My official submission to show my belief that both Percy Jackson fans and Black Sails fans should rejoice and celebrate together.
Toby Stephens has some experience with iconic lines from Greek mythology.
(Also happens to be the scene that made me fall in love with Black Sails)
Rick Riordan on Toby Stephens as Poseidon: “When we finally meet Poseidon toward the end of season one (just as we do in the book), Toby is incredible on screen. When he delivered some of Poseidon’s iconic lines, I got chills.” +
If you work for the best people, they let you insert your daughter’s paintings into the tv show as background banners.
Signed,
PJO writer and embarrassingly proud mom
I’m so happy it’s out! I have loved working on this show with people I truly adore and a story that so moves me. A show made with love by so many incredibly talented people.
I hope you all enjoy. Especially the book fans - you all give me joy. You are a lovely community 💙
Story of my life… or more accurately the story of the lives of all of my variant selves with different spellings of my name :)
Daphne Oliver is having a blast being a writer.
Daphne Oliver will be a writer for the
#PercyJackson
live action series on
#DisneyPlus
.
She has worked on ‘Black Sails’ with Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz, Sails showrunners who are also leading the Percy Jackson series. She is also working on Hulu’s thriller: ‘The Old Man.’
Hi. I guess this is as good a way as any to announce this...
I am writing a book about
#BlackSails
It will be a combination of analysis and interviews with the fabulous people who made this gorgeous show.
This was not a bad way to start:
Working towards my dream of having Percy Jackson fans watch Black Sails and having Black Sails fans watch Percy Jackson and the Olympians (when it airs)
All will be inspired and feel many feelings about mythology and the flawed beauty of humanity.
#PJO
#BlackSails
#FathomsDeep
@updatespercy
And of course PJO fans can watch Black Sails now (if they are old enough to watch) to preview work by show runners Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz!
So many common themes…
This one is my favorite BTS photo of all. Jules O'Loughlin (hamming it up here), DP for Percy Jackson Episodes 3,4 & 7 makes me happy every single day I get to see him. The Underworld is my favorite design and being on set for the Hades parlor part of Episode 107 was a delight.
My current favorite thing on twitter: people who are new to Black Sails claiming they have to binge it quickly because they are getting obsessed and they want to be able to move on.
I have news for you all, moving on - not so easy :)
Hey. I can tweet about Percy Jackson again! This is a fun article. May Glynn (Chiron) and all the actors in PJO and elsewhere get the deal they deserve so they can also go back to the work they love 💙
so they gave us a flashback about a character teaching his friend how to sword fight and then showed us those same two characters fighting against each other in present time? STEINBERG COUNT YOUR FUCKING DAYS
Today’s Percy Jackson BTS – Black Sails fan edition:
Pics of Dan Shotz and Toby Stephens on set together felt like a gift and a personal easter egg for this Black Sails fan turned PJO writer
🖤🖤💙💙
FINALLY, I am allowed to share them
Augustus, meet Augustus. I am so grateful to Joe Tracz for indulging this Black Sails fan when she suggested a bit of parallel naming as a treat for other Black Sails fans.
Miss you
@craigojacko
🖤
#PercyJackson
#BlackSails
I love this. And I love that the PJO fans got a taste of the brilliance of Dan Hennah, Erik Henry (also of Black Sails fame, for those in the know) and Jeff White. I have been so inspired by the vision and care of each of them. I have been so lucky to know them and see them work
Today’s Percy Jackson BTS – People with Weapons that are not Theirs Edition
💙
1) Exec producers playing with swords.
2) Zoë Neary, the person in our office most likely to know how to wield The Master Bolt
3) Jill Wilson, beloved AD, holding Poseidons Trident while he was busy
“Star Wars and Marvel series are still highly in-demand, but not as big as the early hits like The Mandalorian and WandaVision. Percy Jackson remains the exception to the rule of being a non-Star Wars or Marvel show that broke out with audiences.”
(Source:
I could not agree more with the sentiment of this article, I want to amend it to:
Before Disney+’s Percy Jackson AND before reading this article, watch Toby Stephens’ incredible performance in Black Sails.
Because boy are there Black Sails spoilers in this article.
Best take your kid to work day ever. The Munchkin and I were visiting during The Lotus Casino shooting days of PJO and she got to dress up in 70s glam. I get to especially enjoy a scene that was already dear to my heart because very nice people positioned her in the foreground 💙
Two more episodes of
#PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians
left!
Episode 7 is written by Andrew Miller (The Secret Circle) while the finale
(Episode 8) will be written by Craig Silverstein (Nikita, Pantheon, Bones)
Being fans of a thing should be fun.
It is amazing that we find people we didn’t know and connect with them over our shared love of something that moves us.
Remember that.
Remember to allow others the space for joy in the things they love.
Thinking about Black Sails and woman’s rage and how the story allows for the rage to have very different expressions for different characters. And even more importantly, that the story feels like it honors the rage of women the same way it does the rage of men
#FathomsDeep
Seems like it is actually happening this time! Black Sails on
@Netflix
on April 17. Tell everyone.
Now’s your chance, Percy Jackson fans!
Our Poseidon was first our Captain Flint and he is waiting for you 🖤
@BlackSailsCast
#FathomsDeep
@camphalfblood
Hahaha. Did i say that? If so, i meant “naive” with all the love in the world for you both.
I could not agree more - reading together is the best in so many ways. Percy Jackson is a perfect story to open doors to so many great conversations - for the kids who are ready.
@lugiakb
Thank you for asking! I am the staff writer for season 1. I am not credited on any single episode, while having had the pleasure of working on them all in the writers room every day. I worked with all of the amazing people credited with episodes to help shape the story. A joy 💙
To be clear...
#BlackSails
is on
@STARZ
and on
@hulu
right now. Revolutionary, fun, complicated, queer, badass, eloquent, heart-breaking pirates are waiting for you.
Right now.
#FathomsDeep
Writers who write pirates as the good guys love to tone down the brutality of the pirates. this is not really necessary given that you can simply put the pirates next to a realistic portrayal of the British Empire to make the brutality look justified
Saying this again.
@UniversalFanCon
- I have still not received a cancellation email as a ticket holder. This means people who are not on twitter may not know about the cancellation and they deserve to have time to try to cancel their travel expenses.
#universalfancon
#fancon
@UniversalFanCon
- as a ticket holder who was not a kickstarter backer, I have still not received an email about the cancellation. I know because twitter, but there are likely many ticket holders who do not and time is ticking for them to try to cancel flights.
For Percy’s birthday, I’ll add my voice to
#WhyPJOMatters
This story is a beautiful example of how stories are important. How inspiring it is for kids to see themselves in stories they read. It honors kids’ ability to see complexity in the world because their worlds *are* complex
Doing anything to celebrate
#PercyJackson
's birthday today? After a very productive start to the week our fabulous writers' room team is taking the day off!
If you ever liked my podcasts, and you like
#PercyJackson
, I have a treat for you.
@PJOPod
feels like the kind of podcast we would have done had we done one on PJO… and had actually been professionally trained in relevant fields.
Perfect for crossover fans with
#BlackSails
💙🖤
In our first episode, Phoebe & Emily introduce themselves and deep dive into glory, socks, and Western Civilization in The Lightning Thief. Listen here:
I always go back and forth between being astounded by the overwhelming emotion (especially after you know what he talking about) and being astounded by the beautiful structure of the storytelling. And the best part is that with Black Sails is that I always get to enjoy both.
In order to stay 100% on brand… if you loved episode 103 of
#PercyJackson
, Jessica Parker Kennedy is waiting for you in the world of Black Sails in a role that you will also love 🖤
I am so lucky to work with these delightful people on this project. I have been an utter dork about every bit of this process… because it is so cool!
7 year old Daphne who went to see Star Wars twice in one weekend and was forever changed by the experience pinches herself daily.
We're thrilled to be the first to work on this epic
@ILMVFX
stage. Find out where it takes us in
#PercyJackson
and The Olympians coming to
@DisneyPlus
.
@updatespercy
And of course PJO fans can watch Black Sails now (if they are old enough to watch) to preview work by show runners Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz!
So many common themes…
A terrific peek into how things are made
Fun for me personally because I got to be there for the days shooting this scene for
#TheOldManFX
Fun for PJO fans too because you can see Jeff White, Jon Steinberg, Dan Shotz, Erik Henry, and Jet Wilkinson in the video: PJO magicians all
Speaking of which, here is Andrew Miller, writer of episode 107 of Percy Jackson.
Sharer of my self-depricating joke from the PJO writers room that demanded I design a shirt to celebrate it. Generous and brilliant.
Sadly, not on twitter to see this 💙
On the day before the day that is the 10th anniversary of the premiere of Black Sails, tell me your favorite moments in gif form.
#BlackSails
#FathomsDeep
I have many, but I’ll start with the one I have been most vocal about:
Stumbled on this in my library and if anyone knows who made it, I would love to virtually shake their hand.
Cheers
@fallofasparrow
. You never said this, but feels like Jack did internally. Often.
:)
#BlackSails
#FathomsDeep
@realdanjordan
So.... we have a problem with adults in government who danced when they were teens but give a place on the Supreme Court to the ones who committed sexual assault ?
On the day of my interview with
@NewestOlympian
, I offer not exactly a BTS tweet, but more of an appreciation
for these 2 wonderful people who changed my life for the better and have done so for SO many others as well.
More about that on the pod
❤️ to
@danshotz
&
@jon_steinberg
Second announcement is the charm maybe? I will consider it a birthday present to me.
I will properly promote my podcast as I did not as a guest on Percy Jackson podcasts. Watch Black Sails and then you can listen to hours of piratey discussion on
@BlackSailsCast
🖤
#FathomsDeep
Congratulations to Jules O'Loughlin, ASC, ACS for his win at the 37th ASC Awards for "The Old Man - IV" in the Episode of a One-Hour Commercial Television Series category! Proudly serviced by
#KeslowCamera
Los Angeles.
Question for anyone who writes or watches TV:
What are some examples of GREAT characters who were introduced BEYOND the first season?
Could be a new love interest, rival, villain, arch nemesis, suspect, family member.
But their arrival CHANGED the entire show for the better.