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I never thought I would get here, but you know what? Some fans in SPN fandom REALLY PISS ME OFF.


I DIDN'T LIKE OR DISLIKE RUBY, SHE WAS JUST A CHARACTER, BUT NOW? NOW AFTER SEEING ALL THE HATE, I HOPE SHE STAYS, GETS REDEMPTION, MARRIES SAM, NO, WAIT, MARRIES BOTH DEAN AND SAM AND HAS THEIR BABIES AND THEY ALL LIVE TOGETHER HAPPILY EVER AFTER, ALL IMMORTAL BY DRINKING HER DEMONIC BLOOD! *

Just to spite the haters. There, I feel better now, LOL

Oh, and John Winchester gets revived somehow, and keeps driving and fighting monsters, Saving People, Hunting Things, and maybe meets a certain one-armed Russian spy in search of a temporary hiding place...erm...what? :D


* I am unspoiled so I don't know what is going to happen, but I am so sick and tired of seeing hating on characters in such a crass, petty way and mostly because of their gender. Disliking is something else, I too dislike some characters, but there is a limit and a decency, and no, I don't think Fandom is SRS BSZ, but decency is.

Do you remember the 'Being Human' BBC show? There was a pilot, and it was liked, so fans made noises, and now there's a mini series being produced...however...some changes have been announced: READ MORE HERE. Mah. I can't say I am convinced it's for the better. Will wait and see. At least, we keep the cute werewolf :)


Siblings...what to say. I have one I sort of want to rattle and shake, because the world revolves around her, you know? And I have to come from England to do stuff that she could do...*grrrrrrrrrr* (I HAD to come at first because the situation was critical, two weeks ago, but then I am once again presented with how absent my sister is, and how much she keeps asking and asking and asking for all sorts of things, when my parents are barely able to look after themselves, not to mention mother has been diagnosed as 'non respondent to therapy' and father has come up with diabetes...

RANT RANT RANT
/rant

When I catch up with SPN, I will do proper thoughts posting. In the meantime, John Winchester is still the best, and I have no problems in figuring (  the following )

me, trying to get back into stuff...have email and comments to rep to, but be assured: THANK YOU. Your support has been most important to me.

ETA: ah, the joys of having semagic again...anyone remembers where to find the settings info so that I can post directly to LJ and JF, all in one go? I'm drawing a blank right now - have to go cook dinner.

I love how the Uni yo-yos up and down, left and right and so on...they say one thing on one side, another from the other side.

Brilliant.
Question is, wouldn't it be just so much easier for me to just give up?
Why don't I damn DAMN DAMN just give up.

"Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov has made a new decree that "We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead". This Neanderthal thinking comes after both Jodie Foster's The Brave One (even though she's had big recent hits with Flightplan and Panic Room) and Nicole Kidman's The Invasion (as if three different directors didn't have something to do with the awfulness of the gross receipts) under-performed at the box office recently."

click above for more. seen at stele3 and missyjack's journals.

I very rarely swear. And when I really feel like it, like now, it comes out in Italian. I'll spare you. But It doesn't really surprise me at all, because I haven't seen good, intelligent, well made and directed female characters in AGES, if ever. They keep proposing female leads that are mimicry of male leads, females super-hero with more hair than clothing, and they (the general Hollywood film/tv industry) have NO EFFING IDEA of how to write decent female characters.

*growls*

ETA: thanks to omgwtf_dfw - who provided me with a link to an email form to contact a WB customer service (http://www2.warnerbros.com/web/main/help/customer_service.jsp), I emailed them and just received this reply:

"Hello,
Thank you for your email. The claims being made on blogs regarding Mr. Robinov, Warner Bros. and female casting decisions are untrue. Our 2008 film slate, which includes at least three motion pictures with female leads and casts, underscores our commitment to telling good stories regardless of gender.
Thank you,
Warner Bros. Customer Service"

I watch it. Because I like a few things about it, and those I like really very much.

( Wherein I rant a little about Heroes and end up praising Superantural )

It's totally not fair that I'll have to download the new SPN ep tomorrow/friday/as soon as it's available and then watch it all on my own and what will I do, avoid all the squee of Thursday night? Spoil myself totally by reading all the comments? Or what?

It's one of those days, brought to you by that time of the month and two very long months on my shoulders. Humphf.
*pouts, has a temper tantrum*
*is tired*

..but hey, it's been a bad day overall anyway.

...am I the only one really annoyed by the principle behind the Big (insert fannish activity of your choice) Meme thing going round?

Is anonimity necessary to feel able to give feedback? All those that are leaving feedback - and yes, I browsed the entries and I saw some were in fact commenting with their own username, so not everyone is included in my observation, of course - where are they when a writer/vidder/icon-maker etc. etc. asks for non-anonymous feedback?

Is the mentality of 'taking' without any intention of at least saying 'thank you' so percolated, so indelebily imprinted in fandom, cross fandoms, to make anonimity something to look forward to, something to grant in order to have people expressing their own opinions?

I never appreciated authors (whether writers, vidders or icon-maker or any other active fan) pretending feedback and/or comments - I assume we have all seen the 'tell me you liked if you want to see more' and its endless variations.

But I have never also appreciated those who take this fannish production for granted.

And now anonimity? There should be a balance, in my opinion, a simple observance of respect between fans. No one can leave feedback or comment on each single fan produced item she comes across, of course. But that ANONIMITY be considered necessary in order to receive comments and feedback...it makes me sad.

I write, I do icons now and then. I don't vid yet, but I hope to one day. I never expect feedback and/or comments if not from those whom I already consider friends, and at that, not even from them. Sometimes, an unexpected comment does make my day, and I am grateful to the person that took time to read/look at my work and tell me her opinion. Feedbacks and comments certainly are important, but I don't expect them.
But, when I read a story I like, when I see a vid I like, an icon I like, yes, I do try to leave 'something'. Not always a thoughtful, five-pages long critique, but again, even a simple 'thank you' seems the very least for someone who has chosen to share her work with me/us.

This is the currency of fandom, the very essence of it, isn't it? Sharing.
Sharing the excitement and emotions for a new episode in our favourite series, our disappointment in how a story or character turns out, sharing the pics of our favourite characters/actresses/actors, sharing our writing, to the point of co-writing...sharing. Without sharing, there wouldn't be ANY fandom, I'd imagine.

Since when sharing needed untold names? Since when opinions are tainted with the curse of crit, as if critique is the worst possible thing that could happen?

All rethorical questions, of course. Someone is way more sensitive than someone else. Perish the thought of offending someone - though short of using insults, saying 'I liked' or 'I didn't like' was never an insult in my book (especially when followed by a '..because...') and offering a personal opinion shouldn't be seen as potentially harmful.

Oh well. I do understand the curiosity in those asking for comments, I don't mean to put them down at all, and at the end, better an anonymous comment than no comment at all, right?

But it's sad.
I find it really really sad.

Italian is not the most spread language in the world, I understand that..but if your script requires characters that are actually assumed to be Italian and expected to talk in that language...why the HELL can't producers find someone that can actually speak Italian?

I can't say if this happens with other languages, but it's really annoying. And Lost is but the last in a long list of language mistakes both on television and films. One can't pretend perfection, I understand that, but from productions with means...yes, one does.
/rant