Meme
Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.
havocthecat asked for: Things that turn you off a series, Cadman/McKay, fandoms you never really leave, favorite historical era ever, and Highlander vs. BtVS Watchers.
Things that turn you off a series
The list is almost too many to name:
Unlikeable characters. If I can’t be interested in any of your cast, that’s a problem, especially if they’re actors I usually like. Last week’s Dollhouse was a good example. None of them were remotely interesting or sympathetic.
Repetitive stories. Smallville lost me with the meteor freak of the week stories long before they irritated me with the characters/storylines. If I notice a disturbing trend in stories or plotlines or characterizations, especially where the women are concerned, I tend to stop reading/watching. Heroes finally hit that point this season, Supernatural a season before.
Taking away my favorites. I willingly admit I have my favorite characters. Some of them are the real reason I watch shows. You kill them or take them away or make them completely unrecognizable, I probably won’t be too interested in your show.
Squick factor. I am not all about the squeamish, so shows like Fringe or CSI are not high on my list of things to watch. I prefer the violence to be more off-screen or implied. Which is why I was so surprised I liked the first season of Supernatural. I really don’t do horror stories, vampires notwithstanding.
Attitude toward fans. I hate to lump this in here, because it isn’t the show, it’s usually the creators. The Stargate PTBs are the classic examples. Everytime I read something by Mallozzi or his staff, I inwardly cringe. Dan Didio nearly has the same effect, but he’s usually counterbalanced by Paul Levitz. It’s just a general level of respect thing. If you act like you don’t want me there, guess what? I probably won’t stick around. That doesn’t mean I need heavy fan interaction either. I’m happy with someone who gets fan enthusiasm.
Including comic book series in that category opens up a whole different set of issues, whether it’s art (Benes & Land have both turned me completely off series) or writers. I used to be a completist collector type who had to have every issue and every appearance. And now I’ve acquired some common sense that says get the ones I’ll enjoy rereading rather than be embarrassed by later.
Cadman/McKay
This was the ship that came that came out of nowhere. I usually only ship canon couples. But I watched "Duet" and loved the way Laura bantered with Rodney, how she wasn't afraid to stand up to him and call him on his BS. Rodney for his part is all kinds of uncomfortable with Laura knowing him inside and out. I just liked something about the dynamic. Certainly saw more spark there than with Carson. Oh well. I just wish we could have seen them interact more.
Fandoms you never really leave
I have never been one to really slam the door on a fandom. I've left them for various reasons, but I’ve always leave the door cracked open a little. You never know. Some I leave because the canon irritates me, some I leave because I’ve just plain moved on. The ones I don’t leave are more general fandoms. I’ve been in and out of figure skating fandom since the early 1990s. I still watch but not nearly as avidly or obsessively as before. Comics are sorta the same way. This last time I came back because my LJ friends made me curious what I’d missed and I stuck around.
Favorite historical era ever:
I have so many favorite historical periods, but I'd have to say Elizabethan England. I love reading about the court intrique, espionage and assassionation attempts. The clothes are gorgeous & detailed, the poetry is lovely and in the center of it all is this strong-willed defiant woman.
Highlander vs BTVS Watchers
Ah, yes, the Watchers, such a collective bunch of intellectual irritants. I loved the concept of both organizations. As someone who works in libraries and adores historical research for my own purposes, there is something rather intriguing about the idea of a secret society of over-trained archivists and reference librarians. But they were not without their respective problems.
The Buffy Watchers are slightly more competent in hand-to-hand and magic, but I never really had any great love for their organization. At best, they were stuffy and narrow-minded and hidebound to the accepted ways of doing things. See Kendra's training versus Buffy's training for example of that in action. Other times they were plain reckless with Buffy's life. If she died, oh well, another girl will be called, right?
The Highlander ones were slightly different. They appeared more varied in characterization. On one end, you had Joe Dawson and his ilk. They upheld the Watcher code as best they could, some better than others. Immortals like Amanda could lose their Watchers fairly easily. Others probably went on their normal lives and didn’t notice one more photographer or one more person with a notebook. Then there was Horton and the other Hunters, the ones that used the knowledge against immortals. Since the series was from the Immortal perspective, it made it a little harder to decide whether to trust Watchers or not. Of course it doesn’t say a lot about their organization that Methos hid amongst their ranks for so long without anyone guessing...
havocthecat asked for: Things that turn you off a series, Cadman/McKay, fandoms you never really leave, favorite historical era ever, and Highlander vs. BtVS Watchers.
Things that turn you off a series
The list is almost too many to name:
Unlikeable characters. If I can’t be interested in any of your cast, that’s a problem, especially if they’re actors I usually like. Last week’s Dollhouse was a good example. None of them were remotely interesting or sympathetic.
Repetitive stories. Smallville lost me with the meteor freak of the week stories long before they irritated me with the characters/storylines. If I notice a disturbing trend in stories or plotlines or characterizations, especially where the women are concerned, I tend to stop reading/watching. Heroes finally hit that point this season, Supernatural a season before.
Taking away my favorites. I willingly admit I have my favorite characters. Some of them are the real reason I watch shows. You kill them or take them away or make them completely unrecognizable, I probably won’t be too interested in your show.
Squick factor. I am not all about the squeamish, so shows like Fringe or CSI are not high on my list of things to watch. I prefer the violence to be more off-screen or implied. Which is why I was so surprised I liked the first season of Supernatural. I really don’t do horror stories, vampires notwithstanding.
Attitude toward fans. I hate to lump this in here, because it isn’t the show, it’s usually the creators. The Stargate PTBs are the classic examples. Everytime I read something by Mallozzi or his staff, I inwardly cringe. Dan Didio nearly has the same effect, but he’s usually counterbalanced by Paul Levitz. It’s just a general level of respect thing. If you act like you don’t want me there, guess what? I probably won’t stick around. That doesn’t mean I need heavy fan interaction either. I’m happy with someone who gets fan enthusiasm.
Including comic book series in that category opens up a whole different set of issues, whether it’s art (Benes & Land have both turned me completely off series) or writers. I used to be a completist collector type who had to have every issue and every appearance. And now I’ve acquired some common sense that says get the ones I’ll enjoy rereading rather than be embarrassed by later.
Cadman/McKay
This was the ship that came that came out of nowhere. I usually only ship canon couples. But I watched "Duet" and loved the way Laura bantered with Rodney, how she wasn't afraid to stand up to him and call him on his BS. Rodney for his part is all kinds of uncomfortable with Laura knowing him inside and out. I just liked something about the dynamic. Certainly saw more spark there than with Carson. Oh well. I just wish we could have seen them interact more.
Fandoms you never really leave
I have never been one to really slam the door on a fandom. I've left them for various reasons, but I’ve always leave the door cracked open a little. You never know. Some I leave because the canon irritates me, some I leave because I’ve just plain moved on. The ones I don’t leave are more general fandoms. I’ve been in and out of figure skating fandom since the early 1990s. I still watch but not nearly as avidly or obsessively as before. Comics are sorta the same way. This last time I came back because my LJ friends made me curious what I’d missed and I stuck around.
Favorite historical era ever:
I have so many favorite historical periods, but I'd have to say Elizabethan England. I love reading about the court intrique, espionage and assassionation attempts. The clothes are gorgeous & detailed, the poetry is lovely and in the center of it all is this strong-willed defiant woman.
Highlander vs BTVS Watchers
Ah, yes, the Watchers, such a collective bunch of intellectual irritants. I loved the concept of both organizations. As someone who works in libraries and adores historical research for my own purposes, there is something rather intriguing about the idea of a secret society of over-trained archivists and reference librarians. But they were not without their respective problems.
The Buffy Watchers are slightly more competent in hand-to-hand and magic, but I never really had any great love for their organization. At best, they were stuffy and narrow-minded and hidebound to the accepted ways of doing things. See Kendra's training versus Buffy's training for example of that in action. Other times they were plain reckless with Buffy's life. If she died, oh well, another girl will be called, right?
The Highlander ones were slightly different. They appeared more varied in characterization. On one end, you had Joe Dawson and his ilk. They upheld the Watcher code as best they could, some better than others. Immortals like Amanda could lose their Watchers fairly easily. Others probably went on their normal lives and didn’t notice one more photographer or one more person with a notebook. Then there was Horton and the other Hunters, the ones that used the knowledge against immortals. Since the series was from the Immortal perspective, it made it a little harder to decide whether to trust Watchers or not. Of course it doesn’t say a lot about their organization that Methos hid amongst their ranks for so long without anyone guessing...