Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Elena
| Interviews by Fans | |
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| Title: | Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Elena |
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| Interviewee: | Elena |
| Date(s): | 2001 or 2002 |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom(s): | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |
| External Links: | Lois & Clark, Archived version |
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Elena was interviewed for the Lois & Clark Nfic Archive.
See that site for others in this series.
Introduction
This week’s vict- uh, *candidate* is very well known on IRC and elsewhere for simply adoring evil premises for stories; even better where they have evil endings, too. This peculiar taste of hers shows through clearly in her choice of favourite authors and stories - but then, she is a Highlander fan too. <g> She’s usually too shy to post or send feedback, but her comments below about some of her favourite stories should more than make up for that.
Some Excerpts
When did you first discover fanfic? The first time I connected to the Internet I did a search for "Lois & Clark". I found an episode guide in a site whose URL I can't remember and I printed it out. At that time here in Italy we still had to see the end of Season 4 and I remember I was quite disappointed when I realised that after it the show got cancelled. However, in the page with the results of that first search I did, I also saw a link to "The Unaired Fifth Season". I was so excited and clicked on it. A new page opened in my browser and I found this "Full Circle: A New Day" graphic. For some obscure reason (okay, probably just because I was feeling so smart for finding all this the first time I was connected to the Internet and also because my English wasn't that great <g>), I figured that once I clicked on that graphic I would see pictures of Dean and Teri in that never-heard-before episode. <g> Instead I got this huge page with only text. I have to admit that it took me a while to realise it was a story written by fans of the show. I'd never heard before of "fanfic" but I sensed immediately that what I had found was something really interesting. I went back to the previous page and realised there were more than 20 "episodes". Being the bookworm I am, I printed them out and started what is now a big collection of fiction. I didn't read them immediately though because I didn't want to get spoilers for the episodes I hadn't seen yet. Having such a big backlog didn't stop me from looking for other fics and that's how I found the Archive. Man, talk about Heaven on Earth! <g>
What's the very first fanfic you read? Do you remember what your first thoughts were about the concept of fanfiction? As I said, I didn't read TUFS stories immediately even if they were the first I found. The very first story I read was "Love Beyond All Measure" by Chris Mulder. As you can imagine, after reading that particular story my thoughts about the concept of fanfiction couldn't have been more enthusiastic. It was so great to realise that, even if the show had ended, there was still a way to get "more" of Lois and Clark. Not to mention that I truly think fanfiction is often much better than any episode we ever saw.
Can you choose one, possibly two, stories you'd consider personal favourites, and tell us what you like about them?Of course I can! "Purity" by Yvonne Connell. :))
Yvonne was able to write an incredibly wonderful story. The start itself is just brilliant. You're faced with a split: love and tenderness between Lois and Clark, and hatred and evilness in a house where these crazy people are planning psychological control over Superman in order to ensure that he doesn't reproduce. Without giving away too much <g>, let me tell you what I really appreciated in this story. Yvonne gave us a whole new set of detestable characters, each one with their own personality. She didn't "recycle" any villain from the show, but brought to life people like Mrs Patterson (totally creepy, malevolent and black-hearted) and even gave some familiar characters, like Inspector Henderson, a way to reveal their good nature and to prove their friendship to Lois and Clark.
As it's normal in Yvonne's fics, she intersperses painful and terrible moments with great humorous scenes. I'll never forget the "prudent retreat" and how much I laughed! (And if you've read the story you know what I'm talking about....if you haven't *yet*, well, what are you waiting for?!?!?! <g>)
When we reach the end of this amazing story, we finally find peace and gentleness. Once again Lois and Clark proved that being together makes them stronger and that the love they share can overcome every obstacle. And even if it's the end there's always the option of starting to read it all over again. ;) Hey, I did it! More than once! <g> You just can't get enough of that witty dialogue, those heartwrenching situations Clark has to face, those poignant descriptions of his distress. Hmm... I think I'll go re-read it. <g>
Another favourite story is For The Greater Good" by Wendy Richards.
Reading this story, I had to stop repeatedly because the tears made everything too blurry to keep reading. <g> It's just awesome! I've always loved Wendy's stories, but this one was so powerful and intense I couldn't put it down till I reached the end. And I won't mention that I finally went to bed at 4.30 am. <g> Again, I'll try not to spoil it for those (hopefully few) who haven't read it yet. Let's just say that Clark has to face a terrible decision and, being the wonderful hero we all know, he obviously decides that he just can't stop putting his life at risk when it comes to "a greater good". Don't worry, though, there *is* a happy ending, and thanks to Kaethel nagged Wendy for months, we now also have a poignant and beautiful n-fic version too! :)) When I thought this story couldn't get any better, Wendy proved me wrong and added a great n-fic scene. Just beautiful!