All I'm sayin' is:

AsGT had better do the right thing by Kevin Skinner.

What an emotionally stirring and brilliant performance. I'd buy it.

Character A once was a part of Evil Organization X. He didn't really believe in Evil, but they payed well and the job security was pretty good. Through a convoluted series of events, he ends up in Good Organization Y almost by accident. He like their ideals better, but they don't pay him well. Or at all. He misses getting paid. Several people find out he previously worked for X and reasonably ask how he ended up in Y. After the third time this happens, he goes on a rather long diatribe about how not everyone who works for X is actually evil, they're just so large that they get even the innocent working in their offices, because there's quite a few people out there willing to turn a blind eye so long as all they're doing personally is filing papers and collecting a paycheck. There are all types, and not everyone in X is actually Evil.

Character B responds with "Oh, I guess that makes sense. After all, we have spies in X and they give us lots of good information."

Way to completely negate A's point that while X may be evil, many of it's little paper-pushers are just normal people with a 9-to-5. But hey, the alternate interpretation of 'we're all good and they're all bad' works, too. -_-

Dear Younger, Dumber Self,

You are not Douglas Adams. Therefore, footnotes that take up half the page pertaining to a single subject are not funny or clever, they are stupid and annoying.

Love,
Your Older and Slightly Less Dumb Self.

Warnings: reimaginings of Biblical lore(read: blasphemy)

Dictionary.com assures me this word means "impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things" or "an act of cursing or reviling God" or "the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God" or "irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc". Best I can tell, the bit of the story that that warning's there for is the bit where Dean Winchester is Lucifer reincarnate. Lucifer, I'm pretty sure all Christians agree, is neither God nor sacred, mentioning him isn't in itself a curse against God or an expression of the desire to be God, and real Satanists, I'm assured, have no associations whatsoever with any Christian idea of God or devil. So to whom, exactly, is this fic supposed to be blasphemous? And if I guessed wrong about which bit the warning's for, this is Supernatural. This is the show that tells us only four angels have ever seen God, and that not recently. Whoever's being warned off this fic, well, wtf are they doing reading SPN fic in the first place?

(Also, we're fanficcers. Reimagining canon, often in a manner that'd shock and horrify the canon creators, is kind of what we do.)

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Doctor Who fandom, but Rose/Doctor shippers in particular:
The Doctor.2 or whatever you wanna call him (I call him 10.5) is still the Doctor. Okay, he's a human, with one heart and one human life, and no TARDIS, and whatnot.

But he's still got the Doctor's memories. He's still got a Time Lord brain.

It's not gonna be hearts and flowers and oooh, domestic!! right away (or even ever). And this version of the Doctor doesn't say "I love you" much more easily than the original. He *whispered* it in Rose's ear on Bad Wolf Bay, remember?

He's the Doctor, not some empty shell for you to fill with fluff and whatnot. So characterize him as such, please.
No love,
SquishyBear914


One specific Bleach author:
Where on *earth* did you get the idea that Gin Ichimaru is a nice guy? WHERE?
That guy is seriously creepy. He's a grinning psychopath. He'll kill you and not give a shit.
He will *not* coddle your Mary Sue and declare his eternal love for her and give up being evil because of her.
He will probably toy with her and whatnot, and then kill her.
I, personally, like Gin. I think he's cool despite being a psychopath. But did you miss, oh, idk, *everything* about him in canon? The way he took on the other captains and then left with Aizen for Hueco Mundo and whatnot?
Really no love,
SquishyBear914

Dear Party Member,

Your raging drunk character is getting old. It took over and hour for us to pull him out of a bar without starting a fight. I'm also getting damn sick of your drunk voice and your character doing stupid things because he's drunk and saying stupid stuff because he's drunk. Especially since my character, due to him having a high level of COMMON SENSE, is always having to bail you out of trouble, remind you not to do things that will get us in trouble or bribe you with the promise of booze just to get your character to shut up long enough for us to leave the scene of your latest mess without making things worse.

I can tell you're loving it. Guess who's not? Me! I didn't join this game to play nanny to your character. I'd like for my guy to be able to have some fun and not have to spend most of his time putting out fires that you start.


Dear DM,

Stop letting the drunk character run wild. You don't need to tell the guy to full on stop. Just get him to tone it down. This game is supposed to be fun for everyone and I sure as hell did not have fun tonight because of this guy. The next time I see you we're going to have a little chat about this.

Just finished watching Torchwood: Children of Earth with husband. It was absolutely heartbreaking. I'm not sure if there will be a Season 4; so many characters are so broken and lost. God...it was really just wrenching to watch. And so damn good.

A lot people in the fandom are so devastated, that I feel a little bad for only feeling introspective and a wee bit nihilistic.

This is the alchemy that good storytelling does, though.  Artists in the fandom: hold onto what you're feeling and use it. Everyone else...might I recommend Avatar: The Last Airbender? It's a really, really fantastic cartoon and I think I'm going to go watch a disc of it now so I can reboot my brain into "neutral."

[Does anyone else ever have to "detox" from a particularly affecting story/movie/TV show? This is why I always have Family Guy on-hand.]

Dear annoying Supernatural fangirl/woman/person/toaster/thing on one of the Pit's forums,

Don't say that you find the squee!ful fangirls there's no other way to describe 'em in the fandom stupid and annoying when you are one.  You treat Dean Winchester like Jesus---in your eyes, he has no faults.  According to you, everything he has ever done and every decision he has ever made is selfless and for the greater good or some crap like that, even though Sam said himself that Dean's deal that left him with a year to live in exchange for bringing Sam back from the dead was selfish.  Dean wanted a way out of life because he's a self-loathing jerk.  Yes, he has done some good things and he's saved a lot of people, but he's not perfect at all.  Perfect-looking?  Maybe.  But not perfect emotionally and/or mentally.  The guy has more mental issues than...I don't even know, so please don't treat him as a perfect martyr and then poo-poo other people for doing so.  If you say he's perfect because he was chosen by the angels, remember that the angels are assholes.  Their view of "righteous" seems to be "completely obedient," and that's how Dean acted toward his dad.  I like Dean, though; I just don't like how you've airbrushed who he is.

You're clearly in denial about how shallow and warped your views of the character is, and you're trying to keep yourself grouped with the "intelligent" fans---the ones who at least like to analyze things and see that the characters have issues and flaws---you're definitely not one of them, and I can't stand to read your comments because of this.

Broader point:  Properly written characters, especially your favorites, aren't perfect.  They're not gonna be perfect because you love them; some people like these characters because they have flaws.  So don't turn the jerks into Christ-figures and preach to us about their wonderfulness or whatever; the rest of us like our jerks the way they are. 

ETA:  This relates to fanfic in that these fans let this show in their fic and it's unbelievably irritating.

It occurred to me today that I haven’t seen much about what used to be called Race Films. That is, movies made for a black audience with black actors and sometimes with black writers, directors and producers. These were the sort of movies that would have things like “An All Colored Cast” on the on the poster and would rarely be shown to white audiences. These were before the Blacksplotation period of filmmaking. I’m not talking about blacksploitation movies, these are earlier than that. By the way, can anyone tell me if wikipedia’s spelling as Blaxploitation is correct? I’m not sure I’ve ever seen it written that way and it looks a little weird.

I’ve seen parts of Hallelujah! and The Emperor Jones sounds familiar, but beyond that this seems to be a pretty much forgotten period in cinema. If anything, it seems like a lot of white critics are embarrassed to talk about it, because it represents segregation and instead of discussing that topic they’d rather segregate their reviews… which is ironic when you think about it.

Sort of like Stepin Fetchit has been excised from the movies he was in, which is supposed to be sensitive because they’re removing a stereotype from the screen, but it always reads to me as “Oh my GOD! What is that black person doing in my classic movie? Get him off! GET HIM OFF!!!!” I’d rather have the portrayal, examine it for what it is, and then discuss it than try to pretend it never happened. I’ve been told that the role isn’t completely negative, and that it represents a sly subversion, but since I've never actually seen a movie with Stepin Fetchit in it, I can't judge for myself.

I decided that I want to see some of these movies, so I found this site that has some lists and some reviews and I’m going to gather up some of these old movies and check them out.

I can find lots of crappy Grindhouse sets and Exploitation sets, surely a set of old black movies shouldn't be that hard to find right?

...he said knowing exactly how tough finding something he wants can be.

My dear Jennifer,Beautiful Newlywed,

My prayers for you were answered yesterday. It had rained all week and it is raining heavily today. We have had a lot of thunderstorms today. But yesterday, on your wedding day, we had the most sunny day of the year. There were no clouds in sight, there was a little breeze right by the water where you made your vows to your husband.

There was even a full moon last night. When I walked out on the balcony of the reception hall, and looked at the reflection of the full moon on the water, I thought to myself, "Who could ask for more in life than this moment? Everything is so perfect." I think it is a good omen. Your life is full of promise. You deserve to be blessed more than any other friend I have had because I know your life story and I know you have good intentions as well as a heart of gold.

I truly meant it with all my heart when I told your mother (and then later you) that you looked like Miss Universe. She told me not to tell you because she jokingly remarked that it would all go to your head. I know you are not arrogant as one would expect from a beautiful and sweet woman so I told you anyways. Your stunning wedding dress was designed by you. That was truly brilliant! I never saw you so happy in my life as when you were exchanging your vows at the outdoors ceremony. I was never jealous with you. I always loved you. I am so sorry that I grew distant in the last few years. It was all my fault. We have had a long history together- 17 years. It only struck you last night when I reminded you - yes, indeed- 17 years! We talked like we had never lost touch in the past few years. Time had erased the past few years and we took up where we left off.

I was really touched when your mom told me how she has kept your room intact as you left it when you moved in with your boyfriend( now your husband). She told me of the many framed photographs of you and your friends that are still resting on your desk and how I was in many of them. It was a bitter sweet moment for me to hear about that. A part of me has "Peter Pan Syndrome" - I want to hold on to who I was and I never want to grow up. Life goes on and people change. Sometimes, I wonder how much I have changed - if at all...

I know you are still the same Jen I have always been familiar with but you are starting a new life and you will naturally change with your new responsibilities - something I don't think I will ever have. Friends get less important but I accept that. It is only natural to distance yourself a bit from other friends once you marry your best friend. One day, when we are older, we can sit back and remember or even regret our lost friendships - hopefully by then, I will still be around. A part of me feels like I will never grow old. And even if I die at an old age, I will feel like I have not lived long. Life never seems long enough to do everything we desire.

You were really one of my only true friends. You never deceived me. You were always direct. We never really fought much with the exception of that one time at the disco. You know so much about me and you still accepted me as I accepted you.

I'll always be there. I won't ever leave you again. And yes, I will visit you in NYC.

Bosom friends forever,
Artiste Folle

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