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A Ten-Day Countdown to the Premiere of A Discovery of Witches TV Season 2 – Day Nine – Costumes!

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Teresa Palmer as Diana Bishop in A Discovery of Witches TV. Image taken from trailer footage.

History is fun. Historical dress is the *most* fun. For those of you who attended All Souls Con in 2018 and 2019, you’ll probably remember Friend-of-the-Pod Amy and her incredible handmade period costumes for Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, and Sir Walter Raleigh. If not, peep them below.

Mary!
Walter!

There’s such incredible labor that goes into making period costumes — every texture, every color, every fabric has to speak to the time period and the status of the character wearing the garment. That means that–in the name of accuracy– the brilliant team at Bad Wolf TV had to pay attention to Tudor dressing rules and sumptuary laws, which governed who could wear what (and where and when and why, etc.) and employ a vast team of artisans and craftspeople who could create the stunning items we’ve seen in previews and in snippets on Deb’s Instagram and Facebook feeds. (If you’re not following Deb on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram, you’re missing out on all sorts of good things. Fix it here.)

We’ve joked that, if we’re not careful, our coverage of Season 2 will devolve into a costume appreciation happy hour. Which costume or series of costumes do you most look forward to seeing in Season 2?

Come join our pre-season chatter on Facebook or Twitter and don’t forget to join our first Season 2 live tweet on Saturday, 9 January 2021, at 7pm EST/4pm PST. Use the hashtag #ccalchemy to play along.

Our countdown continues tomorrow! See you then!

xoxo

Cait and Jen

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A Ten-Day Countdown to the Premiere of Season 2 of A Discovery of Witches – Day Ten – History!

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“The Armada Portrait” of Elizabeth I, located at Woburn Abbey, dated 1588.

Y’all. We’re only nine sleeps and a wake-up — or ten days — from the premiere of Season 2 of A Discovery of Witches TV on Shudder, Sundance Now, and AMC+ on 9 January 2021. To get properly excited, we thought we’d share our thoughts on what we’re most looking forward to about Season 2.

Elizabeth I, as portrayed by Barbara Marten in Season 2 of A Discovery of Witches. Image captured from trailer released by Sky One.

One of everyone’s favorite aspects of Shadow of Night, the source text for Season 2 of A Discovery of Witches TV, is how it whisks the reader into Tudor England — full of real people, real intrigue, and real events. From early production stills, trailers, and behind-the-scenes sneak peaks, we can certainly expect to encounter our favorite historical people and places from the books on-screen. For many of us, this is a wonderful opportunity to attend the court of Elizabeth I in the company of Matthew Roydon, her shadowy spy, and to peruse the extensive library of John Dee. Thanks to the incredible production team at Bad Wolf, we’re in for a phenomenal tour of Tudor England and Renaissance Europe–warrens, libraries, castles, countryside, and everything in between. If you haven’t already, take some time to watch this incredible “Behind the Magic” feature from New York Comic Con this fall and get in the mood for some A+ historical tourism.

If you can’t get enough, you should also check out the fabulous Biography Sundays in the All Souls Discussion Group on Facebook — there are book discussions, chapter questions, and lots of great details about characters (real and imagined!) from the All Souls Universe.

We’ll celebrate the premiere of Season 2 with a live-tweet on Saturday, 9 January 2021, at 7pm EST. Use the hashtag #ccalchemy to join in the fun and keep your eyes peeled for our updated release and live tweet schedule.

In the meantime, follow us on Twitter or join our Facebook group, the Chamomile & Clove Clovers, to connect with us and other fans eagerly awaiting the return of our favorite series in just. ten. days.

Tell us which historical figure you’re most excited to see in Season 2 in the comments!

xoxox

Cait and Jen

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A Discovery of Witches TV March Madness – 19 March-8 April

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Photo by Ashton Mullins on Unsplash

Darling Clovers:

I am going to give you a peek into how things sometimes happen at C&C headquarters.

Imagine that you’re Jen, minding your own business on the West Coast (C&C West). It’s getting late on the East Coast (C&C East), so you’re settling down for the night. Then, your phone makes its chirpy text message noise.

*DING*

*DING*

*DINGDINGDINGDINGDING*

You pick up your phone, even though you know it’s not a good sign.

CAIT: I HAVE HAD *AN IDEA*

JEN: …

CAIT: It’s FABULOUS and LOADS OF EFFORT and HORRIBLY SPONTANEOUS.

JEN: …

CAIT: What do you think?

JEN: …

CAIT: I’M GOING IN.

JEN: *THUMBS UP*

As you may have guessed, my lovelies, this is one of those occasions. I’ve been scheming for ways to celebrate the premiere of ADOWTV on network television… and then I remembered that the sports ball tournament starts tomorrow. And that one can make A BRACKET. Well, IT IS DONE.

I present to you the inaugural ADOWTV March Madness. Here’s how it will work:

(1) Every day between now and Monday, 8 April 2019, I’ll post a poll on our Facebook page and our Twitter account.

(2) Vote for your favorite of the two scenes listed for that day. The scene with the least votes will be eliminated from the bracket.

(3) You can join in at any time and you don’t have to be a listener to play. Come join the fun and let’s see what shakes out!

(4) We’ll have the final vote and ranking on 8 April 2019, the day after the network TV premiere.

I know you want to see the bracket, so here it is in all of its glory:

You can download your own copy below, but I’ll post updated copies as we go. The first poll will be up in a matter of hours!

adowtv-march-madness Download

Some quick caveats: (1) I know some characters are underrepresented in this bracket, but anything over 24 scenes became LUDICROUS; (2) if your favorite scene isn’t represented, let me know! I’ll make a separate poll for the scenes I overlooked; (3) I’ll count both Twitter and Facebook votes; and (4) this is supposed to be FUN. Invite your friends! Talk to other fans! Enjoy it — I know I will.

In the meantime, join me in thanking Jen for loving me despite my bright ideas.

May your favorite scene win!

xoxox

Cait

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ADOWTV 1×08 – Episode 48 – Does This Pumpkin Spark Joy?

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I don’t know how we did it, y’all. Eight episodes went by so fast — I feel like our ADOWTV adventure is just beginning and we’re already at the last episode of Season 1. Never fear — we’ll be here to keep you company during the worst of #Witchdrawal.

In this episode, we talk about what we loved (and didn’t love so much) about the season finale. In fairness, we tried to be Very Serious Proper Podcasters (TM) for the first bit, then it rather gets away from us at the end. On brand, no? Let’s just say that we start talking about death and divinity and end up somewhere in the neighborhood of ruffles and popes. #losientonosiento.

Download the episode here.

If you like what we do, consider joining our Facebook group or supporting us on Patreon. We can’t wait to celebrate with you as ADOWTV comes to BBC America next month and as we start our book discussions for Book of Life!

Enjoy the episode,

 

xo

Cait