Written two days after the finale aired (when fandom and Shipper Nation were spiraling into a meltdown the likes of which you cannot imagine. Only the peeps who lived through it know what I'm talking about, and we don't really speak of it--- just raise a glass in silent recognition and shared suffering.)
Re: THE ART OF EPISODE DIVORCE.workerbee73December 1 2011, 19:51:40 UTC
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**shrugs**
Probably bad form to link, and it's old as the hills, but it really helped me articulate my issues with the finale (and then walk away from it like the toxic hot mess that it is.)
Heh. I'm so totally the crusty ole fangirl being like "well back in MY day..." **shakes head**
But there were some excellent catch phrases. No doubt.
Re: THE ART OF EPISODE DIVORCE.winegumsDecember 2 2011, 00:36:01 UTC
I wasn't a part of BSG fandom at the time - heard rumblings that the finale was less than 100%, and stayed resolutely away from it for TWO YEARS after that. Until early this year, BSG for me finished up with Islanded.
I have so much respect for all of Shipper Nation that actually did what I was too cowardly to, and took the blow for the rest of us. And despite all that, y'all stayed in fandom and welcomed the n00bs in. Respect, man. MUCH RESPECT FOR THAT. And LOL FOREVER at 'miscarriages of not enough love'!
Re: THE ART OF EPISODE DIVORCE.workerbee73December 2 2011, 01:26:43 UTC
I amazed at your level of self control. That's pretty awesome. I've got grabby-hands syndrome like whoa, so there was no way I could not watch in real time. But Oh. The pain.
And I think what's really telling is how few people are still around and active from that era. Not to say there wasn't a good deal of pulling together to try and deal with the fallout, but so many folks just said "I'm done" and I don't blame them. I think it's harder to give the finale a pass when you were living and dying with each episode (and each 6-12 month hiatus). I think so many people felt like they had invested all this time and got totally and utterly screwed. And so a lot of people left. And I can't really blame them.
On the flip side, it's really great to see a resurgence of pilot love in the next generation. And really exciting to see where y'all take it. Like handing off the torch (from crotchety mean old people like me. *g*)
Re: THE ART OF EPISODE DIVORCE.winegumsDecember 2 2011, 01:39:57 UTC
Not self-control bb, fear :( I was just scared that BSG was going to be destroyed for me the way it seemed to be for so many, and I just couldn't take that. And I especially did not want to see pilots getting screwed by TPTB, because the rumblings included that too.
It's completely understandable that people quit fandom completely after this - the blow is a heavy one, and if it wasn't for n_t I wouldn't be here either DESPITE the fact of watching it so long after it was over.
http://workerbee73.livejournal.com/17138.html
Written two days after the finale aired (when fandom and Shipper Nation were spiraling into a meltdown the likes of which you cannot imagine. Only the peeps who lived through it know what I'm talking about, and we don't really speak of it--- just raise a glass in silent recognition and shared suffering.)
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ROFL over 'magic fucking space music' and 'miscarriages of not enough love'
*snort*
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**shrugs**
Probably bad form to link, and it's old as the hills, but it really helped me articulate my issues with the finale (and then walk away from it like the toxic hot mess that it is.)
Heh. I'm so totally the crusty ole fangirl being like "well back in MY day..." **shakes head**
But there were some excellent catch phrases. No doubt.
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Lol, no worries. I'd say you've earned it. And I for one, find it highly entertaining.
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I have so much respect for all of Shipper Nation that actually did what I was too cowardly to, and took the blow for the rest of us. And despite all that, y'all stayed in fandom and welcomed the n00bs in. Respect, man. MUCH RESPECT FOR THAT. And LOL FOREVER at 'miscarriages of not enough love'!
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And I think what's really telling is how few people are still around and active from that era. Not to say there wasn't a good deal of pulling together to try and deal with the fallout, but so many folks just said "I'm done" and I don't blame them. I think it's harder to give the finale a pass when you were living and dying with each episode (and each 6-12 month hiatus). I think so many people felt like they had invested all this time and got totally and utterly screwed. And so a lot of people left. And I can't really blame them.
On the flip side, it's really great to see a resurgence of pilot love in the next generation. And really exciting to see where y'all take it. Like handing off the torch (from crotchety mean old people like me. *g*)
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It's completely understandable that people quit fandom completely after this - the blow is a heavy one, and if it wasn't for n_t I wouldn't be here either DESPITE the fact of watching it so long after it was over.
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