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Just watched the first part of the A&E Scarlet Pimpernel series (what, me procrastinate? No.). It's no secret that I rented this thing for Jamie Bamber, so imagine my dismay when he barely makes it an hour before being executed. OMG! Can Jamie Bamber appear in a period piece without getting shot in the gut?

At least he gets to lose his virginity first.

To reiterate for those of you not reading behind the cut: Drunken. Orgy. Jamie Bamber, three women and a hot tub in front of a room full of people. Three women undressing Jamie Bamber in a hot tub in front of a room full of people. Yes, they do get his pants all the way off before the scene changes. At least the director appreciated that you can't put the man in something without at least a little beefcake action.

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I'm not up on my nobility -- if he was Lord Dewhurst, does that mean he holds the title? In which case, he's not just some scion of a noble family, he's a duke or an earl or something. In which case, his younger brother, now the title holder, would have even more reason to want to avenge his death.

Oh, the tragic backstories that could come off of that one little detail. Because Tony is awfully young to be the head of his household.

You are both hilarious and silly. You didn't even seem to care for the Pimpernel story and you're going to write fanfic about it. Don't deny it, I can tell you're intrigued.

Can I distract you and convince you to write fanfic for a better series starring Jamie Bamber, if you're so fixated? BSG, Horatio Hornblower, whichever?

Yes, yes, I know. I just see one little detail and I pick and pick...

Here's the reason why not for the other two series - I feel no need at all to write fanfic for BSG. Fanfic fills in missing pieces from a series: plot holes, missing scenes, backstories, or even if it's not that specific, fleshes out the characters. BSG doesn't need any fixing. All my craving for stories in that universe is fulfilled by the show itself. The same holds true for Buffyverse.

For Hornblower, it's a small canon fandom and all of the obvious plots have been done, repeatedly, and quite well enough. I haven't had any plot bunnies that I haven't been able to find a fic already in existence for. Except, of course, for a satisfactory LKU. But getting my perfect one would just be rearranging elements of stories that have already been written which just isn't worth the effort. As you may have noticed, I tend to be more drawn to write in fandoms that don't have a lot of fic, because if I can find a story similar to what I'm imagining, I just read it, which takes far less effort.

I hear you on the little fandoms stuff. Not only are there usually less canon stuffs to worry about, there's less of a chance that the fangirls will have invaded. Plus you get to explore where others have not yet done so. Woot.

My reason for not writing Buffy or BSG is because it's too dense. There's sooooo much to remember, and the character interactions are so multilayered, I couldn't do better than the writers. Plus, Joss-verse stuff has its own speech rhythms and I could never do it half so well as he does.

Oo! Oo! An even better idea.

To preserve the older-brotherly nature of the Tom-Tony relationship which is necessary to make it work (a younger brother would have to be like 15 which creates a whole 'nother set of problems), Tom is Tony's cousin. That way Tony can be the only son left in his family with a horde of sisters, making his death even more tragic. Tom is the cousin who has now inherited the title from Tony. This also explains Tony's fixation on Percy - he's a father-replacement figure.

Stop me. Please stop me. Or I'll have to write this and I know far too little about the Scarlet Pimpernel to attempt that.

I had this epiphany while standing over the photocopier.

Heee heee hee. If you need a Pimpernel person, I am your girl. I hear you'll be over tonight. I'm sure I can subject you to the musical or at least pass it off.

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