So, over on tumblr I thought it was weird that some folks real-life ship Outlander stars Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe... And they're, frankly, a bit nuts about it
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Does that sound normal? Anyone have experience with real-life shipping of series stars that went this overboard?
Supernatural's Jensen and Jared. Oh. My. god. It used to be kind of vicious, and didn't even slow down all that much when they got married and had children. It's kind of awe-inspiring, really.
Although I was late to the game...huzzlewhatSeptember 18 2015, 19:23:18 UTC
My impression is that there were elements of the Lord of the Rings fandom that were pretty unsettling. And given the number and variety of pairings, it had the potential to get really chaotic. As far as I can tell, there are some fans who have never quite forgiven Orlando Bloom for marrying ... a woman.
Re: Although I was late to the game...dm_wyattSeptember 21 2015, 19:05:46 UTC
Yeah? Poor Orlando... I hope those folks got over it!
I think it makes things worse that Sam retweets folks who post SamCait stuff, but Caitriona has said in several interviews they're not dating.
But dare to say anything about that on tumblr and folks get upset and start on the ad hominem attacks against the person using SHOUTY CAPITALS. I've been unfollowing anyone who reblogs stuff like that...
I tend to believe her, but I hope Sam's teasing indulgence of the ship doesn't bite him in the ass.
I remember how nasty folks got with Meg Ryan when she started dating Russell Crowe... I saw him perform with his band in Austin and there were some scary fans there who really hated that he was dating her, everyone thought she was unworthy of him. At the time there was a story of one woman who angrily confronted Meg on the street in London, yelling at her that she needed to leave Russell alone... It sounded scary.
I just hope if it comes out for sure that he's dating someone else that something similar doesn't happen.
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Supernatural's Jensen and Jared. Oh. My. god. It used to be kind of vicious, and didn't even slow down all that much when they got married and had children. It's kind of awe-inspiring, really.
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LOL!
Maybe it is, so maybe this isn't that much weirder.
Well, I hope the SamCait fans saving up for airfare to Glasgow for Christmastime have more planned than just going to Sam and Cait's wedding...
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I think it makes things worse that Sam retweets folks who post SamCait stuff, but Caitriona has said in several interviews they're not dating.
But dare to say anything about that on tumblr and folks get upset and start on the ad hominem attacks against the person using SHOUTY CAPITALS. I've been unfollowing anyone who reblogs stuff like that...
I tend to believe her, but I hope Sam's teasing indulgence of the ship doesn't bite him in the ass.
I remember how nasty folks got with Meg Ryan when she started dating Russell Crowe... I saw him perform with his band in Austin and there were some scary fans there who really hated that he was dating her, everyone thought she was unworthy of him. At the time there was a story of one woman who angrily confronted Meg on the street in London, yelling at her that she needed to leave Russell alone... It sounded scary.
I just hope if it comes out for sure that he's dating someone else that something similar doesn't happen.
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