OMG I RAMBLED SO MUCH THAT MY REPLY HAD TO BE CUT IN HALF.

Ahem, anyhow:

The Merlin fandom looks bonkers to me, from an outsider point of view. It's probably best that you got out of it; I've seen the ridiculousness of the IB fandom and others like it, but none of it seemed to be on the scale of Merlin. Television fandoms are, in general, more rabid than film fandoms, as the canon is still open and is thus rife for fighting.

It is sweet of him. He's mellowed on that now, and I can see why he would've been worried over being apart and filming, as Vanessa the first major relationship he was in since Winona (and he was similar with her). Speaking of Ewan, when he and Patricia Arquette worked together, they agreed to eat onions before their love scenes so they could preemptively fight off any attraction to each other.
There was speculation over Mel possibly having had an affair with Ewan, but I think it's baseless. He's close to everyone he works with, from Cameron Diaz (they joked about him living in the trunk at the end of her bed) to Nicole Kidman (it was rumored that he got her pregnant, thus ending her marriage to Tom Cruise). Mel was still working through whatever it was she had with Damien when she was working with Ewan, too (it was after IB and Cannes that it seemed to get serious there with Rice). Mel has been declared the least popular actress in France right now, which is ridiculous. Damien dates every actress ever, too, so it's not like his involvement with Mel was completely her doing.
Quentin totally does. He probably a secret, friends-only LJ he posts it in. Remind me to break into his house to pillage that footage. Because I have to. For scientific purposes.

Thank you, sincerely. The more I work on it, the more it just comes naturally. There are layers to it that I never noticed before, either; I feel as though I'm really creating something a weight and substance to it. Whatever happens to my screenplay, I'm immensely proud of it, especially since I only recently gotten back into writing.

Ha! Well, they're mostly of Shosanna being all angsty with Fredrick being the cause of most of it. YOU ABSOUTELY MUST. But don't feel guilty. But do make a fanvid. Because. For science. For QT, who is lurking about LJ for more S/F.
Something from Fred's p.o.v. would be interesting, I think, and challenging. But, no matter what, as long as their gorgeous death together is in it, it'll be good.