Title: Sunrise
Fandom: Dollhouse
Pairing: Priya/Tony
Rating: R/NC17ish
Spoilers: "Getting Closer", set before "The Hollow Men"
Prompt: "Escape"
Author's Note: First fic written in ages, and first bit of smut that I haven't been mortally embarrassed by. Written for Porn Battle IX, but am unsure if I'll actually get to post it there (no Dreamwidth account).

( Sunrise Priya/Tony, Escape )

I first entered internet fandoms when I was eleven years old and obsessed with Digimon. I have been in many throughout the years. There's a different flavor to every fandom, and most of them have some undesireable element.

Avatar fandom took the cake. As much as I loved the show, it had, without a doubt, the brattiest group of fans I have ever encountered. Ship wars that took up entire boards. Massive amounts of character bashing. BIG amounts of creator backlash after the start of the third season, and a general sense of fannish entitlement. And one of the worst cases of online cruelty to another fan I have ever encountered (the RedWiltingRoses debacle around the Boiling Rock on dvd). I loved the show, but avoid the fandom like the plague now.

Dollhouse, on the other hand, while being one of the most controversial of shows released the past year, has hands down, the nicest fandom I have ever been a part of. No character bashing (most characters are well loved). No ship wars (Topher/Claire was popular, but no one freaked when Topher/Bennett happened). No massive wankery (except by occasional trolls who hate the show and insist we're all misogynistic idiots for loving it), and even after the weaker episodes, no lashing out at the writers or creators. Additionally, when the show was canceled, a group of fans got together to create a collection to send the cast/crew a cake in thanks. That drive, plus a few others, have attempted to bring the show's real thematic issues to the forefront, and use them to help charitable organizations (www.notadoll.org have shirts and posters/cards for sale to support Equality Now and their efforts to end human trafficking).

When the announcement that the finale had been delayed for the Haiti telethon, it took five posts on Whedonesque for someone to ask "how can we, as a group, help?"

The Pleb has been turned.

We ended off season 1 with a proclamation from him of "that was GOOD".

His heart melted when Ballard used his agreement with Adelle to free Madeline.

Seeing him go totally spoiler-free was awesome (he had NO IDEA about Alpha/Alan Tudyk)

He totally thinks Victor is the series' butt monkey. And in retrospect, I kind of agree.

We both about busted a gut at Topher/Bennett in the Left Hand. "put these two geniuses in a room alone together and NOTHING will get done"

He was LIVID about Adelle's apparent Face Heel Turn.

( Dollhouse 2.11 )

So, I got season 1 of Dollhouse for Christmas. I decided to do an experiment as to the appeal of the show to an average, semi nerdy plebeian. Case in point- my older brother. Enjoys zombie movies, Firefly, and crummy comedies. Trying to keep him as spoiler-free as possible, but I let a few things through (Lubov is a doll, Mellie's original personality's name is Madeline, etc)

Step One- Echo.

-asked a lot of questions.
-took an unreasonably long time to recognize Eliza Dushku.
-Final response was "sooo, this got canceled right...seems like it'd be a good show"

Step Two- Man on the Street.

-got really attached to Mellie, really fast
-DID recognize Patton Oswalt, damn him and his good eyes.
-Said "damn you Joss Whedon!" at least seven times.
-His reaction to the "three flowers in a vase" twist was FANTASTIC. Must keep him Alpha spoiler free.

Step Three- Echos.

-Spent most of the time laughing his ass off.
-Required a few explanations, as to the "i'm sorry I tried to burn you alive" bit.
-Got the same "28 Days Later" vibe from the monkeys that I did.

Names:
Megan Collins- 12. Curly hair, caramel brown. Pitches well, catches poorly, hits fairly. runs fast, clumsy. good at science, bad at English. Likes strawberry ice cream best. Hates olives and lemons. Favorite color is purple, favorite food is hamburgers. Parents fight, and near the end, split. First kiss (w/James) of the personal, private sort.
Annie Frack- 12. Dark hair, braids, medium skin. Wears glasses. Catches well, runs fair, pitches fair, hits poorly. Close with Megan, helps her in English sometimes. Favorite subject English. Good at art. Can't sing. Favorite color purple. Favorite food fish. Likes coconut ice cream. Dislikes red meat. Brother dies at end of summer (accident?)
Sarah Wheeler- Barely 12. Wheat colored hair, blue eyes, pale, lots of freckles. Favorite color pink. Loves sports, doesn't play well. A bruiser. Runs fast. Small for age. Likes english and art best. Dances well. Favorite food hot dogs. Likes chocolate ice cream. Wants to write books. Father walks out on family near summer's end.
Rachel Anderson- nearly 13. Red hair, dark eyes. Likes green. Good at math, bad at art. Pitches poorly, catches ok, hits fair, runs slow. low self esteem. Tall for age, developing, slightly heavy. Favorite food salad, dislikes ranch dressing. Mother (single parent?) resents and belittles her. Friends with Thomas twins for years, closer to Kyle (first kiss, of the friendly, daring sort).
James Wheeler- Just turned 13. Catches well, pitches fair. OK at English and science, poor at math, looks forward to wood shop. Loves his little sister, even when she annoys him. Favorite color red. Favorite ice cream chocolate, Hates oranges and pork. Favorite food tacos. Sings well, dances poorly,
Kyle Thomas- 12. All skills fair, works best with brother. Ok at all school subjects, good with young children. Likes vanilla ice cream, favorite food cherries. Starts finding identity seperate from Adam.
Zachary Miller- 12. Catches well, others fair. Plays violin. Father knocks him around, mother is neglectful.
Adam Thomas-12. Skills fair-to-poor, only plays because brother does. Very good in English and math, the most looking-to-the-future one.

Take This List and bold what you have read. I think I'll just copy and comment. Also I'll included at the end ones I want to or have partially read.

( BOOOOOKS )

So! Great looking TV season isn't it? Though Tuesdays are pretty bare until November, and Thursdays are a mess. Wednesdays seem so bare without Lost and Fridays will never be the same without Terminator and Battlestar :((.

Mondays:

8: How I Met Your Mother (September 21)

Tuesdays:

8: V (November 3)

Wednesdays:

9: Glee (September 9)

10: South Park (October 7)

Thursdays:

8: Bones (September 17), FlashForward (September 24)

9: Fringe (September 17), The Office (September 17)

Fridays:

9: Dollhouse (September 25)

My mother, who has at best an "eclectic" taste in TV, has watched Lost since day 1. Since then, she tried to get me to watch it. Relentlessly. I resisted. It shared a timeslot with Veronica Mars. It was overhyped. By seasons 2 and 3 I got quite a bit of bitching about it through osmosis. But enough of that osmosis got to me, and this winter, for the premiere of season 5, I caved.

( My what a strange, wonderful trip its been.  )

Title: Candle on the Water
Artist: Anneliese Van Der Pol
Fandom/Pairing: Lost/ Desmond-Penny
Spoilers: Through "Jughead"
A/N: If ANYONE can help me fix that glitch around the 30 second mark (I entered it moving, it previewed as moving, but when I saved the file, it was just a still!) it would be greatly, GREATLY appreciated, as I am quite proud of this one otherwise. Quite a pleasant video to make, since the end of "No Place Like Home" still makes me feel as squishy.


Candle on the Water -

Tonight I made a bowl of blue raspberry jello, three boiled eggs, cookies and tea to try to stop myself from running upstairs and spoiling myself for tonight's BSG.

( And booy was it totally frakking worth it )

My brain, it is dead.
( Terminator: the Sarah Conner Chronicles 2-14 'the Good Wound' )
( Dollhouse 1-1 'Ghost' )
( Battlestar Galactica 4-15 'No Exit' )

And I just realized, OMG, my BIRTHDAY is on a Nerd Day this year. I KNEW the TV god loved me!

In honor of the wonderful Friday night lineup, I hereby dub every Friday "Nerd Day". Terminator, Dollhouse and then Battlestar Galactica? It's like nerd paradise!

And in honor of this first, true Nerd Day, I make a pledge. I will not tonight, use my position on the West Coast to read BSG spoilers, and ruin Nerd Day's crowning episode for myself.

First off, the things I didn't like.

Flashback of Stanley's Greatest hits- doesn't fit the documentary style, and I thought the full screening of the scenes from the pirated movie was an obvious viewer grabbing ploy. Also, Jack Black and Cloris Leachman. Ew.

As for the rest, loved it.

I don't understand the people harping on Pam. If you've always thought your parents had the perfect marriage, its obviously going to devastate you and make you super vulnerable and touchy if their having problems. My parents have always had a super stable relationship, and I'm not sure how I'd react if they split.

Michael's "ommmm.........omg, if you're wearing a dress, please keep your knees together, no one wants to see that.....ommmmm"

"If it was an Ipod, it would be a Nano"

Angela Jeff Foxworthy'ing the crowd, and she looked so happy to be making them laugh.

Oscar's "I generally think of myself as a good person...but I'm going to try to make him cry"

Stanley's heart monitor beating faster everytime Michael walked close to him.

"Andy, Cornell called, they think you suck and you're gayer than Oscar!"