Say WHAT?

[lovesrain44]

I am beguiled by this fan's decision. I understand her love for Show, her desire to show the gang at SPN how MUCH they've influenced us, etc, but shoving fanfic in their faces is not a good idea. 

Here's the link:

http://community.livejournal.com/spn_legacy/

Here's what I said:

"It's rather a blatent disregard of all fannish conventions that I've ever encountered to require that a fanfic writer needs to tell you NOT to include his or her stuff; it should be the other way around. Besides which this is not a good idea. It doesn't even matter that you're disincluding those genres of fanfic that you feel would be disrespectful (slash, wincest, etc), what matters is that if you force our creations on them (as others have said), then you force them to acknowledge what we're doing out here. And I for one would not want to see that. Also, if any actor, ANY actor, wanted to find him or herself out here in the fannish beyond, all they have to do is google themselves and they'll get a huge list. So they don't need a book like this. Put your resources and your energy into some other means by which to show your love and your passion for Show, that's what I think."

Most comments that people are making are not wanky, thank goodness. I just hope the whole thing dies down.  





 

Comments

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

You know, there's nothing wrong with RPS. I don't get it myself, I have been known to read one once when Amalthia assures me it was funny as HELL (which it was), but really, it's just the faces and the names because the person writing it doesn't know anything about them. Not like they do Sam and Dean. But you know, more power to them, if that's what they want to write and it makes them happy, why not? As with you reading it. It hurts no one, pushes some buttons you need pushing and everyone goes to bed happy. What would be creepy is for someone to collect RPS and give it to an actor. Creepy is someone stalking you, which is sounds like they have. Not fun. Not something I would ever want to go through.

I'm pretty sure this chick has a mad crush on the J's, as do we all, which is fine, we're SUPPOSED to think they're hot and have crushes and that's what makes the money roll in when we buy calendars and amulets and pictures by the score. What she's thinking, I think, is that this is what's going to make them notice her. It won't. She'll get noticed by lawyers first, and then get US noticed by lawyers and then the party will be OVAH.

I love the characters too! I tell no one at work. EVAH. : D

[lori-leaf.livejournal.com]

I got bored and clicked some links and I get the definite impression that the person running this project is early twenties TOPS, and the ones telling her it's a good idea are high school or college students. Of course bad ideas aren't something that's limited to the under 21 crowd.

I have two huge fears when it comes to acting. The first is I won't get enough jobs to feed myself. The second is, I'll end up famous. Crazy people like famous people too much. I don't want that. I just want to tell stories.