I think the charge of being derivative is the dumbest criticism I've ever read about any piece of fan fiction. THAT anonymous must be irony challenged. House MD itself is derivative, and the show's creator cheerfully admits it's based on the Sherlock Holmes characters.
All plots have been done before. ALL of them. I think there are something like 36 or 37 plots, and most writers have been mixing and matching those same plots for hundreds, maybe thousands of years.
Given the above, I really don't give a rip if a writer uses plot ideas from another writer's work, as long as they're not lifting the actual writing. It's never the same. I for one would never confuse House with Holmes or Wilson with Watson. Cameron, Chase and Foreman are certainly so glamorous that I'd never confuse them with the Baker Street Irregulars. As for crossovers with another writer's universe, well pro fiction's been doing those for a while now, particularly television, and it's usually fun for all. I remember loving Homicide crossing over with Law and Order, and Homicide crossing over with The XFiles.
(goes off shaking head, and sticking out tongue at crazy critic)
House/Wilson Fan
PS: I think you could make a case for just about any of the characters being dom, depending on the sub, and vice-versa. And maybe the situation. But I'm fairly easy. I make no pretense of what I like being anything other than what pushes my buttons. I don't even always understand why it does. (Shrugs) Good writing can make the case, though, and I'm always open to that.
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WTF? House MD itself is derivative! R they crazy?
Date: 2007-07-03 03:13 am (UTC)All plots have been done before. ALL of them. I think there are something like 36 or 37 plots, and most writers have been mixing and matching those same plots for hundreds, maybe thousands of years.
Given the above, I really don't give a rip if a writer uses plot ideas from another writer's work, as long as they're not lifting the actual writing. It's never the same. I for one would never confuse House with Holmes or Wilson with Watson. Cameron, Chase and Foreman are certainly so glamorous that I'd never confuse them with the Baker Street Irregulars.
As for crossovers with another writer's universe, well pro fiction's been doing those for a while now, particularly television, and it's usually fun for all. I remember loving Homicide crossing over with Law and Order, and Homicide crossing over with The XFiles.
(goes off shaking head, and sticking out tongue at crazy critic)
House/Wilson Fan
PS: I think you could make a case for just about any of the characters being dom, depending on the sub, and vice-versa. And maybe the situation. But I'm fairly easy. I make no pretense of what I like being anything other than what pushes my buttons. I don't even always understand why it does. (Shrugs) Good writing can make the case, though, and I'm always open to that.