Week 44 - October 30th to November 4th

[akamine_chan]

Community News and Announcements

• Announcements
  
  • The Organization for Transformative Works has some great news. First, the fan-wiki is open and in beta. Check out Fanlore. Second, the website and blog have been launched. And best of all, the archive is open for visitors. Please check out all of these great fan resources and help by leaving feedback. If you've got the time and energy, please consider volunteering or donating money.
    
  • Please consider archiving your works at one of the many archives available and backing up your journal.
    
• Awards
  
  • The 24 Annual Gemini Award nominations have been announced. The Award Gala will take place November 14th, 2009.
    
  • Entertainment : 24th Annual Gemini Awards Broadcast Gala to Feature Appearances from Canada's Top TV Talent
    
  • Mercer, Strombo among Gemini Award presenters.
    
• Archives
  
  • The Ebook Library. Contact amothea or sprat for more information.
    
  • Cap it! Before I die of waitin' and Geez, look at all the pretty!. Please stop by and thank stormymouse for all of her hard work and her generosity in hosting these sites.
    
  • isiscolo's del.icio.us page for Slings & Arrows fics and for Wilby Wonderful fics. If you have anything to add please contact isiscolo.
    
  • Touch My Stump is a Hard Core Logo archive. Please thank shrift while you're there.
    
  • The Hugh Dillon Screencap Gallery. Please thank jcjoeyfreak while you're there.
    
  • The due Slash archive is in the process of being overhauled and upgraded. Please help the site out by uploading stories and beta testing the archive for problems. Please contact the archivist at dueslash@gmail.com.
    
  • The due Slash (old) is still available. Please contact the archivist at dueslash@gmail.com.
    
  • The due South Fiction Archive continues to accept stories into the archive. Contact the archivist at exwood@hexwood.com.
    
  • mergatrude keeps a masterlist of c6d wing!fic here.
    
  • viciouscats has compiled a list of due South crossovers with dS6degrees fandoms.
    
  • euphoricagony has created a HD media site. Please take a moment to thank her for her hard work.
    
  • Flashpoint Fans created by groovekittie.
    
• Conventions
  
  • RevelCon 21 has been scehduled for March 12th to March 14th, 2010, in Houston, Texas. Revelcon is THE only fan-run relax-a-con/zinefest in the Southwest US. It's a fab weekend of vids, panels, art, zines, merchandise, food and frolic! Check out the website for more information.
    
  • Pacificon 2010 has been scheduled for April 10th to April 11th, 2010 in Seattle. Registration will begin on November 7, 2009, costs $85, and is limited to 100 attendees. Please check out this post for more details, or join the community bitchinparty.
    
  • Con.txt has been scheduled for June 18th through the 20th, 2010 in Silver Spring, Maryland. General registrations starts October 5th. Check out the website or join the community con_tex for more updates.
    
• Communities
  
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  • "Welcome to ds_profiles, a new community for cataloging all the fantabulous past and present Due South writers and creators of fanworks!" Please take a moment to check it out.
    
• Movies
  
  • Local films an endangered species in Canada.
    
  • Hollywood continues to dominate Canadian box office.
    
  • Canadian moives increase box office take: Telefilm report.
    
• Politics
  
  • Telefilm Canada makes public its annual report for fiscal 2008-2009.
    

Barney's Version

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Doing justice to Richler and his book.
    

Battlestar Galactica

• Challenges/Ficathons
  
  • bsg_bigbang runs until October 31st.
    
  • bsg_kink is running weekly challenges. See this post for more details.
    
  • bsgficexchange has started up. Sign-ups have closed, fics are due November 1st.
    
• Fanfic
  
  • I breathe you, I hate you (Kara/Leoben, NC17) by sionnain.
    
  • Untitled (Kara/Leoben, R) by exbex.
    
• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • niciasus has a huge collection of screencaps from The Plan.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.
    
  • The Plan DVD Review (Apparently there was no plan...).
    
  • The Plan - movie episode.
    

Callum Keith Rennie

• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • ckr_tongue_luv is focusing on CKR's different roles. This month is CKR as Leoben Conoy. Go check out the picspam that existchall posted.
    
  • mythoxia posted some screencaps from The Plan.
    
  • godess_jessie posted a BSG picspam here.
    

Case 39

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Case 39.
    

Crossovers

• Fanfic
  
  • Due East (due South x Eastwick, Darryl, Roxie, Kat, Joanna, Benton, PG by severely_lupine.
    
  • Situational Ethics (due South x Eastwick, Darryl//RayK, R) by elementalv.
    
  • Untitled (due South x BSG, Kara/Fraser, R) by anonymous.
    
  • Bite (due South x Durham County, Mike/RayK, NC17) by akamine_chan.
    
  • Untitled (due South x Durham County, Mike/RayK, R) by exbex.
    
  • I know you like it (when I tease you for hours) (due South x Durham County, Mike/RayK, NC17) by sionnain.
    

Daniel MacIvor

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • An interview with Daniel MacIvor.
    

David Marciano

• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • _scally posted a picture of a young David Marciano.
    

Durham County

• Fanfic
  
  • what's so bad (about feeling good) (Mike/Pen, NC17) by waltzforanight.
    
  • Scarf (Mike/Pen, NC17) by akamine_chan.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Win a Trip to Montreal.
    

Eastwick

• Challenges/Ficathons
  
  • eastwick_fic is running biweekly challenges. See this post for more details.
    
• Fanart/Icons/Etc
  
  • visionsinblue created some icons.
    
• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • _scally posted a picspam here, here, here, here.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • CT's Reasons To Start Watching Eastwick.
    
  • TV's 10 Hottest Couples.
    
  • Channel Surfing
    
  • Rosanna Arquette headed to 'Eastwick'
    
  • "Red Ants and Black Widows" Episode 7.
    
• Miscellaneous
  
  • Episode 1x07 - Red Ants and Black Widows discussion thread.
    

Flash Forward

• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • The Gift screencaps.
    
  • scriggle managed to capture some screenshots here and here.
    neu111 posted some screenshots, too.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • 'FlashForward' review: Follow the blue hand in 'Scary Monsters'.
    
  • David Goyer Thinks This Week's 'FlashForward' Is 'The Best Episode So Far'.
    
  • The Blue Hand Club.
    

Flashpoint

• Challenges/Ficathons
  
  • flashpoint_sru has weekly challenges. Check out the Welcome post for more information.
    
• Fanfic
  
  • As Soon As I Am Able Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (Spike, Leah, Jules, G) by coneycat.
    
  • Untitled (Spike/Lew, NC17) by sionnain.
    
• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • euphoricagony posted screencaps of episode 3x02 Never Let You Down and episode 3x03 Just A Man.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • New tonight: Flashpoint on CTV - “The Farm".
    
  • Flashpoint: The First Season.
    

Hard Core Logo

• Fanfic
  
  • Tears (Billy/Joe, R) by akamine_chan.
    
• Fanart/Icons/Etc
  
  • dvldb created some icons.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • hard core logo by michael turner.
    

Hugh Dillon

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Spun: Hugh Dillon.
    
  • Hugh Dillon - Works Well With Others (ouchie review!)
    
• Miscellaneous
  
  • euphoricagony posted links to The Hour interview and Hugh's new video.
    

Left 4 Dead 2

• Miscellaneous
  
  • jcjoeyfreak has posted links to the Left 4 Dead 2 trailer that features Hugh as Nick, as well as (OMG HYSTERICAL) all the sound effects he did for the game. Seriously, GO CHECK IT OUT NOW. You need to hear Hugh asking the other characters to “PLEASE STOP SHOOTING ME!"
    

Multi-Fandom

• Ongoing Challenges/Ficathons. See the schedule for more details.
  
  • amplificathon - done for 2009 - check back March 2010
    
  • amplificathon's podbang challenge - podfics are due December 20th.
    
  • apocalyptothon - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010.
    
  • apocabigbang - sign-ups close November 3rd, 2009.
    
  • bringthehappy - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010.
    
  • ds_kinkmeme - currently open and active.
    
  • ds_c6d_bigbang - sign-ups running the month of October 2009.
    
  • ds_shakespeare - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010.
    
  • ds_snippets - Weekly challenges.
    
  • due South Seekrit Santa - stories due December 18, 2009.
    
  • dvd_commentary - over for 2009. Check back August 2010.
    
  • film_by_fandom - sign ups close November 30, 2009.
    
  • flashslash - regular challenges
    
  • frasermeetsray - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010.
    
  • frasermeetsray - October 2009 - the letter “A"
    
  • in_a_name - nothing currently.
    
  • kink_bigbang - Sign ups close August 15th, 2009, fics due by November 15th, 2009.
    
  • lgbtfest - done for 2009 - check back March 2010
    
  • midsummer2009 - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010
    
  • movie_100 - weekly challenges
    
  • oxoniensis's Fandom Free for all - runs until November 18th, 2009.
    
  • oxoniensis's Porn Battle - done for July 2009 - check back January 2010
    
  • polybigbang - fics are being posted
    
  • prettylightsfic - sign ups run through November 7th, fics due by December 20th.
    
  • remix_redux09 - done for 2009 - check back summer 2010
    
  • remixthedrabble - Round Seven finished.
    
  • rounds_of_kink - regular challenges
    rpf_big_bang - currently posting fics
    
  • slashfest - done for now
    
  • smallfandomfest - done for now
    
  • smallfandomflsh - biweekly challenges
    
  • writers_choice - weekly challenges
    
  • Yuletide Treasures nominations are closed. Sign up frenzy will begin soon.
    
  • zombie_fest - done for now - check back September 2010.
    

Fanart/Icons/Etc

• psycho_lola posted some beautiful icons.
  

Passchendaele

• Fanart/Icons/Etc
  
  • _scally posted a calender for November.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • DVD Review: Passchendaele.
    

Paul Gross

• Fanart/Icons/Etc
  
  • Art by Omalley-Bomb on deviantART.
    
• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • _scally posted some pictures.
    

Real Person Fiction

• Fanfic
  
  • Can't Live Without You (Callum Keith Rennie/Hugh Dillon, NC17) by akamine_chan.
    

Shattered

• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Movie writer Glen Schaefer on five productions shooting around B.C.
    
• Miscellaneous
  
  • links from scriggle by way of c_regalis, who is VERY excited about Shattered (me, too, C!).
    

Slings & Arrows

• Screencaps/Pictures
  
  • _scally posted screencaps.
    
• Reviews/Interviews/Articles
  
  • Slings & Arrows.
    

Tin Man

• Challenges/Ficathons
  
  • tinman100 has weekly challenges. See the community profile for more rules and regulations.
    
  • tm_challenge is running weekly challenges. See this mod post for more rules and regulations.
    

Twitch City

• Fanfic
  
  • Untitled (Curtis/Hope, R) by exbex.
    

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