Hello, I agree that fandom meta is a large part of what makes the fan culture work. I am in the Sherlock fandom, and there is SO MUCH meta in this fandom that it is amazing. Mostly this has to do with the fact that the show is released three episodes at a time, then there is no new content for 1.5 - three years!!! This gives us lots and lots of time to discuss the few pieces of data that we do have.
Most of the meta is posted on sites like tumblr and live journal and only a few of the more detailed fan theories have made it onto AO3.
I am planning on making an collection of my favorite meta posts sometime soon, because some of these meta are truly exceptional. They go from commentary on the costume and set design, to family background of characters, drug use, medicinal procedures, historical relevance, and even conspiracy theories.
In this meta, the canon shooting of Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock is analyzed from a medical perspective explaining exactly where he was hit. What his likelyhood of surviving would be, and speculating on why he was shot.
3. The Ficthropology Podcast by earis, Lukoni, Measured_Words, Nary In this podcast, they explore academic works on writing and their relevance to fanfic. Here is one that compares modern fandom with the conventional romance reader fandom. Ficthropology Episode 6: Janice Radway - Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1574774)
Meta is magnificent
I agree that fandom meta is a large part of what makes the fan culture work. I am in the Sherlock fandom, and there is SO MUCH meta in this fandom that it is amazing. Mostly this has to do with the fact that the show is released three episodes at a time, then there is no new content for 1.5 - three years!!! This gives us lots and lots of time to discuss the few pieces of data that we do have.
Most of the meta is posted on sites like tumblr and live journal and only a few of the more detailed fan theories have made it onto AO3.
I am planning on making an collection of my favorite meta posts sometime soon, because some of these meta are truly exceptional. They go from commentary on the costume and set design, to family background of characters, drug use, medicinal procedures, historical relevance, and even conspiracy theories.
I'll leave you with a few recs now.
1. We didn’t start the fire, or we didn’t invent Johnlock by welovethebeekeeper
(http://welovethebeekeeper.tumblr.com/post/101663992618/we-didnt-start-the-fire-or-we-didnt-invent)
This meta talks about how the modern slash pairing of Holmes / Watson is based in the canon text, and how there have always been people who have interpreted these two as a couple.
2. Let's play murder by cookieswillcrumble
In this meta, the canon shooting of Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock is analyzed from a medical perspective explaining exactly where he was hit. What his likelyhood of surviving would be, and speculating on why he was shot.
3. The Ficthropology Podcast by earis, Lukoni, Measured_Words, Nary
In this podcast, they explore academic works on writing and their relevance to fanfic. Here is one that compares modern fandom with the conventional romance reader fandom.
Ficthropology Episode 6: Janice Radway - Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1574774)
Have a great read.
Aless