Guardian resources

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I'm making this a sticky post because I'm already tired of scrolling through my Guardian tag to get to it

As I continue to accumulate resources for This Fucking Show, I need somewhere to keep them other than in my Gmail drafts folder. So this post is mostly for my own resources but please please please feel free to hit me up with any others in comments.

The Guardian fandom wiki.

solo's subtitles

malimutan made a resource post that basically eliminates the need for any others and if it had existed when I made this post I'd have just linked to it and been done.

mecurtin 's pitch post.

alpheratz 's pitch post.

rheasilvia 's pitch post

Link to first episode on YoYoTelevision's YouTube channel. Update 7/24/20, YoYo episodes have had scenes cut out of them.

All episodes on Viki.

Wikipedia entry for the drama.

Archive of Dixing, a searchable directory listing of all English-language fanworks for the 镇魂 Guardian fandom.

The novel has disappeared from Wattpad, but sid_guardian has a discussion of alternate options (locked to comm members only--join to see it)

solo 's subtitle project and how to use the files.

glymr 's links to the original soundtrack, clean HD Guardian videos, and English hardsubbed Guardian videos.

Playlist of original soundtrack on YouTube.

laireshi 's gif-heavy post of Shen Wei's various powers.

Not-to-terribly-spoilery vids:
say something by eliroly (this is the first vid I saw for the show and was immediately intrigued)

Fire's Gonna Burn (this was the vid that autoplayed after and I knew I was done for because apparently I am a fucking masochist and I could see the tragedy coming--it says it RIGHT THERE ON THE TIN--but knew I was hooked) and Never Enough (which features a lovely cover of the song from The Greatest Showman if your fangirl tendencies run to musical theater too), both by Nerjaveika.

bonibaru 's absolutely flawless Augustine (which I have watched approximately five thousand times)

Starboy by Meh Young Chan (uses mildly naughty footage from something else to very good effect)

Highly-spoilery vids:
Not really fanvids, but here's one with clips of the show with the two main characters singing in real life because apparently these assholes can do that as well as act and here's one of the opening theme cut with clips of the show as well as the musicians who recorded the track.

A vid that makes up an AU where one of the characters is playing in a video game to save the other's life. Uses material from other shows to make a convincing plotline. I would like this fic, please.

Catherine Cheung (who posted the vid above for the original creator) has several other vids on their channel. It's interesting to see the different vidding styles between them and (probably) typically Western formats.

I'll put future fave vids in comments.

Fic recs forthcoming because I really need to get on with my day now.
I'll continue to add to this post as I come across stuff. I get the feeling I might be in this fandom for a while. ETA:  Oh I'm definitely gonna be in this fandom for a while

Comments

Meta and behind the scenes

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This DW entry has a lot of behind-the-scenes images with a link to more. Stuff like this always helps ease the sting of maybe-not-so-cheerful stuff that happens in a show, imo.
YouTube video that analyzes the non-verbal acting/interactions between Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan. Also includes some info from the novel.
Info about the Guardian wiki at sid_guardian
This Tumblr has a bunch of Weilan gifs sorted by episode (does tend to shit over the general show, though, so beware).
AvenueX's list of episode titles
BTS footage of the last scene with Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan from the last episode.
Food and food sharing culture in China.
qikiqtarjuaq's masterpost on body language in Guardian (so many good gifs in these).
zeest's Google drive folder of promo and BTS shots.
A discussion on sid_guardian about the Treaty/Guardian Token.
Episode recaps from The Wolves of Mistwood.
phyrry's post on politics in the show.
sakana17's rewatch notes.
xparrot's post that discusses how much time did ZYL spend in YOHE? and a post on Dixing/Haixing/Yashou biology differences.
sakana17's guide to outfits worn by Shen Wei, Zhao Yunlan, and Ye Zun and a post on sid_guardian talking about their costume changes.
likealeafonthewind's list of list of Dixing powers in the show.
Filming locations, concept images, drama stills, and behind the scenes shots, by zeest on sid_guardian.
AvenueX's photobook.
asya_ana's non-spoilery language primer.
qikiqtarjuaq's audio pronunciation guide
powwie's guide to Visiting Dragon City.
A discussion of Zhao Yunlan's ~intellectual~ quotes.
no_detective's content warnings for the first 20 eps

Playlists

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jo_lasalle's playlist.
no_detective's Weilan playlist
no_detective's Shen Wei playlist
My Weilan Playlist for the 520 Guardian exchange
My Playlist for the first-year anniversary of Guardian's premiere episode airing
OST playlist on YouTube and extrapenguin's post on the song titles

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bonibaru has a Guardian vid recs post, but it keeps crashing on me. So I made a YT playlist of her recs.

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Vids (here be spoilers)

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Enchanted, NodeZero.
Vid recs extrapenguin
Man on a mission, NodeZero
I Must Stay Conscious Through the Madness and Chaos, TheMeaninglessArt (Ye Zun vid, all the spoilers)
too late to say goodbye, rosenana707 (manages to rip your heart out despite no end-of-show spoilers)
My Saint, lolachrome
Play With Fire, NodeZero (A/B/O stuff is Really Not My Kink but I am here for dom!Shen Wei and it absolutely delivers that)
Big God, Scribdoodle
Love Lies, Scribdoodle (I hate this song. I just can't stand this song but damn if the song's not perfect for them and this vid hits all the right beats.)
Heroes, NodeZero (More the novel, not the drama)
Fear of the Water, lolathexxiii (bonibaru brilliantly pointed out in a comment on a post by asya_ana: One of the things Lola does with Fear of the Water that really makes this vid outstanding is that ZYL is always on the left as he travels through the unfolding story and SW is always on the right and they are almost, almost always moving toward each other - except when they are not. And when you watch the vid knowing that, there's an even harder punch in the places when you see the shifts. Flipping the footage that we've all seen a hundred times gives you a new perspective on it, for one thing, it makes it feel new even when it's old, but when it's consistently flipped for a narrative/metaphorical purpose like that, the effect is subtle but brilliant.)
I can't tell you exactly what's going on in this vid but it's adorable and the song is super cute.
The Guardian/Hannibal fusion vid I didn't know I needed until I saw it.
Sleeping in your bed. Messing with your head., TheMeaninglessArt.
Bury a Crown, by lolachrome (super sexy/creepy song with dark/badass Shen Wei).
If I Was Your Girlfriend, AvenueX (very light-hearted, good for post-show feels)

Fic collections

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naye's plot bunny farm
china-shop's fanworks index
Guardian drabbles from the 2019 Multifandom Drabble Round One.
Google doc of Guardian fics on AO3 (current as of 4/23/19 at least)
Google doc slideshow of fic recs in ascending order of spoilery-ness.
The 2019 520 Guardian Exchange
china_shop's compilation of the fic recs collected for Guardian's first anniversary.
naye's H/C recs
xparrot's fix-it fic recs.
malimutan's collection of trope-y Guardian fics.

Fic recs

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Sarva, rageprufrock, E, no major spoilers
down comes the night, egelantier, G, post-ep 23 AU
Come On Baby Light My Fire, galaxysoup, T, post-show, fix-it fic
Every ridge hand-picked by the late sun’s slant light, by wildestranger, E, no major spoilers
If Life Was A Movie We’d Have A Better Soundtrack Than This, by galaxysoup, T, no powers AU
In Vino Veritas, by galaxysoup, G, the Shen Wei and Zhu Hong missing scene you didn't know you needed until now
Devour, by ancient_moonshine, E, A Guardian/Coraline fusion piece that is incredibly well-conceived and fucked up (has a Dead Dove: Do Not Eat tag for good reason).
Drink a case of you, burkesl17, M, first-time fic with a soupçon of angst.
make up for my regrets, china_shop, G, post-canon with Zhang Shi and Zhao Xinci, heartbreaking but so good.
Come Up and See Me Pornstar AU, FayJay, Pt 1 M, Pt 2 E. Come for the charming meet-cute, stay for the scorchingly hot conclusion.
throw your body on the pyre, frith_in_thorns, T, brutally painful and beautifully characterized missing scene of Shen Wei and the knife in episode 23.
Call Me Maybe, jo_lasalle, E, identity porn and alternate identity reveal.
We're Not Bound To Break, by starandrea, gorgeous fix-it fic that goes through the show episode by episode before giving a lovely epilogue.
the cost of living, achingly good, traumatic doesn't-really-fix-it fic but so good.

Fanart

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naye's Guardian fanart recs and fanart spreadsheet
mekare's Guardian art on AO3
Marmaladica's art on AO3
AvenueX's online shop.
Breeze Wong's Guardian tag on Tumblr.

Rec Roundups

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malimutan's Guardian Fandom Updates
1/3 April 2019
2/3 April 2019

Fandom-adjacent

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Bai Yu and Zhu Yi Long in a fanvid using cuts from other movies to make a story about a cop and gangster.
Zhu Yi Long looking devastatingly beautiful in a show(s?) I am never going to watch.

Misc. resources

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likealeafonthewind's most commonly used character and ship tags on AO3.
A discussion of naming conventions in Chinese culture at sid_guardian
A Twitter thread about Chinese names and writing about Chinese characters.
brush_and_lantern, a Guardian creator's comm
Chinese cussing cultural references
naye's DVD commentary on writing a long fic.
Resonant's How to Write a Sex Scene.
likealeafonthewind's list of Dixing powers we see in the show.
qikiqtarjuaq's list of resources on Twitter.
How to use a Chinese calligraphy brush.
foxghost's post on what the characters call each other.
Tumblr post with novel translation options.
extrapenguin's Dramatis Personae
cyberbrain's floorplan for Zhao Yunlan's apartment.

Just Pretty

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A truly blessed twitter thread of gifs.
Lao Chu picspam by sakana17

[fangirlishness]

This is a great collection and goes straight to my memories! Thank you!

I actually made my novel progress post public and sticky, it contains a lot of the information from the sid_guardian post:

https://fangirlishness.dreamwidth.org/25432.html

[clevermanka]

Bless you! What a great resource!