I've noticed my perception of certain ages of characters change as I get older. I've been aware of it the entire time, too - like, when I was 13, I created original characters who were 15-19 years old and this was a perfect "mature" age to take on the world. Now at 22 I'd be more inclined to create original characters who are in their mid-late 20s and 30s, and it's hard for me to be as "into" characters in their mid-teens. I'll refrain from bringing up specific fandoms throughout this comment but one thing I love about Metalocalypse is that it's about a bunch of (generally unattractive) guys who are obviously in their 30s and 40s and that's awesome XD
As I mentioned in my comments to Jamie's post, I'm really only into pairings that at least make some bit of sense. I realize this is all about suspension of disbelief, but like you were saying about the old messed-up dude paired with the young spunky girl, at some point I don't like to have to work to make a pairing seem feasible. I'm perfectly okay with the obvious pairing, like Cecil and Rosa 6_6 Throw Kain in for an affair with Rosa when I'm feeling kinky. I'm all for like, Cid/Edward crack, but I'm never going to be "into" all these contrived pairings, either het or slash XD
Eva wasn't bad, but it kind of made me want to cut my wrists at the end. I enjoyed it; definitely not the Greatest Anime of All Time though.
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Date: 2009-02-21 09:58 pm (UTC)As I mentioned in my comments to Jamie's post, I'm really only into pairings that at least make some bit of sense. I realize this is all about suspension of disbelief, but like you were saying about the old messed-up dude paired with the young spunky girl, at some point I don't like to have to work to make a pairing seem feasible. I'm perfectly okay with the obvious pairing, like Cecil and Rosa 6_6 Throw Kain in for an affair with Rosa when I'm feeling kinky. I'm all for like, Cid/Edward crack, but I'm never going to be "into" all these contrived pairings, either het or slash XD
Eva wasn't bad, but it kind of made me want to cut my wrists at the end. I enjoyed it; definitely not the Greatest Anime of All Time though.
Amen to the Mary Sue comment!