Ahhh, the good old survival kit. It's still in my memories and I read it once in a while to remind myself not to get involved. (Don't get me wrong about having 'fandom wank' in my interests. I'm more interested in why people get involved in it than that it's something 'fun' to do.)
Hmmm...what's your stance on parody, btw? MSTs and all that? Out of curiosity, of course.
Bear in mind that my all-time favourite movie is Airplane, speaking of parodies in general. :D
But, fanfiction writers are usually new at it, just trying their wings. I don't feel comfortable making fun of them behind their backs. And you know, I can't think of a single MST I've ever read.
Oh, I don't parody the works of younger fen, though I'm sorely tempted sometimes. It has to be dyed-in-the wool badfic, which requires that an "author" have some experience with knowingly writing terribly nonsensical things under their belt.
[snickers] Airplane was a little before my time, but I think I get the reference.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2004-06-20 06:45 pm (UTC)Hmmm...what's your stance on parody, btw? MSTs and all that? Out of curiosity, of course.
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Date: 2004-06-20 07:32 pm (UTC)But, fanfiction writers are usually new at it, just trying their wings. I don't feel comfortable making fun of them behind their backs. And you know, I can't think of a single MST I've ever read.
Icarus
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Date: 2004-06-20 09:19 pm (UTC)[snickers] Airplane was a little before my time, but I think I get the reference.