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In his book Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture, academic Henry Jenkins includes a section detailing ten different ways a show can be rewritten as a Fanfic. In an abbreviated form, these are:

Recontextualization - Filling in the gaps in broadcast material and providing additional explanations for characters' conduct. See Fan Wank and Fix Fic.
Expanding the series timeline - Either into the past or future. See Continuation, Prequel and Backstory.
Refocalization - Shifting attention away from the program's central figures and onto secondary characters (often women and minorities). See Day in The Limelight and Lower Deck Episode.
Moral Realignment - Inverting or questioning the series' moral order. See Deconstruction/Deconstruction Fic, Alternate Character Interpretation, Perspective Flip, Die for Our Ship and Draco in Leather Pants.
Genre Shifting - Telling stories different in tone and style from those of the actual series. See Characterization Tags, Dark Fic and WAFF.
Crossovers - See Crossover and Fusion Fic.
Character Dislocation - Characters are removed from their original situations, and may be given alternative names and identities. See Alternate Universe Fic and Transplanted Character Fic.
Personalization - "Mary Sue" stories, and stories that break the fourth wall by having characters interact with fans. See Mary Sue, Marty Stu and Self-Insert Fic.
Emotional Intensification - Including the "Hurt-Comfort" genre. See Hurt/Comfort Fic.
Eroticization - See Lemon, Lime and Porn Without Plot.

Of course, these are rules for fanfic. If you're a pro, just stick 'em on a rocket.

If you are interested in more ideas about writing fanfiction see So You Want To Write A Fanfic.

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-[http://www.henryjenkins.org/ Henry Jenkins] in "Textual Poachers" includes a section about ten different ways a show can be rewritten as a fanfic.
+In his book ''[[Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture]]'', academic [http://www.henryjenkins.org/ Henry Jenkins] includes a section detailing ten different ways a show can be rewritten as a [[Fanfic]].  In an abbreviated form, these are:
-. ''Recontextualization'' - Filling in the gaps in broadcast material and providing additional explainations for characters' conduct. See [[Fan Wank]] and [[Fix Fic]].
+# ''Recontextualization'' - Filling in the gaps in broadcast material and providing additional explanations for characters' conduct. See [[Fan Wank]] and [[Fix Fic]].
+# ''Expanding the series timeline'' - Either into the past or future. See [[Continuation]], [[Prequel]] and [[Backstory]].
+# ''Refocalization'' - Shifting attention away from the program's central figures and onto secondary characters (often women and minorities). See [[Day in The Limelight]] and [[Lower Deck Episode]].
+# ''Moral Realignment'' - Inverting or questioning the series' moral order. See [[Deconstruction]]/[[Deconstruction Fic]], [[Alternate Character Interpretation]], [[Perspective Flip]], [[Die for Our Ship]] and [[Draco in Leather Pants]].
+# ''Genre Shifting'' - Telling stories different in tone and style from those of the actual series. See [[Characterization Tags]], [[Dark Fic]] and [[WAFF]].
+# ''Crossovers'' - See [[Crossover]] and [[Fusion Fic]].
+# ''Character Dislocation'' - Characters are removed from their original situations, and may be given alternative names and identities. See [[Alternate Universe Fic]] and [[Transplanted Character Fic]].
+# ''Personalization'' - "Mary Sue" stories, and stories that break the fourth wall by having characters interact with fans. See [[Mary Sue]], [[Marty Stu]] and [[Self-Insert Fic]].
+# ''Emotional Intensification'' - Including the "Hurt-Comfort" genre. See [[Hurt/Comfort Fic]].
+# ''Eroticization'' - See [[Lemon]], [[Lime]] and [[Porn Without Plot]].
+Of course, these are rules for fanfic. If you're a pro, just [[Recycled in Space|stick 'em on a rocket]].
-. ''Expanding the series timeline'' - Either into the past or future. See [[Continuation]], [[Prequel]] and [[Backstory]].
+If you are interested in more ideas about writing fanfiction see [[So You Want To/Write a Fanfic|So You Want To Write A Fanfic]].
-. ''Refocalization'' - Shifting attention away from the program's central figures and onto secondary characters (often women and minorities). See [[Day in The Limelight]] and [[Lower Deck Episode]].
-. ''Moral Realignment'' - Inverting or questioning the series' moral order. See [[Deconstruction]]/[[Deconstruction Fic]], [[Alternate Character Interpretation]], [[Perspective Flip]], [[Die for Our Ship]] and [[Draco in Leather Pants]].
-. ''Genre Shifting'' - Telling stories different in tone and style from those of the actual series. See [[Characterization Tags]], [[Dark Fic]] and [[WAFF]].
-. ''Crossovers'' - See [[Crossover]] and [[Fusion Fic]].
-. ''Character Dislocation'' - Characters are removed from their original situations, and may be given alternative names and identities. See [[Alternate Universe Fic]] and [[Transplanted Character Fic]].
-. ''Personalization'' - "Mary Sue" stories, and stories that break the fourth wall by having characters interact with fans. See [[Mary Sue]], [[Marty Stu]] and [[Self-Insert Fic]].
-. ''Emotional Intensification'' - Including the "Hurt-Comfort" genre. See [[Hurt Comfort Fic]].
-. ''Eroticization'' - See [[Lemon]], [[Lime]] and [[Porn Without Plot]].
-of course, these are the rules of fanfic. If you're a pro, just [[Recycled in Space|stick 'em on a rocket]]. If you are interested in more ideas about writing fanfiction see [[So You Want To/Write a Fanfic|So You Want To Write A Fanfic]].
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