One thing I hated about Serebii forums was the fact that they hated chiche fanfics
i was wondering if it was the same here, cos i love reading and writing cliche fanfics and i hope others feel the same
Cliche, I love that word. It's so universal. It could be used when describing anything.
Sometimes instead of calling them cliches, I say, 'The Simpsons Did It'.
Anyway, one thing people tend to not realize when they claim that something is cliche is the fact that it is statistically impossible to write a good Fic without using at least a few cliches. The reason for this is because just about anything nowadays can be rightfully considered a cliche. Want proof? Here are but a few of the common, yet not-so-obvious examples found in Pokemon.
- Just waking up in Pokemon is cliche.
- Just about any name in the Pokemon Anime is cliche.
- Team Rocket, or ANY 'Team' is cliche.
- Catching Pokemon is cliche.
- Going to the eight Gyms is cliche.
- Legendary Pokemon are cliche.
- Evil mad scientists are cliche.
- The 'surprise twist' is cliche.
- A character dying is, you guessed it, cliche.
- A character coming back to life is cliche.
- And an often overlooked one. Any previously original idea instantly becomes a cliche the minute more than one person uses it.
The Simpsons Did It!
Most people will tell you that the last cliche isn't true, but it is. How do I know? Lord of the Rings, Icewind Dale, MewTwo, and Goku have proven that point to me.
Now, if I typed those up in less than a minute, off the top of my head, you KNOW there's many more. My point, finding a form of entertainment anywhere that isn't cliche is impossible. And anyone who tells you differently is just being foolish.
Unfortunately, when it comes to Pokemon, the Anime and games are so chock full of cliches that simply writing a Fic about Pokemon is already a cliche. If the people on Serebii are complaining about cliches in your Fic, then respond to one of their Pokemon fics by saying, 'A Pokemon Fic? That's so cliche...' (jk).
Anyway, I kind of lost the original point I was trying to make. Oh yeah.
If you're going to write a Fic, basically pretend that the word, 'cliche' never existed. It makes Fics more realistically easy to make. If someone comes on and tells you that your Fic is cliche, make a topic called 'How Not To Make A Cliche Fic' on the Forum. See if you can get a non-Cliche response (if the topic's closed, it's a cliche). It's been seven years, and I have yet to see one. Because all responses are cliche. Because it doesn't matter if someone thinks the story is cliche or not. Because 'cliche' is only what someone thinks it is. Because if criticism is only an opinion, then so is the word, 'cliche'.
Bottom Line: If you're gonna use cliches, use them. Trust me, if a Fic's good, nobody's gonna give two hoots about you using cliches. I'd rather see a good Fic full of cliches than a crappy one with no cliches.
Show me an RPG without cliches and I'll show you an unproduced game.
