Story Idea: Gauntlet of Dogma (featuring Goo) - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

pitbulllady · 07-20-2007, 01:41 PM

No offense, but the whole "Goo vs. Mac" scenario is quite similar to the the premise of "Make Believe It or Not". The main thing that seems to be different is that in your fanfic, Mac and Goo really DO square off, for real, not as pretend characters. The whole "duel to the death" thing between two young children just sounds a bit extreme. You do not make any delineation between whether some of this conflict/battle is make-believe, or real, but I'm assuming it's more "AU", since Bloo does not really have the ability to "transmogrify" into anything. It's also difficult to believe that the responsible adults, i.e. Frankie, Wilt and Mr. Herriman, would allow two children to "duel to the death" on top of the house. I know that this IS fanFICTION, but I guess I just have problems when the characters in a fanfic are very out-of-character and can do things that they can't actually do on the series. I also have some major problems with romance between two young children; I mean, Mac is nine at the most, and Goo probably isn't much older. It's really impossible to think of a third-grader seriously having a girlfriend or really being in love, as in way beyond an innocent childhood crush. I'm with Frankie as per "Squeeze the Day" on this one: little kids need to enjoy being little kids and doing fun kid things while they have the chance, since adulthood with all its "baggage", including serious relationships and all the good AND the bad that they can bring, will come soon enough. Child characters should be allowed to BE children, not just small adults. In addition, anything that promotes a certain romantic pairing or "'shipping" between two characters on the show, whether it's a fanfic or art or whatever, really is more or less "taboo" on this forum, due to the controversial nature. Generally, if you have a fan-created work that involves romance between two of the characters, it's best just to post a link to where it can be seen or read off-forum, with a statement that it involves a particular pairing, provided that the work would be "rated" no higher than "PG".

Ultimately, it's still your fanfic, but you asked for opinions and I gave you mine.

By the way, the word "dogma" refers to established religious practices, rituals and beliefs, so I have to wonder just how that figures into the story.

pitbulllady

07-20-2007, 01:41 PM	#2
pitbulllady Co-Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,276	No offense, but the whole "Goo vs. Mac" scenario is quite similar to the the premise of "Make Believe It or Not". The main thing that seems to be different is that in your fanfic, Mac and Goo really DO square off, for real, not as pretend characters. The whole "duel to the death" thing between two young children just sounds a bit extreme. You do not make any delineation between whether some of this conflict/battle is make-believe, or real, but I'm assuming it's more "AU", since Bloo does not really have the ability to "transmogrify" into anything. It's also difficult to believe that the responsible adults, i.e. Frankie, Wilt and Mr. Herriman, would allow two children to "duel to the death" on top of the house. I know that this IS fanFICTION, but I guess I just have problems when the characters in a fanfic are very out-of-character and can do things that they can't actually do on the series. I also have some major problems with romance between two young children; I mean, Mac is nine at the most, and Goo probably isn't much older. It's really impossible to think of a third-grader seriously having a girlfriend or really being in love, as in way beyond an innocent childhood crush. I'm with Frankie as per "Squeeze the Day" on this one: little kids need to enjoy being little kids and doing fun kid things while they have the chance, since adulthood with all its "baggage", including serious relationships and all the good AND the bad that they can bring, will come soon enough. Child characters should be allowed to BE children, not just small adults. In addition, anything that promotes a certain romantic pairing or "'shipping" between two characters on the show, whether it's a fanfic or art or whatever, really is more or less "taboo" on this forum, due to the controversial nature. Generally, if you have a fan-created work that involves romance between two of the characters, it's best just to post a link to where it can be seen or read off-forum, with a statement that it involves a particular pairing, provided that the work would be "rated" no higher than "PG". Ultimately, it's still your fanfic, but you asked for opinions and I gave you mine. By the way, the word "dogma" refers to established religious practices, rituals and beliefs, so I have to wonder just how that figures into the story. pitbulllady