Snowflake challenge #1 (2024): "Update your fandom information"

[brightknightie]

Challenge #1: Update your fandom information.

I'd updated my DW profile last year, but it turns out that I hadn't updated my AO3 profile since I joined it in 2011. Oops. Both are now updated as follows...

My Pseud: My online fannish journey began in email-list days with Forever Knight. I was a "Knightie" (a partisan of the hero) and the "Bright" means that while I love serious and sad stories, I side always with hope and salvation, never despair or destruction (in FK's specific metaphor, that's always humanity, never vampirism).

My Fandoms: My dearest fandoms — Forever Knight (1992-1996), Highlander (1992-1998), Dungeons & Dragons (cartoon, 1983-1985), Battlestar Galactica (original, 1978-1979) — are all long-canceled and in frequent peril of being rebooted by folks whom I worry may not love and understand them as well as I like to imagine I do. Among not-yet-canceled properties, my latest and highest delight is Overly Sarcastic Productions! As a life-long Marvel reader, I'm on the spot for everything MCU and have opinions by the yard that may or may not match anyone else's. In the comics, I am currently all in for the awesome writing of Jed MacKay. I'm on board for Strange New Worlds, the new Quantum Leap, My Adventures with Superman, and most things on PBS's Masterpiece. I love to watch new movies on the big screen, on opening weekend if I can swing it, surrounded by other people to share laughter and gasps in community... still wearing an N95 mask for now, but hopefully not forever. Also, of course, nineteenth-century English-language literature, The Journey to the West, many, many books of many kinds...

My Fanfiction: Mostly, I write canon-aware gen that sides with heroes. I often try to imitate episode structures, explore bereavement themes, or fill canonical gaps.

Writing for me in an exchange? Thank you! I have a "Likes & Dislikes" post and tag here on DW. I hope they can be useful. (I try to be an easy recipient with many options to pick from.)

Comments

[switchbladeeyes]

Yes, I feel exactly the same about All Creatures. That and Ted Lasso were my emotional support shows during the height of the pandemic.

I never read the books or saw the original adaptation, but interesting to learn how this series diverges (sounds like in a good way). The spouse and I will be rewatching the last episode of the prior season on Saturday so we're refreshed on where things left off. We had an interesting conversation about Siegfried last night. He's such an interesting character and last season gave us a lot of insight into why he is the way he is.

I can't recall if PBS Passport will make all the episodes available at once. I hope not because it would take all my willpower not to binge it.

[brightknightie]

These days, I believe that PBS Passport usually makes an entire season of a Masterpiece show available at once to supporters/subscribers only (restriction shown by the little icon in the corner of the episode's thumbnail), and then makes each episode available to the general public for 2 weeks from the day they air it (public availability shown by removing the icon).

But it definitely varies by show (presumably, due to contracts with the producers and partner companies).