However, it was because there was no continuity that there was so much fic, and there was so much varied fic. You could pick up anything and run with it. The Mess That Was Canon was the reason why there was so much discussion in the fandom and kept it so damn good.
Not that I didn't want to bash CC up once in a while.
I find that when canon is perfect and fully realised, a fic fandom doesn't tend to form. Shows like Six Feet Under, for example. Great show, where's the fandom?
I subscribe to the idea that the fic will work if you make your own canon and stick to it. Especially if it's a long fic. In a long fic, you're extending so far out anyway, you have to make up your own canon.
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However, it was because there was no continuity that there was so much fic, and there was so much varied fic. You could pick up anything and run with it. The Mess That Was Canon was the reason why there was so much discussion in the fandom and kept it so damn good.
Not that I didn't want to bash CC up once in a while.
I find that when canon is perfect and fully realised, a fic fandom doesn't tend to form. Shows like Six Feet Under, for example. Great show, where's the fandom?
I subscribe to the idea that the fic will work if you make your own canon and stick to it. Especially if it's a long fic. In a long fic, you're extending so far out anyway, you have to make up your own canon.