crancisfrozier

[crancisfrozier]

Hi back from the dead again because I need to talk about this Watcher situation as someone who has been following them since BU and has been supporting them on Patreon for the last 3 years.

There are a lot of people claiming this decision was made out of greed or something equally malicious and I have to disagree completely. There is a lot of talk about parasocial relationships from the fandom side but I actually think this runs both ways. I think the boys are used to a very devoted and very loyal fanbase that professes to love and care about them and wants to support their endeavors, and has demonstrated that over the four years they have been operating as Watcher. I think they saw this as a logical next move for their company that they were excited about and that the fandom would wholeheartedly support, as always (hence the countdown). They likely did not think about how this would look or feel from an audience standpoint and made a, in hindsight for them, pretty impulsive trust fall expecting us to be there for them, only to hit the ground pretty hard and unexpectedly. They are probably reeling from this which, I believe, is the cause for all this radio silence.

Also, something that I haven’t really seen anyone address yet is how this moment feels like a defining blowout argument in a relationship. We are at a point where both parties (Watcher and the fans) have done/said things that cannot be taken back. They can try and slightly walk back the streaming decision, maybe offer an additional free tier with ads on the streamer itself so they are not cutting off fans from content completely, but they cannot completely take back this decision as they’ve likely already sunk time and money into the platform, not to mention the people who have already paid for it. And from the audience side, there have been a lot of reasonable and logical comments made about the message this sends to fans who cannot afford it or why this is a hurtful and unwise business decision, but there have also been A LOT of very nasty and very rude comments, or comments that would likely be very hurtful to the boys in general. Blaming Steven for the decision and saying how he wasn’t ever liked and was only tolerated by fans, how people have never liked ghost files or mystery files as much as unsolved, how the quality has gotten worse as the production value increased, etc. The boys have likely not seen every comment but I’m sure they’ve seen enough of them and that is something that is going to fundamentally change how they view their fanbase as much as this has warped how we view them. I could not imagine facing and making new content for an audience that I thought 100% supported me then basically ended up telling me my content is subpar, I peaked years ago, and that they always disliked 1/3 of the founding members of my company.

We are at a point where we have both said and done things that have fundamentally changed our relationship to each other and only time will tell whether we can walk this back and start building trust again or call it quits for good.

#watcher #I really really hope it’s the former believe me #I don’t want to see them fail or crash and burn #I truly don’t think they deserve that #I’m also hoping they make a statement tomorrow AT LEAST to say they’ve heard us and are formulating a response #if not that London show on Tuesday is gonna be reeeeaaaal awkward

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I watched Late Night with the Devil this weekend and now I have a crush on David Dastmalchian whoops

#have you SEEN this man in interviews?? #wearing eyeliner and black nail polish with impeccable dress sense??? #why hasn’t this platform obsessed over this hot middle-aged goth man yet????

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Temporarily back from the dead to say hello to all my Midnight Mass and The Terror girlies who are currently holding hands right now

(via instagram)

#hamish linklater #tobias menzies #the terror #midnight mass #Tobias always looks so cute 🥺🥺 #I’m not dead btw just mentally healthier and staying off social media ✌️ #okay back into the ether I go

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I’m officially going to Ireland and the UK this October!!!!

#I’ve been planning it for literally months but finally pulled the trigger and booked the hotels today!!! #and yes I’m going to banbridge in my first leg of the journey just for Crozier’s statue and house #what of it #will also be visiting the national maritime museum in London #and Franklin memorial where Goodsir’s remains are housed!!! #im so fucking excited I’ve been saving up for this for a year now 😭😭😭

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Sending you a sunflower back 🌻🌻🌻

Thank you!!! I wish I could heart react tumblr posts but since I can’t here you go ❤️🌻❤️🌻

#anthonymire #asks

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jared harris @NowThis

#hello my love✨💕✨💕 #I love his laugh and I love his smile HELP #jared harris

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”Why are you smiling at your phone? Are you texting a boy?” no I’m thinking about Francis Crozier who died in the Arctic in 1848.

#literally me #he’s my history blorbo now

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Fitzjames in 'Arctic Council' group portrait

When the National Portrait Gallery reopened in June 2023 after a long refurbishment I couldn't wait to see the Arctic Council portrait in real life. But oh no! It's not on display. I arranged to visit the NPG's storage facility to view the painting there. While the online images of the Arctic Council show the background to be very dark, in reality the portraits on the wall are clearly visible.

The painting is magnificent and richly detailed. In 1850 artist Stephen Pearce was commissioned to paint it by his childhood friend John Barrow jr. There was never an official Arctic Council, but this painting shows those who were instrumental in organising the Franklin Search Expeditions. Barrow jr made sure to also pay tribute to Sir John Franklin, James Fitzjames (Barrow jr's dear friend), and his late father Sir John Barrow. It has been remarked that Francis Crozier was snubbed, but it was Barrow jr's commission and he clearly did not care much for Crozier, also leaving him out of his Arctic explorers autograph collection.

Hopefully the Arctic Council will be back on display in the museum before too long!

[Photos by me of Stephen Pearce's 'The Arctic Council planning a search for Sir John Franklin' (1851). National Portrait Gallery]

#I want to see this so bad!!!

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Jopson mentioned 🥳

#Jopson mention!!!! #love that he was Crozier’s steward to Antarctica as well #such a fascinating dynamic and so sad the he hear so little of him from Crozier #jopzier

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drop this sunflower🌻into the inboxes of the blogs that make you happy! lets spread a little sunshine ☀️

!!!!! This is so nice omg thank you!!!! 🥺❤️🥺❤️

#I’m sending you one back I hope you know that

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John. Can we sleep? Yes.

#the terror #pain. suffering even #bridglar

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THE TERROR ▸ 1.08 terror camp clear

#the terror #thomas hartnell #🥺🥺

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Just learned most British Royal Navy men did their own clothing repairs until they rose in rank enough to get a steward, who then took over that duty.

So what I’m saying is I need a fic where it’s not long after Jopson has been appointed Francis’ steward and Francis keeps INSISTING on patching/repairing his own clothes, he’s always done it this way and never allowed his stewards to take over, but Jopson is DISTRAUGHT by this and keeps insisting/looking all sad about it until Francis gives in and lets him do it

#hi I need this fic please #jopzier

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I’m laughing he hates Stanley so fucking much

LIVING for the shade Goodsir is throwing in this letter from May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth. He really said “MacDonald is great, way better than the other surgeons. Peddie is lazy af and only cares about the money. Stanley is stupid and won’t the shut the fuck up. Thank god I’m getting a new title and won’t have to listen to them. Anyway give my love to the family.”

#these are two separate letters btw #guy is like his nemesis at this point just blaming him for everything lmao #sent terrible equipment? Stanley must have ordered it #my letter didn’t make it to you? fucking Stanley

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Okay maybe Goodsir’s letters are my favorite actually

#the franklin expedition #polar exploration #harry goodsir #he literally put this before the actual letter he is so funny

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Reblogging as a reminder or for anyone who missed this. It starts in 1 hour!

For anyone interested it also looks like Thierry Boyer, an underwater archaeologist who has dove to Erebus, Terror, and Investigator, is giving an online talk on the 24th at 8 PM (EST)

Registration looks to be free!

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Random shots from episode 1 - Go for Broke

#THIS SHOW IS BEAUTIFUL #the terror