Sonic Fan: What the heck?
alexg...@my-dejanews.com
>Ok, the following is a long message/rant. if you wish not to read this, then by all
>means, no one is stopping you:
>
>Just in the present few weeks we have yet recieved another installment
>in the exciting (um... that was an exaggeration right there) Sonic
>Fights Robotnik saga, brought to you by Sonic Fan. Being a little pest and
>one to look at previous works, I checked the SFR series, and found
>myself puzzled, though not completely shocked.
>
>It is easy to make a general typicalization of Sonic Fan's (or whatever
>his name is) stories. Though the title generally states 'Sonic Fights Robotnik',
>there are other points to notice that seems to be in every story.
>
>1) The infamous use of the word 'Fock': A word that is both annoying
>and funny, even used by AFSH regulars. The first mention was the
>weird Tails scene in SFR 1, where Tails says the word. Since then, the word
>seems to have been used more in later fics.
>
>2) Vulgar stuff: There always seems to be something with this that makes my
>stomach turn, as well as annoy many readers who dare have to go through it.
>
>3) Spelling errors: What's so weird about these stories is that the spelling errors
>in these fics almost seem to be made on purpose. (As a matter of fact, it's
>pretty obvious they are) And while many programs that use text formatting
>have spell checkers, it seems that there always will be a Mountain 'Due'
>or a 'Kothole Villiage'.
>
>4) Plot?: A lack of one thereof. Sonic fights Robotnik and 'beats him good'
>mainly sums up the story. No moral, no sub-plots (well, maybe an attempt
>or two), not a great way to go with continuity in this series, especially with
>how SFR 6 which seemed to be the last chapter, was in fact, not so.
>
>5) Green Day: With the constant praise towards Green Day, it's a surprise
>the author didn't call himself 'Greenday dud', um, 'dude'.
>
>6) Someone to tease about: One day it's Ken Penders, the next it could
>be David Gonterman. When will it stop? Nobody knows.
>
>7) Dancing: Put that under point #5. Tails doing disco, Packbell singing...
>help me...
>
>8) "Who the hell are they?": Characterization? Alright, Sonic Fan, who is that
>hedgehog and what have you done with the real Sonic Hedgehog?
>
>9) Earth?: Ah yes, Green Day, Mountain 'Due', Television, the 'Robotnik
>Show', and IRC. Where did Mobius tend to get technology such as this?
>And if this is as some people would say the future of Earth, why is there
>stuff flowing in from the 1990's?
>
>10) "This is good": Ah yes, Sonic Fan's assurance that the story will be a good
>one to read. However, the fact that it's there indicates that there's gonna
>be a doozy in store.
>
>(Add more points here)
>
>So, it all boils down to this... why is this written? Surely, where an author
>can proofread a story, revise it, or check through it more than once,
>these stories seem to be made in 10 minutes, thrown onto a post, and
>sent to all the Sonic fans... "There, it's done. Enjoy." When the next story
>comes out (I know it will... so help me God), expect most of these 10
>points to be there. All I know is that Sonic Fan might actually write a good
>story if he'd actually put more effort into it. As we know, the fanfic is a good time
>waster: The author wastes his time writing it, and the reader wastes his time
>reading it.
>
>The only good news so far about this whole thing: The MSTs
>of these fics are enjoyable. :)
>
>-- Alex Gariepy
>
>I'm done my rant... thanks if you've actually survived it.
>
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icky...@hotmail.com
> >The only good news so far about this whole thing: The MSTs
> >of these fics are enjoyable. :)
You know, Sonic Fan's are actually the only FanFiction I've ever read.. And
although everything you say is true, I do not see what your problem is. ^_^;
I have never read an MST of Sonic Fights Robotnik whatever, because there's
no way it could be less stupid than the original story. They are SO
phenominally dumb I believe you would have to be an idiot and a jerk to make
fun of it in any sane way. I mean, the flaws are so glaringly obvious,
there's no sense in pointing them out (unless maybe you want to talk about
improper subordinate clauses or something..) and anything wise-ass is gonna
come off just like that, wise-ass and cruel.
As for Greenday, Mtn. Dew, and so on and so on, all that stuff that "doesn't
exist on mobius," well, it's not REAL Sonic continuity. Why bother writing
for that? Do you really consider fan-fiction to be a part of the genuine
Sonic universe? NO! It's just a story about Sonic you wrote to entertain
people. Maybe not even about Sonic, maybe you think your fan-made character
is a real part of the Sonic universe.. And judging from the responce Sonic
Fan gets, he's succeeded. People seem to like it.. or like hating it... The
Sonic comic I made (try http://www.ellensburg.com/~katharin ) that people
refuse to comment on no matter how many times I mention it in passing takes
place outside any Sonic Universe, (It's closer to "SegaSonic" [that's a name
I don't care for..]) and it should be glaringly so. In fact, I wince
everytime someone even uses the term "tangent universe," it's a concept that
I consider sooooo basic that it does not need acknowledgement, just recognize
it and shutup.
I think people need to look at something for it's own value, not how it
differs in story-type, art-type, etc-type content from what already exists.
The Sonic anime is unlike any other Sonic, and it pisses me off to know end
when anyone nitpicks the fact that it is "it's own thing." Virtually any
adaptation of a video game or anything else always strays from its source
eventually, and like it or hate it (in my case the SatAM Sonic. It doesn't
just offend my beliefs as what "true Sonic" is, it also is, in my
HUMBLE-not-to-be-refuted opinion, a dumb show.) you have to see it for what
it is on its own, not how it relates to things made by other people (Unless
it is supposed to relate..).
I don't know if this made any sense or not, but MY rant's almost done. ^_^
The point is one of human creativity, no two humans think alike, and anytime
you create something it undoubtedly fits into it's own universe, your take on
something is different from someone elses. We create our own universe(s), oh
yes indeed we do. Philosophers (Sophists, actually) would say that our own
interpretations of reality are different, no person can see something exactly
the way another person can see it. I could prattle on THIS topic endlessly,
so I'll cut out now ^_-
I suppose I was supposed to be talking about Sonic Fan, but it mixes in
enough stuff that's been bugging me that I just had to explode.. that
sentence made no sense... Anyway, .. uhh... brainfreeze, crap. Probably
wasn't important. Bye.
Michael Stearns