Written by guest contributor, Handbot10. Be sure to check out his site at http://thehandbotarchives.weebly.com/ Hello I’m Handbot10, but you can call me Handbot. Being a fan of doctor who in a crowd of millions I show my affection for the show in as many ways as possible. I have my own website dedicated to the show. My main feature of my website, The Handbot Archives, are my books. Now, thousands of people have told me that fan fiction is disgusting and original ideas are better than copying someone else’s, but I think differently. It’s my inner peace. I enjoy it and I know loads of other people that do as much as I do. It is nothing but a hobby for me yet surprisingly due to research and browsing, more people think what the fans make are better than what you get on the TV series. So, which is better: Fan Fiction or Official TV episodes? Yes, fan fiction is much better: Many of the fans we meet today are lifelong dedicated lovers. Many will argue that the classic series is better than the modern series but that is an argument for another day. It is because of this that writers like myself try to add bits from the old series into their up to date new series books. It makes them a whole lot better and welcoming. In the TV series, barley any of the classic series features are in it making it nearly a different show. For example, massive story arcs (e.g. silence will fall, knock four times…). Although fan fictioners sometimes do story arcs they are usually not as big. Not only that but fans like to work with and support other fans. And now born is the community side of things. Let’s take my good old favourite ‘Whovian Books’. This site has been through many ups and downs. They provide fan fiction with all doctors including spin offs! As many say, 2 brains or better than one. Working together helps bring a wide range of fun exiting moments into your books. And as they are only for fun the books are a lot more chilled out. I can honestly say, everybody at whovian books even though I might not know what they look like, sound like or behave like at the end of the day they are like my tiny family. And without a family many people are lost. With my family I feel encouraged and excited to write. No, the TV show is better! 99.999% of me doesn’t want to say this. Are the TV episodes actually better? For this I am including classic series. Everyone who writes for Doctor Who are usually good and well known writers. I mean, who else writes like Steven Moffatt. Since it’s revival in 2005, Doctor Who has become more twisted and gobsmacking. Sorry Dalekwho, there wasn’t much of that in series 1. Matt Smith’s era having a massive ark that was nearly rounded up perfectly and the way we were introduced to the War Doctor blew my socks off! Perhaps being a long running TV series it has more opportunities to surprise us and keep us on the edge of our seats. Now I know what you’re thinking, ‘The rings of akhaten’. Utter ****. And yet it did move you slightly. The point is, Doctor who has a new range of episodes from sad to happy, from shocking to boring. This wide diversity makes it the thing we all know and love. And adding in monsters and characters from the classic series like the curator makes it even more gripping. Now, us fan fictioners do add monsters back but it doesn’t quite have that same impact. Conclusion: Undoubtedly, Fan fiction owns the stage for me. It is the best, and is a big part of my life. The tv series still being a strong and great show fan fiction offers more juicy stories and no dry ones. What did you think? Thanks for reading, Handbot out!
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Handbot10
12/4/2014 11:04:40 am
Thanks for putting this up mate (:
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12/4/2014 11:57:45 am
No problem, thanks for writing it! An excellent job :)
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