First recs post of the year. Fic recs in the following fandoms: 1066 And All That, The Avengers (TV), Firefly/Serenity, Inception and Mansfield Park/Piratesof the Caribbean.

( Starts off with funny metafics, a more usual type of fic I rec, a Harry Potter fusion and finally a crossover pairing that really worked for me. Three from the recent Yuletide. )

Fic and fanvid recs in the following fandoms: Ever After (film), The Fall (film), Ghosts (TV), Harry Potter (films) and The Hour (TV)

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Last week, I finally watched Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge on DVD. I’ve had it for ages, but kept passing it over. Most of the same problems that struck me when I saw it on the big screen remain. I caught the post-credit scene for the first time. ( Read more... )

Belatedly, after some over-thinking, my version of the 2017 fandom meme.

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Fic and fanvid recs in the following fandoms: Alice (SyFy); Anthropomorfic; CSI/Lord of the Rings crossover; Fairy Tales; How to Steal a Million; Marvel Cinematic Universe; Multifandom; NCIS: LA; Once Upon a Time; Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides; Pitch Perfect; Push; Pushing Daisies; Tam Lin (book).

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I know everyone is linking to interesting Wonder Woman stuff, but if you haven't seen it, here's a list of heart-warming ways young children have responded to Wonder Woman via Digial Spy.

I meant to post this when reviewing Salazar's revenge, but here's an excellent idol_reflection essay on (Captain) Jack Sparrow, based on the first three Pirates movies - worth ( Read more... )

As I said I would... ( spoilers )

I am behind on B99 as someone called me while I was watching it last week and I never got caught up and so didn't watch the latest episode last night. I could have got caught up instead of watching NCIS:LA...however, I saw the last two episodes of season 2, 'Imposters' and 'Familia'.

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Fics and fanvids in the following fandoms: Marvel Cinematic/Galactic Universe, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sense and Sensibility (1995), Singin' in the Rain, Sherlock, Sky High, Strictly Come Dancing, The Thin Man, The West Wing, While You Were Sleeping and Zootropolis/Zootopia.

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Because I haven't been navel-gazey enough about my DVD watching habits of late.

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