2020 Yuletide Fandom Promo Post

[crantz]

Welcome to the Fandom Promo post, everyone!

Here's where you get those eyes on your fandoms for sign ups!

Share what makes your Yuletide fandoms the shiniest and why you love them. A big part of Yuletide is how small our fandoms can be, and this is a good way to make sure other people know what gems there are out there!

Suggested form to use:

<b>FANDOM NAME</b>:
<b>WHAT MAKES IT GREAT</b>:
<b>WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional)</b>:


For reference, last year's promo post!


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[dye_ann]

FANDOM NAME: Mame, the musical (but also, the movie?)
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: Look, this is a show/movie about your rich, eccentric, avant-gardist middle-aged aunt who doesn't let anyone step on her toes, has a best friend/Nemesis and whose motto is "Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death".
Mame ends up being in charge of her nephew, Patrick, and boy is he in for a ride among New York artists. There's wits and sass everywhere, a found family dynamic, extremely catchy songs, older women rocking the boat, and it's so camp I want to die.
Also, the musical stars Angela Lansbury in the title role, and Bea Arthur in the role of Vera Charles, her BFF/Nemesis. Need I say more ? Well the Rosalind Russell movie is also absolutely excellent.
Besides, this has the potential to be super queer, and I really think it should be explore that way. Mame and Vera are constantly throwing shades, and I'm sure they secretly wish for Patrick to grow up gay.
I wanted to nominate both the show and the movie because there are like 2 fics for it anyway, but I don't know what will come of it : it's really the same story anyway.

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional): There are several clips available on Youtube, the music is there too. I particularly recommend this monument of bitchy duet, starring Lansbery and Arthur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaW3YTAzkXA
As for the Rosalind Russell movie, here's the excellent, excellent trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gsRMtl70aQ