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spikedluv)sporkyadrasteia)A Guide to the fandom of Avatar: the Last Airbender on Eljay
So much for being "just a cartoon".
Avatar: the Last Airbender is a show that defies definition. It borrows from strong influences from multiple Asian mythologies and cultures to create a rich universe in which some characters are able to "bend" fire, water, air, or earth (i.e. manipulate these "elements" through a mixture of spirituality and martial arts moves). But, at the same time, the characters and situations are identifiable to anyone, no matter what background the viewer comes from. The plot is solid, moving, and intriguing (sometimes conveying more in its 30 minutes than most hour-long shows do). The animation itself is superb, able to convince us that the martial arts is more like dancing. The music is engaging with an original blend of Eastern and Western instruments. The voice actors are superb (Mae Whitman, Mako, and Jason Issacs, to name a few) and the comedy is of the spew-your-drink-because-you're-laughing-s
Avatar: the Last Airbender is in its third and most-likely final season of its epic plot... but there is also an Avatar movie in the works (directed by M. Night Shyamalan) in the works. :)
( Where we're going, you won't need any pants! )
spikedluv)poisonangel7)Blood+ (sometimes written Blood Plus) is a 50-episode, anime series. It picks up decades after the 2000 movie, Blood: The Last Vampire. The main character is a young-looking girl named Saya who can’t remember her past. She lives the life of an ordinary schoolgirl with her two brothers, Kai and Riku, and her adoptive father until she is attacked by a bat-like creature known as a chiropteran. There are also two PS2 games: Blood: The Last Vampire and Blood+: One Night Kiss as well as adapted novels and manga.
( Blood+ Fandom Guide )
Updated: 12/8/07
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"Twilight is a series of young adult/fantasy/romance/horror novels by Stephenie Meyer. It follows the adventures of Isabella Swan, a teenage girl who moves to Forks, Washington to live with her father and finds her life turned upside down when she falls in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen. " - Wikipedia
"Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse capture the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires." - Amazon
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Hairspray is a story that has seen three incarnations: first, as a 1988 film by John Waters, next as a Broadway musical stage production, and finally, as a 2007 movie musical film.
Set in 1963 Baltimore, the story follows "pleasantly plump" teenager Tracy Turnblad as she simultaneously pursues stardom as a dancer on a local TV show and rallies against racial segregation.
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wistfuljane)Notes: Bandom refers to the Band(slash) fandom. This guide will concentrate on a subset of Band(slash) fandom centering around three primary bands: Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, and Panic! at the Disco. Thus, for the time being, this guide will only covers those three primary bands along with the following associated bands: 504 Plan, All-American Rejects, Brand New, Cobra Starship, empires, Gym Class Heroes, Mindless Self Indulgence, Straylight Run, Taking Back Sunday, The Academy Is..., The Cab, The Hush Sound, The Sounds, and The Used.
If you're looking for (more) fandom guides on the aforementioned bands, please check out this post for links. It has a link to the bandom flowcharts if you're confused by all these band names and as to how they are exactly connected.
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Last Updated: 2008-03-29.
ROBIN HOOD 2006 is the BBC’s modern adaptation of the legend of Robin Hood.
Robin of Locksley heads home from the Crusades to find his people starving and brutalized under the tyrannical rule of the new Sheriff. Robin quickly discovers that the only way to reason with the Sheriff is with bow and arrow - even if it means sacrificing his title and his lands and consigning himself to life in the forest.
Along with trusty companion Much, trickster Allan A Dale and passionate Will Scarlett, Robin teams up with forest outlaws Little John and Roy, leading his gang to help Nottingham’s poor. His ally in Nottingham is Marian, the sweetheart he left behind when he left for the Crusades.
As the series progresses and the gang fights on, how long can Marian keep amorous Gisborne at bay, will the Sheriff succeed in cornering Robin Hood, and what will Robin make of the sinister truth behind Gisborne and the Sheriff’s secret plotting? The state of England is rotten and Robin and the gang will learn that doing good deeds in Nottingham is a dangerous business indeed.1
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1 Quoted from the back of the season one DVD set, region 2.