[WIP] Jedi Harris Series - Star Wars/BtVS/SG1 - t

lucis · 08-14-2009, 07:28 PM

Title: Jedi Harris
Author: The Dark Scribbler
Genre: Action/Adventure
DLP Category: Stargate/Star Wars/Misc
Chapters: 28
Words: 239,128
Updated: September 1, 2005
Published: May 17, 2004
Status: Complete
Pairing: N/A
Summery: Xander goes for a rather different costume at Halloween. May the force be with him?
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1866354/1/Jedi_Harris

Title: The Terran Jedi
Author: The Dark Scribbler
Genre: Action/Adventure
DLP Category: Stargate/Star Wars/Misc
Chapters: 45
Words: 458,186
Updated: April 17, 2012
Published: October 30, 2005
Status: WIP
Pairing: N/A
Summery: The sequel to Jedi Harris. Xander and his fellow Jedi battle on.
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2640672/1/The_Terran_Jedi

Didn't know anything about BtVS or SG* before I read this and I've still enjoyed it. 5/5

Checked by Minion, Nov. 25, 2012

EsperJones · 08-14-2009, 08:00 PM

I read the first one, liked it but felt like it dragged. I dropped the second one once I realized that nothing freaking happens each update. Once it's finished, I'll take a look at it again.

3/5 for the first, not rating the second.

Kensington · 08-14-2009, 08:38 PM

Eh, I'm actually going to refrain from giving this a rating for now. I really enjoy reading this - but the scope of the series is frustrating. Especially with all of the new Jedi that are starting to be trained.

That said - the writing is clean and entertaining (especially the Jaffa reaction to Xander). Hopefully the author will finish the story by 2012.

Memory King · 08-15-2009, 11:36 AM

I'm pretty new to BTVS fanfiction, read both stories with few breaks.

Doesn't start to diverge from canon quickly enough for my taste, but the season three rewrite was pretty decent.

I liked how Xander always had the ability to use The Force, Halloween only gave him the needed knowledge.

the cross-over element is quite distracting, since my only Stargate knowledge comes from Potter crosses, I think this story would have been better as a pure BTVS with Star Wars elements through Halloween memories.

I give this a 4/5.

Banner · 08-15-2009, 12:16 PM

I love the series.
5/5

tl:dr
The Force isn't an HP-type magic that will wtfpwn the canon threats: Scribbler has been careful to keep Harris's abilities close to George Lucas's vision.

The characterizations, particularly as Kenobi's influence on Xander shifts further from canon, are wonderful. The personality of Master Harris has set an example that has everyone around him acting in more mature, responsible ways in every event.

Faith was given a great deal more support from the beginning, so her mistakes never led her into treason. Oz never left to "find himself," so Willow's darker magic use is highly limited. There is every reason to expect Joyce to survive (especially with Oz's healing skills,) so there will be far more supervision for all the younger characters. They'll avoid a lot of the teenage angst and drama that tended to irritate me during the TV show.

I *suspect* that the Force itself might have guided Rayne into his choice of pranks and costumes that Halloween. It seems unlikely to me that a brilliant and powerful new Light force would have simply appeared by pure coincidence right when the Earth is facing major threats. Between the Goa'uld and The First, not to mention Glory and the Orii, help is definitely needed.

In the most recent few chapters, we discover that an actual prophecy has validated Master Harris's bona fides with the Watcher's Council. That the Star Wars series has been so incredibly popular for so long means that nearly anyone who sees a blue lightsabre automatically feels a certain amount of trust and respect for the wielder. This gives any Jedi validation that would be extremely difficult to achieve with most entrenched authority.

Magus · 08-18-2009, 02:24 PM

I've re read it so many times that I think I'm legally obliged to give it a 5/5. Its a great crossover as well as the fic that sparked my interest in SG1 .

Rhys · 09-06-2009, 12:09 AM

There's a lot of awesome in this story, but you just feel like smacking the author in the face whenever Xander has a "Boss Battle". Buffy will be on the scene, and the big bad will whip out a lightsaber, and she'll be like "Oh no, its a lightsaber, my shitty powers are useless!" And then she backs off and pretends she's a cheerleader again, and Xander runs up and lightsaber duels. I think this happened twice. Somewhat ameliorating this is the upcoming epicry of Sith Lord Lilah Morgan, and it was one of the first BtVS fics I got into, so I guess it still gets a 4/5.

lucis · 09-23-2009, 10:24 PM

Updated. Apparently we can expect more frequent updates again...

Verminard · 09-24-2009, 09:15 PM

Slow moving. Good otherwise.

frodrick · 09-29-2009, 08:10 PM

I actually don't like it. For me, the major problem with such crossovers is that the core of what made Buffy so great is often taken out in exchange for whatever new powers XYZ character has now. As Buffy said in Superstar,

"I'm the Slayer, that should count for something, right?"

2/5

Innomine · 09-30-2009, 04:58 AM

I'm about 5 chapters through the sequel, and the lack of character development really irks me in a lot of ways. If we don't get anymore plot, I can see myself really getting bored of it.

The writing is quite excellent, despite how slowly it moves however. I just wish it would hurry up and shit would happen. :/

Tehan · 09-30-2009, 08:05 AM

I always get this mixed up with the other Jedi Xander via Halloween fic. In that one, he went as Revan and it crosses over with X-Com later on. I remember being entertained by it, but that was many a year ago.

There's a fairly large population at TtH that has a huge boner for Xander, sometimes to the exclusion of all others. Hell, I went through that phase when I was chewing my way through Buffy fanfic before I started in on HP, but these days when I go back to my favourites, about half of them I can't stand to read.

This one I remember being entertaining enough for me to finish it, but it did drag on a fair bit.

08-14-2009, 07:28 PM	#1
lucis Seventh Year Join Date: Jun 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 291	Jedi Harris Series - Star Wars/BtVS/SG1 - t Title: Jedi Harris Author: The Dark Scribbler Genre: Action/Adventure DLP Category: Stargate/Star Wars/Misc Chapters: 28 Words: 239,128 Updated: September 1, 2005 Published: May 17, 2004 Status: Complete Pairing: N/A Summery: Xander goes for a rather different costume at Halloween. May the force be with him? Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1866354/1/Jedi_Harris Title: The Terran Jedi Author: The Dark Scribbler Genre: Action/Adventure DLP Category: Stargate/Star Wars/Misc Chapters: 45 Words: 458,186 Updated: April 17, 2012 Published: October 30, 2005 Status: WIP Pairing: N/A Summery: The sequel to Jedi Harris. Xander and his fellow Jedi battle on. Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2640672/1/The_Terran_Jedi Didn't know anything about BtVS or SG* before I read this and I've still enjoyed it. 5/5 Checked by Minion, Nov. 25, 2012 Last edited by Dark Minion; 11-25-2012 at 06:09 AM.

08-14-2009, 08:38 PM	#3
Kensington Dark Lord Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Coast Gender: Male Posts: 1,054	Eh, I'm actually going to refrain from giving this a rating for now. I really enjoy reading this - but the scope of the series is frustrating. Especially with all of the new Jedi that are starting to be trained. That said - the writing is clean and entertaining (especially the Jaffa reaction to Xander). Hopefully the author will finish the story by 2012. __________________ The Doorway to Dawn (HP/WoT) HIVE TULLY SWARM. ANNIHILATION. TROUT.

08-15-2009, 11:36 AM	#4
Memory King Unspeakable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iceland Age: 24 Gender: Male Posts: 828	I'm pretty new to BTVS fanfiction, read both stories with few breaks. Doesn't start to diverge from canon quickly enough for my taste, but the season three rewrite was pretty decent. I liked how Xander always had the ability to use The Force, Halloween only gave him the needed knowledge. the cross-over element is quite distracting, since my only Stargate knowledge comes from Potter crosses, I think this story would have been better as a pure BTVS with Star Wars elements through Halloween memories. I give this a 4/5. __________________ "He was one of the only three Slytherins staying for the Christmas holidays: with him were a third year Adrian Pucey and a rather stressed sixth year girl. ("Solstice, Potter, it's the winter solstice we're celebrating, did you think we cared for Santa Bloody Claus? You're such a Mudblood sometimes…")" On the Way to Greatness

08-15-2009, 12:16 PM	#5
Banner Dark Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Gender: Female Posts: 1,625	I love the series. 5/5 tl:dr The Force isn't an HP-type magic that will wtfpwn the canon threats: Scribbler has been careful to keep Harris's abilities close to George Lucas's vision. The characterizations, particularly as Kenobi's influence on Xander shifts further from canon, are wonderful. The personality of Master Harris has set an example that has everyone around him acting in more mature, responsible ways in every event. Faith was given a great deal more support from the beginning, so her mistakes never led her into treason. Oz never left to "find himself," so Willow's darker magic use is highly limited. There is every reason to expect Joyce to survive (especially with Oz's healing skills,) so there will be far more supervision for all the younger characters. They'll avoid a lot of the teenage angst and drama that tended to irritate me during the TV show. I suspect that the Force itself might have guided Rayne into his choice of pranks and costumes that Halloween. It seems unlikely to me that a brilliant and powerful new Light force would have simply appeared by pure coincidence right when the Earth is facing major threats. Between the Goa'uld and The First, not to mention Glory and the Orii, help is definitely needed. In the most recent few chapters, we discover that an actual prophecy has validated Master Harris's bona fides with the Watcher's Council. That the Star Wars series has been so incredibly popular for so long means that nearly anyone who sees a blue lightsabre automatically feels a certain amount of trust and respect for the wielder. This gives any Jedi validation that would be extremely difficult to achieve with most entrenched authority. __________________ Will Rogers : There are three kinds of men. The one who learns by research. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. Tehan : These men are known as Mythbusters.

08-18-2009, 02:24 PM	#6
Magus Professor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Doctor Who land. Gender: Male Posts: 337	I've re read it so many times that I think I'm legally obliged to give it a 5/5. Its a great crossover as well as the fic that sparked my interest in SG1 . __________________ A lot of people think right-wingers aren't capable of being amusing at all. Not true. Mussolini looked hilarious swinging from that lamppost.

08-14-2009, 08:00 PM	#2
EsperJones Death Eater Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 24 Posts: 582	I read the first one, liked it but felt like it dragged. I dropped the second one once I realized that nothing freaking happens each update. Once it's finished, I'll take a look at it again. 3/5 for the first, not rating the second.

09-06-2009, 12:09 AM	#7
Rhys Order Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 409	There's a lot of awesome in this story, but you just feel like smacking the author in the face whenever Xander has a "Boss Battle". Buffy will be on the scene, and the big bad will whip out a lightsaber, and she'll be like "Oh no, its a lightsaber, my shitty powers are useless!" And then she backs off and pretends she's a cheerleader again, and Xander runs up and lightsaber duels. I think this happened twice. Somewhat ameliorating this is the upcoming epicry of Sith Lord Lilah Morgan, and it was one of the first BtVS fics I got into, so I guess it still gets a 4/5.

09-23-2009, 10:24 PM	#8
lucis Seventh Year Join Date: Jun 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 291	Updated. Apparently we can expect more frequent updates again...

09-24-2009, 09:15 PM	#9
Verminard Seventh Year Join Date: Aug 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 272	Slow moving. Good otherwise. __________________ I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. Winston Churchill

09-29-2009, 08:10 PM	#10
frodrick Fourth Year Join Date: Jun 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 158	I actually don't like it. For me, the major problem with such crossovers is that the core of what made Buffy so great is often taken out in exchange for whatever new powers XYZ character has now. As Buffy said in Superstar, "I'm the Slayer, that should count for something, right?" 2/5 __________________ “Jason,” Bruce sighed. “We talked about this.” “YOU AREN’T MY REAL DAD,” Jason bellowed, and flipped the table. “YOU OWN PARK PLACE, BUT YOU DON’T OWN ME!” - quipquipquip, Batman and Monopoly "Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable." - John Kenneth Galbraith

09-30-2009, 04:58 AM	#11
Innomine Denarii Host Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne Age: 24 Gender: Male Posts: 3,721 DLP Supporter	I'm about 5 chapters through the sequel, and the lack of character development really irks me in a lot of ways. If we don't get anymore plot, I can see myself really getting bored of it. The writing is quite excellent, despite how slowly it moves however. I just wish it would hurry up and shit would happen. :/ __________________ She's the gorgeous mortal avatar of the sum of all human knowledge. He's a snarky dimension-hopping wizard chosen one. THEY FIGHT MEMORY-EATING MOON VAMPIRES. IN FAIRYLAND. ON THE MOON. From the Brightest Constellation

09-30-2009, 08:05 AM	#12
Tehan Avatar of Khorne Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,514 DLP Supporter	I always get this mixed up with the other Jedi Xander via Halloween fic. In that one, he went as Revan and it crosses over with X-Com later on. I remember being entertained by it, but that was many a year ago. There's a fairly large population at TtH that has a huge boner for Xander, sometimes to the exclusion of all others. Hell, I went through that phase when I was chewing my way through Buffy fanfic before I started in on HP, but these days when I go back to my favourites, about half of them I can't stand to read. This one I remember being entertaining enough for me to finish it, but it did drag on a fair bit. __________________ ~they saaay of the acropolis where the Parthenon is~

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