http://fh-anonymous.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] fh-anonymous.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh_ooc2006-11-26 12:15 pm

Spotlight on Fandoms: There is No Such Thing as Too Many Fandoms

Most of us in this game come from different branches of the giant gnarled tree that is the online fandom universe. Some of us have fandoms in common, but a lot of us don't. It is inevitable in a game like this though that we start to learn about other fandoms that we might have never looked at otherwise. You start playing with someone from a source you've never heard of before and you pick up an interest. But, what if you can't get your hands on the source material or don't have the time to watch another TV show? You're left with what you can learn by interacting with the characters in the game (or bugging the player for info). Or you can go read fanfic and try to figure out what's canon and what's fanon. Always a fun prospect. *g*

From the other side, it can be hard sometimes when only a handful of people in the game know your canon. There are very few people with whom you can work out plots without a lot of explaining. Also, less people to squee with.

We want to change all that!

Our idea is to have a spotlight on one (or two, depending on interest) fandom(s) a week, starting next weekend. You can talk about any aspect of your fandom that you want: plot, your character, other characters you'd like to see in the game, the creators, history, future speculations, or just stick to a brief overview if you want. Then, people can squee with you or ask questions! All we ask is that you keep any big spoilers that haven't made it into the game already behind a cut and clearly labeled in the post itself.

What we need from you: Volunteers to tell us about your fandom (or fandoms, if you have more than one character). You can get together with any other players who are in your particular fandom and work out who will post what or you can duke it out to decide who gets to make the post (no bloodshed please-- we'd like to keep all of our players).

In order to decide who goes when, we'd use the random number generator to pick one or two and announce them the week before we'd like them to be posted. That would give the volunteer a week to prepare their post. We'd like these to be posted on Sundays since that is the slowest day gamewise.

If anybody want to go first next Sunday, let us know and we'll pick one or two (if more than that volunteers). Otherwise, a couple of us (admins or mods) will go first.

Please comment below if you have an interest in participating. Don't forget to tell us if you'd be willing to go first next Sunday.

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure, why not? I'm game with all of my characters, and I can go next Sunday if nobody else does. :D

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm. After looking over the other comments, and as this hadn't occurred to me because in my OMG impending soccer flail, ME EQUALS HUGE SPAZ:

I'm willing to tackle Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Power Rangers Dino Thunder next Sunday.

As for Xena, I'm totally up for collaborating with [livejournal.com profile] joxertehmighty and [livejournal.com profile] psycho_barbie on a post for a later date if they're willing; the same goes for Battlestar Galactica canon, only substitute [livejournal.com profile] dbiers, [livejournal.com profile] sogothcally, and [livejournal.com profile] hera_rises.

[identity profile] willbedone.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm game for both AtS and BtVS. I would not be able to go next Sunday though as I shall be watching my wee niece in her debut in the Nutcracker :D

[identity profile] wannabelawyer.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm always up for a little ranting about season 5 of AtS, if you need any assistance. ;)

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[personal profile] demonbelthazor 2006-11-26 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
How about a rant about how much my fandom sucks and I want the writers to die?

That would be Charmed, of course. ;)

Okay, it's not all bad. I'm just a little bit...yes...bitter.

[identity profile] cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, you know, I never would have known. ;)

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[identity profile] bound2blade.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Definately game for my fandoms. But they come with warnings of probably a lot of babbling and WTF?-ery. Especially with Negima. hehe. I'm good to go Sunday, too, if needed.

[identity profile] bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, you can go next Sunday with whichever fandom you choose. Thank you for volunteering!

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[identity profile] cameronmitchell.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm game for any and all of my fandoms.

*looks around at other SG character* And considering how Cam's just from the last two seasons, I can concentrate on that.

[identity profile] carter-i-am.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I can help with the SG stuff, and would also be happy to help with the BtVS stuff and Pretender post.

Since I share fandoms, though, the schedule is up to the others in them--I have pretty open Sunday availability.

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[identity profile] notthehulk.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd be up for it. What my fandom lacks in canon, we make up for in insane backstories.

[identity profile] robotboyfetish.livejournal.com 2006-12-31 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
We're like walking after school specials.

[identity profile] saltandammo.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm up for it, since I tend to babble about Supernatural at the slightest encouragement anyway. :)
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[personal profile] absolutesnark 2006-11-26 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm in for both Charmed and Firefly.

[identity profile] untouchableskin.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd be happy to babble about any of my fandoms -- X-Men movieverse, Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls or RENT.

I'm open most Sundays.

[identity profile] imac-kenzie.livejournal.com 2006-11-27 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
I'd definitely be willing to help out with bits of VM babble if you want.
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[personal profile] nadiathesaint 2006-11-26 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm a babbling machine, anyway, I'd love to volunteer.
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[personal profile] nadiathesaint 2007-01-15 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
And that's for all three of the characters and fandoms, so Alias, Dead Like Me, and Gormenghast.

[identity profile] l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds good to me! Count me in!
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[personal profile] chasingangela 2006-11-26 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Great idea. I'm up for it on MSCL, because I know it's basically impossible to track down. Also Fight Club if anyone is interested, though I feel like everybody's seen the movie. I am willing to go first.
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[personal profile] demonbelthazor 2006-11-26 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
...but if you post about Fight Club, aren't you breaking the first rule? ;)

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[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/weissguy_/ 2006-11-26 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I can cover Alias, although I missed the vast majority of Season 5 (there was no Weiss, save three or four eps). Not willing to go first, alas.

It goes without saying that should I acquire another character, I'm prepared to cover their fandom as well.

[identity profile] a-phale.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad to participate. :)
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[personal profile] likethegun 2006-11-26 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm in for all my fandoms - Supernatural, Smallville (OH THE RANTING THAT WILL ENSUE), Firefly, and Sky High. I doubt anyone wants to know about Aeon Flux. :)

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad to help out with Smallville. :)

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[identity profile] dude-its-jude.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Duuuuuuuuuuude.

I can talk about gay cowboys and Jude/Jonesy slash and the Big Squeeze and Darth and zombie and lightsaber duels in the food court and and and and and *esplodes*

*goes to see if Blair-mun will Sentinel-squee with me*

[identity profile] lovechildblair.livejournal.com 2006-11-27 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
Why yes, she will Sentinel-squee with you!

[identity profile] rustyboywonder.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Venture Bros I'm totally willing to cover.

BSG I'm willing to collaborate with our other lovely folks.

Xena, well, I could possibly assist the lovely Callisto-mun, but I am not as up on the fandom as a whole (I, uhhh, skipped from Joxer-ep to Joxer-ep instead of watching the whole show).

Doctor Who, now, If'n Jack wants to collaborate for an awesome post of awesomeness, well, huzzah. I'm totally up for that.

*goes back to lying down, stupid plague*

[identity profile] anextimeagent.livejournal.com 2006-11-27 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
*offers you tea (from a safe distance so as not be infected with PLAGUE)*

Sure! Maybe if I do Torchwood [not dirty] and you do Doctor Who, and we meet in the middle when Jack enters the scene?

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm willing to do a post for each of my fandoms! It's so much easier when I don't have to negotiate for certain parts. :)

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2007-01-01 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
I realize it helps if I name them? Yeesh. Dark Angel and X-Files. That should be fun.
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[personal profile] swerval_zero 2006-11-26 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Small fandom queen here, eager to babble about any of mine! Which would be, of course, Hopeless Savages, Power Rangers: SPD, Sin City, and Read or Die.

If [livejournal.com profile] bridge_carson wants to help me babble about Power Rangers: SPD or [livejournal.com profile] lesssexthanmiho about Sin City, that would be fantastic, of course. They are both probably far more knowledgeable than I.
swerval_zero: (*facepalm*)

[personal profile] swerval_zero 2006-11-26 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
...and I said 'of course' twice in that post. I keep repeating myself repeating myself. *sigh*

[identity profile] cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd be more than interested in participating for any of my Fandoms (Hellsing, Batman of various cannonii, and The Mexico Trilogy).

I'd especially love to do one on Millennium (maybe in conjunction with Walter), 'cause with Schrodinger in town they are quite literally the ultimate plot device for anyone. They have an agent that can go anywhere, can't be killed, have an easy ready supply of supernatural badguys that can be produced, and will do just about anything just to see what happens.

[identity profile] walter-n-wires.livejournal.com 2006-12-31 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm game.

[identity profile] threeweapons.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
More than willing Pretender person here. And I dunno if you want to take Circle of Magic and the Emelan Universe as seperate or chuck them both as "Tamora Pierece is on crack" but I'm game for both/whatever.

[identity profile] mparkerceo.livejournal.com 2007-01-01 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
Ditto on this for Pretender, too.

[identity profile] once-a-king.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd be excited to do one on Narnia for certain so [livejournal.com profile] susanofnarnia and I can talk about how we're fixing it. :D But also there is happiness in merely babbling about it and how I used to look for cupboards as a little girl so I could go to Narnia. ;)

I'd be thrilled to to Tortall too as Alanna's at the beginning and Aly's at the end and there's oh-so-much craziness in between.

[identity profile] threeweapons.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
You do realize we're going to get Joss'd as soon as TP's next Tortall book comes out since I'm fairly sure it's set at the exact time you yoinked Aly from. ;)

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[identity profile] kitty--fetish.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I would be more than willing to babble on about FMA, whee :D

[identity profile] kawalsky.livejournal.com 2006-11-26 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Count me in for Stargate, MASH, the Thursday Next series and any fandoms I may acquire in the future.

[identity profile] turtle-toughguy.livejournal.com 2007-05-07 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
Namely, SeaQuest DSV, Hercules and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

[identity profile] imac-kenzie.livejournal.com 2006-11-27 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
I'm totally up for explaining the heck out of The 4400 or Veronica Mars. :)

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