Episode 102: Once and Future Fandoms

Three Patch Podcast 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.

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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 [email protected] to submit to new anthology “However Improbable” – more information HERE

Crashing the A-List by Summer Heacock

Rom-Com Panel from Strand Bookstore that Summer Heacock was in

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:

Merlin being sassy for 15 minutes straight
Best of the knights of the round table

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?

Jackson Bird on JK Rowling’s hurtful anti-trans tweet

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:

NorthernSparrow
bendingsignpost
winchester-reload (fanart)

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: [email protected]

Website: https://www.three-patch.com

Skype: threepatch.podcast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/threepatch

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threepatch/

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