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Christly Knows Best
I’m not sure if this qualifies as fan fiction, but it is by far my favorite show. With my fan fiction, it would go into more detail with the children’ lives. I think that more people would be amused with what Chase and the other children do in their free time rather than focusing most of it on the dad.
Awkward Fandom
I have never read fan fiction before and I thought it was an interesting experience to read through some of them. I consider myself to be a fan of the show Awkward on MTV. The fan fiction writing I read was a form of emotional intensification and recontextualization. This altered version of the script has Jenna and Tamara experiencing a pregnancy scare. They are also still dating their boyfriends Matty and Jake, who are being for the most part supportive. This is different from what is currently going on in the show, Jenna and Matty are no longer together. This piece of fan fiction shows that fans want to see Jenna and Matty get back together. Fans everywhere want these two sets of couples to stay together forever by writing about possible futures they could have.
The Beyoncé fandom, also known as the Bey-hive, is one of the most ruthless groups of collective fans on this planet. There have been countless GIF’s, fanpages, and of course the iconic album drop. However, other than my “Yonce” phone case, my favorite semi-unknown piece of participatory culture is the twitter @BEYONCEFANFIC. In one-hundred and forty characters or less, the maker of these tweets makes up scenarios in which Beyoncé says or does things that poke fun at her extravagant lifestyle, friends, or family.
For “hardcore” fans such as myself, it’s especially entertaining because some of the tweets involve jokes from her Destiny’s Child days, or the period of time when she was involved in the three-strong girl group. In one of these small blurbs, which happen to be my favorites, it says that “Beyoncé's phone is dying and she can't find her power cable. She blows into her iPhone's charge port and her battery spikes from 3% to 110%.”
After reading this, I was laughing for almost an hour straight. The beauty of the tweet is that it only makes sense to someone who appreciates or likes Beyoncé. In that sense, it’s both partial and exclusive to the Beyoncé fandom, which conveniently gives “us” a sense of unity. But besides this point, the tweet also sneers at Beyoncé’s sheer power and beauty, something that has become a focal laughing-point within the fandom.
Regardless of what the Beyoncé tweet, GIF, picture, or joke is, it gives those of us (which there are many) in the fandom a real sense of community and a chance to connect; something that few other fandoms or fan-bases have.
Participatory Culture
As a huge fan of Breaking Bad, I have seen many uses of the story and characters outside of the show. From paintings and drawings to halloween costumes, the show is everywhere. Along with real life examples and displays of the show, there are many examples of fan fiction on the internet.
dailydot.com hosts a page with the best Breaking Bad fan fiction. Many people post their opinions and alternate scenes of the show. The alternate scenes created by fans do not take away from the original script, but rather add details that could have improved the show. They add more connection between the characters, both main characters and secondary characters, to show more of who they are. These scenes hold the same characters that the viewer is drawn to, but change who they are.
