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Five Fandom Friday: Why Harry Potter’s Fictional Food is Best

This Friday: Favorite Fictional Foods

Today’s Five Fandom Friday was to name my favourite fictional foods. I sat and I pondered. I perused my book shelf for ideas. I picked KG’s brain as to her top choices. And one unified thought just kept coming up: Harry Potter’s fictional food is the best fictional food. Nothing else compares. Am I going to pick the random breads born out of each district of Panem over Chocolate Frogs? Or Game of Thrones-style mutton (which technically isn’t even fictional) over Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans? Or literally anything, real or fictional, over Butterbeer? I don’t think so. So rather than name five different fictional foods, I am going to explain with 5 simple arguments: Why Harry Potter’s Fictional Food is Best.

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1. The Vast Array of (Fictional) Options

And I’m not just meaning with Bertie Bott’s Every Flavored Beans…although there’s endless variety in every box of those! When considering other fandoms I was struck by how much of their food was things I eat every day. I love Supernatural and it is packed with crazy, unreal things…but Justine loves pie almost as much as Dean Winchester. Boring. Harry Potter mixes food we are all used to with food that only British people are used to with a whole slew of made up things. There are meals and sweets and beverages, all imagined. It really rounds out the fictional universe.

2. Magical Properties

Is there anything more wonderful than opening up a Chocolate Frog and having it leap into the air? No more lectures from your mother about not playing with your food because some of the food in the Harry Potter universe actually plays with you! And then there are the magical effects Harry Potter’s fictional food has on YOU! Jawbreakers that make you float.

3. It’s Oh-So Clever

I’d be stocked up on Sugar Quills if I was attending Hogwarts. I’d have no notes from any of my classes and 8 million cavities, but I’d be happy. I could combat my inevitable tooth decay by using the Toothflossing Stringmints! And what about Skiving Snackboxes? No one would ever have to fake being sick again…these would do that for you. Granted, you need to be very committed to your cause…but I believe in always giving 110%. And then there are the names. Sometimes Muggle candy has cute-gimmicky names, but Runts & Gobstoppers ain’t got nothing on Fizzing Whizzbees.

4. Inclusivity

No one is left out when it comes to Harry Potter food…especially the sweets we find in the famous Honeydukes. Acid Pops. Cockroach Clusters. Blood-Flavored Lollipops. It doesn’t matter what your tastes are, you will find the treat that’s right for you!

5. Butterbeer

If nothing else has convinced you, I am certain that one sip of Butterbeer would. Just the descriptions of this frothy beverage made my mouth water. And then I had the privilege of drinking it (every chance I got) while at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter last year. The real world version of this fictional drink is sooooooooooooo delicious (although sadly not alcoholic). One sip will be all you need to be “Team Harry Potter’s Fictional Food is Best”…although maybe not one sip of our attempt to recreate Butterbeer (that was a resounding failure).

Butterbeer for All!!!

Love & Luck,
Kris

March 11, 2016 0 comment

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Five Fandom Friday: What’s in My Wallet?

written by Kris Padget

This Friday: 5 Things in My Purse at All Times

When looking at this week’s Five Fandom Friday theme I felt a bit stuck. As a chronic large purse carrier you’d think I’d have all sorts of crazy things stowed away. However, I am also obsessive compulsive and can’t stand clutter, so I actually carry very little with me at any time. And then there’s the fact that I don’t always have a purse. In the course of one day I can switch from work bag to gym bag to hand bag and back again. This means the only thing consistently with me are (1) my keys, (2) hair ties, and (3) my wallet. That doesn’t make for a very exciting post. Then it hit me: My Wallet!

Although my wallet itself is a bit “boring” (just a plain black Matt & Nat clutch) and it is packed with practical things (like cash & my credit card), it also has a variety of random, and non-essential things scattered throughout. Or sometimes essential but also inherently fangirl-esque. So that leads me to my take on this week’s FFF: What’s in my Wallet?

Spoiler Alert: Some Nerdy Things.

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1. Library Card

Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card! Any Arthur fans out there??? That was by far the best episode…at least the most memorable one. And perhaps that particular song is so memorable to me because I believe so wholeheartedly in the message. Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card! The EPL (Edmonton Public Library…aka the best city library ever) has the cutest cards. You get to pick the color (purple, obvi) and the saying (I wish I was an information ninja). So even though I also have the bar code on my phone, I always have the actual card with me too.

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2. My Marvel Avengers ID

Did you know I was a Probationary member of the Avengers. Have been since June 11, 2014. Pretty cool, eh? This is actually from mine & Justine’s trip to Marvel’s Avengers Station, which was a special interactive exhibit of Avengers movie memorabilia that we saw in New York a few summers ago. I like to pretend it’s real though.

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3. Reward or Membership Cards

I am a sucker for a membership card. You tell me I can earn points and I am throwing my email address down, even if I don’t know what the points are for. A few that seem relevant to this post are: (1) My Lego VIP card – because Lego is the bomb dot com, (2) My Fabricland Sewciety and Sephora VIB Rouge cards – a must for any cosplayer, and (3) my Cineplex Scene Member card – I currently have like 15 free movies worth of points.

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4. Business Card from a Cute Apple Genius

Have you ever just went to the Apple Store purely to flirt with cute “geniuses”? It’s one of my favorite pastimes.

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5. Oyster Card

This wouldn’t be that odd if I lived in London. However I do not. I live in Canada. I also haven’t been in London since 2011. Yet I still have this card in my wallet. I’ve probably changed wallets at least 3 times since I first got it on mine & Justine’s epic Europe backpacking trip, yet I can’t bring myself to get rid of it. #Memories

What nerdy things live in your wallet? Let me know int he comments!

Love & Luck,
Kris

February 26, 2016 0 comment

Five Fandom Friday TV

Five Fandom Friday: Late-to-the-Game TV Binge Watching Pros

written by Kris Padget

This Friday: Favorite Late To The Game TV Discoveries

You hear people say that “Netflix is my Boyfriend”, well not only is that that case with me but Television is my Soulmate. And it’s not just me; Justine & KG both love tv as well. It meant choosing this as our January Five Fandom Friday selection was a no-brainer. But it also presented us with a horrible dilemma: How could we ever pick only 5 shows that we’ve loved binge-watching? I’m not sure I could do that all on my own, let alone collectively between the three of us! So instead of picking just 5 shows I have created 5 Binge-Watching Categories. This way we get to talk about more television! (we will always be up for talking about television… along with what it would be like to hypothetically fall in love with a Harry Styles cardboard cutout, how to become a roadie-then-life-coach for 5SoS, and what character from any fandom we/you should cosplay).

1. Currently Binge Watching

We are all always binge watching something… if not two or three somethings at a time. What are we currently dedicating our time to?
Justine: I’m still trying to get through Supernatural. It’s taking me awhile – there are so many episodes! -but I have to finish it this year; it’s one of my 2016 Fangirl Resolutions.
KG: I’m also slowly working my way through a show: The Walking Dead. I want to power through it but I started watching it with my boyfriend and he is not a binge watching pro. I’ve also finally been convinced to watch Doctor Who… it’s actually one of my Resolutions too.
Kris: I’m in the middle of Reign. I’m also having to take it a bit slower than normal, but for me it’s because I’m finding this show all-consuming. When I’m in the midst of powering through multiple episodes it’s all I can think about.

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2. Just Finished Binge Watching

Being addicted to tv means that you can fly through shows like no one’s business. Sure, sometimes you get busy and can barely keep up with what is actually airing week-to-week… but other times you finish an entire series in a weekend, or multiple shows in a week. What have we just finished?
Justine: I’ve just finished two shows: The Royals & Jessica Jones. Both were awesome, though very different.
KG: I just finished Arrow. Kris & Justine raved about it so when I saw it on Netflix I thought “Why Not?”. I was pretty darn all-consumed with Arrow during the time I was powering through it.
Kris: I also just finished binge watching The Royals. It was perfect trashy tv. On a more critically acclaimed front, I also just finished Master of None. It was amazing! Really funny, but also very real… I felt like it could be the life of one of my friends.

3. Binge Watching Together

Have we ever told you about how we are the best best friends who have ever best friended? Well we are. And that means that we don’t just binge watch alone; we also binge watch together!
Justine: KG and I are slowly making our way through Nashville. It’s taking us awhile because we only watch whenever Kris is out of town.
KG: There’s Nashville with Justine and Kris & I just started One Tree Hill. I never got into it when it was actually airing, so now I’m enjoying the teen drama years later… except I’m spending a little too much time sympathizing with the adult characters instead of the teens I’m supposed to identify with.
Kris: KG & I live together so we like to always have a show on the go, for lazy Sundays & such. We just finished Jane the Virgin recently… goodness it was funny! Rogelio is the greatest character ever. I’m also watching Z Nation with KG & Johnny Rico, because you obviously need to have a show to watch with every possible friend-group combination.

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4. Longest Binge Watching Commitment

Have you ever thought about how much time you spend watching tv? For me it can be disgusting. I can get so addicted that I will blow off plans to sit in the dark in my room, huddled around my computer screen. I get that it’s not healthy, but I made a commitment to the show and to myself that I will soon understand the Tumblr references. Let’s take a look at how much time we’ve dedicated to just one show.
Justine: Oh goodness. Last summer I was the Binge Watching Queen! I watched all of Pretty Little Liars in less than a month… a month that included a road trip to the Yukon. I became obsessed!
KG: Last year I watched Bones in about 3 months. I was pretty proud of myself ?
Kris: My biggest commitment would have to be Supernatural. Watching everything is about a week’s worth of tv, and that’s if you were watching constantly! My quickest binge watching experience would probably be Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I watched the whole series, along with Angel, in university when I had insomnia. I soared through it!

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5. I Wish I Had Binge Watched

But sometimes binge watching isn’t possible. Sometimes you’re not late to the game at all and you catch every episode, from the very beginning, on tv. It’s fun to be current but being able to openly discuss it with friends & internet discussion boards is a hollow victory. You miss the connection that binge watching creates. Where you’re so attached to the story that it invades your real life. Where you know the characters better than you know yourself. Where your emotional stability is tied to who is alive & who is dead… and if your OTP is together or not. These are the shows we watched in real-time but wish we’d binge watched… or are considering going back & binge watching now, despite knowing what happens.
Justine: I think I’d choose Once Upon A Time. It’s such an awesome show and full of so much excitement. I’d love to watch it all in a row, where I can get overly attached to all of the characters. Alternatively I’d love to binge watch Pretty Little Liars all over again!
KG: I was literally thinking the other day how I hate watching Girl Meets World 20 minutes at a time. I just want to be able to binge watch all of the episodes at once (the ones that have aired and all of the ones that have yet to air).
Kris: Teen Wolf! I am obsessed with Teen Wolf but no one else watches it so I never get to talk about it! If I could sit down and watch it all at once for the first time… that would be a dream!

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Did you do the math? If we finish watching all of the shows included in this post (and you know we will) we will have watched 1156 Hours of tv. That’s 48 Days. A Month & A Half of television viewing! … I’m not sure how to feel about that. Here’s where you get to play the binge watching game… what are you watching? What have you watched? We LOVE suggestions (obviously, because we love tv in general). Take a look back through what we are watching/have watched and let us know if you have any perfect shows we should move on to next!

Love & Luck,
Kris

January 29, 2016 0 comment

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Five Fandom Friday: Geek Gift Ideas… to Celebrate Black Friday

written by Kris Padget

This Friday: Black Friday NEEDS

Christmas is a difficult time for our bank accounts, and that’s without buying presents for ourselves in every store. That’s why I try to limit my Black Friday shopping to Christmas presents (and the odd thing I’ve been holding off buying until this particular “holiday”). Hence my spin on this week’s Five Fandom Friday; rather than turn this into my wish list, I am here to suggest some awesome geek gift ideas. Some of them are unique… you know you’ll find geeky stuff on Think Geek or Her Universe or Hot Topic (& they all have Black Friday deals) but I want to give you new ideas! Since I am Canadian and celebrated Thanksgiving over a month ago, it is lucky for me (and the rest of the world) that Black Friday has spilled out of American stores & seeped into the internet. Between weekend sales & Cyber Monday I am sure we can all save a few dollars (or Pounds or Euros or whatever) and get the gifts we need… for others or ourselves…

1. Prep for the New Star Wars Film @ Junk Food Clothing
Have a Star Wars fan to buy for this year? Be honest, you do. Everyone does because everyone loves Star Wars… or at least they should! Anyways, Junk Food Clothing offers really amazing vintage-style Star Wars tees for both men & women. I’d be ordering a bunch but they don’t ship to Canada. Boo. But American Star Wars fans can order for great gifts or as something to wear to the upcoming The Force Awakens film! And for Black Friday they’re offering 40% off storewide!

2. Jawbreaking T-Shirts as seen on One Direction
Do you have a hardcore Directioner on your gift list? How about getting them a shirt that has graced the body of one of the dreamy members? Not the actual shirt, just, like, one they have been photographed in (I know, too bad!). Jawbreaking is a fun brand that the hottest boy band on the planet has loved in the past… and they happen to be offering up to 70% off today! Remember Harry’s “Hipsta Please” shirt? That was made by Jawbreaking! Unfortunately they don’t still offer that design, but these are a few others that 1D has sported: “Weekend Warrior” Tee – Wanderer Tank

3. Lyric Photos with My Fangirl Life & Social Print Studio
If you feel like “shopping in the dark”, then check these guys out today. When I discovered Social Print Studio last November I was blown away by the brilliance of their simple business: they print square photos! This brought about two of my best stocking sufferers of Christmas 2104:

(a) Instagram Prints – I used Iconosquare to save a few of my cousin’s Instagram pics & then got them printed for her. Now she can decorate using some of her more artistic shots.

(b) Lyric Photos – Our lyric photos just so happen to be square! Last year I picked some of my favs, got them printed, then stuffed them into the stockings of my favorite Directioners, Swifties, and Sheerios. Allow me to present links to each of our lyric-photo-filled posts (or you can find them on our Tumblr or Pinterest):
One Direction: Made in the A.M. / Four Pt. 1 / Four Pt. 2 / Four Pt. 3 / Four Pt. 4
Taylor Swift: 1989 Pt. 1 / 1989 Pt. 2 / 1989 Pt. 3 / 1989 Pt. 4
5 Seconds of Summer: Sounds Good Feels Good / 5 Seconds of Summer
Other: Meghan Trainor / Charlie Puth / Fifth Harmony / Charli XCX / The Vamps / RaeLynn / Hanson “MmmBop”

4. Hot Dame Leggings
Hot Dame‘s leggings are to die for! Today you can get 15% off with their Black Friday sale… but that’s not the end! Luckily for you, My Fangirl Life recently teamed up with Hot Dame and got a discount code for all of you! Find out about the shop in our interview, browse their products in our gallery, and read out product reviews to figure out what the perfect piece is for you (or your giftee). Then pop over to the shop & use the coupon code “FANGIRL” to get 15% off! And this coupon code is valid beyond only Black Friday – you can use it up until December 18.

5. Fangirl Dresses from Gold Bubble
Another option for cute fandom dresses is Gold Bubble. Get up to 40% off on super cute Frozen, Star Wars, Sherlock, or themed dresses. I’m in love with the SpiderGwen one… although they are not officially licensed (I assume, based on how the names are “Snow Queen,” “The Mechanic,” or “Bored”) the designs are totally on point!

What awesome deals will you be taking advantage of this weekend? And what cool gifts will be waiting under your tree? Be sure to let us know in the comments! Happy Shopping!

Love & Luck,
Kris

November 27, 2015 0 comment

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Five Fandom Friday: My Apocalypse Survival Team

written by Kris Padget

This Friday: People You Want on Your Side During an Apocalypse (An awesome topic suggested by the equally-as-awesome Kendall Ashley… go check her out!)

Whilst contemplating the ideal Apocalypse Survival Team (something I actually do more often than is necessary… especially since it’s probably not necessary at all…) it came to me that you need to have a mix of skills & expertise within your group. Not everyone can be the leader. Just as not everyone needs to be an expert on weapons. It’s important to have those who will ‘do whatever it takes’, yet they must be opposed by people who are ruled by compassion & thoughtfulness. It’s a balancing act. This contemplation lead me to make a list of the 6 people you need when the world is ending:
1. The Leader
2. The Strategist
3. The Fighter
4. The Weapons Expert
5. The Inventor
6. The Medic

See Photo Sources at the End of the Post

I felt especially qualified to make the hard choices on this week as I was recently recruited to a real life Apocalypse Survival Team. Ok, I’ll admit it wasn’t a real apocalyptic group. First of all, *Spoiler Alert!* the apocalypse hasn’t actually happened (Shocking, I know). Second, we in no way prepared for an impending dystopian world. On the contrary, we just stood around in awesome costumes & had photos taken of us… but we looked apocalypse ready! If you want to check my “real-life” team out you can click through to My Fangirl Life Cosplay: Post-Apocalyptic Photo Shoot.

Just as my recently assembled team fit these character tropes, I used my 6 categories to pick my fictional team. I made a conscious decision to not pick any characters with magic or superpowers as that felt like it was against the point for some reason… Perhaps because dystopian stories typically don’t feature those types of characters? Instead it’s all about weird mixes of technology & the odd spooky supernatural piece. Anyways, watch out for my team when the time comes; we’ll be a force to be reckoned with! Let’s break it down:

The Leader: Thomas
(The Maze Runner/The Scorch Trials)
Thomas has many of the attributes of an ideal leader. He’s confident & committed. Remember when he decided WCKD was not good? He stuck with it. People were literally dying and he was still holding to his convictions, despite having no memory to back it up… which leads to another trait: intuition. His positive attitude will keep morale up while his creativity will inspire new ideas for survival. Throw in a healthy dose of selflessness & a strong survival instinct and you’ve got someone to follow to the literal end of the Earth. Plus he’s a post-apocalypse situational expert and he’s super hot. (I am, of course, choosing older, Dylan-O’Brien-y, movie Thomas rather than 12-year-old book Thomas).

The Strategist: Kris
(My Fangirl Life)
Five Fandom Friday only allowed me to pick 5 companions for the end of the world so I obviously need to fill in the sixth position. Luckily I am a born strategist. As a solid INTJ personality I always say I am one tragic accident from being a super villain. Perhaps my tragic accident is the apocalypse but instead of turning evil I use my powers of logic for good! Whether it’s plotting the best route to our next destination or heading research into the monsters that are currently hunting us, I will provide a basis of knowledge & planning to the group. My function will be to make The Leader’s life easier, and if Thomas & I have to spend ample time together to do so, even better!

The Fighter: Oliver Queen
(Arrow)
Oliver Queen is a man of many skills. Expert Archer – a long-range weapon is great for taking out zombies. Expert Marksman – just because he doesn’t use a gun doesn’t mean he can’t. Expert Sword-Wielder – joining the League of Assassins was good for something. Expert at Hand-to-Hand Combat – because sometimes you don’t have a weapon. He’s crazy fit, as strong as is humanly possible, and strategic to boot. He might not be the best ‘follower’, but he will do whatever it takes to get the job done. Need to make a hard decision? One you’re not sure you can live with yourself after acting on it? Oli will be able to make it happen. There’s also the fact that he is hot as hell. That doesn’t hurt.

The Weapons Expert: Dean Winchester
(Supernatural)
The elder Winchester brother’s official title would be “Weapons Expert” but he has much more to offer. He’s been through his fair share of apocalypses. He has ample experience with averting them, but I also think he’d be useful in the aftermath. The Impala he is usually seen cruising in would be a sick ride, mainly because of the trunk full of heavy artillery. Bow & Arrows. Sword. Shot Gun. Pistol. A variety of knives. Not to mention the weird & wild tools for taking on various ghouls. His additional knowledge of the supernatural is just an added bonus. Should the apocalypse be accompanied by zombies, ghosts, or monsters of any sorts Dean will know how to deal with them. Plus he’s hella hot.

The Inventor: Tony Stark
(The Avengers)
Dystopian futures are often depicted with strange mish-mashes of technology. Sometimes it’s advanced beyond our wildest imagination. Other times survivors are relying on transistor radios powered by potatoes. Tony Stark is the ultimate inventor, who could make sense of any type of technology and then make it useful. It might seem like I’m cheating on my “no superpowers” rule, but Tony is just a normal guy (a normal, crime-fighting, billionaire, genius guy). A normal guy who just happens to come with a super suit that can be used as a weapon and protection. I dare a zombie to try to bite through Iron Man. Perhaps he could just make one for each of us. We’d be set! Also, look at him!

The Medic: Jemma Simmons
(Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Have you seen Agent’s of S.H.I.E.L.D.? If you have I bet you can’t name another doctor as bad ass as Jemma Simmons. Yes, her S.H.I.E.L.D. training was in science rather than combat but her field assignments have taught her to hold her own. She’s brilliant, has medical training, and has been exposed to plenty of tech through her partnership with Fitz. She’s synthesized serums under pressure, fought off powered people, and even convincingly worked undercover in an enemy lab. This girl is more than just a big brain and a pretty face… speaking of which: it doesn’t hurt that she’s gorgeous. Should this team need to aid in repopulating Earth you can guarantee that future generations will be stunning.

What do you think of my choices? Is there a better character to sub into one of my positions? Or perhaps I left out a key skill or area of expertise I would need in the new dystopian world? Let me know in the comments!

Love & Luck,
Kris

Image Sources:
Jean: Model/Photographer – Kris: Photographer – Bella: Model/Photographer – Lane: Model/Photographer – Kyle: Photographer – Moira Zhou: Model/Photographer – Thomas – Kris – Oliver – Dean – Stark – Simmons

October 2, 2015 0 comment

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Five Fandom Friday: Killer Crossover Ideas

written by Kris Padget

Happy Friday fangirls & fanboys! To celebrate this fabulous day, the start of the glorious weekend, I am going to participate in a Five Fandom Friday Challenge! What is FFF you ask? It’s a weekly challenge created by bloggers The Nerdy Girlie & Super Space Chick to come up with a top 5 list to fit a geeky-theme. My Fangirl Life doesn’t necessarily do it every week, but sometimes we want to hang out with the cool kids & join in the fun KG previously named Fictional Spin-Offs We Want Created, while this week’s challenge is “Crossovers That Would Cause My Heart to Explode”. Challenge Accepted! I decided to step a bit outside the box and present you with some seldom hoped for but totally legit killer crossover ideas:

1. Thor & Frozen

Or The Avengers & Frozen… that would be ok too, but the whole purpose of this is to get Thor & Elsa together. I think they’d be an ideal couple, one of my top random OTPs. One day I might even write a whole post explaining why the Norse God & Queen of Arendelle should be set up on a the most epic of blind dates, but for now I’ll let you build your own ideas on the subject. Plus Loki & Anna would have an excellent time playing tricks on everyone.

2. Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” Music Video & Mortal Kombat

It’s a brand new fighting game, marketed to a wholly different audience! Instead of your classic Mortal Kombat characters (oh, Johnny Cage) you can now battle as the various vixens introduced in Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood video. Who would win in a fight: Catastrophe or Arsyn? Knockout or Homeslice? The Trinity or Mother Chucker? With this game you could find out… Plus, after all of that lead-up of introducing each of the characters, there’s got to be more to it than a fight scene that doesn’t actually happen!

3. Supernatural & Inside Out

Just try to tell me you aren’t curious what it’s like inside Dean’s head in Season 10. Or ever for that matter. Do demons manifest in there as another little person, battling the emotions until Joy is chained up in the corner and Anger is running the show? Or is it more like an illness poisoning the “good” emotions & strengthening the “bad”? This crossover would be gripping television.

4. One Direction’s “Drag Me Down” Music Video & Armageddon

Our favourite troop of adorable hunks released their brand new music video this morning. It features the British boy band training for a NASA space mission. But why? Why is One Direction blasting into orbit? Is it an exploratory mission? Maybe they’re laising with aliens? (Because obviously these charming cuties would make an excellent first impression or the human race) Or has a catastrophe occurred that requires 1D’s specific set of skills to solve? Like the oil riggers needing to destroy the asteroid in Armageddon! Let’s get a major studio on this crossover ASAP.

5. Disney & Literally Any Reality Show

Can you imagine how enjoyable it would be to watch your childhood favourites pitted head-to-head in a variety of competitions? Who can Outwit, Outplay & Outlast on Survivor? Obviously a villain, although they might not win the end vote. Which Princess really does have the best voice? Find out on this season of American Idol: Princess Edition. Or how about mixing up those stale pairings with a season of Disney’s Bachelor? After all, most of the ladies were only 15 when they met the “love of their lives”… their tastes might have changed as they matured.

Although, in the end I love when anything crosses over with anything… I mean double the nerdy fun can’t be wrong, right? But I want to know what you think… What crossovers are you dying to see? Did any of my ideas inspire a burning desire for a crossover that will never be quenched? Let me know in the comments!

Love & Luck,
Kris

August 21, 2015 0 comment

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Five Fandom Friday: Fictional Spin-Offs We Want Created

written by Kristin Glass

This week we are taking part in a Five Fandom Friday Challenge through the Female Geek Bloggers group on Google+! This is the first time we’ve done it, but this topic was just too awesome to pass up: Fictional spin-offs we want created.

When Kris and I sat down to discuss this, we were able to name a handful right off the top of our heads, but we hit a wall for the last one. Kris contemplated whether we would want something about Once Upon A Time, and I said that obviously I want to know more about what is happening in Arendelle… but turns out that’s Frozen 2 and they’re making it. Next I decided I’d like a Dexter spin-off about Dexter at the end of the series… but Kris pointed out the fact that it probably wouldn’t be a spin-off. It’s still about Dexter. And the ever-desired more Firefly movement is looking for the sam thing…

Basically, the point here is that it took us a bit of time but I think we arrived at a list we are happy with! Check it out with my comments below:

Fictional Spin-Off #1: “An Ugly Little Truth” – Pretty Little Liars

Basically, I want to know exactly what on Earth A is doing throughout the whole Pretty Little Liars series. Ideally, this spin-off would re-tell the whole story, but from A’s point of view. This way we can link up all those weird scenes of A doing strange things and see where they all come into play. I also want to know many other things, a few of which are: 1) How does A have the time to stalk all of these girls at once while putting together and executing all of the evil plots? and 2) How does A finance all these little projects?

I have so many questions I think would be answered during this series! I fear the answers may not come otherwise…

Fictional Spin-Off #2: “The Long Alpacas” – Hart of Dixie

Have you ever watched Hart of Dixie? If so, you’re probably familiar with the kooky and loveable Tom & Wanda. If not, I highly recommend you go check this show out! Now!

I am just so, so curious about what goes on in Tom and Wanda’s everyday life, aside from the parts we were able to see on the show. This zany couple is always doing something ridiculous, whether getting engaged at a zombie proposal or married at a Lord of the Rings/Star Wars themed wedding (seriously, who does that?). Tom and Wanda own a goat and several alpacas, and they both hold multiple other jobs (Blue-ber Driver, Rammer Jammer Server, Volunteer Firefighter, Party Clown, Stop & Shop Clerk, Shampoo Girl). They are just a couple of little weirdos and I love them for it. I can only imagine the many adventures we just aren’t privy to in Hart of Dixie.

Fictional Spin-Off #3: “World Meets Best Friend” – Boy Meets World/Girl Meets World

I totally want a spin-off to be created about Shawn Hunter. But preferably current-day Shawn Hunter, in all his adult dreaminess. I want to know exactly what he does when he goes off on his photography adventures, and I just generally want more Shawn. He was my favourite part of Boy Meets World, and he’s my favourite part of Girl Meets World. Can’t go wrong with a whole show about him.

That being said, in a pinch I’d settle for a spin-off about Cory’s younger brother, Joshua.

Fictional Spin-Off #4: “An Icy Life” – Frozen

I’d love to see a spin-off created that explained to me exactly where Kristoff came from, and how he ended up being raised by trolls. I mean, I know Frozen shows him finding the trolls when Anna is being helped by them as a child, but just how did he end up hanging out alone in the cold with only a reindeer for a friend? How did he get involved in the ice trade? Is he an orphan? Did he run away from home? Is he a wildling?

So many questions.

Fictional Spin-Off #5: “The Killing List” – Game of Thrones

I would totally, 100% watch a show about Arya and the Hound continuing to traipse around Westeros killing people on Arya’s list. They made such a nice little team and I loved the camaraderie that sprung up between them. Plus, they can play some great characters while out on the road and they both have some mad fighting skills. They were just too much fun to watch.

What do you think about these shows? Would you watch? What fictional spin-offs would you like created? Let us know in the comments!

Cheers,

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