VID REC: Stargate Atlantis - "Stress"

[georgiesmith.livejournal.com]

Vidder: Rache & Sandy
Musical artist: Jim's Big Ego
Pairing: none
Vidder on LJ: wickedwords and sherrold
Vidder's website: vidders.net & Vids by Clucking Belles
Why this vid kicks ass: Hands! Rodney McKay's beautiful, expressive hands! This is a marvelous tribute to our favorite snarky scientist. I can't hear this song without thinking about Rodney; it's almost as if it were written just for him. Rache & Sandy are two of my favorite fan vidders - you probably haven't seen their stuff unless you were lucky enough to see them presented at conventions in their videos rooms or have a membership to Vidders.net. (Their videos aren't posted on YouTube or Vimeo.) Hands down, if you'll pardon the pun, this is one of my all-time favorite videos in any fandom.

Stress - You need a membership to view videos on Vidders.net but it's free and totally worth it if you love to browse through schloads of incredibly well-made fan videos.

Comments

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Not even my fandom but what a brilliant vid.

Thanks for the rec. :D

[georgiesmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks for watching, sweetie! I'm glad you enjoyed it. They'd created some marvelous fan videos, both for SGA and other fandoms, so it was hard to choose just one. I have a thing for hands (and for Rodney) so I suppose it that helped to narrow it down. *g*

[raveninthewind.livejournal.com]

Vidders on LJ: Rache is wickedwords. Sandy is sherrold, who we sadly lost last year and greatly miss.

[georgiesmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the information. I didn't know.

[raveninthewind.livejournal.com]

Glad to help. :)

[raveninthewind.livejournal.com]

That one is fun--thanks for the reminder of how much I like it. And Rodney.

[georgiesmith.livejournal.com]

It really is no surprise that this vid took home the 2006 Stargate Fan Award for Music Video: Best Character and the 2006 Stargate Music Video Award for McKay. It's just so good and a terrific character spotlight. I can't watch it without a big ol' goofy smile spreading across my face.

[twilightseeker3.livejournal.com]

This is made of awesome and so perfectly Rodney. Thanks for sharing.

gentle journey,
twi

[georgiesmith.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I was stunned to discover it hadn't been rec'ed before! (My lucky day, I guess. *g*)

[ellex42.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I love Hewlett's mouth, but those hands...those HANDS.

Those hands are responsible for so much adult rated fanfic.

[georgiesmith.livejournal.com]

Indeed! There's a lot about Rodney to love, but those hands....hmmm. I remember when I read a description of this video and I couldn't help fangirling a bit before I even saw it. How could it not be brilliant with a focus such as that?

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[stargatesg1971.livejournal.com]

This such a great song choice for a Rodney and a wonderful collection of clips to match the lyrics! Thanks for the rec, I've not watched it in a while.

[georgiesmith.livejournal.com]

It really is a perfect song choice. It's one of those rare things that just fit perfectly. (Does that make sense even?) Anyway, glad you enjoyed your little trip down memory lane. We're lucky that Stargate fandom has so many gorgeous videos to represent it.

Thanks so much.