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west wing rec
Jun. 5th, 2009 12:49 pmwow, it's been a long damn time since I've used *this* tag, huh?
you know, the first...*guesstimates* 25 times *facepalm* I watched West Wing start-to-finish, I didn't have my slash goggles on. it wasn't that kind of show for me. plus, aside from Rob Lowe, not a lot of eye candy, haha. of the male variety, at least.
I honestly have no clue what moment first planted Josh/Sam in my head, but once it was there, it quickly became canon for me. the way spangel did. once I saw it, I couldn't see it any other way. it became a fact. I mean, come on. Sam gave up a *marriage* and a *partnership* in a huge firm on what was, essentially, Josh's whim. and then there's that weird, dogged overprotectiveness following the shooting. and...*cough* anyway. not why I'm here, haha.
one of the best parts of the fandom experience, imo, is finding a fic that fits canon so tightly that when you rewatch the show, you can't help appending it to canon. one that answers all the questions you ever asked yourself about the subtext or backstory, and then answers some that you hadn't thought of.
Turning 'verse by jaegecko. I haven't read the entire verse yet because it's fucking enormous and I just found it yesterday, but what I have read so far has sucked me in so deep that I forgot I wasn't watching the actual show.
if you love the show, give it a try. I will warn you that it's first person pov (mostly Sam, sometimes Josh) but it's wielded pretty well. the Josh/Sam doesn't come in until the second story of the 'verse...I enjoyed the first story that focuses on Sam's discovery that he's gay, but it's a lot of original characters if that's not your thing.
you know, the first...*guesstimates* 25 times *facepalm* I watched West Wing start-to-finish, I didn't have my slash goggles on. it wasn't that kind of show for me. plus, aside from Rob Lowe, not a lot of eye candy, haha. of the male variety, at least.
I honestly have no clue what moment first planted Josh/Sam in my head, but once it was there, it quickly became canon for me. the way spangel did. once I saw it, I couldn't see it any other way. it became a fact. I mean, come on. Sam gave up a *marriage* and a *partnership* in a huge firm on what was, essentially, Josh's whim. and then there's that weird, dogged overprotectiveness following the shooting. and...*cough* anyway. not why I'm here, haha.
one of the best parts of the fandom experience, imo, is finding a fic that fits canon so tightly that when you rewatch the show, you can't help appending it to canon. one that answers all the questions you ever asked yourself about the subtext or backstory, and then answers some that you hadn't thought of.
Turning 'verse by jaegecko. I haven't read the entire verse yet because it's fucking enormous and I just found it yesterday, but what I have read so far has sucked me in so deep that I forgot I wasn't watching the actual show.
if you love the show, give it a try. I will warn you that it's first person pov (mostly Sam, sometimes Josh) but it's wielded pretty well. the Josh/Sam doesn't come in until the second story of the 'verse...I enjoyed the first story that focuses on Sam's discovery that he's gay, but it's a lot of original characters if that's not your thing.
