The Jonas Disease
The Jonas Brothers.
Have to say, Jonas fanfics are probably the bane of my mibbian life right now.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want them all banned (who knows, there may be one or two good ones on here) but... god, some of the suck!
I'm definitely not a band-fiction fan, although there are one or two really good ones that I will read, but I find there are so many second rate ones out there, poorly written, barely believable stories too busy worshipping the band to think of any plot development or any good description.
There are other stories like this. The poorly written slash, the monotonous emo-girl story.
I abhor them all.
But I find that lately the Jonas brothers have had some of the most awful stories written about them.
To be honest, I don't even like them personally, but I'm not a My Chemical Romance or Avenged Sevenfold (or whatever band) fan either and I have read a few good fanfics about them.
I just find that good fanfics for the Jonas brothers... sort of don't exist.
Perhaps I'm just missing them, but now it's got to the point where I won't bother with a user that has the word 'Jonas' in their name.
Also, it makes me want to cry tears of frustration when I read a story title that sounds promising, and it's going great for a chapter or two, until...
Suddenly some famous person elbows their way in and ruins it all.
I'm not saying that all fanfics are like this, but it just disappoints me when I find out that what could have been a great work of original gets slaughtered by the fan fiction disease.
I'm just saying... where is the original fiction?
All I seem to stumble across nowadays is fanfiction, and it's boring me.
If you reckon you have a good original fiction story, leave me a comment?
I don't mind if it's slash, femmeslash, het, whichever genre... just not including the Jonas Brothers!!
Have to say, Jonas fanfics are probably the bane of my mibbian life right now.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want them all banned (who knows, there may be one or two good ones on here) but... god, some of the suck!
I'm definitely not a band-fiction fan, although there are one or two really good ones that I will read, but I find there are so many second rate ones out there, poorly written, barely believable stories too busy worshipping the band to think of any plot development or any good description.
There are other stories like this. The poorly written slash, the monotonous emo-girl story.
I abhor them all.
But I find that lately the Jonas brothers have had some of the most awful stories written about them.
To be honest, I don't even like them personally, but I'm not a My Chemical Romance or Avenged Sevenfold (or whatever band) fan either and I have read a few good fanfics about them.
I just find that good fanfics for the Jonas brothers... sort of don't exist.
Perhaps I'm just missing them, but now it's got to the point where I won't bother with a user that has the word 'Jonas' in their name.
Also, it makes me want to cry tears of frustration when I read a story title that sounds promising, and it's going great for a chapter or two, until...
Suddenly some famous person elbows their way in and ruins it all.
I'm not saying that all fanfics are like this, but it just disappoints me when I find out that what could have been a great work of original gets slaughtered by the fan fiction disease.
I'm just saying... where is the original fiction?
All I seem to stumble across nowadays is fanfiction, and it's boring me.
If you reckon you have a good original fiction story, leave me a comment?
I don't mind if it's slash, femmeslash, het, whichever genre... just not including the Jonas Brothers!!
Posted on September 19th, 2008 at 11:45pm
Wow, people agree with me XD
I love you spunk ransom, alex avenge and sunshines!!
Sorry if my journals annoy you anyone *cough* miyavi *cough* ^-^' but I like to complain about various things and there's no better place :D
Miyavi, go create a journal complaining about me if you're really that fussed...
It's very therapeutic...
Also, I found a good fan fiction for the Jonas Brothers. It was a parody mocking them, but oh well...
purplerawr, September 23rd, 2008 at 07:11:06pm
Actually I've gotten so sick of the repeatitive fanfictions that I've retreated to borrowing even more library books and reading proper books now.
People sometimes categorise their fanfiction in the original pile, and shuffling through requires effort I don't have.
Oh, Miyavi: Get over it. Learn to shuffle through it and not click the link. That may help.
sunny shines, September 20th, 2008 at 07:36:15am
Mibba revolves around fan fiction. Most authors don't put out original fiction because most won't comment or read it. I don't really get why people won't give original fiction a chance.
I have a original fiction called "Words Of Your Heart'. Basically it's about a girl who falls in love with the new kid and her and her friends journeys throughout high school. I'm thinking of cutting my fan fiction writings, I only have one currently and that may be my last.
I've never been a fan of the Jonas Brothers and have one found one good fiction involving them. Maybe you'll find a good one, just need to keep searching. :]
Miyavi:
You made yourself seem very hypocritical in your posts. -_-
George Ryan Ross., September 20th, 2008 at 01:14:52am
I agree with you, purplerawr.
I think the Jonas Brothers might take over the world. T_T
Miyavi, that was really rude.
I think you should take your own advice.
Don't like it, don't read it.
Also, you are complaining about people complaining.
...It seems quite hypocritical if you ask me. :|
neurotic., September 20th, 2008 at 12:33:34am
neh... i'd be okay with it if there weren't so many :P
They should make a genre for those...
and thankyou dear brittaney!
purplerawr, September 20th, 2008 at 12:17:35am
Eh, part of me agrees with you, even though I am a big Jonas Brothers fan and write one story. I don't know if mine is any good, (someone who doesn't even like them reads it...) but I do understand what you mean. I have...3 maybe that I actually will read.
Oh well.
Matthew Gray Gubler., September 20th, 2008 at 12:11:20am
If we have to get over your journal you have to get over the fact that there will be "crappy" stories on mibba (: Seems fair right? You should really take your own advice hun.
Beckett., September 20th, 2008 at 12:09:22am
hehe, this is what i expected. Ah well...
Journals are for complaining, get over it.
purplerawr, September 20th, 2008 at 12:08:35am
If you don't like it, don't read it.
It's generally in the title/description that it includes famous people...
Disenchanted Evening, September 19th, 2008 at 11:47:32pm
Don't like it don't read it. Seriously why must people post journals like every other day complaining about the Jonas Brother Fanfics? We get it, you kinda like them but some suck. Read the stories that apply to you.
Beckett., September 19th, 2008 at 11:46:40pm