Carson Beckett/Rodney McKay
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| Pairing: | Carson Beckett/Rodney McKay |
| Alternative name(s): | McBeckett |
| Gender category: | slash |
| Fandom: | Stargate Atlantis |
| Canonical?: | no |
| Prevalence: | somewhat popular |
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The characters Carson Beckett and Rodney McKay appeared onscreen together early on Stargate Atlantis in the first episode: The Rising. Fans took notice of their friendly (or as friendly as it gets when Rodney McKay is involved) relationship and a slash pairing was born.
The Beckett McKay community on Livejournal was the first m/m pairing community to form, opening just one week after The Rising aired in the US.
Fandom
This pairing was the second most popular M/M ship in the early days of the fandom. The popularity of the pairing waned a little, particularly in the period when Carson Beckett was dead.
While it did not remain popular in later years, fans never completely abandoned the ship.
The threesome Carson Beckett/Rodney McKay/John Sheppard involving the pair, and John Sheppard, is also somewhat popular.
The Kiss
In 2006 fandom, there was much discussion of a gay kiss between Rodney and Beckett.
"That Kiss," and its Affect on Slash: Season two opened with "Duet," the first (U.S.) gay kiss in a sci-fi series, between McKay and Beckett (
it was quickly followed by Torchwood and Dr. WhoMany people have corrected this: the Brits were first, and Red Dwarf beat everyone). You'd expect this to create a stampede to the McKay/Beckett pairing, emptying 2005's ever-popular McKay/Sheppard, a.k.a. "McShep." The "McBeck" or McKay/Beckett pairing did increase, but McKay/Sheppard continues to dominate slash (according to Wraithbait, 71% of all slash stories are McShep).[1]
Example Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanfiction
- The Good, the Bad, and the Disaster by Nix (2004)
- Writing on the Wall by MistressKat, a Sentient Atlantis fic
- Moments Sacred and Profane by Mice (2005)
- Aliens Take The Blame by james (2006)
Fanart
Meta
- Scotch and Canada Dry, Archived version by castalianspring for ship_manifesto (Dec 2004)
Video
- Kill by Chi
Communities and Archives
- Beckett McKay on Livejournal
- Carson Beckett/Rodney McKay works on Archive of Our Own
- McKay/Beckett thematic fic index at Crossroads
- Beckett/McKay category at Wraithbait (archived link)
References
- ^ The SGA Project, a.k.a., "Flavor Of The Year." (archived link), a retrospective post looking back on trends and events in SGA fandom in 2006, by icarusancalion (January 2007)