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[hellyeahrihannafenty]

Tom Holland does Rihanna’s “Umbrella” on Lip Sync Battle

[dr0wnedperfectionist]

I’m literally zendaya reacting like he didn’t have to go that hard and yet..

[coppercorn-and-cauldron]

Must always reblog

[kimmycup]

Sometimes you just need to watch again. Instant serotonin.

[sif-the-tsunami]

I love that his only regret about this is him not having done the routine in heels.

[twicksterart-deactivated2022040]

I wonder if this is what sealed the deal for Zendaya. Cause I get it.

[mishkatelwarriorgoddess]

When I WATCHED this one on tv, y'all!!!!! I loved watching LL’s reaction! I don’t think ANYONE was prepared for it, cuz I know I wasn’t.

And the young man does ballet!!!

[sidepartskinnyjeans-deactivated]

The key thing is he NAILS the routine and does it seriously, it’s not a joke choice. He does it with passion.

[kelsey441]

Completely agree with the above comment. This is what makes it so much better than some of the other performances that people consider good. (I’m particularly thinking of Channing Tatum’s performance here.)

Tom Holland didn’t seem like he was dressing in women’s clothes and dancing like a woman as a lighthearted gag done for laughs. Even if that’s what he intended (I have no idea), once he was out there on that stage, he played it seriously. He went out there and delivered a serious performance. It was intense, and he injected his legitimate (not exaggerated for laughs) sex appeal into the performance.

[wolfsmom1]

He was brilliant.

[phinarei]

Literally every time I watch this I appreciate it more. More comments or more perspective or I just notice something else I didn’t before.

I will never not reblog this.

[lentilswitheverything]

imagine being the choreographer for the show

you’re used to dealing with people like chrissy teigan and serena williams, game for it sure but 0 dance training or experience and not really a performer (although i’ve still not figured out what it is chrissy teigan actually does so many I’m wrong about that? not important)

and then this guy comes up to you and says hey, i’m gonna be on the show. i went to stage school so i have literally no shame or performance anxiety, i’m a trained dancer in ballet tap and modern, i was billy elliot on the west end so you don’t have to worry about me not remembering the routine, and i’m in the best shape of my life because i’m spiderman right now, literally hit me with your absolutely worst i can take it

if i’d been them i’d have fucking burst into tears on the spot

[kinetikatrue]

https://www.insider.com/tom-holland-zendaya-lip-sync-battle-umbrella-oral-history-2021-5

An oral history of Tom Holland's sensational 'Lip Sync Battle' performance

The producers, choreographers, and dancers behind the "Umbrella" and "Singin' in the Rain" mashup explain how it came to be.

[klingonpopwarrior]

This never gets old and when you see it you must reblog/repost/reshare/re-everything.

[t00thpasteface]

him will

[ansonmountdaily]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS 2x07 "Those Old Scientists"

[klingonpopwarrior]

This season of Strange New Worlds has now laid down 2 of my all-time favorite episodes of Star Trek. My top 5 is getting crowded.

[luntfontanne]

Interview with Michelle Hurd (SAG LA Vice President):

All your favorite things that you've been watching for years, and you know those actors that you go, "Oh, there's that guy on that show." You may not necessarily know their names—you may see me on a show, you may not know my name, but you've seen me on a lot of things. Those actors, those actors are working-class actors. We're literally working paycheck-to-paycheck.

It takes $26,000 to qualify for your health insurance for SAG-AFTRA. A guest star on a show, producers will do top-of-show—this is a verbiage that they created, it's not in our contracts, it's what they created—so they're not gonna budge above whatever their top-of-show is. Top-of-show, generally, could be anywhere from $5,000 to $7 or $8,000 an episode. Maybe that sounds great. So say I cobble together 2 or 3 guest stars during a year. People, our audiences, sees me on 3 or 4 different shows, and they're like, "Wow, that actress is working, she's doing all this stuff." I still, by doing that with top-of-show, I have still not qualified for my health insurance. We literally are going paycheck to paycheck.

Back in the day, we used to have quotes. That once you've been working for a certain amount of time, you're working really hard to get your quote up, to get your salary up. They decided to get rid of that, so they no longer acknowledge or respect that. This industry is one of the few industries that seniority, that being in this industry for a long time, that gathering up an amazing resume, doesn't mean anything to them.

Yes, there is some very wealthy actors. Absolutely. There's 160,000 members in our union. 160,000. 1% are the top grossers. 1%. And of that, maybe 2% are the ones that literally support and uplift our union, and keep the insurance going. Everybody else is below the line.

People don't realize that SAG-AFTRA is not just actors. We're broadcasters, we're stunt coordinators, stunt workers. We're dancers and singers and voiceover artists. There's a huge umbrella that we encompass, and 98% of those people are below the line? Are struggling to make a living? In an industry that we all know is making billions?

I think about this all the time, we talk about this in our caucuses. Back in the day, we used to talk about millions, everybody wanted to make millions, and oh wouldn't that be amazing. These people are making billions, and yet they don't have money to give us just a scooch more? To contribute to our pension and health? To allow us to qualify for our health insurance?

We have actors that you all will recognize. You will know us from that guy on that show that have lost their insurance, no longer qualify, and are hustling just to get a day on a job to just pay their rent. Not even their insurance, their rent.

This is a serious, crucial moment. This sounds hyperbolic or whatever, but it is a life-or-death situation. Because we're talking about, you know, taking care of our families. Taking care of our loved ones, you know, our parents, if they're getting older. You always, as a child, you want to be able to contribute. Should I be at this age, still asking my parents for money? No. I should be taking care of my parents. It's painful.

[marlinspirkhall]

This was the first I've heard of this but apparently SAG-AFTRA would like cosplayers not to dress up as characters from Live Action media

Sources:

Klaudia Amenábar on twitter

Estar Guars Tia on twitter

SAG-AFTRA's guidelines for influencers

[neckspike-deactivated20240222]

Important info from the comments:

ID in Alt-text

If you are not an influencer and maybe want to reshuffle your cosplay schedule in solidarity that's great, but you're not under any requirements to refrain.

And it's always valid to cosplay <X Character> with a picket sign, studios will hate it.

[badnovels]

[because-its-eurodisko]

Käärijä at Kesärauha

[klingonpopwarrior]

I'm reblogging this because the gif is iconic at this point but also for the equally iconic and absolutely raunchy hashtags that made me laugh harder than they probably should have. lol

[boltedbee]

Didn't expect to get this done today. First time drawing Rok, too.

[klingonpopwarrior]

I love Rok-Tahk so much. She had one of the best episodes of season when she was trapped in the time dilation. Her story was heartbreaking and lovely and the best kind of Star Trek storytelling.

[boltedbee]

I was working on this long before the prompt, but Dal is my favorite little space rat and the whole reason I started watching Prodigy in the first place. He is cringe and annoying, but I love him and want him to be happy.

[follivora]

WHAT THE FUCK

[klingonpopwarrior]

I literally have an entire theory mostly written on how Jere the musician can use social media and Häärijä to essentially come to terms with and reclaim or move forward from what has happened to his Käärijä persona since submitting to UMK/Eurovision. (I have a degree in theatre and the use of persona in pop/rock music holds a particular fascination for me.) This honestly feeds right into it and at some point I'll probably post it somewhere or submit it to a pop culture site or something.

[vbartilucci]

[rosehipmarmalade]

personally i love strikes. love unions. love protests. big fan all around!!

[elen-aranel]

Captain Pike - SNW Season 2 Episode 4 Among the Lotus Eaters

[klingonpopwarrior]

Anson Mount and Käärijä appreciation posts are a big mood for me right now and I am here for them.

[dat4l0re]

the pronunciation of "Data"

Star Trek TNG: The Child

[crab-day-counter]

Q:What is crab day?

A: well, a celebration of how strangely cursed our little corner of the internet can be. It's also a community lead funding. Push. Tumblr costs money to run, if we want to keep our little corner of the internet it's weird unique self, we're going to have to foot part of the bill.

Q: when is crab day?

A: July 29th. I would have preferred a slightly longer lead time to get the word out better, But we work with what we can get and July 29th has already gotten some traction in other groups.

Q: how do I participate?

A: buy a mutual crabs, or if you're broke, crab post crab memes.

Q: why crabs?

A: because admit it. most of us would love to get or give crabs to a mutual.

[klingonpopwarrior]

This is so weird. I still haven't figured out Tumblr but I love a community that wants to gift crabs. lol

[luluxa]

little fairy

[klingonpopwarrior]

Suddenly, Käärijä is my new Rhysand.

[henrycavilledits]

Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher 3x01: "Shaerrawedd"

[klingonpopwarrior]

Sweet mother of Kahless, he's a pretty man.