History Main / AlternativeCharacterInterpretation

->''"How the smeg can a man be a hero in one reality and a villain in the next, for doing exactly the same things?"''
-->-- '''Lister''', ''RedDwarf''

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* According to the Qur'an, the Virgin Mary was a single mom (but still a virgin), and Jesus uttered the whole [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech "first stone" speech]] at a few days old, in the defense of his mother, and not the unnamed woman caught in adultery.
* God in TheBible. While it is common Christian dogma that God is a God of love and is all-caring, the Book of Job, in which God screws over an innocent man's life over ''a bet'', can be seen as evidence otherwise.
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** Likewise, was the Seddie arc on iCarly a case of PanderingToTheBase or a measure of how disastrous the show would turn out if the two had been together?

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** Likewise, was the Seddie arc on iCarly a case of PanderingToTheBase or a measure of how disastrous the show would turn out if the two had been together?* [[http://www.thenation.com/article/why-dubya-cant-read Christopher Hitchens posits]] that the reason GeorgeWBush uses his famous "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushism Bushisms]]" is because he is dyslexic, not stupid. On the third hand, it's always possible that he could be both...

** Likewise, is he just a flat-out TeasingCreator when it comes to the Seddie shippers?
* [[http://www.thenation.com/article/why-dubya-cant-read Christopher Hitchens posits]] that the reason GeorgeWBush uses his famous "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushism Bushisms]]" is because he is dyslexic, not stupid. On the third hand, it's always possible that he could be both...

* [[http://www.thenation.com/article/why-dubya-cant-read Christopher Hitchens posits]] that the reason GeorgeWBush uses his famous "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushism Bushisms]]" is because he is dyslexic, not stupid.

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On the other hand, if the fans [[FanonDiscontinuity disregard the facts]] [[FanDumb or make up new ones]], they can become FanWank of the [[EpilepticTrees most horrifying variety]]. This can become canon if fans start RunningTheAsylum.

->''How the smeg can a man be a hero in one reality and a villain in the next, for doing exactly the same things?''\\
-- '''Lister''', ''RedDwarf season 7, Tikka To Ride.''

Sometimes, writers rely on this for {{subtext}} and to keep as broad a fandom as they can. This is particularly common in long running {{Doorstopper}} epic series full of intrigue and deception, such as the not yet finished ASongOfIceAndFire / GameOfThrones. Keep it up too long, though, and you'll have to give some indication one way or another and risk alienating a group. If you can make a solid case for Alternative ''Story'' Interpretation, you have a strong case of {{Applicability}}.

Sometimes, writers rely on this for {{subtext}} and to keep as broad a fandom as they can. This is particularly common in long running epic series full of intrigue and deception, such as the not yet finished ASongOfFireAndIce / GameOfThrones. Keep it up too long, though, and you'll have to give some indication one way or another and risk alienating a group. If you can make a solid case for Alternative ''Story'' Interpretation, you have a strong case of {{Applicability}}.

Sometimes, writers rely on this for {{subtext}} and to keep as broad a fandom as they can. Keep it up too long, though, and you'll have to give some indication one way or another and risk alienating a group. If you can make a solid case for Alternative ''Story'' Interpretation, you have a strong case of {{Applicability}}.

On the other hand, if the fans [[FanDumb disregard the facts or make up new ones]], they can become FanWank of the [[EpilepticTrees most horrifying variety]]. This can become canon if fans start RunningTheAsylum.

->"Bards were expected to end their tales with; 'everyone thought him a hero-except for that one guy in his hometown who always thought him a liar'"
-->--DiscWorld

->''What kind of a topsy-turvy world is this, where heroes are cast as villains, brave men as cowards?''\\
-- '''George Costanza''', ''{{Seinfeld}}, Episode 20 Season 5, The Fire.''

See also PerspectiveFlip, SatanIsGood, GodIsEvil, DependingOnTheWriter. See MisaimedFandom for when an alternative interpretation becomes popular, much to the chagrin of the writers. If you want to play with it yourself, have a look at DarthWiki/PaintTheHeroBlack and SugarWiki/VillainWhitewashingService.

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->''How the smeg can a man be a hero in one reality and a villain in the next, for doing exactly the same things?''
-->-- '''Lister''', ''RedDwarf season 7, Tikka To Ride.''

->''What kind of a topsy-turvy world is this, where heroes are cast as villains, brave men as cowards?''
-->-- '''George Costanza''', ''{{Seinfeld}}, Episode 20 Season 5, The Fire.''