#irrelevants

[superjinkyo]

Person of Interest Fan Convention Vibe Check

Back in 2014, @mamahub put together an amazing in-person POI FanCon Meetup coinciding with NY ComicCon. She and her team wrangled actors David Valcin, Bobby Burke, and for the Baddies panel! We also heard from so many production and stunt crew members who were super generous in sharing the show from their perspectives.

POI FanCon was a blast!

Over 10 years later, it occurs to me that virtual fan conventions are a thing. Broadly, it's a weekend where fans get together on Discord, Zoom, or some other communications app to enjoy their show.

Scheduled panel discussions

Fic Recs

Fan art show

Fanvid show

Social hours

Themed games

Group episode watch

And More!

I'm throwing this post out to see if there's any interest in a Virtual Person of Interest Fan Convention. Or, if someone is already working on something, let me know so I can sign up.

7/25/2025 edit-

Fill out our planning form: https://forms.gle/8Aa2wtBHLB9ELYPTA

[use-the-cushion]

Fic Rec List for S01 e08: Foe

I'm back! after a long long long hiatus. Here are some fic recs for Foe

Short Codas to the ep (under 1k words)

Death is Just the Beginning by Jedi Buttercup

Name by Narf

Antidoting by talkingtothesky

The Care and Handling of Vigilantes by Little_Cinch

Nowhere Man by November9Noir

Stand-down by radioshack84 a longer extended post-ep piece. whumpy, hurt/comfort. well done.

Fall In by devera a neat character exploration of Harold & John post the ep

A Comfortable Regard by esteefee a lovely post-ep hurt/comfort bit with ofc, a tiny character study of Finch and Reese

On the Chain by Lucky7 Kara's thoughts on Reese in the flashbacks we see. Well written

Tagging ppl under the cut

 @detective-fiasco @potcpoi @benfinchemerson @argylepiratewd @nourann @themirokai @untilthe12ofnever @stingalingaling @ktophers @thetempleofthemasaigoddess @ununpredictableme  @poi-lover @poi-dream-sequel @thermywho @personofmanyinterest @myfriendtheurbanlegend @honest-trifles

[themirokai]

I started watching Person of Interest in 2021 and watched the final episode last week. (There was an 8 month hiatus in there after Jim Caviezel went mask-off conspiracy theorist asshole when I couldn’t stand looking at him, but I got over it and returned to watching the show.)

I’m grateful for this show. I made fandom friends, wrote some not-terrible fic, read lots of phenomenal fic, and did a series of episode reaction posts (check out ‘#miro does poi’) that were fun to write and are fun to revisit when they occasionally get notes.

Ive seen a lot of negativity in the fandom towards the last two seasons, especially season 5, and I absolutely get it. The thing that I fell in love with about the show was the chemistry and connection between Harold and John and how that connection evolved over time and in relation to the other main characters and the numbers. I loved the “case of the week” format.

In season 4 when the show started to get more wrapped up in the war between Samaritan and the Machine, I lost some interest. When that storyline consumed the entire show in season 5, I will readily acknowledge that the story was well done, and compelling, but it felt like a lot of other Fate of the World At Stake “Prestige Television” without the heart and the character chemistry that made me love the show in the first place.

I’m sure the team behind the show didn’t want to keep making the same show forever, and they clearly had big ideas that they wanted to explore (some of which they picked up again in Westworld). I’m curious if they could have kept more of the character focus if they had had 23 episodes instead of 13 in season 5, so they had more time to put all the pieces in place for the big super AI fight.

I think my main takeaway from finishing Person of Interest is that I want to go back and watch seasons 1 and 2 again. Maybe season 3 as well. And then stop there.

[kaitokuroirico]

Haha, well... the first React lesson in new year xD And yeah, there’s also Geraskier pairing to the right here xD REALLY PROFESSIONAL one xD  P.S. also when someone’s reaction to your POIScarface is “heh, it’s like a man after New Year, cause he’s hungover, right?”... Not a day goes by that I don’t question my view on humanity xD

[p-redux]

Why is it ES now? When I started hanging around here it was SS. I like the ring of Super Shippers and it gives me a mental picture of a tin hat and a cape. I took a break for a little while. Why the change in term?

Actually, Anon, I first coined them Hardcore Shippers, and that got shortened to Hardies, then it became Super Shippers, and then I’m pretty sure it was another non-shipper who started the Extreme Shippers moniker. Personally, I don’t like Super Shippers because the word Super has more positive connotations. I’m Ok with going back to Hardcore Shippers-Hardies or keeping Extreme Shippers–ES, or better yet the new one I coined, Irrelevants–IR’s It almost sounds like the IRS and that always has a negative connotation. ;-)

PS: I am not referring to REGULAR shippers. I have NO problem with regular shippers, i.e. those fans who would love it if Sam and Cait were a couple, but know and respect that they are not, and are with other people. The fandom only has a problem with those hardcore, super, extreme shippers who think Sam and Cait are liars, that they are secretly together and lying to everyone, that Tony is Cait’s P.A. or her gay friend, Mackenzie is Sam’s paid girlfriend or beard, TPTB are keeping Sam and Cait apart until some merger happens (that already happened) and thus, they harass, threaten and bully anyone who gets in the way of their SamCait fantasy. THOSE types of shippers are the ONLY ones anyone has a problem with. 

[replacementnominee-neda-blog]

i really went a whole day thinking bayleigh told angela about the power bc i mixed up angela and rachel....

[skyhawkstragedy]

lmao the rest of the pre-jury didn’t even do shit