#nltsseries

[all-chickens-are-trans]

I would like to ask for George Squared (both of them) and also Anne Shirley (PGG version)

BLESS YOU for asking about my boys the Georges in the year 2020 because YES i’m still thinking of them always!!!

George Bates

favorite thing about them: that he’s trying so hard with everything, especially with the people he cares about. 

least favorite thing about them: that he’s so insecure? i hate that because for one it makes me sad and secondly it reminds me too much of myself and well. it’s no fun getting that reflected back to you and see what harm it can do. but pls understand that I don’t hate Bates for it, I still fully love and support him

favorite line: At the end of A Fake Date 2 when Katie and Peter are splashing water from the fountain at each other and Bates totally deadpans “What could possibly be the subtext of this? Who knows, it’s a mystery!” and then continues to play his shitty pan pipes. I still say “Who knows, it’s a mystery” in that exact tone all the time 

brOTP: ooohhh there are so many good ones. the canon one would be Bates & Katie, but my perfect headcanon one is Bates & Millie because they work so well together as friends and I wish there were never any hurt feelings between them and I just want Millie to be a lesbian and Bates to be her supportive bi wingman and bestie idk idk

OTP: George Squared. duh.

nOTP: pretty much anything other than George Squared? I mean Bates/Millie was cute while there for a sec but it definitely wasn’t meant to be and like I said, I think Millie is a lesbian so I guess? Bates/Millie is a nOTP for me?

random headcanon: not at all random because I got a whole sleepover fic series devoted to this fact, but I think as a kid, Bates was scared of the dark.

unpopular opinion: huh. i’m not sure? I guess in a meta way, Bates and Gleeson being split up for nlts was kinda unpopular, and it’s not like I enjoyed that, but I think it made sense for them as characters, and it also gave me as a writer and avid headcanon producer a chance to take a closer look at their anxieties and problems, which I definitely loved

song i associate with them: I have whole playlists, but one song that always makes me think of him is “One Thing” by One Direction. Idk it just has such G2 vibes and I put it on a playlist that’s called “Punsexual - a ‘George Bates is pop trash’ playlist. Because lbr he is

favorite picture of them: ugh that’s SO HARD because I love all pictures of him because i go all heart eyes every time i see him but okay

I chose this because I’ve watched this scene so many times and it makes me lose my entire shit every single time like?? both of them so nicely dressed up. all this history between them, and them trying to take steps towards each other again, trying to make peace and heal together as much as they can, but still unsure how much they can do that? and that’s all on Bates’s face (or maybe i’m just seeing it because I know it’s there). Like, the way he almost smiles, but it’s a sad smile because he knows they’re about to kiss but he isn’t sure if that’s the first of many times or maybe the last time, maybe just a goodbye kiss. his arms around Gleeson’s shoulders so naturally, like they belong there. (if you watch the scene, you can really see how smooth the motion is - as if they’ve never done anything else their entire lives.) (yes, I’ve overanalyzed this scene to hell and back multiple times why are you asking.) okay one last thing: Bates’s lil tummy!! that’s all ok thanks

George Gleeson

favorite thing about them: that he’s such a relentless optimist, and so damn kind <3

least favorite thing about them: that he has a hard time standing up for himself. like with Bates, that’s something that makes me sad because I can see myself in it and I hate watching him suffer :(

favorite line: the fun answer to that is “you’re a... leaf.” the serious one is from the New Year’s Eve video in nlts where he says “yeah, and you’re happy, everyone’s happy, it’s really good, isn’t it?!” while clearly no one is happy?? because it’s so much about Gleeson having anxiety, and how your head can totally lie to you and warp reality to a point where you actually believe everyone is better off without you. I suffer. I suffer so much but UGH I LOVE HIM

brOTP: huh that’s a lot harder than with Bates tbh. his friendship with Peter is mostly off camera, his friendship with Tom is difficult because he’s not in a good place at the time... I’d absolutely love a good Bates & Tom friendship after everything is over and they both know where they stand with each other and all that

OTP: you know this one. next

nOTP: oof I guess like with Bates, I don’t really see Gleeson with anyone else? I had this very short lived headcanon that Gleeson had had a misguided crush on Peter when they were younger, but then I decided “ugh nope” so I guess Gleeson/Peter lol

random headcanon: Gleeson got knighted by Bates once. It’s when Bates got one of his swords and Gleeson was sad/upset (maybe because of family troubles), Bates decided to cheer Gleeson up and knight him. they did a whole ceremony, invited all of their friends, and Gleeson still has the certificate Bates wrote for him.

unpopular opinion: is there anything about Gleeson that is unpopular? can’t think of anything tbh 

song i associate with them: looking at my “George Bates actually has some taste in music and he’s trying to teach his boyfriend” playlist (that Gleeson definitely made to reply to Bates’s pop trash playlist), I think I’ll go with “Sick of Losing Soulmates” by dodie. It has such a ntls! Gleeson angst vibe.

favorite picture of them: 

just like the wedding reception, i’ve watched and over-analyzed this video a million times - even more so than the wedding reception, because this one is pure serotonin while the other is so bittersweet. just look at the way Gleeson smiles at Bates. He’s so sappy and in love and happy aaaaaaaahhhh

Anne Shirley (Project Green Gables)

favorite thing about them: everything?? I love her so much??? aaaahh!!! I think like with Gleeson, I love that she’s an optimist and a dreamer

least favorite thing about them: that she still blames herself for the way Roy treated her. like, no. that boy was pure toxic trash and Anne did nothing wrong. I hate to see her hurt over that

favorite line: when she said “ I love one (1) boi in the universe and it's a total dork.” in the tags of the video of her and Gil announcing that they’re together

brOTP: bro!!! Anne and Phil were literally the best, purest shit together. don’t get me wrong, I loved Anne and Diana, and Anne and Ruby, and Anne and Paul Irving, but Anne and Phil??? GAVE ME LIFE

OTP: Do I even need to say it? Anne and Gil, obviously. LMM thought she said it all when she basically invented the enemies to friends to lovers trope, but then, pgg came and said: “we see you and we’re gonna make it even better” and i’m so fucking grateful for that every day of my life

nOTP: Anne and Roy. eww.

random headcanon: Anne and Gil write letters while he’s in England to study. It’s Gil’s idea because he knows it makes Anne happy, it’s such a beautiful old-school gesture - but Anne knows Gil loves it just as much as her. She keeps all the letters in a pretty box under her bed, and even when Gil is back, she reads them from time to time.

unpopular opinion: this is not specifically about Anne, but it’s the only unpopular opinion i can think of: I think PGG is better than AwaE. Idk I know a lot of people really love AwaE but I watched the first season and it wasn’t quite for me. I love the episodic character of the books that translates so well into the webseries format, and didn’t really vibe with the more stringent character of the netflix show. Also didn’t like the small changes that they made, like giving Gilbert a tragic backstory, and some things about Marilla. I never got past S1 and i’m pretty sure I’ll give it another try one day, but I also think pgg will be my favorite AoGG adaptation forever.

song i associate with them: Huh, I got a whole playlist for her as well, but I’m gonna choose one from the “Gilbert Blythe Is NOT Still Pining” one, and that’s “She Is The Sunlight” by Trading Yesterday. That’s just how Gil sees her and it’s so soft and gentle awlkdjwle

favorite picture of them: 

(this is a gif, I cheated a little whoops). look at her, she’s magic! i don’t make the rules)

[berternies]

George squared pride doodle bc pride month is almost over and I miss them ❤️🌈

[libraryleopard]

the g2 drama in nlts was so pointless but at least that series gave me 1) bink/bates bi solidarity friendship 2) the minola-baptista sisters 3) ben & mark and 4) canon biromantic asexual bianca minola

[literaryinspiredwebserieslove]

This chart shows (as best I could manage with the information I had) the connections in the LIWEU (literary-inspired webseries extended universe). 

A guide to the lines: Shows connected with solid lines mention each other as real people in video canon. Shows connected with dotted lines have characters who interact through transmedia, including video descriptions. Dashed line connections are for Inseparables in All For One, since those are really their own category. And the tiniest dotted lines are for shows that are fictional in each other’s universes. There are a lot more of those, but if I added all of them, this chart would cease to make any sort of sense.

I only used arrows when the shows are clearly in a weird situation with each other (mutually fictional or just super not on the same page).

A huge thank you to everyone who helped with this. I’m not going to tag you all because I WILL forget someone, but you’re all amazing humans. If I left anything out, please let me know, and I’ll make an updated version!

[20genderchild]

Hey @discordiaproductions I think it’s about time I keep my promise...

[megwinter]

happy pride month!

[discordiaproductions]

Literary Inspired Awards

We're incredibly honoured to have won three categories in this year's Literary Inspired Webseries Awards!

Best Actor - Steven Christie (George Bates)Best Actress - Chelsea Taylor (Bianca Minola)Best Screen Chemistry - Steven Christie and Adam Bowes (George Squared)

Congratulations to Steven, Chelsea, and Adam for their dedication and hard work, and to the many other members of our cast who were nominated. We are beyond proud!

And congratulations to @shipwreckedcomedy and facebook.com/AFitAseries for their wins!

[callmestove]

End of an Era - Goodbye, beautiful people of the internet!

This goes out to every single fan of Call Me Katie and Nothing Like the Sun who, over the past two years, have made my life an incredibly changed experience.  I’ve read Adam, Myra (@glittergremlins), and Discordia’s goodbye posts and I realised it’s time to stop putting it off and write my own!

By the time of writing, Nothing Like the Sun aired its final episode over two months ago, and I hadn’t been on tumblr to talk about it since the new year! So here it goes, time to say an overdue goodbye to a series, a crew, a cast, and a fandom that has helped shape the person I’ve become in the last two years. 

It's sad to say goodbye to not only this webseries but an experience that has amounted to two years of amazing work from everyone involved. I can never ever speak too highly of the amazing work of @discordiaproductions​. From the beautiful writing, to the careful directing, and stunning camera work, Erin (@girloutofuniform​) Bokkie (@platoniccompliments​) and Carla made me proud to be part of their art. 

And of course if goes without saying that I am indebted to the incredible performances from the cast, both from the first series and the newcomers, you all made me so humbled to be able to act beside you. I could write forever about every single cast member (it’s taking a lot of self control not too) but I would be amiss if I didn’t mention how incredible it was to act beside Adam (@bowesy123​) for two years of my life. Adam and I always seemed to work as a single unit on set when we were together, and those were some of my most favourite moments. I truly could go on and on for days, but for now I want to say how privileged I am to not only call him a fellow castmate, but a friend for life. My biggest takeaway from this series is truly the friendships I have forged with the people who shared this amazing experience!

So I’ll bring this ramble to an end... 

I’m forever thankful for every single person who put this work of art together, and to those of you in the fandom that create incredible art, edits, fiction, and discussions that warmed my heart. I hope it never ends. 

These last two years have been an experience like nothing else, and I'm so proud to have been able to be your Bates. Thank you, all of you!

x Steven

[literallyeveryuseristaken]

IF YOU NEED A WEBSERIES TO WATCH

Seriously, watch the 'Call Me Katie' and it's sequel 'Nothing Like the Sun' seriously guys, it's based off Taming of the Shrew and this series has changed me. Also George Squared are the cutest couple ever, no doubt

[sorenkingsley]

[liwlove]

This just in: I think that the internet is trying to kill me

[berternies]

I’ve wanted to make this for literal months but I never thought it was possible…but What Do You Know

[libraryleopard]

will and annie are so cute

[literaryinspiredwebserieslove]

hi, so i haven’t been following your blog for very long so i’m sorry if you’ve already answered this, but could you recommend me some web series with onscreen gay relationships? i’ve seen a couple with onscreen lesbian relationships but not too many with onscreen gay relationships. can you help me out, please?

I’m happy to help! I’ll go ahead and list all the ones I know of that have gay couples as endgame ships and/or in an onscreen relationship during the run of the series :)

I’m going to go ahead and start with Nothing Much To Do and Lovely Little Losers (based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and Love’s Labour’s Lost) because even though representation and webseries in general have come a long way since then, they’re classics and truly excellent, and the m/m relationship does take center stage in LoLiLo.

Another classic LIW with a cute m/m couple is Call Me Katie (based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew). This is a pairing we actually get to see as a couple, which is always nice, and they have a lot of really adorable moments. They also take center stage in the sequel, Nothing Like The Sun, with ridiculous amounts of drama and a lot less success, but NLTS is still worth watching.

My next recommendation is The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy (loose Peter Pan adaptation). The first season is very heterosexual, but the second and third seasons feature an adorable and well-written gay romance that gets lots of screen time. Also the characters have the same first name, which I for one find delightful.

The Emma Agenda (gender-bent adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma) is the most recently completed webseries on this list, and if you’re looking for well-written, well-developed onscreen m/m relationships that exist before the end of the series, this is the LIW for you. It’s very cute, very realistic, and fantastic representation as well as being all those other things.

It’s currently airing, and they’re not a couple yet, but Middlemarch: The Series (based on George Eliot’s Middlemarch) has about the cutest, angstiest, most realistic gay ship ever, and I can’t recommend it enough. It just came off hiatus and will be running for a few more months, so now is a good time to start watching.

The last one that I’ve seen with an onscreen m/m relationship is The Writing Majors (Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, and Oscar Wilde as college roommates), a series which I personally love–but that particular ship isn’t endgame, and nothing ends well. It is still worth watching, though, especially if you’re a fan of classic literature and the authors thereof.

I haven’t seen Words From Wilde (life of Oscar Wilde), but I’ve been told it’s fantastic, and I know the main pairing is m/m, so that’s definitely one to check out.

The other series in that category is The Better Strangers (based on Shakespeare’s As You Like It, sequel to A Document of Madness), which I’ve heard nothing but good things about and which I know also has a prominent m/m ship.

I also have to mention Twelfth Grade (or whatever) (Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night), which, though it doesn’t REALLY fit the bill, does have one m/m relationship (just not onscreen as such), and two more relationships that exist in the sidelines/post webseries land and more or less do. That series is also just the gold standard for representation in general, so if you haven’t already seen it and you’re looking for queer characters, you definitely need to.

Lastly, I’m just going to shamelessly plug my own webseries. It’s still in development, so it won’t exist for another year, but Ilium is going to be an adaptation of Homer’s Iliad with a VERY central m/m couple.

Thanks for the ask, anon! I hope this was helpful, and that my followers can add any shows I forgot!

And I love answering this sort of thing, so ask away!

[claudio-fuck-off]

I am sure tho. About you.

- A Discussion

[megwinter]

We’re gonna keep our relationship to ourselves from now on.