First Footing Gift #2

[bistokidsfan77.livejournal.com]

A Hogmanay prezzie for Cowley fans.



Vid: When You Were Young
Music by: The Killers
Author: bistokidsfan
Fandom: The Professionals
Links: .wmv - 12.6 MB, mpeg2 - 162 MB, real media - 25.8 MB
Website Link: bistokidsfan's vids
Archive: Yes, please! Hatstand & The Circuit - others just let me know.
Summary: George Cowley's reality & dreams. Thanks to Zoe & Francis.
Note: This can be a B/C or B&C vid - YMMV.
Note2: Vids should be right-clicked & saved for best performance.

The idea for this vid came from a determination to use this song and a request for a Cowley vid - preferably B/C. Since I don't *do* B/C - this was quite a challenge for me. Please don't let that scare you away - I ended up enjoying the making of this vid very much. I hope it works for you, whatever the relationship you see between The Cow & The Blue-Eyed Boy :D

Comments

[shaw012145.livejournal.com]

Such a handsome young man was the major!

Thanks for the triple treat.

[bistokidsfan77.livejournal.com]

He was, wasn't he? Thanks!

[crimson-37.livejournal.com]

Being someone who cannot abide the Cowley/Bodie thing, I was pleasantly surprised. This was brilliantly done and I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you and well done.

[bistokidsfan77.livejournal.com]

You know, me either! But, somehow, this vid grew on me. I rather see is as B&C, but it depends on your perspective donnit? :D Thank you so much!

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

I imagine the B/C fans are happy! *g* Nicely done--the transitions from young Cowley to old are wonderful. I especially liked the "devil's water" bit. You've given Cowley a very intriguing past!

Thank you!

[bistokidsfan77.livejournal.com]

Wow - thanks! I truly don't *get* B/C, so approached it from a B&C POV - but it really was enjoyable to do.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Though I'm not a B/C fan, I am rather a fan of Gordon Jackson and this is a nice showcase for his character. It's nice to see the footage of a younger Cow, and you've integrated it well within the vid.

[bistokidsfan77.livejournal.com]

Thanks for giving it a chance! I love the song and when I first heard it, I just imagined a younger Cowley & natch I had to use TGE.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Nope, not a B/C girl either, but I liked seeing the younger Cowley too! Thank you!

[bistokidsfan77.livejournal.com]

It's so amazing that you all watched it, even if you don't like B/C. Thanks *so* much giving it a chance. Cowley vids are few & far between, and he really deserves more. Thanks!

[ancastar.livejournal.com]

Okay, I have to confess Cowley & Bodie =really= do not work for me. But honestly, you've made the most compelling case possible. You managed to capture some lovely wistful looks on the part of the major. And you used clips of him from The Great Escape, which is near and dear to my heart because of a story I'm working on. So brava, my dear. Brava!

[bistokidsfan77.livejournal.com]

Thank you for such kind words! TGE is one of my most favorite movies - so many of my favorite actors are in it. Oooh, can't wait to read your story. As for B/C - nah, not my cuppa. I tend to look at the vid as B&C friendship/father vibe.

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

I go more for the friendship/father bit, too and B/C doesn't work for me but this was cleverly done and wasn't our Gordon a good looking lad when he was younger? Very well done even of not my cup of tea, thank you and a happy New Year!

[bistokidsfan77.livejournal.com]

Gordon *was* such a lovely lad! I'm very happy you liked the vid, and thank you for commenting. Happy New Year!

Excellent

[beauregard.livejournal.com]

I love coincidences. I heard this song on my car radio for the first time last month and knew it was unlikely that I would hear it again...I seldom listen to radio. But the lyrics caught me and I found myself listening very carefully. I didn't remember the title or the singers so when I opened this vid it was a total surprise and pleasure.

Thank you.

Karen-Leigh

Re: Excellent

[bistokidsfan77.livejournal.com]

I really loved this song from the first time I heard it. I listen to the alt rock station that transmits from Portland (Oregon) and they play all sorts of wonderful stuff that is very viddable like this song. I try to branch out from my punk roots every now and again :D Thanks for commenting!

[probodie.livejournal.com]

Yay - go you girl! Getting some lovely comments, and I am not surprised. You've done a marvellous job on it :-D

[bistokidsfan77.livejournal.com]

I am rather pleasantly surprised by all the positive feedback on a vid with somewhat controversial content. It's so lovely that everyone is giving it a chance, and finding, even if not their cupppa, at least the work itself worth viewing. I've said it before - I surprised myself by enjoying making it more than I thought I would. Some songs just demand vidding, and this was one of them. Thanks for the kind words!

[franciskerst.livejournal.com]

Sorry for commenting so late; I was vacationing in the country with relatively little access to Internet (due to the constant interferences of other rabid users) and I didn't check this page regularly), but I had already watched the two first drafts of the vid and enjoyed it immensely. As an unpenitent Cowley's fan, I positively loved the pictures of him young (though I think he is still more handsome old!).

Thanks thousand times.

[myrebelcat.livejournal.com]

I don't see this so much as Bodie/Cowley - more a examination of Cowley, his past, and the conflicted feelings he's got towards Bodie (which *could* be fatherly... or not). But Bodie for his part seems utterly oblivious, lol! And I don't get the impression Cowley would particularly want him to ever clue in.

In any case, I loved the vid, especially the way you interwove the past and the future. It's one I've watched several times now (and so high time I got around to commenting on it!).

[magnifica7.livejournal.com]

This goes on my all time favourites-list! Awesome!

Many thanks! :)