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is anyone else’s internal dialogue a mix of both themselves, random memes and renowned voice actor Stephen L. Russell (and thus mildly stresses you out that it happens) or is it just me.
Like they tried to change Reblogs and people rightfully got up in arms, this is a LOT worse. In order to have access to any sort of thing dubbed mature, and We haveALL seen what they think is mature, Everything from a black and white photo of a black woman's arm, to posts about IUD recalls, to a nude painted by a 17th century artist, to anything involving the word Trans; you have to send your personal information to a third party site that WILL get hacked, and you will be doxxed. And they can say "Oh shit, well it wasn't us who sent your name address and gender identity to Moldovan teenagers, here's a couple extra minutes in the ball pit.
That's bad enough!!!!!!!! But the entire idea of needing permission from state authorities to access anything labeled mature by our friendly AI overlords is some fucking Boll shit. Die Gedenken Sind Frie baby. This is all a reaction to people getting uppity about their lowly lowly rights and is being propped up by the same bad actors tht have made life unlivable. Fuck that shit.
"Well it's only being rolled out in Brazil and UK" Yeah, to start. "Well they're being forced to do this by laws." YOu know it's always really funny when these tech giants (Or whatever you call owning tumblr dot com) get really antsy about laws considering they pick and choose which ones they abide by.
This is a breaking point and it's going to be very interesting to see how we proceed from here.
if these "doctors" get their hands on you i'm sorry it's over you're done for
Prey (2017) might be an psychological horror in space to you, to me it's a (terribly fucked up) workplace drama simulator and i somehow cannot get these worst ever corpo rats out of my mind
it's pretty obvious to anybody who played the game that Bellamy's ethics are questionable as hell, but in case you didn't catch what the other two bastards did
Kohl:
- is a condescending little shit, especially to people who seek him out for counseling, for shit and giggles apparently
- violates the fuck out of that doctor/patient confidentiality also for shit and giggles just to gossip with his bestie (and he calls Bellamy "Syl", nobody calls him Syl, even Morgan calls him Sylvain, and Morgan winked at him in the very same email, how do these middle aged men write work emails i have NO idea)
- loves the Rorschach/inkblot tests (they are unreliable at best and pseudoscience at, well, nowhere near at worst), and it's likely because of his influence that Bellamy has incorporated them into Morgan's behaviour test
DeVries:
- is chief surgeon, literally runs the station's only medical facility
- would happily torture the only counselor on the station if Alex says so, no question asked
- (if that is not already worse than all the things Kohl has done?? he's a physician why is he torturing a colleague he works with on a daily basis?? but the homoeroticism is strong with this one i'll admit, for whatever reason he dragged Kohl to his own suite in Crew Quarters and tortured him there, not just tie him up in somewhere secluded on the station. did he get Kohl to voluntarily come to his suite? hello?? the possibilities are endless)
the true horror of Prey is having Thoughts about a guy with an entire 3 minutes of screentime
yeah 2 hours into Prey (2017) and i ship them
"what if we were overworked scientists on a lone space station on a doomed mission and i invited you to use me as lab rat in our ethically questionable experiments. wink"
A little appreciation post for Stephen Russell (VA of Nick Valentine/Codsworth/OG Thief's Garrett/Corvo Attano)
I started playing Fallout 4 and like Nick Valentine a lot, old news, but recently I've found myself drawn to Nick VA's, Mr. Stephen Russell's other voice acting works (especially Codsworth and the Mr. Handies) as well. He's downright iconic when it comes to video games voice work, but if you are nosy like me, have a bit of a crush on the man like me, and like me you just have to know what other artistic endeavours he has pursued, then well! Here we go!
(gifs taken from this interview)
A bit of a scroll ahead, with photos and links from Stephen's work in film, theater, and music. This is in no way a comprehensive post of all the non-video game works he has done, I just want to share what I've found here and there on the interweb, and might update with a section for his work in radio if I come across any. If you happen to know other works of his, feel free to comment/reblog.
Film
Mrs. Worthington's Party (also known as Noelle) (2007) (IMDb)
A Christmas drama film with religious themes but isn't too obnoxious about its religion aspect. The cast of bumbling but well-meaning smalltown folks served as comic relief and kept it watchable for me. Stephen played Bob, the more sensible member of that cast of characters.
The Golden Boys (2008) (IMDb)
A rom-com about old retired sea captains looking for a housewife. Not very comedic imho, but the film has a very specific setting (1900s Cape Cod) which it did well enough. Stephen appeared for a brief scene and spoke in seafarer lingo.
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) (IMDb)
Another rom-com, which I actually watched before, back in middle school or so. It's a modern take on the Dickens' tale, neither particularly comedic nor corny, but Michael Douglas' performance was rather enjoyable, even as I rewatch it now. Stephen appeared for a brief minute in a minor role as a funeral minister/priest.
The Lightkeepers (2009) (IMDb)
Yet another rom-com taking place in, timpani rolls please, Cape Cod, 1900s. This one is about two lighthouse keepers who vowed on hating women having two sweet women thrusted into their lives. I find the film actually charming (though still not funny enough, sorry), the cast delivered, I liked Tom Wisdom's and Blythe Danner's performance. Stephen played a small role of a coachman.
Do you find yourself fond of sand dunes and salty air yet? How about quaint little villages here and there?
Theater
A Pinter Duet: The Lover & Ashes to Ashes (2008), New Repertory Theatre
(still) (review)
A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration (2009), The Huntington Theatre Company
(still) (review) (videos: behind the scenes | clip from the performance)
Return Of The Winemaker: An Irish Christmas Comedy (2015 - 2016), Tír Na Productions
I admittedly snorted out loud upon seeing this photo. In this comedy Stephen played God with a capital G with severe dementia and a penchant for impersonating Elvis.
(photos) (review)
Boundless (2017), Cape Rep Theatre
(stills) (review)
Shakespeare In Love (2018), Cape Rep Theatre
(stills) (review)
Aside from his appearances on stage, Stephen also has spent plenty of time on the other side of the curtain as a writer and director, among others: The Hound of the Baskervilles (2014) at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) (reviews: 1 | 2). He's also the founder and "impresario" of WHAT For Kids!, writing and directing several original plays and adaptations for young audience over the course of many years.
(link)
Music
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The Trouble With Time (2023)
Stephen's "debut album of original songs", with music and text penned by himself, which he also provided the vocals and acoustic/classical guitar for. Link: SoundCloud | Apple Music.
The tracks are mostly country/folk, with a dash of bossa nova and Mexican influence here and there. I find the songwriting at times whimsical and witty, with a fair share of moments of tenderness, the production decent, and Stephen's vocals as well as guitar playing very pleasant.
A Zoom interview where he elaborated on the inspiration for some of the songs on this album: (link)
Also found under a comment from his SoundCloud's profile: tapes from one of his earlier live performance as a duo act called "Marrowbones" at SUNY Geneseo Folk/Rock Festival II. The songs performed here were definitely more folk than country, his voice didn't have its distinctive rasp back then but imho fitting for such folk tunes.
Audiobook Narration
To the Finland Station (2024)
Stephen narrated the 1940 Edmund Wilson's book To the Finland Station: A Study in the Writing and Acting of History. I'm halfway through this book and I don't exactly have a strong opinion of it, though I shall chalk that up to personal taste and expectation. It's fairly entertaining as biographies of communist thinkers, just don't make the same mistake I did and expect anything on Marxist theory discussion, it's very insubstantial on that front. Stephen did a very good job narrating the book though. If blasting all Nick Valentine's and Codsworth's voicelines is not enough and you need more of his voice to be background music while you go about your day, I guess this works.
Purchase link: (Tantor Media (site to be sunset soon) | rbmedia)
Gen 3 synth/Human Codsworth AU because I love my robot son and I think it'd be super neat if he also looks like a British butler.
Close ups. I wanted to study some facial expressions
and I like to imagine he'd have a very sibling like relationship with Curie, woman in stem girlboss sister and malewife brother whose only expertise is buffing silverware. Yes he's pure of heart but dumb of arse I'm afraid.
L-l-look at you-you-you, hhhhhacker. YOUR-your n-nail polish is im, immaculate. Is that the trans flag (trrraaans flaaaag) colors? That's so c-c-COOL-cool, insect. Are you s-s-sure you don't want to be one of my cybor-CYB-cyborgs (cybooorgsss)?
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