I laughed at some of it, too, but the fanfic thing just set me off.
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smonster - Oct 16, 2009 11:09:17 am PDT #2191 of 5827
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 16, 2009 11:55:06 am PDT #2192 of 5827
What is even happening?
Even the fanfic thing, to me, seemed to be more about hardcore shippers. The quote in full was:
To be fair, this is a complaint you could levy against any major geek property. Star Wars fans are the worst part of Star Wars, Trekkies ate shit for about 30 straight years and online discussions of your favorite shows are clogged with "Shippers," who disregard anything interesting and insightful about a show, and focus solely on badly-written fanfic fantasies for frantic bean-flicking, their stories swapped between shawl-wearing, cat-owning knitting enthusiasts squeeling until their lungs burst on LiveJournal.
I also...I've read some masterfully written fanfic, most of that was written by Buffistas, but fanfic in general, to me, mostly seems like PWoP written by people who've never actually had sex.
aurelia - Oct 16, 2009 1:15:57 pm PDT #2193 of 5827
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
PWoP?
Stephanie - Oct 16, 2009 2:01:14 pm PDT #2194 of 5827
Trust my rage
Porn without plot
erikaj - Oct 16, 2009 2:12:13 pm PDT #2195 of 5827
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, yeah, I could see why you could think that. Some of it is really bad and makes my eyes roll, in that not-transported kind of way. But there is nothing so bad, freaky, or poorly-written that it does not amuse someone some place. Who anointed that guy the Fun Patrol? Besides, I like Eliza Dushku(although now I know why that Vince-as-a-girl Entourage fic felt so familiar...if I were casting Girl!Vincent Chase, it would totally be ED.) I just proved that guy's thesis, didn't I? But now I wish that she and E could date so Drama could play the Kramer role and say "E, you're dating her because of unresolved feeling for Vince."
Strega - Oct 16, 2009 2:39:49 pm PDT #2196 of 5827
How exciting, I have a new soulmate.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 16, 2009 5:04:32 pm PDT #2197 of 5827
What is even happening?
Heh, Strega, I was thinking of e-mailing that article to you. P.S. - I got the link from Mindy Monez.
erika, my main point is I don't think he was going off on fic so much as going off on people who watch the show and then bitch because the writers aren't writing shipper fic.
Yes, LoVe freaks, I'm looking at you.
smonster - Oct 16, 2009 5:20:39 pm PDT #2198 of 5827
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Yes, LoVe freaks, I'm looking at you.
...yeah, fair point.
erikaj - Oct 16, 2009 5:22:33 pm PDT #2199 of 5827
Always Anti-fascist!
Also, some Entourage slashers. Dude, it's *Entourage* not Queer as Folk. Probably aren't gonna see a show freak out young straight guys by making Vince/Eric canon. I might still watch it, provided they didn't give up ball games to...go antiquing or something.
Strega - Oct 16, 2009 6:04:37 pm PDT #2200 of 5827
Heh, Strega, I was thinking of e-mailing that article to you.
I look in on Cracked pretty regularly anyway, but mostly for Dan O'Brien's stuff.