You know you're addicted to Captain Scarlet when ...
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Make them good reasons, explain them if you wish. Lets be loud and proud about our fandom.
My own symptoms...
1a. My first crush was on Captain Blue ... In fact I still think he's kinda cute.
1b. Perhaps that was why, as a child, I wanted to be Symphony Angel.
2. I count Gerry Anderson as one of the greatest influences of my childhood.
3. I have huge trouble writing a 1500 word essay for uni, but for some reason bashing out 7000+ words of fanfic doesn't phase me.
4. Was so absurdly delighted and honoured to be allowed into the writers group
5. I try to cover up my obsession by pretending to have bought merchandise for my brother, when actually yeah it was for me.
6. I have used to phrases such as 'thirty two original episodes' and 'original transmission order' in all seriousness.
7. Fill out those dumb internet surveys as the characters, and justify it as character development. (Get the feeling they're better developed than me)
8. Can follow the episodes saying the dialogue ahead of the characters.
9. I hear songs and associate them with various characters/events in the show. Hence the sonfics I guess.
10. I probably know the characters better than some of my friends.
11. New Captain Scarlet is the only reason I get up on saturday mornings.
12. I have walked around Winchester and wondered what will still be there in fifty years so I can include it in a fic.
13. I have submitted fanfic as uni course work, and got away with it.
As offshoot combined with my name obsession...
1a. I would in all serious name my children after the characters (well I like the names anyway, but still) or at least am very tempted.
1b. but I probably won't, for fear of them dying of embarrasement at realising they were in effect named after puppets.
2. It's surely only a matter of time before I start shortening by my brother Richard's name to 'Rick', just like it is for captain Ochre.
3. Uhh did you see the post where I gave them all middle names and stuff? [it's in fanfiction]
4. I've used name forums (intended to name real life offspring) to get suggestions for said middle names etc.
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You're more interested in watching MOM than your children.
You buy the toys etc "for your kids"
You spend a small fortune trying to build a puppet replica...
You scan ebay for any items that you don't have (and don't necessarily need)
You scan forums like these to see if there are any cool updates on your favourite characters!
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You tend to remember people's names better when they are Paul, Conrad, etc.
You can't get the opening lines of Classic or New out of your head - "He's alive!!"
You can't quite keep the New Captain Blue action figure's hat on because it is a little too big and looks funny.
You wear a red shirt the day the second 'season' of New Scarlet premiered (These are just made up, right?)
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During work and meetings, you visualize people you don't like with the Mysteron rings passing over them - that is why they are that way!!
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When the kids ask what they can watch on telly and you helpfully suggest Captain Scarlet, and they shout 'Oh not again can't we watch something ELSE this time?'!!
When you find yourself getting sucked into The Great Mysteron Debate even though a little voice inside is shouting 'but it's only a tv programme'!!
But even worse, when you spend all week saying you are NOT going to put anything in this thread because YOU ARE NOT AN ADDICT and then this happens......
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You WATCH too much Captain Scarlet when…
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You READ too much online Captain Scarlet fan fiction when….
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You WRITE too much Captain Scarlet fan fiction when…
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You LIVE too much Captain Scarlet when…
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Of course some of these statements are just fictional on the past of this poster - OK?! :wink:
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...you supply the forum with a load of avatars you did 'for fun'... !
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Enjoy!
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I think you've just about covered every one of my obsessions as well...except perhaps for the one where all the artwork I do seems to be connected with CS...oh..and totally spot on with the writing stuff as well...I dont think you've left me anything to be original about! But I dont mind...I really enjoyed reading yours!!!
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I consider CS to be a great learning tool...I bought Paint Shop Pro and never used it for three years until I got the bright idea of bringing my heroes to life and ahem..borrowing a few bodies...haven't looked back...
And I don't think I wrote a thing since I was 18 until I saw all the fan-fic on Chris's site...and now I'm obsessed with writing...er CS...FF
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Bonus points if you recognise which of your stories it is...
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You plot to get your roomates/friends addicted to CS, then actually pull it off.
You mentally rank episodes/fic on how much of a staring role your fave character gets.
I can't honestly remember the last time I wrote a non FF story, every time I try fic just distracts me.
The most utterly obscue things end up reminding you of the characters, in a word association type way... makes kind of a fun game though.
Your computer is named Sid (ala Lunarville 7)
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