I suspect I shall probably get BtVS; the only other fandoms I offered for were Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse, and I listed Buffy as my first choice. And I'll definitely be posting it here to my journal when it's done!
In terms of changing things, I think it's possible to make huge changes in tone while keeping the events the same. Like, have you ever seen the Kevin Kline / Michelle Pfeiffer / Stan Tucci version of A Midsummer Night's Dream? All the usual dialogue, but Bottom (Kline) is played as this tragic, rather fragile dreamer who finds and loses his life's desire in Titania. The ending is definitely bittersweet.
And that's the fun, right? To take whatever I get and play madly with it. *g*
In terms of changing things, I think it's possible to make huge changes in tone while keeping the events the same.
Hey, Liz Marcs managed to kill off one of the main characters pre-fic and still have him walking around and having the same conversation he'd had in the original story...
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Date: 2009-06-02 12:08 am (UTC)In terms of changing things, I think it's possible to make huge changes in tone while keeping the events the same. Like, have you ever seen the Kevin Kline / Michelle Pfeiffer / Stan Tucci version of A Midsummer Night's Dream? All the usual dialogue, but Bottom (Kline) is played as this tragic, rather fragile dreamer who finds and loses his life's desire in Titania. The ending is definitely bittersweet.
And that's the fun, right? To take whatever I get and play madly with it. *g*
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Date: 2009-06-02 12:17 am (UTC)Hey, Liz Marcs managed to kill off one of the main characters pre-fic and still have him walking around and having the same conversation he'd had in the original story...
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Date: 2009-06-02 12:18 am (UTC)Linky?
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Date: 2009-06-02 12:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-02 12:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-02 12:21 am (UTC)It's longish, but trust me - it's very worth reading. Especially once you hit part 3...
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Date: 2009-06-02 12:22 am (UTC)