Glee is the very first 'fandom' in which I have been a part: that is to say, reading and responding to fics, discussions begun by others. But some of my favorite stories have been general fic (altho I started a Klaine fan and became a firm Kurt/happiness shipper to date). Miggy's Special trilogy (Glee/Marvel comics crossover) is wondrous; as is Morkhan's Solar Winds epic tale. The writing for the general fics that I enjoy is so much better than your average fanfic story; and I am really impressed with the attention to detail and focus on the ensemble characters that is lacking in the actual television series... What it comes down to is when I read a general fic story, I actually care about most of the characters that I generally don't give a hoot about on TV. The author makes all the Glee members stand out and so the more peripheral characters on TV become interesting in fictional form. I certainly hope it continues!!
The writing for the general fics that I enjoy is so much better than your average fanfic story; and I am really impressed with the attention to detail and focus on the ensemble characters that is lacking in the actual television series...
This is exactly why it makes me sad when amazing gen fics don't get as much attention as they deserve. When the author manages to take what we get in canon (as awful as Glee can be) and create something thoughtful and in character? That's why I'm drawn to fandom and what I hope to encounter.
Fun story: I actually cringe about the fact that I complained about the difficulties of not going OOC in HP fic. When I had seven fucking logical and consistent books to go off rather than a show where the characters' motivations change depending on what's on Top 40 radio this week.
Hey! I like to think that my characters were fairly in character! Just that I was naive to complain when I was somehow going to move to worse fandoms... :D
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This is exactly why it makes me sad when amazing gen fics don't get as much attention as they deserve. When the author manages to take what we get in canon (as awful as Glee can be) and create something thoughtful and in character? That's why I'm drawn to fandom and what I hope to encounter.
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but same - I don't want to think about my Rurouni Kenshin fics I just. can't do it.
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