Luckylyn October 23, 2015 Author Share October 23, 2015 I have zero ability to make video but I was listening to the "love song" satellite music station and they played an old song from the eighties that I now desperately wish someone would make a video for. The song is Hands to Heaven by Breathe (huge hit in its day) and it might as well have been written for The Fallen. Anyone that doesn't know the song. Go. Listen. Mentions of moonlit rooms, dawn holding no reprieve, needing the sweet caress tonight, saying goodbye, praying to be together someday all wrapped up in a lush moving melody. It's near perfect. I could practically see the shots for the different lyrics and musical interludes...except I don't know how to do any of it!! Bummed. Maybe I will try to make a video of it on the weekend. But someone else will probably do it better. Lol Great song choice. You should definitely make a video 1 Link to comment
jay741982 October 23, 2015 Share October 23, 2015 I have zero ability to make video but I was listening to the "love song" satellite music station and they played an old song from the eighties that I now desperately wish someone would make a video for. The song is Hands to Heaven by Breathe (huge hit in its day) and it might as well have been written for The Fallen. Anyone that doesn't know the song. Go. Listen. Mentions of moonlit rooms, dawn holding no reprieve, needing the sweet caress tonight, saying goodbye, praying to be together someday all wrapped up in a lush moving melody. It's near perfect. I could practically see the shots for the different lyrics and musical interludes...except I don't know how to do any of it!! Bummed. I agree it's a great song! But like you I can't make a video either :( 2 Link to comment
bettername2come October 24, 2015 Share October 24, 2015 Tempting...might have to finally get around to making a straight-up Olicity video. 2 Link to comment
tv echo October 24, 2015 Share October 24, 2015 This is kinda cool... Merche @dattrav1.@ARROWwriters #CanaryLives and she joins the rest of the team. #FanArtFriday10:02 AM - 23 Oct 2015Caity Lotz, Emily Bett Rickards, Stephen Amell and 5 others https://twitter.com/dattrav1/status/657603070596141056 1 Link to comment
HighHopes October 25, 2015 Share October 25, 2015 A head's up to fanfic readers! There's a new fic out based on Adele's song that includes the death of Oliver/Felicity's child. I know that is a problem for some readers here, so I thought I would give a warning as the fic doesn't really warn the reader of it. 3 Link to comment
EmeraldArcher October 25, 2015 Share October 25, 2015 A head's up to fanfic readers! There's a new fic out based on Adele's song that includes the death of Oliver/Felicity's child. I know that is a problem for some readers here, so I thought I would give a warning as the fic doesn't really warn the reader of it. I think the one you're referring to is "before the world fell at our feet"--I didn't read it, but it mentions being based on that song. There's another one with the same type of tragedy that isnt tagged, "A Living Nightmare" by flipflops. 1 Link to comment
wonderwall October 25, 2015 Share October 25, 2015 A head's up to fanfic readers! There's a new fic out based on Adele's song that includes the death of Oliver/Felicity's child. I know that is a problem for some readers here, so I thought I would give a warning as the fic doesn't really warn the reader of it. I'm interested in seeing where it goes! It's so heartbreaking though :( http://archiveofourown.org/works/5067889/chapters/11654143 Link to comment
tv echo October 25, 2015 Share October 25, 2015 Tweeted by James Bamford @JamesBamford... https://twitter.com/JamesBamford/status/658027516720906241 5 Link to comment
tv echo October 25, 2015 Share October 25, 2015 (edited) Olicity crack 4x03 - from CozyforJate... http://cozyforjate.tumblr.com/post/131875495757/olicity-crack-4x03 Edited October 25, 2015 by tv echo 5 Link to comment
bijoux October 25, 2015 Share October 25, 2015 (edited) Olicity crack 4x03 - from CozyforJate... http://cozyforjate.tumblr.com/post/131875495757/olicity-crack-4x03 Thanks. I've been waiting for that. Dig's the clear MVP in this one. Ssup, Felicity, and the homeless thing. LOL Oh, and Oliver's dontcry and TOA. Cuteness. But it's true, Dig got his ship.It's shorter than usual though, right? Edited October 25, 2015 by bijoux 1 Link to comment
tv echo October 25, 2015 Share October 25, 2015 It is shorter than usual - but after the ingenious 'idea loading' lightbulb from last week, the guy deserves a break. ;) He also did a photo set for the New Zealand promo for 404 (spoilers!)...http://cozyforjate.tumblr.com/post/131745841442/queensarrow-arrow-4x04-new-zealand-promo-x 1 Link to comment
wonderwall October 30, 2015 Share October 30, 2015 This is hilarious on all fronts: 16 Link to comment
Luckylyn October 30, 2015 Author Share October 30, 2015 I made a new Oliver & Felicity video. 3 Link to comment
jay741982 October 30, 2015 Share October 30, 2015 I made a new Oliver & Felicity video. Love it! I seen the name and I was no way is that song and it was . Good Job using an underappreciated IMO Madonna song! I pictured Oliver coming home and catching Felicity listening to this and singing her heart out to this for some reason lol 2 Link to comment
Luckylyn October 30, 2015 Author Share October 30, 2015 Love it! I seen the name and I was no way is that song and it was . Good Job using an underappreciated IMO Madonna song! I pictured Oliver coming home and catching Felicity listening to this and singing her heart out to this for some reason lol Someone needs to give us some fanfic with a scene like that. Link to comment
tv echo October 31, 2015 Share October 31, 2015 This is really cool (again amazed at fan talent)... Source: http://glamorous-enterlude.tumblr.com/post/128418595648/arrow-season-4 11 Link to comment
wingster55 November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 Oliver breaking into Lance's apartment. Repeatedly. 5 Link to comment
AyChihuahua November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 New fic on AO3, something like "Is there a name on the gravestone." Tagged O/F but actually Lauriver (Oliver's at Felicity's grave pretty much saying "Bygones!" that she's dead and bonding with Laurel). Just FYI. Dishonest tagging sucks. 5 Link to comment
apinknightmare November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 New fic on AO3, something like "Is there a name on the gravestone." Tagged O/F but actually Lauriver (Oliver's at Felicity's grave pretty much saying "Bygones!" that she's dead and bonding with Laurel). Just FYI. Dishonest tagging sucks. The comments are more entertaining than the fic is, haha. 1 Link to comment
AyChihuahua November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 The comments are more entertaining than the fic is, haha. I like that Laurel is pretty much eyeing Oliver up at Felicity's gravestone. Fic Laurel is ALL CLASS. 5 Link to comment
EmeraldArcher November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 I like that Laurel is pretty much eyeing Oliver up at Felicity's gravestone. Fic Laurel is ALL CLASS. Bwahaha!!! That fic even used the freaking bones line: "He became so obsessed with having restraint that she died as a result and it caused him to realize ignoring who he is in his bones is fatal." HAHAHAHA! The whole thing was so laughably bad!! 4 Link to comment
foreverevolving November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 I read that fic earlier... read fully until Laurel showed up and I skimmed through the rest of it as I realized where the story was heading and I was: WTFQ!!! misleading tagging! plus: LOL-ROFL to Oliver saying half of that bullshit, and that ending, just no! Yea, so I reported that story! because: tagging!!! 2 Link to comment
lemotomato November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 (edited) I didn't know there was a report option on AO3. How do you do it? Edit: Nevermind, I found it. This should come in handy for those stories that don't warn about rape too. Edited November 2, 2015 by lemotomato 4 Link to comment
BkWurm1 November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 Oh, it's not nice but I had to make a couple comments on things that just didn't make sense, like the implication that Oliver needed to be a PTSD killer or that he'd work with DD or that it's a good thing Felicity died before all those feelings that had been getting stronger between he and Laurel exploded. Already they were stronger than they'd ever been before he left on the boat! Let's be honest. Malcolm isn't stupid enough to kill Felicity. The man is a survivor. This gets him dead and we already know that Nyssa ruined the LP (and BTW, Laurel has totally learned her lesson on that even if she could use it) It's a terribly written story on so many more fronts than JUST bashing Olicity. 3 Link to comment
wingster55 November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 Why is it an issue someone wrote a L/O fic , tagging aside? Even with the mislead it's not worth reporting. 1 Link to comment
Starfish35 November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 Speaking as someone who does not read Arrow fic (with a couple of rare exceptions), the tagging IS the issue. People get very irate about bait-and-switch tagging, which is basically what this is (if not outright trolling). He basically wrote a Lauriver fic and tagged it as Olicity. That kind of stuff will get people on your case no matter what fandom it is. People also get irate if you basically write a ship-bashing fic and don't warn somehow that's what you're doing before fans get sucked in. The polite thing to do would have been to put a warning saying "Not for fans of the Olicity pairing". Or "if you like Olicity you probably won't like this fic." That way people that go ahead and read it anyway can't say they weren't warned. But I suspect from reading his comments that he did it specifically to provoke the reaction he got, thus why I said trolling. 11 Link to comment
foreverevolving November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 Why is it an issue someone wrote a L/O fic , tagging aside? Even with the mislead it's not worth reporting. Actually.. AO3 can be very strict about their tagging policy*. Yes, it is annoying. I went in expecting to read an olicity fanfic because of how it was tagged, instead it was a O/L fic with a strong Felicity bash. Personally I am against fanfics that bash a character for no good reason (ie to advance the plot - let alone a ship!) and in a contrived way - I also hate when it is done in a disrespectful manner, for example: Laurel, despite my dislike of her, I hated it in the Torchwood fandom! when it was done to Gwen- despite my dislike of her. I dislike Laurel as she is portrayed by KC; but, depending on the writer, fanfics are the only place I find myself actually enjoying the character because, I can imagine physical and facial reactions (something KC fails to give us 99.99% of the time) so it works for me, and it works great if the writer is good. like in the "stop the presses" series * I wish they would act the same way about real people fics, i'll keep on hoping on that front. 1 Link to comment
bijoux November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 That fic sounds really funny in a ridonculous way. Link to comment
arjumand November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 Oh, it's not nice but I had to make a couple comments on things that just didn't make sense, like the implication that Oliver needed to be a PTSD killer or that he'd work with DD or that it's a good thing Felicity died before all those feelings that had been getting stronger between he and Laurel exploded. Already they were stronger than they'd ever been before he left on the boat! Let's be honest. Malcolm isn't stupid enough to kill Felicity. The man is a survivor. This gets him dead and we already know that Nyssa ruined the LP (and BTW, Laurel has totally learned her lesson on that even if she could use it) It's a terribly written story on so many more fronts than JUST bashing Olicity. I just went through the comments, which are kind of hilarious. I think if he had tagged it with "past Oliver/Felicity" he wouldn't have got so much flak. Also, I get that he used "Chose not to warn", but he still could have included "major character death" as a courtesy. It's what I do when I don't want to spoil my fic but I still want to use trigger warnings. Also - it's his take on who's in the grave? Sure, sure. Because if Felicity were in that grave, Oliver would be capable of having a conversation with Barry, and articulating what he wants to do, rather than razing the city to the ground. I was on another board, recently, where they still had the idea that either Felicity or Thea were buried there, and I pointed this out to them, using a .gif of the last few seconds of Fight Club as illustration (office buildings collapsing, or exploding and then collapsing). And if it was Malcolm Merlyn who was responsible? Nanda Parbat would be a smoking crater. 6 Link to comment
Guest November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 LMAO. We're all pervs. I love it. (There's actually more videos out there of the love scene with lots of views too.) Link to comment
foreverevolving November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 I just went through the comments, which are kind of hilarious. I think if he had tagged it with "past Oliver/Felicity" he wouldn't have got so much flak. Also, I get that he used "Chose not to warn", but he still could have included "major character death" as a courtesy. It's what I do when I don't want to spoil my fic but I still want to use trigger warnings. Also - it's his take on who's in the grave? Sure, sure. Because if Felicity were in that grave, Oliver would be capable of having a conversation with Barry, and articulating what he wants to do, rather than razing the city to the ground. I was on another board, recently, where they still had the idea that either Felicity or Thea were buried there, and I pointed this out to them, using a .gif of the last few seconds of Fight Club as illustration (office buildings collapsing, or exploding and then collapsing). And if it was Malcolm Merlyn who was responsible? Nanda Parbat would be a smoking crater. Oh yea, Oliver would not think twice about contacting Waller to assist him in such a task. 2 Link to comment
dtissagirl November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 About 100k views of the 320 scene without background music was me. 12 Link to comment
BkWurm1 November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 (edited) How many views do you rack up if you just keep clicking the same twenty or thirty seconds on a loop? Oh and regarding the author of the misleadingly tagged fic, he's also posted it under his name on KSite. This person is a regular anti- Olicity / pro comics and early first season commenter. All his protests to the contrary is absolutely disingenuous. Edited November 2, 2015 by BkWurm1 2 Link to comment
lemotomato November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 Why is it an issue someone wrote a L/O fic , tagging aside? Even with the mislead it's not worth reporting.No one cares if he wrote an O/L fic, but he deliberately tagged it O/F and did not tag it O/L. He was trolling and trolls should get reported. 5 Link to comment
Primal Slayer November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 Cool GA/BC parallel piece https://twitter.com/blackcanaryPRO/status/659861578788052992 Link to comment
BkWurm1 November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 I miss the cartoon version of Black Canary. So wish they hadn't quit making those shows. 2 Link to comment
Chaser November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 LMAO. We're all pervs. I love it. (There's actually more videos out there of the love scene with lots of views too.) My favorite thing is that the aired scene has a Content Warning. The one without background music does not. I once compared views on the Oliver and Laurel scene and other couples on the CW (TVD) and the difference was crazy. 2 Link to comment
foreverevolving November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 My favorite thing is that the aired scene has a Content Warning. The one without background music does not. I once compared views on the Oliver and Laurel scene and other couples on the CW (TVD) and the difference was crazy. ohh! do tell us what the difference is!! i'm too lazy to go google it myself. Link to comment
apinknightmare November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 My favorite thing is that the aired scene has a Content Warning. The one without background music does not. I once compared views on the Oliver and Laurel scene and other couples on the CW (TVD) and the difference was crazy. The one without the backing wouldn't have a content warning though, the music was removed by a fan. Link to comment
Chaser November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 The one without the backing wouldn't have a content warning though, the music was removed by a fan. I wasn't sure how it worked. The original video didn't have any content warning for months. Link to comment
Primal Slayer November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 My favorite thing is that the aired scene has a Content Warning. The one without background music does not. I once compared views on the Oliver and Laurel scene and other couples on the CW (TVD) and the difference was crazy. Is that even a surprise though? 1 season with a handfull of scenes compared to couples who were actually couples and had more then 1 year together or actual build up to being a couple. Link to comment
Chaser November 2, 2015 Share November 2, 2015 I worded that poorly. I meant that I was seeing how the Olicity sex scene views compared to other CW couples, not how Oliver and Laurel views compared to the other couples. Link to comment
arjumand November 3, 2015 Share November 3, 2015 Just wanted to rec a wonderful tumblr user, arrowfanficreviews who reviews fanfics on request! In detail! With gifs! Is one of the reasons I'm reccing her that she's just reviewed one of mine? Maybe! But never mind all that, go read all the reviews - funny and perceptive. 2 Link to comment
tv echo November 3, 2015 Share November 3, 2015 (edited) Here you go - Olicity crack on 404 (posted by CozyforJate on Nov. 2, 2015)... http://cozyforjate.tumblr.com/post/132415599772/olicity-crack-4x04 For past Olicity crack: http://cozyforjate.tumblr.com/tagged/olicity%20crack Edited November 3, 2015 by tv echo 2 Link to comment
Delphi November 3, 2015 Share November 3, 2015 Hilarious, as always, but that was a short one. Link to comment
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