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ningsols · 20 days

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엔하이픈 ENHYPEN 8TH MEMBER dr

Rivera _____ (Korean: 리베라; born July 4, 2001), known mononymously as River, is a Canadian singer and actress. She was best known for her role as Lily in the Netflix K-drama ‘All Of Us Are Dead’ (2019), before she joined Big Hit Music and later participated in the survival competition show I-LAND, organized by Mnet and BeLift Lab. She debuted on November 30, 2020 as a member of the K-pop boy group ENHYPEN.

stage name : river (리버)

birth name : rivera holly [CR last name]

position : n/a

date of birth : july 4, 2001

zodiac sign : cancer

chinese zodiac sign : snake

height : 164 cm (5'6")

mbti type : infj

nationality : canadian

solo fandom name : serenes

representative emoticon : 🦇

✶ 𓏸𓈒 ݁ .‎ ‏‏‎ FACTS ABOUT RIVER!

— She was born in [CR hometown], Canada, but moved around a lot while growing up. She's lived in Toronto, Canada; Yorkshire, England; Berlin, Germany; Shanghai, China; and Toulouse, France.

— Her step-brother is Hyunjin from Stray Kids

— Nicknames: Vera, Angel, Goldie

— Training Period: 9 months

— She earned fourth place in the finale of I-LAND (1,158,444 votes)

— Before training under Big High, River was an actress under JYP Entertainment

— She debuted as an independent actress in the book-to-movie series Gilded (2012) and Cursed (2014) as Anna

— She debuted under JYPE playing Lily in the Netflix K-Drama All Of Us Are Dead (2019)

— She, Rêverie, and Rei of LE SSERAFIM performed together BTS' Mic Drop in the first episode of I-LAND

— The other members were impressed by her stage presence and thought that she was very hard working even off stage.

— Her personal fandom name is Serenes because of her Dark Moon character Reya, who is a siren-vampire.

– Her representative emoji is the Bat because she is very nocturnal and introverted. ENGENEs have pointed out that she even looks like them.

— She likes to take care of the members.

— Her charming points are her birth mark, her kind personality and ability to switch on stage.

— She knows multiple languages such as Korean, English, French, Mandarin, German, Mandarin, Japanese, and ASL.

— She learned how to dance while being a trainee.

— Her favourite colours are pink and yellow.

— River's closest idol friends are Rei from LE SSERAFIM, soloist Rêverie, Beomgyu from TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and I.N from Stray Kids

— She made her acting redebut in the 2023 Netflix K-Drama series Summer Strike as Kim Bom, followed by Squid Game as Number 420, Halle

— River’s film debut was as Eleanor in “Friends & Foes & Princes” (2025), followed by her role as Amara in the Korean coming of age movie, Full Circle (2026)

— She also voices the Korean-dub of The Little Mermaid (2023) (’인어공주’) as Ariel

— River features in two TOMORROW X TOGETHER tracks (’PUMA’ & ‘0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You)’), which she both co-wrote with member Yeonjun

— She participates in the writing and production process of most of Enhypen’s music and many other artists: LE SSERAFIM, IVE, NewJeans, Fifty Fifty, and many more.

— River is the second oldest member of the HYBE Labels female unit, HYPE, with soloist Rêverie, LE SSERAFIM's Rei.

#✶ NINGSOLS #⭒ ∯ 𓏸𓈒 ⠀ ⃝ RIVER's drs #⭒ . ݁ 엔하이픈 DR 。#kpop shifting #shifting #shifting realities #desired reality #manifestation #enhypen #enhypen shifting

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we-eternal-rp · 2 years

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☼ 𝟭𝟵.𝟭𝟯𝟴𝟱° 𝗦, 𝟭𝟰𝟲.𝟴𝟯𝟯𝟵° 𝗘 → 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐈𝐈. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 !

📍 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗜𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗, 𝗤𝗟𝗗, 𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗔

in celebration of pride month, we’re throwing a very special drag night at 𝐎𝐋𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐔𝐒 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 ! featuring local & international drag queens, with meet & greet tickets available, and also performances from olympus nightclub & club bacchae dancers. you can purchase meet and greet tickets for a VIP experience, or just come for the shows — door entry on the night is $30... but if you come in glitter, rhinestones, sequins or sparkles, it’s half-price !

make sure you stop by to celebrate yourself, or your friends, or family — but, be warned, you may continue to find glitter in your hair weeks after this event is over !! 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇 🏳️‍🌈

WITH PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL DRAG STARS:

— 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐀𝐂𝐓 ( 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐄𝐄 ), australian genderfluid drag singer and tv personality !

live finalist of the first season of australian idol, the first openly LGBTI+ reality tv star in australia, top three of rupauls drag race season 6, and the first australian competitor in the franchise, winner of celebrity big brother and runner up in the 16th season of australia’s dancing with the stars. performance 🎭 : here

— 𝐊𝐈𝐓𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍, a new zealand-born drag performer, club owner and tv personality !

a judge on the new zealand reality show house of drag, co-host of the podcast kita and anita's happy hour, winner of the first season of rupauls drag race down under !! performance 🎭 : here

& INTERNATIONAL DRAG STARS:

— 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐋𝐘𝐍𝐍 𝐇𝐘𝐓𝐄𝐒, a canadian drag queen, ballet dancer, singer, performer, and television personality !

the first canadian competitor of rupauls drag race: coming second on season 11, a main judge and host on canada's drag race, 2014 winner of the miss continental pageant, winner of the 2019 people's choice award for "most hypeworthy canadian". performance 🎭 : here

— 𝐁𝐎𝐁 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐆 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍, an american non-binary drag queen, comedian, actor, activist, musician, songwriter, and reality television personality !

winner of rupauls drag race season 8, ranked as new york magazine’s eighth most powerful drag queens in america, co-host of HBO’s we’re here, co-founder of black queer town hall. performance 🎭 : here

𝐎𝐎𝐂 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒.

this event will start at 1 PM EST / 6 pm GMT on FRIDAY, june 10th

this event will end on 4 pm EST / 9 pm GMT on WEDNESDAY, 15th.

event starters may be posted within this time under the hashtag #eternal! eventstarter and all event threads should be tagged with #eternal! glitterball

we will post a reminder in the starter blog when event starters are allowed to be posted, and another again on wednesday, when event starters will not be allowed anymore.

you may continue with your event threads as long as you’d like !

have fun and make sure you plot for the event !

#eternal! event #oc rp #rph #greek mythology rp #greek myth rp #tumblr rp #appless rp #small town rp #town rp #island rp #modern rp #lsrp #fantasy rp #literate rp

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emmadigi · 1 year

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Reality TV in the age of Social Media

I'll admit, I watch Reality TV. To me it's completely entertaining, seeing how other human beings interact in different social situations. But how has social media impacted Reality TV and the way we as an audience view it?

First of all Reality Tv is defined as 'a genre of television that is there to “elicit talk and shared opinions.” (Dellar R. 2019 pg. 153)' Reality TV creates discussions in places like homes, school and the workplace, and in the rise of Social Media, online forums like subreddits and Social Media apps.

Twitter is the preferred social media to use when discussing Reality TV online. 44% of users using it as their main platform. Twitter is a great place for discussing Reality TV as it allows for the use of hashtags like #MAFSAU or #MasterChefAU. “By utilizing these hashtags, and thus connecting with a group of Twitter users that extends far beyond (but is still inclusive of) one’s existing followees, audience members in this online community coalesce for the specific purpose of discussing the same piece of broadcast content.” (Harrington, 2014: 240) This means someone tweeting about MAFSAU in Canada can connect with someone here and Melbourne and create a discussion and share their opinions from different sides of the globe. Another reason why these hashtags are so great for Reality TV is that “people follow through recaps alone, rather than viewing them” (Mark Andrejevic 2008) It becomes easier for those who are "viewing" the show through these recaps to click under the hashtag and see what happened on their Weekly episode of Love Island.

Dellar also mentions that Reality TV shows are casting people with a 'sizeable following' as these people have skills in "communication, self-presentation, marketing and image management," which is said to serve them well in the television environment. This is not only good for the person to gain more traction, but for the TV network to gain more viewers and promotion through those who have the 'sizeable following.' But at what point does it become a show just to promote Instagram or Twitter influencers rather than a Reality TV show? For years Reality TV was based solely around putting a bunch of strangers who are everyday humans with a 9-5 together to see how the interact with each like Big Brother (Network 10) But now it seems to be a place for influencers to go to gain popularity and followers, so is it Reality TV anymore, if we aren't casting the everyday human?

I'll leave you with that thought for this week. Social Media is a great place to go for discussions about the shows, you can create communities and share opinions freely under hashtags. But Social media has become such a big part of Reality TV where the masses of people on the shows are now influencers who don't and can't relate to the everyday human being.

References:

Deller, Ruth A, (2019) Extract: Chapter Six: Reality Television in the age of Social Media. in Reality Television: The TV Phenomenon That Changed the World (Emerald Publishing).

Stewart, Mark (2020) ‘Live Tweeting, Reality TV and The Nation. 23(3) International journal of cultural studies 352.

https://mumbrella.com.au/watch-tweet-and-repeat-new-data-reveals-how-australians-are-taking-in-reality-tv-737414

#mda20009

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lapi666 · 1 year

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« Bossware » : quand le patron vous surveille

« Big Brother veille sur vous ».

George Orwell 1984

Depuis la pandémie, le télétravail à la cote. Selon Radio-Canada, 75 % à 80 % des gens affirment ne pas vouloir retourner à temps plein au bureau. Contraints de s’ajuster à la nouvelle réalité du marché du travail, les employeurs doivent désormais composer avec cette nouvelle réalité. Mais comment, dans un tel contexte, s’assurer que les employés sont bel et bien présents au travail ? Comment mesurer la performance de chacun ? Par l’action heureuse des « Bossware », bien sûr. Ces logiciels peuvent mesurer votre efficacité, vos nombres de clics et même capter ce qui se trouve sur votre écran. Loin du bureau ? Certainement. Loin des yeux du patron ? Pas si sûr.

Lundi matin. Rien ne presse, vous travaillez de la maison aujourd’hui. Après votre premier café, vous enfilez votre chemisier, votre bas de pyjama et vos pantoufles, sans oublier de « partir une brassée » avant votre réunion Teams à 9 h. C’est la beauté du télétravail, direz-vous. Malgré tout, rigueur et concentration devront être au rendez-vous puisque votre employeur a récemment mis en place des mécanismes de surveillance numérique sophistiqués qui ne laissent rien passer. Ces derniers sont largement répandus au Québec, puisque 83 % des entreprises auraient recours à de tels outils.

Anne, représentante sur la route depuis plusieurs années, témoigne : « Au début de ma carrière, je pouvais gérer mon temps comme je le souhaitais, l’important, c’était que le travail soit fait, et bien fait. Je me sentais autonome et valorisée. Aujourd’hui, c’est très différent : je suis suivie à la trace. Mon employeur a installé un GPS sur ma voiture, un logiciel sur mon portable et sur mon téléphone. Au début, ça me stressait. Oui, je me sens espionnée, mais j’ai dû m’adapter, c’est là qu’on est rendus ». Affirme t-elle avec aplomb. Lorsqu’il est question de surveillance professionnelle, comment peut-on tracer une ligne entre les sphères du monde du travail et celui de la vie privée ? Et surtout, votre employeur a-t-il le droit d’agir ainsi ?

Lorsque vous travaillez au bureau, votre employeur a le droit de surveiller vos activités professionnelles, mais il doit s’assurer de respecter votre vie privée, puisque c’est la loi. Par exemple, si vous travaillez à partir d’un ordinateur appartenant à la compagnie, celle-ci n’a pas le droit de surveiller vos activités audio ou vidéo. Vos renseignements personnels doivent aussi être protégés. L’équilibre est fragile : comment peut-on faire la distinction entre surveillance et supervision ? Pour le moment, tout semble indiquer que les travailleurs québécois ont très peu de recours, mais les choses sont appelées à changer. Récemment, le commissaire à la vie privée du Canada s’est engagé à développer cette législation dans le secteur privé. À la mi-octobre, l’Ontario est devenue la première province à adopter une loi qui oblige les entreprises de plus de 25 employés à adopter une politique claire de la surveillance électronique qui est faite auprès des employés. De plus, les employés doivent être informés en 30 jours ou moins de toute surveillance numérique dont ils sont l’objet dans le cadre de leur travail.

Souhaitons que de telles mesures soient une source d’inspiration pour le gouvernement du Québec et qu’un encadrement provincial clair soit rapidement mis en place.

Et vous, est-ce que vous vous sentez surveillés dans le cadre de votre travail ? Quelles sont vos impressions face à ces grandes transformations numériques ?

Bibliographie

AFP, (2022, 31 mai), Quand la technologie permet de surveiller ses employés en télétravail, Le Journal de Montréal. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/05/31/quand-la-technologie-permet-de-surveiller-ses-employes-en-teletravail

Abdelouahab, M. H., (2022, 21 juin), Surveillance des employés en télétravail : un sujet souvent tabou, Jobillico. https://www.jobillico.com/blog/surveillance-employes-teletravail-quebec/

McKenna, A. (2022, 2 décembre), Votre patron vous espionne-t-il ? Le Devoir, https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/773031/emploi-votre-patron-vous-espionne-t-il

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survivorraccooncity2 · 2 years

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Cast Reveal #3 - Tricell

Please welcome the Tricell Tribe, named after a company allegedly against bioterrorism but secretly works in the shadow to sell biohazardous materials on the black market. The color is #005C7A

Here is the cast:

CLLIFTONE (29, He/Him)

Hi guys! I’m a gamer and photographer from Charlotte, NC. I have a huge love for Survivor and Big Brother

Timezone: EST

Fun Fact: Portrait Photographer

Favorite Media: Dead Set. A show that combines my two favorite things, Big Brother and zombies.

Favorite Food: Sesame Chicken

Expected Placement: 15th

ELS (16, Any - They/He/She)

Hey guys!! My name is Els and I’m 16 (seventeen on the 8th of June!!) and I’m so excited to be playing with y’all! I love Theatre and debate and right now I’m actually working a kids theatre camp as a volunteer! I’m super excited to get to know everyone :)

Timezone: EST

Fun Fact: I don’t have a sense of smell (and it’s not even due to covid)!

Favorite Media: I have to go with almost any reality competition show (blown away, big flower fight, glow up)

Favorite Food: GRILLED CHEESE AND FRIES, pretty much makes up 75% of my diet anyways as a super picky vegetarian

Expected Placement: 9 seems to be my (un)lucky number in ORGs so I’ll go with that! Although who knows, there are so many different variables that go into it

JULIA (67, She/Her)

I am a Survivor show fan. I always imagined myself on the show but would need so many accommodations - electricity, a refrigerator, a soft bed or hammock at least and bottled water to name a few, and now, my rollator and / or a soft place to sit, so i never applied. I am a retired public policy researcher, but am a real life survivor of multiple hardships, so Im already a kick a-- winner, and i aint afraid of a few... raccoons!

Timezone: EST

Fun Fact: Fun fact about me!!! I can be snarky and flippant sometimes, and I have released two holiday ballads, a lifelong dream to produce and record some of my original songs

Favorite Media: I LOVE Science fiction - books, movies, Tom Cruise sy fy movies, old, new, Ellesium, Battlestar Gallactica, Dont Look Up...Into The Night, Eureka ...i could go on...

Favorite Food: Watermelon

Expected Placement: Between 1 and 5

MOTH (18, She/They)

Hello! My name is Moth. I’m 18 years old and this is my… seventh org? I’ve played 7 times and never won so who knows what my actual skill level is. I do theatre, listen to podcasts and work at a beloved fried chicken restaurant. Can’t wait to meet y’all!

Timezone: MST

Fun Fact: I was in two productions in May: Theory of Relativity, performed at my school. and Working: A Musical, performed at one of my cities local theaters

Favorite Media: The Adventure Zone. (Both the graphic novels and the podcast)

Favorite Food: Salad. You can make anything into a salad with enough effort

Expected Placement: 7th. I think that’s about my average placement

NAVI (25, She/Her)

Hello, I’m Navi. I’m 25 years old from Canada, and I work in broadcast communications. I haven’t really played an ORG like this before, so I don’t really know what to expect or how things will go per say, but I’m very excited to try it and out and see what it’s all about. Plus I like the Resident Evil theme to this season (I dunno are seasons a thing in ORGs?).

Timezone: CST

Fun Fact: This ORG is gonna be the first time I ever use Skype lmao.

Favorite Media: I really like the movie Whiplash.

Favorite Food: Dosa and sambar

Expected Placement: Maybe 17th or 16th?

TONY (33, He/Him)

Who can paste two thumbs-up emojis? 👍 This guy.👍 I'm a complete trivia nerd with a love of cheesy puns and one-liners. When I'm not neck-deep in spreadsheets from work, I'm looking out for new local restaurants or playing boardgames with friends. I like all things bitter - coffee, chocolate, whiskey, and the tears of my enemies. Looking forward to the game!

Timezone: CST

Fun Fact: I worked on a televised quiz show in college, writing questions and acting as behind-the-scenes judge.

Favorite Media: The Once and Future King by T. H. White

Favorite Food: Ice Cream

Expected Placement: 7

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myfavouritethingsss · 3 years

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BBCAN9 Finale!!!

#arisa cox #arisa cox gifs #bbcan #bbcan gifs #bbcan9 #bbcan9 gifs #big brother #big brother canada #big brother Canada gifs #big brother gifs #big brother canada 9 gifs #big brother canada 9 #big brother 23 #bb23 #my gifs #gif set

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rutgersmcgroarty · 3 years

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Since the draft is coming up I present to you the university of michigan 2021 draft trio:

the umich draft trio consists of 3 players that played at the university of michigan this past season and are projected to go in the top 10. You've got the one i think everyone knows, owen power who is projected to go 1st overall, matty beniers who is projected to go 2nd overall and kent johnson who is projected to go 9th. they're my favourite players in the draft and really hope yall grow to like them as much as i do because they're amazing

Kent Johnson, #13:

from port moody, bc

born October 12th 2002

played for the trail smokers eaters in the bchl before coming to umich

led the bchl in scoring with 101 points in 52 games. Was names to the first-team all-bchl. Was named canadian junior hockey league top forward of the year. Had a 46-point season as a rookie in 2018-19 and was named bchl all-rookie and interior division rookie of the year

one of the most entertaining players I've seen play at michigan and he has some amazing hands

by amazing hands, i mean that he does shit that i didnt even know existed

Finished second on the team in scoring with 27 points on 9 goals and 18 assists in 26 games. Ranked second in rookie scoring in the big ten, third in the nation rookie points per game

Started his collegiate career on a four-game point-scoring streak and had a four-assist game in his debut

was on the big ten all-freshman team, was a all-big ten honorable mention, and was nominated for the hobey baker

fun facts:

his brother kyle plays for yale

he can juggle a ball on his stick while standing on one foot

he has beautiful hair

looks scarily like someone from my math class

won the bronze medal at BC provincials he's 2nd year of peewee

a really big breakfast guy (his favourites are pancakes and crapes)

was a canucks fan, his favourite player rn is pettersson (the canucks pick 9th btw so there's a very high chance he goes there)

"at some points you cant coach him anymore" - mel pearson

Matty Beniers, #10:

from hingham, mass

born november 5th 2002

played at the ntdp before coming to umich.

his u18 season he was second on the team in scoring with 41 points (18 goals, 23 assists) in 44 games. Scored 23 points in 42 games in his first year with the ntdp in 2018-19. Got called up his u17 year and won bronze at the 2019 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship

he was the youngest player on the us world junior team and world championship team this year

this year he had 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) in 24 games - 3rd in the league in freshmen scoring and 4th nationally. he scored Michigan's first goal of the season and started his career on a four-game point streak

was on the big ten all-freshman team and was a all-big ten honorable mention. was also on the college hockey news all-rookie team.

like to skate circles around ppl

fun facts:

he’s a really good singer

was supposed to go to harvard but transferred to michigan last minute when the ivy league cancelled it's season

he has a super cute dog named bella

his sister goes to cornell, and his dad played football there

his mom performed on broadway (which is how he learned to sing)

says that "he needs to work on his goal scoring mentality" (matthew you lead the team in scoring i think your goal scoring mentality is fine)

very smiley and bubbly

very very smart (pre-med major)

doesn't chirp very much (not surprised matty is way too nice to do that)

his mom moved to michigan with him when he went to the ntdp

his coach made him sing in front of his whole ntdp team at the beginning their u17 year (he sang the jersey boys)

Owen Power, #22:

from mississauga, ontario

born november 22nd 2002

played for the chicago steel in the ushl before coming to umich

in the 2019-20 season he was the USHL defenseman of the year and he led the league's defensemen in scoring with 40 points. he was named to the ushl first-team all-star, the ushl All-Rookie Team in 2018-19 with 28 points in 58 games.

"kid canada," youngest player to ever play for canada at the world championships

at 6'5, 214 lb he is, as tsn like to say "a big boy"

was a preseason all-big ten honourable mention, was fourth in the big ten in defenseman scoring, seventh in the big ten in freshman scoring, 2nd in the nation in freshman defenseman points per game and had a three-point (2 goals) game in his collegiate debut (as a defenceman).

was on the all-big ten second team, was a unanimous selection on the big ten all-freshman team, was a finalist for big ten freshmen of the year, was nominated for the hobey baker, was college hockey news rookie of the year, and was on the college hockey news all-rookie team

is supposed to go first overall

he has an absolute rocket of a shot, a really good stickhandler, and a really good skater

fun facts:

used to play lacrosse during the summer when he was younger, won a national championship

he likes to play basketball, so here's a video of him and the rest of the umich team playing (he airballed it and it was vv funny)

sports management major but dosent know exactly what it is

celebrity crush is selena gomez

his nickname is the big dog

was supposed to go to the ojhl but chose to go play in the ushl when the steel drafted him

takes his chicken wings with barbecue and nothing else

prefer doing school online

the first thing he wants to do next season is watch a football game at the big house

his favourite player to watch right is victor hedman (he also thinks that hedman is the best defenceman in the world rn)

had a rink in his backyard and that's how he fell in love with hockey

he would pretend to be crosby while on that backyard rink (owen arent you supposed to be a defenceman lmao)

not a big tv/movie guy, he mostly just watch's sports during his downtime (why am i not surprised)

he like to golf but is "not very good" (his handicap is a 10 which is appenrently good so)

if he weren't a hockey player he would be a lacross player

lebron is the athlete he dislikes the most

he doesn't say (chirp) much on the ice (once again i am not surprised lmao)

if matty and him got the chance to play each other at worlds (they didn't cause matty was scratched the first time and injured the 2nd) someone would have gotten whacked in the leg/foot but nobody would have really said anything

basically Michigan could very easily have 2 players picked in the top 5 and 3 players picked in the top 10. and if you haven't realised how special that class is, they also have thomas bordeleau and brendan brisson in it, which means that they're soon gonna have 4 first rounders in one class, and 6 nhl draft picks. (for context a lot of teams don't even have 6 drafted players on the entire roster)

#cat's gifs #kent johnson #matty beniers #owen power #umich hockey #michigan hockey #michigan wolverines #ncaa hockey #college hockey #2021 nhl draft

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world-of-puppets · 3 years

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Puppetry Lost Media

In honour of reaching 50 followers last week (now 55 followers, as of writing this) I decided to cover two subjects of great interest to me: puppetry (of course) and lost media.

Everybody online loves a good old bit of lost media. Whether it be being a part of the many searches for the media in question, or watching documentaries about them on sites like YouTube. I’ve been mildly addicted to the latter kind of content for a while. From what I’ve seen, though, there aren’t many videos or articles out there specifically covering lost puppetry. So, in no particular order, here are a couple of pieces of lost puppetry I found while scrolling through the lost media wiki.

銀河少年隊 - Ginga shounen-tai AKA Galaxy Boy Troop (1963 - 1965)

Osamu Tezuka is one of the most pioneering figures in Japanese art and animation. Starting as a manga artist in the 1940s inspired by the animated works of American studios such as Walt Disney and the Fliecer Brothers, he adapted and simplified many of the stylistic techniques of both artists to create his own signature style of big shiny eyes, physics defying hair and limited animation. A style that would go on to heavily influence the world of anime and manga as a whole.

But animation and graphic art were not the only mediums Tezuka would dabble in. Ginga Shounen-Tai, or Galaxy Boy Troop in english, was a television series that aired on the public broadcast channel NHK from April 7th, 1963 to April 1st, 1965. Running for 2 seasons with a total of 92 episodes.

The series was a mixture of marionette characters that utilised the Supermarionation marionette technique, popularised by Jerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds, and limited traditional animation. The story revolves around a child genius named Roy who leads a rag-tag group of heros around the galaxy in a rocket ship in order to revive the earth’s sun and later protect it from alien invaders.

Out of the 92 episodes that aired, only episode 67 still exists in its entirety with French subtitles, and the full episode can be found on YouTube with English subtitles uploaded by user Rare TezukaVids. According to user F-Man on the Tezuka in English forums, footage of episode 28 exists but with no audio, and episode 87’s animated segments exist without the marionette segments. F-Man also claims the reason for Galaxy Boy Troop’s disappearance is due to Tezuka not being proud of the series and having all episodes of it destroyed.

Personally, I think it’s a shame that pretty much all of this series is gone. From what I’ve seen in episode 67, it looks really charming. Tezuka’s signature character design style was adapted suprisingly well to marionettes, and the puppetry itself isn’t that bad either. I love the little face mechanisms like the blinking eyes, flapping mouths and others. It gives the puppets a lot of personality and charm. Like, just look at this old mans eyebrow mechanism and tell me you wouldn’t want to watch 92 episodes of this show;

Tinseltown (2007)

Tinseltown was a 15 minute sitcom pilot created by the Jim Henson company under thier Henson Alternative banner. The pilot was commissioned by the Logo Network and aired as part of the Alien Boot Camp programming block in 2007.

The pilot (and likely the series, had it been picked up by the logo network) features a cast of both puppets and live actors as characters. The premise revolves around Samson Kight, an anthropomorphic bull preformed by Brian Henson and drew Massey, and his partner Bobby Vegan, an anthropomorphic pig prefomed by Bill Barretta and Michelan Sisti, as they attempt to balance thier lives working in Hollywood with life as parents to thier sullen 12-year-old foster son, Foster, played by Paul Butcher. Other human characters included Mia Sara as Samson’s ex-wife Lena and Francesco Quinn as the family’s manservant Arturo.

The Tinseltown pilot used to be available on the Logo Network’s YouTube channel, but was later removed for unknown reason. Since then, the pilot has not been made available online. However the characters Samson and Bobby have made appearances in other Henson related works, such as the improv stage show Stuffed and Unstrung, where they played the role as the shows producers, and in a 2011 video on the Jim Henson Company YouTube channel celebrating Jim Hensons 75th birthday.

I find Tinseltown pretty interesting as I feel like it should be more noateable or known, considering that this is (as far as my knowledge goes) the first Jim Henson Company project featureing openly lgbtq characters as its leads, and would have been the first Henson show to do so had it been picked up. As someone who’s interested in lgbtq+ representation in creative media such as animation, I realised that there’s not many examples of canon lgbt characters in puppetry. The only ones aside from Samson and Bobby I could think off the top of my head would be Deet’s Dads from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and Rod from Avenue Q. Though, obviously, there could be more I’m not currently aware of. I don’t think the Tinseltown pilot was a masterpiece or anything. After all, there’s probably a couple of good reasons Logo didn’t pick it up for a full series. But I think it be cool if either Henson co. or Logo made this available online again, if just so we could appericate it as an interesting little footnote in the history of lgbtq rep in puppetry.

With that said, considering the pilot’s obscurity and the fact that it’s main couple haven’t been used in any Henson Related projects in almost ten years, as well as the possibility that there may be legalities preventing the Henson company from releasing it such as Logo still owning the rights, it’s unlikely we’ll see the Tinseltown pilot anytime soon.

Sonic Live in Sydney (1997 - 2000)

Sonic the Hedgehog is a fictional character no stranger to multiple interpretations of him and his universe across a diverse range of media. From the more light-hearted and comedic stylings of The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and Cartoon Networks Sonic Boom cartoon series, to more serious faire such as the Sonic SatAM cartoon and the Sonic Adventure videogame duology. One of the more obscure and stranger adaptations of the character came in the form of Sonic Live in Sydney, a one an a half hour live show hosted at the former Sega World Sydney amusement park in Darling Harbor, Sydney, Australia. Originally beginning as a live show with actors in meet-and-greet style costumes, the show eventually was replaced with a puppet show during its last two years.

The shows plot was set in an alternate timeline whos continuity was a mix of the SatAM cartoon and Sonic the Hedgehog 3, where Doctor Robotnik’s Death Egg crash lands in Sydney, Australia instead of Angel Island and attempts to take over before being foiled by sonic and friends. According to Phillip Einfeld of Phillip Einfeld Puppetoons, the company that made the puppets, Sega felt the costumed actor version of the show wasn’t dynamic enough, and wished to replace it with a version featuring live puppets with animatronics. Both versions of the shows plot are identical.

While Sonic Live in Sydney’s soundtrack is available on YouTube, and some photos of the show are available on the Lost Media Wiki, no footage of either the costumed actors version or the puppet show version have resurfaced. The show was closed down in 1999, possibly due to cost, shortly before the Sega World park as a whole in 2000. So unless there is someone out there who viseted the show between 1998 or 1999 who recorded the show via a handheld camera, footage of both incarnations of the show are likely forever lost to time.

On a personal note, I don’t have much to say on this one other than how gloriously peek gaudy 90s Sonic the set/puppet design is. I have no doubt finding footage of these puppets in action would truly be a silly delight to behold...

Legend of Mary (year unknown)

This one is a little different from the other entries on this list as while the film itself in its entiraty is available on YouTube for anyone to view, the information surrounding Legend of Mary, specifically its year of release, remains a mystery as of writing this.

I have mentioned the film before on this blog so I’ll keep it brief here: in summary, Legend of Mary is a short film retelling of the Nativity featuring the Rod puppets of Austrian puppeteer Richard Teschner. the video was uploaded to YouTube by user canada 150 archive. I looked up the people credited in the film and was able to find most of them, but didn’t find Legend of Mary listed in thier credits, and was unable to find the film on sites like IMDB, tMDB or Letterboxd. I reached out to Canada 150 archive asking if they had any info regarding the Legend of Mary’s release date, and after a coupe of months, they replied saying they didn’t know.

And that’s as far as I got on my search for answers, if anyone of you guys has any information regarding Legend of Mary, then it be of huge help in finding the release date.

Sam and friends (1955 - 1961)

Sam and friends was the very first puppetry television series created by Jim Henson alongside his colabarator and future wife Jane Nebel. filmed in Washington, D.C. and airing twice daily on WRC-TV and the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C. from May 9, 1955, to December 15, Sam and Friends would mark the first apperence of Kermit (though not yet as a frog) and paved the way for Henson’s iconic and revered legacy in the realm of puppetry on film and television.

With the impact this show had in mind, it may come as a shock to some that almost half of Sam and Friends, specifically, 42 of the 86 episodes, are considered lost. With 16 existing, 8 documented, 9 known from memory, plus 8 existing Esskay commercials and 1 memory-known Esskay commercial. Some taped episodes have been shown at venues such as the museum of the moving image while others have been erased. It’s unknown if copies of these erased episodes still exist.

This post would become far to long if I were too list every episode missing from Sam and Freinds, but if your curious, the lost media wiki article has a comprehensive list of all lost episodes.

Annnd that about it for this post. This type of content is pretty different from the stuff I usually post. So I’m egar to see what you guys think about it. If you enjoyed this article, want to see more like it or have ideas for what puppetry-related topics I should cover in the future. And again, thank you all so much for helping me reach 55 followers. Your support really does mean a lot to me, and I hope you enjoyed this as a follower milestone gift.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed this dip into lost puppetry, and have a happy holiday season!

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