Pimping time!

[marycrawford]

elke_tanzer has been watching Hercules: the Legendary Journeys, yay! I love it when my fandom shows up on my friendslist in unexpected places.

There's an interesting discussion going on in the comments, touching on such things as Atalanta/Xena slash (does it exist?), Hercules as a Disney princess, the shirtless clause in Kevin Sorbo's contract, and questions like: which episodes are the good ones? Which are cheesy? Where are the fic archives?

I'm encouraging every H:tLJ on my flist to go pimp their favorite pairings/sites/episodes. New people! Whee! *g*

Elke also asked: "Where are the good Herc/Iolaus communities on LJ?" And of course, there aren't any. It got me thinking: why not? Would you be interested? Or would it be a place where we'd just crosspost everything Herc-related from our own journals, because we were posting it there anyway? That, we don't need. But I like the idea of having something a bit more visible than just a bunch of people with 'Iolaus' in their interests, and of having a place set aside for discussion of Hercules/Iolaus gen and slash; it could also be a place to collect links and recommendations, instead of spreading them out across various journals. What do you think?

Comments

[falzalot.livejournal.com]

After she asked that, I realized that I don't belong to a single community that I actually participate in. I'm not sure I'd know what to do with one. I'd be willing to give it a shot, though!

I don't want to be at work. I want to be home watching S5. *waaah* There's Herc angst just waiting for me! And I still need to do screenshots from Greece is Burning so I can post my filk. :->

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

I *am* at home, but season 5 is sadly unforthcoming. Once it arrives, however, there will be Greece Is Burning caps. :-)

Still pondering the comm idea, thanks for the input!

[barbaraa.livejournal.com]

You want something more Herc/Iolaus centered than strickly one or the other, right? Not personal LJs but a 'public' one so to speak.

Sounds like a good idea. The more I watch of them the more I like them as a team.

Barbara

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I mean a community devoted to Hercules/Iolaus gen and slash.

[ltlj.livejournal.com]

I don't participate that much in communities (except the announcement type ones, like hxyh_announce) but I'd be happy to pimp it if you start one.

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

Good to know. Thanks! :)

[elke-tanzer.livejournal.com]

I don't go much for general squee communities, but communities for sharing fics, art, archive links, recs... those I adore. And for new fans who go searching by LJ interests, and for more seasoned fans who've been in the fandoms for a while, such communities can bring a type of connectedness that I haven't found anywhere else. I've met some really nifty folks I wouldn't have met online otherwise in fandom-specific fics/art communities.

I'm thrilled to have found hxyh_announce already, and I'm also looking at ares_slash and sex_n_leather.

It does kind of boggle me that there's not a specifically Herc/Iolaus community on LJ anywhere.

Thanks for sending knowledgeable Herc fans over to my LJ, by the way! Wheeeeeee! Shiny!

[roo2.livejournal.com]

Don't forget herc_xena100, a drabble community that covers any and all corners of the fandom. There's a weekly challenge, which can be fun.

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

And for new fans who go searching by LJ interests, and for more seasoned fans who've been in the fandoms for a while, such communities can bring a type of connectedness that I haven't found anywhere else.

Ah, that's what I thought, but I'm glad to have it confirmed.

Thanks for sending knowledgeable Herc fans over to my LJ, by the way!

You're very welcome. I love the enthusiasm and information-gathering power you bring, and I hope more will follow. :-)