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Captain Crusoe Nutshell
Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 46 Location: Tara King's neighbourhood
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:43 am Post subject: |
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I hadn't read R. L. Wilson's The Mind of a Heart before, but I did last night and I thought it was very good. Thank you for recommending it. I haven't read anyone else except Margaret Warren who goes so deep into the characters' thoughts and feelings. I also liked the strange and ingenious plot.
I think Margaret Warren's Rough Magic is the best fanfic I've read. It captures the spirit, humour and surrealism of the show very well. It surpasses the original in that, as Brian Clemens said, they were cardboard characters. She breathes life into Emma Peel's character and makes her like a real person. It's amazing.
I loved the early part of The Quick and the Dead, but I thought the latter part was far too sentimental.
I read quite a bit of a fanfic a couple of years ago. I'd read a couple of Mia McCroskey's early stories, but I didn't like them. I read the first of her reunion stories a few days ago and it's a lot better, but I still didn't like it much because of the lack of humour or surrealism.
I love Sula Bassana's short stories. I find them hilarious. The FOLLI in Avengerland website they were on is no longer there, but they can still be found courtesy of the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, which is good for finding stories that have disappeared http://www.archive.org/index.php. Sula Bassana's stories are at: http://web.archive.org/web/20070819180837/http://www.geocities.com/sula_bassana/. The most popular one is 'Just Desserts', but I think they're all very good.
I also adore BitShifter's stories. Like Sula Bassana's, they may not be to your taste because they're not love stories, but I really enjoy them because I think they have the spirit, humour and surrealism of the original series. |
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ikbtops Little Wonder

Joined: 20 Aug 2009 Posts: 116 Location: Location,Location
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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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There is an app for iPhone called "speak it".The British Male accent sounds remarkably like Patrick MacNee at times. Just type in the text and he says it. It's fun to make him say off colour things about his co-stars...
"Peter Cushing? a Right Tosser!" etc. |
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Mrs. Peel Little Wonder

Joined: 03 May 2010 Posts: 165 Location: Little Storping in the Swuff
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 5:05 am Post subject: |
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I have read this two pages about the fan fictions, but I don't know where I can find good storys about emma/steed with an happy end
there are so many links and it's difficult for me to read/understand everything.  _________________ Always keep your bowler on in times of stress!
Hoity-Toity!
http://theavengersrevisited.blogspot.com |
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Mona Winged Avenger

Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 567 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:19 am Post subject: |
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Hello, Miska_cz,
I've written a few fanfics from The Avengers, and they got pretty good reviews. I have a few from the Steed/Emma era. If you wish me to send them to you--although I realize this was written over a year ago (I'm still catching up on the Forum)--please email me privately.
Mona _________________ Fan of John Steed
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ischtar Winged Avenger
Joined: 06 Jun 2010 Posts: 678
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Cariheart Winged Avenger

Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 532 Location: Florida USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:15 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Ischtar..I will take a looksy!  _________________ " I appreciate your ... appreciation."- Mrs. Emma Peel - Escape in Time |
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BitShifter Thingumajig

Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 64 Location: USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:48 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Ischtar..I will take a looksy!  |
It's not really a full-blown fanfic so much as a quickie joke; the writer is part of a fanfic group that practices with challenge assignments from a random word generator. The random word chosen was "genuphobia", an "acute fear of knees or kneeling brought on by a past traumatic event." Interesting, or should I say amusing, that when assigned to write about "fear of knees", the first fictional character that pops into the author's head is Emma Peel of the Avengers and her "leather-clad knee", to quote the author.
And no, it's not me writing doubly pseudonymously...  |
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Cariheart Winged Avenger

Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 532 Location: Florida USA
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:28 am Post subject: |
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BitShifter wrote: | Cariheart wrote: |
Thanks Ischtar..I will take a looksy!  |
It's not really a full-blown fanfic so much as a quickie joke; the writer is part of a fanfic group that practices with challenge assignments from a random word generator. The random word chosen was "genuphobia", an "acute fear of knees or kneeling brought on by a past traumatic event." Interesting, or should I say amusing, that when assigned to write about "fear of knees", the first fictional character that pops into the author's head is Emma Peel of the Avengers and her "leather-clad knee", to quote the author.
And no, it's not me writing doubly pseudonymously...  |
Speaking of writing...any plans for future stories, BitShifter?  _________________ " I appreciate your ... appreciation."- Mrs. Emma Peel - Escape in Time |
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BitShifter Thingumajig

Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 64 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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Cariheart wrote: |
Speaking of writing...any plans for future stories, BitShifter?  |
I had 7 half-finished fanfics at the beginning of 2009 in my "odds and ends" folder when I got the opportunity to do some technical commercial artwork for two years (not the usual photoshop and web design I do for fun, but actual paint and india ink on actual canvas). Now the paint has finally worn off my fingernails and I'm back to work finishing the next story in the series, number 16. It's currently at 15K words, and will probably need another 8-10K, all glue and polish. It's 8 chapters plus an afterstory chapter. I predict it will be highly disliked by all readers, but then I've predicted that about every story I've written, and yet some of them have actually been popular, so what do I know.
It'll be finished soon, unless another interruption pops up its head. Of course, I had planned to finish it last spring, but I kind of got caught up in the art...
I should probably point out that I'm neither a writer nor an artist by trade, so these are all "bucket list" activities for me. I only wish I had more time for them! |
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Cariheart Winged Avenger

Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 532 Location: Florida USA
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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BitShifter wrote: | Cariheart wrote: |
Speaking of writing...any plans for future stories, BitShifter?  |
I had 7 half-finished fanfics at the beginning of 2009 in my "odds and ends" folder when I got the opportunity to do some technical commercial artwork for two years (not the usual photoshop and web design I do for fun, but actual paint and india ink on actual canvas). Now the paint has finally worn off my fingernails and I'm back to work finishing the next story in the series, number 16. It's currently at 15K words, and will probably need another 8-10K, all glue and polish. It's 8 chapters plus an afterstory chapter. I predict it will be highly disliked by all readers, but then I've predicted that about every story I've written, and yet some of them have actually been popular, so what do I know.
It'll be finished soon, unless another interruption pops up its head. Of course, I had planned to finish it last spring, but I kind of got caught up in the art...
I should probably point out that I'm neither a writer nor an artist by trade, so these are all "bucket list" activities for me. I only wish I had more time for them! |
Oh, I'm a huge fan of your Steed/Emma stories...and the Ladja! _________________ " I appreciate your ... appreciation."- Mrs. Emma Peel - Escape in Time |
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Peter Motte Little Wonder

Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 159
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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Philippa wrote: | There are lots of them out there. And mostly so badly written  |
You haven't seen mine yet:
JS: Ms. Peel, we're needed!
EP: Sorry, I still have to do the dishes. Can't it wait a bit? Let's say: till tomorrow. I have to take care of the baby.
JS: Oh, I'll pop by when I have more news.
EP: Yes. All right. No Problem. See you. By the way: did they get one of our best agents?
JS: I didn't dare to mention it, because I didn't want you to feel pushed into this against your will.
EP: Well, as long as they don't get you, they didn't get our best agent, so, they're still in a tight spot.
JS: You're flattering, I'm only second best.
EP: Don't wink.
JS: I never wink.
EP: I know. I have a bad author.
JS: Sorry to hear about that.
EP: Don't mention it. Forget about those dishes. I'm a modern woman. I have a dish washer.
Js: Come on then, off we go!
[I can rattle on like this for hours] _________________ Prrr......
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Peter Motte, translator English/French to Dutch |
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ischtar Winged Avenger
Joined: 06 Jun 2010 Posts: 678
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:00 am Post subject: |
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I like fanfiction very much, especially the stories from the Avengers Liberary. It's good too see that there are so many talented writers amongst the Avengers fans.
I tried something new myself , I call it a photo fanfiction about a thing mentioned by Steed in the episode The man with two shadows -
he is telling Mrs. Gale, that he was caught once by "the other side" and obviously he is afraid that could happen again one day...
http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy8/bobbyischtar/photo%20fiction/ |
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Mona Winged Avenger

Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 567 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Holy COW, Ischtar! You have got to continue that photo story right away!
It's very well done. You are one of the real artists on the list, like Mousemeat and Dandy.
Mona _________________ Fan of John Steed
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ischtar Winged Avenger
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:40 am Post subject: |
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Thank you very much Mona - this was a lot of work, because the pictures are from so many different episodes.
The sequel of the story will be online on saturday, maybe a little earlier...
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ischtar Winged Avenger
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oneknightsteed Little Wonder

Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Posts: 168
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 2:11 am Post subject: |
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Bravo, Ischtar! Most enjoyable! I do hope there will be more to come. _________________ believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if i have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
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Mona Winged Avenger

Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 567 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:54 am Post subject: |
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Nicely done, Ischtar! That was an interesting mixture of many little story snippets from the show and the artwork was really excellently matched to your narrative. I like your art style; your use of using a technique to create old-looking photos/pictures is cool.
Mona _________________ Fan of John Steed
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ischtar Winged Avenger
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ischtar Winged Avenger
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:58 am Post subject: |
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A lot of the Avenger stories which could be earlier found on http://www.pattypatwebdesign.net survived due to a enthusiastic (seddi) fan on this livejournal site:
http://avengerland.livejournal.com/
For the fans of Emma Peel and Severus Snape (Rick would have been a great diabolic mastermind) . there is another cool page from Mrsemmapeel07 on tumblr Avengerland:
http://mrsemmapeel07.tumblr.com/
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Mona Winged Avenger

Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 567 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:58 am Post subject: |
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That's great news, Ischtar! Thanks for tracking that down!
Mona _________________ Fan of John Steed
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