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Weekly chat reminder

Please join us for the weekly TS chat on Saturday, June 7th, at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 UTC. That could be as early as 12 pm if you’re on the west coast of North America, or 3 pm if you’re on the east coast, or 8 pm in the UK, or early Sunday morning in Australia or New Zealand.

We’re in the usual place: http://us25.chatzy.com/81935648447483. There’s nothing to download or install, just choose a name and a color and click on “join chat.”

Normally we’d do an episode watch since it’s the first Saturday of the month, but I’m going to postpone it to July as I’ve got family in town. So a topic instead – let’s talk about zoning. Do you think this is something that Jim eventually learns to control, or is he always susceptible to having one of his senses get overwhelmed. Do you think he can pull himself out or does he have to have Blair? And what do you think the weirdest/grossest thing he’s ever zoned on it?

See you there!

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I loved that show!

and it analyzed the roles we take up in life like no other show before or after.

people might fight now for their queer roles, but everyone is playing a part, .... everyone ....

serving cunt since 1989

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I had fun with The Thunderbolts

Und I'm watching Tracker and Reacher.

I also loved Marlow Muder Club, 3 older ladies solving crimes

and Brokenwood

Penguin is really good, but dark

Weekly chat reminder

Please join us for the weekly TS chat on Saturday, May 31st, at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 UTC. That could be as early as 12 pm if you’re on the west coast of North America, or 3 pm if you’re on the east coast, or 8 pm in the UK, or early Sunday morning in Australia or New Zealand.

We’re in the usual place: http://us25.chatzy.com/81935648447483. There’s nothing to download or install, just choose a name and a color and click on “join chat.”

It’s a fifth Saturday this week, so it’s time for Pimp Your Fandom. What have you been reading or watching lately that you want to share about, and why would TS fans enjoy it?

See you there!

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alexander skarsgård on murderbot (via newsweek)

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alexander skarsgård on murderbot (via newsweek)

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great toic!

I wondered that alot

I also think that certain actors, characters and shows reflect us a bit.

that also means, to some extend, peaceful, kind characters draw different people in that problematic, cold or vicious ones

I want to point out, that there was a show about an abusive relationship, (don't tremember the name now) and there were female fans who adored the asshole charcter and the actor found it disturbing, because he himself would hate that person, he was playing.

so there is a positive and a negative pinging possible

Weekly chat reminder

Please join us for the weekly TS chat on Saturday, May 16th, at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 UTC. That could be as early as 12 pm if you’re on the west coast of North America, or 3 pm if you’re on the east coast, or 8 pm in the UK, or early Sunday morning in Australia or New Zealand.

We’re in the usual place: http://us25.chatzy.com/81935648447483. There’s nothing to download or install, just choose a name and a color and click on “join chat.”

Our topic this week: why do some characters and/or actors ping us and others don’t?

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ily, menswear guy

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I will probably out to a food fair

Weekly chat reminder

Please join us for the weekly TS chat on Saturday, May 3rd, at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 UTC. That could be as early as 12 pm if you’re on the west coast of North America, or 3 pm if you’re on the east coast, or 8 pm in the UK, or early Sunday morning in Australia or New Zealand.

We’re in the usual place: http://us25.chatzy.com/81935648447483. There’s nothing to download or install, just choose a name and a color and click on “join chat.”

Time for an episode watch! We’re up to Season One, Episode Nine: Attraction. Come and watch Jim fall prey to red hair, pheromones, and criminal tendencies, while Blair does his best to save him.

See you there!

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You can make them kiss now! videoplus.ai incognito is my new favorite thing 💕 sometimes their likeness gets a bit lost, but it's still pretty darn good!

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That would be 21:00h or 9pm for me...

Weekly chat reminder

Please join us for the weekly TS chat on Saturday, April 5th, at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 UTC. That could be as early as 12 pm if you’re on the west coast of North America, or 3 pm if you’re on the east coast, or 8 pm in the UK, or early Sunday morning in Australia or New Zealand.

Remember that those of us in North America sprang forward on Sunday March 9th, which means that chat now starts an hour later. Same will be true for those springing forward later in the month. And for those in the Southern Hemisphere that are falling back, chat will be an hour earlier. Confusing? You bet! But remember that we are ALWAYS at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). You can check when that is where you are here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

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Happy April, which means it’s time for an episode watch! We’re up to Love and Guns. Come and watch Blair get his heart broken and Jim offer him noodles of love.

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Weekly chat reminder

Please join us for the weekly TS chat on Saturday, March 29th, at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 UTC. That could be as early as 12 pm if you’re on the west coast of North America, or 3 pm if you’re on the east coast, or 8 pm in the UK, or early Sunday morning in Australia or New Zealand.

Remember that those of us in North America sprang forward on Sunday March 9th, which means that chat now starts an hour later. Same will be true for those springing forward later in the month. And for those in the Southern Hemisphere that are falling back, chat will be an hour earlier. Confusing? You bet! But remember that we are ALWAYS at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). You can check when that is where you are here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

We’re in the usual place: http://us25.chatzy.com/81935648447483. There’s nothing to download or install, just choose a name and a color and click on “join chat.”

It’s a rare fifth Saturday in the month, so it’s time for Pimp Your Fandom! What have you been watching and/or reading lately, and why would Sentinel fans enjoy it?

See you there!

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Weekly chat reminder

Please join us for the weekly TS chat on Saturday, March 22nd, at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 UTC. That could be as early as 12 pm if you’re on the west coast of North America, or 3 pm if you’re on the east coast, or 8 pm in the UK, or early Sunday morning in Australia or New Zealand.

Remember that those of us in North America sprang forward on Sunday March 9th, which means that chat now starts an hour later. Same will be true for those springing forward later in the month. And for those in the Southern Hemisphere that are falling back, chat will be an hour earlier. Confusing? You bet! But remember that we are ALWAYS at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). You can check when that is where you are here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

We’re in the usual place: http://us25.chatzy.com/81935648447483. There’s nothing to download or install, just choose a name and a color and click on “join chat.”

Our topic this week – let’s watch some vids!

See you there!

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New AO3 content added

My Mongoose is a mainly slash Sentinel e-zine with occasional gen content. Some Moonridge issues also contain fiction from other fandoms. Each story and poem is accompanied by a piece of art. Some of the stories were published in print zines, The Best of My Mongoose.

From the editor: "Sometime after the series was "off the air" some people got together to talk about the world that this show was said to exist and about the characters as they should have been. Well, since many of these followers of the stories lived many, many miles apart they decided to use a new invention that would allow them to bridge these divides - - - The Internet!"

Their stories are now entering AO3. Many new stories

https://archiveofourown.org/users/My_Mongoose_archivist/pseuds/My_Mongoose_archivist

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Weekly chat reminder

Please join us for the weekly TS chat on Saturday, March 15th, at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 UTC. That could be as early as 12 pm if you’re on the west coast of North America, or 3 pm if you’re on the east coast, or 8 pm in the UK, or early Sunday morning in Australia or New Zealand.

Remember that those of us in North America sprang forward on Sunday March 9th, which means that chat now starts an hour later. Same will be true for those springing forward later in the month. And for those in the Southern Hemisphere that are falling back, chat will be an hour earlier. Confusing? You bet! But remember that we are ALWAYS at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). You can check when that is where you are here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

We’re in the usual place: http://us25.chatzy.com/81935648447483. There’s nothing to download or install, just choose a name and a color and click on “join chat.”

Our topic this week – let’s have a rec party! What’s something you’ve read recently that you’ve really enjoyed? What are your go-to comfort fics? What are the fics you read time and time again? Come on down and bring your links!

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Weekly chat reminder

Please join us for the weekly TS chat on Saturday, March 8th, at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 UTC. That could be as early as 11 am if you’re on the west coast of North America, or 2 pm if you’re on the east coast, or 7 pm in the UK, or early Sunday morning in Australia or New Zealand.

North American folks take note – we’ll be springing forward on Sunday March 9th, which means that chat will be an hour later. Same will be true for those springing forward later in the month. And for those in the Southern Hemisphere that are falling back, chat will be an hour earlier. Confusing? You bet! But remember that we are ALWAYS at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). You can check when that is where you are here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

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Our topic this week – let’s talk about genfic! TS is known for having excellent gen stories. Why do you like reading or writing gen? And what are some of your favorites?

See you there!

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Deeply bizarre question probably but is there anybody out there who watched The Sentinel, the 90s TV show, when it was airing — and remembers the music?

I was looking up some of the songs included in the episodes on the DVD box set and realized the song release dates were after the show stopped running but before the DVDs released, which tells me whatever was originally playing there was probably replaced for the DVD version and I’m desperately curious what was in the original.

Specifically, I’m after what was originally playing instead of “Believe” by Maggie McClure at the beginning of S2E21: Pennies from Heaven, and what was originally playing during Alex’s break-in scene in S3E23: Sentinel Too Part 1 instead of “Winter Tan” by Coyote & the Unicorn.

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Types of AO3 Summary

Option 1 - The Excerpt:

The quickest, the easiest! Find a section of your fic that contains the main premise of said fic and also showcases your writing. Copy paste that into the summary box. BOOM! Done.

Best used for any fic, unless it's so short the excerpt would be the whole fic.

Option 2 - The No Frills:

Just a description of the fic. No need for drama. No need to complicate matters. Keep it simple, keep it safe.

Example: "A short character exploration of Blorbo's thoughts after Daisy leaves."

Best used for short fics, poems and fics where the style/format is more important than the plot. Or fics that tie directly into a scene/episode from canon or another fanfic.

Option 3 - The Hook:

Draw the reader's interest by giving them a set up with no conclusion. Introduce the main character(s), introduce the status quo, describe an inciting incident, leave a question in the reader's mind.

Example: "Blorbo is a barista at a coffee shop, struggling to pay their bills, but after handsome rockstar Obrolb walks into their coffee shop they find that they have to decide whether a chance at love is worth the cost of fame."

Best used for mid to long fic where there's a strong premise and follow through. Especially good for AUs. Can be expanded for more complex plots or used multiple times in one summary for multiple characters or subplots.

Option 4 - The Sitcom One-Liner:

"The one in which [over simplified description of one of the main plotlines]" This is essentially 'boil your plot down to the very simplest statement you can, oversimplify if possible. The more bizarre or unhelpful the better.

Example: "The one in which Blorbo learns to like cake".

Best used for fics with at least a little humour in them.

Option 5 - The Rule of Three:

Three is a magic number. Find three key moments in your fic and just list them. That's it. Often ends with 'not necessarily in that order' if used for comic effect. If it's an AU, establish that quickly (i.e. 'Star NHL player Blorbo…').

Example: "Blorbo makes a friend, falls in love, and almost burns to death, not necessarily in that order."

Best used for anything, really. Three is a magic number. The human brain loves things that come in threes.

Option 6 - The Trope Lure:

Why bother describing the plot? We all know AO3 readers are here for the tropes. Similar to The Sitcom One-Liner just using tropes instead of plot. Often followed by the phrase 'that nobody asked for'.

Example: "The Space western / A/B/O / Mail Order Bride fic that nobody asked for."

Often tacked on to the end of The Hook or The Excerpt as a tl;dr.

Best used for fic that plays its tropes straight with no shame or second guessing.

Option 7 - The Pre-emptive Strike:

(Not recommended) You just wrote this fic, the self doubt is consuming you. You feel the need to apologise profusely for your existence for no apparently reason. You feel cringe, you think the fic is cringe, you want everyone to know that you think the fic is cringe in case they don't like it and judge you for it.

Example: "So I fell in love with this pairing and had to write this. It's weird and terrible. Lol! I suck at summaries! Sorry!"

Best used for no fics ever. I cannot stress this enough.

(Seriously, I am begging you, don't do this. If you're planning to use this option, rethink it and do one of the others. I guarantee you more people will want to read your fic.)

Sometimes added on to any other summary as a strange disclaimer. (srsly. don't.)

Option 8 - The Unapology:

Embrace the mayhem, embrace the deep dark depths of your soul. The opposite of The Pre-emptive Strike. A combination of The No Frills and The Trope Lure that truly gives no fucks.

You have committed crimes and you are proud of them. You know what your USP is and you're going to make sure your target market finds you. Look upon my works, ye readers, and despair!

Example: "There aren't enough tentacle fics in this pairing, so I had to write one myself!"

Best used for fics with controversial/polarising tropes with all relevant details already clearly stated in the tags.

Option 9 - The Interrogation:

What if you wrote a summary entirely in questions? What if your readers had to read the fic to discover the answers? Who knows what will happen if you do this?

Example: "What happens when Blorbo McBlorbo gets his wish and Daisy doesn't make it to the plane on time? What happens when Obrolb finds out? How will this change Daisy and Blorbo's friendship?"

Best used for... I honestly don't know. This style of summary does not vibe with me. Mystery fic maybe? Sorry guys.

Option 10 - The Multipack:

Got a bunch of shorter fics in one work? No way of summarising them all without a wall of text larger than the Great Wall of China? This one is similar to The No Frills in that you're not describing the plots themselves and similar to The Trope Lure in that often broader genres and tropes are mentioned. What links those fics? Are they all in the same fandom? The same pairing? The same challenge? Just slap that right in the summary. A chapter list with 1-2 word trope/pairing summaries can be included or not.

Example: "A collection of Blorbo/Daisy/Obrolb fics based on Tumblr prompts. Chapter 1: Regency AU Chapter 2: Werewolves vs vampires Chapter 3: Ghost!Daisy Chapter 4: Space pirates!"

Best used for (obviously) works that are compilations of fic.

Option ? - The Void:

I said The Excerpt was the quickest and easiest summary to do. I lied, well... I didn't exactly lie. What is quicker and easier than not having a summary at all? After all, that's what the tags are for.

Example:

Best used for... nothing? Write a summary, guys. Please?