methodwriter85 Posted December 15, 2023 Author Posted December 15, 2023 I just remembered that when I read Be Rad and Man In Motion originally, I was totally picturing 1980's Kylie Minogue as Claire right down to her fluffy 1980's blonde perm. 1
Mark Arbour Posted December 15, 2023 Posted December 15, 2023 14 hours ago, methodwriter85 said: I just remembered that when I read Be Rad and Man In Motion originally, I was totally picturing 1980's Kylie Minogue as Claire right down to her fluffy 1980's blonde perm. Claire would never have had big hair. Ever. 2 1
methodwriter85 Posted December 15, 2023 Author Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mark Arbour said: Claire would never have had big hair. Ever. She would have followed the trends, at least up until her early 30's. Did any women under the age of 30 actually get through 1983-1988 without having had big hair at least once? LOL You know, I'm starting to lean towards you having had Meg Ryan's Another World look in mind for 80's Claire: It's called the Sloane Ranger look, very popular in the early 80's before the mid-80's when the dayglow Miami Vice/Madonna look took over. I used to think you had based Claire on Charlene Tilton from Dallas but I think early 80's Meg Ryan is more what you had in mind. LOL Edited December 15, 2023 by methodwriter85 1
methodwriter85 Posted December 31, 2023 Author Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) All this talk about past characters made me remember Alexandra Carmichael. The official fancast is Sigourney Weaver. Of course, to align with the age, we need to go with 2010's Sigorney Weaver when she was still in her 60's. (Alex would have to be at least in her 60's, right? She should be close to the age of Isidore, JP, and Fred, who are all late 50's/early 60's.) Such a stunning woman! She's aged incredibly well as a 70-something. I'm assuming she's gone to the school of, "don't do much, keep it subtle." Edited December 31, 2023 by methodwriter85 2
methodwriter85 Posted January 20 Author Posted January 20 Renee Rapp would be a hilarious model for a grown up Maddy Graves. LOL I love Gen Z. They're so kooky. 2
Mark Arbour Posted January 20 Posted January 20 I finally found my model for Will. Tom Hardy 2002 1 2
methodwriter85 Posted January 29 Author Posted January 29 Mark liked Nicholas Galitzine for Kris K. (Just swap out the hazel eyes for blue.) I pictured Sophie Turner as Susannah/Zanie. 1
methodwriter85 Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 I just realized that this British young adult actor Louis Patridge is really close to how I pictured Jack in my mind when I originally read Be Rad in 2009. (Just lighten the dark brown eyes to hazel brown.) 3
methodwriter85 Posted July 4 Author Posted July 4 (edited) My Mouse fancast grinding on my Van (On the Mark) fancast at the former's concert. God, Ross Lynch just IS that straightish guy you lusted over and thought maybe, just maybe something could happen. LOL They capture that feeling so well. Other than Van, I could also see Ross Lynch as a really good Ryan. Edited July 4 by methodwriter85 1
methodwriter85 Posted August 28 Author Posted August 28 I was watching the trailer for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and thought that the "Erik" (Cooper Koch) would make a a pretty good Wade Danfield. He's got that uptight, prissy vibe down pat. Also, Nicholas Alexander Chavez (the "Lyle") is so damn hot. LOL 1
Zack1614 Posted October 30 Posted October 30 On 1/20/2024 at 6:01 PM, Mark Arbour said: I finally found my model for Will. Tom Hardy 2002 Somebody HELP; I am reading (and LOVING) Gap Year but it is obviously a continuation! I would really like to go back to the “beginning”! Can I know the progression? Where do I start and are there follow-ups before Gap Year starts? The cast of characters is vast and interrelationships are hard to discern! 5
George Richard Posted October 30 Posted October 30 (edited) https://gayauthors.org/story/mark-arbour/chroniclesofanacademicpredator/?do=printStory You have a lot to catch up on. Start with Chronicles of an Academic Predator. Edited October 30 by George Richard 4 1
spyke Posted October 30 Posted October 30 4 hours ago, Zack1614 said: Somebody HELP; I am reading (and LOVING) Gap Year but it is obviously a continuation! I would really like to go back to the “beginning”! Can I know the progression? Where do I start and are there follow-ups before Gap Year starts? The cast of characters is vast and interrelationships are hard to discern! This is a series of books, and your confusion is understandable. You need to start at the beginning with Chronicles Of An Academic Preditor, also known as the CAP series, in order to understand who the players and plots are. Gap Year is 17th book in the series. The web that Mark has woven is quite tangled. If you are a history fan, there is a parallel series of books in the Bridgemont series that intertwines with the CAP series. If you're not a history fan, read it anyways because you will fall in love with history shortly after you start reading it. Mark's research and attention to detail is amazing. 3 2
PrivateTim Posted October 30 Posted October 30 8 hours ago, Zack1614 said: Somebody HELP; I am reading (and LOVING) Gap Year but it is obviously a continuation! I would really like to go back to the “beginning”! Can I know the progression? Where do I start and are there follow-ups before Gap Year starts? The cast of characters is vast and interrelationships are hard to discern! Will is the third generation of CAP characters. He doesn't even appear as a main character until at least 10 or 11 books into the CAP series, which begins in 1962 I believe and I think we are in 2004 currently. 2
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