it started burning with the pages turning

[reflectedeve]

Haven't had much time for fandom lately, aside from the reading of Stargate: Atlantis fic, and the occasional bit of comic discussion over at Rachel X. I did post some Marvel fanart over at deviantART fairly recently, though (Rachel!Phoenix, and Nico/Karolina).

Today, however, I have to share something. For any of you who have ever been part of the Harry Potter fandom (in one way or another): a retrospective.

It's hilarious . . . I can't believe how much of that I remember. Damn. Thanks so much to banfennid for the heads' up.

I also came really close to actually making a post over at Fandom Wank today, related to the godawful first part of the Return to Labyrinth manga. Sadly, a good chunk of the mess was located in an underaged journal. C'est la vie. Watashi ga watashi de iru kagiri.

Hopefully I'll have a chance to write a full, scathing review of said horrible manga sequel to my favorite movie. I will post it here if I manage, as well as in that other journal.

[ETA:] Mostly for my own amusement, but also for the sake of anyone who can't watch it, I've transcribed the filk:

We Didn’t Start The Fandom
By zsenya

We Didn’t Start The Fire
Original lyrics and music by Billy Joel
And the music is still, in fact, by Billy Joel
But the rest is now a Harry Potter Fan Filk
Written by fans who have enjoyed the whole damn ride . . .
. . . even though our fandom is insane.

Harry Potter 1 through 4
Start a fandom shipping war
Netiquette, Extricate
HP4GU

Canon-thumping, three-year wait
Ginny bashing, Ron hate
Semi-colon, Uberfiction
Grave sex, P.O.U.

WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning

Maury is a love child
Plagiarism, exile
H/H, twincest
Fanfiction dot net

Beta readers, Sycophants
Draco wearing leather pants
87, Slash fic
Jumping on the Good Ship

WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it

Sugar Quill and R/H
Orange Crush, One True Way
AtE, D/G
and the Werewolf Registry

Fiction Alley, TiP
Paradise, Legalese
Crack heads, Hate threads
Tower of the Queens

Summit minutes, Draco/Ron
Harry Potter Movie 1
Livejournal, Friends lock
Ginny Weasley stealing socks

Homage, Litmus tests
Porn Cease and Desists
Mary-Sues, Flame Reviews
Weasley adoration!

WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it

ROX, SUX, Schnoogle, Squee
Nimbus 2003
Fandom Wank, Fanfic bans
And here comes Fermato Jam

Switchblade Kittens, Get a Clue
Harry Potter Movie 2
Fandom Bitches, Loving Dan
Stalking of the Big Name Fans

Free Dobby, TLC
Pumpkin Pie, Book Release
Goodbye Sirius
Order of the Phoenix

JKR’s website
Fan Awards, Fandom fights
Old school, April fools
Changing all the forum rules

WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it

Ms. Scribe, No GT
Harry Potter Movie 3
Witching Hour, Salem
Podcasts causing mayhem

How long do we have to wait
J.K. Rowling sets a date
Spoilers, Blogging
all anticipation

Midnight, Half-Blood Prince
Oh my god an H/G kiss
Dumbledore
Blown away
What else do I have to say?

WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh we didn’t light it
‘cause we didn’t write it

Interview, Memerson
Fandom Wank is back again
War’s on, Won-Won
LaptopGate (Big con?)

Threats to boycott next time
Shipping terror online
Anvils and Delusional
Harry Potter Movie 4

Charlotte Lennox, history
Seven is a mystery
Draco’s sad, Voldie’s mad
Is Snape good or bad?

What is up with Harry’s eyes?
Who will live and who will die?
Horcruxes and wizard wars
We can’t take it anymore!

WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
Oh it started burning
With the pages turning
WE DIDN’T START THE FANDOM
And when we are gone
It’ll still burn on
and on, and on,
and on, and on,
and on, and on,
and on and on . . .

So that’s the song.
Hope you sang along.

Comments

[hedy.livejournal.com]

I'm no HP fangirl, but I found that amusing.

[meghatron.livejournal.com]

It's a beautiful thing. And I crack up every time I see the WE DIDN'T START THE FANDOM in all caps. Even in our self-parody, we're so fucking defensive. HEE.

[sindohrah.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you liked SGA! Find any well-written fic? All I seem to be able to find is stuff that reads like it was written by a seven-year old (and I'd know, 'cause I've had to grade 2nd grade papers--gah!).

And the new Ray pic is very shiny. Good job! ^_^

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

I love SGA. ^^ There's quite a lot of fic out there that I enjoy, but it all depends on what you're looking for. I'm almost entirely a slash fan, so most of what I read is McKay/Sheppard slash.

Thanks! ^^

[sindohrah.livejournal.com]

Ah. Yeah, I've heard that most of the good writing is in slash, but it's just not my cup of tea (probably because I have a huge crush on Sheppard, LOL). But most anything Shep-centric is what draws me in. :D

Hey, do you have access to a browser other than IE? I have this Teyla site that I made a new layout for, and I need someone who has Foxfire, Netscape, or Opera to check it out before I put it up. I'd do it, but those browsers keep crashin' my comp. -_-

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

John's kind of irresistable, I know. To me too. (Apparently I squeal like a fourteen-year-old, which terrifies my friend because I'm not usually that attracted to men.) I just generally don't find het pairings very appealing. To each their own and that.

My friend might have some stuff in her bookmarks (http://del.icio.us/bastet). There are tags (to the right) for all sorts of pairings, and I'd imagine she has a "gen" tag as well. She's a little more well-rounded than I am.

Yeah, Firefox is my primary browser. ^^ Give me the link and I'll try and check it out when I get home tonight.

[sindohrah.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! That's quite the archive! I'll hafta check it out when I have a little more time. Thanks for the link! ^___^

Oh shiny! Here's the link. (http://www.strength-within.net/test/) If it doesn't look quite right, could you print screen it so I can see what needs to be fixed? If you can't, that's fine, just tell what's wrong so I can make it universally browser friendly.

Many thanks! ^_^

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

Heh, I know, she's nuts. I've been using her recs as a filter since we started out in the Harry Potter fandom together, back when we were in our middle teens. :p I'm always glad to share.

Wow, that's a gorgeous layout (and I like it better than the previous). I've always been jealous and admiring of your graphic skills, hon, your websites are beautiful. (Doesn't hurt that the subject of this one is, too . . . god, I have such a crush.) Anyway, it mostly looks fine, but a couple of the section links are a bit out of alignment, as you can see here (http://themelodrama.net/thecheese/amberteyla.jpg). (Your current layout actually has a similar small issue (http://themelodrama.net/thecheese/amberteyla2.jpg).)

My pleasure, it only took a couple of seconds. I'm in a really good mood right now: tonight's episode was fantastic. The first one I've been happy with this season . . . the happiest I've been with an episode in quite awhile, actually!

[sindohrah.livejournal.com]

Ack! Everything's out of alignment! I'll hafta figure out how to fix that. Thanks for checking it out for me.

And thanks for the compliment. I think this layout *is* better than the last. I just needed something different that could stand out amongst other fansites.

Oh yes--last night's ep was wonderful! Momoa did some excellent acting there, and the team dynamics were just brill. I didn't think it'd be quite that good, but it ended up being one of the best of the entire three seasons.

Now if only more TV shows could employ character development as a plot device, I'd be one happy viewer. :D

And thanks again. I really appreciate your help in checkin' the layout out for me and print screening it. Helps me LOTS. ^_^

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

No problem, it was easy enough to do. ^^

Seriously, though. I loved your Rachel and Dark Phoenix sites for ages before I ever had the first clue who you were. As someone who uses Microsoft Frontpage to make her websites, I'm a little in awe. ;p

If only SGA would focus on character development like that all the time, or at least more often. It was amazing! I've been so irked with the writers lately. Now I have a little faith back, I hope they keep on earning it.

They do that and focus on the female characters just a little more (Elizabeth and Teyla could even, y'know, interact the way the guys do), and I'll be a more than a happy viewer. ;)

[sindohrah.livejournal.com]

Well, I aim to please with my websites. :) And it's really not all that hard to do--it just takes a lot of creativity and practice. Judging by your art, I'd say you've got the creativity part. You just need to ditch Frontpage--it's eeeeeevil! ::nods::

The SGA writers said in an interview that S3 is going to be mostly character development. I dunno if you've been reading spoilers or not, but there's already two Weir-centric eps, one McKay, talk of a Shep one, and a couple more team ones. Now if only they'd give Teyla some. One ep a season focusing on her Wrathiness does SO not count. Give the girl some background!

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

(Forgot to add; look under "unbundled tags." I think she tried to organize at some point, and didn't get very far.)