1 | [[WhatIf What if]] [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Peridot was part of the Crystal Gems from the start and]] ''wasn't'' the antagonist who made a HazyFeelTurn? |
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3 | What if ''Series/DoctorWho'' had a series of stories set in cities such as Oxford, Manchester, and Glasgow, ignoring BritainIsOnlyLondon? |
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5 | Well, this is a guide. |
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7 | Don't confuse AlternateContinuity with AlternateHistory. The term AlternateHistory refers to RealLife history [[AlternateTimeline if it had gone another way]] - an AlternateContinuity is a {{Continuity}} mutually exclusive of the main one. |
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9 | An AlternateContinuity is when a continuity has details that are irreconcilable in terms of timeline and plot from the main continuity, and the events don't match up with the main one. However, there can be a fair amount of ''overlap'' between an AlternateContinuity and an AlternateUniverse. |
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11 | There is the related page SoYouWantTo/WriteAFanfic, but here, this article specifically focuses on one element; {{Continuity}}, the events which happen within the work. |
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13 | !'''Necessary Tropes''' |
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15 | First of all, you have to have an existing continuity to use as a starting point. |
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18 | !'''Choices, Choices''' |
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20 | There's a wide selection of choices; do you use a LiveActionTV continuity like ''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', ''Series/BetterCallSaul'', ''Series/OrphanBlack'', ''Series/TheCatch'' (PoliceProcedural and medical drama), or do you go with {{Anime}}, or even WesternAnimation such as ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' or ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman''? |
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22 | You could even use comic-books as a starting point; Creator/DCComics and {{Creator/Marvel}} are good choices. Pick any character, any one. ''Series/TheFlash2014'' or ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' are good DC Comics examples. Or how about an AlternateContinuity involving Quake (Daisy Johnson)? |
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24 | But it's not just fiction that can have an AlternateContinuity. AlternateHistory is this to ''the real world''. |
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26 | !'''Pitfalls''' |
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28 | Problems include deciding how far differently to go, but keeping within the canon itself, and how your OriginalCharacter will fit into the new continuity. |
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30 | Other problems include working out the minor details |
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32 | !'''Potential Subversions''' |
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35 | !'''Writers' Lounge''' |
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38 | !!'''Suggested Themes and Aesops''' |
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40 | In general, you could go DarkerAndEdgier or LighterAndSofter. Equally, what about, for those who write about ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', a CrapsaccharineWorld plotline? |
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43 | !!'''Potential Motifs''' |
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46 | !!'''Suggested Plots''' |
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50 | !'''Departments''' |
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53 | !!'''Set Designer''' / '''Location Scout''' |
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56 | !!'''Props Department''' |
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59 | !!'''Costume Designer''' |
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62 | !!'''Casting Director''' |
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65 | !!'''Stunt Department''' |
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69 | !'''Extra Credit''' |
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72 | !!'''The Greats''' |
73 | * One example might be the ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}'' but the pitfalls of this are ContinuitySnarl and too many characters. |
74 | * Another is [[ComicBook/WhatIf Marvel's What If]], presenting continuities that result if canon events occurred differently. It's [[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 animated adaption]] covers universes that result from events in the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Cinematic Universe]] being played different. |
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