The XME nostalgia has yet to stop...

[nevanna]

I am thinking of holding an X-Men: Evolution commentfic fest here in my journal. It would most likely happen in a few weeks, when schoolwork is no longer an issue, but right now I'm trying to assess people's interest levels. Would anybody be interested in participating in and/or signal-boosting such a thing?

Also, the gang and I watched "Joyride" last night. While I recognize now that there are many troubling elements of Lance and Kitty's relationship, given what happened when they met, that episode still makes my inner sixteen-year-old 'shipper grin like a fool. And I am still grateful that this show did not tie Lance's redemption arc to his finding a permanent place with the X-Men.

Comments

[collectively.livejournal.com]

I don't know the show at all, but I'll certainly signal boost for you!

[nevacaruso.livejournal.com]

Thank you in advance!

If you haven't been reading my posts, X-Men: Evolution (Evo or XME to the fandom) is a cartoon series from the early 2000s, in which the teenage X-Men have to balance the concerns of attending a normal high school with learning to use their powers to Fight Evil. (So, basically a Canon High School AU.) I recommend it with the caveat that it can get extremely cheesy and preachy sometimes, but the writing is actually quite clever and the character development extremely solid in places, and the aforementioned balance of superpowered shenanigans with adolescent angst (and even using the former as a metaphor for the latter) is, at its best, reminiscent of early Buffy. It was my first huge fandom obsession, the inspiration for more fic than I've written before or since, and even as a grown-up person, I can still enjoy and appreciate it.

[collectively.livejournal.com]

Of course I've been reading your posts. :) I should have said that I've never seen any episodes of the show. But I appreciate the rundown! It does sound like something I'd enjoy. I've got an insanely long list of things I need to watch, but I will add it for sure.

Speaking of X-Men, btw, I saw (most of) the trailer for the next X-Men movie when I saw Thor 2 yesterday. OMG IT LOOKS SO GOOD. *flails*

[dreamwriteremmy]

I am not familiar with XME either but I'm fine with signal boosting too (I might have 2 folks between LJ and Dreamwidth who would be interested but I'm not absolutely certain if both of them are in that branch of X-Men verse. And who knows maybe the fest will convince me to watch -- good fic tends to do that to me lol).

- Emmy

[nevacaruso.livejournal.com]

Thank you in advance for the signal boost! And I am always in favor of more people discovering this show. You don't actually need to know that much about the X-Men universe to like it, since it's an AU from the mainstream comics in the same way that the movies are.