Wednesday TV Series (The Addams Family) Promising Crossovers

[ysabetwordsmith]

As part of the March Meta Matters challenge over on marchmetamatterschallenge, I've written about the recent series Wednesday. All links have been archived with the Wayback Machine and/or Archive.fo. Below I suggest some promising crossovers.

* Overview
* Interesting Aspects
* Episodes
* Promising Crossovers
* Relevant Dreamwidth Communities
* Memorable Fanworks


Promising Crossovers

As a Gothic fantasy story set in contemporary times, Wednesday offers many opportunities for crossovers with other canons. Some crossovers are obvious due to congruent genres or motifs. However, you can cross any two or more canons that you like. Here I list some of the better matches to explore.

* Other paranormal canons. These rely on the common ground of mystical motifs and characters. Choices include 30 Days of Night, Alpha & Omega, Anita Blake Vampire Hunter, Blood Ties, Charmed, Good Omens, The Lost Boys, Mercy Thompson, The Mortal Instruments, Newford, Supernatural, True Blood, Werewolves Within, The X-Files, and Zaniel Havelock. While Once Upon a Time is fairytale rather than Gothic, it features many of the same character types and multiple crossovers.

* Other teen canons. These feature adolescent characters who face not only the usual puberty challenges but also dramatic additions such as a mystery or supernatural issues. Popular options include Beastly, Bit, Blood & Chocolate, Blue Bloods, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cloak & Dagger, Fallen, First Kill, Ginger Snaps, Nancy Drew, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Teen Wolf, The Vampire Diaries, Wolf Pack, and The Wolves of Mercy Falls.

* Other mystical schools. These take place in some sort of educational institution for exceptional students. Possibilities include Harry Potter, Hex, Legacies, The Magicians, The Medoran Chronicles, The Scholomance, Simon Snow, Sky High, Vampire Academy, X-Men: Evolution, and Zero Sight.


Further Resources

8 tips on How to Write a Believable Friendship or Best Friend Secondary Character

50 Creative Writing Prompts for YA Writers

55 Of The Best Young Adult Creative Writing Prompts

Best Teens Writing Prompts of 2023 -- Reedsy Blog

A Dark and Stormy Night: 10 Tips for Writing a Paranormal Mystery

Ghost Story Writing Prompts -- 50+ Ultimate Hair-Raising Scary Ideas

How Do You Write BRILLIANT and ALTERNATIVE Teen Drama?

How To Write an Alluring Paranormal Romance Story

How to Write a Good Fanfiction Crossover -- wikiHow

How to Write a Teen Romance Story: 14 Steps (with Pictures)

Magical School Theme Prompts

On Writing Good Crossover Fanfiction (Guidelines only)

Scapegoat Archetype with Examples -- Literary Devices

So You Want To/Write a Teen Drama -- Tropedia

Story Ideas for Teens -- 35 Fiction Writing Prompts

Tips for Good Multi Crossover Fanfiction -- Fanpop

Comments

[ranalore]

Because of the tone of dark whimsy, the crossover that immediately struck my mind while first watching was Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Rather than Sabrina the Teenage Witch, I think The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina may be a better match tonally. I also think the recent Netflix adaptation of Lockwood & Co., focused on teen characters navigating a perilous supernatural world with less than reliable adult assistance, would make for promising crossover fodder.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Because of the tone of dark whimsy, the crossover that immediately struck my mind while first watching was Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events. <<

I've heard of the books and agree that the crossover sounds promising.

Oh gosh, that makes me think of Courtney Crumrin, she and Wednesday would get along like a house on fire. Wednesday needs friends she has something in common with.

>>Rather than Sabrina the Teenage Witch, I think The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina may be a better match tonally. I also think the recent Netflix adaptation of Lockwood & Co., focused on teen characters navigating a perilous supernatural world with less than reliable adult assistance, would make for promising crossover fodder.<<

Also possible, though I'm less familiar with those.

Thanks for the suggestions!