Rant/Meta/Whatever about Fandom
Apr. 3rd, 2007 02:46 pmEven after being in fandoms for a few short years, I'm still continually amazed by how differently episodes, scenes and even characters are interpreted.
Before online fandom, I was never really aware that shows had so many different factions of people. How hated some characters were, and how loved others were. Yes, I was naive enough to think that most people probably felt the same way I did when watching a show! But I was quite young, so it's understandable.
This has never been so blindingly obvious to me as reading reviews for the new season of Doctor Who. And even S2 of the show.
( Just a small bit involving S3, minor spoilers, nothing huge... )
I'm not even paying attention to the Torchwood fandom right now because all the Gwen hate kinda hurts. She was a problematic character, but dude. The hate is so voluminous that I can almost feel it myself.
And for now, you couldn't pay be enough to touch the SGA fandom with a ten-foot pole.
Okay, this post wasn't what I set out for, so I'm done.
*HUGS MY FUCKING F-LIST SO TIGHT*
Before online fandom, I was never really aware that shows had so many different factions of people. How hated some characters were, and how loved others were. Yes, I was naive enough to think that most people probably felt the same way I did when watching a show! But I was quite young, so it's understandable.
This has never been so blindingly obvious to me as reading reviews for the new season of Doctor Who. And even S2 of the show.
( Just a small bit involving S3, minor spoilers, nothing huge... )
I'm not even paying attention to the Torchwood fandom right now because all the Gwen hate kinda hurts. She was a problematic character, but dude. The hate is so voluminous that I can almost feel it myself.
And for now, you couldn't pay be enough to touch the SGA fandom with a ten-foot pole.
Okay, this post wasn't what I set out for, so I'm done.
*HUGS MY FUCKING F-LIST SO TIGHT*