March 30th, 2008 
12:23 am They Are by Charmisjess (G)
Fandom: STAR WARS
Pairing: Not really.
Length: Brief
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] charmisjess
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] charmisjess
Why this must be read: Absolutely beautiful, like a dance in prose. Dooku and Qui-Gon working together, back when everything else was yet to come. You get character insights, snippets of comedy, sparking action, and lyrical descriptions all rolled up together.

They Are
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03:38 am Duende by Cattraine (NC-17)
Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Pairing: Chris/Vin
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] cattraine
Author Website: Phoenix - Chris Larabee Archive
Why this must be read: The ATF AU, created by Mog, provides a superb way for writers to explore a modern take on the M7 universe. In this story, Cattraine provides an awesome twist, linking the ATF and OW universes via a connection between two lovers that transcends time and space.

ATF Chris discovers items in an antique store that bring him visions and dreams of another, past life. From thereon we get a thought-provoking, less-than-perfect vision of the usually sacrosanct Larabee marriage, some great insights into Chris and Buck's friendship, a completely heart-rending view of how OW Chris and Vin's lives may have panned out, and ultimately a heady sense of destiny...

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Duende
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07:46 am VID REC: The Sentinel - This Kiss
Vidder: Diane Williams
Musical artist: Faith Hill
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Vidder on LJ:
Vidder's website:http://video.inkquill.net/download.htm
Why this vid kicks ass:

I'm a tough nut to crack with vids. This one opened me right up. Beautiful.

The vid is the second one from the very bottom and on the right. Scroll way down.

This Kiss
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12:31 pm VID REC: STARSKY AND HUTCH: SUPERMAN
Vidder: Enednoviel
Musical artist: Five For Fighting
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] enednoviel
Vidder's website: Enednoviel's Starsky and Hutch Page
Why this vid kicks ass:

(I apologize for the lateness of the rec; I was out of town visiting my grandparents and thus, missed Friday.)

First, she made it for me. But, that's not why I'm reccing it, just wanted to offer full disclosure. I would have recced this *anyway* because Marion has a most fantastic, gentle hand at telling a story through the images she culls from the source. If you know anything about this show, you know about the car. And if you've watched the show, you know Hutch isn't a fan of said car. Yet he rides in it and acknowledges its importance to his partner. Now listen to the lyrics as you watch and you can see how very deep his feelings go, about himself, about his relationship with Starsky, and his silly red sheet.

Superman
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06:07 pm Ask not what [livejournal.com profile] crack_van can do for you...
Okay, folks, by frequent and popular demand we have switched over to an S2 style and set up tags by fandom and category (fanfic, fanvid, crossover, fandom overview). Now we need your help!


We have over 11,000 memories that need to be tagged, and we need your help to get this done. Please check out our Memories and let us know here if you are willing to take responsibility for one or more of these categories. Categories range from 1 entry to 300+ and any amount of help will be appreciated.

Fic tags should look like this: "fanfic, fandom"
Vid tags should look like this: "fanvid, fandom"
Crossover tags should look like this: "crossover, fanfic, fandom, fandom"

ETA: Please let me know when you've finished your category, so I can cross it off my list!



~ Moving forward we will not be saving recs via Memories, but we will continue to keep Fandom Overviews and Sign-up Sheets there since they are easier to peruse alphabetically.

~ We will not be adding character or pairing tags due to LJ's limit of 1,000 distinct tags (we have over 150 fandoms recced here to date, do the math), and because they would seriously clutter up the tag list.

~ PARDON OUR DUST. We're still tweaking the layout.
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09:06 pm VID REC: Battlestar Galactica 2003 - Like a Prayer
Vidder: Jeff
Musical artist: Madonna
Pairing: Karl Agathon/Sharon Agathon
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] repr0b8
Why this vid kicks ass:

There are definitely BSG vids that I love that are more technically perfect or whatever, but none that bring the irrational happy like this one does. Which makes sense, I guess, given that the song choice is also less abut the techinal proficience and more about the bouncy, joyous, colourful eighties yay. And you wouldn't expect eighties pop and the apocalyptic vision that is Battlestar Galactica to go together; I know. But they do.

Like a Prayer
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09:25 pm So... by Unovis (NC-17)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Duncan/Methos
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] unovis_lj
Author Website: Unovis's Stories

Why this must be read: I was trying to decide on my last rec, when I found this story again. And I knew what my last rec would be. Unovis has written a Duncan/Methos story that is fairly unique. The narrative style is interesting and gives a fun glimpse inside Methos' head. This story has several interesting flashbacks, casting the relationship between Methos and MacLeod in a new light. Oh, and have I mentioned most of action here is sex? I tried to choose an excerpt, but couldn't find one clean enough. But it's not a PWP, because of how much is revealed of both characters. I love the tone of their relationship in this story, not exactly angsty, but not really comfortable either. This feels realistically in character for these two.



So...



And that's my last rec of the month! I had a good time revisiting these stories and hope you enjoyed them too.
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