Excluded here: deaths that would have shocked or surprised me had I not been spoiled for them. Hence no deaths from my early fandoms like Star Trek (all incarnations) or Highlander (back in the day, we were lucky in Germany if we were only two years behind, and even if the internet hardly existed, fannish gossip via zines and conventions definitely ( Read more... )

Name 5 characters who you think are great parents, or who would be great parents.You know, that begs for the definition of "great parent". I mean, I'm in awe of Jack Bristow's protectiveness of his daughter as much as the next Alias watcher, but unlike the majority of Alias watchers, I also think Jack's utter lack of fatherly communication skills ( Read more... )

Five favorite (or most memorable) lines of dialogue.

Five? Only five? I'm a Joss Whedon fan. And a Blake's 7 fan. And - okay. Five.

1) "I can't be the first person who has trouble taking you seriously, can I?" Arvin Sloane, to McKennas Cole (Quentin Tarantino) while the later is giving him a typical Tarantino-style pop culture rant while ( Read more... )

Five favorite (or most memorable) lines of dialogue.

Five? Only five? I'm a Joss Whedon fan. And a Blake's 7 fan. And - okay. Five.

1) "I can't be the first person who has trouble taking you seriously, can I?" Arvin Sloane, to McKennas Cole (Quentin Tarantino) while the later is giving him a typical Tarantino-style pop culture rant while ( Read more... )

Am a) travelling again, b) trying to make a theatrical_muse decision and still deeply torn, so, clearly, it's time to give in to the power of the meme.

Name a character from one of my fandoms, and I'll give you either (a) three facts about them from my personal canon/fanon, (b) a reason he/she sucks, (c) a reason he/she is awesomecakes, (d) five things that ( Read more... )

This one was tough, as I have considerable more than five friendships I love in the various fandoms I've fallen for. But here's a selection:

1) Londo Mollari and Vir Cotto in Babylon 5. Oh, let me count the ways in which I adore this relationship. It makes me laugh, it makes me cry, it grows over the course from the series (as do the characters ( Read more... )

Insomnia makes for early rec lists!

God Save The King - a Battlestar Galactica / Star Trek: The Next Generation crossover in which the Cylons infiltrate the Federation and a Six model meets Jean-Luc Picard. Dark and excellent. No spoilers beyond the basic BSG set-up (which means, honorh, that you can read it.)

An End Has A Start - Martha and the ( Read more... )

It's that time of year coming closer again; the Multiverse ficathon results. Ever since andrastewhite and iamsab started it in 2004, I've been enjoying reading and writing for this particular ficathon more than for any other. So, for new readers of my journal, or for those who have discovered new sci fi fandoms since the last time I raved about this, what is the ( Read more... )

linaerys asked about these. Let's see, and start by excluding specimens. For example, morally ambigous trickster types who spend most of their time helping the protagonist (Methos on Highlander would be a good example) do not count as villains, even if they turn out to have a villainous past. Similarly, monsters are a category of their own (and I already ( Read more... )

A supernatural glitch in your DVR occurs. At first you panic, hitting lots of random buttons on your remote control, but then are RELIEVED to discover that no, your entire series recording of Golden Girls has not been deleted! But then, just as things appear to be back to normal, there's a puff of smoke, and a fairy appears! You have apparently ( Read more... )