An unreasonable amount of emotions about media franchises

[lizbee]

• Monday morning: the new Doctor Who companions are announced; I am moderately excited. 
• Monday night: Discovery Night, aka the only thing that makes Mondays worthwhile, aka I Accidentally Fell In Love With Admiral Kat Cornwell And Now The Show Mocks Me, aka How Does Jason Isaacs Manage To Be So Interesting When He Really Shouldn't Be?
• Tuesday morning: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is announced for Melbourne in 2019.

I've had four really big fandoms in my life. Three are currently active, and I'm really not sure I have enough room in my body to contain this much enthusiasm. If anything major happens in Avatar fandom this week, I might actually explode. 

(I quickly double-checked, just in case, but no Turf Wars previews have appeared while I was distracted.)

Comments

[saturnofthemoon]

Falling in love with any character on this show, (with the possible exception of Michael and Sarek), is bound to end in heartache.

[lizbee]

I think Tilly's probably safe, too.

But it's okay, I already have an elaborate scheme for bringing Georgiou back, and she was eaten. Star Trek means death is always temporary.

[sabotabby]

I'm tentatively excited for Nu Who companions, though I still don't enjoy that one is a middle aged white guy because of the tendency of middle aged white male writers to overly identify. But the younger ones, yes!

I'm kinda digging Discovery even though much about it is Wrong. But I'm hooked, regardless.

[lizbee]

I'm tentatively excited for Nu Who companions, though I still don't enjoy that one is a middle aged white guy because of the tendency of middle aged white male writers to overly identify. But the younger ones, yes!

Yeah, I hope he's the Duggan type. But I did just read a nice column from a guy lamenting that his son has so few depictions of men, especially older men, being subordinate to women, and his gratitude that now we have a new one. And that warmed my black heart.

[sabotabby]

Now that I would approve of!

[gominokouhai]

That seems to me to be a perfectly reasonable amount of emotions about media franchises.

[lizbee]

Look, you say that, but it's only self-control and the fact that I have a job which has kept me from rolling around on the floor crying because Star Trek characters exist, while I blast the Riverdale soundtrack on repeat.

(I don't know why or how my brain decided Riverdale's dark electronic pop style was what I needed here, but I'm going with it.)

[tree_and_leaf]

And Stamets has become interesting and even kind of likeable! (While still being a bit of a dick)!

(I haven't seen the latest episode, I got behind while I was away and have been catching up).

[lizbee]

And Stamets has become interesting and even kind of likeable! (While still being a bit of a dick)!

I KNOW! And I'm really not into male genius assholes who aren't played by Jason Isaacs!

(I think it helps to see him in a relationship with someone who enjoys his eccentricities and calls out his asshole tendencies? It makes him seem more balanced?)

[lokifan]

Right there with you!!! OMG, Cursed Child is so fucking amazing. So happy you'll be able to see it. AND THREE COMPANIONS AND OUR FIRST SOUTH ASIAN COMPANION YAAAAAAAAAYE.

Plus I have many many Final Fantasy feelings right now.