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[netgirl_y2k]

Today I was told that I was a very attractive female with lovely hair. Okay, I was told this by an eighty year old resident of my grandmother's nursing home, but take your compliments when they come, I say!

I have a suspicion this meme originated on tumblr, but as I have already proved, I cannot use tumblr in any halfway sensible way, so I'll do it here.

Pick a number from the list and I'll answer it in the comments.

1 - Your current OTP
2 - A pairing you initially didn’t consider but someone changed your mind
3 - A pairing you have never liked and probably never will
4 - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t
5 - Have you added anything stupid/cracky/hilarious to your fandom, if so, what
6 - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom
7 - Do you remember your first OTP, if so who was in it
8 - Do you prefer characters from real action series or anime series
9 - Has the internet caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why
10 - Name a fandom you didn’t care/think about until you saw it all over the internet
11 - How do you feel about the other people in your current fandom
12 - Your favorite fanartist/author gives you one request, what do you ask for
13 - Your favorite fanart or fanartist
14 - Your favorite fanfiction or fanauthor
15 - Choose a song at random, which OTP does it remind you of
16 - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas)
17 - A ship you’ve abandoned and why
18 - A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships
19 - Show us an example of your personal headcanon
20 - Do you remember what your first fanwork was?
21 - Self-rec: What's your favorite fanwork you've created?
22 - Are you one of those fans who can’t watch anything without shipping
23 - 5 favorite characters from 5 different fandoms
24 - 3 OTPs from 3 different fandoms
25 - A fandom you’re in but have no ships from
26 - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go

Comments

[amaresu]

Oh, good call. I'd forgotten about the phone call, but having her out running erronds for Artie would make sense. I'm so excited to have her back. I just want her and Myka to be cute together again.

I can tell the only common theme is that a lot of them contain an element of, um, borderline stalking

Yes, this. Also the ones I would be okay with if not a fan of myself, the fans tend to have the habit of warping the source around them. Like with Dresden/Marcone a huge portion of the fanbase threw a fit when Changes came out and Marcone wasn't in it. There was mass outcry that this was the first time Marcone hadn't been in a book. I'd just finished my re-read and could say with complete certainty that wasn't the case. He hasn't been in several books and only briefly shown in others. (Why is the Dresden Files fandom so obsessed with this pairing? Why?)

And all the really big ships do this sort of thing. I think it has something to do with echo chambers and not reviewing the source material with a critical eye, but it's annoying and puts me off pairings I would've been so-so about.


Sinbad is just a fun show to watch. The characters are their own people and not just there to be Sinbad's supporting cast. Sinbad makes terrible decisions and has to deal with the consequences of those. He does have some of the main character warping effect, but I think the writers are at least aware of the dangers of letting your main character get away with things.