To those of you who are awake:

[trinityofone]

I am currently responding to fic comments like a good (repentant) LJer, but I need something to distract me every once in a while or my brain will atrophy. So here's a little participatory meme-thingy (snagged from boysnoggage):

1. Post a list of up to 20 books/movies/anime/TV shows/video games/etc. that you've had an obsessive fannish love of at some time in your life.
2. Have your friends list guess your favourite character from each item.

1. Stargate: Atlantis - Rodney McKay (wychwood)
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Spike (ilgattopardo)
3. Angel the Series - Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (wychwood)
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Ford Prefect (wychwood)
5. The Chronicles of Narnia - Edmund Pevensie (soupytwist)
6. The X-Files - Fox Mulder (wychwood)
7. Star Wars - Han Solo (ilgattopardo)
8. Good Omens - Crowley (wychwood)
9. Neverwhere - Richard Mayhew (wychwood)
10. The Aubrey/Maturin Books - Stephen Maturin (wychwood)
11. His Dark Materials - Will Parry (wychwood)
12. Preacher - Cassidy (smittywing)
13. Sandman - Hob Gadling (20thcenturyvole)
14. Red Dwarf - Arnold Rimmer (20thcenturyvole)
15. The Dark Tower - Eddie Dean (soupytwist)
16. Queer as Folk (US) - Brian Kinney (godofwine)
17. Calvin and Hobbes - Hobbes (wychwood)
18. Veronica Mars - Logan Echolls (wychwood)
19. X-Men - Wolverine (ilgattopardo)
20. The Legendary Lymond Chronicles - Francis Crawford of Lymond (siegeofangels)

ETA: Oh, God. I just realized something terrible about the answers to this meme. Let me know if you catch it, too. *is a horrible person*
ETA2: jarsy got it: They're all men. That...says some interesting things, doesn't it? *hangs head in SHAME*
ETA3: Done! Good work, people! I may be a misogynist bastard, but at least I have smart friends! *vbeg*

Or! Tell me stuff! Ask me questions! Entertaaaaaaaain me!

[/patheticness] <--Oh, who am I kidding? Like that ever really ends.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_inbetween_/]

I am so lazy, what is the terrible thing about the answers? Whom you fancy? And did I mention that just like the doctor in "My Hero" I am always here?

I did a real nifty quiz about my fandom loves a few months back, and my friends all failed it horribly.

[dogeared.livejournal.com]

I was literally JUST looking at that picture of JF and was all, "Look at his curly eyelashes!", and now your icon! Cute. :)

[wychwood]

Hey, you have good taste in fandoms :) And ahaha, I'm totally making up these guesses.

1. Stargate: Atlantis - Rodney McKay
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Anya?
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Ford?
8. Good Omens - Crowley?
9. Neverwhere - The Marquis de Carabas?
10. The Aubrey/Maturin Books - Maturin?
13. Sandman - Death?
19. X-Men - Magneto?

...I got nothing *g*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I am so lazy, what is the terrible thing about the answers? Whom you fancy?

Yes, a specific trait they all share. I will explain in more detail once some more (any!) people guess.

And did I mention that just like the doctor in "My Hero" I am always here?

Oh, shame. I fail to get that reference. *hangs head*

Still: that is a cool skill if you have it. Cool, and kinda creepy.

What was the quiz?

[dogeared.livejournal.com]

I just have to say yay for X-Files, which was, like, ground zero for my fannish indoctrination. *mixes metaphors* :)

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I am an exploding volcano of fannish joy! ...Or something.

And: yes to 1 (duh), 4, 8, and 10. Go you!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_inbetween_/]

Isn't it just - and since it looks so blond in the flash-light, it's obviously not mascarra-ed, aaaaw, curly.

[mandysbitch.livejournal.com]

I am completely unfamiliar with most of those fandoms so I won't attempt to guess.

But where's the fic commentary you promised? I love commentary. More of my flist should do commentaries. I read them at work when I'm procrastinating.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_inbetween_/]

Well, obviously the Rod is your god/over-lord ;P so I wonder if they are all loud or bitchy? Intellectual and odd?

Not to worry, it's a British - hey, no, you SHOULD be ashamed, it has Dougal in it after all! Playing a young super-hero, naive and friendly, come to Earth and falling for a nurse, who works for a vain stupid doc who's catch phrase on his TV show is "I - am always here" (ka-ching).

I'm not sure I'll find it again. It was one of the free online ones, 10 questions, 4 answers to tick for each, and people had no clue *sighs*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I just called myself "an exploding volcano of fannish joy" in another comment, so uh, I don't think you have to worry about mixing metaphors. ;-)

And yes: yay to X-Files! That was...well, not the first thing I was fannish about, by far, but it was the first time I knew what fandom was. Very much an indoctrination. *nods*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes--commentary! I will work on that today. *adds to lengthy list of goals*

Here we are now: entertain us!

[ilgattopardo.livejournal.com]

I'm awake! (Funnily enough...)

I've never read/seen/heard of nos. 8-20, so I'm skipping them; as for the rest:
1. Father Dougal
2. Would it perhaps be Spike? :-)
3. See no. 2
4. I'll resist my instinct to say Marvin, since that's just me projecting, and guess (given your Anglophilia) Arthur Dent
5. Aha! Reepicheep! (Crap, I can't even remember how to spell it!) Or Puddleglum...
6. Actually I never watched it
7. Han Solo?

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Well, obviously the Rod is your god/over-lord ;P

Obviously. And the idea of calling him "The Rod" is both hilarious and awful and... *tries to laugh and cringe simultaneously*

I wonder if they are all loud or bitchy? Intellectual and odd?

No, I wish it were something that innocuous. But it's far more sinister, I'm afraid. [/melodrama]

it has Dougal in it after all! Playing a young super-hero

Oh, I think I read about that in SFX. But hey, if it's not out on DVD in the U.S., I absolve myself of responsibility! Well...partially.

It was one of the free online ones, 10 questions, 4 answers to tick for each, and people had no clue

Oh, yeah. I think I did one of those, too. My friends also failed miserably. *g*

[wychwood]

Whee! :)

3. Angel the Series - Cordelia?
5. The Chronicles of Narnia - Lucy?
6. The X-Files - Um... Mulder?
7. Star Wars - Leia?
9. Neverwhere - Richard?
13. Sandman - Lucien!
19. X-Men - Beast? Or are you movieverse only?

...process of elimination, ahahaha.

Also, hey, we're totally stalking each other all over LJ today!

Re: Here we are now: entertain us!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Ahhh! I owe you comments like whoa. Give me a few minutes hours.

1. Father Dougal

Ha. No.

2. Would it perhaps be Spike?

How ever did you guess? ;-)

3. See no. 2

No, actually picked a different one there, mostly because I like to pretend that the fifth season of AtS doesn't exist.

No to 4 & 5--wychwood actually got the former.

6. Actually I never watched it

Ahh! How is this possible???

7. Han Solo?

Oui!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_inbetween_/]

Mission accomplished *cackles* Did I mention Little Rodney? Sexin' the Rod? Are you ready to leave the internet and get back to work?

More sinister? I don't think they all destroyed a galaxy, because Maturin never left Earth? And you all wanting to "do" them cannot be sinister?

"My Hero" is a twee show, but still often hilarious (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/m/myhero_66602550.shtml). I'm sure it was on BBC America, as friends saw it. Although sadly too many people take my icon without the intended irony

Now go and change that "as me" to something else, or I can't stop thinking dirty thoughts.

Friends, pffft.
Still, they were too clever, thems questions. I threw out my drafts (yes, I draft polls) the other day and now regret it, since I didn't bookmark the quiz.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Yes to 6 and 9. Am not movieverse only on 19, but lean heavily in that direction. (Ooh! A hint!)

Also, hey, we're totally stalking each other all over LJ today!

We so are! Yay to being the only people awake! (Well...you know what I mean.)

Re: Here we are now: entertain us!

[wychwood]

Hey, have you ever noticed how much Sheppard looks like Han Solo, from certain angles? :)

[20thcenturyvole.livejournal.com]

*guesses horribly*

His Dark Materiels: Lee Scoresby?
Preacher: Umm... whatshisname! The... bad guy with the big spider-like scar all over his face who is alternately sinister and hilarious! It's gotta be him.
Sandman: Delirium? Or Hob Gadling? Wait, are two guesses allowed?
Red Dwarf: Rimmer!

All guesses based on the assumption that, given previous answers, you like the sarcastic wierdos.

[wychwood]

One last guess before I go... :)

3. Angel the Series - Wesley?
5. The Chronicles of Narnia - Aslan?
11. His Dark Materials - Will?
13. Sandman - Dream?
14. Red Dwarf - Cat?
17. Calvin and Hobbes - Hobbes?
18. Veronica Mars - Logan?
19. X-Men - hmm... Cyclops?

Re: Here we are now: entertain us!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Yup. And like Mulder, too. Dark hair, strong profile, roguish grin. Sometimes I do have a bit of a type...

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

His Dark Materiels: Lee Scoresby?

Love him, adore him, but there's one character I have to rank above him...

Preacher: Umm... whatshisname! The... bad guy with the big spider-like scar all over his face who is alternately sinister and hilarious! It's gotta be him.

Gah! No! *is disturbed*

Sandman: Delirium? Or Hob Gadling? Wait, are two guesses allowed?

Yes, 'cause I didn't think anyone was going to get that at all. 'Tis the second.

Red Dwarf: Rimmer!

Hells yeah!

All guesses based on the assumption that, given previous answers, you like the sarcastic wierdos.

*g* Apparently! Although that's not the tragic thing about my preferences...

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Yes to 3, 11, 17, and 18. You are kicking ass on this thing!

Re: Here we are now: entertain us!

[ilgattopardo.livejournal.com]

Ford Prefect??!!! Why????

OK, I cheated on 3.; how about that Irish bloke then that they killed half-way through the first season?

I never got into the X Files because I was afraid that my nerd quotient was already too high; I did watch an episode or two over the years, but I wasn't hooked (perhaps the ones I saw were just from bad seasons, but I didn't see what the fuss was about).

I did actually see the X-Men movie; were you one of those Wolverine groupies? And (since I have occasionally been known to look at Calvin and Hobbes), I'll guess Hobbes on 17.

I'm going to be away from e-mail for the rest of the day, so you don't need to reply to comments like whoa...

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Right on 17, although wychwood just barely beat you to it. But extra special bonus points, 'cause...

I'm just assuming that you're comfortable with your misogyny?

Yeah. Isn't that awful? I lose at feminism. I mean, I totally already did, but...ouch.