25. I need a prompt for that now?

[krickets]

Nabbed from millylicious
The Unpopular Opinions Meme
01. Post this on your journal.
02. Your friends will comment with some of your fandoms.
03. In a new post (or in comments) respond back with one or two of your unpopular opinions for that fandom

Fandoms: Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Friday Night Lights, Supernatural, Pushing Daisies, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Big Love, Queer as Folk, Entourage, Dawson's Creek, Firefly, Dead Like Me, Carnivàle, My So-Called Life, Wonderfalls... ??? (I think I'm stretching now, haha.)

I probably express these without prompting on a regular basis, hahaha.

ETA: *facepalm*
I just realized I forgot the countdown for today! It is not too late because I haven't gone to bed yet! Them's the rules!

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[millylicious.livejournal.com]

Revenge!

Supernatural.

(and honestly? I had no idea the monster I'd unleashed when I posted this meme in my lj. 50+ comments later I'm like 'bwah? O_o'. Cheers! ;))

[crickets.livejournal.com]

I really don't like Kripke, and I wouldn't "trust" him as far as I could throw him. Which, given his stature, might be a bit farther than, say... Jared. But still.

I never really "got" all the Kripke worship. It got to a point where it was at Joss-like levels. Which? I'm sorry. NO. Not in a million frakking years does Kripke come close to that.

I liked Jo. From the first episode I liked Jo. And maybe it was more about what she represented than anything - which was the community of hunters, and ties to the Winchester past. But I think she grew into a fine character culminating with BUABS, and then got the boot right along with Ellen, Ash and the Roadhouse because Kripke is a wishy-washy frat-boy.

The network wants more T&A and the only way Kripke, in his infinite wisdom, can think to do it is to bring in two (I'm sorry) superficially babe-a-licious chicks that we as an audience have never seen neither hide nor hair of? After two full seasons? What about history? What about past characters? What about the infinite pool of people we've "met" along Sam and Dean's journey? Surely there was someone. Don't get me wrong, I love Ruby, but my issue about the girls in the beginning was not that the boys might get love-interests, because I actually wouldn't mind that, is that their sudden presence and the need for that presence felt arbitrary. Bringing back someone we'd seen before would have been more satisfying for me from a storytelling point of view.

It just doesn't make sense that Sam and Dean traverse the country hunting people and saving things (wait, I got that backwards didn't I?) and they don't have like, a network of some kind. People they've helped that help them in return. People they run across that remember them. People who've seen what they saw and because they lived to tell the tale became hunters themselves. And maybe I'm a spoiled former Buffy fan because I just don't think the show pays enough homage to itself and its past.

(And it realy really pisses me off that he killed all the chosen children because he was getting tired of them. I just. I can't even express how angry that makes me and what I think that actually says about him, as a show-runner.)

I do love the show. But I've been very disappointed in season three for the majority. I don't like Bela and I don't like the campy-ness that we've been getting a lot of. But I'm not sure either of those are unpopular opinions, at this point.

Also, and this is almost off-topicy, I don't really read J2, as adorable as I find their epic love to be. Hahaha. Not sure why that is.

[toestastegood.livejournal.com]

Firefly. Although, of course, I have no idea of what the popular opinions in the Firefly fandom are either. ;)

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Actually, I don't really know either. But I can surely guess!

I never really liked YoSaffBridge - like at all. I'm not really sure how unpopular that opinion is, though. She bothered me quite a bit.

I was sorta bummed with the inconsistency of Simon's story of paying someone to rescue river for him and the movie's choice of having him do the rescuing (with assistance). Although I suppose he didn't get right down to the how so perhaps it still fits into canon. As much as I loved that opening scene, it sorta re-wrote history, which I suppose I can overlook. Suppose. Hehehe.

I guess, the only other unpopular opinion I might have is that, as much as it was sad for me to see Wash bite it, I thought it was a good choice. It made the sacrifices they made and what they were fighting for all the more real. Even after Book. That crazy chase/fight stuff at the end? If everyone had made it out on two feet somebody would have said that wasn't realistic enough, ahahah.

[zelda-zee.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling I'm going to regret asking, but... Lost. ;)

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, now I'm afraid to answer!

Unpopular opinion? Gee, there are so many. Hahaha.

I don't like Juliet. And I think it's Elizabeth Mitchell's portrayal of her more than anything. Just... cold. Wooden. I dunno. Which is crazy because when I see her in interviews, she's so dynamic and adorkable that I wanna squish her. But I don't want to squish Juliet. I want her to take a long walk of a short pier.

I never liked Charlie and I thought his relentless pursuit and possessiveness of Claire was creepy as hell and I never believed for a second that they had real feelings for each other. If it had been written better, maybe I would have. But it just wasn't.

I think the show would be 40,000% better if they had never introduced the Hatch/Others/Dharma, etc. That might mean no Desmond, which would be sad. But I guess what I mean is that I think the dynamic, the base social experiment, of these people the whole "lord of the flies" thing, could have made for compelling television, without all the mystery mumbo jumbo.

I think they were trying too hard to not be too much of one thing. Let's not be too Gilligan's Island, let's not be too Lord of the Flies, let's be sci-fi but not too sci fi, let's be mythical without being too supernatural, etc. etc.

I personally don't think the way you're going to defy genre-fication is by not choosing anything. I don't think Lost chose. Which is why people are surprised now that it's got sci-fi elements with the whole time-travel thing. We shouldn't just be coming to this realization in the fourth season. And I think the only reason it's taken this long is poor storytelling, too much gimmick and not enough substance.

Now don't get me wrong, I love the show and will probably watch it until its last breath. But I've just stopped keeping track of the ways it continues to abuse contrivance. AND THEN I FOUND FIVE DOLLARS!

(What? You didn't see that coming?)

[astra2104.livejournal.com]

Queer as Folk ;)

I feel relatively safe posting this here, lol

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Well. I never really liked Justin, which I think is enough of an unpopular opinion to have me banned from most fannish places. I never shipped Brian/Justin which would just seal the deal. And I was totally 100% okay with the fact that he wasn't included in the last scene of the series. Hahaha. Which, is probably one of the things I've heard fans are most displeased with. On top of the fact that he and Brian don't end up "together" in the end.

I said this to inthekeyofd yesterday. Ew, Justin. I HATE YER FACE! And by god, I really do!

PS: Hunter needs his own spin-off. LOVED HIM.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Carnivàle, let's see. I'm not sure myself what unpopular opinions are.

I guess, sometimes I felt like it moved too slowly? The storyline. It was a bit confusing at times. But I don't think that's the whole reason I watched the show, which, while it was compelling, was more of an extra treat than the main course.

If the show had just been about carnies in that era, and just about their dynamic, their lives, etc. I would have watched it even without the whole child of light/child of darkness thing. That glimpse into such an interesting time and such and interesting group of people would be compelling enough for me. And that's one of the biggest reasons I enjoyed the show.

I also really liked the fact that the people on the show looked like real people, and not perfect hollywood-types. That was so great to see. Also it was good to see older women in prominent roles.

ETA: One more edit. I loooooved Jonesy. I don't know if that's a popular opinion or not. But I loved the whole Rita Sue, Libby thing. It's totally the "soap opera" portion of the show, which I know people typically aren't a fan of. (Oh, they are, they just won't admit it.) I just. Jonesy, for me, was a really important part of the show because he was just this regular, stand-up guy. He didn't have an act or a special destiny. Obviously Ben Hawkins was the center of the show. But Jonesy is probably the character I held closest to my heart. And the ONLY reason I kept watching that crazy-ass show, Tell Me You Love Me, on HBO was because Tim DeKay was in it.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Yeah well I think they might have if the show hadn't been cancelled. Gah! JONESY!!!

[lostashleigh.livejournal.com]

Ooo The Unpopular Opinions Meme - sounds daring! ;)

Tell me about Pushing Daisies...

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, I don't think I have one!

Let me think - I haven't seen the last few eps, but here goes.

Okay, I think that they really relied a bit too heavily on the Chuck/Ned romance. It did feel like it moved rather quickly. Even though I totally bought it and thought it was the cutest thing EVER. But it did move fast. Especially since they can't touch! Which would have been a more interesting obstacle to get around if they had built up to it more.

I hope they find a way around that! Kissing through plastic is only cute for so long. After a while it'll just become creepy. Haha. Maybe it's a metaphor for safe sex? (Roffle! kidding!)

[lostashleigh.livejournal.com]

I totally get where you're coming from there! Well, maybe not about the safe sex thing but...! ;) It all did seem to move really quickly actually didn't it? That said I totally bought it too and they are 'sweet as pie' together! And yeah it is cute now but it certainly could become weird! You know, when you think about it this show's pretty dark really isn't it?


And Dude, you haven't watched the last few eps yet? Why? Go watch em! ;)

[crickets.livejournal.com]

I know, I know! I'm sorry! I promise I will!

[killmotion.livejournal.com]

The fandom I choose is Buffy.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Oh Geez.

Well, I thought the "Willow is suddenly gay" storyline was a little... forced. At first. I loved Tara and their relationship. As a matter of fact Tara was one of my favorites. But I did feel that it came out of no where and had no precedence. I guess it wasn't so much about the issues so that's probably why they didn't define her as bisexual, but I probably would. Because, hello, Oz? And even Xander. Now, if they'd hinted that she had had a crush on Buffy in past seasons or something then it would have been a little more realistic. And I don't think that Dopplegagner Willow being gay counts.

It's really one of the only story lines that I felt was OOC when it first came about. However, it straightened itself out and turned out to be one of the most interesting relationships on the show. The strength they provided for each other, etc. Nevermind Willow going all magic-junkie on Tara in the end. If anything their strong relationship made that betrayal even more compelling.

And as a matter of fact, in addition, one of the only other story lines that I felt was done poorly, also involved poor Willow. Am I the only one that hated the ending of season 6 with bad!Willow? I'm not sure why but I just hated that so much. Ugh. And the second half of that whole story arch just bugged me. I wish I could pinpoint it, and I don't think I have to say it was OOC. I think perhaps the point was that it was OOC. That the drugs magic made Willow lose perspective and control over her actions and life. But even given that I didn't buy it. I just wasn't happy watching a character I'd grown to love and think so very highly of be raped of her good name each and every time I turned on the show.

Oh! I like both Spike/Buffy and Buffy/Angel. Which is probably more rare than liking one or the other. I'm kooky that way!

Oh! I almost forgot! Season 4! I loved season four! It has so many great standout episodes! I don't think it gets its due! I didn't like the big bad, that season, but I can overlook that. I think the thing with season four that people forget when they're criticizing it, is that they were starting over practically, the school and the library were gone, Cordy and Angel? Gone! Faith? Gone. (For the most part.) They were trying to regain their footing after some very huge though mostly necessary changes in their story. And I think they did a solid job of it. Go season four! You rock!

Favorite eps of that season?
Something Blue, Pangs, Fear Itself, Hush, This Year's Girl, Who Are You?, and Restless. That's a lot of 5-Star eps right there!

And... even though I didn't like Adam? I really liked how they defeated him in Primeval.

ETA I swear this is my last time editing. As much as I disliked the Willow story arch, I really enjoyed the vast majority of season 6. I know most fans say it's way too dark. But I thought it ought to have been. Especially Buffy coming back from the dead. She had to find her way through that, and I really don't think that could have involved anything even vaguely sunshiney or rosey.

[killmotion.livejournal.com]

I was a bit thrown by the bad!Willow, too. And her being randomly gay. I mean, I agree. Oz and Xander then boom! 'Oh Tara!' I mean, I love Tara and their relationship, too. It was just out of the blue.

Season 6 was a season where I forget exactly what the whole point was about. I remember really liking the darkness, actually. Buffy changed, too. (Suggesting burning down the house for insurance money "Plus, fire? Pretty.") I thought the season was thought out well, it's just there wasn't much of a story arc like the others. It was more separate chunks of arcs throughout that season. Season 3 was about Faith and the Mayor and graduation looming. Season 4 was all about The Initiative. Five was Glory and Dawn. Seasn 7 was fighting The First. Season six? ...was Warren, Andrew and Johnathan "taking over the world/Sunnydale", Xander and Anya wedding woes and Willow going bad? It wasn't much like the others is all. Although Once More With Feeling was the best part of the whole season. I just LOVE the songs and dancing and humor.

Hey, I like Buffy/Angel AND Buffy/Spike, too! Ok B/A was cute and sweet and angsty. While S/B was just hot and sexy and NGH. With some angst, too. Can't have an OTP without angst!

Season 4 is my favorite, too! I mean, I like how it was a fresh start. With Spike being added to the cast and Cordy and Angel gone (although Angel was his own show which led to some major angst and tears from me in the end...). It was a big change. I didn't really like Riley as I found him annoying most of the time. Or the big bad, either but I agree! PRIMO eps. Pangs is just one of my favorites ever in the whole series. So many moments where I am literally slapping my knee (or surface near my knee).

[crickets.livejournal.com]

*glomps*

Okay that's just standard procedure for someone who thinks much in the same way I do when it comes to the Buffyverse. You get glomped.


So... you've been glomped. LOL.

[killmotion.livejournal.com]

*is glomped*
I plan to rewatch the whole series (I only just watched the whole series straight through this past December), most likely in the summer as Spring break, I have already planned to watch the entire series of The X-Files. And if I finish that, I will move onto Alias. :D

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Holy moly girl! Good luck!

[killmotion.livejournal.com]

I am the queen of TV watching. I can usually watch a season of 22 episodes in about 2 days. BECAUSE I HAVE NO LIFE. And just watch one after the other. Hahaha. No one has my skills.

[demonqueen666.livejournal.com]

Huh. Well, if no one else is going to ask about Battlestar...

(Adama is totally giving you the glare for almost forgetting today. YOU KNOW IT.)

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

I'm throwing my hat in as well. I wanna hear your unpopular BSG opinions! ;)

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Alright you two! No fair tag-teaming me! < /kidding > I actually have a few I think.

→ I don't hate Cally. I know, I know. But I really really don't. I actually don't understand why people do hate her and was really surprised to see all the Cally hate when I started getting into the fandom a few months ago. I guess she's kind of a throw-away at times. But I never found anything particularly horrible about Nicky's acting, which I've seen mentioned a few times. And I just like the character. In fact, I have this secret desire to write Cally/Jammer fic. I have a plot and everything I just haven't written it. LOL. This feels like true confessions. Go Cally. Rock on sister.

→ The only part of the Quadrangle of Doom that I don't like is Dee. And I think it's a safe bet that she's removed herself from the equation by this point. More accurately, I think it's the treatment of Dee as a character as a result of the quadrangle that I don't like. I really liked Dee before. I mean sure there were some rocky points with her character, but I feel like a lot of that had to do with the writers having to find something to do with her once Paul Campbell decided to leave the show and Billy was being written off. If I ever forget how much I used to love Dee, I just watch Home Part 1 and I remember. That scene at the end with her and Adama is beautiful and perfect.

But now she's less of a character and more of a prop. Which sucks, especially because this is such a great show that generally treats each and every one of its characters with respect. I firmly believe that each of these characters is the hero of his/her own story, which is why each and every one of them are so compelling. Somehow, Dee has lost that through the Quadrangle bullshit, unfortunately. However, I don't think that Anders, Lee, or Kara has lost anything because of it. They are all still very strong characters despite it. Which is one of the reasons I don't mind that particular push and pull. Kara/Lee versus Kara/Anders. And I'm gonna quote prettybutt and say that I wouldn't mind which way it ended up.

→ Also, I guess I never got what the big WHAT was about Roslin? I mean I love her and I think she's pretty badass. I do love the character, despite disagreeing with her in a few of her political decisions. But I guess I don't get the obsession with her and her god-like status among the fandom. Of course, the same could probably be said about all the Starbuck love. Haha.

→ Apollo's speech at Baltar's trial? Right. On. Brother. I was saying to myself, "Yes! Finally! Somebody says it!" When I was watching that. I agreed with every single word he said. And I was actually pretty bummed that Gaeta lied on the stand, especially given the circumstances in which Baltar was forced to sign those papers. I guess my theory is, they pardoned everyone else for working with the cylons, so why is Baltar exempt from that? Obviously, Baltar has been and will continue to be a threat to the fleet. But pardoning everyone else for what measures they went to on New Caprica except Baltar, would have been wrong. And I'm glad Apollo said it. As much as it sucks, he was right.

→ ETA! I love LEOBEN. How could I forget. And this was long, long, before my resulting Callum love. I just, I love that dynamic. When I saw Flesh and Bone, it was all I could talk about. And I was actually pretty bummed it was so frakking long until we saw him again. I loved the connection and sparks between him and Starbuck right from the start. And I do kind of ship them in a way. But I want him to be good. I know he's a little sick and strange. But I really believe that he believes all the crap he says and that he has a reason for it. And I believe that Starbuck has a deeper connection to him than she will ever ever admit.

→ One more thing. Hotdog. Um... there's something dirty here that has to do with fanfic and I want to write it and I just haven't. It might involve Starbuck and bodily fluids? Or Anders. I'm not sure on that... shut up. LOL.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Posted. I didn't know if you'd get the notification.

[amathela.livejournal.com]

Ooh ... Wonderfalls and/or Dead Like Me?

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Okay these are going to be short cause I am just about metaed out. But that's not the real reason. The real reason is that I don't have that many issues with either of these shows, and I don't really know what the unpopular opinions about those fandoms are.

Wonderfalls - I guess, I remember when I got my DVD set, a few of the eps were hard to get through. I always loved the writing and the characters but sometimes they didn't quite grab me. Maybe I was sleepy that day? I dunno.


Dead Like Me - Fuck it, I don't have an unpopular opinion. I could say I didn't like the fact that Betty, was it?, just disappeared with no explanation. Especially after they said you can't go where they're going. Etc. That kind of bummed me out. But I really liked Daisy. A lot. So it made up for it.