A thought that could also be a question for other writers

[leethet]

Given the upsurge in readership post-movie, I find it feels really odd to me to think of people reading my stories and picturing the movie-verse guys in them. I can't even imagine it - not having seen the film I can't see those actors/characters at all, let alone in my stories - but considering the possibility is really weird.

Am I the only one who thinks about that?

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[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

Since comments are rarely left, just kudos, I'm not sure if the people reading my stories are fans of the movie, or fans of the show. I did go back and change the heading from "Man from UNCLE" to "Man from UNCLE - TV show," so they should be aware of where my stories are set. And, truly, I think it would be hard to fit the characters from the movies into my stories, since I think there's a big difference between them and those of the show.

I have noticed that I'm getting more readers, but I guess I've sort of hoped that it's new fans of the show, fans who would have seen the movie and become curious about the show.

[leethet.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly this. I assume because of the timing of the rather noticeable uptick in readership that it had to be due to the movie, and I just assume that at least some of those people won't watch the TV show. Maybe that's an erroneous assumption. :-)

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

No, you're probably right. I know it seems to have worked that way in Trek. Some of the people who watched the show went on to watch, and become fans of, the original, but most haven't. At least, that's what I figure going by how many more stories there are now that are reboot. Speaking of which, a MFU movie story was just posted today, so we may start to see the same thing in MFU. I hope not, but it may be too soon to tell.