an old anecdote of FK interpretational diversity

[brightknightie]

In the thread on last week's fkficfest reminder/question, conversation with argentum_ls brought this to mind...

I first discovered the FK email lists, and all that went with them, midway through third season. Clueless newbie me read a new fanfic, in which Nick tried and failed to go cold-turkey on all blood products, almost starving, and finally resigning himself to consuming blood and renouncing his human friends, job, and hopes. I wrote to compliment the author on such a sad, striking tragedy. She replied, baffled, thanking me for the reaction, but sure that the story I'd named was happily triumphant.

Turned out, the author had founded the Dark Knighties. And I was... me. :-)

Comments

[sholio]

Heh. I know THAT feeling. It's so interesting how we all seem to be watching different shows.

[chelseagirl]

I just remember you in a battle to the death with the Ravens (myself among them) over The Human Factor. ;-)

And how we all got over it and lived happily ever after . . .

[greerwatson]

In its later years, FK list fandom pretty well embraced the old Star Trek IDIC concept; but I do hear that things could once upon a time be a bit fraught. Certainly it's a show with many facets—and many factions.