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vaznettiYou'll be pleased to know that I haven't dropped off the face of the earth. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fillyjonk is here in New York with me, and we are alternating between packing and indulging in nostalgia. I tried to explain Alias to her and realized that I've got to replot the current section of the hiatusfic I'm working on--I think I've backed myself into a corner, and it's very frustrating. I also think I need a beta reader who understands Jack Bristow. Or wants to understand him, anyway.
But I did find time to answergryphonrhi's five questions. Read on for Highlander, X-Files, and my current obsession.
Would you have still gotten into Highlander if you weren't a classics major, do you think?
Oh, sure. I liked the show before the old man turned up, you know. The dippy flashbacks just made it that much more enjoyable. I really liked the movie, too ("Heh. What kept you?"). I think knowing too much about ancient history has kept me out of Hercules and Xena fandoms--I can watch the shows and enjoy them, but I can't immerse myself in that universe. It makes my brain itch.
Now, would I have really gotten into Highlander if I hadn't read Dorothy Dunnett? It's possible that if I had not said "Oh my goodness! It's Jerott Blyth!" and been right the first time I lay eyes on Duncan McLeod, I would have continued to flip the channels (/pimping of Dunnett).
Favorite season(s) of X-Files and why?
Probably Season Four--the mytharc was complex, but not too complex, and I'm a sucker for the cancer arc. I love watching what it does to Scully, Mulder and Skinner. There are things about Season Five that I like better (the Krycek episodes in particular), but I already have the sense that the mytharc is spinning out of control there, and Mulder and Scully are starting to grate on my last nerve in some of those episodes. So I'll go for Season 4 as the one where I find the leads the most tolerable.
Same for Highlander?
Oh dear. I'm bad with Highlander seasons--I tend to conflate them. But you know, the one where Methos is introduced for real, although I could have lived without the whole Zoroastrian demon thing at the season end. It was the end of that season, wasn't it? Up to that season, I was pretty much just watching for the eye candy. But I thought that with the introduction of Methos the show developed some more complexity, as Duncan begins to consider whether or not his urge to get involved and fix things is really the best plan (which is what I think is going on with the "Champion" storyline, much though I mocked it, and with the Methos storyline, because Methos claims that don't get involved" is his watchword, although his actions belie that. But the Horsemen episodes suggest that lazy uninvolvement may be a good lifestyle choice on Methos' part.)
Same for Buffy?
Season Three. I love the build-up the the graduation. There are also a whole lot of excellent episodes only tangentially related to the arc, like Band Candy and The Zeppo. I love the Mayor, and Faith. This is the season in which my love for Xander really took off, although Willow started to irritate me. It has Principal Snyder, and Cordelia and her complicated best, and Wesley (and you know, we all should have realized, when Wesley turned up all geeky in those funny suits and hairgel, that he would one day become an ambiguously evil sex god...), and at the end of the season the students all unite and fight back. It's the season which, I think, encapsulates everything I love about the show. Plus, in the end they blow up the school.
What pairing and/or fandom would you most like to pimp to what writers?
::laughs:: Isn't it obvious? I want everyone I know to start writing Alias fic. I want Ladonna to write me some Krycek/Sark, because it would be hot and not sad--if I wrote it it would be tragic. And Sark is pretty, dangerous and uncaring in a way which ought to appeal to her. I wantjennyo to write more Jack and Irina, or more Angel/Alias crossover goodness. I would love to see spican write a Sark/Sydney piece, but I accept that that will never happen. kellykeil might, though. Someday. Oh, who am I kidding? I don't think she even watches the show. I want kristenk2 to write about Emily and Arvin--did Emily ever think she had a normal life? I want deslea to explain this Rambaldi stuff in big words. I want pauraque and muridae_x to write character-driven pieces.
I am doomed to remain largely unsatisfied. Luckily, I've found some extremely good writers who are already in Alias fandom. I ought to go poke them for fics.
From you, though, I just want Connor/Krycek. Relieved? And hey, I'd be honored to be involved in any small way with such a noble enterprise as the resurrection of FitzCairn.
For some reason, I'm having a terrible time thinking up questions for you.
Off to do another box. Or maybe a suitcase. The UPS men are coming tomorrow to take the books etc.
fillyjonk is here in New York with me, and we are alternating between packing and indulging in nostalgia. I tried to explain Alias to her and realized that I've got to replot the current section of the hiatusfic I'm working on--I think I've backed myself into a corner, and it's very frustrating. I also think I need a beta reader who understands Jack Bristow. Or wants to understand him, anyway.But I did find time to answer
gryphonrhi's five questions. Read on for Highlander, X-Files, and my current obsession.Would you have still gotten into Highlander if you weren't a classics major, do you think?
Oh, sure. I liked the show before the old man turned up, you know. The dippy flashbacks just made it that much more enjoyable. I really liked the movie, too ("Heh. What kept you?"). I think knowing too much about ancient history has kept me out of Hercules and Xena fandoms--I can watch the shows and enjoy them, but I can't immerse myself in that universe. It makes my brain itch.
Now, would I have really gotten into Highlander if I hadn't read Dorothy Dunnett? It's possible that if I had not said "Oh my goodness! It's Jerott Blyth!" and been right the first time I lay eyes on Duncan McLeod, I would have continued to flip the channels (/pimping of Dunnett).
Favorite season(s) of X-Files and why?
Probably Season Four--the mytharc was complex, but not too complex, and I'm a sucker for the cancer arc. I love watching what it does to Scully, Mulder and Skinner. There are things about Season Five that I like better (the Krycek episodes in particular), but I already have the sense that the mytharc is spinning out of control there, and Mulder and Scully are starting to grate on my last nerve in some of those episodes. So I'll go for Season 4 as the one where I find the leads the most tolerable.
Same for Highlander?
Oh dear. I'm bad with Highlander seasons--I tend to conflate them. But you know, the one where Methos is introduced for real, although I could have lived without the whole Zoroastrian demon thing at the season end. It was the end of that season, wasn't it? Up to that season, I was pretty much just watching for the eye candy. But I thought that with the introduction of Methos the show developed some more complexity, as Duncan begins to consider whether or not his urge to get involved and fix things is really the best plan (which is what I think is going on with the "Champion" storyline, much though I mocked it, and with the Methos storyline, because Methos claims that don't get involved" is his watchword, although his actions belie that. But the Horsemen episodes suggest that lazy uninvolvement may be a good lifestyle choice on Methos' part.)
Same for Buffy?
Season Three. I love the build-up the the graduation. There are also a whole lot of excellent episodes only tangentially related to the arc, like Band Candy and The Zeppo. I love the Mayor, and Faith. This is the season in which my love for Xander really took off, although Willow started to irritate me. It has Principal Snyder, and Cordelia and her complicated best, and Wesley (and you know, we all should have realized, when Wesley turned up all geeky in those funny suits and hairgel, that he would one day become an ambiguously evil sex god...), and at the end of the season the students all unite and fight back. It's the season which, I think, encapsulates everything I love about the show. Plus, in the end they blow up the school.
What pairing and/or fandom would you most like to pimp to what writers?
::laughs:: Isn't it obvious? I want everyone I know to start writing Alias fic. I want Ladonna to write me some Krycek/Sark, because it would be hot and not sad--if I wrote it it would be tragic. And Sark is pretty, dangerous and uncaring in a way which ought to appeal to her. I want
jennyo to write more Jack and Irina, or more Angel/Alias crossover goodness. I would love to see spican write a Sark/Sydney piece, but I accept that that will never happen. kellykeil might, though. Someday. Oh, who am I kidding? I don't think she even watches the show. I want kristenk2 to write about Emily and Arvin--did Emily ever think she had a normal life? I want deslea to explain this Rambaldi stuff in big words. I want pauraque and muridae_x to write character-driven pieces.I am doomed to remain largely unsatisfied. Luckily, I've found some extremely good writers who are already in Alias fandom. I ought to go poke them for fics.
From you, though, I just want Connor/Krycek. Relieved? And hey, I'd be honored to be involved in any small way with such a noble enterprise as the resurrection of FitzCairn.
For some reason, I'm having a terrible time thinking up questions for you.
Off to do another box. Or maybe a suitcase. The UPS men are coming tomorrow to take the books etc.
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Date: 2003-06-15 11:13 am (UTC)The nominations amused me, because as everyone who knows me in XF is aware, I avoid fanfic awards like the plague. I haven't decided whether to ignore the whole thing or not, although I think I might actually break my habit enough to vote.
Also, I adore your icon--I love the colors.
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Date: 2003-06-15 11:24 am (UTC)I would love to. There are things I like better than meaty discussions about my favorite characters, but it's a short list. *g* Feel free to ping me at overthemoonbar if you have AIM or send it to w_squirrel@yahoo.com.
I haven't decided whether to ignore the whole thing or not, although I think I might actually break my habit enough to vote.
I always thought the awards in XF were sort of ridiculous because they led to so much bullshit and it's not like there was ever a shortage of things to read. But, Alias seems like a relatively flame-free fandom and I have to say that it's nice to have a selection of better written stories. So for those reasons, I think I'm going to end up voting.
BTW, I saw in Jo's comments that you liked Evonness' Salvation and I figured you might want to know that she has a new story up at (arrgh) FF.net.
Also, I adore your icon--I love the colors.
Thank you! The screencap was just too beautiful to resist playing around with, and I have to admit that I rather like how it came out. ;)
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Date: 2003-06-15 03:12 pm (UTC)And yes, I can think of one or two things that are more fun than dissecting interesting characters, but character-discussion is up there for me too. I find that Jack doesn't lend himself to self-analysis.