As we all know, H_H is a multifandom community, and I doubt that many of us are familiar with every fandom represented. So here's what I'm currently curious about. Has anyone else been so intrigued by a previously unfamiliar character in H_H that she/he saw the movie, read the book or played the game (or etc, etc.) in order to meet that character
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That said, h_h has gotten me interested in a number of new things, practically none of which I've seen or read yet. :p But I intend to! Like JtHM, House, NCIS, CSI, Twin Peaks, Firefly, Buffy, Arrested Development, Lost, MacGyver, Black Books, Scrubs, Sayer's Wimsey novels, The Sentinel, and Yu-Gi-Oh. (Can you tell that I don't have TV? XD) But thanks to all of you and your amazing characterizations, I have a bunch of new fandoms to explore! Now I just have to get off the computer long enough to watch or read them. *g*
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That said, I do love h_h J&W, and I've finally joined indeedsir. And if you want any recs on where to start with the Wimsey books, lemme know.
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Anyway, I'd love to know where to start on the Wimsey books. The TV shows might take me a while to get around to, but the books I can read right away!
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The first Wimsey book, Whose Body?, isn't really the best; I'd recommend skipping it in favor of Clouds of Witness or Unnatural Death, both of which are superb. Everyone goes on about how great The Nine Tailors is, and it is very good, and a classic of detective fiction, but it was never really my favourite; YMMV. Then there's the Lord Peter/Harriet Vane sub-series, Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night, and Busman's Honeymoon, all of which are good (although Have His Carcase has its draggy moments). Gaudy Night is probably the very best of all the Lord Peter books, and it was the first one that I ever read, lo these many, many moons ago. And there's also a short story compilation, Lord Peter, which is full of enjoyable shorts and well worth reading ( ... )
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Also, now I really want to see Domino and read the Dead Things trilogy. And watch more Lost.
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Quick word of warning about TP though: rewatching to build up Laura, I realized I'd forgotten how slow and dreamy the pace of the show is. Somehow in the intervening 15 years I've gotten used to the supafast quick-cut edit. So it may take a little adjusting, but the imagery is so lush and interesting that it's worth it.
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-I'll prolly pick up The Dead Trilogy when I can, too.
And the biggest fandom H_H sucked me into? BPAL!
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