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[burntcopper]

Ah, new fandom. Learning which authors to avoid. From the ones who're terrible, the ones who refuse to use the spell/grammar check, the ones who believe in manufacturing angst and so on for no good reason, the ones who write them with eating disorders (seriously, WTF? Name me any character in tv who actually has a eating disorder that they didn't devote a very special character arc to. Just because they're skinny does not mean eating disorder. What's scary is how many of these are kink meme requests.), the ones who write decently until the end when they always fuck it up, and the ones who're technically good until you read more than three of theirs and then realise they're writing the same story over and over again.

Chris Evans has been cast as Captain America. Given that I've never seen the boy in Sunshine, Push or as Johnny Storm, I'm waiting it out. Also depends if they do a decent job with the story. However, the most important question : What's his chemistry with RDJ like? (seriously, even if you're the most blinkered anti-slasher, if Cap and Iron Man don't have decent on-screen chemistry, The Avengers film will have serious problems.)

Comments

[peterjevans.livejournal.com]

”the ones who write them with eating disorders”

Anorex-fic? Seriously?

(backs away slowly)

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

Serious. I think they think it makes them... I dunno, more sensitive? Clearly, giving someone a mental disorder is romantic.

[derryderrydown.livejournal.com]

I had a moment of "????" until I realised you didn't mean the ex-Mr Billie Piper.

[gmh.livejournal.com]

...but can't you just imagine the ginger hair and glasses setting off the Cap outfit?

I mean, go on, think about it. Get a really good picture of it in your head ...and then think about RDJ.

(And then go out and get thoroughly drunk in an effort to erase the screaming horror from your brain.)

[derryderrydown.livejournal.com]

Did I hideously offend you at some point? Why must you take your revenge in such an evil way?

[gmh.livejournal.com]

Ach, it's always fun to torment the makers of fic, for they have strong stomachs and active imaginations and are ... somewhat open to suggestion if you know where to prod.

*cackle*

(Besides, I suggested the remedy at the same time, dint I? I may enjoy the occasional evil attack, but I'm not totally inhuman!)

[silly-swordsman.livejournal.com]

Heh. Just yesterday I was telling someone of the only piece of slash I've ever written (but it's over a decade and a half ago, in another country, and another language...), which was because of a dare:

Millennium Falcon / USS Enterprise.

Featuring an alluring striptease of the forward shields.

[darthfi.livejournal.com]

Do not mock the Makers of Fic, for you are cute and tall and would make a most excellent guinea-pig...

[gmh.livejournal.com]

ISTR being voted 'Most Likely To Suffer Adorably' by you in the past.

Did you think that I couldn't give as well as receive?

(Sorry, slightly stuck on evil jag. May end up cackling on the DLR into work, just for the sake of practice.)

[clanwilliam.livejournal.com]

You were born. That's enough for him.

[gmh.livejournal.com]

Gross calumny!

I only torment interesting people, thankyouverymuch - because they react in fun or unusual ways.

(Think of it as a strange sort of compliment.)

(That said, I've just remembered a photo of myself tormenting derryderrydown at a meet-inna-queueueue back in November 1998. That was eleven and a half years ago. Eep.)

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

I still have that problem antime someone mentions the name and then have to go 'oh yes, the bloke who's handsome but not distinctive in any way shape or form..'

[akadougal.livejournal.com]

So when are we seeing your own writing? Cause that would be good...

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

when my bunnies decide that they want to stop writing crappy cliche original fic anytime i put pen to paper. I've been managing to eke out a bit of Torchwood fic, but that's about it.

[akadougal.livejournal.com]

Nothing wrong with cliches. Heh. At least you're not joining me on the dark side of the fic.

[saone77.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting it out

Me too. He made a good Johnny Storm, but Johnny Storm is definitely not Cap, but we shall see. I think when it comes to movies comic fans live in a perpetual state of hope often tempered by crushing disappointment. I'm still in the 'hope' stage.

On the bright side, at least it's not Channing Tatum.

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

RDJ spoiled us. Bastard. Does he have no consideration for the delicate fan sensibility?

RDJ announced. Fans '...why didn't we think of him before? Cool.' Trailer. Fans 'I... that's not fair. Um. If it's half as good as the hype looks, it'll be a very good film.' Film comes out. Fans *ded from repeated fangasm*