Or not.
LD and I were yammering the other day over IM, which we tend to do on most days about topics various and sundry, and I was telling her how I’m almost done with the final season of Queer as Folk. I didn’t watch the show when it aired. I don’t have Showtime and at the time wouldn’t have had the time to commit, anyway. But I picked it up on DVD a couple years ago and have been slowly working my way through the series.
Usually I catch up on my tv via Netflix, because even though I do like to watch movies and tv shows more than once (that man I live with doesn’t) there’s not much tv I want to give the time to watch over and over, so therefore, don’t need to own it. Supernatural I must own. And the first season of Nip/Tuck.
And Queer as Folk.
I bought the seasons for myself as rewards for contracts or finishing books; I asked to be gifted with them for holidays. And I watched them in spurts (heh-heh) - two episodes at time with huge gaps in between. And at last, I’ve come to the end. I have one, final episode from the final season, and then…no more.
So I was rhapsodizing about Brian Kinney because holy cow, I do love Brian Kinney (and by extension, Gale Harold, obviously) and the fact is: he isn’t likeable. And yet, he is. He’s not a good guy but he’s a good person. No matter how much he snarks, lies, acts selfishly, is mean and rude, when it comes down to the end, he does the right thing, or gives his friends what they need (not always what they want) and most of all, he’s unapologetic about himself and who he is.
He’s not really a hero. Not the way most romance novels would portray one, not even as a bad boy turned good. Even when he does something good, he hasn’t changed. The next time around he might just as easily tell you to f-k off than help you. THAT is not a romance hero.
But whoever wrote him made him so wonderfully complex and sexy and damaged and wounded…and…and…
Okay, so he’s no Superman. But you know what? Evil Superman totally knocked my socks off, and yes, I mean that in the perverted way. EVIL! Superman haha! mmmm, oh, Evil Superman, I don’t expect you to save me, because you don’t DO that anymore! Wheeee! Lead me into sin, Evil!Superman!
…okay, I had a point somewhere along the way.
Oh, it’s this.
It’s not always the “good” characters who are the most interesting. I don’t think you have to “like” what a character does or is to like that character. Sometimes, the complex and complicated and intriguing character who’s not likeable, isn’t nice, doesn’t do the right thing, isn’t a HERO…he’s the one people remember most and talk about most and fall for the most.
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OH…and as you can tell, I iz addicted to the Youtubes.
BRIAN KINNEY
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GOOD SUPERMAN
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BAD SUPERMAN!!
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okay, so i’m not up on the whole evil superman thing. it took me half way through to realise that was atually from a movie with c reeve. anywho, the weird al song is stoopendous and i can’t wait for my hubby to hear it. as cool as blunt is as a human, the song makes me wanna hurl. so offence to anyone- i’m just sayin…
by amy January 15, 2008 - 8 Shevat, 5768 at 8:44 amYay for Weird Al, huh? I love him!!
Yes, that’s from Superman III, where Superman turns BAAAAAD! AND HAS SEX!!!!! Oh, I think he bonks Lois Lane in Superman II. But in III he’s gone bad. It’s not a very good movie, actually.
I just like EVIL!Superman!
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by Megan Hart January 15, 2008 - 8 Shevat, 5768 at 8:51 amI’ve always thought the “good guy” or “good girl” persona was way over-rated. No one is all good, and if they appear that way I tend to think they can’t be very honest because “bad” feelings are human nature and must be acted upon sometimes.
As a girl I loved old movies and grown up books like Harold Robbins and Jackie Collins, and I always wanted to be the femme fatale, the bad girl. The nice girls I was supposed to be rooting for always seemed too boring. I always thought, “WHO wants to be them?”
Kel :)
by Kelly Rigby January 16, 2008 - 9 Shevat, 5768 at 8:55 pmInteresting thought on the good/bad stereotypes. I think that whole good/bad persona thing is a croak though because all the good girls I ever dated ended up hurting me in some of the worst ways. All the so-called bad girls I dated respected me enough to be straight with me and told me they did not think it was going to work out.
by Scott January 23, 2008 - 16 Shevat, 5768 at 11:24 am