Weekly Promotion Challenge: Master And Commander
Welcome to the twelfth Weekly Fandom Promotion Challenge.
For the next seven days, we are hosting a drabble-a-thon where each entry is based around the chosen fandom. You will be given a set of seven daily prompts tailored to that fandom so you can write at least a 100 word drabble. There is no word limit, so by all means, go over if you like. Next Monday, we will start over with a new fandom.
A Brief Description: Spanning 20 books, the novels follow the adventurous lives of Captain Jack Aubrey, Royal Navy, and Dr. Stephen Maturin. The characters were filmed in 2003 as Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (combining two novels' names but bearing little resemblance to book canon, though lauded by the books' fans). Jack is large, jolly and an excellent leader and tactician; Stephen is small, disagreeable, and an exceptional physician and spy for the British government, despite his Irish-Catalan descent. They share an unlikely friendship and many adventures in exotic locations, as Stephen travels as Jack's on-board surgeon. The novels are much too intelligent and well-researched to be dismissed as just another historical boys' adventure, and they are littered with dark subjects of loss, mass violence, torture and addiction as well as comic episodes and marital mishaps. In all they build a fascinating portrait of an era and life in extreme conditions.
Monday - Their first encounter went badly. Draw your pistols men! Mood: Spectator!
Tuesday - Ay, landlubber! Maturin needs his lessons in being a sailor. Mood: Schooling.
Wednesday - Diana plays a bit part and a big part. What does she really bring to the series? Mood: Curious.
Thursday - Aubrey commanded many vessels. Give us an example of his competency. Mood: Testing.
Friday - Far side of the world or not, they had a duty to fulfill. Mood: Honor Bound.
Saturday - Humor is often portrayed at Maturin's inexperience. Give us a taste. Mood: Foolish.
Sunday - They were tight, how close did it actually get? Mood: Lust.
Reward: All participants get this lovely 'M&C's Ship Portrait' icon.
Jerry's Final Thought: A grand adventure series based upon humanity and the notions of the time, M&C gives us a glimpse of the past. The feel of this series is more for entertaining than a history book, but also imparts knowledge. We aren't meant to take many of the events as fact, but to live them with the characters in the hopes of taking away something.
Side Note: There are certainly parallels between this series and Horatio Hornblower, but this set of novels stands out on their own. All one need do is glimpse at the story to know how.
If you have stories about this week's theme, feel free to share with us. All stories should be posted to the asylum, not as a reply to this post. Just think of this post as a notice on a bulletin board.
~~~~~~~~~~ If I screwed any of it up, comment and I will correct.