DPP: Wish List & Coping

[rdave1.livejournal.com]

During the last few episodes of BSG, I was scribbling down all of my thoughts and predictions as to what might happen during the finale. Then the finale happened and I needed to find a way to accept what happened and how it ALL ended. So other than crying, talking with all of you lovely peeps; I wrote a list in the middle of the night. My version of what I’m thankful for that we got to see with pilots and what I wish we had gotten to see. This list made me more functional for the work week after the finale.

What I would like to know is what did you all do to cope with finale? Did you rewrite the end; create happy pilot gifs and icons? Did you make lists? I’m really curious about those who came into fandom after the finale.  Also, did anyone else have a wish list for pilots, things that we should have gotten to see?

Here is a link for a zip file of all the songs mentioned in yesterday's DPP: Megaupload

If this doesn't work or you want me to post it on another sight, just let me know.


**REMINDER: The revelations for the challenge from last week are due Sunday, May 16th.**
I was supposed to post this yesterday but I fail!:)

Comments

[rdave1.livejournal.com]

I love that you have a list of questions. If I look for my scribbles, I'm sure there is a long list there as well. I think in ragey post, post finale, I raised many questions that I had.

Watching the entire show in 3 weeks is I'm sure a lot different then watching it live. We had time to wallow in it all during the long hiatuses, a lot more time to pick everything apart and analyze it.

I will definitely have to check out that post finale fic and the one you are working on currently as well.

[kag523.livejournal.com]

Watching in three weeks was a weird phenomenon... much like watching a huge epic movie all at once. If you've never done that for a series, try it sometime. It's amazing! (I did the same with Rome. You have to have the kind of friends who will support the behavior so you don't get spoilers midway. My friends were great!)

After I finished the entire BSG, I turned right around and bought the complete series (with the little cylon action figure that now sits on my desk and inspires me to write my next chapters, even when I'm tired). I can empathize with the picking things apart idea. When I was rewriting the "Kara returns" scene, I kept re-watching and re-watching the 30 second clip of the hug where Lee says SOMETHING that inspires Kara to respond "Okay, okay, me too". Funny, I think I spent two hours fixated on those 30 seconds... but I love my lines even though I had to guess on Lee's. (And you'll have to read more to find out what I guessed he said :)

[rdave1.livejournal.com]

I marathoned the Lord of Ring series. My sisters and I spent the entire Saturday in bed watching the extended versions of all 3 movies.

I don't know anyone in RL that watched BSG so my main source of spoilers and discssions were all on LJ. In a strange way, it was good talking with people who feeling the same thing I was.