Classic Movie Ficathon?

[trinityofone]

forcryinoutloud and I are thinking of running an SGA Classic Movie Ficathon, in which participants would get to pick a film from the '30s-'60s and write an SGA story based on the movie itself, or extrapolated from the summary and taken in the crazy direction of your choice. (The ones I'm really hoping get written? The Shop Around the Corner, His Girl Friday, North by Northwest, The Searchers...well, and loads more, really.) So, what we want to know is: would you all be interested in something like that?

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Any other thoughts? Questions? Suggestions? I've never run a ficathon before, so I'd really appreciate any advice/words of caution/hysterical pointing-and-laughing...

Comments

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Ahh. Well, I guess this is actually a challenge. Will keep that in mind when we write up the final thing.

Also: a thousand yays to your suggestion of including art! I will ask forcyinoutloud when she gets home from work, but I am ALL FOR IT.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I have never seen that one! But I will definitely add it to the list, and hopefully someone'll snag it. (Or you could do art for it. slodwick suggested adding art to the challenge, which I am ALL FOR.)

Also, they seem to be remaking (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422774/) Mr. Blandings. Oy.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

ASS WAR!

And omg! Congratulations! You should, um. Write porn?

[inthekeyofd.livejournal.com]

I would definitely participate..making the guys fit into a classic movie, I've read stories in other fandoms like that and they all turn out fantastic!

[siria]

*chants 'one, two, three, four, i declare an ass war'*

Hmm. It has a certain ring to it. Though I have a shocking lack of icons of Rodney's ass. Perhaps I shall use one of him being competent with a gun instead? Because oh yes.

I would write porn! But it would be the most horrifically unsexy porn in the history of unerotic erotica. (Try saying that very fast)

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

I hate to say it, but it's just a lot easier/quicker for me to do a piece of art; I'd be a lot more likely to participate if it was an option. *g*

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

OR make it RONON holiday

*cackles*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Well, you know we'd all SUFFER LOTS if you made more art. ;-)

No, seriously: I am so excited at the idea of you making SGA movie posters of some sort. *bounces*

[greendreaming.livejournal.com]

Ooh, can one of them be Some Like It Hot?

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

1. It's totally on there.

2. You should read this (http://community.livejournal.com/sga_flashfic/138172.html). It's awesome.

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Amazing idea for a ficathon/challenge. I'm currently thinking of all the ways Double Idemnity could be spun.

And, god, Vertigo. Really, a lot of Hitchcock would count, but Vertigo! I think my brain might need a moment.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Vertigo? OMG YES PLEASE.

Double Indemnity...would just be horribly, horribly depressing. But speaking of noir: I just wish I could think of a way for someone to do Night of the Hunter!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Yay! And I saw your comment about The Searchers--it's totally my favorite Western, ever. And don't you think John would make the most incredible Ethan Edwards?

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Adding it! Adding it! *squees*

[no-detective.livejournal.com]

VERTIGO!!! I just spent an hour writing about that movie in my House post! *is slightly weirded out*

(Speaking of Hitchcock, the egg-collecting scenes in "Conversion" felt very much like a nod to Birds.)

This is a terrific challenge a.k.a. ficathon idea!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Yay! Glad you like the idea. I'm bouncy-excited, too.

We're not coming up with the list in any scientific way, just compiling the names & summaries of movies we like. I'll add the ones from yours that we didn't already have to the list.

And--never fear! We're not going to assign anything: there'll be a big long list, and people can choose. First-come, first-serve, but that way no one will have to deal with a film with which they are unfamiliar.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Eee, that's brilliant. I can't wait!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Well, I have to remind myself that, even if the rest of my tutorials suck, at least I have the one with PETER HOTASS MACKAY!

Hot Scots with oddly (in?)appropriate names make everything better.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

1. Feel free to add happy endings to anything. I suspect I shall also be tempted to do that.

2. "Ronon Holiday" wins. At EVERYTHING.

[greendreaming.livejournal.com]

Oh, fabulous! Thanks for the link.

[jetspeaks.livejournal.com]

Well, I was willing to let you pick. :)
Just the one?

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

*is slightly weirded out*

You shouldn't be. I can do the same thing and without any sort of context either. Oh, Hitchcock.

(I saw that too.)

[nakedwesley.livejournal.com]

This sounds like fun! I love old movies. I like the idea of choosing from a list rather than getting an assignment too. That way everyone gets something they're comfortable with. Cool!

[maribouquet.livejournal.com]

WOMAN. Have I told you lately that I love you? [/crap rod stewart lyrics]

RONON holiday. Hahahahahaha. I don't care about happy endings for Ronon.

Mean, but so so good.

[suzy_queue]

It SO wins. I've been thinking about it all night at work. LOL Hitchcock would be so fun to do with these characters, and of course the romantic comedies, the cheesy sci-fi movies of the 50s (The Day the Earth Stood Still! The Wraith as misunderstood peacekeepers!), the possibilities are endless. I hope this challenge works out, but now I'd probably try my hand at this idea anyway. LOL