Advice plz!

[brynnmck]

I need advice, flist! I got notified last night that I'm supposed to be driving the crack_van for SPN for October. (I really kind of wish they'd notify you earlier, but I guess they've got a lot of stuff to juggle.) The problem is that I signed up to do that a year and a half ago, and I really haven't read much SPN fic for at least the past year. So my

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[spicedrum]

ANYWAY. Do you think anyone wants gen recs from two years ago?

*cough*

(You can always just point me to them instead of driving the van, though. *g*)

[brynnmck]

HEE. I thought of you, actually! :) You were the reason I was re-reading my old entries. I'm better at marking spoilers in my in-LJ recs than on my delicious list, but as it happens, this page of my delicious list contains several of my must-read SPN fics, and most of them on this page won't spoil you... just avoid the top two links until you've gotten into S2. This is also one of my favorite Sam-leaves-for-Stanford fics ever.

[rosiespark]

Well, I'd enjoy the recs, but as you say, no crack_van-driving required, we can just follow the links in your reply to the first comment! And no, SPN fandom isn't going to crash and burn anytime soon. So I think you can basically please yourself with a clear conscience.

I do think the writers' strike messed things up for season three. I can see why they chose to have the latest Winchester-sells-his-soul-to-the-devil storyline reach a conclusion (of a sort!) by the end of the season. Unfortunately that didn't leave enough time, on the reduced schedule, to focus on Sam doing anything much other than trying to save Dean. I have hopes for this season, though. ::crosses fingers::

Ooh, new Jeffrey Foucault stuff - thanks for the links! It's not autumn-y enough here to really get me in the mood - not to mention my continuing obsession with My Chemical Romance - but soon, soon. :)

[brynnmck]

I have hopes for this season, too! And I hope you enjoy the Jeffrey Foucault, when you have a chance. :)

[danceswithwords]

Fanfic publishing and reccing on LJ is very much an in-the-moment thing, so recs from a couple of years ago might be useful for people who have come into the fandom since.

Of course, the entire show revolves entirely around Michael--Sam has/had his rarely-seen girlfriend, but really, aside from that, it's like Michael walks out the door and everyone just freezes until he comes back.

This is so true, and it's mostly not a crippling drawback--Michael is very much the leading man, and the whole plot revolves around him--but I thought it was hilarious that even Fiona's new boyfriend is actually all about Michael. (I think the character who seems to have the most independent life is, actually, Madeleine, and that's one of the things that makes her such a fun character when theoretically she should be unbearable--she's out doing her own thing, and Michael has to react to her, rather than the other way around.)

[brynnmck]

Fanfic publishing and reccing on LJ is very much an in-the-moment thing, so recs from a couple of years ago might be useful for people who have come into the fandom since.

Good point, thank you!

I thought it was hilarious that even Fiona's new boyfriend is actually all about Michael.

I KNOW. I said the exact same thing to Mr. McK! And you're very right about Madeleine--I hadn't considered it that way, but you're right, it's a nice change to the dynamic. Though she, too, is always trying to get him to talk about their relationship. In a lot of ways it's such a teenage boy wish-fulfillment show. And I'm totally fine with that, I just find it amusing sometimes. :)

[pellucid]

Thank you for the birthday wishes!!! *hugs*

[brynnmck]

*belated hugs back*

[musesfool]

Given how often the SPN reccers on crack_van bail, I'd say people would love to have any recs pop up, and old recs are always going to be new and useful to somebody.

[brynnmck]

Thanks for your input! Why IS that, with the bailing, I wonder? Seriously, there are so many rec comms and stuff around, I'm shocked that people can't get it together for crack_van. Ah well.