icehockey and zebras

[sarren]

I find being with someone who's in the initial phase of a new obsession to be a lot of fun, especially if it's a fandom I love too.

Sozebra363 comes over. We watch an episode of Mag 7, interspersed with much enthusiasic conversation mostly, as I remember involving Zebra going, 'Vin is teh hot!' and 'Chris is very handsome too! Who is this Michael Biehn guy? Their love is so true!' And me going 'Yes, yes, but EZRA! Look at Ezra! Let me explain in great detail why Ezra is to be worshipped!

After a break to watch the new Battlestar Galactica (obviously) Zebra is like, 'show me more Vin!' Okaay. So I put in a new tape. First up is a great group bonding episode, and is greatly enjoyed, along with much more enthusiastic chat, and is followed by the episode that Zebra has heard Is So Slashy and All About Vin. Unwarily I make some innocuous comment

Zebra - SHUT UP I CAN"T HEAR OMG!! 111!!DIE!!
Me - *hides*


The Mag 7 fandom is, you could say, unusual. From what I can tell you've got a whole bunch of fanfic writers (not limited to slashers) who've gone 'OMG all these gorgeous sexy men, must write fics but I can't be arsed to research the time period so I'm just gonna make them SWAT guys'.

There's whole archives out there of Mag 7 'ATF' fics. Zebra was telling me one archive she was recced to only 33 out of more than 200 fics were set within canon. Which led to a whole discussion, ie us agreeing that neither of us much care for AU's, we'd both given one of these ATF fics a go, both had chosen Magyra's on the basis that she's one of the Highlander BNF, and both had been largely indifferent to it because fundamently these are not the characters we know and love, not raised with the beliefs of the day or governed by the customs and law. Plus there's no horses.

And talking about AU's, I'm mostly reading Due South at the moment, mainly cos makesmewannadie is mostly reccing DS at the moment, and the fic I'm reading is an AU. Zebra says she gave it a go but gave up cos it's too long, and you know, an AU and therefore not the characters but in this case I have to disagree. This fic has Fraser and RayK as pro ice hockey players and it's hooked me in despite my intense dislike of bloodsports because not only are the characterisations spot on, but they are in familiar context, Fraser does play ice hockey, and RayK likes to hit people. Oh just read it.

In summary zebra363 is too cute :)

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Zebras

[http://users.livejournal.com/doctor_k_/]

There's a phrase in medicine about looking for zebras whenever you hear hoof beats. It's along the lines of common things occurring commonly, and hoofbeats probably indicating horses. These days for me, hoofbeats tend to have me glancing around for stripey things. zebra363 is a rare beast, no? Aah, it's late, I'm not making much sense.

(she's always been one of my faves. don't get to see nearly enough of her, which is my fault)

[zebra363.livejournal.com]

Hey, we've cross-posted!

Maybe I'll give the hockey AU another try post-M7.

I watched "Wagon Train" tonight and loved it, whether or not Vin was in character! I enjoyed the humour a lot more in that ep than in Sins of the Past (the ep where I snapped at the hand that was feeding me ::looks ashamed::).

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LOAN OF THE EPISODES!!

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Obviously you will have to watch Wagon Train with me to show me where I went wrong.

Wagon Train

[emma-in-oz.livejournal.com]

Doesn't that have the inexplicable Vin wandering off with someone *who is not Chris*? What's up with that?

And, yes, zebra363 is too lovely for words.