#julie andem

[kosegruppie]

A special post today. In 2018 the scripts for episodes 3 and 8 of SKAM Season 3 were donated to The National Library of Norway. Julie Andem wrote some behind the scenes commentary on the script pages. I’ve translated her comments and included photos of the original pages from Episode 8 at the library (posted recently on Twitter, not taken by me).

I can’t even imagine how the Sonja scene could have been worse! 🥺💔 But I love seeing Julie’s process and her humor in these comments. 👸🏼

Too bad that shower scene didn’t work out. 🚿😅 It sounds quite sweet.

[wartina]

SKAM (2015 - 2017)

S04, E09: LIVET SMILER ~ dir. Julie Andem

[nasty-giraffe]

Remember when in S3E1 Eskild, Isak and Linn are FaceTiming with Noora and Eskild mentions that Noora smells like lovely lavender? Later in S3E5 Eskild gives Isak a room freshener that has lavender smell. In their following discussion about being a homosexual Isak lists things he thinks are a part of Eskild’s homopakke and one thing is talking about a lavender smell.

Coincidence or a brilliant reminder of Julie Andem’s attention to detail, again?

In 1950 in USA there was a moral panic about homosexuals and it was called The Lavender Scare. Read more in Wikipedia:

I know Julie Andem is a genious but it still strikes me every time I find more little details inside Skam. How was she able to add so much meaningfulness and intertextual references to the 20 minute episodes without making them bloated with content?

Brilliant.

Link to the Skam manuscript, the famous dialogue between Isak and Eskild can be found on the page 7:

I found about The Lavender Scare while watching Fellow travelers and reading about Mccarthism. Who dares to say that entertainment doesn’t educate?

[alterlovepodcast]

We can’t wait for our listeners to hear our interview with the one and only Marlon Langeland AKA Jonas Vasquez! New episode drops this Mittwoch/Wednesday 💛

[paralleluniversesfan]

Nothing like hearing HH’s laughter.

They must have had so much fun on that set.

Thank you wall for holding him up.

[goeie-morgen]

made a little drawing of Julie on set of Skam based on this photo :)

[georgimena]

Happy thought:

Even probably will take Isak to the premiere of "Elvis" by Baz Luhrmann. ❤️

[evyisaks]

Julie saying how when the S3 promo aired she got a message from a guy saying that he saw the trailer and saw that Isak was the main, and it seemed like they were going with Isak being gay and how happy it made him feel because he thought he was gay too. And Julie wanting to print the message and put it up because this story was being told for people like him. And she wrote S3 for him and for others like him. And I'm just 😭😭😭😭

Like again, fuck all the remake stans who have made it their own fake narrative that S3 was Isak's because Julie wanted views or because teen girls loved seeing guys kissing. You're the issue here.

[kosegruppie]

SKAM Season 3 Epilogue, translated

I had a request for the English translation of the SKAM Season 3 epilogue, which appears in the script, but was never filmed. It takes place the day after the Christmas party, when Isak goes to meet Even's parents for the first time. I have done my best to translate, apologizes for any errors. 😅

SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER AT 17.33

SCENE 1 HALLWAY ISAK and EVEN stand in the hallway outside EVEN's apartment. EVEN smiles: Are you ready? ISAK smiles. I'm ready. EVEN kisses him EVEN: Just a little warning, my mom is pretty intense. ISAK: Okay? EVEN: If it gets too much and you want to leave, just take my hand and squeeze it, ok? ISAK nods: Okay EVEN: Like this EVEN takes ISAK's hand and squeezes it gently but firmly. ISAK smiles: Like this? ISAK takes EVEN's hand and squeezes it really hard.

S2 APARTMENT EVEN opens the door to the apartment (Same picture as in S3 E2) EVEN: Hello? EVEN'S MOTHER looks out of the kitchen, she is a short lady with lots of blond curls and marked smile lines. MOTHER happy: Hi! THE FATHER, a tall man who looks like EVEN only without hair, looks out from the living room. THE FATHER: Hey, welcome IMPROV greeting and enthusiasm, both the MOTHER (SIGRID) and the FATHER (JAN) go right to hug ISAK, EVEN apologizes, says that they are a hugging family, that he should have been warned in advance. ISAK says it's just nice. They are hanging on, THE MOTHER asks if they are hungry. EVEN says they won't have any dinner. SIGRID: Come in then, sit down.

S3: LIVING ROOM EVEN and ISAK sit down on the sofa. THE MOTHER sits down in a chair and studies ISAK with admiring eyes, it looks like she is about to burst with happiness. EVEN gets embarrassed. JAN: Would you like something to drink Isak? A beer? ISAK a little confused: Eh ok, yes, thank you. ISAK looks at EVEN, EVEN smiles SIGRID: Are you sure you don't want anything to eat then? Dad made very good fish soup? EVEN: No thanks, we won't be here for long. SIGRID: No, no, but it doesn't take that long to eat some soup, does it? Where are going, then? EVEN: Nowhere THE FATHER enters the room with beers SIGRID: So it’s not anything you need to get to? EVEN: No, I’m just making sure that Isak is presented to you in small doses at a time, so you don't scare him away. SIGRID laughs: Yes JAN: Sounds good. THE FATHER opens the beers and hands them out. JAN: Cheers, nice to finally meet you, Isak. ISAK: Yes, thank you. Same. Everyone toasts and takes a sip. There is silence for a moment. SIGRID is having a hard time creating a good atmosphere again. SIGRID: Even has told us so many nice things about you. ISAK a little surprised. Oh really? EVEN: Now you're exaggerating, I haven't said that much. SIGRID: No, no, just little things, you also go to Nissen, I understand? ISAK: Yes!

SIGRID: You've been going there ever since first year, haven’t you? ISAK: Yes, but I‘m only in my second year, so SIGRID come on: Yes, that's right, you're 17! ISAK: Yes She glanced anxiously at the beer ISAK is holding and looks over at JAN. ISAK registers the glances, and gets stressed himself, he probably shouldn't have agreed to beer, he thought they knew that he was 17, he didn’t mean to deceive them. EVEN puts his hand on ISAK's. ISAK looks up at EVEN, EVEN smiles calmly. JAN: Did Even tell you that I also went to Nissen? ISAK: No, he didn’t JAN: Yes, Russ ’89 ISAK nods: Cool It gets quiet again. ISAK looks around. The MOTHER wants a good atmosphere SIGRID laughs: It is not so exciting for them to hear about our Russ time ISAK discovers a photo on the wall ISAK: Is that Even? SIGRID looks up and smiles happily: Yeahhh, wasn't he cute? ISAK smiles: Very cute SIGRID suddenly realizes: Do you know what I found the other day?! She gets up. JAN: Yes, it was cool to see it again EVEN a bit unengaged: What did you find? SIGRID: Your old album, wouldn’t it be fun for Isak to see? EVEN: No, mom, it's not fun, this is what I'm talking about, can you please chill, you’re going to scare him away.

EVEN puts his hand on ISAK's SIGRID rummages through a bookshelf: Now you have to give up, no one is scared by childhood photos, are you frightened by childhood photos, Isak? ISAK looks at EVEN and grins before shaking his head. ISAK: Getting startled by childhood photos, I'd really like to see that. SIGRID has found an album: There you go, Isak is certainly not frightened by childhood photos. EVEN sighs, MOTHER plops down next to ISAK and opens a small green album. She flips through the pages and shows: Even with a painted face. Even is Lucia with candles on his head. Even has caught a crab. Even has fallen asleep on the toilet. ISAK laughs charmingly and looks up at EVEN, EVEN rolls his eyes. The mother turns the pages: A young girl has her arms around Even on a sled in the snow. She looks like Even’s mother, only a lot younger. ISAK looks up at SIGRID. ISAK confused: Is that you? SIGRID: It's my little sister, June. ISAK: Ah, you look alike. EVEN: We are very similar. ISAK laughs

ISAK: I meant your mother. ISAK looks at EVEN for a response, but EVEN doesn't laugh, ISAK gets confused, SIGRID tries to smooth it over SIGRID explaining: Even had a very close relationship with his aunt when he was little, they were best friends. EVEN corrects: Soulmates ISAK nods and studies the picture again. June is wearing a huge white bubble jacket. Even's little head sticks up through her arms. He has a blue knitted hat pulled down over his eyes, it almost looks like he is drowning in her. Both smile happily at the camera. ISAK: How old is she? SIGRID: She's probably 21 there, wasn’t it taken a few days before she left us? EVEN annoyed: No, that picture is from my 7th birthday. SIGRID: Yes, that's right, sorry, so a couple of months before that, she died in April. EVEN still annoyed that his mother is imprecise: April 2 SIGRID: Yes. ISAK: Condolences.

EVEN: You don't need to offer condolences, she got better. SIGRID: Thank you, Isak. SIGRID sends EVEN a stern look. EVEN takes in her mother's gaze EVEN: What? Didn’t she get better? SIGRID annoyed: I guess nobody knows, because she's not here to answer that. SIGRID claps the album again and stands up. SIGRID uneasy: Does anyone want a gingerbread cookie? JAN solution-oriented: I'd be happy to have a gingerbread cookie! EVEN annoyed: We gotta go SIGRID doesn't answer, she disappears into the kitchen, EVEN stares after his mother. ISAK looks at EVEN. He puts his hand on EVEN's hand. EVEN turns and looks at him, ISAK smiles calmly. ISAK: We can have a gingerbread cookie? EVEN becomes calm. He nods.

I love, love how much this scene shows about their relationship, how it’s Even trying to comfort Isak, but really it’s Isak comforting Even. 🥺 If you read fic you have probably come across stories involving Even’s Aunt June, who was also bipolar and committed suicide when Even was 7. 💔 This scene is where that information came from. Also, I love seeing Isak in a scene with a happy family, considering how strained his relationship is with his own family. I understand why this scene was never filmed, but I am really thankful we have it in script form. ❤️

[lucidpantone]

Unpopular opinion: (I really mean no hate it’s just the vibe I personally get) Lisa thinks she is the new Julie Andem but it’s not quite on the same level

I think Lisa is talented and I really appreciate her contribution to creating YR. However Julie and Lisa dont even line up with discussing contributions to the YA fiction world. Julie created an entire universe with 35 plus seasons that transcended languages and cultures. She also created a new style of narrative storytelling with the clip drop/timestamp. Like the impact Julie has had on YA fiction is tremendous. I think Lisa is great and can't wait to see how YR ends but in reality she has written 2 seasons. MY biggest issue with Lisa is she feels the need to defend her creative process and she doesnt need too.

Do you see the writers of Sex Education fighting with the teen fans on twitter? Also there is away to address fans without getting your sword and shield out and I just don't think she knows how to navigate that just yet. Also she writes a love story how she knows love from the perspective of an adult. Its okay if teens disagree because most teens have never been in love or have only experienced young love so their opinions differ from hers. They are entitled to their opinions and she doesnt need to try to change their minds when they differ from hers.

[noorhelming]

♡ Skam (2016) | The OC (2003) ♡

[nasty-giraffe]

Have you noticed this little easter egg in S3E9?

Isak’s parents (who are not really shown in the episode) are played by actors named Terje and Marianne.

Interesting since Isak’s parents in the show are presumably Terje and Marianne.

Is there a single thing Julie Andem didn’t pay attention to in Skam?

[jon-astronaut]

sana: “but we have to accept that nice things come to an end too”

me: *covering my ears* i want another season

[paralleluniversesfan]

This season!!! I just can’t get enough of it!!!

@xionin

[doctorjennifermelfi]

also when they told elvis, played by austin butler, ”nobody wants to see elvis the butler.” haha baz good one etc

[georgimena]

My wish is that one day (soon) out nowhere we get a new trailer of SKAM or a video like Even's or a tease confirming a spin-off or something. I need this. PLEASE!!!