#Josh Blacker

[zepuckinghockey]

It's NHL wedding season! I'm aware of 10 NHLers who got married over the July 7-8, 2023 weekend as well as two related weddings. As best as I can, I've listed them out including as many verified player guests as I could find. Shoutout to the server for helping me ID a lot of generic looking faces. I've got some teams listed for context.

Feel free to let me know of people I've missed! This list has been edited on September 9th. I'm pretty sure wedding season is over, but feel free to message me with someone I missed.

June 16th, 2023 Weddings:

Kyle Clague - Sabres Notable Guests: Nolan Patrick

July 4th, 2023 Weddings:

Colin Blackwell - Hawks Notable Guests: Alex Kerfoot

July 6th, 2023 Weddings:

Tyler Bertuzzi - Red Wings Notable Guests: Michael Rasumussen, Zach Nastasiuk

July 7th, 2023 Weddings:

Alex Nedeljkovic - currently Penguins (previously Canes, Red Wings) Notable Attendees: Scott Wedgewood

Jordan Binnington - Blues Notable Attendees: Jordan Kyrou, Marco Scandella, Sammy Blais, Faulk, Perron, Logan Brown, Joshua Leivo, Vince Dunn, Robby Fabbri, Joel Edmundson, Robert Thomas, Oskar Sundqvist, Colton Parayko, Jake Walman

July 8th, 2023 Weddings:

Tyson Barrie - currently on the Preds (previously: Oilers, Leafs, Avs) Notable Attendees: everyone. Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Mitch Marner, Zach Hyman, Connor McDavid, Alex Kerfoot, John Tavares, Jack Campbell, Justin Holl, Evander Kane, Darnell Nurse, Mike Smith, Bayne Pettinger, Tyler Ennis, Colin Wilson, Michael Hutchinson, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Cody Ceci, Evan Bouchard, Luke Schenn, Devin Shore, Gabe Landeskog

Vinni Lettieri - currently on the Wild (previously Ducks) Notable Attendees: Trevor Zegras, Jake Bischoff, Tony DeAngelo, Jimmy Vesey, Kevin Hayes, Brady Skjei, Kevin Shattenkirk, John Gibson, Zach Bogosian, Sam Carrick, Jake Gardiner, James van Riemsdyk

Sam Reinhart - currently on the Panthers (previously Sabres) Notable Attendees: Mason Marchment, Brandon Montour, Owen Tippett

Chandler Stephenson - currently on the Knights (previously Caps) Notable Attendees: Will Carrier, Reilley Smith, Mark Stone, Cody Eakin, Jack Eichel, Alex Tuch

Sam Girard - currently on the Avs (previously Preds) Notable Attendees: Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Ryan Graves

Dylan Gambrell - currently on the Leafs (previously Sharks, Sens) Notable Attendees: Mathieu Joseph, Austin Watson (thanks anon!)

Gustav Forsling - currently on the Panthers Notable Attendees: Alex Wennberg, Marcus Hogberg, Patric Hornquist, Lucas Carlsson, Erik Gustafsson

Tyler Motte - (Rangers, Blue Jackets, Blackhawks, Senators, Canucks) Notable Attendees: Brock Boesser

Brett Richie - (Yotes, Flames)

Emerance Maschmeyer & Genevieve Lacasse - WoHo Olympic gold medalists Notable Attendees: Sarah Nurse, Erin Ambrose, Laura Stacey, Marie-Philip Poulin, Haley Irwin, just like all the big woho names

Dominik Tiffels - German hockey player Notable Attendees: Leon Draisaitl

Frankie Borrelli - Barstool Sports and Fore Play Golf Notable Attendees: Brock Nelson, Matt Martin, Adam Pelech, Scott Mayfield, Josh Bailey - info thanks to @barzyblogbabe

Morgan Reilly - Leafs Notable Attendees: his wife Tessa Virtue

July 13th, 2023 Weddings:

Dryden Hunt - Rangers Notable Guests: Kyle Burroughs

July 15th, 2023 Weddings:

Tyler Seguin - Stars (Bruins) Notable Guests: Jamie Benn, John Klingberg, Scott Wedgewood, Jesse Blacker, Mason Marchment, Ty Dellandrea, Justin Dowling

Luke Kunin - (Sharks, Wild) Notable Attendees: Colton Sissons, Matthew Tkachuk, Brady Tkachuk, (Taryn Tkachuk)

AJ Greer - Bruins (Avs, Devils) Notable Attendees: Scott Kosmachuk

Andy Andreoff - (Kings, Flyers, Islanders) Notable Attendees: Sean Couturier, Scott Laughton, Shayne Gostibehere, Erik Gudbranson, Milan Lucic

Juuso Valimaki - Coyotes

July 16, 2023 Weddings:

Kevin Hayes - Blues (Flyers, Rangers, Jets) Notable Attendees: Johnny Gaudreau, Tony DeAngelo, Brady Skjei, Jimmy Vesey

July 20th, 2023 Weddings:

Lawson Crouse - Coyotes Notable Attendees: Phil Kessel, Shayne Gostibehere, Liam O'Brien, Nick Schmaltz, Darcy Kuemper, Taylor Hall, Jacob Bryson, Travis Konecny

July 21st, 2023 Weddings:

Nicolas Aube-Kubel - Caps (Avs) Notable Attendees: Anthony Mantha, Julien Gauthier

Brady Tkachuk - Sens Notable Attendees: Matthew Tkachuk, Josh Norris, Thomas Chabot, Mark Stone, Mathieu Joseph, Luke Kunin, Christian Fischer, Ryan Donato, Robert Thomas, Alex Debrincat, Cam Talbot, Nick Holden, Quinn Hughes, Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes, Jake Sanderson, Shane Pinto, Dylan Gambrell, Colin White, Jacob Chychrun, Kevin Hayes

Juuse Saros - Predators Notable Attendees: Eeli Tolvanen, Kevin Lankinen

Tanner Jeannot - Lightning Notable Attendees: Brett Howden, Noah Gregor, Jayden Halbgewachs, Jeremy Lauzon, Alex Carrier

July 22nd, 2023 Weddings:

Alex Kerfoot - Coyotes (Maple Leafs) Notable Attendees: Justin Holl, Colin Blackwell, John Tavares, Morgan Reilly, Michael Bunting, Mitch Marner, Jake Muzzin

Nick Paul - Lightning (Senators) Notable Attendees: Chris Driedger, Drake Batherson, Thomas Chabot, Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn

Keith Kinkaid - (Devils, Canadiens, Rangers, Bruins, Avs)

July 24th, 2023 Weddings:

Anthony Mantha - Capitals Notable Guests: Nicholas Aube-Kubel, Julien Gauthier, Nick Jensen, Jonathan Benier

July 27th, 2023 Weddings:

Pavel Zacha - Bruins (Devils) Notable Attendees: Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt

July 28th, 2023 Weddings:

Karson Kuhlman - Islanders (Kraken, Jets) Notable Guests: Kasimir Kaskiskuo

July 29th, 2023 Weddings:

Connor Murphy - Blackhawks (Coyotes) Notable Attendees: Sean Kuraly, Anthony Duclair, Dylan Strome, Jonathan Toews, Alex Debrincat, Taylor Raddysh, Mackenzie Entwistle, Brandon Hagel

Mitch Marner - Leafs Notable Attendees: Best Boy Zeus 🐶, Matt Martin, James Van Riemsdyk, Jake Gardiner, Tyler Bozak, Connor Brown, Justin Holl, Nazem Kadri, Willy Nylander, Zach Bogosian, Kyle Clifford, Jake Muzzin, Auston Matthews, Alex Kerfoot, Michael Bunting, Freddie Anderson, Rasmus Sandin, Morgan Reilly, Tyson Barrie, Connor Carrick, Joe Thorton, Patrick Marleau, Zach Hyman, Jack Campbell, TJ Brodie, Tyler Ennis, John Tavares, Timothy Liljegren

Ethan Bear - Canucks (Oilers, Hurricanes) Notable Attendees: Mat Barzal, Caleb Jones, Jujhar Khaira, Riley Stillman, Thatcher Demko, Austin Strand

Boone Jenner - Blue Jackets Notable Attendees: Zach Werenski, Seth Jones, Nick Blankenburg, Cole Sillinger, David Savard, Andrew Peeke, Scott Laughton, Elvis Merzlikins, Erik Gubranson

July 30th, 2023 Weddings:

Ryan Donato - Blackhawks (Kraken, Bruins) Notable Attendees: Jared McCann, Yanni Gourde, Matty Beniers, Adam Fox

August 3rd, 2023 Weddings:

Kevin Lankinen - Predators Notable Guests: Eeli Tolvanen

August 4th, 2023 Weddings:

Taylor Raddysh - Blackhawks (Lightning) Notable Guests: Dylan Strome, Connor Murphy, Anthony Cirelli

Kevin Hayes (2.0) - still Blues (Flyers, Rangers, Jets) Notable Guests: Keith Yandle, Scott Laughton, Shayne Gostibhere, Travis Sanheim, James van Riemsdyk, Brady Tkachuk, Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau, JT Miller, Zach Sanford, Tony DeAngelo, Brian Dumoulin, Brady Skjei, Paul Carey

August 5th, 2023 Weddings:

Conor Garland - Canucks (Coyotes) Notable Guests: Ryan Donato, Jakob Chychrun, Clayton Keller

Brendan Dillon - Jets (Capitals) Notable Guests: Tom Wilson, TJ Oshie, Jordie Benn, Jamie Benn, Trevor van Riemsdyke, Nic Dowd, Nick Jensen

Charlie McAvoy - Bruins Notable Guests: Hampus Lindholm, AJ Greer, Connor Clifton, Noel Acciari, Taylor Hall, Conor Sheary, Brad Marchand, Jake Debrusk, Matt Gryzeleyk, Derek Forbort, Brandon Carlo, David Krejci, Tuukka Rask, Jeremy Swayman, Charlie Coyle, Krug Torey, Matthew Tkachuk, Casey Fitzgerald, Colin White, Patrice Bergeron

Austin Watson - Senators Notable Guests: Cam Talbot, Anton Forsberg, Jarred Tinordi, Nick Paul, DJ Smith, Dylan Gambrell, Nick Holden, Thomas Chabot

Gage Quinney - Knights Notable Guests: Zach Whitecloud, Nicolas Roy, Jake Bischoff

Micke Rosell - player agent Notable Guests: William Nylander, Alex Nylander, Sam Ersson, Marcus Bjork

Joonas Johansson - Avs

August 6th, 2023 Weddings:

Dylan Larkin - Red Wings Notable Guests: Sam Gagner, Tyler Bertuzzi, Trevor Zegras, Kyle Connor, Troy Stecher, Marc Staal, Jeff Petry, Darren Helm, Zach Werenski, Mitchell Stephens, Riley Sheahan, Cole Caufield, Jack Hughes

August 11th, 2023 Weddings:

Shea Theodore - Knights Notable Guests: Ryan Reaves, Marc-Andre Fleury, Nick Holden, Mark Stone, Chandler Stephenson, Alex Tuch, Dylan Strome, Erik Haula, Jaycob Megna, Will Carrier, Jack Eichel, Alex Pietrangelo

Ryan Hartman - Wild Notable Guests: Matt Dumba, Marcus Foligno, Jared Spurgeon, Cam Talbot, Kirill Kaprizov, Jordan Greenway, Jon Merrill, Alex Goligoski, Jake Middleton, Mason Shaw, Calen Addison, Nick Schmalt, Matthew Boldy, Brandon Duhaime, Connor Dewar, Luke Kunin

August 12th, 2023 Weddings:

Chris Kreider - Rangers Notable Guests: Mika Zibanejad

#tyson barrie #sidney crosby #connor mcdavid #chandler stephenson #leon draisaitl #mitch marner #trevor zegras #mark stone #brandon montour #sam reinhart #and so many more #text #wedding #jordan binnington #tony deangelo #evander kane

[astro-likes-tea]

🔍👣One step behind (pt. 2!)👣🔎

see part 1 here!

The first couple emails were just fakes. People thinking it was put up by pip, people putting fake info, people saying stuff like, "I took him", ect.

Until there was a real one.

It seemed to be in a kind of code? From an email called [email protected].

"six legs, two eyes, blacker than the night. i wont bite unless i need to. Im drawn to sugar. What am i?"

This seemed too random to be fake. Maybe they're getting more creative, but Josh wasn't going to delete this one yet.

Josh wished that he could just call pip and ask. But she wouldn't answer. He knew that. So, he did the next best thing.

"Hey Cara?" Josh said into the phone.

"Josh? Hey, what's up?"

"You wouldn't be mad if I.."

"You put up those missing posters, didn't you?"

okay. "Uhm.. yes. There was this email I got, and I need your help figuring it out."

"Whatever it is, it's probably fake."

"Just look at it!" Josh sent a screenshot of the email, and Cara went quiet for a while.

"It sounds like it's describing an ant."

#agggtm #a good girls guide to murder #pippa fitz amobi #ravi singh #ggbb #good girl bad blood #i want a bf like ravi singh #cara ward #agggtm fanfic #josh amobi #cara ward x lauren gibson #cara x lauren #lauren gibbson #lauren gibson #ant lowe #ANT LOWE SHOULD KILL HIMSELF LMAOOOO #anthony lowe

[gatecast]

Stargate Birthdays - November 7th

Josh Blacker - Sergeant Spencer (SGU) & Screaming Man (SGA) Julian Christopher - Ambassador Vin Eremal (SG1) Dakin Matthews - Maz'rai (SG1)

In Memory Of:

John Aylward (November 7th 19446 - May 16th 2022) - President Nadal (SG1)

#stargate #birthdays

[moviesandmania]

CORONA (2020) Infection thriller - free on Amazon Prime, Crackle, Plex, Redbox, Tubi, YouTube

‘Fear is a virus’ Corona is a 2020 Canadian thriller film about neighbours that are trapped in an elevator with a young Chinese woman they suspect has COVID-19; accusations and racism spread among them faster than a virus. Written, produced and directed by Mostafa Keshvari, the GrandMuse Pictures Andrea Stefancikova, Andy Canete, Emy Aneke, Josh Blacker, Richard Lett, Traei Tsai and Zarina…

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#2020 #Andrea Stefancikova #Andy Canete #Corona #Covid-19 #Emy Aneke #film #Mostafa Keshvari #movie #review #reviews #thriller #Traei Tsai

[letsjanukhan]

Wales Autumn Internationals Squad 2022 – Wayne Pivac's new squad

Wales Autumn Internationals Squad 2022 – Wayne Pivac’s new squad

Wales Autumn Internationals Squad 2022 Justin Tipuric will captain a 35-man Wales squad for their Autumn Internationals fixtures against New Zealand, Argentina, Georgia and Australia this November. The squad features five uncapped players in Ospreys centre Joe Hawkins, Dragons wing Rio Dyer and a trio of Scarlets players: scrum-half Dane Blacker, fly-half Sam Costelow and back-row Josh Macleod.…

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[goalhofer]

Every Goal Of The 2022 IIHF Worlds Day 3

U.S.A. Vs. Austria

#70 Benjamin Nissner (1) Kasper (1), Maier (1) 14:25 1st (U.S.A. 0-1 Austria)

#52 Paul Huber (1) Wukovits (1), Haudum (1) 14:26 2nd (U.S.A. 0-2 Austria)

#22 Kiefer Bellows (1) Meyers (1), Megna (2) 14:43 2nd (U.S.A. 1-2 Austria)

#17 Adam Gaudette (1)(PP) Galchenyuk; Jr. (2), J. Jones (2) 8:43 3rd (U.S.A. 2-2 Austria)

#43 Luke Hughes (1) Farrell (1) 3:07 OT (U.S.A. 3-2 Austria)

Italy Vs. Canada

#37 Phil Pietroniro (1) McNally (2), Frigo (1) 12:57 1st (Italy 1-0 Canada)

#6 Travis Sanheim (1) Severson (2), Anderson (2) 15:50 1st (Italy 1-1 Canada)

#77 Josh Anderson (1) Mayo (1), Lowry (2) 8:15 2nd (Italy 1-2 Canada)

#10 Nicolas Roy (1) Dubois (1), Graves (1) 15:14 2nd (Italy 1-3 Canada)

#93 Kent Johnson (2) Chabot (2), Barzal (1) 17:30 2nd (Italy 1-4 Canada)

#61 Dysin Mayo (1) Comtois (2), Mercer (2) 2:49 3rd (Italy 1-5 Canada)

#73 Noah Gregor (2) Mercer (3) 14:54 3rd (Italy 1-6 Canada)

France Vs. Kazakhstan

#28 Valeri Orekhov (1) Mikhailis (1), Blacker (1) 5:08 1st (France 0-1 Kazakhstan)

#42 Alexandre Texier (1) Gallet (1) 12:31 2nd (France 1-1 Kazakhstan)

#62 Florian Chakiachvili (1)(PP) Texier (1), T. Bozon (1) 19:35 2nd (France 2-1 Kazakhstan)

Denmark Vs. Switzerland

#61 Fabrice Herzog (1) Glauser (1), Corvi (2) 8:58 1st (Denmark 0-1 Switzerland)

#28 Timo Meier (1)(PP) Moser (1), Malgin (1) 1:03 2nd (Denmark 0-2 Switzerland)

#44 Pius Suter (1) Malgin (2), Simion (2) 5:01 2nd (Denmark 0-3 Switzerland)

#86 J.J. Moser (1) Malgin (3), Suter (1) 12:39 2nd (Denmark 0-4 Switzerland)

#23 Philipp Kurashev (1)(PP) Hischier (1), Corvi (3) 17:33 2nd (Denmark 0-5 Switzerland)

#62 Denis Malgin (2)(PP) Meier (2), Moser (2) 6:39 3rd (Denmark 0-6 Switzerland)

Norway Vs. Great Britain

#5 Andreas Klavestad (1) Trettenes (1), Hoff (1) 16:13 1st (Norway 1-0 Great Britain)

#46 Mathis Olimb (1)(PP) Rosseli-Olsen (1), Johannesen (2) 6:35 2nd (Norway 2-0 Great Britain)

#46 Mathis Olimb (2)(PP) K. Olimb (1), Rosseli-Olsen (2) 15:19 2nd (Norway 3-0 Great Britain)

#75 Robert Dowd (1) Lake (1), Batch (1) 12:51 3rd (Norway 3-1 Great Britain)

#9 Brett Perlini (1) Mosey (1), Conway (2) 13:29 3rd (Norway 3-2 Great Britain)

#17 Mark Richardson (1) Perlini (1), Tetlow (2) 16:09 3rd (Norway 3-3 Great Britain)

#85 Michael Haga (1)(SO) (Norway 4-3 Great Britain)

Czech Republic Vs. Sweden

#46 David Krejčí (1) Červenka (4) 6:03 1st (Czech Republic 1-0 Sweden)

#74 Rasmus Asplund (1)(PP) Bemström (1), Wallmark (1) 19:24 1st (Czech Republic 1-1 Sweden)

#72 Emil Bemström (1) Wallmark (2), Gustafsson (2) 2:47 2nd (Czech Republic 1-2 Sweden)

#86 Mathias Bromé (1) Unassisted 5:50 2nd (Czech Republic 1-3 Sweden)

#84 Tomáš Kundrátek (1)(PP) Červenka (5), Jiříček (2) 17:36 2nd (Czech Republic 2-3 Sweden)

#28 Anton Bengtsson (1) Bromé (2) 4:50 3rd (Czech Republic 2-4 Sweden)

#95 Matěj Blümel (3) Červenka (6), Šimek (1) 15:19 3rd (Czech Republic 3-4 Sweden)

#Sports #Hockey #Goals #National Teams #U.S.A. #U.S. #Austria #Italy #Canada #France #Kazakhstan #Denmark #Switzerland #Norway #U.K. #Czech Republic #Sweden

[reppyy]

Ok i am digging this season. The quality really is raising for this show and i couldnt be happier.

I am loving this Mary/Poison Ivy thing going on. Now she is doing this little alliance thing with Alice and i think is going to be really interesting and funny. They are going to conquer the world lol. Alice was the only one paying attention to Mary and she totally took advantage of the situation and is so funny.

I am not liking Ryan keeping secrets from the others. They decided they had to be a team and to be honest but now she is keeping this secret that is ruining her relationship with Sophy and i think it could be affect the relationship with Luke as well.

That Sophy/Renée thing was really interesting ahahahah I am not hating that. They both deserved some fun ahahahaha... we will see how it will go.

#Batwoman #s03e06 #REACTION #Javicia Leslie #Ryan Wilder #Rachel Skarsten #Alice #Meagan Tandy #Sophie Moore #Nicole Kang #Mary Hamilton #Camrus Johnson #Luke Fox #Victoria Cartagena #Renee Montoya #Josh Blacker #Virgil #Josh Collins #Chris Hayner

[beautifulgiants]

#jason momoa #beautiful giant #see #alfre woodard #josh blacker #christian camargo #bree klauser #hera hilmar #sylvia hoeks #archie madekwe #yadira guevara prip

[fringelawyer]

4.18 The Consultant

Are you on any medications?

Several.  Mostly recreational.

. . .

It’s okay.

#fringefox #anna torv #john noble #josh blacker #olivia dunham #walter bishop #sgt. dixon #memorable lines from Fringe

[christinescinemacorner]

Feast your eyes on the first film about the Coronavirus. Filmed before the pandemic, it is a crystal ball & a reflection of humanity’s struggle to cope with the New Normal and each other. #corona

#Andrea Stefancikova #Andy Canete #Antiracism #canada #corona #COVID19 #drama #empathy #Emy Aneke #Fear is the virus #Grandmuse Pictures #humanity #Indie Film #International Feature Film #Josh Blacker #Level 33 Entertainment #Morality #Mostafa Keshvari #Pandemic #Racism #reflection #Richard Lett #Society #Thriller #Traei Tsai #Vancouver #Xenophobia #Zarina Sterling

[longowatchrepair]

my favorites reunited tonight to do some new time livestreaming in the style of old time radio

#the thrilling adventure hour #tahlive #marc evan jackson #paul f tompkins #paget brewster #josh malina #clark gregg #bradley whitford #busy philips #mark gagliardi #craig cackowski #annie savage #hal lublin #autumn reeser #janet varney #ben acker #ben blacker #sparks nevada marshall on mars #amelia earhart fearless flyer #beyond belief #watching this from my living room is just like watching on the floor of the bell house #i miss seeing these guys together #(also i realized too late that clark gregg is not pictured #he was there though #i promise)

[gatecast]

Stargate Birthdays - November 7th

Josh Blacker - Sergeant Spencer (SGU) & Screaming Man (SGA)

Julian Christopher - Ambassador Vin Eremal (SG1)

Dakin Matthews - Maz'rai (SG1)

In Memory Of:

John Aylward (November 7th 1946 - May 16th 2022) - President Nadal (SG1)

#Stargate #Birthdays

[paulftompkins]

SAN FRANCISCO: The Thrilling Adventure Hour RETURNS!

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 17&18 JANUARY 7-10pm

THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR: AN IMMERSIVE COMEDY EXPERIENCE

featuring Paget Brewster, Craig Cackowski, Jonathan Coulton, Jonathan Dinerstein, Marc Gagliardi, John Hodgman, Marc Evan Jackson, Hal Lublin, Busy Philipps, Autumn Reeser, Annie Savage, Paul F. Tompkins, Janet Varney and more!

Written and co-produced by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker

The 19th annual SF Sketchfest marks the return of the wildly popular live show and podcast, The Thrilling Adventure Hour, in a way it has never before been experienced! Located at The Palace Theatre in a speakeasy-style atmosphere, you’ll enjoy one performance in the Mainstage Cabaret, and have an immersive “choose-your-own-adventure” style experience throughout the rest of the venue. Attend “office hours” with your favorite performers, encounter strolling entertainers, watch impromptu scenes play out in the casino and parlor, and enjoy live music and surprise guests in the bars and dressing rooms. With only two dates to experience this unique comedy event and limited ticket availability, these are shows not to be missed! ($150, 16+)

*Jonathan Coulton appears Friday night only

*Joshua Malina appears Saturday night only

TICKETS

#Thrilling Adventure Hour #Paget Brewster #Craig Cackowski #Mark Gagliardi #Marc Evan Jackson #Hal Lublin #Josh Malina #Busy Philipps #Autumn Reeser #Annie Savage #Paul F. Tompkins #Janet Varney #SF Sketchfest #Acker & Blacker

[dccomicsnews]

Review: Hex Wives #6

[Editor’s Note: This review may contain spoilers]

Writer: Ben Blacker

Art: Mirka Andolfo

Colors: Marissa Louise

Letters: Josh Reed

  Summary

Having finally been revealed, the Witch Mother behind the secret door attacks her captors, in doing so it kills her.  However, the proverbial cat is out of the bag and there’s no going back.  More importantly, when the witches put it to their husbands, they…

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#Ben Blacker #DC Comics #DC comics news #DC Vertigo #Hex Wives #Josh Reed #marissa louise #mirka andolfo #vertigo #Vertigo Comics

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RUMMMMMMBLLLE CAHRASSSSH

Hex Wives #6 L: Josh Reed A: Mirka Andolfo W: Ben Blacker

#hex wives #vertigo comics #dc vertigo #lettering #typography #josh reed #mirka andolfo #ben blacker

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

I have no idea who would find this post interesting besides me, as it refers to two unrelated shows that aired 15 years apart. I just happened to watch them both for the first time in the last month or so, and saw some parallels. Spoilers for the endings to both shows.

Similarities between Avenue 5 and Nathan Barley:

- In both of them, the guy who initially seems like the most competent character (Dan Ashcroft, Ryan Clark) almost immediately turns out to be a useless alcoholic.

- Beyond that, there’s a larger theme in both shows of giving authority to the wrong people for superficial reasons. Avenue 5 has Hugh Laurie and then the crew members on the bridge turn out to be actors who don’t know what they’re doing. In Nathan Barley, the idiots all respect Dan Ashcroft because he project the cool aura that they find impressive, even though he 1) hates them, and 2) is a useless alcoholic. And of course you have all the people who think Nathan Barley is cool just because he looks the part of a cool hipster, according to 2005 standards (I was in high school in 2005, and I can confirm that that is exactly how “cool” looked at that time).

- Both start out surprisingly light and straightforwardly comic, despite being made by creators (Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris made Nathan Barley, Armando Iannucci made Avenue 5) who are usually much more into dark satire and black comedy. By the end of their first season (only season in Nathan Barley’s case, though fortunately that won’t be the case for Avenue 5), they have both descended rapidly into black comedy.

In both cases, that contrast is used effectively to heighten the shock of that black comedy. In Nathan Barley, when I got to the bit where Julian Barrett got told to jerk off a guy in a bathroom for an article, I thought it was a funny concept. But the show so far had lured me into feeling like I was watching a somewhat regular sit-com, so I expected that to play out the way it would in a regular sit-com: they play on that funny idea for a while but obviously they don’t actually have their main character jerk off a guy in the bathroom. Or maybe they show him coming out of a bar looking ashamed, and get some laughs out of having him tell other characters “I don’t want to talk about it”, and they never quite tell us what happened. The fact that I was expecting that made it especially jarring when it suddenly cut from him talking to the guy in the bar to him actually jerking the guy off in a bathroom.

In an example where they went even blacker and played with straight-up tragedy, I had similar expectations when people in Avenue 5 started talking about wanting to launch themselves into space. I’d started feeling like I was watching a regular sit-com, so I expected that to play like a sit-com, in which we laugh at the characters’ ignorance but no one actually dies. And they died. And then more of them died. Including multiple characters who’d had names and lines. Jesus, Iannucci.

- They both show a staggering spectrum of incompetence, challenging the binary that says if one character is bad then the people who disagree with them are good. In Avenue 5, Josh Gad doesn’t know what he’s doing, and Hugh Laurie dislikes him, but Hugh Laurie also doesn’t know what he’s doing. Those two are often set up as being in opposition to the customers, but the customers also mostly don’t know what they’re doing. Zach Woods tries to get along with everyone, fails to get along with anyone, and doesn’t know what he’s doing. Even the stand-up comedian, who’s sort of set up as one of the more rational people, is really bad at stand-up comedy.

In Nathan Barley, the idea that there can be incompetent people on all sides of a disagreement is a very overt theme. At the very beginning of the show, it appears that none of its characters know anything except Dan Ashcroft, Claire Ashcroft, and Sasha (plus maybe Pingu, but he’s too passive to really count). By the end of the show, it is clear that the only person who has any idea what they’re doing is Sasha.

Actually, the only characters on Avenue 5 who really know what they’re doing are Billie and Iris. So there’s another similarity. Both shows have women of colour as the only competent characters.

- They’re both period pieces, in that the era in which they’re set is a very significant element of the story. In Nathan Barley’s case that’s 2005. In Avenue 5’s case that’s the near-ish future (near future relative to some sci-fi shows that are set hundreds of years in the future).

- This is a bit niche, but the creators and actors of both shows have crossed over with each other on a lot of other projects, giving the general feeling that they’re both made by a similar broad crew of people. Avenue 5 is basically a parade of people who’ve done other stuff with Armando Iannucci (mostly Veep, which makes sense as they’re both HBO shows). Jessica St. Clair and Andy Buckley both played love interests of main characters in Veep. Zach Woods was in Veep and In the Loop. Priyanga Burford was in The Thick of It and Veep. Hugh Laurie was Tom James on Veep and had a role on The Personal History of David Copperfield, which I think Iannucci would have been making at the same time. Daisy May Cooper was also in the David Copperfield movie. Rebecca Front has done so many projects with Armando Iannucci over two decades.

Nathan Barley was created by Chris Morris, who’s done The Day Today and I’m Alan Partridge with Iannucci. It also stars Richard Ayoade also starred in Iannucci’s Time Trumpet just after being in Nathan Barley, and the fact that they used him in both shows makes sense. I can see some general similarities in the characters he plays in both shows; he is the perfect person to case when you want someone who can do a perfect job of really intelligently playing a really empty-headed character. And obviously he, Noel Fielding, and Julian Barrett had chemistry with each other from other projects. I know Ayoade was involved in the Mighty Boosh in some capacity, and they appear together so often that I assume they’d done other stuff together even before 2005 (obviously, they enjoyed their collaboration with Chris Morris enough to all work together again in The IT Crowd).

I’m not sure if this point is significant in any particular way, or if I just feel like it does because when I see patterns I can sometimes be compulsive about documenting them. But I feel like it’s relevant because 1) the fact that the two shows were created by people who’ve worked with each other a bunch of times probably contributes to other similarities I’ve listed – these creators have worked together because they have a similar style, and 2) the fact that both shows are populated by who’d worked with each other and those creators before contributes to the chemistry on the screen.

- Julian Barrett deserves a BAFTA for both of them. I realize he wasn’t in Avenue 5, but I’ve recently finished Nathan Barley and it’s left me feeling like he deserves a BAFTA for that also everything that’s been made since. Surely any show with any amount of edge to it has taken inspiration from from the way he played Dan Ashcroft in those last few episodes.

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