Fig Newton's SG-1 Gen Recs

I opened a file dated 2007 on my PC and found this rec, completely written out and ready to go. I needed to hunt for an alternate link, but hey, it took only 15 years to post... :)

Show: SG-1

Rec Category: AU
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Janet Frasier
Categories: gen, Jack and Daniel friendship, episode related, time travel
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: unknown
Author's Website: devra
Link: Every New Beginning

Why This Must Be Read: This short, feel-good fic is an exercise in wishful thinking: wouldn't it have been nice if TPTB had taken advantage of Jack's fish-filled pond at the end of S8 to change a few more things?

Short, sweet, and to the point, this fic takes SG-1 home from their trip to Jack's cabin to discover that their journey to the past has had a few more repercussions than they originally thought. Put this one in the "if only!" file, and take it out to reread whenever you're particularly missing one spit-fire, Napoleonic Little Doc and one snarky, wry and intelligent Tok'ra.

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Show: SG-1/SGA

Rec Category: Clone!Jack
Characters: Clone!Jack, Jack O'Neill, John Sheppard, Daniel Jackson
Categories: gen, series, crossover, SG-1/SGA, episode related, AU
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: unknown
Author's Website: oFFs
Link: Great Enterprises

Why This Must Be Read: If the Ancient gene was such a valuable commodity in Atlantis that they wrote a completely ignorant and inexperienced John into the mission based on the strength of his, why would they ignore a young, vastly experienced guy who already knew about everything and had the gene as well?

In this two-part series, they didn't... and clone!Jack ends up as part of the Atlantis expedition.

These two stories don't actually get us to Atlantis, but it's an intriguing, well-written premise. And who knows? Maybe some feedback will prompt the author to write more! :)

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Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Categories: Jack and Daniel friendship, team, episode related, General!Jack
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: unknown
Author's Website: elumish at AO3
Link: Sleep

Why This Must Be Read: Jack in the wake of Zero Hour, too wound up to... well, unwind.

Good thing his team is still his team, and that friends still look out for one another.

Lovely teamy goodness, with an extra dollop of Jack and Daniel friendship. And cake!

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Rec Category: Team
Categories: friendship, humor
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: butterflykiki
Author's Website: ChristinaK at AO3
Link: The Easy Choice

Why This Must Be Read: In honor of April 15th...

For Daniel, death is uncertain. Sadly, taxes still aren't!

Team fluffy bonding, circa S8. Just lovely!


"I should've stayed dead another couple weeks. It would've been a lot simpler."

Rec Category: Team
Categories: Teal'c, Jack, Daniel, Sam, Jonas, angst, friendship, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: settiai
Author's Website: Settiai at AO3
Link: Time Marches Onward

Why This Must Be Read: In that nebulous time of transition between the end of S8 and the beginning of S9, all of SG-1 - Jack, Sam, Teal'c, Daniel, and Jonas - achieve a rare moment of togetherness to contemplate their uncertain future.

I like the friendships, the reluctance to drift away, the tentative anticipation of where they might find themselves going. Add the bittersweet coda of a certain throwaway line from S10, and you'll find yourself wishing that the teaminess they share would have a way to last forever.

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Rec Category: Samantha Carter
Categories: Jack and Sam friendship, Sam and Daniel friendship, angst, drama, character study
Warnings: adult themes
Author on LJ: isawet
Author's Website: isawet at AO3
Link: the cold hard equation

Why This Must Be Read: I love best the episodes when SG-1 has to grapple with difficult, shades-of-grey situations. In this heartbreaking story, Sam has to deal with a problem with an impossible solution which she nonetheless needs to make.

I love Sam's courage here, Jack's unremitting strength, Daniel's gentle support, the general competence of just about everyone, and the inevitable choice. Painfully, powerfully good.

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Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Categories: episode related, Nicholas Ballard, angst, kidfic
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: campylobacter
Author's Website: Campylobacter at AO3
Link: Ready When You Get Back

Why This Must Be Read: Enjoy a fascinating, angsty exploration of Daniel's waffle breakfast with his grandfather after his parents' funeral, with a bonus time-twisty handwaving of certain discrepancies in Threads and a nod to Crystal Skull. I love stories that focus on tiny details and make it all make sense... or possibly not. :)


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Rec Category: Episode Related
Categories: friendship, team, Jack, Sam, Teal'c, Daniel
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: frith_in_thorns
Author's Website: frith_in_thorns at AO3
Link: Catch a Breath

Why This Must Be Read: A warming, teamy missing scene from Threads, in which four friends naturally drift towards one another and (possibly despite themselves) find quiet comfort. This leads smoothly into the scene at Jack's cabin, and will definitely make you smile!

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Rec Category: Episode Related
Categories: Daniel, Yu
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: aurora_novarum
Author's Website: Aurora at AO3
Link: Yu Never Know

Why This Must Be Read: This is a great little missing scene from New Order, with Daniel and Yu trading pointed barbs in regard to their shared history... and the dangers that they face with Ba'al and Anubis. I love the way Aurora picks up on past canon and makes it fit so well with what actually happened onscreen!


"As oldest and most powerful of the system lords, the others allow me my minor concessions. Such as keeping my loyal Jaffa with me at all times." He leaned closer to Daniel. "He does all the work of a lo'taur now. I no longer trust human slaves."

Rec Category: Team
Categories: ep related, humor, angst, Sam and Jack friendship, Jacob, Tok'ra
Warnings: reference to canon character death(s)
Author on LJ: poohmusings
Author's Website: poohmusings's scribbles
Link: Pardon the Intrusion

Why This Must Be Read: In which there is annoying Tok'ra arrogance, frustrated Daniel, looming Teal'c, slightly trigger-happy Sam, and Jack at his devious best...

Despite the relatively somber backdrop of a memorial for Selmac (and Jacob, thank you!), this is a fun teamy romp that is so utterly and perfectly them.

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Rec Category: Gen
Categories: humor, Jack, Sam, Daniel, Teal'c, Reynolds, team
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: aurora_novarum
Author's Website: List of My Stories
Link: A Picture's Worth...

Why This Must Be Read: This delighful fic reads like the tag scene of a missing episode from the show. Here is General!Jack, contemplating a thank-you gift from a grateful planet after a successful joint mission to rescue the natives from a Goa'uld attack. Complete with snark, teasing, friendship, humor, SG team competence, and a final Teal'c zinger, you'll find yourself wishing you could see the entire episode in living color -- at least as well as Jack can!

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Rec Category: Jack and Daniel friendship
Categories: humor, team, MacKenzie
Warnings: adult humor
Author on LJ: tallulah_rasa
Author's Website: To Explore the Universe and Eat Pie
Link: The Whole Rhubarb

Why This Must Be Read: Have the sheer glee of classic Tallulah Rasa fic -- snark, humor, sparkling dialogue, teamy goodness, and the kind of interaction between friends that only makes sense from the SG-1 perspective. Throw some perfectly understandable MacKenzie misunderstanding and golden Teal'c pwnage into the mix, and you've got a delightful fic that will leave you grinning for the rest of the day!

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Rec Category: Sam and Jack friendship
Categories: humor
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: holdouttrout
Author's Website: Linguistic Prostitution
Link: Twelve Down

Why This Must Be Read: This sweet little ficlet is a thing of joy. Sam and Jack friendship, complete with breakfast tribulations, phone calls, and crosswords. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face!

Full disclaimer: Holdouttrout wrote this for my birthday a few years ago. Do I have great friends or what?



"Just how much do you have riding on this, sir?"

O'Neill paused. "I don't know what you're talking about."