Ahh, I'm totally being selfish! 100%, absolutely, I should've made that point cleared in my post ^^;
As I've mentioned in my comments above, I love many a canon pairing. It's just in the fandoms that I fic actively for that I want that freedom.
It used to be that most shows were episodic, and didn't develop the characters; the writers were restricted to writing them in particular relationships, a particular way. Arc shows, with changing characters and relationships, are much more the norm now. And I enjoy a good arc show - but I can't fan on it, not in the same way. I miss the episodic shows. I don't want every show to be like that - but it would be nice to have just one. Same as, like I mentioned to you before, it would be nice to have just one show that the most major relationship wasn't a romance. It's great if you like romance. But if it's something you're merely enduring, in show after show after show...yeah, one gets bitter, after a while.
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Date: 2009-02-25 06:02 am (UTC)As I've mentioned in my comments above, I love many a canon pairing. It's just in the fandoms that I fic actively for that I want that freedom.
It used to be that most shows were episodic, and didn't develop the characters; the writers were restricted to writing them in particular relationships, a particular way. Arc shows, with changing characters and relationships, are much more the norm now. And I enjoy a good arc show - but I can't fan on it, not in the same way. I miss the episodic shows. I don't want every show to be like that - but it would be nice to have just one. Same as, like I mentioned to you before, it would be nice to have just one show that the most major relationship wasn't a romance. It's great if you like romance. But if it's something you're merely enduring, in show after show after show...yeah, one gets bitter, after a while.