If Dr. Seuss wrote Superstar

[dragonyphoenix]

Day 6: In your own space, create a fanwork. A drabble, a ficlet, a podfic, or an icon, art or meta or a rec list. A picspam. Something. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

You mean I could have just made a rec list?!?

I was working off of the Open on Sunday prompt of episode titles. I thought I'd use Doomed and took a look at the end of the second episode where Giles says "The earth is doomed." I wanted to write a story explaining why he said it. (Outside of the face that it made a great final line for the episode.) He doesn't seem to believe the earth is really doomed. The day had just been saved after all. It's not as if he's joking with someone. He's speaking to himself. Sadly I just couldn't come up with anything and so ... If Superstar were written by Dr. Seuss.

Orgy of death.
No napkin needed.
Could take at least two
But five? Be defeated.

Too many for us.
You know who we need.
Spy riff and help,
A true friend indeed.

We can lure them out:
Buffy thinks of a plan.
We can get in that way:
Jonathan's the man.

Cool with a crossbow.
Beats Giles at chess.
Splintering skylight.
Hello, surprise guest.

When her inside were out
And Riley went in.
He and Faith
Committed a sin.

She could be a bomb,
Messing everything up.
Buffy pours sugar
Into Jonathan's cup.

Being Jon Levinson
In comics and cards.
He appeared in the Matrix
And sings in the bar.

Brought in the big guns.
This guy's got clout.
She fears Faith's experience.
But she's the one I … care about.

They're fighting and squabbling.
Soon they'll be ex.
See Jonathan singing.
Let's go have sex.

It's under control.
Can deal on my own.
Leave the demon to me
And get Karen home.

None of it's real
He says in his lair.
How do you know?
I am aware.

Buck up, you.
You kill the best.
World without Jonathan?
Surely you jest.

When Jonathan gets here,
The meeting will start.
This is the meeting.
This is … Say what?

Slayers don't do that
To vampirey studs.
Tell where it is
Or we'll turn off the blood.

'librum incendere'
The book is on fire.
Slam shut the tome
To help flames expire.

Buffy was right.
Doesn't sound very likely.
Buffy was right?
The real world is scary.

World without sunshine.
World without joy.
But if Buffy fails,
We can still keep the boy.

But can Buffy do it?
I rightly don't know.
She's never before,
Alone faced a foe.

What do I do?
You'll face it alone.
It's natural, you'll see.
It's bred in your bone.

I'll always remember
How I felt about me.
Valued and tingly
And not just empty.

Whatever it is,
We're doing it great.
Kisses and smoochies.
Wrong name. Irate?

Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Another excellent example of your whimsy!


Gabrielle

[double_dutchess]

You're on a roll with the Dr Seuss episodes! I love it.

This one may be my favourite so far. Somehow the style really fits the episode.

[akamine_chan]

You mean I could have just made a rec list?!?

Yup, you could have. Or any other type of fanwork your heart desired.

You have to remember that recs aren't easy for everyone. Anyone can cobble together a list of links to fanworks they liked, but providing thoughtful, detailed analysis about why the fanworks stands out takes work and a particular skill.

Just like I'm a damn good writer, but I couldn't do a Dr. Seuss pastiche of anything, let alone Buffy.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

This was excellent!

[sdkshelly.livejournal.com]

Here via snowflake_challenge: I love this episode so I was totally intrigued when I saw your link. This is awesome!

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. This is an awesome episode.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It was either going to be this episode or Restless.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

providing thoughtful, detailed analysis about why the fanworks stands out takes work and a particular skill. And one that I'm not particularly good at. I like to rec them without thinking too deeply about why I like them.

Just like I'm a damn good writer, but I couldn't do a Dr. Seuss pastiche of anything, let alone Buffy. Thank you. That's so sweet.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's great to hear. I wasn't sure it was as good as the others. They came more naturally to me.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is awesome!

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thanks. *huge grin*