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kiwisue.livejournal.comAh, those fencing scenes in Not a Very Civil, Civil Servant. Not nearly long enough, are they? I thought a little extended seasonal pleasure might be had by examining them, and the picture in my last post, in greater detail - *vbg*.
Caveat: I am not a sports fencer, although I did check some information with my nephew, who was on the fencing team at his university. All mistakes are my own of course.
The picture I posted earlier is a publicity still from NVCCS. There are two scenes in the episode where the Lads and Cowley are in fencing whites. One comes soon after the opening credits, the other is right at the end. They serve to provide some expository moments (and eye candy), but they don’t seem to have a great deal to do with the plot. Moreover, there’s some question about the utility of the Lads learning fencing in the first place. I’ve seen comments on a few sites contemplating this somewhat bemusedly – such as the “fascinatingly bizarre” description given to the first fencing scene on Dave Matthews’ Mark-1 website.
In fannish circles, the focus is usually on those nice, figure-hugging whites, rather than the other equipment. I’ve got nothing against that, and I’m not trying to drag you away from your contemplation, I just thought it would be a good idea to review the basics in a relevant way.
( Things you should know about fencing and those scenes in NVCCS, aka 'foils ain’t foils' )
Caveat: I am not a sports fencer, although I did check some information with my nephew, who was on the fencing team at his university. All mistakes are my own of course.
The picture I posted earlier is a publicity still from NVCCS. There are two scenes in the episode where the Lads and Cowley are in fencing whites. One comes soon after the opening credits, the other is right at the end. They serve to provide some expository moments (and eye candy), but they don’t seem to have a great deal to do with the plot. Moreover, there’s some question about the utility of the Lads learning fencing in the first place. I’ve seen comments on a few sites contemplating this somewhat bemusedly – such as the “fascinatingly bizarre” description given to the first fencing scene on Dave Matthews’ Mark-1 website.
In fannish circles, the focus is usually on those nice, figure-hugging whites, rather than the other equipment. I’ve got nothing against that, and I’m not trying to drag you away from your contemplation, I just thought it would be a good idea to review the basics in a relevant way.
( Things you should know about fencing and those scenes in NVCCS, aka 'foils ain’t foils' )
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