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Watched the Farscape episodes - Out of Their Minds and My Three Crichtons last night, was fascinated by the creative plotting of both. I've only seen fanfic writers do this sort of thing.
Out of Their Minds - involves all the characters switching bodies. A weapon is aimed at them and basically throws their spirits or essence into another body. It is hilarious, and unexpected. Crichton - predictably ends up in Aeryn's body, but Aeryn ends up in Rygel, and Rygel in Crichton. (Ben Bowder's portrayal of Rygel is side-splittingly funny) Aeryn also at one point ends up in Crichton, Cricton in Rygel, and Rygel in Aeryn. (Equally hilarious.) It gives us some brilliant character moments, along with the standard, albeit brief sex humor.
I've seen people write this sort of thing for Buffy in fanfic, but the writers never did it.
Which may explain why I've never needed to read fanfic for Farscape, which I was as fannish about as Buffy, if not more so. Buffy - always left me unsatisfied regarding its characters for some reason - I always wanted more - particularly in regards to Spike, who felt unfinished to me. Spike on Buffy fascinated me because here was an amoral character, evil, who went against his own nature (to be evil) in order to become a better man, a good man (counter to what he is and stands for) to gain the approval and love of a heroine. I wanted to see if it was possible, and if not, why not. And if someone could change to that point.
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Ah, the US lost to Ghana. Oh well. Wonder if England will have better luck against Germany?
Out of Their Minds - involves all the characters switching bodies. A weapon is aimed at them and basically throws their spirits or essence into another body. It is hilarious, and unexpected. Crichton - predictably ends up in Aeryn's body, but Aeryn ends up in Rygel, and Rygel in Crichton. (Ben Bowder's portrayal of Rygel is side-splittingly funny) Aeryn also at one point ends up in Crichton, Cricton in Rygel, and Rygel in Aeryn. (Equally hilarious.) It gives us some brilliant character moments, along with the standard, albeit brief sex humor.
I've seen people write this sort of thing for Buffy in fanfic, but the writers never did it.
Which may explain why I've never needed to read fanfic for Farscape, which I was as fannish about as Buffy, if not more so. Buffy - always left me unsatisfied regarding its characters for some reason - I always wanted more - particularly in regards to Spike, who felt unfinished to me. Spike on Buffy fascinated me because here was an amoral character, evil, who went against his own nature (to be evil) in order to become a better man, a good man (counter to what he is and stands for) to gain the approval and love of a heroine. I wanted to see if it was possible, and if not, why not. And if someone could change to that point.
( Read more... )
Ah, the US lost to Ghana. Oh well. Wonder if England will have better luck against Germany?