meridian_rose

Challenge #3 Create a wish list of fandom things (podfic, graphics, playlists, canon recs translations, research help, vids, sky's the limit!) that you'd like to receive.
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Mostly for various gift-giving and icon challenges at legendland, tv20in20, fridayfive, vdland

Total Icon Count: 54

Smallville
V
Legend of the Seeker
Game of Thrones
Revenge
Stargate
Burn Notice
Psych, Lost, Haven, Fringe, Merlin, Torchwood, Hawaii Five-0, Leverage, Sherlock

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Title: Weather Witch
Fandom: Burn Notice
Pairing/Characters: Fiona, Michael
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 210
Summary: Originally a comment fic (see notes after the fic) now slightly expanded and published for the first time here. Fiona has magical powers.
Warnings: None
@ A03



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For tvcrush20in20 Round 5, female characters

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I'm snagging from scandaloussteph:
"Choose five series fandoms (no peeking before you choose them), list them, and then answer the questions behind the cut."

My Five

1 V (2009)
2 Legend of the Seeker
3 Psych
4 Burn Notice
5 Firefly

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Crossover Fic: Dollhouse/Burn Notice
Title: Beyond Good And Evil
Fandom: Dollhouse/Burn Notice
Characters : Adelle, Boyd, Topher, Foxtrot, Michael Westen, Fiona Glenanne (with brief mentions of Paul, Echo, Sierra, Dominic, Victor, Sam Axe)
Prompts: whedonland crossover challenge and 100_tales prompt 071 "Lies"
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 3122
Summary: Adelle knows there's something her new client isn't telling her, but she doesn't expect to have him turn out to be Michael Westen, ex-spy, who is intent on taking one of the Actives away - by force, if necessary
Notes: Set post "A Spy In The House of Love" for Dollhouse and early S2 "Burn Notice"

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You know you're a Burn Notice fan when….
1. In every other TV show/movie you're watching you point out something that would have been better handled by Michael and/or Fiona
2. Every time you watch a spy/action movie, you try to decide if Michael Westen could kick the other character's butt. And the answer is usually yes. notadate
3. You watch another show set in Miami and keep wondering when Michael's going to show up and start blowing stuff up
4. You're watching CSI: Miami and catch yourself wondering how Horatio Caine would handle Michael Westen and Fiona. Then you place a silent bet that Fiona would kick his butt. :) crawlypie (see also numbers 3 and 1)
5. Yogurt is the only item in your house that you immediately run out to buy if you run out. kuroilotus
6. You watch Battlestar Galactica and start wondering which Cylon will next show up on Burn Notice (Thanks to nebakanezer for pointing out this should be number six on the list)
7. You check the exits everywhere you go
8. You have searched your house for every possible place that you could put a 'slick'. kuroilotus
9. You go to your local bank, convenience store, or wherever there are security cameras and automatically start looking for the holes in their security plan. kuroilotus
10. You find yourself being very careful what you discuss on your cellphone as you never know who could be listening in. kuroilotus
11. You insist on pronouncing "Miami" in the faux Irish accent Gabrielle Anwar's Fiona sports in the pilot and opening credits… (thanks to badluck97 for correcting the wording on this one)
12. …and if someone mentions anything about a gun or shooting, you automatically reply with "shall we shoot them?" in the Fiona accent . yoursinginlover
13. You give educational monologues whether there's anyone to listen to them or not
14. When you see a show's cast all walking out of a building ( a scene that's used in like a BILLION openings now), you wonder when the building will blow up behind them. maskedcorsair
15. Any mention of Armani conjures up mental images of Michael Westen
16. You watch any Bruce Campbell movie and start wondering when Michael's going to show up
17. Ditto for Gabrielle Anwar; and if you're watching a Jeffrey Donovan movie you're disappointed not to see Fiona or Sam
18. In fact, you'll go out of your way to record/watch/buy any movie or tv episode featuring your favourite Burn Notice actor(s)
19. You're watching Food Network and wondering when one of them is going to make a faux C4 bomb out of all that fondant. kuroilotus
20. You look at your random items of shopping and start wondering what weaponry Michael and Fiona could cook up out of them
21. You refer to your significant other as your 'tactical support'. kuroilotus
22. If someone mentions "Cagney and Lacey" you think about Madeline Westen, and/or the time Sam and Fiona used these names as their aliases
23. When pouring drinks you wonder which alcoholic beverage makes the best firebomb to repel mob types with…
24. …And, from personal experience, you give a presentation in a class on how Molotov cocktails are made/work. maskedcorsair
25. Handguns and snowglobes are the only gifts you consider buying for your significant other
26. You've bought any Burn Notice DVDs, soundtracks, books available in your country or are on waitlist for these if they're not yet available; bonus points if you've imported said items from abroad to avoid the wait
27. You read/write fanfic, watch/make fanvids, use/create wallpapers, icons, banners, etc
28. You can name each episode, can summarise its storyline, name the guest stars, and even give a quote from it
29. You buy clothes, shoes, and accessories according to the USA Network's "Spy Style" webpage
30. You find yourself helping to compile or reading lists like this one :)

Thanks to everyone at the Burn Notice community for their ideas, any uncredited items are mine, the rest were suggested by the credited members of the community - and what fantastic suggestions they came up with :)

As posted to TV.com

Burn Notice is fantastic. With its wry humour and explanatory voiceovers it’s a joy to watch. The premise is simple: each week Michael Westen, tries to find out who burnt him; that is, got him fired from the spy business. Unfortunately to do so he needs contacts and cash, neither of which are forthcoming. So Westen is forced to take on cases that will benefit from his spy skills; cases where the authorities can’t or won’t get involved, or where clients have been framed. These are often cases undertaken for very little money but underneath it all, Westen is a nice guy, and besides, he needs whatever he can get his hands on; sometimes the reward is the form of information or favours that are a suitable substitute.

During each episode he gives his wry observations on the spy game (a broken home is a good training ground for a spy since you’re used to getting knocked around and never get homesick) and demonstrates how to make practical use of those spy skills, be it making a decoy “bomb” that looks real but has no explosive, setting up a perimeter alarm with a floodlight and a mobile phone, or simply getting rid of the next door drug dealer. It’s a bit like MacGyver but without the self-righteousness.

Westen is aided and abetted by ex-girlfriend Fiona – ex-IRA, bounty hunter, sexy as hell and hard as nails – and friend Sam Axe – (Bruce Campbell, brilliant as always) ex-spy with a penchant for sunbathing at a pool with a decent bar. Sam is working both sides, informing on Westen to the Feds and using this connection to set the Feds on bad guys Westen identifies during his work.

Smart, sexy, self-deprecating, Burn Notice features the vivid colours and party atmosphere of Miami we’ve come to know from CSI:Miami and Nip/Tuck, but uncovers sides of the city we’ve not seen before. Westen is a flawed hero and a believable tough guy who lets himself be manipulated by his mother’s guilt trips and who sprains his ankle jumping from rooftops. He’s smart, handsome, and his smart-casual look so hip it hurts. His no-nonsense attitude gets the job done but it’s his soft centre that makes him so likeable; for instance, teaching a intimidated child how to defend himself against a gang of bullies in the playground.

It’s been renewed, there’s a CD soundtrack and a planned tie-in novel; I’m pleasantly surprised at the success of this show. The UK is one third of the way through season one and it has been a great ride so far. Long may it continue.