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Hell, I remember when if you missed a show, you had to wait until reruns in the summer to catch it again. I remember staying up late to watch channels go off the air after midnight. And having to fiddle with the rabbit ears on the tv in order to catch certain channels.
The field is ecstatic about the prospect of a targeted therapy meaningfully extending overall survival in pancreatic cancer.
I have to admit that I cried when I saw this news. Most patients, like my mother do not have their pancreatic cancer discovered until it is very advanced and they become symptomatic (pain, jaundice, etc.) and getting a stage IV diagnosis is basically a death sentence. Most patients die within weeks or months of their diagnosis. Less than 5% of stage IV patients survive a year.
This drug can be a game changer, giving these patients precious time to spend with their families. It gives hope when there was precious little hope before. I'm realistic that it is not a cure and does not change the fact that late stage pancreatic cancer is terminal, but it gives more opportunities now for patients to have more time and a better quality of life during that time. We still need much more to fight this horrible disease. We need a screening method that can be done routinely and find the cancer in its early stages (where its more treatable). We need a cure. But for the first time in many years, the outlook isn't so completely bleak.
I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer. I hope that this drug can help other people have the time with their loved ones that I couldn't.
Why do you think Lea was not nominated for a Tony this year? Is it strange that she got passed over again? And is the show closing because she is leaving?
No, Chess is not closing just because Lea is leaving it, but her departure is the final nail in the coffin. Sales have been in decline (they really went down during Lea's scheduled time off, and then her unexpected absences), but it's the advance sales that really what did Chess in. The show needed a boost of excitement from the audience that wanted to see Lea before she leaves in order to give the replacement a good launch and they didn't see that happening. So they pulled the plug. Again, this is a business.
As for the Tony awards, I know that a lot of people consider Lea not getting a nomination a snub, but I don't think that's the case. Yes, she probably would have had a nomination for Funny Girl if she had been eligible, but this year her performance just didn't warrant being nominated. Maybe if the field had been weaker she might have gotten the "you don't deserve it for this role but you deserved it for a different role so we'll nominate you now" nomination, but there have been a lot of very good performances this year. And while Lea is a great singer, she's just not as great as an actor and in a role that isn't exactly an award-getter. Chess didn't get fantastic reviews, and of the three leads, Lea's performance is considered the weakest. When the nominating committee made the choice to go with only three nominees for Best Revival of a Music instead of including Chess, the odds against her grew significantly. Lea might be the biggest name (in that she's most familiar to a general audience) and the biggest draw, but that didn't help with getting a nomination.
A lot has been made about how Lea has been in several shows that did receive Tony recognition but has never been nominated for an award herself, but the reality is that none of her roles really were Tony-worthy. It would have been extraordinary for her to have won with any of her child roles. Her first real opportunity would have been for Spring Awakening, but that was an extremely competitive year and she didn't make the final cut for nominees. It wasn't until she returned to Broadway post-Glee (and after her film and recording artist careers failed to launch) that she became the big name that she has become. If she had been in a different, better show, she likely would have gotten a nomination this time around. If only to make up for the fact that she couldn't be nominated for Funny Girl.
And I wouldn't be at all surprised if Lea's reputation hurt her. Reputations aren't easily repaired and while she might be getting cast because she can help put tushes into seats, people do have long memories. Being liked may not help win awards, but being disliked certainly can hurt.
You have some interesting points about what's happening on Broadway. This has been a weird season, with a lot of new shows closing or not doing well financially. Any thoughts why this might be?
As always, my first answer will be to remember that Broadway is a business. If a show isn't making money, then it won't survive. And while we've seen a number of big closures in the past few weeks, I'll argue that it isn't particularly unusual.
Last season was a very good one for Broadway business-wise, so a lot of shows stayed open. This left less theaters available for new shows to move into (which would help explain why we had a smaller number of new musicals opening this year). This season, most of the new shows got off to an uneven start and some never found their footing.
New Musicals:
Queen of Versailles - This show launched in a cloud of toxic online discussions about the star's political leanings and book about wealth and excess that seemed ill-advised in today's economic climate. It opened to generally poor reviews. While a closing date was announced, sales were so poor that the closing was moved up by several weeks.
Beaches - This was a show that never really got off the ground during the entirety of it's run and many were surprised that it lasted as long as it did. It survived through May to see if they could launch a tour but we'll have to see if that comes to fruition. I think it will probably do better at the regional level.
Schmigadoon! - This show seems to be the season's song and dance musical that is an homage to Broadway classical musicals It also got a boost from reviews and the Tony nominations, but it has never cracked the $1 million mark to date or sold out and it's a big show. I think it's going to need to win Best Musical for any real longevity.
The Lost Boys - This is an expensive show based on a beloved IP, but it's done pretty well financially, with most weeks bringing in over $1 million. It got a boost from the Tony nominations and seems to be gaining steam but it needs to keep up these numbers in order to survive long-term.
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) - They started early in the season, back in November 2025 and gained traction without any real competition from other new musicals. But sales had been softening and getting nominated for Best Musical hasn't really boosted its box office returns. It's a very small show, but I think it will need some wins to last.
Titanique - This show has been holding it's own. It's a jukebox musical that leans heavily into camp and opened with mixed to good reviews. I don't think that it's got a chance of winning much at the Tonys, but being a jukebox show, it can have some broad appeal with the tourist crowds.
Revivals:
Chess - This was always going to be a hard one and I never believed that it would last, even with some big names headlining the show. It received mixed reviews and failed to get nominated for Best Revival. Interest in the show has been drying up and sales falling even before Lea Michele's last day was announced. The fact that it was eligible and not nominated really sealed its fate.
Cats: The Jellical Ball - They got a got a boost from strong reviews and Tony nominations. It's an interesting take on the musical and seems to be winning over audiences that may not be familiar with the Ballroom culture. Like a lot of new shows, it really does need a few big Tony wins to last.
Rocky Horror - Another beloved IP that has been doing very well at the Box office. There has been a little bit of a clash between traditional Broadway culture (where the audience watches respectfully) and Rocky Horror culture (where the audience is an active participant) but the audience is still showing up. I don't think it needs to win Best Revival to last, but it needs to figure out how to bridge the expectations gap with hardcore Rocky fans who don't want to sit still during The Time Warp.
Ragtime - this has been the big genuine hit of the season, with very strong sales and audience numbers during the entirety of it's run and will likely win for Best Revival of a Musical. They had strong reviews, and has sold out (or nearly sold out) every week since it opened. This is the one revival with real legs that likely will last at least through the year.
We have also gotten some closing notices for older shows (Death Becomes Her, Moulin Rouge!) and there are a number of shows that likely will be closing later this year (Six, & Juliet, Stranger Things). This is normal. Not every show is going to run for multiple years. They have a life cycle and sometimes just reach the end where interest has dried up and they don't bring in enough money to cover their operating costs.
We're also in a different economic environment, with people less willing to spend hundreds of dollars on tickets so we're sometimes seeing average ticket prices declining even if the seats are filled (indicating that more tickets are being sold at at discount). There just are a lot of factors working against these shows and it's not out of line for there to be some major casualties along the way.
The hope is that a show runs long enough to pay back its investors, and we're seeing a number of shows like Chess that did not reach profitability during their runs. Maybe Happy Endings got off to a very shaky start and got a big boost from the Tony wins, but with the replacement cast, sales are starting to soften. It's a very expensive show to run and has not yet been able to finish paying back the investors in over a year. This is another issue for Broadway - it is so expensive to launch even a modest show that they need to run for very extended periods and have big box office returns nearly every week if they have a hope of covering their original investment. A lot of shows end up closing before reaching that milestone.
This is going to end up being a not great year for Broadway. There will be more closures, but that leaves the opportunity for the next season. Empty theaters offer the chance for new shows to be staged. The West End production of Evita is transferring to Broadway and there is talk about Dreamgirls. So the cycle of old shows giving way to new ones continues.
I'm sure that you saw the news that Chess is closing in June after Lea leaves. Why do you think this happened, because they had her replacement lined up already. Was it because they didn't get nominated for Best Revival at the Tony Awards?
Sorry for the late response (saw this a few days ago but didn't have a chance to answer). The ultimate reason is money. The box office returns have been in decline for an extended time now and it was clear that the producers were waiting to see if news about Lea's final performance would spike sales and give a good boost to help support the replacement. That hasn't been happening. So rather than wait and have grosses decline further, they're cutting their losses.
And I'm not at all surprised because Chess is just not a great show. I'm not even talking about this particular production, which got middling reviews and shut out of the major Tony nominations. Outside if it being a vehicle to feature top performers with big fan bases, this was never going to be a show that would play for years. It was a flop in its first incarnation on Broadway and while it's got a few interesting songs, the book is a mess. And this production had it's own major issues. It would have been better to plan it as a limited run, feature the cast and keep their costs down. Now it's just another show that's going to close in the red.
I can go on about some specifics, like why Lea didn't get nominated for a Tony (the role itself isn't a great one, and of the three leads, her acting was considered the weakest by critics) but some important things need to be kept in mind. While Lea, Aaron and Nicolas were draws (and it can be argued that Lea was the biggest draw), their presence was not able to keep the sales up before the replacements were set to start. The reviews didn't help, but it was the fact that only Nicholas and two supporting players were nominated for Tonys while the show itself was left out that pretty much sealed its fate. Lea's departure announcement was just the final nail in the coffin.
I always block D€$ti€£ (oops Mishap's cash cow might run out soon) tags but as a little treat I've let myself look at the posts before blocking the accounts and it's a hoot.
Sorry that Amazon Actorman still isn't legitimising your fetish when Substack Saddo does so with desperation because he needs to as he's not...you know, an actor. He needs the money you give him to sign your little fanart porn pics.
Please feel unsafe to go to cons, the way you made Jensen and his children feel unsafe with your death threats. Please, please stay far away from them 🥰 go to conventions for Mishap's other shows. Oh fuck that's right you can't because he's an unemployed broke attention whore.
And here’s the proof that the boos were for the shippers.
To be clear, my blog will always be a safe space for the lgbtq+ community. What’s happening isn’t backlash against queer people at all, it’s against the fetishisers, forcing their m/m ships out of fandom where it should stay and sexually harassing cast/crew to get content. Learn the difference.
Oh fuck yes I am the queer community. I'm certainly not hating on my own kind.
But to feel like an actor and his fans not supporting your specific imagined fetish ship is a threat to your safety? When people are being assaulted and murdered for their sexuality? I've lost family relationships to it. Lost jobs because of it.
The "threat" is that a show filled with very accepting characters and actors, since long before that was the norm or trendy, doesn't cater to your one specific non canon ship?
That's where you draw the line? So harassing the actor and making death threats is fair game?
Fuck off.
You queerbaited yourselves and now you're trying to blame someone who spent 15 years playing a straight character as straight? And you are surprised that after 15 years of being straight that this character was still straight?
Get your head and your headcanon out of your arse and pull yourself together.
FFS, yes. I have grown to expect it and yet every time it still pisses me off when they try to make their fetishistic obsession that two specific dolls must get smashed together on screen being shot down about LGBT+ representation and safety. Fuck all the way off with that entitled, transparent self-victimization bullshit. No one is attacking your queerness, they're just really fucking over you trying to claim a tv show not catering to your imaginative fanfic is serious business oppression. In a world rife with actual LGBT+ oppression. It's embarrassing and offensive as hell.
I'm going to speak her an an elder bisexual who's been around the block more times than I want to count. While it's nice to see yourself validated on a favored piece of media, you can't be that weak to hang your whole social identity on it. It is telling that these complaints come nearly exclusively from women in the fandom (straight and a few claiming to be queer). No gay or bi men are whining that they no longer feel "seen" because Dean didn't knock boots with a genderless angel on a niche tv show.
We've said it many time that this had nothing to do with homophobia or "representation" because there were plenty of queer characters on SPN. It wasn't that they were being denied the right to ship whoever they wanted to because at first, no one in the cast cared much. Jared notedly said that he has no issue with anyone seeing Sam as being queer-coded. Jensen said that he always played Dean as straight but didn't have a problem with anyone's headcanons. But then Misha saw that it was his avenue to importance as more than just a supporting character. He encouraged the worst elements of the fandom. They came to except validation in the show that their ship was real and each time they got disappointed, they took it out on Jared. Jensen was repeatedly harassed and had the ship shoved in his face at every convention until he finally reached his limit and definitively shot it down in a way that Misha could no longer con his way around. And then Jensen went on to love on Jared and show that this was the heart of SPN and not their imaginary ship.
They brought it on themselves. They couldn't just enjoy their ship and read their fanfic and act like normal fans. And I feel a lot of satisfaction about this.
Dottie the dunce turning on Mishit, other hellers turning on Jensen just proves what we all knew for years. Hellers aren't fans. Not of the show, not of the actors, they only care about one thing: Their fetish ship. And nothing else.
And btw - it wasn't one of us who displayed this utter lack of respect, decency and boundaries and asked this question. Remember how you celebrated the fan who asked the HR question a while back? If yesterday's assault would've earned you a positive response from Jensen, you would erect a statue for this bitch. But bc it backfired so bad, now you don't want to claim your own and pretend that no heller would behave like this. Noooo, of course not because we've all just imagined the last decade where you harassed actors and writers with Destiel questions and shoved your ship down Jensen's throat with inappropriate fanart and photo ops. No, you rather make up wild conspiracy theories of a Wincestie with the agenda to shit your Cockless con bed than admit that one of yours burnt down your house of cards.
Not gonna lie, but I love this for them. They have been such toxic beasts to Jared, trying to divorce him from his place in the SPN legacy and now it's all crashing down around their ears. They can cling to their pathetic fan theories, argue that some foreign dub indicated that the confession was romantic and reciprocated, claim that lighting in one scene "proved" that Dean was bi and in love with Castiel but the truth has been shoved in their faces. The scene was nothing but fanservice. Jensen drew his line in the sand and Misha, the coward that he is, had no choice but to play along. And now they can only cry and scream how attacked they feel that their ship wasn't declared canon.
In the meantime, the bibros, J2 fans and Wincesties are just watching and munching on popcorn, enjoying the show.
I think what I love most about mythology is that the “Trickster God/Spirit” is an archetypical character found in almost every body of folklore. It’s like “Oh, here’s our God of the Sun, our God of the Sea, our God of Fertility, and our God of Being A Wretched Little Gremlin Who Causes Problems On Purpose”
I saw this on Reddit, and checked it's actually real.
It is.
It kinda feels really unprofessional to me for the lead to be shitting on the finale and the writer like this before it even airs. Obviously getting a big dig in at the Soldier Boy storyline.
Isn't this Karl's first big role where he's starring and/or not playing a character someone far more famous has already established? Obviously he mostly works in adaptations anyway so characters are never "his". Maybe he's not leading man material the way Ant is. He turned his character into a shitty parody by completely dialing it in and only having one way of delivering all his lines *head tilt sneer identical cadence and swearing*. Kimiko was right. He's just been "oi oi oi cunt cunt cunt" all season.
Also...mate you were literally a producer since S3. You had some influence. Or was that just a vanity title so you could milk more money from it but not do any extra work? In which case, it's still on you. Lazy git 🤷♀️
Holy fucking shit. Is it unprofessional? Hell, yes! But I get it somehow.
I told you that making Jensen front and center of the s 3 pr pissed off egos. And bringing him in to SDCC to announce his return in s 5 AND his spinoff surely didn't help. And then Kripke shits the bed further with this trainwreck of a season and uses it mainly as an ad for VR. Of course the main cast is mad. I would be too.
@walkergirlsposts and I were SO right! We immidiately sensed how off the premiere in Rome felt.
It may be 'unprofessional' but it tells me that things BTS were FAR worse than we think if he's doing this now. It's one thing to not like the writing of a show you're in or think the end product sucks ass. That happens a lot. For him to be doing this speaks to far more toxicity and combative confrontations behind the scenes than we are privy to. Something tells me he and the cast DID speak up and complain to Kripke but instead of listening to their concerns ignored them in favor of his Special Boy. Karl clearly has no intention of working with Kripke again so whatever happened BTS is making him figure "fuck it I'm calling this shit out".
Also people are also saying they're pissed on Jensen's behalf and that Kripke "fucked him over" but I don't get the sense that Jensen feels that way at all. He sounds giddy and enthusiastic about VR, promising "multiple seasons"... which imo is the dumbest thing they can be doing right now. One- don't be on a press tour promoting your prequel before the flagship show has even fully aired, especially knowing the writing in this final season was already doing that. Two- don't promise "multiple seasons" right off the bat and set expectations like that until the show airs. Wait to see how it's received and if it gets renewed. If it gets canceled at one season you can say you *planned* it that way. It let's you save face. Now if it gets canceled after one season it'll make them look like even bigger failures. Under promise, over deliver... it's just common sense.
I wouldn't undersell Urban short regarding his ability as an actor. He's done extremely well in some of the most high-profile, big budget film franchises (MCU, LOTR, Star Trek). He's got enough prestige under his belt that he isn't afraid to call out Kripke for kneecapping his show in order to launch VR. We sometimes forget that actors are human and take offense when they feel that they are being sidelined on their own project and social media makes it easy for them to express that. I don't think that Urban is losing any sleep over the prospect of offending Kripke and never working with him again.
Given the reviews that I've been seeing from fans of TB regarding the finale, I wouldn't count on VR having a long shelf-life. That well is pretty poisoned by now. Jensen should have learned by now after a long string of failures since SPN ended that you can never count on a show running for more than a season. I'm sure that he's excited with the possibility of having a job that lasts more than year, but there are no guarantees that VR will survive. If enough TB fans are put off by the finale that they won't bother to give VR a chance, he may be brushing up his CV sooner rather than later.
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