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[kippurbird]

New project idea.

A book of essays on how fandom is a response to today's media. It'll include anything from books to internet stuff. Fan fiction to Twilight fans. I think I want it to focus on things like how fan fiction is a bit more prevalent than people think

A couple of topics I came up with at lunch, so you get the idea of where I'm going with it:

1. Pride Prejudice and Zombies: Does the zombie apocalypse really improve Jane Austin? (Or is it just a weird bit of fan fic?)

2. Running the asylum: Joe Queseda and One New Day

3. ....In High School! Shakespeare found in the strangest places: Ten Things I Hate About You and O

4. Oh Mary Sue what shall I do? How a Mary Sue explores and examines a fan's likes and dislikes in a published work.

5. Slash fan fiction: Sure it's not canon but damn those guys are hot! What causes pairings in slash?

6. Torchwood: Slash fic or modern sexuality on TV?





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I think if this generates some interest I'll make a private community for working on this.

So, what say you?

Comments

[faded-enmity.livejournal.com]

I really think you need to not leave out slash with female characters. I dunno if you were going to, but your wording looked like it.

6 is kinda really iffy as a legit topic.

The rest looks great, though!

[ravenswept.livejournal.com]

It depends on whether Torchwood was written to exclusively showcase sexuality, or if the characters were created as drool-bait to bump uglies. Or maybe the character outlines were created before hand, and any sex could be inserted, and when the relationships developed(?) they just went with it.

Other things....

[anarchicq.livejournal.com]

The Amanda Bynes movie She's the Man is an adaptation of 12th Night.
Also, there's a R+J anime.

You can also bitch about FanLib

[palmer-kun.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is that fanfic is both more and less prevalent than it seems.

To those who know nothing of fanfic, it is definitely more prevalent than they think.

But for those who do know of it... it is NOT nearly as prevalent as people seem to think it is. Just like the Westboro Church or Birthers are not very prevalent... they just SEEM that way. Fanfic looks bigger than it is because it's noisy.

[ravenswept.livejournal.com]

I think part of what makes it prevalent is, the stuff that does make it big is glaringly obvious. Twilight, I'm looking at you with hatefilled eyes. Dan Brown has his own Gary Stu. In many ways, any bit of fiction is fan fiction (if only of that genre). Even more so the story is for an already establish franchise.

Maybe include a section on Joss Whedon (Joss: His Own Fanboy). Cause just about everything he does is tailored extremely to his tastes, which is what gets him into network trouble. He wants to create his own world, and they want something they can market.

[wayoffbase.livejournal.com]

I would be keen on No. 1 (although I am of the opinion that it is just bad fanfic - Pride and Prejudice is wonderful as is).

[faded-enmity.livejournal.com]

What are your thoughts on Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters?

[wayoffbase.livejournal.com]

I liked Sense and Sensibility (I'm mainly just a big Jane Austen fangirl), although reading it after Pride and Prejudice wasn't so great, because it has a similar plot. I haven't read the parody lol - I don't really want to - although it does sound better than P&P&Zombies judging by the summary.

[ravenswept.livejournal.com]

I haven't read either version, but I am definitely in favor of the Zombie version. Not because it brings anything new to the work, but because it may actually get more people (younger males in particular) to read the original version. Yeah, it's definitely catering to a lower demographic, but the lowbrow Anachronism Stew of the book at least opens the doors a bit more.

[wayoffbase.livejournal.com]

Good point. It would be great if it worked that way :)

[kevias.livejournal.com]

I'd be interested in how all the scary fantasy monsters became cuddly little pets. Take any of them, they used to be dangerous obstacles, but now they do little other than offer advice or add to the scenery. When's the last time you saw a hero take on a dragon, and not have it start a debate? Or Elves that tricked and toyed with the hero instead lecturing him on the good 'ol days and/or the wonders of nature? Why do the Vampires suck less, yet somehow suck more? It'd be interesting to try to trace how and why these things happened.

[ravenswept.livejournal.com]

It streams from the "That is so cool" thought wave. Just as villians are often the most interesting characters, slowly did they become more forefront and relateable. And gradually, the process becomes "Why should I give my hero a dog side-kick, when I could give him a DRAGON?! GENIUS!"