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needs_more_greenHello, o beauteous comm! I hope you are all happy and well, and enjoying your summer! (Or your mood swing-y winter, if you are from Down Under...) Prepare for a long and expository post of much length and exposition below.
Let's play "Spot All The Things!" with this gif...
These are dark times for our fandom. And there will be more dark times ahead...
That may sound like an overly-dramatic ploy for attention, but it's not far from the truth. People are leaving left right and centre, and there's more hate going around now than there was during the more tense points during this last season. It's only going to get worse as we descend into that dark, crack-y chasm known as Hiatus. And indeed, a lot of people were unhappy with the clinffhanger conclusion of season 3: many things were left unsaid, questions left unanswered, relationships left in the lurch.
Ladies, gentlemen, and all otherwise identified, here at openinyourselfuptojoy we don't call this a fandom curse, or brandish our gifs of David Tennant shaking his fist in anger--we call that a hiatus blessing. Because there are so very many paths on which the show could be led in the future, and so many options for us to explore.
Which is why, until Glee graces our screens again in the Fall/Spring, we plan (with your help!) to do them all. Yes, that's right, do all the things. Thus introducing:
(The title is open to reconsideration...)
Changes:
For the most part, the general schedule will remain unchanged (and there will still be opportunities to rec/prompt your non-hiatus-related shenaningans).
In terms of housekeeping, there may be more posts to follow this one about the ongoing rec/prompt threads and any one-off summer happenings. If anything happens, of course, we will be sure to update you all. I invite you to comment in this post if you have any ideas for how we can make this comm more spectacular over the break and in the future, and to offer your general thoughts.
And, while we're at it, let's have a proper round of applause forlikeasouffle for making our comm incredibly pretty with some very impressive banner, colour, and HTML skills!
Claps for likeasouffle!
For now, though, let the Super Happy Funtimes begin!
Let's play "Spot All The Things!" with this gif...
These are dark times for our fandom. And there will be more dark times ahead...
That may sound like an overly-dramatic ploy for attention, but it's not far from the truth. People are leaving left right and centre, and there's more hate going around now than there was during the more tense points during this last season. It's only going to get worse as we descend into that dark, crack-y chasm known as Hiatus. And indeed, a lot of people were unhappy with the clinffhanger conclusion of season 3: many things were left unsaid, questions left unanswered, relationships left in the lurch.
Ladies, gentlemen, and all otherwise identified, here at openinyourselfuptojoy we don't call this a fandom curse, or brandish our gifs of David Tennant shaking his fist in anger--we call that a hiatus blessing. Because there are so very many paths on which the show could be led in the future, and so many options for us to explore.
Which is why, until Glee graces our screens again in the Fall/Spring, we plan (with your help!) to do them all. Yes, that's right, do all the things. Thus introducing:
Official Summer Happy Funtimes!
(The title is open to reconsideration...)
Basically, the idea is to use our rec, meta/discussion, speculation and prompt posts to work our way through as many of the future possibilities we've been left with by RIB+ as we can--like Kurt joining S.H.I.E.L.D., or Burt Hummel adopting everyone--as well as using our time to look back at the season as a whole--from what was really going on with Blaine, to just what exactly is Glee trying to say about Gender?
This means a couple of things!
Summer Threads:
This means a couple of things!
Summer Threads:
- There will now be a Summer Rec Thread, in which everyone can share their favourite fics, vids, playlists, fanarts, meta and what-have-you that concerns anything happening throughout the summer, gaps left by the finale, reactions, and hopes for the future--the possibilities are basically endless.
- There will also be a similar Summer Prompt Thread for the same purposes.
- As well as a discussion and speculation post where we can talk about our hopes and dreams for the characters, and share our season 4 wishlists!
Changes:
- Prompt Thursdays will now be AU Thursday. Basically, a poster will hand out a pre-set AU at the beginning of the day, and everyone can then posts drabbles/icons/headcanons/playlists/fana
rt that are set in that specific AU-verse, and we all encourage each other and have fun with it and roll around in our ridiculous creations. The AU for each week will be chosen from a list of suggestions we get from you guys! - Wednesday Meta will still be mostly as usual, but we plan to have theme days, or a Character/Theme of the Week--which doesn't mean you can only discuss that topic, but that there will be a separate post in which to specifically look at that topic and iron out all its kinks together! It's an inspiration, not a rule ^_^
For the most part, the general schedule will remain unchanged (and there will still be opportunities to rec/prompt your non-hiatus-related shenaningans).
In terms of housekeeping, there may be more posts to follow this one about the ongoing rec/prompt threads and any one-off summer happenings. If anything happens, of course, we will be sure to update you all. I invite you to comment in this post if you have any ideas for how we can make this comm more spectacular over the break and in the future, and to offer your general thoughts.
And, while we're at it, let's have a proper round of applause for
likeasouffle for making our comm incredibly pretty with some very impressive banner, colour, and HTML skills! Claps for likeasouffle!
For now, though, let the Super Happy Funtimes begin!
