March 27th, 2009 
03:56 am Ardent Hope by ArtemisX5 (R)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Length: 1,700 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: ArtemisX5's gossamer page
Why this must be read: Scully: not as innocent as advertised.
The summary makes me crack up and want to sing "Oops I Did It Again," but I love the premise. How far will Scully go to have a baby? Lies, sex, secrets and a fertility monitor-stealthily purchased with cash. Mmmm. I really like the way ArtemisX5 uses words and dashes, as you can see from the snippet below. Nice snappy style.

Snapshot of Scully's imaginary Falls-at-Arcadia-without-the-garbage-monster family:

Proud-yet motherly-Scully balances dazzling career at FBI with raising child skillfully and tenderly. Adorable, well-behaved and colic-free William balances dazzling intellect (inherited from the unique meeting of his parents gametes) with a childish sense of wonder to the delight of family, friends and strangers alike. Loving and emphatically present Mulder balances newly fulfilling career as daddy with the overwhelming desire to worship the source of his new-found happiness-i.e. Better Homes and Gardens-like family-his intrepid partner of nine years.

Christ, when had she started to think of herself as Scully? More importantly, when had she reverted to the intellect of a fourteen year-old girl?


Ardent Hope
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12:21 pm VID REC: Psych -- Here It Goes
Pairing: None
Vidder: anab1901
Musical Artist: O.K. Go (Here It Goes Again)
Clips: Season One
Vidder on LJ: unknown
Vidder Website:anab1901 on youtube
Why This Vid Is A Must See:
If you haven't seen Psych yet, this vid is a fast-paced comedic look at a fast-paced comedic show. It's all about energy, and even with the clips taken out of context it manages to show how crazy and funny the show can get. Plus, it looks simple, but I know that rapid editing was a pain to do.


Here It Goes
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01:49 pm Not My Kid by Louise Freeman Davis (PG)
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: None
Length: 22,080 words
Author on LJ: None Found
Author Website: The Fanzing Archives
Why this must be read:
The original Teen Titans are accused of drug use in the wake of Speedy's addiction. To what extent do their mentors trust them? How do they exonerate themselves? Why should they need to? Each Titans and JLA member has their own distinct voice and relationship in this complex, touching story. Despite the weighty subject matter, the style is light and it is entertaining to see how these questions work out for the heroes.

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Not My Kid
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02:03 pm VID REC: DC Comics - Green Lantern Trailer : The Sinestro Corps War
Vidder: Taddeo Valestra
Musical Artist: Pompeii
Clips N/A, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War
Pairing: None
Vidder on LJ: None Found
Vidder's Website: YouTube Channel
Why this vid is a must see:
It proves fanvids from a comic book source don't have to be just slide shows to music. This vid is a "trailer" as advertised. An exciting, concise, rollicking enticement to read Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War through well-cropped scans, dramatic pacing and well-executed special effects.

Green Lantern Trailer: The Sinestro Corps War

See also the sequel: Green Lantern Trailer: Blackest Night
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02:23 pm VID REC: Man from U.N.C.L.E. -- Illya Kuryakin Looked at Me
Vidder: dreamybluemeany
Musical artist:  The Jennifers
Pairing: none
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] dreamybluemeany
Vidder's website: Her YouTube Channel can be found here.

Why this vid kicks ass:  I am a fan of the tight, fast editing that is the hallmark of [livejournal.com profile] dreamybluemeany 's videos. She manages to include so much in a video for a song that is less than 2 minutes long and includes clips from all four seasons of the show.  Between the happy, kitschy pop song covered brilliantly by The Jennifers and the choice clips from the series, this video never fails to bring a goofy smile to my face.

Come on, could there be a more perfect song for a Man From UNCLE video? 


The 'Dr. Kuraykin or How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Love Illya' Affair
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04:12 pm "The Elegy Season" by andbless_mybaby (NC17)
Fandom: HEROES
Characters: Peter/Claire
Length: ~4700 words
Warning: incest, graphic sex
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] andbless_mybaby
Author Website: LINK
Why this must be read: Steph is well-known for her deliciously hot Sylar/Claire smut; "The Elegy Season" is her only major Peter/Claire work. In this she investigates an alternate future in which Peter exploded in Kirby Plaza - not Five Years Gone, but something else. Peter and Claire are the only survivors of the bomb and find each other in the desolation. Nigh-apocalyptic in tone, it is a story of both ruination and hope. Also, the sex is fantastic.

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The Elegy Season
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04:46 pm VID REC: Tour of Duty - Bring Me To Life
Vidder: Kallie
Musical Artist: Evanescence
Pairing: Myron Goldman/Zeke Anderson
Vidder on LJ:  [livejournal.com profile] vidsalot 
Vidder's Website:
Tour of Duty Vids.com

Why this vid kicks ass:

Admittedly, one of the most over vidded songs out there, yet in this case, it's stunningly appropriate for Lt Myron Goldman. He comes to Vietnam, very young, angry, hurt and running from a legacy that he can't elude. He shoulders a lot as platoon leader and there is no doubt that with each man he loses to the VC, it tears into him that much more. The one woman he wanted to marry walks away from him, the other is killed by a bicycle bomb right in front of him. And he finds out his father, a legendary WWII General is dying of cancer within a few months.
 
No one will dispute that he is becoming an alcoholic, it's the one thing he leans on to get through the hell that is the war. But through all of it, no matter how bad it gets, he has Zeke Anderson, his sergeant. It's clear he's not sure what to do about Zeke but the chemistry is amazing and undeniable.
 
Kallie manages to showcase the mess that is Myron Goldman and what got him there. And how he keeps coming back to Zeke who is always there through all of it.


BRING ME TO LIFE

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04:55 pm VID REC: Popslash - "What If It All Means Something"
Vidder: Mette
Musical artist: Chantal Kreviazuk
Pairing: Howie/Nick
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] bubbleforest
Vidder's website: YouTube page or [livejournal.com profile] bubblebella
Why this vid kicks ass: Mette's already been gushed about twice over in this comm, but there's still so much more I can say. This video is amazing! I love that it's desaturated (she says that was to counteract the poor quality of the earlier clips, but it creates an artistic, dreamy feel to the video). The fact she starts with audio of Nick talking about Howie really sets the mood for the video, the song is super catchy (I can just look at the title of it and the song is *bam* stuck in my head), and she picked the best clips/photos of the two to get her point across! ♥

"What If It All Means Something"
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05:38 pm VID REC: DUE SOUTH - Don't Tell Me by keerawa
Vidder: [livejournal.com profile] keerawa
Musical Artist: Madonna
Pairing: Ray Kowalski/Stella Kowalski
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] keerawa
Author Website: Website
Why this vid kicks ass: because it shows the power of what Ray and Stella had together. [livejournal.com profile] keerawa takes a twitchy, jerky song and sets Ray and Stella's post-divorce relationship to it, perfectly. She manages to capture the love, the anger, the sadness between them as they fight to find their individual paths after the divorce.

I love explorations of Ray and Stella post-divorce, because it's clear that it wasn't ever a lack of love that divided them. This vid illustrates that beautifully.

[livejournal.com profile] keerawa uses sharp, abrupt edits and perfect timing to capture the emotions behind these two people and it works so well. For additional insight, read [livejournal.com profile] keerawa's notes on the vidding process for this one. It's fascinating.

Don't Tell Me
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06:45 pm Friday Night Drive-in!
Attn. Drivers: Today is 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:

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    07:04 pm FANVID REC: He Lives - Star Wars

    Friday is for fanvids and I have to say I've been looking forward to reccing my ab-so-lute favorite of all the many great Star Wars fanvids that have been made: He Lives by spirithp.

    It's on You Tube, so I hope it will be there for a while at least. My second favorite has been taken off (What hurts the most, a Qui/Obi vid and I'm still sour on You Tube for that! If anyone knows another place to see that vid I'll be much obliged!)

    Vidder: spirithp
    Musical artist: Lion King II 'He lives in you'
    Clips: asdv
    Pairing:None
    Vidder on LJ: unknown
    Vidder's website:on YouTube spirithp

    Why this vid is a must see:
    : I absolutely love how this vid ties all six movies together. From Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, to Anakin, Luke and Leia, one lives on in the other.

    He lives

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