#TVLine.com

[bedlund]

castiel trans zine. click for quality. bibliography under the cut

2street2car (2021). Romantic Theory. Archive of Our Own. Available at: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31427978

@bedlund (2021). There is a crack, a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in. Tumblr. Available at: https://bedlund.tumblr.com/post/667421049623805952/there-is-a-crack-a-crack-in-everything-thats

@bedlund (2022). *lying on my stomach kicking my legs grinning and giggling* cas became something other than an angel because he has a body and the ability to consent to possession. he’s literally the first of his kind (also he’s trans). Tumblr. Available at: https://bedlund.tumblr.com/post/690873746717818880/lying-on-my-stomach-kicking-my-legs-grinning-and

@calamitysong (2020). cas is trans because he came into being without gender and then became a gay man. dean is trans too. Tumblr. Available at: https://calamitysong.tumblr.com/post/635674769551966208/cas-is-trans-because-he-came-into-being-without

Edlund, B. (2011). Supernatural 6x20 'The Man Who Would Be King' Promo. Youtube. Available at: https://youtu.be/TvJd7NCoKVw?si=cwUWr7UdHflZx2ko

Edlund, B. (2011). Supernatural Preview: 'Lies, Omissions and Secret Agendas' Play Into Castiel-Centric Hour by Gelman, V. TVLine. Available at: https://tvline.com/interviews/supernatural-preview-ben-edlund-castiel-213629/

Edlund, B. (2013). Angel Warrior - The Story of Castiel Featurette. Youtube. Available at: https://youtu.be/FqgJYoM_sc0?si=J7am-hrW6r92hTCD

Edlund, B. (2021). “O, Angel” #officeart, sharpie on paper, acetate, Supernatural, Season 8. Twitter. Available at: https://twitter.com/ben_edlund/status/1440730181237305350

Kraaijeveld, K., Gregurke, J., Hall, C., Komdeur, J., Mulder, R. A. (2004). Mutual ornamentation, sexual selection, and social dominance in the black swan, Behavioral Ecology, Volume 15, Issue 3. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arh023

@marxandangels (2021). If we talk about Cas himself, as a character that’s a result of interpretation, he is a trans man. A trans man who is, importantly, gay and a father. All three of those things are essential parts of Cas as a character. Tumblr. Available at: https://marxandangels.tumblr.com/post/648648117339734017

seperis (2014). Down to Agincourt. Archive of Our Own. Available at: https://archiveofourown.org/series/110651

@steveyockey (2022). #easiest refutation of my life. cas developed into something other than an angel because he literally has a body and the ability to give  #other beings consent to possess it. Fin. Tumblr. Available at: https://steveyockey.tumblr.com/post/680206404343234560

Taleb, N. N. (2007). The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. Random House Publishing Group. Available at: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/1324807

@themanwhowouldbefruit (2022). “knowing you has changed me” SHUT THE FUCK UP KNOWING ASS CHANGED ASS BITCH. Tumblr. Available at: https://themanwhowouldbefruit.tumblr.com/post/699695907897262080/knowing-you-has-changed-me-shut-the-fuck-up

Walton, R. (1997). Typographics 2: Cybertype : 'zines + Screens. Hearst Books International. Available at: https://books.google.com/books?id=QWpSKQAACAAJ

if anyone reads this far and is interested in a copy hit me up

[gentlebeardsbarngrill]

In case you all aren't feeling seen today

CW: Regarding the lack of renewal.

I know we're all still raw, but I wanted to show you how many places have seen us and our loss today so far. Even IMDB made a post about it. Don't lose hope loves. These places know how much OFMD means to us.

https://theplaylist.net/our-flag-means-death-creator-david-jenkins-confirms-show-hasreached-the-end-of-the-road-20240308/

https://tvline.com/news/our-flag-means-death-season-3-update-cancelled-max-comedy-1235185207/

https://www.escapistmagazine.com/our-flag-means-death-creator-addresses-chances-of-series-return/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/our-flag-means-death-no-new-home-max-cancellation-1235846639/

https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/flag-means-death-creator-says-160716939.html

https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1591849-our-flag-means-death-is-officially-done-after-not-finding-new-streaming-home

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2024/03/08/no-revival-for-our-flag-means-death/6531709897319/

https://screenrant.com/our-flag-means-death-callenation-confirmed-no-new-home/

https://www.joblo.com/our-flag-means-death-new-home-officially-dead/

https://cartermatt.com/644717/our-flag-means-death-season-3-not-happening-creator-confirms/

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/our-flag-means-death-creator-officially-confirms-show-cannot-be-saved/

https://www.inkl.com/news/our-flag-means-death-canceled-after-two-successful-seasons

[xofeno]

First Photos of Jesse Lee Soffer as Wes Mitchell on "FBI: International"

source: tvline.com

⬇️mild spoilers⬇️

“Wes is not with the team when the season opens,” showrunner Matt Olmstead tells TVLine, “as viewers meet him when he is investigating a ‘tourism robbery’ crew in Los Angeles — and dealing with turbulence with his girlfriend.”

[animerunner]

So we do have confirmation that Gabe was toned down to make it less triggering.

Article here: https://tvline.com/interviews/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-season-1-gabe-changes-explained-disney-plus-1235100836/

[leounderthemoon]

A rant and theory

It’s really long, but I think I make some valid points.

Supernatural was on for 15 years. There have been interactions with the cast, some crew, some producers, directors, writers, etc. due to the ongoing conventions and the existence of social media. Writers will talk about changes to scripts, actors will talk about filming, directors will talk about why they chose a certain angle.

Given that most of the fans/stans do not personally know any of the people involved or personally know anything about the things that are/aren’t going on, it’s weird the way some fans/stans speak so confidently about what happened with SPN behind-the-scenes, production, writing, casting, you name it! 

Especially when it comes to PrequelGate. People will state with their whole chest, that their version of events is absolutely correct. One J is an asshole, and one J is an innocent baby. Which J is which depends on who is talking. It can be either or both. The only thing that all fans who have theories have in common is that there is a definite good guy and a bad guy.

But the Js are still friends. They say they got over it and forgave. Since no one has given any details, I thought I’d join the bandwagon and come up with a theory of my own. One where there is no good guy/bad guy. So here goes.

I fully believe that the story of The Winchesters was not meant to be an AU. It was supposed to take place between 15.19 and 15.20, with Dean and Sam finding out about their parents.  They had to switch it to the AU version because of the leak, a new timetable, and the fact that Jared was no longer available. There is also a recent podcast (I don't have a link) where a writer from The Winchesters said that Robbie Thompson, the writer and show runner for The Winchesters, kind of knew that they were only going to get 1 season because of all the mergers/sales of the networks and studios.

Robbie Thompson said in an interview (https://tvline.com/news/the-winchesters-recap-season-1-finale-dean-heaven-multiverse-jensen-ackles-1234942742/)  “There was the spot that takes place in between Episodes 19 and 20, when what happens to Dean happens to Dean… So there was an opportunity to tell stories there, but that just didn’t work for me because we wouldn’t have access to Sam in that way, in a way that we could easily explain or at least emotionally explain, and that just didn’t feel like it was a story that certainly I wanted to tell and none of us did.” (Underlining mine) They wouldn’t have access to Sam because Jared could not be involved. Not because no one wanted him, but because he just couldn’t.

The reason I believe this is because of the following.

It starts with Virtual Con (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADYwrZ787a0) held in March 2021. In the video, the question about Chaos Machine projects starts at around 23 minutes. Watch Jared’s face throughout Jensen’s whole answer. He’s nodding along, looking at his screen, and not even showing the slightest surprise in what Jensen is saying. He doesn’t because he already knows. To me, that is the face of someone who already knows what the other person is talking about. Jared already knows which projects Jensen is working on. He knows which alum he is talking about. So he just sits there and lets Jensen answer.  His quip at the end that he will also be acting in it is just that, a quip for the fans.  Because (supposedly) he is bound by a 5-year contract to CBS. He can not legally get involved in Jensen’s project with WB. He can acknowledge that he knows about it, but he has to show that he is absolutely not involved. 

Next is the announcement of The Winchesters in June 2021 by Deadline. There were tweets by Jared that said he was upset that he didn’t know about it and that he wasn’t involved. There was also a tweet directed at Robbie Thompson calling him a back stabber that was later deleted. And, silence from Jensen, because he was unable to come online and address anything because he was on set in Canada. 

Things were set in motion that were not meant to be put in motion for a while. I don’t think Chaos Machine was ready to start casting/filming yet. I think Jensen and Jared were trying to make it work with CBS so that Jared could be involved in the prequel. But those talks weren’t finished, or possibly even started yet. But the leak by Deadline, the WB/Discovery merger, and Mark Pedowitz leaving, combined to put pressure to do the show sooner, while Pedowitz was still in charge. If they waited, then nothing might come of Chaos Machine’s deal with WB once the new owners came in. Maybe they were waiting for Jensen to finish shooting The Boys to get together and talk about all this, but they still hadn't.

And this is what Jared was upset about. He thought there was time before the show would start, so was surprised that it was announced without him knowing. It also explains why he thought Robbie Thompson back-stabbed him. Because he was going to be a part of this show, and now he couldn’t. He couldn’t even say he had been part of the development from the beginning because it would be against his contract with CBS. He can’t even say wants to be a part of it now, because again, it would be against his contract with CBS. He’s upset, because he hasn’t had any communication from Jensen about this going through, and Jensen was also unreachable. So he vented online a little.

Once this narrative that Jared was never involved, and would not appear in it, spread, all of them had to run with it. Jensen apologized for not telling Jared. He said he was superstitious. He wanted to tell Jared, but he didn’t have his phone. That he was on set. That Jared couldn’t participate because he was busy. Etc. etc.

But, when Jared spoke with Jensen, and was (possibly) made aware that the news came out because it was leaked, and that they didn’t have time to clue Jared in, and (possibly) they were thinking of doing the show sooner because of WB, Pedowitz, Zaslav, etc., and that they were still in a holding phase, Jared forgave Jensen.

All of the above explains the inconsistencies and “lies” and “tantrums” and finally the forgiveness, and moving on. 

I choose to believe that neither Jared nor Jensen are entitled assholes. They do not owe the fans any BTS details.

I’m sure people can tear this apart, but their theories don’t hold up either. 

[laf-outloud]

https://tvline.com/news/lindsey-morgan-walker-exit-explained-why-she-left-1235328043/

Interview with Lindsey talking about why she left Walker. And newsflash to the antis: it was a medical issue and not Jared’s fault like y’all have been trying to push since she left. She even said:

“I’m somebody that really pushes themselves and has really high standards, and I never want to let anyone around me down,” she explained. “I felt a little bit like I let Jared [Padalecki] down, or let the show down, and that was the hardest part for me, because it still makes me emotional, which I know is silly, because I was doing what I needed to do to take care of myself, and that’s more important.”

Karma always vindicates Jared, even if it takes a little while.

Yep, it was Lindsey's choice to leave, and I'm glad she recognized she needed to step back instead of pushing herself beyond what her body could handle. She's incredibly lucky to have found herself on a show with such a caring leadership team that let her go gracefully. I hope her health continues to improve.

As for Karma, I wouldn't say that she takes a little while... anyone with a brain could tell from Lindsey's initial announcement, the response from the Walker team, and subsequent interviews where Lindsey's talked about her health, that her leaving had nothing to do with being harassed by Jared or unhappy with the production.

I'm sure Jared-haters will either ignore this latest update (since it doesn't fit their agenda), or the really vile ones will find some way to twist it so they can insist what they claimed wasn't terrible. They're very predictable. Bonus is that they're always proven wrong... which is probably why they're so mad and hateful all the time... Karma always comes through.

[whim-prone-pirate]

interviews with oliver stark that i really really really think you should all read

https://tvline.com/lists/911-buck-tommy-gay-kiss-explained-season-7-episode-4-recap/tommy-casting-explained/

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/911-buck-tommy-kiss-queer-episode-100-oliver-stark-interview-1235956913/

https://ew.com/911-buck-tommy-kiss-bisexual-oliver-stark-interview-8624837

none of them are extremely long and altogether its only a few thousand words. if you are as elated and envigorated and affirmed as i am, oliver's words are only going to help.

[karihighman]

WE HAVE MONK MOVIE NEWS PEOPLE!!!! 🔍🧼😀

https://tvline.com/news/monk-movie-release-date-2023-reboot-photos-peacock-1235057458/?fbclid=IwAR2ma_jKe_ZnfSdlBWr4DHEg8DrPwXYJEseWIZQCQ4AQ8KwZUyJAa3FQcow_aem_AcsVOROtR9oKI2o3NjbXo_6d6dnRyDOOJIhsuWO7Y6RzkL7Nl56TvgdEQXHK9JOpDB0&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

[lili2424]

https://tvline.com/lists/zahn-mcclarnon-performance-dark-winds-season-2-episode-5/

[lol-jackles]

https://tvline.com/news/the-cw-cancelled-renewed-shows-walker-all-american-1235242215/

Follow up to the Deadline article I sent, this one is a (very brief) interview with Brad. He seems to talk more about Walker open-ended vs the AA shows which he seems to speak on with a little more finality (at least in their current versions). Or I could just be reading into it with Walker biases lol.

Link. You're reading Brad's biases, he wants Walker and trying to appear to be talking from the place of strength. CW doesn't own Walker and if he loses Walker, it won't go onto their streaming service because Paramount+ will have first dibs after the deal with Max expires.

[sunglassesmish]

Here is a sneak peak!

https://tvline.com/lists/2024-fall-tv-schedule-returning-shows-preview/911-season-8/

thank you for the link omg i got so excited i forgot to post it 😗

[ncisfranchise-source]

Now 10 weeks out from the double-episode series premiere of CBS‘ NCIS: Origins, TVLine has an exclusive first look at two key characters — “probie” Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Special Agent Mike Franks — in the NCIS prequel spinoff.

Though longtime NCIS fans may fancy themselves well-versed on Jethro’s younger days (which have been glimpsed in a half dozen or so flashback episodes over the past 21 years), “They don’t know as much as they think they do,” posits David J. North, who serves as co-showrunner on Origins with Gina Lucita Monreal. “Seeing Gibbs arrive at NIS on Day 1, and seeing how Gibbs became Gibbs…? You will realize there’s so much to explore.”

For example, “We’ve not seen that dynamic between ‘probie’ Gibbs and Mike Franks,” played on the original NCIS by franchise front man Mark Harmon and guest star Muse Watson, Monreal notes. Coming to NIS “so fresh out of the Marines, it gives Gibbs a different kind of shading than we’ve seen before as a character.”

Adds North, “The way he looks at Franks, you can see that bit of awe in his eyes.”

NCIS: Origins’ series regular cast also includes Mariel Molino (Promised Land) as Special Agent Lala Dominguez, a former Marine with a dark sense of humor (and whose dynamic with Gibbs is “filled with sparks”); Diany Rodriguez (The Blacklist) as Special Agent Vera Strickland, “a no-nonsense, sharp-witted Brooklynite who’s tough as nails” (a character originated by Nip/Tuck‘s Roma Maffia in the Season 11 NCIS episode “Under the Radar”); Tyla Abercrumbie (The Chi) as Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Hayes, a “mama bear” who has wryly dubbed herself “HSIC” — Head Secretary in Charge; and Caleb Martin Foote (Made for Love) as Special Agent Benjamin “Randy” Randolf, the agency’s all-too-lovable “golden boy” tasked with showing Gibbs the ropes.

NCIS vet Mark Harmon, who starred on the mothership as Gibbs through early Season 19, will not appear in the series, but he will be heard as its narrator as well as serve as an executive producer. Sean Harmon, who played Young Gibbs in the aforementioned NCIS flashbacks and came up with the idea for the prequel series, will also serve as an EP.

Click below (or here for direct access) to take a photographic tour of the oh-so-1990s NCIS: Origins set. And if you want scoop on the new series, you know the address: InsideLine@tvline.com!

[stellariders]

https://tvline.com/lists/chicago-fire-season-13-spoilers-severide-promotion-arson-ofi/

He said he didn’t want to be behind the desk ever again but he still wants to move to OFI and take after Van Mayer which means desk job? Make it make sense

🤬🤬🤬

my hatred for arson is so big i can’t even explain it. i need kelly to stay far away from ofi. i still don’t understand two things.

one, at what point did kelly go from consistently tell ofi investigators that he wants to focus on being lieutenant of squad 3 to wanting to run ofi one day. that was so random and when he mentioned that in season 12 i was just confused in every way imaginable.

and two, is what you said, he likes to be in the field where the action is and ofi is more paperwork work and less action, it’s a desk job which is exactly the opposite of what he wants. consistency is very obviously not andreas thing.

andreas inability to listen to the fans when we say we hate arson and she just doesn’t care and continues to not only give him arson cases but want him to run the damn department even though he’s said he doesnt want to transfer pisses me off. if they explain where the shift came from, give him additional storylines so his entire storyline doesn’t revolve around arson, and have him interact more with the firehouse, i really don’t care if he does ofi. but it’s clear none of that will happen so i will continue to stay mad.

since kelly very clearly won’t ever get a promotion, he needs a medal. it’s long overdue. also, i want to see something career related come from him (not related to ofi). i want him to teach at the academy or mentor a kid or something. i just don’t want his only professional storyline to revolve around something so many people despise, ofi. andrea please listen to the fanssss

[gunmetal-ring]

HELP ME PLEASE I am desperately trying to find where Joseph Quinn said "on the outskirts of love" about Eddie and Chrissy because some dumb fuck on facebook is trying to tell me he said Eddie is "canonically a gay dom". I googled "Joseph Quinn Eddie Munson gay dom" and "Joseph Quinn Eddie Munson sexuality" and NOTHING comes up. She is also trying to say the Duffer Brothers "confirmed Eddie is gay", so I googled it, and NOTHING. WHY ARE THESE GIRLS TRYING SO HARD TO MAKE HIM GAY

Feels like said dumbfuck is a troll lol afaik the black bandana is apparently code for being a dom in the leather community which of course is exclusive to gay men and not bi men and common enough knowledge to make its way into a mainstream non-sex-centered, heteronormative scifi tv show, and also is naturally something a high schooler in suburban indiana would be openly signaling while attending high school and in the immediate proximity of his 14 y.o friends (sarcastic in case you didnt pick up on that)

Joseph said that as well as romantic intrigue, eddie having a crush on chrissy, etc multiple times over the course of multiple interviews and iirc conventions, so heres one that i googled and it was the first thing that came up and i think eddies fandom page has a bunch of quotes too https://tvline.com/interviews/stranger-things-joseph-quinn-interview-eddie-dies-1234847480/

Idk check my hellcheer is canon tag for the duffer Brothers + mason + grace + trey all confirming it in addition to joseph ive rb a bunch of different sources at varying points lol anyway hellcheer is canon

https://twitter.com/emrobros/status/1546250807040950275?t=4Gf-uAwNzuI2-ZMhayFVSQ&s=19 other sources too

[rubbady-pubbady]

https://tvline.com/lists/2024-fall-tv-schedule-returning-shows-preview/superman-and-lois-season-4-2/

Do I even have to point out how Jonathan is STILL the only character not mentioned at all? Apparently there's nothing to talk about with him?! I think it's pretty obvious it's the same old, same old sadly...but don't worry, we at least have a full Kyle and Chrissy episode coming 💀

Also I'm assuming the unnamed character (ironic!) is actually Jon because Michael Bishop has been known to do random backflips lol

[laf-outloud]

https://tvline.com/previews/walker-season-4-release-date-cast-photos-the-cw-1235167359/

More Walker info!

I wasn't expecting Walker content today, but I am very happy!!!

And we get a Cordell birthday party!!! Heck ya! Break out the cake!