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Ashes to Ashes
Feb. 9th, 2008 12:53 pmSo, I've finally managed to get hold of episode one and watch it, and...
IT'S A FANFIC, IT'S A BLOODY FANFIC!
We all read fics like that: smart-sassy-spunky modern grrrrl has an "accident" and wakes up in a fantasy world she's read a lot about/seen a movie about, meets the Hero, who's very rude but also very compelling, he insults, she sasses back, she knows what's going on, because she'swatched the Lord of the Rings movies watched the Harry Potter movies watched the Pirates of the Caribbean movies read Sam Tyler's report a hundred times, they fight, they not-quite kiss, he's "taller than she expected" and she's "got curves in all the right places", and jokes, characters and scenarios from the original show are merrily recycled.
There even was bloody exposition about how the missus has left Gene. Do the authors know no shame?
I bet there will be hurt/comfort soon - the proper kind, with the one party wiping the other party's sweaty brow. Around episode four.
The cheesy 80s look doesn't exactly help.
IT'S A FANFIC, IT'S A BLOODY FANFIC!
We all read fics like that: smart-sassy-spunky modern grrrrl has an "accident" and wakes up in a fantasy world she's read a lot about/seen a movie about, meets the Hero, who's very rude but also very compelling, he insults, she sasses back, she knows what's going on, because she's
There even was bloody exposition about how the missus has left Gene. Do the authors know no shame?
I bet there will be hurt/comfort soon - the proper kind, with the one party wiping the other party's sweaty brow. Around episode four.
The cheesy 80s look doesn't exactly help.
