I'm going to take your question literally and say that the last ten, fifteen years of TV have transformed serialized television storytelling into an art form that is simply glorious to partake in. We are living in halcyon days.
So, I bark like a crazy dog for shows that surpass every imaginable expectation of what TV could be, should be, has become. The Sopranos, Deadwood, True Detective, Breaking Bad, Hannibal....
Hahahaha!! I ENRAGE folks with my take on that crazy life-sucking show. I was so JUSTIFIED with that final episode I literally leapt off the couch and fist-pumped.
Thinking of my own fanfic experiences - is Fanfic just another form of (unauthorized) adaptation?
You get books made into movies and television shows - and movies can be made into print adaptations...
Is fanfic just "Fan adaptation"?
(I was thinking about how Walking Dead was designed to be "The zombie story that never ends" and how the television show *would* have to eventually end... but that maybe it wouldn't for the fans... and came to that thought)
I started out in Lord of the Rings fandom, though, where a lot of the stuff that's canon spans thousands of years and there's not a ton of detail given-we get a very dry recounting, instead, of what happened. Lots of space to fill in the blanks.
I would think that would be a lot of fun - to fill in details between events, while keeping to established continuity.
With the Marvel groups I was in - there was a jumping off point where the timelines between established Marvel and our version occurred. Big cross-overs events that didn't end up happening in the same way, or whatever caused a relaunch didn't occur. That kind of thing.
Of course, working in a shared universe meant that we had to make sure that we were keeping consistent with what everyone else was doing. It was a fun way to play in the sandbox.
Alternate realities are a part of comics, so there was definitely an advantage starting there! :)
It's what eased me into fan fiction, honestly-before that I was always like, this is so weird why would anyone write this? wouldn't you rather come up with your own characters? and then I found the community and it was like, "...I GET IT NOW!" There's standard fic, too, just exploring relationships or going for total alternate-universe-what-if-this-thing, but I totally got started in on it via the "this is in line with canon, I'm just filling in the blanks."
I can imagine the working in a shared universe thing would complicate it somewhat! But you're right-alternate realities and whatnot are part of canon, in comics, so that makes things a bit easier. :D
I sometimes bark at the Donald for cutting people for frivolous reasons, especially if they have been entertaining me.
As always, I love that other Idol competition, creaking into its 14th season. I am quite literally the only one posting right now in the LJ fan group for said show, buy I have been known to talk to myself.
NewNew(wish) shows that make me say "Hey, girlfriend!" are "The Mindy Project," "Brooklyn 99," "How to Get Away with Murder," "Constantine," and "Backstrom."
Bummed that "Parenthood" is over, but the finale rocked.
Current favorite shows for me: Castle, Sherlock, The Librarians, Scorpion (even though they jump the shark every now and then), Backstrom, Cutthroat Kitchen, Suits, Hawaii 5-0, Forever, and I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting, LOL.
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So, I bark like a crazy dog for shows that surpass every imaginable expectation of what TV could be, should be, has become. The Sopranos, Deadwood, True Detective, Breaking Bad, Hannibal....
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She spent all weekend on it.
Which is why her Mom keeps driving her crazy telling her that "It's NOT Penny's Boat" and explaining "You'll find out what that means". :)
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I've never quite understood the negative reaction. Made me think that I must have been watching a completely different show! :)
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You get books made into movies and television shows - and movies can be made into print adaptations...
Is fanfic just "Fan adaptation"?
(I was thinking about how Walking Dead was designed to be "The zombie story that never ends" and how the television show *would* have to eventually end... but that maybe it wouldn't for the fans... and came to that thought)
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I started out in Lord of the Rings fandom, though, where a lot of the stuff that's canon spans thousands of years and there's not a ton of detail given-we get a very dry recounting, instead, of what happened. Lots of space to fill in the blanks.
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With the Marvel groups I was in - there was a jumping off point where the timelines between established Marvel and our version occurred. Big cross-overs events that didn't end up happening in the same way, or whatever caused a relaunch didn't occur. That kind of thing.
Of course, working in a shared universe meant that we had to make sure that we were keeping consistent with what everyone else was doing. It was a fun way to play in the sandbox.
Alternate realities are a part of comics, so there was definitely an advantage starting there! :)
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I can imagine the working in a shared universe thing would complicate it somewhat! But you're right-alternate realities and whatnot are part of canon, in comics, so that makes things a bit easier. :D
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Also - lions. cheetahs, wildebeests and any other animal that happens to come on screen.
Foxy is ready for them!!
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As always, I love that other Idol competition, creaking into its 14th season. I am quite literally the only one posting right now in the LJ fan group for said show, buy I have been known to talk to myself.
NewNew(wish) shows that make me say "Hey, girlfriend!" are "The Mindy Project," "Brooklyn 99," "How to Get Away with Murder," "Constantine," and "Backstrom."
Bummed that "Parenthood" is over, but the finale rocked.
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This is the first year that the Cs haven't been watching it.
I keep asking, but apparently they are no longer interested. (dropped off toward the end last year and stayed away)
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