SET FIRE TO THE FANDOM. SET FIRE TO IT NOW.

[skywaterblue]

Hollywood Reporter says that the inevitable Sandman TV show is going to be written by Eric Kripke of Supernatural.

I swear to God, I read this on Twitter in class and I actually did vomit in my mouth a little. Iced mocha latte, not so good on the second time, but not as vile as some other things it could have been.

I am this close to starting a protest website. I don't live in a universe where Death and Delirium of the Endless get written by this guy. I don't want to share a fandom with Supernatural. In fact, my life exists avoiding Supernatural. Ugh ugh ugh.

I don't think I've been so upset about a fandom thing since the 'Golden Compass' movie.

Comments

[musesfool]

Oh, man, I...have really mixed feelings about this, because I want there to be an adaptation, and he's actually good at family dysfunction. But I feel like the female characters would not be well-served and really, without the female characters, what you have is a lot of emo manpain.

[skywaterblue]

This. This. This.

Okay, leaving aside Death and Delirium and Despair - and poor transgendered Desire. I do NOT want to see what happens to Lyta Hall and Thessaly in a theoretical Kripke show. I mean, is there any worse idea than putting someone who has questionable gender issues in charge of an adaption of a book where the plot rests on a misogynist realizing he's been a dick and a bunch of women deciding to conspire to replace him?

[bossymarmalade]

I was JUST going to leave a comment whining about how horribly Kripke would treat Desire, ugh. The thought horrifies me beyond belief.

[skywaterblue]

Do you think it's serious enough to justify a protest movement? I got some cash, we could buy a URL if someone wants to make a website. We'd also need someone who knows more about SPN and Kripke to really underline why it's a bad idea - I only know fannish osmosis stuff.

[musesfool]

I admit, I was mostly thinking of Lyta Hall (and while not strictly a female character, Desire) being messed up, but oh god, THESSALY. That's just not going to go well. *facepalm*

[selenak.livejournal.com]

I'm with you. A world of DO NOT WANT EVER.

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

I don't think of myself as a person who regularly throws fandom tantrums. At least not anymore.

THE ANGRY ANGRY FEELINGS I HAVE ARE SO ANGRY.

[selenak.livejournal.com]

I'm in CAPSLOCK HARRY FROM ORDER OF THE PHOENIX mode.

Though I have to love the more humorous reaction of kattaj who said: "It would be like casting Kylie Minogue as the Queen of the Night."

*tries for comfort* Err, so far every attempt to film Sandman didn't work out in the planning stages already?

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

Ugh, but this TV show has been painfully inching it's way towards legitimacy for the past couple of years. I know because I sometimes hear things.

[aj.livejournal.com]

NO.

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

THIS.