Just Goes To Show That This Is A Common Occurrence And Not Something That Was Done - Blog Posts

The man is allowed to feel upset over the fact that people HARASS him over shit like this. If y’all don’t know how STORYTELLING, PRODUCTION, AND MARKETING work then that’s ok. You’re not a part of the industry then why would you know that /gen. But let’s put our thinking caps on for a second:

Tim is the main storyteller of this show. Just like your favorite authors/fic writers, they build these stories and choose to share them with us. If we’re fans then great! More people like what I created! “I mean I really do it for myself in the end”. And isn’t that the truth about all things artists create. He CARES about this story and these characters. If he thought that this 20 second clip wasn’t moving the story forward then let’s trust that his judgement on the story HE CREATED is the right one.

Now, we also have something very important to discuss: the corporate bosses. Right now it’s ABC, and though they have been MILES better with this than Fox, keep in mind that this is still a business. When creating promo for a show, the marketing department chooses what material they’ll use to create the ads & stills they’ll share on socials, network tv, and with the press. “I have no control over what the network promo department culls from raw footage to create a promo for an episode that isn't finished.” The ABC team was the one with the final decision to promote the episode using THOSE SCENES. Call it whatever you want, but one of the biggest selling points for the show are BuckandEddie. Yes, it’s shitty that they used a pairing that they KNOW has a huge fandom and will get them their viewer count up, but it’s a fucking marketing strategy. Take it up with capitalism if you don’t like it idk what else to tell you about that. Because, and I want to make this CRYSTAL CLEAR, they didn’t bait us with a queer ship… because one half of that duo is already in a queer relationship and I think we are way past the point of the legitimacy of the ‘queerbaiting’ argument when one of the characters is now CANONICALLY queer.

No, buddie is not the main pairing as of right now (‘cause I know how touchy people can get with the timeline of when/if that’s happening). Buck was just made canonically queer and whether you like his partner now or not, it should NOT diminish the fact that this storyline is important (both for Buck and for audiences). Appreciate it for what it is (your character getting some CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, him being HAPPY, and the journey that this story will take us on) and stop fighting with people left right and center just because your faves aren’t the ones smooching on prime time tv (coming from a buddie fan who knows that this is larger than our ship).

Something that I haven’t seen many people talk about is how to get clips that won’t spoil the main point of the episode. And wouldn’t you know it, buddie wasn’t the focus of the episode. The MADNEY WEDDING was. We saw a glimpse of what happened to Chimney and clips of Maddie getting dispatch to help her find Chim. But we couldn’t see more because they were the focal point of the episode. An episode titled ‘There goes the groom’. So, combining the marketing point that is buddie with them not being able to use many things from The Wedding since it would give away what happens in the episode, one of the easiest choices (in the editing room, looking at what scenes to use) was to use the bachelor party as the main promo. The hotel scene was a literal MONTAGE, they used what they could from one of the least important parts of the episode. Those clips were also a goldmine because they were the comedic relief of the episode as a whole (the promos hinted at angst, yet many theories were incorrect because we didn’t know how deep the episode would actually go) so it was an overall easy sell.

I agree with everyone that yes, I would’ve LOVED to have seen the karaoke scene. Yes, it sucks that we might never be able to see it. But I also think that what we got was beautiful. It was fun and sad and had all the components of a great story, told through 43 minutes, on prime time tv. If you can’t put aside your disappointment over scenes being cut, dialogue being changed, or any other VERY COMMON THINGS that happen during the behind the scenes of making something like a show or a movie, then I loathe to think about if you consume any of your media in a healthy way. Not everything has an ulterior motive, a hidden meaning, or a deeper backstory. Some things are just there to look pretty or be funny.

Also, life goes on. There will be another episode, another season, another show. You’ll go to work or school or the park, and though this may be something you spend a good chunk of your day thinking about, it’s not something that will pay your bills (unfortunately) or help you book a doctor’s appointment or help you send your CV to a potential employer. This show means the world to people, but it shouldn’t be your whole world.

Thanks for coming to my tedtalk ig~