YOUR SHOW NEEDS YOU.

[lamardeuse]

From the department of This Can Only End in Tears: the Merlin creators want you to tell them what you love about the show, what made you a fan and how it has "inspired you or changed your life". Let's see, where do we begin? I think BUCKETLOADS OF HOMOEROTIC SUBTEXT might be a good starting point, hm? :D

Comments

[lamardeuse]

Ahahahaha, yeah, I seem to remember somebody on the show saying no, the whole idea of Merlin's magic being secret was not a closeting allegory. You go to your church and we'll go to ours, sweetie. :)

[lamardeuse]

I really don't think anything that is the least bit controversial (or isn't unqualified ass-kissing) will make it past the person screening the emails.

[fathomlessspite]

Haha, I saw the post about Merlin, every response I could think of relates to fandom, pretty pretty knights, and Merlin and Arthur's epic destined romance. Probably not what they're looking for...

[lamardeuse]

Yeah, I'm just as happy to keep my peanut butter away from my chocolate on this one. They don't need to know, and they wouldn't give a shit if they did. I WILL JUST BE HERE IN MY CORNER SMOOSHING MERLIN AND ARTHUR TOGETHER.

[chibirhm]

I submitted a link to all my columns to them and also noted they should look at the giant debates that go on in the comments. I like to pretend that because I write in a calm, reasonable manner about how gay the show is and that's how I like it, they will listen to me more.*

*HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[lamardeuse]

SHINE ON, CRAZY DIAMOND.

:D

[nialla42]

There's nothing gay about Merlin! The knights, on the other hand...

[lamardeuse]

Ahahaha, THEY ONLY PLAY GAY KNIGHTS ON TV. AND IN MAGAZINES. AND IN OUR FIC.

UM.

[nialla42]

Percival's really working those arms, isn't he? Gwaine's got the pecs, while Leon... kinda looks like a deer in headlights. Just a bit. It's like he's thinking, "Please put me behind the big guy with the muscles, so maybe people will think some of them are mine."

There's an entire batch of pics from the photoshoot and a video too. If you haven't seen them, let me know and I'll dig up a link.

[lamardeuse]

Thank you for the kind offer, but I have the actual magazine! The very kind yunitsa picked it up and shipped it to the far off wilds of Canada. I don't have a lot of official Merlin stuff, but THAT was something I had to have for my collection. :D

what a good idea!

[somuchlikeabook]

Dear Merlin Creators,

when Merlin started out, I really liked the Arthur and Merlin dynamic. When character- or plot consistency failed to present themselves, however, I was inspired only to quit. Stronger individuals than me have continued to watch Merlin. One such magnificent individual is lamardeuse, who kindly put up episode reviews. When consulting these reviews, you will find all the points of Merlin that remain joyful and inspiring nicely summarized.

Hoping this was of help
An ex-watcher

Re: what a good idea!

[lamardeuse]

Ahahahaha, oh god, PLEASE TELL ME YOU ARE KIDDING AND DID NOT ACTUALLY SEND THAT.

Re: what a good idea!

[somuchlikeabook]

OF COURSE I DID NOT SEND THAT OMG

retrospectively, sarcasm (i.e. not such a good idea) should be visibly noted in written text :D
sorry for any palpitations that caused!

[omg now I can edit comments. this is bad for my tendency to second guess how I said sth, even though it might be necessary, as seen above haha]

Re: what a good idea!

[lamardeuse]

NO WORRIES I WAS JUST KIDDING TOO. :D BECAUSE I AM KIND OF AN ARSEHOLE.