Comments | rose_griffes: yes, I'm busy writing a test

rose_griffes

yes, I'm busy writing a test

Mar 29, 2007 22:09

Come on, internet, entertain me as I try to procrastinate!

*sigh* Okay, fine, I'll just post something.

So I was commenting to daybreak777 about Lee and suddenly I was blathering about Leoben. Can't imagine how that happened... *innocent face* Yeah, I figured I'd better try to get some of it out of my system before I try talking about Lee again.

( Leoben, shippiness, podcasts, other hot creepy men, my OTP )

leoben, bsg

Comments 13

pataka02 March 30 2007, 04:59:37 UTC

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who intends to write about something else and then up pops Leoben. He really sticks with you. I'm often drawn to the creepy/mystical/enigmatic characters on tv shows, though I was very anti-Spike towards the last couple of seasons. I liked him much more in the beginning of BtVS, before the attempted rape and the crazy stalking and the soul having and whatnot ( ... )

rose_griffes March 31 2007, 15:21:50 UTC

I'm often drawn to the creepy/mystical/enigmatic characters on tv shows, though I was very anti-Spike towards the last couple of seasons. I liked him much more in the beginning of BtVS, before the attempted rape and the crazy stalking and the soul having and whatnot.

I wasn't thrilled with some of the Spike stuff near the end of Buffy either, though I never hated him. And the soul-thing was both interesting and annoying to me. I like the determination of Spike to do whatever he needed to win Buffy, I was amused at Angel's jealousy and how it played into that final season of "Angel" but at the same time... really, two vampires with souls is a bit much. Oh well.

And I don't think Helo would stand a chance against Leoben, and Athena would have to come rescue her wayward husband ("Don't talk to other Cylons, honey!") which would be hilarious.Helo and Leoben talking would be the funniest thing ever! *giggles with glee* Poor (sweet dumb) Helo. I love the idea that Sharon would have to rescue him ( ... )

pataka02 March 31 2007, 16:29:12 UTC

Yeah, I was never much of an Angel fan (the show, not necessarily the character). I found him interesting with Buffy, but when I watched the show with just him I was... underwhelmed, to say the least.

I liked Spike best when he was sowing seeds of discontent amongst the Scoobies, or basically just doing whatever it takes to take out Buffy -- School Hard and Halloween still remain some of my favorites. Of course, the end season of BtVS made it hard to like any characters (other than Buffy, for me, cause she was/is my favorite)...

Helo and Leoben talking would be the funniest thing ever!

Wouldn't it, though? Especially with how in Crossroads I, Helo's trying to be all prophetic, talking about a storm coming (Kara!), but just comes off as kind of ridiculous and pretentious, in my opinion... and little crazy. Gaeta seemed scared.

I'd love for Leoben to show Helo how it's really done -- How To Talk Like A Prophet 101. With a senior seminar on nature imagery and using it to freak out your enemies.

rose_griffes April 2 2007, 00:06:01 UTC

I'd love for Leoben to show Helo how it's really done -- How To Talk Like A Prophet 101. With a senior seminar on nature imagery and using it to freak out your enemies.

Maybe Sharon Agathon could be his teaching assistant. I am way more amused by this line of thinking than I should be. Leoben in front of the chalkboard, Sharon passing out the handouts... okay maybe my teaching job is popping through and that's why it's so funny to me.

pataka02 April 2 2007, 23:20:04 UTC

Oh! Can't you just see Kara in the back of the class, legs kicked up on the seat in front of her, mocking Leoben relentlessly and throwing paper airplanes at him? Then Six would have to be the Queen Bee type, while Lee would be the overachiever and keep answering questions.

School with the BSG gang... who knew it could be so fun?

daybreak777 April 3 2007, 03:43:49 UTC

I don’t find Leoben that attractive. Interesting but not attractive. Seriously, in the mini he looks ill and the next time we see him he’s being tortured. No, it’s not him, it’s him and Kara together that’s compelling to me. His single-minded focus on her. I don’t know how he’d be with other characters. We’ve only ever seen him alone with Adama ( ... )

rose_griffes April 3 2007, 23:18:15 UTC

Ben (Henry?) too. He always looks kind of ill and again with the torture. It's just not that hot to me. Maybe it’s the mad light in their eyes.

Well, with Ben it's definitely more an attraction to the interesting aspects of the character rather than oooh, he's hot. 'Cause Ben isn't. When he's being devious and playing everyone around him I find him compelling but not smooch-worthy.

I'm lost with the Xena and American Gothic references, although Gary Cole definitely has an interesting presence in other roles.

I actually like Jack the pirate with the Keira Knightley character in POTC. Must be me.

Nope, actually there's a whole gang out there. Seriously. I think there's even an LJ community, and I think the term they use for the couple (ugh, I hate these one-word versions of two names) is Sparrabeth. Oh yeah, found it: sparrabeth. (Another person on my flist has a thing for them as well. I... don't care either way about who she might choose, although Johnny Depp is insanely watchable in those two movies ( ... )

daybreak777 April 4 2007, 04:20:24 UTC

That's one thing I like about LJ and the internet in general. You're never alone in your interests. There's someone out there in the world that feels the same.

I'm not even into POTC, I was just wracking my brain trying to think of compelling anti-heroes. Realized there weren't that many that I really thought much about. Though Norrington is an interesting idea. You really do like those anti-heroes.

Bills! I really need to do that.

*off storming the checkbook*

rose_griffes April 4 2007, 22:02:00 UTC

Though Norrington is an interesting idea. You really do like those anti-heroes.

Oh dear, it's true. What a scary realization. Maybe it's the good girl-bad (TV) boy thing? Or maybe I just feel superior liking the less-noticeable characters. I do get conventional from time to time, however. I loved Jarod with a passionate true love in "The Pretender," and Mr. Lyle just gave me the creeps. Heh.

No more procrastination tonight. I still have some bills left AND I have to grade tests. Blech.

wordsalone April 6 2007, 03:08:34 UTC

*pokes head in ( ... )

rose_griffes April 6 2007, 04:48:16 UTC

Hi! Yay, another Leoben fan!

there's so much chemistry between Leoben/Kara. He's obsessed, but I feel like there's something else there. Screw Anders and Lee, more Kara/Leoben please! I can't tell you how frustrating it is to see this "K/L" under pairings. I always get excited because in my mind, "K/L" clearly means, "Kara/Leoben." Guess not.

I KNOW! I like Lee, I really do. I even think Kara and Lee have a lot of chemistry, but it's like comparing a light bulb to a neon-lit Las Vegas casino. I'm always so relieved to see that even though the Kara/Lee fans are legion, there's still a small group of Kara/Leoben-fans. I really hope the BSG PTB have a plan for Leoben and how he fits into Kara's destiny because I agree--there's something else there.

What I really want to know is if you have any Kara/Leoben fic recs. Heck, just Leoben fics would be wonderful as well. I just need more. There has to be more out there.

This may be redundant since I don't know how you got to my story, but daybreak777 just did a listing of Kara/Leoben fic recs ( ... )

wordsalone April 8 2007, 01:47:49 UTC

YOU are amazing. Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction.

*skips*

daybreak777 April 9 2007, 18:56:08 UTC

I started listening to the podcasts a few episodes late this season and finally decided to forego them completely. Not only are they spoilery on occasion but I just get so annoyed at what's done seemingly on a whim . . . And I do think they're interesting enough to listen to, just not now.Podcasts, I've been thinking about what you said above. I started a response here but it got so long and meandering that I posted it to my own journal. I just listened to the Frak Party podcast on SciFi where Ron Moore answers audience questions about the season finale. I like knowing more about the show although sometimes it’s good to wait a while ( ... )