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[donutsweeper]

I just signed up for yuletide

*hyperventilates*

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[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I usually do, the last several I wrote for I didn't wind up getting feedback from the intended recipient, but I'm hoping it'll get my brain going in new directions. I feel like I've been doing the same ol' same old lately

[tejas.livejournal.com]

You need to try something long. That'd stretch your writing brain. :-)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

there's that pesky plot problem that comes with that.

Although I have a NCIS ghost story idea that's been burbling in my brain for a bit.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

YEAH! Write it!

If you ever want someone to bounce plot stuff off of, you know where to find me. :-)

Speaking of long plotty NCIS fics, I've got one to run through one last beta as soon as my headache passes. It's a 'zine fic, but it's a *good* one.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Have you ever seen any Magnificent Seven (tv show from 10 years ago or so)?

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Never saw an episode. :-(

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Drat, one of them is the ghost haunting Abby's lab. If I can make the idea work. (Which is a big if) It is out on DVD and the pilot is up at youtube

[tejas.livejournal.com]

That's actually kinda cool. :-) I bet it's up on Hulu.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

unfortunately not. It's not streaming online anywhere I could find.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

I suspect I can find it. :-) I've heard lots of good things about it.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

For a show that only had 20 something episodes it has a very loyal fandom. Although, it's interesting how much fanon there is for it. (some basic things, like the town it takes place in, were never mentioned in the series, but fanon has named it)

[tejas.livejournal.com]

LOL! Fanon's good about that. ;-)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

there's QUITE a lot in that fandom that fanon has created. NCIS doesn't have as much, but there is some (although more is just conflicting canon)

[tejas.livejournal.com]

With only 20 episodes, strong fanon is pretty much a requirement, I'd think. :-)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

otherwise it would have faded away. it's strange how some fandom's thrive and others just never take hold

[tejas.livejournal.com]

There's got to be something that reaches out and grabs people. It's always a shame when a show dies on the vine, especially when it's still sparking people's imaginations a decade later.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Mag7 was one of the cases where fan support got the show to avoid cancellation- it originally only had a half season but got renewed based on the support. The network still cancelled it after the next season, but it's always nice when fans get the brass to listen like that.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, that *is* nice. I'll have to check it out now. :-)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

some basic info to get you started- crack_van's overview (http://community.livejournal.com/crack_van/1024966.html)

The really neat thing about Mag7 is there are several AU verses, where someone wrote an AU and then decided to open the idea up and let anyone who wants to play in that playground. The most common is the ATF verse, where the 7 live in the modern day as ATF agents in Denver.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

I've heard of this one. :-)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I think it's neat.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Well, Mag7 is now on my "list of things to watch". ;-)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*hee* I haven't even watched them all yet, I've been slowly going through them but I've been devouring the fic

[tejas.livejournal.com]

I should have a solitary weekend soon. I love mainlining "new" shows. :-)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I can point you to fic if you're interested when the time comes. Although I know of more stuff with my favorite and that ship than others