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Questions to ponder part 11
RokofAges75:
I don't have a set number of Backstreet Boys that must be in a story for me to consider it a BSB fic. Like Julilly said, it could just be about one of them, and I would still lump it in that category of being a BSB fic because it's about a Backstreet Boy. It should be about at least one of them, though, and not some random girl. The main character should be a Backstreet Boy. If there's a female lead, the main Backstreet Boy should have at least as much story time as her.
What I have a hard time with are AUs in which the guys are portrayed so differently from their real life selves that the only thing they really have in common with the Backstreet Boys are their names. I don't mind AUs, but when I read an AU, I still want to recognize the guys in their different roles. I want their personalities to be the same, and I want them to have the same type of brotherly/friend relationships they do in real life. If they don't start out that way, they should be developed over the course of the story. Whether they're a boyband or not, if the guys don't seem like the Backstreet Boys, it's hard to consider it a BSB fanfic.
mare:
--- Quote from: julilly on July 19, 2014, 06:01:41 PM ---But what if it's not BSB fanfic but is, for example, Nick Carter or AJ McLean fanfic. Each one of the boys is a celebrity in his own right and being a Backstreet Boy is just one of many jobs. If they are just themselves, who happen to have the occupation of being a Backstreet Boy and it's not a group fic, then it's reasonable to think that although it's not BSB fanfic, it's still fanfic.
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Yup, that's why I said BSB fanfic and not just fanfic. You are correct. If it was labeled as a Nick Carter fanfic or an AJ McLean fanfic, then there ya go! but if it's actually labeled as a BSB fanfic, that's where the ugh-ness comes in for me. LOL
mare:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 19, 2014, 06:27:38 PM ---
What I have a hard time with are AUs in which the guys are portrayed so differently from their real life selves that the only thing they really have in common with the Backstreet Boys are their names. I don't mind AUs, but when I read an AU, I still want to recognize the guys in their different roles. I want their personalities to be the same, and I want them to have the same type of brotherly/friend relationships they do in real life. If they don't start out that way, they should be developed over the course of the story. Whether they're a boyband or not, if the guys don't seem like the Backstreet Boys, it's hard to consider it a BSB fanfic.
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I agree with this 100%. If the boys are so out of character you can't even tell it's them, to me it's not a BSB fanfic. They don't have to be a singing group but they should still have enough of their own personalities shining through that no matter what, you can tell BSB is in there somewhere. Their relationships to one another is what makes them who they are to me, so if that's missing, then in my opinion they are missing which is probably why I feel that way about what I stated earlier concerning only one boy in a story.
Carter:
I have a few alternate universes myself. Cowboy Take Me away for instance Brian isnt a backstreet boy but my intention is for him to be a country artist with Nick being a good friend and Kevin still being his cousin of course. I always have Brian being something else when i write a Brian fic dunno why lol.
julilly:
--- Quote from: mare on July 19, 2014, 06:28:43 PM ---Yup, that's why I said BSB fanfic and not just fanfic. You are correct. If it was labeled as a Nick Carter fanfic or an AJ McLean fanfic, then there ya go! but if it's actually labeled as a BSB fanfic, that's where the ugh-ness comes in for me. LOL
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We don't provide people that option when labeling their stories, actually. Maybe we should!
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