Topic: Random Things You Need To Share

EDIT: So I was trying to figure out where the heck I should put this, it didn't really fit in dubious musical taste, and it's not random movie talk, so I'm making a new thread. This one's gonna be for just random one-off posts where you would like to share something, but it doesn't really deserve a full thread of it's own. So anyways ooooon wiiith the SHOOOW!!!


(Warning, this post goes very musical theater fan-boyish, so if that's not your game, feel free to skip over)

I want to talk about Matthew Morrison for a minute.

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This guy. /\ Right 'ere.

Most people will probably recognize him as the teacher from Glee, which is true, he definitely became more of a household figure (if not name) because of Glee. But the thing I really love about him is he's a pretty solid broadway star and is an INCREDIBLE performer in his own right.

He starred in South Pacific on Broadway...which I mention only as an excuse to post this picture...

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Oh yes, you're welcome.

Alright, a video too.

Also Hairspray...

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Dat suuit, mmhmmmmmm.

Lately he's obviously been very busy with Glee...which I'm not really going to post anything from... because, even I can't stand Glee anymore... except this. Because, my god people...look at these two.

Unforunately that's the best version I could find online. But seriously, if you at all a fan of NPH and Matthew Morrison, go find a copy of this episode (s1 ep19:Dream On), watch the whole thing for a bunch of NPH being kinda dickish (Which is always great) or you can skip straight to the bar scene (Drunk NPH and MM singing Piano man (Audio only: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aizZ6RUKam0) and then to the final duet. Because it is so freaking awesome watching these 2 broadway dudes go full tilt broadway style at each other.

But anyways, what brought all this on is I redisovered MM's other work a couple weeks back and I'm still just in awe of how awesome this guy is.

One of his music videos:

A Tony performance (You can skip Lea's performance...no seriously you CAN skip it, don't say I didn't warn you.)

And finally vfor this post, last month he released his first album "Where It All Began" which is this amazing congregation of old school broadway jazz and musical numbers thrown in with his own flair. Needless to say, it's one of the smoothest things I've ever listened to.

His cover of Singing In The Rain:

The entire album is incredible.

So anyways, I just wanted to share all that. Not sure why, just felt like it. At the very least you have a new insight into one of my all time man crushes tongue But seriously though, right up there with NPH.

Hope at least someone found this entertaining.

Chat on dear brothers and sisters, chat on!

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Spoilers contain performances of Cabaret, you'll have to make the judgement call of how SFW that is.

So I recently found out that Michael C Hall used to perform in the revivial of Cabaret as the emcee, and immediatly went and sought it out, because my gods, and found out that there were actually quite a few familiar faces that had their run as the emcee. So here we go. All performances are Wilkommen from Cabaret. (unfortunately the video recordings aren't the best, but they're still entertaining as hell)

Michael C Hall

SPOILER Show

Neil Patrick Harris

SPOILER Show

Alan Cumming

SPOILER Show

John Stamos

SPOILER Show

Adam Pascal

SPOILER Show

Personally in this little showdown I have to give it Michael, that's some serious commitment right there. Love it big_smile

And unfortunately for me, but mostly Brian I would think, somewhere out there in the universe there is a recording of Lea Thompson as Sally, but I can not for the life of me find a copy. Most unfortunate.

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If you ever want to understand me, know this.

I loved all of those.

But of them? I want to fuck the shit out of Alan Cumming right now.

Teague Chrystie

I have a tendency to fix your typos.

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Teague gets it. This guy right here.

Also Teague, you need this:

I do find it amusing that a character that is designed and intended to be entirely androgynous can evoke such deep rooted sexual attraction.


Speaking of sexual attraction, I've been on a bit of a broadway kick again tonight, and Bebe Neuwirth I want to have your babies!! Oh my god, this woman is a goddess. (I've always loved her, but it needed stating in as bold a manner as possible tongue ) (Skip to 1:25 for Bebe)

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Since I'm already full-on gay in this thread, I'll match you... with a dude.

Look at the hankie. Look at it.

But, since I'm a fair person at heart, here. Have a girl being a ball of cabaret sex. Have the girl.

Teague Chrystie

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Niiiiiiiiice. I've seen that one before (oogie), but you can never see it enough.

I'll redirect things a bit with a mashup of epic proportions.

Interesting tidbit: The performer who plays Kate Monster in Avenue Q also plays the patient in Scrubs' My  Musical.

Teague wrote:

But, since I'm a fair person at heart, here. Have a girl being a ball of cabaret sex. Have the girl.

Teague. Have a read through of my first post in this thread tongue I'm hardly one that NEEDS the girl tongue
*cough* *cough*

But thanks, I needed a bit of Kitt in my life tonight.

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http://i.imgur.com/WbO4srN.jpg



Ah, nostalgia...

1995
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2003: The West Wing season 5, episode 8: "Shutdown"

http://i.imgur.com/ch2u49B.png

A disastrous fiscal crisis looms when the federal government is shut down after the President engages in a war of wills between the powerful GOP House Speaker over an extra two percent in budget reductions that would trim many of Bartlet's key social programs.

http://i.imgur.com/aBkJSMG.jpg




If Sorkin or Wells had written an episode where the GOP House Speaker was powerless and "One faction of one party in one House of Congress in one branch of government (led by a freshman Republican senator from Texas, born in Canada!) shut down the entire government just to re-fight the results of an election," critics would have accused them of turning the political drama into fantasy/horror.

Jumping the shark springs to mind.  roll


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http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=688589

Half-Life 3 confirmed. No, really this time. Valve just filed for trademark on it. They have 6 months to use the trademark in some capacity or they'll lose it, although they can file for 5 six-month extensions. Expect to see an official announcement of the game by first-quarter 2014.

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"The Doctor is Submarining through our brains." --Teague

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The Half-Life series could define my whole life. So I'm just gonna go ahead and wait for the official announcement before getting excited for real. I've been waiting for this for six years. And I never really doubted they were working on it this whole time - probable creating a whole new engine. We'll see.

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Half life 3. Wanna bet its exclusive to steam machines?

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Doctor Submarine wrote:

Valve just filed for trademark on it. They have 6 months to use the trademark in some capacity or they'll lose it, although they can file for 5 six-month extensions.

THAT'S NOT HOW TRADEMARKS WORK

...waaaaaaaaiiiiitttttttt-a-minute....

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Teague Chrystie

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Teague wrote:
Doctor Submarine wrote:

Valve just filed for trademark on it. They have 6 months to use the trademark in some capacity or they'll lose it, although they can file for 5 six-month extensions.

THAT'S NOT HOW TRADEMARKS WORK

...waaaaaaaaiiiiitttttttt-a-minute....

http://awesomelyluvvie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/headdesk.gif

Did I miss something?

Seems pretty straightforward to me...

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He'll get it. Give him a second.

Teague Chrystie

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Dave wrote:

Half life 3. Wanna bet its exclusive to steam machines?

I would bet against it. Valve isn't that stupid and inconsiderate towards their long-time fans (which is a huge community).

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Sigh.

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Dave wrote:

Half life 3. Wanna bet its exclusive to steam machines?

At first, almost certainly. Seems as good a way as any to launch their new hardware.

BigDamnArtist wrote:

Sigh.

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Don't worry. I don't get it either.

Also, this. http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/ … _3/cciylfl

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No, I got it. I'm just gonna go lie down now and think about this.

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BigDamnArtist wrote:

No, I got it. I'm just gonna go lie down now and think about this.

I'm dumb, so someone's gonna have to help me out with this one.

"The Doctor is Submarining through our brains." --Teague

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[redacted]

Teague Chrystie

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Well what I thought it was, can't be it, since HL2 came out 9 years ago, not 6.

So I have no clue what Teague's talking about.

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Oh, I get it now.

"The Doctor is Submarining through our brains." --Teague

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clap

Teague Chrystie

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facepalm

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This trademark filing was in the EU, where trademarks might work like that.

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Trey wrote:

This trademark filing was in the EU, where trademarks might work like that.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't this make it easier for them to get the trademark in other countries? This sets a precedent, right?

"The Doctor is Submarining through our brains." --Teague

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