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ORIGINAL: krikket Ok..I'm usually a firm believer that one should keep their mouth shut so as not to remove all doubt that they're not too bright, but would you mind defining "fanfic", "fandom" and "firefly porn". (I also believe that if ya don't ask ya don't learn, and there's no such thing as a stupid question -- or so I've been told.) I realize the terms probably have very simple and obvious definations, but darned if i can figure it out..lol. i've read Ann Rice, and enjoyed her books, for a variety of reasons -- lol -- but can't put the terms you use into their context. Thanks. jk Of course, no problem. Glad you asked cause I was probably assuming too much. Fanfic, short for Fan Fiction, is writing that's done by fans of a movie, tv show, or even pre-existing literary work, using the characters already established by the original work. To use an easy example, you know the NBC show "Will & Grace" ? Well, someone might write a story about Will and Grace falling in love and getting married and having kids. Or more likely, Will and some other man fucking their brains out while Grace stands over them with a whip. Shows like Buffy that are in the sort of sci-fi/fantasy genre tend to be the most common recipients of fanfic. Star Trek was a really early one, possibly the first time 2 "straight" characters (Kirk and Spock) were "slashed" (which means to turn them into raging homosexuals, hehe...) Fandom just refers to the work in question. I.e. the Buffy fandom, the Harry Potter Fandom, the Star Trek fandom. Sometimes people "cross over" different fandoms but usually they stick to one and use only the characters that exist within that world. I think it's a mix of the word fan and kingdom but I'm really not sure. Firefly porn just refers to another show called Firefly by the creator of Buffy and Angel. I was just saying that I should probably be inclined to enjoy smutty fanfic in the Firefly universe since I love that show as much as the other 2 by its creator, but for some reason I've never gotten into the firefly porn.
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