Escapade panel?
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gwynWould anyone going to Escapade be interested in getting together for a panel, if I can nab one of those empty spots in the small rooms, on Heterosexual Life Partners? For various reasons (that time of year emotional crippledness, basically), I really just paid no attention to the panel stuff and I was thinking about this when watching Rome today -- I'd had this idea a long time ago and then totally spaced it. (And re: Rome -- I have one question. Why the hell does Vorenus NEVER LISTEN TO PULLO? If he would just do what Pullo tells him to once in a while, his life would be a lot better.)
I was thinking it would be something along the lines of how a lot of these pairs are great slash couples when you look at a show noncanonically, but in the canon, they've actually written these guys as total heterosexual life partners. They may love their women, but they love each other as much, if not more. There's the two most obvious ones on TV right now: JD and Turk from Scrubs (and hell, Scrubs also had Dr Cox and Ben, his brother in law), and Pullo and Vorenus from Rome. One of my favorites is still Winters and Nixon in Band of Brothers. There's also Larry and Charlie on Numb3rs (and lately, I swear, David and Colby), and you can insert your favorite heterosexual life partners at the panel.
I worry that no one would want to talk about it because it's not slaaaaash per se, but to me, the best part of these relationships is that they are canonically married to each other, even when they're married to a gal. The spillover to slash, the way it blurs the line, is kind of cool, I think. But I'm often told I'm crazy.
I was thinking it would be something along the lines of how a lot of these pairs are great slash couples when you look at a show noncanonically, but in the canon, they've actually written these guys as total heterosexual life partners. They may love their women, but they love each other as much, if not more. There's the two most obvious ones on TV right now: JD and Turk from Scrubs (and hell, Scrubs also had Dr Cox and Ben, his brother in law), and Pullo and Vorenus from Rome. One of my favorites is still Winters and Nixon in Band of Brothers. There's also Larry and Charlie on Numb3rs (and lately, I swear, David and Colby), and you can insert your favorite heterosexual life partners at the panel.
I worry that no one would want to talk about it because it's not slaaaaash per se, but to me, the best part of these relationships is that they are canonically married to each other, even when they're married to a gal. The spillover to slash, the way it blurs the line, is kind of cool, I think. But I'm often told I'm crazy.
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Date: 2007-02-17 06:23 am (UTC)For me, Denny Crane and Alan Shore from Boston Legal would fall square into this definition also. And, to a slightly lesser extent, House/Wilson from House.
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Date: 2007-02-17 06:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-17 07:30 am (UTC)Buliwyf and Herger.
Don't give me that look. You know I hafta represent.
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Date: 2007-02-17 07:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-17 02:57 pm (UTC)Why the hell does Vorenus NEVER LISTEN TO PULLO? If he would just do what Pullo tells him to once in a while, his life would be a lot better.
HA! Indeed! Especially when it's advice about women, or emotional things, because Vorenus is just a moron about such things. WHY couldn't he take his children to live in the country? But NO! He had to come back and pretend everything was fine. GAH!
I love it!
Date: 2007-02-17 04:08 pm (UTC)Just let me know when and where:)
Oh, glad you allow anon. comments:)
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Date: 2007-02-17 05:21 pm (UTC)Man, Dr. Cox and Ben ... I have two words. Gay Chicken.
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Date: 2007-02-17 06:12 pm (UTC)