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So I rented a dvd called ‘National Geographic: Birth of Civilization.’ Basically, it’s historical fiction using ancient man to illustrate the birth of towns, religion, power structures, social and economic classes, warfare, and the invention and use of writing. It’s what your history teacher in high school put on after the standardized tests were done and everybody’s brain was fried. Nothing new or exciting.

Except. Except except except.

The last segment detailed a shepherd named Tabor coming to a major city where he meets the scribe Sharkei, who has the adorable habit of tapping his nose with his stylus. Sharkei is a good guy who agrees to teach our young hero how to read and write. They move in together. Sharkei has a job collecting taxes for the king of Mesopotamia. He works with a brute of a soldier who beats up Sharkei’s friend, a weaver because the guy can’t pay his taxes. To help his friend, Sharkei fudges the tax tablet. He’s promptly arrested and thrown in jail. While waiting sentencing, he teaches his fellow inmates how to read.

He’s sentenced to death. While waiting for that to be carried out, Tabor breaks him loose. Sharkei has to flee the city. For some unexplained reason, Tabor can’t go with him, so they part with tears in their eyes. It’s heartbreaking. I yelled at the screen. Tabor gives him a piece of jewelry for protection, and to remember him by.

Sharkei runs into the desert. He almost dies, but is found by Bedouins. They take him in and it is ten years before he returns to the city. There Tabor has become a scribe. He has stolen the adorable habit of tapping the tip of his nose with his stylus. They briefly meet and for a second you think they’ll get back together and all will be well. Sharkei asks Tabor to come with him. It could be the perfect ending.

It doesn’t happen. Tabor decides to stay in the city and teach kids to read, and write a book about history. They part again, and that’s it.

I’m not supposed to want to write fix-it-fic for mediocre National Geographic docudramas, but I do. Curse you, National Geographic. Curse you.

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaP6DUowYOM

What's your favorite National Geographic features, FS?

Well clearly they couldn't make it too gay for TV, but I think we all know that history actually shows they stayed together and collected a house full of cats (shut up, I said HISTORY so it must be true).

I don't know if this was a NatGeo feature since it was sooo long ago, but I think it may have been? As a tiny kid I had a program where they vaginally inserted a tiny fiberoptic camera to take in vivo footage of a developing fetus (this was in the 80's so it was the actual apex of film technology). It was fucking amazing to tiny me and probably highly influenced my future career and academic path.

I'm not kidding when I say Nat Geo did everything short of having them kiss. Your version of history is pretty great, I like it.

I can't imagine having a camera, even a small one, shoved up my vagina. 0.0

Well, you'd also be pregnant in that scenario, so that's something to consider.

That makes it even worse.

Well, I am deeply grateful to whichever lady decided it would be worth it in the name of scientific education. It was some seriously great footage.

Heeeeee!
That's so awesome. :)

It's a sign that I have too much time on my hands, and that modern film makers will slip romance into literally everything.

But I legit want fanfics now.

SO DO I, Iceyred. So do i.

Curse you, now there's two of us. That means I'll have to create something. We'll have a fandom soon enough. Are there any websites for madness like this? Seems like there ought to be. "Rare fic fixes" or "Nat Geo Shippers" or something.

I'm a member of a tiny fandom comm on LJ.
http://fandom-of-one.livejournal.com/profile

*does a little dance*
I'm gonna watch the vid tonight. :)

I just joined and will be copy/pasting my spiel above very soon.

Wheeeeeeeeeeee!

Right. I posted. I honestly forgot LiveJournal was a thing, so if I did anything wrong lemme know.

If you need me, I'll be scouring your tags.

Heeeeeee!

You have fun. :)
I'm over at AO3, too. Twice.

I see you write Stucky and that is relevant to my interests.

I do, though not as much as i'd like. Another couple are in the works. :)

Oh damn, I kinda want to watch that now.

I haven't watched anything from National Geographic in a really long time, but I remember loving the show Taboo.

I linked it. The couple I discussed are the last, but the other stories are entertaining in their own right. I got a case of the feelings from watching them too.

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