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camwynYou know how it is with memes. You see one and then you're like "Oh, I have to think of *my* answers" and then you've spent so much time you feel like you want to post it.
1. Post a list of 10 fandoms you're into, TV or movie or comic or what have you.
2. Have your friends list guess your favourite character from each one.
3. When guessed, bold the line and write a sentence about why you like that character.
4. Post in your own LJ - if you like.
Added bonus because I cannot resist throwing in a new element: as long as you're at it, suggest the character from each fandom you think is most like me, whether you think they're my favourite or not.
1. Star Trek, original series (my first fandom ever, or close to it): Dr. McCoy. Guessed by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sdelmonte. Aside from the fact that he's (in my estimation) the character who seems least caught up in being a Paragon of Things Futuristic (though he is one, just to a lesser degree than others), I admire the character's tenacity, skill, and ability to cheerfully be a pain in the ass if he thinks that's what's best for the people under his care. And, as importantly, to admit when he's wrong.
2. Star Wars, original movies, theatrical releases (the other candidate for my first fandom): Han Solo. Again, guessed bysdelmonte, but almost immediately guessed by other people as well. Han strikes me as... well, something of a New Yorker. Out for himself and his closest buddies and everybody else can go hang, but just let him start getting involved in something that actually matters and sooner or later, he has to embrace it. And makes all the difference in the world because of that. But you'll never get him to admit that he's doing it for any reasons but his own, which is kind of endearing in and of itself.
3. Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels: Sam Vimes, guessed bysundre. The man started out with next to nothing, lost most of what little he had, and then clawed his way back from rock bottom- and kept right on going. Yeah, he needed the metaphorical kick in the pants of Carrot arriving in town to shock him out of the gutter, but he got shocked out of it and that's the important thing. Vimes has the kind of drive and willpower that members of the Green Lantern Corps would envy, and it's wrapped in an understanding of humanity and its innate weaknesses that you'd have trouble finding anywhere but in a very deeply flawed human- one who was trying to rise above himself, whether he saw it that way or not.
4. Lord of the Rings (the book, not the movies, no offense Mr. Jackson). This is to be considered distinct from #5: Gimli son of Gloin, guessed byjanewt. I've always liked dwarves on general principle. Elves are cool in their own way, but dwarves have a solidity to them, a closer link to humanity, regardless of the fact that there are half-elves all over fiction and nobody seems to want to admit to dwarf blood in the family. (Unless they're from central Norway.) Gimli came a looooong way during his journey on behalf of his people, from the rather insular mindset he had at the beginning to acceptance and friendship with outsiders- Legolas, Frodo, everyone. He went into the outside world seeking answers, discovered just how much more there was to the world than the people crafted by Mahal had been willing to deal with, and carved himself a place in it. Plus he's awfully entertaining on the battlefield and has a really cool war cry.
5. The Silmarillion: Finrod Felagund, guessed byroses_and_rue. Wise king of the Noldor, one of the earliest of Elves, Finrod was a cousin to Feanor (he who created the Silmarils and who crafted the palantiri). Finrod was the first of the Eldar who had gone to Valinor to encounter Men, and was so touched by their music and their striving in the darkness of Middle-earth that he sang to them, and taught them many, many things. He dealt with them as people, and was fascinated by them, and wanted more than any other Elf that I know of to understand them. He kicked ass strategically and militarily, holding one of the largest kingdoms of the ancient world in a time when it was all but impossible to do so for long. He brought more treasures and crafts out of Valinor than any other Noldo, and did so without it costing lives. He accepted Men into his service, and remembered his loyalty to them and to their children always, even to the point of joining Beren's quest for the Silmaril because Beren's father had sworn fealty to him. Finrod the wise died when he put forth all his strength and burst the hell-bonds that kept him chained to the walls of Sauron's prison- so as to save that same Beren.Wise, loyal, strong, intelligent, faithful and true, Finrod could very easily have been a Canon-Stu, but even he knew when it was time for someone else to shine (Beren's Doom was a bigger thing by far than his), and let them take the spotlight. The dude rocks.
6. The Harry Potter books: Neville Longbottom, guessed byaethereal_girl. Neville starts off the books looking like the designated comic or semi-comic character- the sort of person kids start off laughing at, but eventually grow to feel guilty about mocking, if they grow up at all. When Order of the Phoenix came along he suddenly won my heart, because of all that we found out about him. The kid went through all kinds of hell growing up, both from those who wished him ill (torturing his parents, anyone?) and those who wished him well (scary Grandma raising him, scary uncle trying to kill him to get him to demonstrate magic). He's got memory holes that he's trying like anything to overcome, which is pure pain, if any of the accounts of head injury victims apply. And he's still trying, even though he sees himself as a failure in a lot of regards. He refuses to lie down and die, although God knows he'd be justified in doing so given what he's been through. I like that, and admire it, and personally think that being marked by the loss of one's parents is just as valid as being marked with a funky scar for terms of prophecy...
7. The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius (a series of comic books by Judd Winick): Jeremy Ramirez, kinda sorta guessed bykail_panille. Yes, I know, one would expect the technoweenie to go straight for Barry, but that's not always the case. I rather like Jeremy because he's the kind of kid who can be friends with the Brain That Wouldn't Die and not be fazed by it. As Barry pointed out to Sara once, "He's riding on the back of a giant sentient telepathic gorilla, the greatest discovery of the century, and he's more excited about a bunch of cookies smeared with hydrogenated sugared fat!" Jeremy lives in a world full of wonders and he accepts them, but he still has the priorities of an everyday kid. He doesn't get all google-eyed and worshippy about the things he deals with- except that one extraterrestrial bookie who was skimming from his bosses, but that was played for comic effect and done quite nicely. He doesn't get afraid and hostile the way, oh, EVERY ADULT EVER SINCE THE FIRST ISSUE OF X-MEN has done. If anything like Xavier's Dream is ever going to take root, it's going to have to be built on the backs of Jeremy Ramirez and other people like him, because everyone else takes the wondermakers too seriously to actually interact with them as human beings.
8. Antigone, by Sophocles. Okay, 's not a fandom really, but it was terribly fascinating in high school and I'm still rather fond of it at times.
9. Ghostbusters. Any of the continuities, as the cartoon is rather different from the movie and the comic book, while descended from the movie, is also a bit different: Ray Stantz, guessed bysdelmonte. Originally, back when I was in grade school and high school and yeah, even a little bit of college, this was Peter Venkman- for the sense of humour and the quick-on-his-feet thinking. I'm still very fond of him for that, but ever since... oh, I'd say ever since I came to think of 'geek' as a badge of honour rather than something I used as a self-deprecating term, things have shifted. I like brains, I like enthusiasm, I like accessibility and humanity, and that's pretty much Ray all rolled up in one package.
10. Unfortunately I don't think anyone here's read the Yellowthread Street mystery novels by William Marshall- I myself haven't read them in years, but God, I loved them so. I won't ask you to pick anyone out of there, though. We'll just cut straight to Gargoyles; it was that or the Oz books of L. Frank Baum, but Gargoyles is probably easier to sift through.
1. Post a list of 10 fandoms you're into, TV or movie or comic or what have you.
2. Have your friends list guess your favourite character from each one.
3. When guessed, bold the line and write a sentence about why you like that character.
4. Post in your own LJ - if you like.
Added bonus because I cannot resist throwing in a new element: as long as you're at it, suggest the character from each fandom you think is most like me, whether you think they're my favourite or not.
1. Star Trek, original series (my first fandom ever, or close to it): Dr. McCoy. Guessed by
sdelmonte. Aside from the fact that he's (in my estimation) the character who seems least caught up in being a Paragon of Things Futuristic (though he is one, just to a lesser degree than others), I admire the character's tenacity, skill, and ability to cheerfully be a pain in the ass if he thinks that's what's best for the people under his care. And, as importantly, to admit when he's wrong. 2. Star Wars, original movies, theatrical releases (the other candidate for my first fandom): Han Solo. Again, guessed by
sdelmonte, but almost immediately guessed by other people as well. Han strikes me as... well, something of a New Yorker. Out for himself and his closest buddies and everybody else can go hang, but just let him start getting involved in something that actually matters and sooner or later, he has to embrace it. And makes all the difference in the world because of that. But you'll never get him to admit that he's doing it for any reasons but his own, which is kind of endearing in and of itself.3. Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels: Sam Vimes, guessed by
sundre. The man started out with next to nothing, lost most of what little he had, and then clawed his way back from rock bottom- and kept right on going. Yeah, he needed the metaphorical kick in the pants of Carrot arriving in town to shock him out of the gutter, but he got shocked out of it and that's the important thing. Vimes has the kind of drive and willpower that members of the Green Lantern Corps would envy, and it's wrapped in an understanding of humanity and its innate weaknesses that you'd have trouble finding anywhere but in a very deeply flawed human- one who was trying to rise above himself, whether he saw it that way or not. 4. Lord of the Rings (the book, not the movies, no offense Mr. Jackson). This is to be considered distinct from #5: Gimli son of Gloin, guessed by
janewt. I've always liked dwarves on general principle. Elves are cool in their own way, but dwarves have a solidity to them, a closer link to humanity, regardless of the fact that there are half-elves all over fiction and nobody seems to want to admit to dwarf blood in the family. (Unless they're from central Norway.) Gimli came a looooong way during his journey on behalf of his people, from the rather insular mindset he had at the beginning to acceptance and friendship with outsiders- Legolas, Frodo, everyone. He went into the outside world seeking answers, discovered just how much more there was to the world than the people crafted by Mahal had been willing to deal with, and carved himself a place in it. Plus he's awfully entertaining on the battlefield and has a really cool war cry.5. The Silmarillion: Finrod Felagund, guessed by
roses_and_rue. Wise king of the Noldor, one of the earliest of Elves, Finrod was a cousin to Feanor (he who created the Silmarils and who crafted the palantiri). Finrod was the first of the Eldar who had gone to Valinor to encounter Men, and was so touched by their music and their striving in the darkness of Middle-earth that he sang to them, and taught them many, many things. He dealt with them as people, and was fascinated by them, and wanted more than any other Elf that I know of to understand them. He kicked ass strategically and militarily, holding one of the largest kingdoms of the ancient world in a time when it was all but impossible to do so for long. He brought more treasures and crafts out of Valinor than any other Noldo, and did so without it costing lives. He accepted Men into his service, and remembered his loyalty to them and to their children always, even to the point of joining Beren's quest for the Silmaril because Beren's father had sworn fealty to him. Finrod the wise died when he put forth all his strength and burst the hell-bonds that kept him chained to the walls of Sauron's prison- so as to save that same Beren.Wise, loyal, strong, intelligent, faithful and true, Finrod could very easily have been a Canon-Stu, but even he knew when it was time for someone else to shine (Beren's Doom was a bigger thing by far than his), and let them take the spotlight. The dude rocks.6. The Harry Potter books: Neville Longbottom, guessed by
aethereal_girl. Neville starts off the books looking like the designated comic or semi-comic character- the sort of person kids start off laughing at, but eventually grow to feel guilty about mocking, if they grow up at all. When Order of the Phoenix came along he suddenly won my heart, because of all that we found out about him. The kid went through all kinds of hell growing up, both from those who wished him ill (torturing his parents, anyone?) and those who wished him well (scary Grandma raising him, scary uncle trying to kill him to get him to demonstrate magic). He's got memory holes that he's trying like anything to overcome, which is pure pain, if any of the accounts of head injury victims apply. And he's still trying, even though he sees himself as a failure in a lot of regards. He refuses to lie down and die, although God knows he'd be justified in doing so given what he's been through. I like that, and admire it, and personally think that being marked by the loss of one's parents is just as valid as being marked with a funky scar for terms of prophecy...7. The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius (a series of comic books by Judd Winick): Jeremy Ramirez, kinda sorta guessed by
kail_panille. Yes, I know, one would expect the technoweenie to go straight for Barry, but that's not always the case. I rather like Jeremy because he's the kind of kid who can be friends with the Brain That Wouldn't Die and not be fazed by it. As Barry pointed out to Sara once, "He's riding on the back of a giant sentient telepathic gorilla, the greatest discovery of the century, and he's more excited about a bunch of cookies smeared with hydrogenated sugared fat!" Jeremy lives in a world full of wonders and he accepts them, but he still has the priorities of an everyday kid. He doesn't get all google-eyed and worshippy about the things he deals with- except that one extraterrestrial bookie who was skimming from his bosses, but that was played for comic effect and done quite nicely. He doesn't get afraid and hostile the way, oh, EVERY ADULT EVER SINCE THE FIRST ISSUE OF X-MEN has done. If anything like Xavier's Dream is ever going to take root, it's going to have to be built on the backs of Jeremy Ramirez and other people like him, because everyone else takes the wondermakers too seriously to actually interact with them as human beings.8. Antigone, by Sophocles. Okay, 's not a fandom really, but it was terribly fascinating in high school and I'm still rather fond of it at times.
9. Ghostbusters. Any of the continuities, as the cartoon is rather different from the movie and the comic book, while descended from the movie, is also a bit different: Ray Stantz, guessed by
sdelmonte. Originally, back when I was in grade school and high school and yeah, even a little bit of college, this was Peter Venkman- for the sense of humour and the quick-on-his-feet thinking. I'm still very fond of him for that, but ever since... oh, I'd say ever since I came to think of 'geek' as a badge of honour rather than something I used as a self-deprecating term, things have shifted. I like brains, I like enthusiasm, I like accessibility and humanity, and that's pretty much Ray all rolled up in one package.10. Unfortunately I don't think anyone here's read the Yellowthread Street mystery novels by William Marshall- I myself haven't read them in years, but God, I loved them so. I won't ask you to pick anyone out of there, though. We'll just cut straight to Gargoyles; it was that or the Oz books of L. Frank Baum, but Gargoyles is probably easier to sift through.
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Date: 2005-04-15 04:41 pm (UTC)ST: TOS - McCoy
Star Wars - Han Solo?
Discworld - Detritus
LotR - Faramir?
Simarillion - Ask me if and when i read anytinhg besides your abberivated version
Ghostbusters - Ray
Gargoyles - Broadway?
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Date: 2005-04-15 04:44 pm (UTC)Now the second:
ST: TOS - Scotty
Star Wars - Yoda
Discworld - William DeWorde? (I should have a better guess but don't)
LotR - ???
Ghostbusters - Still Ray
Gargoyles - Lex?
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Date: 2005-04-15 04:44 pm (UTC)Possibily all wrong, but...
Date: 2005-04-15 04:44 pm (UTC)2. Han Solo
3. Carrot
4. Merry
6. Snape
7. The big foot girl. Gah, what is her name...?
9. Peter. 'Cause everyone likes Peter.
10. Elisa
Re: Possibily all wrong, but...
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Date: 2005-04-15 08:18 pm (UTC)10. Broadway (he's the one that's fascinated with technology, right? if not, I mean the one that is)
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Date: 2005-04-15 08:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-15 09:30 pm (UTC)Trying to guess the others, but without much luck as yet.
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Date: 2005-04-15 10:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-15 11:18 pm (UTC)Hmmm...
Date: 2005-04-15 10:00 pm (UTC)Re: Hmmm...
Date: 2005-04-15 10:40 pm (UTC)Well, let's see.
Date: 2005-04-16 01:23 am (UTC)Gargoyles: Hmmm. Hmmmmmmm. Matt Bluestone?
*thinks more*
Date: 2005-04-16 01:29 am (UTC)Re: *thinks more*
Date: 2005-04-16 04:18 pm (UTC)Er. Is that David Xanatos behind Lord V.?
Er, yeah.
Date: 2005-04-16 09:24 pm (UTC)Long time listener, first time caller...
Date: 2005-04-16 12:20 pm (UTC)The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius: Barry Ween
That seems like kind of a gimmie, but he really dominates the books. This isn't to say that the supporting cast is weak, but I don't think I've ever heard anybody randomly quote Jeremy.
Harry Potter: Arthur Weasley
This is mostly based on his apperances in H:H, but he also reminds me quite a bit of Ray Stanz, so I'll take a leap.
Re: Long time listener, first time caller...
Date: 2005-04-16 04:20 pm (UTC)And on Harry Potter, no, not Arthur, although Art is cool.
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