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dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com

1. Samantha Winning’s Asylum - Buffy, Faith, and Cordelia are in a mental institution and something’s really wrong in a horror movie kind of a way. I’m very, very disappointed this isn’t a real movie even though it’d be too scary for me to watch with the sound on.
( the recs are wondering if they could live in a Barbie world )

dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com

I didn't say they were all happy or coupley relationships!

Restfield’s I Belong to You - Buffy / Angel / Mr. Gordo. Mr. Gordo visuals taken from Winnie the Pooh. *grin*

( the rest of the recs are doing an experimental dance number to John Cage's 4'33" )

rbfvid.livejournal.com

Another fanvids that I can't leave un-recced:

When I'm Up, I Can't Get Down (Firefly, Wash) by

thedothatgirl. Tribute to 'Wash', pilot extraordinaire, husband, friend and dinosaur wrangler.

What A Wonderful World (AtS & BtVS) by robinsrevenge. If anybody asks me what’s so special about Buffyverse, I could just show them this vid. There is everything.

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yourlibrarian

1) Five Things Giles Regretted and One He Didn't by shapinglight. Great set of drabbles, all tied to the events in Chosen. Insightful, sad, and very fitting. ( Read more... )

shapinglight

I forgot to bookmark things I wanted to rec this time around, which was stupid of me. So I'm just going from memory here and have probably forgotten loads of great things. But anyway, here are five random fandom things I enjoyed in 2015.

First some fic.

Ipseity by

spuffy_luvr. Buffy/Spike, Teen and up. A wonderful long, plotty fic, featuring an amnesiac post-Chosen Buffy and her friends', and Dawn's, attempts to help and restore her. Lots of angst ensues.

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rbfvid.livejournal.com

Some favorite Buffy vids of the past year.

High by the Beach by

big_n_happy (Cvalda). Vid about Buffy and Lily (aka Anne), about growing up and moving on. Flawless post-Becoming character study.

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rbfvid.livejournal.com

Bobby, Roger and Eileen by

double_dutchess (Angel/Buffy/Spike). The most adorable resolution for those pesky Bangel vs Spuffy wars, that never cease in Buffyverse fandom. No one have to cry tonight, right?

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chasingdemons.livejournal.com

I love seasonal coms, don’t you? It gives everyone a reason to show off their best work. Here are five of my favorite seasonal com posts in 2015:

Lies My Lover Told Me
fiction posted by

shapinglight at

summer_of_giles
Post-Chosen, Giles and Olivia meet and talk about then and now. The conversation goes in a direction that is not what Giles expected. As usual with shapinglight’s work, the characters are realistic and the dialogue is searing and brilliant.

( See my pics below the cut )

endeni

Why You Should Watch Angel by Passion of the Nerd

Dear Marvel Cinematic Universe Writers: Black Widow Is Not Buffy by Alice Meichi Li

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endeni

22nd July by m-a-r-i-k-s (Buffy/Spike)

Control by jess9191 (Faith-centric)

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dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com

As I was waiting for Buffyverse Top 5 to begin this month, these came to mind as in I didn't go looking at my bookmarks.

1. Indri's In the Morning of the Magicians. This is totally my head-canon for how Ripper and Ethan met. It has so many things going for it. Bourgeois Ripper who is put off by his friends' lifestyle. The story Ripper is telling himself keeps changing as he realizes he's not going to make it big as a musician. How Eyghon would not have been invoked without both Ripper and Ethan in the mix, but Ripper denies all blame, putting it all on Ethan. This is what breaks Ethan, taking the blame onto himself and thinking that he doesn't know how to have friends and that's what turns him into the Ethan from BtVS. It's a marvelous tale.

( the rest of the recs are at the halloween party / samhain ritual that I'm late for )

dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com

worksafe.

1. Polly Esther's The Odd Couple homage focusing on Giles and Spike as roommates is hilarious.

( the rest of the recs are wondering how that Thai Basil Rice would taste reheated )

chasingdemons.livejournal.com

AN APPETIZER:

Academic
Author: beer_good_foamy
Character: Lydia
Posted at

open_on_sunday on July 30, 2014

This drabble is about Lydia (the Watcher). Her past, present, and future in 100 words. It just stuck with me.

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rbfvid.livejournal.com

Some of my favorite crossover fanvids. All worksafe.

The Fall of the Eleventh by sheryloh. Firefly/Doctor Who crossover; River & 11th Doctor.
Amazing trailer which makes me want to see the movie... which, of course, doesn't exist. WHYYYYYYY?! Is there at least a fic? Anyone?

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dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com

Okay, I'm not exactly sure what to call this category but they're not chipper, that's for sure.
These are all worksafe.

1. Brave New World by Kaydee Falls asks if we are sure that the real world actually is better than the Wish!verse.

2. Quinara's in the dark / sometimes / i hear you gives a great feel of Spike's insane in the high-school basement PoV.

3. Losing Your Memory by Tay Marie has me in tears each time I watch.

4. Aycheb's Scarlet Ribbons: Yeah, I apologize for inflicing this on you right after Losing Your Memory. Also, I think it's awesome she quoted Alice Sheldon (aka James Tiptree Jr.).

5. Laura Shapiro's Transparent: Eeeeee! Amazing Willow character study.

rbfvid.livejournal.com

Hope on Fire by

shinyjenni (Buffy). Amazing Buffy-centric slayers vid. If only Buffy could show it to the Potentials instead of all those season 7 speeches.

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Favorite dark or angsty videos from the last year.

Bad Moon Rising by Robins Revenge (Ensemble). BtVS horror vid. Great reminder that sometimes this show was very scary.
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yourlibrarian

I Belong to You by restfield. After so many years of fanworks it's not often one comes across something truly different but a video of Angel/Buffy/Mr. Gordo? That qualifies :D

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xspike4evax.livejournal.com

I've come across some great BTVS & Angel fanvids over the years and this year has been no exception for some great videos. It's hard to chose just 5.

My top 5 include:
Spike/darkwillow
Angelus/Willow
Spike alone
Giles/Drusilla
Team Angel (season 5) Mostly features Spike.

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double_dutchess

Hello all! I'm really grateful for all the great recs in this community, so it's high time for my first attempt at returning the favour. Here are my Top 5 favourite dark/dramatic vids from 2014.

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rbfvid.livejournal.com

Mister Booze by

thedothatgirl. A lot of whedonverse drinking that seems so appropriate today.
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Some of my favorite character study vids (picked from playlist by randomizer, 'cause I was unable to chose between them otherwise).

Scarlet Ribbons by

aycheb aka hazelk62. Eerie and hypnotizing Slayers vid.
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rbfvid.livejournal.com

Some of my favorite episodic vids.

Mad World by Morbidpansy aka sioux (Buffy). Terrific 'Normal Again' vid (there is a lot of footage from all seasons of 'Buffy', though).
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rbfvid.livejournal.com

Some of my favorite AU fanvids.
Cut by

spikesredqueen - (Faith, Willow; R for drug use and blood). Dark all-human AU where Faith and Willow experienced pretty much the same things as in 'Buffy' canon. But in all-human 'verse it's even more painful.
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rbfvid.livejournal.com

Some vids about characters who don't get the spotlight often.
Any bad English and awkward phrasing in summaries is mine and shouldn't be blamed on vid authors.

Don't Forget Me by

obsessive24 (Buffy/Riley) "But she doesn’t love me." Riley as defined by Buffy.
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rbfvid.livejournal.com

Some vids for upcoming Halloween, arranged from least to most chilling.

Monster monster by

thedothatgirl. Seven Seasons of Monsters courtesy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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yourlibrarian

Loser by

kimberly_a - A light hearted look at Spike's less than heroic moments.

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red-satin-doll.livejournal.com

Alphabetically by vidders' names. I'm listing the music tracks here because even the most accomplished vidders often fail to do so.*

"Red" by Afterthebattle - (Buffy/Spike) Spike POV S5-7. "Losing her is blue like I've never known/ Missing her is dark grey all alone..." Set to Tyler Ward's down-tempo 2012 cover of Taylor Swift's "Red" from his 3-song CD Covers From the Road.

"Light 'em Up" by Afterthebattle - (btvs, gen) A "vidlet" that packs an incredible emotional wallop in just 1:23 minutes. Set to Fall Out Boy's "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'em Up)".

"He's Not My Boyfriend [Humor]" by Afterthebattle - (Buffy/Spike, S4 -6) Reminder: Every once in a blue moon I actually do come across a funny fanvid in this 'verse I enjoy. It's not that I am all about the angst or I lack a sense of humor *ahem*; it's that drama is hard and tragedy is harder, but comedy is damn near impossible to get right. Song: "Hey Na Na" by Katie Herzig.

"O' Death" by Jana (Kayenaatic) - (Buffy) a "high lonesome" Buffy character study on par with "Suburbia" by

dualbunny , "Deeds That Have Made Me" and "Under Stars" by

fray_adjacent12. The haunting title song by Jen Titus is perfect for Buffy but feels timeless: the slow beat of a funeral dirge. BTW - I didn't have to look up the song credits in this case because Jana listed them at the end of the video. Can we get a MAJOR ROUND OF APPLAUSE for this?

"Who Are You, Really?" by xxIrisHaloxx - (Faith, Buffy) Episodic of "Who Are You", one of my all-time favorite episodes. Focusing entirely on Faith in Buffy's body, the beginning has a fun, kicky feel with playful editing of the "making faces" scene in front of the bathroom mirror; and then slowly becomes something darker as Faith's growing discomfort within her stolen skin becomes unbearable. Title track by Mikky Eiko. (Credit goes to

blackie_da_minx for rec'ing it on her LJ.)

* I looked them up on ITunes as needed. You're welcome.

endeni

FANVIDS:
Tightrope by fray-adjacent12 - Boy, the movement and the rhythm of this vid! So amazing!
Born To Kill by thedothatgirl - Such an intense Faith vid! Love the B&W style and the explosive ending!
Final Hour (10th CHOSEN anniversary) by narvinek - OMG, I keep rewatching this new version and I keep comparing it to the old one and, yes, they're pretty different, the focus here is more tightly on Buffy but I really can't choose which one I like best... *_*

META:
Spike in ats s5 by coalitiongirl - This post makes such an interesting point about Spike!
Why We Fight: An Essay on Truth and Purpose by lynnenne - This meta made me really re-valuate the episode "Why We Fight"! ♥

red-satin-doll.livejournal.com

All of these are Buffy-centric and/or "gen" vids that remind me why I love the Buffyverse, and Buffy Summers, so much. The same superlatives applies to each of them: presenting ideas, themes or arcs in the verse in new or unusual ways; excellent editing to the beat, rhythms, mood and lyrics (as applicable) of the music; matching visual movements from one shot to the next. Listed in alphabetical order by the vidder's screenames.

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tribute Trailer" by Afterthebattle - Finished in time for International Women's Day 2013. I've seen a lot of so-called "epic btvs vids" but this one truly is epic; set to a remix of Ennio Morricone's "The Ecstasy of Gold".

"Once" by Afterthebattle - Unusual in it's focus on Buffy's relationship with Dawn, who gets more "screen time" here than any character save Buffy.

"Die Young" by

kaydeefalls - another meta vid about violence in SDHS, Seasons 1-3 that is both funny and dark.

"Buffy Summers, A Tribute" by MrMorda898 - Somewhat similar in feel and quality to Afterthebattle's tribute trailer but more Buffy-centric.

"It's Not My Time" by MrMorda898 - Another gen tribute trailer from MrMorda but the upbeat title song by 3DoorsDown gives it a very different feel from the other vids on this list.

(One caveat: I'd love to see all vidders remember to include the song credits (title and artist) as the music used is very often new to me.)

petzipellepingo.livejournal.com

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yourlibrarian

The Girl Who Falls Down Stairs by kaydeefalls – Work caution advised – A study of women in the Whedonverse and how they come into their various powers. An interesting take that shows a consistent storyline across the different properties of fear and reluctance, followed by a maturity and confidence after the transition.

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yourlibrarian

When I Ruled the World by kallysten. Pretty apt choice for the Fanged Four, and a nice "story of us" to remember them by.

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endeni

FANVIDS:
Changes by thedothatgirl (Worksafe, gen) - A great ensemble overview of BtVS Season 4, thedothatgirl's vids are always gorgeous.
Mah Na Mah Na by kallysten & lynnenne (Worksafe, Angel/Spike) - The vid is so funny and it masterfully highlights the parallels between Spike and Angel.
Maybe Sparrow by fray-adjacent12 (Worksafe, Wesley/Fred) - So epic and moving! :)

PODFICS:
The Future, Soon by tieleen - read by reena_jenkins (Worksafe, gen) - An imaginative and haunting look at the slayers future, read by the talented reena_jenkins.
A Buffyverse Alphabet by shadowscast - read by reena_jenkins (Worksafe, gen) - "A Buffyverse Alphabet" is a great classic and it's fantastic to be able to enjoy it in podfic form, too.

yourlibrarian

1) Inara and Zoe wallpapers by

thedothatgirl - Worksafe – Rich colors and nice composition.

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yourlibrarian

Dizzy by

astartexx - Worksafe – Interesting result from a remix challenge, this vid takes a look at the Willow and Spike relationship that could have been. One thing I liked about it is that it suggests a Spike whose arc took a rather different, even oppositional turn, with a Willow whose increasing dangerousness becomes even more obvious.
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yourlibrarian

Dizzy by

petzipellepingo.livejournal.com

In no particular order :
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In no particular order :
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moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Dr.Who opening credits, Buffy-style by punkocarp

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Dr.Who opening credits, Buffy-style by punkocarp

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beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com

Here's five completely unrelated fanworks that stuck in my head or under my skin this year. Four fics and one vid.

( Crackfic, sumerians, catholic body horror, non-music music vid, robosex... But enough about New Year's. )

beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com

staringiscaring.livejournal.com

I think that is just an adorable video! The maker paced everything so well that its like the actors are singing the song. It made me want Amy Acker and J. August Richards to have a Russian singing career and make lots of cute music videos.
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staringiscaring.livejournal.com

yourlibrarian

1) Bite You by

astartexx - All – What caught my attention about this Darla/Lindsey vid was what it looked like when framed as just another relationship, minus Angel, the supernatural, and Wolfram and Hart's plans. ( Read more... )

yourlibrarian

1) Bite You by

dralf-burns.livejournal.com

Here are five of my favorite BtVS and AtS cast videos:

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dralf-burns.livejournal.com

Here are five of my favorite BtVS and AtS cast videos:

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