You know what I haven't done in a while? A meme!

[nobleplatypus]

Ganked from safenthecity:

Pick a number and I'll answer it in the comments:

1 - Your current OTP.
2 - A pairing you initially didn’t consider but someone changed your mind.
3 - A pairing you have never liked and probably never will.
4 - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.
5 - Have you added anything stupid/cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?
6 - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?
7 - Do you remember your first OTP? If so who was in it?
8 - Do you prefer characters from real action series or anime series?
9 - Has the internet caused you to stop liking any fandoms? If so, which and why?
10 - Name a fandom you didn’t care/think about until you saw it all over tumblr your social network sites.
11 - How do you feel about the other people in your current fandom?
12 - Your favorite fanartist/author gives you one request. What do you ask for?
13 - Your favorite fanart or fanartist.
14 - Your favorite fanfiction or fanauthor.
15 - Choose a song at random. Which OTP does it remind you of?
16 - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).
17 - A ship you’ve abandoned and why.
18 - A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships.
19 - Show us an example of your personal headcanon.
20 - Do you remember what your first fanwork was?
21 - Self-rec: What's your favorite fanwork you've created?
22 - Are you one of those fans who can’t watch anything without shipping?
23 - 5 favorite characters from 5 different fandoms.
24 - 3 OTPs from 3 different fandoms.
25 - A fandom you’re in but have no ships from.
26 - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go.

(And for the convenience of question-askers, I'll strike through ones I've answered already.)

Comments

[borderlineamaze.livejournal.com]

9 and 15!

[nobleplatypus]

9. Has the internet caused you to stop liking any fandoms? If so, which and why?

This is tricksy, mostly because I'm not entirely sure what 'fandom' means in this context.

If it refers to the general group of fans for any given show/film, then I'd have to say no, because the internet IS fandom. It's not like I'm regularly meeting with groups of people IRL to discuss a show we all like, but then I discovered internet fandom and it just RUINED EVERYTHING.

That said, I don't really participate in fandom-at-large anymore. I've found that my enjoyment of any given thing only increases when I'm not engaging with a bunch of opinionated strangers over it, so in that sense, it's fair to say that I've stopped liking every fandom thanks to the internet.

If the question is REALLY asking something like, 'has your engagement with a fandom ever ruined the corresponding show or movie for you,' then yes. "Lost" did a pretty good job of ruining itself, in my opinion, but I won't pretend that stalking the bitterness threads over at TWOP didn't hasten matters. If I hadn't stalked TWOP, I might have hung on despite my unhappiness with the way things were going, but those threads convinced me to just let it go and find something less aggravating to watch.

15. Choose a song at random. Which OTP does it remind you of?

This isn't exactly 'at random,' but I figure it's fair because I actually do have one song on my iPod that unfailingly reminds me of an OTP. The song is "King and Lionheart" by Of Monsters and Men. The OTP is Lincoln (either one, really) and Fauxlivia from "Fringe."

[barsukthom.livejournal.com]

#4.

[nobleplatypus]

4. A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

It pains me to say it, but this last season of Fringe did a good job of killing my Peter/Olivia squee. I'm too miffed over how they got back together to be happy that they're back together at all. It's extra sad because I used to ship them so hard, and now the best I can muster is a hearty, "meh."

[barsukthom.livejournal.com]

They really did spoil it, didn't they? I mean, almost ANY other way of handling it would have been acceptable.
And Linc/Fauxlivia is sad, but sweet.

O GOD YOUR ICON!!!
(Belle would be an EXCELLENT companion! Too bad the Dr regenerated into such a loser. BeastWho would have been AWESOME!)

[nobleplatypus]

Yes, indeed. :( I did a lot of flailing at my screen and wondering how in the heck either of them were okay with what was going on. It's kind of funny, too, because Joshua Jackson did an interview in which he touched on just how crazy and awful the memory-swap was (I wanted to hug him so hard), whereas the writers are all just like, "MOVING ON!"

BeastWho WOULD be awesome. Though I hope you're not disparaging Eleven. ;)

[barsukthom.livejournal.com]

"Hey, let's wait until them being together would be the MOST painful for EVERYBODY!" Ugh.

No, no, he's a fine Dr.. But in pretty much every movie I've seen, the Beast is ALWAYS so much cooler than the Prince he resets to! Sure, he's got fur, and fangs, and claws...

[safenthecity.livejournal.com]

16!

[nobleplatypus]

16. Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).

I'm not sure if this 'counts,' since I've been kicking it around for quite a while, but damn it, I want a "Doctor Who" in which Susan is still alive. My pet theory is that the Doctor fob-watched her before the Time War in order to keep her safe, and then wiped his own memory of doing so just to be thorough, giving instructions to the TARDIS to reinstate those memories once it was safe. But since Nine and Ten weren't exactly stable, the TARDIS decided to wait for a less emotionally volatile version of the Doctor to crop up... and then Ten blew the crap out of the TARDIS when he regenerated, causing her to get a bit muddled, and it's only when they accidentally stumble upon fobwatched!Susan that things get resolved. SEE, I HAVE IT ALL WORKED OUT, I JUST HAVE TO FINISH WRITING IT.

[safenthecity.livejournal.com]

That sounds brilliant! I hope it happens, the poor Doctor needs some family.

[nobleplatypus]

14. Your favorite fanfiction or fanauthor.

I think I'm going to have to go with Boz's Penny stories. They're just so epic and awesome! I think it's probably the only time that fanfic has made me cry.