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First things first, Vividcon registration is tomorrow! They open at 12 PM EST tomorrow here and I would strongly urge anyone who wants to go to get up early, have alarms in place (you can download computer alarms if needed!) and register immediately because it's probably going to sell out really fast even ten minute fast, who knows. I can't recommend Vividcon enough for anyone who loves vids. It's SO MUCH fun. There's the Premieres show and other vidshows with both new and old vids showing, really interesting vidding panels that help for both creating and watching vids, Club Vivid with lots of fun dancing to vids and many great fans who LOVE vids and create a friendly, enthusiastic and vid positive atmosphere. I've had the time of my life both times I went and for me it's worth all the money in the world. I would urge everyone interested to go!

Late on this but just in case anyone hasn't seen, the New To Me Vid Watching Challenge has a lot of great vid recs of some vids you may not have seen before. Hopefully soon I'll compile my own big rec list I've been meaning to do.

In light of Alias, I'm curious about what people think are the best and worst TV show pilots and finales. Especially relative to the overall quality of the show as a whole. What do you think makes a good Pilot and Finale? Here's a poll if you'd like to answer and I'd love any comments if you'd like to elaborate why (without spoilers preferred).

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Also, here's a meme:
Name a fandom I'm into and I will tell you:

1. The first character I fell in love with:
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now:
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t:
4. The character I love that everyone else hates:
5. The character I would shag anytime:
6. The character I'd want to be like:
7. The character I'd slap:
8. A pairing that I love:
9. A pairing that I despise:
10. Favorite character:
11. What are your five favorite things about your fandom?
12. What are your five least favorite things about your fandom?
13. Who are your five favorite characters?
14. Who are your five least favorite characters?
15. What are your five favorite pairings?
16. What are your five least favorite pairings?
17. Which character are you most like?
18. What is your deep, dark fandom secret?

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1. The first character I fell in love with: Michael Bluth. I loved how he dealt with his family in the pilot with those expressions.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Lucille. She's eevil but in such a great mastermind, funny way.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t: Maybe Lindsay?
4. The character I love that everyone else hates: Uncle Jack (but he's not really their uncle)
5. The character I would shag anytime: Gotta go with Michael. He's so hot in his own way.
6. The character I'd want to be like: I'd don't think I'd want to be anyone. I'm going to go with Maeby because it'd be fun to run a movie studio.
7. The character I'd slap: Probably Lindsay.
8. A pairing that I love: Um...Michael/GOB (it was weird).
9. A pairing that I despise: Buster/Lucille Austero (it's funny though!)
10. Favorite character: Michael Bluth
11. What are your five favorite things about your fandom? Always brilliant, always hilarious, continuity, crazy quirky characters and the meta/commentary on the show/world.
12. What are your five least favorite things about your fandom? Not long enough, not enough fans, not enough fanfic/vids, the British arc, Kitty
13. Who are your five favorite characters? Michael, Buster, GOB, Lucille, George Michael (also Tobias)
14. Who are your five least favorite characters? Kitty, Barry, Lindsay, Rita
15. What are your five favorite pairings? Michael/GOB, George Michael/Maeby, Buster/Starla, Tobias/Lindsay
16. What are your five least favorite pairings? Buster/Lucille Austero, Michael/Lindsay, George Michael/Anne, Steve/Maeby
17. Which character are you most like? Probably George Michael as I can be pretty shy/nervous at times.
18. What is your deep, dark fandom secret? Um...I love all the incest? Even the intergenerational couples are fun!

Aw, great answers. I love this show so much. It totally inspired me to write my own responses, even if you don't want to read them. lol.

1. The first character I fell in love with: Michael Bluth. I totally agree with you on this one. Jason Bateman is so underrated as an actor/comedian.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Tobias. At first I thought he was pretty funny, but after re-watching the series I totally love his character and I get why he's such a fan favourite.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t: I don't dislike any characters but I think Maeby is the least funny out of all of them. Sometimes her storylines bore me.
4. The character I love that everyone else hates: Uncle Jack. I totally agree. I love that episode that he is in, I wish he'd been in more.
5. The character I would shag anytime: Definately Jason Bateman. Ugh. I mean Michael Bluth. lol.
6. The character I'd want to be like: I'd don't think I'd want to be anyone. However, Michael has good family morals, even if he doesn't always follow through on them.
7. The character I'd slap: Probably Heather Graham's character, Beth. I can't stand Heather Graham. lol.
8. A pairing that I love: Michael/GOB.
9. A pairing that I despise: George Sr./Kitty.
10. Favorite character: Michael Bluth and GOB Bluth. It's a tie.
11. What are your five favorite things about your fandom? Hilarious script, fantastic actors, critical praise, the cult following, the quotable lines.
12. What are your five least favorite things about your fandom? It got cancelled, not enough fans, only three seasons, Heather Graham, stupid FOX.
13. Who are your five favorite characters? Michael, GOB, Lucille, Buster and Tobias.
14. Who are your five least favorite characters? Kitty, Bob Loblaw (other than his name, he's not funny), Jessie (that psycho public relations woman), Wayne Jarvis, Beth.
15. What are your five favorite pairings? Michael/GOB, George Michael/Maeby, Buster/Lucille Austero, Tobias/Lindsay, Michael/Marta.
16. What are your five least favorite pairings? GOB/Blamee (I forgot what Amy Poehler's characters name was), Maeby/Steve Holt, Michael/Jessie, Michael/Beth, Buster/Starla.
17. Which character are you most like? Uh, I hope I'm not really like any of them, but I guess Michael. I can have good intentions but can be a little self-involved at times. lol.
18. What is your deep, dark fandom secret? Um. Anything Michael/GOB is hot and hilarious.

Yeah Tobias grew on me too although I've always loved him. I agree about Maeby, I was always disappointed she didn't have better storylines. Glad to see another Uncle Jack fan! I was shocked when I found out a lot of people at TWoP didn't like or the episode he was in as it's one of my favorites. I don't even remember Beth...Glad I'm not the only one who likes Michael/GOB. Oh and I dislike George/Kitty as well.

I liked Tobias when watching the series the first time around but I didn't get why he was such a fan favourite. I see what I've been missing. He's in my top five now. lol.

Yeah, Maeby always had mediocre storylines in comparison to the other characters, which could be why I find some of her scenes a little boring.

Hurray for Uncle Jack. Martin Short is just too funny! "To the nuts!" By the way, what is TWoP?

I only remember Beth because I saw that episode a couple of days ago.

Michael/GOB is one of the reasons I love this show so much!

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