Meta Links 2014/03/06 - 2014/03/12

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General Fandom

Untitled: cancerously (tumblr) - "I disagree with so much of this. I am getting fed up with Western audiences in general but especially with anime "

fandom:anime

Borrowing & Sharing Ideas In Fiction - When It's Okay, & When It Isn't: Springhole.net (blog) - "Back when Eragon came out, many critics of the book complained that it was essentially a ripoff of Star Wars andLord of the Rings with a dash of Dragonriders of Pern. Many fans countered that everything is derivative ofsomething, so it shouldn’t matter."

topic:writing

pondering: princessofgeeks (DW) - "My question is, are we in the middle of a similar thing? Will 80 percent of us soon be on Tumblr and not DW/LJ? Is that day already here?"

topic:dreamwidth, topic:livejournal, topic:tumblr, topic:fandom

Specific Fandoms

A Song of Ice and Fire


How much do you think were Theon's attitudes towards culture, politics and such influenced by living half his life in the North with the Starks?: theongreyjoy(tumblr) - "I think that part of Theon’s identity issues stems from the fact that he’s always been rather independent and influenced by his own principles rather than a specific family."

fandom:asoiaf, topic:character

Why do you like Selyse? : (tumblr) - asoiafuniversity "-She’s a survivor."

fandom:asoiaf, topic:character

Sansa Stark is You : queenofthorns(tumblr) - "I stumbled upon the “Sansa as reader stand-in” idea over a year ago on the internet."

fandom:asoiaf, topic:character

Why Bran is not the Villain of ASOIAF :madaboutasoiaf (tumblr) - "Even if you doubt the motives of Bloodraven and the Children of the Forest, what we read of Bran in the books should be enough to tell you he wants to be a hero, not a villain."

fandom:asoiaf, topic:character

i've noticed people are often quick to say arya will die, due to the "needle in the snow" quote. i actually just realized that there's really a lot more potential foreshadowing for sansa's death.: donewithwoodenteeth(tumblr) - "I think it’s such a vague quote actually.
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fandom:asoiaf, topic:character

Tysha theoretically forgiving Tyrion: I haven't seen anyone really saying she SHOULDN'T forgive him. : secretlyatargaryen(tumblr) - "I agree with you about the tendency of some fans to see Tysha as an accessory to Tyrion’s story and not an actual human being, and I do cringe at the assumption that she would just automatically want to be in a relationship with him again if they were to ever meet."

fandom:asoiaf, topic:character

The importance of Lady Smallwood : ladysmallwood(tumblr) - "Arya has been made to feel inferior, worthless, and wrong for not adhering to her society’s harsh standards for women.
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fandom:asoiaf, topic:character

(Sansa) definitely treated him with hatred
No, she did not : nobodysuspectsthebutterfly(tumblr) - "They were all looking at her, the way they had looked at her that day in the yard when Ser Boros Blount had torn her clothes off. It had been the Imp who saved her from a beating that day, the same man who was waiting for her now. He is not so bad as the rest of them, she told herself."

fandom:asoiaf, topic:character

Dracula
Review: "Dracula" (Series One): bookgazing (DW) - "I am a big fan of Stoker's "Dracula". Its mixed media approach, evocative descriptions and compelling storyline are all wonderful, but it is also full of quite terrible plot points. "

fandom:dracula

Mary Renault

MRF Redux: naraht (DW) - "It's been over a month since that wordy discussion about maryrenaultfics and its doings. At the time I had some hope that there would be a rethink of community policies; I sort of still do, though it's growing fainter."

fandom:maryrenault, topic:communities, topic:discussion, topic:fandom

Sherlock
in ASiB what did Irene mean when she said "I don’t think so…do you?": loudest-subtext-in-television(tumblr) - "Irene’s purpose is to drive a wedge between John and Sherlock, and she fears Moriarty is going to punish her for inadvertently driving them together."

fandom:sherlockbbc, topic:character

Molly's wearing a rainbow jumper when she goes to help Sherlock in TEH, and doesn't take it off until Sherlock tells her she's "not being John." : loudest-subtext-in-television (tumblr) - "I basically read it this way: we get Molly representing John, right? So she’s wearing a girly jumper."

fandom:sherlockbbc, topic:character

Teen Wolf
Frontotemporal dementia for the Teen Wolf fan(fic writer): chi1013 (AO3) - "all you ever wanted to know about frontotemporal dementia for your writing and nerdy needs."

fandom:teenwolf, topic:medicine

A Unified Theory Of Teen Wolf: cupidsbow (DW) - "In this essay, I’m going to talk about the theme of racism in Teen Wolf and why it continues to interest me. I’m going to discuss some of the elements of this theme that I think Davis has done well, and some that he has done poorly."

fandom:teenwolf, topic:racism

The Americans
THE AMERICANS - KGB VS FBI: nemonclature (DW) - " I wanted to talk about what was raised in the comment thread, however, regarding the way the two organisations have been portrayed."

fandom:theamericans

Veronica Mars

7 Days To Veronica Mars Movie: arduinna (DW) - "So, last year, when the Kickstarter campaign got announced, I was both intrigued and wary -- what a cool idea! But erk, what if Hollywood decides "get the fans to pay to make the movie, then pay to watch it, woo" is a great business model?"

topic:fandom, fandom:veronicamars, topic:kickstarter

Comments

[jelazakazone]

I would love to talk meta about the film The Fall (Tarsem Singh's movie that came out in 2008), if anyone out there is interested. I think I have a recent entry that would suffice, or failing that, I am happy to make a new one. Thanks!

[metanewsmods]

Do you want to drop us a link to either of your posts? We can include it in next week's round up.

[jelazakazone]

Here is a link to a DW only post for meta on The Fall. Thanks!