I know that some people simply have to find a pair to slash in order to be able to enjoy, even just to watch, a series. I would venture a guess that these are people who are more likely to go for the 'aren't they hot together' reason. It's another view I don't get. I can watch and enjoy any number of shows without the need to slash anyone. For me it's either there for me see, or it's not. I can't be 'talked into it'.
Yep. I watch any number of shows without thinking 'who are the pairing here?' and wonder whether this is something that's come in from the ship side of the house, this idea that the 'ship comes before the show. I don't get it.
And it goes into all sorts of odd contortions as well. For example, there's a US show called Numb3rs which I enjoy very much and which will be airing in the UK next month - the main characters are an FBI agent and his younger brother, who is a maths professor. I was surprised to see that there's a load of slash for that show, considering that incest is a big squick for a lot of people for not uncompelling reasons (myself included) and wondered just how much of that was down to the two-hot-guys approach. For my part, the only m/m chemistry I see is between the professor and his mentor, in a very geeky and cerebral kind of way, and there is some fic for that pairing but nothing like as much.
For me, a slash pairing that sparks is the cherry on the cake, not the cake itself. I like shows where I have no interest in slashing anyone (or writing anything at all, in fact), while others I like to read a variety of fic (usually based on one character and different permutations of what they get up to) but it's not a necessity for me.
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carisma_sensei
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Date: 2005-09-20 02:28 pm (UTC)Yep. I watch any number of shows without thinking 'who are the pairing here?' and wonder whether this is something that's come in from the ship side of the house, this idea that the 'ship comes before the show. I don't get it.
And it goes into all sorts of odd contortions as well. For example, there's a US show called Numb3rs which I enjoy very much and which will be airing in the UK next month - the main characters are an FBI agent and his younger brother, who is a maths professor. I was surprised to see that there's a load of slash for that show, considering that incest is a big squick for a lot of people for not uncompelling reasons (myself included) and wondered just how much of that was down to the two-hot-guys approach. For my part, the only m/m chemistry I see is between the professor and his mentor, in a very geeky and cerebral kind of way, and there is some fic for that pairing but nothing like as much.
For me, a slash pairing that sparks is the cherry on the cake, not the cake itself. I like shows where I have no interest in slashing anyone (or writing anything at all, in fact), while others I like to read a variety of fic (usually based on one character and different permutations of what they get up to) but it's not a necessity for me.