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impala_chick ([personal profile] impala_chick) wrote2025-12-13 06:40 pm

Sigtag 20 in 20

I made 20 sig tags for the [community profile] seasons_of_fandom Sigtag 20 in 20 challenge, originally posted here. Crossposting to my journal because I was pretty proud of this batch!

20 Sigtags under the cut! )
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yuletidemods ([personal profile] yuletidemods) wrote in [community profile] yuletide_admin2025-12-14 11:09 am
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Posting; Pinch Hit; Betas

The DEADLINE is getting closer and closer!


At this time - 9pm UTC on 17 December - your Yuletide assignment must be posted (published, not a draft!) to the Yuletide collection as a complete work.


Before then, we need your help, Yuletide! We have an outstanding pinch hit (#121) for the fandoms:
SMPLive
Roughhouse SMP
Mirai SMP - XYouly
Highcraft (Web Series)

See details here. Please email us at yuletideadmin@gmail.com if you can help, and spread the word if you have friends who might be interested. This pinch hit is due at 9pm UTC on 19 December.

More pinch hits will be advertised at [community profile] yuletide_pinch_hits, especially after 9pm UTC on the 17th.


Additionally, we love beta reader volunteers! You can connect with writers at this post by filling out a Google form, or you can join the Discord and keep an eye out for beta requests advertised by members with the Hippo role.


Good luck to everyone facing down the deadline!


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sad voice freaky clown ([personal profile] feurioo) wrote in [community profile] tv_talk2025-12-13 03:59 pm

Speak Up Saturday

Assortment of black and white speech bubbles

Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?
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badly_knitted ([personal profile] badly_knitted) wrote in [community profile] fandomweekly2025-12-12 08:10 pm

[#283] Charade (The Fantastic Journey)


Theme Prompt: #283 – First Impressions
Title: Charade
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: First impressions are not always accurate, sometimes people aren’t at all the way they first appear.



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yourlibrarian ([personal profile] yourlibrarian) wrote in [community profile] tv_talk2025-12-11 02:51 pm

The Morning Show S4 Review

A Bloomberg News article discussing how sports acquisition will be the big driver to streaming services listed the biggest months for signups during 2025 to Apple+. The top 4 were all connected to MLB games leading with Dodgers vs. Yankees (May) 722K. The top series program was 'The Morning Show' with 524K. Slow Horses didn't make the Top 10 list, but then the data stopped in September, and its new season premiere was in October.

It's clear that Slow Horses is hugely popular as a streaming show. But apparently Morning Show is as well but isn't discussed nearly as much. Its writing is also very strong, it has a large cast, and some big names in the mix. Having just seen its 4th season, I can say it is also not slowing down in any way. If anything, the personal stakes for all the characters just keep going up.

To me, the most riveting episode was 4.8 The Parent Trap. The juxtaposition of Alex and Cory's polar opposites in parenting certainly made suggestions about how and why they turned out as they did, but it also connected to how the finale resolved the season. Spoilers )
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FandomWeekly Mod ([personal profile] fanweeklymod) wrote in [community profile] fandomweekly2025-12-10 10:23 pm

[#283 | First Impressions] Challenge Post

Challenge 283:
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Whether it’s a job interview, your first day at a new school, or an audience with royalty, first impressions can be important. But they aren’t always easy! Sometimes everything works out, and it’s love (or job offer) at first sight; other times, you trip on a shoelace you could have sworn wasn’t untied five minutes ago, or stub your toe and say a word you shouldn’t say in front of your boss’s boss’s boss, or a supervolcano erupts and you have to immediately cut the interview short to go suit up and save the world.

What kind of first impressions do your characters make? Good ones? Bad ones? Memorable ones, for all the right or wrong reasons?

Write a story about first impressions.

BONUS GOAL: All Suited Up

If your submission features someone in a suit, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!


Challenge ends Monday, December 15 at 9:00PM EST.
• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 283 – first impressions
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

Challenge 283:
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Whether it’s a job interview, your first day at a new school, or an audience with royalty, first impressions can be important. But they aren’t always easy! Sometimes everything works out, and it’s love (or job offer) at first sight; other times, you trip on a shoelace you could have sworn wasn’t untied five minutes ago, or stub your toe and say a word you shouldn’t say in front of your boss’s boss’s boss, or a supervolcano erupts and you have to immediately cut the interview short to go suit up and save the world.

What kind of first impressions do your characters make? Good ones? Bad ones? Memorable ones, for all the right or wrong reasons?

Write a story about first impressions.

BONUS GOAL: All Suited Up

If your submission features someone in a suit, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!


Challenge ends Monday, December 15 at 9:00PM EST.
• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 283 – first impressions
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

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FandomWeekly Mod ([personal profile] fanweeklymod) wrote in [community profile] fandomweekly2025-12-10 10:22 pm

[#282 | Catharsis] Results Post

Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #282 – Catharsis!

This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 2533

Congratulations to both of you, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes! [personal profile] autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those next week.

You may now post your Challenge 282 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there!
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Socchan ([personal profile] soc_puppet) wrote in [community profile] moodthemeinayear2025-12-11 02:30 am

Part 8, Week 1

Looks like I'm going through with scheduling the rest of the year after all 😂 Gotta ride that productivity train all the way to the end when you can! (At least when it's not dangerous to do so, of course.)

Anyway, there's only two weeks of moods left, which isn't quite enough time for either a Medium or even a Minimum run—unless you want to try and get a Bingo Blackout before the end of the year. As such, I'll only be posting moods from the Maximum Track.

This week's Maximum moods are: Accomplished, Artistic, Busy

Some fitting moods for this community, if you ask me! But maybe you feel differently? And how do you think you'll do on this week's moods in general? Are you expecting them to come easily, or are you going to have to put your nose to the proverbial grindstone? Do you need any help? And is this a welcome distraction from the end of the year? Remember, the community schedule is technically just a suggested schedule; if you need to take a break early and come back for the last few moods later, that's perfectly fine! What do you think? Let's talk about it!

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yuletidemods ([personal profile] yuletidemods) wrote in [community profile] yuletide_admin2025-12-10 03:10 pm

Default deadline passed (and deadline change reminder)

The default deadline has passed! Defaults after this date will require a New Year’s Resolution fic before you can sign up again. See more info about defaulting at our FAQ.

Original assignments and pinch hits #1-96 are due in a little over 6 days, at:

9pm UTC, 17 December
See when that is in YOUR timezone
See countdown

This is an international exchange, and deadlines are given in UTC/GMT. This deadline is also at a DIFFERENT TIME OF DAY to deadlines we've used in recent years. Please click the links and check when the deadline is for you. We appreciate it!


Good luck to all writing, and especial thanks to everyone tackling pinch hits! Check out [community profile] yuletide_pinch_hits for requests currently in need of writers.


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yourlibrarian ([personal profile] yourlibrarian) wrote in [community profile] tv_talk2025-12-09 12:38 pm
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TV Tuesday: Is That You?

Laptop-TV combo with DVDs on top and smartphone on the desk



Although it's becoming more common now to use CGI to let the same actor play younger and older versions of themselves, a lot of TV still casts different people for these parts. What makes a good casting choice? Similar appearance/voice/charisma/mannerisms?

What are good examples for such casting choices?
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merricatb ([personal profile] merricatb) wrote in [community profile] smallfandomfest2025-12-09 07:23 am

Fanfic, Sense8 (tv), Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala, Any of the cluster visiting each other's homes

Title: Art Must Always Be Free
Author: MerricatB
Fandom: Sense8
Pairing/Characters: Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala
Rating/Category: Mature
Prompt: Sense8, Writer's choice, Any of the cluster visiting each other's homes/family/friends in person
Spoilers: Whole series
Summary: The Mumbai quartet heads to Mexico City. Property damage ensues.
Notes/Warnings: Slightly mature for brief violence

Read on AO3