NaNoWriMo Updates and Two Top Ten Lists

I had a 3,000 word day yesterday, and I had another one the day before that.  If I can keep this up for a couple more days, I won't need the word count I got from the fic I attempted to write at the beginning of the month to pad my final word count.  Things are moving along nicely.  My story has had lots of visits from the exposition fairy, which I don't try to reign in one bit.  I've done almost no world building for this project, so whenever my characters start rambling about past events or other kingdoms or how magic works, I let them.  It's world-building by the seat of my pants, and it's deliciously entertaining.

caedhe and I finished our Robin Hood series 1 rewatch last night.  It's been fun for me to go back and watch those old episodes again, but... ( Spoiler cut for anyone who hasn't seen the end of series 1 and actually cares. )

It's strange to me that no matter how many times I've seen this episode, no matter how well I remember exactly what's going to happen when, I still get really upset every time I watch it.  There are actually a lot of fandom moments that do that to me, and I'd love to know what does this to other people.  So... if you want to...

List five fannish products (episodes, books, movies, etc) that are still as heartbreaking today as they were when you first saw them. Here are mine...

( Spoilers for Firefly, Angel Season 5, PotC:AWE, and Robin Hood Series 2. )

And now that you're thoroughly depressed, to cheer up, list five fannish products that are still as good as they were the first time you saw them.  Here are mine...

( Spoilers for Robin Hood, Doctor Who (9th Doctor), Buffy Season 5 )