to feel that Nya saying that Jay using Spinjitzu for chores will get Wu mad might be a reference to how the guys had cleaned the very first Destiny Bounty with that? You think that Wu found out and got crazy mad? That would be kinda cool 😂😂

Okay, poor sensei and all, but he's kinda right 😅 I like Wu, I really do, but Aspheera was a problem kinda because of him, they all going to another dangerous realm could have been dealt a lot better if he hadn't been so on edge and in Prime Empire he freaking got kidnapped by NORMAL PEOPLE. Maybe he is getting old 🤷‍♀️

At last, he has returned...

THE ONE AND ONLY RULER OF NINJAGO, THE POSTMAN!!! 💜💜💜 Was he missing since March of the Oni? I can't remember if he was around for the Aspheera part 🤔

Soooo, not to be that person, but a secret group of royals asking the ninja to meet them in a place that was never open for outsiders before then? Kinda... feels familiar... *SoG flashbacks* 😰

Okay, not the biggest fan of Misako, but her scolding Wu was kinda fun 🤣 Needed to change the animation for her to get a bit of personality apparently 😉

Ah, you left Pixal behind to let her do... chores. Well, if you guys are happy 😒

Ninja babies all excited ❤💚💙🖤🤍💦 Also I'm excited because there is FINALLY a white heart between the emoji! I didn't notice it until now, I just need a gray/maroon heart now 😍

Jay screaming NOT MADE UP cracked me up so much 😂😂 Gosh I love my bluebell

A bit of action scene, nice, nice, also Cole going full buddy mode to save Jay gives me my beautiful Bruise vibes 💙🖤💙🖤

Well hello Brian

Looking good 💕💕 The designs are rocking in season 12 and 13, I cannot tell it enough! Super super cool

Overall nice episode, seemed more nicely focused than usual, I don't know if it's just me. I'm happy anyway 😁

Ooohhhh, so the sails were ripped off by the bats, and they were flying thanks to the soldier guys with wings. It makes sense, I was confused by the trailer, now there's the answer!

IN THE DARK

Okay, Vania introduction, I wonder what kind of princess we will get after last ti-

Vania: I'm such a big fan of you, I was the one that insisted at having you here! 🤩

... besides the fact that she sounds and looks absolutely ADORABLE, I'm kinda with Lloyd about feeling suspicious... because that's exactly how Harumi introduced herself back then 😅 And away it goes, the possibility of Lloyd spending a season without feeling disturbed or traumatized...

Ah, there we go, Cole and Vania. Soft looks, instant attention and... that's it? Idk, Jay and Nya's meeting had that one very awkward color question (💙❤💙❤), Kai literally heard romantic music while looking at Sky (❤🧡❤🧡), Lloyd was being mocked all the way by the guys as he looked at Harumi (💚😰💚😰). This one seems a bit weak? I don't mind it actually, I'm actually a bit curious about how it will develop since it started like this 🤷‍♀️

References to Hiroshi's Labyrinth and the Tournament of Elements, my fangirl heart is happy 😍 Is it too much thinking that the maze was a reference to Shadow of Ronin, since they all went there in the game while in the show only Lloyd was at the Labyrinth? Idk 🤷‍♀️

JAY SAYING COLE IS HIS BEST FRIEND, YES!! YES!! FINALLY, HAVEN'T HEARD IT SINCE SKYBOUND!!! BROTP IS BACK 🖤💙🖤💙 Also Jay confused that Vania is interested in Cole, pff, you clearly don't know the fandom 😂

But it is a bit fishy, does she knows stuff? Now I'm into it...

Lloyd sneaking in, that was creepy 🤣 And ninja like, of course

I kinda like how this is going, Cole straight up saying dude, I just met her, calm down. Like, I do understand green bean and I'm kinda on his side, but still 🤷‍♀️

Cole: I'm not just gonna jump on the lovesick wagon like you weirdos, geez

"It felt like a cloud of warm contentment." I'm gonna use this whenever someone asks me why have I been in my bed all day 😎

I know they all believed Cole was just dreaming the purple guy, but honestly they could have just said "Cole, we had flaming snakes raining on Ninjago a few weeks ago, what are you so worked up about?". But yeah, ROCK MOM FINALLY!!! I wanna know more!! 😍😍😍

Mr Sparkles 😂😂 So cute

Vania is cool for now, she is basically the innocent Harumi without a scarring tragedy from her past changing her into a vengeful villain... yeah 😅

Did Cole notice that she talks a lot and loud, kinda like Jay? Is that why he seemed a bit annoyed? 😂😂

For now they don't seem that annoyingly into each other, they look chill, no major lovesick moment or anything. I like it, I don't know if this ship will be super important or something, but at least I'm happy they are dealing with it in a different way 👍

With all these creatures chained up and a crazy dude making them work, Cole must have one HECK of a flashback from back in Chen's island 😵

Okay, I get the drama, I get the lair which is

Legit cool, with that nice Underworld vibe, but really? A wood door with ropes behind a lava fall? Security measures who? 😂😂

So Skull dude is the bad guy, and has a mask. People with masks means big reveal at some point. I like dudes with masks 😗

Aaaahhh, figures it was too easy being in a literal mine with the power of Earth. They really can't keep their powers for more than five seconds now can they 😂😂

But this seems interesting, is it connected with the burst thing they said in the trailer? Or even Cole's mom? Is this Skull Sorcerer connected to her? I HAVE QUESTIONS PEOPLE!!!

I am legit enjoying this 👌 They are building up questions and I do hope we'll get a good flashback moment with Rock mom... or even finding out if something else happened to her... EXCITED 🤩🤩

So to be the main ninja of a season lately you have to be either without powers (Kai Fire Chapter) or trapped in an unknown place (Zane Ice Chapter and Jay Prime Empire). Cole got them both 😅

IT REALLY IS ROCKY'S SEASON FINALLY 😎😎

WORST RESCUE EVER

Mm, the king is being weird, what's up with this mountain thing? Does he know who the Skull Sorcerer is? QUESTIONS

So Vania keeps being extremely adorable, I think I really like her character 💕 We'll see what will happen with her, how she will interact with the others, especially Lloyd since he seems very suspicious... can't really blame him 😅

Kai ready to argue with a king because one of his friend is in danger, THAT'S MY FLAME BABE ❤❤❤

Okay, the conflict between the two tribes, I read about this in some plots of the season. Not sure how that will play, but

I did laughed at this 😂 Sorry Mole

Okay, seriously, have we not learned anything from letting Kai come up with a plan? The notoriously bad planner Kai? The think before talking Kai? The let's follow the sun because yes Kai? I love him to dead but really, it was meant to go bad right away even if the title wasn't that 😅😅😅

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO GOT EMOTIONAL AT COLE'S NINJA-GO WHILE DOING SPINJITZU?? 😭😭 They don't say it that much anymore before spinning, it kinda hit my tornado shaped heart 🖤🖤

I expected at least a comment about them being similar to the Skulkin, too bad. Not fundamental though, I'm really enjoying this so far 👍

Well, all of the ninja are trapped now 😅 Is Wu going to come for the rescue? Is Vania? I know they will be separated and will all go on separated quests, and I'm kinda more looking forward to it now. Let's see what happens!! 🤩

THE TWO BLADES

Considering how big of a fan Vania seems to be of the ninja, I bet she had those figures way before this moment 😂

Wooooo, hearing someone addressing Cole as the leader, does this count as a major throwback to pilots and season 1? I would make it count 😍

Okay here Vania does seem into Cole, we'll see how that plays out 🤷‍♀️

Ooooooooohhhhhh, vengestone! This actually make more sense than the last two times they were left without powers 😅 We never actually saw where that material came from, and here there's an actual mine full of it! Very cool, I like this! Big question is, what does Skull dude need all this vengestone for? 🤔🤔

Okay, the legends fits, sounds good enough but... she? SHE?!? WAS THAT ROCK MOM??? She was clearly a ninja and she did spinjitzu!! I didn't even considered the possibility, I only saw Misako, Doubloon and Aspheera knowing Spinjitzu before!! An actual mom?? THAT WOULD BE EPIC!! 🖤

Pff, these tribes are a bunch of idiots, I actually like them 😂 I like them better than the rats of Prime Empire that's for sure, but maybe that's just me 🤔

Aww, this Mino creature is cure! Cole did pretty good with him, does he remind him of Rocky? ☹

Nice, this I was waiting for! Cole and Lloyd together, leaders collaboration 💚🖤💚🖤 It didn't last much, but I think there will be more of it? I HOPE SO!!!

So the blades must be somewhere hidden, if they really have been taken by the Skull Sorcerer. I mean, even in Prime Empire they thought for sure Unagami was Dyer, so I wouldn't jump on it right away 🤔

There we go, the divided team! I knew about Kai and Zane stuck together, I remember stuff not too promising about Nya having to fight for Jay, but I'm honestly really enjoying the season so far! I like the pace and it doesn't seem as rushed as before! I hope we get to some good plot twists and backstories soon!! 🤩🤩

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In honour of F2 being back in Imola this weekend, this is the F2 edition of my US number ones posts. Enjoy 😊

Juan Manuel Correra (9th August 1999) & Ritomo Miyata (10th August 1999) - Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle

Kush Maini (22nd September 2000) - Madonna - Music

Richard Verschoor (16th December 2000) - Destiny's Child - Independent Women Pt 1

Victor Martins (16th June 2001) - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink - Lady Marmalade

Enzo Fittipaldi (18th July 2001) - Usher - U Remind Me

Rafael Villagomez (10th November 2001) - Mary J.Blige - Family Affair

Amaury Cordeel (9th July 2002) - Nelly - Hot In Herre

Dennis Hauger (17th March 2003) - Jennifer Lopez ft LL Cool J - All I Have

Franco Colapinto (27th May 2003) - Sean Paul - Get Busy

Zane Maloney (2nd October 2003) - Nelly, P.Diddy & Murphy Lee - Shake Ya Tailfeather

Joshua Durksen (27th October 2003) - Beyonce ft Sean Paul - Baby Boy

Paul Aron (9th February 2004) - OutKast - Hey Ya!

Roman Stanek (25th February 2004) - Twista ft Kanye West & Jamie Foxx - Slow Jamz

Taylor Barnard (1st June 2004) - Usher - Burn

Isack Hadjar (28th September 2004) & Gabriel Bortoleto (14th October 2004) - Ciara ft Petey Pablo - Goodies

Zak O'Sullivan (6th February 2005) - Mario - Let Me Love You

Jak Crawford - (2nd May 2005) - 50 Cent ft Olivia - Candy Shop

Ollie Bearman (8th May 2005) - Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

Pepe Marti (13th June 2005) - Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

Kimi Antonelli (25th August 2006) - Fergie - London Bridge

Another link to this playlist 😊

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the-ninja-legacy-whip · 2 years ago

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Back at it again with my usual questions! This time: there's a lot of focus on the passage of time and actually adhering to consistency, which i like! Do you have like a master timeline for all the events or is this all falling into place naturally?

Ohohoho there is definitely a master timeline! But, ah, the things prior the Ninjago City’s creation can’t be...discussed...due to the Time Discrepancy.

And as for the progress on time in-story, that was...actually an accident? I originally wasn’t going to put much emphasis on it, but once I started incorporating the school parts to balance the action parts I knew I’d have to start keeping better track. And it paid off! Helps with pacing too! (This is also why there’s three-day weekends in this universe lol)

(Also Fun Fact Lloyd was originally going to be kidnapped ON his birthday for the extra angst punch, but Samurai X shenanigans took too long and pushed that back by two days wheeeee)

To give you a “little” insight into this process, here’s a small overview of the events that physically happened during Book 1! It’s much faster paced than the sequel due to the urgency (and the pilot being so short anyway), but it shook out like this:

May 21st, 20X1: Cole’s 17th Birthday (Saturday)

May 23rd: Robotics Club is Formed, Nya is Kidnapped (Monday)

May 24th: Kai Meets Jay (Tuesday)

May 25th: Kai Meets Zane (Wednesday)

May 26th: Kai meets Cole and causes Rockshot Chaos (Thursday)

May 27th: Exploring Caves of Despair (Friday)

May 28th: Exploring Ice Fortress (Saturday)

May 29th: Exploring Floating Ruins/Fire Temple (Sunday) (Ruins happened in the Morning; Fire Temple happened that night)

May 30th: Garmadon’s Invasion (Monday) (Chapters 13-16)

June 6th: Kai and Nya officially join the crew!

June 13th: Garmadon fires Omar; Olivia becomes General #1, Lloyd enrolls at Darkley’s

July 26th: Kai’s 17th Birthday

August 29th, 20X1: Where Book 2 begins~! (And we’ll stop there! I might go over Book 2′s timeline once it’s finished if anyone’s interested, but I did try to make it easier to keep track in that story already...mostly for me tho haha)

#ninjago #the lego ninjago movie #tlnm #the ninja legacy whip #legacyverse #book 1 #info tag

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fly-pow-bye · 4 years ago

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What’s Airing On Cartoon Network? (July 2020)

While June was a slow month for Cartoon Network, no thanks to HBO Max taking Summer Camp Island and seemingly most of Cartoon Network’s 2020 lineup, July is a bit more interesting. Alongside the return of Mao Mao, we also get the return of Apple & Onion as well! More after the break.

Apple & Onion

The second season of Apple & Onion starts on July 20th.

July 20

Champion - Apple and Onion need to get rid of a problematic dog they thought was a horse. (6:00 PM)

July 21

Falafel's Passion - Apple and Onion must stop Falafel from humiliating himself on a national TV show. (6:00 PM)

July 22

Hole in Roof - Apple and Onion must repair the hole in their roof before the impending storm of the century. (6:00 PM)

July 23

Patty's Law - Apple and Onion must look after a sick Falafel in order to go parasailing. (6:00 PM)

Bakugan: Armored Alliance

July 5th

Final Battle! Dan vs. Ajit/Secrets Exposed - It's time for the event everyone in Los Volmos has been waiting for, The Bakugan Battle League finals! Then, with the winner determined the celebration is cut short when Phantom Thief Storm crashes the party by stealing everyone's Bakugan! (6:30 AM)

July 19th

The Director/Queen Ebony - Everett Ray reaches out to Lia with an opportunity that seems too good to be true. Then, Lightning learns of a street cat named Ebony, threatening them to do her bidding or face the wrath of her Bakugan! (6:30 AM)

July 26th

Here Comes Haavik/The Fusion Bakugan Arrive - An evil shapeshifting alien has landed in Los Volmos and he has a group of robot mechanoids on his trail trying to bring him justice. Then, Chad and Trey challenge Dan to rematch but this time they have a few tricks up their sleeve. (6:30 AM)

We also get an advanced listing for an episode in August.

August 2nd

Sophie, the Bakuganist/Midnight Train Battle! - Magnus is on the trail of the illegal Baku-brawling devices and is looking to cut off the supply at its source. Then, Sophie Judson Warfield is working to put an end to all Bakugan brawling. Her latest target is the Awesome Brawlers.

Craig of the Creek

A week before, Cartoon Network suddenly scheduled four episodes of Craig of the Creek on the last week of June, which rolls into July. For the sake of completion, I’m going to put them here, too.

June 29th

The Ground is Lava! - When an intense game of "The Ground is Lava" breaks out, Craig must carefully traverse the Creek to save his sister. (10:00 AM)

June 30th

Council of the Creek: Operation Hive-Mind - Hive Mind - When bees take over the Trading Tree, Craig must assemble the Council of the Creek to avert disaster. (10:00 AM)

July 1st

The Bike Thief - Craig investigates the theft of the 10 Speed's bikes in hopes of finding the culprit! (10:00 AM)

July 2nd

Craig of the Beach - Craig gets to hit the beach with his friends and family, but starts to get worried his Dad is more fun than him. (10:00 AM)

Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart

For the first time since October of last year, Mao Mao is finally getting some new episodes.

July 6th

Mao Mao's Nakey - When MM loses his clothes while trying to scale the Ruby Pure Heart, he has to get back to Sheriff's HQ by daybreak. (12:30 PM)

July 7th

Lucky Ducky Mug - When Adorabat and Badgerclops break Mao Mao's favorite mug, he gives them the silent treatment. (12:30 PM)

July 8th

Lonely Kid - When AD has trouble making friends at school, MM tells her the story of how he made his first real friend - BB. (12:30 PM)

July 9th

Try Hard - When the Sky Pirates take Mao Mao and Badgerclops hostage, it's up to Adorabat to save the day. (12:30 PM)

July 10th

Scared of Puppets - Mao Mao is scared of puppets. (12:30 PM)

July 13th

The Perfect Couple - When Mao Mao accidentally breaks up the most perfect couple in Pure Heart Valley, he has to figure out how to get them back together. (12:30 PM)

July 14th

Adoradad - When AD's dad forbids her from working with the Sheriff's Dept because it's too dangerous, AD sets out to prove that she can take care of herself. (12:30 PM)

July 15th

Badge-a-fire Explosion - When BC comes out of a rare state of hyper-focused creativity, he may have made something that could destroy all of PHV. (12:30 PM)

July 16th

Zing Your Heart Out - When Adorabat starts to aggressively heckle everyone with her new zing power, she threatens the entire kingdom. (12:30 PM)

July 17th

Strange Bedfellows - After an insane battle, MM and OS end up in the same hospital room. But even in full body casts, the sworn enemies continue the fight. (12:30 PM)

Ninjago

We may not get new episodes of a certain other LEGO-related cartoon, but we do have new episodes of Ninjago, starting with a full hour of them on July 19th.

July 19th

Would You Like to Enter Prime Empire? - While investigating a heist, the ninja discover Prime Empire, a legendary unreleased arcade game that suddenly takes control of all other games in Ninjago. (11:00 AM)

Dyer Island - When the ninja connect Jay's disappearance to Prime Empire, they set out to Dyer Island to seek answers from the game's designer, the elusive Milton Dyer. (11:15 AM)

Level Thirteen - Cyrus Borg discovers a shocking secret about Prime Empire, while the ninja battle an escaped Mechanic in their attempt to reach Level Thirteen and enter the game themselves. (11:30 AM)

Superstar Rockin' Jay - Now inside the Prime Empire game, the ninja find themselves in unfamiliar territory, ignorant of the rules of this world, as they try to find Zane and escape Unagami's army of Red Visors. (11:45 AM)

July 26th

I Am Okino - Inside one of the game zones, a Samurai named Okino faces a crisis of faith when he repeatedly fails to lead a series of Masters to victory, causing him to lose all hope, until some familiar ninja arrive. (11:00 AM)

The Glitch - In order to stop Unagami the ninja must obtain three Key-tanas, the first of which is hidden in the game zone Terra Kerana, one of Prime Empire's most dangerous game environments. (11:15 AM)

August 2nd

The Cliffs of Hysteria - While being chased by Unagami's dreaded Red Visors the ninja must climb the 'Cliffs of Hysteria', however, they make a startling discovery: Unagami is converting players into energy cubes in order to build a portal into the real world! (11:00 AM)

The Maze of the Red Dragon - Still in the game zone Terra Kerana, the Samurai guide Okino has to choose between helping his allies the ninja, or obeying the evil orders of his Master, Unagami. (11:15 AM)

Teen Titans Go!

The sequel to the legendary “Night Begins to Shine” premieres in July.

July 10th

Night Begins to Shine 2: You're the One - The elderly Titans decide to take one last trip to the world of Night Begins to Shine only to encounter a new villain ruling the land, Ultralak. In order to stop Ultralak, the Titans must find three music stems. (6:00 PM)

#apple & onion #bakugan #bakugan battle planet #bakugan armored alliance #craig of the creek #mao mao heroes of pure heart #ninjago #teen titans go #cartoon network #fpb news

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Top 15 First Watches of 2020

I’ve never been good at staying current on pop culture, and that became especially pronounced in 2020. A year where most of the anticipated theatrical releases were pushed to VOD (and the price nearly tripled) meant that a lot of flicks I was excited for got added to the end of the “Maybe Someday” watchlist.

But in this strange year, I did manage to watch 245 movies- and 195 of those were first-time watches. Some were new, only available on the (virtual) festival circuit. Some were Criterion mainstays, films I’m horrified to admit I hadn’t seen before. But this year, when movies cemented themself as my biggest joy, I began to really track what I watched- including a “top 5 first watches of the month” roundup for every month. These top 5s weren’t ranked, and weren’t even based on technical ability, strength of dialogue, or critical acclaim. They were just the 5 I loved the best.

So without further ado, here are my top 15 of the year- one selected from the top 5 of each month, with some bonus entries thrown in as well. As a general rule, I only included features on this list- I was fortunate enough to catch shorts that streamed at Chattanooga Film Fest, Celebration of Fantastic Fest, and more, but to add them to the running would have made writing this listicle absolutely impossible.

HONORABLE Honorable Mention: The Holiday. Inspired by the fine folks at Super Yaki, I finally watched this Nancy Meyers classic. Why is it two and a half hours long?! Why is that two and a half hours so significantly lacking in Jack Black?! The scenes that Black is in, though, really shine. This one is going to be a Christmas mainstay in the Disco household (and not just because I spent money on the DVD).

15: The Love Witch (Honorable Mention, April). This one came highly recommended to me by friends of all sorts, and like most of my 2020 first watches, I’m deeply embarrassed that it took me this long to get to it. Upon finally watching it, on a rainy Sunday, I described the movie in general (and the color palette, specifically) as “sumptuous,” which is one of the most complimentary visual descriptors I can bestow upon a movie. The plot felt a little convoluted at times, but I still found The Love Witch incredibly enjoyable and am hoping to explore more of writer-director Anna Biller’s filmography in 2021.

14: The Guest (Honorable Mention, October). The Guest is one of the few movies I watched multiple times this year- and the only one I watched twice in one week. From the sultry industrial soundtrack selections to the numerous visual nods to Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The guest was Extremely My Shit. The casting here is truly tremendous- especially Maika Monroe, who was similarly brilliant in It Follows. Also of note: Lance Reddick, one of my current favourite character actors.

13: The Fast and The Furious (Honorable Mention, May). 2 Fast 2 Furious (and its bespoke theme song, Act A Fool, by Ludacris) came out when I was in the 6th grade. Do you remember the music and movies that entered the world when you were in 6th grade? Do you have an inexplicable zealous love for them? 2F2F was the only film in the Fast Cinematic Universe I had seen for a long, long time. Then I saw Fate of the Furious. Then I bought the series box set, as a joke?? And then, slowly but then also all at once, I genuinely started to love this franchise. Some of them are truly ridiculous. Some of them are genuinely bad. But the first one? The Fast and The Furious (2001)? Timeless. Point Break updated and adapted for the early-aughts, The Fast and the Furious walked so The Italian Job (2003) could run. Without The Fast and The Furious, Paul Walker would just be “the guy from Tammy and The T-Rex” to millions of casual cinemagoers. The cultural impact of The Fast and The Furious simply cannot be denied!!

12: Come to Daddy (Top 5, July). Honestly, this is the exact flavor of bonkers bullshit I’ve grown to expect from Elijah Wood, and that is not an indictment. Wood’s genuine love for genre film is evident here, in what can only be described as an uncomfortable film of family, reunion, and redemption. The tense and abrasive first half gives way to a surprisingly relieving wave of violence and exposition in this critically-acclaimed flick.

11: The Stylist (Top 5, September). The feature-length debut of writer-director Jill Gevargizian, based off her short of the same name, is female-led horror that pays homage to genre mainstays like Maniac and Psycho while still being decidedly singular. Not only shot in Kansas City, but set in Kansas City, The Stylist made my midwestern heart happy. This is one that I really, really would have loved to see in a crowded theater auditorium, were this year a different one.

10: In The Mouth of Madness (Top 5, March). Despite being the beginning of pandemic awareness, March was a slow month for me, movie-wise (even though it’s not like I had anything else going on??). But I finally made time for this Carpenter classic, and I’m so happy I did. I’ve long been fascinated by stories about stories, and the people who find themselves trapped within those stories, and this one is truly, in the most basic sense of the word, horrifying. Sam Neill proves that he belongs in horror here, making his role in Event Horizon seem like a natural fit. Also a highlight: noted character actor David Warner, best known (to me) as “Billy Zane’s bodyguard guy in Titanic,” who never ever fails to be unsettling.

9: Profondo Rosso (Top 5, April). Before this year, my only Argento exposure was Suspiria (which is phenomenal), but Deep Red goes off the deep end in all the best ways. The score (by frequent Argento collaborators Goblin) is truly groovy. The number of twists and turns the plot takes is kind of mind-boggling, but also delightful. Daria Nicolodi (RIP) is at the top of her acting game here. This quickly became one of my beloved background movies- if I opened Shudder and Profondo Rosso was playing on one of their live-streaming channels, it stayed on while I was cleaning or cooking or paying bills. Profondo Rosso is a must-watch for those hoping to get into giallo.

8: Crimson Peak (Top 5, November). This one was definitely not what I was expecting, but it was GORGEOUS. I loved the world immediately (a Del Toro trademark, to be honest). As a longtime Pacific Rim stan, it made my heart happy to see Charlie Hunnam and Burn Gorman reunited under Guillermo Del Toro’s vision.

7: Palm Springs (Top 5, August). I am not typically a time-travel movie enthusiast- but I am a sucker for witty repartee and Andy Samberg. This one made me ugly-cry, which I should probably be a bit more ashamed to admit. August had a lot of really great first watches, but the Hulu exclusive takes the cake due to its novel premise, some truly heart-wrenching reveals, and the amazing casting (is there anything JK Simmons cant do?).

6: Scare Package (Top 5, May). Is there any format I love more than the horror anthology? While there have been so many over the years (Creepshow, All the Creatures Were Stirring), Scare Package might be my favourite of them all. A variety of fun and inventive stories combined with a genre-lovers dream of an overarching narrative make this one a must-see- in fact, it was the whole reason I bought a pass to this year’s online version of Chattanooga Film Fest. There’s a cameo here that absolutely knocked my socks off (and continued to do so even on repeat viewings). While the scares here are honestly minimal, Scare Package is a great love letter to the genre at large.

5: Do The Right Thing (Top 5, June). Yes, it took me until 2020 to watch Do The Right Thing for the first time. The palpable tension, the interwoven stories of Bed-Stuy’s residents, all seem timeless. Giancarlo Esposito is, as always, a joy to watch.

4: Knives Out (Top 5, February). “It’s a Rian Johnson whodunnit, duh,” states the SuperYaki! T-shirt famously worn by Jamie Lee Curtis, star of Knives Out (2019). This one has received worlds of critical acclaim, I truly do not know what I could even hope to add to the conversation. I want more old-school murder mystery cinema.

3: The VelociPastor (Top 5, January). It should be testimonial enough that The VelociPastor beat out Miss Americana, Netflix’s Taylor Swift documentary, as the top pick for January- but in case it isn’t, let me end 2020 the way I began it; by evangelizing the HECK out of this movie. Written and directed by up-and-coming triple-threat (Director/songwriter/prolific cat-photo-poster) Brendan Steere, The VelociPastor is a true love letter to genre cinema, complete with a big wink to the criminally underloved Miami Connection. Alyssa Kempinski shines as Carol, a doctor/lawyer/hooker with a heart of gold. The VelociPastor premiered in 2019 but gained tons of attention in 2020 (thanks in part to YouTube sensation Cody Ko)- attention that it truly deserves. A sequel is rumored to be in the works, but mark my words, anything to come from the imagination of Brendan Steere will be worth a watch.

2: Dinner in America (Top 5, October). I genuinely feel sorry for the other movies I watched in October (there were a lot) (they were all SO GOOD). Dinner in America, which I caught during the Nightstream hybrid festival, was not at all what I was expecting. While the other features were all very solidly genre flicks, this was…. A comedy? A modern love story?? I’mn honestly still not exactly sure, but I do know I loved every second of it. I laughed. I cried. I threw my hands up in the air exuberantly (in front of my laptop, looking like a true fool). I did not shut up about this movie online for weeks. I told anyone and everyone that Kyle Gallner is the most underrated actor of my generation and I still believe it! Dinner in America, the story of a punk band frontman who unwittingly takes refuge from the police in the home of his biggest fan, was an unexpectedly heartwarming tale of family, young love, and arson. Watch it as soon as you can.

1: Promising Young Woman (Top 5, December). This last-minute debut from Emerald Fennell, originally scheduled to hit theaters in April of this year, finally made its way to the big screen on Christmas Day, and became the 2020 entry on my annual “Christmas Day Trip to the Theater” list.* Carey Mulligan is an icon and deserves all of the awards for this. The soundtrack is sublime. The casting choices are truly incredible. While I have no doubt that the general themes of the movie will be polarizing, I absolutely loved this one- I sat in my car in the theater parking lot for a WHILE, considering just buying a ticket for the next showtime- that’s how badly I felt like I needed to see it again immediately. I look forward to writing its inevitable Criterion essay.

*Nobody else in rural iowa was interested in seeing this movie at noon on Christmas Day. I’m shocked.

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12 and 28 for EVERYONE

Okay so, disclaimer, there’s over 130 characters and I’m missing some, so, please forgive me

12. How old are they? When is their birthday?

28. Are they aware of their strengths?

Kia Greens, October 8th, 6 y/o, and no

Vincent Greens, June 10th, 38 y/o, and yes

Owl, November 2nd, 18 y/o, and yes

Regan Deia, November 2nd, 17(00), and yes

Dawn, August 17th, 3000 y/o, and yes

Mia, December 6th, 25 y/o, and no

Asher, July 24th, 3580 y/o, and no

Esta, September 8th, 80 y/o, and no

Liulf Faze, January 15th, 28 y/o, and no

Adian Ross, April 9th, 20 y/o, and no

Onava Aquarius, July 25th, 26 y/o, and no

Jezebeth, March 3rd, 19 y/o, and no

Zero, January 16th, 28 y/o, and no

Jake Artem, December 21st, 400 y/o, and yes

Elvaid Ro'Leah, Febuary 13th, 1092 y/o, and yes

Olivia Ro'Leah, December 13th, 950 y/o, and yes

Callan Azal, May 27th, 25 y/o, and no

Valentine, April 21st, 750 y/o, and no

Louis, Febuary 9th, 900 y/o, and no

Nevada Hyino, June 13th, 210 y/o, and no

Allenia Necroxin, July 11th, 23 y/o, and no

Bianc Necroxin, July 11th, 23 y/o, and yes

Ace Amber, August 5th, 22 y/o, and no

Amelia Amber, October 21st, 28 y/o, and no

Zane Amber, April 4th, 15 y/o, and no

Kate Amber, January 27th, 7 y/o, and no

Pine Amber, December 29th, 40 y/o, and no

Hikaru Chiba, August 29th, 23 y/o, and no

Liang Chhet, August 25th, 23 y/o, and yes

Dia Brenton, December 8th, 24 y/o, and yes

Arco Delilah, September 10th, 250 y/o, and yes

Kitlyn Bian, March 10th, 20 y/o, and yes

Irwin Delotae, December 21st, 20 y/o, and no

Annabella Pithius Aeshma, May 27th, 240 y/o, and yes

Balthazar Zaire, Febuary 10th, 19 y/o, and no

Rune Zvezda, April 22nd, 20 y/o, and no

Alistar Mulig, April 15th, 17 y/o, and no

Odette Mulig, January 9th, 16 y/o, and yes

Lenita, August 20th, 17 y/o, and yes

Dusa, November 5th, 9 y/o, and no

Oscar June Talesman, May 16th, 20 y/o, and yes

Dio, January 1st, 5 y/o, and no

Estelle Wright, Febuary 8th, 7 y/o, and no

Gale Sawyer, June 20th, 8 y/o, and no

Irene Minx, July 9th, 40 y/o, and no

Shiloh Fara, April 30th, 41 y/o, and no

Grove, Febuary 18th, 300 y/o, and yes

Astena Abto, Febuary 19th, 580 y/o, and yes

Walker (Edowyn) Armen Davidi, Febuary 8th, 200, and yes

Bowtie (Alex Minue), October 2nd, 560, and no

Scythe (Salem Altino), April 20th, 750, and no

Viper (Ether Lilo), June 23rd, 810 y/o, and yes

Sparrow, March 9th, 90 y/o, and no

AKU (Artifical Kinetic Universe), October 7th, 8 y/o, and no

Arro, January 8th, 6839 y/o, and yes

Narti, December 12th, 4296 y/o, and yes

Liron Halosin, January 13th, 6500 y/o, and yes

Dimity Spwitti, March 1st, 4000 y/o, and no

Tenebris Spwitti, March 1st, 3998 y/o, and no

Laelux Spwitti, March 1st, 3998 y/o, and no

Iris Thule, April 8th, 4025 y/o, and yes

Draconem, December 8th, 6000 y/o, and yes

Luka Tompson, May 19th, 120 y/o, and no

Trixie Flores, Febuary 3rd, 32 y/o, and no

Eleodoro Pérez, July 25th, 34 y/o, and no

Paper Face, July 28th, 300 y/o, and yes

Zein Arai, October 6th, 20 y/o, and no

Lee Moroz, December 8th, 20 y/o, and no

Lilly Mills, July 3rd, 20 y/o, and no

Liam Mills, July 3rd, 20 y/o, and no

Spade Lynx, October 9th, 21 y/o, and no

Lenois Azau Heather, July 10th, 23 y/o, and yes

Fiona Belle Heather, November 24th, 21 y/o, and yes

Amy Pluto Heather, Febuary 2nd, 9 y/o, and no

Alexander Heather, October 25th, 4 y/o and no

Venus Caroline Heather, June 29th, 11 y/o, and yes

Wilhelm Luci, December 20th, 27 y/o, and yes

Clover, December 10th, 6237 y/o, and yes

William Disadiate, January 1st, 34 y/o, and no

Chase Luna Orfer, May 8th, 32 y/o, and no

Ryan Lisa Chris, June 8th, 30 y/o, and no

Matt Cobalt, December 6th, 28 y/o, and no

Sasha Nia, January 4th, 29 y/o, and yes

Novie Jewly, June 4th, 26 y/o, and yes

Zakari Ceae, Januray 12th, 28 y/o, and no

Oliver Desmond Lilac, January 3rd, 20 y/o, and no

Sigmund Laru-Veera, October 6th, 19 y/o, and yes

Ilya Hana Kaivirre, December 12th, 23 y/o, and no

Isaac Ilya Kaivirre, May 4th, 9 y/o, and no

Yvera Fai'Aurst, Match 9th, 18 y/o, and yes

Tumaini Aeolus Vance, September 30th, 23 y/o, and yes

Grace Newsmith, March 8th, 24 y/o, and yes

Ryouichi Kato, December 4th, 23 y/o, and yes

Reid Lalun, October 11th, 24 y/o, and no

September Liuedai Beanie Li'Aril, September 13th, 130 y/o, and no

Ralza, July 15th, 500 y/o, and no

Elliot Reuben, July 8th, 100 y/o, and yes

Hylia Reuben, November 10th, 20 y/o, and no

Hef Demidi, June 16th, 24 y/o, and no

Lennan, Febuary 19th, 30 y/o, and yes

Jiāháo Lì, December 1st, 18 y/o, and no

Eric Laz, December 18th, 200 y/o, and no

Ichiro, August 20th, 130 y/o, and yes

Cyriel, January 9th, 40 y/o, and no

Timothy Stuart, March 19th, 30 y/o, and no

Jackie Brawnly, September 14th, 32 y/o, and no

Jack Nicolas, May 5th, 13 y/o, and no

Karma, April 1st, N/A, and yes

Morgan Deux, December 3rd, 20 y/o

Ioriz Lilly García, June 8th, 18 y/o

Caleb Halosin, September 17th, 5000 y/o, and yes

Liciona Halosin, January 13th, 6800 y/o, and yes

Joe, May 28th, N/A, and yes

Christine, October 4th, N/A, and yes

Mark, April 12th, N/A, and yes

Aza, June 16th, N/A, and yes

Lunetta, July 20th, N/A, and yes

Helia, March 18th, N/A, and yes

Danni, April 19th, N/A, and yes

Flora, Febuary 22nd, N/A, and yes

Jack, January 19th, N/A, and yes

Alice, April 18th, N/A, and yes

Tuuli, May 16th, N/A, and yes

Viviana, Match 20th, N/A, and yes

Ariel, January 3rd, N/A, and yes

Daisy, July 22nd, N/A, and yes

Zeka, July 18th, N/A, and yes

Kingsley, November 8th, N/A, and yes

Nightshade, December 22nd, N/A, and yes

Avani, October 24th, N/A, and yes

Error, September 19th, N/A, and yes

Emerzella Heather, December 30th, 50 y/o, and yes

Percy Heather, Febuary 2nd, 48 y/o, and no

Alana Ro'Leah, May 27th, 3600 y/o, and yes

Erksine Ro'Leah, July 9th, 3630 y/o, and yes

Stoker Elmo Sawyer, October 30th, 1000 y/o, and yes

Eick Ro'Leah, November 30th, 5098 y/o, and yes

Lujuana Heather, January 18th, 12 y/o, and no

Javier Heather, April 8th, 6 y/o, and no

#asks #ask meme #anon #birthdays #long post

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