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Bismuth (Steven Universe)
"Bismuth" is the twentieth and twenty-first episode of the third season (and the 98th and 99th episodes overall) of American animated television series '' Steven Universe''; it premiered on August 4, 2016 on Cartoon Network. A special double-length episode featuring guest star Uzo Aduba, it was advertised as the 100th episode of the series. (although the very next episode, "Beta", is the actual 100th episode) It was written and storyboarded by Lamar Abrams, Colin Howard, Jeff Liu and Katie Mitroff. The episode was viewed by 2.153 million viewers. In the episode, Steven accidentally discovers and frees a Gem bubbled within Lion's mane, who is introduced as Bismuth, one of the original Crystal Gems from 5,300 years ago. As her old friends Pearl and Garnet rejoice, Steven eventually learns why Bismuth was kept hidden all these years. The episode aired as part of the "summer of Steven" event, in which 20 new episodes of ''Steven Universe'' aired over the course of four weeks; a clip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Universe (character)
Steven Quartz Universe is the titular character and the main protagonist of the animated series ''Steven Universe'' and its epilogue series ''Steven Universe Future'', created by Rebecca Sugar. Steven is a hybrid between a normal human being and a "Gem", a fictional race of alien beings that exist as magical gemstones projecting bodies of light. Voiced by Zach Callison, he debuted in the series' pilot episode and made his main series debut in the first episode, " Gem Glow". The show generally takes place around Steven's perspective: the audience always follows Steven and learns about the plot and backstory as he does. As such, the only scenes without the character are those that he sees as visions or that are told to him as stories. The character was received positively, with his evolution through the series, ideology revolving around kindness and empathy, and disregard for gender norms receiving most praise. Creation Steven was created by Rebecca Sugar, with his appearance and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising soliciting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mary Sue
Daniel Abrams (born May 20, 1966) is an American media entrepreneur, television host, legal commentator, and author. He is currently the host of the prime-time show ''Dan Abrams Live'' on NewsNation, ''On Patrol: Live'' on Reelz and ''The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets The Law'' on SiriusXM's P.O.T.U.S. channel. He is also the Chief Legal Analyst of ABC News. Abrams was the host of ''Live PD'' on the A&E cable network and created and hosts ''Court Cam,'' a Law&Crime production on A&E. He was formerly an anchor of '' Nightline''. Abrams also worked as the chief legal correspondent and analyst for NBC News and general manager of MSNBC, and doubled as an anchor for the same network. He began his professional career in 1994 as a reporter for ''Court TV'', covering, among others, the O. J. Simpson murder trial. Early life Daniel Abrams was born in Manhattan; he is Jewish, the son of Efrat and well-known attorney Floyd Abrams, an expert on constitutional law. He is a 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers. Headquartered in New York City, it is best known for the Nielsen ratings, an audience measurement system of television viewership that for years has been the deciding factor in canceling or renewing television shows by television networks. As of May 2012, it is part of Nielsen Holdings. NMR began as a division of ACNielsen, a 1923-founded marketing research firm. In 1996, NMR was split off into an independent company, and in 1999, was purchased by the Dutch conglomerate VNU. In 2001, VNU also purchased ACNielsen, thereby bringing both companies under the same corporate umbrella. NMR is also a sister company to Nielsen//NetRatings, which measures Internet and digital media audiences. VNU was reorganized and renamed the Nielsen Company in 2007. History The Nielsen TV Ratings have been produced in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaela Dietz
Michaela Dietz (born November 1, 1982) is a Korean-American voice actress whose professional career started in 2005. She voiced the character of the lost 4th dinosaur member Riff on the PBS children's television series ''Barney & Friends'', Amethyst on the Cartoon Network television series ''Steven Universe'' and '' Steven Universe Future'', Dolly Dalmatian on Disney's '' 101 Dalmatian Street'', Pita in ''Fallout 76,'' Vee on Disney's ''The Owl House,'' and Darryl McGee on Disney’s ''The Ghost and Molly McGee.'' Early life and career Dietz was born in Incheon, South Korea on November 1, 1982, then was adopted and raised in Cooperstown, New York at three months old. She studied International Studies at Middlebury College. She has spoken about how her experience as an adoptee inspires her performance as Amethyst on ''Steven Universe''. This article extracts quotes from Dietz's AMA on the Steven Universe subreddit. Dietz began acting on television in 2005 with the role Ellie i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deedee Magno Hall
Deedee Magno Hall is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her work in the pop group The Party, and as the voice of Pearl in the animated series ''Steven Universe'' and its epilogue series ''Steven Universe Future''. Early life Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Magno Hall is the child of a United States Navy sailor and a nurse, both Filipino-American immigrants. Her father is originally from Baguio, and her mother was raised in Manila. Magno Hall grew up in San Diego, California, and Orlando, Florida. Career Magno Hall began acting at a young age, lending her voice to the Disney show ''The All New Mickey Mouse Club'' (first recorded in 1988) from 1988-1991, and occasionally in 1992. She also appears as Jasmine on the '' Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular'' soundtrack. She is credited as one of the students in the 1993 film ''Sister Act 2''. After ''The Party'', Magno went on to perform in musical theatre, most notable was her role of Kim in the Broadway produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estelle (singer)
Estelle Fanta Swaray (born 18 January 1980) is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and radio presenter from West London. She is known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including R&B, soul, reggae, grime, hip hop, and dance. She has collaborated with artists including John Legend, Robin Thicke, Rick Ross, Chris Brown, will.i.am, Kanye West, Pete Rock, and Tyler, The Creator. After signing with V2 Records, Estelle released her debut album ''The 18th Day'' (2004), which reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart. Her next album, ''Shine'' (2008), which was released through the Atlantic Record Label, charted internationally and helped her significant mainstream success. The album included the single "American Boy" featuring Kanye West, which reached number 1 in the United Kingdom and earned her several accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Her last album released with the Atlantic label would be ''All of Me'' (2012); the singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Callison
Zachry Dean Callison (born October 23, 1997) is an American actor and singer. He is primarily known as the titular voice of Cartoon Network's ''Steven Universe'', and its follow-ups '' Steven Universe: The Movie'' and ''Steven Universe Future''. Career Callison began acting on television in 2009, with a recurring role on '' Diary of a Single Mom''. For the next few years, he had a variety of one-off television roles. In 2013, he was cast in the main voice role of Prince James on ''Sofia the First'', and in the lead voice role of Steven Universe. He is also known for his role as Billy from ''I'm in the Band'' and additional voices from ''Kinect Disneyland Adventures''. He voiced King Tut in '' Mr. Peabody & Sherman'', Young Jiro in ''The Wind Rises'', and Billy Batson in the direct-to-video movies '' Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam'' and '' Justice League: War''. In January 2018, Callison released his debut single, "War!", followed by the singles "Curtain Call" and "S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The A
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Universe
''Steven Universe'' is an American animated series, animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe (character), Steven Universe (Zach Callison), who lives with the Crystal Gems—magical, mineral-based aliens named Garnet (Steven Universe), Garnet (Estelle (musician), Estelle), Amethyst (Steven Universe), Amethyst (Michaela Dietz), and Pearl (Steven Universe), Pearl (Deedee Magno Hall)—in the fictional town of Beach City. Steven, who is half-Gem, has adventures with his friends and helps the Gems protect the world from their own kind. The pilot was first shown in May 2013, and the series ran for five seasons, from November 2013 to January 2019. The TV film ''Steven Universe: The Movie'' was released in September 2019, and an epilogue Limited series (television), limited series, ''Steven Universe Future'', ran from December 2019 to March 2020. The themes of the series include love, fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garnet (Steven Universe)
Garnet is a character from the animated series ''Steven Universe'', created by Rebecca Sugar. She is a Gem, a fictional alien being that exists as a magical gemstone projecting a holographic body. Garnet is a fusion — i.e., two Gems combining personalities and appearances as one shared holographic body — formed by two Gems named Ruby and Sapphire, who choose to remain permanently fused out of love for each other. Garnet is voiced by Estelle, a British singer. Estelle's performance has seen a positive reception, particularly for her songs "Stronger than You" and " Here Comes A Thought." Garnet has been frequently praised for being a depiction of a positive sapphic relationship. Character The de facto leader of the Crystal Gems, who protect humanity and the Earth from danger, Garnet is initially presented as stoic and unfeeling but pragmatic and capable. The show's writers have described Garnet as characterized by great self-confidence; they represent this through the fact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl (Steven Universe)
Pearl is a character from the animated television series ''Steven Universe'', created by Rebecca Sugar. She is a Gem, a fictional alien being that exists as a magical gemstone projecting a holographic body. She is portrayed as a loving, gentle and delicate motherly figure for Steven, the protagonist of the series, and can be a fierce fighter. However, she also tends to be overprotective, has low self-esteem, and is deeply overwhelmed with grief caused by the loss of Steven's mother Rose Quartz, whom she loved. She is frequently praised for being a positive depiction of a queer character, though her strong obsession with Rose has been described as "unhealthy". Development and casting Pearl's look was redesigned between the pilot episode of ''Steven Universe'' and the first regular episode. Originally having peach hair styled in a quiff and a much more intricate outfit, by " Gem Glow", she had the ballerina-esque design she retained before her regeneration in " Steven the Sword F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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