Neil Gaiman: The truth is that Michael was meant to have played Crowley. That was where it all began: was me going, 'Who do I know who could be Crowley? Michael Sheen loves the book, Michael would do it.', called Michael, do you want to do it, and he's like, 'Yes!', I thought, 'Great, I have a Crowley.'. So when I started writing the scripts, I was writing them going I know I have - at least I have my Crowley, I have Michael Sheen. And around the middle of Episode 3, I was going, 'This Crowley doesn't really feel a lot like Michael Sheen.', and I wrote this sceen when Crowley comes down the center aisle of a church hopping like a man on a beach on a hot day 'cause it's walking on holy ground and I thought, 'David Tennant would be really good at that, I could get David Tennant.', and then when it was all done I figured I had to break it to Michael, that he wasn't going to be Crowley, that I wanted him to be Aziraphale, and he read the scripts, and we had this really really awkward dinner, that because I was trying to pluck the courage to break it to Michael that I wanted him to play Aziraphale, and Michael was trying to find the way to break it to me that he did not want to play Crowley that he wanted to play Aziraphale having read the scripts. So it was an awful dinner until the end where we just like, 'Oh, you too?! Oh! Oh, good! Well I'm thinking of David Tennant, oh good you like him. Okay.' So it became a lot easier at that moment.
i was really, really scared to come back. i've just changed so much as a person, you know, it's been 10 years, so...since the pilot. so, i didn't know how to approach her [allison]. and also, i can't give anything away, but she's...a version of herself. so we had to create that as well....and then i watched the show again, from start to finish, which was really, really hard. it was really hard for me to watch 'cause...it made me sad. and then i, i fell back in love with her, which was nice.
- crystal talking about allison at new york comic con, 2022
Going to Comic con had always been your dream. Marvel had been in your life since you could remember and you always wished to have an opportunity to meet those who gave you the comfort and safety. Those who created the escape for you.
One person in particular came to mind.
You had seen Sebastian Stan in a few movies and shows before he joined the MCU as James ‘Bucky’ Barnes, but when he did, you fell in love with him and the character. Ever since you saw him in Captain America: The First Avenger, he was your favourite.
You comfort character.
You cried when he fell off the train in the movie and you gasped when the mask fell off in The Winter Soldier. You squealed when you saw the man in his infamous red Henley in Civil war, and you cried again when he got dusted and had to say goodbye to Steve and you cheered when he became free of Hydra in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.
You felt that he was a part of you. And he was a part of you that you held onto dearly.
You waited patiently in the long line. Patiently and nervously. Your hands fiddled with each other and you rocked back and forth on your feet. You had come with friends but they had ditched you to go see someone else.
However excited you were for the day, a knot in your stomach build up more and more each time the queue moved forward. That feeling of nervousness taking over.
You chewed on your lip hard enough to draw blood when you saw that you were next.
When you finally moved forward and took a good look at the man, all your breath left your lungs. He looked good. So damn good. He had taken his hat off and ran a hand through his growing hair. The shades of blue in his outfit brought out his eyes perfectly and the grey spots in his beard made him look a hundred times hotter.
You stumbled over your words as you introduce yourself.
Sebastian smiled politely, looking down at you with soft eyes. He was patient and only spoke once he was sure you were finished.
“How are you?” he smiled. He could tell you were nervous and wanted to soothe you. He wanted to hold you but he knew it would only probably scare you away.
“M-me? Oh, yeah, um, I’m good. Excited. H-how are you?”
“I’m good, sweetheart, but I’m afraid we don’t have a lot of time. Is there a specific pose you’d like for the photo?”
“U-um, no, um... I just. Can I have a hug?” you asked shyly.
“Of course. C’mere.”
You hesitantly walked into his outstretched arms. Feeling the comfort of his body pressed against yours, you smiled. You wrapped you arms around him as he did the same with you.
With more confidence, you looked up into his eyes. They intensity of the blue, already looking back down at you. Too caught up, you failed to realise that the picture had already been taken, until you were being ushered out. Before you left, you heard Sebastian whisper.
“I’ll see you at the signing?”
You smiled in conformation and left.
******
You felt like you were on a high. Like you were on cloud 9. You met up with your friends briefly before heading towards the signing, as they wandered around, promising to bring you back some stuff.
Jennifer Tilly's behind-the-scenes videos from New York Comic Con 2022, featuring clips with some of the "Chucky" cast & crew including Don Mancini, Devon Sawa, Lachlan Watson, Bella Higginbotham, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Björgvin Arnarson and Alex Vincent
My daughter, who everyone calls Mini Buck, finally got to meet her idol! She proposed to him in her photo op and a staff member gave him the ring. By the way, he said yes! My best friend edited this video for me to post on my TikTok. It's also on her TikTok (Her handle is in the video along with mine) 🥰❤️
Season 2 is kind of quiet and gentle and romantic as opposed to season 1. And if we ever get to hypothetical season 3 it will probably not be quiet and gentle and romantic either but this is the soft, gentle, romance in the filling of the sandwich. 👀 ❤ 🥰
Recently, DC Comics News had the opportunity to attend New York Comic Con 2022, and while there we were invited to sit in on some amazing roundtable interviews for some great DC shows. Here we have interviews with cast from the hit HBO Max series DOOM PATROL, including April Bowlby, Joivan Wade, and newcomer Michelle Gomez. Be sure to check out our coverage of the NYCC 2022 panel.
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@theemberwithin and I had such a fun time cosplaying from Blue's Clues together at New York Comic Con this past weekend. It was a dream come true being able to meet Steve Burns! I'm so glad we were able to attend his panel.