Jim West

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Been watching a lot of The Wild Wild West, because there's so many episodes perfect for Halloween creepiness. I love Jim West even more than ever and I feel like I've gotten a better handle on his voice and personality this time around. I've been involving him more in the WWW RP I do and am pleased with that.

I also re-read my fic The Night of the Lazarus and was disappointed in myself for not being able to feel like I could write for Jim well enough to have him in more scenes. That whole trilogy had more of Arte, I think, simply because I found him easier to write in those particular scenarios. But that resulted in some people thinking I like Arte best, which I just don't. I love his friendship with Jim and squee over it, but for me, Jim is the star and he is capable of carrying the show without Arte if he has to. I like all of the Arte-less episodes in season 4, except Tycoons.

I'm also thinking seriously again about getting that official Jim figure. I keep trying to get a good look at it to see if it really looks like him, but for some reason people just aren't cooperative posting their pictures of it. From what I can see, he looks like Jim to me, and the only commentary I've been able to find on the figure seems to be positive.

I suppose I could ask if anyone has one on the forum, but I'm honestly happiest staying away from the forums, save the FF.net one, and I don't know if it has enough membership to try it out there.

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[rose-of-pollux.livejournal.com]

Oof, if the WWW forums are anything like the Gilligan's Island fandom, I'd stay away. I still haven't gone back, especially since I did sense some personal barbs against me, and I doubt I'm missed.

In the end, if the feedback on the figure seems positive, I'd say go with it.

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

They're not the same as the Gilligan's Island fandom, but they do have their own problems, which I've ranted about in Friends-locked entries. And then I personally just felt unhappy because it seemed like people weren't really interested in what I had to say. Even when they'd reply, most of the time it seemed like they just skimmed over what I'd written and didn't really grasp what I'd said. And when I'd try to say what I meant, they wouldn't talk about what I really meant and they'd just clam up instead.

I like the FF.net forum better, but as I said, I don't know that it would be very helpful. I think everyone who posts there, except one or two people, are Arte fangirls and probably don't own the figure. Maybe I'll ask the one I talk to on Tumblr, though. She's an Arte fangirl, but she likes Jim and is fair to him, and maybe it's possible that she would have the figure or know someone who does.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking overall. Although the extent of "positive feedback" is really just one person on a forum saying they own a couple of them. Sigh.