Canon Promo Post 2020

[modzilla]

Please use this post to promote the fandoms you're interested in requesting, or ask for recommendations of canons that suit you!

Promoting your canons

Comment here with information about the canons you are thinking of requesting, or otherwise want to get people into!

Information you might include

Title

Media

Approx length

Where to find it (If giving links, please only link to legal sources. You may want to encourage people to contact you directly if they are having trouble finding a canon and you can give them tips.)

What is it, in summary?

What do you love about it?

What sort of things are you likely to request for it?

Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests?

Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence) - this is at your discretion and is not expected to be comprehensive

Some examples: Yuletide, Fandom5k

Please keep an eye on comments, as people may have follow-up questions about your canons.

Asking for recs

You're also welcome to leave comments (anon or not) asking people to rec you canons that they are likely to request.

Consider letting people know if you're interested in specific media only, or have other restrictions.

Comments

Wolf 359 (Podcast)

[vachtar]

Title: Wolf 359

Media: Podcast

Approx length: 61 regular episodes + two specials and a live episode (episodes start off around 20 minutes each, closer to 40 minutes by the end; the specials and live episode are 1-2 hours each), and a number of 5-15 minute mini episodes which typically provide backstory or context for the various characters.

Where to find it: Free online! At the official website (https://www.wolf359.fm/season1) as well as wherever you listen to podcasts.

What is it: Wolf 359 starts off as a sitcom in space; communications officer Doug Eiffel, commander Renée Minkowski, doctor Alexander Hilbert and AI Hera are all stuck together on a boring assignment on the space station Hephaestus, where they squabble over proper protocol, seaweed-based ‘coffee’, and the last tube of toothpaste. As the series progresses, the crew start to realize more is going on with their mission to survey red dwarf star Wolf 359 than they know - only every time they unravel one piece of the puzzle, another curveball gets thrown their way at mach 5.

What do I love about it: Space hijinks! Workplace comedy! Existential despair! Plant monsters! Wolf 359 really excellently blends humor and tragedy and a dash of horror, with a cast full of fantastically written and acted characters. It’s a little hard to talk about the later stuff without a whole bunch of spoilers (and I don’t want to ruin the “holy shit that just happened” moments for anyone!) but I love that this series is able to start off as a fairly light comedy and then just continually raise the stakes up to the finale, which completely emotionally devastates me - all without losing its goofy, fun aspects.

What I’m likely to request for it: My requests are likely to center on SI-5, a team of special agents introduced midway through the series. Smooth-talking colonel Warren Kepler, explosives-happy henchman Daniel Jacobi and computer whisperer Alana Maxwell are all terrible people and I love them dearly. I’ll be requesting a mix of gen and shippy stuff, with a general focus on mission/adventure/casefic. Comics, too - there’s lots of potential for cool space views, and since the characters don’t have much in the way of defined appearances, there’s a lot of room for creativity and variation in their designs.

Content warnings: Some audio violence (explosions, gunshots, fistfights), character death, manipulation and coercion, and general space-related peril and tense situations.

[kanadka]

Oooh, this sounds really good! I think a friend of mine follows it but I hadn't paid it much attention until now. Definitely checking this out. Thanks for the rec!

[vachtar]

You're welcome :D I hope you like it! It's a lot of fun.