fangasmic

Consider us kind of dubious about the new take on the King Arthur myth from the producers of Henry VIII Fucks A Lot of Women And There's Pretty Costumes. Camelot, a ~~modern AU~~ contemporary take on the legend, is set to air on the Starz network in early 2011. It was always going to have a lot to prove to folks who imprinted on Merlin, the BBC's more innocent, earnest, and totally gay version. And lo and behold, casting information on the new show has recently hit the interwebs and it's already giving us pause.

The female leads seem to be top notch if conventional choices- Eva Green, so cool and sly in Casino Royale, will be playing Morgana. Tamsin Egerton, who you might remember from her adorable and funny turn in St. Trinian's, aka that movie with the schoolgirls and the heisting and where Rupert Everett is in drag and has a total romantic subplot with Colin Firth where "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" literally swells in the background when they look at each other, no really, I'm serious, has been cast as Guinevere. (No word yet on whether Tamsin is secretly a hussy.)

( But then we get to Merlin and Arthur. )

That aside, what do you guys think of how this show is shaping up? Anyone planning on watching?

stopitsomemore

(Source: Deadspin)

So. Deadspin had a photoshop contest with these guys. It was inevitable. Also, if you want to see the London 2012 Olympic mascots doing things like backdooring a Teletubbie, presenting Simba and Nala's baby to the African plains, or creeping on the Queen of England, there you have it. Enjoy. I'll brb -- just bleaching my eyeballs.

whyareyoulikethis

David Cameron and Nick Clegg may be the biggest thing to happen to political RPF since Rahm Emanuel, but I think the UK has another potential pairing on its hands:

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Gay rainbow in the background: not a manip

Why yes, those are the mascots for the 2012 London Olympics, called Wenlock and Mandeville. No, I don't know what the hell they were smoking when they came up with them either. But come on, people! Tell me I'm not the only one who saw that picture and immediately thought this:

whyareyoulikethis: If fandom does not end up writing terrible crackish slash about these two, I will be so disappointed in the internet.
stopitsomemore: Why would you even PLANT THAT SEED into the internet? NOW IT IS GOING TO GROW INTO A TERRIBLE, UGLY TREE.

JUST ME?

whyareyoulikethis

thatneedslube: so side note re: world politics
stopitsomemore: WE ARE NOT TALKING
thatneedslube: this thailand business is insane and tragic
stopitsomemore: ABOUT BRITISH POLITICS RPS
oh thank god.
damngirl: hahahahaha
whyareyoulikethis: dude, but it's there.
thatneedslube: but when I hear they called themselves the red shirt movement
damngirl: yeah, thailand is bugfuck
thatneedslube: ....I just assume they're going to fail
stopitsomemore: oh thatneedslube.
damngirl: HAHAH
thatneedslube: well COME ON

whyareyoulikethis

People all over the English-speaking world have today off for the Easter holidays. But if you, like me, work for a company run by Godless Heathens, you might be sitting in your office looking outside at the sunshine, pounding back coffee spiked with misery and despair and fat free milk.

This post? This is for you.

Some folks celebrate this time of year by dyeing eggs, beating up the Easter Bunny, or marathoning every episode of M*A*S*H instead of going to church. We here at Fanspastic choose to celebrate in our own special way, ie sacrilegious badfic.

We don't make a habit of linking fic on Fanspastic, but this is one of those anonymous (text file!) oldies that would have been lost to the pixelated sands of time were it not for the Wayback Machine.

After reading it, you'll probably wish the Wayback Machine servers had caught on fire and fell into the ocean.

There's no extant title for this gem, so let's just go with: The One Where Jesus Gets It In His Spear Wound, No Really, See The Title of This Post by Anonymous (Jesus/OMC, NC-17)

( Behold! A few excerpts of this masterpiece, wherein Jesus getting stoned is probably the least offensive thing that happens. )

So. You're welcome for that. Happy Easter!

[Ed note: UGH WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU I WENT OUT FOR THREE HOURS TO BUY KITCHEN EQUIPMENT ON GOD'S DAY AND COME BACK TO SACRILEGIOUS WOUNDFUCKING -- WHAT THE HELL IS THIS PLACE, THE SUPERNATURAL WRITER'S ROOM?]

[casting] At least this new version of the myth won't have man-on-troll action?

[pictures] Fitting, Really.

[where's the fic?] Come on, you guys, I know you have it in you.

[badge of shame] Maybe they don't get Star Trek reruns in Thailand...

[no comment] Supernatural Fen Should Not Be Allowed To Breed, Reason #137

[badfic] It's Good Friday afternoon, do you know where your handbasket is?

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