Legend of the Seeker: My Opposite Fandom!
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jaybee65I think Legend of the Seeker has broken my fannish brain. It's turned me into Opposite!Jaybee65!
Normally, I don't care for fantasy. But I love this show! (I think it's because it doesn't take itself very seriously.) And normally, when I'm into a fandom, I'm allllllll about the fanfic. I've never been able to "get" vids. (I think my main issue with vids is that I don't usually pay attention to lyrics when I listen to songs, and most vids REALLY DEPEND on the lyrics for anything to make sense.) But in LOTS, I love vids! I still don't listen to the lyrics (oops!), but I don't care! As long as the rhythm works with the visuals, I'm happy. And yet I find that I can't read LOTS fanfic! I start, but then my mind wanders.
This show has apparently tapped into a totally different part of my brain than any other fandom in my ten-odd years as a fan. The frustrating thing is that there is NO WAY that I can be a creator of fannish product in this fandom, as I don't have the faintest idea about vidding or icons. (Maybe I can write meta? Or humorous reviews? But several people already do that so well, there's really no need for more!) I feel like I'm only half a fan, so to speak, if I'm just a consumer and not a producer, but there you have it. (Parody fic? Maybe. I'll have to give it some thought.)
Normally, I don't care for fantasy. But I love this show! (I think it's because it doesn't take itself very seriously.) And normally, when I'm into a fandom, I'm allllllll about the fanfic. I've never been able to "get" vids. (I think my main issue with vids is that I don't usually pay attention to lyrics when I listen to songs, and most vids REALLY DEPEND on the lyrics for anything to make sense.) But in LOTS, I love vids! I still don't listen to the lyrics (oops!), but I don't care! As long as the rhythm works with the visuals, I'm happy. And yet I find that I can't read LOTS fanfic! I start, but then my mind wanders.
This show has apparently tapped into a totally different part of my brain than any other fandom in my ten-odd years as a fan. The frustrating thing is that there is NO WAY that I can be a creator of fannish product in this fandom, as I don't have the faintest idea about vidding or icons. (Maybe I can write meta? Or humorous reviews? But several people already do that so well, there's really no need for more!) I feel like I'm only half a fan, so to speak, if I'm just a consumer and not a producer, but there you have it. (Parody fic? Maybe. I'll have to give it some thought.)
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Date: 2010-04-07 12:00 am (UTC)I know that feeling!
BSG left a bitter taste in my mouth. And by the time I got around to TSCC, it didn't seem like there was a fandom left! What little seems to be going on there is largely shippy, too, which doesn't appeal to me much -- what I want to read is stuff about all the mind-bending complications of time-travel in that universe!
House, M.D. is the largest fandom I've participated in, and I've always just hung around the edges -- the shipwars, character bashing, etc. *really* get over-the-top there. Otherwise, I've mostly dealt with very small fandoms. Because of that, and because I'm only sometimes interested in pairings, I've felt really disconnected to fandom for the past year or so. Sometimes I wonder if I'm a "proper" fan! But LOTS is so fun and goofy and creative, it's sparked a renewed sense of excitement for me.