Gonzai Gallery

Part of why I dragged myself back to LJ (and the entire reason I broke down and got a Twitter account) is that I haven't gone all in on a fandom since 'Serenity'. Nothing has risen to the level of obsession/fanfic writing/fanart creation since then...and then Daredevil happened.

The first thing I notice is that I don't like binging. Maintaining a discussion about a show works a lot better when there's an episode a week and everyone watches it at roughly the same time. While right now binging isn't a logistical problem for me (obviously, since I've watched Daredevil in its entirety three times in addition to certain episodes repeatedly) if/when I get a job binging will be difficult.

The next thing I notice is - I can't find more than one or two places for fanfiction, fanart or fanvids. I'm still in a bunch of LJ groups that do fanvids, but nothing's coming through the pipeline, and I don't know where else people are putting the things. (It's bad enough I've gone to Twitter; I flat out refuse to Facebook.) I know of a whopping two places to post fanfic - FFF, which I hated 10 years ago, and An Archive Of Our Own (AO3), which is where I'm doing all my fan reading/posting. Fanart seems to be Twitter/Instagram or bust. Am I wrong about this? Am I just failing to find the right places/sources? Or is Facebook the only game in town?

In any event, I'm hoping to do some Daredevil fanart if my hand will permit. (Big if.) And I wrote my first fanfic in 10 years, which I posted at AO3, an alternate take on the aftermath of Daredevil Episode 9 entitled 'Turn Right' (a play on the Dr Who ep 'Turn Left'). http://archiveofourown.org/works/3970270/chapters/8906503 BTW, the last fanfic I wrote was a short piece for Firefly, and I can't find it. I thought I had copies of everything I wrote, but I can't find that one anywhere, and the site I posted it to no longer exists. If by some miracle someone remembers it/where it was and can point me to it that would be most excellent.

I had hoped to spend this new-show-free week clearing off the rest of the classic films from the DVR. Power outages and a Firefly marathon (I am not proud, but I am happy) prevented a full DVR cleaning, but I did knock out 3 films this week. Oddly enough, the movie I'd seen a few small bits of here and there was the only one of the three where I didn't see where the plot was going early. Anyway, my thoughts:

The Wicker Man (1973) The original, of course. No time for Nic Cage here. In its time, this movie was shocking and horrific. Now it's merely creepy. Because of its rep, I had an impression of the film being dark and scary. Instead it was filmed almost entirely in daylight in a charming Scottish village.

The increasing oddness of the villagers and ritual sacrifice notwithstanding

, I'd vacation there. And I saw where the film was going early on, so there was no shock for me. But it's very well-done, tightly written and filmed, and Sir Christopher Lee sings.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - I had no idea this was the source of 'We don't need no stinkin' badges!' which of course wasn't exactly was said, either. Once again, the setting is a character in the movie and that's the most successful aspect of it, IMHO. Because again, I saw where they were going with the story pretty early on, and was only surprised by how long it took to get there. It's a morality play.

The Philadelphia Story - This time, while I was pretty sure the wedding wasn't going to happen, I had no idea who was going to wind up with whom, when or how. Yay! And my new favorite line - 'Can you use a typewriter?' 'No thanks, I have one.' Gee, that was a complicated wedding. I think I need a drink now. And yes, definitely a top of the line romantic comedy.

It's not done yet, probably 2/3rds done right now, but I have a few thoughts. Firstly, I'm seeing a lot of Firefly here. Clearly Joss Whedon saw this movie more than a few times. Speaking of people who've clearly seen it, Farscape's Chiana seems clearly based on Pris. Harrison Ford is more appealing to me here than in pretty much anything else I've seen him in. I can't imagine how expensive this film must have been in '82 dollars. And it's a pretty slow movie. That's the big objection I'm having, is the slow pace. It's put Mom to sleep, although it's impressive she's even tried it.

neadods answered the question, What Five Series Would You Resurrect if You Could?  I'm answering it too, daggone it. Although I'm sticking to series from the past decade, to keep them a little more viable for resurrection.

1. Firefly. Duh.

2. Freaks And Geeks. So wonderful. Could have been for years to come. Might make a very interesting '10 year reunion' special, yes?

3. Veronica Mars. Just as I'm getting into, it gets axed. Sheesh.

4. Pushing Daisies. Whimsy. I need whimsy, I tell you!

5. Life. During its all too brief existence, it was the best crime/cop show on the air.

Saw neadods 's post about someone who didn't like female characters, so several people started listing their own. Might as well chime in on that, right? Although I should be going to bed, so I may forget some characters, go short on the comments or completely forget a fandom. Or define fandom really loosely. No particular order, btw.

Buffy. Any woman/girl on Buffy, really, at least among the major characters. They were all interesting, strong, changed as their experiences changed, and never stopped being themselves.

Zoe Washbourne, Firefly: The consummate soldier. And she loves nerds.

Laura Roslin, BSG. Some people rise to their level of incompetence, some people rise to the occasion. Holy hannah, but Roslin rose to the occasion. What would have happened to the survivors without her? Guaranteed, there wouldn't be any.

CJ Cregg, West Wing. I named my dog CJ. Does that give you a clue? 'cause if it doesn't, she'll ram that motherboard up your...never mind.

Doctor Who. Pretty much all the regulars in the current version. Donna is awesome, Martha left on her own terms, etc.

Lily Rush, Cold Case. By all rights, she should be a wreck. Instead, she's a first rate cop.

Mary Shannon, In Plain Sight. She is a wreck. But she's still the best at her job and men live in fear of her :)

Abby Sciuto, NCIS. A true free spirit, but also a warm-hearted genius and the best at what she does.

Ziva David, NCIS. Kicks ass, rarely bothers to take a name.

Fiona, Burn Notice. See Ziva, add explosives.

Sarah Conner, T:SCC. See Ziva & Fiona, add protecting her young.

Patty Hewes, Damages. Could write a book on her...

Angela Montenegro, Bones. Never met a punch she couldn't roll with. Wins title of 'most easy-going without being a doormat'.

Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles, Pushing Daisies. Taking the whole 'dead' thing very well. Taking charge of it, in fact.

Now I must sleep...