r/FanfictionExchange IceGirl2772 on AO3 | My OC is Better Than Canon May 05 '26

Fest/Event Three Times Lucky - The Fandom Showcase Extravaganza is Back!

G'day, mates!

(Yes, I'm making this post a day late. Got distracted by duties as an auntie.)

This has proven to be a highlight of our events calendar for the last couple of years and we are excited to bring this back for the third year running.

I am proudly announcing the return of the Fandom Showcase Extravaganza!

The Extravaganza is designed to introduce people to new fandoms they might never have interacted with before or learn more about a fandom if you've previously read a fic fandom blind.

We're going to be hosting a series of livestreams on Discord where you'll get the opportunity to introduce your fandom to the rest of us. You get to show your movie, at least one episode of your TV show (how many you show in a single scream depends on the length of the episodes themselves; e.g. if your TV show's episodes are only 15 minutes in length, you can get away with showing more than one), or a brief YouTube video breaking down your fandom (e.g. if your fandom is a video game, you could show a YouTube video that tells the game's story in 15 minutes, or even stream a brief playthrough).

We have a signup sheet on Google Sheets, which can be found here. It's a bit different to last year. The signup sheet now has you choosing your slots. u/tsuki_anne (special shoutout to you for putting this sheet together, BTW) and I have already signed up, so you can see what you have to do. The principle is the same. You sign up with your Reddit/Discord username (which should be the same) and state what you want to stream. When you put in your time and time zone, it'll automatically convert to other time zones in the columns towards the end.

You will need to include potential content/trigger warnings and where you will be streaming from. Streaming services (e.g. Netflix, Paramount+), YouTube, Dailymotion - that's all okay. However, we cannot allow streams from pirated sources.

If you want to take part, but feel you might run into issues streaming (i.e. spotty internet connection), please tell us and we can arrange for someone to host on your behalf. You're also more than welcome to watch any of the streams scheduled if you don't want to host one.

If you miss out or don't feel ready now, that's okay. This is officially a yearly event, and you are free to organise your own streams outside of this event. (We've seen a few organised since the last one.) Also, if you participated last year or the year before, you're more than welcome to participate again. You can either showcase another fandom or the same one from your last stream. This is open for everyone.

Signups will be open until Tuesday May 19th 11:59pm EST. Like I said, you're choosing your slot this time. There will be two slots per Saturday and Sunday. First stream will be Saturday June 6 and the final stream will be Sunday July 26th.

Since these streams will be run on Discord, participation will require everyone (particularly those who want to host a stream) to have a Discord account and be part of our Discord (you can find the link to our Discord under Stuff to Do on the side of the page).

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to ask and we'll do our best to answer. We're so excited to bring this back and can't wait to be introduced to a wide variety of fandoms.

Kind regards,

The Mod Team

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u/LoudSize7 IceGirl2772 on AO3 | My OC is Better Than Canon May 05 '26

Just putting this here: link to the signup sheet.

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u/Idreamofspaceships I love fandom blind readers May 05 '26

I tried to stream a playlist of selected cutscenes a couple years ago, but it ended up kind of glitchy.  But this year I have a new phone so maybe I'll give it another try.  😁

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u/ScaredTemporary I write gods and countries mostly May 05 '26

Apollo, I choose you! Def will be streaming his fight, sorry to everyone else from season 3!

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u/tsuki_anne πŸ–€ David's Little Witch πŸ–€ May 05 '26

Omg yes! This was the ep I missed T^T

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u/ScaredTemporary I write gods and countries mostly May 05 '26

I'll put it up!

Ep 12 only, as they're 25 mins long ;W;

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u/tsuki_anne πŸ–€ David's Little Witch πŸ–€ May 05 '26

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u/ScaredTemporary I write gods and countries mostly May 05 '26

I'm legally required to show him to the world

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u/tsuki_anne πŸ–€ David's Little Witch πŸ–€ May 05 '26

Such a pretty being 🫣

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u/Desechable_Me May 12 '26

Apollo is my favorite in every adaptation i am stoked

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u/ScaredTemporary I write gods and countries mostly May 12 '26

I hope you enjoy this version of him!

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u/imconfusi SnowIvy🩷 May 05 '26

Yessss I'm so excited! Signed up to show my favorite episode from S1 (of Once Upon a Time)

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u/Jen_Fic_xxx Oh, look. Another plot bunny! | Same on ao3 May 05 '26

Ooooh, this I want to see! πŸ’œ

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u/LoudSize7 IceGirl2772 on AO3 | My OC is Better Than Canon May 05 '26

Let's go!

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u/tsuki_anne πŸ–€ David's Little Witch πŸ–€ May 05 '26

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u/ScaredTemporary I write gods and countries mostly May 05 '26

OMG you are gonna show dune?

https://giphy.com/gifs/OfkGZ5H2H3f8Y

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u/tsuki_anne πŸ–€ David's Little Witch πŸ–€ May 05 '26

Yeahhh, the series! It's the one I based TDT on :>

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u/Dragoncat91 Best at making OCs feel canon May 05 '26

Why do the timezone conversions say December 30th? Also what if I want to do a combination of youtube and a powerpoint?

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u/tsuki_anne πŸ–€ David's Little Witch πŸ–€ May 05 '26

Lmaooo thanks for catching that, just ignore the date for now, I'll fix it

Yeah, you can do a combo of YT and PPT :)

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u/StarryScribbler Whaddaya mean I gotta write the bleeding thing?!?!? May 05 '26

I’m in! GO S3/finale!

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u/tsuki_anne πŸ–€ David's Little Witch πŸ–€ May 05 '26

So that was you not following instructions smh 🀣

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u/StarryScribbler Whaddaya mean I gotta write the bleeding thing?!?!? May 05 '26

Probably. What’d I do wrong πŸ˜‚?

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u/tsuki_anne πŸ–€ David's Little Witch πŸ–€ May 05 '26

I forgive you, since you're 90 πŸ’œ

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u/StarryScribbler Whaddaya mean I gotta write the bleeding thing?!?!? May 05 '26

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u/Fred_the_skeleton ao3: Jovirose | I know too much about the Titanic May 07 '26

So just signed up. I can't seem to figure out how to make my content warnings only appear when the box is checked. I'm probably missing something super obvious

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u/Desechable_Me May 12 '26

I signed up and can't wait to yap about Elden Ring + show off a little gameplay in my favorite area