User:Shinneth

Intro
It's okay to call me Shin. I'm 23 years old, still pretty much an animation nerd despite the age, and... all in all I'm not too terribly interesting. I'm having a blast helping out with this wiki, though.

If you have to know, my favorite characters are Izzy and Duncan. I love the show as a whole since it has that magical kind of humor I haven't seen since the days of Ren & Stimpy, and I'm grateful that I, being from the USA, have gotten the privilege to enjoy it. I'm hoping for either Duncan or Izzy to win TDA (preferably Izzy, so she can buy the show and turn it into the Musical for season three). Recently, I'm also really digging Harold. He's become one of my favorite characters now, right under Duncan and Izzy, so he's a solid #3 for me. I don't know how or why, but TDA just makes him outstanding!

Since I'm an admin now, feel free to come to me with any questions or problems you might have. No guarantees as I'm still learning the ropes of Wiki-dom, but I'm rather adept in laying down the law. Over time I'll be gradually improving the quality of important pages like the character profiles and episode pages.

Many apologies if I've seemed like a bit of a non-presence as of late. Allergies have really got me bogged down for the past month and a half and the gastro-intestinal problems are definitely not helping. Depression's also a factor. Thankfully, I think the warm weather's getting me in a better state of health physically and mentally, so hopefully it's going to stick around for good this time! Unfortunately, it looks like our torrent providers aren't being as reliable as they were for the first six episodes, so getting my hands on some good screenshots won't be as easy as I thought it would be. Hopefully that's going to change, especially once TDA hits the States.

Forgive me if I forget names and statuses at times, too! I'm really bad about remembering people. I'll do my best to keep up the "good" work or somesuch. Don't forget to bug me on my Talk page if there's anything you'd like me to do!

~ ♦Shinneth ♦ (Speak ~ ♪ )  (See ~ ♫)

Top 10

 * #1: Izzy - I greatly admire the criminally insane. Being shallow for a moment, I love her design more than any other character's. She's guaranteed entertainment for me and never fails to bring a smile to my face. We need more characters like her in this world; characters who are insane, but are crafty, witty, and smart at the same time!
 * #2: Duncan - Didn't think I would like him so much, but he's pretty deep for a hardened juvenile criminal. He has the soft side that he doesn't often let out, he's sketchy, he's resourceful, and it's always great when he terrorizes the others to get his way (... mainly Harold). But I love how he genuinely bonds with the other characters as well. He tries to say he doesn't have friends, but he clearly shows attachment to some of them, which is sweet. It's always exciting to see how Duncan's going to pull off another one of Chris' unreasonably impossible challenges.
 * #3: Harold - I always liked Harold, but I didn't expect him to get this awesome. But TDA has really made him quite multi-dimensional; he's a total creeper pervert now with crushes on THREE girls, he has more mad skills than ever, and he just recently saved everyone from drowning. His confessionals are just loaded with juicy details that make him such a great dork... it's painfully good! I really hope he lasts long in this competition, because Harold has ties to pretty much his whole team and it's going to surely get more fun when Courtney comes back. Everyone wants to see Courtney thrash Harold again, of course!
 * #4: Noah - Noah is a lot of untapped potential. Somehow, I think it was almost meant to be that way, considering how lazy he is. Almost every word out of his mouth is pure gold and you know if he actually tried, he'd be almost the best character in the show, it seems like. But he just doesn't care enough and is much more content to sit his butt down and read his book. Still... he's given us priceless moments. Justin, the "Anti-Me", the scene where he kisses Cody, pretty much anything he says in Haut Camp-ture... oh, and "Woohoo, way to throw those murder balls. Go team, go..."? So sassy. I personally think he's in the closet, but thaaaaat's just me.
 * #5: Courtney - Man, she just turned into a monster and I think Duncan sort of had something to do with that. Way to go, man! She went from sweet and innocent and courteous to... "We're gonna sue the pants off this show, Michael!". Awesome. She's another one who went relatively early but had so much personality and a lot of characters she's yet to interact with that'll guarantee a good time when she returns to TDA.
 * #6: Justin - Yeah, TDA zoomed Justin way up on my list and I think he's a perfect antagonist. The good looks, the mystique, he's not so obviously preppy and mean like Heather was right out of the gate... it's stealth, man. And he is quite the man-candy with the super-hot voice to go with it. ♥ They've been very good about actually giving him a personality this time around, because it's working for me!
 * #7: LeShawna - Who can go wrong with LeShawna? She's loud and entertaining, but good-natured... and totally willing to lay down the law if she has to, meaning she'll smack down Heather, of course. She's one of the few who actually plays the game right, of course meaning she ends up losing in the most ridiculous manner possible, but hey, that's how the cookie crumbles! She's been an interesting player in the game in TDA and it looks like she's in deep doo-doo right now, so it'll be fun to see how she gets out of this mess!
 * #8: Geoff - I don't like him quite as much in TDA as I did in TDI, but he's still cool to me! Geoff is always that friendly presence you want to keep around. Almost feels like a warmth is lacking in both teams since he's not there... not that he'd provide now anyway since he's too busy making out with Bridgette, but you get the point! His prank-playing on Harold was awesome, he had great leadership, his friendships with Duncan and DJ were great while they lasted, and I loved how he bonded with Gwen before he was eliminated. It's good he made a mark before he was taken out of the competition. And I have to admit he's pretty fun in the Aftermath. I still giggle a bit when I remember Geoff stifling a laugh after he accidentally told Trent about Gwen's betrayal. That was just priceless.
 * #9: DJ - DJ is totally sweet. Not so much to the guy. It seems he could be destined for greater things, but he always just falls short due to his insecurities. I think there are ways to develop him, though, and I do like how everyone (even Heather) group-hugged DJ before he was eliminated in TDI and everyone again was upset when he eliminated himself in TDA. A real self-sacrificer, huh? Gwen must be starting a trend. Still, I always had a soft spot for DJ. His animal-loving tendencies also helped quite a bit.
 * #10: Lindsay - And who can forget entertainment in the form of sheer stupidity? Sweet, dear Lindsay. You get a name wrong every other episode, your great ideas are flops, you can't lead a team for beans... and best of all, you couldn't find a decent hiding spot to save your life! Yes, as a self-admitted sadist, I must say watching Lindsay fail at life is very, very fulfilling.

Canon
I'm fine with pretty much all the canon ships: Gwen/Trent, Duncan/Courtney, Geoff/Bridgette, Harold/LeShawna, Tyler/Lindsay, and Izzy/Owen. I'm especially into Izzy/Owen. I'm getting back into a Harold/LeShawna mood due to the recent events of TDA... everything else I've sort of mellowed out on and not too terribly interested in, though. I still like the canon. Just not really immersed in it.

Fanon
I really like the idea of Gwen/Duncan. I had that in my head even before TDA started. Thanks to the fanfiction, I'm really into Noah/Cody now, too, and pretty much convinced they're a perfect pairing. I am morbidly amused by the idea of a one-sided Harold/Gwen where Harold dwells on it in private. He's sort of stuck around her for a while now; remember The Big Sleep? ("You know how much longer...?" "Don't walk beside me.") Or an incident where he likes LeShawna, Heather, and Gwen at the same time? Haha, poor guy. I always thought Trent/Lindsay was kind of cute. During the earlier days of TDI, I thought Bridgette/DJ was plausible and cute. I'll admit I am seeing the signs and I'm totally digging Chris McLean/Chef Hatchet. Even if neither of them are admitting it right now. In the back of my head, I mused about Gwen/DJ recently due to the events of The Sand Witch Project, and I am sort of a closet Gwen/Geoff fan too (gee, why don't I just pair Gwen with everyone in the show?). I ship some other random pairings, but I think those are all of the fairly significant ones I support.

Total Drama Island

 * Haut Camp-ture: Epic episode featuring the losers, getting to see Playa Des Losers, and the wackiest elimination ceremony possible. Noah being sassy, Courtney practically raping Harold with a lamppost, Noah being sassy, Izzy being a psycho, Noah being sassy, the parrot, and... yeah.
 * If You Can't Take The Heat...: I'm not sure why I like this one so much. It just has so much conflict in it and a lot of crap happens to the campers as a result of it. Trent gets a concussion, Owen's stung by hundreds of bees, Heather's eyebrows are burned off and she's locked in a freezer, Chris almost chokes to death, and need we get into all what happened to Harold?
 * Dodgebrawl: As I once said to my friend, little can go wrong when you base your story's plot off dodgeball. There's just no way. It's a sport where the story is guaranteed fun and pain. Plus Noah was there.
 * No Pain, No Game: Eva and Izzy come back and the insanity escalates! Plus, the sadist in me just loved this episode. Why did I feel such joy when Duncan keeled over after a snapping turtle chomped on his coconuts? Izzy enjoying the pain was hilarious, too. LeShawna showed her stuff and won her some invincibility, and going LIVE with the confessionals was great! They should totally do that more often.
 * Hook, Line, and Screamer: The start of the Owen/Izzy relationship, the start of when I thought Gwen/Duncan was plausible, the psycho killer storyline in general was great, need I go on?
 * X-Treme Torture: Boobies. Harold/LeShawna. Trent pretty much killing himself in the best way possible. Yes.

Total Drama Action

 * Beach Blanket Bogus: This one was just fun. The surfboard challenge was just ridiculously brutal and everyone handled it so differently. Loved the Gwen/Duncan moments and the beginnings of Trent going insane! Harold showing his mad sandcastle-making skills, LeShawna's crazy dancing... and of course, the foreshadowing of Justin becoming the main villain!
 * TDA Aftermath: I love the idea of this show in general and I'm eager to see the next installment, which I imagine will be episode 12?
 * The Chefshank Redemption: This is where I decided Harold became way more wicked awesome than I gave him credit for. And even better, Izzy came back on a technicality! And I even got one cute Gwen/Duncan moment before Gwen left. ♥ I was actually kinda interested in how Heather seemed to change roles in this episode, since she was right about Gwen sabotaging their team all along and she was trying to stop it. I love how Justin took charge here, too. Poor, poor Lindsay.