Hey, kattahj, I assume you know this?

The first series of Steven Moffat's old show, Joking Apart, has been brought out on DVD by a fan- I mean, he bought the rights and set up a company and did it professionally. And got some of the actors to do commentaries. It can be bought from Replay DVD. If enough sell he'll do the second series.
Also, he's now thinking of using the expertise he's gained to do some more shows and is asking for suggestions. I'm actually hyperventilating at the thought of Fist Of Fun, (Un)natural Acts, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, etc- things I'd given up on- having some sort of chance of getting made.

ETA: "using the expertise he's gained"- how management-speak is that? Am worried I didn't notice before. Please consider that I said "he's now thinking of doing some more, having got into practice" or something else less offensive.

Good friendslist. Have a biscuit.

Steam Engine Time: A Short Essay About Facts and History is a really nice essay.

There are also many interesting debates on fanfic, brought about by the longlist for the Tiptree award, but I suspect anyone who's interested in that has people on their flists talking about it already :-)