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Fic Talk => General Discussion => Topic started by: mare on July 30, 2011, 06:36:18 PM
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List your top three favorite fanfic comedies and tell us why.
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1. "The Backstreet Baby Series" by Amanda: http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/dwlyn/bsbbaby.html
This is the only comedy on my list that isn't a spoof of something else. It's just a trio of short stories about the Boys reacting to Baylee's arrival. They're hilarious; I still crack up every time I read them. Just the way she writes the guys and their interactions with each other is great.
2. "Brian Potter and the Malevolent Musician" by ForeverFrick: http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9731
I have to include this one on the list because it's a fusion of my two biggest obsessions, Backstreet Boys and Harry Potter!!! It's a cute, clever, Backstreet-ized spoof of the first Harry Potter book, definitely worth checking out if you're a HP fan!
3. "Rebels for the Cause" by Mathinus: http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/dwlyn/rebels.html
This is an old short story that spoofs fanfic and all its old cliches. All I can say about it is that it's totally genius!
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Hmmm my picks are
"Fear Of Flying" by Pengi- this story is about the guys in Peru and basically Nick REALLY does not like llamas. It is told in all the guys POV and very entertaining.
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Evergreenwrite r83 and Pengi- this one is about Nick trying to break up Leighanne and Brian. Hilarity ensues.
I can't think of any more so I will be back when I think of it :)
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Mine are...
Brian Potter and the Malevolent Musician because I love Harry Potter and this story is fun.
Can't really think of any others at the moment.
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Wow now that I think about I don't think I've read any comedy.
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Brian Potter and The Malevolent Musician is an awesome one too, so I am adding it to my list. I love HP.
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I don't think I really have three picks but I would recommend anything by Marly, an oldie but a goodie!
I also LOVED Julie's MST stories back in the day. LOL Those were pretty awesome as well.
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Oh wow, blast from the past! LOL I just tried one of those and never finished it. The problem with MSTing fanfic is, it's only really funny if the story itself is really funny/bad, but the only authors I could get to agree to let me MST their work were decent authors, so I had a hard time making it funny cause there really wasn't that much to poke fun at LOL.
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Yeah, I can see how that wouldn't be very much fun. That would be another good idea for a challenge. Having people volunteer to have their work MST'd LOL
everyone submit what they think is their worst story or something.
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*looks around* what's MST?
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Yeah, I can see how that wouldn't be very much fun. That would be another good idea for a challenge. Having people volunteer to have their work MST'd LOL
everyone submit what they think is their worst story or something.
Hehe, that would be a fun challenge!
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*looks around* what's MST?
MST = Mystery Science Theater. There was that old show, Mystery Science Theater 3000, with the guy and the robot and alien who made fun of really bad old sci-fi B-movies. The concept in fanfic is the same; you take a really bad fanfic and then write dialogue as the guys or whatever characters you choose making fun of it, like their commentary as they read.
I'll see if I can find a good example.
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Ah nice, my attempt at is is still online, even though it hasn't been linked on my site in years.
http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/darkmst.html
This is my MST of a sci-fi story written by a friend of mine, who told me I could. I would only do one with the author's permission. It was her first story, so she didn't care at that point, but I remember it being hard to make fun of. I'm amazed I actually got through 13 chapters of it; I didn't think I'd gotten that far.
I found out about MSTs through my brief foray into Harry Potter fanfic on ff.net. There was a good one on there of the Marauders (Harry's dad and his friends, for those who don't read HP) reading the Harry Potter series.
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Oh I know what Mystery Science Theater is, I just didn't put two and two together. LOL. I think I've read a few of those for fanfic ...
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I used to LOVE mystery science theater back in the day. Always cracked me up.
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I'm glad someone else asked what MST was because I had no idea what is was either!
Sounds like fun though :)
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Thanks so much for the Brian Potter mentions! It is always comforting to know that it's not just you when you write something (you hope is) funny/entertaining. :D
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When it comes to comedy, Marley always comes to mind. I remember staying up until 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning (knowing I had to go to work) and just laughing out loud.
"A Few Days in the Life of the Backstreet Boys or Murphy MUST Have Been Thinking of Nick When He Wrote Those Laws"
http://web.archive.org/web/20050907085148/http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/dreamcastle/marly01.htm
"Yet Another Few Days in the Lives of the BSB or Nick had to go Through Puberty with Four Morons and a Mom, so is it any Wonder He is Nuttier than a Fruitcake?"
http://web.archive.org/web/20090629060524/http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/dreamcastle/yetanother.htm
"Several Days in the Life of the Backstreet Boys or Two Weddings and a "Fine Mess You've Gotten Us Into!"
http://web.archive.org/web/20050518151230/http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/dreamcastle/several.htm
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I agree about Marley. She is the only person who was able to make me really laugh out loud when I read her stuff!