Fannish options & enthusiasms: October 2024

Here are some recent fannish things I've happened to see and would like to share:

Spotlight: Four episodes in, I'm enjoying Agatha All Along very much, and confidently placing my trust in Jac Schaeffer -- the creator and head writer of WandaVision & creator and showrunner of Agatha All Along -- to serve the story, the characters, and the audience well. I've been a comics fan since c.1984, so my MCU opinions are non-standard, but this show seems to me to hit all the stops. Fingers crossed. And if you want to start this one cold, with no MCU background, you actually can! (Though it would be ideal to come in with WandaVision under your belt.)

Ficathons, fests & communities

• Create & engage
  • hlh_shortcuts, the annual Highlander story exchange, is switching from hand-matching to AO3-automated matching, and will use a pre-populated character tagset instead of a nominating period. Learn more and contribute.
  • yuletide exchange preparations are in full swing. (My dear Dungeons & Dragons cartoon (1983) did get nominated this year, after missing last year. Yay!)
  • latetreatbonanza is an event to help motivate finishing miscellaneous unfinished gifts. Due December 24; reveals December 25.
  • spook_me stories are due on October 20.
  • trickortreatex gift reveals come on October 31.
  • uk_fandom_weekend is a small event in Manchester the weekend of October 25-27.
  • trope_of_the_month's October theme is "supernatural beings."
  • whatif_au's October-November challenge is "supernatural."
  • allbingo's October theme is "Fall Fest."
  • pinchhits is a forum for pinch-hits in fannish exchanges. For example, multifandomtropefest and fandomgiftbasket are currently seeking pinch hitters.
• Enjoy & share
  • fancake (themed fanfic recs); October theme: "happy endings"
  • het_reccers (m/f fanfic recs)
  • gensplosion (gen fanfic recs)
  • recthething (fanwork recs)
  • fanart_recs (fanart recs)

All the "in production" TV shows that I presently watch and wait for:

• Agatha All Along (Disney+, new episodes weekly through October '24)
• Strange New Worlds (Paramount+, Season 3 expected in 2025)
• My Adventures with Superman (Cartoon Network, renewed for Season 3)
• Call the Midwife (PBS + BBC, Season 14 expected to reach PBS with the Christmas special in December '24 and the rest of the season in March '25)
• Vienna Blood (PBS + BBC; Season 4 expected in early '25)
• All Creatures Great and Small (PBS + BBC, Season 5 reaches PBS in January '25)

Note: "Recently:FK" is now "Recently:Enthusiasms."