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Perspective is 20/20: Why Peter Benton Remains Divisive for ER Fans in 2018

For me, ER predated my internet fandom community days because I didn’t really have a heavy presence online until about 2009-2010. However, Hulu picked ER up earlier this year and ER made a huge come back online as both new and old fans alike picked up the series. Its internet presence also increased. Many of the identified fan favorite characters and episodes were unsurprising. What surprised me most is the fact that Peter Benton (Eriq LaSalle) is heavily disliked in ER fan communities. I was taken aback because Peter is easily one of my two favorite male characters of the entire series. From online discussions, I ascertained that he might be one of ER's most divisive characters in the sense that so many characters are easy to like or dislike, but Peter causes much more debate. Admittedly, I was curious and started listening in on the discussions. The reasons for disliking him tended to be: he's repugnant, he's a hardass on his students, he's self-absorbed, he's coc...
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Can’t Believe I Did it...But I Did

A few weeks ago, I learned what NaNoWriMo is. NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, which takes place November 1-30. During this month, writers are encouraged to write 50,000 words for the month, or about 1667 words per day. The goal is to complete some sort of fictional writing that the author wants to do. Being the person that I am, I decided to sign up for this challenge! I read, write, and listen to a lot of things that’s inspire me to create stories. I have stories that I’ve wanted to tell for a while, so I thought this would be a good outlet. Ahhh so nervous though!!
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The Tragedy of Susan Lewis: When a "Respected" Male Abuser Derails a Female Character (Woman's) Life

I first posted this on my Facebook page last December. Now that I have this blog, I thought I might repost it and expand on it a little more. I’ve been watching ER since I was like 11. I loved it because the show was good and groundbreaking with its themes, storytelling, and talented staff of directors, producers, and actors.  I felt super grown up watching these doctors on TV do cool things, and for a brief period of time, I thought about becoming a doctor. Recently, I re-watched almost the entire series with my mom, and a few things about the show's revolutionary representation struck me. One of my favorite characters, if not the favorite in a cast full of amazing characters, has long been Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield). In my opinion, Susan Lewis and Peter Benton (Eriq LaSalle) are the most important characters of ER's original cast. For the most part, this character holds up in 2018 with the only caveat being that it would also be nice to see this experience th...
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Happy 10th Birthday to Fringe...and My Most Controversial Fan Opinion EVER!!

In September 2008, I saw a really cool promo for this new show that aired after Bones . When I decided to check it out because I had nothing better to do, little did I know that I’d still be talking about this little show called Fringe ten years later and calling it the best sci-fi show this side of season 5 of The X-Files . Going into the show, I had no idea what to expect. Soon, I would tell friends that it was like a modern-day The X-Files . I’ve been a fan of The X-Files since I was brave enough to sit through it at age 11. I conceptualized the show to be like The X-Files because of the leads, Olivia Dunham and Peter Bishop (Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson), and because of its overall sci-fi themes. The show had a little something for everyone: sci-fi, comedy (the LSD references lol), action, and romance. After re-watching the series earlier this year, immediately on the heels of The X-Files , I had a startling revelation. The X-Files made Fringe possible through its revol...
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