Colin: Men Are Simple Creatures, Just Bat Your Eyes And Wave Your Fan.

i dont understand why people are upset that there are changes in the show. you are letting nostalgia clog your view, changes are made for a number of reasons; sometimes book physics are different then real life physics, sometimes its to give previous fans something to speculate about. i love when good changes are made!! the characters are in character and the story is similar enough to the original that it feels actually like a percy jackson adaptation! if it was directly point for point adapted from the book it would be a) boring and b) hard! its a first person pov book, thats hard to pull of in a tv show!! im sorry you were expecting a line for line direct translation and got disappointed but you did that to yourself. adaptations are rarely that, no matter what its being adapted to

I honestly think that with ABC, there's a real chance that Buddie can go canon. Why? Because it would be a smart move.

Look at Chenford from the Rookie, also an ABC show. From what I've heard, they weren't supposed to be together, but they saw the love the fandom had for them. Now they're canon.

The success of Chenford, which ended up being a slow burn ship, was wild. I had never heard of the show. Suddenly, I saw Chenford and the Rookie everywhere. I started watching The Rookie because of it and I know many others did as well. People love a good, torturously slow slow-burn couple.

No but seriously. Chenford going canon blew up my twitter and tumblr. If Buddie goes canon, fandom spaces will go WILD. What better way to attract new viewers? Spread the word about the show?

Canon m/m ships- specifically couples seem to be the most popular. This is kinda unfair because f/f ships deserve just the same amount, but it is what I've noticed. Aside from Chenford, I've only seen m/m ships blow up. Canon or not. People will watch a show if they know there is a canon m/m ship they can root for. (Specifically main characters, neither Josh or Michael really got the attention they deserved)

I feel like ABC has more rep or at least dares to do more than FOX. Look, I'm not American, but where I'm from FOX has a reputation for being old-fashioned and quite against representing anyone other than a straight white male - I was surprised Lone Star was a FOX show because of how much rep it has. ABC shows tend to have more rep, sometimes casual, sometimes explicit. They do big storylines - important ones. They're not afraid to talk about serious issues. And they're not afraid to focus on queer storylines (so I have hope Henren will get another storyline this season as well

Lastly, ABC isn't afraid of fan service. They see something the fans want? They'll write it. They seem to prioritize fans more than casual viewers - as they should, because in the end the fans are what keeps a show alive. Fans are the ones spreading the word and dedicating time and love to the show and it's characters.

I'm not saying it's a guarantee, and I am prepared for disappointment. I'm just saying, I see the step to ABC as a good thing. It makes the chance of Buddie canon just a little bigger.

Also, imagine them going down that route. Teasing feelings at the start, burning over a few episodes until they go canon. It would be a good 🖕 to FOX who didn't dare to go that route and it would be a banger of a start at a new channel. They could possibly make the best seasons. What a way to make an impression.

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#I think Buck deserves Bobby to call him his son in front of him (insp by this gifset)

#Guess who's the only one allowed to stay

Chimney and Hen have always been together, like my first mate. Buck is very much like my son. Eddie is a little bit of a reflection of Bobby, in some ways.

- Peter Krause

You know what would be a fun 9-1-1 bottle episode? Going off from clips I’ve seen of the Rookie, where Tim and Lucy have criminal doppelgängers, the 118 should have a shift or two where they run into their own doppelgängers on calls. Like I can imagine Buck’s is some British photographer or something (I just want an excuse for Oliver to use his British accent). Eddie’s is a street dancer (come on we all want to see him dancing again). Chimney’s a serious judge (love his acting range). Hen an attorney (like her role from Under the Dome). Bobby’s maybe a bar tender? Even Ravi can be included as like a very intelligent college student who’s on break from an Ivy League school (the path he broke away from before becoming a firefighter). I think it would be fun! Hell throw in a ghost sensing chick and a royal from Africa for Maddie and Athena too!

And because I need to make this a little bit about buddie, Buck and Eddie possibly maybe kind of unknowingly flirt with the doppelgängers (Buck with Eddie’s and Eddie with bucks).

I mean just imagine the chaos and hilarity of it all!!!

(Oh god did i just come up with a new wip idea? Must I write this?!)

Aziraphale’s phone rings.  He answers, expecting it to be Crowley.  But to his surprise, it’s a demon he’s never met.

“I’m Crowley’s replacement,” the demon says.  “He’s not done anything impressive lately, and Downstairs doesn’t like how ineffective he is at keeping you in line.  So now he’s shuffling paperwork and scooping up hellhound shit while I do his job for him.”

“Ah… I see,”  Aziraphale says icily.  “Well, I most assuredly do not look forward to working with you.”

The demon laughs.  “Feeling’s mutual.”

Twenty-four hours later, the demon is very surprised to find himself discorporated in his sleep.  He can’t explain what happened, he has absolutely no idea.

“Don’t let it happen again,” Beelzebub says, annoyed, and sends the demon back up.

After a mere three days, the demon ends up discorporated again.

A new replacement is sent up.  This one lasts for a week and a day.

A third replacement is sent up.  This one lasts for exactly four hours.

Three demons are sent up next time.  Two manage to stay alive for at least five months.  In that time, they botch four very important temptations, and the citizens of London inexplicably find their daily lives much improved in thousands of little ways.  Traffic and pollution are nonexistent, injury and illness are miraculously avoided.  Church attendance is up five hundred percent, and every politician and CEO is struck by the urge to donate as much money as possible to charity.  There’s a general feeling of contentedness and goodwill in the air that wasn’t there before.  It feels downright heavenly.

Suddenly, Beelzebub is having a very hard time finding anyone to take Crowley’s post.  Bribes and threats make no difference.  The rumors have spread and only grown more disturbing in the telling.  Not one demon is willing to go up there and face the cold, calculated, merciless wrath of the angel known as Aziraphale.

Crowley absolutely loses it when someone gets around to telling him.  “Y’know, I could’ve warned you,” he says gleefully.  “Been working with him for thousands of years.  I know exactly how much of a bastard he can be.”

After running the numbers and seeing how many souls they’ve lost to Heaven in the past year, Beelzebub gives up and concludes that trying to replace Crowley is a massive waste of resources Hell can’t afford.

After one year, Aziraphale receives another phone call.  He answers, with bated breath, and nearly shouts for joy when he hears a familiar voice.

“Hi, angel.  Lunch on me?”