It is a fair critique if explained and phrased properly.
Wrong. It's a distortion of language.
If you think something's poorly written then say that. And be specific.
It is a fair critique if explained and phrased properly.
Drawing comparison to something else that is poorly written is being specific.Wrong. It's a distortion of language.
If you think something's poorly written then say that. And be specific.
There's good and bad professional work (just as there's good and bad fanfiction).
I write fanfics myself (see the Archive of Our Own link in my signature). I've read fanfics that are pretty awful (e.g., characters being paired up with each other just for the hell of it).
I don't see "professional" as inherently "better". The "pros" have cranked out their share of clunkers ("Threshold", "Sub Rosa", "Code of Honor", "Spock's Brain", "Phantasms", "Take Me Out to the Holosuite").
Novelverse = Authorized fan fiction
Fan fiction deserves respect. Even if it's not good it's still someone expressing their love for their favorite shows and movies and wanting to be part of it on another level. What is interesting is karaoke and parody songs are the fan fiction equivalent for music.
No.ya it does
fan fiction is what keeps the many tv shows and movies going on and on after they end
And karaoke deserves respect?Fan fiction deserves respect. Even if it's not good it's still someone expressing their love for their favorite shows and movies and wanting to be part of it on another level. What is interesting is karaoke and parody songs are the fan fiction equivalent for music.
You are wrong. There are so many properties that are dead and forgotten and can only live on in the die hards carrying the torch and keeping that universe alive.
I suspect the big broad stripe on his shoulder is his "Fleet Captain" promotion.Oo that’s the TOS starburst insignia
Looks like they did some de-agingPike's peak has an uncanny valley feel to it...
And the uniforms co-existing and even reverting. The 23rd century is quite a journey Cage tunics to SNW uniforms to Discovery uniforms/division coloured Discovery uniforms back to SNW uniforms back to Cage tunics to TOS uniforms to TMP uniforms to the maroon monsters.I love that they made the TOS Pilot tunics to still be canon and they coexist with the DSC and SNW designs. Man, Starfleet burns through uniforms as fast as twitchy officers in the Quartermaster Corps can come up with them.
I suspect the big broad stripe on his shoulder is his "Fleet Captain" promotion.
And less than twenty years before the Pike and April photo you have the U.S.S. Kelvin uniforms.And the uniforms co-existing and even reverting. The 23rd century is quite a journey Cage tunics to SNW uniforms to Discovery uniforms/division coloured Discovery uniforms back to SNW uniforms back to Cage tunics to TOS uniforms to TMP uniforms to the maroon monsters.
But those that carry the torch don't rely on fanfiction to keep it going. I can speak from experience there.You are wrong. There are so many properties that are dead and forgotten and can only live on in the die hards carrying the torch and keeping that universe alive.
And let's be honest licensed fiction is treated just as apocryphal as amateur fiction anyway in many cases so neither has a truly greater standing.
If we're to be brutally honest a lot of licensed fiction can be just as uninspired as fan scribblings. It is quite common that the band stays together or reunites for little reason, popular pairings are kept together in unrealistically happy relationships, the spares are paired and there's so little stakes because there's no threat to the big names. Now this could just as easily be a mandate from the license holder and a writer has to do the best within the lines they are given.
The best licensed fiction in my opinion will always come from something that tells a story set apart from the big heroes. Maybe a bit player or two gets the spotlight alongside original characters having their own adventure in a different corner of the world. But licensed fiction that focuses on the famous faces is at the most risk of falling flat if it's designed to be a continuation. Inbetweenquels are better in that regard.
When you have an opportunity for design and fabricators to make it a reality the sky's the limit.I love that they made the TOS Pilot tunics to still be canon and they coexist with the DSC and SNW designs. Man, Starfleet burns through uniforms as fast as twitchy officers in the Quartermaster Corps can come up with them.
We use essential cookies to make this site work, and optional cookies to enhance your experience.