It's just like this second language. Or, actually, it's more like a first language while I'm living in a country that uses a second one. I keep having to catch myself because while my friends would get it, normal people wouldn't. *bangs head* My BFF is in bandom, my other best friend is a BNF in pretty much every anime fandom she joins (she does art) and my last ex boyfriend was a hacker. I mean, seriously. My Life Is Fandom.
IDK, I quit watching Bones after last season. I just lost interest. *shrugs* :D But fandom references are becoming a trend. And if the creators are tight with the fans, the jabs/discussions are usually kind. It's a brave new world out there. I mean, actors go to fan conventions, ComicCon and Dragon*Con are huge star-power houses, Marvel and DC are determined to get comic books into the hands of as many people as possible, and it's damn free-for-all!
I mean, just the other month, an actress from the Sherlock BBC show tweeted (twitted?) about how she read a smut piece featuring her character...and liked it. And then she posted again to clarify: A lot. Fandom is not a secret new letter that's passed between fen like dirty magazines in the 40s. Between the Harry Potter fandom branching out and joining new ones and the ever present Star Trek people and the monster that is SPN, it's pretty much in the open as it is. Average Joe may not know about it at this point, but in five years? Probably will.
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Date: 2010-11-13 05:55 am (UTC)IDK, I quit watching Bones after last season. I just lost interest. *shrugs* :D But fandom references are becoming a trend. And if the creators are tight with the fans, the jabs/discussions are usually kind. It's a brave new world out there. I mean, actors go to fan conventions, ComicCon and Dragon*Con are huge star-power houses, Marvel and DC are determined to get comic books into the hands of as many people as possible, and it's damn free-for-all!
I mean, just the other month, an actress from the Sherlock BBC show tweeted (twitted?) about how she read a smut piece featuring her character...and liked it. And then she posted again to clarify: A lot. Fandom is not a secret new letter that's passed between fen like dirty magazines in the 40s. Between the Harry Potter fandom branching out and joining new ones and the ever present Star Trek people and the monster that is SPN, it's pretty much in the open as it is. Average Joe may not know about it at this point, but in five years? Probably will.
I'm not sure I like how scary that thought is.