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aceofwhump · 1 year

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Hello ace! Do you have any murdoch mysteries fic recs?

Hi! Yeah I've got a few for you! This is a mix of Murdoch whump, Watts whump, and George whump.

The Butterfly Effect by JeannieMac Summary: A brief (very brief!) episode tag for "Murdochophobia" (7.06). William, Julia, the butterflies.

Life in the Balance by meridian_rose (meridianrose) Summary: AU set during 11x09, "The Talking Dead". Agnes succeeds in poisoning Watts, leaving him fighting for his life and George beside himself with worry.

Bloodlust II by Voltaire63 Summary: A figure from Murdoch's past turns up to stalk the detective.

Side Window by Voltaire63 Summary: While recuperating, Murdoch witnesses something he was not meant to see.

The Rest of Our Lives by Voltaire63 Summary: An alternate view of Julia telling William about the threat from Gillies, after 714.

Going Forward by Voltaire63 Summary: One shot. Next scene in Last Train To Kingston, 709.

As I was losing him - Murdoch Ahoy by Natmuread Summary: Julia's point of view of William drowning in Murdoch Ahoy (season 7). Don't read if you haven't seen that episode. ONE SHOT.

Trials & Tribulations by Sask Summary: Set after the end of Season 6 - James Gillies' trial approaches, but on the way to the court house Detective Murdoch is abducted. Can Gillies be behind it, even from behind bars?

Oh, Susannah by Voltaire63 Summary: Will the Murdochs finally start a family? Takes place a few months after The Murdochs Give a Party

Wild, Wild Yukon by Red Warrior Summary: Five months have gone by without any news from William Murdoch. Thomas Brackenreid, George Crabtree and Julia Ogden decide to travel to Yukon to find the detective by themselves and, they hope, bring him back to Toronto. WM/JO - Rating may go up.

Realizations by MysterMurdochFan Summary: Murdoch and Brackenreid are involved in an accident

My Soul To Take by Demosthenes23 Summary: Murdoch succumbs to a mysterious illness and faces his most sinister threat yet. *Volume I of the alternate timeline series.*

Home Again Soon by TheLastSaskDragonRider Summary: Watts is kidnapped. (takes place between season 13/14, no season 14 spoilers)

It's Not Time by GoodMorningMoon Summary: Spoilers from 16x11, "D.O.A." (the black and white film noir episode). Missing scenes as Murdoch recovers from a nasty poison.

we're going down (six underground) by fluffier432 Summary: It had been a number of days already (George had lost count just how many), and he was no closer to escaping the clutch of his kidnapper. Maybe slightly, if his healing foot counted, but that wouldn’t be much use if he couldn’t unlock the front door to run away. Even if he could pick the lock, there would be no time before Amelia caught up to him, and that would only be if he could get past her in the first place. She had him seated at the desk, not tied down as she believed his foot still could not bear his weight (and it nearly couldn’t), as she lay on the bed between him and the bedroom door. Nobody had come to rescue him yet, which felt out of character for the quick-acting Murdoch. He supposed perhaps they hadn’t even discovered he was missing at all; he was on a book tour, after all, it’s not like his absence at work would be considered unusual. Whumptober 2022 Day 5: Blood Loss/Running Out Of Air/Hypothermia

S-O-S by Horatio13 Summary: He was pinned in a pretty tight pocket, but not tight enough that it was impossible to breathe. Uncomfortably difficult, yes, but definitely possible. His ears were ringing. Something sharp was stabbing in his thigh. He couldn’t feel his fingers on his right hand, but he couldn’t see enough of them to figure out what the problem was. He could feel something wet and sticky starting to pool underneath his legs and stomach. Well, thought George numbly. This is fun.

Whumping the Bugalugs Series by Horatio13 Summary: Slaps the top of George's helmet This bad boy can fit SO much pain!

The Lady and the Arrow by GoodMorningMoon Summary: A crossbow bolt to the gut is quite a blow no matter how fit you are. Murdoch recovers from the events of 1x11, "Bad Medicine."

Steady On by GoodMorningMoon Summary: After the ambush at the church, only a select few know George Crabtree is still alive. Cross-posted to ff.net.

Out of the Woods by GoodMorningMoon Summary: Filling a gap in S8E11, "All That Glitters." How did George get a wounded Murdoch home from Haileybury?

The Lady and the Arrow by GoodMorningMoon Summary: A crossbow bolt to the gut is quite a blow no matter how fit you are. Murdoch recovers from the events of 1x11, "Bad Medicine."

Mr. Crabtree's Insistence by GoodMorningMoon Summary: Missing scene from (and spoilers for) 15x22, "Sweet Amelia." Effie seeks help for George after a deeply traumatic experience.

#mod replies #mods fic recs #murdoch mysteries #william murdoch #llewellyn watts #george crabtree #whump #fanfics

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snug-as-bugalugs-in-rugalugs · 4 months

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Is it just me or when you rewatch older seasons of Murdoch do you really start to feel like both William and Julia have lost a lot as characters over the years? I admit he was never exactly one of my faves, but at least at the beginning Murdoch felt like a somewhat fun + interesting protag. He shot arrows in his office and tested theories on dead pigs and recreated murder scenes in his mind and it was!! Genuinely entertaining!! And Julia was constantly working to open her mind and push the restraints around her-- be it through coming up with new ways to identify poisions or protesting for women's suffrage or even crossdressing! But now, Julia seems to have hardly any push left in her and Murdoch is just plain... well, dry. Then, after watching full episodes of Julia tagging along passively and Murdoch listing suspects dryly, we can always look forward to them ending it with the exact same flirting lines as have been said every episode since season 10.

I mean, I do understand why this could be happening-- for one, it's been, yk, 17 seasons of the same protag and his same partner/love interest. But also, hot take, if the writers can't keep writing them in ways that feel interesting, they just shouldn't. It's high-time that Murdoch retired/switched workplaces and Watts and Miss Hart were able to take over as the prime crime-solving duo! They've both only been around for 6-7 seasons and still have SO much more development to be had, especially if they were finally giving the time + space.

Even the problem of repeating murder mystery plots would probably be improved. Watts obviously has VERY different investigative methods (when he's even allowed to use them, since ofc Murdoch as protag HAS to solve 99% of the crimes :/) and thus pretty much the entire trajectory of the murder plotlines would be shifted. New stories/solutions would be opened up, since maybe Watts' methods would be more likely to yield them than Murdoch's. Or maybe he'd just be more likely to be around certain murders. The point is, having a character who was literally created to be almost the 'opposite' of Murdoch as the new detective would certainly add some much-needed variety.

Unironically, I think getting rid of Murdoch might be the only way to save Murdoch Mysteries at this point.

#murdoch mysteries #william murdoch #julia ogden #violet hart #llewellyn watts #detective murdoch #detective watts #hot take #unpopular opinion #actually i feel like it's becoming kinda popular at this point :|#snugbugbabbles #rambles #anti william murdoch #anti julia ogden #just to be safe #cbc murdoch #peter mitchell peter mitchell peter mitchell #i've heard that spawns him. we'll see #tw murder

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fvck-the-patriarchy · 9 months

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Murdoch Mysteries characters on Incorrect Quotes generator vol. 3

George: I will find us a covered wagon and horses.

George: If you two can manage to not kill each other while I'm gone.

Effie: Oh, please. We're not children.

*George leaves*

Effie, casually: ...Eat shit and die.

Rupert, also casually: Yes, fuck you.

George, playing a video game: How do I play?

*George has drawn first blood!*

*George is on a killing spree!*

*George is on a rampage!*

*George is unstoppable!*

*George is dominating!*

*George is godlike!*

George: Don’t worry guys, I figured it out.

Henry: Hey, do you know the password to Rupert’s computer?

Ruth: Fuck you, Henry.

Henry: Hey!!

Ruth: No, you misunderstood, the password is "fuckyouHenry".

Henry: Oh, no numbers? Not very safe.

Lucinda, after stabbing that guy in season 14: And then he ran into my sword.

Murdoch: You mean you stabbed him?

Lucinda: He ran into my sword.

Ruth, texting: Don't worry, I have your phone! Text me when you're gonna come get it!

Murdoch, looking through their clothes: Has anyone seen my top?

Thomas: Julia's in the kitchen.

George: But what about Rupert?

Henry: Don't worry about him.

Henry: I once watched him fall down 5 flights of stairs, stand up, and keep eating his hotdog like nothing happened.

Murdoch: You disgust me.

Violet: *eating a kitkat sideways* I realize this and don’t care.

*Henry holding his daughter*

George: Oh God, I can’t believe one of us actually has one of these.

John: I know, I still am one of these.

Thomas: Now, the recipe calls for 2 shots of whisky.

Thomas: *upends the bottle*

#incorrect murdoch quotes #incorrect murdoch mysteries #murdoch mysteries #william murdoch #rupert newsome #henry higgins #ruth newsome #ruth higgins newsome #lucinda helmsworthy #thomas brackenreid #violet hart #george crabtree #john brackenreid #effie newsome #jilliam #i guess it was season 14 when lucinda stabbed the guy??#like you know when her and rupert created new south mimico #tell me if i'm wrong

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dr-juliaogden · 2 months

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Hi, so first off, love your user. Big fan of murdoch mysteries, and I feel like no one watches it, lol.

Anyways, if you're still up for reading fics, I have a James Wilson fic. You obviously don't have to read it. I'm new to writing for him, and It's my first one that is based on an idea of my own (not a request), and I just can't tell if it's any good.

Please don't feel obligated to like it, read it, or even interact with this. This is purely just me 'shooting my shot' for lack of a better phrasing.

Anyways, if you want to:

Knight in Plaid Boxers - https://www.tumblr.com/dearestro/746250639075573760/knight-in-plaid-boxers?source=share

I swear there's no smut. You might say there's like...innuendos if that makes sense? I don't know. If you do look at it and feel uncomfortable/find it to be nsfw, I am so incredibly sorry.

oh my goodness this is the first time someone’s come in here with a rec for me i’m so excited to read it!

and so cool that you watch murdoch too lol i also feel like barely anyone watches it 😂

i’m also a new to writing james (like since january) but if you’d like specific feedback from what i can offer i’d be more than happy to give it i just don’t want to offer advice if that’s not what you’re looking for

and here’s the link for anyone else who wants to read!

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no-side-us · 5 months

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Letters From Watson Liveblog - Dec. 25

The Lion's Mane, Part 1 of 2

Seeing Holmes write about having yearned for the country always brings to my mind his comment about how easy it is to get away with sinister acts there, which to me is the main reason he retires. The second is beekeeping.

I probably wish as much as anyone else that they retired to live together, but a weekend visit isn't horrible all things considered. At least they're still connected, seemingly no harsh attitudes, so that's good. I assume they write to one another often.

No Watson is unfortunate, but it is nice to see Holmes immediately make a friend in his retirement, instead of having him be all alone in his remaining years (housekeeper excluded).

If McPherson got out two more syllables before dying, this whole mystery could have ended right here. As it is, it's very cryptic.

Dogs sure do get a lot of damage in these stories. They've been chained up, taunted, shot in the head, and now thrown through a window. And how good a teacher can Murdoch be that he wasn't fired for the latter? Does he need to defenestrate a student next?

"Ill-usage" is putting it lightly, and humorously. McPherson must have been one good guy to become friends with the man who threw his dog through a window. Not even an open window I might add, but through the glass itself.

A murder happens and Holmes immediately recruits a "Watson" to go with him to solve it. I think it would have been fun if Harold Stackhurst was named Ormond Sacker to really push it more also.

Part 1 - Part 2

#letters from watson #the lion's mane #sherlock holmes #john h watson #harold stackhurst #fitzroy mcpherson #ian murdoch #constable anderson #maud bellamy #tom bellamy #william bellamy #arthur conan doyle #liveblogging sherlock holmes

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starry-mist · 4 months

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S4e12 thoughts:

This is my favourite episode of the season (and one of my top ten overall.) It's also the hardest one for me to watch. I had to watch it twice to really formulate my thoughts.

We have my favourite trope of Charlie and Sarah stuck/isolated somewhere. Avalon Island. Dreamy. Quiet. Remote.

I'll get some of the non-Charah details out of the way first.

Kevin Hanchard and Maurice Dean Wint play off each other so well. They really shine in their scenes together.

I hadn't seen Murdoch Mysteries yet at this point, so didn't know who Thomas Craig was but I enjoyed him greatly in this episode.

The script is solid. Taf Diallo I believe has only written two episodes so far and I've loved both.

I love the overall feel of this episode. Shoutout to the addition of the bagpipes to some of the show's usual musical themes, it really worked.

Rex and the sheep. Rex taking home the toy sheep. I headcanon that Sarah has one too.

Shoutout to the nod to Mayko Nguyen's seasickness with that "at least the boat ride wasn't so bad" line. (Note how we never see her on the boat itself.)

Same actor, different character: We last saw Paul Warford in s2 as the dead food scientist in Finger Foodie. Now we have Gordo. Long live Gordo.

Sadly I did not have a chance to visit Brigus South when I was in Newfoundland last summer. Will definitely have it on the list for a future visit. It looks gorgeous.

Okay, so, Charah time:

First of all, I remember the show's social accounts posting the almost-kiss scene as "a moment many of you have been waiting for," and um, NO, that was NOT the moment.

So, we have Sarah still keeping Michael at literal arms' length outside the bullpen when he wants to go in for a kiss. And Charlie sort of half-pretending he doesn't have his back up at the other man's presence outside the bullpen. Way to set the scene for some tension.

The almost-kiss. If there were ever a blatant sign that Charlie is Not Okay, it’s that scene. Dude has been cheated on. That he would even consider kissing Sarah who by all accounts is "happy" in her relationship...huge red flag.

Charlie can’t stop staring at Sarah's cheek the first time they interview the kid who was shot. The second time, Sarah can't stop touching her cheek/lip. Yeah, we get it, they're distracted by their "moment."

Sarah asking Charlie if he's considering getting a quiet place for him and Rex, and Charlie's "you have to grow old with someone"...Charlie, you do realize dogs don't live forever, right? But yeah I think we're supposed to take this as Charlie resigning himself to forever being alone...sigh.

Charlie, get your shit together.

So I've done a little research into Fogo Island and damn, a weekend away there would not come cheap. Hitting that plot point does sort of underscore the "maybe Sarah's thinking about taking things with Michael a bit more seriously" idea. But her bringing it up right after Charlie expresses his doubts about growing old with someone...there's a ton of subtext there. And in case we didn't quite catch it, Charlie then stops the golf cart thing they're driving and says his "there's no manual for this" line, echoing Sarah's earlier line about there being no manual for a relationship. This whole exchange is them talking about their feelings for each other without actually talking about their feelings for each other.

Red flags. Red flags everywhere.

Though how much did I need them to miss their boat and get stuck at the B&B? A girl can dream...

(Shoutout to wardrobe for putting them in matching sweaters, BTW.)

So at what point does Sarah decide that she needs to give things with Michael a real chance? I would say it's when Charlie talks about his house full of motorcycle parts, and they cut to her expression, and damn, is Mayko ever good at reacting. The last time (that we've seen on screen, so let's go with it) she was at his house was Dark Web. My logic goes with that being the reason she kind of pulls away by the end of the episode and goes off to see where things go with Michael. It's overly simplistic, but it works. I think she's also realising how very not okay Charlie is, and doesn't know how to express her concern, but that's a topic for later in the season.

Charlie, Sarah, really, get your collective shit together.

The ending scene crushes me every time, even though I know it's coming. The heartbreak, the lies they tell each other, the look on Charlie's face as he watches Sarah walk away.

Gah. I love it. It's so perfectly angsty.

Stellar episode, 10/10, will always have a special place in my heart.

#hudson & rex #charah #charlie hudson x sarah truong

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hessdalen-globe · 10 months

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Hi, thanks for stopping by my blog. I’ve had this up for a while now but thought that maybe I should do a little intro post for myself. I’m not the best at talking about myself, but I’ll give it a shot.

I like to go by Rhett, and I’m in my early 20s. I’m from way out in the country, and my town has about 1000 people. We’re off the beaten path out here, and if you were coming from a city you’d probably feel pretty far from civilization. But we’re out here. As a result I have some country boy tendencies lol, such as frequently wearing cowboy boots and listening to Alan Jackson.

I started writing a couple years ago. My first project was an early, early draft of what would become Cozar, and my skills at that time were pretty rough around the edges. But we have to start somewhere, and gradually I think I’ve been getting better. I’ve also done a lot of world building for my setting, a planet I’ve named Hessdalen, and I’ve been posting maps and bits of lore on here.

I plan on rolling out some chapters from Cozar here, once I get out of my rut and back into seriously writing it again. I hope to meet some new writing friends on here as I try to get back into the swing of things.

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A little about my interests:

Shows/movies I like: Star Wars, My Hero Academia, Heartland, Murdoch Mysteries

Music I like: Country, rock, certain soundtracks when I'm looking for inspiration

Books I like: Growing up I loved the City of Ember series, and I go back to it every now and then. I loved the Rule of Three by Eric Walters, and right now I'm reading Blood Red Ochre by Kevin Major

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My WIPs:

Cozar (under tag #hessdalen)

The whole reason I started this blog. Takes place on my fictional world Hessdalen, and follows a firey, straight to business teenage mercenary leader as he suddenly finds himself no longer holding the reins of his life, and is forced to confront his dark past.

(I plan for this to be a 6 part series. I know that's ambitious, but I do have a plan lol)

Royal Ranch (under tag #hessdalen)

This takes place on Hessdlaen as well, about 30 years before the events of Cozar. Nathan lives on a farm, and has for all of his 16 years. It isn't easy, and he wishes for something greater in his life. He gets his wish when a man shows up on the farm and tells him he is next in line for the Daskosan throne. The boy's life is turned upside down, and he is left to wonder what he really wants.

Aspen Island (Not Hessdalen)

A small island town is still dealing with the aftermath of a horrible tragedy that occurred more than a decade ago, and that ticks Nick Barron off. If anyone should still be upset about that, it's him. But no one lets him forget it. But when a new girl visits town, maybe Nick will be brought out of his state as a grumpy loner, and instead live the life he should have had.

#writers on tumblr #writeblr #my wips #hessdalen

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veryrealimagination · 8 months

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“Would you lie with me and just forget the world?”

Day No: 16

Prompt: Flatline

Fandom: Murdoch Mysteries

Medium: fic

Trigger Warnings: none

SFW

Henry was held back by Murdoch when he tried to follow George into the operating area. “Higgins,” he said, grabbing his attention and wordlessly asking for a report.

“It, it was the twins, Amelia and Dorothy. Had Amelia down and Dorothy shot him. I had to uncuff her so I could call for the ambulance.” He looked around and saw Llewellyn in one of the waiting room chairs. No Ogden, but he knew that the woman sometimes agreed to substitute during bad situations at the local hospitals.

“I’ll call it into Giles, he’ll add it to the list of people that we’re hunting down right now,” he relayed, “Had someone that may have been manipulated by Ralph Fellows try to shoot me. Julia took the bullet in the arm.”

Oh, that’s why they were here.

Henry jumped when someone coded in the operating room. There was a small gap in the curtains, and he thought he saw George with a flatline on the monitoring display beside him.

Two sets of arms stopped him before he could rush over. “Higgins, they have to do their work,” a low voice told him. He hadn’t hear the young man speak like that, almost to his former self. “You’re scared, you’re terrified, and that is perfectly normal. You cannot approach George right now, you cannot be in the area.”

“Call Ruth, see if she can’t come down,” Murdoch ordered. One of the sets left while he listened to the call for code blue and wondered if George’s heart wasn’t strong enough. “I don’t think that’s George. Woman came in with health issues.”

That wasn’t as comforting as he wanted to be.

#whumptober2023 #no.16 #flatline #fic #murdoch mysteries #henry higgins #william murdoch #Llewellyn watts #castle reincarnation au

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murdoch-histories · 2 years

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Hello! I’ve been gone for such a long time, but I got very excited when watching the new episode of Murdoch Mysteries that I started researching the athletes while watching the episode!

Walter Knox was a prodigious Canadian Athlete from 1896 - 1933. Born in 1878 in Listowel Ontario, he is now known as an all rounder track and field athlete. His career highlight is when he won five Canadian titles in one afternoon in 100 yards, broad jump, pole vault, hammer throw and shot put. He often went to different towns under different names to compete, usually betting on his races. Knox got the American all-rounder professional title by defeating John A McDonald (not the Prime Minister) in 1913. In 1916, it was planned for him to go to the Olympics as a coach, but World War I canceled the Olympics, though eventually, he was a coach at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. Walter Knox was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1955.

His records include (all national records at the time)

22.8 seconds for the 200yd dash

46'5" in the 16-pound shot put

12'6" in the pole vault 24'2" in the running broad jump

10'7.5" in the standing broad jump

128' in the discus

9.8 seconds in the 100yd dash

#murdoch mysteries #MurdochHistories #season 16 #episode 1610 #athletes #walter knox

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benwvatt · 1 year

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my 2022 writing year in review!

Thank you so much to @feeisamarshmallow for the tag!

1. Number of stories posted to Ao3: 32 separate stories! I was very fortunate to have a productive, joyful writing year, and I also started writing shorter stories rather than longer ones this year.

2. Word count this year: 74,396

3. Fandoms I wrote for: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Gilmore Girls, Grey’s Anatomy, Heartstopper, Murdoch Mysteries, Severance, Supergirl, The Fault in Our Stars, The Martian, Virgin River

4. Pairings: Aang/Katara, Sokka/Zuko, Jake Peralta/Amy Santiago, Rory Gilmore/Logan Huntzberger, Charlie Spring/Nick Nelson, William Murdoch/Julia Ogden, Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor, Hazel Grace Lancaster/Augustus Waters, and Beth Johanssen/Chris Beck.

5. Stories with the most:

Kudos: i’ve been around the globe, found a diamond wrapped in gold (but it doesn’t shine like you) which is my Supercorp friendship bracelet story! I just finished it and I was so happy to be able to give it a satisfying, cute ending.

Bookmarks: same thing as above! this was a really popular story :)

Comment threads: to know you like the back of my hand, which is my collection of a dozen one-shots I wrote for Supercorp.

Word count: same thing as above! this fic was my longest this year, at 9,100 words total.

6. Work I’m most proud of (and why): I’m going to go with memories painted in much brighter ink, the Heartstopper fic I wrote about Nick and Charlie dealing with their negative relationships with Harry, who decides to apologize to them both for being a bully and a bad friend. That fic is also tied with please remind me to forget you for the story I’m most proud of (this one is my Murdoch Mysteries story about William and Julia reconciling after she marries the wrong guy.)

They were both really interesting missing-moments stories that included letters (I’m a big fan of epistolary communication! letters are so intimate and personal!) and I don’t think most other writers would have published something like this. It felt exciting and special to focus on these parts of canon and expand them, exploring the characters’ curiosity and heartbreak at the same time.

7. Work I’m least proud of (and why): Definitely i strung you a halo of stars, which is a collection of 4 stories I wrote for Supercorptober. I was really anxious and stressed when I wrote these stories, and I felt like I kind of had to “keep up” because it’s a fandom holiday and we had daily challenges. The writing became more about maximizing word count rather than enjoying writing, which is why I only did Supercorptober for about 5 days before quitting. I was just too busy and uninterested in the end.

8. Share or describe a favorite review you received: Oh, I have so many! @nostradamus0 is kind enough to leave screaming reviews on many things I write (thank you for that, friend) and I also got a lot of really lovely reviews on Supercorp stories I wrote about parental trauma or forgetting your native language or struggling with anxiety.

I really like to write hurt/comfort and fluff combined, and it was so nice to see that my stories were able to comfort other readers who were also dealing with stress and hurt.

Aaaaand I got so many lovely reviews on the fics I wrote for Kataang or Heartstopper. I love being able to write things that entertain and make people happy. I’m quite good with banter (it’s my main thing and the easiest thing for me to write) and I insert it wherever possible.

9. A time when writing was really, really hard: Supercorptober! I was pushing myself to do a monthly challenge when I had schoolwork and other stuff to deal with, and it just didn’t work out for me. I’m glad I quit so early. Quitting is good and quitters deserve hugs and chocolate. If you can’t sustain something, taking a step back and interrogating why is a good idea.

10. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you: Helly R from Severance. She is amazing. I would die for her. I wrote about her in my reputation precedes me, a ficlet about her character growth, and I can’t say anything more without spoilers. Severance is the best tv show I’ve ever seen. I don’t usually like thrillers/horror but Severance is light on both and it’s just so GOOD at exploring the ways that capitalism will devour you from the inside out.

11. A favorite excerpt of your writing:

this is a scene from (whoever said I would find someone new) must’ve never met you, a Supercorp fic set at a southern bar where Supercorp have broken up in the beginning and they get back together by the end.

I really loved writing Lena’s experience at this bar, The Great Beyond, and creating OCs who are all friendly and loving. I’m also just ... weirdly excited to write the OCs falling in love with each other because they are all gay? And I love a good queer southern love story.

Fuck. She should’ve just turned into bed early instead of driving out here to the bar, The Great Beyond, to say hey and good evenin’ to the regulars. Tim probably groaned when he saw her. Marcie in the corner cheered gently when she walked in. Lena always dances with her when it’s eleven and they don’t wanna go home yet. And then there’s Lucas, about to get his first tattoo, and Connor who keeps his guitar in the backseat. Just in case he figures out the bridge of the song he’s been writing since last year, y’know. He and Tim came up with the chorus together.

Connor won’t tell you he plays but he can sing you a story, rock you to sleep, take you on an old-timer’s tour of dreamland. Lena’s been before. She’s seen the milestones and skipped them across the pond. The road on the way there’s a little rocky, but it’s nothing she can’t handle.

Ashley sits front and center, welcoming the warm glow of orange light. Steph tilts back in her chair and offers once again to braid Ashley’s hair, or perhaps Lena’s. Steph had been laid off from the beauty salon last month. No luck since.

Lena said yes once, on a Saturday when she found an old receipt from the time she and Kara went and got ice cream at Braum’s, and Steph wiped her tears away with a ratty napkin before twisting Lena’s hair into a Celtic knot.

“No, I’m Irish,” Lena blurted, “and I dunno if I’m a Celt-”

Steph laughed. “Who’ll ever know ‘cept for you?”

12. How did you grow as a writer this year: I started writing for different fandoms instead of being strict with myself about “the core fandoms” that I had to stick to! I wrote shorter stories (like, 1500 words or less) because I liked it and I didn’t have time to do a big multichap fic. I branched out. I had fun while writing. I wrote meta for Grey’s Anatomy and Virgin River. I quit writing for The Resident because that show took a SERIOUS downturn in quality recently, and I don’t ever want to watch it again (if you know, you know.)

This was a good year and I had so much fun writing shorter stories, and different stories for various tiny fandoms.

13. How do you hope to grow next year: I want to get better at not defining success through the number of hits/words/comments/etc. a story has. Stories are allowed to exist just as they are. Less popular stories aren’t “bad” or “not worth my time.”

I also hope to finish up some of my unfinished multichap stories, and mayyyybe write more for B99 (I only wrote 1 B99 story this year, and it was meta rather than fiction, which is a big change from previous years when I wrote a lot of peraltiago fic.) AND I want to keep writing whatever I want, even if that means writing for new fandoms that I’ve never tried before.

I like writing things out of love I’m not a good visual artist; I’m not good with textiles or gifs or drawing, and I often wish that I could translate the images in my head to art on a page. But fic is one of the ways that I like to give back to fandom, collaborate with fandom, meet people in fandom. I love that I can have a fleeting idea and publish a story about it in the next 12 hours.

14. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc):

@nostradamus0. It’s not even a question. He is lovely, and lets me scream at him about Kataang even though he’s never seen ATLA, and I can send him excerpts of my stories anytime.

15. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year: EVERYTHING from real life shows up in my writing.

must’ve never met you was inspired by neotraditional country music of the 2010s/2020s (it’s great! it’s making a comeback!!!)

many of my supercorp fics are inspired by my cats and my narwhal painting (technically, it’s a poster of whales, but there’s a narwhal in there) and my desperate desire to have a lamp shaped like a jellyfish.

I constantly write scenes where people bake because I get frantic if I don’t bake for several days. Oh, and I also constantly write scenes where people daydream and write letters/letters and cherish the softness of their homes because I’m a gentle person.

16. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers: Uh, overusing italics is a really bad idea because it ruins the flow of your sentences. Getting a good flow often involves reading your work in your head so you can imagine the ups and downs of the words.

Writing takes time and you’re allowed to be frustrated that you’re not “better.” Give yourself time and space. Write as often or as rarely as you want.

Write down fic titles and AU ideas in a list in Google Docs because you may want them later. Don’t be afraid to be silly or gloomy or whatever; this is your blank page! Your words are the ink!!!!

Reading other people’s work, whether a published book or a fic or stuff like poetry, is a great way to get better at writing. Offering to be someone else’s beta reader, such as on AO3, is often a great way to make friends and learn more about writing. Oh, and try not to judge your writing too harshly. You still have so many good things waiting for you.

17. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year: hmmmmmm I do have 2 peraltiago AUs (the you’ve got mail AU and the Jake-is-undercover AU) that I want to finish sometime in the future.

I also have several ATLA stories that are random memory-tangle-ideas (the Aang-Spiderman AU, the Katara is undercover as both a Kyoshi Warrior and the Painted Lady AU, the Kataang Mulan AU, the Zukka turtleduck petting zoo AU, the Zuko-emotional-support-dragon story) that I hope to write eventually! Or, at least, they will stay good dreams.

18. Tag some writers whose answers you’d like to read:

@nostradamus0, @chocomd, @flameohotwife, @dearestpartnerofgreatness

and anyone else who wants to participate! If you see this, you are free to do this tag if you like! <3

#benwvatt #fanfic #ao3 #tumblr #supercorp #supergirl #Lena x Kara #writing

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Review: Dark City (1998)

Dark City (1998)

Rated R for violent images and some sexuality

Score: 4 out of 5

Dark City is a film that failed at the box office in its time and, despite a critical reevaluation as one of the hidden science fiction gems of the '90s, still gets overlooked quite often nowadays, for one simple reason: despite its mind-bending plot and creative visual design homaging classic '40s/'50s film noir, it had the misfortune of coming out just a year before The Matrix, a sci-fi masterpiece with very similar themes about what we think of as reality being just an illusion designed to control us. This film was a much more cerebral thriller whose effects shots, while no less visually impressive, were a lot less punchy and action-packed, instead feeling like if the first half-hour of The Matrix got stretched to feature length, given a retro gloss, and focused mainly on Keanu Reeves slowly peeling away the layers of his world, saving the big action sequence for the very end. It's a moody, foreboding film that built up to a great reveal while slowly imbuing the viewer with a paranoid suspicion that their own world may not be "right", and while the finale wrapped things up a bit too neatly and conventionally for my tastes with a rather silly-looking confrontation, the meat of the film was still a slick and highly effective tale that I won't forget anytime soon -- ironic, given what the villains here like to do to people.

The film takes place in an unnamed city with vaguely mid-20th-century technology, aesthetics, and feel, specifically the kind lifted out of a Raymond Chandler novel, a place where the streets are always cloaked in shadows even during what feels like it should be the daytime -- and hey, while you may have childhood memories of sunny days, when's the last time you saw the sun, anyway? We start with a man who wakes up in a hotel room with no memory, only figuring out that his name is John Murdoch from the ID in his wallet, surrounded by the corpses of dead prostitutes that he probably killed, which is not a situation that most of us would want to stick around for so they can calmly explain everything to the police. On the run from the law and searching for both Emma, a cabaret singer who he finds out was his wife, and Dr. Daniel Schreber, who he finds out used to be his psychiatrist, John gets pulled into a twisted web as he's pursued by the Strangers, mysterious, inhumanly pale-skinned men in hats and trenchcoats who he soon finds aren't entirely human, and who seem to control the city from the shadows and regard him as a threat to their plans. Meanwhile, Inspector Frank Bumstead sets out hot on the tail of the suspected murderer, not knowing exactly what he's getting himself into.

I can't really go into much more detail about the plot. Like a lot of old-fashioned mysteries, this is a movie where part of the fun is piecing the puzzle together yourself and then the film revealing how close you came to the truth, albeit one that puts a sci-fi twist on the usual noir story. I can, however, speak to the production values and writer/director Alex Proyas' sense of style, and on that front, I was at once pulled into the film's world and wondering what awful truths lay outside it. The city is the kind of seedy place you'd set a hardboiled detective story, exaggerated to the point where it feels like a warped parody thereof and creating an unsettling feel that this place should not be. Some of the supporting cast members having spotty American accents (this was shot in Australia), something I'd normally ding a film for, only lent to the uncanny valley feel of the city, as did countless other little quirks that made the place feel like somebody trying to draw a picture of a mid-century East Coast metropolis without any reference points as to what that would look like beyond old movies. And that's before you get to the Strangers who are after John, who wear conspicuous trenchcoats and have names like "Mr. Book", "Mr. Hand", and "Mr. Sleep" that sound like somebody tried to come up with ordinary-sounding "John Smith" names to blend in and... didn't pull it off, on top of their general weirdness and stilted manner of speaking calling to mind the G-Man from Half-Life. While it takes a while to get to the "why" of the titular dark city, the film lets you know rather quickly that this is not a normal city, and even before we get to the big special effects shots, Proyas did a great job right off the bat heightening its artifice and pale imitation of humanity. More than anything, it felt like I was watching the darkest possible film adaptation of The Sims, predating the first game by a couple of years but otherwise, without spoiling anything, taking some of the series' central concepts and playing them for paranoid horror.

The cast also did great in making this world feel just the right mix of real and artificial. Rufus Sewell as John, Jennifer Connelly as Emma, and William Hurt as Bumstead all felt like they could've been lifted out of a real 1940s film noir, while Kiefer Sutherland played Schreber as a character wholly unlike the take-charge heroes he's been coded as since 24, a dweebish doctor who serves as the main characters' bridge between the world they know and what's really going on through his exposition. The special effects were not the focus, but they were astonishing to watch for a fairly low-budgeted '90s film, especially a key sequence where we witness the city's buildings shifting around as the Strangers' true power over the city is made clear. Only at the very end did it feel like Proyas ran out of ideas, as John's final confrontation with the Strangers after unlocking his true power ended with them shooting beams of light at each other with their minds while buildings crumbled around them. It all felt pretty goofy, like they needed to find a way to wrap this up and have the hero prevail, even though if I was writing this, there are some seriously dark directions I could've taken the story. The ending, I feel, underlines the big reason why The Matrix was the big late '90s sci-fi movie about reality being a lie that everybody remembers; when it did similar battles between the good guys and bad guys, they came in the form of epic shootouts and martial arts sequences straight out of Hong Kong.

The Bottom Line

Dark City is a film that doesn't get talked up nearly enough, even if I can't really say much more in a non-spoiler review. Ending aside, it makes a great companion to The Matrix as a more cerebral and noir-tinged take on very similar concepts, one that will, at the very least, make it very difficult for you to play The Sims the same way again. A big thank you to Popcorn Frights for screening it last week. Check it out.

#dark city #1998 #1998 movies #science fiction #mystery #crime movies #sci fi movies #alex proyas #rufus sewell #kiefer sutherland #william hurt #jennifer connelly #richard o'brien #ian richardson #melissa george

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Okay, lovely Ace, so I have a question. Are there any whump scenes that you would love to have seen be extended? You know when there's whump that is really good and manages to still give you whumperflies despite only being a short scene or brief moment . I sometimes find myself getting whumperflies from a single groan or moment right before the scene cuts off and the rest of the whump is skimmed over! And then I just think of all the possibilities! Goodness the frustrations of a whumper xox

Oh god yes! It happens to me all the time. 9 times out of 10 I wish a whump scene was extended. Let me think of some examples.

So you know in 9-1-1 2x18 when Buck gets crushed by a ladder truck? Yeah I need so much more of that. I'm gald we got the initial rescue but I want the hospital scenes. I want the first time he goes home. I want the recovery!

They skipped so much in the episode of Murdoch Mysteries "Convalescence" when Murdoch falls from a great height and gets hurt. He falls and then bam the show skips to him in bed. I want to see the stuff in the middle!!

Oh my god there's so much missing in Infinity war/Endgame with Tony Stark. He got stabbed and there was all that time he was slowly starving and isolated and damn I want more of that.

GRACELAND!! Oh my god when Mike is going through withdrawal! I want more of that. But like specifically the rest of the withdrawal after they had to put him in the ice bath. They just skipped ahead to him being fine.

Can I have 1000 more scenes of Alec Hardy's heart condition? Every single one of those scenes can we extend them please?

Eliot Spencer's gunshot wounds in Leverage "The Rundown Job" needs to be shown more. They skipped from him getting shot on the train to being treated on the ambulance. I'd like the in between please.

Oh hell when Phileas Fogg got whipped in Around the World in 80 Days and THERE WAS NOTHING BETWEEN HIM BEING FLOGGED AND THEM BOARDING THE SHIP! NOTHING! WHERE WAS THE TREATEMENT!?

And every single semi whumpy scene in any Hallmark movie. They could all do more.

Honestly I could go on forever. I wish every scene was extended longer. I always need more lol.

#mod replies #ask #time jumps in whump #the worst #i need more

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What are your other wee woo show wecommendations?

buckle up this is going to be long

Chicago fire/med/PD -was my go to for a long time I stopped watching when fire was on season 5 I think but I've seen bits and pieces of the newer seasons and I would honestly still recommend it

911/911 lone star- 911 is better than lone star in my opinion but I do love both the queer and poc representation in both is amazing and I live for angst so if you do to these shows are for you

NCIS/NCIS LA/NCIS NO/NCIS Hawaii- Hawaii the newest edition to the franchise is my favorite simply for the queer rep but if you have time and want to go back and watch them, all 20 seasons of the original are binge worthy. LA is give or take in it's first few seasons but once it gets going its good, and NO was good except it's last season so all around the NCIS franchise is a must watch in my opinion

FBI/FBI international/FBI most wanted- fairly new FBI is only on it's fifth season international it's second I think and most wanted either 3-4th but I could see all three of these shows lasting for a long time

SWAT- I just really like how the characters were developed and how the crimes are solved but you also see their personal lives.

criminal minds- I mean this one is obvious criminal minds is one of the best wee woo shows that ever aired.

Hawaii Five-0(2010)- also one of my all time favorites it's fun trying to figure out if they are cops or not

Murdoch mysteries- if you like old timey stuff in a modern setting this is the show for you it's based in 1890's Toronto and follows detective and inventor William Murdoch as he tries to solve mysteries

Frankie Drake mysteries- again this one is if you like the old timey stuff but in a modern spin this time set in 1920's Toronto Frankie Drake is a private detective I also enjoy this one because of the topics the show explores like crooked cops, misogyny,and racism.

Will Trent - now I can't give a full extensive review because this is a new show and only two episodes have aired but I like what I see so far. if you have ever seen or heard of the show monk that was around in the early 2000's this show is like the 2020's version of that

Blue Bloods- who doesn't love family drama this show is full of it especially when you put the additional pressure of the father being the police commissioner the oldest son being a detective the youngest son being a beat cop and the only daughter being a prosecutor. (disclaimer out of all the wee woo shows on this list this one is probably the one that tries the hardest with the copaganda, although most if not all these shows are copaganda blue bloods covers topics like unarmed people getting shot,cops being terrorized by the public, cops looking like the bad guys,and most if not all the time they will side with the cop or find the cop did nothing wrong. So if you are a ACAB person like me the way I go into this show each week is reminding myself that it is copaganda and that they are aiming to make cops look good that is their goal and it's most likely their target audience is people who already don't see cops as bastards that it doesn't change the fact that ACAB)

Alert- again just like Will Trent this show just aired so I can't give a solid recommendation but I do like what I have seen from the two day premiere the show basically follows a task force set out to find missing people but with added drama suspense and what appears to be secrets.

Magnum PI(2018)- now my dad will tell you to watch the original but in my honest opinion the reboot is better and although CBS cancelled it NBC picked it up for two seasons. I honestly just love the shows where the "normies" are better at being detectives than actual detectives

CSI- it doesn't matter which one you can pick up one of the older ones and watch every season or you can watch the reboot I will never get tired of CSI

#i think thats all of them #when i tell you i watch a lot of cop/detective/firefighter shows #like i said most of these are copaganda but they are also amazing shows #wee woo shows #ask #long post

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Monday, November 21, 2022 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP: GOBBLE GOODIES (Food Network Canada) 9:00pm BELOW DECK (Slice) 9:00pm

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

NETFLIX CANADA THE HANGOVER THE HANGOVER: PART II MY LITTLE PONY: WINTER WISHDAY STORYBOTS: ANSWER TIME

FIFA WORLD CUP SOCCER (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 7:45am: England vs. Iran (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 10:45am: Senegal vs. Netherlands (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 1:45am: USA vs. Wales

NHL HOCKEY (SN Oilers) 7:00pm: Oilers vs. Devils (SN Flames) 7:00pm: Flames vs. Flyers (SNWest) 7:30pm: Hurricanes vs. Jets (SN) 7:30pm: Islanders vs. Leafs (TSN5) 10:30pm: Sens vs. Sharks (SNPacific) 10:30pm: Knights vs. Canucks

ONE DELICIOUS CHRISTMAS (CTV Life) 7:00pm: Abby, who has inherited the Haven Restaurant and Inn, is unable to manage both sides of the business, so she teams up with hot-shot chef Preston to shake up the holiday menu and get an investment from a restaurant mogul.

NBA BASKETBALL (SN Now) 8:00pm: Celtics vs. Bulls (TSN2) 8:00pm: Warriors vs. Pelicans

MURDOCH MYSTERIES (CBC) 8:00pm: The sudden death of a key witness leaves Murdoch physically unsettled.

NFL FOOTBALL (TSN/TSN3/TSN4) 8:15pm: 49ers vs. Cardinals

RIDLEY ROAD (CBC) 9:00pm (FINALE): Vivien races to secure evidence against Jordan; Jack faces mortal danger.

HIGHWAY THRU HELL (Discovery Canada) 9:00pm: Aggressive Towing copes with a slick situation in the Valley while Reliable's new Highway 3 base battles a snowstorm; Jamie, Al and Kurtis hit the Coquihalla on an emotional day.

PROPERTY BROTHERS: FOREVER HOME (HGTV Canada) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Jonathan and Drew Scott are on a mission to turn families' ordinary houses into their lifelong dream homes; couples who are settled in their home but need the brothers' expertise to make it perfect will qualify for a complete makeover.

PRINCE ANDREW: BANISHED (Crave) 9:00pm: The story of how, through arrogance and lust, Prince Andrew's scandals and his friendship with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein nearly sank the British monarchy.

MUD MOUNTAIN HAULERS (Discovery Canada) 10:00pm: The Glovers fight harsh winter conditions on the highway while low bedding their 45-ton winch machine to Erie Mountain; when winter slams Gollen, Craig steps up his exit strategy, but breakdowns and a collision on the block threaten to delay the job.

ACTING GOOD (CTV Comedy) 10:30pm: The NDN Wresting Federation returns with the annual Battle in the Bush but when the most infamous wrestler misses the plane, someone must step in.

BLOOD IN THE SNOW FILM FESTIVAL (Super Channel Fuse) 12:00am: Mournful Mediums: A selection of "Blood in the Snow's" finest medium length shorts, featuring short films: "Vicinal," "Spark," "AlieNation," "The Fore-men," and "Angakusajaujuq - The Shaman's Apprentice."

#cdntv #cancon #canadian tv #canadian tv listings #murdoch mysteries #ridley road #highway thru hell #mud mountain haulers #acting good #blood in the snow #world cup #nhl hockey #nba basketball #nfl football

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