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Riona ([personal profile] rionaleonhart) wrote2006-12-06 10:41 pm

"Honestly. No Entries For Ten Days, And Then Two Come Along At Once."

Slashers can be terribly obnoxious when their pairings of choice become canonical, and that makes me sad. I can understand that, if you tend towards the slash pairings, their being, er, canonised would be a rare event, and so I can understand being happy about it, and I certainly like the pairing in question myself, but still. Calm down a little, would you? (I'm not talking to any of you, friendslist; you can do no wrong. I was fairly thrilled myself, but then I wandered into a Jack/Ianto community and AAAAAAH THE SHRIEKING. THE SMUGNESS.)

Actually, I can't judge people for getting all fangirly over Torchwood, because I am fairly sure that it was created almost entirely to pander to the fangirls. (Also, give me a show with an almost-canonical and ridiculously hot slash pairing, and what do I do? I go and fall in love with Gwen/Rhys. There's just no pleasing me, is there?)

(WHY DON'T I LOVE TORCHWOOD? IT IS NOT FAIR. I WANTED TO LOVE IT SO MUCH. WILL NOTHING DOCTOR WHO-RELATED MATCH UP TO NINE'S EPISODES FOR ME? ALAS.)

On an utterly not-complaining note (which is nice), Oz and James's Big Gay Wine Adventure is absolutely charming. I think that all specialist programmes should include at least one presenter who knows next to nothing about the subject (or maybe the rule should be 'all specialist programmes should include at least one Top Gear presenter'), and I also think that any documentary that by its nature will have utterly drunk presenters half the time can only be a good thing.

I was going to try to list all the Insane Fanfic Ideas That I Really, Really Shouldn't Write, and then I realised that the evil fic-persuaders among you might use it as a reference list when trying to make me write ridiculous things, so I won't.

[identity profile] m-l-h.livejournal.com 2006-12-06 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
maybe the rule should be 'all specialist programmes should include at least one Top Gear presenter'

YES.

[identity profile] dracothelizard.livejournal.com 2006-12-06 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
You mean 'a programme ON THE DESTRUCTION OF eighteenth-century pottery with Jeremy Clarkson', surely?

[identity profile] dracothelizard.livejournal.com 2006-12-06 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"I realised that the evil fic-persuaders among you might use it as a reference list when trying to make me write ridiculous things,"

I would NEVER.

And you do realise that 'Gay' isn't part of the actual title, right :p? Although from the looks of it, it easily could be. Personally, I can not believe I've been watching a program that's actually about wine. I don't even like wine.

So is the Jack/Ianto pretty much accepted as canon then? Hee. Watch that be changed next week. And you haven't seen gloating over being right over a ship until you've seen the Harry Potter fandom.

But that's why I hardly have any fandom-related comms on my f-list. I still get the squee from the people on my f-list, but not the MASSIVE SPAMMING from the comms. And in the case of [livejournal.com profile] house_md it also cut down on the amount of batshit on my f-list.

[identity profile] dracothelizard.livejournal.com 2006-12-06 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
It was uploaded on That Community a while ago, I think the link may still be valid. It was an HOUR long, and hilarious, and slightly traumatising.

But Top Gear isn't about cars, it's about random destruction! I like random destruction! It's why I like Mythbusters! Not only does the Big Gay Wine Adventure (it is kinda catchy) pretends to be about wine, it IS about wine.

[identity profile] dracothelizard.livejournal.com 2006-12-10 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I saw the third episode as well now, and hah! He fell in love with that tractor! That stint on that tractor with that nice lady ruined him for everything else, possibly the Cessna, and he's fallen for a tractor. And the underwear! Hah! I think his girlfriend is hilarious. 'You're going to France for six weeks and want me to buy underwear? Very well, you shall have underwear with CUTE LITTLE FLOWERS ON THEM.' I think it's excellent that there is a show in which James May can not be classified as the relatively sane one.

And Oz and his hangover! Oh, schadenfreude! He could not get up!

[identity profile] dracothelizard.livejournal.com 2006-12-10 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
In the third episode he sees a tractor somewhere and calls it "handsome". Seriously. Maybe I'm just slightly too focused on the man/mode of transport side of things, but it was blatant.

And also: mystical cosmic penis energy. *sporfles* I need to make some screencaps of that because there has got to be someone around who wants to make icons with 'mystical cosmic penis energy IN ACTION' on it. I mean, wouldn't you want an icon like that?

I now remember an article saying Top Gear was testing tractors next series. IT WILL BE HILARIOUS.

[identity profile] moogle62.livejournal.com 2006-12-07 08:11 am (UTC)(link)
(WHY DON'T I LOVE TORCHWOOD? IT IS NOT FAIR. I WANTED TO LOVE IT SO MUCH. WILL NOTHING DOCTOR WHO-RELATED MATCH UP TO NINE'S EPISODES FOR ME? ALAS.)

This has been a problem for me also. NOTHING CAN BETTER NINTH DOCTOR. *headdesk*

But I want to be an evil-fic persuader and try to make you write ridiculous things! Doooo the liiiiiiiist.

[identity profile] reipan.livejournal.com 2006-12-07 11:15 am (UTC)(link)
OR CARSHAGGERY

I thought you already did that one?

[identity profile] reipan.livejournal.com 2006-12-07 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm.

Have you ever considered Clarkson's possible relationship with that car in the adverts for the car I can't remember? The one that turns into a robot and starts dancing? Their eyes meet across a crowded room...

[identity profile] eva-kasumi.livejournal.com 2006-12-08 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
LOL THAT'S MINE. GO GO RIONA WRITER! THE POWER OF CRACK COMPELLS YOU.

DALEK WANTS IT. DO IT FOR THE DALEK.

[identity profile] moogle62.livejournal.com 2006-12-07 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
DOOOO IIIIIIIT.

You know you want to!