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You've seen Voldemort do it, now it's Harry's turn. After coaxing Ralph Fiennes to read some particularly titillating Harry/Voldemort slashfic, Bravo's Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen manages to convince Daniel Radcliffe to read a bit of steamy Ron/Harry fan fiction. More »
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Batman tends to rely on Alfred for patch-ups, but what if Bruce Wayne actually took the time to visit a real doctor? How on Earth would he explain away his dozens of daily injuries? More »
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Many creators are skittish, if not downright hostile, when it comes to fans creating derivative works. But some other creators and producers actually embrace fans' creativity — and Angry Robot Books is taking that tendency to the next level. More »
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The Onion AV Club's editor has been reviewing a stash of pulpy paperbacks he got at a garage sale, and now Keith Phipps has hit on a fascinating double-novel by a semi-forgotten author. It's sort of twisted, quasi-feminist Barsoom fan-fiction. More »
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There are some questions that simply don't have answers...yet. Wheaton and Scalzi are holding a fan-fiction contest to benefit the Lupus Alliance of America. Explain the picture, win the contest, get paid, and help people. More »
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Why do big-name authors like George R. R. Martin keep yelling about how evil and morally wrong fan fiction is? Especially when their biggest fans are the ones writing it? Catherynne M. Valente has some ideas . . . More »
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We all know that James Cameron has been accused of cribbing movies such as Dances With Wolves and Fern Gully for Avatar. But in this spurious sequel, Cameron has set his sights on far bigger, more profitable game. More »
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Fanfiction comes in many shapes and sizes, but rarely does it look as cool as Paul Maybury's wonderful Alien short. Someone, please let this guy go a full-length Aliens comic sometime soon (Click through for the rest). [LJ] (Via) More »
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Amanda Tapping is so ubiquitous in the Stargate universe that it took at least the better part of the Sanctuary webisodes to even partially erase the character of Samantha Carter from our minds. Of course, there's one place where the raging sexual tension of Stargate SG-1 is relived again and again: The wonderful world of fan-fiction, where Carter and Richard Dean Anderson's Colonel Jack O'Neill can enjoy major holidays with one another, and Teal'C is only introduced into the bedroom scenes when it's really warranted. We sample the finest in imaginary encounters with Amanda Tapping. More »
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Neil's playing Nintendo while drunk, and he decides to masturbate while looking at the "kinda hot" fairy in the classic fantasy game Zelda. Somehow this leads to him asphyxiating himself with the game controller cord, and he passes out. When he wakes up, he's stuck inside the game as an elf. Now the confused lad has to learn how to defend himself from all the creatures in the Lost Woods. This is a truly hilarious fan video, so check it out and find out why that wooden sword isn't so crappy after all. [Atom] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5036386&view=rss&microfeed=true Skip J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek movie, and watch this fan-made film instead. Both films will consist of pathetic tributes to a dead franchise. The only difference? The fan film Of Gods And Men will be way more fun because it's not even trying to be taken seriously, judging from this trailer. But Of Gods And Men, with its huge cast of veteran Trek actors, is also just more proof that Star Trek is only good for nostalgia. More »
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