Unpopular Opinions You Didn't Ask For
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kricketsI'm pretty notorious for having the least popular opinions you can have in fandom. I'm not sure why. And it's not as though I'm trying, it just is, you know? It would be far easier for me if this weren't the case. I am this way because Jacob made me this way, by the way.
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→ I can't bring myself to write and [generally] don't desire to read 80-90% of canon pairings. It's a disease. Which may or may not be contagious. *coughs on you*
I can't help it that I chronically multi-ship. My motto? Make me believe. That is all I ask. [I'm not sure if that part is terribly unpopular.]
→ [I often still enjoy the canon representations of the pairings that I don't read/write in fic.]
→ We've discussed my relationship with Juliet from Lost, yes? Everyone loves her. Me, not so much. [I also had major issues with Charlie, Ben, and Locke.]
→ The same goes for Eric from True Blood. And the Sookie Stackhouse book series. And I'm on book four. I'm pretty sure he's the most popular character next to Sookie herself.
→ Everyone seems to be really liking Glee. Whereas I watched the first half-hour the other day and quit halfway through, call it lack of sleep mixed with lack of interest. Maybe the 2nd half makes up for it?
→ If my phone hadn't died I'd still be voting for Kris Allen. Have I mentioned I don't actually watch the show?
→ I prefer Ronon/Sheppard to McShep. [But I still like McShep!]
→ Misha Collins kind of gives me the heebs. Fine, I said it! [Feel free to use icons of him when you respond to this post, Dayl.]
→ I am sure there's more I can't think of at the moment. How does one pick examples from their perpetual state of being? It all just runs together. I'm damn contrary, okay?
→ I can't bring myself to write and [generally] don't desire to read 80-90% of canon pairings. It's a disease. Which may or may not be contagious. *coughs on you*
I can't help it that I chronically multi-ship. My motto? Make me believe. That is all I ask. [I'm not sure if that part is terribly unpopular.]
→ [I often still enjoy the canon representations of the pairings that I don't read/write in fic.]
→ We've discussed my relationship with Juliet from Lost, yes? Everyone loves her. Me, not so much. [I also had major issues with Charlie, Ben, and Locke.]
→ The same goes for Eric from True Blood. And the Sookie Stackhouse book series. And I'm on book four. I'm pretty sure he's the most popular character next to Sookie herself.
→ Everyone seems to be really liking Glee. Whereas I watched the first half-hour the other day and quit halfway through, call it lack of sleep mixed with lack of interest. Maybe the 2nd half makes up for it?
→ If my phone hadn't died I'd still be voting for Kris Allen. Have I mentioned I don't actually watch the show?
→ I prefer Ronon/Sheppard to McShep. [But I still like McShep!]
→ Misha Collins kind of gives me the heebs. Fine, I said it! [Feel free to use icons of him when you respond to this post, Dayl.]
→ I am sure there's more I can't think of at the moment. How does one pick examples from their perpetual state of being? It all just runs together. I'm damn contrary, okay?
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Date: 2009-05-20 07:26 pm (UTC)Also - what is Glee?
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Date: 2009-05-20 08:38 pm (UTC)Re: Non-Canon. Sure, except I'm not just talking about the Lost fandom.
Lost, especially on livejournal (not necessarily other fannish spaces), has a lot of people who are mutli-ship non-canon writers/readers, which is one of the reasons why I said that probably wasn't that unpopular.
But when you look at other fandoms, for example BSG, being a major one, the fic in that fandom is very canon-centric (except for the femmeslash for some reason). You just have to glance at the newsletter once to see that. (Lee/Kara, or Roslin/Adama down the line almost every time.)
As a fic writer/reader, having absolutely zero interest in writing or reading probably 9 out of 10 canon pairings or more is probably pretty rare. [Unless you're a dedicated slasher, as Mrs.
Re: Glee. Here's a promo. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ea2pMx1lYw) Never seen that one before actually.
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Date: 2009-05-20 08:55 pm (UTC)I think one of the best things about the Lost fandom is that even those of us who ship canon and write canon, also ship and write not-canon. Like, there are so many chances and possible creative events that you find joys in writing and shipping outside of canon even when you are a canon!whore (myself). I think this allows to find some kind of common ground in cult ships, the crazier, the better, like with this recent crack!pairings meme.
And thanks! Will check it out!
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Date: 2009-05-21 05:40 pm (UTC)