Whatever happened to...
I've had little to do but think for the past few days (well, other than sleep, or contemplating the bathroom tiles, of course), and it suddenly occured to me that entire genres of fic had come and gone and - well - they aren't around anymore!
So. I bet that there are more 'fan history'-savvy people out there who can help me out. Anyone know what happened to the following types of fic?
1. Author!fic: Not a Mary Sue, but a direct authorial insertion, where the author directly meddles in the 'verse. Could be that the author retains authorial powers, or that she is a victim of outside meddling (e.g. Babylon 5's Infinite Regress universe).
2. 'Get 'em!' fic: not merely dark!fic, or death!fic, but a type of fic that positively revelled in throwing everything including the kitchen sink at our belovee characters and watching them drop like flies. More like death and destruction as an entertainment form, rather than aspiring for any particular artistic achievements.
Help the curious?
(And, of course, if any other genres have disappeared off the face of the earth, tell me, for I am nosy. Yes.)
So. I bet that there are more 'fan history'-savvy people out there who can help me out. Anyone know what happened to the following types of fic?
1. Author!fic: Not a Mary Sue, but a direct authorial insertion, where the author directly meddles in the 'verse. Could be that the author retains authorial powers, or that she is a victim of outside meddling (e.g. Babylon 5's Infinite Regress universe).
2. 'Get 'em!' fic: not merely dark!fic, or death!fic, but a type of fic that positively revelled in throwing everything including the kitchen sink at our belovee characters and watching them drop like flies. More like death and destruction as an entertainment form, rather than aspiring for any particular artistic achievements.
Help the curious?
(And, of course, if any other genres have disappeared off the face of the earth, tell me, for I am nosy. Yes.)