TLDR; David Jenkins/Kinga, Rhys Darby: The Cryptid Factor; Darby Family Foster Kittens; Taika Waititi; Joel Fry; Samba Schutte; Alex Sherman; Ruibo Qian; Matt Maher; Anapela Polataivao; Cohen Holloway; Guz Khan; Rachel House; Damien Gerard; Momentus Reminders: Drag Your King, Oodles of Revenge; Death by Cheese; Signed Samba Photo; Articles; OFMD Rewind w/ Adopt Our Crew; Bluesky Migration; Crew Spotlight: Never Left Podcast, Citizen Dame Podcast; Love Notes
== Cast & Crew Sightings ==
= David Jenkins / Kinga =
David and Kinga are out in the Cat Skill Mountains! Parenthood on the way! They look happy <3
Source: Kinga's Instagram
= Rhys Darby =
More daily doodles from Rhys on his free substack!
Source: Rhys' Substack
= The Cryptid Factor =
The 100th Episode of The Cryptid Factor is now available on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/legendary-100-114206009
In honor of the 100th episode -- there's new merch on The Cryptid Factor Website as well!
Halina, (Buttons daughter) also upgraded things and even added a Cryptid Museum section!And if that wasn't enough, Dan decided to drunk dial Buttons and Halina, in celebration of the 100th episode release! Shenanigans ensued-- including a guest appearance from Rosie! (Rhys was jet lagged and asleep so he wasn't able to join).
= Darby Family =
James and Kippy are still available for adoption! ! Hand raised by the Darby's and being fostered for @kittenrescuela!If I could easily get to CA to adopt them, I'd do it! But if you're nearby, please consider adopting these two adorable babies! Rosie says you can "Go to the Kitten Rescue website and search James and Kippy to fill in an application."
Source: Rosie's Instagram
= Taika Waititi =
You can see a clip from the George FM Breakfast interview with Taika below!
Source: George FM Breakfast
Oh, and Just Taika and Rita being goofy. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBLjAifA8cY/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=dd8ad95a-1e69-4840-b697-274b78dabc4c
Source: RitaOra Poland - OG Source: Rita's Tiktok
= Joel Fry =
Our Fabulouos Frenchie, Joel Fry, and the Doctor, Jodie Whittaker are staring in The Dutchess of Malfi! Playing in the Trafalgar Theatre in London! It's playing until Dec 20th if you're in town! To learn more, check on this Review / and Instagram!
Source: Dutchess Play Instagram
= Samba Schutte =
Samba is joining the voice cast for Nickelodeon's Monster High!
Source: Samba's Instagram
Samba's joining Netflix's Jurassic World: Chaos Theory as Ousmane!
Source: Samba's Instagram
= Alex Sherman =
Our crewmate @smudgeandfrank;s kitty stickers are in, and she offered some up to our guardian angel Alex Sherman and he's all too excited for the little kitties! You can check out her stickers here!
Source: Alex Sherman's Twitter
= Ruibo Qian =
Wise and Kind words from our Pirate Queen Ruibo. "pleasure is an act of rebellion. happy full moon. 🌝♾️✨❤️"
Source: Ruibo's Instagram
= Matt Maher =
Our favorite Pete was featured in a screenrant article recently for his role in American Horror Stories Season 4!
https://screenrant.com/american-horror-stories-season-4-episode-1-backrooms-cast-characters/
Source: Adopt Our Crew's Twitter
= Anapela Polataviao =
Our dear Auntie was out in Seoul!
Source: Petmal Petelo's IG
= Guz Khan =
Guz running into friends <3
Source: Salman's Instagram
= Rachel House =
Rachel's Directoral film The Mountain (Te Maunga) was nominated for a 2024 Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Youth Film!
Source: APSA Instagram
= Cohen Holloway =
Pop-pop's latest show-- Dark City: The Cleaner is available now on Neon in Aotearoa!
Source: Neon_NZ Instagram
= Damien Gerard =
Our father Teach, Damien Gerard became a US Citizen this year, and he's already out doing his civic duty! He also shared some of his cat babies which are still so darn cute.
Source: Damien's Twitter
== Momentus Events Reminders ==
= Drag Your King =
Drag Your King with Vico is this Saturday the 19th! You can still sign up!
EVENT DATE: OCTOBER 19
EVENT TIME: 10AM PT/1PM ET
EVENT LOCATION: ONLINE
Get tickets here!
Source: VIco's Instagram
= Oodles of Revenge =
You can still get the Oodles of Revenge merch on Momentus as well!
https://shopstands.com/products/vico-ortizs-oodles-of-revenge-collection?variant=43472849338550
Source: Vico's Instagram
= Death By Cheese =
You can also still sign up for Death by Cheese with Samba!
EVENT DATE: NOVEMBER 9
EVENT TIME: 10AM PT/1PM ET
EVENT LOCATION: ONLINE
= Signed Photo! =
You can also get a hand signed photograph of Roach on the Momentus website!
https://shopstands.com/collections/pirate-goodies/products/samba-schutte-hand-signed-autograph
Source: Stands
== Articles ==
Source: Adopt Our Crew Twitter
== OFMD Rewind ==
Our friends over at @adoptourcrew were back today the 17th with episodes 6 and 7 of S2! If you have access to twitter, please visit Adopt Our Crew's Twitter!
If not, and you'd like to still read through their thread, you can check it out here!
Source: Adopt Our Crew's Twitter
== Bluesky Migration ==
After the latest privacy change announcements on twitter, a lot of folks are either completely or partially migrating to the bluesky app! Are yall on there? I'd love to follow you!
Recaps: ofmdrecaps.bsky.social
Personal: aspirantabby.bsky.social
== Fan Spotlight ==
= Never Left Podcast =
New episode of Never Left! This time discussing Wee John! Choose your favorite listening platform on their linktr.ee!
Source: Never Left Podcast Twitter
= Citizen Dame =
If you're a Patreon subscriber of Citizen Dame, there's a new episode covering OFMD S2.2 Red Flags!
Source: Citizen Dame Podcast Patreon
== Love Notes ==
Tonight's love notes were recently share by our dear Pirate Queen Ruibo. It really helped me get through the last couple days so I wanted to share it. I hope you all are staying safe and being kind to yourselves.
Source: LexyFlorentina's Instagram