This is totally right. It's... hmm. In order for me, personally, to be active in this fandom, I had to decide pretty early what would count as my One True Canon and what wouldn't. Which writers, which issues, which *parts* of which issues... and it's something I never would've been able to do in other fandoms. It's something I've actively mocked people for doing in other fandoms.
On the one hand, I'm a lot mellower just in general than I used to be about fandom issues. On the other hand, though, there is a difference. With the exceptions of things like the latest run of MANHUNTER and FIRESTORM, the entire universe *is* made up of fanon. Fan-fiction written about fan-fiction written about fan-fiction and so on and so forth for generations. It's right and proper that we mix and match -- and *not* just because many of us do it better -- or even 'better' -- than the people who are paid good money to do so.
It's right and proper because that's the actual nature of the *beast*. It's a patchwork, a Frankenstein monster, a coral structure, a... *thingy*. Anyway.
There have been, actually, some shows -- or seasons of shows -- which deserve the same sort of treatment (in both positive -- lots of post S2 due South comes to mind -- and fuck-you-canon -- SG-1 fandom -- ways), but I can't help but notice that most of these shows went through major creative shake-ups before the fans started playing toss the canon around.
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Date: 2005-09-03 02:51 am (UTC)On the one hand, I'm a lot mellower just in general than I used to be about fandom issues. On the other hand, though, there is a difference. With the exceptions of things like the latest run of MANHUNTER and FIRESTORM, the entire universe *is* made up of fanon. Fan-fiction written about fan-fiction written about fan-fiction and so on and so forth for generations. It's right and proper that we mix and match -- and *not* just because many of us do it better -- or even 'better' -- than the people who are paid good money to do so.
It's right and proper because that's the actual nature of the *beast*. It's a patchwork, a Frankenstein monster, a coral structure, a... *thingy*. Anyway.
There have been, actually, some shows -- or seasons of shows -- which deserve the same sort of treatment (in both positive -- lots of post S2 due South comes to mind -- and fuck-you-canon -- SG-1 fandom -- ways), but I can't help but notice that most of these shows went through major creative shake-ups before the fans started playing toss the canon around.