Fandom Update
CURRENT FANDOM CHALLENGES:
1.
michaelbiehn - nothing this week
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2.
crossoverbingo - COMPLETED - 5/25
No progress this week on my The Old Guard/Stargate Atlantis crossover
A bingo table of AU prompts for crossing over the following fandoms in any combination: The Old Guard, Eureka, Stargate Atlantis, and Jurassic Park
MY CARD
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3.
10prompts - COMPLETED - 8/10 - nothing this week
Each story must be a minimum of 500 words, and there is NO TIME LIMIT. I've chosen the TROPES table for Joe/Nicky, The Old Guard Movie.
MY CARD
----------------------------
4.
fandom_empire R3 2024 - Mahjong - WEEK 11
PROMPT 1/2: 12 Icons - Castiel (Supernatural) and Stock (Alarm Clocks)
ADDITIONAL 1: Cinema - Rick Grimes, The Walking Dead (TV), PG13 GEN
ADDITIONAL 2: 6 ICONS - Cleopatra, Cleopatra (1963), GEN
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5.
lands_of_magic ROUND 14
Team challenges (CH15/16/23) as and when others post. I haven't really looked at the other challenges this week.
11: GENRE SWAP JAN 17
13: I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE JAN 17
14: LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS JAN 17
15: SNOWBALL FIGHT! (3/20) JAN 17
16: THANKSGIVING ABC (9/20) JAN 17
17: DIY BANG JAN 17
18: BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING JAN 17
19: OUT OF TIME JAN 17
20: HOLIDAY TRADITIONS JAN 17
21: QUOTE ME ON THAT JAN 17
22: TECHNICALITY JAN 17
23: ASK ME ANYTHING (Q:2/20 - A:2/20) JAN 17
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6.
yuletide_admin 2024
I need to start working on it this week.
AO3 COLLECTION
DEFAULT DEADLINE: DEC 11
ASSIGNMENTS DUE: DEC 18
MAIN WORK REVEALS: DEC 25
MADNESS REVEALS: DEC 26
AUTHOR REVEALS: JAN 01
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7.
sga_secretsanta 2024
I have my assignment and need to make a start.
CHECK-IN: DEC 01
POSTING PERIOD: DEC 10-23
AUTHOR REVEALS: DEC 25
----------------------------
8. Halloween Horror Bingo 2024 - COMPLETED - 2/9
I picked up this card and then forgot it. Fortunately it has no deadline so I have decided to go for it using only one fandom: The Walking Dead (TV)
GOING TO THE THEATER: Cinema
PARANOIA: First Day Nightmare
----------------------------
9.
smallfandombang ROUND 14 (2024-25)
I won't start writing until I have the above exchanges completed.
ARTIST SIGN-UPS: NOV 01 - JAN 31
AUTHOR CHECK-IN NO. 2: DEC 01-7
AUTHOR CHECK-IN NO. 3: JAN 01-7
ARTIST CHECK-IN NO. 1: JAN 01-7
ROUGH DRAFT DUE: JAN 31
ARTIST CLAIMING: FEB 07-13
MATCHING REVEAL: FEB 14
AUTHOR CHECK-IN NO. 4: MAR 08-14
ARTIST CHECK-IN NO. 2: MAR 08-14
FINAL DRAFTS (FIC & ART) DUE: MAR 31
POSTING DATE SIGN-UPS: APR 01-4
POSTING PERIOD: APR 05-30
0 / 10000
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REMINDERS and EXTRAS:
1.
100fandomicons: I have so much to do that I've decided to wait for the 2025 table
2.
seasonsofdrabbles: Work reveals took place on Nov 17th and my drabble series was author revealed on Nov 19th but as yet my recipient hasn't shown any sign of reading it :( I double-checked in case I had accidentally hit a DNW but cannot see anything amiss.
Play and Fallen - Word of Honor, Qiao Luohan/Du Pusa, Luo Fumeng/Liu Qianqiao, Xie Wang, Zhou Zishu/Wen Kexing, PG SLASH
3.
ficinabox 2024 - work reveals: NOV 28 | creator reveals: DEC 12
Reveals have been delayed another week due to pinch hits still required. Once work reveals are due to take place I will edit the post date on my stories as otherwise no one will see them except the recipient! It's one of the annoying things about AO3 regarding unrevealed works. I wish it would allow you the option to have the post date as the work reveal date as in popular fandoms several weeks of delay means it won't appear in the first few pages of recent stories so gets overlooked by readers.
AO3 COLLECTION
4.
sweetandshort NOVEMBER BINGO - 4 ICONS - Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing, Word of Honor, GEN
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WEBSITES:
Most of the following will have to wait until I make the time to think it all through:
1. Scan/Upload clippings and other articles:
2. Reduce the overall number of files:
3. Sort out the eFiction archives:
4. Make sites mobile friendly: I am going to look as CSS GRID
5. Add items to empty albums:
Please remember to check out the GALLERY and FICTION archives for any new items/stories posted as I don't change the website UPDATE pages for these.
----------------------------
PHOENIX: Updates
No news on the fiction archive this week.
Michael Biehn - AO3 Fiction and Art collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
UpCLOSE: Updates
Eric Close - AO3 Fiction and Art collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
David Hewlett Archive: Updates
STILL TO DO:
- eventually, reduce the file count in the Stargate Atlantis and SG1, and Traders directories.
- add more new images/screen caps! I found directories full of images I had not sorted through.
David Hewlett - AO3 Fiction and ART collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
Focused on Nick Lea: Updates
Nick Lea - AO3 Fiction and ART collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
BOOKS/FAN STUFF **** POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT ****
FANFICTION: Not read anything this week.
BOOKS: I still have Surviving the Evacuation Part 9: Ireland by Frank Tayell to start reading. I'm still slowly reading the A.I. translation for Advance Bravely
----------------------------
MOVIES:
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End: It's about a Spanish man who loses his girlfriend/wife in a car accident. A year later the zombie apocalypse happens and he has to fight to survive against 'fast zombies' and bad humans. Throughout he is also taking care of his cat. His bro-in-law is in the military and his siter tells him he must get to the Canary Islands where they are now stationed. He meets a few people along the way and helps them, and they help him. As zombie movies go this one is pretty good.
FAN and OFFICIAL VIDS:
The Ideal City
Beautiful song by Saji (Got it, never had it before)
TV SHOWS:
911: I am glad Bobby told off Brad about carrying the woman from the car as he could have made her injuries more severe. I did love everyone's reactions to the 'show'. So... are we about to lose Eddie if he is looking for houses in El Paso to be closer to Christopher? I think Brad's words about not letting another inch separate him from Christopher really struck home. Poor Buck though. He has lost Tommy and now might be losing his best friend too but at least he is supporting Eddie, putting Eddie before his own feelings.
911 Lone Star: I was surprised to see Tommy in the episode but I loved the scene at the ratification of the budget where Owen and the others stood up and made a strong protest... but the best part was the officers coming in supposedly to arrest them but instead standing in solidarity. Even better, Tomy arriving and forcing the changes to apply to all first responders and not just her as a special case. The next dramatic moment is learning that Campbell might be behind the death of Carlos's dad. Of course I am also wondering what will happen with TK's half brother.
Rescue Hi-Surf: Again, not a huge amount to say with just a couple of short rescues and no resolution - at least this week - on Laka getting robbed by those two women. I wonder if they will turn up in next week's episode needing to be rescued?
Tale of the Nine-Tailed: Just realized season 2 has been released and I have caught the first episode so far. Lots of fun and drama with Yeon now stuck in 1938 but at least he found his half-brother Rang and used all he learned from losing Rang in modern days to win him back... hopefully.
The Ideal City: I really enjoyed the series, especially with the resolution for each of the main characters. I liked how Xia Ming turned the tables on Wang Mingyu, backing the President of the company Zhao Xiankun after he realized he wasn't truly the bad guy. We didn't see Xia Ming back with Su Xiao but there was all the hope of a good ending for them. As for Hongmei, I felt sad for her breaking up with XiaoBei but I could see that coming a mile off as he was more interested in his online gaming mates than in her needs. I liked the quiet romance that grew between her and Zhao Xiankun even though she will only ever be his mistress, I guess.
The Sign: This a Thai slash series about two special investigator police officers, Tharn and Phaya, who meet during their training and discover they had met as young boys when Tharn saved Phaya from drowning. The series has a supernatural background dealing with Hinduism mythology and in particular the Naga - the half-human, half-serpent dragons/water spirits. It's all about Karma too, where Tharn is affected by bad Karma from a previous life with those who want payback closing in on him. He gets visions of near-future events, especially surrounding Phaya, and Phaya has been dreaming most of his life about strange events and a woman's face that looks remarkably like a girl version of Tharn. Tharn is told by the Hindu priest that he must keep Phaya alive if he is to resolve his bad Karma. The series deals with a police investigation into murders as well as the mythology arc and both have been really good with the growing feelings between Phaya and Tharn as an added bonus.
TV SHOWS STILL TO WATCH
These are all the shows I have collected but have yet to watch. I must admit I've been too interested in all the Chinese, Korean, etc fantasy, horror and Gay dramas to have time to check anything off this list. I think I've burned out on SF/Superhero shows just for now.
4400 (reboot):
Atlantis:
Babylon 5: season 5 and a I think a couple of the post-series movies but cannot be certain.
Battlestar Galactica (reboot):
Being Human (US): episode 211 onward
Beyond Paradise: Season 2
Bosch Legacy:
Britannia:
CSI: New York:
Cult:
Defiance:
Dexter - New Blood:
Doctor WHO (reboot): season 8 onward
Foundation:
Halo:
Hawaii Five-0: season 7 onward
Heroes: Guess this is on the back burner again.
Heroes Reborn:
His Dark Materials:
Justified: Still halfway through season 3
JAG:
Killjoys:
Kyle XY:
Legacies:
Manifest:
Marvels Daredevil:
Millennium:
Mutant X: season 3 onward
Oz:
Prison Break: not sure where I was up to but I was at least 2 seasons in
Red Dwarf: season 10 onward
Revolution: season 2 onward
Sanctuary:
Second Chance:
Silo: new series
Star Trek Enterprise: season 3 onward
Star Trek Discovery:
Star Trek Voyager: season 7 onward
The 100:
The Blacklist: season 5 onward
The Expanse:
The Following: season 2 onward
The Last Kingdom:
The Outsiders:
The Peripheral:
The Punisher: I haven't watched any new episodes for a while
The Stand: Still not watched any more episodes
The Tomorrow People: reboot plus I'd like to re-watch the original show
The Winchesters: I want to give this a try at some point
Total Recall 2070:
Without A Trace: season 4 onward
Zero Hour:
If this is a fiction post then please comment on AO3, otherwise I'd love to hear from you on https://tarlanx.dreamwidth.org/1457552.html. You can comment there using OpenID.
1.
michaelbiehn - nothing this week
----------------------------
2.
crossoverbingo - COMPLETED - 5/25
No progress this week on my The Old Guard/Stargate Atlantis crossover
A bingo table of AU prompts for crossing over the following fandoms in any combination: The Old Guard, Eureka, Stargate Atlantis, and Jurassic Park
MY CARD
----------------------------
3.
10prompts - COMPLETED - 8/10 - nothing this week
Each story must be a minimum of 500 words, and there is NO TIME LIMIT. I've chosen the TROPES table for Joe/Nicky, The Old Guard Movie.
MY CARD
----------------------------
4.
fandom_empire R3 2024 - Mahjong - WEEK 11
PROMPT 1/2: 12 Icons - Castiel (Supernatural) and Stock (Alarm Clocks)
ADDITIONAL 1: Cinema - Rick Grimes, The Walking Dead (TV), PG13 GEN
ADDITIONAL 2: 6 ICONS - Cleopatra, Cleopatra (1963), GEN
----------------------------
5.
lands_of_magic ROUND 14
Team challenges (CH15/16/23) as and when others post. I haven't really looked at the other challenges this week.
11: GENRE SWAP JAN 17
13: I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE JAN 17
14: LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS JAN 17
15: SNOWBALL FIGHT! (3/20) JAN 17
16: THANKSGIVING ABC (9/20) JAN 17
17: DIY BANG JAN 17
18: BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING JAN 17
19: OUT OF TIME JAN 17
20: HOLIDAY TRADITIONS JAN 17
21: QUOTE ME ON THAT JAN 17
22: TECHNICALITY JAN 17
23: ASK ME ANYTHING (Q:2/20 - A:2/20) JAN 17
----------------------------
6.
yuletide_admin 2024
I need to start working on it this week.
AO3 COLLECTION
DEFAULT DEADLINE: DEC 11
ASSIGNMENTS DUE: DEC 18
MAIN WORK REVEALS: DEC 25
MADNESS REVEALS: DEC 26
AUTHOR REVEALS: JAN 01
----------------------------
7.
sga_secretsanta 2024
I have my assignment and need to make a start.
CHECK-IN: DEC 01
POSTING PERIOD: DEC 10-23
AUTHOR REVEALS: DEC 25
----------------------------
8. Halloween Horror Bingo 2024 - COMPLETED - 2/9
I picked up this card and then forgot it. Fortunately it has no deadline so I have decided to go for it using only one fandom: The Walking Dead (TV)
GOING TO THE THEATER: Cinema
PARANOIA: First Day Nightmare
----------------------------
9.
smallfandombang ROUND 14 (2024-25)
I won't start writing until I have the above exchanges completed.
ARTIST SIGN-UPS: NOV 01 - JAN 31
AUTHOR CHECK-IN NO. 2: DEC 01-7
AUTHOR CHECK-IN NO. 3: JAN 01-7
ARTIST CHECK-IN NO. 1: JAN 01-7
ROUGH DRAFT DUE: JAN 31
ARTIST CLAIMING: FEB 07-13
MATCHING REVEAL: FEB 14
AUTHOR CHECK-IN NO. 4: MAR 08-14
ARTIST CHECK-IN NO. 2: MAR 08-14
FINAL DRAFTS (FIC & ART) DUE: MAR 31
POSTING DATE SIGN-UPS: APR 01-4
POSTING PERIOD: APR 05-30
0 / 10000
----------------------------
REMINDERS and EXTRAS:
1.
100fandomicons: I have so much to do that I've decided to wait for the 2025 table
2.
seasonsofdrabbles: Work reveals took place on Nov 17th and my drabble series was author revealed on Nov 19th but as yet my recipient hasn't shown any sign of reading it :( I double-checked in case I had accidentally hit a DNW but cannot see anything amiss.
Play and Fallen - Word of Honor, Qiao Luohan/Du Pusa, Luo Fumeng/Liu Qianqiao, Xie Wang, Zhou Zishu/Wen Kexing, PG SLASH
3.
ficinabox 2024 - work reveals: NOV 28 | creator reveals: DEC 12
Reveals have been delayed another week due to pinch hits still required. Once work reveals are due to take place I will edit the post date on my stories as otherwise no one will see them except the recipient! It's one of the annoying things about AO3 regarding unrevealed works. I wish it would allow you the option to have the post date as the work reveal date as in popular fandoms several weeks of delay means it won't appear in the first few pages of recent stories so gets overlooked by readers.
AO3 COLLECTION
4.
sweetandshort NOVEMBER BINGO - 4 ICONS - Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing, Word of Honor, GEN
----------------------------
WEBSITES:
Most of the following will have to wait until I make the time to think it all through:
1. Scan/Upload clippings and other articles:
2. Reduce the overall number of files:
3. Sort out the eFiction archives:
4. Make sites mobile friendly: I am going to look as CSS GRID
5. Add items to empty albums:
Please remember to check out the GALLERY and FICTION archives for any new items/stories posted as I don't change the website UPDATE pages for these.
----------------------------
PHOENIX: Updates
No news on the fiction archive this week.
Michael Biehn - AO3 Fiction and Art collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
UpCLOSE: Updates
Eric Close - AO3 Fiction and Art collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
David Hewlett Archive: Updates
STILL TO DO:
- eventually, reduce the file count in the Stargate Atlantis and SG1, and Traders directories.
- add more new images/screen caps! I found directories full of images I had not sorted through.
David Hewlett - AO3 Fiction and ART collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
Focused on Nick Lea: Updates
Nick Lea - AO3 Fiction and ART collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
BOOKS/FAN STUFF **** POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT ****
FANFICTION: Not read anything this week.
BOOKS: I still have Surviving the Evacuation Part 9: Ireland by Frank Tayell to start reading. I'm still slowly reading the A.I. translation for Advance Bravely
----------------------------
MOVIES:
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End: It's about a Spanish man who loses his girlfriend/wife in a car accident. A year later the zombie apocalypse happens and he has to fight to survive against 'fast zombies' and bad humans. Throughout he is also taking care of his cat. His bro-in-law is in the military and his siter tells him he must get to the Canary Islands where they are now stationed. He meets a few people along the way and helps them, and they help him. As zombie movies go this one is pretty good.
FAN and OFFICIAL VIDS:
The Ideal City
Click to viewBeautiful song by Saji (Got it, never had it before)
TV SHOWS:
911: I am glad Bobby told off Brad about carrying the woman from the car as he could have made her injuries more severe. I did love everyone's reactions to the 'show'. So... are we about to lose Eddie if he is looking for houses in El Paso to be closer to Christopher? I think Brad's words about not letting another inch separate him from Christopher really struck home. Poor Buck though. He has lost Tommy and now might be losing his best friend too but at least he is supporting Eddie, putting Eddie before his own feelings.
911 Lone Star: I was surprised to see Tommy in the episode but I loved the scene at the ratification of the budget where Owen and the others stood up and made a strong protest... but the best part was the officers coming in supposedly to arrest them but instead standing in solidarity. Even better, Tomy arriving and forcing the changes to apply to all first responders and not just her as a special case. The next dramatic moment is learning that Campbell might be behind the death of Carlos's dad. Of course I am also wondering what will happen with TK's half brother.
Rescue Hi-Surf: Again, not a huge amount to say with just a couple of short rescues and no resolution - at least this week - on Laka getting robbed by those two women. I wonder if they will turn up in next week's episode needing to be rescued?
Tale of the Nine-Tailed: Just realized season 2 has been released and I have caught the first episode so far. Lots of fun and drama with Yeon now stuck in 1938 but at least he found his half-brother Rang and used all he learned from losing Rang in modern days to win him back... hopefully.
The Ideal City: I really enjoyed the series, especially with the resolution for each of the main characters. I liked how Xia Ming turned the tables on Wang Mingyu, backing the President of the company Zhao Xiankun after he realized he wasn't truly the bad guy. We didn't see Xia Ming back with Su Xiao but there was all the hope of a good ending for them. As for Hongmei, I felt sad for her breaking up with XiaoBei but I could see that coming a mile off as he was more interested in his online gaming mates than in her needs. I liked the quiet romance that grew between her and Zhao Xiankun even though she will only ever be his mistress, I guess.
The Sign: This a Thai slash series about two special investigator police officers, Tharn and Phaya, who meet during their training and discover they had met as young boys when Tharn saved Phaya from drowning. The series has a supernatural background dealing with Hinduism mythology and in particular the Naga - the half-human, half-serpent dragons/water spirits. It's all about Karma too, where Tharn is affected by bad Karma from a previous life with those who want payback closing in on him. He gets visions of near-future events, especially surrounding Phaya, and Phaya has been dreaming most of his life about strange events and a woman's face that looks remarkably like a girl version of Tharn. Tharn is told by the Hindu priest that he must keep Phaya alive if he is to resolve his bad Karma. The series deals with a police investigation into murders as well as the mythology arc and both have been really good with the growing feelings between Phaya and Tharn as an added bonus.
TV SHOWS STILL TO WATCH
These are all the shows I have collected but have yet to watch. I must admit I've been too interested in all the Chinese, Korean, etc fantasy, horror and Gay dramas to have time to check anything off this list. I think I've burned out on SF/Superhero shows just for now.
4400 (reboot):
Atlantis:
Babylon 5: season 5 and a I think a couple of the post-series movies but cannot be certain.
Battlestar Galactica (reboot):
Being Human (US): episode 211 onward
Beyond Paradise: Season 2
Bosch Legacy:
Britannia:
CSI: New York:
Cult:
Defiance:
Dexter - New Blood:
Doctor WHO (reboot): season 8 onward
Foundation:
Halo:
Hawaii Five-0: season 7 onward
Heroes: Guess this is on the back burner again.
Heroes Reborn:
His Dark Materials:
Justified: Still halfway through season 3
JAG:
Killjoys:
Kyle XY:
Legacies:
Manifest:
Marvels Daredevil:
Millennium:
Mutant X: season 3 onward
Oz:
Prison Break: not sure where I was up to but I was at least 2 seasons in
Red Dwarf: season 10 onward
Revolution: season 2 onward
Sanctuary:
Second Chance:
Silo: new series
Star Trek Enterprise: season 3 onward
Star Trek Discovery:
Star Trek Voyager: season 7 onward
The 100:
The Blacklist: season 5 onward
The Expanse:
The Following: season 2 onward
The Last Kingdom:
The Outsiders:
The Peripheral:
The Punisher: I haven't watched any new episodes for a while
The Stand: Still not watched any more episodes
The Tomorrow People: reboot plus I'd like to re-watch the original show
The Winchesters: I want to give this a try at some point
Total Recall 2070:
Without A Trace: season 4 onward
Zero Hour:
If this is a fiction post then please comment on AO3, otherwise I'd love to hear from you on https://tarlanx.dreamwidth.org/1457552.html. You can comment there using OpenID.