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The Time Is Right

A science fiction drama, about a twisted game show that takes place in the dystopian near future.

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The Time Is Right

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The Time Is Right

The Time Is Right

The Time Is Right

A science fiction drama, about a twisted game show that takes place in the dystopian near future.

A science fiction drama, about a twisted game show that takes place in the dystopian near future.

A science fiction drama, about a twisted game show that takes place in the dystopian near future.

A science fiction drama, about a twisted game show that takes place in the dystopian near future.

Rebeka Herron
Rebeka Herron
Rebeka Herron
Rebeka Herron
4 Campaigns |
Toronto, Canada
$1,536 USD 44 backers
7% of $20,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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FLASH SALE FRIDAY! As THANKS to all our fans, we’re GIVING you the opportunity to back our campaign in a big way for 50% off! All perks $1000 and over are 50% off this Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday ONLY! If you’ve been thinking about supporting The Time Is Right at a higher level, now’s the time to do it! As an added bonus, anyone who backs The Time Is Right this weekend at the $1000+ level will receive an ASSOCIATE PRODUCER credit on the Proof of Concept short! What are you waiting for? You have no time to lose!


One decision can mean the difference between life and death. When you lose someone you love, you’d do anything to have that person back again.

What if you could change their fate? What would you be willing to do? How far are you willing to go?

What if you could do it all over again?


PREMISE

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The Time Is Right is a one-hour science fiction drama, about a twisted game show that takes place in the dystopian near future, after “The Undoing”. Each week, two contestants step through the Chronosphere™ and travel back in time, determined to save a friend or family member from unspeakable tragedy, personal ruin, or even death. Winners keep their corrected timeline… Losers endure the horror of reliving their past… Or worse.

All in front of a live studio audience!

Meanwhile, The Time is Right also follows the lives of the people behind the scenes. What game show wouldn’t be complete without a smarmy, self-absorbed host? SYD LAMBERT (Sebastian Spence) is the face of The Time is Right; loved and hated in equal measure by the audience, and by the lucky contestants chosen to walk across his stage. After addiction destroyed his career as a rising star, Syd was lucky to land the job. Sober for five years, he’s bitter about what he’s lost… Although the true cost of his personal and professional failures has yet to be revealed.

"We’re not here to make value judgments on the worth of a human life, 
we’re here to get ratings."

Producer VERITY NEWMAN (Ellen Dubin) doesn’t pull punches when it comes to making sure her show stays on top. Ruthless and determined she's sacrificed a lot to get here -- maybe more than she realizes. Despite her tough exterior, Verity is a complex and troubled woman; haunted by a recent and significant personal loss which, due to company rules, she's not allowed to "undo". But we all know that rules were made to be broken...

"You're an evil genius and I love you!"

Director BARRY TURNER (Cas Anvar) wants to make sure every episode of his show is a winner -- no matter how exploitative the content. Determined to make sure the audience gets their weekly fix of over-the-top reality content, Barry goes to great lengths to help source the most tragic of stories under the guise of caring deeply for the characters he helps cast. Barry has an excellent memory, a keen attention to detail, and a secret agenda.

"Nothing is impossible, Ms. Newman. Good day."

Production of this game show is all made possible by funding from the Walton-Cheng Consortium, one of the last vertically integrated companies on earth. Walton-Cheng is quiet and mysterious, but heavily involved in the production behind-the-scenes through the eyes and ears of MR. CHEN (Russell Yuen) a "fixer" sent to oversee operations and ensure that WCC's mandates are met. Mr. Chen's intentions towards Verity and her team are never clear, but his meddling complicates operations on a regular basis.


We are a team of independent filmmakers who love sci-fi, time travel, and post-apocalyptic stories. We've pulled together an incredible cast and crew, ready to shoot a Proof of Concept short for the pilot of The Time is Right.

A Proof of Concept short is like a trailer for the show. It will be used to pitch and promote The Time is Right, so that we can secure a broadcaster and produce the pilot -- and hopefully, the series!

But we can't do it alone. We need your help! Our goal is to raise $20K to shoot the Proof of Concept short for The Time is Right. Join our #TimeTeam and help us remake history!


THE CREATOR

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Garner Haines

Garner is a musician, songwriter, artist, photographer, but mostly he's a scriptwriter. His first produced work was a Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy-inspired radio play called "Post Modern: A Science Fiction Comedy of Near-Epic Proportions" (co-written with Mike Porter) which he also produced. In 2005, in the days when YouTube wasn't yet a household name, he collaborated with director Paul French to create the comedy web series "Hockey Strike", about a couple of geeks who share an apartment, get superpowers, fight aliens, zombies and their arch nemesis, "The Man", and even travel back in time when they missed their favourite TV show (an episode which was re-aired on G4 Tech TV's show "Torrent"). After winning a couple of script contests, he earned his writer wings with his first screen credits in animation, on the popular kids series "Max & Ruby", "Kate and Mim-Mim" and "Almost Naked Animals". Channeling the grief of losing a friend to a senseless death, Garner wrote the first draft of "The Time Is Right in a fever in under 20 hours. (His temperature did not actually exceed 37.5 degrees Celsius, it wasn't a literal fever.), a version of which was read at the LIFT Out Loud pilot script event, moderated by "Being Erica" producer Aaron Martin. Reading the part of Verity for that event was none other than Time Is Right co-producer Marsha Mason. It was destiny. Since then, Garner has written other TV pilots which "garnered" studio interest ("Hercules & Me" with Original Pictures and "RoboBro" with 9 Story Entertainment.), but he kept coming back to this particular passion project about a game show of the future and second chances. He lives in Stratford, Ontario with his wife, daughter, four cats and a very large dog.


THE PRODUCER

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Rebeka Herron

Rebeka is an award-winning film and television producer. Alumna of Capilano University’s Motion Picture Program, her graduate film The Peace Offering was nominated for four awards, and won the Award of Excellence at the Canada International Film Festival in 2010. She worked in development for Brightlight Pictures in 2011, before transitioning to the story department for the award-winning show Ice Pilots NWT with Omnifilm Entertainment. Since then, Rebeka has worked in the story department on several lifestyle and reality programs, while maintaining an impressive slate of personal projects. Her original fitness series Kiss My Incoming Abs for NOVUS TV recently completed its second season. Another project, The Legend of Davy Crockett placed in the Top 15 with Cinecoup 2015, and is now in development as a television series with a well-known Vancouver production company. Despite a busy workload, Rebeka still manages to make time to support the Vancouver filmmaking community at large by co-producing the successful monthly screening event VanChan.


THE CAST

Ellen Dubin as VERITY

Born in Toronto, the Gemini Award-nominated Ellen Dubin has enjoyed a highly unique and diverse career as an actor. She began her career in the theater doing a wide variety of characters - from Shakespeare to musicals to dramas to farce. Her penchant for landing bizarre and fascinating roles led to Ellen becoming a cult figure in the science fiction world.

The statuesque powerhouse achieved her cult status over four seasons as four separate characters in the international hit series Lexx - starting with the alien cannibal, Giggerota the Wicked, and culminating with Pope Genevieve, the only female Pope in sci-fi history.

She recently wrapped two sci-fi pilots: Nobility, with the legendary Walter Koenig, Doug Jones, Cas Anwar, Christopher Judge and Torri Higginson, and Starfall, where she worked with Andrew Jackson and Damien Puckler, shot in Reno, Nevada.

Ellen was nominated for that Gemini Award for her series lead role as Jeri Slate on the Leo Award-winning supernatural drama series, The Collector. She has repeatedly excelled as a comedic actor, including her role as a Tupperware-loving mom in the multi-award-winning Sundance Film Festival favorite, Napoleon Dynamite.

Ellen's affinity for the unusual has also led her to starring roles in: The Listener, The Dead Zone, Earth: Final Conflict, Blood Ties, Dead Before Dawn, Mutant X, A Wrinkle In Time, Lies and Deception, The Lois Wilson Story, and Highlander: The Raven, where she is the only female to have a broad-to-broad broadsword fight in that show’s history.

Ellen voiced many characters in Time Magazine's #1 PC video game of 2012 Guild Wars 2 and Ultimate Game of the Year Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. She also was thrilled to lend her voice to Elder Scrolls Online, Defense Grid: 2, World of Warcraft, Murdered: Soul Suspect and Wasteland 2. She is the voice of the highly acclaimed California Adventure Park attraction The World of ColorWorld of Color: Winter Dreams. She is proud to be the official voice of Disneyland’s 60th Anniversary Fireworks Spectacle, and the new promo trailers for Screamride and Skyforge.

Ellen is honoured to be the spokesperson for the Make A Wish Foundation in Toronto and Central Ontario and volunteers at the Los Angeles Mission.

She is a member of Women in Film and Television, Women in Animation, Society of Voice Arts and Sciences and the Canadian Academy of Film and Television.


Sebastian Spence as SYD

Sebastian Spence was born in St. John's Newfoundland to late Canadian playwrights Michael Cook and Janis Spence (1969).  At the age of 16 Spence was introduced to professional theatre. His mother wrote a part for him in the production of "Walking to Australia" and directed him in many other local productions, "the family business," she would say.  Spence booked his first film role in the critically acclaimed Boys of St. Vincent, which won best TV mini series at the Cannes Film Festival.  From there he made a name for himself starring alongside Charles Bronson in the CBS TV series Family of Cops l, ll and lll, before landing the starring role in Francis Ford Coppola's hit show First Wave. 

Spence has starred in countless TV and film productions such as Battlestar Gallactica, Camelot, X-Files, Supernatural, Smallville, Emily Owens MD and feature film Firestorm for 20th Century Fox. Spence has shot TV series leads with Keith Carradine in Fast Track for Showtime, WB’s hit show Dawson’s Creek with Katie Holmes and CBC's Sophie Parker just to name a few. Most recently you will see him his third season of Hallmark's first scripted series Cedar Cove with Andie MacDowell.


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Cas Anvar as BARRY

Cas Anvar is an award-winning actor. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Anvar's professional career began upon graduating from Canada's prestigious National Theatre School. He is a true chameleon that has shone in dynamically diverse roles: from Oscar-winning best pictures to biopics to award-winning video game warriors. SyFy network took note of Anvar's talents casting him in two recurring roles on two exciting series: Olympus, an action-packed mythological drama, and The Expanse, a futuristic thriller, in the vein of Battlestar Galactica.

Anvar's big break came with his role in the Cruise/Wagner film Shattered Glass, alongside an A-list cast including Hayden Christiansen, Peter Sarsgaard and Chloe Sevigny. The film went on to be nominated for four Spirit Awards and a Golden Globe. Anvar is no stranger to working with Hollywood elite, showing his versatility on the big screen with roles opposite Ben Affleck in the Oscar-winning Best Picture Argo, Naomi Watts in the Princess Diana biopic Diana (starring as Dodi Fayed), with Jake Gyllenhaal in the sci-fi adventure Source Code, and John Cusack in the suspense thriller The Factory. His film credits also include Steven Spielberg's The Terminal (with Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta Jones), the feature comedy Miss India America (with New Girl's Hannah Simone), and the upcoming horror thriller The Vatican Tapes (starring Dougray Scott and Michael Pena).

The actor has been nominated for two ACTRA awards and two Gemini awards, and won the SAG award for Best Ensemble Cast for his role in Argo. Along with his film and television acting, Anvar's other passion is voice work. He is well known for his roles in some of the world's most popular video games: Call of Duty: BO2, Halo 4, and as Altair in Assassins Creed: Revelations.

On the small screen, Anvar has appeared on CBS's NCIS:LA, USA network's In Plain Sight, ABC's Boston Legal, ABC's Castle, CBS's Intelligence, and the hit series 24 (with Keifer Sutherland).

When he's not working, Anvar enjoys playing paintball with his team, The Suave Bastards, and buzzing around in their custom made tank called The Mighty Bastard.

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Russell Yuen as MR. CHEN

With a whirlwind of recent series and film works these past few years such as CORNER GAS THE MOVIE, HAPPY SLAPPING, AND NICKY DEUCE, RUSSELL YUEN is experiencing the many facets of characters that he loves to play, all the while with the tongue in cheek sense of humour, he has been known to have.

Playing the role of Akita in this seasons premiere of DARK MATTERS, saw Yuen, as the Commander of the Royal Guard for the Emperor, training the Emperor's son to know his place when the Emperor arrives.

Another series sees Yuen’s recurring role as a Lieutenant in BLOOD & WATER yet to air, while this particular role has him as a stern unforgiving presence at police headquarters, yet at home he easily confuses the restaurant he is meant to meet his wife in.

Other characters come easily for Yuen whether he’s a ‘shady’ card playing Undertaker of a ‘perceived’ Mafioso gang, or the very conservative billionaire father of a teen K-Pop member on Nickelodeons smash hit MAKE IT POP, set for a second season, Yuen’s characters spring to life with the ease and comfort of a well worn pair of jeans.

He attacks each role with the same determination, that you would were you studying to be a Doctor, and of course, he gave up being a Doctor a long time ago in favour of the acting world.

He has been seen dodging pigeons in Reitman's commercial, as well as dodging the RCMP in an episode of 'A KILLER AMONG US', you will be sure that you have seen YUEN cast in some of the most recognized Canadian shot TV series and films.


Nicole G. Leier as DANA

Nicole G. Leier is a nouveau “triple-threat”: A professional fitness model, award-winning producer, and actress. Recent works include Seth Rogan and James Franco’s controversial film The Interview (2015), and The Dark Water of Crime (2015) premiering on OWN, and other notable credits, such as Edgemont (2000), True Justice (2011), Rogue (2013) and The Company You Keep (2012).

Recently, Nicole finished a corporate shoot with Basetwo Media under the direction of trail and ultra mountain runner Jeff Pelletier. Always looking for a way to merge her love of film with her passion for fitness, this project gave Nicole the opportunity to demonstrate her yoga expertise, as well as continue working with her partner and co-founder of Black Tree Pictures, Brendan Uegama.


Additional Cast For The Pilot

If we manage to surpass our goal of $20K and raise more than $125K we will SHOOT THE PILOT with all our ENTIRE CAST! Introducing the co-stars of The Time Is Right’s pilot episode:

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Andrew Jackson

as

SECURITY CHIEF
OWEN

Karen Cliche

as

CONTESTANT BARBARA

Elias Toufexis

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CONTESTANT IAN

Matthew Bennett

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        UNKNOWN                 

Andrew Jackson is well known for his role as Dr. Stephen Hamill on the popular soap opera All My Children, as well as voicing various animations such as Beyblade, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, and Numb Chucks. Andrew also starred alongside TTIR cast member Ellen Dubin in the hit television series The Collector.

With various regular roles on TV shows such as Vampire High, Adventure Inc., Mutant X, Young Blades, and Flash Gordon -- as well as a role in the horror film Saw VI. Karen Cliche is an accomplished Canadian actress.

Elias Toufexis held recurring roles on SyFy's Bitten, Syfy's Ascension, ABC's Zero Hour, SYFY's Alphas, CTV's The Listener, ABC's Rookie Blue, and can be seen in the upcoming series The Expanse with TTIR cast member Cas Anvar.

Veteran actor Matthew Bennett is a household name among science-fiction fans. He has appeared in a number of shows, including Battlestar Galactica as Doral (aka Number 5), and more recently as Daniel Rosen in the award-winning series Orphan Black.


Where Does The Money Go?



What if You Exceed Your Goal?

If we meet our goal of $20K before the campaign end date, we hope to continue raising funds to make The Time is Right even bigger and better!  Here are some of our STRETCH GOALS:


What do I get outta this deal?

Aside from helping us raise funds, we're privileged to offer all kinds of kick-ass perks. Step right into the heart of our time travel world with:

- Shout outs from The Time Is Right on social media

- Props from the The Time Is Right set

- A role as an audience member in the show

- A Lunch date with one of our cast members

- Other Indiegogo exclusives!


Share Your Story!

Not only do we need your support and shares on social media but we want YOU to tell us what would you do if you had a Chronosphere™ and could go back in time and change one thing!*** Send us a video at: thetimeisrightTV@gmail.com and one lucky video will win the "Hopeful Contestant" perk. 


Wear Our Swag! 

Are you already a The Time Is Right fan? Well we've got some sweet swag like t-shirts, hats and even a sweater for your dog! Visit http://timeteam.wordans.ca/ and show off your love for The Time Is Right.


*You are responsible for any expenses incurred in order to participate in the Proof of Concept filming, including travel, meals, and lodging. Shooting to take place in Vancouver, BC CANADA. Dates TBD.
***Any similarities to story-lines featured on The Time Is Right are coincidence only.

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TIMELINE TRACKER

$1 USD
What was that? Something in the timeline shifted… Did you feel it? Perhaps you caused it! If you did, you’ll get an official shout-out on Twitter and Facebook!
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CHRONO CREW

$10 USD
Whoa! There it is again… But bigger. Receive a shout-out on social media, as well as your name in the credits of the Proof of Concept short for The Time is Right under SPECIAL THANKS!
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PRIMUS SPECTATOR

$25 USD
Want to be among the first to witness the future? Contribute at this level to gain access to an advanced digital copy of the Proof of Concept short for The Time is Right. In addition to the above perks.
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EYES AND EARS

$35 USD
Music and sound are 50% of the experience! Receive access to a special MP3 download of the original score by composer Phil Mahoney. In addition to the above perks.
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HOPEFUL CONTESTANT

$50 USD
If you had a Chronosphere, what would you travel back in time to change? Maybe you already have… In the future! Contribute at this level to have your photograph on the PREVIOUS CONTESTANT board in The Time is Right studio, as well as your very own** “If I had a Chronosphere” video featured on The Time is Right’s official Facebook and Twitter pages. In addition to the above perks. **Video to be created by you. A member of the Time Team will assist in coordinating delivery of your video.
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TEMPORAL OBSERVER

$100 USD
The Walton-Cheng Corporation would appreciate it if you’d keep an eye on things. Exclusive online access to behind the scenes photos during the shooting of The Time is Right, as well as an official Time is Right t-shirt! In addition to the above perks.
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ASSISTANT TO MS. NEWMAN

$500 USD
Ms. Newman requires an official debriefing on what's been happening behind the scenes at the studio. Participate in an exclusive 20 minute chat with Actor Ellen Dubin on Periscope! To keep you looking "official" you'll also receive your very own Time is Right baseball cap. In addition to the above perks.
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ASSISTANT TO MR. TURNER

$500 USD
Mr. Turner requires an official debriefing on what's been happening behind the scenes at the studio. Participate in an exclusive 20 minute chat with Actor Cas Anvar on Periscope! To keep you looking "official" you'll also receive your very own Time is Right baseball cap. In addition to the above perks.
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ASSISTANT TO MR. CHEN

$500 USD
Mr. Chen requires an official debriefing on what's been happening behind the scenes at the studio. Participate in an exclusive 20 minute chat with Actor Russell Yuen on Periscope! To keep you looking "official" you'll also receive your very own Time is Right baseball cap. In addition to the above perks.
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CHRONOSPHERE TECHNICIAN

$500 USD
Dana needs your help getting the Chronosphere on-line! Participate in an exclusive 20 minute, one-on-one chat with actress Nicole G. Leier on Skype! To keep you looking “official” you’ll also receive your very own Time Is Right baseball cap. In addition to the above perks.
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OFFICIAL TIME TEAM MEMBER

$1,000 USD
“Hey! I know that person!” is what your friends and family will be saying when they see you sitting in the LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE in the Proof of Concept video for The Time is Right! Come out to Vancouver, and participate as a Background Performer in the Proof of Concept short.* You'll also receive an autographed headshot from a cast member, as well as a copy of the script. In addition to the above perks (exception: Periscope chat).
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TIME KEEPER

$5,000 USD
Own a piece of history! Contribute at this level to receive a VERY EXCLUSIVE prop from The Time is Right Proof of Concept short as well as a piece of artwork from the TV series FIRST WAVE starring Sebastian Spence! In addition to the above perks* (exception: Periscope chat).
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TEMPORAL RULER (Sebastian)

$10,000 USD
Truly, there is no greater opportunity than this: A private catered lunch with Sebastian Spence on the set of The Time is Right!* Followed by a personal tour of the set, and introductions to members of the Time Team crew. To top it off, you will receive a piece of carry on luggage from the TV series FIRST WAVE! In addition to the above perks (exception: Periscope chat).
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TEMPORAL RULER (Ellen)

$10,000 USD
Truly, there is no greater opportunity than this: A private catered lunch with Ellen Dubin on the set of The Time is Right!* Followed by a personal tour of the set, and introductions to members of the Time Team crew. To top it off, you will be immortalized in our world with a major, catastrophic disease named after YOU! In addition to the above perks (exception: Periscope chat, Temporal Ruler: Sebastian).
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TEMPORAL RULER (Cas)

$10,000 USD
Truly, there is no greater opportunity than this: A private catered lunch with Cas Anvar on the set of The Time is Right!* Followed by a personal tour of the set, and introductions to members of the Time Team crew. To top it off, you will be immortalized in our world with a major, catastrophic disease named after YOU! In addition to the above perks (exception: Periscope chat, Temporal Ruler: Sebastian, Temporal Ruler: Ellen).
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TEMPORAL RULER (Russell)

$10,000 USD
Truly, there is no greater opportunity than this: A private catered lunch with Russell Yuen on the set of The Time is Right!* Followed by a personal tour of the set, and introductions to members of the Time Team crew. To top it off, you will be immortalized in our world with a major, catastrophic disease named after YOU! In addition to the above perks (exception: Periscope chat, Temporal Ruler: Sebastian, Ellen, Cas).
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TEMPORAL RULER (Nicole)

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Truly, there is no greater opportunity than this: A private catered lunch with Nicole G. Leier on the set of The Time is Right!* Followed by a personal tour of the set, and introductions to members of the Time Team crew. To top it off, you will be immortalized in our world with a major, catastrophic disease named after YOU! In addition to the above perks (exception: Periscope chat, Temporal Ruler: Sebastian, Ellen, Cas, Russell).
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