#Brian spenser

[fangirlfreak08]

So I’m not up to date with seal team cause I was waiting for the season to finish but I’ve just spoiled 6x10 for myself by watching the final scene.

What the fuck. I’m literally sobbing right now I get that the actor was doing 2 shows we knew that before the season started but why couldn’t he have just left?! When he lost his leg I was like okay this can write him out it’s okay he’s not gonna die only for him to be killed anyway. If I thought Stella being told he was in the hospital by Lisa was gonna destroy me it was nothing against her saying she couldn’t go to the bulkhead cause that’s where she met clay. Fucking hell i have tears streaming down my face this is not okay

#seal team #clay spenser #seal team season 6 #Stella baxter #sonny David #Brian spenser

[vae1bixy]

He's mine

In his class only two men passed the SRE training. Him and his best friend Clay. But after passing they were shipped off to different teams. Him to Charlie team and Clay to Bravo team six. Despite their different positions they each stuck together like glue.

...

This is a request from Moondance_94

#ao3 #fanfiction #seal team #clay spenser #sonny quinn #clay/sonny #clay x sonny #Brian armstrong

[mariocki]

Man in a Suitcase: Day of Execution (1.3, ITC, 1967)

"I feel awful, just awful, leaving you like this."

"Ah, don't feel bad, it's... it's my business."

"Yeah, I know, but -"

"But what?"

"What're you gonna do?"

"I'm doing it."

#man in a suitcase #day of execution #itc #1967 #classic tv #charles crichton #phillip broadley #richard bradford #rosemary nicols #robert urquhart #t. p. mckenna #donald sutherland #jeremy spenser #maggie wright #brian peck #jimmy gardner #sally geeson #brenda lawrence #a personal favourite from childhood watchings and an ep that still stands up very well i think as one of the best MiaS instalments (and has #some very specific mariocki origin lore i won't spoil). has a lot going for it; aside from the strong cast (Sutherland of course but also #Nicols and Urquhart‚ both fresh from starring roles in tv shows Undermind and Jango respectively‚ plus the ever excellent tp mckenna) and a #fairly impressive car chase through nighttime london (good enough the footage was reused in The Saint and Randall and Hopkirk)‚ but we also #get a script that really starts to reckon with McGill's character‚ his past and his personality. a few firsts for the series in this order #inc McGill owning a gun (not carried but kept in his suitcase) renting an apartment and having a love interest; we also learn he went to #college in texas‚ worked in Beirut with US intelligence and has killed (in fact‚ has seen enough violence that he simply doesn't recall the #specific killing that he's being targeted for until it's spelled out for him). it's a darker and brutal episode which hammers home the #moral ambiguity of McGill's character; similarly a moment towards the end of the episode‚ in which he basically threatens to leave Willard #to fend for himself against armed killers unless he pays him a hefty fee‚ is uncharacteristically mercenary for an ITC 'hero'. #Crichton's direction also makes this quite a special episode; he goes heavy on dutch angles and extreme close ups to really push the #ticking clock element and ramp up the pressure‚ with Bradford underplaying the panic just enough to fit the inscrutable McGill image

[quality-on-a-patch-of-awesome]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: SEAL Team (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Brian Armstrong/Clay Spenser Characters: Clay Spenser, Brian Armstrong Additional Tags: Unrequited Love, Assumed Unrequited Love, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Pacific Rim Fusion, Swearing, Drinking, Nervousness, Soulmates Summary:

“You ever think it’d be us up there?”

On the brink of finally joining the war, Clay muses on what that change might mean for him and Brian

Originally written for @augustwritingchallenge in 2022. So just almost a year late

#seal team #clay spenser #brian armstrong #au #pacific rim au #unrequited love #assumed unrequited love #soulmates

[exxpelliarrmus]

alright i’m good for a few weeks

#dunno if that was brian or spenser or pat or zach or taylor #but the passion behind that i did appreciate #who knows maybe even derrick nadine or kassie #i’m too busy to get back on tumblr

[bellowsthebard]

#critical role #d20 #matt mercer #brennan lee mulligan #aabria iyengar #burrows end #exu calamity #these were the options i saw proposed #reblog for sample etc etc #dimension 20

[chaoticdean]

Today’s episode of SEAL Team has me reeling, and I can’t believe I’m posting this. It’s always hard losing a character you loved so dearly, no matter the show or the outcome.

To Max Thieriot- thank you for everything. The past six seasons would never have been the same without you and Clay. Thank you for the laughs, the way you always cheered me on whenever I posted whatever SEAL Team-related project I had going on, for your kindness every time I had the chance to chat with you. We’re gonna be missing you and Clay so hard, but fandom loves you so much and I hope you know that wherever you’re going we’re going, too.

To Clay Spenser- Losing you feels like a shot to the heart, but it’s also knowing that Clay will live on forever; through Bravo, through Stella and little Brian. You can rest easy now, Bravo 6. Here’s to seeing you on the other side, but just know: you will always love within all of us. The only easy day was yesterday. 🤍💫

#I’ve been crying for idk how long #literally cried through drafting this post #I can’t believe we’re losing clay #after everything we’re losing CLAY #I hate it I hate it I hate it #Clay Spenser #seal team #seal team cbs #max thieriot

[isfjmel-phleg]

I love the letter pages in the back of many 1990s comics, not only because of the glimpse it gives us of fan reactions, but also because it often gave editors and writers an outlet for their passion for the stories they were telling, and you can really tell when a lot of thought and love went into a book.

For instance, here's Brian Augustyn, editor of The Ray 1994, on the themes of that series:

I'll let you in on a little secret: THE RAY is not a book about superhero battles, or stopping world-beating villains, or even about time travel. It has that stuff and more, but it isn't about that stuff. THE RAY is about a boy trying to get his father's approval. That's it.

And he's right. Ray's relationship with his father (as well as his family in general) is at the heart of the narrative. Even if the two of them are never quite reconciled. Ray also has to face how he has the potential to become like his father, how easy it is for him to become something that he hates, something that compromises his morals and priorities. And in the end, he'll need to make right what his father did wrong.

Augustyn also provides a less serious discussion of the themes through a conversation he had with the series' writer Christopher Priest.

So, Jim Owsley [i.e. Priest] says to me, "Ray Terrill wants to buy a refrigerator, but doesn't know how to interact with the real world. So what does he do, where does he go? This is what THE RAY is all about." I say, "Wait, I thought THE RAY was a comic about nothing..." After a pause fraught with scorn and pity Jim say, "Heh. That's Seinfeld." Jim's the only guy I know who says, "Heh," exactly like that Hawk guy on TV's Spenser for Hire and for that reason alone, I tend to listen a bit harder. Jim continued, "Seinfeld is a television show about nothing, THE RAY is a comic book about something--about a guy who needs to buy a refrigerator." Because I figured I owed him one, I say, "Oh, there's a great idea...but aren't we going to wind up competing for an audience with all those Image comics about guys buying refrigerators--you know, Deathfridge: Harvest Gold and Deathfridge: Avocado, like that?" Again that dramatic, drippingly disdainful pause, then Jim says, "Ah...funny. No, you're not following me. That's what the book is about, but that's not what it's about." Summoning a heaping dollop of disdain of my own I say, "Oh, that's much clearer, thanks." Perhaps feeling a tiny bit defensive now, Jim says, "I mean, that's what it's about in concept; the adolescent coming of age in a troubled modern world, having to deal with all the baggage of dysfunctional family life, you know. The readers will really identify." I say, "So will everyone here at the office, great. So, okay, if that's what THE RAY is about, what's it...about?" Again with the pity, Jim says, "It's about everything else that happens when he goes to get his fridge." I say, "You mean...?" Jim says, "Right...lots of fight scenes!" I say, "Cool!"

There actually is never a scene in the series in which Ray actively tries to purchase a refrigerator, something his squalid studio apartment conspicuously lacks, but his need for a refrigerator is a running theme throughout the series. It typifies the adulting struggles that ground the series; Ray is a nineteen-year-old with zero real-world experience having to live on his own for the first time, and it's quite a struggle. As liberating as his powers are in many ways, being The Ray doesn't pay the bills and provide for food and household needs. He may be a superhero, but the sum total of his furniture is currently a bed, a card table, and a folding chair.

So far will he go to get that refrigerator, metaphorically? At what cost? He does eventually get one--but it comes with an apartment that comes with a job in a company run by Vandal Savage. Ray in a desperate situation is willing to sell out for the help of someone extremely morally questionable, but is it worth it?

Spoilers: by the end of the series...he still has no refrigerator.

#comicsposting again #RT: born with the light #I'll jaw more about these themes later #but I wanted to share these because they address what made this book and others like it from this time so effective: #they were ostensibly about the superhero shenanigans but actually were telling far more character-driven tales

[shitshowkb]

FINALLY started watching SEAL Team and because this is clearly my new favorite thing to do, I will be writing my reactions/emotions down as i go, so here we go:

✧ SEAL Team season 1 spoilers under the cut ✧

finally watching SEAL Team and decided to write my reactions/emotions down as i go:

• david boreanaz is so mf fine

• and max thieriot 😍

• clay spenser loml

• i literally can not stand ash spenser omg

• oh god his shoot isn't working

• oh shit, is he gonna die!?!?

• yep he's gonna die

• nooo not brian, why'd it have to be brian? 😭

• that smirk on clay's face during that SERE interrogation 🥵

• "actually i'm still kind of thirsty" this man i stg

• my boy made it through SERE

• not the boys sneaking off to get some spicy chicken

• hayes with his hat on backwards 🥵

• 8am and bring beer? these are my kind of people 😅

• this mans smile makes me WEAK

• i am CONFUSED

✧ lowkey got super into the show and forgot to write my reactions, but i'm on the episodes where the boys are in afghanistan on their deployment tryna figure out who put the hit on echo team & i'm stressed tf out, i think i have like 4 more episodes in season 1 ✧

• not these grown ass me throwing darts at each others feet

• oh shit, ray's frag killed a little boy

• this man needs to stop lying about his injured shoulder

• god clay is gorgeous, i will never get over it

• also brock??? that man is fine as hell

• "what are you not telling me?" babe his shoulder is FUCKED

• SPENSE IS SO MF FINE

• jesus that was stressful

• also jason hayes could ruin my life, i'd thank him & let me him come back & do it all over again

• man i feel so bad for ray bc that little boy died but also homie you lied about being okay before deployment???

• "i want to deliver him to you" idk man that sounds too easy, is this a trap???

• this feels like a trap

• lmao i am so in love with clay spenser

• oh shit

• all of this kidnapping shit for a talk???

• homie is not only going to show you where to find his brother but also tell you how to kill him???

• this shit has to be a trap

• still pissed that ray lied about his shoulder & now he's in there spilling the tea about his injury

• oh okay??? this man does not even care about ray's shoulder

• fr tho ray GO SEE A DAMN DOCTOR

• this journalist gets on my mf nerves

• i do not like the vibes i'm getting rn

• yeah no i don't like this

• oh god oh god oh god

• something bad is gonna happen, i can feel it

• OH GOD NO

• OF FUCKING COURSE THE EPISODE ENDS LIKE THAT

• so i obviously know that these guys survive because they're still on the show but COME ON this is so mf stressful

• oh god no

• holy shit

• this shit just keeps getting worse omg

• "I AM NOT EMOTIONAL!" sonny babe you really are

• sonny is stressed tf out, someone better buy him all the beers when they get home

• covered in dirt & bleeding and clay is still fine as hell

• oh god not again

• if jason hayes doesn't sit his stupid ass still omg

• what the actual fuck jason

• jason hayes needs his ass beat, i don't care if he has a head injury

• is that mans bone sticking out of his arm?? 🤢

• damn, i knew medders was dead :(

• oh god is shit gonna go down again

• can these boys please go back to the states like now??? thanks

• this mf and his concussion does not need to going out right now omg

• omfg get tf outta this damn mountain

• well fuck

• jase and the girls are about to fuck some shit up

• oh shit danny overdosed???

• jase is really planning to just kill cutter? lmfao

• i am so excited for the crew to go home

• clay's car 😍

• i feel so bad for davis :(

• stella stayed composed way longer than i would've, i'd have seen clay & lost my shit

• sonny needs a hug :(

• dear god, jase needs to go get his head checked

• someone please get this man some help

• OF COURSE THE SEASON ENDED WITH THAT

#seal team #seal team season 1 #jason hayes #clay spenser #ray perry #sonny quinn #lisa davis #mandy ellis #eric blackburn #brock reynolds #stella baxter #i'm in love with clay

[jockpoetry]

top 5 books from childhood

The Taggerung by Brian Jacques

Urchin of the Riding Stars by M. I. McAllister

Fire Bringer by David Clement Davies

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

and then like spin the wheel for a random Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker

ask me my top 5 anything

#replies #messages #salaciouscrumbb #this was very fun but very easy gimme dragons gimme critters gimme fantasy gimme tears that's it #uh and then.... a private eye in boston. it is the outlier skafh #this isn't in any particular order!! also i could've said any redwall book but anyone other than taggerung would be a lie #i saw that little brainwashed tattooed otter and was like 👁 👁 blorbo from the abbey

[ryansmoviereviews]

Mystic River

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[fangirlfreak08]

If I had a nickel for every time I cried over a navy seal dying after telling their best friend (also a navy seal) not to mess it up with their girlfriend I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice

#guess who’s rewatching Hawaii five o #this is about Freddy hart from h50 and Brian Armstrong from seal team #clay spenser #Steve McGarrett #seal team #hawaii five o

[tech-radar-247]

Spenser Confidential 2

It has been three years since the release of Spenser Confidential, and fans eagerly await news about its sequel. Despite initial confirmation from filmmaker Peter Berg regarding production updates, the absence of any signs for the sequel's return this year raises questions. As this collaboration marks the fifth between Berg and Mark Wahlberg, speculation arises on whether Netflix is reconsidering its decision. In this section, we will explore the current state of Spenser Confidential 2 and the concerns surrounding its delay.

Filmmaker's Perspective and Critical Reception

The American action comedy film, Spenser Confidential, debuted in 2020, concluding with a cliffhanger. Despite its high-intensity action and a distinctive storyline, the movie received a mixed response, garnering 37% on Rotten Tomatoes and criticism for diverging from Ace Atkins's novel. Filmmaker Peter Berg, however, expresses determination in an interview with Collider, asserting that Spenser Confidential 2 is "definitely" happening. Despite this affirmation, Netflix is yet to make an official announcement. This section delves into the filmmaker's perspective, addressing criticism and fans' hopes for the sequel's return.

Production Insights and Future Outlook

While discussing the potential commencement of Spenser Confidential 2's production, this section reveals insights from filmmaker Peter Berg, who disclosed in 2020 that the scripts were in the early stages. With Brian Helgeland working on the script, the production team aimed to initiate filming by the end of 2021 or early 2022. The uncertainty surrounding the start of filming, Mark Wahlberg's tight schedule, and Berg's commitment to the project are highlighted. Additionally, the section touches upon the expected plot continuation, casting details, and a tentative release timeline for Spenser Confidential 2, potentially in 2024.

#tv shows #celebrities #celebrity news #techradar247 #season 2 #web series #tv series #movies #film

[happytapirstudio]

2023 Mega-Book Log

Except it only covers the last third of 2023. *disco dances*

So here's a mega-list of all the books I read AND FINISHED in 2023! From September thru December, that is!:

Bamboo Kingdom Book 3: Journey to the Dragon Mountain by Erin Hunter

The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness Book 4: Outcast by Michelle Paver

The Deadlands Book 1: Hunted by Skye Melki-Wegner

Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi

Lord Brocktree by Brian Jacques

Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques

A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer

Pride Wars Book 1: The Spinner Prince by Matt Laney

The Rise and Reign of Mammals by Steve Brusatte

Safe Area Goražde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-95 by Joe Sacco

Tuki: Fight for Fire by Jeff Smith

Warriors of the Black Shroud by Peter Howe

Here are the books I didn't finish, but enjoyed nevertheless (to some degree at least...):

Chaucer’s People by Liza Picard

The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Book 6) by Michael Scott

The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin

And of those, here are the books following me into 2024:

The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness Book 5: Oath Breaker by Michelle Paver

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson

Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death, and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes

I would not have expected my finish to unfinished ratio to look like that. I always feel like I abandon so many books. So this is uplifting to see! I am a very slow reader, though, in part because I insist on reading five or more books at a time. Greedy greedy...

I'm gonna take the time to just give a quick overview of my year so I can put the 2023 mega-log into context: this year sucked elephant balls for me. Huge, hairy, sweaty, dirty elephant balls. I mean the first eight months of it did; the last four months, when I left my shit job, moved to Virginia, and started this book log, were much better. I've got plans for 2024, some of them book-related, though I feel re-employment will be inevitable. This will, of course, have a significant impact on my reading patterns.

My main reading goal for '24 is to keep up with my Redwall reread. I've also discovered this year that I enjoy having at least one science-y book open at a time...the weeks inbetween Mammals and Kindred felt a little vacant to me. Reading such works is like encountering a hydra: as soon as I finish one, I discover through its bibliography two or three more that catch my interest.

Before I got Fucking Covid (TM) at the beginning of '23, I had plans to read more classic literary works by people of color. Clearly that didn't work out at all. As luck would have it, my friend lent me several books that fit this criteria (over a year ago now.....), so I will definitely be getting to those. Hopefully I can get a few more in besides that.

There are also quite a few books I'd like to buy and own. Most are out of print and will have to be bought secondhand. Certainly not something I should be indulging while unemployed. But wait! What is that shelf of unread books calling to me from the other side of the room? Surely something I can ignore...

Well less writing and more reading!!! I'll see y'all in a few B)

#tapir literacy #long post #except i added a page break so it wouldn't be so in-your-face

[spcnscr]

A rough timeline for Clay's life:

March 29, 1989 - Born, likely in VA Beach since his father Ash Spenser was on team 6/DEVGRU. Though it's also possible he was born in the San Diego area. The show isn't really clear about this.

Sometime 1994 - Ash Spenser fully abandons Clay and his mother. For a reason not stated other than "being unable to care for him" Clay is sent to live with his maternal grandparents who are missionaries in Liberia.

1994-200? - Clay lives in Liberia with his missionary grandparents, here he picks up several languages.

2001 - Clay is back in the US with his father Ash and thinks he's going to stay. However, 9/11 happens and Ash sends Clay back to his grandparents, it is assumed his grandparents are still in Liberia.

2001-200? - The show isn't clear when Clay fully returns to the US. I write him as returning to the US as 16/17 years old and speaking to a Navy recruit who sets him on the track of getting his GED and paperwork sorted.

2007 - It can be assumed Clay joined the Navy as soon as he turned 18 years old.

2007-2009 - It takes about two years and some change to become a fully trained SEAL, Clay is a "full fledged" SEAL by the time he's 20 years old

2009-2017 - Clay is on Team 3 based in California. He was Chalk 2, Alpha Platoon by the time he left Team 3.

2017 - Clay starts Green Team (DEVGRU selection) alongside his best friend Brian Armstrong

Sometime During 2017:

Brian Armstrong dies during a training accident. Clay runs a mission with Bravo Team as a "strap" and clashes with pretty much everyone.

late 2017/2018 - Clay is selected by Bravo team and joins them as Bravo 6.

#𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐲 ⸻ 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 #the fact that clay as a child lived through parts of the civil wars in Liberia is a fact I don't think we talk about enough #actually we don't talk about his past enough at all #poor kid has abandonment issues #can't blame him though

[tvguidancecounselor]

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 592: Matt Farley

June 20-26, 1987

THE TV GUIDANCE COUNSELOR MATT-A-THON CONTINUES!

This week's Matt is fellow North Shore kid, the man behind over 25k songs, filmmaker, podcaster, it's Motern Media's Matt Farley.

Ken and Matt discuss New England eccentric driven artists, the motivational power of spite, the power of novelty, putting in the work, using non-actors, making money as an artist, being a consumer, Strawberries, regional Mass record stores, Coconuts, how Lechmere curated your musical tastes, The Liberty Tree Mall, meeting Scott Baio, the power of mico-niche, Markie Post, Sledgehammer,  bad sports, The Red Sox, badnwagons, K-Mart Swimwear, Jello, cigarette ads, Dana Hersey's Movie Loft, Spenser for Hire, Karl's Sausage Kitchen, Golden Girls, celebrity kids, Scott Bakula as Batman, investments, renting movies, loving 80s horror flicks, Friday the 13th, Prom Night, horror comedy, Winterbeast, Neon Maniacs, athletes as actors, Brian Bosworth, Alf, rigging the Nielson Ratings, My Sister Sam, Newhart, Kate & Allie, the weird pseudo documentary format, multi cam sitcoms, roller skating, rug burn, Who's the Boss, Mannys, Sarah Douglas, having no shame, how TV Guide wrote show synopsis, movie reviews, Perfect Strangers, I Love Lucy, that frigging chocolate scenes, not finding the funniest TV moments of all time funny, Johnny Carson, Facts of Life, Stacey Q, shark jumping, hunting things down, testing board games, where the Maine Children are, Back to School, starting in the middle of a movie, The Hitcher, writing fan fiction about strangers in public, art reflecting the crimes, hindsight, The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Ellen, Billy Vera, Cheers, influence of Woody's The Kelly Song, Mr. Belvedere, laugh tracks, David Rasche, the faceless nature of the nameless '00s, Police Squad, Rambo, Beef Battles, and being proud of where you come from. 

Check out this episode!