Well, it's been a while since I've talked Harry Potter...

[author_by_night]

So, I have a Harry Potter confession to make - besides the fact that I'm still into the books and sometimes read/write fanfic. :P I don't know, once I like something it either goes away quickly or sticks forever. There doesn't seem to be much in between for whatever reason. There's still a part of me that loves books I read or shows I watched as a

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[nival_vixen]

Interesting confession. I must admit that I haven't ever read any of the Marauders fics, simply because I was never really interested in them in their school days. I think I've read a couple of Remus/Tonks, but they might have been secondary ship ... anyway, now I've gone and forgotten what I was going to write that related to your post. *face!palm

[author_by_night]

I didn't think Castle really had much of a fandom!

I'm fine on shows themselves - it's more of a matter to have a place to really discuss them, or books, or movies, you know? And maybe that's the other thing. A lot of fandoms seem to be more about shipping, and that's not really what I want out of a fandom. I know HP fandom was a huge exception in terms of how big it was and how much there was to it, but surely there's some that are close? I just want some balance between shipping and discussion and I want fanfic that has ships, but is more than just that ship. Although admittedly with Castle that's a bit hard to do.

Also, re: BtVS, I have my own confession: I hate Buffy. She is so annoying and I kind of want to slap her, and I'm only up to the third season. That's bad, right? o_O

A lot of people don't like Buffy. I kind of figure though that sometimes you really can't like the hero, because if they were 100% likable they couldn't make a lot of hard choices. Then again, even though I like Willow as a character, I don't like her

[nival_vixen]

No, it probably doesn't. I just like the show. ^_

[author_by_night]

Have you tried any LJ communities or fan sites? A lot now have Facebook pages too, so that might be something? :)Yeah, but they actually seem to be just O_o about actual discussion these days, for whatever reason. I made the mistake of asking why there was no discussion at one, and the response was basically "um wtf would we talk about?" I find a lot of communities are much more based around the actors or whatnot, as opposed to being fannish. Even TV discussion posts will even be void of comments, or if it's a reaction post, nobody will say anything once the episode is over. Other places are so cynical, and I kind of get the feeling it's "cool" to hate all of the characters and stuff

[nival_vixen]

I made the mistake of asking why there was no discussion at one, and the response was basically "um wtf would we talk about?"
... Umm, I don't know... the show itself?! /sarcasm.
There's a difference between fangirling over actors and not being able to discuss the show. Doesn't really seem worth watching it if you can't even do that!!

Yeah, I suppose Willow can be that way. I'm still in the 'she's so nice' part of the series! XD But I could see how her going evil would definitely throw people off. I've read too many Willow/Spike fanfics, so I'm already seeing bits of her not being that good/nice/calm. I prefer it. Which is probably why I like Vamp!Willow in The Wish a heck of a lot! :D

[author_by_night]

Late comment reply is late, but yeah, it was kind of a crazy comment. OTOH, if I'm going to be honest a lot of people at that comm really didn't seem exceptionally... insightful. In one episode a character was dating a married man, and at one point a woman had been watching them and ran off looking upset. Someone said, "I think that was his wife!" And that's not to say I had anything against that person, it may have even just been a blonde moment (to be fair I sometimes state the "no shitvious" myself), but it might have also been a sign that I wasn't ever going to really fit in. I mean, I'm the kind of person who would willingly search for depth in a Pepsi commercial.

[nival_vixen]

That's all right. :)
I think people are getting dumber. I work in a library, and I swear the questions are getting even stupider every week. I had someone ask me where the books were. In a LIBRARY. *head!desk*
Uh, yeah, because that wasn't obvious. *rolls eyes*
Searching for depth in a Pepsi commercial sounds like fun, actually. Especially if it was a really ridiculous ad. XD