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Housecleaning	[03 Feb 2010\|12:59pm]
Hi folks,It's been way too long since I've updated this community, for which I apologize. I've just updated the master claims list, replied the claims requests that hadn't been answered, and removed claims for essays due in August of last year or before.New claims can be made here. Thanks!
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Richard Sharpe – He's a Rogue, But He's Our Rogue	[16 Aug 2009\|10:58am]
[ mood \| cheerful ] Title: Richard Sharpe – He's a Rogue, But He's Our RogueAuthor: the_stowawayCharacter: Richard SharpeFandom: Sharpe (movie version)Spoilers: for the entire seriesBeta: many thanks to jenna_thornAuthor's Note: For those not familiar with canon, Sharpe is a series of British made-for-TV movies1, based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell, depicting the adventures of Richard Sharpe, an officer in Wellington's army during the Napoleonic Wars – mostly the Peninsular. This essay will concern itself solely with the TV version, which of necessity differs somewhat from the novels, although Cornwell appears to be ok with the film adaptations. Cornwell is also a whole-hearted fan of Sean Bean in the title role; I completely agree with him on this. In fact, Bean is the reason I began watching Sharpe in the first place. Is anyone surprised? I thought not.g ( Good with a rifle, quick on his feet and bloody fearless Collapse )
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Richard Sharpe – He's a Rogue, But He's Our Rogue

[16 Aug 2009|10:58am]

[ mood** | cheerful ] Title: Richard Sharpe – He's a Rogue, But He's Our RogueAuthor:**

the_stowawayCharacter: Richard SharpeFandom: Sharpe (movie version)Spoilers: for the entire seriesBeta: many thanks to

jenna_thornAuthor's Note: For those not familiar with canon, Sharpe is a series of British made-for-TV movies1, based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell, depicting the adventures of Richard Sharpe, an officer in Wellington's army during the Napoleonic Wars – mostly the Peninsular. This essay will concern itself solely with the TV version, which of necessity differs somewhat from the novels, although Cornwell appears to be ok with the film adaptations. Cornwell is also a whole-hearted fan of Sean Bean in the title role; I completely agree with him on this. In fact, Bean is the reason I began watching Sharpe in the first place. Is anyone surprised? I thought not.*g* ( Good with a rifle, quick on his feet and bloody fearless Collapse )

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The Tenth Doctor: his reach is global, his tower secure; his cause is noble, his power is pure...	[11 Aug 2009\|03:38am]
Title: his reach is global, his tower secure; his cause is noble, his power is pure...Author: kalichan Character: The Tenth DoctorFandom: Doctor WhoSpoilers: Through… "Planet of the Dead"TENI'm the Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old, and I'm the man who's gonna save your lives and all six billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that? RICKSTON SLADE No. TENIn that case: Allons-y! (DW X-mas Special: Voyage of the Damned)When we were first introduced to the Tenth Doctor, at the end of Series 1’s “Parting of the Ways,” I think that we, like his faithful companion, Rose Tyler, were just a wee bit shell shocked. For those of us who were madly in love with New Who's first doctor (the Ninth, as played by Christopher Eccleston) watching the regeneration was not just heartbreaking – it was terrifying. After all, we wondered, who could possibly be as off-the-map fantastic as the Ninth Doctor who'd won so many of our hearts in the first series of New Who? ( Allons-y!Collapse )
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The Tenth Doctor: his reach is global, his tower secure; his cause is noble, his power is pure...

[11 Aug 2009|03:38am]

Title: his reach is global, his tower secure; his cause is noble, his power is pure...Author:

kalichan Character: The Tenth DoctorFandom: Doctor WhoSpoilers: Through… "Planet of the Dead"TENI'm the Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old, and I'm the man who's gonna save your lives and all six billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that? RICKSTON SLADE No. TENIn that case: Allons-y! (DW X-mas Special: Voyage of the Damned)When we were first introduced to the Tenth Doctor, at the end of Series 1’s “Parting of the Ways,” I think that we, like his faithful companion, Rose Tyler, were just a wee bit shell shocked. For those of us who were madly in love with New Who's first doctor (the Ninth, as played by Christopher Eccleston) watching the regeneration was not just heartbreaking – it was terrifying. After all, we wondered, who could possibly be as off-the-map fantastic as the Ninth Doctor who'd won so many of our hearts in the first series of New Who? ( Allons-y!Collapse )

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tries to raise community from the dead	[28 Jun 2009\|11:33am]
I'd like to get some activity going at this community again; I know there are lots of new fandoms out there, and plenty of characters who still need love!Since all existing claims (before the two I've just added today) are a year or more past their deadline, I'm removing all claims that haven't been completed. You're welcome to claim characters again if you're confident you can write an entry for your character in eight weeks.The master list is here, along with guidelines for writing your essay, and you can claim characters in comments. You're welcome to claim characters and fandoms that aren't listed; some characters are already listed as available (because they were once claimed), but you can always add others.
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*tries to raise community from the dead*

[28 Jun 2009|11:33am]

I'd like to get some activity going at this community again; I know there are lots of new fandoms out there, and plenty of characters who still need love!Since all existing claims (before the two I've just added today) are a year or more past their deadline, I'm removing all claims that haven't been completed. You're welcome to claim characters again if you're confident you can write an entry for your character in eight weeks.The master list is here, along with guidelines for writing your essay, and you can claim characters in comments. You're welcome to claim characters and fandoms that aren't listed; some characters are already listed as available (because they were once claimed), but you can always add others.

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Honour, Wisdom, Kindness and Courage: Théoden King of Rohan	[13 Feb 2008\|01:00pm]
Title: Honour, Wisdom, Kindness and Courage: Théoden King of Rohan Author: the_stowawayCharacter: Théoden King of RohanFandom: Lord of the Rings (book!verse)Spoilers: Does this even apply to a book published in 1954-55? g Beta: viva_gloriaAuthor's Note: This essay concerns itself with the book, rather than the movies, for, while Peter Jackson will ever have my awed respect for his magnificent achievement, and while Bernard Hill was brilliant as Théoden, it is to the source text that my heart is given first, last and always. I read it first in 1966, and have re-read it at least once a year since. Each time it fills me with love and a renewed sense of wonder.( Honour, Wisdom, Kindness and Courage: Théoden King of Rohan Collapse )
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Honour, Wisdom, Kindness and Courage: Théoden King of Rohan

[13 Feb 2008|01:00pm]

Title: Honour, Wisdom, Kindness and Courage: Théoden King of Rohan Author:

the_stowawayCharacter: Théoden King of RohanFandom: Lord of the Rings (book!verse)Spoilers: Does this even apply to a book published in 1954-55? *g* Beta:

viva_gloriaAuthor's Note: This essay concerns itself with the book, rather than the movies, for, while Peter Jackson will ever have my awed respect for his magnificent achievement, and while Bernard Hill was brilliant as Théoden, it is to the source text that my heart is given first, last and always. I read it first in 1966, and have re-read it at least once a year since. Each time it fills me with love and a renewed sense of wonder.( Honour, Wisdom, Kindness and Courage: Théoden King of Rohan Collapse )

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Clearing out old claims again	[13 Dec 2007\|07:00am]
It's that time again here at idol_reflection when we say: post 'em if you got 'em. I will soon be removing claims for essays due prior to October 1, or claimed by journals that are now deleted. If you made a claim in the distant past and still want to post your essay, please comment here or on the claims post to request a new due date.
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idol_reflection is now open for business on GreatestJournal as well	[09 Aug 2007\|02:39pm]
Owing to recent concerns about LJ's terms of service, we're opening a GreatestJournal version of this community, idol_reflection. Please feel free to post your essays on either version of the community, or to cross-post to both. You can also repost essays you've posted here in the past to the GJ community, and in fact we encourage you to do so. We've reserved the idol_reflection username on InsaneJournal as well, and will consider opening that community to posting as well if that seems to be where large portions of fandom are headed. Barring disaster, we will keep this community open on LiveJournal, but we wanted to give you another option for posting, and to encourage you to help us back up this community by reposting to the GJ comm -- this community has seen a lot of fabulous work in the last three years, and I'd hate to see any of that work lost.
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idol_reflection is now open for business on GreatestJournal as well

[09 Aug 2007|02:39pm]

Owing to recent concerns about LJ's terms of service, we're opening a GreatestJournal version of this community, idol_reflection. Please feel free to post your essays on either version of the community, or to cross-post to both. You can also repost essays you've posted here in the past to the GJ community, and in fact we encourage you to do so. We've reserved the idol_reflection username on InsaneJournal as well, and will consider opening that community to posting as well if that seems to be where large portions of fandom are headed. Barring disaster, we will keep this community open on LiveJournal, but we wanted to give you another option for posting, and to encourage you to help us back up this community by reposting to the GJ comm -- this community has seen a lot of fabulous work in the last three years, and I'd hate to see any of that work lost.

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Charlotte Pollard (Doctor Who)	[26 Jun 2007\|10:51pm]
[ mood \| accomplished ] Title: Edwardian AdventuressAuthor: amaresuFandom: Doctor Who, Eighth Doctor audiosCharacter: Charley PollardSpoilers: Storm Warning, Minuet in Hell, Seasons of Fear, Embrace the Darkness, Neverland, Zegreus, and general stuff for C'rizz. Notes: Two weeks late. I really have no excuse and I apologize. Also due to technical difficulties I was forced to write in WordPad so sorry for any errors I wasn't able to catch. Also for those who don't know Big Finish does a series of audio stories for Doctor Who. They are fantastic and you should go listen to some of them. ( Charlotte Pollard, Edwardian Adventuress Collapse )
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Charlotte Pollard (Doctor Who)

[26 Jun 2007|10:51pm]

[ mood | accomplished ] Title: Edwardian AdventuressAuthor:

amaresuFandom: Doctor Who, Eighth Doctor audiosCharacter: Charley PollardSpoilers: Storm Warning, Minuet in Hell, Seasons of Fear, Embrace the Darkness, Neverland, Zegreus, and general stuff for C'rizz. Notes: Two weeks late. I really have no excuse and I apologize. Also due to technical difficulties I was forced to write in WordPad so sorry for any errors I wasn't able to catch. Also for those who don't know Big Finish does a series of audio stories for Doctor Who. They are fantastic and you should go listen to some of them. ( Charlotte Pollard, Edwardian Adventuress Collapse )

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