Orlando Jones being awesome about slash

[citrus_java]

Gonna need to give that dude's show another try. I want us to be friends.


“I like the slash, and I think I like it because I feel there are so many people who are under-represented—or not represented at all—in mainstream Hollywood entertainment. I really enjoy the fan fiction that embraces character and themes that showcase those people—their love, their desires, their passions.

“I think that’s really cool—and I hope the show as it continues embraces that more, because that’s an opportunity to tell stories that other people might not be familiar with. I mean, there’s slash of me and Ichabod… that’s like, ‘What?!’ and then I read it and it was really well-written.

“I get it—it’s another way to go but it’s no less valid than what we’re doing and it’s certainly interesting, so I really get a kick out of that. To read fan fiction and to see fan art and to watch other people’s artistry paint different colors on top of what we’re doing… how can you be mad at that? That’s just completely awesome!”

www.themarysue.com/benedict-cumberbatch-orlando-jones-on-slash

Comments

[frozen_delight]

Have you read Elizabeth Minkel's article in the New Statesman? If not, I highly recommend it to you. It's brilliant.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's really cool of him!

[arieswriting.livejournal.com]

Orlando Jones gets fandom in a way that I wish all actors did. He is awesome!

[nagasasu.livejournal.com]

Sleepy hollow ftw! He's also on tumblr btw

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Aww yeah, Orlando is awesome. Breaking the fourth wall done right. And I really enjoy Sleepy Hollow although it's one of those shows I have no urge to read fic for actually.

[winged-kame.livejournal.com]

That is an awesome positive attitude to have! Bravo to him!