Another one of my fannish minority things is that I like Ashes to Ashes better than Life on Mars. The fanfic situation for the former is somewhat dire, though, so imagine my delight when I found an entire post full of Ashes to Ashes fanfic recs.

The recent purimgifts exchange has produced some beautiful results, among them:

West Wing:

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A friend lend me The Merchant of Venice on DVD - the most recent version of Al Pacino as Shylock and Jeremy Irons as Antonio. Which was interesting to watch, and, as all versions of the play, frustrating at the same time. Because it's impossible to stage or film. After the holocaust, but I wonder about the before as well, because the tradition of a ( Read more... )