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this man in insane I need to see his stand up immediately. Congrats Tommy!!

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One big difference between fanfiction and other forms of fiction is that in fanfiction the reader typically knows more than the characters. They already know the answers to any canon mysteries and details. This means that stuff like dramatic irony and playing with readers expectations can be uniquely effective in fanfic.

In most fiction, the characters are more familiar with the setting than you are as you're learning about it for the first time.

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Ahhhh I think it might be time to watch FMA 03 again.

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Seriously, good for him. He already has such a great stage presence, I can only imagine how successful he can be in doing something he enjoys

Tommy Bo Burnham style Netflix special when???

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I was listening to this week’s episode of Wine About It at the gym and Maya was talking about how she saw Tommy’s show in Texas. She said that although you kinda have to know who he is the Get the show it was genuinely really funny, and also that his stage presence is amazing. Like QT was joking and being like “oh should he help me host the streamer awards?” And Maya was like no it would just become his show he’s just so insanely good at being on stage. It’s cool to see that even people who aren’t just fans of him enjoy the show and think he’s genuinely talented!

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miss hearing pop punk in teen and young adult movies honestly

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Okay just gotta say, observing Dream is kinda fascinating - it's like watching a trainwreck. Like for some reason Dream starting randomly attacking ConnoreatsPants, one of the chillest guys that has beef with like no one. All it's gonna do is make Dream look super immature and destroy his relationship with any other CC even more than he already has. Like what made him think that was a good idea xD, he just comes across looking so bad and for what? Connor certainly doesn't care and all his friends are gonna think Dream's an idiot. Like, great job genius.

Whenever I encounter Dream stuff, it's like always him being an idiot on twitter or getting into the stupidest bits of drama (when it's not more serious stuff). No other CC is like this.

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@allinory Yes, feel absolutely free! Self-promo is totally allowed.

There's also a weekly writing post where you can discuss anything you're writing even stuff you're just working on and haven't published yet. And also if you wanted to just make a post discussing writing fics, that's totally cool.

Hey there, as you may or may not know, a couple years ago I started a little subreddit for DSMP fanfiction. https://www.reddit.com/r/DreamSMPfanfic/

I don't personally run it anymore, I stepped away away when my interest in the fandom fizzled.

Anyway, the mods are highly considering a rename to MCYTfanfic in order to be more general. (All mcyt fic recs are already allowed but it is predominantly DSMP. It's always been very SBI leaning particularly.)

As always if you have any interest in dsmp fanfiction, I highly encourage you to check it out. You can recommend your favourite stories, get recommendations or just discuss the fanfic community. Searching older recs is an awesome way to discover some hidden gems and it feels good to share your favourite stories.

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Awh Tommy this all sucks so much, I’m glad he’s comfortable enough to express himself :( I think we should collectively give him a license to kill. Not tubbo, but maybe someone else. As a treat

full reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/tommyinnit/s/LWAlUPAyaC

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everyone on r/aita is doing polyamory so wrong and i think they could learn something from tommyinnit. I'm not going to say hes doing it any better but he is being really funny about it

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DSMP fanfic writers. You guys are awesome!

I feel like there's a ton of creativity there. The canon is so loose that so mcuh of the writers is ambitious AUs and twists on the characters and settings we fans grew to love.

It totally evolved into its own thing and its crazy just how big it is. Like I remember in 2021 it was practically the top fandom on AO3 that year. That's insane.

And fanfic communities don't just go away. Even if less people are writing actively, readers are always finding and discovering older gems. It's one of the great pleasures. It leads to fandoms staying relatively active years and years after canon is long since dead.

It's a chaotic one, especially given the revelations about many of the creators but don't think for a second there's not tons and tons of great fics that have been written and that will be written.

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I'm not the one who uses it anymore, of course, so if the users fancy a name change, then its the right call. Like I said, I don't read DSMP fanfiction at the moment, and I am not that familiar with the state of the fanfic community and what's cool at the moment.

Hey there, as you may or may not know, a couple years ago I started a little subreddit for DSMP fanfiction. https://www.reddit.com/r/DreamSMPfanfic/

I don't personally run it anymore, I stepped away away when my interest in the fandom fizzled.

Anyway, the mods are highly considering a rename to MCYTfanfic in order to be more general. (All mcyt fic recs are already allowed but it is predominantly DSMP. It's always been very SBI leaning particularly.)

As always if you have any interest in dsmp fanfiction, I highly encourage you to check it out. You can recommend your favourite stories, get recommendations or just discuss the fanfic community. Searching older recs is an awesome way to discover some hidden gems and it feels good to share your favourite stories.

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Truthfully, I don't really know how I feel about a rename. I understand it's to be more open but I never thought it needed to be. It's always existed for me as a niche little community that is fit for its purpose, you know? It's distinct as it is. If the reddit dwindles with the fandom then so be it.

Basically, what I'm saying is: it'll always be the DSMP fanfic reddit to me.

Hey there, as you may or may not know, a couple years ago I started a little subreddit for DSMP fanfiction. https://www.reddit.com/r/DreamSMPfanfic/

I don't personally run it anymore, I stepped away away when my interest in the fandom fizzled.

Anyway, the mods are highly considering a rename to MCYTfanfic in order to be more general. (All mcyt fic recs are already allowed but it is predominantly DSMP. It's always been very SBI leaning particularly.)

As always if you have any interest in dsmp fanfiction, I highly encourage you to check it out. You can recommend your favourite stories, get recommendations or just discuss the fanfic community. Searching older recs is an awesome way to discover some hidden gems and it feels good to share your favourite stories.

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Hey there, as you may or may not know, a couple years ago I started a little subreddit for DSMP fanfiction. https://www.reddit.com/r/DreamSMPfanfic/

I don't personally run it anymore, I stepped away away when my interest in the fandom fizzled.

Anyway, the mods are highly considering a rename to MCYTfanfic in order to be more general. (All mcyt fic recs are already allowed but it is predominantly DSMP. It's always been very SBI leaning particularly.)

As always if you have any interest in dsmp fanfiction, I highly encourage you to check it out. You can recommend your favourite stories, get recommendations or just discuss the fanfic community. Searching older recs is an awesome way to discover some hidden gems and it feels good to share your favourite stories.

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seeing people post about the tommyinnit show is so lovely I hope you all are having fun :)

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Tommy is of course a polarising entertainer. More so than most.

It can be odd to discuss him for this reason. A lot of people find his content cringy or obnoxious. And that's not a feeling that will ever go away. I don't think it's really a problem, you shouldn't need to appeal to everyone, merely appeal to your audience. That's not saying crit isn't valid or something like that xD, but there's no point pushing Tommy to a mould he's not going to fit. An energetic, big personality is a huge appeal in itself. I like how he can take control of a conversation by knowing how to ask questions and say statements that put others on the back foot. Others will find him rude and offputting for that sort of thing but I find this brings out some charming dynamics, especially as he isn't actually mean at all, he's very nice and just likes the witty adversarial banter.

There's also a reason he's got that tagline of 'annoying at first' (which is brilliant to have by the way). I think that is actually a result of his sarcasm. a lot of Tommy's persona is ironic. He'll say statements about being a strong man who loves money etc and it can take people a little time to realise that that whole thing is a joke - it's not real. New viewers may time to work out his humour and it's not funny until you realise that Tommy doesn't just make jokes - he is the joke.

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From what I can tell, Tommy's getting a very position reception from his shows so far. Obviously, it's fans going to the shows so they're bound to be positive and encouraging but still I feel like he's doing great. He takes the comedy shows very seriously, as a content he's put great time and energy into and treats it as it's own art form.

I've been unsure about his live stuff. I don't feel that the energy he uses in his youtube content is the right vibe for live entertainment - the energy itself is great for sure (it's engaging) but I would worry it would hit into the feeling of his cringier vlogs which can be hard to watch. But he is generally talented at both capturing attention, telling stories and improv as seen in many of his twitch streams so if he can translate it correctly, it can be great. If anything, he needs to avoid being too intense and be more natural, which is a good problem to have I think.

Right now, Tommy's a youtuber doing some live shows. His reputation as a big youtuber will be there forever, and he's not likely to reach the peak of his popularity again any time soon. But it'll be interesting to see how this continues. Will he someday be seen as a comedic personality that isn't based solely in his existing fanbase, but grow into something else?