Bay City Library Interview with Lola

Interviews by Fans
Title:	Bay City Library Interview with Lola
Interviewer:	Wolfpup
Interviewee:	Lola
Date(s):	July 2006
Medium:	online
Fandom(s):	Starsky & Hutch
External Links:	full interview is here, Archived version Lola's fiction is here
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In 2006, Lola was interviewed for the Bay City Library.

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Some Excerpts

I don't think I watched it right from the start, since I was only five for most of 1975 and was probably still watching Fred and Barney, but I'd say I probably started watching it around Season 3. That seemed to be the season I remembered best when I rediscovered it again as an adult. I knew I'd seen episodes from the first two seasons, but I think I probably caught those in reruns. I'd never seen "Shootout" before until its TNN run. What a treat that was!

What drew me to the show all those years ago was simply Starsky. I loved everything about him -- his smile, his voice, his curly hair. I had unfortunately lost touch with the show over time. What little I remembered, I remembered fondly, but hadn't seen an episode in years. Until one night I was flipping through channels and landed on TNN, and there they were in all their '70s splendor. I don't remember the exact episode, but I watched it through to the end and it piqued my curiosity about Paul Michael Glaser. I knew about his family's tragedy, of course, but wasn't sure what ever happened to him afterward. When I looked him up on the computer, I was surprised to discover that S&H still had quite the following. I started catching the show every now and then and that turned into almost having to watch it every night and even started recording it when I couldn't be home to watch it. My attraction this time around was still to Starsky, but even more to the relationship between the two. It's magical... there's no other way to describe it.

[My least favorite episode is] definitely "Starsky vs. Hutch." I hate every second of it. That episode never should have seen the light of day. I also don't care much for "Blindfold" and "I Love You, Rosie Malone." (Though, I have to admit to rewinding the kissing scenes between Starsky and Rosie over and over again.) As hard as it is for me to admit, I just don't like Starsky in those episodes. His moping and brooding drive me nuts. And I've never been able to pay attention to "Ballad for a Blue Lady" long enough to like it. Paul's directing was good, but what the heck was that all about anyway?

I'd never belonged to a fandom before and had certainly never heard of fanfic before. When I discovered it in the S&H world, I was instantly hooked and fascinated by the wonderful imaginations and plots that were out there. I wish the writers of the series had been so clever as some of these awesome authors. I always dabbled in writing and usually did pretty well with it in school, so I decided to give it a shot. My first story is "Aftershock," not one of my best, I'm afraid. I was inspired by "SvH" of all things. As much as I dislike that episode, I've always thought it could have been better if Kira had been more likeable and if we'd been shown what brought S&H back together. I'm happy with the premise of "Aftershock," but not with my writing. I think I've definitely improved over time.

Oh, feedback is very important and it's what keeps someone who's as insecure with their writing as I am going. I'd have to say "St. Cloud" got the most positive feedback, with maybe "Never Been to Maine" a close second. There are a lot of requests for a "St. Cloud" sequel, however, and that's not going to happen. The story ended right where I wanted it to. The bittersweet ending was on purpose and I wouldn't dare ruin it by taking it farther.