lettered | Questions Post #2

About a month ago I had a bunch of questions. A bunch of people answered them, which made me happy, because now I feel a lot less ignorant. But I still have a lot of questions about lj and fandom. Almost all of them are opinion questions, because I'm interested in general consensus. I'm not looking for anyone to form my opinion for me, but it's nice knowing what other people think, especially if there's some sort of group opinion (again, not that I'd be swayed by group opinion). For instance, the question about Holtz? I'd be so comforted if a large body of people could answer "no" to that question.

General

-Why didn’t we get to see a shirtless Angel holding baby Connor? Was that too much to ask?
-Does anyone at all love Kennedy?
-Why did they maul Charisma Carpenter’s hair, and did anyone like it short and blonde better than long gorgeous luxurious droolable enviable need-I-go-on brunette?
-Do most fics consider the movie canon? Does Whedon consider it canon for the show?
-Does anyone besides me feel guilty for not liking Doyle all that much?
-Can Angel (the character, not David Boreanaz) dance?
-Does James Marsters-as-William look like a young Captain-Picard-with-hair (or, more accurately: Patrick Stewart in I, Claudius) to anyone besides me?
-Are there any Wesley/Virginia fics out there?
-Is it wrong to think Holtz is dead sexy (especially his voice)? Am I alone in this feeling?
-How come male actors don’t have chest hair any more? Do people really think it’s unsexy? Why? And the point: so does David Boreanaz wax his chest or what?

Names/endearments/appellations

-What names/endearments can you actually see Angel using? (Would he call Buffy “sweetheart”? Would he call Cordy “my love”? Would he call Spike “lad”? Would he call Wesley “sex kitten”? et al)
-What about Buffy? (I know she calls Angel “honey” in an episode. Would she ever call him “hon”? Would she ever call Faith “precious”? Would she ever call Spike “daddy”?)
-Did Angelus ever once refer to his souled self as “soul boy”? (I know others did.)
-What’re your views on using the term “childe” in a fic?
-Am I the only one who’s uncomfortable calling actors by their first names when talking about them?
-What kinda name is Boreanaz?

Lj etiquette

-If you’ve just friended someone new you met on lj, do you comment when they post about their personal lives, or does that feel invasive to you before you get to know them better?
-Is it polite to friend someone without asking?
-Is anyone else nervous posting to a community without being invited to?
-Is it polite to rec someone without asking?
-Is having a paid account really worth it?
-Do you feel awkward weighing in with your opinion on the lj of someone you haven’t friended or don’t know that well? (not in reference to fic; everyone knows writers like comments from whomever they can get them ;o)

Smut

-You’re reading an epicky fic with an interesting plot. Does a really long sex scene right in the middle bore you? At what point, really, does gratuitous smut become gratuitous?
-Has Angel ever been the sub partner in a D/s relationship (in fic, I mean)?
-Wouldn’t it be kinda difficult for a human male to maintain an erection while being bitten and sucked on by a vampire? I gave blood (in hopes of helping hurricane refugees in my town, yay) today, and felt cold and limp like a noodle afterwards. Arousal? Difficult to conceive of. Then again, not a human male. What gives? Or doesn't give?

'k. That's all for now. Thanks.

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Ooh, questions!

Does anyone besides me feel guilty for not liking Doyle all that much?

I didn't care for Doyle, and I don't feel one bit guilty about it. You like what you like.

Is it wrong to think Holtz is dead sexy (especially his voice)? Am I alone in this feeling?

You are SO not alone in this. Szarabajka has done audio books, and if I had any extra cash, I'd buy them just so I could listen to his voice all day.

Would he call Spike “lad”?

Maybe back in the day. He did call Spike "boy" in "Innocence" and "Becoming, Part 1," and I choose to believe that he still uses it during sex. ;)

If you’ve just friended someone new you met on lj, do you comment when they post about their personal lives, or does that feel invasive to you before you get to know them better?

I rarely even *read* stuff about people's personal lives, unless I've known them for a while. I'm mainly here for the fic.

Is it polite to friend someone without asking?

I friended you. *g*

Is anyone else nervous posting to a community without being invited to?

No. Communities are for pimping and sharing. Knock yourself out.

Is it polite to rec someone without asking?

Hell, yeah! Writers love to be recced, and a surprise rec is even better. Go nuts!

Is having a paid account really worth it?

Only if you want more than 3 icons.

Do you feel awkward weighing in with your opinion on the lj of someone you haven’t friended or don’t know that well? (not in reference to fic; everyone knows writers like comments from whomever they can get them ;o)

No. The internet is a public space. If someone posts something in a public space, they should expect to get answers from the public.

Does a really long sex scene right in the middle bore you? At what point, really, does gratuitous smut become gratuitous?

When it's no longer hot. *g*

Has Angel ever been the sub partner in a D/s relationship (in fic, I mean)?

Lots of fic, but very few good ones. I'm kinda with Kita on this one: I can see him subbing for Buffy and Darla, but not many others. Maybe Connor. *g* Personally, I don't like fics where Buffy is a sub for Angel. She's the slayer; she's even more of a control freak than Angel is; and she's stronger than him, physically *and* emotionally. In my head, the only reason Buffy would sub for Angel is because she wants to lay down the burden of being a general, not because she's a lovesick puppy desperate to please him. I think she's past that, now.

You are SO not alone in this. Szarabajka has done audio books, and if I had any extra cash, I'd buy them just so I could listen to his voice all day.

Well, I've been saving up for Alan Rickman's audio books. But I'm afraid Szarabajka might even take precedence.

He did call Spike "boy" in "Innocence" and "Becoming, Part 1," and I choose to believe that he still uses it during sex. ;)

I ascribe to your school of belief. Interestingly,

dlgood (I think) just pointed out to me that in the scripts Whedon writes, characters often used "boy" as an insult.

I friended you. *g*

Thank you and right back at ya.

Only if you want more than 3 icons.

That answers that question (with a resounding no).

I can see him subbing for Buffy and Darla, but not many others. Maybe Connor. *g*

Connor? I could see that, too.

Personally, I don't like fics where Buffy is a sub for Angel. She's the slayer; she's even more of a control freak than Angel is; and she's stronger than him, physically *and* emotionally.

I'm not sure I would say she's stronger emotionally. Definitely not weaker, but I'd say they were pretty equal in that sense. But yes, Buffy as a sub doesn't work for me, even if the fic isn't explicitly D/s. As you say, I can see her subbing as a kind of respite, but the number of fics I've seen wherein Buffy is weak and needy disturbs me.

Thanks for your answers.

DB is Italian on his mother's side and Czech from his Dad, Dave Roberts changed his name as he is a weather man for a network. So Boreanaz is a Czech name.

As for chest hair, he waxes, although his hair is a very light colour on his arms. In Trial I *can* see very light auburn hair in his *pits*. Take another look ladies.

As for chest hair, he waxes, although his hair is a very light colour on his arms. In Trial I *can* see very light auburn hair in his *pits*.

Yeah, I just watched "What's My Line" again, and in the part where Dru is torturing him, I thought it looked like there was no hair--but then it looked like there was. Bah. It saddens me, I like men at least to be hairier than me.

Take another look ladies.

Okay. Because have I mentioned it's one of the best back shots ever?

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Boreanaz-what sort of name is that?

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