So, I went to see X-men: First Class last night because apparently, when it's not being marred by my disdain for Wolverine, Emma Frost's appearance in a movie is just as much of a draw for me as one would expect. Friendslist, have I mentioned lately how much I love Emma Frost? And how I wish I could grow up to be her? And how she's the one who ( Read more... )

This is somewhat of a follow-up to my earlier meta on authorial intent fail (mainly on BSG), where I argued that writers' lack of concrete authorial intent when writing female characters leads to female characters being read in widely different ways in fandom, often in ways that the canon did not intend. I did recap the ideas from there here, but ( Read more... )

I've always off-handedly known that Joss had planned a gang rape for Inara by reavers at some point, but never really pursued the details past what I had briefly come across? But it's something that comes up for me often in "Firefly" discussions in the context of So Glad It Died Before That. Ide_cyan provided some links in my last post with more details, ( Read more... )

So I have been seeing Pink's new video linked around the friendslist, but I have been kind of reluctant to post my thoughts on it because I tend to wait things out before posting thoughts so it doesn't seem like it's directed at anyone. Because even if it seems like it is, chances are that it's only just set off an issue I have had forever and just ( Read more... )

meta written for eid_ka_chand, exploring how race and gender play a part in fictional hierarchy and analyzing cultural/narrative appropriation.

Vertigo's Fables comics were, in many ways, my reentry into comics and my first foray outside of the X-men stuff and likely the reason that I ever left the X-men bits to pursue reading any other comics. ( Read more... )

So I have meta to write for eid_ka_chand. For which I have been reading some deeply fail racist/sexist comics. Here, have a sample. It's like someone went down a list of all the Muslim and/or Arab streotypes and checked all of them off. Even if they were inconsistent with each other ( Read more... )

So, link on friendslist about Joss' thoughts on who the most developed character on Buffy was, and let's play a game. I'm trusting you to take the poll before reading the answer, so don't fail me, friendslist. Then I'll reveal my thoughts on his thoughts.

Poll The Joss Whedon Wisdom Poll

( Joss's answer and my thoughts under the cut. )

So, the other day, I was failing in an attempt to come up with a list of important mother/daughter relationships, and today, we have this list of fail with Best. TV. Fathers. With people like William Adama (WTF!) and KYLE REESE on it. And MAGNETO ( Read more... )

So, I haven't seen "Caprica" and can't really judge it. I am, however, totally judging its poster art. If BSG hadn't burned me so badly, these would've made me run far, far away.

The two prominent ones I've seen around under the cuts.

( Exhibit one: Fully clothed men contemplating the apple/choice. )

You guys, why do I have such a thing for Christian mythology and stories based on it? Especially when it deals with demons, angels, fall of men, etc, etc. Like, why do I trust fiction to not take the traditional, male-centered route with it and give me something not filled with fail? Is it too much to hope that women will have a role other than to ( Read more... )