Fandom meme
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izhilzha's LJ, and thought I would comment:
Comment to this entry and I'll pick up to three of your fandoms (if I know what your fandoms are). You must then update your journal and answer the following questions:
1. What got you into this fandom in the first place?
2. Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
3. Favorite episodes/books/movies, etc?
4. Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
5. Do you think more people should get into this fandom?
She chose for me
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys . . .
1. This is the story of a time long ago. A time of myth and legend. When the ancient gods were petty and cruel and plagued mankind with suffering.
Okay, so maybe it wasn't that bad. It was January, 1995, and I was plagued with suffering the worst sinus infection in the HISTORY OF EVAR. I was too miserable to sleep, too incapacitated to do much more than sit in front of the TV and not think. It was a Saturday afternoon, and everything on TV was BORING. Lots of sports (golf, ugh) and probably news. The only thing I could find that had any sort of a narrative was this cheesy Hercules movie. Three of them. At then end of six hours, I finally turned off the TV and said to myself, "I can't believe I just wasted six hours of my life watching that."
Fast forward about a year. Geo and I are married, and I don't remember exactly how we ran across it, but we came across either Hercules or early Xena, and it was delightfully fun and cheesy. It became must-see TV for us. In fact, Geo and I would go to my mom and dad's so we could watch it with good reception. I eventually figured out that it was Michael Hurst who was the primary draw (since I seriously considered giving the show up when he left, but thoroughly enjoyed it when his counterpart, Edith Sidebottom guest starred), and when the show finished production, I hopped on the internet (a new experience for me) to figure out how I might follow his career. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
2. I have moved on from the H:TLJ fandom, but some of my fondest fandom memories are with Iolausians I met while in the fandom. (It was also the beginning of unreasonably large amounts of time being wasted in on-line chats. There are, indeed, some things I would change about my time in fandom.)
3. Wow. Um . . . It's been a while since I've watched many of them, but there are a lot of good ones. Sadly, I've been out of the fandom for so long that I don't remember titles, but anything Iolaus-centric is gonna get a thumbs-up from me. As well as ". . . And Fancy Free."
4. This is the fandom that introduced me to internet fandom. It was my first mailing list, my first (and still one of my best) 'Net-published fanfic, my introduction to fandom terminology. My first convention was a Creations con in Valley Forge, PA, where Michael Hurst appeared. (I also saw part of Hudson Leick's Q&A.) It was because of Michael Hurst that I learned what I know of New Zealand culture. It was in this fandom that I met my first list sibs in person. It was in this fandom that I first took part in lengthy debates and discussion of the development of a show, and met people who seriously took the treatment of a character personally.
5. I think if you're looking for quality camp and cheese along the line of a fine, gooey brie, you could do far, far worse that Hercules. Because underneath it has what attracts most of us to fandom in the first place: the bonds of friendship through thick and thin. Plus, the show is hilarious.
Farscape . . .
1. The flagship of the Sci-Fi Channel, the show that put them on the map. This one is Geo's fault. I caught an ep of it once, somewhere in the middle of S1, I think, and not having watched it from the beginning, I had no idea what was going on. But it was part of the Sci-Fi Friday line-up, and so Geo watched it, thought it brilliant, and thus we got hooked. When the DVDs came out, we got caught up on the beginnings of the show, and it is, indeed, perversely brilliant. They go places and do things on this show that I don't think anyone in TV sci-fi had had the guts to do up until that point in time. More than once the show left me screaming at the television set: THEY CAN'T LEAVE IT THERE!!!!!! Good, good stuff.
2. I was never active in the fandom, but it's always a good show to get reacquainted with.
3. Ooooohhh . . . so many good episodes. The one that springs to mind is "Eat Me." Then there's the ep wherein Rygel ODs on Earth candy. And the clone episode/storylines. And Scorpius! Good grief. The best TV villain evar. And I do love the Pilot ep, in that it explains the premise of the show so well, and draws you in to this strange new world in the Uncharted Territories. Great characters, great storylines, great suspense . . . perversely brilliant. It pretty much ruined me for other TV sci-fi (with the exception of SG-1).
4. Nope.
5. Meh. Only if they like TV sci-fi that is par excellence. Brilliant. Perverse. Intense. Sexy. Hilarious. Scary. Mind-bending. Meh.
CSI . . .
1. Iris Wilde, one of the list mods of the Cascade Times mailing list (The Sentinel fandom) suggested that I watch it. I must have really been intrigued to continue watching past two episodes, because the first two eps I saw, the crimes made me angry enough to spit nails. I was furious. Not at the show, but that people would be so cruel as to so carelessly and selfishly treat people the way these particular perps did. (One of the eps was "The Slaves of Las Vegas," and yeah. That was an . . . educational . . . ep.) But I liked it enough to give it one more shot, and it soon became must-see TV. I used to dance around the living room on Thursdays because CSI was going to be on. There was one ep (involving a severed finger in a glass of ice), where in I had to run to the top of the basement stairs and shout down to Geo, who was working downstairs at the time: I LOVE CSI!
Plus the characters were awesome and intriguing and their forensics toys were cool and the cases always had some neat little thing that I didn't see coming. Good stuff.
2. I was never involved in the fandom.
3. First ep that comes to mind is "Grave Danger." It's the only CSI ep I've ever written a fic for. Nicky-peril, with teamy goodness trying to get Nicky out of said peril. What's not to love? (This was also the ep wherein I felt extremely betrayed as audience member, by the director, Quentin Tarantino. But I won't go into that particular rant.)
4. Nope. No fandom participation. I wrote one fic, I don't follow the fandom goings-on, etc. However, I do have the first five seasons on DVD, and it used to be the show that Box Office Manager and I would yammer on about when we worked shows together. And my constant refrain used to be, "I want to be a body on CSI."
5. I think this is a matter or personal taste. The show has changed a lot since it first came on. There has been quite a bit of changeover in the cast, and some say that it has gotten more graphic and gruesome with its effects. (When I first started watching, I usually ate my dinner while I watched. What did I usually have for dinner on Thursdays while watching CSI? Pasta in red sauce. My mom thought that was horrible. I'm not sure I could do that anymore.) So if someone were to want to check it out, I'd suggest starting with some early eps to get a feel for the old school CSI.
And that's probably more than you ever wanted to know about me.
izhilzha's LJ, and thought I would comment:Comment to this entry and I'll pick up to three of your fandoms (if I know what your fandoms are). You must then update your journal and answer the following questions:
1. What got you into this fandom in the first place?
2. Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
3. Favorite episodes/books/movies, etc?
4. Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
5. Do you think more people should get into this fandom?
She chose for me
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys . . .
1. This is the story of a time long ago. A time of myth and legend. When the ancient gods were petty and cruel and plagued mankind with suffering.
Okay, so maybe it wasn't that bad. It was January, 1995, and I was plagued with suffering the worst sinus infection in the HISTORY OF EVAR. I was too miserable to sleep, too incapacitated to do much more than sit in front of the TV and not think. It was a Saturday afternoon, and everything on TV was BORING. Lots of sports (golf, ugh) and probably news. The only thing I could find that had any sort of a narrative was this cheesy Hercules movie. Three of them. At then end of six hours, I finally turned off the TV and said to myself, "I can't believe I just wasted six hours of my life watching that."
Fast forward about a year. Geo and I are married, and I don't remember exactly how we ran across it, but we came across either Hercules or early Xena, and it was delightfully fun and cheesy. It became must-see TV for us. In fact, Geo and I would go to my mom and dad's so we could watch it with good reception. I eventually figured out that it was Michael Hurst who was the primary draw (since I seriously considered giving the show up when he left, but thoroughly enjoyed it when his counterpart, Edith Sidebottom guest starred), and when the show finished production, I hopped on the internet (a new experience for me) to figure out how I might follow his career. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
2. I have moved on from the H:TLJ fandom, but some of my fondest fandom memories are with Iolausians I met while in the fandom. (It was also the beginning of unreasonably large amounts of time being wasted in on-line chats. There are, indeed, some things I would change about my time in fandom.)
3. Wow. Um . . . It's been a while since I've watched many of them, but there are a lot of good ones. Sadly, I've been out of the fandom for so long that I don't remember titles, but anything Iolaus-centric is gonna get a thumbs-up from me. As well as ". . . And Fancy Free."
4. This is the fandom that introduced me to internet fandom. It was my first mailing list, my first (and still one of my best) 'Net-published fanfic, my introduction to fandom terminology. My first convention was a Creations con in Valley Forge, PA, where Michael Hurst appeared. (I also saw part of Hudson Leick's Q&A.) It was because of Michael Hurst that I learned what I know of New Zealand culture. It was in this fandom that I met my first list sibs in person. It was in this fandom that I first took part in lengthy debates and discussion of the development of a show, and met people who seriously took the treatment of a character personally.
5. I think if you're looking for quality camp and cheese along the line of a fine, gooey brie, you could do far, far worse that Hercules. Because underneath it has what attracts most of us to fandom in the first place: the bonds of friendship through thick and thin. Plus, the show is hilarious.
Farscape . . .
1. The flagship of the Sci-Fi Channel, the show that put them on the map. This one is Geo's fault. I caught an ep of it once, somewhere in the middle of S1, I think, and not having watched it from the beginning, I had no idea what was going on. But it was part of the Sci-Fi Friday line-up, and so Geo watched it, thought it brilliant, and thus we got hooked. When the DVDs came out, we got caught up on the beginnings of the show, and it is, indeed, perversely brilliant. They go places and do things on this show that I don't think anyone in TV sci-fi had had the guts to do up until that point in time. More than once the show left me screaming at the television set: THEY CAN'T LEAVE IT THERE!!!!!! Good, good stuff.
2. I was never active in the fandom, but it's always a good show to get reacquainted with.
3. Ooooohhh . . . so many good episodes. The one that springs to mind is "Eat Me." Then there's the ep wherein Rygel ODs on Earth candy. And the clone episode/storylines. And Scorpius! Good grief. The best TV villain evar. And I do love the Pilot ep, in that it explains the premise of the show so well, and draws you in to this strange new world in the Uncharted Territories. Great characters, great storylines, great suspense . . . perversely brilliant. It pretty much ruined me for other TV sci-fi (with the exception of SG-1).
4. Nope.
5. Meh. Only if they like TV sci-fi that is par excellence. Brilliant. Perverse. Intense. Sexy. Hilarious. Scary. Mind-bending. Meh.
CSI . . .
1. Iris Wilde, one of the list mods of the Cascade Times mailing list (The Sentinel fandom) suggested that I watch it. I must have really been intrigued to continue watching past two episodes, because the first two eps I saw, the crimes made me angry enough to spit nails. I was furious. Not at the show, but that people would be so cruel as to so carelessly and selfishly treat people the way these particular perps did. (One of the eps was "The Slaves of Las Vegas," and yeah. That was an . . . educational . . . ep.) But I liked it enough to give it one more shot, and it soon became must-see TV. I used to dance around the living room on Thursdays because CSI was going to be on. There was one ep (involving a severed finger in a glass of ice), where in I had to run to the top of the basement stairs and shout down to Geo, who was working downstairs at the time: I LOVE CSI!
Plus the characters were awesome and intriguing and their forensics toys were cool and the cases always had some neat little thing that I didn't see coming. Good stuff.
2. I was never involved in the fandom.
3. First ep that comes to mind is "Grave Danger." It's the only CSI ep I've ever written a fic for. Nicky-peril, with teamy goodness trying to get Nicky out of said peril. What's not to love? (This was also the ep wherein I felt extremely betrayed as audience member, by the director, Quentin Tarantino. But I won't go into that particular rant.)
4. Nope. No fandom participation. I wrote one fic, I don't follow the fandom goings-on, etc. However, I do have the first five seasons on DVD, and it used to be the show that Box Office Manager and I would yammer on about when we worked shows together. And my constant refrain used to be, "I want to be a body on CSI."
5. I think this is a matter or personal taste. The show has changed a lot since it first came on. There has been quite a bit of changeover in the cast, and some say that it has gotten more graphic and gruesome with its effects. (When I first started watching, I usually ate my dinner while I watched. What did I usually have for dinner on Thursdays while watching CSI? Pasta in red sauce. My mom thought that was horrible. I'm not sure I could do that anymore.) So if someone were to want to check it out, I'd suggest starting with some early eps to get a feel for the old school CSI.
And that's probably more than you ever wanted to know about me.
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Date: 2009-05-07 03:28 am (UTC)Favorite episode? Dog With Two Bones