(04-13-2024, 03:25 AM)classicdrogn Wrote: Yes, and that's legit fanfic -- because you changed the setting, but kept the characters. When an author changes everything but keeps some names and generalities, that's when it's a problem, be it fanfic or professional work. Ot's the same reason why I, an absolutely obsessed Transformers fan, loathe the live action movies. If they were just presented as a new property entirely, I'd be all kinds of down for a mecha mashing action explosion-fest, but when you try to tell me that vengeful murderous psycho in red and blue is Optimus Prime, it doesn't matter if you cut Peter Cullen a check to voice act the part.
I've now written and deleted three different rants on the topic of clickbaiting me as a member of the audience with setting- and characters-in-name-only, and don't feel any calmer, so I'm going to have to leave this here for now despite not having properly articulated my point. Just thinking about that or other examples ("BGC" 2040, Disney "Star Wars," Kurtzman's "Star Trek," etc.) makes me so angry.
What? BGC 2040 was absolutely fantastic. Better than the original, which was also great, but 2040 was so much better especially how they handled Pris. Also, Rogue One is the second-best Star Wars movie, and Kurtzman's Star Trek is the best Trek stuff since TOS.
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