OOC

[shipperx]

Can TV and/or comic characters be written "out of character"? The question has come up a number of times in my years in the BtVS/AtS fandom. And, of course, the question of characterization comes up all the time in regards to fanfic. Yesterday, woman_of_ created a poll about characterization in the BtVS/AtS comics and there has been some discussion in her comments about whether or not characters can be written 'out of character' in canon(or quasi-canon). I have some thoughts on the subject (along with thoughts about how soap operas have ruined me) that I want to post, but I don't have time to do so at the moment. That being the case, I thought I'd post a generalized poll of my own until I have time to post some musings on the subject.

[Poll #1126751]

Comments

[thedabara-cds.livejournal.com]

I voted "other", thinking yeah, TV & comic characters can be written out of character in fanfic and still be believable, as long as they are written very well.

I only realized after I voted that you meant can they be written OOC in the TV show or comic. Doh! So I'd like to change my answer to definately yes.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

It's sort of a generalized question. Yeah, I posed it as "within canon or quasi-canon" but I'm not excluding fanfic as part of the discussion.