#OFMD Season 3

[edscuntyeyeshadow]

liking queer shows is a fucking curse.

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd season 3 #renew as a crew #ofmd season 2 #ofmd s2 #our flag means gay #gay pirates #david jenkins #gentlebeard #edward teach #stede bonnet

[the-widow-olivia]

Deep breath.

I am a solidly middle-aged fangirl, and my last real fan community before OFMD was the X-Files. (I feel like I am not the only one here who fits that description).

The news that we aren’t getting a new season of Our Flag Means Death is hitting me harder than I expected.

So I am thinking about Scully.

There’s this X-Files episode called “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose.” The plot is about a guy who can see into the future and tell people how they die.

Scully asks him, "How do I die?"

And Clyde Bruckman replies, simply, "You don't."

I've seen fans speculate that Scully winds up becoming immortal by the end of the series. But, 22 years after the end of the show's original run, that line has taken on a new meaning for me.

Scully doesn't die, she can't die, because I still think about her. Scully is immortal because there are fans still writing her into stories, still making art, still getting inspired by her and pursuing medicine and science.

You cannot truly kill a story. You can cancel a TV show. You can, if you're an asshole, make fun of fan creators and their ideas. If you're really an asshole (and a media conglomerate), you can send them cease and desist letters and tell them to stop making art that breathes new life into that story. But the story will not die.

I draw a lot of hope from the long, long history of fandom. The people who loved stories enough to keep them alive, even when it wasn't clear that there would ever be another "official" work in their lifetimes. The Sherlock Holmes fans. The Star Trek fans.

How does a story die?

It doesn’t.

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd season 3 #save ofmd #ofmd fandom #x files #this has all happened before and this will all happen again

[sleepystede]

Pirate Daddy bringing us wholesome messaging and a hopeful outlook for OFMD to be picked up by another platform??? Happy Saturday, my loves!

Plus, we're his friends 😭😭😭

#our flag means death #proud pirate daddy #ofmd #renew as a crew #save ofmd #saveofmd #ofmd season 3 #save our flag means death #be a lighthouse #renew our flag means death #our flag means gay #pirate daddy

[fuckyeahizzyhands]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd season 3 #season 3 #ofmds3 #:((((

[celesmaxwell]

Whatcha been up to the last week or so, OFMD fans?

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd crew #ofmd fandom #ofmd season 3 #save our flag means death #the kraken #gay twitter

[saltpepperbeard]

Lucifer was saved by a large, trending effort on social media. It was picked up by Netflix after about a month or so. And I've heard of shows being picked up after just a few days.

I know we have a large international audience. I know there's viewership that extends beyond HBO Max's scope. So maybe there's hope there yet?

#Save OFMD

#Renew as a Crew

#Pick Up OFMD

#Be A Lighthouse

and whatever else we can get to take off.

#OFMD #OFMD Season 3 #Save OFMD #Renew as a crew #Pick up OFMD #Be a Lighthouse #I know we're smaller compared to some of these shows #But I've also seen all sorts of wild things get picked up/renewed #So I want to believe #I really really want to believe we can make a difference somehow #But we have to TRY

[camillescreations]

I think the thing I was looking forward to the most about Season 3 was just seeing Ed and Stede be a couple. Uninterrupted. No torture, no regretful nights, no running off to be a fisherman. I just wanted to see them be left alone. Even if it was just for a single episode! And we would have gotten that, I think. I wanted to see casual PDA and loving looks, things that we got in both seasons but they would be different because Stede and Ed are actually, really, officially together. They're boyfriends! I'll miss that just as much as seeing their proposal and wedding. Just feeling sad today.

I really hope we'll be able to see all this in the future. I'm willing to be patient for the right time 😊

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #our flag means death season 2 #stede bonnet #edward teach #stede x ed #gentlebeard #ofmd season 3 #fuck you max

[our-flag-means-love]

at the request of @asneakyfox

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd gifs #ofmd gifset #ofmd season 3 #renew as a crew #save ofmd

[ofmd-ann]

#ofmd s3 is a need #renewal news please #bleh feeling anxious today :( #Side note: Rhys's acting in this scene is phenomenal #ofmd season 3 #out flag means death #ofmd #my edits #renew as a crew #ofmd renewal #our flag means death renewal #ofmdann edits

[summerlinenss]

here’s the thing.

if you’re one of the people celebrating our flag means death’s cancellation for whatever reason right now, i need you to realize that this is just a sign that whatever you love is next.

and i’m not saying that out of spite. having your favourite show cancelled is awful, i wouldn’t wish it on anyone. but if our little-gay-pirate-show-that-could can’t get its third and final season, the future of queer media is extremely grim.

ofmd was the definition of a sleeper hit. hbo max had no faith in it when the first season came out. it gained popularity purely through word-of-mouth. but it became one of max’s biggest shows, and it’s since been marketed as their flagship series.

it was the #1 most in-demand series in the world for 8 weeks (7 of those weeks consecutively). it’s currently in the 99.7th percentile of the comedy genre, meaning it’s in higher demand than 99.7% of all comedy series in the u.s. it has a 94% audience and critics score on rotten tomatoes. it’s the most in-demand hbo original series even above euphoria, succession, and the last of us.

it was nominated for 16 awards for the first season alone, including a GLAAD award and a peabody award. the second season was just nominated for an art directors guild award, which it was previously nominated for and won in the same category for season one.

besides awards, ofmd is critically-acclaimed and praised for its representation (including a cast of majority queer, bipoc, and disabled characters) and themes of anti-colonialism, challenging gender norms/toxic masculinity, and self-discovery/acceptance. it also has a diverse team of directors and writers consisting of several bipoc, women, and queer/trans/non-binary people.

on top of all of this, the plan for the show all along was only ever for three seasons. david jenkins only wanted three seasons for the full romcom structure to tell ed and stede’s story. that’s it. nothing more.

this isn’t an attempt to make you care about the show. but ofmd’s cancellation isn’t just a loss for the fanbase and the cast/crew. it’s a sign that it does not matter how successful or profitable shows highlighting lgbtq+ (or otherwise inclusive) narratives are or how many big names are involved. ofmd would not have been cancelled if it were a straight romcom. they would’ve magically found the budget. but corporate greed doesn’t care about us. they have no respect for queer people or queer media. and in the age of streaming, it’s only a matter of time until we lose all of it.

#also if you’re happy that ‘taika waititi’s pirate show got cancelled’ because of baseless accusations against him #1) it’s not taika’s show. it’s david jenkins’ show. #taika is just an actor/director/EP #2) even if you don’t like him celebrating the cancellation of a show because someone was falsely accused of zionism #especially when that person (like it or not) is a huge voice for minorities and is the reason so many of them get to tell their stories #is gross and makes you a gross person! #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd season 3 #save ofmd #renew as a crew #fuck david zaslav #queer media

[edscuntyeyeshadow]

SOBBING

#ofmd #our flag means death #save ofmd #adopt our crew #vico ortiz #ofmd season 3 #save our flag means death #wee john wednesday #weejohnwondays

[jeff-the-accountant]

i wrote a comment on max Instagram that got me INSTANTLY muted and comment removed and it went more or less like:

"maybe we should start talking about why queer shows get cut short. maybe we should talk about why a show that is well performing gets a budget cut and then gets cancelled. let's talk about how a show with representation of POC, trans, gays, lesbians and queers gets cancelled"

there is where it hurts. therfore, as the delete and mute were INSTANT i claim it is truth. and it is the reason.

I AM FUCKING PISSED OFF

#ofmd #our flag means death #renew as a crew #gentlebeard #ofmd season 3 #stede bonnet #edward teach #queer shows #queer

[breathing-the-same-air]

#renewasacrew #you air fine things well #ofmd #our flag means death #hbo #hbomax #renew as a crew #ofmd season 3 #rhys darby #taika waititi #stede bonnet #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #edward teach #ofmd s2 #ed teach #con o’neill #nathan foad #vico ortiz #david jenkins #david zaslav #stream on max #saveofmd #save ofmd #save our flag means death

[polysucks]

So do you know why most shows get canceled/sold/rebooted before a third season? Because of Hollywood and their ritualistic mistreatment of artists and production teams.

It’s a common tactic for production contracts to state that all employees will receive direct payment for hours worked, not just residual payments, after the conclusion of filming/releasing a third season. It’s a workaround for companies to refuse to pay their employees while still making content and lining their own pockets.

For example, all the Marvel shows that started on Netflix, got “canceled” after two seasons, and then got rebooted/bought or “moved” to Disney+

#good omens #OFMD #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #OFMD season 3 #ofmd season 2 #film #sag aftra #Hollywood

[celesmaxwell]

SEE NEW POST FOR UPDATE!

CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT.

In about 20 hours, OFMD nearly doubled engagement and shot up 154 spots in popularity! It was the #4 show on Max yesterday, now it is at #1.

KEEP STREAMING. KEEP INTERACTING. KEEP REVIEWING, EMAILING, WRITING LETTERS! We can do it, crewmates! 🫡🏴‍☠️

And please - KEEP IT POSITIVE!

http://www.renewasacrew.com for more on how to help!

@renewasacrew

Source: https://televisionstats.com/s/our-flag-means-death

#our flag means death #ofmd #renew as a crew #ofmd crew #ofmd season 3 #renewasacrew #ofmd fandom #Be A Lighthouse #Poison Into Positivity #BeALighthouse #PoisonIntoPositivity #HBO Max #Our Flag On Max

[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