title: Blowup

text: Roger Ebert described the film as "a hypnotic conjuring act, in which a character is awakened briefly from a deep sleep of bored alienation and then drifts away again. This is the arc of the film. Not 'Swinging London.' Not existential mystery. Not the parallels between what Hemmings does with his photos and what Antonioni does with Hemmings. But simply the observations that we are happy when we are doing what we do well, and unhappy seeking pleasure elsewhere. I imagine Antonioni was happy when he was making this film." In his commentary for the DVD edition of the movie, Peter Brunette connects the film to the existentialist tenet that actions and experiences have no meaning "per se", but are given a meaning within a particular context; this is especially borne out by the disposal of the broken guitar after the rock show: "He's rescued the object, this intensely meaningful object. Yet, out of the context, it's just a broken piece of a guitar [...] the important point here being that meaning, and the construction we put on reality, is always a group social function. And it's contextual."


title: Blowup

text: On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 87% "Certified Fresh" approval rating based on 54 reviews from film critics, with an average rating of 8.3/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 based on reviews from 15 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."


title: Blowup

text: Antonioni's screenplay for "Blowup" forms a "thriller-suspense" revolving around the efforts of a young and successful fashion photographer in his struggle to determine if a series of snapshots he takes at a public park contain evidence of a murder. As Thomas persists in his role as amateur detective, his quest leads him initially to question his technical mastery over the "hidden truth" recorded by his camera, then toward a confrontation with the realities of his life—a life of "material advantages, gained at the expense of ideals." Finally, the conflicted young man questions the reality of his own existence. Film historian Gordan Gow identifies the object in Antonioni's use of suspense:


title: Blowup

text: In an interview at the time of the film's release, Antonioni stated that the film "is not about man's relationship with man, it is about man's relationship with reality". Indeed, Gow observes that “a mystery without a solution is instrumental to the theme of disorientation in Antonioni’s "Blowup."


title: Blowup

text: The theme of uncertainty is sustained until the final moments of the "Blowup", when Thomas attempts to resolve the contradictions and ambiguities that arise from his investigations and from his own life, but fails to integrate them.


title: Blowup

text: In "Blowup"’s final sequence, a “garishly attired” mime troupe arrives at the park—escapees from the real world. Thomas joins them in their fantasy play, and like the non-existent ball he “sees” during the troupes’ faux match, he dissolves from view: “As a creature of the factual world, he no longer exists.”


title: Blowup

text: When "Blowup"’s denouement is reached Thomas’ fate is known and the audience's suspense is resolved, but Antonioni leaves the meaning of the film open to speculation.


title: Blowup

text: Warner Home Video released a Region 1 DVD of the film in 2004. In 2017, the Criterion Collection issued the film on Blu-ray and DVD, featuring a 4K remaster from the original camera negatives, in addition to new bonus materials.


title: Pallavi Sharda

text: Pallavi Sharda (born 5 March 1990) is an Australian actress of Indian descent, and a classical Indian Bharathanatyam dancer. Her film credits include Oscar nominated film "Lion" (2016), Bollywood films "Begum Jaan" (2017) and "Hawaizaada" (2015), and comedy Australian film "Save Your Legs!" (2012) and Les Norton, Australian teleseries. She has worked in Hindi films like "My Name Is Khan", "Dus Tola", "Besharam", "Hawaizaada", and "Begum Jaan". In 2021, Sharda starred in "Tom & Jerry." Her latest release is the 2022 rom-com "Wedding Season" with Suraj Sharma.


title: Pallavi Sharda

text: Sharda was born in an Indian family in Perth, Western Australia to Hema Sharda, and Nalin Kant Sharda. Both her parents are IIT alumni and have PhDs in science and engineering. They migrated to Australia in the 1980s before she was born. Sharda came to Melbourne as a toddler where she grew up in the outer north-western suburbs. She went to school at Lowther Hall in Essendon where she obtained an academic scholarship and commenced her LLB and BA (Media & Communications) & Diploma in Modern Languages (French) at the University of Melbourne, at the age of 16 and graduated with honours. Sharda shifted base from Melbourne to Mumbai in 2010.


title: Pallavi Sharda

text: Sharda started her Bollywood career by playing a cameo in Karan Johar's "My Name Is Khan" (2010). In March 2010 Sharda was crowned Miss India Australia in Sydney. She next starred in the comedic-drama film, "Dus Tola" (2010) opposite acclaimed actor Manoj Bajpayee, in which she played the role of Geeta, a village dance teacher. Sharda's performance was identified as the best element of the film by "The Times of India". In 2011 and 2012 Sharda was the lead actress of the theatrical musical, "Taj Express" directed by Shruti Merchant and choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant.


title: Pallavi Sharda

text: Sharda made her Australian film debut with comedy film "Save Your Legs", which released on 28 February 2013. She then appeared in Abhinav Kashyap's Bollywood film "Besharam". in which she portrayed a woman whose car is stolen by a petty thief. Sharda's next Bollywood venture, "Hawaizaada", was released worldwide on 30 January 2015. Directed by Vibhu Puri and co-starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Mithun Chakraborty, the film is inspired by the true events of Shivkar Bapuji Talpade, who is believed to have flown an unmanned aircraft in 1895 Bombay. Sharda received critical acclaim for her portrayal of a courtesan dancer during the British Raj era in Mumbai.


title: Pallavi Sharda

text: Sharda joined Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman in the Hollywood film "Lion" in 2016. Her next Bollywood film, "Begum Jaan", released in April 2017. Sharda received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Gulabo, a sex worker in rural Punjab, at the time of Pakistan's partition from India.


title: Pallavi Sharda

text: Sharda played a leading role in ABC Australia's medical drama "Pulse," her performance awarded her the "Rising Star" award by the Casting Guild of Australia. she played Georgie in the ABC-TV series Les Norton. Pallavi is currently starring in "Beecham House", ITV's historical drama series directed by Gurinder Chadha and the ABC-TV comedy "Retrograde".


title: Pallavi Sharda

text: Sharda is working on her first book, currently untitled, that explores her identity struggles as an Indian girl living in Australia. The book is set to be released next year.


title: Pallavi Sharda

text: Sharda is on the board of advisers for e-Kutir, a social entrepreneurship company focused on improving the lives of Indians using the 'base of pyramid' model. Her focus areas are Sanitation and Mother and Child. Sharda is a regular keynote speaker on Asia Literacy in Australia, cross-cultural relations between India and Australia and women's empowerment in India. In 2015 she was appointed the "Queen of Moomba", Melbourne's largest community festival, alongside retired Australian cricketer Shane Warne.


title: Pallavi Sharda

text: Considered a distinguished alumna of the University of Melbourne, Pallavi has emerged as a multi-faceted leader in the conversation around Australian Arts and Culture. Pallavi has curated festivals like Melbourne’s White Night, been the Queen of Moomba with Spin King Shane Warne and in 2019 Pallavi was named on the list of forty most influential Asian Australians at the inaugural Asian-Australian Leadership Summit.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Anna Margaretha Marina Astrid "Vivianne" Miedema (; born 15 July 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) club Arsenal and the Netherlands national team. She previously played for Bayern Munich and SC Heerenveen.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Regularly cited as one of the greatest strikers in modern women's football, Miedema is the all-time leading scorer in the FA WSL and has scored more goals at the international level for the Netherlands than any other player, across both the women's and men's teams. She won the UEFA Women's Euro in 2017 with the Dutch national team, two consecutive Frauen-Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich in 2015 and 2016, and the 2018–19 FA WSL title with Arsenal. In 2019, she led the Netherlands to a second-place finish at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Miedema won the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award in November 2021. In 2020, she was named Women's Player of the Year at the London Football Awards and by England's Football Writers' Association. She was named PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year in 2019. The same year, she was shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or Féminin. She was named to the Top 10 of "The Guardian" "The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World" in 2017, 2019, and 2020.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Born and raised in Hoogeveen, Miedema grew up watching her father play football and at five years old began playing herself for HZVV in her hometown. Her first memory of playing football involves her two front teeth being kicked out by a young goalkeeper at age six. She was a frequent goalscorer from a very young age and played on boys' teams. When opponents laughed when they saw a girl on the pitch, it triggered her to score many goals, which she often did. After several years of playing for HZVV, she joined VV De Weide in 2009 and stayed with them until 2011.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: With her father and younger brother Lars, Miedema would often travel to Rotterdam in order to watch Feyenoord play. At age 14, Miedema was forced to make the decision to switch to playing for the top women's league or to continue playing with boys' clubs.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: After receiving an offer from SC Heerenveen, Miedema signed her first professional contract as a 14-year-old and found herself playing in the Eredivisie, the top Dutch women's league, with players much older than herself. She made her senior debut at 15 during a match against FC Utrecht on 2 September 2011, becoming the youngest ever player in the league. In her debut season, the 2011–12 Eredivisie, she scored 10 goals in 17 games for Heerenveen, who finished last of seven teams. Despite being a teenager, she shared the accolades of being the second-highest scorer in the league.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: In 2012–13, playing in the new cross-border BeNe League, she improved her tally to 27 goals in 26 games. Her 41 goals in 26 games for Heerenveen in the 2013–14 BeNe League season earned her the top-scorer award at the age of 17. Her goal tally was 15 more than the nearest player.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: 39 different clubs made inquiries about signing Miedema, before she signed a three-year contract with Bayern Munich in the top German league, the Frauen-Bundesliga in June 2014.<ref name="Summer2014/4transfers"></ref> During the 2014–15 season, she was part of a Bayern team that remained unbeaten in the Bundesliga and won the title for the first time since 1976. Miedema scored her first league goals in Germany on 5 October 2014 in a match against MSV Duisburg, leading to Bayern's 6–0 win. In the match against SGS Essen on 30 November, Miedema tore the outer band of her ankle resulting in some time away from the pitch. She re-emerged in the German league on 22 February 2015 against VfL Wolfsburg, scoring again in the following match, against Bayer Leverkusen. Miedema finished the season with 7 goals in 17 matches. She helped Bayern Munich defend the title the following season with 14 goals in 22 matches.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Miedema had been unhappy during her first three months in Germany because she could not speak German or English. Although she overcame these difficulties, she later grew dissatisfied with Bayern's long ball tactics. In the 2016–17 Frauen-Bundesliga season, Miedema scored 14 goals in 22 appearances but Bayern were deposed as champions by VfL Wolfsburg. She added eight goals in the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League as Bayern reached the quarter final, in which they were beaten 4–1 on aggregate by Paris Saint-Germain. Miedema was the top scorer of the Champions League season.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Miedema entered into contract negotiations with other leading clubs in Europe and the United States in 2017. Although Bayern wanted to keep her, they were not prepared to break their pay structure. Despite leading some "tough negotiations" with Miedema, manager Karin Danner was resigned to her departure: "she really wanted to change and we didn't want to break our structure for her in the end." Bayern signed Miedema's compatriots Jill Roord and Lineth Beerensteyn as her replacements.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: In May 2017, Miedema moved to English club Arsenal. On 29 October, she scored her first goal in the FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) for Arsenal in the match with Everton in the 23rd minute. During a match against Liverpool, she scored the game-opening goal in the 29th minute and provided the assist to Dominique Janssen's goal in the 49th minute lifting Arsenal to a 3–0 win. Miedema finished the 2017–18 season with 4 goals in the 11 matches she played, including 9 starts. Arsenal finished in third place during the regular season with a record. The club also won the 2017–18 FA WSL Cup, with Miedema scoring the game-winning goal of the final, a 1–0 victory over Manchester City.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: In the first match of the 2018–19 season, Miedema scored a hat-trick as Arsenal defeated Liverpool 5–0. She brought her goals tally into double-digits with a brace against Bristol City in a 4–0 Arsenal victory. Miedema finished the season as the WSL top scorer with 22 goals and was named PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year. Arsenal finished first in the regular season with a record, marking the first time the club had clinched the title since 2012.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: On 16 October 2019, Miedema scored four goals in Arsenal's 5–2 victory against Slavia Praha in the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League. Five days later, she was shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or Féminin for 2019, in which she placed fifth.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: During the 2019–20 season, she scored 16 goals in 14 games. Miedema was influential in the largest victory in the history of the WSL on 1 December 2019 – of the 11 goals scored by Arsenal against Bristol City, she scored six and set up four others. The 11th was the only one she was not directly involved in; she was not on the pitch when it was scored. The FA suspended the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, deciding the competition based on points per game. Arsenal finished in third place with a record and played in the 2019–20 FA WSL Cup, where they eventually lost 2–1 to Chelsea during the 2020 FA Women's League Cup Final.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: On 18 October 2020, Miedema became the first player to score 50 WSL goals, overtaking the all-time league record of 49 (set by Nikita Parris) when she scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. On 7 February 2021, Manchester City forward Ellen White became the all-time record goal scorer, having scored 55 times to Miedema's 54. On 7 March, Miedema overtook White again, having scored 56 times. Of Miedema's first 52 WSL goals she scored 34 times with her right foot, 14 with her left, and 4 headers. None of the goals came from a penalty. On average she scored once every 83 minutes, compared to Parris' 171 minutes.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: On 9 September 2021, Miedema scored her 100th goal for Arsenal Women, completing a hattrick in a 4–0 win against Slavia Prague in the Women's Champions League qualifier. Miedema required only 110 games in all competitions to reach this milestone. In November 2021 she became the first player in the history of the WSL to score against every team they have faced, after scoring against Manchester United.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: On 20 May 2022 Miedema announced she had extended her contract with Arsenal. She had had talks with Barcelona Femení and Paris Saint-Germain Féminine who had been interested in signing her. She said that winning titles with Arsenal would mean more to her than joining a team that was winning titles already. The lucrative new contract made her the highest-paid female player in England.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: On 15 December 2022, Miedema left a UEFA Women's Champions League match against Lyon at halftime with an injury, which on 19 December was confirmed to be an anterior cruciate ligament tear. She was expected to undergo surgery and miss "an extended period of time".


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: In October 2012 Miedema broke the goalscoring record for the Netherlands women's national under-17 football team, when she scored six goals against Montenegro then eight goals against Kazakhstan in the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification mini tournament. The eight goals in the 15–0 win over Kazakhstan also set a competition record for goals in a single match, and four more goals in the next match against Ukraine made her the all-time UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship top scorer. She scored a total of 22 goals for the under-17s, in her 11 appearances between October 2011 and October 2012.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: On 6 March 2013, Miedema debuted for the Netherlands women's national under-19 football team, starting a 3–1 defeat by Iceland. At the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, she was vital for the Dutch success, her six goals in the tournament guided the Netherlands to their first-ever title in women's football. She scored a hat-trick in the 4–0 semi final win over the Republic of Ireland, and the only goal in the final win over Spain. She was the tournament top scorer by a margin of four goals and also collected the Golden Player awarded by UEFA to the best player of the tournament. Already a senior national team player, she concluded her under-19 national team career with seven goals from 10 appearances.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: On 26 September 2013, Miedema made her debut for the Netherlands women's national football team. She was an 84th-minute substitute for Lieke Martens in a 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5 win over Albania in Tirana. One month later she scored her first goals at the senior international level, a 16-minute hat-trick, in the Netherlands' 7–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5 win over Portugal.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: In October 2014, Miedema played a key role in the Netherlands' World Cup qualification play-off victory over Scotland. In the first leg at Tynecastle Stadium, her long-range shot was deflected by Scotland goalkeeper Gemma Fay, before Martens converted the rebound. The Dutch were awarded a penalty kick after Miedema was fouled by Frankie Brown inside the box. Manon Melis scored on the penalty kick lifting the Dutch to a 2–1 win ahead of the second leg in Rotterdam.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: In the final qualification play-off versus Italy, Miedema scored all of the Dutch goals as the Netherlands won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She finished as the overall top-scorer in the qualification campaign with 16 goals. Coach Roger Reijners praised Miedema's "killer instinct". Despite being still in her teens, she was widely proclaimed "the most gifted striker in Europe" ahead of the Netherlands' first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup appearance. At the age of 18, her 16 goals during the qualifying tournament matched the previous European record set by Adriana Martín and established Miedema as the seventh-highest goalscorer in the history of UEFA women's national team competitions.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Miedema arrived at the finals in Canada with migraines and an injured foot. Despite the high expectations, a decidedly "off colour" Miedema was unable to replicate her pre-tournament form and failed to score as the Netherlands reached the round of 16 by finishing third in their group, and then lost 2–1 to Japan. She was frustrated by a lack of service which reduced her opportunities to score. Two years later Miedema admitted that the pressure on her at the 2015 World Cup felt "crazy", and she was pleased that other talented Dutch players had emerged afterward to take some of the attention away from her. In 2022 she revealed she nearly quit professional football following the 2015 World Cup finals.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: At the 2017 UEFA Women's European Championship she continued to excel under pressure, scoring a goal in the hosts' 3–0 semi-final win over England. Miedema also netted two goals in the final against Denmark, which was enough to secure the first-ever Euro title for the Dutch. After the tournament the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: On 15 June 2019, Miedema became the all-time top scorer of the Netherlands women's national football team after scoring her 60th goal in a 3–1 win against Cameroon at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. She passed the record held by Melis and extended her lead of the men's team's leading scorer, Robin van Persie. During the Netherlands' 2–0 quarter-final victory over Italy, she scored both goals, was named Player of the Match, and led the Dutch team to its first–ever World Cup semi-final. Miedema's performance throughout the tournament was instrumental in leading the Netherlands to the final, where they fell 2–0 to defending champions United States.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: At the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo in 2021, Miedema broke the Olympic record by scoring ten goals in four matches. In the group matches she scored four against Zambia and two each against Brazil and China. In the quarter-final against the United States, her 100th match for the Netherlands, Miedema scored both Dutch goals in the 2–2 draw. In the penalty shoot-out, US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher saved Miedema's penalty, and the Dutch were eliminated.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: In the first match at the 2022 UEFA Women's European Championship in England, against Sweden, Miedema took over the captaincy when Sari van Veenendaal had to leave the pitch injured. Miedema missed the next two group stage matches due to a COVID-19 infection. She wore the captain's armband again in the quarter-final match against France, which the Netherlands lost 1–0.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Miedema grew up as a Feyenoord supporter and modelled her game on Robin van Persie. As she is Dutch and wore number 10 for Bayern Munich, she has been compared to Arjen Robben. Journalist David Winner, author of a book about Dutch football, sees her style of play as a mix of Marco van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp. Described as intense and a prolific goalscorer, Miedema does not set goalscoring targets for herself. Former Arsenal striker Kelly Smith said of Miedema, "She scores goals with her left and right foot, her head, she sets goals up. For me, she is just the complete striker, and she's the best in the world at the moment. She's always a threat no matter what minute of the game it is. I think her movement is very clever, and her finishing ability is phenomenal. When she's in front of goal it's just this calm, composed approach that she has." Former Swedish international, Nilla Fischer described Miedema as an intelligent and clever player: "She really tries to go on your blind spot and then make a move when you're not ready."


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: In 2019, Miedema said she plays more like an attacking midfielder: "I know I have my goalscoring qualities, but I like setting people up. I like to drop and pick up the ball and see if I can send someone through on goal." In early 2022 she started playing in midfield rather than in attack. Former Arsenal and England player Ian Wright called her the best striker and the best playmaker in the world at the same time. She is known for celebrating goals and attributes her modest approach to the down-to-earth nature of her hometown: "I don't like to be the person everyone watches. It's my job. I'm happy if someone else scores. I celebrate more."


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Miedema is in a relationship with England footballer and Arsenal teammate Beth Mead. Miedema was previously in a relationship with Scottish footballer and ex-Arsenal teammate, Lisa Evans, for six years.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Her younger brother, Lars, is also a footballer, who as of 2020 was playing for FC Den Bosch. Known for her lack of interest in overtly celebrating her goals, she made a rare exception upon becoming the Netherlands' top scorer in 2019 after her brother insisted she mark the achievement.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Miedema is a co-author of "Vivianne voetbalt", a series of children's comic books featuring her, written in her native Dutch language.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: Miedema is studying for a UEFA-B coaching license. In 2021 she earned a master's degree in Football Business from the Johan Cruyff Institute.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: In 2019 Miedema became an ambassador of War Child, a charity supporting children in war zones. In November 2021, Miedema joined the charity movement Common Goal, committing 1% of her salary to community organisations working with young people. Miedema said "I'm lucky to be living my dream and I feel the responsibility to help others live theirs too. I'm excited to join Common Goal and to be able to really scale the impact I can have off the field." In March 2022 she led Common Goal's emergency response to the help victims of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, together with Juventus player Paulo Dybala.


title: Vivianne Miedema

text: In September 2022, Miedema opened a Cruyff Court bearing her name in Hoogeveen, on the location where she used to play as a child.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: Cinderella was an American rock band formed in 1983 in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band emerged in the mid-1980s with a series of multi-platinum studio albums and hit singles whose music videos received heavy MTV rotation and popularity. Cinderella initially had a glam metal sound throughout the late 1980s before shifting into a more blues rock-based sound during the early to mid 1990s.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: By the mid-1990s, the band's fame declined precipitously due to personal setbacks, break-ups, and changes in the American music industry. After a brief hiatus, Cinderella reunited in 1996 and continued to perform live, but never released any studio material after their 1994 album "Still Climbing". The band has sold 15 million records worldwide, according to band member Tom Keifer's official website. After participating in the 2014 Monsters of Rock Cruise, Cinderella again became inactive. In November 2017, Keifer stated that the band had no plans to reform in the future.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: Cinderella was formed in 1983 in Philadelphia suburb, Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, by singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and guitarist Tom Keifer and bassist Eric Brittingham. The initial lineup also included guitarist Michael Schermick and drummer Tony Destra. In 1985, Shermick and Destra left to form Britny Fox, another Philadelphia-based glam metal band. Cinderella practiced in the attic of the American Legion building in Wayne, Pennsylvania. In a 2014 interview, Tom Keifer stated that Kiss bass guitarist Gene Simmons first took interest in the band and tried to get them a deal with PolyGram, but they were not interested. Jon Bon Jovi saw them perform at the Empire Rock Club in Philadelphia and talked to his A&R man, Derek Shulman about seeing the group. Shulman was not convinced at first either, and wanted to sign the band to a six-month development deal. But after extensive negotiations, he finally signed the band. In 1985, with a recording contract with Mercury/Polygram Records in the works, guitarist Jeff LaBar and drummer Jim Drnec joined the band.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: During the recording of the band's debut album, "Night Songs", studio session drummer Jody Cortez and lead guitarist/songwriter Barry Benedetta were brought in to help with the recording. After the recording was completed, Drnec was replaced by Gloucester City, New Jersey, drummer Albie "Al" Barker, who just missed making the album's cover and the band's album line-up. Fred Coury joined the band and was in all MTV music videos and played in the upcoming tours. "Night Songs" was released on August 2, 1986 and eventually achieved triple platinum status, selling 50,000 copies per week at one point. The heavy metal album reached No. 3 on the Billboard charts in February 1987. By the end of 1987, the band released a video compilation called "Night Songs" to accompany the album, featuring the promotional videos from the album plus three live songs recorded on their 1986 tour.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: Cinderella's first tour was in 1986 with glam metal rockers Poison, opening for Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. Further tours into 1987 were spent playing to large arena audiences: five months opening for then-former Van Halen lead singer David Lee Roth, and seven months with Bon Jovi, taking the opening slot for their Slippery When Wet Tour. Later that year, the band went overseas, appearing in Japan, Scandinavia, and at the Monsters of Rock festivals in United Kingdom and Germany.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: Cinderella's second album, "Long Cold Winter", was released in 1988. The new album signified a shift towards a blues rock sound, though it could still be described as glam metal. A 254-show tour to support the album lasted over 14 months, and in August 1989, the band performed at the Moscow Music Peace Festival alongside other metal acts, such as Ozzy Osbourne, the Scorpions, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, and Skid Row. The tour's stage show included Tom Keifer being lowered to the stage while playing a white piano during their radio hit "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)". On April 17, 1990, the band released a video compilation called "Tales from the Gypsy Road" featuring four promo videos from "Long Cold Winter" plus two live medleys, the second of which contained a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's famous "Sweet Home Alabama".


title: Cinderella (band)

text: Cinderella's third album, "Heartbreak Station", was released in 1990. It featured more songs than "Long Cold Winter" that were influenced by Keifer's love of the blues. Following the accompanying tour, Fred Coury left the band and joined former Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy in the band Arcade. The song "Hot and Bothered" was featured in the movie "Wayne's World" and its subsequent soundtrack.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: In 1991, Keifer lost his voice due to a paresis of his vocal cords. He underwent several surgeries to repair a vocal cyst and hemorrhage. This added to delays in the recording of the band's fourth album, "Still Climbing". It was finally released in 1994 with Kenny Aronoff on drums, but the album quickly disappeared from the charts. Mercury Records consequently dropped the band which went on hiatus in 1995.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: Cinderella resumed activity in 1996, and a year later, Mercury Records released a greatest hits compilation titled "Once Upon A..." and a video compilation containing all the bands promo videos from the first three albums. The group toured the United States in 1998, with one concert stop captured on the live album "Live at the Key Club", which was released in 1999 through Cleopatra Records.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: Around 1999, the band was signed by John Kalodner to Sony Records. However, the band was dropped by the label before a new album could be released, plunging the band into three years of litigation. Cinderella toured again in 2000 and 2002.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: Cinderella headlined the VH1 Classic Rock Never Stops 2005 summer tour. Also in 2005, Cinderella toured with FireHouse, RATT, and Quiet Riot. Mercury Records released the compilation "" on CD and DVD.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: In 2006, Cinderella toured with Poison. Both bands celebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut albums, "Night Songs" and "Look What the Cat Dragged In". Cinderella planned to tour in 2008 with Warrant, Lynch Mob, and Lynam, but on June 13 that year, Tim Heyne, the band's manager, said in a press release: "It is with unbelievably deep regret that I must announce that Cinderella's Tom Keifer's left vocal cord has hemorrhaged, thereby making it impossible for him to sing in the immediate future." LaBar was interviewed by "Ultimate-Guitar" and stated that Cinderella would love to make a new record but there were obstacles holding the group back. They still were not signed to a record label after Sony dropped the band in 2000. LaBar also stated that he is busy with his new band, Freakshow, which features Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot, and Eric is busy with Naked Beggars. A message posted to the Cinderella message board in spring 2009 stated that Keifer's voice had returned to normal. Promoters from the 2009 Rock Gone Wild Festival confirmed that the band was scheduled to perform, but the festival was cancelled.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: Cinderella confirmed on their message board that they would be touring in 2010 with two warm-up dates already confirmed. It was announced on February 22 that Cinderella will be a part of Rocklahoma 2010 in Pryor Oklahoma and Sweden Rock Festival 2010. On February 26, 2010, it was announced that Cinderella will be the headliner of the MSC Poesia sailing from Fort Lauderdale on November 11, 2010. In July 2010, Cinderella took the stage to open for Bret Michaels, during the "Common Ground Music Festival" in Lansing, MI, with an original line-up of stars including Tom Keifer, Eric Brittingham, Jeff LaBar and Fred Coury. They will then follow that with 14 dates in the US supporting Scorpions on their "Get Your Sting and Blackout" farewell tour.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: Cinderella played at the Download festival in the UK in June 2010, the Rock Jam near Grand Junction, Colorado, Friday, August 27, and also the Oregon State Fair on September 4, 2010. In November 2010, Cinderella joined a variety of other hard rock acts on the cruise entitled "ShipRocked".


title: Cinderella (band)

text: In 2011, Cinderella undertook a 25th anniversary world tour. 20 shows were confirmed from April through July. During the tour, they headlined the first edition of the "Shout It Out Loud" Festival in Germany.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: In the summer of 2012 Cinderella did a US headlining tour with former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach supporting them.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: In March 2013, Cinderella played the 2013 Monsters of Rock Cruise along with bands such as Tesla, Kix, Queensrÿche, and others. In 2014, the band played their final performances on the 2014 Monsters of Rock cruise.


title: Cinderella (band)

text: In November 2017, Keifer stated that Cinderella had no plans to reunite, explaining that "issues between the band members are beyond repair."


title: Cinderella (band)

text: On July 14, 2021, it was announced that Jeff LaBar had died at the age of 58. The following day, former long-term touring keyboardist Gary Corbett also died.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: The Amityville Horror is a 1979 American supernatural horror film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. James Brolin and Margot Kidder star as a young couple who purchase a home haunted by combative supernatural forces. The film is based on Jay Anson's 1977 book "The Amityville Horror" and is the first entry in the "Amityville Horror" film series. A remake was produced in 2005.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: "The Amityville Horror" was a major commercial success for American International Pictures, grossing over $80 million in the United States and going on to become one of the highest-grossing independent films of all time. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, though some film scholars have considered it a classic of the horror genre. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score by composer Lalo Schifrin and Kidder also earned a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: In the early morning hours on November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. murders his entire family with a rifle at their home of 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: One year later, George and Kathy Lutz, a young married couple, move into the property. George appears not to be strong of faith, but Kathy is a Catholic in name at least. She has three children from her prior marriage: Greg, Matt, and Amy. The couple turn to Father Delaney to quickly bless the home, but Delaney encounters troubles in trying to doing so, including a room full of flies, out of season; violent stomach sickness; and later, blisters on his palm when trying to make a phone call to Kathy at their home. The experience eventually stops when a door is opened and a voice demands Delaney to leave the property. He rushes out of the house, but decides to continue helping the Lutz family. Delaney is later involved in a car accident resulting from mysterious malfunctions, and he becomes frustrated at the lack of support from his superiors in the diocese.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: Kathy's aunt, a nun, comes by the house one afternoon, but becomes violently ill. George begins to be more sullen and angry over perceived cold in the house, and obsesses with splitting logs and keeping the fireplace stoked. Before Kathy's brother's engagement party one night, $1,500 to be used for the caterer inexplicably goes missing in the house. Meanwhile, the babysitter watching Amy for the evening is locked inside a bedroom closet by an unseen force. Further unexplained incidents occur when one of the two boys suffers a crushed hand when a sash window falls on it, and Amy having an imaginary friend, Jody, who seems to be of a malevolent nature. Kathy catches a glimpse of two red, swine-like eyes outside the daughter's second-story bedroom window. Even the family dog, Harry, scratches obsessively (causing his paws to bleed) at a brick wall in the basement.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: George's land surveying business begins to suffer with his lack of attendance, and his business partner, Jeff, grows concerned. Jeff's wife, Carolyn, very sensitive to the paranormal, is both repulsed and intrigued by the things she feels when at the house. While in the basement of the house, Carolyn begins demolishing a wall with a hammer, revealing a small room behind the wall. Discovering the damage, George takes down the rest of the wall, observing a small room with red walls. Carolyn, in terror, shrieks that they have found "the passage... to Hell!" – only her voice now sounds like Father Delaney's voice.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: Back at the church, Father Delaney prays impassionately to stop the evil in Amityville, but is blinded and suffers a mental breakdown. He is next seen sitting at a garden in an unresponsive state, his mind completely gone.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: Throughout the strange incidents, Kathy observes George's persistent waking up at 3:15 a.m., feeling he must go check on the boathouse. She also has nightmares, in which she is given details about the killings of the home's prior family. Research at the library and county records office suggest that the house is built atop a Shinnecock burial ground and that a known Satanic worshipper named John Ketchum had once lived on the land. She also discovers the news clippings about the DeFeo murders and notices Ronald DeFeo's striking resemblance to George.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: Finally, the paranormal events culminate one stormy night. Blood oozes from the walls and down the staircase; Jody, appearing as a large, red-eyed pig, is seen through a window; and George attempts to kill the children with an axe, but regains his wits after Kathy disrupts him. After falling through the basement stairs into a pit of black sludge while rescuing Harry, George and the rest of the family drive away, abandoning their home and belongings. A final intertitle reads: "George and Kathleen Lutz and their family never reclaimed their house or their personal belongings. Today they live in another state."


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: Producer Samuel Z. Arkoff purchased the rights to the novel by Jay Anson, which was a commercial success upon its publication in 1977. Anson himself wrote a screenplay based on his work, but the script was rejected by Arkoff, and screenwriter Sandor Stern was assigned to write an entirely new script. Initially, the film had been conceived as a made-for-television film.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: Brolin was hesitant when first offered the role of George Lutz. At the time of his casting, the script was unfinished, so Brolin obtained a copy of Anson's novel. Brolin read it until two o'clock in the morning. He had hung up a pair of his pants in the room earlier and during an especially tense passage of the book, the pants fell to the floor. Brolin jumped from his chair in fright. Convinced that the material would make an effective film, Brolin agreed to star. Kidder was cast in the role of Kathy Lutz after her breakthrough performance as Lois Lane in "Superman" the year prior.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: The on-location scenes of "The Amityville Horror" were filmed at a private residence in Toms River, New Jersey, which had been converted to look like the 112 Ocean Avenue home after authorities in Amityville denied permission for filming. Exterior scenes were also filmed in Toms River and Point Pleasant Beach. Local police and ambulance workers played extras in the film, and the Toms River Volunteer Fire Company provided the rain during several scenes. Indoor shots were filmed at the MGM studio lot in Los Angeles, California.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: The film shoot was widely publicized in national media when the studio attempted to concoct stories of "unusual" occurrences on the set (not dissimilar from what was claimed to have occurred during the filming of "The Exorcist"). According to Brolin, he and Kidder were both asked by the studio and the press, "'Is there weird stuff going on?'... and we were looking for stuff now. We'd have liked to tell them, 'Oh yeah, you wouldn't believe the stuff that happened yesterday—my lunch fell off the table in my lap.'"


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: Lalo Schifrin's score for "The Amityville Horror" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score, but lost out to the score for "A Little Romance" by Georges Delerue. It is sometimes claimed that this score was the one rejected in 1973 for "The Exorcist", but Schifrin has denied this in interviews.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: In promotion for the film's premiere, stars James Brolin and Margot Kidder visited the actual home at 112 Ocean Avenue, accompanied by the press. Brolin later reflected that the house was much more "condensed" than the location where the film was shot. Both Brolin and Kidder were skeptics of the claims made in the book. "I didn't buy that this really had happened," Kidder said in a 2005 interview. During the press junkets promoting the film, when asked whether she believed the Lutzes' claims, Kidder purportedly turned to the producers, who responded: "We'll never tell." In a 2005 interview, Margot Kidder said "the producers told us we should say all these terrible things happened on the set. It was all bullshit. Nothing happened, but it was funny."


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: "The Amityville Horror" had an invitational premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on July 24 and was released in Los Angeles and New York on July 27, 1979.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: "The Amityville Horror" premiered in the United States on July 27, 1979. It was one of the most successful films produced by an independent studio at the time and was the most profitable AIP release since "The Born Losers" (1968). The film opened in 748 theatres, grossing $7.8 million for the weekend. It grossed over $13.3 million for the week from 810 theatres, the second best opening week of the year (to that date) after "Moonraker"'s $14.7 million and AIP's largest ever. It grossed a total of $86.4 million at the U.S. and Canadian box office, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1979. It was the highest-grossing independent film of all time until 1990, when it was surpassed by "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: In his review at the time, Roger Ebert described the film as "dreary and terminally depressing". A staff review in "People" said Rod Steiger was overacting and that the film was "ridiculous." Tim Pulleine of the "Monthly Film Bulletin" declared that the film "proves the most satisfying excursion into no-frills spine-chilling for some time." and that "The film is constantly well played and provides Rod Steiger with his best opportunity in ages for all-stops-out bravura." John Simon of the National Review described The Amityville Horror as 'dreadful'.


title: The Amityville Horror (1979 film)

text: In a retrospective review, historian James F. Broderick wrote: "Director Stuart Rosenberg crafted an effective horror movie that succeeds largely because the performers take the over-the-top material seriously... The film is taut, tense, and filled with the bizarre, unsettling events chronicled in the book." In a 2013 assessment, John Kenneth Muir called "The Amityville Horror" a "blunt and effective horror film" and discussed author Stephen King's analysis of the film's subtext of financial turmoil. Muir wrote, "If one follows King's lead, it's easy to contextualize "The Amityville Horror" as a financial nightmare... Similarly, the movie's dialogue constantly references financial matters. "Bills have to be paid," says one character. "The IRS is calling," warns another. 'They'll nickel and dime you to death" is a mantra not just about the bill collectors, perhaps, but a warning about the demons in the house." On Rotten Tomatoes, 32% of 44 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review, and the average rating is 4.9/10. Its consensus reads, "Dull and disappointing, the best that can be said for "The Amityville Horror" is that it set a low bar for its many sequels and remakes".


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: Spontaneous is a 2020 American coming-of-age romantic black comedy horror film, written and directed by Brian Duffield, in his directorial debut. It stars Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Hayley Law, Piper Perabo, Rob Huebel and Yvonne Orji and is based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Aaron Starmer.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: It was released in a limited release on October 2, 2020, followed by video on demand on October 6, 2020, by Paramount Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: During a senior calculus class at Covington High, senior student Katelyn Ogden inexplicably explodes, spraying the surrounding students and classroom with blood. The police take the class into custody during an investigation, but aside from ruling out an attack, are unable to determine the cause of the explosion.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: During custody, senior student Mara Carlyle suggests to the class that it could happen again, a sentiment taken seriously by her peers. Afterwards, an unknown person texts her, claiming to have had a crush on her for multiple years: Mara promptly asks for the texter not to send a dick pic, to which the individual responds with a picture of Richard Nixon.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: Following Katelyn's funeral service, Mara gets high on mushrooms purchased from school dealers, Jenna and Joe Dalton, and goes for tea with her best friend Tess; fellow student Dylan approaches the pair and reveals himself to be the unknown texter with said crush on Mara. Dylan explains how he had begun thinking of life and how quickly it could end, and upon hearing Mara's suggestion of the incident repeating itself, realized that he needed to take action.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: They begin seeing one another and attend a school football game and house party, although each is cut short when a jock, Perry Love, and drink server, Cranberry Bollinger, explode, respectively, sending the attendees into a panic. Classes are cancelled for a while, and people begin to dub the explosions as "The Covington Curse". The incidents attract the attention of numerous government agencies, who place FBI Agent Carla Rosetti on the case; she enlists Mara and Tess as aid.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: While investigating the possible involvement of drugs, Mara goes for a drive with the school dealers, the Dalton twins; they explode and the car crashes. Dylan arrives and consoles a dazed Mara, before federal agents arrive in protective suits and detain them. The entire senior class is placed in observation while the government devises a "Snooze Button" pill to "cure" the students, during which multiple students explode. Realizing they should live like every day might be their last, Mara and Dylan continue seeing each other, pursuing a hedonistic lifestyle; they have sex and dance to 80s music in an old barn.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: School resumes for the senior class, although the townspeople begin to fear the students and Agent Rosetti inadvertently admits to Mara that the explosions may not yet be over. While demonstrating the supposed effectiveness of the pill at a school seminar, a student explodes, triggering a chain reaction of explosions in the classroom. Dozens of students explode during the ensuing rampage, whereas Mara and Dylan are separated by the mob in a struggle to escape the building. Mara exits through a side entrance with ease and reunites with Dylan, who tells her he's glad she's still here and then explodes, injuring Mara in the process.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: Following Dylan's death, a despondent Mara turns to alcohol, and in the ensuing weeks drunkenly falls out with her parents and Tess, as well as accidentally breaking Agent Rosetti's car window with a stolen bottle of whiskey. Mara also reads student comments online speculating that she might be the Covington Curse, as she was present at the scene of each occurring explosion. At the combined graduation/prom ceremony, Mara reconciles with Tess, who reveals that she is leaving town for a beach house that night and invites her to come. Believing herself to be the curse, Mara casually apologizes to the attendees for causing the explosions, but others chime in, claiming responsibility over circumstantial personal problems. Leaving the event, Mara visits Dylan's grave, and has a heart-to-heart conversation with his mother, who convinces her to move on with her life. Mara apologizes to her parents and sobers up.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: After the rampage, the next "Snooze Button" pill seems to be effective and the explosions stop anticlimactically, leaving 31 students in the senior class dead. Covington High is closed by the authorities and scheduled for demolition. Mara gains possession of Dylan's milk van and – with her parents' blessing – moves into the beach house with Tess, as they had intended to do since childhood. The film ends with Mara telling the viewers to enjoy life while it lasts, as, "The fuck else can you do?"


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: In addition, the drug dealing siblings, Jenna and Joe, are played by Laine MacNeil and Clive Holloway, respectively.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: In June 2016, it was announced Awesomeness Films had acquired rights to adapt the novel of the same name by Aaron Starmer, with Brian Duffield writing the script, and ultimately directing. Matt Kaplan co-produced under the Awesomeness banner, while Nicki Cortese produced under her Jurassic Party Productions banner. In December 2017, Katherine Langford was set to star in the film.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: In January 2018, Charlie Plummer and Hayley Law joined as co-stars. In February 2018, Piper Perabo, Rob Huebel, Yvonne Orji, Laine MacNeil, Clive Holloway, Bzhaun Rhoden, and Chris Shields were added in supporting roles.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: The film had a limited release on October 2, 2020, followed by video on demand on October 6, 2020, by Paramount Pictures.


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 67 reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics' consensus reads, "A dark teen comedy with an explosive twist, "Spontaneous" reaffirms Katherine Langford as a rising star ― and marks debuting director Brian Duffield as a filmmaker to watch." On Metacritic, the film received a rating of 78 out of 100 based on reviews from 7 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews.”


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: Matt Zoller Seitz of "RogerEbert.com" gave "Spontaneous" 3 out of 4, while Leslie Felperin of "The Guardian" who gave the film a 4 out of 5 score, said that "this debut feature from writer-director Brian Duffield has plenty of gallows humour to leaven the gore and tragedy, and plenty of subtexts swimming under the surface like glittering, metaphorical koi."


title: Spontaneous (film)

text: Allie Gemmill of "Collider" gave the film B−, while Frank Scheck of "The Hollywood Reporter" called "Spontaneous" "explosively funny and touching."


title: Payday 2

text: Payday 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 Games. The game is a sequel to 2011's "". It was released in August 2013 for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An improved version of the game, subtitled "Crimewave Edition", was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2015. A version for the Nintendo Switch was released in February 2018.


title: Payday 2

text: Two years after the events of the previous game, the Payday gang comes to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to perform another heisting spree. The player takes control of one of the gang's twenty-two members and can perform heists alone, or with up to three teammates. The player can participate in a variety of heists, including but not limited to robberies of banks, shops and armored cars, and producing and distributing narcotics. The game differs from the previous by allowing much more customization of the player (aesthetically and gameplay-wise), somewhat improved graphical interface and experience, more variety and playability in levels, and has reworked stealth mechanics.


title: Payday 2

text: An accompanying web series was produced to promote the game. The game was profitable from pre-orders alone and received positive reviews. "Payday 2: Crimewave Edition" which offers improved graphics, new content and some downloadable content, was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2015.


title: Payday 2

text: A sequel, titled "Payday 3", is in development and is scheduled for a 2023 release and will be published by Koch Media.


title: Payday 2

text: The game consists of a variety of heists that the player can opt to either carry out by themselves, with the AI, or as part of a multiplayer game. There are heists such as bank robberies, drug trafficking runs, rigging an election, or stealing smuggled nuclear warheads. Some of the heists put a large emphasis on stealth, often leading to bonus experience points and money on completion, and certain heists can only be done in stealth.


title: Payday 2

text: The level selection menu is styled as a fictional website, Crime.net, where missions pop up periodically as contracts in a map of Washington, D.C. The player can pick up an open contract, join a contract another player has started, or buy a contract with in-game money in an offshore bank account. There are seven difficulty levels: Normal, Hard, Very Hard, Overkill, Mayhem, Death Wish, and Death Sentence, with increased money and experience payouts for higher difficulty levels. Some contracts in "Payday 2" take place over multiple days, with each day represented by a separate level with different objectives. After certain days of heists are completed in 'loud' (in which the alarm has sounded) the game may add an escape level, where the players' original escape is thwarted and they must survive to reach their backup getaway.


title: Payday 2

text: Many jobs in "Payday 2" can be completed in stealth. If the player avoid getting caught on camera, evade or silently kill security guards, do not kill more than four guards with pagers and keep any civilian witnesses from calling the police, the alarm will not be raised and the players will receive an experience bonus. Otherwise, players will have to achieve their objectives, carry out any loot they find to a drop-off point, and reach their escape point under the pressure of constant police assault waves. Most of the enemies are SWAT units sourced from D.C. police, then FBI SWAT, GenSec private security contractors and finally the Department of Homeland Security as difficulty increases. Mixed in with these are special units; all versions of "Payday 2" include the "Shield" and the "Taser" - both named for their signature equipment, the "Bulldozer" - a SWAT team member in a modified near-bulletproof bomb suit, and snipers. The Crimewave Edition and PC version include the "Cloaker" - an infiltration and hand-to-hand combat expert. Exclusive to the PC and Crimewave editions are near-indestructible SWAT van turrets, capable of area denial, a medic capable of returning an enforcer to full health with no status effects, and Captain Winters, a well-protected veteran police officer who sustains assaults and buffs enemies until he can be driven off.


title: Payday 2

text: If the player takes too much damage they will be knocked down and incapacitated. If no one helps them back up, or if they are downed a number of times without healing up via a Doctor Bag, they will be taken into custody. On lower difficulty levels players in custody will eventually come out of custody after a set time period, but otherwise, their teammates must take a hostage to trade to get them back into the game. A job is failed if all players are downed or in custody, or reaching a heist-specific fail condition.


title: Payday 2

text: At the end of each heist, the player is presented with a screen with three cards, one of which is to be chosen by the player (called a "Payday"). These bonus cards can be weapon modifications, masks, weapon skins, colors or materials for masks, bonus experience, or money. The player can purchase and customize masks, although these are purely cosmetic and have no effect on the gameplay.


title: Payday 2

text: Throughout the game, the player accumulates money and experience. The money is divided into two parts. 20% of the money is given to the player to spend on weapons and masks and 80% is placed into the player's offshore account, which is intended as part of the story to be the player's retirement fund, however, the player can use it to purchase heists from a broker, to buy bonus cards without performing a heist, to become infamous, or a player can press a button in their safehouse to burn all of it.


title: Payday 2

text: During the 4th day of "The Search For Kento" event the Crime Spree game mode was added, in which players complete heists consecutively to earn large rewards. As the player completes heists, their crime spree rank increases, with the number of ranks earned varying depending on the heist chosen. As the player's rank increases, they must choose modifiers that make the heists increasingly difficult. Players can start at rank zero or pay continental coins to start at higher levels. When choosing a heist, players are given three choices, and the option to reroll the choices for continental coins. Players can choose to end their crime spree at any level and claim their rewards. If a player fails a heist, or their game closes during the heist for whatever reason, their crime spree will end; they can choose to either pay continental coins to resume the crime spree or end it and take the rewards. During the pre-planning of the heists, certain "Gage Perks" can be purchased with continental coins to provide players with buffs.


title: Payday 2

text: As players earn experience points, their reputation level increases. When a player's level increases they earn skill points, allowing them to buy abilities and bonuses from skill trees representing five of the playable heisters and playstyles: The "Mastermind" tree, containing healing, crowd control, and precision focused skills, refers to Dallas. The "Enforcer" tree, containing shotgun, armor, and ammo skills refers to Chains. The "Technician" tree, containing turret, trip mine, drill, and automatic weapon skills refers to Wolf. The "Ghost" Tree, containing stealth, ECM, dodging, and crit skills refers to Houston. The "Fugitive" tree, containing melee, bleedout, and pistol skills refers to Hoxton. They have two stages: Basic and Aced It is not possible to max out every single tree and players are often encouraged to mix and match skills from each tree to maximize usefulness. Players also receive "perk points," in proportion to their experience, that can be used to unlock additional bonuses from 22 "perk decks", also based on the playable heisters. Players can switch between 15 profiles of skills, perk decks, weapons and equipment at no cost before starting a heist.


title: Payday 2

text: When a player reaches level 100, they can opt to raise their "Infamy" level, up to level 500. Becoming Infamous grants a player access to special items, a permanent bonus to all gained experience, and gives them special poses in lobby screens. However, raising one's Infamy level causes them to lose all of their spending money and experience, and a sum of $200,000,000 is deducted from their offshore account until they reach Infamy level 5.


title: Payday 2

text: "Payday 2" follows the events of "Payday: The Heist", with three of the crew members – Dallas (portrayed by Eric Etebari, voiced by Simon Kerr), Wolf (Ulf Andersson), and Chains (Damion Poitier) – as well as their operator Bain (Simon Viklund) returning. Hoxton (portrayed by Josh Lenn, voiced by Pete Gold), the fourth member in the previous game, has been arrested by the FBI and replaced by Dallas' brother Houston (Derek Ray).


title: Payday 2

text: After a brief hiatus from criminal activity, the Payday gang starts completing jobs in and around Washington D.C. for Bain and other criminal contractors, such as bank robberies, drug trafficking, eliminating rivals and rigging elections. This catches the eye of "The Dentist" (Giancarlo Esposito), a middleman for a number of wealthy clients, who offers to help break Hoxton out.


title: Payday 2

text: The gang prove their capability to the Dentist by completing a heist larger than any before, and the plan is set in motion: Hoxton is managed to be given a retrial which gives the gang an opportunity to intersect and take him from custody, followed by breaking into FBI headquarters to find out who double-crossed him. This is revealed to be Hector Morales, one of the contractors, who made a deal with the FBI in exchange for protection; the gang raids his safehouse and kills him. The Dentist's final job for the gang is to steal a mysterious box in the vault of a large casino.


title: Payday 2

text: Throughout this time, the gang took on larger contracts, which included stealing a famous and valuable diamond, retrieving nuclear weaponry, and infiltrating highly guarded establishments, as well as recruiting more members. Law enforcement and government officials grow frustrated with the increasing crime rate; in spite of their efforts, the gang remains elusive.


title: Payday 2

text: A new contractor, former private military company Murkywater major Locke (Ian Russell), enlists the gang's help before double-crossing them. Later, while attempting to get back at him, Bain is captured by an unknown group but tells the gang to trust Locke; the betrayal was a cover for their benefit. With Locke's help, they attempt to find out who captured Bain and why. This is revealed to be the Dentist with the help of Murkywater, and the gang discovers more artifacts linked to the Dentist's mysterious box.


title: Payday 2

text: Figuring out Bain's location, the gang frees him but finds out he has been infected with a lethal man-made virus. Before his demise, he sees the gang carry out their final grand heist: infiltrate the White House and steal valid unused Presidential pardons to get away with all their criminal past. Later, Locke and the gang (now up to 22 members) hold a solemn ceremony for Bain, before everyone but Dallas disposes of their mask.


title: Payday 2

text: In an alternate ending, unlocked by fulfilling certain requirements and solving an elaborate puzzle, the gang finds a secret vault underneath the White House, housing an ancient machine: the Ark of the Watcher. Locke and Bain follow the gang, held hostage by the Dentist, who is killed by the gang. The machine is activated and the room lights up, with Bain thanking everyone and supposedly dying. Later, somewhere on vacation, the gang celebrates and sees the President of the United States on television holding a speech; it is implied that the ark allowed Bain to switch bodies with the president.


title: Payday 2

text: Since release, over thirty downloadable content (DLC) packages have been released for the game including new heists, weapons and game mechanics. The first weapon pack DLCs were usually named after the gang's arms dealer, Gage, who was introduced in the "Payday" webseries used to promote the game. Three weapon packs such as the BBQ pack were later introduced through a new contract character, the Butcher. Additional weapon packs were added such as the Fugitive and Gunslinger weapon packs.


title: Payday 2

text: "Payday 2: Hotline Miami" is a collaborative project between Dennaton Games and Overkill which includes a heist influenced by "Hotline Miami". The John Wick pack is a collaboration between Lionsgate and Overkill to bring the titular character from the film "John Wick" to "Payday 2". In 2015, a second Lionsgate collaboration featuring "Point Break" was released containing two heists ("Beneath the Mountain" and "Birth of Sky") and Bodhi, a character inspired by the film. They collaborated with the Swedish DJ Alesso in creating "The Alesso Heist" which takes place in a concept of Alesso and features a dedicated track by Alesso titled "Payday".


title: Payday 2

text: The Goat Simulator Heist was added on 14 January 2016, in collaboration with "Goat Simulator" its developer Coffee Stain Studios. Packs based on the movie "Scarface" was added on December 15, 2016, the "Scarface Heist" pack and the "Scarface Character Pack" that includes Tony Montana as a playable character. The Hardcore Henry Packs were added to "Payday 2" on 24 March 2016 which are based on the movie "Hardcore Henry". The Packs were split up into two DLC; the Jimmy Character Pack, and The Hardcore Henry Heists.


title: Payday 2

text: On 31 January 2017, "Payday 2" released a crossover with "Shadow Warrior 2", which included a Steam sale on both games, sale on some DLC for "Payday 2", and new masks, and melee weapons. On December 14, 2017, "Payday 2" released a heist based on the Quentin Tarantino film "Reservoir Dogs" was added to "Payday 2", in which the player is contracted to rob a jewelry store in Los Angeles with the Cabot family. It is unique in that the heist is played in reverse order, with day two occurring prior to day one, similar to how the film's plot is out of chronological order.


title: Payday 2

text: Development of further "Payday 2" content was halted in December 2018, amid financial troubles at Overkill parent company Starbreeze Studios. After Starbreeze had gone through a lengthy restructuring process, it announced in October 2019 that Overkill would resume previously halted work on the game, and produce new paid DLC. As of November 2022, 10 DLC heists have been added: Border Crossing, San Martín Bank, Breakfast in Tijuana, Buluc's Mansion, Dragon Heist, Ukrainian Prisoner, Black Cat, Mountain Master, Midland Ranch and Lost in Transit, along with additional content packs such as weapon packs and other cosmetics.


title: Payday 2

text: In October 2021, Starbreeze collaborated with Luke Millanta to create and release the Spooky Scary Halloween Update, a collection of Halloween-themed player suits, masks and weapon charms.


title: Payday 2

text: Announced for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, the "Crimewave Edition" of "Payday 2" includes many features and add-ons from the PC version of the game. It was released in June 2015. It includes all of the aforementioned DLC and graphical enhancements such as an improved framerate and texture quality. The developers have stated that future updates will not arrive on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 citing hardware limitations as the reason. In 2016, "Payday 2: The Big Score" was released for the PS4 and Xbox One, containing all of 2015's DLC.


title: Payday 2

text: "Payday 2" has received generally positive reviews from critics with general praise from the cooperative elements, but heavy criticism for the friendly AI. Vince Ingenito of IGN praised its cooperative gameplay, stealth mechanics and sound design, but was not as impressed at graphical quality. David Hinkle of Joystiq was impressed at the depth of customization, level progression and random elements. Dan Whitehead of "Eurogamer" stated that "When all its clunky gear suddenly align, the result remains phenomenal: a combination of Left 4 Dead's randomly generated mayhem and the muscular precision of a hardcore shooter, topped off with the big screen frisson of being the smart-suited, fright-masked guy with the AK, ordering the hostages onto the floor or standing in the street, holding off the SWAT team in a flurry of cordite and thunder." Craig Owens of "PC Gamer" concluded that this game is a "smart co-op shooting slightly undermined by poor stealth mechanics and dogged insistence on withholding the best toys".


title: Payday 2

text: On 15 October 2015 as part of Overkill's second annual Crimefest celebration, Overkill announced the addition of safes to the card drop system that contained weapon skins, some of which modified weapon statistics. The safes needed to be opened with drills which were only available for purchase with real world currency, leading a fan backlash to their inclusion. On 20 October 2015 the aforementioned drills were added to the card drop system, however this did not quell the backlash and Overkill was criticized for poor management of the controversy and silence to the press.


title: Payday 2

text: On 11 November 2015 Overkill announced the contents of a previously sold DLC investment called the "Completely Overkill Pack" would be four unique masks with special cosmetic effects and a single random skin unique to said pack with a special EXP or Money boost for the team, after promising originally that the contents of the pack will be completely cosmetic. They also announced that seven other DLC packs would be made available for free to owners of the pack, but again, fans backlashed against this seemingly unfair revelation, including the people who bought the Completely Overkill Pack, as the store page for the pack declared it would not contain one of the DLC packs it ultimately contained, and it left the people who bought both the Completely Overkill and Overkill packs feeling short-changed, with some even refunding the Completely Overkill Pack. In response, Steam community moderators for Payday started a protest against this treatment abuse by fans by refusing to moderate the community until granted an interview with Almir Listo, producer of the game. Overkill later added 10 more unique masks to the pack as an apology.


title: Payday 2

text: On 30 May 2016 Starbreeze Studios announced that they have acquired the rights to the "Payday" franchise. They also stated that future safes would be completely free to open.


title: Payday 2

text: "Payday 2" is Overkill's first game to have a boxed retail release. The director of "Payday 2", David Goldfarb, stated that ""Payday 2" has become just too big to reserve release on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network alone." Reports of strong sales in the first week and shortages led 505 Games to work with retailers in distributing more copies of the game. The game was still distributed through the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and Steam services as planned.


title: Payday 2

text: On 8 August 2013, just under a week before launch, Starbreeze Studios confirmed that the game was profitable from pre-orders, covering all of the money invested by the publisher 505 Games. All new profit will be divided between the studio and publisher.


title: Payday 2

text: The game has sold 1.58 million copies as of September 2013. 80% of those sales were digital. As of 1 November 2014, "Payday: The Heist" and "Payday 2" together have sold more than 9 million units.


title: Payday 2

text: As part of its reported restructuring plan following financial difficulties in 2018, due to Overkill's The Walking Dead commercial failure and costly development, Starbreeze stated that they plan to release "Payday 3" by 2022–2023.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: Happy Endings is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from April 13, 2011, to May 3, 2013. The single-camera ensemble comedy originally aired as a mid-season replacement with a one-hour premiere of two back-to-back episodes starting at 9:30pm ET/PT. In the weeks that followed, the show continued to air back-to-back episodes that began airing at 10pm ET/PT. The show was created by David Caspe, who along with Jonathan Groff (previously a showrunner on "Scrubs") served as the show's executive producers and showrunners.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On May 10, 2013, "Happy Endings" was canceled by ABC after three seasons. ABC's erratic scheduling of the third season, perhaps causing the season's lower ratings and subsequent cancellation, was called one of the "worst TV decisions" of the 2012–13 television season by the pop-culture website Vulture.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: "Happy Endings" follows the dysfunctional adventures of six best friends living in Chicago: "crazy-in-love" married couple, businessman overachiever Brad (Damon Wayans, Jr.) and his neurotic perfectionist wife Jane (Eliza Coupe); ditzy Alex (Elisha Cuthbert), a happy-go-lucky boutique owner and Jane's younger sister; daydreamer Dave (Zachary Knighton), an aspiring restaurateur and food truck owner; slacker manchild Max (Adam Pally), who struggles to hold a job and maintain a consistent relationship; and outgoing party girl Penny (Casey Wilson), a serial dater on an eternal search for Mr. Right.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The series begins with the wedding of Dave and Alex, which comes to an abrupt halt when Alex leaves Dave at the altar. The six friends must cope with a sudden change in the group dynamic as Dave and Alex mourn their relationship and the rest of the group try to preserve their friendship. Dave and Alex decide to stay friends, but there are many more complications down the road.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: While the initial premise of Dave and Alex's broken engagement was the focal point in earlier episodes, this premise was mostly abandoned as the series went on. Instead, the focus shifted to the group dynamic of six best friends, in a similar vein of ensemble comedies like "Friends" and "How I Met Your Mother". Typically, each episode featured two plot lines, in which varying combinations of the six characters find themselves involved.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On January 19, 2010, ABC green-lit the pilot episode, which was written by David Caspe and directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. The show is from production companies Sony Pictures Television, ABC Studios, and executive producer Jamie Tarses' FanFare Productions. Executive producers are Jamie Tarses, Jonathan Groff, and The Russo Brothers.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: Casting announcements began in February 2010, with Damon Wayans, Jr. first cast as Brad, Jane's husband who does whatever she says. Next to join the series was Casey Wilson as Penny, the group's desperate and single friend. Eliza Coupe and Adam Pally shortly joined that cast, with Coupe playing Jane, Alex's control freak sister who is married to Brad, and Pally playing Max, Dave's close friend and roommate. Elisha Cuthbert later joined the cast as Alex, Dave's ex-fiancée who leaves him at the altar. Zachary Knighton was last actor to be cast as the newly single Dave.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The pilot was ordered to series on May 13, 2010, as a mid-season entry in the 2010–11 United States network television schedule.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On May 13, 2011, the show was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 28, 2011. On October 13, 2011, the show received an additional episode order of 6 scripts from ABC, citing improved ratings for the series On November 3, 2011, ABC picked up the series for a full 22-episode second season.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On May 11, 2012, "Happy Endings" was renewed for a third season of 22 episodes. This season premiered on October 23, 2012, at 9pm.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: In the sixth episode of the first season to air, "Of Mice and Jazz-Kwon-Do", Dave refers to the mouse he is trying to catch as "his bin Laden" and then went on to joke that he was referring to "Jessica bin Laden, a super hot Arab girl I went to college with. She was the one that got away". The episode, which was taped prior to the death of Osama bin Laden, aired with ABC muting the final line, and removing the line entirely from online streams of the episode. The episode aired with the line unmuted on City in Canada and is also left intact on the DVD release.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The ninth episode of the first season to air, "You've Got Male", originally included a kiss between Max and Ian and was seen among several promotional images released prior to the episode airing. The kiss was ultimately removed from the episode. Before the episode aired, David Caspe explained that the kiss was cut purely as a creative decision and that there had been no pressure from the network to remove any gay content.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On April 3, 2013, it was reported that Sony TV, which produces "Happy Endings", had approached a few networks about continuing the series should ABC cancel it the following month, with USA being the most likely to pick up the show. When ABC confirmed that they had canceled the show on May 10, 2013, Sony TV was said to be shopping the show around to other networks, with USA still reported as showing interest. Talks were underway by May 15, 2013, but showed signs of being unsuccessful as on May 16, 2013, the pickup was already labeled "unlikely" as a result of Sony TV and USA being unable to agree on a price. Two weeks later, despite coming to a general agreement regarding financials, it was reported on June 1, 2013, that USA had opted not to pick up the show, with the low ratings during the third season being a factor as it would have required "a large investment in marketing and promotion" to successfully re-launch the show.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: As of June 14, 2013, Sony TV was still talking to other distributors, with Amazon, Netflix, TBS, and NBC being named. At this point, there was just over two weeks left to finalize a deal as Sony's options on the cast contracts were set to expire on June 30, 2013. By June 27, 2013, there were no serious talks to revive the series on broadcast, cable or streaming networks, as both NBC and TBS had also passed on the show.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On June 28, 2013, Sony announced that the series had officially ended, citing an inability to find a new home for the show before the expiration of their contracts with the cast as the sole reason behind the decision.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On December 9, 2014, "The Hollywood Reporter" reported that the show's set still exists despite filming ending on March 16, 2013.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On February 6, 2015, the Twitter account of the show's writers room tweeted a link to a timer counting down to exactly 12:00a.m. CT on April 1, 2015, with the text 'It's almost a new day'. This quickly led to speculation that the series would be revived for a fourth season, as the account also began following the Twitter accounts of Amazon, Netflix, and Yahoo! Screen - though by February 9, 2015, all three had denied having any involvement in a revival, while Sony had simply stated "No comment". The availability of the show's cast was also seen by some as giving credibility to theories of a revival – Eliza Coupe's show "Benched" was canceled in January 2015, Adam Pally's exit from "The Mindy Project" was announced in November 2014 with his final episode airing February 3, 2015, and Damon Wayans, Jr.'s departure from "New Girl" at the end of the fourth season was announced on February 5, 2015.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: Subsequent tweets made reference to episodes of the show – including Natalie Imbruglia's music video for "Torn" – and also referencing "four seasons" by sharing a music video by The Four Seasons and the co-ordinates for a Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago. Other tweets also referenced "waiting" and "anticipation".


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: In mid-March, cast member Adam Pally stated that "the origin of that 'Happy Endings' countdown clock was not intended to be where it is headed". Two days later Casey Wilson explained that it was a joke by a suspected writers' assistant and that she "[didn't] think it's a welcome joke for everyone. I don't love that [someone] did that" and also stated that there was nothing moving forward.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On April 1, 2015, a tweet confirmed that the entire "new day" countdown had in fact been a 55-day April Fools prank. David Caspe then confirmed the story that Pally and Wilson had told weeks earlier - that a writer or writers assistant with access to the Twitter account had come up with the idea without his knowledge. He did note that after the initial speculation began in early February, the buzz sparked the possibility of an actual reunion but ultimately nothing came of it. Caspe also noted that the cast and writers are all keen for a possible reunion and that he wouldn't be shocked if at some stage in the future something occurred.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On July 19, 2016, it was announced that the cast of the show would reunite at "Entertainment Weekly"'s EW PopFest in October 2016 for a live reading of a lost episode of the series. It was quickly revealed via Twitter that the script would be newly written, and was not actually an unused script from the show.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The "episode", titled "Happy to Be Here", reveals that the characters all went their separate ways after a fight between Jane and Brad on the night of Brooke's wedding at the end of the third season. 939 days later (the exact number of days since the final episode aired and the live reading), they all reunite after Alex and Scotty came up with a plan to fake Scotty's death to bring them all back together. Eventually Alex's deception is revealed (as is the fact that Scotty actually killed himself while attempting to fake his death) and Jane and Brad reconcile. In the closing moments of the episode, it is revealed that the entire series was actually a dream Dave was having the night before his wedding to Alex, and after waking her up he inadvertently gives her the idea to leave him at the altar.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: There have been multiple reports in the years since the show ended that Sony is attempting to work on a revival, but to date nothing has come to fruition. In April 2020 Casey Wilson confirmed that there has been truth to the reports that Sony has attempted to get a revival underway multiple times but has always fallen apart when at least one cast member is under another deal with another studio.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: In April 2020, Casey Wilson also confirmed that there would be an upcoming reading of new material, which was announced in July 2020 would be streamed on July 20, 2020, via the Sony Pictures Television YouTube page. In addition to performing the new scripted material, which is titled "And The Pandemmy Goes To...", a live Q&A with the cast also took place. The event was organised to raise money for Color of Change and World Central Kitchen supporting Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 relief. Stephen Guarino reprised his role as Derrick in a cameo during the episode.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: During the Q&A, it was revealed that the episode was originally planned to be a table read of new material, similar to the reading of "Episode 401" at EW PopFest in October 2016, but after other shows such as "30 Rock" and "" remotely-produced full episodes the decision was made to produce and present it as an episode of the show.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: "Marry Me" is a sitcom television series created and executive produced by David Caspe that aired on NBC, which premiered on October 14, 2014. It has been implied that both series exist in the same universe. Both shows are set in Chicago and Derrick, a recurring character played by Stephen Guarino, appears on both shows.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: Three of the original six series regulars on "Marry Me" – Casey Wilson, Ken Marino and Sarah Wright Olsen – also appeared on "Happy Endings", albeit in different roles. John Gemberling, also a series regular, appeared on "Happy Endings", however as his character wasn't named — he was merely credited as 'Thief' — it is unclear whether the two characters are considered separate people. In addition, several guest stars on "Happy Endings" — including Rob Huebel, Nat Faxon and Ryan Hansen — also had guest appearances as different characters on "Marry Me".


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The first season of the show premiered on ABC on April 13, 2011, and concluded on May 25. The premiere aired at a special time at 9:31pm after "Modern Family" and was followed by another episode in the show's regular timeslot at 10pm. The show was originally set to air a single episode each week that followed, but ABC decided to air a fourth episode immediately after the third episode on April 20, 2011, at 10:30pm. On April 29, 2011, it was announced that the show would air two episodes a week for three weeks at 10pm and 10:30pm beginning May 4, 2011.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The season also aired mostly out of the intended broadcast order to make the initial episodes more "stand alone" in an effort to get more people invested in the show.<ref name="e10/11order"></ref> As a result, the episodes "Bo Fight" and "Barefoot Pedaler", which were intended to air as the second and third episodes as they show the events in the weeks after Alex and Dave's wedding, aired as episodes 10 and 11. It was later revealed that the decision to air the episodes out-of-order was ultimately made by ABC. The episodes later appeared in the intended order on the DVD release.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The episode "Why Can't You Read Me?" was initially left unaired, however it later aired on August 24, 2011.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The second season of the show premiered September 28, 2011, and ended on April 4, 2012. The season saw the show move to the 9:30pm timeslot, previously occupied by "Cougar Town". The show then left the schedule to make room for "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23".


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: Despite picking up the show for a full 22-episode second season, the 21st episode to air was labeled as the season finale by ABC as they needed to premiere "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" on April 11, 2012. The episode, titled KickBall 2: The Kickening, later aired on E4 in the UK on May 17, 2012, and also aired in other international markets, despite the episode officially being held until the third season. Additionally, the episode was excluded from the second season DVD.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The third season of the show premiered on October 23, 2012, and ended on May 3, 2013. The season saw the show move again, this time to the Tuesday at 9pm timeslot, where it aired immediately after "Dancing with the Stars".


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The first six episodes of the season aired in Canada on City, two days prior to the American broadcasts airing on ABC. "KickBall 2: The Kickening", an episode from season two that previously did not air on ABC, made its debut as part of the third season on ABC and City on January 13, 2013, despite having aired internationally as part of season two.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On December 4, 2012, ABC announced that on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, "Dancing with the Stars" would re-take the Tuesday 9pm hour, leaving the fate of unaired episodes unclear. On December 21, 2012, ABC announced that new episodes of both "Happy Endings" and "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" would replace the cancelled drama "666 Park Avenue" for three weeks on January 6, January 13, and January 20, while maintaining its current timeslot. Only two of the three scheduled episodes aired in the Sunday timeslot.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On January 22, 2013, ABC announced that it had removed "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" from the schedule and would instead air back-to-back "Happy Endings" concurrently on Tuesdays, but it was removed from the timeslot after episodes 12 and 13 aired. However, on February 13, 2013, ABC announced that, starting March 29, the series would move to Fridays at 8pm ET/PT with back-to-back original episodes.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On April 19, 2013, ABC preempted its primetime programming in favor of coverage of the manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, after the Boston Marathon bombing, pushing back the season finale date to May 3, 2013.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: Full episodes of the series were initially available for streaming on both ABC.com and Hulu. While ABC.com removed the show, full episodes still remain available to stream on Hulu and to purchase on digital stores. On February 29, 2012, ABC premiered the first of a six-part webisode series titled "Happy Rides", which follows the events from Penny deciding to get rid of her storage space, which leads to her selling her first car. The webisodes were sponsored by Subaru. In 2014, VH1 acquired the syndication rights and made all episodes available online using VH1's "TV Everywhere" platforms and the VH1 app but this is no longer available.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: On December 10, 2013, it was announced that VH1 has acquired all three seasons, with a marathon of all 57 episodes planned for December 31, 2013 and running through New Year's Day. The series initially aired in two-hour blocks every Wednesday, beginning in January 2014. In addition to airing the show, the network licensed rights to showcase episodes of the series online via its "TV Everywhere" platforms and also on the new VH1 App. Beginning August 30, 2014, Logo also started airing all three seasons, beginning with a marathon on Labor Day weekend. Neither network carries the show anymore. The show aired in Australia in syndication on 111. On January 1, 2016, all three seasons began streaming on Hulu and it is also available on Disney+ (STAR) in select countries.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The series initially received a mixed response from critics, many comparing it to several similar "relationship sitcoms" that had premiered around the same time - "Perfect Couples", "Mad Love", "Traffic Light" and "Friends with Benefits". However, as the first season progressed, reviews became increasingly positive - with several critics admitting that the show had grown on them since the pilot. "Happy Endings" was the second "relationship sitcom" of the season to be renewed for a second season. BuddyTV ranked "Happy Endings" #7 on its list of 2011's best new TV shows.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The second season received widespread critical acclaim, landing on multiple "Best of Year" lists; The New York Magazine, The A.V. Club, Hulu, the Associated Press, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Yahoo!TV all included the series in lists of the top television programs of 2011.


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: The third season continued to receive critical acclaim. Verne Gay of "Newsday" wrote that "The show exists on the same cosmic (and comic) TV plane as "Scrubs", "Arrested Development" and that other late bloomer, "Cougar Town"." Maureen Ryan of "The Huffington Post" stated that ""Happy Endings" has so many things going for it that the occasional weak story line or meh scene is not a big deal at all. It's one of the sharpest and warm-hearted comedies on the air, and I enjoy it a lot more than "Modern Family"." Anna Peele of "Esquire" claimed the show to be the "New and Improved "Community"."


title: Happy Endings (TV series)

text: With the show facing possible cancellation due to low ratings, "Rolling Stone" declared that "Happy Endings" was "the most underrated, under-watched series on TV, that may also be the funniest", and went on to say "Despite flying under the radar, "Happy Endings" has stayed afloat for three seasons by earning both critical acclaim and a devoted fan following. Blending comedic elements of "Friends", "Arrested Development", and "30 Rock", it manages to serve up something new and refreshing by being both consumed by and annoyed with the frenetic world we live in. It's biting, but easy to swallow – social commentary at its best."


title: Lego Dimensions

text: Lego Dimensions is a Lego-themed action-adventure platform crossover video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox One and Xbox 360. It follows the toys-to-life format, in that the player has Lego figures and a toy pad that can be played within the game itself where it features characters and environments from over 30 different franchises. The Starter Pack, containing the game, the USB toy pad, and three minifigures, was released in September 2015, while additional level packs and characters were released over the following two years.


title: Lego Dimensions

text: "LEGO Dimensions" features the same style of gameplay as the previous LEGO video games developed by Traveller's Tales, in which up to two players control Lego minifigures based on various represented franchises. Players progress through linear levels, using their characters' abilities to solve puzzles, defeat enemies, collect collectibles such as Minikits, Characters in Peril, Gold Bricks, and attempt to reach the level's end. Characters are entered into the game by placing their respective minifigures onto a USB toy pad, with each character possessing unique abilities that can be used to solve puzzles or reach hidden areas. Using a character from a certain franchise will also unlock that franchise's Adventure World, an open-world area for players to explore and complete in-game objectives.


title: Lego Dimensions

text: The Starter Pack includes the toy pad and the game's 14-level main story campaign, which revolves around Batman, Gandalf, and Wyldstyle, while additional levels are made available by purchasing Level Packs and Story Packs. In addition to the minifigures, players can also build models of vehicles, such as the Batmobile, TARDIS, Mystery Machine, or DeLorean, and put them into the game for characters to drive. Completing objectives in the levels and adventure worlds will reward players with gold bricks, which can be used to upgrade vehicles and give them new abilities. Each adventure world also contains a red brick for players to retrieve; these will unlock special bonuses, such as visual modifiers for characters or extra assistance at finding collectible items. Unlike series such as "Skylanders", "Disney Infinity," and Amiibo, the minifigures, vehicles, and the USB toy pad are all made from real Lego pieces and can be freely built and customized.


title: Lego Dimensions

text: All minifigures and vehicles can be used in any available level, though specific figures must be present to initially enter those levels or worlds. An additional feature called "Hire a Hero" was added shortly after the game's launch; this feature allows players to pay in-game currency to temporarily summon characters they do not own in order to complete an otherwise-inaccessible puzzle. The game's second year of content also introduced competitive multiplayer in the form of the Battle Arenas, allowing up to four players to compete in modes such as Capture the Flag. Gold bricks can be used to purchase new power-ups for the Battle Arenas. Certain packs also include exclusive features; for example, the "Midway Arcade" level pack unlocks playable emulations of over 20 Midway arcade titles, while the "Teen Titans Go!" packs unlock an exclusive Lego-themed episode of the series that can be viewed in-game.