Rec [vid]: Zombie (a Doctor Who fanvid) by Calapine
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tardis_libraryTitle: Zombie (a Doctor Who fanvid)
Creator: Calapine
Rating: Not rated
Word Count/Length/Size: 5:08
Creator's Summary: Four doctors, lots of companions, daleks and stuff.
Characters/Pairings: Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Grace Holloway, Rose Tyler, Mickey Smith, Jack Harkness, Jackie Tyler
Warnings/Notes: None
Reasons for reccing: The clips fit to the words of the song. And when it's instrumental there is a theme between the clips.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abSzx3O9awA
Creator: Calapine
Rating: Not rated
Word Count/Length/Size: 5:08
Creator's Summary: Four doctors, lots of companions, daleks and stuff.
Characters/Pairings: Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Grace Holloway, Rose Tyler, Mickey Smith, Jack Harkness, Jackie Tyler
Warnings/Notes: None
Reasons for reccing: The clips fit to the words of the song. And when it's instrumental there is a theme between the clips.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abSzx3O9awA
Weird’s Sighin’s: THE WEIRD #3-4 (JLI 25)
Nov. 17th, 2025 06:23 amtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
Last time out, the Weird dramatically flushed a toilet, implying to “the Jason,” “See what I did to this poo? This is you in five more seconds.”
( ''*I* am your porcelain god now!'' )
2026 SFWA Grand Master!
Nov. 16th, 2025 06:34 pmpsocopteraI swear we just got the last one of these in, like, April, (Nicola Griffith, #41) but today we get #42, NK Jemisin!
This 100% needed to happen at some point (unless they really fucked it up and she died first and they had to give her the Infinity, but, like, given the Butler parallel I assume everyone was really invested in not letting that happen). She's definitely jumping the queue a little age-wise but given current erasure of Black women out of journalism/media/government I feel like this is a good time for it, like, yeah, it does feel extra-important to recognize Black woman excellence right now. Huzzah for Jemisin!
(My list of likely or potential recipients going in to this round: John Crowley (1942), John Varley (1947), Nancy Kress (1948), Kim Stanley Robinson (1952), Greg Egan (1961), Martha Wells (1964), Ted Chiang (1967), John Scalzi (1969), NK Jemisin (1972), Ursula Vernon (1977), Seanan McGuire (1978).)
(My Infinity list, while we're here: Diana Wynne Jones (still and always my #1 guess until they finally pick her), Terry Pratchett, Zelazny, Joanna Russ, Philip K Dick, Theodore Sturgeon, Iain M Banks, Vernor Vinge, CL Moore, Frank Herbert, James Tiptree, and Zenna Henderson.)
This 100% needed to happen at some point (unless they really fucked it up and she died first and they had to give her the Infinity, but, like, given the Butler parallel I assume everyone was really invested in not letting that happen). She's definitely jumping the queue a little age-wise but given current erasure of Black women out of journalism/media/government I feel like this is a good time for it, like, yeah, it does feel extra-important to recognize Black woman excellence right now. Huzzah for Jemisin!
(My list of likely or potential recipients going in to this round: John Crowley (1942), John Varley (1947), Nancy Kress (1948), Kim Stanley Robinson (1952), Greg Egan (1961), Martha Wells (1964), Ted Chiang (1967), John Scalzi (1969), NK Jemisin (1972), Ursula Vernon (1977), Seanan McGuire (1978).)
(My Infinity list, while we're here: Diana Wynne Jones (still and always my #1 guess until they finally pick her), Terry Pratchett, Zelazny, Joanna Russ, Philip K Dick, Theodore Sturgeon, Iain M Banks, Vernor Vinge, CL Moore, Frank Herbert, James Tiptree, and Zenna Henderson.)
Rogue-Storm #2
Nov. 16th, 2025 01:15 pmmastermahan posting in scans_daily
One of the odder aspects of Doug's power boost is that everyone's minds automatically translate sound effects.
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Pluribus 1.03
Nov. 16th, 2025 01:59 pmselenakAn episode that felt a bit like it was (stylishly) treading water, but in its last ten minutes did make up for it.
( Spoilers somehow have never watched a single episode of Golden Girls… )
( Spoilers somehow have never watched a single episode of Golden Girls… )
The Mighty Nein 1x01
Nov. 16th, 2025 12:25 amsettiaiFor anyone interested, the first episode of The Mighty Nein is available on YouTube for the weekend in advance of the first three episodes going live on Prime Video next week. The episode can be found here if you want to watch it.
To the shock of no one, I've watched the episode, and I have thoughts!
( Spoilers under the cut. )
To the shock of no one, I've watched the episode, and I have thoughts!
( Spoilers under the cut. )
November: THEME: Published in the 10's
Nov. 15th, 2025 05:17 pmcolls posting in swbookclubThis is a themed month. The idea is to read any Star Wars book you'd like that can be applied to the theme. The material can be anything - adult, YA, comics, even story-centric games.
1. What book are you planning to read this month?
2. Have you started, and if so, how is it going so far?
3. Which characters in your book are borrowed from elsewhere in canon? How well do you think the author portrays them?
COMING UP NEXT
December: Animated series (watching/discussing)
January: Darth Plagueis by James Luceno
1. What book are you planning to read this month?
2. Have you started, and if so, how is it going so far?
3. Which characters in your book are borrowed from elsewhere in canon? How well do you think the author portrays them?
COMING UP NEXT
December: Animated series (watching/discussing)
January: Darth Plagueis by James Luceno
One World Under Doom #8
Nov. 15th, 2025 04:00 pmcyberghostface posting in scans_daily
“That relationship between Doom and Valeria is maybe one of the best in comics. It’s so unusual and almost impossible. The idea that your hated villain would be the goddaughter to your child seems ridiculous, but it works because, Doom, for all of his many faults, he does have this weird, twisted sense of honor. I love that he will be Emperor Doom, but also still wants to be Uncle Doom to this young woman. They’re both pulling each other in different directions, kind of towards each other. It’s so operatic and big, but it makes sense emotionally.” — Ryan North
( Scans under the cut... )
This Kid Is Going to Need a League of THERAPISTS: THE WEIRD #2 (JLI 24)
Nov. 15th, 2025 05:57 amtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
Last time out, Billy confronted the Weird, who looks like the corpse of his father making a o_O face.
Billy’s mom notices he’s gone from the backyard, but it’s the Eighties, so she assumes he’s just roaming around the neighborhood. Or maybe she assumes a supervillain kidnapped him, just to put a capper on the week of her husband’s death and his corpse getting vaporized. She’s not doing okay!
( This WOULD have been around the time Skyhook was kidnapping kids in Metropolis. Stranger danger! )
Dear Holly Poly Creator(s),
Nov. 14th, 2025 04:48 pmsettiaiJust to note: this year's requests include Baldur's Gate, Black Ships by Jo Graham, Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Related Fandoms, Critical Role: Exandria, Doctor Who, Dragon Age, Gargoyles, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Mass Effect, and Star Wars.
My AO3 account is Settiai.
First of all, relax! I'm far from being picky, and I can pretty much guarantee that I'll love whatever you decide to write me. These are nothing but guidelines, for you to take to heart or ignore to your heart's content. Also, hey! You're creating a fanwork for me! About a poly relationship that I love! That's automatically a good reason for me to love you, no matter what. So, please, keep that in mind. Trust me, you can pretty much do no wrong. ♥
That said, I thought that I'd elaborate a bit on my requests and provide some general prompts in case, like me, you're the type of person who likes to have something to work with. If you're not that type of person, it's totally fine with me if you skip over anything/everything that I've included in this letter. Feel free to use and/or ignore as much of this as you want.
( General Likes/Dislikes )
( Baldur's Gate )
( Black Ships - Jo Graham )
( Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Related Fandoms )
( Critical Role: Exandria )
( Doctor Who )
( Dragon Age )
( Gargoyles )
( The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power )
( Mass Effect )
( Star Wars )
My AO3 account is Settiai.
First of all, relax! I'm far from being picky, and I can pretty much guarantee that I'll love whatever you decide to write me. These are nothing but guidelines, for you to take to heart or ignore to your heart's content. Also, hey! You're creating a fanwork for me! About a poly relationship that I love! That's automatically a good reason for me to love you, no matter what. So, please, keep that in mind. Trust me, you can pretty much do no wrong. ♥
That said, I thought that I'd elaborate a bit on my requests and provide some general prompts in case, like me, you're the type of person who likes to have something to work with. If you're not that type of person, it's totally fine with me if you skip over anything/everything that I've included in this letter. Feel free to use and/or ignore as much of this as you want.
( General Likes/Dislikes )
( Baldur's Gate )
( Black Ships - Jo Graham )
( Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Related Fandoms )
( Critical Role: Exandria )
( Doctor Who )
( Dragon Age )
( Gargoyles )
( The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power )
( Mass Effect )
( Star Wars )
Van Gogh and the End of Nature
Nov. 14th, 2025 11:02 ampsocopteraVan Gogh and the End of Nature, Michael Lobel, 2024 art history/art criticism nonfiction. I don't read a lot of nonfiction - I don't even have a tag for it - but I had recently been to a show of the Roulin portraits at the MFA, and I had seen some of his stuff in Paris, and I heard about this book and thought it sounded interesting. And it was! I got to see lots of images of Van Gogh works I had never seen before and learn more about his historical/technological context and consider the relationship of industry and nature in his art in a whole new way. Good stuff. Possibly I should read more nonfiction.
Snake-Eater
Nov. 14th, 2025 10:46 ampsocopteraSnake-Eater, T Kingfisher, 2025 fantasy novel. Similar to her horror - a woman, a life event, a house, family history, alarming events - but maybe tipped toward fantasy rather than horror, tonally. I continue to like this book and will read it as many times as she writes one; I particularly enjoyed this one because we got to spend time in the desert and it appealed to the little part of me that's always missing the West.
Spoilers: ( Read more... )
By coincidence, my next book is looking to be Motheater, which would have made a nice double-feature review, but it's long enough that I didn't want to wait to do this one until I finished it for fear of losing track of this one.
Spoilers: ( Read more... )
By coincidence, my next book is looking to be Motheater, which would have made a nice double-feature review, but it's long enough that I didn't want to wait to do this one until I finished it for fear of losing track of this one.
Rio by Doug Wildey
Nov. 14th, 2025 06:35 amknight_moves posting in scans_dailyThere's no way any of this is in the tag system, so just enjoy a sequence of pretty art and taut suspense from an old-fashioned Western.
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