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In honor of Roy Disney [17 Dec 2009|03:21pm] jfandomlounge http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_lounge/985905.html Growing up, I wanted to be an animator for Disney. I realized as I got older that I didn't have the patience. However, I will forever love Disney films and I can't help but owe thanks to Roy for his work with the company and for him standing up for the ideals of his uncle. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/arts/television/17disney.html I never knew how much Roy did to save the company until I read that article. I remarkable man indeed and a big reason why we had the wonderful animated films we did in the 90's. Enjoy some lovely tributes to Disney films- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K_XgSg8f8k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G94dgsMIwZ4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvqTG_m4hsI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMVMlmuGq00 (granted, this one has a non-Disney film in it but Anastasia was made by Don Bluth, a Disney animator who left when he believed Disney had lost its way- much like how Roy did on several occasions) Rest in peace, Roy. The world is a better place for you having been it. And I may have teared up some writing this. And I need to see The Princess and the Frog. Now. EDIT: Thanks to the kind response this post got I thought it would be nice to share our favorite Disney memories- either in the films or because of the films. I'll go first- The first Disney movie I saw was The Little Mermaid. A friend of mine got it on VHS when it first came out and we watched it over and over again at her house. After that I was a lost cause. My mom would buy me the tapes when they came out- Beauty & the Beast, The Great Mouse Detective, The Fox and the Hound, The Rescuers Down Under, and Aladdin. The first Disney movie I saw in the theaters was also only the second one I saw with my mom- The Lion King. I remember begging and BEGGING my mom to take me and she finally relented and took my cousin and I to see it. I remember how much she laughed at the hula scene with Pumba and Timon and the best moment of the film was when the severe weather outside cut the power to the theater during the final fight between Simba and Scar. xD All three of us were so mad- like, "Screw the weather! We wanna see the ending!!!" Eventually, the power kicked back on and we watched the final thrilling minutes of the film. It was the influence of The Great Mouse Detective that got me interested in and reading the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and wanting to be a detective or someone law related. It was The Lion King that got me really interested in music and art. The first CDs I ever bought were the soundtracks to The Lion King and Pocahontas. I wrote and presented a report on Walt Disney in elementary school and wrote about seeing The Lion King as being one of my favorite Summer memories for that year. Thank you, Roy, for making all those things possible. Without you, Disney animation would have been lost back in the 80's. You helped to save something that is a part of everyone's childhood. Bless you. Favorite Disney films anyone? -The Lion King -Mulan -Aladdin -The Little Mermaid -Beauty & the Beast -The Hunchback of Notre Dame -The Rescuers -The Rescuers Down Under -The Great Mouse Detective -Oliver and Company -Robin Hood post comment

Science Fiction Romance Readers Are Sick of Man-Titty [16 Dec 2009|03:25pm] jfandomlounge http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_lounge/985636.html SFR blog The Galaxy Express  is not fond of the covers Harlequin puts on Susan Grant's novels.   The publisher slaps on random muscle men who have little or nothing to do with the story.  Grant's latest novel is no exception.   In short, this proposed cover for SUREBLOOD is definitely a Cover Fail. It made me wonder what kind of alternate universe did the art and marketing department staffers inhabit. One without space pirate stories? Io9 agrees. Check out this new cover for Sureblood by Susan Grant... You'd never know it's a swashbuckling adventure about space pirates. As the genre of science-fiction romance explodes, publishers are trying to hide the fact that these books are science fiction. Man-titty actually makes me not want to buy a book =\   I guess I should focus on blurbs. post comment

Harlequin Computer Game! [16 Dec 2009|10:48am] jfandomlounge http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_lounge/985378.html Harlequin Enterprises, one of the world's leading publishers of women's fiction, and Big Fish Games partnered up in January with plans to create games based on the Harlequin Romance series and novels based on Big Fish's Mystery Case Files games. The first fruit of the endeavor is now available for purchase, cleverly titled Harlequin Presents: Hidden Object of Desire. It's a hidden object game, only with desire. Inspired by Harlequin mini-series The Royal House of Karedes, the game follows reporter Allie as she covers the 30th birthday of the prince of Aristo and uncovers a mystery. Ooooo. Question: What the heck are you supposed to do with toilet paper, a pie, and a power drill? You can apparently try it free for an hour. post comment

Living vicariously through the life of a Squib. [16 Dec 2009|02:36am] fandom_wank http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1232846.html I totally don't care that you've prevented me from my fourth successful entry in Hogwarts Elite, AGAIN, that I'm going to tell you it's really just a social experiment. (Read more ...) post comment

lj genderfails, bnf responds with accidental russophobia, a couple of fanpoodles slip the leash [15 Dec 2009|11:19pm] fandom_wank http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1232629.html It all starts with what people are already calling LJ Genderfail: the newest beta version of LJ added a mandatory "gender" field to the sign-up process and eliminated the "unspecified" option (LJ quickly responded that the mandatoryness and binaryness of the new question were an accidental bug, and that the code was not going to go live. Of course, not everyone believes them about the "unintentional" part). (Read more ...) post comment

when I'm having a bad day, this is why I say "it doesn't matter". [15 Dec 2009|03:14pm] nosacrifice 1 comment|post comment

Of interest to Highlander fans [15 Dec 2009|01:42pm] jfandomlounge http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_lounge/985190.html The third annual Highlander Holiday ShortCuts fanfiction exchange has opened. The first two stories have already been posted at hlh_shortcuts. post comment

Guess Who's on the Cover of Sports Illustrated? [15 Dec 2009|11:58am] jfandomlounge http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_lounge/984982.html Stephen Colbert post comment

[15 Dec 2009|12:05am] clairvoyantwank http://www.journalfen.net/community/clairvoyantwank/468534.html This is the fanfic police. If your chapters aren't longer than 800 words they're not real chapters and you should feel bad! Naturally, people get snarky and things get heated. It's more of a simmering cauldron than a boiling pot, but seeing as it's FFRants I don't give it long. post comment