FIRST: Guys. I am not sure when or how this happened (or even if it definitely has) but... I think I might have turned into a Sam!girl
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OK MY PERSONAL OPINION ON MERLINbitter_crimsonDecember 17 2008, 21:32:11 UTC
LIKE HALF MY FLIST GOT SUCKED INTO IT OVERNIGHT SO I WAS LIKE "FINE FINE FUCKING FINE I WILL WATCH IT ALREADY!!!"
SO I WATCHED IT
AND, FIRST OFF, IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO PREDICTABLE. I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS PROBABLY MY LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT IT. EVERY EPISODE SEEMS TO FOLLOW THE EXACT SAME FORMULA AND I WAS NEVER REALLY ~SURPRISED~. SO A LOT OF THE TIME I WOULD BE VERY BORED. AND BEING ENTERTAINED IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IN A TV SHOW, SO THIS MADE ME A SAD ZOMBIE.
BUT, IT'S PRETTY CUTE
AND SOMEHOW ADDICTIVE. LIKE EVEN THO I DIDN'T LOVE IT, AND SOME EPISODES I DIDN'T EVEN REALLY LIKE, I FELT COMPELLED TO CONTINUE WATCHING IT UNTIL I FINISHED THE SEASON.
AND, IT IS TRUE WHAT THEY SAY, THE SLASH IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STRONG. IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE SLASHIEST SHOWS I HAVE SEEN IN AGES. THE MERLIN/ARTHUR SLASH IS LIKE ~WHAM~ AND IT ALSO HAS A FAIR AMOUNT OF MORGANA/GWEN FEMSLASH.
ANTHONY STEWART HEAD IS FANTASTIC
ALSO, KINDA LIKE SGA, SO FAR I HAVE FOUND THE FANDOM BETTER THAN THE SHOW ITSELF. I FOUND QUITE A LOT OF GOOD MERLIN FIC. THAT I ENJOYED MORE THAN THE SHOW. XD BUT SO, IT WAS KIND OF WORTH IT TO WATCH THE SHOW JUST SO I COULD HAVE A BETTER APPRECIATION FOR THE FIC.
ANYWAY THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON MERLIN.
I VOTE YOU SHOULD WATCH IT ANYWAY B/C MAYBE YOU WILL LIKE IT MORE THAN ME AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T YOU PROBABLY WILL ALSO APPRECIATE THE SLASHINESS AND ADDITIONALLY THE FANDOM. WHERE THERE IS ACTUAL PORN.
Re: OK MY PERSONAL OPINION ON MERLINtheoretDecember 18 2008, 21:04:30 UTC
TY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, BB!
IN MY EXPERIENCE IF THE CANON IS NOT THAT GREAT AND KINDA DORKY BUT VERY, VERY SLASHY, THEN THE FANDOM TENDS TO BE PRETTY AWESOMECAKES. WHICH IS KIND OF THE MAIN REASON WHY I'M CONSIDERING MERLIN SO MUCH REALLY. I HAVE ALREADY HEARD THAT IT IS NOT EXACTLY GREAT LITERATURE, BUT THE FACT THAT EVERYONE'S RAVING ABOUT HOW SLASHY IT IS MAKES ME THINK IT MUST BE LURING IN SOME OF THE GOOD WRITERS.
HAVING SAID THAT, I'M ALREADY READING SPN AND SGA AND HAVE WAAAAY TO MUCH GOOD FIC TO READ AT ANY GIVEN TIME, SO MAYBE PICKING UP ANOTHER FANDOM IS A BAD PLAN. I THINK I AM MAYBE FANDOM MONOGAMOUS AT HEART. O__o
IDK, IDK. I WILL PROBABLY WATCH IT IF I FINISH WATCHING FULL METAL ALCHEMIST BEFORE ALL MY TV SHOWS RESUME AFTER CHRISTMAS. AND I MIGHT WATCH IT OVER XMAS ANYWAY, BECAUSE I AM BAD AT FORCING MYSELF TO ONLY ATTEMPT TO CATCH UP WITH ONE TV SERIES AT A TIME.
Re: OK MY PERSONAL OPINION ON MERLINbitter_crimsonDecember 18 2008, 22:08:43 UTC
IN MY EXPERIENCE IF THE CANON IS NOT THAT GREAT AND KINDA DORKY BUT VERY, VERY SLASHY, THEN THE FANDOM TENDS TO BE PRETTY AWESOMECAKES.
THIS IS SO VERY VERY TRUE. I HAVE ALREADY NOTICED IT LURING IN SOME GREAT WRITERS, PARTICULARLY FROM SGA. AND, I THINK IT IS SIMILAR TO SGA IN A LOT OF WAYS. WITH THE CANON NOT BEING SO GOOD, BUT GIVING LOTS OF MATERIAL FOR THE FANDOM. :)
SO I WATCHED IT
AND, FIRST OFF, IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO PREDICTABLE. I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS PROBABLY MY LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT IT. EVERY EPISODE SEEMS TO FOLLOW THE EXACT SAME FORMULA AND I WAS NEVER REALLY ~SURPRISED~. SO A LOT OF THE TIME I WOULD BE VERY BORED. AND BEING ENTERTAINED IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IN A TV SHOW, SO THIS MADE ME A SAD ZOMBIE.
BUT, IT'S PRETTY CUTE
AND SOMEHOW ADDICTIVE. LIKE EVEN THO I DIDN'T LOVE IT, AND SOME EPISODES I DIDN'T EVEN REALLY LIKE, I FELT COMPELLED TO CONTINUE WATCHING IT UNTIL I FINISHED THE SEASON.
AND, IT IS TRUE WHAT THEY SAY, THE SLASH IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STRONG. IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE SLASHIEST SHOWS I HAVE SEEN IN AGES. THE MERLIN/ARTHUR SLASH IS LIKE ~WHAM~ AND IT ALSO HAS A FAIR AMOUNT OF MORGANA/GWEN FEMSLASH.
ANTHONY STEWART HEAD IS FANTASTIC
ALSO, KINDA LIKE SGA, SO FAR I HAVE FOUND THE FANDOM BETTER THAN THE SHOW ITSELF. I FOUND QUITE A LOT OF GOOD MERLIN FIC. THAT I ENJOYED MORE THAN THE SHOW. XD BUT SO, IT WAS KIND OF WORTH IT TO WATCH THE SHOW JUST SO I COULD HAVE A BETTER APPRECIATION FOR THE FIC.
ANYWAY THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON MERLIN.
I VOTE YOU SHOULD WATCH IT ANYWAY B/C MAYBE YOU WILL LIKE IT MORE THAN ME AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T YOU PROBABLY WILL ALSO APPRECIATE THE SLASHINESS AND ADDITIONALLY THE FANDOM. WHERE THERE IS ACTUAL PORN.
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IN MY EXPERIENCE IF THE CANON IS NOT THAT GREAT AND KINDA DORKY BUT VERY, VERY SLASHY, THEN THE FANDOM TENDS TO BE PRETTY AWESOMECAKES. WHICH IS KIND OF THE MAIN REASON WHY I'M CONSIDERING MERLIN SO MUCH REALLY. I HAVE ALREADY HEARD THAT IT IS NOT EXACTLY GREAT LITERATURE, BUT THE FACT THAT EVERYONE'S RAVING ABOUT HOW SLASHY IT IS MAKES ME THINK IT MUST BE LURING IN SOME OF THE GOOD WRITERS.
HAVING SAID THAT, I'M ALREADY READING SPN AND SGA AND HAVE WAAAAY TO MUCH GOOD FIC TO READ AT ANY GIVEN TIME, SO MAYBE PICKING UP ANOTHER FANDOM IS A BAD PLAN. I THINK I AM MAYBE FANDOM MONOGAMOUS AT HEART. O__o
IDK, IDK. I WILL PROBABLY WATCH IT IF I FINISH WATCHING FULL METAL ALCHEMIST BEFORE ALL MY TV SHOWS RESUME AFTER CHRISTMAS. AND I MIGHT WATCH IT OVER XMAS ANYWAY, BECAUSE I AM BAD AT FORCING MYSELF TO ONLY ATTEMPT TO CATCH UP WITH ONE TV SERIES AT A TIME.
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THIS IS SO VERY VERY TRUE. I HAVE ALREADY NOTICED IT LURING IN SOME GREAT WRITERS, PARTICULARLY FROM SGA. AND, I THINK IT IS SIMILAR TO SGA IN A LOT OF WAYS. WITH THE CANON NOT BEING SO GOOD, BUT GIVING LOTS OF MATERIAL FOR THE FANDOM. :)
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