it started burning with the pages turning
Haven't had much time for fandom lately, aside from the reading of Stargate: Atlantis fic, and the occasional bit of comic discussion over at Rachel X. I did post some Marvel fanart over at deviantART fairly recently, though (Rachel!Phoenix, and Nico/Karolina).
Today, however, I have to share something. For any of you who have ever been part of the Harry Potter fandom (in one way or another): a retrospective.
It's hilarious . . . I can't believe how much of that I remember. Damn. Thanks so much to banfennid for the heads' up.
I also came really close to actually making a post over at Fandom Wank today, related to the godawful first part of the Return to Labyrinth manga. Sadly, a good chunk of the mess was located in an underaged journal. C'est la vie. Watashi ga watashi de iru kagiri.
Hopefully I'll have a chance to write a full, scathing review of said horrible manga sequel to my favorite movie. I will post it here if I manage, as well as in that other journal.
[ETA:] Mostly for my own amusement, but also for the sake of anyone who can't watch it, I've transcribed the filk:
We Didn’t Start The Fandom
By zsenya
We Didn’t Start The Fire
Original lyrics and music by Billy Joel
And the music is still, in fact, by Billy Joel
But the rest is now a Harry Potter Fan Filk
Written by fans who have enjoyed the whole damn ride . . .
. . . even though our fandom is insane.
Harry Potter 1 through 4
Start a fandom shipping war
Netiquette, Extricate
HP4GU
Canon-thumping, three-year wait
Ginny bashing, Ron hate
Semi-colon, Uberfiction
Grave sex, P.O.U.
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
Maury is a love child
Plagiarism, exile
H/H, twincest
Fanfiction dot net
Beta readers, Sycophants
Draco wearing leather pants
87, Slash fic
Jumping on the Good Ship
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it
Sugar Quill and R/H
Orange Crush, One True Way
AtE, D/G
and the Werewolf Registry
Fiction Alley, TiP
Paradise, Legalese
Crack heads, Hate threads
Tower of the Queens
Summit minutes, Draco/Ron
Harry Potter Movie 1
Livejournal, Friends lock
Ginny Weasley stealing socks
Homage, Litmus tests
Porn Cease and Desists
Mary-Sues, Flame Reviews
Weasley adoration!
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it
ROX, SUX, Schnoogle, Squee
Nimbus 2003
Fandom Wank, Fanfic bans
And here comes Fermato Jam
Switchblade Kittens, Get a Clue
Harry Potter Movie 2
Fandom Bitches, Loving Dan
Stalking of the Big Name Fans
Free Dobby, TLC
Pumpkin Pie, Book Release
Goodbye Sirius
Order of the Phoenix
JKR’s website
Fan Awards, Fandom fights
Old school, April fools
Changing all the forum rules
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it
Ms. Scribe, No GT
Harry Potter Movie 3
Witching Hour, Salem
Podcasts causing mayhem
How long do we have to wait
J.K. Rowling sets a date
Spoilers, Blogging
all anticipation
Midnight, Half-Blood Prince
Oh my god an H/G kiss
Dumbledore
Blown away
What else do I have to say?
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it
Interview, Memerson
Fandom Wank is back again
War’s on, Won-Won
LaptopGate (Big con?)
Threats to boycott next time
Shipping terror online
Anvils and Delusional
Harry Potter Movie 4
Charlotte Lennox, history
Seven is a mystery
Draco’s sad, Voldie’s mad
Is Snape good or bad?
What is up with Harry’s eyes?
Who will live and who will die?
Horcruxes and wizard wars
We can’t take it anymore!
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
And when we are gone
It’ll still burn on
and on, and on,
and on, and on,
and on, and on,
and on and on . . .
So that’s the song.
Hope you sang along.
Today, however, I have to share something. For any of you who have ever been part of the Harry Potter fandom (in one way or another): a retrospective.
It's hilarious . . . I can't believe how much of that I remember. Damn. Thanks so much to banfennid for the heads' up.
I also came really close to actually making a post over at Fandom Wank today, related to the godawful first part of the Return to Labyrinth manga. Sadly, a good chunk of the mess was located in an underaged journal. C'est la vie. Watashi ga watashi de iru kagiri.
Hopefully I'll have a chance to write a full, scathing review of said horrible manga sequel to my favorite movie. I will post it here if I manage, as well as in that other journal.
[ETA:] Mostly for my own amusement, but also for the sake of anyone who can't watch it, I've transcribed the filk:
We Didn’t Start The Fandom
By zsenya
We Didn’t Start The Fire
Original lyrics and music by Billy Joel
And the music is still, in fact, by Billy Joel
But the rest is now a Harry Potter Fan Filk
Written by fans who have enjoyed the whole damn ride . . .
. . . even though our fandom is insane.
Harry Potter 1 through 4
Start a fandom shipping war
Netiquette, Extricate
HP4GU
Canon-thumping, three-year wait
Ginny bashing, Ron hate
Semi-colon, Uberfiction
Grave sex, P.O.U.
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
Maury is a love child
Plagiarism, exile
H/H, twincest
Fanfiction dot net
Beta readers, Sycophants
Draco wearing leather pants
87, Slash fic
Jumping on the Good Ship
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it
Sugar Quill and R/H
Orange Crush, One True Way
AtE, D/G
and the Werewolf Registry
Fiction Alley, TiP
Paradise, Legalese
Crack heads, Hate threads
Tower of the Queens
Summit minutes, Draco/Ron
Harry Potter Movie 1
Livejournal, Friends lock
Ginny Weasley stealing socks
Homage, Litmus tests
Porn Cease and Desists
Mary-Sues, Flame Reviews
Weasley adoration!
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it
ROX, SUX, Schnoogle, Squee
Nimbus 2003
Fandom Wank, Fanfic bans
And here comes Fermato Jam
Switchblade Kittens, Get a Clue
Harry Potter Movie 2
Fandom Bitches, Loving Dan
Stalking of the Big Name Fans
Free Dobby, TLC
Pumpkin Pie, Book Release
Goodbye Sirius
Order of the Phoenix
JKR’s website
Fan Awards, Fandom fights
Old school, April fools
Changing all the forum rules
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it
Ms. Scribe, No GT
Harry Potter Movie 3
Witching Hour, Salem
Podcasts causing mayhem
How long do we have to wait
J.K. Rowling sets a date
Spoilers, Blogging
all anticipation
Midnight, Half-Blood Prince
Oh my god an H/G kiss
Dumbledore
Blown away
What else do I have to say?
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it
Interview, Memerson
Fandom Wank is back again
War’s on, Won-Won
LaptopGate (Big con?)
Threats to boycott next time
Shipping terror online
Anvils and Delusional
Harry Potter Movie 4
Charlotte Lennox, history
Seven is a mystery
Draco’s sad, Voldie’s mad
Is Snape good or bad?
What is up with Harry’s eyes?
Who will live and who will die?
Horcruxes and wizard wars
We can’t take it anymore!
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
And when we are gone
It’ll still burn on
and on, and on,
and on, and on,
and on, and on,
and on and on . . .
So that’s the song.
Hope you sang along.