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Run, do not walk, to fan_eunice and greensilver's new Torchwood vid. Because yes, they went there, and Jack's made up his mind.

So a couple of months ago, I was talking to Kuw about vidding, and she sent me the draft of her Due South vid. And I didn't get it, and I didn't get it, and then on lunch break I looked up the lyrics and sent her a massive, all-caps email about what an awesome subversive reading it was.

And she went O_o and then said "Oh, wow, I don't know if I meant it that way." Cue several months of me trying to twist her arm into posting it and her going "I just don't know about all this."

So either I killed an awesome WiP through overanalysis, or kuwdora made an unexpectedly complicated - but sturdy! - narrative by accident. Or both. Anyway, she says nice things about me in the post. Also, this is the vid where kuwdora really starts to show her flair for action sequences, which - I am the kind of vidder who would vid nothing but longing glances if my pride allowed it, so I completely admire and am baffled by her ability to make running/jumping/shooting people look so very awesome. Usually that's the part of the show where I wander off to do dishes.

So yes. Better Off This Way, by kuwdora. In its rambling way, this is a rec, insofar as one can rec something one beta'd. Also, this is sadly the first time in a while that Paul Gross arms are totally in context: \o/!

As far as I can tell, some of these were vidded years ago, but since I'm pretty much imeem-only they're new to me. Warning: none of them are particularly cheery.

What Can I Do by sweetestdrain. (imeem) (lj post) Nancy character study: The Empty Child. I'm a sucker for anything good about a secondary character, especially a non-love interest secondary character.

Ghost by morgandawn (imeem) (lj post) Okay, yes, it is Nine/Rose (how did you guess) but I'd call it more of a Nine character study.

All the Lonely People by laurashapiro. (imeem) (lj post) I'm sure you've seen this somewhere, because the internet is very good to us, but you must watch it again, because it is epic. It's about Rose and the Doctor, and it's not 100% flattering, and also, pretty true.

And for posterity's sake, here is where I collect Rose fanvids. Because now that I've got Doctor/Master (and/or Doctor/Master/Captain) in my world, I can approach these things with humor.

gerbal and I went to Hometown Comic Book Store yesterday and loaded up on Buffy Season 8 and the Serenity Comic. I am not big on comic books - I'm just not that visual - but man I am glad I made the leap.

( Because of the vaguely spoilery things! )
( And here's where the spoilers get specific )

I have never been a comics nerd before! I am enjoying it.

Also, it's interesting how different a character and an actor can be, isn't it? I was never all that into Sarah Michelle Gellar, but the Season 8 vol I cover art makes my heterosexuality crumble a bit. Oh, Sunnydale people. I missed you.

ETA: Also, while I've seized control of an internet connection: vid rec! Set Fire to the Third Bar by sol_se. (Torchwood, Jack/Ianto). I am not particularly into either this song or this pairing right now, and I still love the pants off this video. Sol_se does some really cool things with timing, and makes connections that are surprising and interesting. I know the whole TW fandom has seen every frame of S1 Jack/Ianto footage a thousand times, but she still manages to do new things with it.

Five Vids from Five Fandoms: (starting with ones that everyone's already seen, or should have).

New Frontier (Firefly) by heresluck
I just discovered this vid this morning, because I am very gun-shy about Whedonverse vids. I said this in the vid comments and I'll say it again: I usually think nothing can be as good as Whedon source material. This is. This is amazing.

Zebra (Due South, Ray K.) by astolat
I watched this video and I fell in love (/lust. Mostly lust) with Ray K. Then I started watching Due South. Three and a half seasons and thousands of pages of fanfic later...

Living Dead Girl (BtVS, AtS, Faith) by bradcpu
Oh my god I love this vid. It's a very dark Faith character study with Great Big Angst. This feels like an argument vid to me: it goes places with the character that aren't spelled out in the canon, but that fall into place beautifully.

You're So Damn Hot (Torchwood, Jack/Ianto) by melina123
If you're in the Torchwood fandom, you've probably seen this already. It brings me joy.

A Little Less Conversation (Multi: every OTP in the history of television) by giandujakiss. This is the vid I show to people when I try to explain what vidders do. It's great fun and beautifully constructed. Plus, Inara/Kaylee FTW.

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Bohemian Like You (Stargate Atlantis) by astolat I tried for five vids by five different people, but here's an extra, because this is damn good. I was already following SGA when I first saw this vid, but I think it was here that I really fell in love with McShep. Astolat really brings the OTP, doesn't she?

ETA: Watch all six in one playlist (for a full half hour of streaming goodness). Don't forget to leave feedback!