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she/her. 19| geek | germany

[nvexe]

my pronouns are she/her bc I'll never be him (anthony head playing on his pink ds in full costume on the set of merlin)

[stuckinreversemode]

[babettesfeast-deactivated202105]

And so life in the Shire goes on, very much as it has this past age. Full of its own comings and goings with change coming slowly, if it comes at all. For things are made to endure in the Shire, passing from one generation to the next. There’s always been a Baggins living here under the Hill, in Bag End. And there always will be.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) dir. Peter Jackson

[princenimoy]

Star Trek: TOS Fan Resources, esp. K/S

In case anybody feels out of the loop, here are my recommendations on a well-rounded fan experience.

Everything is linked if possible.

TOS Film Novelizations

Novelizations such as Roddenberry’s ST:TMP are all available on archive.org, a free online library where you can join a waiting list to read almost any book online. Books in the public domain may be read immediately. Five books may be borrowed at once. (If archive.org doesn’t have it, openlibrary.org works the same way; I just prefer archive.org’s format.)

ST:TMP by Gene Roddenberry

STII:TWOK by Vonda N. McIntyre

STIII:TSFS by Vonda N. McIntyre

STIV:TVH by Vonda N. McIntyre. Also available in an audiobook adaptation read by Leonard Nimoy.

STV:TFF by J.M. Dillard. Also available in an audiobook adaptation read by Leonard Nimoy.

STVI:TUC by J.M. Dillard

Novels with Fan Connections

How many fan-written novels have been officially published and where can you read them? Here is the list according to Fanlore, each linked below if possible). Many with K/S undertones, some less hidden than others.

Star Trek: The New Voyages Volumes I and II (1976, 1978).

The Price of the Phoenix (1977)

The Fate of the Phoenix (1979)

The Prometheus Design (1982) Note: Follows Shatnerverse canon. See the Shatnerverse section of this post.

Black Fire (1983)

Triangle (1983)

Web of the Romulans (1983)*

Yesterday’s Son (1983)*

The Vulcan Academy Murders (1984)

Ishmael (1985)

Killing Time (1985). Fanlore: “[Killing Time is] notable for the publisher mix-up that resulted in there being two editions released, the first being much more slashy than the second.” First edition linked. See Fanlore page here.

The IDIC Epidemic (1988)

Time for Yesterday (1988)*

Strange New Worlds (1998-2000)

*Also available in an audiobook adaptation by Leonard Nimoy, possibly implying Nimoy’s endorsement.

ksarchive

Also check out ksarchive.com, a fan-run site devoted to K/S fan fiction, poetry, and essays, for both TOS and AOS. Fan fiction from rare zines turns up here often.

Shatnerverse Novels

Star Trek Academy: Collision Course. Shatner’s most recent Star Trek novel. Introducing the beginnings of Kirk and Spock’s relationship, it was intended to be the first installment in a new series, but the next installment remains unpublished.

Linked below in the correct order are Shatner’s novels which take place after the events of TNG. They do contain spoilers and may confuse you if you have not watched TNG.

The Ashes of Eden

The Return

Avenger

Spectre

Dark Victory

Preserver

Captain’s Peril

Captain’s Blood

Captain’s Glory

Non Fiction

If not linked, check your local library; all of these titles are available in my town. (Click here for an incomplete list of Star Trek fiction and non fiction across the franchise.)

Star Trek Lives! (1975) by Jacqueline Lichtenberg et al. Incredible book about the fandom’s early years.

I Am Not Spock (1975) by Leonard Nimoy. Insightful autobiography about Nimoy’s career up to, during, and post-Star Trek.

Star Trek Memories (1993) by William Shatner. An essential read. Many treasured anecdotes from the cast and crew.

Star Trek Movie Memories (1993) by William Shatner

I Am Spock (1995) by Leonard Nimoy. The updated version of I Am Not Spock. Expands on the information in the first autobiography with an emotionally experienced perspective. Also available in an audiobook adaptation read by Nimoy.

Boldly Writing: A Trekker Fan and Zine History, 1967-1987 (1996) by Joan Marie Verba

Get a Life! (1999) by William Shatner. See documentary of same name.

Up Till Now (2008) by William Shatner. Shatner’s very moving autobiography.

Leonard: My Fifty Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man (2016) by William Shatner. Repetitive if you’ve read these other biographies, but Bill’s heart is broken and you need to read this book.

Documentaries and Specials

To view the full list of Star Trek documentaries across the franchise, click here.

Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories (1983). Familiar anecdotes. A good option if you’re too busy to read I Am Spock.

William Shatner’s Star Trek Memories (1995). Includes interviews from TOS cast and crew members and video clips. Great to watch, but highly recommend the much richer and expansive book Star Trek Memories by William Shatner.

Trekkies Part I Part II (1997)

MIND MELD Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (2001). Heart-to-heart with Bill and Leonard. Let this be the one you watch.

The Captains (2011). Bill interviews every starship captain in the franchise, including Chris Pine, and gets sentimental, making peace with Kirk by the end.

Get a Life! (2012). The title is a reference to Shatner’s SNL skit in which he once mocked Star Trek fans. He spends this documentary exploring and appreciating the fandom.

For the Love of Spock (2016). Documentary by Nimoy’s son Adam. The tension between Adam and his father is uncomfortable but the documentary itself is insightful.

Recommended Tumblrs

@kismetcon @tos-fanart @spockslash @earlytrekfandom @oldmarriedspirk @thylaforever @plaidshirtjimkirk @mazhiv-zunlar @shatnerfetish @spocksplum @ussspocko @spockfallsinlove @thesearchforspirk @beyondspock @llapnimoy

Live long and prosper. x

[apicturewithasmile]

I know I have said this before but I just finished season 5 and I have many #feels so here it comes again:

Benjamin Linus was a religious fanatic who’s greatest crisis came when he realised his God never loved him - but ultimately that’s what’s turning him into a better person because his God wasn’t a benevolent one to start with.

Losing his faith was the best thing that could have happened to Ben and from a story-telling perspective it’s the only way that made it possible for him to get a redemption arc because once he can’t use his religion to excuse his decisions anymore he’s gotta start taking real responsibility for his actions. There’s no “Jacob told me to” or “in the best interest of the island”. Realising there is no God for him out there and that everything he did was for his own benefit - that’s when he’s truly sorry. And only then is he worthy of helping Hugo protect the island.

[theladyeowyn]

There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.

[angel-e-v-a]

@spnhiatuscreations | Week Eight: Carry on, My Wayward Son

Lay your weary head to rest. Don’t you cry no more.

[k-s-morgan]

Gosh I am watching Hannibal after ages. Season 2 finale - Hannibal says I wanted to surprise you ( I guess talking about Abigail) and you wanted to surprise me.. he means surprise him with betrayal, right ? He smelled Lounds, since then he is devastated but there was probably a flicker of hope ? Then Will's phone call I think he totally missed the point and thought the call was a mockery, and a reckoning because it was call-back of the Hobbs call.. i get confused that's it right ?

Oh yes, you’re absolutely right. That’s the tragedy of this whole situation because ultimately, it’s all about miscommunication. Will chose Hannibal in the end, but he’s a drama queen who wanted to pass the message in a swift and effective way, so he went with “They know.” For Hannibal, “They know” means that Will is calling him to trigger him into panic and to make him lash out before getting killed, just like what Hannibal did to Hobbs. So for him, it’s the reinforcement of Will’s betrayal. And yes, “You wanted to surprise me” is about betrayal as well. 

[bartonclinton]

surprise gift giveaway → for @thelegendofclarke ♡

Never mind what you are made of; you are more than this flesh that binds you. Your heart is a galaxy, and your soul is lined in stars. (x)

[haedall]

[billxharry]

Stellan and Colin’s Friendship is the Real MVP of the Mamma Mia! Movies [1, 2, Part 3]

Stellan Skarsgård, Pierce Brosnan, and  Christine Baranski re: how the Titanic moment came to be. 

[simplyfirthing]

I mean if you insist, Colin....

[frodo-baggins]

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) dir. Peter Jackson 

[first-son-of-finwe]

I’ve realised that what I miss about fantasy is it being truly escapist. I miss it depicting places where I would actually want to go.

Every dang kid I knew waited for their Hogwarts acceptance letter. Reading the books and seeing it on screen gave you this warm, fuzzy feeling and a feeling of longing, even when they were in danger and fighting monsters and evil wizards, you want to be there.

You want to go to Middle Earth, see hobbits and elves and dwarves and run through this land of incredible beauty, mysticism and magic.

You want to be in the TARDIS, seeing the universe.

The more recent trend of fantasy is this gritty, dark realism and places where you would just never want to go. I don’t want to go to Westeros. I don’t want to be in The Hunger Games, I don’t particularly want to be in The Witcher universe. I’m living in the world of Black Mirror and I hate it.

Fantasy used to say “hey our world kinda sucks but here’s a cooler one”, but now it says “hey our world kinda sucks, but here’s an even worse one.”

That isn’t to say that the above are bad. They’re not. 

But I miss beautiful, escapist fantasy that gives me a break. That takes me somewhere magical, somewhere otherworldly and gives me messages of hope and optimism in the face of darkness. I really, really miss that.

[falllingthroughspace]

[fkngerlocked]

Klaas’ Hölle ist zugefroren.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[overthinkinglotr]

 I love the way that Aragorn is the King of Broken Things. He is the wielder of a broken sword, the leader of a broken fellowship, the last of a broken line, and the king of a broken kingdom.

There’s a line from the books that “the hands of a king are the hands of healer,” and I think that’s so relevant to his character. Aragorn’s real power is his ability to heal things– and people– that are broken.