Top SGA Online Fic 2006
Oct. 4th, 2006 05:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icarusJust out of curiosity, if one were to compile a list of the top/best/most influential/memorable slash and/or gen fics of this year --
-- which ones would you include?
I have in mind to start with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
synecdochic's "Freedom's Just Another Name For Nothing Left To Lose." That one's easy, it's amazing and powerful and swept the fandom like a tidal wave.
But what other tidal waves have hit this year? The Post Secret challenge? I mean, if I were collecting the most influential/top fics characterizing 2005 I'd have an entire section devoted to the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
sga_flashfic's Harlequin challenge.
ETA: Okay, skimming the mega-reviewed fics onsga_flashfic gives us a start. Now on to the Fan Awards.
ETA2: Ah. The tricky part is when the story was written. About two thirds of the Stargatefanawards stories are from 2005. Hmm. Perhaps run backwards through thesga_newsletter for familiar names. Also, might need to stick to slash.
ETA3: Okay, picking through stories, using a baseline number of reviews as an indicator of fandom interest, then appearances on rec-lists, and on del.icio.us, the story discussion such as the immense amount of discussion spawned by "Freedom's Just...". I'll probably do a poll at some point, something open-ended to gather opinions.
A couple of interesting flavors that have turned up this year:
1) western AUs and the influence of "Brokeback Mountain,"
2) curling,
3) the final carryover from last year's penguins, unicorns, dolphins,
4)reel_sga,
5) some controversies, "Will the real John please stand up?" and "Has McShep taken over the fandom?" and BDSM fic, though I want point to a story.
6) it seems silly crack!fics have given way to careful, world-building AUs.
Not sure how this'll be put together. A rec-list of sorts? With a contextualized commentary?
ETA4: "Okay, picking through stories, using a baseline number of reviews as an indicator of fandom interest, then appearances on rec-lists, and on del.icio.us, the story discussion such as the immense amount of discussion..."-?? When did I change my name to McKay? This is the fault of reading your McKay fics, all of you.
ETA5: Trends pointed out bytoft_froggy -
7) DADT fics
8) Darker fics in general
9) Darker, more fucked-up John
Almost forgotbruinsfan's point -
10) John/Mitchell SGA/SG1 crossovers
-- which ones would you include?
I have in mind to start with
synecdochic's "Freedom's Just Another Name For Nothing Left To Lose." That one's easy, it's amazing and powerful and swept the fandom like a tidal wave. But what other tidal waves have hit this year? The Post Secret challenge? I mean, if I were collecting the most influential/top fics characterizing 2005 I'd have an entire section devoted to the
sga_flashfic's Harlequin challenge.ETA: Okay, skimming the mega-reviewed fics on
sga_flashfic gives us a start. Now on to the Fan Awards.ETA2: Ah. The tricky part is when the story was written. About two thirds of the Stargatefanawards stories are from 2005. Hmm. Perhaps run backwards through the
sga_newsletter for familiar names. Also, might need to stick to slash.ETA3: Okay, picking through stories, using a baseline number of reviews as an indicator of fandom interest, then appearances on rec-lists, and on del.icio.us, the story discussion such as the immense amount of discussion spawned by "Freedom's Just...". I'll probably do a poll at some point, something open-ended to gather opinions.
A couple of interesting flavors that have turned up this year:
1) western AUs and the influence of "Brokeback Mountain,"
2) curling,
3) the final carryover from last year's penguins, unicorns, dolphins,
4)
reel_sga, 5) some controversies, "Will the real John please stand up?" and "Has McShep taken over the fandom?" and BDSM fic, though I want point to a story.
6) it seems silly crack!fics have given way to careful, world-building AUs.
Not sure how this'll be put together. A rec-list of sorts? With a contextualized commentary?
ETA4: "Okay, picking through stories, using a baseline number of reviews as an indicator of fandom interest, then appearances on rec-lists, and on del.icio.us, the story discussion such as the immense amount of discussion..."-?? When did I change my name to McKay? This is the fault of reading your McKay fics, all of you.
ETA5: Trends pointed out by
toft_froggy -7) DADT fics
8) Darker fics in general
9) Darker, more fucked-up John
Almost forgot
bruinsfan's point - 10) John/Mitchell SGA/SG1 crossovers
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Date: 2006-10-07 10:30 pm (UTC)Ohhh yeah. That's why I'm starting in October. That gives me a good three months to assemble stories, and some time to see some WIPs finished. Working out when they were published has turned out to be a little tricky.
There are trends in titles but I'm not sure what that trend would mean, so I'm not sure I could comment on it.
Icarus