Hey y'all, just a quick post to let you know MOP Chat WILL be happening during the season...same time/same place:
Monday nights at 9PM Eastern in our usual MOP Chat room.
As I mentioned in our last video, it is tough for Tracey and me to attend MOP Chat every week during the Starz season. During the week, we do a lot of Outlander-related things necessary to keep up with our weekly recap videos. This makes for little to no time with our families and commitments...so we have to do a lot of juggling in order to keep everything on track in our little MOPlander universe!
My point? Please keep coming to chat as usual! If we are not there, we encourage you to talk amongst yourselves, and know that we are with you in spirit...and will be back full time after the Starz season ends!
Just wanted to throw a big "WELCOME" out there to all of you who are reading My Outlander Purgatory from outside the US. (And you Americans as well, sillies!) I am SO THRILLED to see so many visitors from around the globe. Outlander is quite a phenomenon and we love experiencing Diana Gabaldon's genius with the rest of the world. :)
OK so I took a lunch break and am watching last night's Outlander panel (see below.) And it's awesome. Bear McCreary is there, giving OUTSTANDING information about his musical work on Outlander. And being not only an Outlander fan, but also a fan of The Walking Dead and Black Sails, I am enamored of this man's talents.
I am also ecstatic because Terry Dresbach is making a rare panel appearance with the Outlander gang, giving us an up-close and personal view of the intricacies of Outlander costuming. Lets face it; who among us doesn't worship this gorgeous woman's amazing talents?!?
Brielle was home to the Union Salt Works that was burned to the ground by British Loyalists (Fraser's Highlanders, no less!) during the Revolutionary War 238 years ago today on April 6th, 1778!
And what else is April 6th known for? Tracey's birthday!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Tracey!!
OK so let me get to my point:
On any given weekend in the summer, my family and I can be found boating around the Manasquan River, and spending time on what Robert Louis Stevenson affectionately nicknamed "Treasure Island" after his novel of the same name.
"Most notably, Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island, visited in the late 1880s and completed portions of his novel The Master of Ballantrae. He would name Brielle’s Osborn Island after the titular island in his most famous work after a short cruise on the Manasquan River. (excerpt from Clayton and Clayton Realtor webpage, "Shore Spotlight: Brielle, NJ)
Interestingly enough, The Master of Ballantrae novel focuses "upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745."
So yeah. That's the way my mind works. Ron and Bear start taking Robert Louis Stevenson...and Carol must go blog. And after doing so, I find out Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a portion of his book about the Jacobite Uprising in my teeny Jersey Shore town. Just another way Outlander weaves itself into the fabric of my life on a daily basis.
Beverly Hills, Calif. – April 5, 2016 – Starz announced today that the premiere episode of the second installment to STARZ’s hit series “Outlander” will be available starting Thursday, April 7th exclusively to STARZ subscribers on the new streaming STARZ app and Starz.com as well as on multiple television on-demand and online platforms.
“Outlander” fans may enjoy the first full episode of the Golden Globe®-nominated series two days in advance of its official premiere on Saturday, April 9th at 9:00 pm ET/PT.
The eagerly-awaited second installment of “Outlander” is based upon the second of eight books in Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling Outlander series, entitled Dragonfly in Amber. The series is executive produced by Ronald D. Moore (“Battlestar Galactica,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation”).
The standalone STARZ streaming service launched today, offering the first-ever download capabilities from a premium pay TV streaming service. STARZ subscribers from cable, satellite and telco partners can also authenticate and view STARZ in the new, easy-to-use app.
The 13-episode second installment of “Outlander” begins as Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) arrive in France, hell-bent on infiltrating the Jacobite rebellion led by Prince Charles Stuart, and stopping the battle of Culloden. With the help of his cousin Jared, a local wine merchant, Jamie and Claire are thrown into the lavish world of French society, where intrigue and parties are abundant, but political gain proves far less fruitful. Altering the course of history presents challenges that begin to weigh on the very fabric of their relationship. However, armed with the knowledge of what lies ahead, Claire and Jamie must race to prevent a doomed Highland uprising and the extinction of Scottish life as they know it.
Ronald D. Moore, Jim Kohlberg, Andy Harries, Maril Davis, Ira Steven Behr, Toni Graphia and Anne Kenney serve as executive producers of “Outlander,” which is produced by Tall Ship Productions, Story Mining & Supply Company and Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television.
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