Help please

[elisi]

Dark Horse, in their infinite wisdom, has decided that the very best thing right now is to poke fandom with a pointy stick.

So, I was wondering if someone with a Whedonesque account would mind terribly jumping into the thread in question, and telling people that this is how a fight should go! (Spike changed his wardrobe, and Jack had a bit of work done... *g*) ETA: Done, so don't worry about it. But figured I might as well leave the post up. :)

Oh Torchwood, I miiiiiss you. *deep sigh*

Comments

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

Would totally post, but the content is blocked in the good ol' U.S. of A. :(

[elisi]

OH NOES!

Does this one work? (I chose the other one 'cause it was shorter, but this one's better...)

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

Posted that I'm in if it looks anything like the Jack/John fight (the only part of Torchwood I've seen . . . but I've seen it a couple times, so that counts, right?)

[elisi]

It is certainly one of the highlights! *g* (Plus, sorta Torchwood in a nutshell...)

And I remember every Spike/Angel fan out there going 'WHY DIDN'T JOSS DO THIS???' when it first aired!

ETA: Thank you btw!

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly.

[elisi]

Too late now... Ah well. At least there's fic. :)

[deird1]

I'm not even gonna go near it...

*winces*


(Err... that being Dark Horse and the discussion. I will happily go near the video. And possibly squee.)

[elisi]

Oh I understood you perfectly! *g*

[fangfaceandrea.livejournal.com]

oh, your icon!! bwhahahaha

[elisi]

shipperx made it. I almost didn't upload it 'cause of Teh Ugly (it burnsssss), but decided that I could live with the ugly for the sake of the awesome. :)

[fangfaceandrea.livejournal.com]

Icons like this really let you appreciate how bad the art really is!

[elisi]

He looks like a gnome or a mime or... something. :0

(I recoiled in horror when I saw that panel in the previews. Srsly.)

[peroxidepirate.livejournal.com]

+1

I couldn't not watch the video, no matter how many times I've seen it before...

[elisi]

Same here... It's enthralling.

[kerkevik.livejournal.com]

Hi,

I only check in on whedonesque these days for 'verse updates that I might've missed elsewhere. Make even a less than 100% pro-Joss comment and you're likely to have the Whedonverse KGB knocking on the door :-(

Makes me smile nostalgically about the old days on the willtara list when mobile assassination squads were out hunting down anyone having pro-Jossian thoughts...

NOT!!!

Streaming the vid though. Printed off a great pic of Jack & John snogging on the old BBC Torchwood site; gotta find a way of getting it online somewhere else. Need a paid account for that probably.

Besides as one of the posters says, "Gotta be CAVWMEN!!!"

:-)

Still under Willow & Tara's spell,
Ray.

ps. Gotta hunt down a drabble I read where Buffy was dreaming about Spike & Angel Nekkid!Wrassling it out in an oversized iron skillet *sighs*

[elisi]

I only check in on whedonesque these days for 'verse updates that I might've missed elsewhere. Make even a less than 100% pro-Joss comment and you're likely to have the Whedonverse KGB knocking on the door :-(
I've got in on my flist, since it's good for keeping up with stuff, but hardly ever read the comments, cause... yeah. ruuger even made an awesome icon once:



Makes me smile nostalgically about the old days on the willtara list when mobile assassination squads were out hunting down anyone having pro-Jossian thoughts...
Heeee! Oh fandom. <3

Streaming the vid though. Printed off a great pic of Jack & John snogging on the old BBC Torchwood site; gotta find a way of getting it online somewhere else.
Even if I didn't love Torchwood for anything else, It'd always have a soft spot in my heart for going where Joss feared to tread... (Best. Fight. Ever.)

ps. Gotta hunt down a drabble I read where Buffy was dreaming about Spike & Angel Nekkid!Wrassling it out in an oversized iron skillet *sighs*
Sounds... delicious!

[kerkevik.livejournal.com]

Hah!

Love the icon, must pass that on to my friend Dana, who got jumped on for being lees than lovable about the comics. Not as - shall we say "unfriendly" as some have been though.

There is a storng tendency towards al-wheda fundamentalism in fandom sometimes; whether people loves spuffy; spangel; bangel or whatever.

Mmm... got me thinking. Can't imagine she'd be able to have them covered in garlic oil..?

Whaddaya think? Chili oil; bit of basil, a little cumin...

:-)

I'll be back after I've had my arct - ANYarctic shower

Still under Willow & Tara's spell,
Ray.

Ray's comment

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, that was me, and yeah, I thought this was a patently puerile attempt by Dark Horse to generate controversy and thereby get free publicity and boost sales. I suspect that my comment did not go over very well, though I have not returned to read any responses to it. I am just surprised that otherwise sharp folk would want to play the game, since it cannot be answered save for in a completely reader-response way (my general modus operandi on whedonesque)...

But I do understand that people invest in character; it is just that this was so blatant.

Dana

Re: Ray's comment

[elisi]

Yeah, that was me, and yeah, I thought this was a patently puerile attempt by Dark Horse to generate controversy and thereby get free publicity and boost sales.
Wordy McWord.

am just surprised that otherwise sharp folk would want to play the game, since it cannot be answered save for in a completely reader-response way (my general modus operandi on whedonesque)...
Dark Horse make the Vatican's PR team look good. (And I didn't even read the comments made when they linked to my s8 essay. Don't need the heartache.)

But I do understand that people invest in character; it is just that this was so blatant.
And last time they did it, they ignored the poll results and picked the winner *they* wanted...

[elisi]

Not as - shall we say "unfriendly" as some have been though.
You think I'm 'unfriendly'? ;) (I'm not unfriendly, I'm actively hostile!)

There is a storng tendency towards al-wheda fundamentalism in fandom sometimes; whether people loves spuffy; spangel; bangel or whatever.
Oh *so* much word. In DW fandom it's currently RTD vs Moffat. ::deep sigh::

Mmm... got me thinking. Can't imagine she'd be able to have them covered in garlic oil..?
LOL!

And I hope you didn't freeze too badly!

[kerkevik.livejournal.com]

Hi,

finally got to see the vid this morning at the library - when I tried to stream it here it took over thirty minutes to get to the minute mark, so I decided to give up - and loved it. Doesn't make me want to watch the show, but the fight was fun to watch :-)

But how weird is it that I loved the nut shots the best?

Oh *so* much word. In DW fandom it's currently RTD vs Moffat. ::deep sigh::

Dana would tell you that anything complimentary aimed at Lady Heather (CSI) would get Sara Sidle fans trying to bring Fire and Brinstone down on your head - and not be even remotely kidding about it :- Buffy, "Note to Self. Religion Freaky."

Mmm... got me thinking. Can't imagine she'd be able to have them covered in garlic oil..?
LOL!

And I hope you didn't freeze too badly!

Made me want to go out and get some garlic butter though, and things are finally moving on the house front. I'm with some very good friends at the moment, so at least I have a roof over my head, but it got a wee bit scary for a while around New Years I'll tell ya!

Decided what you're doing with your piccie yet?

Still under Willow & Tara's spell,
Ray.

[elisi]

and loved it. Doesn't make me want to watch the show, but the fight was fun to watch :-)
It's a brrrrilliant fight! :) I think it's part of what makes Torchwood so awesome. I mean, S1 & 2 are full of crack and ridiculous amounts of angst, but the hero is someone openly bi/omni-sexual, but this does not in any way diminish his masculinity. (Nor is he afraid to cry. Really, Jack is a pretty brilliant role model!)

But how weird is it that I loved the nut shots the best?
Heeeeeee!

Dana would tell you that anything complimentary aimed at Lady Heather (CSI) would get Sara Sidle fans trying to bring Fire and Brinstone down on your head - and not be even remotely kidding about it :- Buffy, "Note to Self. Religion Freaky."
Oh I believe you.

Made me want to go out and get some garlic butter though, and things are finally moving on the house front. I'm with some very good friends at the moment, so at least I have a roof over my head, but it got a wee bit scary for a while around New Years I'll tell ya!
Glad to hear that things are finally looking up. And thank goodness for friends. :)

Decided what you're doing with your piccie yet?
Well I've put it up on my Dreamwidth info page (which only had one picture!), and am contemplating what else to do. Might make it a bit small and put it on my LJ user info page too, because I want to show it off! And now the girls have all gone back to school I'll actually have the time for fiddling about... \o/ ETA: Actually just put it up now. *cherishes* Am contemplating other options (like icons), but will have to ask other friends, with talents I do not posses, to help me.

[chloris67.livejournal.com]

Someone should poke them with a pointy stick! Actually the thought of that might just unite the fandom. :D

And all fights should go more like that. I really can't think of any that wouldn't be improved by some passionate kissing.

[elisi]

Someone should poke them with a pointy stick! Actually the thought of that might just unite the fandom. :D
Good idea!

And all fights should go more like that. I really can't think of any that wouldn't be improved by some passionate kissing.
Amen. (And this is why the fight in Smashed is still the best!)

[annegables.livejournal.com]

I actually have an opinion on the Angel/Spike question. I voted Angel, not cause I don't think Spike couldn't take him cause he totally does that time in Season 5. The problem is that if Angel was feeling his usual pissy self he has so many head games he could play with Spike and that is always Spike's weak spot. So I guess I am saying that Angelus would beat Spike in a fight??

[elisi]

Hmmm. The thing is, I think Spike has overcome most of his weak spots, and made peace with most of the ghosts of the past. So I voted Spike.

[adoxerella.livejournal.com]

The sad thing is that after skimming the thread it seems like everyone pretty much ignored the comment. This makes me sad.

DarkHorse seems to get its ya-yas off by provoking fandom. I am kind of glad I've reached the point that I'm just here for the fic at this point. I still love the shows and the characters, but I refuse to let anyone spoil that for me with this kind of crap.

Also, I seem to have discovered that all the old B/A writers didn't die, they just went to FMA. *hides*Come on hon, you know where by shriveled heart lies, well outside of the threesome, anyway. I need more coffee.

[elisi]

Here's some coffee, made by Ianto himself!

Also, I am nodding along with everything.

Am running out the door, btw, but did you notice my new Alex fic? *waves towards LJ* It ought to wake you up! ;)

[adoxerella.livejournal.com]

Yes I had seen there was new Alex. I am just dreadfully behind in reading it. I also need to take the time to read your CoE rewrite now that the terror of Holiday is over. Alright so maybe I'll wait until after the 4am starts of inventory next week.

[elisi]

4 AM???

Yikes!

Hope you survive. *crosses fingers*