June 17th, 2010

tielan: (race)
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 08:06 am
How could they? How could anyone? examines the way that people are led to do the kind of thing that the SPN J2 author did - without thought or self-examination.

Fanfiction as a vehicle has some notes on writing fanfic set in RL crises/catastrophes.

Itys, which is about anger and reason and comfort and safety, and speaking out, and the prices it asks of those who've been socialised to believe they shouldn't rock the boat.

And, finally, Activism, solidarity, and My Stuff is a thoughtful post that has a lot of points that resonate with why I boost the signal on these matters: "I post because I want to do better. I'd like fandom to do better. This little journal here is a spanner in my toolkit, and I'll continue to make use of it."

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Whose stories are worth telling?

And a hilarious comic strip of SPN by [personal profile] glockgal. All you need to know is the Supernatural premise (two brothers go hunting the supernatural across the US in a Chevy Impala).
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tielan: (SGA - team)
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 03:28 pm
Poll #3493 stargate atlantis continuations
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9


Do you want to see an SGA movie?

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Yes
6 (66.7%)

No
3 (33.3%)

What do you think are the chances of getting one?

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Buckleys.
2 (22.2%)

Small. Very small. They're selling all the props off!
6 (66.7%)

Moderate.
1 (11.1%)

Pretty likely. After all, they have a script.
0 (0.0%)

Very high.
0 (0.0%)

Will you be reading the Stargate Atlantis 'Legacy' book series?

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Yes.
4 (44.4%)

No.
2 (22.2%)

Depends.
3 (33.3%)

Huh?
0 (0.0%)

ticky boxes

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Now, witness the power of this fully operational ticky box!
3 (33.3%)

Make this ticky-box so!
4 (44.4%)

A ticky box like this'll be with you the rest of your life...
2 (22.2%)

Ticky-box seven...locked!
2 (22.2%)

[this placeholder is here because Parker stole this ticky-box]
5 (55.6%)

tielan: (Default)
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 11:38 pm
From my last poll, it seems that there's a bunch of people who don't know about the "Stargate Atlantis: Legacy" book series that's due to be out later this year.

The short version: Fandemonium books has contracted three authors - Jo Graham, Amy Griswold, and Melissa Scott - to co-write six books that pick up the story of Stargate: Atlantis where it left off at the end of the Season Five finale Enemy At The Gate.

The "Stargate: Atlantis - Legacy" series will be six books long - Homecoming, The Lost, Allegiance, The Avengers, Secrets, and The Inheritors - through which a major plotarc will be developed and resolved.

How do I know this?

I'm one of a handful of people presently reading the drafts of the book series.

May contain traces of spoilers. (I did clear this with the authors before I posted it!) )

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I wrote this a couple of weeks ago, but then discovered just now that a number of people who read my journal and are SGA fans don't know about the Legacy series. Probably because they don't hang out on any of the SGA comms. So. Now they do. :D