BamonLove

The Cause

This petition is to support Ian Somerhalder and Kat Graham working together on future projects. Their work has been incredible and inspirational to watch and we are hoping to see more of of it.

Many fans around the world, along with plenty of media outlets (including Teen Choice Awards, MTV, TVLine, Zimbio etc) have noticed the untapped chemistry that unfortunately will not be explored on the show. However the fans believe that potential and chemistry shouldn’t go to waste. We are ready and willing to support them elsewhere. Their shared acting coach, Ivana Chubbuck, has brought out the most amazing acting in Kat and Ian and it reflects on screen in such a positive way that most reviewers have picked their scenes as the shows greatest work.

Why it’s important

“I hope that whether you are a writer, director, or an actor, you are promoting the idea that everyone is beautiful in their own way and showcasing that you can be smart, fierce, sexy at any size or any age, and you can be beautiful and powerful. I’m hoping that I start to see a shift in that, because I’m really getting sick of it. I’m doing everything in my power from where I’m standing to challenge the industry, the media, and myself to shift the consciousness of how we are painting our characters.” -Kat Graham nymag

Diversity in Hollywood has talking point for the last few years. We have Producers like Shonda Rimes and shows on Netflix doing their best to change that. Still most networks, and a majority of films still refuse to cast WOC as leads. Most recently there has been controversy over Scarlett Johansson being casted as a Japanese woman in Ghost in The Shell. This sends the message that WOC aren’t even good or “marketable” enough to play themselves. On the other hand plenty of TV shows hire a sole POC to fit the diversity quota and then push them in the background to play a supporting role. This is precisely what happened with Bonnie Bennett (played by Kat Graham) for years. Bonnie’s source material from the books was given away or blatantly ignored (specifically a relationship with the male lead) while she was receiving less screen-time than guest stars. For a more detailed explanation of Bonnie’s treatment I suggest clicking here. In short tokenism does not equal diversity and Kat Graham is more than capable of playing a female lead.

What we can do

We as fans would like to see Kat and Ian’s work again whether it’s a project for big screen,a short film, a tv show, or a Netflix show. We are willing to help fund the project through donations whether it’s through Kickstarter or IndieGoGo. Please join fellow fans in showing your support and love to Ian Somerhalder and Kat Graham! Please sign the petition and spread the word with the hashtag #KatAndIanProject

Okay so if you search or go to my blog for something and find it empty, that’s because I deleted my main account by accident and hence all my side accounts are also gone.

Starting now this blog will be multi stuff so follow at your own risk.

The final moments of Friday’s Vampire Diaries season finale may have been underscored by a cover of Coldplay’s “Don’t Panic,” but trust us, there’s plenty of reason to panic.

TVLine spoke with executive producer Julie Plec about the episode’s biggest twists, as well as what’s in store for the gang in Season 8. But first, a quick recap…

Caroline and Alaric tricked their twins into opening the Armory, allowing for Damon to enter the vault and murk the final Everlasting. But when a (magic-less) Bonnie grew concerned about Damon — yes, that really was new Nina Dobrev audio he was hearing — Enzo followed him into the vault, and they were both trapped inside. Meanwhile, Caroline and Alaric amicably parted ways, allowing for her long-awaited reunion with Stefan. Elsewhere, Matt stared death in the face after a hellish car wreck, but a ghostly visit from Penny gave him the strength to go on.

Three months later, after the vault was opened and revealed no one inside, Stefan and Co. learned of a killing spree on the West Coast. Just as they feared, Damon and Enzo turned out to be responsible for the 60+ missing bodies — and there’s no sign of them slowing down anytime soon.

OK, time for some answers…

TVLINE | What are we calling this evil force that’s totally ruined Damon and Enzo? [Laughs] We are not calling it anything, we are waiting for Season 8. I mean, internally, we’re calling it something, but we’re not telling people what that is yet. It’s funny, this is the first time we’ve done this little story trick where we’re actually withholding the identity and mythology of the new villain from the audience before the next season. What could it be that’s been around for thousands of years? We didn’t see it, but it has some creepy ass monster hands, and it has the ability to get inside your heard and strip away everything good about you. There’s a nice mystery taking us into next season about what exactly this creature is.

TVLINE | How is Bonnie going to handle this, considering it was all to save her? Bonnie, out of everybody, is the one who’s going to be just paralyzed by this struggle. She has two men in her life — Damon, who’s a platonic, but also deep, soulful best friend, and Enzo, who has really become her one true love — and she lost both of them in one fell swoop. In addition to that, she also lost her magic. She’s starting at an absolute deficit in terms of being able to fix this problem. That’s going to have a great impact on her.

TVLINE | If there’s anyone who can recover from this, I feel like it’s Bonnie. [Laughs] She certainly has crawled out of some deep holes, but this is going to be tough for her, emotionally.

TVLINE | I appreciated Stefan and Caroline getting back together, but I have to wonder: Will we get any happiness between them before some new obstacle comes along? You know, I always say that the saddest and truest rule of television is that there’s no drama in happy. But there’s also the exception to that rule, which is that sometimes happiness is as comforting as soup when you’re sick. I’d really like to see Caroline and Stefan enjoy some of that comfort for as long as we can eek it out, before they have to stumble across another obstacle.

TVLINE | I think that should make some fans happy. Well, Stefan’s really going to need her. He’s very determined to get Damon back on track, and it’s not going to be an easy task. He’s going to need someone there for moral support.

TVLINE | How much of a connection is Caroline going to maintain with Alaric and the twins? Alaric made a beautiful statement, saying, “We are family, and we will always be family.” He believes that in his heart, and that’s what she needed to hear. I fundamentally believe that they’ll be able to keep their unconventional family together and to stay strong for the girls and for each other.

Caroline being a supportive system to Stefan, after she was one for Alaric all Season with her pregnancy?  Nothing against SC but why not have Caroline in a equal role and something else besides supporting Stefan as they look for Damon.

JP trying to beat people over the head with the fact that Bamon is platonic and that BE is “true love” despite the fact  they were done in flashbacks and Bamon was the stronger relationship. So she just threw together BE for the sake of saying that Bonnie had a “true love” that wasn’t Damon. 

And it’s funny that JP wants to sell BE as true love, but all during the day the media pushed and promoted Bamon for the Finale, despite the fact that they didn’t have scenes and BE did. So why not promote BE before hand?

TV meme:

For the last 3 years we’ve been doing these mini TVD awards and it’s gotten bigger and better every year! Last year we had a huge number of votes and the positive vibe we received from the fandom was amazing!

We’re bringing back the same categories as last year and as always you’re welcome to suggest your own that we may add when it comes to nominations depending on support.

The final list of categories will be announced sometime next week and nominations will be open from then until the day after the season 7 finale (14th of May).

Voting will open on the 15th of May and last for one week until the 22nd of May. Winners will be announced throughout the day on the 23rd of May.

As we wanted to make this year extra special we will also be doing a fandom giveaway (details will follow in a separate post) where voting fans will have the chance to win TVD related goodies!