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'''C.E. Forman''' is a Daria fanfiction author, best known for his influential series, [[The Lost Seasons]]. He was most active from late summer of 1998 until winter of 1999.
==Biographical Information==
Forman is notably private about his life, declining even to reveal what the "E" in his name stands for (the "C" is for Christopher). It is known that for several years, he has lived in or around Peoria, Illinois.
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Otherwise, Forman's fanfics were very much in the spirit of Seasons One and Two. Daria was sarcastic and generally misanthropic, while Quinn was shallow and Helen and Jake were well meaning, but clueless. Daria faced numerous situations where she battled corrupt, unfair situations and often came out on top. Notable examples include Daria facing down a corrupt judge in "To Helen Back," battling censorship in [[Accept No Substitutes]], and getting the better of Sandi in [[Taking Debate]].
At the same time, Forman was not afraid to let Daria be vulnerable, especially when she was around Trent. Daria and Trent in the Lost Seasons never got together, but Forman did 'shipper teases throughout his Seasons, especially in "Lotto Nonsense,"
Forman's first Lost Season ended right before the start of Season Three. During the summer, he collaborated with Peter Guerin and [[Danny Bronstein]] to write [[My Stupid Date With Destiny]] and [[Thicker Than Water]].
He began Lost Season Two in late summer of 1999, but stopped suddenly after "Fireworks." Forman later explained that he was feeling increasingly burnt out writing fanfic and did not want to go through the same grind he went through the previous fall, especially since he had another passion, computer game collection, that he wanted to focus on.
Forman's departure devestated the fanfiction community. However, he did not completely disappear, and returned to fanfiction writing in 2000 to collaborate with [[Kara Wild]] on the [[Abruptly Amy (series)|Abruptly Amy]] series.
==Fanon and Fan Culture Contributions==
While other authors, like [[Invisigoth Gypsy]], were writing in script form before Forman began, Forman's Lost Seasons popularized both script as a form of writing and a tone that was faithful to the show. His style became synonymous with "canon," which would spur vigorous debates about canon and off-canon as forms of acceptable fanfiction. (Forman himself read and enjoyed all types of fanfics.) Many contemporaries, like [[Peter Guerin]], [[Michelle Klein-Hass]], and Invisigoth Gypsy herself would cite him as an influence, as would authors soon to come, including [[John Berry]], Kara Wild, [[Canadibrit]], [[Admonisher]], and [[Daniel Suni]].
Forman adhered to canon strictly enough that he even created a "Daria Day" fanfic, in the style of the [http://web.archive.org/web/20120710051045/http://www.outpost-daria.com/ts_dday.html Daria Days] that preceded each season, to introduce Lost Season Two. After surveying fans to find out which were his best-liked and least-liked fanfics, Forman inserted each of them in that order into his "Daria Day," so that fans could read the banter of Daria and Jane, then the fanfics ("Taking Debate" was the least popular, "Quinntet" the most popular), culminating in the premiere of "A Morgendorffer Scorned."
Forman is also credited with a couple of lasting fanfic characterizations. One is of Jodie stressing out and wrestling with the pressure to be perfect, leading to her blow up in [[No Picnic]]. The other is of Saint Amy Barksdale. While Forman was not the first person to characterize Daria's aunt [[Amy Barksdale|Amy]] as an older Daria and the only adult cool enough or mature enough to relate to her, his portrayal of her in "Quinntet" and "Alienation Legacy" influenced other fanfiction authors. [[Matt]], for instance, used Amy and the Forman-created [[Aunt Eleanor]] as wise cynic "Jedi" figures in his [[Cynic Wars]] fanfiction. By contrast, Kara Wild was bothered by Forman's characterization and sought to present the downside in [[The Tie That Chokes]] and [[None in the Family]].
==Trivia==
*C.E. Forman came up with the name "Marie" as Daria's middle name. It has been widely adopted by other fanfiction writers.
*Because Forman was so secretive about his identity, for a long time, many fans were convinced that he was a woman.
*Not long after Forman released "Rain on Your Parade," [[Planet Daria]] closed its doors forever. Devotees of Forman's fanfics feared that they would never get to read the conclusion, until Forman reestablished himself at a new website, [[Outpost Daria]].
*When Forman premiered Lost Season Two, [[Martin J. Pollard]] announced it on the front page of Outpost Daria, an honor that he had not given anyone before or since.
*Forman entered an MTV "Cool Crap" auction in 1999 and won answering machine messages from Daria. Or rather, they were supposed to be from Daria, but [[Tracy Grandstaff]] kept breaking character and speaking in her normal voice.
[[File:Daria - CEForman Answering Machine Messages.ogg|thumb|Daria Answering Machine Messages]]
== Bibliography ==
Lost Season One
* [[Lotto Nonsense|Lotto Nonsense]]
* [[To Helen Back|To Helen Back]]
* [[All Washed Up|All Washed Up]]
* [[Good-Bye, Diarrhea|Good-Bye, Diarrhea]]
* [[Weighting to Exhale|Weighting to Exhale]]
* [[Accept No Substitutes|Accept No Substitutes]]
* [[Rain on Your Parade|Rain on Your Parade]]
* [[Quinntet|Quinntet]]
* [[Daria vs. the IRS|Daria vs the IRS]]
* [[Taking Debate|Taking Debate]]
* [[No Picnic|No Picnic]]
* [[Driven Wild|Driven Wild]]
* [[Alienation Legacy|Alienation Legacy]]
Lost Season Two
* [[A Morgendorffer Scorned|A Morgendorffer Scorned]]
* [[Cut Above|Cut Above]]
* [[Fireworks|Fireworks]]
Abruptly Amy (as E. Charlton Fuhrmann)
* [[Corona, Corona|Corona, Corona]]
* [[Double in Paradise|Double in Paradise]]
Other Works
* [[My Stupid Date with Destiny|My Stupid Date with Destiny]] with Peter Guerin
* [[Thicker Than Water|Thicker Than Water]] with Danny Bronstein
* Essay: [[Writing Where It Hurts|Writing Where It Hurts]]
* Essay: [[This Show Sucks|This Show Sucks]]
==External Links==
*[http://www.the-wildone.com/interviews/CE_interview.htm Interview with E.A. Smith]
*[http://www.
*[http://www.the-wildone.com/fanfics/cef_fics/dday.txt The C.E. Forman Daria Day]
[[Category:Authors|Forman, C.E.]]
[[Category:Essayists|Forman, C.E.]]
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