Recently on my LJ Friends List:

Airings

• On 10/09, abby82, reminded us that Chiller has scheduled two more FK marathons: Saturday 10/10 ("Dark Knight" through "Cherry Blossoms"), and Thursday 10/15 ("I Will Repay" through "Only the Lonely"), both 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  Likely these will be the CBS cuts, as in FK's first Chiller outing.
  
• On 09/08, abby82 uploaded the three promos for Chiller's Labor Day FK marathon.  ("Before Edward. Before Angel. There was Nick. The original vampire with a heart is back. The cult hit that drew first blood and proves that you can't have twilight without the Knight.")  And she teased those of us who do not get the Chiller channel with the observation that "Chiller edits made completely new scenes!"  (Turns out, it was the original CBS cuts, which, yep, had their own special versions of several scenes.)

Discussing Writing

• On 09/20, abby82 recapped her summer FK writing, of two short stories and an in-progress scifibigbang novella or novel -- an AU, perhaps interestingly, as I know some of you love AUs best, and FK fandom doesn't often do them.
• On 09/15, ithildyn offered to write about Lacroix/Triona (an original character) and Methos/Lacroix/Triona in the "Couples" meme.

Fanfiction

• On 10/01, cousinmary reposted her "Yellow Jonquil," a Tracy story for a "medieval floral codes" challenge.
  
• On 09/21, genficathon released another batch of stories, including an FK one: "When Your Blood is Gone, How Will You Survive?" by abby82, which stars Nick and Lacroix through several flashbacks.

Miscellaneous

• On 10/04, endaewen noted that Amazon has dropped the price on FK's second season, and that she's ordered a set at last.
  
• On 09/27, abby82 shared many Lisa Ryder screenshots from her four-episode run on The Newsroom in 1996, following FK's cancellation.  Very PhotoShop-able into Tracy.
  
• On 09/23, abby82 uploaded a snippet to share from her DVDs of season two of The Border, a funny anecdote by Catherine Disher.  She also posted a still screenshot of CD.

What I've been up to is: work eats my life and health and I would like a different job.  What you all have been up to is the following lovely FK-ness on my LJ Friends List:

Labor Day Marathon on Chiller!
On 09/04, abby82 shared the great news that the Chiller channel is marathoning the first fifteen FK episodes (that's "Dark Knight" through "Dying for Fame") on Monday 09/07.  There may be a better way to observe the Labor Day holiday than with our favorite civil servants, club owner and temporarily dead DJ... but I'm giddy that FK is on TV in the US again!

Vids and Graphics.

• On 08/24, pj1228 marked Lacroix's 1930th Conversion Day with a collage.
  
• On 08/20, abby82 shared her Nick Knight 20th Anniversary fanvid (that's right, the original Rick Springfield vehicle from which sprang the FK we know and love).

Cast and Crew.

• On 08/25, the Gemini Nominations were announced, and abby82 let us know that Catherine Disher is nominated for The Border!
  
• On 08/16, abby82 noted the twentieth anniversary of Nick Knight is August 20.

Fanfiction.

• On 09/05, the oldschoolfic fest released "The Fall Rolled in on the Back of Summer" by abby82, set the summer after first season and featuring Nick and Rebecca (from "Dying for Fame").
  
• On 08/24, falcon_horus asked for recommendations of stories starring Fleur (she's already read all of mine).  If you recommend any to her, please clue me in, too!
  
• On 08/24, the gen_ficathon released "The Code of Friendship" by foxy11814, set after second season's "The Code" and featuring Nick, Natalie and Schanke.

Okay, that's as caught up as I'm going to get!  :-)  Recently, in FK on my LJ Friends List and DW Equivalent:

Vids.
On 08/02, abby82 shared her new FK vid "Vampire," which she describes as "copious amounts of big, scary vampire fangs" from throughout FK.

Memes.
On 08/07, havocthecat played the Massive Top-5 Meme, and listed Janette as the second of her "Top 5 Bad Guys/Girls." And when ithildyn played the same meme, she listed FK as the second of her "Top 5 Fandoms."

Cast and Crew.

• On 08/02, pj1228 recommended and reviewed Passage, a historical documentary featuring Nigel Bennett, filmed on location in London, the Orkney Islands and Nunavut.
  
• On 07/19, abby82 shared a photo-spread on John Kapelos's appearance on Lois and Clark.
  
• On 07/01, abby82 let us know that Jim Parriot's new show, Defying Gravity, airs on ABC this summer.  It stars Christina Cox, who starred in Lifetime's BloodTies, but is much more importantly known for her Joan of Arc in FK's "For I Have Sinned" and her traffic cop in FK's "Close Call." ;-)
  
• On 06/28, ithildyn posted a link to YouTube footage of the famous Green Eggs and Ham reading by Nigel Bennett and John Kapelos at Syndicon '97.  Natsuko Ohama is with them.  (I was actually at that con!  You will not be surprised that the "Unsuited" affiliation was invented following this event.)
  
• On 06/26, pj1228 let us know that Nick Knight has at last been released on DVD in Germany (titled Twilight Vampire Cop), and she reviewed all the interesting peculiarities of the voice-over casting as well as the titling.
  
• On 06/03 (I missed it the first time around), abby82 shared that Nigel Bennett is reportedly up for a lead in Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

Ficathons.

• On 07/19, both amilyn and abby82 clued us in to the matrithon, a ficathon celebrating female characters 40+ years old (Janette is listed). Prompt claiming runs till 07/31. Art and vids as well as stories: stories must be at least 500 words. Posting 09/07-10/05.
  
• On 07/15, both havocthecat and abby82 shared news of the First Annual Femslash Kink Meme (a Nanette prompt was submitted).

Fanfiction (including Fancomics).

• On 07/29, someone under lock recommended "Support Group for Fanfic Characters, Slash Chapter, Forever Knight and Many Other Fandoms" by cousinshelley.
  
• "Forever Janette" continues (WIP) on Rich's Comix Blog.  And don't miss the the video version of the first three installments!
  
• From 07/08-07/10, cousinmary reposted in four parts her 1999 story, "That Old Black Magic," which asks, what if the plane crash hadn't happened?
  
• On 07/15, abby82 described how she left a Janette/Natalie prompt at the First Annual Femslash Kink Meme, and in less than two hours, received "AU (Very AU)" by... well, it was posted anonymously, but then merfilly accepted the thanks for it, so...

Recently, in FK on my LJ Friends List:

Fanfiction.

• On 05/27, gen_ficathon opened voting for the official fandoms for their event. Voting is open through 06/03. That's TODAY!
  
• On 05/22, the unwritten prompts for the 2009 femme_fic event went up. Two are FK.
  
• On 05/05, abby82 posted "Perchance to Dream: Ghost Song," an R-rated series of scenes in the "Curiouser & Curiouser" AU.
  
• On 05/12, merfilly posted "Does He Love You?," a very short Natalie and Janette reply to a "stuck in an elevator" prompt.

Cast and Crew.

• On 05/18, abby82 linked to iFMagazine's interview of Jon Cassar, and excerpted the FK-specific portion.
  
• On 05/10, pj1228 reviewed The War of 1812, a Gemini-winning documentary in which Nigel Bennett plays General Winfield Scott.  She shares many screenshots.  (I would note that FK's one reference to that war is in "Unreality TV.")

13th Anniversary of LK.

• On 05/25, abby82 posted 20 beautiful userpic icons from "Last Knight." I wouldn't have thought of LK as beautiful, but she shows it so.
  
• On 05/19, ithildyn recalled one of her "Blood Ties" (FK/HL crossover) stories, and mused on the thirteen years since LK.
  
• On 05/18, abby82 scanned and shared an LK image from the liner-notes for the second soundtrack.  (If you're lacking either of Mr. Mollin's two FK soundtrack albums, Amazon sells both CDs and downloads.)

Memes and Miscellaneous.

• On 05/29, havocthecat posted some screenshots of women characters and/or actresses, and her F-List joined in as invited. FK is represented!

Several people posted assorted FK things under locks, too.  For those, you're on your own. :-)

Recently, in FK on my LJ Friends List:

Memes. 

• On 04/30, havocthecat listed Natalie, Janette, Tracy, Erica, Fleur, Cohen, Myra, and Naomi Ross (from "Near Death"), and ithildyn listed Janette, in the "She's Awesome" (female characters) meme.
  
• On 04/24, ithildyn answered the "Writer's Block: Celebrating Friendships" question with "the Forever Knight 1996 group."
  
• On 04/03, amilyn described both Grace and Natalie in the "Name a Character" meme.

Graphics. 

• On 04/26, abby82 shared an extensive tribute to the beloved popcorn-throwing scene at the end of "False Witness," including multiple collages and transcribed dialogue.
  
• On 04/16, abby82 posted 24 FK userpic icons, in assorted subjects from all seasons.  Many of them are downright funny and clever, so you may want to take a peek even if you're full-up on icons.

Cast and Crew. 

• On 04/20, abby82 reported the news that the Red Barn Theater was destroyed in a fire.  In '94, Geraint Wyn Davies and Catherine Disher performed there.
  
• On 04/18, pj1228 reviewed Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story, co-starring Nigel Bennett as a newspaper publisher.  She's got screenshots...
  
• On 04/13, abby82 shared a detailed, screenshot-rich recap of the movie The Vindicator
  (1986), co-starring Catherine Disher.  Need a photo of "young Natalie" to Photoshop into FKness?  Try these!

Recently, in FK on my LJ Friends List:

Vids.  abby82, on 03/23, posted her new Fang Gang vid "La familia" (Mirah).  On 03/03, she mused on Nick/Natalie versus Nick vidding plans, and on 03/01, posted her new Divia vid, "Burn" (Nine Inch Nails).

Meta. 

• mysticalcat7, on 03/23, announced that she has uploaded the last of fkspoilr, the June 1996 digests, following her 03/07 announcement that she uploaded the May 1996 fkspoilr digests.  Fkspoilr, of course, was the spoiler discussion list (a sibling of fkfic-l), and those were the days of "Last Knight"'s first airing.
  
• endcredits, on 03/02, snuck an FK reference into her reflections on the season finale of Being Human.

Memes. 

• ithildyn, on 03/24, answered about Janette in a Five Questions Per Character meme, and on 03/07, shared a Canadian Foods Meme.  What, no ribena? :-)
  
• abby82, on 03/04, addressed a WIP Meme. Four of hers are clearly FK.
  
• ithildyn, on 03/02, in a Five Things Meme, mentioned first meeting ninjababe on the FK IRC channel, and the collaborative origin of her FK/HL universe.

Fanfiction. 

• abby82, on 03/30, posted a new, G-rated, N&N story titled Change Upon Us, written for the "Fic Drought NNFic Challenge" at the NNFic Yahoo! Group (which I didn't know existed; good for them!).
  
• dj_clawson, on 03/11, discussed the possible publishing future and challenges of her Aristotle stories.
  
• falcon_horus, on 03/03, listed and linked all the submissions to her Claire Rankin Character Mini-Ficathon.  The FK entries are: "Not in the Stars but in Ourselves" by tanaquisga (FK/SGA), "Memories" by falcon_horus (FK/SGA), and "Three Fireweed Seeds" by me (FK).

Cast and Crew. 

• abby82, on 03/29, reviewed Deborah Duchene's episode of Beyond Reality (1991), a two-season Canadian series with lots of FK cast and crew. She's generous with screenshots.
  
• When the news about the SciFi Channel rebranding itself "SyFy" (um, right, that'll make 'em cooler than us) came out, many remembered the days when Ms. Hammer ran the USA network and with it FK's third season, including ithildyn here, wiliqueen here, studiesinlight here...
  
• pj1228, on 03/15, reviewed A Bug and a Bag of Weed, a comedy with Nigel Bennett.

Recently, in FK on my LJ Friends List:

Graphics.  abby82, on 02/14, shared many Natalie collages created for halfamoon.

Comparisons.  endcredits, on 02/20, compared a BBC show titled Being Human to FK.  BH features a vampire and a werewolf (both with Nick-ish humanity-love) who share a house with a ghost.  There are Lacroix and Natalie equivalents.  Her clever post made me laugh a lot.

Fanfiction. 

• falcon_horus, on 02/26, posted "Memories," a SGA/FK crossover, with Nick, Schanke, Natalie and Kate Heightmeyer -- for a prompt I submitted in her Fleur Mini-Ficathon!  Cool.  (My own entry is here.)
  
• abby82, on 02/17, listed her active FK projects, including Tracy and Nick&Natalie stories.
  
• endcredits, on 02/16, mentioned her unfinished FK angst stories.
  
• havocs_cry, on 02/13, enthusiastically recommended two FK stories by fickitten, both starring Natalie and Janette, one post-series, and one between episodes.
  
• abby82, on 02/09, recommended three FK drabbles: one FK/Torchwood, one Ravenette, and one Nanette.
  
• A person posting behind a lock, on 02/08, announced a new author's FK Fanfic Page.

Actors. 

• abby82, on 02/24, revealed that Ion (which used to be Pax, which used to air Young Blades) has picked up The Border for US broadcast!  This is the current series costarring Catherine Disher and Nigel Bennett.
  
• pj1228, on 02/12, reviewed The Summit, a thriller in which Nigel Bennett plays the UK Prime Minister.  She shares screenshots.  The DVD seems presently available in Region 2 only.
  
• abby82, on 02/08, completed her review of American Psycho 2 starring Geraint Wyn Davies.  She notes that the DVD commentaries say some very nice things about GWD, and she mentions geraint_fans.

Recently, in FK on my Friends List:

FK on Individual Journals

• On September 1, abby82 posted eight new FK icons (images, some artistic enhancement, no captions).  She also mentioned the fk_icons community, of which I hadn't known.
  
  
• On August 26, both wiliqueen and abby82 posted about the Gemini Awards nominations, which include Catherine Disher's work on The Border and Ben Bass in Would Be Kings.  (I've heard a lot about The Border, but Would Be Kings is news to me.)  Beyond those biggies, wiliqueen spotted Nahanni Johnstone (Wendy in "Dying for Fame") among the nominees, and abby82 shared photos and links while opining on GWD's and NB's TV work in the eligible period.

Multi-Fandom (Including FK) Communities

• On September 6, voting opened on the forsaken_fandom community for their awards (Rules, FK List, FK Ballot).  Some FK authors didn't approve their nominations; I hope they all got to hear about it and choose.  (It has crossed my mind to not vote, because I do not wish to read, nor endorse by a vote, the "non-con" category.  The rules allow underage voters to leave the "adult" categories blank; perhaps I will ask permission to do the same.  Anyway, it's on my mind.)
  
  
• On August 30, butterflykiki linked to the whattheficathon community, which is a crossover fiction exchange that could include FK in its next round, if it holds one, but there seem to have been no FK crossovers so far.
  
  
• On August 27, the oldschoolfic moderators introduced an optional modified challenge for those who didn't click with any of the original prompts.  Stories are due at the end of the month.  (abby82 and I are participating, so we're assured of some FK!)
  
  
• On August 26, the galpalficathon community went up.  This is a prompt-based, commitment-free ficathon focused on female friendship (that is, any positive platonic relationship between female characters: relatives count).  Many people are very excited about it, and prompting is open through Monday, September 8, so check it out!  Leave a prompt for Natalie and Janette, Janette and Urs, Urs and Tracy, Tracy and Cohen, ( the list goes on ).  I have not submitted any prompts yet, but I will (there are as yet no FK prompts there).

[Crossposted from forkni-l.]

I know this was asked and answered back when the second soundtrack CD first came out in '99, but I'm afraid I've forgotten.  Remind me?  You know that final, unlisted, almost-hidden spoken-word bit at the very, very, very end of the second FK soundtrack?  It's part of the final track (suite from "Last Knight," movement "End of an Era"), not separate, but you don't hear it until you wait through a period of silence.

A male voice says:
"Well, here we are.  We're coming up to a new millennium, going into our next eight-hundred years together.  What's gonna happen?  I don't know.  I don't know.  Just hope we can do it together.  Hope we all make it through.  Stay friends.  Maybe find some new ones.  Should be fun.  Just keep a smile on, huh?  Yeah, keep a smile on."

Is that Geraint Wyn Davies's voice?  Or is it Fred Mollin's voice?  (I recently listened to it on a better sound system for the first time, and it sounded different to me, making me doubt what I thought I knew.  Perhaps it's just time passing.)

[Crossposted from forkni-l.]

I've seen it speculated on list that Catherine Disher and Nigel Bennett's new show, The Border, might make it to US television, but I hadn't seen anything in the wider press until this snippet from a 02/01/08 Reuters article: "The distributors of another Canadian drama, CBC's 'The Border,' are in discussions with several U.S. networks, including CBS and ABC."

I wonder whether full US network airings of The Border, if successful, might have any subtle influence on SciFi or Chiller putting FK into the line-up for a round or two.

[Crossposted from forkni-l. Backdated.]

In reply to a question as to who brought Daniel across in the flashbacks of the episode "Father Figure:

The strong implication is that it was Lacroix -- and Nick believes it is Lacroix -- but it happened off-screen, so you can certainly create an interpretation in which Janette is Daniel's maker.  However, as with the Baroness in "If Looks Could Kill," that interpretation runs up against Nick's need to ask, in "I Will Repay," whether Janette has ever brought anyone across, and her clearly saying "no," that she is "too much the glutton" and they have always died before she could bring anyone across.  ( Read more... )

In reply to a question as to whether the actor who played Daniel grew up to be the actor who played Anakin Skywalker:

Confused, sorry!  It is the young actor who played Nick's nephew Andre in "Fallen Idol" who grew up to play Darth Vader.  I went into that movie as excited about seeing what Fleur's son would look like at that age as anything Mr. Lucas could share with us after the Jar-Jar fiasco.  ( Read more... )

[Crossposted from forkni-l. Backdated.]

I saw the new Nancy Drew movie today.  There's a drama-teacher character in it, barely a two-line role -- "Thank you; that's enough" and "The play is Pippin" -- male, blond, on the screen for but a split second.  I leaned forward in my seat, suddenly, but gone! too fast to tell.  Just for a heartbeat, it looked like, sounded like . . . GWD.

I'm delusional, right?  The role is uncredited on the screen and in IMDB and on the movie's official website.  Doubtless this is complete coincidence, and wishful substitution by my imagination, making a good old fashioned YKYBWTMFKW moment.  Surely we would have heard.  But what if I just haven't been scanning my forkni-l digests carefully enough?  What if I missed something big?!

I'm sure you guys will let me know. :-)

Addendum: This speculation was later confirmed. It is believed GWD did indeed play that role.

[Crossposted from forkni-l. Backdated. In reply to a comment that Kristen Lehmen's character on Drive is not as interesting as her character Urs on FK.]

In my opinion, the second hour/episode of Drive is where Kristen Lehmen's new character becomes interesting.  (Though of course I'm more interested in Urs, because she is of FK.)

Stated carefully to avoid spoilers, I'm only up to the second Drive episode of the four that have aired, but it was in the second (with the development of KL's character) that I began to think that this new show might touch on one of the things I love best in FK: quest structure, long-term striving.  While so far none of the characters seem to be driven by Nick's very particular choice-gone-wrong and redemption paradigms, there is an element of second chance or last chance that resonates with me on a similar frequency to FK.  ( Read more... )