Lizardbeth's Tale

Everybody knows that Burn Notice with Tricia Helfer now on it, starts tonight, right?

Also, for those who may have wondered about my occasional forays into the fandom and a ginormous crossover with SG-1 I wrote, Jeremiah starts tonight on Scifi at 7. It'll run four hours every Thurs.

Now, I will freely admit that this show is not everyone's cuppa. Hell, when I first tried it when it premiered after SG-1 way back when Stargate was still on Showtime, it wasn't MY cuppa. I really wanted to like it because it's produced by JMS (he of Babylon 5) and it's a post-apocalyptic scenario. The premise is sort of "Lord of the Flies: 15 years later". Fifteen years after a virus killed the adults, what happens to the children who've grown up in this world that fell apart? Awesome premise, y/y? Huge fodder for stories. BUT the first half hour is desperately slow and overall the pacing is rather leisurely.

But I am stubborn, and when the pilot disc was packed with one of the SG-1 box sets, I tried again. And this time, with a bit of perseverance, the characters and their 'verse really grabbed me. As with Season 1 of B5, a lot of the early eps are to show you this strange world they live in, but the arc builds until it culminates in the season finale.

The show stars Luke Perry and Malcolm Jamal-Warner, and while I was originally dubious about Luke Perry who was coming off 90210 at the time, he's done basically nothing but serious stuff since, so I don't think that should be as strong a bar. It's a buddy show, sort of, though that formula also falls apart as the arc ramps up.

The show also features a WHOLE LOTTA people from the Vancouver Actors Gang (it's really great for bingo!). BSG people are particularly well-represented, with Kandyse McClure in an important recurring role, Tricia Helfer is in the first ep (one of her first acting roles), and Alessandro Juliani is an ep in the middle of s.1. Sean Astin joins the cast in season two (and while I'm lukewarm on his character, many fans LOVE him).

The characters aren't easy to categorize, there are as many agendas as there are people, and despite two brief seasons, I know them better than shows that have run for twice as long.

So, all that in mind, I urge you to give it a try. If it does well enough, maybe MGM will FINALLY put season 2 out on DVD!!!

So. *gulp* Here we go.

Distorted Reflections

a Stargate SG-1 fanfiction novel by lizardbeth_j and Lori Wright

While searching for the Lost City, SG-1 is trapped on a strange and frightening alternate Earth. Fifteen years ago a plague decimated the Earth, killing the adults and leaving the children to fend for themselves. Now those children have grown up, and a war is brewing over who will control the future. Jack, Sam, Daniel and Teal'c find that they must fight, risking everything, if they hope to find a way home.

This is technically a crossover with the t.v. series Jeremiah; however, no knowledge of that series is necessary to read this.

Rated R for violence, adult themes, and language.

Pairings: none. This is GEN (S.7 team, including Jack) Adventure. Markus/Meaghan for Jeremiah, but that's it.

The novel is COMPLETE and beta'd. I'll post at least two (normal-sized) chapters every Wednesday to the comm I set up for it, distortd_ref.

Start here with the Notes and Acknowledgments. I've put up four chapters to get you started, to meet the players, and get an idea of how hard it's going to be for SG-1 to get home.

People are always saying there's not enough Stargate gen, team adventure fic. So here it is!

Please read and let us know what you think!