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grammarwoman: Are there any fandoms that you resisted...
12/5/14 09:34 amkateFull text of the question: grammarwoman: Are there any fandoms that you resisted but fell into anyway? Or ones that you thought would be perfect for you but wound up not clicking?
Yeah, actually, yes to both of these.
So, after SGA, or even while it was waning, after it'd been cancelled, I was looking around hard for a fandom. The SGA folks had scattered, and I tried a lot of the things they were doing, Sherlock and Merlin, a few other things I can't even remember now. None of it hit me. Neither did any show really grab me - or rather, neither did show + fandom. There were shows I loved with fandoms that were either not where I was or just non-existent (Revenge, though I'm off that now), Leverage (though I've seen more love lately), White Collar or fandoms I didn't click with or, I loved the show, but had no real fannish interest (Hannibal, Sleepy Hollow).
I found The Losers, which is a great small fandom, and there was a lot of love and energy there (and I still love it, and will likely play in it forever), but since it was a movie, there wasn't the same sort of excitement I remembered from SGA, when we were all watching the episodes live and there was meta and commiseration about hiatus and... yeah.
And then. And then Supernatural (which I had STUDIOUSLY AVOIDED getting involved with back when it started because I was in SGA and didn't want another fandom, and then later because I had the impression that the fandom was batshit nuts (this impression has not changed)). I've talked about how I fell into this fandom before (thanks a lot,cupidsbow), and it was... tough. I've never been embarrassed about SGA the way I am sometimes embarrassed about SPN. I had no qualms with the fandom (even when they went a little over-the-top) like I do with SPN. But I'm here, and the show has really hooked me (lucky for me Season 10 is just knocking it out of the park for me) and I don't think I'll be going anywhere soon. I'm doing that thing where everything reminds me of the boys. It used to be John and Rodney - eeeeeeeeverything reminded me of John and Rodney. Now it's Sam and Castiel and even Dean sometimes. And this? This is not somewhere I expected to be. And I probably would have laughed at you, if you had said this to me a couple years ago.
As for the other, I've also talked about it before a bit, but: MCU. I love the movies a ton, I'm keeping up with Agents of SHIELD (sort of - I think I'm three eps behind now?), I've even read a few fics (and bookmarked this terrific one: How to Win Friends and Influence People by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
igrockspock Summary: Maria Hill's definition of "job interview" is different from other people's.). And I've read a few other things - one of devildoll's Steve/Bucky fics from before Cap 1, even, some short Tony/Steve and Bucky/Steve and Natasha/Pepper and I've even betaed Clint/Coulson. I like it; it's fine. I love the characters and the depth, but. I dunno. I'm still just waiting, expecting to get hit with that one episode/movie/idea that knocks me over and drags me into the fandom.
Here is my December meme topics post, if you have something you desperately want to ask me.
grammarwoman: Are there any fandoms that you resisted but fell into anyway? Or ones that you thought would be perfect for you but wound up not clicking?Yeah, actually, yes to both of these.
So, after SGA, or even while it was waning, after it'd been cancelled, I was looking around hard for a fandom. The SGA folks had scattered, and I tried a lot of the things they were doing, Sherlock and Merlin, a few other things I can't even remember now. None of it hit me. Neither did any show really grab me - or rather, neither did show + fandom. There were shows I loved with fandoms that were either not where I was or just non-existent (Revenge, though I'm off that now), Leverage (though I've seen more love lately), White Collar or fandoms I didn't click with or, I loved the show, but had no real fannish interest (Hannibal, Sleepy Hollow).
I found The Losers, which is a great small fandom, and there was a lot of love and energy there (and I still love it, and will likely play in it forever), but since it was a movie, there wasn't the same sort of excitement I remembered from SGA, when we were all watching the episodes live and there was meta and commiseration about hiatus and... yeah.
And then. And then Supernatural (which I had STUDIOUSLY AVOIDED getting involved with back when it started because I was in SGA and didn't want another fandom, and then later because I had the impression that the fandom was batshit nuts (this impression has not changed)). I've talked about how I fell into this fandom before (thanks a lot,
cupidsbow), and it was... tough. I've never been embarrassed about SGA the way I am sometimes embarrassed about SPN. I had no qualms with the fandom (even when they went a little over-the-top) like I do with SPN. But I'm here, and the show has really hooked me (lucky for me Season 10 is just knocking it out of the park for me) and I don't think I'll be going anywhere soon. I'm doing that thing where everything reminds me of the boys. It used to be John and Rodney - eeeeeeeeverything reminded me of John and Rodney. Now it's Sam and Castiel and even Dean sometimes. And this? This is not somewhere I expected to be. And I probably would have laughed at you, if you had said this to me a couple years ago.As for the other, I've also talked about it before a bit, but: MCU. I love the movies a ton, I'm keeping up with Agents of SHIELD (sort of - I think I'm three eps behind now?), I've even read a few fics (and bookmarked this terrific one: How to Win Friends and Influence People by
devildoll's Steve/Bucky fics from before Cap 1, even, some short Tony/Steve and Bucky/Steve and Natasha/Pepper and I've even betaed Clint/Coulson. I like it; it's fine. I love the characters and the depth, but. I dunno. I'm still just waiting, expecting to get hit with that one episode/movie/idea that knocks me over and drags me into the fandom.Here is my December meme topics post, if you have something you desperately want to ask me.
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on 12/5/14 03:53 pm (UTC)I love your thoughtful response! Thank you. (And *SIGH* to the SGA diaspora. MCU is sorta a replacement for me, but not entirely, for the reasons you list about TV shows vs movies.)
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on 12/6/14 05:39 am (UTC)no subject
on 12/5/14 05:25 pm (UTC)I never meant to fall into it either. And I was actually pretty indifferent to the first season, but then BAM - car crash - and I had to know what was going to happen next. And once I met Castiel I just knew I wouldn't be able to stop, even though there were some really forgettable/skippable episodes.
But, zero regrets. I love the fandom, and I love the cast. (dorks)
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on 12/6/14 06:09 am (UTC)Yeah, I have no regrets either, and holy shit... my convention is coming up in a month and a bit here. Holy shit. Holy shit. D: D: D: I'm super nervous about it.
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on 12/8/14 08:27 pm (UTC)I went to my first SPN Con in October and it was just so amazing, even though we were only there for a day! I prepped like crazy for it though - I joined the fb group that was just for that con and talked to everyone and made sure I knew exactly what to expect in all details (including, how far is the nearest coffee shop/place to buy snacks).
I can see how it might be tough to get involved with fandom. Honestly, I just don't know how. I tweet things, out into the void, and I blab on here and get into some great conversations, and I follow things on tumblr but those people scare me. :P And the fanatics on twitter scare me too. :P They're just too intense and take everything so seriously and talk about the actors like they own them and ... .#shudders.
Omens & I watched the Mannly Supernatural Stoneghenge Christmas thing or whatever it was, and it included watching Stonehenge Apocalypse and the whole time she kept saying it made her think of SG. I never really got into that fandom, but am peering at it very cautiously from a distance. I don't have a lot of time for tv so I'm just not sure about jumping into a 10 seasons show like that now that I've finally caught up on SPN! But I am used to being behind on tv. I got into Harry Potter fic after that fandom quieted down and now I'm looking at watching the Losers for the first time, so I guess I'm just used to not being involved with fans so much.
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on 12/5/14 08:14 pm (UTC)MCU/Shield is a good fandom for sitting on the edges? I mean, it's really like a dozen fandoms. So it's frustrating and rewarding for that, I think. (There are a million stories you might like! But they'll all have a liiiiiittle bit of canon you loathe.)
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on 12/6/14 06:14 am (UTC)Yeah, I don't mind MCU, I read here and there, it's just not the squeefest I was expecting.
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on 12/6/14 01:26 am (UTC)no subject
on 12/6/14 06:20 am (UTC)I do enjoy Castiel - he's probably my favorite character, really.