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This Week in Fandom, Volume 72
Welcome to This Week in Fandom, the OTW’s roundup of things which are happening! Before we start, have you seen the newest trailer for the upcoming Black Panther movie? Tell us if you’re excited for it in the comments! A text fic about the K-pop group BTS has been gaining mainstream recognition since going viral on Twitter. As ComicBook.com reports, when creator flirtaus began publishing “Outcast,” an alternate universe horror story told through screencaps of fictitious text messages exchanged between BTS members Min Yoongi and Jung Hoseok, the story and its hashtag #BTSoutcast quickly amassed a huge following and trended worldwide on Twitter for several… Read more
This Week in Fandom, Volume 70
Welcome to This Week in Fandom, the OTW’s roundup of things which are happening! (I’m Stephanie, taking over as the primary writer for TWIF, and I’m stoked to be here.) Before we start: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, again, had a domestic opening weekend gross that was the second-biggest ever recorded. If you’ve seen it, let us know what you thought of the movie in the comments! An entertainment group called Botnik Studios has compiled a hilarious Harry Potter fanfiction based on text generated by artificial intelligence. “Harry Potter and the Portrait of What Looked Like a Large Pile of Ash” comprises about three pages… Read more
This Week in Fandom, Volume 69
Welcome to This Week in Fandom, the OTW’s roundup of things which are happening! Before we start, Star Wars!! Who else is excited? Alix Ayoub, the OTW volunteer who made this week’s banner, is definitely excited. Tell us your plans for seeing The Last Jedi in the comments. Many fans are upset about a statement issued by J.K. Rowling on the casting of Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts film series. The statement is in support of Depp’s participation in the series despite being accused of abuse by his then-wife Amber Heard.
OTW Fannews: Fanlore & Farewells
In February 2009, not long after the OTW website went live, the first “Links Roundup” post went out, pointing out discussions of fannish activities. This irregular series changed to several posts a week in August 2011 and took on the title OTW Fannews in 2012 as more and more of these stories started to appear.
OTW Fannews: Downsides
A number of media outlets including Vulture discussed casting decisions for a theater production of Harry Potter. “‘Fan service‘ has become more and more predominant in this social-media age, when the feedback loop between creator and audience is so immediate. But rarely does it lead to actual results, like Dumezweni’s casting, beyond the precincts of Tumblr and fan art. This is why Rowling deserves credit for responding to fans who were upset with Dumezweni’s casting, saying that she loves the idea of a black Hermione, if not enough to actually write it herself. (More typical is the response of Tina Fey to criticism of race… Read more