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[charliesmum]

I'm at 19,527 on my word count for my story. Which is not bad, but I really am not sure I'll make it to 50,000 by the end of the month. Still, the point of this exercise is to get one writing every day, and that's working, so it's all good.

I was going to talk about Gilmore Girls and House, but I can't seem to work up the enthusiasm. Not that I didn't enjoy both shows very much, I just don't know if I feel like going into an in depth analysis of them right now.

And, while I really enjoy the recaps, I think I need to stop reading the forums on TwOP because dang those people are never happy. And there is always someone who has to bring up the 'jumping the shark' thing, every time there is a plot twist they don't like. Anyway, it sort of spoiled my desire to discuss the shows.

There's a meme going around where you post the 5 fictional characters you'd like to punch in the mouth. It's pretty amusing.

My first one would be Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing*. What a whiny little drama llama. First he's all sad because he thinks the Duke stole Hero out from under him, then he takes the advice of the guy who, until recently had been fighting against him and totally humiliates Hero in front of everyone instead of just leaving. The big dick. If I were Hero I totally would not take him back. At the end bit where she reveals herself to him and says Nothing certainer:
One Hero died defiled, but I do live, And surely as I live, I am a maid. I would add, 'And maid I shall remain until a real man comes along. So bite me. Jerk.'

Romeo was a bit of a drama queen too, come to that. He's all 'oh noes, kill me!' While Juliet is all 'okay, what can we do to get out of this situation.' If he weren't all emo he might have lived long enough to see that the whole Juliet is dead thing was a fake.

Hester in A Scarlet Letter is another one. Dude, you put the stupid letter back on and abandon the idea of splitting with the guy you love because your stupid brat of a daughter cried when you took the letter off? She'll get over it. Sheesh.

That's all I can think of right now.

Well, I've rambled uselessly, didn't I?

*except for hiddengrotto, who was a totally hot Claudio


ETA: I just totally realised that Robert Sean Leonard was totally Claudio in the Brannaugh movie from 1993 (awesome movie) Every time I watch House I would think he looked familiar but couldn't place the movie. I knew it wasn't the Dead Poets Society. Wow. Mystery solved.

Comments

[zambonigirl.livejournal.com]

If I were Hero I totally would not take him back.

I totally agree. And let's not forget that the guy who told Claudio about Hero's "disloyalty" was the same one who told Claudio about the Prince's "disloyalty". I mean, it doesn't take a genius to see a pattern emerging. Don John the Bastard was probably out with his friends all, "What can we do to him next?"

Oh, wait. He was!

And word on Hester Prynn. Geez! Just move for crying out loud! She should have moved as soon as she knew she was pregnant, and lied about a dead husband. Or whatever. Take the pastor with you.

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

. Geez! Just move for crying out loud!

Seriously. I mean I know it was the Puritans and all but the husband was gone. He'd left her. Why she and the stupid bloodless priest couldn't have just left...of course Demi Moore did that movie where they gave it a happy ending and it just sucked, so I suppose Hawthorne knew what he was doing.

Seven Gables was a better book, though.

I forgot to tell you how much Charlie loves having the Mahana Song!

[zambonigirl.livejournal.com]

I felt that Demi Moore did a great disservice to that book. I mean, yeah it was boring, and I was forced to read it in HS Literature class, but...it didn't need THAT much embellishment.

Glad Charlie's enjoying himself. Did you decide if you wanted The Banana Boat Song with Fozzie and Harry Belefonte? It's REALLY cute. It's great. It's stupendous. Parts of it are really funny. It's okay. I didn't really like it. It was bad! Boooooo!

[chrysantza.livejournal.com]

She should have moved as soon as she knew she was pregnant, and lied about a dead husband. Or whatever.

As if NO-ONE - male OR female - ever did such a thing. Seriously, that was the common alternative to divorce (which was impossible to obtain) in those days. Especially if one was poor and had little to lose, one just packed up and took off. There were no real paper trails in those days, so that was pretty easily done.

[zambonigirl.livejournal.com]

Totally. I couldn't understand what was stopping them. They had nothing in that town, and faking a marriage would have been easy as pie.

But...I guess there wouldn't have been a story then.

Oh, wait!

[rayvyn2k.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about the TWoP forums. I stopped reading the boards (except for The Amazing Race, and I mostly skim there) and just read the awesome recaps. I have been a much happier person since.

[chrysantza.livejournal.com]

Hester in A Scarlet Letter is another one. Dude, you put the stupid letter back on and abandon the idea of splitting with the guy you love because your stupid brat of a daughter cried when you took the letter off? She'll get over it. Sheesh.


Word!!! Criminy, how I hated Hester. What a frinkin' martyr. Sheesh, lady, men outnumber women like 3 to 1 in the colonies, pack it up, change your name and go to Boston or New York already! Start a new life! Tell bratty Pearl "Hard cheese, kid, I'm taking this letter off and GOING!"

[ailurophiledj.livejournal.com]

at least you got to that far!!
I lost several days...5 days to be exact, due to overnight working. What I do is on the days that I am NOT working, are the days I type up abt 2k words...so lately, my schedule has been off, due to working a lot within just a few days, so didn't get the chance. So, I lost my chance. No way I'll make it to 50k. *sobs* I tried...i also lost my muse. My story sucks...it just sucks.

[hiddengrotto.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I got mentioned on your journal! Yay! I still stand by my belief that it's not Claudio's fault though... that he's just not a smart guy and was easily led astray and thought he was doing the right thing. We can argue about that later.

oh. and Robert Sean Leonard cried his way through the role and I thought he did a great disservice to it. just my two cents. :)

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Word on RSL - I remember thinking way back when I saw the movie in the theatre that the Claudio was a good actor and very good looking.

Maybe naive would be a good word for Claudio. Hasn't yet glommed onto the fact that, as House would say, people lie.

And I still am hoping to somehow get a copy of your Much Ado. By the way.

[hiddengrotto.livejournal.com]

If I ever get a copy, I'll be sure to duplicate it and send it on... the person who was supposed to be editing all the footage has really dropped the ball though :-\

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

I love your Icon. It's very funny. 19,000 + words is very good! I'm just rying to finish my thesis. Mines 86,000+ and it's taken me two years to get there.

[fayzalmoonbeam.livejournal.com]

The BBC did a version in their Shakespeare Retold series a couple of weeks ago where Hero (played by the lovely Billie Piper, of Dr Who fame) tells Claudio to fuck off at the end-doesn't put it in so many words, but she makes it clear that if the EVER get back together it'll be on her terms. She's then chief bridesmaid at Beatrice and Benedick's wedding, and he's best man, so there's a sort of unity there. OK, so it's not entirely true to Shakespeare, but it certainly had me screaming "At last!!" at the screen for a while.

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

but she makes it clear that if the EVER get back together it'll be on her terms.

That? Rocks. I don't usually 'forgive' changes to Shakespeare, but that totally works because a) they may get together eventually and b) they weren't the main characters. *lamants once again living in the US where we don't get that show*

[atlantel.livejournal.com]

I'm at 19,527 on my word count for my story. Which is not bad, but I really am not sure I'll make it to 50,000 by the end of the month. Still, the point of this exercise is to get one writing every day, and that's working, so it's all good.
Don't give up! I want to know who is the murderer and if I can guess before the end (by the way, you never told me if I was really wrong or not *wink*)

As for your meme, it is pretty amusing but I cannot think of fictionnal characters like now. Oh yes, in Jane Eyre, this Rochester is a jerk! Really. Why did he propose to her if he was already married. He should have done something to get rid of the mad woman. Poor Jane.