why don't they teach logic at these schools

[aria]

Because I like to (preemptively?) announce the ridiculous things I am into: I seem to be getting genuinely, properly fannish about Narnia. This is as weird and surreal to me as it would be if I suddenly became properly fannish about Lord of the Rings, because ... IDK, these are the fandoms of my heart, and they give me FEELINGS, and it seems weird to mess about with them.

But I do know why this is happening! I adopt active fandoms for one of two reasons: [a] they are lovely and delightful, and the things that I don't like aren't worth bothering about too much, and the things that I love are worth elaborating on, so I just want to keep playing in the world; or [b] the things I love are worth elaborating on, but the things I don't like are worth FIXING, and I am damn well going to do something about it. (So due South is in the former category, and Doctor Who is often in the latter -- but not this last season, hence me not really generating fic.) The things that I love but am not actively fannish about, meanwhile, are either [c] delightful and complete enough in themselves that I will enjoy them and leave them be, or [d] a bit like the category b material, only the things that need fixing are too damn big. And Narnia has always sort of been in this last category for me.

The thing that is skewing it dangerously from [d] to [b] is the Voyage of the Dawn Treader film, because it flipped the FIX FIX FIX switch in my brain. Now I am unfortunately applying it to everything, from theology/philosophy to timelines to worldbuilding. HELP.

Brb, off to keep reading Carpetbaggers and stare at Edmund watch Prince Caspian. /o\

Comments

[labellementeuse]

a) that's hilarious, but b) also totally awesome! I completely look forward to it.

[aria]

It's ridiculous! I feel like I should write "Self, you do not have to write novels fixing your beloved childhood books" on a sticky note and put it up somewhere I am likely to see it, just in case it eventually sinks in. /o\

[feverbeats]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[aria]

WHY YOU LAUGHING

[feverbeats]

IT FELT LIKE THE PROPER RESPONSE OF SERIOUS FANNISHNESS ABOUT NARNIA

[aria]

THAT IS FAIR

RLY THOUGH I MOSTLY HAVE A QUEER EDMUND AGENDA

THAT DOES NOT SOUND VERY SERIOUS?

[feverbeats]

IT SOUNDS LIKE A DISEASE

P.S. MY SISTER IS MAKING FUN OF ME FOR MY TASTE IN ACTORS. OR MAYBE FOR SAYING I'D DO TOM WILKINSON.

[aria]

IT IS NOT A DISEASE, IT IS GREAT. BUT NOT MAGNIFICENT BECAUSE THAT IS PETER. WAY TO RUIN THE JOKE, PETER.

AHAHAHA OF COURSE YOU'D DO TOM WILKINSON. THAT'S OKAY, I'D TOTALLY DO SKANDAR KEYNES. I TOLD THIS TO OLIVIA AND WENT :| SO NOW THERE IS A MIKEYWAYFACE OF CRADLE-ROBBING. :||| MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET AN OPPOSITE FACE FOR YOUR OLD PEOPLE THING? |:

[feverbeats]

A MAGNIFICENT DISEASE

AHAHAAHA OH GOD IT IS A THING, ISN'T IT? /o\ /o\ /o\

ALSO SKANDAR KEYNES DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING.

[aria]

I LOVE YOUR OLD PEOPLE THING. |:

SHUT UP HE IS ADORABLE. ALSO I HAVE HAD A CRUSH ON EDMUND SINCE I WAS LIKE SEVEN.

[feverbeats]

AND THAT'S ABOUT HOW OLD THE ACTOR IS, AM I RIGHT?

[aria]

SHUT UP HE'S LIKE NINTEEN

WHICH MEANS HE'S LEGAL BUT WAS BORN AFTER 1990

OH GOD MAYBE I WILL CHECK OUT OLD PEOPLE WITH YOU

[feverbeats]

AHAHAHAHA

<33333333333333333

brb, making you read Lenny/Archy porn when I write it.

[aria]

APPROVE :D

[labellementeuse]

Oh, *that*'s why Edmund's holding a sword ... (Is that from the awesome scene where he beats up Trumpkin, because I ♥ that scene).

[aria]

Hah! Yes, of course. :D And yes, it is from the scene where he beats up Trumpkin! Oh Edmund.

[littledust]

THIS EXCITES ME V. MUCH, ESPECIALLY AS I AM SEEING DAWN TREADER W/ HOUSEMATES TONIGHT.

[aria]

BUT IT NEEDS FIXING :/

Actually, whether or not you like it, I would love to hear your thoughts! I am equally happy to dissect what they did wrong and to flail happily about what they did right. :)

[littledust]

I'm sure I will have Thoughts! VotDT is my favorite of all the books.

[aria]

Mine as well! Which, um. This film is much less faithful to the source material than LWW or even Caspian was, fair warning.

[littledust]

Update: cannot be objective about the movie, spent far too much time sobbing over Reepicheep.

[aria]

Oh dear! Good sobbing or bad sobbing? (I got pretty teary when he rowed off into Aslan's Country at the end, which is perhaps at least a bit of what you're talking about?)

[littledust]

Good sobbing! Definitely good sobbing. The ending, at least, was right. I will have to blog about the rest of my movie impressions. (More favorable than yours, but I was bracing myself for Worst Narnia Movie Evarrrr.)

[sophia_sol]

Narnia! Active fannishness! THIS CAN ONLY BE A GOOD THING.

[aria]

You say that now, but just wait until I write the hugely upsetting fic about how Susan is trying to rescue her siblings from the train crash and ends up becoming Jadis in the process.

...Not to be confused with the other fic, which is kind of about Edmund being queer but probably about a billion things and happily features an Aslan who is not the antagonist. /o\

[sophia_sol]

...Oh dear. I see what you mean. At least it sounds veryinteresting, if not cheery. And the second on sounds like fun!

[starlady]

I started the research for my Problem of Susan fic today. Where 'research' = looking at the Narnian chronology and reading about St. Hilda's college on Wikipedia.

So, um, HIGH FIVE FOR FANNISHNESS.

[aria]

Oh excellent. HIGH FIVE.

What is your Problem of Susan fic about, by the way? Mine, um, sort of involves Susan becoming the White Witch. NOT MY FAULT, it's mostly epershand's fault! Meanwhile, oof, the Narnian chronology! I know it is Word of God but sometimes it gives me a headache.

[starlady]

Mine is sort of shaping up around this whole "Aslan ≠ Jesus" idea. We'll see!

[trinity_clare]

\o/ \o/ \o/

[aria]

\o/! What is this sudden urge even!

[cofax7]

Erm, thank you! And I'm glad you're enjoying it!

[aria]

You're quite welcome! And of course I'm doing that awful thing that people do, where even though I'm greatly enjoying each posted part, I'm leaving my response when I'm all caught up. I'm completely adoring what I've read so far, though!

[cofax7]

Oh, no worries about that!

Although, I'm probably not going to be posting much more publicly until the whole thing is finished and rewritten (and edited). So you may want to sit on your hands for a bit: it'll probably be February (I hope!).

[aria]

Eee, that is delightfully soon! I will be over here, happily sitting on my hands and waiting. :)