Don't Give Up On Us, Baby

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This article is about the Starsky/Hutch anthology by Lucy Doty & Elaine Hauptman. You may be looking for Don't Give Up On Us, a gen TOS and S&H crossover anthology.
Zine
Title: Don't Give Up On Us, Baby
Publisher:
Editor(s): Lucy Doty & Elaine Hauptman
Date(s): May 2001
Series?: No
Medium: print
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Genre:
Fandom: Starsky and Hutch
Language: English
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front cover by TACS
frontispiece by TACS

Don't Give Up on Us, Baby is a 322-page Starsky and Hutch slash anthology. The cover is by TACS. The interior art is by J. Jones, Ruth Kurz, Debbie Milliaian, Sarah Problem and Maureen B..

One editor says they considered the title, "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" as its title. In the preface: "This zine is dedicated to love in all its permutations and to all the fans who still believe it after all these years."

The editors describe it as having romantic and sometimes sexually explicit stories that are "loving and romantic" with "happy endings... No death stories here, although you may find a bit of hurt/comfort."

From the Editorial

Eighteen years, That's how long it's been since Lucy and I first published Who You Know, What You Know and How You Know It in 1983. It's difficult to say if that one was just too good to top, if I'm the worst procrastinator on the planet. Actually, considering the fact that both the old and new zines contain 'adult' material and require age statements to purchase them, you could say that my previous zine is old enough to own this new one... Times have certainly changed in the past 18 years! Way back, when we published 'Who You Know..." I did it all by hand. That means I typed the whole zine on Black Beauty, my old Selectric typewriter, on oversized pages (so I could take the pages to Kinko's and pay .15 per page to reduce them to 85%) and I did all the titles and little graphics in presstype. And when I laid out the pages, if something didn't fit fight, I cut and pasted! And then I had the whole thing offset printed, and held a huge collating party where many of my friends helped me collate and bind the thing. Thankfully, those days are in the past. Lucy produced the zine hold in your hand on a computer.

Contents

Gallery

  • inside art, Huggy and Hutch by J. Jones. Jones was one of the few Starsky & Hutch artists who drew Huggy and Captain Dobey portraits. This may have been why the image was also used in another zine Commitment.

  • Maureen B., is a variation on a similar work by this author in Code 7 #4 for the story Foster-child of Silence and Slow Time

  • Sarah Problem

  • Debbie Milliaian

  • Ruth Kurz

  • Teresa Librande

  • J. Jones, reprinted from Penal Code #2 (1990)

  • J. Jones. This drawing was also used in colored format in the zine Commitment. See that page to learn how the addition of color subtly changes the mood and feeling of the scene. (Many of Jones's pieces were used in different zines, often creating different interpretations depending on the context and placement of the image)

  • by Ruth Kurz

  • by Ruth Kurz

  • by TACS, the original character, Steve Bussell

  • by Debbie Milliaian, the original character, Steve Bussell

  • by Debbie Milliaian, the original character, Steve Bussell

  • Maureen B.

  • J. Jones

  • J. Jones

  • Ruth Kurz

  • J. Jones

  • J. Jones

  • J. Jones

  • Ruth Kurz

  • Debbie Milliaian

  • J. Jones

  • J. Jones

  • J. Jones

Reactions and Reviews

See reactions and reviews for Ninety-Nine Miles From LA.

[I Wear My Sunglasses at Night]: Love all the points of view; paints such a complete picture. As always, I want to see what happens next!! [2]

[I Wear My Sunglasses at Night]: Oh, I do so love a bit of dark and angsty soul-searching (before they kiss and make up) 💖 [3]

[Crossroads]: "Crossroads" is well-written as well as refreshingly cliché-free, and explores a new topic in the Starsky & Hutch fandom - time travel. Starsky visits a psychic and gets a brief glimpse of a future he can now either work towards or attempt to prevent: him and Hutch as lovers. Unfortunately, while he does make a decision, Sarah stops her tale immediately afterwards. Still, even without a sequel, "Crossroads" is perfect as it is and uses both time dimensions to complement rather than detract from each other, in the end leaving the reader with the promise of a bright future. [4]

[Word Game]: You may have noticed that I am fascinated with the way authors put words together, make them flow and blend into a wonderful story. So this fic is actually about making words--playing Scrabble. Starsky wants a quiet evening, but Hutch is disgruntled. They're not communicating well until Hutch pulls out the quintessential word play game, and suddenly the subtle meanings become a whole lot clearer--and on a triple word score square, too. [5]

[Forty Squares from the Elevator to the Wall]: Beautiful conclusion to a heart breaking episode. Yes, I do think that Terry knew. Thanks for sharing this great story.[6]

[Forty Squares from the Elevator to the Wall]: I loved this story and it makes me want watch Starsky's lady again and it's not one of my go to shows. I love all of your stories! [7]

[Forty Squares from the Elevator to the Wall]: This story was wonderful! I can't believe how amazingly well you worked emotion and love into the episode storyline. If someone doesn't see the love between these two men, they would after reading this story. Thanks for sharing [8]

References

  1. ^ both stories are also here
  2. ^ from AO3 (15 Jan 2019)
  3. ^ from AO3 (04 Jul 2021)
  4. ^ a review by allaire mikhĂĄil recommendations by Allaire MikhĂĄil, accessed March 20, 2012
  5. ^ from a 2010 comment at Crack Van
  6. ^ from Diannes 53 at Starsky & Hutch Archive (2012)
  7. ^ from Nancys soul at Starsky & Hutch Archive (2012)
  8. ^ from at Duluthgirl Starsky & Hutch Archive (2012)
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