The Sentinel (with Dana Parker)
If you have read basically any fanfiction in your life, you have benefited from the existence of a 90s supernatural (?) cop drama. Today Dana Parker joins us to talk about The Sentinel, a fandom that has impacted all of fandom space as we know it today. We discuss the countless AUs and tropes the show spawned, the ways the fandom pioneered saving shows, and how Archive of Our Own would not exist without The Sentinel.
Sources and relevant links for this episode:
- The Sentinel, Jim/Blair, Sentinel AU on Fanlore
- Basic guide to Sentinel fic and tropes by infiniteeight8 on Tumblr
- The Sentinel, Sentinel/Guide Bonding and AU - Sentinels and Guides tags on AO3
- AO3 Ship Stats list
- Neilsen ratings for 1996-97 and 1997-98
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