I don’t have much to say about “Sherlock Holmes.” I’ve never read any of the works by Conan Doyle (tho’ i think i’ve read versions for kids when i was in school) and i’m not even sure i’ve seen a full episode of any previous versions of Sherlock Holmes.  I have picked up enough about Holmes from popular culture to be fascinated by the character, but i’ll admit that i was really only interested in seeing this version because i was interested to see what Ritchie would do with such a fascinating character.  Also, Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are pretty.

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“Theft of Assets, Destruction of Property”, by Helen.  Harry Potter, Draco/Neville.  I’m not quite sure how i feel about the premise of D/N coming to live together, but i loved the characterizations and especially Draco’s transformation.  And, okay, i am a huge fan of Neville’s and love any story where he gets to be a fucking badass.

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“50 Things I’m No Longer Allowed To Do At The Academy”, by Theta Sigma.  Doctor Who.  By far my favorite:

15 – I am not at risk of a predestination paradox if I hand in my thesis on time.

That is, seriously, why all of my school essays were late, every single time, always.  Honest!  Very serious matter, that, predestination paradox.

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“Fever (Remastered)”, by Talitha.  Sherlock Holmes, Watson/Holmes.  Cannot.  Stop.  Watching.

First, an update to an earlier fic & vids post because a link broke:  …on the dance floor, by Sloane.  (This is the “Too Many Dicks on the Dancefloor” / “Star Trek” fanvid i keep talking about.)  I still <3 this vid so much.

Fic!  “Apocalypse How?” A Dinosaur Comics fic.  Yes, really.  And it’s good!  Even Andy liked it.

And finally.  Um, okay, this isn’t really a fanvid, but i found it thinky in the same way vids make me thinky because i think it’s transforming, and thus questioning, culture in the same way. This is “He Wolf,” by Andrew Foster, a sophomore at the University of Washington.  Why’d he parody Shakira’s “She Wolf”?

Foster admits he’s not a big Shakira fan. But when he and his friends saw her newest video, they couldn’t stop watching it — or imitating the sexy, oddball dance moves he called “over the top.”

In the 1st place, i wind up liking the parody way better because it’s being ridiculous on purpose instead of merely being ridiculous by accident — is Shakira supposed to be dancing sexfully, or is she twisting around because she’s supposed to be undergoing a transformation into a werewolf, or both?   But in the 2nd place, the parody is interesting because, to quote again from that september 22nd (2009) Seattlepi.com article:

[T]his morning the YouTube community flagged it as inappropriate for audiences under 18, which surprised its creator: If Shakira can do it, why can’t he?

Why, indeed, does a video where a man is gyrating around get flagged as inappropriate for audiences under 18 when the original video of a woman gyrating in exactly the same way does not get flagged?

And while i’m asking questions with no satisfactory answers:  Why does the scene in the original “She Wolf” video where a wolf prowling across the floor becomes a woman prowling across the floor feature a black woman when there are no other obvous women of color in the video anywhere?

A sort of historical edition, as these are all vids that have been out for awhile.  But for completeness’s sake i wanted to put them here on the website.

House/Wilson to Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend.”  Hilarious.

Kirk/Spock (ToS) to NIN’s “Closer.”  Creepy yet kind of compelling.

“Revolutionary Girl Utena” (the movie) to Queen’s “Princes of the Universe.”  Spot on.  I don’t even particularly care for Utena, but this vid is brilliant.

And a special gift.  Andy sent me this URL “because it’s friday”:  John Barrowman in drag

I realize that titling this post “friday fic & vids” sets up the expectation that i’m going to be doling out fic and vid recommendations every friday.

Do not be deceived!  Heh.  Actually, i don’t read much fic or watch many vids, but i occasionally enjoy them and on occasional fridays i suppose i’ll list the ones i’ve enjoyed recently.

Fic!

Theories About Nuclear Winter.  Uh, yes, this is a “Calvin & Hobbes” fic.  Calvin + Susie!  Teenage romance!!  No, really, it’s better than you think it’s going to be.

Vids!

shall we take the lift or fly? (by arefadedaway). ‘Star Trek’ reboot.  Kirk/Spock + “Don’t Stop Believing.”  Yes, really.  It’s good!!

…on the dance floor (by Sloane). ‘Star Trek’ reboot.  And it sums up my ST:Reboot woes so nicely — “Not enough ladies, too many mans.”