Well, if it's just the prequels you're unfamiliar with, I might be able to help. I've seen them multiple times, although I don't have an encyclopedic knowledge of Star Wars.
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Aw, the third prequel was the good one! by
on 2010-06-15 01:57:00 UTC
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Wait, what? by
on 2010-06-15 01:47:00 UTC
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Since when is there a Fanfiction University of Gallifrey? I looked not too long ago, and I couldn't find one. Could somebody please give me a link?
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Re: A multi-part mission in different fandoms could be fun. by
on 2010-06-15 01:14:00 UTC
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I would have to find some help for the Star Wars stuff. My geekery only extends to the original movies and select books that come after the original movies. This deals with the prequels. I haven't even seen the 3rd one yet. *Ducks in geek!shame*
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A multi-part mission in different fandoms could be fun. by
on 2010-06-15 01:09:00 UTC
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It would be like your own prime time mini-series special.
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Distressing gloves... by
on 2010-06-15 01:01:00 UTC
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Are they distressing in appearance? Do they cause the wearer to be distressed? Do the gloves give the wearer the ability to distress others? DO they just generally radiate an aura of distressing-ness?
I am curious.
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As to multiple stories by
on 2010-06-15 01:00:00 UTC
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I believe there's a way to kill a 'Sue with Suequels (sorry, couldn't resist the pun) once and have her be dead for good. I don't know much about Sherlock Holmes, though--I read Hound of the Baskervilles and I know he's got an arch-nemesis named Moriarty--so I can't help you there.
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What you said... by
on 2010-06-15 00:57:00 UTC
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...but I never manage to finish the series. I get about halfway through before I get bored, sometimes less--and the quality of the voice-acting has a lot to do with it. If the voices fit the characters, I'll keep watching, but if they sound all wrong, then I'll just give up.
And I know not everyone shares this opinion, but the easier a series is to find in Japanese with English subtitles, the more likely I am to watch it. I dislike English dubs on general principle, though the degree of dislike varies. I saw an anime once where the narrator couldn't even pronounce the characters' names right... -shudder- Awful.
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Debatable. by
on 2010-06-15 00:54:00 UTC
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If they're meant to be crackfics, I wouldn't. If they seem to be serious and yet are so awful they've become crack (see the TVTrope, So Bad It's Good), then spork away, my friend. This fic-shaped-thing seems to be the latter.
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I'm gonna have to disagree. by
on 2010-06-15 00:08:00 UTC
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Having read the manga usually makes me more eager to see the anime, in a kind of "ooh, I can't wait to see that animated!" sort of way.
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Another newbie on another Board... by
on 2010-06-15 00:06:00 UTC
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... can you tell someone let me see "Evita"? Welcome to the Board. Please deposit your sanity in the provided receptacle. *indicates bucket marked "Warg Fodder"* You shan't need it here. Also, here's a pair of distressing gloves.
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General goodfic location and one badfic in particular by
on 2010-06-14 23:52:00 UTC
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I was cruising around looking for a Mary Sue to kill in my new fandom of Sherlock Holmes 2009. The vast majority of fics for the movie--even considering the open invitation to all slashers given in the movie there is an almost total absence of bad slash--and especially for the books are exceptionally well written. Even when they have strange premises that would normally be handled in the worst possible ways, it is hard to find any charges. So in general a source of goodfic would be the Sherlock Holmes sections of the pit.
However, I found this story: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4306702/1/WorldGuardians3theInbetween
I don't know quite what to make of it. The author took the time to write a summary pertaining to Sherlock Holmes, to list the characters involved as being from Sherlock Holmes, and then proceeded to post chapters with which I can discern no possible link to Sherlock Holmes.
In fact, it seems very much like the story is based on some other fandom. Okay, so I finally realized that with a 3 in the title there must be more of these around. I checked the other stories with the same characters, and I found the annoying origin of the Sue here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2757381/1/worldGuardiansthe_warrior
It is a badly handled mangling of the Star Wars prequels era continuum that has now been shared over to Sherlock Holmes. For a multi-story Sue is it typical to go after each of their stories, or does once suffice to kill them entirely? I am kind of leaning toward, if I kill her in the Holmes story that she would still be messing up Star Wars, because of her other stories, but I am sure this has been dealt with before.
The Holmes story is apparently not complete. The others are all much longer, and like I said there is no actual mention of anything at all relating to Holmes. Any advice for how to handle a story that never even gets around to mentioning the continuum in question?
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Have a Cheetah! by
on 2010-06-14 23:31:00 UTC
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Feed it only Generic Meat.
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Have a Lioness! by
on 2010-06-14 23:30:00 UTC
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Feed it only Generic Meat.
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Squawk! by
on 2010-06-14 23:30:00 UTC
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Squawk squawk EMPHATIC CHIRP screech squawk.
-ahem-
Hello, Newbie! Awww, ain't it cute. Here's a newbie present--a baby hawk, my distant distant DISTANT relative. Train it well, and it may help you kill Sues. Treat it badly, and it will eat your face, but that's what you get for dealing with predators.
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No problem by
on 2010-06-14 23:09:00 UTC
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Agent!Miah knits them with strange amounts of speed.
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Hello! by
on 2010-06-14 23:07:00 UTC
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I don't believe we've met. I'm Pretzel, and it's nice to meet you. Welcome back! I know how it is with idiotic computers and stuff- my power cord for my laptop managed to crap out on me for a good two months, so I was without my computer during the last bit of my previous quarter in college. Not fun.
As for the party, my agents shall definitely be joining in, now that I've got Permission and stuff. They are Ian Nahinu and Lee Keaton. Feel free to do with them as you wish; Lee's a bit of a lightweight when it comes to alcohol, and anything with mint in it gets her even more tipsy/snuggle-prone (which is weird, 'cause she's normally not all that touchy-feely), as she's a feline-based shapeshifter and therefore affected by anything in the mint family, like catnip. (For further info, look either on the Wiki or here).
My apologies for rambling; I do that quite a bit. Anyways, welcome back, and I can't wait to talk and interact with you further.
~Pretzel
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First plover! (nm) by
on 2010-06-14 22:38:00 UTC
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Aww, a newbie! Hiii! :) by
on 2010-06-14 22:14:00 UTC
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Lovely to meet you. Have a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object.
What fandoms are you into?
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Well, the semi-good fandoms anyway (nm) by
on 2010-06-14 22:04:00 UTC
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Definitely looks like Animorphs rip-off by
on 2010-06-14 22:03:00 UTC
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I wonder what Meyer would do if a cameraman asked her THAT? Muahaha...
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As it happens... I DO TOO by
on 2010-06-14 22:02:00 UTC
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I can't say 'don't diss at all' because that would be completely unfair, but I can say "Please, please keep insults on other people's fandoms at a minimum. Please? Thank you."
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A riding quirt is a kind of whip, I think. by
on 2010-06-14 22:00:00 UTC
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dictionary.com says a quirt is
–noun
1.
a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.
So, use it well! [on Mary-Sues?]