Reinvention: Difference between revisions

In certain fandoms, a reinvention is called an '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uberfic uberfic]''' or "uber." This term originated in fanfiction for the TV show, ''Xena: Warrior Princess'', wherein certain episodes were shot depicting Xena and company in completely different settings. The characters wore clothing appropriate to those settings, but they still actingacted much as they normally did. In yet other fandoms a reinvention is usually called an [[alternate universe]], but in ''Daria'' fanworks the latter term specifically refers to an alternation in [[Dariaverse]] history, to avoid confusion. The term “reinvention” has less ambiguity about it.

A reinvention that involves placing Daria & company in an earlier historical period (e.g., the 1950s or the 1880s) is sometimes called a '''retrofic'''. [[Decelaraptor]] iswas a master of the form, producing numerous retrofics placing Daria and Jane in various settings with humorous effect. His relevant works include "[[Le Morte d'Angela]]," "[[Tales of the Missouri Cheyenne]]," and a host of short fics for an Iron Chef called "Retro Dariana" ("[[Daria: 1830]]," "[[Blimps Over Brittany!]]" and the bittersweet World War II tale, "[[Home Is the Sailor]]"). The Retro Dariana thread also includes Gregor Samsa's excellent story, "[[Ms. Morgendorffer's Profession]]," about a Daria born during Victorian times.

[[Roentgen]]’s [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]] series, currently continued by [[Brother Grimace]], has usually been called a [[crossover]] as it describes how things might have gone if the ''Daria'' characters had gained the powers of the DC Comics Legion of Superheroes (teenage heroes in the 31st century). However, the story could also be called a reinvention. (The Lawndale heroes have a "Legion Tower," like the Legion of Superheroes, but in the former case the setting is tailored specifically for Daria and company.) In the same vein, [[LSauchelli]]’s [[WIP|work-in-progress]] “[[Eldritch Evolution]],” which recasts ''Daria'' in the style of the TV series ''Heroes,'' is also a reinvention, as the background for the ''Heroes'' affects every aspect of the story, essentially reinventing it. In contrast, [[Richard Lobinske]]’s [[Daria Von Doom Series]] and [[TAG]]’s “[[Outcasts from Beyond]]” are [[crossovers]], not reinventions. The [[Marvel Universe|Marvel]] and DC Comics Universes exist in addition to the ''Daria'' setting, but do not affect the canon [[Dariaverse]] until late in the series, when the crossover for each begins.

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20110909024916/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/antipodean_daria.html "Antipodean Daria,"] by [[Deref]]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080323002053/http://www.nightgoblyn.com/totim008.htm "Exchange Students,"] by [[NightGoblyn]]