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ishtar79 ([personal profile] ishtar79) wrote2010-08-12 01:30 pm
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Recs and a tech question

I’ve been having a problem for a while from videos fro YT, VM and the like-when I try to go full-screen, I get a wide screen, regardless of whether the video is embedded or at the main site, and with all my browsers. Does anybody have any idea why that may be?

Meta rec: Neoliberal Holmes, or, Everything I Know About Modern Life I Learned from Sherlock by [personal profile] magnetic_pole I watch BBC’s Sherlock, but have been both unable to truly enjoy it and growing increasingly uncomfortable with fandom’s over-the-top reaction to it. This post shines an unforgiving light on every issue with the show I had, plus a few I hadn’t before reading it. Beyond its brilliant breakdown of Sherlock, there’s something to the core of the message that can be applied to fandom in general. At any rate, brilliant and thought-provoking.


Vividcon vid recs:
Things have changed by [personal profile] trelkez Ats The compelling tragedy that is Wesley’s story.

Around the Bend by [personal profile] danegen Multi Shiny fun of women behind the wheel.

Bad Romance by [personal profile] sisabet Smallville Even before watching I was “yay!”, because [personal profile] sisabet and Lady Gaga! What’s not to like? What I didn’t expect was going through a rollercoaster of emotions and left in a daze, unsure whether to cheer, cry or desperately read hunt down every single fic I ever loved when I was SV-obsessed.

Prowl by [personal profile] sisabet and [personal profile] sweetestdrain Multi There’s a reason this has been recced all over the place and generating all that discussion. Very clever look at fandom, in message and in delivery. ETA: The vidders chose not to warn, but that doesn't mean the video has no triggery content. Proceed with caution

Tandemonium by [personal profile] jarrow BSG If you’re even a little disappointed by how BSG’s final seasons went, this is guaranteed to have you standing up and going ‘fuck, yes!’.

For Your Entertainment by [personal profile] dualbunny BSG The song might seem like an odd fit for Tyrol, but it’s no more bizarre than the way his arc went. I still don’t know what the writers were going for, but this vid brilliantly highlights what they actually did.

[identity profile] aegflota.livejournal.com 2010-08-13 11:03 am (UTC)(link)
I pretty much flinch every time I see someone squeeing over OMG THE SLASHINESS of Holmes/Watson in that series and I've developed an almost Pavlovian response to just seeing the word Sherlock I don't care if this is me being too sensitive: after what Moffat & the actors said about how they're TOTES NOT GAY, it feels like being kicked in the fucking face.

Not that I expect fandom to give a shit about anything but the pretty white boys, of course.

[identity profile] aegflota.livejournal.com 2010-08-13 11:25 am (UTC)(link)
+ extra punctuation as needed.

[identity profile] ishtar79.livejournal.com 2010-08-13 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
The funny thing is, I don't find it all *that* slashy. Yes, everyone mistakes them for a couple, har har, but we're told about the alleged homoeroticism more than we're shown it.

Not that I expect fandom to give a shit about anything but the pretty white boys, of course.


Perish the thought!