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starbeamz:
This is a really random thing to write about, but I was just thinking about how easy it is to meld the Backstreet Boys to fit into other fandoms.  A few of us on here have written Backstreet Boys fanfics with the Winchesters from Supernatural, and, now, Sakabelle has started a pretty good story that blends the BSB with House and its characters.  All this merging has made me think about how easily the Backstreet Boys work with other fandoms.  I think they are easily adaptable as characters to lots of other fandoms, certainly with other real life stars, but, also with shows as well.  You can mold them to go anywhere that you want ;D I certainly enjoy reading about them with the Winchesters and I loved writing my BSB/Supernatural crossover "Monster in the Closet".

So, I was wondering if other people felt this way about BSB crossovers, too.  Do you? Or would you rather just stick with the Backstreet Boys on their own? Also, do you read/write stories where the Boys are with other fandoms?

And, finally, what crossover would you really love to read/write about with the BSB?

Gosh, Mare, I feel like I suddenly did your Oprah move with all these questions LOL

Purpura Lipstick:
I know we've had a discussion similar to this on the board before but it's always nice to discuss and see what everyone's opinions are again. :-D

It depends on the crossover for me to read about. Personally I'd read stories where the boys were put into another fandom that is fictional. (i.e. supernatural and house) vs. the boys hanging out with Nsync or dating Britney or something. 

As for writing, I've only written one crossover to date (and it's never going to finish I'm sure) Wulf's Bane is a MULTITUDE of crossovers. Nick is the only BSB in the story, but it's a story based on the game Legend of Dragoons for playstation, it has characters that come from the world that Lyra in Golden Compass is from and it has a character from Christian Jacq's Stone of Light series books (Paneb!! OH I don't know why I Love that character so) ... also one of the characters has elf qualities as made famous by J.R.R. Tolkein.   Of course now that I'm trying to write Wulf's Bane as an original fiction I've been dutifully taking out the crossover points, which is harder then I thought. LOL.

I've thought about writing other Crossovers. I really really want to try writing a 4400/BSB crossover. :-D  Of course I'd have to get a good storyline. :-D

starbeamz:
whoops! sorry about starting a topic that's already been done LOL but, you're right, Purpura, it'd be nice to hear people's opinions, too, especially now that a few more of us have written crossovers.

ooh, your crossovers sound interesting, although, i gotta admit, i've never heard of any of those other fandoms except for the Tolkien and Golden Compass mentions. I've read some pretty great stories that did combine BSB with Britney/*N Sync but only when they were in AUs and the characters were very well fleshed out and made much less superficial than they are in the media LOL

Sakabelle:
Wow, thank you!  ;D

I think this can be done successfully, being that the author approaches each fandom equally.  If there is less knowledge about one than the other, it could cause an imbalance.  I've seen some really good crossovers...a nd I've also seen some really bad ones.  I've also written some really bad ones.  I think that rewriting an entire plot line from a movie or tv series, and just changing the main characters to BSB is generally not a good idea.  I mean, I'm sure there are some rare cases where this could work, but I dunno to me that just seems unoriginal.

I sort of got off topic.  It really depends on the authors ability to capture all sets of characters.  I mean, if you're going to write BSB/Sailor Moon you want to make sure that Minako is going to go nuts over them, while Ami is less than interested.  If you make Ami fall in love with Nick at first sight, that's kind of out of character, and makes the fic really not work.

That was probably greek to most of you (lol) But I hope I was sort of able to get my point across.  I'm not trying to say I'm awesome at cross overs... that Sailor Moon /BSB fic?  Yeah... I've tried that.  Didn't turn out so well, hehe.

nicksgal:
^If the BSB were Senshi I would die laughing. Meanwhile Nick wonders why he's wearing a skirt. LMAO.

I've only written one crossover, and that's PBox. And yes, it's BSB and NYSNC.... and two other boybands, but that's a secret. ;) Britney and Christina have also made appearances... . It's sort of an AU sort of not though... So it may work and it may not, I'm not sure. *shrug*

I don't really read a lot of crossovers myself, but that's because most of the crossovers people write these days are about television shows I don't watch. *bows head* Sorry.

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