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[brewerno7]

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@ckvotepromote

We are so looking forward to seeing what this scene is about. Looks very intense!

@leverageredemption Season 3 April 17, 2025 on @primevideo Mark Your Calendars! @christiankane1 @aldis_hodge @bethriesgraf @therealnoahwyle @aleyse.shannon #ginabellman .

[teresadelallo]

As it would turn out, I AM BAD at posting. But here's another one to tide you over ☺️ I actually have been drawing things! Somehow being out of practice of being active on this account has made me realize how long it took to put a post together. Sheesh. . ANYWAY enjoy this lil Eliot Spencer sketch because he's hilarious. . . #traditionalart #watercolor #pencilandink #pencilandpaper #sketches #drawings #catholicartist #eliotspencer #christiankane #leverage #leveragefanart #leveragefandom https://www.instagram.com/p/ChGElsXJHoA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[inthemoodforsomepretzels]

something i love so much about leverage is that every single member of the team has a journey. every member has to grow and does over the course of the series and it’s with so much care from the rest of the team that all their journeys, however different, intertwine and i just. i love it so much. they all need each other but not just to lean on but to make them better and wowjdnndckc

[straykidsworldwild]

Little aesthetic ✨

[thefirsthogokage]

I get in here this morning and I see

"It can't be," I think to myself. "My twitter grab of John Rogers saying he had no idea Christian Kane could cook before writing that for Eliot could have blow up again, could it?"

Of fuck course it did.

Who the fuck reblogged it so that I got 369 more notes than it had on it LAST NIGHT?!

[accidentalkittyghost]

Finally done, no filter. Sophie Deveraux from the TV Show Leverage played by Gina Bellman. . . I'm used to black and white portraits, in graphite and I get a little uneasy working with more that one color because of the values.. It has been a long time since I worked with charcoal. Onto the next one ✌✌ #leverage #leveragefandom #ginabellman #sophiedevereaux #grifter #drawing #artistsoninstagram #charcoal #tonedpaper #kraftpaper #derwent https://www.instagram.com/p/B_aJcyhHiZw/?igshid=1gboq8vvz2fkp

[leveragefan1701]

This is going round Instagram and Twitter

"Age of the Geek, baby"

[sophygurl]

And now that I’ve written up the panels I attended*, I will attempt to write a little bit about the ones I was actually on. I’m not multi-taskented enough to take vigorous notes while actually panelling, but I’ll try and get some basics down at least. Please feel free to comment with additions and corrections!

(* - I did not write up the Leverage panel because 1) I was super exhausted, and 2) it was mostly a FEELS/SQUEE panel anyway, and 3) I figured (rightly) that it would be heavily live-tweeted anyway, so instead of my trusty notebook and pen, I brought my pillow and I got there early and took up two chairs - I apologize as I know it ended up being standing room only but I decided this was an access issue as if I could not put my feet up my gimpy ass was going to have to go back to bed - and I kinda hugged the wall while sobbing freely, cheering loudly, and generally having an exceptional time. Check the #LeverageFandom on twitter for actual accounts, including some of the show creators tweeting back at the fans awwwww)

Anyway, the first panel that I was on was Science Fiction on TV (#SFonTV) with moderator Carrie Pruett and fellow panelists Sigrid Ellis and Candra K. Gill. 

I was super excited to be on this panel because TV is my JAM and also all of those panelists are excellent people that I’ve had the privilege of panneling with in the past. 

It was primarily a squee panel and I recall raving about 12 Monkeys, Dark Matter, Lucifer, Orphan Black, Luke Cage, Colony, The Expanse, and Timeless among other shows.

Candra and I bonded over being some of the few who prefer Dark Matter over Killjoys (I like them both but DM is one of my absolute faves and I feel like KJ gets a ton more attention).

We discussed some SFF comedies such as The Good Place, The Last Man on Earth, Powerless, and my personal rec: People of Earth (seriously watch this show). 

We chatted about the proliferation of superhero shows (”when is Marvel going to get in the game?” LOL), and also time travel shows - some that succeeded and some that failed. 

OUaT was brought up and many of us agreed that it’s one of those shows we just can’t quit even though we want to. 

And then we did talk some about how much more representation we want out of our TV - specifically out of SFF TV because if they can have magic and super powers and time travel and futuristic sets and space travel - surely they could also have more people of color, more fat people, more disabled people, more queer people, more people of all shapes and sizes and colors. Why is this so hard!?

A few recs that others gave that I wrote down include: The Celluloid Closet documentary (that’s been rec’d to me before, I should really get on that), following Vincent D’Onofrio on twitter, and the show 3%. 

At the end, I did my usual “I love TV - come talk to me about it” spiel, and my MOM from the audience said some embarrassing thing about how I also write great reviews (I don’t even really DO that anymore mom!) so I waved my hand and said “that’s my mom everyone - don’t listen to her!” - and then gave her a big hug after because that’s just such a my-mom thing of her to do and it’s so adorable how she always wants to come to WisCon to “see me talk”. 

The next panel I was on was Where Do We Dystopia From Here? (#WhitherDystopia on the tweeters), which had a pretty good turn-out for a 10:30 pm panel. Our mod got sick so we had a sub-mod who had to kinda jump in to the subject matter last minute. I had some issues with my fellow panelist which isn’t worth getting into on a public post but otherwise I think the panel was good and the audience contributed a lot, which was cool, especially since we were across the hall from the Vid Party!

The hashtag for this one got some good rep, so check that out for a complete idea of how the panel went. I know I started off giving some history of the terms dystopia and utopia because I am a nerd who looks these things up ahead of time. 

I also brought up “whose dystopia? dystopia for who?” a lot as a theme because so many dystopias focus on specific privileged groups who are suddenly having to face conditions that actual real populations of people are already dealing with, which can be frustrating. Also a main theme of dystopias is that some small group of powerful people are in control and wielding that authority in horrific ways - so for that small group of people - it’s not a dystopia. Basically, I just really want to encourage people to be constantly asking themselves whose dystopia is this, for whom is this a dystopia - both in their fiction and in real life.

We talked some about the differences and similarities between post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction. One thing I’d noted when looking at examples myself was that post-apoc. fiction tends to be in more rural settings with themes about survival, and dystopian fiction tends to be set in more urban settings with the main theme being resistance. Of course, the two can be put together - especially when a dystopia arises after some cataclysmic event. But another form of dystopia is the kind I related to the frog-in-the-pot analogy of it happening slowly and gradually around people so that before they realize they’re in a dystopia it’s already too late.

Themes of dystopian fiction we discussed included: those in power using propaganda to make citizens believe they’re in an utopia; that the totalitarian control of a dystopia can come from any direction - both socialist and capitalist dystopias, dystopias where religion is suppressed or used to oppress, governments taken over or corporations have or technological advances have, etc.; constant surveillance being either a reality or a belief held to keep people under control, dehumanization of the groups being controlled.

When defining dystopia, especially in relation to similar genres, I said it’s kind of like the old saying about porn in that “I know it when I see it.” There’s a specific feel to dystopias - they don’t always fit exactly, but we recognize these common themes and kind of settle in to it.

I talked some about real life examples including the often-used Nazi Germany one, but also stuff from our own history in the U.S. - slavery, conditions after Hurricane Katrina, and frankly what’s happening right now in Flint, MI with the water crisis. 

We talked about what is useful about dystopian fiction - how it reflects a society’s deepest fears and hopes for itself, can draw attention to current real issues, and can provide us with hope and even ideas as to how to resist dystopian aspects of our current situations - or where we see things going in the future.

As far as limitations and problems with the genre, I know I talked some about how most dystopian stories only focus on one or two issues and then take them to a sort of ridiculous extreme which can undermine the multiplicity of issues actually facing us and make us take them less seriously. Also, a common trope of YA dystopias specifically is that one special person who alone has the power to topple the powerful regime and how that trope can lessen the idea that we can all fight back and overcome these things. 

We talked some about the increase in sales of 1984 and BNW after Trump’s election and what that means. I specifically found it interesting that it was these classics written by white guys and not more recent dystopias that may be more applicable or female authors, authors of color, etc. 

I remember being asked about dystopias from more marginalized voices and wondering aloud about examples of poc authors writing dystopias - I could think of Octavia Butler’s Parable series and posited that N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth series might fit (got some questioning looks there so IDK if I sold that or not), and someone in the audience reminded me of Alaya Dawn Johnson’s The Summer Prince (which I need to read!), but I don’t think we came up with anything else. 

There was an audience comment about having trouble relating to urban dystopias where they just don’t have skills that could keep them alive because they feel like those would be fairly easy things to learn how to do. I talked about a common theme in dystopias being that either nature no longer exists because we’ve destroyed it or it’s being forbidden in some way - such as in The Hunger Games. 

Some of the sources I referenced included: Brave New World, Nineteen Eighty Four, Woman on the Edge of Time, The Handmaid’s Tale, Parable of the Sower, The Hunger Games series, 12 Monkeys, Mad Max, The Matrix, The Purge movies, Continuum, Colony.

Recs from others that I managed to jot down: Paolo Bacigalupi’s work, Lois Lowry’s The Giver, The Roar and The Whisper by Emma Clayton, Jennifer Government by Max Barry, the Silo series by Hugh Howey, Red Rising by Pierce Brown, The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu, Underground Airlines by Ben Winters, and the Snowpiercer movie.

(I was pleased after attending the other Dystopia panel the next day that we hadn’t had too much overlap. Ours was focused primarily on fiction with a little bit about real life where the other one focused more on real life stuff as it pertains to fiction.)

The third and final panel I was on was The Age of the Scifi Cop Show (#ScifiCops) with moderator Candra K. Gill and my fellow panelist Samuel Steinbrock-Pratt. 

This one’s got a lot in the hashtag too, so check it out! Candra and Samuel had a lot of cool stuff to say, as did our lively audience. Samuel especially had a great perspective because he’s a criminal defense attorney.

We discussed issues of surveillance and privacy as it relates both to tech-heavy sci-fi shows and more paranormal shows where, for instance, the zombie can eat a murder victim’s brain and gain their memories like in iZombie. 

We talked a lot about superhero/vigilante shows and how they represent who is and isn’t allowed to break the laws and why. Samuel had some strong feelings about Daredevil, especially, as a defense attorney who 1) only wants to represent the innocent and 2) goes out and breaks laws all the time himself. I added that Luke Cage did some interesting things in regards to intersections with vigilantism and law enforcement, as well as race, class, and gender. 

Person of Interest was another show we talked about a lot, both positive and negative. 

One topic was why there are so many scifi cop shows, and just cop shows anyway. Part of the reason is that it’s a nice formula for a show to follow in a serial format. Another is the ability for lots of excitement and drama involved. Also examined was the idea of who profits from having a common narrative where the cops are our protags?

We talked some about how these shows, in a genre that’s supposed to be about stretching the imagination, still don’t address so many systemtic issues in the police such as racism and abelism. Some shows actively reinforce these things by having us rooting for cops who are corrupt themselves, where other shows just gloss over these problems by having active surveillance and yet not dealing with things such as stop and frisk laws.

Samuel and Candra had some great things to say about cop shows set in the future and how they tend to criminalize the same things we do now, but that what we decide are crimes changes over time. For example - drug crimes are a thing that a futuristic cop/legal show could show having been abolished. Or what about a future where there are no cops? What about reparative justice?

An audience member asked about an epidemiological approach to crime. They used the example of lead poisoning leading to violence, which another audience member refuted, but the issue of taking an approach of what health issues might be causing crime remained of interest. The Reavers from Firefly were brought up.

I talked about a Canadian show called Cracked, starring David Sutcliffe, which is not a Sci-fi show, but does deal with cops gaining a greater understanding of how mental health issues intersect with crime - from either the perpetrator or victim side of things. The show paired cops with psychiatrists or psych nurses in a unit specially created to deal with crime relating to mental illness. 

We talked some about shows coming more from the outlaw angle such as Mr. Robot and Leverage.

Other shows I brought up included Stitchers, Limitless, Lucifer, Lost Girl, Minority Report, Continuum, and IDK a bunch more. 

Some stuff that got rec’d that I wrote down to check out included: Ultraviolet (the TV show not the movie), and the book A Door Into Ocean for it’s portrayal of banishment and reconciliatory justice. 

Phew! And so. Those were my panels. Or at least, what I can recall of them a good week later. 

I always appreciate getting feedback as a panelist - so feel free to chat with me, privately or publicly, about how you think the panel went if you were at any of these! 

[brewerno7]

Love this photo of @christiankane1 from Season 2 @leverageredemption on @amazonfreevee . . . . #ChristianKane #christiankane1 #kaniacs #leveragefandom #LeverageRedemption #leverage #Hitter #EliotSpencer #amazonfreevee #drama #action #entertainmentnews #entertainment #actor #leveragelove #screencap https://www.instagram.com/p/CmxbqdYrDMu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brewerno7]

Folks who say all of @christiankane1 roles are the same, so not true!! @almostparadisetv and @leverageredemption are similar but not the same! And they definitely have not seen him in #hide . as #billy Check it out on @tubi . . . . #ChristianKane #christiankane1 #indiefilm #kaniacs #leverageredemption #AlmostParadise🌴 #imdb #tubi #freestreaming #app #drama #crime #psychologicalthriller #indiethriller #leverage #leveragefandom https://www.instagram.com/p/CoYchCgr703/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brewerno7]

Love that natural smile of @christiankane1 's when he is speaking with children 😀 Original #Leverage 👊 best show ever 👊 . . . . #christiankane #christiankane1 #kaniacs #leveragefandom #leveragelove #loveleverage #hitter #EliotSpencer #protector #guardian #greatwithkids #bestshowever #singersongwriter #singer #stuntman #originalleverage https://www.instagram.com/p/CnfzixzDGbp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[teresadelallo]

Here's a little Parker from Leverage, because I think that she's hilarious and quirky. I'm rewatching the series with my husband and it's still such an awesome show 🤣 . . . #traditionalart #watercolor #pencilandink #pencilandpaper #sketches #drawings #catholicartist #parker #leverage #leveragefandom #everythingblowsup #leveragefanart https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgxe7SRJyA2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brewerno7]

Looking forward to next episode of @leverageredemption 👊 this week on @amazonfreevee and Season 2 of @almostparadisetv next year! Also on #amazonfreevee #Freevee with my personal favorite actor #christiankane 🐺 . . . . #christiankane1 #almostparadise #almostparadisetv #LeverageRedemption #leveragefandom #leveragelove #kaniacs #freestreaming #app #action #drama #entertainment #actor #hitter #eliotspencer #AlexWalker #paradisers #filmphilippines #filmnola https://www.instagram.com/p/CmVMev-D0TS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brewerno7]

@christiankane1 from original #Leverage doing that thing he does with his eyes so well ! Can't wait for more @leverageredemption on @imdbtv (soon to be #freevee) . . . #ChristianKane #christiankane1 #kaniacs #leverage #LeverageRedemption #leveragefandom #leverageforever #leveragelovers #fans #fandom #actor #stuntman #nomad https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccy0KhGL6gf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brewerno7]

This is a fun game with the cast of @leverageredemption Check the full video clip on their @instagram page ! Do you what movie it was that @christiankane1 kissed @angelinajolie in ? S2 E6 of #LeverageRedemption is now up on @amazonfreevee . . . . . . #christiankane #christiankane1 #kaniacs #grifters #angelinajolie #funstuff #justforfun #Leverage #leverageredemptiontv #hitter #maker #leveragelove #leveragefandom #season2 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl2PQvUj4vR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brewerno7]

aww #GinaBellman (who is only on @Twitter) shared this 5-7-2022 she got a #dammitgina from @christiankane1 😂😂😅😅😂😂 😅😅😂😂😅😅 . . . . #ChristianKane #Twitter #kaniacs #LeverageRedemption #leverage #leveragefandom #leveragelovers #leveragefans #fansofleverage #tweet #funnystuff #leveragerevival #revival #leverage2 #leveragereboot https://www.instagram.com/p/CdRu7JhrIlA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=