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[tippergreen]

So, I revised three SGA stories I wrote almost 20 years ago. It's shocking to me that it's been that long since Stargate Atlantis first started airing (2004), and I fell so deeply under its spell that I wrote fanfiction for it before the first season was halfway done. I've not had that happen before or since. Part of that was because I'd never so fully loved every character on a show. Even the minor characters were a joy. And, of course, part of that was because the show was witty and fast paced without much depth except as conveyed by the actors (the 42 minute run time never giving enough time for introspection). These days we get shows that are all about the mind, depth and introspection...where's the fun in that? :P

Anyway, word on the street is the FFN is dying (and the ads are a horror show if you're not using the mobile app). So, for fun, I revised Hidden Resources (this one had some major edits), People Watching and Bioluminescence and posted them to A03. I'm going to post Choosing His Team next. All light fare if anyone is bored and is feeling nostalgic. I have three more from first season to revise, then I'll get to the crazy long ones I wrote in Season 2. Those scare me a little.

I also, for kicks, started reading the tie-in novels. A friend had sent me the first 7 a long time ago, and I just kindled 8 and 9. They're so weird. Some are fantastic, some are really not. I can't decide if its just me, but I really disliked two of them, found two more annoying, and really enjoyed the other four (three in particular were fantastic, though, man, did I want the awesome "Mirror Mirror" to have more of an ending - it was very true to the show as a result; never dealing with the fallout). I understand that another set of novels ("Legacy") were also written as an unofficial season 6, but I don't know if I'm brave enough. If anyone's read them, I'd love to know what you think.

Comments

[sholio]

I'm so happy to see the old SGA fic crowd around again lately. :D

The tie-in books are definitely all over the place! I think Mirror, Mirror was one of the ones I did like. I read some of the Legacy books (there's a whole backstory there, I knew some of the authors on LJ) but my general impression was that they didn't like Rodney all that much, and they definitely chose to center other characters and also went in a bit of a John/Teyla direction, which wasn't my thing at the time. It was more like an after-the-show AU that went off in a particular direction than more of what we wanted from the show.

[leesa_perrie]

Yeah, it was clear that Rodney was not a fav character and I wasn't keen on the John/Teyla direction either. It just didn't feel like SGA to me :(

[tippergreen]

Just so fascinating...now I kinda want to read them just to see what it's all about. :)

[tippergreen]

Oh, that's good to know! And not so surprising. In my wandering around You Tube, I stumbled across some reviews of the show and I honestly don't think I knew how polarizing McKay was for some folks. I think most liked him, some even loved him, but there were a lot of people who didn't get him at all. And John/Teyla? Dare I ask what happened to Kanaan? Poor guy. :P

Mirror, Mirror was brilliant - but, like the show, just sort of ended without any aftermath. I liked Reliquary and loved Entanglement and really liked Exogenesis. The others...just didn't love them. With one exception, though, they all had great world-building and great side-characters, just went of the rails a bit. (Though there was one I hated. Which is odd, since I don't hate many things I read.)