The Emergency! Fandom Intro Meme
Rules: Not much to say here! Copy-paste this into a new post (and feel free to link back to this one if you’d like) and answer the questions as you see fit if you’d like to tell the rest of the fandom a bit more about yourself. This meme is generally tag-free and open to everyone who wants to do it (but feel free to informally tag people you’d like to know more about). You can tag your reply as “#E! intro meme” if you’d like.
How’d you find this show and the fandom? How long have you been here? I watched it when I was a little kid, and it was my very favorite then. (I’m a year younger than the show.) About 5 years ago, I figured out it was on Netflix (boo that it’s gone now!) and realized I still absolutely loved the show. I poked my head into fandom, saw a few people, was too shy to interact much, and drifted away again. But then I noticed a few people writing my pairing, so, I’m back.
What made you stick around? I just love Johnny and Roy so much, and everyone I’ve met in fandom has been lovely!
Who’s your favorite character? Roy DeSoto. :D Don’t worry, I love Johnny to the ends of the earth, but Roy is my guy.
Are you a shipping kind of person? If yes, what are your favorite ships? Absolutely! I’m happy to read and write gen stories, but shipping is where my heart is. Johnny/Roy (and also Johnny/Roy/Joanne) is my ship, though I certainly have considered others. Different combos of Dixie, Kel, and Joe have a lot of material to work with.
Favorite moment/scene/quote? Yes, you can pick more than one. Aaaah! I could be here all day. There’s a tiny moment in Camera Bug that I’ve mentioned before, when Johnny accidentally smacks Roy with his camera, then immediately reaches out and touches Roy’s head in apology. I think it’s actually a blooper that stayed in, which makes it even sweeter to me, because it shows off Randy and Kevin’s wonderful friendship.
Do you have a favorite episode? Feel free to pick one per season if you can’t decide. Uh. There are a lot of them, but I’ll stick to The Promotion for right now. I just absolutely love the way Roy is torn between doing what he thinks is right for his family, and what he truly wants to do for himself. And on the other side of things, Johnny is trying so hard to do what he thinks is best for Roy, which is encouraging him to go for it, even though the idea of Roy leaving is completely gutting him. And then, Roy choosing to stay for Johnny (and himself) is just...ugh. Beautiful.
Most underrated character, either among the fandom or one the writers never utilized to their full potential? I do think he’s gaining traction in the fandom, but definitely Morton. As I rewatch the show I like him more and more all the time. They did a lot of really good things with him, but also some not so good things, and yes, it would have been nice if he’d had more good storylines. And then also for myself, I hadn’t realized how much I love Captain Stanley. In a cast full of great voices, his is my very favorite. And mmm, the man is sexy when he’s in command of a scene!
One thing you’d have liked to see more (or less) of in the show? I would have liked if they’d spent more time showing us Roy and Johnny treating each other when they got hurt. They always tend to cut away to the hospital when it’s serious. Now, Roy hovering in the treatment room in Nuisance was lovely, but that was the exception, not the rule. From all of the ‘Johnny whump’ fic I’ve seen posted, I’d guess the fandom would have also liked more time spent on those moments. As far as less - less sirens. Oh, boy. Way less time spent on traveling to the scene with those sirens.
Do you have a fanwork recommendation for us? Fic, art, video, whatever? Everything by guardy and hitchcock_winter. If you're up for some gen angst, I adore Requiem by dee_ayy on AO3.
Any fanworks you’d like to see? I'd like to see the ones I've started finished. :D. Just, more Johnny/Roy in general. And some more Roy whump. Because Johnny can't have it all, can he?
Any favorite headcanons you’d like to tell us about? Johnny bought that damn house because he wanted Roy to have it. He just, you know, got caught up in things and went about it a little screwy.
Free space! Anything else you’d like to mention? I haven't tried to interact with any fandom in a really long time. Not in ten years, probably. And never on Tumblr. So I'm kind of fumbling my way through this and being super awkward. Please feel free to say hi/request fic/whatever!
Thanks @johnnys-green-pen for doing this!










