This was a piece I started writing and now I can add to. First the bit I wrote before:
Lately I’ve been watching people of whom I expect a lot. Right now, only one name comes to mind; Jake Gyllenhaal. I believe he’s a very talented actor, but somehow, more often than not, it seems it doesn’t come quite out. Too many times I’ve watched him in some movie thinking he did all right but not brilliant. I come out of these movies thinking he can do much more than he showed. How does that work? Who’s fault is it?
And now what I think after having followed him for a little bit.
I think I figured why his performances often are ok but not brilliant, or in other words only just above average. It seems Jake needs someone to pull him into better performances. He needs a better actor playing opposite him who can drag him along, or who can inspire him to perform better. I suppose it has to do with Jake not being able to find the right form for a character himself. He's a reactionary actor, not the initiator. Shame really, because he's not always lucky enough to work opposite brilliant actors and it makes it even harder to have him be the lead.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Why the TV-Movie Wasn't Satisfactory
Here's another one I wrote but never posted. Probably the same reasons apply for not posting and the same reasons apply for posting it now.
So far, I’ve never blogged a word about Doctor Who the TV movie. However now, I do feel the need to. The reason why all of a sudden I do feel the need? Simple. Back on the Digital Spy forum there’s a thread about the TV movie (as a matter of fact, there are several). Some people have once again stated they didn’t like the TV movie and once again some people don’t understand why so many people don’t like the TV movie.
I’m one of the people who doesn’t like the TV movie. And here is why:
1. The story isn’t great
It just isn’t. Nothing new or extraordinary (cinema wise) is happening. There are also a few story points that go against traditional Doctor Who like the Doctor being half-human (on his mother’s side). Not only does it make him less special, it also takes away from the mystery that is the Doctor.
2. It doesn’t feel like Doctor Who
This of course is a matter of opinion, but to me it’s a clear break from how Doctor Who always felt (and now starts feeling again under the reign of Moffat). It’s very obviously American and, dare I say it, Hollywood. To me it’s too generic Hollywood make which I never really like in any case.
3. The Doctor snogs a girl
A lot of people use the argument: “The Doctor snogs quite a bit in Nu Who.” Yes, that’s true, and I don’t like that either. The Doctor never snogged anyone in the Classic series; he was sort of impartial, or distant, or aloof. What, to me, makes Doctor Who special are the friendships he develops. It’s interesting to see how someone from a different species interacts with human beings. The Doctor entering a love affair with a human being is wrong for the exact reasons the 10th Doctor gives to Rose after Sarah Jane reappeared in his life. It’s wrong and unfair to both parties and therefore the Doctor should keep the distance.
4. Other things
Besides all these points, yes, the production values are better, but I never really cared much for visuals and scenery. I’m interested in the story and the characters. And yes, the TARDIS looked fabulous, but I couldn’t give a rat’s ass. I suppose what bugs me is the wrong balance in the relationship between the Master and the Doctor. There’s nothing left of the mutual respect between the two. Then the relationship between Grace and the Doctor doesn’t do it for me. Grace is nice enough, but the character never really warmed to me. Maybe because very early on it was clearly stamped on us that this was ‘Amazing’ Grace. I don’t know.
So far, I’ve never blogged a word about Doctor Who the TV movie. However now, I do feel the need to. The reason why all of a sudden I do feel the need? Simple. Back on the Digital Spy forum there’s a thread about the TV movie (as a matter of fact, there are several). Some people have once again stated they didn’t like the TV movie and once again some people don’t understand why so many people don’t like the TV movie.
I’m one of the people who doesn’t like the TV movie. And here is why:
1. The story isn’t great
It just isn’t. Nothing new or extraordinary (cinema wise) is happening. There are also a few story points that go against traditional Doctor Who like the Doctor being half-human (on his mother’s side). Not only does it make him less special, it also takes away from the mystery that is the Doctor.
2. It doesn’t feel like Doctor Who
This of course is a matter of opinion, but to me it’s a clear break from how Doctor Who always felt (and now starts feeling again under the reign of Moffat). It’s very obviously American and, dare I say it, Hollywood. To me it’s too generic Hollywood make which I never really like in any case.
3. The Doctor snogs a girl
A lot of people use the argument: “The Doctor snogs quite a bit in Nu Who.” Yes, that’s true, and I don’t like that either. The Doctor never snogged anyone in the Classic series; he was sort of impartial, or distant, or aloof. What, to me, makes Doctor Who special are the friendships he develops. It’s interesting to see how someone from a different species interacts with human beings. The Doctor entering a love affair with a human being is wrong for the exact reasons the 10th Doctor gives to Rose after Sarah Jane reappeared in his life. It’s wrong and unfair to both parties and therefore the Doctor should keep the distance.
4. Other things
Besides all these points, yes, the production values are better, but I never really cared much for visuals and scenery. I’m interested in the story and the characters. And yes, the TARDIS looked fabulous, but I couldn’t give a rat’s ass. I suppose what bugs me is the wrong balance in the relationship between the Master and the Doctor. There’s nothing left of the mutual respect between the two. Then the relationship between Grace and the Doctor doesn’t do it for me. Grace is nice enough, but the character never really warmed to me. Maybe because very early on it was clearly stamped on us that this was ‘Amazing’ Grace. I don’t know.
Comebacks
I wrote this piece a little while ago. I think the reason I didn't post it yet is, I didn't quite finish it. Now I can't remember why I thought more needed to be added before throwing it out online, or what I wanted to add. It doesn't matter, here it is anyway.
Comebacks
The last few evenings I’ve been indulging in reducing into a 13-year old gibbering version of myself. For the 3rd time (I think) in 2 years I’m revisiting the ol’ good days of Take That. Well, I’m looking back, not really staring. For some reason I started to watch Gary Barlow/Robbie Williams interviews from the period when their Brokeback Mountain-ish ‘Shame’ was just released. What struck me was how genuine they seemed to be about the sticky period in which supposedly Gary and Robbie were at war with each other. Then I remembered having bought the documentary ‘Look back, Don’t Stare’ and being rather impressed by it, so I stuck it back into my computer DVD-drive and watched it again. I enjoyed just as much and maybe even more rewinding bits and pieces to rewatch one frame at a time. And eventually, I watched one of their concerts of their Progress tour and I was back in. Especially the whole dance routine during Pray warms my heart, because I’m quite sure it’s the exact same dance routine they used to do back in the days.
But this is not what this blog is about. This blog is supposed to be about comebacks. And I will talk about comebacks.
We entered a period in entertainment time were comebacks are the rule rather than the exception. Popular characters return to their proper TV-home in series (Doctor Who). Films get remade, series get remade, etc. It almost sounds as if we reached the limit of our imaginations so we start treading old and familiar grounds.
The problems with reunions and revivals are, they tend to be less successful than the original run. Only very few manage to become equally or even more successful than in the first attempt. Doctor Who did, obviously, and Take That. Incidentally two of my loves. Or is it that incidentally?
What ingredients do you need to make a comeback successful?
The Start
I believe it starts at the start. With that I mean, the concept has to be absolutely right in the first place. Also the quality has to be up to par during the first run. Defining what makes a successful concept can be tricky. Fans, media and specialists have been discussing why Doctor Who works for decades. Still there is no definitive answer. Why did Take That work in the first place? I’m not completely up-to-date in this discussion, but I believe opinions differ on this subject as well. Not a discussion to have within the discussions of comebacks.
A faithful and sentimental fanbase helps a lot too.
the Comeback
Playing on sentiments is a good start, but you have to keep in mind that not only for you time elapsed, so it did for your fans. They’re not the young people they used to be; they’ve grown and developed themselves. Next to that, they’re not the only people on the world, in fact, they very probably only make up a minority of your potential audience. You have to think of how to pull in new fans.
Quality & Credibility
Credibility is closely related to quality. Credibility is, for a great deal, created by the quality of the work. Not only the quality of the work is important for credibility, but also the own input, sincerity, originality and noticeable development.
Heart
Something that is important in every kind of art is with how much heart the art is created. People often recognize when an artist put a lot of love in his work. When the heart shines through people easily warm to it and are more likely to appreciate the work.
Comebacks
The last few evenings I’ve been indulging in reducing into a 13-year old gibbering version of myself. For the 3rd time (I think) in 2 years I’m revisiting the ol’ good days of Take That. Well, I’m looking back, not really staring. For some reason I started to watch Gary Barlow/Robbie Williams interviews from the period when their Brokeback Mountain-ish ‘Shame’ was just released. What struck me was how genuine they seemed to be about the sticky period in which supposedly Gary and Robbie were at war with each other. Then I remembered having bought the documentary ‘Look back, Don’t Stare’ and being rather impressed by it, so I stuck it back into my computer DVD-drive and watched it again. I enjoyed just as much and maybe even more rewinding bits and pieces to rewatch one frame at a time. And eventually, I watched one of their concerts of their Progress tour and I was back in. Especially the whole dance routine during Pray warms my heart, because I’m quite sure it’s the exact same dance routine they used to do back in the days.
But this is not what this blog is about. This blog is supposed to be about comebacks. And I will talk about comebacks.
We entered a period in entertainment time were comebacks are the rule rather than the exception. Popular characters return to their proper TV-home in series (Doctor Who). Films get remade, series get remade, etc. It almost sounds as if we reached the limit of our imaginations so we start treading old and familiar grounds.
The problems with reunions and revivals are, they tend to be less successful than the original run. Only very few manage to become equally or even more successful than in the first attempt. Doctor Who did, obviously, and Take That. Incidentally two of my loves. Or is it that incidentally?
What ingredients do you need to make a comeback successful?
The Start
I believe it starts at the start. With that I mean, the concept has to be absolutely right in the first place. Also the quality has to be up to par during the first run. Defining what makes a successful concept can be tricky. Fans, media and specialists have been discussing why Doctor Who works for decades. Still there is no definitive answer. Why did Take That work in the first place? I’m not completely up-to-date in this discussion, but I believe opinions differ on this subject as well. Not a discussion to have within the discussions of comebacks.
A faithful and sentimental fanbase helps a lot too.
the Comeback
Playing on sentiments is a good start, but you have to keep in mind that not only for you time elapsed, so it did for your fans. They’re not the young people they used to be; they’ve grown and developed themselves. Next to that, they’re not the only people on the world, in fact, they very probably only make up a minority of your potential audience. You have to think of how to pull in new fans.
Quality & Credibility
Credibility is closely related to quality. Credibility is, for a great deal, created by the quality of the work. Not only the quality of the work is important for credibility, but also the own input, sincerity, originality and noticeable development.
Heart
Something that is important in every kind of art is with how much heart the art is created. People often recognize when an artist put a lot of love in his work. When the heart shines through people easily warm to it and are more likely to appreciate the work.
Monday, January 14, 2013
John Mayer vs Jason Mraz - Part 2
Once upon a time there was a blogpost from Wiwik in which she compared John Mayer to Jason Mraz. It was the read and most commented post on wiwipedia, even after two years readers were still commenting and disagreeing.
It is flattering and somewhat annoying. Flattering, because people still take an interest in my blog, or at least that one post. And annoying because people keep commenting on a post that was valid and true back in 2009, but ever since both John and Jason have moved on in their careers and lives. Because both John and Jason have moved on career wise and life wise, I decided to revisit my original post and do an updated comparison.
Points once again can be earned in the following categories:
Talents: Playing & Singing (1 point);
Their Songs (2 points: each sub-category 1 point);
o Music;
o Lyrics;
Personality & Publicity (2 points: each sub-category 1 point);
o Personality;
o Publicity.
There’s a total of 5 points to be earned. The one earning the most points out of 5 wins, just like the first time.
Talents
Playing & Singing
A lot described in the first comparison is still true. For John his guitar work is more important than his vocals, while for Jason his vocals are more important than his guitar work. I’m going to reward the point to Jason. This time not, because his guitar work is “bearable” where John’s vocals sometimes really aren’t, but because Jason has evolved his guitar work. He’s more than ever experimenting and learning about guitar playing and it shows. His guitar work still isn’t as good as John’s, but at least he puts in some effort in developing a skill that doesn’t lie at the bottom of his musical talents. John however simply delivers vocals. He got a bit better I feel, but hasn’t developed his vocal skills as much as Jason has his guitar playing skills.
Jason 1 versus John 0.
Music
This is a tough one since I don’t follow as religiously as I used to. I’m going to give it a try anyway. I have heard both their last efforts and to me, I think they both delivered strong albums.
John’s album, to my shame, I have only heard once. What I remember is that it felt like he went back to his roots. With that I mean it comes closer to what he put out when he was making a name, though less bubble gummy. I remember quite liking the songs; it just didn’t attract me enough to give it another listen.
Jason’s album, to my shame, I haven’t even bought. This doesn’t mean I haven’t heard any of it. As a matter of fact, I have heard the songs from his newest album more than I have the songs off of John’s album. Truth is that I feel more attracted to Jason’s songs than I do to John’s. Therefore I reward the point to Jason.
Jason 2 versus John 0.
Lyrics
No idea. No points given since I can’t really judge this for a have no idea what John’s songs were about, nor how they were written.
Personality & Publicity
Publicity
John had a string of flings. Well, not flings, it just sounded nice in that sentence. He had some high profile love relationships that crashed and burned and were all over gossip land. From what I understood he’s also a bit in a pickle in his personal life, but I wouldn’t know anything about that. He seems to have picked up a bit, but I don’t know.
Jason still doesn’t appear in gossip land. The one small tidbit I heard was that he got engaged and then cancelled the wedding, because he didn’t feel man enough within the relationship which I found a really lame excuse. Once again, I really don’t know.
I suppose the point has to go to Jason for better rumour control or maybe even a better lifestyle.
Jason 3 versus John 0.
Personality
Very simply Jason wins this category for being optimistic and positive versus John being not that positive and somewhat depressed. Explanation in the first comparison still stands.
Jason 4 versus John 0. Oh dear, John slipped a little, didn’t he?
So, who wins?
Well, uhm, Jason, obviously. I’m not even sure what happened to John. I feel I should give him another chance, but I’m not sure how. I think where John could get one point is in the lyrics category, the category I failed to grade. I think this since John’s lyrics tend to speak to me more than Jason’s, but I’ve been very happy and even impressed by Jason’s latest lyrics, though in some cases he still manages to annoy me with overloaded love messages.
But honestly, what happened to John?
The first comparison.
It is flattering and somewhat annoying. Flattering, because people still take an interest in my blog, or at least that one post. And annoying because people keep commenting on a post that was valid and true back in 2009, but ever since both John and Jason have moved on in their careers and lives. Because both John and Jason have moved on career wise and life wise, I decided to revisit my original post and do an updated comparison.
Points once again can be earned in the following categories:
Talents: Playing & Singing (1 point);
Their Songs (2 points: each sub-category 1 point);
o Music;
o Lyrics;
Personality & Publicity (2 points: each sub-category 1 point);
o Personality;
o Publicity.
There’s a total of 5 points to be earned. The one earning the most points out of 5 wins, just like the first time.
Talents
Playing & Singing
A lot described in the first comparison is still true. For John his guitar work is more important than his vocals, while for Jason his vocals are more important than his guitar work. I’m going to reward the point to Jason. This time not, because his guitar work is “bearable” where John’s vocals sometimes really aren’t, but because Jason has evolved his guitar work. He’s more than ever experimenting and learning about guitar playing and it shows. His guitar work still isn’t as good as John’s, but at least he puts in some effort in developing a skill that doesn’t lie at the bottom of his musical talents. John however simply delivers vocals. He got a bit better I feel, but hasn’t developed his vocal skills as much as Jason has his guitar playing skills.
Jason 1 versus John 0.
Music
This is a tough one since I don’t follow as religiously as I used to. I’m going to give it a try anyway. I have heard both their last efforts and to me, I think they both delivered strong albums.
John’s album, to my shame, I have only heard once. What I remember is that it felt like he went back to his roots. With that I mean it comes closer to what he put out when he was making a name, though less bubble gummy. I remember quite liking the songs; it just didn’t attract me enough to give it another listen.
Jason’s album, to my shame, I haven’t even bought. This doesn’t mean I haven’t heard any of it. As a matter of fact, I have heard the songs from his newest album more than I have the songs off of John’s album. Truth is that I feel more attracted to Jason’s songs than I do to John’s. Therefore I reward the point to Jason.
Jason 2 versus John 0.
Lyrics
No idea. No points given since I can’t really judge this for a have no idea what John’s songs were about, nor how they were written.
Personality & Publicity
Publicity
John had a string of flings. Well, not flings, it just sounded nice in that sentence. He had some high profile love relationships that crashed and burned and were all over gossip land. From what I understood he’s also a bit in a pickle in his personal life, but I wouldn’t know anything about that. He seems to have picked up a bit, but I don’t know.
Jason still doesn’t appear in gossip land. The one small tidbit I heard was that he got engaged and then cancelled the wedding, because he didn’t feel man enough within the relationship which I found a really lame excuse. Once again, I really don’t know.
I suppose the point has to go to Jason for better rumour control or maybe even a better lifestyle.
Jason 3 versus John 0.
Personality
Very simply Jason wins this category for being optimistic and positive versus John being not that positive and somewhat depressed. Explanation in the first comparison still stands.
Jason 4 versus John 0. Oh dear, John slipped a little, didn’t he?
So, who wins?
Well, uhm, Jason, obviously. I’m not even sure what happened to John. I feel I should give him another chance, but I’m not sure how. I think where John could get one point is in the lyrics category, the category I failed to grade. I think this since John’s lyrics tend to speak to me more than Jason’s, but I’ve been very happy and even impressed by Jason’s latest lyrics, though in some cases he still manages to annoy me with overloaded love messages.
But honestly, what happened to John?
The first comparison.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Setting the Record Straight
I was rereading my own blog, cause else no-one will ever have read it ever.
Anyway, to put the record straight, I hardly ever am friendly to any strangers, only when I'm putting myself to it, which is really not very often.
I'd be worse than Jake and actually curse my damn fans. Way to go, don't you think. Maybe a good reason why I never made it as a writer, though I fail to understand what my friendliness has to do with writing. Except that...
Yesterday I had a total brain melt after watching some creepy video in which Jake was interviewed by kids. I have not yet recovered.
Anyway, to put the record straight, I hardly ever am friendly to any strangers, only when I'm putting myself to it, which is really not very often.
I'd be worse than Jake and actually curse my damn fans. Way to go, don't you think. Maybe a good reason why I never made it as a writer, though I fail to understand what my friendliness has to do with writing. Except that...
Yesterday I had a total brain melt after watching some creepy video in which Jake was interviewed by kids. I have not yet recovered.
Goodwill and Entitlement
I think I’m in a bad mood today, I’m not quite sure yet. Thing is, Becky is now annoying me a bit. I’m reading her blog, not her book, but the blog, not the one she writes about in the book, but the one that promotes the book. I’m reading a live blog and leave the explanation of what a Live blog is to Becky, though I’m not sure it’s on the blog; the one that promotes the book. Maybe it’s in the book. I’m sure I read her explanation somewhere.
Anyway, she was once live blogging about Jake’s appearance on the Conan show. I’ve seen that interview as well. And Conan at some point says that Jake has always been “friendly” to him and then quickly “amends” (amends between quotes, because I never use that word, but Becky does) “as celebrities go.” Then Becky “amends from her living room, friendly “to other celebrities as celebrities go””. My gawd, that is a lot of quotations.
Now, I’m coming back to some earlier posts of mine of expectations of fans about their idols. I was ranting (and foaming at the mouth) about how fans always seem to be expecting more than they paid for. In some way I do understand; it is nice of celebrities to come out to sign some stuff and take some photographs. However, it’s not obligatory. Yes, lots of people will claim that it comes with fame, but quite honestly, I don’t really believe that anymore. I don’t think any of the celebrities are really missing out on anything if they don’t always come out to sign stuff and don’t always look you in the eye when they’re signing your goddamn stuff. They can be friendly; there’s never a good reason not to be friendly. But that goes for non-celebrities too. And some celebrities don’t come out to sign stuff and aren’t very friendly to their fans. Yet, the bastards keep making much more money than I do.
To go back to Becky’s blog and that specific part: I try to put myself, imaginary, in Jake’s armSHOES!! Shoes, not arms. Or should that be “socks”? And I try to imagine how I would react and I think I would do the same as Jake; be friendly for a few seconds to the weird screaming lady, then run away and chat friendly to a fellow famous person. Some days I will even go as far as trying to avoid the weird screaming lady, because I’ll have a lunch with one of my fellow famous persons. I mean come on! What do you expect from Jake? Jake can way better relate to Conan than to all the weird screaming ladies. Also, I’m guessing Jake knows where his bread is buttered, but not necessarily which of the weird screaming ladies is a crazed stalker and which one is just a passionate fan. I mean, can you tell the difference in the 5 seconds they both scream your eardrums out of your skull?
Or maybe I’m just taking this too serious. It’s a pet annoyance, I can’t help it.
Anyway, she was once live blogging about Jake’s appearance on the Conan show. I’ve seen that interview as well. And Conan at some point says that Jake has always been “friendly” to him and then quickly “amends” (amends between quotes, because I never use that word, but Becky does) “as celebrities go.” Then Becky “amends from her living room, friendly “to other celebrities as celebrities go””. My gawd, that is a lot of quotations.
So which one is the crazed stalker and which one the passionate fan?
Now, I’m coming back to some earlier posts of mine of expectations of fans about their idols. I was ranting (and foaming at the mouth) about how fans always seem to be expecting more than they paid for. In some way I do understand; it is nice of celebrities to come out to sign some stuff and take some photographs. However, it’s not obligatory. Yes, lots of people will claim that it comes with fame, but quite honestly, I don’t really believe that anymore. I don’t think any of the celebrities are really missing out on anything if they don’t always come out to sign stuff and don’t always look you in the eye when they’re signing your goddamn stuff. They can be friendly; there’s never a good reason not to be friendly. But that goes for non-celebrities too. And some celebrities don’t come out to sign stuff and aren’t very friendly to their fans. Yet, the bastards keep making much more money than I do.
To go back to Becky’s blog and that specific part: I try to put myself, imaginary, in Jake’s armSHOES!! Shoes, not arms. Or should that be “socks”? And I try to imagine how I would react and I think I would do the same as Jake; be friendly for a few seconds to the weird screaming lady, then run away and chat friendly to a fellow famous person. Some days I will even go as far as trying to avoid the weird screaming lady, because I’ll have a lunch with one of my fellow famous persons. I mean come on! What do you expect from Jake? Jake can way better relate to Conan than to all the weird screaming ladies. Also, I’m guessing Jake knows where his bread is buttered, but not necessarily which of the weird screaming ladies is a crazed stalker and which one is just a passionate fan. I mean, can you tell the difference in the 5 seconds they both scream your eardrums out of your skull?
Or maybe I’m just taking this too serious. It’s a pet annoyance, I can’t help it.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Vote the Bunny!
So we made it through 2012 without the end of the world. Hardly surprising, but worth some celebration anyway.
I now seriously started reading Becky Heineke’s book ‘I’m Stalking Jake!’. It reminds me of my own fandom Internet adventures. Most are reported and archived, but I feel I should now implement a theme. I vote for the bunny! That’s the one. First I was only going for ‘the Bunny’, but now it’s definitely going to be ‘Vote for the Bunny’....and buy this book...
Also, be here and here.
Before we sail off into bunny territory, here's a reason to read the book and in the proces I'm taking up Becky's challenge to sum up the book: This book is a great insight in fandom online, especially active fandom online and all the excitement, effort and pitfalls that come with it. Half of what Becky describes I've done and half of the situations she describes I've been in. You might find some proof of that in this very blog. I challenge you to find it. I think this book describes more of "What does she do" than the previous post did, strangely.
Anywa, so here’s a Bunny related theme for you all.
In the summer of some year, too long ago to remember what year, I met the Bunny. He was tall, pink and extremely nice. He was always hanging around Rocco DeLuca concerts. That might sound like a stalkerish act, and I’m sure it was. The Bunny and I became friendly shortly after. No, not in that way, even though Bunny related actions may suggest differently.
The Bunny and I were, and are in fact still, MySpace buddies. For some years, too long ago to remember which years, he wished me a hoppy birthday and other Bunny themed celebration days. I also like to point out, that against popular believe, the Bunny was not drunk.
Then there is that other Bunny who calls himself Frank. Frank is tall and brownish and can look into the future. He used to hang around some kid called Donnie Darko. Sounds stalkerish, and certainly was. I’m sure Frank was one of those sodding Bunnies who predicted the world was going to end somewhere last year in December. My best guess is that some poor kid had to let his life to save us all. Frank’s done it again!
Since this is the second day of a new year, I wish you all a very hoppy 2013.
Vote the Bunny, no matter how many hoppy celebrations or end of the world predictions!
I now seriously started reading Becky Heineke’s book ‘I’m Stalking Jake!’. It reminds me of my own fandom Internet adventures. Most are reported and archived, but I feel I should now implement a theme. I vote for the bunny! That’s the one. First I was only going for ‘the Bunny’, but now it’s definitely going to be ‘Vote for the Bunny’....and buy this book...
Also, be here and here.
Before we sail off into bunny territory, here's a reason to read the book and in the proces I'm taking up Becky's challenge to sum up the book: This book is a great insight in fandom online, especially active fandom online and all the excitement, effort and pitfalls that come with it. Half of what Becky describes I've done and half of the situations she describes I've been in. You might find some proof of that in this very blog. I challenge you to find it. I think this book describes more of "What does she do" than the previous post did, strangely.
Anywa, so here’s a Bunny related theme for you all.
In the summer of some year, too long ago to remember what year, I met the Bunny. He was tall, pink and extremely nice. He was always hanging around Rocco DeLuca concerts. That might sound like a stalkerish act, and I’m sure it was. The Bunny and I became friendly shortly after. No, not in that way, even though Bunny related actions may suggest differently.
The Bunny with one eye
The Bunny and I were, and are in fact still, MySpace buddies. For some years, too long ago to remember which years, he wished me a hoppy birthday and other Bunny themed celebration days. I also like to point out, that against popular believe, the Bunny was not drunk.
Then there is that other Bunny who calls himself Frank. Frank is tall and brownish and can look into the future. He used to hang around some kid called Donnie Darko. Sounds stalkerish, and certainly was. I’m sure Frank was one of those sodding Bunnies who predicted the world was going to end somewhere last year in December. My best guess is that some poor kid had to let his life to save us all. Frank’s done it again!
Frank with something in his eye
Since this is the second day of a new year, I wish you all a very hoppy 2013.
Vote the Bunny, no matter how many hoppy celebrations or end of the world predictions!
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