I came for the shows, I stayed for the gay

Hi I'm a passionate Fan of shows. My blog will contain mostly of Supernatural, Game of Thrones and now and then some other show I watch currently.

[phoenix-greece]

WE DID IT! Hunting Season is Funded!

Thanks to all you guys who helped me spread the word and who pledged themselves. We only got to the goals in the last ten minutes! So really every donation was essential! I still cant believe we pulled this off. I was a nervous wreck the last two hours cant imagine what the guys who make the show felt like.

Anyway: huge thanks again and I promise I wont bother you with Hunting season until next year again :D.

[phoenix-greece]

Hunting Season has only 9 hours left!

Ok guys we hit the nine hour mark and we have nearly 112 k together, everyone out there who likes the show but hasnt backed it yet? Please consider it! I know we need a hail mary pass here but come on we can do it!

And for all those who have already donated thank you so much. And there have been new rewards added in the last days so maybe you might consider upping your pledge for it? (If you can spare the change of course But I really think this webseries deserves a second chance and season. Please lets make something great here)

Pledge to Hunting Season

cast of hunting season.

[phoenix-greece]

I need my fandoms Help!

[phoenix-greece]

phoenix-greece:

How often have you bemoaned that your favourite new show got canceled? You wishing someone would have given them a chance?

I have many times and now I think I have to again: One of my new favourite shows Hunting Season is in jeopardy of not getting continued. And its even more bitter since the Fans had the power to let it continue. The show started a kickstarter and it is now a week away from its deadline and we only made one third. Not enough people have backed it. Many People who have have given even big sums. but we miss the onslew of fans with little contribution of 5 or 10 $. (with over 30k facebook fans we should have had that in the bag but somehow you cant rely on facebook people aparently)  So I ask you guys from tumblr and my fandoms. Help me and them and maybe yourself if you start to like the show, to get it continued.

HUNTING SEASON KICKSTARTER

Help by donating a small sum or any you can and want to muster. If you cant, please spread this. And ask other people to spread it. Its a great show, a fun show, a show that doesn’t desexualises its gay characters.

I have for you the first season so you can see for yourself how the show is. The episodes establish the characters and set up the framework of their social world. And after watching them: I knew I wanted to know more and go deeper into these characters lifes. Please make it happen, I know if one group of people can its the multitude of fandoms on here.

Episode one

Episode two

Episode three

Episode four

Episode five

Episode six

Episode seven

Episode eight

Also If any Question arise on how Kickstarter works or you have any issues or problems: You can ask me any time! I am happy to clear anything up you might not know.

reposting just to keep the word out there.

[phoenix-greece]

I need my fandoms Help!

How often have you bemoaned that your favourite new show got canceled? You wishing someone would have given them a chance?

I have many times and now I think I have to again: One of my new favourite shows Hunting Season is in jeopardy of not getting continued. And its even more bitter since the Fans had the power to let it continue. The show started a kickstarter and it is now a week away from its deadline and we only made one third. Not enough people have backed it. Many People who have have given even big sums. but we miss the onslew of fans with little contribution of 5 or 10 $. (with over 30k facebook fans we should have had that in the bag but somehow you cant rely on facebook people aparently)  So I ask you guys from tumblr and my fandoms. Help me and them and maybe yourself if you start to like the show, to get it continued.

HUNTING SEASON KICKSTARTER

Help by donating a small sum or any you can and want to muster. If you cant, please spread this. And ask other people to spread it. Its a great show, a fun show, a show that doesn’t desexualises its gay characters.

I have for you the first season so you can see for yourself how the show is. The episodes establish the characters and set up the framework of their social world. And after watching them: I knew I wanted to know more and go deeper into these characters lifes. Please make it happen, I know if one group of people can its the multitude of fandoms on here.

Episode one

Episode two

Episode three

Episode four

Episode five

Episode six

Episode seven

Episode eight

Also If any Question arise on how Kickstarter works or you have any issues or problems: You can ask me any time! I am happy to clear anything up you might not know.

[phoenix-greece]

reposting just to keep the word out there.

[phoenix-greece]

I need my fandoms Help!

How often have you bemoaned that your favourite new show got canceled? You wishing someone would have given them a chance?

I have many times and now I think I have to again: One of my new favourite shows Hunting Season is in jeopardy of not getting continued. And its even more bitter since the Fans had the power to let it continue. The show started a kickstarter and it is now a week away from its deadline and we only made one third. Not enough people have backed it. Many People who have have given even big sums. but we miss the onslew of fans with little contribution of 5 or 10 $. (with over 30k facebook fans we should have had that in the bag but somehow you cant rely on facebook people aparently)  So I ask you guys from tumblr and my fandoms. Help me and them and maybe yourself if you start to like the show, to get it continued.

HUNTING SEASON KICKSTARTER

Help by donating a small sum or any you can and want to muster. If you cant, please spread this. And ask other people to spread it. Its a great show, a fun show, a show that doesn't desexualises its gay characters.

I have for you the first season so you can see for yourself how the show is. The episodes establish the characters and set up the framework of their social world. And after watching them: I knew I wanted to know more and go deeper into these characters lifes. Please make it happen, I know if one group of people can its the multitude of fandoms on here.

Episode one

Episode two

Episode three

Episode four

Episode five

Episode six

Episode seven

Episode eight

Also If any Question arise on how Kickstarter works or you have any issues or problems: You can ask me any time! I am happy to clear anything up you might not know.

[flinttheestallion]

JUST SOME THOUGHTS ON DANNY BC I LOVE HIM AND IM MAD

why doesn’t Keahu go to events and have  a cast pic and bio? I’ll tell you why: because he is not as involved in the plot as he, by all rights, should be

BEFORE ALLISON CAME ALONG HE AND JACKSON WERE THE PEOPLE LYDIA WAS CLOSEST TO

IT MAKES SENSE THAT HE AND LYDIA WOULD GET CLOSER WHEN JACKSON LEFT INSTEAD OF FARTHER APART ESPECIALLY BC SHE KNOWS HE’S BEEN HURT SEVERAL TIMES BY THE SUPERNATURAL

I WOULD BET A LOT ON DANNY HAVING KNOWN ABOUT LYDIA’S INTELLIGENCE LEVEL A LONG TIME AGO AND BEEN AN ESSENTIAL BALANCE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE DESPITE THEIR DYSFUNCTIONALITY HE WAS THEIR FRIEND AND KNEW THEY LOVED EACH OTHER

Danny is calm, kind,smart, loyal, no-nonsense, and doesn’t take shit from people

Danny CLEARLY has the big ol’ gooey soft spot for Scott and it’s adorable and they have given indications that they’d be good friends so then why aren’t we shown that they are?

His dynamic with Stiles ///needs to be explored/// because they have matching but very different levels of wit and intelligence and are great when they have scenes together

how much do you want to bet on the level of trust Lydia has in Danny? HOW MUCH?

He, Stiles, and Lydia would make the most badass figure-shit-out-do-research-plan-out-protect-home-base team ever while Scott, Allison, and Isaac went in and completed the mission and I JUST WANT TO SEE THIS IN ACTION ///ONCE/// OKAY PLEASE I NEED TO SEE THIS MISSION DYNAMIC

Literally since day one I and a shitload of other TW lovers have wanted to see an episode from Danny’s point of view. Like just his whole week and the things that happen that week from Danny’s point of view so we can see just how much he knows and doesn’t know, so we can understand that general feeling of unease everyone in Beacon Hills has got to feel when shit starts getting scary again, and most importantly, so we can watch an entire episode just finding out more about Danny (family, home, worries, etc)

I have a headcanon that Danny’s mother is impressive and executive and runs in the Whittemore’s social circle but if she met Melissa they’d be instant best friends.

Maybe Danny spends some of his spare time poking around at things he’s seen on the news trying to figure out what, exactly, is going on. Maybe he takes a look at where the bodies were found and pokes around at the old bank (all in the daytime, or course, because Danny’s not stupid) and then he goes home and just puzzles it over, trying to make it make sense.

I feel like Danny’s character kind of represents the innocents of the non-Supernatural citizens of Beacon Hills but that doesn’t mean he isn’t involved. He’s smart, he knows things, he has dynamics with several of the original cast members AND I JUST WANT TO SEE HIM GET INVOLVED IF NOT IN THE SUPERNATURAL THEN IN REAL FRIENDSHIP WITH AT LEAST SCOTT, LYDIA, AND STILES

In conclusion when I say that I want more Danny it doesn’t mean I want throwaway references that are all I have to go on forever and a day. Not saying my desires are the most important thing, of course,  all I’m saying is that if the creators really care about what the fandom wants and encourage #moredanny so much, then they should figure out what that really means. He’s not some inconvenience you have to work into the episode, he’s a natural part of the story that isn’t having enough of his side told.

[phoenix-greece]

I really hope the writers have taken as many points of this post as possible to heart for their Season 3 b in january. Cause yeah: MOREDANNY!

And I LOVE the Idea of a Danny POV ep. Its brilliant.

[spirit-lights-blog]

[pidgeot]

[thesecretlifeofahomewrecker]

Ben Baur will always be my MCM

[phoenix-greece]

So since I dont just wanna grate on you guys this evening I will sprinkle a bit of eyecandy on my post. You know for all those who havent yet thought about pledging or reblogging a bit. come on. dont do it for me but for this cute fella.

Pledge for a season two.

Every dollar helps, and if it isnt your thing please spread it around. the show does have thousands of fans according to its FB site... if half of them would donate just 10 bucks we would already hit the goal. come on, get the tumblr grinds working and make it go viral.

[phoenix-greece]

SEASON 2 of "Hunting Season"

DEEPER LONGER MORE In Season 2 of the hit comedy, Alex makes a surprising decision & his friends change in ways he didn’t see coming.

Ok guys, This little gem of a webshow deserves a second season. And I would love to see it getting it done! To put it simply its a gay version of Sex and the City. It follows Alex a gay blogger who lives in New York and maneuvers through his love and life struggles. Alex is played by the beautiful  charming Ben Baur. the quality is really good for a webshow. Also the acting is really on par with the better TV show scale.

And yes this webshow also does feature Full frontal nudity. Which is why they have probably had trouble finding advertisement contracts. That is why they resorted to Kickstarter. But trust me the show is good. And no Its not just about the hunky men and their bits for me. ^^ Actually I only saw the free Censored version so far but it got me hooked non the less.

Its a fresh show, embracing gay sexuality like I always wanted it. Its a perspective we dont see very often in media. So please spread, share this. Make posts of your own. if you can (very likely) put it better than me. And I hope you can make a pledge even if its just a dollar or five. (dont worry money is only transfered AFTER the goal is met not before! you only pay if the project goal IS met)

here a link to censored episode one: https://vimeo.com/73417146

[phoenix-greece]

Ok so self reblog in hopes that this post might appear on your dash in your timezone ;). We still need more people backing this and even if you are not interested, I would be really gracious if you could just share and reblog so this "slutty" little webshow can get around a bit. ;). and for the people who still want to watch more eps but are maybe unfamiliar with Vimeo here are the other seven eps.

Episode two

Episode three

Episode four

Episode five

Episode six

Episode seven

Episode eight

[phoenix-greece]

SEASON 2 of "Hunting Season"

DEEPER LONGER MORE In Season 2 of the hit comedy, Alex makes a surprising decision & his friends change in ways he didn't see coming.

Ok guys, This little gem of a webshow deserves a second season. And I would love to see it getting it done! To put it simply its a gay version of Sex and the City. It follows Alex a gay blogger who lives in New York and maneuvers through his love and life struggles. Alex is played by the beautiful  charming Ben Baur. the quality is really good for a webshow. Also the acting is really on par with the better TV show scale.

And yes this webshow also does feature Full frontal nudity. Which is why they have probably had trouble finding advertisement contracts. That is why they resorted to Kickstarter. But trust me the show is good. And no Its not just about the hunky men and their bits for me. ^^ Actually I only saw the free Censored version so far but it got me hooked non the less.

Its a fresh show, embracing gay sexuality like I always wanted it. Its a perspective we dont see very often in media. So please spread, share this. Make posts of your own. if you can (very likely) put it better than me. And I hope you can make a pledge even if its just a dollar or five. (dont worry money is only transfered AFTER the goal is met not before! you only pay if the project goal IS met)

here a link to censored episode one: https://vimeo.com/73417146

[phoenix-greece]

Not yet back but I need your help.

So as the title says I am not yet ready to get back into the fray of reentering the SPN fandom. (I will catch up with you guys in my semester break in march. promise) But just to say my break was desperately needed. I'm way happier now and my attitude towards Supernatural as a show has quite adjusted. As have my expectations to certain issues in it.

I will be a bit online (though not looking at my Dashboard since I am still mostly spoiler free from season 9 and want to stay that way until March 2014) So anyone wanna message me I will be answering! (and also be happy to hear from you guys too.^^) just remember no spoilers please.

[phoenix-greece]

Well I'm packing my bags and am ready to go now.

With gishwhes over, and Mishas birthday past us. I have finally tied every loose end I still had in fandom this year.

I have been on here for 2 years and I think been in fandom for 3 years. Its time for me to take a break. I'm drained. both from the show and its fanbase. I dread the new season more than ever, and I know I am not alone but also, that this is even worse cause I look even less forward to all the wank that will come up with Cas hooking up with women and suddenly getting boners over them and all other sorts of heteronormative stuff thats been promised to us by all people who gave out spoilers. I will keep this short. I will be reachable under the Email: [email protected]

You can write me anything there,

EXCEPT FOR ANY KIND OF SPOILERS!

I am serious on that one. I do NOT want any spoiler of Season 9. Even if Destiel happens. I DON'T want to know it. My break is intended to last at least 8 if not even 9 months.

I will come back around may, when I will catch up on the season. I will document and review my take on the show as I do so and blogging again then.

So yeah thats it. I am bowing out of fandom for a while but am still reacheable for anything else but Season 9 related stuff. I would love it if you kept me on your following list but wont begrudge you if you unfollow.

I guess we will see us in about 9 Months.

Under the cut is a more detailed explanation of why I am doing this. But be warned there is not much positivity there. But its also a bit if not even a lot of paranoid thinking too... so take from that what you want.

I am bowing out because of Destiel. I was utterly hopeful and positive at the end of Season 8. It was going somewhere it was beautiful.

then the spoilers came. And apart from the Dean is hiding something from Sam again. I loved every single one. About the angels, about Abaddon about Kevin about Charlie. About Cas beeing human.

What has me in twists and knots and so damn hurting is the decision of the writers to go with a very heteronormative stance on Castiel experience his new human form. (probably I do not know for certain but I think occams razor here)

He will feel hunger, great! Tiredness. Cool. And then he will suddenly be all hormonal and want to bang chicks and take notice of pretty girls... why? Seriously WHY? I get they want to explore Castiel and his sexuality. And I do not begrudge any fan that will enjoy Cas having sex with women (winking at you holly ;) )

I like subtext. I love it. But I have come to a point in Supernatural, where I fear, we wont go out of it ever. even to a point where the writers seem to just throw it in there as a jokey way(which didnt seemed to be the way in S8 at all so more confusion from me here). Or as a fanservice. Or as a tool to make us care in their deep bromantic moments. It edges on this line of platonic and romance and sexual attraction between them. Misha has said that they are all aware of it. That they tip their hat to it and play with it. But when it comes to the conclusion of what the subtext is actually hinting at?

Dean and Cas feeling romantic and sexual attraction towards each other? The writers seem to drop it. they seem to not take it into consideration of the actions of their characters when they write out scenes that involve them acting on their sexuality or on sexual urges. The subtext suddenly doesnt seem to matter or not factor in at all anymore.

Meaning that we can have "I need you" scenes, "I wish he felt the same way about you" scenes. "the male gaze trope" redone like its been taken from textbook on Dean and Cas! (showing that Dean has romantic/sexual interest in Cas) and even going further and comparing it to Sams really different reaction. But it stays unspoken and unused because if Cas is going to explore his sexuality or actually express anything close to a sex drive? Or textual romantic attraction? It is with Meg. It is with some random woman on the street or a female love interest threwn in as his mysterious wife.

And frankly, I'm now at a point where I wished I wouldnt ship Destiel even anymore. Cause my fear and hurt I have over it dont stem from the option that they arent getting together. It stems from the fear that we wont have any kind of reaction out of that homoerotic subtext because lets get real. If we go serious on them and their sexuality and love interest? What else but straight can two badass, smiting and arsekicking manly Men be? Of course they are straight. They have this homoerotic subtext but just cause it sells. Its not actually something that would affect the characters sexuality, their sexlife or romantic pursuing on the shows text.

I can deal with Cas having sex with other people as well as Dean doing the same. I can deal with that if it is shown, If it is made "clear" that both in their own way also care for each other not just in a platonic but also romantic and sexual way. Pining lovers who both think they themselves arent good enough for the other. I can get behind that. But I fear this is not at all happening.

I fear we will have cas taking notice of pretty girls and then indulging in sex with them and really enjoying it and Dean making safe sex talks to his buddy and there wont even be a hint of jealousy. Hell maybe he is even proud his buddy gets laid... and that goes so against the subtext they laid with both of these Characters.

Lastly, this hurts because I know it would be handled very differently and far more seriously if one of them had been a woman. the possible romance and subtext building between them would be taken into far greater consideration and planning if it were a straight romance.

granted I dont know if they dont do exactly that with Cas and Dean as it stands right now... but it just doesnt feel very good to me that ever since after Season 8, everyone except for Misha has avoided Destiel like its the plague as an issue or thing on the show. and misha was only making jokes about it in his usual manner. Saying they have candlelit dinners and massages and so on. His serious talk was reserved for Cas taking note of pretty girls, getting a safe sex talk from dean, and beeing anxious how the fans will like his sex scene.

All I want is that Dean/Cas is taken into the same level of consideration as Ruby/Sam, Amelia/Sam or Lisa/Dean was. And I feel because its a same sex relationship between men who are  basically two of the main characters? There is only a chance for subtext to be there.

And I am sorry if its ungrateful? But I do not apologise for not wanting to settle on subtext alone on this matter here. Because it might sound entitled and arrogant to say of my own ship. but of all the non straight ships on SPN, Destiel makes most narrative sense. It is reasonable to make canon. Just go to Andythanfictions.tumblr.com. Who is one who writes super great meta and is still firmly believing Destiel is going to happen. (and I wish I had his confidence in that manner, and his calmness for nothing happening)

I dont think its as much as a slash ship anymore but since season 8 it really felt like a very real possibility.

But thats what I and many others took from the show. When we turn to TPTB and interviews and everything. It is only bromance if at all mentioned. I mean if they know many people in fandom (not viewers but fandom) are a fan of that relationship interpreted as romantic. Why? Why havent they at least given us one spoiler that can be positive towards destiel? Not even anything big. But one little thing that we can look forward too. No, it seemed like they were carefully aware to purposefully not mention and step around that subject and let nothing slip that could be taken as any hint to a Dean/Cas progression next season. And its so entirely frustrating.

Because fans cannot get any infos of this (or maybe in general an interview about SPN queer subtext of past seasons). Nor can they now even ask that themselves at cons (given this is more a writers question but still) because at cons any serious gay questions are banned. (not shipping, no explicitly everything on sexuality that isnt straight) ( at least at every con I attended)

So yes I wont watch Season 9 until I have about 20 episodes I can watch in a row. Because so far It seems the first half will only hurt me. And in all the wrong ways. Because all I see isnt oh this character is suffering... I can be on board with suffering. But I will see: Oh:  "no homo moments". oh heteronormativity. Oh look if they were opposite sex couple they could have shared that intimate moment with each other but well.. cant have any actual in text gay near our Main characters. And that resentment and bitterness would only fester in the waiting time. And it would destroy all the other good things of that season: (abaddon, Kevin, Charlie, Men of letters society arc)

So I take a break and try to get SPN out of my system in the next months, get my life more focused on studying. And hope for the best when I catch up with you guys. (hope and a big bottle of Jack, yeah I will get drunk in my Season 9 marathon)

There are several things I want to add now, before closing this account for the next nine months: These are no facts. these are FEARS of mine. I am well aware that one should wait and see how the show will handle it in the end.

But sadly: I do not trust the writers on that particular issue. I dont trust them to take it seriously, I dont trust them that they will ever truly take it into consideration as they do with straight love when it comes to the main cast. (On the other hand when it comes to the mytharc I trust them entirely!)

Also and this is a big point:

I DON'T think they are homophobic. I truly DO NOT! And I dont want people calling them that. I believe (and hope to know) that they are very supportive of the LGBT cause and everything that hangs with it.

BUT they are all straight. and with that comes a certain unawareness, and a certain amount of heteronormativity ingrained in them. Something that does impact their decision making when they tell the story. Because they probably do not think when discussing possible love interest for the seasons: Oh wait lets explore the subtext of Deans bisexuality and/or his rather more than platonic feelings for Cas. Or Lets explore Castiels sexuality and how it something like that is defined in a former angel turned human, and angel who grew up without any ingrained stigma of homophobia. And who by all means is a completely different sentinal species to humans and who probably has a very different gendersystem than humans. Lets explore how he is seeing humans and what makes him attracted. But no, they go the easy route probably: Cas love interest? Well lets have him have sex with some chicks that will be fun. -.-

I wished they had as they are aware, just had sat down ONCE! and talked through the possible option of Destiel on the show in an explicit way. And making a decision if that is something they would like to pursue. (and if not, giving a statement of firm and gentle manner that Dean/Cas is not anything beyond platonic or bromance. And maybe then to try and work back the subtext a bit [I also think this should have happened LATEST before season 8 and is now actually too late] ) granted I dont know if they didnt do it. But from what I heard people from the show talking... it doesnt seem likely AT all that they ever did that. Its something they play with, but when things go real and serious? they choose different tools to perform that. mainly Heteronormative tools. (when it comes to the main characters)

So yeah I think the writers are unaware of quite a lot of issues due to their (white, male cisgendered straight) privileges. its just something they are not reminded of daily in life, or have to deal with ever themselves.

So yeah make them kindly aware of stuff, dont demand and by god DONT jump on them calling homophobes. Cause I think you use that word far too lightly.

Also, while I agree Destiel would be good for Queer representation in media? And it would mean the world to me personally as a queer person myself? I have no illusion on the minimal impact it will have as a whole. its a good thing but not at all what your angle should be. If you are concerned about LGBT+ rights, campaign for them properly. Ask around where you can help that in the real world.

DONT Let Destiel be your LGBT+ cause. Let Destiel be your Catalyst to join and fight for LGBT+ rights in your country or for others.

So yeah I am closing this now, in hope that once I catched up I am proven utterly wrong, proven that I was a big paranoid mess and that I had never anything to worry about it. But right now, its hurting me. I get fucking depressed over it, and so angry that it turns to actual physical stomach pain. So I need a break. And Since I have never taken any at all since joining maybe its time to recharge my batteries.

Lastly I feel really misreable leaving now. I want to stay on. Be one more positive voice. One more supporting voice. But I cant see myself doing that without getting hurt. SPN has stopped entertaining me, and starting beeing a dread and causing anxiety over it. (And yes that sounds over the top and probably I have deeper issues than all of that and I get that looked at.)

But yeah, I need a break and I hope you guys can understand that.

See you next spring.

[bexism]

Osric Chau Casplay at the Mall

[phoenix-greece]

Does Cas!Osric tenderly strokes deans face in that one picture?

Fucking perfect bastard. :D

[cwnetwork]

Happy Birthday Misha Collins! 

[phoenix-greece]

Its Misha's birthday!

and lets make it a good one for him. Either make a pledge for one random act of Kindness and submitt it on his birthday or donate to the randomact.org

we are many and plentyfull. On the main site you can donate safe and quickly through paypal any amount you can spare. And I think most of us could spare 1 dollar. if even half of Mishas twitter following does so, we will have raised half a million dollar on his birthday.

wouldnt that be amazing? I sure think it would. Come on guys lets do it. A dollar or a random act of kindness.

[acklestrash]

It can wait, don’t text and drive (x)

[phoenix-greece]

ok somehow stuff like this makes me really uncomfortable. I completely agree with the message but somehow its really weird... Brain! Why are so weird!