I'm using my Josh icon because I use my House icons far far more frequently (as it's still on).

[sab]

In the latest Fandom Steel Cage Match round: http://winter-baby.livejournal.com/266835.html I'm forced to choose between Josh Lyman and Greg House.

JOSH LYMAN AND GREG HOUSE! Followers of Eating Hard Candy Alone and the career of one Sab will see just how painful and impossible this choice is! They are both alteregos of mine! They are both brilliant men full of angst and self loathing! They are both supported by their young turk buttoned up partners! I wrote a five-story collection character study of Josh Lyman! I am in the middle of a hurt/comfort self-hating suicide-attempt rationalizing embarrassingly emo fic about House because I need to exorcise my complicated feelings and affinity for him!

SO, please help? Please? Fandom Steel Cage Match = SRS BIZNESS.


[Poll #1362230]

ETA: Less abstaining! More helping! ETA 2: ET TU, LUNA? *shakes fist*

ETA 3: There are some VERY good arguments being made in the comments. On both sides. I now want to host a town hall style debate. Oh, wait. I guess I AM hosting a town hall style debate. How about that?


And as I told the cruel and unusual winter_baby, I might have to write an XO now, costarring Sam and Wilson who team up to try and protect Josh and House from themselves!

Anyway, I only have till one tomorrow afternoon NY time. Again, SRS BIZNESS, people. And while I'm at it, go continue to vote for the Tenth Doctor over that horrible Alec from DA? And come struggle with the rest of us on Liz Lemon vs. Sheldon Cooper. I voted for Liz but that is ONLY because I know more about Tina Fey than I do about Jim Parsons. I will repeat, though, that if you don't sing along loud to the Big Bang Theory theme and let it fill you with WE BUILT A WALL WE BUILT THE PYRAMIDS! then you are dead inside. Dead. Inside.

Comments

[allthingsholy.livejournal.com]

I can't decide this one for you, though I personally went with Gregory House, even though Josh Lyman will always own a fairly large portion of my soul. I faced a similar dilemma for Liz Lemon vs. Sheldon Cooper, because they're both so sadsack and pathetic a lot of the time and I didn't want to end their dreams. So I refused to vote, and thus understand how this is hard for you. OH, LIFE'S FULL OF TOUGH CHOICES.

Though in the end it's all futile because Barney Stinson is going to rock this thing. Just sayin'.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_abulafia/]

This question is really harder than it has any right to be.

[txvoodoo.livejournal.com]

JOSH JOSH JOSH.

JOSH.

BECAUSE

JOSH.

Look, I love House, but...JOSH. He's representing TWW!

[aud-woman-in.livejournal.com]

This was a seriously cruel match-up. And as fresh and shiny and silvery as my new obsession with House is, I had to go with Josh, because Josh is GOLD. And also, I knew House was gonna take that round anyway.

[pene.livejournal.com]

here's why I selected House.

1) his initials are the same as mine
2) both Lyman and House have similar positive qualities (brilliance, commitment, craziness) but I think their actual negative qualities (as opposed to their faux negative but actually you're supposed to think they're cuter because or them qualities) are different. they can both be pretentious and patronising but House is more direct about it and accepts it in himself while I think Lyman still thinks he's doing right by others.
3) the drugs
4) the love interests: I think Sam and Donna are not as interesting as Cuddy and Wilson.

It all started with the big bang. (BANG!)

[macadamanaity.livejournal.com]

I love Sheldon, but Liz Lemon is my religion, so I have to go with her.

I am deeply upset at Jack Harkness losing to Ned the Pie Maker on Pushing Daisies. Because this is SOOPER SRS BIZNESS, apparently.

[elliejane.livejournal.com]

Just to say, "I do sing along!"

Well. I can only make out the words "we built the pyramids", so both me and my box set owning friend (box set was a birthday gift from me!) kind of la la la and hum loudly and sway.

Hmm. Must use internets to look up the words.

[noelleleithe.livejournal.com]

Josh is the long-time boy-next-door love. House is the new exciting guy with the motorcycle.

House may be more fun right now, but in the long run, Josh wins. :)