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Day 8

In your own space, share a favorite piece of original canon (a TV episode, a song, a favorite interview, a book, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.



Babylon 5. I want to say it's the characters that sell the series for me, and they do. They are unique. They have their own voices. But the plotlines also rock. The show, as a whole, is just brilliant. And I wish I were better at describing it.

Since I started discussing characters, I will say that two of my favorite characters are Vir and Zack Allan because they represent two sides of the same coin. Zack falls for Nighwatch's line, taking the armband for a bit of extra cash, and finds himself trapped, working for an evil organization with no way out. Vir sees evil for what it is. He's not deceived. I'm more like Zack but wish I could be more like Vir.


And of course, there's Susan Ivanova

I just finished by Babylon 5 rewatch with tears in my eyes.
“Mostly, though, I think it gave us  hope that there can always be new beginnings, even for people like us.”

Yay! It's Fandom Snowflake Challenge time.



(image snagged from sparrow2000)


Day 1: In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so. Share what you've created. Be proud of your creativity.

I'll recommend different categories I've stories that I've created. Most are set in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom.

Sentimental: In Babylon 5, Dr. Franklin speaks of his travels to other worlds, when he was basically backpacking through the universe. Sailing Towards the Dawn looks at his time with the Markab people.

Funny: Please Come Again: Sexual humor based on Anya's misunderstanding of language.

Rewrite: On This Side of Goodbye rewrites a situation from the comics: bringing Giles back from the dead. It's got a kicker of a last line.

Remix: The Morning After remixes the start of the Responsible Adults (Joyce/Giles/Ethan) verse. It was written for a Giles hangover prompt.

Meta: The Man, which takes a meta look at movies, fandom, and Hollywood, is a remix of Critical Review, a story where Xander's great-grandaughter "wasted four years, considerable talent, and an inestimable amount of her current and future credibility, in a futile and meaningless effort to spotlight the achievements of a man who, much as his great-granddaughter might wish otherwise, had none."