O.O

[moonlettuce]

I'm flicking around in one of the PotC archives and there's this fic. Read through the intro, yadda, yadda, yadda. Stop dead. Quickly dump fic on its arse without ever reading a word of the story. Why? Because the author's notes contain this little gem:

"Also I haven't seen the movie (obviously) [other crap]"

Please, for the love of the gods, how the hell do you expect to write the fic with any degree of characterisation if you Haven't. Seen. The. Bloody. Movie?

What's that? You don't expect your characterisation to be anywhere near canonical? Because you haven't seen the movie. And you don't care? Because you're a moron. Who still hasn't seen the movie. But you expect people to read your fic? The fic with shitty characterisation. Because, nope, you still haven't seen the movie.

Please.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

kthxbi

Comments

[temaris.livejournal.com]

Also... dude... it's not like we want you to watch ten seasons of Xfiles. This is a two hour film. This is not a big investment of time.

WHy?

*gripsmoonlettuce's lapels*

Why! For the love of God! Why!?

*dusts off teh Clara*

*puts her down carefully*

Ahem.

[moonlettuce.livejournal.com]

*raises eyebrow slowly*

[laurissa.livejournal.com]

A very loud - AMEN - from me! :D

Can't fathom that kind of mentality. Very odd! LOL!

[moonlettuce.livejournal.com]

Yup. I mean, it's not all that hard to watch, like temaris said, a two hour movie. It's not like we're asking for 9 year of back canon here, people.

[laurissa.livejournal.com]

I seriously don't get that kind of logic! Isn't the whole POINT of fanfic that you're inspired BY the thing you've SEEN??? And you want to expand on that?? Very bizarre! LOL!