Well, DeForest Kelley was always fun.
Sigh. I knew I was getting old when the first Star Trek actor died. And Jimmy Doohan isn't doing too well, either.
I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.
Simon ,'Out Of Gas'
Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Connie Neil - Aug 06, 2004 8:51:01 am PDT #8781 of 10000
brillig
Fay - Aug 06, 2004 9:10:59 am PDT #8782 of 10000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
See that page, and the various other pages on the site, took me from "What?" to a shaky "Crumbs!"
...and now I'm ear-wormed, damn it.
Heeeeeeeeey Spockalina
When I dance they call me Spockalina
and the boys they say that I´m buena they all want me, they can´t have me
So they all come and fight beside me
move with me, fight with me
and if you're good you can play chess with me
Live very long and prosper, Spockalina!
Run any risk to look after your leader
Dump your fiance for Jim, Spockalina
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeey Spockalina!
Now don´t you worry ´bout my boy friend
the boy who´s name is T'Pringino
I don´t want him, ´can't stand him
he was no good so I - hahaaaa
Now, come on, what was I supposed to do ?
He was back on Vulcan and my two friends were soooo fine
Come and find me, my name is Spockalina
always at the party,
´cause the captain thinks I´m buena
come join me, dance with me
But just remember that Jim Kirk leaves with me
§ ita § - Aug 06, 2004 9:14:11 am PDT #8783 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
God, Fay, you're cracking me up too much today. I'm supposed to be on a phone conference, so I have to stifle my laughter.
Fay - Aug 06, 2004 9:17:34 am PDT #8784 of 10000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Hee. Am in Very Silly frame of mind.
Connie Neil - Aug 06, 2004 9:21:00 am PDT #8785 of 10000
brillig
I'm not sure if Fay deserves thwapped or praised. Perhaps thwapped with a feather boa.
Emily - Aug 07, 2004 7:17:17 am PDT #8786 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Hey, can anyone tell me how the Mary Sue phenomenon got its name? There are tons of sites explaining what it is, but I'm having trouble finding out where the name comes from.
§ ita § - Aug 07, 2004 7:26:07 am PDT #8787 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Someone wrote a parody in the Trekverse of the oh-so-perfect phenom, named the protagonist Mary Sue, and Bob's your uncle.
Anne W. - Aug 07, 2004 7:26:16 am PDT #8788 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I've heard it's from a ST:TNG fic with an Ensign Mary Sue, who was brilliant, etc. and died saving the day. I'm not sure if the fic was in earnest or if it was written to parody a phenomenon the writer had noticed in numerous fanfics.
This is all hearsay, of course.
§ ita § - Aug 07, 2004 7:29:46 am PDT #8789 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's not TNG -- it's TOS, and was published in 'zine form. Lemme see if I can track down cites.
eta: from Too good to be true: 150 years of Mary Sue:
The classic portrait is Paula Smith's, who gave her her name and defined her in Trek fiction in 1974: Mary Sue -- a beautiful and desirable half-Vulcan -- captivates Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, rescues them with a hairpin during an away mission, and -- fighting off the effects of the disease which has laid low her superior officers -- runs the Enterprise single-handedly before dying, wept over by her agonized superiors
Anne W. - Aug 07, 2004 7:34:18 am PDT #8790 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Ah. Thanks for the clarification.