we're all stories in the end

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Day 12 - A relationship vid you love

Apple Candy by talitha78 (Star Trek Reboot, Kirk/Uhura/Spock)

♥!!! This is such a beautiful vid, and full of longing and happiness and OT3 goodness. It makes my heart grow three sizes.

As seen everywhere already, a follow-up series to A:TLA has been announced! The Legend of Korra. eeee! And here is an interview with the creators. Here is a hi-res promo shot that is now my desktop background. So pretty!

I am also entirely charmed by this piece of fanart (Korra, Aang) :D

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Day 10 - A vid that makes you laugh

Another Sunday by jescaflowne (Stargate Atlantis)

Haha, oh, I love this so so much. :D Sparkly Ronon! John's ridiculous faces! Teyla is made of epic! Rodney's a dork! ALL WITH GLORIOUS EIGHTIES MUSIC AND CHEESY EFFECTS. My adoration is boundless like the ocean.

Day 1 - A vid that made you start watching a brand new show
Day 2 - A male character study vid you love
Day 3 - A female character study vid you love
Day 4 - An ensemble vid you love
Day 5 - A vid everyone should see at least once
Day 6 - A vid you've watched at least ten times

Day 7 - A constructed reality/crossover vid you love

Papa Don't Preach by fan_euncie and trelkez (Doctor Who & Torchwood)

I could talk about how cleverly this is constructed etc, but mostly it gives me GLEE (AND LULZ) IN MY SOUL OMG. BEST EVER. This makes me laugh out loud every goddamn time, and also makes me 'awww' in an embarrassing fashion. (Ianto says that he's going to marry him, yay!)

Day 1 - A vid that made you start watching a brand new show
Day 2 - A male character study vid you love
Day 3 - A female character study vid you love
Day 4 - An ensemble vid you love

Day 5 - A vid everyone should see at least once

Women's Work by Luminosity and sisabet (Supernatural)

Okay, my 'everyone' here is very caveated - if you have triggers related to graphic, sexualised violence against women, then this is not the vid for you.

I find this vid profoundly disturbing to watch. I'm also very, very glad that it exists. It's a damming portrayal of some of the worst of Supernatural, but the worst thing is that it's so easy to imagine many other sources that have more than enough material to make similar vids. The issues about representation of women that this vid raises are ones I feel very strongly about, and so this presents a visceral argument that I'd like a great many people to see. I generally subscribe to the notion of 'comfort the disturbed, disturb the comfortable', and this certainly accomplishes the latter - well, it's disturbing all around, really. It's also a really excellent example of how much vidding is capable of.

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On a totally different and much lighter note, I realise that is Femslash Day and unfortunately I have nothing to offer at the moment! This ought to be rectified.

Give me some ladyslash pairings and I will attempt to write ficlets, or rec some things, or flail about why they're awesome, or similar. No guarantees I'll get to everything, but have at it!

eruthros and I made a thing! white_lotus, for all your Avatar: The Last Airbender needs. Fanwork noticeboard, discussion forum, etc. I am also excited to announce that the comm will be hosting an inaugural flash challenge for fanworks set post-series, running between now and the end of the month.

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Day 1 - A vid that made you start watching a brand new show
Day 2 - A male character study vid you love

Day 3 - A female character study vid you love

Cathedrals by chaila43 (BSG, Laura, D'Anna, Caprica)

This is a character study of three women who I heart, and it's beautiful and full of the promise that Battlestar had for such a long time. It's the sense of longing in the vid that gets to me the most - the desire for truth, for one's life to make sense. It doesn't hurt that it's set to one of my favourite songs. ♥!

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Originated by jarrow, a meme with which to amuse myself in the run up to my travels and VVC and so on.

Day 1 - A vid that made you start watching a brand new show

Not brand new, exactly, but I'd stopped watching Skins after the first series. Then obsessive24 made Soil, Soil, and I found myself mainlining S3 within the week. Oh, Emily/Naomi, how so adorable? ♥

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