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I've been following a couple of big conversations via

metafandom for a while now and wanted to put my hat in the ring.

The first of those discussions has been about fanfic and why women writers flock to it...how it feeds a supposed inability for said women writers to become wealthy succesful writers...the so called "ghetto" of fanfic as a "trap" for women that supports keeping them from profiting from their work, etc.

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Meanwhile the worm has turned and now the hivemind (of which I am proud to be a member) is focusing on the recently launched FanLib.com. I can certainly appreciate the turmoil this is causing.

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So bear with me. I’ll use a bunch of cuts for those of you who like your friends page nice and neat.

Some TV blogs seem to be leaking various bits of Bionic Katee info.

( I always wonder where these types of industry bloggers are getting their information. )

Oh and: I'm sure you've all seen them now, but here are the Bionic Woman clips that feature Katee strung together for youtube viewing. LLLUUUUURRRVVEESS ya Katee!!!

I'm also loving David Eick today for saying this: "I'm working on a show that's all about what it means to be a strong woman in contemporary America, that happens to be called THE BIONIC WOMAN." Eick, YOU. SLAY. ME. The Feminist Agenda is alive and well, and living in some TV pitches by a couple of guys in Hollywood. I'm looking at you JJ and RDM...

There is a whole mess of hullaballoo this week about FanLib, who released an official press release recently.

( I have a few questions under here. )

MORE ABOUT SAVING NET RADIO!

( A couple of things and YOU SHOULD CARE! )

Miscellaneous I was bored when I found this Department:

HARRY POTTER IS STAR WARS *G*

Apple TV…to get or not to get? I’ve been considering this, since I don’t mind connecting my TV to my Mac, and heck do I watch a lot of TV. But this guy from a trusted source (who also happens to be a major BSG fan!) has convinced me to wait. Anyone out there using it yet? Opinions? It’s really just a matter of time before all the kinks in this are worked out... *mood: IMPATIENT*

Fascinating news: Rupert Murdoch has announced that his entire media empire is GOING GREEN? Wonders never cease. *mood: HOPEFUL*

TRAILERS TRAILERS TRAILERS!

( OK I was bored a few days ago and started digging around for movie trailers. I came up with a zillion that are intriguing. )

OK folks, thanks fer listening. Discuss amongst yerselves...

Current Mood: bouncy

Today I'm looking at this graphical depiction of the blogosphere, that

seleneheart found in the current issue of Discovery Magazine.

What really jumps out of this to me is that LJ (#3), "smut" peddlers (#5), and sports bloggers (#6) seem to constitute little isolated "islands" apart from the rest. This is fascinating - how do we feel about being on our own little island? Also interesting because my travels in LJ fandom have led to a lot of, erm...smut. So are sports and sex the only things that the rest of the blogosphere cannot deal with?

There are plenty of external (ie, non-LJ) links in my LJ. I think of this as a blog with some excellent social-network abilities. But this graph shows that most LJ'ers are keeping their links very internal.

Current Mood: thoughtful

Two things I read today that have nothing whatsoever to do with BSG or fandom or anything like that:

A recent study has made a connection between the alarming die-offs of honeybees around the world, and the use of cellular phones. Crap. I knew it was gonna be something like that. OK by me, I am EMF sensitive too.

Multiple surveys confirm that females outnumber males online in the US, HA HA HA HA! No one who frequents LJ is going to be suprised by that one, eh?

Current Mood: thoughtful

Big Showbiz is paying a tiny moment of attention to the fanvid contest on SciFi's website. Hmmmph.

As usual, even here they get it wrong, referring to it as "fanfic" - and to all interested parties as "fanboys." Frakking whatever.

Did like this though:

In the sticky wetware dream of sci-fi fandom, nothing, not even a miniskirted "Star Trek" ensign, is more provocative than "Battlestar Galactica." Or, as the fans are apt to call it, "BstarG." Or, as it's known in my household, "Humans in bed with robots." Yes, that really happens. A lot. Threesomes even.

[...snip]

Overall, the results are mixed, but with the contest the Sci-Fi Channel does well by its fans. Fanfic samizdat will always exist regardless of officially sanctioned media. You can't beat them. Join them.

Also loved that he called it SAMIZDAT. Great. (Look it up for chrissakes.)

Now if TPTB would just really, really embrace the fanvidders and let them post vids ripping ACTUAL SHOW CONTENT (acting/dialogue/etc) and deal with reality, life would be good.

Give them time, brothers and sisters, give them time. *g*

Meanwhile, I guess it's WAAAAAY too advanced and All Fanboish for THR to understand where "B*G" came from...if you don't know, take a look at this. Then, for fun, go here too. Gods I adore Callis & Helfer!!!!!

Current Mood: cranky
Current Music: SomaFM IndiePop on iTunes

LOL - someone has started a blog to record the fact that they are watching every single DVD released by the Criterion Collection. ZOMG. Well, those are great disks, you certainly can't go wrong there.

http://criterioncollection.blogspot.com/

Current Mood: impressed

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Entries tagged with meta-everything

Womens' fiction, advertising, and FanLib.com

This post goes all over the place.

Self contained island (of smut and fandombrains?)

Today's reading...OMG

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER uses the word FANFIC in a sentence! OMFG!

CRITERION COLLECTION, ANYONE?

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