HIGHLA-L Digest - 30 Jul 2003 to 31 Jul 2003 - Special issue
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Topics in this special issue:
1. 2 x DVD season 2 (4)
2. AP & T-Bird#2 (14)
3. the stupid fanfic discussion AGAIN again again (6)
4. THREE versions of season 2??? (3)
5. the stupid fanfic discussion (no, let's discuss the good bits in Chivalry)
(2)
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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 19:21:29 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: 2 x DVD season 2
Kamil--
>>>I know better than to do this... That said, it's amazing the people who
actually do like and appreciate fanfic, even the NC-17 variety. >>>
People "like" all sorts of stuff, good & bad, legal & illicit. So, your
point is???
Kamil quotes Joss Whedon--
>>>when asked what Buffy fans should do with their time now Joss said,
"Write
fanfiction!", and I think we know where Joss stands at this point; >>>
Really? Does he think it's OK for people to distribute/sell fanfic? Based
on HIS intellectual property? He really doesn't mind that? I'd be very
interested to see _that_ quote from him. Or from anyone who isn't
distributing/selling fanfic.
It's very telling how people who are pro-fanfic gloss over the enormous
difference between WRITING it & spewing it publicly for notoriety, ego, $$$
profit, or whatever it is that people do it all for.
Nina (who wonders why certain people on this list are so obsessed w/ fanfic
but is rather pressed for time these days....)
mac.westie@verizon.net
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 02:52:03 -0700
From: Gregory Mate <gmate@rogers.com>
Subject: Re: 2 x DVD season 2
>Nina (who wonders why certain people on this list are so obsessed w/ fanfic
>but is rather pressed for time these days....)
Well, you were the one who brought it up again in reference to
beccaelizabeth's post (which had nothing to do with fanfiction, btw), so I
guess you're on the list as well!
Back on topic...I'll have to check out the Best Buy (they have one here in
town finally). Mind you it's Canadian (the store, not the orientation) so
I might have to do a special order. Still, DVD's have a much longer "play
life" than videotape, so I would probably buy seasons 3-6 (as well as
replace my 1 & 2 VHS collection) on DVD. Even if they just have the
episodes, that's good enough for me. And I've never heard Bill Panzer's
voice, let alone on the commentaries, but for some reason I get the
impression he sounds like Harvey Fiernstein (now I'd buy the DVD just for
THAT, baby!)
....Greg....
gmate@rogers.com
He Who Is Too Far Behind On His Unread Books To Ever Consider Reading
Fanfiction
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:03:21 -0700
From: "R. Shelton" <rshelton2@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
>Go here for an article-
>
>http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-07/30/11.05.tv
Sounds like AP's going to do HL5.... -R
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sweepstakes Hypes Highlander
Highlander TV star Adrian Paul told SCI FI Wire that Anchor Bay
Entertainment is sponsoring a sweepstakes in which the winner will
drive away with the 1964 Thunderbird that his character, Duncan
MacLeod, drove on the series. "I think you just turn in a form, and
if they draw your name out of the hat, you win Duncan's car," Paul
said in an interview.
The actor was in Las Vegas at an event supporting the sweepstakes and
launching Anchor Bay's promotional campaign for its Highlander:
Season Two DVD collection, which is in stores now. Sweepstakes
entries may be obtained at retailers.
"It's a beautiful car," he said. "They've restored it. It's got a new
engine, new seats, new brakes, new paint work, new everything.
They've redone it from top to bottom. It's the car I had on the
series, but it never seemed to work. They've made it better than it
ever was when we used it on the show. They've fixed it up and made it
very drivable for many years to come." Paul added that he's waiting
for a script for a proposed Highlander 5 feature film.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--
Rachel Shelton *
rshelton2@earthlink.net
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:08:09 -0700
From: "R. Shelton" <rshelton2@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
At 7:57 PM -0500 7/30/03, samantha copeland wrote:
>I saw a commercial for this the other night on AMC (during a showing of
>HL-I). I had been under the impression that the T-Bird was a 1965 10th
>anniversary edition not a 1964, or is this like so many car things where it
>was made in 1964 but is a 1965 model year? Or is this the same kind of
>typo like the back of the box for HL-III that said "John MacLeod"?
Nope, not a typo - it's not the same car. The original 1965 10th
Anniversary Edition T-Bird was auctioned off at The Celebration in
Anaheim in '98. DP must've picked up a similar one for this
promotion.
Rachel
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Rachel Shelton *
rshelton2@earthlink.net
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:06:38 +0100
From: Jette Goldie <jette@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: 2 x DVD season 2
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:21:19 EDT
From: Highlandmg@aol.com
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
Hi
They used two t-birds on the series. There are photo's of both cars from
Janeens wonderful site visit.
Mary
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:10:32 EDT
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
In a message dated 7/31/2003 2:04:28 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
rshelton2@earthlink.net writes:
> Sounds like AP's going to do HL5.... -R
>
I think that is premature. He did have a right of first refusal for another
movie in his contract for Endgame, which means he will have the script
submitted to him, but that is no guarantee he'll agree to it. He is not contracted to
actually do the movie, only to be considered for it. According to a supposed
"insider" on the official Highlander board, the new script [still in revision]
has been written with Duncan in the lead. If for any number of reasons he does
not agree to HL 5, it will be most interesting to see if they rewrite from
scratch or dare to recast.
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:51:03 -0400
From: Sandy Fields <diamonique@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
At 09:10 AM 07/31/2003 -0400, Dotiran@aol.com wrote:
>If for any number of reasons he does not agree to HL 5, it will be most
>interesting to see if they rewrite from scratch or dare to recast.
Recast the role of Duncan MacLeod?!?!?!?!?
Adrian Paul *is* Duncan MacLeod.
Dotiran, for uttering such blasphemous words, you are ordered to go and
wash out your mouth with soap. :-)
-- Sandy
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:58:27 EDT
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
In a message dated 7/31/2003 9:51:48 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
diamonique@comcast.net writes:
> Dotiran, for uttering such blasphemous words, you are ordered to go and
> wash out your mouth with soap. :-)
>
I know. Heresy, isn't it? Perish the thought.
I'll go thwap myself :)
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:06:31 EDT
From: Highlandmg@aol.com
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
Dotrain
You should be banned from this list for that post. Come here TWRAP
Mary
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:18:56 EDT
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
In a message dated 7/31/2003 10:07:43 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
Highlandmg@aol.com writes:
> You should be banned from this list for that post. Come here TWRAP
>
ouch. but well deserved for even thinking the thought out loud. I am quite
able to think TPTB might do such a thing, however. Adrian Paul is Duncan
MacLeod. I would accept no other. But, in fact, the draft script is alleged to have
the lead role for DM. What do they do if AP says no way? Rewrite the whole
thing for Methos? Possible. But they have already advertized............and sold
merchandise for [blech] a movie called "The Source". They *will* make a movie.
Of some kind. My only hope is that if Adrian Paul agrees to yet another
Dimension horror film, that he get paid major, major, major bucks because even
money may not be enough to repay him for losing yet another year or more of his
life and career in this way.
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:29:48 +0100
From: "John Mosby (Home)" <a.j.mosby@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
Just because they've released a ton of merchandise on the back of it being
called The Source should in no way convince anyone that it would definitely
be called that. After all, more mugs etc to be sold to completists.
John
Original Sin-ical.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Dotiran@aol.com>
To: <HIGHLA-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [HL] AP & T-Bird#2
> In a message dated 7/31/2003 10:07:43 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
> Highlandmg@aol.com writes:
>
> > You should be banned from this list for that post. Come here TWRAP
> >
>
> ouch. but well deserved for even thinking the thought out loud. I am quite
> able to think TPTB might do such a thing, however. Adrian Paul is Duncan
> MacLeod. I would accept no other. But, in fact, the draft script is
alleged to have
> the lead role for DM. What do they do if AP says no way? Rewrite the
whole
> thing for Methos? Possible. But they have already
advertized............and sold
> merchandise for [blech] a movie called "The Source". They *will* make a
movie.
> Of some kind. My only hope is that if Adrian Paul agrees to yet another
> Dimension horror film, that he get paid major, major, major bucks because
even
> money may not be enough to repay him for losing yet another year or more
of his
> life and career in this way.
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:23:21 -0700
From: "R. Shelton" <rshelton2@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
At 9:10 AM -0400 7/31/03, Dotiran@aol.com wrote:
>I think that is premature. He did have a right of first refusal for another
>movie in his contract for Endgame, which means he will have the script
>submitted to him, but that is no guarantee he'll agree to it. He is
>not contracted to
>actually do the movie, only to be considered for it.
I'm sure this is true, but he must be seriously considering it or he
wouldn't have been quoted in the article:
"Paul added that he's waiting for a script for a proposed Highlander
5 feature film."
I also heard it was written with Duncan in the lead; and not to be
disparaging, but I don't see/haven't heard of AP doing lots of other
stuff right now. IMHO, it's doubtful he'll say no to the work & the
money.
I know he supposedly didn't like the way Endgame turned out, but if
he felt *that* strongly about it he probably wouldn't even consider
doing another HL movie, not to mention speaking out about it to the
press. He has to know what DP's like by now, and that no matter what
his feelings are they'll make the movie the way *they* want it done
in the end.
Rachel
--
Rachel Shelton *
rshelton2@earthlink.net
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:29:24 -0700
From: "R. Shelton" <rshelton2@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
At 8:21 AM -0400 7/31/03, Highlandmg@aol.com wrote:
>They used two t-birds on the series. There are photo's of both cars from
>Janeens wonderful site visit.
Ooops, yes, you're right - I just read on another list that this one
belonged to Peter Davis.
Rachel
--
Rachel Shelton *
rshelton2@earthlink.net
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:46:15 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: 2 x DVD season 2
Jette
> yes, Nina, we ALL wonder why you are so obsessed with fanfic that you
bring it into every conversation, even when the
> conversation has nothing to do with fanfic.
As I stated, the point was the poster's glaringly inconsistent attitude.
She is fine w/ other people's stuff (an entire fictional universe) being
used w/o permission in fanfic--just not w/ HER stuff (a single post) being
used w/o permission.
The interesting fanfic obsession is w/ the folks who need to read it. And
write it. And publish it. And who dance around exhaustively trying to
rationalize it as OK.
Nina
mac.westie@verizon.net
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 20:37:04 +0100
From: "John Mosby (Home)" <a.j.mosby@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
> Ooops, yes, you're right - I just read on another list that this one
> belonged to Peter Davis.
>
> Rachel
Cool. Guess the Highlander Store profits are up.
;)
John
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:37:14 +0000
From: beccaelizabeth <r.day@netcom.co.uk>
Subject: the stupid fanfic discussion AGAIN again again
MacWestie wrote:
> As I stated, the point was the poster's glaringly inconsistent
> attitude. She is fine w/ other people's stuff (an entire fictional
> universe) being used w/o permission in fanfic--just not w/ HER
>stuff (a single post) being used w/o permission.
I was not being inconsistent. As I said, fanfic is an entirely different
situation- they are creating something new out of old parts. Reposting the
whole of someones work without alteration is a different thing entirely.
There is also a difference between making up stuff about fictional people and
saying stuff about real people. Fictional people dont exist so they dont mind.
What you do is make up stuff about real people and then criticise it.
I DIDNT say they'd done something wrong, I pointed out to them I'd like to be
told what they'd done. Which IS quite different.
beccaelizabeth
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4212/
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 20:47:44 +0100
From: "John Mosby (Home)" <a.j.mosby@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: the stupid fanfic discussion AGAIN again again
Sooooooooooooooo...previously on the HL List
1) Nina reminds anyone who doesn't know that she has strong opinions on
fanfic.
2) Joss has said he doesn't mind fanfic based on Buffy . Nina says she
doesn't really believe him and even if he did, he's wrong.
3) A post was reposted without permission to the main list. That's usually a
no-no. Sure it wasn't intentional, but let's be careful out there.
4) Should anyone write some fanfic about HL regulars that repost without
permission, Nina will explode.
My favourite color is blue. I think that says a lot about fanfic. Discuss.
Or not.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "beccaelizabeth" <r.day@NETCOM.CO.UK>
To: <HIGHLA-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 8:37 PM
Subject: [HL] the stupid fanfic discussion AGAIN again again
> MacWestie wrote:
> > As I stated, the point was the poster's glaringly inconsistent
> > attitude. She is fine w/ other people's stuff (an entire fictional
> > universe) being used w/o permission in fanfic--just not w/ HER
> >stuff (a single post) being used w/o permission.
>
> I was not being inconsistent. As I said, fanfic is an entirely different
> situation- they are creating something new out of old parts. Reposting
the
> whole of someones work without alteration is a different thing entirely.
> There is also a difference between making up stuff about fictional people
and
> saying stuff about real people. Fictional people dont exist so they dont
mind.
> What you do is make up stuff about real people and then criticise it.
> I DIDNT say they'd done something wrong, I pointed out to them I'd like to
be
> told what they'd done. Which IS quite different.
>
> beccaelizabeth
> http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4212/
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 21:01:09 +0100
From: Jette Goldie <jette@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: the stupid fanfic discussion AGAIN again again
> Sooooooooooooooo...previously on the HL List
>
> 1) Nina reminds anyone who doesn't know that she has strong opinions on
> fanfic.
> 2) Joss has said he doesn't mind fanfic based on Buffy . Nina says she
> doesn't really believe him and even if he did, he's wrong.
> 3) A post was reposted without permission to the main list. That's usually
a
> no-no. Sure it wasn't intentional, but let's be careful out there.
> 4) Should anyone write some fanfic about HL regulars that repost without
> permission, Nina will explode.
>
> My favourite color is blue. I think that says a lot about fanfic. Discuss.
> Or not.
>
> John
<sigh> I miss the old round-robin stories we used to have
when I first joined this list. sometimes those "wars" nearly
did start a fire-fight!
;-)
Jette
Never bet on Star Trek trivia if your opponent speaks Klingon.
- Ancient Kung Foole Proverb
jette@blueyonder.co.uk
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 20:05:23 +0000
From: beccaelizabeth <r.day@netcom.co.uk>
Subject: THREE versions of season 2???
according to posts on the Holyground forum theres actually a third set, with
genuine extra material on disc four, available only from some place called Best
Buy.
THREE versions???
And why would the set from the HL store not be the one with the most stuff?
annoying wierdness
beccaelizabeth
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:05:52 -0600
From: Donna Gum <djgum@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: the stupid fanfic discussion AGAIN again again
>My favourite color is blue. I think that says a lot about fanfic. Discuss.
>Or not.
>
>John
>
And you look so well in blue.
:>
DJ Gum
@earthlink.net
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:08:14 -0400
From: L Cameron-Norfleet <cgliser@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: the stupid fanfic discussion AGAIN again again
Jette said:
><sigh> I miss the old round-robin stories we used to have
>when I first joined this list. sometimes those "wars" nearly
>did start a fire-fight!
*Sometimes*?
Were you ever on the Chief Flag Waver's lists during one of those things?!
Liser
(dump a little yak poop on someone and suddenly you've crossed a
line)(sheesh)(ah)(good times)
--
Lisa Cameron-Norfleet ** cgliser@earthlink.net
--
The difference between truth and fiction: fiction has to make sense
--Mark Twain
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:13:52 -0400
From: RED57@aol.com
Subject: Re: the stupid fanfic discussion (no,
let's discuss the good bits in Chivalry)
After a.j. mosby's most helpful recap of the current discussion of f*nf*c on the list, he went on to say:
"My favourite color is blue. I think that says a lot about fanfic. Discuss.
Or not."
I would rather listen to Vogon poetry whilst having my head nailed to a coffee table than read anything further on f*nf*c, from any viewpoint, positive, negative, or on the fence. But that's JMO.
Topic? Chivalry and Adrian's nekkid butt. Thank you, TiVo! With your 6-second instant replay button, I can make AP do a little dance in the bathtub. Lather, rinse, repeat. And yes, that's K.C. and the Sunshine Band playing in the background.
Off topic, but more serious - did anyone watch the pilot of "The Peacemakers" the other night? The production values look so familiar - reminds me a lot of "Lonesome Dove" or even a Western-era flashback of HL. I couldn't read the credits, but it looks like it was filmed in the Canadian Rockies, standing in for Colorado.
Ginny
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:21:25 -0700
From: Stephen Bryce <sibryce@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: THREE versions of season 2???
> And why would the set from the HL store not be the
> one with the most stuff?
Because that would be concise, convenient, cool, and
all the other stuff that us fans would like for our
enormous amounts of money <g>.
Steve
=====
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"2001?! Bloody hell... what happened to the 80s??"
("Nancy Wilson" and "Keith Richards" on Napster, "Royal Canadian Air Farce")
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:23:09 -0700
From: "R. Shelton" <rshelton2@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: the stupid fanfic discussion AGAIN again again
At 8:47 PM +0100 7/31/03, John Mosby (Home) wrote:
>Sooooooooooooooo...previously on the HL List
>
><very reluctant snippage for bandwidth sake>
>My favourite color is blue. I think that says a lot about fanfic.
>Discuss. Or not.
ROTFLMBO!
Thanks John! I definitely needed that today.
Is this week over yet? ;-\
Rachel (wiping away tears; and tea off keyboard)
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Rachel Shelton *
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:33:19 -0600
From: samantha copeland <samantha@carrotware.com>
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
> At 7:57 PM -0500 7/30/03, samantha copeland wrote:
> >I saw a commercial for this the other night on AMC (during a showing of
> >HL-I). I had been under the impression that the T-Bird was a 1965 10th
> >anniversary edition not a 1964, or is this like so many car things where it
> >was made in 1964 but is a 1965 model year? Or is this the same kind of
> >typo like the back of the box for HL-III that said "John MacLeod"?
>
> Nope, not a typo - it's not the same car. The original 1965 10th
> Anniversary Edition T-Bird was auctioned off at The Celebration in
> Anaheim in '98. DP must've picked up a similar one for this
> promotion.
>
so they *are* mixing stuff up *again*...
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-07/30/11.05.tv
"Anchor Bay Entertainment is sponsoring a sweepstakes in which the winner will drive away with the 1964 Thunderbird that his character, Duncan MacLeod, drove on the series."
..
"It's the car I had on the series, but it never seemed to work. They've made it better than it ever was when we used it on the show."
--
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:38:36 -0700
From: Gregory Mate <gmate@rogers.com>
Subject: Re: AP & T-Bird#2
Sandy:
>Recast the role of Duncan MacLeod?!?!?!?!?
>
>Adrian Paul *is* Duncan MacLeod.
Oh, I don't know. Colin Farrell could do a passable job (ducking and running).
....Greg....
gmate@rogers.com
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:07:02 EDT
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: THREE versions of season 2???
In a message dated 7/31/2003 3:37:35 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
r.day@netcom.co.uk writes:
> why would the set from the HL store not be the one with the most stuff
because according to a post by Gillian Horvath on the ATH board, "it is brand
new material, taped just a few weeks ago, paid for by
the "Best Buy" folks" Note the key words here are "PAID FOR" *vbeg*
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:22:42 EDT
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: the stupid fanfic discussion (no,
let's discuss the good bits in Chivalry)
In a message dated 7/31/2003 3:40:14 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
RED57@aol.com writes:
> I would rather listen to Vogon poetry whilst having my head nailed to a
> coffee table than read anything further on f*nf*c, from any viewpoint, positive,
> negative, or on the fence.
I tend to agree. And I don't want to cause you any more pain, but I truly do
have a wonderment/question.
Why do people write fanfiction?
Now I don't want to talk legalities, and certainly not morality, but the
creative process.
I don't "do" fanfic. I don't write it. I occasionally read it if a friend
sends me one of hers or if it is on an email list. What puzzles me [and I *am* a
published writer, just not of fiction, and know how much time and work it
takes] is....given the superb skill of some of the authors, why aren't they
writing "for real." "for credit" "for art" "for money" I understand writing a few
stories to have fun, to hone your craft, to relive the magic of the characters
we love, but , but, but I'm serious. Such talent should not be "wasted" [maybe
too strong a word...anytime you have fun and give joy to others it is not
time wasted].
Some of these fanfic writers are so very very very good at what they do. Why
settle for writing something that can never be truly their own, [or published
]?
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