Smallville reference....

[fajrdrako]

I just read - and was very impressed by - the recap of Smallville and its fandom that velvetglove put on crack_van at Smallville- Gayest. Show. Ever.. It sums the show and the fandom up beautifully and with wit.

For the record, I don't think Smallville is really the gayest show ever - not when there are a few things on TV like Queer as Folk. But. For a show that isn't advertised as gay it is, yes, pretty much the gayest show ever and I love it for it.

I am quite excited about this community crack_van: people seem to be outdoing themselves in an effort to do justice to their favourite fandoms, and I love it. Haven't seen Pirates of the Caribbean there yet, have I just missed it? I was delighted to see my favourites, besides Smallville: The Professionals, comic-based X-Men, Horatio Hornblower and The Lord of the Rings. Or a beloved but lesser fandom for me, From Eroica With Love.

I also want to read about the fandoms I know nothing about - things like Alias, Farscape, Roswell - mostly just names to me, and I'd liek to know more of what they are about. There are other fandoms I haven't noticed there yet - is there an index? - like Oz or Buffy or Firefly - maybe I just haven't browsed enough, or maybe they are yet to be posted. I'm sure that if they haven't been, they will be. Or at least... I live in hope. I need more time to browse.

And I want to read those recommendations. So far, in general, in the fandoms I know about, the story recs seem well-chosen.

This is the sort of thing that makes me believe that fandom is a good place to be.

Comments

[shaggirl.livejournal.com]

Hey! I'm glad you like the comm so much, I think it's a lot of fun too. And yes, that's mostly due to the amazing effort so many people are putting into their recaps so far. To answer acouple of your questions, the user info page (and the main page sidebar) lists the fandoms who have signed up to participate in October. I tried to recruit some Pirates fen to play but they didn't take the bait. If you know of any who'd like to, please point them our way.

This is the sort of thing that makes me believe that fandom is a good place to be.

That is a really lovely compliment. *hugs*

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

due to the amazing effort so many people are putting into their recaps so far

That's it. I expected the community to be interesting: I never expected that level of quality of thought and effort. Thanks for pointing me to the user info page, I suspected the lists might be there. I look forward to the "Pirate" info when some talented fan comes forward to do it.

Hugs back! And thanks to everyone who participates in the community. Really. They're outdoing themselves.