Do you think the comics are canon?

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Go take jamalov29's very simple poll!

(Incidentally, how many people consider the movie canon? Because I certainly don't. And the movie is *much* closer to the show than the comics. There was more to the show than Joss - as is by now blatantly obvious! *g*)

ETA: Actually - what do y'all think about the movie in canon terms? Joss disowned it, yet it is obviously where everything started, right down to (S)Pike.

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[kerkevik.livejournal.com]

Hi,

have to say that, while I find the comics interesting, they don't excite me the way the show did. They read, and feel, like well-written, but rather average (on the whole) fanfiction; I wouldn't want to rec them @ BBF, for example.

There've been notable exceptions, of course. I think particularly of The Chain & Wolves at the Gate, as well as the first Faith story, the title of which annoyingkly escapes me at the moment :-(

People like deird2, beer good, a2zmom, ubiquirk, brutti_ma_buoni have all consistently written fic that reads far, far better than what Joss is coming up with since the demise of Firefly; there are numerous other examples in fanfic-land I could probably cite - if I had a couple of weeks that is!

The continuation, or fanverse, that most consistently retains the feel, and spirit, of the show is jetwolf's 'The Chosen'. She's rather frustratingly stalled at the moment, sadly RL has interfered with teh telling of the series, but it has far more the feel of canon than the S8 comics.

Inoffensive, and interesting.

Hardly ringing endoresement when you consider Joss saying once, "I want to tell stories that people love, and can't bear to miss, not ones they like, and can wait to see."

I'm paraphrasing, of course, but since writing Serenity - the Movie, he hasn't written anything that I can't bear to miss. if it came to the point of not being able to afford the comics, I'm not sure I could honestly say I would miss not knowing how they ended.

Still under Willow & Tara's spell,
Ray.

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They read, and feel, like well-written, but rather average (on the whole) fanfiction
Oh, you are kinder in your appraisal than I. (I think they're crack-fic, with added 'wtf?' thrown in. But I know people who like them, so obviously there's something there to enjoy!)

There've been notable exceptions, of course. I think particularly of The Chain & Wolves at the Gate, as well as the first Faith story, the title of which annoyingkly escapes me at the moment :-(
'No Future For You'. (I was still keeping up back then.) Yes, the Faith-story was good, although fundamentally flawed, and Dracula has (IMHO) been the single best thing about the comics so far. (Nevermind that his sudden friendship with the Scoobies makes no sense. He was brilliant! *g*)

there are numerous other examples in fanfic-land I could probably cite - if I had a couple of weeks that is!
Oh I know the feeling. Are you following three_deep btw? It's not been updated in forever, but what's there is extremely impressive.

The continuation, or fanverse, that most consistently retains the feel, and spirit, of the show is jetwolf's 'The Chosen'.
I have not come across that one, might have look at it once time permits. Thanks. :)

Hardly ringing endoresement when you consider Joss saying once, "I want to tell stories that people love, and can't bear to miss, not ones they like, and can wait to see."
LOL! I gave up on s8 ages and ages ago (the bankrobbing was the last straw), and although I am mildly curious to see how things pan out it's more in a 'watching a car-crash unfold' than any genuine interest. The list of things that are wrong is so long, that (as far as I can tell) the only way to salvage it is for everything to have been a dream! ;)

I'm paraphrasing, of course, but since writing Serenity - the Movie, he hasn't written anything that I can't bear to miss.
Same here. (And oh, how I counted down to Serenity... *wistful sigh*)

Thank you lots for your comment, and sorry it took me so long to respond - RL has been too busy to sit down for any proper length of time.

[kerkevik.livejournal.com]

Hi,

here's a couple of links for you to work with. There's a LOT of fic to wrk through, but I promise you, it is well worth it. But, fair warning, there is NO Spike, or Angel so,if you cannot bear to be without them...

- The Chosen @ http://www.btvschosen.com/

- The Wolf Pack @ http://www.jetwolf.com/wolfpack/index.php

The Chosen is all about the core of what made the Scoobies magical. I mentioned early on after starting to read the series, the absence of Spike, but I was able to handle it because, while I much appreciated Spike on AtS, ultimately I came to wish they hadn't done it, and left my hero to die a hero's death.

Given that, I hope you will give it a shot. Take your time because, rather like the works of Shakespeare, or poetry, you have to take your time to appreciate it. It unwinds, and weaves around you.

Exactly like the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer did, once I started to watch it.

Or Doctor Who, Star Trek & the books of Anne McCaffrey, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and especially CJ Cherryh.

She's only a fan writer but, somehow, JetWolf managed to capture, for me, the spirit of what made Buffy's world so magical. Even Tara wouldn't have been enough. Quite remarkable really, when you consider that Giles was the only character, amongst the original four, that I really liked.

I don't include Cordy, because she really didn't become a core character until S2. Buffy was the whiny rich bitch, for me, in that first season; Xander was far too good looking AND well built, physically, to make a believable geek, and there was something uncomfortable about, what I saw, and still do in many ways, Willow's manipulative childishness.

More later, because the library is closing.

Still under Willow & Tara's spell,
Ray.

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here's a couple of links for you to work with. There's a LOT of fic to wrk through, but I promise you, it is well worth it. But, fair warning, there is NO Spike, or Angel so,if you cannot bear to be without them...
Oh I like the Scoobies, it's more *time* that is a factor, unfortunately. But I shall bookmark it, since I do love quality fic, and if I ever get a proper chunk of time I shall certainly have a look. (That's the problem with being a fic writer, as well as a reader. The more you write, the less time you have to read. :( But you've been most persuasive, so who knows!)

Thank you.