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==Fanfiction History==
Before Daria began as a series, Forman wrote some [
Like his Beavis and Butt-head fanfics, Forman's Daria fics were praised for their fidelity to the show. Each fic was written in quasi-script format, with punchy dialogue and situations that rarely deviated from those of the show. The characterization also tended to stick closely to the show's, although one notable exception is his Sandi, who is nastier in than in the series. Forman has said in his defense that he only had the Sandi from Seasons One and Two work with, and didn't know which direction the show would take her in. Another exception to his fidelity to the show was the conscious choice to create a two-parter, [[Rain on Your Parade]]/[[Quinntet]]. (Though one could argue that the series later did the same with "Fire!"/"Dye! Dye! My Darling.")
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==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]], [[
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]].
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*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 ==
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*[http://www.the-wildone.com/interviews/CE_interview.htm Interview with E.A. Smith]
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*[http://www.the-wildone.com/fanfics/cef_fics/dday.txt The C.E. Forman Daria Day]
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