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From:

nienna324

Thank you so much for recommending for me!
Username: 2Nienna2
Preferred Genres: Sci-Fi/fantasy, teenage/coming of age, historical fiction, comedy, dramedy, adventure, magical realism
DNW Genres: Horror, Romance/rom-com (but romance mixed with other plot is fine, as are some horrific elements)
Preferred Media Types: Books, live-action tv, movies (but I'm open to other media types as long as it's not DNW)
DNW Media Types: Comics, video games that cannot be accessed on an iPhone, animated tv
General Likes: friendship, inspiring landscapes, female eye-candy, philosophy, lots and lots of worldbuilding (especially for secondary world fantasy/sci-fi,) joy and fun, also bittersweetness, 
General DNWs: Grimdark/unending sadness, really overt after-school special type messaging, graphic torture, focus on rape, focus on any abuse but especially animal or child abuse
Fandom Preferences: All of these things would be enjoyed but are by no means requirements: femslash potential,strong genfic culture, popular in exchanges, a sense of community
Requests for Content Warnings: I´d like to be warned about graphic rape (if it's mentioned or described in passing, no worries.) Also animal or child abuse. 
Examples of Media Enjoyed: The Silmarillion + anything Tolkien, A Wrinkle in Time, Spinning Silver, everything by Ursula K. LeGuine, I´ll Give You the Sun, But I'm a Cheerleader, The Good Place, Lady Bird, Derry Girls, School for Good and Evil,Hadestown, Watership Down, I Am Not Okay With This
Examples of Media to Avoid: Crazy-Ex Girlfriend, Degrassi, One Day at a Time, Perks of Being a Wallflower
Media that I do not want to be recommended because I have already seen them and have a middling or mixed opinion: Schitt's Creek, Once Upon a Time, Charmed, Glee
Currently watching/reading: The 100, Outer Banks, Dune by Frank Herbert, 1001 Nights/The Arabian Nights, The Wild Places by Robert McFarlane, Sense8
Streaming Services I Can Access: Netflix, YouTube (not YouTube Red,) Spotify
Languages I'm Comfortable With: English, any language if it has decent English subtitles

Edited Date: 2020-11-01 03:08 am (UTC)

From:

acequeenking

* Username: acequeenking
* Preferred Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Epic Poetry 
* DNW Genres: None
* Preferred Media Types: Any
* DNW Media Types: None
* General Likes: an emphasis on families of the f'ed up variety (ex: the skywalker family, the main family in Supergiant's Hades) -- particularly when the situation isn't black and white (ie one character is not exclusively evil/another is exclusively good), characters who are NOT human but interact with humans (ex: Dr. in Dr. Who, any god with mortals) and may behave in ways that are beyond mortal comprehension, haunted houses, explorations of afterlife/multiple lifetimes, star-crossed lovers, female monsters/explorations of feminity in monsters, resurrection but changed/came back wrong resurrections, new explorations of fiction classics in modern times (ex: The Scarlet Letter->Easy A, the myth of Orpheus/Eurydice->Hadestown, etc.), anything and everything mythology, space politics, cooking shows/web shows
* General DNWs: torture porn horror (ex: SAW franchise), Scat/Urine/Vomitplay, anything focusing exclusively on sexual violence on a child or excessive violence toward a child (a slap or children playfighitng or the like is fine; breaking bones or worse, I'd prefer a warning)
Fandom Preferences: I'd love a fandom that has a fair amount of love for female characters (femslash or not), but honestly I'm just looking to to expand my taste and find new canons in general.
Requests for Content Warnings: anything involving sexual assault on people under 18, super gory violence, heavy focus on animal cruelty/torture
Examples of Media Enjoyed: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Hadestown, Hades, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Space Channel 5, Yakuza, Tekken, Persona/Shin Megami Tensei games, Shadow Hearts, Final Fantasy, Star Wars: Original/Prequel trilogy, Star Trek (all of them but DS9 is my favorite), Greek mythology, Roman mythology, etruscan mythology, any mythology tbh, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, Sorcerer to the Crown series, Hexate series, Sabrina: the Teenage Witch (both series), Stranger Things, Discworld (especially the Death! and Guards! series), Evil, The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor, Rome, Game of Thrones, Nier:Automata, Star Ocean 2, Valkyrie Profile series, Suikoden series, Dishonored series, Crazyhead, Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies, Parks and Rec, the Good Place, any and every cooking show on the internet I can find (PBS, Salt/Fat/Acid/Heat, Good Eats, Bon Appetit, Historical Kitchen) 
Examples of Media to Avoid: SAW/Texas Chainsaw Massacre stuff - I like my horror more spooky than gory, anything really long (I just don't have the time to watch 700+ episodes of a series anymore) 
Streaming Services I Can Access: Hulu, Amazon, Disney, CBS, Netflix, HBO, Showtime, Spotify, Youtube (but not Youtube Red)
Languages I'm Comfortable With: I can watch/read English, Spanish, Italian but I'll watch anything with subtitles in one of those languages

Edited Date: 2020-10-18 06:20 am (UTC)

From:

kingstoken

* Username: kingstoken
* Preferred Genres: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller, Non-fiction/Documentary 
* DNW Genres: Hard core horror (I can enjoy mild horror, think The Walking Dead, early seasons of Supernatural, etc, but anything beyond that is a no go) 
* Preferred Media Types: TV, Films, Books, Graphic Novels, Podcasts
* DNW Media Types: N/A
* General Likes: Found Family, Mature couples, Broken people finding comfort in each other, multi-generational casts, diverse cast of characters 
* General DNWs: Graphic depictions of gore, rape/non-con, graphic depictions of torture (I'm okay with some of this happening off screen, but I just don't want to experience it first hand with the character), everybody dies at the end
Fandom Preferences: Some fic on A03 would be nice, but not strictly necessary 
Requests for Content Warnings: N/A
Examples of Media Enjoyed: Supernatural, Star Trek (TOS, TNG, VOY), Stranger Things, The Old Guard, here is a link to my <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/kingstoken">A03</a> so you can see other fandoms I have consumed and written for.
Examples of Media to Avoid: 
*Star Trek: Picard, watched the first episode and I wasn't fussed on it, but I may go back to it at some point. 
*The 100, I loved the early seasons, but dropped it during the trash fire that was season 6. 
*Most of the MCU is meh for me, but I really enjoyed Thor: Ragnorok and Guardians of the Galaxy 1 & 2
Streaming Services I Can Access: HBO, but if something is on Netflix, etc, you can still rec things those things, I can often find a way to watch them, through family, etc.
Languages I'm Comfortable With: English

From:

nowrunalong

* 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 <a href="https://letterboxd.com/lesbidar/films/">letterboxd</a>!
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

Edited Date: 2020-10-19 07:32 am (UTC)

From:

luvbarryfefe

I am so excited about this!
 
* Username: luvbarryfefe
* Preferred Genres: teen/young adult themes, comedy, romance, drama, soaps, mystery/thriller, horror, paranormal stuff (vampires, werewolves, etc.). Superhero stuff. Marvel preferred, but I do like some DC shows and movies as well.
* DNW Genres: non-fiction (reality tv), competition shows, heavy science fiction themes (not a big fan of movies like Star Wars).
* Preferred Media Types: books (available in print form please; not just ebook!), movies, web series, and TV shows
* DNW Media Types: podcasts, anime, kids' cartoons
* General Likes: high drama. Make me emotional, make me cry, make me sit on the edge of the seat. Give me a mystery to unravel. Or make me laugh. I love programs and books that have me gripping my belly, tears of joy rolling down my face. I am a shipper at heart, so I'd love anything with a real rootable couple in it, although it's not necessary because oddly enough, I love crazy watching complete dysfunction too. Great acting and writing are important!
* General DNWs: anything overly political or religious. Please entertain me. Not preach at me. Porn. Some sex scenes are just fine and welcomed even, but if most of the content is humpin' and grindin' don't include it please. Black & white programs. Old movies. I like vibrant techicolor haha
Fandom Preferences: Any size fandom is fine, though I do like discovering new things, so a smaller fandom is enjoyed and appreciated. Shipping potential, especially M/F and F/F couples, strong genfic culture. Some vids are nice, although it's not necessary either.

Requests for Content Warnings: Animal abuse. Graphic rape scenes.

Examples of Media Enjoyed:
-- Sitcoms --
Bob Hearts Abishola
Boy Meets World
Golden Girls
Mike and Molly

-- Soapy dramas --
Beverly Hills 90210/90210
Grey's Anatomy
Melrose Place
The Young and the Restless

-- Paranormal shows --
Charmed (1998)
Medium
The Originals
The Vampire Diaries

-- Movies --
The Avengers + Captain America: The First Avenger & The Winter Solider
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Isn't It Romantic
The Mummy (1999) & (2017)
Scream
Wonder Woman

-- Books --
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The Babysitter's Club series by Ann M. Martin
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Sweet Valley High & University by Francine Pascal
The Women's Murder Club series by James Patterson

Examples of Media to Avoid:

Shows-
Girl Meets World
The Simpsons
Southpark

Books-
50 Shades of Grey series
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Streaming Services I Can Access: Hulu & HBO Max
Languages I'm Comfortable With: English

Edited Date: 2020-10-19 02:28 am (UTC)

From:

leahandillyana

* Username: HandmaidenOfHorror
* Preferred Genres: literally any!
* DNW Genres: none!
* Preferred Media Types: Any, though given I don’t live in an English-speaking country I may have difficult access to English language books
* DNW Media Types: None!
* General Likes: Stories dealing with trauma of any kind, psychological/cosmic/abstract horror (think of the best creepypastas around rather than mainstream horror movies and novels), mysteries, complex constructed worlds (both scifi and fantasy), LGBT+ themes (I can forgive most clichés if it’s an explicitly LGBT story)
* General DNWs: shallow, clichéd plots, especially typical rom-com
Fandom Preferences: Any
Requests for Content Warnings: Animal and child abuse/death
Examples of Media Enjoyed: Kaze to Ki no Uta, anything by Hagio Moto (Poe no Ichizoku, Thomas no Shinzou, Gin no Sankaku, AA’ etc.) or Riyoko Ikeda (Versailles no Bara, Onii-sama e, Claudine!), Angel Sanctuary, Tokyo Babylon & X, Earthian, Loveless, Noir (anime), Captive Prince, Pandora Hearts, Black Butler, Far Sector (DC) 
Examples of Media to Avoid: MCU/DCU (but I like some of their comics and their other animated adaptations), rom-com, Twilight & derivative teen romances
Streaming Services I Can Access: None, but I’ve always managed ;)
Languages I'm Comfortable With: English, Japanese, Polish, I may try reading in Chinese but I’m far from perfect, and I forgot most of my German and Russian

From:

glassesofjustice

* Username: GlassesOfJustice | <user name =GlassesOfJustice> | <user name=glassesofjustice site=ao3>

I'm so excited for this and looking forward to finding a new thing-of-my-heart (no pressure).

* Preferred Genres: Drama, Documentary; Crime; KDrama; Non-Fiction; Magical Realism; Sci-fi

* DNW Genres: High Fantasy Novels; Horror

* Preferred Media Types: Audiobooks; Books; Comics (TPB only); Film; Live-Action TV, Podcasts

* DNW Media Types: Anime/Manga; Cnovels; Cartoons

* General Likes: Banter; characters of color; complicated bio families; ensemble casts; found family; poly (potential); infidelity; the nineties; queer subtext; rainy/moody cinematography (e.g. Carol, Dark, The Killing); post-apocalypse; slow pacing; strong female characters (bonus if they’re over 45);

* General DNWs: Camp; media that doesn’t pass the Bechdel Test; religion focus; sexual or violent trauma where the repercussions for the victim are never dealt with; soley male protagonists.

Fandom Preferences: As a perpetual rare pair shipper, I don't have strong feelings on this, but something popular in exchanges is a good place to start.

Requests for Content Warnings: Sexual/violent trauma to a main character (including a later revealed backstory).

Media enjoyed in 2020: The 100 (TV 2014-2020); Broadchurch (UK TV 2013-2017); Big Little Lies (TV 2017-2019); Dark (TV 2017-2020); Disclosure (2020); Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (2020); HTGAWM (TV 2014-2020); Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019); Search:WWW (TV 2019-); Star Trek: Discovery (TV 2018-); The Old Guard (2020); This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone; UnREAL (TV 2015-2018)

Examples of Media Enjoyed: About sentient AI/androids: Alex + Ada (Comic), Dark Matter, Humans (UK TV), Person of Interest; about the human condition: Life as a House, Mrs. Fletcher (TV)/Anything by Tom Perrota, Stumptown, Succession; Alpennia series by Heather Rose Jones; crime/heist/law/spy: Atomic Blonde, The Blacklist; Bone Collector, Departed, The Fall, Fast and Furious series, The Good Wife, James Bond, Law and Order: SVU, Lou Norton series by Rachel Howzell Hall, Luthor, Ocean's franchise, Reef Break, Terminator series, Tommy, Widows, The Wire; IN SPACE!: Wars and Trek; superpowered: MCU, DCEU

If you want to check out my <a href="https://letterboxd.com/glassesojustice/lists/" target="_blank">Letterboxd</a> it has various film lists I've made.

Examples of Media to Avoid: Haunting Hill House/Bly Manor; Mr. Robot; The Great

Already on my To Be Watched/Read lists: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Arrival; Arrowverse; BoJack Horseman; Dead to Me; Doctor Who; Expanse; Halt and Catch Fire; Killjoys; The Locked Tomb series; Lovecraft Country; Olivia Waite’s Feminine Pursuits series; Sense 8; Sharp Objects; Watchman; Westworld

Streaming Services I Can Access: Amazon Prime, CBS All Access, HBOMax, Hulu, Netflix, Kanopy

Languages I'm Comfortable With: English or anything with English Subtitles (Do Not Want english audio dub only).

From:

interuniversal_geometer

Username: 
the_interuniversal_geometer:

Preferred Genres: detective fiction, romance, queer fiction

DNW Genres: nonfiction, thriller, horror, western, epistolary, sitcom

Preferred Media Types: podcasts, books (especially if there are audiobooks available)

DNW Media Types: physical book only, comics (physical or webcomics)

General Likes: queer characters, disabled characters (but no inspiration porn!), jewish characters, poly relationships, identity porn, ergodic literature (difficult to traverse)

General DNWs: adults in relationships with people under 18, sad/hopeless endings, pedophilia, the narration being mysoginistic or homophobic or ableist (it’s fine if other characters are these things but not the main character, unless they change by the end of the story)

Fandom Preferences: poly potential, lots of content

Requests for Content Warnings: underage characters having sex

Examples of Media Enjoyed: the Penumbra Podcast, Friends at the Table (podcast), Rex Riveter (podcast), Autobiography of Red, old ballads, Neoscum (podcast), the Untamed, Six of Crows, Howl’s Moving Castle (book and movie), Leverage, Fullmetal Alchemist

Examples of Media to Avoid: Critical Role, Game of Thrones, Marvel and DC, Star Wars, Big Band Theory

Streaming Services I Can Access: Netflix, YouTube

Languages I'm Comfortable With: English

From:

fangedtracks

From:

hannah

* Username: Hannah
* Preferred Genres: Drama, Comedy, Scifi
* DNW Genres: Horror
* Preferred Media Types: Movies, TV shows, novels
* DNW Media Types: Podcasts
* General Likes: Competence, enjoyment of each other's company, enjoyment of one's work, strong narrative thrust, belief in the hope and capacity of human kindness and potential, anger focused outward to a sharp point to leverage against the injustices of the world, Jews, <a href="https://hannah.dreamwidth.org/1142247.html">bad rats</a>
* General DNWs: Deliberate miscommunication, cruelty, nihilism, dishonest storytelling, lack of commitment to the narrative being told, something I can consume within a reasonable amount of time, dogs, laugh tracks, lack of character development
Fandom Preferences: Genfic, vids
Requests for Content Warnings: Violence, dogs, earworms
Examples of Media Enjoyed: Six Feet Under, Deep Space Nine, Deadwood, Scrubs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Good Place, Discworld, The Mandalorian, The Golem and the Jinni
Examples of Media to Avoid: Critical Role, animation in the uncanny valley, The Walking Dead
Streaming Services I Can Access: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime
Languages I'm Comfortable With: English

Edited Date: 2020-10-26 12:57 pm (UTC)

From:

shadaras

Username: Shadaras

Preferred Genres: Scifi and Fantasy (I like all subgenres within them!). I've been reading a lot of cnovels lately, too; mostly unlimited flow and things that care more about plot than romance.

DNW Genres: <strike>I was trying to think of genres I'd DNW and kept coming up with exceptions, so I'm not gonna DNW any genres at all.</strike> Sitcoms

Preferred Media Types: Books! I am happy to have recs for visual stuff too but I tend to read faster than I consume any other form of media.

DNW Media Types: Youtube. Audio-only content (if it has transcripts, then feel free to rec it).

General Likes: Queer stuff (especially polyam, bi, aro, and ace! I like both f/f and m/m.), competence porn, politics, characters being clever, military stuff (war and strategy and tactics), worldbuilding, philosophy, religion (especially when it's not Christian/Christian-expy), linguistics/fun things with language, anthropology, science!, plotty stories, gen shenanigans/team as family/found family, genre bending/blending, mysteries/casefic, romance so long as it's not the only plot

General DNWs: Anything to do with Nazis

Fandom Preferences: No preferences. (like, 90% of time I know nothing about the fandoms for media I consume?)

Requests for Content Warnings: Rape, transphobia, blood magic, extensive descriptions of self-harm or suicidal ideation

Examples of Media Enjoyed: Star Wars (movies, cartoons, legends EU, new EU, video games...), Modao Zushi (I like all the adaptations too), everything Max Gladstone has written (Ruin of Angels and Empress of Forever are special highlights), Quanzhi Gaoshou/The King's Avatar (Hudie Lan; I like the novel better than the adaptations), Tamora Pierce's works (Protector of the Small and Emelan especially), Nirvana in Fire (TV), Friends at the Table (Podcast), The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water (Zen Cho), anything Neon Yang has written (originally published under J. Y. Yang), The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison), Harrow the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir), The Coldfire Trilogy (C. S. Friedman), Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin), Atomic Blonde (movie), The Old Guard (movie), Battlestar Galactica (2003), The Expanse (TV), The Vorkosigan Saga (Lois McMaster Bujold)
[if you want more ideas of what I've consumed and like, look at the stuff I've written fic for at @Shadaras.ao3]

Examples of Media to Avoid: so I understand why this section is here but also I have no idea what to say about it because media that I don't like just kind of bounces out of my head because it just wasn't for me?

Streaming Services I Can Access: Paid: Netflix, VRV. Free: Anything that streams to the USA.

Languages I'm Comfortable With: English (including English subtitles and English translations)

From:

wolffyluna

* Username: WolffyLuna 
* Preferred Genres: Sci fic (esp space opera and military sci fi), fantasy, romance
* DNW Genres: First person shooter video games, episodic series where events re-set to zero after every episode.
* Preferred Media Types: Books, visual novels, video games, short animated series (~12 episodes or less), podcasts.
* DNW Media Types: Live action tv series or movies. 
* General Likes: I love media with "I did not expect that, but I should have totally guessed that was coming!" twists. Media I can really sink my teeth into and analyse, either from a theme perspective or a "who is the killer?" perspective. Characters with traumatic backstories, explorations of trauma in general. Worldbuilding. Queer characters. Villains with sympathetic-but-not-necessarily-good justifications for their actions. Action scenes. Characters who cannot be together romantically for [insert reason here]. Tragedies. Bittersweet endings. 'Earn your happy ending.' Badass women. 'Shippy' moments and romantic comedy elements. 
* General DNWs: Unplanned pregnancy as a major plot point. Plots that revolve entirely around abusive relationships (either romantic or familial.) In visual media, high amounts of blood/gore/torture scenes.
Fandom Preferences: I have a slight preference for fandoms with femslash potential and a reasonable exchange presense, but it's a slight preference, and I'd still be interested in male-heavy canons or canons without much of an exchange presence. 
Requests for Content Warnings: Torture in written works, underage sex, rape in general. 
Examples of Media Enjoyed: The Machineries of Empire Series by Yoon Ha Lee, Warhammer 40k, Mo Du by Priest, Mo Dao Zu Shi by Moxiang Tongxiu, Sarazanmai, Revolutionary Girl Utena, My Next Life As A Villainess, The Tensorate Series by JY Yang, The Magnus Archives, The Adventure Zone, The Silmarillion, The Reluctant Royals series by Alyssa Cole, We Know the Devil
Examples of Media to Avoid: Most of my examples of media to avoid are covered by either my genre or medium DNWs. 
Streaming Services I Can Access: Youtube Red, Australian Netflix (not all things on American netflix are on there), Cruchyroll, Animelab.
Languages I'm Comfortable With: English

Edited Date: 2020-10-28 08:47 am (UTC)

From:

crookedspoon

* Username: crookedspoon

* Preferred Genres: I'm good with anything that isn't straight-up rom-com/comedy. I used to love horror as a kid, like Nightmare on Elm Street or Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but I haven't consumed anything since the Saw movies. The last thing I watched was Cabin in the Woods a few years ago. I'd love to get some recs on that front, for example!

* DNW Genres: Romance/rom-com (romance in mixed into other genres is fine!), straight-up comedy

* Preferred Media Types: Any

* DNW Media Types: None

* General Likes: Complex characters, strong narrative, LGBTQI+ characters, slow pacing, poly potential, bamf women, friendship, loyalty, morally grey characters. I generally tend to gravitate toward more realistic things, but I've enjoyed crazy premises, too, I'm just not as likely to pick them out for myself.

* General DNWs: villain of the week type things, relationship drama for the sake of drama, Christian guilt, lack of character development, disappointing endings (i.e. shows that don't make good on what they've set up before, like Dexter or GoT)

Fandom Preferences: femslash potential, doesn't need to be *super* popular in exchanges but if people are interested in requested/offering that would be a bonus. Mostly, I'm looking for new fandoms to request/offer in all the upcoming exchanges that also allow the Locked Tomb Trilogy, which is my current fandom obsession.

Requests for Content Warnings: Racism/homophobia/misogyny. Anything that "didn't age well."

Examples of Media Enjoyed: 
Books
The Locked Tomb Trilogy - Tamsyn Muir
Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
Oryx and Crake, The Handmaid's Tale, The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood
Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin
some Discworld (Hogfather, Carpe Jugulum, Maskerade, etc)

Games
Final Fantasy VII
Resident Evil
Batman: Arkhamverse
Final Fantasy XII
The Witcher 3

Anime/Manga
Gintama
D.Gray-man
early Bleach
Miyazaki films like Spirited Away or My Neighbour Totoro

Cartoons
ATLA
Young Justice

Shows
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Fleabag
Six Feet Under
Pushing Daisies
Halt and Catch Fire
Mr. Robot
first two seasons of Sherlock
first four(?) seasons of Dexter
Misfits
The Wire

Other
Cabin Pressure
Wooden Overcoats (podcast)
Richard II - Shakespeare

Examples of Media to Avoid: Arrowverse/The CW dramas, Marvel, shows where relationships are just used for drama, later seasons of Supernatural, The Walking Dead post-s9,

Streaming Services I Can Access: I'm not based in the US, so the streaming libraries differ, but: Netflix, Disney+, Spotify, hoopla, Prime

Languages I'm Comfortable With: English and anything that offers English subtitles (do not want English dub only). Additionally for reading, German and middle grade French/Japanese

Edited Date: 2020-11-07 03:20 pm (UTC)

From:

bluedreaming

Username: <user name=bluedreaming>
Preferred Genres: science fiction, ergodic literature, urban fantasy (i.e. not high/historical fantasy), slice-of-life/coming-of-age, mystery, philosophical, intrigue, crime/autopsy, magical realism, comedy, poetry, horror themes (provided happy ending). I really like J-dramas (one season) that are focused on plot if you have a source, or really obscure-ish little animes.
DNW Genres: romantic comedy (romance in other genres is fine), angst, melodrama, historical fiction, period fiction, non-fiction/documentary, apocalypse/post-apocalypse
Preferred Media Types: text-based (third-person pov preferred) or video-based, short if visual (i.e. one season)
DNW Media Types: audio-only media (i.e. podcast), graphic novel (manga/manhwa/manhua are okay), video games that don't have at least one playthrough on YouTube (since I don't play, only watch)
General Likes: clever dialogue/banter, visually appealing (colour/composition) or textually appealing (prose style), intricate plot, 2LGBTQIA+ representation (especially aspec), ethnic diversity, friendship, happy ending, three-dimensional female characters, established relationships, queerplatonic relationships, philosophical musings
General DNWs: major character death, angst, explicit sexual content, unhappy ending, grim reality, systemic injustice, prison/justice system, racism, graphic gore, USA-centric view of the world, abuse/corporal punishment/dub-non-con, focus on politics/religion
Fandom Preferences: slash/femslash potential, genfic potential, completely optional but appreciated: prevalence of Blanket Statements (i.e. Transformative Works Policy), openness to podfic in fandom events (if the fandom is big enough to have events. Tiny fandoms/be-the-first fandoms are cool too!)
Requests for Content Warnings: anything that would fit even a bit in an Ao3 Archive Warning (following their definitions). I do not mind spoilers at all (I appreciated all the "tags".)
Examples of Media Enjoyed: Dennou Coil (anime), Check Please!, Studio Ghibli, ACCA-13 (anime), Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak, Hyouka (anime), GOTH (light novel, manga, film), Good Omens, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book), Red, White, and Royal Blue, CLAMP (especially xxxHoLiC), Mars (manga), Diary of June (film), Ergo Proxy (anime), Chihayafuru (anime), the first season of Bakemonogatari, Steins;Gate, KADO: The Right Answer (anime), K (anime), Hozuki's Coolheadedness (anime), Midnight Occult Civil Servants (watched anime partway), The Perfect Insider (anime), Occultic;Nine, Eden of the East (anime), Natsume Yuujinchou (anime but haven't watched all), Mushishi (anime), Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (anime), Control (videogame playthrough), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (videogame playthrough), Wagnaria!! (anime), Durarara (watched anime partway), Another (anime and film), Tatami Galaxy (anime), Inception, Lemony Snicket (books), Blood+/Blood-C (anime), Hunter X Hunter (only watched first seasons), Carry On/Wayward Son, The Rook by Daniel O'Malley, I Want to go Home by Gordon Korman, Cloud Atlas, Lisey's Story/Insomnia by Steven King (only these two), Mind Transfer by Janet Asimov, The Replacement/The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff, Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell, Pushing Daisies, Guardians of the Galaxy 1 & 2, Ouran High School Host Club (anime), Mr. Brain (J-drama), Monsters (J-drama), Bloody Monday (J-drama), I can hear your voice (K-drama), God's Quiz (K-drama), The House of Leaves, The Funeral Procession of K (manga)
Examples of Media to Avoid: Watership Down, Say "I love you" (anime), Shin Sekai Yori (anime), Puella Magi Madoka Magica (anime), Kimi ni Todoke (anime), Madeleine L'Engle, Anne Rice, SAW, The Office, Arrested Development, Anne of Green Gables, 50 Shades of Grey, Boys over Flowers (K-drama)
Examples of Fandoms with Fanworks I like (but I won't/will no longer consume the canon): Harry Potter, Hannibal, Schitt's Creek, MZDS/CQL, The Hobbit/LotR/Tolkien, Supernatural, Teen Wolf, Daiya no Ace, Haikyuu!!, Kuroko no Basuke, Merlin (TV), Sherlock (TV), My Hero Academia, Bungo Stray Dogs, Star Wars, Death Stranding, Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X, The Raven Cycle, Shameless, Stargate Atlantis, X-men, Pern, Hamilton (production), Anita Blake books, Captive Prince, Suits, Dr. Who/Torchwood, The Magicians, The Witcher (video games only, not the show), Kingsman, Rivers of London, The Magnus Archives, Bond, Guardian, Jim Butcher books, Artemis Fowl (books), The Social Network, A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones, Star Trek, Pacific Rim, DC/Smallville/etc., Marvel, All for the Game, Narnia, Stranger Things, IT, Elementary, The Mentalist, Lucifer, Damien, Silicon Valley, Sense8, Fullmetal Alchemist/Brotherhood, The Vorkosigan Saga, Ursula K. Le Guin, Dexter (books and TV)
Streaming Services I Can Access: Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll, Funimation, Viki, Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Premium, Spotify, Apple TV (whatever it's called). I'm happy to straight-out buy stuff too.
Languages I'm Comfortable With: For canon: anything with English subtitles (as a second choice, French, Spanish or German. Dutch/Italian/Portuguese in a very tight pinch.) For fanworks: English
Note: I have a really narrow corridor of canon-likes right now (sorry! it's a strange time!) so I'm totally okay with not receiving any canon-recs BUT I love getting into fanworks while not being familiar with the canon. So please take this as a request for either canons that fit my likes, or fandoms with fanworks (primarily fanfic) that fit my likes. I'm also cool with RPF fandoms.

Edited (I know this is after the fact, but I used the word "blind" in a way that I don't feel I should have, so I'm updating my language.) Date: 2021-02-21 09:15 pm (UTC)

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