Intermission (Starsky & Hutch zine)
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| Title: | Intermission |
| Publisher: | Magic Carpet Press out of the UK |
| Editor(s): | Sandi Chapman |
| Date(s): | 1984-1985 |
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| Fandom: | Starsky and Hutch |
| Language: | English |
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Intermission is a gen and slash (but not "overt") Starsky & Hutch fanzine.
The Supplement
Issue two included a 20-page non-explicit S/H supplement called Off the Record.
Originally, the supplement was planned so that fans could purchase it separately, but when it was published, ads stated that you could only get it by purchasing the entire zine. [1]
Submission Requests
From Between Friends #1 (Jan 1984):
INTERMISSION: Quarterly A5 S&H zine. Accepting submissions for issue #1. Short stories, poetry, artwork. All themes considered. Issue 1 will be G-rated, but a S/H supplement will be available by mid-summer if sufficient material received. Deadline for submissions FEBRUARY 1984; for orders, MARCH 20.
From Between Friends #2:
A word on INTERMISSION. Firstly, can I point out that it is not another letterzine. That area of fandom is more than adequately covered on both sides of the water. INTERMISSION is for short stories, poetry and some art only. The idea is to bridge the gap between the very short stories appearing in the l/z's, and the longer compilation zines and full length novels. The zine is G-rated and stories will be edited where necessary. Deadline for orders for issue 1 is March 20th. Submissions for issue 2 (out July 1st) should be in by May 20th. Oh yes, and as this is a zine, and not a letterzine, there will be gratis copies for contributors. So, if you want to earn yourself a free copy...
From APB #33:
Another thorn in my side right now is INTERMISSION TWO. For over a year the same complaint cropped up again and again in the letterzines, ie that even home-produced zines were too long/too expensive. IM was born, so I thought, to fill the gap. To provide a spread of good quality fiction throughout the year, and thereby spread the cost, rather than restrict it to one big zine every 18 months or so. The response from readers was very encouraging. With a few exceptions, the response from authors was not. I would never have believed that it would be so hard to fill just 32 pages.
As of now, the deadline for submissions for issue two will be February 18th 1985. There will be no more extensions, what I've received by then will be printed (if it meets the standard). If sufficient material is received there will also be an S/H supplement available separately. If anyone is interested, an SAE will secure a flyer as soon as they are ready.
Issue 1
Intermission 1 was published in 1984 and contains 35 pages. It is A5 reduced and has a cover by Freda Hyatt.
- Giant Steps by Sandi Chapman
- The Killing Ground, part 1 by Terri Beckett (reprinted in Penal Code #1)
- The Gun, fiction by Chris Power
- Starsky's First Miracle, fiction by Jay Henry
- poetry by Lyndy Harding, Debra Warner, Tabby Davis, and Sue-Anne Hartwick
- interior art by Freda Hyatt
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1
[zine]: Good things come in small packages they say, and for proof of that I recommend you to INTERMISSION ONE, 32 pages of enjoyable S&H fiction, poetry and artwork. Take a bow, Sandi, for a fine debut with this entertaining little zines.
The three short stories and first part of a serial that comprise the fiction are nicely contrasted and skillfully written. I particularly liked Sandi's own "Giant Steps," an ingenious and plausible "first-meeting" story, it reveals and establishes the characters with an economy of words that is, at times, quite dazzling.
"The Gun" by Chris Power, gives us a believable younger Starsky and an intriguing insight into his friendship with John Blaine.
If you like a touch of humour, mixed with a little fantasy, you'll enjoy Jay Henry's "Starsky's First Miracle," wherein our Davy discovers that wishes can come true, with the help of a a strangely co-operative shower.
Terri Beckett's "The Killing Ground" is all you'd expect from that talented lady, and more. Our heroes, out of gas, the LTD broken down in the middle of nowhere, encounter a sinister hunting party. But what -- or who -- is their quarry? IT's survival-time for the guys again, while back at the department Dobey fumes in frustrated rage. I can hardly wait for the next installment.
The poetry by Debra Warner, Lyndy Harding, Tabby Davis, and Sue-Anne Hartwick is all of high quality, as is the attractive artwork. Freda Hyatt's cover and her Starsky portrait on page 30 particularly appealed to me.
I look forward with keen anticipation to INTERMISSION TWO. [2]
[Giant Steps]:Sandi, this was truly a work of art.
The way you painted the picture of Starsky on the road, and his perception of Hutch, and things they were able to glean from each other just on this first encounter...it was all truly lovely. When they were in the hotel room, passing the joint and talking, I felt like I was sitting in the dark with them...could smell the smoke, feel the carpet and those scratchy motel bedspreads, and hear the whispers going back and forth.
The dialogue was very natural...and yet it was different enough from the "them" we know that I was completely caught up in how they were _before_ they knew each other. It made me wonder what happened next...where did Starsky end up? And where was Hutch going? And how did they come to both be at the Academy? I could envision a whole series of these, when they have these encounters where they get to know each other better and better, all the way up to the day they meet at the Academy for the first time...heavens, it's so rich...or something like that.
This is a true keeper. Thank you very much for sharing it. [3]
Issue 2
Intermission 2 was published in July 1985 and has 55 pages.
The art is by Sanje, Freda Hyatt, Calypso, and June Bushell. There is much use of Dover clip art.
This issue had a supplement called Off the Record with fiction and poems by Sandi Chapman and art by Calypso.
From the editorial:
There is a long-standing joke within the music business that however quickly the album is recorded it will invariably be late out because they have to wait for all the artwork. So with this zine -- a fact for which Calypso must take the blame. All was going well until she walked into a shop in town and found Carol Grafton's beautiful book. [4] Ah well. It's finished now, hopefully you will think the wait is worthwhile.
On a sadder note, I regret that this will be the last issue of INTERMISSION. The reasons for this would take a book to explain, Surfice [sic] it to say that personal interests outside fandom must now take precedence. There are, after all, only 24 hours in a day.
[...]
Special Thanks: To all those who have given their support and encouragement through the past year.
To Freda, for proof-reading and general nagging.
To Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, for the music that made the typing and collating chores a little easier to bear.
And finally - To Paul and David, and Starsky and Hutch for giving us all the legend in the first place.
- Editorial (2)
- Cloud Nine, vignette by Lyndy Harding and Tiger (3)
- White Knight by Terri Beckett (5)
- In the Rough, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (11)
- To Vanessa..., poem by Debra Warner (13)
- Young Blood by Lyndy Harding (14)
- Severance by Jacky Birch (18)
- Family by Sue-Anne Hartwick (24)
- Against the World by Leah S. (25)
- Too Close to the Ground by Sandi Chapman (26)
- The Killing Ground, part 2 by Terri Beckett (reprinted in Penal Code #1) (38)
- Revenge... Not Sweet Enough, poem by D.L. Barr (55)
from issue #2, June Bushnell (photocopy)
from issue #2 (photocopy)
from issue #2, Sanje (photocopy)
from issue #2, Freda Hyatt (photocopy)
from issue #2, June Bushnell (photocopy)
from issue #2, Sanje (photocopy)
from issue #2, Sanje (photocopy)
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2
[Severance, comments by the author]: Hush ya mouth about S&H as knights. I've written it already. The story is lurking somewhere deep in the bowels of 'Intermission II'. Don't want others getting any story ideas before mine is out. I hope my portrayal of Sir Kenneth of Edmundsbury and Baron Starsky de Roumane will frost your cookies just a little! [6]
References
- ^ according to ads in Mixed Doubles #6 and APB #35
- ^ from Shootout #7 (September 1984)
- ^ from a comment at The Pits Mailing List, quoted anonymously (March 8, 2001)
- ^ "Carol Grafton's beautiful book"
- ^ by nickygabriel at rec50, 2010
- ^ from APB #38