Summary: I didn't get it

[tsaiko]

I am reading The Sentinel fanfiction, which I don't think I can recommend as a whole since most authors seem to think that if the main characters have sex, puppies and rainbows follow them ever afterwards and all of life's problems are fixed. I feel like most stories are almost the exact opposite of the romance novel trope where if the two characters would have a five minute conversation then the entire reason for the book would be solved. In The Sentinel fic, since the two characters know each other's every feeling, all their problems are solved. Sorry, life doesn't work that way.

I was telling miome that despite this, and the fact that I've only ever seen half an episode of the series, I keep reading. Mostly because I keep wondering how much of what I'm seeing repeatedly in fanfics was actually based on the show and how much is fanon. Of course, Miome asked me what I remembered about the half episode I'd seen. Below is my summary.

"There was a curly haired guy and a macho man. They were in South America. I think curly haired guy had been kidnapped? Anyway I remember a village and that macho man kicked ass. Then there was a black panther. I didn't get that part."

Miome tells me I pretty much summed up the series there. :D

Also, the AC for our apartment is still not fixed. This is getting ridiculous. We've called the apartment complex several times and nothing. Not pleased.

Comments

[mechante-fille.livejournal.com]

When do you move in to your house for good? Hopefully the AC is working just fine there.

Speranza (http://www.trickster.org/speranza/) writes Sentinal fic. Have you read hers? I've only ever read one crossover Sentinal fic, but I love Speranza's Due South fic.

[tsaiko.livejournal.com]

I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the link!

[mechante-fille.livejournal.com]

Oh, and speaking of links, I finally read Dark Deviance. Loved it! Thanks for the point.

[tygati.livejournal.com]

Miome's right, you pretty much summed up the series. I tried to watch it once, and never even made it through one season. The fic was better than the canon. -__-;;

[tsaiko.livejournal.com]

Miome described it as "hard core cop drama with a scoop of mysticism BS plopped on top." It doesn't really surprise me that the fandom is better than the canon with that description.

[karinaspellman.livejournal.com]

So I've managed to get into the Sherlock fandom (specifically the BBC one), and there are two Sentinel AUs, one finished and one WIP, that I've fallen in love with. And I was wondering where the Sentinel/Guide idea was from, so I checked that out just earlier today, and now here you are writing about it! The world is too damn small.

[sokashi.livejournal.com]

Not to deviate too much from the point but can I ask what the two fics you mentioned were? I found one that I loved and want more, but I'm not having much luck. Thanks!