If they decided to move Upton from CPD to SVU, would you consider what the show again?
Hey anon.
No, there's literally nothing that could make me consider watching the show again unless Kelli came back (on her own terms). I don't have much hope for her coming back and have accepted this means I'll probably never see a new episode of SVU again.
I don't watch CPD, but Tracy Spiridakos seems happy there, and I can't see why they'd move her.
My frustration with SVU is how DW is allowed to fire whoever he wants (mostly women & BIPOC actors) while hiring and promoting literal predators (DG, Dylan McDermott, etc.) on a show about the kinds of topics SVU covers.
I'm also not interested in the new characters in the slightest, and from what I've read, it's mostly them now anyway.
I've also heard there's a lot of focus on the perpetrator instead of the survivors, and I'd hate watching that as well.
I miss Liv, Fin, Carisi, and of course Amanda, but I can't go back to the show while it's like this.
So for all the reunion segments they had most of the actual actors/characters participating but with murder house we got Dylan McDermott and Anthony Anderson dressed as the rubber man. I mean come on wtf. So shady.
it was less quality than the other reunion segments. it's not really a reunion if it's one actor and anthony anderson in a rubberman suit flashing his dick print. i guess the emmy's only had enough kohl's cash left over for one person and it was dylan. oh well.
Firstly, some bits of media I've very much enjoyed over the past 2 weeks:
Bloods (2021, cr. Nathan Byron & Samson Kayo) - Bloods is fucking excellent, it's a sitcom about paramedics starring Samson Kayo (Oluwande of OFMD) and Jane Horrocks, and it's so fucking funny. Really, really tightly written with so much good, strong character work, lots of commentary on paramedicine and also on NHS issues whilst being so fast-paced, excellent soundtrack, and just in general a real triumph. Also appearances from Nathan Foad (Lucius in OFMD) being painfully entitled and awkward as Jane Horrocks' son and every time he's on screen I cringe from my soul to my hole, he's horribly effective in it. ALSO SAMSON KAYO SINGS AND IT'S GORGEOUS, and every single person who watches this will undoubtedly fall in love with Daryl and Darrell. Fucking hype for S3 next year.
Truth Seekers (2020, cr. Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, James Serafinowicz & Nat Saunders) - This is also comedy but with horror - it was cancelled after one season, unfortunately, but it's still worth a watch! Also featuring Samson Kayo as a protag. Truth Seekers does some really cool stuff with subverting horror tropes as you'd expect from anything with Pegg & Frost at the forefront, but it's also just genuinely funny and quite heartfelt in places while really doing some layered, subtle work around perceptions of abuse + mental health issues. That latter isn't the core theme of the show but is continuous throughout, and while the show didn't grip me as other stuff has, I've really been enjoying that aspect.
Westworld (1973, dir. Michael Crichton) - I hadn't seen this before and watched this in preparation for starting the TV series, which I'm guessing will be more to my taste, but I thought it held up surprisingly well for being fifty years old at this point. So many 70s movies, especially sci-fi and adventure movies don't really push my buttons, but this one is quite character-centred and has some charming homoeroticism. It lacks a bit of urgency, and if you've seen Jurassic Park, you already know Michael Crichton's anxieties around nature's unpredictability vs tech malfunctions vs amusement parks, and like-- Westworld says nothing that isn't said better or more adeptly in JP, but I still thought it was good!
I've also been playing Rune Factory 5 on my Switch and loving it so far, and I really enjoyed this interview with Con O'Neill. I also watched S4 of Stranger Things this week, and if you made the decision to stop off watching it after they started doing the anti-Russian stuff and are like "hm, maybe it's doing better and I should get back into it", you absolutely should not. The writing is truly very bad in so many places, and while it's adequate as background viewing it's just... Yeesh. A lot of choices are made. Different choices would have been better.
I have few media recs this week so here are just a collection of my favourite SNL sketches:
Barbie Instagram
Meet Your Second Wife
Wells For Boys & My Little Step Children
Spelling Bee
What's That Name
Dylan McDermott or Dermot Mulroney
Coroner
New Works Published
Erotic Short: Little Vows
An exhausted father of two meets an old uni friend for sex.
Rated E, cis M/M, 3k. Neil drops his girls off for their piano lessons and goes across the road for his regular appointment — getting himself fucking railed. Infidelity, anal, dirty talk, DILF4DILF and bear appreciation, doggy, overstim, mentions of barebacking and creampies.
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Erotic Short: Stuffed
A man is handfed almost to bursting by his husband.
A small religious town was tormented by a mysterious serial killer known as "Clovehitch", named after his favourite knot.
The killings stop and ten years later a boy starts to suspect his dad (Dylan McDermott) may have been the killer. Along with a new friend they start to follow him and try to work out the truth about Clovehitch.
Perfectly good movie. Really liked the way the story unravelled.
Dylan McDermott was actually very good as the sinister killer. His character was inspired by the BTK killer.
We are very excited to announce that '4/20/99: A Story of Columbine' will be performing at the 'PhillyTruce Day Culture Carnival' on Saturday, May 7th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Come see us perform "The Basement Tapes" and our Columbine Memorial scene, "I Walk With Each of You".
Be sure to also check out our tent where we will be handing out posters, exclusive looks at some of our props, and see our actors in full costumes. The following characters will be performing at the event;
- Dylan Klebold (Autumn Marie Cazier)
- Eric Harris (Greg Poppa)
- Susan Dewitt (Celine Fleenor)
- Robyn Anderson (Emily McDermott)
- Nate Dykeman (Kenny Klugewicz)
- Devon Adams (Nina Andrea)
- Patti Nielson (Jenna McLaughlin or Angie Zabala)
- Thomas Klebold (Walter Dodd)
We are incredibly grateful for this opportunity. Be sure to follow our Instagram to stay updated, @astoryofcolumbine 🌼
How can Dylan McDermott go from playing a criminal on Law & Order: Organized Crime to playing an FBI Special Agent in FBI: Most Wanted? While it’s not quite as simple as flipping a switch from “bad” to “good,” McDermott told us he does have a trick that he uses: He finds the traits in each character that are most like his own and looks for ways to place pieces of himself into those characters.
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FBI: Most Wanted airs Tuesdays at 10/9c on CBS, and episodes start streaming the following day on Paramount+.
Okay look. I have a lot of understanding for not being able to not double-cast in the Dickverse, like I get it, some people died multiple times even within the same Law & Order.
But prominent characters. Characters of importance, who span more than one season. You shouldn’t cast an actor who has already played a bigger role within this shared universe to play another, different major role in it. Or at the least let enough time pass that it is not as jarring; I wouldn’t hold it against you to dig out someone who played for a season of SVU 10 years ago to now play someone else in FBI.
But for FBI: Most Wanted to cast Dylan McDermott as the replacement for Julian McMahon’s character when only a month ago, Dylan has been playing the main villain on Law & Order: Organized Crime - and in an overarching manner that spanned over more than one season - is really bloody confusing and then it becomes really damn weird.
When I saw his face, I thought “Oh shit, Wheatley got away? And now it’s no longer a New York case, now he’s on the Most Wanted list? Are we actually making a real crossover between Most Wanted and Organized Crime? That’s cool!”, just to then have this man introduce himself as a whole different character is absolutely jarring.
His last appearance as Wheatley on Organized Crime was on March 3rd. And now, on April 12th, he takes on a whole new major role within the same universe.
And, again, I get it, due to the vast amount of TV shows this universe shares - between all of the Law & Order shows, the three FBI shows, the four Chicago shows - it is straight-up impossible to not double cast between shows. But double casting someone who played a prominent role in one show to also play a prominent role in another show only 5 weeks later? That’s weird.
a ryan murphy winchesters miniseries definitely exists in the supernatural universe. evan peters as dean, finn wittrock as sam, sterling k. brown as victor henriksen, dylan mcdermott as john, annaleigh ashford as mary, sarah paulson as like, idk, an investigative journalist character who was created for the show but she's there. the show is super wishy-washy with whether it's portraying sam and dean's relationship as incestuous or not, there's just like...lingering shots on closed motel room doors and very actor-y, subtext laden shouting matches in the impala. it received mixed reviews but was nominated for 5 emmys (1 win for sterling k. brown's performance) and 4 golden globes (1 win for evan peters' performance). there is an influx of winchester fangirls who make sam and dean edits, some of which use the news footage from the bank robbery in nightshifter. there is a deluge of discourse about whether the show is romanticizing the winchesters or not, the real answer is that the show is just kind of bad. there's a tainted love needle drop in there somewhere. charlie will never let sam and dean live it down.
Subscription based produce service can be provided as a way to make local, fresh produce accessible and affordable for citizens. At local farmer's markets I observed one farmer bringing a large truck each week full of their produce that people would should up and just take boxes of. Customers would pay upfront for the season and then would be able to attend the market and pick up their weekly produce as it was available. Being an unorthodox practice, implementing it will spark curiosity and bring additional to farmer's markets and hopefully increase the traffic they receive. This practice also empowers local farmers to have ownership over their product and connect more directly with customers. To make the service more accessible to many income types the farmers can partner with the local government to allow food stamps to be used to purchase the goods.
In urban areas, there’s an opportunity for individuals with unused yards to rent out their yards to other people who would put in the effort to cultivate and plant on the land. This allows the individual to benefit from the produce grown on their land and lets them harvest and eat the produce, giving them healthy options during the season. Individuals are also given the opportunity to sell the produce at a farmer's market or give it away to people around them potentially giving their neighbors good options nearby. Another major plus is that it's better for the environment than keeping regular grass in your yard.
City subsidized grocery stores, whose goal is to serve the surrounding community with affordable, healthy food would be a fantastic solution to combat food deserts. These city run markets with their low prices could force bigger grocery chains to compete by lowering their prices or tailoring each store to the specific community to which the store serves.
For example in the city where I (James) grew up, New York, each neighborhood has different items available in their grocery stores which cater to that neighborhood’s tastes. In Brighton Beach, supermarkets have many Russian and Ukrainian goods because of the high number of Russians and Ukrainians who live in the area. The same applies in Flushing and the high amount of East Asian food available. Here in Cincinnati, it seems that each grocery store is the same, and it also seems to be the same brand: Kroger. Driving a diversity of food options through city run markets would be great for neighborhood diversity and character.
The Taste of Russia Market in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY. Photo taken from the Guardian: Russian flags come down in New York’s Little Odessa: ‘Putin has turned it into a fascist symbol’
I was inspired by the town of St. Paul, KS, who decided, after two decades without a grocery store, to open a city-owned and operated supermarket in order to attract new residents and revitalize the town. During the two decades without a grocery store in town, the nearest full service grocery was a 34 mile round trip away. The town now has access to fresh food right at its doorstep serving the town's 614 people.
The St. Paul Market in St. Paul, Kansas. Photo and statistics from this website.
James McDermott, RT Atkins, AJ Earlywine, and Dylan Gomez.
Gabriel Bateman as Ethan Taylor, Amanda and Jack's son.Eion Bailey as Ray, one of Beth's stalkers, he once set a fire that killed her family.Erik Stocklin as Perry Whitley/"Brody", one of Beth's stalker.Tara Summers as Tracy Wright, Beth's best friend.She currently serves as the TAU's Deputy D.A. Lovers in New York, Amanda left Jack to start a new life at the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office. Elisabeth Röhm as Amanda Taylor: the mother of Jack's son.Victor Rasuk as Ben Caldwell: a Detective I, and a rookie member of the TAU.Mariana Klaveno as Janice Lawrence: a Detective II who is second-in-command of Davis' unit.Hired because of his friends "upstairs", Larsen had to earn the respect of Davis and her team, who thought there were more deserving candidates for his position. He recently transferred to the TAU from the NYPD Homicide Division to be near his son. Dylan McDermott as Jack Larsen: an LAPD Detective II.Introverted, Davis considers her team to be her surrogate family and, when she's not investigating stalking cases, she's lecturing at university campuses on the subject. She's now a Lieutenant II in the LAPD and the officer-in-charge of the Threat Assessment Unit (TAU). Born Michelle Webber, Davis changed her name following the stalking-related death of her family. Maggie Q as Beth Davis: a victim of stalking.Janice Lawrence, Larsen and Davis assess the threat level of cases and respond before the stalking and intimidation spirals out of control, all while trying to keep their personal obsessions at bay.Ĭast and characters Main With the rest of their team, young but eager Det. Beth Davis, is strong, focused and an expert in the field, driven by her traumatic personal experience. Jack Larsen is a recent transfer to the LAPD Threat Assessment Unit from the NYPD homicide division, whose confidence, strong personality, and questionable behavior has landed him in trouble before-but whose past behavior may also prove valuable in his new job.
Dylan McDermott Wanted to Play a Good Guy in FBI: Most Wanted
Dylan McDermott Wanted to Play a Good Guy in FBI: Most Wanted
Dylan McDermott knew it was time to see the light.
Ahead of the season two premiere of CBS‘ FBI: Most Wanted, the actor exclusively revealed to E! News why he decided to take on the role of Fugitive Task Force boss Remy Scott after playing the evil Richard Wheatley in Law & Order: Organized Crime.
“I played a lot of good characters in my career, but recently, the last 10 years, I think they’ve…
(Spoilers for all of season 1 and half of season 2)
Hysterical that they gave Elliot a ‘girl cuts her hair off dramatically to signal a change in identity’ scene with his stupid beard
The whole plot line with Eli and drugs got resolved way quicker than I expected
The casting for Jon Costa gets funnier and funnier when you realize the actor also played a random dude in SVU who had a few hilarious exchanges with Elliot as well as being Neal Cassidy (Henry’s bio dad) in Once Upon A Time
Genuine question: is there any role Vinnie Jones can’t play??? The man’s been in everything, played every sexuality known to man, I love him in everything he’s in because he looks so tough but he has irresistible puppy dog eyes
Michael Raymond-James did a really good job with his character. Yes I get he had more to work with than Dylan McDermott, who the show absolutely wasted, but Costa comes off as a much more menacing villain than Wheatley
The Albanian crime family also felt like an actual crime family: where they preach a code of trust but every word is double-edged, family before everything but also if you screw up we’ll send your brother to gun you down, that kind of stuff
I know the Albanians were really into drug smuggling because I pay attention but the show didn’t do shit to make that clear as the most dangerous part of the organization. I get that it’s not as exciting as beatdowns and robberies, but y’all really could have made that more clear
From spoilers I thought I’d hate Flutura wholeheartedly but I actually think she’s ok. I don’t like her but I don’t hate her. Don’t like that Elliot slept with her, felt like that was unnecessary, but she was fine. Also, literally not a single character pronounces her name consistently
I get they were trying to roughly parallel Reggie and his mom with Elliot and his mom but I don’t think they did a fantastic job. Also kind of wild they had Reggie’s mom be loyal to the family after her brother killed her husband and got her shot in the head
There are moments I feel sorry for Reggie and then I remember he condoned sex trafficking but they also had him say some insane line about not knowing about it?? I’m confused
Love that Rita survived this whole situation I’m so happy for her
I feel like we’re gonna be seeing a lot more of Nova and that makes me happy because I like her
Also, two black female gay police officers? Me likey
I hope Jet fucked that hacker guy. In a vacuum, ignoring anything he did, I think she’d Domme the shit out of him and he’d enjoy it. They had great chemistry.
Although I wouldn’t object to seeing Nova and Jet get together. It’d be a Root and Shaw from Person of Interest type beat
- "THE WORLD IS CONTINUOUS BUT THE MIND IS DISCRETE"
- "HOW DOES IT FEEL TO GO TO PROM WITH A KILLER?"
Robyn Anderson is one of the most important figures within the Columbine case, and to this day the perspective around her still seems to be mixed. Although subtly hinted, there has never been blantant confirmation that Robyn Anderson possessed romantic feelings towards Dylan Klebold. In our show however, she does, as it provides a substantial twist in her character subplot.
Robyn's first monologue in Act 1, named after a quote from a mathematician, and loosely based on a note that Robyn had written to a friend. Robyn reflects on her high school years coming to an end, her hopes and dreams, and fondness of Dylan, the anticipation of prom approaching, and her desire to be free from Columbine at last. Her second monologue in Act 2, is a direct contrast as Robyn is now dealing with the legality and grief of 'NBK'. Dylan's betrayal, and the pressure of a controversial social platform, brought onto her by this massacre. Her name forever tainted by the actions of her own dear friend.
"I still remember the day we met … Four years ago, and a whole foot shorter than he is now. Scared little freshmen in this big obnoxious pond…We first bonded over our shared views of Columbine. How we longed for better days, and what the world outside of those four walls would bring, and now here we are … Always knowing we’d get this far, but still having it be surreal that we’re now living in the future we always dreamt of…" - Robyn Anderson, Act 1, 4/20/99: A Story of Columbine
The role of 'Robyn Anderson' will be played by EmilyAnne McDermott for every performance