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Oct. 7th, 2014 09:30 pmMargarita got a new gig and Seb apparently sent her flowers on her first day. She posted a picture of them and he liked it.
I love their chosen method for expressing affection in public, they do it over Instagram. They don't talk about being together, they just post pictures that hint at it, with little to no commentary. It's this discreet, silent love story illustrated via photos. And they're totally in control of how and when they release information, instead of being totally out there OR paranoid and secretive.
I love their chosen method for expressing affection in public, they do it over Instagram. They don't talk about being together, they just post pictures that hint at it, with little to no commentary. It's this discreet, silent love story illustrated via photos. And they're totally in control of how and when they release information, instead of being totally out there OR paranoid and secretive.
A Stangron and Morristan timeline
May. 19th, 2014 07:59 pmEvents that either actually happened or are rumored to have happened
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Also, tinhat Achele shippers have made their own timelines which could be useful in their own way.
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Also, tinhat Achele shippers have made their own timelines which could be useful in their own way.
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Mar. 19th, 2014 04:35 pmWhat do you do between takes when you have Robert Redford in front of you? Do you go casual like “how was your weekend?” or you ask him about his career?
Stan: I was asking him questions about the 1959’s, the 60’s, about theater, I asked him about Paul Newman, about Natalie Wood. I asked him about anything I could come up with. You don’t always get that opportunity to be on set with somebody like that and the great thing about it is that he was actually looking forward to it, he was very open and very generous. You never know if people want to sit down and talk all the time, but he was more than kind.
interview
Stan: I was asking him questions about the 1959’s, the 60’s, about theater, I asked him about Paul Newman, about Natalie Wood. I asked him about anything I could come up with. You don’t always get that opportunity to be on set with somebody like that and the great thing about it is that he was actually looking forward to it, he was very open and very generous. You never know if people want to sit down and talk all the time, but he was more than kind.
interview
All celebrities show us an at least slightly exaggerated version of themselves, if not an out and out stage persona.
So no, we don't know them, and we really can't. Everything is guesswork. So in a sense, all RPF is written about sort of fictional versions of celebrities distilled from however much we actually know about them.
And that can lead people to feel "well, we don't know, so I can just make everything up". Which is like being a SFF writer and saying "well, it's supposed to be fantasy, I don't need to worry about whether it's plausible". No, at least imo, it only works if you're drawing the most complete and accurate-to-the-best-of-your-abilities- picture of your celebrity. It's part of the fun, part of the challenge. If you've got that, than anything else you do with them is eight times more believable.
Especially since...when you're writing regular fictional people you made up all by yourself, someone who isn't that vital to the story or who only gets referenced but never seen, only exists to serve that purpose. They only matter for the job you brought them in to do. But when you're writing about a real person, you owe them a bit more if you're going to basically root around in their underwear drawer.
Your supporting characters are not cardboard cutouts to move around, they're living people who didn't come into existence just to serve your narrative. They might even have their own independent, devoted fanbase. And if you claim to love your (main character) celebrity so much, how come you can't even hazard a guess as to why they're with that person and you can't be bothered to learn anything about the person they clearly care about?
( fic rant, Morrilla warning )
And it's always the love triangle, never the threesome or maturely negotiated open relationship (or immaturely negotiated one). Even less often is it the grownup person realizing they've made a commitment and should honor it by communicating with their partner and working to improve the relationship they're already in. Because in this case, they're starting from the premise that she doesn't want this guy and never really did.
So no, we don't know them, and we really can't. Everything is guesswork. So in a sense, all RPF is written about sort of fictional versions of celebrities distilled from however much we actually know about them.
And that can lead people to feel "well, we don't know, so I can just make everything up". Which is like being a SFF writer and saying "well, it's supposed to be fantasy, I don't need to worry about whether it's plausible". No, at least imo, it only works if you're drawing the most complete and accurate-to-the-best-of-your-abilities- picture of your celebrity. It's part of the fun, part of the challenge. If you've got that, than anything else you do with them is eight times more believable.
Especially since...when you're writing regular fictional people you made up all by yourself, someone who isn't that vital to the story or who only gets referenced but never seen, only exists to serve that purpose. They only matter for the job you brought them in to do. But when you're writing about a real person, you owe them a bit more if you're going to basically root around in their underwear drawer.
Your supporting characters are not cardboard cutouts to move around, they're living people who didn't come into existence just to serve your narrative. They might even have their own independent, devoted fanbase. And if you claim to love your (main character) celebrity so much, how come you can't even hazard a guess as to why they're with that person and you can't be bothered to learn anything about the person they clearly care about?
( fic rant, Morrilla warning )
And it's always the love triangle, never the threesome or maturely negotiated open relationship (or immaturely negotiated one). Even less often is it the grownup person realizing they've made a commitment and should honor it by communicating with their partner and working to improve the relationship they're already in. Because in this case, they're starting from the premise that she doesn't want this guy and never really did.
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May. 19th, 2013 10:46 amfor example, this incredibly hot fic
I should do work. I have about two hours of peace and quiet left.
I should do work. I have about two hours of peace and quiet left.
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May. 13th, 2013 12:58 pmChris Evans/Sebastian Stan RPF
Sebastian stepped back, and then carefully sat down on the floor of the trailer, leaning back on his elbows, spreading his thighs apart and giving Chris a “come hither” look that he was certain might bring the entire world to its knees.
Is Chris thinking that, or Sebastian? It makes a difference- one is "awww, that's gorgeous" and the other is "omg what an ego on that guy".
It's a pretty hot fic, if a little generic (the flimsy premise is fine, this is porn, after all). Not enough little details that mark it out as something about two very specific people. Except the "not my first rodeo" line does crack me up. Because, Chace Crawford in a cowboy hat...
Of course, there aren't many examples to model a story on, this is the first one I've ever seen. Which is my problem too. A lot of the moments and plots in the Jaquiverse are riffs on popular Kings slash tropes, which made that so much easier (if you read a lot of Kings slash, you can pick them out). As will the genderswap Mad Hatter when I get that done. But if you want to go one step further and Rule 63 a real person, when there's not a lot of regular fic about them... I'll just let it percolate in my head for awhile. There are other, more important stories I really should finish.
Sebastian stepped back, and then carefully sat down on the floor of the trailer, leaning back on his elbows, spreading his thighs apart and giving Chris a “come hither” look that he was certain might bring the entire world to its knees.
Is Chris thinking that, or Sebastian? It makes a difference- one is "awww, that's gorgeous" and the other is "omg what an ego on that guy".
It's a pretty hot fic, if a little generic (the flimsy premise is fine, this is porn, after all). Not enough little details that mark it out as something about two very specific people. Except the "not my first rodeo" line does crack me up. Because, Chace Crawford in a cowboy hat...
Of course, there aren't many examples to model a story on, this is the first one I've ever seen. Which is my problem too. A lot of the moments and plots in the Jaquiverse are riffs on popular Kings slash tropes, which made that so much easier (if you read a lot of Kings slash, you can pick them out). As will the genderswap Mad Hatter when I get that done. But if you want to go one step further and Rule 63 a real person, when there's not a lot of regular fic about them... I'll just let it percolate in my head for awhile. There are other, more important stories I really should finish.
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May. 6th, 2013 11:08 amhttp://pinterest.com/pin/66428163223869990/
http://pinterest.com/pin/46724914854050831/
http://pinterest.com/pin/212302569904082078/
Basically, they're Polyvore sets for a Rule 63 Sebastian Stan...
HAH! I love it (and I am totally requesting that for the Porn Battle). They seem more based on his characters than anything (#1 Jack, #2 Carter, #3, obviously Alice in Wonderland themed) but then, I think his personal style is harder to pin down. Cause sometimes he wears stuff like this Although I think #2 works well.
Where's the Bucky and Chase Collins outfits though? (I will be right back)
a few weeks ago, I made some outfits for Jaqui Benjamin, based on/inspired by his outfits on Kings (and some totally made up ones from the Fic) and a Jefferson. I am actually going to try and find reasonably priced versions of the Jefferson outfit pieces, because I actually want to wear that to my next cosplay opportunity. For Halloween and/or Arisia I have found that it's best to dress in layers (Arisia is in Boston in midwinter, and no one ever wants to drive me so I always have to come on the train and walk to the hotel from there) and more cost effective to use pieces that I can reuse later.
Did you know, we have the same birthday? I don't know how I kept missing that info, but yes, same day, one year apart.
Why yes, I'm not writing like I'm supposed to be, how did you guess? I need to get outside and clear my head.
Later, I'll try to pull some thoughts together on last night's Once Upon a Time.
http://pinterest.com/pin/46724914854050831/
http://pinterest.com/pin/212302569904082078/
Basically, they're Polyvore sets for a Rule 63 Sebastian Stan...
HAH! I love it (and I am totally requesting that for the Porn Battle). They seem more based on his characters than anything (#1 Jack, #2 Carter, #3, obviously Alice in Wonderland themed) but then, I think his personal style is harder to pin down. Cause sometimes he wears stuff like this Although I think #2 works well.
Where's the Bucky and Chase Collins outfits though? (I will be right back)
a few weeks ago, I made some outfits for Jaqui Benjamin, based on/inspired by his outfits on Kings (and some totally made up ones from the Fic) and a Jefferson. I am actually going to try and find reasonably priced versions of the Jefferson outfit pieces, because I actually want to wear that to my next cosplay opportunity. For Halloween and/or Arisia I have found that it's best to dress in layers (Arisia is in Boston in midwinter, and no one ever wants to drive me so I always have to come on the train and walk to the hotel from there) and more cost effective to use pieces that I can reuse later.
Did you know, we have the same birthday? I don't know how I kept missing that info, but yes, same day, one year apart.
Why yes, I'm not writing like I'm supposed to be, how did you guess? I need to get outside and clear my head.
Later, I'll try to pull some thoughts together on last night's Once Upon a Time.
Re that whole "fics where Sebastian Stan characters are all reincarnations of each other" phenomena... no one has brought up exactly why this would happen to someone. And I figured it out- Chase Collins did it. And his spell backfired really, really, really badly. He probably liked being Carter best, because Carter had no real problems and didn't meet a bad end (yet).
Some kind of task he has to finish but never gets the chance, "help the hero, and get it right this time". And Chase Collins screwed up by being, well, pretty evil.
( Get it to work, get it to work, getitowork. )
Some kind of task he has to finish but never gets the chance, "help the hero, and get it right this time". And Chase Collins screwed up by being, well, pretty evil.
( Get it to work, get it to work, getitowork. )
It seems that fans don't want a Wonderland spinoff if Sebastian Stan isn't going to be in it. Reading the Ausiello comments, it appears that there are only two other actors they'd even accept in the role (Andrew Potts or Seth Gabel), but mostly, people are baffled as to why the network thinks recasting will work. Fans adored Jefferson because of what his actor brought to the role, most people are saying that they'd rather wait until Stan is free to come back than put up with a substitute in the spinoff. It's the Hatter as played by Stan that people responded so well to, not the idea of Wonderland itself. I mean, Alice in Wonderland is always a safe, popular property for anyone doing, well, anything,(for me, it's absolutely one of my favorite stories ever- I had an Alice costume when I was little) but people would be more okay with not getting a spinoff than they would be with not getting Sebastian Stan back ever.
It's not just that he's a devastatingly good looking man with great chemistry with at least two of the show's actresses, it's that if he never comes back he's leaving a lot of plotholes. This is why I stopped watching daytime soaps, because they believe that you can simply replace one actor with another very similar one and it won't make a difference, and it does.
It'd be far better for ABC to sort out the current problems with Once, like their giant cast and numerous dropped plots, than spread themselves too thin with a spinoff.
( What does Thirty look like? )
It's not just that he's a devastatingly good looking man with great chemistry with at least two of the show's actresses, it's that if he never comes back he's leaving a lot of plotholes. This is why I stopped watching daytime soaps, because they believe that you can simply replace one actor with another very similar one and it won't make a difference, and it does.
It'd be far better for ABC to sort out the current problems with Once, like their giant cast and numerous dropped plots, than spread themselves too thin with a spinoff.
( What does Thirty look like? )
Kings and Hatters (OUaT Spoiler warnings)
Apr. 22nd, 2013 08:32 pmIf they had brought Kings back for multiple seasons, that might not have been the best thing after all. It could've weirdly ended up preventing these actors from getting other work.
ABC wanted to do a Mad Hatter spinoff. It is going forward but will not star the Hatter after all. Sebastian Stan couldn't do it, because he just signed a six movie deal with Marvel. Yes, you read that right, he had to turn down the chance to star in his own tv spin off because he's been hired to costar in more movies in the Captain America franchise. Yeah, it's good to be Sebastian Stan right now... and he wouldn't be able to do any of that if he was committed to the fourth season of a seriously heavy drama series. Furthermore, if “Kings” was still airing at 8 pm on Sundays, that's the same timeslot as “Once Upon a Time”. Not only would Kings find itself competing with this huge hit, that is, in some ways, a similar show (but lighter and softer*) but it would mean that OuaT would have no Mad Hatter-as-memorably-portrayed-by-Stan. Because The Big Three networks are notoriously possessive of their employees and would never allow one of the major stars of a show to have a recurring role on a rival network's show that their show competes with for ratings. Another reason Kings should've been on cable.
I do really hope he can come back once in awhile to OUaT. I hope he's not so busy that they move on without him and we never get to find out what was up with him and Regina (exes? step or half siblings obsessed with each other a la Cruel Intentions?)or how he lost his wife and why he ended up poor or whether he will hook up with Emma. And what is his full name? Jefferson what?
And I just want to get something I want out of tv for once, because nothing else is going well for me right now.
( Kings and Hatters )
screencap is from here
**characters from a classic story lifted en mass out of their original setting and put down somewhere else.
ABC wanted to do a Mad Hatter spinoff. It is going forward but will not star the Hatter after all. Sebastian Stan couldn't do it, because he just signed a six movie deal with Marvel. Yes, you read that right, he had to turn down the chance to star in his own tv spin off because he's been hired to costar in more movies in the Captain America franchise. Yeah, it's good to be Sebastian Stan right now... and he wouldn't be able to do any of that if he was committed to the fourth season of a seriously heavy drama series. Furthermore, if “Kings” was still airing at 8 pm on Sundays, that's the same timeslot as “Once Upon a Time”. Not only would Kings find itself competing with this huge hit, that is, in some ways, a similar show (but lighter and softer*) but it would mean that OuaT would have no Mad Hatter-as-memorably-portrayed-by-Stan. Because The Big Three networks are notoriously possessive of their employees and would never allow one of the major stars of a show to have a recurring role on a rival network's show that their show competes with for ratings. Another reason Kings should've been on cable.
I do really hope he can come back once in awhile to OUaT. I hope he's not so busy that they move on without him and we never get to find out what was up with him and Regina (exes? step or half siblings obsessed with each other a la Cruel Intentions?)or how he lost his wife and why he ended up poor or whether he will hook up with Emma. And what is his full name? Jefferson what?
And I just want to get something I want out of tv for once, because nothing else is going well for me right now.
( Kings and Hatters )
screencap is from here
**characters from a classic story lifted en mass out of their original setting and put down somewhere else.
