In which I begin an ongoing list
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Keep in mind these are my opinions and I offer them only as my opinions.
*DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE IS NOT A WEIRD, OBSCURE INDIE BAND, yet in fic,Bradley is constantly perplexed by them and Colin's musical taste. Some indie bands are weird, yes, but DCFC is not one of them. Furthermore, if you want to reference an obscure indie band, there are other ones beside Animal Collective.
*Eyesex is not what happens when two people just look at each other. Fandom sometimes forgets this.
Exhibit A - Not Eyesex. Notice how there is nothing remotely sexual about their gazes.
Exhibit B - Notice how they look like they want to tear each other apart with just their teeth. This is eyesex.
*Aesthetically, neither actor is spectacularly good-looking. WHAT? Yeah, I said it, I WENT THERE. They're pretty average when you first look at them. Familiarity breeds acceptance of the flaws though and their personalities have made them exponentially more attractive. Right now, there's no way you could tell me Colin isn't a sex god but that doesn't mean he's...male model material.
*All the popular authors hated Bradley's beard, thus we only ever read about Colin hating Bradley's beard. This made me sad.
*On the topic of Bradley's beard, I was pretty embarrassed by the carry on during BeardGate2009. There's having an opinion and then there's being an asshole about it.
*I'm not quite convinced Colin is as shy as fandom makes him out to be. I think he talks less in interviews because he has a hard time getting a word in over BJ (and I say that with the greatest affection for Bradley). He's an actor, how shy can an actor really be? He's appeared nude on stage. Nude. In the video diaries, he often commands attention. I'm not saying he's a camera whore, but he does draw attention to himself. Shy people tend to, you know shy away. Reserved and private does not equal incapable of human interaction.
*Words/sentences/tropes writers overuse in Merlin fiction:
TO BE CONTINUED
Keep in mind these are my opinions and I offer them only as my opinions.
*DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE IS NOT A WEIRD, OBSCURE INDIE BAND, yet in fic,Bradley is constantly perplexed by them and Colin's musical taste. Some indie bands are weird, yes, but DCFC is not one of them. Furthermore, if you want to reference an obscure indie band, there are other ones beside Animal Collective.
*Eyesex is not what happens when two people just look at each other. Fandom sometimes forgets this.
Exhibit A - Not Eyesex. Notice how there is nothing remotely sexual about their gazes.
Exhibit B - Notice how they look like they want to tear each other apart with just their teeth. This is eyesex.
*Aesthetically, neither actor is spectacularly good-looking. WHAT? Yeah, I said it, I WENT THERE. They're pretty average when you first look at them. Familiarity breeds acceptance of the flaws though and their personalities have made them exponentially more attractive. Right now, there's no way you could tell me Colin isn't a sex god but that doesn't mean he's...male model material.
*All the popular authors hated Bradley's beard, thus we only ever read about Colin hating Bradley's beard. This made me sad.
*On the topic of Bradley's beard, I was pretty embarrassed by the carry on during BeardGate2009. There's having an opinion and then there's being an asshole about it.
*I'm not quite convinced Colin is as shy as fandom makes him out to be. I think he talks less in interviews because he has a hard time getting a word in over BJ (and I say that with the greatest affection for Bradley). He's an actor, how shy can an actor really be? He's appeared nude on stage. Nude. In the video diaries, he often commands attention. I'm not saying he's a camera whore, but he does draw attention to himself. Shy people tend to, you know shy away. Reserved and private does not equal incapable of human interaction.
*Words/sentences/tropes writers overuse in Merlin fiction:
- Licking into his mouth. Yes, the image is sexy but I'm not exaggerating when I say I've read this motion in 90% of fanfiction. Is there not another way to say it, at the very least? EDIT: The tally begins here. Let us count how many people use the phrase in a year.
- Filthy. This is a very popular word to describe the way the boys kiss.
- Angel as a nice, sweet and innocent girl. Judging by the video diaries and BTS, she says what she feels and has no problems bantering, especially with Bradley ("I see what you mean about me being a bit better at this than you", "You just can't help but be involved, can you" and I can't be sure if it's actually her or not but something along the lines of "they're not just talking to you, Bradley)".
- Bradley being the one with the gay issue. It really should be Colin, if anybody, he's the one from the Catholic background.
TO BE CONTINUED
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Date: 2010-04-01 12:26 am (UTC)OK, I'm going to give my opinions because this is fun!
*I haven't actually heard/read anything about Bradley's opinions on Colin's musical tastes but a lot of people talk about it - could you direct me to something please? I'm usually pretty clued-up on this stuff but ah.. not this apparently.
*The eyesex thing really irritates me too!
Silly
*I actually really kind of liked Bradley's beard? Did you?
I thought it was harsh when people were hating on it
Colin's didn't really suit him I thought but it was all right. And I could understand that after having to shave so strictly for filming, it'd be nice to have a break.
*HAHA I totally know what you mean about Colin not being shy!
I only just thought about it but I can sort of relate to it actually and I think I understand it
I don't think he's really trying to hide anything or act like he's something else (not that you were implying that)
Sorry if the following is me stating the obvious and you already realise this but I'll say it anyway :)
There are times where you're sure you're good at what you're doing so you're not scared of being judged harshly so you can be confident and enjoy the attention:
Colin: Acting in front of people, watching his work (like in the commentaries he never seems to have trouble watching his performance and seems proud of himself etc), that sort of thing
Me: Showing my films/photography, reading out my essays/stories
Then there's instances where you have to show ~the real you~ and you're in situations doing things you haven't been complimented on, things you have to be more open and honest about and have nothing to hide behind
Colin: In interviews
Me: In interviews (with teachers and stuff haha), meeting new people.. I can't think of anything else but you get the idea :)
*Licking into his mouth HAHA SO TRUE
And I really dislike kisses to be described as "filthy" - never have liked that. But I do like them actually saying the word like dirty talk or whatever haha
*I KNOW!!! The Angel thing is ridiculous! She deserves more credit! Her little insults are hilar
*I don't actually read much RPF but most of the ones I've read had Colin with the gay issue because of his background so I haven't faced this problem. It's all been pretty realistic according to their "characters" - if you can even call it that!
The only thing that I really don't agree with is when you said that Colin isn't immediately attractive! It was love at first sight for me!
But then I am one of those people who reads Vogue and goes for the tall, skinny, dark hair, cheekbones thing a lot of those models have going on.
Although I do have to agree with your theory for Bradley because at first I was all "NO. Why would you like him when there's Merlin to look at? ♥_♥" but then as I watched the video diaries and stuff, he's got such a great personality that I really warmed to him :)
Anyway...
That's it!
Sorry this got so long!
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Date: 2010-04-01 03:20 am (UTC)I adored Bradley's beard, which may be why I got so pissy about people hating on it. But I just felt some people went beyond joking and got really dickish about it. It's facial hair, for fuck's sake, you know? Let the man grow it how he wants.
I'm surprised about you finding rpf with Colin as the one with the issue. I think I've only read a total of two or three!