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Date Posted: 10:03:20 05/04/03 Sun
Author: Robin
Author Host/IP: h24-70-225-237.hn.shawcable.net / 24.70.225.237
Subject: I haven't finished reading it just yet (crappy ass work), but...
In reply to: Molloch 's message, "Re: Review "Rebel, Rebel" by Misty Flores" on 08:46:53 04/20/03 Sun

I wanted to comment on something you mentioned. You spoke of backstory, and how a non-Angel-viewer might not know about the Wes/Faith history... That's very true. But the thing about fanfic is, one has to assume that one's readers HAVE seen the show. That's what I see happening with all fanfic. If I read fic from a fandom I've never seen, I get VERY confused, VERY quickly and VERY easily. In fact, I close the browser cuz I have no idea what's going on. By that same token, if the writer was trying to make the fic easier for unfamiliar readers, by using the dreaded exposition paragraphs and such, the readers who DO watch the show and know it inside and out would find it beyond annoying because we KNOW all that stuff already. We don't need to hear it again. As well, most people look at Fanfiction as an extension of the show. Under that assumption, one reads fanfic as if it were a show. They don't do exposition in the shows, not like that. We get a 2 second flashback before the show starts, but after that you're on your own. Which is how I like it. Because if too much time is spent explaining the backstory, the story itself never has time to move forward. *grin*

Just my opinion.

Meanwhile, I've only gotten up to the part where Cordy and Wes and Fred and Gunn are getting ready to go help Faith. Or something. And Faith's walking the streets of LA. I plan to read the rest soon, because I'm really enjoying this. It's well-written, interesting, and clear. A few typos, here and there, but nothing major, and one forgets about it soon after. And there was one thing that annoyed me. The author wrote "Lorne, the green-skinned demon, blahdy blah blah..." at Lorne's first appearance. Going back to my earlier comments about exposition...that annoyed me. Because I KNOW who Lorne is. And if someone doesn't know who Lorne is, do you really think they're going to READ the fic? Because let's face it...if someone's never watched the show, but reads the fanfic, they've been reading said fanfic for a long time, and know the characters already. If they've never read fanfic, either, they probably aren't gonna. Not for this show, anyway.

Just my thoughts.

Okay. Time to get ready for work. *sob* 12 hour shift. Followed by an hour of driving, 5 hours of sleep, then an 8 hour shift. Who's dumbass idea was this??

Oh yeah. Mine. Heh.

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