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⌈ Secret Post #2715 ⌋

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[Tales of Innocence]

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[Transamerica]

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[Final Fantasy VIII]

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[Interview with the Vampire]

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[Andrew Lloyd Webber]

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[Critical Miss]

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[Mike Malinin, Goo Goo Dolls]

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[Pacific Rim]

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[Star Trek TNG]

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[Homestuck]

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[The Man From Nowhere]

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A fanon that I actually really like but which I find fascinating in its universal acceptance despite not being canon: in Starsky & Hutch, the idea that Starsky was in Vietnam. All he says was that he was in the army, and it's a one-line reference.

I find it fascinating because this is a very understandable assumption for first-wave fans who saw the show first-run in the '70s to make: if a American male character who is in his early-to-mid-30s, who has been a police officer since the late 1960s, said, in 1977, that he had been in the army, of course every viewer watching in 1977 would parse such a remark as "Vietnam" and write fanfic of it accordingly.

However, all the fans who got into the show much, much later, are most likely going along with that fanon because of the Fanfic Rule of Angst. Not that this is remotely irritating to me mind you, I just find it rather curious to see just how strong and unanimous a hold a single line has had over a character's fanon backstory.

I guess you could argue that the writers, considering the time it was written and the rest of Starsky's back story, also wanted viewers to assume that Starsky meant Vietnam when he said the army - and that Starsky the character didn't state the exact conflict he was in because he didn't want to get into that discussion. Especially since you know he and Hutch probably argued about whether it was right to go to Vietnam even though they would essentially agree on all the important points.

But yeah. Still interesting.

ayrt

Yeah, I think the writers definitely could've intended that too, but it's one of those things that are really a sign of the times, you know? I'm not sure that a viewer watching reruns in 2014 -- without any knowledge of the fandom that came before them -- would go "oh, Vietnam" at the mention of such a small line unless they were actively looking for fanfic fodder.

It occurs to me that I've never read a fic where he and Hutch fought about Vietnam, which seems a shame because it would be such prime fanfic material. And Hutch would've probably been a war protester when he was in college -- he's so anti-jingoistic and humanitarian -- but not one of those dicks who spit on returning vets and called them names. But of course that's all speculation too. ;)

Always nice to meet another fan, btw :)

Well, it makes sense. Chronologically it's a good fit, and narratively... yes, it's possible that his stint in the Army just involved him cataloging stores at an equipment depot in Nebraska. But why would you pick a less-dramatic choice when a more-dramatic one is just hanging right there? That's not how you make stories.

nayrt

Ayup :)

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