the rambling fanatic

Well look what's finally getting that follow up movie we were promised oh 12 years ago.




When Deadwood ended in 2006 after a three year run, HBO execs suggested that the series could continue in a pair of HBO movies to wrap the story up. Well, nothing ever materialized, that is until the current television landscape entered into revival fever. Then, there was talk of a script being commissioned, then it actually existed, and then interviews with former cast members spoke of them having read said script.

Monday brought some unexpectedly happy news. A Deadwood movie set 10 or so years after the series is already in production and all the original cast is back. Huzzah!

This is now the third of TV shows that I care about to be revived.

The X-Files ended in 2002 and came back in 2008 with The X-Files: I Want to Believe feature film. A revival was launched in 2016 and ran for two seasons. It was off the air for 6 years before the movie premiered and 8 years passed between the movie and revival.

Gilmore Girls ended in 2007 and came back in 2016 for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. It was off the air for 9 years.

Deadwood ended in 2006 and the revival movie will air in 2019. It will have been off the air for 13 years.

And because I can't talk about reviving cancelled tv shows without bringing up Hannibal. It's been off the air since 2015. That 3 1/2 years and counting.

So for a few weeks I've had this post I was preparing full of vid recs for tons of fandoms. It had links and lots of commentary on why I loved them. It was under the saved draft thing that LJ does. But last week I had a total brain lapse and when I was prompted on whether I wanted to retrieve the draft I pressed cancel instead of yes. Doh! Sometimes I copy/paste the text onto a text document just in case but apparently I didn't in this case.

So this time around to avoid any accidental stupidity on my part I'm simply going to post this list of Vividcon recs and I'll add thoughts later on.

I've compiled this list from the helpful postings at the vividcon community.

Deadwood

Special Death by kiki_miserychic

Doctor Who

Handlebars by flummery
Don't Give Up by millylicious
New Dawn Fades by obsessive24
Shut Up and Drive by laurashapiro


Friday Night Lights

Let the Sun Fall Down by chasarumba
New Slang by obsessive24

Gilmore Girls

Strength in You by heresluck

Gossip Girl

Into the Groove by darlulu

Torchwood

Try Not to Breathe by gwyn_r
Be Kind to My Mistakes by wolfling

Smallville

Sorry  by darlulu

Supernatural

Woman's Work by sisabet and sockkpuppett


Multifandom

To Touch the Face of God  by destina
Girl 4 All Seasons by foomatic