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This Week In Fandom History — 166 episodes
May 12, 2008: The Bench: Fan Feud Is Our First Sign JK Rowling Has Done A Heel-Turn
Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode 003: The Messiest Person Ever in General with @morethanonepage
May 4, 2012: Check the Vents, The Avengers Are In The Tower
April 1988: Late For Breakfast Letterzine Begins Cooking
April 21, 2008: The Open-Source Boob Project Grosses Us Out
CONstruction || Episode #002: Ten Months Out
April 13, 2013: A BNF of Ice & Fire, Or: Lindaaaa, GRRM, and Racism (TW Misogyny, Racism, Terrible Language)
March 30, 1981: An Obsessed Jodie Foster Fan Gives Fans A Bad Name
April 4, 2024: BiBuck on The Weewoo Show
March 23, 2025: JonasCon Is Burnin' Up
CONstruction || Episode #001: Eleven Months Out
March 18, 1975: M*A*S*H Says "Abyssinia Henry" with @dearmash1975project
March 12, 2006: The Yunjae Yaoi Inferno
March 2, 2017: "All the Young Dudes" Debuts on AO3
February 11, 2017: The Soulmate Goose of Enforcement Trope Is Introduced
February 13, 2026: TWIFH Live @ TGIF/F! With Fan Girl Film Club!
February 10, 2003: "Flesh Mechanic" Changes The Fic Game And We're Obsessed
January 21, 2002: The First Time Someone Posted A Five Times Fic
December 17-18, 2014: Makorra Bottles Never Popped, Korrasami Changes Cartoons
December 14, 2001: Save Daniel Jackson, And Other Fan Campaigns
December 5, 2023: #reylogate AKA #reviewgate AKA This Again
November 24, 2015: Lexa Buys (a) Fish.
November 23, 1963: 11/23/63
November 3, 2017: Thor: Ragnarok Divides the MCU Fandom
September 20, 2020: Heat Waves, Or: We Try to Understand MCYT
July 1997: Highlander [WAR!] II
November 5, 2020: November 5! With Special Guest, SPN Writer Meghan Fitzmartin
July 19, 2019: Veronica Mars Kills Off LoVe... And Its Entire Fandom
July 11, 2016: Voltron Fandom Airs Its "Dirty Laundry"
July 12, 2013: Pacific Rim Released, Pacific Rim AUs Invented
June 20, 1904: Saluton, Morojo! (The Invention of Cosplay)
June 14, 2021: The NSFW Episode (Thanks, Batman)
June 8, 2024: A Surprise for Emily! (TW Mentions of Suicide, Parental Grief, Religious Control)
June 3, 2011: Cherik Explodes the X-Men Multiverse
May 25: A Double Nerd Holiday!
May 19, 1997: Clan Denial Avenges Richie Ryan... On the High Seas
May 1–31, 2020: The First VoiceTeam!
May 6, 2001: BNF Leyla Harrison Appears on The X-Files
April 27, 2023: Fanbinding Puts Dramione Fandom in a Bind
April 20, 2000: The Haircut Warning Wars
April 13: Homestuck Banging Out the Tunes
BONUS! Trans Fans Have Always Been Here (TW Old-Fashioned Terminology Uses)
April 8, 2023: Trans Hanni Day + Adapt, Evolve, Become
March 31, 1995: The Death of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (TW: Murder, gun violence)
March 28, 2010: The Indie Twific Award Winners Announced
March 16, 2014: Wizard Rock Goes Down in Flames (TW Sexual Assault, Coercive Control, Emotional Abuse, Neil Gaiman Discussion)
BONUS! Femslash Deep Dive with TGIF/F
March 16, 1982: Earthshock Rocks Doctor Who Fandom
Minisode #007
March 2, 2012: The Onceler Becomes Tumblr Sexyman Supreme
February 28, 1986: Pretty In Pink Proves the Brat Pack Possess Power
Minisode #005 + Minisode #006
February 15-17, 2013: FaberryCon East (Plus, T.G.I.Femslash!)
February 12, 2011: The Odds Are Not In V's Favor
February 2, 2024: #CoDay
January 24, 1996: The NATPE 7 Strike Las Vegas
Minisode #004
January 19, 1993: The Death of Superman Almost Kills American Comics
Minisode #003
January 14, 2014: SPN Versus The Beliebers, Or: The Dumbest Twitter Beef
Minisode #002 + Patreon Preview!
January 1994: H.E.A.T. Sets Out to Avenge Green Lantern
Minisode #001
December 30-31, 2019: John Boyega Is Attacked by Reylos (Again)
December 1997: Kielle Founds the CBFFAs
December 1998 - December 2011: The Hanson Advent Calendar
December 11, 2010: Fancake Opens with "Amnesia" ft. Interview with Jerakeen!
1924: The Centennial Special!
November 23, 1998: It's Up To You As Nancy Drew
November 11, 2005: The Scarlet Witch Sparks 19 Years of Fannish Debate
November 2021: NoCoVember
November 9, 2010: Blaine Anderson Warbles "Teenage Dream"
October 2011: Project Girl Wonder Honors DC's Stephanie Brown
October 21, 1994: Scully Is Abducted!
October 18-19, 2019: The First Ineffable Con, Plus We Talk About Neil Gaiman (TW Sexual Assault [Not Detailed])
October 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs Publishes Tarzan of the Apes, Invents the Franchise
October 2-16, 2010: WAR Thirteen, In Memory of Susan M. Garrett
September 25 - October 5, 2023: Voter Fraud Upsets the AO3 Top Ships Bracket Tumblr Poll
September 16, 2012: The Bullshit Tweet
September 14-15, 1974: The First Fest for Beatles Fans
September 1, 2017: The Handbook for (My) Immortals: Or, Two Literary Frauds!
Summer 2000-2003: Harry Potter Fandom and the Three-Year Summer
August 1994: Green Lantern's Girlfriend Is Fridged
July 20 - August 2, 2016: Cipher Hunt!
July 22-23, 2017: The Supergirl Musical Homophobia Scandal
July 16, 2010: Inception Incepts Fandom with Arthur/Eames
July 10-11, 2023: The OTW Suffers a DDoS Attack
July 4: Merry Stevemas!
June 2016: Bubble Pop! Zine Party Rocks D.C.
June 19-20, 1982: The Con of Wrath
June 10, 2016: Voltron: Legendary Defender Premieres & June 10, 2017: #shoegate
June 5-6, 1832—Present: Barricade Day Makes Les Amies de Les Mis Fandom Cry
June 1, 2015: The Marion Zimmer Bradley & Walter Breen Episode (TW: CSA, Rape, Incest, Total Institutional Failure)
May 23, 2001: Die, Seven, Die! + What Was Usenet?
May 19, 2009: Glee Premieres on FOX
May 3, 2021: Dracula Daily Delivers the First Message From Our Friend Jonathan
May 3, 1991: Dallas Closes Out Its Final Season
April 15, 1912: The RMS Titanic Sinks (And 85 Years Later There's a Huge Fandom About It)
April 3, 1999: What Would They Think?
April 2, 1956: As the World Turns Premieres on CBS
March 26, 2005: Doctor Who Returns to the BBC
March 22-25, 2012: Holy Musical B@man!
March 1988: The Killing Joke Is Released
March 7, 2002: The Snapefic Liberation Front Forms (PLUS: The Snapewife Saga)
February-March 2009: Racefail '09 Continues, with Guest bossymarmalade
February 2009: Twilight Fandom Stays Wide Awake
February 21, 2021: Sexy Times With WangXian Is Suspended From AO3 (Add Tags Here)
February 10, 2021: Charisma Carpenter Calls Out Joss Whedon
January 29, 1996: Threshold Day!
January 20, 2015: Parse Drops (TW F-Slur, Homophobic Violence)
January 2014: The Crack Van Closes Up Shop
January 7, 2014: The JohnLock Conspiracy Begins
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Batshit Saga of Andy Thanfiction, Part II (TW Gaslighting, Abuse, Murder, Gun Violence, Suicide, Mental Illness)
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Batshit Saga of Andy Thanfiction, Part I (TW Gaslighting, Abuse, Suicide Attempt, Fraud, Mental Illness)
December 2015: Miraculous Ladybug Premieres in the USA to Fannish Joy
December 1893: Sherlock Holmes Fandom Goes Into Mourning
December 7, 2002: "Tongues Battling for Dominance" First Used... Maybe?
December 1973: The World Meets Mary Sue
November 17, 2004: The Winter Soldier Makes His First Appearance
November 2003: The First Yuletide Exchange Opens
November 8, 2010: The Omegaverse Is Born
October 29, 2002: The Firefly Immediate Assistance Campaign Takes Flight
October 26, 2017: The Hamilton Cannibal Mermaid HIVliving Wank
October 16, 2019: Yahoo! Groups Purge Announced
October 12, 2002: RPF is Purged from Fanfiction.net, Alexandria Burns
October 1976: The First Slash Fic Is Released And We All Benefit
September 26, 1975: Rocky Horror Picture Show Premieres
September 18, 2008: Castiel First Appears on Supernatural and Destiel is Born
August-November 1988: "A Death in the Family" Divides Batman Fandom
September 5, 2007: The Organization for Transformative Works is Filed as a Nonprofit (TW Racism, TW CSAM, TW Antisemitism)
August 31, 2009: Disney Buys Marvel Studios, And We Enter the Endgame
August 1975: The August Party Becomes the First Fan Con
August 15, 2013: "Crazy About 1D" Airs on Channel 4 & Pathologizes Fandom
BONUS! This Place In Fandom History: LIVE @ FanExpo Chicago '23
August 1997: The 501st Legion Is Founded
August 2005: The First-Ever Big Bang Explodes the Fanfiction Universe
July 25, 2010: Sherlock Premieres on the BBC
July 15, 2016: Stranger Things Premieres
A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE! July 11-13, 2014: DashCon, with Special Guest Lauren Shippen!
July 1, 2005: Percy Jackson Takes Fandom By (Lightning) Storm
June 25, 2011: "Let's Get Gay Married!" Commentfic Meme Launched
June 19, 2022: OTW Election Drama Digs Up the 227 Incident
June 17, 2009: The Great Trigger Warning Debate of 2009
June 2001: Cassandra Claire Sends Shockwaves Through Harry Potter Fandom
May 29, 2007: Strikethrough
May 20, 2000: The One With Sitcom Fandoms
May 2007: FanLib Tries To Commercialize Fic and Everyone Has Big Feelings
May 2000: A Xena Fandom War Births "Born For War"
May 4, 2010: Diana Gabaldon Fundamentally Misunderstands Fanfiction
April 26, 2019: Avengers: Endgame Reminds Us That Fandom Can Lose
April 1979: "Bunkies" Introduces Everyone's Favorite Trope
April 15, 1997: "MMMBop" Changes The World Forever
April 7, 2000: Anne Rice's Anti-Fanfiction Screed
April 1, 2013: #MISHAPOCALYPSE (And SuperWhoLock)
March 2014: Into the TriadVerse
March 2009: Fandom March Madness Launches on LiveJournal
March 8, 2016: #LGBTFansDeserveBetter and the Spring Slaughter
March 2013: The Flower Crown Meme (TW Body Horror, Gore)
February 19, 2007: Tumblr Founded
February 2013: Femslash February Founded
February 1983: Groundhog Day Stories Published, Helping Create Slash As We Know It
January-February 2010: Help_Haiti Auction... And Its Aftermath
January 24, 2016: One Direction Fans Discuss "Conchobar"
January 1967: The First Star Trek Zine Is Distributed
January 11, 1994: The First X-Files Fanfiction Is Posted
January 4, 2005: LiveJournal Sold to SixApart