Star Trek Fanfiction

[kirarakim]

So in my current obsession over Star Trek:TOS I've been reading some fanfiction. I haven't really gotten into fanfiction since Hogan's Heroes. Although admittedly it's for the same reason I started to read HH fanfiction, the canon doesn't completely satisfy me

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[rose_of_pollux]

Awwwwwwwww. If I was in the fandom, I'd write something for you! I haven't seen anything of Star Trek, though--all I know is that Spock is a Vulcan, and that red shirts = BAD. XD; (I'm assuming you read bugaloos's ST:TOS/HH crosover back when she wrote it? I read it at the time, but I was a bit lost...)

(And yes, despite being a small community, the HH fandom really does put out quality fic!)

[kirarakim]

The type of fanfiction I want to read for Star Trek is the type of stories you generally write. XD

I did read her ST/HH fanfiction. At the time I was only casually into the series, so I knew all the characters and had watched some episodes but wasn't as into it as I am now. I was much more into the Hogan;s Heroes characters at the time.

I haven't seen anything of Star Trek, though--all I know is that Spock is a Vulcan, and that red shirts = BAD. XD

It also has very strong themes of friendship between the whole crew but especially between the 3 main characters: Kirk/Spock/McCoy whose personalities together kind of make a perfect whole: With Spock being logic (Super Ego), McCoy emotion (Id) and Kirk the balance of the two (Ego). They disagree a lot but when push comes to shove they show how much they care for one another.

[pacificpikachu]

I think with larger fandoms, it can be harder to find what you're looking for, even though it's probably out there. It's just that there's so much out there, so that makes going through it in search of what you want is more challenging. Sometimes smaller fandoms can be easier, though of course then there's the coin flip between whether a) the type of fanfiction you want exists or not, and b) what the general quality of the writing is.

I think most fandoms also suffer from a lack of good gen fanfiction, sadly!

[kirarakim]

I think most fandoms also suffer from a lack of good gen fanfiction, sadly!

This is so true sadly. And in the case of Star Trek it's not even like I am completely opposed to slash fanfiction (although I am less interested in the main pairing of the fandom) I would just rather read a good friendship fic. And there are gen fics out there, just not as many as I would like and not as many really good ones. The one I linked above is one of the few I really enjoyed (as it's a good mixture of friendship/angst/adventure/hurt & comfort, etc)

Hogan's Heroes was a weird fandom where the majority of the fanfic is Gen.

I occasionally read Natsume fanfic but that fandom is really small (although the few stories out there are of good quality it's just not enough).

[kirarakim]

I do know about the fanzines. Obviously Star Trek has an extremely long fandom history, just going through it all and finding what you want is the problem.

And I am not totally against a good slash story, I am just not interested in a story without MCCoy and well the biggest slash component of Star Trek is Spock/ Kirk. I would just prefer stories focused on friendship overall.

[insaneladybug]

Gen/Friendship fics are a joy in every fandom. And your favorite interactions for Star Trek are definitely my favorites as well! I've barely seen The Original Series, though; most of my love of Kirk, McCoy, and Spock, and McCoy and Spock, comes from the string of movies with the original cast.

Even in bigger fandoms, where it's harder to root out the really good stuff, there's sometimes small, particular pockets of fans where quality fics are written. Hopefully you'll be able to find something like that!

[kirarakim]

I've been watching the movies too. In fact I just watched the Final Frontier which is a very flawed film (to put it lightly) but the chemistry and friendship themes of the main 3 is top notch.

I prefer the TV series because I just like the feel of the 60's more than the 80's-90's but one thing I love about the film series is how the not only have the characters matured you can see how their friendship and relationship has matured as well. The fact that they have become family was a major theme of Final Frontier.

But I still recommend the original series for the build up of that friendship. XD

[insaneladybug]

The Final Frontier is strange in some ways, but I enjoyed it, and the friendships are definitely one reason why. :) One thing I don't like about some of the movies, however, is that Spock is never quite the same after he's revived from the dead. I don't find it funny when he swears or whatnot; I find it a very cheap way to try to get a laugh. I suppose they're trying to show he's loosening up, but I don't feel that he needs to swear to loosen up.

I've always been more into The Next Generation version than The Original Series, and all the Star Trek I've seen is because of my dad's enjoyment of the franchise (except one episode of the original television series I saw because a friend really wanted me to see that one), but I am definitely curious about a lot of the original series' episodes and hope to see them sometime. :)

[kirarakim]

I kind of agree that Spock is a bit off in all the movies (even before he dies in my opinion). Well I haven't seen the first movie yet. But I think the change in Spock is a bit about him aging and being a bit wiser and around humans for so many years. He was way more logical & even sarcastic in the originals TV series (I actually love him best that way). I think I remember him swearing once in the Voyage Home but that was more him repeating after Kirk which I can kind of see him do.

Even Kirk is a bit different from the TV series and movies. McCoy to me is the closest to his original character (just older). Although even he is a lot softer towards Spock (something again that shows character development and the transition of time)

As for the original series you can watch it for free on CBS.com http://www.cbs.com/shows/star_trek/ I am probably going to eventually make a post on my favorite episodes. But I still have more to watch myself.