I just knew by the end of my diploma thesis (we called it a diploma rather than Master's degree at the time), I knew I did not want to do this for another 3+ years, and then spend months writing another thesis and studying more months for the PhD exam. I was perfectly happy to find a job and earn some money. And looking back, I think that was a good decision. Some of my friends from uni really struggle, and a good developmental biology friend of mine is now stumbling her way from one post doc job to the next.
Oh, you should definitely rewatch your DVDs. Though I'm not sure the post-series fics will make too much sense if you don't rewatch the whole show. Pretty much all my fics are post series, except for 'Martyr'. But, hey, I will be the last person to discourage you from reading my stories. I didn't figure anyone would anyway, seeing how the fandom is kinda dead.
The woman you're talking about is Caroline. I liked her too, though somehow she was a little cold at times. I mean, she had to be a tough woman in that position, but all the political shenanigans were starting to get on my nerves. McGuinn, Digby, Riddlemeyer... I could have done without that.
And I was very sad to see Lilith taking leave from the show too. I guess Ellen Page's career was starting to take off at the time, so she probably wanted to move on to other things. I've always loved the David/Lilith dynamic, and I had to bring her back for my epic post series story (the one I'm still working on).
I think the flawed, slightly dysfunctional characters were what made the show work so well. These felt like real people like you and me. I also really loved that they didn't look like the perfect out-of-the-catalogue model types. Sometimes they would wear casual, borderline sloppy clothes in the lab (and David *always* would). Almost all of the background extras wear jeans and t-shirts. I think if you look at any university lab, that's the picture you'll see. It was all very down to earth.
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Oh, you should definitely rewatch your DVDs. Though I'm not sure the post-series fics will make too much sense if you don't rewatch the whole show. Pretty much all my fics are post series, except for 'Martyr'. But, hey, I will be the last person to discourage you from reading my stories. I didn't figure anyone would anyway, seeing how the fandom is kinda dead.
The woman you're talking about is Caroline. I liked her too, though somehow she was a little cold at times. I mean, she had to be a tough woman in that position, but all the political shenanigans were starting to get on my nerves. McGuinn, Digby, Riddlemeyer... I could have done without that.
And I was very sad to see Lilith taking leave from the show too. I guess Ellen Page's career was starting to take off at the time, so she probably wanted to move on to other things. I've always loved the David/Lilith dynamic, and I had to bring her back for my epic post series story (the one I'm still working on).
I think the flawed, slightly dysfunctional characters were what made the show work so well. These felt like real people like you and me. I also really loved that they didn't look like the perfect out-of-the-catalogue model types. Sometimes they would wear casual, borderline sloppy clothes in the lab (and David *always* would). Almost all of the background extras wear jeans and t-shirts. I think if you look at any university lab, that's the picture you'll see. It was all very down to earth.