Brainstorming

[galfridian]

Nominations will run from July 2 through July 15. As a reminder, here's how nominations work and how they affect signups:

• You may nominate up to 8 fandoms. At least for this year, we do not plan to change this maximum, since we've dropped the 2+ nominations requirement.


• If a fandom you nominated has been rejected, it's likely because that fandom was nominated with a slightly different title. (More likely to happen with newer fandoms without canonical tags on AO3.) If you feel a fandom has been rejected in error, please let us know.


• Signups require a minimum of 3 requests with a maximum of 10. For each one, you must request at least 2 fandoms and up to 10.


• Signups require a minimum of 3 offers with a maximum of 10. For each one, you must offer at least 2 fandoms and up to 10.

When nominations begin, we will post more detailed instructions about how to nominate on AO3. (You can also review the FAQ.)

To pass the time until nominations: brainstorming post! Previously, participants used brainstorming posts to plan their nominations around the 2+ nominations requirement. But as of this year, that requirement no longer applies.

So instead, you can use this post to discuss which fandoms you plan to nominate, to share your ideas for crossovers, or to get suggestions for crossovers from other participants. You can also promote fandoms here, if you'd like.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Any chance that requests could upped to 10?

[(Anonymous)]

+1

I have never seen exchange feedback that said "there were too many requests, that was a problem."

Plus, if some people are putting only 2 fandoms in a request, it might be good to give them a way to request more things and be more matchable.

[galfridian]

Sure. I'll edit that here and it'll show up in the FAQ later.

[klutzygirl]

I'm definitely going to request Chuck and White Collar because LOL, I need more fic where Bryce is undercover as Neal and Peter somehow discovers the truth.

[shuufleur93]

Omg, yes. I wanted to write something like that but I never found the motivation (then I finished both shows). I'd love to read it though.

EDIT: oh btw, do want to nominate them? I was planning to, but you can do it!

[morbane]

I will probably think of a tonne more and switch these around a lot, but, to start:

Some high priorities for me:
Black Jewels
Dragonriders of Pern
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Pokemon

Might nominate
Narnia
Kingsman
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Hunger Games

Hope get nominated (either by me or someone else)
Greek & Roman Mythology
Fairy Tales
Harry Potter
Marvel Cinematic Universe

Vaguely interested in
Tomorrowland
Labyrinth
The Good Place
Kung Fu Panda (Movies)
Push
The Neverending Story - Michael Ende
Person of Interest

[galfridian]

Definitely going to nominate The Good Place. Lisa and I were just talking about how spectacular a Selfie/Good Place crossover would be.

[weasleytook]

Push is one of my perennial fandoms, so I'll definitely be nominating it... even if I have yet to figure out what I want it crossed with this year.

[heeroluva]

I'll definitely be nominating
The Witcher
Dragon Age
Mass Effect Trilogy

Things I might nominate
Warcraft
World of Warcraft
The Martian
Leverage
Naruto
Mass Effect Andromeda
MCU

[galfridian]

+1 to DA and ME, always.

[theladyscribe]

I will definitely be nominating:
- James Bond Movies
- Batman (Nolanverse)
- Where In the World Is Carmen Sandiego

I might nominate:
- Veronica Mars
- Alias
- Chuck

Mostly I am just excited about (hopefully) getting more people to write my Bruce Wayne/James Bond crackship!

[aurilly]

Alias!! (Commenter just below who forgot to sign in before)

[(Anonymous)]

I'm that person who requests Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse in every exchange. This will be no exception. And I'm wondering if anyone else has read David Blaize by E.F. Benson? I'm thinking either of these Edwardian English boarding school fandoms could be crossed with each other or with other early 20th century fandoms (ex. Narnia, MCU). Or to see characters from these books visit other worlds, such as Westeros!

I have a thing for magical islands with time-teleporting wormholes, so I'll also be nominating Atlantis (TV) and Lost. Anyone from any fandom could get to these places and hang out with the lovely Jason, Pythagoras, Hercules and Icarus!

I'll also be nominating MCU, Chronicles of Narnia, and Game of Thrones (TV), which should be more matchable than the longer shot fandoms above.

[morbane]

I'm trying to imagine David Blaize / MCU and my brain is breaking a little. :D

[weasleytook]

As mentioned above, I always nominate Push, so that's one.

Also for certain nominating:

National Treasure
iZombie
The X-Files

ALSO: WHERE MY WONDER WOMAN FANS AT? It is DEFINITELY getting nominated, whether I have to do it or not.

[(Anonymous)]

And I am that person who has been prompting Denny Crane meets the Klingons (probably via the usual TOS transporter malfunction) for years. Also, Castle on SGA Atlantis, with the gene and his usual inability to resist touching things.

There are other things I want, too. Just have to figure out which ones to request.

[teaotter]

Definite:

- Killjoys
- Riverdale
- Steven Universe
- Hamilton

Possible:

- Dark Matter
- Emerald City
- Timeless
- Empire
- The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

[(Anonymous)]

Definitely: Selfie and The Good Place, because I want that crossover a lot.

Probably also: Dragon Age and Mass Effect.

Also considering: the Power Rangers reboot movie.

And obviously hoping Wonder Woman gets nominated.

[galfridian]

Oops. This was me. Thought I was logged in on mobile.

[shuufleur93]

Oh, oh.
For fandoms I'll probably nominate:
- White Collar, to cross it with Suits (I imagined a crossover where Neal is Harvey's brother before we saw his brother on the show).
- Suits, then.
- Chuck (for the White Collar/Chuck xover)
- MCU (including Netflix Shows)
- Person of Interest (If I have any say)
- and well, Supernatural (which I crossover with almost anything)

Fandoms I might nominate (though I have no idea of the crossover):
- Hawaii Five-0 (remake)
- Wynonna Earp
- Kingsman

Oh, I also had the idea (once) of a Doctor Who/Merlin (sorta coda to the Midnight episode in DW) crossover.

Anyway.

[morbane]

I will happily nominate 1 of Person of Interest and Kingsman - if you'd like to delegate one of those to me?

[elwinfortuna]

I have recently discovered a desperate need for Walter Blythe/Steve Trevor, so I'll be nominating Anne of Green Gables (books). And of course I'll be nomming Silmarillion, LOTR, The Hobbit, and maybe some of Tolkien's other work as well.

[(Anonymous)]

That sounds...really doable.

*stares at it a little longer, hypnotised by the possibilities*

Holy shit. REALLY DOABLE.

[maidenjedi]

My permanent head canon is that Agents Mike Casper and Phil Could in are in fact the same person, so I am nominating The West Wing and Agents of SHIELD. There are many other opportunities between them, too, so....

Toying with Once Upon a Time, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, and various Austen canon. Stephen King's IT, The X-Files.

[bring_me_sugar]

Going to be nominating Psych, Parks and Rec and Brooklyn Nine Nine - which I think would all mash up well!

[fleurlb]

Plan to nominate: Riverdale, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Orange is the New Black, Sons of Anarchy, Friday Night Lights

Would like to see nominated and might nominate: Stranger Things, Leverage, The Leftovers

Would be happy to write: Star Wars, Supernatural, Parks and Recreation

[morbane]

Yay, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend!

[pameluke]

Definitely nominating:
Shadowhunters (TV)
Kate Daniels series - Ilona Andrews (I want a Kate Daniels fusion for every fandom I've ever loved, the magic system is just so awesome.)
Hidden Legacy series - Ilona Andrews

Possibly nominating:
White Fang (the movie)
Silverado (1986)

For the crossover I've always wanted of Wheedon Scott meeting Jake in the Klondike gold rush and then they kiss in the snowy wilderness.

[laurenthemself]

Black Jewels - Anne Bishop
Labyrinth (movie)
Neverending Story - Michael Ende
Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
The Wizard of Oz (movie)
Stranger Things

I'm going for things that already have liminal spaces within them.

[morbane]

It looks like we overlap on:

Black Jewels - Anne Bishop
Labyrinth (movie)
Neverending Story - Michael Ende

and I also see someone else has nominated Chronicles of Narnia.

(I think most people are putting their confirmed nominations on the nominations page?)

Did you want to switch anything up, or did you have any suggestions for me to use my apparently-free slots for?

I'm very happy you're nominating the book rather than the movie for Neverending Story :D

[chase_acow]

I'm not 100% sure I'll be playing, or if there will be anyone willing to write any of these monsters, but here's what I nominated:

?! Zorro (TV 1990)
?! Political Animals
?! Saving Grace (TV)
?! Krampus (2015)
?! Farscape
?! Mercy Thompson Series - Patricia Briggs
?! Batman: Arkham (Video Games)
?! Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

[mahmfic]

Nominated:

- Firefly
- Star Wars - all media types
- Doctor Who (just the Doctor Who tag. Not something like Doctor Who (2015) or Doctor Who (1963))
- Harry Potter by JK Rowling
- Loveless
- X-Men - all media types
- Rick and Morty
- Pacific Rim - movies

If someone else nominated any of these please let me know so I can nominate something else. Thank you.

[(Anonymous)]

I think some of these have been posted on the nominations open post.

[tielan]

Canons I want to see off the top of my head:

DC Cinematic Universe
Pacific Rim
MCU
Merlin
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate SG1
Firefly
Rogue One
Black Jewels
Pern
Young Wizards
Terre D'Ange (Kushiel series)

I'm reasonably sure the megafandoms up the top will be in there, and I'm sure I could think of more options if I tried.