Fandom Snowflake Day 12
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thisbluespiritIn your own space, rec at least three fanworks that you think would make a good intro into XYZ fandom. Rec a fandom overview, a introductory picspam, stories that define and shape the fandom. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
If at all possible, try to pick a smaller or rarer fandom, one that maybe doesn't have the following you feel it should.
Hmm. Good question. For me, it's usually crossovers, especially since my first fandom is and was Doctor Who, which is probably the most natural show for crossover fics. Anyway, to be boring:
Sapphire & Steel, because this is easy. For one thing, there is a wonderful, comprehensive, non-spoilery and entertaining introductory picspam byeponymous_rose and for another, because I know what got me into the fandom (apart from various people who kept telling me I would like it) - the fanfic. Because there's so little canon of any sort in S&S, crossovers tend to be very accessible. And amazing and intriguing. Let me hereby blame these two excellent fics for my obsession:
The beautiful Blue by Lurky McLurklurk (Sapphire/TARDIS) and The Glade by Wiccagirl24 (Seven, Ace, Sapphire & Steel.)
I did think about doing this for other fandoms, but I was a bit stumped. I know the above worked for me, but the other stuff I either already liked, or watched because people told me to. Blake's 7, for instance. Velvetfascism isn't around any more, but she told me that if I liked Spooks and Classic Who there was no way I wouldn't like B7. She was absolutely right. And if it comes to doing the same to other people, I, um, er, do quite a bit of that already. *attempts to look innocent and fails* (I'm a librarian! I can't help it.)
I suppose I've been doing a sort of series of non-spoilery intro to Blake's 7 pics over on Tumblr. (I should make that into an LJ post sometime, because all you can say about B7 is that it's great, but don't Google anything, read any fic, look at any pics or watch any fanvids. It's unhelpful.) Oh, andoceloty did a great fandom overview for Spooks/MI-5 on crack_van. Spooks is almost as bad as B7 for spoilers, but it's about as non-spoilery as you can get without refusing to talk about anything post S3.
ETA: So, I suppose my answer to the question is "people talking about it". ;-) (Feel free to ask me to rec a fandom to you, then. :lol:)
If at all possible, try to pick a smaller or rarer fandom, one that maybe doesn't have the following you feel it should.
Hmm. Good question. For me, it's usually crossovers, especially since my first fandom is and was Doctor Who, which is probably the most natural show for crossover fics. Anyway, to be boring:
Sapphire & Steel, because this is easy. For one thing, there is a wonderful, comprehensive, non-spoilery and entertaining introductory picspam by
eponymous_rose and for another, because I know what got me into the fandom (apart from various people who kept telling me I would like it) - the fanfic. Because there's so little canon of any sort in S&S, crossovers tend to be very accessible. And amazing and intriguing. Let me hereby blame these two excellent fics for my obsession:The beautiful Blue by Lurky McLurklurk (Sapphire/TARDIS) and The Glade by Wiccagirl24 (Seven, Ace, Sapphire & Steel.)
I did think about doing this for other fandoms, but I was a bit stumped. I know the above worked for me, but the other stuff I either already liked, or watched because people told me to. Blake's 7, for instance. Velvetfascism isn't around any more, but she told me that if I liked Spooks and Classic Who there was no way I wouldn't like B7. She was absolutely right. And if it comes to doing the same to other people, I, um, er, do quite a bit of that already. *attempts to look innocent and fails* (I'm a librarian! I can't help it.)
I suppose I've been doing a sort of series of non-spoilery intro to Blake's 7 pics over on Tumblr. (I should make that into an LJ post sometime, because all you can say about B7 is that it's great, but don't Google anything, read any fic, look at any pics or watch any fanvids. It's unhelpful.) Oh, and
oceloty did a great fandom overview for Spooks/MI-5 on crack_van. Spooks is almost as bad as B7 for spoilers, but it's about as non-spoilery as you can get without refusing to talk about anything post S3.ETA: So, I suppose my answer to the question is "people talking about it". ;-) (Feel free to ask me to rec a fandom to you, then. :lol:)
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Date: 2013-01-16 04:58 pm (UTC)I don't know, I always think people should be told there will be an evil pillow in it, as well. :lol:
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Date: 2013-01-16 06:23 pm (UTC)Yes dear...
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Date: 2013-01-16 11:27 pm (UTC)When I started watching S&S, all I knew about it was that it had David McCallum and Joanna Lumley in it. That was literally all. I had somehow managed to never hear of it before it came out on DVD; and then I saw it in HMV and thought it might be worth the risk. It's awesome discovering "new" bits of old TV.
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Date: 2013-01-17 06:55 am (UTC)Oh-kaaay....