Despite the title, this is not a contest meant to celebrate the worst of fanfiction. While fanfics universally regarded as "bad" would qualify, they should not receive more attention than they deserve. Rather, this is a contest that even widely acknowledged "good" fanfics could qualify for, provided they managed to be good in spite of (or because of) their excesses.
The point of this contest is to serve as an antedote to fanfiction ranking and attempts to crown the "best" work. If you get nominated for a CRAPPIE category, you can enjoy a bit of notoriety and have some fun, and if you aren't, you can breathe a quiet sigh of relief. Nobody loses... unless you win.
Overall, the CRAPPIES are not meant to skewer fanfic authors, but to gentle-roast them, like at celebrity roasts that poke fun at the guest of honor's foibles. I hope they can forgive us.
Nominees for the 2004 CRAPPIE Awards
Best Use of A Lot of Words to Say Very Little
"Next Time, This Time," by Robert Nowall
"The DF Continuum: Return Engagement," by Steven Galloway
"Redemption" by atimnie
Most Unbelievable "Real" (Canon) Dariaverse Situation
"Like Angels' Visits, Short and Bright," by The Angst Guy
"Smoking Mirror" by The Angst Guy
"Holiday Kombat" by Richard Lobinske
Most Unbelievable Alternate Dariaverse Situation
"The Idiocy," by Kristen Bealer
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"Redemption," by atimnie
"Alien Pond," by Richard Lobinske
"They Came from Planet Xulfanex," by Kara Wild
"Estrangesters," by Ostragoth
"Dark of Hearts," by The Angst Guy
"Nothing Happens for a Reason," by The Angst Guy
"Go Steel Jaguar God Battle Oxidiser X," by DJW
Fanfic Most Likely to be a Favorite of the Fashion Club
"Daria Dance Party," by The Angst Guy (Winner of a Tie-Breaker with "The Luckiest Day")
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"New Year's Under the Stars," by Thea Zara
"The Luckiest Day," by Lawndale Stalker
"Succeeding In Your World," by Richard Lobinske
Fanfic Most Likely to Make You Start Drinking (or Make You Start Again) (Angst/Drama)
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"They Came from Planet Xulfanex," by Kara Wild
"Nine Point Oh," by The Angst Guy
"Fortunate One," by The Angst Guy
"Where No Light Breaks, Where No Sea Runs," by The Angst Guy
"Darius," by The Angst Guy
"Potential," by The Angst Guy
"Smoking Mirror" by The Angst Guy
Fanfic That Kevin Would Find Most Funny (Comedy)
"A Meeting of the Mindless," by Guy Payne
"A Midsummer Night's Butt," by Guy Payne
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"It Runs in the Family," by Mman
"In the Parking Lot," by Dr. Mike
Fanfic Most Likely to Make Ms. Li Call You a Fascist (Action)
"Where No Light Breaks, Where No Sea Runs," by The Angst Guy
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"Wha... Huh?" Most Incomprehensible Storyline
"They Came from Planet Xulfanex," by Kara Wild
"Courtney and Adrian's Bogus Adventure," by Galen Hardesty
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"Smoking Mirror," by The Angst Guy
"Nothing Happens for a Reason," by The Angst Guy
"Like Angels' Visits, Short and Bright," by The Angst Guy
"Darialance," by The Angst Guy
"One Night is All I Ask," by DJW
Fanfic With the Most Gratuitous Mentions of Daria Fans or Fanfic Authors
"The IUF Tale (Or, Total Disaster in a Nutshell)," by The Angst Guy
Fanfic Most Likely to Cause Diabetic Shock
"Days of Expression," by Richard Lobinske
"To Mother You," by Parker-man
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"New Year's Under the Stars," by Thea Zara
"The Morning After," by Isabelle Young-Johnson (Isa Yo-Jo)
"Everything Happens for a Reason," by Mahna Mahna
"Dear Whoever," by The Angst Guy
"Seeking Hearts," by Richard Lobinske
Visual Most Likely to Cause the Reader to Gouge His/Her Eyes Out
"Late Night Nightmare," by Dr. Mike
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace (take a guess)
"They Came from Planet Xulfanex," by Kara Wild (DeMartino's flying eyeball) (Winner of a Tie-breaker with "A Broken Night")
"A Broken Night," by Angelinhel
Fanfic Most Likely to Abuse Our Tolerance of Mary Sues (too many Mary Sue characters, grating Mary Sue characters, etc.)
"The DF Continuum: Return Engagement," by Steven Galloway
"The IUF Tale, or, Total Disaster in a Nutshell," by The Angst Guy
"Well Duh." Most Heavy-Handed Foreshadowing
"Crimson Sunset," by Angelinhel
"I Will," by Thea Zara and Deref
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"Gone," by The Angst Guy
Biggest "What the Fuck?" Ending
"Potential," by The Angst Guy
"Fortunate One," by The Angst Guy
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"A Broken Night," by Angelinhel
"The Wolf," by Guy Payne
"Next Time, This Time," by Robert Nowall
"True Lies," by The Angst Guy
"Gone," by The Angst Guy
"Nothing Happens for a Reason," by The Angst Guy
"The Luckiest Day," by Lawndale Stalker
"Special Delivery," by The Angst Guy
"The Morgendorffer Code," by The Angst Guy
Most Out of Character Daria
"Boston Blues 2: Wired," by Guy Payne
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"The Lawndale Tango," by The New Kids on the Cell Block (Mahna Mahna,
Betting on Delusions, Beth Ann, Guy Payne, Scarlett) (Winner of a Tie-Breaker with "Working Girl")
"Neverending Nightmare," by Aaron Adelman
"Redemption," by atimnie
"Estrangesters," by Ostragoth
"Where No Light Breaks, Where No Sea Runs," by The Angst Guy
"The Wolf," by Guy Payne
"Sick Sad Millennium," by PolemArch
"The Luckiest Day," by Lawndale Stalker
"Daria Dance Party," by The Angst Guy
"Darius," by The Angst Guy
"Working Girl," by The Caneman (Located at Mistress Daria's Dungeon)
Most Out of Character Jane
"See Jane Spike," by The Angst Guy
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"Nothing Happens for a Reason," by The Angst Guy
Most Out of Character Quinn
"Quinn the Tutor," by Richard Lobinske
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"Estrangesters," by Ostragoth
Most Out of Character Helen
"Foggy Lawyer Breakdown," by Galen Hardesty
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"Gone," by The Angst Guy
"Darius," by The Angst Guy
Most Out of Character Jake
"I Heard the Dogwhistle Bird Today," by Galen Hardesty
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"They Came from Planet Xulfanex," by Kara Wild
"Darius," by The Angst Guy
And...
The Ultimate in CRAPPIE Crap (The fanfic that best embodies several of the above categories.)
Fanfic Most Likely to Make You Run Off Screaming Into the Night
"Daria's New Car," by Dr. Mike (Winner of a Tie-Breaker with "The Winters of Those Gone Before")
"The Winters of Those Gone Before," by Brother Grimace
"They Came from Planet Xulfanex," by Kara Wild
"New Year's Under the Stars," by Thea Zara
(Special thanks to The Angst Guy and Richard Lobinske for suggesting categories, and Angelinhel and Triste Monde Tragique for the screen capture up top.)
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