guess what I'm trying to say is that each author represents her own version of the characters, and although we may all say our versions are closer to canon than the others, it is all opinion, and none of it is truly canon except the show. ...but I think that there is room in the big tent of fanfiction for a wide variety of characterization.
All that is very true--there is room in fandom for everyone's interpretation, and there are niches for all kinds of preferences. Here, in this comm, those preferences are open to being stated and argued. We don't "agree to disagree" here, we just disagree. *g* That many interpretations exist and are enjoyed is a given; there's no need to point that out. I don't want to see "you have to realize that everyone's interpretation is valid" responses to all characterization posts, so I'm going to interject whenever I see them. Not picking on you, here, just hoping to make a point early that everyone who states a preference, however strongly, needn't add a caveat that what doesn't work for them may work for others. We know that.
And I'm very interested to hear that your coming into the fandom through the stories has influenced your reaction to what you saw in the eps, that the Rodney those fic writers presented was as off the mark, for you, as the Rodneys who are all bitchy snark and whining are to other readers. You know, I see as much division and difference in various readings and portrayals of John, but the reactions to Rodney are often more emotional and the discussions more intense. Interesting.
Re: a tiny comment on a tiny part of this comment
All that is very true--there is room in fandom for everyone's interpretation, and there are niches for all kinds of preferences. Here, in this comm, those preferences are open to being stated and argued. We don't "agree to disagree" here, we just disagree. *g* That many interpretations exist and are enjoyed is a given; there's no need to point that out. I don't want to see "you have to realize that everyone's interpretation is valid" responses to all characterization posts, so I'm going to interject whenever I see them. Not picking on you, here, just hoping to make a point early that everyone who states a preference, however strongly, needn't add a caveat that what doesn't work for them may work for others. We know that.
And I'm very interested to hear that your coming into the fandom through the stories has influenced your reaction to what you saw in the eps, that the Rodney those fic writers presented was as off the mark, for you, as the Rodneys who are all bitchy snark and whining are to other readers. You know, I see as much division and difference in various readings and portrayals of John, but the reactions to Rodney are often more emotional and the discussions more intense. Interesting.