Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 14:27:13 -0700 (MST)
From: Chris Davies <cdavies@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>
To: "Henry J. Cobb" <hcobb@slip.net>
cc: fanfic@fanfic.com
Subject: Re: [FFML] [Spam] Ultimate Writing Challenge.

On Sun, 4 Jan 1998, Henry J. Cobb wrote:

OK, under the assumption that Bandai gets the contract for the AMS TV
show  (The writers are of course forbidden from reading the manga and 

so

base their works (loosely) on the OAVs),

and that DIC gets the contract to do the English dub (Suggestion: 

They

rename everybody randomly so that the main character is Kevin Morris 

and

he lives at a temple with the goddess Barbara and her sisters Susan 

and

Birdy),

and that you're a fast-food worker whose only exposure to anime is a
half-dozen episodes of this show,

what sort of fanfic do you turn in for your creative writing course 

at the

local community college?

	Probably a short piece about Birdy's feelings for Kevin, with 

Did you mean for for Birdy to be Belldandy? From the order posted I 
assumed Belldandy became Barbara and Birdy was Sculd.

the 

last line as the title of the story.

	Grow up, Henry.

Chris Davies.

I think you guys are sloughing off this challenge to quickly. After all, 
in order for the 'fic' to seem to work properly, you have to work on 
multiple levels. I.E.

1)  How would Bandai set up their storyline knowing their penchant for 
action figures and battles?

2)  How would DIC then modify BANDAI's story further to allow for 
America's younger audiences. Don't forget the cute moral either.

3)  And finally, how would a 18-20 year old view this material...
    (You might be better off though using a younger student.)

Just a thought.

--John






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