shipping meme, days 13, 14, & 15:
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joiedecombatShockingly, I've gotten behind on the meme again. Oh well.
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
This question and tomorrow's question are unexpectedly hard to answer, I think mostly just because I'm trying not to repeat myself and I'm hitting most of my actual favorites on the other questions. And also it's hard for me to single out one particular absolute favorite anything. So I'm not going to spend a lot of time here, but as far as some of my favorite TV pairings...
Live-action: Tony and Ziva from NCIS, as already mentioned; Marcus and Ivanova from Babylon 5, who may or may not be discussed further in another entry but the short version is that they're both badass and snarky and I like their dynamic and Marcus's accent. So there you are.
Also an honorable mention to Lee and Amanda from Scarecrow and Mrs. King, one of my earliest ships, about whom I have even less to say because I haven't seen the show in forever but I used to watch it all the time when I was a kid. I expect it hasn't aged well, but Bruce Boxleitner is still good-looking.
Animated: Mwu and Murrue from Gundam SEED, already discussed. And probably a bunch of others that mostly aren't coming to mind right now but which I may get to later in the meme.
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
I don't really ship in books as much as I do in other media, so these are even more arbitrary than usual:
Elspeth and Darkwind, Mercedes Lackey's Mage Winds trilogy. Don't look at me like that, I was like fifteen. One of my first battle couples.
Mirasol and the Master, Robin McKinley's Chalice. This one admittedly mostly makes the list because I read the book fairly recently, but Mirasol is a standard McKinley heroine and I always like those, and also the Master's efforts to get back in touch with his humanity. I think they are probably one of McKinley's better-developed couples.
Wataru and Kazuki, Only the Ring Finger Knows. I've talked before about my unreasonable love for pairings which are founded on one person apparently trying to aggravate the other to death (see also Usui and Misaki from day six). This is the one that kind of codified that for me: the whole plot basically hinges on the fact that Kazuki is polite and kind to everyone but Wataru, and wondering why drives Wataru to distraction until he figures it out. A lot of the pleasure of Only the Ring Finger Knows (and in this kind of pairing in general) is reading back through it knowing what's actually going on in Kazuki's head to make him behave the way he does.
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
I really don't do this, so I'm clear for today, and that catches me up. At least for the moment.
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship?
Day 02 - What was your very first ship?
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now?
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry?
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
Day 06 - The best kiss?
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
This question and tomorrow's question are unexpectedly hard to answer, I think mostly just because I'm trying not to repeat myself and I'm hitting most of my actual favorites on the other questions. And also it's hard for me to single out one particular absolute favorite anything. So I'm not going to spend a lot of time here, but as far as some of my favorite TV pairings...
Live-action: Tony and Ziva from NCIS, as already mentioned; Marcus and Ivanova from Babylon 5, who may or may not be discussed further in another entry but the short version is that they're both badass and snarky and I like their dynamic and Marcus's accent. So there you are.
Also an honorable mention to Lee and Amanda from Scarecrow and Mrs. King, one of my earliest ships, about whom I have even less to say because I haven't seen the show in forever but I used to watch it all the time when I was a kid. I expect it hasn't aged well, but Bruce Boxleitner is still good-looking.
Animated: Mwu and Murrue from Gundam SEED, already discussed. And probably a bunch of others that mostly aren't coming to mind right now but which I may get to later in the meme.
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
I don't really ship in books as much as I do in other media, so these are even more arbitrary than usual:
Elspeth and Darkwind, Mercedes Lackey's Mage Winds trilogy. Don't look at me like that, I was like fifteen. One of my first battle couples.
Mirasol and the Master, Robin McKinley's Chalice. This one admittedly mostly makes the list because I read the book fairly recently, but Mirasol is a standard McKinley heroine and I always like those, and also the Master's efforts to get back in touch with his humanity. I think they are probably one of McKinley's better-developed couples.
Wataru and Kazuki, Only the Ring Finger Knows. I've talked before about my unreasonable love for pairings which are founded on one person apparently trying to aggravate the other to death (see also Usui and Misaki from day six). This is the one that kind of codified that for me: the whole plot basically hinges on the fact that Kazuki is polite and kind to everyone but Wataru, and wondering why drives Wataru to distraction until he figures it out. A lot of the pleasure of Only the Ring Finger Knows (and in this kind of pairing in general) is reading back through it knowing what's actually going on in Kazuki's head to make him behave the way he does.
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
I really don't do this, so I'm clear for today, and that catches me up. At least for the moment.
Day 02 - What was your very first ship?
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now?
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry?
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
Day 06 - The best kiss?
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?
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Date: 2010-10-12 02:53 pm (UTC)Yeah, RL...me/Hot Dude. Otherwise? No.
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Date: 2010-10-12 07:57 pm (UTC)And bees.
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Date: 2010-10-12 08:22 pm (UTC)And bees! In fact, I have this theory that McKinley does the adult, mystical version of the Little House on the Prairie-style Domestic Arts Porn: I live in a city and I eat out of cans, but I read these things and am struck with the bizarre desire to grow roses, or bake, or churn my own butter. It's kind of wacky that way.