I’ve been sitting on this ask for a REALLY LONG TIME, sorry anon. But in trying to come up wit

I’ve been sitting on this ask for a REALLY LONG TIME, sorry anon. But in trying to come up with an answer to it, I had the opportunity to examine a lot of my own assumptions and tastes regarding a whole range of things, so thank you very much for asking this!As always, there are significant exceptions to the rule, but I’ve… generally not had the biggest interest in crossovers. I think it’s because I place a lot of (too much?) emphasis on the atmosphere of the universe that stories are set in, and often I can’t seem to get over how appallingly out of place certain characters would be when thrown into different circumstances. The way I see it, this is different from straight-up AUs because in those narratives, the characters themselves have been shaped within and by the AU universe! Like, a college AU of the d'Artagnan romances is one thing, that makes internal sense to me. But whereas I adore Aramis and I adore Community, what the hell is this bishop musketeer going to do in a 21C American college setting?! Of course this is an extreme example, but my obsession with settings is so intense that it becomes a hurdle even in less absurd situations. Continued after the cut–So in trying to answer your question, I realized that I probably wouldn’t put different characters from different canons into the universe of the reality tv show because I would be too confused about how they would fit into this new universe. (Also, because my favorite characters are like 80% assholes, they would all just keep to themselves and sulk a lot.) The question then becomes, which canon universe would I like to strip of all its atmosphere and all its rules? Which universe do I want to destroy just for kicks? Which characters would benefit the most from being thrust into the absurd claustrophobic recursive formula of reality television?I mean, yes, I love imagining the Inception universe as a place not so relentlessly consumed by Cobb’s personal concerns; it gives me a lot of joy to think of dreamshare fundraiser galas, gossip magazines, architecture therapy. And yes, I really love the trope in Attack on Titan fanworks where the weather is awful so everyone’s stuck inside HQ and they just spend the whole time annoying each other and drowning in paperwork and gossiping about their own sexcapades. POSSIBLY I’M JUST FOND OF GOSSIP AS A MOTIF, which would really work for reality tv, but in the end I don’t think I want to lift those characters out of their universes because I like the way they interact with the world around them. I like how intertwined they are with PASIV and 3DMG tech. I like the narratological themes that these universes spawn! So whose universe do I wreck?GAME OF THRONES. OH MY GOD I WOULD BE SO DELIGHTED TO REDUCE THAT WORLD TO FRIVOLITY. That’s not really a sentiment of hate, it’s more that I think it would be hilarious to see what those characters would do in a world that has absolutely no way to channel their will to power. THERE IS NO THRONE. THERE IS NO GAME. ALL YOU HAVE IS WINE AND THREE-WAY TELEPHONE CALLS. Basically I want to see that cast of characters live out an Arrested Development life (to be fair, Cersei is already inching towards it). THE ENTIRE RAISON D'ETRE OF HOUSE BOLTON IS FLAYING. I MEAN FIRST OF ALL WHAT KIND OF CULTURE IS BUILT AROUND FLAYING, HONESTLY, AND ALSO WHAT THE HELL DO THEY BECOME WHEN FLAYING IS NOT EVEN A THING. Like what even is the suburban SoCal equivalent of flaying. COME ON! Post in reference. You are so good to me :’( HAPPY HAPPY belated NEW YEAR TO YOU AS WELL! I am no expert in either Casablanca or Umberto Eco, but that is a piece of writing that I agree with a great deal and make a lot of use out of, so I’m glad that you enjoyed it. ♥ What are you, some sort of pervert?!??!??! KEEP YOUR UNORTHODOX DESIRES TO YOURSELF PLEASE (idek who you are but your wish is my command). No way, this is not a message I would have expected in a million years, ahhhh well it is– the whole thing is rather– fraught. A co-conspirator in misery was once agonizing with me over what to call ourselves, because “fan” is a word so overflowing with pure and positive emotion, and our feelings towards Novak Djokovic are more like… aroused frustration??? Like, we just want to strangle him most of the time, except when he’s getting his ass handed to him by someone else, and then we want to strangle them instead because HOW DARE THEY. So she suggested “most furious supporters” instead of “fans”, and thus we are… Nole’s most furious supporters. Most of the time that involves yelling at him during matches and making jokes about his antagonistic love-hate affair with Andy Murray.I think because the tennis season is basically all year long, I try to refrain from making tennis posts in general because it would quickly overtake the entire blog! But o mysterious tennis enthusiast, rest assured that tennis is occupying a corner of my brain (and heart) (and bile-flooded stomach) at all times. OH ANON :( THIS IS SO SWEET, THANK YOU :( capslock aside, seriously, thank you so much. I don’t ever know what I’m doing, but I’m genuinely so grateful that you look upon the mess I make with such kindness and acceptance. If there’s ever anything you want me to do more (or less) of, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line! That goes for everyone, really. I aim to please, and I will scrupulously tag anything that has any different aim in mind, scout’s honor. Thank you for this message. -- source link

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