Spoilers Strange New Worlds General Discussion Thread

[Mudd]

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.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Wrong. It's a distortion of language.


If you think something's poorly written then say that. And be specific.

Drawing comparison to something else that is poorly written is being specific.

 

[T'Grinch]

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").

Blasphemy! Take Me Out to the Holosuite was hilarious and a welcome relief from the war drama. It doesn't belong with the other crappy eps.

 

[Mage]

Novelverse = Authorized fan fiction

I've read fanfiction. Except for MAYBE 3%, most of those 'writers' should be lucky enough to write at 10% of the level that the novelverse writers did/do.

So no. That is an insult to a group of dedicated people who wrote an intricate level of interwoven novels that had many Star Trek fans delighted and happy. No fanfic has ever done that.

 

[Jason X-Mas]

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.