You know, I don't think situation is that bad. (Okay. Canonically, it's bad, because they're not exactly going to get a chance to work it out, you know? But I mean just within the story.) They're fixing what they know how to fix. In many relationships, if everyone does that and keeps doing it, eventually the core problem is resolved. (Warning: I am a big ol' believer in happy endings, so I'm heavily biased.)
So the situation isn't an inherently awful one, I don't think. People are limiting the damage and doing what they can.
My only question is, is Jean fixing what she knows how to fix? And that's the question the story doesn't answer, not for me, and I think it's the one Scott's asking, too. (And canon's not much help there, either; I don't think I understood any of her motives at all, ever. In the comic books, yes, but the movies? No.)
Um. I'm guessing that's more rambling about this story than you wanted, though. But, yes, it's a great story. (And I'm also heavily biased toward epistolary stories, which are not easy
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Depends which conglomerates, and what he does with them after that.
I'm not sure even Lex could make telecommunications conglomerates all that much worse. It's like, if Lex Luthor took over Microsoft, what would happen? Things could only get better.
I'm trying to assemble a list of anime and manga canons to rec. So far, I've got three: Hikaru no Go, Princess Tutu, and Samurai Champloo. Any ideas to finish out the set? Anything you perhaps wish to pimp? *makes inviting gestures*
(And, hey. Do you happen to know where I can get Viewfinder scanlations? Since I have you here and all. *hopeful look*)
I will look for scanlations and let you know! (I suspect they are much harder to find now that it's a licensed title.)
Also, I'd have to go with Honey & Clover as my TOP pick to recommend for watching purposes (narrowly beating out Bleach, Loveless, Black Lagoon, and a host of sports animes, among other things).
Okay, I've looked up Honey and Clover, and I'm interested (or, rather, I've persuaded Best Beloved to be interested, which is how all anime consumption must begin in this house). Any non-torrent suggestions for getting it, or are torrents the only way to go?
Okay, one: I'd so read the fics you drafted in the recs for the SV and AtS fics. Especially SV. I find huge kink over excessive use of power and SV is, really, the only fandom that can pander to it.
Two: I hate you so much. See, I've seen one episode of SV, and it was a torrented pilot episode that took DAYS to DL. So, I really feel strange reading the fic because, really, the author could say "Clark started a school project in which he and Chloe saved all of Smallville's kittens and gave them better homes and all was happy and good" and I have to say, "Okay" because I don't know! *flails* And Lex? I wanna meet Lex so badly, as he seems to be the coolest cat in fandom.
A lot of authors mention him doing insane things with his wealth/power (ie: buying the internet, changing Kansas law on gay marriage, etc). Is that canon?
Okay, one: I'd so read the fics you drafted in the recs for the SV and AtS fics.
I had to go back and look at the recs, because I couldn't remember drafting any stories. But, yeah, I could see myself writing Angel v. the Internet: Caged Death Match. *snickers*
See, I've seen one episode of SV, and it was a torrented pilot episode that took DAYS to DL.
In all honesty, the canon is not precisely the strong point of this fandom. Clark and Chloe saving all of Smallville's kittens is a substantially better plot than some of the episodes. But the first season is so loaded with slash-a-rifficness that it's probably worth seeing. If you're, you know. Bent that way. (Toward watching canon, I mean.)
*tries to think of a way to get you eps*
*fails signally*
Um. Ask around, maybe?
A lot of authors mention him doing insane things with his wealth/power (ie: buying the internet, changing Kansas law on gay marriage, etc). Is that canon?I am the last person you should be asking about the canon on SV. (Or, okay, almost anything.) What I know is
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Most people say, "check out the torrents", but for S1, the torrents suck. *sigh* Oh well. It's not like I'm not weighed down by twenty fandoms already on top of school and getting my political side on. Too much to do, oh noes! *continues to not work on her NaNo*
Oooh, if you could get Madelyn in on this... I hear stories of her power in the SV fandom. And she seems like a friendly BNF. *glee*
Lex... why do we automatically jump to him doing evil things? WHY IS THAT CANON? This bugs me hugely. Is it the assumption that all genius entrepreneurs are evil bastards? Cause, dude, I get his dad's evil, but why is Lex? What is his motivation? He has the money and power to do good, or at least less evil things! WTFeth?
Symantec. Ugh. Hate them. At least once or twice a week, I have to turn off my firewall to allow my mail to download, which is entirely ridiculous. I'm ready to go back to MacAfee.
They've gotten progressively worse over time. And their firewall is not, as far as I can tell, actually a functional software firewall; it's just an invasive program that regularly produces pop-ups pretty much like ads would if I didn't have (non-Symantec) pop-up killing software. (I already granted permission to that program eleventy-billion times, Norton! Fuck you and the code you rode in on!)
I left MacAfee years ago, and I was happier for it, but at this point I'm starting to think even Billy-Boy and Jim-Bob's Big Disc o' Virus-Munching would be an improvement over what I have.
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You know, I don't think situation is that bad. (Okay. Canonically, it's bad, because they're not exactly going to get a chance to work it out, you know? But I mean just within the story.) They're fixing what they know how to fix. In many relationships, if everyone does that and keeps doing it, eventually the core problem is resolved. (Warning: I am a big ol' believer in happy endings, so I'm heavily biased.)
So the situation isn't an inherently awful one, I don't think. People are limiting the damage and doing what they can.
My only question is, is Jean fixing what she knows how to fix? And that's the question the story doesn't answer, not for me, and I think it's the one Scott's asking, too. (And canon's not much help there, either; I don't think I understood any of her motives at all, ever. In the comic books, yes, but the movies? No.)
Um. I'm guessing that's more rambling about this story than you wanted, though. But, yes, it's a great story. (And I'm also heavily biased toward epistolary stories, which are not easy ( ... )
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I'm not sure even Lex could make telecommunications conglomerates all that much worse. It's like, if Lex Luthor took over Microsoft, what would happen? Things could only get better.
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Hooray, you're pimping Samurai Champloo! Please continue to use your power for good evil ethically questionable traveling trios.
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Hooray, you're pimping Samurai Champloo!
I'm trying to assemble a list of anime and manga canons to rec. So far, I've got three: Hikaru no Go, Princess Tutu, and Samurai Champloo. Any ideas to finish out the set? Anything you perhaps wish to pimp? *makes inviting gestures*
(And, hey. Do you happen to know where I can get Viewfinder scanlations? Since I have you here and all. *hopeful look*)
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Also, I'd have to go with Honey & Clover as my TOP pick to recommend for watching purposes (narrowly beating out Bleach, Loveless, Black Lagoon, and a host of sports animes, among other things).
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Two: I hate you so much. See, I've seen one episode of SV, and it was a torrented pilot episode that took DAYS to DL. So, I really feel strange reading the fic because, really, the author could say "Clark started a school project in which he and Chloe saved all of Smallville's kittens and gave them better homes and all was happy and good" and I have to say, "Okay" because I don't know! *flails* And Lex? I wanna meet Lex so badly, as he seems to be the coolest cat in fandom.
A lot of authors mention him doing insane things with his wealth/power (ie: buying the internet, changing Kansas law on gay marriage, etc). Is that canon?
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I had to go back and look at the recs, because I couldn't remember drafting any stories. But, yeah, I could see myself writing Angel v. the Internet: Caged Death Match. *snickers*
See, I've seen one episode of SV, and it was a torrented pilot episode that took DAYS to DL.
In all honesty, the canon is not precisely the strong point of this fandom. Clark and Chloe saving all of Smallville's kittens is a substantially better plot than some of the episodes. But the first season is so loaded with slash-a-rifficness that it's probably worth seeing. If you're, you know. Bent that way. (Toward watching canon, I mean.)
*tries to think of a way to get you eps*
*fails signally*
Um. Ask around, maybe?
A lot of authors mention him doing insane things with his wealth/power (ie: buying the internet, changing Kansas law on gay marriage, etc). Is that canon?I am the last person you should be asking about the canon on SV. (Or, okay, almost anything.) What I know is ( ... )
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Oooh, if you could get Madelyn in on this... I hear stories of her power in the SV fandom. And she seems like a friendly BNF. *glee*
Lex... why do we automatically jump to him doing evil things? WHY IS THAT CANON? This bugs me hugely. Is it the assumption that all genius entrepreneurs are evil bastards? Cause, dude, I get his dad's evil, but why is Lex? What is his motivation? He has the money and power to do good, or at least less evil things! WTFeth?
*cries at the confusion*
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I left MacAfee years ago, and I was happier for it, but at this point I'm starting to think even Billy-Boy and Jim-Bob's Big Disc o' Virus-Munching would be an improvement over what I have.
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