Nathan's Fanfiction Reviews

Family Guy - Flag This

This Fanfiction has been written as a full episode of the Family Guy cartoon and could easily be made into a real episode of the animated series created by Seth Macfarlene. A very humorous piece of writing that definitely follows the Family Guy Series original form of comedy. It has been written in a script format, making it easy to follow, picture the episode and understand what is happening from start to finish. Characters throughout the fanfiction piece clearly share the same characteristcs of those in the series making the writing more humorous and a lot like the animated show. This is evident through the unique dialogue used by each character. The constant use of flashbacks and cutaway scenes are very creative and share Family Guy's intention in being very random, adding to the humour. This fanfiction piece is a great comical read for Family Guy fans that follow the series.

The Simpsons - Homer the Cop

'Homer the Cop' is an attempt at a plot of an original Simpson's episode. Written in the form of a story is is easy to follow and see what the author has attempted to create. This is a short piece of writing involving the characters of Homer Simpson, Ned Flanders and Clancy 'Chief' Wigum. The characters have shared the same relationships as they do in the animated series. I.e. Homer's dislike for Ned Flanders. Although characters are clear, the dialouge used throughout the short story is not similar to that used throughout the episodes. This makes the piece of writing less funny. The author has tried to follow in the comedic style of the Simpson's, created by Matt Groening, with an original storyline of Homer stealing Wigum's cop car and getting himself into trouble for it. A good attempt at a fanfiction for The Simpsons cartoon and with a bit of work can be developed further.

The Hangover - How Phil Got Injured

This Fanfiction piece of writing has been done as part of the movie 'The Hangover'. The author has written an idea of how a character in the film got injured that was not explained in the movie. During this comedy movie we know that Phil (one of the main characters) was in hospital with concusion and other injuries, but the viewers are never told how he ended up in hospital. This Fanfic author has attempted to make a reason as to how Phil got injured on the night of his friend's bachelor party. The author's idea is very original and quite amusing. The author keeps in the theme of the movie very well as the characters were clear and have been represented through their actions and humerous dialogue. Unique parts of the movie were brought into the piece of writing which made it easy to follow and relate back to the movie. A successful piece of fanfiction writing.

Tropic Thunder - Tropic Blunder

The author of this piece is writing is based on the comedy movie 'Tropic Thunder"'. The author however has only done chapter one. The writing is not clear and quite short so you will have had to have seen the movie to understand what the author has tried to create. The introduction is very funny and is a good start to the piece of work. The author has attemped to use all the main characters in the opening chapter but it is difficult to gain an understanding of them. The fanfiction makes for an interesting read as it is full of action. I believe the author should continue to work on this piece and add more chapters.

Pineapple Express - A Dopeland Fairytale

This fanfic writing for Pineapple Express has been written as a day in the life of Kelly. She is not a character in the movie but the writing involves the main characters of the movie Dale, Saul and Red. The chapter titled 'This Is Your Life', goes through a day of Kelly's life after a party which she can not remember alot of. The piece of writing starts off funny alot like the movie and how the main characters are represented. The chapter gives the reader a background into Kelly, her life and feelings and how she has come to be involved with the Pineapple Express characters. The chapter ends with Dale letting Kelly know about another party on the next night with his friends Saul and Red. This leaves readers looking forward to chapter two and asking what will happen at this next party with the Pineapple Express crew. This author should continue her story. Bringing the main characters more into the story could make this more humerous.

Family Guy - I Pity The Fool

This is a short piece of fan fiction based on the Family Guy cartoon. It has been written in the form of a flashback or cutaway scene that often happens during the Family Guy episodes. The flashback occurs when Peter Griffen is stuck in the stairs and has a flashback to when he was in a worse situation when he met 'Mr T' at the airport. It is definitely an original piece of fan fiction because it is such a unique idea. It is a very random cutaway/flashback, but the more random the better in the case of the Family Guy animated series. It wasn't as funny as I thought it could be, but being so random this flashback could work for the family guy series. Also the use of 'Mr T' in any Family Guy episode is usually humorous. A very farfetched fanfiction but could definitely work for those Family Guy fans.

The Simpsons - Bartman Adventures

The Bartman Adventures are a series of stories about Bart Simpson as a Superhero in Springfield. This fan fiction describes the character very effectively, both Bart's characteristics and the Bartman superhero he becomes by night are clearly evident. The author has created a funny piece of fanfiction that involves other characters of The Simpsons episodes including Chief Wiggum, Jimbo Jones as the villain and Milhouse as Bartman's sidekick. This fanfiction is only the beginning of the adventure and the author is attempting to continue with the 'Bartman Adventures' and looking for a major villain to take down the defender of Springfield. If developed further, this author could create many adventures by including further characters from The Simpsons episodes.

The Hangover - Fun Night

The Hangover movie is a great film to base a fanfiction on. I really enjoyed a 'Fun Night' and is the best piece of fanfiction I have read so far. The author has written this work as if it was before the movie starts, before they wake up after there night out in Las Vegas. It describes the main characters heading back to there Hotel Villa in the messy state they were in. A very funny piece of writing, and being a fan of the movie found the writing enjoyable to read. This fanfiction has a great use of humerous dialouge that captures the qualities of all the characters (Alan, Phil, Doug and Stu) very well and the moods they would have been in after the night. This piece of fanfiction could have easily been apart of the movie as an introduction, illustrating the different characters and setting for the film. Overall, a great piece of fanfiction, very funny, relates well to the movie and has captured the characters perfectly.

Pineapple Express - Just Another Day

'Just Another Day' has been written as a scene that takes place after the movie 'Pineapple Express' where Dale (the main character) ends his relationship with his girlfriend. It is a very short piece of writing but amusing. The fanfiction includes the characters Dale, Saul, Red and Dale's girlfirend Angie. There is great use of dialogue used by the characters that is both funny and gives the impression that they are not phased about the adventure they have been through, similar to that of the movie. I enjoyed this fanfiction mainly because of the dialogue used by Red and Dale. The ending is not as funny as the opening sequence of the fanfiction and could be worked on and involvement of the three main characters could make the conclusion more amusing.

The Simpsons - Weird Springfield

Another Fanfiction that has been based on 'The Simpsons' episodes created by Matt Groening. The author has set the story in Moe's Tavern involving the characters of Moe, Homer and Barney. The Story is easy to follow but quite random as the author has tried to make it scary by being a Halloween story. The author has captured the character of Moe very successfully throught the angry and old character created. The other characters have not been developed so well and do not represent them as they would appear in the TV show. I was disappointed that the fanfic story was not very funny. Based on The Simpsons animated series I was hoping for a humorous piece of fanfic. This shows the difficulty in attempting to write a comedic type fanfiction. The end of the story eds with Moe never being seen again. A poor ending to the fanfiction.