This is a lighthearted and sexy look at all the myriad m/m slash pairings in TW/DW. A little something for everyone. ;)
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boxoftricks)I've been thinking about the oddity that is fandom lately, provoked by being in a novel position in my most recent fandom love, Torchwood/Doctor Who. karaokegal had some interesting thoughts on it, but I'll clutter my own journal with mine, rather than hers.
karaokegal had some interesting thoughts on it, but I'll clutter my own journal with mine, rather than hers.My pre-ordered Torchwood videos just arrived (along with S1 of DW), and I have the day off of work! This is going to be a good day - especially as it's too friggin' bloody cold to go outside.
The package says 'As seen on BBC America'. I hope that doesn't mean they're edited down from the British version.
The package says 'As seen on BBC America'. I hope that doesn't mean they're edited down from the British version.
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I totally can't wait for the new series of TW! This trailer isn't the one with James Marsters, but it's pretty funny, too - the blowfish in the sportscar! LOL I hope they keep up with the humor this series. They're so cute when they're being silly.
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I totally can't wait for the new series of TW! This trailer isn't the one with James Marsters, but it's pretty funny, too - the blowfish in the sportscar! LOL I hope they keep up with the humor this series. They're so cute when they're being silly.
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Just had to share this one too, for convenient and frequent re-watching. John Barrowman (looking GOOD!) sings and dances on Strictly Come Dancing. Guh.
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Just had to share this one too, for convenient and frequent re-watching. John Barrowman (looking GOOD!) sings and dances on Strictly Come Dancing. Guh.
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New Dawn Fades AU, by omphalos
Pairing: Simm!Master/Ten
Set after most of the events of Last of the Time Lords, in a slight AU where the Master was unwillingly saved from death by being force-fed lifeforce by Jack.
I just finished reading this - I admit I got so caught up I spent a couple of hours at work reading when I shouldn't have. ;)
I'm not a Master/Doctor fan, still am not. I generally don't read that pairing unless I'm in the mood for the cheap thrill of a violent dark!fic. I saw a rec for it somewhere, though, about how great it was and decided to give it a try. There was enough Jack in it to keep me engaged, and it is, really is, a very, very good fic. And so very long (loves).
I have been and still am struggling with a little Jack/Ten fic for
undermistletoe that should not in any way be compared to the epic masterpiece mentioned above. Except that the few ideas or turns of phrase that I was particularly pleased with? They're almost all in omphalos's story, like I lifted them right out. Especially one part where the Doctor talks about what he sees when he looks at Jack - it's almost word for word. :(That's where the lament comes in. I know there's the great-minds-think-alike thing, and certain situations and relationships in canon lend themselves to similar interpretations, but one does so want to come up with something original in one's fic! Doctor Who is an old fandom and I'm new to it, so I have no idea what the common tropes are. It's probably silly to expect originality. But still... any writer reading this will know what I mean.
I'm not going to change my story because of this. If we all cut out everything that resembled what someone else had done there wouldn't be many stories out there. Just - *sigh*
So I finished the fic for undermistletoe ! Thank god for having a long Thanksgiving vacation, or it wouldn't have been done. Now trying to get betas lined up - new fandom and all.
I finally figured out that you can watch complete episodes of Torchwood on You Tube, and spent a couple of days doing a marathon. (Don't worry, Torchwood Producers. I'll still buy the DVD's when they come out.) Then I went back and watched the Jack episodes of Doctor Who. Seeing all that together put a lot of things in perspective for me.
undermistletoe ! Thank god for having a long Thanksgiving vacation, or it wouldn't have been done. Now trying to get betas lined up - new fandom and all.I finally figured out that you can watch complete episodes of Torchwood on You Tube, and spent a couple of days doing a marathon. (Don't worry, Torchwood Producers. I'll still buy the DVD's when they come out.) Then I went back and watched the Jack episodes of Doctor Who. Seeing all that together put a lot of things in perspective for me.
I've added new Jack-centric Doctor Who and Torchwood icons to the Free Icon Giveaway page on my website.
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Panicking! I just signed up to write a Torchwood story for undermistletoe. What was I thinking! I haven't even seen the damn series yet! I haven't written anything in a year! Ack!
undermistletoe. What was I thinking! I haven't even seen the damn series yet! I haven't written anything in a year! Ack!Okay, breathe.
What can I say, I was tempted. Contributing to a community effort that I have enjoyed reading in the past is always nice. And I certainly have urgent Torchwood stories in my head. I have read enough fic to have an idea of the characters, if not their real voices, except for Jack. And the story I have in mind is as much Doctor Who as Torchwood, and that I have seen. And it only *has* to be 1000 words long - I can do that, right?
OMG what have I done?
OMG what have I done?
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This one actually is Captain Jack, braces and all, singing on the set of Torchwood. (Sort of, I mean I know Jack is a fictional character.) Really, the guy's kind of stunning - and yet geeky at the same time. :)
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This one actually is Captain Jack, braces and all, singing on the set of Torchwood. (Sort of, I mean I know Jack is a fictional character.) Really, the guy's kind of stunning - and yet geeky at the same time. :)
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