DPP: We made it all up!
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no_takebacksWell hey there folks! It would seem that I am in charge of driving the good ole DPP bus this week, I warn you I don't have a licence and this is my first time behind the wheel, so you might wanna buckle up, but rest assured, if there is a bomb on board, I am all over that.
So last week we had a thinky thoughts kind of week thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
trappermcintyre with lots of good historical musings and psychoanalysis and whatnot. I thought this week we'd do something a bit lighter, partly because I am not cool enough to come up with thinky thoughts DPP ideas, and partly just because, well, I think everyone's a bit tired and in need of some Piloty respite.
So, without further ado, except for the part where I said without further ado, let's get on with the show.
Today's post is all about one of my favourite things about fandom. Unsupported Fic Tropes. You all know them, we all use them, they exist in every fandom the world over. I personally love them, there's something fun about realising that every person who ever writes fic for a certain fandom employs these ideas and interactions without ever having seen them on the television.
Don't know what I mean? Did you ever hear Kara call Lee Flyboy? Did you ever see Helo give Pilots a friendly shove towards each other? Did you ever really see our two beloveds compete in a viper? I mean, they flew and fought and taunted and stuff, but I never heard any of that "I can outfly you any day" kind of trash talk that is the delightful staple of so many Academy!Pilots fics.
So that's today, Unsupported Fandom Tropes day. What are your favourites? What are your least favourites? What are your thoughts on them in general? I'd love to hear.
And, as is obviously always the case when it comes to DPP, if you feel the need to express your love for UFT's through the application of spontaneous fiction, well loved reccomendations, picatures or gif-times or any other kind of thing that makes you happy, well that's what the comments are for. :)
Here's to hoping we have a fun week, if y'all think I'm lame, well, that's what the comments are for too ;)
...I wanted a picture to put up so my post wouldn't be super dull, and I just really like this one :)
So last week we had a thinky thoughts kind of week thanks to
trappermcintyre with lots of good historical musings and psychoanalysis and whatnot. I thought this week we'd do something a bit lighter, partly because I am not cool enough to come up with thinky thoughts DPP ideas, and partly just because, well, I think everyone's a bit tired and in need of some Piloty respite.So, without further ado, except for the part where I said without further ado, let's get on with the show.
Today's post is all about one of my favourite things about fandom. Unsupported Fic Tropes. You all know them, we all use them, they exist in every fandom the world over. I personally love them, there's something fun about realising that every person who ever writes fic for a certain fandom employs these ideas and interactions without ever having seen them on the television.
Don't know what I mean? Did you ever hear Kara call Lee Flyboy? Did you ever see Helo give Pilots a friendly shove towards each other? Did you ever really see our two beloveds compete in a viper? I mean, they flew and fought and taunted and stuff, but I never heard any of that "I can outfly you any day" kind of trash talk that is the delightful staple of so many Academy!Pilots fics.
So that's today, Unsupported Fandom Tropes day. What are your favourites? What are your least favourites? What are your thoughts on them in general? I'd love to hear.
And, as is obviously always the case when it comes to DPP, if you feel the need to express your love for UFT's through the application of spontaneous fiction, well loved reccomendations, picatures or gif-times or any other kind of thing that makes you happy, well that's what the comments are for. :)
Here's to hoping we have a fun week, if y'all think I'm lame, well, that's what the comments are for too ;)
...I wanted a picture to put up so my post wouldn't be super dull, and I just really like this one :)
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Date: 2011-06-27 05:43 pm (UTC)"Have you seen his arms? Those are good arms to have."
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Date: 2011-06-27 05:52 pm (UTC)Where is that quote from?
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Date: 2011-06-27 05:59 pm (UTC)Ok, now I'll try to focus on the actual topic. Well, eventually. I'm still ogling unrepentantly. He's sooooooo pretty . . . and bulgy. :)
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Date: 2011-06-27 06:04 pm (UTC)Helo calls Kara 'Buck rather than Starbuck in MANY fics. I don't think this ever really happens in canon.
Kara winning all the time at every triad game ever. I get that she's good, but I think fanon made her more of a card shark than she was meant to be. (But go ahead and argue this one.)
Lee playing piano. *giggles* (C'mon... Becca, we need the icon.)
Kara and Lee buddyroos with Zak in the Academy. Now, I get that until that last episode, we never really KNOW what their history is, but that seems like a pretty common theme.
*shifty eyes*
I think I'm off topic, so I'm going to leave a gif instead.
Happy Monday everyone! K
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Date: 2011-06-27 06:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-27 06:25 pm (UTC)I have noticed that many fics feature Papadama as someone who is very well aware of Kara and Lee's feelings for each other and is actually secretly hoping that they will get together (and give him many lovely grandchildren I suppose). I think this is very anti-canon and I really do not like it. In my opinion Adama has no clue what is going on between the pilots. If he ever heard any rumor about those two frakking he probably dismissed them as gossips, because after all he knows Kara and Lee so well and he knows that they are like a brother and sister to each other. If Adama ever found out about some of their "romantic" adventures he would probably feel shocked, betrayed and angry. On the show, the admiral seems to be quite possessive regarding Kara especially in front of his son. He often tries to prove to Lee that he knows Kara better than him, that he is closer to her and cares for he more.
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Date: 2011-06-27 06:35 pm (UTC)The only way this works is if we're also supposed to believe that Kara is not just talented, kind of absurdly talented, and also extremely lucky. Even professional poker players lose. Kara is not a statistical anomaly, special destiny or no.
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Date: 2011-06-27 06:37 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-06-27 07:02 pm (UTC)YES I'M TOTALLY VEERING OFF TOPIC NOW.
Date: 2011-06-27 07:10 pm (UTC)(Perhaps the fave manip of mine EVER!)
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Date: 2011-06-27 07:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-27 07:32 pm (UTC)'Buck is a good one, I completely forgot about that :)
I'm not going to argue about Kara being a cardshark, however I think that the notion that she is so awesome of it is at least inspired by canon, because there is a tendency to see Kara as the best at EVERYTHING. She's the best pilot, the best shot - in or out of the cockpit, she's almost a pro Pyramid player and she can drink men twice her size under the table. It is statistically impossible for her to win eery card game, but I don't necessarily think that it's unsupported by canon. :D
Also, that gif is excellent!
Happy Monday to you!
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Date: 2011-06-27 07:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-27 07:35 pm (UTC)V. bulgy.
... In a number of places. *leers*
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Date: 2011-06-27 07:36 pm (UTC)Oh yeah, Bill is totally clueless when it comes to pilots, as evidenced by the incredibly cabalier manner in which he announces Kara's wedding to Lee, no one who had any kind of idea about their feelings at all would just, toss it out there like that.
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Date: 2011-06-27 07:40 pm (UTC)Or...I forgot about that bit in Captain's Hand...:$
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Date: 2011-06-27 07:57 pm (UTC)and she pulls off a pretty dang good Ramona Flowers there!