#And still no renewal announcement…

[notmoreflippingelves]

So apparently, there is a second Sofia the First spinoff in the works right now. And so while this is still admittedly hardly the ideal time for me to get unnaturally and unhealthy invested in the Ever Realm Cinematic Universe (and especially in Elena of Avalor) , it's also not hypothetically the worst time for me to get invested in it either.

#i don't know whether to be relieved or terrified #(it's both) #on one hand renewed enthuiasm and increased fan engagement in all the shows may be possible #which means i might get to make some friends to talk about all my thoughts and feelings :D #on the other...i'm here enjoying these kid's shows as an adult with decidedly not kid-friendly head canons #and ships that are at best extremely rare pairs that few (if any) people have considered; at neutral are 'problematic' in some way #and at worst; all of the above #which means...yeah #*randy newman voice singing the Monk theme song* #'it's a jungle out there; disorder and confusion everywhere; no one seems to care; well i do; hey who's in charge here?' #sofia the first #sofia the fandom #elena of avalor #but i don't see anything about WHEN royal academy show might happen? #it wasn't announced at D23 I don't think; and the confirmation was last nov from what I can see #so like mid-next year at the absolute earliest? #more likely some time in 2025 or 2026? #but not completely #i mean given my track record of hyperfixations lasting a minimum of like 4-5 years #i expect i'll still be in this boat when it finally does come

[blakbonnet]

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#so like should I stay online in the vague hope that a renewal announcement *might* drop today #or just enjoy my holiday like a normal fucking person 🤡 #I still stand by my blog title I think it's coming on 1st but.... 🤡

[here-there-everyfuckenwhere]

I’m actually so fucking sick of OFMD and HBO especially. Why did they even bother announcing a renewal if they just forgot about it a year later? No trailer, no announcement, nothing, for a year.

#this is ridiculous #I’m actually kinda glad I’m out of my OFMD phase a little bit so I can gain some distance and perspective #but this is literally so unfair #why even announce a renewal if you suddenly just forget about that whole thing? #like what was even the point of announcing the renewal if you still don’t know if it’s gonna be renewed..? #and if there are any press outlets or anyone at HBO that imply that this is the fault of the writers strike in any way shape or form- #they better be prepared for my wrath <333 #ofmd #Ray rants and junk #personal #delete later

[bomnun]

so many unis want to be miserable and project their own worries without listening to what the members say at all its stressing me out and makes me want to rattle people a little bit

until everyone has signed renewal contracts AND cube decides to announce it OR the original ones have expired bc everyones leaving for something else they cant say anything solid... recently journalists have asked both manuel and jojin abt contract renewals and they both stress they cant say anything specific bc its still in the talks but the members have a good relationship. jojin says his possible debut in a phantom singer group wont prevent pitigi from continuing and manuel lich rally says this

am i blindly optimistic for thinking that doesnt sound like disbandment At All?????? ngl when the aaa interview came out i was worried bc they didnt hint on new music at all (then it turns out they did mention it in the interview but it got out of the articles lol)

#dont rb i cant make it non rebloggable for some reason #rant #like its not like im not worried #i know we wont get an amazing renewal deal with 3 kr cbs a year and constant tours lol #but uhm... how are you reading 'i cant say anything but we have a good relationship and im thinking abt how to develop us as a team :)' as #its over!!!!!!!!!!!!! my god!!!!!!!!! do you want them to be miserable #also. if everyone who is currently active decides to renew tomorrow i still dont think blue box will officially announce anything bc... yena #YENAN

[pherre]

being very normal and googling air dates of succ episodes to try and guesstimate when ofmd s2 might be coming out. anyway the last episode of s4 is on may 28th so i expect ofmd s2 to come out sometime around june. which also would be on brand for pride month etc

#its me talking #i know that hbo and hbo max are technically different but i still trust them not to be complete idiots #and release ofmd when the literal last season of succession is still on air #also these are the same exact people who waited almost 2 month to announce ofmd renewal just so it would be on pride month #this is only half serious im being very delulu rn. i miss the gay pirates

[spikeybug]

OFMD GOT RENEWED LETS FUCKIG GOOOOO

#the way I finished s1 like a week or two after the finale and was like :) of course they’ll renew it it’s super popular #then as time passed…………. #it’s annoying that they waited til pride month but like it makes sense if they wanted to stretch the hype #ANYWAYS I’m annoyed but still enjoying the announcement #i CANNOT WAIT for s2 holy SHIT #Our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd season 2 #ofmd renewal #chirpin’

[lottieurl]

we are getting TEN HOURS of yellowjackets over the next like two months

#yes it is hitting me just now #i assume it will be 10 eps again?? was it announced anywhere. i know screeners got the first 6 eps? so idk #im gonna assume 10 eps again since they renewed it for s3 like makes no sense to shorten it so. 10 eps it is #and its been an hour per ep in s1 #yellowjackets #listeeeeen im gonna be so unbearable i am already sorry #i got into this show too late during s1 so my brain had not enough time to latch onto it properly #but it REALLY did this time lmao its been like 16 days of being unable to think of much else so #edit its 9 eps :( rip. but still!

[shint0buri]

I am still internally seething and vibrating with rage that I can't go to the fan concert

Wednesday and Thursday? WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY??!!?!!? Couldn't throw one of those days on a Friday, could you?

#this could be my last chance ever to see ot8 #because who knows if all of them are gonna renew #I feel privileged that I got to see ot5 cuz that's rare in its own way (tho RIP Yuto even though your family came haha) #but anyway this really is the worst timing in existence #they really said 'f**k all of you who don't live in Tokyo and have a job' #or if they hadn't announced it so late I would have scheduled my vacation differently #I don't care that this is the 500th time I'm complaining about it I'm still mad

[roscoehamiltons]

icb we have news of the haas boys renewing before lewis’ contract extension got announced

#lewis hamilton #kevin magnussen #nico hulkenberg #pleasantly surprised that they’re renewing w kev but idk who would’ve replaced him #hate that that other man is still w them but unfortunately he’s driving well enough to warrant an extension #they need to hurry up and announce the lewis renewal #I don’t think there’s risk of lewis leaving or anything but it’s just for the peace of mind #theroscoehamilton.txt

[jimalim]

Been thinking about how I very randomly came to watch The Wilds before the s2 renewal announcement and just praying we'd get another season because the last 2 shows I was this emotionally invested in/fandoms I was involved in, got canceled after 1 season both of insane cliffhangers. Even though I'm fairly confident s3 is a done deal, there's still that small part of me that's terrified of the idea it ends like this. What are they waiting for??!

#the wilds #i knew absolutely nothing about this show before watching it #i just happened to even be on prime in the first place to see the thumbnail #i stayed up till 4am despite having to work at 8 the next day soni could watch it all #i was OBSESSED immediately #that s2 renewal was the best thing ti happen to me #after experiencing the massive heartbreak that was Deadly Class and Teenage Bounty Hunters ending #a third cancelation such a short amount of time would have ruined me #ive made so many great friends in this fandom inudimg my bff cecil #ive written 40 fics!! and still have motivation for more!! #this show means the world to me #and i need them to just officially announce s3 asap so i can rest lol

[actuallylorelaigilmore]

just realized stranger things was renewed for a fifth season and it’ll be the last one but for some reason i already thought the upcoming fourth season was the last one and that was part of why it was being split in half

#i mean i must have found out about renewal already and forgot...they announced it in february #and leander tells me many things my brain just can't hang onto #but i'm still surprised #stranger things

[buckttommy]

x

#I guess Lone Star is getting a Season 4 (to no one's surprise) #They wrapped today (yesterday technically) and Natacha posted saying she'd be out of work for a couple months #and I know if LS got renewed #OG definitely got renewed #Im still looking forward to the Season 6 announcement though. I need to hear it concretely even though we know it's pretty much a done deal

[theabstruseone]

I slept in and just woke up, so here's what I've been able to figure out while sipping coffee:

Twitter has officially rebranded to X just a day or two after the move was announced.

The official branding is that a tweet is now called "an X", for which there are too many jokes to make.

The official account is still @twitter because someone else owns @X and they didn't reclaim the username first.

The logo is 𝕏 which is the Unicode character Unicode U+1D54F so the logo cannot be copyrighted and it is highly likely that it cannot be protected as a trademark.

Outside the visual logo, the trademark for the use of the name "X" in social media is held by Meta/Facebook, while the trademark for "X" in finance/commerce is owned by Microsoft.

The rebranding has been stopped in Japan as the term "X Japan" is trademarked by the band X JAPAN.

Elon had workers taking down the "Twitter" name from the side of the building. He did not have any permits to do this. The building owner called the cops who stopped the crew midway through so the sign just says "er".

He still plans to call his streaming and media hosting branch of the company as "Xvideo". Nobody tell him.

This man wants you to give him control over all of your financial information.

Edit to add further developments:

Yes, this is all real. Check the notes and people have pictures. I understand the skepticism because it feels like a joke, but to the best of my knowledge, everything in the above is accurate.

Microsoft also owns the trademark on X for chatting and gaming because, y'know, X-box.

The logo came from a random podcaster who tweeted it at Musk.

The act of sending a tweet is now known as "Xeet". They even added a guide for how to Xeet.

The branding change is inconsistent. Some icons have changed, some have not, and the words "tweet" and "Twitter" are still all over the place on the site.

TweetDeck is currently unaffected and I hope it's because they forgot that it exists again. The complete negligence toward that tool and just leaving it the hell alone is the only thing that makes the site usable (and some of us are stuck on there for work).

This is likely because Musk was forced out of PayPal due to a failed credit line project and because he wanted to rename the site to "X-Paypal" and eventually just to "X".

This became a big deal behind the scenes as Musk paid over $1 million for the domain X.com and wanted to rebrand the company that already had the brand awareness people were using it as a verb to "pay online" (as in "I'll paypal you the money")

X.com is not currently owned by Musk. It is held by a domain registrar (I believe GoDaddy but I'm not entirely sure). Meaning as long as he's hung onto this idea of making X Corp a thing, he couldn't be arsed to pay the $15/year domain renewal.

Bloomberg estimates the rebranding wiped between $4 to $20 billion from the valuation of Twitter due to the loss of brand awareness.

The company was already worth less than half of the $44 billion Musk paid for it in the first place, meaning this may end up a worse deal than when Yahoo bought Tumblr.

One estimation (though this is with a grain of salt) said that Twitter is three months from defaulting on its loans taken out to buy the site. Those loans were secured with Tesla stock. Meaning the bank will seize that stock and, since it won't be enough to pay the debt (since it's worth around 50-75% of what it was at the time of the loan), they can start seizing personal assets of Elon Musk including the Twitter company itself and his interest in SpaceX.

Sesame Street's official accounts mocked the rebranding.

#twitter #twitterpocalypse #twitter fail #elon musk #fuck elon musk

[mybrainproblems]

Cancellation of Resident Evil (2022) truly my villain origin story

#grendel getting cancelled in post prod ALSO makes me stabby and given WHEN it was cancelled i feel like it had to do with resi #i cannot express how much i loved resi like it was an entry into the franchise that i could love without equivocation #dipshit fanboys: why is wesker black?? you can't make wesker black?! that makes no sense?! he is WHITE!! #dabb in an interview: don't worry if you watch the show it gets explained! #the show: he just is. hope that helps. #lance reddick absolutely killed it as wesker tho and his death was so sad. like there is no way to do a s2 at this point bc of that #but i'm still mad that they announced it wouldn't be renewed SIX WEEKS after it dropped which was also six weeks of vile racism #it was such a refreshing entry into the franchise and was SO DIFFERENT in a good way (that pissed off whiny fanboys) #not kidding when i say i went through all the stages of grief after it got cancelled #i even bought a bootleg bluray copy after i stopped paying for netflix. i am just so sad it got cancelled and will die mad about it.

[gotosleepsydney]

y'all i'm scared bc netflix hasn't renewed sab yet

#like I'm scared #it's so stupid and annoying and frustrating. like. why. ugh. so much. #it's been two months #i have some hope bc it took hbo until june to announce ofmd renewal but still

[saltpepperbeard]

Be a Lighthouse - Fight For OFMD Season 3

Hi everyone. The news of our cancellation is both incredibly devastating, and quite shocking considering the trajectory of the show and its fanbase. Everything looked like it was lining up in a positive fashion...only for the rug to get yanked out from under us.

I cried. I went numb. I stared at the wall for a while.

But then, something sparked. Like Ed who was resolved to his fate in S1Ep4 only to rocket back upwards, I was struck with a realization: we need to be a lighthouse!

Fanbases have campaigned before, and have gotten results. Sense8 was able to get a two hour finale to properly wrap everything up. Lucifer was able to get picked up by Netflix after being cancelled by Fox. Brooklyn 99 was able to get picked up by NBC after being cancelled by Fox. And many more examples.

Be it a proper renewal, a finale wrap that entails Ed and Stede's wedding, or the attention from another network, I say we fight that good fight. So, here are some ways we can be heard; if you think of any additional points, please feel free to add them!

If you don't cancel your Max Subscription, continue watching the show and leaving feedback on Max's online feedback form. I had a kneejerk reaction when cancellation was announced and pulled the plug...only to sit back and reconsider. I want them to still get my metrics. I want them to still see the show means something to me. And whether that's through words or statistics, I feel like that's something.

2. Follow @renewasacrew and keep up with their resources/campaigns. They're very active and passionate, and have already come up with different ways to fight for our show.

3. Sign the petition to give us just that little bit more of a chance to have our voices heard.

4. Stay active on social media, and stay positive. Continue sharing how much this show means to us. Continue creating. Continue loving. Use hashtags like-

#RenewAsACrew

#SaveOFMD

#RenewOFMD

#BeALighthouse

#OFMDSeason3

or anything equivalent on any and all OFMD-related posts. Keep the buzz about it going on social media. Comment on posts, keep spreading the word, and get the light burning.

5. Renewasacrew has given us another outlet; an official HBO email address. Write an email detailing your personal experience with this show, and how significant a third season would be.

6. Tweet/email other platforms to pique their interest. Be it Amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix, or whoever else, let's see if we can't catch someone else's attention. A romcom with iconic LGBT representation seems pretty enticing if you ask me!

This show means the world to me. Y'all mean the world to me. So let's show them why. Let's show them why, and get the proper ending we, the cast and crew, and the characters all deserve.

#OFMD #Our Flag Means Death #OFMD Season 3 #OFMD S3 #Renew as a Crew #Renew OFMD #Be A Lighthouse #ofmdaily #ofmdsource #ofmdedit #ofmdblog #I'm trying #I'M ATTEMPTING