I am up for auction! Okay, my work is.

[thefourthvine]

I am up for auction at help_japan. This is one of those "Who knows if anyone will want this, but, hey, someone might!" type auctions, because what I am offering is: a review.

Yes! If you were looking for a bewildered review by someone who probably knows absolutely nothing about your fandom and may not be able to identify any of the characters by the end, never mind at the beginning, I am here for you. I will review any English-language (English subtitles also acceptable), Netflixable (if it will be Netflixable eventually, and you're willing to wait, that's fine) movie or TV episode you choose. I am not expecting kindness, either. I will totally watch Spock's Brain for charity.

Things to note: Whatever you pick for me can't have child death or animal harm in it. (It is okay if they're endangered, as long as it is clear they're fine in the end. And if it's just a tiny thing in an otherwise safe movie or episode - horses die in battle or whatever - I will deal.) Also, I can totally promise to write a review about whatever you want me to watch, but I can't promise to like it. I might! But I might not. And in any case I will almost certainly be poking fun at whatever it is. (See the TOS review below - I really do love TOS. But that doesn't mean I'm always nice to it.) Just something to keep in mind.

Some of my previous reviews, so you can decide if this is something you might wish to spend your charity donation currency unit of choice on: Anchors Aweigh, Star Trek TOS: Journey to Babel, and, as a total blast from the past, The Fast and the Furious.

If this sounds like your cup of tea, YAY! Bid at my thread.

ETA: K-drama partisans may wish to read the DW comments!

Comments

[anenko]

Coffee Prince was my first Kdrama. I totally support getting TFV to watch it.

Or one of the fluff pieces like Mary Stayed Out All Night or You're Beautiful (. . . omg, I *want* that!). YAB probably wouldn't be a good starter drama, but here are so many wonderful WTF moments in that series. And crossdressing! Always a plus in my book.

[pineapplechild]

It was my first k-drama too! And then I inflicted it upon all my classmates and the year below us! The entirety of the juniors and senior girls at my school all watched it at lunch on someone's laptop.

I would totally support TFV reviewing it.

[anenko]

Coffee Prince really spoiled me when it came to kdramas.

I really love how they handled the crossdressing, and Han Kyul's struggles to accept his 'homosexuality.' And how much do I love that there were emotional consequences? A *lot.*

Maybe TFV could review the episode with the Best Love Confession Ever.

[pineapplechild]

YES, EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES! I am in fact a huge fan of this idea and willing to throw some money in the pot, should it be plausible.

[paxpinnae]

How much? Because we've already got a pledged total of $75, and it's starting to look like this could happen.

[anenko]

How much is everyone else offering?

[jamethiel]

Mostly $25, except for me, because if they're paying me extra money to be on call then I'm going to spend it on something awesome. (I'm paying $40)

[paxpinnae]

Three people (including me) have offered USD$25, with one offer of USD$40. Also, I think we have enough people at this party that it's time we got a room; I've put up a post on my journal where we can thrash out donations and pick a drama/episode (Coffee Prince seems to be the lead runner).

[anenko]

$25 is doable for me!

If TFV wants more context, Dramabeans has an episode-by-episode summary of Coffee Prince.

darkeyedwolf has a general pimp post for the series, too.

[pineapplechild]

Say $15? This is a bad month for more then that. What's the current high bid? (I'm on my phone and only get email)

[jamethiel]

*buts in*

Current high bid is $60. We've got more than that.

*/buts in*

[anenko]

So few crossdressing stories bother with the emotional aftermath. And in most of the dramas I've seen, the main guy almost immediately figures out that the pretty new boy in his life is actually a girl. The guys who do have to struggle with their sexual identity (Nakatsu in Hana Kimi, Jeremy in You're Beautiful) are there as comic relief.

Sungkyunkwan Scandal is supposed to be really good, too.

[paxpinnae]

Oh man. Now I'm having flashbacks to doing the exact same thing - six girls huddled around a computer monitor - with My Sassy Girl freshman year of high school. I feel old.

Also, I'm asking everyone who's interested in bidding to go here so we can thrash out the details. Thanks!