I don't mean to nitpick, Tom, but is this really your plan?

Breaking up is easy to do

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:57:09 GMT

I've been thinking a bit about breaking up with shows, in part because I'm still mentally storyboarding a Future Ex-Girlfriend vid ("I don't care that you're a model" = that one lens-flare shot with Dean leaning on the car; "no one cares that you love Keanu" = Peter and Sylar throwing down Matrix-style; etc.), and in part because, though I haven't been fannish about Heroes since S1, I deleted the series from my DVR mid-episode this week after ( general spoilers for recent Heroes ) I should've known better, but residual affection for Hiro and Claire kept me going.

So what shows did you break up with, and when? Defined any way you like, though my default would be "stopped watching." Meaning that I never did break up with the X-Files; I just buried it. Or, suggest shots for the vid, if you like. Lyrics here.

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Great post on interactivity in Heroes, SPN, and Castle

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:13:05 GMT

... and what it means for fans, from serrico . Read it here! My emotional reaction to what SPN is doing with fans has largely been negative, but I don't think that invalidates it as storytelling (just makes the storytellers jerks, and ties in with their other gender issues, but that's a whole 'nother thing). Jayne's analysis is really useful as categorization and explanation of why Heroes feels so cold in its interactivity even as it's doing everything Henry Jenkins is selling as the future of entertainment.

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Killing time

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:40:09 GMT

I decided to write up a list of vids I never get tired of, trying to limit myself to one per fandom except SPN, which means a large number got excluded. It’s also interesting to see which from my old recs post have become “rewatch a lot” vids. I’m definitely trending to faster cuts, but I still love my emo porn.

( Angel, BSG, Chuck, Dark Angel, Doctor Who, Farscape, Firefly, Heroes, Highlander, Iron Man, Legend of the Seeker, Multi, QAFUS, RPV, Smallville, Star Trek TOS, SGA, Supernatural, X-Files )

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