For the month of April, I’m breaking out of my usual “format” and showcasing one of my favorite fandoms a day, so I will have shiny things to make me smile every day of my birthday month. When I sat down to write the list of my top 30 fandoms, I found the task terribly hard. How do I choose just 30? My apologies to all my beloved fandoms left off the list. I’m using random.org to determine what fandom gets what day.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Favorite Quote: “Maybe you’ll add a new page to history. Or discover a treasure beyond price.” ~ T.E. Lawrence (Ned)
Favorite Episode: “Istanbul, September 1918” (this episode displayed the epitome of love for me as a young girl) Second place is a toss-up among “Barcelona, May 1917” (learning about art from Pablo Picasso and Normal Rockwell) and “Ireland, April 1916” (Irish rebellion)
How I Got Into It: I’d obviously seen the Indiana Jones movies and so I gave the first episode of this a shot when it aired on TV. I was not disappointed. I devoured the adventure, drama, and history in every episode.
Fangirl Intensity (scale of 1 to 10 with 10=full-out obsessed): 6
How I Fangirl: I taped every episode off the TV and watched them over and over and over and over and over again. When there were some TV movies on cable (and my family did not have cable) I convinced acquaintances at school who barely knew me to tape them onto blank tapes for me so that I could see them. I’ve bought them on DVD and buy every tie-in novel for kids I come across. I’ve written a few fanfics as well.
Weirdest Merch I Own: not really that weird, but it’s a huge pack of collector’s cards I bought off eBay.
Favorite Fandom Creation: I don’t know… maybe the Remus/T.E.Lawrence crossover fanfic I’ve written?
Why I’m Glad I Fangirl It: This taught me SO much more history than school did. I would research and learn about everything after every episode–everything from the Ganges in India to grave robbing in Egypt. I L-O-V-E-D Indy’s many adventures; I couldn’t get enough of them. The younger Indy was all right; he had some fantastic moments where he learned about the world and I got to learn right there with him. But I was a preteen/teenager and fell head over heels in love with teenaged Indy, Sean Patrick Flannery, who will always be a special actor in my book because of this series. I learned about everything from bravery to love thanks to Indy. I still tear up thinking of some of those moments. I feel like they helped make me who I am today.
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