Pretty good work, there. Er. I'm sounding patronising. Sorry. Slightly drunk, so I'm not sure if this makes sense.
But you hit all of the main points of difficulty with writing a crossover.
Including the re-writing canon bit. Or ignoring it. Because, sometimes? There's not other way.
Or, my favourite: "Because I said it did!"
*cough* Which is really a nono.
But! The other one is the, "Everyone is Instantly the Best of Friends! Hee!" type.
Buffy meets this person, Jack meets that person. Etc. And suddenly, they're the best of friends. They exchange phone numbers and calling cards, and go shopping together for roses.
Not that characters can't grow to like and respect each other -- even in situations of Dire Peril. Sometimes, you can't get away...
I... had a point. Somewhere. *eyes strawberry schnapps*
Blithely dancing around canon, or fitting bits into a puzzle where they fit is also chancy. You have to get it right.
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But you hit all of the main points of difficulty with writing a crossover.
Including the re-writing canon bit. Or ignoring it. Because, sometimes? There's not other way.
Or, my favourite: "Because I said it did!"
*cough* Which is really a nono.
But! The other one is the, "Everyone is Instantly the Best of Friends! Hee!" type.
Buffy meets this person, Jack meets that person. Etc. And suddenly, they're the best of friends. They exchange phone numbers and calling cards, and go shopping together for roses.
Not that characters can't grow to like and respect each other -- even in situations of Dire Peril. Sometimes, you can't get away...
I... had a point. Somewhere. *eyes strawberry schnapps*
Blithely dancing around canon, or fitting bits into a puzzle where they fit is also chancy. You have to get it right.
...I'll come back later and try this, shall I...