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who_straybunniesTime for another Discussion Post! (And don't forget anyone's welcome to start one should they wish.)
This time it's fics based on spin-offs – collectively, there’s probably quite a number but individually it can be tough to get a fix of your fave non-TV team TARDIS. Of course, it’s obvious why – if you haven’t been able to listen that audio/read that book/comic, you don’t know the characters. Duh, as they say.
However, I find fic is a good way to get an introduction – some of them are even better in fic! Certainly, I got lost and bewildered long before the EDAs had finished their run, and never got to meet Anji, (tho' I know Fitz) but I find I really enjoy fic with that team. Fitz-fic has a tendency to be entertaining also. And I tried out fic with Hex, Lucie and Erimem before I got to meet any of them - it acted as a useful taster. And being way behind with Big Finish’s main ranges, I’ve never yet caught their Gallifrey series, but I love almost any humorous fics based on it.
So, maybe fic here is even more important than for the mainstream characters, as it can work as a taster (or even a substitute for out of print stuff)? What do people think and which spin-off characters deserve more fic?
Are you an addict for anything Bg Finish? Missing the New Adventures, or the PDAs? Or are there some highly obscure one-off novel/audio/comic strip characters/ideas you’re desperate to have explored further? (e.g. I managed to get hold of one of Kaldor City audios. Now if I can only get the rest, I’d love to see some fic for that – how’s about that for obscure? But snarky. Oh, how snarky…)
I did (it’s got Traditional) collect some Random Pairing Prompts to whet our appetites, but as there were so many characters, it got epic so see the previous post for the prompts! It’s Big Finish’s fault for taking in the other spin-offs, [Benny, Fitz, Izzy, Frobisher…], I suppose - it became impossible to separate them. (I do like BF’s optimistic view that it’s a big universe, universes, in fact, and the timeline’s pretty wibbly-wobbly and that all of this happened somewhen, somewhere and we don’t need to un-canonise anything. Sorry, slightly off-topic.)
So, what do people think and, more importantly, what fics would we like to see? Any ideas, people? There's no guarantee they'll get picked up, but they may (and all suggestions will be included on updates and put into the hat for Prompt of the Month).
This time it's fics based on spin-offs – collectively, there’s probably quite a number but individually it can be tough to get a fix of your fave non-TV team TARDIS. Of course, it’s obvious why – if you haven’t been able to listen that audio/read that book/comic, you don’t know the characters. Duh, as they say.
However, I find fic is a good way to get an introduction – some of them are even better in fic! Certainly, I got lost and bewildered long before the EDAs had finished their run, and never got to meet Anji, (tho' I know Fitz) but I find I really enjoy fic with that team. Fitz-fic has a tendency to be entertaining also. And I tried out fic with Hex, Lucie and Erimem before I got to meet any of them - it acted as a useful taster. And being way behind with Big Finish’s main ranges, I’ve never yet caught their Gallifrey series, but I love almost any humorous fics based on it.
So, maybe fic here is even more important than for the mainstream characters, as it can work as a taster (or even a substitute for out of print stuff)? What do people think and which spin-off characters deserve more fic?
Are you an addict for anything Bg Finish? Missing the New Adventures, or the PDAs? Or are there some highly obscure one-off novel/audio/comic strip characters/ideas you’re desperate to have explored further? (e.g. I managed to get hold of one of Kaldor City audios. Now if I can only get the rest, I’d love to see some fic for that – how’s about that for obscure? But snarky. Oh, how snarky…)
I did (it’s got Traditional) collect some Random Pairing Prompts to whet our appetites, but as there were so many characters, it got epic so see the previous post for the prompts! It’s Big Finish’s fault for taking in the other spin-offs, [Benny, Fitz, Izzy, Frobisher…], I suppose - it became impossible to separate them. (I do like BF’s optimistic view that it’s a big universe, universes, in fact, and the timeline’s pretty wibbly-wobbly and that all of this happened somewhen, somewhere and we don’t need to un-canonise anything. Sorry, slightly off-topic.)
So, what do people think and, more importantly, what fics would we like to see? Any ideas, people? There's no guarantee they'll get picked up, but they may (and all suggestions will be included on updates and put into the hat for Prompt of the Month).
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Date: 2011-06-08 07:20 pm (UTC)I'd love fic with DI Menzies (also from Sixie's era), and more Lucie fic is always a treat.
Additionally I'm a sucker for missing scene/tag fics for audios (I've got two more Liz-centric ones bubbling away in my back brain for Shadow of the Past and Sentinels of the New Dawn which I hope to write some day!)
And more Eight/Benny never goes amiss (I wish they'd let Benny travel with Eight for more than just 25 minutes in Company of Friends), ditto Eight/Romana II (Shada is an obsessive love of mine!)
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Date: 2011-06-08 07:29 pm (UTC)(I didn't remember the title either. But I was like "I know that fic! Hey, wasn't it on Calufrax? *pokes tags* Huzzah!")
I LOVE THAT ONE. I don't understand it, but I still love it. XD
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Date: 2011-06-08 07:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-08 08:06 pm (UTC)Evelyn, yay! :lol:
Actually, I'd quite like to see some multi-era stuff for Mila. Not that I'm a mad fan of the character, but given who she was, there could be some interesting stuff to play around with her being there unseen for so long. I'd quite like to find someone exploring that, just once, at least.
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