Fandom Snowflake Challenge: Top Ten
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rogueslayer452Challenge #06: Top 10 Challenge. The category(ies) you choose are up to you.
Top 10 Favorite OTPs
I have many favorite pairings, and many OTPs across many fandoms I've been in. With this list, in no particular order, I wanted to put the OTP pairings that I constantly think about and go back to. Whether newer or older, whether they have tons of fanworks made for them or not, these are the OTPs that have, and always will, stick with me and that I will always love. And keep in mind, this isn't all of them. I even did a double OTP for one fandom because I couldn't choose between the two pairings.
01. Faith/Buffy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
02. Harry/Draco (Harry Potter)
03. Six/Gaius (Battlestar Galactica)
04. Xue Yang/Xiao Xingchen (MDZS / The Untamed) (+ Lan Xichen/Jiang Cheng)
05. Dean/Castiel (Supernatural)
06. Thorin/Bilbo (The Hobbit)
07. Chris/Cathy (Flowers In The Attic / The Dollanganger Series by V.C. Andrews)
08. Luo Fei/Huo Wensi (Detective L)
09. Justin/Alex (Wizards of Waverly Place)
10. Zack/Max (Dark Angel)
Top 10 Favorite Underrated/Lesser Known Or Talked About Pieces Of Media
As the title suggests, these are pieces of media that I love and yet don't see a lot of in the fannish spaces that I frequent, and I wanted to give them some love and, hopefully, either find fans of these things to talk about them or let others discover something new.
01. The Tribe (1999, New Zealand) (all ending theme music with visuals)
A teen drama set in a post-apocalyptic world where a pandemic of an unknown virus killed all the adults and the series centers mainly around the teenagers and kids who have to navigate the world themselves by joining in social groups, or "tribes". I discovered this show randomly years ago through reruns when I was flipping through channels on the television and it instantly caught my attention. Despite its bleak world setting, the show itself is quite vibrant especially the clothing and face makeup that is very individualized to each character, and it features a nice balance of typical issues young people face along with more difficult subject matters.
02. The Others (2000, American) (the series promo) (the opening credits)
No, not the horror movie with Nicole Kidman. This shortly lived show (cancelled after one season) was about a group of individuals who possess psychic abilities who come together in a group, called The Others, to share their experiences and even help each other out, with a gradual reveal of something darker following them. I was intrigued by a lot of these kinds of paranormal-based shows that were coming out that time, and The Others was right up my alley. Unfortunately, because it only lasted one season, I barely hear anyone talking about it which is a shame.
03. Ocean Girl (1994, Australia) (the opening credits)
I've talked about this show plenty of times on my journal, but why not do so again? This is an Australian family scifi show about a girl named Neri who lives alone on a deserted island, and is discovered and befriended by two boys, Jason and Brett, who live with their mother at an underwater research facility. The show focuses not only on the mysterious nature of Neri and her abnormal abilities (swimming in the ocean for prolonged periods of time, can hold her breath for a long time, her psychic link with a humpback whale who is her dearest friend), but also is quite heavily focused on environmental protection, especially of marine wildlife. The show has four seasons, and is a huge contributor to my interest in nature conservation (which was a huge thing when I was a kid, from the concept of "reduce, reuse, recycle" to "save the rainforests"). The creator of Ocean Girl also created H20: Just Add Water which is a bit more known among fannish spaces, and yet oddly not this one.
04. Cloak & Dagger / Runaways (2017-2018, American)
Both are Marvel shows, not MCU-based. Cloak & Dagger (the season one trailer) tells the story of Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson, both unknowingly met as kids when they were both survivors of an accident that caused them to develop powers which aren't activated until they meet later as teenagers. The show focuses on their personal struggles as they attempt to understand their powers as well as their connection to each other as the "divine pairing". The show also delves deeper into Louisiana, New Orleans voodoo belief system and practice which is connected with the characters and the plot, as well focusing on heavier topics such as racial profiling, police brutality, and human sex trafficking.
Runaways (the season one trailer) tells the story of a teenage group of friends who discover that their parents are criminals committing horrific acts under the guise of their organization for unknown nefarious reasons, and alongside that the teens are also discovering their own special abilities. The first season is a slow-burn of this discovery and ends with them running away, and being on the run for the majority of the three seasons.
I put these two shows together because they did have a crossover episode in the third season of Runaways, a special treat as Cloak & Dagger was cancelled after two seasons.
05. Fearless by Francine Pascal
Gaia Moore was born without the fear gene, and throughout this book series is the trials and tribulations of her going through high school, her friendships, relationships, and familial issues, as details of why she is fearless start to unravel. Most will known Francine Pascal for her Sweet Valley High books, however this book series is the one that I know the most of the author. I was obsessed with them as they were coming out. I adored Gaia, and the earlier editions of the books had a unique stylistic choice of print where certain words or phrases would be stylized differently which I thought was really cool.
06. Everworld by K.A. Applegate
A fantasy book series about a group of teenagers who find themselves in an alternative fantasy world, and as they alternate between living their normal lives and being in this fantasy world they must learn to navigate how to survive the obstacles put upon them as they interact with a lot of mythological beings including various gods and fantastical beings. Unlike K.A. Applegate's more known series, Animorphs, Everworld only has twelve books.
07. Animorphs (1998, Canadian) (show trailer) (the opening credits)
Speaking of K.A. Applegate, this short-lived show that aired on Nickelodeon was an adaptation of the Animorphs books. Although many have since criticized the show for being an unfaithful adaptation and even mocking the low-budget special effects, I still love this show. I was obsessed with it when it first aired. The low-budget quality and sparse use of animatronic puppets for the Andalites and other aliens is honestly part of its charm. While not the best adaptation of the books, it's still a good show and one that I'll always defend. Plus, the intro song still goes hard.
08. Popular (1999, American) (season one trailer) (opening credits)
Before Ryan Murphy was known for things like Glee and American Horror Story, he made Popular, a short-lived teen comedy-drama show on the WB. Lasting only two seasons, it focused on a group of teens, centering mainly around the characters of Sam McPherson and Brooke McQueen who are quite different from each other and are on oppose sides of the social group spectrum but their parents are set to be engaged. The show mixed teen drama with wacky concepts, going into serious topics but also balancing it out with comedic moments and zany characters (ex: Mary Cherry, the hilarious over-the-top character you'll ever meet). It's very of the late 90s/early 00s in style and topics, and I truly believe this is one of Ryan Murphy's best works.
09. Wonderfalls (2004, American) (show trailer) (the opening credits)
This short-lived fantasy comedy drama from Bryan Fuller centers around Jaye Tyler, our underachieving sarcastic protagonist who starts having inanimate objects speaking to her giving her vague and cryptic instructions, resulting in certain tasks that she must endure, no matter how ridiculous or embarrassing, for a happier more positive outcome. It's like if Joan of Arcadia was set in the world of Pushing Daises. The show sadly was cancelled and taken off the air mid-season, I had to wait for the DVDs to be released to watch the remaining episodes.
10. Witchblade (2001, American) (the trailer) (the opening credits)
A show based on the superhero comic book series of the same name from Top Cow Productions, first starting off as a made-for-television movie in 2000 which was then greenlit for the television series in 2001. It centers around homicide detective Sara Pezzini who encounters a mysterious artifact during a case, a sentient gauntlet, called the Witchblade, that transforms into a weapon when wielded by its wearer, which only the Witchblade can choose who wears and wields it. While solving cases, Sara tries to understand her connection with the sentiment weapon while evading those who are hunting down the artifact for nefarious purposes. Although it had a television movie and two seasons, it was cancelled abruptly after the second season, something I'm still sad about to this day.
This got way longer than I had intended. I tried to be concise with the second category but, y'know, when you're a fan of something you want to be thorough.
Top 10 Favorite OTPs
I have many favorite pairings, and many OTPs across many fandoms I've been in. With this list, in no particular order, I wanted to put the OTP pairings that I constantly think about and go back to. Whether newer or older, whether they have tons of fanworks made for them or not, these are the OTPs that have, and always will, stick with me and that I will always love. And keep in mind, this isn't all of them. I even did a double OTP for one fandom because I couldn't choose between the two pairings.
01. Faith/Buffy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
02. Harry/Draco (Harry Potter)
03. Six/Gaius (Battlestar Galactica)
04. Xue Yang/Xiao Xingchen (MDZS / The Untamed) (+ Lan Xichen/Jiang Cheng)
05. Dean/Castiel (Supernatural)
06. Thorin/Bilbo (The Hobbit)
07. Chris/Cathy (Flowers In The Attic / The Dollanganger Series by V.C. Andrews)
08. Luo Fei/Huo Wensi (Detective L)
09. Justin/Alex (Wizards of Waverly Place)
10. Zack/Max (Dark Angel)
Top 10 Favorite Underrated/Lesser Known Or Talked About Pieces Of Media
As the title suggests, these are pieces of media that I love and yet don't see a lot of in the fannish spaces that I frequent, and I wanted to give them some love and, hopefully, either find fans of these things to talk about them or let others discover something new.
01. The Tribe (1999, New Zealand) (all ending theme music with visuals)
A teen drama set in a post-apocalyptic world where a pandemic of an unknown virus killed all the adults and the series centers mainly around the teenagers and kids who have to navigate the world themselves by joining in social groups, or "tribes". I discovered this show randomly years ago through reruns when I was flipping through channels on the television and it instantly caught my attention. Despite its bleak world setting, the show itself is quite vibrant especially the clothing and face makeup that is very individualized to each character, and it features a nice balance of typical issues young people face along with more difficult subject matters.
02. The Others (2000, American) (the series promo) (the opening credits)
No, not the horror movie with Nicole Kidman. This shortly lived show (cancelled after one season) was about a group of individuals who possess psychic abilities who come together in a group, called The Others, to share their experiences and even help each other out, with a gradual reveal of something darker following them. I was intrigued by a lot of these kinds of paranormal-based shows that were coming out that time, and The Others was right up my alley. Unfortunately, because it only lasted one season, I barely hear anyone talking about it which is a shame.
03. Ocean Girl (1994, Australia) (the opening credits)
I've talked about this show plenty of times on my journal, but why not do so again? This is an Australian family scifi show about a girl named Neri who lives alone on a deserted island, and is discovered and befriended by two boys, Jason and Brett, who live with their mother at an underwater research facility. The show focuses not only on the mysterious nature of Neri and her abnormal abilities (swimming in the ocean for prolonged periods of time, can hold her breath for a long time, her psychic link with a humpback whale who is her dearest friend), but also is quite heavily focused on environmental protection, especially of marine wildlife. The show has four seasons, and is a huge contributor to my interest in nature conservation (which was a huge thing when I was a kid, from the concept of "reduce, reuse, recycle" to "save the rainforests"). The creator of Ocean Girl also created H20: Just Add Water which is a bit more known among fannish spaces, and yet oddly not this one.
04. Cloak & Dagger / Runaways (2017-2018, American)
Both are Marvel shows, not MCU-based. Cloak & Dagger (the season one trailer) tells the story of Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson, both unknowingly met as kids when they were both survivors of an accident that caused them to develop powers which aren't activated until they meet later as teenagers. The show focuses on their personal struggles as they attempt to understand their powers as well as their connection to each other as the "divine pairing". The show also delves deeper into Louisiana, New Orleans voodoo belief system and practice which is connected with the characters and the plot, as well focusing on heavier topics such as racial profiling, police brutality, and human sex trafficking.
Runaways (the season one trailer) tells the story of a teenage group of friends who discover that their parents are criminals committing horrific acts under the guise of their organization for unknown nefarious reasons, and alongside that the teens are also discovering their own special abilities. The first season is a slow-burn of this discovery and ends with them running away, and being on the run for the majority of the three seasons.
I put these two shows together because they did have a crossover episode in the third season of Runaways, a special treat as Cloak & Dagger was cancelled after two seasons.
05. Fearless by Francine Pascal
Gaia Moore was born without the fear gene, and throughout this book series is the trials and tribulations of her going through high school, her friendships, relationships, and familial issues, as details of why she is fearless start to unravel. Most will known Francine Pascal for her Sweet Valley High books, however this book series is the one that I know the most of the author. I was obsessed with them as they were coming out. I adored Gaia, and the earlier editions of the books had a unique stylistic choice of print where certain words or phrases would be stylized differently which I thought was really cool.
06. Everworld by K.A. Applegate
A fantasy book series about a group of teenagers who find themselves in an alternative fantasy world, and as they alternate between living their normal lives and being in this fantasy world they must learn to navigate how to survive the obstacles put upon them as they interact with a lot of mythological beings including various gods and fantastical beings. Unlike K.A. Applegate's more known series, Animorphs, Everworld only has twelve books.
07. Animorphs (1998, Canadian) (show trailer) (the opening credits)
Speaking of K.A. Applegate, this short-lived show that aired on Nickelodeon was an adaptation of the Animorphs books. Although many have since criticized the show for being an unfaithful adaptation and even mocking the low-budget special effects, I still love this show. I was obsessed with it when it first aired. The low-budget quality and sparse use of animatronic puppets for the Andalites and other aliens is honestly part of its charm. While not the best adaptation of the books, it's still a good show and one that I'll always defend. Plus, the intro song still goes hard.
08. Popular (1999, American) (season one trailer) (opening credits)
Before Ryan Murphy was known for things like Glee and American Horror Story, he made Popular, a short-lived teen comedy-drama show on the WB. Lasting only two seasons, it focused on a group of teens, centering mainly around the characters of Sam McPherson and Brooke McQueen who are quite different from each other and are on oppose sides of the social group spectrum but their parents are set to be engaged. The show mixed teen drama with wacky concepts, going into serious topics but also balancing it out with comedic moments and zany characters (ex: Mary Cherry, the hilarious over-the-top character you'll ever meet). It's very of the late 90s/early 00s in style and topics, and I truly believe this is one of Ryan Murphy's best works.
09. Wonderfalls (2004, American) (show trailer) (the opening credits)
This short-lived fantasy comedy drama from Bryan Fuller centers around Jaye Tyler, our underachieving sarcastic protagonist who starts having inanimate objects speaking to her giving her vague and cryptic instructions, resulting in certain tasks that she must endure, no matter how ridiculous or embarrassing, for a happier more positive outcome. It's like if Joan of Arcadia was set in the world of Pushing Daises. The show sadly was cancelled and taken off the air mid-season, I had to wait for the DVDs to be released to watch the remaining episodes.
10. Witchblade (2001, American) (the trailer) (the opening credits)
A show based on the superhero comic book series of the same name from Top Cow Productions, first starting off as a made-for-television movie in 2000 which was then greenlit for the television series in 2001. It centers around homicide detective Sara Pezzini who encounters a mysterious artifact during a case, a sentient gauntlet, called the Witchblade, that transforms into a weapon when wielded by its wearer, which only the Witchblade can choose who wears and wields it. While solving cases, Sara tries to understand her connection with the sentiment weapon while evading those who are hunting down the artifact for nefarious purposes. Although it had a television movie and two seasons, it was cancelled abruptly after the second season, something I'm still sad about to this day.
This got way longer than I had intended. I tried to be concise with the second category but, y'know, when you're a fan of something you want to be thorough.
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Date: 2026-02-12 04:15 pm (UTC)I remember The Tribe. I always wondered how and why in this setting they'd still devote so much time and energy to looking fab. XD But yes, I enjoyed the show back then. Haven't thought about it in quite a while.