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A New Year's Meme
Jan. 1st, 2021 09:30 pmFinally, we have vanquished 2020! May it get in the bin and stay there.
That said, not everything about 2020 was a complete disaster. I will always remember it as the year that I got rid of my stupid gall bladder and America got rid of Donald Trump. (One of these things was doing damage on a much greater scale than the other, but then again, about the only good thing I can say about Donald Trump is that he never woke me up at three in the morning and/or stopped me consuming dairy products.)
Anyway, some of the other things that were pretty good in 2020, via a meme stolen from various people on my reading list.
Your main fandom this year?
I started reading X-Men comics again from the start of the Hickman reboot, and they are making me so, so happy. Given that 50% of my (very modest) fandom output in 2020 was X-Men, I'm gonna declare the mutants won this.
Your favourite film watched this year?
Of things that actually released in 2020: The Old Guard was an absolute delight. I also got around to several classics I'd never seen before, notably The Thin Man, The Magnificent Seven and North by Northwest. Oh, and I finally watched Skyfall and I think that's probably my favourite Bond film. (Casino Royale may be more elegant and better-paced, but Skyfall just has so much excellent stuff in it.)
Your favourite book read this year?
An impossible question! I bought Gideon the Ninth on a whim because idiots were being mean to the author on Twitter, and it's the best impulse book purchase I ever made. Especially since it lead me to the equally excellent sequel. But I also adored Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire. So I guess I'm declaring 2020 the Year of the Space Lesbian?
Your favourite TV show of the year?
The Mandalorian! Caught up on the first season and fell in love, and the second just cemented its position as my favourite Star Wars thing that is not a video game. Bring on the third, please.
Your best new fandom discovery of the year?
Hmmmmm. Not sure if The Mandalorian counts here since it's part of an existing universe? If not, I'm going to give this prize to a video game, specifically Hitman 2016. (I only jumped on the bandwagon this year, after long being under the impression that it was some kind of boring shooter franchise. Turns out it is actually a puzzle game, where every puzzle is 'how do I kill this complete jerk in the funniest way possible without getting caught?' I am very eager for the third instalment of the current trilogy, which is arriving later this month.)
Your biggest fandom disappointment?
I am with Selena on this one: Doctor Who's The Timeless Child. A series of stupid and unnecessary retcons and a boring episode wrapped around them! Even the wonderful Sacha Dhawan could not save it for me.
Your favorite online fandom community of the year?
I mostly hung out in the FFA discord, which is lovely. (Possibly because everyone saves their wank for failfandomanon proper, it is very chill there. And full of cat pictures.)
Your TV boyfriend of the year?
Din Djarin <3 <3 <3.
Your TV girlfriend of the year?
She wasn't in Steven Universe Future much, but Peridot is the answer anyway. Love that tiny, angry slice of key lime pie.
In the interests of a more complete record of my fannish loves: my book boyfriend was Kim Secretan, my book girlfriend was Harrowhark Nonagesimus, my comics boyfriend was Charles Xavier (even more than he is every year!) my comics girlfriend was Fey Truscott-Sade. And I'm having a video game threesome with Agent 47 and Diana Burnwood, please.
Your biggest squee moment of the year?
I think the thing that drew the most high-pitched noise from me was the ninety-second Dragon Age trailer that revealed nothing new but made me very happy anyway. God, I am tired of waiting for DA4.
The most missed of your old fandoms?
Dragon Age has been dormant too long. (Well, we're still getting books and comics, which are nice, but I wanna PLAY. Maybe in 2022?)
The fandom you haven’t tried yet, but want to?
Still really need to see the Watchmen TV show. Also Doom Patrol. And I've seen the first five episodes of the Umbrella Academy adaptation but need to finish catching up on that. Soooooooo many superheroes on TV these days.
Your biggest fannish anticipation for the New Year?
A bunch of sequels to stuff I mentioned above, specifically Hitman 3, A Desolation Called Peace and Subtle Blood. Also Season Three of The Mandalorian, and its spin-off. (I did not expect to ever be interested in Boba Fett, but hey, 2020 was a strange year.) Plus: more Hickman X-Men! Another ninety-second Dragon Age trailer that says nothing new!
That said, not everything about 2020 was a complete disaster. I will always remember it as the year that I got rid of my stupid gall bladder and America got rid of Donald Trump. (One of these things was doing damage on a much greater scale than the other, but then again, about the only good thing I can say about Donald Trump is that he never woke me up at three in the morning and/or stopped me consuming dairy products.)
Anyway, some of the other things that were pretty good in 2020, via a meme stolen from various people on my reading list.
Your main fandom this year?
I started reading X-Men comics again from the start of the Hickman reboot, and they are making me so, so happy. Given that 50% of my (very modest) fandom output in 2020 was X-Men, I'm gonna declare the mutants won this.
Your favourite film watched this year?
Of things that actually released in 2020: The Old Guard was an absolute delight. I also got around to several classics I'd never seen before, notably The Thin Man, The Magnificent Seven and North by Northwest. Oh, and I finally watched Skyfall and I think that's probably my favourite Bond film. (Casino Royale may be more elegant and better-paced, but Skyfall just has so much excellent stuff in it.)
Your favourite book read this year?
An impossible question! I bought Gideon the Ninth on a whim because idiots were being mean to the author on Twitter, and it's the best impulse book purchase I ever made. Especially since it lead me to the equally excellent sequel. But I also adored Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire. So I guess I'm declaring 2020 the Year of the Space Lesbian?
Your favourite TV show of the year?
The Mandalorian! Caught up on the first season and fell in love, and the second just cemented its position as my favourite Star Wars thing that is not a video game. Bring on the third, please.
Your best new fandom discovery of the year?
Hmmmmm. Not sure if The Mandalorian counts here since it's part of an existing universe? If not, I'm going to give this prize to a video game, specifically Hitman 2016. (I only jumped on the bandwagon this year, after long being under the impression that it was some kind of boring shooter franchise. Turns out it is actually a puzzle game, where every puzzle is 'how do I kill this complete jerk in the funniest way possible without getting caught?' I am very eager for the third instalment of the current trilogy, which is arriving later this month.)
Your biggest fandom disappointment?
I am with Selena on this one: Doctor Who's The Timeless Child. A series of stupid and unnecessary retcons and a boring episode wrapped around them! Even the wonderful Sacha Dhawan could not save it for me.
Your favorite online fandom community of the year?
I mostly hung out in the FFA discord, which is lovely. (Possibly because everyone saves their wank for failfandomanon proper, it is very chill there. And full of cat pictures.)
Your TV boyfriend of the year?
Din Djarin <3 <3 <3.
Your TV girlfriend of the year?
She wasn't in Steven Universe Future much, but Peridot is the answer anyway. Love that tiny, angry slice of key lime pie.
In the interests of a more complete record of my fannish loves: my book boyfriend was Kim Secretan, my book girlfriend was Harrowhark Nonagesimus, my comics boyfriend was Charles Xavier (even more than he is every year!) my comics girlfriend was Fey Truscott-Sade. And I'm having a video game threesome with Agent 47 and Diana Burnwood, please.
Your biggest squee moment of the year?
I think the thing that drew the most high-pitched noise from me was the ninety-second Dragon Age trailer that revealed nothing new but made me very happy anyway. God, I am tired of waiting for DA4.
The most missed of your old fandoms?
Dragon Age has been dormant too long. (Well, we're still getting books and comics, which are nice, but I wanna PLAY. Maybe in 2022?)
The fandom you haven’t tried yet, but want to?
Still really need to see the Watchmen TV show. Also Doom Patrol. And I've seen the first five episodes of the Umbrella Academy adaptation but need to finish catching up on that. Soooooooo many superheroes on TV these days.
Your biggest fannish anticipation for the New Year?
A bunch of sequels to stuff I mentioned above, specifically Hitman 3, A Desolation Called Peace and Subtle Blood. Also Season Three of The Mandalorian, and its spin-off. (I did not expect to ever be interested in Boba Fett, but hey, 2020 was a strange year.) Plus: more Hickman X-Men! Another ninety-second Dragon Age trailer that says nothing new!