Meta slash
Mar. 23rd, 2004 10:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwynFor some reason, Bravo didn't air Keen Eddie last week, but they've started showing the ads for this week's episode, one of the unaired eps. I feel a great vindication: the asshats who commented that my vid at Escapade wasn't slashy enough, and that it wasn't a "correct" fandom to pimp at a slash con? Hah! Even the Bravo advertising folks know that the real romance in this show is between Eddie and Monty. The ad offers the usual quick clips from the rest of the main story, and then the announcer intones, "and the romance you've all been waiting for." A quick shot of Fiona. Music swells, and we get Monty staring up at Eddie, saying, "I think I'm attracted to you." Sound of record needle being pulled off abruptly. Eddie fixes him with an annoyed stare, and says "Shut. Up."
I'm telling you, the slash on this show is at meta level. The characters themselves know about it and comment on it. Right before the con, we had an episode where Monty was pissed at Eddie and wouldn't talk to him. At one point in the car, Eddie says, "Come on, give us a kiss." Monty turns away, but Eddie says, "Kiss?" Then a few weeks later came another totally new episode (one of the unaired six), and in frustration with strange things happening in his life, Eddie says, "Maybe we should just move in together." Monty leaps up and asks eagerly, "Really?" and Eddie, realizing what he's said, answers, "No!" to which Monty responds by sitting down and looking crushed.
I don't know how a show where two male characters are often sleeping on each other and having conversations like this could possibly not be considered slashy enough. I guess it's just that it doesn't have 12-year-old pretty boys. But I'll take Monty and Eddie over the rest of them any day. Wednesday at 10 now, on Bravo -- it's the slashiest!
I'm telling you, the slash on this show is at meta level. The characters themselves know about it and comment on it. Right before the con, we had an episode where Monty was pissed at Eddie and wouldn't talk to him. At one point in the car, Eddie says, "Come on, give us a kiss." Monty turns away, but Eddie says, "Kiss?" Then a few weeks later came another totally new episode (one of the unaired six), and in frustration with strange things happening in his life, Eddie says, "Maybe we should just move in together." Monty leaps up and asks eagerly, "Really?" and Eddie, realizing what he's said, answers, "No!" to which Monty responds by sitting down and looking crushed.
I don't know how a show where two male characters are often sleeping on each other and having conversations like this could possibly not be considered slashy enough. I guess it's just that it doesn't have 12-year-old pretty boys. But I'll take Monty and Eddie over the rest of them any day. Wednesday at 10 now, on Bravo -- it's the slashiest!
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Date: 2004-03-23 11:38 am (UTC)Eeeee! I haven't seen that! Maybe tonight, during QE? *pleasepleaseplease*
I don't know how a show where two male characters are often sleeping on each other and having conversations like this could possibly not be considered slashy enough.
I agree, absolutely. I really think you were right when you said it's more to do with KE not being the "correct" fandom, because the slash couldn't possibly be more obvious. Plus, it's just a great show. It's funny, though, I know a vidder who can't watch it because of the camera work/editing, which is exactly why I was a fan from the moment the pilot started. *shakes head* Different strokes, I guess.
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Date: 2004-03-23 04:53 pm (UTC)I think the camera stuff really settled down in the later episodes, but unfortunately, they show them out of order, so... we still haven't seen Horse Heir, and that would drive her crazy, probably. ;-)
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Date: 2004-03-23 11:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-23 04:54 pm (UTC)I guess if they were both younger and prettier... maybe there'd be this huge explosion of slashfic. Sigh. At least we're lucky enough for them to do it on the show. ;-)
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Date: 2004-03-23 01:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-23 04:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-23 03:07 pm (UTC)actually, i prefer slashing eddie with the police captain & his natty savile row suits, but hey. (& mark valley was my favorite jack devereaux...if i tell the truth about my TV-viewing history.)
your icon made me laugh out loud though. gay pants is right. everyone knows that monty was at that party looking to pick up a piece of coattail rather than skirt anyway.
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Date: 2004-03-23 05:01 pm (UTC)I think one of the cooler things about the show is that there are two possible pairings -- or more, depending on how you move the characters around. I'm definitely into these two together, but I've had a thing for many years about Colin Salmon, so... Nathaniel rings my chimes.
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Date: 2004-03-23 04:18 pm (UTC)you make me wish i had bravo. this sounds fantastic.
poor monty. i don't even know him but i feel for him.
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Date: 2004-03-23 05:03 pm (UTC)KE slash
Date: 2004-03-23 07:36 pm (UTC)Re: KE slash
Date: 2004-03-23 09:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-23 08:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-23 09:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-24 06:49 am (UTC)Just fyi.