Come Close and Talk Fannish To Me

[redbrunja]

The way my schedule worked out this week (part chance, part because I worked on Saturday and had a family outing at too-fucking-early-o'clock on Sunday), I have today off, sans a few appointments.
 
So anybody in the mood to gab about fandom?

Things I have been into recently:

•Community (besides the ubiquitous Jeff/Annie, my interest is piqued in Abed/Annie, Abed/Britta, and Britta/Annie).

•The Vampire Diaries. I just rewatched the pilot last night and was filled with happiness and joy. And I remembered why I had the foolish belief back then when this show started that I could ship Good Girl/Good Vampire. Oh, to be so young and foolish.

•Harry Potter. I'm currently on the downhill slope of Goblet of Fire and Hermione is maintaining a high standard of awesome. (Also, I like Krum/Hermione more and more as time goes on. He was a famous Quiddich star! Who went for the brainy girl! Who tragically paid more attention to the Boy Who Lived and had a crush on her oblivious best friend! SPEND THE SUMMER IN BULGARIA, HERMIONE!)

•Anastasia! I rewatched that movie with my mom a couple of nights ago and it was a really good childhood flashback. (Mom: "Did they just blame the Russian revolution on magic? Did Dimitri and Anya just elope with no money?" Me: "I'm so glad you waited until I was older to nitpick like this. (But you're right, of course.)"

•*points to tag list* While some things I later end up disliking end up in my tag-system, that and my icons are a good way to see what things I at one point liked enough to believe I'd be talking about them more than once. 

Comments

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, want to talk to me about Baccano! for a bit? I have been meaning to check it out as I keep hearing good things about it, and you generally have a very good eye for reccing the bits that'll grab me in a series...

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I would strongly recommend it. It has great female characters, amazing music, and a totally trippy time line (seriously, I feel like they filmed the story chronologically and then chopped it up, threw it in a box, and shook it out). That said, it's short and well-made, so while you just have to go with the storytelling a bit, it all starts to make sense fairly early on, and since it's short, it's not a huge investment of time, which I really appreciate.

Also, it has a really great mix of humor with the larger elements of violence and abuse. It IS graphic, so be prepared for that.