When you follow several series like I do, and you don't always have the time to watch every episode, you learn to get selective about viewing. That's where episode reviews come in very useful - they tell you whether a particular episode is worth your time. And it's even better if I can find a reviewer who likes what I like: it means they have an eye out for what makes an episode worth watching for me. My favourite reviewers for the series I'm currently following are
lin, for Heroes,
shadow_walker3, for Supernatural, and
mcjunyi, for Koutetsu Sangokushi.
When I'm being spoiled, I like to be spoiled completely. That's why I like detailed reviews that recount what happened in the episode. Not just reaction posts which have me going EH?! most of the time simply because I have no idea what's going on in an episode.
I
love following English series. Not having to wait for the translation is such a joy. ♥ But oh, man, I just love following
series, in general. There are new episodes and new reaction explosions out every single week.
And because I love you all and want to break your brains, have some FFXII links:
Flowering Cactoid X Rogue Tomato artwork.
Warning, plant pr0n.
Magical Healing Sex: Vossler/Giza Rabbit/Ashe. It is exactly what it says it is. And how do you expect someone who used to go around collecting crack HP pairings just to see what could be slashed to
not click on this link? Although it is more like Giza Rabbit/Ashe, Giza Rabbit/Vossler than a true threesome.
Heroes Five Ways Nathan Petrelli Saves New York (and Sometimes His Brother). One of my all-time favourite Heroes fic: and pretty much for the last, and shortest, story. Warning: the last story? Sometimes saving New York and saving your brother and yourself are mutually exclusive.
thesoulwithin finds some
amazing Heroes links (and makes some pretty good ones too: this
Heroes Picspam sets my Heroes!love glowing fit to end the world), and this one was my favourite:
The Winchesters vs. The Petrellis. Also, the
Peters Parker and Petrelli resemblance. And have
Hello Kitty!Heroes in which Peter's emo hair eats his face.
And Supernatural? I could rec Supernatural forever. There's more quality fic than I could ever read in a lifetime, so today, I'm just gonna stick with the Things You Didn't Think They'd Do But Did:
I link this fic especially for
lacewood and
raynos, who broke my brain with a debate on which was the best genderswitch fic in the SPN fandom.
Journey to the West SPN fic. It is
very good.
Part II, there. It's Sam/Dean, and it
completely works.
In Supernatural fanfiction, you can have whatever you want,
anything you want,
every way you want it, and not only that, whatever it is you want, someone has already written 5-6 variations of it and it's
all good.
All you have to is check out the
supernatural slash memories and you find they have EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING you could possibly want. I measure a community by its memories section, and the Supernatural one is DAMNED GOOD. xDD
supernatural slash memories - check it out, by pairing.
I mean, how can you not love a community that has THESE tags:
dean/girl!sam
AND WAY TO MAKE ME HAPPY:
shapeshifter!dean/dean
shapeshifter!dean/sam
shapeshifter!sam/dean
shapeshifter!sam/sam
I MEAN, EVERYTHING I WANT, AND MORE. It's like if the Abyss fandom turned up and went :D and me and said: DO YOU WANT: Asch/Luke, nice!Asch/Luke, evil!Asch/Luke, crazy!Asch/Luke, Asch-as-nice-as-Guy!/Luke and then SPOILT ME ROTTEN. Supernatural fanfiction makes me feel like FFXII fanfiction: SPOILT FOR CHOICE AND THEN SOME.
If you want Supernatural fic that reminds me of Tales of the Abyss and KKM? You got it:
That I Could Travel Light - Sorta Sam/Dean, Sam Amnesia fic. ♥ The ending is also incredibly Abyss, but in a nice way. Just imagine Sam as Luke and Dean as Guy. >D
If you are into the whole replicacest thing the way I am, have some
shapeshifter!dean/sam fics,
and more, and
skin episode fic. >D DAMN I love the 'shifter for all the possibilities he opened up, not least because one of the first things he did was to kidnap and replicate Dean so he could hit on Sam (quite literally).
XDDDD The 'shifter fics I like involve a slightly more twisted version of the shapeshifter, and the whole I-know-your-thoughts and can act on every single thing you TRULY desire but would never dare thing. XDDDD DAMN I LOVE ALL THIS FANFICTION!!
In fact, you can even have this fic entitled
Lorelei. *evil grin* Dean/Sam, NC-17.
After Michigan. Comes with journal!art and a ghost which obsessively flushes a toilet. *snerk*
That Time Dean Turned Into A Cat (No Joke) Twice as fun if you imagine Dean!Cat as the variety belonging to
little_ribbon.
HAPPY NEW YEAR - my all time favourite
The Dean Show comic. Tough guy Dean raising baby brother Sam. Check out HIS idea of what laundry is. ;)
There is this whole community for the brothers in all 50 states in the US:
memories here. xD I LOVE LOVE LOVED the
Florida fic: set in Orlando! DISNEYLAND! And there are Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom references!! ♥
deidre_c writes some great, great Top 10 Lists for Supernatural:
Top 10 Things Sam and Dean are Grateful For Top Ten Reasons Sam Goes FACEPALM Top Ten Things Dean Wants Most For His Birthday Top Ten Drinks Sam Wishes He Hadn’t Had Last Night Top Ten Least-Used Winchester Codewords 10 Identities for the Ghost in Sari's Closet The Wendigo's Top 10 Pet Peeves Top 10 Things Sam is Doing With Dean's Knife Ten Ways You Can Tell That John Winchester is PossessedDean's Top Ten Least Successful Pick-up LinesFive Things Dean Winchester Would Rather Fly On A Plane Than Admit Top 10 Things Sam Wants for His Birthday Top 10 Prison Nicknames for Sam and Dean And I'm happy with Sam-and-Dean as platonic and non-platonic, kind of like I am with Luke and Guy. xD
song of moment!
thank you for loving me.
☆ Jensen calls Jared "Jarhead", and Jared calls him "J-dog". Manners calls Jared "Sasquatch", "Pluto", idiot, moron and Jensen "Jay".
☆ Jensen and Jared like to tease each other. Jensen said that there was a scene where he had to dismantle a gun and he wasn't able to. Jared started laughing and Jensen reminded him of when Jared had to open a beer and he couldn't.
☆ They had a big fight once and they stood up at each other. Jared stormed off and so did Jensen and the crew was "ohhh". Then Jensen went to Jared's trailer and they made it up hugging...awwww!
Jared said in an interview that it was his fault, but Jensen didn't mention it.He just said it can happen when you're really tired and feel crappy.
☆ Jensen said Jared and himself often do pranks to the others, but once he got in Jared's trailer and covered everything with the toilet paper. He also said they really get along and that it is teh first time for him since he was never a lead in show and he didn't work with the same person for so long. He said they almost took it for granted until other members joined the cast and they noticed that the chemistry wasn't the same. So they actually realized how much chemistry there was between them. Jensen said he was happy about this because it's something rare.
That looks less intimidating, doesn't it? xD
PLUTO. XDD That was in the Supernatural extra! Oh, that rocked. xDDD
They had a big fight once and they stood up at each other. Jared stormed off and so did Jensen and the crew was "ohhh". Then Jensen went to Jared's trailer and they made it up hugging...awwww!
.... the hugging makes it so RPS. *HOWLS* But it's kind of sweet. ;) And Jensen's reaction to the fight is totally a guy's reaction. xD
He said they almost took it for granted until other members joined the cast and they noticed that the chemistry wasn't the same
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT until you realise WHAT'S NOT THERE. XDDDDD
Sammy! I'll catch you on MSN a little later if you're still on? Gonna go down to have tea with mom and then hopefully out to post your package if this RAIN STOPS D:
SUPERNATURAL EXTRA? I don't remember that! xD If you're talking about the little clips I've sen posted at
Jensen's reaction to the fight is totally a guy's reaction. xD
TO START HUGGING? xDD
Hee! I thought it was very sweet of Jensen to call their friendship "rare". :) Gives me warm fuzzies.
I'm probably going to be around all day, since I don't feel like going out with two ugly coldsores. xD I was awake this morning, too! I just forgot to change the away message thing, whoops. It's not easy to sleep for long periods of time with Milo zooming around the room. ^^;;;
The image of me in your mind is sometimes not the real me. XD
It's on the extras on the first Supernatural DVD. In the boring talking-to-the-producers and directors part. ;) It was where they were talking about how they cast the actors. ;) I don't think they're the clips up on the Dean-Sam community.
Not to start hugging, little Sammy. The part where he says that they fought because they were tired. Quite a guy thing, not to take or give blame, but just to say, yeah, we were tired, we fought, that's done.
XDDDD I am evil and think talk is cheap. ;) The hugging says more to me! ;)
*snuuug* KITTY ZOOM.
The image of you in my mind is much much more innocent than the REAL you! >.>
OOH! I don't have the DVD! xD I will have to beg your family to let me play with the extras? ^^;;
I know you meant that, I was just joking. ;) It's almost as sweet as the hugging. *g*
*snuuug* KITTY ZOOM.
... *hands him to you!* I'll be back to pick him up on Saturday. >.>
DDD:
HAVE MORE FFXII crack: FFXII toilet humor fic. That really is the best way to describe it. >D A friend linked me this, and I felt I should SHARE.
I read 90% of the amnesia!Sam fanfic, but my computer died when I clicked the link to the last chapter? Thank you for linking it again! *beams!* I liked it, though I think I was a little out of it last night and some part along the way I stopped understanding everything that was going on - and Sammy sounds like you. xD
Because I only have a very small and insignificant private!post up right now, this comment completely sucks. Have some interesting bits, though?
This is what Ona Grauer (THE SEXY DEMON DEAN MAKES A DEAL WITH IN THAT HOT EPISODE?) says about Jensen Ackles:
“I’ve known Jensen for about five years, having met him through mutual friends. There is a joke amongst us friends about Jensen,” Grauer speaks with affection about Ackles, “It seemed as though the shows he was on like Dark Angel and Dawson’s Creek that would get cancelled shortly after he joined the cast. We always said it was because he was so good it made everyone else look bad.” It’s because of this friendship and admiration for his work that she says she watches Supernatural. “I think Jensen is very talented.”
xD I was "WHAT! THAT'S SO MEAN!" while reading through it at first, so make sure you read it all until you get to the sweet part. *g*
Someone on my flist went to the Asylum Convention we were talking about last night! xD Here's a few quotes from her LJ (let me know if you want a username, but I'm not very fond of her!):
Jensen on Wincest (according to crazy!fan's memories):
☆ Some of it's crazy, some of it's...disturbing. And there's...Wincest.....we try and steer clear of that one, we only know about it because Kim Manners printed some off for us...i just hope my grandmother never reads this...doesn't read it".
She typed "Amen!" after that quote. ;)
☆ He was asked about his best and worst physical feature and he tried to avoid to answer, but the he looked down and then again at the audience and he said "There’s always that…" *big evil grin*
About the worst one, he said:"and for worst feature...I have pretty bad texas bowlegs."
O.o Jensen... Okay, I stop here. *g*
Apologies. xD I'll go hide now.
XDDDD!!! Sammy sounds like me? Maybe I like him best because he reminds me of myself! XDD I didn't think he sounded like me, although now I must reread so as to find WHY.
Dude, your idea of a SMALL private post is... NOT SMALL AT ALL.
We always said it was because he was so good it made everyone else look bad
*HOWLS WITH LAUGHTER* I've not seen enough of his earlier work to know if Jensen is good, but I do think he's perfect for Dean. ;)
... the fact that Jensen even knows about Wincest makes me go 0_0.
KIM MANNERS PRINTED SOME OF IT FOR THEM?! DEAR GOD. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT MAN. He looks so much like Supernatural's Asch - I mean Ash, and now it looks as if he's AS CRAZY AS IT, TOO.
LOL I hope your grandmother never gets on the Internet. ;) But Jen, lighten up about the Wincest, dude. I think Franz Ferdinand had the best reaction to RPS. They were, "And there was this story in which we were all rentboys and slashed with this other guy." SO COOL. I love that attitude: they know it isn't serious, and they can take it in their stride.
"There’s always that…" *big evil grin*
HAHAHA JENSEN!!! ♥ DUDE. YOU GO.
About the worst one, he said:"and for worst feature...I have pretty bad texas bowlegs
Aw, babe! I'm paying so much attention to your face, I sure ain't looking at those bowlegs.
And how does an argument on Dean-turns-into-a-girl fic make you think of Journey to the West? Not that I disapprove XDXDXD
(Ahahah, least used codewords: "Werewolf! WEREWOLF!!!" - guys, are you sure that's a least used codeword? I'd think it would get used A LOT.)
>D It is because when you guys had that debate I was going WTF at the EXISTENCE of such INTERESTING varieties of Supernatural fic that I resolved to link you the most conceptually INSANE one I could find. As it was, this was pretty good! And also because You Read These Things.
I THOUGHT SO TOO. XD But maybe in practice, it would not be as common? Because what would be used would be AAAAAAAAAAAAA!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! or SAMMY!!!! (Jensen Ackles manages to YELL Sammy in a very masculine way, which my brother can actually imitate quite passably!) or DEAN!!!
Ahaha, I wouldn't even have found that fic if I didn't wander past
Maybe werewolves aren't as common as we think they would be! Maybe they get chased by... wererabbits a lot instead. ... Right. XDXDXD (*ROLLS* at manly yelling hahaha oh man)
Ah! I remember she made Constantine recs, and I found good stories off her recommendations. Wrote a couple of good ones too, if I'm not wrong! ;)
.... TMNT fics! I am torn between DO NOT WANT and How bad can it be? XDDD
WERERABBITS. They have that in FFXII! XD And they are so cute. ♥
Which one would you recommend I start with? :O
Like...are there pros and cons of each...and I assume I can catch the reruns on youtube? The TV in my room is not hooked up to receive any channels.
Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp~
Are you, by any chance, looking forward to Pirates of the Caribbean 3? :3
And yes! You can definitely catch the reruns on youtube. You can catch everything on youtube! *beams* :)
Supernatural - to be honest it's not got that much plot-wise, but it's got a pair of brothers and their amazing relationship, and lots of monsters-and-horrors-of-the-week. If you used to like X-Files? This is probably the show for you. ♥ If you like pretty boys? TOTALLY the show for you. ;) Lots of pretty girls too, as my brothers will appreciatively say. Fairness for both sexes! ;)
! I didn't know you didn't have them: I'd have sent off one or two GOOD episodes if I'd known! I sent off your package today. ♥ I hope it gets there real soon! *grin*
OH! I am completely looking forward to Pirates of the Caribbean! *beams* Though! I was looking forward Spider-man 3 much more than I am to POTC, and I think I'll enjoy it more, too. *beams* Simply because I care more about the Spider-man characters than the PotC ones.
And simply, I love Orlando Bloom. I'll watch whatever he's in. ;) No matter how bad it is. And in fact! ESPECIALLY if it's bad! *beams*
I could just watch the first episode of each and see which one catches me first, that would work. :D
Are they both long series...how long have they been on? Hopefully I'm not coming in TOO late. XD
I shall keep a lookout for the package. *hugs*
I'm...still really surprised you even did such a thing...I really hope it didn't take too much time out of your day to send. :o
But...I really, really do appreciate it. It shall be one of my most special treasures. :D
I LOVE pirate stuff! Anything with pirates~
And I really badly wanna see the PoTC3 movie...but I have to wait till June 6th when my dad comes home to see it.
I hate seeing movies by myself. :3
I think I've seen a couple of his other movies, but the only one that comes to mind (which is one I like a lot) is LoTR. I want to see...the extended versions of each. :D~
And that Journey to the West thing is HILARIOUS, though technically Zhu Bai Jie was the womaniser of the group. =D And the Impala as the Dragon/White Horse Steed = A+++++++
OH! I remember one animal one I read! It had the boys turning into different breeds of dogs. Sam was such a charmer. ;)
! wing!fic! I once found this story in which Sam and Dean handled a book and Sam turned into a demon and Dean into an angel. And Dean couldn't lie to Sam. And Sam shamelessly exploited it. And it ended with Dean holding out a wing over Sam as rain fell. I've not been able to find that fic again, although one day I suppose I will. ;)
*HOWLS* I suppose the author had to have some creative freedom with the original story. Though the Tang Shanzhang - Sun Wukong thing was done so well, it made me think about the original story and then go "THAT wasn't there, was that?" xD
I suppose the joy about Supernatural is that you can always explain EVERYTHING via DEMONS DID IT. XD
5 Ways Nathan was wonderful and sad. ♥ I should totally read more in that fandom!
I like 5 ways...but its a bit depressing that most of the fics for Peter or Peter Nathan (even if they are gen) tend to end so depressingly...makes me a bit wary of jumping into the fandom...*sweatdrops* ^^;;
The Harry/Peter Rec List of Dooooom
There's actually not *that* much fanfiction for this pairing, so it's a fairly exhaustive list of readable and interesting fanfiction in the fandom. My personal favourites are the first three, all Harry/Peter. After the first three, I'll star my personal favourites:
1. Complicated, by Brenda Antrim. (post SPM 1)
2. Irresponsibility, by
3. Resolution.
Shorter Stories
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And my apologies, and because I wrote some: The longest Harry/Peter I've written is Adrenaline - supposedly one of my better ones, though rereading it now makes me wish I'd done better. One that I still like is Let it Snow (second person). And Everything You Want.
Tobey Maguire/James Franco RPS
Candyfloss, by
☆A Day In the Life,
Harry-Peter Friendship: Not (strictly - I keep typing "straightly") slash, but may be read that way if you're so minded:
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First Impressions, by
Damnit...I need a Spiderman trilogy marathon sometime soon....XD
You're most welcome! *beams* This was a fun exerise, and one I'd been meaning to do for a while, actually, so thank you for being my impetus to actually sort out my Spider-man fic collection! There were two or so which no longer exist as the original writers deleted their LJs, and one I had to hunt down 'cause the website had been moved, but it was all good fun! ;)
If you're short of time, just read the first three. *grin* When I make the proper post, I'll take away most of my opinions. XDDDD Mostly because some of the writers are on my flist and I'm afraid of making it seem like I'm leaving them out, or favouring one or two above the others.
I think Harry was most attractive and handsome in the third movie for some reason though...maybe because he was so smiling and carefree? XD
Thank you once again for the recs!! *adores you*
Community-wise,
Non-Harry/Peter Recommendations
☆ Blind Date, Peter Parker/Jonah Jameson (MJ's ex-fiancee, in the Spider-man 2 movie, the one MJ dumped for Peter).
I honestly don't think this fic is your thing, but I link it for the purposes of completeness and also because I'd never seen it done: Revenge of the Spidernerd, Peter Parker/Flash Thompson (the bully who kept beating him up in the first movie). Involves spanking, discipline, non-con.
Cost, Norman Osborn/Harry Osborn, by
Black Sustenance - Venon/Spider-man, Peter-Eddie Brock - the longest Spider-man fanfiction I've ever seen. This Eddie, however isn't the movieverse Eddie, he's the comic-book Eddie, and while the writing is quite good, the plot is quite intricate and it wasn't easy to read for me, so despite its promise, it wasn't quite my thing.