Predicted death of this blogger: August 13, 2012.
IT’S JUST AN MTV SHOW, THEY SAID. IT’S FUNNY, THEY SAID.
August 2012
July 2012
Regarding Teen Wolf
I’m sorry for the spam :C I’ve gotten to a point where I want to reblog stuff and then I’m like NOPE CAN’T DO IT PEOPLE WILL HATE ME FOR SPAM, which is ridiculous to me because it’s my blog. :T
SO BASICALLY this is me apologizing, i guess. And I think there’s a way that we can both be happy: I’ll try to tag all of my TW reblogs from now on and… you can… tumblr savior it? WILL THAT BE OKAY? fjdksal I feel so bad but I love it all so much, I’m sorry.
Also, if it really does start bothering you, or you think I’m spamming entirely too much or something, feel ABSOLUTELY FREE to send me a note in my ask and I’ll try to tone it down some more.
THANKS GUYS, ILU ALL.
Matt was the only Sterek shipper on deck and look at what happened to him
HEY GUYS DO YOU REMEMBER SEASON 1
WHEN EVERYTHING WAS CAMPY AND HILARIOUS AND PEOPLE WEREN’T DYING AND BEING TORTURED AND LOSING THEIR FUCKING MINDS EVERY EPISODE?????
ME NEITHER
hey remember that one time stiles fell on top of derek and then they lay there pressed up against each other whispering secret plans of attack and then derek told scott to take stiles and go and then derek saved stiles’s father’s life
remember that
let’s not forget that ‘fandom’ is ’fanatic domain’ shortened
oh
my life is a lie
#this is like when i found out unf meant universal noise of fucking #and not just someone saying unf
oh…
THE UNF THING OMG
WAIT WHAT
OH MY GOD
OH MY GOD
I DONT KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE
important dates
Doctor Who Series 7: August 2012
Supernatural Season 8: October 3, 2012
J.K. Rowling’s new book: September 23, 2012
The Hobbit: December 14, 2012
Sherlock Series 3: (here’s hoping) 2013
Iron Man 3: May 3, 2013.
Man of Steel: June 14, 2013
Wolverine 2: July 26, 2013.
Thor 2: November 15, 2013.
Catching Fire: November 22, 2013.
The Hobbit 2: December 13, 2013.
Deadpool: 2013/2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: May 2, 2014
Captain America 2: April 4, 2014
Avengers 2: 2016
Started American Gods
Did she just… eat someone with her vagina.
On Isaac's anchor and child abuse in Teen Wolf
And here we go again for the next text post. I decided to split them up because I really want to talk about this besides all the Matt/Kanima theories. I know this has been brought up so many times already but I think I maybe have a little different approach. Trigger warning: child abuse.
A Message About Race and Racism in Teen wolf
I have seen a number of posts regarding race and racism in Teen Wolf that reference a quote I made in an interview about my efforts in trying to build a world in the show that is somewhat idealized. The critiques are all fair and insightful. I do think it may interest some of my more vocal critics to know the difficulties of approaching these kinds of subjects in television.
First off, the lack of story development for Boyd’s character. I have said numerous times in interviews that the new supporting characters are there to “support” the main characters. I have 41 minutes a week in which to tell a story. It’s not easy to service every character equally!
Second, our show has budget constraints that severely limit how many guest actors we can have. For example, I would have preferred to have Michael Hogan show up in every episode of the new season. Unfortunately, we could only afford him in a certain number. With the three new wolves, Sinqua, Gage and Daniel, we had to decide how best to use them in twelve episodes. When we make contracts for actors it’s usually a minimum guarantee of 6 out of 12 episodes.
Now, here is a sample email during the production of the show I received about Sinqua Walls who plays Boyd:
“So Sinqua is testing for a pilot on Tuesday. Tracy (his manager) has asked if we can get him on the latest flight possible back to LA on Monday night. She doesn’t want him traveling the same day as the test. Would this work for production? He still isn’t closed for the next episodes and they have been holding b/c of this possible testing. This is rather time sensitive since I believe he was scheduled to fly out today. So please get back to me ASAP.”
What this means is that while he was guaranteed several episodes in our show, Sinqua made it very far along in the casting process for a pilot. Since Sinqua is not a regular cast member, he is often out auditioning for numerous other roles. And as he had the possibility of getting another job, his management was hesitant at committing to any more episodes with us. While I was writing the last batch of episodes, I had no idea if he would even be available to me. That makes it very difficult to invest in a character if I’ve got be able to craft a script so that he can be easily written out in case the actor gets another job.
When we send out breakdowns for cast it always says “All ethnicities.” I’m quite proud of the fact that our lead actor is Latino. But I have also always said I will not make Teen Wolf an “issues” show. I think a series like Glee or even the humor of Modern Family are far more equipped to handle those subjects. I also worry that as a white male who grew up in a pretty ordinary middle class suburb I may not have the insight to be particularly adept at tackling issues of race head on. While there is no way I can write without socialization and my own personal bias both informing and affecting my work, I believe my first job is to entertain. That’s what I love about writing. Entertaining people. If I skirt the issues of race and sexual politics, the reason is most likely that I don’t feel like I’m going to be very good at tackling those issues within a show about teenage werewolves. I don’t really know how to write those stories. But I think I do know how to scare people and how to make them laugh. There are far better writers out there like Aaron Sorkin, Shonda Rhimes, David E. Kelley, far more equipped to tackle those subjects. I’m here first and foremost to entertain. All else comes under the banner of “best effort.”
I love the passion all of the fans bring to the show and I’m glad it creates far more of a discourse than I ever expected. I’m pretty sure most of my response here comes out of my own insecure thinking: “Are they calling me racist? I’m not racist! Wait… am I?” But maybe some of this information will provide a different insight into the why’s and how’s of the world of television and if you don’t necessarily forgive our flaws, you might at least understand them a little better.
Ok, look at this.
This is the CREATOR of a show, getting on the internet—not a talk show, not a red carpet interview, on a website populated by fans—and addressing complaints issued by fans to his shows, acknowledging their argument, explaining his reasoning, and admitting his own fallibility.
Has this ever happened before? Seriously, ever?
Certainly not in any of my previous fandoms. Anytime anyone involved in any other show or series I’ve enjoyed has had criticism levelled against them, the fans have brought it to their attention, usually involving quite a lot of effort on the fans’ part, and half the time said producer/director/writer has completely dismissed the criticism.
(Looking at you, Moffat. I love you, but we need to talk about your treatement of your women.)I don’t think anyone even asked Jeff Davis what he thought about racism in Teen Wolf. I think he’s just that aware of his fanbase. He just takes that much time out of his ridiculously busy life to listen to his fans, and respond to them. He just cares that much about his audience.
Hats off to you, Mr. Davis. You are a classy individual, and no matter what anyone says about the quality of your show, I am proud to be a fan.
If this is the real deal, Jeff Davis is the classiest motherfucking show runner in the history of life ever.
