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1. Name a favorite show that you began watching because someone else recommended it. How important is that show to you?
I think the only ones I discovered on my own were the Star Treks, Babylon 5 and Highlander. Everything else – the Jossverse shows, Blake’s 7, Farscape, American Gothic, and now Alias – came by recommendation from various friends. It’s one of the most appealing aspects of fannish life, this sharing of enthusiasm(s). I love (or in the case of Alias like) all of these recommeded shows, but Joss Whedon's three shows - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly - are what I fell in love with more than with any other rec.
2. Name a tv show or book or movie that you persuaded someone else to try
Lots. BtVS and Angel, Farscape and Firefly, Blake’s 7, DS9 and Babylon 5. I’m also big in the business of Sandman advertising. I think at the moment I’m most proud of having pimped the last, best hope (i.e. B5) and DS9 toandrastewhite. This already produced wondrous amounts of lovely B5 fanfic starring my favourite ambassadors, and will undoubtedly result in DS9 goodness as well.
3. Name an episode of TV show, a movie, or a book that you changed your mind about after reading a post or review or hearing a friend talk about it. How did they change your mind? Did you like it and now have mixed feelings? Did you hate it, and now like it?
Right now, I can only think of Chimera. (A DS9 episode.) In a manner of speaking. I loved it when first watching it, and named it as one of the examples of a Sci-Fi medium successfully depicting a romantic and sexual relationship between two different species in an essay called “Loving the Alien”. (Or not.) This causedlondonkds to write an entry of his own specifically about this episode, showing that it can be read as having an extremely homophobic subtext. I still don’t think that was the intention, but I do agree the episode lends itself to such a reading, as well as to the one I myself applied.
(I didn't warm up to Farscape or BTVS immediately, and certainly the enthusiasm of my friends contributed to me sticking around long enough to get hooked, but that's another matter.)
4. Do you read reviews before buying a book, DVD, or seeing a movie or tv show? If so, how do the reviews influence your choice? Or do you tend to veer away from reviews and test it for yourself?
That depends. With tv shows, there was a period where I did that extensively. Then I switched to no spoilers, which proved to be ever so much better, but if there were spoilerfree reviews, I still read them. In the case of movies, I read reviews trusting that the reviewer will not reveal every last detail of the plot to me, and give me a general impression of what he/she thought this film is like. Depending on the film in question, and whether I’m emotionally invested already in the subject, director, scriptwriter, actors or any of the above, this can be decisive on whether or not I watch the film, yes. As for books: some positive reviews have made me curious about books I might have otherwise missed, but so far no negative review has stopped me from reading one.
Otoh, reading reviews after watching the film/episode in question often has caused that "what show/movie were they watching?!?" feeling....
5. Are there any movies or tv shows or books you would never admit to watching or reading, because you fear how others will regard you? (This is a tough question to answer for obvious reasons.)
Not really. I mean, I’ve read books – and occasionally still read them – which aren’t ever going to make it on my recommendation lists, and I am aware they are extremely deriative. (Case in point: The Dragonlance Chronicles and the Star of the Guardians. Liked both, am not going to tell you to read either. ) But if I felt ashamed, I’d hardly admit it. Or... wait! I found something embarassing. In the 80s, I watched most of the tv soap opera Dallas.
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In other news: my Alias/X-Men crossover, now titled "Ferry Tales" - what can I say, I have a soft spot for bad puns - is up, and I just sawartaxastra posted the next part of her Aneid fic!
....but in purple, he is stunning!
buffyannotater.1. Name a favorite show that you began watching because someone else recommended it. How important is that show to you?
I think the only ones I discovered on my own were the Star Treks, Babylon 5 and Highlander. Everything else – the Jossverse shows, Blake’s 7, Farscape, American Gothic, and now Alias – came by recommendation from various friends. It’s one of the most appealing aspects of fannish life, this sharing of enthusiasm(s). I love (or in the case of Alias like) all of these recommeded shows, but Joss Whedon's three shows - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly - are what I fell in love with more than with any other rec.
2. Name a tv show or book or movie that you persuaded someone else to try
Lots. BtVS and Angel, Farscape and Firefly, Blake’s 7, DS9 and Babylon 5. I’m also big in the business of Sandman advertising. I think at the moment I’m most proud of having pimped the last, best hope (i.e. B5) and DS9 to
andrastewhite. This already produced wondrous amounts of lovely B5 fanfic starring my favourite ambassadors, and will undoubtedly result in DS9 goodness as well. 3. Name an episode of TV show, a movie, or a book that you changed your mind about after reading a post or review or hearing a friend talk about it. How did they change your mind? Did you like it and now have mixed feelings? Did you hate it, and now like it?
Right now, I can only think of Chimera. (A DS9 episode.) In a manner of speaking. I loved it when first watching it, and named it as one of the examples of a Sci-Fi medium successfully depicting a romantic and sexual relationship between two different species in an essay called “Loving the Alien”. (Or not.) This caused
londonkds to write an entry of his own specifically about this episode, showing that it can be read as having an extremely homophobic subtext. I still don’t think that was the intention, but I do agree the episode lends itself to such a reading, as well as to the one I myself applied. (I didn't warm up to Farscape or BTVS immediately, and certainly the enthusiasm of my friends contributed to me sticking around long enough to get hooked, but that's another matter.)
4. Do you read reviews before buying a book, DVD, or seeing a movie or tv show? If so, how do the reviews influence your choice? Or do you tend to veer away from reviews and test it for yourself?
That depends. With tv shows, there was a period where I did that extensively. Then I switched to no spoilers, which proved to be ever so much better, but if there were spoilerfree reviews, I still read them. In the case of movies, I read reviews trusting that the reviewer will not reveal every last detail of the plot to me, and give me a general impression of what he/she thought this film is like. Depending on the film in question, and whether I’m emotionally invested already in the subject, director, scriptwriter, actors or any of the above, this can be decisive on whether or not I watch the film, yes. As for books: some positive reviews have made me curious about books I might have otherwise missed, but so far no negative review has stopped me from reading one.
Otoh, reading reviews after watching the film/episode in question often has caused that "what show/movie were they watching?!?" feeling....
5. Are there any movies or tv shows or books you would never admit to watching or reading, because you fear how others will regard you? (This is a tough question to answer for obvious reasons.)
Not really. I mean, I’ve read books – and occasionally still read them – which aren’t ever going to make it on my recommendation lists, and I am aware they are extremely deriative. (Case in point: The Dragonlance Chronicles and the Star of the Guardians. Liked both, am not going to tell you to read either. ) But if I felt ashamed, I’d hardly admit it. Or... wait! I found something embarassing. In the 80s, I watched most of the tv soap opera Dallas.
***
In other news: my Alias/X-Men crossover, now titled "Ferry Tales" - what can I say, I have a soft spot for bad puns - is up, and I just saw
artaxastra posted the next part of her Aneid fic!| Londo Mollari is love | |||||
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....but in purple, he is stunning!
