#Tim Federle

[entertainment]

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Final Season: The Answer Time

Join the cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and series creator Tim Federle, for an Answer Time about the final season on August 8th at 12pm PT / 12pm ET. Submit your questions here.

[adaptations-polls]

Which version of this do you prefer?

Further notes:

The musical is licensable through Concord and the script is available for standalone purchase. There is also a cast recording

There's also a 1981 film but I'm having trouble finding info about where or if it's available at all, including on an easily findable DVD

[doyouknowthismusical]

*i can’t modify the poll, but it’s Tuck and not Tucker

[cannonball5]

You know I don’t think I’ve ever seen an argument in defense of Portwell and/or Rini without at least one of three things:

1. A bashing of Rina as a ship or Ricky and Gina as characters.

2. Anger at the writers/Tim for “ruining” the ships with “poor writing.”

3. Crying into the void that things would be different if Olivia hadn’t left the show

I bring this up because a lot of anti Rina sentiment has popped up online recently. Maybe it has to do with the upcoming anniversary of the series finale, but for whatever reason I’m going to try to put this to bed once and for all, even though I know it’s going to fall on deaf ears (blind eyes?). And to anyone who wants to debate me on this, I gladly say, “bring it on.” Anyway on to breaking down the main things I see repeated over and over again:

1. Bashing Rina, Ricky, and/or Gina: why do so many of you feel the need to tear down a ship or character to feel better? This thinking has led to so many takes that just aren’t true. ‘Ricky jumps from girl to girl,’ ‘Gina is Ricky’s second choice,’ ‘Ricky’s a home wrecker,’ ‘Gina’s a home wrecker,’ ‘Ricky keeps stealing EJ’s girlfriends,’ ‘Gina should’ve been more understanding of the pressure EJ was under.’ And these are some of the nicer takes. By the way I can disprove all of these, and that’s not hyperbolic, I actually can. This desire to tear down a ship you don’t like is not the argument you think it is. The show, character progression, and writing all showcased why these ships work or don’t work. Speaking of.

2. Saying the writing is bad: have you ever read a book or book series and had two characters you wished would get together and then they didn’t? Did you take the book throw it on the ground and say that the writing was bad and you can’t enjoy that book series anymore? That’s what you all sound like. Now I’m not saying that I liked or even agreed with 100% of the show’s writing (season 2 always feels like a slog to get through for me), but the show’s writing isn’t bad. In fact the writing for Ricky, Gina, EJ, and Nini especially is consistent and in character (an assertion I am more than willing and able to back up). Just because the writing isn’t to your particular taste doesn’t mean it’s bad.

3. The Olivia Rodrigo departure: Every time I hear that if Olivia hadn’t left the show Rini and Portwell would be endgame, I want to tear my hair out. Putting aside the fact that Tim Federle, The Creator and Showrunner of the series, has stated multiple times on the record that after the Homecoming Episode in season one that the writing shifted to focus on Ricky and Gina, there’s still a mountain of evidence that Ricky and Gina were always going to be the endgame couple. The fact their stories remain intertwined even during their time apart in season 2, the fact they only were able to start other relationships when they weren’t actively in each other’s lives, and of course the most important piece of evidence, The Rina Cue. I cannot for the life of me figure how anyone can make the claim that Rini and/or Portwell were getting back together when the Rina Cue exists. No one has ever been able to give me a clear and concise explanation for how they can explain away the only original background musical cue for any couple in the entire show. Rini doesn’t have one, Portwell doesn’t either. Seblos, Jetney, Madlyn, Redlyn, Jennzzara, none of them have an original background cue that plays whenever they have a scene together. Only Rina. So if anyone can give me a logical explanation that explains away that melody, I’m genuinely curious to see if you can.

Look, I’m not saying you have to like Rina, it’s fine if you feel a connection to Rini or Portwell or any of the other ships in this show we all love. All I’m asking is if we can all be respectful of each other and engage in respectful discourse about what we did and didn’t like about the series, without feeling the need to attack each other’s ships? Otherwise I’ll probably end up writing another one of these, and nobody wants that.

[hsmtmtsnet]

timfederle: #HSMTMTS finale season press begins! 🎓 August 9 on @disneyplus ❤️

[daphnebowen]

Tim federle appreciation post for letting josh do the riff thing “liiiikkee youuu” in “can I have this dance” 🥰 (since Gabriella did it in the original- but josh freaking nailed it)

[hsmtmts-arrows]

i’m desperate y’all😭

[powertwell]

What´s up y'all! I´m back after an eternity and I actually I feel the same than how I left when season 3 ended, even worse actually... I´M HONESTLY SO DISSAPOINTED. I genuinely don´t understand why Tim hates EJ so much, there´s no other way. Like all of EJ´s love and support to Gina was burried 30 mts underground, not to mention the lack of empathy from the group. He´s been heartbroken several times while living all the stages of a soon college student and now he gets A STAB in the back from Gina!

I can´t with this writing. GINA I EXPECTED MORE FROM YOU 💔.

Next time, someone should tell EJ to be a bitch like Ricky was, let´s see if he goes better. Cause apparently Gina melts for dudes of this type. And honestly idc what anyone says about Ricky being a good guy that was confused and with emotional issues, HE DID WRONG with Gina, than when he broke up with Nini, went to her other option as fast as he could. If you justify Ricky then why not EJ with all the stuff he carried through and although tried his best to be the best boyfriend!

TIM FEDERLE you gave EJ just a little taste of happiness in a lot of time and made Ricky steal it from him once more. How are portwells supposed to feel?!?

Just a question, imagine Nini came back. Do you really think that he got over her and be chill with it? of course not.

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: Queer YAs About Grieving the Death of a Sibling

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle  The Honeys by Ryan La Sala  The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante 

[entertainment]

What's your favorite non-canon ship within the show?

[myatlantispoets]

hsmtmts is simultaneously the most unserious AND the most melodramatic show of all time no i will not elaborate

[haven-of-dusk]

If I had a nickel for every time a show that I love had a gay man as its progenitor who became overly obsessed with a mediocre cishet couple to the detriment of everything else in a cast full of diversity and better options, I'd have two nickels (for now...)

Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?

[iconpsds]

HSMTMTS Season 3 Premiere Headers

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[hsmtmtsnet]

via timfederle's Instagram story

[my-52-weeks-with-christie]

Cocktails With Christie!

This Week’s Recipe: Grenadine Inspiration: As I’ve written about before, I’ve got a stupid allergy to sulfur, and it pops up in the strangest places. The newest substance to contain this bright yellow chemical element — grenadine! Since it called for in many drinks, I’d resigned myself to a series of disappointing Malibu Sunrises, Bomb Pops, and Cherry Bombs… …Until, surprise, surprise, a book��

[hsmtmts-arrows]

RICKY WOULD’VE BEEN GINA’S FIRST KISS-