hey 82 fans
ok I love all you Tron fans, and there’s stuff I enjoy in every part of this franchise, and I will always fight like hell for all of our right to like whatever we like–
but right now i am specifically shouting out to those of you who (like me) happen to love the 1982 movie the best.
I’m feeling a little bit frustrated with a lot of what’s being discussed about the upcoming new movie…
not just the movie itself (I have no idea what it’ll be like and I know better than to pin any specific expectation on it)… But also the amount of disappointment i am seeing among fans who WERE hoping to see something specific from it and are upset ‘cause they think they won’t
I personally do not care what the new movie does, any more than I care what any randomly chosen fanfic writer will write next (though honestly I care way MORE about what some specific fanfic writers will write, yall are AWESOME)
the line between fan fiction and licensed fiction no longer exists for me. I may be new to Tron, but I have been in various fandoms long enough that I no longer give two null-bits about whether a new storyline is officially sanctioned by whichever dystopian hell controls the franchise in question.
or even whether it has been acted out and filmed. I like written stories as much as I like movies. Sometimes more. WHICH IS COOL FOR ME because you need a lotta expensive resources to make a movie and lots more people (with lots more diverse and interesting ideas!) have access to the ability to write.
I will love and enjoy a whole bunch of different storylines, no matter who writes them, even if they contradict each other, as long as there’s writing I like and themes that interest me
SOooooo….
those of you who loved the 82 movie but would have liked to see things go a different direction right after that….
what directions would you have liked to see it go??
hit me with your AUs.
All of them. All possibilities. All the ones not compliant or partially-compliant with post-82 canon.
Wanna escape for a while.
thx programs <3
I think I’ve also adopted a similar attitude about “official material.” They’ve built us a sandbox and you better believe I will make my own fancy sand castle in it, through fanfic, fanart, AND roleplay (the Tron RPC here is wonderful, I’ve made so many amazing friends there). We’re all playing with the characters like they’re dolls and I love it.
As far as Post-82 directions…
Agh so many of them!
Flynn sharing his experiences with Alan and Lora. AND ROY!!! I need Popcorn Coworker in on this too at the very least to bring back our boy Ram! If anyone deserves a Search For Spock type arc, it’s Ram.
Tron getting to meet Alan.
Sam getting to meet Tron!
Maybe a “Legacy” type thing, but on the Encom server, where Sam and Jet grow up familiar with the computer world, and then one day when they’re in high school or something get in trouble (as teens are wont to do), uncover a sinister plot, and have to go off and save both worlds with the loving support of Tron, Yori, and Ram. And Dumont fill the role of old mentor dispensing sage advise.
And maybe a young Dillinger Jr. is in there somewhere, either as a rival or a friend. (Ooh!!! I like the idea of maybe they start off as rivals, there’s a chance encounter, the boys are boys then things go sideways and they’re all in danger and have to work together… and then end up as friends)
But I digress.
ACTUAL POLYAMORY REP!!! Make it messy!!!
Just… More goofy 82 Flynn’s adventures inside the computer.
AH! BEFORE I FORGET! MORE DUMONT! He’s such an underappreciated character!
… not sure if it counts as '82, but I would have loved to see more of the 2.0 story line, too.
A personal preference, but I would love a milieu story where they just explore the computer world more. Maybe the main cast gets lost somewhere on the internet (in a slightly more modern story, maybe taking place in the 90’s or early 2000’s?) and the entire thing is just them trying to get home.
This episode of one of my favorite podcasts drafted a Tron 82 sequel as a Ben Hur remake, and I liked a lot of their choices!
Sequelisers - Season 12, Episode 11 - Ben Hur
https://podcastaddict.com/sequelisers/episode/160517062 via @PodcastAddict
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ben-hur/id1232324903?i=1000620804188