When Single Wanks The Triple Sun....
Note: This wank is from 2004. I figured that since F_W is moderated, the mods can decide if the wank is too dated or whatever. If you are reading this now please enjoy the wank.

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to The Dark Crystal fandom!

The Dark Crystal, being an old, small fandom has it's share of BNFs. One such BNF is John, author of the fanfic un-official Dark Crystal sequel The Crystal of Truth, which, incidentally, he tried to pitch to Henson and was rejected. You can only imagine what he thinks of the new up-coming Dark Crystal sequel. But this wank isn't about that.

Needless to say, since John is a BNF, many fans shower praise unto his manuscript. Me? I couldn't even make it to page 20.

One fine May afternoon, durendalmac posts his take of The Crystal of Truth. And no sir, he didn't like it. In fact, he finds it "an utter desecration of The Dark Crystal. It's predictable, trite, cliched, the tone is completely different, and it craps on the grave of Jim Henson."

John replies civilly, my personal favorite comment of his being "Personally, I'd love to see M. Night Shyamalan tackle [A Dark Crystal sequel]. I LOVE his work, and I have the impression his writing style would be a perfect fit."

I laughed until I remembered this was 2004, and that M. Night had not yet subjected us to The Village or Lady in the Water. But he did subject us to Signs. Maybe John never saw Signs?

Anyway, John and durendalmac go back and forth a bit, and durendalmac apologizes for some of his wording. The fun REALLY begins when John suggests durendalmac read some of Neil Griffith's fanfics. durendalmac's reaction is "MY CHILDHOOD!"

And then the lurkers come to support John in email!

Soon, everyone got distracted by something shiny and shut up.

I love my little fandom so much!