Lookback Fic Bingo: 1979 and 1978
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tinturtleI found three longish Starsky & Hutch fics, one from 1979, one from 1978, and one for a 1977 bonus round. They look like good fics, but I'm just not in the mood to read that much in a fandom I have only some knowledge of. So I’m going to pass on them for now. As a result, I've now finished both of the former years and, with them, my game. Woo! (I may come back to those S&H fics in the future, though, if the whim strikes.)
It's 1979. Pink Floyd is on the radio. Here in the USA, the year's top film is Superman. New terms coined include: biophilia, buffalo plaid, chill out, email, entheogen, first world problem, hip-hop, ollie, outsource, and space elevator.
For 1979, I read two pieces: one Starsky & Hutch fic and one Man from U.N.C.L.E. x The Prisoner crossover.
The Starsky & Hutch fic was Play Dead for Me by Connie Faddis (who also wrote all three of the long fics I found). In this story, Hutch is attacked and must be taken to the hospital. This fic was fine. I didn't really connect with it, which I think was just that my interest in this fandom is not high at the moment. It was partly on the strength of that, that I decided to skip the three long fics, though I did read the beginnings of two of them. 2,049 words. Gen.
I also read A Hawk from a Handsaw by Eileen Roy, a Man from U.N.C.L.E. x The Prisoner crossover. At the start of this fic, Illya finds himself in The Village and things go on from there. I didn't really connect with this one, either, probably because I know only the premise and a few details of The Prisoner and have never seen it. I think being able to summon up the atmosphere of that show is important to appreciating this story. (I do likecassieingaben's Sweetbounce, a Pros x Prisoner crossover, but I believe that requires less grounding in the latter show.) 1,606 words. Gen.
I'll go with the S&H fic as my favorite for the year.
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It's 1978. The Village People are on the radio. Here in the USA, the year's top film is Grease. New terms coined include: attention deficit disorder, bodice ripper, curly endive, de-stress, emotional intelligence, pad thai, permaculture, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Stockholm syndrome, and whataboutism.
This far back, most works available are based on either Star Trek or Starsky & Hutch. Since neither of those, on its own, appeals at the moment, I ended up reading only one fic for 1978: a Sherlock Holmes x Star Trek crossover.
It was Two Old Friends by Eileen Roy, in which Watson discovers a secret Holmes has been concealing. This fic was intriguing, but a little short. I would have been interested to read more of what happened before and after. By default, this was my favorite fic for the year. 1,222 words. Gen.
(As an aside, the fact that I didn't really enjoy any of these fics might be due as much to my own current mental state as to the other reasons I've given. Sigh.)
Check out my own Professionals vid We Are the Champions, which uses a song that was a hit in 1978.
Fics so far:
1985
*Dead Bluff by Linda S. Maclaren (Mackie) and Gina Martin (The Professionals; 22,900 words; gen)
Hyperion to a Satyr by Sebastian (The Professionals; 14,716 words; slash)
Dark Side of Eden by Sharon F (The Professionals; 705 words; slash)
1984
Black Sheep by HG (The Professionals; 11,397 words; slash)
Crying for the Moon by Fanny Adams (writing as Dargelos) (The Professionals x Starsky and Hutch; 8,227 words; slash)
Call It What You Like by Meg Lewtan (in Proslib) (The Professionals; 6,318 words; slash)
1983
Ars Gratia Artis by Oriole T (The Professionals; 5,080 words; slash)
*Tiger by the Tail by Lillian Shepherd (The Professionals; 21,111 words; gen)
1982
Again Blythe Spirit, or Gay Ghost by Mosby Singleton (The Professionals; 5,744 words; gen)
Solomon's Ring by Eileen Roy (Starsky & Hutch; 11,738 words; gen)
1981
Confessions of a Shutterbug by Jane (The Professionals; 32,105 words; slash)
Circle of Fire by Eileen Roy (Star Trek; 999 words; slash)
The Clone-Master by Eileen Roy (Star Wars; 833 words; gen)
Wish You Were Here by Sue Stuart (Starsky & Hutch; 7,491 words; gen)
1980
Brass in Pocket by Lainie Stone (in Proslib) (The Professionals; 17,892 words; slash)
The Adventure of the Missing Monolith by Eileen Roy (Sherlock Holmes x Star Trek; 10,292 words; gen)
*A Time of Certain Solace by Eileen Roy (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. x M*A*S*H; 4,992 words; gen)
1979
Play Dead for Me by Connie Faddis (Starsky & Hutch; 2,049 words; gen)
A Hawk from a Handsaw by Eileen Roy (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. x The Prisoner; 1,606 words; gen)
1978
Two Old Friends by Eileen Roy (Sherlock Holmes x Star Trek; 1,222 words; gen)
* = Particularly recommended
[ ] = read but not counted toward the year's story total
It's 1979. Pink Floyd is on the radio. Here in the USA, the year's top film is Superman. New terms coined include: biophilia, buffalo plaid, chill out, email, entheogen, first world problem, hip-hop, ollie, outsource, and space elevator.
For 1979, I read two pieces: one Starsky & Hutch fic and one Man from U.N.C.L.E. x The Prisoner crossover.
The Starsky & Hutch fic was Play Dead for Me by Connie Faddis (who also wrote all three of the long fics I found). In this story, Hutch is attacked and must be taken to the hospital. This fic was fine. I didn't really connect with it, which I think was just that my interest in this fandom is not high at the moment. It was partly on the strength of that, that I decided to skip the three long fics, though I did read the beginnings of two of them. 2,049 words. Gen.
I also read A Hawk from a Handsaw by Eileen Roy, a Man from U.N.C.L.E. x The Prisoner crossover. At the start of this fic, Illya finds himself in The Village and things go on from there. I didn't really connect with this one, either, probably because I know only the premise and a few details of The Prisoner and have never seen it. I think being able to summon up the atmosphere of that show is important to appreciating this story. (I do like
cassieingaben's Sweetbounce, a Pros x Prisoner crossover, but I believe that requires less grounding in the latter show.) 1,606 words. Gen.I'll go with the S&H fic as my favorite for the year.
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It's 1978. The Village People are on the radio. Here in the USA, the year's top film is Grease. New terms coined include: attention deficit disorder, bodice ripper, curly endive, de-stress, emotional intelligence, pad thai, permaculture, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Stockholm syndrome, and whataboutism.
This far back, most works available are based on either Star Trek or Starsky & Hutch. Since neither of those, on its own, appeals at the moment, I ended up reading only one fic for 1978: a Sherlock Holmes x Star Trek crossover.
It was Two Old Friends by Eileen Roy, in which Watson discovers a secret Holmes has been concealing. This fic was intriguing, but a little short. I would have been interested to read more of what happened before and after. By default, this was my favorite fic for the year. 1,222 words. Gen.
(As an aside, the fact that I didn't really enjoy any of these fics might be due as much to my own current mental state as to the other reasons I've given. Sigh.)
Check out my own Professionals vid We Are the Champions, which uses a song that was a hit in 1978.
Fics so far:
1985
*Dead Bluff by Linda S. Maclaren (Mackie) and Gina Martin (The Professionals; 22,900 words; gen)
Hyperion to a Satyr by Sebastian (The Professionals; 14,716 words; slash)
Dark Side of Eden by Sharon F (The Professionals; 705 words; slash)
1984
Black Sheep by HG (The Professionals; 11,397 words; slash)
Crying for the Moon by Fanny Adams (writing as Dargelos) (The Professionals x Starsky and Hutch; 8,227 words; slash)
Call It What You Like by Meg Lewtan (in Proslib) (The Professionals; 6,318 words; slash)
1983
Ars Gratia Artis by Oriole T (The Professionals; 5,080 words; slash)
*Tiger by the Tail by Lillian Shepherd (The Professionals; 21,111 words; gen)
1982
Again Blythe Spirit, or Gay Ghost by Mosby Singleton (The Professionals; 5,744 words; gen)
Solomon's Ring by Eileen Roy (Starsky & Hutch; 11,738 words; gen)
1981
Confessions of a Shutterbug by Jane (The Professionals; 32,105 words; slash)
Circle of Fire by Eileen Roy (Star Trek; 999 words; slash)
The Clone-Master by Eileen Roy (Star Wars; 833 words; gen)
Wish You Were Here by Sue Stuart (Starsky & Hutch; 7,491 words; gen)
1980
Brass in Pocket by Lainie Stone (in Proslib) (The Professionals; 17,892 words; slash)
The Adventure of the Missing Monolith by Eileen Roy (Sherlock Holmes x Star Trek; 10,292 words; gen)
*A Time of Certain Solace by Eileen Roy (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. x M*A*S*H; 4,992 words; gen)
1979
Play Dead for Me by Connie Faddis (Starsky & Hutch; 2,049 words; gen)
A Hawk from a Handsaw by Eileen Roy (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. x The Prisoner; 1,606 words; gen)
1978
Two Old Friends by Eileen Roy (Sherlock Holmes x Star Trek; 1,222 words; gen)
* = Particularly recommended
[ ] = read but not counted toward the year's story total
