Random Musings
Mar. 23rd, 2005 07:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
maderrSo after watching Samurai Champloo, my mind has been stuck on wondering what sort of whack combinations could be made to work. I mean you wouldn't immediately put Samurai with hip-hop - but Watanabe (sp?) makes it work.
My thoughts have been locked on that for the past several days, and those thoughts brought me 'round to an old favorite - cliches.
And whenever I think of cliches, I think of my Ultimate Archnemis:
Vampires. I hate vampire stories, will not read them unless they come highly recommended by a handful of peeps or I'm in the mood for self-mutilation of the brain.
Anyway. This loops back to weird combos. Why do vampires always go after pansies and nancy boys? I mean seriously, let's think about this.
Go with Rice vampires, b/c they're more or less the Textbook Example of Been Done to Death Vampires. They're all whiny, prissy bitches. Even Armand, though I loved the boy to death when I still like Anne Rice, tended to be sniveling and whiny and bitchy. So why do they always go after other nancy boys? Why does any vampire go after the bratty little fops?
Seriously. It's a bit like always eating junk food isn't it? Gets boring, every now and then don't you think they'd want real food? I mean Lestat taught everyone to just kill criminals and stuff, but that's not really much different from junk food, I should think.
So. I'm a vampire. What sort of 'meat' would I want?
Cowboys might be fun. A little tough, yeah, but not only would they have good blood - they'd put up a hell of a fight. Nice steak made on the grill at home instead of a burger bought at the King.
I think it would be pretty cool - Vampires in the old, wild west. If I knew shit about the old west, I'd be all over it. Sounds loads more interesting than Embrace (and don't you lot even start. I should hand that story over to someone who likes Vamps, I swear. Maybe I should start over and make it more cohesive...blargh. That story terrifies me, you have no idea).
How much ludicrous fun would that be? Hot!Angsty!Loner!Gunslinger is harassed by Cocky!Sheriff who is actually a vampire. Or maybe Sheriff hits on a lonely little cowboy who's looking to settle down rather than ride with the herd...or should the cowboy be the vamp? And the sheriff the victim? That would be hot too...but I dunno, somehow I like the sheriff. It would be harder to do, since he's stable rather than a wanderer...hmm...it would have to be the cowboy I guess. Except that being out on the range, he'd have a hard time getting food since it's bad policy to feed on his comrades.
What's a good name for a vampire old west sheriff? Ralph? *snerk* Maybe not.
Okay, that's it. I'm not getting into this. I know zilch about the old west (though more than I like about vampires) and have too much to do already. I don't think I could keep a straight face long enough, anyway.
And no, I haven't been drinking. But that's about to change, becauseRalph Sheriff needs to be erased from my head.
My thoughts have been locked on that for the past several days, and those thoughts brought me 'round to an old favorite - cliches.
And whenever I think of cliches, I think of my Ultimate Archnemis:
Vampires. I hate vampire stories, will not read them unless they come highly recommended by a handful of peeps or I'm in the mood for self-mutilation of the brain.
Anyway. This loops back to weird combos. Why do vampires always go after pansies and nancy boys? I mean seriously, let's think about this.
Go with Rice vampires, b/c they're more or less the Textbook Example of Been Done to Death Vampires. They're all whiny, prissy bitches. Even Armand, though I loved the boy to death when I still like Anne Rice, tended to be sniveling and whiny and bitchy. So why do they always go after other nancy boys? Why does any vampire go after the bratty little fops?
Seriously. It's a bit like always eating junk food isn't it? Gets boring, every now and then don't you think they'd want real food? I mean Lestat taught everyone to just kill criminals and stuff, but that's not really much different from junk food, I should think.
So. I'm a vampire. What sort of 'meat' would I want?
Cowboys might be fun. A little tough, yeah, but not only would they have good blood - they'd put up a hell of a fight. Nice steak made on the grill at home instead of a burger bought at the King.
I think it would be pretty cool - Vampires in the old, wild west. If I knew shit about the old west, I'd be all over it. Sounds loads more interesting than Embrace (and don't you lot even start. I should hand that story over to someone who likes Vamps, I swear. Maybe I should start over and make it more cohesive...blargh. That story terrifies me, you have no idea).
How much ludicrous fun would that be? Hot!Angsty!Loner!Gunslinger is harassed by Cocky!Sheriff who is actually a vampire. Or maybe Sheriff hits on a lonely little cowboy who's looking to settle down rather than ride with the herd...or should the cowboy be the vamp? And the sheriff the victim? That would be hot too...but I dunno, somehow I like the sheriff. It would be harder to do, since he's stable rather than a wanderer...hmm...it would have to be the cowboy I guess. Except that being out on the range, he'd have a hard time getting food since it's bad policy to feed on his comrades.
What's a good name for a vampire old west sheriff? Ralph? *snerk* Maybe not.
Okay, that's it. I'm not getting into this. I know zilch about the old west (though more than I like about vampires) and have too much to do already. I don't think I could keep a straight face long enough, anyway.
And no, I haven't been drinking. But that's about to change, because
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Date: 2005-03-24 02:11 pm (UTC)Now halfling is an interesting idea. I bet I could work that into the story somewhere easy. Maybe some sort of rivalry? (also a la Blade I guess...) Sheriff vamp hunting down "Rustelers" when really he's just looking for another vamp who's lurking in his territory? maybe the rustler vamp is a half, so that's how he's sneaking around?
*tackle glomp* You rock! ^_^
Never read BtLV though I have been told it's very good. Ever read Hellsing? I think they've released up to volume six stateside, they're really really really good.
The Preacher series, eh? I shall look it up.