*have some fun with memes*
Annnnd now: MEME TIME!
from the effervescent lariren_shadow
Reply with "fuck yes fierce ladies (and awesome dudes too)" and I'll give you four fandoms. Write about your favorite character in each.
A:tLA- Zuko. Duh. He was way more interesting of a character than Aang. Total the protagonist imo. *FYI I learned this in my screenwriting class. In Movies and TV, the protagonist is the person who changes most from the beginning to the end, not necessarily the person who is the main focus of the story. For example in Back to the Future, Marty is the focus, but his dad is actually the protagonist. And it follows that the antagonist is the person who most influences that change i.e. Marty*
I'm also a big fan of Sokka, Iroh and Toph. I liked Katara in season 1 and most of season 2, but then in season 3 she just REALLY got on my nerves.
True Blood- Hands down Eric Northman. Hot damn that Viking Vampire is all kinds of all-powerful, predator sexy FINE! And oh. my. LORD. CuteAmnesiac!Eric was so freaking CUTE!!!! I wanted to cuddle up with him and listen to him tell stories about the "Old Country".
I really really REALLY like Jesus to, and was really sad with how his character arc ended this season.
But pretty much though 90% of the characters on that show annoy me and I want to feed them all to Eric.
Doctor Who- Donna Noble. I think she's been the companion I've identified most with. Not that I don't LOVE the Doctor to bits, but I just saw a lot of myself in Donna and it was nice to see someone have no qualms about telling the Doctor when he's being an arse. And even though I LOATHED how RTD chose to end her story arc I really loved how she always thought she wasn't all that special and she ends up being the most awesomest Timey Wimey Person in the history of EVER!
I also gotta love me some Eleventy! Ten was great, really he was, and it's not that I didn't love him. It's just there's something about Matt Smith that makes me utterly BELIEVE that he is this 900+ year old alien in the body of a 20-something. It's just fascinating to watch him BE the Doctor. One minutes he's this excited, almost manic with energy child-like creature. And then SNAP!, you see this impossibly old man looking at you and you SEE the weight of all he's lived through even though he barely looks older than me. Ten was a brilliant Ten, but Eleventy is a brilliant Doctor.
Amy and Rory Williams aslo get my love. And Sexy(aka The TARDIS). I'm still deciding about River. Her character is massively intriguing but I don't know if I trust her enough to put her on my favorites list yet.
Harry Potter- *holds up frying pan to fend of the haters for the upcoming answer* Yeeeah. Draco Malfoy. Which in part was/is hugely fueled by my year in high school spent living in Ireland. I was cut off from all my friends in the states cause Facebook didn't exist yet, not really doing well at making friends at my school there cause America was not in a good international light then. So I pretty much retreated into fandom to keep from losing all my sanity. I devoured probably TERABYTES of fanfiction and frankly most of the best writers were writing stories about Draco Malfoy. I know that JKR says she doesn't get why people like him because "Draco, who, whatever he looks like, is not a nice man." And I'm not about to try and defend all of his actions, because really some of them are NOT nice. But I think JKR doesn't give her own creation enough credit. There's a clear difference between say Moldy Voldy and Draco. Moldy's just a sadistic bastard. Draco is yes, a bully and a bit of an arse. But I think at heart he's a decent enough person because hi: HE DIDN'T KILL DUMBLYDORE! And we never actually see what he's like after he's figured out that: Hey all the crap my dad (and to an extent my mum) raised me on is a bunch of bull. I mean really what child would know to act any differently if they've never been exposed to decent human interaction. And frankly he's a fun character to write. It's interesting to try and come up with plausible reasons for WHY he is the way he is...and how exactly a person would find themselves on the other side(aka inside) of his walls. Because believe you me that boy has walls to rival China's. Yes, I will admit the initial draw was fandom Draco...but I like to think the Draco I write has little to do with leather pants, being a sex god and charming snarkery.
Fred & George Weasley also deserve some love. Because really in my ideal fantasy life, I'd totally be dating/engaged/married to a guy like the twins. They know how to have a smashing good time, but aren't incapable of turning the goof off. And they're charming and snarky and totally like my inner monologue. Not that they don't totally deserve the giant paragraph that I wrote for Draco...I just don't quite have to defend myself form being labeled a scary fan girl for being a Weasley Girl than being a Malfoy Girl.
Luna Lovegood as well makes the list. Because there's something to be said for a character that dances to their own tune, no matter how crazy everyone around them thinks they are. There's a quiet strength to her that I love and I cannot express the amount of my sadness that she did not end up married to Neville. I thought they were a REALLY great pairing from a literary stand-point. But then again I'm still pissed off about the whole Oedipal Complex nature of Harry/Ginny so excuse me while I go grouse about JKR's lack of understanding proper literary romance.
And from the loverly
a_phoenixdragon
1. Reply to this post with "UNICORNS", and I will pick five of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon glee.
And the icons she chose were (and I'm apparently completely incapable of keeping track of who made my icons so apologies if you made on of these and you're not credited):
It does DEATH! - I love this icon to bits because it combines two of my favorite things: Star Wars and Eddie Izzard. Because honestly everytime I see this icon I just imagine Eddie in his transvestite garb, with his hand of his mouth doing the Darth Vader voice saying: "I will have the Penne Arrabiata...Do you know who I am? I am Darth Vader. Im Darth Vader, Sir Lord Vader, Sir Lord Darth Vader, Lord Darth Sir Lord Vader of Cheam, Sir Lord Baron von Vaderham." (*You know, nevermind that "It Does DEATH!" is actually from the bit BEFORE Deathstar Cantina. It still makes me giggle like a madwoman*)
Kronk Shoulder Devil - The Emperor's New Groove is maybe not my favorite Disney movie ever...but it's on the top 10 list. I quote it ALL. THE. TIME. I especially like to sing the Happy Birthday Song from the Restaurant in the Middle of the Jungle to people. And not that Pacha and Kuzco weren't hilarious. But Kronk was totally my favorite character. And I LOVED how his little Shoulder Devil and Angel would pop up and give him advice...usually with the Devil wining of course! But this picture comes from when Izma has just called Kronk a big stoopid monkey and The Shoulder Devil is jumping to his defense. It's one of my favorite icons to you when i'm pissed off and wish I could just stick things with a pitchfork.
Eleventy: It's been a while... - I mean really? Do I needs to explain this one? Oh fine. Seriously though, I loved that moment when Amy just jumps the Docotr and for all of 10 seconds he's almost agreeing to do what she wants because HEY, it HAS been awhile. The look on Eleventy's face is just priceless. And because I'm lame and don't have a paid account and so only have 15 icons spaces, it serves as my all purpose romancey/pronzy/luffy icon.
Hatter Smile - If you have not seen Syfy's Alice (thier mini-series that re-imagined the Alice in Wonderland story) you are MISSING OUT. Seriously. And this mini-series...it made me understand WHY people ship Alice/Hatter. Because look at the man. HE'S SEXY FINE!!! WITH A SHIT-EATING DEVILISH GRIN OF OH GOD YES PLEASE! And when you consider that this came out about 3-4 months before Tim Burton's Mindfuck version...yeah, I was NOT impressed with Johnny Depp Hatter when I could have this one.
Huh? aka Luke's NEVER got a clue - Because really I think the way I named the icon says it all. Luke is a moron and putting the spooky white armor of suck on him just makes him more of an idiot. And idiots are just too much fun to make fun of. *and to be fair...I don't have a clue A LOT of the time. But I at least don't whine about wanting to go down to the Tosche Station to pick up some power converters. And I look WAY hotter in black.*
And for an extra bonus you can has this as a teaser of my next post:
from the effervescent lariren_shadow
Reply with "fuck yes fierce ladies (and awesome dudes too)" and I'll give you four fandoms. Write about your favorite character in each.
A:tLA- Zuko. Duh. He was way more interesting of a character than Aang. Total the protagonist imo. *FYI I learned this in my screenwriting class. In Movies and TV, the protagonist is the person who changes most from the beginning to the end, not necessarily the person who is the main focus of the story. For example in Back to the Future, Marty is the focus, but his dad is actually the protagonist. And it follows that the antagonist is the person who most influences that change i.e. Marty*
I'm also a big fan of Sokka, Iroh and Toph. I liked Katara in season 1 and most of season 2, but then in season 3 she just REALLY got on my nerves.
True Blood- Hands down Eric Northman. Hot damn that Viking Vampire is all kinds of all-powerful, predator sexy FINE! And oh. my. LORD. CuteAmnesiac!Eric was so freaking CUTE!!!! I wanted to cuddle up with him and listen to him tell stories about the "Old Country".
I really really REALLY like Jesus to, and was really sad with how his character arc ended this season.
But pretty much though 90% of the characters on that show annoy me and I want to feed them all to Eric.
Doctor Who- Donna Noble. I think she's been the companion I've identified most with. Not that I don't LOVE the Doctor to bits, but I just saw a lot of myself in Donna and it was nice to see someone have no qualms about telling the Doctor when he's being an arse. And even though I LOATHED how RTD chose to end her story arc I really loved how she always thought she wasn't all that special and she ends up being the most awesomest Timey Wimey Person in the history of EVER!
I also gotta love me some Eleventy! Ten was great, really he was, and it's not that I didn't love him. It's just there's something about Matt Smith that makes me utterly BELIEVE that he is this 900+ year old alien in the body of a 20-something. It's just fascinating to watch him BE the Doctor. One minutes he's this excited, almost manic with energy child-like creature. And then SNAP!, you see this impossibly old man looking at you and you SEE the weight of all he's lived through even though he barely looks older than me. Ten was a brilliant Ten, but Eleventy is a brilliant Doctor.
Amy and Rory Williams aslo get my love. And Sexy(aka The TARDIS). I'm still deciding about River. Her character is massively intriguing but I don't know if I trust her enough to put her on my favorites list yet.
Harry Potter- *holds up frying pan to fend of the haters for the upcoming answer* Yeeeah. Draco Malfoy. Which in part was/is hugely fueled by my year in high school spent living in Ireland. I was cut off from all my friends in the states cause Facebook didn't exist yet, not really doing well at making friends at my school there cause America was not in a good international light then. So I pretty much retreated into fandom to keep from losing all my sanity. I devoured probably TERABYTES of fanfiction and frankly most of the best writers were writing stories about Draco Malfoy. I know that JKR says she doesn't get why people like him because "Draco, who, whatever he looks like, is not a nice man." And I'm not about to try and defend all of his actions, because really some of them are NOT nice. But I think JKR doesn't give her own creation enough credit. There's a clear difference between say Moldy Voldy and Draco. Moldy's just a sadistic bastard. Draco is yes, a bully and a bit of an arse. But I think at heart he's a decent enough person because hi: HE DIDN'T KILL DUMBLYDORE! And we never actually see what he's like after he's figured out that: Hey all the crap my dad (and to an extent my mum) raised me on is a bunch of bull. I mean really what child would know to act any differently if they've never been exposed to decent human interaction. And frankly he's a fun character to write. It's interesting to try and come up with plausible reasons for WHY he is the way he is...and how exactly a person would find themselves on the other side(aka inside) of his walls. Because believe you me that boy has walls to rival China's. Yes, I will admit the initial draw was fandom Draco...but I like to think the Draco I write has little to do with leather pants, being a sex god and charming snarkery.
Fred & George Weasley also deserve some love. Because really in my ideal fantasy life, I'd totally be dating/engaged/married to a guy like the twins. They know how to have a smashing good time, but aren't incapable of turning the goof off. And they're charming and snarky and totally like my inner monologue. Not that they don't totally deserve the giant paragraph that I wrote for Draco...I just don't quite have to defend myself form being labeled a scary fan girl for being a Weasley Girl than being a Malfoy Girl.
Luna Lovegood as well makes the list. Because there's something to be said for a character that dances to their own tune, no matter how crazy everyone around them thinks they are. There's a quiet strength to her that I love and I cannot express the amount of my sadness that she did not end up married to Neville. I thought they were a REALLY great pairing from a literary stand-point. But then again I'm still pissed off about the whole Oedipal Complex nature of Harry/Ginny so excuse me while I go grouse about JKR's lack of understanding proper literary romance.
And from the loverly
a_phoenixdragon
1. Reply to this post with "UNICORNS", and I will pick five of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon glee.
And the icons she chose were (and I'm apparently completely incapable of keeping track of who made my icons so apologies if you made on of these and you're not credited):
It does DEATH! - I love this icon to bits because it combines two of my favorite things: Star Wars and Eddie Izzard. Because honestly everytime I see this icon I just imagine Eddie in his transvestite garb, with his hand of his mouth doing the Darth Vader voice saying: "I will have the Penne Arrabiata...Do you know who I am? I am Darth Vader. Im Darth Vader, Sir Lord Vader, Sir Lord Darth Vader, Lord Darth Sir Lord Vader of Cheam, Sir Lord Baron von Vaderham." (*You know, nevermind that "It Does DEATH!" is actually from the bit BEFORE Deathstar Cantina. It still makes me giggle like a madwoman*)
Kronk Shoulder Devil - The Emperor's New Groove is maybe not my favorite Disney movie ever...but it's on the top 10 list. I quote it ALL. THE. TIME. I especially like to sing the Happy Birthday Song from the Restaurant in the Middle of the Jungle to people. And not that Pacha and Kuzco weren't hilarious. But Kronk was totally my favorite character. And I LOVED how his little Shoulder Devil and Angel would pop up and give him advice...usually with the Devil wining of course! But this picture comes from when Izma has just called Kronk a big stoopid monkey and The Shoulder Devil is jumping to his defense. It's one of my favorite icons to you when i'm pissed off and wish I could just stick things with a pitchfork.
Eleventy: It's been a while... - I mean really? Do I needs to explain this one? Oh fine. Seriously though, I loved that moment when Amy just jumps the Docotr and for all of 10 seconds he's almost agreeing to do what she wants because HEY, it HAS been awhile. The look on Eleventy's face is just priceless. And because I'm lame and don't have a paid account and so only have 15 icons spaces, it serves as my all purpose romancey/pronzy/luffy icon.
Hatter Smile - If you have not seen Syfy's Alice (thier mini-series that re-imagined the Alice in Wonderland story) you are MISSING OUT. Seriously. And this mini-series...it made me understand WHY people ship Alice/Hatter. Because look at the man. HE'S SEXY FINE!!! WITH A SHIT-EATING DEVILISH GRIN OF OH GOD YES PLEASE! And when you consider that this came out about 3-4 months before Tim Burton's Mindfuck version...yeah, I was NOT impressed with Johnny Depp Hatter when I could have this one.
Huh? aka Luke's NEVER got a clue - Because really I think the way I named the icon says it all. Luke is a moron and putting the spooky white armor of suck on him just makes him more of an idiot. And idiots are just too much fun to make fun of. *and to be fair...I don't have a clue A LOT of the time. But I at least don't whine about wanting to go down to the Tosche Station to pick up some power converters. And I look WAY hotter in black.*
And for an extra bonus you can has this as a teaser of my next post: