queenitsy

I'm a late-20s, office-working New Yorker. Inside is a mix of fannish squee and RL stuff. If you'd like to be friends, please be 18 (and/or out of high school) and comment so I know who you are. :)

My writing journal (contains all my fic and whatnot) is public, though; that's temira.

What's this, a public post? Craaaazy.

Anyhoo. Since Delicious has decided to explode a little bit, and I can't find all of my bookmarks through tags, and what the hell is the point of keeping a list without tags?, I gave in, forked over $10, and bought a pinboard account.

Then I realized that I've basically never actually told anyone I keep recs lists for every fandom I'm in, huh? I've added it to my header with hopes it will be easily found. Then again, my writing journal is also in my header and I've had multiple people tell me they didn't know it existed. So whatever. Anyway. Recs. They're good.

But if you're reading this and don't feel like clicking over to my journal, ahem: queenitsy's recs. Featuring Newsies, Sky High, High School Musical, and Big Time Rush. My, but I do love my tween stuff.

These are fairly well organized, even! The AU, genre, smut, and kink tags are all a giant mess, but they're broken down by fandom, author, character, and pairing, and some other stuff. Ehhhh I'll get around to that someday.

As an FYI, I generally like Pinboard so far. It does everything I want it to do, including having a browser extension for Chrome. Its interface isn't quite as intuitive as Delicious's, but I'm learning my way around pretty well. The one thing I don't see an easy option for is filtering by multiple tags, but it is actually doable by typing what you want into the URL itself. Just add t:SecondTag at the end of the URL. (Example! http://pinboard.in/u:queenitsy/t:*BigTimeRush/t:Pairing:JamesCamille.)

Aaaand I should go to bed now.

I know, I know, it has been a long, long time since I updated this series, and yet there is SO much more that I could say. I could detail every minor character (Griffin! Guitar Dude! JETT STETSON!) or every running gag (tree hats! Katie grabbing people by the ear! unexpected diagetic sound!) or the the amazing parodies (Pop Tiger Magazine! Unicorn Princess 3D! VARSITY VAMPIRE STARRING DAK ZEVON!) and hey. Maybe that is a thing I will do someday. Maybe that is a thing I am already working on in an awesome SEKRIT PROJECT I should really finish up someday.

But, let us face it, most of the people reading this (and who I am hoping to entice into watching the show and then squeeing about it with me) are fannish sorts. So. THE FIC. It is a fairly small fandom (even by my standards, and y'all know I'm used to Newsies and HSM...) and has an oddly high percentage of smut (srsly, whoa) and angst (considering the source material is ultra-zany, but hey, that's what fans do).

So! Here are some of my favorites. Mostly but not exclusively James/Kendall or James/Logan, because those are what I really ship (that are available -- though I also love a few other pairings that sadly few people write *cough*James/Camille*cough*Kendall/Jett*cough*), various writings. Also, mostly but not exclusively wacky, because hey, guess what I like? :D

+ Don't Touch That Dial! by figletofvenice
(G, Gen.) Carlos gets his superpower from his mother's side of the family. Obviously, this is awesome for him.
++ This fic is a delight! There is not enough gen fic in this fandom, and there is definitely not enough fic about Carlos, who is super great. This is super short and makes me grin.

+ We Learn As We Go by liliako
(R, James/Camille/Logan.) Logan just wants to finish his hospital paperwork and go to bed. James and Camille just want him in bed. Another typical Friday night.
++ YESSSSSS. I absolutely love these the dynamics between these three, and they are absolutely nailed here. James and Camille are giggly (and naked)! They just want to have a good time! Logan is stressed but harried! They all love each other so much! YAY!

+ Come On, Sweet Catastrophe by garnetice
(M for sex, James/Kendall.) James tries to help Kendall lose his virginity. He is maybe not actually that helpful.
++ Bwahahahahaha. The writer claims she can write neither fluff nor smut, but she is a LIAR. (That said, she is also very prolific and if you do like angst, she's your gal.

+ Sticky Dating Situations by geenoway
(PG-13, James/Logan.) A look at a few of James and Logan's double dates.
++ More adorableness! I really enjoy this one for the look at their lives in Minnesota, pre-band, and the way their relationship develops through these snippets of their lives.

+ Sharing Thought Bubbles by shisou_eimin
(NC-17 for super graphic smut, James/Logan.) Logan can't get off. James offers to help.
++ REALLY GOOD SMUT. Also fun. ALSO HOT.

+ A Man of Means by lielabell
(PG-13, James/Logan) James is pretty and smart.
++ This is super short and delightful. I love, love, love James in it. He is ridiculous and flaily, and also a sweetheart.

+ Untitled by anon
(NC-17 for smut, James/Kendall.) James has a kink for badboy!Kendall.
++ I love how absolutely in-character Kendall is in this. He's awkward about being a bad boy and REALLY awkward about attempting to talk dirty, which I 100% believe he would be, and yet it is STILL really hot.

+ Things We Hold On To by lyricalecho
(K+, gen with background OT4.) The story of how a small-town Minnesota girl became one of the most successful people in Hollywood, and a whole lot of things that happened in between.
++ Basically everyone who watches the show agrees: Katie is the GREATEST. I totally buy this as the way she'll grow up and what the future has in store for her.

And now, I am back to work on my angsty Jett Stetson backstory fic (idek, it's full of horrible things, and also Jett having really dirty sex) and also my super shmoopy James/Camille babyfic (OH YEAH I'M ACTUALLY WRITING THAT). But if you want more fic, guess what? I have a whole DELICIOUS RECS LIST tagged with characters and pairings! So enjoy! Hooray!

(Continued from here.)

Okay! Welcome back to Project: Everyone Should Watch Big Time Rush! My original thought was that I'd focus this on all of the awesome female characters, and I will, because almost all of the important supporting cast members are female, and, as I mentioned, awesome. But there is one dude who must go first. So.

( Gustavo Rocque: ":Some people say I have anger management problems. You know what else I have? FIVE HOUSES." )

And now: the awesome female characters.

( Katie Knight is Smarter Than Me )

( Kelly Wainright, Desperate Talent Scout )

( Camille, the Palm Woods' Method Actress Queen )

( Jo Taylor: "So you want me to be your guest... friend... person thing at your not party?" )

( Whassup, Mama Knight? )

So, do you want to watch yet? Though not every episode is actually listed on Nick.com, as frogy pointed out awhile ago, most of them actually do exist streaming online. Just go to http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/big-time-[episode-name-here]-full-episode.html and check. (With a full list of episodes here.) Aside from the pilot, I highly recommend Big Time Bad Boy (which doesn't seem to be on Nick, alas) and Big Time Photo Shoot as introductory episodes.

Okay, so I post about this show/band/thingy pretty much nonstop, but it's been suggested that perhaps people have no idea what I am talking about, and so I should do an actual introduction, explanatory post. Also, I am super bored and like the sound of my own, uh, typing. So let us call this Project: Everyone Should Watch Big Time Rush.

Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon kidcom about four best friends who were on a hockey team together in Minnesota, until they accidentally got discovered by a music impresario and move to Hollywood, where they're working to become the next big boyband.



Big Time Rush is also a boyband whose first album, "BTR," debuted at #3 on Billboard, and apparently has been all over iTunes. They're currently doing the modern day equivalent of a mall tour (which mostly seems to involve signing albums at Best Buys? idk). The show came first, but Nick has a deal with Columbia to turn some of their teen stars into pop acts (presumably to compete with Disney), and from that deal, the idea of the TV show/band thing was born. And by "born," in this case, I mean "shamelessly cribbed from The Monkees."

Anyhoo. I'm going to be babbling frantically about the TV show, mostly, because while the music is catchy as heck, and yes I will see them in concert when they inevitably go on tour (wait, I already kind of did that), the reason I love them is the TV show. Because the show is awesome.

The premise, as I said above, is best friends who are now a boyband. It's also something pretty rare in shows for kids: genuinely character driven. (Yes, it is a situation comedy, in that the situations are wacky and hijinks-filled, but the situations all almost always come from the extremely well-drawn characters.) Darned near every character on the show is endearing -- they're funny and often sarcastic, but they're never mean or biting. (Similarly, while the show parodies a lot of boyband tropes -- there's an entire episode about how Big Time Rush needs a bad boy, for example -- it all comes across as really fond, loving parodies, not as someone laughing off boybands because they are stupid and aimed at tween girls. It's extremely refreshing.)

( Meet the characters! Image heavy. )

If you like stories about boys who are so close they're family, this is probably the show for you. If you like stories about teenage boys who sing and dance, this is probably the show for you. If you like stories about boys who are kind of homosocial with one another, this is probably the show for you. I'M JUST SAYING.

The pilot, as I've mentioned previously, is HERE, and it covers the story of exactly how they got discovered and ended up in Hollywood. It's also just brilliantly written and executed: within the first 90 seconds, you know everything you need to know about these boys.

Next time: the supporting cast, AKA, yes, there are girls on this show (and they are AWESOME).

HI FRIENDSLIST. So you know I have been babbling about Big Time Rush for a few days, yes? You especially know this if you have spoken to, IMed, or e-mailed me in the last few days. (Look, work was really crappy Mon/Tues, mentally plotting fic was all that kept me functional. Yay coping mechanisms.) So. A few of you have asked me wtf I'm talking about.

The quick answer: Big Time Rush is a sitcom on Nickelodeon. Also, Monkees-style, the actors from the sitcom are a boy band (and they are really, really, really boy band-y) named, get this... Big Time Rush. The premise is basically that four hockey-playing BFFies from Minnesota are recruited to be a boy band by music impresario Gustavo Rocque, move to LA, and have wacky adventures. Shenanigans ensue. SO MANY SHENANIGANS.

Originally this was just going to be an intro to the bajillion icons I'm about to post, but actually, wait. ( First have some context. )


Btw, all of the caps above, and also the ones used for the icons below, were by folkloric_feel, who has also done some lovely picspams. (The animated .gifs, I have no idea who created. were mostly created by shisou_eimin and I grabbed them off of bigtimerush.)

OKAY, ICONS. That was why I was posting this originally. RIGHT. (I apologize for the lack of Carlos icons, idk what was wrong with me.)

( LJ, WHY CAN'T I BUY MORE ICONS? WHYYYYY? )

Okay. That was a fun use of two hours I meant to spend working on a novel or something, idk. But seriously: this show is delightful (Rachel likes it. My mom liked it. poisonivory and I keep all-caps-IMing each other over it. DELIGHTFUL.) and you should all be watching it. Because BOY BAND HIJINKS, what could POSSIBLY be better????