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caliente_uk) wrote2010-01-10 12:46 am
caliente_uk) wrote2010-01-10 12:46 am
*That* spoiler from S8
Do you know what amuses me most about the latest spoiler from the BtVS S8 comics?
So many people (and I include myself in this) keep on saying that they 'really don't care what happens', that they're 'not interested' and that they 'don't count what happens in the comics as canon', and yet...when something happens that they really don't like (or really do like - it works both ways!)? They can't help but post about it, expressing their displeasure (or amusement *g*) at the latest development!
So it strikes me that they care about what happens so much more than they like to admit!
And that's understandable.
*Disclaimer - these are my own opinions only. Everyone is entitled to their own point of view, and I have the utmost respect for anyone who enjoys the comics and has a different opinion to mine*
Even though the comics don't work for me (I gave up on them a while ago), I still care about what happens to the characters I've loved for more than a decade. They may not be recognisable as the characters I knew on the show, but something deep inside of me still wants things to work out for them the way *I* want them to.
So yes...I still want Angel to be redeemed, I still want Spike to be...well, to be *Spike*, the complex character I know and love. And yes, I still want Spike and Buffy to have their happy ending.
I don't want Buffy to be a bank robber, or Dawn to be a giant, or Angel to be Twilight. And I certainly don't want Spike to be shafted yet again in favour of some 'tru luv 4eva' storyline that should have been put to bed years ago (sorry, but it still stings :P).
And then of course there are the Buffyverse fans, or the Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Xander or *insert characters of your choice* 'shippers who want their version of events to happen.
So there are always going to be fans who don't get what they want - although some always seem to be given more crumbs than others. *sigh*
So yes, it amuses me greatly that the comics aren't even a 'blip on my radar' (words I've used recently) - until, of course, something happens that make me realise that they really are. And as cracktastic and unbelievable as the storylines are, I desperately want my favourite characters to be given an ending that's worthy of them.
So more than anything, I hope that Joss has an ending planned that makes perfect sense, doesn't ruin everything that has gone before - and will please at least some (if not all) of his fan base. But at this point? I'm not convinced that he has.
I hope he proves me wrong.
But putting the comics to one side for a moment...
I've been thinking about fandom lately, and how other people see those of us who are involved in one. Without naming any names, I've been dabbling in a few other fandoms lately (but mainly on the outside looking in)...and I haven't really liked what I've seen. There are some seriously weird people out there! And I have to wonder - is that how other people see us? Do we come across like that to them?
*ponders*
*looks up*
*reads own post*
I guess that answers that one then! *g*
So many people (and I include myself in this) keep on saying that they 'really don't care what happens', that they're 'not interested' and that they 'don't count what happens in the comics as canon', and yet...when something happens that they really don't like (or really do like - it works both ways!)? They can't help but post about it, expressing their displeasure (or amusement *g*) at the latest development!
So it strikes me that they care about what happens so much more than they like to admit!
And that's understandable.
*Disclaimer - these are my own opinions only. Everyone is entitled to their own point of view, and I have the utmost respect for anyone who enjoys the comics and has a different opinion to mine*
Even though the comics don't work for me (I gave up on them a while ago), I still care about what happens to the characters I've loved for more than a decade. They may not be recognisable as the characters I knew on the show, but something deep inside of me still wants things to work out for them the way *I* want them to.
So yes...I still want Angel to be redeemed, I still want Spike to be...well, to be *Spike*, the complex character I know and love. And yes, I still want Spike and Buffy to have their happy ending.
I don't want Buffy to be a bank robber, or Dawn to be a giant, or Angel to be Twilight. And I certainly don't want Spike to be shafted yet again in favour of some 'tru luv 4eva' storyline that should have been put to bed years ago (sorry, but it still stings :P).
And then of course there are the Buffyverse fans, or the Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Xander or *insert characters of your choice* 'shippers who want their version of events to happen.
So there are always going to be fans who don't get what they want - although some always seem to be given more crumbs than others. *sigh*
So yes, it amuses me greatly that the comics aren't even a 'blip on my radar' (words I've used recently) - until, of course, something happens that make me realise that they really are. And as cracktastic and unbelievable as the storylines are, I desperately want my favourite characters to be given an ending that's worthy of them.
So more than anything, I hope that Joss has an ending planned that makes perfect sense, doesn't ruin everything that has gone before - and will please at least some (if not all) of his fan base. But at this point? I'm not convinced that he has.
I hope he proves me wrong.
But putting the comics to one side for a moment...
I've been thinking about fandom lately, and how other people see those of us who are involved in one. Without naming any names, I've been dabbling in a few other fandoms lately (but mainly on the outside looking in)...and I haven't really liked what I've seen. There are some seriously weird people out there! And I have to wonder - is that how other people see us? Do we come across like that to them?
*ponders*
*looks up*
*reads own post*
I guess that answers that one then! *g*
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Seriously , like you , while I don't read the comics and don't really mind about what kind of crackfic Joss and his team are writing, I hope that in the end they won't ruin everything that has gone before.
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I have no idea. *g*
I hope that in the end they won't ruin everything that has gone before.
I don't want to care, but of course I do. I try to ignore the comics on the whole, but I've loved these characters for so long it would feel like some sort of betrayal if Joss ruined them now.