That makes a lot of sense re: Naruto. Also, it must suck to be one of the intelligent people in the fandom, because you get enough inanity before the series becomes widely available, and then once it becomes the ABC Afterschool Special, you might as well leave the fandom.
CB ended on a downer, but what annoyed me is that we don't get enough of a look into the Julia/Spike story for it to have a huge emotional impact, IMO anyway. I was sorry for what happened to Spike, but it didn't bother me that much - he seemed doomed for a long time. SC, well - damn, I had nailmarks in my arm. Nuff said.
Oh, it is. The people on my Friends List are about the only Naruto fans I like. There are several in the LJ comm I'm a member of who don't annoy me, but it's going to get worse after the dub is released. I've accepted that fact and moved on. I've already distanced myself even more from the FMA fandom of late.
You're completely right about Spike/Julia. I love the idea of Spike/Faye, so when I say that I don't give a damn about Julia, people go, "Oh, that's because you're a S/F 'shipper." Um, no, it's not. I'm usually ambivalent towards the character because we saw so little of her. And, from what I've garnered from Spike's memories and what she said during the last two episodes, she wasn't a very decent person anyway. A woman who slept with her boyfriend's best friend, then betrayed the best friend by ditching him and glides back into his life when she needs his help. He was better off without her. I was mostly sad Spike died because I wanted him to get over his hangup on Julia and find some kind of happiness/new life with Faye.
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Date: 2005-05-15 04:25 am (UTC)CB ended on a downer, but what annoyed me is that we don't get enough of a look into the Julia/Spike story for it to have a huge emotional impact, IMO anyway. I was sorry for what happened to Spike, but it didn't bother me that much - he seemed doomed for a long time. SC, well - damn, I had nailmarks in my arm. Nuff said.
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Date: 2005-05-15 04:34 am (UTC)You're completely right about Spike/Julia. I love the idea of Spike/Faye, so when I say that I don't give a damn about Julia, people go, "Oh, that's because you're a S/F 'shipper." Um, no, it's not. I'm usually ambivalent towards the character because we saw so little of her. And, from what I've garnered from Spike's memories and what she said during the last two episodes, she wasn't a very decent person anyway. A woman who slept with her boyfriend's best friend, then betrayed the best friend by ditching him and glides back into his life when she needs his help. He was better off without her. I was mostly sad Spike died because I wanted him to get over his hangup on Julia and find some kind of happiness/new life with Faye.
Ah well. That's what I write fan fic for.