#the price may be right

[twistedtummies2]

The Price May Be Right - Number 2

Welcome to “The Price May Be Right!” I’ve been counting down My Top 31 Favorite Vincent Price Performances & Appearances! The countdown will cover movies, TV productions, and many more forms of media. It’s time for our penultimate pick! Today we focus on Number 2: Professor Ratigan, from The Great Mouse Detective.

If you know me very well, this choice and its ranking will not be even a remote surprise. If you don’t me as well…it probably still won’t be a remote surprise. Partially due to the fact it’s a Disney film, and partially due to the time when this film was released (it’s one of the more recent entries on the list), AND partially due to its family film status, this is quite likely the introduction most people my age had to Vincent Price, and it’s very likely how most people younger than me will often be introduced to the long-departed actor’s work in times to come. “The Great Mouse Detective” is also, I would imagine, how many young people end up being introduced to Sherlock Holmes. Because, in essence, that is what this movie is: it’s Sherlock Holmes, but with rodents in the roles. The story focuses on the madcap genius detective, Basil of Baker Street (voiced by Barrie Ingham), on his first case with his future partner, Dr. Dawson. The two have to work together to save a young mouse girl and her father, when they are kidnapped by Basil’s nemesis: the unhinged criminal mastermind, Professor Ratigan, Price’s role in the story. Ratigan plans to use the father’s special skills to help him assassinate the Queen of Mousedom, and then – you guessed it – take over the kingdom. It’s a race against time to stop Ratigan’s evil plan, save the victims, and spare the Queen and the kingdom alike from a hideous fate. This role came fairly late in Vincent’s career, and perhaps that’s what made it so special to him. He said more than once, in his waning years, that Ratigan had become his all-time favorite part…and considering all the incredible movies and characters he played before this slimy, contemptible sewer rat, that’s got to be saying a lot! Price described Ratigan as someone “playing the Great Villain, while also BEING the Great Villain.” There’s a sort of self-awareness to Ratigan and his melodramatic evil that I think makes him so fun to watch: he just so utterly ENJOYS all of his own wicked ways, and seems to self-consciously do things with the intent of making them as nasty and as grand as he possibly can. Intriguingly, there’s a hint of empathy to Ratigan, however: it’s hinted that the reason he’s become so evil is because he’s been prejudiced by society, since rats are seen as scummy, dirty, verminous things. He dresses himself in the finest clothes and puts on foppish manners in an attempt to seem more debonair and sophisticated…but ironically, his twisted nature only furthers the very stereotype he despises. Vincent’s voicework is a huge part of what makes Ratigan so wonderful. You can tell the man was having an absolute ball with every SYLLABLE he utters, and the animation and his voice blend together so seamlessly it’s impossible to imagine him in the booth whenever you watch the character. That’s something that’s difficult for even the very best celebrity voice artists, but the combination of Vincent’s dedicated performance and the artful animation makes it work brilliantly. His Ratigan is the Joker of Disney: a character who can flip on a dime from humorously evil and infectiously gleeful in his villainy…to a genuinely menacing, threatening, and thoroughly despicable character. He’s one of the finest portrayals of the character of Professor Moriarty ever put to the screen; I’m honestly surprised Vincent never played the character in live-action, especially considering both Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee played Holmes himself at different points in their own careers. Maybe somewhere in that big movie studio in the sky, the three of them are putting on the greatest Sherlock Holmes film ever made. Here's hoping a lot of us down here get to see it someday. One last thing: a funny story about Price in this movie. Apparently, when Price found out about the film, he outright called up the management and Disney and asked if he could take part in it. They responded by saying he would have to audition. “If anyone but Disney had asked me to do that,” Vincent said, “I would have been insulted!”   Tomorrow, the countdown concludes with my Number One! Who will it be? What will it be? Stay tuned to find out!

#list #countdown #best #favorites #top 31 vincent price performances #the price may be right #number 2 #vincent price #actors #acting #animation #voice acting #film #movies #sherlock holmes #professor moriarty #professor ratigan #basil of baker street #disney #the great mouse detective

[opalescentdreamscape]

AAAA alright I'm still having Thoughts over a COD 141/Stardew Valley crossover AU. Probably going to do one guy at a time, so let's start with the reason I thought of this AU to begin with: John Price. (Post under a read-more (hopefully) bc it's a long one.) (Also y'all can see one of my last posts where I reblogged my original ask to another blog about this idea if you want a lil more context, lol.)

He moves to town just so he can live by the river and soak in the peaceful surroundings. He isn't the boss of anyone but himself here, and due to the money he made as a captain in the army, he can comfortably retire and just... relax for once. Until three days goes by and he's going stir-crazy in his new, barely furnished house. So he wanders around the forest for a bit, but doesn't forage because he's unfamiliar with most of the vegetation he's walking through. Then he meanders his way over to the beach and meets Willy, who immediately sells him on a good fishing rod and starts talking about all the fish John can catch in the river not ten yards from his front door.

"Just wait until fall comes around and you'll be up to your shoulders in salmon." Willy chuckles. John perks up at that, and within the month he becomes the best customer at the fish shop, constantly bringing in fresh catches to sell and buying tons of bait. He even buys the most expensive fishing pole Willy has in stock once he learns about the eels and tuna that he can catch from the beach during the summer, among other more elusive fish. One day, Willy mentions crab pots, and John starts buying those up too, catching himself crab and lobster on good days.

This is where he comes into contact with the farmer. Y'see, the farmer also likes to go fishing, although they normally only do it on rainy days, which is why they haven't met John yet. He stays in on rainy days and grumbles about old aches and a wound in his shoulder that hurts something fierce with the bad weather, so of course he hasn't met them. But one day, he finds them searching through one of his crab pots.

"Y'know, I get that we're in a small town and all, but stealing is still a crime." John huffs at the farmer, noticing a very large crab in the bucket they're carrying. My damn crab, he thinks. The farmer tilts their head at him, obviously confused.

"It's a good thing these are my crab pots then. I believe yours are those ones." They point down the stream a little ways, where another couple pots lie at the edge of the water, and John pinches the bridge of his nose.

"I swear I put mine here. I would've marked them, but I wasn't aware anyone else in town used those crab pots. Name's Price, by the way." He holds his hand out to shake, and the farmer grips his hand with more strength than expected.

"I'm Y/N, good to meet you, Price. Tell you what, since we aren't sure which is which, I'll give you the haul from these pots and go mark those other ones as mine, and it can just be water under the bridge, yeah?" They smile and pass their bucket to John, who hefts the crab with a grin.

"That's pretty neighborly for someone you just met, but we can split this crab to even the deal. Ever had char-grilled crab legs?" Even though he thought the farmer had been stealing at first, their honest reaction and complete willingness to overlook his initial attitude garnered his interest. He ends up following along while the farmer takes all their crab pots out of the river and off the beach, letting them borrow his pocket knife to scratch their initials into the lid, and they talk about food and fishing.

Eventually, they become better friends. They continue to chat about the wildlife in the valley, and start sharing more than just fishing tips and the occassional crab. The farmer starts contributing fresh produce to John's pantry, and John shares the various catches he gets every day. They tell him about the different foods he can find in the forest, and he tells them a few tricks he learned about killing different monsters in the mines, though he refuses to talk much more about that kind of thing, preferring to avoid discussions of violence and war. He doesn't ever offer to join them when they go mining, and they don't pry or try to cajole him into it. He's here to relax, after all.

Winter hits eventually, and with it comes down the full force of John's aching body. He ends up practically bedridden for 3 days after the first snowstorm hits, and who else is there to check up on him but the farmer? He tries to deny their help at first, grumbling that it's just his old war wounds, just (and I quote) 'an old man's pain', but the farmer is determined to help him out. They show him Lewis and George's tricks for aches and pains, cook some great meals, and talk him into playing some board games when thkngs get too quiet. One day, he asks about their other responsibilities, and the farmer reminds him that none of their usual crops can grow in the winter, which makes their days a lot less eventful than normal.

"This is helping us both out, alright? I have nothing to do besides go in the mines during the winter, and if I'm being honest, sitting here beating you at chess is infinitely more entertaining than getting beat up by a bunch of monsters. You're doing me a favor, John, whether you like it or not." John can't help but laugh at that, and it's a low, rumbling sound. The farmer can't help thinking that they want to hear it more, and they do as the months go by.

#fanfic #crossover au #fanwork #stardew valley au #cod 141 #john price x reader #fluff #gender neutral reader #cod/stardew valley au #that's a fun tag to be writing out lmao #why stardew valley and cod you may be asking #it's because I'm autistic and these are my two biggest hyperfixations right now lol #idk what else to tag

[imminent-danger-came]

Between

2x08 S: "As long as I'm doing something to help out a friend, I don't mind what it is! I just want to be there for 'em when they need me. Because at the end of the day, helping my friends is more important than anything in the world!"

3x03 Mei: "So wait, how did you get your gold vision back again?" MK: "I don't know! The same way I got them in the first place I guess. Every time I learned a new ability, it was because there was something I NEEDED to do, when there was no other way. Against the gold fish guy I NEEDED to do something to save my friends!" P: "Yeah, friends that YOU put in danger on purpose!"

3x10 MK: "NO! Mei is my best friend, I’d never abandon her when she needs me. We’re heroes! It’s what we do!",

3x14 MK: "A perfect world is what you make it. So as long as I have my friends by my side...this world! Is! Perfect!”

4x01 MK: "Honestly? I’m kinda liking the world as it is, right now. So...if it could just stay like this, forever? That would be awesome." SWK: "Yeah well...forever’s a long time bud...trust me."

4x02 AL: "It’s too late to save them! We can’t risk unleashing the curse into the world." MK: “You don’t know! We’d risk it for sure! I won’t abandon them when they need us."

4x07 IMK: "You can see it, can't you? This is your fate. Your friends will turn on you, seeing you for the monster you will become. They will destroy you, harbinger of chaos."

4x11 MK: "We have to try, he'd do the same—for any of us." and

4x14 YT: "I know full well what would happen should Azure fail. But- but he is my brother. I owe him my life." S: "We get it! I'd do anything to help my friends. But at the cost of the world?" P: "I'm sorry pal, but NOTHING worth that price!"

I'm like, really worried scoob.

#''Oh haha tdp may get into the life of one person VS the life of the world and CHET may definitely happen but at least I'm safe in LMK-'' #''-what do you mean one friend isn't worth the cost of the world. WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE WON'T ABANDON THEM WHEN THEY NEED HIM.'' #MK IS LITERALLY GOING TO TRADE THE WORLD FOR HIS FRIEND'S LIVES. FUCK ME. I CAN'T ESCAPE ANYTHING #Actually no. NO NO WAIT IT COULD BE WORSE. #It might legitimately come down to destroying MK or destroying the world. Or a choice that seems like those are the only two outcomes #''They will destroy you harbinger of chaos'' OH MAN. WE'RE SO FUCKED. #Nothing is off the table anymore. Azure died painfully on screen. s4 was the worst thing ever. IT'S OVER #Good thing s4 was all about false dichotomies right hahahahahaha #This comes down to: would pigsy sandy and tang really not pay that price for someone they care about. #This isn't about Mei I know SHE would. She'd do literally anything for her friends. BUT THE OTHER THREE. #SANDY CONTRADICTS HIMSELF IN 2x08 AND 4x14. I'M SCARED SCOOB #WHY MUST EXCHANGE AS A THEME BE IN EVERYTHING I LOVE #sorry if this is hard to read/incomprehensible lol #I am just like. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #lmk #lmk rant #lmk parallels #lego monkie kid #monkie kid

[televinita]

Bird and Mountain necklace, aquamarine & sterling silver

I have...A Mighty Need.

#the birthstone poll popped up on my dash and reminded me I really like aquamarine #but you don't see it much so I randomly searched up some jewelry on etsy and WOW #and when I followed the link back to their main site...okay now I want an entire jewelry box full #may post a collection of faves later #jewelry #$70 on sale right now; $140 list price

[bittsandpieces]

If I could receive a nude picture of you I would masturbate to it so bad. You body is amazing and makes me so hard. Can you make my day?

I've posted so many pics on this blog already, and for what???? For you to beg for another one??? Desperate lookin ass. If you want a nude so bad my cashapp is $bittsandpieces2 and my venmo is @bittsandpieces

#bitts answers #i may not sell custom content but if you dont talk to me right i will put a price on my time

[mai-mai-lim]

super duper scuffed doodles of humanized toppat leaders and members, gov members, the warden, and one security guard

the designs were made like two years ago with slight updates. :V

#reginald copperbottom #right hand man #rupert price #dave panpa #burt curtis #sven svensson #general hubert galeforce #dmitri johannes petrov #henry stickmin fanart #henry stickmin #mai drawing invasion #thsc

[akascow]

who do i have to kill to get my goddamn hands on a g3 abbey doll at its retail price what the fuck

im more confused than anything because the release dates i find keep changing (june 23 to july 23 to august 23)

but also some people have it in hand or some people are already selling for double the price but also local stores or anything online just arent available

so im just like🧍🏻‍♀️ what is happening

what am i missing lmfao

#its been out for almost a month WHY ISNT IT IN STORES HERE YET #ive been waiting for this doll to drop since it was teased in like May dude i need her rIGHT NEOW #sorry to international collectors i now understand your pain this is eating me alive lmfao #i want her so bad shes my favorite g3 signature doll so far im like clenching my fists fr #scalpers r selling for like 2-3x the price but i literally cannot find anywhere thats selling for 25$ #like WHERE ARE PEOPLE GETTING IT IM SO CONFUSED #the new fearidescant secrets came out immediately (YESTERDAY) why CANT I FIND AN ABBEY UGHHHHH #i had a dream last night that i finally got one n then i wake up and it still ceases to exist #thats how much i think about it. its becoming part of my DREAMS #which really isnt that hard BUT CMONNNN #monster high #abbey bominable #monster high g3

[darkwood-sleddog]

I love that my Apayauq posts are getting traction again! It's always great to see so many of you appreciating transgender people being unapologetically trans in sports.

That being said: Apayauq is on a break from competitive mushing due to the expenses of the sport. I've said this many times, mushing even recreationally is very expensive. You don't make money doing this sport (Apayauq credits her family's polar bear tour business for helping with costs for 2022).

Aside from the average musher's financial struggles, indigenous arctic mushers face inequalities in the very sport that they originated. Lots of this has to do with income and opportunity inequalities that make financing a dog team even more difficult than average. A true shame considering that mushing is a cultural activity. While there are many Alaskan Native organizations fighting for other aspects of equality for their populace, not many focus specifically on dogsledding. Consider supporting the Frank Attla Youth Dog Sled Program (teaching dog care to native children) or if you choose to take a tour in an area where dog sledding is relevant please consider booking that tour with an indigenous musher.

Additionally due to inequalities in medical care it is often more difficult for indigenous transgender people to get the gender affirming care that they need AND transgender Alaskan Natives have been shown to have a startling level of discrimination against them. Consider supporting LGBTQ+ organizations in Alaska such as Choosing our Roots (helps families host LGBTQ+ youth in need), Identity Alaska (youth programs but also has programs about coming out as an elder), and Alaskans Together.

In the meantime I highly suggest supporting Apayauq's other hobbies such as her photography, and polar bear tour business. You can also keep an eye out for her upcoming documentary about Iditarod 2022 in partnership with Zeppelin Zeerip.

#dogblr #indigenous rights #transgender rights #alaska #dog sledding #sled dogs #feel free to add more orgs but like. #these causes: natives in mushing and the right to gender affirming care are important #and topics that apayauq feels very strongly about when you read her interviews #so she may not be doing iditarod again anytime soon but that doens't mean you shouldn't support the causes she is championing #they're very important #i say it over and over again: indigenous folks really be struggling to hold on to certain cultural activities #that they are being priced out of #which is upsetting #and its not like mushers with inherently more privilege aren't also struggling financially #so you know this shit is hard af

[boygirlctommy]

ok no maybe im fucking overthinking this but rose retired because he was *going* to be a dad, not that he already was one. price was obviously already born, hes the older kid, not the one the woman was currently pregnant with. hes not rose's son. hes rose's almost-step-son

#my post #ripposting #jrwi riptide spoilers #right?? #because rose wasnt a father beforehand. and he was retiring because he found out he was gonna be a father. #so price isnt his son! its weird that they had that connection #and price probably met him at some point or at least heard a lot about him #but thats not his dad #anyways i wonder what ever happened to his mom and sibling? #i may be misremembering but didnt he and chip meet at the orphanage? or was it just on skullslice generally? #that kid'd be 10 years old. i wonder how theyre doing #do u think price latched onto chip as a brother figure because he lost his little sibling?

[noodleincident]

this vs ‘no one can afford to rent a 1br anymore’

#if you want good rent prices you may have to forgo such creature comforts! that is not a human rights violation #~

[twistedtummies2]

The Price May Be Right - Number 10

Welcome to “The Price May Be Right!” I’ve been counting down My Top 31 Favorite Vincent Price Performances & Appearances! The countdown will cover movies, TV productions, and many more forms of media. We’ve officially reached the Top 10 for this countdown! Today we focus on Number 10: His Appearance on The Muppet Show.

It may seem odd to put this appearance in my top ten, since it’s essentially Vincent just playing himself in the most literal fashion, and it’s…well…the Muppets. Not exactly the land of complex layers of performance. But for some reason, as time has gone one, I’ve come to love Vincent’s appearance in the Muppet Show more and more than I already always did. In my opinion, it’s not only one of his best appearances in anything ever, it’s also probably my favorite episode of The Muppet Show. So, strange as it may seem, I see no reason not to. The Muppet Show usually didn’t have any specific PLOT to its episodes, but a lot of episodes did have certain motifs and themes in them. Sometimes it would be a case of the Muppets trying to do some sort of story, like “Alice in Wonderland” or “Robin Hood.” Other times, it would be more focused on whoever the guest was. Vincent is the latter case. With Vincent Price as the special guest of the evening, Kermit and the gang decide to put on a spooky-themed show, with jokes and sketches that parody various tropes of horror films. Vincent, naturally, appears in several of these sketches, and all of them are hilarious, largely because it’s Vincent in charge of the jesting. If there was ever a guest on the show who could out-Muppet the Muppets, it was probably this glorious ham. In one sketch he plays a werewolf who visits Fozzie and Gonzo in a haunted castle. In another sketch, the Muppets satirize Vincent’s culinary hobbies as a great chef, with Vincent appearing in a talk show segment with Kermit, a Muppet Chef…aaand a Muppet Monster, Gorgon Heap, who – with Vincent’s encouragement – devours the other two Muppets involved. Probably the ost famous sketch, however, is one where Kermit asks Vincent to teach him how to act like a vampire. I find that one especially funny, because Vincent, surprisingly, didn’t actually play vampires that often at all. In fact, I can think of only one or two occasions beyond the Muppet Show where he did! And those occasions weren’t very good! But whatever: I’ll take Vampire Kermit and Vampire Vincent over anything in the bloody Twilight Saga any day. Vincent also, in the original release of the episode, had a song sequence, where he and a bunch of the Muppet Monsters sang a ghoul-themed version of “You’ve Got a Friend.” It’s a pity that sequence is actually edited out of most modern releases (I think because of copyright issues, but I’m not sure), because honestly, after hearing Vincent Price and a gaggle of Muppets sing that song with a pipe organ, it’s hard to hear that song any other way since. XD Tomorrow, the countdown continues with Number 9!

#list #countdown #best #favorites #top 31 vincent price performances #the price may be right #vincent price #actors #acting #the muppets #the muppet show #jim henson #tv #comedy #number 10

[moonsugar-and-spice]

If ever there was a song for Pirate King.

I don't know what you've been told But time is running out, no need to take it slow I'm stepping to you toe-to-toe I should be scared, honey, maybe so // I'm at my best when I got something I'm wanting to steal Way too busy for them problems and problems to feel No stressing, just obsessin' with sealin' the deal I'll take it in and let it go

#lu da #oc shenanigans #he ain't worried bout it right now #that's a worry for another day #Compartmentalizer Extraordinaire #this boy really does live in and for the incandescent moment come what may #making faustian bargains with the future #his freewheeling nature is a gift in many ways but can also come at a price if and when the tides turn #Spotify

[fungal-wasted]

do you think that sly trained the watcher Knights?

they fight similarly to the nail masters

You know, I HAVE seen people point out that Oro and Mato have a similar fighting style to the Watcher Knights, especially in those attacks where they swing their nails when the player stands close to them and their tendency to jump back. And Sly's style IS related.

Lorewise? I guess it could be possible. Sheo was knowledgeable about the Five, and it would make sense that people specially trained in the Nail Arts would influence the fighting styles of others in their time, which means Sly would be well known in that niche as well.

Overall... I do see it as a bit of a stretch because the moves we are comparing seem quite standard overall, but nothing is stopping us from having that headcanon and it would honestly make for a good reason for Sly to be connected to other important characters in his past.

#Hey what if lurien commissioned sly to get his guard some lessons #and sly was ''oh fuck yeah this dude is filthy rich and he doesnt even lift a nail himself?????' #and then he spirals into becoming a capitalist bc it might as well work right #you decide how successful he is lol #he may sell stuff at high prices and yet we still get the lantern huh #good business model: being one of the few guys alive to sell #hollow knight #sly #watcher knight #headcanon #theory #maybe??? #dont take my tags too seriously #ask

[froqpi-art]

i had printed a few of my favorite drawings at cvs for funsies and omg it’s so cool to see them physically i can’t wait until i can print and sell my art irl 😭

#altho price-wise i think i will have to do 5x5 but these ones right here r 6x6 #and these r like photos #not like art print quality #so there r some changes to the print of i we’re to actually sell them irl #dr stone #oshi no ko #kamen rider ex aid #do not ask why i taped them on my monitor i have no desk space #also i do not kno when i will actually sell prints sorry that like may be distant future or near future who knows #my art

[dragonbe-writing]

LOOK AT MY HUSBAND

#captain price #john price #call of duty #captain john price #screenshotted right from mw #i actually love the game even if its my first time play #very excited #may have screamed when he came on screen #teehee #anyway #i literally broke my screenshot button soooo #oopsies HAHAH

[citrinide]

Tjats a new one to add to the therapy conversations huh

#oh hey the thing I literally said was probably the issue was the issue and *I* fixed it look at that #but yes we definitely need to go through the process of forking over these to a store thatll literally just #tell you the exact fucking thing I did with a high ass price tag #because you personally are so shit with technology and refuse to believe I'm actually right about ANYTHING. #My phone is fine. Sucks for you that youre the only one experiencing problems (that i fixed. because you put it in too loosely.) #but this is literally none of our issue. #also how fucking stupid do you have to be to look at your comp sci major child WHO LIVES NOWHERE NEAR CAMPUS AND HAS NO OTHER WSY TO COMMUNI #CATE and go 'yeah Im sure you dont need your phone for your ~6 away from home and with public transport :)' #LIKE ARE YOU ACTUALLY THIS FUCKING STUPID??? #AN ISSUE THAT I FIXED SO EASILY. AND YOU'RE DOUBLING DOWN TO THIS DEGREE INSTEAD OF ADMITTING YOU JUMPED THE SHARK #cecil.fm #ours work perfectly fine now that i fixed it 'yeah well im still going to need your phones >:( also remove your lock >:(' #be honest. are you just mad you dont have an 'acceptable' excuse to go through my shit anymore because im an adult? #because i. yknow. kinda fucking need it FOR on campus communication. emails to staff dont just manifest out of nowhere #i cant just telepathically convey information to my group project partners who may not even be ON campus #i can NOT WAIT to get the fuck out of here oh my god #need a tea or smth tmrrw jfc.