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« on: November 01, 2007, 02:07:02 pm »
I'm more inclined to actually finish something if someone's holding me accountable.  Count me in!
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« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2007, 09:02:20 pm »
Okay, here's my entry.  Entitled, "The Father Lode."

The topics I used were:

BEGINNING: Aliens attack (again!)
MIDDLE: There is a profound need for booze
END: (char) returns to work
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« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2007, 09:50:17 am »
Is this your first Futurama fic? It's as well-written as your Simpsons ones, that's for sure. This was undiluted (if a bit icky) fun, like watching an episode I haven't seen before. The solution to the problem felt a bit predictable (mind you, could be because of the competition requirement storyline), but I like how you threw a twist ending when all seemed to be over. Funny and in-character lines abound.
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I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
I'm just a boy who had to sing this song
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
I - DON'T - CARE

We'll carry on
We'll carry on
Though you're dead and gone, believe me
Your memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches on.

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Word count: about 7000 words too much
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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2007, 04:49:01 am »
Icky but funny (Chris is right about that), but it's got solid characterisation.  Fry is so, so very Fry-like in this piece, and Bender was about perfect.
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« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2007, 10:16:31 am »
Very funny, and very Futurama. Like Chris said, this was very much like an episode. Good sci-fi, with some very Futurama-like twists, and many hilarious and in-character moments. Plus, you zinged Mountain Dew.  Grin

Overall, very solid and funny. Out of all the entries, it was probably the closest in spirit to that of the show actually, IMO.
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« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2007, 06:58:52 am »
During judging, this was actually my choice to win because it was the fic that was closest in both tone and quality to the show. Great work!
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« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2007, 04:37:40 pm »
Thanks much, all y'all! 

I'm seriously tempted to flesh this out into a script once the writers' strike ends.
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