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fangasmicWhen The New Adventures of Lois and Clark ended, fans wrote several "virtual seasons" to fill the gap. Actual, decent story arcs that fixed problems and were simultaneously episodic and related. Most fanfiction doesn't do that. Fanfiction is a huge addiction for me, and just as huge is my addiction to badfic. You know the stuff. Nothing is in character, and everything is kind of ridiculous, but it's so deliciously soap opera-y you can't stay away?
Don't lie to me, guys, I know you do it. So here is some science showing the difference between canon and badfic trends for a few of my favourite shows.
Yeah, that line goes above 100%. What did you expect? Shawn was kidnapped twice in canon (well, seriously kidnapped let's say) but he can take care of himself. Also, it's a comedy. And yet this small fandom contains a significant amount of kidnap-and-noncon stories. I'm reading one right now.
Admittedly, in some fandoms, it's a lot harder to see a solid line. NCIS? That show gets real. And even non-fannish people who watch the show can see how much Tony wants to be Gibbs' love slave, or how Gibbs is kind of leading Tony around by the balls and smacking him on a regular basis. But as for the chances of Tony actually getting laid?
Surprisingly close! But not close enough. As terrible as NCIS fandom is, I will say they tend to follow the trends of canon, just more optimistically.
How I Met Your Mother is one of those strange shows where the writers came up with what they thought was an awesome concept and, since the show was wildly successful, congratulated each other. Unfortunately the real story is that everyone in the world hates Ted. Everyone. The characters, the fans, the people who have only seen one episode or even heard what it is supposed to be about-- all of those people hate Ted. And the real reason people watch it is everyone except Ted.
Ted, how are you so fail and your friends so amazing? I don't understand how they haven't murdered you yet. Is this a secret crime drama? Are we building up to it like in the Clue movie?
God I hope so.
And then there are the shows that break the rules and turn everything upside-down:
Okay, House fandom, who dropped the homoerotically charged ball(s)?
Don't lie to me, guys, I know you do it. So here is some science showing the difference between canon and badfic trends for a few of my favourite shows.
Yeah, that line goes above 100%. What did you expect? Shawn was kidnapped twice in canon (well, seriously kidnapped let's say) but he can take care of himself. Also, it's a comedy. And yet this small fandom contains a significant amount of kidnap-and-noncon stories. I'm reading one right now.
Admittedly, in some fandoms, it's a lot harder to see a solid line. NCIS? That show gets real. And even non-fannish people who watch the show can see how much Tony wants to be Gibbs' love slave, or how Gibbs is kind of leading Tony around by the balls and smacking him on a regular basis. But as for the chances of Tony actually getting laid?
Surprisingly close! But not close enough. As terrible as NCIS fandom is, I will say they tend to follow the trends of canon, just more optimistically.
How I Met Your Mother is one of those strange shows where the writers came up with what they thought was an awesome concept and, since the show was wildly successful, congratulated each other. Unfortunately the real story is that everyone in the world hates Ted. Everyone. The characters, the fans, the people who have only seen one episode or even heard what it is supposed to be about-- all of those people hate Ted. And the real reason people watch it is everyone except Ted.
Ted, how are you so fail and your friends so amazing? I don't understand how they haven't murdered you yet. Is this a secret crime drama? Are we building up to it like in the Clue movie?
God I hope so.
And then there are the shows that break the rules and turn everything upside-down:
Okay, House fandom, who dropped the homoerotically charged ball(s)?