On friendship: Sam and Jack, Sam and Daniel, ficathon feeler poll

[fignewton]

Sam and Jack friendship fic recs

So, the last time anyone recced anything in the Jack and Sam friendship category over in stargateficrec was October 2005 (!) - a shocking state of affairs that could not be allowed to continue! Jack and Daniel friendship has over 80 recs in memories (and I'll be reccing that this month, too!), and Sam and Daniel friendship has over 30 (it's a newer category - give it time!). Even Sam and Teal'c friendship has nine recs to the Jack and Sam friendship category's five. Admittedly, that was all my doing, heh. And I'm still working on collecting enough stories to do a month of Jack and Teal'c friendship fic, too. So I am very pleased to announce that I have triumphantly collected enough Sam and Jack friendship fics to snag the category for February!

I have enough for the minimum four recs, but it's always fun to show a little enthusiasm. :) So how about it, flist? Do you know of any Sam and Jack friendship fics out there, whether your own stories or someone else's? Leave me links in the comments! I can't promise to rec them, and they may even already be on my list, but I will commit to at least read them.

Sam and Daniel vid rec

beakymoose has created something I was beginning to think could never exist: a Sam and Daniel friendship vid!  Sam/Daniel vids are rare enough, but despite actively searching, I have never before found a music vid that could classify as friendship rather than romance.

But now there is the delightful Brave, which is just fantastic and squeeful and such a wonderful tribute to their Wonder Twins enthusiasm and care and friendship.

::happy sigh::

There are at least two clips from S9 - Off the Grid and the adorable double-shrug from Arthur's Mantle - and at least two clips from S10 - one is recognizable by Daniel's square frames, and the other is from Morpheus. But there's no spoiling of storylines for anyone who hasn't seen those seasons.

beakymoose has several more music vids, including others that are tagged as Sam/Daniel, but I haven't had the opportunity to look through them and see if they're equally friendshippy or not. In the meantime, though, go check out Brave - you'll be glad that you did!

SG-1 friendship ficathon - any takers?

I know a lot of people on my flist are rather emphatic in their declarations of no more ficathons! But it wouldn't hurt to ask, now would it?

I would love to see a friendship ficathon for SG-1. There was such a great turnout for the sd_ficathon, which allowed both for Sam/Daniel ship and Sam and Daniel friendship. So how about a gen ficathon for all SG-1 friendships? It could either be a traditional ficathon, with assigned prompts, or a pool of prompts that can be claimed. Prompts would include two characters and a timeframe, a quote, an episode, even an icon or picture.

For example, and practically at random:

Janet and Hammond in Upgrades, sending Teal'c after the rest of SG-1 and waiting for them all to return.
Teal'c and Nyan: two aliens and Tau'ri culture.
Jack and Sam. "With respect, sir."
Daniel and Bill Lee and actual "little legs."

I am very vaguely thinking of sign-ups in March and stories due in May, with fics submitted and held in queue at a moderated comm until everyone's finished. But I'm certainly open to revising that schedule if fandom interferes. (I know there's a con or two coming up sometime.)

So, with no obligation or commitment:

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Comments

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Oh, YES. The dearth of Daniel and Teal'c friendship fic drives me insane. So much angst and drama to be mined there, and almost nothing!

The few fics I have found, if you're interested, can be found over here.

And yes, Sam and Jack friendship fics are an ever rarer breed! This is most likely because authors will slap the "Sam/Jack" label on their stories - partly because they might be anxious about being accused of leaving the label off when it belongs, and partly to attract Sam/Jack shippers to the story. Of course, that leaves gen fans like me out in the cold, as I wouldn't read a Sam/Jack story in the first place. I do hope the few fics I'm finding to rec in stargateficrec will be to your liking!

You're interested in the Friendship ficathon? Fantastic! If you wander over here, you can vote for which type of ficathon you'd like and your preferred dates.

[chocolate-kree.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link! I have your recs lists bookmarked from a little bit before, but haven't even made a dent in it yet.

I will have to check out stargateficrec a bit more. I have it friended and haven't really used it much yet.

I have quite a few plot bunnies for a few stories, and one fic someone looked at a bit and is probably the most progressed. But I think a deadline for something would be a good nudge to get me going. There's so much really good stuff out there that I'm almost afraid to post anything of my own.

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Heh heh. I can't help all these recs if everyone else writes such great fics! :)

stargateficrec's memories are useful in directing you to specific categories, but the tags will also show you fics that might have been recced in other categories that suit your tastes. But since the recs depend on what the reccer chose to list as categories, it can still be a little iffy. You can definitely enjoy the recs arriving on your flist, though, without any problems!

A deadline worked for me, too, when I joined my first ficathon last year. And new authors are always welcomed! :)