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Retro Fanfic Retrospective

Friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Send us emails at RetroFanficRetrospective@gmail.com See our tweets and episode previews at https://twitter.com/RetroFanfic Visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RetroFanficRetrospective/

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Episode 128: Rainbow Magic - The University Life Fairies

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2022/01/31

Someone must have stolen one of the Podcasting Fairy's magic objects, because we need to fill a last-minute gap in our recording schedule. Serena and Amado discuss a hefty Rainbow Magic sequel from someone who has lots to say about fairy bureaucracy, goblin revolution, and the differences between Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker. (For example, Kirsty is brunette while Rachel is blonde.) Link to the story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23027782?view_full_work=true

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01:26:10

Episode 127: Animorphs - The Wheel

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2022/01/17

Sergio and Kai of the So You Think You Can Fanon podcast join us as we head over to the Fanfiction Scholastic Book Fair and pick up a lovingly-written Animorphs pastiche. Between us, we are vaguely-qualified to talk about it! Having a friend who you think might be a Yeerk is very stressful. Robot doubles are very convenient for maintaining your secret identity. Link to So You Think You Can Fanon: https://anchor.fm/sytycfanon Link to the story: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1026376/1/The-Wheel

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Episode 126: Adventure Time - Undeath

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2022/01/03

We ring in the new year by reading an Adventure Time fanfic that's so new, it's not even old enough to drive. Also, it's a monologue by entropic demigod The Lich - perfect for welcoming in another year of global pandemic! But even as our bile-filled bodies crawl screaming toward oblivion, at least we can take comfort in the fact that the Lich has a really sweet character design and voice acting. Link to the story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/685537

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01:20:04

Episode 125: TMNT - Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Turtles

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/12/20

Do not adjust your television set: Christmas magic has returned us to our youth of three years ago, and we are once again discussing Blue's festive Ninja Turtles story. "Festive" here means, of course, that it's full of awkward family tensions and simmering resentments. Not to mention love, cookies, cute puppies, toxic masculinity, and Lutheranism. (Just like every year, Casey Jones brings the toxic masculinity.) Link to the story:

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01:06:28

Episode 124: Doom Patrol - Doom Patrols

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/12/06

We venture far off the beaten path with Steven Shaviro's mid-90s "theoretical fiction" named after Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol, which is absolutely not fiction but was definitely written by a fan. Amado struggles with the definition of postmodernism, Tory struggles to stay positive, and Dom is along for the ride. Link to the essay: http://www.dhalgren.com/Doom/index.html

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01:35:02

RFR Special Episode - Brian Clevinger Interview

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/11/22

We're delighted to have erstwhile 8-Bit Theater author Brian Clevinger join us to discuss his college independent project that got slightly out of hand. It's an improvement over our previous 8-Bit Theater discussion, in that he's actually re-read the whole comic recently! The conversation touches on author-artist collaborations, Cecil Turtle, and the Street Fighter combos that are apparently permanently seared into Brian's memory. Link to the Atomic Robo website: https://www.atomic-robo.com/ Link

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01:58:33

Episode 123: Masters of the Universe - the Trollan...

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/11/08

Regular guest Chris brings more (he-)manpower to our table as we discuss the first three chapters in a Masters of the Universe saga. A collection of extradimensional floating visitors come to Eternia to romance Orko, mentor Orko, and/or manipulate Orko . He-man is mostly irrelevent. Skeletor is mostly bored out of his skull. We're not 100% sure what Evil-Lyn's game plan is, but she seems to know what she's doing and we're definitely here for it. Link to the fanfic:

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01:14:46

Episode 122: Wonderfalls - Homing Pigeon

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/10/25

The short-lived TV show Wonderfalls might have only squeaked out one season, but you can always count on fanfiction to continue the story. A fire in Jaye's trailer leaves her scrambling for a place to live, and eventually leads to Tyler siblings' romantic lives being outed to their parents. But honestly, with dialogue as fun as this, who cares what the plot is? Link to the story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1152583/chapters/2337081

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01:33:22

Episode 121: Final Fantasy - 8-Bit Theater

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/10/11

Taran joins us to revisit the most popular fanfic webcomic of our youth, which retells the original Final Fantasy as a tabletop RPG-influenced bizarro comedy. In an example of life emulating art, we talk in circles and take forever to get anywhere in the discussion. To our credit, however, none of us attempt to murder each other. Link to the story: https://www.nuklearpower.com/8-bit-theater-archive/?archive_year=2001 Link to our Discord channel: bit.ly/rfrdiscordserver

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01:32:46

Episode 120: Stargate SG-1 - Ripples

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/09/27

Kerri of the Stargate SG-1 rewatch podcast Window of Opportunity joins us to compensate for Amado's complete lack of Stargate knowledge. Following "Shades of Gray," Daniel is kidnapped and Jack, unsurprisingly, doesn't take it well. Villains of the day recieve their inevitable comeuppance. The depiction of trauma is pretty astute for a fanfic from circa 2001. Window of Opportunity podcast: https://windowofopportunity.libsyn.com/website Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrripples

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01:57:02

Episode 119: Sailor Moon - Sailor Moon 4200 Chapters...

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/09/13

(TW: child abuse) The cycle begins again, as special guest Mar joins Amado and Tory to scratch futilely at the surface of Sailor Moon 4200 chapters nine through fifteen. We see Crystal Tokyo fall, up-close and personal. Sailors Moon die, and are (re?)born. The Church of Serenity makes some sound theological points. Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrsm4200 Link to our Discord channel: bit.ly/rfrdiscordserver

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01:12:22

RFR Special Episode: Centaurworld Review

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/08/30

Schedule blip means Tory and Dom get a chance to talk about the newly released season 1 of Centaurworld. Tory ends up enjoying themselves after the characters stop personifying their farts and start supporting each other, and Dom gets overwhelmed trying to list all the Broadway credentials of the cast while restraining herself from talking too much about how much she enjoyed the songs. Both agree that they'd love to have more show set in Rider's world, that just looks badass. Retro fanfic

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01:23:19

Episode 118: The A-Team: Dark Passage

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/08/16

(Trigger warning: sexual assault & abuse) ChaosBlue of the Fanfic Maverick Podcast joins us for an A-Team story that goes some places we did not expect. A long-term undercover mission led by Face absolutely requires him to pretend to be married to Hancock, and also for Hancock to pursue a career in design. Then things start going south, and they keep going south. Hannibal is surprisingly hands-off. B.A. has a very high tolerance for fools. The Fanfic Maverick podcast:

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01:45:48

Episode 117: Smallville - Interstitial

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/08/02

Sara of Talkin' Fanfic carefully curates a fanfic for us from the early Smallville fan scene. Like, pre-season-two early. Clark is lying low in his professional life at the Daily Planet, when a sudden loss of powers brings Lex Luthor back into his life. Lois Lane is awesome even when she's petty and unhelpful. There's nothing more punkish than thoughtful attention to characterization. Link to the story: http://https://archiveofourown.org/works/3180 Link to Talkin' Fanfic:

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01:52:39

Episode 116: Alice in Wonderland - Dungeonland & The...

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/07/19

Resident Lewis Carroll enthusiast Julia returns to help us tackle two Advanced Dungeons & Dragons modules written by D&D codifier Gary Gygax. He's more in his "Tomb of Horrors" mode than his "Keep on the Borderlands" mode. Roleplaying is a realm of limitless possibility, but you absolutely can't cut through the thick garden hedge. The White Rabbit needs to stop polymorphing people into weird animal hybrids. Amado is definitely going to loot the Caterpillar's hookah. Link to the modules (on the old

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01:39:58

Episode 115: Hellblazer/Oh! My Goddess - Dire Fates

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/07/05

Chris completes our trio of divine fanfic readers as we tackle the classic O!MG/Hellblazer crossover, Dire Fates. A bevy of goddesses and demons suddenly gain an interest in John Constantine (the Hellblazer who blazes in Hell), leading to the Constantine/Skuld team-up we didn't know we wanted. The Norns are not the most responsible sysadmins. It is perhaps a LITTLE too easy to bluff archangels. Link to the fanfic: bit.ly/rfrdirefates Swing by our Discord channel! bit.ly/rfrdiscordserver

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01:35:26

Episode 114: Sailor Moon - Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Orion

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/06/21

Special guest Victoria of the Sailor Moon Fan Club podcast joins us to read a whole novel worth of fanfiction! Welcome to Crystal Tokyo, where you can take a standardized test to become a magical warrior of love and justice for the definitely 100% praiseworthy immortal monarchy. The story jumps from school to space. The queer romance is completely happy and angst-free. Link to the story: http://www.lethesbanks.com/BestFanfiction/mi_orion.txt Link to the Sailor Moon Fan Club podcast:

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01:13:49

RFR Special Episode - Robin of Sherwood Fandom...

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/06/07

Special guest Rache joins us to discuss the fandom of Robin of Sherwood, an acclaimed fantasy TV series that Tory and Amado missed out on because they are practically babies. She's full of information about the Major Oak fanfiction awards that she ran, and amazing anecdotes from decades of conventions. Also, Tory tries to catch up on the show while podcasting, with limited success.

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01:36:48

RFR Special Episode - I Lost My Body Review

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/05/24

Dom and Tory discuss "J'ai perdu mon corps," the award-winning animated movie about a hand in search of a body. It's incredible, although officially not as good as Toy Story 4. Dom gets to exercise her French. Tory describes the plot in terms of short stories, but the episode runs rather long. C'est la vie.

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Episode 113: Duck Tales 2017 - Huey Duck's...

Retro Fanfic Retrospective ·

2021/05/10

Dom(-ald Duck) completes our trio to discuss a Duck Tales 2017 fanfic that's a series of fluffy, characterful vignettes. Donald has his nephews' backs, the triplets have each others' backs, and they also have Webby's back. Basically, everyone's got each others' backs. It feels like your heart is nestled in duck down. Link to the fanfic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16979757 Swing by our Discord channel! bit.ly/rfrdiscordserver

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