Stargate questions:

[butterfly]

So, apparently Daniel (Oh! So pretty and smart and with glasses!) leaves the show for a while (Noooo!). When does this happen and how long does it last? I'm just, just starting first season here, but I'd like to be prepared.

Also, why is there a need to announce lack of guilt in loving Daniel? Is there a faction that feels as though people should feel guilty?

Is there some sort of comprehensive fandom guide hovering around somewhere where they explain these things or do I need to piece it together the way I did the Ray Ways in dS?

And if I asked really nicely, would someone make me a Daniel-type icon?

Comments

[lasultrix.livejournal.com]

Oh, what Destina and Katie said. If you check out the savedanieljackson.com site, for example - it's like, obviously you *agree* with these people that Daniel's an integral part of the show and that he should return (oh, and it seems the reasons for leaving were pretty messy, MS declaring the character was being sidelined and he was leaving if that didn't stop, writers calling his bluff) - but, they seem to think Daniel is the be-all and end-all of Stargate.

Sadly for the power of fannishness, it's my belief that the reason MS came back is primarily because they knew RDA's shooting schedule was going to have to be drastically reduced in S7 (don't cry, it's still a good season) and they needed a character they could bank on to bring in the fans, as well as Sam and Teal'c.

Anyway, yeah - it seems everyone was ecstatic about MS's return, but people still qualify it with 'not like I'm one of those rabid SDJers or anything'. The SDJ site also has a rather higher proportion of out-and-proud slasher articles than I think is a good idea for appealing to the PTB.

St. Daniel is a huge thing in fanon. *shudders* As well as Everyone Is Horrible To Daniel And Doesn't Appreciate His Brilliance.

...wait a minute, why have I *never* seen a "That Daniel - He's like Jesus, in a way" icon? That catchphrase was made for him.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

It's a shame that the rabidness is so up front that people feel the need to qualify their love.

It really does seem like every fandom has at least one group that the rest hides from in sheer embarrassment (so the SDJ people are a bit like the people who showed the naked Merry/Pippin picture to Boyd and Monahan?).

St. Daniel is a huge thing in fanon. *shudders* As well as Everyone Is Horrible To Daniel And Doesn't Appreciate His Brilliance.

And he... ascends or something, yes? That probably complicates the issue further. And it's odd for me, because in the Buffyverse, ascending always ends up being something bad.

[lasultrix.livejournal.com]

Oh, I wouldn't call Daniel's ascension such a good career move either. You'll see.

(Funny thing, Daniel's three appearances in S6 could be described quite slashily, if one's into the whole misogynist slasher thing:

Abyss: J/D slash extraordinaire.
The Changeling: Quite Daniel/Teal'c-y.
Full Circle: Daniel acts like a complete twat to Sam.)

MS, at least, has definitely been asked to sign J/D photomanips. He's done it though he says they squick him. The Lotr boys seem much more comfortable with the slash thing. (And hey, after Elijah was on Graham Norton and Graham got out those F/S naked photomanips and got the cameraman to do a closeup, what more can happen?)

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Oh, I wouldn't call Daniel's ascension such a good career move either. You'll see.

Tease.