a higher calling

[krickets]

I'm supposed to be doing homework but here's the thing.

A while back, I started to hear this soft... sucking sound. Turns out, cynthia_arrow could hear it too. We discussed the matter, and after further investigation, we came to realize that the sucking sound we were hearing? Was the major suckage that is the extreme lack of boyslash in the BSG fandom!

Obviously, some higher power was afoot, pointing us the path to our destiny. God or gods, we heard the call and we answered it. We created bsg_slashathon. You can join now, readers and writers alike, and if you are so inclined, sign-ups start on January 20th. (RPF Welcome!)

bsg_slashathon



-- TV meme stolen from sdwolfpup.
Back in the Day: 5 TV Shows You Loved As A Kid
- Doug (Patty Mayonnaise and Skeeter and his beatnik sister, haha.)
- Ren & Stimpy (Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!)
- My So-Called Life (Does that count? I was in middle school. Oh, Jordan Catalano.)
- Growing Pains (I think of all the typical "family" shows, cosby, roseanne, etc. this was my fav. at the time. In hindsight, I love Roseanne the best.)
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? (It scared me!)

Who Would You Do?: 5 TV Characters You Would...Well, It's Self-Explanatory
- Leoben Conoy (Glowy spine? Ys plz.)
- Samuel T. Anders
- Stanley Raymond Kowalski
- Captain Malcolm Reynolds
- A grown up Pacey J. Witter (Yes, still.)
(Jack,Sawyer,Hyde,JasonFrakkinStreet,&Starbuck,probably...)

What? No, No, I Don't Watch That...: 5 Guilty Pleasure TV Shows
- I might say Entourage... I dunno if it qualifies.
- Haha, Tell Me You Love Me!
- That's it? I dunno, I don't have much guilt when it comes to TV. I don't watch reality/talent tv or gameshows pretty much on principle, (though I still watch RR/RW challenges from time to time) so there's nothing there I have to confess... Oh! I just remembered one!
- Degrassi (Though not anymore, but I used to!)
- That really it this time.

Wow: 5 TV Moments You Still Remember (And Probably Won't Forget)
- Becoming Part 2 of Buffy, when she sacrifices Angel to save the world, and Sarah McLachlan sings her sweet song in the background. I just... I.. I.. I... *flails*
- In After Life when Buffy confesses to Spike she has been ripped from heaven. Oh!
- In Exodus 2 when Galactica breaks atmo. Oh. Em. Gee. Best moment of television evar.
- Probably when Pacey kisses Joey that first time on the side of the road. *hides*
- Okay even though I don't watch it anymore, the moment when Izzie begs Denny to take the heart. Grey's Anatomy.

"Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs": 5 TV Theme Songs You Know (and Love) By Heart
- Angel (instrumental)
- BSG (the tune anyway)
- Firefly (You can't take the sky from me!)
- THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR!
- Buffy (inst.)
(The Wonder Years & FNL & MSCL & Dawson's Creek!)

Eh: 5 Shows You Just Can't Get Into
- Dr. Who (sorry!)
- American Idol, The Bachelor and all others like them.
- CSI (any variety)
- Desperate Housewives
- HEROES.

The Starting Line-Up: 5 Channels You Go To First When You Sit Down to Watch TV
(Funnily, I very rarely turn on a TV in this house.)
- Starz onDemand
- VH1 (BWE!)
- Fuel (when we had it, skate rats galore!)
- HBO onDemand
- THE DVD PLAYER

This Is An Environment of Welcoming, and You Should Just Get the Hell Out Of Here: 5 TV Characters You Could Do Without
- Juliet Burke (LOST) - Yeah I know this will put me squarely in the doghouse. But just... no.
- Bela (SPN)
- John Locke (LOST) - Another one for the doghouse, but seriously, the guy is like a broken record!
- THIS WEEK: Julie. Taylor! (FNL)
- It's off-air, but Dawson Leery! (Dawson's Creek)

That's What She Said: 5 Quotes That Still Resonate
- "Nobody asks for their life to change, not really. So what are we helpless? Puppets? Nah. The big moments are going to come, you can't help that. It's what you do afterward that counts. That's when you find out who you are." - Whistler, Buffy, Becoming
- "Have hope. We are coming for you." - BSG, Occupation
- "If there is no great glorious end to all of this, if nothing we do matters? Then all that matters is what we do, now today, because that's all there is... Because if there is no bigger meaning, then the smallest act of kindness is the greatest thing in the world." - Angel, Epiphany
- I'm sorry, this is long: "And now that this scared little girl no longer follows me wherever I go, I miss her. I do. 'Cause there are things I wanna tell her-- to relax, to lighten up, that it is all going to be ok. I want her to know that meeting people who like you, who understand you, who actually accept you for who you are, will become an increasingly rare occurrence. Jen, Jack, Audrey, Andie, Pacey, and Dawson. These people who contributed to who I am, they are with me wherever I go, and as history gets rewritten in small ways with each passing day, my love for them only grows. Because the truth is... it was the best of times. Mistakes were made, hearts were broken, harsh lessons learned, but all of that has receded into fond memory now. How does it happen? Why are we so quick to forget the bad and romanticize the good? Maybe it's because we need to believe that the time we spent together actually meant something, that we were there for each other in a time in our lives that defined us all, a time in our lives that we will never forget. I can't swear this is exactly how it happened. But this is how it felt." - Joey Potter, Dawson's Creek, Joey Potter and the Capeside Redemption
- "All of this has happened before, and all of it will happen again." - BSG (Flesh and Bone and several other eps.)

Gimme More: 5 Shows You Can Never Get Enough Of
- Battlestar Galactica
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Firefly
- Due South (I haven't watched it all yet, taking my time, but yeah.)
- Pushing Daisies

Comments

[savepureness.livejournal.com]

LMAO. Quite an interesting idea, my dear!

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Yeah I just hope we get a couple fics out of it and a little activity. We can probably run it a couple times, maybe it'll gain momentum. Who knows.

If you wanted to tell your flist about it (I dunno if any of them are into slash) I would love you forever!!!

[savepureness.livejournal.com]

If I had more talent in writing slash, I would have participated myself; still, who knows, perhaps I'll feel inspired one day :)

And I'll gladly promote the community, I suppose I do have a bunch of slashers among my friends! :D

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Inspiration is good. Hehehe. Re: pimping. For some reason I feel badly for even saying that now. Shame of an eljay whore? LMAO. Please don't go out of your way, lol. Only if you're irreversibly compelled. I think I was nervous about getting any members at all. *hides behind a rock* Callum made me do it.

[savepureness.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, it's totally okay. For some reason, I kept forgetting about it, but now I'm determined to do it right after I finish answering to this comment :)

[meresy.livejournal.com]

he major suckage that is the extreme lack of boyslash in the BSG fandom!

WORD.

I must say, C6D fandom has me spoiled for slash. The lack of it in BSG has provided quite a puzzlement. Everyone goes on about how pretty the eye-candy is, and yet . . . *crickets*

So, yay!

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Right! What is up with that? I hope we get a few fics out of it. And if you wanted to help spread the word a bit... I wouldn't say no. *wink*

[meresy.livejournal.com]

Well, given the spam that has has appeared on my flist, you seem to have it covered. ;) But I'll keep my ear to the ground. *g*

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Hahaha yeah I had to hit some of the major comms. There have to be closet slashers hiding somewhere!

[meresy.livejournal.com]

There have to be closet slashers hiding somewhere!

I refuse to believe otherwise.

[alissabobissa.livejournal.com]

Great lists! I always loved Doug (fun fact: cynthia_arrow was dubbed Judy by my friends back in the day for her dramatic big sister qualities) and My So-Called Life (I was in middle school too), and I could never get into American Idol or the CSIs either. I always remembered that Angel quote and it has always been one of my very favorites. Thanks for sharing. :)

[cynthia-arrow.livejournal.com]

Judy, huh?

:p

(That was a Katy nickname, wasn't it?)

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Honestly there are so many Buffy or Angel quotes I remember. It's hard to put just one! LOL. Judy. I had forgotten her name until you said that. Oh, memories.