*blows nose*

[firthgal]

I'm coming out of hiding just to say that the finale to The Office left me a sobbing mess. What a sweet, hilarious, wonderful, emotional, insightful, nostalgic ending to the show of my life. This show was with me for so long and captured so many of my thoughts and feelings that I could never really express myself, and even though it was wacky and

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[firthgal]

Ha! I thought that Sheldon/Leonard rang true to your shipping tendencies, but it's so shippable that I was like, "...Nah, it's gotta be more rare than that." I think I maybe shipped them when I watched the first season? A little bit? I can't remember, I just remember thinking that the show would be so much better if it focused more on the odd couple thing and less on the Nice Guy pining after the Hot Girl (in fact, I just wanted that storyline gone). I still think that, actually. But I did used to really dig Sheldon/Penny. Like, a lot. But then Howard/Raj stole my OTP'ing heart.

In one ep, Bernadette spoke in Raj's accent and Howard told her to use that voice more often because it's 'kind of a turn-on.' Bernadette just looked at him. "It turns you on when I sound like Raj?" and Howard got this deer in the headlights expression and TURNED AROUND REALLY FAST AND TRIED TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT OMG IT WAS GLORIOUS.

WHAAAAAAAAAT?!!! AND I MISSED IT? AAAAAAAAAAH. I've been thinking about getting back into the show recently, but... well... I'm lazy when it comes to such things. Or, more like I spend all my free time watching Asian dramas, therefore I can never catch up with my American shows. I have been trying to work my way through the 4th season of Arrested Development for the past month.

[tinted_glass]

I thought that Sheldon/Leonard rang true to your shipping tendencies, but it's so shippable that I was like, "...Nah, it's gotta be more rare than that."

You know, man, I thought the same thing. I looked at Sheldon/Leonard and thought, "that is so shippable," which naturally lead to the conclusion, "I bet a lot of people ship them." Then I actually looked for Sheldon/Leonard fanfiction and found a veritable dearth of it. IT IS AMAZINGLY UNPOPULAR. TBBT is a really het-centric fandom. All of the main ships are het. And with the exception of Sheldon/Penny, they're all canon ships, too. I don't even think Sheldon/Penny is all that popular anymore, not after the show started hitting the audience hard with the Shamy. Ugh I could. Rant about that here, about what they've done to Sheldon's character this season just for the sake of SPEEDING SHELDON/AMY along but. I'll restrain myself. Barely. You're welcome. (Lmfao don't even get me started on Leonard/Penny oh man I have so many issues with their relationship, SO MANY)

WHAAAAAAAAAT?!!! AND I MISSED IT? AAAAAAAAAAH. I've been thinking about getting back into the show recently, but... well... I'm lazy when it comes to such things. Or, more like I spend all my free time watching Asian dramas, therefore I can never catch up with my American shows. I have been trying to work my way through the 4th season of Arrested Development for the past month.

Ahaha, yeah, it was a great moment. There are some other lovely moments between them as well but that is by far the highlight. Howard/Raj is so completely canon imo, like it's not even subtext anymore when it's just flat-out gay. CRIES UGH I LOVE THEM A LOT. I also love that you're still watching Asian dramas, omg. Bless you.

[firthgal]

Oh, dear, my Asian drama watching is out of hand at this point. I don't even know how many I've watched. Over 100, definitely. It is a weird and crazy addiction, especially since I don't have much of a fandom fueling my love for it! I do for K-dramas, I suppose (Dramabeans), but I don't really comment on that blog or anything. I feel out of place and there are like 500 comments on every blog post and only the first page really has any back and forth, and I am never there in time for that. The drama reviews do plenty of analyzing, so I don't really have anything valuable to say anyway, but sometimes I just want to voice my love for the old guys! Not everyone wants an androgynous 19 year old idol as a boyfriend, okay? Ahjussi love!

Sheldon/Amy, ugh, don't even get me started. I'm not sure which one I find more grating: Sheldon/Amy or Leonard/Penny. Well... I'd probably still say Leonard/Penny.

[tinted_glass]

You've watched over 100? OMG. I'm impressed.

It is a weird and crazy addiction, especially since I don't have much of a fandom fueling my love for it!

I guess we've always been on the fringes of fandom though, what with our tendency of liking unpopular characters and ships. So maybe it's not that big of a surprise for you to be doing your own thang? :>

Oh, good, I am glad we are on the same page: re: Sheldon/Amy and Leonard/Penny. I think the solution is obvious. The show should pair off Sheldon/Leonard and Amy/Penny. As a sidebar, Raj should go live with Howard and Bernadette and they should just have threesomes or take turns sharing I'M JUST SAYING.

But seriously, I find both Sheldon/Amy and Leonard/Penny problematic. Which... isn't bad for storytelling, honestly. Problematic relationships can be really interesting and engaging. THEY ARE MY FAVORITE THINGS in fact, but the issue I take with those two ships is how the writers try to make it sound like they're both working towards an ideal WHEN GOD THAT IS THE FARTHEST THING FROM THE TRUTH.