James Marsters, 2nd only to the HP fandom in causing Wanknamis

[shipperx]

People with ongoing (IMO irrational) JM hatred annoy me. Jeez, people can squee about an actor if they want to and...

1) It doesn't make them batshit fangirls
2) It doesn't actually harm anyone else.

He didn't kill your puppies so what's with the melodramatic eyerolls of hatred? His getting a guest spot ruins someone's day? Think that might be a tad overly dramatic? Guess the poor actor should stop trying to find work, even a guest spot, because he might annoy someone. Or am I to really buy that he might sully Torchwood's artistic virtue. I mean, Capt. Jack is worth some squee but, dude, it's a show with cheesy pterodactyls and femmebots. Rusty himself admitted that Season 1 wasn't exactly stellar. How about a little perspective?

(Also, FYI, he can't rid himself of his cheekbones, so he isn't trying to personally offend anyone by having them and he's not shoving them in anyone's face.)

If I sound particular annoyed, let me admit that I haven't been feeling well. I have a pinched nerve in my back, so I'm grouchy this evening in general. This just added to a pre-existing state of irk.

Comments

[ladypeyton.livejournal.com]

DID JM get a guest spot somewhere? Inquiring minds!

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

From what I've read around, JM has a guest spot Torchwood next season. (Torchwood is a Brit spin-off of "Doctor Who".)

[ladypeyton.livejournal.com]

Cool! That's a LOT of Pretteh!

[cindergal.livejournal.com]

You need to hang out on my FL - it's been nothing but squee. I don't consider myself a fangirl, but I'm very happy he's got a job. And him and John Barrowman in the same show? Man, that's a lot of pretty. :-)

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

Oh ignore the negative ninnies.


just listen to the tsunami of squeeeee ringing across the fandom


The Torchwood fans are pretty darned excited too :)

[queenofattolia.livejournal.com]

Wow, I just read some of the incredibly mean-spirited reactions and all I can say is, why the hell do they care so much? All they have to do is 1) skip the episode and 2) skip the wank. Easy.

I think his participation can't hurt the show, and it will probably make it more interesting. I'll watch it (and will also ignore the wank).

[nerys-ger.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean.....

And perhaps he should put a paperbag over his head, so that the poor souls won't have to see his disgusting cheekbones he keeps thrusting into people's faces.

[rainkatt.livejournal.com]

all I've seen is squee; I'm not necessarily a huge fan (it's more Spike, rather than JM for me), but man, that's a lot of pretty in one place, and if I ever see Torchwood, I'll make a point of watching that one.

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

find it deeply amusing that the people going " Omg JM on Torchwood. Does not want! I can't stand the wank" are the ones doing all the wanking :)


Let them wank till they get hair on the palms of their hands and go blind

I'll be over here squeeing with the sane people :)

[shapinglight]

Huh?

All I've seen is a lot of squeeing (which I can't join in with as much as I'd like to because I think Torchwood is total pants).

Who's got their knickers in a twist about it? The Torchwood fans? Evilistas? Spike-haters? All of them?

[paratti.livejournal.com]

Word.

And get well soon, Lisa.

[usedtobeljs]

I'm sorry you're not feeling well -- hope the pain disappears!

[shapinglight]

Sorry. That was badly phrased.

What I meant was, if the people in question don't want wank in their fandom, not starting it would be a good idea.

I hope your back is better soon.

[rahirah]

All I've seen is squee, but then, I don't follow Torchwood fandom because Captain Jack aside, Torchwood kinda sucks. Though I suppose there's a chance they'll learn from their mistakes and pull it together this season.

[rahirah]

And besides, it's only a one episode guest shot, right?

[kellyhk.livejournal.com]

His getting a guest spot ruins someone's day? Think that might be a tad overly dramatic?

Because liking JM is so 2003 apparently. The cool</> folks have moved on and he's apparently beneath them now.

Christ, it's not like he's taking over Torchwood.

So yeah, I don't get the wank. But put me in the woot, he's gainfully employed camp.

Hope you feel better.

*pulls out favorite icon*

[rahirah]

From what I can tell, three or four people who seem to believe that if they hate JM hard enough, they will get a pony. With wings!

[shapinglight]

I've seen it for myself now.

:Rolls eyes:

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I squeed when Capt. Jack appeared on Who (and I'm currently pissed with the Doctor for the way he's treating Jack. Heh).

Seriously, it's sort of like that old commercial of "you got chocolate in my peanut butter." Two great tastes... together!

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I was wanting to enjoy and was in full enjoy when I saw petty whining. Since I was already in a peevish mood, it just irked me more than usual.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

It just struck me as so incredibly childish. Wails of "oh noes! JM showing up for one episode will ruin things." Ruin what, exactly, I don't know. It's not like the Who community isn't wanky in its own right. Torchwood isn't exactly Shakespeare. And -- oh yes -- it's only for one episode!

How dare the man get a job when some random fan on the internet has decided that they either hate him or are 'so over' him. . .because, yes, everthing is always all about us.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

Do we begrudge actors we don't care for having one-shot guest shots? And if we do, how wanky are we? That just seems so overtop and with reeking fan entitlement.

Oh noes, I don't like someone so he should hang up the whole acting gig and immediately stop seeking employment because I, random internet snarker, say it should be so.

Whatever. Grow up.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I tend to ignore the Torchwood fandom (because it was flooding my mailbox so I defriended the communities because I didn't need that much information) and every time I've ventured close to the Who fandom it has seemed to be largely populated by overly entitled wankers. I backed away slowly. Honestly, I just wanted to enjoy the show and have no need for 30 years worth of grudgewank. Whovian/Torchwood wank means nothing to me.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Don't you know, it's just the people who actually, you know, enjoy something that cause the wank. Not the ones throwing insults around. That's not wanky at all. Silly fangirl. :P

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Naturally, he should have those cheekbones removed so as not to offend people with their prominence. He does it on purpose, y'know.