Obsenads (Sentinel zine)
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| Title: | Obsenads |
| Publisher: | Blackfly Press (volume 1) & Almost Foolproof Press (volume 2) |
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| Date(s): | 2001, 2005 |
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| Fandom: | Sentinel |
| Language: | English |
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Obsenads is a slash digest-sized collection of obSenads by Jane Mailander from the SenAd mailing list.
Issue 1
Obsenads 1 was published in October 2001, contains 116 pages and is also known as An Old Married Couple... and Other Short Stories.
From Destinies Entwined: "This zine "gathers in one volume all of Jane Mailander's snippets of Sentinel slash fiction posted to the Sentinel Adult Discussion (SenAd) List, from March 1998 to May 2001. Collated, tidied up, and published in chronological order, these tales each come complete with a small explanatory note by the author.
- See Jim and Blair as dogs!
- See Larry the Ape get drunk and hit on Jim!
- See Jim and Blair commit Dreidl Abuse!
- See Blair expound on mythological archetypes!
- Hear Jane's axes grind!
- And much much much much more!"
cover of issue #1
back cover of issue #1
Issue 2
Obsenads 2 was published in May 2005 and contains 166 pages.
From the zine's introduction:
You hold in your hands the second collection of my Obsenads, posted to the SenAd Discussion List. The first collection, spanning my short-short stories from April 1998 to April 2001. was published by Almost Foolproof Press in Oct. 2001.But what is an Obsenad? There should be some explanation, as Sentinel fandom has quieted down considerably from its hectic first years, and these days the on-line discussion list has largely been replaced by LiveJournal (as the discussion list replaced the round-robin newsletter before it). SenAd is the name of a Sentinel Adult discussion list online. All discussions on the list must concern the show The Sentinel or its denizens in some way. If someone breaks this rule—if she rants about a news item, wants to make an announcement, or mourns a lost person—that person is required to provide a snippet, blurb or comment that in some way references the Sentinel in context with what was just mentioned (Blair reads the paper and rants about a news item, Simon announces something in the bullpen, Rafe mourns the loss of a relative). In other words, this blurb or snippet of miniature fiction provides the Obligatory Senad content—or Obsenad. shortened. Like many short forms of art created for another purpose {such as in more recent times, the Livejournal icon), Obsenads have taken on a life of their own in many cases. They can be as simple as Blair at the computer ("Hey. Jim, says here that Bush was hiding WMDs in his pants!") or as complex as creating an all-dog version of The Sentinel complex as creating an all-dog version of The Sentinel (dammit, I swore I'd never create a work-in-progress!) My Obsenads can be grouped into two general lots: the Old Married Couple and everything else. OMC is essentially any Obsenad where Jim and Blair are domestic as can be and as dull as any other of your married buds — which is my big kink in all my fandoms. (I may have been the first K/S writer to show Kirk and Spock making the bed in the morning rather than getting into it at night, or Avon and Vila winding up an evening of passion with a hot game of chess.)
This collection is grouped strictly in chronological order; they span the time from the middle of 2001 to the beginning of 2005. Enjoy.
- The Fandom Menace (3)
- Jane's True-Life Adventures 1 (7)
- Sentinel Haiku (12)
- OMG! It's a Beary Sue! (13)
- Cock Senad, pt.1 (15)
- All Souls (21)
- Parrothead (28)
- Medical Exam (32)
- Wish on a Falling Star (34)
- Thanksgiving (39)
- Cock Senad, pt. 2 (43)
- Apples Fall (47)
- My Breakfast with Dr. Science (55)
- Date Film (58)
- 'Tis the Season (61)
- At the Faithful Servant (65)
- The Day (68)
- Quien es Mas Macho? (73)
- Snowball (76)
- International No-Diet Day (78)
- Spidey's Uncle (85)
- It's Miller Time (88)
- Blair, Killer Hippie Witchdoctor Punk (92)
- In Reaction (95)
- Giving Thanks (97)
- GM on ER (101)
- Gobble (102)
- Apples Fall: Epilogue (105)
- V-Day 2003 (111)
- Jane's True-Life Adventures 2 (116)
- If It's Really Good, Share (118)
- Bon Voyage (124)
- Ronin (126)
- Most Wonderful Time of the Year (130)
- Sentinel's Holiday (133)
- Alas, 'Tis the Season (137)
- Apples and Oranges (139)
- About Frickin' Time! (143)
- Security (145)
- Penguin Senad (148)
- Bon Appetit (155)
- Cooper and Spaceship One (157)
- For the Rest of Us (159)
- Spring Cleaning (163)
- The Ides of March (165)
inside page from issue #2
inside page from issue #2
