It's not dead, Jim!

[castalie]

Do they really say that the Sentinel fandom is dead? I think they do, and the more I think about it, the more I want to laugh. But hey, we all need a good laugh now and then make that all the time, so why not? *g* And I know how some people always say it's dead because they think MLs are The Only Valid Community and LJ is Just Rubbish, but to me, TS as a fandom really came to life when I joined LJ - slowly at first because it felt like everyone was dispatched and there was no gathering point, but now? You can't say stuff like that - well, no, you can, but don't feel surprised if people laugh in your face *g* Sure it's not SG or heaven forbid HP, but just because a fandom is tiny, doesn't mean it's non-existent per se *shrug* I feel totally estranged from TS as far as MLs go, but on LJ? I feel right at home [/sap]

Hmm yes, this little pointless comment was brought to you by some of the more recent talks on TS place on LJ and how it's been discovered that Jim isn't the only one who can go all territorial when he wants to lol

So! I feel fine and rested today. No trace of the Big Bad Bug that knocked me out the past few days, yay! Also, flist? You're so sweet *hugs flist*

I managed to catch up with my revisions which makes me quite chipper and I also found time to watch some DVDs and to start my own response for sentinel_thurs, which is actually the most incredible point of the story *wide eyes* Mind you, the fic is, huh... not finished or anything but it's still there. And I'm not lying, audrarose - and even alinewrites as a matter of fact - read it and everything. Actually no, this is also the incredible point of the story, ie Audra and I finally succeeded in catching each other on Y!M! For real! Will wonders ever cease? lol And thanks again for the help *g* Hopefully I'll do something with said fic today, maybe it'll even become a real ficlet *is hopeful*

Oh and this has nothing to do with the rest, but while I was still sorta comatose the other day, I watched my copies of Kyou Kara Maou and I'm soooooooo in love with that anime. It's great! I love pretty much all the characters but my preference goes to Conrad. I can't get enough of him, eek! And after watching the episodes, I was curious and tried the fandom, to see what pairings were the norm and I was a bit disappointed because... where's the Gwendal/Conrad angsty & intense hotness, guys? Where is it? I get the Wolfram/Yuuri, I mean a) it's really sweet b) it's canon, man, seriously - but I'm all for Gwendal/Conrad myself and apparently... it just doesn't exist *pout* Bad fandom, bad! So if someone hears something? I'm here. You know, waiting. Hoping.

Also, does someone - am still talking to the anime crowd on my flist here - know about Legend of the Galactic Heroes? I bought the VHS eons ago and hopelessly fell in love with that anime - yes, it happens a lot. I was first ecstatic to learn that it was actually an epic based on tons of novels and which series had no less than 110 episodes and totally crushed when I realised apparently said series wouldn't be released. Not here anyway. And now I want to buy the DVD and I can't find it! And it's starting to obsess me and it's driving me crazy *is obsessed* So? I'm sharing it with you. Aren't you glad I discovered LJ almost two years ago, uh?

Comments

[castalie.livejournal.com]

I like Blair, but I just can't stand Jim!

*gasp* OMG, Jim! *puts hands on his ears* Don't listen to her! *remembers about the enhanced senses* Damn, I should have told him to dial his hearing down instead *smacks self*

Anyway, you're... you're so mean! And what you about your 'I like when characters can be jerks', then? lol Don't you think he applied sometimes? *g* Or was it a case of unable-to-stand-a-character-period?

And yeap, mailing lists. I knew you knew, that's why I kept the explanation as short as possible lol

[moimoietmoi.livejournal.com]

LOL That's why I don't like him! He's always listening in on my private conversations!

Seriously, I just don't get him. It's not a matter of being a jerk or not. I can't really explain it! *shrugs*

I like the dynamic between Blair and Jim though and I thought the idea of a sentinel was really great. However, I felt the mystery side of the series was underexploited. I guess I wanted it to be less about police investigations and more about sentinels.

[castalie.livejournal.com]

It's not a matter of being a jerk or not. I can't really explain it! *shrugs*

One of those things, then. I get it *nodnod*

And you summed up quite well what most people into TS think, as a matter of fact *g* The dynamic between Jim and Blair is just grand and usually one of the main attractions to the show *g* And the whole Sentinel/Guide thing, the mystic side of their relationship definitely suffered from lack of exploitation... which is when the fandom comes in handy, because the fics are usually all about the Jim/Blair dynamic, or the Jim-Blair side of it for the ficcers of the gen persuasion *g* Then it deals a lot with spiritualism and mysticism, and then there are the interaction with the other characters which was a nice plus for the show... and then, well, there's everything else, ie every genre and theme a reader can dream of *g*

[moimoietmoi.livejournal.com]

That's the good thing about fanfics; you can adapt the story to whichever aspect of the show you thought was missing! I've read a few TS fics(mostly PWP *g*) and I liked them because of the dynamic between Jim and Blair.
Could you rec me some TS fics? I'd like to try this fandom a bit more (and I hope I won't catch another OTP... *chuckles*).

[castalie.livejournal.com]

That's the beauty of fics, I second that *g*

Could I rec some TS fics? Huh, yeah, I think I could lol

FDJB (http://www.squidge.org/archive/archive/0/fdjb.html) by Dolimir
Summary: A first time viewed by a third party.

Ghosts (http://www.squidge.org/archive/archive/10/ghosts.html) by Dolimir - AU
Summary: When his work computer is infected by a super virus, there is only one person who can help Jim Ellison. a young, mysterious computer recluse, by the name of Blair Sandburg.

Seducing Sandburg (http://www.squidge.org/archive/archive/12/seducingsandburg.html) by Dolimir
Summary: The police need to find Jack Kelso. Their only link, a grad student named Blair Sandburg. What's a smart police detective to do?

Pure Spirit (http://www.squidge.org/archive/archive/1_2000_drama/purespirit.html) by Legion
Summary: Blair is reduced to his purest form, with only his sentinel to protect and heal him.

Jim's Gift - All Heal (http://aithine.org/fic/viewstory.php?sid=36&PHPSESSID=379eb395db0578c7153c4a0d64a57915) by Veronica

Silent Night (http://www.squidge.org/archive/archive/11/silentnight.html) by Alyjude
Summary: It's Christmas Eve, but things are not as they seem in Cascade, Washington.

Into the Summer Sea (http://www.squidge.org/archive/archive/19/intothe2.html) by Audra Rose and the sequel Sand and Water (http://www.squidge.org/archive/archive/19/sandand.html)
Summary: Post S2P2. Ghosts. Guilt. Murder. Mental anguish

The Ravaged (http://www.squidge.org/archive/cgi-bin/search.cgi?ShortResults=0&Title=Ravage&Author=&Summary=&Date=0&SortBy=0&SortOrder=0&NumToList=0&FastSearch=0) series - rape
Summary: An old enemy of Jim's takes his revenge in the most terrible way. Blair and Jim have to deal with the horror and healing only to find that it's not over till you catch the bad guys.

The One Where Blair Gets Stuck in the Elevator (http://www.squidge.org/archive/archive/17/onewhere.html) by Epistrophia
Sniffing!Jim. Nuff said lol

And of course, I can't rec TS fics without rec'cing Francesca's Nature series (http://www.trickster.org/francesca/). Seriously, I would be lynched or something lol

Okay, I have hundreds and hundreds of TS fics on discs or my HD but we have to start somewhere, right? I also don't want to rec heavy kink or really dark stories right ahead, because... well, you never know *g*

Anyway, with all those, you should have some nice samples to start, at least *g*

And if you're curious. Go to 852 Prospect (http://www.squidge.org/archive/index.html) which is the slash TS archive over there. So okay, officially, it's the adult archive, but it's slash, believe me lol You can use the search engine according to your favourite themes and stuff. Nifty tool, that one *g*

You also have ts_fresh_air which is a fic rec community dealing with relatively new stories and tsflasbhback which deals with TS 'classics'.

And this archive (http://brothersinarms.tvheaven.com/storyfinders/SlashArchive.htm) is a list of stories by summaries and theme, really cool as well. You can choose depending on your mood the fics you'll go and read *g*

Those are all slash, but there're also great gen out there. Just so you don't think I really forgot about those. But since you asked about J/B, well... *g*

[moimoietmoi.livejournal.com]

Wow! It's going to keep me occupied for some time! *bounces*

As I read only slash, I don't mind if you forget about gen *lol*

[castalie.livejournal.com]

I thought it would, yes lol

Ah, a slasher after my own heart *g*

[moimoietmoi.livejournal.com]

I've just read Ghost and FDJB by Dolimir and wow! I like! A lot!
But I still need to read some more to know if I've been bitten by the OTP bug! You can never be too sure...

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Ah Dolimir, I'm a huge fan of her work. Or I was since I think she more or less stopped writing for TS? Not that her fics for her other fandom/s aren't good, just that I'm not interested in those fandom/s per se *g*

And if you like what you read of hers so far, you may want to try her other stories here (http://www.squidge.org/archive/cgi-bin/search.cgi?ShortResults=0&Title=&Author=Dolimir&Summary=&Date=0&SortBy=0&SortOrder=0&NumToList=0&FastSearch=0). Her Resurrection series, for instance, is also a favourite of mine *g*

[sori1773.livejournal.com]

The dynamic between Jim and Blair is just grand and usually one of the main attractions to the show *g*

Wait! There's supposed to be more to the show than oogling the pretties and wandering how many sheets they dirtied last night?
Really? *G*

And that whole Jim/Blair OTP thing? The more TS fic I read, the more I think they may replace Jack/Daniel in my heart as THE OTP.

(Ahem...I will now stop interrupting other people's conversations. *G*)

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Wait! There's supposed to be more to the show than oogling the pretties and wandering how many sheets they dirtied last night?

The funny thing? I actually wrote 'is the main attraction to the show' at first, but then thought I wasn't being fair maybe and I changed it lol Glad to see my first thought is actually shared by others *wink*

I hear you, I so hear you. Each time people ask me what my favourite fandom is or what is my #1 OTP, I always say I can't decide between J/B and J/D but sometimes I think J/B would be a tad higher on the pyramid... but then, I think of Jack and Daniel and damn, I melt immediately and come to the realisation that I can't really chose one over the other after all, even if it's just a teenie weenie difference, so I put them back at the same level, but there's just something about J/B that is just... TOO MUCH *dies of love*

So those two pairings? Will be the death of me, but damn, what a way to go *g*

Jumping in...

[starwatcher]

.
because I read Mouse's journal, and TS is my only major fandom.

I guess I wanted it to be less about police investigations and more about sentinels.

Which, as Mouse pointed out, is a good reason to explore the fanfic. MOST of the fic is relationship-oriented or sense-oriented; police stuff comes a distant fifth, I think. I don't think I'd be a fan if it weren't for the fic...

Of course, maybe you have enough fandoms taking up your time, in which case, run! RUN!! < g >
.

Re: Jumping in...

[moimoietmoi.livejournal.com]

I don't run fast enough! lol
I've already caught the Buffy, Angel and Stargate bugs and a mild case of Highlander and HP!
It goes really well with my new-found addiction to Photoshop!

Re: Jumping in...

[castalie.livejournal.com]

I don't run fast enough.

Yay! Maybe you'll get caught by TS, then. We're quite a welcoming bunch... well, around here at least lol No, really we are *looks innocent*

I'm the Girl of Many Addictions, so I feel your pleasure pain, believe me *g*

Re: Jumping in...

[moimoietmoi.livejournal.com]

Well, then I claim the right to hold you as responsible for my new addiction! lol If addiction there is! After all, I still have a chance to escape contamination...

Re: Jumping in...

[castalie.livejournal.com]

I'm used to taking the blame for new addictions in others - it's yet another of my hobbies, so it's okay lol

And even if you don't succumb to the utter hotness and sweetness that is J/B, you'll be able to say you really tried the fandom *g*

Re: Jumping in...

[moimoietmoi.livejournal.com]

If I don't succumb, do you think I can have a medal? Or an icon saying "I tried to get a fourth OTP, but it didn't work!"?

Lovely icon, btw! *g*

Re: Jumping in...

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Hmm, so you'd like to brag about not getting into J/B? You're so weird! lol But I suppose you could gain a medal over it, yes, it's negotiable *g*

And thanks, I really like it *eg*

Re: Jumping in...

[castalie.livejournal.com]

Of course, maybe you have enough fandoms taking up your time, in which case, run! RUN!!

Hopefully she won't run fast enough and we'll have a new fan in our midst *evil laugh*