tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post287597586016715261..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Star Control for the Sega Mega Drive/GenesisPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-70155896836857330152013-02-02T21:35:42.347+00:002013-02-02T21:35:42.347+00:00Haha, don't worry. You caught me in a bellicos...Haha, don't worry. You caught me in a bellicose mood earlier!<br /><br />It's a shame Star Control II never made its way to the Mega Drive ...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-14326268679842216542013-02-02T20:43:21.210+00:002013-02-02T20:43:21.210+00:00I don't disagree with you at all, and I hope I...I don't disagree with you at all, and I hope I didn't come across as if I did -- I just think that fanfic is a pretty neat phenomenon, especially when it's used to re-interpret the text in ways that shine unexpected light on, or are even contrary to, the author's portrayal (cf. Wicked vs. The Wizard of Oz). <br /><br />And you are right, of course - regardless of how fans (especially "periphery" fans such as women in a game aimed at men) view a given character, the essential nature of the canon remains unchanged.katatak's rainbownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-14538200704584252312013-02-02T10:12:59.185+00:002013-02-02T10:12:59.185+00:00I don't read fanfic at all. But the beauty of ...I don't read fanfic at all. But the beauty of it is that things can be taken off in all kinds of non-canonical directions and reflect whatever the author wants it to reflect.<br /><br />On the Syreen example specifically, there was no Star Control canon as such when the game came out. There was little backstory included in the manual and only the barest of traces within the game itself. So really, it doesn't matter whether the Syreen are representatives of a <i>Woman on the Edge of Time</i>-style sexual utopia, their presence in the game is to titillate. The same is true of the Asari in Mass Effect, despite Bioware's protestations that they're not women. Of course not - having big boobs and svelte bodies was pure coincidence.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-65277480789259206982013-02-01T00:43:16.714+00:002013-02-01T00:43:16.714+00:00This is really interesting! I'd noticed the go...This is really interesting! I'd noticed the good, nice/bad, ugly distinction, but not the point you made about the Syreen.<br /><br />Interestingly enough, the section of SC fandom that's composed predominantly of women tends to emphasize Syreen society as being very gender-equitable and supportive of lesbianism, while most fanfiction and art features VUX as sympathetic characters. I don't hang around male fanspaces as much, but as far as I can tell, the pattern of their content reflects that of the game. What's your take on that?katatak's rainbownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-77837658385708176322013-01-30T18:36:05.877+00:002013-01-30T18:36:05.877+00:00Cue 'not-on-this-planet'-style joking.Cue 'not-on-this-planet'-style joking.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-43959680717969174892013-01-29T23:24:31.065+00:002013-01-29T23:24:31.065+00:00Is there room for the SWP 'Central Committee&#...Is there room for the SWP 'Central Committee' on one of these spaceships....?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com