There are 3 messages totalling 160 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Fanfic suggestions? (3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:13:15 -0400 From: Heidi <heidi@bronze.lcs.mit.edu> Subject: Fanfic suggestions? It's been a long time since I've read any fanfic but I figured I'd give it a try again. So does anyone have any suggestions for `good' fanfic, either authors or specific stories? I'd be interested in ones where Duncan is the main character. It's ok if Methos, Tessa, Joe or Richie are part of the story, as long as they're not the `lead character'. I'm not interested in ones that Amanda, Charlie or Anne are in, or ones that are set in the future. I'm only interested in stories that stick to canon, so Methos is still the oldest Immortal, there are no vampires or other super- natural creatures, Duncan was never married (forget Endgame and Ahirman if you haven't already tried), Duncan, Methos and Richie only date women, Immortals don't have special abilities or powers we've never seen before. There are things I've seen in multiple fanfics that I thought were too much out of character or just didn't fit. (I'm not saying they're all bad, they're just too far from `Highlander' for me to be interested in them.) Things like Duncan or the others telling someone they're Immortal for no reason, Methos taking on a student, or telling other Immortals who he really is for no reason, Duncan meeting someone and suddenly being more in love with them then anyone he ever knew, Duncan, Methos or Richie fighting each other over a woman, ancient female Immortals who were worshipped as goddesses and used to be involved with Methos and are now out for revenge, someone figuring out that Adam is actually Methos for no reason, etc. So given all that are there any stories some of you suggest? Thanks. =}{= (heidi@bronze.lcs.mit.edu) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:11:42 -0400 From: Wendy <Immortals_Incorporated@cox.net> Subject: Re: Fanfic suggestions? Heidi is looking for fanfic: Lets see, you want HL fanfic without: Methos, Tessa, Joe or Richie as the main characters Amanda, Charlie or Anne at all the future vampires other supernatural creatures married Duncan slash of any kind special powers not present in the Series Methos with a student Duncan falling in love too fast or too deeply Duncan telling someone he's Immortal "without reason" Duncan or Methos or Richie fighting over a woman old female Immortals anyone making the Methos/Adam connection -again "for no reason" Good Luck <snerk> Wendy (Duncan woke up and had breakfast. He went out to run. He felt another Immortal. They met and Duncan realized they were old friends. The old friend turned out to be bad. They fought. Duncan won. He felt bad afterwards. Duncan went back to bed. Duncan woke up......) Immortals Inc. immortals_incorporated@cox.net "Weasels for Eternity" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:04:47 -0400 From: Heidi <heidi@bronze.lcs.mit.edu> Subject: Re: Fanfic suggestions? From: Wendy <Immortals_Incorporated@COX.NET> Lets see, you want HL fanfic without: I probably should have qualified some a bit more then I did. the future As in more then a few decades from now. I've seen too many stories that had the Immortals we know running around with Phaser-like weapons instead of swords, or chasing each other in space ships or turning up in crossovers with space based sifi shows or on other planets. (and not just Zeist.) Methos with a student That should have been the `current' Adam Pierson version who avoids fights and perfers to stay in the shadows for the most part. While I could see Methos having maybe taken students in the past, it really doesn't seem like something `Adam' would do. Duncan falling in love too fast or too deeply Not that so much as the assorted stories I've read where he meets someone and after spending a few hours or less with them he's more in love with them then anyone he's ever met. While it wouldn't be a suprise for Richie, it's a jump that doesn't fit for Duncan. Duncan telling someone he's Immortal "without reason" Another case of too many stories where he out of the blue tells someone he barely knows he's Immortal, or something happens and he gets hurt in front of someone. But instead of saying `it's not that bad' and leaves as fast as he can, he'll tell them he's Immortal and how to kill Immortals. And then when Methos and Richie walk up he'll tell the person all about them too. I guess in some cases the author needs the new person to know about Immortals so they can get to the rest of the story, but to me it seems out of character. Other then the priest with the toy car collection, have we ever seen Duncan (or the others) tell someone about Immortals when there was no reason to? (and even the priest wasn't told anything other then the word.) old female Immortals Old female Immortals in stories are ok, it's the ancient ones who were worshiped as goddesses who are now out to get Methos because he broke up with them thousands of years ago, and are often Much older then him. It's just something that seems to turn up in a suprising amount of stories by different authors. It's just not a storyline I've found interesting. Good Luck <snerk> Yea, I know it's a long shot, but it seemed worth a try. I know some people like to write HL fanfic and expand on what was in the series and from comments I've seen alot of it is well written. So for those of you on the list who write fanfic, I'm not saying anything against what you've written. It's just not the type of fanfic I'm looking for. I guess with the Season 6 DVD set now out and no new Euros or unaired scenes waiting to be released, I've been in the mood for some `new' Highlander. Anchor Bay did say they were going to release the Best Of DVD set this year but other then maybe some extra `Best Buy only' interviews, I doubt it will have any extra footage that wasn't on the HL Store set. Btw, for the `Carl Robinson' fans on the list, Bruce A Young was on Cold Case a week or two ago. I didn't recognize him at first, but you can't mistake his voice. I don't know if it was a new episode or a rerun though. =}{= (heidi@bronze.lcs.mit.edu) ------------------------------ End of HIGHLA-L Digest - 26 Apr 2005 to 28 Apr 2005 (#2005-42) **************************************************************