Hello and welcome to Narnia Dispatches if you found yourself here for whatever reason! It is December 31 and so of course, we wanted to send our thanks for any visit you may have made here in 2022. Hopefully whatever you read was either very enjoyable or at least caused for some pondering and contemplation.
What a year though, huh? Full of challenges everywhere. Kudos to you for meeting some of those challenges and still finding time to enjoy the important or fluff moments in life with family, friends and online mutuals.
We thought we would hand out some awards for 2022, with a few of them being the end-all, be-all highlight of the year, many accolades are in fun so don't get too twisted over a few of the acknowledgments. 😇
• The Creativity Flex Award for 2022 goes to who else but Mr. Zayn Malik!! Zayn made a huge surprise splash earlier in the year with his Paynt collection. In May, he gave a teaser and right away, fans could spot his Liam shout-outs with the can't-miss "L" and the clever variant spelling of Paint = Paynt (i.e., Payne).
He really had some brilliant, colorful and artistic merchandise and there was no better model than himself.
Inspired and expressive. Zayn shows us the creativity that lives within him and the love that helped fuel it.
• The Steam Engine That Could Concert Tour Award for 2022 belongs to Louis Tomlinson. For someone who has struggled to get any assistance from his team for promotion, Louis took to the road in 2022 and smartly played to smaller venues with tickets scarce to be had. At some stops, a second show was even added. The crowds were wildly enthusiastic, brimming with fun and participant-engaging projects which were noted by their inclusiveness. Louis waved, signed, and talked to fans all along the way. Without a doubt, he was a steamrolling, vibrant engine. Someone to be reckoned with.
Building on the momentum of his first tour, fan support for Faith in the Future has been incredible as well, helping to catapult Louis to the Number 1 spot on Britain's Billboard Chart, triumphing over Bruce Springsteen for the honor. A really spectacular feat.
• The Golden Mic Award for 2022 results in a tie because we have two Narnia faves with very successful podcasts this past year - actor/singer Kevin McHale and KC Chiefs All-Pro, Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce.
For Kevin McHale and former co-star Jenna Ushkowitz, who co-host "And That's What You REALLY Missed" together, this is their third podcast together, as in 2020, they had started one called Showmance and it evolved into a second production called Showmance: The Show Re-Cap which was more Glee oriented [source]. The podcast is an opportunity for both stars to share their first-hand experiences and feelings from the show and share with many new viewers who are watching for the first time.
The podcast can be heard on iHeartRadio here.
Our other Golden Mic Award winner is Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce who began a podcast with his brother, Philadelphia Eagles' center Jason Kelce this year. Not surprisingly, these two have the number 1 sports podcast on Apple and Spotify, while their show was named the sports podcast of the year by Sports Illustrated. It's been a fantastic study in sibling dynamics and also lent some insight into more of Travis's personality. And while we knew that Travis has superb potential for a successful career in the entertainment industry, we didn't know as much about his brother. One of the highlights was watching the episode with Patrick Mahomes as a guest. Here's a clip from this past week's episode where the two men talk about "nature's thermostat". Kudos to both Travis (and Jason!) and Kevin McHale for venturing and working the podcast format. It can't be easy to maintain the flow of a conversation, keep the show on its agenda, and also speak your mind, yet don't speak all that's on your mind, if you know what I mean, ha! I tip my cap to these two men.
• The Busy Bee Award for 2022 goes to...Austin Nichols! Austin has refined the art of looking busy. Now, he did direct two episodes of Walker, Jared Padalecki's show on the CW network, one for season 2, the other for season 3. He filmed three (3) episodes of Minx, a show on HBO Max. And at some point, filmed a two-person movie called Match and released an audiobook. More often than not however, Austin was seen with his new sidekick, Otis, a blue heeler and quite possibly the Gyllynichols family furiend, often on or near water.
Now, Narnia isn't work-shaming Austin, by any means. There very likely is a method to the boogie board, best-dog Otis madness. Austin works just enough to appear like he's steadily working, when in reality, he's doing short gigs accompanied by extended social media coverage while behind-the-scenes, he's really spending more time helping to mind the Gyllynichols household. And watching a family the size of theirs? Is seriously hard work.
• Perhaps Austin can share his Busy Bee Award with Jensen Ackles. Jensen was pretty busy filming guest episodes of The Boys (HBO Max) and Big Sky. He also directed an episode of his partner Jared's show Walker, produced The Winchesters and recently held his first concert along with Steve Carlson in Nashville, TN.
Here's Jensen as Beau on Big Sky,
Please continue this parade of Narnia stars right here in Pt. 2!
pic sources: becauseofthebowties, YouTube, iHeartRadio, Billboard, gfycat, tenor
our playlist: Step by Step - Whitney Houston
Best Song Ever (Live from San Siro Stadium) - One Direction
Freedom! '90 - George Michael
The Best - Tina Turner
I'm Alive - Electric Light Orchestra
Celebration - Kool and the Gang
Dancing on the Ceiling - Lionel Ritchie
Christmas Auld Lang Syne - Bobby Darin
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - The Carpenters
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