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* ''[[The Avengers Shouldn't Text (Fanfic)|The Avengers Shouldn't Text]]'', which is a [[Slice of Life]] log of texts between the [[The Avengers]] set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].
* ''[[The Avengers Shouldn't Text]]'', which is a [[Slice of Life]] log of texts between the [[The Avengers]] set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].
* There was a brief sequence in ''[[Zebra Girl]]'' following [http://zebragirl.net/?date=2005-10-16 Sam in an IM conversation].
* There was a brief sequence in ''[[Zebra Girl]]'' following [http://zebragirl.net/?date=2005-10-16 Sam in an IM conversation].
* [http://twitter.com/Lonebot# "Lonebot"] and [http://twitter.com/curlehbrace# "Curlehbrace"] reenact ''[[Cave Story (Video Game)|Cave Story]]'' through the Twitter feeds of the player character and Curly Brace.
* [http://twitter.com/Lonebot# "Lonebot"] and [http://twitter.com/curlehbrace# "Curlehbrace"] reenact ''[[Cave Story]]'' through the Twitter feeds of the player character and Curly Brace.
* [http://www.psychicsquid.com/ This] summary of ''[[Watchmen]]'' in the form of a Facebook feed.
* [http://www.psychicsquid.com/ This] summary of ''[[Watchmen]]'' in the form of a Facebook feed.
* The notorious [[NSFW]] [[Harry Potter]] fanfic [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3689325/1/The_Original_Naked_Quidditch_Match "Naked Quidditch Match"] is composed almost exclusively of emails.
* The notorious [[NSFW]] [[Harry Potter]] fanfic [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3689325/1/The_Original_Naked_Quidditch_Match "Naked Quidditch Match"] is composed almost exclusively of emails.
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]'''s side story ''City Face'' has metafiction [[Bonus Material]] -- [http://gunnerkrigg.wikia.com/wiki/City_Face_comments comments] where City Face himself, other birds and City Fairies laud or abuse each other, internet guestbook style.
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'''s side story ''City Face'' has metafiction [[Bonus Material]] -- [http://gunnerkrigg.wikia.com/wiki/City_Face_comments comments] where City Face himself, other birds and City Fairies laud or abuse each other, internet guestbook style.
* ''[[The Guild]]'' and ''[[Dr. Horribles Sing Along Blog]]'' have this as a framing device.
* ''[[The Guild]]'' and ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]'' have this as a framing device.
* In a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]], a British design studio recreated the film ''[[Home Alone]]'' [http://twitter.com/HATproject/homealone entirely through tweets], including [[Character Blog|a Twitter page for every character who had a part]], ''in realtime'' over Christmas 2009. They plan on doing ''[[Home Alone]] 2'' over Christmas 2010. They don't plan on doing ''[[Home Alone]] 3 or 4''..."ever...as those movies suck. That is all."
* In a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]], a British design studio recreated the film ''[[Home Alone]]'' [http://twitter.com/HATproject/homealone entirely through tweets], including [[Character Blog|a Twitter page for every character who had a part]], ''in realtime'' over Christmas 2009. They plan on doing ''[[Home Alone]] 2'' over Christmas 2010. They don't plan on doing ''[[Home Alone]] 3 or 4''..."ever...as those movies suck. That is all."
* ''[http://www.cwsargeras.blogspot.com/2009/03/scourge-chat-log-1.html Scourge chat logs]'' series. <s>[[Political Correctness Gone Mad|>8< spider pride]]</s> "[[Large and In Charge|Wyrms before worms!]]"
* ''[http://www.cwsargeras.blogspot.com/2009/03/scourge-chat-log-1.html Scourge chat logs]'' series. <s>[[Political Correctness Gone Mad|>8< spider pride]]</s> "[[Large and In Charge|Wyrms before worms!]]"
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** ''[http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1809882 Gamebook: 5 World of Warcraft Status Updates]''
** ''[http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1809882 Gamebook: 5 World of Warcraft Status Updates]''
* [[Cracked]].com
* [[Cracked]].com
** ''[http://www.cracked.com/blog/a-series-of-emails-from-cyberdynes-tech-guy/ A Series of Emails From Cyberdyne's New Tech Guy]'' pokes fun at [[A Worldwide Punomenon|terminally]] [[Too Dumb to Live|unsafe]] behaviour of certain characters in the ''[[Terminator (Film)|Terminator]]'' movies.
** ''[http://www.cracked.com/blog/a-series-of-emails-from-cyberdynes-tech-guy/ A Series of Emails From Cyberdyne's New Tech Guy]'' pokes fun at [[A Worldwide Punomenon|terminally]] [[Too Dumb to Live|unsafe]] behaviour of certain characters in the ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]'' movies.
** A borderline example in ''[http://www.cracked.com/article_18658_6-movie-plots-that-could-have-been-solved-in-minutes_p2.html 6 Movie Plots That Could Have Been Solved In Minutes]'' -- a blitz [[Fix Fic]] for ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]] Saga: New Moon'' ([[It Makes Sense in Context|It Makes Fun Of Context]]).
** A borderline example in ''[http://www.cracked.com/article_18658_6-movie-plots-that-could-have-been-solved-in-minutes_p2.html 6 Movie Plots That Could Have Been Solved In Minutes]'' -- a blitz [[Fix Fic]] for ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]] Saga: New Moon'' ([[It Makes Sense in Context|It Makes Fun Of Context]]).
* Dorkly.com has the whole "Gamebook" column ([[Artificial Stupidity]] is featured more often than not):
* Dorkly.com has the whole "Gamebook" column ([[Artificial Stupidity]] is featured more often than not):
** ''[http://www.dorkly.com/article/1352/5-video-game-status-updates Dorklassic: 5 Videogame Status Updates]''
** ''[http://www.dorkly.com/article/1352/5-video-game-status-updates Dorklassic: 5 Videogame Status Updates]''
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* The online novel ''[http://toothycat.net/~hologram/UltimateDream/ Ultimate Dream]'' is written in the form of a [[Character Blog]], with comments on each entry by the character's friends. The story progresses in the form of blog posts by the [[Genre Savvy]] [[Deadpan Snarker]] narrator, as she and her friends play a [[Role Playing Game]] and get [[Trapped in TV Land|sucked into the gameworld]].
* The online novel ''[http://toothycat.net/~hologram/UltimateDream/ Ultimate Dream]'' is written in the form of a [[Character Blog]], with comments on each entry by the character's friends. The story progresses in the form of blog posts by the [[Genre Savvy]] [[Deadpan Snarker]] narrator, as she and her friends play a [[Role Playing Game]] and get [[Trapped in TV Land|sucked into the gameworld]].
* The number of Facebook fics in the ''[[Glee]]'' fandom is insane. Some of them are ''really'' good. Others... not so much.
* The number of Facebook fics in the ''[[Glee]]'' fandom is insane. Some of them are ''really'' good. Others... not so much.
* The book ''Ophelia Joined the Group "Maidens Who Don't Float": Classic Lit Signs on to Facebook'' by Sarah Schmelling is a collection of several [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|classic lit titles as told through Facebook updates.]]
* The book ''Ophelia Joined the Group "Maidens Who Don't Float": Classic Lit Signs on to Facebook'' by Sarah Schmelling is a collection of several [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|classic lit titles as told through Facebook updates.]]
** ''Jesus on ThyFace: Social Networking for a Modern Messiah'' does something similar for the [[The Bible (Literature)|New Testament]].
** ''Jesus on ThyFace: Social Networking for a Modern Messiah'' does something similar for the [[The Bible|New Testament]].
* Since ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]'' is made largely of chatlogs, there are tons of fanfics for it that are based around just one long chatlog.
* Since ''[[Homestuck]]'' is made largely of chatlogs, there are tons of fanfics for it that are based around just one long chatlog.
** There's also the fic "[http://archiveofourown.org/works/160841 Self-Imposed Challenge]", written as a series of forum posts.
** There's also the fic "[http://archiveofourown.org/works/160841 Self-Imposed Challenge]", written as a series of forum posts.
* ''[[I Carly]]'' has a reasonable number of this. The general idea is often some kind of 'gossip blog' run by Wendy, with the characters posting messages on the site. Wendy will write an article claiming xyz have happened, and the characters come in so that [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* ''[[ICarly]]'' has a reasonable number of this. The general idea is often some kind of 'gossip blog' run by Wendy, with the characters posting messages on the site. Wendy will write an article claiming xyz have happened, and the characters come in so that [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8068159/1/Korrabook Korrabook] has the cast of ''[[The Legend of Korra (Animation)|The Legend of Korra]]'' post on a Facebook-esque social site about the events that happen in the series.
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8068159/1/Korrabook Korrabook] has the cast of ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' post on a Facebook-esque social site about the events that happen in the series.


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Revision as of 06:03, 9 April 2014

One style of Mockumentary, where it's a recognizable type of computer document -- IRC chat log, forum posts, guestbook, Facebook posts, blog entries, email, etc. It's almost always a Fanfic or history fic, mainly because it's an "easy" form, and it's almost always at least part-comedy, mainly because it would be hard to take this seriously anyway.

It could also be an Apocalyptic Log. May be integrated with a Fourth Wall Mail Slot. Character Blog is a variant usually done as part of a larger work. Compare Gag Dub.

Examples of Log Fic include:


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