So. Teen Wolf, huh?

[darkemeralds]

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

*eyes ravurian eyeingly*

I started watching Teen Wolf just...let's see here...three weeks ago. I completely dismissed it based on all the obvious things--its title, its promotional images, its general air of dumbness. Really, I need to remember that "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" sounded just as stupid in its day.

Now, TW is not quite Joss, but I gotta say after this week's episode "Battlefield" that it's starting to think about approaching that standard. I have mainlined all 23 extant episodes--several of them twice--in the past three weeks, and have lured vampirefan into the pack. I am reading fanfic. I am considering writing fanfic. You know how rare that is.

I know everyone else is already watching it, so I won't prose on. I just want to add that the sixteen-year-old in me has a huge crush on Jackson, the thirty-year-old in me is hot for Derek, and the timeless winged being of my soul adores Stiles.

Stiles is Willow and Giles and a bit of Xander all rolled into one perfectly heroic best friend character, played by a boy with a beautiful face and his heart on his sleeve, and I just love him so.

(And so does Derek. All the fic says so, and I agree.)

Comments

[bluemeridian]

*sidles back in* Since I'm not sleeping at 5am, I have a few things for you after reading upstream: most commonly, Stiles' first name according to fandom is Genim. I have no idea where that came from, but I kind of like it.

I swear that Colton Haynes is captain of the Good Ship Sterek (forgive the portmanteau - at least it doesn't bother me as much as some others), which is just adorable for some reason.

Dylan O'Brien's acting experience prior to Teen Wolf was basically... YouTube videos. It's insane; his natural affinity for acting is through the roof. Dylan's costars agree. :P

Really, I'm surprised I managed to hold out as long as I did considering it's about werewolves, which is like Blue catnip, but it's the cast that finally made me cave. They're just... adorable. *sheepish grin* Considering I'm reading about their characters, not them, I don't know why that matters to me, but there you go.

[darkemeralds]

I did a little googling on Genim (interesting name) and came across a ComicCon panel quote where Tyler Posey says, "Well, it's not Stan."

Hee! Stan Stilinisky. LOL

Also, apparently in the original movie, Stiles' real first name is Rupert, but the cast assures us that the Jeff Davis didn't use that.

The cast is right about his natural talent. (Great link, thanks.) I've never seen anything like it. vampirefan commented after watching the first ep that Dylan reminded her a lot of the young River Phoenix, and you know, she's right. Not, perhaps, the same gravity, but a physical resemblance and a distinctly similar natural talent.

[vampirefan]

because i am obsessed right now, i came read the comments on this post and checked out the link you posted here... and then i realized that it's from CAST COMMENTARY from the pilot ep!!!

OMG. HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT THERE WOULD BE DVDS???? AND COMMENTARY???

*MAKES PLANS TO RUN TO THE STORE AFTER WORK*

[darkemeralds]

Oh fuck. And I just cleaned out my entire DVD collection. I don't want more DVDs! Waaah! And I'll have to watch the commentaries and outtakes and gag reels if I'm going to write RPS be a good fan.

[vampirefan]

ok. now the conundrum. the dvds for s1 are out. but i really would love this show on bluray. do i wait? or not? arrrrggghhhhhh!!!

[darkemeralds]

I'd say wait, but then I don't have very much impulse control either, so it would be hypocritical.