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burntcopper...bollocks.
There's nothing like that point when a baby pairing in a small fandom suddenly gets adopted by a very prolific author that you can't stand. I fear for that pairing, I really do.
other fic reading news :
....you're at part 81, (not including interludes), and you still have no idea when it'll end. No, really. put it down. I was looking in vague horror at the partwork that's 36/55, but at least she has some idea when it'll end. Also, that 81/? is a fucking *sequel*. I FEAR YOU.
oh fuck. vampire fic in merlin. FUCK. OFF. (no, despite the years spent in btvs, and the while spent consuming Vampire the Masquerade sourcebooks, the Being Human adoration, liking Blade, I was never a fan of vampires themselves. I like it even less when they invade fandoms where they're not part of the canon. Seriosuly. There's a WIP in Torchwood that has Ianto as a vampire and I just...eyurgh.)
been tracking the general stuff in merlin fandom. Robin hood, I was always smugly proud that the comm I modded was the biggest with most of the action. Merlin - I may have got my foot in the door first, but other comms are heavier traffic and have more members, though plenty gets cross-posted. On the other hand, interesting patterns -![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
merlinxarthur is the biggest and heaviest traffic. merlin_tv is where most of the news gets posted first. merlinbbc is for some reason the discussion community, with a giant episode post. And where you pimp new communities. Even though it gets the least cross-posting.
But new fandom. I'm on most of the main comms, and like I said, tracking it. And watching so many familiar faces (especially icon makers) get sucked in by the shiny, sparkly pretty.
Merlin : it's like Mamma Mia. Shiny sparkly fun at the point when fandom needed it - mamma Mia got the economic downturn, Merlin got the lull in Torchwood and Who and SGA (the previous big slash fandom) winding down on tv.
..And you know how fandoms get crackish tropes quite early on which the old hands reference and then newbies reference without knowing the original source, and then one day someone screams 'WTF is this thing for doing *this* to a character and why will no-one explain the in-joke? I HATE YOU ALL, IT'S STUPID.' SGA - penguins and the crack it led to. Torchwood - mpreg. (which was actually canon). For some reason merlin fandom has a thing for putting Merlin in a dress. No, I don't know why. I saw the first fic and I *still* can;t figure out why everyone latched on so fast.
There's nothing like that point when a baby pairing in a small fandom suddenly gets adopted by a very prolific author that you can't stand. I fear for that pairing, I really do.
other fic reading news :
....you're at part 81, (not including interludes), and you still have no idea when it'll end. No, really. put it down. I was looking in vague horror at the partwork that's 36/55, but at least she has some idea when it'll end. Also, that 81/? is a fucking *sequel*. I FEAR YOU.
oh fuck. vampire fic in merlin. FUCK. OFF. (no, despite the years spent in btvs, and the while spent consuming Vampire the Masquerade sourcebooks, the Being Human adoration, liking Blade, I was never a fan of vampires themselves. I like it even less when they invade fandoms where they're not part of the canon. Seriosuly. There's a WIP in Torchwood that has Ianto as a vampire and I just...eyurgh.)
been tracking the general stuff in merlin fandom. Robin hood, I was always smugly proud that the comm I modded was the biggest with most of the action. Merlin - I may have got my foot in the door first, but other comms are heavier traffic and have more members, though plenty gets cross-posted. On the other hand, interesting patterns -
merlinxarthur is the biggest and heaviest traffic. merlin_tv is where most of the news gets posted first. merlinbbc is for some reason the discussion community, with a giant episode post. And where you pimp new communities. Even though it gets the least cross-posting.But new fandom. I'm on most of the main comms, and like I said, tracking it. And watching so many familiar faces (especially icon makers) get sucked in by the shiny, sparkly pretty.
Merlin : it's like Mamma Mia. Shiny sparkly fun at the point when fandom needed it - mamma Mia got the economic downturn, Merlin got the lull in Torchwood and Who and SGA (the previous big slash fandom) winding down on tv.
..And you know how fandoms get crackish tropes quite early on which the old hands reference and then newbies reference without knowing the original source, and then one day someone screams 'WTF is this thing for doing *this* to a character and why will no-one explain the in-joke? I HATE YOU ALL, IT'S STUPID.' SGA - penguins and the crack it led to. Torchwood - mpreg. (which was actually canon). For some reason merlin fandom has a thing for putting Merlin in a dress. No, I don't know why. I saw the first fic and I *still* can;t figure out why everyone latched on so fast.
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Date: 2008-12-02 10:33 pm (UTC)No, don't tell. I'm just feeling gossipy.
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Date: 2008-12-02 11:02 pm (UTC)(ans also in the same gossipy mood)
was also wondering if I should suggest coffee next time I'm in London, but next time will probably after January...
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Date: 2008-12-03 12:31 am (UTC)suggest closer to the time and I should be up for it.
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Date: 2008-12-03 08:08 am (UTC)I never watched Chuck so I'm not even sure who is who, but I can sympathise... :)
okay, will do - :)
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Date: 2008-12-03 10:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-03 10:33 am (UTC)TW is one of these fandoms where I was okay with the show, but never cared enough for fanfiction. Although, I've been through a Jack/Ianto phase and I wanted to read some more J/I recently, so I might check her out...:)
ps.
Date: 2008-12-06 09:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-03 12:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-03 12:43 am (UTC)You should write your own fic! Go!
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Date: 2008-12-03 03:29 pm (UTC)*brings popcorn*
Date: 2008-12-02 11:44 pm (UTC)... He has the legs for it?
I won't hear a WORD against vampire!AUs! They work brilliantly with golf!
ps
Date: 2008-12-03 10:37 am (UTC)(goes to show how much I actually check the fics, probably *G*)
Re: ps
Date: 2008-12-03 01:44 pm (UTC)There's one godawful serious angsty one where Arthur *doesn't know* that it's Merlin who according to this writer is similar enough to morgana bone-structure and colouring-wise to fool people (author is BLIND) and oh god attracted and... :headdesk: that's one's the one with really awful prose, though, so easily avoided.
Re: ps
Date: 2008-12-03 02:21 pm (UTC)you wouldn't believe how much you tempt me right now :) I need things tahtare hopefully so bad they're good...
*sigh*
I'll check them as soon as I get home :)
Re: ps
Date: 2008-12-03 03:03 pm (UTC)Re: ps
Date: 2008-12-03 03:14 pm (UTC)there was this very funny one where Arthur dscovers Merlin is a virgin because of a unicorn's reaction to M (and it was written before the ep. *G*) and then he was trying to set Merlin up with Gwen :) it was very funny(but I managed to forget both the title and the writer...)
and there was another very funny one about what 'polishing buttons' meant... :)