Fandom Update
CURRENT FANDOM CHALLENGES:
I haven't written anything since July, when the stress of things in my life sapped all the enthusiasm out of me. I have pushed to complete graphics for
landofart, including completing lots for the 'Secret Santa'.
1.
michaelbiehn Month: DECEMBER 2020 - ANY MB Character
Nothing this week
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2.
tic_tac_woe - R2: COMPLETED - 8/9
Still have that one last prompt: loss of atmosphere
Round 2 card: https://tarlanx.dreamwidth.org/1096134.html
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3.
100fandoms - COMPLETED - 16/100
This is a low pressure, no time limit challenge with a minimum word count of 100 (no max) where you write a story for 100 different fandoms. Again, nothing posted this week.
Masterlist: https://tarlanx.dreamwidth.org/1120192.html
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4.
hc_bingo R11 - COMPLETED - 0/25
Not started on this yet and time is running out!
MY TABLE: https://tarlanx.dreamwidth.org/1174092.html
fic - 500 words
meta - 1000 words
art - medium sized (at least 320x240)
icon - set of 10
rec post - 10 recs (any combination of fandoms)
picspam - 20 pics
- Last day to Post a Bingo: Jan 5, 2021
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5.
fandomtrees - COMPLETED - 0
I've left a few gifts at
2020stockings even though I don't have a stocking there. I'm planning to take a little time off over Xmas and I hope to drop gifts into stockings in
fandomtrees. If anyone wants to make my day, my stocking is at:
Tarlanx's Tree
- Gifting Until: Jan 3, 2021
- Reveals: Jan 5, 2021
----------------------------
WEBSITES:
Still To do - most of these will have to wait until I have far more free time to think it all through.
1. Scan/Upload clippings and other articles - nothing done this last week
2. Make sites mobile friendly - no progress but this is a major site restructure so I won't start this until I know what I need to do! It will require some free time to find out what is required and to learn how to code it.
3. Reduce the overall number of files - so I can let go of ONE of the webspaces and save some money. Another major undertaking as it will be a time consuming task.
4. Sort out the efiction archives - Nothing done this week
5. Update the TV/Movie lists to add new TV/movie appearances - This requires creating new pages, with graphics and links.
Please remember to check out the gallery and fiction archives for any new items/stories posted as I don't tend to change the website UPDATE pages for these.
----------------------------
PHOENIX: Updates
Nothing this week.
Michael Biehn - A03 Fiction and Art collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
UpCLOSE: Updates
Nothing this week.
Eric Close - A03 Fiction and Art collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
David Hewlett Archive: Updates
Nothing this week.
David Hewlett - AO3 Fiction and ART collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
Focused on Nick Lea: Updates
Nothing this week.
Nick Lea - AO3 Fiction and ART collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
Books/Fanfiction **** POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT ****
FANFICTION: So most of what I have read recently are my own stories! Sounds a little weird, but someone has been reading and commenting on my Eureka stories on AO3, and I have been re-reading the stories before I reply. Overall, I am really happy with what I have written in Eureka fandom :)
BOOKS: I finished Surviving the Evacuation books 4 by Frank Tayell and made a start on Book 5. I have mixed feelings about the main character, Nilda. She reminds me too much of Madison Clark in Fear the Walking Dead, who I thought was blinkered by a need to save her own family, even if that meant killing or sacrificing innocent people, such as the people in the hotel. Part of me understands as I am a mother, but mostly I abhorred her attitude and was glad when she was killed off. Nilda comes across the same way for the most part, but maybe that will change.
TV SHOWS and MOVIES: **** POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT ****
MOVIES:
I binge-watched a few 'feel good/Hallmark' Christmas movies and, honestly, I cannot recall a single title, only that they were the kind of movies where you really don't have to pay close attention. More like background noise :) I noticed Kat Graham has done a couple of these Xmas movies so I might line them up next - she played 'Bonnie Bennett' on The Vampire Diaries.
Bumblebee: I quite like the Transformers movies so I was interested in watching this. Overall it was... okay but very formulaic/cliched. The fight sequences were good though.
Does anyone have any recommendations for movies I could watch this Christmas?
******************
TV SHOWS: Over the last two weeks - apart from occasionally binge watching some 'reality TV' shows like 'Ugly House' and 'Sugar Rush'...
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Finally, I started watching the latest season, and realized I had seen the first 4 episodes. Still, it's a fun show so re-watching those episodes wasn't a problem :) I love how they pack so much into just a 20 minute episode. All the characters are brilliant. It was a short season, so I finished in a couple of evenings.
Justified: No episodes watched recently. I'm still partway through season 2.
The Good Doctor: No new episodes.
The Order: Still not seen any episodes recently. N does want to carry on watching this with me at some point.
The Punisher: I haven't watched any new episodes this week.
TV SHOWS STILL TO WATCH - These are all the shows I have collected but have yet to watch.
Arrow:
Avenue 5:
Atlantis:
Babylon 5: - season 5 and a I think a couple of the post-series movies.
Battlestar Galactica (reboot):
Being Human (US): - episode 211 onward
Colony:
CSI: New York:
Cult:
Curfew: - Michael Biehn in a single episode (102)
Dark Matter: - season 2 onward
DC's Legends of Tomorrow:
Defiance:
Doctor WHO (reboot): - season 8 onward
Fargo:
Gotham:
Grace and Frankie: - season 2 onward
Hawaii Five-0: - season 7 onward.
Heroes:
Heroes Reborn:
His Dark Materials:
Homeland:
JAG:
Killjoys:
Kyle XY:
Legacies:
MacGyver (new):
Manifest:
Marvels Daredevil:
Marvels Inhumans:
Marvels The Defenders:
Midnight, Texas: - I saw half of season 1 previously
Millennium:
Minority Report:
Mutant X: - season 3 onward
Outcast:
Oz:
Philip K Dicks Electric Dreams:
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:
See:
Sleepy Hollow: - season 4 onward
Star-crossed:
Star Trek Enterprise: - season 3 onward
Star Trek Discovery:
Star Trek Voyager: - season 7 onward
Tell Me a Story:
The 100:
The Blacklist: - season 5 onward
The Expanse:
The Flash:
The Following: - season 2 onward
The Gifted: - season 2
The Last Kingdom:
The Messengers:
The Orville: - season 2 onward
The Outsiders:
The Shannara Chronicles:
The Tomorrow People (reboot):
The X-Files: - season 11 onward
Total Recall 2070:
Westworld: - season 3 onward
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/1184107.html.
I haven't written anything since July, when the stress of things in my life sapped all the enthusiasm out of me. I have pushed to complete graphics for
landofart, including completing lots for the 'Secret Santa'.
1.
michaelbiehn Month: DECEMBER 2020 - ANY MB Character
Nothing this week
----------------------------
2.
tic_tac_woe - R2: COMPLETED - 8/9
Still have that one last prompt: loss of atmosphere
Round 2 card: https://tarlanx.dreamwidth.org/1096134.html
----------------------------
3.
100fandoms - COMPLETED - 16/100
This is a low pressure, no time limit challenge with a minimum word count of 100 (no max) where you write a story for 100 different fandoms. Again, nothing posted this week.
Masterlist: https://tarlanx.dreamwidth.org/1120192.html
----------------------------
4.
hc_bingo R11 - COMPLETED - 0/25
Not started on this yet and time is running out!
MY TABLE: https://tarlanx.dreamwidth.org/1174092.html
fic - 500 words
meta - 1000 words
art - medium sized (at least 320x240)
icon - set of 10
rec post - 10 recs (any combination of fandoms)
picspam - 20 pics
- Last day to Post a Bingo: Jan 5, 2021
----------------------------
5.
fandomtrees - COMPLETED - 0
I've left a few gifts at
2020stockings even though I don't have a stocking there. I'm planning to take a little time off over Xmas and I hope to drop gifts into stockings in
fandomtrees. If anyone wants to make my day, my stocking is at:
Tarlanx's Tree
- Gifting Until: Jan 3, 2021
- Reveals: Jan 5, 2021
----------------------------
WEBSITES:
Still To do - most of these will have to wait until I have far more free time to think it all through.
1. Scan/Upload clippings and other articles - nothing done this last week
2. Make sites mobile friendly - no progress but this is a major site restructure so I won't start this until I know what I need to do! It will require some free time to find out what is required and to learn how to code it.
3. Reduce the overall number of files - so I can let go of ONE of the webspaces and save some money. Another major undertaking as it will be a time consuming task.
4. Sort out the efiction archives - Nothing done this week
5. Update the TV/Movie lists to add new TV/movie appearances - This requires creating new pages, with graphics and links.
Please remember to check out the gallery and fiction archives for any new items/stories posted as I don't tend to change the website UPDATE pages for these.
----------------------------
PHOENIX: Updates
Nothing this week.
Michael Biehn - A03 Fiction and Art collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
UpCLOSE: Updates
Nothing this week.
Eric Close - A03 Fiction and Art collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
David Hewlett Archive: Updates
Nothing this week.
David Hewlett - AO3 Fiction and ART collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
----------------------------
Focused on Nick Lea: Updates
Nothing this week.
Nick Lea - AO3 Fiction and ART collection
Latest Uploads to the Gallery
Books/Fanfiction **** POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT ****
FANFICTION: So most of what I have read recently are my own stories! Sounds a little weird, but someone has been reading and commenting on my Eureka stories on AO3, and I have been re-reading the stories before I reply. Overall, I am really happy with what I have written in Eureka fandom :)
BOOKS: I finished Surviving the Evacuation books 4 by Frank Tayell and made a start on Book 5. I have mixed feelings about the main character, Nilda. She reminds me too much of Madison Clark in Fear the Walking Dead, who I thought was blinkered by a need to save her own family, even if that meant killing or sacrificing innocent people, such as the people in the hotel. Part of me understands as I am a mother, but mostly I abhorred her attitude and was glad when she was killed off. Nilda comes across the same way for the most part, but maybe that will change.
TV SHOWS and MOVIES: **** POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT ****
MOVIES:
I binge-watched a few 'feel good/Hallmark' Christmas movies and, honestly, I cannot recall a single title, only that they were the kind of movies where you really don't have to pay close attention. More like background noise :) I noticed Kat Graham has done a couple of these Xmas movies so I might line them up next - she played 'Bonnie Bennett' on The Vampire Diaries.
Bumblebee: I quite like the Transformers movies so I was interested in watching this. Overall it was... okay but very formulaic/cliched. The fight sequences were good though.
Does anyone have any recommendations for movies I could watch this Christmas?
******************
TV SHOWS: Over the last two weeks - apart from occasionally binge watching some 'reality TV' shows like 'Ugly House' and 'Sugar Rush'...
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Finally, I started watching the latest season, and realized I had seen the first 4 episodes. Still, it's a fun show so re-watching those episodes wasn't a problem :) I love how they pack so much into just a 20 minute episode. All the characters are brilliant. It was a short season, so I finished in a couple of evenings.
Justified: No episodes watched recently. I'm still partway through season 2.
The Good Doctor: No new episodes.
The Order: Still not seen any episodes recently. N does want to carry on watching this with me at some point.
The Punisher: I haven't watched any new episodes this week.
TV SHOWS STILL TO WATCH - These are all the shows I have collected but have yet to watch.
Arrow:
Avenue 5:
Atlantis:
Babylon 5: - season 5 and a I think a couple of the post-series movies.
Battlestar Galactica (reboot):
Being Human (US): - episode 211 onward
Colony:
CSI: New York:
Cult:
Curfew: - Michael Biehn in a single episode (102)
Dark Matter: - season 2 onward
DC's Legends of Tomorrow:
Defiance:
Doctor WHO (reboot): - season 8 onward
Fargo:
Gotham:
Grace and Frankie: - season 2 onward
Hawaii Five-0: - season 7 onward.
Heroes:
Heroes Reborn:
His Dark Materials:
Homeland:
JAG:
Killjoys:
Kyle XY:
Legacies:
MacGyver (new):
Manifest:
Marvels Daredevil:
Marvels Inhumans:
Marvels The Defenders:
Midnight, Texas: - I saw half of season 1 previously
Millennium:
Minority Report:
Mutant X: - season 3 onward
Outcast:
Oz:
Philip K Dicks Electric Dreams:
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:
See:
Sleepy Hollow: - season 4 onward
Star-crossed:
Star Trek Enterprise: - season 3 onward
Star Trek Discovery:
Star Trek Voyager: - season 7 onward
Tell Me a Story:
The 100:
The Blacklist: - season 5 onward
The Expanse:
The Flash:
The Following: - season 2 onward
The Gifted: - season 2
The Last Kingdom:
The Messengers:
The Orville: - season 2 onward
The Outsiders:
The Shannara Chronicles:
The Tomorrow People (reboot):
The X-Files: - season 11 onward
Total Recall 2070:
Westworld: - season 3 onward
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/1184107.html.