Today, it’s all about fandom… A few things Penknife would like non-fans to know about fanfic; Powerofthebook has a great entry on legitimate fanfiction; Lozenger8 and pals on fandom as a capitalist society; and Millefiori has some thoughts on fannish dysfunction.
TFN thread of the indeterminate time period
“Will Zahn Dare to Do It?” It being Luke/Leia twincest. I don’t know about you, but when I think of Star Wars authors willing to flirt with sibling-on-sibling action, Tim Zahn is the first person that comes to mind.
When fanboys attack (each other)
I waffled back and forth on this one – while certainly relevant to fandom, these interviews with Star Wars spoilerfolks get pretty obscure if you weren’t a part of the spoiler scene. (Let’s put it this way: Once the discussion gets past TFN, Jedinet, Starwarz, etc, even I fail to recognize half of the sites being discussed. And I was by no means spoiler-free.)
Joshua Griffin, surprisingly, makes the best impression; T’bone, for all he denies it, comes off like someone hauling around a very bad case of sour grapes; Fatboy Roberts has the most interesting historical perspective; there’s one more yet to go, but although I remember Episode X I have no clue who this Tai person is, so I’ll just let it go.
But whatever your position, the interviews form an intriguing look at one of fandom’s more cutthroat periods.
Filk Friday
Monday, September 25 will be Mark Hamill‘s birthday, so in honor of everyone’s favorite farmboy turned jedi, this week’s featured filk is written as sung by Luke on the Bespin gantry. Father of Mine is one of my favorite Luke filks and introduced me to one of my now-favorite bands, Everclear. Find more filks from authors Yav and Trace in the Filk Archive.
And don’t forget, Weird Al‘s new album comes out next Tuesday and catch his new video White and Nerdy!
My Little Ponies go geek
I wasn’t into Star Wars as a kid – I was all about My Little Pony and Barbie and all that critical mass girlie stuff. So a year or so ago, when I found a picture of Lord Pony, I was amazed and extremely covetous. (Alas, it is not to be.) Today, I found an amazing Alien pony, complete with step-by-step pictorial. Such an oddly compelling combination…
Other custom ponies of interest: Yoda, Spock, gargoyle, Borg, punk, and Masque of the Red Death (one of a series!)
Forget Transformers, LFL – here’s a crossover toy I would buy!
TFN thread of the indeterminate time period
“The biggest problem with Star Wars books today.” The real meat of the matter comes from Carnage04 a little more than halfway down, and it boils down to a simple fact: you can’t please everyone. (And that goes double for TFN.)
Weird things on the Wookieepedia
Mary Sue: Not just for fandom any more
Anyone who’s seen Smallville knows that Mary Sue is no stranger to the mainstream. But the term ‘Mary Sue?’ Not so much. At least, until it showed up in this review of Aaron Sorkin’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
More press for fanfic
Where the Wall Street Journal goes, other media follows. Well, okay – a few.
Headline award goes to the Lexington Herald-Leader for What the fic? Alas, they play up the ‘laugh at the freaks’ aspect a bit. (“…What if the cast of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace met up with the cast of the musical Cats?“)
Way to paraphrase the WSJ, Biz Report.
The Daily Athenaeum takes the personal approach. Now, can someone find them some working paragraph tags?
Smile and wave!
George Lucas has been named grand marshal of the Rose Parade. It was announced at San Deigo Comic Con that LFL would have two floats in the parade.