Loki tries to conquer Discworld; things do not go well. [link]
Very amusing.
Well, lady, I must say-- You're my kinda stupid.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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Consuela - Oct 08, 2012 8:20:26 am PDT #8177 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 08, 2012 4:38:16 pm PDT #8178 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I just ran across a Captain America fic that started off with pre-serum Steve and Bucky standing in front of a TV store watching broadcasts on the screens. I didn't have the stomach to read further and see if they had a microwave at home or opted to stop and eat at a Wendy's instead.
Typo Boy - Oct 08, 2012 4:59:55 pm PDT #8179 of 10434
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Consuela that was great. The author describes this as "crack" fiction - a term I'm familiar with but only from context. This story actually captured the voice of Prachett I thought, and had the same kind of plot. Does that mean the story was not in fact crack, or that the whole Discworld series is crack?
Consuela - Oct 08, 2012 5:04:15 pm PDT #8180 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I would call that kind of crossover crack -- or monkey crack. It's the very premise that's ludicrous: complete absurdity, without anything in the way of real drama or serious character development.
"Crack" fic is generally fic with an absurd premise, played for laughs, or at least not for being taken seriously.
Typo Boy - Oct 08, 2012 5:06:04 pm PDT #8181 of 10434
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Isn't that much of the Discworld series? It developed its own consistent logic over time. But the early ones never let logic get in the way of a good pun or a good punchline.
Consuela - Oct 08, 2012 5:31:33 pm PDT #8182 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Well, yeah, Discworld is often played for laughs. And most Discworld crossovers are, as well.
Connie Neil - Oct 09, 2012 7:06:00 am PDT #8183 of 10434
brillig
OK, found a hilarious Avengers fic, re: various peoples problems with clothes
sam_storyteller is wonderful
§ ita § - Oct 09, 2012 11:25:20 am PDT #8184 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ah, man--if only I had a reason to set a fic in 80s Britain and have someone flip up some article on top of their TV feed and research the news, or something.
And then everyone would yell NO INTERNET!!! And then I could yell TELETEXT!!!
And we'd laugh, and laugh, and be best friends. It would be great.
Amy - Oct 09, 2012 1:42:20 pm PDT #8185 of 10434
Because books.
It's not as cool as when Amy writes a story related to my fic
Aw! Her story was sweet -- Dean's voice, at least in the beginning, was really dead on.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 09, 2012 1:44:11 pm PDT #8186 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Thanks Connie! Not only was that story hilarious, it led me to this one that I hadn't read yet: [link]