Fanvid: Some Time Around Midnight

[bop_radar]

Song: Some Time Around Midnight
Artist: The Airborne Toxic Event
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica
Summary: Lee knows that Kara will break him in two.
Thanks: To m_a_r_i_k_s for betaing and for sharing the difficult emotional journey with this vid and engaging with it more than I could ever hope anyone would, to supacat for not getting it at first... but then getting goosebumps, and to kuwdora for enthusiastic support and keeping me sane when I drifted from reality on occasion.

This one broke ME in two.

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[bop_radar]

Thank you so very much! This was a real struggle to make so I'm glad that doesn't show too much in the final version. Thrilled you enjoyed it! *hugs*

[laurashapiro]

I can imagine -- a lot of source to wade through, and source that you feel betrayed you. I'm amazed you were up for making a BSG vid after you the way you felt about it (hell, I'm not sure I'll be up for making any of my languishing BSG vids, either).

You did a great job. Kudos.

[bop_radar]

It was absolute agony and I had a lot of anger and sadness to process (I actually made a 'therapy' vid on the side in the final couple of weeks to deal with some of that, using 'Lip Service'). I think it did me good though? I guess time will tell... I know I felt very compelled to make it even though I wasn't sure I would ever revisit any of my BSG ideas, for yes I too have others that may never see the light of day.

It's hard. For all that I will never be able to forgive BSG for the way I feel it failed its original promise and specifically the characters I loved most of all, these two do still haunt me.

Thank goodness for new loves to ease my pain though: I'm just getting into Season 2 of Farscape and my love for Aeryn is becoming EPIC! I just watched the episode where she finds out about her link to Pilot and how he became bonded to Moya--omg, so much love!

[laurashapiro]

OMG AERYN ♥ and PILOT! Oh, how I adore that episode. The show is fearless.

Farscape is one show that I never felt betrayed me. Cancellation after S4 was a tragedy, but we got our mini-series and I felt almost all promises were fulfilled. I do wish we had gotten a full fifth season, but what's left is simply room in the canon for fan writers, artists, and vidders to play around. Not destruction. Not despair.

Contrast with BSG, and well. Yeah. Agony for sure. I'm sorry you suffered so much in making this! But glad to know it did you good.

[bop_radar]

Yes, that episode was probably my favourite so far. It was amaaaaaazing. I love Pilot so much!

I can see that there is a big difference between an early cancellation and not quite enough time to fully explore everything left to explore and ... well, BSG, where everything became this sick, distorted mindfuck of what it could have been.

I'm really enjoying Farscape. I can already imagine rewatching it as well. And also looking forward to watching many vids with fresh eyes! :)

[laurashapiro]

Now I want to hang out while you watch them all! Nothing more fun than a fangirl's first trip through Farscape. :D

Pilot! I ache for him.

[bop_radar]

He was so tragic and sad with his 'I do not deserve to be a pilot' and 'I will work hard to deserve it'. Oh, Pilot! His selflessness and then his inner guilt about his selfISHness just destroy me. Also, I love, love, love the complex relationship that Aeryn has with him and Moya.

[laurashapiro]

He is tragic and sad. He's also passive-aggressive. (: I love that he's so flawed. They're all so flawed. It just makes me love them all more.

And yes, Aeryn is the closest to Pilot and Moya of any of them. It's a special bond and it just gets thornier and thornier as things go on.

[bop_radar]

I love that the characters are all so clearly flawed, yes. And the chaotic way that decisions get made! It's so fresh for scifi where ships normally have a clearer command structure. I can feel the show building into more powerful territory so I clearly have a lot to look forward to!

[laurashapiro]

You really, really do. (: