Questions for panel discussion

[sassyinkpen.livejournal.com]

HI!!

I'm going to be attenting Zcon next week, and as part of that, I'm on a panel discussing why we love to slash men in the military.

We'll be disscussing Tour of Duty, Combat, The A-Team, some others I don't know about, and of course...M*A*S*H.

I would love to hear some thoughts, ideas and general squee from those of you who, like me, are fans of the show.

Some things I'd like to hear bout:

What's your favorite pairing and why?
Who could you never slash on the show?
Do you get a lot of flack for slashing what so many seem to view as a 'family' show?
How do you feel about that?
What attracted you to the slash component of the show?
What attracts you to a military fandom?
What would you like fans of other military shows to know about this one?
What, if any, do you think are "issues" in this fandom?

Answer any of them, all of them or toss in your own thoughts...any thing you'd like to add is great. Thanks so much!

Comments

[smithy161.livejournal.com]

Tis true. There's not a duff actor anywhere in the series, and even though some of the characters are easy to dislike, you know it's because the actor is aiming for it.

You mentioned the "Hawkeye's sidekick" role ... I think one of the reasons I prefer B.J. to Trapper is that he's less "Hawkeye's sidekick" and more a character in his own right than Trapper ever was, probably because he's more complimentory to Hawkeye rather than sharing the same characteristics with him.

P.S. let us know how the panel goes!