big_damn_fest | Big Damn Fest 2013

What is Big Damn Fest?

Big Damn Fest is a month-long multimedia celebration of all things Jossverse. All characters and pairings, gen, het and slash, are welcome. When you sign up, you claim a day when you want to post, and then an episode that you want to post about on that day. Your contribution can be can be fic, graphics, icons, vids, essays, or pretty much anything as long as it has been created specifically for this fest (so no rec-lists, or reposting old fanworks) and related to the claimed episode. As a result, we will (hopefully) have 31 days of Jossverse goodness.

And by Jossverse, you mean...?

For simplicity's sake, it will only include shows that Joss has created 'from the scratch', meaning Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel the Series, Firefly, Dollhouse, Doctor Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog, and Cabin in the Woods.

(so no The Avengers, sorry - but I think that one gets plenty enough love in fandom already)

Are crossovers OK?

Yes, if they relate to your claimed episode, and the main focus is on the Jossverse side of things.

Do I have to post directly to the community?

No, you can post your creations to wherever you want, and just post a link to the community. Just don't post before your claimed day.

Are there any minimum or maximum requirements for my contribution?

No. You can do anything from a drabble or a small picspam or a handfull of icons, to a novel-length fic or an epic vid. And really, sky is your limit - at

babylon5_love, we've even had people compose songs and create sock patterns.

Why is this fest on Dreamwidth, and not on Livejournal?

The reason is simply Livejournal's recent instability. I know large part of Jossverse fandom is LJ-only, but I don't want people losing their days if Frank the Goat starts varnishing errors again during the fest. Dreamwidth has currently open journal creation, and even if you absolutely do not want to have one, you can still participate by posting wherever you want, and sending me the link, and I will post it to the community for you.

You can also follow the fest on your LJ friendslist by friending

big_damn_fest.

So when does this thing take place?

Sign-ups start: now
Posting starts: March 1st
Posting ends: March 31st
Free-for-all day: April 1st

How do I sign up?

1) Pick an episode you'd like to claim (plus a second choice in case the first one is already taken). Each episode can only be claimed once. Double-episodes such as "Becoming, Part 1 and 2" count as one episode, as do the movies. Since Doctor Horrible deosn't have episodes as such, it can be claimed by three different people, and the contributions don't have to relate to a specific act.

2) Pick your posting date. The more flexible you can be, the easier this will be for me :) Each day can be claimed once per series, so you can't have two Buffy claims on the same day, but you can have one Buffy claim and one Firefly claim. Though I would prefer for people to pick empty dates first, if at all possible, to make it more likely for us to get full 30 days of goodies.

3) Leave a comment to this post, using the following template:

Name:
Preferred episode:
2nd choice episode: (in case the first choice is already taken)
Preferred posting date:
2nd choice posting date: (in case your first choice is already taken)

Both episodes and dates will be given out on first-come, first-served basis.

And if you have to drop-out for any reason, don't worry - just let me know as early as possible, and I'll find someone to cover your day.

List of claimed days and episodes

March

1-

groovekittie ("War Stories"/Firefly)
2-

colls ("Out of Gas"/Firefly)
3-

everythingshiny ("The Wish"/BtVS)
4-

passionfruit_kisses ("Something Blue"/BtVS)
5-

naushika ("Waiting in the Wings"/AtS")
6-

kaymickbee ("The Yoko Factor"/BtVS)
7-

raktajinos ("Checkpoint"/BtVS)
8-

glinda ("The Message"/Firefly)
9-

caitriona_3 ("Hush"/BtVS)
10-

aryas_zehral ("Band Candy"/BtVS)
11-

executrix ("Safe"/Firefly)
12-

bruttimabuoni ("Touched"/BtVS)
13-

red_satin_doll ("Ted"/BtVS)
14-

medusa ("Jaynestown"/Firefly)
15-

aaronlisa ("Epitaph One"/Dollhouse)
16-

entwashian (Cabin in the Woods)
17-

green ("Restless"/BtVS)
18-

aaronlisa ("Epitaph Two"/Dollhouse)
19-

ladyofleithian (Serenity/Firefly)
20-

passionfruit_kisses ("Life Serial"/BtVS)
21-

sperrywink ("The Ghost"/Dollhouse)
22-

tezzkatt ("Fool for Love"/BtVS)
23-

craterdweller ("Grave"/BtVS)
24-

sucksucksmile ("A Hole in the World"/"Shells"/AtS)
25-

everythingshiny ("Fredless"/AtS)
26-

xenaclone ("Train Job"/Firefly)/

amaresu ("Once More with Feeling"/BtVS)
27-

lycomingst ("Somnambulist"/AtS)
28-

snowpuppies ("Who Are You?"/BtVS)/

karmageddon ("Trash"/Firefly)
29-

tiny_white_hats ("Phases"/BtVS)
30-

hickumu ("Becoming"/BtVS)
31-

sperrywink ("The Hollow Men"/Dollhouse)

April
1- Free-for-all

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to ask them here, or in the contact the mod post.

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sucksucksmile

Name: sucksucksmile
Preferred episode: Angel - A Hole in the World (5x15)
2nd choice episode: Angel - Salvage (4x13)
Preferred posting date: March 24
2nd choice posting date: March 18

Will A Hole in the World count as a two parter with Shells? (Yes please)

ruuger

Weeell, they do have separate plots, in a way, instead of being just one whole, but I don't think anyone will mind if I use my modly privileges and just give you both :) So "A Hole in the World"/"Shells" and March 24th are yours.

passionfruit_kisses

Name:

passionfruit_kisses
Preferred episode: BtVS 6x04 - "Life Serial"
2nd choice episode: BtVS 4x09 - "Something Blue"
Preferred posting date: 20th
2nd choice posting date: 21st

Edited to fix html.

Edited Date: 2013-02-10 01:28 am (UTC)

Thanks for signing up! "Life Serial" and 20th are yours.

Wonderful, thank you :)

amaresu

Name: amaresu
Preferred episode: Buffy: Once More With Feeling
2nd choice episode: Firefly: Objects in Space
Preferred posting date: March 25th
2nd choice posting date: March 26th

Thanks for signing up! "Once More with Feeling" is yours, and since there was already a BtVS claim on your first choice, I've marked you down for the 26th.

Thank you!

sperrywink

Name: Sperrywink
Preferred episode: Dollhouse- Ghost
2nd choice episode: N/A
Preferred posting date: March 21st
2nd choice posting date: March 30th

"Ghost" and 21st are yours :)

everythingshiny

Name: tash
Preferred episode: ats: Fredless
2nd choice episode: ats: Five by Five
Preferred posting date: 25th
2nd choice posting date: any day is actually fine, i just wanted some time between my first claim on the 3rd :D

"Fredless" and 25th are yours :)

passionfruit_kisses (Second claim)
Preferred episode: BtVS 4x09 - "Something Blue"
2nd choice episode: BtVS 4x05 - "Beer Bad"
Preferred posting date: 4th
2nd choice posting date: 6th

"Something Blue" and 4th are yours :)

Thanks :)

red_satin_doll

Name: Janice
Preferred episode: BtVS/Ted
2nd choice: BtVS/Him
Preferred posting date: March 13
2nd choice posting date: March 18

Thanks for signing up, "Ted" and 13th are yours :)

Thanks! (The piece I do will probably be rather serious as opposed to lighthearted, so I hope that's ok.)

aaronlisa

Name: Aaronlisa
Preferred episode: Dollhouse - Epitaph Two The Return)
2nd choice episode: BtVS - Welcome to the Hellnouth
Preferred posting date: March 18
2nd choice posting date: March 12

"Epitaph Two" and 18th are yours!

Thanks

bruttimabuoni

Hi, I'll take an empty date

Name: Brutti ma buoni
Preferred episode: BtVS/Touched
2nd choice episode: BtVS/The Zeppo
Preferred posting date: March 12
2nd choice posting date: March 6 [eek, close!]

Edited Date: 2013-02-25 10:02 pm (UTC)

Thanks for signing up! "Touched" and 12th are yours.

kaymickbee

If there is an open space left, I will take 1st) BtVS/The Yoko Factor or 2nd) BTVS/Family

Thanks for signing up! "Yoko Factor" is yours, and I've given you the last empty day, March 6th.

(if that's too soon, feel free to pick any day that doesn't already have a BtVS claim on it)

Big Damn Fest 2013