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[cimorene]

Which improbable scenario, when applied to a fandom that is supposed to be set in reality (such as a crime show), is WORSE?

[Poll #1278429]

Comments

[elfiepike.livejournal.com]

i would vote in this poll, but i am ridic about always hoping that someone will be able to pull off the crack-fic, they-are-~magical~ and i have read a secret hustler (well, AU where one was a hustler? and then became a CSI?) story and enjoyed it, so.

but i applaud your principles! (ugh, "his lover." >_<)

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Not to say that I don't READ these stories (I read badfic all the time. And horriblefic! And mediocrefic and goodfic, and all things between), but there's absolutely no way in the universe to make me BUY one where someone's secretly a magical creature: the best writing in the world would still result in "A well-written take on an appallingly stupid premise". Save it for a fandom that's compatible with magical realism, which many fandoms are, but most criminal procedural dramas have a very definite non-supernatural worldview that's easily observable in canon. If canon leaves the door open to the supernatural - say, Grey's Anatomy, where we saw a near-death experience onscreen - then yes, bring it on. CSI? Absolutely not, not without a complete AU that makes the divergence clear all over.

[elfiepike.livejournal.com]

well, now that i want a CSI AU where magical-realism-related shenanigans can be a cause--*votes.*

[anglepoiselamp.livejournal.com]

If we're talking about a fandom that's supposed to be all about gritty realism, the magical randomness bothers me more. But since I spend a lot of time in fandoms where that kind of crack can be pulled off pretty easily, I'm generally more annoyed by the sekrit hustler thing.

[anglepoiselamp.livejournal.com]

...and now I'm stuck thinking about a story where someone is secretly a centaur and nobody's noticed. :D

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this question applies specifically in the context of reality-based fandoms. Obviously, they're not equally unlikely in a world open to the supernatural.

[very-improbable.livejournal.com]

Aww, inappropriate cliches are great. You remember the Inappropriate Elf Challenge, don't you?

[cimness.livejournal.com]

No, and I'd have to say I'm grateful for that.

[kegom.livejournal.com]

Honestly? I'd read both of those stories. -__-" And probably like them secretly, as long as they were well written.

Though in a gritty, realistic show, I think the magical premise would bother me a little more. The hustler - well, provided that it's well written and EPIC (the kind of long h/c fic with lots of tears on the way and a happy ending with two people in love) I think I'd like reading it on my bad-mood-days. ^-^

Plus, when it comes to crime shows: If Abby from NCIS ever off-handedly mentioned that she worked as a domina in college "just for fun", I'd totally buy it. ;P


The magical premise on the other hand... the only fic I'd read like that would be if it was CSI's Gil Grissom being the shapeshifter, just for the joy of reading about his team going "Oh, so in reality you're a fairie whose normal social structure has a lot in common with that of insects and who can fly and can spread poison? That ...explains so much." XD

[bookshop.livejournal.com]

this post is full of joy. :D