Oh, ew.
Bunnies frighten me.
Anya ,'Help'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Consuela - Feb 05, 2006 1:42:11 pm PST #1778 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 05, 2006 4:08:53 pm PST #1779 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
So the majority of adult men, who would IMHO be mourning the loss of wives or steady girlfriends (not to mention their daughters, mothers, sisters, etc.), just jump as one into a planetwide Oz scenario with no hesitation? ick.
Nutty - Feb 05, 2006 4:18:23 pm PST #1780 of 10434
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Well, in the case of that XF series -- and I don't remember how many stories it was, but it was a lot more than I read -- there was, um. How to say this in a not-silly way? People had a bad habit of turning into ogres and ghouls and warlocks. In a textually (but not extratextually) not-silly way. So they were very busy with other things, and did indeed not seem to give a shit about their wives, sisters, daughters, etc.
It was a very peculiar psychological portrait of the victim-kink, nested in the middle of one of the most ridiculous plot scenarios I've come across. (That includes the "Mulder and Scully fight mastodons" scenario, as well as that Sentinel story that involves evil hyperevolved cat overlords.)
brenda m - Feb 05, 2006 7:15:07 pm PST #1781 of 10434
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh, I know which story you're talking about. Ick.
involves evil hyperevolved cat overlords
Eh, I can kind of see that.
Calli - Feb 06, 2006 5:09:12 am PST #1782 of 10434
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
that Sentinel story that involves evil hyperevolved cat overlords.
With The Sentinel that's a less improbable plotline than it would be in most other fandoms.
Dana - Feb 06, 2006 11:30:22 am PST #1783 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
This seems most appropos here. From a CNN article about "Brangelina":
Robert Thompson, director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television, said the coupling of A-list stars like Pitt and Jolie -- or in years gone by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton -- was "a paparazzi's dream come true."
"As silly as it sounds, this new tendency to make up single names for two people -- like 'Bennifer' (Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez) and 'TomKat' (Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes) -- is an insightful idea. 'Brangelina' has more cultural equity than their two star parts," he said.
a) It's called a portmanteau. Duh.
b) "cultural equity"?
c) Still no excuse for "Spuffy".
Sophia Brooks - Feb 06, 2006 11:39:12 am PST #1784 of 10434
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
c) Still no excuse for "Spuffy".
Or LoVe
Vonnie K - Feb 06, 2006 11:49:57 am PST #1785 of 10434
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Grrr.
"an insightful idea"? The hell?
Nutty - Feb 06, 2006 11:51:48 am PST #1786 of 10434
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
What are the greatest hits of bad portmanteaux? Come on, do your worst.
We can assemble the whole list, as well as links to Portmanteau Kerfuffles # 1001, 1425, and 33,548 and send them to Thompson.
And ask him to use the word "kerfuffle" next time.
Dana - Feb 06, 2006 11:58:38 am PST #1787 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It's hard to top Spuffy and LoVe. I'm not particularly fond of any of the McKay/anyone ones, like McShep, McBeckett, etc. And I may have hallucinated this, but I think I saw people calling Sheppard/Weir "Shweir."