romancingmcshep | Romancing McShep: Interviews.

A while back MermaidMayonnaise posted a McShep-centered Q&A. (you can read it here) I thought this was a grand undertaking and asked if she'd mind if I took this idea and ran with it.

A few of you may remember some of these questions from the old

mcshep_match challenge.

The following questions are for anyone that would like to participate. Answer as few or as many as fits your comfort level.

When did you first discover John and Rodney?

Which episode were you watching when you first saw the slash?

The best thing about McKay/Sheppard?

Who's your favorite, John or Rodney (or both)?

Where can people find more of your work (McShep or otherwise)?

What got you into fanfic/SGA/McShep?

Who do you think is more romantic? John or Rodney?

Favorite story/artwork/vid/creative fanthing?

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When did you first discover John and Rodney? I was into SG1, Jack/Daniel, and got hugely irritated with what seemed to be overt anti-slash choices in later seasons, so when SGA started, I said, "Nope, not ever watching anything by those bozos again." I was on a small, private mailing list for SG1, though, and most of the folks soon became wildly enthusiastic about SGA. I held out for several more months, but eventually watched some of the vids people were producing and linking to, and that was it, my resistance went poof. I managed to get the episodes I'd missed while sitting it out (squinty-vision in those days for downloads!) and was hooked.

Which episode were you watching when you first saw the slash? I saw the slash in the vids, which made me watch the show--starting at 101--so I did this fandom backwards!

The best thing about McKay/Sheppard? They fit together like a jigsaw puzzle: where one of them has a notch, the other has a tab to fit it.

Who's your favourite, John or Rodney (or both)? I'm a relationship fan, so it's both of them. I do get particular fun from Rodney, since I'm Canadian, but I also love John's mix of dork & killer in one very attractive package.

Where can people find more of your work (McShep or otherwise)? All my SGA fic and vids are at the AO3 here.

What got you into fanfic/SGA/McShep? In grad school in 1998, I read a book of essays on science fiction that had an essay on this thing called K/S slash in Star Trek, which introduced me to the idea of transformative fandom. I'd always assumed fandom was just about writing stories that were the same as what we see on screen, meaning most of them would be het, and I had no interest. As soon as I discovered slash was a thing, I jumped on the internet and searched for my favourite shows, which led me to mailing lists and early archives. SGA/McShep came along a few years later.

Who do you think is more romantic? John or Rodney? I think they're about equal, only their idea of "romantic" isn't necessarily what many might consider romantic! I mean, their idea of a romantic date is apparently running highly competitive races against each other w/ their toy cars. XD

Favourite story/artwork/vid/creative fanthing? I have to say the vids that enticed me into the fandom in the 1st place. Older vids that I'm not sure are still online any more by Mamoru, Lilas, Sin, SKR, and others. I still watch them regularly.

I love your jigsaw puzzle analogy. <3

It's so cool that you found your way here via vids. Fandom is awesome like that.

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