Snapshot of a fangirl: The Dresden Files
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phoenix64I'd heard of the books but hadn't actually been interested in reading them, and when the promos started for the TV show I thought it looked potentially not too bad.
I was totally hooked from the first episode.
A couple of months into the series I did read all the books, which at that point meant up to and including Proven Guilty. It took me two weeks. I loved Jim Butcher's sense of humor, and his subtle way of talking about Really Big Things in the clever disguise of small normal looking things. I appreciated the differences between the books and the show, and I understood why some people were upset about the way the adaption happened (and even I found the "Storm Front" episode to be annoying in many ways), but I still loved the show as its own entity. Especially since the TV show gave us Terrence Mann's Bob.
ZOMG Terrence Mann.
Don't get me wrong, Paul Blackthorne is in many ways just the type of man to get my motor running, and he does. Oh yes, he really does. *purrr* But Terrence Mann has The Voice. As a rule I tend to like musical theatre but not pay a whole lot of attention to it, and I'd never heard Terrence Mann sing before (you may chastise me for overlooking his Javert, but don't talk to me about Cats; I have limits, and Cats is on the other side of them). I adore the original Scarlet Pimpernel novel but I also like a lot of the different adaptations, so I thought making Chauvelin a more sympathetic character seemed like a cool idea. But after hearing "Where's the Girl?" I was like, "Percy who?" And the reprise? Barely a minute and I'm a vaguely girl-shaped puddle. Funny thing: I can switch Paul Blackthorne's accents back and forth in my head with no problem, but it's still strange to me to hear Terrence talking in his normal voice, because to me the way Bob talks sounds like the way Terrence Mann sings.
Anyway, Terrence Mann's Bob. Besides being played by Terrence Mann, there is a lot to like about TV!Bob. He's an interesting character in an interesting situation. Even if one isn't the least bit inclined towards Harry/Bob.
And yes, I am a total Harry/Bob tramp. They're really only my second slash OTP, after House/Wilson (which is funny when you consider that I got into online fandom through due South, but that's another story entirely). Despite my intense Harry/Bob love I am not one of those fans who gets completely bitchy about Murphy or any hints of Harry/Murphy. It's just not my thing in this fandom, in either verse. In the books I think part of me hopes that there's still a chance for him and Susan someday, and I like the friendship that Harry and Murphy have. As far as the TV verse - well, besides my Harry/Bob love, there is another factor. One of the things I like about TV!Harry is that there are some definite leanings there towards a fairly dangerous sexuality. I love that, but Murphy isn't any part of that.
And please, let's not even talk about Harry/Thomas. Uh, no thank you.
I was totally hooked from the first episode.
A couple of months into the series I did read all the books, which at that point meant up to and including Proven Guilty. It took me two weeks. I loved Jim Butcher's sense of humor, and his subtle way of talking about Really Big Things in the clever disguise of small normal looking things. I appreciated the differences between the books and the show, and I understood why some people were upset about the way the adaption happened (and even I found the "Storm Front" episode to be annoying in many ways), but I still loved the show as its own entity. Especially since the TV show gave us Terrence Mann's Bob.
ZOMG Terrence Mann.
Don't get me wrong, Paul Blackthorne is in many ways just the type of man to get my motor running, and he does. Oh yes, he really does. *purrr* But Terrence Mann has The Voice. As a rule I tend to like musical theatre but not pay a whole lot of attention to it, and I'd never heard Terrence Mann sing before (you may chastise me for overlooking his Javert, but don't talk to me about Cats; I have limits, and Cats is on the other side of them). I adore the original Scarlet Pimpernel novel but I also like a lot of the different adaptations, so I thought making Chauvelin a more sympathetic character seemed like a cool idea. But after hearing "Where's the Girl?" I was like, "Percy who?" And the reprise? Barely a minute and I'm a vaguely girl-shaped puddle. Funny thing: I can switch Paul Blackthorne's accents back and forth in my head with no problem, but it's still strange to me to hear Terrence talking in his normal voice, because to me the way Bob talks sounds like the way Terrence Mann sings.
Anyway, Terrence Mann's Bob. Besides being played by Terrence Mann, there is a lot to like about TV!Bob. He's an interesting character in an interesting situation. Even if one isn't the least bit inclined towards Harry/Bob.
And yes, I am a total Harry/Bob tramp. They're really only my second slash OTP, after House/Wilson (which is funny when you consider that I got into online fandom through due South, but that's another story entirely). Despite my intense Harry/Bob love I am not one of those fans who gets completely bitchy about Murphy or any hints of Harry/Murphy. It's just not my thing in this fandom, in either verse. In the books I think part of me hopes that there's still a chance for him and Susan someday, and I like the friendship that Harry and Murphy have. As far as the TV verse - well, besides my Harry/Bob love, there is another factor. One of the things I like about TV!Harry is that there are some definite leanings there towards a fairly dangerous sexuality. I love that, but Murphy isn't any part of that.
And please, let's not even talk about Harry/Thomas. Uh, no thank you.
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Date: 2007-05-03 04:57 am (UTC)Although, ideally, James Marsters as Thomas and Paul Blackthorne as Harry, with me in the middle? Oh, the possibilities! *not blushing*
I am a book Harry whore, and I blame James Marsters for it (he's the reason I started reading "Dresden" in the first place, on the line to get into the "Prisoner of Azkaban" showing, opening day. Yes, I am a Potter whore too, but I lean towards Ron there... blame it on Rupert!) The first episode I was a lot with the "WTF?" but then I learned to differentiate the both of them. If James does get to play Thomas on TV, as Jim Butcher would have it, I'll lose it. No, seriously. Take a look at my LJ, the James tags. You'll understand so much...
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Date: 2007-05-03 02:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-04 03:48 pm (UTC)A colder heart than mine own, that's for darn sure!
:)
Helena
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Date: 2007-05-06 12:40 am (UTC)