What 4th wall? Where?

[emmagrant01]

The trolling of this Trek cast. I just CAN'T, OMG.

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[foxestacado.livejournal.com]

SERIOUSLY.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I flipped out over that one on Twitter yesterday morning, It's quite smart, though, when you think about it. They know how to rile up the fans, and that's generally a good thing for them.

[coffeejunkii.livejournal.com]

LOL! i think they're enjoying this just as much as we are!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

True! It's like a big inside joke with some of their most loyal fans, which is awesome. :-D

[kitty_fic]

That's brilliant :)

[celandineb.livejournal.com]

*loves*

[longtimegone]

Ahahahaha I cried when I saw that. He's SUCH a troll. :)))))))

[drinkingcocoa.livejournal.com]

Those sunglasses.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

He's one of the clever ones we were talking about yesterday. Yes, very clever. Mmmmm....

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

It really is, isn't it? :-D

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

;-)

[drinkingcocoa.livejournal.com]

I am so impressed, I'm blown away. I think he's just fulfilled half his publicity obligations for the upcoming film right there! Honestly, this should be required 101 reading for any PR class. People talk about needing to learn to use social media to promote yourself or your product -- well, this is it. I mean, DAMN. He's GIVING FANFIC PROMPTS.

I've never even seen ST Reboot. I'm fangirling THIS.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

And he knows exactly what he's doing!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I know, right? It's really quite smart of him.

It was great to see you yesterday!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Same here! I loved squeeing with you in public. :D

[quiet000001.livejournal.com]

... I would KILL to sit in on a PR class sometime in which there was a teaching unit for giving fanfic prompts. Omg. HAHHAHAAHAHAHA. (I mean, it makes total sense, but still. HAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHA.)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

It's incredibly smart, isn't it? It gets that segment of fandom on his side and even more excited, and they in turn will get the other fangirls riled up and everyone will start creating, which is basically free publicity. PR 101 indeed!

Ooh, you haven't seen the 2009 reboot? SO SLASHY. That film, OMG. I wrote a lot of porn... And I know the next one will make me want to write even more, because of REASONS. ;-)

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Simon Pegg knows EXACTLY what he's doing. He understands fandom. I have so much love for the man. Now, if he can just give our dear Princess Pine a bit of healthy perspective...

[green-key.livejournal.com]

It's Pegg, he was completely the tweeting instigator while filming the last Trek film, too. Chris and Zach (collectively called Pinto :D ) would be going about doing their thing (mostly jogging together every day, and going for coffee and beer together every day, walking Zach's dog together, seriously, they were so inseparable it was over.the.top manlurve) and Pegg was totally milking the fangirls with it. Chris and Zach were all but stalked by the paps last time (and I confess that while it made me cringe, I'm not ashamed to say that all those pics on ontd_startrek made my day every single day) and completelyplayed it to their advantage. The thing with the Trek cast writing their own slashfic is not new, but OH so very good to see again.

[drinkingcocoa.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm a pretty wimpy fangirl. HP is the furthest I've ever ventured into SF/F, which almost certainly means it doesn't qualify as SF/F at all. I have loved ones who are Trek fans ;-) but I've only been a casual viewer except for DS9. But will put this on the list. Especially since, after last night's date at our house, we may soon become one of those households that has to go see everything Benedict Cumberbatch is in (not because of me, heh), and I don't think I'm capable of seeing a sequel without seeing the original first.

[green-key.livejournal.com]

Princess Pine. This just made my day. LOLZ

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Well, we actually call him Princess Whitelaw (his middle name), but I didn't know if folks would understand the reference. Princess Pine works just fine. Glad to make your day!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

So much love for that man!

So what's the princess's deal then? Stick up the ass where fandom is concerned?

[capra-maritimus.livejournal.com]

*ponders Amanda Abbington's role in all this fandom savviness*

*snicker*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I had a baby and had dropped out of fandom for most of 2008, so I mised all that. The 2009 movie was what sucked me back into fandom, big time!

I do love it when they get it, you know?