Fandom: ENTOURAGE
Pairing: vince/Eric,
Length: Diptych - each over 20k
Author on LJ:fourteencandles
Author Website: Fic Index
Why this must be read: I love Sliding Doors type scenarios and this pair of stories is a great example of that. The author does such a fantastic job that the 'could have been' sticks with you. I still find myself wondering how things turned out for them.



Best of Both Worlds and Accept What You Cannot Change

Have been PVR'ing "V" and finally got around to watching the first four episodes the other day.

Anyone else here watching this show? Anyone else think that Scott Wolfe, who is playing the journalist Chad, looks a HELL of a lot like Jamie Bamber? Some photos for your comparision:

Scott Wolfe:



Jamie Bamber:



Watching the show, I just can't help but see the similarities. It's driving me bonkers. As far as I can tell they're in no way related, but it's freaky to me. I keep expecting Chad to start looking for Starbuck.

Now that BSG is over and our fridays are cold and lonely, I'm doing an ongoing "Friday Favorite" thread. Each week I choose one character (or episode or whatever else) and kick off the conversation from there. This way we can keep the BSG love alive and well, and share some of our best memories of the series!



In the comments below, tell us what your favorite Cally moment was of the entire series. Feel free to go into as much or as little detail as ya like. If you can't think of just one, list your top three. :)

These Friday Favorites will span everything from the mini-series to the series finale, so avoid this thread if you're not caught up.

P.S. If you missed last week's Romo-centric Friday Favorite, here's a link.

Vidder: Hazel K
Musical artist: Portishead
Pairing: None
Vidder on LJ: aycheb
Vidder's website: new vid tag
Why this vid kicks ass: I'm wrapping up the small-fandom recs with this stunning vid by Hazel K. I keep watching and re-watching it, because everything about it is intriguing, from the unusual music choice, to the fantastic matching of images (both to each other and to sound), and the way Hazel focuses in on the sharp-edges of a film which feels much less bleak on the big screen. I keep seeing new things and making new connections and being astonished all over again. This is vidding at its very best.

Silence
Warning: Violence

Fandom: EUREKA
Pairing: Jack Carter/Nathan Stark
Length: 5,508 words
Author on LJ: clarkoholic
Author Website: Account at Archive of Our Own
Why this must be read: Jack is caught in a mutant tornado, which makes him rapidly deteriorate. The only solution Global Dynamics can suggest is to put him in a cryogenic freeze until an antidote is found. A cure is eventually discovered--forty-seven years later. Jack, however, isn't the only one to find himself unexpectedly in the future: Nathan rematerialized five years earlier.

I like the parallels between Jack and Nathan in this fanfic. I'm usually not fond of fics where Jack and Nathan immediately fall into bed, but I think clarkoholic has created the rare situation where it's actually possible, since they are literally the only ones who can understand what the other is going through and empathize with each other. This story has a bittersweet tone, with just the right amount of hope at the end.

Ice and Air

Fandom: PRIMEVAL
Pairing: Gen (some Nick/Stephen hints)
Length: 16 comic book eps
Author on LJ: ethelfleda
Author Website: None
Why this must be read:

I've no idea whether you categorise this as fanfic or fanart – but who cares? It's hilarious! ethelfleda has turned the first episode of Primeval into role-playing comic book form. So we have badass Stephen, Nick fixated on dino-hos, long-suffering Ryan, no-nonsense Claudia and overseeing it all a game master who would clearly like to bang all their heads together . . .

Primeval, the role play episode 1
All the other eps can be found here

Fandom: AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 8
Pairing: Adam Lambert/Kris Allen
Length: 25k
Author on LJ: linzeestyle
Author Website: Fic Master List
Why this must be read:This fic stayed with me for a while after I read it. It's one of my favorites of the longer Kradam future-fics. I had a very easy time picturing the scenes as I read. The dialogue is great, and the sex is pretty hot.

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And Play a Favorite Song

Hello Everyone!

As part of my promotion and coverage for the premiere of Caprica this coming January for my science in entertainment site ScriptPhD.com, I will be interviewing showrunner (and former BSG writer Jane Espensen). I will be passing these along to the SyFy Channel at the end of this week. We are pooling questions at our fan space. I would love to pick 5 or 6 of the most thoughtful questions from the fans, and yes, I will be asking one or two about BSG. (Still not over the show ending!)

You can read our review of the Caprica pilot HERE and our coverage of the joint BSG/Caprica panel at the Los Angeles Paley Television Festival earlier this spring HERE.

Looking forward to reposting in January, when we have had a chance to pass along these questions to Ms. Espensen via the SyFy publicity team!

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. See you in 2010. Cheers!

X-posted to caprica_fans

Fandom: AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 8/NCIS
Pairing: Adam Lambert/Kris Allen/Katy Allen, Adam Lambert/Drake LaBry, Kris Allen/OMC
Length: 125,419 words broken into three books.
Author on LJ: amproof
Author Website: Delicious bookmarks.
Why this must be read: This might be the best fic I've read in a decade of fannish activity. Not one of the best fics, but the best fic. I was SO NERVOUS it wasn't going to be completed before this month was over. It's one of the reasons I signed up to drive this fandom in the first place. So there is that.

The truth is, I don't know if I could possibly do this story justice in these short sentences. It is at times gut-wrenching, powerful, sweet, heartbreaking and incredibly hot. Sometimes it's all of those things at once.

As an FYI, it's not necessary to know much of anything about NCIS to read this. You could treat the NCIS people as original characters and you'd lose very little, if any context.

The author's summary: The Washington D.C. tour stop goes horribly wrong when Kris and Adam are involved in an altercation with three off duty sailors that ends with one dead, Adam hanging onto life by a thread, and Kris accused of murder. A novel of love, desire, redemption, regret, and denial--not necessarily in that order.

Building Jerusalem (Directions Not Included)

stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

Fandom: DARK ANGEL
Pairing: None
Length: 6578 words
Author on LJ: fauxcynic
Author Website: ff.net profile
Why this must be read:The one and only fic that has ever managed get me to like Joshua. Perfect characterization.

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The Journal

Fandom: ENTOURAGE
Pairing:Vince/Eric
Length: one shot-under 12k
Author on LJ:ofangoriousone
Author Website: none that I could find
Why this must be read: Yet.another a/u with the guys in different lives entirely, proving once again that they really do work in almost any scenario. The author does a fantastic job of keeping them in character and that is the thing that really makes this click for me. Vince is a dancer instead of an actor, but with the same natural talent, luck, laziness and lack of discipline, only here in an art that requires all that and more, it's not really working for him, until Eric. Cameos by the rest of the gang in parts perfect for them just make this a delight.



Same Tune, Different Lyrics

Fandom: THE AVENGERS
Pairing and Characters: Cathy/Emma, Steed
Length: 4,403 words
Author on LJ: aerye
Author Website: aerye
Why this must be read:

Re: the pairing -- yes, you read that right, and as if it weren't reason enough, this is a seriously entertaining, wonderful story that reads just like an episode, with all the classic Avengers quirkiness. Steed has been kidnapped, and it's up to Cathy and Emma to rescue him. It is really very sad indeed that these two awesome ladies in leather share no scenes in canon. They make an excellent team here, though I suppose that's to be expected, as they are Cathy Gale and Emma Peel, after all. aerye has both women's voices down pat, and their interactions are excellent.

Plot somewhat recalls 'How to Succeed... at Murder' but is much smarter and crazier and in every way better. aerye also gives us fun secondary characters who add color to the story without overpowering it, just like the show at its best. This story must be read simply because it is one of a kind, but also because it is insanely well-done.

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The D.O.D.O. Affair

Vidder: Jake Productions
Musical artist: The Battle of Kerak, Crusaders, Breached, and Burning The Past by Harry Gregson-Willaims
Pairing: None
Vidder on LJ: Unknown
Vidder's website: PowerMonkey Studios
Why this vid kicks ass: It's hard to pick what I love most about this songvid. It's gorgeous; it's epic; it's got heart-pounding action. But the thing that stands out for me is that the music has no lyric, and yet there's such a sense of drama conveyed through the editing.

Kingdom of Heaven (scroll down)
Warning: Violence and death

Fandom: HOUSE
Pairing: House/Foreman
Length: 42218 words
Author on LJ: queenzulu
Author Website: Author's Page at Archive of Our Own
Why this must be read:

A one night stand leads to something not intended by nature. This is an mpreg fic. An awesome mpreg fic that works because of Zulu's excellent characterization.

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There's No Such Thing In The World (As An Undo Button)

Fandom: PRIMEVAL, DICK FRANCIS
Pairing: Nick/Tony Beach
Length: 1245
Author on LJ: fififolle
Author Website: None – check LJ masterlist for stories
Why this must be read:

If you're a fan of crime fiction writer Dick Francis, then look no further for some intriguing crossovers in Primeval-land! grondfic, the queen of off-beat crossovers, is a writer to look out for. Today, though, I've gone for fififolle's short, rather bittersweet story where two men – Nick from Primeval and Tony Beach from Proof – who have lost their wives in very differing circumstances – meet up. She has the first-person Francis voice absolutely spot-on.

Perfect Accompaniment

- 32 Battlestar Galactica (From New Caprica Episodes)
- 37 Dexter (From "Hello, Dexter Morgan" episode)

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Fandom: ENTOURAGE
Pairing: Vince/Eric, Vince/numerous others
Length: Novel length
Author on LJ:dancinbutterfly
Author Website:None
Why this must be read: By turns funny, hot and heartbreaking, this is pretty much the hookerfic to end all hookerfics. Based on the blog/book/tv series by Belle Du Jour, it runs the gamit of sexual acts. And the kink is fun, but the heart of it, is Vince at a crossroads in his life. Written as a series of journal entries, the story sweeps you up. Vince isn't 'a hooker with a heart of gold' and this ain't Pretty Woman. "It's a comedy and a tragedy, just like life."

I realize that I forgot to mention before that I fuck people for money. I like it. And more importantly, I'm good at it.



Illicit Adventures of an LA Rentboy