I wound up writing a post on that, then thinking better of it, because one of those properties was something we all should be really, really grateful never got a cracktastic LJ fandom, and mentioning it in public would a) offend a lot of people and b) put me on the path straight to hell.)
Were you thinking of Bible fandom? Because I have had those thoughts my friend.
There is actually a small amount of Holmes fiction on the internet, although my impression is that it's mostly slash.
There is actually a small amount of Holmes fiction on the internet, although my impression is that it's mostly slash.
And most of what there is, isn't very good. Although the two slash stories that I absolutely whole-heartedly love -- as in, they're among my favorite of any fanfic ever -- are Irene Adler's Holmes/Watson stories "Absurdly Simple" and its sequel, "An Ideal Husband."
(And also, Jason Todd could be an irregular!)
Jason would run a gang that beat up the Irregulars and took the money Holmes paid them. No doubt.
Have you read the Holmesfic written for Yuletide? I never did get round to reading the stories from after the first year, and I advise you to avoid "The Shocking Affair of the Dutch Steamship Friesland," but the others were, as best I remember, quite good.
This was a fabulous post, of course. It's really -- damned impressive how well you know "us," where "us" is considered as a function of how I, personally, define "fangirls." *snerk* You're like an anthropologist, really.
'My Years Among The Fangirls, by David H.'
Of course, now I want you to write the flamewars. Jack suggests the Holmes/Watson 'shippers vs. the Sherlock/Mycroft (the names are important!) ones. Also, you should do it in 'period' language. *snicker*
... how long have you been *among* our tribe, anyway? You were totally in DC fandom before I was, but... what about before?
...I *am* an anthropologist... (Physical, but... never mind. *goes to hide*)
Of course, now I want you to write the flamewars.
Well, most of the flamewars revolved around the communities belonging to the respective archives.
221B_is_OTP: All Holmes/Watson, all the time. Major recurring flamewar: Watson's marriage, and HOW COULD IT BE? Notable for killing Mary off in uncountable ways, from carriage accidents to death traps set for the heroes to a very literary and romantic tuberculousis, mostly to shuffle her offstage and show Holmes helping Watson learn to live on
( ... )
*squeaking noises* I -- *heart*. Very much *heart*.
I love... fanthropology, though not enough to actually follow the community for it. Mainly I just like to sit back and watch us do our thing, and theorize about it, and judge others harshly. It's always interesting/freaky to find people who do it far more *seriously* -- with deeper thought. You and thefourthvine, mate. *snerk*
Though I wish I could *believe* you that Irene would get that much love. I have to say, the percentage of stories about female characters (be they gen, het, or femslash) really is a lot *higher*, overall, in DC than it is in fandoms which aren't, well, *Xena*. It's one of the attractions.
(And, well, you can see, I think, that there's nothing *like* equal time there.)
Though I wish I could *believe* you that Irene would get that much love. I have to say, the percentage of stories about female characters (be they gen, het, or femslash) really is a lot *higher*, overall, in DC than it is in fandoms which aren't, well, *Xena*. It's one of the attractions.
I think most of the Irene stories would start out as het, or having her subordinate to Holmes and Watson, but... I think the fact that she *is* such a formidable character, and so admired by Holmes, would boost her: even if she's not a love interest, she's someone Holmes deeply respects. Certainly, it'd give her a leg up over Mary, who is only a love interest and is thus IN THE WAY.
Indeed, that sounds absolutely plausible. Holmes and Watson are one of the prototypical duos, as much in some ways as Batman and Robin, and, as you say, Doyle's skill is as present in Watson as it is in Holmes, just in a lower key. That time when Watson is shot and Sherlock loses it for a moment was *great*...
Darn it, now I'm wondering what the "Watson died" AUs would look like.
(And one day Tim Drake drops in, because he got ripped out of his universe by accident and got installed in one where Higher Powers felt he’d sort of fit in. Plus, Cass and Holmes practice baritsu. Damn it, Marcelo!)
Alright, how cool would that be, Tim and Cass setting up shop with or next to Holmes and Watson? Even beyond getting to see what Cass makes out of period mores, *a lot*.
I see Mary sort of adopting Cass, and shoehorning her into period garb.
MARY. *adjusts petticoats* "There. Isn't that better?" CASS. *block* *punch* *sweep* *spinning kick* *falls over in cloud of ruffles* MARY. "Oh, my dear! Are you all right?" CASS. "Makes it hard to kick."
I have to wonder where into all of this one would put the often ooc, often wildly weird realm of the radio and movie shorts of the 40s and 50s, not to mention the later BBC radio and tv versions. In a way, these are fan fiction in their purest forms - the "New Adventures" usually springboarded off of a mention of another adventure in a cannon story, or off a gap in the chronology. And it has some of the weirdest moments of pure "WTF" ever - like Holmes akwardly trying to talk a little girl into letting him borrow her dog for a half crown, or Watson dressed as Santa for orphans.
...Now that I think about it, if it weren't for the professional productions, these things read like fan fic gone horribly wrong sometimes.
Not Quite FandomcodenamecarrotSeptember 17 2006, 22:48:20 UTC
Dreamweaver's Dilemma, a collection of short stories and essays by Lois McMaster Bujold (the most notable essay talking about how Shard's of Honor grew out of a fanfic about a Federation Captain and a Klingon stranded on an uninhabited world) opens with The Adventure of the Lady on the Embankment, a short Sherlock Holmes piece.
Embarrassingly, it's the only Holmes story I've ever read, but I quite enjoyed it, and while not on-line, it surely counts as Holmes fanfic.
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Were you thinking of Bible fandom? Because I have had those thoughts my friend.
There is actually a small amount of Holmes fiction on the internet, although my impression is that it's mostly slash.
(And also, Jason Todd could be an irregular!)
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TROY MCLURE. "Bible fandom? I wish!"
There is actually a small amount of Holmes fiction on the internet, although my impression is that it's mostly slash.
And most of what there is, isn't very good. Although the two slash stories that I absolutely whole-heartedly love -- as in, they're among my favorite of any fanfic ever -- are Irene Adler's Holmes/Watson stories "Absurdly Simple" and its sequel, "An Ideal Husband."
(And also, Jason Todd could be an irregular!)
Jason would run a gang that beat up the Irregulars and took the money Holmes paid them. No doubt.
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'My Years Among The Fangirls, by David H.'
Of course, now I want you to write the flamewars. Jack suggests the Holmes/Watson 'shippers vs. the Sherlock/Mycroft (the names are important!) ones. Also, you should do it in 'period' language. *snicker*
... how long have you been *among* our tribe, anyway? You were totally in DC fandom before I was, but... what about before?
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...I *am* an anthropologist... (Physical, but... never mind. *goes to hide*)
Of course, now I want you to write the flamewars.
Well, most of the flamewars revolved around the communities belonging to the respective archives.
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I love... fanthropology, though not enough to actually follow the community for it. Mainly I just like to sit back and watch us do our thing, and theorize about it, and judge others harshly. It's always interesting/freaky to find people who do it far more *seriously* -- with deeper thought. You and thefourthvine, mate. *snerk*
Though I wish I could *believe* you that Irene would get that much love. I have to say, the percentage of stories about female characters (be they gen, het, or femslash) really is a lot *higher*, overall, in DC than it is in fandoms which aren't, well, *Xena*. It's one of the attractions.
(And, well, you can see, I think, that there's nothing *like* equal time there.)
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I think most of the Irene stories would start out as het, or having her subordinate to Holmes and Watson, but... I think the fact that she *is* such a formidable character, and so admired by Holmes, would boost her: even if she's not a love interest, she's someone Holmes deeply respects. Certainly, it'd give her a leg up over Mary, who is only a love interest and is thus IN THE WAY.
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Darn it, now I'm wondering what the "Watson died" AUs would look like.
(And one day Tim Drake drops in, because he got ripped out of his universe by accident and got installed in one where Higher Powers felt he’d sort of fit in. Plus, Cass and Holmes practice baritsu. Damn it, Marcelo!)
Alright, how cool would that be, Tim and Cass setting up shop with or next to Holmes and Watson? Even beyond getting to see what Cass makes out of period mores, *a lot*.
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MARY. *adjusts petticoats* "There. Isn't that better?"
CASS. *block* *punch* *sweep* *spinning kick* *falls over in cloud of ruffles*
MARY. "Oh, my dear! Are you all right?"
CASS. "Makes it hard to kick."
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...Now that I think about it, if it weren't for the professional productions, these things read like fan fic gone horribly wrong sometimes.
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Embarrassingly, it's the only Holmes story I've ever read, but I quite enjoyed it, and while not on-line, it surely counts as Holmes fanfic.
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