Migraine

Irony

Both links via P., posted with gratitude to him and frustration at the universe. I was looking forward to it, too.

12_12_12 is eloquent:

Mentioning Logan leads me to the distinction between bad boys, and Bad Boy Woobies. Because there is a difference. I hate BBWs: I do not hate bad boys. I love watching effed-up, morally ambiguous and/or assholish characters as long as the show and the other characters recognize them for what they are, and they're dealt with properly. It's all in the writing. The problem with BBWs as characters/constructs is not that they are assholes, or even that they are misogynistic assholes: the problem is that they get written in incredibly problematic and offensive, rage-inducing ways, and the need to warp the show around them ends up damaging the other characters and the show itself (this is what I refer to as the BBW Cycle of Doom.)

I recommend reading the whole thing.

Thank you in advance for making me a vid!

If you've been matched to me, you've already seen everything under the cut-tag, but I want to reiterate here that I really am open to just about any kind of music, including and especially genres that may be underrepresented in my corner of fandom. I trend away from the screamy, but other than that, I can appreciate anything: jazz, J-Pop, classical, hip-hop, world, instrumentals...knock yourself out.

I do not have any triggers and there isn't any content in any of my requested sources that I would not be pleased to see in a vid (although perhaps best not to focus on the SFU episode "That's My Dog"). I welcome vids of all types: "old-school", effects-driven, pairing-based (slash, het, threesome or more), character studies, episodic, trailer-style, parody, meta- or critical, celebratory, recruiter, angsty, fluffy, arty...you name it, I've loved it. So go wild.

Most of all, have fun!

( My requests: Oscar and Lucinda, Sports Night, An Education, Babylon 5, Red Dwarf, Six Feet Under )

You know, Festivids brings all sorts of unexpected pleasures -- like searching for and then watching the old trailers for my requests. (:

Declining Job Landscape for P)C TV Writers and Directors, via Racialicious.

This is what yesterday's article was missing.

I can't keep up anymore -- work is just way too worky. It's nothing personal.

Also: if you crosspost to DW and LJ, and if I have you circled on DW and friended on LJ, I'm defriending your LJ and just following you on DW.

In case it's not already all over your reading list, thingswithwings has just released The Price, the ultimate multi-fandom exploration of epic manpain. It is hilarious and thought-provoking and OTT in glorious ways. Mostly, though? Hilarious.

Her essay on the subject is not to be missed, either. A brilliant analysis of the manpain trope: why we love it, why we hate it. Don't miss.

obsessive24 is auctioning off a vid in any of more than two dozen fandoms. Bidding is already over $200, but if you know her work, you know she's worth every penny of that and more.

One of my favorite new-to-me vidders, imbir, is also doing an auction. She's offering Firefly, Life on Mars, and Veronica Mars as well as Cowboy Bebop and a couple of other fandoms. You may remember her festivid from last year, But a Ghost (Internal Affairs), or maybe you enjoyed her Paprika and Pan's Labyrinth offerings this year. She's an amazingly skilled cutter. Go bid!

Uncomfortable Plot Summaries

Examples:

• BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: Peasant girl develops Stockholm Syndrome.


• BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA: Redneck trucker kills Chinese immigrants.


• BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: Teenage serial killer destroys town in fit of semi-religious fervor.

Thanks to jae for the link.

The .doc File of J. Alfred Prufrock by copperbadge.

OMFG.

The ao3vidders auction is open for bidding, and there are some great vidders listed there.

Woo-hoo! ::makes too many bids::