Retro Fanfic Retrospective
200 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFriends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not.
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Episode 88: Dragonball Z - In the Room of Spirit and Time...
July 06, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 161 MBYou'd think that after escaping from his apocalyptic timeline, Future Trunks's life could only improve. But now he has to spend a year trapped in a room with a hateful, malevolent entity that thrives on his anger and bloodlust. And that's just his dad - there's an evil spirit involved, too. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrroom Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrof...
Episode 87: Scooby Doo - Scooby Dooby Doo, Where Are You?
June 29, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 185 MBIt's the late 60s, and aspiring writer Velma Dinkley and her college buddies are facing some tough choices. For instance, is it better to go to war in Vietnam, or cruise around the country in a sweet hippie van with your best friends and a large dog? ...okay, maybe that choice isn't so hard after all. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrscooby Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://...
RFR Special Episode: Bluey Review
June 22, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBAn unexpected gap in the schedule gives Dom and Tory the opportunity to breakdown another new animation. This time they discuss season one of Bluey, an Australian made cartoon for a preschool audience that has been gaining popularity worldwide after being included on Disney+ which emphasizes the importance and benefits of playtime. Would you enjoy watching it even if you're not babysitting a kid? We think so, yes. RFR is a podcast where usually three friends read old fanfiction that t...
Episode 86: Star Trek DS9 - Wavering Alliance
June 08, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 170 MB(TW: fucked up non-consensual sex) In the melting pot of Deep Space Nine, can two people of different species who are both sort of smug jerks fall in LOVE? Yes, but it will probably take Shakespearean levels of misery to get someone to confess. "Anthony and Cleopatra" is the book club discussion topic of the day. Dukat is terrible. Garak and Bashir get it on. And on. And on. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfralliance Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Som...
Episode 85: Transformers - Best First
June 01, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 206 MBThundercracker gets an unexpected promotion that thrusts him into prominence early in the war on Cybertron. He'll grow a little, learn a little, and maybe, just maybe, become a better, kinder evil space robot. Some Transformers are beasts and some are cars, and everyone is just going to have to live with that. Flywheels is more than meets the eye. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrbest Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes the...
Episode 84: Digimon - Perfect Hazzard, Chapters 1-13
May 25, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBWill this Tamers fanfic finally break the Digimon curse? Takato has been written out of reality, but that won't stop him from being the viewpoint character. Forced romantic pairings among children abound. It all reads like an early-2000s https://www.facebook.com/RetroFanficRetrospective/ See our tweets and episode previews at https://twitter.com/RetroFanfic
RFR Special Episode: Midnight Gospel Review
May 18, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 179 MBDom and Tory turn away from Retro to talk about some new animation. Midnight Gospel has them waxing philosophical and nerdy as they discuss death, drawing, and what it's like to watch a show so completely unwrapped from reality that it ends up making the most sense. Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send us emails at [email protected] Vis...
Episode 83: Harry Potter/Changeover - Paradigm of Uncertainty, Chapters 9-15
May 11, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 184 MBThe cinematic spy shenanigans continue as Harry and Hermione get involved with MacGuffins, secret plans, double-crosses, triple-crosses, and body doubles. Harry is a superwizard. Hermione messes with time magic again but it's fine. Draco is in leather pants way back in the year 2000. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrpou Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic ...
RFR Special Episode - John Biles Interview
May 04, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBAmado sits down with one of his nostalgic favorite authors, John Biles, to discuss his decades-spanning fanfic writing career. The topics are wide-ranging and very, VERY geeky. We return to the previously-featured "Children of an Elder God" as well as his other major collaboration "Sailor Moon Z." John can't resist a crossover. He also never stops writing. Children of an Elder God: bit.ly/rfrchildren Sailor Moon Z: bit.ly/rfrsmz Three friends read old fanfiction that they think migh...
Episode 82: Mobile Suit Gundam - Everyone Excels at Something
April 27, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBThom and Nina of the Mobile Suit Breakdown podcast join Amado to discuss a First Gundam fanfic from 1988. Military cadets Char and Garma are best buds, except for part where one is planning to murder the other. A heist is planned and executed perfectly. The sexual content is shockingly heterosexual. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrsomething Find Mobile Suit Podcast at: https://gundampodcast.com/ Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. ...
Episode 81: Calvin & Hobbes - Reminiscence & Geniuses
April 20, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 194 MBAmado & Taran team up to tackle two short fanfics. In "Reminiscence," an adult Calvin looks back with rose-colored lenses on his childhood, Susie gets fridged, and the torch of imagination is symbolically passed on but also maybe regained somehow. In "Geniuses," college-aged Calvin gains a romantic interest in the form of Jason Fox. And we are so on board with that premise. Link to the stories: Reminiscence (Text): bit.ly/rfrcalvin Reminiscence (Podfic): https://archiveofourown.org/wor...
Episode 80: Sailor Moon Crossover - Suburban Senshi
April 13, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 192 MBWe need a lot of help tackling Suburban Senshi, the text fanfic turned irc-formatted fanfic turned sprawling fan project. Luckily the original author himself, Dr. Xadium, joins us to explain just what we're looking at. The breadth of geekiness involved is staggering. Michiru is Dr. X's nemesis. The real Suburban Senshi are the friends we made along the way. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrss Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometime...
RFR Podfic: BTS - out of the woodwork
April 10, 2020 20:12 - 1 hour - 141 MBOur first podfic - an audio recording by Serena, of lvlyvmk's BTS fanfic "out of the woodwork." Enjoy, and send your thoughts and suggestions! Link to the story: bit.ly/cefdbts Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send us emails at [email protected] Visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RetroFanficRetrospective/ See our twe...
Episode 79: BTS - out of the woodwork
April 06, 2020 13:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MBAmado and Serena host Cutting Edge Fanfic Deep-cut as we discuss a high-kudos BTS fanfic. Taehyung gets soap opera amnesia. Serena is ARMY and Amado is barely a recruit. The joy of the Vmin pairing is that they can cuddle, stroke, and call each other pet names, and still angst over whether the other person is into them. Link to the story: bit.ly/cefdbts Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our we...
Episode 78: Harry Potter/Changeover - Paradigm of Uncertainty, Chapters 1-8
March 30, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 193 MBIn the midst of professional ennui, Hemione gets caught up in the work of her best friend Harry Potter. As the most famous hero in the wizarding world, he’s obviously well-suited to be a professional spy. Ron is gone. Warning shots are fired. Cho plays a certain narrative role. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrpou Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send ...
Episode 77: FF8 - Story
March 23, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 189 MBSpecial guest Chris joins us to take a trip down memory lane with Zell, in this post-series FFVIII fanfic. Somehow the game made being a child mercenary seem more glamorous than it really is. But at least Zell got some good stories out of it, that he'll keep locked up deep inside and never share with another living soul. How about some fairy tales, instead? Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrstory Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. So...
Episode 76: New Mutants - Kid Dynamo, Chapters 7-12
March 16, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 226 MBCJ isn’t the only special guest this week, as Loki, X-Factor, Power Pack, and more pop in to finish Jessica Pierce’s story in the second half of Kid Dynamo. Magik is incredibly useful all the time. Apocalypse has some very on-the-nose Horsemen. The epilogue is more upsetting than Harry Potter’s. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrdynamo Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly...
Episode 75: New Mutants - Kid Dynamo, Chapters 1-6
March 09, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 227 MBSpecial guest CJ returns to discuss the first part of Kid Dynamo. Since it’s set firmly in late-1980s Marvel comics continuity, this is slightly disorienting. Luckily, teenage telekinetic fireproof mutant runaway Jessica Pierce is just as new to things as we are! Stevie and Magneto go on a date. Jessica is vegetarian for a very good reason. We get very excited about Mutant Prom. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrdynamo Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Somet...
Episode 74: Avatar - Brothers in Arms
March 02, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 210 MBAmado throws Dom a bone and reaches into the near past of 2007 to discuss an Avatar fanfic. Zuko and Sokka have a buddy road-trip adventure in escaping from the capitol and trying to reunite with the Avatar. Iroh makes friends with everyone. We all agree that The Beach was a really good episode. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrbrothers Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/...
Episode 73: Star Wars - Troops
February 24, 2020 01:06 - 36 minutes - 82.7 MBWe take a break from reading works to enjoy (?) some peacekeeping brutality in this classic fan film. The dialogue and the scenery are spot-on. Beru and Owen meet an ignominious fate. We get distracted and ramble about roleplaying Disney villains. Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send us emails at [email protected] Visit us on Facebook...
RFR Special Episode: Utena - Miracles Never Cease (Part 3)
February 17, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBFinally the game is concluded. All it took was hard work, consulting hints online, and the sacrifice of Tory’s moral compass. And also a little pole-vaulting. Link to the game: bit.ly/rfrmnc Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send us emails at [email protected] Visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RetroFanficRetrospective...
Episode 72: Xena - The Dragon's Child
February 10, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBFor the first time, we read a Xena: Warrior Princess fanfic that features Xena: Warrior Princess. It's equal parts detailed exploration of Xena and Gabrielle's sex life; Xena killing fools; and fairy tales about dragons. The dragons are, again, metaphors. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrdragon Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send us emails at RetroFan...
Episode 71: Anne of Green Gables - A Little Romance
February 03, 2020 13:50 - 1 hour - 217 MBWe introduce special guest Ashley to the infinite possibilities of transformative fiction, in this shocking and revolutionary story where… Gilbert Blythe sweetly courts Anne Shirley. It’s very Hallmark Channel. Gilbert bounces between being a nice guy, and being a Nice Guy (TM). Anne is a badass at childcare. Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send us emails...
Episode 70: King’s Quest - King’s Quest ZZT
January 27, 2020 13:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MBPrince Alexander takes up his father Graham’s adventuring hat in this early fangame offering by Interactive Fantasies. Is the crude ZZT game engine capable of capturing the humor and charm of the beloved King’s Quest series? Absolutely! Does this game actually do so? Well… that’s another story. Link to the game: bit.ly/rfrquest Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/re...
Episode 69: Dungeons & Dragons - Trial By Existence
January 20, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 200 MB(TW: rape) Amado wanted to read something by astolat, so obviously he skipped right over every popular fandom she’s ever written for and went straight for the D&D cartoon fanfiction. We cheer for Eric (or is that Hank?), and definitely do not cheer for Venger/Sheila. The characters fail at powergaming. Dungeon Master pulls a Luke Skywalker eighteen years before Luke Skywalker does. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrtrial Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. So...
Episode 68: Alice In Wonderland - A New Alice in the Old Wonderland
January 13, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 199 MBIt's a new co-host in a very old fanfic, as special guest Julia joins us on a pleasant return tour through Wonderland. Fanfiction prefaces haven't changed much in 125 years. The dream-like atmosphere is rather literally dream-like. The Walrus and the Carpenter get what's coming to them, for a hot second. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfralice Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https:...
Episode 67: Pokemon - What Legends are Made Of
January 06, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 242 MBRinging in 2020, special guest Taran returns to discuss WLAMO, the Pokemon epic that he wrote as a young teen. It’s pretty much like the Pokemon anime, except that Ash is mature, strong, smart, talented, courteous, polite, kind, humble, and completely unbearable. And also a Saiyan; let’s just put that out there up front. Pikachu is part of a divine plan. A secret second guest author is revealed. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrwlamo Link to the MSTings: bit.ly/rfrwlamomst Link to the unf...
RFR Special Episode: Utena - Miracles Never Cease (Part 2)
December 30, 2019 13:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MBAmado and Tory continue their quest to seduce Juri in the Utena text adventure game, and this time they actually get some stuff accomplished. Or at the very least make Tory feel like a bad person. Link to the game: bit.ly/rfrmnc Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send us emails at [email protected] Visit us on Facebook at https://ww...
Episode 66: The Beatles - With Strings Attached (First Movement)
December 23, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 175 MBPost-breakup, the former Beatles are pulled back together for a magical adventure series of unpleasant experiences that will reforge their bonds and make them stronger people traumatize them, mostly. John takes his brand-new wings and learns to fly. Omnipotent alien sophomores should have known better. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrstrings Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https:...
RFR Special Episode: Steven Universe Future Quick-take (Part 1)
December 16, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBWhile Amado is away Tory and Dom watch and then immediately discuss the first four episodes of Steven Universe Future. Hands can somehow still look good without wrists. Dom can't help but say Steven's full name every time. Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send us emails at [email protected] Visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook...
Episode 65: Utena - Ever After
December 09, 2019 13:00 - 2 hours - 307 MBEmpty Movement webmasters Yasha and Vanna join us from the surreal, timeless realm of Canada, giving us a critical mass of diehard Revolutionary Girl Utena fans. The expected digressions ensue. Also, we read a fanfic where Saionji experiences gender dysphoria, sleeps with Touga, and slays a dragon. The dragon is a metaphor. The dysphoria is all too real. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrafter Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Somet...
Episode 64: Lord of the Rings - The Very Secret Diaries
December 02, 2019 13:00 - 52 minutes - 121 MBWe flash back to our teenage selves as we read Cassandra Claire’s oddly-intricate chronicle of interlocking sex jokes. Hobbits and pervy hobbit-fanciers abound. Aragorn’s bathing situation is a matter of high import. The mystery of Gandalf’s pointy hat trick remains impenetrable. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrsecret2 Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Sen...
Episode 63: Star Wars - Gathering Darkness
November 25, 2019 13:05 - 1 hour - 173 MBHan Solo is put through the wringer as the Rebellion tries to root out a remaining pocket of Imperial resistance. Clones have a rough life. Chewbacca almost definitely wouldn’t pull your arms from their sockets. Amado becomes a fan of the new Sith on the block. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrdarkness Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send us emails at ...
Episode 62: Power Rangers/Ghostbusters - Reality Check
November 18, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 259 MBJanine and Egon are recruited by three ex-Rangers to investigate the many mysterious goings-on in Angel Grove: giant monsters, mystical power grids, renegade demigoddesses, and the fact that the most popular teen hangout spot is a juice bar. Scorpina channels Lum. All glasses-wearing nerds are related. Tommy is in the center of a love triangle and nobody asks his opinion about it. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrreality Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometime...
Episode 61: Star Trek - Mind-Sifter
November 11, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 180 MBIt’s a fanfic just like Grandma Trek used to make, as we delve into the uncut and unedited Mind-Sifter. Kirk is thrown back in time, traumatized and amnesiac. But don’t you worry, he still manages to mack on women. Spock and Bones go head-to-head. Chekov is at the center of everything for some reason. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrmind Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bi...
Episode 60: Final Fantasy VII - The Red Fist
November 04, 2019 13:12 - 2 hours - 277 MBWe just can’t stop talking about Final Fantasy VII, as special guest Chris returns to help us discuss the second story in Frank Verderosa’s FFVII Internet Series. The Turks join forces with AVALANCHE, and nobody is happy about it. Zargan is the source of all martial arts knowledge on the Planet. We discuss the merits of skinning Cait Sith. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrseries Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. ...
Episode 59: Final Fantasy VII - The Search for Aeris
October 28, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 215 MBSpecial guest Chris joins us for the start of Frank Verderosa's FFVII Internet Series. Fetch-quests abound as the AVALANCHE crew gets back together to undo the game’s most infamous plot development. Yuffie is the best, which is to say the worst. Reeve spends all his time remote-controlling a moogle and nobody thinks that’s weird. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrseries Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Chec...
Episode 58: CSI/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Death by Chocolate
October 21, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 183 MBSpecial guest CJ fills in for Dom as we watch the CSI crew try to solve the murder of the luckiest kid in the world. They are not paid enough to deal with a crowd of indistinguishable singing witnesses, physics-defying candy, and taffy people. Willy Wonka is a wizard, like seriously. We become offended on behalf of Augustus Gloop. Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrof...
Episode 57: Horror Crossover - A Night in the Lonesome October
October 14, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBSci-fi legend Roger Zelazny pens a mega-crossover involving Universal Monsters, Sherlock Holmes, the Cthulhu Mythos, and several pop-culture historical figures, and somehow avoids making it overly complicated. The fate of the world is decided by math, gossip, scavenger hunts, and murder. Sherlock Holmes has to have a serious conversation with a dog. Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at...
RFR Special Episode: Utena - Miracles Never Cease (Part 1)
October 07, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 177 MBCaught off-guard by a sick Dom, Amado’s best idea is to make Tory play a fan-made Utena text adventure game where you play a new transfer student hell-bent on making out with Juri. We don’t get too far, but Amado does convince Tory to SEDUCE SAIONJI, so there’s that. Link to the game: bit.ly/rfrmnc Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send us emails at ...
RFR Special Episode 2: Utena - Miracles Never Cease (Part 1)
October 07, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 177 MBCaught off-guard by a sick Dom, Amado’s best idea is to make Tory play a fan-made Utena text adventure game where you play a new transfer student hell-bent on making out with Juri. We don’t get too far, but Amado does convince Tory to SEDUCE SAIONJI, so there’s that. Link to the game: bit.ly/rfrmiracles Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic Send us email...
Episode 56: Sailor Moon - Distant
September 30, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBHaruka is a queer teen who inspires queer teens, as we tackle Greenbeans’s “Distant” alongside the zine “Queer Sailor Moon Fanfiction Saved My Life.” The author peels back the curtain into Haruka’s childhood, which is full of baked goods and crushing parental disapproval. Guess she’ll just have to become a lucratively successful professional racecar driver at age fifteen! Oh yeah, and there’s some kind of magical destiny or whatever. Not that important. You can purchase a copy of the zin...
Episode 55: Lois and Clark - Love Beyond All Measure
September 23, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBCan you measure this love? No, and neither we nor the fanfic even attempt to do so. Instead, Clark hangs out with his mom and pop, Lois is a badass investigative reporter but only off-screen, and there’s a lengthy, stressful hostage situation featuring a rather one-dimensional villain. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrharry Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanf...
Episode 54: Harry Potter - Stealing Harry
September 16, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBWe lure Remus Lupin fan Emily back onto the show with Stealing Harry, an alternate Harry Potter timeline with less child abuse and more gay sex. Lupin makes an unforgivable book recommendation. Turning into a dog is surprisingly useful in daily life. Snape is much more likable when he’s not bullying children. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrharry Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at http...
Episode 53: Spider-Man 2 - Just a Face on a Train
September 09, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBWe want FANFICS! Fanfics about SPIDER-MAN! But because we’re retro only, it’s a fanfic about the 2004 movie “Spider-Man 2.” No, not the one where Tobey Maguire dances, and not the one with the upside-down kiss. The one with the train scene. This is a fanfic about that. That scene specifically. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrtrain Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/re...
Episode 52: Angel - Blood and Water
September 02, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBEnjoy a fever-ridden flashback to the distant past... of Angel, Season One. A plague hits the vampires of L.A., and nobody has a problem with that. However, when it incapacitates Angel, it’s up to a motley group of other characters to save the day. Most importantly, Dennis the Ghost. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrblood Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our website at https://bit.ly/retrofanfic ...
Episode 51: Hamlet - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
August 26, 2019 13:00 - 56 minutes - 46.1 MBFor our one-year anniversary, we indulge our theater-loving, literature nerd selves and dive into absurdism. Could Tom Stoppard’s renowned play actually be… fanfiction? Yes, obviously it is, but we discuss all the angles of that question before meandering through the text of the play in search of direction or meaning. It is an acceptable diversion on the road to our inevitable, incomprehensible deaths. The story is not available for free under copyright law, but check your local library!...
Episode 50: Labyrinth/Narnia - Something in the Eyes
August 19, 2019 13:01 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBSusan Pensevie and Sarah Williams become friends in a fanfic that has difficulty living up to the awesomeness of its premise. Sarah decides she’s in love with some creepy dude who hit on her back when she was fifteen. As your personal savior, Aslan will definitely set you up on dates. Susan regains her faith through the power of mansplaining. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfreyes Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they ar...
Episode 49: X-Files - Haunting Melody
August 12, 2019 15:13 - 56 minutes - 45.4 MBOur first Fan-Q Award winner, from fandom stalwart Deb Walsh. Could it be that Fox Mulder’s sister… was abducted by aliens, exactly as it appeared that she was? The only way to be sure is to return to Mulder’s home island of Martha’s Vinyard, eat chicken pot pie, and forensically analyse an extremely grody old pillowcase. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrmelody Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out...
Episode 48: Smurfs - Brainy’s Glasses
August 05, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBA glasses switcheroo leads into a time-travelling adventure that aims to explain various oddities of the Smurfs setting. We go off on tangents musing about Smurf spores and whether the entire population of Smurf village are Squibs. The author wins a bet against their sibling, thus averting the Great Smurf Wars. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrglasses Three friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Check out our websi...