Resistance is futile

[ishtar79]

Oh, fandom. Sometimes you frustrate me enough to consider switching off the computer and going out to experience this thing they call life. And then, you do things like this beautiful, glorious, PURE CRACK:
I’m on a ship

(Star Trek XI spoilers. Switch on the speakers, and wait for everything to load before scrolling down)

I realize that there’s something of a Trek theme developing here. I’m sure my attention will be distracted by something new or something old looking good again, but for now, I’m just enjoying the ride. I don’t remember the last time I’ve even felt this level of fannish enthusiasm-I didn’t know I still had it in me.

I’ve flirted with a LOT of fandoms over the years (the one constant I always end up going back to being, of course, HP. I blame Snape), but there’s always been factors that kept me from diving in head-first into them like the source canon going into a new direction of sheer WTF (o hai thar, Smallville!), the fandom being too focused on one character/pairing that made me break out in hives (my love for Veronica Mars can only be compared to my complete disinterest in Logan’s Angsty Manpain) or quite simply, the canon being closed/fandom pretty much dead by the time I get into it (Does discovering X-Files over a decade too late make me *really* out of touch or coolly retro?). Not to mention canons I adore but have no interest in being fannish in/where the sum total of ‘fandom’ is a handful of Yuletide fics (Dexter, Mad Men, The Wire, Dead Like Me, Freaks and Geeks…you get the picture). And then there’s Dollhouse: it’s kind of lonely, loving a show that about 95% of fandom hates. Often, and vocally.

So, this whole exploding shiny new fandom is just…neat. Even though I realistically know the newness will inevitably fade and the traffic will slow down. But in the meantime, I’m getting in touch with my inner fangirl. Besides, it’s something to do until I get new Doctor Who/Merlin/Mystery fandom which will grab my attention next by being awesome and, judging by the pattern, possibly British.

Comments

[aewyn7.livejournal.com]

It's so great to find a new fandom you're enthusiastic about! I know the feeling of sort of flirting with fandoms but not really wanting to stay for long. HP is for me too the fandom I keep going back to for some reason, even though I really don't like the canon anymore. It's weird, there are so many canons I love way more than I ever did HP, but still I don't necessarily feel that fannish about them.

[ishtar79.livejournal.com]

I'm always fascinated by what makes someone fannish about a source. I've seen it argued that flawed sources are more likely to have fandoms (as fans feel they need to 'fix' things), and I definitely think it's a factor, but I believe other elements like existing fannish infrastructure, whether the subject/a character pushes our specific buttons, and of course whether our friends are in it all play a part.

There's something about HP fandom, isn't there? Just when you think you're out, they pull you back in! :D

[aewyn7.livejournal.com]

I don't know what it is about HP that makes me always go back to it. And now that the HBP movie comes out I'm sure it'll pull me right back in again! After DH I swore to myself I wouldn't spend my money on any HP products anymore, but I'm sure I'll go see the movie anyway and then complain loudly about how much I dislike it and HP in general. :)