#riley saunders

[bouncyballcitadel]

Me thinking how if the Citadel ROs weren't in their chosen specialty, they'd probably be in...

Eli: Psychiatry

Davy: Dermatology

Jean: Pediatrics

Vic: Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Grey: Interventional Radiology

Dr. Sloan: OB/GYN

Bonus:

Riley: Interventional Radiology

#citadelwip #elliot sanford #ellen sanford #davy jackson #jean liu #victor uytterhoeven #victoria uytterhoeven #peter grey #ivy sloan #riley saunders

[tr1butedarc]

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†   〃      𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚   𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓   ⁷      :      apollo   saunders. †   〃      𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚   𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓   ⁷      :      bucky   barnes. †   〃      𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚   𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓   ¹      :      cashmere   nicholo. †   〃      𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚   𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓   ⁴      :      finnick   odair. †   〃      𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚   𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓   ¹      :      glimmer   belcourt. †   〃      𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚   𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓   ¹²      :      haymitch   abernathy. †   〃      𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚   𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓   ²      :      isabelle   lightwood. †   〃      𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚   𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓   ⁸      :      jessica   riley.

#† 〃 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 ⁷ : apollo saunders. #† 〃 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 ⁷ : bucky barnes. #† 〃 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 ¹ : cashmere nicholo. #† 〃 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 ⁴ : finnick odair. #† 〃 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 ¹ : glimmer belcourt. #† 〃 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 ¹² : haymitch abernathy. #† 〃 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 ² : isabelle lightwood. #† 〃 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 ⁸ : jessica riley.

[emptytcwn]

dynamics tag #2 w. lauren.

#「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ jocelyn gordon ft holden riley. #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ kiara ramos ft davis hewson. #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ lacey whittemore ft crew saunders. #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ lilith rogers ft gibsie heaney. #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ lorenzo garcia ft aubrey collins. #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ phoebe davies ft finn morrissey. ( fwb ) #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ phoebe davies ft finn morrissey. #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ prudence barton ft keenan anderson. ( au ) #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ prudence barton ft keenan anderson. #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ prudence barton ft august earnshaw. #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ raegan mancuso ft fletch sullivan. #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ reese yates ft tatum sager. #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ ronan corbin ft romie bose. #「 ♡ 」 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 ↝ tucker sinclair ft magnolia wyld.

[retropopcult]

Cast of the TV series Petticoat Junction, September 1963. Front row left to right: Linda Henning, Edgar Buchanan, Bea Benaderet, Lori Saunders. Back row: Rufus Davis, Jeannine Riley, Smiley Burnette. And Higgins the dog.

#vintage #1960s #sitcom #The Shady Rest Hotel #Betty Jo #Kate Bradley #Bobbie Jo #Billie Jo #Uncle Joe #Floyd Smoot #Charley Pratt #the Hooterville Cannonball #steam train #C & FW Railroad

[worldburnrp]

Congratulations, ARROW, ROOK, JESS! Your characters have been accepted into WorldBurn. To proceed, please check out and complete our checklist and send in your character blog as soon as you can. Welcome!

Rook with Laszlo Saunders (Peter Capaldi, Region Manager, The Syndicate)

Arrow with Riley Takeda (Midori Francis, Public Defender, Government)

Jess with Delphine Jefferys (Anne Hathaway, News Reporter, Media)

#crime rp #nyc rp #mature rp #appless rp #city rp #wb.accepted

[marmiteprinter]

🍁Round 8 - Autumn 2 - Summary🍁

🍁Families Hansen-Wiggins Hudson O'Donnell O'Donnell II Turner Rossellini Rossellini II Neetor Phillips Grimsbane Phillips-Volden 🍁Population 210 (Multiplier x 6) 🍁Unlocked Ability to finance Downtown 2 Positions in Journalism (Both filled) Ability to purchase burglar alarms Law Enforcement Career 9 CAS Sims 🍁Relationship Changes Evan O'Donnell x Kenya Bryant (Engaged) Pietro Rossellini x Dudley Tomlinson (Married) Verity Rossellini x Stephanie Barnes (Dating) Nimue Grimsbane x Thomas Reid (Dating) Frost Grimsbane x Emma Allen (Engaged) Conrad Phillips x Felicity Saunders (Married) Ivar Volden x Genevieve Bolton (Going Steady) 🍁Nooboos Born Riley O'Donnell Jade Phillips 🍁Community Lots: 14 Birch Alley Playground Kyle's Craftables (Owned by Kyle O'Donnell) Rank 6 Rossellini's Robotics (Owned by Pietro Rossellini) Rank 7 PlantSim Produce (Owned by Ash Hudson) Rank 7 Witchy Wearables (Owned by Iris Grimsbane) Rank 4 Monique's Miniatures (Owned by Monique Wiggins) Rank 5 Conrad's Curios (Owned by Conrad Phillips) Rank 4 Grilled Cheese Diner (Owned by Lucas Turner) Rank 5 Wildflats Peninsula School (Part-Owned by Beth Neetor) Rank 5 Wildflats Peninsula Fire Station Main Street Park Wildflats Peninsula Town Hall Tiki Bar (Owned by Evan O'Donnell) Rank 1 Wildflats Peninsula Police Department [Main Street Apartments]* *Not really a community lot, but owned by the town and rent goes into the tax pot.

#sims 2 #the sims 2 #sims 2 bacc #bacc #wildflats bacc #sims 2 storytelling #sims 2 stories #wildflats round 8 summary #wildflats round summary

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

FEBRUARY Celebrity Birthdays & Events

All Month Long: Black History Month | Femslash February | Fix It February

February Birthdays

Aquarius Stars (Jan 20-Feb 18)

3: Ellen Thomas | 6: Mame Anna Diop, Harmonia Rosales, Heir of Glee | 7: Essence Atkins, Kirby Howell Baptiste, Marlo Hampton | 8: Quintessa Swindell (Quintessa is nonbinary but plays female characters, so is featured on the blog a lot) | 9: Alice Walker, Camille Winbush, Jasmine Mathews | 10: Yara Shahidi, Uzo Aduba, Roberta Flack, Leontyne Price | 11: Kelly Rowland, Brandy, Nischelle Turner | 12: Latrice Royale | 14: Danai Gurira, Aniela Gumbs, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, Karidja Touré, Ozioma Akagha | 15: Amber Riley, Lynn Whitfield, Meg Thee Stallion | 16: Hailey Kilgore, Philicia Saunders | 17: Jessica Allain, Lynne Moody | 18: Emelia Burns, Genelle Williams, Toni Morrison

Pisces Stars (Feb 19-Mar 20)

19: Caroline Chikezie, Ariel Alexandria Davis, Angela Meryl | 20: Rihanna | 21: Aunjanue Ellis, Ann Ogbomo | 22: Genneya Walton, Pandelani Mulaudzi | 23: Niecy Nash | 24: Dede Lovelace, Kasi Lemmons, Tawny Newsome | 25: Geffri Maya | 28: Tasha & Sidra Smith, Rae Dawn Chong | 29: Augusta Savage

February Events:

1: World Hijab Day | 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | 13: Black Love Day | BFCD Pinkend 12-15ish: 13: Galentines, 14: Valentines, 15: Amber/Meg/Lynn BDays | Week After the 14th: Aromantic Awareness Week | 20: World Day of Social Justice

#February #Femslash February #Femslash February Celebrates Black Women #BFCD Black History Month #Black History Month #February Birthdays #February Aquarius #February Calendar #February Pisces #Happy Birthday #February 28 #February 1-28 #BFCD Pinkend #Pink Aesthetic #Nesha Photosets #Aquarius #Pisces #BFCD Calendar #February Masterlist #FEBRUARY Celebrity Birthdays & Events #Black Women in Entertainment #Celebrity Birthdays & Events

[callofthxvoid]

WHERE: Fire Station WHO: Riley Saunders ( @ambercast )

"Saunders, you're still here?" Dahlia questioned, walking up to Riley when she spotted him in the staff break room. Honestly, she shouldn't have been surprised to see him there; for all of his personal proclivities (and she knew more about them than she ever wanted to know about one of her employees), he was an exceptionally hard worker, and he cared about his responsibilities. She knew that she could be a tough boss, but she was more concerned with him pushing himself too far than she was with him doing a bad job. "Didn't I tell you to go home an hour ago?"

#interactions: dahlia #dahlia: riley

[ambercast]

riley saunders attending the flower festival

#riley:visage #riley:closet #huntsvilleattire #huntsvilleevent02

[are-they-z]

Supporters of #NoHostageLeftBehind Open Letter to Joe Biden - Part 2/2

Gabe Turner

Gail Berman

Gary Barber

Genevieve Angelson

Gideon Raff

Grant Singer

Greg Berlanti

Guy Nattiv

Hannah Fidell

Hannah Graf

Harlan Coben

Harold Brown

Henrietta Conrad

Howard Gordon

Iain Morris

Imran Ahmed

Inbar Lavi

Jackie Sandler

Jake Graf

Jake Kasdan

Jamie Ray Newman

Jaron Varsano

Jason Fuchs

Jason Biggs & Jenny Mollen Biggs

Jason Segel

JD Lifshitz

Jeff Rake

Jen Joel

Jeremy Piven

Jesse Itzler

Jesse Sisgold

Jill Littman

Jody Gerson

Joe Hipps

Joe Quinn

Joe Russo

Joe Tippett

Joel Fields

John Landgraf

Jon Bernthal

Jon Glickman

Jon Liebman

Jonathan Baruch

Jonathan Groff

Jonathan Tropper

Jonathan Marc Sherman

Jonathan Steinberg

Jonathan Tisch

Josh Goldstine

Josh Greenstein

Josh Grode

Julia Lester

Julie Greenwald

Karen Pollock

Kelley Lynch

Kevin Kane

Kevin Zegers

Kitao Sakurai

KJ Steinberg

Laura Pradelska

Lauren Schuker Blum

Laurence Mark

Laurie David

Lee Eisenberg

Leslie Siebert

Leo Pearlman

Limor Gott

Lina Esco

Liz Garbus

Lizanne Rosenstein

Lizzie Tisch

Lorraine Schwartz

Lynn Harris

Lyor Cohen

Mandana Dayani

Maria Dizzia

Mara Buxbaum

Marc Webb

Marco Perego

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Shedletsky

Mark Scheinberg

Mathew Rosengart

Matt Lucas

Matt Miller

Matthew Bronfman

Matthew Hiltzik

Matti Leshem

Dame Maureen Lipman

Max Mutchnik

Maya Lasry

Meaghan Oppenheimer

Melissa Zukerman

Michael Ellenberg

Michael Aloni

Michael Green

Michael Rapino

Michael Weber

Mike Medavoy

Mimi Leder

Modi Wiczyk

Nancy Josephson

Natasha Leggero

Neil Blair

Neil Druckmann

Nicole Avant

Nina Jacobson

Noa Kirel

Noah Oppenheim

Noreena Hertz

Odeya Rush

Oran Zegman

Pasha Kovalev

Paul Haas

Paul Pflug

Peter Traugott

Rachel Riley

Rafi Marmor

Ram Bergman

Raphael Margulies

Rebecca Angelo

Rebecca Mall

Reinaldo Marcus Green

Rich Statter

Richard Kind

Rick Hoffman

Rick Rosen

Robert Newman

Rob Rinder

Roger Birnbaum

Roger Green

Rosie O'Donnell

Ryan Feldman

Sam Trammell

Sarah Baker

Sarah Bremner

Sarah Treem

Scott Tenley

Seth Oster

Scott Braun

Scott Neustadter

Shannon Watts

Shari Redstone

Sharon Jackson

Shauna Perlman

Shawn Levy

Sheila Nevins

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Simon Tikhman

Skylar Astin

Stacey Snider

Stephen Fry

Steve Agee

Steve Rifkind

Susanna Felleman

Susie Arons

Todd Lieberman

Todd Moscowitz

Todd Waldman

Tom Freston

Tom Werner

Tomer Capone

Tracy Ann Oberman

Trudie Styler

Tyler James Williams

Vanessa Bayer

Veronica Grazer

Veronica Smiley

Whitney Wolfe Herd

Will Graham

Yamanieka Saunders

Yariv Milchan

Ynon Kreiz

#palestine #palestinian genocide #gaza #celebs #apartheid #propaganda

[huntsvillehq]

you are cordially invited to a good ol' fashioned Valentine's Day Hoedown! an event for couples and singles to get together and just have fun and perhaps forget our struggles for a little while. there will be square dancing, line dancing, and swing dancing, as well as some more modern music picks for the young ones.

food and drink will be available, as well as a cake walk, a pie eating contest and jam contest. we will have a haystack for photos, and a caricature artist.

in the spirit of the holiday, we have pre-paired individuals together for the night with matching numbered wristbands. perhaps sparks will fly?

we plan to be out of the dance hall by 5pm, plenty of time to get home before dusk.

((the event will start on feb 10th at 10am est. please tag your event starters with "huntsvilleevent01." you can post your muses' outfits starting now with the tag "huntsvilleattire." the event will last until feb 24th, with the plot drop occurring on feb 17th, giving everyone enough time to react.

you can see the paired muses below. the numbers of the list indicate what numbers are on the wristbands. you can have event threads with anyone/everyone but please have a thread with your pair. if anyone wishes to withdrawal from your pairing, please let us know before the event start so we can pair your partner with someone else.))

Tyler Rogers <-> Tristan Wilde

Silas “Cyan” Canne <-> Lincoln Abernathy

Alexandra “Xander” Thomas <-> Mallard “Duck” Romero

James “Jamie” Brennan <-> Fletcher Cole

Gianna “Gia” Rodriguez <-> Ralph Haversham

Cabell “Cab” McCay <-> Teo Ayla

Cyrus “C.B.” Vogol <-> Dakota Hart

Mateo Suarez <-> Peter “Rusty” Craven

Matthew Walker <-> Tiffany Gray

Otilie “Tilly” Notaras <-> Carter Behrens

Lachlan Ramirez <-> Christopher Winters

Bowie Bardot <-> Luciana “Lucy” Rivera

Camden Cafferty <-> Vincent Lewis

Odette Abbot <-> Reggie Alson

Nathaniel “Nate” Hoffman <-> Suneet “Sun” Dinakar

Genesis “Sissy” Boone <-> Sara Chen

Holland Bryant <-> Allison “Alice” O'Connell

Jeconiah “Jack” Abbott <-> Tari Park

Quinn Buckley <-> Emma “Em” Dunford

Olivia Hart <-> Roman Forest

Ransome “Rance” Slade <-> Cassius Romero

Wren Marsh <-> Marcel Rockfield

Freya Atkins <-> Elijah Atkins

Mason Greene <-> Josie Reigh

Conrad Greene <-> Ruben Hobbes

Katherine “Kitty” Henry <-> Monet Vogel

Catherine “Cat” Wayne <-> Jordan Kang

Hawthorne “Hawk” Romero <-> Avery Cowling

Paloma Ortiz <-> Evora Kaplan

Absinthe Capone <-> Riley Saunders

Zoë Clark <-> Luke Matthews

Axel Addams <-> Xavier Cade

Tyler Rogers <-> Tristan Wilde

Silas “Cyan” Canne <-> Lincoln Abernathy

Alexandra “Xander” Thomas <-> Mallard “Duck” Romero

James “Jamie” Brennan <-> Fletcher Cole

Gianna “Gia” Rodriguez <-> Ralph Haversham

Cabell “Cab” McCay <-> Teo Ayla

Cyrus “C.B.” Vogol <-> Dakota Hart

Mateo Suarez <-> Peter “Rusty” Craven

Matthew Walker <-> Tiffany Gray

Otilie “Tilly” Notaras <-> Carter Behrens

Lachlan Ramirez <-> Christopher Winters

Bowie Bardot <-> Luciana “Lucy” Rivera

Camden Cafferty <-> Vincent Lewis

Odette Abbot <-> Reggie Alson

Nathaniel “Nate” Hoffman <-> Suneet “Sun” Dinakar

Genesis “Sissy” Boone <-> Sara Chen

Holland Bryant <-> Allison “Alice” O'Connell

Jeconiah “Jack” Abbott <-> Tari Park

Quinn Buckley <-> Emma “Em” Dunford

Olivia Hart <-> Roman Forest

Ransome “Rance” Slade <-> Cassius Romero

Wren Marsh <-> Marcel Rockfield

Freya Atkins <-> Elijah Atkins

Mason Greene <-> Josie Reigh

Conrad Greene <-> Ruben Hobbes

Katherine “Kitty” Henry <-> Monet Vogel

Catherine “Cat” Wayne <-> Jordan Kang

Hawthorne “Hawk” Romero <-> Avery Cowling

Paloma Ortiz <-> Evora Kaplan

Absinthe Capone <-> Riley Saunders

Zoë Clark <-> Luke Matthews

Axel Addams <-> Xavier Cade

Prudence "Pru" Wheaton <-> Agna Sayer

Ivy Oberon <-> Iris Zappacosta

#huntsvilleevent #huntsvilleevent01

[bouncyballcitadel]

'does your muse run hot or cold? are they always in jackets, or always sweating and asking for the air to be turned on?' for eli?

Eli: Runs hot. Needs the bedroom to be Arctic temperatures in order to sleep well.

Davy: Runs hot and cold. They know their optimal temperature, and they make sure to keep their apartment set at exactly that.

Jean: Same as Davy. Basically only thrives in Bay Area weather.

Vic: Runs hot...but only when they're agitated/flustered.

Dr. Grey: Runs cold. Only his closest friends know this, but he has a small obsession with warm socks.

Dr. Sloan: Runs cold. But...is there really anything better than slipping into loungewear, tucking yourself under a throw, and drinking a glass of wine while watching the Food Channel?

Bonus:

Riley: Runs cold. He loves his Citadel Patagonia.

#citadelwip #elliot sanford #ellen sanford #davy jackson #jean liu #victor uytterhoeven #victoria uytterhoeven #peter grey #ivy sloan #riley saunders

[tr1butedarc]

these are the muses w bios so far,   pls give them a read ! ↬   jessica   riley ↬   john   murphy ↬   octavia   blake ↬   apollo   saunders ↬   maxen   kingsley ↬   pandora   carter

#OUT. #bolded are my ocs ! #pls love them i tried a lot w them all

[uwmspeccoll]

Farewell Staff Pick - Goodbye, Clare!

For my final staff pick, I chose The Ballad of Lemon and Crow, a story written by Glenn Todd and illustrated with six photogravures by Bruce Conner. Bruce Conner (1933-2008) was an artist from McPherson, Kansas who grew up in Texas who worked in many mediums such as assemblage, film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography. He officially retired in 2000, but continued making work as “anonymous,” specifically the ink blots such as the ones patterning the cover of this book. Glenn Todd was a writer who was born in Archer City, Texas in 1930. He worked as a printer for San Francisco fine-press publishers until landing at Arion Press, where he served as an editor and writer. After 1995, during his retirement, he began to work on writing his own fiction. Both Conner and Todd bring their regional awareness and tone to this story about two neighboring families and three generations in rural Oklahoma in the early to mid-20th century. 

The Ballad of Lemon and Crow was published in 2002 by Arion Press in San Francisco in and edition of 326 copies signed by the author and artist. It was designed and produced by Arion Press proprietor Andrew Hoyem with the assistance of Gerald Reddan, Leif Erlandsson, Shannon Kelley, Blake Riley, Charles Martin, and Katherine Case. The Monotype English Old Style type was composed and cast at Mackenzie & Harris by Peter Stoelzl and Lewis Mitchell, and printed onto all-cotton Ruysdael. 

The book is bound in black and yellow printed cloth and housed in a black slipcase. Both the printed inkblot pattern and the lemon and the crow rebuses on the title page were made using photopolymer plates. The book begins with one of the six interleaved prints on mould-made T.H. Saunders buff paper made in Somerset, England. The oval-shaped illustrations for the prints are collaged wood engravings that have been printed as photogravures. In response to the illustrations, the author wrote short poems to link the images back to the story. These poems can be found in the suite of prints that is sold with the book, and in our copy we can see them in the prospectus that accompanied it.  

This book stood out to me originally just from the title, and how they are the namesakes of the families in the story. It is a uniquely captivating folk tale weaving reality with the supernatural, and the illustrations manage to bind this all together. The craftsmanship that went into its creation is evident, and it is a joy to flip through. I will miss having the privilege to learn from and discover the endless books in this collection, and will treasure the time I had. 

View our other Arion Press posts.

View our other Staff Picks.

-- Clare, former Special Collections Undergraduate Intern

Clare graduated in May 2022 with a BFA in printmaking and narrative forms. We look forward to seeing her work in the Milwaukee art community.

#Staff Pick of the Week #Staff Picks #Lemon and Crow #Arion Press #Andrew Hoyem #Glenn Todd #Bruce Conner #The Ballad of Lemon and Crow #Mackenzie & Harris #folk tales #folk stories #Oklahoma #fine press books #Clare

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

My thoughts on the first Long-Running Panel Show Friday of 2023.

Would I Lie to You: Obviously, the most important thing about this episode is I went 4-1 in guessing the answers before they were announced, which is a strong start to a new season. The only one I got wrong is the This Is My round... sorry I didn’t guess that Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith play pranks on each other by mimicking autoerotic asphyxiation and urinating in offices.

Anyway, the episode was good. I’m impressed that I don’t feel like this one’s sagged even into its sixteenth season; David and Lee both still appear to be enjoying themselves. They both ran out of stories years ago, but not out of enthusiasm. Also, why is this the first time I’ve ever heard someone on a panel show tell the audience that if anyone on the other team is your friend, get some new friends? That seems like the sort of thing people should be saying all time.

QI: That was a good time. Not a standout episode, but a solid one. Lou Saunders made me laugh almost every time she opened her mouth. Classic play from Alan Davies, getting excited about blue whales and talking shit about Top Gear. He and Ross Noble play off each other well. And I think Rose Matafeo made me laugh literally every time she opened her mouth. I love her style on panel shows, of sort of sitting back (often literally leaning backward a bit) and sounding vaguely apologetic for interrupting every time she interjects, and it’s always funny.

The News Quiz: “We are barely a week into 2024, and I have already broken my two New Year’s resolutions: not to add one to all numbers.” – Andy Zaltzman

I mean, what more can we ask for from a radio panel show than that as the first line? That was so entertaining that I barely noticed anything else that happened. Chris McCausland and Lucy Porter are always good on this show, and they both came well prepared for this one. Had quite a bit of pre-written material on very recent stuff, I guess they were busy over Christmas. And of all the journalists they cycle through on this show, Samira Ahmed has become one of my favourites.

Andy Zaltzman referring to Rishi Sunak as “the first Prime Minister of 2023″ was good too. He had a number of nice lines. I love the little ways he commits to bits; anyone else would have dropped the thing about not giving out points after the first couple of times. I’ll be honest, it was just nice to hear from him. Missed you, Andy. Glad you’re back for another year.

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown: You know what? After I’ve made two posts in the last few weeks about how this show’s gone stale and they need to respectfully lay it to rest, I thought this episode was good. It wasn’t the lineup I saw announced earlier, and I was immediately annoyed when I saw Jonathan Ross, but actually, it worked well. My favourite part of the episode was Ahir Shah, in his Catsdown debut. He was some of the things that used to make it so much fun to watch Jon Richardson on this show - a genuine Countdown fan who was excited to be there and got really into trying to do well. He paired nicely with Roisin, who’s always good on this show (I mean, bad at the actual puzzles, but her type of humour fits well with the format). Even Jonathan Ross, whom I normally dislike, was funny a few times. And I thought Joe Wilkinson was on good form; he made me laugh several times.

I also liked the stand-in for Rachel Riley. I’d be very happy to have her on all the time instead of Rachel. The dictionary corner guest annoyed me at the beginning - I tend to cringe at too much of a millennial/gen Z self-parody schtick - by the end she’d completely won me around and I though she was fantastic.

I hate saying that I think this episode was so good because Jon Richardson wasn’t there, as my favourite versions of Jon Richardson are pretty much my favourite comedy out there. I absolutely love Jon Richardson, when he’s good. He and Sean Lock had something perfect going for a while, on this and 8 Out of 10 Cats. Channel 4 struck gold with that chemistry, and they were right to get as much mileage as possible out of it. But that’s gone now.

Jon had something very good going before Sean Lock too, of course, the radio show with Russell Howard being much, much better than something like that had any right to be. So one of his partnerships ended in the most dramatic breakup of the twenty-first century, and one ended in a premature death. No wonder he’s tired. Anyway, I think Jon needs to find a new challenge if he’s going to be as entertaining as he used to be again. Maybe if he got paired with Ahir Shah sometime it would bring some of the spark back, get him competitive about something.

[putawayurhalo]

Kers’ S.T. O.C.s

*Side Note* I will reblog this with the names of the face claims I just really do not want these showing up in the tags because people be fucking weird*

Violet “Vi” Osborne

Mallory “Mal” Morris

Alexandria “Alex” Decker

Riley Saunders

Rebecca “Becky” Munson

*No GIF yet*

Eric Henderson

#kers o.cs