Re: Problems with fanfic

From: Dan Drazen <drazen_at_andrews.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 08:55:31 -0500 (EST)

Ah, Doug, you've touched a nerve of mine...

Since I began compiling the FAQ file, I've found that there is one
aspect of the stories that only the absolute devotee addresses: the
canonicity of the stories. This is behind the near-universal rejection
of the "Adentures of Sonic the Hedgehog" cartoons when it comes to
having anything to say about Mobius. The weekend cartoons, OTOH,
achieved almost overnight canonicity. Since the Archie comics are in
the process of tracking the SatAM toon Mobius more seriously, they, too,
are edging toward being taken seriously as part of the canon.

I can't expound on this at length here but you'll find that the fanfic
community can be pretty lenient about alternative Sonic stories so long
as the essential characters are still themselves. I kind of liken it to
the body of tales of some saint or other being made manifest in some
French backwater village. It'll work for the faithful unless it's
obviously heretical in content. [Sorry; when you're a theology major you
end up talking this way ;-) ].

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Received on Thu Jan 11 1996 - 09:16:34 PST