[OOC] All The Memes

[littlestdeath]

I am almost at 2k and I am ridiculously bored since LJ is eating all my comments, so:

First Impressions/Question Meme!

LET'S JUST DO LOTS OF STUFF, OKAY.

Comments

[littlestdeath]

I think you ruined my combo on purpose.

[oztensibly.livejournal.com]

I get lazy with my logins.

[littlestdeath]

I--I can't hate that face.

OH I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION if you care. :|a What is the appeal of Vampire Diaries, I am curious why people like it. I am assuming it has strong points since it has such a large fanbase.

[jerkchester]

Crazy fanbase, really.

Okay, so The Vampire Diaries starts off with a Twilight-ish premise and the first four episodes are pretty terrible. But as you go on, you find out that the brooding vampire is actually snarky and interesting and deeply empathic! And his crazy psychotic brother is actually crazy and psychotic and not horribly misunderstood. The heroine is not some damsel in distress and stands up for herself without any help! And her friends are not just there to show she has a social life, but have their own diverse and enjoyable storylines! The plot moves so fast it really grabs you by surprise, and the characters have lots of room to be fleshed out. Also, there's a lot of town and vampire history/lore that comes into play with mixing old with the new and I supremely enjoy that sort of storytelling. And it is one of the very rare TV canons that actively ships an OT3 instead of focusing on stupid things like ~love triangles~, ~sibling rivalry~ and so on.

Basically, if you missed Buffy, TVD is good for you.

Fan-made opening
Children of the Damned clip
TVD credits to Buffy's opening
Damon's Promo
Dot Dot Dot Munch

And a Fandom Primer

[littlestdeath]

I thought this only sounded appealing because it was 2am but I re-watched the clips and no, it actually sounds interesting. Which is kind of terrible because I hate vampires and somehow get into vampire things anyways. I can only blame myself. B-but I enjoy OT3's too much to not check it out now.

[checkking.livejournal.com]

I KNOW IT'S STILL SHOCKING TO ME TOO.