#ofmd is dead

[kazisonline]

Hey you want another, better gay pirates show to watch because OFMD is officially dead???

Boy oh boy I have a show for you!!!!!!!

Black Sails, masterclass in straightbaiting and in storytelling

If you watch the new Percy Jackson, that's your Poseidon, Toby Stephens as the lead! And he DEVOURS his role as Captain Flint

We have: lead openly queer characters, canon polyamorous couple, disabled characters, amazing costumes, set that the One Piece guys used afterwards so you can say thank you for that, and such an amazing cast genuinely they're all breathtaking

There are lesbian activities, there are swords politics girlbosses pirates and a lot of good times. Also it's a finished story with a heartbreaking end. But it's so good

If you like queer rage and angst hurt no comfort this is your new must watch <3

[soft-october-night]

[childofposiden71]

If supernatural can have 15 seasons then Dead boy dectives can have two. So watch. Rewatch tell your friends. Watch it through a thousand times. END THE CANCELLATION STREAK

[droids-in-disguise]

Via twitter

[orionsangel86]

There is something about proudly proclaiming a show "tumblrista catnip" that makes me emotional.

Something about how for years tumblrinas were ridiculed by show creators.

Something about Supernatural having a meta episode set at a convention with all the weirdo fans that made the main characters uncomfortable. Something something about Becky and the message that fangirls are gross and obsessive.

Something about Sherlock and the way fans were portrayed as crazy obsessive nutjobs for trying to figure out how he faked his death.

Something about creators mocking fandoms, dismissing them as freaks. Something about queer people not being welcome to engage in their creations because "why do you have to make everything gay?"

Something about the malicious culture of queerbaiting throughout the 2000s/2010s, followed by Bury Your Gays tropes across the media landscape because hell, you should be grateful we even gave you queer characters to begin with - and everyone dies in our show! You ain't special!

Something about Destiel questions being banned from conventions...

And then...

Something instead about Good Omens, and letting the story adapt naturally, embracing the fanbase and leaning into the fanservice.

Something about Our Flag Means Death, and the genuine outpouring of love and affection between cast, crew, and fandom that culminated in an explosion of fanworks that were never once mocked or deemed gross or wrong.

Something about Sandman, and staunchly digging in their heels on the queerness of it all, refusing to give in to the homophobes and instead avidly mocking THEM on social media rather than us.

Something about the writers hearing about fandoms favourite ships and excitedly stating that YES! We DID lean into that because it happened naturally and made sense.

Something about a firefighter coming out as bisexual after 7 seasons...

So yeah, something about a new high quality show made FOR US. By creators that love US. Respect US, and WANT our love.

Something about US FINALLY being a target audience for the best shows being made on TV now.

Tumblrista catnip. Creators saying "we made this for you. You are important. Your voices have been heard."

It just... all got a bit overwhelming for a moment there.

[swanparties]

someone add elphaba to the list of gay people who have been rejected when they ask the love of their life to run away with them

[nerd-elf]

I’m tagging all my favorites here, feel free to do the same

[iamindifferenttolamp]

[albaharu]

queen of the pirates conquered china and also my heart

[noecantsleep]

ship so good they had to cancel the fucking show

[savequeerstories]

here are facts:

🟣 HALF of queer shows were canceled in 2023 and 2024

🟣 They were axed TWICE as much as other shows

🟣 They made up ~1/3 of cancellations, despite being just 16% of shows

🟣 They were more likely to be canceled in just one season than other shows

🟣 The more visibly queer they were, the more likely cancellation was

🟣 By viewing metrics and critic scores, queer shows did as well or better than other shows

See the data and learn what we can do next at savequeerstories.carrd.co!

Share this! It's time for the trend to stop.

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[ineedhjalp]

oh honey i have rewatching capabilities you couldn’t dream of

[vlcimor]

"Sorry I was such a dick."

[luckyshinyhunter]

🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride Month, everyone! 🏳️‍🌈

[lobsterfork]

DEATH: change, transformation, transition, endings, rebirth

THE FOOL: innocence, freedom, spontaneity, new beginnings

so i know it's incredibly unlikely, but if any of y'all are in South Australia, these are available to be tattooed (non-repeatable, a one-and-done situation.) bookings via Panko Tattoo. B&G, best suited to thigh and calf. 10% of all proceeds will be donated to the entertainment community fund to support the writers, actors, and creatives currently on strike. come get stabbed, sluts.

thank you so much to everyone, especially @transgenderpirate, who helped with these alignments!

[awakefor48hours]

I hate the fact that the main response to someone lamenting over a show getting cancelled is now usually met with “which one?”