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When Irish Eyes Are Crying does much to characterize Gina.

We learn she became a cop because she wanted to help people; this shows she wants to do good in the world. She says she wanted to become a cop to help people to Sean, the Irish terrorist in this episode.

Gina believes Sean is no longer a terrorist despite the words of Rico, Sonny, and the visiting English cop. This shows she gives people the benefit of the doubt. (Her being in a relationship with Sean combined with her past relationship with Sonny shows she is especially likely to give people the benefit of the doubt if they are handsome skeevy men.) Her being willing to be in a relationship with Sean until midway through the episode shows she sometimes takes this willingness to give the benefit of the doubt too far.

At the midway point of the episode, the visiting cop proves Sean definitely is a terrorist. The cop says Sean and another terrorist will have a meeting tomorrow morning. Gina’s response is to visit Sean and ask him to hang out tomorrow morning. From the naked hope on her face, it is clear she wants the answer to be no because then it means Sean isn’t a terrorist. Sean responds he has plans tomorrow. Her face falls, and she makes an excuse to leave. This encounter establishes Gina as able to think ahead. She did not accuse Sean of being a terrorist, which would have put her in danger. Instead, she used what knowledge she already had to figure him out. Her problem solving skills are on display. Additionally, in previous episodes Gina is shown to be a capable cop.

Castillo takes Gina off the case because he believes she is too emotionally involved. Given that Sonny, Stan, and Rico—all men—were not taken off cases they were emotionally involved in, Castillo’s actions here suggest a sexist double standard. Gina keeps trying to get put back on the case. This shows she is confident and determined even in the face of adversity.

Gina’s actions at the end of the episode suggest she is able to separate her emotions from her cases in a way that allows her to be competent.

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The spinoff they tried to sell us: Miami Vice but they're all college kids

The spinoff we would have watched: the Extended Adventures of Izzy

[2well2water]

i am so sickkkkkkkk of people seeing misogyny perpetuated by a man and automatically going "well SOMEONE'S closeted" omfg you know that men hate women even when theyre attracted to them right??? why are you more interested in making fun of gay people than hating misogynists. you fucking freak

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I’m watching When Irish Eyes Are Crying. Gina, no. This is gonna end badly 😭😭😭

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Miami Vice 🌴 ⛱️

This is prolly the only flashy post that I will ever make LOL. One of my favorite shows, I finished this drawing last month but wasn't sure of posting it.

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Out of interest – MV fandom anonymous demographic poll:

How old are you?

50 or above

Under 50, over 30

Under 30 (adult)

Not an adult

Remaining time: 4 days 14 hours

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I won't publish the ask (they asked me not to), but I thought I'd still answer it publicly!

no, royalties are not a significant source of income for most authors. if you wrote something like Project Hail Mary, then absolutely, the royalties would be substantial! but that's like winning the lottery. Ryan Gosling is not starring in the movie adaption of most books.

when you sell a book to a publisher, you get what's called 'an advance against royalties'. it's usually split into multiple parts, so you might get one third for the initial sale, one third for the final revised manuscript, and one third on the publishing date.

an advance against royalties is the publisher saying "we believe you will eventually make X amount in royalties, so here it is ahead of time." and then you don't actually see any money from royalties until the advance is paid off. most books do not make enough in royalties to pay off the advance (I have two children's books and one fiction book, and have yet to see royalties for any of them).

advances are still great, but you need to make them stretch! for instance, last year my net income was about 30k Canadian (21k USD), which is fantastic when you consider that I mostly made it through writing. but I'm definitely not a millionaire. I can live off my writing (not trying to undersell that!) but I'll probably remain in a low income bracket for the foreseeable future.

this isn't meant to discourage anyone from seeking out writing as a career! however, there is a reason that many authors have alternate jobs with writing on the side. or, you know, rich spouses.

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this isn't me making a fuss about pirating (I've pirated way too many shows to run my mouth on that lmao), but there IS actually a financial incentive to having people buy your books!

buying books shows the publisher that they can make money off you, which means they're more likely to give you advances for future books. and advances are what authors live off (if they don't have a side job). that's why I always push pre-orders so hard! you have to be a racehorse worth betting on, or else they send you to the glue factory....

if I can offer one alternative to pirating: asking your library to stock the book also helps authors, and doesn't cost anything. the only downside is the patience required.

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OOPS yes, @stjohnstarling makes a good point! everything I'm saying is from the perspective of traditional publishing, but it's a very different game if you're a self-published author

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I will also add that this is why pre-orders can make a HUGE difference to authors - because if there's enough hype, publishers can pull more levers to build that momentum and reach more readers to help authors earn out their advance faster.

[gudgercollege]

Trad publishing contracts person here to co-sign everything in this post. If you want to support an author you really like but are broke as hell, then you can buy their book when it's discounted, buy it used, borrow it from a friend, or use the library. The first step as an author is to get your book read, not to get it bought. The important thing for you as a reader is to spread the word about how good the book is so the publisher knows the audience is there even if sales aren't spectacular. Piracy of books, especially books from small/indie publishers, means the publisher will print fewer copies of their next book, and sometimes if it's an ongoing series the next books in the series will be canceled, either to be replaced by a book with a different premise or they'll cancel the contract for the next books entirely. The "hack" where you buy the ebook or audiobook and then return it for a credit also takes money directly out of the author's pocket since those payment/royalty systems are set up differently than if you were to buy a book from a bookstore and return it. In that situation the bookstore absorbs that loss, but returning the ebook means the money gets clawed back from the author's advance or royalties and they'll have to earn that back.

Pre-orders and Amazon/Goodreads reviews are used as a gauge by publishers to predict how many copies they are likely to sell and therefore how many copies they want to print. They want to sell most of what they print rather than print too many and end up with a bunch of copies no one wants that they'll have to pay to store or sell at a huge discount or recycle, which is what happens to unsold books. Most publishers have a limited amount of money and manpower to dedicate to any particular book, so if there's a book building up a lot of buzz, that'll give them reason to put their resources towards promoting that book to get a better return on their investment. If the publisher can't make money off a book or author they'll dump them.

Generally, every aspect of the publishing and book industries, including writers, agents, publishing employees, librarians, and booksellers are overworked and underpaid. Unless you're Stephen King or already famous, you don't make money off of books. We do it for sheer love of the game.

Use your library! Publishers have a whole department dedicated to selling their books to libraries and the author gets part of those sales. Increasing circulation of library resources means the libraries can make a better case to get more money from the government to buy more books that you want to read and they're a place to hang out for free. Libraries are the best gift humanity gave itself, use yours as often as possible.

[captcutshaw]

they were always doing things to him

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@meme-streets I love your tags, I want to marry them!

I give up. Tumblr will NOT let me post any videos, GIFs, either from my own computer OR a hosting site. The only way I can get them to post is if I post them to TikTok first, and then save them to my own damn computer, and then post them. WFT? Anyway, if I ever get them to post, I'll add them.

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An episode of friends where Phoebe’s weird friend from her mugging days is Al Nerti.

“the one with the Olive Oil Importer” Al Nerti was charmed by Phoebe, the strange kid mugger on Corleone territory. Years later, Al Nerti runs into Phoebe when the friends go to Las Vegas on vacation. He offers to give them a day “on the family” and takes them to the Corleone family compound. Phoebe & Al Nerti spend time reminiscing on low level criminals they both knew, Phoebe from her mugging days, Al Nerti from being in the mob.

Rachel & Connie bond over fashion. Connie gives Rachel some very expensive, definitely stolen jewelry. Connie says importing olive oil is a lucrative business.

Monica spends her time trying to get the cannoli recipe from Connie. Monica loves how orderly the house runs “like it’s on a chain of command!”

Tom is so used to Micheal’s brand of stoicism he is perplexed by Chandler.

Micheal, thinking about his abandoned dream, wants to hear all about academia from Ross. It’s one of the best days of Ross’s life.

Joey figures out the Corleone family are mafia because he suddenly remembers a story his nonna told him about Vito Corleone. He and Phoebe are the only friends to realize. Joey spends the episode terrified and trying to convince the others to leave, but the other friends think he’s just practicing for a role.

Eventually, the friends leave because Tom has tired of Chandler, is elderly now, and politely tells the friends the Corleone family goes to sleep at 9:30. Five happy friends and one rattled Joey drive the rental car off into the sunset.

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The face Joey makes when he realizes:

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Miami Vice episode The Fix >>>> Miami Vice episode Florence Italy

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I thought Free Verse was a weak Miami Vice episode, but I thought the old man guest actor was one of their better guest actors.

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Trudy was unlucky in love (Rico didn't like her back), so she started a fling with Larry in an effort to get over Rico. However, she developed feelings for Larry.

Trudy didn't want to act like they were together at work because she was worried it would make her look unprofessional. She never meant to keep it a secret from Gina. It was supposed to be a short fling, so Trudy didn't bother telling Gina. Now it's gone on much longer than a fling, and she doesn't know how to tell Gina. Larry is not concerned with looking unprofessional, but he's fine with keeping it a secret. After all, the last time he publicly broke up with a girlfriend Stan decided to date her.

Trudy takes Larry to clubs that play sad rock music. Trudy and Larry go shopping together. Larry bought that horrible suit because it was on super clearance right after Easter.

Trudy has a dramatic reveal scene to Gina in the rain of her and Larry's relationship.

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based on the events of Dutch Oven

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based on the events of Dutch Oven

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Trudy is the only person alive who looks good in this shade of blue