Fannish Items of Interest

Jeff Rice, a Veteran Amazing Race producer, died in Uganda after being poisoned. May he rest in peace. A second was poisoned and seems to have survived, but his name wasn’t mentioned in the article I read. Best wishes to him on a speedy recovery. While I haven’t watched in a couple seasons, I loved that show.

havocthecat has news on the SOPA/PIPA front, with it going further in tracking internet activity this time around.

Kim Dotcom has been released on bail, but banned from using the internet or straying too far from home.

Some 80’s centered Marvel Comics solicitations for May. New Mutants Classic Volume 7 will be released, collecting issue #’s 48-54 and Annual #3.

Dimestore Dames spotlights Yrra Cynril (Fatality/Star Sapphire).

A new clip involving Alfred telling off Batman sarcastically, in Justice League: Doom.

The trailer for the documentary Wonder Women: The Untold Story Of American Superheroines.

Anthony Stewart Head will present Buffy: The Greatest Episodes on Syfy UK. whedonesque discusses it here.

Eternal Law has been cancelled.

Community will return on March 15th. I avoid that show, since I don't like Chevy Chase or Joel McHale, but I know there are fans on my friends list.

Tobias Kwan’s drawing of Batman.

The first publicity photo has been released for Doctor Who, season 7, along with some casting news.

New image from The Avengers. whedonesque discusses it here.

Collin Donnell has been cast as Merlyn the Archer in the Green Arrow pilot.

snickfic is hosting a Multi-Fandom Het Mpreg Ficathon.

Over at terror_scifi, lonewytch wrote some great meta: Labyrinth And The Heroic Journey.

The international trailer for Battleship.

Two new tv spots for The Hunger Games.

Stephen King reads from his sequel to The Shining, Dr. Sleep.

Some impressive looking cosplay involving medieval Batman armor.

Three Fandoms Meme

Tell me you want to play and I'll pick up to three of your fandoms. Then update your journal and answer the following questions:

1. What got you into this fandom in the first place?
2. Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
3. Favorite episodes/books/movies, etc?
4. Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
5. Do you think more people should get into this fandom?

Persiflage_1 gave me Buffy, Doctor Who, and Back to the Future.

( The questions for all three fandoms are answered beneath the cut, to save my friends list )