All interesting stuff, thanks. I agree on the split between A and B stories that attract different authors, but I think that's more of an artificial split. When writers manage to seamlessly meld the A and B is when I get really interested. It's very rare in standard US / UK telly - I think Canadian telly tends to do the mix a bit better (though I suspect I only get to see the best of Canadian telly versus the whole range of US / UK).
WAT is one that I loved when it began and gave up on completely when it became Jack starring in a soap opera. We're getting a new series this week, I think it's 6, and I figured I'd give the show another try. I'm not expecting a great deal, though, and if it's still a soap opera then the series link will go the way of the dodo.
It's interesting that there is talk of lots of space for fic in police shows, because NCIS is one of the prime examples where there's very little fic of any kind, and the fic that's out there is predominately het or slash. Same with WAT. I haven't particularly looked for other police show fic so that's my sample - not huge.
I have more experience with scifi, and the vast swathe of fic for various scifi shows somewhat reinforces the message you mentioned about there being space to work in for writers - the possibilities out there on other planets or in the future are unlimited. But again, doesn't it still come down to characters in the end? And not that those characters have to shag each other senseless every chance they get but actually covering the range of human interaction.
Research is definitely overrated when it comes to fic, but it's quite often overrated when it comes to writing for television or film (see previous post about Indiana Jones, for example) and sadly the idea that these things are not important because the audience are too stupid to care is widespread.
Then again, right now I'm writing a book that can only benefit from a total lack of research. I love it. *g*
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Date: 2008-05-26 01:45 pm (UTC)WAT is one that I loved when it began and gave up on completely when it became Jack starring in a soap opera. We're getting a new series this week, I think it's 6, and I figured I'd give the show another try. I'm not expecting a great deal, though, and if it's still a soap opera then the series link will go the way of the dodo.
It's interesting that there is talk of lots of space for fic in police shows, because NCIS is one of the prime examples where there's very little fic of any kind, and the fic that's out there is predominately het or slash. Same with WAT. I haven't particularly looked for other police show fic so that's my sample - not huge.
I have more experience with scifi, and the vast swathe of fic for various scifi shows somewhat reinforces the message you mentioned about there being space to work in for writers - the possibilities out there on other planets or in the future are unlimited. But again, doesn't it still come down to characters in the end? And not that those characters have to shag each other senseless every chance they get but actually covering the range of human interaction.
Research is definitely overrated when it comes to fic, but it's quite often overrated when it comes to writing for television or film (see previous post about Indiana Jones, for example) and sadly the idea that these things are not important because the audience are too stupid to care is widespread.
Then again, right now I'm writing a book that can only benefit from a total lack of research. I love it. *g*