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During the A2A discussions today - I've followed them around to some LJs off lifein1973, out of curiosity (I wanted to see the "happy jumping" folks' reactions) - I've seen that old bit of praise for the ending of LoM pop up again: to paraphrase, "I love the ending of LoM because it's so open to interpretation"; variously also, "whether Sam committed suicide or not is a matter of interpretation". And I have to admit: I still can't see this famous openness of the text, in this case. And you'd think that, what with how unhappy my interpretation of 2.08 makes me, I'd *jump* on any alternative interpretation that I thought even remotely plausible...

I mean, I can see how there would be *slight* differences in people's interpretations. But surely, the basic 'facts' of the story are pretty clear?

Yes, yes, I know. I'll be wanking myself to death, one of these days.

It's a frelling compulsion.

You know, I have only the vaguest idea what the show Life is about (it sounds interesting, but I have enough TV in my life ATM), but I'm enormously amused whenever I see the words "Fandom: Life" pop up on my flist. I'm a fan of life, too. It sure beats death.

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I ramble a bit about my difficult relationship with Life on Mars fandom here. It's kind of the exact opposite of my relationship with Highlander fandom, where I've always loved the fandom more unreservedly than the source (with the exception of the Really Old Guy). I kept my distance, to some degree, in HL fandom, too - because close interaction with fen of something you feel only lukewarm about can be a bit awkward. Being able to join in with the squee is essential to really joining a fandom actively, IMO. But I always really loved the fandom and what it was doing.

In Life on Mars fandom, I still love the source (except for the last episode) to bits, but the fandom now makes me deeply uneasy. Which, yeah, I am aware is unfair of me, but it's the irrational part of me that's in charge of this emotion.

(Farscape fandom is the only fandom I ever had where I could simply love the show and the people who loved it, really.)

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Rapunzel almond spread. Food of the gods.

Just a note to tell you guys thanks for all the suggestions and advice on the sentence from 68 Wives. You're great! I'll reply when I have the time to actually think about the replies; I'm a bit pressed for time at the moment as I'm finishing a paper about Herbert Marcuse (and writing another one about Ambrose Bierce).

I took a quick look at the LoM communities yesterday night, and was struck again by two things:

1.) LoM is a *great* fandom for making me write, because a) it has all the elements necessary to construct fics that fit my personal kinks from it, yet b) 99.99% of the fic produced in the fandom is completely outside my 'specifications'. So, I have no choice but to write all the fics I want to read myself... a great motivation!

2.) LoM is a *horrible* fandom for me to write, because I have *absolutely* no handle on most of the characters and their interactions, esp. Gene, but also, woefully, though to a lesser degree, Sam. Arrgh.

Anyway... back to my uni work now.