ficcing

The bunnies are back. One more scene to write in the Jack Harkness fic and then I can torment the various betas with it yet *again*.

Of course, this also means the the original 'let's re-hash certain scenes/characters *again*' bunnies are back, too.

:pokes Gosford Park and QAF fics bunnies: Anytime you're feeling ready, lads...

Watched last three eps of House. :satisfied smile: House. Wilson. Gaaaaaah. Also, excuse me, off to pet the Ducklings.

Gah. bed.

ebay ponderings

Looked to see what people had bid when I got home from work. New bid on one, whereupon I checked their rating, as is normal to make sure they've got a decent record.

...What I don't get is why I have this need to see what they've been buying in the past. It does not avail me to know that they've recently bought baby clothes. Or Tonka toys. Or in one case, a very large beer mug engraved with Mickey Mouse.

Going to poke the Harkness fic. Gah. Have terrible feeling that the stuff I wrote last night just won't fit when subjected to the light of day, or another reader.

Does anyone else get that, the perplexed feeling of 'er, I presume I'm a half decent writer, or that this is a half-decent fic, considering the feedback, I just don't get it myself.' Mind you, I've been like that with most stuff I create, aside from clothing, which can only be worn when it's good and the details are all fabulous. I can tell when my art/writing is a steaming pile of horseshit, and conversely I know when I feel satisfied, I just can't exactly see what it is in the piece that appeals to other people. And yes, this is admittedly a little odd coming from someone who's primarily identified herself through what she draws/paints/writes for 99% of her life, but then it's not like I do it for a job.

fandom - leads vs ensembles

Odd things come to you when checking between your toes for fluff.

Okay, shows tend to be split into :

a) leads with supporting characters

eg : Farscape, BtVS, Dalziel and Pascoe, House

b) ensemble.

eg : SG1/SGA, Lost, Firefly, BSG, ER.

Ensemble can have 'major' and 'minor' characters, btw.

there's also c), where a) gradually becomes b), as the supporting characters become more important just by virtue of longevity and interestingness, and they get equal, if not sometimes more time focussed on them, especially if their storyline becomes the focus of an arc.

eg : Angel, Robin of Sherwood

What I'm really interested in is trying to find out if any shows ever did - or managed - the lead leaving, and someone else becoming the lead. Either a new character or one of the current ones stepping up. Most of the ones I can think of where the lead left became ensemble shows. The only one I can currently think of where they tried to replace the lead was Robin of Sherwood, only that became an ensemble show because Robert of Huntingdon didn't have enough strength of personality to overwhelm the other characters, who'd already had two series to establish themselves. Robin #2 was the leader of the Merry Men, there was no dispute over that, it's just that he wasn't the lead/protagonist anymore. His storyline wasn't the most important.

Any takers? What happened to Blake's Seven? Was Babylon 5 always an ensemble show or did it just become one when whatsisface left? Did Taggart become an ensemble show after the lead actor died? Opinions on what shows count as leads and what count as ensemble? What shows do you count as transitioning from lead to ensemble?