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Episode 102: Once and Future Fandoms

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Episode 102: Once and Future Fandoms

In which we revisit fandoms of yore, reflect on more than a decade of tumblr blogging, and ponder what to do with extratextual creator content in modern fandom.

Segment timestamps:

0:00:39 – Host Opening
0:30:55 – FOI: Merlin
0:59:45 – Top Ten Elements That Make a Good Fandom
1:00:39 – When the Author Isn’t Dead
1:33:54 – FOI: Supernatural
2:03:26 – Top Ten Things You Find in Any Fandom
2:04:31 – Tumblr Then & Now
2:41:34 – Top Ten Things We’d Like to See in S5
2:42:56 – FOI: Harry Potter
3:12:38 – That’s My Division
3:23:36 – Post Mortem

Shownotes, contact details, and credits below.

FULL SHOWNOTES

Host Opening (0:00:39)↑

Consulting Fans: Johnlocked, Caroline, B, Producer: Johnlocked, Editor: SundayDuck

  • BTS Video Playlist – Check each video for subtitles!
  • No Holmes Barred book from Doyle’s Rotary Coffin
    • Email [email protected] to submit to new anthology “However Improbable” – more information HERE
    • Crashing the A-List by Summer Heacock
      • Rom-Com Panel from Strand Bookstore that Summer Heacock was in
      • Vulgarweed on AO3 and twitter

        • FOI: Merlin (0:30:55)↑

        Consulting Fans: Chase, SundayDuck, Cumbercookie, Tori; Producer & Editor: Chase
        Merlinian friends gather to discuss the charm and legacy of this legendary BBC adaptation.

        • Chase’s Merlin fandom starter kit:
          • Where to watch
          • Merlin behind the scenes cast diaries (1, 2)
          • The Student Prince fic
          • Colin and Bradley singing ‘You’re the Voice’
          • Merlin DVD commentary audio
          • Colin winning the NTA
          • Cumbercookie’s video recs:
            • Merlin being sassy for 15 minutes straight
            • Best of the knights of the round table
            • Tori’s rec list

              • Top Ten Elements That Make a Good Fandom (0:59:45)↑

              Contributed by: Juli, SusPup, Vulgarweed, Science
              Produced & Read by: Science

              When the Author Isn’t Dead (1:00:39)↑

              Consulting Fans: Finnagain, Emmagrant01, Drinkingcocoa, Producer & Editor: Drinkingcocoa
              What do you do when a creator does something so hurtful that you have to reconsider your fandom?

              • Jackson Bird on JK Rowling’s hurtful anti-trans tweet

                • FOI: Supernatural (1:33:54)↑ Transcript available

                Consulting Fans: Johnlocked, Mads, Zaffre, Producer: Johnlocked, Editor: Caroline
                As Supernatural wraps up its 15th and final season, SPN fans share why they love this series and reflect on its enduring fandom.

                • Creator recs:
                  • NorthernSparrow
                  • bendingsignpost
                  • winchester-reload (fanart)
                  • Fic recs:
                    • An Exercise In ‘Worthless’ by beastofthesky
                    • And This, Your Living Kiss by opal_bullets
                    • On the Wings of War by AlchemyAlice
                    • Four Letter Word For Intercourse by bendingsignpost
                    • Cinderwings by bendingsignpost
                    • Love: A Retrospective by xylodemon
                    • Dream of Now series by Sass_Master
                    • Addicted To You by Ltleflrt

                      • Top Ten Things You Find in Any Fandom (2:03:26)↑

                      Contributed by: Juli, SusPup, Science
                      Produced & Read by: Science

                      Tumblr: Then & Now (2:04:31)↑

                      Consulting Fans: Alexxphoenix42, Merinda, MK, Science, Producer: Alexx, Editor: Cumbercookie
                      In the past, Tumblr was a great platform for fandoms to connect and create, but how are things on the “blue hell site” today?

                      • Vox article on Tumblr’s porn ban
                      • Alexx’s links for porny blogs still on Tumblr
                        • femme-adorables – lesbians snuggling
                        • justanothertart – male self nudes, discrete with butt shots
                        • Purveyorofsmutpurveyorofsmut.tumblr.com – explicit m/m sex
                        • this-is-my-very-porny-blogthis-is-my-very-porny-blog.tumblr.com – male nudes aesthetic
                        • https://awesomemanasart.tumblr.com/– pretty men aesthetic
                        • no-pants-r-the-best-pantsno-pants-r-the-best-pants.tumblr.com –  wlw aesthetic
                        • nctommyboynctommyboy.tumblr.com – so much peen

                          • Top Ten Things We’d Like to See in Sherlock Series 5 (2:41:34)↑

                          Contributed by: Juli, Iwantthatcoat, SusPup, Vulgarweed, Johnlocked, Science
                          Produced & Read by: Science

                          FOI: Harry Potter (2:42:56)↑

                          Consulting Fans: Alexxphoenix42, Drinkingcocoa, Hope, Producer/Editor: Alexx
                          A boy who learned he was a wizard created a powerful fandom, and 3PP chats about the enduring appeal of the world of Harry Potter.

                          • Casefile from Ep54:  Sherlock and Snape
                          • Casefile from Ep84:  Eurus Holmes, The Cursed Child, Obscurials, and Potterverse
                          • Cheval et Chevalier by hopelesslybenaddicted
                          • Best Harry Potter Party Ideas
                          • My Immortal (the web series)
                          • Potterpuppetpals
                          • A Very Potter Musical

                            • That’s My Division (3:12:38)↑

                            Consulting Fans: Alexxphoenix42, Producer/Editor: Alexx
                            Magical realism and scifi fics featuring time travel are the order of this month’s TMD!

                            • Alexxphoenix42
                              • Through the Looking Glass by obsidienne (locked to AO3)
                              • A Visit to the Doctor by flawedamythyst,
                              • A River Without Banks by Chryse
                              • I Burn for You by Leloi
                              • The Curious Adventure of the Drs. Watson by ShinySherlock (locked to AO3)
                              • Not Always 1895 by esplanade
                              • All Roads Lead To Rome And Tring by NomdePlume
                              • At Your Finger Ends by tartanfics
                              • To the Nines by suitesamba
                              • John Watson and the Door to Next Week by ASongofSixpence
                              • Paradox and Splinters by pickledfingers
                              • A blizzard started it all by foxy61
                              • Johnlocked
                                • And is not time even as love is by Ani
                                • It’s About Time, Don’t You Think by WaywardSpark

                                  • Post Mortem (3:23:36)↑

                                  Consulting Fans: Johnlocked, Caroline, B, Producer: Johnlocked, Editor: Caroline

                                  • Fics mentioned:
                                    • Through the Looking Glass series by obsidienne
                                    • 1000 Watsons series by destinationtoast
                                    • A Visit to the Doctor by flawedamythyst

                                      • Contact

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                                      Production Credits

                                      Episode Producer: Johnlocked
                                      Episode Audio Editor: Emma Grant
                                      Banner Art: Fox Estacado
                                      Distribution funded by fans!

                                      Music Credit

                                      Unless otherwise indicated, all music is available for purchase through online retailers such as amazon.com and iTunes.

                                      • Show Intro – David Arnold and Michael Price, Sherlock: Original Television Soundtrack Music From Series One: Opening Titles
                                      • FOI: Merlin – John Farnham, Whispering Jack: You’re the Voice
                                      • When the Author Isn’t Dead – Hank Azaria, Spamalot (Original Broadway Cast Recording):  He Is Not Dead Yet
                                      • FOI: Supernatural – Kansas, Leftoverture: Carry On Wayward Son
                                      • Tumblr Then & Now – Cher, Heart of Stone: If I Could Turn Back Time
                                      • FOI: Harry Potter – John Williams, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Soundtrack: Hedwig’s Theme; James Newton Howard, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Main Titles
                                      • That’s My Division – John Coltrane, My Favorite Things [Deluxe Edition]: My Favorite Things, Part 1
                                      • Show Outro – Bee Gees, Saturday Night Fever [The Original Movie Soundtrack]: Stayin’ Alive

                                        • How to Cite

                                        APA
                                        By Three Patch Productions (Producer). (2020, March, 1). Once and Future Fandoms [Episode 102]. Three patch podcast. Podcast retrieved from  https://three-patch.com/2020/03/01/episode-102

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