My Fandom Not-Secrets
May. 19th, 2009 02:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
st_jane_ambulanceI recently became aware of a comm called ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
fandomsecrets, in which people anonymously have graphics posted with a secret they have regarding a given fandom. Some of them were pretty funny, some weren't, and some completely flew over my head. I thought a few times about secrets I might like to post, but then I realized I don't really have any.
Not that I'm exactly active in online fandom. But generally, I'm pretty open with this sort of thing. I'm a laid-back kind of fan and pretty easy to please. There are things about my fandoms I may not have told people, but I couldn't think of anything for which I feel a need to keep secret.
So, I started thinking of things that weren't.I am that bored. Without the graphics, this time, because I'm fucking lazy. Maybe later.
1. I don't get why people ship Sam/Jack. Same goes for Cain/DG. I don't like the age difference (especially when the guy is older, because it's so common I'm not fucking laughing), and I see no love chemistry there (goes double for the latter). But they're SO POPULAR. I'm not saying people can't do it, just that I don't want any of that.
2. I ship Bob/Hex like there's no tomorrow. No rly.
3. Eight years later, I'm still extremely butthurt about how ReBoot ended. (Or, rather, didn't.)
4. The Twin Peaks ending makes me want to cry (and creeps me the fuck out) every time I see it.
5. I'm SO over Rose Tyler. Sure, when I hadn't seen any other Who, she was the only companion I knew and I liked her. I identified with her, like the rest of the damn fandom. But now I've seen a lot more Who, and I know there are many more -- and better -- companions. (My favorites include Donna, Sarah Jane, Romana, Turlough, and especially Jamie <3.) There were also worse companions. Peri comes to mind. Either way, I've moved on.
6. I'm going to miss David Tennant like hell when he leaves Doctor Who. I'm also going to miss that coat.
7. If Torchwood ever kills off Ianto Jones, I'll probably stop watching.
8. If the Doctor ever turns into a woman, I'll definitely stop watching.
9. I. HATE. GENDERSWAPPING. I like my boy characters. I get kind of offended when they're turned into girls for no reason.
10. My OTP isJack/Daniel Jack/Jonas Daniel/Jonas Teal'c/Jonas Teal'c/Daniel Daniel/Vala Cam/Daniel Sam/Daniel Oh, I give up.
11. I tried to get into new BSG. I really did. But Dirk Benedict will always be my Starbuck.
12. I really dislike portmanteaux (mashing of character names in a pairing). The only one I can stand is McShep.
13. I think Timothy Zahn's Star Wars books are incredibly overrated and that Mara Jade is a huge Mary Sue.
14. I'd rather get a root canal than read Twilight.
15. Watching Twin Peaks always makes me want donuts.
More at my convenience.
fandomsecrets, in which people anonymously have graphics posted with a secret they have regarding a given fandom. Some of them were pretty funny, some weren't, and some completely flew over my head. I thought a few times about secrets I might like to post, but then I realized I don't really have any. Not that I'm exactly active in online fandom. But generally, I'm pretty open with this sort of thing. I'm a laid-back kind of fan and pretty easy to please. There are things about my fandoms I may not have told people, but I couldn't think of anything for which I feel a need to keep secret.
So, I started thinking of things that weren't.
1. I don't get why people ship Sam/Jack. Same goes for Cain/DG. I don't like the age difference (especially when the guy is older, because it's so common I'm not fucking laughing), and I see no love chemistry there (goes double for the latter). But they're SO POPULAR. I'm not saying people can't do it, just that I don't want any of that.
2. I ship Bob/Hex like there's no tomorrow. No rly.
3. Eight years later, I'm still extremely butthurt about how ReBoot ended. (Or, rather, didn't.)
4. The Twin Peaks ending makes me want to cry (and creeps me the fuck out) every time I see it.
5. I'm SO over Rose Tyler. Sure, when I hadn't seen any other Who, she was the only companion I knew and I liked her. I identified with her, like the rest of the damn fandom. But now I've seen a lot more Who, and I know there are many more -- and better -- companions. (My favorites include Donna, Sarah Jane, Romana, Turlough, and especially Jamie <3.) There were also worse companions. Peri comes to mind. Either way, I've moved on.
6. I'm going to miss David Tennant like hell when he leaves Doctor Who. I'm also going to miss that coat.
7. If Torchwood ever kills off Ianto Jones, I'll probably stop watching.
8. If the Doctor ever turns into a woman, I'll definitely stop watching.
9. I. HATE. GENDERSWAPPING. I like my boy characters. I get kind of offended when they're turned into girls for no reason.
10. My OTP is
11. I tried to get into new BSG. I really did. But Dirk Benedict will always be my Starbuck.
12. I really dislike portmanteaux (mashing of character names in a pairing). The only one I can stand is McShep.
13. I think Timothy Zahn's Star Wars books are incredibly overrated and that Mara Jade is a huge Mary Sue.
14. I'd rather get a root canal than read Twilight.
15. Watching Twin Peaks always makes me want donuts.
More at my convenience.
