As Taylor Swift once said, you know the greatest films of all time are never made.
That’s what this site is all about. It’s all the stories untold and voices unheard; theories that never saw the light of day; the what ifs and what could have beens that should have beens from all your favorite films and novels. From the never-ending unrequited cycle of Peter and Wendy’s failed romance, to the lost father and son moments between Tony Stark and Peter Parker. It’s every trope and every headcanon that’s just a little out there for most mainstream media outlets.
Unrequited Scene aims to do several different things.
First, it’s cultivating a culture of making your wildest fandom dreams come true. We want to create a safe space for fans to truly explore all the things they love to their fullest potential, not hindered by the walls of canon and what should be, or if it’s a clickable topic or not.
Secondly, we want to highlight incredible talents from all sections of culture who have a lot to say about their craft without the platform they deserve. We want to look at mainstream topics from a unique angle and give voice to the fringes of culture who have just as much passion – possibly even more so – as the big-named Hollywood actors and creatives. We want this site to be a place where fans can learn about these talents – from those hardworking voice actors whose work should be shared, to that reaction YouTuber a viewer out there who has some incredible and insightful thoughts on all the shows they watch. Of course, there will always be a space here for all kinds of talented people, whether they’re big-named or not. But what we hope is to give people with passion for their art somewhere to openly and freely talk about it.
Finally, we want to share stories; tales of yourselves, of the people you admire and the messages you’ve taken away from them. Yes, talents deserve a place where they can express themselves, but you as a person do too. You have a story that deserves to be told, and even if think you don’t, you know someone out there who does.
For now, it’s just one small step – an article here and there about the parallels between Jack and Elsa, maybe an exploration of why Red X might just be Jason Todd, or a character playlist recommending songs that fit the character arc of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock. While this may just be a glorified personal blog with reviews and interviews sprinkled here and there. But what we hope to encourage is for everyone and anyone who has a fandom they wish to shine a light on, whether that be Julie and the Phantoms or the Japanese Men’s volleyball team, to write about them. It doesn’t matter if that’s here or anywhere else. Because that’s what keeps fandoms and these social interactions alive, and what helps spread the word about these individuals and the very niche topic we so dearly love; it’s the contribution to content.
And so, the story goes.
“We set up for that shot and we’d assume maybe we’d have to CG it or it’d take a number of takes. Mike Faist got it on the first try. He got it down that center lane. That was Mike. I don’t think he got it again, but he got it on the first try. As soon as we called cut, he was just like, “That’s not hard”. I don’t think he got it after that. I think that’s the one we used.”
“They couldn’t have asked for better actors; all three of them were amazing. You’re talking about one of them who was in West Side Story and the other from The Crown. These are top actors and they’re young people. Young but they’re at the top of the game right now – and they have a nice chemistry.”
“I think where Mike Faist’s so great is just, even when he’s not delivering dialogue, he’s just giving such a strong performance with his looks. You can always feel him thinking when you look at him—you can see him thinking. Which is sort of the mark of really good film acting, at least.”
“I’m the luckiest one—I’m the luckiest girl in the world. It’s just amazing, wonderful—there’s no negative word for it. It’s the best city to ever live in, New York.”
“To be honest, beach volleyball was never on my radar ever. I was an indoor player, I had a great career playing professionally overseas and on our national team. Things were great. But my biggest goal in my sport was to go to the Olympics. Indoor volleyball in Canada for women is not particularly strong, and the team had not—has not still—qualified for the Olympics since ‘96. I guess I was thinking about that. We had failed to qualify for London 2012, and I was getting a little bit older. I was like okay, if I want the Olympics dream to come true, I need to find a different path here. So let’s try beach volleyball instead. That’s how I got started.”
