C.E. Forman: Difference between revisions

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]], [[John Takis]], and [[Daniel Suni]].

 

 

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]].