Acronyms, television, fic, and shoes

[jain]

Breaking another long bout of radio silence, this time with a poll. I've also got some fic waiting in the wings (apparently the last time I posted fic on my journal was in July); I'm just trying to decide whether I'm going to post the stories physically to DW/LJ or point to them on the AO3 or possibly both. If you have a preference for one of those options, be sure to fill out the next-to-last question on the poll. And if your preference is to not be inundated--albeit slowly, over the course of many days--by my fic posts, then please feel free to lie on that question if that would tip the scales in your favor.

Poll #2920 Random Poll Is Random

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11

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I know what the acronym TBR means.

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Yes.
2 (22.2%)

No.
5 (55.6%)

Maybe./I know of more than one meaning for the acronym.
2 (22.2%)

If you answered "yes" or "maybe" to the above question, what does TBR mean?

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I am watching/have watched with enjoyment the following TV show(s).

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Flashpoint
1 (10.0%)

The Good Wife
4 (40.0%)

Leverage
8 (80.0%)

The Mentalist
3 (30.0%)

Murdoch Mysteries
2 (20.0%)

Psych
7 (70.0%)

The Vampire Diaries
5 (50.0%)

White Collar
6 (60.0%)

I have watched Southland and am willing to patiently explain to you why it's so awesome in the comments.

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Yes.
2 (20.0%)

No, I don't have the time/inclination to explain its awesomeness, but it is completely AWESOME.
2 (20.0%)

No, I haven't watched it.
4 (40.0%)

No, I've watched it, but I seem to be immune to its apparent awesomeness.
2 (20.0%)

I think you should write fic for the following fandom(s).

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The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan
2 (25.0%)

Figure skating RPF
3 (37.5%)

Flashpoint
0 (0.0%)

The Good Wife
1 (12.5%)

Havemercy series - Jaida Jones & Danielle Bennett
0 (0.0%)

Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto
0 (0.0%)

The Mentalist
2 (25.0%)

White Collar
4 (50.0%)

Something else that I will tell you in the comments.
3 (37.5%)

I prefer to read fic...

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on DW.
11 (100.0%)

on LJ.
1 (9.1%)

on the AO3.
9 (81.8%)

on author's personal websites.
1 (9.1%)

I have worn Vivo Barefoot shoes, and...

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they are worth shelling out $100+ for.
0 (0.0%)

they're pretty great, but not $100+ worth of greatness.
0 (0.0%)

I didn't like them.
0 (0.0%)

ETA: Please excuse the misplaced apostrophe in the next-to-last question. I didn't catch it until after it was too late to edit.

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Comments

Southland!

[artkoala]

It's so incredibly realistic, and well-written - plot arcs appear that you didn't realize were plot arcs until they showed up three episodes later, and the characters are made of awesome yet still human, with their own failings and foibles. But still made of awesome. And it's not your typical police procedural, where everything's perfectly tied up in an hour, and you can predict the plot of every episode ever.

Re: Southland!

[jain]

Thanks so much for sharing your perspective on the show. The more I hear about it, the more I think that I really didn't watch enough to make a fair assessment. (I watched the first couple of episodes before abandoning it.) I'll give it another try and see if watching the rest of the season makes me change my mind about it.

[jeeps]

HEY IF YOU'RE WATCHING TVD I ALSO DEMAND YOU WRITE FIC FOR IT.

i think the best argument i've seen for why one should watch southland is here. i watched a few episodes but personally couldn't hang because i just don't like my entertainment that oppressive. i'm too easily affected by it and i can get depressed. but that's a very personal perspective on it; the show is still objectively excellent and i do wish that i could hang with it.

[jain]

I just started watching TVD yesterday; it was pretty awesome, but I need to watch more than one episode before I start thinking about writing fic. :-)

And thanks for pointing out that post. I'm not sure if Southland will end up being one of the shows I watch, for somewhat the same reason that you don't watch it, but I'm definitely feeling inspired to give it another try.

[jeeps]

i just mainlined the entire season in a few days. which is somewhat overwhelming, considering how much happens in one episode. but i am a bit in love and desperately trying to track down good fic.