The Truth Files

Stephen Colbert/Daily Show Love. House, Hugh Laurie, Black Adder, BritCom obsessiveness. Eddie Izzard quoting ad naseum. Self loathing. Other people loathing. Anything else I can loathe-fit that in there too. Tales of alcohol and dogs. The occassional night at the bar causing trouble. Mis-treating brain cells...Who needs them? No sex. No drugs-usually. Much rock'n'roll. Just trying to survive in 615. Y'know. The usual.

Monday, July 31, 2006

What would you do if I sang out of tune?

Fandom moment-
Hugh Laurie was on Inside the Actor's Studio today, Someone asked about the House/Wilson ship. The fandom explodes: everyone has an thought. Hugh just hates interviews! James Lipton is a dick! The question was worded all wrong! (All of these seem fairly reasonable)
No one wants to say that House just isn't gay. Which-of course, he isn't. But that doesn't necessarily mean he isn't in crazy love with Wilson. This is SO Mulder and Scully all over again. Only they were the right genders. It's so much easier to accept that a man and a woman might be in love with each other than two men or two women. And it is also difficult for the 21st century fandom to accept the idea that a dreamt of event may never take place. As long as there has been an Internet there has been this concept of fan culture entitlement. (See-SVU fandom for further proof-Olivia and Elliot are TOTALLY in LUV!!!!)
It is not a particularly healthy belief system. The reason we, the fans, are attracted to a show is the emotional response that show provides. If we wanted to write a show (and this is writing as someone that loves fan fiction FWIW) we would write it and enjoy THAT world and not invest so much time in watching it. Thus, despite my flutterness when Mulder brushes Scully's hair from her eyes and smiles that smile I have to admit my response is not the same as the writers. My reaction is much simpler. That's why they're the writers-more creativity.
So-AFA H/W it will happen. I know this-the writers may not play with the fans but they are aware of where they play. It would be hard, I think, to not be. But it will happen with in a way that will keep the whole audience happy.
Isn't that the point of television? Keeping as many people happy as possible without actuallly answering so many questions as to eliminate the possibility of speculation?

Furthermore-I am so much in crazy love with Stephen Colbert (and his talk of playing Monopoly with his siblings-last name pronounced Cole-Bert) that if he were to ever find out how I feel he'd probably take out a restraining order. Such is life.

Or perhaps I am just wasted.

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