#Bandersnatch (RE)

[miezermiezmiez]

Sherlock Christmas Card Exchange - 2024 Edition

Dear all,

it's that time of the year again! You know the drill by now. Join us for some lovely holiday fun amid the most hectic time of the year. Not fandom-exclusive, read more below.

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This is the “official” copy-cat post of this year’s exchange. It’s heavily inspired by the original blog and doesn’t intend to take over or imitate it in any disrespectful way. Rather, it’s a homage to the wonderful exchanges of the past years.

WHAT

Originally it started as a Christmas card exchange in the Sherlock fandom some years ago. Lovely people sent seasonal greetings to other lovely people all over the world cheering up their often stressful and exhausting pre-Christmas period. As time has gone by, I know the Sherlock fandom has been put into a sort of coma and people found other fandoms. That’s why this isn’t an exclusive Sherlock event, but an overall-lovely-people-providing-Christmas-spirit-and-we’re-just-keeping-the-name-for-traditional-reasons-exchange. You want to send and receive Christmas post? You’re in! 💌

WHEN

Register until Wednesday, 4th December 2024.

Exchange begins at Fridays, 6th December 2024.

HOW

Send me your name, postal address and any internet handle you want to add (tumblr, twitter, Instagram, etc.) to sherlock-xmas-exchange at outlook.com.

After I’ve received all your information I’ll create a PDF file and send it to all participants. Then you can immediately start writing, creating and sending Christmas mail to your heart’s content.

RULES

1. All information on the list you’ll receive is confidential and not to be sent or shown to anyone else.

2. Send at least one card to the person below you on the list.

3. Be friendly, cheery and nice to each other. :)

Disclaimer: If you register, you agree to be willing to share some of your personal data (name, address, email and/or social media handles) with other people taking part in this Christmas cards exchange. All data will be treated confidential by me and not be made public. I am, however, not responsible, nor am I capable of checking what any third parties (other participants) do with the data.

I’m tagging everyone who was interested and/or has participated in last year’s exchange. If you want to be removed just drop me a line.

@astraldepths @autistic-cas-stan @blackberryblueberrykimberry @bluebellinbakerstreet @brokenlibrarygirl @chloe-in-orbit @elimaryholmes @foolforlesserthings @grietahatkeinnetz​ @helloliriels @itsasta @lilylisa @loki-lock @maiaemerald @missdeliadili @morganeuk @myadventureswithsherlock @notamushimaster @tapismyforte @taters169 @tragedygirl @shadowtiel @wambold @xmas-at-bakerstreet 

[crimescrimson]

The Biohazards of Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (2000): Zombies (T-Virus) | Bandersnatch (T-Virus) | T-078 (T-Virus) | Moths (T-Virus) | Nosferatu (T-Veronica) | Hunters (T-Virus) | Albinoid (T-Virus) | Black Widow (T-Virus) | Steve Burnside (T-Veronica) | Alexia Ashford (T-Veronica)

[azuphere]

Okay but you still haven’t explained what the glitch theory is, like what does it mean??

omgg lore dump time this is so exciting, more under the cut but the glitch theory basically revolves around this merch from phil from november 2019 !

(re: this ask)

so like at the time, this piece of merch had ppl like 👀👀 bc the concept and the graphic novel vibe and the way it said ‘to be continued’ had ppl thinking this might be a hint at a secret project!

and over the years, phil would keep hinting at wanting to channel his creative energies into a project, and how he'd love to do smth interactive like bandersnatch ! esp in 2019/early-2020:

in 'The Scary Reason I Didn't Buy A House' (april 2019), he said: "I do actually have a story in my head, I'm just not quite sure how I wanna tell it yet. So it could be a book, it could be like a TV series-style screenplay, it could be a movie script. I just need to consolidate all these ideas in my head and turn them into the thing. But I have been thinking about it for about five years, so it's just when the right time is to actually release the ideas."

in 'draw my life: part 2' (august 2019), he said: "maybe for the next secret big project, it's time for Philly to think about the big dreams he's always had! [...] What I've always dreamed of doing is writing stories and directing films to take what's in my mind and share it with the world on your screen, maybe even a bigger screen. Now remember the rule of secret projects! Who knows what's going on and if it'll ever be real, but let's just say some writing is happening."

in an interview from february 2020, he said that his plans for 2020 included: "a few projects on the burn which I'm not ready to announce fully yet. They all involve writing. There are some stories I'd like to tell, so with some hard work and a bit of luck I might be able to share these with you on-screen on in print next year."

in the TalentWorks podcast from vidcon london (february 2020) at about 29:35 (youtube link), he said: "I think I've reached a point where I'm ready to sink my teeth into a new big project [...] I'm ready to do something new that's also very Phil and very my own thing, so I've been looking into- I'm really obsessed with interactivity. I think there's been a big boom of it since Bandersnatch [...]. I already pitched one interactive thing which didn't work out, but I got a lot of other ideas that I'm thinking of."

and in one of the stereo shows, dnp also confirmed that they tried pitching an interactive show to netflix but it fell through cause of covid ! and there was this insta story of dan being in LA in january 2020, which aligns with the timeline mentioned in the podcast. a transcription of that stereo moment is here

so it was never confirmed whether the glitch hoodie was actually supposed to be smth greater or if it was just a fun merch idea, but it was a common fan theory that glitch was supposed to be one of phil's projects!

and i think one of the most notable theories that supported the glitch concept was that a couple weeks after the merch release, phil tweeted this:

bc the suspicious thing is that it's nearly identical to smth he tweeted 4 years prior on literally the same day and almost the same exact time ! so we’d joke about how it was like a glitch (!!) in the simulation and he even responded to a tweet about it. and he also talks about it in this liveshow (at 24:39), where he just jokes about how he's living in the matrix

so yea! tldr: glitch is just one theory about what (one of) phil's secret projects is <3

[tyrantwache]

Elegant blue webcap funguary 2023 my first art challenge with mushrooms XD I'm so happy that I found a nice uniqe pose for this creature...... *cough* (RE Bandersnatch)

[heavenssexiestangel]

9 People You'd Like to Get to Know Better

Thanks for the tag @nickelkeep!!!

Last Song: Cheri Cheri Lady by Modern Talking

Currently Watching: currently a David Haydn-Jones panel from the latest Spn Creation Con in Chicago. But also, I'm on a SPN rewatch and need to watch 1x02... And uuh that's it ig? Really should get around to watch Battlestar Galactica.

Currently Reading: Sooo I started re-reading two fanfics. They haven't been updated in years but still are some of my faves so. Whatever. And for books... I am having a hard time getting back into reading books. But I'm trying to re-read The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Current Obsession: can Gadreel and Arthur Ketch be considered obsessions, I wonder? Otherwise, idk

Tagging: @ladyknightskye @quietwingsinthesky @fictionalbullshitter @fpwoper @synesindri @frumious-bandersnatch-ao3 @mrswhozeewhatsis @jensenis-still-deansnumberonefan @icecream-and-gadreel

[theredofoctober]

With AO3 being down atm there may be a delay with Bandersnatch, I'll update when I can! I wanted to re read some of my own chapters for consistency reasons so I'm struggling here too 😂

[furryprovocateur]

bandersnatches are the dumbest enemy in any RE game, my god

[blood-darkened-moon]

Resident Evil

Jill Valentine | Chris Redfield | Claire Redfield | Leon S Kennedy | Ethan Winters

Umbrella Albert Wesker | William Birkin | Ozwell E Spencer | HUNK | Morpheus

Resident Evil 0 Billy Coen | Rebecca Chambers | James Marcus | Lurker | Proto Tyrant

Resident Evil 1 Lisa Trevor | Barry Burton | Brad Vickers | George Trevor | Zombie | Cerberus

Resident Evil 2 Brian Irons | Sherry Birkin | Annette Birkin | Ada Wong | Marvin Branagh | Mr X | Licker

Resident Evil 3 Nikolai Zinoviev/Nicholai Ginovaef | Nemesis | Mikhail Viktor | Carlos Oliveira | Tyrell Patrick

Resident Evil Code Veronica Alexia Ashford | Alfred Ashford | Alexander Ashford/Nosferatu | Edward Ashford | Veronica Ashford | Stanley Ashford | Thomas Ashford | Arthur Ashford | Steve Burnside | Rodrigo Juan Raval | Bandersnatch | T-078 | Hilda Krüger | Hilbert Krüger

Resident Evil 4 Ramon Salazar | Jack Krauser | Luis Sera | Ashley Graham | The Merchant | Mike | Verdugo | Regenerador

Resident Evil 5 Sheva Alomar | Excella Gionne | Ndipaya | Popokarimu

Resident Evil 6 Piers Nivans | Derek Simmons | Carla Radames | Jake Muller | Helena Harper | Deborah Harper

Resident Evil 7 Jack Baker | Marguerite Baker | Lucas Baker | Zoe Baker | Joe Baker | Mia Winters | Eveline | Molded

Resident Evil 8 Alcina Dimitrescu | Bela Dimitrescu | Cassandra Dimitrescu | Daniela Dimitrescu | Mother Miranda | Little Eva | Karl Heisenberg | Donna Beneviento | Angie Beneviento | Salvatore Moreau | Rosemary Winters | Maiden | The Duke | Lycan

Chronicles Javier Hidalgo | Manuela Hidalgo | Sergei Vladimir | Ivan 

Revelations Jack Norman | Alex Wesker | Natalia Korda | Moira Burton | Rachel Foley

Operation Raccoon City Lupo/Karena LesProux | Bertha/Michaela Schneider | Four Eyes/Christine Yamata | Beltway/Hector Hivers | Spectre/Vladimir Bodrovski | Vector

Ships/Groups Ashford Twins | Birkin x Wesker | Valenvaef | Weskertine | Valenfield | Beladonna | Rebecca x Billy | Leon x Ada | Wolfpack | Albert x Alex

RE Trivia | RE Meta | RE Headcanon | Fanfic Umbrella Pharmaceuticals

[joeyclaire]

re black mirror recs: ye, no restrictions cause I'll Just Leave if it gets to stuff I can't handle :P

(fun fact I only had to this once while watching Sunny, it was the Being Frank episode because it made me dizzy.)

i’ll start you off with bandersnatch i think! it’s undertale/deltarune like and the protagonist is great meow meow material i think you’ll like him

[overflowchute]

SOME people still think it's ok to shun the frumious bandersnatch and haven't re-examined their preconceptions but y'all ain't ready for that conversation

[crimescrimson]

Types of Tyrants In Resident Evil: Proto-T001 in Resident Evil 0 (2002) | T-002 in Resident Evil (2002) | T-00 (Mr X) in Resident Evil 2 (2019) | Nemesis T-Type in Resident Evil 3 (2020) | Tyrant R in Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles (2009) | T.A.L.O.S in Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (2007) | The Bandersnatch in Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (2000) | T-078 in Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (2000)

[scalpcollector]

Odio questo cazzo di gioco lo odio lo odio. Per fortuna non l'ho pagato io perchè sennò davvero me lo davo in fronte.

Oltre al fatto che non sono particolarmente brava nei giochi di RE più vecchi;

I design fanno schifo, le meccaniche di gioco fanno schifo, Steve.

Steve? Lo voglio vedere messo al muro fucilato. Per fortuna il maledetto muore alla fine. IL DOPPIAGGIO. SENTIRE QUEST'UOMO PARLARE è COME CHIODI SULLA LAVAGNA .

Ad un certo punto arriva un Bandersnatch e io penso " Wow, un boss?" NO. LORO SONO OVUNQUE è IMPOSSIBILE NAVIGARE L'ISOLA NON CE LA FACEVO Ho cancellato tutti i dati.

[tobyarcherlvl6]

Case Study 01 - Bandersnatch Black Mirror

The inside story of Bandersnatch, the weirdest Black Mirror tale yet

"The plot of “Bandersnatch” is classic Black Mirror, following a teenager in 1980s London as he struggles to make his own choose-your-own-adventure video game. But this is something completely new: a maze-like hybrid, part video game, part film, in which you are in total control."

"Structurally, “Bandersnatch” is composed of three main building blocks. First off there are segments – each one a distinct chunk of footage that is linked to other segments by decisions. Each decision leaves behind memories – the second building block – that are built up throughout the episode from the choices viewers make, and these influence which segments they’ll see later on. Two viewers who make exactly the same choices in all cases except one will have slightly different memories, so may end up following completely different narrative paths."

"Finally, you’ve got 41 recaps, which play when the viewer gets to one of the episode’s endings. Shot with old-fashioned tube cameras and played on a TV screen within the episode, each recap presents a quick overview of the decisions a viewer has made to get to that ending. From that screen they can then choose to re-enter the episode at an earlier point – a bit like re-spawning at a checkpoint in a game – or to exit to the final credits scene, knowing that there are still parts of the episode that remain hidden."

"Will viewers watch the episode, or interact with it? Or are they not really viewers at all, but more like participants, or players? Is the episode a successor to the choose-your-own-adventure games of the mid-1980s, or closer to a more traditional episode of Black Mirror?"

[tobyarcher02]

Case Studies - Bandersnatch Black Mirror

The inside story of Bandersnatch, the weirdest Black Mirror tale yet

"The plot of “Bandersnatch” is classic Black Mirror, following a teenager in 1980s London as he struggles to make his own choose-your-own-adventure video game. But this is something completely new: a maze-like hybrid, part video game, part film, in which you are in total control."

"Structurally, “Bandersnatch” is composed of three main building blocks. First off there are segments – each one a distinct chunk of footage that is linked to other segments by decisions. Each decision leaves behind memories – the second building block – that are built up throughout the episode from the choices viewers make, and these influence which segments they’ll see later on. Two viewers who make exactly the same choices in all cases except one will have slightly different memories, so may end up following completely different narrative paths."

"Finally, you’ve got 41 recaps, which play when the viewer gets to one of the episode’s endings. Shot with old-fashioned tube cameras and played on a TV screen within the episode, each recap presents a quick overview of the decisions a viewer has made to get to that ending. From that screen they can then choose to re-enter the episode at an earlier point – a bit like re-spawning at a checkpoint in a game – or to exit to the final credits scene, knowing that there are still parts of the episode that remain hidden."

"Will viewers watch the episode, or interact with it? Or are they not really viewers at all, but more like participants, or players? Is the episode a successor to the choose-your-own-adventure games of the mid-1980s, or closer to a more traditional episode of Black Mirror?"

[skelegun]

The RE series has had some great monster designs, and some real stinkers. These are probably the absolute worst:

“Noga-Trchanje” from RE6. RE6 in general is absolute cancer. But yeah, giving monsters guns is clear sign the series had given up on horror at this point.

The Ivans from Umbrella Chronicles. Look at these fucking goofy goobers:

The Bandersnatch from Code Veronica. These one armed freaks are not only ugly but annoying to fight against. Their lore is also stupid, they never discuss how these creatures are made, only that they were meant to be a low cost alternative to Tyrants… but they kinda just look like that one mutated zombie from Return of the Living Dead 3, if it was made of playdoh:

[lasangirl]

ani's eyes were fixated on mine when she said, "everything will be all right". in that split second, i could truly feel the gravity of her words. it was not a casual assurance she uttered to soothe me, much like a reflex. nor was it a baseless, wishful thought that she asserted to hopefully morph reality.

quite the contrary, her wisdom arose from years of diligent contemplation on buddhadharma, on anitya and anatman. the magnitude of ani's practice made (her assertion on) impermanence firm like a physics law. because of impermanence, everything will be all right. it is a promise. like gravity. like how all terrestrial bodies will always fall toward the centre of the earth at some point. eventually. inevitably.

impermanence is something i have long known and vouched for, but only from that moment could i truly embrace it as my own truth. this firmness stems from recognising the illusory nature of what we perceive to be realities. "reality" is but a flimsy manifestation of our past karmic actions, failed exams, unlearned lessons, and of unfulfilled promises that we have carried lifetime upon lifetime in the alaya-vijñana, our storehouse of consciousness.

in that sense, incarnation is much like remakes of a film (an interactive one, like Bandersnatch to be specific). the logline remains unchanged, but each time it comes with a slightly altered screenplay, mise-en-scène, cinematography, and a new équipe of supporting actors*. each time, the protagonist influences the events unfold in the film with their own choices. no matter their past missteps, at dawn, they can always turn the corner and seek atonement. karma, thus, is more of an empowerment than a punishment.

we stay in samsära and re-perform these acts, time and again, until we learn what needs to be learned. from earthly basics such as how to breathe steadily and walk firmly. such as, how to love with upeksa, or equanimity, so that love won't suffocate or inflict pains. such as, how to register the existence of and comfortably sit with our flaws; because only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others.

then when we are ready and no sooner, we will learn that samsara, much like all phenomena, is too assembled and inherently insubstantial. the ultimate truth is that we have never been bound by samsara. the moment we wake up from this butterfly dream, we touch the reality of the birthless and deathless nature of all things. with the renunciation from dualistic notions of good and bad, of hope and despair, of affections and afflictions - all at once - we reach the other shore where true liberation is realised.

rambling notes from a conversation with ani

denver, fall 2022

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(*) occasionally, we will be rejoined by old friends of lives past from before we were born, only in a different disguise. it is when we experience that bliss of the inexplicable connection to a soul we (think we) barely know. of "hey, i have missed you so much in the time i had not yet known you in this incarnation. how wonderful it is that across this grand and sublimely bizarre universe of multiverses, we are here now again and finally." - in lucy's words