#Anne with an E CBC

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Happy Birthday to Anne Shirley Cuthbert. Happy Birthday to this Kindred Spirit. 🥺

@charmingsmolbear

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Anne With an E intro

[queerly-autistic]

I've seen a lot of OFMD fans pointing at other fan campaigns recently, especially the failed campaign to save Anne with an E, and getting disheartened by what they see, and I think something that's missing in those discussions (particularly after the weirdly negative slant at the end of that Guardian article) is that not all fan campaigns are the same.

The campaigns to save shows that started out on Netflix (Warrior Nun, Sense8, Anne with an E, Shadow and Bone, etc.) are very different to what we are facing with OFMD, because Netflix is much more protective of its IP - and yes, they even hold the IP of shows that they've cancelled tightly to their chests and very rarely let them go. Some have been able to make the jump to different platforms, but not many, and it's actually pretty hard to do so (“For most shows, shopping away from Netflix is reportedly very difficult when Netflix owns the underlying IP”).

Because of this, fans of shows cancelled by Netflix are often campaigning directly for Netflix to reverse that decision, rather than campaigning to get it picked up elsewhere. Warrior Nun (I saw people panicking at the length of effort and the numbers they had to put in before they got their success) and Sense8 were both granted final films by Netflix to wrap up their stories after long-running successful fan campaigns - they were not saved by a different platform, and likely couldn't have been because of Netflix's strict grip on its IP. So comparing ourselves to fan campaigns for shows cancelled by Netflix isn't accurate or fair to us or to those other campaigns.

It's also worth pointing out that Anne with an E was a joint venture between Netflix and CBC, and that relationship appears to have fallen apart, which may have been a factor in its cancellation (see more at this tweet). This is also likely a contributing factor as to why, despite the campaign to save it being huge, it didn't get the reprieve from Netflix that other shows have received. That is baggage that OFMD simply doesn't have.

OFMD is in a very different position to many of the shows that were cancelled by Netflix and then went on to have fan campaigns around them, in that we have confirmation from HBO Max that they are happy for it to be shopped around. HBO Max is not holding a firm grip on the IP the way that Netflix does. We are able to try to find OFMD a new home. And that's a very different sort of campaign and trajectory than trying to convince the platform that cancelled us to reverse/amend their decision (I'd also argue it's slightly easier - nothing is certain, nothing is easy, but I think we have a better chance being allowed to look for someone else to pick us up rather than relying on the company that cancelled us to show us mercy).

Yes, some fan campaigns have had many more petition signatures than us (don't sniff at 80,000 signatures in two weeks, that's huge and fast), but that is only one part of the story. Petition signatures alone won't be the thing that clinches it. There are fan campaigns with hundreds of thousands of signatures that have failed, but there are also fan campaigns with way less signatures than us that have seen their show saved. There's so many elements at play, and every single one is unique. It's very tempting to play 'like for like' with these sorts of campaigns, but it's simply not a truthful reflection of the situation.

Every show is different. Every fan campaign is different.

We have every reason to be hopeful, and every reason to keep fighting. OFMD's numbers are good, it's already incredibly marketable to other streamers, and then ON TOP of that the fan reaction has been loud enough for a lot of people to take notice.

Yes, we're in a dip right now because that's what happens - every campaign has peaks and troughs because nothing sustains at the same level forever, and, again, it's only been just over two weeks and look at what we've done - but the impact we had, and the noise we made, happened at exactly the right time and kept happening for long enough to make an impression. A lot of things will be happening behind the scenes right now that we don't know about, and there's so many factors at play that we have no control over. It's a long game.

So don't look at other fan campaigns and be disheartened by what you see. Because what you see on the surface is nowhere near close to the full picture.

Even if we don't get our S3, lets celebrate the fact that we have made a huge impression, kicked up a huge stink, and been the thorn in the side of some people who absolutely fucking needed a couple of thorns in their side. And I think that's the best legacy that our rebellious little gay pirate show could possibly have.

[flowersandfashion]

thinking about those little 1890s sapphics again.

[eliseariel1417]

Share an example of your experience as a fan of a show that was cancelled. help us feel the feels.

One of my favorite comfort shows, Anne with an “E”, was canceled back in 2019 after the 3rd season was released, it was a show that was coproduced between Netflix and the CBC (Canadian Broadcast Channel) and it was just so well produced for it being a book adaptation. When it was canceled, I would say that the fans were less angry and more heartbroken, I was definitely one of those heartbroken people. After the cancelation, I saw many more fan edits for the characters to show their appreciation of the show, from the more artistically talented of the fanbase, they create art inspired by the show. In one instance, someone made a change.org petition intended for Netflix to have them continue the show. But with all this said, there was still a group of people within the community who did show how upset they were through anger. 

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How Kiawentiio went from a ‘little arty kid’ to the star of Avatar: The Last Airbender

You know that classic actor’s arc, painstakingly building from bit parts to bigger roles, withstanding rejection and despair? Yeah, that’s not Kiawentiio’s story. The Mohawk Canadian actor was cast in the first thing she auditioned for, the hit CBC/Netflix series Anne with an E. Her next role was the title character in Tracey Deer’s wrenching, semi-autobiographical film Beans, followed by a gig on Rutherford Falls. And now she’s the second lead in a gigantic Netflix series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, a live-action reimagining of the beloved animated series (2005-08), shot mostly in British Columbia, arriving Feb. 22. And she’s only 17.

We meet via video call, and even on that flattening medium, Kiawentiio sparkles. (Professionally, she goes by that mononym, pronounced Guy-a-wen-di-jou.) She’s poised and friendly, without any child-actor posing. Now and again she glances over her shoulder into a corner I can’t see; turns out her mother is there for backup.

Her Anne with an E audition was a lark – or as Kiawentiio puts it, “It came out of nowhere and happened randomly.” Growing up on the Akwesasne reserve on Kawehno:ke (also known as Cornwall Island), which straddles the Ontario/New York State border, she was “the little arty kid in the corner, who stayed inside at recess to paint and draw,” and dreamed of going to art school. Her dad chanced upon an open casting call on Facebook, and they thought, might as well try it. She was the last audition of the day.

Landing Avatar: The Last Airbender, by contrast, required more of a campaign. As a kid, Kiawentiio loved the animated series – its environmental and spiritual themes, its thoughtful depictions of Asian and Indigenous cultures, the battle scenes of Benders wielding the four elements, “the character arcs, the sheer craftsmanship. It would fill me.”

So when she heard rumours a few years ago about a live-action reboot, she had a feeling she’d be right for Katara, 14, a novice Waterbender, the last in her Southern Water Tribe, traumatized by the world war being waged by the Fire Nation, yet undaunted and hopeful. Teaming up with Aang, the title character (played in the series by Gordon Cormier), she begins to realize her potential. Kiawentiio asked her agents to keep an eye out, “just in case the universe is listening.”

The audition, when it came, was veiled in secrecy – fake project and character names, disguised scenes, all via Zoom. After a month-long series of “adrenalin-pumping” chemistry reads with other actors, showrunner Albert Kim delivered the news: Yes, it was Airbender; yes, they’d been searching the world for their Katara; and yes, it was her. She and her family burst into tears.

With her co-stars, Kiawentiio spent six weeks at “bending boot camp,” where each learned the martial art their movements are based on: wushu for Firebending, tai chi for Waterbending, Hung Ga for Earthbending and Bagua for Airbending. They shot on a cutting-edge mix of green screens, practical sets – Kyoshi Village was built in a working quarry in Coquitlam, B.C.; Jet’s hideout was filmed at WildPlay, a ziplining park in Maple Ridge, B.C. – and volume stages, including the world’s largest LED video wall studio, a near-circle lined with 2,500 LED wall panels and 760 LED ceiling panels, at Canadian Motion Picture Park in Burnaby, B.C.

“That stage was warm,” Kiawentiio says, laughing. “Wearing Katara’s big blue parka, pretending to be in the Arctic while being in a microwave.” Watching the animated series come to life was “surreal,” she continues. “When you see Appa in front of you” – a flying beast that combines bison, hippo and manatee – “or even small things like my necklace – I remember being almost in tears.”

Canada’s Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Kim’s Convenience) plays Iroh, brother to Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim); the actors playing Katara’s parents, Rainbow Dickerson and Joel Montgrand, also played Kiawentiio’s parents in Beans. But she didn’t get to hang out much – “I was in high school at the time, just trying to get through 11th grade,” she says. “Fun fact, I’ve never been to a first day of high school with my classmates. Every year I was doing something, travelling somewhere.” Now graduated, with a five-year option for possible future seasons, “I’m saving my next few years for the show and whatever else may come from it. But I plan on going to school in the future.”

Each of the four Airbender nations has real-world roots, including Omashu, Himalayan, Indonesian and Indigenous Arctic cultures; cultural consultants advised on folklore, history and mythology, as well as costumes, calligraphy and artifacts; and the series’ four directors are of Asian descent. That mattered, Kiawentiio says: “It’s 100-per-cent important to me that I represent where I come from, my people and my language. That comes with me to every character I portray.”

Her opportunity to embody authentic Indigenous characters has never been higher, as a spate of recent series attest: Reservation Dogs, Little Bird, Echo, True Detective: Night Country, the Yellowstone franchise. Lily Gladstone could well become the first Indigenous woman to win a Best Actress Oscar, for Killers of the Flower Moon. And Deer, Kiawentiio’s Beans director was an excellent role model: “Being able to see her be the leader, be so strong, opened my eyes to other things I can explore – directing, producing.”

But she doesn’t want portraying Indigenous characters to become its own kind of limit. “Those roles will always be at my root; they are what I can see myself in and relate to. That doesn’t have to be the end of what we’re capable of, though. We don’t have to just play the Indian friend, the Native guy. We can be just that doctor or teacher or lawyer, those regular roles. The days of just getting a role, and not The Native role, are still ahead of us.”

Now that Kiawentiio’s accidental career is skyrocketing, “it’s funny how weirdly normal it gets,” she says. “I understand how people can lose their groundedness. You’re in the air so much, how do you stay grounded? It’s helpful to keep my real life separate, with my family and friends, and have my work self be almost a persona.”

She’s always had a readable face, she realizes. “I can’t hide anything; it’s all in my eyes. But to be able to be in control of that to portray someone else is so interesting. My dad told me he’s never seen me light up the way I do when I’m on a set. That’s when I knew I should stick with it.”

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Série: Anne With An E

Criadora: Moira Walley-Beckett

Emissora original: CBC/Netflix

Ano: 2017 - 2019

[finnglas]

Omg the final episode of Anne with an E was 100% me doing dying whale noises, could not recommend it more.

Fantastic casting on both Anne and Gilbert... or, you know, everyone.

Oh that makes me so excited! I know not everyone loved this adaptation but I adored it and thought the casting was just so good.

I've always over identified with Anne as a character, and this particular Gilbert would've stolen baby Jules's heart in an instant. (And also pissed me off.) TBH I liked him better than the CBC adaptation that was just "he bullies you bc he likes you, you know" (even though I liked that Gil too.)

Anyway!! I always get just barely into season 2 and have to take a break because my poor heart is shattered over Bash and Mary, so this time maybe instead of starting over I'll start after that lol

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ask game: 🎬 One of your fics gets turned into a TV series. Which one is it and what network is it on?

the cast too if you can.......

from this ask game! thanks for sending this in @bbrooklynbabe ilysm 🫶🫶

🎬 one of ur fics gets turned into a tv series. which one is it & what network is it on?

well i mean, in my delusional maladaptive daydreams i love to imagine i love you, i’m sorry as a tv show. i have no concept of tv networks bc i cosplay as jack sparrow when i watch most shows so idk which one would do a good job at adapting it. i will say however that my fav book to tv show adaptation is anne with an e and that was made by cbc so maybe them? (they also cancelled it tho so what do they know about taste)

i don’t have a particular cast in mind but my parameters would be this: katniss would have to be played by an indigenous actress with a goddamn set of pipes and her chemistry with peeta’s actor would have to be enough to carry the show. beyond the defining physical characteristics that are integral to the recognition of their characters (like stature and hair colour), i would say it’s much more important that they understand the inner machinations of the characters. since a lot of the story is driven by katniss’ inner monologue, the actress would have to be able to non-verbally emote that quite well

well that was a fun exercise for something that will never exist! (non-sarcastic, i really enjoyed thinking about it!)

[laresearchette]

Thursday, February 29, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: PERIMETER (BET+) ME, HEREAFTER (Disney + Star) BIG NATE (Season 2B Premiere) (Paramount+ Canada) THE FIRST 48 PRESENTS CRITICAL MINUTES (A&E Canada) 8:00pm ELSBETH (Global) 10:00pm (Moving to W Network on March 4 at 9:00pm) ROYAL CRACKERS (adult swim) 12:00am

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT: L'IL STOMPERS (TBD - Treehouse)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA AT ETERNITY’S GATE FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES REINA ROJA SELF MODULATION THE TOURIST (Season 2)

DISNEY + STAR ME HEREAFTER (Season 1)

NETFLIX CANADA MORBIUS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE (TR)

MLB SPRING TRAINING (SN) 1:00pm: Philles vs. Jays

NHL HOCKEY (SNOntario) 7:00pm: Coyotes vs. Leafs (SNEast/SNWest/SNPacific) 7:00pm: Knights vs. Bruins (TSN2) 7:00pm: Habs vs. Panthers (TSN3) 8:00pm: Jets vs. Stars (SNWest/SN1) 9:00pm: Bruins vs. Flames (SN) 10:00pm: Penguins vs. Kraken (SNPacific) 10:00pm: Kings vs. Canucks

NBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 7:00pm: Bucks vs. Hornets (TSN/TSN4) 7:30pm: Warriors vs. Knicks (SN Now) 8:30pm: Thunder vs. Spurs (SN1) 10:00pm: Heat vs. Nuggets

THE GREAT CANADIAN POTTERY THROW DOWN (CBC) 8:00pm: The remaining potters find themselves playing electrician when creating a table lamp.

LAW & ORDER TORONTO: CRIMINAL INTENT (City TV) 8:00pm: A shooting at a condo building leads Graff and Bateman to a twenty-year-old cold case that they must solve in order to catch the killer.

ALMOST PARADISE (CTV2) 8:00pm: When Alex entangles himself in a homicide investigation on behalf of his love interest, Ann Villegas, he is forced to befriend a geriatric couple with peculiar personality traits.

HOLMES FAMILY RESCUE (CTV Life) 8:00pm: After an unexpected stroke, a couple's lives have changed drastically and now their home no longer works for them; Mike, Sherry and Michael step in and discover unsafe structural issues, and look to rebuild a safe and functional space.

THE BRIDGE (Discovery Canada) 8:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Twelve contestants attempt to build an 850-foot bridge with minimal supplies in just 20 days for a cash prize.

AN OPTIMIST'S GUIDE TO THE PLANET (Crave) 8:10pm

THE NATURE OF THINGS (CBC) 9:00pm: Using the latest technology, "Sounds of Nature" brings viewers a world beyond their own, discovering secrets hidden until now.

LEGO MASTERS AUSTRALIA (Discovery Canada) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Teams are challenged to create something that would be found at the bottom of the ocean; the creations will be submerged in water.

SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT (Food Network Canada) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Alex Guarnaschelli takes four chefs on an international trip without leaving the parking lot; they dish up Italian-style countryside cuisine and get a little bazaar with Moroccan food before one chef says bonjour to a year's worth of groceries.

VIKINGS: AMERICAN QUEST (Cottage Life) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): The construction and transatlantic crossing of the Draken Harald Hårfagre, the largest and most authentic recreation of a Viking ship ever built.

SHOGUN (FX Canada) 10:00 (SERIES PREMIERE): Destinies converge in Japan after a barbarian ship washes ashore in a poor fishing village; in Osaka, Lord Toranaga finds himself outplayed by his enemies.

SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT INVASION (History Canada) 10:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Hunters return to the Everglades to find the enemy transformed; giant female pythons learn to hide from their pursuers; the swampers must dive deep into their secret lairs and remove the beasts before the glades are lost forever.

[multinanichi]

Happy Birthday to Anne Shirley Cuthbert. Happy Birthday to this Kindred Spirit. 🥺

@charmingsmolbear

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Was definitely looking for more light hearted shows when mentioning fluffy. I will definitely at them to my list to watch.

I had noticed much my shows were like early 2000s I blame HBO for that. I got a subscription this year and was reminded of them.

Sons of Anarchy is also one of my favorites and can't believe I forgot about it. I started following Charlie Hannam's Carter because of that show.. Have you watched the Mayan spin off by chance? Also for old time shows did you watch Anne with an E.

Speaking of Matt Bomer have you watched The Last Tycoon? It has him and is set place in 1930s I believe. It was canceled after one season though. If I remember correctly it was based on a book by Fitzgerald

Don’t blame HBO. They have some great content. It’s an easy thing to get sucked into their vortex. That’s around the same time I got on my own and got a cable subscription with HBO so I know the 2000s stuff and most of their catalog pretty well.

SOA is fantastic. I’ve watched it 3x through and it still holds up. Don’t come for me about the possibly problematic language or tones in some areas… it’s a show about an outlaw biker gang. It’s bound to be a bit problematic. I did start watching Mayans spinoff but it was at a time when I was staying with my parents who had cable. I soon moved out and only had streaming services and I think it wasn’t available to me… either that or I forgot about it. Either way it didn’t leave enough of an impact for me to finish it.

It wasn’t bad, I just couldn’t connect with any of the characters like I immediately did with SOA. Maybe I’ll try again…

Although Ive heard good things about, Ive never gotten around to Anne With An E. It is my Netflix queue though! But I am so attached to the original A of GG CBC/PBS mini-series that I’m kind of afraid to tarnish my fond memory. It’s an annual family tradition to watch it the day we bring home our Christmas tree.

Yes, I know of The Last Tycoon! I remember putting it in my queue ages ago, probably when I first watched Downton Abbey or Peaky Blinders and got in the mood to watch all the things remotely historically adjacent. But I never got around to watching it. I think in part because it was only one season so I didn’t want to get invested. But I recently (post-Fellow Trav) revisited the trailer and am definitely planning on diving in soon!

Going back to your last ask about fluffy shows, and referring to my first list…. Definitely check out Ted Lasso and Schitt’s Creek for feel good shows. They will both fill you with loads of laughter and leave your heart immensely full.

Happy New Year, Nonny! 🎉

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Anne with an E (2017 - 2019)

Episode Title: Tightly Knotted to a Similar String (Season 1, Episode 5)

Release Date: April 2017

Topics Discussed: Menstruation (Other topics discussed are pregnancy (Season 2, Episode 5), appropriate time educating children on sex (Season 1, Episode 3), etc. in the show)

Network: CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) and Netflix

Popularity: N/A

[jami-becerra29]

Amybeth McNulty: Biography

Amybeth McNulty is an actress with an Irish father and a Canadian mother. McNulty was born in Letterkenny, Ireland, on November 7, 2001. From an early age she was interesed in acting. She was homeschooled from elementary to high school, due to her busy schedule as an actress. As a child she practiced ballet and is vegetarian.

Her career on screen began, in 2014, apparently in one of the episodes of the series Agatha Raisin. The same year she participated in the short film A Risky Undertaking (2014) and a year later the series The Sparticle Mystery (2015) could be seen, as Sputnik. International recognition came to her in 2017, when she began playing Anne Shirley-Cuthbert in the CBC and Netflix series "Anne with an E". McNulty was chosen from more than 1.800 girls for the lead role; she had to dye her hair blonde to play her.

The 21-year-old young actress had to face the losses of her grandmother and her mother in the short period of two years, and although both losses are the hardest that someone young can face, this did not stop Amybeth from wanting to live her life.

-Jamileth Becerra 2nd "C"

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anne with an e was a cbc show cmon ppl!