It is a matter of emotional temperature for me, but having said that much, I'm not sure where it takes me. vonnie_k, for example, didn't seem to feel any coldness in Too Much Light (http://vonnie-k.livejournal.com/310390.html#cutid1), and I can't remember now if I felt any difference between "Crazy" and "Too Much Light." I *think* I did, but I've gone over this too much already: my memories aren't reliable. I'll have to rewatch the vid, and of course my perceptions have been affected by this discussion.
I am not entirely joking about the yellow. I have very strong and not entirely positive connotations for a 70s decor, especially the colors, and especially that washed-out mustardy yellow.
On the other hand, when I try to define the differences between sf lit fandom and media fandom approaches to the source text, the degree and type of emotional connection keeps coming up as very important.
On the third hand (yay sf!), I've often been disappointed at sf lit fans' reactions to the source text because it's just as shallow, shippy, and shallowly character-oriented as media reactions. I think it's possible to have a character-oriented reaction that's deep, but--I expected something more lit-critical, I guess, or something more engaged with theme than character, and it's the same old who do I like/who should screw whom.
I am not really opposed to LoM and I am perfectly willing to believe it's better than Supernatural; but one of the Supernatural vids hit my hot buttons and none of the Life on Mars vids did.
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I am not entirely joking about the yellow. I have very strong and not entirely positive connotations for a 70s decor, especially the colors, and especially that washed-out mustardy yellow.
On the other hand, when I try to define the differences between sf lit fandom and media fandom approaches to the source text, the degree and type of emotional connection keeps coming up as very important.
On the third hand (yay sf!), I've often been disappointed at sf lit fans' reactions to the source text because it's just as shallow, shippy, and shallowly character-oriented as media reactions. I think it's possible to have a character-oriented reaction that's deep, but--I expected something more lit-critical, I guess, or something more engaged with theme than character, and it's the same old who do I like/who should screw whom.
I am not really opposed to LoM and I am perfectly willing to believe it's better than Supernatural; but one of the Supernatural vids hit my hot buttons and none of the Life on Mars vids did.