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Post by melmac on Jul 28, 2006 23:18:05 GMT -5
Well, after reading the bit about fanfiction here, and working on the two interactive ones, I started thinking about challenges to post here for Pam's stories. Some ideas I've had include ones that have been used, but there are several that have Pam the center of the action. A couple of examples: * In the story (any genre) you have to include three things: 1. Pam has to wear an outfit that is used to save the day, such as a business suit with a coat that lets her tackle a bad guy. 2. The phrase: "We need two scotches, a bourbon and a Shirley Temple for (any name)." 3. Pam has to rescue Ralph from the scenario. Ralph can be wearing the suit or not, but if he's wearing the suit, it has to be some scenario that Pam feasibly wouldn't be killed if she helped save him. * A dream bit similar to what I did in "A Californian in King Maxwell's Court." * Pam defends a case, but realizes something's off kilter and needs help to solve it... though she does most of the work. * A second challenge with four parts: 1. Pam in a bikini 2. Ralph gets a strange suit power that affects her as well. 3. Someone kidnaps Ralph or Bill (can be both) and holds them hostage. Ralph can't be wearing the suit... too easy for him to escape. 4. The phrase "Sit down, and shut up I'm talking now twit." Feel free to borrow these ideas for game moves or stories of your own. Also, feel free to post plot bunnies yourself. Who knows, your idea might be the next story in this thread.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 28, 2006 23:28:20 GMT -5
Your challenges are quite specific. And the outfit part makes no sense. I don't see how an outfit (outside the suit) will cause her to save the day by tackling someone. That is just nonsense to me. But the rest of you have fun with these. I am not really a fanfiction person...most of my work is consigned to the game threads where some of these have cropped or have been hinted to crop up in the near future. No original ideas left anymore...geez.
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Post by melmac on Jul 28, 2006 23:35:01 GMT -5
No... I don't plan on using any of these for a game thread. (and to be fair, I've got a lot of ideas still in my head. ) And as far as clothing... you've never had to use clothing for stuff other than wearing, a rain poncho or to cover someone who's injured I take it? I've had to use clothing to carry stuff in (as a purse), juggle, a blindfold, etc. Another idea, a cruise where Ralph gets seasick/ill/injured and is stuck in the cabin for a few days. Pam wanders around and finds a guy flirting with her. She later finds out that he's a spy, and she has to find a way to catch the bad guy without a lot of Ralph's and the suit's help.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 28, 2006 23:38:13 GMT -5
I have never used my clothes in such a way that the clothes became the ultimate weapon in tackling a bad guy, no. Cruise ship taken over by hostiles...WHERE have I heard THAT before? *In walks the cast of the A-TEAM and MACGYVER* Hi, Guys.
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Post by melmac on Jul 28, 2006 23:41:26 GMT -5
OK... but with Pam doing the case herself? Besides, you don't have to be a big gang of bad guys taking over the ship for that scenario to work. Could be a cheat on ship, could be a crime lord, someone important incognito, etc. I'll admit some of my ideas are based on ones done before... but it's the IDEA, not the actual story. You look at the "Law and Order" series. Despite being different divisions.... same scenario go find the bad guy. I've done blood drives causing the suit to act wonky, switched identities... literally, and even have a crossover in the works with a totally unusual show: The Muppet Show. There are several possibilites, I just need more sleep it seems.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 28, 2006 23:43:49 GMT -5
I don't have stories with Pam doing the case herself because that is against the idea of the show to have a story without the suit helping to some degree...or where only one person snags all the glory. Doesn't seem to uphold the integrity of the show so I don't do those...like you don't kill the cast. I have never seen LAW AND ORDER...I saw part of one...but it is not a good show, so I will assume that you are using bad ideas from bad shows. Yes, you have done several odd stories. Your point?
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Post by melmac on Jul 28, 2006 23:47:56 GMT -5
Various ideas can come out of strange suit scenarios. That's pretty much happend in my stories, save the earthquake one, and there is a new power there too.
Pam could do a lot of the work, and then talk to Ralph while he's convalescing in the room. Bill could also come aboard at one of the ports and they all can figure it out. More I think about it, I might actually try this one... and might (big Might) put the crew of the Love Boat in there. Dr. Bricker would be funnier with Pam as his foil. (Like Gopher the best of the lot.)
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 28, 2006 23:49:30 GMT -5
Never seen the LOVE BOAT either. You ever wonder what you could do if you did a REAL GAH story? Based on a character or human problem rather than a new suit power or cross-overs or this whole TIES stuff all the time? Something to consider: Try THAT challenge.
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Post by melmac on Jul 28, 2006 23:56:38 GMT -5
I have written a regular GAH story that is currently published. "The Dizzy Helping Hand" has the suit reacting to him being a pint low. That's a normal human event... donating blood. It reacts to him, doesn't give him a new suit power.
Lauren and I also attempted a co-written one where Ralph has Jury duty and it turned out pretty good. There is no new suit power and he has to deal with things in a different way than with the suit.
Aidan's getting her teeth taken out is normal. That happens regularly. Yes, the suit does give her a temporary power, but that happened in "Live at 11" and other episodes.
There is a WIP story, the one that's the Muppet Show crossover, that I've debated on and off if I'm keeping the Muppet Show bit in it. This one, Aidan's dealing with being blinded. It's also the one I'm considering Cyler finding out about the suit. I'm thinking about it right now when I have downtime from my busy schedule.
Even the earthquake one is a character driven one as Ralph has to help out Tony when he's seriously hurt and Bill has to help out Pam when she's hurt. (That's BTW another different story from anything done on TV).
Now, I know you and I don't see eye-to-eye in regards to Ties and it's successors (and "Ties..." is just that one story. The subsequent ones aren't going to mention the original story or "X in the Aidan Hinkley series." If I did that, people won't read the normal suit stories with Ralph). But the beauty of this show is that you can get a variety of ideas with the suit, some original, some new takes on classic ideas, such as "Identity Strike."
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 29, 2006 7:48:36 GMT -5
Yes, but you don't get my point, MelMac. The story about the blood loss affected how he USED the suit and not how he dealt with a human characteristic such as ego, pride, etc. You don't do those stories like the series tried to do. You are the Babs Greyhosky of the fanfiction world.
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Post by melmac on Jul 30, 2006 21:47:50 GMT -5
You know, after the banter we had on the PM bit, HD, I do have a different idea for a challenge, but one that I don't think we've tried. In this one, you, Miss D, Jo and others if interested give something that has to be used in a story. I too have to include one that you guys have to know up front - and approve. These can be character emotions, setting, a certain item, phrase, word being included, injury, etc. Only rules are it has to follow the KICK philosophy (as in no *ahem* slash. With created characters... it's at your own risk. ) and no character death (at least in the actual sense, as I'm doing implied in a current WIP). Once I get the ideas (and I'd give a deadline), I have to write a story with them and it has to make sense. Then, if others are interested in trying their hand, we'd do the same thing. While this may sound like a game thread, it's one person and the items do NOT have to match. That's what makes it a challenge, as I could have three totally non-related items that have to make sense such as "Pam bashes Ralph over head with frying pan," "Bill gets lost in a room with one exit," and "Must include mountain oysters." Those three really don't have much in common, but I'd have to write a story based on it. What about this idea?
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 30, 2006 23:32:58 GMT -5
I thought you were too busy to take on extra projects right now. Plus, we still have the game thread operating. Finally, what about ALL those missing scene ideas I gave you? You aren't going to ignore them are you?
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Post by melmac on Jul 30, 2006 23:36:19 GMT -5
No, but they are on the backburner. This one, too would be some time before I started on it regardless. As you can clearly see... I haven't set up a thread or a start date. It's just an idea, like the Pam game thread, and I wanted to post it up as a potential idea that once the story that we're working on was done, this could be done another time. I don't want to lose an idea simply because I'm tired or silly.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Aug 10, 2006 0:00:11 GMT -5
Has anyone done any or currently in the process of doing any Pam fanfictions? I know that the suit and everything are important, but are there any out there where it is mainly Pam and the boys are there for background? If so, post them here so everyone can read and comment like MelMac did with her medieval story.
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Post by melmac on Aug 10, 2006 0:16:52 GMT -5
Well, that challenge above would be one where Pam could be in the forefront. Note I didn't say you couldn't have one of the other two injured or out of play in the story. As far as my own fanfictions, the airplane idea I have could be a Pam story, but right now, I think I'm keeping it as I've got it written out.
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