In a message dated 3/6/01 4:23:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, una@qresearch.org.uk writes:
<< Well, that depends on your purpose. Writing fanfic, I feel able to keep or dump whatever I want and am more interested in reading/writing different perspectives on the characters (the writers' included). Similarly, finding out the different ways in which fans view the same show doesn't involve knowing the intention of the writers. >>
Exactly. Who *cares* about the intention of the writers when writing your own unique creative piece of fan fiction? It is *irrelevant* what the intention of the original writers was at that point. I was once taken to task on a Forever Knight list during the discussion or a particular episode because "the writer of that episode" had told people that her original concept for the episode had been completely changed during its execution (by the director or editing or who knows what). Her original concept involved magic and the episode as aired didn't. So, my interpretations of what happened on the episode were called into suspect because they didn't match *what the writer had intended*. Well, who the hell cares at that point what the writer had intended? I didn't *see* what she had intended because it hadn't aired that way. Dont' get me wrong--I absolutely love hearing behind the scenes stories about my favorite shows, including what the writers intended. I just don't take those things to heart when it comes to what actually aired and I certainly don't worry about it if I'm going to write or read fan fiction.
Annie