Vid recs, and a pic spam link

One great thing about cons one can't attend: this particular one means a lot of vids in various fandoms get all at once.

Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes:

I bet you look good on the dance floor: Gene Hunt, Sam Tyler, Alex Drake, the 70s and the 80s, and that mixture of craziness (often in the fun sense) and angst both shows amply display. Given that the visual styles for each show are quite different (except in the "contemporary" i.e. 2006/2007/2008 scenes, which is noticable here), unique to the period and milieu in question - 70s working class Manchester versus 80s middle class London - which the vid makes a point of, the way it all jells into a cohesive whole is amazing. The great transition with the Cortina starting a drive and the Quattro ending it, the juxtaposition of Sam's and Alex's arcs, the suckerpunch of the last two images - I really loved this one.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer:

Scarlet Ribbons: the Slayers, all of them. Favourite detail: the way aycheb uses The Wish and Normal Again, both episodes that present an alternate version of Buffy, to show the parallels to Kendra and Dana respectively.

House:

Ghosts: I have issues with the s4 finale, which I haven't resolved for myself yet. Mostly ( because of spoilery things )

So I'm torn. And this vid brought everything up, bad and good, that I feel on this subject, in great visual style. Definitely worth watching, not in spite but because it makes you argue in your head.

Doctor Who:
On the other hand, sometimes you don't need arguments, you need hugs. If you need something to cheer yourself up: ariastar did a fabulous pic spam of (nearly) all of the great hugs in the Tenth Doctor's era, here. Just the thing to start a Sunday morning with!


Torchwood:

ETA: my absolute favourite just went up. andrastewhite posted A thousand suns - Jack and his team. The sheer ensembleness, the way these people at last connect and relate to each other, their humanity, good and bad - I love it.