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Guess who watched Thunderbolts today, and is now full of emotions

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I have to second everything Melissa Blake says here about Rob Tapert. Every time I have heard that man speak he is always proving himself to be the true feminist he is well known for in being the main showrunner of Xena. He is just constantly “You know what bugs me? There’s never any women-led…” and will just complain about the severe lack of women in everything in the TV art/entertainment industry. Or in any medium of public entertainment whatsoever. I don’t think I’ve ever heard him speak in an interview where he didn't say something about the lack of female representation in everything.

He is always championing and cheering for women and their hard work all over the world and it never ever comes off performative or like he is trying to appeal to a specific demographic. He genuinely supports women’s rights. He has spoken out so many times about how much he wishes there had been more female creators in Xena but that he just couldn’t convince all that many to give it a try and said that apart from Renée O’Connor, Liz Friedman, Chris Manheim and Nora Kay Foster, no female was really a regular on the set as a writer/director/producer and as much as he loved his entire team, it always bothered him that his show was male-dominant as far as the creative field went instead of female-dominant because, as far as he was concerned, that was how it was meant to be. A women-led show in every sense of the phrase. But that they just weren't interested in doing action/fantasy and preferred rom-coms. Donald Duncan - director of cinemaphotography on Xena - attested to that in the commentary he did for the episode ‘King Con’. He spoke about how there were very few female directors that directed for Xena and that it was a shame because that was really what the show was made for. To give women the opportunity they often do not get in the industry.

I’m not saying it’s got everything to do with her love for him but it’s no wonder why Lucy Lawless married Rob Tapert. It’s also no wonder why the Xenaverse fandom (Xenites) - which are predominantly gay or queer women - respect Rob so much as an executive producer. I mean as Melissa Blake said… you hear horror stories about the way women are treated by male showrunners (coughWhedoncough) and it’s something that I really think gets overlooked about the on-set experience of Xena. That it was a family environment even though it was male-dominated. Women had more opportunity and authority on the set of Xena than probably any other set because that’s how Rob wanted it to be. He didn’t just cater to the Xenaverse fandom - he catered to every woman on his team and never ever made any excuses for why anything couldn't be done for them at any point. It just genuinely ended up being that not many female creators wanted to stick around on the Xena set because the scope of it often meant leaving their families behind for a long time. But Rob and all the other showrunners or the leads of all the different departments working on Xena always made sure to make their environments as comforting as possible on the off-chance a woman wanted to join their team and stick it out for the long haul like them. That's what 'Xena: Warrior Princess' was about. It wasn't just an "in-show" representation thing with having two lead female characters in a romantically-heavy type of character dynamic. It was for female creators to get a foot in the door in TV art/entertainment amongst a plethora of male creators that were constantly catered to just because their sex chromosomes were XY. Rob and all of the male creators on Xena did not want that but they ultimately had no choice because few female creators were willing to take the risk on doing something that's outside their field.

Something that - at the time - was only ever expected for men to do.

I think we - as a fandom - take for granted what Xena was in this way. It was a very unique and groundbreaking experience on-set as well and if there were any horror stories, it never had anything to do with poor treatment from an abusive and oppressive male showrunner because that showrunner was the first person to offer his support.

Sure, Xena was his baby but he would have happily shared his baby with women if they were inclined to accept the offer of opportunity. I think Liz Friedman was probably the closest we had to a female showrunner on Xena. Especially since Babs left so god damn early. I do often wonder what Xena would have been if Babs stayed but then catch myself on that because that would've meant no Steven L. Sears since he is who joined the Xena team in replacement of Babs leaving.

Xena took the representation of women incredibly seriously and it's not given its due for that in my opinion. Not on the creative side at least. Rob Tapert isn't credited even half as much as he should be on this either. People remember Whedon, Moffat, Roddenberry, Murphy... the list goes on. But when you mention Tapert... it's just cricket sounds. I don't know. Maybe he prefers it that way because - like I said - he was never performative about it or seeking glory.

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ah yes they call me “No Queue” Jones because I post everything I reblog at once with no breaks in between and then vanish into the night for extended periods of inactivity

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Alright, here is my Julie Pierce fan theory. No, it’s not the one you think, that was never possible. Nor is it that other one - this isn’t Star Wars, not everyone in Cobra Kai is related or married to each other. Calm down. Listen.

Julie should be Tory’s foster parent. Or someone who works as a counselor for orphaned children. Someone who finally can give Tory the actual understanding that she needs.

Julie’s entire reason for meeting Mr. Miyagi is that she was an orphaned teen who was full of rage at how unfair it was to lose her parents. She didn’t have an adult guardian who understood her, because her grandmother was too consumed by her own grief from losing a child to know how to deal with Julie’s anger. Julie knows what it’s like when you lose someone, and it fills you with a rage that you know is just going to make things worse, but there doesn’t seem like any option other than to let it burn even if it burns you up with it.

Julie knows exactly how Tory feels right now. She has been in precisely this same place, and has had a very similar reaction. And Julie is also a person who, when left on her own to figure things out, found the most peace in care-taking a hurt animal. She’s got a lot of empathy.

I’ve always headcanoned Julie as working in wildlife rehabilitation, but it also makes sense that she would foster or work with teens dealing with loss. So if I could have it my way, bring us Hilary Swank because we want that cameo - but also make it count. This is Julie-san’s calling! Tory needs Julie.

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Since we know Kamala writes fanfic about Carol, after her adventure with Carol and Monica, she’s def gonna write something…

Fury: Danvers, you have to see this

Carol: Ugh Fury, it’s my day off and—

Fury: Did you know that Kamala just published a slow burn fluff piece of you and Valkyrie?

Carol: What?

Fury: Yeah, she just published the first chapter and the tags say it’s a jealousy fic, a fake marriage, fluff and angst with a happy ending.

Carol: …

Fury: It’s good but I prefer the series she wrote about you and Maria. Those made me cry and I never cry.

Carol: She what? How did she know about Maria and I?

Fury: Let’s just say an anonymous source told her all about it.

Carol: …

Fury: It’s a good series, she wrote Monica’s character perfectly and even included your stubbornness. You should give it a read.

Carol: No thanks.

Fury: She has you kicking ass in every chapter

Carol: Did she write me punching my dad?

Fury: Yep

Carol: send me the link

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A Cylon, an ex-Borg, a sentient Hologram, and a Cyberman walk into a bar...

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Now that Amanda Bynes is free from her conservatorship, organizers from the #freebritney movement are planning to double down in efforts to help Nichelle Nichols. They hope to raise awareness about the abusive conservatorship Nichelle is in and help the public understand why this situation must change. The details of her conservatorship are in the first link, and the second link leads to a place where you can help out. Please spread awareness if you can! https://movieweb.com/free-britney-star-trek-nichelle-nichols/

https://www.freenichelle.com/

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I finally have the motivation to write again after years of writers block and of course my brain had to come up with the most complex au it could think of, so currently writing my notes and trying to figure out just how everything fits together, but if I can figure it out I’ll be very pleased, cause I cant stop obsessing over how much I love these characters, and I want them to all be in one happy family.

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10 seconds into the Hawkeye episode

Yelena and Nat voices and THEN.... I hear the whistle

So are you telling me that Yelena was talking about her sister 1 second, saying she was good with that smile on her face, and 5 seconds later 5 fucking years passed and and she was worried about Natasha and wanted to find her and tell her she was okay AND she had to find out she was dead??!!!

I hate youuuuu