sarren

The last couple of weeks I've been coasting along happily enjoying Lewis and househunting, in my usual denial about uni having started. Why yes, I do have an assignment due Monday. I suppose I should go listen to the lectures...

Then ravenclaw_harpy, who is an evil temptress who has clearly been miffed about my moving on from Merlin, recced me THREE Merlin Big Bang fics. Why yes, I have just lost three days of my life.

Flesh & Blood Dance by Lillithilian.
I've just finished this. Original Merlin characters mixing it up with the cast of the series. Various pairings, including RPS. I refused to read it until RH peer pressured me and assured me that it was so AU that the actors aren't really themselves. And she was totally right. This fic is freakin' AMAZING. It also comes with artwork and a vid by Mamoru!!!! which I can't actually watch because I only have a little netbook which doesn't like the program they use on that site.

Deluge By Suane Merlin/Arthur
Set just after the last episode. Merlin is banished. That doesn't really work for Arthur. I love this SO MUCH.

Defenders of the Realm by Lamadeuse Merlin/Arthur
Totally cool modern copper AU.

Tintin

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to play the Thomson twins in Tintin In other random trivia, the actor who played Liam Neeson's son in Love Actually was signed up to play Tintin, but delays made him pull out, or something. I can't remember where I heard this, mind. Also, I just looked him up, apparently he's Hugh Grant's cousin.


Green Wing

Probably of interest to like, two people on my flist, from Green Wing season 2, no idea of context but yay, I found another Alan/Boyce clip

I ordered the entire Green Wing box set - 2 seasons and the Christmas special from Amazon.uk the other day. It was on special, even!!! I am on one of my fannish highs where I think everyone should come over to my house and be introduced to my fandom du jour. However, I realise that Green Wing is somewhat unusual and not to everyone's taste. Would anyone even be interested?


Merlin

That Merlin article, because someone asked, Campalot

Lovely Gwen/Morgana fic Before we get much older

I am THRILLED that the next big slash fandom is looking likely to be Merlin, judging by the number of excellent fics I've seen so far. Yays. Thing that I've noticed, though, is the number of Americanisms that are cropping up in otherwise awesome fics, and it got me to thinking about why this didn't happen so much in Harry Potter. I think it's because with HP you had so much canon to work with, both in films and books, that informed us exactly what was in the world, and how it operated, and how people spoke etc. With Merlin we have 13 episodes of anachronistic fun, why would people even think research is necessary? However, if I read one more fic where people address Arthur as 'Your majesty' I may not be responsible for my actions! I may whinge even more