Ramblings

[lady_bug_kay]

 This post is just a messy collage of nothings and musings, so feel free to ignore it.

I tried watching the Tin Man miniseries, because I have always loved the whole world of Oz, including the books, the original movie, the second movie no one remembers (Return to Oz), and the book and musical Wicked. And I was intrigued by the idea of this miniseries regardless of the less than enthusiastic reviews I had overheard/read. But after a little over an hour of it, I had to stop, because it is terrible. The dialogue is clunky, the acting painful--I don't know who did the casting for this movie, but they should be brought up on charges, because the only one who seemed remotely comfortable and believable in their role was the always-talented (and lately rather ubiquitous) Callum Keith Rennie. The potential was all there for this miniseries to work, but the execution of it was just plain bad, all around.

In other words, if you haven't seen Tin Man but are still thinking it might be worth watching, think again. Run, don't walk, in the opposite direction. And if you have seen it, either parts of it or you managed to sit through it all, you have my most sincere sympathies. 

Unless, of course, you actually liked it, in which case, everyone's opinion is valid and please don't shoot me for insulting something you loved.

Moving on to fic, I am thinking of dropping my membership to jackxianto, because that comm is flooding my flist, and no offense to any of the (somewhat alarmingly prolific) writers on that comm, but there are only a couple of authors I will read. The rest of the fic there tends to make me cringe, and since I don't write that much Torchwood fic myself, it wouldn't make that much of a difference. And the TW fic I do read is always posted to the writer's personal journal, and the ones who write the fic I read are already on my flist. I haven't decided just yet, but I am seriously considering it, flist trimming becoming something of a necessity. *wry face*

As for my own fic, well, real life has been weighing me down enough that my muses have been running scared, so I have all these half-finished or quarter-finished fics (or just unwritten ideas) hanging around waiting for the mood to strike me again. It will, I'm sure, but until then, I'm reduced to doing rambling posts like this one.

Finally, if anyone is willing and able, in terms of ability, free time, inclination, and boundless generosity, rec me your favourite Kirk/Spock fics, if you have them. I don't intend to dive headfirst into this fandom--no worries--but as a brief diversion I am interested in reading a few of the really good fics in this first slash pairing. (Really, they're the first couple of Slash, so it's only right that I pay them at least temporary homage.) But, please, rec only the really well-written fics, because I don't want to wade through it all to find those ones on my own when I'll just be visiting this fandom and have no intentions of staying. Thanks, in advance, if anyone takes me up on this offer.

Edit: By first couple of slash, I mean that the term 'slash' in relation to fanfic derives, as far as I know, from the Kirk/Spock pairing. 'Kirk - slash - Spock.'

Aaaaaaaand.....that's all, folks.

Comments

[jij.livejournal.com]

Hardcore Oz fan!!? *GLOMPS*

One of my best Christmas presents as an adult was the complete set of all the Baum books, since as a child I wore the bindings off of our library's version. I was just thinking I ought to re-read them...I love Ozma so much, and the Glass Cat and Patches and Button Bright...*happy sigh*

[ladybugkay.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the books in so long. I feel pretty guilty about it, actually.

Now I'm wishing I could get inspired to write you an Oz-fic for your birthday tomorrow, but I've already sort of started one for you, so...we'll see what happens.

[jij.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the books in so long. I feel pretty guilty about it, actually.

I haven't read them in forever myself! I spent all afternoon casting longing glances at them, up there on the top shelf of my bookcase...and now I've added "Oz fic" to my list of things I want to write, although I have no idea what I'd do with it, lol. \o/

[snake-easing.livejournal.com]

Gah, Tin Man was so, so bad. The Tin Man himself was obviously a Mary Sue. The acting was horrible. The story was crap. I didn't make it all the way through either.

Actually, Achilles/Patroclus is the fist slash pairing (that I know of). Aeschylus made 'em lovers in his play, but they weren't necessarily so before.

[ladybugkay.livejournal.com]

Wasn't it terrible? On the other hand, I loved The 10th Kingdom. That one was so much better done.

As for Achilles/Patroclus, yes, I believe that's true. I was referring to the concept of 'slash' fanfic, though, and as far as I know, that term itself comes from the Kirk/Spock pairing.

[snake-easing.livejournal.com]

So about the recs, have you heard of someone called Jungle Kitty? I don't have a link on me, but I remember her as being good. She writes both het and slash.

[ladybugkay.livejournal.com]

Jungle Kitty? I haven't gone looking on my own for K/S fic, so no, I haven't heard of her. Yet. I'll search for her stuff; thanks!

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

Finally, if anyone is willing and able, in terms of ability, free time, inclination, and boundless generosity, rec me your favourite Kirk/Spock fics, if you have them. I don't intend to dive headfirst into this fandom--no worries--but as a brief diversion I am interested in reading a few of the really good fics in this first slash pairing. (Really, they're the first couple of Slash, so it's only right that I pay them at least temporary homage.) But, please, rec only the really well-written fics, because I don't want to wade through it all to find those ones on my own when I'll just be visiting this fandom and have no intentions of staying. Thanks, in advance, if anyone takes me up on this offer.

Anything by Jane St. Clair.

http://www.ravenswing.com/~mirrorgirl/trek.html
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And at the archive, Jenna Hilary Sinclair's "Pacing the Cage" and The World Turned Upside Down" and CatalenaMara's "A Private Obsession." Also Greywolf's "And in the Darkness Bind You."

http://ksarchive.com/

[ladybugkay.livejournal.com]

Oooh, thanks. I'll definitely check those out. I think I've read some of Jane St. Clair's work in anothe fandom and liked it, so that bodes well. Thanks so much for this!

[demon-faith.livejournal.com]

1) Oh, really? Huw and I saw posters for it, eyed the cast a bit and thought it might be worth a look-see. Clearly not then.

2) I ran away from jackxianto just after season 1, bit before I (theoretically) left fandom. Too much pr0n, not enough plot, and not really anything that grabbed me. The hardcore few that leapt in from episode 1 and didn't just sign up cos it was official canon - now, they were the ones worth reading (not including myself in that, naturally).

3) I watched Trek as a child and I cannot get my head around slashing the originals, even if it is iconic. Makes me feel squicky. :(

[ladybugkay.livejournal.com]

1) Yeah, no. Trust me; don't waste your time. If you're interested in something along the lines of fairy tale-type stories being reworked in new and more adult ways, try the miniseries The 10th Kingdom. It's very well done--acting, writing, and story.

2) There's just something really depressing about finding my flist miles long and full of crap I won't read that makes me really want to drop that comm. I think I'm going to. (I hardly write in that fandom, anyway.)

3) LOL. I completely understand. There are just some pairings that I can't wrap my head around, either, and don't even want to.

[freakykat.livejournal.com]

Oh snap. Tinman sucked beyond sucking. It was just bad. And I truly loved a good number of the cast individually/in other things but together -- *shudders*. No, thank you.

I understand the whole not in the mood, with like two hundred things waiting to get written and another two hundred gathering dust in your head. *high five* We need to start a club, Kay. Muse Disabled Writers of the world unite!

Kirk/Spock gave us the term slash? That is so damn cool. Rock on Trekkies. Rock on. (I have no recs for I have never delved into that fandom either, though I am a hardcore sci-fi geek.)

Oh! I would drop that comm. It's not going to have anything of substance really until the show restarts. At least that's how I see it. LOL

[ladybugkay.livejournal.com]

Yep. Tinman=bad. Period.

And I have dropped that comm, because it wasn't like I was reading anything on it, anyway. *g*