2021 Fandom In Review

[smallhobbit]

A couple of my flist have done this (sixbeforelunch and kingstoken ) so I thought I'd have a go.

1. Your main fandom this year?
It has to be ACD Sherlock Holmes, yet again

2. Your favorite film watched this year?
Since I don't watch films particularly, I'm going for the three musicals/dance performances I've seen live this year: Singing in the Rain; The Midnight Bell (Sir Matthew Bourne) and White Christmas

3. Your favorite book read this year?
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain.  Albert, a postman about to retire, has spent his whole life not admitting that his gay.  He finally comes out and sets out the boyfriend he had as a teenager.  Highly recommended.

4. Your favorite TV show of the year?
Call the Midwife

5. Your best new fandom discovery of the year?
The Midnight Bell.  I may well be in a fandom of one, but there are so many possibilities with the characters.

6. Your biggest fandom disappointment?
Lack of theatre

7. Your TV boyfriend of the year?
Lucas North (Spooks - MI5)

8. Your TV girlfriend of the year?
Miss Marple

9. Your biggest squee moment of the year?
Being back watching live theatre

10. The most missed of your old fandoms?
Lewis.  The actor who plays Hathaway is such a moron that he's tainted the stories for many.

11. The fandom you haven't tried yet, but want to?
No idea

Comments

[kingstoken]

My mom loves Call the Midwife, it's one of current faves.

[smallhobbit]

I'm delighted to hear that :)

[ruric]

I've missed theatre so much too!

I ventured out to The Midnight Bell in Dartford and was rather miffed to see how many people ignored the request to mask-up whilst coughing up a lung or two.

Thoroughly put me off venturing out theatre-wise for the rest of the year. :o(

Currently booking things for February in the hope they will happen...

[smallhobbit]

We masked at The Midnight Bell, which we saw at Cheltenham in September, except while eating our ice cream in the interval. White Christmas was a midweek matinée and we had no-one sitting near us, so we decided it was safe not to mask.

We're due to see The Nutcracker at Sadler's Wells at the end of this month, but I'm not convinced it will go ahead :(

[ruric]

We're in for the Nutcracker too - but not until 28 January. I'm hopeful but not confident that will happen either :o(

[corvidology]

With you, I know #11 is wide open as you take multifandom to a new level and always have so much fun with it! :D

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - that's a lovely compliment. I shall wait and see what grabs me next!

[debriswoman]

Interesting responses…and yes…live theatre:-)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. Has to be the best thing!