sherlock, fanfic and i'm crazy

[ghanimasun]

If you're at all interested in Sherlock (BBC) then you probably heard it's not airing until 2012.
This is disappointing. Not hugely, but I can understand why so many people were unhappy; especially as it had been implied the season might be out in the fall.
Also they've finally cast Irene Adler and started filming with her. I know the actress from a handful of True Blood episodes she was on, but otherwise I'm not very familiar with her. I am worried however at how they're going to portray her. I think her episode is the one Moffat is writing, which makes it even more worrisome to me.

I pondered trying to take a big step back from all the Sherlock fanfic I've been reading (which is far too much to be healthy) because, I am getting way too invested in the ship. Invested to the point that if the show does a S/I romance I might just be done with it because I'm upset just thinking about it. However since the second season isn't going to air until next year,  then I have plenty of time to continue to be immersed in the fandom (of 3 episodes!) and enjoy all the S/J fic out there for even longer. Not to say I can't enjoy it post season 2, but I am a pessimistic person, so I'm just not sure. It just depends on how season 2 plays out really.

I'm sure anyone reading this knows but when you get so enamored with a pairing, a show, a character it's like falling in love. Sometimes its slow and complicated and sometimes its fast and sudden. But it's something that affects you emotionally and you often invest a lot of time into to the point where everything that happens with it affects you more emotionally and closely than it does for other ones you're interested in.  I feel like if they do a S/I romance I might just be done. I legitimately feel bad/guilty about caring so much about a slash couple that I am so against a het one. And I think anyone who has read my journal before knows I love female characters of all types. I hope Irene is awesome and badass and interesting and that I can love her. But I also hope (to the point of possibly not feeling any desire to be involved in the fandom anymore) that there is no romance. (It's not like I'm not going to watch all the episodes if there is, because that is ridiculous. There's only three and it's been over a year since the first ones were aired!)

I was going to write more and make this be a long and thoughtful and awesome post, but I just don't have it in me. I don't know what to say and I'm not in the mood to try to write any further. Plus there are fanfics calling to me to read!

Comments

[gymx.livejournal.com]

At this point *I* will have a strong negative reaction to S/I if for no other reason that I'm convinced moffat will do it just to fuck with shippers. Deliberately. B/c that's the sort of shit he does.

[ghanimasun]

Yeah, he does like to do things like that. Ugh.

[plastichangers.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's a bummer it's not coming back sooner. Can't remember if I heard who they cast as Irene, someone from True Blood you say?
My hopes for the character on the show is that she's portraited like the perfect match for Sherlock, both professionally and romantically - if only Sherlock cared about that sort of thing. Which he doesn't, because he's all about the mysteries and the challenges.

It's nice to hear someone else say that shipping or fangirling over a show is like falling in love. I've never been in love, but I've always imagined it'd feel just like falling for a show/ship does.

[ghanimasun]

I think the actress's name is Laura Pulver? She played Sookie's fairy godmother (just fun to say) though I don't even remember her name on True Blood.

[plastichangers.livejournal.com]

Ohhh. Really? She does not strike me as Irene Adler-y, but I don't dislike her atleast. Will be interesting to see how she works out.
PS: Sookie's fairy godmother = Claudine. My brain remembers alllll the important things. >_

[ghanimasun]

Ah thanks. I thought it was something like that, but I kept thinking it was Claudette

[gymx.livejournal.com]

I wanted to thank you again for so graciously sending me fic. I had kind of a crap day yesterday and spent the whole evening reading. It helped. |=)

[ghanimasun]

I'm glad the fics were able to help distract and entertain. I have lots more if you are ever in need. And if you ever want to discuss fics I'm around.