So convention photo-shoots, okay? I seem them all the time all over LJ and Tumblr, because, you know, people meet their heroes and their idols and heartthrobs and they're thrilled. And I totally get that, no arguments from me. Who wouldn't want a photograph to commemorate a really important moment in their life ( Read more... )

It occurs to me that some of you may have followed or friended me on the basis of shared fandom interests, and yet from my entries in the last months (even years) that's somewhat thin on the ground here. I can't remember the last time I wrote an episode reaction post or flailed over something that happened or waxed rhapsodically about a ship or a ( Read more... )

seraphina_snape asked: 'what fandom(s) do you think you'll always love, even ten/twenty/thirty years down the road?'

This is actually a difficult one for me to answer. I know what I'd like to say, the fandoms I'd like to think I'll still love years down the road. But I also know that I'm a bit of a fandom magpie and it's very rare for me to stay exceptionally ( Read more... )

sallymn requested: 'what do you think attracts you to the fandoms you pick?'Gosh, that's a good question! I wish I knew. I've often wondered about this, from different angles - what about a particular character attracts me? what about a particular ship attracts me? why do some shows or characters or ships that seem to hit all my buttons just leave me cold ( Read more... )

So I've never seen either of The Hunger Games movies. Or read the books. I feel like perhaps I should rectify this ( Read more... )

I've never been to a con.

Well, no, that's not true, I went to a Star Trek con once when I was about thirteen, but I wasn't in fandom then, and it didn't quite feel the same ( Read more... )

I used to post all the time about my shows. I'd have weekly reaction post and in-between I'd be talking about what was happening, the characters, spoilers, fanfic. But lately it just seems like nothing is really inspiring me. I think I'm watching more shows than ever, but I've fallen out of love with the ones I was really fannish for, and the ( Read more... )

Meeting up with insane_duckfish the other day made me realise how lovely it is to meet fandom people in person. Not that I'm complaining about my real life friends, but it's nice to have friends that you can share all parts of your life with. Fandom is such a huge part of my life and yet I just can't share it with most of my friends ( Read more... )

One day I will go to Comic-Con. It's like, I don't know, my Mecca or something. I will go.

If only to see the costumes. The effort some people put in is incredible. I have no idea what I'd wear - but I guess I've got plenty of time to think about it.

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slavelabour linked to an interesting essay on the death of the Western, which is well worth a read on its own*, but at the end it went on a little digression about fandom death and shrinkage, which is what I'm pondering on here ( Read more... )