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After tinkering off and on with the proposed ficlet involving Lieutenant Schrank, I finally decided I thought it was done. So I posted it.
As I figured would happen, no one has reviewed. Since the fandom seems fairly active, I'm left to assume one of the following (or all): 1, No one cares about or is even just vaguely interested enough in that character to bother; 2, I made a mess of it and I need to try again; 3, People have read and haven't found anything wrong, but they're too lazy to review. I'd rather it was 3 rather than 1 or 2, but I have no way of knowing.
I have another vague plunnie bouncing around in my mind, which would call, approximately, for Schrank to be trying to stop a rumble (probably between two other gangs, possibly the ones mentioned in passing at the beginning of the film) and end up hurt. But I probably won't bother with it unless there's some interest and/or unless the plunnies attack me, since I have more insistent plunnies for Kolchak right now.
The fic based on Kaze's idea has been moving along well for the first draft. I wrote the last scenes first because I just couldn't resist, and thankfully, I was still enthused to write the rest of the fic when I did. So I've gone about six pages into the main fic document. (The ending is in a separate document for now.)
After I write this one it's going to be the ghost town one, I think. I had toyed with the idea of writing that one first, but then the idea of the scene of Kolchak really being treated rough by a couple of cops spurred me to work on the other one. I'm really excited for this one, particularly since I've been so secretive about the plot. I'm hoping it's going to be a long oneshot, but who knows, it might morph into a multi-part.
Yesterday I stumbled upon what looked to be the only copy of a movie Wal-Mart had that has Simon Oakland in it: Steve McQueen's film Bullitt. That was a pleasant surprise. I had just become aware of the movie's existence a few days previous and I immediately recognized the cover when I saw it in the $5 movie bin. I grabbed it up. I haven't seen it yet, but apparently it has a very famous car chase scene and the film was deemed culturally significant a few years ago. I'm intrigued. And as far as I know, Simon Oakland plays a good guy in it, which pleases me.
I think I need to watch David Cassidy, Man Undercover. I've watched a few snippets. The sound quality is horrible, unless I'm wearing my headphones. Then I can hear everything just fine, oddly enough. I like Simon's character in that.
I saw a disturbing/depressing/powerful episode of Bonanza where Simon played two roles: a short-tempered man falsely hanged for murder and his psychotic double. It gave me a random idea that I may or may not use, where during the ghost town fic the ghost of the psycho encounters Tony and is darkly amused because of their eerie resemblance. Tony is freaked out, both by seeing a spirit in general and by who/what the spirit is. As Crystal seems to have discovered, it's sometimes hard to resist having a mini-crossover with different characters played by the same person. But I don't know if I'll do this one.
I also found one lone episode of Darren McGavin's Mike Hammer TV series and watched it. I was expecting a much different character than what I saw. I got a very negative impression of him from things I've read. But I was surprised to find that I liked what I saw in the episode. Maybe it was a rare one where he isn't so wildly driven to be the judge, jury, and executioner of the criminals. I couldn't say. All I know is, I liked it and I want more. Darren was wonderful, as always. I found Mike Hammer to be kind of a dark Kolchak. I love how he seems to be determined to look out for the little guys, the ones who get lost in the shuffle.
As I figured would happen, no one has reviewed. Since the fandom seems fairly active, I'm left to assume one of the following (or all): 1, No one cares about or is even just vaguely interested enough in that character to bother; 2, I made a mess of it and I need to try again; 3, People have read and haven't found anything wrong, but they're too lazy to review. I'd rather it was 3 rather than 1 or 2, but I have no way of knowing.
I have another vague plunnie bouncing around in my mind, which would call, approximately, for Schrank to be trying to stop a rumble (probably between two other gangs, possibly the ones mentioned in passing at the beginning of the film) and end up hurt. But I probably won't bother with it unless there's some interest and/or unless the plunnies attack me, since I have more insistent plunnies for Kolchak right now.
The fic based on Kaze's idea has been moving along well for the first draft. I wrote the last scenes first because I just couldn't resist, and thankfully, I was still enthused to write the rest of the fic when I did. So I've gone about six pages into the main fic document. (The ending is in a separate document for now.)
After I write this one it's going to be the ghost town one, I think. I had toyed with the idea of writing that one first, but then the idea of the scene of Kolchak really being treated rough by a couple of cops spurred me to work on the other one. I'm really excited for this one, particularly since I've been so secretive about the plot. I'm hoping it's going to be a long oneshot, but who knows, it might morph into a multi-part.
Yesterday I stumbled upon what looked to be the only copy of a movie Wal-Mart had that has Simon Oakland in it: Steve McQueen's film Bullitt. That was a pleasant surprise. I had just become aware of the movie's existence a few days previous and I immediately recognized the cover when I saw it in the $5 movie bin. I grabbed it up. I haven't seen it yet, but apparently it has a very famous car chase scene and the film was deemed culturally significant a few years ago. I'm intrigued. And as far as I know, Simon Oakland plays a good guy in it, which pleases me.
I think I need to watch David Cassidy, Man Undercover. I've watched a few snippets. The sound quality is horrible, unless I'm wearing my headphones. Then I can hear everything just fine, oddly enough. I like Simon's character in that.
I saw a disturbing/depressing/powerful episode of Bonanza where Simon played two roles: a short-tempered man falsely hanged for murder and his psychotic double. It gave me a random idea that I may or may not use, where during the ghost town fic the ghost of the psycho encounters Tony and is darkly amused because of their eerie resemblance. Tony is freaked out, both by seeing a spirit in general and by who/what the spirit is. As Crystal seems to have discovered, it's sometimes hard to resist having a mini-crossover with different characters played by the same person. But I don't know if I'll do this one.
I also found one lone episode of Darren McGavin's Mike Hammer TV series and watched it. I was expecting a much different character than what I saw. I got a very negative impression of him from things I've read. But I was surprised to find that I liked what I saw in the episode. Maybe it was a rare one where he isn't so wildly driven to be the judge, jury, and executioner of the criminals. I couldn't say. All I know is, I liked it and I want more. Darren was wonderful, as always. I found Mike Hammer to be kind of a dark Kolchak. I love how he seems to be determined to look out for the little guys, the ones who get lost in the shuffle.
