I will not get sucked into another fandom

[feliciakw]

I won't I won't I won't.

No, seriously. I won't.

I only do one fandom at a time, and once I've left a fandom, I don't usually go back. I wasn't ready to get into SPN when Izhi introduced me. I was quite happy in L.A. with the Brothers Eppes, doing FBI math. But then the Winchesters seduced me, coaxed Musey into the back of a black '67 Chevy, and while I'm still heartily fond of the Eppeses & Co. (and miss them from time to time), I haven't really looked back.

Besides that, this other show that's sort of waving at me is lacking in something that sucks me into fandom: a single (or several) charismatic actors whom I'm interested in as people. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm loving the characters in the show, and the way the actors are portraying them. But none of them have caught my attention to the point of "Oh. I want to find out what he/she is like in RL." Very much like The Unit; LOVED the show, loved the actors, might have been casually interested in their careers. But never was interested in looking further. Loved the characters, but nothing about the actors particularly reached out and grabbed me.

Also, the shows I tend to get involved in fandom with are genre shows: H:TLJ, TS, SPN. I wrote fic for N3, and even followed a forum or two, but I never really participated. LOVE the show, though. Anyway . . .

So, I'm noticing a decline in SPN fic that interests me. A lot of the writers I really enjoyed upon joining the fandom are no longer writing, and finding current timeline stuff that I like is nearly impossible. So . . . I've been wandering elsewhere. I ran across a pretty decent fic of this other show, but I'm having difficulty finding more.

Oh. What show, you ask? Well, check out this article.

See #5 on the list? That one.

The new Hawaii Five-0. It kind of surprised me that it made the list--Top 5, even--but then I got to thinking about it: It's got three actors who were formerly in genre shows There's an alum from Moonlight, from Lost, and from the new BSG. (None of which I watched.) And Scott Caan kind of really cracks me up with his portrayal of Danny.

I'm still trying to suss out my character preference, because I kind of like the whole team. At first I thought I would probably gravitate toward Chin, but I kinda find Danny freakin' hilarious with his fish-out-of-water, worry wart, by-the-book practicality, especially when it's juxtaposed to Steve's less than orthodox approach to investigation and crime solving. Their car arguments amuse me no end. And I kind of really love Kono on the team, a strong, sensible female team member.

So, anyway. Any other f-listies who like H50? Any fic recs? I haven't really been paying attention beyond casual viewing, so I'm looking more for action/h/c then character exploration.

And this is just to pass the time when I'm alone in the quiet office, with no sound but the people walking around upstairs. I'm not going to get sucked into the fandom or anything. Unless Jensen somehow ends up on the show. In which case, all bets are off.

Comments

[izhilzha.livejournal.com]

I've watched some of it (mostly because I wanted to find out what happened on episodes I captioned at work *g*). It's fluffy action with a brother-friendship at the center, so I'm not surprised you like it. :) Gotta say, though, if I got fannish it would be All Danny All The Time for me. Scott Caan makes the show; without him, it would be too silly and too morose at the same time. Danny makes it better. :)

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

I agree totally that Danny kinda does make the show. He's a great character on his own, and he's especially hilarious when he's playing off of Steve. And some of the authors I've run across have his voice down so well I almost laugh out loud.

But there's much teamy goodness to be had, and the mysteries--like the Wo Fat storyline--kind of make me go "Oh, noez!!!"