January 30th, 2010 
12:13 am VID REC: The X-Files - "A Home"
Vidder: requiemx43
Musical artist: The Cinematic Orchestra
Pairings/Characters: Mulder/Scully
Vidder on LJ: Unknown
Vidder’s website: Vidder's Profile

Why this vid kicks ass:

Oh, there are ever so many good reasons to watch this vid. First, the song... perfect; "To Build a Home," just seems like a Mulder/Scully song. Second, the vidder has a very deft hand at putting the right clips, at the right pace to the music, the video flows together very nicely. And too, everything just fits together seamlessly... For example, just watch at around 0:53 and you will see what I mean. Finally, the vidder has just the right way of taking a seemingly simple concept and giving it depth and feeling, there are no flashy effects getting in the way of the vidder's perfect skill for conveying the right mood and feel, it is simply there.

Go. Watch. Enjoy.

Link: A Home
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01:44 am Into The Black: A Study in Fairytales by loveflyfree (PG-13)
Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: Mostly gen, a bit of Kaylee/Bester
Length: words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] loveflyfree
Author Website: just her lj
Why this must be read: This is a great character piece for Kaylee; I love the way loveflyfree explores Kaylee from so many angles, adding texture using the lenses of different fairytales and alternate possibilities. Also, seeing Kaylee's relationship with Serenity contrasted to Mal's is quite interesting---and presenting that point of commonality with the added layer of fairytale vs. reality is an unexpectedly meaningful and satisfying twist that stikes me heart-deep in all the right ways.

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Into The Black: A Study in Fairytales (or Three Things That Never Happened to Kaywinnet Lee Frye and One That Just Might Have)
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12:02 pm VID REC: Battlestar Galactica - Battlestar Inferno
Vidder: [personal profile] krickets
Musical artist: 50 Cent
Pairing: I think any and every canon pairing makes it in here, as well as some fanon ones
Vidder on LJ: [personal profile] krickets
Vidder's website: Her vid tag
Why this vid kicks ass: I agonized about which vid to choose out of all the excellent ones I've seen this year, but ultimately I think this one probably has most universal appeal. It's a shot of pure, concentrated awesome - a celebration of nearly every character on the show, and a reminder that when they're not angsting their little hearts out or crying in paint, the Battlestar crew are certified BAMFs. Excellent recruitment vid. :D

Battlestar Inferno
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05:12 pm Cuffs by Sprat (NC-17)
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Fraser/Kowalski
Length: 230 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sprat
Author Website: Sprat’s Fanfiction
Why this must be read: [livejournal.com profile] ds_recsredux is another one of my favorite places to find fic. Members are able to rec fics by theme, and how awesome is a community you can go to for a whole bunch of rimming recs! Which is exactly how I found today's rec. I realized I had been ignoring the porn this month and since Due South has some wonderful porn I decided to rectify that. I don't real a lot of stories that are categorized as PWP, but this is fic is much more than that. I've read it several times and somehow it keeps getting hotter. But it also has wonderful characterization that makes it a fic clearly about Ray and Fraser instead of a generic PWP.

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Cuffs
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06:34 pm VID REC: DCU: Superman- The Lois Lane Song
Vidder: margotgabriele
Musical Artist: Unknown (If you do know who sang it, please comment!)
Pairing: Clark/Lois
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kalalanekent
Vidder's website: YouTube Profile
Why this vid kicks ass:

I'm not a huge fan of four minute long vids that are just a love song and a ship. I don't have the patience for them. Fortunately this vid manages to be short, entertaining, shippy and makes you laugh. The song itself is amusing (unfortunately not even the vidder knows where it's from) but the clips put to the music really make it feel like the singer could have seen the vid first then sung the song to fit it instead of the other way around.

In short: the Clois relationship in one, easy to swallow, very entertaining video.

The Lois Lane Song
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08:30 pm VID REC: Forever Knight - In A Dark Place
Vidder: kristin1228
Musical artist: Gary Numan
Pairing: mostly about Nick but there's also Nick/Janette and a sprinkling of Nick/Natalie
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kristin1228 
Vidder's website: Forever Knight Music Videos
Why this vid kicks ass: Kristin has a gift for making some visually stunning videos and this one is no exception. Nick's struggles with his vampiric past are exquisitely highlighted, as are the gothic, dark, and disturbing imagery from the show. It's a longish vid but there's so much to see in it that it's hard to get bored with it.

In A Dark Place

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09:05 pm Cold Comfort by Klytaimnestra [NC-17]
Fandom: FOREVER KNIGHT
Pairing: Natalie Lambert/Lucien LaCroix
Length: 18,150 words
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Klytaimnestra's Site
Why this must be read: For me there's something very intriguing about Natalie/LaCroix. These two should never be together but the idea of them together appeals to a twisted part of the brain. I love the idea of those two characters butting heads but I never quite crossed the line into thinking of the two of them engaging in anything other than a meeting of the minds. However because Klytaimnestra's writing is so engaging I decided to give this story a try. I liked it. It's interesting. Set just prior to the series finale, LaCroix is still reeling from his recent personal loss and Natalie has come to some conclusions regarding her relationship with Nick and his commitment to his current incarnation. It just goes to show that competent, engaging writers can make unusual scenarios work.

Cold Comfort by Klytaimnestra


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10:05 pm Keeping it Together by Ell Hase [G]
Fandom: FOREVER KNIGHT
Pairing: Tracy/Vachon
Length: 522 words
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: fanfiction archived here
Why this must be read: Tracy Vetter had the unenviable task of replacing Don Schanke as Nick's partner in the third and final season. That was her professional role. Personally, her quasi romantic relationship with the transient vampire Vachon left Tracy emotionally affected, despite the their obvious differences. This fic explores Tracy's state of mind in the days after Vachon's "departure" and her coping methods that are uniquely Tracy. It's a short, heartbreaking and effective songfic

Keeping it Together by Ell Hase


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10:51 pm "Set Down Your Glass" by britishwannabe1 (PG-13/T)
Fandom: BONES
Pairing/Characters: Booth/Brennan
Length: Short Fic
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] britishwannabe1
Author Website: Unknown
Why this must be read:

This one is so subtle and lovely as it explores the fact the Booth and Brennan are slowly making their way to each other. The author has a very deft hand and captures the spirit of the characters with a detailed and perfect skill. Simply put...

Go. Read. Enjoy. *grin*

Link: Set Down Your Glass
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10:53 pm six hands at an open door dicing for pieces of silver by hinshack (PG-13)
Fandom: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Pairing: Chad/Ryan (Ryan/OCs)
Length: 1,180 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] hinshack
Author Website: Livejournal
Why this must be read:

This fic is sparse and kind of beautiful, and it strips some of the polish off of High School Musical and its characters without making them unsympathetic or unrecognizable. 'Senior year, figuring things out' fics are a staple of this pairing, but [livejournal.com profile] hinshack makes it prickly-new.

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Go. Read. Love. Tell the author.

six hands at an open door dicing for pieces of silver
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11:07 pm Hiding Out at the Raven by fickitten [PG]
Fandom: FOREVER KNIGHT
Pairing: gen, Natalie, Janette
Length: 3202 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] fickitten 
Author Website: forever knight fic tag on lj
Why this must be read: This story could effortlessly slip into season 1 canon and it offers some fantastic interaction between Janette and Natalie. The tension between the two is not one of danger but of two women slowly discovering fascinating elements about each other and themselves. In the series their common link was Nick and their love of him but by the story's end, the two ladies quickly realize that they could genuinely be friends.


Hiding Out at the Raven by fickitten


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11:55 pm Last Minutes by Amy R. [PG]
Fandom: FOREVER KNIGHT
Pairing: Nick/Other
Length: 3101words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] brightknightie 
Author Website: Bright Knight: Amy's FK Fiction
Why this must be read: Natalie as a vampire is an interesting genre in Forever Knight fanfiction. With it comes the potential to explore scenarios with Nick and Natalie as a couple, Natalie as a member of Nick's vampire family--namely LaCroix's role, and the complications of the heart that arise when immortality causes lovers to grow in and out of love. With this story, Amy R. asks the question: What kind of existence would a vampiric Natalie have if she was forced to face eternity alone without Nick, knowing that she can't follow him back to mortality. It has a melancholic mood and the scenario is one I haven't seen explored by another author. Be on the look out for a fantastic ironic twist in that the one thing that made it possible for a mortal Natalie to be allowed into Nick's vampire world as a spectator, is the one thing that traps her in that world forever. And the ending...chilling.

Last Minutes by Amy R.


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