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"Love, Simon" television show to air on Disney+

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    https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.eonl...coming-a-tv-series-on-disney-but-with-a-twist

    Disney's streaming service, Disney+ will begin airing a television show based on Leah on the Offbeat the sequel to Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda/Love, Simon.

    The show will not have any returning cast members from the film, and director Greg Berlanti will not be tied to the project, due to his current deal with Warner Bros.

    I've wanted Leah on the Offbeat to come to life on screen, but I don't think it will be the same without any returning cast. Maybe they should have turned Upside of Unrequitted into a tv show, as that follows a compelety different group of characters.
     
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    I wasn’t a huge fan of Leah On The Offbeat. It was okay but wasn’t great. I never read the first book but the characters seemed really different to the movie versions. I do think it would be interesting to see it come to life on screen. It might be good but it could be toned down so the homophobic parents out there don’t get mad.
     
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    I saw the news on Twitter and got really hype.

    Key thing to keep in mind is that cast member stuff hasn't been confirmed or not. Some places are reporting that no one will be returning, but others are saying nothing has been confirmed. Considering it was just announced, I say we wait until a statement from Becky, the actors, or Disney. Because yeah, there is no way they could possibly do a good depiction of Leah On The Offbeat as a reboot. It's a sequel...it needs its basis to work well.

    Yeah, the movie characters and book characters are different. Leah On The Offbeat as it functions as a book cannot serve at all as a sequel to Love, Simon the movie. Read Simon Vs.. Also, I doubt they'll tone things down. Disney's been producing Andi Mack and didn't back down from having Cyrus verbally say he's gay. And I believe one of the main characters for the new High School Musical series has two moms. Oh, and Disney owns Freeform and their shows are literally gay as fuck.
     
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    And the Queen (Becky) has spoken! She has thankfully cleared things up on Instagram! Her post:

    Thank you all so much for your patience with me - I'm finally allowed to talk about this [Love, Simon spinoff series] (a little)! I'm SO excited to report that a Love, Simon spinoff is coming to the new Disney+ streaming service!! However, there is a ton of misinformation floating around. This series is NOT an adaptation of Leah on the Offbeat, nor is it a remake of Love, Simon. It is a spinoff set in the world of Simon. If you see (or have shared) misinformation, please spread these updates! This Variety piece by Matt Donnelly us the most accurate (link in bio!). Thank you so much, and seriously, thank you for your enthusiasm! ETA: sorry, y'all - I can't answer your questions at the moment. Thanks for understanding!
    So Disney+ is essentially just diving into the Simonverse. Two main options are: Creekwood High and how it is post-Simon with LGBT students OR an adaptation of Upside of Unrequited since that is Simonverse, but connected only through Abby being the MCs' cousin. I think I would actually prefer the former, mainly because it opens the door easier for cameos and guest appearances of the Love, Simon cast coming back as alum.
     
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    I did not know this. Thank you.

    It would be interesting to see either direction. I just hope they do it well and don't ruin it.
     
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    No worries for not knowing! She literally just posted that today, maybe an hour before I posted.

    Good thing with Disney+ is that they've already made it clear they're focused on quality over quantity. This will, most likely, be Disney's first ever primarily LGBT TV series (because even if they stay at Creekwood, it'd be a disservice to not focus on a gay MC since that's the whole fuckin point). They really need to not screw it up or they're just not going to look good.
     
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    Why bother having it in the same world as Love,Simon if it isn’t going to have the same characters? I don’t think it’s going to have a lot of LGBT content because if it is just another high school drama they already did the gay thing with Andi Mack. Unless they have a lesbian this time. It is a kid centric network so there has to be a limit on what they can do.
     
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    Are they going to have the same guy that played Simon for this show or someone else?

    Since it is Disney, I think they are going to waterdown the content they will have on this tv series. You probably won't hear an F bomb. Maybe you would hear "damn" or maybe "shit" once. I don't know open they would be of including same-sex relationships of minors(since it will be high school students) openly. I'm sure Disney would get the crazed out Conservative Christian soccer moms from the Deep South United States complaining or the delusional rants from the senile Pat Robertson over this.
     
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    The Simonverse is already a thing. Also, as stated in the post I shared, there has been zero confirmation if any characters from the movie will be in it. However, considering it's been made clear that it's a Love, Simon spinoff, I can almost guarantee that some characters will appear, at the very least in guest appearances.

    Also, it most definitely will have a lot of LGBT content. Again, they would not have made it clear that it's a Love, Simon spinoff if it wasn't going to have LGBT content...since that's the whole point of Love, Simon. Hell, the main character (whatever route they end up taking) will almost definitely be LGBT.

    Also, there's a key note of this being a streaming service, not the network. That means that no one can really complain (though they will) about LGBT content being forced on them, since it's an entirely optional thing. We have zero idea of what limits there will be.
    There is no confirmation on casting whatsoever. However, considering that Disney is pulling out all the stops and usually original casting for their Marvel and Star Wars shows, it wouldn't surprise me at all if they did whatever they could to get Nick Robinson. Regardless of what role Simon plays in the show, they would be stupid not to use Nick Robinson.

    And I really think people need to stop associating "Disney" with "kids." When people hear Disney they think of kids shows, but Disney literally owns so much. The Fosters on Freeform was the first major show to show a same-sex kiss between minors...and that was made by Disney. All shows on ABC (including their dramas) are made by Disney. All of Fox is literally now Disney. We need to reevaluate our interpretation of what "Made by Disney" means. We have no clue if Disney+ will allow the level of explicitness that Netflix does. We only heard "fuck" in the movie once as it is, despite it being said so much more in the book, not hearing it in a show is no biggie. And it wouldn't surprise me if we heard swearing every now and then. Like I already said, it's not like it's being forced on Disney Channel. Disney+ is going to have a boatload of content, including stuff that isn't traditionally on Disney Channel.

    And as I already said...since they made a point of saying it's a Love, Simon spinoff, there is no doubt that the main character is LGBT and therefore we would have a same-sex relationship between minors at some point guaranteed.

    Disney's evolving. I really don't think they care that much about backlash from crazy conservative Christians. If people don't want to pay for their service...they simply don't have to. Disney can do whatever they want.
     
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    I completely agree that peoole need to stop associating Disney with kids. To add on to what Chierro said, Disney owns several film companies (20th Century Fox, and others I can't remember) under which they release films that people might not consider "Disney" material. If I remember correctly, Love, Simon was either produced or marketed by Fox, so if people are so concerned about the Disney brand, Disney could market the series under the Fox label.
     
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    Well ABC Family aka FreeForm still has the 700 Club/Pat Robertson senile old ass on the morning slot rambling about demons/satan/sin/gays/socialism still. They can't get him and his group out of their channel because they are bound by an old contract since he technically founded/owned the channel back in the 70s before it got bought by Disney in 2000s.
     
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    That still has no connection to Disney, though. There is literally a disclaimer before that comes on that says "The following CBN telecast does not reflect the views of Freeform." I can guarantee if they could get out of the contract they will.
     
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    I mean originally he owned the channel but Idk if they are bound to a contract still due to the sale.
     
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    Yeah, if you look it up, they want to buy out of it but they’re asking for like 50 million (ish) for that one single time slot. The contract is like ironclad and indefinite.
     
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    Yes. No one can complain. Indeed, no one can complain about regular network TV since it's a case of "you don't like it, you can change the channel or turn the TV off!" But, even so, there are always complaints.

    Then, some conservatives aren't so interested in avoiding material they don't like as much they want to control what others saw. The argument is the detrimental effects of modern TV programming on society or some such thing.
     
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    As for the returning cast issue...

    I don't know much about today's world of movies and TV shows. So much of what I watch is older. That said, of the cases I know of when a movie was turned somehow into a TV show, it seemed like the TV show almost always had a totally different cast. Indeed, I can think of only one time that I know of that a major character was played by the same person in both the movie and the TV show. (This was M*A*S*H--Gary Burgoff played Radar in both the movie and TV show.)

    For that matter, it's not unheard of to have different actors play the same character in the same TV show. It may not be so bad if the character is there, vanishes, and returns two years later. But some changes take place mid-season, or one season to the next. Going way off topic, but my favorite change was on The Burns and Allen Show (a comedy in the radio era and early years of TV). I can't remember how exactly it was handled, but IIRC Blanche Morton was waiting for her husband, Harry, to arrive home so she could bash him over the head with a catalog. The show was paused to introduce the new Harry Morton to the audience and Blanche. Then, they started up again with the new Harry coming home, where Blanche was waiting with the catalog ready....
     
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    Looks like they announced more information about this. The series will be set in the Simonverse, but will not be based on any of the three books. Actor Michael Cimino will be cast as the lead character Victor, who is a new student at Creekwood High School, who will reach out to Simon on occasion to get his help navigating the ups and downs of high school.

    Love Simon screenwriters Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker have signed on as showrunners. Nick Robinson will be the only returning cast member and will be serving as a producer as well as the narrator of the series, and will also appear as Simon from time to time.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/screenrant.com/love-simon-disney-plus-michael-cimino-lead/amp/
     
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    I was going to post about this news the other day but last time I posted in Entertainment my post got ignored, so I forgot.

    It's been confirmed for awhile that it won't be based off of any of the books, but this casting really settles it.

    Nick Robinson has been confirmed as narrator, but as of right now hasn't been confirmed for any physical appearances. I would be surprised if he didn't, but if they take notes from the books, Simon should be in college in Philly. Other cast members still technically could appear, teacher and the principal for example would make sense to still be there. Morgan Spier could show up too, they cast her young, but she could potentially get into high school eventually. Again, if they go by book logic, Leah and Abby stay in state so could possibly show up.The OG cast definitely won't be prominent, but I would be surprised if they don't pop up or Simon doesn't reference them in emails to Victor.

    The episodes are a half hour long I believe, so I'm hoping for more than a 10 episode season. Give me like 15/20 or release week by week. 10 half hour episodes is way too easy of a binge.

    Some other key notes I've seen mentioned and on Becky's Instagram:
    -The writer's room is made up of LGBTQ and Latinx writers.
    -Victor's love interest is apparently Benji...but with three main male characters announced (other than Victor, including Benji), we may see multiple crushes

    With production starting this month, we're definitely looking at a 2020 launch. I'm hoping for late Spring or Summer. D23 is this weekend with Disney+ panel, so it's possible we could learn more.

    Honestly, I was skeptical about Disney+ at first, but I'm really liking their programming they've announced. They're clearly stepping up and being willing to showcase much more diverse characters than they have been on Disney Channel. Now I just need them to get Love, Simon's streaming rights from HBO so it can stream on Disney+.
     
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    Who is Morgan? Simon's sisters are Alice and Nora.

    I'm liking some of the programs too. Especially the Star Wars shows. I may actually use a streaming service for the first time in my life :joy: