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fandomsecrets2008-12-03 05:03 pm
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[ SECRET POST #698 ]
⌈ Secret Post #698 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
101.
[The Crüxshadows]
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102.
[LotR, Merlin]
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103.
[Secret Saturdays, Marvel Comics]
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104.
[Soul Eater]
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105.
[Yotsuba&!]
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106.
[Transformers: Armada]
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107.
[Dresden Dolls]
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108. [repeat]
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109.
[Stephanie Meyer]
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110.
[Spoiler (DC), Edward (Twilight)]
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111.
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112.
[Knights of the Old Republic]
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113.
[Fullmetal Alchemist]
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114.
[December Boys]
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115.
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116.
[Ghost Hunters]
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117.
[Bloody Monday]
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118.
[Ranma 1/2]
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119.
[James Spader]
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120.
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121.
[Taylor Swift]
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122.
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123.
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124.
[Edward Norton]
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125.
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126.
[The Devil's Whore]
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127.
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128.
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129.
[Arthur]
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130.
[Gankutsuou]
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131. [repeat]
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132.
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133.
[Metal Gear Solid/"Let's Destroy Metal Gear!"]
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134.
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135.
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136.
[Supernatural]
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137.
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138.
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139.
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140.
[Assassins]
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141.
[Heroes]
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142.
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143.
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144.
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145.
[Evangelion]
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146.
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147.
[Gokusen]
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148.
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149.
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150.
[Left 4 Dead]
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151.
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152.
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153.
[Saw 5]
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158.
[Legally Blonde]
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159.
[Cobra Starship]
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160.
[Harry Potter]
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I understand authors' annoyance at fans thinking they know the characters and canon better than the person who came up with them in the first place. It makes sense to me that Annie Proulx dislikes fan attempts to "fix" Brokeback Mountain with a happy ending. However, this is an issue of people failing to understand a work and thinking they know it better than those who created it in the first place.
The sort of blanket anti-fanfic horseflop that Hobb spewed was short-sighted, ignorant, and a failed attempt to draw lines in a huge gray area. She displayed little understanding of the concept of expanding upon pre-existing canon, let alone the creativity potential for well-done works of this nature.
I wonder if Ms. Hobby High Horse and people of her ilk would shit all over classic novel rewrites done from the point of view of a minor character. Or interpretations of older works in an alternate universe setting, such as West Side Story, which can be considered fan fiction of Romeo and Juliet. Let's not forget historical fiction that includes real people. Oops, there goes that pre-existing characterization again. Caleb Carr must not have an original thought in his head.
I also wonder what she thinks of Neil Gaiman, who re-imagined Snow White from the stepmother's point of view, or Timothy Zahn, known for his Star Wars novels as well as original fiction. And how about the artists and writers carrying on the stories of comic book characters, both in drawn and live action movie form, that were originally developed many years ago? They might be employed by the characters' copyright holders, but they're still working with someone else's original creation.