Sitcom

September 2018 SWG challenge Sitcom banner with a TV test strip as the background

This month's theme is Sitcom and features a bingo card for participants to self-select a prompt or prompts to inspire their fanworks. While the prompts are based off of sitcom tropes, your fanwork doesn't have to be a sitcom or inspired by one; it doesn't even have to be (or attempt to be!) humorous. To participate as a creator, you need only to create a fanwork using one prompt; however, for the more adventurous among us, we encourage you to combine prompts, complete rows, or attempt one of the dozen variations of card patterns. You may use multiple prompts in a single fanwork or use prompts to inspire multiple fanworks.

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Prompts

Choose your prompt from the collection below.

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Sitcom challenge bingo card - see below for text-only prompts

Sitcom Bingo Text-Only Prompts

If you need assistance at any time, including devising prompt combinations that fill rows or other bingo patterns, please email the SWG moderators at moderator@silmarillionwritersguild.org.

B1: talking in one's sleep
B2: dramatic reveal
B3: put the "fun" in dysfunction
B4: Are we there yet?
B5: jerk with a heart of gold
I1: roommates
I2: contrived coincidence
I3: laugh track
I4: average suburban family
I5: getting volunteered
N1: Will they? or Won't they?
N2: Is this thing still on?
FREE SPACE
N4: sophisticated as hell
N5: the exit is this way
G1: double entendre
G2: breaking the fourth wall
G3: workplace weirdos
G4: chain reaction
G5: failure is the only option
O1: a very special episode
O2: We need a distraction!
O3: You did what??
O4: dumbass has a point
O5: running gag

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Tyelkormo's Great Escape by Aprilertuile

Tyelkormo was currently outside the house, hiding from his mother.

It was nearly winter and every winter was peak matchmaking activity time in Tirion’s palace. So Nerdanel focused more on her sons at this period since she wanted them to make a good impression so they could find a good wife as was proper for young adult elves. 

Alas, Tyelkormo didn’t want that. 

Works for the Sitcom Bingo : We need a distraction, Failure is the Only Option, and getting volunteered (poor Makalaurë's dramatic so he enjoys being volunteered, worry not, no minstrel was harmed in the writing of this fic).

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By Fate Mastered by Lyra

For Túrin, nothing turns out as he planned.
A series of drabbles (according to Libre Office) inspired by (of all things) the Sitcom! Bingo challenge and the Narn i Hîn Húrin.

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A Bridge to Tomorrow by Independence1776

Maglor rescues Celebrían before the orcs take her deep into their caves. Life in Imladris will never be the same.

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Forbidden Lavender by Raiyana

The brewing of ale and beer was a woman's work, and thus (because Bunn is a terrible enabler) this little ficlet about Anairë and Nerdanel and some unexpected lavender happened.

Amnesty sitcom fic for the You did WHAT?!? prompt.

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Shame and Grief by LadyBrooke

Maglor has always talked in his sleep.

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What A Tangled Net We Weave... by Grundy

Young Artanis, Irissë, and Ambarussa were left to amuse themselves while their fathers were in a meeting at the palace. What could possibly go wrong?

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Agley. by hennethgalad

Gildis hopes that Írimë will cheer her up.

(free space, sitcom bingo !)

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Graveyard Shift by Himring

After the First Kinslaying, Maglor's wife ends up with a grim duty.

Has she been volunteered by others?

Or maybe she did choose it herself, after all?

In the confusion of the times, that may not be an easy distinction to make.

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Dispossessed For Ever by StarSpray

After Elwing casts herself into the Sea, Maglor finds her sons.

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Aware. by hennethgalad

Fingolfin reads the thoughts of two prisoners to see who is telling the truth.

(reading 'Orcs' first would enrich this)

 

for the 'Sitcom' challenge "Sophisticated as hell."

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Aftermath by hennethgalad

Hador and Gildis have their first row.

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Arms. by hennethgalad

Hador begs the forgiveness of Gildis. 

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Ajar. by hennethgalad

Even on the night of his wedding, Hador turns to Fingolfin.

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