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Episode 102: Once and Future Fandoms
In which we revisit fandoms of yore, reflect on more than a decade of tumblr blogging, and ponder what to do with extratextual creator content in modern fandom.
Segment timestamps:
0:00:39 – Host Opening
0:30:55 – FOI: Merlin
0:59:45 – Top Ten Elements That Make a Good Fandom
1:00:39 – When the Author Isn’t Dead
1:33:54 – FOI: Supernatural
2:03:26 – Top Ten Things You Find in Any Fandom
2:04:31 – Tumblr Then & Now
2:41:34 – Top Ten Things We’d Like to See in S5
2:42:56 – FOI: Harry Potter
3:12:38 – That’s My Division
3:23:36 – Post Mortem
Shownotes, contact details, and credits below.
FULL SHOWNOTES
Host Opening (0:00:39)↑
Consulting Fans: Johnlocked, Caroline, B, Producer: Johnlocked, Editor: SundayDuck
- BTS Video Playlist – Check each video for subtitles!
- No Holmes Barred book from Doyle’s Rotary Coffin
- Email DoylesRotaryCoffin@outlook.com to submit to new anthology “However Improbable” – more information HERE
- Crashing the A-List by Summer Heacock
- Vulgarweed on AO3 and twitter
FOI: Merlin (0:30:55)↑
Consulting Fans: Chase, SundayDuck, Cumbercookie, Tori; Producer & Editor: Chase
Merlinian friends gather to discuss the charm and legacy of this legendary BBC adaptation.
- Chase’s Merlin fandom starter kit:
- Where to watch
- Merlin behind the scenes cast diaries (1, 2)
- The Student Prince fic
- Colin and Bradley singing ‘You’re the Voice’
- Merlin DVD commentary audio
- Colin winning the NTA 🙂
- Cumbercookie’s video recs:
- Tori’s rec list
Top Ten Elements That Make a Good Fandom (0:59:45)↑
Contributed by: Juli, SusPup, Vulgarweed, Science
Produced & Read by: Science
When the Author Isn’t Dead (1:00:39)↑
Consulting Fans: Finnagain, Emmagrant01, Drinkingcocoa, Producer & Editor: Drinkingcocoa
What do you do when a creator does something so hurtful that you have to reconsider your fandom?
FOI: Supernatural (1:33:54)↑ 📝Transcript available
Consulting Fans: Johnlocked, Mads, Zaffre, Producer: Johnlocked, Editor: Caroline
As Supernatural wraps up its 15th and final season, SPN fans share why they love this series and reflect on its enduring fandom.
- Creator recs:
- Fic recs:
- An Exercise In ‘Worthless’ by beastofthesky
- And This, Your Living Kiss by opal_bullets
- On the Wings of War by AlchemyAlice
- Four Letter Word For Intercourse by bendingsignpost
- Cinderwings by bendingsignpost
- Love: A Retrospective by xylodemon
- Dream of Now series by Sass_Master
- Addicted To You by Ltleflrt
Top Ten Things You Find in Any Fandom (2:03:26)↑
Contributed by: Juli, SusPup, Science
Produced & Read by: Science
Tumblr: Then & Now (2:04:31)↑
Consulting Fans: Alexxphoenix42, Merinda, MK, Science, Producer: Alexx, Editor: Cumbercookie
In the past, Tumblr was a great platform for fandoms to connect and create, but how are things on the “blue hell site” today?
- Vox article on Tumblr’s porn ban
- Alexx’s links for porny blogs still on Tumblr
- femme-adorables – lesbians snuggling
- justanothertart – male self nudes, discrete with butt shots
- Purveyorofsmutpurveyorofsmut.tumblr.com – explicit m/m sex
- this-is-my-very-porny-blogthis-is-my-very-porny-blog.tumblr.com – male nudes aesthetic
- https://awesomemanasart.tumblr.com/– pretty men aesthetic
- no-pants-r-the-best-pantsno-pants-r-the-best-pants.tumblr.com – wlw aesthetic
- nctommyboynctommyboy.tumblr.com – so much peen
Top Ten Things We’d Like to See in Sherlock Series 5 (2:41:34)↑
Contributed by: Juli, Iwantthatcoat, SusPup, Vulgarweed, Johnlocked, Science
Produced & Read by: Science
FOI: Harry Potter (2:42:56)↑
Consulting Fans: Alexxphoenix42, Drinkingcocoa, Hope, Producer/Editor: Alexx
A boy who learned he was a wizard created a powerful fandom, and 3PP chats about the enduring appeal of the world of Harry Potter.
- Casefile from Ep54: Sherlock and Snape
- Casefile from Ep84: Eurus Holmes, The Cursed Child, Obscurials, and Potterverse
- Cheval et Chevalier by hopelesslybenaddicted
- Best Harry Potter Party Ideas
- My Immortal (the web series)
- Potterpuppetpals
- A Very Potter Musical
That’s My Division (3:12:38)↑
Consulting Fans: Alexxphoenix42, Producer/Editor: Alexx
Magical realism and scifi fics featuring time travel are the order of this month’s TMD!
- Alexxphoenix42
- Through the Looking Glass by obsidienne (locked to AO3)
- A Visit to the Doctor by flawedamythyst,
- A River Without Banks by Chryse
- I Burn for You by Leloi
- The Curious Adventure of the Drs. Watson by ShinySherlock (locked to AO3)
- Not Always 1895 by esplanade
- All Roads Lead To Rome And Tring by NomdePlume
- At Your Finger Ends by tartanfics
- To the Nines by suitesamba
- John Watson and the Door to Next Week by ASongofSixpence
- Paradox and Splinters by pickledfingers
- A blizzard started it all by foxy61
- Johnlocked
- And is not time even as love is by Ani
- It’s About Time, Don’t You Think by WaywardSpark
Post Mortem (3:23:36)↑
Consulting Fans: Johnlocked, Caroline, B, Producer: Johnlocked, Editor: Caroline
- Fics mentioned:
- Through the Looking Glass series by obsidienne
- 1000 Watsons series by destinationtoast
- A Visit to the Doctor by flawedamythyst
Contact
Email: bored@three-patch.com
Website: https://www.three-patch.com
Skype: threepatch.podcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/threepatch
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
TPP Discord invite
Production Credits
Episode Producer: Johnlocked
Episode Audio Editor: Emma Grant
Banner Art: Fox Estacado
Distribution funded by fans!
Music Credit
Unless otherwise indicated, all music is available for purchase through online retailers such as amazon.com and iTunes.
- Show Intro – David Arnold and Michael Price, Sherlock: Original Television Soundtrack Music From Series One: Opening Titles
- FOI: Merlin – John Farnham, Whispering Jack: You’re the Voice
- When the Author Isn’t Dead – Hank Azaria, Spamalot (Original Broadway Cast Recording): He Is Not Dead Yet
- FOI: Supernatural – Kansas, Leftoverture: Carry On Wayward Son
- Tumblr Then & Now – Cher, Heart of Stone: If I Could Turn Back Time
- FOI: Harry Potter – John Williams, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Soundtrack: Hedwig’s Theme; James Newton Howard, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Main Titles
- That’s My Division – John Coltrane, My Favorite Things [Deluxe Edition]: My Favorite Things, Part 1
- Show Outro – Bee Gees, Saturday Night Fever [The Original Movie Soundtrack]: Stayin’ Alive
How to Cite
APA
By Three Patch Productions (Producer). (2020, March, 1). Once and Future Fandoms [Episode 102]. Three patch podcast. Podcast retrieved from https://three-patch.com/2020/03/01/episode-102