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Post by Tim on Aug 26, 2016 23:53:04 GMT -5
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Post by Tim on Aug 26, 2016 23:54:47 GMT -5
That's me at FF. net (at least here my stories do get reviewed). As I said, if you bring up the character list for Charmed at FF.net and select Rex and Hannah, my stories will be the only ones that come up (Rex and Hannah vanished from the character list the moment I transferred all my R&H Chronicles stories to the Lovecraft section). Of course, there is that elephant in the room, Betty, you touch on it when you said "big fandoms". Unfortunately, Charmed (the parent series of the R&H Chronicles) is not one of those "big fandoms". With the exception of a select few, it has been virtually forgotten by everyone. It has no presence in current online fandom or Social Media. If Charmed itself has slipped beneath the radar, it's no wonder that a spin-off about two characters who appeared in only six episodes of the first season hasn't found a big following. What I do is just accept that while my audience may be a select few, this audience is loyal. I appreciate their loyalty whenever a new R&H story appears
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Post by Tim on Aug 26, 2016 23:56:33 GMT -5
Betty wrote:
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Post by Tim on Aug 26, 2016 23:57:29 GMT -5
I can imagine a lot of later seasons fans coming to FF.net, going to the Charmed section, seeing my stories and thinking: "Who the heck are these Rex and Hannah characters this guy keeps writing about? Is he putting his stories in the right place!?"
Truth be told, I've never really taken the time to look at them. Heck, I don't even read the stories, they all seem to blend together (endless Next Generation stuff).
I read and review Jana's stories, of course, but I do that here.
If R&H had been on more episodes, in more seasons, and if Charmed were better remembered, it might be different. However, it isn't. As I have said, I have more fans on the Alexander Palace Time Machine, a board that has absolutely nothing to do with Charmed, than I do at a certain Charmed board both we're all familiar with.
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Post by Tim on Aug 26, 2016 23:59:00 GMT -5
Betty wrote:
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Post by Tim on Aug 26, 2016 23:59:43 GMT -5
Yeah, that's true.
The big irony is that, despite their brief tenure on the show, R&H did have a big impact. They were the first villains to defeat the sisters (and they did defeat them, it was only Leo's deus ex machina that saved them). And how did R&H do it, they used their brains (rather than prancing around firing energy balls, like a lot of the later season lame ass villains). Given how close R&H came to victory, you would think they would be better remembered.
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Post by Tim on Aug 27, 2016 0:01:33 GMT -5
Only one of my R&H stories, Queen Of The Nile, has gotten a review at FF.net, and the Halliwell sisters made no appearance in that story. So I have nothing to base a comparison on.
That's right, ONE out of 33 stories have gotten a review. People ARE reading them, but they are just not posting any reviews.
I just have to face the fact that most readers who come to the Charmed section of FF.net are looking for stories about the Halliwell sisters (and their extended family), not Rex and Hannah.
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Post by Tim on Aug 27, 2016 0:02:38 GMT -5
Betty wrote:
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Post by Tim on Aug 27, 2016 0:03:19 GMT -5
As I said, my one Gilligan's Island story has gotten more reviews than all the R&H ones combined.
That Wiki thing is spot on. I'm clearly writing for the wrong audience. I wonder if there is another section of FF.net I can put them?
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Post by Tim on Aug 27, 2016 0:04:17 GMT -5
Betty wrote:
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Post by Tim on Aug 27, 2016 0:04:55 GMT -5
Way ahead of you there, Betty. The stories that do touch on Lovecraft can be found in that section.
That's a good idea, Betty. Mr. Lovecraft does have a following, maybe I should try to track some of his fans down and show them the R&H stories that touch on his mythos. From there, they can go on to the other stories.
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Post by Tim on Aug 27, 2016 0:05:42 GMT -5
Jana wrote:
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Post by Tim on Aug 27, 2016 0:07:28 GMT -5
Betty wrote:
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Post by Tim on Aug 27, 2016 0:08:59 GMT -5
Betty wrote:
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Post by Tim on Aug 27, 2016 0:10:42 GMT -5
I really had no choice. As I said, I found I was writing the sisters as if it were still 2006, almost a decade behind the R&H Chronicles now.
Yep. Someone looking for pure Charmed stories are just out of luck.
Like those at the Alexander Palace Time Machine board.
Yep, I've cut the cord, so to speak.
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