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timepiececlockMy favorite Yuletide fics so far
Sixty Years in a Water Tower, Animaniacs fandom.
Why? This is the first Animaniacs fic I've ever read, and I declare it the BEST ANIMANIACS FIC EVER. It's a series of glimpses into what the Warner Bros. (and the Warner Sister Dot) did while locked in the studio's watertower. Very clever, like the show, and it has fun tracking the decades through showbiz.
"I hear ya, kiddo," Slappy said. "We'd spring ya if we could, but they're watchin' us like Betty Grable watches her dye job. Anything I can get for ya?"
"A hacksaw?" Dot suggested.
"Nice try, but no," Slappy said with a chuckle.
"I'd like an atlas," Wakko said. "I'm trying to get all the state capitals down."
"What good would that possibly do ya?" Slappy said with a shrug. "You really want to visit Juneau?"
"You never know," he said. "It could come in handy some day."
The Failure of Einstein's Universe, The Big Bang Theory fandom.
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irrel got me into this show, which had a dull pilot ep but has turned into an entertaining little charmer. This story ships the highly implausible--but ridiculously entertaining--ship of Sheldon/Penny; it's sweet, heartfelt, funny, and manages to get some angst in too. Even now, various bribes are being prepared for the author once he/she is revealed, in the hopes of seducing a sequel.
"I've hypothesized that sexual frustration is the primary cause of your fixation on online multiplayer gaming, and that by satisfying this frustration, I could minimize any continuing interest you might have in becoming a level 50 warrior princess. Though, as you know, I do not enjoy physical contact, at this point I'm willing to do anything conceivable to prevent you from being in my bedroom. Penny, people can't be in my bedroom."
I think you'll manage better this time, Enchanted movie fandom.
Why? Because it's sweet and genuine, and because Nancy deserves some love too for being "the girl in the way of the love story" who gets her own happy ending. And because this ficcer's version of Edward is hilarious and sweet and awkward.
Nancy twisted her mouth and let the letter fall onto the pile again. "I just wanted to change something," she said, unhappily. "But they don't even know most of the time what I'm talking about."
I should really try to do yuletide next year, I think. Side note: On a road trip a friend and I tried to memorize the lyrics to Yakko's World, but we only got as far as And French Guiana, Barbados, and Guam, which is only the end of the first verse.
Sixty Years in a Water Tower, Animaniacs fandom.
Why? This is the first Animaniacs fic I've ever read, and I declare it the BEST ANIMANIACS FIC EVER. It's a series of glimpses into what the Warner Bros. (and the Warner Sister Dot) did while locked in the studio's watertower. Very clever, like the show, and it has fun tracking the decades through showbiz.
"I hear ya, kiddo," Slappy said. "We'd spring ya if we could, but they're watchin' us like Betty Grable watches her dye job. Anything I can get for ya?"
"A hacksaw?" Dot suggested.
"Nice try, but no," Slappy said with a chuckle.
"I'd like an atlas," Wakko said. "I'm trying to get all the state capitals down."
"What good would that possibly do ya?" Slappy said with a shrug. "You really want to visit Juneau?"
"You never know," he said. "It could come in handy some day."
The Failure of Einstein's Universe, The Big Bang Theory fandom.
Why?
irrel got me into this show, which had a dull pilot ep but has turned into an entertaining little charmer. This story ships the highly implausible--but ridiculously entertaining--ship of Sheldon/Penny; it's sweet, heartfelt, funny, and manages to get some angst in too. Even now, various bribes are being prepared for the author once he/she is revealed, in the hopes of seducing a sequel."I've hypothesized that sexual frustration is the primary cause of your fixation on online multiplayer gaming, and that by satisfying this frustration, I could minimize any continuing interest you might have in becoming a level 50 warrior princess. Though, as you know, I do not enjoy physical contact, at this point I'm willing to do anything conceivable to prevent you from being in my bedroom. Penny, people can't be in my bedroom."
I think you'll manage better this time, Enchanted movie fandom.
Why? Because it's sweet and genuine, and because Nancy deserves some love too for being "the girl in the way of the love story" who gets her own happy ending. And because this ficcer's version of Edward is hilarious and sweet and awkward.
Nancy twisted her mouth and let the letter fall onto the pile again. "I just wanted to change something," she said, unhappily. "But they don't even know most of the time what I'm talking about."
I should really try to do yuletide next year, I think. Side note: On a road trip a friend and I tried to memorize the lyrics to Yakko's World, but we only got as far as And French Guiana, Barbados, and Guam, which is only the end of the first verse.
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Date: 2008-12-29 10:00 pm (UTC)Animaniacs has FANFIC? I have to read that!
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Date: 2008-12-29 10:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-29 10:35 pm (UTC)"So it had finally happened: Haruhi had driven me insane."
Date: 2008-12-31 04:41 am (UTC)So I knew what I shouldn't do, at least. That was a start. It was day two of Kyon's Life, The Movie, and the background music was now some English rock song, driven by fuzzy guitars and a plaintive male voice. Not unpleasant, as long as I ignored the fact that it was playing in my head entirely against my will.
The song faded off as I opened the door to the clubroom. Ironic how the only chaotic element in my life has become part of a routine.
Incredible voice and wit, and a lovely ending that sounds like the series. Happy Yuletide, Merry Christmas, and happy Almost New Year's!
Re: "So it had finally happened: Haruhi had driven me insane."
Date: 2008-12-31 06:51 pm (UTC)I love the quote you mentioned. And this, too-
Still, there was definitely something different about the light around her. It was as if the patch of the world surrounding her was trying to win an Oscar for Best Cinematography, while still blending in with everything else.
And also--
"Now, now, I can't say I'm surprised. Suzumiya-san is a perfectly attractive--"
"Sometimes there's a minimalist piano-based soundtrack accompanying it!"
"...ah. That does rule out some other explanations, I suppose."
late, but--
Date: 2009-01-14 02:43 am (UTC)Odd that you'd pick those lines - the first set was what the original reccer pasted, and the second set is what I wanted to paste but was loath to cut the lines in-between for the sake of synopses. I love them both! They're so meta and endearing and Melancholy.