Fandom is an odd thing.

[butterfly]

Each fandom has its own little rules and traditions. Some are more passive, some more outgoing, some tend more toward the obvious and others toward things that are hidden.

But in every large fandom, there are people who don't follow the unspoken rules of fandom. And sometimes this turns out for the best and sometimes it seems to make things harder for the rest of the fandom.

Every fandom has its own feel, its own texture. And each fandom hits people in different ways. Some people prefer one kind of way and others prefer another.

But overall, fandom is odd. And we can't really understand another person's fandom. We can sympathize but their fandom is not our own and in the end, we only get what we get and there's nothing wrong with that.

Anyway, I just sent off a postcard to UPN about Firefly.

Fandom is odd. Fandom inspired me to save money to go off to New York to take in a Broadway show. Fandom inspired a friend to send me tapes of all 66 episodes of due South. Fandom has made me several good friends.

It's an odd creature and a glorious one.

Comments

[sassygurl.livejournal.com]

Here, here! Well said. :)

[therisingmoon.livejournal.com]

Very well said. :)

I think I have a love/no-love relationship with fandom. Sometimes I love it, sometimes it drive me crazy and pisses me off. But I can't be mad at fandom all the time, btu I can if I wanted to. I choose not to right now. :)

Mood swings suck, don't they? ;p