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posted by [identity profile] rainbowstevie.livejournal.com at 04:27am on 07/04/2008
Gosh, I love remembering that the only reason I'd ever watch a TV show is because there's an idealized romantic dreamworld I can insert my unfulfilled and lost little feminine self into.
Wait, are you implying there are other reasons to watch TV?!
^ That was supposed to be a joke, and then I thought about it, and thought some more, and I think I should go crawl back to my private corner of the fandom sandbox in shame now.
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posted by [identity profile] stunt-muppet.livejournal.com at 04:34am on 07/04/2008
Eeek! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare anybody! I really do apologize!

It's not the idea of watching TV for a romantic subplot that irks - it's the idea that this is the only reason why any woman would watch TV, which is why I get mad at the "TV must have romance for demographic purposes" assumption. I have no problem with watching for a romantic subplot if that's what someone wants to do, but I object to the presumption that because I am a woman I am solely interested in the romantic side of a program.

I really hope I didn't cause too much offense. *pleads*
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posted by [identity profile] rainbowstevie.livejournal.com at 04:43am on 07/04/2008
*bounces back, rejuvenated* Oh, no worries! I was more afraid of offending you. I see what you're saying now about presumptions - it does remind me how I watch shows like Grey's Anatomy and am compelled by a desire for them to shut up about their love lives and concentrate on showing me the practice of medicine. Balance is good, no matter what I'm predisposed to like. (this is part of what's fun about X-Files in the beginning, actually)

Also, someone struck fear into my heart by bringing up the possibility of Doctor/Donna shipping, which had not previously even crossed my mind. In which case I cling very stubbornly to the idea that all subsequent seasons of DW are welcome to go on without any semblance of romantic subplot at all. Compelling villains! Running for one's life! PLOTS, YAY! The end.

Looking this comment over, I really wish I could cite sources in papers as easily as I toss TV shows around.
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posted by [identity profile] stunt-muppet.livejournal.com at 04:56am on 07/04/2008
*exhales with relief*

Precisely! And actually, the X-Files example is perfect for what I was thinking of. The subtext is there if you want it to be, but it doesn't take over the entire show. As it concerns Doctor Who, I certainly don't object to the idea of Doctor/companion shipping (that'd be awfully hypocritical of me), but...that's not the only reason I watch. And I don't want it to become the centerpiece of the show.

Compelling villains! Running for one's life! PLOTS, YAY! The end.

Yes! Plots are good! I look forward to those.
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