I let it germinate...
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amand_rAnd now, I finally puked up ten of my own.
1. While many people can write Adam Piersom, not many can write Methos. I suspect that it's because of moral stance (meaning that the writer has one, while Methos does not), but I'm not so sure.
2. There are people in fandom who invite flames, but not because they intentionally want to stir up trouble. It is because they have never understood that fandom is not black and white. These people are not for meta, because they ask the same questions over and over. One should just realize that they are not good conversationalists and move on.
3. While there is nothing wrong with teh pretteh, it only goes so far to inspire slash.
4. Wolverine is not slashable. Unless he's having a one time with Gambit. The moment they stay in the same bed/couch/cabin/whatever to sleep, you've gone OOC. Unless one of them is dying.
5. I'm tired of MPREG. It never worked. It never will.
6. RPS? Not a big deal, either way.
7. Canon-heavy stories that do not deviate into any new area, and instead deal with only what is on the screen (or in the book) are often boring.
8. Anne Rice Vampires do not, contrary to popular opinion, boff. They don't even exchange blood for fun that much that I can see. Someone is confusing VC with FK.
9. There needs to be less schmoopy Duncan/Methos. I read them and crust over with saccharine like a cartoon character who has just gotten out of a pool of cement.
10. Joss Whedon's arcs are getting more and more irritating because people expect them now, and when they don't get them, they insist that a season is poorly done.
"Kids, I'm going to give you the official definition of thre word 'uncle.' Use uncle to refer to the brother of one of your parents, not to refer to the man your mother is currently banging." --Kids in the Hall
1. While many people can write Adam Piersom, not many can write Methos. I suspect that it's because of moral stance (meaning that the writer has one, while Methos does not), but I'm not so sure.
2. There are people in fandom who invite flames, but not because they intentionally want to stir up trouble. It is because they have never understood that fandom is not black and white. These people are not for meta, because they ask the same questions over and over. One should just realize that they are not good conversationalists and move on.
3. While there is nothing wrong with teh pretteh, it only goes so far to inspire slash.
4. Wolverine is not slashable. Unless he's having a one time with Gambit. The moment they stay in the same bed/couch/cabin/whatever to sleep, you've gone OOC. Unless one of them is dying.
5. I'm tired of MPREG. It never worked. It never will.
6. RPS? Not a big deal, either way.
7. Canon-heavy stories that do not deviate into any new area, and instead deal with only what is on the screen (or in the book) are often boring.
8. Anne Rice Vampires do not, contrary to popular opinion, boff. They don't even exchange blood for fun that much that I can see. Someone is confusing VC with FK.
9. There needs to be less schmoopy Duncan/Methos. I read them and crust over with saccharine like a cartoon character who has just gotten out of a pool of cement.
10. Joss Whedon's arcs are getting more and more irritating because people expect them now, and when they don't get them, they insist that a season is poorly done.
"Kids, I'm going to give you the official definition of thre word 'uncle.' Use uncle to refer to the brother of one of your parents, not to refer to the man your mother is currently banging." --Kids in the Hall
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Date: 2003-11-24 12:57 pm (UTC)Here here!!
Although I am a Logan slash reader...
Wolvie can only be slashed, like you said, one time and only with Gambit. As much as I would like to see the Wolvie/Kurt thing done well, I just can not picture it.
Gambit can be slashed with anyone you can think of. He is a ho like that.
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Date: 2003-11-24 04:21 pm (UTC)Joss Whedon's arcs
Date: 2003-11-24 01:01 pm (UTC)Joss has officially reached the Chris Carter stage, in my opinion. Watch his shows (if you still watch them at all) for the stand-alone episodes, and ignore the "arcs" as much as possible. Because you know they're going to suck, and they're not going to make sense and they're going to have plot holes you could steer a tanker ship through.
Re: Joss Whedon's arcs
Date: 2003-11-24 04:22 pm (UTC)Re: Joss Whedon's arcs
Date: 2003-11-24 08:56 pm (UTC)Re: Joss Whedon's arcs
Date: 2003-11-24 09:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-11-24 03:08 pm (UTC)Me like Amand-r's brain. Amand-r's brain is yummeh.
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Date: 2003-11-24 04:25 pm (UTC)To be fair, I GAVE Mpreg all I could. I read a whole Clark/Lex one that involved Clark saving the day in a purplr mumu. I also have read about five Harry/Snape ones because I was desparate for new slash. I read part of one Methos/Dunan, and wept, because that is my OTP (when I do write slash, which is rare), and that ended MPREG for me. No more.
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Date: 2003-12-02 12:44 pm (UTC)But, ack!, don't think I could ever read a Duncan/Methos one either. ::shudder:: No no.
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Date: 2003-12-02 12:59 pm (UTC)Methos MPREGS make Amand-r cry...havoc and loose the dogs of war...
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Date: 2003-11-24 03:31 pm (UTC)2) Dogmatics are awkward anywhere, not just fandom. And everyone should know how to take criticism. However, I think I may have missed your point entirely.
3) True. That's why Wesley/Gunn works, and Xander/Angel never did.
4) I beg to differ. The man's a Samurai, immersed in Japanese culture. If he was true to that, he wouldn't differentiate by sexuality, and regard sex with a man as no different to sex with a woman. On the other hand, I don't see him in a loving relationship with anyone. For one thing, he might have a nightmare and gut them like a clam.
5) Of course it never did. That doesn't stop it being amusing, in a point-and-do-an-impression-of-Nelson-from-the-Simpsons way.
6) Could care less, but not very easily.
7) Often? I'd go with usually.
8) That's not an opinion, that's a fact. At least going by the first three books, which is where I gave up.
9) See number one.
10) I think he ran out of ideas two years ago, and is now winging it desperately. But that's just an opinion.
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Date: 2003-11-24 04:29 pm (UTC)By the way, I've been following your thoughs on the X movies. You rawk.
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Date: 2003-11-25 05:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-11-25 05:45 pm (UTC)Thanks! By the way, is your LJ name in any way connected to the Talaydras of Valdemar?
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Date: 2003-11-25 06:55 pm (UTC)No, actually, it's connected to a twelve hour plane trip and too much sugar. But probably the Talaydras of Valdemar would be more interesting.