Starsky & Hutch (film) chemistry and a surprisingly warm-hearted script." At the website Metacritic, which utilizes a normalized rating system, the film earned a rating of 55/100 based on 40 reviews by mainstream critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Roger Ebert awarded it 3/4. Ben Stiller earned a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actor, while Carmen Electra earned a nomination for Worst Supporting Actress. In the film's opening weekend, it grossed $28,103,367 in 3,185 theaters. "Starsky & Hutch" has had gross receipts of $88,237,754 in the U.S. and Canada and $82,030,996 in international markets for a total of $170,268,750 worldwide. Starsky & Hutch
Slash fiction and "K/S" (for "Kirk/Spock") were used interchangeably. Slash later spread to other fandoms, first "Starsky and Hutch", "Blake's 7", and "The Professionals", then many others, eventually creating a fandom based around the concept of slash. Many early slash stories were based on a pairing of two close friends, a "hero dyad" or "One True Pairing" such as Kirk/Spock or Starsky/Hutch; conversely, a classic pairing between foils was that of Blake/Avon from "Blake's 7". The first K/S stories were not immediately accepted by all "Star Trek" fans. Later, authors such as Joanna Russ studied and reviewed the phenomenon in essays and