walkwithheroes: [The Princess Bride] ([Potter Musical] Snape)
Fandom Hate - Insane, Free Speech, or Cruelty? You decide.


Recently, I've noticed a great amount of fandom hate going on. Not just with a certain show or character, but with many shows, characters, and even actors/actresses - from around the world. Of course, I'm all for free speech and sharing your thoughts and opinions. But, lately. . .I've found fandom hate has gotten rather nasty. Especially toward the actors/actresses and their characters. So much so that people are being fired due to the fan-hate.

Under the cut, I'll talk about some example of fandom-hate getting out of hand. I'd love to know your thoughts.


I'm sorry we have to fire you, the fans on the message board hate you. )


I'm all for hating characters, whole show, or storylines. I even think it's fine to think some fans in certain fandoms take things too far. But, I draw the line at hating on actors/actresses. And, I draw the line at name calling/insulting other fans. These things seem to be happening more and more, and that just saddens me.
walkwithheroes: [The Princess Bride] ([Film] Different Is Cool)
I thought I would be super busy, but these past two weeks have been a bit dull. I've got time to kill, so. . .


Request an AU and a continuity, and I shall write a snippet from that AU for you.


This can be an AU of a fandom or one of my original stories.
walkwithheroes: [The Princess Bride] ([LOST] Still Searching)
Has there ever been into a show/film/novel/whatever and really loved it? BUT, you couldn't into a couple.


Maybe it was the OTP and all the other fans were talking about them, but you just didn't care about them/like them together. It wasn't even that you shipped one or both of the characters with other characters. . .it was just. . .you have no strong feelings about/hated their romance. Maybe because you disliked/were indifferent to the characters themselves. Or maybe because they were just too perfect for each other and that took all the drama out of it. No matter what - you just weren't into the couple, and the rest of fandom was. So, you sort of felt out of place and decided to never speak of your dislike/indifference to the couple/characters.

I have. I was actually rather indifferent toward the romance in Can You Hear My Heart? - the main leads were nice and function together and I liked them both; but, I didn't care if they ended up together. Mostly because I knew they would end up together. Took all the drama out of it for me.

I have the same issue with a lot of Western shows. I rarely ship when watching them. I think the reason is that most of them last for years, so there is a very small chance the couple will stay together for that long. They'll break up - I'll be heartbroken. I just can't deal with that. So, I usually refuse to ship. At least hardcore. The only couples of Western television that I've shipped are from my very early years as a 'shipper. More or less


So - what couples couldn't you get into and why?
walkwithheroes: [The Princess Bride] ([Hong Gil Dong] Wedding Night)
A day or so ago [livejournal.com profile] dangermousie let us know that YA Entertainment has brilliant customer service. They are literally willing to answer anything and they are willing to try and get any drama (if enough fans demand it). So, knowing that they are releasing the first volume of Boys Before Flowers this November, I decided to ask about one of my favorite dramas - Hong Gil Dong. This was my reply:




We decide which dramas to release mainly based on the number of customer requests. Of course there are some titles that the Korean studios "force" us to acquire ("if you want this great title, then you must also buy this other not-as-popular title"). But for the most part we use the total number of customer requests as our main decision factor.

I have wanted to release Hong Gil Dong for a long time. But the Korean production company insists on a very high price. We cannot afford such a high price, so we have had to pass. It's so sad.

Please feel free to send your requests anytime. We record each request, and we reference the total requests all the time.

(We are releasing Boys Over Flowers on Nov 17).

For early 2010, here are some of the titles we are working on:

Brilliant Heritage
Tamra, the Island
Oasis
Terroir
Swallow the Sun

Thanks,

Tom




I'm so looking forward to these titles! I'm going to buy Brilliant Heritage and Swallow the Sun. It's a shame about Hong Gil Dong though. :(
walkwithheroes: [The Princess Bride] ([Film; Koizora] Sleeping Couple)
. . .when things have gotten about as bad as they can reasonably get."



Tom Stoppard had it right )





I'm getting into wuxia dramas and have been watching Young Warriors of the Yang Clan for a week or so now. I'm on episode thirty (just finished it) and so far I like it a lot. Romance of Red Dust is another story - five episodes in and I'm bored. But, I'm hanging in there as it's supposed to get good.





Also - while it's not wuxia, I am watching Men and Legends (starting disc four tomorrow). It's Peter Ho and Dylan Kuo as two young kung fu students who become friends and find that the evil Japanese are plotting things and are responsible for the death of Peter's Master. (That's not giving anything away, it's on the back of the box)



spoilery thoughts )
walkwithheroes: [The Princess Bride] ([Random] Green Dress)
I watched episode ten of Jotei and found that I really enjoyed it. It started out as such a guilty pleasure, but by the end I just fell in love with it. Yes, it could be cheesy at times and there was some over acting, but it was a good show. I think the leads really grew over the ten episodes, too.

I'm also playing catch up on my other dramas from this season. I was away for ten days, and apperently during those ten days is when all the sub-groups decided to update. I'm downloading episode eight of First Kiss now, and after that I have to finish with Coffee Prince and catch up with Hana Kimi, Hotaru no Hikari and KO One.

On a side note: I heard Hotaru no Hikari's ending was only so-so and I'm bored with KO One - I'm just watching that show for Jiro Wang and Melody scenes. ('Cause I want them together, even if she is the teacher. Hey - in real life, he's less than two years younger than her. I'm just saying, it could work.)

In other news . . .




I just joined [livejournal.com profile] 7rainbowprompts and chose the Blue Prompt set. My claim? It's Akira and Nobuta from Nobuta wo Produce.

Nobuta wo Produce for 7rainbowprompts
Author: [livejournal.com profile] walkwithheroes
Character/Pairing: Kusano Akira and Kotani 'Nobuta' Nobuko
01.Whispers In The Night
02.Sake Of Love
03.Once In A Blue Moon
04.Overcompensation
05.Starry Nights
06.Blueberries
07.Pirates
08.Wisdom
09.Stubble
10.Welcome Home
Progress: 0/10




I also had some time this weekend, so I made vids! I had the episodes on my computer, so I went ahead and made two more THnK videos. I figured that I should make all the videos I had in mind, while I had all the episodes on my hard drive. Which means that these are my last TattaKoi videos for a while.



Videos:


Title: How to Save a Life
Song: How to Save a Life by The Fray
Details: WMV file. 4:01 minutes. 18.0MB
Theme: I did a Nao vid, so this is my Hiroto video. It's all about his friendships and his romantic life.
Vider's Note: I wanted to make this video for a long time. But, when I sat down to make it, I almost shot my computer and than myself. WMM gave me such trouble. At one point, I had to go back and re-edit everything from 1:59-onward. Still, I hope you guys enjoy it.

Links:

How to Save a Life on Youtube
How to Save a Life on Megaupload


Title: First Day of the Rest of My Life
Song: First Day of the Rest of My Life by Bright Eyes
Details: WMV file. 10.9MB. 2:40 minutes.
Theme: A simple video about Hiroto and Nao.
Vider's Note: By far, this is my best TattaKoi video. Everything just fit together so perfectly. And - Ayase Haruka has got the best shampoo ad hair in this series. Her hair looks amazing in the pool-fall scene and the re-meeting scene with Hiroto. She honestly gives Kame a run for his money in the awesome hair department. And, can I just say that the ferry ride scenes in episode nine still make me sad.

Links:

First Day of the Rest of My Life on Youtube
First Day of the Rest of My Life on Megaupload



As for my next fanvid, I'm thinking of either another Strawberry on the Shortcake or a Hana Yori Dango vid. For S.O.S. I want to use Strange and Beautiful by Aqualung. And for HYD I'm thinking Solus by James Wendt. I actually have a huge list of fanvids that I want to do with all my dramas and films. Help!

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