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Star Wars Fan Films, now Star Wars Audio Drama
darth fluffy writes "Star Wars Fanfilms have become as popular as anime music videos in the geek world over the past year (if not more), but here's a new spin: a full length Star Wars Fan Audio Drama. Recorded with over 40 actors from 5 different countries. Hurray for the power of home PC's!"
Well I'm not a big starwars fan, nor am I a big fan of fan fiction (how many times can the "fan" be placed in a sentence?) However, I feel the fact that this can be done is quite cool! I say, "More power to 'em!"
After all, bringing people together and sharing ideas and such is the best thing about the net, right?.. Well other than porn, of course.
-Derick
"I think it's interesting to see this many people put this much effort into something they love. But I think it would be even more interesting to see folks put this much effort into something new. Something that would create it's own effect on the world - something new and fresh and...
OK, so when can I expect to see some Cowboy BeBop fan animes?"
I'm a little surprised somebody gave this guy a 'Redundant' rating. He makes a good point. Part of the problem of the vast majority of Fanfics (for any franchise, not just SW) is that the writers of these feel that they need to make the story as familiar as possible. "I better reference everything I know about Star Wars so that these people realize they're reading about it!" So what happens? Too much familiarity, too little creativity, too little risk-taking.
What's really needed is inspiration. Any story can be good, even if it's a fanfic, as long as it's inspired. But here's the problem with Star Wars (or Star Trek.. etc...) too many rules have been defined. You should see the dorks come out of the woodwork whenever somebody does a Star Trek vs. Star Wars crossover fanfic. "Starfleet shields can withstand any laser weapons, Captain Picard was very clear about that. The Empire is powerless against the UFP!" "Bullshit! Just because they call them 'turbolasers', doesn't mean they really are lasers! The Empire could easily..." I'm not making this shit up. People get so uptight about the rules that it's hard to produce any work of fanfiction in these overly defined universes to satisfy lots of people.
At least, with something new (like the parent poster suggested), the rules aren't defined yet. They have control over what they're doing and they can make something truely interesting and inspired.
Is good to know the classic fantasy spirit that made Star Wars films so moving for an entire generation is still alive. These fan activities prove, the latest films like Episode one and two have not killed that spirit as many critics state
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Thinking never hurt anybody --MacGyver
Described by one writer as:
"an interesting site that will be a delight for anyone with broadband and an interest in obsessive sci-fi fandom. Ask yourself: if you and your friends decided to shoot an entire episode of TOS Star Trek, and you wrote a script set on the recommissioned Exeter, and you rented a warehouse, built a replica of a Constitution-class starship, designed all the sets and lighting to look like 1967 TV, and spent SEVEN YEARS on the project, meticulously recreating the look and sound of a TOS episode, what would the result look like?"
I haven't checked it out yet but looks rather interesting.
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