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We know a lot about Kara and Lee's family and friends, but are there important people in their lives that we never learn about in canon? Are there any important roles in their lives that you need an Original Character to fill?
What makes for a great OC in a Kara/Lee fic?
Can you recommend any fics that have OCs that you like?
We know a lot about Kara and Lee's family and friends, but are there important people in their lives that we never learn about in canon? Are there any important roles in their lives that you need an Original Character to fill?
What makes for a great OC in a Kara/Lee fic?
Can you recommend any fics that have OCs that you like?
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Date: 2012-04-24 12:06 pm (UTC)OCs I've enjoyed are
I have only extensively written Zak and Gianne and each of them felt open in their own way. We know more about Zak, so his character was a little less OC than the others, but Gianne is very open. All we know about her is the content from BM and a physical picture. She was actually really interesting to make up a backstory for in I Carry Your Heart. The temptation is to make her shrewish, but that didn't feel right. So I made her real and very hurt by Lee's sham marriage to her (sound familiar?). Hee.
Anyway, while this seems like a bit of a digression, I guess I'm saying that there are so many BSG characters, it is rare that I need a genuine OC to fill in missing roles. :)
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Date: 2012-04-24 12:50 pm (UTC)That's an interesting point! I've seen Helo get used that way, too - written all sorts of different ways as Kara's long-time friend. I can't think of a time I've written OCs in a Kara/Lee story, but I'll add a third vote for KAG523's OCs being awesome :)
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Date: 2012-04-24 03:44 pm (UTC)That's a very good point. We are given so many quality characters that I personally have never felt the need to reach outside of canon for someone new. I've always had dozens of canon characters just waiting in the wings for me to snatch them up and insert them where I need them. But that is also because I am, admittedly, rather lazy with the creation of new characters. :)
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Date: 2012-04-24 02:12 pm (UTC)At some point someone's going to block me from posting...
Date: 2012-04-24 02:23 pm (UTC)Joining the chorus for [info]kag523's OCs!
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Date: 2012-04-24 02:40 pm (UTC)Plus then maybe he could have unburdened himself about his and Kara's issues to someone else instead of festering by himself so much. Also, as a nice shippy aside, we'd have gotten to see him talking about her more, which is always wonderful. *sigh*
And just to buck the trend, I shall say nothing of Kag's stellar and satisfying OC's. I think she's had enough love today. Another compliment shall not pass these lips/fingers. ;P
OK fine, yes she's amazing! I can't deny it. She is the OC queen. All hail!
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Date: 2012-04-24 02:51 pm (UTC)OK fine, yes she's amazing!
Laughed out loud. #Fact!
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Date: 2012-04-24 02:50 pm (UTC)This is true for me for both writing and reading. I tried to write an OC (Kara & Lee's kid) a few weeks back as an experiment for an Applecart challenge but it was very unsatisfying. I would've written her differently and emphasized different information if I was truly telling HER story, rather than something for a K/L comm I found.
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Date: 2012-04-24 02:57 pm (UTC)I often feel that way as well. It takes a well written OC for me to enjoy it. Mostly, I just wanna flail in all the K/L-ness. But I think it can be done and done well, when the OC is used sparingly and purposefully. Mostly, it just depends on my mood that day.
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Date: 2012-04-24 03:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-04-24 03:15 pm (UTC)But I hear ya!
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Date: 2012-04-24 04:53 pm (UTC)Oh see, and Razor I thought was REALLY PILOTY. More than I expected at that juncture and I was sooo thrilled at the return to the s2 tone for them because S3 had just been doom and gloom and sacrifes and spouses. BLEGH.
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Date: 2012-04-24 05:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-04-24 04:37 pm (UTC)Yes. I did Netflix on my computer and through the whole series I was switching tabs to check email or play solitaire while Baltar was on screen. Often even when Helo, Sharon, Roslin, Adama, and Lee were. I wanted the all Kara all the time show.
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Date: 2012-04-24 04:49 pm (UTC)Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a show just about her? I'd watch that like ALL the time. Though maybe not. A bunch of the Kara centric eps are so tough to watch because they just put her through the wringer. Some days I don't have the emotional energy for that.
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Date: 2012-04-24 04:54 pm (UTC)I did get very disgruntled at episodes on the first three seasons with no Kara, but I didn't skip them because my husband watched with me and he liked the other characters.
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Date: 2012-04-24 07:46 pm (UTC)I FASTFORWARD YOU, MOFO.
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Date: 2012-04-24 03:02 pm (UTC)Two good examples are:
Calliope (http://rheanna27.livejournal.com/36823.html) by Rheanna.
Persephone Walks (http://brynnmck.livejournal.com/42429.html) by brynnmck.
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Date: 2012-04-24 04:57 pm (UTC)I am (obviously if you've read any of my longer chapter stories) a huge huge fan of repurposing the canon characters as new kinds of family/relatives. And Helo as a big brother is my very favorite. <3
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Date: 2012-04-24 05:38 pm (UTC)Pre-mini is a whole other can of worms that I have not really explored (besides KAG's awesomeness).
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Date: 2012-04-24 06:01 pm (UTC)I've never denied that I despise canon - LOL! So I'm HUGELY happy that I escape your 'no need for OC's' clause. *HUGS*
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Date: 2012-04-24 06:45 pm (UTC)Now he could have shared postings with some of the other military members at some point but didn't really know/remember them. Just like the Chief said he served aboard Pegasus and no one made a big deal out of it when the ships meet up.
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Date: 2012-04-24 06:59 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-04-24 08:02 pm (UTC)I'm not a big fan of OCs in fic in general, but I'm certainly up for it as long as it's well-executed. I quite liked Dr Stoffa and baby Seph - ok, she doesn't do anything besides be cute and general babylike things, but still- in
And as people have pointed out, canon gives us characters whom we see so little of that they're effectively OCs - random Galactica/Pegasus pilots, the mysterious Major from somewhere, Zak, Gianne and of course, all of pilots' parents that aren't PapAdama.