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Fandom meme answers
Here are my fandom meme answers from this post. Doctor Who, Buffy, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean and Peter Pan.
Doctor Who
How I entered that fandom
I didn’t grow up with DW as it was never aired in Sweden back then, but I had a friend who was mad about the show and always nagged me that I should watch it. So around 2003, or so, I gave in and watched what he had. It was a bit spotty, about half of One and Two’s episodes, almost everything with Three, Four and Five, about half of Six and just a few of Seven’s and no Eight at all. I liked the show from the start, but I fell in love with it with Three. Then it was quite natural to continue with New Who when it started and I loved it too. Last year my kid wanted to watch Classic Who and this time I made an effort to actually see every available episode. We are on Seven now. But even if I have loved the show for more than a decade I somehow never thought about looking for an online community and read fanfic until a year ago. Don’t ask me why I never thought about it before.
Favorite character
I should have said the Doctor on the last meme too, because he is, after all, essential for the show and I love him. I like all the Doctors, even if I like some a bit more. But I think all of them bring something to the show and I wouldn’t want to be without any of them. Apart from the Doctor I like Delgado!Master the best.
Least favorite character
That would be Adric. I don’t hate him, but he gets whiny teenager down a bit too well and I just want to shake him.
OTP(s)
I don’t really do OTP, but it is kind of hard not to ship the Doctor/Master. And I say that as someone who are a lot more inclined toward het than slash.
Pairing that everyone likes but I don’t get
I can live with most pairings in fanfics if they are well written, but I don’t get why Ten/Rose is so hugely popular in fanfics. I liked it just fine in the show, but the pairing doesn’t really interest me. I seem to be a clear minority here, though.
Favorite thing about the fandom
I think DW is just about a perfect show to write/read fanfic in. You can get any time period and decades worth of Doctors and companions to choose from. And the show itself mixes drama, humor, tragedy, adventure and romance, so any genre works really well. It really have something for everybody.
The thing I most dislike about the fandom
Nothing, really. I’ve heard people saying that DW can be a nasty fandom, but I have never encountered anything like that. Everyone I have met have been very nice and friendly.
If there is something I would change from said game/show/movie/etc., what would it be?
There is always some things, isn’t it? I would like to see that last episode with Delgado!Master they never could make. I would have liked for Nyssa to have a better emotional story arc vis a vis the Master. I would have liked to see more of Turlough when he finally got into his own and I would have loved another season with both Five and Six, not to mention Donna. And I would have liked to see Six in other clothes. And more of River Song. So yes, there are definitely things I would have liked different.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
How I entered that fandom
I saw a few episodes here and there when it first aired and liked it even if I didn’t followed it, but then, in the early 2000’s a friend upgraded her VCRs to DVD and gave me all the seasons of Buffy and Angel. So I binge watched all the seasons. I still re-watch them every few years, or so.
Favorite character
Giles, followed by Spike and Willow.
Least favorite character
Kennedy and Warren. Thinking about it I say I dislike Warren the most- he is such a total creep.
OTP(s)
None, really, though I do like Giles/Willow.
Pairing that everyone likes but I don’t get
Don’t know. I never cared much for Buffy/Angel, but I know I’m not alone in that.
Favorite thing about the fandom
I like the humour and I like the idea of a supernatural world living alongside the normal one. And I like that this is a fandom with so many interesting female characters..
The thing I most dislike about the fandom
I can’t say that there are anything.
If there is something I would change from said game/show/movie/etc., what would it be?
I wouldn’t have killed off Anya and I would really have liked Spike not trying to rape Buffy. And I would very much have seen another season of Angel instead of getting the very compressed story arc in the last few episodes.
Harry Potter
How I entered that fandom
I started to read the books just after The Prisoner of Azkaban was published. liked the two first books, but the series clicked with the third one. Then I devoured the books as soon as they came and largely enjoyed the movies as well.
Favorite character
Luna Lovegood, both in the books and the movies. And I really loved Lucius Malfoy in the movies, because of Jason Isaacs. I adore Jason Isaacs.
Least favorite character
Peter Pettigrew.
OTP(s)
None here either.
Pairing that everyone likes but I don’t get
Hmm… Harry/Draco seems rather popular and I don’t get it because I find Draco such an unpleasant character.
Favorite thing about the fandom
I like the large gallery of characters and I enjoy the way Rowling's incorporate magic.
The thing I most dislike about the fandom
I can’t say that there are anything.
If there is something I would change from said game/show/movie/etc., what would it be?
I would have liked a few sympathetic Slytherin students..
Pirates of the Caribbean
How I entered that fandom
I have had an interest for pirate movies since I was a kid and I like Johnny Depp, so I knew I had to see it when the first posters emerged on my railway station.
Favorite character
Jack Sparrow and Norrington.
Least favorite character
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan.
OTP(s)
None
Pairing that everyone likes but I don’t get
None, I think.
Favorite thing about the fandom
The visuals. A number or really competent actors. Pirates.
The thing I most dislike about the fandom
Elizabeth complaining over her stays drives me bonkers. A. It doesn’t matter if she was raised in the Caribbean, ladies of her class grew up in stays, period. B. Well-fitted stays makes you stiffer, but they aren’t actually painful to wear unless you tighten them too much. Which you kind of didn’t- tight-lacing has always been something very few indulged in. Though this isn’t perhaps a fandom complaint...
If there is something I would change from said game/show/movie/etc., what would it be?
Better scripts and less gimmicks would have made for vastly better moves. As it is now I feel the last movies has a lot of wasted potential.
Peter Pan
How I entered that fandom
I loved the book since I was five, but what triggered me to write fanfiction 8which I had never done before) was a still from the 2003 movie where Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook was looking menacing, brandishing his hook.
Favorite character
Captain Hook. I have always had a thing for pirates, as I mentioned above....
Least favorite character
Tinker Bell.
OTP(s)
None.
Pairing that everyone likes but I don’t get
Well, the most popular pairing is Peter Pan/Wendy Darling which I do get, but I don’t care for it.
Favorite thing about the fandom
Hmm, I’m not so sure it can be called a favourite, but this fandom had had a huge impact on me as writing fic for it gave me the chance to deal with a date rape when I was 18 which I had largely repressed. Writing allowed me to deal and get over it and also helped me to sort out my sexuality for me, for which I’m forever grateful. But this also mean that those fics are extremely dark with a lot of non-con and violence. I can’t say I actually like those fics now, but they were very necessary for me to write. Some, which I do like parts of, have been re-written and several have been pulled from the Net and a few I’m still very ambivalent if I will pull or not.
The thing I most dislike about the fandom
I don’t know. I have a feeling it attract a lot of Mary Sue’s, but I can’t say that is absolutely true.
If there is something I would change from said game/show/movie/etc., what would it be?
I can’t say that anything has ever struck me.
Doctor Who
How I entered that fandom
I didn’t grow up with DW as it was never aired in Sweden back then, but I had a friend who was mad about the show and always nagged me that I should watch it. So around 2003, or so, I gave in and watched what he had. It was a bit spotty, about half of One and Two’s episodes, almost everything with Three, Four and Five, about half of Six and just a few of Seven’s and no Eight at all. I liked the show from the start, but I fell in love with it with Three. Then it was quite natural to continue with New Who when it started and I loved it too. Last year my kid wanted to watch Classic Who and this time I made an effort to actually see every available episode. We are on Seven now. But even if I have loved the show for more than a decade I somehow never thought about looking for an online community and read fanfic until a year ago. Don’t ask me why I never thought about it before.
Favorite character
I should have said the Doctor on the last meme too, because he is, after all, essential for the show and I love him. I like all the Doctors, even if I like some a bit more. But I think all of them bring something to the show and I wouldn’t want to be without any of them. Apart from the Doctor I like Delgado!Master the best.
Least favorite character
That would be Adric. I don’t hate him, but he gets whiny teenager down a bit too well and I just want to shake him.
OTP(s)
I don’t really do OTP, but it is kind of hard not to ship the Doctor/Master. And I say that as someone who are a lot more inclined toward het than slash.
Pairing that everyone likes but I don’t get
I can live with most pairings in fanfics if they are well written, but I don’t get why Ten/Rose is so hugely popular in fanfics. I liked it just fine in the show, but the pairing doesn’t really interest me. I seem to be a clear minority here, though.
Favorite thing about the fandom
I think DW is just about a perfect show to write/read fanfic in. You can get any time period and decades worth of Doctors and companions to choose from. And the show itself mixes drama, humor, tragedy, adventure and romance, so any genre works really well. It really have something for everybody.
The thing I most dislike about the fandom
Nothing, really. I’ve heard people saying that DW can be a nasty fandom, but I have never encountered anything like that. Everyone I have met have been very nice and friendly.
If there is something I would change from said game/show/movie/etc., what would it be?
There is always some things, isn’t it? I would like to see that last episode with Delgado!Master they never could make. I would have liked for Nyssa to have a better emotional story arc vis a vis the Master. I would have liked to see more of Turlough when he finally got into his own and I would have loved another season with both Five and Six, not to mention Donna. And I would have liked to see Six in other clothes. And more of River Song. So yes, there are definitely things I would have liked different.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
How I entered that fandom
I saw a few episodes here and there when it first aired and liked it even if I didn’t followed it, but then, in the early 2000’s a friend upgraded her VCRs to DVD and gave me all the seasons of Buffy and Angel. So I binge watched all the seasons. I still re-watch them every few years, or so.
Favorite character
Giles, followed by Spike and Willow.
Least favorite character
Kennedy and Warren. Thinking about it I say I dislike Warren the most- he is such a total creep.
OTP(s)
None, really, though I do like Giles/Willow.
Pairing that everyone likes but I don’t get
Don’t know. I never cared much for Buffy/Angel, but I know I’m not alone in that.
Favorite thing about the fandom
I like the humour and I like the idea of a supernatural world living alongside the normal one. And I like that this is a fandom with so many interesting female characters..
The thing I most dislike about the fandom
I can’t say that there are anything.
If there is something I would change from said game/show/movie/etc., what would it be?
I wouldn’t have killed off Anya and I would really have liked Spike not trying to rape Buffy. And I would very much have seen another season of Angel instead of getting the very compressed story arc in the last few episodes.
Harry Potter
How I entered that fandom
I started to read the books just after The Prisoner of Azkaban was published. liked the two first books, but the series clicked with the third one. Then I devoured the books as soon as they came and largely enjoyed the movies as well.
Favorite character
Luna Lovegood, both in the books and the movies. And I really loved Lucius Malfoy in the movies, because of Jason Isaacs. I adore Jason Isaacs.
Least favorite character
Peter Pettigrew.
OTP(s)
None here either.
Pairing that everyone likes but I don’t get
Hmm… Harry/Draco seems rather popular and I don’t get it because I find Draco such an unpleasant character.
Favorite thing about the fandom
I like the large gallery of characters and I enjoy the way Rowling's incorporate magic.
The thing I most dislike about the fandom
I can’t say that there are anything.
If there is something I would change from said game/show/movie/etc., what would it be?
I would have liked a few sympathetic Slytherin students..
Pirates of the Caribbean
How I entered that fandom
I have had an interest for pirate movies since I was a kid and I like Johnny Depp, so I knew I had to see it when the first posters emerged on my railway station.
Favorite character
Jack Sparrow and Norrington.
Least favorite character
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan.
OTP(s)
None
Pairing that everyone likes but I don’t get
None, I think.
Favorite thing about the fandom
The visuals. A number or really competent actors. Pirates.
The thing I most dislike about the fandom
Elizabeth complaining over her stays drives me bonkers. A. It doesn’t matter if she was raised in the Caribbean, ladies of her class grew up in stays, period. B. Well-fitted stays makes you stiffer, but they aren’t actually painful to wear unless you tighten them too much. Which you kind of didn’t- tight-lacing has always been something very few indulged in. Though this isn’t perhaps a fandom complaint...
If there is something I would change from said game/show/movie/etc., what would it be?
Better scripts and less gimmicks would have made for vastly better moves. As it is now I feel the last movies has a lot of wasted potential.
Peter Pan
How I entered that fandom
I loved the book since I was five, but what triggered me to write fanfiction 8which I had never done before) was a still from the 2003 movie where Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook was looking menacing, brandishing his hook.
Favorite character
Captain Hook. I have always had a thing for pirates, as I mentioned above....
Least favorite character
Tinker Bell.
OTP(s)
None.
Pairing that everyone likes but I don’t get
Well, the most popular pairing is Peter Pan/Wendy Darling which I do get, but I don’t care for it.
Favorite thing about the fandom
Hmm, I’m not so sure it can be called a favourite, but this fandom had had a huge impact on me as writing fic for it gave me the chance to deal with a date rape when I was 18 which I had largely repressed. Writing allowed me to deal and get over it and also helped me to sort out my sexuality for me, for which I’m forever grateful. But this also mean that those fics are extremely dark with a lot of non-con and violence. I can’t say I actually like those fics now, but they were very necessary for me to write. Some, which I do like parts of, have been re-written and several have been pulled from the Net and a few I’m still very ambivalent if I will pull or not.
The thing I most dislike about the fandom
I don’t know. I have a feeling it attract a lot of Mary Sue’s, but I can’t say that is absolutely true.
If there is something I would change from said game/show/movie/etc., what would it be?
I can’t say that anything has ever struck me.