I pretty much think of myself as a gen person, but I think that's mostly because SG-1 is the fandom with which I'm most involved now, and I'm resolutely gen there. It's all about the team and the friendships! I don't want any of the main four paired off with each other, or, really, with anyone else. I love Daniel and Sha're, but I don't think I would have liked the pairing so much if it took him away from the team.
I also don't want anything going on with the major characters on X-Files, and the less romance on SGA, the better. And heavens, keep it away from Doctor Who! That is THE show for me, and I don't want any messy love stuff ruining the fun. (I have liked all the companions on the relaunch; I could have done without some of the pining.)
I'm not always so gen, though. With Dark Angel, I did want Max and Logan to get together, and I got tremendously frustrated with season 2 (for multiple reasons). I loved Delenn and John on Babylon 5, though when their romance started I resisted. When I started watching Torchwood, I loved Gwen and Rhys (still do!), hated when Gwen had that affair--and still can't believe I like Jack and Ianto together and want them to stay together! There is just so much wrong with their relationship, and yet somehow it works for me.
But even when I like romance, I don't want it as the main plot. I don't want it that way in fic, generally, and I certainly don't want it on the show. If I want a love story to dominate, seriously, I'll read Jane Austen. Part of it is, I think, that I don't trust tv writers to get it right, so I try not to invest my enjoyment of a show too heavily in a relationship. Mostly, I don't choose to watch romance. I don't watch soaps. I like some romance on the side sometimes, but that's on the side.
I mostly call myself gen, but not always. That clarify things?
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I also don't want anything going on with the major characters on X-Files, and the less romance on SGA, the better. And heavens, keep it away from Doctor Who! That is THE show for me, and I don't want any messy love stuff ruining the fun. (I have liked all the companions on the relaunch; I could have done without some of the pining.)
I'm not always so gen, though. With Dark Angel, I did want Max and Logan to get together, and I got tremendously frustrated with season 2 (for multiple reasons). I loved Delenn and John on Babylon 5, though when their romance started I resisted. When I started watching Torchwood, I loved Gwen and Rhys (still do!), hated when Gwen had that affair--and still can't believe I like Jack and Ianto together and want them to stay together! There is just so much wrong with their relationship, and yet somehow it works for me.
But even when I like romance, I don't want it as the main plot. I don't want it that way in fic, generally, and I certainly don't want it on the show. If I want a love story to dominate, seriously, I'll read Jane Austen. Part of it is, I think, that I don't trust tv writers to get it right, so I try not to invest my enjoyment of a show too heavily in a relationship. Mostly, I don't choose to watch romance. I don't watch soaps. I like some romance on the side sometimes, but that's on the side.
I mostly call myself gen, but not always. That clarify things?