Recbox for nowrunalong

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Username: nowrunalong

Preferred Genres: comedy, rom-com, drama, fantasy/sci-fi, slice of life, mystery/detective, procedural

DNW Genres: violent/gory horror

Preferred Media Types: live action TV, movies, cartoons, comics, graphic novels

DNW Media Types: video games that take more than ~20 hours to play

General Likes: nuanced/morally grey female characters, women being heroes, women being villains, female friendships, romance of any gender configuration, slow burn, found families, comedy, feel-good stories, drama/conflict driven by characters, symbolism, outfits/costume design being a major part of the visual look of the series

General DNWs: torture porn, primary focus on abuse/rape stories, relentless angst/suspense/darkness

Fandom Preferences: femslash shipping potential!

Requests for Content Warnings: please warn for graphic violence, rape/non-con, child abuse, and death of bi/lesbian women

Examples of Media Enjoyed: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel & Faith comics, Lucifer TV, DC Extended Universe, Superman: the Animated Series (and the rest of the DCAU), Doctor Who, The Mandalorian, Lost Girl, Carmilla, She-Ra 2018, Legend of Korra, Scott Pilgrim (movie & graphic novels), Person of Interest, Elementary, Castle, The Mentalist, The Good Wife, Schitt's Creek, New Girl, Forever 2018, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Bob's Burgers, Much Ado About Nothing (every version I've seen!), The Raven Cycle, Tales From the Borderlands. If you want to see what movies I've watched, I have a list on letterboxd!

Examples of Media to Avoid: Torchwood/Class, extreme cringe humour like Curb Your Enthusiasm and the Office UK, fandom juggernauts like MCU (exception for Star Trek, feel free to rec individual shows!), soap-opera-type dramas (like Grey's Anatomy or Jane the Virgin), and the following sitcoms because I've already seen them: The Office, Parks and Rec, B99, Community, Seinfeld, Friends, One Day at a Time, Never Have I Ever, Scrubs, Silicon Valley, The Good Place.

Streaming Services I Can Access: Netflix, DC Universe, Amazon Prime, Disney+

Languages I'm Comfortable With: English, French, potentially other languages with accessible English subtitles

Comments

[nowrunalong]

These are such thoughtful recs, I was delighted to read your summaries of each of these canons.

Re: Gargoyles, I am very intrigued by this cast of characters - especially as an artist, because the character designs seem very fun to draw. :D I love the sounds of this! It seems like it hits on a lot of things I enjoyed about the Timmverse DC shows (and you're right, it's very visually reminiscent of the Batman animated series, heck yes!) - it's making me think about the Justice League show in particular because... ensemble cast in which more characters keep cropping up, but also there are actual story arcs, and character development! (...JL is also one of those shows with limited f/f shipping potential, but I make it work anyway. They don't even have to meet for me to ship them! They need only exist! xD)

I appreciate the heads-up about the noncon experimentation! That should be fine, especially going into it with foreknowledge.

Re: Narbonic, I'm very excited to get a comic rec! I'm actually an aspiring comic artist myself, but I've read shamefully few comics other than uh... Archie, Calvin & Hobbes, a few DC titles, and bits of pieces of other things (I do love me some Hark! A Vagrant).

You wouldn't want an actual Helen Narbon in your living room, because the eventual cleanup would be epic. But reading Helen's adventures is one of the most reliable smile-generators I know of on the 'Net.

I applaud your sales pitch! You've certainly convinced me to give it a try. The best thing about comics in this format is that it's easy to only bite off small chunks at once, which certainly makes it easier to dive right into. I'm loving the note about deliberate foreshadowing, too - that spine-tingling feeling when canon calls back to something you hadn't even realized would be important... :'D

Thank you so much for suggesting these! I look forward to investigating them further!

[graycardinal]

It belatedly occurs to me that two of my own Gargoyles fics are set either before the series premiere or just after it, and might offer some additional context as you wade in. Both of these are reasonably short, and neither presumes canon knowledge.

When the Bat in the Moonlight Flies is a brief crossover, in which we find Jenny Calendar from the Buffyverse working tech support in Manhattan just as the gargoyles are waking up 100-odd stories directly overhead. Your tourguide is Owen Burnett, right-hand man to David Xanatos - but is he a mild-mannered teddy bear or a shark in Armani clothing? Opinions differ....

And I Do Mean Yours jumps a bit farther back in time, looking in on Owen and Xanatos early in their relationship as they work out the best way to profit from an unusual semi-Shakespearean forgery.

[nowrunalong]

I read the Jenny Calendar crossover fic this afternoon - she's one of my favourite minor characters on Buffy, so I was excited to see a story exploring some pre-canon Jenny adventures. You've definitely captured my attention even more! Your story felt a bit Batman-esque in a way a really enjoyed. It got me to google Elisa Maza, too - I have decided I would adore her. I will check out the other as well!!

Thank you again for the recs!