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ladybug_archiveXD; The X-Files season 6 has too many "shipper" things. Suddenly everyone seems to be thinking that Mulder and Sully are a couple. When something starts being shoved down my throat repeatedly, that's usually when I really start disliking it. I love the pairing, as long as it's like it is on the show, with the emphasis on their deep and meaningful friendship. I do not like it after things really start going downhill. I don't like the idea that they eventually did end up in bed together, as most fans believe that they did, nor do I especially like the idea of Scully's ensuing pregnancy. (I also do not like the changes to CSM around season 7, nor do I like that he seems to have really died in the show's finale. And I also do not like killing off the Lone Gunmen. Come on, they were great!) I do, however, like the idea of Mulder eventually being abducted by aliens and finally being returned in a death-like state. I remember one person was starting a role-play from around the end of season four. That's about when things started basically jumping the shark. Maybe I'll try to find that RP and observe what's happening in it, if it's still going on.
For the last several days, Prisms has been on hold because I've been working on a Bowery Boys one-shot. The idea would not leave me alone, and it finally came to a head after I watched Spy Chasers. It's kinda dark, involving Sach accidentally shooting Duke, and I'm not sure I'll post it at The Bowery. XD; I have, however, showed it to a couple of the friends I've met there, and they've enjoyed it and made suggestions. I still need to determine if I want an epilogue type scene and if Slip and Duke should converse before Sach talks to Duke near the end. But it never fails. No matter how lighthearted a series may be, I can't go for long without coming up with dark and serious ideas. Of course, the Boys' earlier movies were more in the dramedy style that I love so much, and I don't think I've strayed into something terribly unbelieveable for them.
I've ended up writing with all of the gang there. Slip and Duke both seem to try being the leader at once, because they're both too stubborn to back down. LOL. Writing for Slip is an adventure. I have to learn things about the English language in order for him to "moider" it the way he does. I love his malaprops. XD And I have Whitey and Butch there as well. They were the original background Boys, along with Chuck, and I love them too. Basically, I want to capture the flavor of the older movies while including the later characters Duke and Myron, and Mike Clancy (as played by Percy Helton, not Dick Elliot).
I'm going to post my Bowery review of Fighting Trouble, because it's interesting to me due to characters behaving differently than usual and I don't want to rewrite my thoughts for the entry:
This film was very interesting, if not odd. I have to admit, I enjoyed seeing Mrs. Kelly get tough when Handsome Hal was going to attack Chuck. But her hero worship of Sach was highly irritating. And even though I think Duke's a jerk a lot of the time, I don't think Mrs. Kelly gives him a fair chance here. She obviously doesn't like him, but if it's just because he often chews Sach out, then that seems weird, as Slip certainly didn't seem to get on her nerves. (Of course, the Mrs. Kelly who interacted with Slip was a different actress.)
Duke himself acts somewhat odd as well. It's easy to tell that the writers (and Clements himself) were feeling out the role and not sure what to do with it yet. Duke lays down on the job, passing on his work to Chuck, which is decidedly something that seems more Sach-like. In later films, I don't recall Duke passing the buck like he did here. In Fighting Trouble, he seemed lazy at times, and avoided fighting when possible. Even during the big climax, he tried to stay out of the brawl. Duke also seems to have more of an accent here, which sometimes slips (no pun intended).
Luckily, by the next film, both Mrs. Kelly and Duke had gotten over their strange and downright bizarre behavior. But it does make one wonder what happened that seemed to make Mrs. Kelly like (or at least tolerate) Duke better, and to not constantly be praising Sach up in every way. I feel like exploring the angle in a future fanfiction.
And the idea for that fanfiction is becoming further fleshed out! Since most of the fans were angry about the leadership change from Slip to Duke, maybe some of the characters were as well. Maybe Mrs. Kelly was comparing Duke to Slip, whether she realized it or not, and maybe that would also explain why Sach seemed to try to lead the Boys in some of the later films. I have the following thoughts:
1. Duke probably had a lot of trouble being recognized as the leader, by both the other Boys and by those around them such as Mrs. Kelly.
2. Mrs. Kelly acted like she knew Duke from before. Perhaps she knew his father, who I am deciding was a deadbeat, a gambler, and a Casanova, and she also compares Duke to him, or else worries that Duke will be like him.
3. Slip would not entrust the Boys with someone whom he did not know well and feel confident in. Therefore, I have also decided that he, Duke, and Sach all grew up together, and that Slip found Duke to be dependable.
I'm going to call this story "In Absentia," referring to the fact that even though Slip is away trying to help an injured cousin, his presence/memory continues to linger in the Bowery, for good or for bad (or both, rather). It takes place between Fighting Trouble and Hot Shots, which is, of course, before my other Bowery Boys stories.
I took 136 pictures from Crashing Las Vegas. XD; Oy. But Jimmy was in almost every scene, so there were a lot of pictures to take.
For the last several days, Prisms has been on hold because I've been working on a Bowery Boys one-shot. The idea would not leave me alone, and it finally came to a head after I watched Spy Chasers. It's kinda dark, involving Sach accidentally shooting Duke, and I'm not sure I'll post it at The Bowery. XD; I have, however, showed it to a couple of the friends I've met there, and they've enjoyed it and made suggestions. I still need to determine if I want an epilogue type scene and if Slip and Duke should converse before Sach talks to Duke near the end. But it never fails. No matter how lighthearted a series may be, I can't go for long without coming up with dark and serious ideas. Of course, the Boys' earlier movies were more in the dramedy style that I love so much, and I don't think I've strayed into something terribly unbelieveable for them.
I've ended up writing with all of the gang there. Slip and Duke both seem to try being the leader at once, because they're both too stubborn to back down. LOL. Writing for Slip is an adventure. I have to learn things about the English language in order for him to "moider" it the way he does. I love his malaprops. XD And I have Whitey and Butch there as well. They were the original background Boys, along with Chuck, and I love them too. Basically, I want to capture the flavor of the older movies while including the later characters Duke and Myron, and Mike Clancy (as played by Percy Helton, not Dick Elliot).
I'm going to post my Bowery review of Fighting Trouble, because it's interesting to me due to characters behaving differently than usual and I don't want to rewrite my thoughts for the entry:
This film was very interesting, if not odd. I have to admit, I enjoyed seeing Mrs. Kelly get tough when Handsome Hal was going to attack Chuck. But her hero worship of Sach was highly irritating. And even though I think Duke's a jerk a lot of the time, I don't think Mrs. Kelly gives him a fair chance here. She obviously doesn't like him, but if it's just because he often chews Sach out, then that seems weird, as Slip certainly didn't seem to get on her nerves. (Of course, the Mrs. Kelly who interacted with Slip was a different actress.)
Duke himself acts somewhat odd as well. It's easy to tell that the writers (and Clements himself) were feeling out the role and not sure what to do with it yet. Duke lays down on the job, passing on his work to Chuck, which is decidedly something that seems more Sach-like. In later films, I don't recall Duke passing the buck like he did here. In Fighting Trouble, he seemed lazy at times, and avoided fighting when possible. Even during the big climax, he tried to stay out of the brawl. Duke also seems to have more of an accent here, which sometimes slips (no pun intended).
Luckily, by the next film, both Mrs. Kelly and Duke had gotten over their strange and downright bizarre behavior. But it does make one wonder what happened that seemed to make Mrs. Kelly like (or at least tolerate) Duke better, and to not constantly be praising Sach up in every way. I feel like exploring the angle in a future fanfiction.
And the idea for that fanfiction is becoming further fleshed out! Since most of the fans were angry about the leadership change from Slip to Duke, maybe some of the characters were as well. Maybe Mrs. Kelly was comparing Duke to Slip, whether she realized it or not, and maybe that would also explain why Sach seemed to try to lead the Boys in some of the later films. I have the following thoughts:
1. Duke probably had a lot of trouble being recognized as the leader, by both the other Boys and by those around them such as Mrs. Kelly.
2. Mrs. Kelly acted like she knew Duke from before. Perhaps she knew his father, who I am deciding was a deadbeat, a gambler, and a Casanova, and she also compares Duke to him, or else worries that Duke will be like him.
3. Slip would not entrust the Boys with someone whom he did not know well and feel confident in. Therefore, I have also decided that he, Duke, and Sach all grew up together, and that Slip found Duke to be dependable.
I'm going to call this story "In Absentia," referring to the fact that even though Slip is away trying to help an injured cousin, his presence/memory continues to linger in the Bowery, for good or for bad (or both, rather). It takes place between Fighting Trouble and Hot Shots, which is, of course, before my other Bowery Boys stories.
I took 136 pictures from Crashing Las Vegas. XD; Oy. But Jimmy was in almost every scene, so there were a lot of pictures to take.
