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evil_little_dog asked me for the top five AUs I would like to see for FMA. Which seems a little redundant, but I have valiantly tried to think of new ones!
1. The Musical AU
This one is pretty much a gimme. It is a belief I hold strongly that every show should have a musical episode, or it is failing in its duties. It could be just a matter of giving Greedling a chance to sing Lady Gaga or it could be a full-fledged Broadway AU in which leading man Mustang is secretly plotting to topple the tyrannical diva Bradley in a singing-and-dancing revolution, OR BOTH, as long as there's a back-up chorus!
2. The Terrible Fantasy Cliches AU
ELVES. WIZARDS. ANCIENT PROPHECIES. I can see two ways to do this: either you use the thoughtfulness and story excellence that characterizes FMA to do a really nuanced exploration and deconstruction of the standard Eurofantasy setting, or you just full-on embrace the ridiculousness and give everyone +10 POWERS OF MAGIC MISSILE AND A DRAGON.
3. The Historical Revolution AU
I am not limiting this to the French revolution, it is just that Enjolras is pretty iconic. Any historical revolution would do, really! I love revolutions and am not picky. :D
4. The Wacky Office Hijinks AU
This is sort of cheating because it's basically what Team Mustang does on all their off-days anyway, but I never, ever get tired of stories about Breda cunningly stealing Falman's stapler and could read Murder Must Advertise-ish office hijinks ALL DAY LONG.
5. The AU Where Everyone Is Lions
Basically my feelings are that if it exists for Hamlet, there is absolutely no reason that it shouldn't exist for everything else as well. (I can't decide whether we call him the Hohenhlion, or MUFASENHEIM.)
If anyone is inspired by this to write snippets, I, um . . . will be happy? Will write a snippet back perhaps? SOMETHING.
evil_little_dog asked me for the top five AUs I would like to see for FMA. Which seems a little redundant, but I have valiantly tried to think of new ones!1. The Musical AU
This one is pretty much a gimme. It is a belief I hold strongly that every show should have a musical episode, or it is failing in its duties. It could be just a matter of giving Greedling a chance to sing Lady Gaga or it could be a full-fledged Broadway AU in which leading man Mustang is secretly plotting to topple the tyrannical diva Bradley in a singing-and-dancing revolution, OR BOTH, as long as there's a back-up chorus!
2. The Terrible Fantasy Cliches AU
ELVES. WIZARDS. ANCIENT PROPHECIES. I can see two ways to do this: either you use the thoughtfulness and story excellence that characterizes FMA to do a really nuanced exploration and deconstruction of the standard Eurofantasy setting, or you just full-on embrace the ridiculousness and give everyone +10 POWERS OF MAGIC MISSILE AND A DRAGON.
3. The Historical Revolution AU
I am not limiting this to the French revolution, it is just that Enjolras is pretty iconic. Any historical revolution would do, really! I love revolutions and am not picky. :D
4. The Wacky Office Hijinks AU
This is sort of cheating because it's basically what Team Mustang does on all their off-days anyway, but I never, ever get tired of stories about Breda cunningly stealing Falman's stapler and could read Murder Must Advertise-ish office hijinks ALL DAY LONG.
5. The AU Where Everyone Is Lions
Basically my feelings are that if it exists for Hamlet, there is absolutely no reason that it shouldn't exist for everything else as well. (I can't decide whether we call him the Hohenhlion, or MUFASENHEIM.)
If anyone is inspired by this to write snippets, I, um . . . will be happy? Will write a snippet back perhaps? SOMETHING.
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Date: 2011-02-12 05:03 am (UTC). . . MAYBE MUFASA'S IN THERE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW