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Battlestar Galactica (2004) is fanfic of the original Battlestar Galactica, which was fanfic of Star Wars, which was fanfic of [NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO LIST).
Bridgerton is Jane Austen fanfic.
The current Star Treks are fanfic of the older versions.
Battlestar Galactica (2004) is fanfic of the original Battlestar Galactica, which was fanfic of Star Wars, which was fanfic of [NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO LIST).
Bridgerton is Jane Austen fanfic.
The current Star Treks are fanfic of the older versions.
Every TV show/film based on a book is licensed fanfic of that work.
Anything "inspired by" is fanfic of whatever inspired it.
Shakespeare wrote fanfic. Very few of his stories were original to him. He just wrote his own versions. Fanfic.
Anything "inspired by" is fanfic of whatever inspired it.
Shakespeare wrote fanfic. Very few of his stories were original to him. He just wrote his own versions. Fanfic.
Pretty much everything we enjoy today is some kind of licensed fan fiction, "inspired by" "influenced by" or direct copies of something else. Ask Disney.
Just as quality varies in the "professional leagues," it varies in the amateur as well. Greatness can come from anywhere.
Just as quality varies in the "professional leagues," it varies in the amateur as well. Greatness can come from anywhere.
Only elitist snobs and trolls who believe there should be a rarified atmosphere for some and that Art is only for Genius will antagonize otherwise. No recognition that human beings have been copying one another forever.
They shit on humanity, basically.
They shit on humanity, basically.
I remember Garrison Keillor taking a rather elitist shit on amateurs and fanfiction, believing the only work of value was the kind that circulated among the well-educated, the well-connected, the published establishment.
(Aka Mostly White Men)
(Aka Mostly White Men)
In fact, there have been so many snobby takes on fan fiction that Fanlore has up a page on "Defense of Fan Fiction" and there's some great articles linked to it: https://fanlore.org/wiki/In_Defense_of_Fanfiction_(discussion)
Might be worthwhile to remember that most writers (published or not), cut their teeth as kids trying to write their own books, comics, copying things they read or saw on TV or in film.
The really fortunate (or not so, depends) found their way into a professional contract. Into a rarified atmosphere. Some have made too much money and lost a good chunk of their humanity. Some struggle, in spite of their place on the shelves.
Are some writers irrationally resentful of the numbers they see on fanfic written by a 14 year old? If they were considered books sold, the bestseller lists would be filled with nothing but fanfiction.
Are there resentments toward writers who do not seek fame and fortune or a contract? Who enjoy sharing their work freely within communities they care about? Writers who still manage thousands of views, even their own "fandoms" in spite of not being "professional?"
It's the pettiness of the elite-minded that you can always rely on to turn everything into something you have to be worthy of in order to access it.
And thus, they shit on queer, disabled, BIPOC creatives, on the poor and the working class, and on non-Western cultures.
And thus, they shit on queer, disabled, BIPOC creatives, on the poor and the working class, and on non-Western cultures.
It's not like their "arguments" are even anything new. Certainly not original.
In fact, you could just call it...fan fiction.
In fact, you could just call it...fan fiction.
