Fandoms

[moonshayde]

I was scrolling through some old posts on my various fandoms.

I miss it :(

Man, was I into fandom or what? Art, fic, discussion, and pure squee. Even then, I wasn't as obsessed and post-happy as others. Do I even do any of that now? I'm so crazy busy.

But man. The Smallville days. Mocking the cwazies. Squeeing over my favorite superhero pairing. Looking to see if each new episode would bring us closer to Superman or make me angry. I learned that there are so many other awesome people out there that love Superman and its mythos like I do.

Then there was SG-1. SO. MUCH. FIC. SG-1 was the fandom where I learned so much. This is where I made my first icons, banners, and wallpaper. I really tested and experimented in my writing and showed it to the world for the first time. I met a lot of fantastic people, and I learned a lot of hard lessons.

And last but not least, Supernatural. Still my fave show. Still excited and squeeful, even if I don't share it very often. (Even to meg_tdj.) While the overall strength and quality of the show is not what it used to be, particularly in the overarching story arcs, antagonists, and consistency, it's still stronger than I'd expect at its age with top-notch acting and interesting hooks. I'm proud to still call it my fave show. I wish some of my other fave shows had been this strong and enjoyable when they were in Season 8. I've never been as active in fandom, though, likely due to my past experiences in prior fandoms and because I'm in a different place in my life. Still, I miss the squee and the chat and the fun of being immersed in fandom just the same.

I think sometimes about my other interests, too. How I would love to get more invested in Dark Angel as the fandom is more fun than the show itself. I miss X-Files something fierce, and I think back how it used to be my fave TV show ever, until SPN came along. How fun it was to play with Lost theories and pray my fave characters wouldn't die. Then, of course, Star Wars, which will always have a special place in my heart as I was obsessed with it for so long before it was tainted by some bad experiences and the prequels, which I did not enjoy as much. We'll see what the future holds.

I do miss it all and wish I could reclaim it, if not just a little bit. Maybe I can win that part of me back somehow and adapt it to the person I am now.

Just my random thoughts. What about the rest of you?

Comments

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

I've not been as fannishly active as I used to be, either, and I do miss it. For whatever reason, I mostly see myself participating in TV fandoms (although I've dabbled a bit in the MCU), but there aren't any airing currently that sucked me in the way that Supernatural did. There have been and are shows that I love just as much if not more than I did/do supernatural, but they just don't inspire me to want to write or seek out fic. Fringe is a great example. Fringe is probably one of my all-time favorite shows, but I just didn't have that drive. And the farscape reviews over at the AVclub really make me wish it had aired today, rather than 10+ years ago, because I enjoy the heck out of the discussions and if it weren't such a done and finished thing, I'd probably be ficcing and meta-ing it up like a crazy person.

That said, I read an article today on a bunch of new sci-fi shows that SyFy is considering and just the bare descriptions have me thinking that a few of them could have the potential to bring back that fannish fun.

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

It's funny how that works.

I've also loved shows that I had no fannish aspirations for, and then I've watched shows that haven't been all that fantastic and I have been really involved. And of course, everything in between.

I guess it's all about needs and timing.