Sanctuary For All: From the Top

I love watching pilot episodes of TV shows. I love it because I love watching how writers get around obstacles like "explaining what the hell is happening" in increasingly creative ways. The pilot episode for Atlantis, not to mention the one for LOST, are probably two of the greatest TV episodes of all time...because in addition to being pilots, they feel like actual episodes of the show. Sanctuary For All is not quite that seamless, since the pilot was actually a re-write of the webisodes, and then a bunch of things changed during the season, but it's still a very good start to an excellent show, balancing exposition, action, backstory, and forward movement through character development.

( Is there a health plan? )

I'm not going to review every episode, but I'm hoping to at least cover "the big ones". Honestly, it helps me marshal my thoughts for fic. ;)

( Personal Canon )

Sanctuary For All: From the Top

I love watching pilot episodes of TV shows. I love it because I love watching how writers get around obstacles like "explaining what the hell is happening" in increasingly creative ways. The pilot episode for Atlantis, not to mention the one for LOST, are probably two of the greatest TV episodes of all time...because in addition to being pilots, they feel like actual episodes of the show. Sanctuary For All is not quite that seamless, since the pilot was actually a re-write of the webisodes, and then a bunch of things changed during the season, but it's still a very good start to an excellent show, balancing exposition, action, backstory, and forward movement through character development.

( Is there a health plan? )

I'm not going to review every episode, but I'm hoping to at least cover "the big ones". Honestly, it helps me marshal my thoughts for fic. ;)

( Personal Canon )

Fic: Pondera Debitum (Sanctuary)

AN: A sequel of sorts, this might better be described as a mirror or Helen's remix of Venatus Debitum. It’s not necessary to read them both, but it would probably help.

( Cut for meta and overly long discussion of verb tense usage )

Spoilers: This is an episode tag for “Sleepers”, and includes spoilers up to that point in the show.

Disclaimer: You know, for once I don’t even WISH it were mine, because it’s perfect the way it is.

Rating: M

Pairing/Characters: Helen/Tesla, for some odd reason, and they’re both a bit haunted by John.

Summary: Nikola Tesla hates calling in a favour.

( Pondera Debtium )

Gravity_Not_Included, January 14th, 2011

Fic: Pondera Debitum (Sanctuary)

AN: A sequel of sorts, this might better be described as a mirror or Helen's remix of Venatus Debitum. It’s not necessary to read them both, but it would probably help.

( Cut for meta and overly long discussion of verb tense usage )

Spoilers: This is an episode tag for “Sleepers”, and includes spoilers up to that point in the show.

Disclaimer: You know, for once I don’t even WISH it were mine, because it’s perfect the way it is.

Rating: M

Pairing/Characters: Helen/Tesla, for some odd reason, and they’re both a bit haunted by John.

Summary: Nikola Tesla hates calling in a favour.

( Pondera Debtium )

Gravity_Not_Included, January 14th, 2011