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I finally got round to watching Frozen last night - The plot twists on the usual Snow Queen story were quite fun. One thing I did notice was some interesting parallels between the ice palace sequence and a somewhat similar scene in Watchmen. And when I checked, I was not exactly the first person to notice:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/03/17/_let_it_go_watchmen_mashup_does_let_it_go_pay_homage_to_the_dr_manhattan.html

There's even a vid:



It looks like there were others that have had their sound tracks muted due to takedown notices from Disney.

It's a shame that nobody seems to have done it the other way, with the Watchmen music etc. on the Frozen footage.

And if I haven't recced it before, there's a fun Frozen / Thor crossover fanfic series, in which Loki is Elsa's father:

The Ice Demon By Lizardbeth
http://archiveofourown.org/series/148596
Currently five stories and 164K words.

I was walking through the park this afternoon and it occurred to me that the Captain Scarlet theme song would work very well for Captain Jack Harkness, with some obvious changes. So needless to say there are already Captain Harkness vids on those lines - the actual wording of the song hasn't been changed, which would be the obvious next step, but the idea works pretty well anyway:







Is there a filk version somewhere with appropriate lyrics?

md_kiryu has posted an absolutely brilliant end title video for a Dr. Who spinoff based on one of the series most beloved married couples, Madame Vastra and Jenny.

http://lizardladylove.livejournal.com/23600.html

Now if the BBC would just make the show...

I recced this on calufrax a few days ago and thought I'd rec it here too - an absolutely perfect crossover between Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe stories and Doctor Who, pitch-perfect for both fandoms and for the eras in which it is set. Strongly recommended!

The Orchid Thief by Leviathan
http://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=30480

"Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin have solved a lot of tough cases in their careers as detectives. But never one like the one that begins with the new arrival in the Plant Rooms. Before it ends, they'll deal with a tattooed lady, miniaturized corpses, and Things from Another World!"
Third Doctor, Multi-Era, Tenth Doctor - All Ages - No warnings - Crossover, Mystery
Characters: Jo Grant, Martha Jones, The Doctor (10th), The Doctor (3rd), The Master (Delgado)
Published: 2009.04.21 - Word Count: 14320

Spotted in today's crossover_news

Captain America's Art Crawl Adventure by musesfool, Captain America (movieverse)/Middleman, gen
http://musesfool.livejournal.com/2075445.html

A fun little story, liked it a lot.

If you're a fan of the web comic Girl Genius you'll probably want to read this...

Sparkgate: Agatha and the Grasp of the Serpent God by Samarkand

Summary: There are nigh infinite variant timelines surrounding that of the Stargate universe we know. Most turn out badly as one choice or another dooms Earth. One, however, is unusual in that a chance refugee from another branch of Earth's many alternate universes provides some...unexpected effects. There may be maniacal cackling. There probably will be tesla coils. There most certainly will be elegantly crafted death rays. Discover what happens when the Milky Way Galaxy discovers what the Spark of mad genius can do. Steampunk and science fiction collide in...SPARKGATE! FOR SCIENCE!

http://www.hugosnebula.com/sgxover/viewstory.php?sid=375

Warning, it's a work in progress.

Journey's Dawn by ameretrifle

This is a weird one - a Doctor Who / Diane Duane's "Young Wizards" crossover that works perfectly, and explains a LOT about Donna, the Tenth Doctor, etc. It helps considerably if you know both universes, of course. The crossover is (not quite explicit but almost) Young Wizards canon.

This is a link to the LAST part, which has links to all the rest

http://community.livejournal.com/myriadwords/56873.html