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We were discussing That Guy in the crit group, because. Well. He is That Guy and honest to fuck, I've had one run-in with him already, but I was being nice with my first crit. I've already warned her the gloves are coming off for future crits. (Does every. single. place. have That Fucking Guy?) He's only one That Guy, at least, instead of a table ( Read more... )

Why is it that 90% of the versions of Carmilla out there have to include her dying? Is there a reason she and Laura can't run off and be murderous vampires together? Or murderous and obsessive together. Or something.

(Yes, I know about the webseries. Which wasn't exactly that, but still. I know about the miniseries.)

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Have you ever started watching a movie and then it turns into surprise issue!fic?

I started watching this movie that looked promising, US Colonial or post-Colonial-era vampires, and yes, there was some icky noncon, but then suddenly it time-jumped to the 21st century and suddenly we've had two writer mouthpiece characters preaching to the viewers ( Read more... )

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Sometimes you get to talking Star Wars with a friend, like
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I watch a lot of shows and movies, but I miss the all-consumingly obsessive feeling of being possessed by a fandom that I haven't had since the Stargate days, and, almost as much (but not quite so), Leverage.

I don't know why I can't get that way again, but I wish I could. This entry has been cross-posted to Dreamwidth (
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Unusual Governments to Take Inspiration From by Eleanor Konik over at SFWA

Oh, hey, here are the reference links for posterity, but I do recommend reading the post too. and Eleanor Konik's own webpage seems interesting!

( Reference links are not spoilers, but to involve divine kingship, chiefdoms, African civilizations (yes I know it's not a country that's the reference title tho), I quote 'An Iberian Jeanne d'Arc,' and age-set coordination )

https://www.polygon.com/22600437/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-ya-book-release-in-every-generation-cover-reveal

I didn't think Fox owned BtVS. But apparently I was wrong. I'm sure there's plenty of Tumblr discussion I've missed and need to go over and catch up on, but for now, I have feelings.

( cut for a synopsis of the new 'canon' continuation that says 'comics, what comics?' )

It is an absolute fucking delight to see a woman (and a woman of color, no less) who has a lot of connections, whom people trust when they first meet her, and who is allowed to beat the shit out of folks in the way that typically only a white male action hero is allowed to do. She gets to have action hero competence porn right out of the gate ( Read more... )