Really enjoyed this podcast, there are a few things that could have been mentioned, like VS’s that really are offshoots rather than fanfic and create whole new universes and mythologies of thier own. I would have liked to have heard something relating to that. In relation to the 90% girls, i actually only know 4 female fanfic writers, nearly all the VS’s, the fleets and alot of the fanfic i have read is actually done by men. I dont read slash and ship and so im missing alot but there are alot of male FF writers. You need to read… Read more »

listener question

how did i feel about “the ark of truth” one word “replicator” i didn’t see that coming which is nice to see from a show that’s been on tv for ten years. overall ark of truth was a much more satisfying ending to the series then “unending”

paul AKA pharaoh atem

I must admit, I was worried about this podcast. I was waiting for the horror! and disgust! to be spewed about fanfic — something I discovered ten years ago as a 13-year-old Stargate fan. In those pre-spell check days I wrote page after page (hours upon hours), and while most of that never saw the light of day, it really inspired me to write, to be creative, and to actually start posting once I got progressively better. And while I’ve never had any interest in being a professional novelist, that love of writing did put me onto the path of… Read more »

re ^^ there is no desire on my part (at least) whatsoever to read anything about the actors in a relationship, it is all about the characters that they play. And as fictional characters, they are simply artistic constructs open to interpretation, including whether they are hetero or homosexual or anything in between. Exactly the same as if we were to write about characters in a book that never had actors to represent them in a movie or tv show. If I were playing a character I’d have no absolutely objection to anyone writing slash, it’s not me. We shouldn’t… Read more »

Sylvia,

My point was that the characters, not the actors, should be respected. However, some actors (you know who) have been offended by slash fiction.

Jim

I’ve read some really good SG-1 fanfic actually, and I usually find that stuff pretty pointless and silly. But one writer in particular who did a number of Dr. Fraiser POV stories offering character-based denouements to various episodes is quite gifted and respectful to the series. I enjoyed those quite a lot.

http://www.stargatefan.com/ficauthor/OzKaren.shtml

Problem with all of this for me is that I am a very visual type. The bigger the screen sci-fi is shown on the more into it I am. I know many people can create their own worlds when reading but not me. When I read, I read biography’s and the type but not usually stories. Thats why I can’t wait for SGU. And I can’t believe all the other syfy shows are ending this week. What are they making now, 10 to 13 episodes. What a shame. Hey, as for the pod-cast though, always entertaining.