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nny1. Alan Rickman isn't really Snape. He's a fantastic actor, and I really enjoy his portrayal of Snape, and... that *voice*... but he's probably not the best choice for the role. He's too old, he's not greasy enough, and his "anger" tends toward the quietly threatening rather than the homicidal rage. Plus, if a younger actor had been cast, we could've had David Wenham as Lupin. *g*
2. Lupin is, I fear, in danger of turning into a big ol' sap. I am watching JKR very carefully, with my ruler poised ready to give her a sharp rap over the knuckles. He's far too understanding, and becoming a shoulder to cry on- I'd like to see more of the wolf in his character. Just 'cos he's English, polite, and likes tea, doesn't mean he has to be a big nancy. Look at Giles!
3. I really don't like Tonks all that much. She just seems far too much like a Mary Sue. You have the weird power no one else has got (neatly encapsulating the odd-coloured hair and eyes thing), you've got endearing clumsiness, you've got the fact that she's the only youngish, attractive female... I don't know. I'm not interested. However, despite my distinct lack of love for OOC-ness, I feel she's a character that has been redeemed to an extent in fandom, by folks such as
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lamardeuse and copperbadge.4. I wasn't overly bothered that they left Peeves out of the film. I was far *far* more bothered by the bastardisation of the Bloody Baron. He was supposed to be *scary*, not a laughing fool!
5. I love to be squicked, but my definition of squick is far different from the generally accepted one, I think. I love something that'll make me screw up my nose, cause an involuntary "Eeeeeew!", make me giggle. I don't consider subjects such as incest or noncon to be squick, I consider them to be NO GO AREAS.
6. The Weasley twins are *not* fucking. My own personal theory is that George wants Harry, but that's beside the point. I do *not* like incest. I really don't understand why anyone else would, though I'm not going to judge anyone for it. I will accept cousins (like Merry/Pippin), but I don't think there's anything hot about sex with immediate family.
7. I have nothing against songfics. I don't think people should use the entire set of lyrics from a song as an excuse not to come up with a plot, nor have the characters quote songs extensively to save themselves from having to come up with dialogue. However, I think that choosing a fic that quotes poetry as inspiration over one that quotes a song is needless quibbling over semantics.
8. I hate the idea of intellislash, from what I understand of it. However, I don't know enough about it to make an informed decision, so I won't be drawn into discussion about this one, for fear of causing offense.
9. I'm not interested in PWPs. In the hands of a decent writer I *will* read them, but I'd much rather find a story with plot. I get far more out of a long slow build up followed by a well written kiss than I do out of pages of thrusting and moaning and such.
10. I don't want Sam's babies. I *fear* Sam's babies.
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Date: 2003-11-21 12:57 am (UTC)*snickers*
I have a real problem with Skinnerfic. I'm sorry. I used to enjoy fics by people like Aries- plenty of angst and slush, but eventually they grated because they really were too OOC. Krycek was never gonna be self-sacrificing and nice.
The ones I wrote in the fandom were absolutely hideous; I only like one of them now.
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Date: 2003-11-21 01:04 am (UTC)and yes, aries...memories...i think the ueberschmoop became a problem for me after a while...wasn't that Krycek rentboy fic one of hers? Loved it...and then the sequel..hm... Yeah, lots of OOC, but if the writing is good, I don't mind it all the time...like Josan, for example.
friended you and atdelphi btw, b/c i did have to flock my lj and feel like such a pretentious bitch for it :-)
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Date: 2003-11-21 01:14 am (UTC)I can't remember my favourite XF writers any more. That's really sad... I'll have to go look at RatB again. *g*
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Date: 2003-11-21 01:31 am (UTC)And I'll admit, when I've had a rough day, I have a soft spot for that rather cuddly Skinner who gives Krycek a happy enough ending. Totally off on a tangent, but earlier today I was amused to find out that the building my French teacher's office is in (I go to UBC) is indeed the FBI building from X-Files. I thought it looked familiar :-P
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Date: 2003-11-21 01:51 am (UTC)and while we all like to bitch about the happy fics and the not quite spot on characterizations i'm with you...sometimes i want that...othertimes i crave the...dare i say it...intellislash *bg*
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Date: 2003-11-21 02:14 am (UTC)Oh, and Nny was right - I was happier before I knew what "intellislash" is. I think I'll stick with my original categories: Great Writing, Good Writing, Mediocre Writing, and Piss-Poor Writing.
That does me just fine.
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Date: 2003-11-21 02:19 am (UTC)you're a frosh?...hand me a gun so i can kill myself :-)
i was just out in the northwest for the first time ever...we visited family in penticton for 2 weeks...i loved it so much!!!
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Date: 2003-11-21 02:31 am (UTC)And I'm definitely loving the west coast. I was born in Northern Ontario, not far from the arctic (which is just mindboggling weather) and grew up with the smoggy humidity of Southern Ontario. So having the Pacific Ocean literally right outside my window (complete with nude beach) is a very cool thing indeed ;-)
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Date: 2003-11-21 02:39 am (UTC)*envies you sth fierce*
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Date: 2003-11-21 02:43 am (UTC)