5 LJers. (Fic + vids.)
I was going to do this last year, but time ran away from me. But since I think it's a rather good idea, I'll try this year instead. I'm going to stretch the rules a little, but hope that the mods will forgive me!
My idea is very simple: I'll rec LJers who've not posted for at least a year, and (to try to keep within the rules) point to one work of theirs each. Sadly, my list hasn't changed from last year. Although originally my list was going to include frimfram, except when she mothballed her LJ she flocked everything, fic included. :( Ah well, it's not like I didn't have plenty to choose from as her replacement.
1. First of all, lillianmorgan, who was one of the founders of this comm, and exceedingly active in fandom. She also happened to write lots of lovely fic, all of which you can find in her memories. (Incidentally, she was the one to introduce me to the idea of S/B/A - an idea I took to with gusto as I'm sure you know. *g*) I shall point out this fic specifically, because there are not enough fics about Lorne.
The Misty Isle. (Post-NFA, G, Spike, Illyria, Lorne. Angst.)
2. calove. If you have never read her, then do not delay any longer. There are links to all her fic on the sidebar of her LJ, or you can use her memories. People might be familiar with 'Five Stages of Grief', so - although that is a wonderful fic - I shall instead rec these six ficlets joined by a common place.
On Parliament Hill (William - Spike - through the years.)
3. ladywenham. I was lucky enough to be around before she vanished - her LJ was a fun and engaging place, and she always got a million comments. (And rightly so!) Thankfully her fic is still up on The Spuffy Realm. I shall mention this story, a wonderful (and very symbolic) Spike/Buffy story. (No really. Everything is a metaphor.):
The Big Easy (Spike/Buffy, post-show.)
4. stir_of_echoes . This lovely lady did vids, fic, picspams (for more of her stuff, go looking through her tags & memories - esp. look out for her Spike picspam from Chosen...), so there was a ton to choose from, but there was never any doubt in my mind what to choose. Whenever I hear Spike's "There was that one time [Angel and I were intimate]" this is the fic I think of. Set post-Destiny it is utterly gorgeous, digging down into Spike and Angel's dark past and making them move beyond it, and she manages to take one of the most ridiculous lines ever uttered and turn it into an absolute suckerpunch.
Lament for the Dead (Spike/Angel, R.)
5. spikeylover. Oh spikeylover. Once upon a time she was one of *the* vidders, and now even her website is gone... *sigh* Thankfully I managed to save quite a few of her vids, which is where I'm going to bend the rules, 'cause I've uploaded them all. I shall however just talk about one of them.
Ghost of a Rose (wmv. 20.6 MB)
This is quite simply the single best Dru vid I've ever seen. I sort of can't imagine not knowing it. It manages to capture Drusilla absolutely exquisitely - from innocent girl, to dark temptress, to the ghost that's always present to her sire and her childe... Promise me you'll watch it? (And the song is beyond perfect... lyrics here.)
And here's the rest... (All wmv format btw.)
Best of Spike (The Top 100 Spike scenes, as voted for by fans. 21.6 MB)
The Lucky Ones (Spike/Buffy. 10.6 MB)
Hallelujah (Spike. Beautiful, but angsty. 12.6 MB)
The Grinch (Spike/Angel. Very silly. 7.9 MB)
One Way (Spike/Buffy. Funny. 14.3 MB)
The Killer in Me (Spike, Slayers. Dark. 8.4 MB)
Green (Spike. Sad, but hopeful. 10.2 MB)
Wedding Bell Blues (Spike, Buffy + Happy ending! 7.2 MB)
Please let me know if there are any problems, or if any of the uploads run out.
My idea is very simple: I'll rec LJers who've not posted for at least a year, and (to try to keep within the rules) point to one work of theirs each. Sadly, my list hasn't changed from last year. Although originally my list was going to include frimfram, except when she mothballed her LJ she flocked everything, fic included. :( Ah well, it's not like I didn't have plenty to choose from as her replacement.
1. First of all, lillianmorgan, who was one of the founders of this comm, and exceedingly active in fandom. She also happened to write lots of lovely fic, all of which you can find in her memories. (Incidentally, she was the one to introduce me to the idea of S/B/A - an idea I took to with gusto as I'm sure you know. *g*) I shall point out this fic specifically, because there are not enough fics about Lorne.
The Misty Isle. (Post-NFA, G, Spike, Illyria, Lorne. Angst.)
2. calove. If you have never read her, then do not delay any longer. There are links to all her fic on the sidebar of her LJ, or you can use her memories. People might be familiar with 'Five Stages of Grief', so - although that is a wonderful fic - I shall instead rec these six ficlets joined by a common place.
On Parliament Hill (William - Spike - through the years.)
3. ladywenham. I was lucky enough to be around before she vanished - her LJ was a fun and engaging place, and she always got a million comments. (And rightly so!) Thankfully her fic is still up on The Spuffy Realm. I shall mention this story, a wonderful (and very symbolic) Spike/Buffy story. (No really. Everything is a metaphor.):
The Big Easy (Spike/Buffy, post-show.)
4. stir_of_echoes . This lovely lady did vids, fic, picspams (for more of her stuff, go looking through her tags & memories - esp. look out for her Spike picspam from Chosen...), so there was a ton to choose from, but there was never any doubt in my mind what to choose. Whenever I hear Spike's "There was that one time [Angel and I were intimate]" this is the fic I think of. Set post-Destiny it is utterly gorgeous, digging down into Spike and Angel's dark past and making them move beyond it, and she manages to take one of the most ridiculous lines ever uttered and turn it into an absolute suckerpunch.
Lament for the Dead (Spike/Angel, R.)
5. spikeylover. Oh spikeylover. Once upon a time she was one of *the* vidders, and now even her website is gone... *sigh* Thankfully I managed to save quite a few of her vids, which is where I'm going to bend the rules, 'cause I've uploaded them all. I shall however just talk about one of them.
Ghost of a Rose (wmv. 20.6 MB)
This is quite simply the single best Dru vid I've ever seen. I sort of can't imagine not knowing it. It manages to capture Drusilla absolutely exquisitely - from innocent girl, to dark temptress, to the ghost that's always present to her sire and her childe... Promise me you'll watch it? (And the song is beyond perfect... lyrics here.)
And here's the rest... (All wmv format btw.)
Best of Spike (The Top 100 Spike scenes, as voted for by fans. 21.6 MB)
The Lucky Ones (Spike/Buffy. 10.6 MB)
Hallelujah (Spike. Beautiful, but angsty. 12.6 MB)
The Grinch (Spike/Angel. Very silly. 7.9 MB)
One Way (Spike/Buffy. Funny. 14.3 MB)
The Killer in Me (Spike, Slayers. Dark. 8.4 MB)
Green (Spike. Sad, but hopeful. 10.2 MB)
Wedding Bell Blues (Spike, Buffy + Happy ending! 7.2 MB)
Please let me know if there are any problems, or if any of the uploads run out.