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ladybug_archive) wrote2011-07-09 02:54 am
ladybug_archive) wrote2011-07-09 02:54 am
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... **headdesk.**
A little romance in the fandom here and there is fine, but it's honestly kind of annoying when I find five pages of Perry Mason/Della Street fanfiction and only about two stories in the whole section that are Gen/Mystery genre! Seriously, almost everyone writing for the show at FF.net seems to have a one-track mind. That was the case several years ago when I looked before, as well.
Also, I thought it was a little odd that the slashers hadn't come out to play. Then I see there's one on Archive of Our Own, writing Perry Mason/Paul Drake.
I still find it strange that the slashers don't engage in Perry Mason/Hamilton Burger. Not that I want to see it; it would honestly be rather frightening. But in an anime series, and probably in recent TV shows or movies, rival characters like them who have a very interesting and complex relationship (they've gone out to lunch and dinner, they occasionally work together on cases, Burger once asked Perry to defend a friend of his) would excite the slashers to no end.
I wish someone would show some interest in writing about them in a Gen way (though honestly, since it seems like anything concerning them is downright impossible and non-existent to find, I'd probably be willing to even read a mild slashfic on them if it existed). Their interaction is the main thing that intrigues me about the show (and the main thing that contributed to me being a casual fan). I've watched it off and on for probably twelve or thirteen years, maybe longer.
And Simon Oakland's characters can't catch a break. He plays a bad fellow and ends up dead. He plays a good fellow and still ends up dead. And the latter death pretty much broke my heart. It was so needless! His character, Captain Caldwell, was killed by some kook who didn't want Caldwell's investigation into sabotage to cause his precious missile not to launch. So the nut killed him to halt the investigation.
Also, I thought it was a little odd that the slashers hadn't come out to play. Then I see there's one on Archive of Our Own, writing Perry Mason/Paul Drake.
I still find it strange that the slashers don't engage in Perry Mason/Hamilton Burger. Not that I want to see it; it would honestly be rather frightening. But in an anime series, and probably in recent TV shows or movies, rival characters like them who have a very interesting and complex relationship (they've gone out to lunch and dinner, they occasionally work together on cases, Burger once asked Perry to defend a friend of his) would excite the slashers to no end.
I wish someone would show some interest in writing about them in a Gen way (though honestly, since it seems like anything concerning them is downright impossible and non-existent to find, I'd probably be willing to even read a mild slashfic on them if it existed). Their interaction is the main thing that intrigues me about the show (and the main thing that contributed to me being a casual fan). I've watched it off and on for probably twelve or thirteen years, maybe longer.
And Simon Oakland's characters can't catch a break. He plays a bad fellow and ends up dead. He plays a good fellow and still ends up dead. And the latter death pretty much broke my heart. It was so needless! His character, Captain Caldwell, was killed by some kook who didn't want Caldwell's investigation into sabotage to cause his precious missile not to launch. So the nut killed him to halt the investigation.
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Wow, that does sound horrifying in From Here to Eternity. Poor Frank Sinatra's character!
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That does sound depressing. Although I'm curious, I have to wonder how it differs from other tragic films you do like. Besides Frank's character being killed so horribly, of course. That's awesome that he stood up to Ernest's wretched character, but devastating that he was killed in return.
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Oh? Well, I won't stop trying, either, LOL. I'm guessing you've seen Simon's Get Smart appearance?
Ah, it took me a while to realize that Vincent Price played villains in the majority of his movies--my first introduction to him was through The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, where he played an animated sorcerer version of himself. I adored him. And a lot of his villain characters are meant to be either kooky or sympathetic rather than deep evil--though there are some that are, like Richard III... Of course, that was based on a real story.
Yikes, I haven't seen From Here to Eternity, but I can imagine being traumatized by something like that as a kid. I tended to get scared by live-action hurt/comfort scenarios when I was a kid (now, of course, I know better and can't get enough of it). But I've never had a problem with animated hurt/comfort; I guess live-action was more "real" to my 5-year-old brain...
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Being based on truth definitely makes a difference. If the person was a rat, it needs to stay that way in any production.
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And yes, very true.
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I have never seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, nor do I care to read or watch it. Although I'd kind of like to see Willy Wonka's portrayal in the new movie, I don't think it would be worth it.
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It is indeed. Mama Mia.
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Yikes. Poor semi-regular! That would be shocking, especially so early into the episode.
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LOL, I haven't seen F Troop either; which ep is Vincent in? I'm curious now!
I haven't seen Charlie and the Chocolate factory, and I absolutely refuse to after being horrified by the book alone. Roald Dahl is by far among the most sadistic writers I've ever come across. **shudder**
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Awesome, thanks!
Parenting? Nope--my mom hated Dahl's books, too. They were required reading in elementary school. I still wonder what the heck the school board was thinking...
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And aww, I love that Corporal--though maybe that's because I just happen to have a soft spot for corporals. XD; I almost lost it when he saluted the chicken.
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