Mulder and Scully were perfect for eachother.. both engulfed in the same work offbeat individuals who had long disconnected themselves with mainstream society.... I don't know if they could have ever settled down and raise a family, but in their own way they could be together... amidst the chaos that was...

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Now is a great time to do things they couldn't do with the series.  They're past their zenith, so they know they don't have to keep a series running for lord knows how long...

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I detect mockery.

Dulmer and Lucsley.

You're the one that brought up Spock/Kirk Archonix...  You could have at least been a little closer on target and brought up Sisko and SevenofNine... 

Also, to answer your question coldy, I find their speaking on last name basis kind of endearing... However, they've proven at points throughout the series that when in intimate situations they can use eachother's first name.  So, I'm going with they'd probably always be Mulder & Scully deep down, but if their relationship went to the next level they'd call eachother Fox & Dana more often up to the point where they tied the knot... which of course would mark when they start calling eachother Mr. and Mrs. Mulder. yes.

 

Originally posted by Ralph Snart:
I've got some Janeway and Seven.  Want me to share?

[*Starts to reply*]

[*Bites tongue*]

Starting up the Trek Slash and talking about crap I don't know about, surprisingly normal.

Uh-Oh! I see the word "ship" in the thread's title. You know that that means...

Yes you should Arch. Nice pict WAVer.

This obviously isn't the fanart forum... it's for discussion about characters, but could you please give explanation to your request Frida?

I don't really see the harm in it as long as it doesn't detract from the discussion.... usually it sparks it up more.

I can't say that I'm offended, rather so upset.

Let's take a trip through the PEEL time machine and go back two shipper's threads ago.

 http://www.peelified.com/cgi-bin/Futurama/11-001242-1/

Please browse through all of the pages in this thread. Do you notice anything?

There seems to be a correlation with the conversation and picture ratio. Just from skimming through the thread, you can tell that whenever massive amounts of pictures were posted, the quality and quantity of discussion plummets. When the trends continue, the entire thread becomes a total joke. An embarassment to the On-Topic PEEL world.

I know I haven't posted on PEEL very much for the past several months, and I apologize for my inactivity. If it wasn't for that not-much-Futurama movie and finals, I'd be posting more often. However, I still continue to visit PEEL on a daily if not no more than a weekly basis, and during those sessions I always head to the shipper's thread first. I always love to see if there's any new discussion on the shipper's thread. Within the past few days on the end of the previous thread, conversation was bubbling just like back in the day when Shiny was around to pass her wise words of wisedom.

It takes the village idiot to burn down the town. As soon as some village idiot posts a picture or a similar material, discussion becomes silly, sloppy, and thin, as shown in the shipper's thread.

I'm totally fine with the occassional picture or two, but here are my guidelines with posting a picture.
1. Top of the thread post goofy picture. Sure, go ahead and post a dancing ninja. You deserve it. I'm fine with these nonsensical pictures. I'm not one for celebrating if your post is on the top, but I have done it before with the fad of the Trek Slash three shipper's threads before.
2. Pictures that are 100% relevant to the discussion. I wouldn't consider any picture of Fry and Leela to qualify for this. For example, if we were talking about Fry and Bender in "The Beast with a Billion Backs", if you have a screenshot of the exact moment you're referring to and it would be a huge benefit if it was posted, then under my opinion it would be suitable.
3. Something of interest to start some new discussion. Not many pictures or any fan base material does this. The only time that I found it appropriate was when Archronix posted his ironic Fry and Leela comics, but other than that that's basically it.
4. Other occassional nonsensical pictures that barely fit the conversation. Just take a look at what Ralph Snart posted in this new shipper's thread. Nonsensical, but not detracting from the conversation.

That's all I could come up with for my personal set of guidelines. If I come up with any more exceptions, I'll try to find this post again and add it in.

Much like winna and a few others, I detest most fan art and all fan fiction. You know what, I can't say if "detest" is the right word to describe my emotions to fan material. I do sometimes, but very rarely look at fan art or read fan fiction, and in the case of fan fiction I only skim to parts that I'm more interested in. I'm probably going to be offending to most PEELers here, so take caution before you read any further.

I'm a very canon person. I like all my material to be considered canon. I only "read" fanfiction to view other fan's ideas. Many years ago I've attempted writing Fry/Leela fanfiction. Let's just say it was so crappy and non-Futurama, I never posted it (nor finish the first chapter) and from that point on, promised myself that keep the writing to the writers who have the character's interest and the universe at heart (though this didn't show in "Bender's Big Score" ).

P.S.: Most fan fictions don't have the canon feel as many fan fictionists have poor characterizations, don't include the Groening humor, dramatize their works, and add in unnecessary characters.

I'm anal when it comes to fan art. I only appreciate fan art done in the canon Groening style, nothing else. I like most of Archronix's art, because his style is similar enough to the Groening style. However, I should also note that not only does the fan art have to have the Groening style, it must also be in-character. So please, don't stick a cigarette in Leela's mouth and call it "in-character". But don't forget the cigarette or toothpick for Sal!

Ship nazi! 

I understand how you feel, Frida. I really do, and like I said, my intentions are not to have this thread covered with pics. I, too, took a long, extended break from futurama in general because of the movie that first came out. I feel exactly the same way Ralph Snart does. I honestly couldn't believe that the first movie disregarded Season 4 as a whole, and because of that, I felt disoriented and depressed, so I decided to take a break from it. Added to that, it doesn't mean that I disowned Futurama or hated it, because I am a fan of it regardless... Anyway, I do appreciate any feedback I get from long-time futurama fans like FryAndLemon and Archonix.   

P.S. I posted the pictures because they were SHIPPY and because they were Futurama. Again, I was adding to the topic, not deterring from it. If it seemed like the opposite, then I do apologize.

 

Originally posted by WAVer:
Anyway, I do appreciate any feedback I get from long-time futurama fans like FryAndLemon and Archonix.     

I for one, hope you don't stop posting pictures      I love the last one you posted - I haven't seen it before. 

 

P.S. I posted the pictures because they were SHIPPY and because they were Futurama. Again, I was adding to the topic, not deterring from it. If it seemed like the opposite, then I do apologize.

Agreed.  Your post was the only thing on the topic of Futurama shipping in the whole page     I really hope we don't decide to get rid of shippy pics and framegrabs on this thread     I love them   

So what was everyone's favorite shippy moment in the series and why?  One moment, any ship.

 

Originally posted by winna:
Not true. This forum and General Disscussion were mostly if not entirely discussion based forums once long ago...

I think the first thread ever had a "shippy pic of the day" thing going on, with plenty of discussion as well.  Of couse, Shiny was around in those days, so there was never any lack of in depth shippy discussion.. I miss her...

 

I don't know if the ship pictures of Fry/Leela detract from the conversation. I didn't click your links Frida, I may after awhile, but I can certainly imagine what you're suggesting happens. As I said when I asked about your position, I supposed that such pictures would more likely create and stir up conversation, as long as everyone didn't go "awww, that's sooo schweet!" Hopefully people will take things in moderation with your suggestions and you can get more of it what you came here for: Conversations on the relationships between characters.

I hope we don't stop shippy pics, because they sometimes do bring about discussions.  And if you really wanted to be on topic Frida, why not try to start a shippy discussion instead of bashing the shippy futurama pictures on this thread?

 

I think off the top of my head.... I'm going with Amy's car breaking down on Mercury. Amy & Fry start talking, finding common ground, and realizing that they found eachother attractive. It was a simple boy meets girl moment and I found it to be realistic and cute; I want to have relationships like that myself.

That was a good moment    I really liked how Fry and Amy got together as well.  I'm also glad we got to see what they were like together in a relationship.  The way they got together in the car was definitely cute and realistic.  But I think it was always obvious it wouldn't last.

I have too many favorite shippy moments to pick just one, but one of my favorites is the "You leave me breathless" candy in Love and Rocket and when Fry slides his hand over Leela's at the end of the episode.  SO CUTE 

@fryandlemon:

It was only obvious that it wouldn't last because the writers had already intended for Leela to be Fry's sexual tension.  In a real world position I think it's possible Fry could have avoided being a dick and stayed with Amy for a long time.... him being a dick was for comedy purposes only... and to follow the Primary Clause of Sitcoms (every episode ends the way it started).

I hate to burst your bubble, but... Shiny joined in 2005; there's almost no way she was around for the first thread in this forum.... unless there's something I'm unaware of there.  I want to see more Shiny around now too though.... all the pining for Shiny's return is starting to get to me.  Also, I found out something I didn't know... she's from Houston.  I should probably have been paying closer attention to certain things.... hmmm....

 

Originally posted by Frida Waterfall:

The only thing that is worser than picture collages is altered song lyrics. I'm not going to get started on those.

*BLASTS FRIDA WITH PURE WEIRD AL POWAH*

 

my usual anti-Leela stance moderated by me actually saying some nice things about her.

Still in shock over that one. 

Damn, now I feel guilty. every post I make in this thread is short, it's either just a joke or a response to a joke. I would contribute to the big discussions, I really would - but you guys post some amazing analysis here, I'm always afraid that if I try to add to that I'll make a fool of myself. I love reading those posts but I don't know if I could make one myself that wouldn't be a complete mess, and I'm afraid to find out.

 

Originally posted by SonicPanther:
Damn, now I feel guilty. every post I make in this thread is short, it's either just a joke or a response to a joke. I would contribute to the big discussions, I really would - but you guys post some amazing analysis here, I'm always afraid that if I try to add to that I'll make a fool of myself. I love reading those posts but I don't know if I could make one myself that wouldn't be a complete mess, and I'm afraid to find out.

I type too much... but sometimes something succinct fits a little bit better.  Plus, who would want to read my long winded posts anyways? I only read them sometimes... 

Please give your input SonicPanther, you're a person and relatively well tuned one from what I can tell. Don't worry about looking like a fool... I'll pick up the slack if need be. 

?..when did you change your avatar?