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thefourthvine) wrote2008-04-25 08:14 pm
thefourthvine) wrote2008-04-25 08:14 pm
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Poll: Crossovers, Oh My
Recently, I was moderately flabbergasted to come upon a Highlander x Yami no Matsuei crossover. I had one of those moments of staring blankly at the computer screen, trying to figure out if I had experienced a sudden linguistic disconnect, and maybe in this language "Highlander x Yami no Matsuei crossover" actually meant "now we all get cake" or something, because surely such a thing, defined as I understood it, was totally impossible.
And then I read it, and realized that, no, it isn't impossible, and I was forced once again to reflect on the fact that Highlander seems to be a fandom that is just very open to crossovers. I know that's partly because, hey, you've got 5,000 years of mostly unfilled Methos backstory, and who is to say he didn't pick up a young Christopher Keller in a gay bar? He could have! He could also have spent fifteen years traveling around with Doctor Who. I mean, it's not like he'd necessarily bring either of those things up in conversation. But also, just, the Highlander universe seems to be unusually smooshy - it is totally willing to cozy up to, maybe even move in with, other canons, as I'm reminded every time the HL newsletter comes out and most of the new stories are crossovers.
Naturally, I got to wondering: what other fandoms are particularly crossover-friendly? And that led, inevitably, to thoughts of those fandoms that are much, much harder to work into crossovers. Which led to thoughts of AUs, which in turn took me to a terrifying meta place, and Best Beloved had to come talk me down. "How about a poll?" she said. "Polls are fun! And, also, you can probably finish one before you fall asleep." (Whereas with actual meta - at the rate I'm currently finishing stuff, I'd have it ready for posting in, um, 2012 or thereabouts, assuming no delays for rain.)
So perhaps you would like to write my meta for me? I offer ticky boxes as incentive!
[Poll #1177790]
And then I read it, and realized that, no, it isn't impossible, and I was forced once again to reflect on the fact that Highlander seems to be a fandom that is just very open to crossovers. I know that's partly because, hey, you've got 5,000 years of mostly unfilled Methos backstory, and who is to say he didn't pick up a young Christopher Keller in a gay bar? He could have! He could also have spent fifteen years traveling around with Doctor Who. I mean, it's not like he'd necessarily bring either of those things up in conversation. But also, just, the Highlander universe seems to be unusually smooshy - it is totally willing to cozy up to, maybe even move in with, other canons, as I'm reminded every time the HL newsletter comes out and most of the new stories are crossovers.
Naturally, I got to wondering: what other fandoms are particularly crossover-friendly? And that led, inevitably, to thoughts of those fandoms that are much, much harder to work into crossovers. Which led to thoughts of AUs, which in turn took me to a terrifying meta place, and Best Beloved had to come talk me down. "How about a poll?" she said. "Polls are fun! And, also, you can probably finish one before you fall asleep." (Whereas with actual meta - at the rate I'm currently finishing stuff, I'd have it ready for posting in, um, 2012 or thereabouts, assuming no delays for rain.)
So perhaps you would like to write my meta for me? I offer ticky boxes as incentive!
[Poll #1177790]
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My brain, having been given the task "generate improbably awful crossover scenarios," is having trouble disengaging.
Dykes To Watch Out For / Jane Austen
House MD / Sue Barton series of nurse novels
Trainspotting (which I haven't seen, but whatever) / Thomas The Tank Engine
Archie and Mehitabel / Yes, Minister
Poirot / Boston Legal
Nero Wolfe / The Naked Chef
For a more difficult parlour game, try thinking of a fandom that would *not* cross over with Torchwood, including the tenuous sort of Torchwood which is Jack Harkness's millennia of backstory all over time and space. (Would Jack fuck a Care Bear? Definitely. Would I read that fic? Yes, I would.) Even the notoriously difficult Lymond canon rolls over happily (as would Lymond himself. Well, maybe not *happily*, this is Lymond, after all. About 4200 pages of canon, and I think he's happy maybe for three of them.)
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(aka - *applauds!*)
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Also Jack & Care Bear ... oOOo. He would, indeed, and I'm shocked to think that I'd consider reading. *shakes head sadly at own lack of moral fibre*
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*DIES*
Of course, if you throw the film version of TSB into it, you get Russell Crowe as a bonus. Hee!
(edited to correct icon of extreme wrongness)
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Me, too! God, is there medicine for this sickness?!? :D
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*eyes you*
Obviously, you should come with a warning label.
House MD / Sue Barton
And that warning label should read: CAUTION: Contents under pressure. May cause your brain to explode.
Nero Wolfe / The Naked Chef
On the other hand, I could learn to like my brain exploding.
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YES. So very, very true. An immortal, omnisexual, intergalactic, time-travelling former conman turned hero: it's like they created him specifically for crossoverability (I may have just made up that word). His canon even supports alternative dimensions, so you don't have to fanwank that angle! Jack Harkness is the Little Black Dress of Crossovers (http://gwynevere1.livejournal.com/33943.html) (if I may pimp).
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Words cannot express my glee at this thought!
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Heck, I've already done Cherry Ames/Mona Lisa Smile, and have almost finished Ballet Shoes/Center Stage...