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I'll throw out Holmes, although it's hard to do pairings and all with that one, love.

:)

If it's simply impossible, then obviously the second choice is Boston Legal.

Alan would like it, dear. He's such a slut for authority. ;)

Hahahaha, I love your icon.

I think I can do Holmes, but it'll be interesting, because I first read the books in second grade and I haven't really been doing much in the fandom lately.

1. The first character I first fell in love with
Holmes. This has to be true of everyone in the fandom. I think I read A Study in Scarlet first, and the scene where he and Watson meet is so memorable. He's all secluded in the chem lab (right, I'm sure Conan Doyle called it that) and jumping around because he discovered some obscure chemical having to do with bloodstains.

And I love his arrogance (because arrogance is so logical! modesty is just lying about one's abilities!) and his fierce devotion to Watson and the scene where he straightens the bent poker in...I think it's "The Speckled Band." And he delivers some great insults.

2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
Probably Watson. Since I read the books when I was younger, I always thought of him as the sidekick (which, you know, he is) and kinda dumb and slow on the uptake. This is probably influenced to some extent by House where I love and adore Wilson, the Watson-like character, but now I admire his loyalty and the fact that he can recognize what a genius Holmes is and stand by him.

3. The character everyone else loves that I don't
Hmmm. Is there a universally beloved character in Holmes fandom? I mean, besides Holmes. I can't think of anyone.

4. The character I love that everyone else hates
I like some weird characters, but I don't know if they're hated. I like Mycroft. I like the irregulars. Maybe if I reread the novels I could come up with a client I like, but...Oh, I like Moriarty, but more for the fanfic possibilities, not for who he is.

5. The character I used to love but don't any longer
Can't think of anyone. There's so much love in this fandom! Clearly!

6. The character I would shag anytime
Holmes.

7. The character I'd want to be like
Holmes again. Not that I don't appreciate Watson's good qualities, but I'd rather be a crazy mad genius who works out of his study and does cocaine than a doctor.

8. The character I'd slap
Watson. Oh, probably both of them, at various points.

9. A pairing that I love
Well, I'd love to see Holmes/Moriarty. The idea of pairing Holmes with anyone is kind of ridiculous, but...

10. A pairing that I despise

I don't despise it, but I'm not a fan of Holmes/Mary Russell. I hate all the novels that pair him with some random woman who was the sekrit love of his life (I read one where they not only had that, she turned out to be his sister).

And that's all. See below for BL ;)

As for Alan and slapping, I dunno when you started watching, but back on The Practice the mother of one of his clients actually did slap him, made to slap him again, and he said, "Nobody slaps me twice. At least not in the face."

Oooh! I love your reasonings, m'dear! :) Truely spot on!

*purrs at Alan* Rawr!

Can I name two (because technically one isn't a fandom)?

First: Boston Legal (because, yay!)
Second (heh): TM

Oh man. I will reply in two separate comments. The Practice may bleed into BL a little. (Have you seen an episode yet?)

1. The first character I first fell in love with
Alan. The first ep of The Practice I saw was Alan's second ep and I taped it as an afterthought because it was Spader and my friend had reminded me he'd joined the cast. Then I came home after class (Queer Cinema and Medicine!), watched it and immediately after posted "OMFG I love James Spader's character on The Practice." I didn't even know his damn name. But yeah, that ep has him hiring a friend of his who thinks God speaks to her and the way he interacts with her...he was just so thoughtful and caring (and he kissed her hand!) and he totally laid the smackdown on opposing counsel during a settlement conference.

2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
You won't believe this, but Denny. I didn't like William Shatner and when I heard he was going to be on the show, I was not pleased. I found Denny to be obnoxious and kind of a stupid character. I really didn't like the whole repeating his name thing. I saw him as a joke character, and not a very funny one.

That changed partially when Alan started liking him, I think (character bleed!) because I was forced to consider why, but also I think the writers made a few changes in the transition to Boston Legal. He's a lot more outlandish, but he can be more serious as well, especially with Schmidt (do you even know who she is?) back at the office.

3. The character everyone else loves that I don't
I can't think of anyone. There's a Brad contingent that I really don't understand most of the time, but the most-loved characters are Alan, Denny and Shirely, and rightfully so, I think.

4. The character I love that everyone else hates
I sort of love Garrett. Except for his hair. I like his eagerness and his sincerity and the fact that he reminds me (somewhat) of the way I write little!Alan. And the fact that he's ridiculously submissive. That said, he can also be annoying.

I really like Lori and Paul. Lori can be hysterical at certain times...there are moments when she can't help but laugh at what Alan's doing, even as she's trying to be all upright and responsible, and she's really the most down-to-earth in a Chloe-from-24 kind of way. She makes...well, not a lot, but a few really tactless/blunt remarks that I find hysterical. And I don't like Paul so much as a character, but he's a good sport, and the guy who plays him is freaking hilarious. Paul's basically the only sane one in the office and his job is to clean up everybody's messes. I sometimes entertain myself by thinking of things from his perspective. His eyes are constantly bugging out of his head and he's always looking like he's going to have an aneurysm.

5. The character I used to love but don't any longer
That doesn't really apply, since they keep doing away with characters too quickly for me to fall out of love with them. I don't like what they did with Tara on Boston Legal--she wasn't on that much, and then only as a counterpoint/girlfriend to Alan. I'm rewatching The Practice and she actually works on cases; she even tries a case, which we never see in BL. She's much more active, whereas on BL she got to be reactive.

6. The character I would shag anytime
Haha. Alan, obviously.

7. The character I'd want to be like
Alan again. Do I have to say why? I don't think I have to say why.

8. The character I'd slap
Alan ~~and he'd like it.~~ Sometimes I do, in fact, want to slap him.

The character who most deserves to be slapped is probably Sally or one of the characters they brought in at the end of The Practice and then fired over the summer before BL started. Hannah Rose or Gina Gershon's character. Ugh.

9. A pairing that I love
Alan/Tara. OTP!! I love platonic Alan/Denny. Oh, Denny/Shirley. Yes.

10. A pairing that I despise
Alan/Sally. I can see the purpose of it, but...ugh. It was so...I did not like Sally at all.

Hee. Character bleeds, they totally happen! And, yes, it's hard to believe you didn't like Denny! Although, I suppose I could sort of see why.

I've seen one episode of BL! Go me! I liked it a lot, and it was insanely awesome. Which is redundant, of course, but, yes. Liked it a lot. =D And, yes, Lori is FUNNY. *g* Can't wait to try catching an episode of it later!

It took me awhile, but now I love him. Most of the time.

Which episode? What happened?

Randomly, the one where they're defending the teacher who taught creationism. Soooo good.

Oh, I liked that one. Except for the creationism SL, actually, but I did like Denny saying "This is boring crap" during the trial. So glad you got to see Shirley in action.

I thought it was entertaining, but mostly because we had just been discussing creationism and intelligent design in Sociology, so seeing it on BL was kind of ironic.

But! TM! *pokes you*

I'll have to do it later :( Polish people have invaded my house and I'm running off to see a movie.