Honestly, shoutout to all my followers and mutuals who stuck around to see me shitpost about other fandoms.
Because half the time, I’m just scrolling through tumblr and accidentally hit “follow,” only to see those blogs show up on my dash later like
In particular, I’m thinking of @youveneverbeenalone especially since my @ is still technically Darejones but has since been adapted to Zutara. But bro, you still out there feeding me with the all important Darejones content, and I thank you 🙏🏻😌
As for the others, y’all know who you are. Might reblog this later to spotlight another blog I’m thankful for. Much love! ❤️
Her blog was unfairly and without warning deleted (as were many other blogs) and it’s been almost a month and she has yet to get her blog back despite her many emails and emails from friends on her behalf. So now we have a sort-of petition.
Please reblog this while @ing staff and support so that they will get a lot of notifications. Restore her tumblr. BRING BACK OUR QUEEN!
Note: Permission was given by qqueenofhades to do this, original idea came from this ask here. Be polite when you reblog, rudeness will get us nowhere. Thank you!
In the days before Garcia Flynn puts his plans into action, he looks over the racks of meticulously chosen historical outfits. As he admires them, one question comes to mind. What would Lorena think of this?
What would Lorena think of this?
That question haunted him ever since the seeds of his plan sprouted in his brain. It was almost time now, and the proof stood before in him in the form of racks of historically accurate clothes. He couldn’t help but notice a disproportionate amount of black coats.
Acquiring them wasn’t easy. The challenge didn’t simply lay in details or Flynn’s above-average height. He’d always been picky, even as a little kid. No mom, he couldn’t wear the maroon shoes with the cherry red shirt! They were completely different types of red! Back then, his mother might have expected him to get into fashion or some other creative field. His life certainly took an unexpected turn.
This part was almost fun. It was at least the closest thing he felt to fun in a long time. He scoured thrift shops, high-end costume retailers, and even commissioned a few off of Etsy. His associates must have thought he was being a little ridiculous, what with him rejecting certain pieces for the simple fact he didn’t like how they looked. He couldn’t help himself. He had standards.
It wouldn’t be the first time his standards slowed him down. He remembered getting ready for his first date with Lorena. He was so nervous in the days leading up to it. He mentally fretted over what to wear, cycled through several outfits before setting on a black button-down with the sleeves rolled up just-so. He arrived at the restaurant 15 minutes late to see Lorena sitting at an outdoor table in denim shorts and summery top. Somehow, he’d forgotten to account for the fact that it was July. He spent dinner trying desperately to hide how much he was sweating. Lorena never let him live it down.
Every time they went out, he was always the last one ready. She liked to tease him about how long he took to style his hair or press his shirts just right. Are you sure you ironed it enough? I don’t know if you can cut through steel with the crease just yet. The mischievous twinkle in her eye made him smile every time.
Then their daughter came along, and he was possibly more excited about buying baby clothes than anyone else, not even the grandmothers. The actual reality of having a slobbering, messy baby usually resulted in her meticulously picked outfits getting soiled, but he always knew how to get the stains out. Then, one day when she was older, they caught her in their room, surrounded by ties she’d pulled off his rack. He was about to scold her, but then she said “Daddy, these are so pretty,” and he couldn’t help but flash his wife a smug, satisfied grin. From that day on, he let her choose his tie every day. Lorena joked it actually made the process quicker.
Iris would like this, he thought, fingering an 18th century cravat. She was well on her way to becoming a little fashionista in her own right before…
He clenched his fists, wrinkling the fabric. He’d iron it out later. There was more important work to do. He took a step back and scanned each outfit, mentally calculating when and where each would be used. They were tools. Each had their part to play. Each represented another step in taking down Rittenhouse.
His eye caught a gilded button on a coat. He remembered particularly liking that one when he found it. Here he was, on the verge of bringing down a historical conspiracy, and still concerning himself with fashion. Lorena would think this was hilarious.
A chuckle traveled up his throat and escaped from his mouth. His own laugh reminded him of hers. She would be laughing at him right now. Really, Love? Really? Guess you can’t go on a time heist without a 100% silk pocket square. Make sure it’s maroon and not burgundy. What will Queen Victoria say? Given how you’re dressing, I assume she invited you to tea.
She’d joke around while he was getting dressed and he’d complain that he couldn’t fold the pocket square right if he was laughing. But she couldn’t laugh with him anymore. His own voice was the only one echoing around the warehouse.
He felt a sting behind his eyes and sunk to his knees. The laughter died on his lips and another sound took its place. Even if he won, even if he brought them back, he’d never laugh with her again. He wouldn’t deserve it. It’d be worth it, though. It’d be worth everything he’d done and everything he was about to do.
The world needed them. It was too dark without them.
Trying to find the words to describe my reaction to the absolutely fecking beautiful perfection that was the Timeless finale. Honestly, if this is the end, then that’s okay. They told their story and it was glorious. ❤️👏🏼🕰
“Time Team: A History” Is a gifting project for the Timeless family from the Clockblocker fandom. We wanted to find a way to show the cast + creators how much this show means to us! We’ll be creating a photo book titled "Time Team: A History" that will be a compilation of fan stories, artwork and photos. We will also be sending along some of the cast's favorite treats/items with the package.
Details: Project opens May 16 2018 and closes June 9 2018. We’re looking for Fan Art, Photographs, Stories, and Videos! Please view our full guidelines to submit [here].
Our official hashtag #Clockblockersunite can be used on Twitter and Tumblr and the books will be sent to Abigail, Matt, Malcolm, Claudia, Sakina, Paterson, Goran, Eric and Shawn.
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! Please submit anything and everything that shows your love for Timeless, and share this post to spread the word! Here’s to *hopefully* Season 3!!
But what about Rufus? This is bad news for Timeless fans — for a second consecutive year, NBC has canceled the time-travel series. This time, NBC postponed the renewal decision until after th…
I questioned whether or not I was going to type anything up about the Timeless cancellation, but since I had been posting about it while we waited for news I thought it’d be a little weird if I didn’t respond to NBC finally making a damn decision.
I’m going to preface this by saying this is not a “Ra-ra let’s save our show!” post and if that’s the frame of mind you’re in then it’s probably better to bypass this one. I just need to purge my thoughts because this show’s fate has consumed my brain for too long. I’m hoping some of this will comfort some fans, but I also recognize that I’ll probably tick some people off too.
This sucks. Plain and simple. I am so sorry Clockblockers. This one hurts and I know so many of you worked tirelessly on Twitter tweeting your support for the show. I don’t want anyone to think the reason Timeless didn’t get renewed is because the fandom didn’t do enough or there wasn’t enough fan support online. That’s not what happened. Fans did absolutely everything they could and, in my opinion, went above and beyond for this show.
I know networks love to say “fans saved the show” but one of my problems with that statement is implies it’s somehow the fans’ fault if a show is not “saved.”
This always boils down to money. I know many of you are probably thinking “duh” right now and I also recognize that attitude sounds very cynical. But the thing is... I am very cynical about this particular topic.
Networks enjoy looking like the fairy godmother when they choose to renew bubble shows or pick up cancelled ones and always credit the fans for saving it. It sounds better than “We can still make money off this show.” And sure, fans do have impact. Social media does have impact. Buzz matters. To deny that is silly and ignores the evolving way a show’s success is measured. That said, I firmly believe fan support is seldom, if ever, the deciding factor. Networks do not renew unprofitable shows because fans like it or are vocal online. There is no difference between Timeless fans, Brooklyn 99 fans or Lucifer fans. In my opinion, Timeless had the most vocal and longest running campaign. And yet here we are. But don’t feel bad Clockblockers. This wasn’t in our control. It’s not our fault.
Am I mad? Eh. Not really. It’s more sad for me at this point. I was so fed up with the never ending vortex of NBC’s indecision that I’m almost relieved we are out of it. Why do I think it took so long? I do think NBC and Sony were trying to make a deal. I don’t think they were at the table every day, but I want to believe the back and forth was ongoing until the decision was made. I also think Sony and creators were trying to make deals with other networks or streaming companies. I also think NBC was trying to wait out fans and let the roar of support die down online. #dicks
One of my frustrations with the Timeless renewal last year was I felt the announcement and subsequent story surrounding the renewal was a lot of PR fluff. It was a great story saying fans saved the show in three days, but what didn’t get reported on very much at the time is that after NBC canceled Timeless, Sony came back to the table with a very big check. Sony owned Timeless and NBC paid a licensing fee to air it. In order to secure a second season, Sony gave NBC 50% ownership of Timeless. Then, they cut production costs by A LOT and the show benefited from a land tax credit. That’s how the show was made profitable again. That’s how NBC and Sony made the deal last year.
I feel like I read somewhere that NBC’s 50% of the profits was advertising, while Sony’s piece of the pie was streaming rights and international sales. Don’t quote me on that though. I’ve been researching and reading on Timeless for a loooong time, primarily because this stuff interests me, but articles are starting to muddle together. However, if that is accurate, that could explain why NBC was so focused on live ratings.
Yes, I know the Nielson system is archaic, but it’s the system we got. The Big Four are becoming less dependent on advertising for profits because people are not watching as much live TV anymore. Everyone has had to branch out and find other ways to make money (Hello streaming). However, live ratings still determine ad buy rates and advertising is still the primary source of income for network television. (I do not include the CW in this. They have a different business model.) When a show drops 40% in live ratings it means the network cannot charge Tide as much to air a commercial. This makes the show less profitable and renewal less likely. It is always about the money. Again, I’m sure many of you are saying “duh” but I appreciate you allowing me to purge.
Not that NBC did much to help Timeless succeed their second season. They put a family friendly show on at 9c/10 pm on Sunday night. There was a long break in between Season 1 and Season 2. NBC did very little to promote Timeless’ return and that continued while the show aired. So, it’s not all that shocking ratings dropped another 40%. I wouldn’t be surprised if 40% of the audience didn’t even know the damn show was on again. I don’t know why networks set up their own shows to fail, but they do. And by networks I mean NBC and Fox.
Networks are also moving away from airing shows owned by other networks. The predominant trend is to air shows produced in house. NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox all have their own production studios. Sony has their own production studio but they don’t have a network to air their shows. So, Sony is struggling to sell shows right now. A lot of their pilots were not picked up for the 2018-2019 season. There’s a lot of factors I’m sure, but I think licensing fees are at play. People aren’t watching live TV as much anymore and therefore networks are not able to charge advertisers as much. If the profitability potential is less from the outset then networks want a bigger piece of the pie. So, instead of paying extremely expensive licensing fees they are simply airing shows they own. This is just my theory. My point is simply Timeless had an uphill battle that wasn’t necessarily all about ratings.
I’ve been seeing a lot of comparisons between the shows that were renewed or “saved” versus the ones that were cancelled. I think this is always a slippery slope because these are not apples to apples comparisons. The one I am hearing a lot about is Brooklyn 99, so I’ll just quick toss out my thoughts on that. Brooklyn 99 aired on Fox, but NBC owned the show. NBC sold Brooklyn 99 to Fox before Andy Samberg (their big SNL star) joined the pilot. Greenblatt said he regretted letting the show get away. So, the way I look at it Brooklyn 99 was never canceled. NBC was going to pick it up. They were just waiting to pounce.
Do I think Timeless will get picked up by another network or streaming company like Netflix or Hulu? I was very hopeful of that while we waited to hear on NBC’s decision. To be honest, I’ve always thought Timeless would be a better fit on Amazon or maybe even the History Channel. It works great as short episode series similar to The High Castle (which airs on Amazon). Hulu also owned the streaming rights to Timeless, so I thought it’d be an easy pick up for them too.
Yeah. I was wrong. I have very little hope of that now. The biggest shock to me wasn’t Timeless’ cancellation. I was anticipating that. The biggest shock was the talk of the two hour movie by Kripke and cast. It seems the two hour movie is Timeless’ best bet, which means the creators and Sony have already reached out to other networks and streaming sites like Amazon, Hulu and Netflix and were turned down. Even the movie sounds like a long shot.
Sony and the creators are encouraging fans to campaign again only to direct their efforts at Hulu and Netflix now.
Yeah, this annoyed me. It’s not like the Clockblockers’ efforts were secret while they campaigned loudly at NBC to pick up the show. Hulu and Netflix can see the online chatter just like everyone else. If the fan enthusiasm wasn’t “enough” to convince them Timeless is worth picking up, I don’t understand how tweets directed at Hulu and Netflix are suddenly going to change their mind. This is the disingenuous part of the “fans can save the show” for me. Whatever numbers Hulu and Netflix had is what made them pass on show. It sucks but it is what it is.
Before anyone starts yelling “Yeah but what about Lucifer?” at me - I don’t know what numbers these streaming companies look at. However, Netflix already has a deal with the WB which owns Lucifer. My bigger point is, Kripke wouldn’t be talking a two hour movie if the streaming company options hadn’t already been exhausted.
Would I love to be wrong? YES. Maybe they are trying to keep the buzz going to get the two hour movie made, but again I don’t think “buzz” will be the deciding factor with that either. Maybe the streaming websites left the door open and the creators & Sony are trying to capitalize on it. I don’t know. But at this point I am tired of seeing these people get the fans’ hopes up by selling this illusion of control. There’s very little in fans’ control. Yes, I acknowledge again this sounds cynical but I’ve danced this dance too many times. I’m old, tired and cynical about this process. I’m okay with it. If you are not - FANTASTIC. Do your thing. This isn’t a post telling fans to stop campaigning. This is just me... venting.
This has absolutely NOTHING to do with the quality of Timeless. It was a great show. It checked off so many boxes. Funny, socially aware and relevant, amazing cast chemistry, wonderful ships (no matter which one you loved), historically accurate and informative (you LEARNED watching this show), emotional and so much more. I wanted more seasons.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that we get a movie because I HATE when shows end on a cliffhanger. There should be a law against writing cliffhangers for shows on the bubble. The writers always think the cliffhanger will stop the executives at the network from canceling the show and it never does.
Alright enough ranting. Whatever the business reasons or factors that went into this decision in the end it doesn’t really matter. It still sucks. But I guess the way I’m looking at all of this is Season 2 was a bonus for me and I’m thrilled we got it. Timeless was an amazing show that I will miss and it will join the long list of shows I have loved and were canceled long before they should have been. Mostly I’m just thankful to the cast and crew for the many hours of entertainment.
I just love this scene so much! It's like Flynn is threatening Wyatt just as much as Wyatt is threatening Flynn, but in a different kind of way.
While Wyatt is being a possessive little shit (No offence) and his threat is more like "if you touch her I'll kill you", Flynn's threat is different, it's like a "stop objectifying her or I'll kill you". He's not claiming Lucy as his, and I think that he's telling Wyatt to do the same.
I love Wyatt and I also ship Lyatt but Jesus Christ he has to make his decison and he has to respect it, both for Lucy and Jessica' sake. And for the good of all of us.
Right now I'm in love with my homicidial garbage teddy bear Garcia Flynn and now that he works with the Team there is no need to call him the bad guy or a monster since his mission was and still is exactly the same as the Team's one.
I can't wait to see this episode that in Italy airs tomorrow 😫
