May 27th, 2004 
09:46 am Ask-Tell-Pursue by Executrix (R)
Fandom: BLAKE'S 7
Pairing: Avon/Travis
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] executrix
Author Website:
Why this must be read:
Executrix's take on the characters is wildly different from most people's, yet still manages to convince while you're reading the story. This one is a pre-series encounter between Avon and Travis, which explains quite a lot about Avon's enthusiasm for killing Travis during the course of the series. There's some lovely characterisation of Travis here, including his pragmatic response when he realises that Avon is fascinated for all the right reasons by his prosthetics:

"It's beautiful," Avon said. "Almost a kind of poetry, really. To be able to build something that can do anything, yet is freed from the constraints of the organic."

Brilliant, Travis thought. All I have to do is get a list of bent engineers--they must have one, back at headquarters--and I'll never have to frig myself again.


Ask-Tell-Pursue
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12:48 pm Friday Night Drive-In!
Attn. Drivers: Tomorrow's the last Friday of the month, which means it's time for Friday Night Drive-In, a.k.a. Fan Vid Recs.

Reccers may post 1 vid rec for their fandom, formatted as follows:

Subject Line: VID REC: Fandom - Song Title

Vidder:
Musical artist:
Pairing:
Vidder on LJ:
Vidder's website:
Why this vid kicks ass:


Because the vidder community has some unique ownership issues, it’s important that reccers be extra careful when making vid recs. Depending on the vidder’s preferences regarding public access to their work, please link your rec in the appropriate manner:

1. If the video is publicly accessible, direct link to the web page the vid is linked on, or if it’s the vidder’s request, to the HTML splash page of their site.

or…

2. Link to the site with instructions on acquiring the password, if the site is protected – do not reveal the password yourselves.

or…

3. Provide contact info for the vidder if their vids are only available privately (tapes, dvd-R’s, collections, etc.).


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Hotlink, i.e. link directly to the video file rather than the webpage.
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Delay in removing a vid rec if requested to do so by the vidder.

Thank you!
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12:50 pm Community Admin
Attn. Drivers, present and future: I've hesitated mentioning this because this community is great at pretty much running itself and the last thing I want is to come off as a hard-line bitch, but the problem is clearly getting worse, so PLEASE. You are provided with a template for formatting your fic recs. Use it. I'm not saying our template is superior to any other, except that it creates uniformity.

Having the fandom in ALL CAPS at the top of the entry is helpful for those scrolling quickly down the [livejournal.com profile] crack_van home page looking for specific fandoms.

Having the title, author and rating in the subject line (sans extra formatting, and with the proper capitalization and punctuation) means [livejournal.com profile] stopawhile and I don't have to do it for you, or correct your work.

As always, thank you for your excellent work in gathering links and writing your wonderful reviews. This community wouldn't work without you!! Just... yeah.
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01:46 pm Living Doll by Predatrix (NC17)
Fandom: BLAKE'S 7
Pairing: Avon/Blake android/Blake
Author on LJ: [personal profile] predatrix
Author Website:http://www.predatrix.slashcity.org/
Why this must be read:
Back to the flat-out filth. The funny flat-out filth. This is very much Avon as geek with more enthusiasm for toys than common sense - or ethics. Canonically, one of the Federation's evil schemes is to substitute an android for a recently captured rebel leader, in the hopes that the android will be rescued. Avon is inspired to build an android replica of Blake that will do exactly as it's programmed, unlike the real thing. Unfortunately, it does indeed do exactly what it's programmed to do, often at the most inopportune moments.



Living Doll - the whole story on one page

Living Doll - first page of four
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03:12 pm Pillar of Salt by Nascent (NC-17)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: n/a
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: none

Why this must be read: Boy howdy was this hard to find. But totally worth it. Mulder and Scully are at their fucked-up codependent best here. This is a case file and a relationship piece, with both parts feeding off each other. Just like Mulder and Scully do.

Between the chess game and the argument, I'd asked him again: "So you brought me up here just to talk to this paranormal scientist?"

"Yeah," he'd said, staring into the fire, again unable to meet my eyes.

I knew he was lying; I just didn't know how big a lie it was.


Pillar of Salt, in eleven parts: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10, part 11.
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05:27 pm Five Things that never happened to Brian O'Conner by Kellygirl (R)
Fandom: THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS
Pairing: Brian/Dom
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kelly_girl
Author's Website: none, the story is being temporarily hosted by me
Why this must be read:

This is a five things fic, and like all the others in the genre it's a cool look at could haves and should haves. The author rewrites five scenes in the first movie, and it just kinda makes you go, "oooooh."


After the raid on Johnny Tran and his friends, Brian wasn't surprised when Bilkins pulled him off the case. He cleared out of Harry's back room and returned to his apartment, noticing he'd have to get some more houseplants. He'd forgotten to have someone water them. He had no clue what he was going to do now.


Five Things that never happened to Brian O'Conner
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06:47 pm One More for the Road, by Nyssa (PG-13)
Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin
Author on LJ: not that I am aware of
Author Website: none that I am aware of
Why this must be read:

In the U.N.C.L.E. organization, you must retire from fieldwork when you reach the age of 40. Because Napoleon and Illya are about a year apart in age (in some stories they're quite a bit more than that, but many writers use the actual age difference between the actors as a guide) this means that Napoleon will have to leave fieldwork for a 'desk job' (taking over for Mr. Waverly in his case) before Illya has to, thus breaking up their working partnership. Although the show ended when the two agents are still in their early thirties, there are a lot of stories which extrapolate how the two of them would deal with this issue. This is one of my favorites. It has an evocative tone that really makes me think of the 1960's, it's emotional without being sappy, and I can hear the characters voices clearly in the dialogue.

One More for the Road by Nyssa.
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10:04 pm Breakable by Vega (PG)
Fandom: KNIGHT RIDER
Pairing: None
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Knight Rider's Knightwatchers

Why this must be read:

This angst-filled drama was so good, it made me cry -- with actual tears! Honestly, it was that powerful. The best part was, even though it was Michael suffering the pain, I was crying for Kitt. Poor little AI, having to make such an impossibly difficult decision. :(

But if that's not reason enough for you to read this, then consider the fact that it won an Edward Award for Best Villian. Yeah, that's right. If Michael and Kitt's torment isn't enough for you, then count on the sheer evil genius of the bad guy to win you over. Heh heh.

Link to Story: Breakable by Vega
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11:23 pm The Whole Enchilada by Pares and Laura Shapiro (NC-17)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Fraser/Kowalski
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Laura Shapiro
Why this must be read: Oh boy. This one is just hot. I love the writing style of this story. It just flowes so smoothly. It was originally in the zine Duets, but she has it on her site now. It's an amazing read and the cover art is breathtaking. Go. Read. Do!! And don't forget to feed the author!!

The Whole Enchilada ... click on the picture

ETA: I'm a loon. I think everything is fixed now ;)
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