Given how the existence of fan policing and harassment on the Internet is sadly still an ongoing issue, causing multiple ongoing discussions of it, here are a few things for me to keep in mind:

One: Anybody who sends threats to other people and/or harasses a real person is a bully. It doesn't matter what their rationale is, what their politics are ( Read more... )

*The Original Trilogy exists ( Read more... )

As I've been reading through certain reviews and criticisms of fantasy media, I think that I've put my finger on what's been annoying me about them. And I think that my pet peeve is this: in these criticisms, the reviewers are forgetting about the story. Whether it's the characters or the worldbuilding (and very often, it is a complaint about the ( Read more... )

This kind of goes hand-in-hand with the previous Tiresome Trope that I ranted about (Tearing Down the Old to Make Way for the New). In this post, though, I'm going to talk about a possible reason for the character derailment that often occurs in that trope: the writers don't know where to go after the end of a character arc.

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Well, it's been a while since I've made a 'Tiresome Tropes' post. I'm not sure if TVTropes has a term for this, but I'll just label this as a Tiresome Trope anyway.

I'm not a fan of the writing decision to tear down preexisting characters in a sequel or spinoff of the series that they starred in. I'm sure that very often this isn't done ( Read more... )

Oh, my goodness. Finally, FINALLY I've found an article addressing just how stupid and nonsensical the whole "dying in childbirth = certain death" excuse for Anakin Skywalker's downfall is. I've read and watched a lot of rants/criticism about the Star Wars prequels, but never one that so thoroughly addressed how ridiculous the whole "dying in ( Read more... )

Day 19: Favorite Hero/Villain pairing

Darth Vader/Padmé Amidala Skywalker (Star Wars):

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Day 3: Your OTP

Oh, so many to list! Here are some:

Fitzwilliam Darcy/Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice):

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Well, I haven’t posted a Star Wars rant in a while, so here’s another one. This one kind of runs alongside my rant about how Padmé is portrayed in some fans’ revisions of the Star Wars prequels. This rant will be more specific since it deals with a certain suggested revision that I’ve seen crop up in a few videos. However, the general problem that ( Read more... )

Originally from emeriin, snagged from ladyhadhafang.

Write a list of characters and number them.
- Input the number of characters into this random number generator the maximum and generate two numbers.
- Ramble about how the corresponding pairing/partnership would (or, indeed, wouldn't) work. Perhaps write a snippet/one-sentence fic for it if you're feeling brave.
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