Naomi Bennet was one of the characters suggested to us during our campaign to find more Woman and Poc characters. I let the person who suggest them develop the characters, and storylines and looking forward to seeing where its going.
I admit I’ve never seen Private Practice or Grey’s Anatomy so I can’t tell you if it’s worth a trip to Netflix or now – for those of you who have, let us know in the comments.
Chris Beck is a character we pulled from The Martian (mainly the movie). Okay … we admit it – this is how we got Bucky without having Bucky :).
It also a way to build more storyline for the Stargate section of Sylum. There is some changes in the works for that side of the storyline, just to bring everything in line with canon.
Not a lot. But well Dan’el decided to change his background and that’s where we’re making some adjustments.
Now I haven’t read The Martian (it’s been downloaded onto my Kindle along with a lot of other books….) so this is going to be an adventure.
And keep an eye on future stories where we’ll introduce Beck and give more background for Dan’el.
So was out at the harbor and ran into these two ships next door to each other.
And laughed for about ten minutes.
Sometimes Sylum is everywhere.
*pointedly looks at Gil – who will see the humor as much as I did*
Wonder Woman was a phenomenal hit in 2017 – if you haven’t seen the movie – go now and see it!
Wonder Woman has been icon for over 75 years showing up in the first comics in 1941. She has been an inspiration for many girls and woman through out the years. And it’s great to see the new incarnation just as bold and inspiring.
The history behind the character is very fascinating and there is now a movie about the creator, his wife and girlfriend … yep you read that right. I haven’t seen the movie, but from what I have heard it’s worth a viewing (it’s on my very long list to see once hits Netflix).
For More Information:
William Marston – Wonder Woman creator
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
It was brought up to my attention as next year is the 15th Anniversary, that a Sylum Con would be a fun way to celebrate.
If we have one it will be in Los Angeles, likely towards the end of summer/fall 2019. We’ll need at least 20 people interested, and by interested I mean truly plan to go – not just oh sounds like fun but can’t really make it. There will be a Con Fee to cover expenses for conference rooms, events, etc. At this early in the game we’re not sure what that will be, but it would likely start at $100.
As Cons like these are a lot of work, I’m starting this early! Please fill out the poll below to showcase if you’re truly interested.
We had always contemplated bring in Ron Butterfield from West Wing, but at first couldn’t quite figure exactly how. Then it hit us, to actually take him back to the beginning of the Secret Service.
Okay history time. As I’ve been doing a lot of research into the Secret Service, this ended up playing directly into Ron’s history.
The Secret Service didn’t exist July 1865 after Lincoln was Assassinated, it was realized that there needed to be a group of people who were dedicating in protecting the President. Before hand there was the Pinkerton Agency that conducted investigations.
In the history of the Department, they has never been enough money, staff or resources. It’s almost been seen as ‘oh yes them we forgot about them’. The Secret Service is supposed to be non-partisan and do their job despite the politics. There are infamous stories relating back to some of the things they’ve seen and done.
So it worked for Sylum to move Ron back to the days before the Secret Service, and into the makings of what the Secret Service has become today.
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*Sighs*
Can’t believe we missed an important question for Dean. *click to read previous interview*
*Searches Manor, only to find him back in the kitchen eating Pie where we found him the first time.*
*Slides across from him*
Dean: Didn’t I already speak to you.
Interviewer: Yeah, well one of the questions that was supposed to be in the last interview got misplaced, so here I am again.
Dean: *eats his pie* So what is it? My favorite sexual position? Boxer or Briefs? What do I find romantic? Do I feel guilty for fucking my brother?
Interviewer: Well if you’re volunteering ….
Dean: *evil sly grin*
Sam: DEAN!
Interviewer: *startles and looks up at Sam wondering where he came from* Or we could just stick to the questions.
Dean: *shrugs and finishes off his pie*
Interviewer: So how does it feel now to have so many fathers?
Dean: *sets fork down and pushes away plate* It’s weird. I mean dad was and will always be dad. He was a good dad, despite what Sam says. Yeah he wasn’t PTA, take your kid to work, or baseball game on Saturday type of dad. But he kept us safe.
Interviewer: And Clay?
Dean: Well that’s just weird. I mean he looks just like dad. I could get my head around Bobbie, he was like another parent while growing up. And looking back I can see him trying to be the dad we needed, when John wasn’t around. So finding out he was actually my dad in a past life, is kinda cool. But Clay, well it’s hard to get my head around – I mean I look like his kid, and he looks like my dad. Knowing how I .. his son died it is the stuff of nightmares.
*Sam came in and sat down next to Dean*
The talking French thing is annoying yet cool. And he’s a nice guy. His Mates are nice, Jensen sends me birthday cards so that’s kinda cool.
Interviewer: And Van Helsing.
Dean: *rolls his eyes* It’s like dad by default. He’s Mated to John so it’s like having two dads and the fact they are both my ‘dads’. Van Helsing is cool, the ferret is awesome. Over all we get along.
Interviewer: So you’re good with all the dads?
Dean: *shrugs* yeah it’s nice to talk to someone else sometimes. And Nico is a good dad-in-law so that’s good.
Interviewer: And your favorite?
Dean: *snickers* Grandpa Eddie though never tell him I said that.
Night at the Museum is actually a fun movie. Plus it has the benefit of having Pierefrancesco Favino in it.
We’ve actually used a few characters from this movie: Ahkmenrah and Larry Daley. Plus used the images for historical characters: Sacagawea and Teddy Roosevelt.
We’re not having the ability to ‘bring the museum to life’ but we will say the Tablet of Ahkmenrah is very important in the Sylum Universe, and there is a reason Imhotep and Blackwood want it.
If you haven’t seen the movie, I suggest you do.
Information on the American Museum of Natural History
Added bonus! One of my Afternoon Fics: Museum of Interest was a fusion of Night at the Museum and Person of Interest.
As Monday Sylum Inspiration was Callum Lynch I figured to post about the Assassin Creed Movie. Okay first off, we changed a lot around to have the two characters fit within Sylum, mainly by making Callum and Aguilar as twins instead of ancestor/descendant.
Also we don’t have the Animus … yet *cackles*
Now for the movie itself.
As a fan of the games – the movie is shoehorned into their timeline to the point parts of it didn’t work. Michael Fassbender did a great job as Aguilar and Callum and Jeremy Irons is always great.
I will admit I wasn’t a fan of Maria or Sofia … but that was me.
Now if you don’t know the games, the movie is a lot of fun – it has its cheesy moments and lines, but overall it was okay.
For those who have seen the movie or the video (7 Characters 7 Weeks). You know the famous ‘leap of faith’ off the church building??
That was a real stuntman – it’s an awesome moment.
So yes – we do have Aguilar and Callum, but there not quite like the way you think they are.
*evil cackle*
We’ve been working hard behind the scenes on the website.
The Art Room has been updated!
The Music Room has been updated!
If you haven’t check out the Sylum Website in a while, should check it out. We’ve streamlined it, after removing the Guest Archive. Take a look, wander around the Art and Music Rooms, plus check out links to the Sylum Stores.
Our Resident Artist, Taibhrigh, does a great job keeping the website updated and looking good!
Sloths have been mentioned before in Sylum.
Actually Sloths play a very big role in Sanctuary Clan. The Clan runs a Sloth Sanctuary, which was started by Stephen, along with helping take care of the local rain forest and other exotic animals.
But Sloths themselves are very special and an intricate part of Sanctuary. I mean just about everyone knows Jack Harkness usually has a Sloth attached to him at all times, much to Spike’s dismay.
So why am I bring this up now?
For two reasons, okay three.
One: Sloths are adorable!! Look at that face!!
Two: We’ve shown Harkness takes care of the adult Sloths at Sanctuary, we’ll be showcasing soon, who takes care of the tiny little ones … wrapping them in his Cashmere Scarves.
Three: Scottish Exotic Animal Veterinarian
That’s all I’m saying about that ….
Sorry this is late!! I was distracted with bunnies
So the winner is – Nico.
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They had been annoying him for the past few days, weeks, hell months and on bad days centuries. Don’t get him wrong, Nico loved his kids, but there were days those two were the smartest dumb asses he knew.
The past year had been stressful, and it hadn’t helped when he disappeared for six months.
Though it really wasn’t his fault.
After all it was Shep who kidnapped him, stating that O’Neill had ordered him to – Nico pointed out that Shep didn’t work for O’Neill anymore, but that didn’t seem to phase him.
The theory was, what better than to have a Roman, deal with Rome.
They had a point.
By the time he got back, all he wanted was to relax and be with his family. Instead he ended up with John announcing his presence and Ernesto discovering about Sofya and everything that came with that revelation.
From that point , he had wanted the year to end.
Then came the disastrous Christmas Eve Dinner.
It was the first year he had all his kids together for dinner. And it went exactly how he had thought it would. He was still pissed at Warrick for ditching him in the middle of it.
So by the time Boxing Day rolled around … yeah he had it with his kids.
The moment he heard the ‘Papist’ ‘Pagen’ start up at 7 am, he was out the back door and in the middle of the infamous fight.
He left them both moaning on the grass, a good reminder of why they didn’t mess with their Papa. Without a backwards glance he made his way back into the house, collected his winnings, and dragged his Mate upstairs.
