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[neverwhere]

Wow, another update! I'm spankin'! *giggles*

It's not really an update. I just thought I would participate in this interesting meme thingy. Since I don't read fanfics I'm not really coming from that perspective, I hope you don't mind. But I think I can guarantee to have some outrageously unpopular opinions. Wooohooo! ;-)



[Star Trek: The Next Generation]
ST:TNG, I love you dearly, but if I have to hear 'In the late 20th century...' to describe something one more time I will disavow you and swear my alligence to your archnemesis Babylon 5.

Riker was a giant Space Slag, who was not sexy but a carrier of disease across the galaxy. That plague that wiped out the once peaceful planet of Euphoria Minor? Yep, that was Riker.

[The X-Files]
Agent Pendrell was the perfect man for Scully, and they would have lived happily ever after if hadn't been for that whole dying thing. (Curse you Chris Carter!)

[Stargate: SG-1]
I love Jonas, and so should you. JONAS IS COOL. Jonas is intelligent, adorable, charismatic and a fun addition to SG-1. He is not, I repeat not an emotionally vapid Gary-Stu with a Deus ex Machina complex. Jonas rules, and quite frankly Daniel (though I still crush on him madly) pretty much SUCKS since his timely return from The Great Beyond.

[Harry Potter]
Harry is too fucked up to have a girlfriend. Why do you even pretend otherwise? If you want to write an AU fic where he is not emotionally disturbed, go right ahead. But if you want to remain Canon PLEASE do not ignore that fact that he has suffered, and continues to suffer on a daily basis. Just imagine what that does to a person! His entire life has been one misery after another, and now he is in the middle of a war which he did not want, yet he finds himself the centre of all the action. He has FAR too much on his mind to be bothered with romance of any kind, and occasionally barely even has time for his friends. Why on earth should anyone want to force him into a relationship? Pity the poor child who gets saddled with this stubborn, irascible, bi-polar saviour of the world.

[LOTR]
Pippin is NOT stupid. GAH! Leave my Pip alone, dammit. He is comic relief, but that has never been his only function. He is not one-dimensional in any way. He does, in fact SAVE MIDDLE EARTH. So just shut up about my beloved being childish comic relief.

[Buffy]
I'm sorry, but however much I appreciate that Willow/Tara was the best, most realistic homosexual relationship on tv, Oz was a zillion times better than Tara.

Spike lost all interesting qualities when he became Buffy's Bitch. Where has the man who once called people 'Happy Meals with legs' gone!

[Doctor Who]
The Enemy Within kicked arse, despite the fact that it's so Americanized, and has a kiiiiiss, and Eric Roberts as The Master. I was one of the first people in the world to know what it would look like, and if you could have seen how much love and attention went into making this production, you would appreciate it too. And besides, Eight is hot. So there. :-P

[Every Fandom]
Never ever show off your squicky twincest/beastiality/whatever fanfic or photomanip to the real people you've based it on. EVER. It's just plain rude! How would YOU like it if someone wrote a story about you and your brother or your mum or your best friend (or all three at once)? You wouldn't like it very much, would you. If you want to write it, GO AHEAD! Knock yourself out. Write or draw as much as your bursting little heart desires. But don't pretend that your objects of desire share your passion! If they want to see it themselves, and maybe have a good laugh, let them do it in private and on their own terms. Is that too much to ask? No, of course not.

Edit: I can't believe I forgot this one.
Two people can be in a loving, devoted relationship and not be shagging each other. This goes for both straight and gay relationships. I think people have gotten so carried away with making sure that homosexual relationships are seen and heard that they're seeing them everywhere. I'm certainly not saying that you shouldn't write a story where Frodo and Sam, or Sirius and Remus or whomever are together, but for the love of Varda do not say that it's Canon. As much as I might want to believe Picard and Crusher have been doing the nasty for years, I know it's not Canon, and I don't pretend otherwise. Why should it be so with other fictional characters we know and love?
In your imagination, anything can happen. And this is a very good thing. But if it's not what the author imagined, don't force your ideas on his creation. Okay? :)



Well, that was fun now, wasn't it. *grins*

Comments

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Harry is too fucked up to have a girlfriend.

Do they not have wizard therapists? I do worry about him having to cope with all the crap on his own like this, or at least I would if he had a few more dimensions to his character. Especially when his elders and betters seem to spend a lot of time a) playing mind games with him for the sake of a plot twist, b) egging him on in an irresponsible manner, c) bullying him d) generally behaving unprofessionally. In my opionion, Mrs Weasley is probably the only adult in his immediate vicinity with a lick of sense (also Remus, but he really needs to get his act together) but she has too much on her plate already. Is it too much to ask to get Harry an appointment with someone qualified to deal with people who've been through this kind of terrible trauma? Is it???

Pippin is NOT stupid. No, he most certainly isn't. He is however insane. With love of YOU, Nevvie!

Oz was a zillion times better than Tara. Tara really annoyed me, she was just so droopy and wet. I wished she didn't, but she did. Oz was fab.

The Enemy Within kicked arse I need to see this again, actually. I've been having a few nostalgic Doctor Who moments lately. I was one of the first people in the world to know what it would look like, Ooh, do tell! Eight is hot Mmmm. Remember when I saw him in Costa's in Milton Keynes? Did you see that picture of his back my friend took? Ooh, he had Orangina and sandwiches! *thinks fond thoughts*

don't pretend that your objects of desire share your passion! Amen to that!

if it's not what the author imagined, don't force your ideas on his creation.
Hmm, I find this interesting. I think it was possibly the obvious paradox of this that drew me into the world of slash in the first place. Because I read LOTR, and a bit of my brain was going, well Frodo and Sam are clearly in love. And another bit of my brain was going, er... I think you'll find they clearly aren't. Like, context? And the first bit of my brain went, yes I know, but anyway. And that bit defected and went and looked up other weirdos on the Internet. The End.

But you're right -- it's clearly a good thing not to let your personal obsessions and oddnesses take over the bit of your brain capable of objective thought, lest you become a scary person that everyone tries to avoid.

Well. That was fun. :)

[angelislington.livejournal.com]

YES they so totally need Wizard therapists. And Harry needs an appointment, stat!
I absolutely agree with everything you said in that paragraph.

I love pippininsane. Seriously.
Everything he writes makes me snort and giggle and laugh till I turn blue. :))))

Tara was rather wet, wasn't she. I liked the fact that she was shy, but she didn't need to be quite so useless.

In 1996 I attended a Doctor Who convention, and the guest of honour was the director/writer/producer was the Guest of Honour. He gave a slide show with lots of photos of the production, including the meticulous detailing that went into the TARDIS and everything in it. They spent many months researching Who history, and tried to fit in as much of it in the props and set decoration as possible. The director talked for a long time about how much he loved the series, and wanted to remain as truthful to the original as he was allowed, but unfortuntely because it was being made for US tv he had to take liberties and cram in as much back story as he could, while still making it a new and exciting story. It didn't turn out quite like he had hoped (understatement of the millenium), but he also thought this would be a pilot, and he could make improvements in later episodes. Oh well. :)

You looked up the other weirdos, and found ME! :D

[queeniefox.livejournal.com]

I've got a whole book about the development of The Enemy Within. It used to make me a bit sad that they'd gone through all this work and Dr Who still didn't make a succesful comeback...

but it's coming back now anyway! *whee*

[angelislington.livejournal.com]

I just realized I typed 'guest of honour' twice. Eeep. *laughs*